JP5273565B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which achieves uniformity in designing the playfield by creating a sense of unity in game devices and design pictures. <P>SOLUTION: A prize winning distributor 40 is so arranged that its outline formation parts (mounting board and front decoration member) installed facing the playfield 12 forms a solid component part constituting a part of the specified solid body (tulip) as predetermined and a celluloid picture contains petals drawn as a solid picture making up the specified solid body among the solid component part. With such an arrangement, it is possible to build the specified solid body (tulip) with the solid component part of the prize winning distributor 40 installed facing the playfield 12 and the petals drawn as the celluloid picture, thereby: creating a sense of unity in the prize winning distributor 40 and the cellophane picture; and achieving uniformity in designing the playfield 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine for playing a game by driving a game ball into a game area partitioned on a game board.

Conventionally, in general, a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine that performs a game by driving a game ball into a gaming area partitioned on the gaming board, a design image in which characters and the like are drawn on a decorative board constituting the surface of the gaming board Is pasted, and a plurality of gaming devices are arranged in the gaming area that becomes the surface of the design image. As such a pachinko machine, the design image design is drawn on the gaming device itself so that the design of the design image in the entire game area is not impaired so that the design of the design image is not restricted except for the arrangement position of the gaming device. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-267328 (FIG. 2)

By the way, in the structure of the said patent document 1, it was the structure which only draws the image in which a design image part is erased by arrangement | positioning of a gaming device as it is on a gaming device. For this reason, although the designability of the entire game area is not impaired (there is no problem that the design image is partially erased), the gaming device itself is not designed to match the design image. There was a lack of unity with the design image, and there was a lack of design uniformity in the game area. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to have a sense of unity between the gaming device and the design image, thereby providing design uniformity in the gaming area. It is to provide a game machine that can be used.

The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the giant symbol is formed in cooperation with a still image and an accessory so that the giant symbol reminiscent of the concept of the gaming machine appears in substantially the entire game area. A game board in which a game area is defined and a design image as the still picture is drawn on a surface of the game area, and a main symbol of the giant symbol provided at a substantially center of the game area. And a plurality of movable objects capable of receiving a game ball flowing down the game area, and at least the center combination and the plurality of movable objects, A game device as an accessory that forms a general shape, and a game progress means for controlling the progress of the game, wherein the game device is not restricted by the design image drawn on the game board. Are arranged in the region, the plurality of movable object shape the慨形of the giant symbol between the center combination thereof, the giant Both reminiscent of the concept of the gaming machine with said center won game even without least In addition to shaping the outline of the symbol, each of the movable objects is a symbol that is common to the giant symbol and smaller than the giant symbol so that the concept of the gaming machine can be recalled. The game progression means is provided with a prize ball based on the prize, regardless of which of the plurality of movable objects functioning as the small symbol wins a game ball. When the game ball wins the center symbol constituting the main part of the huge symbol, the allowance functioning as the small symbol. Game ball is summarized in that which enables ease of acceptance of game balls into the plurality of movable object as a large amount of prize balls are paid out than when winning at the object.
The gaming machine according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming apparatus further includes an opening that forms a general shape of the specific object together with the center accessory and the movable object, The game progress means facilitates the reception of the game ball to the opening based on the fact that the game ball received by the center object has passed through the specific passage, and further, the game ball is received by the opening Based on the above, the gist is to make the movable object move and facilitate the reception of the game ball in the movable object.
The gaming machine according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the opening has an opening and closing member that moves between a tilting position and a vertical position, thereby flowing down the gaming area. The gist of the invention is that the ball can be received, and the movable object has a movable piece that can be moved to the left and right, so that the game ball flowing down the game area can be received.

(Solution 1)
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a game ball is driven into a gaming area defined on a gaming board, and a design image is attached to a surface of the gaming area. In the gaming area to which the design image is attached, a gaming device that acts directly or indirectly with a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area to obtain a predetermined gaming effect is disposed, and the gaming device is The contour forming part erected in the game area constitutes an entity constituting part of a predetermined specific entity, and the design image is an entity image constituting the specific entity with the entity constituting part. It is characterized by including. In this case, since the specific entity can be configured by the entity component part of the gaming device resident in the gaming area and the entity image of the design image, it is possible to have a sense of unity between the gaming device and the design image. Uniformity in design can be provided in the game area.
(Solution means 2) In the solution means 1, a plurality of gaming devices each having the entity component are arranged in the gaming area . In this case, it is possible to configure a specific entity of a plurality of gaming devices are arranged in the game area.

(Solution means 3) In the solution means 2, each of the plurality of gaming devices comprises a part of a single specific entity by the entity constituent part, and the single specific entity is formed by a combination of the entity constituent parts. Configure. In this case, since a single specific entity can be formed by a combination of a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device can have a sense of unity.

(Solution 4) In the solution 3, the plurality of gaming devices are all gaming devices arranged in the gaming area. In this case, a single specific entity can be expressed in the entire game area.

(Solution 5) In the solving means 3 or 4, the main gaming device having the main game content among the plurality of gaming devices is arranged at a position constituting a main part in the single specific entity. In this case, the arrangement position of the main game device can be easily understood, and the main game content can be emphasized and recognized by the player. For this reason, the player can know at a glance which portion of the game area should be aimed at and can easily advance the game. In this case, driving a game ball into a gaming device other than the main gaming device can be understood naturally as the game progresses. It should be noted that the main game content is that a game ball that is advantageous to the player such as a big hit game state can be generated by aiming the game ball first, thereby giving the player an opportunity to pay out a large amount of prize balls. It is game content.

(Solution 6) In the solving means 1 to 5, the entity component is colored based on the primary color of the specific entity. In this case, the specific entity configured by the gaming device and the design image can be expressed in the gaming area in a state closer to the real thing.

(Solution 7) In the solving means 1 to 6, the entity constituting unit is provided with a shadow display unit indicating a shadow of the specific entity. In this case, a specific entity constituted by the gaming device and the design image can be shaded, and the specific entity can be expressed three-dimensionally.

(Solution means 8) In the solution means 7, the said shadow display part is comprised from the shadow seal affixed on the said entity structure part. In this case, the shadow expression of the specific entity can be easily realized simply by pasting the shadow seal on the entity component.

(Solution means 9) In the solving means 1 to the solving means 8, the entity component part is composed of an attachment board for attaching the gaming device to the gaming area. In this case, by providing the mounting substrate for mounting the gaming apparatus in the game area with the function of the entity component, it is not necessary to provide a member for the entity component, and the number of components can be reduced.

(Solution means 10) In the solution means 9, the said entity structure part contains the front surface decoration member attached to the front side of the said attachment board | substrate. In this case, the specific entity can be given a three-dimensional effect by configuring the specific entity also with the front decorative member on the front surface of the mounting substrate.

(Solution 11) In Solution 1 to Solution 10, the design image includes a cell image that is attached to a decorative board that is attached to the surface side of the game board. In this case, the specific entity can be described more clearly and in detail by the design image.

(Solution means 12) In the solution means 1 to the solution means 11, the design image is a concept design image in which the entity image is designed based on a concept, and the gaming device includes the entity component based on the concept. Consists of a concept gaming device designed for In this case, it can be set as the structure of the game board which provided the concept. In addition, the design image is not regulated according to the shape and color scheme of the gaming device, and the design freedom of the gaming device is not extremely regulated according to the design image. There is no possibility that the game content will be poor without losing the effect.

(Solution means 13) In the solution means 12, the concept was set based on the game content of the gaming machine. In this case, the design image and the game device are designed according to the game content of the game machine as a product, so that the player has a concept for the entire game board and visually gives the player the image of the game machine (game content). You can appeal.

(Solution 14) In the solution 13, the concept was set to a tulip. In this case, a tulip-type winning opening provided with a pair of left and right opening and closing pieces is provided in the game area as a gaming device, and the game content is to gradually acquire prize balls by repeatedly opening and closing the opening and closing pieces. Can appeal to players.

(Solution 15) In Solution 5 to Solution 14, the main gaming machine device includes a ball inlet that receives a game ball that has been driven into the game area, and a game ball that has entered the ball inlet in a plurality of ball paths. A ball allocating device that distributes to any one of them, the ball allocating device comprising: a sphere receiving rotator having a disk shape; and a motor that rotationally drives the sphere receiving rotator. The ball receiving rotator is formed in the outer periphery of the ball receiving rotor so as to receive one game ball, and the game balls received with the rotation of the ball receiving rotor are received by the plurality of balls. A notch portion for distributing to any one of the passages is provided, and the plurality of ball passages includes a special passage portion that guides the game balls so that the game content is advantageous, and a discharge passage portion that collects the game balls The notch portion is the ball receiving rotor. A plurality of notches are provided along the outer periphery, and the plurality of notches include a winning notch for guiding game balls to the special passage portion, and a defeat notch for guiding game balls to the discharge passage portion, The special passage portion includes a ball receiving port that receives the game ball in the cutout portion at a position where the ball receiving rotating body rotates after the game ball enters the winning cutout portion. In this case, since the game ball in the winning cutout portion is sent to the special passage portion at the position where the ball receiving rotating body rotates after the game ball enters the winning cutout portion, the game content is advantageous to the player. The player can predict in advance that the game state (for example, the big hit game state) will be reached. Thereby, the player can be ready to play a game in a gaming state where the game content is advantageous.

(Solution means 16) In the solution means 15, the said special channel | path part guides the game ball which entered the said ball | bowl entrance to the downward direction of the position where the game ball | bowl entered the said winning cutout part. In this case, a configuration in which a variable winning opening is opened by the weight of the game ball and a big hit game is played (the gaming ball is guided below the ball receiving rotor on the back of the gaming board, and the variable winning opening is set by the weight of the gaming ball. In the opening configuration), the player is ready to play a game in a gaming state where the game content is advantageous.

(Solution means 17) In the solution means 15 or the solution means 16, the special passage portion is provided with special ball detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the special passage portion. In this case, it can be detected that the game balls distributed by the ball receiving and rotating body are sent to the special passage portion.

(Solution means 18) In the solution means 17, sound generation means for generating sound effects, and sound generation control means for generating sound effects by controlling the sound generation means based on the detection of the game ball by the special ball detection means. And comprising. In this case, when the game ball is sent to the special passage portion, a sound effect is generated from the sound generating means to make the player recognize that fact, so that the occurrence of a game state in which the game content is advantageous will be notified in advance. Thereby, the player can be ready to play a game in a gaming state where the game content is advantageous.

(Solving means 19) In the solving means 15 to 18, the plurality of notches are composed of three notches spaced at equal intervals of 120 °, which are obtained by dividing the entire circumference of the ball receiving rotating body into three equal parts. The one notch portion constitutes the winning notch portion, and the remaining two notch portions constitute the unsuccessful notch portion. In this case, the probability that the game ball enters the winning cutout portion can be set lower than the probability that the game ball enters the lost cutout portion, and the game ball enters the winning cutout portion (the game content is advantageous) The expectation for can be further increased.

(Solution means 20) In the solution means 15 to the solution means 19, the ball receiving rotator is provided with a winning discriminating section that makes it possible to discriminate between the winning cutout section and the winning cutout section. In this case, it is possible to make the player clearly recognize whether the game ball has entered the winning cutout portion or the lost cutout portion.

(Solution means 21) In the solution means 15 to the solution means 20, a support surface portion for supporting the ball receiving rotator is provided, and the support surface portion is formed in a concave shape slightly larger than the ball receiving rotator, The back side portion has an inclined surface inclined upward as compared to the front side portion. In this case, since the ball receiving rotator is attached with the rear side portion inclined upward as compared with the front side portion, the notch formed in the outer peripheral portion of the ball receiving rotator can be easily seen from the player side. .

(Solution means 22) In the solution means 15 to the solution means 21, the notch size of the winning notch is set to be substantially the same as the diameter of the game ball, while the notch size of the defeat notch is equal to that of the game ball. It is set to be slightly larger than the diameter, and the ball receiving port of the special passage portion and the ball receiving port of the discharge passage portion are drilled in the upper portion of the bearing surface portion to the size of one game ball, respectively. The ball receiving opening of the special passage section is provided at a position corresponding to the position of the game ball held in the winning cutout section, and the ball receiving opening of the discharge passage section is accompanied by the rotation of the ball receiving rotating body. And provided at a position corresponding to the position of the game ball moved in the defeat notch. In this case, the game ball that has entered the unsuccessful notch portion gradually moves in the direction of the center of the ball receiving rotator as the ball receiving rotator rotates, and the unsuccessful notch portion rotates to the position of the ball receiving port of the discharge passage portion. The game balls that are sent to the winning cutout portion and held in the winning cutout portion are held in the winning cutout portion, and are sent to the special passage portion when the winning cutout portion rotates to the position of the ball entrance of the special passage portion. Can be configured.

(Solution means 23) In the solving means 21 or 22, the game ball of the winning cut portion is placed on the upper surface portion of the support surface portion in the vicinity of the ball receiving port in the special passage portion. A winning guide groove for guiding to the receiving port is formed. In this case, the game ball in the winning cutout can be smoothly fed into the special passage portion.

(Solution means 24) In the solving means 21 to 23, a game ball of the selection cut portion is placed on the upper surface portion of the support surface portion in the vicinity of the ball receiving port in the discharge passage portion. A selection guiding groove for guiding to the receiving port is formed. In this case, it is possible to smoothly feed the game ball in the winning cutout portion into the discharge passage portion.

(Solution means 25) In the solution means 15 to the solution means 24, the discharge passage portion is provided with discharge ball detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the discharge passage portion. In this case, it can be detected that the game balls distributed by the ball receiving and rotating body have been sent to the discharge passage portion.

(Solution means 26) In the solution means 15 to the solution means 25, a variable winning opening having an opening / closing member that can be shifted between an open position that allows a game ball to be won and a closed position that makes a game ball impossible to win. And an opening means for moving the opening / closing member from the closed position to the open position by a game ball guided in the special passage portion. In this case, when the game balls are distributed to the special passage portion by the ball distribution means, the variable winning opening can be opened as a game privilege.

(Solution means 27) In the solving means 15 to 26, a ball detecting means for detecting a game ball entering the ball entrance, and a prize ball payout for paying out a prize ball based on the detection of the game ball by the ball detecting means. Means. In this case, the ball entrance can be configured as a winning opening, and the player's expectation can be enhanced when a game ball enters the ball entrance.

(Solution means 28) In the solution means 15 to the solution means 27, the guide passage for guiding the game ball that has entered the ball entrance, and the rotational movement that receives and turns the game ball discharged from the ball discharge port of the guide passage. And a rotating plate is formed in a disc shape that gradually descends and inclines toward the center, and a ball drop opening having a size corresponding to one game ball is formed in the center portion thereof, The ball distributing means is disposed in a lower space of the ball dropping opening. In this case, the game ball on the swivel rotating plate is gradually guided to the central ball drop port while turning, and after the game ball is dropped from the ball drop port, the game ball is sent to the ball distribution means. It is possible to improve the interest in the flow of game balls.

(Solving means 29) In the solving means 28, the guide passage is formed in a spiral passage shape and is disposed at a predetermined interval above the rotating rotating plate, and the rotating passage is rotated from the ball discharge port. A game ball is dropped and discharged on the moving plate. In this case, by giving momentum in the rotation direction to the game ball passing through the guide passage, the turning speed of the game ball on the rotating rotating plate can be increased, and the interest in the ball flow can be improved.

(Solution means 30) In the solution means 28 or the solution means 29, a passage member that forms the guide passage, and a passage attachment member that attaches the passage member to the game area, the passage member includes the passage member. The attachment portion is attached to the passage attachment member, and the attachment portion includes a loose fitting attachment portion attached to the passage attachment member with play so that the passage member can be moved by an external force. In this case, when the game ball passes through the guide passage, the passage member moves due to the flow of the game ball. For this reason, the relative positional relationship between the ball discharge port and the rotating rotating plate changes according to the flow mode of the game ball, and the turning trajectory of the gaming ball on the rotating rotating plate can be diversified. The visual interest in rolling the game ball is not reduced. Further, according to this configuration, the turning trajectory of the game ball can be diversified with a simple configuration in which play is provided in the attachment of the passage member forming the guide passage.

(Solution means 31) In the solution means 30, the said channel | path member is formed with a transparent synthetic resin material. In this case, the game ball passing through the guide passage can be made visible from the player side.

(Solution means 32) In the solution means 31, a light emitting means for irradiating light forward is provided on the rear side of the passage member and the rotating plate. In this case, it is possible to irradiate light from behind to the game ball passing through the transparent guide passage and the game ball turning on the rotating moving plate, and the visual interest in the ball flow of the game ball can be improved.

(Solution means 33) In the solution means 30 to the solution means 32, the loose fitting attachment portion includes an engagement protrusion that engages with an engagement hole formed in the passage attachment member, and a width dimension of the engagement protrusion. Is set smaller than the engagement hole. In this case, the passage member can be attached to the passage attachment member with play with a simple structure in which the width dimension of the engagement protrusion is set smaller than the width dimension of the engagement hole.

(Solution means 34) In the solution means 33, the engaging projections are provided at the front end portion and the rear end portion of the passage member, and the width dimension thereof is set smaller than the width dimension of the engagement hole. In this case, the passage member (guidance passage) can be attached to be movable in the lateral direction (left and right direction as viewed from the player side).

(Solution means 35) In the solution means 28 to the solution means 34, a guidance space for receiving a game ball dropped from the ball drop opening and guiding it to the ball distribution means is provided in a lower space of the ball drop opening. In this case, even when a plurality of game balls are continuously sent into the lower space, the game balls other than the game balls being distributed can be stopped in the guidance space.

(Solution means 36) In the solution means 35, the said guidance space is arrange | positioned between the transparent coating | coated board which coat | covers the said ball distribution means so that visual recognition is possible from the front, and this transparent coating board and the said ball distribution means. The transparent partition plate is provided with a delivery opening for sending the game ball in the guide space to the ball distribution means. In this case, it is possible to make the game ball that enters the guidance space from the ball drop opening and the ball distribution means that receives and distributes the game ball visible from the player side.

(Solution means 37) In the solution means 36, the transparent cover plate is provided with an operation hole that allows an operation tool to be inserted into the guide space from the outside. In this case, when a plurality of game balls continuously enter the guidance space and clogging occurs at the lower end of the guidance space, an elongated rod-shaped operation tool is inserted into the guidance space from the operation hole to cause clogging. By pushing the game ball, the ball clogging at the lower end of the guidance space can be eliminated.

(Solution means 38) In the solving means 36 or 37, a light irradiation means for irradiating light forward is provided on the back side of the transparent partition plate other than the arrangement part of the ball sorting means. It is done. In this case, it is possible to light decorate the outer periphery of the ball sorting means with the light emitted from the light irradiating means.

(Solving means 39) In the solving means 35 to 38, the guiding space is provided with a buffering projecting piece for receiving the game ball dropped from the ball dropping port and guiding it to the ball sorting means side. . In this case, the game ball that has fallen through the ball drop opening is once received by the buffer projection piece and reduced in the drop speed and then guided to the ball distribution means side, so it is added to the member constituting the lower surface of the guide space. The impact force of game balls can be weakened.

(Solution means 40) In the solution means 5 to the solution means 39, a gaming device other than the main gaming device among the plurality of gaming devices can be shifted between an open position for opening a winning opening and a closing position for closing. A variable winning ball device having a flexible opening and closing member, the variable winning ball device being rotatable about a support shaft and a fall passage for allowing the game ball that has entered the ball entrance to fall naturally on the back side of the game board And a pivot member that pivots due to the weight of a game ball that falls through the fall passage, and the pivot member pivotally supports the pivot member about the pivot shaft. A contact portion that protrudes from the shaft support portion and rotates the rotation member by contact with a game ball that falls in the fall passage, and protrudes from the shaft support portion and the rotation member Engaging with the opening and closing member according to the rotational movement of Comprising an engaging protrusion moves the opening and closing member to the open position, the said abutment portion, the protruding dimension in the fall passage is set smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. In this case, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the variable winning ball apparatus is opened by the game balls distributed by the winning distribution apparatus as the main gaming apparatus to generate a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. In addition, according to this configuration, the rotating member is rotated by applying the impact force of the game ball that naturally falls in the fall passage to the contact portion whose projection size is set smaller than the diameter size of the game ball. The opening / closing member is opened by the engagement of the engaging protrusion of the rotating rotating member and the opening / closing member. For this reason, unlike the configuration in which after the game ball is placed on the contact portion, the contact portion is pushed downward by the weight of the game ball and the open / close member is gradually moved to the open position. The opening / closing member can be opened instantaneously by rotating the rotating member at the moment of joining the contact portion. As a result, the opening / closing member can be opened at a quick timing. Further, according to this configuration, the ball passage (falling passage) in which the contact portion is arranged is not an inclined passage, and the contact portion is not formed in a larger shape than the game ball, so that it is variable. The enlargement of the winning ball apparatus can be avoided, and as a result, the design freedom of the variable winning ball apparatus is not lowered.

(Solution means 41) In the solution means 40, the fall passage has a passage width dimension set to be slightly larger than a diameter dimension of the game ball. In this case, a configuration in which one game ball naturally falls in the fall passage allows the opening / closing member to be opened once every time one game ball enters the ball entrance. Moreover, by forming the passage width of the fall passage slightly larger than the game ball, the frequency of the game ball colliding with the inner wall of the fall passage can be reduced, and the fall speed of the game ball is avoided as much as possible. it can. For this reason, the impact force due to the natural fall of the game ball can be applied to the contact portion as much as possible, and the opening / closing member can be opened at a much quicker timing.

(Solution means 42) In the solving means 40 or 41, the inner wall of the drop passage has a guide protrusion that guides the game ball to the contact portion side by collision with the game ball falling through the drop passage. It protrudes above the arrangement position of the shaft support. In this case, the game ball falling in the falling passage can be reliably applied to the contact portion, and the opening / closing member can be reliably opened. In addition, since the game ball can be guided to the contact portion after the game ball collides with the guide projection portion, the game ball is sandwiched between the guide projection portion and the contact portion in the fall passage. Ball clogging can be prevented.

(Solution means 43) In the solution means 42, the said guidance protrusion part is provided in the position which guides the game ball which falls in the said fall channel | path in the direction which becomes the said shaft support part side from the front end side of the said contact part. In this case, the impact force of the game ball is efficiently converted into the rotational force of the rotating member by guiding the game ball from the front end side of the contact portion toward the shaft support portion and dropping it onto the contact portion. The opening / closing member can be opened at a faster timing by increasing the rotation speed of the rotation member.

(Solution means 44) In the solution means 43, the said guidance protrusion part is provided in the inner wall face of the said fall path facing the said contact part. In this case, by causing the game ball to collide with a guide projection provided at a position facing the contact portion, the game ball is guided in the direction from the tip end side of the contact portion to the shaft support portion side, so that the Let fall. Thereby, the impact force of the game ball can be efficiently converted into the rotational force of the rotating member, and the opening / closing member can be opened at a faster timing by increasing the rotating speed of the rotating member.

(Solution means 45) In the solution means 42 to the solution means 44, the protrusion dimension of the guide protrusion is set to a value smaller than a value obtained by subtracting the diameter dimension of the game ball from the passage width dimension of the drop passage. In this case, it is possible to prevent the game ball from stopping on the guide projection portion in the fall passage and causing a ball clogging.

(Solving means 46) In the solving means 40 to 45, on the inner wall of the drop passage, which is a surface facing the abutting part, a pushing protrusion for pushing a game ball that abuts on the abutting part to the shaft support part side The portion protrudes below the shaft support portion. In this case, the opening / closing member can be reliably opened. For example, even when the game ball falls in front of the opening / closing member in the closed position at the same timing as the game ball contacts the contact portion, the game in front of the opening / closing member is pushed by the pushing projection portion. The opening and closing member can be opened by pushing off the ball.

(Solution means 47) In the solution means 46, the pushing projection portion is a contact tip portion where the contact portion comes into contact with the game ball from the tip portion of the pushing projection portion in a state in which the opening and closing member is moved to the open position. Until the distance is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball. In this case, the game ball can be pushed more efficiently by the pushing projection. The contact tip portion of the contact portion referred to here is a portion closest to the tip portion of the contact portion in the portion where the game ball falling in the drop passage contacts the contact portion.

(Solution means 48) In the solution means 47, the abutting tip portion of the abutting portion is in contact with the game ball pushed in by the pushing protrusion, thereby pushing the abutting portion by the gaming ball. Protrusions are provided. In this case, the opening / closing member can be more reliably opened by increasing the pushing of the contact portion by the game ball.

(Solving means 49) In the solving means 40 to 48, the abutting portion is formed as a ball receiving surface where the abutting portion with the game ball falling through the dropping passage receives the gaming ball. In this case, the impact force of the game ball can be efficiently applied to the contact portion.

(Solution means 50) In the solution means 49, the ball receiving surface of the abutting portion is formed in a curved shape in which the thick portion gradually becomes thinner from the shaft support portion side toward the center side. In this case, it is possible to increase the strength of the base portion (portion portion side portion) of the ball receiving surface where the impact force of the game ball is the largest.

(Solution means 51) In the solving means 40 thru | or the solving means 50, the said rotation member is formed with the material which has high intensity | strength. In this case, it is possible to avoid the turning member from being damaged by the impact force of the game ball being applied to the contact portion.

(Solution means 52) In the solving means 40 to the solving means 51, the opening / closing member includes a closing holding portion that engages with the engaging protrusion and holds the closed position in a state where the opening / closing member is moved to the closing position. . In this case, as a function of the engaging protrusion of the rotating member, a function of holding the closed state of the opening / closing member can be provided in addition to the function of opening the opening / closing member.

(Solution means 53) In the solving means 40 to 52, the opening / closing member includes an opening / closing shaft supporting portion that pivotally supports the opening / closing member about the opening / closing support shaft, and the opening / closing support shaft centering on the opening / closing support shaft. An opening / closing plate part that is provided so as to be able to move between a tilting position and a vertical position by turning of the opening / closing member, and that opens and closes the winning opening, and the back surface of the opening / closing plate part is in an open state of the winning opening It is configured as a support guide surface that supports the received game ball and guides it backward, and the opening / closing member is engaged with the engaging protrusion on the side wall surface standing on the side end of the support guide surface. An opening engagement portion that opens is formed. In this case, in the configuration in which the game ball received in the open state of the winning opening is guided on the support guide surface of the opening / closing member, the support is guided by the engagement between the engaging protrusion of the rotating member and the opening engaging portion of the opening / closing member. The guidance of the game ball on the surface is not obstructed.

(Solution means 54) In the solution means 53, the lower end portion of the bearing guide surface is provided with a lower extension portion extending below the opening / closing shaft support portion, and the lower extension portion is provided with the lower extension portion. A closing guiding surface portion that rotates the opening / closing member in a direction to close the winning opening with the opening / closing support shaft as a center is configured by the game ball rolling into the installation portion. In this case, the prize opening can be closed by rotating the opening / closing member by the weight of the game ball that has entered the prize opening.

(Solution means 55) In the solution means 53 or the solution means 54, the upper end part of the said opening-and-closing plate part is provided with the weight which adjusts the rotation balance of the said opening-and-closing member centering on the said opening-and-closing support shaft. In this case, when the opening / closing member is closed, the weight is positioned at the upper end of the opening / closing plate portion in the vertical position, so that the closing state of the opening / closing member can be maintained. The weight of the weight can promote the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member by its weight, and as a result, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member can be performed smoothly.

(Solution means 56) The solution means 40 thru | or the solution means 55 are provided with the stopper member holding the state which moved to the said open position of the said opening / closing member. In this case, the opening / closing member can be prevented from closing due to an unexpected situation such as vibration.

(Solving means 57) In the solving means 56, the stopper member is provided at a ball receiving surface portion that receives the game ball that has entered the winning opening and at the upper end of the ball receiving surface portion, and the stopper member is rotated about the stopper support shaft. An engaging claw for holding the open / close member open by engagement with the open / close member at the lower end of one side of the ball receiving surface portion. A weight for rotating the stopper member in a direction in which the engaging claw engages with the opening / closing member about the stopper supporting shaft is provided on the back surface of the surface portion in accordance with the movement of the opening / closing member to the open position. The ball receiving surface portion rotates the stopper member in a direction to release the engagement between the engagement claw and the opening / closing member around the stopper support shaft by the backward movement by the game ball. In this case, when the opening / closing member moves to the open position, the opening / closing member is held open by the stopper member, while when the game ball enters the winning opening, the opening / closing member is held open by the stopper member. It can be set as the structure which cancels | releases a state and moves an opening-and-closing member to a closed position.

(Solution means 58) In the solution means 57, the said rotation member cancels | releases the open-and-hold state of the said opening-and-closing member by the said stopper member by adjusting the rotation balance of the said rotation member centering on the said spindle. And a weight that rotates the rotating member by its own weight to shift the contact portion from the tilting position to the standing position in the drop passage. In this case, the contact portion can be returned from the tilting position to the standing position with the simple structure of utilizing the dead weight of the weight as the opening / closing member moves to the closed position.

(Solving means 59) In the solving means 40 to 58, the variable winning ball apparatus includes a winning ball detecting means for detecting a gaming ball that has entered the winning opening, and a gaming ball that has entered the winning opening. A guiding path that guides on the back side of the ball, and the guiding path has a ball discharge portion that discharges the game ball toward the side of the variable winning ball apparatus, and the winning ball detection means includes a game ball And a ball detection unit that detects the game ball based on the passage of the ball, and the ball detection unit is arranged to constitute a part of the passage side wall of the ball discharge unit. In this case, the back side of the variable winning ball apparatus in which the guiding path for guiding the game ball entering the winning hole and the winning ball detecting means for detecting the gaming ball entering the winning hole is arranged should be made as compact as possible. As a result, enlargement of the apparatus itself can be avoided. Further, according to this configuration, since the variable winning ball devices can be arranged adjacent to each other, it is also possible to arrange a plurality of variable winning ball devices in one place.

(Solution means 60) In the solution means 59, the ball discharge portion is formed with an attachment portion for attaching the winning ball detection means so that the ball detection portion is inclined in accordance with the inclination of the passage of the ball discharge portion. In this case, it is possible to smoothly detect the game ball by the winning ball detection means and pass the game ball in the ball discharge unit.

(Solution means 61) In the solving means 59 or the solving means 60, the said ball | bowl detection part makes circular shape suitable for the passage cross-sectional shape of the said ball | bowl discharge | emission part. In this case, when the game ball passes through the ball detection unit, it is possible to avoid inconvenience such as the game ball being caught by the ball detection unit, and the detection of the game ball by the winning ball detection means and the game ball at the ball discharge unit Can be made to pass more smoothly.

(Solving means 62) In the solving means 59 to 61, the attachment portion is provided with an engaging claw for detachably attaching the winning ball detecting means by engaging and releasing the winning ball detecting means. . In this case, it is possible to easily assemble the winning ball detecting means in the variable winning ball device.

(Solution means 63) In the solving means 59 to the solution means 62, the variable winning ball apparatus includes two winning holes arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and the opening / closing members are individually provided in the two winning holes. The guide path provided with the winning ball detecting means is provided in communication with the ball discharge portion, and the left ball discharge portion corresponding to the left winning opening is directed to the left side. The right ball discharge portion corresponding to the right winning opening is formed with a passage inclination for discharging the game ball toward the right side. In this case, in the configuration in which the left and right winning openings are provided in the variable winning ball apparatus, the back side of the variable winning ball apparatus is made as compact as possible, so that the size of the apparatus itself can be avoided.

(Solution means 64) In the solution means 59 to the solution means 62, the variable winning ball apparatus includes two winning holes provided in two upper and lower stages, and the opening / closing members are individually provided in the two winning holes. The guide path provided with the winning ball detecting means is provided in communication with the ball discharging portion, and the upper ball discharging portion corresponding to the upper winning opening is provided on the left side or the right side. The lower ball discharge part corresponding to the lower prize opening is discharged in the same direction as the game ball discharge direction by the upper ball discharge part. It is formed in the passage slope. In this case, in the configuration in which the variable winning ball device is provided with the upper and lower winning holes, it is possible to avoid an increase in the size of the device itself by making the back side of the variable winning ball device as compact as possible.

(Solving means 65) In the solving means 59 to 62, the variable winning ball apparatus has two winning openings arranged in parallel in the left-right direction so that four variable winning openings are provided. In each of the two winning openings, the opening and closing members are provided so as to be individually openable and closable, and the guide path in which the winning ball detecting means is disposed in the ball discharge portion is provided in communication with each other. The corresponding left sphere discharge part is formed in a passage inclination that discharges game balls toward the left side, and the right sphere discharge part that corresponds to the right winning opening is formed in a passage inclination that discharges game balls toward the right side. The upper ball discharge portion that is formed and corresponds to the upper winning opening is formed in a passage inclination that discharges the game ball toward the left side or the right side, and the lower ball discharge portion that corresponds to the lower winning port is the above-mentioned In the same direction as the direction of game ball discharge by the upper ball discharge unit It is formed in a passage inclined to discharge the game ball. In this case, in the configuration in which the variable winning ball device is provided with a total of four winning openings, upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right, the back side of the variable winning ball device is made as compact as possible, thereby increasing the size of the device itself. Can be avoided.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the specific entity can be configured by the entity component part of the gaming device resident in the gaming area and the entity image of the design image, so that the gaming device and the design image have a sense of unity. As a result, design uniformity can be provided in the game area.

It is a front view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine of the state which open | released the main body frame and the front frame. It is a rear view which shows the back surface structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows a game board. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a main board | substrate and a subintegrated board. It is a perspective view which shows a prize distribution device. It is a front view which shows a prize distribution device. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view which shows the winning hole and the winning hole provided in the lower space of the winning distribution device. It is a front view which shows the special channel | path part and discharge channel | path part which were provided in the lower space of the prize distribution device. It is a perspective view which shows an upper variable winning ball apparatus. It is a front view which shows an upper variable winning ball apparatus. FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 13, and FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. It is a back perspective view which shows an opening-and-closing member. It is a back perspective view showing an opening-and-closing member, a stopper member, and an opening-and-closing engagement member. It is a rear view which shows the upper variable winning ball apparatus cut | disconnected by the predetermined part of the back side structure. It is explanatory drawing which shows the opening / closing operation | movement of the opening / closing member by an opening / closing engagement member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the open holding | maintenance operation | movement of the opening-and-closing member by a stopper member. It is explanatory drawing which shows rotation operation | movement of the opening-and-closing engagement member by the game ball which falls naturally in a fall channel | path. It is explanatory drawing which shows rotation operation | movement of the opening-and-closing engagement member in a modification. FIG. 4A is a side view showing a spherical passage cover body, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the concept design of a game board.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine with the main body frame and the front frame opened. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the rear surface configuration of the pachinko machine 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a game board 4, a front frame 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed in a vertically rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left and right frame members, and has a lower plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the lower front side of the outer frame 2. A main body frame 3 is attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The main body frame 3 is formed by integrally molding the front frame body 8, the game board mounting frame 9, and the mechanism mounting frame 10 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame 8 formed on the front side of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2. In this embodiment, the line-of-sight direction in which the front of the pachinko machine 1 is viewed is the front side (front side), and the opposite side (for example, the main body frame 3 side with respect to the front frame body 8) is the rear side (back side). And

The main body frame 3 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and a game board mounting frame 9 is formed on the front side, and a mechanism mounting frame 10 is formed on the back side. As a result, the synthetic resin main body frame 3 includes a conventional front frame (sometimes called an inner frame, a front frame, etc.) and a mechanism plate (sometimes called a back mechanism plate, a back set plate, etc.). It has a function.

A game board 4 is attached to the game board mounting frame 9 integrally formed at the rear part of the front frame body 8 so as to be detachable and replaceable from the front. In addition, two engaging protrusions 33 are formed on the left side of the game board mounting frame 9 and two engagement recesses (not shown) are formed on the right side of the game board mounting frame 9. Has been. In addition, two locking holes 34 corresponding to the engaging protrusions 33 are formed on the left side of the board surface (front surface) of the game board 4 and corresponding to the engaging recesses on the right side of the board surface of the gaming board 4. Two engaging hooks 35 are formed vertically. The engaging hook 35 detachably engages the game board 4 and the game board mounting frame 9 with each other.

In addition, a guide rail 11 having an outer rail and an inner rail is provided on the board surface of the game board 4, and an area defined by the guide rail 11 is formed as a game area 12 for dropping a shot game ball. ing. A lower speaker 14 is attached to one side of the front lower portion of the front frame body 8 positioned below the game board mounting frame 9. A launch rail 15 that guides the game ball toward the launch path of the game board 4 is attached to the upper portion in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 8 in an inclined manner. On the other hand, a lower front member 16 is attached to a lower portion in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame body 8. A lower pan 17 is provided substantially at the center of the front surface of the lower front member 16, and an operation handle 18 is provided closer to one side.

Further, a function of locking the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 on the rear surface of the main body frame 3 (front frame body 8) opposite to the side where the hinge mechanism 7 is provided, and the main body frame 3 On the other hand, a locking device 19 having the function of locking the front frame 5 is mounted. The locking device 19 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 21 that are detachably engaged with a closing tool 20 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the main body frame 3 in a closed state, and an open side of the front frame 5. There are provided a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 23 that are detachably engaged with a closing tool 22 provided on the rear surface and lock the front frame 5 in a closed state.

Thus, when the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 24 and rotated in one direction, the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is moved. When unlocked and the key is rotated in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 23 and the closing tool 22 of the front frame 5 is released, and the front frame 5 is unlocked. It has become. The front end of the cylinder lock 24 is exposed to the front surface of the lower front member 16 through the front frame 8 and the lower front member 16 so that the unlocking operation can be performed by inserting a key from the front of the pachinko machine 1. Has been placed.

In this embodiment, the main body frame 3 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 2 by rotating the key in the clockwise direction, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked by operating the key in the counterclockwise direction. On the other hand, the front frame 5 is unlocked. Thus, either the main body frame 3 or the front frame 5 can be unlocked only by changing the direction of the rotation operation. Further, the locking device 19 locks the main body frame 3 so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 is not released by an external operation other than the key when the main body frame 3 is locked in the closed state. A lock mechanism for locking the hook 21 is further provided. Thus, when the main body frame 3 is locked in the closed state, the main body frame locking hook 21 is locked by the lock mechanism. Further, a rib is formed to project from the side closer to the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 8) than the main body frame locking hook 21 (right side in FIG. 2), and the main body frame locking hook 21 is formed by the rib. However, even if an attempt is made to directly operate the main body frame locking hook 21 by inserting a wire or the like from the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 8), the rib contacts the rib. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of illegally unlocking the main body frame 3 with a wire or the like from the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front surface frame 3).

A front frame 5 is attached to one side of the front surface of the main body frame 3 by a hinge mechanism 25 so as to be opened and closed forward. The front frame 5 includes a door main body frame 26 and an upper plate 28. The door main body frame 26 is formed of a pressed metal frame member, and is formed to have a size that covers a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 8 to the upper edge of the lower front member 16. A substantially circular opening window 30 through which the game area 12 can be seen through from the front is formed at substantially the center of the door body frame 26. Further, a window frame 31 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 30 is provided on the rear side of the door body frame 26, and a transparent plate 32 is attached to the window frame 31.

In the present embodiment, the cylinder lock 24 is disposed below the game board 4, and the locking device 19 disposed on the right side of the game board 4 is thinned, so that the game area 12 formed on the game board 4. The area of the player can be expanded more than before, and the interest for the player's visual recognition can be enhanced. In addition, the opening window 30 of the front frame 8 is enlarged in accordance with the enlargement of the game area 12, and the rigidity of the front frame 8 is reduced. However, the front frame 8 that integrally forms the upper plate 28 is used. Thus, a decrease in rigidity of the front frame 8 is suppressed.

On the front side of the door body frame 26, around the opening window 30, an upper plate 28 is provided integrally with the front frame 8 at the lower portion, frame lamps 27 are mounted on both left and right sides, and an upper speaker 29 is mounted on the upper portion. Yes. The frame lamp 27 is controlled to be turned on / off according to various game contents, and the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 are subjected to sound output control of a plurality of types of sound output modes according to various game contents. As described above, by performing the lighting / extinguishing control of the frame lamp 27 and the sound output control of the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 in accordance with various game contents, it is possible to enhance the production effect and improve the interest of the player. It has become. Further, the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 also output a warning sound for notifying that an illegal act has been executed, an information sound for notifying that an error state relating to a game has occurred, and the like.

Next, the rear surface configuration of the main body frame 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, on the rear surface of the main body frame 3, a payout device 100 (award ball payout means) for paying out game balls and a game island are installed. A ball tank 101 that stores game balls supplied from the ball lifting device, and a tank rail 102 that connects the ball tank 101 and the payout device 100 to flow down the game balls stored in the ball tank 100 are arranged. Has been. Note that the payout device 100 connected to the ball tank 101 by the tank rail 102 is formed in a unit shape, and receives a game ball from the tank rail 102 and receives a predetermined number (this embodiment) based on a signal instructing payout of the game ball. In the form, 13) game balls are paid out.

A substrate protective cover 103 in which a substrate and the like are incorporated is provided below the tank rail 102. The substrate protective cover 103 plays a role of preventing these substrates from being damaged by a sphere dropped from the tank rail 102 and preventing illegal acts on each substrate. Further, the substrate protection cover 103 projects to the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the main substrate 110 is disposed below the substrate protection cover 103. Further, a sub-integrated board 120 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 5) is disposed on the back side of the game board 4 of the main board 110. Thus, the upper part of the main board 110 and the sub-integrated board 120 is covered by the board protection cover 103 protruding to the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the main board 110 and the sub-integrated board 120 are damaged by the balls dropped from the tank rail 102. Is preventing.

A launching device 104 is attached to the lower side of the back surface of the main body frame 3. The launching device 104 is configured by integrating a launching hammer that launches a sphere sent to the launching rail 15 and a launching motor that imparts a reciprocating rotation to the launching hammer, and is associated with the operation handle 18. Yes. In addition, a payout control board 115 is provided on the right side of the launching device 104. The payout control board 115 drives and controls the payout device 100 based on the reception of a signal (ball payout signal) instructing payout of game balls from the main board 110. The main board 110 transmits a ball payout signal to the payout control board 115 by receiving a detection signal of a game ball by a winning opening switch 36, 42, 63, 83, 95, 96, which will be described later.

Next, various components provided in the game area 12 defined in the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the game board 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, a prize distribution device 40 is arranged in the approximate center of the game area 12. The winning distribution device 40 includes a winning opening 41 (ball entrance) arranged at the upper end position, a winning opening switch 42 (see FIG. 9, ball detecting means) for detecting a game ball that has won the winning opening 41, and winning. A spiral-shaped guide passage 43 that guides the game ball won in the mouth 41 downward, and a Clune rolling plate 44 that rolls the game ball dropped and discharged from the ball discharge port 43a of the guide passage 43 so as to be visible. And a lower space 45 for receiving the game balls dropped and discharged from the ball drop port 44a (see FIG. 6) of the Kroon rolling plate 44.

The lower space 45 is provided with a ball receiving rotating body 47 (ball distributing means) that always rotates in the clockwise direction based on driving of a motor 46 (see FIG. 8). The outer peripheral portion of the ball receiving rotating body 47 is provided with three notches that are sized to receive one game ball along the entire circumference, and one of these notches constitutes the winning notch 48. The remaining two cutouts constitute a lost cutout 49. Then, the game ball that has entered the winning cutout portion 48 is sent to the special passage portion 50 (see FIG. 11) on the back of the game board 4 as the ball receiving rotating body 47 rotates, thereby generating a winning gaming state to be described later. On the other hand, the game ball that has entered the unsuccessful notch 49 is sent to the discharge passage 51 (see FIG. 11) on the back of the game board 4 as the ball receiving rotor 47 rotates and is collected. The detailed configuration of the winning distribution device 40 will be described later.

An upper variable winning ball device 60 (variable winning ball device) is disposed below the winning distribution device 40, and a lower variable winning ball device 80 (variable winning ball device) is disposed below the upper variable winning ball device 60. Is arranged.

The upper variable winning ball device 60 has an attachment board 61 for mounting the upper variable winning ball device 60 on the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). In the upper part of the mounting board 61, first and fourth variable prize winning openings 61a and 61d formed in the size of one game ball are formed in a pair on the left and right sides. A pair of left and right variable winning holes 61b and 61c formed in the size of one game ball are formed. That is, the first to fourth variable winning holes 61 a to 61 d (winning holes) are provided at a total of four locations on the mounting substrate 61, that is, upper left, lower left, lower right, and upper right.

Also, the mounting is located between the upper part where the first and fourth variable winning ports 61a, 61d are drilled and the lower part where the second and third variable winning ports 61b, 61c are drilled. At both left and right end portions of the substrate 61, guide protrusions 61e that protrude downward toward the center of the mounting substrate 61 are provided. The left guide protrusion 61e is provided in the vicinity of the upper left portion of the second variable winning opening 61b, thereby guiding the game ball flowing down on the guide protrusion 61e toward the second variable winning opening 61b. The right guide protrusion 61e is provided in the vicinity of the upper right portion of the third variable winning opening 61c to guide the game ball flowing down on the guide protrusion 61e toward the third variable winning opening 61c.

Opening / closing members 62 (rotating members) are provided in the first to fourth variable prize winning openings 61a to 61d, respectively. The opening / closing member 62 is tilted (variable winning openings 61a to 61d) by an opening mechanism and a closing mechanism (a mechanism that physically uses the weight of the game ball, detailed structure will be described later) provided on the back surface of the game board 4. And a vertical position (positions at which the variable winning openings 61a to 61d are closed) can be shifted. Specifically, the game balls that have entered the above-described winning cutout portion 48 and are fed into the special passage portion 50 actuate the opening mechanism on the back side of the game board 4, whereby the first to fourth variable prize winning openings 61 a to 61 d. All of the open / close members 62 are shifted from the vertical position to the tilted position, and the first to fourth variable prize winning openings 61a to 61d are opened. In other words, the opening mechanism is configured to open all the variable winning openings 61a to 61d by the action of the game ball sent into the special passage portion 50.

On the other hand, when the game ball wins in the first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d in the open state, the game ball operates a closing mechanism on the back surface of the game board 4 so that the opening / closing member 62 is perpendicular to the tilt position. It shifts to a position and closes the 1st-4th variable prize winning openings 61a-61d. However, the closing mechanism acts for each of the variable winning ports 61a to 61d so as to close only the variable winning port (opening / closing member 62) where the game ball has won among the first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d. It has become.

In addition, guide paths 64 to 67 (see FIG. 22B) for guiding the winning game balls in respective directions are provided in communication with the back surfaces of the first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d. Each of the guide paths 64 to 67 is provided with a winning port switch 63 (see FIG. 22B) for detecting a game ball that has entered each of the variable winning ports 61a to 61d. The guide path 64 that communicates with the first variable winning opening 61a is a direction of the first winning ball apparatus 91 (specifically, the first tulip-type winning opening 91c) that will be described later for the game balls that have entered the first variable winning opening 61a. Guide to the opening mechanism. The guide path 65 that communicates with the second variable winning opening 61b is a direction of a second winning ball apparatus 92 (specifically, a second tulip type winning opening 92c) described later. To the opening mechanism). The guide path 66 that communicates with the third variable winning opening 61c is a direction of a third winning ball apparatus 93 (specifically, the third tulip winning winning opening 93c) that will be described later. Guide to the opening mechanism. The guide path 67 that communicates with the fourth variable winning opening 61d is a direction of a fourth winning ball apparatus 94 (specifically, the fourth tulip winning winning opening 94b), which will be described later. Guide to the opening mechanism.

Next, the lower variable winning ball device 80 disposed below the upper variable winning ball device 60 will be described. The lower variable winning ball device 80 includes an attachment substrate 81 for mounting the lower variable winning ball device 80 on the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). The upper portion of the mounting board 81 is provided with a pair of left and right variable winning holes 81a and 81d formed in the size of one game ball. Sixth and seventh variable prize winning openings 81b, 81c formed in the size of one game ball are formed in a pair of left and right. That is, like the first to fourth variable winning holes 61a to 61d of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60, the fifth to eighth variable winning holes 81a to 81d (winning holes) are the upper left, lower left, It is provided at a total of 4 locations in the lower right and upper right.

Further, the mounting is located between the upper part where the fifth and eighth variable winning ports 81a and 81d are drilled and the lower part where the sixth and seventh variable winning ports 81b and 81c are drilled. Similarly to the guide protrusions 61 e of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60, a pair of left and right guide protrusions 81 e that are inclined downward toward the center of the mounting substrate 81 are provided on the left and right ends of the substrate 81. The left guiding protrusion 81e is provided in the vicinity of the upper left portion of the sixth variable winning opening 81b, thereby guiding the game ball flowing down on the guiding protrusion 81e toward the sixth variable winning opening 81b. The right guiding projection 81e is provided in the vicinity of the upper right portion of the seventh variable winning opening 81c, thereby guiding the game ball flowing down on the guiding protrusion 81e toward the seventh variable winning opening 81c.

The fifth to eighth variable prize winning openings 81a to 81d are respectively provided with an opening mechanism and a closing mechanism (a mechanism that physically uses the weight of the game ball, and a detailed structure provided on the back surface of the game board 4). The opening / closing member 82 is provided which can be shifted between a tilt position (a position for opening the variable winning openings 81a to 81d) and a vertical position (a position for closing the variable winning openings 81a to 81d). The opening mechanism of the fifth to eighth variable winning ports 81a to 81d enters the winning cutout portion 48 and is sent to the special passage portion 50, similarly to the opening mechanism of the first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d. The open / close member 82 is moved from the vertical position to the tilted position by being actuated by the weight of the game ball, thereby opening all of the fifth to eighth variable winning ports 81a to 81d. Also, the closing mechanisms of the fifth to eighth variable winning ports 81a to 81d are provided for the variable winning ports 81a to 81d in the same manner as the closing mechanisms of the first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d. Of the fifth to eighth variable winning openings 81a to 81d, only the variable winning opening (opening / closing member 82) where the game ball has been won is closed.

In addition, guide paths 84 to 87 (see FIG. 22B) for guiding the winning game balls are provided in communication with the back surfaces of the fifth to eighth variable winning openings 81a to 81d, respectively. The paths 84 to 87 are provided with a winning opening switch 83 (see FIG. 22B) for detecting a game ball that has entered each of the variable winning openings 81a to 81d. However, the guide paths 84 to 87 communicating with the respective variable winning ports 81a to 81d are collection passages 228 to 231 for discharging the game balls that have entered the variable winning ports 81a to 81d to the back side of the pachinko machine 1 as they are (FIG. 22). (See (B)). The detailed configuration of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80 will be described later.

On the left and right sides of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80, first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94 are provided. The first winning ball apparatus 91 is disposed at the side end position of the game area 12 on the left side of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60, and the second winning ball apparatus 92 is positioned in the vicinity of the left side of the lower variable winning ball apparatus 80. Has been placed. On the other hand, the third winning ball device 93 is arranged in the vicinity of the right side of the lower variable winning ball device 80, and the fourth winning ball device 94 is the side edge of the game area 12 on the right side of the upper variable winning ball device 60. Placed in position. That is, the first and fourth winning ball devices 91 and 94 located at the left and right ends of the first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94 are compared to the second and third winning ball devices 92 and 93. It is arranged at a slightly higher position.

The first winning ball apparatus 91 has an attachment board 91a for attaching the first winning ball apparatus 91 to the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). The upper portion of the mounting board 91a is provided with a first open winning opening 91b having a winning opening switch 95 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 5), and the lower portion of the mounting board 91a has a winning opening switch 96 ( 5 is a first tulip-type winning opening 91c (a variable winning ball apparatus having a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces), which includes a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 97. The variable winning ball apparatus is called a tulip-type winning opening). The opening / closing piece 97 is tilted by a release mechanism and a closing mechanism (a mechanism that physically uses the weight of the game ball) provided on the back surface of the game board 4 and a position where the first tulip-type winning opening 91c is opened. It is possible to move between the vertical position (position where the first tulip type winning opening 91c is closed).

The opening mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c is operated by the weight of the game ball that has entered the first opening winning opening 91b, and the opening and closing piece 97 is shifted from the vertical position to the tilted position. 91c is opened. On the other hand, when the game ball wins at the first tulip type winning opening 91c in the open state, the game ball operates the closing mechanism on the back surface of the game board 4 so that the opening / closing piece 97 shifts from the tilted position to the vertical position. The first tulip type winning opening 91c is closed. That is, when a game ball wins in the first open winning opening 91b, the first tulip type winning opening 91c is opened as a bonus privilege, and when a gaming ball wins in the first tulip type winning opening 91c, the first tulip type winning opening 91c. Is closed. In addition, the game ball that has entered the first variable prize opening 61a is also sent to the opening mechanism of the first tulip type prize winning port 91c, and the first tulip type prize winning is similarly performed in the operation by the game ball. Open the mouth 91c. That is, the first tulip type winning opening 91c is opened in conjunction with winning in the first opening winning opening 91b and winning in the first variable winning opening 61a.

Next, the second to fourth winning ball devices 92 to 94 will be described. However, the second to fourth winning ball devices 92 to 94 are configured by the same constituent members as the first winning ball device 91, respectively. For this reason, while omitting a detailed description of the same constituent members, the same constituent members are denoted by the same reference numerals. The second winning ball apparatus 92 has an attachment board 92a for attaching the second winning ball apparatus 92 to the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). Similarly to the mounting board 91a of the first winning ball apparatus 91, the mounting board 92a has a second opening winning port 92b with a winning port switch 95 and a winning port switch 96 and a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces. And a second tulip-type winning opening 92 c provided with 97. The opening mechanism of the second tulip type winning opening 92c is operated by the weight of the game ball that has entered the second opening winning opening 92b in the same manner as the opening mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c, so that the open / close piece 97 is moved from the vertical position. By shifting to the tilt position, the second tulip-type winning opening 92c is opened.

On the other hand, as for the closing mechanism of the second tulip type winning opening 92c, similarly to the closing mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c, when a gaming ball wins in the open second tulip type winning opening 92c, the gaming ball However, by operating the closing mechanism on the back side of the game board 4, the opening / closing piece 97 shifts from the tilting position to the vertical position and closes the second tulip type winning opening 92c. That is, when a game ball wins at the second open winning opening 92b, the second tulip type winning opening 92c is opened as a bonus privilege, and when a gaming ball wins at the second tulip type winning opening 92c, the second tulip type winning opening 92c. Is closed. Note that the game ball that has entered the second variable prize opening 61b is also sent to the opening mechanism of the second tulip type prize winning port 91c. The winning opening 92c is opened. That is, the second tulip type winning opening 92c is opened in conjunction with winning in the second opening winning opening 92b and winning in the second variable winning opening 61b.

The third winning ball apparatus 93 has an attachment board 93a for attaching the third winning ball apparatus 93 to the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). Similarly to the mounting board 91a of the first winning ball apparatus 91, the mounting board 93a has a third open winning opening 93b in which a winning opening switch 95 is incorporated, and a winning opening switch 96 and a pair of left and right open / close pieces. And a third tulip-type winning opening 93 c provided with 97. The opening mechanism of the third tulip-type winning opening 93c is operated by the weight of the game ball that has entered the third opening winning opening 93b in the same manner as the opening mechanism of the first tulip-type winning opening 91c. By shifting to the tilting position, the third tulip winning prize opening 93c is opened.

On the other hand, with respect to the closing mechanism of the third tulip type winning opening 93c, similarly to the closing mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c, when a gaming ball wins at the third tulip type winning opening 93c, the gaming ball However, by operating the closing mechanism on the back side of the game board 4, the opening / closing piece 97 shifts from the tilting position to the vertical position and closes the third tulip type winning opening 93c. That is, when a game ball wins in the third open winning opening 93b, the third tulip type winning opening 93c is opened as a bonus privilege, and when a gaming ball wins in the third tulip type winning opening 93c, the third tulip type winning opening 93c. Is closed. Note that the game ball that has entered the third variable prize opening 61c is also sent to the opening mechanism of the third tulip type prize opening 93c, and the third tulip type prize is similarly applied in the operation by the game ball. The mouth 93c is opened. In other words, the third tulip type winning opening 93c is configured to open in conjunction with winning in the third opening winning opening 93b and winning in the third variable winning opening 61c.

The fourth winning ball apparatus 93 has an attachment board 94a for attaching the fourth winning ball apparatus 93 to the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). Similarly to the mounting board 91a of the first winning ball apparatus 91, the mounting board 94a has a fourth open winning opening 94b with a winning opening switch 95 and a winning opening switch 96 and a pair of left and right opening / closing pieces. And a fourth tulip-type winning opening 94 c provided with 97. The opening mechanism of the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c is operated by the weight of the game ball that has entered the fourth opening winning opening 94b in the same manner as the opening mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c. By shifting to the tilting position, the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c is opened.

On the other hand, as for the closing mechanism of the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c, similarly to the closing mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c, when the gaming ball wins in the open fourth tulip type winning opening 94c, the gaming ball However, by operating the closing mechanism on the back side of the game board 4, the opening / closing piece 97 shifts from the tilting position to the vertical position and closes the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c. That is, when a game ball wins at the fourth open winning opening 94b, the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c is opened as a bonus privilege, and when a game ball wins at the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c, the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c. Is closed. Note that the game ball that has entered the above-described fourth variable prize opening 61d is also sent to the opening mechanism of the fourth tulip-type prize opening 94c. Open the mouth 94c. That is, the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c is opened in conjunction with winning in the fourth opening winning opening 94b and winning in the fourth variable winning opening 61d.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the game area 12 is provided with a general winning port 37, an out port 38, and the like. The general winning port 37 guides the received game ball to a winning port switch 36 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 5) provided on the back of the game board 4. There are a total of three locations. The out port 38 is provided at the lowermost end of the game area 12 and accepts game balls that have not won any winning port and collects them as out balls.

Next, the main board 110 and the sub-integrated board 120 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the main board 110 and the sub-integrated board 120.

As shown in FIG. 5, the main board 110 includes a main control board 111 and a payout control board 115. The main control board 111 includes a CPU 112 as a central processing unit, a ROM 113 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 114 as a readable / writable memory. The CPU 112 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a game control program stored in the ROM 113, and creates a signal to be transmitted to the payout control board 115 and the sub-integrated board 120. The RAM 114 temporarily stores information such as various data and input signals generated in various processes executed by the main control board 111.

The main control board 111 receives detection signals from the winning award port switches 36, 42, 63, 83, 95, 96 and the winning switch 182. Then, the CPU 112 executes processing according to the input detection signal. That is, based on the input detection signal, a command signal is output to the sub-integrated board 120 and a ball payout signal is output to the payout control board 115.

The payout control board 115 includes a CPU 116 as a central processing unit, a ROM 117 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 118 as a readable / writable memory. The payout control board 115 processes the ball payout signal received from the main control board 111 and outputs a drive signal to the payout device 100 (payout motor). The payout device 100 pays out game balls based on the input of the drive signal.

The sub integrated board 120 includes a CPU 121, a ROM 122, and a RAM 123. The CPU 121 processes command signals according to a control program stored in the ROM 122. The RAM 123 temporarily stores information such as various data and input / output signals generated in various processes executed by the sub-integrated board 120. The sub integrated board 120 controls the decoration lamps 157 and 169, the motor 46, and the speakers 14 and 29 based on the command signal from the main control board 111. In addition, a detection signal from the selection switch 181 is input to the sub integrated substrate 120.

Here, the game content will be briefly described. The basic game content is that when a game ball that has been driven into the game area 12 wins a winning opening (a gaming ball is detected by any of the winning opening switches 36, 42, 63, 83, 95, 96). A predetermined number of game balls are paid out based on the winning. In the present embodiment, 13 game balls are paid out as prize balls for each prize regardless of the type of prize opening. In addition, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area 12 wins a winning opening 41 of the winning distribution device 40, the gaming ball is discharged through the guide passage 43 onto the cruise rolling plate 44. Thereafter, the game ball is swung on the Kroon rolling plate 44 and then sent to the lower space 45 from the ball drop opening 44a, and the winning cutout portion 48 or the cutout cutout portion according to the rotation operation of the ball receiving rotating body 47 that rotates constantly. 49 fits in either one. The game ball that has entered the dropout notch 49 is sent to the discharge passage 51 and collected as the ball receiving rotor 47 rotates. On the other hand, the game ball that has entered the winning cutout portion 48 is sent to the special passage portion 50 as the ball receiving rotator 47 rotates, thereby generating a winning gaming state.

The winning game state will be described. The winning game state is a state in which the opening mechanism is operated by the dead weight of the game ball sent into the special passage portion 50 and all the first to eighth variable winning ports 61a to 61d, 81a to 81d are opened. And when a game ball wins in the 1st-8th variable winning opening 61a-61d and 81a-81d in an open state, the winning variable winning opening will be closed sequentially. At this time, for the first to fourth variable prize winning openings 61a to 61d, the tulip type prize winning openings corresponding to the winning variable prize winning openings are sequentially opened. Specifically, when a winning is made at the first variable winning opening 61a, the opening mechanism is operated by the weight of the winning game ball to open the first tulip winning opening 91c. When there is a winning at the second variable winning opening 61b, the opening mechanism is operated by the weight of the winning game ball to open the second tulip winning hole 92c. When there is a winning at the third variable winning opening 61c, the opening mechanism is operated by the weight of the winning game ball to open the third tulip winning opening 93c. If there is a winning at the fourth variable winning opening 61d, the opening mechanism is operated by the weight of the winning game ball to open the fourth tulip winning opening 94c.

That is, when a winning gaming state occurs, a total of 12 winning mouths including the first to eighth variable winning openings 61a to 61d, 81a to 81d and the first to fourth tulip-type winning openings 91c to 94c are displayed. Open to give players more opportunities to win. Note that the first to fourth tulip-type winning openings 91c to 94c are the winning prizes to the first to fourth open winning openings 91b to 94b as described above, even when the winning gaming state is not generated. It opens in conjunction. Further, in the state where the winning gaming state is generated, in other words, in the state where any one of the first to eighth variable winning ports 61a to 61d, 81a to 81d is open, When the winning game ball is sent to the special passage portion 50, all the variable winning ports 61a to 61d, 81a are again played when the gaming ball operates the opening mechanism without waiting for the opening of the variable winning port being opened. Open ~ 81d.

Next, a detailed configuration of the winning distribution device 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the prize distribution device 40. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the prize distribution device 40. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a winning hole 178 and a winning hole 177 provided in the lower space 45 of the winning distribution device 40. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the special passage portion 50 and the discharge passage portion 51 provided in the lower space 45 of the prize distribution device 40.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the prize distribution device 40 includes an attachment board 140 (passage attachment member) for attaching the prize distribution device 40 to the surface of the game board 4 (game area 12). Yes. A plurality of mounting holes 141 for screwing the game area 12 are formed in the outer peripheral portion of the mounting substrate 140, and an upper opening 142 and a lower opening 143 are formed in two upper and lower stages in the inner portion. ing. A front decoration member 144 that forms a winning opening 41 is integrally attached to the front surface side of the mounting substrate 140, while various constituent members constituting the winning distribution device 40 are attached to the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 140. The mounting flange portion 145 is integrally formed along the outer peripheral ends of the upper opening 142 and the lower opening 143.

As shown in FIG. 8, a ball passage 146 for guiding a game ball that has entered the winning opening 41 is formed on the back side of the upper end of the mounting substrate 140 where the winning opening 41 is formed, and downstream of the ball passage 146. A winning opening switch 42 is attached to the end. A passage member 147 that forms the guide passage 43 is attached in the upper opening 142 that is below the winning opening switch 42. As shown in FIG. 9, the passage member 147 includes a passage formation portion 148 that forms a spiral guide passage 43, and a plate-like attachment portion 149 that is integrally formed on the back surface of the passage formation portion 148. . In the passage forming portion 148, a buffer guiding projection 148a is projected from the falling portion of the game ball that has passed through the winning opening switch 42. The buffer guide protrusions 148a are used to weaken the impact force of the falling game ball and guide it smoothly to the guide passage 43. Further, an engagement protrusion 151 (free fitting attachment) that attaches the passage member 147 to the attachment substrate 140 by engaging with an engagement recess 150 (engagement hole) formed in the attachment substrate 140 at the front end portion of the passage formation portion 148. Part). The lateral width of the engagement recess 150 is set to be larger than the lateral width of the engagement protrusion 151, and the engagement between the engagement protrusion 151 and the engagement recess 150 is caused by the passage member 147 with respect to the mounting substrate 140. Positioning in the vertical direction is performed and movement in the forward direction (left direction shown in FIG. 8) is restricted, and positioning in the horizontal direction (left and right direction shown in FIG. 9) is not performed.

The plate-like attachment portion 149 has a rectangular plate shape, and both right and left end portions constitute an attachment protrusion piece 153 that engages with an attachment notch portion 152 formed in the attachment flange portion 145. Similar to the engagement between the engagement protrusion 151 and the engagement recess 150, the engagement between the attachment protrusion 153 and the attachment notch 152 positions the passage member 147 in the vertical direction with respect to the attachment substrate 140 and moves forward. The movement in the direction is restricted, and lateral positioning is not performed. Further, at the rear end portion of the plate-like attachment portion 149, an engagement protrusion 154 (free fitting attachment portion) that engages with an engagement hole 160 formed in a translucent decorative plate 156, which will be described later, protrudes. . The passage member 147 having the passage formation portion 148 and the plate-like attachment portion 149 is integrally formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the game ball passing through the guide passage 43 can be visually recognized from the player side. ing.

A rolling plate member 155 that forms the Clune rolling plate 44 is attached to the lower end of the upper opening 142 that is below the passage member 147. The rolling plate member 155 has a substantially square plate shape, and the upper surface of the rolling plate member 155 has a disk-shaped Kroun rolling plate 44 recessed. The platen surface of the Kroon rolling plate 44 is formed as an inclined surface that is gradually inclined downward toward the center, and a ball dropping port 44a communicating with the lower space 45 is the size of one game ball at the center portion. It is drilled at. As a result, the game ball that has entered the winning opening 41 rolls in the guide passage 43 in a spiral shape, and then falls onto the crurn rolling plate 44 from the ball discharge port 43a of the guide passage 43, thereby rolling the disc-shaped crumb. It turns on the plate 44 and finally falls on the ball drop opening 44 a and is sent into the lower space 45.

On the back surface side of the passage member 147, a translucent decorative plate 156 made of a synthetic resin plate having translucency and a lamp substrate 158 on which a plurality of decorative lamps 157 (light emitting means) are mounted are provided. The lamp substrate 158 is integrally screwed to a mounting boss 159 protruding from the back surface of the translucent decorative plate 156. The translucent decorative plate 156 to which the lamp substrate 158 is integrally attached is screwed to a mounting boss 145a in which mounting piece portions 156a projecting from the left and right ends of the translucent decorative plate 156 are formed on the mounting flange portion 145. Stopped. Accordingly, the translucent decorative plate 156 is attached to the upper opening 142 to which the passage member 147 and the rolling plate member 155 are attached so as to close the rear end portion thereof. The decorative lamp 157 disposed on the back side of the translucent decorative plate 156 is lit and blinked based on the control of the sub-integrated board 120 according to various gaming states, and the upper opening 142 is passed through the translucent decorative plate 156. The interior is light-decorated.

The translucent decorative plate 156 (free fitting attachment portion) is provided with an engagement hole 160 that engages with the engagement protrusion 154 of the passage member 147 when attached to the attachment substrate 140. The width dimension of the engagement hole 160 is set to be slightly larger than the width dimension of the engagement protrusion 154 (see FIG. 9). Therefore, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 154 and the engagement hole 160 positions the passage member 147 in the vertical direction with respect to the translucent decorative plate 156 (that is, the mounting substrate 140 to which the translucent decorative plate 156 is screwed). At the same time, movement in the rear direction (right direction shown in FIG. 8) is restricted, and positioning in the horizontal direction (left-right direction shown in FIG. 9) is not performed. However, the width difference (gap) between the engagement hole 160 and the engagement protrusion 154 is set to be smaller than the width difference between the engagement recess 150 and the engagement protrusion 151 described above. As a result, the passage member 147 is attached to the attachment substrate 140 with a play that can move in the left-right direction by a difference in lateral width (gap) between the engagement hole 160 and the engagement protrusion 154.

Here, the mounting structure of the passage member 147 having the above-described play will be described. In the passage member 147 forming the guide passage 43, the engagement protrusion 151 of the passage formation portion 148 has play in the lateral direction (left and right direction shown in FIG. 9) with the engagement recess 150 of the mounting substrate 140 as described above. The engagement protrusions 153 and the engagement protrusions 154 of the plate-like attachment portion 149 are individually engaged with the attachment cut portions 152 of the attachment substrate 140 and the engagement holes 160 of the translucent decorative plate 156. It is attached to the mounting substrate 140 by being engaged (freely fitted) with play in the horizontal direction (left and right direction shown in FIG. 9). Therefore, when the game ball passes through the guide passage 43, the passage member 147 moves due to the flow of the game ball. That is, the attachment position of the passage member 147 on the attachment substrate 140 changes. For this reason, the relative positional relationship between the ball discharge port 43a and the cruise rolling plate 44 changes according to the flow-down mode of the game ball, and the game ball discharged from the ball discharge port 43a onto the cruise rolling plate 44. The discharge position of can be changed. As a result, it is possible to diversify the turning trajectory of the game ball on the Kroon rolling plate 44, and as a result, the visual interest in rolling the game ball is not reduced. Further, according to this configuration, the turning trajectory of the game ball can be diversified with a simple configuration in which play is provided in the attachment of the passage member 147 forming the guide passage 43.

In addition, the configuration for diversifying the turning trajectory of the game ball described above can vary the time from when the game ball enters the winning opening 41 to when the game ball falls from the ball drop opening 44a. Therefore, even if the player performs a driving operation of the game ball in anticipation of the timing at which the game ball enters the winning cutout portion 48 of the ball receiving rotator 47 constituting the ball distribution means, the game ball does not necessarily enter the winning cutout portion 48. It will not enter. That is, by diversifying the trajectory of the game ball, it is possible to prevent the game ball from hitting the winning notch 48.

The guide passage 43 that spirally rolls the game ball as described above and drops it onto the Kroon rolling plate 44 adjusts the speed and flow direction of the game ball that has entered the winning opening 41 at various flow speeds. The game ball to be fed onto the Kroon rolling plate 44 has a rectifying function, and with such a rectifying function, there is a slight change in the discharge position of the game ball discharged onto the Kroon rolling plate 44. This causes the diversification of the turning trajectory of the game ball as described above, and prevents the game ball from hitting the winning cutout portion 48.

On the other hand, in the lower opening 143 of the mounting substrate 140 forming the lower space 45, a transparent covering plate 161 that covers the inside of the lower opening 143 (lower space 45) so as to be visible from the player side, and the transparent covering plate 161, A transparent partition plate 162 that forms a guide space 162a for a game ball sent from the ball drop opening 44a is attached to the back of the transparent partition plate 162. An attachment member 163 for attaching to the sphere and a covering member 164 covering the upper part of the ball receiving rotating body 47 are provided.

At the center lower end portion of the transparent partition plate 162, a delivery opening 165 for feeding the game ball in the guide space 162a to the ball receiving rotating body 47 disposed on the back side of the transparent partition plate 162 is formed. The delivery opening 165 has a rectangular opening shape having a width dimension of about three game balls and a height dimension of about two game balls.

The lower surface of the guide space 162a is constituted by a part of the mounting flange portion 145 formed in the lower side portion of the lower opening 143, and gradually descends and inclines toward the center and the rear side (the ball receiving rotor 47 side). Is formed. Thereby, the game ball sent into the guidance space 162a is sent out from the delivery opening 165 to the ball receiving rotor 47 side by natural flow. In addition, a buffer protrusion piece 166 having an arc shape when viewed from the front is provided in the guide space 162a. The buffer protrusion piece 166 is formed integrally with the front end portion of the covering member 164 and is disposed in the guide space 162 a through a through hole formed in the transparent partition plate 162. As a result, the game balls that have fallen through the ball drop opening 44a are once received by the buffer protrusion piece 166, and after the fall speed is weakened, the game balls are distributed in either the left or right direction and guided to the delivery opening 165.

In addition, operation holes 167 are formed in the transparent cover plate 161 at two left and right positions slightly outside the delivery opening 165 when viewed from the front. The operation hole 167 is a hole for eliminating ball clogging at the lower end of the guide space 162a. Specifically, when a plurality of game balls continuously enter the winning opening 41 and a ball is clogged at the lower end of the guide space 162a, an elongated rod-like operation tool is inserted into the guide space 162a from the operation hole 167. Then, by pushing in the game ball in which the ball is clogged, the ball clogging at the lower end of the guide space 162a is eliminated.

The covering member 164 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is a decorative surface portion that comes into contact with the back surface of the transparent partition plate 162 in a region other than the above-described buffer protrusion piece 166 and the ball receiving rotor 47 when viewed from the front. 168. A lamp substrate 170 on which a plurality of decorative lamps 169 (light irradiation means) are mounted is attached to the back surface of the decorative surface portion 168. As a result, the decoration lamp 169 arranged on the back side of the decoration surface portion 168 is lit and blinked based on the control of the sub-integrated board 120 according to various gaming states, and the ball receiving rotator 47 is passed through the decoration surface portion 168. The outer periphery is light-decorated.

The mounting member 163 includes a bearing surface portion 171 that supports the ball receiving rotating body 47. The bearing surface portion 171 is formed in a concave shape that is slightly larger than the ball receiving rotator 47 having a disk shape, and has an inclined surface in which the rear side portion is inclined upward compared to the front side portion. Along with this, the ball receiving rotator 47 is attached with the rear side portion tilted upward relative to the front side portion, and three notch portions (one winning winning hole) drilled in the outer peripheral portion of the ball receiving rotator 47. The notch 48 and the two unsuccessful notches 49) are easily visible from the player side.

As shown in FIG. 10, an insertion hole 173 through which the rotation shaft 172 of the ball receiving rotating body 47 is inserted is formed in the center portion of the support surface portion 171. The rotating shaft 172 has an upper end portion integrally attached to the center of the back surface of the ball receiving rotator 47 and is rotatably supported by a shaft support portion 173 a provided in the insertion hole 173. On the other hand, a gear 174 is integrally attached to the lower end portion of the rotating shaft 172. The gear 174 meshes with a gear 175 rotatably attached to the attachment member 163, and a drive shaft 46 a of a motor 46 serving as a drive source of the ball receiving rotating body 47 is integrally formed at the center of the gear 175. It is attached.

Thus, when the drive shaft 46 a of the motor 46 rotates, the gear 175 rotates integrally, and the gear 174 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the gear 175. Then, when the rotating shaft 172 to which the gear 174 is integrally attached rotates, the ball receiving rotating body 47 rotates on the inclined support surface portion 171. The drive shaft 46a of the motor 46 is always rotated in one direction after the power is turned on. Accordingly, the ball receiving rotating body 47 is always in one direction (clockwise as viewed from the player side) during the operation period. Direction).

As described above, one winning cutout portion 48 and two defeating cutout portions 49 are formed in the outer peripheral portion of the ball receiving rotator 47 having a disc shape so as to have a cutout size to receive one game ball. Yes. These three notches 48 and 49 are provided at regular intervals along the outer periphery of the ball receiving rotating body 47. That is, the three notches 48 and 49 are provided at equal intervals of 120 ° obtained by dividing the entire circumference (360 °) of the ball receiving and rotating body 47 into three equal parts. Then, when any of the cutout portions 48 and 49 is rotated to the center position of the lower end of the guide space 162a in a state where the game ball that has entered the winning opening 41 is sent into the guide space 162a, the cutout portion enters the guide space 162a. Of game balls enter. Note that a recognition seal (a player) recognizes that the cutout portion is different from the other two cutout portions (decision cutout portion 49) on the upper surface portion of the ball receiving rotator 47 in the vicinity of the winning cutout portion 48. A concave portion 176 is formed for attaching a seal (winning determination portion) with a letter “V” (not shown), for example.

The winning cutout 48 has a cutout dimension (a cutout dimension from the outer peripheral end of the ball receiving rotator 47 toward the center) substantially the same as the diameter of the game ball. On the other hand, the notch size of the lost cutout 49 is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball. For this reason, the game ball that has entered the unsuccessful notch 49 is gradually centered on the ball receiving rotator 47 with the rotation of the inclined ball rotator 47 (as the unsuccessful notch 49 moves upward). It is designed to move in the direction. On the other hand, the game ball that has entered the winning cutout portion 48 does not move within the winning cutout portion 48 regardless of the rotation position of the winning cutout portion 48, and is held at a fixed position.

In addition, a winning hole 177 is formed in the upper left portion of the bearing surface portion 171 so as to have a size corresponding to one game ball, and a winning hole 178 is provided in the upper right portion of the bearing surface portion 171 for one game ball. Is drilled in the size of The drop hole 177 is formed at a position where the distance from the rotation shaft 172 inserted into the insertion hole 173, that is, the distance from the center of the ball receiving rotating body 47 is shorter than the winning hole 178. Specifically, the winning hole 177 is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the game ball moved in the winning notch 49 as the ball receiving rotator 47 rotates (upward movement of the dropping notch 49). . On the other hand, the winning hole 178 is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the game ball held in the winning notch 48.

Thus, the game ball that has entered the lost selection notch 49 gradually moves toward the center of the ball receiving rotator 47 as the ball receiving rotator 47 rotates, and the lost selection notch 49 rotates to the position of the lost selection hole 177. When you do, you enter the lost hole 177. On the other hand, since the game ball that has entered the winning cutout portion 48 is held in the winning cutout portion 48 (because it does not move toward the center of the ball receiving rotation body 47), the winning cutout portion 48 reaches the position of the dropout hole 177. Even if it rotates, it will not enter the lost hole 177. Thereafter, the game ball that has passed through the winning hole 177 enters the winning hole 178 when the winning notch 48 rotates to the position of the winning hole 178.

A guide groove 179 for smoothly feeding the game ball in the dropout notch 49 to the dropout hole 177 is formed on the upper surface portion of the bearing surface portion 171 in the vicinity of the dropout hole 177, and in the vicinity of the win hole 178. A guide groove 180 for smoothly feeding the game ball in the winning cutout portion 48 into the winning hole 178 is formed on the upper surface portion of the supporting surface portion 171.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a lowering switch 181 (discharge ball detecting means) for detecting a game ball that has entered the lowering hole 177 is provided below the lowering hole 177, and below the lowering switch 181. Is provided with the above-described discharge passage 51 for collecting the game balls that have passed through the drop-off switch 181. On the other hand, a winning switch 182 (special ball detecting means) for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning hole 178 is provided below the winning hole 178, and the winning switch 182 passes below the winning switch 182. The above-mentioned special passage portion 50 for guiding the game ball to the opening mechanisms of the first to eighth variable prize winning openings 61a to 61d and 81a to 81d is provided in communication. A command signal is output from the main control board 111 to the sub-integrated board 120 (sound generation control means) based on the detection of the game ball by the winning switch 182. Then, based on the control of the command signal, a sound effect that causes the player to recognize that the winning game state is generated from the speakers 14 and 29 (sound generating means) is generated, thereby improving the interest of the game. It has become.

By the way, in the structure which distributes a game ball to the special channel | path part 50 or the discharge channel | path part 51 by the ball receiving rotation body 47 demonstrated above, when a plurality of game balls are stopped in the guidance space 162a, the said plurality of game balls are taken out. It is avoided that the player is continuously guided to the special passage portion 50 to give a disadvantage to the player. That is, as described above, in a state where the winning gaming state has occurred, in other words, in a state where any one of the first to eighth variable winning ports 61a to 61d, 81a to 81d is open, When the game ball is sent into the special passage portion 50, all the variable winning ports 61a to 61d and 81a to 81d are again played when the game ball operates the opening mechanism without waiting for the opening of the variable winning port being opened. Is to be released. For this reason, if a configuration is adopted in which a plurality of game balls are continuously guided to the special passage portion 50, the result is that, even though a plurality of game balls are guided to the special passage portion 50, one This is the same as when the game ball is guided to the special passage portion 50 (the winning game state is generated only once), which gives the player a disadvantage.

However, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the ball receiving rotator 47 in which the winning cutout portion 48 and the lost cutout portion 49 that are the size of one game ball are perforated in the outer peripheral portion is on the front side. A winning hole 178 for feeding the game ball that has entered the winning cutout portion 48 into the special passage portion 50 is formed in the upper portion of the bearing surface portion 171 while being attached so as to be inclined upward compared to the portion. Then, only one game ball enters the winning cutout portion 48 of the ball receiving rotator 47, and when the ball receiving rotator 47 rotates to a position (upper side) where the winning cutout portion 48 coincides with the winning hole 178, the winning is achieved. The game ball in the notch 48 is fed into the special passage 50 (winning hole 178). For this reason, even if a plurality of game balls are stopped in the guidance space 162a, the plurality of game balls are not continuously fed into the special passage portion 50 (winning hole 178), so that the player feels disadvantageous. Never give. In addition, when four game balls are stopped in the guide space 162a and the first game ball is guided to the special passage portion 50, the winning game state is generated by the first game ball, After the second and third game balls are guided to the discharge passage portion 51, the fourth game ball is again guided to the special passage portion 50, so that the variable prize opening (61 a to 61- 61d, 81a-81d) can be opened again to generate a winning gaming state.

Next, detailed configurations of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80 will be described with reference to FIGS. However, since the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80 are configured by the same constituent members, only the configuration of the upper variable winning ball device 60 will be described for convenience. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the upper variable winning ball device 60. FIG. 13 is a front view showing the upper variable winning ball device 60. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 13, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. FIG. 15 is a rear perspective view showing the opening / closing member 62. FIG. 16 is a rear perspective view showing the opening / closing member 62, the stopper member 204, and the opening / closing engagement member 214. FIG. 17 is a rear view showing the upper variable winning ball device 60 cut at a predetermined portion of the rear structure 191. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 62 by the opening / closing engagement member 214. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing an opening and holding operation of the opening / closing member 62 by the stopper member 204.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the upper variable winning ball device 60 has the mounting board 61, and a mounting hole 190 for screwing the game area 12 to the outer peripheral portion of the mounting board 61. Are perforated. As described above, first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d, each having an openable / closable member 62 attached thereto as described above, are formed in the front surface of the mounting board 61, and the game balls are placed in the second variable prize. A pair of left and right guide protrusions 61e are individually provided on the mouth 61b side and the third variable winning opening 61c side. On the other hand, on the back surface side of the mounting substrate 61, various constituent members constituting the opening mechanism and the closing mechanism of the opening / closing member 62 described above are accommodated, and the front and rear constituent members 191 that form the guiding paths 64 to 67 are formed. , 192 are integrally attached.

As shown in FIG. 14A, the opening / closing member 62 is attached to the mounting substrate 61 so as to be rotatable about a support shaft 193 (opening / closing support shaft) (in FIG. 14A, the first and second variable members). Only the opening / closing member 62 communicating with each of the winning openings 61a and 61b is shown). As shown in FIG. 15, the opening / closing member 62 includes a shaft support portion 194 (open / close shaft support portion) on which the support shaft 193 is supported, and an opening / closing plate portion 195 that opens and closes the variable winning openings (61 a to 61 b). Yes. The back surface of the opening / closing plate portion 195 is configured as a support guide surface 196 that supports a game ball received in an open state and guides it backward, and a lower end portion of the support guide surface 196 extends below the shaft support portion 194. Has been.

Side wall surfaces are erected on both side ends of the bearing guide surface 196, and an opening engagement portion 197 that opens the opening / closing member 62 by engagement with the opening / closing engagement member 214 is formed on one side wall surface. Has been. In addition, a closed holding portion 198 is formed continuously with the open engagement portion 197 in the downward extending portion on the side wall surface side. The closing holding part 198 holds the closing state of the opening / closing member 62 by engagement with the opening / closing engaging member 214. On the other hand, a holding engagement recess 199 that holds the open state of the opening / closing member 62 by engagement with the stopper member 204 is formed in a downwardly extending portion on the other side wall surface side. An open / close detection arm 200 is extended at a side end portion of the holding engagement recess 199. The open / close detection arm 200 detects the open / close state of the open / close member 62 by blocking and opening an optical transmission / reception unit of a photosensor (not shown) according to the open / close operation of the open / close member 62.

A bar-shaped weight 201 is embedded in the upper end portion of the opening / closing plate portion 195 so as to smoothly open and close the opening / closing member 62 by adjusting the rotational balance of the opening / closing member 62 around the support shaft 193. That is, when the opening / closing member 62 is closed, the rod-shaped weight 201 is positioned at the upper end of the opening / closing plate portion 195 in the standing state (vertical position), so that the opening / closing member 62 is kept closed, while when the opening / closing member 62 is opened, The bar-shaped weight 201 at the upper end of the tilting opening / closing plate portion 195 promotes the opening operation of the opening / closing member 62 by its weight. Further, an opening restricting protruding piece 202 protrudes from the front surface of the opening / closing plate portion 195. The opening restriction projecting piece 202 restricts the opening and closing member 62 from being opened by abutting against the restriction convex portion 61 f protruding from the front surface of the mounting substrate 61.

The opening / closing member 62 shown in FIG. 15 is a variable winning opening (the third variable winning opening 61c or the fourth variable winning opening 61d) arranged on the right side of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60 (mounting board 61) when viewed from the front. And corresponding to a variable winning opening (first variable winning opening 61a or second variable winning opening 61b) arranged on the left side of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60 (mounting board 61) when viewed from the front. The opening / closing member is an opening / closing member 62 shown in FIG.
And a symmetrical shape. That is, as shown in FIG. 16, in a state where the opening / closing member 62 is attached to each of the variable winning openings 61a to 61d, the opening engaging portion 197 and the closing holding portion 198 are the On the other hand, the holding engagement recess 199 and the open / close detection arm 200 are arranged on the outer side of the upper variable winning ball device 60 (attachment board 61).

In addition, the symmetrical open / close members 62 corresponding to the variable winning ports (the first variable winning port 61a and the fourth variable winning port 61d) arranged on the upper side of the upper variable winning ball device 60 (mounting substrate 61) are respectively single. A bilaterally symmetric opening / closing member 62 that is pivotally supported on the mounting substrate 61 by one support shaft 193 and corresponding to the variable winning opening (the second variable winning opening 61b and the third variable winning opening 61c) disposed on the lower side. Are also supported on the mounting substrate 61 by a single support shaft 193.

The front structure 191 is formed with ball guiding portions 203a to 203d that individually communicate with the variable winning openings 61a to 61d (see FIG. 14A and FIG. 17; however, in FIG. 14A) (Only the ball guiding portions 203a and 203b communicating with the first and second variable prize winning openings 61a and 61b are shown). A stopper member 204 that holds the open state of the opening / closing member 92 is provided in each of the ball guiding portions 203a to 203d. The stopper member 204 is provided with a ball receiving surface portion 205 for receiving a game ball sent from the opening / closing member 62 (supporting guide surface 196), and a support shaft 206 (stopper support shaft) provided at the upper end of the ball receiving surface portion 205. A shaft support portion 207 (stopper shaft support portion) for attaching the stopper member 204 to the front side structural body 191 so as to be rotatable about the center is provided.

An engaging claw 208 that holds the open state of the opening / closing member 62 by engaging with the holding engagement recess 199 is formed at one lower end of the ball receiving surface portion 205. Further, the engagement state between the engagement claw 208 and the holding engagement recess 199 is ensured on the back surface of the ball receiving surface portion 205 by adjusting the rotation balance of the stopper member 204 around the support shaft 206. A rod-shaped weight 209 is integrally attached. The stopper member 204 is similar to the opening / closing member 62 in that the left variable award port (first variable award port 61a and the second variable award port 61b) and the right variable award port (the third variable award port 61c and the first variable award port 61c). The four variable prize winning openings 61d) have a symmetrical shape. The left and right symmetrical stopper members 204 corresponding to the upper variable winning opening (the first variable winning opening 61a and the fourth variable winning opening 61d) are each pivotally supported by the front structure 191 by a single support shaft 206. Similarly, the left and right symmetrical stopper members 204 corresponding to the lower variable winning opening (the second variable winning opening 61b and the third variable winning opening 61c) are also pivotally supported by the front structure 191 by a single pivot 206, respectively. The

As shown in FIG. 17, the rear structure body 192 is formed with ball guiding portions 210a to 210d that communicate with the respective ball guiding portions 203a to 203d, and the ball discharge ports of the respective ball guiding portions 210a to 210d. 211a to 211d are formed in the left and right side walls of the rear structure 192, respectively. That is, the ball guiding sections 210a and 210b corresponding to the left variable winning opening (the first variable winning opening 61a and the second variable winning opening 61b) enter the variable winning opening and pass through the respective ball guiding sections 203a and 203b. While the game ball is guided to the left side on the back side of the game board 4, the ball guiding portions 210c and 210d corresponding to the right variable winning port (the third variable winning port 61c and the fourth variable winning port 61d) are respectively variable variable winning ports. The game balls that have entered and passed through the ball guide portions 203c and 203d are guided to the right side on the back of the game board 4.

The ball guiding portions 210a to 210d are formed with switch attachment portions 212 for attaching the winning prize opening switch 63, respectively. The switch mounting portion 212 is provided with an engaging claw 212a for detachably attaching the winning opening switch 63. The ball detection hole 63a (see FIG. 14A) of the winning port switch 63 communicates with each of the ball guiding portions 210a to 210d by the engagement between the rear end portion of the winning port switch 63 and the engaging claw 212a. By being attached, the game balls that have passed through the ball guiding sections 210a to 210d are individually detected. The ball detection hole 63a of the winning opening switch 63 has a circular shape that matches the passage cross-sectional shape of each of the ball guiding portions 210a to 210d. However, the switch mounting portion 212 has the ball detection hole 63a that corresponds to each of the ball guiding portions 210a to 210a. A prize opening switch 63 is attached so as to be slightly inclined in accordance with the passage inclination of 210d (see FIG. 17). For this reason, the game balls that have entered the variable winning openings 61a to 61d are smoothly detected by the winning opening switch 63 and passed through the ball guiding sections 210a to 210d.

The game ball that has entered the first variable winning opening 61a is transferred to the first winning ball device 91 by the ball guiding portion 203a formed on the front component 191 and the ball guiding portion 210a formed on the rear component 192. A guide path 64 that guides in the direction (the opening mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c) is configured. A game ball that has entered the second variable winning opening 61b is moved in the direction of the second winning ball device 92 (by the ball guiding portion 203b formed on the front structure 191 and the ball guiding portion 210b formed on the rear structure 192). A guiding path 65 for guiding to the second tulip-type winning opening 92c opening mechanism) is configured. A game ball that has entered the third variable winning opening 61c is moved in the direction of the third winning ball device 93 (by the ball guiding portion 203c formed on the front component 191 and the ball guiding portion 210c formed on the rear component 192). A guide path 66 for guiding to the third tulip-type winning opening 93c) is configured. A game ball that has entered the fourth variable winning opening 61d is moved in the direction of the fourth winning ball device 94 by the ball guiding portion 203d formed on the front component 191 and the ball guiding portion 210d formed on the rear component 192 ( A guide path 67 for guiding to the fourth tulip type winning opening 94b) is configured.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14B and FIG. 17, a drop extending in the vertical direction is placed at the center of the rear structure 192 (between the ball guiding portions 203a and 203d and between the ball guiding portions 203b and 203c). A passage 213 is formed. The opening at the upper end of the drop passage 213 is formed as a ball inlet 213a for receiving a game ball from the special passage portion 50, and the opening at the lower end of the drop passage 213 is a ball outlet for discharging the game ball that has passed through the drop passage 213 downward. It is formed as 213b. That is, the falling passage 213 of the upper variable winning ball device 60 receives the game ball that has passed through the special passage portion 50 at the ball inlet 213a, and discharges the game ball from the ball outlet 213b toward the lower variable winning ball device 80. On the other hand, the falling passage 213 of the lower variable winning ball device 80 receives the game ball that has passed through the upper variable winning ball device 60 at the ball inlet 213a, and enters the recovery passage 232 (see FIG. 22B) from the ball outlet 213b. Is discharged.

In the drop passage 213, symmetrical opening / closing engagement members 214 are provided at two upper and lower positions between the ball guiding portions 203a and 203d and between the ball guiding portions 203b and 203c. The opening / closing engagement member 214 includes a shaft support portion 214a and is rotatably provided around the support shaft 215 by the shaft support portion 214a being rotatably supported by the support shaft 215. The left opening / closing engagement member 214 between the ball guiding portions 203a, 203d corresponds to the first variable winning opening 61a, and the right opening / closing engagement member 214 between the ball guiding portions 203a, 203d is This corresponds to the 4 variable prize winning opening 61d. On the other hand, the left opening / closing engagement member 214 between the ball guiding portions 203b and 203c corresponds to the second variable winning opening 61b, and the right opening / closing engagement member 214 between the ball guiding portions 203b and 203c is This corresponds to the third variable winning opening 61c.

The left and right symmetrical opening / closing engagement members 214 corresponding to the upper variable winning opening (the first variable winning opening 61a and the fourth variable winning opening 61d) are respectively connected to the front structure 191 and the rear by a single support shaft 215. Similarly, each of the bilaterally symmetric opening / closing engaging members 214 corresponding to the lower variable winning opening (the second variable winning opening 61b and the third variable winning opening 61c) is also single. The support shaft 215 is pivotally supported between the front structure 191 and the rear structure 192.

The shaft support portion 214 a of the opening / closing engagement member 214 is disposed in a ball guiding portion (203 a to 203 d) formed in the front structure 191 and engages with the opening engagement portion 197 and the closing holding portion 198 of the opening / closing member 62. And an abutting portion 217 arranged in a drop passage 213 formed in the rear side structure 192 and abutting with a game ball falling in the drop passage 213, A rod-shaped weight 218 for adjusting the rotational balance of the opening / closing engagement member 214 around the support shaft 215 is embedded. The contact portion 217 is formed as a ball receiving surface that receives the game ball at the contact portion with the game ball falling through the drop passage 213. When the open / close state of the opening / closing member 62 is released, the rod-shaped weight 218 rotates the opening / closing engagement member 214 by its own weight and moves the contact portion 217 from the tilting position to the standing position in the drop passage 213. .

In addition, a guide protrusion 213c that receives a game ball falling in the drop passage 213 and guides it to the contact portion 217 side (the front side of the drop passage 213) protrudes from the rear inner wall surface of the drop passage 213. (See FIG. 14B and FIG. 17). The guide protrusions 213c are provided at two locations in the upper and lower sides so as to correspond to the upper and lower variable winning ports (variable winning ports 61a and 61d and variable winning ports 61b and 61c), respectively.

Here, the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member 62 by the opening and closing engagement member 214 and the opening and holding operation of the opening and closing member 62 by the stopper member 204 will be described. First, in the closed state of the opening / closing member 62 (variable winning openings 61a to 61d), as shown in FIG. 18B, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. The protruding portion 216 is in a state in which the engagement with the opening engagement portion 197 and the closing holding portion 198 of the opening / closing member 62 is released. However, when the opening / closing member 62 is rotated from this state by an external force such as vibration in a direction (a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18B) that opens the variable winning opening (61a to 61d) around the support shaft 193. The closed holding portion 198 engages with the engaging protrusion 216 and restricts the rotation of the opening / closing member 62, whereby the closed state of the variable prize opening (61a to 61d) is held. In other words, the opening / closing member 62 is held in a closed state with a slight play due to the engagement between the closing holding portion 198 and the engaging protrusion 216.

Further, in the closed state of the opening / closing member 62 (variable prize winning openings 61a to 61d), the contact portion 217 of the opening / closing engagement member 214 is in the standing position within the drop passage 213 as shown in FIG. . Further, the engagement claw 208 of the stopper member 204 engages with the holding engagement recess 199 of the opening / closing member 62 as shown in FIG. 19B which is a sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG. It is in a released state.

Then, when the game ball sent from the special passage portion 50 passes through the fall passage 213 by natural fall, the game ball pushes down the contact portion 217 along with the passage and tilts the contact portion 217 from the standing position. Move to position. As a result, the opening / closing engagement member 214 rotates about the support shaft 215 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 18B (counterclockwise in FIG. 18C), and the engagement protrusion 216 is pushed up. As shown in FIG. 18C, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG. 18A, the pushed-up engagement protrusion 216 engages with the release engagement portion 197, and as shown in FIG. The opening / closing member 62 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 18C as the center to open the variable prize winning openings (61a to 61d).

Further, when the opening / closing member 62 is rotated to the open position of the variable winning opening (61a to 61d) by the engagement of the engagement protrusion 216 and the release engagement portion 197, the HH line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19C, which is a cross-sectional view, the stopper member 204 rotates around the support shaft 206 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 19C based on the rotation balance by the rod-shaped weight 209, and engages. The claw 208 engages with the holding engagement recess 199. Thereby, the open / close member 62 is kept open. In such an open state, the opening / closing engagement member 214 is in a state where the engagement protrusion 216 is pushed up by the closing holding portion 198 of the opening / closing member 62,
The abutting portion 217 in the drop passage 213 is held at the pushed down position.

Thereafter, when a game ball wins the open variable winning opening (61a to 61d), the game ball flows down on the support guide surface 196 of the opening / closing member 62 and is sent to the rear (in the ball guide portions 203a to 203d). . Then, the game ball sent into the ball guiding portions (203a to 203d) pushes the ball receiving surface portion 205 rearward, so that the stopper member 204 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 19 (B) clockwise), the engagement between the engagement claw 208 and the holding engagement recess 199 is released, and the open / close state of the opening / closing member 62 is released. At this time, the opening / closing member 62 is formed around the support shaft 193 as the game ball rolls into the closing guide surface portion that is the downward extending portion of the support guide surface 196 (the portion extending below the shaft support portion 194). It rotates counterclockwise at 19 (B) and closes the variable prize winning openings (61a to 61d). Accordingly, the opening / closing engagement member 214 rotates about the support shaft 215 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 19B based on the rotation balance by the rod-shaped weight 218, and the contact portion 217 falls in the drop passage 213. Move to the standing position within.

By the way, in the opening operation of the opening / closing member 62 by the opening / closing engaging member 214 described above, in the configuration of the present embodiment, the opening / closing member 62 is moved at a quicker timing than the conventional configuration in which the opening / closing member is opened by the weight of the game ball. It is designed to be opened. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, a ball passage is constituted by a drop passage 213 that naturally drops a game ball, and a protrusion dimension L3 of the contact portion 217 in the drop passage 213 is set to a diameter dimension L2 of the game ball. Is set smaller. Then, by applying the impact force of the game ball that naturally falls in the drop passage 213 to the contact portion 217, the opening / closing engagement member 214 is rotated, and the engagement protrusion 216 and the opening / closing member of the rotating opening / closing engagement member 214 are rotated. The opening / closing member 62 is opened by the engagement with 62.

For this reason, unlike the configuration in which the game ball is placed on the contact portion 217 and then the contact portion 217 is pushed downward by the weight of the game ball to gradually move the opening / closing member 62 to the open position. The opening / closing engagement member 214 can be rotated at the moment when a force is applied to the contact portion 217 to open the opening / closing member 62 instantaneously. As a result, the opening / closing member 62 can be opened at a quick timing. Further, according to this configuration, the ball passage (falling passage 213) in which the contact portion 217 is arranged is not an inclined passage, and the contact portion 217 is not formed in a larger shape than the game ball. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an increase in the size of the variable winning ball device (upper variable winning ball device 60, lower variable winning ball device 80), and the design freedom of the variable winning ball device is not lowered.

Further, the drop passage 213 is set such that the passage width dimension L1 thereof is slightly larger than the diameter dimension L2 (= 11 mm) of the game ball. For this reason, the frequency with which a game ball collides with the inner wall of the fall passage 213 can be reduced, and a fall of the fall speed of the game ball can be avoided as much as possible. Therefore, the impact force caused by the natural fall of the game ball can be applied to the contact portion 217 as much as possible, and the opening / closing member 62 can be opened at a much quicker timing. The passage width dimension L1 of the drop passage 213 may be a dimension that allows one game ball to smoothly pass through the drop passage 213 without passing two game balls simultaneously. Specifically, in the embodiment, the passage width dimension L1 is set to 12 mm, which is 1 mm larger than the diameter dimension L2 of the game ball.

In addition, a guide projection 213c is provided on the inner wall of the drop passage 213 so as to guide the game ball to a portion of the contact portion 217 on the shaft support portion 214a side by collision with the game ball falling through the drop passage 213. ing. Thereby, the game ball (P1 state shown in FIG. 20) entering the ball inlet 213a subsequently collides with the guide protrusion 213c in the drop passage 213 (P2 state shown in FIG. 20), and the falling direction is changed. The contact portion 217 slightly tilted from the vertical direction is switched to the direction of the shaft support portion 214a and falls to a portion on the shaft support portion 214a side (state P3 shown in FIG. 20). For this reason, the impact force of the game ball can be efficiently converted into the rotational force of the opening / closing engagement member 214 (state of P4 shown in FIG. 20), and the rotation speed of the opening / closing engagement member 214 can be increased. The opening / closing member 62 can be opened at a faster timing.

The contact portion 217 is formed such that a contact portion with a game ball falling through the fall passage 213 is formed as a ball receiving surface for receiving the game ball, and is slightly inclined downward toward the tip side. . In other words, the contact portion 217 is disposed in the drop passage 213 so as to be in a plane perpendicular to the drop direction of the game ball colliding with the guide protrusion 213c. As a result, a game ball that has collided with the guide projection 213c and whose fall direction in the fall passage 213 is slightly inclined from the vertical direction toward the pivotal support 214a is a contact portion 217 in a direction perpendicular to the ball receiving surface. Abut. For this reason, the impact force of a game ball can be applied to the contact part 217 efficiently.

In addition, the guide protrusion 213c is provided on the inner wall surface of the drop passage 213 facing the contact portion 217 and at a position above the position where the shaft support portion 214a is disposed. As a result, the game ball can be guided to the contact portion 217 after the game ball collides with the guide projection portion 213c, so that the game ball is sandwiched between the guide projection portion 213c and the contact portion 217. Thus, it is possible to prevent the clogging of the ball from occurring in the falling passage 213. In the embodiment, the guide projection 213c protrudes upward from the center of the shaft support 214a at a height dimension L4 (= 11.4 mm).

Further, the projection dimension L5 of the guide projection 213c is determined from the path width dimension of the drop path 213 so that it is possible to prevent the game ball from stopping on the guide projection 213c in the fall path 213. Is set to a value smaller than the value obtained by subtracting the diameter dimension L2. Specifically, in the embodiment, the passage width dimension corresponding to the portion where the guide protrusion 213c is projected is set to 14 mm, and the value obtained by subtracting the diameter dimension L2 (= 11 mm) of the game ball from the passage width dimension Is 3 mm. Correspondingly, the protrusion dimension L5 of the guide protrusion 213c is set to 2 mm, which is smaller than 3 mm. Therefore, the dimension L6 from the tip end portion of the guide projection 213c to the inner wall surface of the falling passage 213 that is opposite is 12 mm, which is larger than the diameter L2 of the game ball. As a result, the game ball is smoothly dropped on the contact portion 217 without stopping on the guide protrusion 213c.

In the present embodiment, a material having high strength (for example, glass fiber is included) in order to avoid damage to the opening / closing engagement member 214 due to the impact force of the game ball being applied to the contact portion 217. The opening / closing engagement member 214 is formed of polycarbonate or the like. Further, in order to increase the strength of the base of the ball receiving surface of the contact portion 217 (the portion on the shaft support portion 214a side) where the impact force of the game ball is the largest, the thick portion of the ball receiving surface is advanced from the shaft support portion 214a side. It is formed in a tapered shape that gradually narrows toward the side.

By the way, in the opening operation of the opening / closing member 62 by the opening / closing engagement member 214 described above, the gaming ball flowing down the game area 12 is opened / closed at the timing when the gaming ball falling in the falling passage 213 contacts the contact portion 217. When the game ball passes in front of the opening / closing member 62, the opening / closing engaging member 214 (engaging protrusion 216) and the opening / closing member 62 (opening engaging portion 197) are accompanied by the rotation of the opening / closing engaging member 214. Will be hindered. In the worst case, there is a possibility that the opening / closing member 62 may not be opened even though the game ball has passed through the drop passage 213. Therefore, the opening / closing member 62 may be reliably opened by adopting the configuration of the modification shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration of the modification will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, about the same structure as above-mentioned embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected for convenience and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

As shown in FIG. 21, on the rear inner wall surface of the drop passage 213 (the inner wall that faces the abutting portion 217), a pushing projection portion 213d protrudes from a portion below the guide projection portion 213c. Yes. The pushing protrusion 213d is provided at a lower position than a shaft support 214a of an opening / closing engagement member 214 ′ described later, and the upper and lower variable winning openings (variable winning openings 61a), like the guiding protrusion 213c. , 61d and the variable prize winning openings 61b, 61c). In the embodiment, a pushing projection 213d is projected from the center of the shaft support 214a at a position of a height dimension L7 (= 3.4 mm).

On the other hand, the open / close engaging member 214 ′ of the modified example includes a shaft support portion 214a rotatably supported on the support shaft 215, like the open / close engagement member 214, and the open / close member 62 is provided on the shaft support portion 214a. An engaging protrusion 216 that engages with the (open engaging portion 197 and the closing holding portion 198) and an abutting portion 217 ′ that abuts against a game ball that falls in the dropping passage 213 are provided in a protruding manner. A bar-shaped weight 218 that adjusts the rotation balance of the opening / closing engagement member 214 centered on 215 is embedded. The contact portion 217 ′ of the opening / closing engagement member 214 ′ has a concave curved upper surface, and the tip portion of the contact portion 217 ′ constitutes a pressing projection 217 ′ a.

Thus, the game ball that has collided with the guide protrusion 213c and dropped onto the contact portion 217 ′ is pushed downward to push down the contact portion 217 ′ by the subsequent downward drop, and the opening and closing member 62 is opened and closed. The member 214 ′ is rotated. Thereafter, the game ball is pushed into the shaft support 214a side by contact with the push-in protrusion 213d, and the force for rotating the opening / closing engagement member 214 'is increased (state P5 shown in FIG. 21). Further, at this time, the pushing protrusion 217′a provided at the tip of the abutting portion 217 ′ is brought into contact with the game ball pushed by the pushing projection 213d, so that the abutting portion 217 ′ by the gaming ball is in contact with the pushing ball 217 ′. Assist in pushing. Thus, even when the game ball falls in front of the opening / closing member 62 in the closed position at the same timing as the game ball contacts the contact portion 217 ′ (P6 state shown in FIG. 21), the push-in is performed. By pushing the game ball by the protrusion 213d, the game ball in front of the opening / closing member 62 can be pushed away to open the opening / closing member (states P7 and P8 shown in FIG. 21).

Note that the pushing protrusion 213d is in a state in which the abutting portion 217 ′ comes into contact with the game ball from the tip end portion of the pushing protrusion 213d in a state where the opening / closing member 62 has shifted to the open position (P8 shown in FIG. 21). The dimension L9 up to the contact tip portion (pressing projection 217′a) is provided at a position where it is slightly larger than the diameter L2 (= 11 mm) of the game ball. Thereby, pushing of the game ball by the pushing projection 213d can be performed more efficiently. The contact tip portion of the contact portion 217 ′ is the portion closest to the tip portion of the contact portion 217 ′ in the portion where the game ball falling through the drop passage 213 contacts the contact portion 217 ′. In the embodiment, it is the pressing convex portion 217′a at the tip of the contact portion 217 ′. In the embodiment, the dimension L9 from the tip portion of the pushing projection 213d to the abutting tip portion (pushing projection 217′a) where the abutting portion 217 ′ abuts on the game ball is 11.3 mm. A pushing projection 213d is provided. However, the protrusion dimension L8 of the pushing protrusion 213d is set to 1.8 mm.

Next, the flow of the game balls on the back of the game board 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 22A is a side view showing the ball passage cover body 220, and FIG. 22B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 22A.

As shown in FIG. 22 (A), on the back surface of the game board 4, a ball passage cover body 220 in which ball passages for guiding game balls entering various winning holes in the game area 12 are formed is attached. . As shown in FIG. 22 (B), the ball passage cover body 220 receives a game ball sent to the discharge passage portion 51 of the winning distribution device 40 and collects it, and a winning distribution device. A communication passage 222 that connects the 40 special passage portions 50 and the drop passage 213 of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60 is formed. Thus, the game balls that have been sent to the discharge passage 51 by the ball receiving rotator 47 after entering the winning opening 41 are collected through the collection passage 221. On the other hand, the game balls sent to the special passage portion 50 by sorting the ball receiving and rotating body 47 after entering the winning opening 41 pass through the communication passage 222 and fall passage 213 (ball entrance 213a) of the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60. Is sent to.

In the vicinity of the upper variable winning ball device 60 in the ball passage cover 220, the game balls discharged from the guide path 64 (the ball discharge port 211a) are placed on the first winning ball device 91 side (the first tulip type winning port 91c). The first guiding passage 223 for guiding to the opening mechanism) and the game balls discharged from the guiding path 65 (ball discharge port 211b) are guided to the second winning ball device 92 side (opening mechanism of the second tulip type winning port 92c). And a third guide passage for guiding game balls discharged from the guide passage 66 (ball discharge port 211c) to the third winning ball apparatus 93 side (opening mechanism of the third tulip type winning port 93c). 225 and a fourth guide passage 226 for guiding the game ball discharged from the guide path 67 (ball discharge port 211d) to the fourth winning ball device 94 side (the opening mechanism of the fourth tulip type winning port 94c). The To have.

Thus, in the open state of the upper variable winning ball device 60 (first to fourth variable winning ports 61a to 61d) accompanying the occurrence of the winning gaming state, the game ball that has entered the first variable winning port 61a 64 is sent to the first guide passage 223 and is guided to the first winning ball apparatus 91 side through the first guide passage 223 to operate the opening mechanism of the first tulip type winning opening 91c. The first tulip type winning opening 91c is opened. The game ball that has entered the second variable winning opening 61b is sent to the second guide path 224 through the guide path 65, and is guided to the second winning ball apparatus 92 side through the second guide path 224. Then, the opening mechanism of the second tulip type winning opening 92c is operated to open the second tulip type winning opening 92c. The game ball that has entered the third variable winning opening 61c is sent to the third guiding passage 225 through the guiding path 66, and is guided to the third winning ball apparatus 93 side through the third guiding path 225. Then, the opening mechanism of the third tulip type winning opening 93c is operated to open the third tulip type winning opening 93c. The game ball that has entered the fourth variable winning opening 61d is sent to the fourth guide path 226 through the guide path 67, and is guided to the fourth winning ball apparatus 94 side through the fourth guide path 226. Then, the opening mechanism of the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c is operated to open the fourth tulip type winning opening 94c. Note that the game ball that has actuated the opening mechanism of the first to fourth tulip-type prize winning ports 91c to 94c is collected through a collection passage (not marked in particular) formed in the ball passage cover body 220. .

Further, in the lower part of the upper variable winning ball device 60 in the ball path cover body 220, there are a falling passage 213 (ball outlet 213b) of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and a falling passage 213 (ball inlet 213a) of the lower variable winning ball device 80. ) Is formed. Thus, the game ball that has passed through the drop passage 213 of the upper variable winning ball device 60 (naturally dropped) passes through the communication passage 227 and is directly dropped into the falling passage 213 (ball inlet 213a) of the lower variable winning ball device 80 by natural falling. It is sent.

In the vicinity of the lower variable winning ball device 80 in the ball passage cover body 220, a game ball discharged from the guide path 84 is received and collected, and a game ball discharged from the guide path 85 is received. A collection passage 229 for collecting the game balls, a collection passage 230 for receiving and collecting the game balls discharged from the guide passage 86, and a collection passage 231 for receiving and collecting the game balls discharged from the guide passage 87. And are formed.

Thus, in the open state of the lower variable winning ball device 60 (the fifth to eighth variable winning ports 81a to 81d) accompanying the occurrence of the winning gaming state, the game ball that has entered the fifth variable winning port 81a 84 is sent to the recovery passageway 228 and is recovered through the recovery passageway 228. The game balls that have entered the sixth variable prize winning opening 81 b are sent to the collection passage 229 through the guide path 85 and collected through the collection path 229. The game balls that have entered the seventh variable winning opening 81 c are sent to the collection passage 230 through the guide path 86 and are collected through the collection path 230. The game balls that have entered the eighth variable winning opening 81d are sent to the collection passage 231 through the guide path 87 and collected through the collection path 231.

Further, a lower part of the lower variable winning ball apparatus 80 in the ball path cover body 220 receives a game ball discharged from the falling path 213 (ball outlet 213b) of the lower variable winning ball apparatus 80 and collects it. 232 is formed.

By the way, it is located between the above-mentioned winning distribution device 40 and the upper variable winning ball device 60, in other words, above the first and fourth variable winning ports 61a and 61d provided in the upper portion of the mounting substrate 61. Between the portion of the game area 12 and the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80, in other words, the fifth and eighth variable winning holes 81a and 81d provided in the upper portion of the mounting substrate 81. A plurality of obstacle nails 240 and 250 (see FIG. 23) are planted at an interval where one game ball can pass through the portion of the game area 12 positioned above.

The obstacle nail 240 above the variable winning openings 61a and 61d becomes an obstacle to the game ball flowing from above the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60, and the obstacle nail 250 above the variable winning openings 81a and 81d is the lower variable prize winning. By causing an obstacle to the game ball flowing from above the ball device 80, the falling speed of the game ball is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a large impact force from being applied to the opening and closing members 62 and 82 by the falling game balls in the opened state of the variable prize winning openings 61a to 61d and 81a to 81d, and consequently the opening and closing members 62 and 82. Can be avoided.

In addition, as an effect as described above, the variable winning opening (the variable winning opening 81b of the lower variable winning ball apparatus 80) is provided at the lowermost position without providing the obstacle nails above the variable winning openings 61a, 61d, 81a, 81d. , 81c) is assumed to be open (the game ball that has flowed in from above the upper variable winning ball apparatus 60 collides with the opening / closing member 82 of the variable winning openings 81b, 81c by natural fall, and the opening / closing member 82 is greatly affected. A great effect can be achieved.

In addition, the configuration of the game board 4 in this embodiment, that is, the game area 12 formed on the surface of the game board 4 and various components provided in the game area 12 are each designed based on the concept of “tulip”. Has been. Hereinafter, such a concept design will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a concept design of the game board 4.

As shown in FIG. 23, a decorative board 300 is attached to the front side of the game board 4, and a cell image 301 (design image) depicting a tulip petal 302 is attached to the decorative board 300. . The petals 302 are drawn on the upper part of the game area 12 where the winning distribution device 40 is arranged. Specifically, the petals 302 are drawn on the left and right side portions of the winning distribution device 40 so that the front decoration member 144 of the winning distribution device 40 can be regarded as a pistil of a tulip. The petal 302 is drawn in red, and the front decorative member 144 serving as a pistil is yellow. Further, the front decorative member 144 has an outer shape that is similar to a tulip pistil.

A gradation seal 303 with the density adjusted from red to yellow is affixed to the mounting substrate 140 of the prize distribution device 40, and has a descriptive sense of unity between the petal 302 and the pistil (front decoration member 144). It comes to let you. The various components in the prize distribution device 40 are colored based on the red color of the petal 302 and the yellow color of the pistil (front decoration member 144). Specifically, the ball receiving rotor 47 is configured in red, and the rolling plate member 155 is configured in yellow. In addition, the translucent decorative plate 156 and the transparent partition plate 162 of the prize distribution device 40 are each configured in orange, which is an intermediate color between red and yellow, and the player side uses the light from the decorative lamps 157 and 169 as orange light. It comes to irradiate.

On the other hand, the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80 arranged in the lower portion of the game area 12 are arranged in two stages above and below the winning distribution device 40, so that The stem is made up. Specifically, each of the mounting substrates 61 and 81 of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80 is formed in a shape that looks like a tulip stem and has a green color as a stem color. It is configured. Further, a dark green shade sticker 304 indicating the shadow of the stem is attached to each of the mounting boards 61 and 81, so that the mounting boards 61 and 81 made of a flat plate have a three-dimensional feeling of the stem. .

The first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94 arranged on the left and right sides of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80 are configured to form tulip leaves, respectively. . Specifically, the first winning ball device 91 disposed on the left side of the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the second winning ball device 92 disposed on the left side of the lower variable winning ball device 80 extend to the upper left side. It constitutes a leaf and extends to the upper right side by a third winning ball device 93 disposed on the right side of the lower variable winning ball device 80 and a fourth winning ball device 94 disposed on the right side of the upper variable winning ball device 60. Make up leaves. Moreover, each attachment board | substrate 91a-94a of the winning ball apparatuses 91-94 is comprised by the green used as the color of a leaf. In addition, each front decoration member 144 of the prize distribution device 40 to which the color according to the concept design (tulip) is given, each of the mounting boards 61 and 81 of the variable prize ball devices 60 and 80, and each attachment of the prize ball devices 91 to 94 Various components such as the substrates 91a to 94a are made according to the color used at the time of manufacture.

Thus, the game board 4 of the present embodiment includes a petal 302 drawn on the decorative board 300 (cell image 301), a petal formed by the winning distribution device 40 (such as a pistil formed by the front decoration member 144). ), A tulip is formed in the entire game area 12 from the stem formed by the upper variable winning ball device 60 and the lower variable winning ball device 80, and the leaves formed by the first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94. ing. Note that the game board 4 constituting such a tulip is based on the concept (the tulip in this embodiment) and the cell image 301 and game devices (winning distribution device 40, upper variable winning ball device 60, lower variable winning ball). A production method is used in which the device 80 and the first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94) are designed. In other words, it is not a concept of designing a game board that designs a gaming device after designing a gaming device, or conversely designs a gaming device according to that cell image after designing a cell image. This is a technique for producing a cell image and a gaming device simultaneously based on the above.

In addition, when the concept is provided for the entire game board with priority given to gaming devices without taking the simultaneous production method described above, the gaming board can be designed according to the concept, but the priority gaming device The design will be made with the cel image pulled. Specifically, the design of the cell image will be regulated according to the shape and color scheme of the gaming device, the total concept as a whole gaming board will fade, and the appeal effect as a gaming board with a certain concept Fades. On the other hand, when a concept is provided for the entire game board with priority on cell images, the game board can be designed according to the concept, but the gaming device is pulled to the priority cell image, There is a possibility that the degree of freedom in designing the device will be extremely restricted and the game content will be poor. On the other hand, in the gaming board 4 of the present embodiment, the design of the cell image is regulated according to the shape and color scheme of the gaming device, or the design freedom of the gaming device is extremely regulated according to the design of the cell image. Therefore, the appeal effect as a game board with a concept is not diminished, and there is no risk that the game content will be poor.

In addition, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment releases the opening / closing member until the game ball wins based on winning in a predetermined winning opening, and gradually acquires the winning ball by repeating the opening / closing of the opening / closing member. A game that allows a player to recognize the presence or absence of a big hit based on the display result of the symbol display device, and to open the big winning opening and give a large amount of prize balls to the player when the big hit Content (Random number extraction is used to determine whether or not a big win will be generated based on the winning of the game ball at the starting winning opening, and when the big hit is determined, the player is shortened by opening the big winning opening for a long period of time. This is different from gaming machines that can acquire a large number of prize balls in time. That is, the configuration of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment is a game content reminiscent of an old game machine in which a tulip-type winning opening provided with a pair of left and right opening and closing pieces is provided in the game area as a main gaming device. Such a game content becomes a concept (tulip) and is reflected in the design of the game board 4. In other words, the game board 4 of the present embodiment is produced by a method in which cell images and game devices are designed according to the game contents of the game machine as a product, thereby giving the concept to the entire game board. It is configured to visually appeal the image of the gaming machine (game content) to the player.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the cell area 300 (design image) is attached to the surface of the game area 12, and the game area 12 to which the cell image 300 is attached includes the game area 12. A game device that directly or indirectly acts on a game ball flowing down 12 to obtain a predetermined game effect (in the embodiment, a winning distribution device 40, an upper variable winning ball device 60, a lower variable winning ball device 80, The first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94) are arranged, and the winning distribution device 40 as a gaming device has an outer shape forming portion (a mounting board 140 and a front decoration member 144) that is erected in the gaming area 12. It forms an entity component that forms part of a predetermined specific entity (in the embodiment, tulip), and the cell image 300 includes an entity image (petal 302) that configures a specific entity with the entity component. . As a result, a specific entity (tulip) is configured by the entity component (the mounting substrate 140 and the front decoration member 144) of the winning distribution device 40 resident in the game area 12 and the entity image (petal 302) of the cell image 300. Therefore, the winning distribution device 40 and the cell image 300 can have a sense of unity, and as a result, the game area 12 can have design uniformity.

The game devices that directly act on the game balls are the winning distribution device 40, the upper variable winning ball device 60, the lower variable winning ball device 80, and the first to fourth winning balls described in the embodiment. As in the devices 91 to 94, a game device that acts on an accepted game ball, such as winning a game ball or distributing a game ball. On the other hand, a game device that indirectly acts with a game ball is a game device that passes a game ball to a predetermined area (a prize is received) like a symbol display device that variably displays a symbol based on the winning of a game ball at a start winning opening. A game device whose operation is controlled based on the

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, a plurality of gaming devices (winning distribution device 40, upper variable winning ball device 60, each of which constitutes a specific entity (in this embodiment, a tulip) in the gaming area 12 are provided. The lower variable winning ball device 80 and the first to fourth winning ball devices 91 to 94) are arranged, and the winning distribution device 40 serving as a main gaming device having a main game content among the plurality of gaming devices is a specific entity. In the main part (in this embodiment, the petal part of the tulip (including the pistil)). Thereby, it is possible to easily understand the arrangement position of the main game device (winning distribution device 40), and it is possible to emphasize the main game content and allow the player to recognize it. For this reason, the player can know at a glance which portion in the game area 12 should be aimed at and can easily advance the game. In this case, driving a game ball into a gaming device other than the main gaming device can be understood naturally as the game progresses. The main game content is that a player hits a game ball first to generate a game state (winning game state in the embodiment) that is advantageous to the player, such as a big hit game state. This is a game content that can give an opportunity to pay out a prize ball. In addition, the specific entity according to the present invention is not limited to the tulip described in the embodiment, and may be any configuration as long as it has an entity and can configure the entity component by a gaming device. Also good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 4 Game board 12 Game area 40 Winning distribution device (game device) 41 Winning opening 43 Guidance passage 44 Kroon rolling plate 47 Ball rotating body 48 Winning notch 49 Dropping notch 60 Upper variable winning ball device (game) Apparatus) 61a-61d Variable winning opening 80 Lower variable winning ball apparatus (gaming apparatus) 81a-81d Variable winning opening 91 First winning ball apparatus (gaming apparatus) 92 Second winning ball apparatus (game apparatus) 93 Third winning ball apparatus (Game device) 94 Fourth winning ball device (game device) 91b to 94b Open winning port 91c to 94c Tulip type winning port 110 Main board 120 Sub-integrated board 140 Mounting board (substance component) 144 Front decoration member (substance component) 151) Engaging projection 153 Mounting projection piece 154 Engaging projection 156 Translucent decorative plate 240, 250 Obstacle nail 300 Decorative plate 301 Le image (design drawing) 302 petals (stereogram) 303 gradient seal 304 shades seal

Claims (3)

A gaming machine in which a huge symbol reminiscent of the concept of a gaming machine appears in almost the entire gaming area, and the giant symbol is formed by cooperation of a still image and an accessory,
A game board in which a game area is partitioned and a design image as the still image is drawn on the surface of the game area;
A center role which is provided at substantially the center of the game area and forms a main part of the giant symbol; and a plurality of movable objects capable of receiving a game ball flowing down the game area and receiving at least the center. A gaming device as the accessory that forms an outline of the giant symbol with an accessory and the plurality of movable objects;
Game progression means for controlling the progression of the game;
The gaming device is arranged in the gaming area without being restricted by the design picture drawn on the gaming board,
The plurality of movable objects that form the shape of the giant symbol with the center character are all
In addition to forming the outline of the giant symbol that reminds the concept of the gaming machine with at least the center object, each of the plurality of movable objects alone can recall the concept of the gaming machine. It functions as a small symbol that is common to a large symbol and is smaller than the large symbol.
The game progression means is
Regardless of which of the plurality of movable objects functioning as the small symbols, a game ball wins, a prize ball is awarded based on the win, but a game is played on the center symbol constituting the main part of the huge symbol. When a ball is won, it is possible to easily accept game balls to a plurality of movable objects so that a larger amount of prize balls are paid out than when a game ball is won to the movable object functioning as the small symbol. A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming device is:
It further has an opening that forms the general shape of the specific object together with the center object and the movable object,
The game progression means is
Facilitating the acceptance of the game ball to the opening based on the fact that the game ball received by the center object has passed a specific passage,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: moving the movable object based on the fact that the game ball is received in the opening, thereby facilitating the reception of the game ball into the movable object. The opening has an opening / closing member that shifts between a tilt position and a vertical position, thereby allowing the reception of a game ball flowing down the game area,
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the movable object includes a movable piece that can be moved to the left and right, thereby allowing a game ball flowing down the game area to be received.