JP7224597B2 - Winning device and game machine with the same - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a winning device and a gaming machine having the same.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game machine, a configuration is known in which a game ball hit into a game area flows down while being guided by a nail, a stage, or the like, and heads for a winning opening. In such a gaming machine, the path of the game ball leading to the winning opening lacks freshness, so the configuration of the gaming machine as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 has been considered.

The winning ball device of Patent Document 1 is provided with a holding area formed with a fitting hole into which a pachinko ball is inserted, below the winning opening. This winning ball device is provided with a launching member that launches the pachinko balls fitted into the fitting holes toward the winning opening based on the driving force of the driving mechanism against the urging force. The gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a prize winning opening provided below the target member, and is configured such that a game ball is shot toward the target member by a shooting member provided on a rolling stage. A game ball hits a target member and is led to a lower winning opening to win a prize.

JP-A-6-198032 Japanese Patent No. 6283886

The winning ball device of Patent Document 1 is configured such that the pachinko balls are fitted into the fitting holes of the holding place before being launched by the launching member. Therefore, when many pachinko balls flow into the holding place, the pachinko balls fitted in the fitting holes interfere with other pachinko balls, causing a problem that they cannot be launched toward the prize winning opening.

In the game machine of Patent Document 2, the shooting member is interlocked with the reciprocating motion of the direct-acting rod of the solenoid, changes from a sideways state to a standing state, and the game ball is thrown toward the target member with the momentum. is. As a result, the game ball that is thrown has uneven momentum, and the trajectory cannot be stably controlled. Therefore, there is a demand for a configuration that allows game balls to be released on a stable trajectory toward the prize winning opening.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize-winning device and a game machine capable of stably controlling the release of game balls toward a prize-winning area by a movable member. .

The prize-winning device of the present invention is
A winning device for winning a game ball flowing down a game area,
a winning area with a winning opening;
A receiving position for receiving a game ball, a release position for releasing the game ball toward the winning area,
a movable member displaceable between;
Guiding means for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area and guiding it to the movable member;
a biasing member that biases the movable member in a direction from the receiving position toward the releasing position;
a driving source that generates a driving force that displaces the movable member from the releasing position to the receiving position;
a restricting portion that abuts when the movable member moves to the release position;
a discharge port for discharging game balls from within the winning area;
Distributing means for distributing game balls discharged from the discharge port to the second winning port or the exit port;
with
The movable member releases a game ball toward the winning area by striking against the regulating portion in a state of being urged toward the winning area by the urging member ,
The sorting means is
a rotating body rotatably supported;
a guide path for receiving the game ball discharged from the discharge port and guiding it to the rotating body;
a second drive source for rotating the rotating body about a predetermined rotating shaft;
It is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body, holds a game ball guided by the guide path, and moves around the rotating shaft according to the rotation of the rotating body to release the held game ball. a holding portion that moves to the second winning opening or the exit opening;
rocking means for rocking the rotating body in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body about the rotating shaft by the second drive source.

A gaming machine of the present invention is characterized by comprising the winning device described above.

In the prize-winning device and the game machine of the present invention, the movable member is displaced from the release position to the reception position by the driving force of the drive source against the bias of the biasing member, thereby flowing down the game area via the guiding means. Can accept game balls. After being displaced from the release position to the reception position by the driving force of the drive source, the movable member can be displaced from the reception position to the release position based on the biasing force of the biasing member. In addition, the prize-winning device is provided with a regulating portion that abuts when the movable member moves to the release position. The movable member is configured to release the game ball toward the prize winning area by striking against the regulating portion while being biased toward the prize winning area by the biasing member. Thereby, the game ball is released from the movable member at a specific release position in a state of being sufficiently urged toward the winning area, and can reach the winning area on a stable trajectory. Therefore, it is possible to stably control the release of game balls toward the winning area by the movable member.

In the prize winning device of the present invention, the restricting portion may be made of an elastic body.

According to this configuration, when the restricting portion impinges on the movable member at the release position, it is possible to reduce the impact of the collision with the movable member. Therefore, durability of the movable member can be improved.

The prize-winning device of the present invention may include a discharge port for discharging game balls from within the prize-winning area.

According to this configuration, a kind of lottery can be performed depending on whether the game ball released into the winning area enters the winning opening or the discharge opening. Such a lottery can enhance the player's interest.

The prize-winning device of the present invention may include distribution means for distributing game balls discharged from the discharge port to the second prize-winning port or the exit port.

According to this configuration, a further lottery can be performed depending on whether the game ball discharged from the discharge port enters the second prize winning port or enters the exit port. Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the interest of the player through the lotteries that are continuously performed.

In the prize winning device of the present invention, the sorting means includes a rotating body rotatably supported on a shaft, a guide path for receiving game balls discharged from a discharge port and guiding them to the rotating body, and a predetermined rotation of the rotating body. a second driving source for rotating about the driving shaft; a second driving source provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body for holding the game ball guided by the guide path; and a swing means for swinging the rotating body in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body about the rotating shaft by the second drive source. The holding unit may move the held game ball to the second winning hole or the exit hole.

According to this configuration, the holding portion, which moves around the rotation shaft in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body, rotates while rocking. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the player to predict the rotation trajectory of the holding portion, and the player's interest can be enhanced.

In the winning device of the present invention, the movable member may have a recess into which a portion of the game ball enters.

According to this configuration, the concave portion can receive and stably hold the game ball, and can release the game ball from the opening without hindrance based on the biasing force of the biasing member at the release position of the movable member.

In the winning device of the present invention, the winning opening may move within the winning area.

According to this configuration, the entry of the game ball released into the winning area into the winning opening depends on the movement of the winning opening, thereby enhancing the game.

The prize-winning device of the present invention may include a covering portion that covers the prize-winning area from the front, and the prize-winning area may be visible from the front through the covering portion.

According to this configuration, even if the winning area is covered with the covering portion from the front, the movement of the game ball within the winning area can be visually recognized. Therefore, the player's interest can be heightened by the movement of the game ball within the winning area.

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of the winning device of FIG. 1 as seen from the front side and obliquely above. 3 is a rear view of the main part of the prize winning device of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the first sorting device of FIG. 2 as seen from the front side and obliquely upward side. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the second sorting device of FIG. 2 as seen from the front side and obliquely upward side. FIG. 6(A) is a perspective view of the third sorting device of FIG. 2 as seen from the front and obliquely above, and FIG. 6(B) is a perspective view of the third sorting device as seen from the rear and obliquely above. . FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the AA cross section of FIG. 3 when the movable member is in the receiving position. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing cross-section AA of FIG. 3 when the movable member is in the release position. FIG. 9 is a front view of the first sorting device for explaining the operation. FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the BB section of FIG. 7, explaining the operation of the first sorting device. FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing the CC section of FIG. 3, explaining the operation of the second sorting device. FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the DD section of FIG. 3, explaining the operation of the third sorting device. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another form of the working portion of the second gear.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment embodying a winning device and a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a so-called pachinko machine, and a transparent plate (such as a glass plate) is arranged in a window portion 3 formed in a front frame 2 arranged on the player side. A game board 4 is arranged behind (back side) of the transparent plate, and a game area 4a (area where game balls can flow down) is formed on the game board 4 by guide rails or the like. Players can visually recognize the game area 4a through the transparent plate. In the center of the game area 4a, a central accessory 10 is provided through the game board 4 in the thickness direction. The central accessory 10 is provided with a prize-winning device 20 as a main body behind the game board surface, and is provided with an eaves-like upper wall part 11 rising in front of the game board surface. Rotating wing pieces 12 as guiding means are provided on the left and right edge portions of the upper wall portion 11, and the game balls received by the rotating wing pieces 12 adjacent to the rotating wing pieces 12 are guided to the winning device 20. A first guide passage 13 is provided. Under the central accessory 10, operation openings 5a and 5b for opening and closing the rotating wing pieces 12 are provided. A large prize winning opening 6 configured as an attacker is provided on the lower right side of the central accessory 10 . A game ball receiving tray 7 for receiving game balls is provided below the window portion 3, and a shooting handle 8 for shooting out game balls by rotating operation is provided below the right side of the game ball receiving tray 7. .

In this specification, the direction orthogonal to the front surface (board surface) of the game board 4 is defined as the front-rear direction, the side where the player should be positioned with respect to the front surface (board surface) of the game board 4 is the front side, and the opposite side ( That is, the back side of the gaming machine 1) is the back side. Also, the direction (vertical direction) in which the game ball flows down the game area 4a is defined as the up-down direction. Also, the direction orthogonal to the front-back direction and the up-down direction is defined as the left-right direction, and the left side as viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 1 is defined as the left direction, and the right side as the right direction.

The rotating wing piece 12 is positioned in an upright position (shown by the solid line in FIG. 1) and a tilted position (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 1) in which it is tilted horizontally in response to the operation of an electric drive source (for example, a solenoid) (not shown). The state of the two-dot chain line) and rotational displacement. The first guide passage 13 adjacent to the rotary wing piece 12 is inclined downward toward the center in the left-right direction of the game area 4a. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the first guide passage 13 is located above a receiving portion 41 of a passage member 40 as guide means, which will be described later. When the rotating wing piece 12 is in an upright state, it is connected to the upper wall portion 11 and prevents the ball from entering the winning device 20 . On the other hand, when the rotary wing piece 12 is in a tilted state, the space between the upper wall portion 11 and the first guide passage 13 is opened, and the game ball flowing down the game area 4a is passed by the rotary wing piece 12. It is received and led to the prize winning device 20 by the first guiding path 13 .

When a game ball flowing down the game area 4a enters and detects the game ball, the operation ports 5a and 5b transmit a ball detection signal to a control device (device having a CPU, memory, etc.) not shown. Upon receiving the ball detection signal from the operation ports 5a and 5b, the control device controls the dispensing of a predetermined number of prize balls and the tilting operation of the rotary wing piece 12. FIG. When the game ball enters the operation opening 5a, the tilting operation of the rotary wing 12 is performed once, and when the game ball enters the operation opening 5b, the rotation wing 12 tilts. The action is performed twice.

The winning device 20 will be described in detail below.
The prize winning device 20 shown in FIGS. 2 to 12 performs a lottery while moving the game ball received from the first guide passage 13, and a big winning state in which the big winning opening 6 is opened, and a winning device in which the big winning state does not occur. It is a device that functions to change the gaming machine 1 into a disengaged state discharged from 20 . The winning device 20 includes a base member 30, a passage member 40 (guiding means), a first sorting device 50, a second sorting device 60, and a third sorting device 70, as shown in FIG. The components of the winning device 20 will be described in detail below.

The base member 30, as shown in FIGS. and fixed (see Fig. 1). The first sorting device 50 , the second sorting device 60 , and the third sorting device 70 are assembled to the base member 30 . The base member 30 is integrally provided with an upper frame portion 31 and a lower frame portion 32 . The upper frame portion 31 has a plate portion arranged substantially parallel to the board surface of the game board 4 . A first distribution device 50 is fixed to the center of the front surface of the upper frame portion 31 in the vertical direction. A second sorting device 60 is fixed to the upper end portion side of the upper frame portion 31 . The lower frame portion 32 is provided with a third distribution device 70 on the front side of the lower end portion side of the upper frame portion 31 .

On the front side of the upper frame portion 31, as shown in FIGS. A guide gutter 38 is provided to guide the balls to the third sorting device 70 . On the rear side of the upper frame portion 31, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, there is a loose ball tray 34 which communicates with the downstream end of the first loose ball passage 33 and stores game balls sent from the first loose ball passage 33. a second ball passage 35 whose upper end communicates with the ball tray 34 and discharges the game balls that have flowed into the ball tray 34; A winning ball passage 37 is provided whose upper end communicates with the winning ball tray 36 and discharges game balls that have flowed into the winning ball tray 36. - 特許庁

The guiding means includes a rotating wing piece 12 for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 4a, a first guiding passage 13 for guiding the game ball received by the rotating wing piece 12 to the winning device 20, and a movable member 53 which will be described later. A guiding passage member 40 is provided. The passage member 40 , as shown in FIGS. 2 , 7 and 8 , is fixed to the front side of the first sorting device 50 and functions to guide the movable member 53 or the first loose ball passage 33 . The passage member 40 has a receiving portion 41 for receiving the game ball from the first guiding passage 13 and a pair of second guiding passages 42 for guiding the game ball guided by the receiving portion 41 to the outside in the horizontal direction. there is A game ball flowing down from the receiving portion 41 flows down either one of the pair of second guide passages 42 due to the flow of the game ball. Each of the pair of second guide passages 42 is formed with an opening 42a opening rearward at the outer end in the left-right direction. When the movable member 53, which will be described later, is at the receiving position, the game ball discharged from the opening 42a flows down to the receiving portion 53b of the movable member 53, and the movable member 53 is at the discharging position, as shown in FIG. Occasionally, as shown in FIG. 8, it passes below the movable member 53 and flows down to the first loose ball passage 33 .

Next, the 1st sorting device 50 is demonstrated.
The first distribution device 50 functions to receive game balls from the passage member 40 and release the game balls toward the winning area AR. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the spatial area inside the game ball receiving section 61 of the second sorting device 60, which will be described later, is defined as a winning area AR. As shown in FIG. 4, the first sorting device 50 includes a body portion 59 including a rear body portion 51 and a front body portion 52, a pair of movable members 53, a pair of biasing members 54, a driving source 55, a first A gear 55b, a pair of second gears 55c, a pair of third gears 55e, a first interlocking member 56, a decorative member 57, and a second interlocking member 58 are provided. In the embodiment, the first sorting device 50 has a doll-like shape as a whole. Member 58 simulates the head.

The rear main body part 51 and the front main body part 52 are assembled integrally in the front and rear directions by assembling other constituent members between the rear main body part 51 and the front main body part 52 as base members of the first sorting device 50. . As shown in FIG. 4 , the rear body portion 51 constitutes the rear outer shell of the first sorting device 50 , and the front body portion 52 constitutes the front outer shell of the first sorting device 50 . . A driving source 55 is assembled to the rear body portion 51 from the rear, and a through hole 51a is formed near the center thereof for inserting a rotating shaft 55a of the driving source 55 from the rear side to the front side. A pair of first bearing portions 51b for rotatably supporting shaft portions 52f (see FIG. 10) of a pair of second gears 55c are formed above the through hole 51a. A pair of second bearing portions 51d that rotatably support the pair of third gears 55e are formed on the side. A locking portion 51c is formed at the upper end portion of the rear main body portion 51 to lock one end of a spring member 58a, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front body portion 52 has a front wall portion 52a, a pair of upper wall portions 52b, and a pair of lower wall portions 52d. As shown in FIG. 10, the front wall portion 52a has a pair of shaft portions 52e which are inserted into the bearing portions 53c of the movable member 53 and serve as the rotation shafts of the movable member 53 at positions on the outer side in the left-right direction on the rear surface. is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the front wall portion 52a has a second gear 55c inserted at a position closer to the inner side in the left-right direction on the rear surface, and the first bearing portion 51b of the rear main body portion 51 receives the bearing from the front side. A shaft portion 52f is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a bearing portion 52g that rotatably supports a first interlocking member 56, which will be described later, is formed below the front wall portion 52a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pair of upper wall portions 52b rises rearward from both left and right end portions of the upper end portion of the front wall portion 52a, and a notch facing the second interlocking member 58 is formed between the upper wall portions 52b. It is As shown in FIG. 10, a later-described restricting portion 52c is provided on the lower surface of the upper wall portion 52b. The restricting portion 52c is provided near the outer end of the upper wall portion 52b (near the left and right openings formed by the rear main body portion 51 and the front main body portion 52). The restricting portion 52c functions to define a release position for releasing a game ball with respect to a movable member 53, which will be described later. The restricting portion 52c is made of a material that is softer than the portion of the movable member 53 that contacts the restricting portion 52c (the upper wall portion 53g of the movable member 53). In the embodiment, the restricting portion 52c is made of an elastic body (e.g., elastomer resin) and has a columnar shape with the front-rear direction as the axial direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of lower wall portions 52d are provided in the front wall portion 52a so as to face the pair of upper wall portions 52b with a predetermined gap therebetween. is the movable range of the movable member 53 .

The movable member 53 is displaceably provided between a receiving position for receiving game balls from the passage member 40 and a releasing position for releasing the game balls toward the winning area AR. The movable member 53 is located between the rear body portion 51 and the front body portion 52 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and between the upper wall portion 52b and the lower wall portion 52d as shown in FIG. rotatably disposed between them. The pair of movable members 53 each rotate about a shaft portion 52e (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of movable members 53 has a symmetrical shape with respect to the other movable member 53. As shown in FIG. 53b is provided, and a substantially cylindrical operated portion 53d projecting along the longitudinal direction of the movable member 53 is formed at the other end. The acted portion 53d is a portion that receives an action from the actuation portion 55d, which will be described later, and is normally positioned within the rotational orbit of the actuation portion 55d. A bearing portion 53c through which the shaft portion 52e of the front body portion 52 is inserted is formed in the shape of a hollow shaft that extends rearward from the front wall 53a of the movable member 53 while deviating toward the operated portion 53d.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, the receiving portion 53b has a dish-shaped holding portion 53e that is open at the front and top. The holding portion 53e has a substantially triangular shape and is recessed downward when viewed in the front-rear direction. A recessed portion 53f that is recessed further downward is formed in the bottom portion of the holding portion 53e. The recess 53f functions to allow a part of the game ball to enter.

The biasing member 54 biases the movable member 53 in the direction from the receiving position to the discharging position (direction toward the winning area AR). The biasing member 54 is constructed as a torsion spring, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the biasing member 54 is wound around the bearing portion 53c, one end of the arm portion is engaged with the lower surface of the upper wall portion 53g of the movable member 53, and the other end is attached to the rear body portion 51. The frame body side wall 51e is held in contact with a sufficient biasing force. As a result, the biasing member 54 normally biases the movable member 53 in the direction (the winning area AR direction) from the receiving position to the discharging position.

The drive source 55 functions to generate a drive force that displaces the movable member 53 from the release position to the reception position. A first gear 55b is fixed to the rotating shaft 55a of the drive source 55, as shown in FIG. The first gear 55b rotates about the rotation shaft 55a.

As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of second gears 55c are inserted through the pair of shafts 52f of the front main body 52, mesh with each other, and rotate about the shafts 52f in opposite directions. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, the second gear 55c is formed in a cylindrical shape with an acting portion 55d acting on the acted portion 53d of the movable member 53 protruding rearward at a position near the outer periphery of the rear surface. . As shown in FIG. 10, the right second gear 55c (the left second gear 55c in FIG. 10) meshes with the first gear 55b. By moving, the left second gear 55c (the right second gear 55c in FIG. 10) rotates together. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the pair of second gears 55c are meshed so that the acting portions 55d are shifted to different positions (positions out of phase). The movable members 53 are alternately operated so as to come into contact with the action portion 53d with a predetermined time lag.

The pair of second gears 55c are arranged between the left and right movable members 53 on the rear side of the front body portion 52, as shown in FIG. Further, the second gear 55c is arranged adjacent to the movable member 53 so as to partially overlap in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the second gear 55c is positioned in front of the operated portion 53d of the movable member 53 (on the far side in FIG. 10) so that the rotation trajectory of the acting portion 55d and the movable trajectory of the operated portion 53d partially overlap. When the movable member 53 is at the releasing position, the operated portion 53d is positioned within the locus of rotation of the acting portion 55d centering on the shaft portion 52f.

As shown in FIG. 4, the third gear 55e has an uneven cam portion 55f formed on the front surface along the circumferential direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of third gears 55e are rotatably supported by the pair of second bearings 51d of the rear main body 51 so as to mesh with each other. In FIG. 10, the left third gear 55e) is in mesh with the first gear 55b. Therefore, when the first gear 55b rotates, the right third gear 55e rotates and the left third gear 55e (the right third gear 55e in FIG. 10) rotates.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first interlocking member 56 is a member that decorates the lower side of the first sorting device 50. A decoration member 57 covers and holds the front side of the bearing portion 52g (shaft support portion) so as to be swingably supported. As shown in FIG. 4, the first interlocking member 56 is formed with a contact portion 56a that contacts the wavy cam portion 55f of the third gear 55e. When the third gear 55e rotates while the contact portion 56a is in contact with the cam portion 55f of the third gear 55e, the first interlocking member 56 is rotated in the horizontal direction by the wavy unevenness of the cam portion 55f. It alternately swings forward and backward.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second interlocking member 58 is a member that decorates the upper side of the first sorting device 50, and as shown in FIG. Supported. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a spring member 58a is interposed between the second interlocking member 58 and the rear body portion 51. As shown in FIG. Specifically, one end (upper end) of the spring member 58a is locked by the locking portion 51c of the rear body portion 51, and the other end (lower end) is locked by the locking portion 58b of the second interlocking member 58. there is The second interlocking member 58 has an action piece 58c with which the action part 55d comes into contact at its lower end. It is positioned within the rotational locus of the action portion 55d of the gear 55c. When the working portion 55d of the second gear 55c comes into contact with and separates from the working piece 58c, the second interlocking member 58 swings left and right to swing the head.

When the first gear 55b rotates around the rotation shaft 55a based on the driving force from the driving source 55, as shown in FIG. Then, the pair of second gears 55c rotate about the shaft portions 52f. Further, when the second gear 55c rotates, the acting portion 55d of the second gear 55c contacts and presses the acted portion 53d of the movable member 53, so that the movable member 53 resists the biasing force of the biasing member . It is pivotally displaced from the discharging position to the receiving position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the right movable member 53 (the left movable member 53 in FIG. 10) rotates about the shaft portion 52e, and moves downward from the ejection position (state shown in FIG. 10). to the receiving position (the dashed line position in FIG. 9). Similarly, the left movable member 53 (the right movable member 53 in FIG. 10) shown by the chain line in FIG. It is displaced to the position (state shown in FIGS. 9 and 10). Then, when the second gear 55c further rotates and the acted portion 53d moves out of the rotation locus of the acting portion 55d, the movable member 53 is released from the contact, and is received based on the urging force of the urging member 54. It is pivotally displaced from the position to the release position. The length and inclination of the action portion 55d are set so that the movable member 53 temporarily stops at the receiving position (lowest position) and the game ball is reliably held in the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e). , the acting portion 55d is in contact with the operated portion 53d.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the movable member 53 is at the receiving position, the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e) is located behind the opening 42a of the second guide passage 42. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e) receives the game ball flowing down the second guide passage 42 and holds it in the concave portion 53f. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the movable member 53 is at the release position, the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e) is positioned above the opening 42a of the second guide passage 42. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the game ball flowing down the second guide passage 42 passes below the receiving portion 53b and enters the first loose ball passage 33 without being received by the receiving portion 53b. A game ball that has entered the first lost ball passage 33 is discharged from the prize winning device 20 through a lost ball tray 34 and a second lost ball passage 35 arranged on the rear side of the upper frame portion 31 of the base member 30. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 10, the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e) of the movable member 53 receives the game ball, and the second gear 55c further rotates to release the operated portion 53d from the contact of the acting portion 55d. , and is pivotally displaced from the receiving position to the releasing position based on the biasing force of the biasing member 54 . Therefore, the movable member 53 collides with the restricting portion 52c while being urged upward by the urging member 54 (see the left movable member 53 in FIG. 10). Specifically, the upper wall portion 53g on the pivot side of the movable member 53 collides with the restricting portion 52c. The portion of the movable member 53 with which the restricting portion 52c abuts is in the vicinity of the rotation center (shaft portion 52e) of the movable member 53 on the upper wall portion 53g. Further, the movable member 53 collides with the regulating portion 52c while being slightly inclined upward toward the winning area AR (an inclination angle of 2 to 3 degrees in the embodiment). In addition, since the pair of second gears 55c engage the acting portions 55d at different positions, the left and right movable members 53 release the game balls alternately at different times. At this time, the game ball is fully urged upward (toward the winning area AR), and is positioned at a specific release position (at the restricting portion 52c) as indicated by the dashed line of the movable member 53 on the left side of FIG. ), the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e) of the movable member 53 is released.

As shown in FIG. 10, the movable member 53 is exposed from the rear main body portion 51 and the front main body portion 52 almost entirely except for the bearing portion 53c (the tip side of the bearing portion 53c). Therefore, when the game ball is released, the movable member 53 is impacted by a collision with the regulation portion 52c based on the biasing of the biasing member 54, and the arm portion (the tip side of the bearing portion 53c) slightly moves toward the winning area AR. will bend to As a result, the game ball is easily discharged on a trajectory toward the prize winning area AR, thereby facilitating the prize winning.

In addition, the rotation of the driving source 55 and the acting portion 55d are rotated so that the movable member 53 temporarily stops at the receiving position (lowest position) and the game ball is securely held in the receiving portion 53b (holding portion 53e). For example, the second gear 55c may be rotated slowly by controlling from 250 pps (pulses/second) to 150 pps when contacting the portion 53d. Further, in order to instantly release the contact between the acting portion 55d and the acted portion 53d and release the biasing force of the biasing member 54 at once, the rotation of the driving source 55 is reduced from 150 pps (pulse/second) to 250 pps, for example. Acceleration control may be performed to quickly separate the acting portion 55d from the operated portion 53d. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, instead of the cylindrical acting portion 55d, an acting portion 55g having a half-moon shape cut off in the counter-rotational direction (rear side of the rotating direction) is adopted so that the acted portion 53d becomes the acting portion. The contact with 55g may be released instantaneously.

Further, when the first gear 55b shown in FIG. 10 rotates, the pair of third gears 55e also rotate in conjunction with each other around the second bearing portions 51d, and the first interlocking member 56 rotates forward and backward with the horizontal direction as the axis. A production that swings and displaces alternately is performed. As the second gear 55c rotates, the action portion 55d comes into contact with the action piece 58c, and the second interlocking member 58 swings left and right about the shaft portion 52h.

Next, the second sorting device 60 will be described.
The second sorting device 60 shown in FIG. 11 functions to sort the game balls released to the winning area AR to the winning opening 63d or the ejection opening 61b. As shown in FIG. 5, the second sorting device 60 includes a game ball receiving portion 61, a rear base portion 62, a rotating arm 63, an upper support portion 64, a drive source 65, a rotating member 66, a sensor 67, and It has a link 68 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the game ball receiving portion 61 is configured in a basket shape with an upper opening and is fixed to the front surface of the upper frame portion 31 of the base member 30 . A front wall portion of the game ball receiving portion 61 is a covering portion 61a that covers the winning area AR from the front. The covering portion 61a is made of, for example, a mesh member or a member made of a light-transmitting resin. Therefore, the winning area AR can be visually recognized from the front through the covering portion 61a. The bottom wall portion of the game ball receiving portion 61 is formed with discharge ports 61b (see FIG. 11) penetrating in the vertical direction at both the left and right ends at the rear end. The discharge port 61b discharges game balls from the winning area AR. The rear wall portion of the game ball receiving portion 61 is formed with an opening portion 61c that allows the rotating arm 63 facing the winning area AR to swing.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rear base portion 62 is fixed behind the game ball receiving portion 61 on the rear surface of the upper frame portion 31 of the base member 30 . As shown in FIG. 5, the rear base portion 62 is formed with a cylindrical bearing portion 62a that serves as a bearing for the rotating arm 63. As shown in FIG. Further, the rear base portion 62 is formed with an arc-shaped guide hole 62 b for guiding the rotation of the rotating arm 63 . Further, the rear base portion 62 is formed with a through hole 62c through which the drive shaft 65a of the drive source 65 inserted into the rotating member 66 faces. Further, the rear base portion 62 is formed with an opening portion 62d through which a game ball entering the prize winning opening 63d passes.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating arm 63 is formed in an arm shape having a ball passage portion 63t opening upward. A rotating shaft 63a is formed on one end (rear end) of the ball passage portion 63t so as to protrude upward and downward. The rotating shaft 63 a has an upper end rotatably supported by the upper support portion 64 and a lower end rotatably supported by the bearing portion 62 a of the rear base portion 62 . One end (rear end) of the rotating arm 63 is formed with a guided shaft 63b projecting upward and downward. The guided shaft 63b has an upper end rotatably supported on the link 68 and a lower end inserted through the guide hole 62b. A ball receiving portion 63c that opens upward is formed at the other end (tip) of the ball passage portion 63t. The ball receiving portion 63c is formed to be one size larger than the game ball. A winning opening 63d penetrating vertically is formed at one end (rear end) of the ball passage portion 63t.

The drive shaft 65a of the drive source 65 is fixed to the rotating member 66 via the through hole 62c of the rear base portion 62, as shown in FIG. The rotating member 66 rotates about the driving shaft 65a of the driving source 65, as shown in FIG. The rotating member 66 is formed with a hollow shaft-like protrusion 66a at a position eccentric to the driving shaft 65a in a fixed state. A fan-shaped detection piece 66b is provided at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the rotating member 66, and the rotation position is detected by detecting the detection piece 66b by a sensor 67 provided adjacently on the upper surface of the rear base portion 62. be. The sensor 67 is composed of a known position detection sensor such as a photosensor.

As shown in FIG. 5, the link 68 is formed in the shape of a longitudinal plate, and has a vertically penetrating hole 68a formed at one end in which the projection 66a of the rotating member 66 is rotatably supported, and a rotating member 68 at the other end. A vertically penetrating hole 68b is formed in which the guided shaft 63b of the moving arm 63 is rotatably supported. Thereby, the rotating arm 63 interlocks with the rotating member 66 via the link 68 .

As shown in FIG. 11, the second sorting device 60 configured in this way is interlocked with the rotating member 66 rotating about the driving shaft 65a based on the driving force from the driving source 65. Through the link 68, the rotating arm 63 rotates around the rotating shaft 63a. As a result, the other end side (ball receiving portion 63c side) of the rotating arm 63 reciprocates in the left-right direction within the winning area AR.

A lower end portion of the opening 62d of the rear base portion 62 is positioned above the hitting ball plate 36 (see FIG. 3). A game ball that has flowed into the winning ball tray 36 is detected by, for example, a ball detection switch (not shown), and the gaming machine 1 enters a big winning state in which the big winning opening 6 is opened.

Below the discharge port 61b of the game ball receiving portion 61, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, a guide gutter 38 is provided. As shown in FIG. 10, the upper end 38a of the guide gutter 38 faces the discharge port 61b from below. The lower end 38b of the guiding gutter 38 is located above the guiding path 72 of the third sorting device 70, which will be described later, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 6(A).

Next, the 3rd distribution apparatus 70 is demonstrated.
The third sorting device (sorting means) 70, as shown in FIG. It functions to guide the ball to the rotating body 71 via the guide path 72 and distribute it to the second winning opening 73d (see FIG. 12) or the exit opening 73e.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rotating body 71 is rotatably supported by a frame 73 via a shaft portion (rotating shaft) 71a. The rotating body 71 has an outer shape similar to that of a sphere, and has a plurality of holding portions 71b formed on the outer surface thereof to hold a portion of the game ball by entering the same. The rotating body 71 has a swing means (not shown) for swinging the rotating body 71 in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body 71 about the shaft portion 71a by the second driving source 73f, which will be described later. . The swing means functions to rotate the rotating body 71 around the shaft portion 71a while swinging around an axis perpendicular to the shaft portion 71a. Accordingly, when the rotating body 71 swings and rotates around the shaft portion 71a, the holding portion 71b moves while meandering.

As shown in FIG. 6, the guide path 72 is formed in a groove shape along the outer circumference of the rotating body 71 and is inclined downward from the rear side toward the front side. The guide path 72 receives the game ball (loose ball) distributed by the second distribution device 60 and discharged from the discharge port 61 b and guides it to the rotating body 71 . Specifically, the guide path 72 guides the game ball flowing down from the lower end 38b of the guide gutter 38 to the front side while allowing it to float. The game ball floating in the guide path 72 stays in the guide path 72 while contacting and rolling on the rotating body 71 based on the rotation of the rotating body 71 until it is held facing the holding portion 71b.

As shown in FIG. 6, the frame 73 is configured as a base for rotatably supporting the rotating body 71, and is fixed to the upper surface of the lower frame portion 32 (see FIG. 2). The frame 73 has a drive unit 73a, a winning ball passage 73b (see FIG. 12), and a pair of missing ball passages 73c. The drive unit 73 a generates a driving force for rotating and swinging the rotating body 71 . As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the drive unit 73a is configured to transmit a driving force from a second drive source 73f to the shaft portion 71a through gear portions 73g, 73h, 73i, and 73j. The winning ball passage 73b is formed in the center of the bottom portion of the frame 73 in the left-right direction so as to continue to the ball detection switch 73k (see FIG. 12) that causes the big win state. The winning ball passage 73b is formed with a second winning opening 73d that opens upward on the front side. The pair of missing ball passages 73c are provided so as to sandwich the winning ball passage 73b from both left and right sides, and each have a bottom wall that slopes from the front to the rear. A release port 73e is formed at the upper end of the release ball passage 73c.

Next, the action of the winning device 20 will be described.
A game ball flowing down the game area 4a is received by the rotating wing 12 when the rotating wing 12 is in a tilted state (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), and passes through the first guide passage 13 to the passage member. 40 to a receiving portion 41 . The game ball received by the receiving portion 41 flows down one of the second guide passages 42 and is discharged rearward from the opening 42a. At this time, when the movable member 53 is in the receiving position shown in FIG. 7, the receiving portion 53b is located behind the opening 42a, so that the game ball flowing down the second guide passage 42 is received and held by the recess 53f. do. Based on the biasing force of the biasing member 54, the movable member 53 moves from the receiving position (see the left solid line movable member 53 in FIG. 9) to the release position (left two-dot chain line movable member 53 in FIG. ), and releases the game ball toward the winning area AR. Specifically, the movable member 53 is biased toward the winning area AR by the biasing member 54, and hits the restricting portion 52c of the front body portion 52 like the movable member 53 on the left side in FIG. By stopping, game balls are released toward the winning area AR. As a result, the game ball is released from the movable member 53 at a specific release position in a state of being sufficiently urged toward the winning area AR, and is made to reach the winning area AR on a stable trajectory. can be done. Therefore, it is possible to stably control the release of game balls toward the winning area AR by the movable member 53 . If the game ball does not enter the prize winning area AR due to the release operation of the movable member 53, it is recovered as a lost ball through a discharge path (not shown).

On the other hand, when the movable member 53 is at the release position, the game ball discharged backward from the opening 42a of the second guide passage 42 passes below the movable member 53 and is discharged as shown in FIG. 1 Drops into ball passage 33 . A game ball flowing down the first lost ball passage 33 is discharged from the winning device 20 via the lost ball tray 34 and the second lost ball passage 35 . Thus, the first distribution device 50 distributes the game balls (first distribution) depending on whether or not the game balls enter the receiving portion 53b.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, the game ball that has entered the winning area AR is received by the ball receiving portion 63c of the rotating arm 63, passes through the ball passage portion 63t (see FIG. 11), and enters the winning opening 63d. The ball is hit and flows down the winning ball tray 36 and the winning ball passage 37, and the game machine 1 enters a big winning state in which the big winning hole 6 is opened. On the other hand, game balls that cannot be received by the ball receiving portion 63c flow down the guide gutter 38 from the discharge port 61b and are guided to the guide path 72 of the third sorting device 70. FIG. Thus, the second sorting device 60 sorts the game balls (second sorting) depending on whether or not they enter the winning opening 63d (whether or not they can be received by the ball receiving portion 63c).

Subsequently, the game ball guided to the guide path 72 of the third distribution device 70 floats in the guide path 72 and is held by the holding portion 71 b of the rotating body 71 . As shown in FIG. 12, the game ball held by the holding portion 71b moves backward while meandering due to the rotation of the rotating body 71 about the shaft portion 71a. A game ball (see FIG. 12(C)) falling from the downward holding portion 71b enters either the second winning opening 73d or the exit opening 73e. Incidentally, FIG. 12(C) shows a state in which a game ball enters the second winning hole 73d. When the game ball enters the second winning hole 73d, it becomes a resurrection win, and the game machine 1 enters a big winning state in which the big winning hole 6 is opened. Thus, the third distribution device 70 distributes the game balls (third distribution) depending on whether they enter the second winning opening 73d or the exit opening 73e.

(Main effects of the first embodiment)
In the winning device 20 and the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the movable member 53 is displaced from the release position to the reception position by the driving force of the drive source 55 against the bias of the biasing member 54, thereby displacing the passage member. A game ball flowing down the game area 4a can be received via 40 (guiding means). After the movable member 53 is displaced from the release position to the reception position by the driving force of the drive source 55, the movable member 53 can be displaced from the reception position to the release position based on the bias of the biasing member . In addition, the prize winning device 20 is provided with a restricting portion 52c that abuts when the movable member 53 moves to the release position. The movable member 53 is urged toward the winning area AR by the urging member 54, and is configured to collide with the regulating portion 52c to release the game ball toward the winning area AR. As a result, the game ball is released from the movable member 53 at a specific release position in a state of being sufficiently urged toward the winning area AR, and is made to reach the winning area AR on a stable trajectory. can be done. Therefore, it is possible to stably control the release of game balls toward the winning area AR by the movable member 53 .

Moreover, the restricting portion 52c is configured by an elastic body.
According to this, the restricting portion 52c can reduce the impact of the collision with the movable member 53 when it collides with the movable member 53 at the release position. Therefore, durability of the movable member 53 can be improved.

The prize winning device 20 also includes a discharge port 61b for discharging game balls from within the prize winning area AR.
According to this, a kind of lottery can be performed depending on whether the game ball discharged into the winning area AR enters the winning opening 63d or the discharge opening 61b. Such a lottery can enhance the player's interest.

The prize winning device 20 also includes a third distribution device 70 that distributes the game balls discharged from the discharge port 61b to the second prize winning port 73d or the exit port 73e.
According to this, a further lottery can be performed depending on whether the game ball discharged from the discharge port 61b enters the second prize winning port 73d or the exit port 73e. Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the interest of the player through the lotteries that are continuously performed.

The third distribution device 70 includes a rotating body 71 that is rotatably supported, a guide path 72 that receives the game ball discharged from the discharge port 61b and guides it to the rotating body 71, and the rotating body 71. A second drive source 73f that rotates about the shaft portion 71a, and a second driving source 73f that is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 71 and holds the game ball guided by the guide path 72, and rotates the shaft according to the rotation of the rotating body 71. a holding portion 71b that moves around the axis of the portion 71a; I have. The holding part 71b moves the held game ball to the second winning hole 73d or the exit hole 73e.
According to this, the holding portion 71b, which moves around the axis of the shaft portion 71a in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body 71, rotates while swinging. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the player to predict the rotation trajectory of the holding portion 71b, and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

In addition, the movable member 53 has a recess 53f into which a part of the game ball enters.
According to this, the concave portion 53f can receive and stably hold the game ball, and at the release position of the movable member 53, based on the biasing force of the biasing member 54, the game ball can be released from the opening without any trouble. .

Also, the winning opening 63d moves within the winning area AR.
According to this, the entry of the game ball discharged into the prize winning area AR into the prize winning opening 63d depends on the movement of the prize winning opening 63d, so that the game property can be enhanced.

In addition, the game ball receiving portion 61 includes a covering portion 61a that covers the winning area AR from the front. The winning area AR can be visually recognized from the front through the covering portion 61a.
According to this, even if the winning area AR is covered with the covering portion 61a from the front, the movement of the game ball within the winning area AR can be visually recognized. Therefore, the movement of the game ball within the winning area AR can enhance the interest of the player.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments explained by the above description and drawings, and the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

In the first embodiment described above, the restricting portion 52c has a columnar shape, but may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a spherical shape. Further, the type of material of the restricting portion 52c is not particularly limited as long as it is made of a material softer than the other member with which it collides. In addition, although the restricting portion 52c is formed in a columnar shape and impacted by point or line contact, it may be made to be surface contact. Also, the restricting portion 52c may be provided on the movable member 53 side.

In the above-described first embodiment, the game balls are guided to the first distribution device 50 via the first guide path 13 and the second guide path 42, but the first guide path 13 and the second guide path A game ball may be directly guided to the receiving portion 53b of the movable member 53 from the game area 4a without providing the 42. In addition, the game ball from the passage member 40 (guiding means) is directly received by the holding portion 53e of the movable member 53. , and when it is well held by the holding portion 53e from the ball passage portion, it may be released toward the winning area. By doing so, the player can enjoy more thrill and anticipation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Game machine 4a... Game area 12... Rotary wing piece (guidance means)
13... First guidance passage (guidance means)
30... Base member 20... Winning device 30... Base member 40... Passage member (guiding means)
52c... Regulation part 53... Movable member 53e... Holding part 53f... Recessed part 54... Biasing member 55... Drive source 60... Second distribution device 61... Game ball receiving part 61a... Covering part 61b... Ejection port 63d... Winning port 70 … Third distribution device (distribution means)
71... Rotating body 72... Guideway 73d... Second winning opening 73e... Exit opening 73f... Second drive source AR... Winning area

Claims (6)

A winning device for winning a game ball flowing down a game area,
a winning area with a winning opening;
a movable member displaceable between a receiving position for receiving game balls and a releasing position for releasing game balls toward the winning area;
Guiding means for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area and guiding it to the movable member;
a biasing member that biases the movable member in a direction from the receiving position toward the releasing position;
a driving source that generates a driving force that displaces the movable member from the releasing position to the receiving position;
a restricting portion that abuts when the movable member moves to the release position;
a discharge port for discharging game balls from within the winning area;
Distributing means for distributing game balls discharged from the discharge port to the second winning port or the exit port;
with
The movable member releases a game ball toward the winning area by striking against the regulating portion in a state of being urged toward the winning area by the urging member ,
The sorting means is
a rotating body rotatably supported;
a guide path for receiving the game ball discharged from the discharge port and guiding it to the rotating body;
a second drive source for rotating the rotating body about a predetermined rotating shaft;
It is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body, holds a game ball guided by the guide path, and moves around the rotating shaft in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body to release the held game ball. a holding portion that moves to the second winning opening or the exit opening;
and swinging means for swinging the rotating body in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body about the rotating shaft by the second drive source. 2. The prize winning device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion is made of an elastic body. 3. The winning device according to claim 1 , wherein the movable member has a recess into which a part of the game ball enters. 4. The winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the winning opening moves within the winning area. A covering portion covering the winning area from the front,
5. The winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the winning area is visible from the front through the covering portion. A gaming machine comprising the winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .

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