JP6534983B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a pachinko game machine, which is a type of game machine, is provided with a ball passage through which game balls pass, and a ceiling is provided above the ball passage to make the height of the ball passage less than two game balls There is one that has a height of (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2016-112353, A

However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the gaming balls may be engaged in the ball passage, and the gaming balls may be clogged.
The present invention has been made in view of such conventional techniques, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine which can easily eliminate clogging of gaming balls in a ball passage.

A gaming machine for solving the above problems comprises a storage unit for storing game balls, and a ball passage connected to the storage unit, and the ball passage is constituted by a bottom, a pair of side walls, and a ceiling. And the ceiling part is capable of taking a first state and a second state, and the distance between the bottom part and the predetermined part of the ceiling part is that the ceiling part is in the first state and cases, unlike in the case where the ceiling is in the second state, and said bottom, said side walls, and the ceiling are both Ri resin der, said bottom and said side wall, said ceiling The side wall and the ceiling portion are separate members, and the opening is provided with the engaging portion provided on one of the ceiling portion and the side wall on the other side. part is configured to engage, in the bottom, Do the gaming ball passes Is opened the size of the through hole, the through hole has an opening in a second region in which the predetermined portion of the first region and the ceiling overlapping the predetermined portion in the vertical direction of the ceiling portion not overlapping in the vertical direction Make it a gist.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the ceiling portion includes a shaft portion and a movable portion extending from the shaft portion, the predetermined portion is the movable portion, and the second state is the shaft. By displacing the movable part with the part as a fulcrum, the distance from the bottom to the movable part may be changed as compared with the first state.

  In the gaming machine, the movable portion includes a first movable portion extending along a direction intersecting the extending direction of the shaft portion, and a second movable portion extending along a direction opposite to the first movable portion. There may be.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the ball passage may be bent in a direction intersecting with the traveling direction of the gaming ball .

  According to the present invention, the clogging of the gaming ball in the ball passage can be easily eliminated.

A front perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine. The front view which shows a game board. Rear perspective view of the middle frame. The enlarged view of a 1st guidance part periphery in FIG. Top view of the middle frame. The enlarged view of a 1st guidance part periphery in FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. The enlarged view of a 1st guidance part periphery in FIG. (A) is a front perspective view of a cover member, (b) is a rear perspective view of a cover member. (A) is a plan view of the lid member, (b) is a right side view of the lid member, (c) is a rear view of the lid member, (d) is a left side view of the lid member, (e) is 6 is a bottom view of the lid member, and FIG. 7F is a front view of the lid member. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko game machine.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodied in a pachinko gaming machine will be described. In this specification, each direction of up, down, left, right, front (front), and back (back) refers to each direction when viewed from a player playing a game with a pachinko gaming machine.

First, the configuration of the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described using FIGS. 1 and 2.
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine is provided with an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The pachinko game machine 10 is installed in a game machine installation facility (so-called island facility) such as a game arcade via the outer frame 11. Here, the game machine installation facility of the game arcade is equipped with a game ball circulation mechanism having a mechanism for supplying the game balls to the pachinko game machine 10 and a mechanism for collecting the game balls discharged from the pachinko game machine 10 The game ball circulation mechanism supplies and collects the game balls and circulates the game balls. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an inner frame 12 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11. The middle frame 12 is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be freely opened and closed. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a front frame 13 on the front side of the middle frame 12. The front frame 13 is attached to the middle frame 12 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The middle frame 12 and the front frame 13 have various game parts. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a locking mechanism 14 for restricting the opening of the middle frame 12 and the front frame 13 and for releasing the restriction. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a game board 15. The game board 15 is assembled to the middle frame 12. The game board 15 is provided with a game area 16 where game balls flow (roll) on the front side as viewed from the player.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided on the front side of the front frame 13 with a firing handle 17 operated by the player when firing the gaming ball in the gaming area 16 of the gaming board 15. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided on the front side of the front frame 13 with a speaker 18 configured to be able to execute an effect (hereinafter referred to as an audio effect) to be performed by outputting an audio such as music or a sound effect. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a decorative lamp 19 configured to be able to execute effects (hereinafter referred to as light emission effects) on the front side of the front frame 13 by turning on, blinking and turning off light emitters (not shown). There is.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided on the front side of the front frame 13 with an upper tray 20 for storing gaming balls as gaming media. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a lower tray 21 for storing gaming balls overflowing from the upper tray 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an information display unit 22. The information display unit 22 is disposed on the gaming board 15 at a position where it can be viewed by the player. In the information display unit 22, various types of information indicating the control state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 are notified.

  The information display unit 22 includes a special symbol display unit 22a. The special symbol display unit 22a variably displays a predetermined symbol and displays a special symbol variation game in which a special symbol is finally displayed on a fixed stop. In the following description, the special symbol variation game is abbreviated as “special game”. The special symbol is a symbol for informing the result of the jackpot lottery to be described later. The special symbols that can be derived in the special symbol display portion 22a include at least a big hit symbol as a big hit display result and an off symbol as an off display result. When the jackpot symbol is derived in the special game, the player can recognize the jackpot. If a losing symbol is derived in the special game, the player can recognize the losing. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the jackpot lottery is won, after the jackpot symbol is derived in the special game, after the end of the jackpot special game, the jackpot game is awarded. Although the details will be described later, the jackpot game is extremely advantageous for the player because the predetermined winning opening is opened and the player can obtain a large number of prize balls and other benefits.

  The information display unit 22 includes a special hold display unit 22 b. The special hold display unit 22b displays the number of special games whose execution is being held in a recognizable manner because the start condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not yet satisfied. In the following description, the number of pending special games is indicated as "the number of special pending". For example, the maximum value of the number of special reservations is "4".

  The information display unit 22 includes a normal symbol display unit 22c. The normal symbol display unit 22c variably displays a predetermined symbol and displays a normal symbol variation game in which the normal symbol is finally derived. The ordinary symbol is a symbol for informing the result of the regular hit lottery described later. In the following description, the normal symbol variation game is abbreviated as “normal game”. The normal symbols that can be derived in the normal symbol display portion 22c include at least a normal hit symbol and a normal offset symbol. If a normal hit symbol is derived in the normal game, the player can recognize the normal hit. When the normal losing symbol is derived in the normal game, the player can usually recognize the missing. In the present embodiment, when the normal hit lottery is won, after the normal hit symbol is derived in the normal game, the normal hit game is awarded after the end of the normal game of the normal hit. Although details will be described later, the normal hit game is advantageous to the player because the player can easily establish the start condition of the special game.

  The information display unit 22 includes a normal hold display unit 22 d. The normal reserve display unit 22 d displays the number of normal games whose execution is suspended so as to be recognizable because the start condition is established but the execution condition is not yet established. In the following description, the number of pending normal games is indicated as "the number of normally pending". For example, the maximum value of the number of normal reservations is "4".

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an effect display device 23. For example, the effect display device 23 may be a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, or may be a display device configured to include a projector and a screen. The effect display device 23 includes an image display unit 23 a on which an image is displayed. The effect display device 23 executes an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a display effect) of displaying a pattern imitating a predetermined character or character as one of the effects. For example, as one of the display effects, the effect display device 23 can execute an effect pattern fluctuation game in which the effect pattern is variably displayed in a plurality of lines and the combination of the effect symbols is finally derived. In addition, in the effect pattern variation game, display effects such as reach effects and advance effects may be performed. In the following description, the effect symbol variation game is abbreviated as “effect game”.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first start winning opening 24 opened in the game area 16 below the effect display device 23 on the game board 15. The first starting winning opening 24 is always open so as to allow the game ball to enter. In the following description, the game ball entering the winning opening may be indicated as "winning". The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first start sensor SE1 that detects a game ball having entered the first start winning opening 24 (shown in FIG. 11). In the present embodiment, for example, the first start sensor SE1 is provided in a passage (not shown) for guiding the gaming ball having entered the first start winning opening 24 to the back side of the gaming board 15. In the present embodiment, when the game ball is detected by the first start sensor SE1, the start condition of the special game can be established, and the payout condition of the award ball is satisfied.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second start winning opening 25 opened in the game area 16 on the right of the first start winning opening 24 in the gaming board 15. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second start sensor SE2 that detects a game ball having entered the second start winning opening 25 (shown in FIG. 11). For example, the second start sensor SE2 is provided in a passage (not shown) for guiding the gaming ball having entered the second start winning opening 25 to the back side of the gaming board 15. In the present embodiment, when the game ball is detected by the second start sensor SE2, the start condition of the special game may be established, and the payout condition of the award ball is established.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first variable member 26 for opening and closing the second start winning opening 25 in the gaming board 15. In the present embodiment, the first variable member 26 operates in an open state in which the game ball can easily enter the second start winning opening 25 and a closed state in which the game ball can not easily enter the second start prize opening 25 It is possible. In the closed state, the gaming ball may not be allowed to enter the second starting winning opening 25. That is, the first variable member 26 has an open state in which the game ball can enter the second start winning port 25 and a closed state in which the game ball can not enter the second start prize port 25. It may be operable. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first actuator A1 that causes the first variable member 26 to operate in an open state and a closed state (shown in FIG. 11). The first variable member 26 is operated in the open state in the normal hit game. Therefore, in the normal hit game, it becomes easy to establish the start condition of the special game.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a special winning opening 27 opened in the game area 16 at the lower right of the effect display device 23 in the game board 15. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a count sensor SE3 for detecting the gaming ball having entered the large winning opening 27 (shown in FIG. 11). For example, the count sensor SE3 is provided in a passage (not shown) for guiding the gaming ball having entered the large winning opening 27 to the back side of the gaming board 15. In the present embodiment, when the gaming ball is detected by the count sensor SE3, the payout condition of winning balls is established.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second variable member 28 for opening and closing the special winning opening 27 in the gaming board 15. The second variable member 28 is a so-called big winning opening door. In the present embodiment, the second variable member 28 is operable in an open state in which the game ball easily enters the large winning opening 27 and in a closed state in which the game ball hardly enters the large winning opening 27. In the closed state, the gaming ball may not be allowed to enter the big winning opening 27. That is, the second variable member 28 is operable in an open state in which the game ball can enter the big winning opening 27 and in a closed state in which the game ball can not enter the big winning opening 27. May be The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second actuator A2 for operating the second variable member 28 in an open state and a closed state (shown in FIG. 11). The second variable member 28 is operated in the open state in the big hit game.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a gate 29 through which game balls can pass (enter) above the large winning opening 27 on the game board 15. The gate 29 is provided with a gate sensor SE4 that detects gaming balls passing through the gate 29 (shown in FIG. 11). In the present embodiment, when the game ball is detected by the gate sensor SE4, the start condition of the normal game can be established.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described using FIGS. 3 to 10. Note that, in FIG. 3 to FIG. 8, some game components such as the game board 15 and the effect display device 23 are omitted for convenience of explanation.

First, an overview of the configuration of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has, at an upper portion on the back side of the middle frame 12, a storage unit 30 that stores gaming balls supplied from the gaming machine installation facility of the gaming arcade. The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a first rectifying unit 40 that rectifies the gaming balls stored in the storage unit 30 in the front-rear direction on the upper side of the back side of the middle frame 12 and on the left of the storage unit 30. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is an upper portion on the back side of the middle frame 12, and on the left side of the first rectifying portion 40, the second rectifying portion 50 that rectifies the gaming ball rectified by the first rectifying portion 40 in the vertical direction Have. The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a guide unit 60 for guiding the gaming ball rectified by the second rectifying unit 50 downward on the back side of the middle frame 12 and below the second rectifying unit 50. The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a payout unit 70 that performs a payout operation of paying out the gaming balls guided by the guiding unit 60 to the upper tray 20 or the lower tray 21. The payout unit 70 can perform a payout operation of paying out the game balls by the operation of an actuator (not shown) or the like.

Each part will be described in detail below. First, the storage unit 30 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the reservoir 30 has a bottom plate 31 extending along the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The storage portion 30 has a first wall 32 erected upward from the bottom plate 31 at the right end 30 a of the bottom plate 31 and a first wall 32 erected upward from the bottom plate 31 at the front end 30 b of the bottom plate 31. It has a second wall 33 and a third wall 34 erected upward from the bottom plate 31 at the rear end 30 c of the bottom plate 31. The front end 32 a of the first wall 32 is connected to the right end 33 a of the second wall 33. The rear end 32 b of the first wall 32 is connected to the right end 34 a of the third wall 34. The storage section 30 is substantially U-shaped with a cross section opening upward when it is assumed that the storage section 30 is cut in a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction. Therefore, the storage unit 30 can store gaming balls in a storage area (space) 35 surrounded by the bottom plate 31, the first wall 32, the second wall 33, and the third wall 34. Moreover, the storage part 30 is opened at the left end 30d side.

  In the reservoir 30, the inner surface 32c of the first wall 32 and the inner surface 33b of the second wall 33 are orthogonal to each other. Further, in the storage portion 30, the inner surface 32c of the first wall 32 and the inner surface 34b of the third wall 34 are orthogonal to each other. And in the storage part 30, the inner surface 33b of the 2nd wall 33 and the inner surface 34b of the 3rd wall 34 are parallel. In other words, the storage area 35 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.

  In the rear end portion 30c of the storage portion 30, the bottom plate 31 is provided with a through hole 31a extending along the left-right direction. In the present embodiment, a plurality of (for example, two) through holes 31 a are provided. The through hole 31 a has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. In the through hole 31a, the length of the short side of the rectangle is shorter than the diameter of one game ball. More specifically, in the through hole 31a, the length of the short side of the rectangle is shorter than the radius of one game ball. In other words, the through hole 31a is a hole of a size that the gaming ball does not pass through.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bottom surface 31 b of the bottom plate 31 of the reservoir 30 is inclined downward from the right end 30 a to the left end 30 d. Although not shown, the bottom surface 31b of the bottom plate 31 of the storage section 30 is inclined downward from the front end 30b toward the rear end 30c. The bottom plate 31, the first wall 32 and the second wall 33 of the reservoir 30 are all made of colorless and transparent resin (for example, polycarbonate).

Next, the first rectifier 40 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the first straightening unit 40 has a bottom plate 41 extending along the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The first flow straightening unit 40 is configured to stand upward from the bottom plate 41 at a first wall 42 erected upward from the bottom plate 41 at the front end portion 40 a of the bottom plate 41 and at a rear end 40 b of the bottom plate 41. And the second wall 43. For this reason, the first rectifying unit 40 can store gaming balls in a first area (space) 44 surrounded by the bottom plate 41, the first wall 42, and the second wall 43.

  The bottom plate 41 has a substantially planar flat portion 41 a on the side of the front end portion 40 a. The flat portion 41a is inclined downward from the front end 40a to the rear end 40b. Further, the bottom plate 41 has a recessed portion 41b that is recessed downward on the side of the rear end portion 40b. The recess 41 b has a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens upward when it is assumed that the recess 41 b is cut in a plane orthogonal to the left and right direction. In other words, in the first straightening unit 40, the recess 41b constitutes a first passage 45 through which the game ball can roll. The recess 41 b extends generally in the left-right direction. That is, the first passage 45 is a passage where the gaming ball can roll in the substantially left and right direction. Preferably, the length of the recess 41b in the front-rear direction is equal to or greater than the diameter of one game ball and less than the diameter of two game balls. More preferably, the length of the recess 41b in the front-rear direction is slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. The length of the recess 41 b in the front-rear direction corresponds to the width of the first passage 45. The bottom surface 41c of the recess 41b is inclined downward from the right end 40c to the left end 40d. In other words, the bottom surface of the first passage 45 is inclined from the right to the left. Further, in the first rectifying unit 40, the right end 40c side and the left end 40d side are opened.

  The first wall 42 is configured to approach the second wall 43 as it goes from the right end 40 c side to the left end 40 d side. In other words, the distance between the inner surface 42a of the first wall 42 and the inner surface 43a of the second wall 43 is shorter from the right end 40c to the left end 40d. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the game balls rolling on the flat portion 41a flow into the first passage 45, so that the game balls are rectified so as not to line up two or more in the front-rear direction.

  The rear end portion 40b of the bottom plate 41 is provided with a through hole 41d extending in the left-right direction. The through hole 41 d has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. In the through hole 41d, the length of the short side of the rectangle is shorter than the diameter of one game ball. More specifically, in the through hole 41d, the length of the short side of the rectangle is shorter than the radius of one game ball. In other words, the through hole 41 d is a hole of a size that the gaming ball does not pass through. The bottom plate 41, the first wall 42 and the second wall 43 of the first flow straightening unit 40 are all made of colorless and transparent resin (for example, polycarbonate).

Next, the second rectifying unit 50 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the second rectifying unit 50 has a bottom plate 51. The second straightening unit 50 is provided to stand upward from the bottom plate 51 at a first wall 52 erected upward from the bottom plate 51 at the front end 50 a of the bottom plate 51 and at a rear end 50 b of the bottom plate 51. And the second wall 53. The first wall 52 and the second wall 53 correspond to a pair of side walls. The second flow straightening unit 50 has a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens upward when it is assumed that the second flow straightening unit 50 is cut by a plane orthogonal to the left and right direction. In other words, in the second flow straightening unit 50, the bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, and the second wall 53 form a second passage 54 in which the game balls can roll. In the present embodiment, the second passage 54 corresponds to a ball passage. The second straightening unit 50 includes a lid member 80 that covers the second passage 54 above the bottom plate 51.

  The bottom plate 51 extends generally in the left-right direction. That is, the second passage 54 is a passage in which the game ball can roll in the substantially left-right direction. The bottom plate 51 has a substantially constant length in the front-rear direction. Preferably, the length of the bottom plate 51 in the front-rear direction is equal to or greater than the diameter of one game ball and less than the diameter of two game balls. More preferably, the length in the front-rear direction of the bottom plate 51 is slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. Further, the inner surface 52a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53a of the second wall 53 extend parallel to each other. And preferably, the distance between the inner surface 52a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53a of the second wall 53 is equal to or greater than the diameter of one game ball and less than the diameter of two game balls. More preferably, the distance between the inner surface 52a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53a of the second wall 53 is slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. The distance between the inner surface 52 a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53 a of the second wall 53 corresponds to the width of the second passage 54. That is, the second passage 54 is a passage in which two or more gaming balls are not arranged in the width direction.

  The second passage 54 of the second rectifying unit 50 has a bending portion 54a that bends in a direction intersecting the traveling direction of the gaming ball. Specifically, the second passage 54 is partially bent in the front-rear direction with respect to the left-right direction (the advancing direction of the gaming ball). In other words, the second passage 54 is shaped such that a portion of the passage meanders in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the first wall 52 of the second flow straightening unit 50 has a recess 52b that is recessed forward. On the other hand, the second wall 53 of the second straightening unit 50 has a convex portion 53 b that protrudes forward. The recess 52 b and the protrusion 53 b are provided at positions facing each other across the second passage 54. Further, the cross sections of the concave 52b and the convex 53b are assumed to be cut by a plane orthogonal to the vertical direction, and have substantially the same shape regardless of the position (height) to be cut. That is, the recess 52 b is similarly recessed forward from the upper end to the lower end of the first wall 52. In addition, the convex portion 53 b similarly protrudes forward from the upper end to the lower end of the second wall 53.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 of the second rectifying unit 50 is inclined downward from the right end 50 c to the left end 50 d. The bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 of the second rectifying unit 50 is provided with a step 55 having a lower left end 50 d side in comparison with the right end 50 c side and the left end 50 d side. In other words, the step 55 is lower on the downstream side than on the upstream side of the second passage 54. In the present embodiment, a plurality of (for example, three) steps 55 are provided.

  The bottom plate 51 of the second flow control unit 50 is provided with a through hole 51 b extending in the left-right direction. The through hole 51 b has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. In the through hole 51b, the length of the short side of the rectangle is shorter than the diameter of one game ball. More specifically, in the through hole 51b, the length of the short side of the rectangle is shorter than the radius of one game ball. In other words, the through hole 51b is a hole of a size that the gaming ball does not pass through. The second passage 54 is opened to the right on the side of the right end 50c. The second passage 54 has an opening 56 that opens downward at the left end 50d side.

The bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, and the second wall 53 of the second flow straightening unit 50 are all made of colorless and transparent resin (for example, polycarbonate).
As shown in FIG. 4, the first wall 52 of the second flow straightening unit 50 has a first wall attachment portion 52 c for attaching the lid member 80 and a second wall attachment portion 52 d. Further, the lid member 80 has a first support portion 81 supported by the first wall 52. The first support portion 81 has a first lid attachment portion 81a attached to the first wall attachment portion 52c, and a second lid attachment portion 81b attached to the second wall attachment portion 52d. In the present embodiment, the first wall attachment portion 52c is a hole penetrating in the vertical direction. Further, the first lid attachment portion 81a is a hook-like member that engages with the first wall attachment portion 52c. In the present embodiment, the first lid attachment portion 81a is engaged with the first wall attachment portion 52c. The second wall attachment portion 52 d and the second lid attachment portion 81 b are screw holes. In the present embodiment, there are a plurality of (for example, two) second wall attachment portions 52d. Further, the number of second lid attachment portions 81 b is in accordance with the number of second wall attachment portions 52 d (for example, two). In the present embodiment, the second wall mounting portion 52 d and the second lid mounting portion 81 b are screwed in a state where the centers of the second wall mounting portion 52 d and the second lid mounting portion 81 b are aligned.

  Further, the second wall 53 of the second straightening unit 50 has a third wall attachment portion 53 c for attaching the lid member 80. Further, the lid member 80 has a second support portion 82 supported by the second wall 53. The second support portion 82 has a third lid attachment portion 82a attached to the third wall attachment portion 53c. In the present embodiment, the third lid attachment portion 82a is a hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. The third wall attachment portion 53c is a hook-like member that engages with the third lid attachment portion 82a. In the present embodiment, there are a plurality of (for example, two) third wall attachment portions 53c. In addition, the number of third lid attachment portions 82a is in accordance with the number of third wall attachment portions 53c (for example, two). In the present embodiment, the third lid attachment portion 82a is engaged with the third wall attachment portion 53c. As described above, in the present embodiment, the lid member 80 is attached to the first wall 52 and the second wall 53.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (b) and 10 (a) to 10 (f), the lid member 80 is disposed between the first support 81 and the second support 82 in the front and back direction. It has a substantially plate-like shaft 83 extending along the direction. The shaft portion 83 is located to the right of the center of the lid member 80 in the left-right direction. Further, the lid member 80 has a substantially plate-like extending portion 84 extending from the shaft portion 83. The extension portion 84 of the present embodiment includes a first extension portion 85 extending rightward from the shaft portion 83 and a second extension portion 86 extending leftward from the shaft portion 83. In other words, the first extending portion 85 has the proximal end portion 85 a connected to the shaft portion 83 and extends along the direction intersecting with the extending direction of the shaft portion 83. The second extension 86 has a proximal end 86a connected to the shaft 83, and is a direction intersecting the direction in which the shaft 83 extends, and opposite to the direction in which the first extension 85 extends. It extends along the direction. In the present embodiment, the first support 81, the second support 82, the shaft 83, and the extension 84 are configured as an integral member.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the width of the first extending portion 85 in the front-rear direction is shorter than the distance between the inner surface 52 a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53 a of the second wall 53 in plan view. Specifically, the first extending portion 85 extends such that its front end has a fixed distance from the inner surface 52 a of the first wall 52 in a plan view. In addition, the first extending portion 85 extends such that its rear end has a fixed distance from the inner surface 53a of the second wall 53 in a plan view.

  Further, the width of the second extending portion 86 in the front-rear direction is shorter than the distance between the inner surface 52 a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53 a of the second wall 53 in plan view. Specifically, the second extending portion 86 extends such that the front end thereof has a fixed distance from the inner surface 52 a of the first wall 52 in a plan view. In addition, the second extending portion 86 extends such that its rear end has a fixed distance from the inner surface 53a of the second wall 53 in a plan view.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the shaft 83 and the extension 84 are configured to face the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 in a state where the lid member 80 is attached to the first wall 52 and the second wall 53. ing. In other words, the shaft portion 83 and the extension portion 84 are configured to function as a ceiling of the second passage 54. In the present embodiment, the shaft portion 83 and the extension portion 84 of the lid member 80 correspond to a ceiling portion. The shaft 83 and the extension 84 extend in the direction in which the second passage 54 extends in a state in which the lid 80 is attached to the first wall 52 and the second wall 53.

  The lower surface 85b of the first extending portion 85 is inclined upward from the proximal end 85a toward the distal end 85c. Here, the angle at which the lower surface 85 b of the first extending portion 85 is inclined is larger than the angle at which the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 is inclined. For this reason, in a state where the lid member 80 is attached to the first wall 52 and the second wall 53, the distance between the lower surface 85b of the first extending portion 85 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 is from the distal end 85c to the proximal end It becomes shorter as it goes to 85a. In other words, the height of the second passage 54 decreases from the distal end 85 c to the proximal end 85 a of the first extending portion 85.

  The lower surface 86b of the second extension 86 is inclined downward from the proximal end 86a to the distal end 86c. Here, the angle at which the lower surface 86 b of the second extending portion 86 is inclined is larger than the angle at which the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 is inclined. Therefore, in the state where the lid member 80 is attached to the first wall 52 and the second wall 53, the distance between the lower surface 86b of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 is from the base end 86a to the tip end It becomes shorter as it goes to 86c. In other words, the height of the second passage 54 decreases from the proximal end 86 a to the distal end 86 c of the second extending portion 86. Further, the distance between the lower surface 85 b of the first extending portion 85 and the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 is longer than the distance between the lower surface 86 b of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51. That is, the height of the second passage 54 decreases from the upstream side to the downstream side of the second passage 54.

  In the present embodiment, the distance between the lower surface 85b of the tip end portion 85c of the first extending portion 85 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 is equal to or longer than the diameter of two game balls. The distance between the lower surface 86b of the tip end portion 86c of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 is slightly longer than one game ball. In addition, although mentioned later in detail, the extension part 84 of this embodiment may be displaced by external force. In this case, the distance between the lower surface 85b of the first extending portion 85 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 or the distance between the lower surface 86b of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 may change. For example, the distance between the lower surface 85b of the first extending portion 85 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 may be the same as or shorter than the distance between the lower surface 86b of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (b) and 10 (a) to 10 (f), the first extension 85 is a proximal end of the front end 85d of the first extension 85. It has a substantially plate-shaped first side wall 85 e standing upward from the side of the portion 85 a. Further, the first extension portion 85 has a second side wall 85g of the rear end portion 85f of the first extension portion 85, which is erected upward from the base end portion 85a side. Therefore, in the first extending portion 85, the thickness in the vertical direction of the base end portion 85a of the front end portion 85d and the rear end portion 85f is greater than the thickness in the vertical direction of the leading end portion 85c of the first extending portion 85. Too thick. The first side wall 85 e and the second side wall 85 g are substantially plate-like members extending in parallel to each other. The upper end 85 h of the first side wall 85 e and the upper end 85 i of the second side wall 85 g are both horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the second extending portion 86 has a bending portion 86 d that bends between the proximal end 86 a and the distal end 86 c of the second extending portion 86. The bent portion 86 d of the second extending portion 86 is bent along the concave portion 52 b of the first wall 52 and the convex portion 53 b of the second wall 53. That is, the second extending portion 86 extends along the recess 52 b of the first wall 52 and the protrusion 53 b of the second wall 53. The second extending portion 86 has a groove 86 e extending in the extending direction of the second extending portion 86 on the top surface. In the present embodiment, the second extending portion 86 has two grooves 86 e extending in parallel. The groove 86 e is configured to be recessed downward on the upper surface of the second extending portion 86.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lid member 80 of the present embodiment is an elastic member having elasticity. Further, the lid member 80 is made of an opaque resin and made of a resin (for example, polyacetal) which is more slippery than the resin used for the bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, the second wall 53, etc. It is. And the extension part 84 is displaceable up and down by using the axial part 83 as a fulcrum by external force. That is, the extending portion 84 separates from the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 (shown by arrow Y1) and approaches the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 (arrows) in the direction intersecting with the direction in which the second passage 54 extends. It can be displaced to Y2). In the following description, a state in which the extension portion 84 is not displaced is referred to as a “first state J1”, and a state in which the extension portion 84 is displaced is referred to as a “second state J2”. In other words, the shaft 83 and the extension 84 are in the first state J1 in which the extension 84 is not displaced, and in the second state J2 in which the extension 84 is displaced with the shaft 83 as a fulcrum. Can take In the present embodiment, in the second state J2, the leading end 85c of the first extending portion 85 is separated from the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 and the leading end 86c of the second extending portion 86 is the bottom plate in the second state J1. It includes the state in which the bottom surface 51a of 51 is approached. Further, in the second state J2, the tip end portion 85c of the first extending portion 85 approaches the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 than in the first state J1, and the tip portion 86c of the second extending portion 86 is the bottom surface of the bottom plate 51. 51 includes the state separated from 51a. In the present embodiment, the extension part 84 corresponds to a movable part. Further, in the present embodiment, the first extending portion 85 corresponds to a first movable portion, and the second extending portion 86 corresponds to a second movable portion.

  In the present embodiment, the distance between the lower surface 85b of the first extension 85 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 when the shaft 83 and the extension 84 are in the first state J1 is the distance between the shaft 83 and the extension 84 Is different from the distance between the lower surface 85 b of the first extending portion 85 and the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 in the second state J2. Further, the distance between the lower surface 86b of the second extension 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 when the shaft 83 and the extension 84 are in the first state J1 is the second distance between the shaft 83 and the extension 84. The distance from the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 to the bottom surface 86 b of the second extending portion 86 in the case of the state J 2 is different. That is, in the present embodiment, the distance between the lower surface of the extending portion 84 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 is the case where the shaft portion 83 and the extending portion 84 are in the first state J1 and the case where they are in the second state J2. It is different. In the present embodiment, the lower surface 85 b of the first extending portion 85 and the lower surface 86 b of the second extending portion 86 correspond to predetermined portions, respectively.

  The lid member 80 has a limiting member 87 that prevents the game ball from rolling on the second passage 54. The limiting member 87 is provided to the left of the shaft portion 83 and the extension portion 84 in the lid member 80. That is, it is provided on the downstream side of the second passage 54 with respect to the shaft portion 83 and the extension portion 84. The limiting member 87 is displaceable in a first state J3 (limiting state) in which a part of the limiting member 87 protrudes in the second passage 54 and in a second state J4 (non-limiting state) not protruding in the second passage 54. It is.

Next, the guide unit 60 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide portion 60 has a substantially plate-shaped rear wall 61 extending in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide portion 60 has a front wall 62 extending in parallel with the rear wall 61 at a predetermined distance. The inner surface of the rear wall 61 and the inner surface of the front wall 62 extend in parallel at a distance slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. The guide part 60 has the left side wall 63 which connects the rear wall 61 and the front wall 62 by the left end part. The guide portion 60 has a right side wall 64 connecting the rear wall 61 and the front wall 62 at the right end. The inner surface of the left side wall 63 and the inner surface of the right side wall 64 have a distance slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. In other words, in the guide portion 60, the rear wall 61, the front wall 62, the left side wall 63, and the right side wall 64 constitute a third passage 65 in which the game balls can roll in the vertical direction. The third passage 65 has an opening 65a at the top.

  The third passage 65 has a bending portion 65b which bends in a direction intersecting with the traveling direction of the gaming ball. Specifically, a part of the third passage 65 is bent in the left and right direction with respect to the up and down direction (the advancing direction of the game ball). In the present embodiment, the third passage 65 has a plurality of bending portions 65 b. In other words, the third passage 65 is shaped to meander in the left-right direction as it goes downward from the upper opening 65a. Specifically, the left side wall 63 and the right side wall 64 have a recess 60a that is recessed leftward or rightward. In addition, the left side wall 63 and the right side wall 64 have a convex portion 60 b that protrudes leftward or rightward. The recess 60 a and the protrusion 60 b are provided at positions facing each other across the third passage 65. Concretely, the convex part 60b which protrudes toward the left is provided in the position which opposes the recessed part 60a dented toward the left. Further, at a position facing the concave portion 60a recessed toward the right side, a convex portion 60b protruding toward the right side is provided. In addition, the cross sections of the recess 60 a and the protrusion 60 b are assumed to be cut along a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and have substantially the same shape regardless of the position to be cut. That is, the recess 60a is similarly recessed leftward or rightward from the front end to the rear end of the left side wall 63 and the right side wall 64. Also, the convex portion 60 b protrudes leftward or rightward from the front end to the rear end of the left side wall 63 and the right side wall 64 in the same manner.

The rear wall 61, the front wall 62, the left side wall 63, and the right side wall 64 of the guide portion 60 are all made of colorless and transparent resin (for example, polycarbonate).
Hereinafter, the relationship among the storage unit 30, the first rectification unit 40, the second rectification unit 50, and the guide unit 60 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage area 35 of the storage unit 30 and the first area 44 of the first rectifying unit 40 are in communication with each other. In the communication portion between the storage area 35 and the first area 44, the bottom surface of the storage area 35 is the same height as the bottom surface of the first area 44 or higher than the bottom surface of the first area 44. Thus, the gaming ball can roll from the storage area 35 to the first area 44. Further, the first region 44 of the first rectifying unit 40 and the first passage 45 of the first rectifying unit 40 are in communication with each other. The bottom surface of the first region 44 is higher than the bottom surface of the first passage 45 in the communication portion between the first region 44 and the first passage 45. Therefore, the gaming ball can roll from the first area 44 to the first passage 45.

  Further, the first passage 45 of the first straightening unit 40 and the second passage 54 of the second straightening unit 50 are in communication with each other. In the communication portion between the first passage 45 and the second passage 54, the bottom surface of the first passage 45 is higher than the bottom surface of the second passage 54 or the same height as the bottom surface of the second passage 54. Therefore, the gaming ball can roll from the first passage 45 to the second passage 54.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the second passage 54 of the second straightening unit 50 and the third passage 65 of the guiding unit 60 are in communication with each other. The gaming ball can roll from the opening 56 opened downward at the bottom of the second passage 54 to the third passage. As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 30, the first straightening unit 40, the second straightening unit 50, and the guiding unit 60 are connected.

  Further, although not shown, in the present embodiment, the middle frame 12 is a protection for protecting various game components disposed on the game board 15 or the back side of the game board 15 on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 Have a case. The outer edge of the protective case is formed along the reservoir 30, the first straightening unit 40, the second straightening unit 50, and the guiding unit 60. Specifically, the upper end of the protective case is formed along the bottom plate 31 of the reservoir 30, the bottom plate 41 of the first flow straightening unit 40, and the bottom plate 51 of the second flow straightening unit 50. Further, the left end of the protective case is formed along the right side wall 64 of the guide portion 60.

Next, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a low probability state and a high probability state as gaming states having different jackpot probabilities. The jackpot probability is the probability of winning a jackpot in the internal lottery (big hit lottery). The high probability state is a gaming state in which the jackpot probability is higher than the low probability state. In the high probability state, since the possibility of winning the big hit lottery is increased compared to the low probability state, the gaming state is advantageous for the player. The high probability state is a so-called “probability fluctuation state (probability state)”.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a low base state and a high base state as gaming states in which the ratio of the number of award balls to the number of launch balls is different. The high base state is a game state in which the probability of the game ball winning in the second start winning opening 25 is higher than that in the low base state. The high base state is a so-called "power support state", and the low base state is a so-called "non-power support state". In the high base state, the probability that the game ball will win the second starting winning opening 25 is increased, so that the gaming state advantageous to the player (entering easy state) is achieved.

  For example, the high base state can be realized by performing one control arbitrarily selected from the three controls described below, or by combining a plurality of controls. The first control is to make the fluctuation time of the normal symbol fluctuation game shorter than that in the low base state. The second control, which is the fluctuation time shortening control of the normal symbol, is the probability of winning the lottery for the normal symbol. It is probability fluctuation control of the normal pattern which fluctuates (normal hitting probability) to a high probability at the time of low base state. The third control is an open time extension control that makes the total open time of the first variable member 26 in one ordinary hit game longer than in the low base state. In addition, as the open time extension control, control to increase the number of times of opening of the first variable member 26 in one ordinary hit game more than in the low base state, and one time of the first variable member 26 in ordinary hit game It is preferable to perform at least one control of the control of making the open time of L longer than in the low base state. Also, the high base state may be realized by combining the fourth control described below. The fourth control is a special symbol variation time reduction control that makes the variation time (for example, the average variation time) of the special symbol variation game shorter than in the low base state. When performing the fluctuation time reduction control of the special symbol, the high base state is a so-called "variation time reduction state".

Next, the big hit in the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of big hit symbols as a big hit symbol of a special symbol. The types of jackpot games are defined in each of the plural types of jackpot symbols. In addition, the gaming state after the end of the big hit game may be defined in a plurality of types of big hit symbols. That is, in this embodiment, the jackpot symbol corresponds to the type of jackpot that defines the benefit to be given to the player.

  In the big hit game, after an opening effect to notify of the start of the big hit game is performed, a round game to open the big winning opening 27 is performed. The round game is played with the predetermined upper limit number as the upper limit. In one round game, the special winning opening 27 is a first condition in which a predetermined upper limit number of gaming balls win or a second condition in which a predetermined upper limit time elapses. Open for the duration of In the round game, predetermined effects are performed. Then, in the big hit game, when the final round game is finished, an ending effect of notifying the end of the big hit game is performed. The big hit game is ended with the end of the ending effect.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a main control board 100 on the back side of the game board 15. The main control board 100 performs a predetermined process, and outputs a control signal (control command) as control information according to the result of the process. The main control board 100 includes a main control CPU 100a, a main control ROM 100b, and a main control RAM 100c. The main control ROM 100b stores a program for main control, a table used for a predetermined lottery, a determination value, and the like. The main control CPU 100a performs various processing by executing a main control program.

  The main control board 100 is connected to the information display unit 22, the sensors SE1 to SE4, and the actuators A1 and A2. The main control board 100 can drive the information display unit 22 and the actuators A1 and A2, and can capture detection signals of the gaming balls from the sensors SE1 to SE4.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a sub control board 200 on the back side of the game board 15. The sub control board 200 performs predetermined processing based on the control signal output from the main control board 100. The sub control board 200 includes a sub control CPU 200a, a sub control ROM 200b, and a sub control RAM 200c. The sub control ROM 200 b stores a sub control program, a table used for lottery, a determination value, and the like. The sub control CPU 200a executes processing relating to effects by executing a sub control program.

  The sub control board 200 is connected to the speaker 18, the decoration lamp 19, and the effect display device 23. For example, the sub control board 200 performs a process for executing a sound effect by the speaker 18, a light emission effect by the decoration lamp 19, and a display effect by the effect display device 23. The sub control board 200 can drive the speaker 18, the decoration lamp 19, and the effect display device 23.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a payout control board 300 on the back side of the game board 15. The payout control board 300 is connected to the main control board 100. The main control board 100 and the payout control board 300 are electrically connected to transmit information (control signal) in both directions. The payout control board 300 drives the payout unit 70 based on the payout information instructing the payout of the winning balls transmitted from the main control substrate 100, and pays out a predetermined number of winning balls.

  The payout designation command (dispense signal) as payout information transmitted from the main control substrate 100 to the payout control substrate 300 enters the winning opening targeted for the award of the winning balls, and the winning balls corresponding to the winning openings. It is configured to be able to identify the number. For example, the payout designation command when entering the first starting winning opening 24 is configured to be able to specify "three balls" as the number of winning balls. For example, when managing the total number of winning balls obtained by adding the number of winning balls to be paid out in the main control board 100, the payout designation command is configured to instruct the payout of one winning ball, and the necessary number of times is required. A payout designation command may be sent to the payout control board 300 for instructing the payout of one winning ball for a minute (until the total number of winning balls becomes zero).

Next, processing performed by the main control CPU 100a will be described.
The main control CPU 100a acquires a random number triggered by detection of the game ball having won the start winning openings 24, 25 by the start sensors SE1, SE2, and performs a big hit lottery using the random number. The main control CPU 100a controls the special symbol display unit 22a based on the result of the big hit lottery, and causes the special game to be executed. The main control CPU 100a derives the jackpot symbol in the special game when winning the big hit lottery, and derives the out-of-lot symbol in the special game when not winning the big hit lottery. When the main control CPU 100a wins the big hit lottery, the main control CPU 100a determines the big hit symbol to be derived in the special game by lottery using random numbers.

  When the main control CPU 100a wins a big hit lottery, after having a big hit symbol derived in the special game, the main control CPU 100a performs control to give a big hit game. Specifically, in the round game, the main control CPU 100a controls the second actuator A2 such that the special winning opening 27 is opened with the predetermined time as the upper limit time. Then, the main control CPU 100a ends the big hit game when a predetermined number of round games are finished. The main control CPU 100 a may generate control information for instructing the execution of the opening effect or control information for instructing the execution of the ending effect, and may output the information to the sub control board 200.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the storage unit 30, the game balls stored in the storage unit 30 roll from the right end 30a to the left end 30d due to the inclination of the bottom plate 31, and the front end It rolls from the 30 b side toward the rear end 30 c side. For this reason, the gaming ball rolling on the storage portion 30 flows from the left end 30 d into the right end 40 c of the first flow straightening unit 40 in a state in which the gaming ball approaches the rear end 30 c.

  In the plane portion 41a of the first rectifying portion 40, the gaming ball rolls from the front end 40a side toward the rear end 40b due to the inclination of the plane portion 41a. Therefore, the gaming ball rolling on the flat surface portion 41a of the first flow control portion 40 flows into the first passage 45 (recessed portion 41b) provided on the rear end portion 40b side. The gaming ball having flowed into the first passage 45 rolls from the right end 40c to the left end 40d due to the inclination of the bottom of the first passage 45 (the bottom 41c of the recess 41b). The width of the first passage 45 in the front-rear direction is slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. For this reason, in the first rectifying unit 40, the gaming balls flow into the first passage 45 and roll on the first passage 45, so that the game balls are rectified so as not to align two or more balls in the front-rear direction. The gaming ball rolling on the first passage 45 flows from the left end 40 d into the right end 50 c of the second straightening unit 50.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the second passage 54 of the second rectifying unit 50, the gaming ball rolls from the right end 50c toward the left end 50d due to the inclination of the bottom plate 51. The width in the front-rear direction of the second passage 54 of the second rectifying unit 50 is slightly longer than the diameter of one game ball. Therefore, the gaming balls rolling on the second passage 54 roll without being lined up with two or more balls in the front-rear direction.

The second passage 54 is partially bent. Therefore, in the second passage 54, in addition to rolling the gaming ball in one direction, it is possible to change the rolling direction of the gaming ball.
As shown in FIG. 8, when the extending portion 84 is in the first state J1, the lower surface 85 b of the first extending portion 85 in the second passage 54 is proximal to the distal end portion 85 c of the first extending portion 85. It inclines so that distance with the bottom face 51a of the bottom plate 51 may become short as it goes to the part 85a. Furthermore, in the second passage 54, the distance between the lower surface 86b of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 becomes shorter as going from the proximal end 86a to the distal end 86c of the second extending portion 86. It is inclined to In other words, in the second passage 54, the height of the ceiling decreases as going from the upstream side to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the gaming ball. Here, the distance between the tip 86 c of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 is slightly longer than the diameter of one gaming ball. Therefore, the gaming balls rolling on the second passage 54 are rectified so as not to align two or more balls in the vertical direction as they roll toward the left end 50d.

  Further, the extending portion 84 of the lid member 80 is vertically displaceable with the shaft portion 83 as a fulcrum. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the height of the ceiling of the second passage 54 can be changed. In particular, the extending portion 84 in the present embodiment is an elastic member. Therefore, in the present embodiment, even if the administrator of the pachinko gaming machine 10 or the like does not operate the extension portion 84 of the lid member 80, the extension portion 84 is displaced by a force or the like applied from the gaming ball and the second passage The height of the ceiling of 54 may change.

  For example, when the game ball is clogged in the second passage 54, the clogged game ball is pushed by the game ball rolling from the upstream side to the extension portion 84 which is the ceiling of the second passage 54 May contact. At this time, the extension portion 84 may be displaced in a direction away from the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 by a force applied from the gaming ball, whereby the clogging of the gaming ball may be eliminated.

  Also, when the game ball is clogged in the second passage 54, by operating the extension portion 84 by the manager of the game arcade, the clogged game ball is pushed in the direction toward the bottom surface 51a, It can eliminate the clogging of the ball.

  Among the extension portions 84 of the present embodiment, the first extension portion 85 and the second extension portion 86 extend in the opposite direction from the shaft portion 83. The shaft portion 83, the first extending portion 85, and the second extending portion 86 are configured as an integral member. Therefore, when one of the first and second extending portions 85 and 86 is displaced in the predetermined direction, the other extending portion has the shaft 83 as a fulcrum in the predetermined direction. Is displaced in the reverse direction.

According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Even if the game ball is clogged in the ball passage of the second rectifying unit 50, the height of the ceiling of the second passage 54 changes due to the displacement of the extension portion 84, so the game ball is clogged. It can be made easy to eliminate.

  (2) The extension portion 84 is displaced with the shaft portion 83 as a fulcrum, so that the clogging of the gaming balls can be eliminated without displacing the entire lid member 80. Therefore, the clogging of the gaming balls can be eliminated more easily.

  (3) Of the extension portions 84, the first extension portion 85 and the second extension portion 86 extend in the opposite direction from the shaft portion 83. According to this, since the height of the ceiling of the second passage 54 of the second rectifying unit 50 can be changed for both the first extending portion 85 and the second extending portion 86, the game ball is more suitably You can clear up the

  (4) Since the extension part 84 is displaceable in both directions of the direction away from the bottom surface 51 a of the bottom plate 51 of the second straightening unit 50 and the approaching direction, the height of the ceiling of the second passage 54 Both raising and lowering are possible. For this reason, the clogging of the gaming balls can be more suitably eliminated.

  (5) The shaft 83 and the extension 84 are elastic members. For this reason, the extension 84 changes the height of the ceiling of the ball passage of the second straightening unit 50 when a force is applied, and when the force applied to the extension 84 is removed, Return to original position. For this reason, after displacing the extension part 84, the effort which returns the extension part 84 can be reduced.

  (6) The distance in the front-rear direction (the width with respect to the traveling direction of the game balls) in the second passage 54 is slightly longer than one game ball, so that two or more game balls are arranged in the front-rear direction it can. In such a case, although it is assumed that the gaming ball is engaged and clogged in the second passage 54, according to the present embodiment, the clogging of the gaming ball can be eliminated by the displacement of the extending portion 84. .

  (7) When one of the first and second extending portions 85 and 86 is displaced in the predetermined direction, the other extending portion has the shaft 83 as a fulcrum and is in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction. Displace. According to this, the plurality of extending portions can be interlocked and displaced, and the clogging of the gaming balls can be more suitably eliminated.

  (8) In the second passage 54, the height of the ceiling decreases in the advancing direction of the gaming ball from the upstream side toward the downstream side. According to this, in the second passage 54, in the process of the gaming balls rolling to the downstream side, the game balls can be aligned so as not to align two or more balls in the vertical direction. In such a case, although it is assumed that the gaming ball is clogged while the gaming ball rolls to the downstream side, according to the present embodiment, the clogging of the gaming ball is caused by the displacement of the extending portion 84. Can be eliminated.

(9) The extending portion 84 extends along the second passage 54. For this reason, even when the second passage 54 is bent, clogging of the gaming balls can be suitably eliminated.
(10) The second passage 54 is bent. According to this, it is possible to increase the length of the second passage 54 without extending the second passage 54 in the traveling direction of the gaming ball. Therefore, the number of gaming balls that can flow into the second passage 54 can be increased.

(11) Further, since the second passage 54 is bent, it is possible to suppress the game ball from being clogged in comparison with the case where the game ball travels in one direction.
(12) In the first extending portion 85, the thickness in the vertical direction on the base end 85a side of the front end 85d and the rear end 85f is thicker than the thickness in the vertical direction on the tip 85c. For this reason, when applying a force to the distal end portion 85c to displace the first extension portion 85, the strength on the proximal end portion 85a side can be enhanced.

  (13) The second extending portion 86 extends along the bending portion 54 a of the second passage 54. For this reason, the second extending portion 86 can prevent the game ball from overflowing from the upper portion of the bent second passage 54.

  (14) The second extending portion 86 has a groove 86 e extending in the extending direction of the second extending portion 86 on the upper surface. According to this, compared with the case where a simple plate-like member is adopted as the second extending portion 86, the strength of the second extending portion 86 can be strengthened.

  (15) The lid member 80 is a member attached to the first wall 52 and the second wall 53 of the second flow straightening unit 50, and is a member separate from the bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, and the second wall 53 It is. For this reason, when the gaming ball is clogged in the second passage 54, the lid member 80 can be removed to solve the clogging of the gaming ball.

  (16) The bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, and the second wall 53 of the second straightening unit 50 are colorless and transparent members. Therefore, it is easy for the manager of the game arcade to visually recognize the clogging of the game balls generated in the second passage 54.

  (17) Further, the bottom plate 31, the first wall 32, the second wall 33, and the third wall 34 of the reservoir 30 are colorless and transparent members. Similarly, the bottom plate 41, the first wall 42, and the second wall 43 of the first straightening unit 40 are colorless and transparent members. Furthermore, the rear wall 61, the front wall 62, the left side wall 63, and the right side wall 64 of the guide portion 60 are colorless and transparent members. Therefore, it is easy for the manager of the game arcade to visually recognize the clogging of the game balls generated in the storage unit 30, the first rectifying unit 40, and the guide unit 60.

(18) The lid member 80 is an opaque member. Therefore, it is easy for the manager of the game arcade to visually recognize where the extension portion 84 operated to eliminate the clogging of the game balls is located.
(19) The lid member 80 is a member that is more slippery than the bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, and the second wall 53 of the second flow control unit 50. For this reason, when the extending portion 84 is displaced, when the extending portion 84 is brought into contact with the game ball that is clogged, it is easy to eliminate the clogging of the game ball.

  (20) In the bottom plate 31 of the storage unit 30, the bottom plate 41 of the first flow straightening unit 40, and the bottom plate 51 of the second flow straightening unit 50, through holes 31a, 41d, and 51b are provided. . According to this, while controlling the game ball from spilling out of the storage unit 30, the first flow control unit 40, the second flow control unit 50, etc., the foreign matter attached to the game ball is stored in the storage unit 30, the first flow control unit 40, the first 2 can be discharged to the outside of the rectifying unit 50.

  (21) The second passage 54 is provided with a step 55 which is lower on the downstream side than on the upstream side. According to this, it is possible to suppress the backflow of the gaming ball from the downstream side to the upstream side in the second passage 54.

  (22) Further, in the step 55, since the height is different between the upstream side and the downstream side, when the extension part 84 is displaced to change the height of the ceiling of the second passage 54, the upstream side of the step 55 The height of the ceiling is different between the side and the downstream side. For this reason, the clogging of the gaming balls can be more suitably eliminated.

  (23) The first lid attachment portion 81a is a hook-like member engaged with the first wall attachment portion 52c. The third wall attachment portion 53c is a hook-like member that engages with the third lid attachment portion 82a. Therefore, the attachment and removal of the lid member 80 and the first wall 52 and the second wall 53 can be simplified.

  (24) Furthermore, the lid member 80 can be attached to the first wall 52 by screwing the second lid attachment portion 81b and the first wall attachment portion 52c in a state where the centers of the attachment portions are aligned. It is a screw hole. According to this, the first lid 52, the third lid attachment 82a, the first wall attachment 52c, and the third wall attachment 53c, which are easy to attach and detach, the lid member 80 is formed of the first wall 52 and the first wall 52. After being attached to the second wall 53, the lid member 80 can be easily removed from the first wall 52 by the second lid attachment portion 81b and the first wall attachment portion 52c.

  (25) The restriction member 87 can restrict rolling of the gaming ball in the second passage 54 by being in the first state (restriction state) projecting to the second passage 54. According to this, for example, when the clogging of the gaming ball occurs in the second passage 54 and the clogging of the gaming ball is eliminated by the displacement of the extension portion 84, the gaming ball starts rolling at a time. Can be suppressed.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows.
The shape of the limiting member 87 may be changed as appropriate. Further, the restriction member 87 may not be provided.

The shape of the through hole 51b may be changed as appropriate, as long as the game ball does not pass through. Further, the through hole 51 b may not be provided.
-The shape of each attachment part which attaches the cover member 80, and the 1st wall 52 and the 2nd wall 53 may be changed suitably.

The shape of the second passage 54 may be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be linear without the bent portion 54a.
The width of the second passage 54 may be changed as appropriate. In this case, the distance between the inner surface 52a of the first wall 52 and the inner surface 53a of the second wall 53 may be changed. For example, the width of the second passage 54 may be two or more game balls.

  The height of the second passage 54 may be changed as appropriate. In this case, the distance between the bottom plate 51 of the second straightening unit 50 and the shaft 83 and the extension 84 of the lid member 80 may be changed. For example, the distance between the lower surface 85b of the end portion 85c of the first extension portion 85 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 may be less than two game balls, or three or more game balls. Further, the distance between the lower surface 86b of the tip end portion 86c of the second extending portion 86 and the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 may be two or more game balls.

  The first extension 85 and the second extension 86 may be configured to be displaced independently of each other. For example, the lid member 80 may include a plurality of shaft portions, and the first extending portion 85 and the second extending portion 86 may be extending portions extending from different shaft portions. According to this, even when the predetermined extending portion is displaced according to the position where the ball clogging occurs, the extending portion different from the predetermined extending portion is not displaced, so the ball clogging occurs. Only the height of the ceiling of the position can be changed.

The number of grooves 86e may be changed as appropriate, and may be one or three or more, for example. Further, the groove 86e may not be provided.
The groove 86 e may be provided on the lower surface 86 b of the second extending portion 86. In this case, when passing through the second passage 54, the gaming ball rolls in contact with the groove 86e and is thus induced in the extending direction of the groove 86e. According to this, it can be difficult to generate ball clogging.

The lid member 80 may not be an elastic member.
The material of the storage unit 30, the first flow straightening unit 40, the second flow straightening unit 50, and the guide unit 60 may be changed as appropriate. For example, all may be made of the same resin, or some or all may be made of metal.

  The extension portion 84 can be displaced from the first state J1 in which the extension portion 84 is not displaced, in the direction away from the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 or in the direction approaching the bottom surface 51a of the bottom plate 51 If it is

  The number of extension parts 84 may be changed as appropriate. For example, any one of the first extension 85 and the second extension 86 may be omitted, or an extension different from the first extension 85 and the second extension 86 may be provided. Good.

  The shape of the extension portion 84 may be changed as appropriate. For example, the extension part 84 may not be along the second passage 54, and may be provided on the upper part of at least a part of the second passage 54. That is, the extension portion 84 may constitute a ceiling in at least a part of the second passage 54.

The configuration of the lid member 80 may be changed as appropriate. For example, instead of the shaft portion 83 and the extension portion 84, the entire plate-like ceiling portion may be integrally displaceable in the vertical direction.
The bottom plate 51, the first wall 52, and the second wall 53 of the second flow control unit 50 and the lid member 80 may not be separate members, but may be integrated.

  -Reservoir 30 and the 1st rectification part 40 may be constituted by one, and may be constituted separately. Moreover, the 1st rectification part 40 and the 2nd rectification part 50 may be constituted by one, and may be constituted separately. Furthermore, the second straightening unit 50 and the guide unit 60 may be configured integrally or separately.

The configuration of the storage unit 30 may be changed as appropriate. For example, it may not be rectangular in plan view. Further, the through hole 31a may not be provided.
-The structure of the 1st rectification part 40 may be changed suitably. For example, the recess 41b may not be provided, and the gaming ball may be rectified simply by shortening the distance between the first wall 42 and the second wall 43 from the right end 40c to the left end 40d. . Further, the through hole 41d may not be provided.

  The configuration of the guiding unit 60 may be changed as appropriate. For example, the third passage 65 of the guide unit 60 may not be a shape that meanders in the left-right direction, and may be a passage that rolls (falls) the gaming ball in a straight line.

  The lid member 80 may be provided at the top of a passage different from the second passage 54. That is, the extension 84 of the lid member 80 may be capable of changing the height of the ball passage different from the second passage 54. For example, the lid member 80 may be provided on the upper portion of the upper tray 20. In this case, the extension 84 of the lid member 80 can change the height of the ball passage in the upper plate 20 by displacing the shaft 83 as a fulcrum.

  -It may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine provided with one kind of probability state. That is, the present invention may be embodied in a gaming machine that does not have a probability variation function that varies the probability of positive determination in the jackpot determination.

  -It may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine provided with one type of base state. That is, the present invention may be embodied in a gaming machine that does not have the ball entry rate improvement function of improving the ball entry rate of the game ball into the second start winning opening 25.

The special game may be displayed on the effect display device 23. In this case, the effect game may not be displayed.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 may be capable of executing, as a special game, a first special symbol variation game for deriving a first special symbol and a second special symbol variation game for deriving a second special symbol. In this case, when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 24, the first special symbol variation game is played, and when the game ball enters the second starting winning opening 25, the second special symbol changes. You should play a game. The first special symbol variation game and the second special symbol variation game may be executed in the order of holding or may be executed alternately.

The function of the main control board 100 may be realized by being divided into a plurality of boards.
The function of the sub control substrate 200 may be realized by being divided into a plurality of substrates. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be provided with a display board for specialized control of the effect display device 23, an audio board for specialized control of the speaker 18, and a lamp board for specialized control of the decoration lamp 19. It may further include an integrated substrate that controls the substrate group in an integrated manner.

Next, technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiment and another example will be additionally described below.
(A) The ceiling portion is an elastic member having elasticity.
(B) The lower surface of the ceiling portion is provided with a groove extending along the direction in which the ball passage extends.

(C) The distance between the pair of side walls of the ball passage is longer than one game ball and shorter than two game balls.
(D) The ceiling part is configured to displace the other movable part in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction by displacing one of the first movable part and the second movable part in a predetermined direction. Is configured.

  (E) The first movable portion is located upstream of the ball passage with respect to the second movable portion, and the second movable portion and the bottom portion when the ceiling portion is in the first state. Is smaller than the distance between the first movable portion and the bottom portion.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 ... Ball tank (storage part), 40 ... 1st rectification | straightening part, 50 ... 2nd rectification | straightening part, 51 ... Bottom plate (bottom part) 51a ... Bottom face, 52 ... 1st wall (side wall), 53 ... 2nd wall (side wall) , 54: second passage (ball passage), 54a: bent portion, 80: lid member, 83: axial portion (ceiling portion), 84: extension portion (ceiling portion, movable portion), 85: first extension Portion (first movable portion) 85b: lower surface (predetermined portion) 86: second extension portion (second movable portion) 86b: lower surface (predetermined portion) 86e: groove

Claims (3)

A storage unit for storing game balls,
And a ball passage connected to the storage section;
The ball passage comprises a bottom, a pair of side walls, and a ceiling.
The ceiling portion is adapted to be in a first state and a second state,
The distance from the bottom portion to a predetermined portion of the ceiling portion differs between when the ceiling portion is in the first state and when the ceiling portion is in the second state,
Said bottom portion, said sidewall, and said ceiling section, both Ri resin der,
The bottom portion and the side wall are made of resin that is less slippery than the ceiling portion, and
The side wall and the ceiling portion are separate members,
An engaging portion provided on one of the ceiling portion and the side wall is configured to engage with an opening provided on the other,
In the bottom portion, a through hole having a size that the gaming ball does not pass is opened,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the through hole is opened in a first area overlapping the predetermined part of the ceiling in the vertical direction and a second area not overlapping the predetermined part of the ceiling in the vertical direction. The ceiling portion is configured to include a shaft portion and a movable portion extending from the shaft portion,
The predetermined portion is the movable portion,
The second state, by the movable portion is displaced to the shaft portion as a fulcrum, Ri state der distance is changed from the bottom as compared with the first state to the movable portion, the movable portion The game according to claim 1 , wherein there is a first movable portion extending along a direction intersecting the extending direction of the shaft portion, and a second movable portion extending along a direction opposite to the first movable portion. Machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball passage is bent in a direction intersecting with a traveling direction of the gaming ball .

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