JP6747494B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

For example, in a pachinko gaming machine, when a game ball is shot and a game ball is won at various winning openings, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out accordingly. Further, for example, a symbol display unit such as a liquid crystal display device is installed in the center of the game area, and symbols in a plurality of columns are variably displayed by the symbol display unit. Specifically, as the symbol display unit, for example, three symbol rows arranged in the left-right direction or the vertical direction are provided, and the symbols are variably displayed for each symbol row. In this case, the variable display of the symbols is started by the symbol display unit triggered by the winning of the predetermined winning opening, and then the variable display of the symbols is stopped after the variable display by the predetermined variation pattern. Then, if the symbols are the same symbol when the stop symbol of each symbol row is determined, the special game state (big hit state) is entered and a large amount of game balls are paid out. The probability of transitioning to the special game state is set to a relatively low probability, and when not transitioning to the special game state, the normal state remains.

Further, in recent pachinko game machines, a game ball rolling stage that extends at least laterally and has undulations above the above-described predetermined winning opening when viewed from the front of the game machine and reciprocally rolls a game ball or the like. Is provided. This game ball rolling stage is provided with a guide section and the like, and as a result of rolling in the game ball rolling stage, the game ball reaches the guide section and the like, so that the game ball is guided to a predetermined winning opening. It is supposed to be done. That is, by providing the game ball rolling stage, the player can visually recognize the rolling pattern of the game ball in the left-right direction on the game ball rolling stage, and a guide portion or the like that allows the player to enter a predetermined winning opening. By making it expected to arrive, the interest in playing games is improved. Further, the game ball rolling stage is provided with a guide groove for guiding the game ball to reach the guide part, etc., and the ratio of the game ball reaching the guide part etc. by guiding the game ball by the guide groove. Will increase. The player is playing the game with the expectation that the game ball will be guided to the guide section and the like by the guide groove, and compared to the case where there is no guide groove, the effect of increasing the attention to the game is exerted. (For example, patent document 1).

JP 2000-51448 A

However, there is a possibility that the game ball may excessively enter the predetermined winning opening due to the guide groove guiding the game ball or the like. In this case, it is conceivable that damage will occur in the game hall or the like in which the gaming machine is installed by excessively shifting to the special game state and giving excessive game balls to the player. A configuration without guide grooves is also conceivable, but if the guide grooves are simply removed, the player's expectation that the game ball will reach the guide portion will be diminished, and There is a risk that the degree of attention to the game will be reduced.

The above problem is not limited to the one that guides the game ball by the guide groove, but is a problem corresponding to a game machine that includes a guide means that guides the game ball. As the guide means, for example, one that guides the game ball by using an inclination or a protrusion can be considered. Further, the guiding means may guide the game ball to a predetermined position, and it corresponds to a guide ball for guiding the game ball to a position advantageous to the player and a guide device for guiding the game ball to a position unfavorable to the player. As a means for guiding the game ball to a location unfavorable to the player, for example, one for guiding the game ball so as not to enter the predetermined winning opening may be considered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances and the like, and in a gaming machine provided with a guide means for guiding a game ball, it is possible to prevent the game ball from reaching a predetermined portion excessively. The purpose is to provide a machine.

The present invention is
A ball entrance that is formed in the game area and allows game balls to enter
When there is a game ball in the ball entrance, a granting means capable of granting a profit to the player,
A game ball rolling means having a game ball rolling surface which is provided above the ball entrance and extends in the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the game machine,
Equipped with
The game ball rolling means,
A guide unit for guiding a game ball to the entrance,
When the game ball arrives, guiding means for guiding the game ball to a predetermined position,
Although not configured to guide the game ball, pseudo guide means visually recognized to guide the game ball to the guide portion,
Equipped with
The game ball rolling surface is a curved surface having a mountain portion and a valley portion,
The pseudo guiding means is provided at the lowest position of the valley,
The guiding means is an uneven portion that guides the game ball through a groove,
The pseudo guiding means is a pseudo uneven portion which is visually recognized as if an uneven portion for guiding the game ball by the groove is provided.
The game ball rolling surface is formed of a transparent or translucent material that allows the back side to be seen through from the front side of the game ball rolling surface,
The pseudo uneven portion is visually recognized as if the uneven portion is provided on the game ball rolling surface by providing the uneven portion on the back side of the game ball rolling surface ,
As the game ball rolling surface, has a first game ball rolling surface, a second game ball rolling surface, and a third game ball rolling surface that are arranged side by side,
Of these respective game ball rolling surfaces, the first game ball rolling surface is provided on the most upstream side, and the third game ball rolling surface is provided on the most downstream side,
The guide portion has a guide port through which a game ball can pass, and the guide port is provided so as to straddle the second game ball rolling surface and the third game ball rolling surface, The game ball that has passed through the guide opening is configured to be guided to the entrance opening by passing through a predetermined guide passage and being discharged from the discharge opening provided above the entrance opening,
The pseudo guide means is formed on the second game ball rolling surface so as to be visually recognized to guide the game ball to the guide opening,
As the guiding means,
First guide means provided on the first game ball rolling surface and provided so as to guide the game ball to the pseudo guide means, and vertically aligned with the pseudo guide means,
Second guide means provided on the third game ball rolling surface and provided so as to guide the game ball to the guide opening and to be vertically aligned with the pseudo guide means,
It is characterized by having .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine provided with a guiding means for guiding the gaming ball, which can prevent the gaming ball from reaching a predetermined portion excessively.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a main body frame. It is a front view showing a configuration of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game board. It is a rear view showing a state in which the main control unit is removed from the game board. It is a perspective view showing the composition of the main control unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a back pack unit. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a center frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a stage. It is a top view which shows the structure of a stage. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a stage. It is the top view and end view which show the 1st ridge side guidance crevice, the 3rd valley side guidance crevice, and the 2nd valley side pseudo guidance crevice. It is a figure which shows the guidance mode in which a game ball is guided from a stage to an operating port. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing method of a stage. It is the top view and end view which show the structure of a klune.

First, the invention that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be described, showing effects and the like as necessary.

Means 1. Guide means for guiding the game ball to a predetermined position when the game ball reaches (first mountain side guide recess 262, third mountain side guide recess 274),
A gaming machine, which is not configured to guide a game ball, but includes pseudo guide means (second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276) visually recognized to guide the game ball.

According to the means 1, by providing the guiding means, the player can play the game while paying attention to the guidance mode in which the game ball is guided, and increase the player's interest in the movement of the game ball. As a result, the effect of increasing the player's attention to the game is exhibited. Further, since the guide means guides the game ball to a predetermined position, the effect of adjusting the movement of the game ball is also provided by providing the guide means. In the case of a gaming machine provided with a plurality of guide means, the effect of adjusting the movement of the game ball can be enhanced by the plurality of guide means.

Furthermore, a pseudo guidance means is provided. The pseudo guide means is not configured to guide the game ball, but is visually recognized to guide the game ball. Since the pseudo guide means is visually recognized as guiding the game ball, the player thinks that the game ball is guided by the pseudo guide means, and the player pays attention to the movement of the game ball to play the game. Therefore, the degree of attention of the player to the game can be increased by using the pseudo guidance means.

By adjusting the position and number of the guiding means and the pseudo guiding means, while adjusting the movement of the game ball by the guiding means, adjust the opportunity to let the player visually recognize the game ball as guided by the pseudo guiding means. It becomes possible to do. That is, while adjusting the movement of the game ball, it is possible to obtain the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game described above by the pseudo guiding means. In a gaming machine provided with only guide means, if the guide means is excessively provided in order to increase the chances of letting the player pay attention to the movement of the game ball, grasping or adjusting the behavior of the game ball. As a result, it becomes difficult to optimize items related to profit such as winning probability.

Means 2. In the means 1, the game machine is characterized in that the pseudo guide means is configured to have an appearance similar to that of the guide means.

In the means 2, the pseudo guiding means is similar in appearance to the guiding means. This makes it difficult for the player to distinguish between the guide means and the pseudo guide means. Therefore, by visually recognizing the guidance mode of the game ball by the guide means, it is possible to make the player think that the pseudo guide means guides the game ball similarly to the guide means.

Means 3. The means 1 or the means 2 is provided with a winning area (actuation opening 84) which is formed in the game area and in which a profit is given to the player when the game ball reaches.
The gaming machine, wherein the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized to guide a game ball to the winning area.

According to the means 3, the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized to guide the game ball to the winning area. The player is playing with the expectation that the game ball will win in the winning area, and the player will play the game with the expectation that the game ball will be guided to the winning area by the pseudo guiding means. The effect of further raising the attention is exhibited. In the case of the gaming machine in which the game balls are guided to the winning area by the guiding means, it is possible that the game balls excessively enter the winning area and the player is excessively provided with a profit. In this case, it is conceivable that an excessive profit is given to the player, which causes a disadvantage in the game hall in which such a game machine is installed. According to this means, the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized as guiding the game ball, but since the game guiding ball is not actually guided, the pseudo guiding means guides the game ball to the winning area, resulting in excessive winning. It is possible to prevent the game ball from reaching the area. Since it is possible to prevent the game ball from reaching the winning area excessively, it is possible to suppress the disadvantages that occur in the game hall. For example, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of guide means for guiding a game ball in the winning area, the game ball is excessive if only some or all of the guide means are changed to pseudo guide means. It is possible to prevent the player from reaching the winning area.

Also, in the case of a gaming machine that does not have a guide means for guiding the game ball to the winning area, the player's expectation that the game ball will reach the winning area is reduced, and There was a risk that the degree of attention would be reduced. However, according to this means, even if the guide means is not provided, the pseudo guide means is visually recognized as if the game ball is guided to the winning area. The player plays the game with the expectation that the game ball is guided to. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the expectation for the game ball from reaching the winning area from being reduced even if the guiding means is not provided.

Means 4. In the means 3, the winning area is a ball entrance (actuation opening 84) into which a game ball can enter,
A game having a game ball rolling surface (first rolling surface 257, second rolling surface 258, third rolling surface 259) which is provided above the ball entrance and extends in the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the gaming machine. Equipped with ball rolling means (stage 250),
A game machine characterized in that the game ball rolling means is provided with the pseudo guidance means and the guidance means.

According to the means 4, the game ball rolling means is provided with the pseudo guiding means. Since the pseudo guidance means is visually recognized as guiding the game ball to the entrance, it is expected that the game ball will reach the pseudo guidance means when the game ball is rolling on the game ball rolling surface. Then, the player can play the game and can increase the degree of attention to the game.

Further, the game ball rolling means is provided with a guiding means. Thereby, it becomes possible to adjust the rolling mode of the game ball on the game ball rolling surface by using the guiding means. If the game machine is provided with a plurality of guide means in the game ball rolling means, it is possible to finely adjust the rolling mode of the game ball on the game ball rolling surface.

Further, when the appearances of the guide means and the pseudo guide means are similar to each other, the player thinks that the pseudo guide means also guides the game ball by visually recognizing the guide mode in which the guide means guides the game ball. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from understanding that the pseudo guiding means does not guide the game ball.

Further, since the game ball rolling means is provided above the ball entrance, compared to the case where the game ball rolling means is provided below the ball entrance, the game can be performed with a simpler structure. The game ball rolled on the ball rolling surface can be guided to the ball entrance.

Means 5. In means 4, the game ball rolling means,
An upper stage game ball rolling surface (first rolling surface 257) on which the game ball rolls,
It has a lower game ball rolling surface (second rolling surface 258) on which the game balls roll below the upper gaming ball rolling surface,
The guide means (first mountain side guide recess 262) is installed so as to guide a game ball from the upper game ball rolling surface to the lower game ball rolling surface,
The game machine, wherein the pseudo guiding means is installed on the lower game ball rolling surface.

According to the means 5, the game ball rolling means has an upper stage game ball rolling face and a lower stage game ball rolling face. The guide means guides the game ball from the upper game ball rolling surface to the lower game ball rolling surface, and the pseudo guiding means is installed on the lower game ball rolling surface.

When the game ball is guided from the upper game ball rolling surface to the lower game ball rolling surface by the guiding means, the player visually recognizes the guiding mode in which the game ball is guided by the guiding means at the upper game ball rolling surface. be able to. Since the game ball is guided by the guide means on the upper stage game ball rolling surface, and the pseudo guide means is visually recognized to guide the game ball, the pseudo guide means guides the game ball in the same manner as the guide means. The player thinks that the game ball is to be played, and the player thinks that the pseudo guidance means guides the game ball to the ball entrance on the lower game ball rolling surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from understanding that the pseudo guiding means does not guide the game ball.

It should be noted that when the appearances of the pseudo guidance means and the guidance means are similar, the player further thinks that the pseudo guidance means and the guidance means are the same. Therefore, the effect of suppressing the player's understanding that the pseudo guiding means does not guide the game ball is exerted.

Means 6. In the means 4, the game ball rolling surface is a curved surface having a mountain portion (second mountain portions 265a, 265b) and a valley portion (second valley portions 266a, 266b),
The gaming machine, wherein the pseudo guiding means is provided at the lowest position of the valley.

According to the means 6, the pseudo guiding means is provided at the lowest position of the valley portion on the curved surface. Since the pseudo guiding means is provided at the lowest position of the valley, the game ball is guided in a certain direction by the inclination in the valley even if the pseudo guiding means does not guide the game ball. As a result, the player thinks that the game ball is guided not only by the inclination in the valley but also by the pseudo guide means, and the player further understands that the pseudo guide means does not guide the game ball. Can be suppressed.

Means 7. In any one of the means 4 to the means 6, the game ball rolling means includes a guide port (upper guide port 254) for guiding a game ball to the entrance.
The game machine, wherein the pseudo guide means is formed so as to be visually recognized to guide a game ball to the guide opening.

According to the means 7, the game ball rolling surface is provided with a guide port. Further, the pseudo guide means is visually recognized to guide the game ball to the guide opening. This allows the player to visually recognize the game ball as if the game ball is guided to the ball entrance by the pseudo guide means only by providing the pseudo guide means at the guide port.

Means 8. In the means 7, the game machine is characterized in that the guide means is provided side by side with the pseudo guide means.

According to the means 8, the guiding means and the pseudo guiding means are provided side by side in the front-rear direction. The player visually recognizing the guide mode in which the game ball is guided by the guide means thinks that the pseudo guide means provided in front of or behind the guide means is also similar to the guide means, and the pseudo guide means also controls the game ball. Think to induce. In this way, by arranging the guide means and the pseudo guide means in front of each other, an effect of suppressing the player's understanding that the pseudo guide means does not guide the game ball is exerted.

When the guide means and the pseudo guide means are similar in appearance, the player further thinks that the pseudo guide means is similar to the guide means, and the pseudo guide means does not guide the game ball. And the effect of suppressing the understanding of the player can be enhanced.

Means 9. In the means 7, the guiding means is provided so as to guide a game ball to the pseudo guiding means, and is arranged vertically above and below the pseudo guiding means.

According to the means 9, the guiding means guides the game ball to the pseudo guiding means. The player is playing a game with the expectation that the game ball will be guided to the guide port by the pseudo guide means, and the game ball will enter the guide port by the guide means guiding the game ball to the pseudo guide means. It is possible to increase the opportunity for the player to pay attention to whether or not.

Further, the guiding means and the pseudo guiding means are provided so as to be vertically aligned. Furthermore, when the guide means and the pseudo guide means are similar in appearance, the player who visually recognizes the guide mode in which the game ball is guided by the guide means also guides the pseudo guide means provided below the guide means. It is considered to be similar to the means, and the pseudo guidance means is also considered to guide the game ball. In this way, by arranging the guide means and the pseudo guide means in the vertical direction, an effect of suppressing the player's understanding that the pseudo guide means does not guide the game ball is exerted.

Means 10. In any one of the means 4 to the means 9, the guiding means is an uneven portion that guides the game ball through a groove,
The game machine characterized in that the pseudo guiding means is a pseudo concavo-convex portion that is visually recognized as being provided with a concavo-convex portion for guiding a game ball by a groove.

According to the means 10, the guiding means is an uneven portion that guides the game ball through the groove. As a result, the guide means can be provided with a relatively easy structure in which only the groove is provided in the game ball rolling means.

Further, since the guiding means guides the game ball by the uneven portion and the pseudo guiding means is a pseudo uneven portion which is visually recognized as having the uneven portion, the pseudo guiding means and the guiding means are similar uneven portions. In view of this, the effect of suppressing the player's understanding that the pseudo guiding means does not guide the game ball can be made remarkable.

Means 11. In the means 10, the game ball rolling surface is formed of a transparent or translucent material which allows the front side and the back side of the game ball rolling surface to be seen through,
The pseudo uneven portion is visually recognized as if the uneven portion is provided on the game ball rolling surface by providing the uneven portion (the convex portion 277) on the back side of the game ball rolling surface. A gaming machine characterized by.

According to the means 11, the game ball rolling surface is transparent or translucent. Further, the pseudo uneven portion is visually recognized as if the uneven portion is provided on the game ball rolling surface because the uneven portion is provided on the back side of the game ball rolling surface. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide the pseudo uneven portion with a relatively easy structure in which only the uneven portion is provided on the back side of the game ball rolling surface.

Further, the pseudo uneven portion is visually recognized as if unevenness is provided by the convex portion provided on the back side of the game ball rolling surface, and the pseudo uneven portion is also transparent or translucent. Becomes If the uneven portion that guides the game ball on the rolling surface of the game ball is also transparent or semi-transparent, the player just thinks that the pseudo uneven portion and the uneven portion are similar in shape. Instead, the player thinks that the pseudo uneven portion and the uneven portion are similar from the color that the uneven portion and the pseudo uneven portion are transparent or semi-transparent. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect of suppressing the player's understanding that the pseudo uneven portion does not guide the game ball.

In the case of a gaming machine in which it is difficult to determine how many grooves are provided by making the uneven portion transparent or semi-transparent, how many grooves are provided respectively in the uneven portion and the pseudo uneven portion is played. Since the player cannot judge, it is possible to enhance the effect that the player thinks that the uneven portion and the pseudo uneven portion are similar.

Means 12. In the means 10 or 11, the uneven portion that guides the game ball has a wider width on the side that guides the game ball,
A game machine characterized in that the width of the pseudo uneven portion is formed so as to spread in the same direction as the uneven portion.

According to the means 12, the width of the uneven portion becomes wider toward the side on which the game ball is guided. In addition, the width of the pseudo uneven portion is formed so as to spread in the same direction as the uneven portion. As a result, the irregularities and the pseudo irregularities have similar appearances. Therefore, the player thinks that the uneven portion and the pseudo uneven portion are the same, and it is possible to obtain the effect of suppressing the player's understanding that the pseudo uneven portion does not guide the game ball.

Means 13. In any one of the means 4 to 12, a display means (symbol display device 91) for variably displaying a pattern,
A frame unit (center frame 92) provided so as to surround the display means,
The gaming machine, wherein the game ball rolling means is provided in the frame unit.

According to the means 13, the game ball rolling means is provided as a part of the frame unit surrounding the display means. As a result, the game ball rolling means is arranged around the display means, so that the player can change the display of the picture on the display screen and the rolling mode of the game ball on the game ball rolling surface of the game ball rolling means. Can be seen at the same time.

Means 14. When the game ball reaches, guiding means (first mountain side guiding recess 262, third mountain side guiding recess 274) for guiding the game ball to a predetermined position,
Although not configured to guide the game ball, the pseudo guide means (second valley side pseudo guide recess 276) visually recognized to guide the game ball by the shape (stage 250, convex portion 277) around the game ball. A gaming machine characterized by having and.

According to the means 14, since the guiding means is provided, the player can play the game while paying attention to the guiding mode in which the game ball is guided, and the player's interest in the movement of the game ball can be increased. As a result, the effect of increasing the player's attention to the game is exhibited. Further, since the guide means guides the game ball to a predetermined position, the effect of adjusting the movement of the game ball is also provided by providing the guide means. In the case of a gaming machine provided with a plurality of guide means, the effect of adjusting the movement of the game ball can be enhanced by the plurality of guide means.

Furthermore, a pseudo guidance means is provided. The pseudo guide means is not configured to guide the game ball, but is visually recognized to guide the game ball. Since the pseudo guide means is visually recognized as guiding the game ball, the player thinks that the game ball is guided by the pseudo guide means, and the player pays attention to the movement of the game ball to play the game. Therefore, the degree of attention of the player to the game can be increased by using the pseudo guidance means.

By adjusting the position and number of the guiding means and the pseudo guiding means, while adjusting the movement of the game ball by the guiding means, adjust the opportunity to let the player visually recognize the game ball as guided by the pseudo guiding means. It becomes possible to do. That is, while adjusting the movement of the game ball, it is possible to obtain the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game described above by the pseudo guiding means. In a gaming machine provided with only guide means, if the guide means is excessively provided in order to increase the chances of letting the player pay attention to the movement of the game ball, grasping or adjusting the behavior of the game ball. As a result, it becomes difficult to optimize items related to profit such as winning probability.

Further, the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized as if guiding the game ball according to the shape of the surroundings. When a game ball is visually recognized by pasting a picture or a photo, it is considered that the game ball is not visually recognized by guiding the game ball or the like depending on how the game ball is pasted. Further, in the case of a gaming machine installed in a game hall, the light may be illuminated for a long time, and at the time of installing the gaming machine, it was visually recognized as if the simulated guiding means guided a game ball. Even in this case, it is conceivable that the color of a photograph, a picture or the like will be faded due to the irradiation of the light for a long time, and the pseudo guiding means will not be visually recognized as guiding the game ball. According to this means, the game ball is visually recognized as if guiding the game ball depending on the shape, so even if the game machine is installed in the game hall where the light is emitted for a long time, the game ball is played by the pseudo guiding means. It is possible to prevent the player from understanding that is not guided.

Means 15. In the means 14, the pseudo guiding means is formed of a transparent or translucent material which is transparent,
A portion having an uneven shape (projection 277) is formed on the back side of the pseudo guiding means, and the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized as if guiding the game ball by seeing through the portion from the front side. A gaming machine characterized by being a thing.

According to the means 15, the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized to guide the game ball by the uneven portion provided on the back side of the pseudo guiding means. Thereby, it is possible to change how the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized only by changing the shape of the back side portion. Therefore, it is not necessary to change the shape of the pseudo guiding means when changing how the pseudo guiding means is visually recognized.

For example, by providing a convex portion on the back side of the pseudo guiding means, the pseudo guiding means can be visually recognized as if it is a groove. In this case, only by increasing the height of the convex portion, the groove is visually recognized as if it was deepened.

Note that any of the above means 2 to 13 may be applied to the above means 14 and 15.

Means 16. A game ball rolling surface (stage 250) having a game ball rolling surface (first rolling surface 257, second rolling surface 258, third rolling surface 259) on which the gaming ball rolls is provided,
The game ball rolling means is formed of a transparent or semi-transparent material from which the back side can be seen through from the front side,
On the front side of the game ball rolling means, front side uneven portions (first mountain side guiding concave portion 262, third mountain side guiding concave portion 274) for guiding the game ball to a predetermined position are provided,
Furthermore, a game machine characterized in that a back side uneven portion (projection 277) is provided on the back side of the game ball rolling means.

According to the means 16, the game ball rolling means is transparent or translucent. The game ball rolling means is provided with a front side uneven portion and a back side uneven portion on the front side and the back side, respectively. Since the game ball rolling means has transparency or translucency, the back side uneven portion can be visually recognized from the front side of the game ball rolling means. The player thinks that the front side uneven portion is provided and guides the game ball to a predetermined position. Therefore, the back side uneven portion is also provided on the front side of the game ball rolling means and guides the game ball. As a result, it is possible for the player to play the game and improve the degree of attention to the game while expecting that the game ball is guided by the back side uneven portion while adjusting the movement of the game ball by the front side uneven portion. ..

It should be noted that if the appearance of the front side uneven portion and the appearance of the back side uneven portion when viewed from the front side are similar, the player further considers that the front side uneven portion and the back side uneven portion are the same. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from understanding that the back side uneven portion is provided on the back side of the game ball rolling means.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main components of the pachinko machine 10 in a developed manner, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. Note that, in FIG. 2, for convenience, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

The pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 forward. The outer frame 11 is formed by connecting wooden plate members to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

The gaming machine main section 12 includes a main body frame 13 as a base body, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the main body frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the main body frame 13. .. A main body frame 13 of the gaming machine main portion 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11. In detail, the body frame 13 is rotatable forward when the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation front end side when viewed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 2, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported on the main body frame 13, and can be turned forward with the left side being a rotation base end side and the right side being a rotation tip side in a front view. It is said that. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the main body frame 13, and when viewed from the front, the back pack unit 15 is rotated backward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side. It is possible to move.

Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. In addition, in the following description, FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 will be referred to, and FIG. 5 will be referred to for the configuration of the back surface of the front door frame 14. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the front door frame 14.

The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front surface side of the main body frame 13. A window portion 21 is formed on the front door frame 14 so that almost the entire game area, which will be described later, can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 has a substantially elliptical shape, and a transparent glass 22 is fitted therein. Around the window portion 21, light emitting means such as various lamps is provided. For example, an annular illumination portion 23 including a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window portion 21. In the annular illumination portion 23, lighting or blinking is performed in accordance with a change in the game state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. Further, at the center of the annular illumination portion 23 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, there is provided an error display lamp portion 24 which lights up when a predetermined error occurs. A ball lamp unit 25 is provided. Further, a speaker unit 26 that outputs a sound effect or the like according to the gaming state is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 25.

Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32, which bulge toward the front side, are vertically arranged side by side. An upper plate 33 that is open upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower plate 34 that is also open upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32. The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism side described later while aligning them in a line. Further, the lower plate 34 has a function of storing the game balls that have become redundant in the upper plate 33.

On the right side of the lower bulging portion 32, a game ball launching handle 41 is provided so as to project to the front side. By operating the game ball launching handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launching mechanism described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is made of synthetic resin, and has a front door side upper tray passage 51 communicating with the upper tray 33 and a front door side lower tray passage 52 communicating with the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 50, a receiving portion 53 that projects rearward and is opened upward is formed in an upper corner portion thereof, and the receiving portion 53 is partitioned by a partition wall 54 into left and right sides to form a front door side upper plate. A passage 51 and an entrance portion of the front door side lower tray passage 52 are formed. The front door side upper plate passage 51 and the front door side lower plate passage 52 are connected to the game ball distribution section described below on the upstream side, and the game balls entering the front door side upper plate passage 51 are guided to the upper plate 33, The game balls that have entered the door-side lower plate passage 52 are guided to the lower plate 34.

Protrusion shafts 61 and 62 are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rear surface of the front door frame 14 on the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 5). These projection shafts 61 and 62 form an assembly mechanism for the main body frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of hook metal fittings 63 extending rearward are juxtaposed in the vertical direction on the front end side (the left side in FIG. 5) of the rear surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 63 form a locking mechanism for the main body frame 13.

Next, the main body frame 13 will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a front view of the main body frame 13.

The main body frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 71 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. Supporting fittings 72, 73 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the front side of the resin base 71 on the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 6). Although not shown in the drawings, shaft holes are formed in the support fittings 72, 73, and the projection shafts 61, 62 of the front door frame 14 are inserted into these shaft holes, so that the front door is attached to the main body frame 13. The frame 14 is rotatably supported.

Insertion holes 74 for inserting the hook fittings 63 provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 are provided on the front end side (the right side in FIG. 6) of the front surface of the resin base 71. In this pachinko machine 10, a locking device for locking the main body frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is hidden behind the main body frame 13. Therefore, the hook 63 is locked to the locking device via the insertion hole 74, so that the front door frame 14 is locked to the main body frame 13 without being opened.

A cylinder lock 75 for unlocking the locking device is installed in the lower right corner of the resin base 71. The cylinder lock 75 is integrated with a locking device, and when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned to the right, the front door frame 14 is unlocked from the main body frame 13. Incidentally, when the key inserted in the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned counterclockwise, the outer frame 11 is unlocked from the main body frame 13.

A substantially oval window hole 76 is formed in the center of the resin base 71. A game board 81 is detachably attached to the resin base 71. The game board 81 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 81 is exposed to the front surface side of the main body frame 13 through the window hole 76 of the resin base 71.

Here, the configuration of the game board 81 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 81 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. A general winning opening 82, a variable winning device 83, an operating opening 84, a through gate 85, a variable display unit 86 and the like are provided in each opening. When a game ball enters the general winning opening 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operating opening 84, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out based on the detection result. In addition, an outlet 87 is provided at the bottom of the game board 81, and game balls that have not entered various winning openings are discharged from the game area through the outlet 87. Further, on the game board 81, a large number of nails 88 are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as a wind turbine are provided.

The variable display unit 86 is provided with a symbol display device 91 that variably displays symbols with a winning of the operation opening 84 as a trigger. Further, the variable display unit 86 is provided with a center frame 92 so as to surround the symbol display device 91. A first specific lamp part 93 and a second specific lamp part 94 are provided on the upper part of the center frame 92. Further, holding lamp portions 95 and 96 are provided on the upper left portion and the upper right portion of the center frame 92, respectively. The holding lamp section 95 on the upper right side corresponds to the symbol display device 91 and the first specific lamp section 93, and the number of times the game ball has passed through the operating opening 84 is reserved up to four times and depending on the lighting of the holding lamp section 95. The number of the reserved items is displayed. The holding lamp section 96 on the upper left corresponds to the second specific lamp section 94, and the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 85 is held up to four times, and the holding number is displayed by turning on the holding lamp section 96. It is supposed to be done.

The symbol display device 91 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 91, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right sides, and these symbols are variably displayed by scrolling vertically. Then, when a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the preset activated line, a special game state (hereinafter, referred to as a big hit) is generated.

In the first specific lamp section 93, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order with the winning of the operation opening 84 as a trigger, and when the stop display is performed in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. Further, in the second specific lamp section 94, the emission colors are switched in a predetermined order with the passage of the game ball through the through gate 85 as a trigger, and when the stop display is performed in a predetermined color, the operation port 84 is displayed. The accompanying electric accessory is opened for a predetermined time.

The variable winning device 83 is normally in a closed state in which the game balls cannot be won or is hard to win, and can be switched to a predetermined open state in which the game balls can easily win when a big hit occurs. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 83, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings are set as one round, and the variable winning device 83 is repeated with a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. It is generally open.

A stage 250 is provided below the center frame 92. The stage 250 has a rolling surface on which the game ball can roll, and allows the player to visually recognize the rolling mode in which the game ball rolls. A warp entrance 251 is provided on the left side of the center frame 92, and the game ball entering the warp entrance 251 is guided to the stage 250. An upper guide port 254 is provided at the center of the stage 250. The game ball entering the upper guide opening 254 is discharged from the lower guide opening 255 provided below the upper guide opening 254. Further, the upper guide opening 254 and the lower guide opening 255 are installed above the operating opening 84, and the game balls discharged from the lower guiding opening 255 flow around the operating opening 84. The stage 250, the upper guide port 254, and the lower guide port 255 will be described in detail later.

An inner rail portion 101 and an outer rail portion 102 are attached to the game board 81. The inner rail portion 101 and the outer rail portion 102 constitute a guide rail, and the guide rail is launched from a game ball launching mechanism described later. The game ball is guided to the upper part of the game area.

As shown in FIG. 6, the game ball launching mechanism 110 is attached below the window hole 76 in the resin base 71. The game ball launching mechanism 110 is composed of an electromagnetic solenoid 111, a launch rail 112, and a ball feeding mechanism 113, and an output signal of the solenoid 111 moves in an expansion/contraction direction when an electric signal is input to the solenoid 111. , The game ball placed on the launch rail 112 by the ball feeding mechanism 113 is launched toward the game area.

There is a predetermined gap between the launch rail 112 and the inner and outer rail portions 101, 102 attached to the game board 81, and the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14 is formed below the gap. A foul ball passage 55 is provided. Therefore, if the game ball fired from the game ball firing mechanism 110 does not reach the upper part of the game area and goes back on the guide rail constituted by the inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102, the foul ball is Enter the foul ball passage 55. The foul ball passage 55 communicates with the lower door passage 52 on the front door side, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball passage 55 are discharged to the lower tray 34.

On the left side of the firing rail 112 in the resin base 71, a passage forming portion 121 is provided by penetrating the resin base 71 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a main body side upper tray passage 122 and a main body side lower tray passage 123 are formed in the passage forming portion 121. The upstream sides of the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123 communicate with a game ball distribution unit described later. Further, the receiving portion 53 of the passage forming unit 50 attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted below the passage forming portion 121, and the front door side upper tray passage 51 is below the main body side upper tray passage 122. The front door side upper tray passage 51 is arranged below the main body side lower tray passage 123.

An opening/closing member 124 for opening/closing the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123 is attached below the passage forming portion 121 in the resin base 71. The opening/closing member 124 is rotatably supported in the front-rear direction by a support shaft 125 provided at the lower end of the opening/closing member 124. A biasing member is provided. Therefore, when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the main body frame 13, the opening/closing member 124 rises as shown in the figure, closing the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in the state where the game balls are stored in the main body side upper tray passage 122 or the main body side lower tray passage 123, it is possible to prevent the disadvantage that the storage balls fall out. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening/closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the body side upper tray passage 122 and the front door side upper tray passage 51 communicate with each other, and the body side lower tray passage 123 and the front door side lower tray passage 52 communicate with each other.

Next, the rear structure of the body frame 13 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the body frame 13.

A locking device 131 is provided on the pivoting front side (on the left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the locking device 131 is interlocked with the key operation on the cylinder lock 75, so that the main body frame 13 and the front door. The frame 14 is unlocked.

A bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rear side of the resin base 71 on the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 8). A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing fitting 132 so as to be vertically separated from each other, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the body frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. Further, on the back surface of the resin base 71, there are provided holes 134 for fastening the back pack unit 15 to the main body frame 13.

A plurality of locking metal fittings 135 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the gaming board 81 is attached to the resin base 71 by the locking metal fittings 135 as described above. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board 81 will be described. 9 is a perspective view of the game board 81 seen from the rear, and FIG. 10 is a rear view showing a state in which the main controller unit 160 is removed from the game board 81.

The variable display unit 86 arranged at the center of the game board 81 is provided with a frame cover 141 made of synthetic resin that covers the center frame 92 from the rear so as to project rearward, and is provided to the frame cover 141 from the rear side. The symbol display device 91 described above is attached, and a display control device for driving the symbol display device is attached (not shown). The symbol display device 91 and the display control device are arranged in an overlapping manner in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device is in the front and the display control device is in the rear), and a voice lamp control device unit 142 is mounted behind it. The voice lamp control device unit 142 is configured to include a voice lamp control device 143 and a mounting base 144, and the voice lamp control device 143 is mounted on the mounting base 144.

The voice lamp control device 143 includes a voice lamp control board that controls voice and lamp display and the display control device according to an instruction from a main control device described later, and the voice lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. The board box 145 is housed and configured.

On the back surface of the game board 81, as shown in FIG. 10, a collecting plate unit 150 is provided below the variable display unit 86. The collecting plate unit 150 is provided with a game ball collection mechanism for collecting game balls that have won prizes in various winning openings, a winning detection mechanism for detecting the winning of game balls in various prize openings, and the like. ..

Explaining the game ball collecting mechanism, the collecting plate unit 150 has a collecting passage 151 which corresponds to the game board openings of the general winning port 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operating port 84 and gathers at one place on the downstream side. Are formed. Therefore, all the game balls that have won the general winning opening 82 and the like gather under the game board 81 via the collection passage 151. Below the game board 81, there is a discharge passage which will be described later, and the collecting passages 151 allow the game balls collected under the game board 81 to be discharged into the discharge passage. The outlet 87 is also connected to the discharge passage in the same manner, and the game balls that have not won any of the prize outlets are led out into the discharge passage via the outlet 87.

Explaining the winning detection mechanism, the collecting plate unit 150 is provided with a winning opening switch 152 at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 82 on the front side of the game board 81, and a count switch 153 is provided at a position corresponding to the variable winning device 83. The operating port switch 154 is provided at a position corresponding to the operating port 84. The winning of the game ball is detected by these switches 152 to 154, respectively. A gate switch 155 for detecting a game ball passing through the through gate 85 is provided on both left and right sides of the variable display unit 86 outside the collecting plate unit 150.

A main controller unit 160 is mounted on the rear surface of the game board 81 so as to cover the collecting plate unit 150 from the rear side. The configuration of main controller unit 160 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the configuration of main controller unit 160.

The main controller unit 160 has a mounting base 161 made of synthetic resin, and the main control unit 162 is mounted on the mounting base 161. The main control device 162 includes a main control board having a function of controlling the main game (main control circuit) and a function of monitoring the power supply (power failure monitoring circuit), and the main control board is a transparent resin material. It is housed in a substrate box 163 composed of the above.

The board box 163 includes a box base (front case body) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected in an unopenable manner by a sealing portion 164 serving as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. Five sealing parts 164 are provided on the long side of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for the sealing process.

Any configuration can be applied to the sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled to each other in an unopenable manner. However, by inserting the locking claws into the long holes forming the sealing portion 164, the box base and the box cover can be inserted. And are designed to be inseparable. The sealing process by the sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the sealing process again after the process. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one elongated hole of the five sealing portions 164. When the board box 163 is unsealed, for example, when the stored main control board is defective or when the main control board is inspected, the connecting portion between the sealing portion in which the locking claw is inserted and another sealing portion is Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the board box 163 are separated, and the main control board inside can be taken out. After that, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing portions. If a history of the fact that the board box 163 has been opened is left in the board box 163, it can be easily found by looking at the board box 163 that an illegal opening has been made.

A plurality of coupling pieces 165 are provided on one short side of the board box 163 so as to project to the side. These coupling pieces 165 have a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of coupled pieces 166 formed on the mounting base 161, and the coupling pieces 165 and the coupling pieces 166 provide a connection between the board box 163 and the mounting base 161. Sealing processing is performed.

Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. FIG. 12 is a front view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 15.

The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a payout mechanism section 202, a discharge passage board 203, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and has a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 which projects rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 86.

An external terminal board 213 is provided on the upper right portion of the base portion 211. The external terminal board 213 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower engaging pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and by inserting the engaging pins 214 into the bearing portion 133 provided in the main body frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the main body frame 13. Further, the base portion 211 is provided with a fastener 215 for fastening to the fastened hole 134 provided in the main body frame 13, and by fitting the fastener 215 into the fastened hole 134, the main body The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the frame 13.

A payout mechanism section 202 is arranged on the base section 211 so as to bypass the protective cover section 212. That is, a tank 221 that opens upward is provided at the top of the back pack 201, and the game balls supplied from the island facility of the game hall are sequentially supplied to the tank 221. Below the tank 221, a tank rail 222 that gently inclines toward the downstream side is connected, and a case rail 223 that extends in the up-down direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to either the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, or a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening 226 is described above. The upper plate 33 is communicated with the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage 51, and the central opening 227 is connected to the lower plate 34 through the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage 52. The outer opening 228 is formed so as to communicate with the discharge passage.

A back pack substrate 229 is installed in the dispensing mechanism unit 202. A main power of, for example, 24 V AC is supplied to the back pack substrate 229, and the power is turned on or off by switching the power switch 229a.

A discharge passage board 203 and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the lower end of the base portion 211 so as to sandwich the lower end in the front-rear direction. The discharge passage board 203 has a discharge passage 231 opened rearward on a surface facing the control device gathering unit 204, and an opening portion of the discharge passage 231 is closed by the control device gathering unit 204. The discharge passage 231 is formed so as to discharge the game balls to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game balls led out to the discharge passage 231 from the above-mentioned collection passage 151 and the like pass through the discharge passage 231 to cause pachinko. It is discharged to the outside of the machine 10.

The control device gathering unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and the dispensing control device 242 and the power supply and firing control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply/launch control device 243 are arranged in front of and behind each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is housed in the board box 244. The signal of the payout command from the payout control device 242 to the payout device 224 is relayed by the back pack board 229 described above. Further, the payout control device 242 is provided with a state return switch 245. For example, if the state return switch 245 is pressed when a dispensing error such as a ball clogging in the dispensing device 224 occurs, the ball clogging can be eliminated.

The power source and launch control device 243 has a power source and launch control substrate housed in a substrate box 246. The substrate generates and outputs a predetermined power source required by various control devices and the like, and a game ball by a player. The control of launching the game ball is performed in accordance with the operation of the firing handle 41. Further, the power supply and firing control device 243 is provided with a RAM erasing switch 247. This pachinko machine 10 has a function of storing and storing various data, so that even if a power failure occurs, the status at the time of power failure can be retained, and at the time of recovery from the power failure, the status at the time of power failure can be restored Has become. Therefore, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure, for example, when the game hall is closed, the state before shutting off is stored and retained, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 247, the RAM data is initialized. It is like this.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 14, a power supply line is indicated by a double-line arrow and a signal line is indicated by a solid-line arrow.

The main control board 301 provided in the main controller 162 has a main control circuit 302 and a power failure monitoring circuit 303 built therein. A CPU 311 is mounted on the main control circuit 302. The CPU 311 includes a ROM 312 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 311 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 312. A RAM 313 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input/output circuit are built in.

The RAM 313 is configured such that data storage holding power is supplied from the power supply and the firing control board 321 provided in the power supply and firing control device 243 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off, and data is held.

An input/output port is connected to the CPU 311 via a bus line including an address bus and a data bus. To the input side of the main control circuit 302, a power failure monitoring circuit 303 provided on the main control board 301, a payout control board 322 provided on the payout control device 242, and other switch groups not shown are connected. In this case, the power supply and emission control board 321 is connected to the power failure monitoring circuit 303, and power is supplied to the main control circuit 302 via the power failure monitoring circuit 303.

On the other hand, a power failure monitoring circuit 303, a payout control board 322, and a relay terminal board 323 are connected to the output side of the main control circuit 302. Various commands such as a prize ball command are output to the payout control board 322. Various commands and the like are output from the main control circuit 302 to the voice lamp control board 324 provided in the voice lamp control device 143 via the relay terminal board 323.

The power failure monitoring circuit 303 relays between the main control circuit 302 and the power supply/launch control board 321, and also monitors the DC stable 24V power supply which is the maximum power output from the power supply/launch control board 321.

The payout control board 322 controls payout of prize balls and loan balls by the payout device 224. The CPU 331 as an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 332 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 331, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 333 used as a work memory and the like.

Like the RAM 313 of the main control circuit 302, the RAM 333 of the payout control board 322 is configured such that data storage holding power is supplied from the power supply and the firing control board 321 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off, and data is held. Has become.

An input/output port is connected to the CPU 331 of the payout control board 322 via a bus line composed of an address bus and a data bus. The main control circuit 302, the power supply and launch control board 321, and the back pack board 229 are connected to the input side of the payout control board 322. The main control circuit 302 and the back pack board 229 are connected to the output side of the payout control board 322.

The power supply and firing control board 321 includes a power supply unit and a firing control unit. The power supply unit supplies necessary operating power to each of the main control circuit 302, the payout control board 322, and the like through a path indicated by a double-line arrow. The launch control unit is responsible for launching control of the game ball launching mechanism 110 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launching handle 41 by the player, and the game ball launching mechanism 110 is driven when a predetermined launch condition is satisfied. ..

The audio lamp control board 324 controls the various lamp units 23 to 25, the speaker unit 26, and the display control device 325. The CPU 341 which is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 342 which stores a control program executed by the CPU 341, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 343 which is used as a work memory and the like.

An input/output port is connected to the CPU 341 of the voice lamp control board 324 via a bus line composed of an address bus and a data bus. On the input side of the audio lamp control board 324, the main control circuit 302 is connected by being relayed to the relay terminal board 323, and based on various commands output from the main control circuit 302, various lamp sections 23 to 25 and speakers. The unit 26 and the display control device 325 are controlled. The display control device 325 controls the symbol display device 91 based on the display command input from the voice lamp control board 324.

Next, the path of the game ball from the game board 81 to the stage 250 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the center frame 92.

As described above, the center frame 92 is provided with the warp entrance 251 capable of receiving the game ball flowing down in the game area. A warp outlet 252 is provided at one end of the center frame 92 in the width direction of the stage 250, specifically, at a position corresponding to the left end. Further, a warp passage 253 is provided inside the center frame 92 so as to connect the warp inlet 251 and the warp outlet 252. The warp passage 253 has a width of about one game ball. Therefore, the game ball entering the warp entrance 251 is discharged from the warp exit 252 through the warp passage 253. Then, by discharging the game ball from the warp exit 252, the game ball is guided to the stage 250.

Next, the stage 250 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

First, the structure of the stage 250 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 is a front view of the stage 250, FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the stage 250, and FIG. 18 is a plan view of the stage 250.

The stage 250 is made of a synthetic resin material and is colorless and transparent. Screw holes 256 are formed at both ends of the stage 250 in the width direction and at two lower portions, and the stage 250 is fixed to the center frame 92 by screwing the screw holes 256.

The stage 250 is formed such that a plurality of rolling surfaces 257 to 259, 280 extend in the width direction, and these rolling surfaces 257 to 259, 280 are located at different positions in the front-back direction and the height direction. By being arranged, it is formed in a staircase as a whole.

More specifically, the stage 250 is provided with a first rolling surface 257, a second rolling surface 258, and a third rolling surface 259, and the second rolling surface 258 is more than the first rolling surface 257. Is also provided below, and the third rolling surface 259 is provided below the second rolling surface 258. Furthermore, when the stage 250 is viewed from above as shown in FIG. 18, the front end side of the first rolling surface 257 is in contact with the rear end side of the second rolling surface 258, and the front end side of the second rolling surface 258 is It is in contact with the rear end side of the third rolling surface 259. That is, the second rolling surface 258 is provided in front of the first rolling surface 257, and the third rolling surface 259 is provided in front of the second rolling surface 258. As a result, as described above, the stage 250 has a stepped shape due to the first rolling surface 257, the second rolling surface 258, and the third rolling surface 259. The warp outlet 252 is arranged at one end in the width direction of the first rolling surface 257 (hereinafter also referred to as “horizontal direction” and “length direction” as appropriate), more specifically, at the left end, and from the warp outlet 252. The discharged game ball is guided to the first rolling surface 257.

Here, the first rolling surface 257, the second rolling surface 258, and the third rolling surface 259 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The 1st rolling surface 257 is comprised by the curved surface extended in the left-right direction, and the width in the front-back direction is about 1.5 game balls. The first rolling surface 257 is inclined downward toward the second rolling surface 258. This makes it possible to suitably guide the game ball to the second rolling surface 258 when the game ball flows on the first rolling surface 257.

The first rolling surface 257 is higher in the left end portion and the central portion than between the left end portion and the central portion, and is higher in the central portion and the right end portion than between the central portion and the right end portion. .. Specifically, the first crest 260 is formed at an intermediate position in the left-right direction (specifically, a position slightly shifted to the right from the center), and first troughs 261a and 261b are formed on both left and right sides thereof. The first rolling surface 257 is formed in a curved shape by the mountain portion 260 and the first valley portions 261a and 261b.

Since the first rolling surface 257 is inclined downward to the right from the warp outlet 252 by the first valley 261a on the left side, the game ball discharged from the warp outlet 252 rolls to the right. After that, when the game ball crosses the first valley 261a and the first mountain 260 on the left side and reaches the first valley 261b on the right side, by contacting the wall surface on the right side of the stage 250 or on the right side. By increasing the right side of the first valley portion 261b, it is converted into a force that moves in the opposite direction, that is, to the left. This force causes the game ball to roll in the opposite direction (to the left). By repeating such operations, the game ball rolls on the first rolling surface 257 so as to reciprocate in the left-right direction.

Further, since the first rolling surface 257 is inclined downward toward the second rolling surface 258, the first rolling surface 257 causes the gaming ball rolling in the left and right direction to the front of the pachinko machine 10. Force is applied to the side. That is, a force in the direction of the second rolling surface 258 is applied to the game ball rolling on the first rolling surface 257. When the force in the left-right direction of the game ball is large, even if a force is applied to the front side, the game ball rolls in the left-right direction on the first rolling surface 257, and the force in the left-right direction is small. In this case, it falls to the second rolling surface 258 by the force on the front side.

At the apex position of the first mountain portion 260 on the first rolling surface 257, a first mountain side guiding concave portion 262 for guiding the game ball to the second rolling surface 258 is provided. Further, at the lowest point positions of both first troughs 261a and 261b on the first rolling surface 257, first trough side guiding recesses 263a and 263b for guiding the game ball to the second rolling surface 258 are provided, respectively. ing. The first valley-side guiding recesses 263a and 263b are configured such that the two recesses are adjacent to each other.

The first mountain side guide recessed portion 262 and the first valley side guide recessed portions 263a, 263b have a groove shape that extends straight from the rear of the pachinko machine 10 toward the front, and the groove width and the groove depth increase toward the front. Is formed in. Each of the guide recesses 262, 263a, 263b has an inclination angle larger than the downward inclination angle of the first rolling surface 257.

When the game ball rolling in the left-right direction reaches the first mountain side guide recess 262 and the first valley side guide recesses 263a, 263b, in order to continue rolling in the left-right direction, the first mountain side guide recess 262. Since it is necessary to ride over the first valley-side guide recesses 263a and 263b, the lateral force of the game ball becomes smaller due to the presence of the first mountain-side guide recess 262 and the first valley-side guide recesses 263a and 263b. Further, the first crest-side guide recess 262 and the first valley-side guide recesses 263a and 263b are provided with a greater gradient than the slope of the first rolling surface 257. That is, the lateral force of the rolling game ball tends to be small because it has the groove shape, and further, since the inclination is larger than the inclination of the first rolling surface 257, It can be said that it is easy to guide the game balls that have flowed into the first mountain side guide recess 262 and the first valley side guide recesses 263a, 263b from the first rolling surface 257 to the second rolling surface 178.

An upper obstacle wall 264 is provided in a portion where the first crest-side guide recess 262 and the first valley-side guide recesses 263a and 263b are not provided in the length direction of the first rolling surface 257. Specifically, the upper obstacle wall 264 is provided so as to project vertically upward at the boundary between the first rolling surface 257 and the second rolling surface 258, and the upper obstacle wall 264 is provided. In the portion, the game ball does not flow from the first rolling surface 257 to the second rolling surface 258 unless it gets over the upper obstacle wall 264. Thereby, even if a force is applied to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 on the game ball due to the downward inclination of the first rolling surface 257, the portion where the upper obstacle wall 264 is provided is changed from the first rolling surface 257 to the second rolling surface. It becomes difficult for the game ball to flow to the moving surface 258, and the first rolling surface 257 allows the game ball to smoothly roll in the left-right direction. Further, for the same reason, most of the game balls will be guided to the first mountain side guide concave portion 262 and the first valley side guide concave portions 263a and 263b and will flow down to the second rolling surface 258.

The 2nd rolling surface 258 is comprised by the curved surface extended in the left-right direction similarly to the 1st rolling surface 257, and the width in the front-back direction is about 1.5 game balls. The second rolling surface 258 is inclined downward toward the third rolling surface 259. Thereby, when the game ball flows on the second rolling surface 258, the game ball can be guided to the second rolling surface 258.

The second rolling surface 258 is highest at the left end and lowest at the center. Further, a flat second valley portion 265a is formed at an intermediate position in the left-right direction on the second rolling surface 258 (specifically, a position slightly shifted to the right from the center) and below the first mountain-side guiding recess 262, and The second mountain portion 266a is located on the left and right sides of the valley portion 265a so that the apex position is located below the first valley side guiding recessed portion 263a, and the second mountain portion is located below the first valley side guiding recessed portion 263b. 266b is formed. A second valley portion 265b is formed between the second mountain portion 266a and the left end portion. The second rolling surface 258 is formed in a curved shape by the second valley portions 265a and 265b and the second crest portions 266a and 266b. Further, middle obstacle walls 267a and 267b are provided on the second mountain portions 266a and 266b, respectively. Specifically, the middle obstacle walls 267a and 267b are provided so as to project vertically upward at the boundary between the second rolling surface 258 and the third rolling surface 259.

When the game balls fall from the first valley-side guide recesses 263a and 263b, many game balls fall to the apex positions of the second mountain portions 266a and 266b. When the game ball has fallen into the second mountain portions 266a, 266b, the second rolling surface 258 to the third rolling surface unless the vehicle overruns the middle obstacle walls 267a, 267b provided in the second mountain portions 266a, 266b. The game ball does not flow to 259. As a result, the game balls that have fallen from the first valley-side guiding recesses 263a and 263b roll to the left or right from the apex positions of the second mountain portions 266a and 266b.

When the rolling game ball reaches the left end of the second rolling surface 258, the height of the left end is increased, so that it is converted into a force that moves in the opposite direction, that is, to the right. .. This force causes the game ball to roll in the opposite direction (to the right). In addition, there is nothing at the left end of the second rolling surface 258 to prevent the game ball from dropping from the second rolling surface 258 to the third rolling surface 259 like the middle obstacle walls 267a and 267b, Part of the game ball that has reached the left end of the second rolling surface 258 will flow from the second rolling surface 258 to the third rolling surface 259.

Further, the second valley portion 265b is provided with a second valley-side guide concave portion 268, and the right end portion of the second rolling surface 258 is provided with a second right-side guide concave portion 269. The second valley-side guide recess 268 and the second right-side guide recess 269 have a groove shape that extends straight from the rear of the pachinko machine 10 toward the front, and the groove width and groove depth increase toward the front ( Specifically, the second valley-side guide recess 268 extends from the rear of the pachinko machine 10 toward the front left slightly.

And when the game ball rolling in the left-right direction reaches the second valley-side guide recess 268 and the second right-side guide recess 269, in order to continue rolling, the second valley-side guide recess 268 and the second right-side Since it is necessary to get over the guide recess 269, the lateral force of the game ball becomes smaller due to the existence of the second valley guide recess 268 and the second right guide recess 269. In addition, the second valley-side guide recess 268 and the second right-side guide recess 269 are provided with a slope larger than the slope of the second rolling surface 258. That is, the lateral force of the rolling game ball tends to be small because it has the groove shape, and further, since the inclination is larger than the inclination of the second rolling surface 258, It can be said that it is easy to guide the game ball that has flowed into the second valley side guide recess 268 and the second right side guide recess 269 from the second rolling surface 258 to the third rolling surface 259. Furthermore, since the second right guide recess 269 is provided at the right end of the second rolling surface 258, the game ball rolling from the left direction to the second right guide recess 269 is on the second rolling surface 258. It contacts the wall of the stage 250 on the right side, and the force in the right direction is reduced. Thereby, when the game ball reaches the second right guide recess 269, many of the game balls are guided by the second right guide recess 269 from the second rolling surface 258 to the third rolling surface 259. ..

The above-described upper guide port 254 is provided below the first mountain side guide recess 262 so as to straddle the second rolling surface 258 and the third rolling surface 259. Protrusions 270 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper guide port 254. Specifically, the protrusions 270 contact the left and right sides of the upper guide port 254, respectively, and the pachinko machine from the front end side of the third rolling surface 259. It is a protruding portion that extends straight toward the rear end side of the machine 10. In the present embodiment, the front-rear width of the portion of the second rolling surface 258 where the protrusion 270 is provided is about one game ball. As a result, when the game ball flows from the left and right, the projection 270 functions as an obstacle means, and it is difficult for the ball to enter the upper guide opening 254. Furthermore, the game ball that comes into contact with the protrusion 270 from the left-right direction will drop to the third rolling surface 259 from between the protrusion 270 and the middle obstacle walls 267a and 267b. On the other hand, when the game ball is guided by the first mountain side guide recess 262 and falls between the left and right protrusions 270, the game ball enters the upper guide opening 254 along the left and right protrusions 270. In this case, it can be said that the protrusion 270 functions as a guiding means for the game ball.

The above-mentioned first mountain side guide recess 262 is provided with an inclination toward the upper guide port 254. As a result, the game ball guided to the second rolling surface 258 by the first mountain side guide recess 262 will flow around the upper guide opening 254.

Like the first rolling surface 257 and the second rolling surface 258, the third rolling surface 259 is constituted by a curved surface extending in the left-right direction, and the width in the front-rear direction is approximately 1.5. It is for individual pieces. The third rolling surface 259 is high at the left end portion and the right end portion, and is high around the upper guide port 254. Specifically, the heights of the left end portions of the second rolling surface 258 and the third rolling surface 259 are the same. On the third rolling surface 259, a third mountain portion 271 is formed around the upper guide opening 254, and third valley portions 272a and 272b are formed on both left and right sides thereof. The third rolling surface 259 is formed in a curved shape by the third mountain portion 271 and the third valley portions 272a and 272b.

When a game ball flows from the left end portion of the second rolling surface 258 and the second valley-side guiding recess 268 to the third rolling surface 259, the inclination of the left end portion and the right end portion of the third rolling surface 259 causes 3 Rolling toward the center of the rolling surface 259. Further, the left end portion of the third rolling surface 259 is slightly inclined downward toward the rear side of the pachinko machine 10. Thereby, when the game ball flows from the second rolling surface 258 to the left end portion of the third rolling surface 259, the game ball is prevented from falling from the third rolling surface 259, and the third rolling surface is formed. The game ball can be rolled on the surface 259.

A lower obstacle wall 273 is provided at the right end of the third rolling surface 259. Specifically, it extends vertically upward at the front end of the third rolling surface 259. When a game ball falls from the right end side of the second rolling surface 258 to the right end side of the third rolling surface 259, the lower obstacle wall 273 prevents the gaming ball from falling from the third rolling surface 259. Due to the inclination of the right end of the third rolling surface 259, the game ball rolls leftward on the third rolling surface 259. As a result, the game ball that has flowed to the right end portion of the third rolling surface 259 will roll in the left-right direction on the third rolling surface 259.

At the apex position of the third mountain portion 271 on the third rolling surface 259, a third mountain side guiding concave portion 274 for guiding the game ball to the upper guide port 254 is provided. The third mountain side guide concave portion 274 has a groove shape that extends straight from the upper guide opening 254 to the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the groove width and the groove depth increase toward the upper guide opening 254 side. Since the third mountain side guiding concave portion 274 is provided at the apex position of the third mountain portion 271, even if the game ball rolls from the left and right direction, the game ball moves in the left and right direction to climb the third mountain portion 271. The power is getting smaller. With these, it is possible to guide the game ball which has rolled from the left-right direction to the upper guide opening 254 by the third mountain side guide recess 274.

Third valley-side guiding recesses 275a and 275b are provided in the third valleys 272a and 272b of the third rolling surface 259. The third valley-side guiding recesses 275a and 275b are groove shapes that extend straight from the rear to the front of the pachinko machine 10, and are formed such that the groove width and groove depth increase toward the front. As a result, the game ball that has flowed into the third valley-side guide recesses 275a and 275b can be dropped from the third rolling surface 259.

Here, the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 which is visually recognized as if it has a groove shape will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 19A is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the upper guide port 254 on the second rolling surface 258 and an end view taken along the line CC. As shown in the C-C line end view, a convex portion 277 is provided on the back side of the second valley portion 265a. The convex portion 277 is provided in a protruding shape from the upper guide opening 254 to the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the width and height of the protruding shape increase as the position approaches the upper guide opening 254. Since the stage 250 has transparency, when the stage 250 is viewed from above, the projection 277 can be seen through so that the second valley 265a is viewed as if a groove shape is formed. Specifically, it is visually recognized as a groove shape that extends straight from the upper guide opening 254 toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 on the second rolling surface 258, and the width and depth of the groove become closer to the upper guide opening 254. Is visually confirmed to be large. The position visually recognized as if there is this groove shape is referred to as a second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276. The second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as if it is a groove shape, but actually has a flat shape as shown in the C-C line end view, and the game ball is placed on the upper guide opening 254. Never lead to. When it is desired to visually recognize the groove of the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 as if it is formed deeper, the height of the protrusion 277 may be increased. Further, when it is desired to visually recognize the recess of the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 shallowly, the height of the protrusion 277 may be lowered.

Next, a case where the first crest-side guiding recess 262 and the third crest-side guiding recess 274 are viewed from above the stage 250 will be described.

FIG. 19B is an enlarged view of the first mountain side guide recess 262 and an end view taken along the line DD in the enlarged view. In addition, FIG. 19C is an enlarged view of the third mountain side guide recess 274 and an end view taken along the line EE in the enlarged view.

The first crest-side guiding recess 262 has a groove shape, and a convex portion 278 is provided on the back side of the first crest-side guiding recess 262 as shown in the end view of FIG. 19B. The convex portion 278 protrudes on the back side of the first crest-side guide concave portion 262 by the amount of the groove shape of the first crest-side guide concave portion 262. That is, the convex portion 278 has a protruding shape that extends straight from the rear of the pachinko machine 10 toward the front on the back side of the first mountain-side guiding concave portion 262, and the height and width of the protruding shape increase toward the front. There is.

In this case, when the first mountain side guiding concave portion 262 is viewed from above the stage 250, the convex portion 278 can be seen through, so that the dotted line portion shown in the enlarged view of the first mountain side guiding concave portion 262 in FIG. Thus, it is visually recognized as if there is a double line in the first mountain side guide recess 262 (solid line and dotted line in FIG. 19B). In addition, in the present embodiment, the first valley-side guide recesses 263a and 263b, the second valley-side guide recess 268, the second right-side guide recess 269, and the third valley-side guide recesses 275a and 275b have the same configuration. When viewed from above, they are viewed as if there are double lines.

As described above, the third mountain side guide recess 274 has a groove shape, and the back side of the third mountain side guide recess 274 is formed by the flat surface portion 279 as shown in the end view taken along the line EE in FIG. Has been done. When the third mountain side guide recess 274 is viewed from above the stage 250, unlike the above-described first mountain side guide recess 262, the third mountain side guide recess 274 is not viewed as if there is a double line. This is because the flat surface portion 279 is flat and therefore the groove shape is only the third mountain side guiding recess 274 (specifically, there is no dotted line portion in FIG. 19B).

Similar to the third mountain side guide recess 274, the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is not visually recognized as if there is a double line. This is because the second valley-side pseudo guiding concave portion 276 has a planar shape, and only the convex portion 277 has a protruding shape.

When viewed from above the stage 250, the first crest-side guide recess 262 is visually recognized as if there is a double line, but the second trough-side simulated guide recess 276 and the third crest-side guide recess 274 are two. It was designed so that it would not be visible as if there were heavy lines. Furthermore, since the third crest-side guiding recess 274 is groove-shaped and the second valley-side pseudo guiding recess 276 is visually recognized as if it is a groove-shaped, the third crest-side guiding recess 274 and the second valley-side simulated guiding recess 274 are visible. It can be said that the appearance is similar to that of 276. Thus, the player thinks that the third mountain side guide recess 274 and the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 are similar because of their similar appearance. Therefore, the portion of the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is flat, and it is possible to prevent the player from understanding that it does not guide the game ball.

Further, when the game ball is guided from the first mountain side guide recess 262 to the second rolling surface 258, the game ball will fall around the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276. In this case, when the game ball falls between the above-mentioned protrusions 270, the protrusion 270 functions as a guiding means, and the game ball enters the upper guide port 254 along the left and right protrusions 270. There is something to do. In this case, the player thinks that not only the game ball has entered the upper guide port 254 along the protrusion 270, but also the game ball has entered the upper guide port 254 by the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276. As a result, it is possible to further prevent the player from understanding that the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 does not guide the game ball.

The stage 250 need not be colorless and transparent as long as it has transparency, and may be translucent. For example, the stage 250 may be colored blue or red. Further, the material forming the stage 250 does not need to be a synthetic resin, and the stage 250 may be formed using glass, for example. That is, as long as the stage 250 is transparent or translucent, the material and color forming the stage 250 are not limited.

An upper rolling surface 280 is provided above the upper rolling surface 280 of the first rolling surface 257, and like the first rolling surface 257 and the second rolling surface 258, the upper rolling surface 280 is not visible when viewed from above. The front end of the rolling surface 280 is in contact with the rear end of the first rolling surface 257. The upper rolling surface 280 is a flat surface extending in the left-right direction, and is inclined downward toward the first rolling surface 257. The upper rolling surface 280 is slightly higher at the left end portion and the right end portion, and is flat except for the left end portion and the right end portion. The game balls that have fallen onto the upper rolling surface 280 will fall toward the first rolling surface 257 due to the inclination of the upper rolling surface 280. Further, obstacle walls are provided at the left end portion and the right end portion of the upper rolling surface 280 so as to project vertically upward at the boundary between the upper rolling surface 195 and the first rolling surface 257. This is because the right end portion and the left end portion of the first rolling surface 257 are higher on the first rolling surface, so that the game ball rolling on the first rolling surface 257 is the upper rolling surface 280. It is for suppressing the flow to the.

Here, with reference to FIG. 20, the flow of the game balls in the first mountain side guide recess 262, the third mountain side guide recess 274, and the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 will be described in detail. 20 is an end view taken along the line BB in FIG.

As described above, the first mountain side guide recess 262 has a groove shape, and is inclined downward toward the second rolling surface 258. As a result, when the game ball rolls into the first mountain side guide recess 262, the game ball can be guided in the direction of the second rolling surface 258 along the first mountain side guide recess 262 (FIG. 20). Of the game ball B1 in).

As described above, the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as if it is a groove shape, but actually has a planar shape and does not guide the game ball in either direction. (Game ball B2 in FIG. 20). Therefore, even if the game ball rolling in the left-right direction on the second rolling surface 258 rolls into the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276, the game ball moves toward the upper guide port 254. It is not guided and repeats left and right rolling.

Further, when the game ball flows from the upper side toward the upper guide port 254 (movement of the game ball B1 in FIG. 20), even if the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 does not guide the game ball, the upper guide port remains unchanged. A game ball may enter the ball 254, and it is possible to prevent the player from understanding that the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 does not guide the game ball. Further, as described above, the upper guide port 254 is provided with the protrusion 270, and when the game ball flows from above the upper guide port 254, the protrusion 270 may function as a guide means. In this case, the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as if guiding the game ball, and the player is further prevented from understanding that the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 does not guide the game ball. The effect to do is exhibited.

As described above, the third mountain side guide recess 274 has a groove shape and is inclined downward toward the upper guide port 254. As a result, when the game ball rolling on the third rolling surface 259 rolls into the third mountain side guide recess 274, the game is directed to the upper guide port 254 by the third mountain side guide recess 274. The ball can be guided (the movement of the game ball B3 in FIG. 20).

The game ball (game ball B3 in FIG. 20) entered from the upper guide port 254 falls to the bottom portion 281 provided in the lower portion of the center frame 92 as it is. The bottom portion 281 has a planar shape that extends straight and is inclined downward toward the front of the pachinko machine 10. As a result, the game ball that has flowed to the bottom portion 281 can be guided to the front of the pachinko machine 10. Furthermore, the bottom portion 281 has a width of about one game ball on the left and right, and is configured so that the game ball flows straight. Then, the game ball flows toward the front of the pachinko machine 10 (game ball B4 in FIG. 22), and the game ball is discharged from the lower guide opening 255. Then, as described above, since the lower guide port 255 is provided above the operating port 84, the game ball discharged from the lower guide port 255 will flow toward the operating port 84.

Next, a method of manufacturing the stage 250 will be described with reference to FIG.

The stage 250 is manufactured by combining the upper mold 400 and the lower mold 401 and pouring a fluid synthetic resin into the cavity. FIG. 21A shows a state in which the upper mold 400 and the lower mold 401 are combined and the synthetic resin is poured. After pouring the synthetic resin, the stage 250 is manufactured by solidifying the synthetic resin. 21A shows the upper die 400 and the lower die 401 combined with the BB line end view in FIG.

Next, a case where the stage 250 is manufactured so that the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 serves as a guide path capable of guiding the game ball will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21B is a diagram in which the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 in FIG. 21A is used as a guide path.

In this case, the groove shape for actually guiding the game ball may be provided in the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 portion of the stage 250. Therefore, the groove portion 402 is actually provided on the opposite side of the convex portion 277. The groove portion 402 is inclined downward toward the front of the pachinko machine 10. Thereby, the game ball can be guided to the front of the game machine. In order to manufacture such a stage 250, the second upper mold 403 is used, in which the second valley-side pseudo-guide recess 276 is projected more than the upper mold 400 and the groove 402 can be formed. By using the second upper mold 403, the stage 250 having the groove portion 402 can be manufactured.

In this way, when manufacturing the stage 250 having the second valley-side pseudo-guide recess 276 or the groove 402, respectively, either the upper mold 400 or the second upper mold 403 may be selected and used. There is no need to change the lower mold 401. Therefore, the stage 250 having the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 and the stage 250 having the groove 402 can be manufactured by a relatively easy procedure of only replacing the upper mold 400. In addition, when manufacturing the stage 250 having the groove portion 402, as in the case of manufacturing the stage 250 using the upper mold 400, after the second upper mold 403 and the lower mold 401 are combined, the flow state is changed. The stage 250 can be manufactured by pouring in the synthetic resin and solidifying the synthetic resin.

It should be noted that a protruding component may be attachable to a portion of the upper die 400 corresponding to the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 so that the upper die 400 has the same shape as the second upper die 403. Specifically, a triangular prism-shaped component is attached to the front side of the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 of the upper mold 400 with a heat-resistant adhesive. This allows the upper die 400 to have the same shape as the second upper die 403. In this case, after manufacturing the stage 250 having the second valley-side pseudo-guide recess 276 using the upper mold 400, a triangular prism-shaped component is attached to the upper mold 400 to manufacture the stage 250 having the groove 402. It becomes possible to do. This makes it possible to manufacture two types of stages 250 using only the upper mold 400.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are exhibited.

Since the first mountain side guide concave portion 262 and the third mountain side guide concave portion 274 for guiding the game ball are provided, the player plays the game while paying attention to whether or not the game ball is guided. The player's interest in the movement can be increased. As a result, the effect of increasing the player's attention to the game is exhibited. Further, since the first mountain side guide concave portion 262 and the third mountain side guide concave portion 274 guide the game ball to a predetermined position, the effect of adjusting the movement of the game ball on the stage 250 is also exhibited.

Further, the stage 250 is provided with a second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276. The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is not configured to guide the game ball, but is visually recognized to guide the game ball. Since the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as guiding the game ball, the player thinks that the game ball is guided by the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276, and pays attention to the movement of the game ball. The player plays the game. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's attention to the game by using the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276.

If the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is not provided and the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a guide means for guiding the game ball instead of the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276, the guide means is provided. Due to this, the game ball may be excessively guided, and the game ball may excessively enter the operation opening 84. According to the above-mentioned embodiment, since the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is provided, the game ball excessively enters the operation opening 84 while increasing the degree of attention of the player with respect to the movement of the game ball. Can be suppressed.

The stage 250 is provided with the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276. Since the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized to guide the game ball to the upper guide opening 254, when the game ball is rolling on the stage 250, the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is displayed. A player plays a game with the expectation that the game ball will arrive. As described above, by providing the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 on the stage 250, the player's attention to the rolling aspect of the game ball on the stage 250 can be dramatically increased. In addition, the stage 250 is provided with a first crest-side guide recess 262 and a third crest-side guide recess 274. As a result, the player can visually recognize the guide mode in which the game ball is actually guided on the stage 250, and the player thinks that the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 also guides the game ball. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from understanding that the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 does not guide the game ball. Further, the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 and the third crest-side guide recess 274 are similar in appearance. This can make it difficult for the player to distinguish between the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 and the third mountain-side guide recess 274. Therefore, when the player visually recognizes the guide mode of the game ball by the third mountain side guide recess 274, the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 guides the game ball in the same manner as the third mountain side guide recess 274. Can make you think more.

In addition, the first mountain side guiding concave portion 262 and the second valley side pseudo guiding concave portion 276 are arranged vertically on the stage 250, and the first mountain side guiding concave portion 262 has a game ball around the second valley side pseudo guiding concave portion 276. It was configured to induce. Since the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as if the game ball is guided to the upper guide port 254, the player guides the game ball to the upper guide port 254 by the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276. It is considered that the player is playing the game by paying attention to whether or not the game is played. Since the first mountain side guide recess 262 guides the game ball around the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276, the player has more chances to pay attention to whether or not the game ball is guided to the upper guide port 254. The effect of increasing the attention to the game is exhibited.

The first mountain side guide concave portion 262 and the third mountain side guide concave portion 274 guide the game ball by the groove. This makes it possible to provide the guiding means with a relatively easy configuration in which only the groove shape is provided on the stage 250.

The stage 250 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. In addition, the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as if the stage 250 is provided with a groove shape because the protrusion 277 is provided on the back side of the stage 250. This allows the player to visually recognize as if the groove shape is provided in the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 with a relatively easy configuration in which only the protrusion 277 is provided on the back side of the stage 250.

The stage 250 is attached below the variable display unit 84. As a result, the player can simultaneously visually recognize the variable display of the symbols on the variable display unit 84 and the rolling mode of the game balls on the stage 250.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

(1) The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is provided on the stage 250, but the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 may not be provided on the stage 250. For example, the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 may be provided in the center frame 92 and may be visually recognized to guide the game ball to the warp entrance 251. That is, the place where the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is provided is not limited. In this case, the stage 250 need not be provided on the pachinko machine 10.

Here, an embodiment of a pachinko machine different from the pachinko machine 10 in the case where a pseudo guide recess such as the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is not provided in the stage 250 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. .. FIG. 22A is a plan view of the clune 500 as seen from above. Note that description of the same configuration as the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

The clune 500 is made of synthetic resin and has transparency, and when viewed from above, the clune 500 has a circular shape. The clune 500 is provided with a winning opening 501 and a discharge opening 502 through which game balls can enter. The outlets 502 are provided at two places so as to sandwich the winning port 501 (specifically, the winning port 501 is provided at 12 o'clock in the clune 500, and the outlets 502 are provided at 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock. Is provided).

When the game ball enters the winning opening 501, the game state shifts to the big hit state, and when the game ball enters the discharge port 502, the big hit state does not shift.

In the present embodiment, the game ball that has entered the actuation port 84 is configured to enter the clune 500. In addition, the clune 500 has a configuration in which the game ball can roll, and after the game ball repeats rolling, the game ball enters the winning opening 501 or the outlet 502.

Here, the guide recess 503 provided in the discharge port 502 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22B is an enlarged view of the periphery of the guide recess 503 and an end view taken along the line FF. The guide recess 503 has a groove shape extending from the discharge port 502 toward the center of the clin 500, and the width of the groove increases toward the discharge port 502. Further, as shown in the end view of FIG. 22B, the guide recess 503 has a groove deeper toward the discharge port 502 side. By these, it becomes possible to guide the game ball that has reached the guide recess 503 to the discharge port 502.

Next, the pseudo guide recess 504 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG.22(c) is the enlarged view of the winning opening 501 periphery, and the GG line end view. As shown in the GG line end view of FIG. 22C, a convex portion 505 extending from the back side of the winning opening 501 toward the center of the clune 500 is provided. The width and height of the convex portion 505 are increased toward the winning opening 501 side. Since the clune 500 has transparency, when the clune 500 is viewed from above as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 22C, the convex portion 505 is seen through and the groove shape from the winning opening 501 is seen. It is visually recognized as if it extends. The portion visually recognized as if it has this groove shape is referred to as a pseudo guiding recess 504.

As shown in the end view of FIG. 22C, the pseudo guiding recess 504 has a planar shape. However, since the convex portion 505 is visible through, the pseudo guide concave portion 504 is visually recognized as a groove having an inclined portion, and further, the groove is deeper toward the winning opening 501 side. .. Accordingly, when the game ball reaches the pseudo guide recess 504, the player thinks that the game ball is guided to the winning opening 501 by the pseudo guide recess 504. That is, the pseudo guiding recess 504 in the present embodiment is not configured to actually guide the game ball by the same method as the second valley side pseudo guiding recess 276 in the above embodiment, but the game ball is It is visually recognized as if to guide.

Since the pseudo guiding recess 504 does not actually guide the game ball, it is possible to prevent the game ball from excessively entering the winning opening 501 by guiding the game ball by the pseudo guiding recess 504. Further, since the pseudo guide recess 504 is visually recognized to guide the game ball, the player expects that the game ball will reach the pseudo guide recess 504 and the game ball will be guided to the winning opening 501, thereby playing the game. Since this is done, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the pseudo guide recess 504 is visually recognized as if the winning port 501 has a groove shape, and the discharge port 502 is provided with the guide recess 503, but the configuration is not limited to this. A guide recess 503 is provided in the winning opening 501. The pseudo guide recess 504 may be visually recognized as if the discharge port 502 has a groove shape. It is possible to adjust the degree of expectation that the game ball will enter the winning opening 501 and the outlet 502 by providing the guide recess 503 or visually recognizing the game ball as being guided by the pseudo guide recess 504.

Furthermore, the clune 500 may be multi-tiered. For example, the clune 500 is provided in two stages up and down, and when a game ball enters the winning opening of the upper clune provided above, the gaming ball is rolled by the lower clune provided below. Therefore, it is conceivable that the gaming state shifts to the jackpot state when the gaming ball enters the winning opening in the lower clune. In this case, by adjusting the number of winning holes and outlets provided in the upper clune and the lower clune, it is possible to adjust the degree of expectation of shifting to the jackpot state when a game ball enters the clune 500. It will be possible. Further, the above-mentioned degree of expectation can be adjusted depending on whether the guide recess 503 or the pseudo guide recess 504 is provided in the winning opening or the discharge opening.

Note that the clunes 500 may be provided in any number of stages, and the clunes 500 provided in multiple stages do not have to be vertically arranged. Further, the numbers of the winning openings 501 and the discharge openings 502 in the respective crunes provided in multiple stages may be different, and the winning openings 501 and the pseudo guiding recesses 504 are provided in the respective crunes. The discharge port 502 may be different. For example, in the upper clune, the guide hole is provided with a guide recess 503, and the outlet is provided with a pseudo guide recess 504. Further, in the lower clune, it is conceivable that the winning opening is provided with the pseudo guiding recess 504 and the discharge opening 502 is provided with the guiding recess 503.

(2) The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is visually recognized as if it guides the game ball to the upper guide port 254, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration.

The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 may be visually recognized anywhere to guide the game ball. For example, the game ball may be visually recognized so as not to enter the upper guide opening 254. That is, the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 does not have to be visually recognized to guide the game ball to the advantage of the player.

Further, like the third mountain side guide recess 274, it is not necessary for the means for actually guiding the game ball to guide the game ball to the advantage of the player, so that the game ball does not enter the upper guide opening 254. The third mountain side guide recess 274 may guide the game ball.

(3) The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is configured to be visually recognized as if it has a groove shape, but is not limited to such a configuration. For example, it may be visually recognized as having an inclination that flows downward through the game ball. That is, the configuration of the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is not limited as long as the game ball is visually recognized as if it is guided.

(4) The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 was visually recognized by the protrusion 277 as if it had a groove shape, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 may be visually recognized as guiding the game ball by pasting a picture or a photograph, or the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 guides the game ball by using light. You may make it visually recognized as if. That is, the second valley side pseudo guide recess 276 is not configured to guide the game ball, but may be visually recognized as if guiding the game ball.

(5) The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 is recessed when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 because the protrusion 277 has a protruding shape on the back side of the stage 250. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.

Since the convex portion 277 has a groove shape, the second valley-side pseudo guide concave portion 276 may be visually recognized as if it is a groove shape or as if it is a protruding shape.

(6) The first mountain side guide concave portion 262 is provided above the stage 250, and the place visually recognized to guide the game ball by the second valley side pseudo guide concave portion 276 is provided below the first mountain side guide concave portion 262. However, the configuration is not limited to this.

The game ball may be visually recognized to be guided by the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 above the stage 250, and the first mountain-side guide recess 262 may be provided below the game ball.

(7) The first mountain side guide concave portion 262 and the third mountain side guide concave portion 274 guide the game ball by the groove shape, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.

At least one of the first mountain side guide concave portion 262 and the third mountain side guide concave portion 274 may have a convex shape instead of a groove shape, or may have an inclined portion and guide the game ball by the inclined portion. ..

(8) The stage 250 is one in which the game ball rolls in the left-right direction, but is not limited to this configuration. For example, even if a game ball flows into the stage 250, it is possible that the game ball is flown in the front direction of the stage 250. That is, the structure of the stage 250 is not limited.

(9) Although the stage 250 has transparency, it is not limited to this structure.

The stage 250 does not need to have transparency, and may be visually recognized as if the second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 guides the game ball. For example, a groove is provided on the stage 250, and the groove is visually recognized as if it is inclined so as to guide the game ball to the upper guide opening 254, but in reality, the groove is provided with an inclination. Something is not possible.

(10) Although the stage 250 is attached to the center frame 92, the configuration is not limited to this.

The stage 250 may be provided anywhere in the game area, may be provided above the game area, or may be provided below the game area. That is, the place where the stage 250 is provided is not limited.

In addition, in order for the player to pay attention to the rolling mode of the game ball on the stage 250, it is desirable that the stage 250 be near the variable display unit 92. Moreover, it is desirable that the stage 250 is provided above the operating port 84 so that the game ball rolled on the stage 250 may enter the operating port 84.

(11) The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 and the third peak-side guide recess 274 have similar appearances, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The second valley-side pseudo guide recess 276 and the third crest-side guide recess 274 do not have to have similar appearances.

(12) In the above embodiment, the first specific lamp portion 93 is provided above the display screen of the symbol display device 91, but it may be provided at another position. For example, the first specific lamp portion 93 may be provided near the outlet 87.

(13) In the above embodiment, the first specific lamp section 93 is provided separately from the symbol display device 91 that performs variable display of the first symbol, but the first specific lamp section 93 may not be provided.

(14) In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 10 including the symbol display device 91, but may be applied to other types of pachinko machines. For example, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine equipped with a winning prize device apparatus provided with a game ball rolling unit, an advantageous opening, and the like. Further, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

10... Pachinko machine as a game machine, 11... Outer frame, 81... Game board, 84... Actuation port, 91... Diagram display device, 92... Center frame, 250... Stage, 254... Upper guide port, 257... First roll Moving surface, 258... Second rolling surface, 259... Third rolling surface, 262... First crest side guiding concave portion, 274... Third crest side guiding concave portion, 276... Second valley side pseudo guiding concave portion, 277... Convex portion.

Claims (1)

A ball entrance that is formed in the game area and allows game balls to enter
When there is a game ball in the ball entrance, a granting means capable of granting a profit to the player,
A game ball rolling means having a game ball rolling surface which is provided above the ball entrance and extends in the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the game machine,
Equipped with
The game ball rolling means,
A guide unit for guiding a game ball to the entrance,
When the game ball arrives, guiding means for guiding the game ball to a predetermined position,
Although not configured to guide the game ball, pseudo guide means visually recognized to guide the game ball to the guide portion,
Equipped with
The game ball rolling surface is a curved surface having a mountain portion and a valley portion,
The pseudo guiding means is provided at the lowest position of the valley,
The guiding means is an uneven portion that guides the game ball through a groove,
The pseudo guiding means is a pseudo uneven portion which is visually recognized as if an uneven portion for guiding the game ball by the groove is provided.
The game ball rolling surface is formed of a transparent or translucent material that allows the back side to be seen through from the front side of the game ball rolling surface,
The pseudo uneven portion is visually recognized as if the uneven portion is provided on the game ball rolling surface by providing the uneven portion on the back side of the game ball rolling surface ,
As the game ball rolling surface, has a first game ball rolling surface, a second game ball rolling surface, and a third game ball rolling surface that are arranged side by side,
Of these respective game ball rolling surfaces, the first game ball rolling surface is provided on the most upstream side, and the third game ball rolling surface is provided on the most downstream side,
The guide portion has a guide port through which a game ball can pass, and the guide port is provided so as to straddle the second game ball rolling surface and the third game ball rolling surface, The game ball that has passed through the guide opening is configured to be guided to the entrance opening by passing through a predetermined guide passage and being discharged from the discharge opening provided above the entrance opening,
The pseudo guide means is formed on the second game ball rolling surface so as to be visually recognized to guide the game ball to the guide opening,
As the guiding means,
First guide means provided on the first game ball rolling surface and provided so as to guide the game ball to the pseudo guide means, and vertically aligned with the pseudo guide means,
Second guide means provided on the third game ball rolling surface and provided so as to guide the game ball to the guide opening and to be vertically aligned with the pseudo guide means,
A gaming machine characterized by having .

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