JP6975968B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, a gaming machine provided with a crune member as a center accessory on a gaming board surface is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this type of gaming machine, for example, six holes are provided on the upper surface of the crune member, two of which are chance holes having a smaller diameter than the other holes. The game ball is distributed to these six holes by turning and rolling on the upper surface of the crune member, and when it falls into the chance hole, for example, a prize ball, a probability change, or the like is performed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-164410

However, since the upper surface of the crune member is in a position easily visible from the player side, there is a problem that the player knows that the chance hole has a smaller diameter than the other holes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a player from knowing that a specific hole is smaller than another hole among a plurality of holes provided in the crune member.

The gaming machine according to the present invention has a rolling surface on which the gaming ball can rotate and roll, and a plurality of holes are formed in the rolling surface, and the gaming ball that has rolled on the rolling surface is described as described above. In a gaming machine provided with a crune member that drops into any one of a plurality of holes, the crune member is transparent, and at least one of the plurality of holes is smaller than the other holes and falls. It is a specific hole through which the game ball is passed through a specific passage, and the rolling surface thereof surrounds the outer peripheral portion of the specific hole so as to be the same as or better than the other hole. It is characterized in that a simulated hole that simulates a large hole is provided in an opaque color.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, a plurality of holes are formed on the rolling surface of the transparent crune member, and at least one of them is a specific hole for passing a dropped gaming ball through a specific passage. The specific hole is smaller than the other holes. On the outer peripheral portion of such a specific hole, a simulated hole that is the same as or larger than the other holes is provided in an opaque color. As a result, when viewed from the player's side, the outline of the opaque-colored simulated hole provided around the transparent specific hole is more conspicuous than the outer peripheral portion of the transparent specific hole, so that the simulated hole is shown to the player as the specific hole. Can be done. Therefore, since the specific hole can be made to appear to be the same size as or larger than the other holes, it is possible to prevent the player from noticing that the specific hole is smaller than the other holes. In addition, transparent means a transparent color, and may be colorless or colored. Opaque color means a color that is not a transparent color, and is a concept including turbidity. The simulated holes may be provided on the rolling surface by, for example, painting (including printing), sealing, or the like. The shape of the plurality of holes may be any shape as long as the game ball can fall, but a circular shape is preferable in order to allow the game ball to pass through satisfactorily.

The crune member is a cylindrical body that can rotate about an axis extending in the vertical direction, the rolling surface is formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical body, and the specific hole is formed in a circular shape in a plan view. It is preferable that the other holes and the simulated holes are formed in a long circular shape in a plan view having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the diameter of the rolling surface. By rotating the crune member around the axis, the game ball can be swiveled and rolled on the rolling surface. Then, among the plurality of holes formed on the rolling surface, other holes other than the specific hole and the simulated hole surrounding the specific hole are formed into an oval having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the diameter of the rolling surface. It is formed in a shape, and a specific hole is formed in a circular shape. By rotating the rolling surface having such a hole shape around an axis, the specific hole can be effectively made to have the same shape and size as other holes by a human visual effect.

On the side surface of the crune member, an outlet hole at a position close to the specific hole, for allowing the game ball that has communicated with the specific hole and has fallen into the specific hole to pass through the passage, and the outlet. It is preferable that a simulated outer peripheral portion formed in an opaque color along the outer peripheral portion of the hole and in which at least a part of the outer peripheral portion is simulated is provided. The outlet hole provided on the side surface of the crune member is provided at a position close to the specific hole provided on the rolling surface. A simulated outer peripheral portion is also formed in an opaque color on the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole. As a result, the simulated outer peripheral portion can be brought close to the simulated hole, so that the player can be emphasized as a large portion where the simulated hole and the simulated outer peripheral portion are combined. Thereby, even if the specific hole is smaller than the other holes, the expectation of falling into such a specific hole can be improved. In addition, "to follow the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole" is a concept including not only the meaning of contacting the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole but also the meaning of not contacting the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1. It is a front view of the game board 2. It is a perspective view of the game board 2. It is a perspective view of the croon unit 50. It is a top view of the crune member 51. It is a side view of the crune member 51 (front view of the exit hole 85). It is a top view (comparative example) of the crune member 51 which has not applied the painted part 90. It is a photograph of the real thing of the crune member 51.

Hereinafter, the pachinko machine 1 which is an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front side, the back side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of FIG. 1 are the front side, the rear side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the pachinko machine 1, respectively.

The mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming board 2 is provided in the upper half of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 is substantially square (see FIG. 2), and its front surface is protected by a glass frame 13 holding a transparent glass plate. At the lower part of the game board 2, an upper plate 5 for supplying a metal game ball to the launcher and receiving a prize ball is provided. Immediately below the upper plate 5, a lower plate 6 for receiving a prize ball is provided. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a firing handle 7 for adjusting the firing of the game ball is provided. Speakers 10 are provided at the left and right corners of the upper part of the glass frame 13. A mechanism board 8 is provided on the back side of the game board 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular gaming region 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed on the front surface of the gaming board 2. The game ball launched by the launcher flows down in the game area 4. A starting port 17 is provided in the upper center of the game area 4. An upper center accessory 15 is provided substantially in the center of the game area 4, and a lower center accessory 16 is provided below the upper center accessory 15. The upper center accessory 15 includes a ball entrance 41, a ball passage 42, a ball passage 43, two out ports 45, a croon unit 50, ring portions 18, 19 and the like. The ball entrance 41 is provided in the center of the upper part of the upper center accessory 15, and is located directly below the starting port 17. The two out openings 45 are provided on both the left and right sides of the ball entrance 41. The ball passage 42 is provided below the ball entrance 41. The ball passage 42 receives the game ball that has flowed into the ball entrance 41 and guides it to the crune unit 50 located below.

The crune unit 50 includes a croon member 51. The croon member 51 is a substantially cylindrical body that can rotate about a rotation shaft 57 (see FIG. 4) extending in the vertical direction, and is rotated by being driven by a motor 52 (see FIG. 4) described later. Although the details will be described later, a rolling surface 511 on which the game ball can rotate and roll is formed on the upper surface of the crune member 51. The rolling surface 511 is provided with four holes 71 to 74 and two chance holes 81, 82 (hereinafter, these six holes are collectively referred to as "holes 71 to 74, 81, 82"). ing. The game ball that has flowed through the ball passage 42 falls to the left side of the rolling surface 511 of the rotating crune member 51. The dropped game ball turns around the rolling surface 511 and falls into any of the holes 71 to 74, 81, 82. The game ball that has fallen into any of the chance holes 81 and 82 flows through the ball passage 43 provided directly under the crune member 51, and is discharged downward from the lower part of the upper center accessory 15. The game ball that has fallen into any of the holes 71 to 74 is discharged to a discharge passage (not shown) provided on the back surface side of the game board 2. The ring portions 18 and 19 are provided in the central portion of the upper center accessory 15, and are formed of, for example, a transparent resin member. The ring portions 18 and 19 rotatably support the crune member 51 inward.

The lower center accessory 16 includes a ball entrance 60, a ball passage 61, a seesaw member 62, and the like in this order from the top. The ball entrance 60 is provided in the center of the upper part of the lower center accessory 16. The game ball discharged downward from the ball passage 43 of the upper center accessory 15 flows into the ball entrance 60 of the lower center accessory 16. The ball passage 61 is provided below the ball entrance 60. The ball passage 61 receives the game ball that has flowed into the ball entrance 60 and guides it to the seesaw member 62 located below. The seesaw member 62 extends in the left-right direction, and with the intermediate point as a fulcrum, the left and right ends are repeatedly oscillated by the power of a motor (not shown). The seesaw member 62 distributes the game ball flowing through the ball passage 61 to the left and right by the swinging motion. For example, when a game ball falls to the right side of the seesaw member 62, a big hit is made, and when the game ball falls to the left side, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

On the right side of the game area 4, a first ordinary electric decorative body 21, a second ordinary electric decorative body 22, a third ordinary electric decorative body 23, and a fourth ordinary electric decorative body 24 are provided in this order from the top. A general winning opening 26 is provided diagonally to the lower right of the fourth ordinary electric decorative body 24. A symbol display unit 28 is provided at the lower right of the game board 2. The symbol display unit 28 displays, for example, the results of the first ordinary hit determination, the second ordinary hit determination, the third ordinary hit determination, the fourth ordinary hit determination, the number of reserved balls in each determination, and the like with LEDs. On the left side of the game area 4, four general winning openings 31 to 34 are provided in order from the top. In addition to the above, the game board 2 is provided with various illuminated lamps, winning openings, windmills, game nails, and the like.

The specific structure of the crune unit 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the crune unit 50 includes a croon member 51, a motor 52, three gears 53 to 55, and the like. The crune member 51 is, for example, a substantially cylindrical body formed of a transparent resin (for example, plastic or the like) and rotatably supported around a rotation shaft 57 extending in the vertical direction. The inside of the crune member 51 is hollow, and the bottom surface side is open downward. A rolling surface 511 is formed on the upper surface of the crune member 51. The rolling surface 511 is formed in a substantially circular shape in a plan view, and a bulging portion 515 is provided at the center thereof. The bulging portion 515 bulges upward in a substantially hemispherical shape. The inner peripheral surface of the ring portion 18 is located around the rolling surface 511. Therefore, the game ball can roll while turning without falling from the rolling surface 511.

The rolling surface 511 is provided with six holes 71 to 74, 81, 82 so as to surround the bulging portion 515. As shown in FIG. 5, the hole 71, the hole 72, the chance hole 82, the hole 73, and the hole are arranged at equal intervals (for example, every 60 °) clockwise in a plan view around the bulging portion 515 with the chance hole 81 as a base point. It is provided in the order of 74. The chance holes 81 and 82 are arranged at positions facing each other with the bulging portion 515 in the center. The holes 71 to 74 are formed in a substantially oval shape in a plan view having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the radial direction of the rolling surface 511, and have an area such that a game ball can pass through with a margin, for example. On the other hand, the chance holes 81 and 82 are formed in a circular shape in a plan view, are smaller than the holes 71 to 74, and have an area sufficient for the game ball to pass through.

That is, in the present embodiment, of the six holes provided on the rolling surface 511, the chance holes 81 and 82 are two, the other holes 71 to 74 are four, and the chance holes 81. 82 is smaller than the other holes 71-74. From this, the probability that the game ball falls into the chance holes 81 and 82 is lower than the probability that the game ball falls into the holes 71 to 74. In such a rolling surface 511, in order to prevent the player from knowing that the chance holes 81 and 82 are smaller than the other holes 71 to 74, the outer peripheral portions of the chance holes 81 and 82 are respectively. The painted portion 90 is provided. The painted portion 90 can make the chance holes 81 and 82 look pseudo-large by the visual effect. The configuration of the painted portion 90 will be described later.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, two outlet holes 85 and 86 are provided on the side surface 512 of the crune member 51. The outlet hole 85 is provided at a position close to the chance hole 81 on the side surface 512, and communicates with the chance hole 81 via a first passage (not shown) provided inside the crune member 51. The outlet hole 86 is provided at a position close to the chance hole 82 on the side surface 512, and communicates with the chance hole 82 via a second passage (not shown) provided inside the crune member 51. The outlet holes 85 and 86 are located opposite to each other on the side surface 512. The outlet holes 85 and 86 have the same shape as each other, and are formed in a semi-cylindrical shape in which the lower side of the front view is curved in a substantially U shape. Similar to the chance holes 81 and 82, a painted portion 100 is provided on the outer peripheral portions of the outlet holes 85 and 86 except for the upper edge portion in order to emphasize the outlet holes 85 and 86. There is. The configuration of the painted portion 100 will also be described later. The game ball discharged from the exit holes 85 and 86 passes through the ball passage 43 provided in the lower center of the upper center accessory 15, and is discharged below the upper center accessory 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end portion of the rotating shaft 57 is inserted and fixed from below to the central portion of the lower surface of the upper wall of the crune member 51. The lower end of the rotating shaft 57 projects downward from the lower part of the crune member 51 and extends. The gear 53 is fixed to the lower end of the rotating shaft 57. Therefore, when the gear 53 is rotated, the rotating shaft 57 and the crune member 51 also rotate integrally. The motor 52 is arranged on the side and in the vicinity of the crune member 51. The gear 55 is provided on the bottom side of the motor 52. The drive shaft of the motor 52 extends in the vertical direction, and a small gear (not shown) fixed to the lower end thereof meshes with the gear 55. Therefore, when the motor 52 is driven, the gear 55 rotates. The gear 54 is arranged between the gear 55 and the gear 53 and meshes with any of the gears 54. The gear 54 is rotatably supported around a support shaft 541.

In the croon unit 50 having the above structure, when the motor 52 is driven, for example, the gear 55 rotates counterclockwise in a plan view, the gear 54 rotates clockwise in a plan view, and the gear 53 rotates counterclockwise in a plan view. .. As a result, the crune member 51 rotates counterclockwise in a plan view together with the gear 53 and the rotation shaft 57. In this way, the croon unit 50 converts the power of the motor 52 into the power of rotating the croon member 51 by the three gears 53 to 55.

With reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, the configuration of the painted portion 90 applied to the outer peripheral portions of the chance holes 81 and 82 will be described. FIG. 7 is a comparative example of the present embodiment, and is a plan view of the rolling surface 511 in which the outer peripheral portions of the chance holes 81 and 82 are not coated with the painted portion 90. In this embodiment, all the painted portions 90 applied to the outer peripheral portions of the chance holes 81 and 82 have the same configuration. Therefore, here, the configuration of the painted portions 90 applied to the outer peripheral portions of the chance holes 81 is the same. Will be described as an example.

When the game board 2 is viewed from the front side, the rolling surface 511 of the rotating crune member 51 can be seen (see FIG. 3). By showing the player how the game ball turns on the rolling surface 511, the player can be asked which of the six holes 71-74, 81, 82 will be entered, and whether or not the chance hole 81, 82 will be entered. It can be jarring. In such a rolling surface 511, the chance holes 81 and 82 are formed smaller than the holes 71 to 74 (see FIG. 7). In the present embodiment, in order to prevent the player from noticing that the chance holes 81 and 82 are smaller than the other holes 71 to 74, as shown in FIG. 5, each of the chance holes 81 and 82 A painted portion 90 is applied to the outer peripheral portion.

The painted portion 90 is formed of an opaque color. Opaque color is a concept that includes a color that is not transparent and has turbidity or turbidity. As long as it is an opaque color, it may be colored or colorless, and patterns, characters, figures, gradations, etc. may be applied. Since the crune member 51 is made of a transparent resin member, the painted portion 90 having an opaque color can be made more conspicuous than the chance holes 81 and 82. The painted portion 90 can be formed by various methods, but for example, it may be formed by printing or the like, and in the present embodiment, it is printed by an inkjet method.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the painted portion 90 includes, for example, a simulated hole portion 91, an enclosed portion 92, an emphasized region portion 93, an arrow 94, and the like. The simulated hole portion 91 is an outline of a hole larger than the chance hole 81, and has a substantially oval shape having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the radial direction of the rolling surface 511 so as to surround the chance hole 81. It is formed. Since the simulated hole portion 91 shows the outer shape of the chance hole 81 in an opaque color in an opaque color, the player can expect the effect of making the player think that the outer line of the simulated hole portion 91 is the outer shape of the chance hole 81. As a result, even if the chance holes 81 are smaller than the other holes 71 to 74, the expectation of falling into such chance holes 81 and 82 can be improved. Further, since the simulated hole portion 91 has a substantially oval shape similar to that of the other holes 71 to 74, it is illusioned that the chance hole 81 is also a hole of the same size among the other holes 71 to 74. The effect can also be expected.

Further, by forming the simulated hole portion 91 into an oval shape having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the diameter of the rolling surface 511, the circular chance hole 81 can be formed within the limited rolling surface 511. Since the simulated hole portion 91 can be increased in a direction orthogonal to the diameter of the rolling surface 511, the chance holes 81 and 82 can be made to appear as a larger simulated hole portion 91.

Further, in the simulated hole portion 91, six straight lines extending radially toward the outside are formed, three on the hole 71 side and three on the hole 74 side. Therefore, since the simulated hole portion 91 can make the outline of the substantially oval shape more emphasized and appear larger, the chance holes 81 and 82 can be made to appear larger than the other holes 71 to 74. The color of the simulated hole portion 91 may be any color, but it is preferably a clear and conspicuous color in the painted portion 90, and may be, for example, a fluorescent color. By doing so, the simulated hole portion 91 can be further emphasized.

The enclosure 92 is formed in a band shape along the outer peripheral edge of the simulated hole 91. The color of the enclosed portion 92 may be any color, but a color different from the color of the simulated hole portion 91 is preferable, and for example, it is more preferable to use a color opposite to the color of the simulated hole portion 91. By doing so, the outline of the simulated hole portion 91 is further emphasized.

The emphasis region portion 93 is formed so as to surround the outside of the enclosure portion 92. In the present embodiment, the emphasized region portion 93 is formed so as to fill the gap between the chance hole 81 and the hole 71 and the gap between the chance hole 81 and the hole 74, respectively. The color of the emphasized region portion 93 may be any color, but it is preferable that the color is different from the color of the simulated hole portion 91 and the surrounding portion 92. Further, since the emphasized area portion 93 has a certain area, a pattern, a character, a figure, or the like may be applied to the area. The emphasis region portion 93 can emphasize the position of the chance hole 81 by surrounding the simulated hole portion 91 and the enclosure portion 92 with a certain region.

Further, since the emphasized area portion 93 has a certain area so as to fill the gap between the chance hole 81 and the adjacent holes 71 and 74, the emphasized area portion 93 surrounds the periphery of the simulated hole portion 91, so that the player can use the emphasis region portion 93. Consciousness goes further to the outside of the simulated hole 91. As a result, the player determines the approximate position of the chance hole 81 in the entire painted portion 90 including the simulated hole portion 91 to the emphasized region portion 93, so that the player has an illusion that the chance hole 81 is larger than the actual size. Can be made to.

The arrow 94 is formed between the chance hole 81 and the bulging portion 515 so that the tip of the arrow points toward the chance hole 81 and the position of the chance hole 81 points from the bulging portion 515 side. This makes it possible to more clearly indicate the position of the chance hole 81. The tip of the arrow should be close to or in contact with the simulated hole 91. As a result, the arrow 94 indirectly indicates the position of the chance hole 81 by indicating the position of the simulated hole 91, so that the effect of making the simulated hole 91 illusion as the chance hole 81 can be strengthened. The color of the arrow 94 may be any color, but since it is formed so as to be superimposed on the emphasized region portion 93 and the surrounding portion 92, it is preferable to border it with a conspicuous color so as to distinguish it from these, for example, the simulated hole portion. It may be the same color as 91.

By applying such a painted portion 90 to the outer peripheral portions of the chance holes 81 and 82, the pachinko machine 1 has a smaller chance hole 81 than the other holes 71 to 74 on the rolling surface 511 of the crune member 51. That can be unnoticed by the player. Further, since the chance hole 81 looks larger than the actual size due to the painted portion 90, the player can feel the expectation that the chance hole 81 may fall into the chance holes 81 and 82.

With reference to FIGS. 4 and 6, the configuration of the painted portion 100 applied to the outer peripheral portions of the outlet holes 85 and 86 will be described. In the present embodiment, all the painted portions 100 applied to the outer peripheral portions of the outlet holes 85 and 86 have the same configuration. Therefore, here, the configuration of the painted portions 100 applied to the outer peripheral portions of the outlet holes 85 is the same. Will be described as an example.

Similar to the painted portion 90, the painted portion 100 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of each of the outlet holes 85 and 86 in order to make the outlet holes 85 and 86 look larger. The painted portion 100 is formed in an opaque color like the painted portion 90. Since the crune member 51 is made of a transparent resin member, the painted portion 100 having an opaque color can be made more conspicuous than the outlet holes 85 and 86 on the side surface 512. Although the painted portion 100 is also printed by the inkjet method, it may be formed by another method.

As shown in FIG. 6, the painted portion 100 includes, for example, a simulated hole portion 101, a first enclosure portion 102, a second enclosure portion 103, and the like, and these three portions are arranged side by side in a striped pattern. It is formed in a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front. The painted portion 100 has the same design as the painted portion 90, and the simulated hole portion 101 corresponds to the simulated hole portion 91, the first enclosed portion 102 corresponds to the enclosed portion 92, and the second enclosed portion 103 corresponds to the emphasized region portion 93, respectively. It has become.

The simulated hole portion 101 is an outer line of a hole larger than the outlet hole 85, and is formed in a substantially U-shape in front view so as to surround the outer peripheral portion of the exit hole 85 excluding the upper side. Since the simulated hole portion 101 shows the outer shape of the outlet hole 85 in an opaque color in an opaque color, the simulated hole portion 101 has an effect of making the player think that the outer line of the simulated hole portion 101 is the outer shape of the outlet hole 85. The color of the simulated hole 101 may be any color, but it is preferable to use a conspicuous color. This makes it possible to further emphasize the simulated hole portion 101 that gives the illusion of the outer line of the outlet hole 85. Further, it is more preferable that the color of the simulated hole portion 101 is the same color and the same design as the simulated hole portion 91 of the painted portion 90. This makes it possible to create a sense of unity with the simulated hole portion 91.

The first enclosure 102 is formed in a band shape along the outer peripheral edge of the simulated hole 101, and is formed in a substantially U-shape in front view. The color of the first enclosure 102 may be any color, but a color different from the color of the simulated hole 101 is preferable. As a result, the outer line of the simulated hole portion 101 is further emphasized. Further, it is more preferable that the color of the first enclosure 102 is the same color and the same design as the enclosure 92 of the painting portion 90. This makes it possible to create a sense of unity with the enclosure 92. The second enclosure 103 is formed in a band shape along the outer peripheral edge of the first enclosure 102, and is formed in a substantially U-shape in front view. The color of the second enclosure 103 may be any color, but a color different from the color of the first enclosure 102 is preferable. As a result, the first enclosure 102 is more emphasized. Further, it is more preferable that the color of the second enclosure 103 is the same as the color of the emphasized region 93 of the painted portion 90 and the same design. As a result, a sense of unity with the emphasized region portion 93 can be created.

In the substantially U-shaped painted portion 100 having such a configuration, the separation width of the pair of end portions extending above the simulated hole portion 101 and the first enclosed portion 102 is set to the simulated hole portion 91 of the adjacent painted portion 90 and the simulated hole portion 91. The width of the enclosure 92 in the major axis direction is substantially the same as the width. As a result, for example, when the crune member 51 is viewed from diagonally above, the pair of ends extending upward of the simulated hole portion 101 and the first enclosure portion 102 form the simulated hole portion 91 and the enclosure portion of the adjacent painted portion 90. It looks large as if it were connected to both sides of the 92 in the long axis direction. Since there is no emphasized region portion 93 of the painted portion 90 between the chance hole 82 and the outlet hole 86, and only a thin band-shaped line of the simulated hole portion 91 and the enclosed portion 92 exists, the coating is integrated. The portions 90 and 100 appear to surround the chance hole 82 and the exit hole 86. As a result, the integrated painted portions 90 and 100 appear to surround the periphery of the chance hole 81 and the outlet hole 85, so that the chance hole 81 and the outlet hole 85 are not noticeable at all, and the simulated hole portions 91 and 101 are put together. , Can be illusioned as a chance hole 81 and an exit hole 85.

Next, the visual effects of the painted portions 90 and 100 will be described with actual photographs of the croon member 51. FIG. 8 is an actual photograph of the crune member 51. (A) is a photograph of the crune member 51 taken from above, (b) is a photograph of the crune member 51 taken from diagonally above, and (c) is a photograph of the crune member 51 taken from the side. As can be seen from the photographs (a) and (b), it can be seen that the chance hole 82 is smaller than the other holes 72 on the rolling surface 511. Since the crune member 51 is made of a transparent resin member, the painted portion 90 formed on the outer peripheral portion thereof is more conspicuous than the chance hole 82, and among them, the simulated hole portion formed in fluorescent color. The oval shape of 91 looks as if it were the outline of the chance hole 81. Further, since the simulated hole portion 91 is surrounded by the surrounding portion 92 and the emphasized region portion 93, the simulated hole portion 91 looks clearer.

Further, as can be seen from the photographs (b) and (c), the painted portion 100 formed on the outer peripheral portion thereof is more conspicuous than the outlet hole 86 formed on the side surface 512, and among them, the painted portion 100 is formed in a fluorescent color. The oval shape of the simulated hole 101 appears as if it were the outline of the outlet hole 86. Further, since the simulated hole portion 101 is surrounded by the first enclosed portion 102 and the second enclosed portion 103, the simulated hole portion 101 looks clearer. Then, as can be seen from the photograph (b), the painted portion 90 formed on the rolling surface 511 and the painted portion 100 formed on the side surface 512 have a shape integrated with each other in the same size. There is. Since there is no emphasized region portion 93 of the painted portion 90 between the chance hole 82 and the outlet hole 86, and only a thin band-shaped line of the simulated hole portion 91 and the enclosed portion 92 exists, the coating is integrated. The portions 90 and 100 appear to surround the chance hole 82 and the exit hole 86. As a result, the integrated painted portions 90 and 100 appear to surround the periphery of the chance hole 82 and the outlet hole 86, so that the chance hole 82 and the outlet hole 86 are completely inconspicuous. Therefore, the player has the illusion that the simulated holes 91 and 101 are the chance holes 82 and the exit holes 86.

In the above description, the chance holes 81 and 82 of the crune member 51 are examples of the "specific holes" of the present invention. The simulated hole portion 91 of the painted portion 90 is an example of the “simulated hole” of the present invention. The simulated hole portion 101 of the painted portion 100 is an example of the “simulated outer peripheral portion” of the present invention. The ball passage 43 of the upper center accessory 15 is an example of the "specific passage" of the present invention.

As described above, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a transparent crune member 51. The croon member 51 has a rolling surface 511 on which the game ball can rotate and roll. A plurality of holes 71 to 74, 81, 82 are formed on the rolling surface 511. The croon member 51 drops a game ball rolling on a rolling surface into any one of a plurality of holes 71 to 74, 81, 82. The chance holes 81 and 82 are holes for passing the dropped game ball through a specific passage toward the lower center accessory 16, but the size of the holes 81 and 82 is smaller than that of the other holes 71 to 74. Then, on the rolling surface 511, a simulated hole portion 91 that surrounds the outer peripheral portions of such chance holes 81 and 82 and simulates a hole having the same size as the other holes 71 to 74. Is provided in an opaque color. As a result, when viewed from the player side, the outer line of the opaque color simulated hole portion 91 provided around the transparent chance holes 81 and 82 is more conspicuous than the outer peripheral portion of the transparent chance holes 81 and 82. The part 91 can be illusioned as a chance hole 81, 82. Therefore, the chance holes 81 can be made to look as large as the other holes 71 to 74, so that the player does not notice that the chance holes 81 and 82 are smaller than the other holes 71 to 74. can.

Further, the crune member 51 is a cylindrical body that can rotate about a rotation shaft 57 extending in the vertical direction. The rolling surface 511 is formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical body. By rotating the crune member 51 around the rotation shaft 57, the game ball can be rotated and rolled on the rolling surface 511. Further, the chance holes 81 and 82 are formed in a circular shape in a plan view. The other holes 71 to 74 and the simulated hole portion 91 are formed in a long circular shape in a plan view having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the diameter of the rolling surface 511. By rotating the rolling surface 511 having such a hole shape around the rotation shaft 57, the chance holes 81 and 82 are effectively made to have the same shape and size as the other holes 71 to 74 by the visual effect. I can show you.

Further, outlet holes 85 and 86 are provided on the side surface 512 of the crune member 51. The exit holes 85 and 86 are located close to the chance holes 81 and 82, respectively, and the game ball that communicates with the chance holes 81 and 82 and falls into the chance holes 81 and 82 is specified toward the lower center accessory 16. It is a hole to pass through the passage of. An opaque-colored simulated hole 101 that simulates the outer peripheral portion of the outlet holes 85 and 86 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of each of the outlet holes 85 and 86. As a result, the simulated hole portion 101 can be brought close to the simulated hole portion 91, so that the player can be emphasized as a large portion in which the simulated hole portion 91 and the simulated hole portion 101 are combined. As a result, even if the chance holes 81 and 82 are smaller than the other holes 71 to 74, the expectation of falling into such chance holes 81 and 81 can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. The crune member 51 of the above embodiment is rotatably supported and is rotated by being driven by a motor 52, but may be a non-rotating crune member.

The number of holes formed in the rolling surface 511 of the crune member 51 is 6, but the number of holes can be freely changed. In addition, the ratio of chance holes to other holes can be freely changed. Further, although the positions of the chance holes and other holes can be freely changed, it is preferable to arrange the chance holes so that they are not adjacent to each other. The shape of the hole is not limited as long as it can pass the game ball, but it is preferably circular in order for the game ball to pass smoothly. Further, although the side surface 512 is provided with outlet holes 85 and 86 communicating with the chance holes 81 and 82, the outlet holes 85 and 86 may be omitted. Further, the outlet holes 85 and 86 may be provided on the bottom surface side.

The croon unit 50 transmits the power of the motor 52 by three gears 53 to 55, but the number of gears is not limited to three and can be freely changed. Further, the crune member 51 may be directly connected to the output shaft of the motor 52.

Of the painted portion 90, a part or all of the surrounding portion 92, the emphasized region portion 93, and the arrow 94 may be omitted. Also in the painted portion 100, either or both of the first enclosure portion 102 and the second enclosure portion 103 may be omitted. Although the painted portions 90 and 100 are formed by printing, for example, a sealing member in the shape of the painted portions 90 and 100 may be attached.

In the painted portion 90 formed on the outer peripheral portion of the chance hole 81, the shape of the simulated hole portion 91 may be large enough to surround the chance hole 81, and is preferably about the same as the other holes 71 to 74. It should be larger or larger. Further, in the above embodiment, the shape of the simulated hole portion 91 is different from the shape of the chance hole 81, but may be the same shape as the chance hole 81. The same applies to the painted portion 90 of the chance hole 82.

In the painted portion 100 formed on the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole 85, the shape of the simulated hole portion 101 is formed so as to surround the simulated hole portion 101 at a position with a gap from the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole 85. It may be formed so as to be in contact with the portion. The same applies to the painted portion 100 of the outlet hole 86.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1, which is a kind of a gaming machine, is taken as an example of the gaming machine, but the gaming machine is not limited to the pachinko machine, and can be applied to various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine. be.

It should be noted that all the elements described in the claims, the specification and the drawings (for example, the effect device, the symbol display unit, the electric accessory, the winning opening, etc.) are not clearly described to limit the number of the elements. It may be physically single or plural, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the names (element names) given to the elements are merely given for convenience in the description of the present case, and are not particularly conscious of the fact that they have a special meaning. Therefore, the element name alone does not limit the interpretation of what the element is. Furthermore, whether a plurality of elements among all the above elements are appropriately integrally configured or one element is divided into a plurality of elements can be easily considered by those skilled in the art. Therefore, since it is clear that all patterns are within the assumed range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification, etc., it is stated that they are clearly excluded in the scope of claims, etc. Needless to say, all of them are included in the scope of rights according to the present invention unless otherwise stated. Therefore, simply adopting a structural difference within that range in a gaming machine because it is not described in the present embodiment does not mean that the right according to the present invention has been circumvented. .. The same applies to differences in the configuration and shape of each element, which can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from this embodiment.

1 Pachinko machine 51 Clune member 57 Rotating shaft 71-74 Hole 81,82 Chance hole 85,86 Exit hole 90 Painted part 91 Simulated hole part 100 Painted part 101 Simulated hole part 511 Rolling surface 512 Side surface

Claims (3)

The gaming ball has a rolling surface that can be swiveled and rolled, and a plurality of holes are formed in the rolling surface, and the gaming ball that has rolled on the rolling surface is one of the plurality of holes. In a gaming machine equipped with a crune member that can be dropped into one
The crune member is transparent and
At least one of the plurality of holes is a specific hole that is smaller than the other holes and allows the dropped game ball to pass through a specific passage.
The rolling surface is provided with a simulated hole in opaque color that simulates a hole that is the same as or larger than the other hole so as to surround the outer peripheral portion of the specific hole. A gaming machine characterized by being. The crune member is a cylindrical body that can rotate around an axis extending in the vertical direction.
The rolling surface is formed on the upper surface of the cylinder, and is formed on the upper surface of the cylinder.
The specific hole is formed in a circular shape in a plan view, and is formed.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the other holes and the simulated holes are formed in a long circular shape in a plan view having a long axis in a direction orthogonal to the diameter of the rolling surface. On the side surface of the crune member,
An outlet hole that communicates with the specific hole and allows the game ball that has fallen into the specific hole to pass through the passage at a position close to the specific hole.
The invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the outer peripheral portion is formed in an opaque color along the outer peripheral portion of the outlet hole, and is provided with a simulated outer peripheral portion that simulates at least a part of the outer peripheral portion. Gaming machine.

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