JP6088393B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having an out port in a gaming area formed on a gaming board.

Conventionally, various game machines such as pachinko machines are known. In general, a gaming machine called a pachinko machine is provided with various winning devices such as a start winning device and a big winning device, a center accessory, an outlet, and the like in a game area formed on the game board. A part of the game balls shot by the launching device flow down within the game area where various winning devices and center objects are provided, and win at various winning holes formed in the various winning devices. To do. On the other hand, most of the game balls that are bulleted by the launching device flow down the range where various winning devices and center bonuses are not provided, and flow into the outlet.
However, in recent years, with the diversification of effects in gaming machines, the center role tends to increase in size. On the other hand, since the size of the game board is constant, the range in which various winning devices are provided in the game area is becoming narrower. Therefore, in recent gaming machines, various winning devices are often arranged close to each other. However, in general, a gaming machine is generally provided with a plurality of winning devices, and therefore it may be difficult to place the plurality of winning devices close to each other within a narrowing game area. there were.

  Therefore, in recent years, various accessory parts and the like in various winning devices and gaming machines are unitized and provided as one unit part in the game area. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine that includes a component (referred to as a unitized component) in which a first starting port, a general winning port, and a gate unit are integrally formed in a plate-shaped unit.

JP 2012-239735 A

  When a unitized component is provided in the game area as in the gaming machine described in Patent Literature 1, the base plate-like member is molded using a resin material from the viewpoint of ease of molding, cost, and the like. There are many cases. However, in general, when a faulty nail is hit on a plate-shaped member formed of a resin material, there is a problem that the plate-like member is easily cracked and it is difficult to hit the faulty nail. On the other hand, in order to prevent this plate-shaped member from cracking, it is necessary to change the thickness of the plate-shaped member or to prepare a pilot hole in advance, which greatly increases the manufacturing cost and labor during manufacturing. Another problem was that it would increase. Therefore, in conventional gaming machines, when unitized parts are provided in the gaming area, do not hit obstacle nails in the area where the unitized parts are provided, and hit obstacle nails in other areas. Was configured.

  In general, however, the obstacle nail changes the flow direction and flow speed of the game ball by hitting the game ball flowing down the game area, thereby producing an effect in the game. Therefore, in the game area, where the obstacle nail is not struck like the area where the unitized parts are provided, it is not possible to change the direction in which the game ball flows down, and further, the game ball flows down. There was a problem that the speed was not slowed down. Therefore, it is difficult for the game balls that flow down to pass through the outlet without being decelerated, and to quickly flow into the outlet. Further, if the game balls flowing into the outlet are not quickly discharged and can be seen by the player, there is a possibility that the interest of the player is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and game balls that have not won a prize in various prize-winning devices or the like can be quickly allowed to flow into the outlet, thereby preventing a decrease in the interest of the player. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

The present invention
(1) A gaming machine out opening is provided in the game area formed in the game board, the game area, no nail area entry prize apparatus and nails are not struck is formed in the base member A winning unit that is unitized, and a guide path that is provided on the downstream side of the winning unit and guides the game ball that has flowed down at least the no-nail area to the out port, From the upstream to the downstream of the gaming area, the winning device unit, the guide path, and the out port are provided in this order, and the guide path includes a first wall portion having a first wall surface, The second wall portion on which the two wall surfaces are formed is arranged so as to face each other, and a reduction rib for reducing the flow speed of the game ball flowing down the guide path is formed, and the deceleration The rib for the first A first rib which is protruded toward the second wall portion from the surface, the gaming machine characterized by comprising a second rib which is protruded toward the first wall portion from said second wall,
(2) The gist of the gaming machine according to the above (1), in which the first ribs and the second ribs are alternately formed to protrude .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to promptly flow the game ball into the outlet, and it is possible to prevent the player's interest from decreasing.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board. (A) A figure is a front view of a ball discharge unit, (b) A figure is an explanatory view for explaining an operation effect of a game machine concerning this embodiment.

  Embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Note that in this specification, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a gaming machine) will be described as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, but the present invention is also used for gaming machines other than pachinko machines. Can do. Further, in this specification, “front side”, “rear side”, “upper side”, “lower side”, “left side”, and “right side” of the respective members constituting the gaming machine and the gaming machine are the front side of the gaming machine. When viewed from above, the front side (front side), the back side (rear side), “upper side”, “lower side”, “left side”, and “right side” are shown. Further, in this specification, the flow of game balls into various winning holes is referred to as “winning”, and the game balls paid out to the player when the game balls win are referred to as “prize balls”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a vertical rectangular outer frame 2 that constitutes the outline of the machine body. A vertical rectangular middle frame 3 is detachably attached to the front side of the opening of the outer frame 2. The middle frame 3 is configured using a synthetic resin material as a whole, and is configured so that the game board 11 and the like can be attached and fixed therein. The front frame 4 is assembled to the front side of the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable so as to be able to open laterally with respect to the middle frame 3 around a hinge provided on the left side of the front frame 4. The front frame 4 includes a glass plate 5 and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the game board 11 and can protect the game board 11. Further, the front frame 4 has an upper receiving tray 6 for temporarily storing the game balls 101 used for the game and a lower receiving tray 7 for storing the gaming balls 101 overflowing and flowing down from the upper receiving tray 6 below the glass plate 5. In preparation.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a launching device for projecting the game ball 101 toward the game board 11 so that the resilience of the launching device can be adjusted by the amount of rotation of the operation handle 8. It is configured. Further, on the upper tray 6, various buttons 9 a, 9 b, 9 c that are pressed by the player during the game are arranged on the front side of the storage space for storing the game balls 101. In addition, a speaker 10 for outputting sound is provided on the upper part of the gaming machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 11 is a plate-like member formed in a substantially square shape with a synthetic resin material such as acrylic or polycarbonate. A back unit (not shown) is attached and fixed to the back side of the game board 11 with screws or the like. In the game board 11, an opening for attaching the decorative frame 13 of the effect device 12 as a center accessory is formed in an approximately central part. Further, on the surface of the game board 11, a guide rail 15 is provided as a rail member that guides the game ball 101 bulleted by the launching device to the upper part of the game board 11. Further, the game board 11 is formed with a game area 16 in which the game ball 101 guided to the upper part of the game board 11 by the guide rail 15 flows down toward the lower part of the game board 11. In other words, the game board 11 is configured such that the guide rail 15 is provided in the outer extension of the game area 16.

  In the game area 16, an opening for attaching the decoration frame 13 to the rendering device 12 is made visible at a substantially central portion. Also, in the game area 16, various winning device units such as a first start winning device unit 21, a big winning device 22, a passing gate 23, a second starting winning device unit 24, a ball discharge unit 25, and a game ball 101 are provided. An inflow first out port 26 is provided. A guide path 58 and a first out port 26, which will be described later, constituting the first start winning device unit 21 and the ball discharge unit 25 are provided continuously. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails 27 are struck in the game area 16. The game ball 101 flowing down the game area 16 flows down from the upper part to the lower part of the game area 16 while hitting the obstacle nail 27 and changing the flow direction. A part of the game ball 101 flowing down the game area 16 wins various winning holes (not shown) provided in various winning devices. Of the game balls 101 that flow down the game area 16, the game balls 101 that have not won the various prize holes are formed in the first out port 26 provided in the game area 16 or the first starting prize-winning device unit 21. It flows into the 2nd out port 38 mentioned later.

  The first start winning device unit 21 is mounted and fixed by screwing or the like at a position below the effect device 12 on the game board 11 and in contact with the guide rail 15 on the left side of the center of the game board 11 in the left-right direction. Has been.

  The first start winning device unit 21 includes a first normal winning device 32 having a first normal winning port 31, a first winning port 33, a first starting winning port 34, a second starting winning port 35, and a first winning ball. A first start winning device 37, a second out port 38, and a distribution unit 36 that distributes whether the game ball 101 entered from the mouth 33 is awarded to the first start winning port 34 or the second starting winning port 35; The first start winning device base member 39 is provided, and the first normal winning device 32, the first start winning device 37, and the second out port 38 are provided in the first start winning device base member 39. Has been. Each of the first normal winning opening 31, the first winning opening 33, the first starting winning opening 34, and the second starting winning opening 35 is formed with an opening that allows the game ball 101 to enter or win. . In the gaming machine 1, when the gaming ball 101 wins the first normal winning opening 31, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of winning balls are paid out, and the gaming ball enters the first starting winning opening 34 or the second starting winning opening 35. When 101 wins, a big hit lottery is conducted for drawing whether or not the gaming state in the gaming machine 1 is shifted to a special gaming state advantageous to the player. In addition, the second out port 38 flows down toward the first start winning device unit 21 and wins the first normal winning port 31, the first start winning port 34, and the second start winning port 35. The game ball 101 that did not flow in.

  The first normal winning device 32 and the first starting winning device 37 are provided at different positions in the height direction and / or the horizontal direction in the base member 39 for the first starting winning device. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the first ordinary winning device 32 is provided on the left side of the first starting winning device 37, and conversely, the first starting winning device 37 is provided on the right side of the first ordinary winning device 32, They are provided at different positions in the horizontal direction. Further, in the first normal winning device 32, the height direction position of the first normal winning port 31 is the same as the height direction position of the first starting winning port 34 and the second starting winning port 35 of the first start winning device 37. Are provided at different positions. In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, the configuration of the distribution unit 36, the first start winning port 34, and the second start winning port 35 of the first start winning device 37 is depicted so as to be distinguishable. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the front cover member 40 constituting the first starting prize-winning device 37 is removed, and is normally used with the front cover member 40 attached as shown in FIG. The

  The first start winning device base member 39 is for attaching and fixing the first start winning device unit 21 to the game board 11 by a method such as screwing. As a plate-like member having a predetermined shape, for example, It is made of a synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate. The base member 39 for the first starting prize-winning device is formed with a screw hole 41 which is used when being fixed to the game board 11, and a screw (not shown) is inserted into the screw hole 41. As a result, it is fixedly attached to the game board 11. In addition, a nailless region 43 is formed in the base member 39 for the first start winning device. The no-nail area 43 is an area where the obstacle nail 27 is not struck, and in the first start winning device base member 39, the first normal winning device 32, the first start winning device 37, and the second out port 38 are provided. It is formed in a region that is not provided.

  The big winning device 22 is attached and fixed by a method such as screwing on the game board 11 below the effect device 12 and on the right side of the game board 11 from the center in the left-right direction. The special winning device 22 includes a special winning opening (not shown) and a door member 51 for opening and closing the special winning opening. In the gaming machine 1, when the above-mentioned big hit lottery is won and the gaming state shifts to the special gaming state, a predetermined number (for example, ten) of gaming balls 101 wins or a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). Until the time elapses, the door member 51 is opened and the game ball 101 wins a prize winning opening, and the number of prize balls corresponding to the number of the game balls 101 won is paid out.

  The passing gate 23 is mounted and fixed by a method such as screwing at a substantially center in the up-down direction of the game board 11 and on the right side of the center of the game board 11 in the left-right direction. The passing gate 23 has a passing winning opening (not shown) formed in a size that allows the game ball 101 to pass therethrough. When the game ball 101 passes through the passing winning opening, a lottery is performed with a predetermined probability.

  The second start winning device unit 24 is located at a height position between the passing gate 23 and the big winning device 22 on the game board 11 and is attached to the right side of the game board 11 from the center in the left-right direction by screws or the like. It is fixed. The second start winning device unit 24 includes a second start winning device 53 having a third start winning port (not shown) and an open / close door 52 for opening and closing the third start winning port, and a second normal winning unit. A second ordinary winning device 54 having a mouth (not shown) and a third ordinary winning device 55 having a third ordinary winning device (not shown) are provided. The second start winning port, the second normal winning port, and the third normal winning port are all formed in a size that allows the game ball 101 to win. In the gaming machine 1, when the game ball 101 wins the second start winning opening, a big hit lottery is performed for drawing whether or not to shift the gaming state to the special gaming state. Further, when the game ball 101 wins the second normal winning opening or the third normal winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of winning balls are paid out.

  The ball discharge unit 25 is provided in the lower part of the game area 16 so as to be located on the left side from the center in the left-right direction of the game area 16. As shown to Fig.3 (a), the 1st effect part 56 and the 2nd effect part 57 which perform various effects according to progress of a game are provided. In addition, the ball discharge unit 25 is formed with a guide path 58 for guiding the game ball 101 to the first out port 26. The guide path 58 is provided on the downstream side of the first winning device unit and guides the game ball 101 that has flowed down the nail-free area 43 to the first out port 26.

  The guide path 58 includes a first wall portion 59 and a second wall portion 60 that face each other. In the present embodiment, the first wall portion 59 is provided above the second wall portion 60, and the second wall portion 60 is provided below the first wall portion 59. A first wall surface 61 that faces the second wall portion 60 is formed on the first wall portion 59. A first rib 62 is formed on the first wall surface 61 so as to protrude toward the second wall portion 60. Further, the first rib 62 is formed to extend in a direction orthogonal to the flow direction when the game ball 101 flows down the guide path 58 toward the first out port 26. A plurality of first ribs 62 are formed at a predetermined interval. Further, the first rib 62 is formed on the guide path 58 so as to be positioned on the upstream side as the side where the game ball 101 flows into the guide path 58.

  A second wall surface 63 that faces the first wall portion 59 is formed on the second wall portion 60. A second rib 64 is formed on the second wall surface 63 so as to protrude toward the first wall portion 59. The second rib 64 is formed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the flow direction when the game ball 101 flows down the guide path 58 toward the first out port 26. A plurality of second ribs 64 are formed at a predetermined interval. Further, the second rib 64 is formed in the guide path 58 so that the game ball 101 is located on the upstream side of the guide path 58.

  The first rib 62 and the second rib 64 constitute the speed reducing rib 65 according to the present invention, and the game ball 101 that has flowed down the non-nailed region 43 hits the downflow speed to reduce the flow down speed. . The width of the guide path 58 at the place where the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 are formed is preferably a width that allows one game ball 101 to pass therethrough. By having such a width, since the game ball 101 passing through the guide path 58 reliably hits at least the first rib 62 or the second rib 64, the flow-down speed of the game ball 101 can be more effectively reduced. . In the present embodiment, an example in which the deceleration rib 65 is constituted by a plurality of ribs such as the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 is described. However, the first rib 62 or the second rib is described. Only one of 64 may be provided. In the present embodiment, the deceleration rib 65 is configured such that the first ribs 62 and the second ribs 64 are alternately positioned, but the configuration of the ribs is not limited to this.

  Next, the effect of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As described above, in the game area 16, the first start winning device unit 21, the ball discharge unit 25, and the first out port 26 are continuously provided from the upstream side to the downstream side of the game area 16. . In the game area 16, the obstacle nail 27 is hit on the upstream side of the first starting prize-winning device unit 21. Therefore, the game ball 101 that is bulleted by the launching device and flows down the game area 16 first hits the obstacle nail 27. While flowing down the game area 16. When the game ball 101 flows down to the height position where the first start winning device unit 21 is provided, the non-nailed region formed in the first start winning device base member 39 of the first start winning device unit 21. 43 flows down. In the no-nail area 43, the game ball 101 flows down without hitting the obstacle nail 27 or the like. Therefore, the game ball 101 is accelerated when flowing down the non-nail region 43 as compared to the case where it flows down the region where the obstacle nail 27 is hit. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the game ball 101 flows into the guide path 58 of the ball discharge unit 25 when it flows down the no-nail area 43. When the game ball 101 flows into the guide path 58, the game ball 101 passes through the guide path 58 while being decelerated by hitting the first rib 62 and / or the second rib 64 provided on the upstream side of the guide path 58. Therefore, the flow speed of the game ball 101 that has passed through the place where the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 are formed in the guide path 58 is reduced as compared with the straight flow speed that flows into the guide path 58.

  Then, after the game ball 101 passes through the place where the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 are provided, the game ball 101 flows down in the guide path 58, but the flow down speed of the game ball 101 is the first rib 62 and / or Alternatively, it is reduced by the second rib 64, and the guide path 58 is also formed to have a predetermined inclination angle toward the first out port 26, so that it is smaller than the case of flowing down the no-nail region 43. The degree of acceleration of the game ball 101 can be reduced. Therefore, even if the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 are arranged on the upstream side of the guide path 58, the amount of the game ball 101 accelerated on the downstream side of the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 is small. The game ball 101 that has passed through the guide path 58 immediately flows into the first out port 26. That is, by forming the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 in the guide path 58, the game ball 101 that has passed through the guide path 58 does not quickly flow into the first out port 26, and FIG. As described above, the game ball 101 rolls such that it passes through the first out port 26 and rolls to the right side of the first out port 26 and then flows into the first out port 26. Can be prevented. By preventing the game ball 101 from rolling in this way, the game balls 101 flowing into the first out port 26 collide with each other, and the game ball 101 does not flow into the first out port 26 quickly. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the player's interest from decreasing due to the player visually recognizing the game ball 101 that should flow into the first out port 26 for a long time. Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the width of the guide path 58 at the location where the first rib 62 and the second rib 64 are formed is such that one gaming ball 101 can pass through. Therefore, the game ball 101 that has flowed into the guide path 58 can surely hit the first rib 62 and / or the second rib 64 and be decelerated. Therefore, the game ball 101 that has passed through the guide path 58 can be more surely flowed into the first out port 26, and the player's interest can be prevented from decreasing.

  In the present embodiment, the game ball 101 that has flowed down the nail-free region 43 flows into the guide path 58, and then the flow velocity is reduced by the first rib 62 and / or the second rib 64. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game ball 101 that has flowed down the area where the obstacle nail 27 other than the non-nail area 43 is hit flows into the guide path 58, and the flow down speed is reduced by the first rib 62 and / or the second rib 64, You may comprise so that it may guide to the 1st out port 26. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention has been described in detail, the configuration and operational effects of the gaming machine described in the present specification are merely examples of the gaming machine according to the present invention. This is not a limitation. In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the configuration may be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 11 Game board 15 Guide rail 16 Game area 21 1st starting prize-winning device unit 25 Ball discharge unit 26 1st out port 27 Obstacle nail 31 1st normal winning port 32 1st normal winning device 33 1st entrance 34 First starting prize opening 35 Second starting prize opening 37 First starting prize winning device 38 Second out opening 39 Base member for first starting prize winning device 43 Nailless region 58 Guideway 59 First wall portion 60 Second wall portion 61 First 1 wall surface 62 first rib 63 second wall surface 64 second rib 65 deceleration rib 101 game ball

Claims (2)

A gaming machine in which an out port is provided in a gaming area formed on a gaming board,
The game area includes
A winning device unit no nail area entry prize apparatus and nails are not struck are formed in the base member unitized,
Provided on the downstream side of the winning device unit, comprising at least a guide path for guiding a game ball that has flowed down the nailless area to the out port,
From the upstream to the downstream of the gaming area, it is provided in the order of the winning device unit, the guide path and the out port,
A game in which the first wall portion on which the first wall surface is formed and the second wall portion on which the second wall surface is formed are arranged on the guide path so as to face each other, and flows down the guide path Reducing ribs are formed to reduce the flow velocity of the sphere ,
The deceleration rib includes a first rib that protrudes from the first wall surface toward the second wall portion, and a second rib that protrudes from the second wall surface toward the first wall portion. game machine characterized by comprising. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first ribs and the second ribs are alternately projected .

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