JP5389891B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  For example, in a pachinko machine, a left-handed passage and a right-handed passage are provided in the game area of the game board with an image display means (central role) in between, and a game ball from the left-handed passage is provided below the image display means. The first special symbol starting means that is easy to win is arranged, the tulip-type second special symbol starting means is arranged on the right-handed passage side, and the second special symbol starting means is arranged upstream of the second special symbol starting means. There is an arrangement in which a passing-type sphere detecting means which is a premise for opening the door is arranged (Patent Document 1).

  In this pachinko machine, the game balls are concentrated on the first special symbol starting means through the left-handed passage by left-handed in the normal probability state, and the variation of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display means is repeatedly varied. Then, after the first special symbol after the change is stopped in a big hit state and the special profit state is generated, and the special profit state is ended, when the state shifts to the high probability state according to the type of the first special symbol, the high probability state The game balls are concentrated on the ball detecting means and the second special symbol starting means through the right-handed passage.

  When the game ball in the right-handed passage passes through the ball detecting means, the second special symbol starting means is opened. Then, on the condition that the second special symbol starter detects the game ball, the second special symbol of the second special symbol display means changes, and the second special symbol starter detects the game ball with a high probability. Since the jackpot is lottery, there is a high possibility that the second special symbol after the change will be a jackpot mode with high probability.

  Thus, during the high probability state, a right-handed passage is provided separately from the left-handed passage so that a game ball does not win the first special symbol starting means, and the ball detecting means and the second special-purpose means are provided on the left-handed passage side. A symbol starting means is arranged.

JP 2008-12184 A

  In the conventional pachinko machine, since the tulip-type second special symbol starting means is arranged in the middle of the right-handed passage on the right side of the image display means, the second special symbol starting means is moved from the lower right outer periphery of the game area. When it is necessary to dispose the image display means on the inner side and the image display means is to be enlarged, the arrangement of the second special symbol starting means is a serious problem.

  That is, in the tulip-type second special symbol starting means, a pair of left and right opening / closing members are pivotally supported around a supporting shaft in the front-rear direction at the lower end portion thereof, and when opening, the opening / closing member is moved outwardly around the supporting shaft. It will fall to the left and right sides.

  For this reason, even when the second special symbol starting means is open, in order to allow a certain game ball passing area between the second special symbol starting means and the outer peripheral edge of the game area outside the second special symbol starting means. It is necessary to arrange the second special symbol starting means sufficiently away from the lower right outer peripheral edge of the game area.

  However, if the second special symbol starting means is arranged close to the image display means side, an interval between the image display means and the second special symbol starting means is ensured so that a game ball can sufficiently pass between them. The same problem of becoming difficult will arise.

  On the other hand, if the position of the tulip-type second special symbol starting means is sufficiently lowered from the image display means, the distance between the second special symbol starting means, the image display means, and the outer periphery of the game area can be reduced. Although the problem can be solved and the size of the image display means can be increased, there is a drawback that the position of the second special symbol starting means becomes too low and another winning means cannot be arranged downstream thereof.

  Therefore, as long as the tulip-type open / close winning means is arranged on the lower right side of the image display means, there is a disadvantage that the position becomes a problem and it is difficult to increase the size of the image display means.

  Further, when a large movable presentation means is provided on the outer periphery side of the image display section of the image display means, the whole image display means including the movable presentation means is enlarged, so that there is a similar problem.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention uses an open / close-type winning means including an open / close member that opens and closes with a substantially constant left-right width, thereby increasing the size of other game components such as a central accessory. Even in such a case, an object is to provide a ball game machine in which each gaming component including the openable winning means can be easily arranged without being restricted by space.

The present invention provides a ball game machine comprising a first open / close prize winning means and a second open / close prize winning means disposed downstream of the first open / close prize winning means in the game area. The winning means is a winning opening that opens upward, and when the winning opening is opened and closed to open and close the winning opening and the winning opening is closed, the game ball is moved to the second openable winning means side on the upper surface. An opening / closing member that can be guided in the left-right direction, and the rear side of the opening / closing member with the front side of the opening / closing member floating when the opening / closing member is slidably guided in the front-rear direction and the winning opening is closed. A sliding guide portion having a substantially horizontal plane in the front-rear direction to be supported , and provided on both the left and right sides of the first open / close winning means with passages that pass the game ball downward, On the opposite side of the left and right sides of the second open / close winning means, a game ball is placed in the first open / close winning prize An inclined portion for guiding to the stage, wherein the second closure prize means side, are those having each an inclined portion for guiding the game balls to the second retractable prize means side.

According to the present invention, when the other game components such as Hisashi Naka won game it is enlarged can also be easily arranged each gaming component comprising retractable winning hand stage without receiving space constraints

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the decoration body provided with the said 1st opening / closing type winning means. It is front sectional drawing of the said 1st opening / closing type winning means. It is side surface sectional drawing of the said 1st opening / closing type winning means. It is a back sectional view of the 1st opening-and-closing type winning means. It is a plane sectional view of the same sliding guide part, a front regulation means, etc. It is a plane sectional view of the rear regulating means. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part. It is side surface sectional drawing of the 1st opening / closing type winning means which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing of the said 1st opening-and-closing type winning means.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable around a vertical axis. A glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 4 and are pivotally supported by a hinge on the same side as the hinge 3 with respect to the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  On the front side of the front plate 6, a ball supply tray 7 for storing a game ball for launch is arranged, and a launch handle 8 of launch means (not shown) for launching the game ball is provided on the side. A game board 10 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 on the back side of the glass door 5 so as to correspond to the glass door 5.

  On the front surface of the game board 10, a guide rail 11 for guiding a game ball emitted from the emission means is arranged in a substantially arc shape, and an image display means 13 and a normal symbol are arranged in a game area 12 inside the guide rail 11. Starting means 14, first special symbol starting means 15, second special symbol starting means 16, first open / close-type winning means 17 for jackpot, normal winning means 18, 19, normal symbol displaying means 20, first special symbol displaying means Various game parts such as 21, second special symbol display means 22, and decorative body 23 are arranged.

  The image display means 13 is located at the upper part of the center of the game area 12 in the left-right direction. The left side of the image display means 13 is a left-handed passage 24, and the right side from the upper side of the image display means 13 is a right-handed passage 25. It has become. Therefore, the game area 12 is divided into a left-handed passage 24 and a right-handed passage 25 with the image display means 13 interposed therebetween.

  A first special symbol starting means 15, a first special symbol starting means 16, and an out ball opening 26 are arranged in the vertical direction in the center of the lower left and right sides of the image display means 13. On the lower left side of the image display means 13, a plurality of normal winning means 18 are arranged in an arc shape along the outer peripheral edge of the game area 12 with a left-handed passage 24 between the image display means 13.

  Further, on the lower right side of the image display means 13, a decorative body 23 is arranged in an arc shape along the outer peripheral edge of the game area 12 with a right-handed passage 25 between the image display means 13. A ball guide 28 and a normal symbol starting means 14 are provided on the upper end side of the decorative body 23, a normal winning means 19 is provided on the lower end side, and a first open / close winning means 17 is provided in the middle.

  The image display means 13 is an example of a central character, and includes a front decoration frame having an image display unit 29 such as a liquid crystal display and a display window 30 corresponding to the image display unit 29 and mounted on the front surface of the game board 10. 31. The front decoration frame 31 is provided with a projecting portion 32 projecting forward from the game board 10 from the upper side to the left and right side portions, and the normal symbol display means 20 and the first special symbol on the front surface of the upper side of the projecting portion 32. Display means 21 and second special symbol display means 22 are attached.

  Further, the front decoration frame 31 has a ball guide port 34 on the left side of the projecting portion 32, and a game ball from the ball guide port 34 is dropped from the lower drop unit 35 to the front side of the game board 10. . In addition, you may arrange | position the normal symbol display means 20, the 1st special symbol display means 21, and the 2nd special symbol display means 22 in another site | part.

  The normal symbol display means 20 is for variably displaying the normal symbol, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On condition that the starting means 14 detects a game ball, the two light-emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 14 is determined in advance. The light emitting element on the “◯” side in the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “×” side in the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases. In addition, the normal symbol after change will be in a hit mode with a predetermined probability of about 1/10.

  The first special symbol display means 21 and the second special symbol display means 22 are configured by a display means such as a segment type capable of variably displaying the first special symbol and the second special symbol due to a change in the light emitting part, etc. On condition that the special symbol starting means 15 and the second special symbol starting means 16 detect the game ball, the first special symbol starting means 15 and the second special symbol starting means 15 and the second special symbol fluctuate for a predetermined time. The special symbol starting means 16 stops in a predetermined jackpot mode when the random number value drawn when the game ball is detected matches a predetermined jackpot determination value, and in a losing mode in other cases. .

  Note that the first special symbol and the second special symbol after the change are in a big hit mode with a normal probability of 1/350 etc. during the normal probability state, and a high probability of 1/35 etc. in the high probability state after the big hit state ends. It becomes a big hit mode. Neither the first special symbol nor the second special symbol fluctuates when the big hit state is in effect, and the other does not fluctuate when one is fluctuating. Further, the start detection of each special symbol can be suspended up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4), and when both have one or more suspensions, the symbol variation of the second special symbol display means 22 has priority. Furthermore, during the high probability state, the variation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is also shortened.

  The image display unit 29 constitutes an effect symbol display means 37 corresponding to the first special symbol display means 21 and the second special symbol display means 22, and the symbol changes when the first special symbol and the second special symbol change. One or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 37a to 37c that fluctuate synchronously are variably displayed. The effects symbols 37a to 37c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on condition that the first special symbol starter 15 and the second special symbol starter 16 detect the game balls. It stops sequentially in a predetermined order in synchronization with the end of the fluctuation of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. The effect symbol display means 37 may be provided separately corresponding to the first special symbol display means 21 and the second special symbol display means 22.

  When the first special symbol and the second special symbol are stopped in the big win mode, the stop symbol after the change of the directing symbols 37a to 37c becomes a big hit directing mode in which all are aligned, and the first special symbol and the second special symbol are off. In the case of stopping in a mode, at least a part is a different production mode.

  For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the effect symbols 37a to 37c, and when the special symbol stops in a big hit mode, the effect symbols 37a to 37c have a jackpot effect such as “7/7/7”. When stopping in the mode and the special symbol is stopped in the off mode, the effect symbols 37a to 37c stop in the off mode such as “2, 4, 5”.

  The first special symbol starting means 15 is a non-opening / closing type, and is disposed below the image display means 13. The first special symbol starting means 15 has a left-handed passage 24 compared to a right-handed passage 25. Game balls that fall after that are easier to win.

  The second special symbol starting means 16 constitutes a second opening / closing type winning means, and is constituted by a second electric tulip type winning means having a pair of left and right opening / closing members 16a. When a normal symbol stops in a winning manner, it is opened in a predetermined opening pattern.

  The opening pattern of the second special symbol starting means 16 includes a normal pattern with a short opening time (for example, 0.2 seconds × 1 time) and a special pattern with a long opening time (for example, 2 seconds × 3 times). A normal pattern is selected during the state, and a special pattern is selected during the high probability state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative body 23 includes a mounting plate 40 that comes into contact with the front surface of the game board 10, and a decorative plate 41 that is mounted on the front surface of the mounting plate 40 so as to protrude forward. The decorative body 23 is a game ball passageway 42 between the ball guide portion 28 and the first open / close winning means 17, and the game ball passing through this passageway 42 is an outer peripheral wall 43 of the game area 12. After that, the vehicle is guided to the out ball port 26. The ball guide portion 28 is provided at the upper end of the decorative plate 41 in an inclined shape so that the image display means 13 side (center side) is lowered, and falls along the outer peripheral wall 43 of the right-handed passage 25 above the ball guide portion 28. Guide the playing ball to the center side.

  The normal symbol starting means 14 is for changing the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 20 on the condition that the game ball is detected, and a passing type that allows the game ball falling through the right-handed passage 25 to pass through is used. Yes. As shown in FIG. 2, the normal symbol starting means 14 is disposed on the upper side of the ball guide portion 28, and is provided on the upper end portion of the mounting plate 40 that protrudes above the decorative plate 41. Further, the normal symbol starting means 14 is located closer to the image display means 13 than the ball guide portion 28, and between the image display means 13 and the outer peripheral wall 43 of the right-handed passage 25 so that the game ball can pass through the left and right sides thereof. Are provided with a predetermined interval.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the normal winning means 19 is disposed on the lower side with a passageway 45 for the game ball between the peripheral wall portion 44 provided on the lower side of the first open / close-type winning means 17. . The winning opening 19a of the normal winning means 19 is opened obliquely upward toward the left and right center side of the game area 12 between the first open / close winning means 17 and the second special symbol starting means 16.

  The first open / close-type winning means 17 opens and closes in a predetermined opening pattern during the big hit state that occurs when the first special symbol and the second special symbol after the change are stopped in the big win mode. When a game ball wins the winning means 17, more prize balls are paid out than the winnings to the other normal winning means 18, 19 and the like. The opening / closing pattern of the first opening / closing type winning means 17 includes an opening / closing operation that closes at the earlier of a predetermined number of game balls after winning or a predetermined time has elapsed, whichever comes first. There are a plurality of types depending on the difference, and one of them is drawn at the time of the jackpot lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first open / close winning means 17 opens and closes the horizontally long winning opening 51 that opens upward between the left and right side walls 50, and closes and closes the winning opening 51 with a substantially constant left and right width. The game ball which rolls on the upper surface in the state is provided with the second special symbol starting means 16 and the opening / closing member 52 capable of guiding the normal winning means 19 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the winning opening 51 includes a mounting plate 40 and a decorative plate 41 of the decorative body 23, a pair of left and right side walls 50 provided therebetween, and a pair of left and right side walls. And a bottom wall 53 that connects the left and right portions 50 to each other. A game ball that has won a prize opening 51 is guided to a guide passage 54 on the back side, and then detects a ball on the lower side of the guide passage 54. It is guided to the back side of the game board 10 through the switch 55 and the guide passage 56. The side wall portion 50 and the bottom wall portion 53 are integrally provided on the back surface of the decorative plate 41.

  On the upper part of the pair of side wall portions 50, stepped support portions 57 that receive both the left and right sides of the opening / closing member 52 are provided in the front-rear direction. The left and right support portions 57 have substantially the same height, and the side wall portion 50 above the support portion 57 is higher on the right side than on the left side. And between the upper end of the right side wall part 50 and the right side part 44a of the surrounding wall part 44, the inclination part 58 which inclines to the winning opening 51 side is provided, and the left side wall part 50 and the left side part 44b of the surrounding wall part 44 are provided. Inclined portions 59, 60 that are inclined toward the second special symbol starting means 16 side (the center side in the left-right direction) are provided between the upper ends of the two steps. Accordingly, the substantial winning area C of the winning opening 51 is between the tops of the inclined portions 58 and 59.

  The guide passage 54 is narrower than the left and right width of the winning opening 51, and the passage wall 64 corresponds to the approximate center of the winning opening 51 in the back case 63 attached to the back side of the mounting plate 40. It is formed so as to communicate from the back side. The bottom wall portion 53 of the winning opening 51 is provided on the right side of the guide passage 54 and is provided with a guide groove 53a for guiding the game ball to the guide passage 54, and inclined to the guide groove 53a side on both the left and right sides. And an inclined portion 53b. The rear upper portion 64a of the passage wall 64 is inclined rearwardly downward from the contact wall 65 that contacts the back surface of the mounting plate 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ball detection switch 55 is detachably attached to the back case 63 under the guide passage 54. The ball detection switch 55 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. The ball detection switch 55 is fitted to the holding portion 66 on the lower side of the back case 63 and fixed by the locking claw 67, and the front end side is fitted to the concave portion 68 of the mounting plate 40. Has been. On the front surface of the contact wall 65, a protruding wall 70 that fits into the opening 69 of the mounting plate 40 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the opening / closing member 52 includes an inclined upper surface portion 72 that opens and closes the upper side of the winning opening 51 between the side wall portions 50, and reinforcing ribs that protrude downward from the left and right ends of the inclined upper surface portion 72. Forward position where the winning opening 51 is closed from the upper side by the inclined upper surface portion 72 through the guide port 71 formed in the upper portion of the contact wall 65 in the opening 69. It is possible to move back and forth in the front-rear direction between A (a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 4) and a retreat position B (a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) where the inclined upper surface portion 72 moves backward to open the winning opening 51. Is arranged.

  The inclined upper surface portion 72 is a plate shape that is gently inclined toward the second special symbol starting means 16 side (the center side in the left-right direction), and when it is in a closed state (advance position A) where the winning opening 51 is closed, The game ball that has fallen down is guided to the second special symbol starting means 16 side (the center side in the left-right direction) while rolling in the left-right direction. Each sliding leg 73 protrudes on the support part 57 of each of the left and right side wall parts 50 in the closed state, and the left and right ends of the opening / closing member 52, that is, the sliding leg part 73 is lowered by the support part 57. It is designed to be supported from the side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface of the sliding leg portion 73 is supported by the left and right sliding guide portions 74 of the back case 63 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. It is covered from the outside by a cover part 75 having an upper wall part 75a and a side wall part 75b corresponding to the moving leg part 73.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, one or a plurality of (for example, two) ridges 76 are provided on the inner surface of the cover portion 75, that is, the lower surface of the upper wall portion 75 a in the left-right direction. In the vertical direction, one or a plurality of (for example, one) protrusions 77 are formed in the front-rear direction, and the opening / closing member 52 is slidable with respect to the protrusions 76 and 77. The support portion 57 and the slide guide portion 74 are located below the slide guide portion 74, and a minute gap is provided between the support portion 57 and the lower surface of the slide leg portion 73. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the opening / closing member 52 is driven forward by a driving means 79 via a swing member 83 and an interlocking member 84 incorporated between the back case 63 and the back cover 82. And a reverse position B are slidable in the front-rear direction, and are regulated by the front restricting means 80 at the forward position A and by the rear restricting means 81 at the reverse position B, respectively.

  The swing member 83 has a left and right pivot 85 at the lower end and a U-shaped engagement portion 86 at the upper and lower ends, respectively, and the pivot 85 rotates between the back case 63 and the back cover 82. The engaging part 86 is engaged with a pair of left and right engaged parts 87 at the rear end of the opening / closing member 52. The engaged portion 87 is provided behind the rear wall portion 88 of the rear end of the opening / closing member 52 as shown in FIGS. In the opening / closing member 52, a plurality of slits 89 in the front-rear direction are formed in a substantially half on the rear side of the inclined upper surface portion 72 in the left-right direction.

  The driving means 79 is a solenoid or the like, and has an urging means (not shown) such as a spring for urging the opening / closing member 52 to the protruding position, and is fixed to the back surface of the back case 63 on one side of the swing member 83. Has been. A driving member 79 is connected to an interlocking member 84 that moves in the back-and-forth direction within the back cover 82 by the drive, and an engaging portion 83a on one side of the swinging member 83 can slide in the vertical direction to the interlocking member 84. Is engaged.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the front restricting means 80 includes a pair of left and right engaging protrusions 90 protruding downward from the vicinity of both left and right ends of the rear wall 88 of the opening / closing member 52, and a passage wall 64 of the guide passage 54. On both the left and right sides of the sliding guide portion 74, there is an engaging recess 91 that is formed in a recessed shape from the back side and engages and disengages from the back side. Is in the forward movement position A, the engagement protrusion 90 is engaged with the engagement recess 91 from the back side and is urged forward by an urging means such as a spring of the drive means 79.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the rear restricting means 81 is a pair of left and right formed in a rearwardly spreading manner between the rear wall portion 88 of the rear end of the opening / closing member 52 and the base portion of each engaged portion 87. A front inclined portion 92 and a rear inclined portion 93 which is provided in the back cover 82 so as to rise forward and contacts the front inclined portion 92 from above; 93 abuts in a cross shape.

  During the game, the player operates the launching means to launch a game ball into the game area 12. At this time, if it is a normal probability state, the player hits the left so that the game balls concentrate on the left-handed passage 24 which is easy to win the first special symbol starting means 15. If the first special symbol starting means 15 wins while the game ball falls down through the left-handed passage 24, the first special symbol of the first special symbol display means 21 and the effect symbol 37a of the effect symbol display means 37 are displayed. ~ 37c fluctuate for a predetermined time in synchronization. Then, depending on whether or not the lottery result when the game ball wins the first special symbol starting means 15 is a big hit, the first special symbol after the fluctuation of the first special symbol display means 21 is a big hit mode or a miss The effect symbols 37a to 37c of the effect symbol display means 37 are stopped in the jackpot effect mode or the off effect effect mode.

  If the game ball that has entered the right-handed path 25 wins the normal symbol starting means 14 even in the normal probability state, the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 20 may fluctuate and stop in a winning manner after the fluctuation. However, since the opening time of the second special symbol starter 16 is very short during the normal probability state, the possibility that a game ball wins the second special symbol starter 16 is very low.

  If the first special symbol after the change of the first special symbol display means 21 stops in a big win mode, it becomes a big hit state, and the first open / close-type winning means 17 repeats the opening / closing operation for a predetermined number of rounds with a predetermined open / close pattern. The player hits the first opening / closing type winning means 17 to make a right strike to concentrate the game ball on the right strike passage 25 side where the game ball is easy to win.

  The game balls that have entered the right-handed passage 25 fall downward through the normal symbol starting means 14, the ball guide portion 28, etc., and then some of the game balls pass downward through the passage 42 on the right side of the inclined portion 58. The remaining game balls flow down to the first opening / closing type winning means 17 side to the left of the inclined portion 58.

  In the first open / close type winning means 17, the opening / closing member 52 is normally held at the forward movement position A as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 by a biasing means such as a spring in the front restricting means 80 and the driving means 79. The winning opening 51 is closed by the inclined upper surface portion 72 of the member 52.

  Therefore, when the driving means 79 is actuated, the swinging member 83 swings around the pivot 85 in the direction of arrow a via the interlocking member 84, and the opening / closing member 52 is connected via the engaging portion 86 and the engaged portion 87. As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, the winning position 51 is opened by retreating in the direction indicated by the arrow b to the retreat position B.

  When the winning opening 51 is thus opened, the game ball that has entered to the left of the top of the inclined portion 58 wins the winning opening 51 while being blocked by game nails or the like. For example, a game ball dropped on the inclined portion 58 is guided by the inclined portion 58 and enters the winning opening 51, and is guided from the inclined portion 53b of the bottom wall portion 53 to the guide passage 54 through the guide groove 53a. Then, the ball passes through the ball detection switch 55 and passes to the back side of the game board 10.

  For example, when the ball detection switch 55 detects winning of 10 game balls or when a predetermined time has elapsed after the opening / closing member 52 is opened, the interlocking member 84 is swung by driving (returning operation) of the driving means 79. The opening / closing member 52 advances to the advance position A via the member 83, and the inclined upper surface portion 72 closes the winning opening 51.

  If the game ball falls on the opening / closing member 52 when the opening / closing member 52 is in the closed state, the inclined upper surface portion 72 is gently inclined so that the central side is lowered. After rolling in the direction indicated by the arrow c, it falls downward from the left end of the inclined upper surface portion 72 through the inclined portions 59 and 60.

  When the first open / close winning means 17 completes the opening / closing operation for a predetermined number of rounds, the jackpot state is finished. However, if the jackpot lottery that triggered the jackpot state is accompanied by a probability change to the high probability state, the state shifts to a high probability state (specific game state) after the jackpot state ends. During this high probability state, the jackpot lottery probability is high, while the opening time of the second special symbol starting means 16 becomes long, and the special symbols of the first special symbol display means 21 and the second special symbol display means 22 are increased. When the fluctuation time is shortened, the state becomes short. For this reason, the player continues to make a right hit to concentrate the game ball in an advantageous right hit passage 25.

  When the game ball wins the normal winning means 19, the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 20 fluctuates for a predetermined time, and the changed normal symbol stops in a winning manner or a losing manner according to the winning lottery result. If the normal symbol stops in the hit state, the second special symbol starter 16 is released for a longer time than in the normal probability state. On the other hand, at this time, since the first open / close winning means 17 is in a closed state in which the opening / closing member 52 is in the forward movement position A, the game ball dropped on the opening / closing member 52 rolls on the inclined upper surface portion 72 and moves to the inclined portion. After passing through 59 and 60, it falls to the second special symbol starting means 16 side. For this reason, if the 2nd special symbol starting means 16 will be in an open state, the possibility that the game ball from the right strike path 25 will win the 2nd special symbol starting means 16 becomes high.

  If a game ball wins the second special symbol starting means 16, the second special symbol of the second special symbol display means 22 and the effect symbols 37a to 37c of the effect symbol display means 37 fluctuate synchronously and fluctuate for a predetermined time. Later, it will stop according to the lottery result. And if the 2nd special symbol after a change stops in a big hit mode, a big hit state will generate | occur | produce and the 1st opening-and-closing type winning means 17 will open and close for a predetermined number of rounds with a predetermined opening and closing pattern. The high probability state ends under a predetermined condition such that the special symbol fluctuates a predetermined number of times, and thereafter returns to the normal probability state.

  In this embodiment, as the first open / close type winning means 17 arranged on the lower right side of the image display means 13, an opening / closing structure in which the opening / closing member 52 slides in the front-rear direction to open / close the winning opening 51 is used. Since the left-right width when the winning opening 51 is opened and closed is substantially constant, the first openable winning means 17 and the image display means 13 are provided between the first openable winning means 17 and the image display means 13 when the first openable winning means 17 is provided. A predetermined interval required for the passage of the game ball can be easily secured between the openable winning means 17 and the outer peripheral wall 43 of the game area 12. Therefore, as compared with the conventional tulip type, it is possible to easily increase the size of the image display means 13 while ensuring a predetermined interval in the peripheral portion of the first open / close type winning means 17.

  Further, the first open / close winning means 17 is structured to guide the game ball in the winning area C by rolling it toward the center along the inclined upper surface portion 72 when the opening / closing member 52 is in the closed state. Since the second special symbol starting means 16 and the normal winning means 19 are located downstream of the central winning means 17 from the center side, the first open / close winning means is falling in the winning area C of the first open / close winning means 17. A game ball that falls without winning 17 does not immediately become a dead ball, and the second special symbol starting means 16 and the normal winning means 19 can be likely to win.

  The first open / close-type winning means 17 rolls the game ball falling on the open / close member 52 along the inclined upper surface portion 72 toward the center side. Since the left and right ends of the open / close member 52 in the closed state are received and supported by the lower support member 57 from the lower side, the right-handed game ball is moved to the open / close member 52 when the open / close member 52 is in the closed state. The opening / closing member 52 can be stably held even if it falls down without interruption.

  Further, the opening / closing member 52 is provided with a sliding leg portion 73 also serving as a reinforcing rib projecting downward from the left and right sides thereof, and the lower surface of the sliding leg portion 73 slides on the sliding guide portion 74 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the rigidity of the opening / closing member 52 itself can be easily ensured.

  Further, the opening / closing member 52 can be reliably held at the forward movement position A by the front regulating means 80 and the biasing means such as a spring of the driving means 79. That is, when the opening / closing member 52 reaches the forward movement position A, the pair of left and right engaging projections 90 of the opening / closing member 52 engages with the pair of left and right engaging recesses 91 of the back case 63 from the back side, and in that state, the driving means 79. Since the opening / closing member 52 is urged in the forward direction by the urging means such as a spring through the interlocking member 84 and the swinging member 83, the opening / closing member 52 has a lateral width corresponding to the winning opening 51 which is long in the left / right direction. In spite of having it, it is possible to prevent rattling of the opening / closing member 52 at the forward position A as much as possible, and coupled with the presence of the support portion 57, the game ball can be stably guided to the center side by the inclined upper surface portion 72. Can do.

  9 and 10 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first open / close winning means 17 is provided in the right-handed passage 25 independently. The first open / close winning means 17 includes a winning opening 51 that opens upward, and an opening / closing member 52 that is pivotally supported by the case 97 by a horizontal shaft 96 above the winning opening 51. The winning opening 51 is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and guides the game ball to the guide passage 54 in the case 97.

  The opening / closing member 52 is projected from the horizontal shaft 96 to the front side by the driving means (not shown) and closes the winning opening 51 on the upper side (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 9), and is projected from the horizontal shaft 96 to the lower side. The winning opening 51 can be freely rotated around the horizontal axis 96 between an open state (a state indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9). When the winning opening 51 is in a closed state, the opening / closing member 52 rolls the game ball on the upper surface thereof and guides it to the second special symbol starting means 16 side. The opening / closing member 52 has an upper surface slightly inclined toward the game board 10 when the winning opening 51 is closed. Reference numeral 99 denotes a glass plate of the glass door 5.

  Even in the case of the first open / close winning means 17 having such a configuration, although the winning / closing opening 51 is opened / closed by the opening / closing member 52, the horizontal width at the time of opening / closing is constant, the same as in the first embodiment. Further, it is possible to increase the size of the image display means 13 while securing a predetermined interval around the first open / close winning means 17.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, the first opening / closing type winning means 17 is a jackpot winning means and the second opening / closing type winning means is the second special symbol starting means 16, but the first opening / closing type winning means 17 is a jackpot, The second open / close-type winning means is not limited to the second special symbol starting, but may be other ones.

  When the first open / close type winning means 17 rolls the game ball in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the opening / closing member 52 and guides it to the second open / close type winning means side, the upper surfaces of the winning opening 51 and the opening / closing member 52 are inclined. The portion 72 is preferably long in the left-right direction, but is not necessarily long in the left-right direction.

  Further, in the embodiment, the opening / closing member 52 guides the game ball in one direction on the upper surface. However, when the second opening / closing type winning means are arranged on both the left and right sides downstream of the first opening / closing type winning means 17. The upper and lower surfaces of the opening / closing member 52 of the first open / close-type winning means 17 may be inclined in a mountain shape to the left and right sides to guide the game ball to the left and right sides. Of course, the opening / closing member 52 may not have a function of guiding the game ball in the left-right direction.

  In the embodiment, the first opening / closing type winning means 17 and the normal symbol starting means 14 are arranged in the right-handed passage 25, but these may be arranged in the left-handed passage 24. Corresponding to the first special symbol display means 21 and the second special symbol display means 22, a big winning means for the big hit state may be provided separately. In this case, the first open / close type winning means 17 is a large winning means corresponding to the second special symbol display means 22, and the large winning means corresponding to the first special symbol display means 21 is below the second special symbol starting means 16. May be provided.

  The second special symbol starting means 16 opens and closes on the condition that the normal symbol display means 20 fluctuates on the condition that the normal symbol starting means 14 detects the game ball, and that the stop symbol after the change becomes a hit state. However, it may be opened and closed on condition that the ball detecting means detects a game ball.

  In the embodiment, in addition to coupling the first opening / closing type winning means 17 and the decorative body 23, the first opening / closing type winning means 17 may be provided independently of other game components. The first special symbol starting means 15 and the second special symbol starting means 16 are constituted by a single winning means, but they may be provided separately on the upper and lower sides. The second open / close type winning means may be other than the second special symbol starting means 16.

12 game area 13 image display means (central role)
14 Normal symbol starting means (ball detecting means)
15 1st special symbol starting means 16 2nd special symbol starting means (2nd opening and closing type winning means)
17 first open / close-type winning means 21 first special symbol display means 22 second special symbol display means 23 decorative body 24 left-handed passage 25 right-handed passage 52 opening / closing member

Claims (1)

In a ball game machine provided with a first open / close type winning means in a game area and a second open / close type winning means arranged downstream of the first open / close type winning means,
The first open / close-type winning means includes a winning opening that opens upward, and opens and closes the winning opening by opening and closing in the front-rear direction, and when the winning opening is closed, the game ball is opened and closed on the upper surface thereof. An opening / closing member that can be guided in the left-right direction toward the winning means, and the opening / closing member with the front side of the opening / closing member floating when the opening / closing member is slidably guided in the front-rear direction and the prize opening is closed. A substantially horizontal horizontal sliding guide portion in the front-rear direction for supporting the rear side of the member ,
On both the left and right sides of the first openable winning means, there are passages that pass the game ball downward,
An inclined portion for guiding a game ball to the first open / close type winning means side is provided on the opposite side to the second open / close type winning means on the left and right sides of the first open / close type winning means. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that each of the winning means is provided with an inclined portion for guiding the game ball to the second open / close winning means means side.

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