JP6682298B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine and a winning combination for a game machine.

  The gaming machine installed in the game hall is provided with a winning portion in which balls can be won, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below. When a ball is won in the winning part, the player is provided with a ball, or a jackpot lottery is executed to give a bonus to the player. Therefore, depending on the frequency of winning the ball in the prize winning part, whether it is a gaming machine in which the player can easily obtain the ball or a game machine in which it is difficult to obtain the ball can be changed. Design is one of the important items when developing game machines.

  As the winning part, there is also provided a winning part in which balls can be won only at a predetermined timing, for example, during a big hit state such as a big winning opening. With regard to this big winning opening, a state in which a ball can be won and a state in which a ball cannot be won are switched.

JP, 2014-180384, A

  However, since the balls flow irregularly, the balls may win too much in a state where the balls can win the prize, and if the balls win too much, there is a possibility that a disadvantage is caused on the game side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine and a gaming machine winning prize which can suppress the risk of balls winning too much.

  The special member according to the present invention, when a ball wins the special winning part, is switched to the second state by the force of the ball toward the special winning part. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball from winning the special winning part any more. it can. As a result, according to the present invention, it is possible to extremely suppress the possibility that the balls will win too much in the special winning portion.

The front view of the pachinko gaming machine. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachinko game machine. The front view which shows a special accessory when a guide member is in a 1st state. The front view which shows a special accessory when a guide member is in a 2nd state. The perspective view of the back side which looks at a special accessory from the back side. The perspective view of the front side of the special accessory when the interlocking member is located at the first position and the guide member is in the first state. The perspective view of the front side of the special accessory when the interlocking member is located at the second position and the guide member is in the second state. The perspective view of the front side of the special accessory in the middle of which the first biasing solenoid is biasing the interlocking member to the first position. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the front side of the special accessory during the second urging solenoid urging the interlocking member to the second position.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example of a pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 that generates a jackpot state when the jackpot pattern is stopped. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The pachinko game machine 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 executes a lottery (special game state) lottery (special game state) according to a win in the starting winning part 12 and executes a symbol variation representing the lottery result. Is. In this pachinko gaming machine 1, as a gaming state other than the jackpot state, in addition to a normal state in which the degree of advantage on the player side is low, a high-probability state (probability change state) in which the winning probability of special figure determination becomes high, the time of symbol fluctuation The shortened time is set.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 of FIG. 1 is a gaming machine having an opening / closing door 13 attached to an unillustrated underframe, and a substantially circular gaming area 130 formed on the front surface side of a gaming board 130A inside thereof. A speaker 131 is arranged on the lower left side of the game area 130, and an upper plate 135 and a lower plate 137 are provided below the game area 130 so as to project to the player side. The upper plate 135 is a pan that receives prize balls paid out in accordance with a winning prize, balls for rental, and stores balls. The lower plate 137 is a plate that receives balls or the like that exceed the storage limit of the upper plate 135. At the lower right of the upper plate 135, an operation handle 15 for projecting the balls of the upper plate 135 toward the game area 130 is provided upright.

  The opening / closing door 13 is fixed to the underframe so as to be rotatable via a hinge 133 located on the left side facing the pachinko gaming machine 1. The opening / closing door 13 is provided with a substantially circular transparent window 139 corresponding to the game area 130, and decorative lamp portions 136 arranged on both upper sides of the transparent window 139.

  The game area 130 is an area where balls, which are game media, flow down. In the game area 130, centering on the display device 5 that displays the symbols in a variable manner, the starting winning portion 12, the starting winning portion through gate 141, the special character 4 including the special winning portion 40, the special winning opening 160, and the like are arranged. ing. At the bottom of the game area 130, an out hole 138 for collecting the balls that have flowed without winning is opened.

  The starting winning portion 12 is arranged in the gap between the display device 5 and the out hole 138. The starting winning portion 12 is composed of an electric tu (electric tulip) provided with a pair of movable blades in its opening, and is a variable winning opening that is opened when the pair of movable blades spreads to both sides.

  The start winning part through gate 141 is arranged on the left side of the display device 5. No payout of prize balls is set in the starting winning part through gate 141 for only passing balls. When the ball passes through the starting winning part through gate 141, a random number for lottery for determining whether or not a normal symbol is determined (hereinafter referred to as a universal symbol determination) is extracted, and the first universal symbol determination is executed. The probability of winning the universal figure by the first universal pattern determination is 1/30 in the normal state and 1/1 in the high probability state and the time saving state. When the universal figure winning is generated in the first universal symbol determination, the starting winning portion 12 is opened. The opening time is 0.2 seconds in the normal state, and 1.5 seconds × 3 times in the time saving state and the high probability state.

  The starting winning portion 12 is a winning portion (three payouts) that triggers special figure determination (big hit lottery, special lottery). When a ball is won in the starting winning section 12, a random number for special drawing determination is extracted, and special drawing determination, which is a special lottery for determining whether or not to generate a jackpot state, is executed.

  The special accessory 4 of FIG. 1 is a winning prize for a gaming machine, which includes a special winning portion 40 in which balls flowing down the game area 130 can win, a guide member 43 for guiding the balls to the special winning portion 40, and the like. It is arranged above the special winning opening 160. On the front surface of the prize-winning pocket which constitutes the special prize-winning unit 40, an LED which constitutes the universal figure display unit 405 is arranged. In order to notify the success or failure of the second universal figure determination to be described later, the universal figure display unit 405 lights up to notify the winning.

  The special accessory 4 has an opening 400 that opens upward, and the opening 400 is positioned so as to face the gap between the lower ends of the pair of left and right guide nails 199 that open upward in a trumpet shape. are doing. The pair of left and right guide nails 199 are arranged so as to collect the balls that have been driven into the right side of the display device 5. Therefore, almost all of the balls that have been hit to the right are guided by the pair of left and right guide nails 199 and flow into the special accessory 4. Since the special accessory 4 is a characterizing the playability of the pachinko gaming machine 1, its configuration, operation, and the like will be described in detail later.

  The special winning opening 160 of FIG. 1 is a variable winning device which is also called an attacker that is opened in a big hit state. The special winning opening 160 is arranged below the special accessory 4, and a ball once flowing into the special accessory 4 wins. A cover member 161 that can be opened and closed is provided on the horizontally long special winning opening 160. The special winning opening 160 is in a closed state when the lid member 161 is positioned so as to be substantially flush with the board surface forming the game area 130. When the lid member 161 is rotated to the front side, the special winning opening 160 is opened, and the lid member 161 functions as a tray for guiding the balls to the special winning opening 160. It should be noted that the payout when winning at the special winning opening 160 is 15 balls.

  Inside the special winning opening 160, a through gate 142 through which a winning ball passes is provided. The through gate 142 is a guide member through gate (hereinafter, guide member through gate 142) that triggers switching of the guide member 43 included in the special accessory 4. When the ball passes through the guide member through gate 142, a random number for lottery for the second universal figure determination is extracted, and the second universal figure determination having a winning probability of 1/1 is executed. When the universal figure winning by the second universal symbol determination occurs, the guide member 43 of the special member 4 is switched to the guide position (first state), and the special winning portion 40 is set to a state in which balls can be won.

  The display device 5 of FIG. 1 is a display device in which a liquid crystal display screen 520 is arranged inside a frame 59. The display device 5 displays, on the liquid crystal display screen 520, a three-digit numerical design (any one of 1 to 9) 51 for presentation for notifying the result of the special drawing determination. On the front surface of the frame 59, which corresponds to the lower side of the liquid crystal display screen 520, there are arranged special figure reservation display portions 597 in which four LEDs are arranged in the horizontal direction. The special figure reservation display section 597 is a display section of special figure reservation (holding information) triggered by winning a ball in the starting winning section 12. The special figure reservation display unit 597 displays the number of special figure reservations (limit number of 4) according to the number of lit LEDs.

  On the right side of the front surface of the frame 59, which corresponds to the upper side of the liquid crystal display screen 520, a universal figure display section 182 and a universal figure reservation display section 183 are arranged. The public figure display unit 182 is a display unit that indicates whether or not the above-described first public figure determination is successful. The general figure display unit 182 displays the general figure winning of the first general figure determination by lighting ◯, and displays the loss by lighting X. It should be noted that the variation time of the normal figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 1 second in the time saving state. The universal figure holding display unit 183 is a display unit in which four LEDs are arranged in series so that the number of holdings stored (held) as the universal figure holding can be displayed. The universal figure holding display unit 183 displays the number of holdings of the universal figure holding (limit number of 4) according to the number of lit LEDs.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is mainly composed of the main circuit 20. For the main circuit 20, a payout control circuit 371 that controls a payout device 372 that pays out balls, a firing control circuit 373 that controls the ball launching device 341, a production control unit 375 that controls game production, and a liquid crystal display screen 520. Control circuit 377 for controlling the winning prize or passing balls detection sensors 311 to 314, solenoids 323, 324, 41, 42 for switching open states such as winning parts and winning openings, general figure display section 182, general figure hold A display unit 183, a special figure reservation display unit 597, a signal output unit 392 that outputs various signals to the outside, a power supply circuit 391, etc. are electrically connected. Further, to the effect control unit 375, an amplifier 376 for driving the speaker 131 and a decorative lamp unit 136 are electrically connected, and a display control circuit 377 is communicatively connected. The liquid crystal display section 52 forming the liquid crystal display screen 520 is electrically connected to the display control circuit 377.

  As a winning ball or passing ball detection sensor, a special figure starting sensor 313 for detecting a winning ball to the starting winning section 12, a first public figure starting sensor 311 for detecting a passing ball of the starting winning section through gate 141, a guidance There are a second universal figure starting sensor 312 that detects a passing ball of the member through gate 142, a big winning sensor 314 that detects a winning ball into the special winning opening 160, and the like.

  As a solenoid for switching the open state of the winning a prize hole or the like, in addition to the electric prize solenoid 323 for opening the start winning part 12, the special winning hole solenoid 324 for opening the special winning hole 160, the first and the second parts constituting the special character 4 There are two energizing solenoids 41, 42. The first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42, which will be described later in detail, constitute a switching means for controlling the state of the guide member 43 of the special accessory 4.

  The payout control circuit 371 controls a payout device 372, which is an example of a payout means for paying out a ball, when a winning of a ball to the starting winning part 12, the special winning opening 160, the special winning part 40, etc. occurs, and a predetermined number Execute the payout of balls. The combination of the payout control circuit 371 and the payout device 372 realizes a function as a privilege giving means for giving the player a privilege of paying out balls (15 payouts) when a ball is won in the special winning part 40. ing.

  The firing control circuit 373 controls the launch strength of the balls by controlling the firing device 341 that fires the balls of the upper plate 135 in accordance with the operation amount of the operation handle 15. The combination of the launch control circuit 373 and the launching device 341 realizes a function as a launching unit that launches a ball into the game area 130 at a predetermined timing. The cycle of firing balls toward the game area 130 is about 100 shots in 1 minute and about 10 shots in 6 seconds.

  The main circuit 20 of FIG. 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24 that are storage elements, a random number generator 27 that generates a random number in a predetermined range, and lottery. It is provided with a random number extraction unit 26 that extracts random numbers, an I / O (Input / Output) 25 that forms an input / output interface, and the like.

The ROM 22 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU 21, and also stores a lottery table (not shown) for determining a special figure and a lottery table for determining first and second public figures.
The lottery table for determining the special figure defines the random number for winning the special figure in the normal state and the time saving state, and the random number for winning the special figure in the high probability state. The number of random numbers for special map winning in the high probability state is set to be larger than the random number for special map winning in the normal state, etc., so that the probability of winning special map in the high probability state is 1/50. It is higher than the winning probability 1/300 in the normal state and the time saving state. It should be noted that the probability of occurrence of a high probability state at the time of winning the special map is 50%.

In the lottery table for determining the first universal figure, the random numbers for universal figure winning in the normal state and the random numbers for winning universal figure winning numbers in the time saving state and the probability variation state are defined. The number of winning random numbers for general drawing wins in the time saving state is set to be larger than the number of random numbers for winning general drawing wins in the normal state. The probability of winning a universal figure in the probability change state is 1/1.
In the lottery table for determining the second public figure, all random numbers that can be extracted as random numbers for the lottery are defined as winning random numbers, and the winning probability of the second public figure determination is 1/1.
It should be noted that the drawing for the second universal figure determination may be changed to a configuration other than 1/1, and the guiding member 43 is always guided when the ball passes through the guiding member through gate 142 without performing the drawing. You may make it the structure switched to a position.

  The RAM 24 is a readable / writable storage element used for the work area of the CPU 21 or for temporary writing. To the storage area of the RAM 24, a special figure reservation area 241, a general figure reservation area 243, and a special figure reading area 245 and a general figure reading area 246 for each data are assigned. The RAM 24 realizes a function as a later-described storage unit that stores the result of the special figure determination according to the start winning prize in the start winning unit 12.

  The special figure reservation area 241 is a storage area of reserved random numbers representing the result of the special figure determination. The universal figure reservation area 243 is a storage area for storing the reserved random number for the first universal figure determination. In the special figure holding area 241 and the general figure holding area 243, holding areas for four data are set respectively. On the other hand, the reserved random number for the second universal figure determination is not reserved. Even if the ball passes through the guiding member through gate 142, all balls are invalid during the fluctuation of the universal figure for 10 seconds for notifying the success or failure of the second universal figure determination.

The main circuit 20 realizes the following functions by causing the CPU 21 to execute the program read from the ROM 22.
(1) Lottery means: Special drawing determination according to the winning of a ball to the starting winning part 12 (big hit lottery), first public drawing determination according to passing of a ball at the starting winning part through gate 141, for guiding member A means for executing a lottery such as a second universal figure determination according to the passing of a ball at the through gate 142. The lottery means executes the special figure determination or the universal figure determination by extracting the corresponding random number for lottery.
(2) Storage means: The random number for lottery determination, which is the lottery result by the lottery means, is stored as a reserved random number (special figure hold) with a plurality of predetermined limit numbers (four in this example) as limits. means. The storage means stores a random number for special figure determination corresponding to the starting prize in the starting prize section 12 as a special figure reservation in the special figure reservation area 241. In the special figure reservation area 241, the special figure reservations corresponding to the starting winning portion 12 are stored with the upper limit of four. When the corresponding random number for lottery is newly extracted with the reserved random number for four data being the upper limit being held, the random number for lottery is erased without being held. Such a lottery random number holding process is the same for the universal figure determination.
(3) Read-out means: a means for reading out the reserved random numbers in the special figure reservation area 241 and the general figure reservation area 243 to the special figure read area 245 or the general figure read area 246. The reading means reads the special figure reservation or the general figure reservation, which are the reservation random numbers, in the special figure reservation area 241 and the general figure reservation area 243 one by one, and decreases the number of reservations.
(4) jackpot state generating means: means for generating a jackpot state when the jackpot symbol is stopped as a result of the symbol variation by the display device 5 which is the symbol varying means.

Next, the special accessory 4 which is one of the elements that characterize the playability of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.
The special accessory 4 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has an opening 400 facing the gap at the lower ends of a pair of left and right guide nails 199 (see FIG. 1) that open upward in a trumpet shape, and the opening It is an accessory provided with a special winning portion 40 in which the balls flowing into 400 can be won.

  The special accessory 4 is provided with a first passage 401 through which the balls flow down toward a predetermined special winning portion 40, and a second passage 402 through which the balls flow down toward a place different from the special winning portion 40. Has been. A part of the balls that have flowed into the special accessory 4 is distributed to the first passage 401 by the guide member 43, which is an example of a special member, and guided to the special winning portion 40, and the other balls are equivalent to one ball. It flows out below the special accessory 4 through the second passage 402 having the passage width.

  The special winning opening 160 is located below the special winning accessory 4, and when the special winning opening 160 is in an open state, all the balls flowing down below the special winning accessory 4 via the second passage 402 are large. A prize is won in the winning opening 160. The front surface and the back plate (reference numeral 49 in FIG. 5) of the special accessory 4 are formed of a transparent plastic resin material, and the movement of the inflowing ball, the switching state of the guiding member 43, and the like are seen from the player side. It is visible. The broken line portions (parts of reference numerals 41 and 42) in FIGS. 3 and 4 indicate portions that cannot be visually recognized from the player side.

  The guide member 43 is a member in which a ball receiving portion 430 having a V-shaped front shape is provided on the outer peripheral side of a shaft 431 having a cylindrical cross section. In this guide member 43, which is an example of a special member, the balls flow down the first passage 401 and the first state (see FIG. 3) in which the balls can be won in the special winning portion 40, and the balls flow down the second passage 402. Therefore, it is possible to switch to the second state (see FIG. 4) where the special winning portion 40 cannot be won.

  The first state (FIG. 3) of the guide member 43 is a state in which the opening direction of the V-shaped ball receiving portion 430 is located upward. The second state (FIG. 4) is a state in which the opening direction of the V-shaped ball receiving portion 430 is located toward the left side. Here, the left side means the left side when viewed from the player side, and the rotation direction and the notations such as left side and right side in the following description are all rotations when viewed from the player side. Shows the direction and side.

  When the guide member 43 is in the first state (FIG. 3), the opening direction of the V-shaped ball receiving portion 430 opens upward, so that the ball that has flowed into the special accessory 4 is received from the opening 400. It is possible. The guide member 43 is configured such that the center of gravity of the ball (indicated by a broken line in the drawing) received by the ball receiving portion 430 in the first state is eccentrically located on the left side with respect to the axis of the shaft 431. ing. Due to such an eccentricity of ball reception, a rotational moment in the counterclockwise rotation direction due to the weight of the ball acts on the ball receiving portion 430 that has received the ball.

  When the guiding member 43 is in the second state of FIG. 4, even if a ball flows into the special accessory 4 from the opening portion 400, it is not received by the ball receiving portion 430, and all are distributed to the right second passage 402, It is impossible to win the special winning part 40. As described above, in this example, when the guiding member 43 is in the second state, the probability of winning a ball in the special winning portion 40 is set to zero, but instead of this, the ball is more likely than in the first state. Alternatively, the second state in which it is difficult to win the special winning portion 40 may be adopted.

  The rotation operation (switching operation) of the guide member 43 as described above is realized by the pivotal support by the cylindrical bearing portion 490 provided upright on the back side of the back plate 49 forming the back surface of the special accessory 4, as shown in FIG. Has been done. In the figure, the back plate 49 is illustrated by painting so that the configuration on the back side of the back plate 49 can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. However, as described above, the actual back plate 49 is made of a transparent plastic resin material. It is a plate. The shaft 431 of the guide member 43 is disposed through the bearing portion 490 so as to project at the tip end side, and the interlocking member 46 is fixed to the projecting portion so as to form a crank shape. The interlocking member 46 is provided so as to be connected to the guide member 43, and when the guide member 43 is in the first state (see FIG. 3) when moving to the predetermined first position (see FIG. 3), Is configured to interlock with the guide member 43 so that the guide member 43 is in the second state when moving to the different second position (see FIG. 4). The interlocking member 46 and the guiding member 43 may be integrated into one member instead of connecting a plurality of members.

  The interlocking member 46 includes a base 461 provided with a shaft hole 460 for inserting and fixing the shaft 431 of the guiding member 43, and an interlocking pin 465 fixed to the base 461 so as to extend in the hole direction of the shaft hole 460. It is a combination of parts. The interlocking member 46 is fixed to the tip end side of the shaft 431 of the guide member 43 so that the interlocking pin 465 projects to the opposite side of the guide member 43, whereby the shaft 431 of the guide member 43 and the interlocking member 46 form a crank shape. Presents. The interlocking pin 465 can be driven in the left-right direction by a switching means described later, and the guide member 43 interlocks with the displacement of the interlocking pin 465.

  A magnet having the same magnetic pole (for example, a combination of S poles) is arranged on the end surface of the bearing portion 490 and the end surface of the base portion 461 that faces the end surface with a slight gap. Each magnet generates a reaction force when the interlocking member 46 is located at an intermediate position between the first position and the second position, and the reaction force causes the interlocking member 46 to move in the left rotation direction or the right rotation direction. It is arranged to produce a biasing rotational force. With such arrangement of the magnets on the bearing 490 side and the interlocking member 46 side, it is possible to avoid the situation in which the interlocking member 46 stays at an intermediate halfway position between the first position and the second position. At the same time, the effect that the interlocking member 46 at the first position and the second position can be held in the first position or the second position with high reliability is exhibited. The magnetic reaction force is smaller than the driving force of the first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42 and the rotational moment acting on the guide member 43 due to the weight of the balls. However, the force is not enough to prevent the operation of the guide member 43.

  On the back side of the back plate 49 of the special accessory 4, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, switching means for switching the guiding member 43 from the second state to the first state at a predetermined switching timing is provided. The switching means is configured to switch the guide member 43 to the first state by moving the interlocking member 46 to the first position at the switching timing.

  The switching means is a pair of left and right electromagnetic solenoids, which are opposed to each other on both sides of the interlocking pin 465, that is, a first urging solenoid (first urging portion) 41 and a second urging solenoid (second urging portion) 42. It is configured to include. The first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42 are both pull-type solenoids that pull in the plungers (movable iron cores) 411 and 421 in response to energization. A spring (not shown) is housed in each of the first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42, and the plungers 411 and 421 are urged in the pushing direction by the spring. Therefore, the first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42 are in a state in which the plungers 411 and 421 are pushed out when de-energized.

  Drive parts 413 and 423 are provided on the tip side of the plungers 411 and 421, respectively, and elongated holes 410 and 420 are formed in the forward and backward directions. The first urging solenoid 41 and the second urging solenoid 42 are arranged so as to be displaced in the depth direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, the axial direction of the interlocking pin 465 of the interlocking member 46, and interlock with the respective long holes 410, 420. The interlocking pin 465 of the member 46 is arranged so as to penetrate therethrough.

  The penetrating arrangement structure of the interlocking pin 465 with respect to the long holes 410 and 420 of the respective urging solenoids 41 and 42 relaxes the restriction of the position of the interlocking pin 465 by the urging solenoids 41 and 42 and depends on the driving of the urging solenoids 41 and 42. It enables the movement of the non-interlocking pin 465. In addition, in the special accessory 4 of the present example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42 are both in the non-energized state, the long hole 410 and the long hole 420 are moved in the left-right direction. The positions match.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the positions of the left ends of the elongated holes 410 and 420 when the first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42 are in the non-energized state correspond to the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking pin 465) corresponding to the guide member 43 in the first state. This is the first position of the member 46). Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the position of the right end of each elongated hole 410, 420 when the first and second urging solenoids 41, 42 are in the non-energized state is the interlocking pin 465 corresponding to the guide member 43 in the second state. It is the second position of the (interlocking member 46). Therefore, the interlocking pin 465 can be located in the first position or the second position when the first and second biasing solenoids 41 and 42 are in the non-energized state.

  The long hole 410 serves as a passage portion when the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) at the first position moves to the second position without being driven by the first biasing solenoid 41. When an external force that displaces the guide member 43 in the first state to the second state acts, or by the second biasing solenoid 42 that tries to move the interlocking pin 465 in the first position to the second position When the driving force is applied, the elongated hole 410 serving as the passage portion allows the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) to move, which allows the guide member 43 to transition to the second state.

  The long hole 420 serves as a passage portion when the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) at the second position moves to the first position without being driven by the second urging solenoid 42. When the driving force by the first urging solenoid 41 for moving the interlocking pin 465 at the second position to the first position is applied, the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) is moved by the elongated hole 420 as the passage portion. Allowed, which allows the guide member 43 to transition to the first state.

Next, the operation content of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. In the following description, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described first, and then the operation of the special accessory 4 will be described in detail.
When the operation handle 15 is operated in the clockwise direction, the pachinko gaming machine 1 shoots a ball with a strength corresponding to the operation amount. The fired balls flow down the game area 130 in which the starting winning section 12 and the like are arranged. The balls that have not won the starting winning section 12 and the special winning opening 160 are collected from the out hole 138 provided at the bottom of the game area 130.

  When the main circuit 20 detects a ball passing through the starting winning part through gate 141, the main circuit 20 executes a lottery to extract a random number for lottery for the first universal figure determination from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 27. The main circuit 20 collates this random number for lottery with a lottery table (not shown) for determining the first universal figure, and determines whether or not the first universal figure determination. When the first universal figure determination is won, the main circuit 20 turns on the circle after the blinking operation (variable universal figure) of the LED configuring the universal figure display unit 182. In the case of a loss, after the blinking operation, X is turned on. When the first universal symbol determination is won, the main circuit 20 rotates the movable blades to the outside, whereby the starting winning portion 12 is opened and the winning probability is increased.

  When a ball flows into the starting winning portion 12 and a starting winning occurs, the main circuit 20 executes the special drawing determination by extracting a random number for lottery for special drawing determination. The main circuit 20 stores the extracted random number for special figure determination as special figure reservation (holding information). The random number for lottery is reserved with a limit of four, which is the upper limit reservation number. The number of special figure reservations corresponding to the start winning section 12 is displayed by the number of LEDs of the special figure reservation display section 597 that are turned on.

  In the main circuit 20, when the symbol variation by the liquid crystal display unit 52 is stopped and the big hit state is not occurring, the reserved random number stored in the special figure reserved area 241 is stored at an old time (winning time). One by one is read in order and collated with a lottery table (not shown) for determining a special figure to determine whether or not the special figure is determined.

  When the main circuit 20 determines whether or not the special drawing determination is successful, the liquid crystal display unit 52 performs the variable display of the numerical design 51 for effect on the liquid crystal display screen 520 for a predetermined time, and then the left → right → middle Whether or not the special drawing determination is successful is notified by the combination of the three-digit numerical symbols 51 displayed by stopping in order. As for the success or failure of the special figure determination, there is a loss in addition to the special figure winning (the lottery result that the big hit state is generated, the big hit) which triggers the big hit state.

  In the case of special drawing winning, after the fluctuation display of the symbol over a predetermined symbol fluctuation time (execution time of the symbol fluctuation), the jackpot symbol which is a combination of the three-digit numerical symbols 51 of the doublet is stopped and displayed. In particular, the odd-numbered doublet pattern is a probability-variable big-hit pattern that triggers the probability-variable big-hit state, and the even-numbered design zero-pattern is a normal jackpot pattern that normally triggers the big-hit condition.

  When the special symbol winning is notified by the stop display of the jackpot pattern, the opening effect is first executed for 15 seconds, and then the jackpot state is started. In the big hit state, the special winning opening 160 is opened and a round in which balls can be won is repeatedly executed. The main circuit 20 outputs a jackpot signal indicating that during the jackpot state.

  The number of repetitions of the round in which the special winning opening 160 is opened during the occurrence of the jackpot state is 15 regardless of whether the jackpot state is the probability variation jackpot state or the normal jackpot state. 10 balls are won in the special winning opening 160, or a round that ends when 30 seconds elapse is repeatedly executed 15 times to end the jackpot state.

  After the probability variation jackpot state ends, there is a probability variation state in which the probability of winning the special map is high. This probability variation state ends in accordance with the normal jackpot winning (normal jackpot special figure winning) corresponding to the regular jackpot status, and in the case of probability variation jackpot winning (special variation jackpot special drawing winning), the corresponding probability variation jackpot status After the end, the probability variation state is restarted and continues. After the end of the normal jackpot state, a time saving state occurs over 100 rotations of the symbol fluctuation, and when the symbol fluctuation of 100 rpm is exhausted, the normal state is restored.

Next, the operation of the special accessory 4 during the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 6 to 8.
In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the timing of notification of winning of the second universal figure determination is set as the switching timing at which the guide member 43 of the special accessory 4 switches from the second state to the first state. The trigger for the second universal figure determination is the ball passing of the guide member through gate 142 provided inside the special winning opening 160 (FIG. 1), so the second universal figure determination is executed before the jackpot state occurs. The guide member 43 is switched to the second state (FIG. 7). Therefore, the ball that has flown into the special accessory 4 flows downward as it is via the second passage 402. If the big hit state has not occurred, the special winning opening 160 is closed, and the balls flowing down from the special accessory 4 are discharged from the out hole 138 without winning.

  On the other hand, when the special winning opening 160 is opened in each round under the big hit condition, the balls flowing down through the special accessory 4 come into the big winning opening 160. Therefore, when the big hit state is occurring, it is advantageous to hit the ball by aiming at the right side of the display device 5 so that the ball flows into the special accessory 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a guide member through gate 142 through which a winning ball may pass is provided inside the special winning opening 160. When the ball that has won the special winning opening 160 passes through the guide member through gate 142, the second universal figure determination is executed. The winning of the second universal figure determination is notified by the lighting after the symbol variation for 10 seconds in which the universal symbol display section 405 arranged in the prize winning pocket of the special winning section 40 blinks. Since the winning probability of the second universal figure determination is 1/1 as described above, if the universal figure display unit 405 starts the symbol variation by blinking, then the regular figure is always notified by lighting.

  In the special accessory 4, the first urging solenoid 41 forming the first urging portion is energized and the interlocking member 46 is moved to the first position at the switching timing of the notification of winning the second universal figure determination. The interlocking member 46 is urged toward the 1 position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide member 43 is in the second state, and the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) at the second position is located at the right end of the elongated holes 410, 420 of the biasing solenoids 41, 42. In this situation, the plunger 411 is retracted as shown in FIG. 8 in response to the start of energization of the first urging solenoid 41. Then, the long pin 410 of the first biasing solenoid 41 is engaged, the interlocking pin 465 is driven to the left, and the interlocking member 46 moves from the second position to the first position. Then, as a result, the guide member 43, to which the interlocking member 46 is integrally connected, shifts from the second state to the first state.

  After the interlocking member 46 moves to the first position, the energization of the first urging solenoid 41 stops releasing the state in which the interlocking pin 465 (the interlocking member 46) is urged. When the energization of the first urging solenoid 41 is stopped, the urging force of the internal spring acts to push the plunger 411 back in the protruding direction (right side). Before switching from the energized state to the non-energized state, the interlocking pin 465 is located at the right end of the elongated hole 410 as shown in FIG. 8, so that the plunger 411 (driving unit 413) does not follow the interlocking pin 465 in the protruding direction. It can be displaced to the right (right side), so that the state shown in FIG. 6 is obtained. As described above, the interlocking member 46 that has moved to the first position is as shown in FIG. 6 until the ball receiving portion 430 of the guiding member 43 receives the balls even after the power supply to the first biasing solenoid 41 is stopped. The state of being located at the first position can be maintained.

  As described above, magnets repelling each other are arranged between the end surface of the bearing portion 490 and the end surface of the base portion 461 of the interlocking member 46, and the interlocking member 46 is moved toward the first position or the second position. There is a magnetic force that biases it. When the drive part 413 is displaced in the protruding direction while leaving the interlocking pin 465 at the first position, the above magnetic force acts to hold the interlocking member 46 at the first position.

  As shown in FIG. 6, after the guide member 43 is switched to the first state (the biasing solenoids 41 and 42 are in the non-energized state), if a ball flows into the special accessory 4, the ball is received by the ball receiving portion 430. Will be received by. As described above, since the ball receiving portion 430 is eccentrically located on the left side with respect to the axis of the shaft 431 of the guiding member 43, when a ball is received, the left side is derived from the weight of the ball. A moment in the rotating direction acts on the guide member 43.

  In the state of FIG. 6, the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) at the first position is located at the left end of the elongated holes 410, 420 of the first and second urging solenoids 41, 42. Therefore, when the moment in the counterclockwise rotation direction derived from the weight of the ball received by the ball receiving portion 430 acts on the guide member 43 as described above, the elongated holes 410 and 420 are interlocked with the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46). Functions as a passage for moving to the right from the first position to the second position. Then, by moving the interlocking pin 465 to the second position, the guiding member 43 can shift to the second state as shown in FIG. 7.

  At this time, the magnets arranged on the end surface of the bearing portion 490 and the end surface of the base portion 461 of the interlocking member 46 effectively act. As described above, the magnets that repel each other are arranged on these end faces so that the interlocking member 46 does not stay at an intermediate position between the first position and the second position. Therefore, when the ball receiving portion 430 rotates to the left due to the weight of the balls, there is no possibility that the interlocking member 46 will stop at an intermediate position, and the guiding member 43 can move to the second state with high reliability.

  Then, when the guide member 43 shifts to the second state due to the weight of the ball of the ball receiving portion 430, the ball is thrown out into the first passage 401, and the winning of the special winning portion 40 occurs. . That is, the guide member 43 is configured to be switched from the first state to the second state by the force of the balls moving toward the special winning portion 40 in the first state.

  On the other hand, after the interlocking member 46 is positioned at the first position by the urging force of the first urging solenoid 41, no winning of a ball has occurred in the special winning portion 40 for 6 seconds (an example of a predetermined time). In this case, the second urging solenoid 42 as the second urging portion interlocks toward the second position so that the interlocking member 46 moves from the first position to the second position in the elongated hole 410 (passage portion). The member 46 is biased. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the special winning portion 40 is not won for 6 seconds after the guide member 43 is switched to the first state, the second urging solenoid 42 is energized. Accordingly, the guide member 43 is forcibly switched to the second state.

  When the guide member 43 is in the first state as shown in FIG. 6, the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) at the first position is located at the left end of the elongated holes 410, 420 of the biasing solenoids 41, 42. Therefore, if the second urging solenoid 42 is energized, the interlocking pin 465 can be urged to the right in response to the plunger 421 being pulled to the right. At this time, the long hole 410 functions as a passage portion of the connecting pin 465, and the connecting pin 465 can move to the second position as shown in FIG. 9 without receiving the interference on the side of the first urging solenoid 41.

  After the interlocking pin 465 (interlocking member 46) moves from the first position to the second position as shown in FIG. 9, the energization of the second urging solenoid 42 is stopped to urge the interlocking member 46 toward the second position. The state is released. When the power supply to the second urging solenoid 42 is stopped, the urging force of the internal spring acts to push the plunger 421 back in the protruding direction (left side). Before switching from the energized state to the non-energized state, the interlocking pin 465 is located at the left end of the elongated hole 420 as shown in FIG. 9, so that the plunger 421 (driving unit 423) does not follow the interlocking pin 465 in the protruding direction. It can be displaced to the left (left side), whereby the state shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. Then, the second state of the guide member 43 in FIG. 7 that is forcibly set by the second urging solenoid 42 continues until the first urging solenoid 41 switches the guide member 43 to the first state.

Next, the number of payouts during the occurrence of the big hit state will be described.
If right hitting is performed by aiming at the right side of the display device 5 while the big hit state occurs, most of the falling balls flow into the special accessory 4, and most of them enter the special winning opening 160. Therefore, in each round under the jackpot condition, the maximum winning prize 160 is calculated by a formula of 10 (maximum winning number) x 15 (number of payouts by winning) -10 (number of shots of balls required for winning). Approximately 140 balls will be awarded due to winning. In one jackpot state in which 15 rounds are repeated, theoretically, the number of coins from only the special winning opening 160 is about 140 × 15 rounds = about 2100.

  Further, in the jackpot state, the balls can pass through the guide member through gate 142, and the special winning portion 40 is switched to the first state in which the balls can be won in accordance with the winning of the second universal figure determination. Since the symbol fluctuation time required for notification of the second universal figure winning, which is a trigger to switch to the first state, is 10 seconds, 0 to 2 balls in the special winning portion 40 in each round of up to 30 seconds in the jackpot state. There is a possibility of winning the prize. When 15 rounds are summed up, the expected number of prizes to the special prize section 40 becomes about 15. For this reason, during one big hit state, the number of payouts by winning the special winning portion 40 is about 15 (the number of winnings) × 10 (the number of payouts by winning) -10 (the number of shots required for winning) ), The number is about 140.

  As described above, about 2100 balls are paid out by the special winning opening 160, and therefore, when the jackpot state occurs, the total number of payouts by the special winning opening 160 and the special winning portion 40 is about 2,240. If you hit the right side as described above, most of the balls that have flowed down the game area 130 will win the big winning opening 160, and only a few balls will not win any of the winning openings. A little over 2200 coins subtracted from the above about 2240 coins will be coins in one big hit state.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example, the characteristic game play is realized by the operation of the special accessory 4. In this special accessory 4, the operation of the guide member 43, which is an example of a special member, switches between a first state in which a ball can win the special winning portion 40 and a second state in which the ball cannot win the special winning portion 40. Further, the guide member 43 is configured to switch from the first state to the second state by the force of the balls moving toward the special winning portion 40 in the first state. In the case of the special accessory 4 having such a configuration, the guiding member 43 is switched to the second state in accordance with the winning of the ball in the special winning part 40, so that the ball may excessively win the special winning part 40. Is decreasing.

  As described above, the special winning object 4 of the present example is a winning winning object having excellent characteristics capable of extremely suppressing the possibility that the balls will win too much in the special winning portion 40. The pachinko gaming machine 1 including the special accessory 4 is a gaming machine that suppresses an excessively high winning rate by suppressing excessive winning of the special winning portion 40.

  The special accessory 4 includes an interlocking member 46 that is integrated with the guiding member 43. The guide member 43 is in the first state when the interlocking member 46 is moving to the first position, and is in the second state when it is moving to the second position. Then, the switching means configured by using the first and second urging solenoids 41, 42 moves the interlocking member 46 to the first position at the switching timing of the notification of winning of the second universal figure determination, and the guiding member. 43 is switched to the first state.

  In this way, if a mechanism for switching between the first state and the second state by urging the interlocking member 46 that is connected to the guiding member 43 and integrated is urged, the guiding member 43 is urged directly. The degree of freedom in designing the arrangement of the mechanism that constitutes the switching means can be increased as compared with the mechanism that executes the switching. In the special accessory 4 of this example, by adopting the interlocking member 46 extending from the guiding member 43 to the back side, the switching means such as the first and second urging solenoids 41 and 42 is provided on the back side of the game board 130A. It can be installed on the side.

  The special accessory 4 urges the interlocking member 46 toward the first position, and releases the urging state after the interlocking member 46 moves to the first position. Part) 41. When the interlocking member 46 is urged by the first urging solenoid 41 to move to the first position, the interlocking member 46 maintains the first position until the guiding member 43 receives the ball. After the guide member 43 is switched to the first state in association with the interlocking member 46 in this way, if the urging of the interlocking member 46 by the first urging solenoid 41 is released, the force of the ball heading toward the special winning portion 40 is applied. A situation in which the switching operation from the first state to the second state is hindered can be reliably avoided.

  In the first urging solenoid 41, a long hole 410 is formed in the drive portion 413 as an example of a passage portion for moving the interlocking member 46 from the first position to the second position. If the elongated hole 410 is provided on the side of the first biasing solenoid 41 to move the interlocking pin 465 forward and backward, the interlocking member 46 can be easily moved from the first position to the second position.

  After the special accessory 4 moves to the second position, the first urging solenoid 41 urges the interlocking member 46 that has moved to the first position to urge the interlocking member 46 toward the second position and move to the second position. The second urging solenoid 42 for releasing the urging state is provided. The second urging solenoid 42 forcibly moves the interlocking member 46 to the second position when a predetermined time elapses without the ball winning the special winning portion 40 after the interlocking member 46 is located at the first position. To move. In the case of the special accessory 4 of the present example, the elongated hole 410 is provided on the first urging solenoid 41 side as a passage for moving the interlocking pin 465 from the first position to the second position by the urging by the second urging solenoid 42. Is provided, the interlocking member 46 can be forcibly moved by the second urging solenoid 42 as described above. That is, the long hole 410 of the first urging solenoid 41 moves from the first position to the second position by winning the special winning portion 40 as described above, and moves from the first position by the second urging solenoid 42 to the first position. It is a passage for favorably performing both forced movements to the two positions.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. Further, it is also possible to employ a combination of the following configurations as appropriate.
In this example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is illustrated, but it may be applied to other gaming machines. For example, it may be applied to an enclosed pachinko gaming machine or the like in which balls are enclosed and the points are consumed to fire the balls. Further, for example, it is also possible to apply to a so-called pachinko gaming machine of a right thing, a so-called general electric role, or a pachinko gaming machine of a waste thing. For example, a configuration in which the present invention is applied by providing the guide member 43 or the switching means in one or a plurality of winning portions of a pachinko gaming machine that is a general electric player is conceivable.

  In this example, when the guide member 43 is in the first state, the ball that has flown into the special accessory 4 is sure to win the special winning portion 40. However, instead of this, the guide member 43 is in the first state. In some cases, the balls that have flowed into the special accessory 4 do not necessarily win the special winning portion 40, but a configuration in which the winning probability is higher than in the second state may be adopted. Although the configuration in which the probability of winning the special winning portion 40 is zero when the guide member 43 is in the second state has been exemplified, instead of this, there is a possibility of winning even when the guide member 43 is in the second state. On the other hand, a configuration in which the winning probability is lower than that in the first state may be adopted.

Although the ball is provided when the ball wins the special winning portion 40, the ball may pass through another predetermined area, or the ball may come into contact with a predetermined part. It is also possible to win that.
Although a predetermined number of balls are given as a privilege when a ball is won in the special winning portion 40, the privilege may be changed arbitrarily. For example, as a privilege to be given when a prize is won in the special winning portion 40, a bonus for a jackpot or a bonus for generating a jackpot state without performing a lottery can be considered.

Although the configuration is shown in which the balls can pass through the guide member through gate 142 in the jackpot state, the balls may pass through the guide member through gate 142 in a state other than the jackpot state. In this case, the position of the guide member through gate 142 may be changed appropriately.
Although the guiding member 43 is switched to the first state in which the ball is guided when the ball passes through the guiding member through gate 142, the switching condition may be arbitrarily changed. For example, when a ball passes through the starting winning portion through gate 141, the guide member 43 may be switched to the first state at a constant rate. That is, the switching timing may be changed arbitrarily.

  In the second state in which the guiding member 43 is closed, the balls are not guided to the special winning part 40, but some balls may be guided to the special winning part 40. In this case, it may be configured such that the balls are less likely to be guided to the special winning portion 40 than in the open first state. Further, the guide member 43 does not need to guide the balls to the special winning portion 40, and may be configured to switch between the first state in which the balls can be won and the second state in which the balls are difficult or difficult to win.

The structure of the guide member 43 may be changed, and for example, a member similar to the opening / closing member (for example, a pair of movable blades) of the starting winning portion 12 may be provided in the special winning portion 40.
The guide member 43 may be arbitrarily changed in configuration from the first state, which is the open state, to the second state, which is the closed state. For example, instead of the solenoid, a motor may be used to switch from the first state to the second state and from the second state to the first state. Further, it is also conceivable that the guiding member 43 is switched between the first state and the second state by moving the interlocking member 46 by urging it by a magnetic force.

  Further, when the ball flows down to the special winning portion 40, the guiding member 43 is rotated by the weight of the ball to switch from the first state to the second state. For example, the ball is heading to the special winning portion 40. A configuration may be adopted in which a changeover switch is provided on the way and the ball is pressed to change over from the first state to the second state. This configuration also corresponds to the configuration in which the balls are switched from the first state to the second state by the force toward the special winning portion 40.

Although the guide member 43 and the interlocking member 46 are integrally connected, the guide member 43 and the interlocking member 46 may be provided as separate members that can be separated from each other. In this case, the guide member 43 and the interlocking member 46 may be connected by a screw or the like.
The shape and width of the ball passage (first passage 401, second passage 402) in the special accessory 4 may be arbitrarily changed. For example, it is possible to change to a passage having a width that allows two or more balls to flow side by side. The length and orientation of the first passage 401 and the second passage 402 may be arbitrarily changed.

Although the configuration in which the guide member 43 is switched to the first state and then the second state is reached after a predetermined time has been illustrated, the configuration may be such that the first state is maintained until a ball wins.
As the passage portion through which the interlocking member 46 passes, the long holes 410 and 420 are provided at the tips of the plungers 411 and 412, but the shape of the passage portion may be arbitrarily changed such as a circular hole. . Alternatively, the passage portion may not be provided.

  Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the above examples, these specific examples merely disclose one example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be limitedly interpreted based on the configurations and numerical values of the specific examples. The scope of the claims encompasses a technique in which the above-described specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques or knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 Pachinko machine (gaming machine)
12 start winning part 130 game area 160 big winning opening 20 main circuit (lottery means, storage means, reading means, jackpot state generating means)
371 Dispensing control circuit (privilege grant means)
372 Dispensing device (privilege giving means)
4 Special prizes (winning prizes for gaming machines)
40 Special prize portion 401 First passage 402 Second passage 41 First urging solenoid (first urging portion, switching means)
410 Long hole (passage)
42 Second urging solenoid (second urging portion, switching means)
420 Long hole (passage)
43 Guide member (special member)
430 ball receiving part 46 interlocking member 465 interlocking pin 5 display device

Claims (1)

A special winning part where balls flowing down the game area can be won,
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege to a player when a ball is won in the special winning part,
In the first state, it is possible to switch between a first state in which a ball can be won in the special winning portion and a second state in which the ball is harder to win in the special winning portion or cannot be won in the special winning portion than in the first state. A special member that switches from the first state to the second state by the force of the ball toward the special winning portion;
Switching means for switching the special member from the second state to the first state at a predetermined switching timing;
The special member is provided in connection with or integrated with the special member and is in the first state when moving to a predetermined first position, and is in a second position different from the first position. A gaming machine comprising: an interlocking member that interlocks with the special member so that the special member is in the second state when moving.
The switching means switches the special member to the first state by moving the interlocking member to the first position at the switching timing, and the interlocking member moves to the first position at the switching timing. So as to urge the interlocking member toward the first position and release the urged state after the interlocking member moves to the first position,
When the interlocking member is moving to the first position, the interlocking member maintains the state of moving to the first position until the special member receives a ball,
The first biasing portion is provided with a passage portion for moving the interlocking member from the first position to the second position,
The switching means, when the interlocking member is located at the first position at the switching timing, and the predetermined time elapses without a ball winning the special winning portion, the interlocking member causes the passage portion to move. In the state of urging the interlocking member toward the second position so as to move from the first position to the second position in A game machine having a second urging portion for releasing the .