JP6037358B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a gaming machine capable of stably guiding a game ball to a lower central role on a guide nail path. In the gaming machine of the present invention, a jumping restricting projection 26 facing a first lower nail passage 60 is provided, and the jump restricting projection 26 is downstream of the first lower nail passage 60. Since the guide slope 26A gradually approaching toward the side is provided, the amount of play of the game ball is gradually suppressed and stabilized. Then, the game ball is guided to the lower central accessory 41 by the first lower nail path 60 in a stable state after passing through the jumping restricting protrusion 26. Further, since the jump restricting protrusion 26 has a shape bulging in an arc shape, the game ball can smoothly pass between the first lower nail path 60 and the jump restricting protrusion 26. [Selection] Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a lower central accessory below a center accessory in a game area.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, one having a guide nail path for guiding a game ball to a lower central accessory is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-325765 A (FIG. 5)

  By the way, in the conventional gaming machine, it is possible that the game ball bounces greatly on the guide nail path, and the guide nail path does not function stably to guide the game ball to the lower central role.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of stably guiding a game ball to a lower central accessory along a guide nail path.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that a game board having a game area in which a game ball can flow down is provided on the front surface, and arranged at a substantially central position in a lateral direction below the game area. And a plurality of nails erected from the front surface of the game board are gradually lowered from the side of the game area toward an obliquely upper position of the lower center combination. The guide nail paths arranged in a row, the lower central role in the game area and the center role disposed above the guide nail way, and the peripheral edge of the center role standing from the front of the game board In the gaming machine provided with the accessory surrounding wall, it protrudes from a position facing the middle portion of the guide nail path in the accessory surrounding wall, and the shortest distance from the guide nail path is 1.5 pieces of game balls. Jumps with more than 2 minutes and less than 2 A gaming machine comprising: a regulation protrusion; and a guide slope provided on the jumping regulation protrusion and gradually approaching the guide nail path toward the center of the gaming area. .

  With this configuration, even if the game ball rolls while bouncing on the guide nail path, the amount of play of the game ball is gradually suppressed by the guide slope of the jumping restricting projection that gradually approaches the guide nail path, and the flowing state Is stable. Then, the game ball is guided to the lower central role by the guide nail path in a stable state after passing through the jumping restricting protrusion. That is, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the variation in the ratio of stably guiding the game ball to the lower central role on the guide nail path.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the accessory surrounding wall is formed in a circular shape of a semicircle or more. As described above, the center accessory becomes larger when the shape is closer to a circle. Therefore, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the guide nail path below the center role and the lower center role becomes narrower, and the game ball can easily bounce on the guide nail path, but even in such a case, according to the present invention, It is possible to stabilize the game ball on the guide nail path by providing the jumping restricting protrusion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the accessory surrounding wall extends along a range including an annular wall configured in the circular shape and a portion of the outer surface of the annular wall facing the guide nail path, An outer additional wall that is opposed to the outer surface of the annular wall with a space between the walls of less than two game balls sandwiched between them and that partially bulges toward the guide nail path and serves as the jumping restricting protrusion. A cover wall that is interposed between the annular wall and the outer additional wall and covers the inter-wall space from the front; and an opening between the upper end of the outer additional wall and the annular wall to open the inter-wall space. And a passage entrance that allows the game ball to enter, and is arranged behind the front surface of the game board to form a bowl structure through which the game ball can pass, with one end communicating with the space between the walls and the other end Is an internal bowl that forms a passage outlet that opens at a position above the lower central member in the front surface of the game board. A gaming machine according to claim 2, characterized in that provided. As described above, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the passing-through channel is formed by the outer additional wall having the jumping restricting protrusion, and the outer additional wall is effectively used.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the jumping restricting protrusion has a shape bulging in an arc shape. According to this configuration, the game ball can pass while suppressing the clogging of the ball between the jumping restricting protrusion and the guide nail path.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a falling portion obtained by separating the nails constituting the guide nail path with a size of at least one game ball and less than 1.5 is provided on the guide nail path. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the gaming machine is arranged at a position distant from a position closest to the section.

  As described above, since the falling part is arranged at a position away from the position closest to the jumping restricting protrusion in the guide nail path, the game is made before entering between the jumping restricting protrusion and the guide nail path. The balls are scattered, and it becomes possible to suppress clogging of the balls between the jumping restricting protrusion and the guide nail path.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a horizontal line passing through a lowermost position of the inner surface of the accessory surrounding wall intersects the guide nail path. This is a gaming machine.

  Thus, even if the horizontal line passing through the lowermost position of the inner surface of the accessory surrounding wall intersects the guide nail path, the jumping restricting projection of the present invention is provided, so that the guide nail path It is possible to stabilize the flow of the game ball.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, even if the game ball rolls while bouncing on the guide nail path, the amount of bounce of the game ball is gradually suppressed by the guide slope of the jump restricting protrusion that gradually approaches the guide nail path. It is possible to stabilize the flow-down state or to suppress the variation in the ratio of guiding the game ball to the lower central actor.

The front view of the game board concerning one embodiment of the present invention Perspective view of game board Perspective view of game board Perspective view of display frame Partially enlarged perspective view of the display frame A perspective view of the lower part of the game area Perspective view of lower and left side of game area Perspective view of left side Front view of the left part at the bottom of the game area

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied (corresponding to the “gaming machine” of the present invention and hereinafter simply referred to as “gaming machine”) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a game board 11 of the gaming machine. When viewed from the front side, the game board 11 has a shape in which the upper corners of the square are cut obliquely, and is made of, for example, a transparent resin. In the following description, “right” and “left” when the game board 11 is viewed from the front side are simply referred to as “right” and “left”.

  The length and width of the game board 11 are substantially the same (more precisely, slightly longer), and a display window 12 is formed at the center of the game board 11. The display window 12 has a shape in which a substantially 1/4 arc on the upper right in a circle having a diameter of about half of the length and width of the game board 11 is entirely indented and slightly meandered. The meandering portion has a shape in which the upper portion swells outside the display window 12 while the lower portion swells inside the display window 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an accessory surrounding wall 14 stands from the opening edge of the display window 12 in the front surface of the game board 11. Further, an area surrounding wall 30 is provided on the front surface of the game board 11 so as to surround the accessory surrounding wall 14, and the entire inside of the area surrounding wall 30 is a game area R1 according to the present invention.

  Specifically, the arc-shaped first guide rail 31 for driving a game ball into the game area R1 is shifted from the left side position of the lower side part of the game board 11 to the center position of the left side part and the upper horizontal center position. And extends to an upper position on the right side. In addition, a second guide rail 32 is provided so as to face the first guide rail 31 from the right side with the entry passage R2 interposed therebetween, and the second guide rail 32 is provided at the lower side portion of the game board 11. From the position shifted to the right side from 31, it extends in a straight line to the upper left, and is curved in an arc shape along the first guide rail 31 from the middle to the upper position on the left side of the game board 11.

  Further, a part of the third guide rail 33 is overlapped on the inner side of the arc-shaped portion near the lower end from the upper end of the second guide rail 32 (at least one of the second guide rail 32 and the third guide rail 33). The part is integrally formed). One end of the third guide rail 33 is overlapped with the upper end portion of the second guide rail 32 at the upper left portion of the game board 11, and the other end portion of the third guide rail 33 is the first guide rail at the right portion of the game board 11. 31 is arranged adjacent to the terminal end portion. The region surrounding wall 30 is configured by the third guide rail 33, the flexible piece 34 described later, and the first guide rail 31 above the entrance R3.

  Between the upper end portion of the second guide rail 32 and the first guide rail 31, there is an entrance R3 for a game ball with respect to the game area R1, and a flexible piece 34 (see FIG. 1) protruding from the tip of the second guide rail 32. (See below). Then, a game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the amount of operation by the player operating a handle (not shown) provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and the entry path R2 is raised, and the flexible piece 34 is deformed to enter the game area R1. enter in. Further, the flexible piece 34 restricts the game ball from flowing backward from the game area R1 to the entry passage R2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower side of the left portion of the third guide rail 33 is gradually separated from the second guide rail 32 from the state where it overlaps with the second guide rail 32 at the lower left portion of the game board 11. The plate 11 is lowered toward the center in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, the right side portion of the third guide rail 33 extends from the end of the first guide rail 31 to the lower right and then bends to the left at a lower position on the right side of the game board 11. Is going down. Further, the lower portion of the third guide rail 33 is gently curved in a continuous arc shape except for the central portion in the lateral direction, and has a larger curvature than the central portion in the lateral direction. Is curved so as to bulge downward to form a central take-in portion 33A.

  The game area R1 is provided with a plurality of accessories. A part of the center accessory 35 which is one of these accessories is the above-described accessory surrounding wall 14. Specifically, the game board 11 is formed with a frame attachment hole (not shown) slightly larger than the display window 12, and the display frame body 13 shown in FIG. 4 is attached thereto. In the display frame 13, frame flanges 15 protrude from a front end portion of the fitting portion 13 </ b> A to be fitted in the frame mounting hole at a plurality of locations, and an accessory surrounding wall 14 is forward of the frame flange 15. Has a protruding structure. 2 and 3, the frame flange 15 is laid on the front surface of the game board 11, and is fixed to the game board 11 with screws (not shown) passing through the mounting holes 15A.

  A rear frame (not shown) is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 11 so as to surround the display window 12, and a display screen of a display device (not shown) attached to the rear part of the rear frame can be viewed from the front through the display window 12. It has become. A movable effect member (not shown) is assembled inside the rear frame and in front of the display screen. A predetermined effect image is displayed on the display screen according to the progress of the game, and the movable effect member performs a predetermined operation on the front side of the display screen.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the accessory surrounding wall 14 is provided with the following upper frame outer protrusion 18, downfall rod 16, first start gate 17, and the like on the outside of the annular wall 14 </ b> A having a substantially uniform thickness. It has a prepared structure. As described in the shape of the display window 12, the inner surface of the annular wall 14A is circular (curved surface) as a whole except for the approximately 1/4 circle on the upper right. Further, the inner surface of the annular wall 14A is smooth except for a lower left portion and a triangular protrusion 20 described later. Furthermore, the annular wall 14A is divided into a plurality of parts.

  The upper frame outer protrusion 18 is disposed on the left side of the uppermost portion of the annular wall 14A in the display frame 13, and forms a triangular chevron and a chevron wall 18B having both hems connected to the annular wall 14A, and an angular wall. It consists of a front cover wall 18C that covers the inter-wall space between 18B and the annular wall 14A from the front. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper channel | path which made the width | variety into which only one game ball can pass between the right side part and the 1st guide rail 31 from the upper frame outer protrusion 18 among the accessory surrounding walls 14 is shown. R4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the flow-down rod 16 is disposed on the right side of the display frame 13 and faces the annular wall 14A from the outside, the falling wall 16B and the falling wall sandwiched between the facing wall 16B and the annular wall 14A. The front cover wall 16C covers the road 16A from the front. As shown in FIG. 3, the opposing wall 16B is disposed adjacent to the third guide rail 33, and the game ball flowing down the right side of the accessory surrounding wall 14 through the upper passage R4 always passes through the flow-down rod 16. . Further, a right frame outer projection 19 having the same structure as that of the upper frame outer projection 18 protrudes from the annular wall 14A in the vicinity of the outlet of the flow-down rod 16.

  The first start gate 17 is disposed at the center in the vertical direction of the left side portion of the display frame 13, and as shown in FIG. 5, the front end of the opposing wall 17B and the annular wall 14A facing the annular wall 14A in the horizontal direction. A portal structure is formed in which the front end wall is connected to the front end portion by a front cover wall 17C, and a detection switch 17S is incorporated inside. And the game ball which passed the 1st starting gate 17 is detected by the detection switch 17S. Also, left frame outer protrusions 21 and 21 are provided on the upper side and the lower side of the first start gate 17. The left frame outer projection 21 includes a mountain wall 21B and a front cover wall 21C, and has the same structure as the upper frame outer projection 18 except that the mountain wall 21B has an irregular mountain shape.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, two places below the right side frame protrusion 19 in the lower right part of the accessory surrounding wall 14 and one place adjacent to the upper side of the left side frame protrusion 21 in the upper left part are annular. A triangular protrusion 20 is formed by bending the wall 14A partially outward.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the range from the lower end of the lower left-side frame outer projection 21 to the position near the lowermost end of the annular wall 14 </ b> A in the annular wall 14 </ b> A is covered by the outer additional wall 22 from the outside. A lower end portion of the outer additional wall 22 is connected to the annular wall 14A, and an interval through which one game ball can pass is opened between the upper end portion of the outer additional wall 22 and the annular wall 14A. The inter-wall space 23A between the outer additional wall 22 and the annular wall 14A is covered from the front by the front cover wall 23 (corresponding to the “cover wall” of the present invention) and covered from the rear by the frame flange 15. It has been broken. The entrance to the inter-wall space 23A at the upper end of the outer additional wall 22 is a passage entrance (hereinafter referred to as warp entrance) 23K according to the present invention.

  From the upper end portion to the center position of the outer side additional wall 22, an outer facing portion 24 that extends substantially parallel to the annular wall 14 </ b> A. Moreover, from the lower end part of the outer side additional wall 22 to the center side position, it is an arc-shaped jumping restricting protrusion 26 bulging downward. Further, the central portion of the outer additional wall 22 communicates between the lower end of the outer facing portion 24 and the upper end of the jumping restricting projection 26 and gradually approaches the annular wall 14A toward the jumping restricting projection 26 side. The aperture part 25 to be used is. Further, the frame flange 15 is formed with a through hole (not shown) in a portion sandwiched between the throttle portion 25 and the annular wall 14A, and a portion of the front cover wall 23 facing the through hole is provided between the walls. Guiding ribs (not shown) for guiding the game balls flowing down the space 23A to the through holes are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lower left portion of the display frame 13 in the above-described fitting portion 13 </ b> A is an internal basket 27 through which game balls can flow one by one. A lower end portion of the inner rod 27 is a passage outlet (hereinafter referred to as a warp outlet) 28 according to the present invention that opens to the frame flange 15 below the lowermost part of the accessory surrounding wall 14. The warp inlet 23K to the warp outlet 28 is a warp flow path. Further, the warp outlet 28 has a horizontally long quadrangle, and a guide groove 28A is provided at the center in the horizontal direction. Then, most of the game balls that have passed through the warp flow path are discharged through the guide groove 28A.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the outer facing portion 24 is formed with a plurality of protrusions 24A protruding toward the inter-wall space 23A, and the annular wall 14A also has an inter-wall space 23A as shown in FIG. A plurality of protrusions 14B projecting to the side are formed, and a plurality of protrusions 27A are also formed on the inner rod 27, so that the flow speed of the game ball in the warp flow path is suppressed. A protective wall 29 is suspended from the accessory surrounding wall 14 on the right side of the warp outlet 28.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the game area R1, in the lower right of the center bonus 35, there are provided bonus features such as a V winning prize device 36, a right side bonus 37, a second starting gate 38, and a big prize winning device 39. It has been. As shown in FIG. 3, the V winning prize device 36 protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 below the downflow rod 16, is adjacent to the third guide rail 33, and is opened and closed by a rotating door 36 </ b> B. It is a winning device equipped with. The right side accessory 37 projects from the front surface of the game board 11 below the V winning device 36 and is adjacent to the third guide rail 33, and includes an out port 37A and a normal winning port 37B arranged vertically. The second start gate 38 is arranged on the left side of the right side accessory 37, has a gate structure, and has a detection switch 38A inside, like the first start gate 17. The big winning device 39 is arranged below the second start gate 38, has a horizontally long rectangular big winning port 39A, and the large winning port 39A is opened and closed by a rotating door 39B.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a lower central accessory 41 is provided at the lower center of the game area R1. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower central accessory 41 includes a first start winning opening 42 and a second starting winning opening 43 arranged one above the other. The first start winning opening 42 has a pocket structure that protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 and has an upper surface opened, and is disposed immediately below the guide groove 28 </ b> A at the warp outlet 28. The second start winning opening 43 opens to the front surface of the game board 11 and includes a rotating door 43A, and is positioned directly below the first starting winning opening 42. The pivoting door 43 </ b> A pivots around the lower end to close the second start winning opening 43, and opens the second starting winning opening 43 to guide the game ball to the second start winning opening 43. Switch to tilted posture.

  An out port (not shown) is provided directly below the second start winning port 43, and a pair of vertical ribs 46D and 46D (not shown) are provided on both sides of the out port. The upper ends of the vertical ribs 46D and 46D are located in the middle in the vertical direction of the second start winning prize opening 43, and angle guide walls 46C and 46C extend from the upper ends of the vertical ribs 46D and 46D to both sides. Each mountain-shaped guide wall 46C has a mountain shape having a ridge line in the middle portion in the lateral direction. In addition, below the end of the mountain-shaped guide walls 46C and 46C on the side away from the second start winning opening 43, there are provided restriction walls 46A and 46A for restricting the entry of the game ball. Further, the lower central accessory 41 is provided with an outer facing wall 46E facing from the right side to the restriction wall 46A on the right side from the second start winning opening 43, and the outer facing wall 46E and the restriction wall 46A facing each other. The upper end opening in between is an out port 44.

  In addition, on the right side of the lower central actor 41, a slope that guides the game ball that has passed through the area on the right side of the central actor 35 and has reached the lower part toward the upper side of the out port 44 in the lower central actor 41. A rail 40 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an out port 45 is provided on the left side of the lower central accessory 41. The out port 45 opens at the lower end portion of the front surface of the game board 11 and is disposed adjacent to the left end restriction wall 46 </ b> A of the lower central accessory 41. Further, an ordinary winning device 49 is provided at the upper left of the out port 45. As shown in FIG. 6, the normal winning device 49 has a winning opening 49A that protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 and opens obliquely upward to the left. In addition, an upper inclined surface 49B that is inclined downward toward the lower right is provided on the upper portion of the normal winning device 49.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a left side accessory 50 is provided adjacent to the area surrounding wall 30 on the left side of the lower portion of the game area R1. As shown in FIG. 7, the left side accessory 50 protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11 and is formed on the side surface of the side accessory protrusion 51 adjacent to the left side of the third guide rail 33. The winning opening 57, 58 is provided. Specifically, on the side surface of the side accessory protrusion 51, it is located at the upper end of the side accessory protrusion 51, and the left end in the lateral direction is adjacent to the third guide rail 33 and descends toward the right side. An inclined upper end inclined portion 52, a side curved portion 53 that is curved at the lower right side of the upper end inclined portion 52 and is horizontal from the middle to the right end portion, and a center direction bent downward from the right end portion of the side curved portion 53 A side portion 54 is provided. Further, the entire front surface of the side accessory protrusion 51 is covered with a front cover 55.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the out port 56 opens to the lower end portion of the side curved portion 53 that hangs down from the end portion of the upper end inclined portion 52 and faces obliquely upward. Further, the first winning port 57 is opened at a position near the out port 56 in the horizontal portion of the side curved portion 53 and faces upward. That is, the opening surface of the out port 56 and the opening surface of the first winning port 57 are arranged along two sides of the V shape or the U shape (divided from the lower end to the left and right). Further, the second winning opening 58 opens in a range extending from the end of the side curved portion 53 to the position near the lower end of the central side portion 54 and faces obliquely upward. In addition, the upper end part of the part which divides the out opening 56 and the 1st prize winning port 57 among the side accessory protrusions 51 is the circular arc surface 53A.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of nails N are distributed in the game area R1. The nail N is made of metal and has a shape in which a head portion N2 having a larger diameter than the shaft portion N1 is provided at one end of a shaft portion N1 having a circular cross section as shown in FIG. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, some nails N among the plurality of nails N form a nail path in a line. Specifically, a warp guide nail path 64 that is inclined from the third guide rail 33 side (adjacent position) toward the warp inlet 23K is provided on the left side of the center accessory 35. Below the nail path 64 separated by one or two game balls, a windmill guide nail path 65 is also inclined so as to descend from the third guide rail 33 side (adjacent position) toward the lower end of the warp inlet 23K. Is provided. Further, the warp guide nail path 64 and the windmill guide nail path 65 are provided with a plurality of falling portions where the nails N constituting them are separated by one game ball, and some game balls are Then, it flows down through the falling part.

  A windmill 63 is provided at the lower end of the windmill guide nail path 65. The first lower nailway 60 (the present invention) extends from a position at the lower right of the center of rotation of the windmill 63 to a position near the upper left of the lower central accessory 41. Corresponds to the “guide nail path” in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the windmill 63 is rotatably supported by a shaft 63S protruding from the front surface of the game board 11, and includes a plurality of rotating pieces 63A that project from the rotation center in the radial direction and receive game balls. ing. Then, the game ball flowing down on the windmill guide nail path 65 (see FIG. 1) abuts on a rotating piece located on the right side of the center of rotation of the windmill 63 and the windmill 63 rotates clockwise. Most of the game balls are guided onto the first lower nail path 60.

  The first lower nail path 60 extends linearly and is inclined downward to the right. The first lower nail path 60 is disposed adjacent to the edge of the frame flange 15 in the display frame 13, and the edge of the frame flange 15 and the direction in which the first lower nail path 60 extends are substantially parallel. Yes. Further, the first lower nail path 60 is disposed so as to intersect with a horizontal line L1 (see FIG. 9) passing through the lowermost position of the inner surface of the accessory surrounding wall 14.

  Further, the first lower nail path 60 is opposed to the outer additional wall 22 of the accessory surrounding wall 14 from above, and the jumping restricting protrusion 26 on the outer additional wall 22 is closest to the first lower nail path 60. The shortest distance between them is 1.5 or more game balls and less than 2 game balls. Specifically, the distance between the surface of the plurality of nails N constituting the first lower nail path 60 that is in contact with the shaft N1 (see FIG. 7) from above and the jumping restricting projection 26 is determined by the game. The number of balls is 1.5 or more and less than 2 balls. Then, as the guide slope 26A on the left side from the closest approach position P1 to the first lower nail path 60 and the retreat slope 26B on the right side of the jumping restricting protrusion 26 are separated from the closest position P1, the first lower portion It inclines away from the nail path 60. In addition, the first lower nail path 60 includes nail N constituting the first lower nail path 60 with a size of one or more gaming balls and less than 1.5 (more specifically, the gaming balls are exactly Falling portions 60A and 60B separated by a size of one passing through are formed. One fall part 60A is disposed at a substantially opposite position of the end of the first lower nail path 60 on the side of the guide slope 26A away from the closest approach position P1, and the other fall part 60B is a retreat slope. It is arranged at a position directly below the end portion on the side away from the closest approach position P1 in 26B.

  Below the first lower nail path 60, a second lower nail path 61 extending in parallel with the first lower nail path 60 is provided. The second lower nail path 61 extends linearly from a position adjacent from the lower right of the upper inclined portion 52 of the left side accessory 50 to a position near the left of the lower central accessory 41. Further, the second lower nail passage 61 is formed with the fall portions 61A, 61B, 61C and the like similar to the fall portions 60A, 60B of the first lower nail passage 60, and the fall portion 61A is the upper end of the second lower nail passage 61. The fall portions 61B and 61C are located in the middle of the left side accessory 50 and the normal winning device 49. Further, the space between the second lower nail passage 61 and the boundary portion between the side curved portion 53 and the central side portion 54 in the left side accessory 50 is less than one game ball. As a result, the game ball that has passed through the falling part 61A always enters the out port 56 or the first winning port 57 (see FIG. 7) arranged in the side curved part 53. Further, the upper inclined surface 49B of the normal winning device 49 is common to the upper surface of the second lower nail path 61 (shaft portions N1 (see FIG. 7) of the plurality of nails N constituting the second lower nail path 61) from above. The contact surface is substantially flush with the contact surface. Thereby, the upper inclined surface 49B of the normal winning device 49 can be used as a part of the second lower nail path 61, and the effective use of the normal winning device 49 is achieved.

  This completes the description of the structure of the game board 11 included in the gaming machine of the present embodiment. Next, game contents using the game board 11 will be briefly described. The game balls are sequentially driven into the game area R1 with a firing strength corresponding to the amount of operation of the handle by the player, and flow down the left or right side of the center accessory 35. Then, when the game ball passes the first or second start gate 17, 38, a so-called normal determination is made, and when the result of the determination is a hit, the second start winning opening 43 is set for a predetermined period. open. Further, when the game ball wins the first or second start winning opening 42, 43, a so-called special figure determination is performed, and if the determination result is successful, the turning door 36B of the V-accuracy winning device 36 is determined. A big hit game in which either the opening operation or the opening operation of the special winning opening 39A is performed a plurality of times (one time is usually referred to as one round) is performed. The player aims for the jackpot game to be carried out and hopes that the game ball will win the first and second start gates 17 and 38 and the first and second start winning ports 42 and 43. A ball is driven into the game area R1.

  Also, the winning holes in the game board 11, that is, the first and second winning holes 57 and 58 shown in FIG. 7, and the first and second starting winning holes 42 and 43 shown in FIG. When a game ball enters any one of the winning port 36A, the normal winning port 37B, the large winning port 39A, or the winning port 49A (that is, when winning), the game ball is taken into the rear side of the game board 11. A privilege of paying out a predetermined number of game balls (so-called prize balls) is given to the player. On the other hand, the game ball enters the out-port in the game board 11, that is, the out-port 37A, 44, 45, 56 shown in FIGS. In such a case, the game ball is taken into the rear side of the game board 11 without giving a privilege.

  This completes the description of the configuration of the gaming machine of the present embodiment. Next, the effect of this gaming machine will be described. When a plurality of game balls flow down the left side of the center object 35, some of the game balls are guided by the windmill guide nail path 65 shown in FIG. 1 and reach the first lower nail path 60. Then, it rolls on the first lower nail path 60 and goes to the lower central accessory 41. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the game ball may roll while bouncing on the first lower nail path 60.

  Specifically, the accessory surrounding wall 14 of the center accessory 35 of the present embodiment is substantially circular, but a display screen (not shown) inside the accessory surrounding wall 14 is substantially rectangular. For this reason, the center accessory 35 having the substantially circular accessory surrounding wall 14 as in the present embodiment is larger than the center accessory having the rectangular accessory surrounding wall. In particular, in the central portion in the left-right direction, if an accessory is to be placed below the center accessory 35, the width is small, so the restriction on the placement increases. For this reason, the gap between the first lower nail passage 60 on the left and right sides shifted from the center and the center accessory 35 is configured to open upward. Therefore, due to the disposition of the first lower nail path 60 and the lower central role 41 below the center role 35, the game ball is excessively bounced on the first lower nail path 60. In some cases, the function of stably guiding the game ball to the lower central role may not be achieved.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a jumping restricting projection 26 facing the first lower nail path 60 is provided. Since the guide slope 26A gradually approaching toward the downstream side of the lower nail path 60 is provided, the amount of play of the game ball is gradually suppressed and stabilized. Then, since the game ball is guided toward the lower central actor 41 side by the first lower nail path 60 in a stable state after passing through the jumping restricting protrusion 26, a prize is awarded to the lower central actor 41. The rate can be stabilized to some extent. Further, since the jumping restricting projection 26 has a shape bulging in an arc shape, the game ball passes through the jumping restricting projection 26 smoothly. Further, the first lower nail path 60 is formed with falling parts 60A and 60B, and these falling parts 60A and 60B are closest to the jumping restricting protrusion 26 in the first lower nail path 60. Since they are arranged farther upstream and downstream, stabilization of the game ball on the first lower nail path 60 by the jumping restricting protrusion 26 is less likely to be hindered by the falling parts 60A and 60B. Furthermore, since the first lower nail path 60 and the guide slope 26A gradually approach the vicinity of the jumping restricting protrusion 26 toward the downstream side, there is a possibility that the game ball may be clogged. By disposing, a part of the game balls falls from the falling part 60A, and the possibility that the game balls are clogged is reduced. In addition, a warp flow down path is formed by the outer additional wall 22 having the jumping restricting projection 26 that stabilizes the game ball on the first lower nail path 60, and the outer additional wall 22 is effectively used.

  Now, the game ball that has fallen from the fall part of the windmill guide nail path 65 shown in FIG. 1 may be guided downward by the third guide rail 33. On the other hand, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the left side accessory 50 is disposed adjacent to the portion of the third guide rail 33 that is distant from the lowermost portion (position shifted from the center in the left-right direction). The game ball flowing down along the three guide rails 33 does not flow down to the lowest position as it is, abuts against the upper end inclined portion 52 of the left side accessory 50, moves away from the third guide rail 33, and enters the game area R 1. Head toward the bottom center. Then, the game ball moves to the second lower nail path 61 and moves toward the lower central accessory 41 side. At that time, when the game ball falls from the fall part 61A at the upper end of the second lower nail path 61, the game ball does not come out of the region sandwiched between the side curved part 53 and the second lower nail path 61, Make sure to enter either the Out port 56 or the first winning port 57. Further, since the out port 56 and the first winning port 57 are arranged adjacent to each other on the left side and the right side with respect to the position directly below the falling part 61A, the game that has fallen directly below the falling part 61A The balls are randomly divided into the out port 56 or the first winning port 57, and it is not known until immediately before entering any of them, so that a highly interesting game can be enjoyed.

  As described above, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, as the out-port, in addition to the out-ports 44 and 45 in the vicinity of the lowermost part of the game area R1, the out-port 56 is also provided in the left side accessory 50. Before the ball reaches the lowermost end of the game area R1, an action of suddenly entering the out port 56 and disappearing from the game area R1 is added. Become more. In addition, since the first winning port 57 is also provided in the left side accessory 50, a game ball that is likely to enter the out port 56 may enter the first winning port 57 and get a privilege. It is possible to enjoy a highly interesting game by giving the player a sense of tension and a sense of relief. Further, since the right side role 37 having the out port 37A and the regular winning port 37B adjacent to each other is provided on the right side of the game area R1 as well as the left side role 50, the right side and the left side of the game area R1 are provided. On both sides, you can enjoy an unprecedented game with more variations in the action of game balls that enter the out mouth.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the guide slope 26A is arcuate, but it may be flat.

(2) Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the retreating slope 26B was also circular arc shape, it may be flat and the jumping control protrusion 26 may be mountain shape.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the retreat slope 26B is inclined so as to move away from the first lower nail path 60 as the distance from the closest approach position P1 increases. You may extend in parallel.

(4) Further, a plurality of jumping restricting protrusions having a guide slope and facing the guide nail path may be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Game board 14 Enclosure wall 14A Annular wall 22 Additional outer wall 23 Front cover wall (cover wall)
23A Wall space 23K Warp entrance (passage entrance)
26 Jumping control protrusion 26A Guide slope 27 Inner rod 28 Warp exit (passage exit)
35 Center character 41 Lower center character 60 First lower nail path (guide nail path)
60A, 60B Falling part L1 Horizon N Nail R1 Game area

Claims (6)

A game board with a game area on the front where game balls can flow down;
A lower central accessory having a winning opening that is arranged at a substantially central position in the lateral direction of the lower portion of the gaming area and into which a game ball can win;
A plurality of nails erected from the front surface of the game board, and a guide nail path arranged in a row so as to gradually descend from the side of the game area toward an obliquely upper position of the lower central accessory,
A center accessory disposed above the lower central accessory and the guide nail path in the game area;
In a gaming machine comprising an accessory surrounding wall erected from the front surface of the game board at the periphery of the center accessory,
A jumping restricting protrusion that protrudes from a position facing the middle portion of the guide nail path in the accessory surrounding wall and has a minimum distance from the guide nail path of 1.5 to less than 2 game balls. And
A gaming machine comprising: a guide slope provided at the jumping restricting protrusion and gradually approaching the guide nail path toward the center of the gaming area.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the accessory surrounding wall has a circular shape of a semicircle or more. In the accessory surrounding wall,
An annular wall configured in a circular shape;
The outer surface of the annular wall extends along a range including a portion facing the guide nail path, and is opposed to the outer surface of the annular wall with a space between walls less than two game balls interposed therebetween. An outer side additional wall that bulges toward the guide nail path and becomes the jumping restricting projection,
A cover wall that is interposed between the annular wall and the outer additional wall and covers the space between the walls from the front;
A passage entrance that allows a game ball to enter the space between the walls by opening between the upper end of the outer additional wall and the annular wall;
It is arranged on the rear side of the front surface of the game board so as to allow a game ball to pass therethrough and has one end communicating with the space between the walls and the other end of the front center of the game board. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising an internal basket that forms a passing exit opened at an upper position.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the jumping restricting protrusion has a shape bulging in an arc shape.   A fall part in which the nails constituting the guide nail path are separated by one or more game balls and less than 1.5 in size from the position closest to the jumping restricting protrusion in the guide nail path The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the gaming machine is arranged at a distant position.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a horizontal line passing through a lowermost position of an inner surface of the accessory surrounding wall intersects the guide nail path.

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