JP6215122B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a gaming board having a gaming area where gaming balls can flow down.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine includes a gaming board having a gaming area in which gaming balls can flow down (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In the game area of the game board, various parts related to the game such as a winning opening such as a start winning opening and a big winning opening, and a display device for displaying a symbol variation game are arranged. In the game area, out-of-game outlets for discharging game balls that have not been won in the winning opening out of the game balls launched in the gaming area are arranged. The out port is located at the lowermost position on the board surface of the game board.

JP 2013-255721 A JP 2014-4033 A

  By the way, recently, an illegal act has been performed in which a game ball is accumulated in the out-out opening and the game ball is accumulated in the starting winning opening by accumulating the game balls. For this reason, it is necessary to take measures against such illegal acts.

  An object of the present invention is made by paying attention to the problems existing in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that is difficult to perform an illegal act.

  A gaming machine that solves the above problems includes a gaming board having a gaming area in which gaming balls can flow down, and the gaming area includes a plurality of winning holes and an outlet for discharging gaming balls that have not won the winning holes. A first specific winning port for entering a game ball when the starting condition for the first symbol variation game is established, and a second specific winning port for entering the game ball when establishing the starting condition for the second symbol variation game. And a winning slot unit having a pitching slot into which a game ball that has flowed down the gaming area can enter, and left and right sides of the gaming area. A first guiding part having a first guiding surface having a descending slope for rolling and guiding the game ball in at least one of the directions, and the game ball guided by the first guiding part and the received game Sphere into the outlet A second guiding portion having a second guiding surface having a descending gradient to be guided, and the ball-entry portion is located upstream of the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion is located downstream of the first guiding portion. A guiding part is located, and the entrance part has an opening for the entrance, the first specific prize opening, the second specific prize opening, and a discharge port for discharging the entered game ball to the outside. The flow entrance is connected to a flow-down passage that guides the game balls that have entered the flow, and the flow-down passage is in the middle of the first passage connected to the first specific prize-winning port and the second specific prize-winning port. A distribution member that distributes the entered game balls to the first passage and the second passage is disposed at a branch portion of the flow-down passage, and the discharge port is configured to A position below the first guide surface and reaching the first specific winning opening in the first passage. And site are respectively open to the site of the way leading to the said second particular winning hole in the second passage. According to this configuration, the game ball is guided in the left and right directions of the game area by the first guide unit. For this reason, since a space (space) can be formed below the first guiding portion, it is difficult to perform an illegal act of accumulating game balls, and if the space is decorated, the design can be improved. it can.

  In the gaming machine described above, the second guiding portion has an opening for a gaming ball connected to the most downstream side of the first guiding surface and an outlet for a gaming ball guided by the second guiding surface, respectively. In addition, a wall that forms an opening edge of the entrance and an opening edge of the exit is preferably provided on an edge located in a direction intersecting the guidance direction of the game ball on the second guide surface.

In the gaming machine described above, it is preferable that the second guide surface has a step that goes down in the guide direction of the game ball .

  According to the present invention, cheating can be made difficult.

The front view of a pachinko machine. The front view of a game board. (A), (b) is sectional drawing of a ball entrance part. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a pachinko gaming machine. The enlarged front view of the game board around a prize opening unit. The perspective view at the time of seeing a prize opening unit from the front. The perspective view at the time of seeing a prize opening unit from the back. (A) is a top view of a prize mouth unit, (b) is the 1-1 sectional view taken on the line of (a).

Hereinafter, an embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 that forms the outer shell of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a vertical rectangular middle frame 12 for setting various game components is assembled in an open and detachable manner. In addition, a front frame 13 is assembled to the front side of the middle frame 12 so as to be openable and detachable. The front frame 13 has a substantially circular window 14 when viewed from the front. The back side of the front frame 13 protects the game board 15 disposed inside the machine and supports a glass of a size covering the window 14 (not shown). The glass support frame is assembled so as to be detachable and tiltable. Thereby, the player can visually recognize the game area 16 of the game board 15 from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 10 through the front frame 13. The game area 16 is an area where game balls can flow down.

  Further, below the pachinko gaming machine 10, there is disposed an operation handle 18 that is operated by the player when the game balls stored in the ball tray 17 are launched into the game area 16. The strength of the launch of the game ball launched into the game area 16 is set according to the amount of operation of the operation handle 18. For example, the game ball increases in firing strength as the operation amount of the operation handle 18 increases, and easily reaches the right side of the game area 16 and easily flows down on the right side. On the other hand, the game ball is reduced in firing strength as the operation amount of the operation handle 18 is reduced, and easily reaches the left side of the game area 16 and easily flows down the left side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an outer rail member 20, an inner rail member 21, and a corner decoration member 22 are disposed on the surface of the game board 15, and a game area having a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front by these members. 16 is defined. In addition, a launch passage 24 is defined between the outer rail member 20 and the inner rail member 21 to guide a game ball launched by operating the operation handle 18. The launched game ball is guided through the launch passage 24 and reaches the game area 16 by passing through the reverse prevention valve 25 positioned at the tip of the inner rail member 21.

  In the game area 16, a center accessory 26 with various decorations is attached, and a display device 27 having, for example, a liquid crystal image display unit is attached to a set opening 26 a opened in the center accessory 26. Has been. Various effects such as a symbol variation game using decorative symbols are displayed on the image display unit of the display device 27.

  The game area 16 is provided with a plurality of winning holes through which game balls can enter. The winning opening includes a plurality of starting winning openings (first starting winning opening 28, second starting winning openings 29a and 29b), a large winning opening 30, and a normal winning opening 31.

  The start winning opening is a winning opening through which a game ball is inserted when the starting condition of the symbol variation game is established. In this embodiment, the start winning opening includes a first starting winning opening 28, a second starting winning opening 29a, and a second starting winning opening 29b, and is located at three locations in the game area 16.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a ball entry portion 33 having a ball entrance 32 that is open so that a game ball can be always entered is positioned below the center accessory 26. . In this embodiment, the entrance 32 is located on a center line L1 that bisects the game area 16 in the left-right direction. Positioning on the center line L1 is not limited to the case where the center line of the entrance 32 and the center line L1 coincide with each other, and even if the center line L1 is shifted from the center line of the entrance 32, It is only necessary that the center lines L1 overlap. In the game board 15 of this embodiment, the center line L1 deviates from the center line L2 that bisects the game board 15 in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pitching unit 33 includes a pitching slot 32, a flow-down passage 34 connected to the pitching slot 32, a first start winning slot 28 as a first specific winning slot, and a second specific winning slot. And a second start winning opening 29a. The ball entrance 32, the first start winning port 28, and the second start winning port 29a are opened in the ball entering portion 33, respectively. The downstream passage 34 is branched into a first passage 34a and a second passage 34b along the way. Then, when the side where the entrance 32 is located in the downflow passage 34 is upstream in the downflow path of the game ball, the first passage 34a and the first start winning opening 28 are connected in the most downstream of the downflow path. On the other hand, the second passage 34b and the second start winning opening 29a are connected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the branching portion of the flow-down passage 34 has a first posture for guiding a game ball (indicated by “B” in the drawing) to the first passage 34a, and FIG. ), A sorting member 35 that can be rotated and displaced is disposed so as to be able to take a second posture for guiding the game ball to the second passage 34b. The distribution member 35 is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 36 that is supported so as to extend before and after the ball entry portion 33. The distribution member 35 includes a semicircular substrate 37 and three ball receiving pieces 38, 39, and 40 that protrude forward from the center of the substrate 37 and extend in the radial direction. The distribution member 35 has a ball receiving portion 41 that can receive a game ball by the substrate 37 and the ball receiving pieces 38 and 39, and the game ball is received by the substrate 37 and the ball receiving pieces 39 and 40. A ball receiving portion 42 that can be received is defined.

  The distribution member 35 receives the game ball that has entered the entrance 32 in the first posture shown in FIG. 3A at the ball receiving portion 41 and counterclockwise by the weight of the game ball (in the drawing) The game ball is guided to the first passage 34a by rotating in the direction of “Z1”. On the other hand, the distribution member 35 receives the game ball that has entered the entrance 32 in the second posture shown in FIG. 3B by the ball receiving portion 42 and rotates clockwise by the weight of the game ball (see FIG. 3B). The game is guided to the second passage 34b by rotating in the direction labeled "Z2". Note that the amount of rotation of the sorting member 35 is regulated so as to rotate within a range of a predetermined angle about the rotation shaft 36. In addition, after the distribution member 35 guides the game ball from the first posture shown in FIG. 3A to the first passage 34a, the posture is held so that the second posture shown in FIG. 3B can be taken. At the same time, after the game ball is guided from the second posture shown in FIG. 3B to the second passage 34b, the posture is maintained so that the first posture shown in FIG. 3A can be taken. The distribution member 35 is configured to guide the game balls one by one to the first passage 34a or the second passage 34b and distribute the game balls to the first passage 34a and the second passage 34b at the same ratio. Yes.

  In addition, the passage wall that forms the first passage 34 a in the ball entry portion 33 has an outer discharge port 43 and an inner discharge in the middle of the first passage 34 a from the branching portion of the flow-down passage 34 to the first start winning port 28. An outlet 44 is opened. The outer discharge port 43 and the inner discharge port 44 of the first passage 34a face each other across the first passage 34a. In addition, the passage wall constituting the second passage 34b in the ball entrance 33 has an outer discharge port 43 and an inner discharge in the middle of the second passage 34b from the branching portion of the flow-down passage 34 to the second start winning port 29a. An outlet 44 is opened. The outer discharge port 43 and the inner discharge port 44 of the second passage 34b face each other across the second passage 34b. Further, the inner discharge port 44 of the first passage 34a and the inner discharge port 44 of the second passage 34b are opposed to each other with a cavity 45 that separates the first passage 34a and the second passage 34b interposed therebetween. A lower discharge port 46 is opened in the cavity 45.

  A game ball that has entered the ball entering portion 33 is guided to the first passage 34a, enters the first start winning port 28, and from the outer outlet 43 or the inner outlet 44 of the first passage 34a. There is a case where the ball is discharged out of the ball entering portion 33. The game balls that have entered the first start winning opening 28 are discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 10 through a discharge path (not shown) located on the back side of the game board 15 and arranged in the middle of the discharge path. It is detected by a provided game ball detection sensor (starting sensor SE1 shown in FIG. 4). When the game ball is detected by the game ball detection sensor, the starting condition of the symbol variation game can be established. The first start winning opening 28 is a winning opening through which a game ball is inserted when the start condition of the symbol variation game is established.

  In addition, when the game ball that has entered the ball entering portion 33 is guided to the second passage 34b, enters the second start winning port 29a, and the outer discharge port 43 or the inner discharge port of the second passage 34b. In some cases, the ball 44 is discharged out of the ball entry portion 33. The game balls that have entered the second start winning opening 29a are discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine 10 through a discharge path (not shown) located on the back side of the game board 15, and are arranged in the middle of the discharge path. It is detected by the provided game ball detection sensor (starting sensor SE2 shown in FIG. 4). When the game ball is detected by the game ball detection sensor, the starting condition of the symbol variation game can be established. The second start winning opening 29a is a winning opening through which a game ball is inserted when the start condition of the symbol variation game is established.

  The second start winning opening 29b is a winning opening for entering a game ball when the start condition for the symbol variation game is established. In this embodiment, the second start winning opening 29 b is located in the area on the right side of the game area 16. The second start winning opening 29b allows a game ball to enter by opening or closing the opening / closing blade (ordinary electric accessory) 48 when a predetermined condition is satisfied (when a normal symbol is won), or To be easy to do. On the other hand, the second start winning opening 29b is closed so that the opening / closing blade 48 does not allow the game ball to enter or is difficult to enter due to the closing operation. The opening / closing blade 48 operates by receiving power from an actuator (such as a solenoid or a motor). In this embodiment, the actuator for operating the opening / closing blade 48 is the electric accessory solenoid SOL1 shown in FIG. The area on the right side of the game area 16 is an area on the right side of the center line L1 when the game board 15 is viewed from the front as shown in FIG. Incidentally, the left area of the game area 16 is an area on the left side of the center line L1 when the game board 15 is viewed from the front as shown in FIG.

  The big winning opening 30 is a winning opening through which a game ball is inserted when the payout condition of the winning ball is established. In this embodiment, the special winning opening 30 is an area on the right side of the game area 16 and is located below the second start winning opening 29b. The big winning opening 30 is opened so that a game ball can be entered by opening the big winning opening door 49 when the winning lottery is won. On the other hand, the special winning opening 30 is closed so that the special winning entry door 49 cannot close a gaming ball by performing a closing operation. The special winning opening door 49 operates by receiving power from an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) (not shown). In this embodiment, the actuator for operating the opening / closing blade 48 is a special prize solenoid SOL2 shown in FIG.

  The normal winning opening 31 is a winning opening through which a game ball is inserted when a payout condition for winning balls is established. In this embodiment, there are a plurality of normal winning openings 31 in the game area 16, and are located in each of the left area and the right area of the game area 16. Each normal winning opening 31 is always open so that a game ball can be entered. Note that the number of winning balls obtained by entering the regular winning opening 31 is smaller than the number of winning balls obtained by entering the large winning opening 30.

  The second start winning opening 29b, the big winning opening 30, and the normal winning opening 31 are opened to winning portions 50, 51, 52 having discharge paths for discharging the entered game balls to the back side of the game board 15. In the middle of the discharge path, a sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered is disposed. In this embodiment, a game ball that has entered the second start winning opening 29b is detected by the start sensor SE3 shown in FIG. 4, and a game ball that has entered the big winning opening 30 is detected by the count sensor SE4 shown in FIG. Is done. Further, in this embodiment, the game ball that has entered the normal winning opening 31 is detected by the normal winning sensor SE5 shown in FIG.

  In the game area 16, an operation gate 53 is provided. In this embodiment, the operation gate 53 is an area on the right side of the game area 16 and is located above the second start winning opening 29b. The operating gate 53 is opened with a gate port 54 opened so that a game ball can be always entered. A sensor (gate sensor SE6 shown in FIG. 4) that detects a game ball that enters and passes through the gate port 54 is disposed. The gate 54 of the operation gate 53 is a entrance for entering a game ball when the start condition of the normal symbol variation game using the normal symbol is established. The opening / closing blade 48 of the second start winning opening 29b wins the normal symbol winning lottery performed by the game ball entering the operating gate 53, and the normal symbol winning symbol is derived in the normal symbol variation game. , Operate from closed to open.

  The game area 16 is provided with various game components that change in the direction in which the game balls flow down. The game parts include a game nail 55 and a windmill. The game nails 55 are planted around the center role 26, around each winning port including the first starting winning port 28 and the second starting winning ports 29 a and 29 b, and around the operation gate 53.

  Further, the game area 16 is provided with an out port 57 for discharging game balls that have not entered the winning ports including the first starting winning port and the second starting winning ports 29a and 29b. The out port 57 is formed so as to penetrate the game board 15, and is opened to the game area 16. The game ball that has passed through the out port 57 is discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine 10 through a discharge basket located on the back side of the game board 15.

  In this embodiment, the out port 57 is located on the center line L <b> 1 of the game area 16 and at the lowest position of the game area 16. Note that the lowermost part of the game area 16 means the lowest part of the game ball flow path. For this reason, in the game area 16 of the game board 15 of this embodiment, an opening that allows a game ball to enter is not arranged downstream of the out port 57 in the flow path of the game ball. Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the out port 57 is located below the entrance portion 33, and is located at a predetermined distance in the vertical direction of the game board 15 from the entrance portion 33. doing.

  The game board 15 is provided with special symbol display devices 60 and 61, a normal symbol display device 62, and hold display devices 63 and 64 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, these display devices are located in a part that can be seen by the player when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front, that is, a part of the game board 15 that can be seen from the window 14 of the front frame 13. Yes. For example, these display devices are disposed on a decorative member disposed in the game area 16 or a corner decorative member 22 of the game board 15.

  The special symbol display devices 60 and 61 include a special symbol display device 60 for the first special symbol and a special symbol display device 61 for the second special symbol. These special symbol display devices 60 and 61 perform a symbol variation game using a special symbol, and a special symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the winning lottery is derived in the symbol variation game. When a game ball enters the first start winning opening 28 and is detected, the start condition of the symbol variation game using the first special symbol is established when the ball is detected. On the other hand, when a game ball enters the second start winning opening 29a, 29b and is detected, the start condition of the symbol variation game using the second special symbol is established when the ball is detected. In the first special symbol and the second special symbol, a lottery is performed when the start condition is satisfied, and the probability of winning the winning lottery is the same probability. On the other hand, in the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the winning type determined when the winning lottery is won and the determination rate of the same type are different. As a result, the first special symbol and the second special symbol have different advantages when winning the winning lottery (for example, the number of winning balls, the grant period of the improved entry rate state (variation time shortened state), etc.). ing. In addition, when the start condition is satisfied, the special symbol display devices 60 and 61 perform a symbol variation game in order to derive the lottery result of the winning lottery, and according to the special symbol derived in the symbol variation game. The symbol variation game for deriving the result is also performed on the display device 27 using the decorative symbol.

  The normal symbol display device 62 performs a normal symbol variation game using a normal symbol, and in the normal symbol variation game, a normal symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the normal symbol winning lottery is derived. The hold display devices 63 and 64 include a hold display device 63 for special symbols and a hold display device 64 for normal symbols. The special symbol hold display device 63 displays the number of symbol variation games using the special symbols whose execution is suspended. The normal symbol hold display device 64 displays the number of normal symbol variation games whose execution is being held.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 is equipped with various boards including a main board 65 and a sub board 66 shown in FIG. 4 as game components.
The main board 65 includes a main control CPU 65a capable of executing control operations in a predetermined procedure, a main control ROM 65b storing a control program for the main control CPU 65a, and main control capable of writing and reading necessary data. RAM 65c. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, various sensors SE1 to SE6, various display devices (special symbol display devices 60, 61, etc.) and various actuators (electrical accessory solenoid SOL1, etc.) are connected to the main board 65.

The main control CPU 65a performs input processing based on game ball detection signals from the various sensors SE1 to SE6.
The main control CPU 65a, in the input processing when the detection signals from the start sensors SE1 to SE3 are input, processing for storing the holding of the symbol variation game using a special symbol, processing for acquiring various random numbers used for winning lottery, etc. I do. Then, the main control CPU 65a performs a variation start process for starting a symbol variation game using a special symbol based on the hold stored in the input process. In the variation start process, the main control CPU 65a displays the symbols in the input order of the detection signals (that is, the winning order) when the starting condition is established based on the balls entering the first starting winning opening 28 and the second starting winning opening 29a. Have a floating game. In this embodiment, since the game balls are alternately distributed to the first passage 34a and the second passage 34b by the distribution member 35 of the entrance portion 33, the game balls that enter the entrance portion 33 are targeted. When the symbol variation game using the first special symbol and the symbol variation game using the second special symbol are alternately performed, or when any one of the symbol variation games is continuously performed. Further, in the variation start process, the main control CPU 65a causes the symbol variation game to be performed in the input order of the detection signals (that is, the winning order) when the starting condition is established based on the ball entering the second starting winning opening 29b. .

  The main control CPU 65a performs a process for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in the input process when the detection signal from the count sensor SE4 is input. The main control CPU 65a performs a process for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in the input process when the detection signal from the normal winning sensor SE5 is input. Further, the main control CPU 65a obtains various random numbers used for the process of storing the holding of the normal symbol variation game using the normal symbol or the normal winning lottery in the input processing when the detection signal from the gate sensor SE6 is input. Perform the process.

  The sub board 66 is electrically connected to the main board 65 so that information (control signal) is transmitted from the main board 65 in one direction. The sub-board 66 includes a sub-control CPU 66a that can execute control operations in a predetermined procedure, a sub-control ROM 66b that stores a control program for the sub-control CPU 66a, and a sub-control that can write and read necessary data. RAM 66c.

  The sub control CPU 66a of the sub board 66 performs control according to the information based on the information transmitted from the main board 65. For example, when starting a symbol variation game using a special symbol, the main control CPU 65a uses information for instructing the start of the symbol variation game in addition to controlling the display contents of the special symbol display devices 60 and 61 for sub-control. It transmits to CPU66a. Receiving the information, the sub-control CPU 66a controls the display content of the display device 27 so that the display device 27 performs a symbol variation game using a decorative symbol. Further, the sub-control CPU 66a performs control so that sound is output from the speaker 67 in conjunction with the symbol variation game, and controls the decorative lamp 68 to emit light. The speaker 67 and the decorative lamp 68 are mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the game area 16 of the game board 15 has a ball entry portion 33 having an entrance 32 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. A prize opening unit 70 is provided.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the winning opening unit 70 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the winning opening unit 70 includes a ball entry portion 33, a pair of left and right first guide portions 71 connected to the ball entry portion 33, and end portions of the first guide portions 71. And a pair of left and right second guide portions 72 connected to each other. The winning opening unit 70 has a transparent rear plate 74 provided with a plurality of attachment portions 73 to the board surface of the game board 15, and the rear plate 74 has a ball entry portion 33, a first guide portion 71 and a second guide. Each of the parts 72 is integrally attached in a predetermined arrangement. In this embodiment, the winning opening unit 70 has a left-right symmetric shape with the ball entry portion 33 as the center. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, on the back surface of the rear plate 74, game balls that have entered the first start winning port 28 are located at positions corresponding to the first starting winning port 28 and the second starting winning port 29a, respectively. A first guide rod 75 that guides the game ball rearward and a second guide rod 76 that guides the game ball that has entered the second start winning opening 29a backward project.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8A, the first guiding portion 71 is entirely plate-shaped. The first guiding portion 71 has a first guiding surface 71a having a descending slope that serves as a surface that flows down the gaming area 16 and receives and rolls a game ball that has not won any winning opening. The first guide surface 71a is a rectangular surface in plan view in which the downward direction is the long side direction, and the length in the short side direction (labeled with “W” in FIG. 8A) is based on the diameter of the game ball. Is slightly larger. As shown in FIG. 5, when the winning opening unit 70 is viewed from the front, the first guiding portion 71 enters the ball such that the first guiding surface 71 a is inclined downward from the entering portion 33 toward the second guiding portion 72. It is connected to the part 33. Further, the first guide portion 71 is connected to the entrance portion 33 so that the first guide surface 71 a is located below the entrance port 32 and above the outer discharge port 43. The first guiding portion 71 has a long side direction along the surface direction of the rear plate 74 and a short side direction protruding forward from the surface of the rear plate 74 on the front surface of the rear plate 74. Thereby, when the winning slot unit 70 is disposed in the game area 16, the first guiding portion 71 has a long side direction along the surface direction of the board surface and a short side direction protruding forward from the board surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 8B, the second guiding portion 72 is connected to the downstream end of the first guiding surface 71a. The second guiding portion 72 has a transparent front plate 77 that is opposed to the rear plate 74 with a predetermined gap, and the front plate 77 is connected to the most downstream side of the first guiding surface 71a by an entrance 78 of a game ball. And the exit 79 of the game ball induced | guided | derived by the 2nd guide part 72 is each opened. The second guiding unit 72 receives the game ball guided by the first guiding unit 71 and guides the received game ball to the out port 57 positioned at the lowermost position of the game area 16. A surface 72a is provided. The second guide surface 72a is a surface that descends in a direction opposite to the guide direction of the game ball of the first guide surface 71a. The length of the second guiding surface 72a in the direction intersecting (perpendicular to) the guiding direction is the same as the length of the first guiding surface 71a in the short side direction. Further, the distance between the rear plate 74 and the front plate 77 is defined by the length of the second guiding surface 72a in the direction intersecting (perpendicular to) the guiding direction. The front plate 77 is erected on an edge (front end) located in a direction crossing the guiding direction of the second guiding surface 72a, and forms part of the opening edge of each of the inlet 78 and the outlet 79. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the second guide surface 72a has an opening edge 78b facing the opening edge 78a located at the most downstream side of the first guide surface 71a at the inlet 78 of the second guide portion 72. It is connected to. The second guide surface 72a includes, in order from the upstream side in the guide direction, a stepped portion 81 formed on the first inclined surface 80b, the first inclined surface 80b, and the first inclined surface 80b having a descending slope connected to the lower surface 80a. And a second inclined surface 80c connected to each other. The stepped portion 81 is lowered in the direction in which the game ball is guided on the second guiding surface 72a. Accordingly, the second inclined surface 80c is positioned in a state of being lowered by one step with respect to the first inclined surface 80b, and the first inclined surface 80b and the second inclined surface 80c are connected in a step shape. The step portion 81 prevents the game ball that has reached the second inclined surface 80c from flowing back to the first inclined surface 80b. The outlet 79 of the second guiding portion 72 is opened at the position of the step portion 81. Further, the outer guide surface 82 is connected to the opening edge 78 b of the inlet 78. The outer guide surface 82 is a surface located on the outermost side of the left and right sides in the winning opening unit 70, and is a downwardly inclined surface toward the entrance 78.

  The side portion of the second guiding portion 72, the side surface of the outer guiding surface 82, and the outer portion 83 of the winning opening unit 70 including the rear plate 74 define the gaming area 16 when the winning opening unit 70 is disposed in the gaming area 16. The inner rail member 21 and the corner decoration member 22 are formed so as to face each other. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the outer portion 83 located on the left side when the winning opening unit 70 is viewed from the front is connected to the inner rail member 21 located on the left side when the game board 15 is viewed from the front. Face. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the outer portion 83 located on the right side when the winning opening unit 70 is viewed from the front faces the corner decoration member 22 located on the right side when the game board 15 is viewed from the front.

  As can be understood from FIG. 5, for example, the winning opening unit 70 has the ball-entry portion 33 positioned upstream of the first guide portion 71 when the direction in which the first guide surface 71 a is lowered is the rolling direction of the game ball. At the same time, the second guide portion 72 is located downstream of the first guide portion 71. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the winning opening unit 70 disposed in the game area 16 has first guide portions 71 extending in the left and right directions with the ball portion 33 interposed therebetween. The 2nd guidance part 72 is extended from the right-and-left direction so that it may go to the out mouth 57 located under the entrance part 33 from the most downstream side. The second guide surface 72a extends so as to overlap vertically below the first guide surface 71a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the winning opening unit 70 is disposed in the game area 16 so that the outer side portions 83 on both sides face the inner rail member 21 and the corner decoration member 22 with almost no gap therebetween. . For this reason, the game area 16 of the game board 15 in which the winning opening unit 70 is arranged is divided into two areas with the winning opening unit 70 as an upper and lower boundary. More specifically, it is divided into an upper region 85 located above the first guiding portion 71 and a lower region 86 located below the first guiding portion 71. The lower area 86 is an area for guiding a game ball that has not won any winning opening from the left and right areas of the gaming area 16 to the out opening 57, and a game ball is passed through the second guiding portion 72 to the out opening 57. Be guided. For this reason, the lower region 86 has a smaller amount of game balls flowing from top to bottom as compared to the upper region 85. A rear plate 74 of the prize opening unit 70 is positioned below the game area 16 (below the first guide portion 71), and a space (space) is formed by the prize opening unit 70 including the subsequent plate 74. ing.

  In the gaming board 15 of this embodiment, the lower region 86 is decorated to enhance the decoration effect of the gaming board 15. This decoration can be performed three-dimensionally because the game ball is applied to an area where the game ball does not flow from the top to the bottom. For this reason, in the lower area 86, for example, a three-dimensional decorative member 87 formed using a character appearing in an effect or the like performed in the pachinko gaming machine 10 as a motif is arranged. In each figure, the three-dimensional decorative member 87 is indicated by oblique lines.

Next, the flow of the game ball in the winning opening unit 70 of this embodiment will be described together with its operation.
The game balls launched into the game area 16 flow down from the area above the game area 16 to the area below. At this time, the game ball flows down the area to the left of the game area 16 as shown by the arrow X in FIG. 1 or the right of the game area 16 as shown by the arrow Y in FIG. May flow down the area. Then, among the launched game balls, the game balls that have entered any of the winning holes are discharged to the back side of the game board 15 through the discharge path connected to the winning holes.

  In this embodiment, the game ball that has entered the ball entering portion 33 is distributed to either the first passage 34 a or the second passage 34 b by the distribution member 35. The game balls distributed to the first passage 34 a enter the first start winning opening 28 through the first passage 34 a or the outside opened in the middle of the first passage 34 a leading to the first starting winning opening 28. There is a case where the ball is discharged out of the ball entry portion 33 through the discharge port 43 or the inner discharge port 44. The game balls distributed to the second passage 34b are opened in the second passage 34b leading to the second start winning opening 29a when entering the second starting winning opening 29a through the second passage 34b. In some cases, the ball is discharged out of the ball entry portion 33 through the outer discharge port 43 or the inner discharge port 44. The game balls discharged out of the ball entry portion 33 through the outer discharge port 43 or the inner discharge port 44 are discharged into a lower region 86 located below the first guide portion 71 in the game region 16. Then, the discharged game ball falls around the out port 57 and flows to the out port 57.

On the other hand, the game balls that have not entered any winning hole flow down toward the most downstream side of the game area 16.
As shown in FIG. 5, a game ball (labeled “B” in the figure) flowing down toward the most downstream of the game area 16 is a first located below the entrance 32 of the entrance 33. It is received by the first guide surface 71 a of the guide part 71. Then, the game ball rolls on the first guide surface 71a in a direction downward from the first guide surface 71a. Since the winning opening unit 70 of this embodiment has a pair of left and right first guide surfaces 71a, the game ball rolling on the first guide surface 71a located on the left side when the game area 16 is viewed from the front is Roll toward the second guiding portion 72. On the other hand, the game ball rolling on the first guide surface 71a located on the right side when the game area 16 is viewed from the front rolls toward the second guide unit 72 on the right side. The game balls that have arrived at the most downstream side of the first guide surface 71a pass through the inlets 78 of the second guide portions 72 located at the most downstream sides, and are received by the second guide surface 72a, and then the second guide surface 72a. Is led to the out port 57 by the inclination of The game ball guided to the out port 57 is discharged out of the machine through a discharge basket on the back side of the game board 15. Note that the path through which the game ball flows down includes a path that directly reaches the inlet 78 of the second guiding portion 72 and a path that is received by the outer guiding surface 82 and reaches the inlet 78.

  The game board 15 of this embodiment guides the game ball using the left and right areas of the game area 16 with respect to the out port 57 positioned at the lowermost position of the game area 16. The game area 16 is vertically divided into two parts by the first guide part 71, and the movement of the game ball from below the first guide part 71 is restricted. For this reason, it is difficult to perform an illegal act that can be performed when the out port 57 is arranged at the lowermost position of the game area 16. More specifically, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, the flow of the game ball stays around the out port 57, and the game ball is accumulated to start the start winning port (in this embodiment, the ball entry unit 33). It is difficult to enter a game ball.

  In this embodiment, the ball entrance 33 has an outer outlet 43 and an inner outlet 44 opened. The outer discharge port 43 and the inner discharge port 44 are opened toward a lower region 86 located below the first guide surface 71a. Therefore, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, the flow of the game ball stays around the out port 57 and the game ball is accumulated from the outer discharge port 43 or the inner discharge port 44 by accumulating the game ball. It is also possible to put it in the ball part 33. However, the lower area 86 of the game board 15 of this embodiment is a space (a space) in which game parts such as the game nails 55 are not arranged so as to form a flow path of game balls. Thereby, in order to put a game ball into the entrance portion 33 from the outer discharge port 43 or the inner discharge port 44, it is necessary to deposit an amount of the game ball that fills the lower region 86, but no game parts are arranged. There is no part where game balls can be caught, making accumulation difficult.

  Further, since the rear plate 74 of the winning prize opening unit 70 is positioned in the lower region 86 and no gaming parts such as the game nail 55 are planted, decoration such as a three-dimensional decoration member 87 can be applied. And the visibility of the three-dimensional decoration member 87 can be improved by covering the front side of the three-dimensional decoration member 87 with the transparent rear plate 74 of the prize opening unit 70.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) After a game ball (out ball) that has not won a prize opening is made to flow in the left and right directions of the game area 16 by the first guide portion 71, the game ball is guided to the out port 57 by the second guide portion 72. The game board 15 is configured as described above. Thereby, a space (lower region 86) can be created between the winning opening unit 70 and the out port 57. Therefore, even if the flow of the game ball to the out port 57 is retained and the game ball is to be accumulated, the game ball is hardly accumulated by taking a large space. Therefore, it is difficult to cheat.

  (2) In particular, even when the ball entering portion 33 having the sorting member 35 is employed and the outer discharge port 43 and the inner discharge port 44 are arranged below the first guide portion 71, the outer discharge port 43 and the inner discharge port 43 are arranged. It is difficult to put a game ball into the ball entrance 33 through the discharge port 44. Therefore, it is difficult to cheat.

  (3) In addition, the periphery of the lowermost area of the game board 15 is a flow path of the out ball toward the out port. In the case of the specification panel surface configuration, there are few parts arranged around the lowermost region. For this reason, there is a high possibility that the periphery of the lowermost region can be a region that cannot directly contribute to the game. Therefore, by reducing the occupancy ratio of the area that can be the flow path of the out ball on the surface of the game board 15, such an area can be used as an area for improving the design. That is, it is possible to effectively utilize the space of the game board 15 where the size is restricted to some extent in order to improve the design.

(4) The game balls that have not won the prize opening are diverted in the left and right directions of the game area 16 by the prize opening unit 70, so that the visibility of the flow of the game balls can be improved.
(5) By enclosing the second guiding portion 72 with the front plate 77, it is possible to inhibit access from the outside to the game ball flowing to the out port 57 and make it difficult to perform an illegal act.

(6) By passing the step portion 81 in the middle of the second guide surface 72a, it is possible to prevent the backflow of the game ball reaching the out port 57 side.
(7) In the gaming area (lower area 86) below the first guiding portion 71, game balls are not easily deposited, and cheating is difficult to be performed.

  (8) By disposing the transparent rear plate 74 constituting the winning opening unit 70 in the game area (lower area 86) below the first guiding portion 71, the three-dimensional decorative member 87 arranged in the lower area 86 Visibility can be improved.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
-The shape of the level | step-difference part 81 which connects the 1st inclined surface 80b and the 2nd inclined surface 80c can be changed arbitrarily. For example, the shape of the stepped portion 81 may be set so as to connect the first inclined surface 80b and the second inclined surface 80c in a step shape. Further, the shape of the stepped portion 81 may be set so as to connect the first inclined surface 80b and the second inclined surface 80c in an oblique manner. However, when connecting in an oblique shape, it is necessary to set a gradient so as to prevent backflow from the second inclined surface 80c to the first inclined surface 80b, and a steep gradient close to a right angle is preferable.

-Depending on the gradient of the second guide surface 72a, the stepped portion 81 of the second guide surface 72a may be omitted. That is, the second guide surface 72a may be a stepless surface.
The rear plate 74 and the front plate 77 may be colorless and transparent walls, or may be colored within a range that does not reduce the visibility of the board surface or the game ball.

  -The rear plate 74 may be provided with a decoration (cut design) by unevenness as long as the game ball is not caught. In the uneven decoration, the recess includes a groove or a hole. Moreover, such decoration may be given to the surface of the back board 74, may be given to a back surface, or may be given to both front and back. If the rear plate 74 is decorated, the design of the lower region 86 can be improved, and as a result, the design of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the game board 15 can be improved.

  -The winning opening unit 70 may be asymmetrical. That is, the length of the first guide portion 71 is determined by the positions of the ball entry portion 33 and the out port 57. For this reason, the other 1st guidance part 71 may be long with respect to one 1st guidance part 71, or may be short. Moreover, the gradient of the 1st guidance | induction part 71 may differ. Further, the left and right second guide portions 72 connected to the first guide portion 71 may be different. For example, the gradient of the second guide surface 72a may be different.

  -The decoration in the lower area | region 86 located under the winning opening unit 70 can be changed arbitrarily. Not only the case where the three-dimensional decoration member 87 is disposed, for example, a pattern may be applied to the board surface.

  The winning opening unit 70 may be configured by the ball entering portion 33, the first guide portion 71 on one side, and the second guide portion 72 connected to the first guide portion 71. In other words, the winning slot unit 70 may be configured with one first guiding portion 71 and one second guiding portion 72 for the ball entering portion 33.

-The 1st guide surface 71a of the 1st guide part 71 is not restricted to a flat surface, It is good also as a stepped surface by providing one or several level | step differences in the middle.
In the game area 16, the position and number of the second start winning opening 29b, the big winning opening 30, the normal winning opening 31, the operation gate 53, etc. may be changed. For example, in the game area 16, only the first start winning opening 28 and the second starting winning opening 29a may be used as the start winning opening. For example, a plurality (two) of special winning openings 30 may be arranged. Also, the shape of the winning portion where the second start winning opening 29b, the big winning opening 30, and the normal winning opening 31 are opened can be arbitrarily changed.

  -The entrance 32 may not be located on the center line L1 of the game area 16. For example, the entrance 32 may be located on the center line L2 of the game board 15. Moreover, you may shift | deviate from both centerline L1, L2.

  The out port 57 is located at the lowermost part of the game area 16, and the lowermost part of the game area 16 does not have to be the lowermost part of the board surface area of the game board 15.

  10 ... Pachinko machine, 15 ... Game board, 16 ... Game area, 28 ... First start prize opening, 29a, 29b ... Second start prize opening, 30 ... Grand prize opening, 31 ... Regular prize opening, 32 ... Pitch Mouth, 33 ... Incoming part, 43 ... Outer outlet, 44 ... Inner outlet, 34 ... Downflow passage, 34a ... First passage, 34b ... Second passage, 35 ... Distribution member, 57 ... Out port, 70 ... Prize opening unit, 71: first guiding portion, 71a: first guiding surface, 72: second guiding portion, 72a: second guiding surface, 77 ... front plate, 78 ... inlet, 79 ... outlet, 81: stepped portion.

Claims (2)

A game board having a game area where game balls can flow down,
The game area includes
Multiple winning gates,
An outlet that discharges the game balls that have not won the prize, and
A first specific winning opening for entering a game ball when the start condition for the first symbol variation game is established; and a second specific winning opening for entering a game ball when the start condition for the second symbol variation game is established. And a prize-winning unit.
In the prize opening unit,
An entrance part having an entrance into which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter,
A first guiding portion having a first guiding surface having a descending slope that guides the gaming ball by rolling it in at least one of the left and right directions of the gaming area;
Receiving a game ball guided by the first guide part, and having a second guide part having a second guide surface with a downward slope for guiding the received game ball to the out port,
The second guiding part is located on the downstream side of the first guiding part and the entrance part is located on the upstream side of the first guiding part;
The entrance part is
The entrance, the first specific winning opening, the second specific winning opening, and a discharge opening for discharging the entered game ball to the outside are opened,
The entrance is connected to a flow-down passage that guides the game balls that have entered the flow down, and the flow-down passage is connected to the first passage and the second specific winning opening that are connected to the first specific winning opening along the way. Branched to the second passage,
A distribution member that distributes the entered game ball into the first passage and the second passage is disposed at a branch portion of the flow-down passage,
The discharge port is a position below the first guide surface, and is located on the way to the first specific winning port in the first passage and to the second specific winning port in the second passage. It is opened to each part of the way ,
In the second guide portion, an entrance of a game ball connected to the most downstream side of the first guide surface and an exit of the game ball guided by the second guide surface are opened, respectively.
A gaming machine characterized in that a wall that forms an opening edge of the entrance and an opening edge of the exit is erected on an edge located in a direction intersecting a guidance direction of the game ball on the second guidance surface. . A game board having a game area where game balls can flow down,
  The game area includes
  Multiple winning gates,
  An outlet that discharges the game balls that have not won the prize, and
  A first specific winning opening for entering a game ball when the start condition for the first symbol variation game is established; and a second specific winning opening for entering a game ball when the start condition for the second symbol variation game is established. And a prize-winning unit.
  In the prize opening unit,
  An entrance part having an entrance into which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter,
  A first guiding portion having a first guiding surface having a descending slope that guides the gaming ball by rolling it in at least one of the left and right directions of the gaming area;
  Receiving a game ball guided by the first guide part, and having a second guide part having a second guide surface with a downward slope for guiding the received game ball to the out port,
  The second guiding part is located on the downstream side of the first guiding part and the entrance part is located on the upstream side of the first guiding part;
  The entrance part is
  The entrance, the first specific winning opening, the second specific winning opening, and a discharge opening for discharging the entered game ball to the outside are opened,
  The entrance is connected to a flow-down passage that guides the game balls that have entered the flow down, and the flow-down passage is connected to the first passage and the second specific winning opening that are connected to the first specific winning opening along the way. Branched to the second passage,
  A distribution member that distributes the entered game ball into the first passage and the second passage is disposed at a branch portion of the flow-down passage,
  The discharge port is a position below the first guide surface, and is located on the way to the first specific winning port in the first passage and to the second specific winning port in the second passage. It is opened to each part of the way,
  The gaming machine, wherein the second guide surface has a step that goes down in a direction in which the game ball is guided.