JP6962405B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed on the front side, and the game board is provided with winning openings at a plurality of places where a game ball fired in the game area can be won. In addition, an out port is provided in which a game ball that has not won a prize flows into any of the plurality of winning holes. The game ball launched into the game area is guided to the back side of the game board via the winning opening or the out opening after passing through the game area. A collection path and a discharge port are provided on the back side of the game board, and the game balls guided to the back side of the game board are collected at the entrance of the path connected to the discharge port by the collection path, and are collected from the discharge port to the hole side. It is discharged to the island equipment .

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-334022

However , there may be room for improvement in the configuration in which the winning section and the discharge ball passage are arranged in the game area.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a winning portion and a discharge ball passage can be suitably arranged in a gaming area.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is
In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member that forms a gaming area on which the gaming ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of rear passages through which the gaming ball passes through the gaming area toward the rear side of the gaming member.
In the plurality of rear passages, one or a plurality of winning ball passages through which the winning game ball passes to the winning section where the winning ball is paid out when the game ball enters.
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages through which the game ball passes is provided with the discharge portion discharged outside the game area as an entrance portion without winning a prize in the prize portion.
Winning ball passage lowermost located lowermost among the plurality of winning ball path is a bottom winning ball passage,
On the front side of the gaming member, and the outer frame portion forming the front side is flat viewing section a player covers visibly the game area, the portion surrounding the visible part protrudes on the front side with respect to said viewing portion Is provided,
The visual recognition portion is formed by a window member attached so as to cover the window portion which is surrounded by the outer frame portion and has an opening formed from the rear side.
The window member is attached to a frame member having the outer frame portion, the operation portion on which a predetermined operation is performed by the player, and the ball storage portion in which the game ball is stored to form the front side member.
Front side members, relatively movable provided for releasably the gaming member front side of the gaming member,
The bottom winning ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part overlaps the rear side of a part of the frame member.
The one or a plurality of discharge ball passages are characterized in that they are arranged at a height position at which at least a part of them can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine through the viewing unit.

According to the present invention, the winning portion and the discharge ball passage can be suitably arranged in the game area.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine seen from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. It is a perspective view which shows the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. It is a front view of the intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of the intermediate unit. It is a rear view of the back pack unit. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the periphery of the winning device of a game board. It is a perspective view of the winning device seen from the front side. It is a perspective view of the winning device seen from the rear side. It is an exploded perspective view of the winning device seen from the front side. It is a perspective view of the front side unit seen from the rear side. It is an exploded perspective view of the front side unit seen from the rear side. It is a perspective view of the winning device which shows the closed state. It is a perspective view of the winning device which shows the open state. (A) is a cross-sectional view of a portion around a variable winning opening showing a closed state, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of a portion around a variable winning opening showing an open state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relative position of a winning device and a front door frame.

Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a kind of gaming machine, will be described in detail. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configurations of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 5 is an intermediate unit. It is a front view of 13. In addition, in FIGS. 3 and 5, the configuration in the gaming area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a game machine main body 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 in the forward direction. Have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape in which four sides are fixed, with the wooden plate material as the upper side and the lower side and the aluminum plate material as the left and right sides. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the amusement park by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island equipment. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an indispensable configuration, and a member having the same inner shape as the outer frame 11 or the outer frame 11 and having the game machine main body 12 support structure and the locking structure of the outer frame 11 is a game. It may be a configuration provided in the field.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the intermediate unit 13. ing. The intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is the rotation tip when viewed from the front. It is possible to rotate forward as the side (opening and closing tip side). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is rotated when viewed from the front. It can rotate backward as the moving tip side (opening and closing tip side).

As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a locking mechanism 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 so that it cannot be opened with respect to the outer frame 11 and a front. It has a function of locking the door frame 14 to the intermediate unit 13 so that it cannot be opened. As shown in FIG. 1, each of these locked states is obtained by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the key cylinder of the locking mechanism 16 provided exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. It will be released.

As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is mainly composed of a frame-shaped frame unit 21 having an outer shape substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. The frame unit 21 has a function as an inner frame to which the game board 23 can be detachably attached from the front side, and the game area 23a formed on the game board 23 is detachably attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13. .. As shown in FIG. 3, the state of the game area 23a can be visually recognized from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 30 provided on the back side of the front door frame 14.

The front door frame 14 is rotatably attached to the front surface side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are provided on the rotation base end side of the front door frame 14, and the front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 engage with the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the intermediate unit 13.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front door frame 14 is formed in a rectangular shape having substantially the same outer shape as the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 14a having an opening smaller than that of the window panel unit 30 so that the outer peripheral edge of the window panel unit 30 is not exposed in a front view (see FIG. 2). Since the window portion 14a is covered from the back side by the window panel unit 30, the front door frame 14 to which the window panel unit 30 is attached covers almost the entire front side of the intermediate unit 13.

As shown in FIG. 3, the window panel unit 30 includes a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 31 and 32 having an outer shape larger than that of the window portion 14a and having transparency, and a fixed frame 33 for integrating the transparent glasses 31 and 32. ing. The fixed frame 33 is formed of synthetic resin in an annular shape slightly larger than the transparent glasses 31 and 32, and the outer peripheral edges of the transparent glasses 31 and 32 are adhered to the fixed frame 33 so that the window panel unit 30 is integrated. It is said to be double glazing.

The window panel unit 30 is colorless and transparent with transparent glasses 31 and 32, but is not limited to this, and may be colorless and transparent with synthetic resin, and the window is formed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. As long as the game area 23a can be visually recognized through the panel unit 30, it may be formed to be colored transparent instead of colorless and transparent.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of illumination portions 24 having a light emitting diode (LED) or the like as a light emitting means are provided around the window portion 14a in the front door frame 14. In these illumination units 24, lighting and blinking are performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. Further, the illuminated portion 24 on the upper side of the window portion 14a has a built-in LED that lights up when a predetermined error such as a shortage of payout balls is insufficient, and an LED that lights up during prize ball payout. Further, a sound output unit 27 composed of a metal plate or the like having a large number of holes formed is provided on the upper right side and the upper left side of the window portion 14a, and a sound output unit 27 is provided on the back side of the sound output unit 27 according to the game state. It has a built-in speaker that outputs sound effects.

As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bulging portion 28 and a lower bulging portion 29 bulging toward the front side are arranged vertically below the window portion 14a in the front door frame 14. The upper bulging portion 28 is provided with an upper plate 28a that is open upward, and the lower bulging portion 29 is provided with a lower plate 29a that is also opened upward. The upper plate 28a has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 110 side while arranging them in a row. Further, the lower plate 29a has a function of storing excess game balls in the upper plate 28a. It is not necessary to separately provide the upper plate 28a and the lower plate 29a to store the game balls at a plurality of places, and the lower plate 29a is abolished and only the upper plate 28a is provided. Is also good.

An input device 41 manually operated by the players is attached to the front side of the upper plate 28a (storage area of the game ball) in the upper bulging portion 28. The input device 41 is an operation device used when an effect corresponding to a player's operation is performed on the display screen 94a or the like of the symbol display device 94, and a plurality of types of operations such as pressing operation and rotation operation are possible. It has an operation unit.

The lower plate 29a is installed at the lower portion of the front door frame 14 so as to be offset to the left side in the front view, and is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape on the right side in the front view with respect to the lower plate 29a, and is a flat sound output unit. A speaker accommodating portion 29c in which 29b is formed toward the front side is provided. The speaker accommodating portion 29c is continuously formed on the lower plate 29a as a part of the lower bulging portion 29, and inside the speaker accommodating portion 29c, a speaker that outputs a sound effect or the like according to a gaming state is accommodated. There is. In the front door frame 14, sound effects and the like are output from a total of three locations, the sound output units 27 installed at the upper two locations and the sound output units 29b installed at the lower portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, a firing operation device 45 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 29 in the front door frame 14 so as to project toward the front side. The launch operation device 45 is a device operated to launch a game ball into the game area 23a, and as shown in FIG. 2, an annular operation handle 47 is rotatably supported with respect to the operation base 46. Therefore, the operation handle 47 is rotated by the player when the game ball is launched. In this case, the rotational operation amount of the operation handle 47 is detected by a variable resistor as an operation amount detecting means built in the operation base 46. Further, in the launch operation device 45, a touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 47 is built in the operation base 46, and the game ball is launched in a state where the operation handle 47 is rotated. A stop operation lever 48, which is operated to stop the vehicle, is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of synthetic resin, and has a front door side upper plate passage portion 51 leading to the upper plate 28a, a front door side lower plate passage portion 52 leading to the lower plate 29a, and a foul ball passage portion 55. Have. At the upper corner of the passage forming unit 50, a payout ball receiving port 53 that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed, and the receiving port 53 is partitioned to the left and right by a partition wall 54 on the front door side. The passage entrance of the plate passage portion 51 and the passage entrance of the lower plate passage portion 52 on the front door side are formed respectively.

The foul ball passage portion 55 is a portion that forms a passage for discharging the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 to the lower plate 29a as a foul ball that has not reached the game area 23a. As shown in FIG. 3, the foul ball passage portion 55 is provided with a foul ball receiving portion 56 opened upward. The foul ball is received from the foul ball receiving portion 56, and the foul ball is guided to the lower plate passage portion 52 on the front door side, so that the game ball entering the foul ball passage portion 55 is discharged to the lower plate 29a. .. The foul ball passage portion 55 may be connected to the upper plate 28a instead of the lower plate 29a, and the foul ball may be discharged to the upper plate 28a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball launching mechanism 110 is a component that is exposed to the front side when the front door frame 14 is opened, and is provided in the lower right portion on the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball launching mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic launching solenoid 111 provided as a launching device, a launching rail 112, and a ball feeding device 113. The ball feeding device 113 supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 28a one by one on the launch rail 112. In this case, the supplied game ball is arranged on the protruding path of the plunger 114 provided as the launching portion in the launching solenoid 111. Then, by inputting an electric signal to the launch solenoid 111, the plunger 114 moves toward the game ball on the launch rail 112, and the game ball is launched toward the game area 23a. The electric actuator of the game ball launch mechanism 110 is not limited to the launch solenoid 111, and a launch motor or the like may be used.

As shown in FIG. 5, a dish passage forming member 121 is arranged on the left side of the intermediate unit 13 and on the left side of the launch rail 112. The frame unit 21 is provided with a through hole that penetrates the portion where the dish passage forming member 121 is provided in the front-rear direction, and the dish passage forming member 121 is screwed into the frame unit 21 so as to cover the through hole from the front side. It has been stopped.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dish passage forming member 121 has an upper dish passage portion 122 on the main body side and a lower dish passage portion 123 on the main body side. When the front door frame 14 is closed, the payout ball receiving port 53 (see FIG. 3) of the passage forming unit 50 provided in the front door frame 14 enters the lower portion of the dish passage forming member 121. The front door side upper plate passage portion 51 is arranged below the main body side upper plate passage portion 122, and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 is arranged below the main body side lower plate passage portion 123.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower portion of the dish passage forming member 121 is provided with a shutter 124 that regulates the outflow of game balls from the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 123. .. The shutter 124 is provided so as to be switchable between a blocking position that narrows the exit portions of both passages to prevent the outflow of the game ball and an allowable position that allows the outflow of the game ball. Further, an urging member for urging the shutter 124 toward the blocking position is attached to the frame unit 21, and when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the shutter 124 is urged by the urging force of the urging member. Is configured to stay in the blocking position. As a result, when the front door frame 14 is opened while the game balls are stored in the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 or the main body side lower plate passage portion 123, the inconvenience that the stored balls are spilled is avoided. ing. On the other hand, in the state where the front door frame 14 is closed, the shutter 124 is set to the allowable position against the urging force by the outer peripheral portion of the payout ball receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. Pushed back. In this state, the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 and the front door side upper plate passage portion 51 communicate with each other, the main body side lower plate passage portion 123 and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 communicate with each other, and the game ball flows down. Permissible.

Next, the configuration of the game board 23 forming the game area 23a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 23.

The game board 23 includes a game board 23b having a transparent synthetic resin plate material and a sheet material covering the front side or rear side plate surface of the plate material, and the entire surface thereof is exposed on the front side of the frame unit 21. ing. A game area 23a on which the game ball flows down is formed on the exposed portion, that is, on the front surface of the game board 23. As described above, since the front side of the game area 23a is covered with the transparent glasses 31 and 32, the front side of the game area 23a is partitioned by the transparent glass 32 on the rear side. Further, the back side of the game area 23a is partitioned by the front surface of the game board 23b. The plate material constituting the game plate 23b may be formed of wooden plywood or a single plate.

The game area 23a is set to have dimensions in the vertical and horizontal directions over almost the entire area of the game board 23 when viewed from the front, and only the lower right portion is formed in a substantially circular shape protruding to the lower right side. The outer periphery of the game area 23a is partitioned by the guide rail 100 and the partition member 107. The guide rail 100 is composed of an arc-shaped inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 fixed to the front left side portion of the game board 23, and the arc-shaped guide to the left side of the game area 23a by the inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102. The passage 103 is formed.

An inlet portion 104 of the guide passage 103 is formed at the lower end portion of the guide passage 103, and the inlet portion 104 and the launch rail 112 are provided apart from each other (see FIG. 5). An exit portion 105 of the guidance passage 103 is formed at the upper end portion of the guidance passage 103, and a return prevention member 106 for preventing the return of the game ball reaching the game area 23a into the guidance passage 103 is formed at the outlet portion 105. Is installed.

When the operation handle 47 of the launch operation device 45 (see FIG. 1) is manually operated by the player, the game ball launched from the game ball launch mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) provided in the lower right portion of the intermediate unit 13. Passes through the guidance passage 103, expands the entrance of the game area 23a closed by the return prevention member 106 at the exit portion 105 of the guidance passage 103, and enters the game area 23a. If the launching force of the game ball is too weak, the game ball does not reach the game area 23a and begins to fall in the guidance passage 103, and falls between the entrance portion 104 of the guidance passage 103 and the launch rail 112. In the closed state of the front door frame 14, the foul ball receiving portion 56 is arranged between the entrance portion 104 and the launch rail 112, and the game ball that has not reached the game area 23a passes through the foul ball passage portion 55. Is discharged to the lower plate 29a.

The partition member 107 partitions the right side of the game area 23a, is formed vertically by molding a synthetic resin, and is screwed to the front surface of the game plate 23b. The partition member 107 has a size starting from the right end portion on the upper side of the outer rail 102 and extending to the right end portion on the lower side of the inner rail 101.

A pedestal part on which a certificate stamp 107a on which a model name or the like is printed is attached to the upper end portion of the partition member 107, and a certificate stamp 107b on which a manufacturer name, serial number, etc. are printed is attached to the lower end portion of the partition member 107. Is fixed. These certificate stamps 107a and 107b are arranged at positions visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 via the transparent glasses 31 and 32.

The game board 23b is formed with a plurality of large and small through holes that penetrate in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each through hole is provided with each member forming a part where a game ball enters, such as a general winning opening 81, a variable winning opening 303, an upper operating opening 301, a lower operating port 302, and a through gate 84, and a center. The frame 85, the main display device 96, and the like are attached.

When a ball enters the general winning opening 81, the variable winning opening 303, the upper operating opening 301, and the lower operating opening 302, it is a sensor (not shown) as a detecting means arranged on the back side of the game board 23 or the like. ), And a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the detection result. In this case, when the ball enters the upper operating port 301 and when the ball enters the lower operating port 302, three prize balls are paid out, and the ball enters the general winning opening 81. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when it occurs, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary, for example, the number of prize balls related to the lower operating port 302 is larger than the number of prize balls related to the upper operating port 301, and the number of prize balls of both operating ports 301 and 302 is large. It may be different. Further, the number of prize balls related to the variable winning opening 303 is not limited to a configuration that is larger than the number of other prize balls. For example, the configuration may be the same as the number of prize balls related to the general winning opening 81, and the configuration is small. May be.

A center frame 85 is provided in the central portion of the game area 23a, and a symbol display device 94 is arranged behind the center frame 85. The symbol display device 94 is a device that variablely displays (or variablely displays or switches) a symbol that is a kind of symbol on the display screen 94a, and is attached to the back side of the game board 23b. The center frame 85 is provided so as to surround the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 in front view, and is attached to the game board 23b from the front side. A transparent protective plate formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate is provided on the front side of the symbol display device 94 and on the rear side of the center frame 85, and the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 is transparent. It is visible from the front side via a protective plate.

The game area 23a is divided on both the left and right sides of the center frame 85 by providing the center frame 85 in the center thereof, and the game ball launched into the game area 23a is either the left side or the right side of the center frame 85. Flow down. In the game area 23a, a large number of nails 87 as game nails are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (accessories) such as a windmill are arranged.

On the lower side of the center frame 85, the game area 23a is continuous in the left-right direction, and a path of the game ball is formed so as to surround the center frame 85. The game ball that has flowed down to the left or right of the center frame 85 also passes through the lower side of the center frame 85 and is discharged from the game area 23a.

An out port 304 is provided at a position corresponding to the lowermost part of the game board 23 at the lower part of the game area 23a. A game ball that has flowed down the game area 23a and has not finally entered the various winning openings or the like is discharged from the game area 23a through the out opening 304. The out openings 304 are provided at two positions shifted to the left and right sides with respect to the lower center of the game area 23a.

Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through the predetermined opening, and not only the mode in which the game ball is discharged from the game area 23a after passing through the opening, but also the game area 23a after passing through the opening. It also includes aspects that are not discharged from. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the ball from entering the game ball into the out opening 304, the general winning opening 81, the variable winning opening 303, the upper operating opening 301, the lower operating port 302, or the through gate 84 The entry of a game ball is also referred to as a prize.

The upper operating port 301, the lower operating port 302, and the variable winning port 303 are configured as a part of the winning device 300 provided on the lower side with respect to the center frame 85. The through gate 84 is provided on the left side and the right side of the center frame 85, respectively.

The upper operating port 301, the lower operating port 302, and the variable winning opening 303 are all opened upward. Further, the upper operating port 301 is located at the uppermost position, and the operating ports 301, 302 and the variable winning opening 303 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction in the order of the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning opening 303.

The lower operating port 302 is normally in a closed state (non-supported state or non-guided state), and is in an open state (supported state or guided state) when a lottery based on the passage of the game ball of the through gate 84 is won. Become. When the lower operating port 302 is closed, the game ball cannot win the lower operating port 302, and when the lower operating port 302 is opened, the lower operating port 302 can be won.

The variable winning opening 303 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot win a prize, and when a transition to an open / close execution mode (special game state) such as a big hit is won, a predetermined opening that makes it easy for the game ball to win a prize. It can be switched to the state. As an opening mode of the variable winning opening 303, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is set as one round, and the variable winning opening 303 is repeated up to a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds). Be released.

The details of the configurations of the upper and lower operating ports 301 and 302, the variable winning opening 303 and the out opening 304, and their surroundings will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10 and 10.

In the symbol display device 94, the variable display of the symbol is started based on the winning of the upper operating port 301 or the lower operating port 302. The variation display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in a visible area that can be visually recognized from the front view. For example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and the fluctuation display is such that these symbols are scrolled in the left-right direction. It is supposed to be done. Then, when a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the preset effective line, the open / close execution mode is generated. The variation display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in accordance with the variation display performed in the main display unit of the main display device 96.

A main display device 96 for displaying the state of the game is provided on the lower left side of the center frame 85. The main display device 96 is configured to have a display in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged side by side, and is provided on the outside of the outer rail 102 corresponding to the outside of the game area 23a. From the upper left, the main display unit, the accessory display unit, the status display unit, the hold display unit, and the like are provided in this order.

In the main display unit, the variation display of the pattern is performed by triggering the winning of the upper operating port 301 or the lower operating port 302, and as a result of stopping the variation display, based on the winning of the upper operating port 301 or the lower operating port 302. The result of the internal lottery that was held will be clearly indicated by the display. In the pachinko machine 10, the winning of the upper operating port 301 and the winning of the lower operating port 302 are distinguished in the internal lottery, and the internal lottery is performed based on either the winning of the upper operating port 301 or the lower operating port 302. The result of is clearly indicated on the main display. Then, when the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the upper operating port 301 or the lower operating port 302 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode, it corresponds to the winning result of each operating port 301, 302. The predetermined stop result is displayed, the fluctuation display is stopped, and then the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode. There is a difference in the benefits obtained by winning between the winning of the upper operating port 301 and the winning of the lower operating port 302, and the opening mode (number of rounds and opening time in one round) of the variable winning opening 303 and the time-saving game state. The game is complicated because the game state that transitions after winning, such as the probability of transition to, may differ depending on the winning operation port. Here, based on the winning of any of the operating ports 301 and 302, the variation display is started on the main display unit and the symbol display device 94, a predetermined stop result is displayed, and the variation display is stopped. It corresponds to one game.

When a plurality of operating ports 301 and 302 are provided, it is not always necessary to make the gaming states that transition after winning differ depending on the operating ports, and the lottery is executed under the same lottery conditions, and each gaming state has the same probability. It may be set to move to. Further, it is not always necessary to provide a plurality of operating ports, and a configuration having only one operating port may be used.

In the accessory display unit, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the through gate 84, and as the stop result of the variation display, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 84 is displayed. Specified by. When the lottery result based on the winning of the through gate 84 was a winning corresponding to the transition to the electric service open state, the predetermined stop result was displayed on the accessory display unit and the variable display was stopped. Later, it shifts to the electric service open state. In the electric service open state, the lower actuating port 302 is in the open state in a predetermined mode.

The state display unit is a part where a display corresponding to a change in the gaming state is performed. In the status display unit, when the game state shifts to the open / close execution mode by displaying a predetermined stop result on the main display unit, or when the game times after the predetermined stop result is displayed reaches a predetermined number of times, etc. Then, when the game state shifts to the normal state before the open / close execution mode, the change in the game state is clearly indicated by the display. Further, in the status display unit, the number of rounds that have been won the transition among the number of rounds set as the opening mode of the variable winning opening 303 when the transition winning of the opening / closing execution mode is won is clearly indicated by the display.

The hold display unit displays the number of times the game ball has won the upper operation port 301 or the lower operation port 302 and the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 in the hold state in which the game has not yet been executed. Clarify. The number of game balls winning in the upper operating port 301 or the lower operating port 302 and the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 are held up to a maximum of 4, and each holding number is displayed by the hold display unit. The information corresponding to the number of holds in the hold display unit is also displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 94, and the number of holds is displayed by a number, the number of characters, or the like.

The main display unit, the accessory display unit, the status display unit, the hold display unit, and the like are composed of a display device in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner, but the present invention is limited to this. However, some or all of the display units may be configured by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT, a segment display device, or a dot matrix display device. In addition, as modes of variable display on the main display unit and the display unit for accessories, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters as a pattern are variablely displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variablely displayed, and a plurality of types of characters are displayed. Other modes may be used, such as a configuration in which a variable display is performed or a configuration in which a plurality of types of colors are switched and displayed.

Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to FIG. 7 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a game board accommodating portion 21a penetrating the front and rear of the opening formed by the frame unit 21, and the game is played on the back side of the intermediate unit 13 through the gaming board accommodating portion 21a. Various parts mounted on the back side of the board 23 are exposed.

As shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped back cover 141 made of synthetic resin is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13. The board back cover 141 is provided over almost the entire back surface of the game board 23, and various parts provided on the back side of the game board 23 are provided as peripheral parts when dust enters, a game ball collides, or the game board 23 is transported. It has a function to protect from a collision with a game ball and to prevent fraud aimed at a sensor or the like that detects a winning of a game ball.

As shown in FIG. 4, a display control device 142 and a voice emission control device 143 are provided side by side in the central portion on the back side of the intermediate unit 13, and on the lower side thereof, a main control of the main game is performed. A control device 160 is provided. The display control device 142 controls the display of the symbol display device 94, and the voice emission control device 143 controls the display of voice, LEDs, lamps, etc. and the control of the display control device 142 according to the instruction from the main control device 160. It controls.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control device 160 accommodates a main control board having a function of controlling the main control of the game (main control circuit) and a function of monitoring the power supply (power failure monitoring circuit), and the board. The transparent resin substrate box 163 provided in the above is provided. Further, the main control device 160 is provided with an open sealing portion 164 as a trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate box 163 is opened. The opening sealing unit 164 cannot be recombined once the release operation is performed, and as a result, the board box 163 of the main control device 160 cannot be resealed once the opening operation is performed. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 7, a mounting seal portion 165 is provided at the left end portion of the main control device 160 when viewed from the rear. The mounting seal portion 165 fixes the support member provided on the game plate 23b side and the main control device 160, and functions as a trace means for leaving a trace when the main control device 160 is removed. In addition to the fixing parts for first mounting the main control device 160, the mounting seal portion 165 is provided with three sets of spare fixing parts, such as temporary removal in the inspection work of the main control device 160 and the main control device 160. It is said that the exchange can be performed up to 3 times, leaving a trace.

A RAM erase switch 166 is provided on the left side of the main control device 160 when viewed from the rear. This pachinko machine 10 has a storage and retention function for various data, and can maintain the state at the time of a power failure even in the unlikely event of a power failure, and can return to the state at the time of a power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become. For example, if the power is shut off in the normal procedure at the end of business at the amusement park, the state before the shutoff is stored in memory, and when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166, the RAM data is initialized. ..

Support metal fittings 132 are provided vertically separated from each other on the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the frame unit 21, and bearing portions 133 provided with through holes at the upper ends of the support metal fittings 132. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the intermediate unit 13. Further, on the back surface of the frame unit 21, a plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the intermediate unit 13 are provided on the rotation tip side (left side in FIG. 7).

Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 formed of a transparent synthetic resin, a payout unit 202, and an external terminal plate 203.

As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack 201 is a protective cover portion 212 formed so as to cover the back base portion 211 forming the peripheral portion of the back pack 201 and the portion that opens to the rear side of the back base portion 211. And have. By the back base portion 211 and the protective cover portion 212, the back pack 201 forms a storage space in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are all closed and the upper part of the back surface is closed and the front side is open. As various parts mounted on the back side, a symbol display device 94, control devices 142, 143, and the like are housed. An opening 212a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower portion of the protective cover portion 212. The back pack 201 does not need to be composed of a separate part from the frame unit 21, and is integrally molded with the frame unit 21, for example, as a part of a part that is integrally molded with the frame unit 21 by resin and has an open front side. A portion corresponding to the back pack 201 may be configured.

As shown in FIG. 8, the external terminal plate 203 is provided at the upper right end portion of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the rear. The external terminal board 203 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal in order to make the management computer of the game hall recognize the state of the pachinko machine 10. The external terminal plate 203 has, as output terminals, an output terminal for outputting a signal during the open / close execution mode, and an output terminal for outputting a signal during the electric service open state in which the lower operating port 302 is frequently opened. An output terminal for outputting a signal when the number of game balls is insufficient in the payout unit 202, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and a signal output each time a predetermined number of game balls are rented out. The output terminal of the above, the output terminal for outputting a signal when the intermediate unit 13 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, the output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, and the like are provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower hook pins 204 are attached to the right end of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the rear. By inserting the hook pin 204 through the bearing portion 133 on the intermediate unit 13 side, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the intermediate unit 13 around the hook pin 204. At the end of the back base portion 211 on the opposite side where the hook pin 204 is not arranged, an insertion portion 211a through which the fixing lever 134 provided in the intermediate unit 13 is inserted is formed up and down. By inserting the fixing lever 134 into the insertion portion 211a and rotating it 90 degrees, a part of the fixing lever 134 comes into contact with the back base portion 211 from the rear, and the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13. NS. Further, a fixed lever 135 (see FIG. 4) is also provided in the central portion on the lower front side of the back pack unit 15, and is inserted into the insertion portion 21b (see FIG. 5) provided on the intermediate unit 13 side before the rotation operation. By doing so, the lower central portion of the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13.

As described above, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the back surface of the intermediate unit 13. When the back pack unit 15 is superposed on the intermediate unit 13 from the back side, most of the main control device 160 is exposed to the back side through the opening 212a as shown in FIG. 9, and the main control device 160 is exposed. Is partially covered by the protective cover portion 212. A connector and wiring for electrically connecting to another control device are provided at the upper end of the main control device 160, and a part related to this wiring and a part of the open sealing part 164 and the mounting sealing part 165 are the protective cover part 212. Covered in. Therefore, while improving the visibility of the main control device 160, it is possible to suppress fraudulent activities and prevent damage due to collision of game balls. The voice emission control device 143 and the like arranged above the main control device 160 are entirely covered with the protective cover portion 212.

As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a payout unit 202 attached to the back base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout unit 202 includes a tank 221 provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 201 and opened upward so as to be able to store game balls, and a tank rail that gently inclines so that the game balls in the tank 221 can be guided toward the downstream side. It has 222, a case rail 223 that guides a game ball in the vertical direction on the downstream side of the tank rail 222, and a payout device 224 provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. By connecting these, the tank 221 It is possible to pay out the required number of game balls supplied to the downstream side of the payout device 224. The game ball paid out by the payout device 224 is supplied to the back side passage portion 225 provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224 (see FIG. 4).

The back side passage portion 225 is formed with three passages for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any of the upper plate 28a, the lower plate 29a, and the tank ball discharge passage. Of these passages, the passage located on the center side of the back pack 201 leads to the upper plate 28a via the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 and the front door side upper plate passage portion 51, and the outer passage thereof is on the main body side. The lower plate passage portion 123 and the lower plate passage portion 52 on the front door side lead to the lower plate 29a, and the outer passage is used as a tank ball discharge passage. The game ball paid out by the payout device 224 is guided preferentially to the passage of the upper plate 28a, and when the passage is filled with the game ball, the game ball is guided to the passage leading to the lower plate 29a branched from the passage. Will be done. In the tank ball discharge passage, by performing a discharge operation on the operation unit 223a of the case rail 223, the game balls stored between the tank 221 and the middle of the case rail 223 are backed without passing through the payout device 224. It is discharged from the discharge port provided at the lower end of the pack unit 15.

As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply device 241 that generates and outputs predetermined electric power required by various control devices and the like and a payout control device 242 are mounted on the lower end portion on the back side of the back base portion 211 so as to be stacked in the front-rear direction. Has been done. The power supply device 241 is provided over the entire width of the back base portion 211. A power switch 245 is provided at the lower right end of the back base portion 211 when viewed from the rear. For example, a main power supply of 24 volts AC is supplied to the pachinko machine 10 via a voltage converter, and the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 245.

The payout control device 242 is a device for controlling the payout of the game ball through the payout unit 202. The payout control device 242 is configured by accommodating the payout control board in a transparent board box 243 provided for accommodating the board, and the open seal portion 244 serves as a trace means for leaving a trace when the payout control board 242 is opened. It is provided. The open sealing unit 244 cannot be recombined once the release operation is performed, and as a result, the board box 243 of the payout control device 242 cannot be resealed once the release operation is performed. ing.

As shown in FIG. 4, a horizontally long ball inlet 213 opened upward and a ball inlet 214 opened sideways are provided as upstream end portions on the front side of the back base portion 211, that is, on the lower portion on the intermediate unit 13 side. A launch ball discharge passage is provided. The game ball that flows down the game area 23a and is guided to the back surface of the game board 23 through one of the openings enters the launch ball discharge passage via any of the two ball entrances 213 and 214. The exit portion of the launch ball discharge passage is formed by opening the lower end surface of the back pack unit 15 with the width of one game ball, and all the game balls launched in the game area 23a pass through the launch ball discharge passage. It is discharged to the island equipment of the amusement park. A detection sensor for detecting a game ball is provided in the middle of the launch ball discharge passage, and a signal corresponding to the number of game balls launched in the game area 23a is output via the external terminal plate 203.

Next, the configuration details of the variable winning opening 303, the out opening 304, and their surroundings will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 10 and later. FIG. 10 is a front view showing the periphery of the winning device 300 of the game board 23. In FIG. 10, the plate-shaped portion covering the front side of the winning device 300 is omitted, and the shape of the wall portion or the like forming the passage of the game ball is schematically shown. Further, in FIG. 10, the portion that affects the flow direction of the game ball and the outer shape of the passage of the game ball leading to the back surface side of the game board 23 are shown by thick lines, and the winning device 300 that has almost no effect on the flow direction of the game ball. The outer shape and screws are shown by thin lines for reference.

The winning device 300 is a device that is arranged in the lower part of the game area 23a and attached to the game board 23b. For example, the front side portion of the winning device 300 is fixed to the front surface of the game board 23b by a plurality of screws. The winning device 300 includes an upper operating port wall portion 321 and a lower operating port wall portion 322 forming the upper operating port 301 and the lower operating port 302, and guide wall portions 323 provided on both the left and right sides of the lower operating port 302. The left and right partition wall portions 324, the upper side wall portion 325, and the guide wall portion 326 related to the variable winning opening 303, and the out opening wall portion 327 for guiding the game ball to the out opening 304 are provided. Each wall portion 321 to 327 is formed of synthetic resin as a part of the winning device 300, is provided so as to project forward from the front surface of the game board 23b, is on the front side of the front surface of the game board 23b, and flows down the game area 23a. It is said that it can come into contact with the playing ball.

The upper operating port wall portion 321 is formed in a box shape that is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball and opens upward, and the game balls are configured to be able to win a prize in the upper operating port 301 one by one. Corresponding to the height position of the upper operating port 301, the upper operating port passage 331 is continuous on the back side (rear side), and the game ball winning the upper operating port 301 has the upper operating port passage 331. It is guided to the back side of the game board 23b via the game board 23b.

The lower actuating port 302 is a part of a pair of movable bodies 341 that can be opened to the left and right with respect to the lower side, and a lower actuating port wall portion 322 that forms a fixed wall portion under the movable body 341. Is formed by. The upper end portions of the pair of movable bodies 341 are close to the lower end portions of the upper operating port wall portion 321 in the closed state, and the game ball cannot win the lower operating opening 302. The pair of movable bodies 341 have a shape in which the inner surfaces facing each other are formed in a plane in a closed state, and the upper end portion of each movable body 341 has an arcuate outer surface so as to be sharp and widen toward the lower side. Has been done.

A shaft support pin 312 that rotatably supports the movable body 341 is inserted under the movable body 341. The pair of movable bodies 341 are rotatably attached to both the left and right sides with reference to the lower side, and rotate so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides to form an open state of the lower operating port 302. Corresponding to the height position of the lower operating port 302, the lower operating port passage 332 is continuous on the back side thereof, and the game ball winning the lower operating port 302 is played via the lower operating port passage 332. It is guided to the back side of the plate 23b.

Guide wall portions 323 that are inclined downward toward the lower operating port 302 are provided on both the left and right sides of the lower operating port 302. The guide wall portion 323 has a function of guiding the game ball toward the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning opening 303 located below the lower operating port 302, and the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning port 303 are opened. In some cases, a large number of game balls are easily won.

The outer shape of the winning device 300 is widely formed in the left-right direction at the height position where the guiding wall portion 323 and the variable winning opening 303 are provided, and the width between the guiding wall portion 323 and the variable winning opening 303 is vertically increased. It is formed narrower than on both sides. Therefore, the game plate 23b is exposed on the front side in the portion between the guide wall portion 323 and the variable winning opening 303, and the nail 87 is installed in that region. Due to the arrangement of the winning device 300 and the nail 87, the guide wall portion 323 formed of synthetic resin and whose orientation cannot be adjusted is located on the upstream side, and reaches the variable winning opening 303 on the downstream side of the guide wall portion 323. The nail 87 can be arranged on the front side. Thereby, the winning ratio of the game ball in the process of guiding the game ball to the variable winning opening 303 can be set by adjusting the angle for a small number of nails 87.

The variable winning opening 303 has an opening formed upward on the lower side of the lower operating opening 302. The variable winning opening 303 is formed as a space portion formed vertically penetrating between the left and right partition wall portions 324 provided apart in the left-right direction, and the space is divided in the vertical direction in the vertical direction. An operating body 342 having a thick plate-like portion is arranged.

Below the variable winning opening 303, a variable winning opening passage 333 leading from the front side to the rear of the game board 23b is continuous. The variable winning opening passage 333 is a large passage on the front side where the game balls can proceed to the rear side, and is divided into two left and right passages on the back side so that the game balls are arranged in a row on the rear side. There are continuous passages that can be passed through. Each variable winning opening passage 333 is provided with a non-contact sensor 313 that detects the passage of the game ball, and it is possible to detect the winning of the game ball. Since a plurality of passages are provided as the variable winning opening passages 333, the variable winning opening 303 can be closed promptly when the number of game balls winning in the variable winning opening 303 reaches a predetermined number.

The lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is located on the front side of the variable winning opening passage 333 and on the lower side (downstream side) of the variable winning opening 303. The lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is formed in a front view arc shape in which both the left and right sides are inclined downward toward the lowermost end portion, and is formed in a strip shape in which the lower end portion is inclined downward to the rear side. The central portion of the inner rail 101 is arranged on the rear side at a position corresponding to the lowermost end of the inner rail 101. The game balls that flow down along the front surface of the game plate 23b and win a prize in the variable winning opening 303 are collected at the lowermost end side while the lower part is supported by the inner rail 101, and are collected by the rear inclined portion of the inner rail 101. It is guided to the variable winning opening passage 333 side.

On the back side of the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101, a lower portion of the winning device 300, which is slightly larger than the variable winning opening passage 333 and protrudes downward, is located. At the lower end of the game board 23b, a through hole 23c having a shape along the outer edge 300a of the winning device 300 and one size larger than the outer edge 300a is provided so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction, and a part of the winning device 300 is provided. It is inserted and arranged from the rear side of the game plate 23b with respect to the through hole 23c.

The operating body 342 is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and forms a closed state in which the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 is closed when the operating body 342 is located on the front side. The moving body 342 has a shape inclined in a chevron shape so that the central portion is the highest and the left and right end sides are lower. In the closed state of the variable winning opening 303, the game ball that has reached the upper surface of the operating body 342 is guided to either the left or right along the inclination direction of the upper surface.

At both left and right ends of the operating body 342, side wall portions 342a of the operating body, which are bent downward in a hook shape and protrude from the front view with respect to the pachinko machine 10 and the game board 23, are provided. The left and right partition wall portions 324 are formed in a stepped shape in which the lower portion from the upper portion is continuous to the center side so as to face the lower end surface of the lower end surface of the moving body side wall portion 342a. The structure is such that the side wall portion 342a of the operating body is supported from below. By providing the left and right partition wall portions 324, the operating body 342 has a structure in which the lower side is supported on the front side from the front surface of the game plate 23b, and even if a large load is applied to the upper surface of the operating body 342, the operating body 342 has a structure. The bending moment generated becomes small and the operating body 342 is less likely to be damaged, and the rigidity of the operating body 342 can be increased as compared with the case where the operating body 342 is simply formed into a plate having a thickness in the vertical direction.

On the upper side of the operating body 342, an upper side wall portion 325 that can come into contact with the game ball flowing down toward the variable winning opening 303 is provided. The upper side wall portion 325, together with the nail 87, is a portion that forms a passage for the game ball from the left and right sides on the upper side of the variable winning opening 303 toward the center side of the variable winning opening 303. The upper side wall portion 325 has a lower outer surface portion facing the operating body 342 located above the operating body 342 with a gap slightly larger than one game ball, and is continuous with the top plate portion 325a in the left-right direction. A sloping wall portion 325b that is continuous diagonally upward from both ends of the top plate portion 325a is provided, and a passage toward the center side of the variable winning opening 303 is formed by the nail 87 and the sloping wall portion 325b. An upper surface passage 335 is formed between the top plate portion 325a and the operating body 342 as a passage toward the upper center side of the operating body 342 on the upper side of the variable winning opening 303.

A vertically long obstacle portion 325c continuous downward from the top plate portion 325a is provided on the central lower portion of the upper side wall portion 325. The obstacle portion 325c is formed by a plate-shaped wall portion having a thickness in the left-right direction, and abuts on the game ball supported on the upper surface of the operating body 342 from the side to hinder the passage of the game ball in the left-right direction. The upper and lower gaps between the moving body 342 and the obstacle portion 325c are so close that the game ball cannot pass to the left and right.

The obstacle portion 325c is provided on the upper side of the central portion corresponding to the uppermost portion of the operating body 342, and the game ball does not come into contact with the uppermost portion of the operating body 342 in the closed state. The central portion of the operating body 342 is separated from the position where the lower side is supported on the front side of the game plate 23b as compared with the both end sides thereof. By making it difficult for the game ball to come into contact with the central portion of the operating body 342, it is possible to easily prevent the operating body 342 from being damaged even if the thickness of the operating body 342 in the vertical direction is set to be thin. Therefore, it is possible to expand the display area visible to the player in the display screen 94a formed above the moving body 342.

On the central side where the variable winning opening 303 is formed with respect to the left and right partition wall portions 324, a guide wall portion 326 continuous from the lower end portion of the partition wall portion 324 to the center side is provided. The guide wall portion 326 forms a support surface having a step higher on the outer side in the left-right direction with respect to the support surface of the game ball formed by the inner surface of the inner rail 101 on the upstream side. The vertical distance between the upper surface of the guide wall portion 326 and the operating body 342 is set to be approximately 1.2 times, which is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball and smaller than 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball. ..

Here, if the vertical distance between the upper surface of the guide wall portion 326 and the operating body 342 is set to 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball, the operating body 342 shifts to the closed state. The game ball becomes easier to bite. This is because the moving body 342 is located at the center position of the upper game ball when the two game balls are vertically connected on the guide wall portion 326. Therefore, a step is provided between the upper surface of the guide wall portion 326 and the upper surface of the inner rail 101 so as not to make the distance easy to bite. The vertical distance between the upper surface of the inner rail 101 and the operating body 342 is set to be approximately twice or more, which is sufficiently larger than 1.5 times the diameter of the game ball. Even on the upper side, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being bitten by the movement of the moving body 342.

The upper surfaces of the left and right partition wall portions 324 are formed so as to be opposite to the operating body 342 and inclined downward in a direction away from the variable winning opening 303, and the left and right partition walls pass through the upper surface of the operating body 342. The game ball that has reached the upper surface of the portion 324 flows down so as to be separated from the variable winning opening 303. Further, the upper surfaces of the left and right partition wall portions 324 are arranged at a height position one step lower than the upper surface of the operating body 342 so as to form a step, and the game ball passing through the upper surface of the operating body 342 is the operating body 342. It is configured so that it is difficult to stop at the gap between the left and right partition wall portions 324.

Out ports 304 are provided on both outer sides, which are opposite to the moving body 342 with reference to the left and right partition wall portions 324. Each out port 304 is formed to open forward with a position lower than the upper surface of each partition wall portion 324 located adjacent to each other as a bottom surface.

On the front side of each out port 304, a wall portion 327 for the out port is provided so that the game ball that has reached the position of the out port 304 can be guided backward from the front side of the game plate 23b and is inclined downward to the rear side. The game ball that has reached the front side of the 304 is guided to the rear side by the wall portion 327 for the out port and flows into the out port 304.

A plurality of narrow grooves 327a continuous in the front-rear direction are provided on the bottom surface of the wall portion 327 for the out port. Dust or the like that has entered the game area 23a can fall into the groove and make it difficult for the ball to stay in the flow path of the game ball, so that the game ball can proceed smoothly.

On both outer sides corresponding to the opposite sides of the compartment wall portion 324 located adjacent to the wall portion 327 for the out port, the out port is inclined downward toward the out port 304 so as to guide the game ball to the out port 304. The outer bottom wall portion 328 and the out port guide bottom wall portion 329a are provided so as to be continuous. The outer bottom wall portion 328 of the out port is formed as a part of the winning device 300, and the out port guiding bottom wall portion 329a is formed separately from the winning device 300 and is one of the decorative members 329 that is formed separately from the winning device 300 and decorates the lower side of the game area 23a. Formed as a part. The decorative member 329 is integrally formed with a wall portion 329b for a general winning opening that forms a general winning opening 81.

The downstream end which is the upper surface of the outer bottom wall portion 328 of the out port and is continuous with the out port 304 is set at a height position lower than the downstream end continuous with the out port 304 on the upper surface of the partition wall portion 324, and is set at a height position of the operating body 342. The game ball that has passed through the upper surface side is guided to the out port 304 with priority over the game ball that has passed through the upper surface side of the outer bottom wall portion 328 of the out port. Therefore, it is possible to prevent ball clogging in which a plurality of game balls collide with each other and stay around the upper surface of the operating body 342 and around the variable winning opening 303, and an overload can be applied to the upper surface of the operating body 342. The sex can be reduced.

In the passage of the game ball formed on the upper surface of the outer bottom wall portion 328 of the out port, a vertically long ridge portion is formed in front of and behind the passage so that the game ball is guided to the out port 304 side while meandering back and forth. It is preferably formed on the wall surface. As a result, the game ball passing through the upper surface side of the moving body 342 can be more easily guided to the out port 304.

On the rear side of the out port 304, an out port passage 334 that guides the game ball from the front side to the rear of the game plate 23b is continuously inclined downward to the rear side. The game ball that has entered the out port 304 is discharged to the outside of the game area 23a via the out port passage 334.

Here, in pachinko machines, there is a tendency to increase the size of the installation area for design display devices, decoration devices, etc. located on the center side of the game machine, which is noticeable to the player, which facilitates free design. In addition, it is possible for the player to easily marvel at the suddenly changing movement of the structure and the displayed contents, and it is possible to easily provide a unique playability different from that of other manufacturers. Further, it is preferable that the area attracting the player's attention such as the operating opening and the variable winning opening and the out opening are arranged at positions that are easily visible to the player, and generally, in the center of the game board 23. In many cases, the display / decoration area, the operating port, the variable winning port, and the out port are arranged in order from the top. However, in such an arrangement order, it is difficult to secure an area required for winning and discharging a game ball, and also to secure an installation area for a display device and a decorative device.

In the present embodiment, the variable winning opening 303 is provided at the lowermost center of the game area 23a, and the out opening 304 is provided at a position shifted in the left-right direction with respect to the variable winning opening 303. Therefore, the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 at the lower center of the game area 23a can be easily installed on the lower side, and the display area of the symbol display device 94 and the center frame 85 are installed on the upper side of the variable winning opening 303. It is possible to easily secure an area.

Further, as a plurality of rear passages through which the game ball passing through the game area 23a passes from the front side to the rear side of the game plate 23b as a game member, each operating port passage 331, 332, a variable winning opening passage 333, and the like. An out-port passage 334 is provided, a variable winning-entrance passage 333 is arranged at the lowermost side of these passages, and an out-entrance passage 334 is arranged at a position higher than the variable winning opening passage 333. .. That is, the variable winning opening passage 333 is located at the lowermost side of the passage through which the game ball passing through the game area 23a is discharged, and the game ball passes through the variable winning opening passage 333 located at the lowermost position. In some cases, it is configured to benefit the player. Therefore, the game ball flowing from the out port 304 into the out port passage 334 is guided to the rear side of the game board 23b at a position higher than the variable winning opening passage 333, and therefore, any of the winning openings 81, 301 to 303 The game ball (lost ball) that has flowed into the out-mouth passage 334 without winning a prize can be quickly transferred to a position that cannot be seen by the player.

Next, the configuration details of the winning device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15. 11 and 12 are perspective views of the winning device 300 viewed from the front side and the rear side, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the winning device 300 viewed from the front side. 14 and 15 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of the front unit 351 corresponding to a part of the winning device 300 as viewed from the rear side.

The winning device 300 is configured by combining a plurality of units attached from the front side and the rear side to the game plate 23b, and includes a front side unit 351 that constitutes the front side portion and a rear side unit 352 that constitutes the rear side portion. It has. With respect to the game plate 23b, the front unit 351 is first positioned and fixed to the game plate 23b, and then the rear unit 352 is aligned with the front unit 351 in the left-right and vertical directions, and then the game plate 23b. Is fixed to.

As shown in FIG. 13, the front unit 351 includes a base unit 361 having a flat plate-shaped base portion 361a whose outer peripheral portion overlaps the front surface of the game plate 23b, and a front cover 362 having a flat plate-shaped front cover portion 362a. ing. The base portion 361a and the front cover portion 362a are arranged at a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball in the front-rear direction, and are located behind the front cover portion 362a and are continuous with the back side of the game board 23. It is configured so that the game ball can be appropriately guided into each of the passages 331 to 334.

The base unit 361 has a front base member 363 made of synthetic resin forming the base portion 361a, a movable body 341, and a solenoid 364 as a driving means for operating the movable body 341. On the front side of the front base member 363, a guide wall portion 323 protruding forward from the base portion 361a and a shaft support pin 312 are integrally formed (see FIG. 13), and the movable body 341 is mounted on the front side base by the shaft support pin 312. It is rotatably supported on the front side with respect to the member 363.

On the back side of the front base member 363, a gutter with an opening on the upper side is provided with a guide passage portion 365 to 367 for guiding the game ball entering the upper and lower operating ports 301 and 302 and the out port 304 to the back side of the game plate 23b. Each passage 331, 332, 334 that guides the game ball to the back surface side of the game plate 23b is formed inside the base portion 361a so as to project from the base portion 361a to the back surface side.

The front cover 362 is a transparent synthetic resin member mainly composed of the front cover portion 362a, and is fixed to the front surface of the front base member 363 with screws to form a part of the base unit 361. As shown in FIG. 15, a plurality of wall portions are integrally formed on the rear side of the front cover 362, which protrudes rearward from the back surface of the flat plate-shaped front cover portion 362a and whose upper surface is inclined to the rear side. ing. Specifically, the above-mentioned upper working port wall portion 321, lower working opening wall portion 322, partition wall portion 324, upper side wall portion 325, guide wall portion 326, out port wall portion 327, and out port outer bottom wall. The portion 328 is formed as a part of the front cover 362. The variable winning opening 303 is formed by opening the left and right wall portions of the left and right partition wall portions 324 and the front and rear wall portions of the front cover portion 362a and the base portion 361a so that the game ball can enter.

An entrance front side protrusion 371, a passage front side protrusion 372, and a passage branch front side protrusion 373 are provided in the lower center on the rear side of the front cover 362 and between the left and right partition wall portions 324. .. The configuration of the entrance front side protrusion 371 and the passage front side protrusion 372 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The aisle branch front side protrusion 373 protrudes to the rear side larger than the entrance front side protrusion 371 and the passage front side protrusion 372, and the upper working port wall portion 321 and the lower working opening wall portion 322, and the out opening opening wall. It is formed so as to be steeper than the portion that guides the game ball such as the portion 327 to the entrance on the rear side. The passage branch front side protrusion 373 is provided at a position facing the front side of the passage partition wall 368 that divides the variable winning opening passage 333 in the left-right direction at the entrance portion, and simply guides the game ball to the rear side. Instead, the game ball that has won a prize at the central portion of the variable winning opening 303 and that collides with the passage partition wall 368 is transferred at high speed. As a result, it is possible to efficiently guide the game balls that have won the variable winning opening 303 into the variable winning opening passage 333, and the number of winning balls for the specified number for opening the variable winning opening 303 once. Variation can be reduced.

A gap larger than the diameter of the game ball is provided between the passage partition wall 368 and the passage branch front side protrusion 373 in the front-rear direction. The front end portion of the passage partition wall 368 is located on the rear side of the entrance portion of the variable winning opening passage 333, and the front end portion thereof has a sharp shape. At the entrance portion of the variable winning opening passage 333, one passage is formed in which two variable winning opening passages 333 are united in the left-right direction, and a variable winning opening passage 333 divided in the left-right direction is formed on the rear side. Will be done. As a result, the game ball guided by the aisle branch front side protrusion 373 can be efficiently guided into the two variable winning opening passages 333.

At the lower end of the rear side of the front cover 362, a gap S is provided between the left and right partition wall portions 324. As described above, the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is positioned so as to overlap the lower side at the position corresponding to the gap S, and most of the game balls winning the variable winning opening 303 are located at the lower end portion of the inner rail 101. The 101a guides the player to the variable winning opening passage 333. Since the game ball is guided to the rear side by using the inner rail 101, the variable winning opening 303 can be arranged on the lower side as compared with the case where the guiding function is added to the front cover 362. The display area of the symbol display device 94 formed on the upper side can be easily enlarged.

The rear unit 352 is a device that is attached to the back surface side of the game plate 23b and moves the operating body 342 that projects forward and backward from the front surface of the game plate 23b through the through hole 23c provided in the game plate 23b. The through hole 23c of the game plate 23b is configured such that most of the upper side is covered by the base portion 361a of the front unit 351 so that the through hole 23c of the game plate 23b is not exposed in the game area 23a.

The rear unit 352 operates with a synthetic resin rear base member 381 screwed and fixed to the back surface side of the game plate 23b, and an operating body 342 operably supported by the rear base member 381 in the front-rear direction. It includes a solenoid 382 (see FIG. 12) as a driving means for operating the body 342, and a solenoid cover 383 that covers the rear side of the solenoid 382.

The operating body 342 has a synthetic resin plate portion 342b having a thickness in the vertical direction at the front end portion, and the rear side portion is movably supported by the rear side base member 381 in the front-rear direction. The plate portion 342b is a portion that closes the variable winning opening 303, and the shape of the front end of the plate portion 342b is such that the central side is recessed from both end sides in the left-right direction and is inclined toward the back side (rear side). ing. When the operating body 342 advances from the open state to the position corresponding to the closed state, the game ball may be in a state of being caught between the operating body 342 and the front cover 362 (front cover portion 362a). Since the front end shape of the plate portion 342b is inclined in the left-right direction, the bitten game ball moves either upward or downward while moving to the central side corresponding to the rear side due to the inclined front end shape. It is easy, and this prevents biting due to the closing of the operating body 342.

On the front surface of the rear unit 352, a positioning pin 384 is provided as a positioning portion that projects forward where the front unit 351 is located. The positioning pins 384 are provided in a substantially columnar shape protruding forward at a plurality of positions separated in the left-right direction. A cylindrical alignment portion 374 into which the tip of the positioning pin 384 can be inserted is provided on the back surface of the front unit 351 as a portion for aligning according to the arrangement position of the positioning pin 384. The positioning pin 384 is fitted in the 374 to accurately align the relative positions of the front unit 351 and the rear unit 352 in the left-right and vertical directions. Therefore, the relative positions of the operating body 342 and the variable winning opening passage 333 provided in the rear unit 352 and the variable winning opening 303, the entrance front protrusion 371, the passage front protrusion 372, etc. formed in the front unit 351. Is appropriate, and it is said that the effect of interaction with each functional part can be surely exhibited.

The rear base member 381 is provided with fixing portions 385 for fixing the rear unit 352 to the game plate 23b at a plurality of locations separated in the left-right and vertical directions. Each fixing portion 385 is provided with a through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, and a fixing screw (not shown) is inserted into the fixing portion 385 from the rear side and fixed to the game plate 23b by screwing. , The rear unit 352 is fixed to the game board 23b.

The solenoid 382 is controlled in the energized state in response to the game state described above by the control of the main control device 160, and the position corresponding to the closed state in which the operating body 342 projects to the front side of the rear unit 352 and the operating body 342. Moves to a position corresponding to the open state, which is located on the rear side of the closed state. Corresponding to the operation of the solenoid 382, the operating body 342 projects forward from the front surface of the game plate 23b in the closed state to close the variable winning opening 303, and is located rearward from the front surface of the game plate 23b in the open state. The variable winning opening 303 is opened.

The solenoid 382 is arranged at a position overlapping the rear side of the variable winning opening passage 333, and is provided so as to protrude below the game area 23a as a height position relative to the game area 23a. The arrangement of the solenoid 382 is realized by attaching the rear unit 352 from the rear side of the game plate 23b and projecting the operating body 342 to the front side of the game plate 23b through the through hole of the game plate 23b. As a result, a large space above the winning device 300 can be secured, and the display area of the symbol display device 94 formed on the upper side of the winning device 300 can be easily expanded.

The solenoid 382 is mounted in the longitudinal direction of itself and vertically along the direction in which the movable portion moves by switching the energized state, and the movable portion of the solenoid 382 is below the main body portion that supports the movable portion. It is preferable that the rotation center of the rotating member (not shown) located on the side and interposed between the movable portion and the operating body 342 is located on the lower side than the main body portion of the solenoid 382 and on the rear side. .. As a result, the vertical length of the solenoid 382 is used to increase the amount of front-rear movement at the upper end portion with respect to the rotation amount of the rotating member, and the rear unit 352 having the rotating member and the solenoid 382 is made smaller. While forming, a sufficient amount of forward / backward movement of the operating body 342 can be secured.

Next, the operations of the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning port 303 provided in the winning device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. 16 and 17 are perspective views of the front side portion of the winning device 300, FIG. 16 shows a closed state of the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning opening 303, and FIG. 17 shows the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning opening. It shows the open state of 303. In addition, in FIGS. 16 and 17, the front side portion of the front side unit 351 is cut off, only the main configuration of the winning device 300 is shown and a part is enlarged and shown, and the game ball is displayed near the entrance of the variable winning opening 303. The figure is shown by a thick solid line, and the lower part of the inner rail 101 is schematically shown by a alternate long and short dash line. Further, in FIG. 17, only the tip portion of the operating body 342 (plate portion 342b) is schematically shown by a broken line.

As shown in FIG. 16, the lower operating port 302 and the variable winning port 303 are not formed with a gap through which the game ball can pass in the closed state, so that the game ball cannot win a prize. The game ball that has passed through the left and right sides of the upper operating port 301 and the game ball that has been guided downward along the inclination by the guide wall portion 323 proceed to the entrance side of the lower operating port 302. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the lower operating port 302 collides with the outer surface of the closed movable body 341, and the lateral side corresponding to either the left or right side of the upper side wall portion 325 located on the bottom surface side of the lower operating port 302. It flows down via.

The game ball that has passed through the side side of the lower operating port 302 and the game ball that is guided from above the out opening 304 to the lower operating port 302 side by a nail 87 or the like proceeds to the side where the variable winning opening 303 is located. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 is supported by contacting the upper surface of the operating body 342 (plate portion 342b) in the closed state, and is guided to either the left or right along the inclination direction of the upper surface. NS. The game ball guided by the upper surface of the operating body 342 (plate portion 342b) is guided to the out port 304 via the upper side of the partition wall portion 324 and the out port wall portion 327.

When the lower operating port 302 is in the open state, as shown in FIG. 17, the entrance portion of the lower operating port 302 opens diagonally upward to the left and right, and a gap through which the game ball can pass is formed in the lower operating port 302. NS. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the lower operating port 302 is guided to the inner surface of the movable body 341 and proceeds to the back side of the lower operating port 302, and wins a prize in the lower operating port 302.

When the variable winning opening 303 is opened, the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 opens upward to form a gap through which the game ball can pass. The game ball that has reached the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 advances between the left and right compartment wall portions 324 and wins a prize in the variable winning opening 303.

Here, the lower center of the game board 23 corresponds to the most downstream part of the game area 23a, and most of the game balls launched into the game area 23a are guided. The out opening is generally located at that position, and a large number of game balls that have not won any of the winning openings are guided to the out opening.

In the present embodiment, the variable winning opening 303 is located at the lower center of the game board 23, and the variable winning opening 303 is always closed by the operating body 342. A large number of game balls flowing down the game area 23a are provided with nails 87, wall portions 323, 325, etc. so as to be guided to the variable winning opening 303, and the player can easily play the game ball in the open state of the variable winning opening 303. It is configured to be able to win a prize. Therefore, in the closed state, a large number of game balls advance toward the moving body 342, and a large number of game balls collide with the moving body 342. Further, when the game ball is clogged in the vicinity of the out port 304 corresponding to the downstream side of the variable winning port 303, a state in which a large number of retained game balls are supported on the upper surface of the operating body 342 may occur. That is, the moving body 342 that operates in the front-rear direction is likely to be repeatedly impacted by the game ball or a considerable load is applied, and it is necessary to have a structure that can withstand the impact and the load.

The winning device 300 of the present embodiment is provided with a support structure for the front side portion of the operating body 342 by the left and right partition wall portions 324 at the left and right end portions of the operating body 342. As the support structure of the operating body 342, as described above, the rear side having the operating body 342, the solenoid 382 that operates the operating body 342, and the rear base member 381 that movably supports the operating body 342 back and forth. The unit 352 is attached to the game plate 23b from the rear side, and the game plate 23b is provided with a through hole 23c through which the operating body 342 can be inserted from the rear side. Further, on the front side of the game plate 23b, there is a partition wall portion 324 that supports the lower side of the operating body 342 on the front side of the front side of the game plate 23b when the operating body 342 is arranged at a position corresponding to the closed state. It is provided.

According to the support structure of the operating body 342, the operating body 342 is arranged so as to project into the game area 23a through the through hole 23c of the game plate 23b, and the solenoid 382 necessary for the operation of the operating body 342 is the game plate 23b. It can be mounted so that it overlaps the rear side. Therefore, it is easy to set the installation space of the operating body 342 on the front side of the game board 23b to be short vertically, and the lower operating port 302 can be arranged close to the upper side of the variable winning opening 303, and the lower side. It is possible to easily set a wide installation space for other parts around the variable winning opening 303 by making it easier to arrange the variable winning opening passage 333 closer to the target. Therefore, it is easy to arrange functional parts such as a flow area of the game ball, an area where the nail 87 can be driven in the front surface of the game board 23b, a display area of the symbol display device 94, and a frame portion as a decoration of the center frame 85. Can be done.

Further, when the operating body 342 is arranged at a position corresponding to the closed state, the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 is supported from below by the left and right partition wall portions 324. Therefore, even when a large load is applied to the upper side of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342, it is possible to suppress the bending and torsional stress generated in the operating body 342 to a low level and prevent the operating body 342 from being damaged.

In particular, due to the configuration in which the variable winning opening passage 333 is installed below any of the out opening passages 334, the operating body 342 forms a passage for the game ball toward the out opening 304, and a large number of games are played. Although there is a possibility that the balls may stay on the upper side of the moving body 342 in a continuous state, the structure is such that the lower side of the moving body 342 is supported, so that the moving body 342 and the rear base member 381, etc., due to the staying of the game balls, etc. Since the bending and torsional stresses that occur can be suppressed low, damage to each member can be prevented.

Further, the operating body 342 is formed continuously in the left-right direction, and the plate portion 342b to which the game ball flowing down from above abuts and the operating body side wall portion 342a continuous below the end portion in the left-right direction of the plate portion 342b. The left and right partition wall portions 324 are located outside the variable winning opening 303 with respect to the moving body side wall portion 342a and face the operating body side wall portion 342a from the side facing portion 324a and the side facing portion 324a. It has a front support portion 324b which is continuous to the inside of the winning portion on the lower side and is formed so as to project to the lower side of the side surface portion. According to such a configuration, the side surface facing portion 324a and the front support portion 324b of the partition wall portion 324 are located on the outer side and the lower side of the operating body side wall portion 342a, respectively, and the side surface portion 342a of the operating body is located on the outer side and the lower side. Movement is restricted. Therefore, the structure is such that the lower side of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 is supported, and the side facing portion 324a can prevent the central side portion of the operating body 342 in the left-right direction from being deformed downward. Therefore, even if the game ball stays, the deformation of the moving body 342 can be suppressed and each part of the moving body 342 can be appropriately arranged at a predetermined position.

Further, on the upper side of the operating body 342, an obstacle portion 325c is provided as a means for preventing the game ball from coming into contact with the central portion of the upper surface of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 in the closed state. Therefore, in the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342, the game ball does not come into contact with the position farthest from the position where the lower side is supported from the partition wall portion 324, so that the bending force applied to the operating body 342 is lowered. It can be suppressed and damage to the operating body 342 can be prevented.

Further, in a part of the operating body 342 on the upper side of the plate portion 342b near the center, one or more game balls are provided between the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 and the bottom surface of the upper side wall portion 325 (top plate portion 325a). An accessible upper surface passage 335 is formed. In the closed state of the variable winning opening 303, the game ball that collides with the plate portion 342b with the momentum toward the center side of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 enters the upper surface passage 335 toward the center side of the plate portion 342b. After advancing, the moving body 342 is folded back along the downward inclination of the plate portion 342b and moved to the end side of the plate portion 342b. Due to the behavior of the game ball, when the moving body 342 is opened after a temporary closed state, the game ball is likely to stay on the upper surface of the plate portion 342b in the closed state, and a plurality of game balls are moved to the moving body 342. Since it is easy to be placed on the upper surface of the ball, it is easy for the game ball to immediately win a prize in the variable winning opening 303 in the subsequent open state. Therefore, the number of game balls guided to the out port 304 can be reduced in a situation where the variable winning opening 303 is repeatedly opened and closed, and the variable winning opening 303 can be efficiently won a prize in the special gaming state. ..

It is preferable that the upper surface of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 is configured such that the game ball can move in the up direction side and the game ball meanders and flows down in the down direction side. For example, a shallow groove having a depth of 1 mm or less, which is sufficiently smaller than the radius of the game ball, is formed on the upper surface of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 so as to meander in a plan view and be continuous in the left-right direction. The upper surface of the portion 342b may be moved back and forth while flowing down to the out port 304 side. As a result, the game ball can be more efficiently won in the variable winning opening 303.

Further, the upper surface passage 335 is preferably set to a height width of 1.5 times or less the diameter of the game balls on which the game balls are not stacked. The height width of the upper surface passage 335 in the present embodiment is set to a slightly larger height width of 1.2 times or less with respect to the diameter of the game ball. Therefore, the upper and lower operating ports 301 and 302 can be arranged close to each other on the upper side of the variable winning opening 303, so that the installation space for other parts can be easily set widely. In addition, a situation in which the game balls are placed in an overlapping state cannot occur in a place away from the position where the lower side is supported from the partition wall portion 324, and damage to the operating body 342 is more reliably prevented. be able to.

The nail 87 and the upper side wall portion 325 as a ball guiding member for guiding the game ball to the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 have moving components from the left and right sides of the plate portion 342b to the center side so that the game ball advances. It is installed in. Specifically, the passage of the game ball formed between the nails 87 (the direction of the passage formed between the two nails 87 on the downstream side) is on the upstream side of the upper surface of the plate portion 342b (that is, the plate portion). The nail 87 is installed so as to face (the center side of 342b). Further, the nail 87 is installed so that the wall surface as a passage of the game ball formed by the plurality of nails 87 and the upper side wall portion 325 and the like faces the upstream side of the upper surface of the plate portion 342b (that is, the central side of the plate portion 342b). At the same time, the upper side wall portion 325 is formed (see FIG. 10). For this reason, the game ball can easily move toward the upstream side of the plate portion 342b, so that the game ball can easily stay on the upper surface of the plate portion 342b, and the game ball can be efficiently won in the variable winning opening 303. be able to. Further, it is also preferable that the obstacle portion 325c is provided at a position corresponding to the uppermost portion of the plate portion 342b which is the upper side of the plate portion 342b and corresponds to the center side in order to cause the game ball to stay. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the game ball vigorously passes over the upper surface of the 342b and is guided to the out port 304 on the opposite side.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 18A and 18B, a configuration for preventing the game ball from being bitten by the movement of the moving body 342 will be described. 18 (a) and 18 (b) are cross-sectional views schematically showing a portion around the variable winning opening 303 of the winning device 300 as viewed from the right side, and FIG. 18 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning opening 303. The open state is shown, and FIG. 18B shows the closed state of the variable winning opening 303. In addition, in FIG. 18A and FIG. 18B, for reference, the front position of the game board 23b is shown by a alternate long and short dash line, and the game ball is also shown.

As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, an entrance front protrusion 371 formed so as to project to the rear side is provided on the back surface side of the front cover 362. The entrance front side protrusion 371 has a substantially triangular cross section and a pointed tip, and projects at a height of approximately 1 mm, which is sufficiently smaller than the diameter of the game ball, with respect to the back surface of the flat front cover portion 362a. There is.

The entrance front side protrusion 371 is provided at a position facing the front end of the operating body 342, and specifically, is formed at a height position substantially the same as the tip portion at the front end of the operating body 342. Further, since the moving body 342 is inclined so that the central portion in the left-right direction is high and the left and right side portions are low, the substantially central portion corresponding to the highest position in the moving body 342 is also high in the entrance front side protrusion 371. , The left and right sides are inclined and continuous in the left-right direction so as to be low (see FIG. 15).

When the operating body 342 is switched from the open state to the closed state, the operating body 342 moves from the rear side to the front side so as to approach the front cover 362. At this time, the game ball may be caught between the front end of the moving body 342 and the front cover 362. In such a case, since the entrance front side protrusion 371 is continuously provided in the left-right direction on the back side of the front cover 362, it is between the front end of the operating body 342 and the entrance front side protrusion 371 of the front cover 362. The sandwiched game ball collides with the entrance front side protrusion 371 and is pushed out to either the upper side or the lower side.

When the game ball moves upward with respect to the moving body 342, as shown in FIG. 18A, the game ball moves above the upper surface of the moving body 342, and the out port follows the inclination of the upper surface of the moving body 342. It is guided to the 304 side. When the game ball moves downward with respect to the moving body 342, it becomes a prize in the variable winning opening 303 and is guided to the variable winning opening passage 333.

Here, since the entrance front side protrusion 371 is provided at substantially the same height position with respect to the front end of the operating body 342 and the opposite tip portion is formed to be sharp, it operates on the surface of the spherical game ball. The game ball easily moves either upward or downward when the body 342 or the entrance front protrusion 371 comes into contact with each other. Therefore, it is unlikely that the game ball is pinched between the moving body 342 and the entrance front side protrusion 371, and the function of preventing the game ball from being pinched can be more reliably exerted. Further, the height position of the front end of the operating body 342 changes in the left-right direction, and the front end of the operating body 342 is inclined so that the center side is located on the rear side in the front-rear direction. An oblique force along the inclination direction of the front end of the operating body 342 is likely to act on the game ball sandwiched between the entrance front side protrusion 371, and the function of preventing the pinching can be further exerted.

As shown in FIG. 18B, a passage front protrusion 372 formed so as to project rearward at the height position of the variable winning opening passage 333 is provided in the lower part of the back surface of the front cover 362. The passage front side protrusion 372 is a portion for guiding the game ball that wins the variable winning opening 303 and falls downward to the rear side where the variable winning opening passage 333 is located.

The front protrusion 372 of the passage has an upper surface shape that is inclined downward diagonally toward the rear side. The height of the passage front side protrusion 372 protrudes from the back surface of the flat front cover portion 362a at a height of about 3 mm, which is sufficiently smaller than the diameter of the game ball. The height of the aisle front side protrusion 372 is larger than the entrance front side protrusion 371 provided above the passage front side protrusion 372 and protrudes to the rear side, and even a game ball that touches the entrance front side protrusion 371 also contacts the passage front side protrusion 372. It is configured to be possible.

At the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303, a protrusion 363a on the rear side of the entrance is provided so as to overlap the upper side of the operating body 342 in the closed state. The entrance rear protrusion 363a is formed as a part of the front surface of the front base member 363, protrudes forward from the front-rear position corresponding to the front surface of the game plate 23b, and has a thickness in the front-rear direction in the front base member 363. It protrudes forward from the flat plate-shaped part that forms the passage of the sphere.

Among the game balls that win the variable winning opening 303, some of the game balls that flow down from the rear side along the front surface of the front side base member 363 are guided to the front cover 362 side by the entrance rear side protrusion 363a. It becomes. Therefore, the front side portion of the game ball is likely to collide with the passage front side protrusion 372 located below the entrance rear side protrusion 363a. The distance between the front end of the entrance rear side protrusion 363a and the rear end of the passage front side protrusion 372 in the front-rear direction is set shorter than the diameter of the game ball, whereby the game ball collides with the passage front side protrusion 372. It is configured so that it can be easily guided to the variable winning opening passage 333 side.

The entrance rear side protrusion 363a projects forward on the upper side of the entrance outer peripheral portion of the accommodation space of the operating body 342 in which the operating body 342 is located. Further, the entrance rear side protrusion 363a projects forward over the entire range where the operating body 342 is located in the left-right direction (see FIG. 16), and the game is played toward the accommodation space side of the operating body 342 in the open state. The sphere is structured so that it is difficult for it to progress. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the game ball to collide with the front end portion of the operating body 342 or the lower side of the entrance outer peripheral portion of the accommodation space of the operating body 342, and once the game ball wins the variable winning opening 303, the operating body The game ball smoothly flows down to the periphery of 342 without colliding with the game ball.

Here, in the present embodiment, the game ball is guided to the variable winning opening passage 333 by the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101. The inner rail 101 is a member that can be used in other models in which the arrangement of parts in the game area is changed, and the lower end portion 101a of the inner rail 101 is a game ball at an out port generally provided on the rear side of the portion. The shape is suitable for inducing, and the upper surface is gently inclined to the rear side. It is not necessary to guide the game ball to the out port at such a high speed, and the game ball is guided into the out port while the game ball is swaying left and right by the lower end portion of the inner rail 101.

On the other hand, in the variable winning opening 303, the winning of the game ball to the variable winning opening 303 is detected by the sensor 313 located on the downstream side of the lower end 101a of the inner rail 101, and the variable winning opening 303 corresponds to this detection timing. Is closed. Therefore, it is preferable to guide the game ball to the variable winning opening passage 333 at high speed, and by providing the passage front side protrusion 372, the variable winning is maintained while maintaining the versatility of the inner rail 101 to other models. The game ball is unlikely to stay in the mouth 303, and smooth discharge of the game ball can be realized. Further, by providing the entrance rear side protrusion 363a, the function of the passage front side protrusion 372 can be more reliably exhibited.

Next, with reference to FIG. 19, the relative positions of the front door frame 14 and the winning device 300 will be described. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a relative position between the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14 and the winning device 300. In FIG. 19, the winning device 300 is schematically shown, and the outer shape at the lower end of the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14 with respect to the winning device 300 is shown by a dashed line.

The winning device 300 is visually recognized by the player from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the window portion 14a provided on the front door frame 14, and as shown in FIG. 19, the outer shape of the front door frame 14 surrounds the outside of the window portion 14a. A part is located above the line (one-dot chain line in FIG. 19), and a part is arranged at a height located below. A window panel unit 30 having two transparent glasses 31 and 32 and having a flat front side is located on the back side of the window portion 14a, and a viewing portion having a flat front side covering the game area 23a so that the player can see it. 30a is located inside the window portion 14a. The illuminated portion 24 of the front door frame 14 projects forward with respect to the viewing portion 30a and has a function as a frame portion surrounding the viewing portion 30a. The front door frame 14 is a member that can move relative to the game board 23 so that the front surface of the game board 23 can be opened.

In the winning device 300, the region above the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 19 is visible to the player, and the front cover 362 is made of a translucent synthetic resin. The oral passages 331, 332 and the like are configured to be visible to the player. The area below the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 19 is made invisible to the player by the frame portion (illumination portion 24) of the front door frame 14. The variable winning opening passage 333 is arranged at a height position that overlaps the frame portion of the front door frame 14 on the rear side, and the out opening 304 and the out opening passage 334 are arranged with respect to the frame portion of the front door frame 14. It is arranged at a position off the upper side, that is, at a position overlapping the visual recognition portion 30a. Therefore, at least a part of the game ball passing through the variable winning opening passage 333 is invisible to the player, and the game ball passing through the out opening passage 334 is completely visible to the player.

In this way, the variable winning opening passage 333 is arranged so as to be offset downward with respect to the visual recognition portion 30a and is arranged at a position overlapping the frame portion (illumination portion 24), so that it is located behind the visual recognition portion 30a. It is not necessary to set an area corresponding to the lower portion of the variable winning opening passage 333 in the overlapping space. Therefore, it is possible to easily secure an area where the game ball flows down and an installation area for the symbol display device 94 and the like. Further, it becomes easier to set the upper end portion of the frame portion corresponding to the lower side of the visible portion 30a of the front door frame 14 relatively high, and the game ball is provided as a functional component provided on the lower side of the visible portion 30a of the front door frame 14. The storage unit (upper plate 28a and lower plate 29a), the launch operation device 45, the input device 41 as the selection operation unit, the illumination unit 24 as the decoration unit, and the like can be easily arranged in a relatively large size.

Here, when the inside or the peripheral portion of the variable winning opening 303 is to emit light, a substrate having an LED or the like as a light emitting body is installed in the winning device 300, and the wall portion forming the variable winning opening passage 333 is transparent. Alternatively, it may be formed of a translucent translucent material to irradiate the inside of the passage from the outside of the passage, but in this case, the light cannot be radiated from the front side of the variable winning opening 303. There is a possibility that the inside of the variable winning opening 303 or the like may not be made to emit light with good appearance. In this case, the LED is directed backward so that the light emitting body provided in the frame portion (illuminating portion 24) of the front door frame 14 located below the visual recognition portion 30a irradiates light toward the rear side or the rear diagonally upper side. Or, a part of the light emitted toward the front side may be guided or reflected so that the light emitting body irradiates the light toward the rear side. As a result, it is possible to irradiate the variable winning opening 303 with light from the front side to sufficiently emit light inside the variable winning opening 303 and its peripheral portion. In particular, when guiding the game ball to the variable winning opening passage 333 by the inner rail 101 (guidance rail 100) that shares parts with other models, a light emitting body is installed under the variable winning opening 303. In this case, the increase in the number of parts is suppressed by the configuration in which the light emitting body of the frame portion (illumination portion 24) of the front door frame 14 is used to emit light inside or around the variable winning opening 303. On the other hand, it is preferable that the game ball that has won the variable winning opening 303 can be easily seen by the player.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be modified and implemented as described below, for example. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

The arrangement positions and numbers of the upper and lower operating ports 301, 302, the variable winning opening 303, and the out opening 304 in the above embodiment do not necessarily have to be the configuration in the above embodiment. For example, the out ports 304 are provided not at two locations on the left and right, but only on one of the left and right sides, and the plate portion of the operating body 342 that opens and closes the variable winning opening 303 is inclined downward toward one side where the out ports 304 are located. May be. In such a case, it is preferable to arrange the operating body 342 corresponding to the entrance of the variable winning opening 303 at a position near the lower end of the visual recognition portion 30a of the front door frame 14 and overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a, and one side thereof. It is preferable to set the outer shape of the visible portion of the front door frame 14 and the inner shape of the frame portion to be inclined along the inclination angle of the plate portion of the moving body 342 that is inclined downward. As a result, it is possible to easily arrange the functional parts in a relatively large size under the visible portion 30a of the front door frame 14.

At least a part including the downstream part of the operating body 342 may be arranged at a height position below the upper end of the opening of the out opening 304, whereby the variable winning opening 303 is relatively placed in the game area 23a. It is preferable because it can be arranged on the lower side, and in this case, it is preferable to install at least a part including the downstream part of the operating body 342 at a height position lower than the center in the opening of the out port 304. Further, it is preferable that the entire operating body 342 is arranged at the upper end of the opening of the out port 304 or at a height position below the center of the opening.

The operating body 342 does not necessarily have to be arranged at a position overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a, and may be installed at a height position corresponding to the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14, or may be installed on the upper surface of the operating body 342. The operating body 342 is located below the outer shape of the window portion 14a of the front door frame 14 by a distance smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball so that the mounted game ball overlaps the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a. In addition, the moving body 342 may be overlapped with the rear side of the frame portion of the front door frame 14. Even in this case, the winning of the variable winning opening 303 can be made visible to the player by moving the game ball downward.

The variable winning opening 303 does not necessarily have to be configured so that the game ball is guided toward the rear side of the game plate 23b and is discharged from the pachinko machine 10, and is discharged from the lower side to the lower side of the game area 23a. It may be configured to be discharged. For example, the inner rail 101 may be partially divided so that the game ball is discharged from the game area 23a toward the lower side of the game area 23a. Even in this case, the entrance portion of the variable winning opening 303 is installed at a position slightly higher than the out opening 304, and the space where the game ball flows down after entering the variable winning opening 303 is larger than that of the out opening 304. By locating it on the lower side, it is possible to easily install the display area or the like of the symbol display device 94 in the game area 23a. Even in such a case, it is preferable to arrange the operating body 342 corresponding to the entrance of the variable winning opening 303 at a position near the lower end of the visual recognition portion 30a of the front door frame 14 and overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion 30a.

At least a part of the upper and lower operating ports 301, 302, the variable winning opening 303, and the out opening 304 in the above embodiment does not necessarily have to be integrated by the winning device 300, and is attached to the game board 23b as a separate part. It may be configured to be attached. Further, at least one of the lower operating opening 302 and the variable winning opening 303 does not necessarily have to be configured so that the game ball cannot win in the closed state, and the opening amount of the entrance is smaller in the closed state than in the open state. A difficult game ball may be configured to win a prize.

The variable winning opening passage 333 may be arranged at a position where the entire passage 333 overlaps the rear side of the viewing portion 30a so that the player can completely see it from the front side. In this case, the player can visually recognize the flow of the game ball for a long period of time until it reaches the lowermost variable winning opening passage 333, and the game is played in the game area 23a where the size is limited. It is possible to easily set a long section in which the sphere behaves.

A sensor as a winning detection unit may be installed on the front side of the game plate 23b so as to overlap the lower side of the plate portion 342b corresponding to the front side of the operating body 342. Since the inflow of game balls into the variable winning opening 303 can be detected at an early stage, the ease of winning can be quickly switched when the game balls corresponding to the preset number of winnings win the variable winning opening 303. Can be done. Further, since the sensor as a detection means for detecting the winning of the variable winning opening 303 is covered by the frame portion of the front door frame 14, the sensor does not need to be decorated and looks good at low cost. It can be a good winning club. Further, the front cover may not overlap the front side of the sensor so that the back surface of the front door frame 14 faces the front side of the sensor as the detection means. In this case, the game machine main body 12 having the game board 23 On the other hand, by opening the front door frame 14, the sensor that detects the winning of the variable winning opening 303 is exposed on the front side of the game board 23, so that the inspection and replacement work of this sensor can be easily performed. can.

The winning device 300 does not necessarily have to be configured so that the operating body 342 projects from the rear side to the front side of the game plate 23b through the through hole 23c of the game plate 23b, and is below the outer edge corresponding to the lower end of the game plate 23b. The winning device 300 may be arranged so as to project, and even in this case, it is preferable to separately attach a plurality of units separated in the front and rear to the front side and the rear side of the game board 23b to form the winning device 300. ..

The winning device 300 does not necessarily have to be attached to the game plate 23b from both the front side and the rear side, and may be attached only from one side of the front side or the rear side. In such a case, the winning device attached from the rear side allows at least a part of the operating body constituting the variable winning opening, the support member for movably supporting the operating body, and the driving means for operating the operating body to be a game board. It is preferable to attach the 23b so as to overlap a part of the rear side, which makes it easy to arrange the functional parts on the upper side of the winning device.

The variable winning opening passage 333 corresponding to the variable winning opening 303 does not necessarily have to be arranged so as to be located below the out opening passage 334 corresponding to the out opening 304, and the variable winning opening passage 333 is the out opening. It may be arranged so as to be located above the passage 334. Even in this case, the operating body 342 that opens and closes the variable winning opening 303 in the winning device 300 is configured to be attached to the game plate 23b from the rear side so that the functional parts can be easily arranged. Preferably, in the opening / closing operation of the operating body 342, the operating body 342 is provided with an upper surface passage portion corresponding to a continuous upper surface passage 335 on the upstream side along the upper surface of the plate portion 342b with which the game ball comes into contact. It is preferable to be able to efficiently win a prize in the variable winning opening 303.

In the above embodiment, the lower surface of the upper surface passage 335 is formed by the upper surface of the operating body 342, but the upper surface of the operating body 342 does not necessarily form the lower surface of the upper surface passage 335. The portion of the portion 342b corresponding to the lower side of the upper surface passage 335 may be a fixed wall portion, and only the portion corresponding to the downstream side of the upper surface passage 335 may be configured to be operable. Even in such a case, the game ball can be efficiently won in the variable winning opening 303 in the special game state.

In the above embodiment, the upper surface passage 335 is provided so as to be located on both the left and right sides with the vicinity of the central portion separated from the left and right end portions of the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 as the upstream end, but one side in the left and right direction. The upper surface passage 335 may be provided only on the upper surface passage 335. Further, the upper surface passage 335 may be configured to have a gap such that the game ball can pass in the left-right direction at the highest top portion on the upper surface of the operating body 342 (plate portion 342b). In this case, even if there is a gap in the vicinity of the top of the upper surface passage 335 through which the game ball can pass in the left-right direction, the obstacle portion comes into contact with at least a part of the game ball, which hinders the passage of the game ball. It is preferable that the configuration is such that That is, the obstacle may be one that contacts the front side or the rear side of the game ball near the uppermost portion corresponding to the upstream end of the upper surface passage 335 to change the course of the game ball to decelerate, or near the uppermost portion. It may be configured to contact the game ball at a position facing the traveling direction of the game ball and change the traveling direction of the game ball by 180 degrees at the upstream end of the upper surface passage 335 and return it. In either case, a variable prize is won. The game ball can be efficiently won in the mouth 303.

In the above embodiment, the obstacle portion 325c has a shape that protrudes downward from the ceiling surface side of the upper surface passage 335 by the front cover 362, but the obstacle portion may be formed in another shape, and the upper surface passage 335 may be formed. It may be formed by other members to be formed, or may be formed by a plurality of members forming the upper surface passage 335. For example, an obstacle portion having a shape protruding from one or both sides of the base portion 361a and the front cover portion 362a toward the upper surface passage 335 may be provided, or the plate portion 342b of the operating body 342 forming the lower surface of the upper surface passage 335 may be provided. An obstacle portion protruding upward may be provided on the upper surface.

The present invention may be implemented in a pachinko machine or the like of a type different from the above-described embodiment. For example, once a jackpot is hit, the pachinko machine may be implemented so that the expected jackpot value can be increased until a jackpot state occurs a plurality of times (for example, two or three times) including the jackpot. Further, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, the pachinko machine may be put into a special gaming state on the condition that the ball wins a prize in a predetermined area. Further, it may be adopted as a so-called ordinary machine having no lottery function such as a big hit. It may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state when the ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, it may be carried out on an enclosed pachinko machine in which balls circulate. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, it may be implemented as various gaming machines such as an arrange ball type pachinko machine and a sparrow ball.

<Invention extracted from the above embodiment>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in each of the above embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording.

A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed on the front side, and the game board is provided with winning openings at a plurality of places where a game ball fired in the game area can be won. In addition, an out port is provided in which a game ball that has not won a prize flows into any of the plurality of winning holes. The game ball launched into the game area is guided to the back side of the game board via the winning opening or the out opening after passing through the game area. A collection path and a discharge port are provided on the back side of the game board, and the game balls guided to the back side of the game board are collected at the entrance of the path connected to the discharge port by the collection path, and are collected from the discharge port to the hole side. It is discharged to the island equipment.

In this type of pachinko machine, there is a tendency to increase the size of the installation area for the symbol display device, decoration device, etc. located on the center side of the game machine, which is noticeable to the player, which facilitates free design. In addition, it is possible for the player to easily marvel at the operation and display contents of the structure, and it is possible to easily provide a unique playability different from that of other manufacturers. Further, it is preferable that the area attracting the player's attention, such as the operation port for starting the variable display of the symbol and the variable winning port for opening and closing, and the out port are arranged at positions that are easily visible to the player. In the center, in order from the top, a center accessory and a display device forming a decorative area, an operating port, a variable winning port, and an out port may be arranged (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-334022).

However, in such an arrangement order, it is difficult to secure an area necessary for winning and discharging the game ball, and also to secure an installation area for the display device and the decorative device. There may be room for improvement in the placement configuration.

<Feature A1>
It is provided with a game member (game board 23b) that forms a game area on which the game ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of rear passages through which the game ball passes through the game area toward the rear side of the game member. In the game machine (pachinko machine 10)
One or more prizes through which the winning game balls pass through the winning portions (upper and lower operating openings 301, 302, variable winning openings 303) to which the prize balls are paid out when the game balls enter the plurality of rear passages. Ball passages (passages for upper and lower operating ports 331, 332, passages for variable winning openings 333),
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out port passage 334) through which the game ball passes is provided with the discharge portion (out port 304) discharged outside the game area as the entrance portion without winning a prize in the winning portion.
The lowermost rear passage located at the lowermost side of the plurality of rear passages is the lowest winning ball passage (variable winning opening passage 333) constituting the winning ball passage.
A gaming machine characterized in that the one or a plurality of discharge ball passages are arranged at a position higher than the lowermost winning ball passage.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, the winning portion and the discharging ball passage can be preferably arranged in the gaming area. That is, the lowest winning ball passage is located at the lowest side of the passage through which the game ball passing through the game area is discharged, and when the game ball passes through this lowest winning ball passage, the player is benefited. It is said to be the composition that is brought about. Therefore, the game ball flowing into the discharge ball passage is guided to the rear side of the game member at a position higher than the bottom winning ball passage, so that the lost ball is quickly transferred to a position that cannot be seen by the player. Can be done.

In addition, when the player can visually recognize the entry of the game ball into the bottom winning ball passage, the flow of the game ball to the player is long enough to reach the lower rear passage. It can be visually recognized over a period of time, and it is possible to easily set a long section in which the game ball behaves in a game area having a limited size.

Further, by arranging the discharge ball passage so as to be shifted to at least one of the left and right directions with respect to the entrance of the winning portion corresponding to the lowermost winning ball passage, the winning portion corresponding to the lowermost winning ball passage is set at a lower position. However, it is possible to easily secure a large space on the upper side thereof. As a result, it is possible to easily secure an installation area for the display device and the decorative device that the player can easily pay attention to.

<Feature A2>
On the upstream side from the entrance of the lowest winning ball passage, there is a first position (a position corresponding to the open state) in which the game ball can flow into the lowest winning ball passage, and the lowest winning ball from the first position. An operating member (operating body 342) that displaces between the second position (position corresponding to the closed state) where the game ball is difficult to flow into the passage or the game ball cannot flow into the passage is provided.
The operating member projects forward from the front surface of the game member at the first position, is capable of contacting a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the contacted game ball toward the discharge ball passage side. It has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b) and has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b).
The game ball contact portion is formed longer in the left-right direction than in the up-down direction side.
The operating member is displaced between the first position and the second position by moving the game ball contact portion to the second position located on the rear side with respect to the first position. The gaming machine according to the feature A1 characterized by the fact that the machine is used.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature A2, since the moving range of the gaming ball contact portion in the moving member can be formed to be short in the vertical direction, a wide installation space for other parts is set above the lowermost winning ball passage. It is possible to easily arrange functional parts such as a flow area of a game ball, a display unit, and a decorative unit.

<Feature A3>
A rear component (rear unit 352) having the operating member, a driving means (solenoid 382) for operating the operating member, and a support member (rear base member 381) that movably supports the operating member. The gaming machine according to feature A2, wherein is attached to the gaming member from the rear side.

According to the gaming machine according to the feature A3, the operating member as a part of the rear side component attached from the rear side of the gaming member is arranged so as to project into the gaming area, and the driving means necessary for the operation of the operating member. And the support member can be attached so as to overlap the rear side of the game member. Therefore, it is easy to set the installation space of the operating member on the front side of the game member short vertically, and it is possible to set a wide installation space of other parts around the winning portion corresponding to the predetermined winning ball passage. Therefore, it is possible to easily arrange functional parts such as a flow area of the game ball, a display unit, and a decorative unit.

<Feature A4>
The upper surface of the game ball contact portion has a shape that is inclined downward toward at least one side in the left-right direction.
The gaming machine according to feature A2 or A3, wherein at least one of the discharge ball passages is formed with an opening on the tip end side in the downward tilting direction in the front view of the gaming machine.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the gaming ball that has reached the contacting portion of the gaming ball is efficiently guided to the ejection ball passage, and the gaming ball that has not won a prize in the gaming area is promptly ejected from the gaming area. Can be done.

<Feature A5>
The lowest winning section (variable winning opening 303) corresponding to the lowest winning ball passage and the discharging ball passage through which the game balls that have reached the lowest winning section but have not flowed into the lowest winning section flow in. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A4, wherein the gaming machine is integrally formed by a passage forming body (front unit 351) attached to the front surface side of the gaming member.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature A5, a common passage is formed in which the lowest winning portion and the discharging ball passage through which the gaming balls that have reached the lowest winning portion and have not won a prize flow in are attached to the front side of the gaming member. Since it is integrally formed by the body, the relative positions of the bottom winning portion, the discharge ball passage, and other members attached to the front side of the game member can be accurately arranged. Therefore, while setting the winning portion corresponding to the lowermost winning ball passage to a low position to secure a wide area above the winning portion, the game ball stays in the connecting portion with other members around the discharging ball passage. It is possible to easily avoid a problem such as the above.

<Feature A6>
A visual recognition portion (visualization portion 30a) that is arranged on the front side of the game member and has a flat front side that covers the game area so that the player can see it, and an outer frame that projects forward with respect to the visual recognition portion and surrounds the visual recognition portion. A front side member (front door frame 14) that has a portion (lower side illuminated portion 24) and is movable relative to the game member so that the front surface of the game member can be opened.
The lowermost winning ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part of the lowermost winning ball passage overlaps the rear side of the outer frame portion of the front side member.
The game according to any one of features A1 to A5, wherein at least a part of the discharge ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part of the discharge ball passage is visible from the front side of the gaming machine through the visual recognition portion. Machine.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature A6, since the lowermost winning ball passage is arranged at a position deviated from the visual recognition portion, it is easy to secure a wide space overlapping the rear side of the visual recognition portion, and the flow area of the gaming ball and the flow area of the gaming ball can be easily secured. It is possible to facilitate the arrangement of functional parts and the like. In addition, it becomes easier to set the upper end portion of the outer frame portion on the lower side of the visible portion of the front side member to be relatively high, and the storage portion, launch operation portion, and push of the game ball as functional parts provided on the lower side of the visible portion of the front side member. It is possible to facilitate the arrangement of selection operation parts such as buttons, decoration parts, and the like.

<Feature B1>
A gaming machine (pachinko) including a gaming member (game board 23b) that forms a gaming area on which the gaming ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of guiding passages that guide the gaming ball via the gaming area to the outside of the gaming area. In machine 10)
One or more prizes through which the winning game balls pass through the winning portions (upper and lower operating ports 301, 302, variable winning openings 303) to which the prize balls are paid out when the game balls enter the plurality of guide passages. Ball passages (passages for upper and lower operating ports 331, 332, passages for variable winning openings 333),
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out port passage 334) through which the game balls discharged outside the game area pass without winning a prize in the winning portion are provided.
A first of the plurality of guidance passages, on the upstream side of the entrance of a predetermined winning ball passage (variable winning opening passage 333) constituting the winning ball passage, a game ball can flow into the predetermined winning ball passage. The position (the position corresponding to the open state) and the position on the rear side with respect to the first position, it is difficult for the game ball to flow into the predetermined winning ball passage from the first position, or the game ball cannot flow in. An operating member (operating body 342) that is displaced from the second position (position corresponding to the closed state) is provided.
The operating member projects forward from the front surface of the game member at the first position, is capable of contacting a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the contacted game ball toward the discharge ball passage side. It has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b) and has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b).
A rear component (rear unit 352) having the operating member, a driving means (solenoid 382) for operating the operating member, and a support member (rear base member 381) that movably supports the operating member. Is attached to the game member from the rear side,
On the front side of the game member, a front support portion (front support portion) that supports the lower side of the game ball contact portion on the front side of the front surface of the game member when the operating member is arranged at the second position. A gaming machine characterized in that 324b) is provided.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, the operating member as a part of the rear side component attached from the rear side of the gaming member is arranged so as to project into the gaming area, and the driving means necessary for the operation of the operating member. And the support member can be attached so as to overlap the rear side of the game member. Therefore, it is easy to set the installation space of the operating member on the front side of the game member short vertically, and it is possible to set a wide installation space of other parts around the winning portion corresponding to the predetermined winning ball passage. Therefore, it is possible to easily arrange functional parts such as a flow area of the game ball, a display unit, and a decorative unit.

Further, when the operating member is arranged at the second position, the lower side of the game ball contact portion is supported by the front side support portion. Therefore, even when a large load is applied to the game ball contact portion due to the contact of the game ball, the operating member can be configured to be less likely to be damaged. In particular, when the predetermined winning ball passage is the lowest winning ball passage installed below any of the discharging ball passages, a large number of game balls gather in the vicinity of the predetermined winning ball passage to cause ball clogging. There is a possibility that, in this case, a large number of game balls may stay on the upper side of the operating member in a continuous state, but by adopting a structure in which the lower side of the operating member is supported, the operating member, etc. due to the retention of the game balls, etc. Can be less likely to be damaged.

<Feature B2>
A winning portion (variable winning opening 303) corresponding to the predetermined winning ball passage and a partition portion (partition wall portion 324) for partitioning the entrance portion (out port 304) of the discharging ball passage to the left and right are provided.
The operating member is a portion that forms the game ball contact portion and is continuous in the left-right direction (plate portion 342b) and a side surface portion (plate portion 342b) that is continuous below the end portion in the left-right direction of the upper surface portion. It has an operating body side wall portion 342a) and
The compartments are a side surface facing portion (side surface facing portion 324a) located outside the winning portion with respect to the side surface portion and facing the side surface portion, and the winning portion below the side surface facing portion. The gaming machine according to feature B1, wherein the gaming machine is continuous inward and has a front support portion formed so as to project below the side surface portion.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, the side facing portion and the front support portion of the compartment are located on the outer side and the lower side of the side surface portion of the operating member, respectively, and the side surface portion of the operating member is located on the outer side and the lower side. Movement is restricted. Therefore, the structure is such that the lower side of the game ball contact portion is supported, and the central side portion of the operating member in the left-right direction can be prevented from being deformed downward, so that the game ball stays. However, each part of the operating member can be appropriately arranged at a predetermined position.

<Feature B3>
A game ball that is provided at a position above the game ball contact portion and deviated from a position corresponding to the upper side of the compartment, and is in contact with a part of the game ball contact portion that flows down the game area. The gaming machine according to feature B1 or B2, which comprises an obstacle portion (obstacle portion 325c) that cannot be prevented.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, in the gaming ball contacting portion, the chance of the gaming ball coming into contact with a position away from the position where the lower side is supported from the compartment can be reduced, so that the gaming ball is added to the operating member. The bending force can be suppressed low, and damage to the operating member can be prevented.

<Characteristic C group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of game machine, is equipped with a game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front side. The game board is provided with a variable winning device (winning device) that allows a game ball flowing down the game area to win a prize in the winning opening as needed. It is provided with a certain winning opening (winning section), an operating member that displaces between the closed position where the winning opening is closed and the open position, and a sensor that detects a game ball that has entered the winning opening. In the normal game state, the operating member is arranged in the closed position where the game ball cannot win a prize, and when the game state is advantageous to the player (for example, a big hit state), the open position where the game ball is easy to win and the normal closed position It is designed to be displaced repeatedly (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-239015).

However, when the winning opening is repeatedly opened, a state in which the operating member is temporarily arranged in the closed position occurs, and in this situation, the game ball that reaches the winning opening passes in front of the winning opening. As a result, it becomes impossible to win a prize at the winning opening. As the opening and closing of the winning opening is repeated in a game state that is advantageous to the player, the number of game balls that do not win even if the winning opening is reached increases, and the player is thrown a useless game ball. There is a possibility that the amount of spillage will increase.

<Feature C1>
In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member (game plate 23b) forming a gaming area on which the gaming ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of guiding passages for guiding the gaming ball passing through the gaming area to the outside of the gaming area.
One or more prizes through which the winning game balls pass through the winning portions (upper and lower operating ports 301, 302, variable winning openings 303) to which the prize balls are paid out when the game balls enter the plurality of guide passages. Ball passages (passages for upper and lower operating ports 331, 332, passages for variable winning openings 333),
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out port passage 334) through which the game balls discharged outside the game area pass without winning a prize in the winning portion are provided.
Among the plurality of guidance passages, a first position (a position corresponding to an open state) in which a game ball can flow into the predetermined winning ball passage is located upstream of the entrance of the predetermined winning ball passage constituting the winning ball passage. ) And the second position (corresponding to the closed state), which is located on the rear side with respect to the first position, and the game ball is difficult to flow into the predetermined winning ball passage from the first position or the game ball cannot flow into the predetermined winning ball passage. An operating member (operating body 342) that displaces between the moving position and the moving member is provided.
The operating member projects forward from the front surface of the game member at the first position, is capable of contacting a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the contacted game ball toward the discharge ball passage side. It has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b) and has a ball contact portion (plate portion 342b).
One or a plurality of ball guiding members (nail 87, guide wall portion 323, upper side wall portion 325) forming a passage for the game ball are provided on the upstream side of the game area with respect to the game ball contact portion. ,
The ball guiding member forms a passage of a game ball capable of guiding the game ball in a direction in which the upper surface of the game ball contact portion is inclined upward with respect to the game ball contact portion. Machine.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature C1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of efficiently winning a gaming ball to the winning section. That is, at least a part of the game ball guided to the game ball contact portion by the ball guiding member comes into contact with the game ball contact portion, and then once moves toward the upstream side of the game ball contact portion. After that, it can be turned back and guided to the discharge ball passage. For this reason, the game ball is likely to stay on the upper surface of the game ball contact portion of the operating member arranged at the first position, and a plurality of game balls are likely to be placed on the upper surface of the game ball contact portion. It becomes easy for the game ball to immediately win a prize in the winning section when the moving member is moved. Therefore, in a gaming state (special game state) in which the number of game balls guided to the discharge ball passage side can be reduced and the winning section can be won, the winning section can efficiently win the winning section.

In addition, in the passage of the game ball capable of guiding the game ball in the direction in which the upper surface of the game ball contact portion is inclined upward, at least a part of the guided game ball is inclined upward on the upper surface of the game ball contact portion. The configuration may be such that the ball is guided to the direction side, and for example, the ball guiding member may form a passage of the game ball facing the direction side in which the upper surface of the game ball contact portion is inclined upward.

<Feature C2>
At a position higher than the game ball contact portion, an upper surface passage portion (upper surface passage 335) that opens to the end side of the game ball contact portion and continues to the upstream side along the upper surface of the game ball contact portion. Is provided,
The gaming machine according to feature C1, wherein the gaming ball is configured to be able to enter the upper surface passage portion through the passage of the gaming ball formed by the ball guiding member.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, since the gaming ball can enter the upper surface passage portion opened on the end side of the gaming ball contact portion, the upper surface of the gaming ball once entered into the upper surface passage portion. When the game ball comes into contact with the opening side of the passage portion, the game ball is pushed into the back side of the upper passage portion. Therefore, the game ball can be easily retained in the upper surface passage portion, and when the operating member moves to the second position, the game ball can be easily won in the winning portion immediately.

The height width of the upper surface passage portion in the feature C2 is preferably set to a height width at which the game balls are not stacked, and specifically, a height width slightly larger than the diameter of the game balls. It is preferable to set to. While ensuring the ease of winning a prize in the winning section of the game ball, it is possible to easily set a wide installation space for other parts in the vertical direction.

<Feature C3>
The upper surface passage portion is open only on one side in the left-right direction and only in the direction in which the upper surface of the game ball contact portion is inclined downward, and the upstream side portion of the upper surface passage portion is closed. The gaming machine according to the feature C1 or C2.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature C3, since the upstream side portion of the upper surface passage portion is blocked, the game ball is pushed into the upper surface passage portion and retained by the contact of the game ball from the opening side of the upper surface passage portion. Can be done. Therefore, the game ball can be easily retained in the upper surface passage portion, and when the operating member moves to the second position, the game ball can be easily won in the winning portion immediately.

In addition, "the upstream part of the upper surface passage portion is blocked" means a state in which the game ball is blocked to the extent that the game ball cannot pass through, and the space is partially partitioned as well as the case where the space is completely partitioned. This includes the case where the space is open to the public, but the game ball cannot pass through the open portion.

<Feature D1>
A game member (game plate 23b) that forms a game area on which the game ball flows down on the front side, and a front side member (front door frame 14) that is movable relative to the game member so that the front surface of the game member can be opened. The front side member is arranged on the front side of the game member, and the front side is flat so as to cover the game area so that the player can see the visual part (visual part 30a), and the front side with respect to the visual part. In a gaming machine having an outer frame portion (illumination portion 24) that protrudes into the door and surrounds the visible portion.
A predetermined winning section (variable winning opening 303) to which a winning ball is paid out when a game ball enters, and
An operating member (operating body 342) that changes the ease of entering the game ball into the predetermined winning portion, and
It is provided with one or a plurality of discharge ball passages (out port passage 334) through which game balls discharged outside the game area pass without winning a prize in the predetermined winning portion.
The operating member protrudes forward from the front surface of the game member, is capable of contacting a game ball flowing down the game area, and guides the contacted game ball toward the discharge ball passage side (game ball contact portion). It has a plate portion 342b) and
The game ball contact portion is provided at a height position corresponding to the lower part of the visual recognition portion, and is continuous in the direction side along the outer shape of the visual recognition portion.
A gaming machine characterized in that the predetermined winning portion is arranged at a position where the downstream side of the entrance portion overlaps the rear side of the outer frame portion of the front side member.

<Feature D2>
A winning detection unit for detecting the winning of a game ball to the predetermined winning unit is provided.
The gaming machine according to feature D1, wherein the winning detection unit is provided on the front side of the front surface of the gaming member and on the rear side of the outer frame portion of the front surface member.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature D2, the inflow of the game ball into the predetermined winning section can be detected at an early stage, so that the timing when the gaming ball corresponding to the preset number of winnings wins the predetermined winning section. You can quickly switch the ease of winning a prize. Further, since the winning detection portion is covered by the outer frame portion of the front side member, it is not necessary to decorate the winning detection portion, and the winning portion can be made to look good at low cost. Further, since the winning detection unit is exposed to the front side of the game member by moving the front side member with respect to the game member, the winning detection unit can be easily inspected and replaced.

In addition, at least one feature described in features A1 to A6, features B1 to B3, C1 to C3, and features D1 and D2 may be applied in combination with any or a plurality of other features. The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which each of the above features can be applied is shown below.

Pachinko gaming machine: A launch operation means operated by a player, a game ball launch means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the launch operation means, and a passage portion for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area. , A gaming machine including each gaming component arranged in the gaming area, and giving a privilege to the player when the gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each of the gaming parts.

As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

10 ... Pachinko machine, 14 ... Front door frame, 23b ... Game board, 24 ... Illumination part, 30a ... Visual part, 87 ... Nail, 301, 302 ... Upper and lower operating ports, 303 ... Variable winning opening, 304 ... Out opening , 323 ... Induction wall part, 324 ... Section wall part, 325 ... Upper side wall part, 324a ... Side facing part, 324b ... Front side support part, 325c ... Obstacle part, 331, 332 ... Upper and lower operation port passages, 333 ... Variable Winning entrance passage, 334 ... Out entrance passage, 335 ... Top passage, 342 ... Operating body, 342a ... Operating body side wall, 342b ... Plate, 351 ... Front unit, 352 ... Rear unit, 381 ... Rear base Member, 382 ... solenoid

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine provided with a gaming member that forms a gaming area on which the gaming ball flows down on the front side, and a plurality of rear passages through which the gaming ball passes through the gaming area toward the rear side of the gaming member.
In the plurality of rear passages, one or a plurality of winning ball passages through which the winning game ball passes to the winning section where the winning ball is paid out when the game ball enters.
One or a plurality of discharge ball passages through which the game ball passes is provided with the discharge portion discharged outside the game area as an entrance portion without winning a prize in the prize portion.
Winning ball passage lowermost located lowermost among the plurality of winning ball path is a bottom winning ball passage,
On the front side of the gaming member, and the outer frame portion forming the front side is flat viewing section a player covers visibly the game area, the portion surrounding the visible part protrudes on the front side with respect to said viewing portion Is provided,
The visual recognition portion is formed by a window member attached so as to cover the window portion which is surrounded by the outer frame portion and has an opening formed from the rear side.
The window member is attached to a frame member having the outer frame portion, the operation portion on which a predetermined operation is performed by the player, and the ball storage portion in which the game ball is stored to form the front side member.
Front side members, relatively movable provided for releasably the gaming member front side of the gaming member,
The bottom winning ball passage is arranged at a height position where at least a part overlaps the rear side of a part of the frame member.
The gaming machine is characterized in that the one or a plurality of ejection ball passages are arranged at a height position at which at least a part of the discharge ball passages can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine through the viewing unit.

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