JP5147918B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine.

  For example, in a pachinko machine, a substantially circular game area is formed inside an outer peripheral member such as a guide rail or an outer periphery decoration member mounted on the front surface of the game board, and an image such as a liquid crystal display is formed in the approximate center of the game area. A central character having a display means is arranged, and a left-handed passage and a right-handed passage are provided on both left and right sides of the central character, and the player can enter either the left-handed passage or the right-handed passage according to the game situation. There is one that allows you to play games while concentrating the game balls.

  In this type of pachinko machine, it is necessary to suppress the flow velocity when the game ball flows down the right-handed passage in the same manner as when the game ball flows down the left-handed passage. Therefore, in the same way as a left-handed passage with a wide passage width, a large number of game nails are also arranged in a right-handed passage with a narrow passage width to change the movement of the game ball in the right-handed passage and to reduce the flow velocity. A passage member is arranged inside the outer peripheral member arranged on the outer peripheral side of the game area and the one to be suppressed (Patent Document 1), and the opposing surface of the outer peripheral member and the passage member. The right-handed passage is formed in a serpentine shape by providing an uneven portion, and the flow velocity is controlled by flowing the game ball in a meandering manner in the right-handed passage (Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-142331 A JP-A-2005-542

  In recent pachinko machines, the game area of the game board tends to be widened as much as possible, and a central actor equipped with a large image display means with a wide display area tends to be arranged at the approximate center of the game area. The conventional pachinko machine provided with a striking path and a right-handed path has a drawback that the central accessory cannot be sufficiently enlarged.

  That is, in the former case in which game nails are provided in the right-handed passage, it is necessary to secure a certain width of the right-handed passage so that a large number of game nails can be arranged. There is a drawback that the size cannot be increased sufficiently.

  In the latter case where the right-handed passage is formed in a serpentine shape, the outer peripheral portion of the game area becomes uneven and becomes substantially narrow, and a passage member is arranged inside the outer peripheral member separately from the central accessory. Therefore, there is a drawback that the enlargement of the central role is significantly limited.

  In view of such a conventional problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of increasing the size of a central accessory in accordance with the expansion of a game area.

The present invention, between the outer peripheral member disposed on the outer peripheral side of the central role object and the previous SL gaming region disposed at substantially the center of the game board of the game area, the game ball is implanted into the upper part of the play area from the lower side of the collision spheres stop member downwardly with an arcuate right-handed passage, pinball game having a suppression means for suppressing falling speed of the game balls in contact with the game ball flowing down the right-handed passage In the machine, the central accessory includes a base plate that abuts on the front surface of the game board and an outer peripheral wall that protrudes forward from the base plate so as to face the right-handed passage, and the restraining means is provided on the outer peripheral wall. A plurality of protrusions arranged at predetermined intervals in the flow direction of the sphere, the protrusion on the outer peripheral wall side has a small protrusion amount on the upper side where the inclination angle of the outer peripheral wall is small, The amount of protrusion on the lower side with a large inclination angle is large .

  According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the central actor can be enlarged according to the expansion of the game area.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is XX arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a YY arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the principal part. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is ZZ arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part. It is a partially broken front view of the principal part which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part. It is a plane sectional view of the important section.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine includes a rectangular outer frame 1 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to a front side of the outer frame 1 by a hinge 2 so as to be openable and closable around a vertical axis. A glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 3 and are pivotally supported by a hinge on the same side as the hinge 2 with respect to the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  On the front side of the front plate 5, a ball supply tray 7 for storing a game ball for launch is arranged, and a launch handle 9 for launching means 8 for launching the game ball is provided on the side thereof. The glass door 4 has two front and rear glass plates 11 that block the see-through window 10, and a game board 12 is detachably attached to the front frame 3 on the back side of the glass door 4 so as to correspond to the glass door 4. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 13 for guiding a game ball fired from the launching means 8 and an outer peripheral decoration member 14 having a substantially arc-shaped inner circumferential surface are provided on the front surface of the game board 12 in the circumferential direction. The inside of the guide rail 13 and the outer periphery decoration member 14 is attached to form a substantially circular game area 17. The guide rail 13 includes an inner rail 15 and an outer rail 16, and a game area 17 is defined by the inner rail 15, a part of the outer rail 16, and the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral decorative member 14. The outer rail 16 extends to the right side from the left and right center of the upper part of the game area 17, along the outer rail 16 in the vicinity of the connection portion between the outer rail 16 and the outer peripheral decorative member 14 or at the upper part of the outer peripheral decorative member 14. A ball stopper member 19 that collides with a game ball driven into the upper portion of the game area 17 is provided. Note that the guide rail 13 including the inner rail 15 and the outer rail 16 and the outer peripheral decoration member 14 constitute an outer peripheral member disposed on the outer peripheral side of the game area 17.

  In the game area 17, the central character 20, the normal symbol starting means 21, the first special symbol starting means 22, the second special symbol starting means 23, the jackpot opening / closing winning means 24, the normal winning means 25, and the normal symbol display means 26 Various game parts such as a first special symbol display means 27, a second special symbol display means 28, and a decorative body are arranged.

  The central accessory 20 is arranged at the approximate center in the left-right direction of the game area 17. The left side from the left and right center on the upper end side of the central role 20 is a left-handed passage 30, and the right side is a right-handed passage 31. . Accordingly, the game balls that are driven into the upper portion of the game area 17 flow down sequentially through the flow-down passage of either the left-handed passage 30 or the right-handed passage 31. The game ball that has flowed down the right-handed path 31 flows down to the center side of the game area 17 through the lower path 34 on the lower right side of the central accessory 20.

  The central role 20 is a game corresponding to a front structure 32 protruding forward from the game board 12, a back structure (not shown) mounted on the back side of the game board 12, and a display window 32 a of the front structure 32. It has a liquid crystal type or other image display means 33 mounted on the back structure on the back side of the panel 12. The front structure 32 includes a support frame 36 that is detachably fixed to the game board 12 and disposed on the outer periphery of the front structure 32, and a front decoration plate 37 that is attached to the front side of the support frame 36. .

  A first special symbol starting means 22 and a second special symbol starting means 23 are vertically arranged between the central accessory 20 and the lowermost out ball opening 38 at the center of the left and right of the lower side of the central accessory 20. Is arranged. A plurality of normal winning means 25 are arranged on the lower left side of the central accessory 20 with a left-handed passage 30, and a normal symbol starting means 21, an open / close winning means 24, etc. are arranged on the lower right side. Yes.

  The front structure 32 includes a ball guide port 39 that opens to the left-handed passage 30 side, and a game ball guided through the ball guide port 39 near the top of the first special symbol starting means 22 on the front side of the game board 12. And a ball dropping unit 40 for dropping the ball into the ball. The front structure 32 is provided with a normal symbol display means 26, a first special symbol display means 27, and a second special symbol display means 28 at appropriate locations such as the front decoration board 37.

  The normal symbol display means 26 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On condition that the starting means 21 detects a game ball, the two light-emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random value lottery is selected in advance when the normal symbol starting means 21 detects a game ball. The light emitting element on the “◯” side in the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “×” side in the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases. In addition, the normal symbol after change will be in a hit mode with a predetermined probability of about 1/10.

  The first special symbol display means 27 and the second special symbol display means 28 are constituted by a display means such as a segment type capable of variably displaying the first special symbol and the second special symbol by changing the light emitting part, etc. The special symbol display means 27 is detected on the condition that the first special symbol start means 22 and the second special symbol display means 28 on the condition that the second special symbol start means 23 detects the game ball, respectively. When the symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time and the random number value lottery when the first special symbol starter 22 and the second special symbol starter 23 detect the game ball coincides with a predetermined jackpot determination value, the predetermined jackpot In the mode, it is stopped in the off mode in other cases.

  Note that the first special symbol and the second special symbol after the change are in a big hit mode with a normal probability of 1/350 etc. during the normal probability state, and a high probability of 1/35 etc. in the high probability state after the big hit state ends. It becomes a big hit mode. Neither the first special symbol nor the second special symbol changes when the big hit state is in effect, and the other does not change when one is changing. Further, the start detection of each special symbol can be suspended up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4), and when both have one or more suspensions, the symbol variation of the second special symbol display means 28 has priority. Furthermore, during the high probability state, the variation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is also shortened.

  The image display means 33 constitutes an effect symbol display means 41 corresponding to the first special symbol display means 27 and the second special symbol display means 28. When the first special symbol and the second special symbol change, the image change means 33 One or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 42a to 42c that fluctuate synchronously are variably displayed. The effect symbols 42a to 42c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on condition that the first special symbol starter 22 and the second special symbol starter 23 detect the game balls. It stops sequentially in a predetermined order in synchronization with the end of the fluctuation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. The effect symbol display means 41 may be provided separately corresponding to the first special symbol display means 27 and the second special symbol display means 28.

  When the first and second special symbols stop in the big win mode, the stop symbol after the change of the directing symbols 42a to 42c becomes a big hit directing mode in which the first special symbol and the second special symbol come off. In the case of stopping in a mode, at least a part is a different production mode.

  For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the production symbols 42a to 42c, and when the special symbols are stopped in a big win mode, the production symbols 42a to 42c are jackpot productions such as “7/7/7”. When it stops in the mode and the special symbol stops in the off mode, the effect symbols 42a to 42c stop in the off mode such as “2, 4, 5”.

  The first special symbol starting means 22 is a non-opening / closing type, and is disposed below the image display means 33. The first special symbol starting means 22 has a left-handed passage 30 as compared with the right-handed passage 31. Game balls that fall after that are easier to win.

  The second special symbol starting means 23 is an open / close type, and is constituted by an electric tulip type winning means having a pair of left and right opening / closing members 23a, etc., and the normal symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 26 stops in a hit state. In some cases, it is opened with a predetermined opening pattern.

  The opening pattern of the second special symbol starting means 23 includes a normal pattern with a short opening time (for example, 0.2 seconds × 1 time) and a special pattern with a long opening time (for example, 2 seconds × 3 times). A normal pattern is selected during the state, and a special pattern is selected during the high probability state.

  The open / close winning means 24 opens and closes in a predetermined opening pattern during the big hit state that occurs when the first special symbol and the second special symbol after the change stop in a big win mode. When winning, more prize balls are paid out than winning in other ordinary winning means 25 or the like.

  The open / close winning means 24 has a front decoration body 44 projecting forward from the base plate 43 at the bottom of the right-handed passage 31. The front decoration body 44 is provided with a big prize opening 46 opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 45 on the upper side thereof. The open / close plate 45 closes the grand prize opening 46 when moving forward and guides the game ball to the special symbol starting means 22, 23, and opens and closes in the front-rear direction so as to win the game ball when the backward movement is opened. It is free.

  The open / close pattern of the open / close winning means 24 is an open / close operation that closes at the earlier of a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls winning or a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) after opening. There are a plurality of types of rounds depending on the number of rounds, and one of the plurality of types of opening / closing patterns is drawn at the time of the jackpot lottery.

  The normal symbol starting means 21 is for changing the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 26 on the condition that the game ball is detected, and detects the passage of the game ball flowing down through the right-handed passage 31.

  The left-handed passage 30 has a wide passage width and is formed so as to straddle the lower side through the left side from the upper side of the central agent 20, and the left-handed passage 30 is provided with a number of game nails (not shown). ing.

  The right-handed passage 31 is a narrow passage having a narrow passage width that is provided on the right side of the central actor 20 from the substantially horizontal center of the upper portion of the gaming area 17 to the substantially central portion of the gaming area 17 in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an upper passage 50 formed in a substantially arc shape along the outer rail 16, a side passage 51 formed in a substantially arc shape along the outer periphery decoration member 14, and a ball stopper A bent passage 52 is formed in the vicinity of the member 19 and connects the upper passage 50 and the side passage 51 in a stepped manner. The lower end of the right-handed passage 31 is connected to a lower passage 34 disposed below the front structure 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the support frame 36 of the central accessory 20 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 12 and fixed to the game board 12 with screws or the like at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction, An outer peripheral wall 54 that is provided integrally or separately with the base plate 53 and protrudes forward from the base plate 53 at a substantially right angle, and protrudes integrally from the base plate 53 rearward and fits into the mounting hole 12a of the game board 12. And a circumferential fitting wall 54a.

  The outer peripheral wall 54 is provided on substantially the entire circumference excluding the required range on the front and lower sphere dropping part 40 side of the image display means 33. The outer peripheral wall 54 is an arc-shaped upper passage wall 55 that forms an upper passage 50 between the central rail 20 and the outer rail 16 on the right side of the top portion 54b at the substantially upper end side of the central accessory 20, and the outer peripheral decorative member 14 on the right side. The side passage wall 56 having an arc shape that forms the side passage 51 therebetween, the upper passage wall 55 and the side passage wall 56 are connected in a step-like manner, and the bent passage 52 is connected to the ball stopper member 19. And a bent passage wall 57 to be formed.

  The upper passage 50 of the right-handed passage 31 is formed by the outer rail 16 and the upper passage wall 55 facing vertically, the game board 12 or the base plate 53 facing the back side therebetween, and the side passage 51 faces left and right. When the glass door 4 is closed, the front decorative plate 37 is formed by the outer peripheral decorative member 14 and the side passage wall 56 and the base plate 53 facing the back side therebetween, as shown in FIGS. The glass plate 11 is disposed close to the front surface of the glass plate. The side passage 51 of the right-handed passage 31 is provided with suppression means 58 that suppresses the falling speed of the game ball, as will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the right-handed passage 31 is located slightly below the center of the gaming area 17 in the vertical direction. A vertical portion 59 that is substantially perpendicular to the outer periphery decorative member 14 is formed in a predetermined range A on both the upper and lower sides including the approximate center of the outer peripheral decoration member 14. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the side passage 51 of the right-handed passage 31 projects from the lower side of the ball stopper member 19 to the upper side of the vertical portion 59 through the inclined walls 60 a and 60 b. 61 is formed. That is, almost the entire base plate 53 except the protruding wall 61 abuts against the front surface of the game board 12, and the range B of the protruding wall 61 is spaced apart from the front surface of the game board 12 and protrudes to the front side. Inclined walls 60a and 60b are provided between the front surface and the portion that is in contact with the front surface of 12. The interval C between the protruding wall 61 and the glass plate 11 is substantially the same as the interval D between the side passage wall 56 and the outer periphery decorative member 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the base plate 53 and the outer peripheral wall 54 constituting the facing surface facing the right-handed passage 31 come into contact with the game balls flowing down in the right-handed passage 31 to suppress the flow-down speed. A plurality of protrusions 63 and 64 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the flow-down direction of the game ball. The protrusions 63 of the base plate 53 are provided substantially radially with respect to the arc center of the side passage 51 on the front surface of the protruding wall 61, and the protrusions 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 are formed substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction. . Accordingly, the protrusions 63 and 64 are elongated in a direction substantially orthogonal to the flow direction of the game ball on the side passage wall 56.

  In this embodiment, the suppressing means 58 includes a protruding wall 61 and protrusions 63 and 64. The protrusions 63 and 64 are small protrusions having a semicircular cross section, and the distance between the upper and lower protrusions 63 and 64 is shorter than the diameter of the game ball and larger than the radius. For example, the height and interval of each of the protrusions 63 and 64 are such that when the game ball comes into contact with two adjacent protrusions 63 and 64 on the base plate 53 side or the outer peripheral wall 54 side, One part of the base plate 53 contacts the surface of the outer peripheral wall 54, or one of the two protrusions 63 and 64 adjacent to each other up and down, and the other when the surface of the base plate 53 or the outer peripheral wall 54 contacts It is a close degree.

  The base plate 53 protrudes downward from the lower end of the right-handed passage 31, and a lower passage member 65 that forms the lower passage 34 with the lower passage wall 69 of the support frame 36 is provided at the protruding portion. Yes. The lower passage member 65 guides the game ball flowing down from the lower end of the right-handed passage 31 while scooping it into the game area 17, and an inclined passage wall 68 connected to the scooping portion 66 via the stepped portion 67. A recess 70 is provided between the side passage wall 56 and the lower passage wall 69 of the outer peripheral wall 54 corresponding to the scooping portion 66 and the step portion 67 of the lower passage member 65. . Therefore, the right-handed passage 31 and the lower passage 34 are connected via a bent passage 71 that is bent in a substantially S shape.

  In the game, the launching means 8 is operated to launch a game ball into the game area 17. At this time, if it is in the normal probability state, the player hits left so that the game balls concentrate on the left-handed passage 30 that is easy to win the first special symbol starting means 22. If the game ball wins the first special symbol starting means 22 through the ball guide port 39, the ball dropping portion 40, etc. of the central actor 20 while falling in the left-handed passage 30, the first special symbol display means 27 The effect symbols 42a to 42c of the 1 special symbol and effect symbol display means 41 fluctuate for a predetermined time in synchronization.

  Then, depending on whether or not the lottery result when the game ball is won in the first special symbol starting means 22 is a big win, the first special symbol after the change of the first special symbol display means 27 is a big hit mode or a miss The effect symbols 42a to 42c of the effect symbol display means 41 are stopped in the jackpot effect mode or the off effect effect mode.

  If a game ball that has entered the right-handed path 31 wins the normal symbol starting means 21 even in the normal probability state, the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 26 may fluctuate and stop in a winning manner after the fluctuation. However, since the opening time of the second special symbol starting means 23 is very short during the normal probability state, the possibility that the game ball wins the second special symbol starting means 23 is very low.

  If the first special symbol after the change of the first special symbol display means 27 stops in a big win mode, it becomes a big hit state, and the open / close winning means 24 repeats a predetermined round number opening / closing operation with a predetermined open / close pattern, so that the player The player hits the open / close winning means 24 to the right to make the game balls concentrate on the right-handed passage 31 side where the game balls can easily win.

  The game ball that has entered the right-handed path 31 moves to the center side of the game area 17 through the lower path 34, and then wins the normal symbol starting means 21, the open / close winning means 24, the special symbol starting means 22, 23, etc. Or it flows down to the out ball port 38 side. In the case of a big win, the winning prize opening 46 that opens and closes with a predetermined opening / closing pattern is won.

  The game ball that has entered the upper passage 50 of the right-handed passage 31 collides with the ball stopper member 19, then enters the side passage 51 through the bending passage 52, and the inside of the side passage 51 is suppressed while the flow speed is suppressed by the suppression means 58. Down.

  The side passage 51 has a large number of protrusions 63 and 64 in the downward direction on the base plate 53 and the outer peripheral wall 54, and the game balls flowing down the side passage 51 sequentially contact the protrusions 63 and 64, so that the game balls Can be moderately suppressed. In this way, the right-handed passage 31 is formed in an arc shape, and a number of protrusions 63 and 64 are provided in the flow-down direction on the base plate 53 facing the back surface and the outer peripheral wall 54 facing the inner periphery, so By suppressing the above, it is possible to increase the size of the central accessory 20 and the image display means 33 in accordance with the game area 17 while sufficiently securing the game area 17.

  Further, the projections 63 and 64 are provided on the two opposing surfaces of the base plate 53 and the outer peripheral wall 54 among the four opposing surfaces opposed to each other in the front-rear and left-right directions across the right-handed passage 31. Therefore, the flow velocity of the game ball can be effectively suppressed as compared with the case where the protrusion 63 or the protrusion 64 is provided on only one of them. In addition, it is possible to simplify the structure by providing the base plate 53 and the outer peripheral wall 54 constituting the support frame 36 of the central accessory 20 with the protrusions 63 and 64.

  The protrusions 63 of the base plate 53 are substantially radial with respect to the center of the arc of the right-handed passage 31, and the protrusions 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 are substantially horizontal long in the front-rear direction. Since both are elongated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the flow direction of the game ball in the right-handed passage 31, even when the game ball flows down in a complicated behavior, the opportunity for the game ball to contact the protrusions 63 and 64 Can be increased.

  Further, the base plate 53 has a protruding wall 61 protruding forward to reduce the cross-sectional area of the right-handed passage 31, and the protrusion 63 is provided on the protruding wall 61, so that the height of the protrusion 63 itself is kept small. However, the flow speed of the game ball can be sufficiently suppressed.

  In addition, since the protruding wall 61 and the protrusion 63 of the base plate 53 are in the range B from the lower side of the ball stopper member 19 to the upper side of the vertical portion 59, the inertial force of the game ball after colliding with the ball stopper member 19 is efficiently increased. Can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, the protruding wall 61 and the protrusion 63 of the base plate 53 are up to the upper side of the vertical portion 59. In this vertical portion 59, only the protrusion 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 is provided. The game ball flows down the vertical portion 59 substantially vertically. Accordingly, the game ball can be recovered to the inertia force required to pass through the lower passage 34 while being restrained by contacting with the protrusion 64, and the game ball can be recovered by the inertia force through the bent passage 52 and the lower passage. 34 can flow down.

  8 and 9 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, projecting walls 61 and 73 are provided on the base plate 53 and the outer peripheral wall 54, and each projecting wall 61 and 73 is provided with each projecting wall 61 and 73. Protrusions 63 and 64 are provided. The side passage wall 56 of the outer peripheral wall 54 has a large interval between the outer peripheral decorative member 14 on both upper and lower sides of the lower vicinity 73a of the ball stopper member 19 and the corresponding portion 73b of the vertical portion 59. A protruding wall 73 that approaches the outer periphery decorative member 14 is formed. Note that inclined walls 74 a and 74 b are provided on both upper and lower sides of the protruding wall 73. Other configurations including the base plate 53 side are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Thus, a protruding wall 73 having a protrusion 64 may be provided in the middle of the side passage wall 56. In that case, the protrusion 64 of the corresponding portion 73b of the vertical portion 59 of the outer peripheral wall 54 may be provided, but may be omitted as shown in FIG. Further, the protruding wall 61 of the base plate 53 may be omitted.

  10 to 12 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the protrusions 63 of the base plate 53 and the protrusions 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 are alternately arranged in the flow-down direction, and The height of the protrusion 64 is made to increase sequentially from the upper side to the lower side. The height of the protrusion 64 is reduced on the upper side where the inclination angle is small, and the height of the protrusion 64 is increased so that the effect of suppressing the flow velocity increases as it moves downward. In addition, the protrusion 63 side is substantially the same height. The protrusions 63 and 64 may be provided substantially corresponding to the flow-down direction. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, the protrusion 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 may be provided so as to increase in height from the upper side to the lower side. In this case, on the upper side where the inclination angle is small, the height of the protrusion 64 is lowered as shown in FIG. Can prevent the game ball from stopping.

  Further, since the effect of suppressing the flow speed by the protrusion 64 increases as it moves downward, the number of protrusions 63 and 64 can be reduced. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, if there is a game ball passing through the tip of the first protrusion 64-1 in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the game ball collides with the tip of the second protrusion 64-2, and b After being bounced back to the outer decorative member 14 side in the direction of the arrow, it collided with the outer peripheral decorative member 14 and bounced back in the direction of c, collided with the third protrusion 64-3, and moved in the direction of the d arrow. jump. Therefore, the game ball flows down while repeatedly colliding between the protrusion 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 and the outer peripheral decorative member 14, and even if the number of the protrusions 63, 64 is reduced, the effect of suppressing the flow speed is greatly increased. can do.

  13 to 15 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which there is a front passage wall 75 that is bent outward from the front end of the outer peripheral wall 54 and faces the front of the right-handed passage 31. Protrusions 76 are provided radially on the front passage wall 75, and a visual recognition portion 77 is configured with a through hole or the like so that a game ball flowing down in the right-handed passage 31 can be visually recognized.

  In addition, the protrusion 64 of the outer peripheral wall 54 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The base plate 53 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 12 over substantially the entire right-handed passage 31, and the protrusion 63 of the base plate 53 of the first embodiment is omitted. Similarly to the front passage wall 75, the base plate 53 may be provided with a protrusion 63. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  As described above, even if the protrusions 64 and 76 are provided on the outer peripheral wall 54 and the front passage wall 75, the flow speed of the game ball flowing down in the right-handed passage 31 can be suppressed as in the first embodiment. However, in this case, it is desirable that the outer peripheral wall 54 integrally including the base plate 53 and the front passage wall 75 or the outer peripheral wall 54 integrally including the base plate 53 and the front passage wall 75 be separate structures. Further, similarly to the base plate 53 of the first embodiment, a protruding wall 61 may be provided on the front passage wall 75 and a protrusion 73 may be provided on that portion. When the base plate 53 and the front passage wall 75 are parallel to each other at a substantially constant interval, the protrusions 63 and 76 may be provided on both of them.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in each embodiment, the right-handed passage 31 is exemplified as the flow-down passage, but a flow-down passage other than the right-handed passage 31, for example, the left-handed passage 30 can be similarly implemented.

  In that case, if it is a right-handed passage 31, the outer periphery decorative member 14 becomes an outer peripheral member that forms the right-handed passage 31 with the central agent 20, and if it is a left-handed passage 30, the outer rail 15 and the inner rail Although 16 becomes an outer peripheral member which forms the left-handed channel | path 30 between the central actors 20, it may be other than these. For example, when a rail member is provided in the circumferential direction along the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral decorative member 14, the rail member becomes the outer peripheral member. The inner rail 16 may be extended to the vicinity of the ball stopper member 19.

  The protrusions 63, 64, and 76 that constitute the restraining means 58 may be provided on at least one of the four opposing surfaces that oppose the flow path in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. That's fine. When the projections 63, 64, and 76 are provided on a plurality of opposing surfaces, the projections 63, 64, and 76 may be provided on two adjacent opposing surfaces or three adjacent opposing surfaces as illustrated in each embodiment. Although desirable, the protrusions 63 and 64 may be provided on two opposing surfaces of the left and right and the front and rear of the four opposing surfaces. A protrusion may be provided on the outer periphery decorative member 14 or the outer peripheral wall 54 and the outer peripheral decorative member 14.

  Moreover, although the protruding walls 61 and 73 are provided in order to reduce the passage sectional area, the protruding walls 61 and 73 may be omitted. The heights and intervals of the protrusions 63, 64, and 75 can be appropriately changed in consideration of the curved shape of the flow-down passage. The protrusions 63, 64, and 75 are preferably elongated in a direction substantially orthogonal to the flow-down direction of the game ball, but may be hemispherical or the like. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to an arrangement ball machine and other various ball game machines in addition to pachinko machines.

12 game board 14 outer periphery decoration member 17 game area 19 ball stopper member 20 central role 31 right-handed passage (downflow passage)
53 Base plate 54 Outer peripheral wall 58 Suppression means 59 Vertical portion 61, 73 Protruding wall 63, 64, 76 Projection

Claims (5)

Between the outer peripheral member disposed on the outer peripheral side of the game board of the game central role was disposed in a substantially central area and front Symbol game area, ball stop the game balls implanted into the upper portion of the game area collides from the lower member and downward with an arcuate right-handed passage, in a ball-shooting game machine having a suppression means for suppressing falling speed of the game balls in contact with the game ball flowing down the right-handed passage, wherein The central accessory includes a base plate that contacts the front surface of the game board and an outer peripheral wall that protrudes forward from the base plate, facing the right-handed passage, and the restraining means is provided on the outer peripheral wall in the direction of the flow of the game ball. The protrusion on the outer peripheral wall side has a small protrusion amount on the upper side where the inclination angle of the outer peripheral wall is small, and the inclination angle of the outer peripheral wall is large. A ball game machine characterized by a large amount of protrusion on the lower side . 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the suppressing means includes a plurality of protrusions arranged on the base plate at a predetermined interval in the flow-down direction of the game ball . The ball game machine according to claim 1 , wherein each of the protrusions on the outer peripheral wall is long in the front-rear direction . The ball game machine according to claim 2 , wherein the protrusions of the base plate are long in the left-right direction . The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the protrusions is long in a direction substantially orthogonal to a flow-down direction of the right-handed passage.

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