JP6278515B2 - Variable winning device for gaming machine and gaming machine having the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a variable prize device for a gaming machine and a gaming machine including the same.

  In the field of gaming machines, various winning devices are provided, and their operation modes are also various. For example, the winning device 1 disclosed in Patent Document 1 passes the game ball that has entered the internal space 5 to the outside position of the internal space 5 and the game ball that has entered the internal space 5 to the winning port 7. A first movable portion 11 is provided that can be displaced to a guidance position for guidance. Furthermore, it is possible to displace to a blocking position for preventing entry to the winning opening 7 and an allowable position for allowing entry to the winning opening 7, and to block the first movable portion 11 in conjunction with displacement to the passing position. On the other hand, there is provided a second movable portion 12 that is displaced to an allowable position in conjunction with the displacement of the first movable portion 11 to the guiding position.

  In the winning device 1 of Patent Document 1, when a predetermined condition is satisfied when the gaming machine is operated, the first movable portion 11 is displaced to a guiding position (a position where a game ball entering from above can be received) and the second movable portion. The portion 12 is displaced to an allowable position (a position where the entrance to the winning opening 7 is allowed). After that, until the next predetermined condition is satisfied, the first movable portion 11 is displaced to the passing position (the position where the game ball entering from above is allowed to pass downward), and the second movable portion is operated. 12 is displaced to a blocking position (a position where entry to the winning opening 7 is blocked). That is, in this configuration, even if there is a game ball that is likely to enter the winning opening 7 immediately before the return operation, the second movable portion 12 is displaced to the blocking position early during the return operation. A game ball (that is, a game ball that should not be detected originally) is unlikely to enter the winning opening 7. As described above, in the invention of Patent Document 1, the winning opening 7 is blocked early at the time of the return operation to prevent unintentional entering, and thereby the number of game balls to be won is optimized.

Japanese Patent No. 5453502

  By the way, in the invention of Patent Document 1, the driving direction of the solenoid serving as the driving source is the vertical direction, and the displacement direction of the rotating member 19 that drives the first movable portion 11 and the second movable portion 12 is parallel to the vertical direction. It is a direction along a flat plane (a plane orthogonal to the board surface of the game board). On the other hand, the first movable portion 11 is configured to move substantially horizontally while being maintained at an angle close to the horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the vertical direction). That is, in the invention of the cited document 1, the driving direction of the solenoid, the displacement direction of the rotating member 19 and the second movable part 12, and the displacement direction of the first movable part 11 are different. For this reason, since it is necessary to ensure a wide operation space so that these members do not interfere with each other, an increase in the size of the apparatus (particularly an increase in size in the vertical direction) is inevitable.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is a variable winning device for a gaming machine configured to be capable of guiding a gaming ball inside, and the number of gaming balls to be won in a gaming machine including the same. It is an object of the present invention to provide a configuration capable of optimizing the performance and effectively suppressing the bulk of the variable winning device.

The variable prize winning device for gaming machines of the present invention,
A game ball that is fixed directly to the game board of the gaming machine or indirectly through another member and flows down along the board surface at least in front of the game board in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board. A frame body provided with a passage portion in which a ball opening that can be passed through is formed, and a winning opening is formed on the left or right side of the internal space of the ball opening,
It has a guide surface facing upward and is held directly on the frame body or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of itself is held from the board surface position of the game board Is placed on the front side and receives a game ball that has entered the entrance opening by the guide surface and guides it to the winning hole side, and retracts to the rear side of the guide position and retracts to the entrance side. A ball derivative that is displaceable to a passing position that allows a game ball that has entered the ball opening to pass to the lower side of the ball opening;
The frame body is held directly or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and when the ball derivative is displaced to the passing position, a part of itself is removed from the entrance opening. When the ball derivative is displaced to the guiding position, the rear side of the ball derivative is displaced from the blocking position when the ball derivative is displaced to the guiding position. An opening and closing member that is displaced to an allowable position allowing the game ball to be awarded to the prize opening.
A driving source that applies a driving force to the spherical derivative and the opening / closing member, and a driving source that displaces the driving member along a horizontal direction;
Detecting means for detecting a game ball won in the winning opening;
It is provided with.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is characterized in that the above-mentioned variable winning device for gaming machines is arranged on a gaming board.

According to the gaming machine variable winning device and gaming machine of the present invention, while providing a frame with a ball opening that allows a game ball flowing down along the game board to fall from the upper side to the lower side, At the time of establishment, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the game ball that has entered the ball opening can be guided to the winning opening by the ball derivative.
Further, an opening / closing member is provided, and when the ball derivative is displaced to the passing position, the opening / closing member is displaced to the blocking position, and a part of the opening / closing member is interposed in the path from the ball opening to the winning opening to the winning opening. The game ball is prevented from winning. In other words, when trying to return the ball derivative to the passing position, the route to the winning opening is quickly blocked, and after the condition for returning the ball derivative to the passing position is established, the space in the ball opening is set. It is possible to reliably suppress a situation in which a game ball existing in the game enters the winning opening.
In addition, the orientation is aligned so that both the ball derivative and the opening / closing member slide along the front-rear direction, and the drive member of the drive source also slides along the horizontal direction. Since it is comprised in this way, when securing the movement space of a spherical derivative, an opening-and-closing member, and a drive member, the bulkiness of an up-down direction can be suppressed and it becomes easy to arrange | position the whole winning device more compactly.

In addition, the present invention is further configured to be displaceable along the horizontal direction and to be interlocked with the drive member of the drive source, and the first action portion interlocked with the spherical derivative and the opening / closing member And a transmission member having a second action portion interlocked with the second action portion. The ball derivative slides along the front-rear direction in conjunction with the first action portion of the transmission member, and the opening / closing member moves in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the second action portion of the transmission member. It may be configured to slide along.
Thus, by aligning not only the ball derivative, the opening / closing member, and the drive member but also the displacement direction of the transmission member along the horizontal direction, the bulkiness in the vertical direction can be further suppressed, and the overall winning device can be further reduced. It becomes easy to arrange more compactly.

Further, the transmission member is configured in a longitudinal shape and configured to be rotatable about a central axis in the vertical direction, and configured to be able to contact the spherical derivative on one side in the longitudinal direction of the transmission member. The first action part is arranged, and the second action part is arranged on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the transmission member so as to be in contact with the opening and closing member. In the transmission member, the first action part and the second action part The central axis may be set between and.
According to this configuration, the opening / closing member and the ball derivative are both slid along the horizontal direction and interlocked so as to be displaced in the opposite directions by the rotating operation of the single transmission member along the horizontal direction. be able to. Moreover, since the rotation of the single transmission member directly acts on each of the opening / closing member and the sphere derivative, the sphere derivative and the opening / closing member are linked very quickly, and the sphere derivative is moved to the passing position. It becomes easier to move the opening / closing member to the blocking position at an earlier time.

Further, the opening / closing member includes a plate-shaped portion configured in a plate shape, and one plate surface of the plate-shaped portion faces the center position side in the left-right direction of the spherical derivative, and the other plate-shaped portion You may arrange | position so that a plate | board surface may face the said winning a prize mouth side. In this case, the frame is provided with a guide portion formed to support the one plate surface and the other plate surface of the plate-like portion, and to guide the plate-like portion in the front-rear direction. It is desirable that
According to this configuration, since the opening / closing member can be guided while suppressing blurring in a configuration that can support both surfaces of the plate-like portion, the stability of the movement of the opening / closing member is increased. Therefore, even when the game ball collides with the opening / closing member, such as when an unintended game ball is about to enter the winning opening when the opening / closing member is displaced to the blocking position, It is easy to set the blocking position stably by suppressing the blur due to pressure. In addition, since the structure is less likely to be greatly shaken or bent due to the ball pressure, it is easier to prevent an unintended game ball from slipping through the opening / closing member being bent or shaken immediately before being shut off.

Further, the inner wall portion of the entrance opening is provided with a rear wall portion disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the entrance opening, and a front wall portion disposed on the front side of the inner space, The spherical derivative may include a guide plate configured in a plate shape. In this case, in the guide position, the guide plate has a front end portion of the guide plate that is in front of the center position in the front-rear direction of the internal space at a rear position away from the front wall portion, and is more inward than the front wall portion. It is good to arrange | position near the front-back direction center position of space.
In this way, at the time of guidance, the ball derivative can be disposed in front of the center position in the front-rear direction of the internal space so that the game ball can be stably guided. When the guide plate is displaced to the passing position), the guide plate can be quickly retracted to the rear side from the center position in the front-rear direction of the internal space, and the game ball can be passed to the lower side earlier. Therefore, after instructed to release the guidance, the game ball is less likely to remain in the internal space for a long time, and the game ball is less likely to face the winning opening side.
In particular, in this configuration, since the quick opening of the ball opening and the quick blocking by the opening / closing member act synergistically, it is possible to further reliably prevent an unintended game ball from entering the winning opening. In addition, since the game ball itself going to the winning a prize port side is also suppressed, the game ball is less likely to collide with the opening / closing member displaced to the blocking position, and the effect of protecting the opening / closing member is enhanced.

Further, according to the present invention, in the inner wall portion of the ball opening, a rear wall portion disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the ball opening and a front wall portion disposed on the front side of the inner space. When the guide plate configured in a plate shape is provided in the spherical derivative, the front side of the rear wall portion is opposed to the left and right end portions of the guide plate when in the guide position. A pair of guide plate guides each having a pair of guide surfaces extending in the front-rear direction may be provided.
If such a guide plate guide is provided, when the guide plate is displaced, the guide plate is easily displaced while being kept in an appropriate posture, and the guide plate is maintained in an appropriate holding posture even at the guide position. It becomes easy. Accordingly, the holding posture of the guide plate is prevented from varying or becoming an unstable posture, and the game ball can be guided more stably.

Further, according to the present invention, in the inner wall portion of the ball opening, a rear wall portion disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the ball opening and a front wall portion disposed on the front side of the inner space. When the guide plate configured in a plate shape is provided in the sphere derivative, the structure is connected to at least one of the front wall part or the rear wall part at a position in front of the rear wall part. Further, guide plate support portions for supporting the lower surface portions on both sides in the left-right direction of the guide plate may be provided. In this case, when the spherical derivative slides, it is desirable that the guide plate slide while being supported by the guide plate support portion.
According to this configuration, it is possible to stably support the spherical derivative that protrudes to the front side from the rear wall portion and is in the guiding position without being completely cantilevered. For this reason, the ball derivative is easily maintained in an appropriate posture at the guidance position, and has a structure that can easily withstand the impact of the game ball entering the ball opening. In addition, when the sphere derivative slides, the guide plate is slid while being supported by the guide plate support portion, so that the guide plate can easily move stably in an appropriate posture.

  Moreover, the bottom part which receives the game ball which flows from the said ball derivative, and guides it to the downstream opposite to the said ball derivative may be formed by the structure adjacent to the said ball derivative at the said guidance position. In this configuration, there is no large gap between the ball derivative at the guiding position and the downstream flow path, so that the behavior of the game ball guided by the ball derivative is unstable due to the large gap. And the game ball guided by the ball derivative flows more smoothly downstream.

  Moreover, when providing a bottom part in this way, it is desirable for the said opening-and-closing member to be the structure which advances / retreats in the upper position of the said bottom part so that it may face the said bottom part in the said blocking position. Thus, if the bottom portion is arranged so as to extend below the opening / closing member when in the blocking position, a gap is not generated in the bottom of the flow path due to the movement space of the opening / closing member, and the spherical derivative The game ball guided in step 1 will flow more smoothly to the downstream side.

Further, the present invention may be provided with an interlocking member that operates on the spherical derivative while interlocking with the driving member of the driving source. In this case, the spherical derivative has a laminated structure that overlaps at least a part of the transmission member and at least a part of each of the interlocking member and the drive source at least at the passage position. Good to be.
In this way, by adopting a laminated structure in which the transmission member, the interlocking member, and the drive source overlap above and below the spherical derivative, these members can be efficiently bundled up and down, and in the front-rear direction (depth direction) and the left-right direction Bulkiness can be further reduced.

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating a gaming machine equipped with a variable prize device for gaming machines according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a state where the variable prize device for gaming machines according to the first embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the front side and obliquely upward. FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable prize device for gaming machines of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the variable prize winning device for gaming machines of FIG. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the variable winning device for gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine variable prize apparatus shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the front side and obliquely upward. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine variable prize apparatus shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the rear side and obliquely upward. FIG. 8 is a plan view schematically showing the variable prize device for gaming machines of FIG. 2, FIG. 8 (A) is a plan view when the ball derivative is in the passing position, and FIG. 8 (B) is a plan view. It is a top view when a spherical derivative exists in a guidance position. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a lower cut surface obtained by horizontally cutting the variable prize winning device for gaming machines of FIG. 2 at the position of the transmission member, and FIG. FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view when the spherical derivative is in the guiding position. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the linkage state of the drive source, the ball derivative, the opening / closing member, the transmission member, and the like when the ball derivative is in the passing position, as viewed from the front side and the diagonally upper side in the variable prize apparatus for gaming machine of FIG. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the linkage state of the driving source, the ball derivative, the opening / closing member, the transmission member, and the like when the ball derivative is in the guidance position, as viewed from the front side and the diagonally upper side in the variable prize device for gaming machine of FIG. FIG.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a variable prize device for gaming machine 10 and a gaming machine 1 including the same according to the present invention are embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Outline of gaming machines and variable winning devices for gaming machines)
First, an outline of the gaming machine 1 will be described.
A gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a so-called pachinko machine, and guides the launch of a gaming ball along a board surface 2a (front surface) of a gaming board 2 constituted by a wooden board (plywood board), an acrylic board, or the like. A guide rail 5 is provided, and a game area is formed in a form partitioned by the guide rail 5 and the like. In addition, a liquid crystal display unit 3 capable of performing various displays is disposed near the center of the game board 2, and a start port 7 is disposed below the liquid crystal display unit 3. And the variable prize device 10 for game machines which concerns on this invention is arrange | positioned below the liquid crystal display part 3 and the side of the starting port 7. FIG. Further, in the gaming machine 1, a transparent plate (glass plate or the like) is disposed in front of the game board 2 substantially in parallel with the board surface 2 a of the game board 2, and the transparent board is within the game area partitioned by the guide rail 5 or the like. And the game board 2 are configured such that a game ball flows down. In FIG. 1, the transparent plate is not shown.

  In the present specification, the “front-rear direction” means a direction orthogonal to the board surface 2a (front surface) of the game board 2, and the side on which the player is to be positioned with respect to the board surface 2a is the front side, and the opposite side (ie The gaming machine 1 back side) is the rear side. Further, the “vertical direction” means a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the game ball flowing down. For example, when the board surface 2a is arranged parallel to the vertical direction so that the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is the vertical direction, the vertical direction is the vertical direction. The “left-right direction” means a lateral direction orthogonal to the “front-rear direction” and the “up-down direction”. Furthermore, the plane direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is defined as a “horizontal direction”. That is, the “horizontal direction” is a plane direction parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. 4, 5, 8, and 9, the position of the board surface 2 a of the game board 2 is virtually indicated by a two-dot chain line.

Next, the outline of the variable winning device 10 for gaming machines will be described.
A gaming machine variable winning device 10 (hereinafter also referred to as a winning device 10) is used by being fixed to the gaming board 2 of the gaming machine 1 as shown in FIG. It is arranged in a state exposed to the front side of the game board 2 so as to be visible from the side. The following representative example illustrates a configuration in which the frame 20 of the winning device 10 is directly fixed to the game board 2, but the winning device 10 may be attached to the game board 2, for example, other members It may be indirectly fixed to the game board 2 via the. Further, in the representative example shown in FIG. 1 and the like, an example as an attacker in which a ball entrance opening 22 (see FIG. 2 etc .: described later) configured in an opening form so as to allow a game ball to enter the inside functions as a big winning opening. However, it is a matter of course that the present invention can be applied to various winning devices such as an electric tulip and an accessory as long as the game ball can enter the winning opening 22 (FIG. 2) and win.

  The winning device 10 has an appearance as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 and mainly includes a frame 20, a ball derivative 40, an opening / closing member 50, a transmission mechanism, as shown in the exploded perspective views of FIGS. R, solenoid 90, etc. are provided. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening at the upper end of the ball opening 22 formed in the frame 20 is used as a game ball inlet, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game ball introduced into the ball opening 22 is won. At the other time, the game ball introduced into the entrance opening 22 passes through the entrance opening 22 and is led to the entrance 25 to win a prize (see FIG. 8B and FIG. 9B). Then, it falls below the game area (see FIGS. 8A and 9A: described later).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the frame 20 is fixed directly in contact with the game board 2 of the gaming machine 1, and at the time of such attachment, at least in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the board surface 2 a of the game board 2. On the front side of the board 2, a ball opening 22 through which a game ball flowing down along the board surface 2a can pass downward is arranged. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 9, a passage portion 24 in which a winning opening 25 is formed is provided inside the frame body 20 next to the internal space of the ball entrance opening 22. In the following, as a representative example, an example in which the passage portion 24 and the winning opening 25 are disposed on the left side of the internal space (the space surrounded by the ball entrance opening 22) when viewed from the front side or the upper side will be described. A passage part or a winning opening may be formed on the right side of the internal space.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the spherical derivative 40 includes a guide surface 42 a facing upward, and directly on the frame 20 so as to slide along the front-rear direction under the driving force of a solenoid 90 described later. Is held. The ball derivative 40 is arranged such that at least a part of the ball derivative 40 is disposed in front of the board surface position of the game board 2 and the game ball that enters the entrance opening (inside the entrance opening 22) is received by the guide surface 42a. Guidance position (see FIG. 8B, FIG. 9B, FIG. 11 etc.) that leads to the winning opening 25 side, and a game that retreats back from the guidance position and enters the entrance opening The ball can be displaced to a passing position (see FIG. 8A, FIG. 9A, FIG. 10, etc.) through which the sphere passes below the entrance opening 22. In the representative example described here, a configuration in which the sphere derivative 40 is held directly in contact with a part of the frame body 20 will be described. However, the sphere derivative 40 can be displaced with respect to the frame body 20. Any structure may be used as long as it is attached, and the structure may be supported indirectly by another member attached to the frame body 20 and may be indirectly held by the frame body 20.

  The solenoid 90 corresponds to an example of a drive source. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plunger 94 (plunger 94 corresponds to an example of a drive member) that applies a drive force to the spherical derivative 40 and the opening / closing member 50 is provided. The plunger 94 is displaced along the horizontal direction (specifically, the left-right direction). The detection switch 98 corresponds to an example of a detection unit, and is configured as a known ball detection sensor. The detection switch 98 is configured to emit a detection signal when the game ball passes through the passage hole 98a. Has a function of detecting a game ball passing through the passage hole 98a.

  Since the winning device 10 has such a basic structure, as shown in FIG. 1, a ball entry opening 22 (FIG. 2, etc.) is provided so that a game ball flowing down along the game board 2 passes from the upper side to the lower side. ) Is arranged, when a predetermined condition such as jackpot is established, the spherical derivative 40 is displaced to the guiding position by the driving force of the solenoid 90 as shown in FIGS. 8B, 9B, and 11. The game ball that has entered the ball opening 22 (FIG. 2 and the like) can be guided to the winning opening 25 by the ball derivative 40. At other times, as shown in FIG. 8A, FIG. 9A, and FIG. 10, the ball derivative 40 is retreated to the passing position by the driving force of the solenoid 90 and enters the entrance opening 22. It is possible to drop the ball downward without guiding it to the winning opening 25.

Further, in addition to such a basic structure, an opening / closing member 50 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 9 is provided. In this configuration, the opening / closing member 50 is directly held by the frame body 20 so as to slide along the front-rear direction. 9A and 10, when the ball derivative 40 is displaced to the passing position, the opening / closing member 50 is “with a part of itself facing the inner space of the ball opening 22 and the ball opening 40 The ball derivative 40 is moved to the guiding position as shown in FIG. 9B and FIG. 10, as shown in FIG. 9B and FIG. When displacing, a configuration that is displaced to “allowable position for allowing a game ball to be awarded to the winning opening 25 by retreating backward (retracting from the internal space of the ball opening 22) from the blocking position”. It has become. That is, when the ball derivative 40 is returned to the passing position by the solenoid 90, the opening / closing member 50 is displaced to the blocking position in conjunction with this movement, and the path to the winning opening 25 is quickly blocked. After the condition for returning to the passing position is established, it is possible to reliably prevent the game ball existing in the space in the ball opening 22 from entering the winning opening 25.
Below, the detail for implement | achieving such an idea is demonstrated in more detail.

(Detailed structure of variable prize device for gaming machines)
First, the frame 20 and the flow path configuration in the frame 20 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the frame body 20 is in contact with the game board 2 and a front side portion 20 a, most or all of which is disposed on the front side of the board surface 2 a (FIG. 1, FIG. 4, etc.) of the game board 2. A fixed portion 20b fixed to the fixed portion 20b, and a rear side portion 20c fixed to the fixed portion 20b from the rear side. These are connected to each other by connecting members 102a, 102b, 106a, 106b, 106c such as screws.

  The front side portion 20a has a front portion configured as a design plate, and projecting portions 111 and 112 protruding rearward are formed on the left and right sides of the front portion. A region between the projecting portions 111 and 112 becomes an internal space in the entrance opening 22. The fixed portion 20b is connected to the rear end portions of the projecting portions 111 and 112 formed on the front side portion 20a, and constitutes the ball entrance opening 22. The rear side portion 20c is connected to the fixed portion 20b to form an accommodation space. In this configuration, the space surrounded by the fixed portion 20b and the rear side portion 20c is connected to the solenoid 90, the transmission mechanism R, and the like. It is a space to accommodate.

  Such a front side portion 20a, a fixing portion 20b, and a rear side portion 20c are integrally coupled to form a frame 20 shown in FIG. 2 and the like. A ball entrance 22 and a passage portion 24 are configured. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the frame body 20 has a ball opening 22 constituted by a front side portion 20a and a fixing portion 20b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the entrance opening 22 has a rectangular shape at the upper end in a plan view (a rectangular shape that is long in the horizontal direction). Specifically, the rear wall portion 32 is disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the entrance opening 22, the front wall portion 31 is disposed on the front side of the inner space, and the protrusions 111 and 112 described above are arranged on the left and right sides. It is a side wall part. The entrance opening 22 is an annular opening penetrating vertically by the front wall portion 31, the rear wall portion 32, and the protruding portions 111 and 112. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the opening at the upper end of the ball opening 22 is formed in the vicinity of the upper ends of the front wall portion 31 and the rear wall portion 32 extending in the left-right direction and on the upper end side of the protruding portions 111 and 112. The front and rear edge portions 33 and 34 are configured as rectangular elongated holes that are long in the left-right direction, and the opening area is widened in the left-right direction.

  The opening width in the front-rear direction of the ball opening 22 is larger than the diameter of the game ball and smaller than twice the diameter of the game ball (more specifically, smaller than 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball). Width). In other words, the positional relationship is such that two or more game balls overlap each other before and after entering. Specifically, the wall surface (inner surface) of the front wall portion 31 and the wall surface (inner surface) of the rear wall portion 32 are surfaces along the direction of the board surface 2a of the game board 2, and these wall surfaces are the game balls. It is opposed to the front and rear at a slightly wider interval than the diameter. The width of the entrance opening 22 in the left-right direction is such that the width of the entrance opening (that is, the distance between the left and right edges 33 and 34) is more than twice the diameter of the game ball. Even in the entire vertical region of the opening 22, the distance between the left and right is at least twice the diameter of the game ball. That is, in the entire vertical direction of the entrance opening 22, the width in the left-right direction of the internal space is more than twice the diameter of the game ball (four game balls in the figure). It is possible to enter the inside of the entrance opening 22 at the same time by overlapping on the left and right.

  In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the ball derivative 40 is held at the guidance position, the game ball guiding path that guides the game ball to the winning opening 25 by the above-described ball entry opening 22 and the ball derivative 40. Is configured. When the ball derivative 40 is arranged as shown in FIGS. 9B and 11, it becomes the bottom of the above-described game ball guiding path, and one end portion side (the winning opening 25 side) of the guide plate 42 is the left-right direction. The slope is inclined downward to the left so as to be lower than the other end (opposite to the winning opening 25). Accordingly, at the guiding position, the game ball that has entered the ball opening 22 rolls on the guiding plate 42 and is guided to the winning opening 25 side (that is, the left side when viewed from above).

  As shown in FIG. 9, a passage portion 24 is formed inside the frame body 20 on one side in the left-right direction of the entrance opening 22. As shown in FIG. 9B, the passage portion 24 has one end side in the left-right direction of the spherical derivative 40 (specifically, the left side as viewed from above) when the spherical derivative 40 is located at the guiding position. The game ball that flows from the ball derivative 40 to one end in the left-right direction is introduced and functions as a flow path that leads to a predetermined outlet 24d. As for this channel | path part 24, the edge part (part adjacent to the opening-and-closing member 50 as shown in FIG. 9 (A)) by the side of the ball derivative 40 functions as the winning opening 25, and this winning opening 25 is the ball derivative. It functions as an opening for receiving a game ball flowing from 40. The winning opening 25 has a size that allows game balls to pass one by one, and has an opening size that does not allow two or more game balls to enter simultaneously. Accordingly, the game balls flowing from the ball derivative 40 side pass through the winning opening 25 one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 9B, etc., the passage portion 24 has a configuration adjacent to the ball derivative 40 at the guidance position, and receives the game ball flowing from the ball derivative 40 and is opposite to the ball derivative 40. The bottom part 120 led to the downstream side is formed. The bottom portion 120 is a portion that functions as the winning opening 25, and is connected to the front wall portion 31 with the front wall portion 31 as a base end portion, and the distal end portion approaches or abuts the rear wall portion 32. It is configured as a bottom plate. The one end 120a in the left-right direction of the bottom 120 is close to the end (the end in the left-right direction) of the guide plate 42 at the guide position as shown in FIG. 9B (specifically, the diameter of the game ball is 1). / Close to each other with a gap smaller than / 2. Further, the other end 120b in the left-right direction of the bottom 120 is disposed in the vicinity of the passage hole 98a of the detection switch 98. For example, the one end 120a in the left-right direction is higher than the other end 120b in the left-right direction. It is inclined to. In addition, the height of the one end 120a in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the one end in the left-right direction (the end on the bottom 120 side) of the guide plate 42 with the guide position, and the height of the guide plate 42 in the guide position is The plate surface 42a and the upper surface of the bottom portion 120 continue continuously with almost no step.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, the opening / closing member 50 is configured to advance and retreat at the upper position of the bottom 120 so as to face the bottom 120 at the blocking position (specifically, vertically opposed). Yes. In this configuration, the bottom 120 straddles the left and right sides of the opening / closing member 50, and one end 120a (FIG. 7, FIG. 9B, etc.) in the left-right direction of the bottom 120 is on the right side of the opening / closing member 50 in the blocking position. The other end 120b in the left-right direction of the bottom 120 (FIG. 7, FIG. 9B, etc.) is arranged on the left side of the opening / closing member 50 in the blocking position. A smooth surface (outer surface of the bottom portion 120) serving as a flow path bottom surface is arranged so as to continue from 120a to the other end portion 120b in the left-right direction.

  Further, in this configuration, a pair of guide surfaces extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the front side of the rear wall portion 32 so as to face the left and right ends of the guide plate 42 when in the guide position. Guide plate guides 131 and 132 are provided. Each of these guide plate guides 131 and 132 is configured as a wall portion in which each outer surface (guide surface) extends in a direction (vertical direction and a direction parallel to the front-rear direction) perpendicular to the left-right direction, and any outer surface (guide surface). Also, it extends back and forth as a smooth surface in a direction orthogonal to the left-right direction. Thus, since the outer surfaces (guide surfaces) facing each other in the guide plate guides 131 and 132 extend smoothly along the front-rear direction, both end portions of the guide plate 42 in the left-right direction when the guide plate 42 slides back and forth. (Specifically, both end portions configured linearly in the front-rear direction) are smoothly guided between these outer surfaces (guide surfaces).

  Moreover, in this structure, it is the structure connected with at least any one of the front wall part 31 or the rear wall part 32 in the position ahead of the rear wall part 32, and supports each lower surface part of the horizontal direction both sides of the guide plate 42. Guide plate support portions 141 and 142 are provided. In addition, in the representative example shown here, although each guide plate support part 141,142 shows the example connected with the front wall part 31, it may be connected with the rear wall part 32, and it may be connected with both. Good.

  The guide plate support 141 is configured as a part of the protrusion 111 described above, is connected to the front wall 31 with the front wall 31 as a base end, and extends from the front wall 31 to the rear side. It is configured. The front end portion is configured to approach or abut against the rear wall portion 32. The guide plate support part 142 is configured as a part of the protrusion 112 described above, and is connected to the front wall part 31 with the front wall part 31 as a base end part, and extends from the front wall part 31 to the rear side. It is configured. The front end portion is configured to approach or abut against the rear wall portion 32. These guide plate support portions 141 and 142 are arranged at a distance in the left-right direction, and a space between the guide plate support portions 141 and 142 is a drop opening through which the game ball falls when the ball derivative 40 is in the passing position. It has become. Each of the guide plate support portions 141 and 142 is configured as a smooth surface whose upper surface is inclined at a predetermined angle, and when the ball derivative 40 is in the guide position as shown in FIG. The lower surface portions on both sides in the left-right direction are supported by the upper surface portions of the guide plate support portions 141 and 142. Then, when the state changes from the state of FIG. 9A to the state of FIG. 9B, or when the state changes from the state of FIG. 9B to the state of FIG. When the derivative 40 slides, the guide plate 42 slides while being supported by both guide plate support portions 141 and 142.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the detection switch 98 is arranged so that the passage hole 98 a is positioned in the vicinity of the opening of the winning opening 25. The detection switch 98 is attached by being sandwiched between an attachment recess 161 (see FIG. 7 and the like) formed on the front side portion 20a and an attachment recess 162 (see FIG. 6 and the like) formed on the fixed portion 20b. The configuration is adjacent to the bottom 120 described above. The passage hole 98a functions as a part of the passage portion 24 together with the winning opening 25, and specifically, a part of the passage hole 98a functions as a bottom surface of the flow path continuous to the bottom portion 120 described above. . Since it is configured in this way, the game ball passing through the winning opening 25 passes through the passage hole 98a immediately after that, and is detected by the detection switch 98. Further, on the downstream side of the passage hole 98a (the side opposite to the winning opening 25), there is a conversion portion 24b for guiding the game ball flowing in the left-right direction to the rear side, and on the rear side of the conversion portion 24b, the fixed portion 20b. The flow path 24c formed in the rear side and the discharge port 24d formed in the rear side part 20c are continued. Thus, since the flow path through which the game balls pass one by one from the winning port 25 to the outlet 24d is configured, the gaming balls that have entered the winning port 25 one by one are detected by the detection switch 98 one by one, One ball is discharged from the discharge port 24d.

Next, the spherical derivative 40, the opening / closing member 50, the transmission mechanism R, and the solenoid 90 will be described in detail.
The ball derivative 40 functions so as to open and close the lower end side of the ball opening 22 formed on the front side of the board surface 2a (board surface) of the game board 2, and a part of the ball derivative 40 is located more than the position of the board surface 2a. A guide position (FIGS. 8B, 9B, 11 etc.) projecting forward, and a passing position (see FIG. 8) for retracting backward from the guide position and opening the entrance 22 8 (A), FIG. 9 (A), FIG. 10 and the like) so as to slide back and forth.

  As shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 11, etc., the spherical derivative 40 includes a guide plate 42 configured in a plate shape. The guide plate 42 is arranged such that one plate surface (upper surface) faces upward and the other plate surface (lower surface) faces downward, and the rectangular upper surface guides the game ball. It functions as the surface 42a. The spherical derivative 40 is tilted at a predetermined angle (5 degrees in the figure) with respect to the horizontal direction at the guiding position and the passing position (with the guiding surface 42a facing upward) The side (winning mouth 25 side) is held in a lower position and the other end side is held in an upward position). In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the front surface portion of the fixing portion 20b (specifically, the rear wall portion 32 forming the inner wall portion 30 (FIG. 2 and the like) of the entrance opening 22) is viewed from the front. A long and narrow hole 121 is formed on the left side, and the guide plate 42 is fitted into the hole 121. A pair of left and right U-shaped guide grooves (in the inner wall of the hole 121 and the fixing portion 20b) ( Specifically, the outer surface of the guide plate 42 is supported by the guide plate guides 131 and 132 and the guide plate support portions 141 and 142 described above. Thus, since the guide plate 42 is supported by the guide groove and fitted in the hole 121, the movement of the guide plate 42 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction is restricted, and the sliding direction of the guide plate 42 is limited to only the front-rear direction. The Further, since the hole 121 has a long hole structure in which one end side in the left-right direction (the winning prize opening 25 side) is lowered, the guide plate 42 fitted into the hole 121 has a lower one end side in the left-right direction as described above. It will slide in the front-rear direction while being maintained. Further, when the ball derivative 40 protrudes to the guiding position, the lower portions on both sides of the guide plate 42 are supported by the above-described guide plate support portions 141 and 142 formed on the front side portion 20a. It is possible to guide to the winning opening 25 in a stable state.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7, 11, etc., the extension portion 43 formed to extend rearward from the rear end portion of the guide plate 42 protrudes in a direction intersecting the guide surface 42 a of the guide plate 42. Protruding portions 44a and 44b are formed on the same axis. The spherical derivative 40 is slid in the front-rear direction when one protrusion 44b moves in response to an action from an interlocking member 70 described later. At this time, the other protrusion 44a is moved to the transmission member 60. The transmission member 60 is rotated by acting on the above. In addition, since the vicinity of the protrusions 44a and 44b is sandwiched between the transmission member 60 and the interlocking member 70 in a stacked manner, the spherical derivative 40 has a portion near the extension 43 serving as the base end of the protrusions 44a and 44b. It does not move so much up and down. That is, the vicinity of the extended portion 43 is vertically sandwiched between the transmission member 60 and the interlocking member 70 and the vertical movement is restricted, and the guide plate 42 is fitted into the hole 121 and the vertical movement is restricted. The entire derivative 40 does not move too much up and down, and the inclination angle of the sphere derivative 40 with respect to the horizontal direction is hardly changed. Therefore, the sphere derivative 40 slides in the front-rear direction with the position in the vertical direction maintained stably as a whole.

  Further, the spherical derivative 40 has its front end portion (specifically, the front end portion 42b of the guide plate 42) separated from the front wall portion 31 at the guide positions shown in FIGS. 8B and 9B. In the rear position, it is arranged in front of the center position L1 in the front-rear direction of the internal space and closer to the center position L1 in the front-rear direction of the inner space than the front wall portion 31. That is, the guide plate 42 at the guide position has a small amount of protrusion into the internal space, and the front end portion 42b is spaced from the front wall portion 31 and stops near the center of the entrance opening 22 in the front-rear direction, and does not jump out much forward. Therefore, the amount of movement before and after the passing position does not become too large, and when returning to the passing position, it is possible to return quickly with a small amount of movement.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 10, and 11, the solenoid 90 protrudes by a predetermined amount when the coil portion 92 is switchable between an excited state and a non-excited state, and the coil portion 92 is in a non-excited state. A plunger 94 is provided that is in a protruding state (FIG. 10) and moves forward and backward so that when the coil portion 92 is in a non-excited state, the protruding amount is smaller than that in the protruding state (FIG. 11). The plunger 94 is made of a magnetic material, and has a flange portion 94a formed at one end thereof as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 10, 11 and the like, and the other end is inserted into the coil portion 92. It is included. A coil spring 96 is disposed around the plunger 94 and between the flange portion 94a and the coil portion 93 to bias the flange portion 94a away from the coil portion 92 (see FIG. 11, FIG. 10 and the like). (Not shown).

  When the coil portion 92 is in a non-excited state, the solenoid 90 is in a position where the plunger 94 is pushed to the outside of the coil portion 92 to some extent by the bias of the coil spring 96 (FIG. 10), and when the coil portion 92 is in an excited state, The plunger 94 is drawn into the coil portion 92 against the bias of the coil spring 96 (FIG. 11). As described above, the solenoid 90 moves the plunger 94 in the direction along the horizontal direction (specifically, the left-right direction) by applying electrical control to the coil portion 92, and gives a driving force to the components interlocking with the plunger 94. Be able to.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 10, and 11, the transmission mechanism R includes a slide member 80, an interlocking member 70, and a transmission member 60.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the slide member 80 has an L shape as a whole, and has a counter part 84 that faces the interlocking member 70, and a plate-like shape that bends downward from one end side of the counter part 84. And a fixing portion 83. The fixing portion 83 extends in the vertical direction and is disposed so that the thickness direction thereof is in the left-right direction. A flange portion 94 a of the plunger 94 is provided in a notch portion (acting portion 81) on the lower end side of the fixing portion 83. Are linked by a fitting structure. The facing portion 84 is disposed so that the thickness direction is the vertical direction, and extends from the distal end side of the plunger 94 to the coil portion 92 side along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the plunger 94 above the solenoid 90. ing. And in the state arrange | positioned in the area | region between the spherical derivative 40 and the solenoid 90 in an up-down direction, it slides to right and left so that it may not remove | deviate that area | region. That is, the solenoid 90, the slide member 80, the ball derivative 40, the interlocking member 70, and the transmission member 60 are linked in a stacked manner. Further, a protruding portion 82 that protrudes upward is formed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the facing portion 84 (the end portion opposite to the fixed portion 83 side). The protrusion 82 is formed in a columnar shape having the vertical direction as an axial direction, and an action portion 71 (a notch-shaped recess) of the interlocking member 70 described later is fitted around the protrusion 82.

  The slide member 80 configured as described above functions as a member that transmits the driving force of the solenoid 90 to the spherical derivative 40, and the movement direction of the plunger 94 with one end side (fixed portion 83 side) fixed to the plunger 94. It is configured to integrally slide in the same direction as the (left-right direction). As the slide member 80 is slid, the action portion 71 that receives the action from the projection 82 also slides within the range shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, whereby the interlocking member 70 as a whole rotates in the horizontal plane. It comes to move.

  The interlocking member 70 is a member that rotates around the rotation shafts 73a and 73b extending in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the central portion 75 that is the central portion of the rotation, and the central portion 75. The first arm portion 73 that extends in the direction of the rotation radius along the plane direction (horizontal direction) perpendicular to the direction (vertical direction) of the rotation shafts 73a and 73b, and the first arm portion 73 that rotates differently from the central portion 75. A second arm portion 74 extending in a direction different from the first arm portion 73 so as to extend along a plane direction (horizontal direction) perpendicular to the direction (vertical direction) of the rotation shafts 73a and 73b in the radial direction; It is formed in an L shape with 75 as a fold. The “direction of the rotation shafts 73a and 73b” is the direction of the rotation axis that is the center when the rotation shafts 73a and 73b rotate, and is the vertical direction in this example.

  The central portion 75 is configured in a columnar shape with the vertical direction as the axial direction. From the upper surface of the central portion 75, a protruding rotation shaft (shaft portion) 73 a protrudes upward, and the central portion 75. A projecting rotation shaft (shaft portion) 73b projects downward from the lower surface of the projection. These rotating shafts 73a and 73b are rotatably supported by bearings 153 and 154 of the frame 20 shown in FIG. 7, respectively, and the central portion 75 is sandwiched between these bearings 153 and 154. Are to be held. With such a structure, the interlocking member 70 is held by the frame body 20 so as to be rotatable (specifically, rotatable about a vertical rotation axis).

  As described above, in the configuration in which the central portion 75 is rotatably held with respect to the frame body 20, the distal end portion of the first arm portion 73 acts on the protruding portion 82 of the slide member 80 and from the protruding portion 82. The action part 71 that receives the action is formed as a notch-like recess (specifically, a recess that is recessed toward the central part 75 along the extending direction of the first arm part 73). In addition, an action portion 72 that acts on the projection 44b of the sphere derivative 40 and receives an action from the projection 44b is provided at the tip of the second arm portion 74 with a notch-shaped recess (specifically, the second It is formed as a concave portion that is recessed toward the central portion 75 along the extending direction of the arm portion 74.

  The interlocking member 70 configured in this manner is interlocked with the slide member 80 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and horizontally in order to transmit the driving force applied from the solenoid 90 to the slide member 80 to the ball derivative 40. Displacement (rotation) along. Specifically, the protrusion of the slide member 80 according to the driving operation of the solenoid 90 (for example, the driving operation from the state of FIG. 10 to the state of FIG. 11 or the driving operation from the state of FIG. 11 to the state of FIG. 10). The part 82 moves in the left-right direction, and accordingly, the action part 71 that receives the pressing action from the protrusion 82 also moves in the left-right direction. By such an interlocking operation, the entire interlocking member 70 rotates about a predetermined rotational axis in the vertical direction. As the interlocking member 70 rotates about the predetermined rotation axis in this way, the second arm portion 74 acts to move the ball derivative 40 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the second arm portion 74 is held in such a positional relationship that the action portion 72 formed on the distal end side can move in the front-rear direction. When displacing in the state of FIG. 11 and the state of FIG. 11, the action part 72 is displaced in the front-rear direction. Thus, since the action part 72 is displaced in the front-rear direction with the rotation of the interlocking member 70, the protrusion 44b (FIG. 7) that receives the pressing action from the action part 72 is also displaced in the front-rear direction. The entire spherical derivative 40 is also displaced in the front-rear direction.

  The transmission member 60 is formed in a longitudinal shape as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, is configured to be rotatable about the vertical center axes 64 a and 64 b, and can be displaced along the horizontal direction. ing. Specifically, a central portion 65 serving as a central portion of rotation, and a first extension extending from the central portion 65 along a plane direction (horizontal direction) perpendicular to the direction (vertical direction) of the central axes 64a and 64b. And a second extension extending from the center portion 65 in a direction opposite to the first extension portion 66 along a plane direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the direction (vertical direction) of the central axes 64a and 64b. Part 67. The “direction of the central axes 64a and 64b” is the direction of the rotation axis that is the center when the central axes 64a and 64b rotate, and in this example, is the vertical direction.

  The central portion 65 is formed in a columnar shape with the vertical direction as the axial direction. From the upper surface of the central portion 65, a projecting central axis (shaft portion) 64 a protrudes upward, and the central portion 65 A projecting central axis (shaft portion) 64b projects downward from the lower surface. These center shafts 64a and 64b are rotatably supported by bearings 151 and 152 of the frame 20 shown in FIG. 7, respectively, and the center portion 65 is sandwiched between these bearings 151 and 152. It is supposed to be retained. With such a structure, the transmission member 60 is held by the frame 20 so as to be rotatable (specifically, rotatable about the central axis in the vertical direction).

  Thus, in the configuration in which the central portion 65 is rotatably held with respect to the frame body 20, the transmission member 60 is formed with the first extension portion 66 so as to extend in the rotation radius direction, and the first extension portion 66 is formed. A second extending portion 67 is formed so as to extend in the opposite rotational radius direction from the extending portion 66. Further, the transmission member 60 is formed with a first action part 61 that works in conjunction with the spherical derivative 40 and a second action part 62 that works in conjunction with the opening and closing member 50. Specifically, a notch-like recess (specifically, in the extending direction of the first extending portion 66) at one end in the longitudinal direction of the transmitting member 60 (the tip of the first extending portion 66). The first action part 61 is formed as a recess recessed toward the central part 65 so as to follow, and the first action part 61 acts so as to come into contact with the protrusion 44a of the ball derivative 40 and the protrusion 44a. It functions to receive the action from. In addition, a notch-shaped recess (specifically, the central portion 65 extends along the extending direction of the second extending portion 67 on the other longitudinal side of the transmitting member 60 (the tip portion of the second extending portion 67). The second action part 62 is formed as a recess recessed toward the surface, and the second action part 62 acts so as to contact the protrusion 54 of the opening / closing member 50 and receives the action from the protrusion 54. To function. In the transmission member 60, a central axis (a rotation center of the transmission member 60) is set between the first action part 61 and the second action part 62.

  As described above, the transmission member 60 rotates along the horizontal direction around the central axis in the vertical direction, and the first action portion 61 formed at the end on one side in the longitudinal direction is displaced in the front-rear direction. Since the second action part 62 formed at the end on the other side in the direction is displaced in the opposite direction to the first action part 62 via the central axes (shaft parts) 64a, 64b in the front-rear direction, The spherical derivative 40 that contacts and interacts with the action portion 61 slides to the same side as the first action portion 61 along the front-rear direction, and the opening and closing member 50 that contacts and interlocks with the second action portion 62 It moves so that it may slide to the same side (the side opposite to the spherical derivative 40) as the 2nd action part 61 so that it may follow.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the opening / closing member 50 has a plate-like portion 52 configured in a plate shape, and one side in the left-right direction from the plate-like portion 52 (the right side that is the spherical derivative 40 or the transmission member 60 side). And a projecting portion 54 that projects in the front-rear direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the spherical derivative 40 is formed such that the plate-like portion 52 faces above the bottom wall of the passage portion 24 and one plate surface 52 a of the plate-like portion 52 faces the winning a prize opening 25 side. The plate thickness direction is the left-right direction, and the longitudinal direction of the plate surfaces 52a, 52b is the front-rear direction so that the other plate surface 52b of the plate-like portion 52 faces the detection switch 98 side. It is arranged in the configuration to be.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a groove-shaped guide portion 36 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at a predetermined position of the frame body 20, and the opening / closing member 50 is inserted in the guide portion 36 in the front-rear direction. You can move on. The guide portion 36 includes a first support surface that supports one plate surface 52a of the plate-like portion 52 and a second support surface that has the other plate surface 52b of the plate-like portion 52. The one support surface and the second support surface are disposed so as to be opposed to the left and right at an interval about the thickness of the plate-like portion 52 or slightly larger than this thickness. The opening / closing member 50 is supported by the guide portion 36 configured in this manner on the one plate surface 52a and the other plate surface 52b, and the upper end portion and the lower end portion are supported. The sliding movement is performed in the front-rear direction in a state where the movement is restricted. The plate surfaces 52a and 52b of the plate-like portion 52 are both configured to be flat, the first support surface and the second support surface described above are also configured as flat surfaces, and the upper and lower ends of the opening / closing member 50 are Both are configured to be flat along the front-rear direction, and the wall surfaces of the guide portions 36 facing the upper end and the lower end are also flat along the front-rear direction. In this manner, the smooth outer surface of the opening / closing member 50 is smoothly guided while being supported by the smooth inner surface of the guide portion 36.

(Interlocking operation of ball derivatives, opening and closing members, etc.)
Next, interlocking operations of the ball derivative 40 and the opening / closing member 50 will be described.
In the spherical derivative 40, the opening / closing member 50, the transmission mechanism R, and the solenoid 90 configured as described above, the plunger 94 and the slide member 80 receive the driving force of the solenoid 90 as shown in FIGS. As a result of the sliding movement, one action portion 71 of the interlocking member 70 is guided in the left-right direction, and the interlocking member 70 rotates about the vertical rotation shafts 73a, 73b. And with this rotation, the other action part 72 of the interlocking member 70 moves in the front-rear direction, and the ball derivative 40 slides in the front-rear direction so as to be guided by this action part 72. When the ball derivative 40 slides, the action portion 61 of the transmission member 60 that receives an action from the protrusion 44a of the ball derivative 40 moves in the front-rear direction, and the transmission member 60 is centered on the vertical center axes 64a and 64b. Will be rotated. When the transmission member 60 is rotated, the second action part 62 moves opposite to the moving side of the first action part 61, and the opening / closing member receives the action of the second action part 62. 50 slides in the front-rear direction.

  For example, when changing from a state in which the sphere derivative 40 is in the passing position as shown in FIG. 10 to a state in which the sphere derivative 40 is in the guiding position as shown in FIG. 11, as shown in FIGS. The plunger 94 of the solenoid 90 moves to the left so as to be pulled into the coil portion 92, and the slide member 80 slides in the same direction as the movement direction of the plunger 94. As the protrusion 82 moves to the left, the interlocking member 70 rotates in a predetermined direction (counterclockwise when viewed from above), and the action portion 72 moves to the front side. Accordingly, the protrusion 44b (FIG. 7 and the like) that receives the action from the action part 72 also moves forward, and the entire sphere derivative 40 slides forward. When the ball derivative 40 slides forward, the action portion 61 that receives a pressing action from the protrusion 44a moves to the front side, so that the transmission member 60 rotates about the vertical center axes 64a and 64b ( (Clockwise when viewed from above). When the transmission member 60 is rotated, the action part 62 moves to the opposite side (that is, the rear side) of the action part 61 in the front-rear direction, so that the action part 62 moves backward. Accordingly, the opening / closing member 50 also slides backward. As described above, when the ball derivative 40 is displaced from the passing position to the guiding position (that is, when moving to the front side), the opening / closing member 50 moves to the opposite side in conjunction with the movement, and FIG. From the blocking position shown in FIG. 10, it will be displaced to the permissible position shown in FIG. 9B and FIG.

  On the other hand, when changing from the state in which the sphere derivative 40 is in the guiding position as shown in FIG. 11 to the state in which the sphere derivative 40 is in the passing position as shown in FIG. 10, as shown in FIGS. The plunger 94 of the solenoid 90 moves to the right so as to come out of the coil portion 92 by the bias of the coil spring 96, and the slide member 80 slides in the same direction as the movement direction of the plunger 94. As the protrusion 82 moves to the right, the interlocking member 70 rotates in a predetermined direction (clockwise as viewed from above), and the action portion 72 moves rearward. Accordingly, the protrusion 44b (FIG. 7 and the like) that receives the action from the action part 72 also moves rearward, and the entire ball derivative 40 slides rearward. When the ball derivative 40 slides rearward, the action portion 61 that receives a pressing action from the protrusion 44a moves rearward, so that the transmission member 60 rotates about the center axes 64a and 64b in the vertical direction ( (Turns counterclockwise when viewed from above). When the transmission member 60 is rotated, the action part 62 moves to the opposite side (ie, the front side) of the action part 61 in the front-rear direction, so that the action part 62 moves forward. Along with this, the opening / closing member 50 also slides forward. As described above, when the spherical derivative 40 is displaced from the guiding position to the passing position (that is, when moving to the rear side), the opening / closing member 50 moves to the opposite side in conjunction with the movement, and FIG. 11 is displaced from the allowable position shown in FIG. 11 to the blocking position shown in FIGS.

(Main effects of this configuration)
According to this configuration, the ball opening 20 is provided when the predetermined condition is satisfied while providing the frame body 20 having the ball opening 22 through which the game ball flowing down along the game board 2 passes from the upper side to the lower side. It is possible to realize a configuration in which the game ball that has entered can be guided to the winning opening 25 by the ball derivative 40.
Further, an opening / closing member 50 is provided. When the ball derivative 40 is displaced to the passing position, the opening / closing member 50 is displaced to the blocking position, and a part of the opening / closing member 50 is interposed in the path from the ball opening 22 to the winning opening 25. In this way, the game ball is prevented from winning the winning opening 25. That is, when trying to return the ball derivative 40 to the passing position, the path to the winning opening 25 is quickly cut off, and after the condition for returning the ball derivative 40 to the passing position is established, It is possible to reliably suppress a situation in which a game ball existing in the space in 22 enters the winning opening 25.

  In addition, the orientation of the ball derivative 40 and the opening / closing member 50 is aligned so that the slide operation is performed along the front-rear direction, and the plunger 94 of the solenoid 90 is also slid along the horizontal direction. Since it is configured in this way, it is possible to suppress the bulkiness in the vertical direction in securing the movement space of the ball derivative 40, the opening / closing member 50, and the plunger 94, and it is easy to arrange the winning device 10 in a more compact manner. Become.

  Further, in this configuration, the first action portion 61 that is configured to be movable along the horizontal direction and that is interlocked with the plunger 94 of the solenoid 90 and that is interlocked with the ball derivative 40 and the opening / closing member 50 is configured. A transmission member 60 having a two action part 62 is provided. The ball derivative 40 slides along the front-rear direction in conjunction with the first action portion 61 of the transmission member 60, and the opening / closing member 50 moves along the front-rear direction in conjunction with the second action portion 62 of the transmission member 60. And is configured to slide. In this way, not only the ball derivative 40, the opening / closing member 50, and the plunger 94, but also the displacement direction of the transmission member 60 is aligned along the horizontal direction, so that the bulkiness in the vertical direction can be further suppressed, and the winning device 10 It becomes easy to arrange the whole more compactly.

  Further, in this configuration, the slide member 80, the interlocking member 70, and the transmission member 60 that constitute the transmission mechanism R are all displaced along the horizontal direction, and all the members that are displaced according to the driving force of the solenoid 90 are in the horizontal direction. It is designed to be displaced along. Since it is comprised in this way, the bulkiness of an up-down direction is suppressed further. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9 and the like, all other displacement members (slide member 80, interlocking member 70, transmission member 60, opening / closing member 50) and solenoid 90 are disposed in the arrangement region of the ball derivative 40 in the left-right and front-back directions. Are partially overlapping. That is, in the left-right and front-rear directions, all the parts related to driving are collected near the arrangement area of the spherical derivative 40, so that the bulk in the left-right and front-rear directions is also reliably suppressed.

  Further, the transmission member 60 is configured in a longitudinal shape, is configured to be rotatable about a central axis in the vertical direction, and is configured to be able to contact the spherical derivative 40 on one side in the longitudinal direction of the transmission member 60. The first action part 61 is arranged, and the second action part 62 is arranged on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the transmission member 60 so as to be in contact with the opening / closing member 50. In the transmission member 60, the first action part 61 and the second action part 62 are arranged. A central axis is set between According to this configuration, the opening / closing member 50 and the spherical derivative 40 are both slid along the horizontal direction and displaced in the opposite directions by the rotation of the single transmission member 60 along the horizontal direction. Can be linked to In addition, since the rotational movement of the single transmission member 60 directly acts on each of the opening / closing member 50 and the ball derivative 40, the ball derivative 40 and the opening / closing member 50 are linked very quickly, and the ball derivative It becomes easier to move the opening / closing member 50 to the blocking position at an earlier stage when moving the 40 to the passing position.

  Further, in this configuration, the opening / closing member 50 includes a plate-like portion 52 configured in a plate shape, the plate-like portion 52 faces above the bottom portion 120 of the passage portion 24, and one plate surface 52 a of the plate-like portion 52. Is disposed so that the other plate surface 52b of the plate-like portion 52 faces the detection switch 98 side. The frame 20 is provided with a guide portion 36 formed to support the one plate surface 52a and the other plate surface 52b of the plate-like portion 52 and to guide the plate-like portion 52 in the front-rear direction. Yes. According to this configuration, the opening / closing member 50 can be guided while suppressing blurring with a configuration capable of supporting both surfaces of the plate-like portion 52, and thus the stability of movement of the opening / closing member 50 is increased. Therefore, for example, even when the game ball collides with the opening / closing member 50, such as when an unintended game ball is about to enter the winning opening 25 side when the opening / closing member 50 is displaced to the blocking position, It is easy to set the blocking position stably by suppressing blurring due to the ball pressure. In addition, since the structure is difficult to be greatly shaken or bent due to the ball pressure, it is easier to prevent an unintended game ball from slipping through the opening / closing member 50 immediately before being shut off. .

Moreover, in this structure, the rear wall part 32 arrange | positioned in the inner wall part 30 of the entrance opening 22 at the back side of the internal space of the said entrance opening 22, and the front wall part 31 arrange | positioned in the front side of an internal space. And the ball derivative 40 includes a guide plate 42 configured in a plate shape. In the guiding position, the guiding plate 42 is in front of the center position L1 in the front-rear direction of the inner space at the rear position where the front end portion 42b of the guiding plate 42 is separated from the front wall portion 31, and is located in the inner space more than the front wall portion 31. It is arranged closer to the center position in the front-rear direction. By doing so, the ball derivative 40 can be placed in front of the center position L1 in the front-rear direction of the internal space at the time of guidance so that the game ball can be stably guided and the guidance is released (that is, the ball is released) In the case where the derivative 40 is displaced to the passing position), the guide plate 42 is quickly retracted to the rear side with respect to the center position L1 in the front-rear direction of the internal space, and the game ball is allowed to pass through the lower side earlier. Can do. Accordingly, the game ball is less likely to remain in the internal space after the guidance release is instructed, and the game ball is not guided to the winning a prize opening 25 side. On the other hand, at the guiding position, the front end portion 42b is positioned in front of the center position L1 in the front-rear direction of the internal space (specifically, the distance between the front end portion 42b and the front wall portion 31 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Since the guide plate 42 is held so as to be smaller (preferably smaller than half the diameter of the game ball), the game ball is prevented from passing downward at the guide position. Can be stably guided to the winning opening 25.
In particular, in this configuration, since the quick opening of the ball opening 22 and the quick blocking by the opening / closing member 50 act synergistically, it is possible to further reliably prevent an unintended game ball from entering the winning opening 25. Can do. In addition, since the game ball itself going to the winning opening 25 is also suppressed, the game ball is less likely to collide with the opening / closing member 50 displaced to the blocking position, and the effect of protecting the opening / closing member 50 is enhanced.

  Further, in this configuration, a pair of guide surfaces extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the front side of the rear wall portion 32 so as to face the left and right ends of the guide plate 42 when in the guide position. Guide plate guides 131 and 132 are provided. If such guide plate guides 131 and 132 are provided, when the guide plate 42 is displaced, the guide plate 42 is easily displaced while being maintained in an appropriate posture. It becomes easy to be maintained with a proper holding posture. Therefore, the holding posture of the guide plate 42 is prevented from varying or becoming unstable, and it becomes easier to guide the game ball more stably.

  Moreover, in this structure, it is the structure connected with at least any one of the front wall part 31 or the rear wall part 32 in the position ahead of the rear wall part 32, and supports each lower surface part of the horizontal direction both sides of the guide plate 42. Guide plate support portions 141 and 142 are provided. When the ball derivative 40 slides, the guide plate 42 slides while being supported by the guide plate support portions 141 and 142. According to this configuration, it is possible to stably support the spherical derivative 40 that protrudes to the front side from the rear wall portion 32 and is in the guiding position without being completely cantilevered. For this reason, the ball derivative 40 is easily maintained in an appropriate posture at the guidance position, and has a structure that can easily withstand the impact of the game ball that has entered the entrance opening 22. Moreover, since the guide plate 42 is slid while being supported by the guide plate support portions 141 and 142 when the ball derivative 40 slides, the guide plate 42 is easily moved stably in an appropriate posture. Become.

  Further, in this configuration, a bottom portion 120 is formed that is adjacent to the sphere derivative 40 at the guiding position and guides the game sphere flowing from the sphere derivative 49 to the downstream side opposite to the sphere derivative 40. In this configuration, there is no large gap between the ball derivative 40 at the guiding position and the downstream flow path, so that the behavior of the game ball guided by the ball derivative 40 becomes unstable due to the large gap. As a result, the game ball guided by the ball derivative 40 flows more smoothly to the downstream side.

  Furthermore, the opening / closing member 50 is configured to advance and retreat at the upper position of the bottom portion 120 so as to face the bottom portion 120 at the blocking position. If the bottom portion 120 is disposed so as to extend below the opening / closing member 50 when in the blocking position, a gap is not generated at the bottom of the flow path due to the movement space of the opening / closing member 50. The game ball guided by the ball derivative 40 flows more smoothly to the downstream side.

  Further, in this configuration, the spherical derivative 40 overlaps with at least a part of the transmission member 60 at least in the passing position and vertically with at least a part of each of the interlocking member 70 and the solenoid 90 (drive source). The stacked structure is overlapping. In this way, by adopting a laminated structure in which the transmission member 60, the interlocking member 70, and the solenoid 90 (drive source) overlap above and below the spherical derivative 40, these members can be efficiently bundled up and down, Depth direction) and left and right bulkiness can be further reduced.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 2a ... Board surface 10 ... Variable winning apparatus for game machines 20 ... Frame body 22 ... Entrance opening 24 ... Passage part 25 ... Prize opening 30 ... Inner wall part 31 ... Front wall part 32 ... Rear wall part 36 ... Guide part 40 ... Spherical derivative 42 ... Guiding plate 42a ... Guiding surface 50 ... Opening / closing member 52 ... Plate-like part 52a ... One plate surface 52b ... Other plate surface 60 ... Transmission member 61 ... First action part 62 ... No. Two action parts 90 ... Solenoid (drive source)
92 ... Coil portion 94 ... Plunger (drive member)
98 ... Detection switch (detection means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 ... Bottom part 131,132 ... Guide plate guide 141, 142 ... Guide plate support part L1 ... Center position in the front-back direction

Claims (11)

A game ball that is fixed directly to the game board of the gaming machine or indirectly through another member and flows down along the board surface at least in front of the game board in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the board surface of the game board. A frame body provided with a passage portion in which a ball opening that can be passed through is formed, and a winning opening is formed on the left or right side of the internal space of the ball opening,
It has a guide surface facing upward and is held directly on the frame body or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and at least a part of itself is held from the board surface position of the game board Is placed on the front side and receives a game ball that has entered the entrance opening by the guide surface and guides it to the winning hole side, and retracts to the rear side of the guide position and retracts to the entrance side. A ball derivative that is displaceable to a passing position that allows a game ball that has entered the ball opening to pass to the lower side of the ball opening;
The frame body is held directly or indirectly via another member so as to slide along the front-rear direction, and when the ball derivative is displaced to the passing position, a part of itself is removed from the entrance opening. When the ball derivative is displaced to the guiding position, the rear side of the ball derivative is displaced from the blocking position when the ball derivative is displaced to the guiding position. An opening and closing member that is displaced to an allowable position allowing the game ball to be awarded to the prize opening.
A driving source that applies a driving force to the spherical derivative and the opening / closing member, and a driving source that displaces the driving member along a horizontal direction;
Detecting means for detecting a game ball won in the winning opening;
A variable prize device for gaming machines characterized by comprising: A first action part configured to be movable along the horizontal direction and interlocked with the drive member of the drive source, and a second action part interlocked with the opening and closing member; A transmission member having
The ball derivative slides along the front-rear direction in conjunction with the first action portion of the transmission member, and the opening / closing member moves along the front-rear direction in conjunction with the second action portion of the transmission member. The game machine variable winning device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is slid. The transmission member is configured in a longitudinal shape and configured to be rotatable about a central axis in the vertical direction.
The first action part is arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction of the transmission member so as to be in contact with the spherical derivative, and the second action is arranged on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the transmission member in contact with the opening / closing member. The game machine variable winning device according to claim 2, wherein a portion is arranged, and the central axis is set between the first action part and the second action part in the transmission member. It has an interlocking member that works with the driving member of the driving source and acts on the spherical derivative,
The spherical derivative has a laminated structure that overlaps at least a part of the transmission member and at least a part of each of the interlocking member and the driving source at least at the passage position. The variable winning device for gaming machines according to claim 2 or 3 , characterized in that. The opening / closing member includes a plate-shaped portion configured in a plate shape, and one plate surface of the plate-shaped portion faces the center position side in the left-right direction of the spherical derivative, and the other plate surface of the plate-shaped portion. Is arranged so as to face the winning opening side,
The frame body is provided with a guide portion formed to support the one plate surface and the other plate surface of the plate-like portion, and to guide the plate-like portion in the front-rear direction. The variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized by: The inner wall portion of the entrance opening includes a rear wall portion disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the entrance opening, and a front wall portion disposed on the front side of the inner space,
The sphere derivative includes a guide plate configured in a plate shape,
In the guide position, the guide plate has a front end portion of the guide plate that is in front of the center position in the front-rear direction of the internal space at a rear position away from the front wall portion, and in the front-rear direction of the internal space from the front wall portion. The variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that the variable winning device is arranged near the center of the direction. The inner wall portion of the entrance opening includes a rear wall portion disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the entrance opening, and a front wall portion disposed on the front side of the inner space,
The sphere derivative includes a guide plate configured in a plate shape,
Further, a pair of guides formed by a pair of guide surfaces extending in the front-rear direction so as to be opposed to both ends of the guide plate in the left-right direction when the guide plate is at the guide position, respectively, in front of the rear wall portion. The variable prize apparatus for gaming machines according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a plate guide is provided. The inner wall portion of the entrance opening includes a rear wall portion disposed on the rear side of the inner space of the entrance opening, and a front wall portion disposed on the front side of the inner space,
The sphere derivative includes a guide plate configured in a plate shape,
Furthermore, the guide plate that supports each lower surface portion on both sides in the left-right direction of the guide plate in a configuration connected to at least one of the front wall portion or the rear wall portion at a position in front of the rear wall portion. A support is provided,
The variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein, when the ball derivative slides, the guide plate slides while being supported by the guide plate support portion. . 2. A bottom portion is formed that is adjacent to the ball derivative at the guide position and that receives a game ball flowing from the ball derivative and guides it to a downstream side opposite to the ball derivative. A variable winning device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . The variable winning device for a gaming machine according to claim 9 , wherein the opening / closing member advances and retreats at an upper position of the bottom so as to face the bottom at the blocking position.   A gaming machine comprising the variable winning device for gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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