JP5894360B2 - Structures and pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an accessory structure of a gaming machine, and more particularly to an accessory structure of a gaming board that can reduce the number of parts related to the accessory structure and save space in the gaming board.

  In recent years, in a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) as an example of a gaming machine, a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a ball) launched into a gaming area of a game board is taken into a predetermined starting prize opening. A first-class pachinko machine that executes a jackpot game on the condition that a lottery based on a predetermined probability is executed and the symbols indicating the results of the lottery are arranged in a predetermined form, and a prize called an accessory in the game area of the game board Provided with a structure and mixed with a second-class pachinko machine that executes a big hit game by taking a ball launched into the game area of the game board into a specific area (V winning area) established in the game There has been a proposal of a so-called pachinko machine called a kind-two-mixer.

As shown in Patent Document 1, a pachinko machine called a type-two-mixer has a start winning opening arranged in a substantially central portion of the game board, executes a lottery with the winning at the starting winning opening, The lottery result is displayed on a display such as a 7-segment LED, CRT, or LCD, and a so-called jackpot game is executed when the form displayed on these displays is a predetermined form.
In addition, when the lottery result is a big hit, for example, a lottery for switching the gaming state after the big hit game is performed at a probability of one third, and the gaming state after the big hit game is switched according to the lottery result.
As a result of the lottery, when the game state is switched after the big hit game, the player can win the big hit game by aiming at the accessory structure provided in the right half of the game board. The accessory structure provided in the right half of the game board is roughly divided into a wing member that is pivotably mounted in the left-right direction of the game board, and extends in the vertical and horizontal directions of the game board, and the wing member is in an open state. A ball path for guiding a ball taken from the game area when it becomes, a plurality of areas including a specific winning area provided at the end of the ball path extending in the left-right direction, and a path of the ball guided in the left-right direction Is configured to execute a big hit game triggered by the fact that the ball taken in by the blade member is taken into the specific winning area. In other words, the one-kind / two-mixer according to Patent Document 1 acquires a big hit game by hitting a ball to the left half of the game board and a big hit game by hitting a ball to the right half of the game board. It is a pachinko machine where you can enjoy both playing games.

However, the pachinko machine according to Patent Document 1 is formed as an L-shape in which the accessory structure provided in the right half extends in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the game board, and particularly includes a specific winning area. Since the portion extending in the left-right direction occupies the right half of the stage, the width of the stage is limited. Occupation of the stage by such an object structure is nothing but a restriction on the degree of freedom of stage design. As a result, the variation of rolling on the stage of the ball launched in the left half is reduced, and the game Result in diminishing the willingness to play.
In addition, if an object structure that contains a lot of mechanical elements extends over a wide range on the game board, the number of verification steps and corresponding parts necessary for countermeasures against the so-called goto action using a beating on the board or a magnet increase. Adversely affect production efficiency and production cost.

JP 2010-131038 A

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention reliably prevents the player's willingness to play by securing the degree of freedom of stage design, and further, verification man-hours and measures required for countermeasures against the goto action An object is to provide an accessory structure that does not increase the number of parts.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, as a first configuration according to the present invention, the game board extends along the vertical direction of the game board, guides the game ball downward on the front side of the game board, and detects all the game balls that have entered. A common passage having a sensor, a communication passage that communicates with the common passage, guides a game ball detected by the sensor downward on the front side of the game board, and communicates with the common passage. A passage main body having a specific passage that is arranged side by side and guides a game ball detected by a sensor downward on the rear side of the game board, and in the passage main body from the game area of the game board into the passage main body. taken, the sorting member to sort the one of the passage of the off-path and certain passage by the operation before and after the game balls detected by the sensor, is provided in a particular passage, swing the sorting member Located on fall path of vignetting gaming balls, it was character object structure having a specific area including a sensor for detecting the game balls.
According to this configuration, the passage main body extending along the vertical direction of the game board guides the game ball downward on the front side of the game board, and has a common passage having a sensor that detects all of the game balls that have entered, The common passage communicates with the common passage and guides the game ball detected by the sensor downward on the front side of the game board, and communicates with the common passage, and is arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction across the escape passage and the game board. And a specific passage that guides the game ball detected by the sensor downward on the rear side of the game board, and the sorting ball is taken out of the passage main body by moving the game ball back and forth by either forward or backward movement. Therefore, the game balls are distributed in the front-rear direction (depth direction) of the game board, and the width in the left-right direction of the accessory structure can be reduced.
In addition, by the specific area located on fall path of the game ball, the game ball is not necessary to induce the game board in a lateral direction or on stage, is possible to reduce the lateral width of the character object structure It becomes possible. That is, the degree of freedom in stage design can be ensured by the above configuration.
Furthermore, an outflow passage and a specific passage that are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction of the game board, a distribution body that distributes the game balls to any one of the plurality of ball passages by a back-and-forth operation, and a game ball that is distributed by the distribution body Necessary for verification man-hours and countermeasures against goto action as a specific area located on the fall path of the game is centralized and provided in the passage body extending along the vertical direction of the game board It is possible to reduce the number of compatible parts.
Further, the game of the second configuration according to the present invention, has the above-mentioned combination product structure, a pachinko machine to start the jackpot game based on the game ball a specific region has passed, the path body portion A wing member that prevents entry of a sphere in the closed state and allows it in the open state, and a game ball that is provided on the side of the accessory structure in the game board and triggers the opening lottery execution of the wing member executed by the main controller. And a side start winning part to be taken in, and the side start winning part has a guide piece for guiding the game ball in the game area to the back side of the game board by a back-and-forth operation.
According to this structure, the pachinko machine which has an effect similar to the said structure can be obtained.
Further, as a third configuration according to the present invention, the sorting body and the guide piece have the same configuration.
According to this configuration, since the sorting body in the accessory structure and the guide piece of the side start winning component are the same configuration, it becomes possible to share the components, reduce the number of parts of the pachinko machine, Production efficiency and economy can be improved.
The summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting the feature group can also be the invention.

  According to the accessory structure according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent the player's willingness to play to be reduced, and the production efficiency and production cost are not adversely affected.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine 10. The perspective view of the accessory structure 30. FIG. The disassembled perspective view of the side start winning component 40. AA sectional view of side start prize-winning component 40. FIG. The perspective view of the accessory structure 30 and the side start winning component 40. FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the channel | path main-body part 30B. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a pachinko machine 10. FIG.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are included in the invention. It is not always essential to the solution.

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine 10 as an example of a gaming machine. The outline of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present specification, the up, down, left, and right directions are directions represented by arrows in FIG.
The pachinko machine 10 has a game area 11A in which a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a ball) is launched, a game board 11 that is detachably attached to the inner frame 12, and a shaft that can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. And an outer frame 13 to be supported. In front of the game board 11, a window 12 </ b> A that is pivotably supported in the front-rear direction of the inner frame 12 is provided, and the front of the game board 11 is closed.
A launching handle 14 is pivotally attached to the lower side of the pachinko machine 10, and the launching mechanism 102B (not shown) is driven when the launching handle 14 is turned by a player's operation. When the launching mechanism 102B is driven, the ball stored in the upper plate structure 16 is launched upward and enters the game area 11A surrounded by the outer guide rail 18 and the inner guide rail 17.

At the center of the game board 11, a non-illustrated LCD, CRT, or rotating drum type symbol display device is mounted through a mounting hole 19 that opens in the front-rear direction.
Around the mounting hole 19, a panel decoration 20 that protrudes forward so as to surround the mounting hole 19 is fixed to the game board 11 by a fixing means via a plurality of base plates 23. One inclined portion 20A of the panel decoration 20 is a portion inclined downward toward the left side, and the sphere does not pass forward from the inclined portion 20A when the window 12A is closed. It is guided to the left side of the game board 11 (hereinafter referred to as the left side area) along the inclined portion 20A.
A warp passage through which a sphere shown by a broken line can pass is opened in the vertical portion 20B that extends in a manner connected to the inclined portion 20A, and the sphere taken into the warp passage extends in the left-right direction below the attachment hole 19. Is derived on the stage 22. The sphere led out on the stage 22 falls down in the process of rolling on the stage 22 in the left-right direction, or is taken into the lead-out port 22A opened in the center of the stage 22 and falls down.
The other inclined portion 20C that is inclined in connection with the inclined portion 20A is a portion that is inclined downward toward the right side, and the sphere passes forward of the inclined portion 20C when the window 12A is closed. Rather, the ball is guided to the right side of the game board 11 (hereinafter referred to as the right region) along the inclined portion 20C. The barrier portion 20D that extends in connection with the inclined portion 20C is a barrier that has a wall surface that is bowed inward and a slope that extends from the wall surface to the right side of the game board 11, and falls from the inclined portion 20C. The dropped sphere falls along the barrier portion 20D by the trajectory of the sphere or falls without contacting the barrier portion 20D.

  The accessory structure 30 according to the present invention is disposed below the barrier portion 20D. The ball that has dropped from above in the right region is taken into the accessory structure 30 via the winning opening 31 in accordance with the opening operation of the blade member 60 provided in the vicinity of the winning opening 31 of the accessory structure 30. Or fall down without being taken in. The structures of the accessory structure 30 and the blade member 60 will be described later. Further, below the accessory structure 30, a side start winning component 40 (second start winning component) and a big winning component 25 are respectively arranged.

Hereinafter, with reference to the control block shown in FIG. 7, the details and functions of the plurality of winning components arranged on the game board 11 along the path of the ball launched into the game area 11A will be described.
The ball that has entered the game area 11A of the game board 11 flows down the left area or the right area depending on the strength of launch. The ball flowing down the left region is guided by a number of game nails, windmills or a stage 22 (not shown) installed in the game region 11A in the process of flowing down, and a central start provided at the approximate center of the game board 11 The winning component 29 (first start winning component) can be taken into a plurality of general winning components 21 provided on the lower side of the game board 11. In addition, the balls that have not been taken into the central start winning component 29 or the general winning component 21 are taken into the outlet 27 established at the lowermost center of the game board 11 and collected.

When the ball is taken into the general winning component 21, the main control device 100 drives the winning ball payout device 102 </ b> A via the payout control board 102 based on the signal from the detection sensor attached to the general winning component 21. Then, a prize ball payout process for paying a ball as a prize ball to the upper plate structure 16 is executed. In this case, the number of prize balls is set to 10, for example.
Here, the main control device 100 is a device that executes control processing for the entire game based on detection signals provided in each winning component, and is equipped with hardware such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The main controller 100 and each winning component provided on the input side are connected via an input relay board. The payout control board 102 is connected to the launch mechanism 102B and the CR unit 102C, and drives the launch mechanism 102B and the CR unit 102C based on the output from the main controller 100. The CR unit 102 </ b> C is a device that pays out rental balls to the player, and is electrically connected to a rental switch and a return switch (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 10.

When the ball is taken into the central start winning component 29, the main controller 100 performs the same award ball payout processing and a predetermined probability based on the signal from the detection sensor attached in the central start winning component 29. A big hit lottery process is executed. The probability of “big hit” as a result of the big hit lottery process is set in advance as, for example, 1/360.
The main control device 100 sends an effect control command to the sub-control device 101 based on the result of the big hit lottery process, starts the change of the effect symbols displayed on the symbol display device, and after a predetermined time has passed, A symbol variation process for stopping the effect symbol in a manner of notifying the result of the lottery process is executed.

The sub-control device 101 is a device equipped with the same hardware as the main control device 100, and based on the effect command output from the main control device 100, the symbol display device 101A, various LEDs / lamps 101B, The speakers 101C are individually controlled. Although not shown, the sub-control device 101 and each of the devices 101A to 101C are connected to each other via a relay circuit.
When the result of the big hit lottery processing is “hit”, the design for the effect that fluctuates and stops by the above-mentioned symbol change processing is a straight line that is the same number or a specific character like a specific character such as “7, 7, 7”. If the result of the big hit lottery process is “out” other than “big hit”, a pattern imitating different numbers and characters such as “1, 3, 5” is displayed. Stop in arranged form.

When the result of the big hit lottery by the main control device 100 is “hit” and the stop is performed in a mode indicating that the style of the effect design after the stop is “hit”, the big hit game start process is executed. In the present embodiment, the big hit game is executed by releasing the big winning component 25 provided in the right area.
The big winning component 25 is composed of a rectangular winning opening (not shown) that opens to the front of the game board 11 and an opening / closing body 25A that closes the front of the winning opening and can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction. Is opened forward by driving a large winning solenoid 26 mounted on the back of the game board 11, so that the ball flowing down the right side of the game board 11 can be taken into the winning opening from above. Further, a detection sensor for detecting a ball taken into the winning opening is provided inside the winning opening, and the main control device 100 pays out, for example, 15 balls as a winning ball based on a detection signal from the sensor. . In the big hit game, for example, the round is repeated 15 times, for example, 10 times by the detection sensor or until a predetermined time elapses after the opening of the opening / closing body 25A, and the player pays out many balls in a short time. Can receive.

After the big hit, it will be judged whether or not there is a “short-time game” (open time extension function) that is a special bonus after the big hit game. It is easier to win a big hit if the ball is launched toward the right side of the game board 11 than in the case of “normal game” which is not performed. In addition, the probability that the game state changes from “normal game” to “hourly game” after the big hit game acquired in “normal game” is set to, for example, about one-half or one-third. The gaming state is managed by ON / OFF of a time reduction flag stored in the RAM of the main controller 100.
Hereinafter, the “short-time game” will be described in detail together with the configuration of each game component provided on the right side of the game board 11.

  In the right region starting from the connecting portion between the inclined portion 20A and the inclined portion 20C in the game board 11, the normal symbol starting component 28, the accessory structure 30, the blade member 60, and the side starting prize are arranged along the flow direction of the sphere. The component 40 and the above-described prize winning component 25 are provided.

  The normal symbol starting part 28 is a gate-shaped passage hole having an upper and lower opening called a through chucker. The main controller 100 determines a predetermined value based on an output signal from a detection sensor inserted in the normal symbol starting part 28. The open lottery process for the side start winning component 40 based on the probability of the normal symbol change process for changing the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 24 is executed.

The normal symbol variation process is based on the result obtained by driving the normal symbol display device 24 composed of an unillustrated LED lamp and 7 segments provided on the side of the game board 11 and performing the open lottery process after a predetermined time has elapsed. This is a process of stopping in a corresponding manner. For example, when the result of the open lottery process is “winning”, the open lottery is performed by stopping the same number such as “7 · 7” on 7 segments or by stopping the LED lamp at the position of “◯”. It is notified that the result of the process is “winning”. On the other hand, when the result of the open lottery process is “out”, the open lottery is performed by stopping different numbers such as “7.3” on the 7 segments or stopping the LED lamp at the position of “×”. Notify that the result of the process is “out”.
In addition, the probability of “winning” as a result of the open lottery processing of the side start winning component 40 is set to, for example, about 9/10 regardless of the gaming state, and the normal symbol is based on the fact that the lottery result is “winning”. After the display device 24 stops in a “winning” manner, the side winning solenoid 70 of the side start winning component 40 is driven.

Hereinafter, the side start winning component 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
2 is a perspective view showing the periphery of the accessory structure 30, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the side start winning component 40, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the side start winning component 40 in FIG. . FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the accessory structure 30 and the side start winning component 40 as viewed from the front.
As shown in FIG. 3, the side start winning component 40 includes a base body 40A from the front side, a guide member 40B inserted into the base body 40A, a back base body 40C that covers the guide member 40B from the rear, and a back base body 40C. It is comprised from the solenoid bracket 40D and the side prize-winning solenoid 70 which are attached to the back.

The base body 40A is a member that is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and is fitted into the fitting hole 11B provided in the game board 11 from the front side.
The base body 40 </ b> A includes a base plate 41 that contacts the surface of the game board 11 and a cylindrical portion 45 that extends rearward of the game board 11 in a state of being fitted into the fitting hole 11 </ b> B.
As shown in FIG. 2, the base plate 41 is positioned so as to overlap the thin portion 23 </ b> A of the base plate 23 projecting laterally from the accessory structure 30, and then set in a screw hole 41 </ b> A formed in the base plate 41. , The accessory structure 30 and the side start winning component 40 are fixed in close proximity to the surface of the game board 11 (see FIG. 1). As described above, in this example, the accessory structure 30 and the side start winning component 40 are arranged close to each other to save space on the board layout, and the accessory structure 30 and the side start winning component are arranged. Maintenance is facilitated by disposing 40 separately from each other.

The base plate 41 has a convex ball intake port 42 that opens to the front of the game board 11. The ball intake port 42 is a hole that opens at a substantially central portion of the base plate 41, and communicates with a ball passage 46 that is opened inside the cylindrical portion 45. That is, the sphere intake port 42 is an opening serving as an entrance of the sphere passage 46, and the sphere is taken in from the sphere intake port 42 and rolls backward along the sphere passage 46. Details of the path of the sphere will be described later.
A front decoration 43 is attached to the base plate 41. The front decoration 43 is a substantially fan-shaped member that is attached to the front of the base plate 41 so as to correspond to the position of the ball inlet 42. Specifically, the convex portion 43 </ b> A protruding rearward from the back surface of the front decoration 43 is fitted into the concave portion 44 formed in the pair of boss portions protruding forward from the surface of the base plate 41. At least one sphere diameter is separated from the surface, and the surface is attached at a smaller interval than two sphere diameters.
Therefore, only one sphere can pass between the surface of the base plate 41 and the front decoration 43, and only a sphere passing between the base plate 41 and the front decoration 43 can be taken in from the sphere taking-in port 42. . For example, a design board imitating the face of a bear shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the front surface of the front decoration 43 via an attachment surface 43B formed as a surface recessed rearward.

  The cylindrical part 45 molded integrally with the base plate 41 is a hollow member with a rear opening having the above-described spherical passage 46 therein. The spherical passage 46 has an inclined surface 47 that gradually inclines downward toward the rear, and the sphere taken into the interior is guided rearward along the inclined surface 47 and detected by a detection sensor. A sensor insertion hole 48 that opens rearward is provided below the spherical passage 46 in the cylindrical portion 45. The detection sensor is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 48 from behind and is held by being surrounded by a sensor holding portion 77 of a back base body 40C described later surrounding the detection hole side through which a sphere can pass.

  A guide member 40 </ b> B is attached to the internal space of the tubular portion 45. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide member 40 </ b> B includes a guide piece (guide piece) 50 capable of moving forward and backward in the ball passage 46, a crank 55 for moving the guide piece 50 forward and backward by rotation, and the guide piece 50. And a take-in prevention piece 58 that moves back and forth in the front-rear direction in accordance with the expansion / contraction operation of the side winning solenoid 70 described later.

The guide piece 50 is a rectangular plate that extends in the front-rear direction in accordance with the size of the internal space of the cylindrical portion 45, and has a front end portion 51 formed as an inclined surface and a rearward direction from the front end portion 51. And a frame portion 52 extending in the direction. The front end portion 51 has a front side surface 51A inclined downward from the front-rear direction center and a rear side surface 51B inclined downward from the front-rear center.
The frame portion 52 is a frame-like member that extends rearward from the left and right end portions of the distal end portion 51. The frame portion 52 is composed of a pair of left and right walls 52A rising from the left and right end portions of the front end portion 51 and a rear wall 52B connecting the left and right walls 52A at the rear end of the left and right walls 52A. The taken-in sphere is guided backward while being guided by the inner surfaces of the pair of left and right walls 52A. Further, guide surfaces 53 are formed on the outer surfaces of the pair of left and right walls 52A so as to be in sliding contact with the side walls forming the internal space of the cylindrical portion 45. Further, the pair of left and right walls 52 </ b> A has a concave portion 54 that is recessed inwardly, and a convex portion 57 </ b> A formed at the distal end portion of the arm portion 57 of the crank 55 is rotatably fitted into the concave portion 54.

The crank 55 has a U-shape having a rod-shaped shaft portion 56 extending in the left-right direction and a pair of arm portions 57 extending downward from both ends of the shaft portion 56. Is attached so as to straddle the guide piece 50 in the left-right direction. The arm portion 57 has a convex portion 57B that protrudes outward, and the convex portion 57B is supported by a pair of concave portions 49 formed on the side wall of the cylindrical portion 45.
Then, when the shaft portion 56 moves in the front-rear direction by the expansion and contraction operation of the side winning solenoid 70 described later, the arm portion 57 rotates around the convex portion 57B and is supported by the convex portion 57A of the arm portion 57. 50 moves back and forth in the front-rear direction.

The take-in prevention piece 58 includes a plate portion 58 </ b> A that extends in the front-rear direction in parallel with the frame portion 52 of the guide piece 50 and a locking portion 59. The plate portion 58A has a rectangular shape that is formed to have substantially the same size as that of the upper width direction of the sphere intake port 42 described above, and a convex portion 58B that protrudes forward is formed at the center of the front end.
The locking portion 59 is composed of a connection plate 59 </ b> A and a locking plate 59 </ b> B that rises upward from the rear end portion of the plate portion 58 </ b> A, and has an L shape that straddles the shaft portion 56.
As shown in FIG. 4, a groove is formed on the lower surface of the locking plate 59B, and the locking plate 71A attached to the tip of the plunger 71 of the side winning solenoid 70 is locked by the groove.
Hereinafter, the operation of the guide piece 50 and the take-in prevention piece 58 based on the operation of the side winning solenoid 70 and the path of the ball will be described in detail with reference to the sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 4A shows the positional relationship between the guide piece 50 and the take-in prevention piece 58 when the side winning solenoid 70 is in a non-energized state. As shown in the figure, when the side winning solenoid 70 is in a non-energized state, the plunger 71 extending from the side winning solenoid 70 has an urging spring 73 inserted between the locking plate 71A and the casing 72. Due to the urging, the stretched state (the stroke amount is 0) is maintained, and the plate portion 58A of the take-in prevention piece 58 is pushed forward.
In the state where the plate portion 58A is pushed forward, the upper surface of the convex portion 58B of the plate portion 58A is in contact with the upper edge of the ball intake port 42, and the front end surface of the convex portion 58B is the surface of the base plate 41. It will be in the same state. In this state, the dimension L in the vertical direction of the ball inlet 42 is shorter by the thickness of the convex portion 58B than in the case where the side winning solenoid 70 shown in FIG. The passing sphere is not taken into the sphere taking-in port 42.
That is, the take-in prevention piece 58 is a member that prevents the sphere from being taken into the sphere take-in port 42 by making the dimension L of the sphere take-in port 42 smaller than the diameter of one sphere by the convex portion 58B.
Further, when the side winning solenoid 70 is in a non-energized state, the guide piece 50 positioned below the take-in prevention piece 58 is housed in the ball passage 46 and is taken into the ball take-in port 42 by the guide piece 50. There is nothing.

On the other hand, when the side winning solenoid 70 is in the energized state (excited state) shown in FIG. 4B, the plunger 71 is pulled backward against the biasing spring 73 (contracted state), and the plate portion of the take-in prevention piece 58 58A is also pulled back.
Then, in a state where the plate portion 58A is pulled backward, the shaft portion 56 of the crank 55 is pushed backward by the back surface of the connection plate 59A. Further, when the shaft portion 56 of the crank 55 is pushed rearward, the arm portion 57 tilts forward about the convex portion 57B, and the guide piece 50 supported by the convex portion 57A of the arm portion 57 faces forward. And pushed.
When the guide piece 50 is pushed forward, the front end portion 51 of the guide piece 50 protrudes to the front side of the ball intake port 42, and the front end portion 51 is bridged between the ball intake port 42 and the front decoration 43. It becomes a state.

In this state, the dimension L in the vertical direction of the sphere intake port 42 is secured to a length sufficient for the sphere to pass by the plate portion 58A being pulled backward.
Further, the front end portion 51 of the guide piece 50 projects forward from the ball intake port 42, so that the sphere passing through the front of the base plate 41 is taken rearward along the rear side surface 51 </ b> B of the front end portion 51. The reason why the front side surface 51A of the tip 51 is inclined downward is to prevent the sphere from being taken in without the tip 51 protruding completely due to the passage timing of the sphere. is there.

Returning to FIG. 3, the back base body 40C and the solenoid bracket 40D will be described.
40 C of back base bodies are attached so that 40 A of base bodies which have the cylindrical part 45 of back opening may be covered from back. The back base body 40C has a locking claw 79 that is locked to an engaging portion 45A provided on the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 45, and is shown in a state where the locking claw 79 is engaged with the engaging portion 45A. The base body 40A is integrated by screwing an external set screw.
The back base body 40 </ b> C includes a partition plate 74 that partitions the internal space in the vertical direction, a solenoid housing portion 75 that houses the side winning solenoid 70 by the partition plate 74, and a guide piece that is positioned below the solenoid housing portion 75. A housing portion 76 is formed. The side winning solenoid 70 is accommodated by inserting the side winning solenoid 70 backward from the front side of the solenoid accommodating portion 75.
The sensor holding portion 77 described above is formed below the guide piece housing portion 76. The sensor holding portion 77 has a shape that surrounds the detection hole side of the rectangular detection sensor, and has a shape that is recessed backward so as to correspond to the circular detection hole. When the back base body 40C having the above configuration is integrated with the base body 40A, the rear part of the guide piece 50 is accommodated in the guide piece accommodating part 76, and the rear part (detection hole side) of the detection sensor is accommodated in the sensor holding part 77. Be contained.

  The solenoid bracket 40 </ b> D is fixed to the back base body 40 </ b> C so as to cover the back of the solenoid housing part 75 of the back base body 40 </ b> C, and holds the rear part of the side winning solenoid 70 exposed rearward from the solenoid housing part 75. The solenoid bracket 40D is mounted with an electric decoration board 78 through a locking portion (not shown), and the side winning solenoid 70 and the main controller 100 are electrically energized through the electric decoration board 78.

The main controller 100 sets the side winning solenoid 70 in the energized state based on the result of the open lottery processing of the side start winning component 40 being “winning”, and retracts the take-in prevention piece 58 backward, while the guide piece 50 The tip portion 51 is projected. The ball taken into the ball passage 46 by the front end portion 51 is guided to the rear of the game board 11 along the extending direction of the frame portion 52, and after being detected by the detection sensor, is attached to the back surface of the game board 11. Then, it is discharged out of the machine through a ball passage 80A formed inside the set plate 80.
The set board 80 is a shallow box-shaped body molded from, for example, acrylic resin, and is attached so as to cover the back surface of the game board 11 so that each winning component arranged on the game board 11 is entirely included. Is covered. The set plate 80 has a plurality of ball passages for discharging the balls taken in from each winning component to the outside of the machine. As shown in FIG. 5, the balls taken into the side start winning component 40 are guided by the ball passage 80A. The balls taken in by the accessory structure 30 are individually guided by the ball passage 80B or the ball passage 80C.

  Here, when the game state is “normal game”, the ball receiving operation (protruding operation) by the guide piece 50 continues for 0.088 seconds, for example, and the operation is completed once. On the other hand, when the game state is “short-time game” (when the opening time extension function is in operation), the ball receiving operation by the guide piece 50 is continued for, for example, 1.7 seconds, and the operation is intermittently repeated three times. Exit later.

That is, even when the result of the open lottery processing of the side start winning component 40 is “winning” during “normal game”, the ball receiving operation by the guide piece 50 is completed in a very short time. Even if the ball is launched into the right area during the “normal game”, the possibility that the ball is taken into the side start winning component 40 is extremely low. On the other hand, when the result of the open lottery process for the side start winning component 40 is “winning” during the “short-time game”, the ball receiving operation by the guide piece 50 continues for a long time and is repeated a plurality of times (guide) If the ball is shot in the right area during the “short-time game”, the possibility that the ball will be taken into the side start winning component 40 becomes extremely high.
Therefore, for the player, when the game state is “normal game”, it is more likely to hit the ball to the left side area (hereinafter referred to as the left side area) than the connecting part between the inclined part 20A and the inclined part 20C. If it is easy to acquire and it is a “short-time game”, it is easier to win a big hit if it is launched in the right area.
Based on the fact that the ball is detected by the detection sensor during the receiving operation of the guide piece 50, that is, when the ball is taken into the side start winning component 40, the main control device 100 performs the receiving operation duration time ( 1.7 seconds) Before the elapse of time, a control for immediately stopping the energization of the side winning solenoid 70 may be executed to prevent the ball from continuously entering the side start winning component 40.
Hereinafter, the operation up to the jackpot acquisition in the game to be launched in the right area will be described.

  When the ball is taken into the side start winning component 40 by the ball receiving operation by the guide piece 50, the main control device 100 performs the open lottery process of the blade member 60 with a predetermined probability based on the output signal from the detection sensor. Run. The probability of winning as a result of the open lottery process is set to, for example, about 1.0025 / 1 regardless of the gaming state, and the winning opening 31 of the accessory structure 30 is based on the fact that the lottery result is “winning”. The blade member 60 provided in the vicinity is displaced from the closed state to the open state, and the ball existing in the right region of the game board 11 can be received into the accessory structure 30 via the winning opening 31.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the blade member 60 includes a cylindrical base 61 that is held by a plurality of shafts that are inserted into the center portion, and a blade portion 62 that extends outward in the radial direction of the base 61. Become.
As shown in FIG. 6, the shaft body inserted into the base portion 61 includes a rotating shaft 63 </ b> A and a base portion 61 that are connected via a link mechanism to a blade solenoid 63 disposed on the back surface of the blade solenoid 63 and the game board 11. The rotation axis 63A rotates at an angle within a predetermined range as the blade solenoid 63 moves linearly, whereby the base 61 rotates about the rotation center shaft 63B. 62 can take two forms: closed or open.

  Specifically, the blade portion 62 takes two forms, ie, a closed state indicated by a broken line or an open state indicated by a solid line, by the rotation operation of the base portion 61, and extends in a substantially vertical direction in the closed state. When the blade 62 is in a closed state, the tip surface of the blade 62 is close to the barrier 64 positioned above at a distance smaller than the diameter of one sphere. Therefore, when the blade portion 62 is in the closed state, the ball is not taken into the winning opening 31 and entry into the accessory structure 30 is prevented. On the other hand, when the blade part 62 is in the open state, the ball rolls in the direction of the prize winning port 31 along the inclined surface of the blade part 62 and passes through the prize winning port 31 and enters the inside of the accessory structure 30. Can do. The distance between the barrier 64 and the blade 62 may be adjusted to make the entry as difficult as possible.

Hereinafter, the accessory structure 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 5, and 6.
In the drawing, the accessory structure 30 includes a barrier portion 30A that extends upward from a winning opening 31 that is opened at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction, and a passage main body 30B that communicates with the winning opening 31 and extends downward. Composed. 30 A of barrier parts are hollow bodies which have the wall part 32 which stands up ahead of the baseplate 23, Comprising: A sphere cannot pass the front side rather than 30 A of barrier parts.
At the lower end of the wall portion 32, a rectangular winning opening 31 is opened. The winning opening 31 is a sphere take-in opening that opens to the side, and takes in the sphere guided to the inside of the game board 11 by the blade member 60. Then, the sphere taken in from the winning opening 31 is guided by a plurality of sphere passages formed in the passage main body 30B.

  The passage main body 30B is a hollow body having an internal space extending downward from the winning opening 31 as a starting point, and a ball taken in from the winning opening 31 is described later on the front side of the game board 11 as shown in FIG. The common passage portion 35 that leads to the sorting body 50A, the front and rear passage portions 36 that guide the balls taken from the common passage portion 35 by the sorting body 50A to the back side of the game board 11, and the front and rear passage portions 36. A specific passage portion 37 that guides the ball guided to the back side of the game board 11 downward, and a ball that has dropped through the common passage portion 35 without being distributed to the back side of the game board 11 by the sorting body 50A from the game board 11 And a detaching passage portion 38 for guiding downward on the front side. Hereinafter, details of each passage section will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the common passage portion 35 is a spherical passage from the winning opening 31 to the sorting body 50 </ b> A, and is curved along the outer shape of the passage main body portion 30 </ b> B and extends in the vertical direction.
Moreover, the common channel | path part 35 has a detection sensor directly under the winning opening 31, and all the spheres that have entered the accessory structure 30 are detected by the detection sensor. Based on the detection signal from the detection sensor, main controller 100 executes the above-described prize ball payout process for paying out, for example, three balls.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front and rear passage portion 36 is a passage that communicates with the common passage portion 35 and the specific passage portion 37 and extends in the front and rear direction through the game board 11, and is a fitting hole formed in the game board 11. It is formed in a cylindrical portion 36A that is inserted into 11B.
The cylindrical portion 36 </ b> A is a portion that protrudes toward the rear of the game board 11, and is formed continuously with the base plate 23. And when attaching the accessory structure 30 to the game board 11, after inserting and positioning the cylindrical part 36A in the fitting hole 11B opened in the game board 11, the non-illustrated stop opened in the base plate 23 The accessory structure 30 is disposed on the front surface of the game board 11 by being fixed with screws or the like. In addition, the cylindrical portion 36A is provided with a sensor insertion hole 48 that opens rearward in the same manner as described above.

In the front-rear passage portion 36, a sorting body 50A having the same configuration as the above-described guide piece 50 is attached. Since the holding structure of the sorting body 50A has the same configuration as the above-described back base body 40C and solenoid bracket 40D, the same reference numerals are used and description thereof is omitted.
When the sorting solenoid 39 shown in FIG. 6B is switched from the non-energized state to the energized state shown in FIG. Thus, the front and rear passage portions 36 project from the opening 36B to the front side. On the other hand, when the sorting solenoid 39 is switched to the non-energized state again, the state is stored in the front and rear passage portion 36. The sorting body 50A and the sorting solenoid 39 are connected by a plunger 39A that engages with the shaft portion 56 of the crank 55.

  A ball that falls on the common passage portion 35 at the timing when the sorting body 50A protrudes to the front side of the opening 36B of the front and rear passage portion 36 is taken in by the sorting body 50A and guided to the specific passage portion 37 via the front and rear passage portion 36. The That is, the sorting body 50 </ b> A sorts the spheres to the specific passage portion 37 in a state of protruding forward from the opening 36 </ b> B of the front / rear passage portion 36.

The specific passage portion 37 is a passage extending downward from the rear end of the front and rear passage portion 36 as a base point, and is formed between the back surface of the game board 11 and the sensor holding portion 77 of the back base body 40C. The specific passage portion 37 has a detection sensor as a specific region (big hit region) held by the sensor insertion hole 48 and the sensor holding portion 77, and when a sphere falling on the specific passage portion 37 is detected by the detection sensor. The main control device 100 starts a big hit game similar to that described above.
In other words, the specific passage portion 37 is a passage having a specific region that triggers the acquisition of the big hit game. Is executed.
The sphere detected by the detection sensor of the specific passage portion 37 is guided by the ball passage 80B of the set plate 80 communicating with the specific passage portion 37, and is discharged outside the apparatus.

  On the other hand, the sphere that falls on the common passage portion 35 at the timing when the sorting body 50A is stored in the front and rear passage portion 36 flows down to the detaching passage portion 38 that communicates with the common passage portion 35 without being taken in by the sorting body 50A. To do. That is, the sorting body 50 </ b> A removes the sphere and sorts it to the passage portion 38 in the state of being stored in the front and rear passage portion 36.

As shown in FIG. 5, the detachment passage portion 38 is a passage extending while inclining leftward with the opening 36 </ b> B of the front-rear passage portion 36 as a base point, and a discharge hole 38 </ b> A is opened at the most downstream portion of the passage. The
As described above, since the disengagement passage portion 38 is configured as a passage inclined leftward, the momentum of the sphere flowing down the disengagement passage portion 38 can be suppressed, and the sphere can be smoothly taken into the discharge hole 38A. Can do. That is, the detachment passage portion 38 also functions as a speed reduction mechanism that suppresses the momentum of the ball. In this example, the detachment passage portion 38 is configured to be inclined to the left. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be a passage inclined to the right.
The discharge hole 38A is a hole for collecting the ball that has reached the most downstream portion of the detachment passage portion 38, and the ball taken into the discharge hole 38A is played by the guide passage 38B indicated by the broken line portion in FIG. It is guided to the back side of the board 11 and discharged out of the machine through a ball passage 80C of the set plate 80.
That is, when the balls are distributed to the off-passage portion 38 by the sorting body 50A, the big hit game cannot be obtained, and the balls distributed to the off-passage portion 38 are collected as off-balls. Become.

As described above, in the accessory structure 30 in the present embodiment, the passage main body 30B has two spherical passages of the specific passage portion 37 and the detachment passage portion 38, and the specific passage portion 37 and the detachment passage portion 38 are provided. The game boards 11 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. Then, the distributing body 50A distributes the sphere that has entered the common passage portion 35 to the specific passage portion 37 or the disengagement passage portion 38 by the back-and-forth operation, and when the sphere is distributed to the specific passage portion 37, the specific passage portion 37 The main control device 100 is configured to start a big hit game based on a detection signal from the detection sensor. The probability that a ball that has entered the common passage portion 35 is distributed to the specific passage portion 37 side where the specific region is provided is set to, for example, 1/10 or less, and the distribution body 50A so as to satisfy the probability. The sorting solenoid 39 that moves the front and rear is controlled.
In this example, the specific area is provided in the specific passage portion 37 formed on the back side of the game board 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the specific area is on the side of the outflow passage portion 38 in the embodiment. It is good also as a structure provided in. In this case, the distribution solenoid 39 may be controlled so that the probability of distribution to the detachment passage portion 38 side is, for example, 1/10 or less.

In addition, after the big hit game started by detecting the ball by the detection sensor inserted in the specific passage portion 37, the probability that the gaming state becomes the “short-time game” as a privilege again is about 4/5, for example. If the game state is changed from “normal game” to “short-time game” once, the “short-time game” will continue with a high probability.
As described above, during the “short-time game”, the probability (winning rate) of being taken into the side start winning component 40 becomes extremely high as compared with “normal game”, and as a result, the winning of the bonus structure 30 is won. Since the rate is extremely high, it is easier to win a big hit in “short game” than in “normal game”.
That is, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment shows the gaming state after the big hit game based on the result of the lottery executed based on the winning of the ball to the central starting winning component 29 provided in the central portion of the gaming board 11. It is a pachinko machine that switches from “normal game” to “short-time game”, and in this “short-time game”, it is more central to strike a ball to the side of the accessory structure 30 arranged on the side of the game board 11. This is a pachinko machine 10 that has a higher probability of winning a big hit game than launching to the start winning component 29 side.

  Then, by configuring the accessory structure 30 having a specific area as described above, the distribution direction of the balls by the distribution body 50A can be the front-rear direction of the game board 11, and the right-and-left direction of the accessory structure 30 The width can be reduced. Further, since the common passage portion 35, the sorting body 50A, the specific passage portion 37, and the detachment passage portion 38 are formed in the passage main body portion 30B extending along the vertical direction of the game board 11, the goto action It is possible to significantly reduce the number of verification man-hours required for countermeasures and the corresponding parts such as vibration sensors necessary for countermeasures against goto.

  The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made by combining the embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such various changes and improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

10 Pachinko machines, 11 game boards, 11A game areas, 21 general winning parts,
25 grand prize parts, 29 central starting prize parts, 30 bonus structures,
30B passage body part, 31 prize opening, 35 common passage part, 36 front and rear passage part,
37 specific passages, 40 side start winning parts, 42 ball entrance,
50A sorting body, 58 uptake prevention piece, 60 blade member

Claims (3)

A common passage having a sensor extending along the vertical direction of the game board, guiding the game ball downward on the front side of the game board, and detecting all of the entered game balls, and communicating with the common passage, the sensor The game ball detected by the above-mentioned game board is guided in a downward direction on the front side of the game board, communicated with the common path, and separated in the front-rear direction across the escape path and the game board, and arranged by the sensor A passage main body having a specific passage for guiding the detected game ball downward on the rear side of the game board;
A sorting body which is taken into the passage main body from the game area of the game board in the passage main body and distributes the game ball detected by the sensor to any one of the outflow passage and the specific passage by a back-and-forth operation; ,
A specific area that is provided in the specific passage and is located on a falling path of the game balls distributed by the distribution body, and has a sensor that detects the game balls;
An accessory structure having A pachinko machine having a bonus structure according to claim 1 and starting a jackpot game based on a game ball passing through the specific area,
A blade member that prevents entry of a game ball into the passage main body portion in a closed state and allows it in an open state;
A side start winning component that is provided on the accessory structure side of the game board and takes in a game ball that triggers an open lottery execution of the blade member executed by a main controller;
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the side start winning component has a guide piece for guiding a game ball in the game area to the back side of the game board by a back-and-forth operation.   The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the sorting body and the guide piece have the same configuration.

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