JP5399227B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine configured to distribute an inflowing game ball to a plurality of routes so that the trend of each game ball in each route can be visually recognized as a visual effect for a player.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine, particularly a pachinko machine, there is a case where a game ball is allowed to flow into an accessory device provided on a gaming board and finally it is enjoyed whether it reaches a winning opening (V winning opening) or an exit. is there.

  In the accessory device, a plurality of operation members (for example, a rotating body provided with a plurality of game ball receiving grooves around it) are provided as effects of the flow of the game ball, and are driven by a driving means such as a motor. (Rotation), and the flow path ahead of the game ball is distributed.

  The player can enjoy the game ball by predicting the whereabouts of the game ball while visually judging the timing at which the game ball flows into the accessory device, the rotation operation cycle of the rotating body, and the like.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, when driving a plurality of rotating bodies with a single motor, the least common multiple is obtained by setting at least one of the gear teeth that transmit the driving force of the motor to the rotating body as a prime number. Increasing the size and making it difficult to estimate the mutual rotational position is disclosed. This is a configuration for sensuously eliminating periodicity. For example, in the case of two types of gears, periodicity exists if two gears are integrated values of the number of teeth. This is because it has no sex.

On the other hand, for example, a cycle in which the rotational positions coincide with each other by one digit rotation can be said to have “periodicity”. For example, in the prior art of Patent Document 1, it is described that the least common multiple is conversely reduced to provide periodicity sensuously, and in Patent Document 1, this is fraudulent or the like of irregular games. It is a problem as being a contributor.
Note that whether or not to have periodicity depends on game characteristics, and each has advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it may be selected as necessary.

JP 2008-237542 A

  However, when the operating members such as a plurality of rotating bodies are classified into those that operate with periodicity and those that operate without periodicity, they must be driven by separate motors, respectively. This increases the number of parts.

  Moreover, in patent document 1, the presence or absence of periodicity is established only by operation | movement of two or more applicable rotary bodies etc., and the structure which considered the fluidity | liquidity of game ball itself is not found. In other words, since it is premised on a constant delivery time between the rotating bodies, the game is not very attractive.

  Considering the above fact, the present invention is provided in the flow path of the game sphere, and classifies the movement of the plurality of operation members that change the trend of the game sphere with or without the periodicity, An object is to obtain a gaming machine that can be driven by a single driving means.

  In addition to the above object, another object of the present invention is to obtain a gaming machine capable of improving the game preference by making the moving time between two or more operation members of the game ball itself indefinite.

In the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of orbiting operation members are arranged in series along the flow path of the game ball, and the plurality of orbiting operation members are operated at different periods by a single driving means, The received game balls are sent out to the first route when the cycles of the plurality of orbiting motion members coincide, and the received game balls are sent out to the second route when the cycles of the plurality of orbiting motion members do not match. A first allocating means configured to be disposed on the downstream side of the first allocating means, and the circulatory operating member being disposed on the first allocating means. A second distribution unit configured to selectively distribute the received game balls to at least two types of discharge ports, and to the drive unit. Between the orbiting motion members of the first distribution means To have a periodicity, and connecting means for connecting so as not to have a periodicity between revolves member revolves member and the second distributing means of said first distributing means,
A detecting means provided on the game board for detecting a game ball passing through a predetermined area;
Lottery means for executing a lottery when a game ball is detected by the detection means;
In the accessory device, an opening / closing member is attached to an opening that can flow into the accessory device, and the opening / closing member is opened based on a lottery result by the lottery means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when it is detected that the game ball has passed the predetermined area, a lottery is executed, and based on the result of the lottery (for example, when winning), an inflow to the accessory device is performed. It becomes possible.

  In the first distribution means, a plurality of orbiting members are arranged in series along the flow path of the game ball.

  The plurality of orbiting members are operated with different periods by a single driving means.

  First, the received game ball is sent out to the first route when the periods of the plurality of orbiting motion members coincide.

  On the other hand, the received game ball is sent out to the second route when the cycle of the plurality of orbiting motion members does not match the received game ball.

  That is, in the first distribution means, the game can be enjoyed while observing the periods of the plurality of orbiting motion members.

  On the other hand, in the second allocating means, the orbiting operation member is disposed along the flow path downstream of the first allocating means.

  The orbiting operation member is operated by a driving unit that operates the orbiting operation member of the first distribution unit.

  In the orbiting operation member of the second distribution means, the received game balls are selectively distributed to at least two types of discharge ports.

  That is, the second allocating means uses the same driving means as the driving means for operating the orbiting operation member of the first allocating means, but the linking means is configured such that the first allocating means A periodicity is provided between the orbiting operation members of the means, and the orbiting operation member of the first distribution means and the orbiting operation member of the second distribution means are connected so as not to have a periodicity. .

  Thereby, even if there is a single drive means, it is possible to connect the first distribution means and the second distribution means according to the respective game specifications.

  Further, in the second distribution means, if one of the two types of discharge ports is a hitting port and the other is a release port, a game with a predetermined probability can be obtained by correlation with the lottery result of the lottery unit. Specification can be established.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting means is a gear that transmits a driving force to each of the revolving members, and the number of teeth of the gear in the connection of the gear. When there is a common divisor other than 1 between them, the connection is periodic, and when there is no common divisor other than 1 between the teeth, the connection is non-periodic. Yes.

  According to invention of Claim 2, a rotation period can be set with the number of teeth of a gearwheel. In the present invention, there is a common divisor other than 1 between the number of gear teeth as a periodic connection. For example, if the number of teeth is an even number, the number of teeth can be divided by at least “2”, and the relationship between the number of teeth corresponds to “having periodicity”.

  On the other hand, it is assumed that there is no common divisor between the number of gear teeth as a connection having no periodicity. For example, if one of the teeth is a prime number, there is no common divisor other than 1, and the relationship between the number of teeth corresponds to “having no periodicity”.

  In the present invention, the first allocating means is disposed on the downstream side of the first rotator having a plurality of game ball receiving grooves equally provided on the periphery thereof, and the first rotator. A second rotating body having a plurality of game ball receiving grooves equally provided on a peripheral edge, and the second rotating body rotates while the first rotating body rotates N (N is a single-digit positive integer). The rotating bodies may be connected to each other so as to rotate by M (M is a single digit positive integer and M ≠ N).

  Each of the first rotating body and the second rotating body is provided with a plurality of game ball housing grooves.

  For example, one of the plurality of game ball housing grooves is set as a specific housing groove.

  In this state, the second rotating body rotates M (M is a single digit positive integer and M ≠ N) while the first rotating body rotates N (N is a single digit positive integer). When the first rotating body is rotated N times and the second rotating body is rotated M from the relative position at which the game balls are delivered between the specific receiving grooves, the specific receiving grooves are again connected to each other. It becomes a relative position to which the game ball is delivered, and can have a periodicity with a relatively small number of rotations, such as rotation within one digit.

  In the present invention, the second allocating means may be provided with a flow path section having a fixed path in which the flow time of the game ball from a predetermined start point to an end point is indefinite.

  The orbiting operation member of the first allocating means and the orbiting operation member of the second allocating means are connected so as not to have periodicity. If the number of teeth, etc.) is known, since there is periodicity at least for each rotation number corresponding to the integrated value, prediction may be made, and for example, irregular games such as fraud may be performed.

  Therefore, by providing a flow path section having a certain path in which the flow time of the game ball from the predetermined start point to the end point is indefinite, the game ball movement in the second distribution means becomes irregular, and the speed change It is possible to avoid the execution of the game.

  As described above, in the present invention, the movement of a plurality of operation members that are provided in the flow path of the game ball and change the trend of the game ball are classified into those having periodicity and those having no periodicity, and And, it has an excellent effect that it can be driven by a single driving means.

  Further, in addition to the above effects, making the moving time between two or more operation members of the game ball itself indefinite can improve the game preference.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the game board concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the distribution part in the center accessory which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a front view of the 2nd V prize distribution part in the center combination which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the 1st V prize distribution part in the center combination which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the flow path of the spherical branch flow path unit in the center accessory which concerns on this Embodiment. It is side surface sectional drawing of the branch block in the spherical branch flow path unit in the center accessory which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the stage unit concerning this embodiment. FIG. 9A is a stage unit according to the present embodiment, where FIG. 9A is a plan view, FIG. 9B is a front view, FIG. 9C is a perspective view, and FIG. 9D is a sectional view taken along line IXD-IXD in FIG. . It is a perspective view of the accessory apparatus provided with the attacker which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the receiving member provided in the general winning opening which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a receiving member provided in the general winning opening according to the present embodiment, (A) is a side sectional view before assembling the receiving member, (B) is a front sectional view, (C) a side sectional view in the middle of assembling the receiving member. (D) is side surface sectional drawing after a receiving member assembly | attachment. It is a control block diagram of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the drive system by the 1st motor in the center accessory which concerns on this Embodiment.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, a lower decoration 12 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, a glass frame 16 equipped with a pair of glass plates 14 arranged in parallel to each other and at a predetermined interval in the depth direction is arranged on the upper part of the undergarment 12 of the pachinko machine 10. The left end is pivotally supported and attached so that it can be opened and closed. On the back side of the glass frame 16, a detachable / replaceable game board 18 is set, and the game board 18 faces the glass plate 14 while being closed by the glass frame 16.

  An integrated dish 24 is disposed below the glass frame 16. A key hole 27 is provided at the right end of the integrated dish 24 in FIG. 1, and the glass frame 16 is opened when the key is inserted into the key hole 27 and turned to one of the left and right sides, and the left side of the pachinko machine 10 when turned to the other. An inner frame (not shown) whose end is pivotally supported opens.

  The integrated plate 24 is provided with an upper plate portion 28 and a lower plate portion 30. An upper dish ball removal lever 34 is provided on the peripheral wall 32 forming the upper dish part 28. By operating the upper dish ball removal lever 34, the game ball PB stored in the upper dish part 28 is lowered. It can be sent out to the dish part 30. Further, the lower dish portion 30 is provided with a lower dish ball removal button 36. By operating the lower dish ball removal button 36, the game balls PB stored in the lower dish portion 30 are externally (for example, so-called "" It can be discharged into a dollar box ").

  A ball lending button 42 and a return button 44 are provided on the right end portion of the peripheral wall portion 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in FIG.

  A grip unit (launching handle) 26 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion of the integrated dish 24, and an ashtray 46 is attached to the lower left portion.

  A saucer speaker 60U is disposed on the right side of the lower dish portion 30 of the integrated dish 24 in FIG.

  Here, an operation button 50 that can be operated by the player is provided on the peripheral wall portion 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in the integrated plate 24. This operation button 50 can be intervened in the effect image by operating during the operation effective period during the game, and is set according to each game specification.

  Around the glass plate 14 in the glass frame 16 is an upper part that produces visual effects such as visual effects by arched lighting that is turned on, off, and flashing as the game progresses, and auditory effects by speakers such as voice. A production unit 52 is arranged. The lower end portion of the upper effect portion 52 is arranged so as to be connected to the upper end portion of the lower effect portion 54 arranged in a substantially U shape around the integrated dish 24.

  As a result, a gaming machine frame effect unit 56 is formed by the upper effect unit 52 and the lower effect unit 54 so as to surround the game board 18.

  The gaming machine frame effect unit 56 is formed with a predetermined design so as to cover a substrate (not shown) on which an illumination member (LED or the like) is attached, and an upper effect unit 52 and a lower effect unit 54. A lens cover 58 is attached.

  The lens cover 58 is cut into a concavo-convex shape so as to divide an area where the illumination member is lit, and lighting control of the illumination member is performed for each of the divided areas (hereinafter referred to as “lens portion 58” as necessary). Made. The lighting member basically has a set of LEDs that are lit in three colors of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). It can be lit.

  In addition, glass frame speakers 60C, 60L, and 60R are built in the center and both ends of an area corresponding to about ３ of the upper arc of the glass frame 16 in the upper effect section 52, and sound is output simultaneously with illumination. To do.

  Hereinafter, the saucer speaker 60U and the glass frame speakers 60C, 60L, and 60R are collectively referred to as “speaker 60”.

  Further, at the two corners of the upper portion of the glass frame 16, an elongated shared display portion 62 that functions as an error lamp is provided.

(Game board configuration)
The game board 18 shown in FIG. 2 has a veneer board serving as a substrate with a cell, which is a resin sheet-like decorative material, and the surface of the cell is a board surface. An arc shape is formed near the outer peripheral edge of the board surface. The outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104 are attached. A circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104 is a game in which a game ball PB launched from a launching device (not shown) is driven by its own weight while being hit by an obstacle or the like. Region 19 is configured.

  In the game area of the game board 18, nails 128 and windmills 132 are dotted and driven as part of the obstacle.

  A center accessory 105 is arranged on the game board 18. More specifically, the center accessory 105 is disposed on the right side of the game area 19 while leaving a passage for the arcuate game ball PB at the right peripheral end thereof.

  The center character 105 is roughly classified into a plurality of decorative members 105A for partitioning the center character 105 and other game areas, and a game ball PB flowing into the center character 105 as a normal route (first Ball guide channel 105BN for guiding along the special path (second channel), ball guiding channel 105BS for guiding along the special route (second channel), distribution units 105C, 105D for distributing the game balls P, and normal A first V winning distribution unit 105E that determines a win / loss on the route, a transfer unit 105F that sends a game ball PB won in a “chance groove” that is neither a hit nor a miss on the normal route, and a game on the special route A swing part 105G for swinging the ball PB, and a second V winning distribution part 1 for determining hit / off in the special route 7, the first stopper 109 and the second stopper 111 that operate to temporarily stop the flow of the game ball PB and release the stop at a predetermined timing, and the center role 105 are provided in the center. The LCD display unit 106 fitted in the rectangular through-hole and the game ball PB that falls on the game board 18 without flowing into the center role 105 are received and swung left and right, and a special pass gate 130 described later. And a stage unit 115 for returning to the game board 18 so as to increase the possibility of passing through.

  A blade member 120 is provided in the upper opening of the center accessory 105. When the blade member 120 is rotated and opened around the shaft 120 </ b> A, the game ball PB can flow into the center accessory 105 from the upper opening.

  The stage unit 115 includes a warp channel 200 provided at the left end of the center accessory 105 in FIG. 2, and a stage main body 202 that swings the game ball PB guided by the warp channel 200.

  The stage main body 202 forms an arc shape with the center projecting downward in the front view of FIG. 2, and the outlet of the warp channel 200 is located on the left end side of the stage main body 202. Further, the central portion of the stage main body 202 is further recessed, so that the game ball PB can easily fall from the recessed portion 202A. The recessed portion 202A corresponds to a special passage gate 130 described later. That is, the game ball PB that is guided by the recessed portion 202A and falls can easily win the special passing gate 130.

  The extending direction of the exit of the warp channel 200 is the back side, and the swing surface of the game ball PB of the stage main body 202 is the labor side, and the depth direction in FIG. 2 (the depth direction of the game board 18). It is a difference.

  For this reason, the game ball PB popping out from the exit of the warp flow path 200 is delivered to the front stage main body 202 in a state where the movement of the game ball PB comes into contact with the wall surface of the center accessory 105 and the movement thereof is decelerated. Details of the stage unit 115 will be described later.

  A normal passing gate 118 having a normal symbol lottery starting function is disposed on the left side of the center accessory 105 in FIG.

  In addition, a special passing gate 130 having a special symbol lottery starting function and a general winning opening 134 are arranged in a column below the center combination 105. Note that the “general winning opening” means a winning opening that does not serve as a symbol lottery opportunity when predetermined winning ball payout is executed by winning.

  The special pass gate 130 allows the game ball PB to pass through, and a special symbol lottery is executed when the pass is detected. Note that most of the game balls PB passing through the special passing gate 130 reach the receiving member 216 protruding from the lower end portion of the general winning opening 134.

  The receiving member 216 has an upper surface portion 216U (see FIGS. 10 and 11) that is substantially planar. The receiving member 216 receives the falling game ball PB through the special passing gate 130 and guides it to the general winning opening 134. However, it is not guided 100%, and has a structure that may deviate from the receiving member 216 to the left or right depending on the falling direction, rotation state, etc. of the game ball PB. Details of the receiving member 216 and the general winning opening 134 will be described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an attacker 112 is disposed in the lower part of the general winning opening 134 so as to be located near the lower end of the game area 19.

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116. The opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed. That is, when the open / close door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the open / close door 116 is guided by the open / close door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  In addition, an out-port 124 for discharging the dislodged ball to the back side of the game board 18 is provided at the lowest position of the game area 19.

  Further, in the game area 19, the left and right areas of the attacker 112 are provided with a plurality of general winning holes 113, which are turned on, turned off, and blinking according to the progress of the game to produce a lighting effect. Many light emitting elements (not shown) are provided.

(Center role 105)
The game ball PB that has flowed into the center role 105 due to the opening of the blade member 120 is guided to either the normal route or the special route, and finally wins a V in any of the V winning areas. A predetermined number of times of opening games (special games or major games) can be expected. On the other hand, if it is other than the V prize, that is, if it is lost, the normal game is continued.

  When the blade member 120 is opened, the game ball PB first passes through the allocating portions 105C and 105D that distribute the future of the game ball P.

As shown in FIG. 3, each of the allocating portions 105C and 105D is a rotating body, and four grooves 232 are formed around the allocating portion 105C, and three grooves 234 are formed around the allocating portion 105D. Are formed, and index portions 236 and 238 are provided in each of the grooves. When the game ball PB is delivered between the grooves provided with the index portions 236 and 238, the game ball PB is guided to the special route.
(1) Special Route As shown in FIG. 2, in the special route, a first stopper 109 that temporarily holds the game ball PB is disposed on the way. The first stopper 109 operates at a predetermined timing by a driving source (first solenoid 280) that drives only the first stopper 109, and holds or releases the holding. On the other hand, for example, the driving of the first motor 276 is a common driving source for the distributing units 105C and 105D, the second V winning distribution unit 107, and the swinging unit 105G.

  On the downstream side of the first stopper 109, a swinging portion 105G that swings the game ball PB is provided. The swinging portion 105G is designed to be a “wine glass” type, but basically has a bottom or a shape close to a spherical surface and does not intentionally stabilize the game ball PB. Moreover, since the swinging part 105G reciprocates left and right, it flows down to the downstream side when the game ball 1 and the ball passage opening from the swinging part 105G coincide. As a result, the timing at which the game ball PB passes the swinging portion 105G becomes irregular, and it is possible to give unexpectedness to the trend of the game ball PB.

  The game ball PB that has passed through the swinging part 105G reaches the second V winning distribution part 107.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second V winning distribution unit 107 includes a V winning rotating body 240. Three grooves 242 are formed on the peripheral surface of the V winning rotator 240, and one of the grooves 242 is provided with an index portion 244 indicating V winning. The game ball PB is guided to the V zone 246 (first V winning area) only when winning in the groove 242 provided with the indicator portion 244. When the game ball PB is guided to the V zone 246, a big hit is made and the special game (big game) is executed. On the other hand, when entering the groove 242 to which the index portion 244 is not given, the game ball PB is guided to the detach zone 248 (first detach region) and discharged from the game board surface after winning detection in the V zone 246 is detected. It is guided to the discharge path that merges with the discharge path.
(2) Normal Route In FIG. 3, the game balls PB that do not enter both the grooves 232 and 234 provided with the index portions 236 and 238 in the distribution portions 105C and 105D are guided to the normal route. ing.

  In the normal route, the game ball PB passes through the ball branch channel unit 101 arranged in the vertical direction at the left end of the LCD display unit 106 so as to communicate with the ball guide channel 105BN, and part of the game ball PB is displayed on the LCD display unit. 106 is sent to the first V prize distribution section 105E below 106.

  In the present embodiment, in the ball branching channel unit 101, when there are a plurality of game balls PB sent from the ball guide channel 105BN, the first one of them is held by the second stopper 111. In addition, a mechanism for discharging the second and subsequent game balls PB as a detached ball is provided. The detailed configuration of the spherical branch channel unit 101 will be described later.

  On the other hand, the held game ball PB is guided to the first V winning distribution unit 105E by releasing the second stopper 111 at a predetermined timing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first V prize distribution unit 105 </ b> E includes a rotating body 283. The rotating body 283 is formed with eight grooves 284 around it, and the distribution is one “V winning groove”, one “chance groove (special groove)”, and six “off grooves”. "

  The release timing of the second stopper 111 (see FIG. 2) is not periodic and is not synchronized with the rotation of the rotating body 283. As a result, it is purely 1/8. The player enters the “V winning groove 284V” with a probability, enters the “chance groove 284C” with a probability of 1/8, and enters the “off groove 284D” with a probability of 6/8.

  When winning the “V winning slot 284V”, the player is guided to the V zone 285V (second V winning area) and shifts to the special game (big game). On the other hand, when it enters the “off groove 284D”, it is guided to the out zone 285D (second out area) and discharged by the ball branch channel unit 101 without reaching the first V winning distribution section 105E. The game is guided to a common discharge path with the game ball PB to be played, and the normal game is continued.

  Here, when the game ball PB enters the “chance groove 284C”, the game ball PB is guided to the transfer unit 105F.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transfer unit 105F includes a game ball housing member, and the game ball housing member is configured to move in the vertical direction. Normally, the game ball housing member is in a position (bottom end position) that is flush with the first V winning distribution portion 105E, and rises after a predetermined time from the winning detection from the blade member 120, and makes one round trip. It comes to return. Then, it operates according to the detection status of the winning ball and the discharging ball in the center accessory 105, and if the number of winning balls and discharging balls is the same, it may not operate even after the predetermined time. . When the game ball PB is stored in the game ball storage member, when the game ball storage member is positioned at the uppermost end, the game ball PB is sent to the special route.
(Spherical branch channel unit 101)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a flow path schematically illustrating the spherical branch flow path unit 101 in a three-dimensional manner. The actual spherical branch channel unit 101 may have a complicated shape in order to avoid unevenness of various parts around it, but is basically cylindrical as shown in FIG. The game balls PB constitute a flow path in which they flow in a single column.

  The spherical branch channel unit 101 is configured by connecting a plurality of housing channel blocks.

  In the present embodiment, the ball branching channel unit 101 is configured such that the receiving block 302, the branching block 304, the discharging block 306, the detection block 308, and the gaming ball PB (the bookball) that joins from the other according to the flow of the gaming ball PB. In the embodiment, it is possible to classify into the confluence block 310 that guides the game balls PB discharged from the disengagement area via the rotating body 283 of the first V winning distribution unit 105E to the detection block 308. .

  The game ball PB flowing along the ball guide channel 105BN that is a part of the normal route reaches the opening 312 provided at the upper end of the receiving block 302 in FIG.

  The receiving block 302 having the opening 312 on the upper end surface has a cylindrical shape in the vertical direction. An opening is provided at the lower portion of the side wall, and the branch block 304 is disposed adjacent to the opening so as to face each other. ing. The facing surface of the branch block 304 is also open, and the mating surface of the receiving block 302 and the branch block 304 communicates the inner space between them. For this reason, the game ball PB flowing from the opening 312 of the receiving block 302 is sent out to the branch block 304.

  The branch block 304 is substantially L-shaped in appearance, and the upper horizontal path 314 into which the game ball PB is fed is slightly inclined, and the game ball PB is guided to the vertical path 316 and falls along this inclination. An opening 318 is provided at the lower end of the vertical path 316, and the falling game ball PB may be discharged from the opening 318.

  By the way, the second stopper 111 is disposed corresponding to the opening 318. The second stopper 111 closes a part of the opening 318 at the position (protruding position) indicated by the solid line in FIG. In this state, the game ball PB is not discharged from the opening 318.

  On the other hand, the second stopper 111 is completely retracted from the opening 318 at the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 6 (the retracted position), and the game ball PB can be discharged from the opening 318.

  The game ball PB discharged from the opening 318 is guided to the first V winning distribution portion 105E (not shown in FIG. 6) shown in FIG. 5, and enters any groove 284 of the rotating body 283 (chance). The game ball PB that has entered the groove is guided to the transfer unit 105F).

  Here, when the second stopper 111 is in the protruding position and the opening 318 is closed, one game ball PB is retained so as to be placed on the second stopper 111. Yes. Note that the timing when the second stopper 111 is retracted is determined by the game specifications. In addition, the game ball PB retained by the second stopper 111 is located at the foremost part (close to the player) of the entire ball branching channel unit 101, and the player visually confirms the stay of the game ball PB. It can be done.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an opening 320 leading to the discharge block 306 is provided on the side wall of the longitudinal path 316 of the branch block 304. At the lower end portion of the opening 320, a mountain-shaped protrusion 321 is formed on a part of the bottom surface along the opening 318 (with a spherical diameter or less in the center in the passage width direction).

  This mountain-shaped protrusion 321 has a height set to be equal to or less than the sphere diameter, and its apex is on the side wall extension line of the longitudinal path 316 in the branch block 304, so that the falling game sphere PB can be surely directed toward the opening 318. To guide you to. Specifically, the position of the apex is set so that the falling game ball PB does not come into contact with the inclined surface on the discharge block 306 side of the protruding portion 321, so that the game ball PB that falls first is surely opened. Guided to part 318.

  On the other hand, in the state where one game ball PB stays at the second stopper 111, the upper end portion of the stayed game ball PB subsequently falls along the longitudinal path 316 of the branch block 304. It becomes a guide part of the coming game ball PB and is sent out to the opening part 320. In other words, there is only one game ball PB that can stay.

  It should be noted that the flow of the game ball PB sent out to the opening 320 can be visually observed by the player.

  The discharge block 306 is formed with a slope 324 bent in a substantially L shape in a plan view, and the flow path is formed so as to avoid the constituent members of the first V winning distribution portion 105E not shown in FIG. Is defined. On the most upstream side of the slope 324, the game ball PB is in an upper position than the first V winning distribution portion 105E, and is guided to a lower position as it rolls.

  The most downstream side of the discharge block 306 is connected to the detection block 308, and the internal flow path is in communication. For this reason, the game ball PB descending the slope 324 of the discharge block 306 is delivered to the detection block 308.

  The detection block 308 is provided with a detachment sensor 258 for detecting the game ball PB discharged from the center accessory 105. The game ball PB is detected by the detachment sensor 258 and then collected. It has become.

  By the way, a confluence block 310 is connected to this detection block 308 from a different direction, and the game ball PB coming from the confluence block 310 is also detected by the detachment sensor 258 and collected. In other words, the game ball PB from both directions (both off balls) is detected by one out sensor 258.

  The merging block 310 guides the game ball PB from the detachment zone 285D provided corresponding to the rotating body 283 of the first V prize distribution section 105E.

In the ball branching channel unit 101 having the above-described configuration, there is no element for storing a plurality of game balls PB flowing in when the blade member 120 (see FIG. 2) is open, and the first V winning distribution unit A plurality of game balls PB other than one game ball PB for guiding to 105E are structured to discharge one after another without staying in the middle according to the flow. For this reason, when a plurality of game balls PB flow continuously, they flow in a single line in the flow path (a single row column). For example, conversely, if a plurality of game balls PB stay on the way and then flow at a stroke, clogging due to the ball engagement between the game balls PB may occur. Normally, a relatively wide space needs to be provided in the middle of the flow path in order to prevent the ball biting. However, in this embodiment, there is no need to provide a space for eliminating the ball biting.
(Stage unit 115)
8 and 9 show a stage unit 115 provided on the periphery of the center accessory 105 (periphery from the left edge to the lower edge in FIG. 2).

  The above-described entrance of the warp channel 200 is located on the left side of the center role 105 in FIG. 2, and the game ball PB falls without winning the center role 105 by the nail 128 on the game board 18. Is induced. For this reason, the game ball PB is guided to the warp channel 200 within a predetermined probability range.

  The warp channel 200 communicates with the lower side of the game board PB while meandering, but at the lower end thereof, the warp channel 200 is once bent into a crank shape toward the back side of the game board 18 to reduce the momentum of the game ball PB falling. The structure is such that it flows along the slope 200A toward the center of the game board 18.

  The slope 200A is arranged in a state of entering a through hole in which the center accessory 105 provided on the game board 18 is mounted. The exit of the ramp 200 </ b> A is located on the left end side of the stage main body 202.

  The stage main body 202 is formed as a part of the center accessory 105, and as a result, the stage main body 202 is arranged in a state where it enters a through hole provided in the game board 18.

  The upper part of the stage main body 202 is formed with a space in which the game ball PB swings. A drive system used in the center accessory 105 except the left end portion (for example, the first V winning distribution part 105E). The cover 204 for covering protrudes, and the depth thereof is about the diameter of one game ball PB.

  On the other hand, the depth of the left end portion of the stage main body 202 is about the diameter of two game balls PB, and is set to a high position with a stepped portion 206 with respect to the swing surface of the stage main body 202. A catching stage 208 is formed.

  Since the receiving stage 208 faces the outlet of the ramp 200A, the game ball PB that enters the warp flow path 200 and is discharged from the ramp 200A first reaches the receiving stage 208. Further, the receiving stage 208 is inclined so that the front side is at a low level.

  At this time, the receiving stage 208 comes into contact with the wall surface 204A of the cover 204 because the distance in the flow direction of the game ball PB discharged from the exit of the ramp 200A is as short as the diameter of two game balls PB. Thus, since the vehicle is decelerated and tilted, the stage moves over the step to the stage main body 202. The receiving stage 208 is inclined downward toward the stage main body 202 and inclined downward toward the exit side of the ramp 200A. This is for smoothly flowing the game ball PB from the left end side of the stage main body 202. Each inclination angle is larger on the stage side than on the ramp 200A.

  Here, at the foremost end of the stage main body 202, a drop prevention rib 202B corresponding to the width dimension corresponding to the receiving stage 208 is formed, and the swing surface of the stage main body 202 is A direction changing portion 202C having a U-shaped cross section is formed so as to reduce the swing in the depth direction of the game ball PB by a width dimension corresponding to the width dimension corresponding to the receiving stage 208, and the board surface is changed from the front-rear direction (depth direction). It is set so that the game ball can smoothly change the flow path in the left-right direction.

The rib 202B and the direction changing portion 202C serve to prevent the game ball PB moving from the receiving stage 208 to the stage main body 202 from immediately deviating from the stage main body 202 due to the momentum. In the present embodiment, the portion close to the end of the stage main body 202 is inclined so that the back side is low, and the center side is inclined so that the near side is low (shown in FIG. 9A). A straight arrow on the stage main body 202 indicates a height difference and indicates a low position along the arrow direction. Therefore, the game ball PB on the stage main body 202 flows down toward the center while contacting the cover 204 due to the inclination of the stage main body 202, and gradually moves from the cover 204 to the near side along the inclination of the stage main body 202. The cover 204 is also a part of the structure for swinging the game ball PB. With this structure, most of the game balls PB that move from the receiving stage 208 to the stage main body 202 remain on the stage main body 202 and swing left and right. Finally, the recessed portion of the stage main body 202 has a relatively high probability. 202A and the vicinity thereof are returned to the game board 18 surface.
(General prize opening 134)
As shown in FIG. 2, the general winning opening 134 is directly below the special passing gate 130, and most of the gaming balls PB that may win the general winning opening 134 pass the special passing gate 130. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the general winning opening 134 is configured as a part of the accessory device 210 that constitutes the attacker 112. It should be noted that there is no necessity of being integrated with the accessory constituting the attacker 112. However, in recent years, since the center accessory 105 tends to be enlarged, there is also an advantage that the attacker 112 can be designed to be compact by integrating it.

  The accessory device 210 includes a base plate 212 having a very small thickness (thickness that hardly affects the flow of the game ball PB) that is in close contact with the surface of the game board 18, and a substantially central portion of the base plate 212. Is provided with a rectangular through hole, and an opening / closing door 116 is attached thereto.

  A flow path unit (not shown) of the attacker 112 is attached to the rear surface side of the base plate 212, and a through hole is provided in the game board 18 so that the flow path unit penetrates.

  The flow path unit is provided with an attacker solenoid 274 (see FIG. 13) for opening and closing the door 116 and an attacker sensor 260 (see FIG. 13) for detecting the winning game ball PB.

  Further, a general winning opening 134 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the base plate 212 and above the opening / closing door 116.

  The general winning port 134 communicates with the general winning channel on the back side of the base plate 212. The general winning channel is guided by a channel different from the channel unit of the attacker 112, and a general winning sensor 262 (see FIG. 13) different from the attacker sensor 260 is arranged. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the general winning opening 134 has a peripheral shape with a semicircular upper part and a square lower part.

  A pair of protrusions 214 are formed from the left and right side portions 134L and 134R that are slightly spaced from the lower side portion 134D toward the left and right side portions 134R and 134L that face each other. The protrusion 214 has a substantially right triangle shape whose bottom is parallel to the lower side 134D, and the apex of the protruding tip is an R surface.

  Here, when there is a game ball PB on a line connecting the bottom sides of the projections 214 (virtual line A shown in FIGS. 11 and 12B), the game balls PB are the left and right sides of the general winning opening 134. There is a case where either 134L or 134R is contacted. At this time, the protrusion 214 is formed in a size that does not interfere with the game ball PB. In other words, the presence of the protrusion 214 does not prevent the game ball PB from being prevented from winning the general winning opening 134.

  A receiving member 216 is attached to the base plate 212 below the lower side portion 134 </ b> D of the general winning opening 134 and above the opening / closing door 116. That is, the receiving member 216 is a molded member separate from the base plate 212 and is assembled to the base plate 212 later.

  The receiving member 216 has a hexagonal shape when viewed from the front, and has a pillar shape from the front to the back. The upper surface portion 216U of the receiving member 216 is flat. Further, the back surface portion 216R of the receiving member 216 is abutted against the base plate 212 during assembly. Here, the upper surface portion 216U protrudes to the back side from the rear surface portion 216R (hereinafter referred to as “projection portion 216A”).

  As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the predetermined thickness t1 of the projecting portion 216A is the imaginary line A connecting the bottom sides of the projections 214 of the general winning opening 134 and the lower side portion 134D. There is a relationship between a dimension t <b> 2 (hereinafter referred to as “gap portion 218”) and a predetermined fitting tolerance. Further, the width of the protruding portion 216A has a relationship between the width dimension of the bottom portion of the general winning opening 134 and a predetermined fitting tolerance. Further, the protruding portion 216 </ b> A protrudes by the thickness of the base plate 212.

  That is, when the back surface portion 216R of the receiving member 216 is abutted against a predetermined position of the base plate 212 (temporary positioning), the protruding portion 216A is inserted into the gap portion 218. This insertion becomes a positioning reference when the receiving member 216 is assembled. In other words, for example, there is no need to provide a protrusion from the base plate 212 to the front of the game board for positioning.

  For the temporary positioning, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, a temporary positioning protrusion 220 is formed on the back surface 216 </ b> R, and the protrusion 220 is inserted into the base plate 212. 224 is formed.

  On the back surface portion 216R of the receiving member 216, two circular grooves are formed in the vertical direction, and a female screw portion 216B is formed. Correspondingly, the base plate 212 against which the back surface portion 216R is abutted is provided with two through holes 226 in the vertical direction.

  When the back surface portion 216 </ b> R is abutted against the base plate 212 while the protruding portion 216 </ b> A of the receiving member 216 is inserted into the gap portion 218, the female screw portion 216 </ b> B is coaxial with the through hole 226. From the back surface of the base plate 212, the screw 228 is screwed into the female screw portion 216B through the through hole 226. As a result, the receiving member 216 is fixed to the base plate 212. Screw tightening at two places limits movement of the receiving member 216 in the rotational direction.

Further, a decorative plate 230 having an area larger than the area of the front surface portion 216F is attached (or integrally formed) to the front surface portion 216F of the receiving member 216 so that the width of the upper surface portion 216U appears to be wide. Have a good feeling.
(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured with a main control unit 150 as the center, and the main control unit 150 includes an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit. 154 is connected. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  Information indicating the progress of the game (start winning signal, jackpot information signal, symbol determination number signal) is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to a management computer (not shown) installed in the game store via the board external terminal 190. Is done.

  The main control unit 150 includes, as an input system, a special pass gate sensor 250 that detects a game ball PB that passes through the special pass gate 130, a normal pass gate sensor 252 that detects a game ball PB that passes through the normal pass gate 118, and a blade. An inflow sensor 254 that detects a game ball PB that has flowed into the center accessory 105 when the member 120 is released, a V winning sensor 256 that detects a V winning game ball, and a gaming ball PB that has missed (lost) a V winning. , A plurality of general winning sensors 262 and 264 for detecting the winning of each of the general winning ports 113 and 134, and an attack sensor 260 for detecting the game ball PB that wins when the opening / closing door 116 of the attacker 112 is opened. It is connected. The reason why the general winning opening 113 and the general winning opening 134 are set as the separate general winning sensors 262 and 264 is that there are cases where the number of paying out the winning balls may be different.

  Further, although not related to the progress of the game, as a member related to the error detection system, the main control unit 150 includes a magnetic sensor 266 that detects a magnetic force in the vicinity of the surface of the game board 18 and a vibration sensor that detects vibration in the game board 18. An open detection sensor 270 for detecting the open state of the H.268 and the glass frame 16 is connected.

  In addition, a blade member solenoid 272 for opening and closing the blade member 120 and an attacker solenoid 274 for opening and closing the door 116 of the attacker 112 are connected to the main control unit 150 as an output system.

  Further, the main controller 150 includes a first motor 276, a second motor 278, a third motor 279, a first solenoid 280, a first solenoid 280 as drive sources for the operation system provided in the center accessory 105. Two solenoids 282 are connected.

  The first motor 276 is a common drive source for the distribution units 105C and 105D, the second V winning distribution unit 107, and the swing unit 105G, and the second motor 278 is the first V The drive source for the prize distribution unit 105E and the third motor 279 are the drive source for the transfer unit 105F. The first solenoid 280 is a drive source for the first stopper 109, and the second solenoid 282 is a drive source for the second stopper 111.

  An LCD display unit 106 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via a symbol control unit 156. In addition, the effect control unit 152 controls lighting, extinction, and blinking of the light emitting elements 126 for lighting effects provided in various game parts of the pachinko machine 10, and further operates the speaker 60 to generate sound such as sound effects. Control the output. In addition, an operation button 50 is connected as an input system of the effect control unit 152.

  An effect design image is displayed on the LCD display unit 106 controlled by the effect control unit 152, and sound such as sound effects corresponding to the effect display is output from the speaker 60. Thereby, the player can enjoy the production | presentation by a production | presentation symbol through vision and hearing.

  The payout control unit 154 is connected to the payout device 160 and the launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to the launch device 40. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10 to control the payout and lending ball payout and stop operations and the number of payouts. Further, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 40 by the player's operation of the grip unit 26 (see FIG. 1), and starts launch of the game ball PB and the launch force according to the operation amount of the grip unit 26. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information, which is information related to payout of prize balls or rental balls, to a management computer (not shown) installed in the game store via the frame external terminal 191. .

(Operation drive system of center actor 105)
As shown in FIG. 13, the center accessory 105 is provided with a first motor 276, a second motor 278, a second motor 279, a first solenoid 280, and a second solenoid 282. It has an important role of determining the flow (normal route / special route) of the game ball PB in the center accessory 105.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first motor 276 has a plurality of gears connected to a drive gear 300 (having 20 teeth) attached to its drive shaft, The driving force is transmitted to the second V winning distribution unit 107 and the swing unit 105G.

  The allocating portions 105C and 105D are rotating bodies, and a rotating body gear 302 (tooth number 36) is attached to the rotating shaft of the distributing portion 105C, and the rotating body gear 304 (number of teeth) is attached to the rotating shaft of the distributing portion 105D. 27) is attached. An idle gear 306 (number of teeth 37) is interposed between the gear 302 (number of teeth 36) and gear 304 (number of teeth 27), and the drive gear 300 (number of teeth 20) is a branch gear 308. It meshes with the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) via (the number of teeth 28). For this reason, when the drive gear 300 (the number of teeth 20) rotates, the rotating body gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) and the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) are in the same direction as the rotation direction of the driving gear 300 (the number of teeth 20). Each will rotate.

  Here, the number of teeth of the rotating body gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) and the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) is 36 teeth and 27 teeth, and the ratio is 36: 27 = 4: 3 (other than 1) There is a divisor of the least common multiple = 108). Therefore, when the rotating body gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) rotates three times, the rotating gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) rotates four times (each advances by 108 teeth), and a certain period is generated. Hereinafter, this is referred to as “synchronization period”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body constituting the distributing portion 105C of the rotating gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) is formed with four grooves 232, and the distributing portion 105D of the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27). Is formed with three grooves 234, and index portions 236 and 238 are provided to the respective grooves. When the game ball PB is delivered between the grooves provided with the index portions 236 and 238, the game ball PB is guided to the special route.

  Here, in the initial state, when the allocating portions 105C and 105D are rotated at a constant speed and the wing member 120 is released, the inflowing game ball PB enters the groove 232 provided with the index portion 236 in the allocating portion 105C. By the subsequent rotation, the game ball PB reaches the sorting unit 105D through the passage between the sorting units 105C and 105D, and the groove 234 provided with the index unit 238 in the sorting unit 105D corresponds. Keep it like that.

  Thereby, when the game ball PB enters the groove 232 provided with the index part 236 in the distribution part 105C, the index part 238 in the distribution part 105D is given the game ball PB once every three rotations. It can enter into the groove 234.

  The relationship between the number of teeth of the rotating body gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) and the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) is merely an example, and a synchronization cycle is taken relatively early (for example, within one digit rotation). It is only necessary to set the relationship of the number of teeth that can be set (setting with periodicity). That is, the longer the synchronization period, the higher the difficulty of guiding to the special route, and the shorter the synchronization period, the lower the difficulty of guiding to the special route. Note that the number of teeth of the idle gear 306 (the number of teeth 37) is not related to the relationship of the synchronization period.

  On the other hand, in addition to the rotating gear 304 (the number of teeth 27), the sliding gear 310 (the number of teeth 58) meshes with the branch gear 308 (the number of teeth 28).

  The sliding gear 310 has a rotating body 312 attached coaxially. The rotating body 312 is provided with an eccentric shaft 314, and the eccentric shaft 314 circulates around the rotating shaft in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body 312.

  The eccentric shaft 314 is accommodated in a vertically long hole 316A provided in the slide plate 316.

  The slide plate 316 is rectangular, and a pair of arms 316B are extended from the left and right sides thereof. Each arm 316B is provided with a horizontally long hole 316C, and a fixed shaft 318 is accommodated therein. By accommodating the fixed shaft 318, the slide plate 316 can move only in the left-right direction in FIG. 14, and the vertical direction or the rotation direction is limited.

  When the rotating body 312 rotates in this state, the slide plate 316 repeatedly moves left and right as the eccentric shaft 314 rotates. That is, when the eccentric shaft 314 is positioned at the uppermost end of the longitudinally long hole 316A as shown in FIG. 14, the neutral state is established. When the eccentric shaft 314 makes one round clockwise from FIG. Moves to the right end of FIG. 14, changes direction, passes through the neutral position, moves to the left end, further changes direction, and returns to the neutral position. That is, the slide plate 316 reciprocates once by one rotation of the rotating body 312.

  The sliding operation gear 310 (number of teeth 58) is connected to a V gear 322 (number of teeth 23) via an idle gear 320 (number of teeth 37). In the V gear 322 (the number of teeth 23), a rotating body constituting the second V winning distribution portion 107 is coaxially attached.

  Here, when the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) and the V gear 322 (the number of teeth 23) are compared, the least common multiple is 27 × 23 (= 621 teeth and there is no divisor other than 1). There is almost no correlation between the guidance time to the special route by the rotating body gear 304 (27 teeth) and the V gear 322 (37 teeth).

  That is, unless the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) rotates 23 times and the V gear 322 (the number of teeth 23) does not rotate 27 times, the periods of both do not match.

  Compared with the relationship between the number of teeth of the rotating body gear 302 (number of teeth 36) and the number of teeth of the rotating body gear 304 (number of teeth 27) (period coincidence within one digit rotation), the tooth that cannot take a synchronizing period. It is a relation of numbers and can be said to be “non-periodic setting”.

  In the present embodiment, the rotating gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) → the idle gear 306 (the number of teeth 37) → the rotating gear by the branch gear 308 with respect to the driving gear (the number of teeth 20) that is a single driving source. The “setting with periodicity” configured by coupling 302 (the number of teeth 36) and the coupling of the oscillating gear 310 (the number of teeth 55) → the idle gear 320 (the number of teeth 37) → the V gear 322 (the number of teeth 23). It is characterized in that the configured “non-periodic setting” is shared. That is, by adjusting the period of each of the operating members (mainly rotating members) to be connected to each other (in this case, adjusting the number of teeth of the gears), one of the operating members is intentionally given periodicity. It is possible to bring two types of game specifications (game characteristics), such as a game specification that allows the player to test the skill of the player, and a game specification that does not seem to have any relevance (no periodicity). .

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  In the game using the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the grip unit 26, the game balls PB are launched upward by the launching device one by one. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area 19 of the game board 18 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area 19 while changing the direction by hitting the game nail or the windmill. Then, the game ball PB that has reached the lower end of the game area 19 without winning a prize is collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins a winning opening provided in the game area 19 or passes through a passing gate, processing based on the respective game control (for example, lottery, etc.) is executed and the LCD display unit 106 is displayed. Image display effects, sound effects using the speaker 60, and the like are executed.

(Example of game specifications)
When the game ball PB is launched, falls on the game board surface, and passes through the special pass gate 130, a special symbol lottery is executed, and the lottery result is notified to the LCD display unit 106 with an effect.

  If the result of the special symbol lottery is a win, the blade member 120 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times. While the blade member 120 is open, the game ball PB can flow into the center accessory 105. The inflowing game balls PB are counted by the inflow sensor 254, and finally collected as V winning balls and out balls, and the game balls PB detected by the respective detection sensors (V winning sensors 256, out sensors 258). Check against a number.

  When the game ball PB flows into the center accessory 105, the game ball PB is first sorted into a normal route or a special route by the sorting units 105C and 105D.

  The game ball PB guided to the normal route passes through the ball guide channel 105BN and is sent to the ball branch channel unit 101.

  The ball branching channel unit 101 is provided with a second stopper 111, and the first game ball PB that reaches first is retained. The second and subsequent game balls PB are discharged as dislodged balls.

When the second stopper 111 is released at a predetermined timing after being detected by the inflow sensor 254, the game ball PB is sent to the first V winning distribution unit 105E.
A rotating body 283 is disposed in the first V prize distribution section 105E, and enters any one of the eight grooves 284 around it.

  The rotating body 283 enters the “V winning groove 284V” with a probability of 1/8, enters the “chance groove 284C” with a probability of 1/8, and enters the “off groove 284D” with a probability of 6/8.

  When winning the “V winning slot 284V”, the player is guided to the V zone 285V and shifts to the special game (big game). On the other hand, when it enters the “exit groove 284D”, it is guided to the release zone 285D and is shared with the game ball PB discharged by the ball branching channel unit 101 without reaching the first V winning distribution unit 105E. It is guided to the discharge route of the normal game.

  Here, when the game ball PB enters the “chance groove 284C”, the game ball PB is guided to the transfer unit 105F.

  The transfer unit 105F transfers a part of the game ball PB that has missed the V prize in the normal route, that is, the game ball PB that has entered the “chance groove 284C” with a probability of 1/8 to the special route. The game ball housing member that has received is raised.

  Next, the flow of the game ball PB guided to the special route by the distribution units 105C and 105D is temporarily stopped by the pipe-shaped first stopper 109 and detected by the inflow sensor 254. At a predetermined timing, it is sent to the wineglass-shaped rocking portion 105G.

  In the swing part 105G, the game ball PB is guided to the lower flow path at irregular timing while swinging on the bottom surface of the wine glass, and reaches the second V prize distribution part 107. The game ball PB guided by the transfer unit 105F also reaches the second V winning distribution unit 107.

  The second V winning prize distribution unit 107 is provided with a V winning rotator 240 and wins a V prize with a probability of 1/3. When winning V, the game shifts to the special game (big game).

(Operation with periodicity setting)
Here, the allocating units 105C and 105D rotate at a constant speed, respectively, and the allocating unit 105D is controlled to rotate four times while the allocating unit 105C rotates three times.

  That is, the groove 232 provided with the index part 236 in the distribution part 105C and the groove 234 provided with the index part 238 in the distribution part 105D are divided every three rotations of the distribution part 105C and the distribution part 105D. Sync to.

  For this reason, when the game ball PB that has flowed in after the blade member 120 is opened enters the groove 232 provided with the indicator portion 236 in the distribution portion 105C, the game ball PB is moved into the distribution portion 105C by the subsequent rotation. , 105D reaches the sorting unit 105D through the passage, and the groove 234 provided with the index unit 238 in the sorting unit 105D corresponds.

  Thereby, when the game ball PB enters the groove 232 provided with the index part 236 in the distribution part 105C, the game ball PB is inserted into the index part 238 in the distribution part 105D once every three rotations of the distribution part 105C. Can be put into the groove 234 to which is provided.

(Operation with no periodicity setting)
On the other hand, with respect to the rotation operation of the distribution units 105C and 105D, there is regularity between the operation of the swing unit 105G in the special route and the V winning rotating body 240 of the second V winning distribution unit 107. There is no setting.

  For example, when the game ball PB passes the groove 232 provided with the index part 236 of the distribution unit 105C → the groove 234 provided with the index part 238 of the distribution unit 105D and enters the special route, the timing Therefore, it cannot be determined whether or not the groove 242 (V zone) provided with the indicator portion 244 of the V winning rotator 240 is entered. In other words, you can no longer aim.

  Furthermore, the swinging portion 105G of the present embodiment has a structure in which the game ball PB flows irregularly so that it cannot be predicted when the game ball PB will move to the next stage. ing.

(Common operation drive system for the center actor 105)
In the present embodiment, the operation of “setting with periodicity” and the operation of “setting without periodicity” described above are realized by a single motor (first motor 276).

Each member that is driven by the rotation of the first motor 276 including the first motor 276 is provided with a gear, and the gear is meshed appropriately. The contrast between the driving member and the gear is as follows.
(1) First motor 276 → gear 300 (number of teeth 20)
(2) Distributing portion 105C → gear 302 (36 teeth)
(3) Distributing portion 105D → gear 304 (27 teeth)
(4) Oscillating part 105G → gear 310 (number of teeth 55)
(5) V winning rotator 240 → gear 322 (23 teeth)
Hereinafter, the presence or absence of periodicity is verified by the gear.

  The number of teeth of the rotating body gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) and the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) is 36 teeth and 27 teeth, and the ratio is 36: 27 = 4: 3 (the least common multiple = 108). . Therefore, when the rotating body gear 302 (the number of teeth 36) rotates three times, the rotating gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) rotates four times (each advances by 108 teeth). Hereinafter, this is referred to as “synchronization period”.

  In this case, it can be said to be a setting (setting with periodicity) that can take a synchronization period relatively early (for example, within one digit rotation).

  On the other hand, when the rotating body gear 304 (27 teeth) and the V gear 322 (23 teeth) are compared, the least common multiple is 27 × 23 (= 621 teeth), and the rotating body gear 304 (27 teeth) is special. There is almost no correlation between the route guidance time and the V gear 322 (number of teeth 37). That is, unless the rotating body gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) rotates 23 times and the V gear 322 (the number of teeth 23) does not rotate 27 times, the periods of both do not match.

  Compared with the relationship between the number of teeth of the rotating body gear 302 (number of teeth 36) and the number of teeth of the rotating body gear 304 (number of teeth 27) (period coincidence within one digit rotation), the tooth that cannot take a synchronizing period. It is a relation of numbers and can be said to be “non-periodic setting”.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the rotating gear 304 (the number of teeth 27) → the idle gear 306 (the number of teeth 37) by the branch gear 308 with respect to the driving gear (the number of teeth 20) that is a single drive source. ) → rotation gear 302 (number of teeth 36) and “periodic setting”, swing gear 310 (number of teeth 55) → idle gear 320 (number of teeth 37) → V gear 322 (number of teeth 23) ) Can be shared.
(Stage unit 115)
When the game ball PB falls on the surface of the game board 18, a part of the game ball PB is guided to the entrance of the warp channel 200 by the nail 128 and enters the warp channel 200 within a predetermined probability range.

  The game ball PB in the warp flow path 200 moves while meandering, and is bent in a crank shape to the back side of the game board 18 once at the bent portion, and is moved to the ramp 200A in a state where the fall momentum is reduced. Guided.

  The game ball PB discharged from the ramp 200A first reaches the receiving stage 208. The receiving stage 208 abuts against the wall surface 204A of the cover 204 because the distance in the flow direction of the game ball PB discharged from the exit of the ramp 200A is extremely short. Due to this contact, the flow velocity of the game ball PB is decelerated, and in this decelerated state, the step moves over the step and shifts to the stage main body 202.

  Here, when the game ball PB moves from the receiving stage 208 to the stage main body 202, if the slowdown of the flow velocity of the game ball is insufficient, there is a case that the stage immediately deviates from the stage main body 202.

  However, in this embodiment, the drop prevention rib 202B is formed at the foremost end of the stage main body 202 by a width dimension corresponding to the width dimension corresponding to the receiving stage 208.

  Due to the rib 202B, most of the game balls PB moving from the receiving stage 208 to the stage main body 202 remain on the stage main body 202, swing left and right, and finally returned to the game board 18 surface.

Thus, in this embodiment, the cover 204 covering the drive system mounted on the center accessory 105 narrows the depth of the stage main body 202 (about the diameter of one game ball PB), and the game ball The stage 208 is provided for receiving the game ball PB guided by the warp flow path 200 when the PB flow momentum cannot be suppressed and the original purpose of swinging on the stage main body 202 cannot be achieved. Thus, by decelerating before moving to the stage main body 202 and providing the rib 202B at the foremost end of the stage main body 202, even if the deceleration on the receiving stage 208 is insufficient, the game ball is surely attached to the stage main body 202. Most of the game balls PB guided to the warp flow path 200 can be swung by the stage main body 202 and returned to the game board 18 while leaving the PB.
(Assembly of receiving member 216)
The general winning opening 134 is provided in the accessory device 210 constituting the attacker 112, and the opening is so-called flush with the surface of the game board 18, so that the game ball that has passed through the pass gate 130 is kept as it is. Even with PB, there is almost no winning. For this reason, a receiving member 216 is attached below the lower side portion 134D of the general winning opening 134 and above the opening / closing door 116 of the attacker 112.

  The receiving member 216 has a flat upper surface 216 </ b> U and is inclined so as to be slightly lower from the near side to the far side.

  When the back surface portion 216R of the receiving member 216 is pressed against the base plate 212, the protruding portion 216A formed on the back side of the upper surface portion 216U is a lower side portion below the pair of protruding portions 214 and 214 formed in the general winning opening 134. It is inserted into a gap portion 218 formed between 134D. The dimension t2 of the gap 218 (see FIG. 12B) and the wall thickness t1 of the protrusion 216A (see FIG. 12A) have a predetermined fitting tolerance, and the protrusion 216A The receiving member 216 can be positioned by being inserted into the gap portion 218.

  When the receiving member 216 is positioned, the screw 228 is aligned with the through hole 226 on the back surface side of the base plate 212 and screwed into the female screw portion 216B formed on the back surface portion 216R of the receiving member 216. At this time, since there are two screw tightening positions in the vertical direction, the rotation of the receiving member 216 can be reliably restricted.

  When the receiving member 216 is assembled in this manner, the upper surface portion 216U enters the back side of the opening surface of the general winning opening 134, so that the guide path becomes larger, and apparently it is easy to win the general winning opening 134. Can show.

  Further, since the insertion of the protrusion 216A into the gap 218 serves as a positioning reference when assembling the receiving member 216, for example, there is no need to provide a positioning projection or the like from the base plate 212. Is also advantageous.

  Further, since the upper surface portion 216U serves as a positioning means, there is no mistake in assembling the receiving member 216 in the vertical direction as well as the horizontal direction.

  Further, since the decorative plate 230 having an area larger than the area of the front surface portion 216F is attached (or integrally formed) to the front surface portion 216F of the receiving member 216, the width dimension of the upper surface portion 216U when viewed from the front of the player. You can have a feeling that looks wide.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the protrusion 216A extended from the upper surface portion 216U is not provided on the base plate 212 side of the accessory device 210, and the protrusion 216A extended from the upper surface portion 216U is used as the general winning opening 134. By inserting it in accordance with the gap portion 218, the positioning can be ensured, and further, the upper surface portion 216U enters the deeper side than the opening of the general winning opening 134, so that it is apparently easy to win. Can be held by a person. In addition, since the receiving member 216 is fixed by using two screws 228 along the vertical direction on the back side of the base plate 212, the game ball PB that is strong in the rotational direction and frequently falls. Even if it is received, the angle in the direction of rotation does not change.

Since the upper surface portion 216U overlaps to the inside of the winning opening, it is possible to win smoothly without any obstacle such as a step.
(Spherical branch channel unit 101)
When the blade member 120 is opened and the game ball PB flows along the normal route, it first flows along the ball guide channel 105BN, and then the game ball PB is delivered to the ball channel branch unit 101. .

  The game ball PB in the ball flow path branching unit 101 reaches the opening 312 of the receiving block 302 and is sent out from the lower part of the side wall of the receiving block 302 to the branching block 304.

  The game ball PB is guided to the vertical path 316 and falls along the inclination of the horizontal path 314 of the branch block 304. While the opening 318 located at the lower end of the longitudinal path 316 is closed by the second stopper 111, the game ball PB stays in the vicinity of the opening 318 and is not discharged.

  When the second stopper 111 is retracted from the opening 318 under a predetermined game specification, the staying game ball PB is sent out to the first V winning distribution unit 105E.

  By the way, the number of game balls PB that flow into the center combination 105 while the blade member 120 is open is not limited to one, and a plurality of game balls PB may flow in. When some or all of them are guided to the normal route, a plurality of game balls PB pass through the ball channel branching unit 101.

  In this case, in the present embodiment, the game balls PB that flowed in by opening the blade member 120 are flowed in a single row without changing the order of the balls, so that the ball engagement in the ball channel branching unit 101 occurs. There is no.

  Here, the number of game balls PB retained by the second stopper 111 is limited to one, and the number of game balls PB sent out to the first V winning distribution unit 105E is one.

  That is, the first game ball PB that falls on the vertical path of the branch block 304 is reliably guided toward the opening 318 by the inclined surface of the protrusion 321 and stays by the second stopper 111. On the other hand, the next and subsequent game balls PB that fall on the vertical path of the branch block 304 are guided by the upper end of the staying first game ball PB and the protrusion 321 and are sent to the opening 320. , And delivered to the discharge block 306. Since the delivery of the game balls PB to the discharge block 306 is also executed in a single row, there is no problem such as ball biting.

  Note that the game ball PB staying in the second stopper 111 and the game ball PB sent out to the discharge block 306 by the game ball PB are all visible from the player, and the player can meet the game specifications. There is no such thing as distrust.

  The most downstream side of the discharge block 306 is connected to the detection block 308, and the game ball PB descending the slope 324 of the discharge block 306 is delivered to the detection block 308, detected by the detachment sensor 258, and then collected.

  A merging block 310 is connected to the detection block 308 from another direction, and the game ball PB coming from the merging block 310 is also detected by the detachment sensor 258 and then collected. In other words, game balls PB (both out balls) from two directions can be detected by one out sensor 258.

  In the present embodiment, the confluence block 310 guides the game ball PB from the detachment zone 285D provided corresponding to the rotating body 283 of the first V prize distribution section 105E, but from other parts You may make it guide a dislodgement ball.

  As described above, in the ball branching channel unit 101 of the present embodiment, a plurality of game balls PB other than one game ball PB for guiding to the first V winning distribution unit 105E correspond to the flow. Please discharge one after another. Normally, a relatively wide space needs to be provided in the middle of the flow path in order to prevent the ball biting. However, in this embodiment, there is no need to provide a space for eliminating the ball biting. As a result, a compact structure can be achieved by providing the structure in which the game balls PB flow only in a single column. In addition, an out-ball sent from another route (for example, a route guided from the rotating body 283 of the first V winning distribution unit 105E through the out-of-zone 285D) other than the ball branching channel unit 101 is shared by a common route. This can be detected by the detachment sensor 258, and the number of sensors can be reduced.

(overall structure)
PB game ball 10 Pachinko machine (game machine)
18 gaming board 105 center part 105A decoration member 105BN ball guide channel 105BS ball guide channel 105C sorting part (circulation operation member, first sorting means, first rotating body)
105D Distributing part (circulating member, first distributing means, second rotating body)
105E 1st V prize distribution part 105F Transfer part 105G Oscillation part (circulation operation member, 2nd distribution means)
106 LCD Display 109 First Stopper 111 Second Stopper 112 Attacker 120 Blade Member (Opening / Closing Member)
150 lottery means 250 special passage gate sensor (detection means)
(Common to drive systems / existence of periodicity)
107 2nd V winning distribution part 232, 234 groove | channel (1st distribution means, game ball accommodation groove | channel)
236, 238 Indicator section 240 V winning rotator (circulating motion member, second distribution means)
242 groove (second sorting means)
244 Index section 246 V zone 248 Out zone 258 Out sensor 276 First motor 300 Drive gear (connecting means)
302 Rotating body gear (connection means)
304 Rotating body gear (connection means)
306 Idle gear (connection means)
308 Branch gear (connecting means)
310 Sliding gear (connecting means)
312 Rotating body 314 Eccentric shaft 316 Slide plate 316A Vertically long hole 316B Arm 316C Horizontally long hole 318 Fixed shaft 320 Idle gear (connection means)
322 V gear (connecting means)

Claims (2)

A plurality of orbiting motion members are disposed along the flow path of the game ball, the plurality of orbiting motion members are operated with different periods by a single driving means, and the received game balls are moved to the plurality of orbiting motion members. First distribution means configured to send out a received game ball to the first route when the periods of the plurality of orbiting motion members do not match, and to send out the received game ball to the second route ,
A circling operation member is disposed along a flow path downstream of the first distribution means, and the circling operation member is operated by a driving means for operating the circulation operation member of the first distribution means. A second distribution means configured to selectively distribute the received game balls to at least two types of outlets;
The driving means has a periodicity between the orbiting operation members of the first allocating means, and between the orbiting operation members of the first allocating means and the orbiting operation members of the second allocating means. Connecting means for connecting so as not to have periodicity,
A detecting means provided on the game board for detecting a game ball passing through a predetermined area;
Lottery means for executing a lottery when a game ball is detected by the detection means;
An opening / closing member is attached to an opening that can flow into the accessory device, and the opening / closing member is opened based on a lottery result by the lottery means.   The connection means is a gear that transmits a driving force to each of the revolving members, and the connection of the gear has a periodicity when there is a common divisor other than 1 between the number of teeth of the gear. 2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when there is no common divisor other than 1 between the number of teeth, the connection has no periodicity.

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