JP6384006B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an enclosed ball game machine that seals a game ball from above a game area.

  An enclosed ball type gaming machine is a type of gaming machine in which a player launches a game ball into the game area of the game board, and flows down the panel surface of the game area to enjoy entering the prize opening and accompanying prize balls. One. In the enclosed game machine, a game ball that causes the game board to flow down is enclosed in the game machine, and the game ball is circulated inside the game machine to play a game. At the beginning of the game, the possessed ball is first prepared as numerical data in the gaming machine by the player and processed on the gaming ball number processing system provided in the gaming machine itself or in the hall according to the incoming and outgoing game balls. . Each time processing is performed, the result is displayed on the gaming machine as a number or the like. For example, game ball consumption associated with a game is subtracted from the possession ball, and when there is a entrance to the winning opening, the number of winning balls (the number of outgoing balls) obtained according to the type of winning is added to the possession ball.

Patent Document 1 describes a sealed pachinko gaming machine that includes an effect unit Y. The production unit Y includes production movement means 16 and production ball circulation means 17. The effect moving means 16 includes an effect visually recognizable portion, and when a game ball is launched by operating the operation handle, the launch means is similar to a conventional pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a conventional machine) that is not enclosed. You can see how the pseudo game ball moves toward you. Further, the effect ball circulation means 17 includes a window 15 so that the game ball (effect ball) to be paid out as a prize can be seen through the window 15.
Patent Document 2 discloses a ball-enclosed pachinko machine, which is provided with a dedicated game ball circulation path that is independent of the circulation path of the game balls used for the game. A ball feeding section and a prize ball returning section are provided, and the prize ball feeding section sends out a number of game balls corresponding to the prize to a ball tray corresponding to the upper tray in the conventional machine, and the game balls sent to the ball tray The prize ball returning unit is configured to send back to the prize ball feeding unit.

Patent Document 3 describes an island facility provided with a payout confirmation display device 40 having a ball passage 43 capable of visually recognizing the flow of balls in the vicinity of the ball-enclosed pachinko machine 10. The ball corresponding to the prize ball flows down to the ball passage 43 when a prize is awarded.
In Patent Document 4, there is a pachinko gaming apparatus that produces an effect as if a lot of possessions have been acquired visually, and a game ball for the possession is represented by a pachinko board 11 and a first ball pool portion 20. As a matter of course, it is also possible to implement a pachinko ball circulation path that appears and disappears in the second ball pool part 30 as a connected circulation path by providing a switching portion at an appropriate position of the circulation path of the pachinko balls circulating in There is a statement that it is (paragraph 0022).

JP 2012-70893 A JP 2009-285468 A JP-A-6-23128 JP-A-9-38271

  Unlike conventional machines, encapsulated ball game machines do not require large-scale game ball supply / recovery facilities in the so-called island facilities and the power to operate them, so there is no need for equipment on the hall and operating costs. There are significant advantages above. On the other hand, from the player's side, the holding ball is displayed as a numerical value, but if the winning ball is displayed only with a change in the numerical value each time, the gaming ball is actually in front of you as a ball. Compared to the conventional machine that flows out, the actual feeling of winning a prize ball is poor. Furthermore, there is a possibility that a person who does not trust the change in the numerical value at the time of winning the prize ball and doubts whether or not the prize ball is actually added correctly.

  The enclosed pachinko game machine of Patent Document 1 is provided with effect moving means 16 for moving a pseudo game ball (effect ball S) toward the launch means 10 when a launch operation is performed by operating the operation handle 9. is there. The effect moving means 16 constitutes an independent circulation device different from the game ball that is launched into the game area. Further, the effect ball circulating means 17 has a configuration in which the first housing member 27 and the second housing member 29 are assembled while the substantially cylindrical lifting member 28 is rotatably accommodated, so that the game ball to be paid out as a prize to the window 15 is provided. Although (effect ball U) is displayed, this is also an independent circulation device. In addition, the feeding method is a predetermined number of lines, and there is no change according to the type of winning.

As described above, the encapsulated ball type gaming machine of Patent Document 2 tries to obtain an actual feeling that an award ball has been obtained by flowing an actual game ball into a ball tray in front of the eye when there is a prize ball. Yes.
However, the method only realizes the flow of the actual game balls in the conventional machine so far, and the prize ball feeding unit that sends out the number of game balls according to the winning prize to the ball receiving tray, A circulation device having a prize ball return section for returning the game balls sent to the ball receiving tray to the prize ball feeding section is provided separately from the circulation path of the game balls launched into the game area.

The ball-enclosed pachinko machine of Patent Document 3 is said to be able to enjoy the excitement and fun of the game, but the payout confirmation display device 40 directly receives a ball from the island facility in the ball passage 43 when a prize is received. It is to be flowed down and structurally separated from the gaming machine.
The pachinko gaming device of Patent Document 4 produces an effect as if it has acquired a lot of possessions, but the content of the effect is the behavior of the game ball and the behavior of the ball on the upper plate of the conventional machine. It is different from what is reproduced. In addition, the description of the paragraph 0022 means that the game ball for the ball effect is obtained by providing a bypass in the circulation path of the pachinko ball that circulates between the pachinko board 11 and the first ball pool portion 20, Specifically, nothing is described.

  The present invention relates to a game ball circulation device for a device for launching a game ball above the game area (referred to as an upward launch device) in an enclosed ball type gaming machine that launches a game ball above the game area. Combining with the actual ball effect production device, when winning a prize, the corresponding ball is displayed by the actual movement (flow) of the game ball, giving the player a sense of winning the ball. This is the issue.

[Means 1]
Enclosed ball type gaming machine having a game board having a winning opening and an outlet, an upper launching device for a game ball, a game ball circulation device, and a control device for controlling the progress and production of the game To do.
The upper launcher is located at a position corresponding to the upper part of the game board and launches a game ball to the game area.
The game ball circulation device includes the upper launcher, a game ball collecting unit, and a game ball lifting device.
The game ball collecting unit collects a game ball that has entered the winning opening and becomes a winning ball, and a game ball that has entered the out opening and has become an out ball.
The game ball lifting device lifts the game ball of the game ball collecting unit to the upper launching device.
Then, the upper launching device, the game ball collecting unit, and the game ball lifting device, the game balls launched from the upper launching device flow down the game area and are collected by the game ball collecting unit. A game ball circulation path that is again sent to the upper launcher is constituted by the game ball lifting device.
In addition, when a game ball driven into the game board by the upper launch device wins a prize opening of the game board, the number of game balls corresponding to the type of prize prepared in advance in the control device can be obtained as a prize ball. To do.
A bypass path is provided in the game ball circulation path.
The bypass path is provided with a start point disposed in the game ball lifting device and an end point disposed in the game ball collection unit, and the game balls diverted from the game ball circulation path can pass therethrough.
Then, a prize ball delivery section for passing a number of game balls as a prize ball on the bypass road, and a ball appearance display section provided along the bypass road, where the player can visually recognize the passage of the game ball equivalent to the prize ball. And a bypass path, a prize ball delivery unit, the control device, and a ball appearance display unit constitute a ball appearance actual effect device.

[Means 2]
In the enclosed ball type gaming machine of the means 1, the bypass path is guided to the front decorative portion of the door frame, and the outgoing ball exposed portion is provided in the front decorative portion.
[Means 3]
In the encapsulated ball type gaming machine of the means 2, the outgoing ball exposed portion is arranged in an overhanging portion protruding to the player side of the front decoration portion.
[Means 4]
In the encapsulated ball game machine according to any one of the means 1 to 3, the game balls are passed through the ball appearance unit by the number of prize balls corresponding to the type of winning.
To be done.

  The enclosed ball type game ball provided with the upper launch device needs to send the winning balls and out balls collected by the game ball circulation device to the upper launch device above, and is provided with a game ball lifting device. Accordingly, when a bypass path is provided in the game ball circulation path for the ball actual feeling effect production device, the game ball lifting device that causes the game ball lifting device of the game ball launched from the upper launch device to appear as the ball to be launched The structure of the enclosed ball type gaming machine can be simplified.

The surface ball is the same as the game ball that is launched into the game area (simply called the game ball), so the appearance of the ball (the surface ball) can be the same as the conventional machine, and the player has a sense of incongruity. Less is.
Since the exposed ball may travel around the game ball circulation path (sometimes referred to as a main path), the game is often arranged between the game ball collection unit and the game ball lifting device provided in the path. It is possible to use a sphere cleaning device or an abnormal sphere removing function such as a different diameter sphere or a magnetized sphere.

  Since the game ball appears and moves as a surface ball in the ball surface display portion, the player can get a sense that the ball is actually released, even though it is an enclosed ball type gaming machine. For this reason, it is possible to tie the player's interest to the enclosed ball type gaming machine, where the gaming ball is not actually released and the award ball is paid out due to an increase in numerical value, which may be less interesting than the conventional machine. it can.

The perspective view of an enclosed ball type game machine. The perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows an enclosed ball-type game machine. The perspective view which showed typically the circulation path | route of a game ball | bowl circulation device and a game ball | bowl. The perspective view which showed the sending-out part (cutout part) of the game ball. The top view which showed the inside of the supply part. The perspective view which showed the detail of the ball appearance part. The perspective view which showed the game ball | bowl circulation device and the bypass path typically. Sectional drawing which showed the aspect of the connection in a bypass. The perspective view which showed the outline | summary of the starting point side delivery part. The perspective view which showed the outline | summary of the end point side delivery part.

  The enclosed ball type gaming machine 1 (gaming machine 1) includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a game board 4, and a door frame 5, as shown in FIGS. The gaming machine 1 is played by launching a game ball 6 to the game area of the game board 4 from an upper launch device 8 (described later) by the player operating the handle 49. The launched game ball 6 flows down the game board 4 while colliding with the obstacle nail on the way, and is collected after entering various winning holes (after winning) or collected as an out ball anyway. The In the gaming machine 1, all the game balls 6 launched by the upper launching device 8 are collected in units of the gaming machine 1 and are circulated again to the upper launching device 8 for use in the game.

The outer frame 2 is a rectangular frame that is installed on a game hall arrangement table (an island facility that does not have a game ball supply / recovery mechanism). Since the gaming machine 1 can be installed independently, it can be arranged in a relatively free layout.
The main body frame 3 is a box-shaped frame that is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed and the front side is opened. Inside the main body frame 3, a power supply device 7, an upper launching device 8, a game ball circulation device 9 and the like, which are schematically shown, are arranged (FIG. 2).

The upper launcher 8 is arranged at the upper left on the front side of the main body frame 3. The game ball circulation device 9 includes an upper launch device 8, a lower game ball collection unit 10, and a game ball lifting device 11 in the vertical direction. The game ball lifting device 11 has a supply unit 12 (FIG. 3) at the top. The game balls 6 launched from the upper launcher 8 to the game board 4 flow down the game area, repeatedly collide with the obstacle nails, and are collected as a winning or out ball to the game ball collecting unit 10.
As in the conventional machine, the upper launcher 8 can omit the rail for guiding the launched game ball 6 from the lower launcher to the top of the game board 4 and can set a wide game area. There is an advantage that there is no generation of a foul sphere in which 6 returns to the rail.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball collection unit 10 includes a collection unit 13, an abnormal ball removal unit 14, a cleaning unit 15, and a delivery unit (cutout unit) 16 (FIG. 4). Therefore, the collected game balls 6 are sent to the lower part of the game ball lifting device 11 after being subjected to cleaning and removal work of abnormal balls (deformed, magnetized, etc.).
The game ball lifting device 11 is long in the vertical direction and has a structure in which the spiral body 18 rotates inside the cylinder 17. The game balls 6 fed into the lower part are cut out one by one and supplied to the upper supply unit 12. It is sent up.

The top of the game ball lifting device 11 is configured in the supply unit 12. The supply unit 12 has a structure shown in FIG. 5 in a plan view, and the game ball 6 fed up to the upper end of the game ball lifting device 11 flows out from the game ball lifting device 11 to the outlet rod 19. The lead rod 19 is further divided into a game ball supply rod 20 to the upper launching device 8 and a passage toward the exposed ball supply rod 21. The branch point is the starting point for the bypass 22.
Although details of the bypass path 22 will be described later, the bypass path 22 circulates in the game ball circulation path (main path) that is fired from the upper launcher 8 to the game area, circulates in the gaming machine 1, and returns to the upper launcher 8. The game ball 6 to be shunted is used to cause a prize ball to be paid out (as an enclosed ball game machine) during the game, and to be displayed as an exposed ball 6a corresponding to the prize ball. is there. That is, the exposed ball 6a is the game ball 6 itself, and is intended to give the player a sense that the prize ball has been paid out by showing the movement of the exposed ball 6a to the player.

As shown in the drawing, the lead-out rod 19 is bent in the direction in which the exposed ball supply rod 21 extends from the branch point and then bent in the direction of the game ball supply rod 20. For this reason, the game ball 6 delivered from the game ball lifting device 11 is first directed to the exposed ball supply basket 21. When there is a space for receiving the game ball 6 in the exposed ball supply basket 21, the game ball 6 flows into the exposed ball supply basket 21. However, when the game ball 6 is present at the entrance portion (the branch point) of the exposed ball supply basket 21, the new game ball 6 moves toward the game ball supply basket 20.
Note that the game ball lifting device 11 has the upper launcher 8 firing the game ball 6 at 99 pieces / minute, and also requires a large number of exposed balls, which will be described later, at the time of the big hit. 11 is required to have the ability to advance the game ball 6 at a speed that meets the requirements. Furthermore, it is necessary to determine the maximum number of prize balls to be delivered per unit time and to arrange a storage portion (described later) for the game balls 6 in case that the number is consecutive.

The game board 4 includes a front component member 23, a game panel 24, and a back unit 25, and is mounted and fixed to the main body frame 3 from the front side (FIG. 2).
The front component member 23 is a member for fixing the whole game panel 24 and the back unit 25 to the main body frame 3 after assembling them together. The game panel 24 is made of a transparent resin plate or wooden plywood, and on the front surface (player side), there are parts necessary for the game such as obstacle nails, windmills, electric tulips, chuckers, winning holes, and outlets. An attached gaming area is formed. Note that the game board 4 shown in FIG. 2 omits details of the game area.

The back unit 25 is composed of a back box 26 and a liquid crystal display device 27 disposed at a position corresponding to the rear surface of the back box 26 and various movable accessories disposed between the game panel 24 and the liquid crystal display device 27. It is a part that performs various effects as the gaming machine 1 and is the central part of the gaming machine 1.
A game ball 6 as a game medium is launched from the upper launch device 8 into the game area of the game panel 24.

The game board 4 includes a control unit including a main control device centered on the main control board and a peripheral control device centered on the peripheral control board. The main control MPU on the main control board executes a program to control the progress of the game. The main control MPU is a microprocessor with a built-in ROM that stores various processing programs and various commands for game progression, a RAM that temporarily stores data, and the like. Various commands related to the state are transmitted to the peripheral control board.
The peripheral control board includes a peripheral control MPU as a microprocessor, various processing programs, a peripheral control ROM that stores various commands and various schedulers, a sound source IC that performs high-quality sound, and sound information such as music and sound effects that refer to the sound source IC. A stored sound ROM or the like is provided.

  Then, when the peripheral control MPU receives various commands from the main control board at a plurality of ports, the peripheral control MPU causes the upper launching device 8 to fire the game ball 6 based on the received various commands on each decorative board of the game board 4. A number of game balls corresponding to the type of winning, according to the winning of the game ball 6, or to actuate various movable accessories provided on the game board 4 to turn on, blink, or turn on the plurality of LEDs provided. The driving of the prize ball delivery unit 40 (FIG. 6) that sends out the number of game balls 6 with 6 as the prize ball as the exposed ball 6a (described later) and the driving of the light emitting device and sound device on the door frame 5 side are executed.

The door frame 5 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 3 so as to close the front surface of the main body frame 3 to which the game board 4 is attached from the player side. The door frame 5 includes a door frame base unit 28 and a front decoration part 29 (FIGS. 1 and 2).
The door frame base unit 28 is a rectangular and sturdy plate-like frame, and constitutes a skeleton as a door. A hinge metal fitting 30 is provided at the left end of the upper side, and this is combined with a hinge receiving metal fitting 31 (FIG. 1) of the main body frame 3 so that the door frame base unit 28 is rotatably attached to the main body frame 3.
The center of the door frame base unit 28 has a large opening, and a glass plate 32 (or a transparent resin plate) is attached to this portion to constitute a window 33. The door frame base unit 28 further has a cylinder hole or the like for exposing the operation shaft of the handle 49 and the cylinder portion of the locking device 50 attached to the main body frame 3 to the front surface of the gaming machine 1 on the lower right side. ing.
In the gaming machine 1, since the upper launching device 8 is located at the upper left, the operation shaft of the handle 49 is coupled to the launch switch mechanism arranged on the main body frame 3 side. This firing switch mechanism sends a trigger signal for launching and a signal for setting firing strength according to the amount of rotation of the handle 49 to the upper launching device 8 when the player operates the handle 49.

The front decoration portion 29 (FIG. 2) is attached to the front surface of the door frame base unit 28 so as to surround the outer peripheral portion of the game area, and is mostly a resin member molded for decoration. The front decoration part 29 is provided with a color and a form that attracts the player, such as a light-emitting component such as an LED or a light guide member disposed in the back side space and gorgeously decorated from the inside.
In this embodiment, a pillar-shaped portion 34 is disposed on the left side of the front decorative portion 29, and an overhang portion 35 is provided on the pillar-shaped portion 34. Both the pillar-shaped portion 34 and the overhang portion 35 are part of the front decorative portion 29.
The pillar-shaped portion 34 is rotatably supported by an upper bearing member 36 and a lower bearing member 37 that are fixed to the door frame base unit 28, and an overhang portion 35 is fixed thereto. Therefore, the overhanging portion 35 can be rotated inward as indicated by a broken line in FIG. In the opening direction, the rotation is made so as not to disturb the next player, and a stopper is arranged at that position.
The pillar-shaped portion 34 is hollow, and the overhanging portion 35 is also hollow. In this embodiment, the pillar-shaped portion 34 has a long panel shape in the vertical direction, but the shape is not particularly limited. The overhanging portion 35 has functions such as decoration, display, and signage by arranging a display board, liquid crystal, and ELD inside.

The bypass path 22 will be described.
The bypass path 22 is made of a resin pipe or tube through which the game ball 6 can pass freely, and has a straight portion or a curved portion, but is an inclined path where the end point side is always low at any point from the start point to the end point. . As shown in FIG. 8, when connecting the starting point side portion 51 and the ending point side portion 52 of the pipe or tube, the diameter of the ending point side pipe or tube 52 is made larger than that of the starting point side, and on the end point side. The height difference is eliminated so that the game ball 6 does not stagnate at the connecting portion 43. The curved portion is a curve through which the game ball 6 can smoothly pass through the axis.
The starting point of the bypass path 22 uses a ball outlet 38 of the game ball lifting device 11 in the game ball circulation device 9. The ball outlet 38 is originally used when it is necessary to remove the game ball 6 sent to the supply unit 12 for some reason from the gaming machine 1 without sending it to the upper launcher 8, and is normally attached / detached. It is closed with a possible closing lid, but this closing lid is removed and used.

As shown in FIG. 7, the bypass portion 22 includes a storage portion 39 for the game ball 6, a prize ball delivery portion 40, a start point side delivery portion 41, an end point side delivery portion 42, and a plurality of connection portions 43. . Some of the connecting portions 43 rotatably connect the starting point side and the ending point side of the pipe or tube.
A rectangle indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7 indicates a boundary surface s between the main body frame 3 and the door frame 5, and the start point side transfer portion 41 and the end point side transfer portion 42 are positioned along this surface. Yes.
In this embodiment, the resin pipe or tube of the bypass path 22 is composed of pipes of A part to E part.

As for A part, the starting point side is fixed to the above-mentioned ball extraction mouth 38, and the end point side is connected to storage part 39 of game ball 6. The start point side of the portion B is fixed to the storage unit 39, and the end point side is connected to the start point side transfer unit 41.
The storage unit 39 stores the game balls 6 diverted from the main path through which the game balls circulate. The game ball 6 that has entered the storage unit 39 is a displayed ball 6a for displaying a prize ball that has already deviated from the main route. The storage unit 39 is provided with a prize ball dispensing unit 40 having a prize ball dispensing mechanism. When there is a prize during a game, the prize ball dispensing mechanism responds to a prize ball dispensing command from the main controller. It operates in accordance with a payout command from the peripheral control device, and sends out an exposed ball 6a corresponding to the number of prize balls. As the prize ball payout mechanism, a mechanism similar to the prize ball payout mechanism of the conventional machine can be simplified and employed. When the lock device 50 that closes the door frame 5 is operated in the opening direction, the prize ball delivery unit 40 flows out the exposed ball 6a from the storage unit 39 in response to a command from the peripheral control device that detects this. It also has a function to stop.

The end point side of the B portion and the start point side of the C portion are divided into the main body frame 3 side and the door frame 5 side, and constitute the start point side transfer section 41 (FIG. 9). Even if the starting point side transfer portion 41 has a larger diameter on the starting point side of the C portion than the ending point side of the B portion and the closing position of the door frame 5 slightly deviates from the main body frame 3, the exposed ball 6a Is to be delivered smoothly. The moving direction of the exposed ball 6a is one direction at any location on the bypass path 22.
Part C penetrates the door frame base unit 28 forward, enters the back side space of the front decoration part 29, and then reaches the hollow part of the pillar-shaped part 34. The end point side of the C portion is vertical in the hollow portion, and its axis is aligned with the axis of the pillar-shaped portion 34.
The D portion is a vertical portion whose start point side is located in the pillar-shaped portion 34, and this vertical portion is also coincident with the axis of the pillar-shaped portion 34 in the same manner as the end portion-side vertical portion of the C portion.
The end point side vertical portion of the C portion and the start point side vertical portion of the D portion are connected by a rotatable connecting portion 43.

The D portion changes from the start point side vertical portion to the front (lateral direction) through the upper side of the overhang portion 35 and changes to the front vertical portion 44 at the substantially front end portion, and passes through the lower side of the overhang portion 35 to It plunges into the pillar-shaped portion 34 and becomes a vertical portion on the end point side of this portion. This end side vertical portion is coaxial with the start point side vertical portion and coincides with the axis of the pillar-shaped portion 34.
The E portion passes from the lower end of the pillar-shaped portion 34 to the side (right direction) into the back side space of the front decoration portion 29, and passes through the back side space along the front side of the gaming machine 1 to the position of the game ball collecting unit 10. The starting point side is a starting point side vertical portion. This start-point-side vertical portion is located in the hollow portion of the pillar-shaped portion 34, and is connected to the end-portion-side vertical portion of the D portion by a rotatable connecting portion 43. The vertical portion on the end point side of the D portion is also aligned with the axis of the pillar-shaped portion 34. The end point side of the E portion is connected to the end point transfer unit 42 described above.

  The end point side transfer section 42 includes an end point side of the E portion and a funnel-shaped receiving tool 46 connected to the recovery port 45 of the game ball recovery unit 10 (FIG. 10). The funnel-shaped opening of the receptacle 46 is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the end portion side of the E portion, and even if the position of the door frame 5 may be slightly deviated from the main body frame 3, the exposed ball that has been sent 6a is prevented from spilling out of the machine.

The front side portion of the overhang portion 35 is a recess 47 whose middle in the vertical direction is recessed toward the pillar-shaped portion 34, and the D portion of the bypass path 22 is exposed at this location, The exposed part 48 (FIG. 1) is comprised. The outgoing ball exposed portion 48 is a portion where a part of the bypass path 22 is exposed with a relatively large size, and is a place where the player can visually recognize the exposed ball 6 a passing through the bypass path 22.
It should be noted that if the number of the displayed balls 6a is the same or correspondingly changed so that the number of winning balls to be acquired varies depending on the type of winning prize, it is easier to arouse a real feeling that a game ball has been acquired.

  In the above configuration, like the conventional machine, the player operates the handle 49 to drive the game ball 6 into the game area, and the game ball 6 is disturbed by the obstacle nail while flowing down the game area. The game can be enjoyed by the thrill due to the approach to the prize opening and the like, and the effect of sound and light that enhances this. The game ball 6 is circulated inside the gaming machine 1 and the game continues. Meanwhile, the game ball 6 is diverted from the circulation main path of the game ball 6 by the game ball circulation device 9 to the bypass path 22 and stored in the storage unit 39 as the exposed ball 6a. Then, when there is a normal winning or a big win, etc., the number of winning balls according to the type of winning is paid out by the winning ball sending unit 40. However, since the gaming machine 1 is an enclosed ball type, the gaming ball 6 (the exposed ball 6a) is not actually paid out to the player's hand unlike the conventional machine, and the number of winning prize balls is recorded as a numerical value. Is done.

  On the other hand, the prize ball delivery unit 40 is driven, and the number of exposed balls 6 a corresponding to the prize ball is delivered from the storage unit 39 to the bypass path 22 to the portion B of the bypass path 22. The delivered exposed ball 6a moves along the inclination of the bypass path 22, passes through the boundary s between the main body frame 3 and the door frame 5, enters the back side space of the front decoration part 29, and then the pillar-shaped portion. After 34, it enters the overhang part 35 and passes through the D part. Part D is a ball exposed portion 48 that is exposed at a portion of the recess 47 of the overhang portion 35, so that the player can visually recognize the movement, thereby winning a prize ball. Get a sense of being. That is, the bypass path 22, the prize ball delivery unit 40, and the ball presentation unit 48 constitute a ball appearance effect device.

The exposed ball 6a that has passed through the projected ball exposed portion 48 enters the pillar-shaped portion 34 through the lower side of the overhang portion 35, and further passes through the back side space of the front decoration portion to reach the end point side transfer portion 42. It passes through the boundary s between the frame 3 and the door frame 5 and is collected by the game ball collection unit 10.
The collected exposed ball 6a becomes a game ball 6 and joins the circulation main path. And it is sent to the game ball lifting device 11 and reaches the supply unit 12 like a snake.

Since the overhang portion 35 is disposed at the left end of the door frame 5, when necessary, when the door frame 5 is opened wide, the overhang portion 35 is rotated toward the game board surface with the pillar-shaped portion 34 as an axis ( Since the position shown by the broken line in FIG. 1 can be avoided, troubles with adjacent gaming machines can be avoided. In this case, the E portion (the portion of the overhang portion 35) of the bypass path 22 is connected to the C portion and the E portion by the connecting portion 43 that can rotate at the vertical portion, and the axis of the vertical portion has a pillar shape. Since it also coincides with the axis of the portion 34, even if the overhanging portion 35 is rotated, there is no hindrance to the circulation of the exposed ball 6a.
Further, the overhanging portion 35 shows that the surface visible to the player changes when rotated to the game board surface side by the difference in the picture drawn on the overhanging portion 35. This means that, for example, when the overhanging portion 35 is overhanging, the maker name of the gaming machine is displayed on the outer surface when viewed from the player, and the player selects a stand. This means that on the opposite side of the player side, production, moving picture commercials, or information useful to the player can be passed on the liquid crystal screen or the like. Thus, the front and back of the overhang portion 35 can be properly used for different purposes.
The overhanging portion 35 can be rotated electrically, and its movement can be used for functions such as decoration, display, and signboard. At that time, various decorations, messages, and the like can be arranged in the space of the overhang portion 35 to be changed or exchanged.
Of course, it is possible to use the liquid crystal screen or the like on both the outer surface of the overhanging portion 35 and the player side surface for decoration, display, signboard, and the like. In that case, the functions of the same decoration, display, or signboard may be used on both sides.

In this embodiment, an operation unit 53 is provided on the front surface of the door frame 5 in addition to the front decorative portion 29. The operation unit 53 is for causing a player to participate in the production of the gaming machine 1, and a push button 55, a selection button 56, and a production chance display tool 57 are attached around the touch panel 54. The operation unit 53 is under the management of the peripheral control device.
The touch panel 54 displays explanations and instructions according to the effects, or soft buttons for executing the instructions.
The push button 55 is used to cause the player to operate the production chance, and the chance to press is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 27 during the production.
The selection button 56 enables selection of display / non-display of the touch panel screen, brightness and mode of the screen, and the like.
The production chance display tool 57 is displayed so as not to miss this chance, for example, when a chance for player participation occurs during the liquid crystal screen or other production.

The operation unit 53 has a state in which the upper surface with the touch panel 54 is substantially horizontal on the front surface of the door frame 5 with a horizontal shaft 58 provided at the rear end as an axis, and a storage state in which the upper surface is stored vertically. Is attached. The horizontal state is in use, and is pushed up from the vertical state to the horizontal state by, for example, a stay protruding from the back side of the front decorative portion 29 and supported at that position. The protrusion of the stay is, for example, when the player inserts a use card into the sand (counter next to the gaming machine) or when a password is set when removing the seat in this state, The operation unit 53 is retracted as the card is pulled out and is stored in a vertical state.
With this structure of the operation unit 53, it can be clearly seen whether the gaming machine 1 is in use or in a waiting state, and when the operation unit 53 is in the storage state, it protrudes from the front surface of the gaming machine 1. It is convenient for packing and transport.

Thus, one embodiment has been described.
The number of exposed balls 6a to be displayed on the displayed ball display section 48 constituting the actual output effect device is 3, 4, 8, 14 or the like according to the type of winning, but is not limited thereto.
The ball appearance display part 48 of the ball appearance feeling production device may be arranged in any part of the front decoration part 29 that is visible to the player. Locations that are easy for the player to see are preferred. Arranging in the overhang part 35 is an example. Further, it is also possible to arrange the outgoing ball exposed portions 48 at a plurality of locations on the front decorative portion 29.

Since the number of the displayed balls to be stored in the storage unit 39 needs to be assumed from the viewpoint of the jackpot probability, etc., when the number of payouts per winning ball is large, such as the winning ball payout at the time of the jackpot It is necessary to actually determine the actual machine.
In addition, a cut-out portion for each ball is arranged at the end point of the bypass path 22 so that the exposed ball 6a is continuous with the bypass path 22, and each time the game ball 6 is fired by the upper launcher 8, the exposed ball is displayed. By moving the balls one by one, it is possible to make the player feel the consumption of the ball and have the same gaming sensation as the conventional machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Enclosed ball type game machine 2 Outer frame 3 Main body frame 4 Game board 5 Door frame 6 Game ball 7 Power supply device 8 Upper launch device 9 Game ball circulation device 10 Game ball collection unit

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Game ball lifting apparatus 12 Supply part 13 Collection | recovery part 14 Abnormal ball removal part 15 Cleaning part 16 Delivery part 17 Cylindrical body 18 Helical body 19 Derived rod 20 Game ball supply rod

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Surface ball supply basket 22 Bypass path 23 Front component 24 Game panel 25 Back unit 26 Back box 27 Liquid crystal display device 28 Base unit of a door frame 29 Front decoration part 30 Hinge bracket

31 Hinge bracket 32 Glass plate 33 Window 34 Pillar-shaped portion 35 Overhang portion 36 Upper bearing member 37 Lower bearing member 38 Ball outlet 39 Storage portion 40 Prize ball delivery portion

41 Start Point Side Transfer Unit 42 End Point Side Transfer Portion 43 Connection Portion 44 Front Vertical Part 45 Collection Port 46 Receiving Tool 47 Recess 48 Departure Ball Display Portion 49 Handle 50 Locking Device 51 Start Point Side Pipe 52 End Point Side Pipe 53 Operation Unit 54 Touch Panel 55 Push button 56 Select button 57 Production chance indicator 58 Horizontal axis

Claims (1)

An enclosed ball type gaming machine,
A game board having a winning opening and an out mouth, an upper launching device for a game ball, a game ball circulating device, and a control device for controlling the progress and production of the game, the upper launch device corresponds to the upper part of the game board It is located at the place to launch a game ball to the game area,
The game ball circulation device includes the upper launcher, a game ball collecting unit, and a game ball lifting device,
The game ball collecting unit collects a game ball that has entered the winning opening and becomes a winning ball and a game ball that has entered the out opening and has become an out ball,
The game ball lifting device is for lifting the game ball of the game ball collecting unit to the upper launching device,
The upper launching device, the game ball collecting unit, and the game ball lifting device, the game balls launched from the upper launch device flow down the game area and are collected by the game ball collecting unit, and then the game ball lifting unit A game ball circulation path that is sent back to the upper launcher by the feeding device is configured,
In the case where a game ball driven into the game board by the upper launcher is awarded to a prize opening of the game board, the number of game balls corresponding to the type of prize prepared in advance in the control device can be obtained as a prize ball.
A bypass path through which the game ball can pass through the game ball circulation path, a start point of the bypass path is disposed in the game ball lifting device, and an end point is disposed in the game ball collecting unit;
Provided with a prize ball delivery section for passing a number of game balls as prize balls on the bypass path,
A ball exit display portion is provided that allows a player to visually recognize the passage of a number of game balls as prize balls along the bypass path,
The bypass ball, the prize ball delivery unit, the control device, and the ball appearance unit constitute a ball appearance effect device,
Enclosed ball game machine characterized by that.

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