JP5868672B2 - Variable winning device for gaming machine and gaming machine having the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a variable prize device for a gaming machine and a gaming machine including the same.

  In the field of gaming machines, various winning devices are provided, and their operation modes are also various. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a door-type attacker as an example of a prize-winning device, and is provided with a door-shaped opening / closing member (7) that rotates about a rotation axis parallel to the game board. 7) opens and closes the opening (3a) as a winning opening. In this winning device, when the opening (3a) is closed, the opening / closing member (7) is arranged along the board direction of the game board to close the opening (3a), and when the opening (3a) is open, the opening / closing member (7) The game ball is turned so as to fall forward, and the game ball is guided inside the opening (3a).

Utility Model Registration No. 3030570

  However, in the winning device that opens the winning opening by tilting the door member (opening / closing member (7)) forward to the front side of the game board as in Patent Document 1, the guide path of the game ball inside the device (that is, the door member) All of the guideway that guides the game ball that enters when it is opened must be secured inside or behind the game board, and solenoids and link mechanisms must also be provided inside or behind the game board. The bulkiness toward the rear side of the game board tends to increase.

  Further, when the door member (opening / closing member (7)) is arranged so as to rotate about a predetermined axis as in Patent Document 1, the operation range of the door member itself is increased, so that it does not interfere with the movement of the door member. There is also a demerit that a space to be secured (a space where other members cannot be disposed) becomes large. For example, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, a space in which other parts cannot be disposed over a wide range on the front side of the opening / closing member (7) is configured, and as a result, such a space constraint is a design constraint. Or an increase in the size of the apparatus.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is a variable prize device for a gaming machine configured to be capable of guiding a game ball inside, and a gaming machine including the same, and a door member (opening / closing member) It is an object of the present invention to provide a configuration that can reduce the movement space of the game board, efficiently use the space on the front side of the game board, and can effectively suppress the bulk of the device to the rear side of the game machine.

The variable prize winning device for gaming machines of the present invention,
A game that is fixed to the game board of the gaming machine directly or indirectly through another member, and flows down along the board surface of the game board at least forward of the game board in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board. A housing formed with a guide port for taking in the ball while entering the lower side;
It is supported directly or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of itself is arranged on the front side of the board surface of the game board to close the guide port An open / close member arranged to slide between a closed position to be opened and an open position to retract to the rear side of the closed position and open the guide port;
A driving source for generating a driving force;
A slide member that slides in a predetermined slide direction in response to the driving force of the drive source,
In either one of the slide member and the opening / closing member, a guide groove is formed along a direction inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member, and the other member or the member interlocking with the other member is formed. , An insertion portion to be inserted into the guide groove is formed,
When the sliding member slides in the predetermined sliding direction in response to the driving force of the driving source, the insertion portion is guided so as to move relatively in the guiding groove, and the guidance at the time of guiding is performed. In accordance with the pressing action of the insertion portion on the groove wall of the groove, the opening and closing member is configured to slide in the front-rear direction ,
The opening / closing member includes a plate-shaped portion configured in a plate shape, and includes one plate surface portion in the thickness direction of the plate-shaped portion as an upper surface, and the insertion portion is formed in a form protruding from the other plate surface portion. And
The slide member is arranged to face the other plate surface portion of the plate-like portion, includes a facing portion having the guide groove, and is arranged so that the predetermined slide direction is along a direction intersecting the front-rear direction. The sliding movement is received by the driving force of the driving source, and the guiding groove is displaced in the sliding direction along with the sliding movement.
The opening / closing member is slid by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion is relatively moved forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove in accordance with the slide displacement of the guide groove .

  The gaming machine of the present invention is characterized in that the above-mentioned variable winning device for gaming machines is arranged on a gaming board.

  According to the variable prize device for gaming machine and gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to secure a guide port and a guiding path on the front side of the board surface of the game board, and to efficiently use the space on the front side of the game board. . In addition, since an opening / closing member can be provided so as to open and close the guide port by sliding in the direction along its upper surface, the movement space of the door member (opening / closing member) can be saved, and the opening / closing can be performed. The movement of the member is less likely to interfere with other members. And since the space for moving the opening and closing member can be reduced while efficiently using the front side of the game board in this way, it becomes easier to secure a space for arranging the drive source and the like, and in particular, suppressing the bulkiness toward the rear side of the entire device. It becomes easy to do.

Further, in the present invention, the opening / closing member includes a plate-shaped portion configured in a plate shape, and includes one plate surface portion in the thickness direction of the plate-shaped portion as an upper surface, and the insertion portion protrudes from the other plate surface portion. It may be formed in the form. The slide member is disposed to face the other plate surface portion of the plate-like portion and includes a facing portion having a guide groove, and is arranged so that a predetermined slide direction is along a direction intersecting the front-rear direction. The guide groove may be slid by receiving a driving force, and the guide groove may be displaced in the slide direction along with the slide operation. The opening / closing member may be slid by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion is relatively moved forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove as the guide groove slides.
With this configuration, the number of components interposed between the slide member and the opening / closing member can be effectively suppressed, and it becomes easy to reduce the number of components and downsize the device configuration.

Moreover, in this invention, it is comprised as a member connected with an opening-and-closing member, and it is comprised so that it may move back and forth with the said opening-and-closing member, and the insertion part formation member which has an insertion part in one part may be provided. . The slide member is disposed to face the insertion portion forming member, includes a facing portion having a guide groove, and is disposed so that a predetermined slide direction intersects the front-rear direction and receives the driving force of the drive source. The guiding groove may be displaced in the sliding direction along with the sliding operation. Further, the sliding movement of the guide groove causes the opening / closing member to slide in conjunction with the insertion portion forming member by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion is relatively moved forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove. It may be.
If comprised in this way, the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of an opening-and-closing member and a slide member can be increased by interposition of the insertion part formation member as a member to be connected, and restrictions on arrangement of an opening-and-closing member and a slide member or restrictions on movement It becomes easy to cancel.

In the present invention, the opening / closing member includes a first opening / closing member provided to be slidable along the front-rear direction, and is provided to be slidable along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of the first opening / closing member is provided. A second opening / closing member configured to be movable to a front position, and the first opening / closing member is movable relative to the first opening / closing member in a predetermined movement range along the front-rear direction. The opening / closing member and the second opening / closing member may be coupled to each other.
The insertion portion is formed in the second opening / closing member or the member interlocking with the second opening / closing member, and the slide member is disposed opposite to the second opening / closing member or the member interlocking with the second opening / closing member and has a guide groove. It is provided with an opposing part and is arranged so that the predetermined slide direction is along the direction intersecting the front-rear direction, and slides by receiving the driving force of the drive source, and the guide groove is displaced in the slide direction with the slide operation You may come to do.
Then, the second opening / closing member slides in conjunction with the insertion portion by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion is relatively moved forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove in accordance with the slide displacement of the guide groove. It may be.
In this case, when closing the guide port, the second opening / closing member moves forward in accordance with the sliding operation in one direction by the sliding member, and the second opening / closing member is at least forward of the first predetermined position. When the first opening / closing member is pulled forward in conjunction with the second opening / closing member and the guide port is opened, the second opening / closing is performed in accordance with the sliding operation in the other direction by the sliding member. When the member moves rearward and the second opening / closing member moves backward at least from the second predetermined position, the first opening / closing member is pulled back by the second opening / closing member, and on the rear side of the guide port It is desirable that the first opening / closing member and the second opening / closing member are arranged so as to overlap each other.
In this configuration, it is not composed of only a single large opening / closing member, but is constituted by a plurality of opening / closing members with reduced front and rear widths, and when opened, these can be arranged in a compact manner by stacking them up and down. It becomes easier to further suppress the bulkiness or jumping out to the rear side of the machine.

In the present invention, at least a part of the second opening / closing member or the member interlocking with the second opening / closing member is located on the side of the game ball guide path formed below the guide port in front of the board surface of the game board. 2 You may arrange | position so that it may displace according to operation | movement of an opening-and-closing member.
According to this configuration, in addition to the effect of suppressing the bulkiness and protrusion of the opening / closing member to the rear side, the portion that acts on the slide member (at least a part of the second opening / closing member or the member that interlocks with the second opening / closing member) is provided. Efficiently arranged on the front side and can also suppress the bulkiness of these rear side, it is easy to make it easier to use the space on the rear side for other purposes, collecting the parts on the front side as a whole winning device can do.

In the present invention, one of the opening / closing member and the slide member is formed with a lock groove extending in the slide direction so as to be continuous with the guide groove, and the slide member is configured to be restricted from moving in the front-rear direction. May be. And when a drive source is made into a non-drive state, this slide member may be constituted so that it may become a lock position where an insertion part fits in a lock slot. Furthermore, when the drive source changes from the non-drive state to the drive state and the slide member slides from the lock position, the insertion portion is guided from the lock groove to the guide groove side and relatively moved in the guide groove, In conjunction with this relative movement, the opening / closing member may move from the closed position to the open position. When an external force is applied to displace the open / close member to the open position while the insertion portion is fitted in the lock groove, the insertion portion that moves to the rear side according to the external force is The inner wall of the lock groove may be locked by being pressed against the inner wall so as not to move the insertion portion relative to the inner wall.
If it does in this way, in the regular opening operation resulting from control of a drive source, an opening-and-closing member can be opened and closed smoothly satisfactorily without a problem. On the other hand, even if an improper external force is applied to move the open / close member to the open position when the open / close member is in the closed position, the insertion portion is maintained in the lock groove and the movement of the open / close member is restricted. Therefore, unauthorized opening of the opening / closing member can be prevented more reliably.

In the present invention, the drive source is a coil part that can be switched between an excited state and a non-excited state, and a protruding state that protrudes a predetermined amount when the coil part is in a non-excited state. And a plunger that moves forward and backward so as to be in a retracted state in which the protruding amount is smaller than that in the protruding state. In this case, the slide member has a configuration in which one end side is fixed to the plunger and slides integrally with the plunger so that the movement direction of the plunger is a predetermined direction, and the other end side is directly or directly on the casing. It is desirable to form a guide portion that is slidably supported via another member.
According to this configuration, a configuration capable of reciprocating the slide member in a predetermined direction can be easily realized while suppressing the number of components. Further, since one end side of the slide member is fixed to the plunger of the drive source and the guide portion formed on the other end side is guided by the housing, the slide member can be slid more stably. As a result, the operation of the slide member can be more smoothly transmitted to the opening and closing member, so that the winning opening can be opened and closed smoothly.

In the present invention, the slide member may include a tip fixing portion that is fixed to the tip portion of the plunger, and an extension portion that is bent from the tip fixing portion and extends along the axial direction of the plunger. The extending portion may be configured to slide at a position between the opening / closing member and the drive source in the vertical direction.
By comprising in this way, a part of slide member can be efficiently arrange | positioned between an opening-and-closing member and a drive source.

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a gaming machine provided with a variable winning device for gaming machines according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 (A) is a perspective view of the variable prize apparatus for gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side and obliquely upward when the opening / closing member is in the closed position. 2 (B) is a perspective view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position in the variable prize device for gaming machine. FIG. 3A is a front view of the variable winning device for gaming machine of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3B is a rear view thereof. FIG. 4 (A) is a plan view when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. 4 (B) is a bottom view of the variable winning device for gaming machine of FIG. 2 (A). FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine variable prize apparatus shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the front side and obliquely upward. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine variable prize apparatus shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the rear side and obliquely below. 7A is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an AA cross section of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 7B corresponds to FIG. 7A when the open / close member is in the open position. FIG. FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a BB cross section of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 8B corresponds to FIG. 8A when the open / close member is in the open position. FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the linkage state of the drive source, the slide member, and the opening / closing member in the variable prize winning device for the gaming machine of FIG. 2 as viewed from the rear side and obliquely above. FIG. It is a figure which shows a state when a member exists in a closed position, FIG.9 (B) is a figure which shows a state when an opening-and-closing member exists in an open position. 10 is a rear view of the linkage state of FIG. 9 as viewed from the rear, FIG. 10 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. 10 (B) is an opening / closing state. It is a figure which shows a state when a member exists in an open position. FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the linkage state of FIG. 9 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 11 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. (A) is a figure which shows a state when an opening-and-closing member exists in an open position. FIG. 12: is a perspective view which shows a mode when an opening / closing member exists in a closed position about a part of variable prize-winning apparatus for game machines which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 13 is a view corresponding to FIG. 12, and is a perspective view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position for a part of the variable prize winning device for gaming machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the linkage state of the drive source, the slide member, the connecting member, and the opening / closing member in the variable prize apparatus for gaming machine according to the second embodiment, viewed from the rear side and obliquely upward. FIG. 14A is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing the linkage state of FIG. 14 as viewed from the rear, and FIG. 15 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. These are figures which show a state when an opening-and-closing member exists in an open position. FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the linkage state of FIG. 14 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 16 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. (A) is a figure which shows a state when an opening-and-closing member exists in an open position. FIG. 17 (A) is a perspective view of the variable winning device for a gaming machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side and the diagonally upper side when the opening / closing member is in the closed position. 17 (B) is a perspective view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position in the gaming machine variable winning device. FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine variable prize apparatus shown in FIG. 17 viewed from the front side and obliquely upward. FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine variable prize apparatus shown in FIG. 17 as viewed from the rear side and obliquely below. FIG. 20 is a partially exploded perspective view of the drive source, slide member, connecting member, opening / closing member, etc., as seen from the front side and the diagonally upper side in the variable prize device for gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 21 is a partially exploded perspective view of the drive source, the slide member, the connecting member, the opening / closing member, etc., as viewed from the rear side and the obliquely lower side in the variable prize device for gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the linkage state of the drive source, slide member, connecting member, opening / closing member and the like in the variable prize apparatus for gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 22A is a diagram illustrating a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. 22B is a diagram illustrating a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. FIG. 23 is an explanatory view showing the linkage state of FIG. 22 from the rear side, FIG. 23 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode when a member exists in an open position. FIG. 24 is a front view of the variable prize device for gaming machine of FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration at the CC position in FIG. 24, and FIG. 25 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. ) Is a diagram showing a state when only the second opening / closing member is retracted to some extent from the closed position, and FIG. 25 (C) is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. 26 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration at the DD position in FIG. 24, and FIG. 26 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. ) Is a diagram showing a state when only the second opening / closing member is retracted to some extent from the closed position, and FIG. 26 (C) is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration at the EE position in FIG. 24, and FIG. 27 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. ) Is a diagram showing a state when only the second opening / closing member is retracted to some extent from the closed position, and FIG. 27 (C) is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration at the FF position in FIG. 24, and FIG. 28 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. ) Is a diagram showing a state when only the second opening / closing member is retracted to some extent from the closed position, and FIG. 28 (C) is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. FIG. 29 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where the opening / closing member changes from the open position to the closed position with respect to the configuration at the CC position in FIG. 24, and FIG. 29 (A) shows the opening / closing member in the open position. It is a figure which shows a mode at a certain time. FIG. 29B is a diagram illustrating a state where only the second opening / closing member protrudes to some extent from the open position, and FIG. 29C illustrates a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position. FIG. FIG. 30 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where the opening / closing member changes from the open position to the closed position with respect to the configuration at the DD position in FIG. 24, and FIG. 30 (A) shows the opening / closing member in the open position. It is a figure which shows a mode at a certain time. FIG. 30 (B) is a diagram showing a state when only the second opening / closing member protrudes to some extent from the open position, and FIG. 30 (C) shows a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position. FIG. FIG. 31 is a perspective view of the linkage state of the drive source, the slide member, and the opening / closing member as viewed from the rear side and obliquely upward, with respect to the variable prize device for gaming machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 31A is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. 31B is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the open position. FIG. 32 is an explanatory view of the linkage state of FIG. 31 as viewed from above, FIG. 32 (A) is a diagram showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, and FIG. 32 (B) is It is a figure which shows a state when an opening-and-closing member exists in an open position. FIG. 33 is a perspective view of the linkage state of FIG. 31 seen from an angle different from that of FIG. 31, and FIG. 33 (A) is a view showing a state when the opening / closing member is in the closed position. B) is a diagram showing a state when the opening and closing member is in the open position.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a variable prize device for gaming machine 10 and a gaming machine 1 including the same according to the present invention are embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.
A gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a so-called pachinko machine, and launches a game ball B along a board surface (front surface 2a) of a gaming board 2 constituted by a wooden board (plywood board), an acrylic board, or the like. A guide rail 5 for guiding is provided, and a game area is formed in a form partitioned by the guide rail 5 and the like. In addition, a liquid crystal display unit 3 capable of performing various displays is disposed near the center of the game board 2, and a start port 7 is disposed below the liquid crystal display unit 3. And the variable prize device 10 for game machines which concerns on this invention is arrange | positioned below the liquid crystal display part 3 and the side of the starting port 7. FIG. In the gaming machine 1, a transparent plate (glass plate or the like) is arranged in front of the game board 2 substantially in parallel with the board surface 2a of the game board 2, and the transparent board is separated in the game area defined by the guide rail 5 or the like. And the game board 2 are configured so that the game ball B flows down.

Hereinafter, the variable winning device 10 for gaming machines according to the first embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, a variable winning device 10 for gaming machines (hereinafter also referred to as a winning device 10) is used by being fixed to the gaming board 2 of the gaming machine 1, and a part of the gaming machine 2 is used. It is arranged in an exposed state so as to be visible from the front side. As shown in FIG. 2, the winning device 10 includes a guide port 12 arranged in an opening form opened upward on the front side of the front surface 2a of the game board 2 (board surface: see FIG. 4, FIG. 8, etc.) An opening / closing member 20 for opening / closing the guide port 12 is provided. When the opening / closing member 20 is in the closed position shown in FIG. 2A, the guide port 12 is closed by the opening / closing member 20 so that the game area is moved into the apparatus. Game balls are blocked from entering. On the other hand, when the opening / closing member 20 is in the open position shown in FIG. 2B, the guide port 12 is opened so that the game ball can enter the device from the game area. In addition, although the representative example shown in FIG. 1 etc. shows the example as an attacker in which the guidance opening 12 functions as a big winning opening, various winning devices such as an electric tulip and an accessory can be used as long as the game ball can win. Of course, it is applicable to.

  In the present specification, the “front-rear direction” means a direction orthogonal to the front surface 2a of the game board 2, and the side on which the player is to be positioned with respect to the front surface 2a is the front side and the opposite side (ie, the gaming machine). 1 back side) is the rear side. Further, the “vertical direction” means a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the game ball flowing down. The “left-right direction” means a lateral direction orthogonal to the “front-rear direction” and the “up-down direction”. 4, 7, and 8, the positions of the front surface 2 a (board surface) and the rear surface 2 b of the game board 2 are virtually indicated by two-dot chain lines.

  The winning device 10 is used, for example, by being directly fixed to the game board 2 of the gaming machine 1, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a game ball flowing down along the front surface 2 a of the game board 2 is used. A casing 80 formed with a guide port 12 (FIG. 2, etc.) for taking in while entering the lower side, and an opening / closing member 20 supported by the casing 80 so as to slide along the front-rear direction (FIG. 3). Etc.), and a slide member 30 that slides in the left-right direction in response to the drive force of the solenoid 40. Hereinafter, these components and the like constituting the winning device 10 will be described in detail.

First, the housing 80 that forms the outline of the winning device 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the housing 80 is arranged on the forefront of the winning device 10 to form a front plate portion 81 that forms a design on the front side, and most or the entire front surface 2 a of the game board 2 (FIG. 7, etc.). ) And a front base portion 82 configured to receive a game ball won from the guide port 12, a base plate portion 83 fixed in contact with the game board 2, an opening / closing member 20, which will be described later, A guide port that is configured by a rear upper base portion 84 and a rear lower base portion 85 having a function of supporting and accommodating the slide member 30, the solenoid 40, etc., and allows a game ball to enter from the game area as shown in FIG. 12 and functions as a game ball guide path 14 that guides the game ball that has entered the guide port 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front plate portion 81 includes a front plate 81 a that is configured in a plate shape that is long in the lateral direction and is arranged substantially parallel to the front surface of the game board 2. A plurality of bosses 81b protrude from the rear side of 81a.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front base portion 82 is formed in a longitudinal shape extending in the horizontal direction and has a shape in which the horizontal central portion is recessed downward. The front base portion 82 is formed with a plurality of through holes 82b penetrating to the rear side in the front wall portion 82a, and the front plate portion in a form in which the boss 81b of the front plate portion 81 is inserted into the through holes 82b. 81 can be assembled. A pair of left and right side walls 82c and 82d (the side wall 82c is on the right side and the side wall 82d is on the left side) and a lower end side of each of the side walls 82c and 82d are connected to the recessed portion of the front base portion 82. And a bottom wall portion 82e. Further, an upstream bottom wall 51a is provided in a form connected to the upper end part side of the side wall 82c, and a downstream bottom wall 52a is provided in a form connected to the upper end part side of the side wall 82d.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the base plate portion 83 is configured to be fixed to the front surface 2 a (board surface: FIG. 4, etc.) of the game board 2 and is arranged along the front surface 2 a. And a plate-like cover portion 83b extending rearward from the base plate 83a. The front base portion 82 and the front plate portion 81 are in contact with the front surface side of the base plate 83a with the boss 81b inserted through the through hole 82b. In this state, the fastening member 91 such as a screw is attached to the base plate 83a. It is supposed to be fixed.

  The rear upper base portion 84 and the rear lower base portion 85 are portions that function to receive and hold a solenoid 40 and a slide member 30 described later, and are fastening members such as screws as shown in FIGS. 93, and fixed to the rear surface side of the base plate 83a by a fastening member 92 such as a screw. The front plate portion 81, the front base portion 82, the base plate portion 83, the rear upper base portion 84, and the rear lower base portion 85 configured as described above are integrally coupled to form the housing 80. While holding various parts, the flow path of a game ball is comprised inside.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the casing 80 configured in this manner includes the upstream flow path 51 configured by a part of the upstream bottom wall 51 a and the base plate 83 a (part adjacent to the upstream bottom wall 51 a). The upstream flow path 51 guides the game ball in the lateral direction when the game ball flowing outside the game apparatus 10 (game area) is received on the upstream bottom wall 51a. (See also FIG. 3A). Further, the downstream side wall 52a and a part of the base plate 83a (the part adjacent to the downstream side bottom wall 52a) constitute a downstream side channel 52, and this downstream side channel 52 is connected to the outside of the winning device 10. When the game ball flowing in the (game area) is received on the downstream side bottom wall 52a, the game ball is guided in the lateral direction. 2B, the left end of the upstream bottom wall 51a (the end facing the downstream bottom wall 52a) and the right end of the downstream bottom wall 52a (opposite the upstream bottom wall 51a). The opening formed by the end portion is a guide port 12.

  The guide port 12 is a portion configured as a winning opening, and a game ball that has flowed to the left on the upstream bottom wall 51a, a game ball that has flowed to the right on the downstream bottom wall 52a, or an upper The game ball or the like that has dropped from the side toward the guide port 12 enters the apparatus and functions as a prize. The upstream side bottom wall 51a is generally lower on the opposite side than the induction port 12 side, and the game ball on the upstream side bottom wall 51a tends to flow to the side opposite to the induction port 12. Yes. Further, the downstream bottom wall 52a is also generally lower on the opposite side than the guide port 12 side, and the game ball on the downstream side bottom wall 52a is likely to flow on the opposite side to the guide port 12. Yes.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3A, 7, 8 and the like, a game ball guiding path 14 for guiding a game ball is formed below the guide port 12. In the game ball guiding path 14, the front wall 81 a of the front plate portion 81 and the upper portion of the front wall portion 82 a of the front base portion 82 form an inner wall portion on the front side, and the front wall portion 84 a of the rear upper base portion 84 is rearward. The inner wall part of the side is comprised, The flow path extended in the left-right is formed because these oppose front and back. Further, the side walls 82c and 82d of the front base portion 82 constitute the left and right inner wall portions, and the bottom wall portion 82e constitutes the bottom wall, and has a horizontally long box shape as a whole. The game ball guiding path 14 has a configuration in which the bottom portion is inclined so that one side (side wall 82c side) of the bottom wall portion 82e is high and becomes the other side (side wall 82d side). The entered game ball rolls on the bottom wall portion 82e and is guided to the side wall 82d side (that is, the left side).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, a triangular rectification is formed at a position near the bottom wall portion 82 e in the game ball guiding path 14 so as to protrude forward from the front wall portion 84 a of the rear upper base portion 84. Protrusions 101a and 101b are formed. These straightening protrusions 101a and 101b are formed in a tapered shape so that the amount of protrusion gradually increases from the upstream side (side wall 82c side) to the downstream side (side wall 82d side). A protrusion 101c is formed on the side wall 82d on the one side in the left-right direction so as to protrude to the other side in the left-right direction. The protrusion 101c is formed in a tapered shape in which the protrusion amount gradually decreases from the front side to the rear side, and when the game ball is received from the upstream side (right side), the game ball is rebounded to the rear side. Is functioning.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, an opening 15 is formed on one end side in the left-right direction (side wall 82d side) of the front wall portion 84a in the game ball guiding path 14. The bottom wall portion 82e of the front base portion 82 is configured as a stepped portion 82h in which the vicinity of the end portion on the side wall 82d side is lowered by one step, and the inside of the game ball guide path 14 is changed from one side (side wall 82c side) to the other side ( The game ball guided to the side wall 82d side is guided to the opening 15 side by this step 82h after reaching the step 82h, and enters the opening 15.

  Further, the bottom wall portion 85a of the rear lower base portion 85 is disposed so as to be adjacent to the step portion 82h, and the game ball that has entered the opening portion 15 from the step portion 82h faces the back on the bottom wall portion 85a. It rolls and falls and is discharged | emitted from the discharge port 85b formed in the back side lower base part 85. As shown in FIG. In addition, the through hole 61 side of the detection sensor 60 is disposed below the discharge port 85 b, and the game ball discharged downward from the discharge port 85 b passes through the through hole 61. The detection sensor 60 is configured as a known ball detection sensor, and emits a detection signal when the game ball passes through the through hole 61.

Next, the opening / closing member 20, the slide member 30, and the solenoid 40 will be described.
The opening / closing member 20 functions to open and close the guide port 12 formed on the front side of the front surface 2a (board surface) of the game board 2, and a part of itself is more forward than the position of the front surface 2a (board surface). Closed position (FIG. 2 (A), FIG. 4 (A), FIG. 8 (A), etc.) which arrange | positions in the side and closes the guide port 12, and retracts to the back side rather than the time of this closed position. 12 is configured to slide back and forth so that it can be displaced to an open position (FIG. 2B, FIG. 8B, etc.) that opens 12.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the opening / closing member 20 includes a plate-like portion 21 configured in a plate shape, and one plate surface portion (upper plate surface portion) of the plate-like portion 21 serves as an upper surface portion 21a. It is configured. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6 etc., the insertion part 23 which has a protruding shape is formed in a form protruding downward from the other plate surface portion (lower plate surface portion) of the plate-like portion 21. The opening / closing member 20 moves back and forth in response to the action of the slide member 30 described later, and the plate-like portion 21 moves back and forth in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the insertion portion 23. It is supposed to be.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, both end portions of the plate-like portion 21 in the opening / closing member 20 are supported by the side walls 84 c and 84 d of the rear upper base portion 84. The lower surface side is supported by the upper surface portion 84b of the rear upper base portion 84, and the upper surface side of the plate-shaped portion 21 is supported by the cover portion 83b of the base plate portion 83 as shown in FIGS. The movement of the opening / closing member 20 in the left / right direction is restricted by the configuration sandwiched between the side walls 84c and 84d, and the movement of the opening / closing member 20 in the up / down direction is restricted by the configuration sandwiched in the vertical direction by the upper surface portion 84b and the cover portion 83b. Therefore, the opening / closing member 20 is only allowed to move back and forth. A guide projection 25 is formed on the upper surface of the plate-like portion 21 of the opening / closing member 20 so as to protrude upward in a triangular shape in the rear view. The guide protrusion 25 has left and right ribs 25a extending left and right, and front and rear ribs 25b and 25c extending front and rear. The left and right ribs 25a are formed in a longitudinal shape so that the upper surface portion extends in the left and right direction. Yes. The front and rear ribs 25b and 25c extend in the front-rear direction in a form connected to the left and right ends of the left and right ribs 25a. A guide groove 83d in the front-rear direction for guiding the guide protrusion 25 back and forth is formed on the lower surface side of the cover portion 83b. The guide protrusion 25 moves back and forth in the guide groove 83d along the guide groove 83d. Further, the front end portions of the front and rear ribs 25b and 25c are located slightly rearward from the middle position in the front-rear direction of the plate-like portion 21, and when the opening / closing member 20 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. The front side of the guide groove 83d is in contact with the inner wall portion. That is, the front and rear ribs 25b and 25c serve as stoppers that restrict the opening / closing member 20 from moving to the front side of the closed position.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the solenoid 40 includes a coil portion 41 that can be switched between an excited state and a non-excited state, and a protruding state that protrudes a predetermined amount when the coil portion 41 is in a non-excited state (FIG. 9). (A) and FIG. 10 (A)), and when the coil portion 41 is in a non-excited state, the retracted state is smaller (FIG. 9B, FIG. 10B) than in the protruding state. And a plunger 42 that moves forward and backward. The plunger 42 is made of a magnetic material, and has a flange portion 42 a formed at one end thereof as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the other end is inserted into the coil portion 41. A coil spring 43 is disposed around the plunger 42 and between the flange portion 42 a and the coil portion 41 to urge the flange portion 42 a in a direction away from the coil portion 41. When the coil portion 41 is in a non-excited state, the solenoid 40 is in a position where the plunger 42 is pushed to the outside of the coil portion 41 to some extent by the bias of the coil spring 43 (FIGS. 9A and 10A). When the coil portion 41 is in an excited state, the plunger 42 is pulled into the coil portion 41 against the bias of the coil spring 43 (FIGS. 9B and 10B).

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 9, 10, and the like, the slide member 30 has a plate shape and an L shape as a whole, and has a plate shape that faces the plate portion 21 of the opening / closing member 20. The opposed portion 34 and a plate-like fixed wall 33 that is bent downward from one end in the left-right direction of the opposed portion 34 are provided. The fixed wall 33 corresponds to an example of a tip fixing portion, and is arranged so as to extend in the vertical direction and to have the thickness direction in the horizontal direction. A cutout portion on the lower end side of the fixed wall 33 The flange part 42a of the plunger 42 is fixed to 33a (FIG. 6) by a fitting structure. The facing portion 34 corresponds to an example of an extending portion, has a plate-like shape with a configuration in which the plate thickness direction is the vertical direction, and the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the plunger 42 above the solenoid 40. Is extended from the distal end side of the plunger 42 to the coil portion 41 side. That is, the slide member 30 functions as a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the solenoid 40 to the opening / closing member 20, and one end side (fixing wall 33 corresponding to the tip fixing portion) is fixed to the plunger 42 and the plunger 42 is configured to slide integrally in the same direction as the moving direction (left-right direction) of 42. Further, the facing portion 34 corresponding to the extending portion extends along the axial direction of the plunger 42 and slides at a position between the opening / closing member 20 and the solenoid 40 in the vertical direction.

  Further, the slide member 30 has a guide groove 32 formed of two standing walls 32a and 32b formed on the upper surface of the facing portion 34 so as to rise upward in a rib shape. The guide groove 32 functions as a groove in which the inside of the two opposing standing walls 32a and 32b is loosely fitted to the above-described insertion portion 23 and guides the insertion portion 23, and both of the two standing walls 32a and 32b slide. The groove direction of the guide groove 32 is also inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member 30 by being inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the member 30 (that is, the left-right direction). In addition, in the guide groove 32, the interval (width) between the standing walls 32 a and 32 b is slightly larger than the diameter of the insertion portion 23 in the most part from the vicinity of the front end portion to the vicinity of the rear end portion. At the rear end, the interval (width) between the standing walls 32 a and 32 b is smaller than the diameter of the insertion portion 23. As a result, the insertion portion 23 loosely fitted in the guide groove 32 is not detached forward from the front end portion of the guide groove 32, and is not detached backward from the rear end portion of the guide groove 32. That is, the interval between the standing walls 32a and 32b is restricted at the front end portion and the rear end portion, thereby preventing the standing walls 32a and 32b from coming off.

  Further, a guide portion 38 is formed on the facing portion 34 so as to protrude in the lateral direction from one end side in the left-right direction (the end portion side opposite to the fixed wall 33 side). The guide portion 38 is inserted into a guide hole 84e (a left and right through hole) formed in the rear upper base portion 84, and the movement of the guide portion 38 in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction is restricted by the guide hole 84e. Thus, the guide portion 38 is guided so as to be slidable to the left and right. Further, since the guide portion 38 is inserted and supported in the guide hole 84e, it is possible to prevent vertical deflection in the facing portion 34 that is configured in a cantilever manner with the fixed wall 33 as a base end. The insertion portion 23 is prevented from being detached from the guide groove 32.

  In this configuration, the opposing wall 34 corresponding to the extending portion extends from the fixed wall 33 corresponding to the distal end fixing portion along the axial direction of the plunger 42, and the opposing portion 34 is an opening / closing member in the vertical direction. The slider 20 is slid at a position between the solenoid 20 and the solenoid 40. As described above, since the facing portion 34 of the slide member 30 operates between the opening / closing member 20 and the solenoid 40, the space can be used efficiently and the size reduction can be achieved. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, in the width direction (left-right direction), the slide member 30 and the solenoid 40 are substantially contained within the width (left-right width) of the opening / closing member 20, and as shown in FIG. When the plunger 42 is immersed, the entire slide member 30 and solenoid 40 are within the width of the opening / closing member 20. Also in the front-rear direction, the slide member 30 and the solenoid 40 are within the width (front-rear width) of the opening / closing member 20 in the open state as shown in FIG. According to such a configuration, only the slide member 30 can be provided between the solenoid 30 and the opening / closing member 40, so that the number of components is small and a simple structure can be achieved. Furthermore, since the insertion part 23 is formed in the center region in the left-right direction of the opening / closing member 20, the opening / closing member 20 can be operated stably.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the opening / closing member 20, the slide member 30, and the solenoid 40 configured as described above are inserted when the slide member 30 slides in the left-right direction under the driving force of the solenoid 40. The portion 23 is guided so as to move relatively in the guide groove 32, and the opening / closing member 20 slides along the front-rear direction in accordance with the pressing action of the insertion portion 23 against the groove wall of the guide groove 32 during the guide. It is supposed to work.

  Specifically, the change from FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B (the change from FIG. 10A to FIG. 10B and the change from FIG. 11A to FIG. 11B). When the plunger 42 is pulled into the coil portion 41 as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 is changed from the non-excited state to the excited state as shown in FIG. In response, the slider 42 slides in the same direction as the movement direction (left direction) of the plunger 42. At this time, the guide groove 32 is displaced in the slide direction (left direction) with the slide operation of the slide member 30, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 32 a (groove wall) of the guide groove 32 with the slide displacement of the guide groove 32. The opening / closing member 20 is slid rearward by receiving a pressing action such that 23 moves relatively rearward. In this way, the closed state changes to the open state.

  Conversely, the changes shown in FIG. 9B to FIG. 9A (see also the change from FIG. 10B to FIG. 10A and the change from FIG. 11B to FIG. 11A). ), When the plunger 42 protrudes from the coil portion 41 by a predetermined amount as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 changes from the excited state to the non-excited state, the slide member 30 reduces the driving force of the plunger 42. In response, the slider 42 slides in the same direction as the movement direction (right direction) of the plunger 42. At this time, the guide groove 32 is displaced in the slide direction (right direction) with the slide operation of the slide member 30, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 32 b (groove wall) of the guide groove 32 with the slide displacement of the guide groove 32. The opening / closing member 20 is slid forward by receiving a pressing action so that 23 moves relatively forward. In this way, the open state is changed to the closed state.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the second embodiment, the connection member 250 is provided between the opening / closing member and the slide member, the position of the guide groove on the slide member is slightly shifted, and the configuration of the upper surface portion of the rear upper base portion is slightly different. The point which changed is different from 1st Embodiment, and other than that is the same as that of 1st Embodiment. Therefore, it is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the connecting member 250, the slide member, and the rear upper base portion, and detailed description thereof is omitted. In addition, components having the same configurations as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and components other than those disclosed in FIGS. 12 to 16 are appropriately similar to those in FIGS. Refer to the parts. 12 and 13, the slide member 230 and the connecting member 250 are assembled to the rear upper base portion 284 forming a part of the housing, and the opening / closing member 20 is removed from the assembled body. Shown schematically.

  As shown in FIGS. 12, 14, etc., the variable winning device for gaming machine according to the second embodiment is connected to the opening / closing member 20 between the opening / closing member 20 and the slide member 230 and moves back and forth together with the opening / closing member 20. A connecting member 250 is provided so as to be attached. The connecting member 250 corresponds to an example of “an interlocking member” and “insertion portion forming member”, and an insertion portion 254 in which a part of the connecting member 250 is inserted into a guide groove 232 formed in the slide member 230. It is configured.

  The opening / closing member 20 of the second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment and functions in the same manner as the first embodiment, and is located on the front side of the front surface 2a of the game board 2 (board surface: FIG. 4 and the like). It is configured to open and close the formed guide port (guide port similar to the guide port 12 of the first embodiment: see FIG. 2, FIG. 4, etc.), and part of itself is located more than the position of the front surface 2a (board surface) Closed position (refer to FIG. 2 (A), FIG. 4 (A), FIG. 8 (A), etc.) that is disposed on the front side and closes the guide port 12, and retracts to the rear side than at this closed position It is configured to slide back and forth so that it can be displaced to an open position (see FIG. 2B, FIG. 8B, etc.) where the guide port 12 is opened.

  In this configuration, as conceptually shown in FIG. 12 and the like, both end portions of the plate-like portion 21 of the opening / closing member 20 are supported by the side walls 284c, 284d of the rear upper base portion 284, As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface side of the plate-like portion 21 is supported by the upper surface portion 284b of the rear upper base portion 284, and the upper surface side of the plate-like portion 21 is the same as the cover portion 83b (see FIG. 5 etc.) of the first embodiment. It is supported by the cover part. And the movement to the left and right of the opening / closing member 20 is restricted by the configuration sandwiched between the side walls 284c and 284d, and the movement of the opening / closing member 20 to the up and down is regulated by the configuration sandwiched vertically by the upper surface portion 284b and the cover portion. Therefore, the opening / closing member 20 is only allowed to move back and forth.

  The connecting member 250 includes a fixing portion 251 that is fixed to the protrusion (insertion portion 23) of the opening / closing member 20 that is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the opening / closing member is provided in a hole portion 252 formed in the fixing portion 251. Twenty protrusions (insertion portion 23) are fitted and fixed. Further, an arm portion 256 extending in the lateral direction is integrally connected to the fixed portion 251, and further, a rod-shaped insertion portion 254 extending vertically to one end side (the opposite side to the fixed portion 251) of the arm portion 256. Are connected. As shown in FIG. 14 and the like, the connecting member 250 configured in this way is fixed to the opening / closing member 20 by fitting the projection (insertion portion 23) of the opening / closing member 20 into the hole 252. As shown in FIG. 12 and the like, the posture is maintained so as to extend in the left-right direction with a configuration fitted in the two guide grooves 284e and 284f. Specifically, the guide groove 284e is disposed on the upper side of the arm portion 256 in the rear upper base portion 284, and the insertion portion 254 is fitted in the groove of the guide groove 284e. The rear upper base portion 284 has a guide groove 284f disposed below the arm portion 256. The guide groove 284f protrudes downward from the vicinity of the center portion of the arm portion 256 in the guide groove 284f. A guide protrusion 256a is fitted. Thus, the insertion portion 254 and the guide projection 256a are moved back and forth by the guide grooves 284e and 284f in a state where the insertion portion 254 is fitted or loosely fitted to the guide groove 284e and the guide projection 256a is fitted or loosely fitted to the guide groove 284f. To be guided to. With such a guide, the connecting member 250 moves back and forth while maintaining a posture extending in the left-right direction. And since the connection member 250 is comprised so that it may move back and forth integrally with the opening-and-closing member 20, as shown to FIG. 14 (A) (B), the said connection member 250 is in the case of the movement. Displacement is performed in a state where the posture extending in the lateral direction is maintained (see also FIGS. 12 and 13). In this way, when the connecting member 250 (insertion member forming member) formed separately from the opening / closing member 20 is used, even if the housing or the like is slightly changed, it can be adjusted by changing the shape of only the connecting member 250, The opening / closing member 20 can be configured as a versatile component.

  The slide member 230 used in the second embodiment also functions so as to slide left and right under the driving force of the solenoid 40. The configuration of the solenoid 40 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the coil spring 43 is omitted in the examples of FIGS.

  Also in this configuration, the slide member 230 has a plate-like shape and an L-shape as a whole as shown in FIGS. 14, 15, and the like, and a plate-like shape facing the connecting member 250 on the lower side of the connecting member 250. A counter part 234 and a plate-like fixed wall 233 that bends downward from one end in the left-right direction of the counter part 234 are provided. The fixed wall 233 extends along the vertical direction and is arranged so that the thickness direction thereof is the left-right direction. A notch portion on the lower end side of the fixed wall 233 (the same notch portion as the notch portion 33a in FIG. 6). ), The flange portion of the plunger 42 (the same flange portion as the flange portion 42a in FIG. 6) is fixed by a fitting structure. The facing portion 234 has a plate-like configuration with the plate thickness direction being the vertical direction, and the coil portion 41 extends from the distal end side of the plunger 42 along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the plunger 42 above the solenoid 40. Extends to the side. That is, the slide member 230 functions as a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the solenoid 40 to the opening / closing member 20, and one end side (fixed wall 233) is fixed to the plunger 42 and the moving direction of the plunger 42 (left-right direction). ) In the same direction as the slide movement.

  Also in this configuration, the slide member 230 is formed with the guide groove 232 composed of two standing walls 232a and 232b formed on the upper surface portion of the facing portion 234 so as to rise upward in a rib shape. The guide groove 232 functions as a groove that is loosely fitted to the insertion portion 254 formed on the connecting member 250 and that guides the insertion portion 254 inside the two standing walls 232a and 232b facing each other, and the two standing walls 232a, Since all the 232b are inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member 230 (that is, the left-right direction), the groove direction of the guide groove 232 is also inclined with respect to the slide direction of the slide member 230.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 16, the opening / closing member 20, the slide member 230, and the solenoid 40 configured as described above are inserted when the slide member 230 slides in the left-right direction under the driving force of the solenoid 40. The portion 254 is guided so as to move relatively in the guide groove 232, and the opening / closing member 20 slides in the front-rear direction in accordance with the pressing action of the insertion portion 254 against the groove wall of the guide groove 232 at the time of the guide. It has become.

  Specifically, changes from FIG. 12 to FIG. 13 (changes from FIG. 14 (A) to FIG. 14 (B), changes from FIG. 15 (A) to FIG. 15 (B), FIG. 16 (A) When the plunger 42 is pulled into the coil portion 41 as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 changes from the non-excited state to the excited state as shown in FIG. 230 receives the driving force of the plunger 42 and slides in the same direction as the movement direction (left direction) of the plunger 42. At this time, the guide groove 232 is displaced in the slide direction (left direction) with the slide operation of the slide member 230, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 232 a (groove wall) of the guide groove 232 with the slide displacement of the guide groove 232. The connecting member 250 and the opening / closing member 20 are integrally slid backward as a result of a pressing action such that the 254 moves relative to the rear. In this way, the closed state changes to the open state.

  Conversely, changes from FIG. 13 to FIG. 12 (changes from FIG. 14 (B) to FIG. 14 (A), changes from FIG. 15 (B) to FIG. 15 (A), FIG. 16 (B) to FIG. When the plunger 42 protrudes from the coil portion 41 by a predetermined amount as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 changes from the excited state to the non-excited state as shown in FIG. Receives the driving force of the plunger 42 and slides in the same direction as the movement direction (right direction) of the plunger 42. At this time, the guide groove 232 is displaced in the slide direction (right direction) with the slide operation of the slide member 230, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 232 b (groove wall) of the guide groove 232 with the slide displacement of the guide groove 232. The connecting member 150 and the opening / closing member 20 are slid forward in response to a pressing action so that 254 moves relative to the front. In this way, the open state is changed to the closed state.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Note that the winning device 310 according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment in the configuration of some components such as the detection sensor 60 and the solenoid 40. Therefore, the detection sensor 60 and the solenoid 40 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 17, in the gaming machine variable winning device 310 according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, a guide port 312 is arranged on the front side of the game board 2, and the guide port 312 is connected to the opening / closing member 320. It opens and closes by sliding. In this winning device 310, as shown in FIG. 22 and the like, a guide groove 332 in the groove direction inclined with respect to the slide direction of the slide member 330, which will be described later, is formed, and a connecting member 324 connected to the opening / closing member 320 is provided. An insertion portion 324a to be inserted into the guide groove 332 is formed. Then, when the slide member 330 is slid by receiving the driving force of the solenoid 40, the insertion portion 324a is guided so as to move relatively in the guide groove 332, and the guide groove 332 with respect to the insertion portion 324a at the time of the guide. The opening / closing member 320 is slid in a direction along its upper surface in accordance with the pressing action from the groove wall.

Here, the housing 380 that forms the outline of the winning device 310 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 17-19, the housing | casing 380 is comprised by the front board part 381, the front side base part 382, the baseplate part 383, and the rear side base part 384, as shown in FIG. The guide hole 312 for entering the game ball from the game area is configured, and the game ball guide path 314 for guiding the game ball entering the guide port 312 is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the front plate portion 381 includes a front plate 381 a that is configured in a plate shape that is long in the horizontal direction and that is disposed substantially parallel to the front surface 2 a of the game board 2. A plurality of bosses 381b protrude from the plate 381a to the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the front base portion 382 is formed in a longitudinal shape extending in the horizontal direction and has a shape in which the horizontal central portion is recessed downward. The front base portion 382 has a plurality of through holes 382b penetrating to the rear side in the front wall portion 382a, and the front plate portion is configured such that the boss 381b of the front plate portion 381 is inserted through the through holes 382b. 381 can be assembled. The recessed portion of the front base portion 382 is provided with side walls 382c and 382d arranged in a pair on the left and right sides, and a bottom wall portion 382e connected to the lower ends of the side walls 382c and 382d. Further, a rear wall portion 382n is provided in a form connected to the rear end portions of the side walls 382c and 382d and the rear end portion of the bottom wall 382e. The rear wall portion 382 is disposed substantially in parallel with the front surface 2a at a position slightly in front of the front surface 2a of the game board 2, and has a flow path (game ball guiding path 314) extending in the left-right direction facing the front plate portion 381 in the front-rear direction. It is composed. Further, an upstream bottom wall 351a is provided in a form connected to the upper end part side of the side wall 382c, and a downstream bottom wall 352a is provided in a form connected to the upper end part side of the side wall 382d. The front base portion 382 has a plurality of bosses extending rearward from the front wall portion 382a, and a rear base portion 384, which will be described later, is fixed to the plurality of bosses by screws or the like. One of the bosses functions as a shaft portion 326 inserted into a through-hole 324b described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the base plate portion 383 is configured to be supported by the front surface 2 a (board surface: FIG. 25, etc.) of the game board 2 and is arranged along the front surface 2 a. And a plate-like cover portion 383b extending rearward from the base plate 383a. The front base portion 382 and the front plate portion 381 are in contact with the front side of the base plate 383a with the boss 381b inserted through the through hole 382b, and in this state, are fixed to the base plate 383a with a fastening member such as a screw. It has come to be.

  The rear base portion 384 is a portion that functions to house and hold the solenoid 40, the slide member 330, the connecting member 324, and the like, which will be described later, together with the base plate portion 383, and the rear surface of the base plate 383a by a fastening member such as a screw. It is designed to be fixed to the side. The front plate portion 381, the front base portion 382, the base plate portion 383, and the rear base portion 384 that are configured in this way are integrally coupled to form a housing 380, which holds various components and is incorporated inside. A flow path of the game ball is configured. In the present embodiment, since the rear wall portion 382n exists, it is formed so that the front wall of the rear base portion 384 is eliminated (that is, a game in which the rear base portion 384 is configured on the front side of the game board). The wall portion of the ball guide path 314 is not configured), and the rear base portion 384 has a box shape whose front side is opened as a whole. In the first and second embodiments, the part connected to the rear side of the base plate part 383 is divided into upper and lower parts, and the connected part (rear base part (upper and lower)) accommodates the solenoid and the slide member. However, the third embodiment is greatly different in that the solenoid 40 and the slide member 330 are accommodated by the front base portion 382 and the rear base portion 384.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the casing 380 configured as described above has an upstream flow path 351 configured by a part of the upstream bottom wall 351 a and the base plate 383 a (a portion adjacent to the upstream bottom wall 351 a). The upstream channel 351 guides the game ball in the lateral direction when the game ball flowing outside the game apparatus 310 (game area) is received on the upstream bottom wall 351a. . Further, a downstream flow path 352 is configured by a part of the downstream bottom wall 352a and the base plate 383a (a part adjacent to the downstream bottom wall 352a), and this downstream flow path 352 is provided outside the winning device 310. When the game ball flowing in the (game area) is received on the downstream bottom wall 352a, the game ball is guided in the lateral direction. As shown in FIG. 17B, the left end of the upstream bottom wall 351a (the end facing the downstream bottom wall 352a) and the right end of the downstream bottom wall 352a (opposite the upstream bottom wall 351a). The opening formed by the end portion is a guide port 312.

  The guide port 312 is a portion configured as a winning opening, and the game ball that has flowed to the left side of the upstream bottom wall 351a, the game ball that has flowed to the right side of the downstream side bottom wall 352a, or the guide ball from above. The game ball or the like that has fallen toward the mouth 312 functions to enter the apparatus and win a prize. The upstream side bottom wall 351a is generally lower on the opposite side than the induction port 312 side, and the game ball on the upstream side bottom wall 351a tends to flow to the side opposite to the induction port 312. Yes. Also, the downstream bottom wall 352a is generally lower on the opposite side than the induction port 312 side, and the game ball on the downstream side bottom wall 352a is likely to flow on the opposite side to the induction port 312. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 17, 25, 26, and the like, a game ball guiding path 314 that guides a game ball is configured below the guide port 312. In the game ball guiding path 314, a front inner wall portion is constituted by the front plate 381a of the front plate portion 381, and a rear inner wall portion is constituted by the rear wall portion 382n of the front base portion 382. By facing each other, a flow path extending left and right is formed. Further, the side walls 382c and 382d shown in FIG. 17B and the like constitute the left and right inner wall portions, and the bottom wall portion 382e constitutes the bottom wall, and form a horizontally long box shape as a whole. This game ball guiding path 314 has a configuration in which the bottom portion is inclined so that the one side (side wall 382c side) of the bottom wall portion 382e is high and becomes the other side (side wall 382d side). The entered game ball rolls on the bottom wall portion 382e and is guided to the side wall 382d side (that is, the left side).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 17B, a protrusion 301c is formed on the side wall 382d on one side in the left-right direction so as to protrude to the other side in the left-right direction. The protrusion 301c is formed in a tapered shape such that the amount of protrusion gradually decreases from the front side to the rear side so that when the game ball is received from the upstream side, the game ball rebounds to the rear side. It is functioning.

  As shown in FIG. 17B, a detection sensor 60 is provided on the bottom wall of the passage of the front base portion 382. The detection sensor 60 is formed on the bottom wall (bottom wall portion 382e) of the passage of the front base portion 382, and the through hole 61 is disposed at a position on the left side of the passage (that is, a position near the side wall 382d). Then, the game ball guided to the side wall 382d by rolling on the bottom wall portion 382e is configured to fall through the through hole 61.

Next, the opening / closing member 320, the slide member 330, and the solenoid 40 will be described.
The opening / closing member 320 functions to open and close a guide port 312 formed on the front side of the front surface 2a (board surface) of the game board 2, and a part of itself is forward of the position of the front surface 2a (board surface). Closed positions (FIGS. 17A, 25A, 26A, etc.) that are arranged on the side to close the guide port 312 and the guide port retracted to the rear side than the closed position. It is configured to slide back and forth so that it can be displaced to an open position for opening 312 (FIG. 17B, FIG. 25B, FIG. 26B, etc.).

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the opening / closing member 320 includes a first opening / closing member 321 slidably provided along the front-rear direction, and is slidably provided along the front-rear direction, and at least a part thereof. The second opening / closing member 322 is configured to be movable forward of the first opening / closing member 321, and the second opening / closing member 322 is within a predetermined movement range with respect to the first opening / closing member 321. The first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 are connected to each other so as to be able to move relative to each other in the front-rear direction (see the connection structure in FIGS. 22, 23, etc.). Each of the first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 is configured to have a substantially plate-like shape and a longitudinal shape, and the thickness direction is the vertical direction, and the longitudinal direction is the horizontal direction. The first opening / closing member 321 is disposed so as to overlap one side (upper side) in the thickness direction of the member 322. Further, in this configuration, the second opening / closing member 322 is a driving side that operates by receiving the driving force from the driving source (solenoid 40) first, and the first opening / closing member 321 is connected to the second opening / closing member 322. The driven side operates under the action. In the third embodiment, the width in the front-rear direction of the first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 is smaller than the distance from the base plate 383a to the front plate 381a, which is the same as in the first and second embodiments. The width in the front-rear direction is smaller than that of the opening / closing member 20.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 23, front and rear fitting grooves 321b and 321c extending from the rear end portion to the front side are formed on the left and right sides of the lower surface portion of the first opening / closing member 321. Further, as shown in FIGS. 20, 21, and 23, the fitting protrusions configured to fit the fitting grooves 321b and 321c are formed on the left and right sides of the rear end side of the upper surface of the second opening / closing member 322. Portions 322b and 322c are formed, and the fitting protrusions 322b and 322c are fitted to the fitting grooves 321b and 321c so that they can slide in the front-rear direction, respectively. Further, in the vicinity of the central portion of the lower surface of the first opening / closing member 321 (a position between these slightly spaced from the fitting grooves 321b and 321c), the intermediate position in the front-rear direction (slightly separated from the front and rear ends of the first opening / closing member 321) ) Is formed with a recess 321f that is recessed upward. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the rear end of the upper surface portion of the second opening / closing member 322, a convex portion 322f protruding upward in a rib shape is provided at the intermediate position in the left-right direction (a position between these slightly spaced from the fitting convex portions 322b and 322c). The protrusion 322f is fitted into the recess 321f so that it can slide in the front-rear direction. Further, in this configuration, the first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 are always vertically overlapped at least at the positions of the fitting protrusions 322b, 322c and the protrusion 322f, and FIG. As described above, the shapes of the fitting grooves 321b and 321c and the concave portion 321f are adjusted so that substantially the entire first opening / closing member 321 and the almost entire second opening / closing member 322 can be vertically overlapped. With such a configuration, the width in the front-rear direction of the first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 is reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, a connecting member 324 that is integrally interlocked with the second opening / closing member 322 is attached to the second opening / closing member 322. The second opening / closing member 322 has a shaft-like protruding portion 322a that protrudes laterally on one side in the left-right direction, and is fixed in a state in which the protruding portion 322a is fitted into a hole 324c of a connecting member 324 described later. (See FIG. 22).

  The connecting member 324 corresponds to an example of “an interlocking member” and an “insertion portion forming member”, and is configured in a rod shape or a shaft shape as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, and as described above, the second opening / closing member. The second opening / closing member 322 is configured to move back and forth integrally with the second opening / closing member 322. The connecting member 324 is formed with the above-described hole portion 324c penetrating in the left-right direction at a position near the upper end, and an insertion portion 324a is formed so as to extend downward on the lower end side. It functions as a portion inserted into a guide groove 332 described later. Further, a through hole 324b in the front-rear direction is formed at a position between the hole 324c and the insertion portion 324a, and the above-described shaft portion 326 formed in the front base portion 382 (see FIG. 19, see FIG. 28). Then, as shown in FIGS. 28A to 28C, the connecting member 324 can move back and forth so as to be guided by the shaft portion 326 in accordance with the sliding operation of the sliding member 330.

  In this configuration, one end side in the left-right direction of the second opening / closing member 322 is supported by a rib 382f formed on the front base portion 382, and the other end side is supported by the shaft portion 326 via the connecting member 324. The rib 322e (FIGS. 18 and 21) extending in the front-rear direction formed on the support base 382g (FIG. 18) formed on the front base portion 382 is supported. The second opening / closing member 322 can be slid back and forth in such a configuration that both sides are directly or indirectly supported by the front base portion 382. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, a recess 322d is formed so as to be recessed toward the other end on one end side in the left-right direction of the front base portion 282, and the recess 322d extends in the front-rear direction in the front base portion 382. It is fitted into a rib 382f formed in the above and is guided back and forth by this rib 382f. Further, the second opening / closing member 322 is entirely located on the front side of the base plate 383a and closes the guide port 312. However, the second opening / closing member 322 is guided in a state where the rib 382f is fitted in the recess 322d. Since the movement of 322 in the vertical direction is restricted, it is possible to effectively prevent one end side (the depression 322d side) of the second opening / closing member 322 from floating upward and coming off. Further, the other end in the left-right direction of the second opening / closing member 322 is supported by a shaft portion 326 via a connecting member 324, and is guided back and forth together with the connecting member 324 by the shaft portion 326.

  Further, the first opening / closing member 321 is assembled to the second opening / closing member 322 as described above, and is configured to move back and forth on the second opening / closing member 322. Further, protrusions 321a and 321d are formed on the left and right ends in the vicinity of the rear end of the first opening / closing member 321 so as to protrude sideways. The first opening / closing member 321 can be moved back and forth through an opening 383d formed in the base plate 383a (FIG. 18). FIG. 17 (A), FIG. 25 (A), FIG. As shown in FIG. 27A, when the first opening / closing member 321 projects forward to a predetermined position, the projections 321a and 321d on both ends abut against the front base portion 382 (see FIG. 27A), and further forward movement is performed. Are now regulated.

  Next, the slide member 330 will be described. The slide member 330 used in the present embodiment also functions so as to slide left and right under the driving force of the solenoid 40. The configuration of the solenoid 40 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the coil spring 43 is omitted in the examples of FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 23, the slide member 330 is plate-like and L-shaped as a whole, and a plate-like facing portion 334 facing the connecting member 324 on the lower side of the connecting member 324. And a plate-like fixed wall 333 that bends downward from one end in the left-right direction of the facing portion 334. The fixed wall 333 extends in the vertical direction and is disposed so that the thickness direction thereof is in the left-right direction. A flange portion 42 a of the plunger 42 is formed in a notch 333 a (FIG. 21) on the lower end side of the fixed wall 333. Is fixed by a fitting structure. The facing portion 334 has a plate-like configuration with the plate thickness direction being the vertical direction, and the coil portion 41 extends from the distal end side of the plunger 42 along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the plunger 42 above the solenoid 40. Extends to the side. That is, the slide member 330 functions as a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the solenoid 40 to the opening / closing member 320, and one end side (fixed wall 333) is fixed to the plunger 42 and the movement direction of the plunger 42 (left and right). ) In the same direction as the direction).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 22, the slide member 330 is formed with a guide groove 332 including two standing walls 332 a and 332 b formed on the upper surface portion of the facing portion 334 so as to rise upward in a rib shape. ing. The guide groove 332 functions as a groove that guides the insertion portion 324a while the inner sides of the two opposing standing walls 332a and 332b are loosely fitted to the insertion portion 324a, and both of the two standing walls 332a and 332b slide. The groove direction of the guide groove 332 is also inclined with respect to the slide direction of the slide member 330 by being arranged to be inclined with respect to the slide direction of the member 330 (that is, the left-right direction).

  Further, in the third embodiment, the side of the game ball guiding path 314 formed below the guide port 312 is formed in front of the front surface 2a of the game board 2 with a member (a connecting member 324) that interlocks with the second opening / closing member 322. Is provided. More specifically, the solenoid 40 and the slide member 330 are arranged so as to straddle the front and rear of the front surface 2a of the game board 2 through the opening 383d formed in the base plate 383a, and the guide groove 332 is also disposed in front and rear of the front surface 2a. The connecting member 324 can be displaced in front of and behind the front surface 2 a on the side of the game ball guiding path 314 as the slide member 330 slides.

  In the opening / closing member 320, the slide member 330, and the solenoid 40 configured as described above, the slide member 330 receives the driving force of the solenoid 40 as shown in the explanation of the operations in FIGS. 22, 23, 25 to 28. When the sliding operation is performed in the direction, the insertion portion 324a is guided so as to relatively move in the guide groove 332, and the opening / closing member is operated according to the pressing action of the groove wall of the guide groove 332 against the insertion portion 324a at the time of the guide. 320 slides back and forth along the outer surface direction of its upper surface.

  Specifically, a change from FIG. 17 (A) to FIG. 17 (B) (a change from FIG. 22 (A) to FIG. 22 (B), a change from FIG. 23 (A) to FIG. 23 (B), As shown in FIGS. 25A, 25B, and 25C, the plunger 42 is drawn into the coil portion 41 as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 changes from the non-excited state to the excited state. When this occurs, the slide member 330 receives the driving force of the plunger 42 and slides in the same direction as the movement direction (left direction) of the plunger 42. At this time, the guide groove 332 is displaced in the slide direction (left direction) with the slide operation of the slide member 330, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 332 a (groove wall) of the guide groove 332 with the slide displacement of the guide groove 332. The second opening / closing member 322 is slid rearwardly integrally with the insertion portion 324a by receiving a pressing action so that the 324a relatively moves rearward.

  In this configuration, as described above, these opening / closing members are connected in a state where the convex portion 322f formed in the second opening / closing member 322 enters the concave portion 321f formed on the lower surface side of the first opening / closing member 321. When the second opening / closing member 322 is retracted to a certain extent from the state where the opening / closing member 320 is in the closed position as shown in FIGS. 25 (A) and 26 (A), the second opening / closing is performed. The convex portion 322 f of the member 322 comes into contact with the rear end portion of the concave portion 321 f of the first opening / closing member 321. When the second opening / closing member 322 is further retracted, the first opening / closing member 321 is also retracted by the pressing action of the convex portion 322f, and these opening / closing members are integrally retracted to a position as shown in FIG. . As described above, when opening the guide port 312, the second opening / closing member 322 moves rearward along with the sliding movement of the sliding member 330 to one side in the left-right direction (the other direction), and the second opening / closing member The first opening / closing member 322 is pulled back backward by the second opening / closing member 322 when the 322 moves backward from at least a second predetermined position (a position where the convex portion 322f contacts the rear end of the concave portion 321f). It has become. When the guide port 312 is completely opened as shown in FIG. 26C, the first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 are arranged so as to overlap each other on the rear side of the guide port 312. (See also FIG. 17 (B), FIG. 22 (B), FIG. 25 (C), etc.). In this way, the closed state changes to the open state.

  Conversely, as shown in the change from FIG. 22 (B) to FIG. 22 (A) (see also the change from FIG. 23 (B) to FIG. 23 (A), etc.), the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 is in the excited state. When the plunger 42 protrudes from the coil portion 41 by a predetermined amount as it changes to the non-excited state, the slide member 330 receives the driving force of the plunger 42 and is in the same direction as the movement direction (right direction) of the plunger 42. Slide operation. At this time, the guide groove 332 is displaced in the slide direction (right direction) as the slide member 330 slides, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 332b (groove wall) of the guide groove 332 as the guide groove 332 slides. The second opening / closing member 322 is slid forward in an integrated manner with the insertion portion 324a.

  29 (A) (same as FIG. 26 (C)) and FIG. 30 (A) (same as FIG. 27 (C)) from the state where the opening / closing member 320 is in the open position, FIG. 29 (B), FIG. When the second opening / closing member 322 moves forward to some extent as in 30 (B), the fitting convex portions 322b, 322c of the second opening / closing member 322 abut against the respective front end portions of the fitting grooves 321b, 321c, and the convex portion 322f The first opening / closing member 321 comes into contact with the front end portion of the recess 321f. When the second opening / closing member 322 further moves forward, the first opening / closing member 321 also moves forward by the pressing action of the fitting convex portions 322b, 322c and the convex portion 322f, and these opening / closing members move forward integrally. C) and the position shown in FIG. As described above, when closing the guide port 312, the second opening / closing member 322 moves forward in accordance with the sliding operation to the opposite side (one direction) by the sliding member 330 and the second opening / closing member. The first opening / closing member 321 moves forward in conjunction with the second opening / closing member 322 when 322 moves forward from at least a first predetermined position (a position where the convex portion 322f contacts the front end of the concave portion 321f). It is designed to be pulled out. In this configuration, when closing as described above, the fitting convex portions 322b and 322c are in contact with the front end portions of the fitting grooves 321b and 321c on the left and right, and the convex portion 322f is the front end of the concave portion 321f at the center portion. Therefore, the first opening / closing member 321 can be pulled out evenly by the second opening / closing member 322.

  According to the above configuration, since the width in the front-rear direction of the first opening / closing member 321 and the second opening / closing member 322 can be reduced, for example, even when the game board 2 is configured by an acrylic board having a thickness of about 10 mm, The opening / closing member 320 can be housed so as not to protrude rearward from the rear surface 2b of the game board, and the entire winning device is always placed at the front position of the game board 2 having a thickness of 10 mm (front position from the rear face 2b). Can do.

  In this configuration, the opening and closing member 320 is configured by the first opening and closing member 321 and the second opening and closing member 322. However, the configuration of FIGS. 17 to 30 is partially modified, for example, the opening and closing member is only the second opening and closing member. It is good also as a structure.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The winning device according to the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the configuration of the slide member (particularly the configuration of the standing wall), and is otherwise the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description of components other than the slide member is omitted. In addition, components having the same configurations as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and components other than the slide member are appropriately referred to by similar components in FIGS.

  The slide member 430 used in the fourth embodiment also functions so as to slide left and right under the driving force of the solenoid 40. The configuration of the solenoid 40 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the coil spring 43 is omitted in the examples of FIGS.

  Also in this configuration, as shown in FIGS. 31 to 33, the slide member 430 is plate-like and L-shaped as a whole, and a plate facing the plate-like portion 21 on the lower side of the plate-like portion 21. And a plate-like fixing wall 433 that is bent downward from one end in the left-right direction of the facing portion 434. The fixed wall 433 extends along the vertical direction and is arranged so that the thickness direction thereof is the left-right direction. A cut-out portion on the lower end side of the fixed wall 433 (a cut-out portion similar to the cut-out portion 33a in FIG. 6) ), The flange portion of the plunger 42 (the same flange portion as the flange portion 42a in FIG. 6) is fixed by a fitting structure. The facing portion 434 has a plate-like shape with a configuration in which the plate thickness direction is the vertical direction, and the coil portion 41 extends from the distal end side of the plunger 42 along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the plunger 42 above the solenoid 40. Extends to the side. That is, the slide member 430 functions as a transmission member that transmits the driving force of the solenoid 40 to the opening / closing member 20, and one end side (fixed wall 433) is fixed to the plunger 42 and the moving direction of the plunger 42 (left-right direction). ) In the same direction as the slide movement.

  The slide member 430 is formed with a guide groove 432 including two standing walls 432a and 432b formed on the upper surface portion of the facing portion 434 so as to rise upward in a rib shape. The guide groove 432 functions as a groove in which the insides of the two opposing standing walls 432 a and 432 b are loosely fitted to the insertion portion 23 and guide the insertion portion 23, and the two standing walls 432 a and 432 b are both slide members 430. The guide groove 432 is also inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the sliding member 430 by being inclined with respect to the sliding direction (that is, the horizontal direction).

  Further, in this configuration, a lock groove (lock portion configured in a step shape) 452 is formed so as to be continuous with the guide groove 432 on the upper surface portion of the facing portion 434. The lock groove 452 is formed on the front end side of the guide groove 432 extending obliquely with respect to the left-right direction, from the inner wall surface of one standing wall 432b to one side in the left-right direction (right side when viewed from the front side of the gaming machine, as shown in FIG. When viewed from the back side, it is formed in a step shape so as to be recessed in the right side of the drawing), and the solenoid 40 is not driven as shown in FIGS. 31 (A), 32 (A), and 33 (A). When the slide member 430 is in the first position, the insertion portion 23 is fitted into the lock groove 452. When the insertion portion 23 enters the lock groove 452 in this way, a part of the inner wall of the lock groove 452 is positioned behind the insertion portion 23, and the opening / closing member 20 is closed by an illegal act or the like. When an external force is applied to move from the position to the open position, if the insertion portion 23 tries to be displaced rearward, this portion (a portion 452a located behind the insertion portion 23 on the inner wall of the lock groove 452) is applied. Accordingly, the sliding member 430 does not slide in the left-right direction, and as a result, the fraudulent act can be prevented without the opening / closing member 20 moving to the open position.

  In the opening / closing member 20, the slide member 430, and the solenoid 40 configured as described above, when the slide member 430 slides in the left-right direction in response to the driving force of the solenoid 40, as shown in the operation description of FIGS. 31 to 33. The insertion portion 23 is guided so as to move relatively in the guide groove 232, and the opening / closing member 20 has its upper surface portion according to the pressing action of the insertion portion 23 against the groove wall of the guide groove 432 at the time of the guide. It slides back and forth along the outer surface direction.

  Specifically, the change from FIG. 2 (A) to FIG. 2 (B) (the change from FIG. 31 (A) to FIG. 31 (B), the change from FIG. 32 (A) to FIG. 32 (B), As shown in FIG. 33 (A) to FIG. 33 (B), the plunger 42 is pulled into the coil portion 41 as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 changes from the non-excited state to the excited state. When the slide member 430 receives the driving force of the plunger 42, the slide member 430 slides in the same direction as the movement direction (left-right direction) of the plunger 42. Thus, as the slide member 430 is displaced to one side in the left-right direction (left direction in FIG. 31 and the like), the lock groove 452 formed to be recessed toward the one side in the left-right direction is the left-right direction with respect to the insertion portion 23. 32. As a result, the insertion portion 23 moves to the right relative to the lock groove 452 and is detached from the lock groove 452 (arrow F1 in FIG. 32). See also). Thereafter, the insertion portion 23 abuts against the inner wall of the standing wall 432a (groove wall), is guided along the standing wall 432a, and is displaced so as to move forward in the guide groove 432 by receiving a pressing action from the standing wall 432a. . The entire opening / closing member 20 slides backward in accordance with such displacement of the insertion portion 23. In this way, the closed state changes to the open state.

  Conversely, the change from FIG. 31B to FIG. 31A (see also the change from FIG. 32B to FIG. 32A and the change from FIG. 33B to FIG. 33A). When the plunger 42 protrudes from the coil portion 41 by a predetermined amount as the coil portion 41 of the solenoid 40 changes from the excited state to the non-excited state, the slide member 430 receives the driving force of the plunger 42. Thus, the plunger 42 slides in the same direction as the movement direction (right direction) of the plunger 42. At this time, the guide groove 432 is displaced in the slide direction (right direction) as the slide member 430 slides, and the insertion portion is inserted by the standing wall 432b (groove wall) of the guide groove 432 as the guide groove 432 slides. As a result, the opening / closing member 20 slides forward. In this way, the open state is changed to the closed state. In the middle of this displacement, the insertion portion 23 is moved to the rear side by the pressing action from the standing wall 432b while being pushed by the standing wall 432b, and the insertion portion 23 is disposed on the rear end side of the standing wall 432b. When the lock groove 452 is reached, it enters the lock groove 452 and is held at this position as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the configuration shown in FIGS. 31 to 33, when the insertion portion 23 is fitted in the lock groove 452 as shown in FIGS. 31 (A), 32 (A), and 33 (A). In other words, when an external force is applied to displace the opening / closing member 20 to the open position (when the opening / closing member 20 is in the closed position), the insertion portion 23 interlocked with the opening / closing member 20 causes the guide groove 432 to move. Therefore, the insertion portion 23 is not guided by the guide groove 432 and the relative movement is regulated in the lock groove 452, in a direction different from the guide side by the direction (direction in contact with the step portion of the lock groove). .

  In this configuration, in the configurations of FIGS. 31 to 33, the slide member 30 is only allowed to move in the left-right direction, the displacement in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction is restricted, and the moving direction of the insertion portion 23 is also only in the front-rear direction. It has become. Based on such a configuration, the insertion portion 23 is inserted into the lock groove 452 at the closed position. The lock groove 452 is allowed to move only in the left-right direction, and has a shape recessed to one side in the left-right direction, and a part 452a is positioned behind the insertion portion 23 when in the closed position. Therefore, even if the opening / closing member 20 is slid rearward with the insertion portion 23 entering the lock groove 452, the lock groove in the moving direction of the insertion portion 23 (see arrow F2 in FIG. 32A). The part 452a of 452 will inhibit the movement of the insertion part 23, and the opening of the opening / closing member 20 will be more reliably prevented. In particular, the lock mechanism can be mounted only by the shape of the standing wall without increasing the number of parts, and a more reliable fraud prevention function can be realized with a simple configuration.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the fourth embodiment, the first embodiment is changed to provide a lock groove. However, the lock groove is the same as the fourth embodiment by changing the configuration of the second embodiment or the third embodiment. May be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 2a ... Front (board surface)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,310 ... Variable winning device for game machines 12 ... Guidance opening 14,314 ... Game ball guide path 20,320 ... Opening / closing member 21 ... Plate-like part 21a ... Upper surface part 23,254,324a ... Insertion part 30,230,330 , 430 ... Slide member 32, 232, 332, 432 ... Guide groove 33, 233, 333, 433 ... Fixed wall (tip fixing part)
34,234,334,434 ... Opposite part (extension part)
38 ... Guide part 40 ... Solenoid (drive source)
41 ... Coil portion 42 ... Plunger 80 ... Housing 250, 324 ... Connecting member (insertion portion forming member)
321 ... First opening / closing member 322 ... Second opening / closing member 452 ... Lock groove

Claims (9)

A game that is fixed to the game board of the gaming machine directly or indirectly through another member, and flows down along the board surface of the game board at least forward of the game board in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board. A housing formed with a guide port for taking in the ball while entering the lower side;
It is supported directly or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of itself is arranged on the front side of the board surface of the game board to close the guide port An open / close member arranged to slide between a closed position to be opened and an open position to retract to the rear side of the closed position and open the guide port;
A driving source for generating a driving force;
A slide member that slides in a predetermined slide direction in response to the driving force of the drive source,
In either one of the slide member and the opening / closing member, a guide groove is formed along a direction inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member, and the other member or the member interlocking with the other member is formed. , An insertion portion to be inserted into the guide groove is formed,
When the sliding member slides in the predetermined sliding direction in response to the driving force of the driving source, the insertion portion is guided so as to move relatively in the guiding groove, and the guidance at the time of guiding is performed. In accordance with the pressing action of the insertion portion on the groove wall of the groove, the opening and closing member is configured to slide in the front-rear direction ,
The opening / closing member includes a plate-shaped portion configured in a plate shape, and includes one plate surface portion in the thickness direction of the plate-shaped portion as an upper surface, and the insertion portion is formed in a form protruding from the other plate surface portion. And
The slide member is arranged to face the other plate surface portion of the plate-like portion, includes a facing portion having the guide groove, and is arranged so that the predetermined slide direction is along a direction intersecting the front-rear direction. The sliding movement is received by the driving force of the driving source, and the guiding groove is displaced in the sliding direction along with the sliding movement.
The opening / closing member is slid by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion is relatively moved forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove in accordance with the slide displacement of the guide groove. A variable prize device for gaming machines. A game that is fixed to the game board of the gaming machine directly or indirectly through another member, and flows down along the board surface of the game board at least forward of the game board in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board. A housing formed with a guide port for taking in the ball while entering the lower side;
It is supported directly or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of itself is arranged on the front side of the board surface of the game board to close the guide port An open / close member arranged to slide between a closed position to be opened and an open position to retract to the rear side of the closed position and open the guide port;
A driving source for generating a driving force;
A slide member that slides in a predetermined slide direction in response to the driving force of the drive source,
In either one of the slide member and the opening / closing member, a guide groove is formed along a direction inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member, and the other member or the member interlocking with the other member is formed. , An insertion portion to be inserted into the guide groove is formed,
When the sliding member slides in the predetermined sliding direction in response to the driving force of the driving source, the insertion portion is guided so as to move relatively in the guiding groove, and the guidance at the time of guiding is performed. In accordance with the pressing action of the insertion portion on the groove wall of the groove, the opening and closing member is configured to slide in the front-rear direction,
It is configured as a member connected to the opening and closing member and is configured to move back and forth with the opening and closing member, and an insertion portion forming member having the insertion portion is provided in a part of itself.
The slide member is disposed to face the insertion portion forming member, includes a facing portion having the guide groove, and is arranged so that the predetermined slide direction is along a direction intersecting the front-rear direction to drive the drive source. The sliding movement is received by force, and the guiding groove is displaced in the sliding direction along with the sliding movement.
The opening / closing member slides in conjunction with the insertion portion forming member by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion relatively moves forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove in accordance with the slide displacement of the guide groove. for Yu Technical machine characterized in that the variable winning devices.   A game that is fixed to the game board of the gaming machine directly or indirectly through another member, and flows down along the board surface of the game board at least forward of the game board in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board. A housing formed with a guide port for taking in the ball while entering the lower side;
  It is supported directly or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of itself is arranged on the front side of the board surface of the game board to close the guide port An open / close member arranged to slide between a closed position to be opened and an open position to retract to the rear side of the closed position and open the guide port;
  A driving source for generating a driving force;
  A slide member that slides in a predetermined slide direction in response to the driving force of the drive source,
  In either one of the slide member and the opening / closing member, a guide groove is formed along a direction inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member, and the other member or the member interlocking with the other member is formed. , An insertion portion to be inserted into the guide groove is formed,
  When the sliding member slides in the predetermined sliding direction in response to the driving force of the driving source, the insertion portion is guided so as to move relatively in the guiding groove, and the guidance at the time of guiding is performed. In accordance with the pressing action of the insertion portion on the groove wall of the groove, the opening and closing member is configured to slide in the front-rear direction,
  One of the opening / closing member and the slide member is formed with a lock groove extending in the slide direction so as to be continuous with the guide groove,
  The slide member is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction,
  When the drive source is in a non-driven state, the slide member is in a lock position in which the insertion portion is fitted in the lock groove,
  When the drive source changes from the non-drive state to the drive state and the slide member slides from the lock position, the insertion portion moves from the lock groove to the guide groove side and moves relative to the guide groove. In conjunction with this relative movement, the opening and closing member is moved from the closed position to the open position,
  When an external force is applied to displace the opening / closing member to the open position while the insertion portion is fitted in the lock groove, the insertion is about to move backward according to the external force. A variable prize device for a gaming machine, wherein a portion is pressed against an inner wall of the lock groove, and the inner wall of the lock groove is locked so as not to move the insertion portion relatively. It said locking groove extending in the sliding direction is formed to be continuous with the guide groove formed in the prior SL slide member,
The slide member is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction,
When the drive source is in a non-driven state, the slide member is in a lock position in which the insertion portion is fitted in the lock groove,
When the drive source changes from the non-drive state to the drive state and the slide member slides from the lock position, the insertion portion moves from the lock groove to the guide groove side and moves relative to the guide groove. In conjunction with this relative movement, the opening and closing member is moved from the closed position to the open position,
When an external force is applied to displace the opening / closing member to the open position while the insertion portion is fitted in the lock groove, the insertion is about to move backward according to the external force. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a portion is pressed against an inner wall of the lock groove, and the inner wall of the lock groove is locked by being received so as not to move the insertion portion relatively. Variable prize winning device. The opening / closing member is provided with a first opening / closing member that is slidable along the front-rear direction, and is slidably provided along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of the opening / closing member moves to a front position with respect to the first opening / closing member. A second opening / closing member configured to be capable of performing the first opening / closing operation so that the second opening / closing member can move relative to the first opening / closing member along the front-rear direction within a predetermined movement range. A member and the second opening / closing member are connected to each other;
The insertion portion is formed in the second opening / closing member or a member interlocking with the second opening / closing member,
The slide member is disposed opposite to the second opening / closing member or a member interlocking with the second opening / closing member, and includes a facing portion having the guide groove, and the predetermined sliding direction is along a direction intersecting the front-rear direction. Is arranged so that it slides in response to the driving force of the driving source, and the guide groove is displaced in the sliding direction along with the sliding motion,
As the guide groove slides, the second opening / closing member slides in conjunction with the insertion portion by receiving a pressing action so that the insertion portion relatively moves forward or backward by the groove wall of the guide groove. And
When closing the guide port, the second opening / closing member moves forward in accordance with the sliding operation in one direction by the sliding member, and the second opening / closing member is at least more than the first predetermined position. When moving forward, the first opening and closing member is pulled forward in conjunction with the second opening and closing member,
When the guide opening is opened, the second opening / closing member moves rearward along with the sliding operation in the other direction by the sliding member, and the second opening / closing member is at least at a second predetermined position. When moved rearward, the first opening / closing member is pulled back by the second opening / closing member, and the first opening / closing member and the second opening / closing member are arranged to overlap each other on the rear side of the guide port. The variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the variable winning device is for a gaming machine. At least a part of the second opening / closing member or the member interlocking with the second opening / closing member is on the side of the game ball guide path formed below the guide port in front of the board surface of the game board. 6. The variable prize device for a gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the variable prize device is arranged so as to be displaced according to the operation of the opening / closing member. The drive source has a coil portion that can be switched between an excited state and a non-excited state, and a protruding state that protrudes by a predetermined amount when the coil portion is in a non-excited state. A plunger that advances and retreats so as to be in a retracted state in which the protruding amount is smaller than when,
The slide member is configured to slide integrally with the plunger so that one end side is fixed to the plunger and the moving direction of the plunger is the predetermined direction, and the other end side is connected to the housing. The variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a guide portion that is slidably supported directly or via another member is formed.   The slide member includes a tip fixing portion that is fixed to the tip portion of the plunger, and an extension portion that is bent from the tip fixing portion and extends along the axial direction of the plunger, and the extension portion is in the vertical direction. The game machine variable winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the sliding operation is performed at a position between the opening / closing member and the drive source.   A gaming machine comprising the variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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