JP5506063B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a ball game machine having a game center with a center character having a winning opening that is opened when winning a winning combination.

  Generally, as a ball game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, after a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, it is applied to obstacle nails, windmills, etc. in the game area It is known that it is configured to flow down the board surface while being guided and enter various winning holes, or to flow into the out hole at the lower part of the game board without entering (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game board according to the result of the lottery. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

JP 2003-236210 A

  In the conventional pachinko machine as described above, the center role is arranged in the game area, and when the hit occurs, a large number of game balls are awarded according to the winning number by opening and closing the game. A prize opening is provided in each of the gaming area and the center role, and the center prize side opening / closing is opened / closed according to the winning status of the winning lottery triggered by the winning at the starting prize opening arranged in the gaming area. When operating and making a prize ball, if a checked game ball (so-called dead ball) for the prize ball is moved within the center role and the game ball successfully enters the V zone, The present applicant considers that the system is configured to develop (promote) into a hit with more balls.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine considered by the above-mentioned applicant, the ball slowly rotates in one direction with the above-mentioned V zone which is a winning entrance and a larger number of exit entrances than the V zone. A rotating body may be provided, and the checked game ball may be guided to the rotating body using a guiding device. In that case, if the game ball is simply guided to the rotating body, whether or not to enter the V zone depends only on the rotation timing of the rotating body. For this reason, the case where the game ball is guided at the timing when the ball can enter the detaching entrance with a large number is more than the case where the game ball is guided at the timing when the ball can enter the V zone where the number is small. As the number of players increases, there are clearly more scenes where players cannot enter the V zone than they can enter the V zone and enjoy the expectation. Therefore, the problem is how to reduce the number of scenes that tend to be boring because the player cannot enter the V zone.

  Therefore, the present invention forcibly returns the game ball to the upstream side on the guidance device even if the game ball guided by the guidance device cannot enter the V zone in terms of timing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bullet ball game machine configured so that a game ball can be re-challenged by a guidance device at another timing toward a lottery body such as a rotating body and the like.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 9) is a winning lottery that is performed in the game area (PA) with a start winning opening (13, 17) and a winning at the starting winning opening. A big winning opening (14) that can be won in the case of winning a small win is provided , and a game ball (Ba) that has been launched into the gaming area (PA) and won in the large winning opening (14) enters a specific area. In a ball game machine (PM) configured to be more advantageous than the small hit when entering a ball,
It has a plurality of entrances (61a-61h) for performing a lottery that is more advantageous than the small hits when entering a ball, and any one of the plurality of entrances (61a-61h) lottery body a particular region is provided (61), wherein the game ball guiding apparatus for inducing toward the lottery body introduced game ball of (Ba) to the special winning opening (14) (61) (47), wherein and a sorting device disposed between the drawing member (61) and the game ball guide device (47) (48),
The distribution device (48) operates to return the game ball (Ba) guided to the lottery body (61) by the game ball guidance device (47) to the upstream side of the game ball guidance device (47). To do.

In addition, as a flow path to the lottery body (61), a plurality of flow paths through which the game balls (Ba) winning the prize winning opening (14) can selectively roll and move toward the lottery body (61). It is preferable that the game ball guidance device (47) and the distribution device (48) are arranged in any one of the plurality of flow paths.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the distribution device operates to return the game ball guided to the lottery body by the game ball guidance device to the upstream side of the game ball guidance device. When the guided game ball passes through the sorting device and enters the so-called V zone of the lottery body, the player can enjoy the expectation, and the game ball guided by the game ball guidance device is timed. Even if it is not possible to enter the so-called V zone, this game ball is forcibly returned to the upstream side of guidance on the game ball guidance device, so that the game ball is drawn again at another timing. And challenge again to enter the so-called V zone. This gives players a sense of expectation that they may be able to acquire a so-called V-zone entry once given up by re-challenge, compared to a configuration in which game balls are simply guided to the lottery. , Can further enhance interest.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine based on this invention. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of a game control apparatus. It is a front view which shows the whole center decoration. It is a front view shown in the state where the front frame part of the center decoration was removed . It is a front view which partially enlarges and shows the distribution structure using a distribution apparatus. It is a front view which expands and shows the action | operation structure of the rotation member of a distribution apparatus. It is a top view shown in the state which looked at the distribution apparatus etc. which were shown in FIG. 6 from upper direction. It is side surface sectional drawing of a game ball cooperation production | presentation apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine PM installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings as an embodiment of a ball game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of the pachinko machine PM, and FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a back structure of the pachinko machine PM.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine (ball game machine) PM has a rectangular frame size adapted to the front of the opening of the outer frame 1 which is configured as an outer rectangular frame size and forms a vertically fixed holding frame. A hinged device 3a, 3b arranged to face the left and upper left and right parts of the open / close mounting front frame 2 is mounted so that it can be opened / closed and attached / detached laterally, and a locking device 4 provided at the right center part. Is always held in a closed state engaged with the outer frame 1.

  Each part of the front frame 2 has a hinge mechanism 7a provided with a square glass door 5 and a ball tray 6 on the front left side as a game development member for developing a pachinko game on the front left side. 7b and 7c are used so as to be able to open / close and detach / open laterally, and an operation handle 8 for performing a game ball launching operation is provided on the lower right side of the ball tray 6. A rectangular frame-shaped storage frame (not shown) that protrudes rearward from the center to the top of the front frame 2 is formed integrally with the front frame 2, and the game board is configured with a predetermined gauge setting in the storage frame. 10 is detachably set and held, and the game area PA in front of the game board 10 faces the glass door 5 that is normally held closed. The gaming machine main body is configured by the outer frame 1, the front frame 2, the glass door 5, and the like.

  A large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven into the game area PA of the game board 10, and a center ornament (center accessory) 100 is disposed near the center of the game area PA. A rectangular opening 11 is formed at the center of the center ornament 100, a transparent plate 9 is provided on the front side of the opening 11 in the figure, and the opening 11 facing the transparent plate 9 is provided. An image display device 12 for displaying effects related to games is provided on the back side.

  In the lower part of the game area PA, start winning devices (start winning ports) 13 and 17 are sequentially arranged. The start winning devices 13 and 17 each receive a winning that can trigger a lottery execution, and the start winning device 17 is operated by a solenoid (not shown) to open and close between an open position and a closed position. It has a so-called tulip shape. The start winning device 13 is configured as a non-actuating winning opening which is not an open / close operation type. The start winning device 17 is configured to be able to win only at the time of opening due to the presence of the start winning device 13 positioned immediately above the start winning device 17. A pair of obstacle nails as so-called life nails is driven directly above the start winning device 13. When a game ball passes between the pair of obstacle nails, the game ball is detected by a winning detection sensor 23 (see FIG. 3) provided in the start winning device 13 and then moved to the back side of the game board 10. Discharged. In addition, when a game ball enters the start winning device 17, the game ball is detected by a win detection sensor 21 (see FIG. 3) provided in the start winning device 17 and then discharged to the back side of the game board 10. Is done.

  Below the start winning device 17, there is provided a first big winning device 16 capable of opening and closing the first big winning port 16 a. During the execution of a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game such as a big hit game, the first big prize winning device 16 opens the first big prize winning opening 16a by a first big prize winning solenoid 26 (see FIG. 3). The game ball is opened to facilitate passage of the game ball to the first big winning opening 16a.

  The first grand prize opening 16a is a rectangular prize opening provided in the lower part of the game area PA. When the first big prize opening 16a is in a closed state, the game ball cannot pass through the first big prize opening 16a and is open. When it becomes, it becomes possible for a game ball to pass the 1st grand prize winning opening 16a. When the game ball passes through the first grand prize winning opening 16a, it is detected by a winning detection sensor 27 (see FIG. 3) provided in the first big prize winning device 16, and then discharged to the back side of the game board 10. .

  A normal symbol operating gate 15 is arranged on the left side of the start winning devices 13 and 17 in the game area PA. The normal symbol operating gate 15 is used to open and close the so-called tulip-shaped start winning device 17. A game ball that will be used as a trigger for the lottery is passed.

  In addition, a plurality of normal winning devices 18 having a normal winning opening 18a are provided in the lower left part of the game area PA. When a flowing game ball passes through the normal winning opening 18a, it is provided in the normal winning device 18. After being detected by a winning detection sensor (not shown), it is discharged to the back side of the game board 10. Further, at the lower end of the game area PA, there is provided an out port 19 through which game balls that have been launched into the game area PA and then fallen without winning any of the winning devices are discharged to the back side of the game board 10. ing. The above-described winning detection sensors 21, 23, winning detection sensor 27, and winning detection sensor (not shown) are all configured by proximity sensors or the like.

  In the lower area of the front frame 2 whose front side is covered with the ball tray 6, an auxiliary mechanism portion called a game assisting board (not shown) is formed. An apparatus (not shown), a storage cassette (not shown) that is in communication with the prize ball discharge passage 35 on the back set board 30 side and temporarily stores game balls that cannot be discharged to the ball tray 6 are provided. Reference numeral 79 in FIG. 1 is a guide rail that guides the game ball Ba launched by the operation of the operation handle 8 to the game area PA.

  On the back side of the front frame 2, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a back set board 30 that has a window that communicates with the front and rear in the center and is formed in a rectangular frame shape slightly smaller than the front frame 2. Are held in a detachable manner using a plurality of levers L, L. Each part of the back set board 30 is equipped with a prize ball device such as a ball storage tank 31 for storing game balls, a tank rail 32, an alignment standby passage 33, a prize ball cassette 34, a prize ball discharge passage 35, and the like. Various control boards such as the power supply board 40 and the main control board 50 and electronic components are attached to each part, and these devices and the sub-control board 60 attached to the back surface of the game board 10 are connected by a wire harness (not shown). Has been.

Next, the center decoration 100 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is a front view showing the entire center decoration 100, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing the center decoration 100 with the front frame portion 100a removed .

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the center ornament 100 has a front frame portion 100a and a rear frame portion 100b that are combined from the front-rear direction in a state in which the substantially rectangular opening 11 is formed in the center portion. The front frame portion 100a and the rear frame portion 100b are fixed with screws in a state of being embedded in the central portion of the game board 10.

  The center decoration 100 has a warp introduction port 42 in the vicinity of the center of the left side of the front frame portion 100a, and the display surface of the image display device 12 is located at a position surrounded by the warp introduction port 42 and the stage S. (Screen) It has the opening part 11 which exposes 12a. Further, the center decoration 100 has the stage S below the opening 11, and a game ball introduced from the introduction port 42 in communication with the warp introduction port 42 is placed on the stage S at the left end of the stage S. It has a discharge port 43 for discharge. Between the warp introduction port 42 and the discharge port 43, a guide channel (not shown) for guiding the game ball Ba introduced from the introduction port 42 to the discharge port 43 is provided.

  The stage S is inclined so as to descend from both ends in the left-right width direction toward the center, and a wall portion 29 that assists the rolling movement of the game ball is formed on the front side thereof. The wall portion 29 at the lowest position in the vertical direction of the stage S is provided with groove-shaped concave portions 29a and 29b, and the concave portions 29a and 29b are lowered toward the front side (the front side in FIG. 4). Inclined. Then, the game ball that has entered from the warp introduction port 42 and released from the discharge port 43 onto the stage S rolls to the left and right so as to stop on the stage S, and then the concave portion at the center of the stage S. If it falls from 29a, it will win with a high probability to the starting prize-winning device 13 immediately below. On the other hand, when falling from the left and right recesses 29b of the recess 29a, the direction is often different from the start winning device 13.

  A wave-shaped game ball guiding device 47 extending in the left-right width direction on the front surface of the image display device 12 is provided immediately above the stage S on the back side of the transparent plate 9. The game ball guidance device 47 has a waveform guidance plate portion 47a located on the front side of the front view and a waveform guidance plate portion 47b located on the back side. The waveform guide plate portion 47a is fixed in the state shown in the figure, and the waveform guide plate portion 47b operates so as to move up and down with respect to the waveform guide plate portion 47a. It is configured to send to the direction.

  At the right end of the front view of the game ball guidance device 47, there are eight entrances (only 61a and 61e are shown in FIG. 4) for performing a lottery when the game ball is entered as an equal angle in the circumferential direction. A disc-shaped rotating body (lottery body) 61 formed so as to be spaced is disposed so as to be rotatable about a rotating shaft 59. Among the entrances, the entrance 61a and the entrance 61e located on the opposite side across the rotation shaft 59 are configured as V entrances, and each includes a game ball detection sensor 65 (see FIG. 3). ) Is provided. The game balls that have entered the entrances other than the entrances 61 a and 61 e are discharged to the back side of the game board 10. In addition, game balls that have entered the entrances 61a and 61e, which are V entrances, and other entrances are detected by the game ball detection sensor 65, and then moved to the back side of the game board 10. Discharged.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, drop effect devices 44 and 45 are arranged on the left and right sides of the opening portion 11, respectively, and the center portion is turned on the upper portion of the opening portion 11 on the back surface side of the transparent plate 9. A distribution plate 41 is disposed in which the left and right portions of the rotation shaft 30 are slowly rotated up and down like a seesaw around the shaft 30. The distribution plate 41 is formed in a long shape so as to extend from the drop effect device 44 to the drop effect device 45, and is formed through the transparent plate 9 in an arc shape with the rotation shaft 30 as the center of curvature. The arc grooves 36 and 37 are slidably supported. On the front side of the transparent plate 9 in the supported portion, arrow members 38 and 39 that are connected to the sorting plate 41 and move together with the plate 41 are mounted.

  In addition, a second major winning opening (winning port) 14 that can be opened according to the progress of the game to win the game ball Ba is disposed at the upper left portion of the front frame portion 100a of the center ornament 100. In the upper left portion of the rotation shaft 30 in the opening 11, there is provided a drop opening 46 through which the game ball won in the second big prize opening 14 is dropped toward the distribution plate 41. The distribution plate 41 is regularly rotated in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction by a motor (not shown) around the rotation shaft 30, and faces the drop port 46 of the transparent plate 9 from the drop port 46. A game ball Ba sent through a through hole (not shown) formed at a position is received and guided to either the left or right of the display surface 12a. Below the opening 11, a driving device 64 that regularly moves the wave guide plate portion 47b of the game ball guiding device 47 in the vertical direction is disposed. The distribution plate 41 has an upper surface configured as an inclined surface that can always press the game ball Ba against the rear transparent glass plate 70 (see FIG. 9).

  The drop effect device 44 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape including a spiral member 62 extending in the vertical direction. When the game ball is received from the drop port 46 with the distribution plate 41 tilted to the left side, the distribution plate 41 is arranged. The game ball rolling and moving along the inclination is introduced from the introduction port 44b, moved downward along the spiral member 62, and discharged to the left end portion of the game ball guiding device 47. At this time, the game ball released at the timing when the waveform guiding plate portion 47b is lowered with respect to the waveform guiding plate portion 47a is carried on the game ball guiding device 47 toward the rotating body 61. At that time, in the game ball guidance device 47, the game ball Ba is directed to the back side (left side in FIG. 9) while keeping the part where the game ball Ba is directed to the front side (right side in FIG. 9) along the inclined surface at the upper end of the waveform guide plate 47b. In a state where the portion is in contact with the transparent glass plate 70, the waveform guiding plate portion 47b slowly moves up and down between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position shown in FIG.

  Thereby, the game ball Ba is separated from the inclined surface of the waveform guide plate portion 47b retracted to the descending side at the solid line position of the waveform guide plate portion 47b and rides on the waveform guide plate portion 47a side. After rolling and moving along the wave shape to the next wave shape portion, it is pushed up by the wave guide plate portion 47b that rises again, thereby rolling and moving to the next wave shape portion. Here, the position of the apex of the curved shape of the waveform guiding plate portion 47b is closer to the upstream side in the game ball guiding direction (that is, the drop effect device 44 side) than the apex of the curved shape of the waveform guiding plate portion 47a. The game ball guiding device 47 is smoothly guided to move to the sorting device 48 side by the waveform guiding plate portion 47b that moves up and down with respect to the waveform guiding plate portion 47a.

  By repeating the above operation, the game ball Ba is moved to the rotating body 61 side and is distributed by the distributing device 48 arranged on the front side of the rotating body 61 in FIG. At that time, if the distribution device 48 can be passed, the game ball Ba will enter one of the entrances of the rotating body 61, and if it cannot pass the distribution device 48, the game ball Ba drops to the opening side (not shown) and is discharged to the back side of the game board 10. On the other hand, the game ball released at the timing when the wave guide plate portion 47b is raised with respect to the wave guide plate portion 47a slightly protrudes from the lower part of the drop effect device 44 toward the game ball guide device 47, and then the game ball guide device. 47 cannot fall on the opening side (not shown), and is discharged to the back side of the game board 10.

  The drop effect device 45 is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape including a spiral member 63 extending in the vertical direction. When the game plate is received from the drop port 46 in a state where the distribution plate 41 is tilted to the right side, the distribution plate 41 is arranged. The game ball rolling and moving along the inclination is introduced from the introduction port 45c, moved downward along the spiral member, and discharged toward the rotating body 61 from the lower discharge port 45b. At this time, a game ball released at a timing when any of the entrances 61a and 61e of the rotating body 61 rotating in the clockwise direction approaches the release port 45b is an entrance 61a or 61e that is a V entrance. However, if it is released at other timings, it does not enter the entrances 61a and 61e and is discharged from one of the other entrances to the back side of the game board 10. Will be.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a game ball interlocking production device mounted on the center decoration 100 will be described. FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view of the game ball linked effect device 76.

  That is, the center decoration 100 is provided with the image display device 12 so that the display surface 12a is exposed from the opening 11, and the display surface is disposed on the front side of the image display device 12 as shown in FIG. A transparent glass plate 70 is disposed so as to be parallel to 12a. A sensor device 75 and a transparent plate 9 made of acrylic resin are disposed in front of the transparent glass plate 70 (to the right in FIG. 9). Is arranged. The sensor device 75 includes a sensor substrate 72 having a rectangular opening 72 e, and a light emitting element 73 and a light receiving element 74 mounted on the sensor substrate 72. The light emitting element 73 is composed of an infrared light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as infrared LED) or the like, and the light receiving element 74 is composed of a phototransistor or a photodiode. Thereby, the display surface 12a of the image display device 12 is visible from the outside (for example, the front side of the drawing in FIG. 1) through the transparent glass plate 70, the transparent plate 9, and the glass of the glass door 5.

  The image display device 12 can be configured by, for example, a 17-inch wide-size liquid crystal display. For example, a lottery by a lottery means 212 (to be described later) (hereinafter, either the upper end or the left and right ends) of the display surface 12a is selected. And a special symbol display section for variably displaying a special symbol (not shown) based on the result of the first lottery), and a special symbol (not shown) in conjunction with the special symbol is provided. The display screen 12a other than the display unit is configured to be variably displayed. The special symbol is a symbol that is displayed based on the result of the first lottery performed with the winning of the game ball to the start winning device 13, and has a role of indicating whether or not to generate a jackpot. The decorative symbol is a symbol for visually producing the first lottery result display indicated by the special symbol, and is displayed on the display surface 12a as a variable symbol in a plurality of columns in the left-right direction, for example.

  The game ball linked effect device 76 includes an image display device 12, a transparent glass plate 70, a sensor device 75, and a transparent plate 9, and distribution between the sensor substrate 72 of the sensor device 75 and the transparent plate 9 is performed. A plate 41 and a game ball guidance device 47 are arranged. The image display device 12, the transparent glass plate 70, the sensor device 75, and the transparent plate 9 are assembled by being screwed to the center ornament 100 while maintaining a layered arrangement relationship.

  The game ball guiding device 47 guides the game ball introduced from the second grand prize opening 14 toward the rotating body 61, and includes a wave guide plate portion 47a fixed in proximity to the back surface of the transparent plate 9, A waveform guide plate portion 47b that moves up and down continuously between the waveform guide plate portion 47a and the sensor substrate 72 is provided. The corrugated guide plate portion 47 b is configured such that the upper end portion thereof is an inclined surface that can constantly press the game ball Ba against the rear transparent glass plate 70. The sensor substrate 72 is formed with an opening 72e surrounded by the upper side, the left side, the right side, and the lower side, and the game ball Ba riding on the upper end of the wave guide plate portion 47b passes through the opening 72e and enters the transparent glass plate 70. It detects through the scan line SL by the sensor apparatus 75 in the contact state. In the sensor substrate 72, a plurality of light emitting elements 73 are arranged at regular intervals on the upper side and the left side, respectively, and a plurality of light receiving elements 74 are arranged at regular intervals on the right side and the lower side. It is arranged so as to face 73 pairs. The scan line interval in the vertical and horizontal directions (matrix direction) is preferably set to about 5 mm, for example. The gap between the transparent glass plate 70 and the transparent plate 9 constitutes a moving area where the game ball can be moved by the sorting plate 41 or the game ball guiding device 47.

  The scan line SL by the irradiation light (light flux) emitted from each light emitting element 73 becomes a two-dimensional coordinate axis in which the upper side and the left side are orthogonal to each other, and is vertically and horizontally as a whole in an area in the opening 72e that is a moving path of the game ball Ba. It is stretched to form a lattice. Therefore, when the game ball Ba falls from the drop opening 46, the game ball Ba rolls while blocking the scan line SL stretched in the lattice shape as described above. The sensor device 75 includes a so-called light blocking type sensor that detects a position when each of the orthogonal grid-like scan lines SL is shielded.

  Further, the transparent glass plate 70 and the transparent plate 9 are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other by a distance (for example, 12 [mm]) that allows the game ball Ba having a diameter of 11 [mm] to move. The game ball Ba introduced from the above moves between the transparent glass plate 70 and the transparent plate 9 while rolling in contact with the sorting plate 41 and the game ball guiding device 47. For this reason, the game ball Ba dropped from the drop opening 46 is in contact with the transparent glass plate 70, the transparent plate 9, the sorting plate 41, and the wave guide plate portion 47b, but leans against the transparent glass plate 70. Roll smoothly. The game ball Ba rolls while in contact with the transparent glass plate 70, so that the irradiation light from the sensor device 75 can be reliably shielded. Therefore, the game device Ba is detected with high accuracy.

  By the way, in addition to displaying the special symbol and the decorative symbol in the first lottery described above, the image display device 12 has a symbol displayed when the game ball is won in the second big winning opening 14. . As shown in FIG. 4, this symbol is a human-like symbol 78 that moves following the game ball Ba that moves to the rotating body 61 side by the game ball guidance device 47. That is, since the image display device 12, the transparent glass plate 70, and the transparent plate 9 are arranged in layers as described above, the pattern 78 on the display surface 12a and the game ball Ba moving on the game ball guiding device 47 are provided. When viewed from the player, the positional relationship is such that they overlap in the front-rear direction, and accordingly, the symbol 78 and the game ball Ba are linked in the operation.

  Here, a detailed configuration of the distribution device 48 and the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a partially enlarged front view showing the distribution structure using the distribution device 48, FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view showing the operating structure of the rotating member 80 of the distribution device 48, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the sorting device 48 shown in FIG. 6 as viewed from above.

  As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, the distribution device 48 is arranged between the game ball guiding device 47 and the rotating body 61, and a ball entrance for performing a lottery with the game ball as a trigger. It is comprised so that it may distribute whether it introduce | transduces to 61a-61h. In other words, the distribution device 48 forcibly returns the game ball guided to the rotating body 61 by the game ball guidance device 47 to the upstream side of guidance of the game ball guidance device 47 under the control of the second special game execution means 250. Intermittently in the direction of arrow a so that the game ball is returned to the upstream side (left side in FIG. 7) of the game ball guidance device 47 at regular time intervals (for example, every 3 to 5 seconds). There is a pivot member 80 that pivots automatically.

  The distribution device 48 includes the rotation member 80, a distribution solenoid 83 that rotates the rotation member 80, and a case member that introduces the game ball Ba that has passed through the rotation member 80 and guides it to the rotating body 61. 48a. The rotating member 80 is provided on the back side of the introduction portion 47c provided near the downstream guide end of the game ball guidance device 47 that guides the game ball Ba introduced from the second grand prize opening 14 in the direction toward the rotating body 61. Is arranged. The case member 48a introduces the game ball Ba that has passed through the rotation member 80 from the introduction port 48b, moves and guides the game ball Ba to the front side (right side in FIG. 8) along the inclined surface 82, and the discharge port It is configured to discharge from 48 c toward the rotating body 61. The inclined surface 82 is inclined so as to guide and move the game ball Ba from the introduction port 48b toward the discharge port 48c as indicated by an arrow. The case member 48a is made of a light-transmitting plastic material so that the player can visually recognize the movement of the game ball Ba inside.

  The rotating member 80 has a substantially fan shape when viewed from the side, and a rotating shaft 81 is fixed to a rotating center located at a central angle portion of the rotating member 81. It is rotatably inserted into a through hole 47d that penetrates 47c, and is rotatably supported by a support portion 86 that is fixed around the through hole 47d. In the side view of FIG. 7, an arm portion 85 extending in a direction away from the rotation member 80 is fixed to the rotation shaft 81 of the rotation member 80. Also, below the arm portion 85 on the back side of the game ball guidance device 47, the above-described sorting solenoid 83 is arranged so that the plunger 83a can be moved up and down (in the direction of arrow b). The distribution solenoid 83 has a distal end portion of a plunger 83 a connected to a distal end portion of an arm portion 85 by a pin 84 so as to be rotatable.

  Next, the game control device 200 provided in the pachinko machine PM will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the game control device 200. This game control device 200 is composed of the main control board 50 and the sub control board 60 described in FIG. 2 (not shown in FIG. 3).

  The game control device 200 includes a start winning device 13, a start winning device 17, a normal symbol operating gate 15, a first big winning device 16, a second big winning device 28, an image display device 12, a sorting device 48, a sensor device 75, and the like. Are electrically connected, and various detection signals and control signals are transmitted and received. The second grand prize device 28 is an apparatus related to a special game, which is composed of the second grand prize port 14 and the rotating body 61 described above.

  Further, the game control device 200 performs a special symbol lottery (first lottery) based on a winning determination means 210 for determining whether or not to win each winning device (winning) and a winning of the game ball to the starting winning device 13. A lottery means 212 to be executed, a pattern storage means 216 for holding a variable symbol display pattern for special symbols and decorative symbols, a symbol determining unit 220 for determining a stop symbol and variable symbol display pattern in symbol variation, and a display of symbols, etc. A display control means 230 for controlling, a special game control means 240 for controlling a special game advantageous to the player over a normal game such as a jackpot game, and a specific game advantageous to the player over a normal game such as a probability variation game. Specific game control means 260 to be controlled, opening / closing control means 270 for performing opening / closing control of the first grand prize winning device 16 and the second big prize winning device 28, etc., and storage means 27 comprising a RAM (not shown). Configured with the door.

  The winning detection sensor 23 of the starting winning device 13 detects a game ball (winning) in the starting winning device 13 and outputs first starting winning information. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 210 determines that the game ball has entered the start winning device 13. When it is determined that the starting winning device 13 has entered the lottery means 212, the lottery means 212 checks whether or not the number of reserved balls has reached the upper limit. For example, the upper limit of the number of reserved balls is set to four. When the number of reserved balls has not reached the upper limit, the lottery means 212 obtains random numbers for the start winning at the start winning devices 13 and 17 at the timing when the winning determination means 210 receives the first start winning information. The lottery means 212 may mathematically generate and acquire a random number, or may acquire a count value generated by a counter (not shown) as a random number. Based on the random number acquired in this way, the lottery means 212 determines whether or not the special symbol lottery (first lottery) is successful. The determination of whether or not the lottery is successful may be performed simultaneously with the acquisition of the random number, may be performed immediately before starting the change of the special symbol, or is performed using predetermined lottery software. If the lottery random number is a win, the lottery means 212 determines whether or not it is a win with probability variation. In the present embodiment, the lottery means 212 executes the lottery triggered by each winning in the start winning devices 13 and 17, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and corresponds to the start winning devices 13 and 17, respectively. Of course, it may be configured as separate lottery means.

  The special symbol determining unit 222 and the decorative symbol determining unit 224 in the symbol determining unit 220 determine the stop symbol corresponding to the determination result by the lottery unit 212 and the display pattern of the symbol variation. The stop symbol is a symbol displayed at the end of symbol variation. The pattern storage means 216 holds a plurality of types of patterns as display patterns for variably displaying special symbols and decorative symbols. The display pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal off symbol, a pattern for displaying a predetermined irregular symbol (small hit), and a pattern for displaying a big hit symbol through a reach state. included. In addition, patterns having various display times are included as patterns in the reach state. Each display pattern has a display time defined as an end condition of the symbol variation, and when the display time elapses, the symbol variation is stopped.

  The normal symbol lottery means 213 performs the normal symbol lottery to determine whether or not the start winning device 17 is opened and closed within the range of the number of reserved balls of the normal symbol lottery (for example, four), and enters the normal symbol operation gate 15. Executed when the passage detection sensor 25 detects the sphere.

  The special symbol determination unit 222 selects any pattern from the pattern storage unit 216 according to the lottery result by the lottery unit 212, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the lottery result. The decorative symbol determination unit 224 selects a pattern corresponding to the display pattern selected by the special symbol determination unit 222 from the pattern storage unit 216, and determines a special symbol stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result.

  The display control unit 230 includes a display control execution unit 231 that displays a special symbol, a decorative symbol, and a symbol 78 in a variable manner, and a display position detection unit 233 that detects a coordinate position where the symbol 78 is displayed. .

  The display control execution unit 231 displays the special symbol on the special symbol display unit of the image display device 12 based on the variation pattern and the stop symbol determined by the special symbol determination unit 222. At the same time, the display control execution unit 231 displays the decorative design on the image display device 12 based on the variation pattern and the stop symbol determined by the decorative design determining unit 224. The function of displaying the special symbol by the display control execution means 231 is executed as a process on the main control board 50 side, and the function of displaying the decorative symbol and the pattern 78 is executed as a process on the sub control board 60 side.

  The display position detection means 233 causes the sensor device 75 to detect the position of the game ball that moves in the movement region between the transparent glass plate 70 and the transparent plate 9 and transmits a signal to that effect to the first special game execution means 249. At the same time, it is stored in the storage means 271.

  The special game control unit 240 includes a condition holding unit 242, a condition determination unit 246, a special game execution unit 248, and an operation avoidance unit 252, and can selectively execute two types of special games.

  The condition holding means 242 holds operating conditions for special games. The condition holding means 242 holds operating conditions (first and second operating conditions described later) that are conditions for executing a special game. In the present embodiment, the operating condition is set when the special symbol variably displayed by the display control execution unit 231 is stopped at a predetermined symbol.

  The first condition holding means 243 holds a first operating condition that is a condition for executing the first special game. In the present embodiment, the first operating condition is set when the special symbol variably displayed by the display control execution unit 231 is stopped at a predetermined symbol. Here, the predetermined symbol is a series of the same numbers such as “777” in the case of a big hit, and a predetermined random combination such as “776” in the case of a big hit. is there. The second condition holding means 244 holds a second operating condition that is a condition for executing the second special game. In the present embodiment, the second operating condition is set as triggered by entering the entrances 61 a and 61 e that are V entrances of the rotator 61.

  The condition determining means 246 monitors the game information and determines whether or not each operation condition that is a condition for shifting to the special game is established. In addition, the condition determination unit 246 sets various operation flags on or off based on the determination result of each operation condition.

  The special game execution means 248 includes a first special game execution means 249 and a second special game execution means 250, and executes a special game based on the fact that a predetermined operating condition is established.

  The first special game execution means 249 executes the first special game when the first operation condition is satisfied. Here, when the first special game is started with a jackpot as a trigger, the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning port 16a by the first big prize winning device 16 is continued multiple times. In addition, when the first special game is started with a small hit as a trigger, a game in which the operation of opening the second big prize opening 14 for a predetermined time by the second big prize winning device 28 is continued a plurality of times. It becomes. Here, when a game ball is entered on the game ball guidance device 47 from the second grand prize opening 14, the first special game execution means 249 receives the game ball transmitted from the display position detection means 233. Based on the position, a signal is transmitted to the display control means 230 so that the symbol 78 is displayed on the image display device 12. When shifting to the first special game as described above, the player can easily recognize that the special game is being performed and can expect a considerable number of prize balls.

  In the case of the first special game with the jackpot, the first special game execution means 249 causes the opening / closing control means 270 to perform opening / closing control of the first big prize opening 16a. At this time, the opening / closing control means 270 outputs an opening operation signal (or closing operation signal) to the first big winning opening solenoid 26 of the first big winning device 16, and opens (or closes) the first big winning opening 16a. ) Further, in the case of the first special game with a small hit, the first special game execution means 249 causes the opening / closing control means 270 to perform opening / closing control of the second big prize opening 14. At this time, the opening / closing control means 270 outputs an opening operation signal (or closing operation signal) to the second large winning opening solenoid 135 of the second large winning device 28, and opens (or closes) the second large winning opening 14. )

  The second special game execution means 250 executes the second special game when the second operation condition is satisfied. In the second special game, the game ball won from the second grand prize opening 14 by the first special game with a small hit is entered into the ball entrance 61a or 61e of the rotating body 61 as a trigger. A game in which the opening / closing operation of the 1st prize winning opening 16a is continued a plurality of times (a state advantageous to the player). When shifting to the second special game, the player can easily recognize that the special game is being performed as well as the first special game, and can expect a considerable number of prize balls. . The second special game executing means 250 is a game ball that is guided to the rotating body 61 by the game ball guiding device 47 when the winning ball is detected by the winning detection sensor 123 at the second grand prize opening 14. The distribution solenoid 83 is actuated so as to forcibly return the game ball guidance apparatus 47 to the upstream side of the guidance of the game ball guidance device 47, and an intermittent pivoting operation of the pivoting member 80 is started. The turning operation of the turning member 80 is continued while the entrance detection to the rotating body 61 is effective.

  In addition, when entering the entrances 61a and 61e of the rotator 61, the fact is detected by the game ball detection sensor 65 provided in each. During the second special game, the opening / closing control means 270 outputs an opening operation signal (or a closing operation signal) to the first big prize opening solenoid 26 that opens and closes the first big prize opening 16a, and the first big prize opening. 16a is opened (or closed). Further, the second special game executing means 250 produces an effect display of the symbol 78 (see FIG. 4) on the image display device 12 so as to be linked to the game ball based on the position of the game ball detected by the display position detecting means 233. .

  The second special game execution means 250 always drives and controls the drive motor 138 during the game to rotate the rotating body 61 so as to have substantially the same speed, and to the second big prize opening 14 as described above. The turning member 80 is intermittently rotated with the detection of the winning of the first time. At this time, the plunger 83a of the sorting solenoid 83 is moved back and forth (lifting / lowering) in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 7, and the rotating member 80 is in the retracted position indicated by the broken line in FIG. With the 83a retracted, the rotating member 80 rotates to the return position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

  The operation avoiding means 252 in the special game control means 240 has a function of avoiding the establishment of the other operation condition when either one of the first operation condition and the second operation condition is satisfied. In the present embodiment, when the second operation condition is satisfied, it is assumed that the second operation condition is satisfied as long as the second special game continues. Thus, the establishment of the first operating condition is avoided while the second operating condition is being established. On the other hand, while the first operating condition is satisfied, the second operating condition is avoided, so the second special game is not executed.

  The specific game control means 260 controls execution of a specific game advantageous to a player different from the first special game, for example, a probability variation game. In this embodiment, the jackpot lottery refers to a special symbol lottery (first lottery) by the lottery means 212, and a probability variation game can be set for the symbol lottery at this time.

  The specific game control means 260 has a specific game execution means 262. The specific game execution means 262 executes a special symbol probability variation game based on the lottery result by the lottery means 212. For example, when the stop symbol of the special symbol (big hit) is an odd number, the probability variation game of the special symbol is executed after the special game ends. In addition, the winning ratio in the probability variation game of the special symbol is set higher than that in the normal game.

  As described above, the opening / closing control means 270 performs control to open or close the first big prize opening 16a, or rotate the opening / closing member 55 to open or close the second big prize opening 14. The storage means 271 stores the position of the game ball detected by the display position detection means 233, and the stored position is referred to when the first special game execution means 249 displays the symbol 78.

  In the pachinko machine PM having the above configuration, the second lottery can be performed when the second big prize opening 14 is opened by the opening / closing member 55, and the first game (lottery using the lottery means 212) can be performed. ) And the second game (lottery) using the second grand prize device 28 are performed independently. Therefore, it is possible to effectively combine the two types of games and to fully exhibit the respective gaming properties, and to improve the gaming properties.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine PM having such a configuration is used in a game in which the front frame 2, the glass door 5, and the ball tray 6 are closed and locked together. The game is started by storing the ball and rotating the operation handle 8. When the operation handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the ball tray 6 are launched one by one into the game area PA of the game board 10 by the ball striking device, and thereafter the pachinko game (ball game) is developed. The

  When the game ball launched into the game area PA wins the start winning device 13, a special symbol lottery (first lottery) using predetermined lottery software is performed by the lottery means 212, and the image display device 12 has the special symbol. And the decorative symbols are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time. If the special symbol at the time of the variable stop is a symbol indicating “big hit”, the game shifts to a special game. When the special symbol stops at the jackpot symbol, a display mode (for example, “777”) that matches the three symbols is displayed on the display surface 12 a of the image display device 12. In addition, when the special symbol at the time of the fluctuation stop is a symbol indicating “small hit”, a predetermined mode such as “776” is displayed on the display surface 12 a of the image display device 12.

  When the jackpot in the first special game is won, the first big winning opening 16a is opened by the operation of the first big winning device 16. Then, after the first grand prize opening 16a is opened for about 30 seconds, or after nine or more game balls pass through the first big prize opening 16a and win the first grand prize winning device 16, the first big prize winning is obtained. The mouth 16a is once closed, and such an opening / closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  When the game ball is discharged from the discharge port 43 to the stage S through the warp introduction port 42 of the center decoration 100, the game ball rolls to the left and right so as to temporarily stop on the stage S. Finally, it falls from either of the recesses 29a, 29b of the stage S toward the start winning device 13.

  On the other hand, when the small win in the first special game is won, the second big prize opening 14 is opened and closed by the operation of the second big prize device 28. This is because the opening / closing member 55 in the second grand prize opening 14 repeats the open state of about 2 seconds by the second big prize opening solenoid 135 three times.

  The game balls received by the second major winning opening 14 and detected by the winning detection sensor 123 are discharged one by one from the drop opening 46. Then, the game ball rolls and moves toward one of the drop effect devices 44 and 45 according to the inclination state of the distribution plate 41 at that time. The game ball that has moved to the drop effect device 44 is introduced from the introduction port 44b, flows down along the spiral member 62, and when the corrugated guide plate portion 47b falls at the lowering timing, the corrugated guide plate portion 47b moves up and down. Thus, the rotary body 61 is gradually moved. In addition, when the wave guide plate portion 47b drops at the rising timing, the wave guide plate portion 47b is discharged to the back side of the game board 10 without being able to get on the game ball guide device 47. The opening / closing member 55 has been described as repeating the opening state for about 2 seconds three times, but the opening time is particularly limited as long as about two game balls enter in one opening state. In addition, the number of times that the open state is generated is not particularly limited.

  The game ball that has moved to the drop effect device 45 is introduced from the introduction port 45c, flows down along the spiral member 63, and is released from the discharge port 45b. At that time, if the entrance 61a or entrance 61e of the rotating body 61, which is slowly rotating clockwise around the rotation shaft 59, falls at a timing approaching the exit 45b, the V entry is removed. As a trigger, the second operating condition is set, and the second special game by the second condition holding means 244 is executed. A game ball released from the discharge port 45b and entering the above-described entrance ports 61a, 61e or other entrance ports 61b, 61c, 61d, 61f, 61g, 61h is detected by the game ball detection sensor 65. Then, it is discharged to the back side of the game board 10.

  As described above, when the game ball Ba that has won the second big prize opening 14 in accordance with the small win in the first special game is released from the drop opening 46 to the moving area, the game by the prize detection sensor 123 is performed. Triggered by the ball detection, the display control execution means 231 moves on the display surface 12a of the image display device 12 following the game ball moving to the rotating body 61 side by the operation of the game ball guidance device 47. The symbol 78 starts to be displayed.

  In the above embodiment, the distribution device 48 forcibly returns the game ball guided to the rotating body (lottery body) 61 by the game ball guidance device 47 to the upstream side of the game ball guidance device 47. Since it operates intermittently, when a game ball guided by the game ball guiding device 47 passes through the sorting device 48 and enters the entrances 61a and 61e, which are so-called V zones of the rotating body 61, the player is informed. Even if the game ball guided by the game ball guidance device 47 cannot enter the V zone in terms of timing, the game ball guidance device can be used for the game ball guidance device. By forcibly returning to the upstream side of the guidance on 47, the game ball can be re-challenged to enter the V zone again toward the rotating body 61 at another timing. This gives the player a sense of expectation that it may be possible to re-challenge a V-zone entry once given up compared to a configuration in which the game ball is simply guided to the rotator 61. , Can further enhance interest.

  In addition, since the distribution device 48 includes the rotation member 80 that rotates to return the game ball to the upstream side of the guidance of the game ball guidance device 47 at regular time intervals, the rotation member 80 is intermittently rotated. It is possible to realize an entertaining game with a relatively simple structure, and therefore, it is possible to expect cost reduction as well as simplification of the device configuration.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiment, the ball game machine of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made from the configuration of the above embodiment. And the ball game machine which gave the change is also contained in the scope of the present invention.

13, 17 Start prize opening (start prize device)
14 Winners (2nd Grand Prize)
47 game ball guidance device 48 sorting device 61 lottery body (rotating body)
61a to 61h Entrance 80 Rotating member 100 Center object (center decoration)
Ba Game Ball PA Game Area PM Ball Game Machine (Pachinko Machine)

Claims (2)

The game area, a starting winning opening, a winning possible winning opening is provided in the case of winning the small prize per lottery carried out in response to winning to above start dynamic winning openings, said hammered out in the game area In a ball game machine configured to be more advantageous than the small hit when a game ball that has won a big winning opening enters a specific area ,
A lottery body having a plurality of entrances for performing a lottery that is more advantageous than the small hits triggered by entrance, and the specific area is provided in any of the plurality of entrances ;
A game ball guidance device that guides the game balls introduced to the prize winning opening toward the lottery body;
And a sorting device disposed between said drawing member and the game ball guide device,
2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the distribution device operates to return a game ball guided to the lottery body by the game ball guidance device to a guidance upstream side of the game ball guidance device. As the flow path to the lottery body, there are provided a plurality of flow paths through which the game balls won in the grand prize opening can be selectively rolled and moved toward the lottery body,
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game ball guidance device and the distribution device are arranged in any of the plurality of flow paths .

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