JP5179313B2 - Game machine equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an accessory device for a gaming machine, and more particularly to an accessory device provided with a ramp through which a game ball passes.

  As an accessory device provided with a ramp through which a game ball passes, a plurality of ramps sequentially connected in series in the accessory device are arranged in a zigzag manner as shown in Patent Document 1 below. It has been known. In this accessory device, the game ball that has passed through the uppermost ramp is guided from the downstream end to the upstream end of the next ramp via the connection passage, and so on. The game ball was guided down repeatedly until it passed the road.

Further, as a guide for guiding a game ball to a target, as shown in Patent Document 2 below, a guide bar in which a rubber is attached to the upper surface of a bar body is known. This guide bar acts like a cushion against the game ball falling on the upper surface, and the game ball is flipped up by the repulsive force of the rubber and guided to the starting port.
JP 2005-319092 A JP-A-9-313689

  However, in the accessory device provided with the ramp through which the game ball passes as described above, the members forming the ramp are not easily deformed even if force is applied by the game ball. The behavior was monotonous, simply rolling on the slope toward the downstream side, and the behavior of the game ball did not give the player interest.

  Further, the guide bar for guiding the game ball to the target as described above merely bounces the dropped game ball greatly, and is not configured as a path for the game ball.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an accessory device for a gaming machine provided with a ramp through which a game ball passes with a dynamic behavior, and gives the player a visual interest by the behavior of the game ball, The purpose is to increase the fun of games. Furthermore, the present invention is provided with a ramp that can smoothly pass through the ramp even if the game ball passes with a dynamic behavior and can move smoothly to another route. It is an object to provide an accessory device for a gaming machine.

  An accessory device of a gaming machine according to the present invention discharges a game ball that has passed through the ramp, a ramp through which the game ball passes from upstream to downstream, an inlet for dropping the game ball to the upstream of the ramp, and An accessory device for a gaming machine comprising an outlet, wherein the ramp is formed of an elastic member on a floor surface, and a game ball dropped from the inlet to the upstream of the ramp is repelled by the elastic member. While being bounced multiple times by force, it passes downstream so as to cross in the left-right direction, and the upstream side close to the inflow port is set as a high repulsion area, and the downstream side near the outflow port is set higher than the high repulsion area. It is characterized by being a low repulsion area where the amount of bounce can be suppressed.

  In the gaming machine accessory device according to the present invention, when a game ball falls from the inlet to the upstream of the ramp, the elastic member forming the floor of the ramp undergoes elastic deformation by receiving energy from the dropped game ball. . When the elastically deformed elastic member tries to return to the original state by the restoring force, the game ball is flipped up by the repulsive force of the elastic member. Therefore, the behavior in which the game ball passes through the ramp from the upstream to the downstream in the left-right direction is a dynamic behavior in which the game ball passes while repeating the bouncing multiple times. Here, the upstream side of the ramp is a high repulsion area, and the downstream side of the ramp is a low repulsion area in which the amount of game balls can be suppressed more than the high repulsion area. Therefore, the game ball that has dropped from the inlet first bounces greatly while passing through the high-repulsion area on the upstream side, giving the player enough visual interest, and then bounces while passing through the low-repulsion area on the downstream side. The amount is controlled and finishes passing the ramp. Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the ramp can move to the outflow port with a stable behavior with a small amount of bounce.

  Therefore, in the accessory device of the gaming machine according to the present invention, since the game ball passes through the ramp with a dynamic behavior, it is possible to give the player a visual interest and increase the interest of the game. it can. In addition, even if the game ball bounces large and moves on the ramp, the amount of bounce is suppressed on the downstream side and it finishes passing through the ramp, so it can move to the outlet with stable behavior, and further to another route It can move smoothly.

In addition, in the gaming machine accessory device according to the present invention, the elastic member includes a tape-like tape material that can be elastically deformed, and a downstream side connecting material that can be reversibly bent downward, and the tape material. However, the upstream end in the left-right direction is coupled to the upstream coupling member, and the downstream end in the left-right direction is coupled to the upper surface of the downstream side coupling member facing the upstream side, and is stretched. The downstream connecting member is supported on the game board side so that it can bend more than the upstream connecting member and is less likely to be bent than the tape member, and the inflow port is connected to the upstream connecting member. An opening is provided above the tape material region of the ramp that is off directly above, and the outlet is provided open on the upper surface side of the base side facing the downstream direction in the downstream connecting material. .

  With such a configuration, since the inflow port opens above the tape material region of the ramp that is off the upper side of the upstream connecting material, the game ball that has come out of the inflow port is located upstream of the tape material. It falls to the upstream side of the tape material, avoiding the region of the upstream side connecting material to which the ends are joined. For this reason, the tape material in a stretched state is stretched, and a repulsive force is applied to the game ball when it is restored. Therefore, the game ball bounces greatly and passes through the ramp. The downstream end of the tape material is coupled to the top surface of the downstream connecting member. For this reason, the game ball passing through the downstream side of the tape material on the ramp moves toward the downstream connecting region of the ramp. The downstream connecting member can be bent downward so as to be restored, and is supported on the game board side in a state in which it is more easily bent than the upstream connecting member and more difficult to bend than the tape member. That is, the downstream connecting member is less likely to be elastically deformed even when the same force is applied from the game ball as compared with the tape member, and the repulsive force acting on the game ball is small. Therefore, the amount of bounce of the game ball passing through the downstream side while bouncing the area of the tape material on the ramp is suppressed from passing through the vicinity of the area of the downstream connecting material of the ramp. As a result, when the game ball finishes passing through the ramp and flows into the outlet opening on the upper surface side on the base side of the downstream side connection member, the game ball has a stable behavior with a small amount of elasticity. Therefore, according to the present invention, the simple configuration of the tape material and the flexible downstream connecting material allows the game ball to be greatly bounced, but the amount of bounce is suppressed on the downstream side and the ball passes with a stable behavior. It is possible to form a ramp that finishes.

  Further, according to the present invention, since both ends are joined and fixed in a state where the tape material is stretched, the amount of play of the game ball depends on the tension of the tape material being fixed. Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust the amount of play of the game ball simply by changing the tension of the tape material.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the elastic member is configured to have the tape material, an inclined passage can be formed simply by joining and fixing both end portions of the tape material. Therefore, the inclined passage can be freely installed in the accessory device, and the degree of freedom of installation of the ramp can be increased.

  Further, in the accessory device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, the downstream connecting member is formed in a thin plate shape having a space below and extending from the base side to the tip side, and the base side end and the front-rear direction One of the front edge portion or the rear edge portion of the game board may be supported on the game board side.

  With such a configuration, the downstream connecting member is formed into a thin plate shape and is supported by two sides of the base side end portion and one edge portion of the front edge portion or the rear edge portion. On the tip side, which is a free end, it is possible to bend into a space provided below, while on the base side, the end of the base side is supported and one edge of the front edge or the rear edge. It becomes a solid support that intersects with the support of the ball, hardly bends even if it receives a force, and does not exert a repulsive force on the game ball. As a result, when the game ball flows into the outflow port opened on the base side of the downstream side connection member, the game ball can flow in more stably with a non-bounced behavior.

  Further, the accessory device of the gaming machine according to the present invention includes a front edge portion or a rear edge portion of the downstream connection member so that the game ball is discharged toward the front direction or the rear direction as the outflow port. A first outlet port that is open on one edge side that is supported, and a second outlet that is open on the end side on the base side of the downstream connecting member so as to discharge the game ball in the downstream direction. The first outlet is normally open, and the second outlet is provided by an open / close shutter that distributes the game balls to the first outlet or the second outlet. The downstream side connecting member is configured to generate an open state and a closed state, and the downstream side connecting member is provided so that an end portion on the base side extends downward from the end portion on the base side. It can be set as the structure currently supported by the support material integrally formed by the substantially L-shape view.

  With such a configuration, since the second outlet is opened in the downstream direction that is the same as the traveling direction of the game ball that has passed through the ramp, the opening / closing shutter is opened and the second outlet is opened. In the open state, the game ball flows into the second outlet as it is. On the other hand, when the opening / closing shutter is closed and the second outlet is in the closed state, the game ball is stopped from moving downstream by the opening / closing shutter, so that the front edge portion or the rear edge portion of the downstream connection member The air flows into the normally-open first outlet that is open on one of the supported edges. That is, according to such a configuration, the game ball that has passed through the ramp always flows into the second outlet when the opening / closing shutter is open, and always flows into the first outlet when the opening / closing shutter is closed. Since it flows in, it becomes possible to reliably distribute the game balls that have passed through the ramp to two routes.

  In addition, the first outlet and the second outlet are open on the front edge side or the rear edge side of the downstream side connection member and the end side on the base side, and the front side of the downstream side connection member. Since the edge portion or the rear edge portion and the end portion on the base portion side are supported fixed ends, the game ball receives almost no repulsive force from the downstream side connection material, and can reach either outlet. It becomes possible to flow in with a stable behavior with little bounce.

  Furthermore, since the support material that supports the end portion on the base side of the downstream side connection material is integrally extended downward from the end portion on the base side of the downstream side connection material, the support on the end portion on the base side is supported. In addition to being able to be realized with a simple configuration, the direction (downward) in which the support material is extended substantially coincides with the direction (downstream direction) in which the game ball that has flowed into the second outflow port moves, It is possible to further stabilize the behavior of the game ball that has flowed into the two outlets.

  In the present invention, the “slope” does not necessarily have to be entirely inclined from the upstream side to the downstream side, as long as the game ball can pass from the upstream side to the downstream side. For example, it is a concept including a passage configured with a horizontal portion that is not inclined in part.

  “Supported on the game board side” is a concept including a structure that is directly supported by the game board and a structure that is indirectly supported by the game board via other components.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings are from FIG. 1 to FIG. 20, FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 show a gaming machine accessory device according to the first embodiment, FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of an electric system, and FIG. Shows a flow chart showing the processing contents executed by the main board, FIG. 17 shows the generation ratio for each type of jackpot, and FIGS. 18 to 20 show the accessory device of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment.
1. First Embodiment As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment includes a game board 1, and a game ball launched by a player's handle (not shown) operation is rolled on the game board 1. A game area 2 falling while moving is formed surrounded by rails 3. In this specification, “upper and lower” means up and down toward the game area 2, “left and right” means right and left toward the game area 2, and “front and back” refers to the front direction toward the game area 2 and the back direction. It will be later.

  An image display device 4 having a display screen 4 a is disposed in the center of the game area 2, and a center accessory device 40 described later is disposed in front of the image display device 4. The image display device 4 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays a known demonstration display, symbol variation display, reach effect, jackpot effect, etc. on the display screen 4a.

  In addition, in the game area 2, below the center accessory device 40, there are two start winning ports 5 (hereinafter also referred to as “start ports”) that trigger the jackpot lottery, and the game balls in the start winning port 5 when opened. An electric tulip 6 (hereinafter referred to as “electric chew”) is arranged, and a first big prize opening 7 that is opened at the time of the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit is arranged below them. Furthermore, at the lower part of the game area 2, an out port 8 and four normal winning ports 9 are arranged, and a gate 10 through which a game ball can pass is arranged on the left side of the display screen 4a. . Note that a large number of nails (not shown) protrude from the game area 2.

  In addition, the game board 1 is provided with a special symbol holding lamp 11, a normal symbol holding lamp 12, a special symbol indicator 13, a normal symbol indicator 14, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the center accessory device 40 is configured such that the front of the display screen 4 a is a window portion 41, and the periphery of the window portion 41 is a frame body portion 42. Has been. Further, the center accessory device 40 has a second grand prize opening 45 and a game ball introduction part 47 for guiding the game ball B that won the second big prize opening 45 to the next route on the upper part 42a of the frame part 42. The window 41 is provided with a game ball passage body 49 for allowing the game ball B guided by the game ball introduction section 47 to enter as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 42 includes a crune discharge port 64 (see FIG. 3) for discharging the game ball B that has passed through the game ball passage body 49 to the outside of the center accessory device 40, and is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. As shown, the game ball B that has entered the center accessory device 40 from the second major prize opening 45 is guided from above to below and discharged. Furthermore, the center accessory device 40 includes an opening / closing shutter 75 that opens and closes a second outlet port 74 (see B in FIG. 5), which will be described later, in the right portion 42 d of the frame body portion 42.

  The second big prize opening 45 is opened at the time of a rank-up bonus, which will be described later, and includes a drop-shaped opening / closing member 46 that is opened and closed by a second big prize opening solenoid 22 (see FIG. 7). When the opening / closing member 46 is in the open state, the game ball can be won in the second big prize opening 45, and the winning game ball is detected by the second big prize opening SW (switch) 21. The opening / closing member 46 is swingable about the shaft 46a. The state shown in FIG. 1 is in the closed state, and the state shown in FIG. 2 rotated counterclockwise from the closed state is in the open state.

  The game ball introducing section 47 guides the game ball that has won the second grand prize opening 45, that is, the game ball that has entered the center accessory device 40 from the second big prize port 45 to the game ball passage body 49. There is a slope inclined downward to the right so that the game ball rolls (however, it is not the “slope” of the present invention). On the downstream side of the game ball introduction section 47, a substantially U-shaped passage in front view is provided as an inflow port 48 through which a game ball flows into the upstream of a first game ball passage 53 described later.

  The game ball passage body 49 is disposed in front of the display screen 4a, and as shown in FIG. 3, the game ball passage body 49 has a box shape having a thickness more than twice the diameter of the game ball in the front-rear direction, and is displayed by the player. It is comprised with the transparent member so that the screen 4a can be visually recognized. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the game ball passage body 49 has an interval through which the game balls can pass through three transparent plates, a front transparent plate 50, an intermediate transparent plate 51, and a rear transparent plate 52. Are arranged in parallel to form a front gap FV and a rear gap BV, a first game ball path 53, a third game ball path 55, and a fifth game ball path 57 are provided in the rear gap BV, and a first gap is provided in the front gap FV. Two game ball passages 54 and a fourth game ball passage 56 are provided. The game ball passage body 49 is provided with a peripheral wall 58 so as to surround the left side, the lower side, and the right side.

  Each of the game ball passages 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57 is an inclined road that is inclined in the left-right direction so that the game ball can be guided downward (the second game ball passage 54 is the “inclined road” of the present invention. ) In a zigzag shape from the top in the order of the first game ball passage 53 to the fifth game ball passage 57. That is, the first game ball passage 53, the third game ball passage 55, and the fifth game ball passage 57 are arranged as a left-sloping ramp with the left side as the downstream side and the right side as the upstream side, and the second game ball passage is provided. 54, the fourth game ball passage 56 is arranged as a downward sloping slope with the left side as the upstream side and the right side as the downstream side.

  On the downstream side of the first game ball passage 53, the second game ball passage 54, the third game ball passage 55, and the fourth game ball passage 56, the game balls that have passed through the game ball passage are respectively transferred to the next game ball passage. Outflow outlets 59, 60, 61, 62 are arranged. Each of the outlets 59, 60, 61, 62 is opened to a size that allows the game ball to pass through the intermediate transparent plate 51. For example, the first game ball passage 53 disposed in the rear gap BV is opened. The passed game ball moves from the downstream side of the first game ball passage 53 to the upstream side of the second game ball passage 54 arranged in the front gap FV through the outlet 59 opened in the intermediate transparent plate 51. It is possible. Further, the outlets 59, 60, 61, 62 of the first game ball passage 53, the second game ball passage 54, the third game ball passage 55, and the fourth game ball passage 56 are respectively connected to the second game ball passage 54. The third game ball passage 55, the fourth game ball passage 56, and the fifth game ball passage 57 serve as inflow ports for allowing the game balls to flow into the upstream side of the game ball passage.

  In addition, on the downstream side of the fifth game ball passage 57, an outlet 63 that opens downward is disposed so as to discharge the game ball from the game ball passage body 49.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the crune discharge port 64 is provided below the outflow port 63 disposed on the downstream side of the fifth game ball passage 57, and the game ball passage body 49 extends from the outflow port 63. The game balls that have flowed out of the center are further discharged out of the center accessory device 40.

  Next, the configuration of each game ball passage 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the first game ball passage 53, the third game ball passage 55, and the fourth game ball passage 56 are each a guide bar that protrudes forward or backward from the intermediate transparent plate 51 in the left-right direction. 65 and a game ball receiving piece 66 disposed on the downstream side of the guide bar 65. The guide bar 65 guides the game ball rolling from upstream to downstream while preventing the game ball from falling. The game ball receiving piece 66 has an arc shape curved downward. The game ball rolling to the downstream side is guided to the vicinity of the center of the arc in the game ball receiving piece 66 after the momentum of colliding with the peripheral wall 58 of the game ball passage body 49 and rolling downstream is suppressed. . As shown in FIG. 3, in the vicinity of the center of the arc of the game ball receiving pieces 66, 66, 66, the outlets 59, 61, 62 are opened in the intermediate transparent plate 51. Through the outlets 59, 61, 62, it is possible to move to the next game ball passages 54, 56, 57 (see the two-dot chain lines a, b, c shown in FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fifth game ball passage 57 protrudes from the intermediate transparent plate 51 and is disposed on the downstream side of the guide bar 65 and the guide bar 65 for guiding the game ball to the downstream side. And a game ball receiving wall 67 that stops rolling in the downstream direction. The game ball that has been rolled while being guided downstream by the guide bar 65 is stopped from rolling downstream by the game ball receiving wall 67, and opens downward on the downstream side of the fifth game ball passage 57. The outlet 63 is discharged out of the game ball passage body 49.

  The second game ball passage 54 is an “inclined road” of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 4, an elastically deformable tape-shaped tape material 68 and a downstream-side connecting material 69 that can be flexibly bent downward. And is configured. That is, the floor surface 54 a of the second game ball passage 54 is formed by the elastic member 70. Here, the elastic member 70 can secure a repulsive force that favorably repels the game ball in accordance with the weight of the game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the tape material 68 is made of an elastic resin in the embodiment, and the width dimension in the front-rear direction is about the diameter of the game ball. The tape material 68 is bonded to the upper surface 71 a of the upstream connection member 71 at the upstream end 68 a in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the upstream side connection member 71 is a resin material that is thick in the vertical direction, and on the back side of the frame plate 43 in the left part 42 c of the frame body part 42 of the center accessory device 40. Is provided. Further, the tape material 68 has a downstream end portion 68 b in the left-right direction bonded to an upper surface 69 e on the distal end portion 69 a side of the downstream connection member 69. In this way, the tape material 68 is fixed in a state where both end portions 68a and 68b are joined and stretched, and as shown in FIG. 6, the upstream side connection material region U, A tape material region T and a downstream connecting material region D are formed. Here, the tape material region T refers to a region composed of only the tape material 68 in the second game ball passage 54.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, an inflow port 59 (first game) for allowing game balls to flow into the second game ball passage 54 is located above the tape material region T on the upstream side of the second game ball passage 54. An outlet 59) through which the game ball flows out from the ball passage 53 is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the downstream connecting member 69 is made of an elastic resin in the embodiment, and the width dimension in the front-rear direction is equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball. The downstream connection member 69 is formed in a thin plate shape extending from the base portion 69b side facing the downstream direction to the distal end portion 69a side facing the upstream direction, and is disposed with a space S below. . A support member 72 extends downward from an end 69ba of the downstream connection member 69 on the base 69b side, and the support member 72 supports the end 69ba of the downstream connection member 69 on the base 69b side. ing. The support member 72 and the downstream side connecting member 69 are integrally formed and constitute an L-shaped member 73 that is substantially L-shaped when viewed from the front. Further, the downstream connecting member 69 is supported by the rear edge portion 60 d in the front-rear direction being fixed to the intermediate transparent plate 51. In addition, although the front edge part 69c of the front-back direction of the downstream connection material 69 is in contact with the front transparent plate 50, it is not fixed.

  On the upper surface 69e side of the downstream connecting member 69 on the base 69b side, an outlet 60 through which the game ball flows out from the second game ball passage 54 is opened. Here, in the second game ball passage 54, as the outlet from which the game ball flows out, the outlet 60 in the normally open state (hereinafter referred to as “first outlet”) opened in the intermediate transparent plate 51 as described above. In addition, an outflow port 74 (hereinafter referred to as a “second outflow port”) that generates an open state and a closed state by the open / close shutter 75 is provided (see B in FIG. 5). The first outlet 60 is open on the rear edge portion 69d side of the downstream connecting member 69 so as to discharge the game ball backward, whereas the second outlet 74 is a game ball. Is opened on the end 69ba side on the base 69b side of the downstream side connecting member 69 so as to be discharged in the downstream direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a second outlet 74 is opened and closed at the right side 42 d (see FIG. 2) of the frame body portion 42 of the center accessory device 40 on the downstream side of the second game ball passage 54. Thus, an open / close shutter 75 for distributing the game balls to the first outlet 60 or the second outlet 74 is provided. The opening / closing shutter 75 has a cylindrical rotating body 76 that is driven by the movable accessory driving motor 28 (see FIG. 7) and rotates about the rotating shaft 76a. The rotating body 76 has a wall portion 77 that blocks a part of the peripheral wall surface 76 b to prevent the game ball from flowing into the second outlet 74, and the inflow of the game ball into the second outlet 74. An allowable notch 78 is formed. When the rotator 76 is in the state shown in FIG. 5A, the second inlet 74 is closed by the wall 77, and is the 32nd open rank-up bonus among rank-up bonuses described later. From the 10th opening to the 15th opening of the second grand prize winning opening 45, the opening / closing shutter 75 is controlled so that the second outflow port 74 is in this closed state. In addition, when the rotating body 76 is in the state shown in FIG. 5B, the second inflow port 74 is open at the notch 78, and the second outflow port is provided in a case other than the above when a rank-up bonus is described later. The open / close shutter 75 is controlled so that 74 is in this open state. When the second outflow port 74 is in an open state, the game ball that has flowed into the second outflow port 74 rolls in the direction in which the support material 72 is extended, and the center accessory device 40 It is discharged out of the center accessory device 40 from a side discharge port (not shown) provided on the back side of the frame plate 44 (see FIG. 2) in the right portion 42d of the frame body portion 42.

  Here, based on FIG. 6, the case where a game ball passes the 2nd game ball channel | path 54 comprised in this way is demonstrated. When the game ball B drops from the inflow port 59 to the tape material region T upstream of the second game ball passage 54, the tape material 68 fixed in a stretched state is elastically deformed so as to bend downward (shown in FIG. 6). (See dotted line a). Then, in order to apply a repulsive force to the game ball B when the tape material 68 is restored, the game ball B passes through the second game ball passage 54 while being repeatedly bounced as shown by a two-dot chain line b in FIG. To go. On the downstream side of the tape material region T, the downstream end 68 b of the tape material 68 is coupled to the downstream connection material 69. Here, both the tape material 68 and the downstream side connecting material 69 constituting the second game ball passage 54 are elastic members 70 that can be elastically deformed, but the ease of deformation of both members 68 and 69 is different. The downstream connecting member 69 that is a resin piece is less likely to bend downward than the tape member 68 that is a resin tape. Therefore, in the entire second game ball passage 54, as shown in FIG. 6, the region from the upstream in the tape material region T to the downstream in the vicinity of the front end portion 69a of the downstream connection member 69 is easily elastically deformed into a game ball. On the other hand, it becomes a high repulsion area H in which a large repulsive force is applied, and the region from the downstream of the tape material region T in the vicinity of the tip end portion 69a of the downstream side connection member 69 to the downstream of the downstream side connection material region D is hardly elastically deformed. Compared to the high repulsion area H, the low repulsion area L has a smaller repulsive force acting on the game ball. Therefore, the game ball B passing through the second game ball passage 54 passes through the high repulsion area H with a large bounce as shown by a two-dot chain line b in FIG. 6, and as shown by a two-dot chain line c in FIG. The amount of bounce is suppressed in the low repulsion area L, and the ball passes through the second game ball passage 54 with a stable behavior with a small amount of bounce. Note that the upstream connecting material basin U in the second game ball passage is formed by a resin material having a thick upstream connecting material 71 and hardly bends even when a force is applied. It is considered as an area that hardly plays.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the game ball B that has passed through the second game ball passage 54 in this manner is downstream by the wall 77 of the opening / closing shutter 75 if the second outlet 74 is closed. Is stopped, and flows into the third game ball passage 55 through the first outlet 60 (see the two-dot chain line a shown in FIG. 5A). Here, since the first outlet 60 is opened on the rear edge portion 69d side of the downstream connecting member 69 supported by the intermediate transparent plate 51, the game ball B moves to the third game ball passage 55. In doing so, the downstream connecting member 69 does not bend and the behavior of the game ball B is stabilized. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5B, the game ball B that has passed through the second game ball passage 54 passes through the second outflow port 74 and the support material 72 if the second outflow port 74 is in an open state. Is rolled out in a direction (downstream direction) and discharged from a side discharge port (not shown) to the outside of the center accessory device 40 (see a two-dot chain line b shown in FIG. 5B). Here, since the second outlet 74 is open on the end 69ba side on the base 69b side of the downstream connecting member 69 supported by the support member 72, the game ball B extends from the support member 72. When rolling in the current direction (downstream direction), the downstream connecting member 69 does not bend, and the behavior of the game ball B is stabilized.

  Next, the electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG. 7, the electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine includes a main board (game control board) 30, a payout control board 31, an effect control board 32, an image control board 33, and a lamp control board 34. The effect control board 32 is connected to the main board 30, and the image control board 33 and the lamp control board 34 are connected to the effect control board 32. In the present specification, the effect control board 32, the image control board 33, and the lamp control board 34 are collectively referred to as a sub board 35. As shown in FIG. 7, each board includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the effect control board 32 includes an RTC (real time clock) that continuously measures the date and time.

  The main board (game control board) 30 has determination means for determining a big hit and performs control related to profit. The main board 30 is provided in the start winning opening 5 and provided in a start opening SW (switch) 16 for detecting a game ball won in the start winning opening 5, an electric chew solenoid 17 for opening the electric chew 6, and a gate 10. The gate switch 18 for detecting the game ball passed through the gate 10 and the first grand prize opening SW 19 provided in the first big prize opening 7 for detecting the game ball won in the first big prize opening 7, the first A second grand prize port SW21, which is provided in the first grand prize port solenoid 20 and the second major prize port 45 for opening the grand prize port 7, and detects a game ball won in the second grand prize port 45, the second major prize port A second big prize opening solenoid 22 for opening a prize opening, a normal prize opening SW 23 provided in each of the normal prize openings 9 for detecting a game ball won in each of the normal prize openings 9, a special symbol holding lamp 11, a normal symbol Hold lamp 12, special The symbol display 13 and the normal symbol display 14 are connected to each other. As indicated by arrows in FIG. 7, signals are input from the switches to the main board 30 and signals from the main board 30 to the solenoids and lamps. Is output.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main board 30 transmits various commands to the payout control board 31 and receives signals from the payout control board 31 for monitoring payout. A payout drive motor 24 that drives a payout device (not shown) is connected to the payout control board 31, and the payout control board 31 operates the payout drive motor 24 in accordance with a command received from the main board 30 to pay out a prize ball. Make it.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the main board 30 transmits various commands to the effect control board 32, and the effect control board 32 transmits and receives commands and signals to and from the image control board 33. The image display board 4 and the speaker 25 are connected to the image control board 33, and the image control board 33 displays an image on the display screen 4 a of the image display apparatus 4 in accordance with the command received from the effect control board 32, and the voice from the speaker 25. Is output.

  In addition, the effect control board 32 transmits a command to the lamp control board 34. A frame lamp 26, a panel lamp 27, and a movable accessory drive motor 28 are connected to the lamp control board 34. The lamp control board 34 turns on and off the frame lamp 26 and the panel lamp 27 in accordance with the command received from the effect control board 32. In addition, the lamp control board 34 operates the movable accessory driving motor 28 in accordance with the command received from the effect control board 32. When the movable accessory driving motor 28 operates, the rotating body 76 rotates, so that the open / close shutter 75 opens and closes the second inflow port 74.

  Next, the timer interrupt process executed by the main board 30 will be described in order based on FIGS. In FIG. 8, the timer interrupt process is executed at a predetermined period, for example, at an interval of 4 msec. Timer interrupt processing mainly includes random number update processing (step S1), start port SW (switch) processing (S2), special symbol processing (S3), special winning opening processing (S4), prize ball processing (S5), and output. And processing (S6).

(1) Random number update process (S1)
Random number update processing is used to determine the jackpot random number used for the jackpot lottery (lottery of whether or not the jackpot), the initial value random number for determining the initial value of the jackpot random number, the jackpot symbol random number for determining the jackpot symbol, the presence of reach The content is to update a predetermined random number such as a reach random number, a variation pattern random number for determining a pattern variation pattern. For reference, FIG. 17A shows a table regarding jackpot random numbers, and FIG. 17B shows a table regarding jackpot symbol random numbers.

(2) Start port SW (switch) processing (S2, FIG. 9)
The contents of the start port SW process are shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the main board 30 determines whether or not a game ball has won the start opening 5 based on the output signal of the start opening SW16 (S11). If it is determined that the start port SW16 is not turned on, the start port SW process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the start port SW24 is turned on, the game ball has been able to acquire a jackpot random number upon winning the start port 5, and an effect or the like according to the acquired random number is still performed. It is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls U indicating the number of game balls that are not present is less than “4” (S12), and when U is less than “4”, U is updated by adding “1”. Above (S13), the jackpot random number, the jackpot design random number and the reach random number are acquired and stored (S14), and the start port SW process is terminated. If the number of reserved balls U is “4”, the start port SW process is terminated.

(3) Special symbol processing (S3, Fig. 10)
The contents of the special symbol process are shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, it is determined whether or not the main board 30 is in a big hit (S21). If it is determined that the jackpot is being hit, the special symbol process is terminated. If it is a gaming state in which no big hit has occurred, it is next determined whether or not the special symbol is being variably displayed on the special symbol display 13 (S22). Here, the special symbol is composed of, for example, a jackpot symbol made up of numbers from “0” to “9” and a lost symbol made up of “−”, and among the jackpot symbols from “0” to “9”, “ “0”, “2”, “4”, “6” are set as normal symbols that set the normal symbol, that is, the gaming state after the jackpot end to the normal gaming state with a low jackpot probability, “1”, “3”, “5” and “7” are set as probability variation symbols, that is, the gaming state after the jackpot end is set to a probability variation gaming state with a high jackpot probability, and “8” and “9” are set as rank-up bonus symbols. The Here, the so-called rank lap bonus is a big hit with the contents that the second big prize opening 45 is released a predetermined number of times when winning, and in the embodiment, the second big prize opening 45 is used as a rank up bonus. A 16-time open rank-up bonus for opening 16 times and a 32-time open rank-up bonus for opening the second big prize opening 45 32 times are set.

  If the special symbol is not being variably displayed, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls U is “1” or more (S23). When the number of reserved balls U is “0”, the special symbol process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the number of reserved balls U is “1” or more, the number of reserved balls U is decremented by “1” (S24), and then a jackpot determination process is performed (S25).

<Big hit determination processing> (S25, FIG. 11)
The contents of the jackpot determination process are shown in FIG. In FIG. 11, the main board 30 performs jackpot random number determination (S41). The jackpot random number is determined by reading the jackpot random number from the random numbers stored in S14 (FIG. 9) and determining whether the jackpot random number matches a predetermined jackpot random number value.

  Here, the probability that the jackpot is generated, that is, the jackpot probability is different between the normal gaming state and the probability variation gaming state. For example, as shown in FIG. 17A, 300 jackpot random numbers from “0” to “299” are provided. When it consists of numerical values, under the normal gaming state where the probability of jackpot is low, only one predetermined number among the 300 numbers is set to the jackpot random number value, in other words, the jackpot occurrence rate is set to 1/300. On the other hand, under the probability variation gaming state in which the jackpot probability is high, predetermined 10 numbers out of 300 numbers are set as the jackpot random number values, in other words, the jackpot occurrence rate is set to 10/300.

  When the jackpot random number does not correspond to the jackpot random number value but corresponds to the lost random number value, the lost symbol is set as a special symbol to be suspended in the special symbol display 13 (S42, S43).

  On the other hand, when the jackpot random number corresponds to the jackpot random number value, the jackpot flag is set and the jackpot symbol random number determination is performed (S42, S44, S45). In the jackpot symbol random number determination, the jackpot symbol random number (see B in FIG. 17) is read from the random numbers stored in S14 (FIG. 9) of the start port SW process, and the jackpot symbol random number is changed to the 15R probability variable symbol indicating the 15R probability variable bonus. Corresponding to 2R normal symbol indicating 2R normal jackpot, whether or not it corresponds, 2R probability variable symbol indicating 2R probability jackpot, 15R normal symbol indicating 15R normal jackpot Whether or not it corresponds to a 16-time release rank-up bonus symbol indicating a 16-time release rank-up bonus, whether or not it corresponds to a 32-time release rank-up bonus symbol indicating a 32-time release rank-up bonus, (S46, S47, S50, S51, S54).

  If the jackpot symbol random number is a 15R probability variable symbol, the special symbol indicator 13 is set with a 15R probability variable symbol as a special symbol to be suspended (S48). If the jackpot symbol random number is a 2R probability variable symbol, the special symbol indicator 13 The 2R probability variation symbol is set as a special symbol to be suspended (S49), and if the jackpot symbol random number is a 15R normal symbol, the 15R normal symbol is set as a special symbol to be suspended in the special symbol display 13 (S52). ) When the jackpot symbol random number is a 2R normal symbol, the special symbol indicator 13 is set with the 2R normal symbol as a special symbol to be suspended (S53), and the jackpot symbol random number is a 16-time rank-up bonus symbol The 16-time open rank-up bonus symbol is set on the special symbol display 13 as a special symbol to be suspended (S5). ) If the jackpot symbol random number is a 32 times open rank-up bonus symbol, the special symbol display unit 13 sets the 32 times open rank-up bonus symbol as a special symbol to be suspended (S56), and ends the jackpot determination process. . The main board 30 performs the variation pattern selection process (S26 in FIG. 10) after completing the jackpot determination process (S25 in FIG. 10).

<Variation pattern selection process> (S26, FIG. 12)
The contents of the variation pattern selection process are shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, when the jackpot flag is set (YES in S61), the main board 30 sets a jackpot table as a variation pattern table indicating the correspondence between the value of the jackpot random number and the variation pattern (S62). If the jackpot flag is not raised (NO in S61), it is determined whether or not the reach random number stored in S14 (FIG. 9) of the start port SW process is reach (S63). If it is reach (YES in S64), the reach table is set (S65). If not reach (NO in S64), the lose table is set (S66). The main board 30 has a reach random number table in which random numbers for reach are stored, and determines whether or not the reach random number is reach by referring to the reach random number table.

  Next, the main board 30 acquires and stores the fluctuation pattern random number (S67), and refers to the set fluctuation pattern table to determine which fluctuation pattern the fluctuation pattern random number indicates (S68). ), The fluctuation pattern indicated by the fluctuation pattern random number is set (S69), and the fluctuation pattern selection process is terminated.

  After completing the variation pattern selection process (S26 in FIG. 10), the main board 30 is a variation start command to be transmitted to the effect control board 32, and indicates a variation start command indicating the variation time of the special symbol display 13. Setting is performed (S27), the symbol variation display is started on the special symbol display 13 (S28), the measurement of the variation time is started (S29), and the special symbol processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S22 that the special symbol display is in the variable display on the special symbol display 13, the special symbol processing is terminated until the variation time ends (S30). A change stop command to be transmitted to the effect control board 32 is set (S30, S31), the change display of the special symbol on the special symbol display 13 is stopped (S32), the change time is reset (S33), and a stop which will be described later. Medium processing is performed (S34), and the special symbol processing is terminated.

<Processing during stop> (S34, FIG. 13)
FIG. 13 shows the contents of the stop process. In FIG. 13, the main board 30 determines whether or not the special symbol whose variation has been stopped by the special symbol indicator 13 is a jackpot symbol (S71). If the symbol is a jackpot symbol, the main board 30 is a 15R probability variable symbol or a 2R probability variable symbol. It is determined whether there is a 15R normal symbol, a 2R normal symbol, a 16-time open rank-up bonus symbol, or a 32-time open rank-up bonus symbol (S72). If the jackpot symbol is a 15R probability variation symbol or a 2R probability variation symbol, the probability variation gaming state is set (S73), and the jackpot symbol is a 15R normal symbol, 2R normal symbol, 16th open rank up bonus symbol, or 32th open rank up bonus symbol. If so, the normal gaming state is set (S74). Next, the jackpot start command to be transmitted to the effect control board 32 is set (S75), the jackpot start (time measurement is started to know the passage of the opening time described later) is performed (S76), and the stop process Exit.

(4) Grand prize opening process (S4, FIG. 14, FIG. 15)
The contents of the big prize opening process are shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the main board 30 first determines whether or not it is a big hit (S81). If the jackpot is being hit, it is determined whether the jackpot is a probabilistic jackpot or a normal jackpot (S82). When it is determined that the jackpot is a probable change jackpot or a normal jackpot, the probability change jackpot or normal jackpot process shown in FIG. 14 is mainly performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the jackpot is not a promising jackpot or a normal jackpot, the rank-up bonus process shown in FIG. 15 is mainly performed.

<Probability jackpot or normal jackpot processing>
First, the probability variation jackpot or normal jackpot processing will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, the main board 30 determines whether or not it is in the process of opening (S83). The term “opening” refers to a period from the occurrence of a jackpot to the start of the first round of jackpot. Immediately after the occurrence of the jackpot, since the opening is in progress, it is next determined whether or not the opening time, that is, the time from the occurrence of the jackpot to the start time of the first round of the jackpot has elapsed (S84). Before the opening time elapses, S81, S82, S83, and S84 are repeatedly executed.

  Thereafter, when the opening time elapses, the round number R is incremented by “1” (S85). Immediately after the opening time has elapsed, the number of rounds R so far is “0”, so the number of rounds R after addition in S84 is “1”. Next, the winning number C won in the first big winning opening 7 is cleared to “0” (S86). Then, energization to the first big prize opening solenoid 20 is started and the first big prize opening 7 is opened (S87).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a preset opening time, that is, a time during which the first grand prize winning opening 7 can be kept open has elapsed (S88). Here, the opening time of the first big winning opening 7 differs depending on the type of jackpot, and in the case of 15R probability variation jackpot and 15R normal jackpot, it is set to a relatively long time, while in the case of 2R probability variation jackpot and 2R regular jackpot, It is set to a short time when it is almost impossible to win a ball. Immediately after the first grand prize opening 7 has shifted to the open state, the determination result in S88 is “NO”, so that the number C of winning prizes in the first big prize opening 7 is the predetermined value “9”. It is determined whether or not there is (S89), and since the determination result is also “NO”, the first big prize opening process is ended.

  In the next timer interruption process, the determination result in S83 is “NO”, and it is determined whether or not the first big prize opening 7 is open (S90), and this determination result is “YES”. To S88. Thereafter, S88, S89, S81 to S83, and S90 are repeatedly executed.

  When the jackpot is a 15R probability variable jackpot or a 15R normal jackpot, each time a game ball wins the first big winning opening 7 while repeatedly executing S88, S89, S81 to S83, S90, in other words, Each time the winning opening SW19 detects a game ball, the winning number C increases as “1”, “2”,. The counting of the winning number C will be described in the large winning opening SW process described later. When the winning number C becomes “9”, the determination result in S89 becomes “YES”, or when the release time elapses before the winning number C becomes “9”, the determination result in S88 becomes “YES”. Then, the energization of the first big prize opening solenoid 20 is stopped and the first big prize opening 7 is closed (S91). On the other hand, when the jackpot is 2R probability variation jackpot or 2R normal jackpot, the opening time of the first big winning opening 7 is set to be short, so that the opening time elapses when the winning number C is substantially “0”, The first big winning opening 7 is closed (S91).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the round number R has reached “2” or “15” (S92). At this time, since the round number R is “1” in the first round, the determination result in S92 is “NO”, and the big prize opening process ends.

  In the next timer interruption process, since the first big prize opening 7 is not being opened, the determination result in S90 is “NO”, and it is next determined whether or not it is ending (S93). During the ending, when the jackpot is a 2R probability variation jackpot or 2R normal jackpot, the second round, and when the jackpot is a 15R probability variation jackpot or 15R regular jackpot, the image display device 4 is finished after the 15th round. The time when the jackpot end effect is performed.

  At this point, since it is immediately after the end of the first round, the determination result in S93 is “NO”, and it is next determined whether or not the interval time has passed (S94). The interval time is a preset delay time from the time when the first big prize opening 7 is closed to the time when the first big prize opening 7 is opened to start the next round. At this time, since the first big winning opening 7 is immediately after the closing operation is started, the determination result in S94 is “NO”, and the big winning opening process is ended. In the timer interruption process after the next time, S81 to S93, S90, S93, and S94 are repeatedly executed until the interval time elapses.

  Thereafter, when the interval time elapses, the determination result in S94 is “YES”, then the round number R is added by “1”, the round number R is set to “2” (S85), and the winning number C is set to “0”. (S86), the first big prize opening 7 is opened, and the second round is started (S87). Also in the second round, the same process as the process in the first round described above is performed, and when the winning number C reaches “9” or before the winning number C reaches “9”, the opening time elapses. When this is done, the first grand prize winning opening 7 is closed (S88, S89, S91).

  When the jackpot is a 15R probability variable jackpot or a 15R normal jackpot, after the execution of S91, the same processing as when the first round is completed is performed, and the third round is started after the interval time has elapsed. Thereafter, the third round, the fourth round,... The fourteenth round are performed, and when the fifteenth round is completed, the determination result in S92 is “YES”, the round number R is cleared to “0” (S95), and the ending Is started (S96). On the other hand, if the jackpot is a 2R probability variable jackpot or a 2R normal jackpot, when the second round ends, the determination result in S92 is “YES”, the round number R is cleared to “0” (S95), and ending is started ( S96). Thereafter, when the ending time has elapsed (S97), the jackpot is terminated (S98).

<Rank-up bonus processing>
Next, rank up bonus processing will be described. First, the 16-time open rank-up bonus process will be described. As shown in FIG. 15, the main board 30 determines whether or not it is in the process of opening (S101). The term “opening” refers to a period from the occurrence of a jackpot to the opening of the first second grand prize opening. Immediately after the jackpot occurs, the opening is in progress. Next, it is determined whether or not the opening time, that is, the time from when the jackpot occurs to the time when the opening of the first second winning prize opening is started. (S102). Before the opening time elapses, S81, S82, S101, and S102 are repeatedly executed.

  Thereafter, when the opening time elapses, the number of times of opening the second big prize opening h is incremented by “1” (S103). Immediately after the opening time elapses, the number of times of opening the second large winning opening until that time is “0”, so the number of opening of the second large winning opening after the addition in S103 is “1”.

  Then, it is determined whether or not it is a 32 times open rank-up bonus (S104). In the case of a 16-time open rank-up bonus, the determination result is “NO”. Therefore, energization to the second big prize opening solenoid 22 is started, and the opening / closing member 46 is changed from the closed state to the open state. The two major winning openings 45 are opened (S109).

  Next, it is determined whether or not a preset opening time, that is, a time during which the second grand prize winning opening 45 can be kept open has elapsed (S110). In the embodiment, the opening time of the second big prize opening 45 is set to about 2 seconds. Immediately after the second big prize opening 45 shifts to the open state, the determination result in S110 is “NO”, and thus the big prize opening process is terminated.

  In the next timer interruption process, the determination result in S101 is “NO”, it is determined whether or not the second big prize opening 45 is open (S111), and this determination result is “YES”. To S110. Thereafter, S81, S82, S101, S111, and S110 are repeatedly executed. If a game ball wins the second big prize opening 45 while repeatedly executing S81, S82, S101, S111, S110, the game ball is detected by the second big prize opening SW21 and a predetermined prize ball is made. . The winning ball will be described in the special winning opening SW process described later.

  Here, the game balls won in the second big prize opening 45 will be described. The game balls are guided to the game ball introduction part 47 in the center accessory device 40 and are passed from the inlet 46 to the first game ball passage 53. Move upstream (see FIG. 3). Then, the game ball rolls downstream in the first game ball passage 53 and falls from the inflow port 59 to the second game ball passage 54 to the tape material region T of the second game ball passage 54. As described above, the game ball bounces greatly in the high repulsion area H and passes through the second game ball passage 54 with the amount of bounce suppressed in the low repulsion area L (see FIG. 6). Here, the opening / closing shutter 75 is controlled such that the second outlet 74 is always open (see A in FIG. 5) at the start of the rank-up bonus. Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the second game ball passage 54 must flow into the second outlet 74 that is open in the same direction as the traveling direction, and the outside of the center accessory device 40 from the side outlet that is not shown. Is discharged.

  When the opening time has elapsed, the determination result in S110 is “YES”, the energization of the second big prize opening solenoid 22 is stopped, and the second big prize opening 45 is closed (S112).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the number of times the second big prize opening opening number h has reached “16” or “32” (S113). At this time, since the number of times of opening the second big prize opening h is “1”, the determination result in S113 is “NO”, and the big prize opening process is ended.

  In the next timer interruption process, since the second big prize opening 45 is not open, the determination result in S111 is “NO”, and it is next determined whether or not it is ending (S114). During the ending, when the jackpot is the 16th open rank-up bonus, the 16th release is displayed, and when the jackpot is the 32nd open rank-up bonus, the image is displayed after the 32nd release is completed. The time when the jackpot end effect is performed in the device 4 is said.

  At this point, since it is immediately after the end of the first opening, the determination result in S114 is “NO”, and it is next determined whether or not the interval time has passed (S115). The interval time refers to a preset delay time from the time when the second big prize opening 45 is closed to the time when the second big prize opening 45 is opened next. At this time, since the second big prize opening 45 is immediately after the closing operation is started, the determination result in S115 is “NO”, and the big prize opening process is ended. In the timer interruption process after the next time, S81, S82, S101, S111, S114, and S115 are repeatedly executed until the interval time elapses.

  After that, when the interval time elapses, the determination result in S115 is “YES”, and then the second large prize opening number h is incremented by “1” to become “2” (S103), and the second big prize opening 45 is opened, and the second opening is started (S109). Also in the second opening, the same process as the process in the first opening described above is performed, and when the opening time elapses, the second big prize opening 45 is closed (S110, S112).

  After execution of S112, the same processing as when the first release is completed is performed, and the third release is started after the interval time has elapsed. Thereafter, the third opening, the fourth opening, the fifteenth opening are performed, and when the sixteenth opening is completed, the determination result of S113 is “YES”, and the number of times the second big prize opening is opened h is cleared to “0” (S116), and ending is started (S117). Thereafter, when the ending time elapses (S118), the jackpot is terminated as shown in FIG. 14 (S98). The jackpot flag is set to “0” when the jackpot ends.

  Next, the process of the 32 times open rank up bonus will be described. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the process similar to a 16 time open rank-up bonus.

  In the case of the 32 times open rank-up bonus, the determination result in S104 is “YES”, so whether or not the second big prize opening number of times h is “10” or the second big prize opening is opened. It is determined whether or not the number of times h is “16” (S105, S107).

  As a result of the process of S103, when the number of times the second big prize opening number h is “1” to “9”, “11” to “15”, and “17” to “32”, the determination results of S105 and S107 are both Since it becomes “NO”, energization to the second big prize opening solenoid 22 is started, the opening / closing member 46 is changed from the closed state to the open state, and the second big prize opening 45 is opened (S109). Subsequent processing is the same as that described for the 16-time open rank-up bonus.

  As a result of the process of S103, when the number of times of opening the second big prize opening h is “10”, the determination result of S105 is “YES”. Therefore, after setting the close drive command (S106), the second big prize opening 45 is released (S109). Here, the close drive command refers to a command for closing the second outlet 74 by driving the movable accessory drive motor 28 and rotating the rotating body 76 to close the open / close shutter 75. The closing drive command is transmitted to the effect control board 32 in an output process (S6) described later, and then executed.

  When the close drive command is executed, the movable body drive motor 28 rotates the rotating body 76, and the open / close shutter 75 that has opened the second outlet 74 at the start of the rank-up bonus is The outlet 74 is in the closed state shown in FIG. Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the second game ball passage 54 collides with the wall portion 77 of the opening / closing shutter 75, stops moving in the downstream direction, and flows into the first circulation port 60 that opens rearward. Then, it moves to the third game ball passage 55. Thereafter, the game ball rolls down the third game ball passage 55 downstream and moves from the outlet 61 to the fourth game ball passage 56, and rolls down the fourth game ball passage 56 downstream from the outlet 62. It moves to the 5th game ball passage 57, rolls the 5th game ball passage 57 downstream, is discharged out of the game ball passage body 49 from the outflow port 63, and the center accessory device 40 It is discharged outside.

  That is, in the 32nd open rank-up bonus, unlike the 16th open rank-up bonus, the second outlet 74 is closed when the second big prize opening 45 is opened for the 10th time, and then the second open port 74 is opened for the 16th time. Until the outflow port 74 is in the open state, the game balls pass through the game ball passage body 49 to the fifth game ball passage 57 at the lowermost stage and are discharged from the croon discharge port 64. . Here, the rank-up bonus is set so that the player does not know which jackpot of the 16-time open rank-up bonus or the 32-time open rank-up bonus is being played. Therefore, when the game ball passes through the game ball passage body 49 to the lowermost fifth game ball passage 57, the player is informed that the jackpot that is being played is a 32-time open rank-up bonus. be able to.

  Subsequent processing is the same as that described for the 16-time open rank-up bonus.

  As a result of the processing of S103, when the second big prize opening number of times h is “16”, the determination result of S105 is “NO” and the determination result of S107 is “YES”, so an open drive command is set ( After S108), the second big prize opening 45 is opened (S109). Here, the opening driving command is a command for opening the second outlet 74 by driving the movable accessory driving motor 28 and rotating the rotating body 76 to open the opening / closing shutter 75. The opening drive command is transmitted to the effect control board 32 in the output process (S6) described later, and then executed.

  When the opening drive command is executed, the rotary body 76 is rotated by the movable accessory driving motor 28, and the opening / closing shutter 75 that has closed the second outlet 74 by the execution of the closing drive command is moved to the second flow command. The outlet 74 is returned to the open state shown in FIG. Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the second game ball passage 54 is allowed to flow into the second circulation port 74 by the notch 78 of the opening / closing shutter 75, and the outside of the center accessory device 40 from the side discharge port (not shown). Is discharged.

  Subsequent processing is the same as that described for the 16-time open rank-up bonus.

  When the 32nd release is completed, the determination result is “YES” in S113, the round number R is cleared to “0” (S116), and the ending is started (S117). Thereafter, when the ending time elapses (S118), the jackpot is terminated as shown in FIG. 14 (S98). The jackpot flag is set to “0” when the jackpot ends.

  In this first embodiment, the rank-up bonus is set to be released 16 times and released 32 times, but the number of releases can be freely set. It is also possible to add a rank-up bonus with a different number of times of opening, such as setting what is released 48 times in addition to what is to be done. In this case, by controlling the second outlet 74 to be closed at the 26th opening and the second outlet 74 to be opened at the 32nd opening, the rank is continued until the player opens 48 times. It can be notified that it is a bonus.

(5) Prize ball processing (S5)
The prize ball processing is performed by operating the payout drive motor 24 when a game ball is won in the start slot 5, the first grand prize slot 7, the second major prize slot 45, and the normal prize slot 9, and a predetermined number of game balls are collected. Perform processing for payout. Here, the contents of the big winning opening SW (switch) processing relating to the winning of the game ball to the first big winning opening 7 or the second big winning opening 45 will be described based on FIG. In FIG. 16, when the first big prize opening switch 7 is turned on (S121), the main board 30 adds “1” to the number C of winning prizes (S122, S123) when the big hit is made, and receives 15 prize ball commands. Set (S124). When the second big prize opening switch 43 is turned on (S125), a command for 15 prize balls is set (S124).

(6) Output process (S6)
In the output process, various commands are transmitted to the effect control board 32 and the payout control board 31. The main board 30 transmits the closing drive command set in step S106 (see FIG. 15) and the opening drive command set in S108 (see FIG. 15) to the effect control board 32. When the close drive command is executed, the movable accessory drive motor 28 is driven, the rotating body 76 rotates and the open / close shutter 75 is closed, whereby the second outlet 74 is closed by the wall 77. It will be in a closed state (refer to A in FIG. 5). When the opening driving command is executed, the movable accessory driving motor 28 is driven, the rotating body 76 rotates and the opening / closing shutter 75 is opened, so that the second outlet 74 is opened at the notch 78. It becomes a state (see B in FIG. 5).

  As described above, in the center accessory device 40 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment, the floor surface 54a of the second game ball passage 54 can be flexibly bent downward with the elastically deformable tape material 68. And a downstream connecting member 69. The tape member 68 is stretched with the upstream end 68a coupled to the upstream connecting member 71 and the downstream end 68b coupled to the upper surface 69e of the downstream connecting member 69 on the front end 69a side. The downstream side connecting member 69 is supported on the game board 1 side via a support member 72 and the like so that it can bend more than the upstream side connecting member 71 and harder than the tape member 68. The inflow port 59 through which the game ball flows into the second game ball passage 54 is provided to open above the tape material region T off the upstream connection member 71, and play from the second game ball passage 54. The outlet 60 that flows out of the sphere is provided so as to open on the upper surface 69e side of the downstream side connecting member 69 on the base 69b side.

  Therefore, when the game ball that has flowed out from the inflow port 59 falls to the upstream side of the tape material region T, the tape material 68 in a stretched state is stretched, and a repulsive force is applied to the game ball when it is restored. Therefore, the behavior in which the game ball passes through the second game ball passage 54 is a dynamic behavior in which the ball passes repeatedly for a plurality of times.

  Further, since the downstream side connecting member 69 is less elastically deformed than the tape material 68 and the repulsive force acting on the game ball is small, the second game ball passage 54 extends from the upstream side of the tape material region T to the downstream side. The vicinity of the tip 69a of the connecting material 69 is the high repulsion area H, and the downstream side is the low repulsion area L. Therefore, the game ball can be bounced greatly while passing through the high repulsion area H to give the player enough visual interest, and then the amount of bounce during the passage through the low repulsion area L is suppressed and stabilized. It is possible to move to the next route from the outlet 60 opened on the upper surface 69e side of the base portion 69b side of the downstream side connecting member 69 after passing through the second game ball passage 54 by behavior.

  Further, in the second game ball passage 54, since both end portions 68a and 68b are coupled and fixed in a state where the tape material 68 is stretched, the amount of play of the game ball is determined by the tension of the tape material 68 being fixed. Depends on. Therefore, the amount of play of the game ball can be easily adjusted simply by changing the tension of the tape material 68. In addition, since the inclined path can be formed simply by connecting and fixing the both end portions 68a and 68b of the tape material 68, an inclined path such as the second game ball path 54 can be freely installed in the center accessory device 40. The degree of freedom of installation can be increased.

  Further, in the center accessory device 40 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment, the downstream side connecting material 69 is formed into a thin plate shape, and the support material is provided on the two sides of the end portion 69ba on the base portion 69b side and the rear edge portion 69d. 72, the intermediate transparent plate 51, etc., are supported on the game board 1 side. Therefore, while it is possible to bend toward the space S provided below on the tip end portion 69a side that is a free end, on the base portion 69b side, the support of the end portion 69ba on the base portion 69b side and the support of the rear edge portion 69d It will be a solid support that intersects, and even if it receives force, it hardly bends and does not exert a repulsive force on the game ball. Therefore, when the game ball flows into the outflow port 60 opened to the base 69b side of the downstream side connection member 69, the game ball can stably flow in with a behavior without any elasticity.

  Further, the center accessory device 40 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment serves as an outlet from which the game ball flows out from the second game ball passage 54, so that the downstream connection member 69 discharges the game ball backward. A first outlet 60 opened on the rear edge 69d side, and a second flow opened on the end 69ba side on the base 69b side of the downstream connecting member 69 so as to discharge the game ball in the downstream direction. The first outlet 60 is normally opened, and the second outlet 74 is opened and closed by the opening / closing shutter 75.

  Therefore, the game ball that has passed through the second game ball passage 54 is located in the downstream direction in which the second outlet 74 is the same as the traveling direction when the open / close shutter 75 is opened and the second outlet 74 is in the open state. Therefore, it always flows into the second outlet 74. On the other hand, when the opening / closing shutter 75 is closed and the second outlet 74 is in the closed state, the game ball is stopped from moving downstream by the wall portion 77 of the opening / closing shutter 75. It flows into the first outlet 60 that is open on the trailing edge 69d side. Therefore, the game balls that have passed through the second game ball passage 54 can be reliably distributed to the two routes.

  Moreover, the 1st outflow port 60 and the 2nd outflow port 74 are opened in the edge part 69ba side of the downstream edge part 69d side and the base part 69b side of the downstream connection material 69, and any edge part 69d, 69ba is opened. Since this is also a supported fixed end, the game ball can flow into either of the outlets 60 and 74 with little resilience with almost no repulsive force from the downstream connecting member 69. Become.

Further, the center accessory device 40 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment is integrally formed with the downstream connecting member 69 from the end 69ba on the base 69b side of the downstream connecting member 69 in a substantially L shape in front view. The support member 72 is provided so as to extend downward, and supports the end portion 69ba of the downstream side connection member 69 on the base portion 69b side. Therefore, the downstream connection member 69 can be supported with a simple configuration, and the direction in which the support member 72 extends (downward) is the direction in which the game ball that has flowed into the second outlet 74 moves (downstream direction). Therefore, the behavior of the game ball flowing into the second outlet 74 can be further stabilized.
2. Second Embodiment Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The center accessory device 40 of the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment described above includes a game ball passage body 49 having a plurality of game ball passages 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and one of them is a game ball passage ( The second game ball passage 54) is configured to be an inclined path (the “inclined road” of the present invention) having a floor surface 54a formed of the elastic member 70, but the second embodiment shown in FIG. The center accessory device 80 of the pachinko gaming machine includes a warp passage portion 81 and a stage portion 84, and the stage portion 84 includes an inclined path 87 having a floor surface 87a formed of an elastic member 88 (see FIG. 19). It is configured. Note that in the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, the same configurations as those of the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the warp passage portion 81 causes a game ball rolling and dropping in the game area 2 to enter the stage portion 84, and has a cylindrical shape that is long in the vertical direction. 80 on the left side 80a. The warp passage portion 81 is opened on the upper left side of the center accessory device 80 to enter a game entrance 82 for entering a game ball, and a ramp 87 of the stage portion 84 described later for the game ball passed through the warp passage portion 81. And an outlet 83 for discharging upstream. The discharge port 83 serves as an inflow port for the game ball to flow into the ramp 87 for the ramp 87 in the stage portion 84.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the stage portion 84 constitutes a lower portion 80b of the center accessory device 80. The stage portion 84 is arranged near the lower end of the display screen 4a. Guide the game balls so that you can win with high probability. As shown in FIG. 19, the stage portion 84 includes an inclined path 87 having a floor surface 87 a formed of an elastic member 88 and other general portions 85.

  The general part 85 is provided in the front part 84a of the stage part 84, and the floor surface 85a is curved downward toward the center. In the center of the floor surface 85a, a hole 86 for allowing a game ball to pass is provided, and the game ball that has passed through the hole 86 is guided to the start winning opening 5 located below the hole 86. .

  The inclined path 87 is provided in the rear part 84b of the stage part 84, is an inclined path that inclines leftward and downward in the left-right direction, and moves the game ball from upstream to downstream. A floor surface 87 a of the slope 87 is formed by an elastic member 88. In the embodiment, the elastic member 88 is made of two different sponge materials, and can secure a repulsive force that favorably repels the game ball in accordance with the weight of the game ball. The upstream sponge material 89 disposed on the upstream side of the inclined path 87 is a sponge material that is easily elastically deformed and can apply a large repulsive force to the game ball that has dropped onto the upper surface 89a. An area formed of the upstream sponge material 89 in the ramp 87 is a high repulsion area H (see FIG. 20). On the other hand, the downstream sponge material 90 disposed on the downstream side of the inclined path 87 is a sponge material that hardly undergoes elastic deformation and does not cause a large repulsive force to act on the game ball dropped on the upper surface 90a. . An area formed by the downstream sponge material 90 in the inclined path 87 is a low repulsion area L (see FIG. 20). An outflow port 91 through which the game ball that has passed through the ramp 87 moves to the general portion 85 is disposed on the downstream side of the ramp 87.

  Next, a case where a game ball enters the center accessory device 80 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the game ball B that has entered the entrance 82 of the warp passage 81 falls from the discharge port 83 to the upstream of the high repulsion area H of the ramp 87, the upstream sponge material 89 has energy generated by the fall of the game ball B. In response to the elastic deformation, a repulsive force is applied to the game ball B when restoring. Therefore, as shown by the two-dot chain line a in FIG. 20, the game ball B moves downstream on the ramp 87 while bounced greatly. And since the game ball B that has moved to the downstream side of the ramp 87 is suppressed in the amount of bounce in the low repulsion area L formed by the downstream sponge material 90, as shown by the two-dot chain line b in FIG. After passing through the ramp 87 with a stable behavior with a small amount of bounce, it moves from the outlet 91 to the right side of the general portion 85.

As described above, in the center accessory device 80 of the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment, the slope 87 of the stage portion 84 has two different sponge materials (upstream sponge material 89 and downstream side) on the floor surface 87a. The game ball formed by the sponge material 90) and dropped from the discharge port 83 of the warp passage portion 81 is allowed to pass from upstream to downstream while being bounced a plurality of times by the repulsive force of the sponge materials 89, 90. For this reason, the behavior of the game ball passing through the ramp 87 is a dynamic behavior in which the ball is repeatedly passed through a plurality of times. The ramp 87 has a high repulsion area H on the upstream side near the discharge port 83 of the warp passage 81 and a low repulsion area L on the downstream side near the outlet 91. Therefore, the game ball can be bounced greatly while passing through the high repulsion area H to give the player enough visual interest, and then the amount of bounce during the passage through the low repulsion area L is suppressed and stabilized. It can move to the general part 85 from the outlet 91 after finishing passing through the ramp 87 by the behavior.
3. Modifications As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various configurations can be adopted without departing from the scope of the claims.

  For example, in the embodiment, the tape member 68 and the downstream connecting member 69 that is a flexible piece are used as the elastic member 70, or different types of sponge materials 89 and 90 are used as the elastic member 88, Although the high repulsion area H and the low repulsion area L are formed in 87, if the high repulsion area and the low repulsion area can be formed on the ramp, other elastically deformable members can be used as the elastic member. A floor may be formed. Examples of other elastically deformable members include spring materials and rubber materials.

  In the first embodiment, the downstream connecting member 69 is configured as a thin plate-like resin piece. However, the downstream connecting member 69 is less elastically deformed than the tape member 68 and the upstream end 68a of the tape member 68. As long as it is more elastically deformable than the upstream connecting member 71 to be connected, a thick elastic member may be used. For example, the downstream connection member may be formed of a thick leaf spring or sponge material.

  In the first embodiment, the slope (the second game ball passage 54) having the floor surface 54a formed by the elastic member 70 is disposed in the front gap FV as a slope that falls rightward, and the downstream side connection member 69 is provided. Since the outlet 60 is opened on the rear edge 69d side, the downstream connecting member 69 is configured to be supported by the rear edge 69d coupled to the intermediate transparent plate 51, but the floor formed of an elastic member is used. A slope having a surface may be disposed in the rear gap BV as a slope that is inclined downward to the left, and the outlet may be opened on the front edge portion 69c side of the downstream side connection member 69. In this case, the downstream side connection material 69 is preferably configured to be supported by joining the front edge portion 69 c to the intermediate acrylic 51.

  In the first embodiment, the front gap FV and the rear gap BV are formed by the three transparent plates 50, 51, 52, and a plurality of game ball passages 53, 54, 55, Although 56 and 57 are arranged, a plurality of game ball passages may be arranged between two transparent plates. In this case, the downstream connection member 69 is configured to be supported by the front edge portion 69c or the rear edge portion 69d being coupled to the transparent plate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming board on which an accessory device for a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention is mounted. It is a front view which shows the accessory apparatus of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the game ball | bowl channel body with which the accessory apparatus of the embodiment is provided. It is a perspective view showing the 2nd game ball passage with which the game ball passage object of the embodiment is provided. It is a perspective view which shows the opening-and-closing shutter which opens and closes the outflow port of the embodiment. It is a front view which shows the behavior of the game ball which passes the 2nd game ball path of the embodiment. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine in which the accessory device of the embodiment is mounted. It is a flowchart showing the content of the timer interruption process which the main board | substrate shown in FIG. 7 performs. It is a flowchart showing the content of the start port SW process in the flowchart shown in FIG. It is a flowchart showing the content of the special symbol process in the flowchart shown in FIG. It is a flowchart showing the content of the jackpot determination process in the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart showing the content of the fluctuation pattern selection process in the flowchart shown in FIG. It is a flowchart showing the content of the process during stop in the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the contents of the big prize opening process in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 8 together with FIG. 15. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the contents of a special winning opening process in the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 8 together with FIG. 14. It is a flowchart showing the content of the big prize opening SW process which comprises a part of prize ball process. It is explanatory drawing of the generation | occurrence | production ratio for every kind of jackpot. It is a front view which shows the game board with which the accessory device of the game machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention was mounted. It is a perspective view which shows the stage part with which the accessory apparatus of the embodiment is provided. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the ramp of the embodiment, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the behavior of the game ball which passes the ramp.

Explanation of symbols

40 ... Center accessory device 54 ... Second game ball passage (slope)
54a ... Floor surface 59 ... Inlet 60 ... First outlet 68 ... Tape material 68a ... Upstream end 68b ... Downstream end 69 ... Downstream connecting member 69a ... Tip 69b ... Base 69ba ... End 69c ... Front edge portion 69d ... Rear edge portion 69e ... Upper surface 70 ... Elastic member 71 ... Upstream side connecting material 72 ... Support material 74 ... Second outlet 75 ... Opening / closing shutter H ... High repulsion area L ... Low repulsion area T ... Tape material Area S ... space

Claims (2)

A gaming machine accessory device comprising a ramp through which a game ball passes from upstream to downstream, an inlet for dropping the game ball upstream of the ramp, and an outlet for discharging the game ball that has passed through the ramp. There,
The ramp is
The floor is formed by an elastic member, and the game ball that has dropped from the inflow port to the upstream of the ramp is bounced a plurality of times by the repulsive force of the elastic member, and passes downstream so as to cross in the left-right direction.
The upstream side near the inflow port is set as a high repulsion area, and the downstream side near the outflow port is set as a low repulsion area where the amount of game balls can be suppressed more than the high repulsion area ,
The elastic member has a tape-shaped tape material that can be elastically deformed, and a downstream-side connecting material that can be reversibly bent downward,
The tape material is coupled with the upstream end in the left-right direction to the upstream connecting member, and the downstream end in the left-right direction is coupled to the upper surface of the downstream connecting member facing the upstream side. It ’s in a tensioned state,
The downstream connecting member is supported on the game board side so that it can bend more than the upstream connecting member and is less likely to be bent than the tape member.
The inlet is provided open above the tape material region of the ramp that is off the top of the upstream connecting material;
A gaming machine accessory device, wherein the outflow port is provided open on the upper surface side of the base side facing the downstream direction in the downstream side connecting member . The downstream connecting member is formed in a thin plate shape having a space below and extending from the base side to the tip side, and the base side end and one of the front edge or the rear edge in the front-rear direction The gaming machine accessory device according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory device is supported on a board side.

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