JP6236036B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that uses a game ball to play a game.

  A pachinko machine, one of the representative examples of gaming machines, is detachably provided with a game board in which a game area in which a pachinko ball can flow down is formed on the front side of a main frame that is assembled to a fixed frame. It is installed. The game area is provided with a winning portion in which a winning opening through which a pachinko ball can be won is formed, and the interest of the game is enhanced by whether or not the pachinko ball wins a winning opening of the winning portion. In addition, in pachinko machines, a variable winning part provided with an opening / closing member that opens and closes a winning opening is widely adopted as a kind of winning part, and the opening / closing member of the variable winning part is displaced to an open position and a closed position. It is possible to change the ease of winning a pachinko ball in the game (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-276344 A

  In the variable winning portion, for example, a plate-like opening / closing member covering a winning opening that opens forward opens to a door shape centering on the lower edge portion, and the opening / closing member is tilted forward of the winning opening at the open position. Thus, the pachinko ball that has flowed down the game area by the opening / closing member is received and guided to the winning opening. For this reason, the player is convinced that when the pachinko ball flows down to the front of the winning opening and is placed on the opened opening / closing member, the pachinko ball is guided to the winning opening.

  However, in a state where the opening / closing member is in the open position, the pachinko ball is allowed to move from the gaming area to the opening / closing member, while the pachinko ball can also move from the opening / closing member to the gaming area. . In other words, even if the opening / closing member is opened based on a predetermined opportunity, the pachinko ball placed on the opening / closing member may fall into the game area without being guided to the winning opening, and the game is interesting. This is one of the factors that cause scraping.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve these problems inherently in the prior art, and the game ball received by the variable means moves to a side different from the entrance. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing the above-described problem.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is:
A game board (20) in which a game area (22) is formed; a ball entrance part (152) having a ball entrance (153a) into which a game ball flowing down the game area (22) can enter; A variable means (152b) provided on the ball portion (152) and displaceable with respect to the entrance (153a), and when the variable means (152b) is displaced from the first position to the second position. In the gaming machine configured to make it easier for a game ball to enter the entrance (153a) compared to the first position,
The entrance portion (152) includes a guide surface (160) inclined downward from the front of the entrance entrance (153a) toward the lower edge of the entrance entrance (153a),
The variable means (152b) is located on the front side of the front surface of the game board (20), and the upper end side swings left and right around an axis (161) extending back and forth on both the left and right sides of the guide surface (160). affect a pair of blade members (152 b), each free end of said pair of blade members (152 b) is close to the flow path forming portion provided in the opening on the edge side (543) of said ball entrance opening (153a) The first position and the second position where each free end of the pair of blade members (152b) is separated from the flow path forming portion (543) and is inclined downward toward the guide surface (160). And is configured to receive a game ball flowing down the game area (22) in the state of the second position and guide it to the entrance (153a),
Between said varying means (152 b) in said second position the flow path forming portion (543), together with the intake passage communicating with the entering-ball opening (153a) (159) is formed, the In the intake channel (159), the intake port (152a) is configured to open to the game area (22) on both the left and right sides of the ball entrance (153a),
The contact portion (546) that can come into contact with the game ball moving through the intake flow channel (159) is opposed to the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface (160) through an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball. Provided at the lower end of the path forming part (543), the game ball that has flowed into the intake channel (159) through the intake port (152a) is discharged from the other intake port (152a). The gist of the invention is that it can be prevented.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the contact portion that forms the intake passage between the variable means at the second position and the passage formation portion and contacts the game ball that moves through the intake passage is provided. By providing in the flow path forming portion, the game ball that has flowed into the intake passage via the intake port is prevented from being discharged from the other intake port, and the game ball enters the entrance port. be able to.
In addition, a guide surface that slopes downward toward the entrance is formed, and a contact portion is provided at the lower end portion of the flow path forming portion so as to face the tilted upper end portion of the guide surface through an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball. Thus, the contact portion can be brought into contact with the game ball moving in the take-in flow path so as to be directed in the inclination direction of the guide surface, and the game ball can be quickly entered into the entrance.

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
Before SL contact portion (546), together with the provided to extend back and forth in front of the entering sphere opening (52a) projects downward from the lower end of the flow channel forming portion (543), entering-sphere outlet ( The gist is that the downward projecting dimension is gradually reduced as the distance from 52a) increases.
According to the above configuration , by providing the contact portion so that the downward projecting dimension gradually decreases as the distance from the entrance is increased, the contact portion is provided on the side moving away from the entrance to the game ball moving to the left and right. To prevent the game ball from being discharged from the take-in port, and quickly insert the game ball so that the contact portion does not come into contact with the game ball on the side close to the entrance. You can enter the ball opening.

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
Before Symbol varying means (52 b), by the upper end side about an axis (61) along the lower edge of the opening of the entering sphere opening (52a) is swung back and forth, the second block the entering-ball opening (52a) It can be displaced to one position and the second position where the entrance (52a) is opened to form a guide surface (60) inclined downward toward the lower edge of the entrance (52a). Configured,
The contact portion (546) is provided at the lower end portion of the flow path forming portion (543) so as to face the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface (60) through an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball. And
According to the above configuration , the guide surface that slopes downward toward the entrance is formed, and the flow path forming portion is arranged so that the contact portion faces the tilted upper end portion of the guide surface through a space equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball. By providing at the lower end, the contact portion can be brought into contact with the game ball moving in the take-in flow path so as to be directed in the inclination direction of the guide surface, and the game ball can be quickly entered into the entrance.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the game ball received by the variable means from moving to a side different from the entrance.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on the suitable Example of this invention in the state which open | released the front frame with respect to the outer frame. It is a perspective view of the game board which concerns on an Example. FIG. 2 is a start winning unit according to the embodiment, where (a) shows a front view and (b) shows a perspective view. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the receiving member and guidance part of the start winning unit which concerns on an Example. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 3, and has expanded and shown the principal part. It is a start winning unit according to another example, (a) shows a front view, (b) shows a state where the lower receiving member is removed.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine 10 that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example. In the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” refer to the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front side (player side) unless otherwise specified.

(About pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens front and rear, and an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is installed in a vertically installed posture on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. The middle frame 12 as a body frame for detachably holding a game board (game area forming member) 20 having a game area 22 on which the pachinko ball can flow down is formed on the front side, on the front side of the opening is openable and detachable When assembled, the game board 20 is triggered by the establishment of a predetermined per-special-determination judgment condition (hit judgment condition) (triggered by a pachinko ball entering (winning) into a start winning opening 51a, 52a described later) In addition, a symbol display device 17 is detachably disposed as an effect display means for effecting a symbol combination effect by variably displaying an effect symbol (hereinafter referred to as an effect symbol) (see FIG. 2). Further, on the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 13 as a decorative frame in which a window 13 a that opens back and forth is formed at a position corresponding to the game area 22 of the game board 20 is assembled to be openable and closable. . The front frame 13 is provided with a see-through protection member 13b (partially shown in FIG. 5) formed of a glass plate or a transparent synthetic resin material so as to cover the window 13a. Is protected in a state that can be seen through from the front side. The fluoroscopic protection member 13b is separated forward of the game board 20 with the front frame 13 closed with respect to the middle frame 12 (specifically, one pachinko ball is placed between the front face of the game board 20 and the like. The game area 22 is formed between the rear surface of the fluoroscopic protection member 13b and the front surface of the game board 20 by being arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other. In FIG. 1, the perspective protection member 13b is omitted. Further, a ball tray 14 capable of storing pachinko balls is provided at a position below the window 13 a in the front frame 13, and the ball tray 14 can be opened and closed integrally with the front frame 13. . In the front frame 13 of the embodiment, two ball trays 14 are assembled in a vertical positional relationship, and only the upper ball tray 14 is shown in FIG. One and both of the upper and lower ball trays 14 may be assembled to the middle frame 12 separately from the front frame 13. Further, the middle frame 12 and the front frame 13 may be configured to include only one ball tray 14.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation handle for operating a ball launcher 18 disposed in the middle frame 12 is provided at the lower right front portion of the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment (in the embodiment, the lower right front portion of the front frame 13). 16 is provided. The operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a urged in the left rotation direction. When the player rotates the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the ball launching device 18 is operated, and the operation lever 16a is operated. Pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 14 are launched toward the game board 20. Here, the hitting force of the pachinko ball by the ball launching device 18 changes in strength according to the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16a, and the player adjusts the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16a, so that the game area The launch position of the pachinko ball to 22 can be arbitrarily changed. That is, a so-called “left-handed game” in which a player operates a control lever 16a to adjust the amount of rotation to cause a pachinko ball to flow down to a first flow-down area 22a (described later) formed on the game board 20. The game mode can be switched to a so-called “right-handed game” in which a pachinko ball is allowed to flow down to a second flow-down area 22b (described later) formed on the game board 20 so that the game can be performed. It has become.

(About game board 20)
The game board 20 is formed from a synthetic resin material, a veneer material, or the like into a substantially rectangular shape with a predetermined plate thickness, and as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular guide rail 23 is disposed on the front surface (board surface). The game area 22 is defined on the front side. The game board 20 includes a first rail portion 23 a that extends in a circular arc shape from the lower right part to the upper left part of the game board 20 as a guide rail 23 and defines the lower left side of the game area 22, and the game board 20. A second rail portion 23b that extends in an arc shape from the lower left portion to the upper right portion and defines the upper portion of the game area 22, and a right lower end portion of the first rail portion 23a and an upper right end portion of the second rail portion 23b. A third rail portion 23c that is positioned between and defines a right portion of the game area 22 is provided, and on the left side of the game area 22 on the front surface of the game board 20, the second rail portion 23b is a first rail. By being spaced apart from the outside of the portion 23a, a launch passage 25 through which a pachinko ball can pass is defined between the first rail portion 23a and the second rail portion 23b. Then, the pachinko balls launched from the ball launching device 18 fly from the lower opening of the launch passage 25 and are launched into the game area 22 from the launch port 25a located at the upper end of the launch passage 25. Further, an installation member (accommodating space defining member) 80 is disposed on the rear surface of the gaming board 20 to define an accommodating space 82 in which various members are accommodated with the gaming board 20. The game board 20 of the embodiment is an opaque plate-like member formed of a veneer material, and the accommodation space 82 cannot be seen through from the front side of the game board 20.

  Various game board installation components are arranged on the front surface of the game board 20 at appropriate positions in the game area 22. In the embodiment, a start winning unit (winning device, winning ball) provided with a frame-shaped decorative member 28 that surrounds the outside of the symbol display device 17 and starting winning holes (entrance holes) 51a, 52a as game board installation parts. Means) 50, a special prize opening (ball entry) 71a and a normal prize opening (ball entry) 72a, 72b, a combined prize unit (winning device, entry means) 70, a gate entry (ball entry) ) 27a is provided on the game board 20 with the gate member 27 and the like. In addition, the game board 20 has an out port 24 for discharging a pachinko ball to the outside of the game area 22 at the bottom of the game area 22. In the embodiment, in addition to the out port 24 provided at the lowermost part of the game area 22, a second out port 74a for discharging the pachinko ball to the outside of the game area 22 is provided in the composite winning unit 70 ( (See FIG. 2). The pachinko ball that has entered the second out port 74a and led to the outside of the game area 22 is located below the game board 20 through a discharge path forming member (not shown) disposed on the rear side of the game board 20. It is discharged (below the installation member 80). In the embodiment, the “winning unit” is a unit formed by a plurality of members and having a entrance for allowing a pachinko ball to enter, and is arranged on the game board 20 as one unit. It is merely indicated, and it is not necessary to provide a plurality of entrances, and it may have one entrance. Here, “entry” means that a pachinko ball enters the entrance (opening) that opens in the game area 22, and in the embodiment, the winning entrances 51 a, 52 a, 71 a, The pachinko ball entering the 72a, 72b, the gate port 27a, and the out ports 24, 74 may be referred to as “entrance ball”. In addition, “winning” means that a pachinko ball enters a specific entrance (winning entrance) where a winning ball is paid out by entering a pachinko ball out of the entrances. A pachinko ball entering the winning holes 51a, 52a, 71a, 72a, 72b as the winning holes may be referred to as “winning”.

(About the frame-shaped decorative member 28)
Next, the frame-shaped decorative member 28 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the frame-shaped decorative member 28 includes a hook-shaped portion 28 a that protrudes forward from the front surface of the game board 20 and separates the game area 22 side and the symbol display device 17 side. In the state where the frame-shaped decorative member 28 is attached to the game board 20, the flow-down region where the pachinko balls flow down outside the frame-shaped decorative member 28, specifically, between the bowl-shaped portion 28 a and the guide rail 23. 22a and 22b are defined. In other words, the game area 22 is partitioned into a first flow-down area 22a formed on the left side of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 and a second flow-down area 22b formed on the right side of the frame-shaped decorative member 28. Rotating the operation lever 16a of the operation handle 16 to adjust the hitting force, thereby allowing the pachinko ball to flow down to the first flow down region 22a (left-handed) and the pachinko ball to the second flow down region 22b The player can arbitrarily select one of the game forms (right-handed) to flow down. A gate member 27 is disposed in each of the first and second flow-down regions 22a and 22b so that pachinko balls flowing through the flow-down regions 22a and 22b can pass through the gate port 27a of the gate member 27. It has become. The game area 22 is such that the first and second flow-down areas 22a and 22b merge at a position below the frame-shaped decorative member 28, and the first and second flow-down areas 22a and 22b are combined. The start winning unit 50 and the out port 24 are provided in a merge area where the merge is performed. That is, in the game area 22, pachinko balls that have flowed down the left and right sides of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 can flow down to the outlet 24 located at the lower end of the merge area, and the first above the outlet 24 in the merge area. The start winning opening 51a and the second starting winning opening 52a are configured to be able to enter (win). In addition, a composite winning unit 70 is disposed in the lower left portion of the game area 22, and the first flow-down area 22 a is provided in the special winning opening 71 a and the normal winning openings 71 a and 71 b provided in the combined winning unit 70. Pachinko balls that have flowed down can enter.

(About gate member 27)
As shown in FIG. 2, the gate member (entrance portion) 27 is formed with a gate port 27a so as to penetrate vertically, and the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 (flow areas 22a, 22b) is a gate member. A ball can enter the gate port 27a from above 27 and pass through the gate port 27a downward. The gate member 27 is provided with a gate sensor (not shown) that detects pachinko balls passing through the gate port 27a. This gate sensor is wired to a control board (not shown), and a sphere detection signal is input from the gate sensor to the control board (specifically, a CPU provided on the control board) (that is, detection of a pachinko sphere). As a result, the criteria for hitting a common map is established. Whether or not the control board (specifically, the CPU) causes a state (game per per figure) that makes it easy to satisfy the per-special-determination determination condition described later when the per-normal-determination determination condition is satisfied. In accordance with the result of the universal figure determination, a start prize solenoid SL (see FIG. 3B) as drive means provided in the start prize unit 50 is driven and controlled. The opening / closing member 52b provided in the start winning unit 50 is configured to open and close. That is, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment has the second start winning opening 52a of the start winning unit 50 when the determination result of the normal hit determination performed by the detection of the pachinko ball by the gate sensor is a win determination. A game is performed for each game in which the game is released under a predetermined release condition, and an opportunity to allow the pachinko ball to enter the second start winning opening 52a is given.

(Starting unit 50)
As shown in FIG. 2, the start winning unit 50 is provided at a position below the frame-shaped decorative member 28 (a position directly above the out port 24) so that the first start winning port 51a always opens upward. Thus, pachinko balls that flow down the first flow-down region 22a and pachinko balls that flow down the second flow-down region 22b can enter the first start winning opening 51a. In other words, the start winning unit 50 is provided with a first start winning portion (a winning portion) 51 having a first start winning port 51a through which a pachinko ball can always enter. Further, the second start winning port 52a is provided below the first start winning port 51a in the start winning unit 50 so as to open forward, and an opening / closing member for opening and closing the second start winning port 52a. (Variable means) 52b is provided. The opening / closing member 52b is displaced between a closed position for closing the second start winning opening 52a and an open position for opening the opening / closing member 52b as the start winning solenoid SL is driven. The pachinko ball can enter the second start winning opening 52a only in the above state. In other words, the start winning unit 50 is provided with a second start winning portion (ball entering portion) 52 having a second start winning port 52a for changing the ease of entering a pachinko ball (whether or not to enter). . In the start winning unit 50, the pachinko ball flowing down the first flow-down region 22a and the pachinko ball flowing down the second flow-down region 22b are in the second start-winning port 52a when the opening / closing member 52b is in the open position. It is configured to allow entry.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the start winning unit 50 includes a first start winning detection sensor SE1 as detection means for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the first start winning opening 51a, and a second start winning opening. A second start winning detection sensor SE2 is provided as a detecting means for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the ball 52a. The first start prize detection sensor SE1 and the second start prize detection sensor SE2 are connected to the control board disposed on the back surface of the installation member 80, and the first and second start prize detection sensors SE1, The determination condition per special figure is established in accordance with the input of a ball detection signal from SE2 to a control board (specifically, a CPU provided on the control board) (that is, detection of a pachinko ball). Then, on the control board (specifically, the CPU), a special game regarding whether or not a special game (big hit game or small hit game) advantageous to the player is generated in accordance with the establishment of the special figure determination condition is established. A determination is made, and the special winning solenoid provided in the composite winning unit 70 is driven and controlled according to the result of the determination per special figure so that the shutter 71b provided in the composite winning unit 70 opens and closes. It has become. Further, the control board (specifically, the CPU) decides to pay out a prescribed number of prize balls in response to the input of the ball detection signal from the first and second start winning detection sensors SE1, SE2 to the control board. It is like that.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the start winning unit 50 is disposed on the front surface of the game board 20 and the front surface of the start base plate 53. A receiving member 54 that forms a start winning opening 51a, and a start main body 55 that is disposed on the rear surface of the start base plate 53 and accommodates the start winning solenoid SL and the first and second start winning detection sensors SE1 and SE2. And. The starting main body 55 is configured to form therein first and second starting winning paths 56 and 57 for guiding pachinko balls that have entered the first and second starting winning openings 51a and 52a to the installation member 80 side. Has been. The starter base plate 53 is formed substantially in a flat plate shape except for a formation portion of a guide portion 58 described later, and fixing holes Na through which fixing screws can be inserted back and forth are opened at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral edge portion. Yes. Then, the start winning unit 50 is fixed between the frame-shaped decorative member 28 and the out port 24 by screwing and fixing the fixing screw inserted from the front side into the fixing hole Na of the starting base plate 53 to the front surface of the game board 20. The pachinko ball that is attached to the game area 22 flows down the front side of the start base plate 53 of the start winning unit 50, and the first start winning opening 51a provided in the first start winning portion 51 or the second start winning prize. It is configured to be able to enter a second start winning opening 52a provided in the section 52. The second start winning opening 52a is formed so as to penetrate the start base plate 53 back and forth below the position where the receiving member 54 is disposed.

(About the first start winning section 51 of the start winning unit 50)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first start winning portion 51 is configured such that the receiving member 54 (which will be described in detail later) provided in a box shape opening upward and rearward is an upper front portion of the start base plate 53. It is comprised by assembling from the front side. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a communication port 53a penetrating the starter base plate 53 in the front-rear direction is formed on the front upper portion of the starter base plate 53, and is received so as to cover the communication port 53a from the front side. By arranging the member 54 on the front surface of the starter base plate 53, a receiving rod 54a for guiding the pachinko ball to the outside of the game area 22 is defined between the starter base plate 53 and the receiving member 54, The rear opening of the receiving rod 54a communicates with the communication port 53a, and the receiving rod 54a opens upward to define the first start winning port 51a on the front side of the starting base plate 53. Thus, the first start winning port 51a and the communication port 53a are configured to communicate with each other. The communication port 53 a communicates with a first start winning path 56 formed in the starting main body portion 55, and the starting main body portion 55 detects a pachinko ball passing through the first starting winning path 56. The detection sensor SE1 is disposed corresponding to the first start winning path 56. That is, the first start winning detection sensor in the process in which the pachinko ball that has passed through the first start winning opening 51a, the receiving bowl 54a and the communication port 53a provided in the first start winning section 51 passes through the first start winning path 56. It is detected by SE1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the receiving member 54 connects a pair of left and right side walls 541 that extend vertically on the front side of the starter base plate 53 and extends forward, and the front edges of the pair of side walls 541. Thus, the front wall 542 extending in parallel with the front surface of the game board 20 in front of the start base plate 53 and the front side of the start base plate 53 so as to connect the lower ends of the pair of side walls 541 extend in a substantially U shape to the left and right. It is comprised by the lower wall (flow-path formation part) 543 which exists and extends ahead, and the said receiving collar 54a is formed inside a pair of side wall 541, the front wall 542, and the lower wall 543. The pair of side walls 541 define the left and right sides of the receiving collar 54 a by the opposed inner surfaces and form the left and right outer surfaces of the receiving member 54. The left side wall 541 constitutes an inclined wall that is inclined to the lower left. The left side wall 541 flows down the first flow down region 22a and comes into contact with the left outer surface of the receiving member 54 (that is, the outer surface of the left side wall 541). It is configured to guide the pachinko ball toward the lower left side (side away from the start winning opening 51a, 52a). Further, the right side wall 541 constitutes an inclined wall inclined downward to the right, and flows down the second flow down region 22b to the right outer surface of the receiving member 54 (that is, the outer surface of the right side wall 541). The pachinko ball that has come into contact is guided to the lower right side (side away from the start winning ports 51a, 52a). Thus, the pair of side walls 541 are provided so as to extend in a “C” shape that is separated from each other toward the lower side, and flows down the game area 22 (any one of the flow-down areas 22a and 22b) to receive members. The pachinko balls that are in contact with the left and right outer surfaces of 54 (that is, the outer surface of the side wall 541) are guided from the center in the left-right direction of the game area 22 where the start winning ports 51a, 52a are located outward and downward.

  A plurality of plate-like protrusions 541a projecting in the left-right direction toward the other side wall 541 and extending in the front-rear direction are formed on each inner surface of the pair of side walls 541 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction ( (Refer FIG.3 (b) and FIG. 4). The plurality of protrusions 541 a are formed so that the positions of the protruding end portions are aligned vertically for each side wall 541, and the protrusion ends of the plurality of protrusions 541 a on the left side wall 541 and the plurality of protrusions on the right side wall 541 are formed. Between the protruding end portion of the portion 541a, the receiving rod 54a is formed to extend linearly in the vertical direction with a passage width through which one pachinko ball can pass. Here, since the pair of side walls 541 are provided in a “C” shape, the protrusion 541 a formed on the inner surface of the side wall 541 is formed to have a larger protruding dimension as it is closer to the lower end of the side wall 541. That is, the pair of side walls 541 is formed such that the protruding end portions of the plurality of protrusions 541a whose protrusion dimensions are larger as they are closer to the lower end of the side wall 541 are vertically aligned to form the receiving ribs 54a. In addition, it prevents the occurrence of molding problems.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lower wall 543 of the receiving member 54 includes a pair of lower side wall portions 544 that are continuous with the lower end portion of one side wall 541 and are inclined downward in the left-right direction toward the other side wall 541. The lower wall 543 includes a lower middle wall portion 545 extending horizontally to the left and right so as to connect the inclined lower ends of the lower wall portions 544. Each of the pair of lower side wall portions 544 is formed in a curved shape, and the concave surface is directed to the lower left and lower right of the receiving member 54, and is closer to the central side in the left-right direction of the receiving member 54 (a contact portion described later) It is provided so that it gradually deviates downward (as it approaches 546) and the extending direction approaches the vertical direction. That is, the lower side wall part 544 is configured to guide the pachinko ball that has been in contact from the left and right sides downward. In addition, although mentioned later in detail, a pair of lower side wall part 544 connects the 1st and 2nd flow-down area | regions 22a and 22b and the front side (take-in flow path 59 mentioned later) of the 2nd start winning opening 52a. A slot 59a (described later) is formed between a pair of guide portions 58 (described later) provided on the left and right sides of the second start winning prize opening 52a.

  The lower middle wall portion 545 located at the center of the lower wall 543 is provided to be located on the upper edge side of the second start winning prize opening 52a. On the lower surface (that is, the outer surface) of the lower middle wall portion 545, a contact portion 546 that can come into contact with a pachinko ball moving on the front side (the intake flow path 59 described later) of the second start winning opening 52a protrudes downward. It is provided as follows. The contact portion 546 will be described later.

(About the 2nd start winning part 52 of the start winning unit 50)
The second start winning portion 52 forms a substantially rectangular second start winning port 52a through which the pachinko ball can pass in the lower front portion of the start base plate 53 (below the receiving member 54 and the communication port 53a). The shaft 61 (see FIG. 5) of the opening / closing member 52b for opening and closing the second start winning opening 52a is pivotally supported by the start base plate 53. The opening / closing member 52b is provided in a rectangular plate shape that is substantially aligned with the inner edge of the opening of the second start winning opening 52a, and is configured such that the shaft portion 61 protrudes left and right from the lower end portion. Then, the left and right shaft portions 61 of the opening / closing member 52b are accommodated from the rear side in the concave shaft housing portions 53b that are formed on the left and right sides of the start base plate 53 and sandwich the lower end portion of the second start winning prize opening 52a. Then, the shaft member 61 is sandwiched and supported by the shaft housing portion 53b and the starter main body portion 55 so that the opening / closing member 52b is centered on the shaft portion 61 (the lower opening edge of the second start winning opening 52a). Pivotally supported back and forth). Then, the opening / closing member 52b protrudes into the game area 22 (merging area) so that the pachinko ball can enter the second start winning opening 52a by closing the second start winning opening 52a so that the pachinko ball cannot enter the ball. It can be displaced to an open position for opening. In other words, when the opening / closing member 52b is in the closed position closing the second start winning opening 52a, the upper end (free end) of the opening / closing member 52b abuts on the upper edge of the opening of the second starting winning opening 52a from the front side and opens / closes. When the pachinko ball can pass up and down the front side of the member 52b (the front side of the second start winning opening 52a) and the opening / closing member 52b is in the open position for opening the second starting winning opening 52a, the opening / closing member The downward movement of the pachinko ball 52b protruding forward and flowing into the front side of the second start winning opening 52a is blocked by the opening / closing member 52b.

  The open / close member 52b is urged rearward in conjunction with the start winning solenoid SL in a demagnetized state of the start winning solenoid SL, and is stationary at a closed position that closes the second start winning opening 52a (see FIG. 2). At the same time, when the start winning solenoid SL is energized, it is rotated forward by its own weight and displaced to the open position for opening the second start winning opening 52a (see FIGS. 3, 4 and 5), and the second start winning prize is obtained. A guide surface 60 that is inclined downward from the front of the mouth 52a toward the lower edge of the opening of the second start winning prize opening 52a is formed. In the open position, the pachinko ball received by the opening / closing member 52b on the front side of the second start winning opening 52a is guided by the guide surface 60 of the opening / closing member 52b and enters the second start winning opening 52a. It has become. Further, the second start winning opening 52a communicates with a second start winning path 57 formed in the starting main body 55, and the starting main body 55 detects a pachinko ball passing through the second starting winning path 57. A second start winning detection sensor SE2 is arranged corresponding to the second start winning path 57. That is, the pachinko ball that has passed through the second start winning opening 52a provided in the second start winning portion 52 is detected by the second start winning detection sensor SE2 in the process of passing through the second start winning path 57. ing.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 5, the receiving base plate 53 is provided on the starting base plate 53 so as to protrude forward on the upper edge side of the opening of the second starting winning prize opening 52 a. The opening / closing member 52b is configured to form the guide surface 60 below the lower wall 543 of the receiving member 54 with an interval through which a pachinko ball can pass. In other words, the second start winning portion 52 includes the guide surface 60 of the opening / closing member 52b protruding to the front side of the second start winning port 52a and the second start winning port 52a at the open position where the second start winning port 52a is opened. Between the lower wall 543 of the receiving member 54 provided on the upper edge side of the opening, a flow path communicating with the second start winning prize opening 52a in the front-rear direction is formed. Therefore, in the following description, the flow path defined between the lower wall 543 and the guide surface 60 may be referred to as “take-in flow path 59”. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the intake flow channel 59 is formed on the front side of the second start winning port 52a so as to communicate with the second start winning port 52a in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the second start winning portion 52 has a lower wall 543 (on the left and right sides of the start base plate 53 sandwiching the second start winning opening 52 a) ( Specifically, a pair of guide portions 58 that are spaced apart from the diameter of the pachinko sphere (about 11 mm) with respect to the lower wall portion 544) are provided so as to protrude forward. Then, the pachinko balls flowing down the first flow area 22a pass between the lower wall 543 (the left lower wall section 544) and the left guide section 58, and the front area of the second start winning opening 52a (take-in) The pachinko ball that flows into the flow path 59) and flows down the second flow-down region 22b passes between the lower wall 543 (the lower right-side wall portion 544) and the right-side guide portion 58, and enters the second start winning opening. It is configured to flow into the front region (take-in channel 59) of 52a. That is, the intake channel 59 is formed so that the intake port 59a opens leftward and rightward, and the lower left side wall portion 544 and the left guide portion 58 are in the first flow down direction. The intake port 59a of the intake channel 59 that opens to the region 22a (the game region 22) is defined, and the lower wall portion 544 on the right side and the guide portion 58 on the right side are connected to the second flow-down region 22b (the game region). 22), an intake port 59a of the intake channel 59 opened is defined.

  Here, the lower side wall portion 544 that defines the intake port 59a is provided in a curved shape that gradually deviates downward as the proximity to the central side in the left-right direction of the receiving member 54 and the extending direction approaches the vertical direction. It is configured to guide the pachinko ball downward. And as shown in FIG. 4, the intake port 59a is formed so that the opening width L2 on the center side of the intake flow channel 59 is smaller than the opening width L1 on the flow-down region 22a, 22b side. The pachinko sphere flowing into the take-in channel 59 from the flow-down regions 22a and 22b is rectified to reduce the momentum of the pachinko sphere guided to the guide surface 60.

  The pair of guide portions 58 that define the intake port 59a is formed in a laterally trapezoidal shape in which each upper surface is inclined downward in the left-right direction toward the side close to each other, and the entire upper surface is formed by the guide surface 60 of the opening / closing member 52b. It is provided at a position higher than the inclined upper end. Specifically, the upper surface of the left guide portion 58 forms a guide surface 58a that is inclined downward toward the right, and guides the pachinko ball from the first flow-down region 22a side toward the intake channel 59. In addition, the upper surface of the right guide portion 58 forms a guide surface 58a that is inclined downward to the left, and can guide the pachinko ball from the second flow-down region 22b side toward the intake flow path 59. It is like that. That is, when the pachinko ball placed on the left or right guide surface 58a from the game area 22 is guided to the lower end of the tilt along the tilt of the guide surface 58a, the pachinko ball is positioned lower than the lower end of the tilt of the guide surface 58a. It is transferred to the formed guide surface 60 and guided to the second start winning a prize opening 52a side according to the inclination direction of the guide surface 60.

  Thus, in the embodiment, the guide surfaces 58a for guiding the pachinko balls are fixedly provided on both the left and right sides of the second start winning opening 52a on the front side of the start base plate 53, and the guide surfaces 58a and the receiving member 54 are provided. The lower side wall portion 544 (lower wall 543) defines an intake port 59a. When the open / close member 52b is displaced from the closed position to the open position, the open / close member 52b (guidance surface 60) is configured to define a take-in flow path 59 in front of the second start winning port 52a. When the pachinko balls flowing down the game area 22 (flow areas 22a, 22b) pass through the intake port 59a and are guided to the intake flow path 59, the pachinko balls are guided from the intake flow path 59 by the guide surface 60. The second start winning opening 52a is taken in. In the state where the opening / closing member 52b is in the closed position, the pachinko balls guided by the left and right guide surfaces 58a and the left and right lower wall portions 544 and passing through the intake port 59a are located between the pair of guide portions 58 ( It passes through the confluence region) toward the out port 24.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the second start winning portion 52 of the embodiment is formed at a position lower than the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a of the guide portion 58 when the opening / closing member 52b is in the open position. The guide surface 60a of the opening / closing member 52b is inclined downward toward the second start winning prize opening 52a, whereas the guide surface 58a provided at a position higher than the inclined upper end of the guide surface 60 is gently left and right. It is formed as a flat surface that is horizontal in the front-rear direction with little or no front-back inclination. Accordingly, the second start winning portion 52 has a certain height difference L3, L4 between the inclined lower end portion of each guide surface 58a and the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 on the rear end side close to the start base plate 53. On the other hand, on the front end side that is separated from the starting base plate 53, the height difference L5 between the inclined lower end portion of each guide surface 58a and the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 is a rear end that is close to the starting base plate 53. It is configured to be smaller than the side. Specifically, the height difference L5 between the inclined lower end portion of each guide surface 58a and the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 is smaller than the radius (about 5.5 mm) of the pachinko sphere (more specifically, the pachinko sphere). Less than half the radius). In this way, the second start winning portion 52 makes the pachinko from the guide surface 58a to the guide surface 60 by bringing the guide surface 58a and the guide surface 60 close to each other and minimizing the vertical dimension of the intake passage 59. The entire second start winning portion 52 is configured to be compact in the vertical direction while being configured to be able to deliver a ball. However, the following problems may occur simply by making the height difference L5 between the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a and the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 small. That is, when the momentum of the pachinko sphere flowing into the intake passage 59 from one of the left and right intake ports 59a is relatively strong, the pachinko sphere rolls and passes through the inclined upper end of the guide surface 60 in the left-right direction. At the same time, it can ride on the other guide surface 58a, move the other guide surface 58a against the inclination direction, and fall into the game area 22. In this case, the pachinko ball is supported at two points by the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 and the rear surface of the fluoroscopic protective member 13b (see FIG. 5) of the front frame 13 (enlarged in FIG. 5). State), the pachinko ball stably and easily crosses the inclined upper end of the guide surface 60 in the left-right direction between the guide surface 60 and the fluoroscopic protective member 13b and rides on the other guide surface 58a. Become. Therefore, the second start winning portion 52 of the embodiment is provided with a contact portion 546 and a pachinko ball moving in the intake passage 59 is configured to contact the contact portion 546 as described below. The pachinko balls that have flowed into the intake channel 59 through one intake port 59a are prevented from being discharged from the other intake port 59a to the game area 22 side.

(About the contact portion 546 of the second start winning portion 52)
Next, the contact portion 546 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a contact portion 546 is provided at the lower end (lower middle wall portion 545) of the lower wall (flow path forming portion) 543 of the receiving member 54 so as to protrude downward. ing. The contact portion 546 is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction at the center portion in the left-right direction of the lower wall 543 (specifically, the center portion in the left-right direction of the lower middle wall portion 545). The contact portion 546 is located on the front side of the second start winning prize opening 52a, and contacts the pachinko ball that has flowed into the intake flow path 59 from the left and right intake openings 59a. The momentum of the pachinko sphere that moves in the left-right direction toward the other intake port 59a is reduced on the guide surface 60 so that the pachinko sphere is directed in the inclination direction of the guide surface 60, and thereby the other intake port 59a It is comprised so that it can prevent discharging to the game area 22 side.

  Here, the contact portion 546 is provided with an interval through which a pachinko ball can pass between the second start winning port 52a and the left edge of the opening of the second starting winning port 52a in relation to the second start winning port 52a. The pachinko ball is provided with an interval through which the pachinko ball can pass between the opening right edge of the second start winning opening 52a. Specifically, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the thickness dimension W <b> 1 of the contact portion 546 in the left-right direction is an opening at the second start winning opening 52 a that is partitioned on the left side and the right side of the contact portion 546 in front view. The left and right dimension W2 of the left part and the right and left dimension W3 of the right part of the opening are both set to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the pachinko sphere. That is, the pachinko ball that has flowed into the intake flow channel 59 from the left intake port 59a and contacted the contact portion 546 can enter the left portion of the opening of the second start winning port 52a along the inclination of the guide surface 60. At the same time, the pachinko ball that has flowed into the intake passage 59 from the right intake port 59a and contacted the contact portion 546 can enter the right portion of the opening of the second start winning port 52a along the inclination of the guide surface 60. It is like that. In addition, even if the left-right dimension W2 of the opening left part and the right-and-left dimension W3 of the right part of the opening in the second start winning opening 52a divided on the left side and the right side of the contact part 546 in front view are equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball, By separating the contact portion 546 forward with respect to the second start winning opening 52a, the pachinko ball is secondly inclined leftward or rightward from between the opening side edge of the second starting winning opening 52a and the contact portion 546. It can be set as the structure which can be made to enter a start winning opening 52a. In the embodiment, the left-right dimension W2 of the opening left portion and the left-right dimension W3 of the right opening portion of the second start winning opening 52a are set to be the same, but may be different dimensions.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the contact portion 546 includes a front portion 546 a positioned on the front side of the opening / closing member 52 b (guide surface 60) in the open position, and an upper side of the opening / closing member 52 b (guide surface 60) in the open position. The rear portion 546b is positioned. Here, the maximum projecting dimension L8 of the front part 546a directed downward from the lower middle wall part 545 of the receiving member 54 is set larger than the projecting dimensions L6 and L7 of the rear part 546b. The difference between the height position where the projecting end of the front portion 546a is located and the height position where the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 is located is equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball (more specifically, the dimension L9 shown in FIG. 5). The following is set. That is, when the pachinko ball that has flowed into the intake flow channel 59 from one of the left and right intake ports 59a moves in the left-right direction in a state of being in contact with the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 and the rear surface of the fluoroscopic protection member 13b. Since the front portion 546a of the contact portion 546 is positioned on the movement destination side, the pachinko ball can be reliably brought into contact with the front portion 546a and prevented from riding on the other guide surface 58a. Further, the front portion 546a is provided so that the projecting dimension is sharply reduced from the front end to the rear end (the rear portion 546b described later is the upper edge of the opening of the second start winning opening 52a from the front end connected to the front portion 546a. The protrusion dimension is provided so as to decrease more slowly than the front part 546a toward the rear end connected to the part). As a result, the front portion 546a comes into contact with the front end portion of the pachinko ball that moves in the left-right direction in contact with the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 and the rear surface of the fluoroscopic protection member 13b. The pachinko ball is bounced back by the protruding end surface (on the second start winning opening 52a side) so that the traveling direction of the pachinko ball can be quickly changed to the inclination direction of the guide surface 60.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rear portion 546b of the contact portion 546 is lowered from the front end side that is separated from the second start winning port 52a toward the rear end side that is close to the second starting winning port 52a. The protrusion dimension is provided so as to become gradually smaller. Specifically, the rear portion 546b has a vertical dimension L9 between the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 and the front end portion of the rear portion 546b positioned immediately above the diameter of the pachinko ball, while the rear portion 546b. The vertical dimension between the guide surface 60 gradually increases toward the rear side, and the vertical dimension between the rear part 546b and the guide surface 60 becomes equal to or larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball at the rear end C of the intake channel 59. Is set to This is because the guide surface 60 is inclined downward toward the second start winning opening 52a, and the downward projecting dimension gradually increases as the rear portion 546b of the contact portion 546 approaches the second starting winning opening 52a. This is because it is provided to be small. That is, at the front end portion A of the intake channel 59, if the pachinko sphere is to pass between the rear portion 546b and the guide surface 60, the pachinko sphere is forcibly brought into contact with the rear portion 546b in the inclination direction of the guide surface 60. Induce. On the other hand, at the rear end portion C of the intake channel 59, pachinko balls moving on the guide surface 60 are prevented from contacting the rear portion 546b.

  Here, the second start winning portion 52 of the embodiment has a difference in height between the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a and the guide surface 60 at the front end portion A of the intake passage 59 (the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a and the guide surface). The difference in height L4 between the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a and the guide surface 60 in the intermediate portion B of the intake flow channel 59 is larger than the difference in height L4 from the inclined upper end portion 60 of the intake channel 59. In addition, since the height difference L3 between the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a and the guide surface 60 at the rear end portion C of the intake passage 59 is configured to be larger, the front end of the intake passage 59 The pachinko ball is moved from the guide surface 60 to the guide surface 58a when the pachinko ball moves in the left-right direction in the intermediate portion B of the intake flow channel 59 than when the pachinko ball moves in the left-right direction in the portion A. It is difficult to raise, and the pachinko ball in the middle part B of the intake channel 59 is in the left-right direction Than when moving even more in moving the rear end C of the take channel 59 pachinko balls in the right-and-left direction, run-up from the guide surface 60 of the pachinko ball into the guide surface 58a can be said to be unlikely to occur.

  On the other hand, the protrusion dimension L7 of the intermediate part of the rear part 546b toward the intermediate part B of the intake flow path 59 is smaller than the protrusion dimension of the front end part of the rear part 546b toward the front end part A of the intake flow path 59. However, the protrusion dimension L6 of the rear end part of the rear part 546b toward the rear end part C of the intake channel 59 is made smaller than the protrusion dimension L7. That is, at the front-rear position where the pachinko ball does not easily rise from the guide surface 60 to the guide surface 58a, the rear end of the intake channel 59 is reduced by reducing the downward projecting dimension of the rear portion 546b of the contact portion 546. The pachinko ball is configured to be able to promptly enter the second start winning opening 52a so that the rear portion 546b of the contact portion 546 does not darkly obstruct the movement of the pachinko ball on the side.

  However, the protruding end portion of the rear portion 546b is set so as not to be spaced apart from the front end to the rear end by an amount equal to or higher than the diameter of the pachinko ball with respect to the height position of the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface 58a. As a result, even if there is a pachinko ball that moves horizontally so as to jump over the guide surface 60 from the inclined lower end portion of one guide surface 58a to the other guide surface 58a, the pachinko ball is located at the rear of the contact portion 546. 546b is brought into contact, and the pachinko ball can be reliably guided in the direction of inclination of the guide surface 60 (that is, on the second start winning prize opening 52a side).

(About the complex winning unit 70)
As shown in FIG. 2, the composite winning unit 70 has a pachinko ball that flows down the first falling region 22a in the lower left position of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 (left position of the starting winning unit 50). A special winning opening 71a, a normal winning opening 72a, 72b and a second out opening 74a are provided. The composite winning unit 70 is provided with a shutter 71b that opens and closes a special winning opening 71a that opens upward. The shutter 71b is driven by a special winning solenoid (not shown) as driving means. It is displaced between a closed position for closing and an open position for opening. The composite winning unit 70 is provided with a normal winning portion 72 formed so that the normal winning ports 72a and 72b are always opened upward. In other words, the start winning unit 50 includes a special winning portion (entrance ball portion) 71 having a special winning opening 71a that can change the ease of entering a pachinko ball (whether or not to enter), and a pachinko ball. There is provided a normal winning portion (a winning portion) 72 having normal winning openings 72a and 72b that can always be entered. The composite prize unit 70 is provided with a special prize detection sensor (not shown) as a detecting means for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the special prize opening 71a. The special prize detection sensor is wired to the control board disposed on the back surface of the installation member 80, and from the special prize detection sensor to the control board (specifically, a CPU provided on the control board). With the input of the ball detection signal (ie, the detection of the pachinko ball), the control board (specifically, the CPU) determines the payout of the prescribed number of prize balls. The installation member 80 is provided with a normal winning detection sensor (not shown) as detection means for detecting pachinko balls that have entered the normal winning holes 72a and 72b. The normal winning detection sensor is also wired to the control board, and a ball detection signal (ie, a pachinko ball) is input from the normal winning detection sensor to the control board (specifically, a CPU provided on the control board). ), The control board (specifically, the CPU) determines the payout of a specified number of prize balls.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the composite winning unit 70 includes a composite base plate 73 attached to the front surface of the game board 20, and a side decoration having a special winning opening 71a disposed on the front surface of the composite base plate 73. The structural body 74 and a composite main body (not shown) which is disposed on the rear surface of the composite base plate 73 and accommodates the special prize solenoid or the special prize detection sensor therein. Further, the composite base plate 73 is provided with a normal winning portion 72 having a plurality of normal winning ports 72 a and 72 b so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the game board 20. The composite base plate 73 is formed in a flat plate shape, and fixing holes Na through which fixing screws can be inserted back and forth are formed at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral edge. Then, by fixing the fixing screw inserted through the fixing hole Na of the composite base plate 73 from the front side into the front surface of the game board 20, the composite winning unit 70 is attached to the guide rail 23 in the lower left portion of the game area 22. It arrange | positions in the front surface of the game board 20 so that it may adjoin.

(Operation of Example)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment configured as described above will be described.

  When the player rotates the operation handle 16 provided on the front side of the middle frame 12, the pachinko ball fired from the ball launcher 18 is within the game area 22 defined by the guide rail 23 provided on the game board 20. The game area 22 (the first flow area 22a or the second flow area 22b) flows down while changing the flow direction. Then, the pachinko balls flowing down the game area 22 enter the first start winning port 51a of the first start winning unit 51 and the second start winning port 52a of the second start winning unit 52, so that the symbol display device 17 The symbol combination effect is started, and as a result of the symbol combination effect, when the effect symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 17 in a predetermined symbol combination, a special game advantageous to the player is generated. When a special game is generated, the shutter 71b of the special prize winning section 71 provided on the game board 20 is opened and a special symbol effect is performed on the symbol display device 17.

  When the pachinko sphere flowing down the first flow down region 22a and the second flow down region 22b enters the gate port 27a of the gate member 27, the base board hit determination is performed on the control board. Accordingly, a game per ordinary figure (a state in which the judgment condition per special figure is easily established) is generated. In the game per game, the opening / closing member 52b of the second start winning portion 52 opens the second start winning port 52a from the closed position that closes the second start winning port 52a and allows the pachinko ball to enter. The start winning solenoid SL is driven and controlled so that the second starting winning opening 52a is opened. The second start winning portion 52 is opened with a lower wall 543 (flow path forming portion) provided on the upper edge side of the opening of the second start winning opening 52a with the opening / closing member 52b displaced from the closed position to the open position. A take-in flow path 59 communicating with the second start winning prize opening 52a is formed between the opening / closing member 52b at the position. An intake port 59a that opens to the first downstream region 22a is provided on the left side of the intake channel 59, and an intake port that opens to the second downstream region 22b is provided on the right side of the intake channel 59. 59a is provided. As a result, pachinko spheres flowing down the first flow-down region 22a flow into the intake flow channel 59 from the left intake port 59a, and pachinko balls flowing down the second flow-down region 22b flow into the right intake port 59a. Flows into the intake flow path 59. Then, the pachinko balls guided to the intake flow channel 59 flow down to the game board 20 side along the inclination of the guide surface 60 formed by the opening / closing member 52b, and enter the second start winning opening 52a. Here, the pachinko ball that flows into the intake flow channel 59 from the left and right intake ports 59a and moves in the left-right direction toward the other left and right intake ports 59a passes through the contact portion 546 provided on the lower wall 543. The pachinko balls are in contact with each other in the direction of inclination of the guide surface 60, and the pachinko balls are prevented from passing through the intake channel 59 in the left-right direction and being discharged from the left and right other intake ports 59a to the game area 22. Has been.

  Here, the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment has a second start winning portion 52 having a game board 20 in which a game area 22 is formed and a second start winning opening 52a into which a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 can enter. And an opening / closing member 52b as a variable means provided in the second start winning portion 52 and displaceable with respect to the second start winning port 52a. The opening / closing member 52b is displaced from the closed position to the open position. In this case, the pachinko ball is configured to easily enter the second start winning opening 52a as compared with the closed position. Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the opening / closing member 52b in the open position is positioned in front of the front surface of the game board 20, receives the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22, and guides it to the second start winning opening 52a. Configured to get. Furthermore, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment communicates with the second start winning port 52a between the lower wall 543 provided on the upper edge of the opening of the second start winning port 52a and the opening / closing member 52b at the open position. A take-in channel 59 is formed, and the take-in port 59a is located on the left and right sides of the take-in channel 59 across the second start winning port 52a (the first flow-down region 22a and the second flow-down region 22b). It is comprised so that it may open to. The pachinko machine 10 is provided with a contact portion 546 on the lower wall 543 that can contact a pachinko ball moving left and right in the intake channel 59 and flows into the intake channel 59 via the intake port 59a. The configured pachinko ball is prevented from being discharged from the other intake port 59a. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the intake channel 59 is formed between the open / close member 52b and the lower wall 543 in the open position, and the pachinko ball moving left and right is brought into contact with the pachinko ball. By providing the contact portion 546 on the lower wall 543, it is possible to prevent the pachinko balls that have flowed into the intake passage 59 through the intake port 59a from being discharged from the other intake ports 59a. A ball can be entered into the second start winning opening 52a. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the start winning unit 50 includes the second start winning portion 52 having the second start winning opening 52a and the opening / closing member 52b, and the lower wall 543 provided with the contact portion 546. By arranging the start winning unit 50 on the game board 20, the second start winning part 52 and the lower wall 543 can be easily provided on the game board 20.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, as the rear portion 546b of the contact portion 546 that protrudes downward from the lower wall 543 and extends forward and backward on the front side of the second start winning port 52a comes closer to the second starting winning port 52a. The downward projecting dimension is gradually reduced. In other words, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, on the side farther away from the second start winning prize opening 52a, the contact portion 546 is reliably brought into contact with the pachinko ball moving to the left and right, and the pachinko ball is discharged from the intake port 59a. In addition, the contact portion 546 is prevented from coming into contact with the pachinko ball on the side close to the second start winning port 52a, and the pachinko ball can be quickly put into the second start winning port 52a. it can.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the opening / closing member 52b swings back and forth around the shaft portion 61 along the lower opening edge of the second start winning opening 52a to close the second starting winning opening 52a. It is configured to be displaceable between a closed position and an open position where the second start winning opening 52a is opened to form a guide surface 60 inclined downward toward the lower edge of the second starting winning opening 52a. The contact portion 546 is provided on the lower wall 543 so as to oppose the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface 60 of the opening / closing member 52b with an interval equal to or smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball. That is, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment forms the guide surface 60 that inclines downward toward the second start winning opening 52a, and the contact portion 546 is inclined at the upper end of the guide surface 60 through an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the pachinko ball. By providing at the lower end portion of the lower wall 543 so as to face the portion, the contact portion 546 can be brought into contact with the pachinko sphere moving through the intake flow path 59 and directed toward the inclined direction of the guide surface 60, and the pachinko sphere Can be quickly entered into the second start winning opening 52a.

(Another example)
Next, a configuration according to another example of the pachinko machine 10 according to the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In another example described below, a winning unit in which a variable winning portion 152 is provided on the starting base plate 53 in place of the starting winning unit 50 having the second starting winning portion 52 in the pachinko machine 10 according to the above-described embodiment. 150 is adopted, and other basic configurations are the same. The variable winning portion 152 may function as the second start winning portion 52 in the above-described embodiment, or may function as the special winning portion 71 in the above-described embodiment. In the following description, the configuration related to the variable winning unit 152 of the winning unit 150 in another example will be described, the description of the electrical action and the like related to the variable winning unit 152 will be omitted, and the same as the pachinko machine 10 described in the above embodiment. With respect to the configuration, the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof is omitted. In addition, although the receiving member 54 shows what differs in the shape of the lower wall 543 from the Example mentioned above, it attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits detailed description.

  In another example winning unit 150, a first start winning portion 51 is provided at the upper front portion of the starting base plate 53, and a lower front portion of the starting base plate 53 (below the receiving member 54 in the first starting winning portion 51). In addition, a variable prize winning portion 152 into which a pachinko ball can enter is provided. The variable winning portion 152 is formed such that a lower communication port (entrance port) 153a through which a pachinko ball can pass penetrates the start base plate 53 in the front-rear direction. The member 152b is provided so as to be able to swing and displace to the left and right, and a lower receiving member 154 is attached to the front surface of the starter base plate 53 so as to cover the lower communication port 153a and the pair of left and right blade members 152b from the front side. Has been. The blade member 152b is configured such that the upper end side (free end side) swings left and right around a shaft portion 161 extending forward and backward on both the left and right sides of the lower communication port 153a. The close position close to each other and the blade members 152b are separated from each other to define an intake port 152a between the blade member 152b and the receiving member 54, and from the intake port 152a to between the blade members 152b. It can be displaced to an open position that allows the pachinko ball to pass. That is, the blade member 152b is configured to be displaceable to a closed position for closing the intake port 152a and an open position for opening the intake port 152a. The intake port 152a is provided as a ball entrance similar to the second start winning port 52a or the special winning port 71a in the above-described embodiment. The lower receiving member 154 is a box-shaped member that opens upward and rearward, and is configured such that the left and right blade members 152b swing inside the upper opening. The lower receiving member 154 is fixedly provided with a guide surface 160 inclined downward from the front of the lower communication port 153a toward the lower communication port 153a between the lower ends of the left and right blade members 152b. Yes. When the blade member 152b is in the open position, a guide surface 158 for guiding the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 to the front side of the lower communication port 153a is formed by the blade member 152b. That is, in the variable winning portion 152, the left and right guide surfaces 158 formed by the blade member 152b and the guide surface 160 fixedly formed by the lower receiving member 154 with the blade member 152b in the open position. Are configured to define an intake channel 159 in which intake ports 152a are opened on both the left and right sides between the receiving wall 54 and the lower wall 543 of the receiving member 54. Further, the lower wall 543 is provided with contact portions 546 protruding downward so as to face the guide surface 160 at intervals equal to or smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere, and are guided by the guide surface 158 of the blade member 152b through the intake port 152a. The pachinko sphere that has flowed into the front side of the lower communication port 153a can be brought into contact with the pachinko sphere so as to be directed in the inclination direction of the guide surface 160.

(Another example)
Thus, the pachinko machine 10 according to another example has a game board 20 in which a game area 22 is formed, and a lower communication port (entrance port) 153a into which a pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 can enter. A variable winning portion (ball-entry portion) 152 and a pair of left and right blade members 152b provided in the variable winning portion 152 as variable means displaceable with respect to the lower communication port 153a are provided. In another example, the pachinko machine 10 includes a variable winning portion 152 including a guide surface 160 that is inclined downward from the front of the lower communication port 153a toward the lower edge of the lower communication port 153a. 152b has a closed position in which the upper ends of the pair of blade members 152b are close to the lower wall 543 while the upper end swings left and right around the shaft portion 161 extending forward and backward on both the left and right sides of the guide surface 160. Each free end of the pair of blade members 152b is configured to be displaceable from the lower wall 543 to an open position that is inclined downward toward the guide surface 160. And the contact part 546 is provided in the lower wall 543 so that the inclination upper end part of the guidance surface 160 may be opposed through the space | interval below the diameter of a pachinko ball. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 of another example, the guide surface 160 that is inclined downward toward the lower communication port 153a is formed, and the contact portion 546 is inclined at the upper end of the guide surface 160 through an interval equal to or smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball. By moving the intake channel 159 defined by the guide surface 158, the guide surface 160, and the lower wall 543 of the pair of left and right blade members 152b to the left and right, The contact portion 546 can be brought into contact with the pachinko sphere to be directed toward the inclination direction of the guide surface 160, and the pachinko sphere can be quickly entered into the lower communication port 153a.

(Example of change)
Note that the configuration of the gaming machine is not limited to that shown in the above-described embodiment, and various configurations can be adopted as described below.

(1) In the embodiment, an intake channel is defined between the variable means for opening and closing the second start winning port as the entrance and the channel forming part (lower wall of the receiving member). Although it is configured to include a contact portion that can come into contact with a game ball moving on the road, the entrance is not limited to the start winning entrance, for example, a special winning entrance as a entrance entrance is provided. An intake channel is defined between the variable means for opening and closing the mouth and the channel forming part (the lower wall of the receiving member), so as to have a contact part that can come into contact with the game ball moving in the intake channel You may comprise.
That is, a winning unit (awarding device, winning means) having a special winning opening of the embodiment is configured to include a special winning opening that opens upward and a shutter that can be displaced with respect to the special winning opening in the special winning portion. However, the winning unit may be configured as follows.
A special prize opening that opens forward and a shutter (variable means) that can be displaced with respect to the special prize opening are provided in the special prize winning portion, and the first prize is detected when the shutter is displaced from the first position to the second position. The game ball is configured to be easier to enter the special winning opening compared to the position. In addition, the shutter is positioned in front of the front surface of the game board in the second position, and is configured to receive a game ball flowing down the game area and guide it to the special prize opening. The shutter may be such that the upper edge side swings back and forth around the axis along the lower edge of the opening of the special prize opening, like an opening / closing member that opens and closes the second start prize opening of the embodiment. Further, a flow path forming portion is provided on the upper edge side of the opening of the special prize opening, and an intake flow path communicating with the special prize opening is formed between the flow path forming portion and the shutter at the second position. Thus, the intake port is configured to open to the game area on both the left and right sides of the special winning port in the intake channel. Then, a contact portion that can come into contact with the game ball moving in the intake channel is provided in the channel forming unit, and the game ball that has flowed into the intake channel through the intake port is discharged from the other intake port. It is configured so that it can be prevented.
(2) In the embodiment, the intake channel between the variable means (opening / closing member) in the second position (open position) and the receiving member forming the first start winning port as one of the ball entrances. However, the receiving member does not have to form a ball entrance.
(3) In the embodiment, a take-in flow path is formed between the second start winning opening as one of the entrance holes, an opening / closing member as variable means for opening / closing the second starting winning opening, and the opening / closing member. Although the flow path forming section to be provided is provided in one winning unit (winning device, winning means), the ball entrance and the variable means and the flow path forming section may be provided in different members. For example, the flow path forming portion is provided at the lower part of the frame-shaped decorative member surrounding the outside of the symbol display device, and the winning unit and the variable means are provided in the winning unit arranged adjacent to the lower side of the frame-shaped decorative member. An intake flow path can be formed between the variable means at the position (open position) and the flow path forming member.
(4) In the embodiment, the variable means (opening / closing member) in the second position (open position) is opposed to the flow path forming portion (lower wall of the receiving member) over substantially the entire left and right direction. However, only a part in the left-right direction of the variable means in the second position may be configured to face the flow path forming portion to form the intake flow path.
(5) In the embodiment, swinging is performed as a variable means for opening and closing the ball entrance (second start prize opening) and defining the intake passage between the passage formation portion (lower wall of the receiving member). However, the variable means is not limited to the one that opens and closes the entrance by swinging, for example, it slides back and forth to close and open the entrance. You may employ | adopt the variable means displaced to a position.
(6) In the embodiment, the contact portion is configured to be separated from the guide surface formed by the opening / closing member at an interval equal to or smaller than the diameter of the game ball. It may be provided. For example, in a configuration in which a pair of guide surfaces are provided on both the left and right sides of the guide surface with relatively small left and right dimensions (for example, three times the diameter of the game ball), the guide surface and the guide surface are close to each other at the height position Regardless of whether or not, the game ball can jump from one guide surface over the guide surface to the other guide surface and fall into the game area without entering the entrance. On the other hand, the difference between the height position of the protruding end portion (lower end) of the contact portion and the height position of the inclined lower end portion of the guide surface is set to be equal to or smaller than the diameter of the game ball. In this case, the contact portion is separated from the guide surface by a distance larger than the diameter of the game ball. If comprised in this way, even if it makes the contact part space apart more than the diameter of a game ball with respect to a guidance surface, it can prevent that a game ball moves to the other guide surface from one guide surface.
(7) Although one intake port is formed on each of the left and right sides of the intake channel in the embodiment, a plurality of intake ports may be provided on one or both of the left and right sides.
(8) In the embodiment, the contact part is provided so as to protrude downward from the flow path forming part (lower wall of the receiving member), but the contact part protruding downward from the flow path forming part is not provided, and the flow path is formed. The member may be brought close to the guide surface side to function as a contact portion.
(9) In the embodiment, by providing the contact portion so as to protrude downward from the flow path forming portion (lower wall of the receiving member) and to extend back and forth on the front side of the entrance, If it is formed small, but the opening width on the left and right of the entrance is sufficiently large, and a game ball can enter from the left and right sides of the contact portion toward the entrance, for example, a protrusion or tube protruding downward You may employ | adopt shapes, such as a shape, for a contact part.
(10) In the embodiment, the vertical dimension between the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface and the front end portion of the rear portion of the contact portion positioned directly above is set to be equal to or smaller than the diameter of the game ball, while between the rear portion and the guide surface. The vertical dimension was gradually increased toward the rear side, and the vertical dimension between the rear part and the guide surface was set to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the pachinko sphere at the rear end of the intake channel. On the other hand, the rear part and the guide surface may be provided so as to have a constant interval over the front and back, or the vertical dimension between the rear part and the guide surface may be provided so as to gradually decrease toward the rear side.

  The present application includes, for example, the following technical ideas.

(A) A game entrance (52,152) having a game entrance (52a, 153a) through which a game ball flowing down the game area (22) can enter the game board (20) in which the game area (22) is formed. ) And variable means (52b, 152b) provided in the ball entrance (52, 152) and displaceable with respect to the ball entrance (52a, 153a). Thus, when the variable means (52b, 152b) is displaced from the first position to the second position, it is easier for the game ball to enter the entrance (52a, 153a) than the first position. In the configured gaming machine,
The variable means (52b, 152b) is located in front of the front surface of the game board (20) in the state of the second position, and receives the game ball flowing down the game area (22) to receive the incoming ball Configured to be guided to the mouth (52a, 153a),
The entrance means (50) is provided with a flow path forming part (543) on the upper edge side of the entrance of the entrance (52a, 153a), and is located at the second position with the flow path forming part (543). An intake channel (59,159) communicating with the entrance (52a, 153a) is formed between the variable means (52b, 152b) and the inlet channel (59,159) The intake port (59a, 152a) is configured to open to the game area (22) on both the left and right sides of the ball port (52a, 153a),
A contact portion (546) that can come into contact with a game ball moving in the intake flow path (59,159) is provided in the flow path forming portion (543), and the intake is provided via the intake port (59a, 152a). The gist is that the game ball that has flowed into the inlet channel (59,159) can be prevented from being discharged from the other inlets (59a, 152a).
According to the configuration according to (A) above, the contact portion that forms the intake passage between the variable means at the second position and the passage formation portion and contacts the game ball that moves through the intake passage. Is provided in the flow path forming portion to prevent the game ball that has flowed into the intake passage through the intake port from being discharged from the other intake port, and the game ball enters the entrance port. Can be made. In addition, the entrance portion having the entrance and the variable means and the flow path forming portion provided with the contact portion are provided in the entrance means, and the entrance means is arranged on the game board. The ball entry section and the flow path forming section can be easily provided on the game board.

20 game board 22 game area
1 52 Variable Prize Winning Club (Pitching Club)
152a intake port 152b blade member (variable means)
153a Lower communication entrance (entrance entrance)
159 Intake flow path 160 Guide surface 161 Shaft (shaft)
543 Lower wall (flow path forming part)
546 Contact part

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed, a ball entrance part having a game entrance into which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter, and a displacement provided to the game entrance and displaceable with respect to the game entrance A game machine configured to make it easier for a game ball to enter the entrance when compared with the first position when the variable means is displaced from the first position to the second position. In
The entrance portion includes a guide surface inclined downward from the front of the entrance to the lower edge of the entrance,
The variable means comprises a pair of left and right wing members positioned on the front side of the front surface of the game board and swinging left and right about an axis extending forward and backward on both left and right sides of the guide surface. It said first position in which the free end comes close to the flow path forming portion provided in the opening on edge side of the ball entrance opening of the blade members, each free end of said pair of blade members is spaced from the channel-forming portion In addition, it can be displaced to the second position inclined downward toward the guide surface, and the game ball flowing down the game area in the state of the second position can be received and guided to the entrance. Configured,
Between the changing means in said second position and the flow path forming unit, together with the intake passage communicating with the entering-ball port is formed, the right and left sandwiching the entering-ball port in the intake passage The intake is configured to open to the game area on both sides,
A contact portion that can come into contact with the game ball moving through the take-in flow path is provided at the lower end portion of the flow path forming portion so as to face the inclined upper end portion of the guide surface through an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball. A gaming machine configured to prevent a game ball that has flowed into the intake passage through the intake port from being discharged from another intake port.

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