JP7174393B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a ball entrance.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a game machine in which a ball entrance is opened and closed by a movable door that rotates around the lower edge of the ball entrance.

JP 2014-204765 A (paragraph [0023], FIGS. 4 and 4)

In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, when a plurality of game balls enter the ball entrance in succession, if the momentum of both the game balls entered earlier and the game balls entered later is reduced, A possible problem is that the game balls mesh with each other and cause ball jamming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a game ball capable of suppressing clogging of game balls entering a ball entrance.

The first means includes a ball entrance into which a game ball can enter, and a lower edge of the ball entrance as a rotation axis to allow the passage of the game ball standing up from the rotation axis and flowing down. A standing posture for permitting and regulating entry of a game ball into the ball entrance, and receiving a game ball projecting obliquely forward and upward from the rotating shaft and flowing down due to establishment of an opening condition, and receiving the entry. A ball-entering device having a movable door that changes to a forward-tilted introduction posture that allows a ball to enter the mouth, the ball-entering device projecting to the opposite side of the movable door across the rotating shaft, and When the movable door is in the forward tilting introduction posture, a projecting piece is provided for tilting the movable door to an intermediate posture between the forward tilting introduction posture and the standing posture when a game ball rides on the projecting piece, There is a game machine in which a game ball that has climbed on one side is received in the back side of the projecting piece in the halfway posture.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress clogging of game balls that have entered the ball entrance.

Front view of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment front view of game board Front view of the first and second prize winning sections Perspective view of the first prize room and the second prize room Front sectional view of the first prize room and the second prize room (A) Cross-sectional view schematically showing the first winning room and the first opening/closing door in the closed state, (B) Cross-sectional view schematically showing the first winning room and the first opening/closing door in the open state Perspective view for explaining the internal structure of the first winning room (A) Cross-sectional view showing the arrangement of the protrusion of the first opening/closing door and the first prize room in the closed state, (B) Cross-sectional view showing the arrangement of the protrusion of the first opening/closing door and the first prize room in the open state Cross-sectional view showing the layout of the first opening/closing door and the first winning room in the open state

[First embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, the front side of which is covered with a front frame 10Z, and through the glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z, the view of FIG. The game area R1 of the game board 11 shown in is visible. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, "right" and "left" refer to "right" and "left" when the gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 1, an upper tray 26 and a lower tray 27 are provided in two stages below the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z, and a firing handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower tray 27. It is When the shooting handle 28 is rotated, the game balls housed in the upper tray 26 are ejected toward the game area R1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 has a generally circular shape as a whole and is surrounded by guide rails 12. As shown in FIG. A display opening 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 of the game board 11, and a display screen 13G of the display device 13 is visible through the display opening 11H.

A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the opening edge of the display opening 11H. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the display opening 11H from the front side of the game board 11, and restricts the entry of the game ball projecting from the front surface of the game board 11 and flowing down the game area R1 into the display decoration frame 23. ing.

A center start winning opening 14A and an out opening 16 are arranged in order from the top in the center portion in the left-right direction below the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1. The center start winning opening 14A has a pocket structure, and when a game ball enters an opening on the upper surface thereof, a special symbol suitability determination is performed, and the result of the special symbol suitability determination is displayed on a display screen 13G.

A starting gate 18 is provided on the right side of the decorative display frame 23, and a side starting winning opening 14B is formed in the right side of the decorative display frame 23 below the starting gate 18. As shown in FIG. The starting gate 18 has a gate-shaped structure through which a game ball can pass through, and when a game ball passes through the starting gate 18, normal symbol suitability determination is performed. Also, the side start winning opening 14B opens to the right and is opened and closed by a movable piece 14H. Specifically, the movable piece 14H is normally arranged in a vertical upright closed position, and rotates around the lower end on the condition that the result of the above-described normal symbol propriety determination is a win. , is placed on its side in the open position (the position shown in FIG. 2). The movable piece 14H arranged at the open position receives the game ball flowing down from above and guides it to the side starting winning opening 14B. Similar to the center starting winning opening 14A, also when a game ball enters the side starting winning opening 14B, special symbol propriety determination is performed, and the result is displayed on the display screen 13G.

At the lower right of the display decorative frame 23, an inclined guide portion 25 is formed which is inclined downward to the left and has a plurality of ball drop openings 25A. The tilt guiding part 25 receives the game ball flowing down the right flow path 24R formed on the right side of the display decoration frame 23, guides it to the left side, and drops the game ball from the ball drop opening 25A. In the present embodiment, the inclination guide portion 25 is composed of a road nail configured by arranging a plurality of nails in a row and the upper surface 19J of the resin block 19. As shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, two ball drop openings 25A are provided in the inclined guide portion 25. As shown in FIG. A first big prize winning port 31 of the first big prize winning portion 30 and a second big winning prize port 61 of the second big prize winning portion 60 are arranged vertically below the ball drop hole 25A on the left side. In addition, a detour 25U is provided below the ball drop hole 25A on the right side to receive the game ball and flow downward from the second big winning hole 61. - 特許庁

The first big prize winning opening 31 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, opens forward, and is opened and closed by a first opening/closing door 41 . The first open/close door 41 is rotatable around the lower side of the first big prize winning port 31 and is normally held in a substantially vertical standing state to close the first big prize winning port 31. (See Figure 3). The second big prize winning opening 61 has a horizontally long rectangular shape that is wider than the first big winning opening 31 , opens forward, and is opened and closed by a second opening/closing door 81 . The second opening/closing door 81 is rotatable around the lower side of the second large prize winning opening 61, and is normally held in an upright position to close the second large winning opening 61 ( See Figure 3). The right sides of the first big prize winning opening 31 and the second big winning prize opening 61 are aligned.

The first big winning hole 31 and the second big winning hole 61 are opened during the execution of the big win game which is performed on the condition that the result of the above-mentioned special symbol win/fail judgment is a win. Specifically, when the jackpot game is executed, one of the first opening/closing door 41 and the second opening/closing door 81 falls forward over a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds). As a result, the game ball can enter either the first big winning hole 31 or the second big winning hole 61 . Here, the operation (from the open state to the closed state) from making either one of the big winning openings 31 and 61 into a winning state (including opening and closing operations repeatedly performed within a predetermined period) to a winning impossible state is performed. When called "round", one big win game continues until a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 rounds) are executed. One round ends when the opening time of the big winning openings 31, 61 reaches a preset upper limit time, or when a prescribed upper limit number (for example, 10) of game balls wins. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the first big winning hole 31 is opened in a predetermined round (for example, the third round).

As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 is provided with a plurality of general winning holes 21 into which game balls can enter. The general winning opening 21 has a pocket structure and is capable of receiving game balls, like the center starting winning opening 14A. Specifically, the general winning opening 21 is arranged on the lower left portion of the game area R1 and on the right side of the side starting winning opening 14B. When a game ball enters any of the center starting winning opening 14A, the side starting winning opening 14B, the first big winning opening 31, the second big winning opening 61 and the general winning opening 21, A set predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper tray 26.例文帳に追加In addition, game balls that do not enter any of the winning holes are taken into the out hole 16 arranged at the lower end of the game area R1.

The first big prize winning section 30 and the second big prize winning section 60 will be described in detail below. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first big prize winning section 30 has a first prize winning room 32 in the shape of a horizontally long box that opens forward behind a first big prize opening 31. A game ball entered into a big winning hole 31 is received in a first winning room 32.例文帳に追加As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom wall 32B of the first prize winning room 32 is inclined downward to the right, and the game balls received in the first prize winning room 32 are guided to the right side by the inclination of the bottom wall 32B. be. A ball discharge path 35 is provided on the right side of the first prize winning room 32, and the right side wall 32R (see FIG. 4) of the first prize winning room 32 communicates with the first prize winning room 32 and the ball discharge path 35. A detection switch 34 having a detection hole 34A is provided. When the game ball passes through the detection hole 34A, winning of the game ball to the first big prize winning portion 30 is confirmed, and the game ball is discharged through the ball discharge path 35. - 特許庁

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a guide rib 53 extending in the horizontal direction protrudes from the left portion of the back wall 32D of the first prize winning room 32. As shown in FIG. The guide ribs 53 are arranged in pairs in the vertical direction at the middle portion in the height direction of the first prize winning room 32 . The upper guide rib 53 is arranged substantially horizontally, and the lower guide rib 53 is slightly inclined downward to the right.

A stepped portion 53</b>D is provided at an intermediate portion of the guide rib 53 in the left-right direction so that the left side of the guide rib 53 protrudes forward in a stepped manner. The amount of protrusion from the back wall 32D of the left guide portion 53L arranged on the left side of the stepped portion of the guide rib 53 is approximately the same as the depth of the first prize winning room 32, and the width of the frontage of the first prize winning chamber 32 is substantially the same. is narrowed by the left guiding portion 53L. Specifically, the left guiding portion 53L has a trapezoidal shape in which the amount of protrusion from the back wall 32D decreases toward the right side, and the right guiding portion 53R, which is arranged on the right side of the stepped portion 53D of the guide ribs 53, is located on the right side. It has a pointed triangular shape. Both the front ends of the left guide portion 53L and the right guide portion 53R are inclined toward the back side of the first prize winning room 32 toward the right side.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7, a ball entry restricting member 51 for narrowing the frontage of the first prize winning room 32 is provided at a position near the front end of the right portion of the first prize winning room 32 . The ball entry restricting member 51 has a columnar shape connecting the bottom wall 32B and the ceiling wall 32T of the first prize winning room 32 (see FIGS. 4 and 7). It has a triangular shape that is sharp on the far side (see Fig. 6). The leftward surface of the ball entry restricting member 51 is a first inclined surface 51A that extends toward the innermost side of the first prize winning chamber 32 toward the right side, and the rightward surface of the ball entrance restricting member 51 is , and the second inclined surface 51B toward the front side of the first winning room 32 as it goes to the right side. More specifically, the second inclined surface 51</b>B is gently curved so as to protrude toward the front side of the first prize winning room 32 .

In the portion of the back wall 32D of the first prize winning room 32 that is arranged on the rear side of the ball entry regulating member 51, there is a depressed portion 52 that is recessed toward the back side of the first prize winning room 32 (upper side in FIG. 6A). is formed. The inner surface of the recessed portion 52 is curved in a bowl shape so as to protrude toward the inner side of the first prize winning room 32, and the right edge of the inner surface of the recessed portion 52 is close to the opening edge of the detection hole 34A of the detection switch 34. is doing. The right side portion of the inner surface of the depressed portion 52 is arranged substantially parallel to the second inclined surface 51 of the ball entry restricting member 51 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 7 , an arc-shaped rib 54 protrudes from the inner surface of the recessed portion 52 along the inner surface of the recessed portion 52 . The arcuate ribs 54 are arranged in pairs in the vertical direction at an intermediate portion in the height direction of the depressed portion 52 . The pair of arcuate ribs 54, 54 are arranged substantially parallel and are both inclined downward to the right.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ball discharge path 35 includes a vertical channel 35A extending downward from the right side of the first winning chamber 32 and a second big winning section 60 extending leftward from the lower end of the vertical channel 35A. (more specifically, under the floor of the right portion of the second prize winning room 62, which will be described later). A V winning opening 36 is provided in the middle of the lateral flow path 35B. The V winning port 36 is formed through the bottom wall of the horizontal channel 35B and is normally closed by a plate member 37. As shown in FIG. When a predetermined V opening condition is established, the plate member 37 slides to the rear side of the game board 11, and the V winning opening 36 is opened. The game ball passing through the ball discharge path 35 enters the V prize opening 36 when the V opening condition is established, and the terminal discharge disposed at the end of the ball discharge path 35 when the V opening condition is not satisfied. It is discharged at outlet 38 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the first opening/closing door 41 includes a rectangular plate-like door body 42 and pivot shafts 41J and 41J projecting left and right from the lower end of the door body 42 in the closed state. there is The rotating shaft portions 41J, 41J are rotatably supported on both sides of the opening edge of the first big prize winning opening 31. As shown in FIG. Further, the rotary shaft portion 41J is provided with a contact protrusion 43 (see FIG. 8A) that protrudes forward when the first open/close door 41 is in the closed state. The abutment protrusion 43 is positioned on the positioning wall 45 provided at the bottom of the first big prize winning portion 30 (see FIG. 8 (B)) to position the first opening/closing door 41 . The positioning wall 45 protrudes forward from the lower end of the hanging wall 44 hanging from the front end of the bottom wall 32B of the first winning room 32 (see FIG. 7).

As shown in FIG. 6B, a pair of side projecting pieces 41S, 41S protrude rearward from the left and right sides of the door body 42, and game balls caught on the rear surface of the door body 42 drop from the left and right sides. can be suppressed. In addition, on both sides of the back surface of the door body 42, when the first open/close door 41 is in the open state, a guide protrusion that guides the game ball received by the back surface of the door body 42 to the center side in the width direction of the door body 42. A portion 42T is provided. An arm 46 that receives power from a drive source (not shown) for opening and closing the first door 41 projects rearward from the left end of the door body 42 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the second big prize winning section 60 includes a horizontally long box-shaped second prize winning room 62 that opens forward on the rear side of the second big prize winning port 61. A game ball entering the mouth 61 is received in the second winning room 62. - 特許庁As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom wall 62B of the second prize winning room 62 is inclined downward to the left, and the game balls received in the second prize winning room 62 are guided leftward by the inclination of the bottom wall 62B. be. A stepped receiving recess 63 is formed in the left portion of the bottom wall 62B. Below the receiving recess 63, a pair of ball discharge paths 65, 65 are provided side by side. A pair of detection switches 64 having a detection hole 64A communicating with the second winning chamber 62 and the ball discharge path 65 are provided at the bottom of the receiving recess 63 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the second opening/closing door 81 includes a rectangular plate-like door body 82 and pivot shafts 81J and 81J projecting to both left and right sides from the lower end of the door body 82 in the closed state. there is The rotating shaft portions 81J, 81J are rotatably supported on both sides of the opening edge of the second big prize winning opening 61. As shown in FIG. A pair of side projecting pieces (not shown) protrude from the left and right side portions of the door body 82 to the back side so that the game ball caught on the back side of the door body 82 can be prevented from falling from both the left and right sides. When the second opening/closing door 81 is opened, the left and right sides of the door main body 82 come into contact with positioning walls 85 (see FIG. 4) provided at the bottom of the second big prize winning portion 60. , the contact projecting walls 83, 83 for positioning the second open/close door 81 protrude to the front side. The positioning wall 85 protrudes forward from the lower end of the hanging wall 84 hanging from the front end of the bottom wall 62B of the second winning room 62 (see FIG. 4).

By the way, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the game ball guided to the left side by the inclined guideway 25 can enter the first big winning hole 31 (see FIG. 2). Then, the game ball received in the first winning room 32 through the first big winning hole 31 rolls rightward due to the inclination of the bottom wall 32B (see FIG. 5). That is, in the gaming machine 10, the game ball entering the first big winning hole 31 is directed to the right side, which is the opposite direction to the flowing direction before entering the first big winning hole 31. In the first winning room 32, the force of game balls tends to weaken. Here, when the game ball that has entered the first big winning hole 31 is rolling to the right side in the first winning room 32, the game ball enters the first winning room 32 from the right part of the first big winning hole 31. When the ball enters, the game ball entered later obstructs the flow of the game ball entered earlier, and a problem may occur in which two game balls mesh with each other in the first winning room 32.例文帳に追加In order to prevent this problem, in the gaming machine 10, the first big winning section 30 has the following configuration.

As shown in FIG. 3, the door body 42 of the first opening/closing door 41 is provided with a projecting piece 47 that projects downward when the first opening/closing door 41 is in the closed state. The projecting piece 47 is arranged on the right side of the door body 42 . As shown in FIG. 6B, the protruding piece 47 approaches the ball entry restricting member 51 provided in the first prize winning chamber 32 from the left side. Specifically, when the first opening/closing door 41 is opened, the projecting piece 47 approaches from the front a portion of the bottom wall 32B of the first prize winning room 32 that approaches the ball entry restricting member 51 from the left side. do. Further, when the first opening/closing door 41 is opened, the projecting piece 47 is arranged directly behind the left edge of the guiding projection 42T formed on the right side of the door main body 42, and It is possible to receive the game ball guided by. A notch 45K for avoiding interference with the projecting piece 47 is provided in the positioning wall 45 that contacts the contact projecting portion 43 (see FIG. 8B) of the first opening/closing door 41 .

As shown in FIG. 8(B), when the first opening/closing door 41 is in the open state, the projecting piece 47 is located closer to the bottom wall 32B of the first prize winning room 32 than the portion directly behind the projecting piece 47. A step D1 is formed between the projecting piece 47 and the bottom wall 32B. Therefore, when the game ball rolling on the projecting piece 47 enters the first winning room 32, it is urged by the step D1. As shown in FIG. 9, the portion of the door body 42 on the left side of the projecting piece 47 is positioned lower than the bottom wall 32B to form a step D2 with the bottom wall 32B. Therefore, the game ball that has rolled on the portion of the door main body 42 on the left side of the projecting piece 47 is weakened by the step D2 when entering the first prize winning room 32.例文帳に追加

According to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when a game ball rides on the projecting piece 47 projecting from the lower edge of the first opening/closing door 41, the first opening/closing door 41 is slightly tilted in the direction in which the game ball is closed. Momentum is increased. As a result, the momentum of both the game ball that entered the first big winning hole 31 earlier and the game ball that entered later is suppressed from being reduced. As a result, it becomes difficult for the game balls to mesh with each other, and the ball clogging of the game balls entering the first big winning hole 31 is suppressed. Moreover, since the projecting piece 47 forms a step D1 with the bottom wall 32B of the first prize winning room 32, the step D1 can increase the momentum of the game ball entering the first prize winning chamber 32. This makes it possible to further suppress ball clogging.

Also, in the gaming machine 10 , the game ball guided to the left side by the inclined guideway 25 is received by the first opening/closing door 41 and can enter the first big winning hole 31 . Since the projecting piece 47 is provided on the right side portion of the first opening/closing door 41, the game ball can easily ride on the projecting piece 47, and the game ball entering the first big winning hole 31 later can be prevented from moving. Easier to build momentum.

In addition, in the gaming machine 10, the opening of the first prize winning room 32 is narrowed by the entrance ball restricting member 51, so that the number of game balls rolling in the first prize winning room 32 is reduced, It is possible to suppress ball clogging inside. Moreover, a recessed portion 52 that is recessed toward the back side of the first prize winning room 32 is provided in a portion of the back wall 32D of the first prize winning chamber 32 that is located on the back side of the ball entry restricting member 51. The ball restricting member 51 is restrained from interfering with the game balls rolling in the first winning room 32.例文帳に追加

In addition, in this embodiment, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those described above even with the following configuration.
(1) The second opening/closing door 81 of the second big winning section 60 may also be provided with a projecting piece protruding from the lower edge in the same manner as the projecting piece 47 of the first opening/closing door 1 . Further, instead of providing the projecting piece 47 on the first opening/closing door 41 of the first big prize winning portion 30, the second opening/closing door 81 of the second big prize portion 60 is provided with a projection protruding from the lower edge in the same manner as the projection piece 47. A strip may be provided.

(2) The inclined guide part 25 guides the game ball to the right side, and the bottom wall 32B of the first prize winning room 32 is inclined downward to the left. may protrude from

(3) The first winning room 32 may be configured without the guide ribs 53 . Further, the first prize winning room 32 may be configured without the ball entry restricting member 51 and the depressed portion 52 .

(4) In the first winning room 32, if a space through which a game ball can pass can be secured on the back side of the entering ball restricting member 51, the recessed portion 52 may not be provided.

(5) A configuration in which the protrusion 47 and the bottom wall 32 of the first winning room 32 do not form the step D1 (see FIG. 8B) may be adopted. That is, the projecting piece 47 may be arranged at a position lower than the bottom wall 32B.

(6) A detection hole 34A (see FIG. 5) for discharging game balls from the first winning room 32 may be provided in the bottom wall 32B of the first winning room 32 or may be provided in the inner wall 32D. .

(7) Instead of providing the projecting piece 47 on the first opening/closing door 41, a plurality of projections projecting from the lower edge of the first opening/closing door 41 may be provided. In this case, the plurality of protrusions are configured to have a size and arrangement that can support the game ball.

(8) Instead of providing the projecting piece 47 on the first opening/closing door 41, a concave portion may be formed on the right side portion (the portion near the ball discharge path 35) of the back surface of the lower edge of the door body 42. In this configuration, by dropping a game ball rolling on the back surface of the door main body 42 into the concave portion, the game ball can enter the first winning room 32 after being boosted.

(9) By forming irregularities on the back surface of the door main body 42 of the first opening/closing door 41 or attaching a sticker, the friction coefficient of the back surface of the lower edge of the right side portion of the door main body 42 is reduced to the friction coefficient of other portions. , and the difference in the coefficient of friction may be used to measure the boost of the game ball.

<Appendix>
Hereinafter, the features of the group of inventions extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described, showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following description, for ease of understanding, configurations corresponding to the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but are not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses or the like.

<Characteristic group A>
The following feature group A relates to a game machine "having a ball entrance", and in "Patent Document A (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-204765 (paragraph [0023], FIGS. 3 and 4)), the lower edge of the ball entrance A gaming machine in which a ball entrance is opened and closed by a movable door that rotates around the center of the game machine.", "In the gaming machine of Patent Document A, a plurality of game balls are successively placed in the ball entrance. If the momentum of both the game ball that enters first and the game ball that enters later is reduced when the game ball enters the ball, it is conceivable that the game balls will mesh with each other and cause ball clogging." It was made with

[Feature A1]
A ball entrance into which a game ball can enter (first big winning opening 31), and a movable door (first open/close door 41) that rotates around the lower edge of the ball entrance to open and close the ball entrance. and a gaming machine (gaming machine 10) comprising a ball entry device (first winning section 30) having
The ball entry device includes:
A rolling area (first winning room 32) for rolling the game ball that has entered the ball entrance to the discharge port (detection hole 34A);
When a new game ball enters the ball entrance while there is a game ball in the rolling area, an increasing means (protruding piece 47) capable of increasing the momentum of the new game ball is provided. Pachislot and Pachinko Machines.

In the configuration shown in this feature, when a plurality of game balls enter the ball entrance in succession, even if the momentum of the game ball that entered earlier is reduced, the momentum of the game ball that enters later increases. Since it is increased by the force increasing means, it is suppressed that the force of both the game ball that entered earlier and the game ball that entered later is reduced. As a result, the game balls are less likely to mesh with each other, and the ball clogging of the game balls entering the ball entrance is suppressed.

[Feature A2]
In the gaming machine according to feature A1,
The force-increasing means is a game machine comprising a projecting piece (projecting piece 47) projecting from the lower edge of the movable door and arranged below the rotating shaft of the movable door.

In the configuration shown in this feature, when the game ball rides on the projecting piece protruding from the lower edge of the movable door, the swing door tilts to increase the momentum of the game ball. Thus, in this configuration, it is possible to increase the momentum of the game ball with a simple configuration.

[Feature A3]
In the gaming machine according to feature A2,
Provided with tilt guide means (tilt guide portion 25) for causing the game ball to flow down toward one side in the left and right direction,
The movable door is configured to receive a game ball guided by the inclined guide means and enter the ball entrance,
The projecting piece is arranged on the other side in the left-right direction at the lower edge of the movable door.

According to the configuration shown in this characteristic, the game ball can easily ride on the projecting piece, and the momentum of the game ball that enters later can be easily increased.

[Feature A4]
In the gaming machine according to feature A3,
The discharge port is arranged on the other side in the left-right direction, and the bottom surface of the rolling area is an inclined rolling surface (upper surface of the bottom wall 32B) that slopes downward to the other side in the left-right direction. game machine.

In the configuration shown in this feature, the game ball that has entered the rolling area flows down in the direction opposite to the previous flowing direction, and the momentum is easily reduced. Therefore, if the momentum of the game ball entered later is weak, ball clogging is likely to occur, but the momentum of the game ball entered later is increased by the force increasing means. This makes it possible to suppress ball clogging.

[Feature A5]
In the gaming machine according to feature A4,
The rolling area is provided with a ball entrance restricting member (ball entrance restricting member 51) provided at the other end in the left-right direction to narrow the entrance of the rolling area,
The projecting piece is a gaming machine that approaches the ball entry restricting member from one side in a left-right direction.

In the configuration shown in this feature, since the entrance of the rolling area is narrowed by the ball entry restricting member, it is possible to reduce the number of game balls rolling in the rolling area and suppress ball clogging in the rolling area. It becomes possible.

[Feature A6]
In the gaming machine according to feature A5,
The rolling region is provided with a back wall (back wall 32D) arranged opposite to the ball entrance,
The gaming machine is provided with a recessed portion (recessed portion 52) that is recessed away from the ball entrance at the other end portion of the back wall in the left-right direction.

In the configuration shown in this feature, since the depressed portion is arranged on the back side of the entering ball restricting member, it is suppressed that the entering ball restricting member interferes with the game ball rolling in the rolling area.

[Feature A7]
A ball entrance into which a game ball can enter (first big winning opening 31), and a movable door (first opening/closing door 41) that rotates around the lower edge of the ball entrance to open and close the ball entrance. and a gaming machine (gaming machine 10) comprising a ball entry device (first big winning section 30) having
The ball-entering device includes a rolling area (a first A prize-winning room 32) is provided,
At the lower end edge of the movable door, a projecting piece ( A projecting piece 47) is provided,
The projecting piece is arranged above the inclined rolling surface when the movable door is open, and forms a step (step D1) with the inclined rolling surface.

In the configuration shown in this feature, when the game ball rides on the projecting piece protruding from the lower edge of the movable door, the swing door tilts to increase the momentum of the game ball. Therefore, when a plurality of game balls enter the ball entrance in succession, even if the momentum of the game balls that enter first is reduced, the game balls that enter later do not ride on the projecting piece of the movable door. Since the momentum of the game ball is increased by , the reduction of the momentum of both the game ball entered earlier and the game ball entered later is suppressed. As a result, the game balls are less likely to mesh with each other, and the ball clogging of the game balls entering the ball entrance is suppressed.

[Feature A8]
In the gaming machine according to feature A7,
A guide protrusion (guide protrusion 42T) is provided on the back surface of the portion from the lower end of the movable door to guide the game ball received by the back surface in the open state to the ball entrance,
The game machine, wherein the projecting piece is arranged adjacent to the guiding projection and is configured to be capable of receiving a game ball guided by the guiding projection.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, the guide protrusion makes it easier for the game ball to ride on the projecting piece, making it easier to increase the momentum of the game ball that enters later.

[Feature A9]
In the gaming machine according to feature A7 or A8,
Provided with tilt guide means (tilt guide portion 25) for causing the game ball to flow down toward one side in the left-right direction,
The movable door is configured to receive a game ball guided by the inclined guide means and enter the ball entrance,
The projecting piece is arranged on the other side in the left-right direction at the lower edge of the movable door.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, it becomes easy to ride the game ball on the projecting piece, and to increase the momentum of the game ball entering later.

[Feature A10]
In the gaming machine according to feature A9,
The discharge port is arranged on the other side in the horizontal direction, and the inclined rolling surface (upper surface of the bottom wall 32B) is inclined downward to the other side in the horizontal direction.

In the configuration shown in this feature, the game ball that has entered the rolling area flows down in the direction opposite to the previous flowing direction, and the momentum is easily reduced. For this reason, ball clogging is likely to occur if the momentum of the game ball that enters later is weak, but if the game ball that enters later rides on the projecting piece of the movable door, the momentum of the game ball increases. . This makes it possible to suppress ball clogging.

[Feature A11]
In the gaming machine according to feature A10,
The rolling area is provided with a ball entrance restricting member (ball entrance restricting member 51) provided at the other end in the left-right direction to narrow the entrance of the rolling area,
The projecting piece is a gaming machine that approaches the ball entry restricting member from one side in a left-right direction.

In the configuration shown in this feature, since the entrance of the rolling area is narrowed by the ball entry restricting member, it is possible to reduce the number of game balls rolling in the rolling area and suppress ball clogging in the rolling area. It becomes possible.

[Feature A12]
In the gaming machine according to feature A11,
The rolling region is provided with a back wall (back wall 32D) arranged opposite to the ball entrance,
The gaming machine is provided with a recessed portion (recessed portion 52) that is recessed away from the ball entrance at the other end portion of the back wall in the left-right direction.

In the configuration shown in this feature, since the depressed portion is arranged on the back side of the entering ball restricting member, it is suppressed that the entering ball restricting member interferes with the game ball rolling in the rolling area.

[Feature A13]
A ball entrance into which a game ball can enter (first big winning opening 31), and a movable door (first open/close door 41) that rotates around the lower edge of the ball entrance to open and close the ball entrance. and a gaming machine (gaming machine 10) comprising a ball entry device (first big winning section 30) having
The ball-entering device is provided with boosting means (protruding piece 47) capable of increasing the momentum of the game ball entering the ball-entering opening in succession when two game balls enter the ball-entering opening in succession. game machine.

In the configuration shown in this feature, when a plurality of game balls enter the ball entrance in succession, even if the momentum of the game ball that entered earlier is reduced, the momentum of the game ball that enters later increases. Since it is increased by the force increasing means, it is suppressed that the force of both the game ball that entered earlier and the game ball that entered later is reduced. As a result, the game balls are less likely to mesh with each other, and the ball clogging of the game balls entering the ball entrance is suppressed.

Note that the configurations shown in features A2 to A12 may be combined with the configuration shown in feature A13.

10 Game machine 25 Inclined guiding part 30 First big winning part 31 First big winning opening 32 First winning room 41 First opening/closing door 47 Protruding piece 51 Ball entry control member 52 Recessed part

Claims (1)

A ball entrance into which a game ball can enter,
The ball entrance rotates about the lower edge of the ball entrance as a rotation axis, and the standing up restricts the entry of the game ball into the ball entrance by allowing the passage of the game ball standing up from the rotation shaft and flowing down. A movable door that changes between a position and a forward tilting introduction position that receives a game ball projecting obliquely forward and upward from the rotating shaft and flowing down due to the establishment of an open condition and allows the ball to enter the ball entrance. and a gaming machine comprising a ball entry device having
It protrudes to the opposite side of the movable door across the rotation shaft, and when the movable door is in the forward tilting introduction posture, a game ball rides on it to move the movable door to the forward tilting posture. This game machine is provided with a projecting piece tilted to an intermediate posture between a standing posture, and a game ball riding on the projecting piece is received on the inner side of the projecting piece in the intermediate posture.

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