JP7229557B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a game machine having a variable member that moves forward and backward with respect to a game board.

Conventionally, as this type of game machine, when the variable member is retracted from the front position, the game ball that was rolling on the variable member at the front position falls downward. (See Patent Document 1, for example).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-126562 (see FIGS. 5 and 6)

By the way, in the above-described conventional game machine provided with the variable member, there has been a demand for improvement of the tastefulness of the periphery of the variable member.

The gaming machine of the present disclosure includes: a variable member that reciprocates between a first position and a second position in the front-rear direction with respect to a game board on which game balls flow down; When positioned at the first position, it projects from the front surface of the game board, and when positioned at the second position, it does not project forward from the front surface of the game board or the amount of projection from the front surface of the game board is reduced. and, when the variable member is arranged at the first position, the game ball can roll on the upper surface of the retractable rolling part, and the variable member is arranged at the second position. In a game machine in which a game ball falls in front of the retractable rolling portion and rolls so as to be able to pass therethrough, a stepped portion provided at an intermediate position in the rolling direction of the game ball in the retractable rolling portion. and a first rolling part on the upstream side of the stepped part and a second rolling part on the downstream side of the stepped part, which are formed behind the front surface of the game board and are connected to each other. a backward detour, a first path through which a game ball rolls from the first rolling portion to the second rolling portion through the front of the front surface of the game board, and from the first rolling portion to the and a second path that rolls to the second rolling portion through a backward detour.

According to the gaming machine according to the present disclosure, when the variable member is arranged from the first position to the second position, in addition to the game ball rolling on the variable member, the game taken into the backward detour is A ball can be dropped from the front of the variable member. As a result, the game ball can be shown to the player in a manner in which the game ball falls, which has not been possible in the past, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the variable member and its surroundings.

Front view of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment front view of game board Exploded perspective view of the winning unit viewed from the rear Perspective view of unit body Front view of lower right part of flow area A cutaway perspective view of the top of the winning unit Plane sectional view around the end rolling surface of the winning unit A cross-sectional side view of the winning unit and the winning projection along the AA section in FIG. A cross-sectional side view of a winning unit and a winning protrusion showing an example of ball clogging Planar cross-sectional view of the second start winning opening with the slide door closed Planar cross-sectional view of the second start winning opening with the slide door open (A) Perspective view of slide door, (B) plan view Perspective view of drive unit Broken perspective view of winning unit Front sectional view of part of the winning unit Sectional view of a branch rolling path in a winning unit according to a modification Planar cross-sectional view around the terminal rolling surface according to the modification Planar cross-sectional view around the terminal rolling surface according to the modification Planar cross-sectional view around the terminal rolling surface according to the modification

[First embodiment]
A pachinko gaming machine 10 (corresponding to the "game machine" of the present invention) of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko game machine 10 has a front surface covered with a front frame 10Z, and a game area R1 of the game board 11 shown in FIG. 2 is visible through a glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z. ing. 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. In the drawings, the horizontal direction is indicated by "H1", the right side of the arrow is indicated by "R", the left side is indicated by "L", the front-rear direction is indicated by the code "H2", and the front side of the arrow is indicated by "F". ”, rear side as “B”.

An upper tray 26 and a lower tray 27 are provided in two stages below the glass window 10W in the front frame 10Z, and an operation knob 28 is provided on the right side of the lower tray 27. As shown in FIG. When the operation knob 28 is rotated, the game balls contained in the upper tray 26 are ejected toward the game area R1. When a ball discharge button (not shown) provided on the upper tray 26 is pushed, the game balls stored in the upper tray 26 are moved to the lower tray 27 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 is entirely surrounded by the guide rails 12 and has a display opening 11H passing through the game board 11 inside. 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 to restrict the game ball from entering the display opening 11H.

Around the display opening 11H in the game area R1, a plurality of winning holes and a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are distributed. In addition, an out port 22 is provided at the lower end of the game area R1. A game ball flowing down the game area R1 is taken into the rear side of the game board 11 through one of the winning openings or the out opening 22.例文帳に追加In addition, entering a game ball into a winning hole is called "winning", and when a game ball into each winning hole wins, a plurality of game balls (prize balls) are paid out to the upper tray 26 (see FIG. 1). be

The plurality of prize-winning ports mentioned above include a plurality of normal prize-winning ports 21 which are pocket-shaped prize-winning ports, first and third starting prize-winning ports 14 and 16, and a second starting prize-winning port which is a sliding opening/closing type prize-winning port. 15, and a large winning opening 20, which is a horizontally rotating opening and closing type winning opening.

A plurality of pocket-shaped normal winning openings 21, first and third start winning openings 14, 16 are opened on the upper surface of the winning projection (see reference numeral 16A in FIG. 8) projecting from the front surface of the game board 11, Each game ball has a size that can win a prize. A first start winning opening 14 is arranged in the center of the horizontal direction H1 of the area below the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1, and a third starting winning opening 16 is arranged in the lower right thereof. A pair of normal winning holes 21 are arranged on the left side of the first starting winning hole 14, and one normal winning hole 21 is arranged on the upper part of the area on the right side of the display decorative frame 23. - 特許庁

The horizontal rotation opening/closing type big prize winning opening 20 protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11, opens to the side surface of the front duct 20D adjacent to the right side surface of the display decoration frame 23, and is opened and closed by the rotation door 20T. . The rotating door 20T rotates about a rotating shaft extending in the front-rear direction H2 along the lower end opening edge of the large winning opening 20, and normally closes the large winning opening 20 in a standing posture, When a big winning game is executed, it falls sideways to open the big winning hole 20 and guides the game ball to the big winning hole 20.例文帳に追加

As shown in FIG. 2, a prize winning unit 30, which will be described in detail later, is provided in the lower right portion of the game area R1, and as shown in FIG. It is open in the middle of 96. In addition, the second starting winning opening 15 is provided with a sliding door 15T, which slides in the front-rear direction H2 and is normally arranged at the closed position at the front end of the movable range, thereby opening the second starting winning opening. 15 is closed to constitute a part of the rolling path 96 . Then, when the normal figure determination described later is successful, the slide door 15T moves to the open position at the rear end of the movable range to open the second start winning opening 15.例文帳に追加A starting gate 18 is provided at the entrance of the game ball to the winning unit 30, and the detection switch 18S constituting the starting gate 18 detects that the game ball has passed through the starting gate 18. there is In addition, the above-described third start winning opening 16 is opened directly below the discharge opening 92B from which the game ball passing through the rolling path 96 of the winning unit 30 is discharged.

The success/failure determination of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment includes normal figure determination and special figure determination. Normal pattern determination is performed due to the passage of the game ball through the starting gate 18, and the result of the determination is, for example, a normal symbol 13D, which is a one-digit number, displayed on the display screen 13G, as shown in FIG. , after changing display so as to alternately switch between odd and even numbers, it is stopped and displayed, and if the normal pattern 13D at that time is, for example, an odd number, it is notified as a "hit", and if it is an even number, it is notified as a "loss". . Then, when the normal figure determination is successful, the slide door 15T of the second start winning opening 15 opens over a certain period of time.

The special figure determination is performed due to the winning of the game ball to the first to third start winning openings 14 to 16, and the result of the determination is that three special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C are vertically displayed on the display screen 13G. After scrolling to and displaying the variable, the special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C at that time are notified by the combination of special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C. In addition, there are a "big hit" and a "small hit" in the hit of the special figure determination. When a "big win" occurs, a big win game is executed in which the big winning port 20 is opened for a specified time each time only a specified number of times. A small winning game is executed in which the big winning opening 20 is opened for a short prescribed time. Also, in the special figure determination resulting from the winning of the game ball to the first and second start winning openings 14 and 15 and the special figure determination resulting from the winning of the game ball to the third starting winning opening 16, the big hit While the probability of becoming is the same, the probability of becoming a small hit is higher in the special figure determination due to the winning to the third start winning opening 16.

In addition, the normal pattern determination is performed each time the game ball passes through the starting gate 18, and when the game ball passes through the starting gate 18 between the start of determination and the notification of the determination result, the normal pattern for the game ball Judgment is suspended, and the upper limit of the number of suspensions is, for example, four. In addition, the special figure determination is performed each time the game ball wins the first to third start winning openings 14 to 16, and from the start of the determination to the notification of the determination result, and the big hit game and the small hit game When the game ball wins in the first to third starting prize openings 14 to 16 during the execution of , the special figure determination for the passage of the game ball is suspended, and the upper limit of the number of suspensions is also four. .

A non-time-saving state and a time-saving state are provided in the game state, and the non-time-saving state and the time-saving state are switched at the end of the jackpot game. In the time-saving state, compared with the non-time-saving state, the fluctuation display time of the normal pattern 13D in the normal pattern determination is shorter, and the opening time of the second start winning opening 15 when winning in the normal pattern determination is longer. A low probability state and a high probability state are provided in the game state, and the low probability state and the high probability state are switched at the end of the jackpot game as in the time saving state. In the high-probability state, the jackpot probability of special figure determination based on the winning of the first to third starting prize-winning ports 14-16 is higher than in the low-probability state. That is, in the present embodiment, a normal state of a low probability state and a non-working time saving state, a low probability state of a low working hours state and a low working hours state, a high probability state and a low working hours state of a non-working time saving state, and a high Four game states are set, ie, a probability state and a high-probability time-saving state of a time-saving state. The jackpots of the special figure determination include a normal jackpot, a low-probability short-time jackpot, a high-probability no-short-time jackpot, and a high-probability short-time jackpot, and determination of which game state is to be after the jackpot game is performed by the special figure determination. In addition, in this embodiment, the special figure determination based on the third start winning opening 16 is more likely to become a jackpot with time reduction than the special figure determination based on the winning of the first and second starting winning openings 14 and 15 The probability of getting a small hit increases as the number increases.

Moreover, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment may enter a small-hit rush state due to the above setting. That is, in the present embodiment, when the game state becomes a high-accuracy no time-saving state, the display screen 13G displays a guide to aim for the third start winning opening 16 from the area on the right side of the entry regulation frame 23 in the game area R1. be done. As a result, many game balls pass through the starting gate 18 and go to the third starting winning port 16.例文帳に追加At this time, since the second start winning prize port 15 is difficult to be opened as compared with the case of the time saving state, many game balls roll on the slide door 15T and exit the discharge port 92B to the third start winning prize port. Head to 16. In addition, compared to the low probability state, the small hit is likely to occur in the special figure judgment based on the winning to the third start winning opening 16, and the time until the judgment result of the special figure judgment comes out is shortened. there is As a result, the number of game balls entering the third starting prize-winning port 16 increases, making it easier for small wins to occur, causing a small win rush state in which small wins occur frequently.

The winning unit 30 described above will be described in detail below. As shown in FIG. 3, the winning unit 30 has a unit cover 41 attached to the front surface of the unit body 31 . The unit main body 31 has a structure in which a mechanism section 70 protrudes from the rear surface of the base plate 32 . A mechanism portion 70 is received in a through window (not shown) passing through the game board 11 at the lower right corner of the game area R1, and the base plate 32 is superimposed on the front surface of the game board 11 and screwed.

The unit cover 41 has a structure in which a partition wall 34 protrudes from the rear surface of a front plate 42 that is superimposed on the inner surface of the glass plate 10G (see FIG. 7) of the glass window 10W. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4 , a partition wall 43 also protrudes from the right side of the front surface of the base plate 32 . A unit cover 41 is screwed to the base plate 32 with the partition walls 34 and 43 sandwiched between the front plate 42 and the base plate 32, and a space for game balls to pass between the base plate 32 and the front plate 42. is formed. In other words, the portion of the prize winning unit 30 on the front side of the base plate 32 is a front duct 30D (see FIG. 8) protruding from the front surface of the game board 11 and through which game balls pass.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower right corner of the game area R1 is divided into first to third flow-down paths 91, 92, 93 by the partition walls 34, 43 of the winning unit 30 and the like. The first to third flow-down paths 91, 92, 93 form a width for the game balls to flow down one by one, and their entrances 91A, 92A, 93A are arranged side by side and face upward, and are common facing the common trunk flow channel 94 of . In addition, the common trunk channel 94 gradually narrows upward, and has a throttle passage portion 94A at the upper end portion which is large enough for just one game ball to pass through. All of the game balls that are hit to the right side of the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1 and do not enter the big winning opening 20 (see FIG. 2) pass through the common trunk path 94, 3 flow-down paths 91, 92, and 93.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first flow path 91 is sandwiched from above and below by a part of the partition wall 34 forming the upper surface of the winning unit 30 and a part of the display decoration frame 23. 91A is provided at the left end of the lower end of the . The first flow path 91 extends slightly in the vertical direction from the entrance 91A, and then extends obliquely downward to the left. More specifically, the first flow-down path 91 includes a pair of gently sloping portions 91C having an extremely small gradient, and a circular arc drawn from the end of the pair of gently sloping portions 91C, where the downward gradient gradually increases. A pair of arcuate portions 91D are provided, and the terminal end of the downstream arcuate portion 91D is curved in an S shape to form a discharge port 91B that opens leftward. The discharge port 91B is located diagonally to the upper left of the third starting winning port 16, and most of the game balls discharged from the discharging port 91B pass between the first and third starting winning ports 14 and 16. It goes to the out port 22, is rarely bounced back by an obstacle nail, and enters the third starting prize-winning port 16.例文帳に追加Also, the base plate 32 is positioned on the entire rear side of the first flow-down path 91 , and a front plate 42 covers a part of the front side of the first flow-down path 91 . The base plate 32 and the front plate 42 are provided with a plurality of vertically elongated ridges 91T projecting toward the first flow-down path 91 and arranged in a zigzag manner to cause the game balls flowing down the first flow-down path 91 to meander. It's like

The third flow-down path 93 is sandwiched between the partition wall 43 forming the right side surface of the winning unit 30, a portion of the guide rail 12 intersecting the lower end of the partition wall 43, and the partition wall 34 facing them. 93A is provided at the right end of the lower end of the common trunk channel 94 . Further, the entire third flow-down path 93 is L-shaped with a portion of the guide rail 12 as a horizontal side, and has a discharge port 93B facing leftward. Then, the game ball that has passed through the third flow-down path 93 rolls on the guide rail 12, passes below the third starting winning opening 16, and heads for the out opening 22. - 特許庁Further, at the L-shaped corner of the third flow path 93, an arc portion 43A is formed by arcuately bulging the lower end of the partition wall 43 toward the third flow path 93. The flow speed of the game ball in the flow path 93 is reduced.

The second flow-down path 92 is surrounded by a plurality of members such as the base plate 32, the front plate 42, the partition wall 34, the longitudinal duct 33 described later, the hood portion 73, etc., as indicated by the thick arrow in FIG. , bends three-dimensionally and also branches on the way. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the ball inlet 92A of the second flow path 92 is arranged at the center of the lower end of the common trunk flow path 94 in the horizontal direction H1, and positioned directly below the throttle passage portion 94A.

As shown in FIG. 6, the ball inlet 92A of the second flow-down path 92 is provided with a detection switch 18S for detecting passage of a game ball, and the detection switch 18S constitutes the starting gate 18 described above. A guide projection 44T projects from a portion of the front plate 42 above the detection switch 18S, and an inclined surface 44K is formed on the upper end of the rear surface of the guide projection 44T to form a diaphragm passing portion 94A (see FIG. 5). When the game ball that has fallen from the ball comes to the front side, it is guided backward so that it can be smoothly taken into the second flow-down path 92.例文帳に追加

An upper wall 34A, which is part of the partition wall 34, is provided below the detection switch 18S by one game ball, and further below the upper wall 34A by one game ball, A lower wall 34B that is part of the partition wall 34 is provided. The space above the upper wall 34A and the space above the lower wall 34B are communicated by a longitudinal duct 33 provided in the mechanism section 70. As shown in FIG. Further, triangular ribs 44L are provided at both upper and lower ends of the vertically elongated duct 33, and triangular ribs 44L are also provided between the upper surface of the upper stage wall 34A and the front plate 42. As shown in FIG. 92 C of curved flow paths curved backward are formed in the starting end part of the 2nd flow-down path 92 by these. The game ball entering the second flow-down path 92 is received by the upper wall 34A, moves backward, draws an arc, returns to the front, and reaches the lower wall 34B.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower wall 34B has, for example, a substantially square and flat upper surface which is large enough to accommodate one game ball as a starting end rolling surface 95A. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the space between the upper wall 34A and the lower wall 34B is open in both left and right directions, and the game ball can move from the start end rolling surface 95A to the third flow-down path 93. It has become.

However, the starting end rolling surface 95A is inclined downward to the left, and in addition, a regulation protrusion 44A is provided in order to make it difficult for the game ball to go from the starting end rolling surface 95A to the third flow-down path 93. As shown in FIG. 3, the restricting projection 44A extends in the front-rear direction H2 along the right edge of the lower surface of the upper wall 34A. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, in the rear surface of the front plate 42, the ball receiving portion 42A, which faces the space between the upper wall 34A and the lower wall 34B, receives a game ball to the left from the start end rolling surface 95A. A guide protrusion 44B is provided to guide the roll. Specifically, the guide protrusion 44B has a shape having a guide surface 44B1 that is inclined so as to protrude rearward from the center of the ball receiving portion 42A in the lateral direction H1 toward the right edge thereof.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a bounce control projection 44C is provided on the upper portion of the ball receiving portion 42A. The bounce control protrusion 44C has a guide surface 44C1 that is inclined so as to protrude rearward from the middle position in the vertical direction of the ball receiving portion 42A toward the upper edge. Then, when the game ball advancing from the vertically long duct 33 bounces up and down, the bounce of the game ball is suppressed by the guide surface 44C1. Further, a stepped portion 33D with a raised rear portion is formed at the rear portion of the starting end rolling surface 95A to restrict the reverse flow from the starting end rolling surface 95A to the longitudinal duct 33 side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the downstream side of the starting end rolling surface 95A of the second flow-down path 92 is a rolling path 96 for rolling the game ball. The start winning opening 15 is opened and normally closed by a slide door 15T.

Specifically, the second starting winning opening 15 is positioned to the left of the starting end rolling surface 95A, and the second starting winning opening 15 has a terminal rolling surface 95B provided to the left thereof. The terminal rolling surface 95B is separated from the starting end rolling surface 95A by 4 to 6 game balls in the horizontal direction H1, and 1 to 2 game balls in the vertical direction with respect to the starting end rolling surface 95A. It is located diagonally to the lower left, a minute away. The entire area between the start end rolling surface 95A and the terminal end rolling surface 95B is the second start winning opening 15. - 特許庁

In the second starting winning port 15, the guide surface 15A hangs down from the left end of the starting end rolling surface 95A, extends downward from the terminal rolling surface 95B, bends to the left, and then bends downward. A lead-in path 15D is formed between the trailing end rolling surface 95B and the lead-in surface 15C hanging from the right end of the terminal rolling surface 95B. Then, the game ball that has entered the second starting winning opening 15 is taken in from the lower end of the introducing path 15D to the rear of the game board 11, and the second starting winning opening 15 is detected by the detection switch 15S provided in the middle of the introducing path 15D. A winning game ball is detected.

The terminal rolling surface 95B is slightly inclined downward to the left and extends in the oblique horizontal direction H1. A street third start winning opening 16 is located. Specifically, the partition wall 34 on the lower left side of the prize winning unit 30 includes a curved portion 34C curved so as to cover the third start prize winning port 16 from above and from the right side, and and a rolling plate portion 34D extending to the An upper surface of the rolling plate portion 34D forms a terminal rolling surface 95B, and a discharge port 92B penetrates vertically through a vertex portion of a curved portion 34C, which is also one end portion of the rolling plate portion 34D. A circular arc portion 34E provided in the partition wall 34 to form a circular arc portion 91D on the downstream side of the first flow path 91 is positioned directly above the discharge port 92B. A discharge port 93B of the third flow path 93 described above is formed between the right lower end portion of the curved portion 34C and the guide rail 12 .

As shown in FIG. 7, the opening edge of the discharge port 92B includes a pair of side portions 92B1 extending straight forward from the front surface of the base plate 32 to an intermediate position in the front-rear direction H2 of the terminal rolling surface 95B, and a pair of the side portions 92B1. A pair of oblique side portions 92B2 extending toward the front from the front ends of the side portions 92B1 so as to approach each other, and a front side portion 92B3 extending in the horizontal direction H1 connecting the front ends of the pair of oblique side portions 92B2. , and is arranged rearward in the front-rear direction H2 of the terminal rolling surface 95B.

As shown in FIG. 5, a vertically extending guide groove 35 is provided in a portion of the base plate 32 immediately behind the discharge port 92B. The guide groove 35 extends vertically in the base plate 32 and forms a slit 35S whose upper end is semicircular. 7, the inner surface of the slit 35S forming the groove side surface 35M of the guide groove 35 is inclined so as to widen forward from the rear end of the guide groove 35. As shown in FIG. That is, a pair of groove side surfaces 35M facing each other in the width direction of the guide groove 35 are V-shaped. Then, the game ball accommodated in the guide groove 35 abuts on both or one of the pair of groove side surfaces 35M while being in contact with or adjacent to the front surface of the game board 11 behind the slit 35S.

A discharge guide portion 80 protrudes from the front plate 42 toward the discharge port 92B from a position in front of the discharge port 92B. The discharge guide portion 80 has a substantially right-angled triangular cross-section extending in the vertical direction. have. Specifically, the guide surface 80G protrudes rearward from a position in front of the upstream side portion 92B1 of the outlet 92B toward a position in front of the front side portion 92B3. As a result, the game ball rolling on the terminal rolling surface 95B comes into contact with the guide surface 80G and is guided to the rear side of the discharge port 92B.

In addition, a plurality of vertically elongated ridges 92T are provided on the facing surfaces of the base plate 32 and the front plate 42 and are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the longitudinal direction of the terminal rolling surface 95B to roll on the terminal rolling surface 95B. A moving game ball is meandered. In addition, the vertical protrusion 92T closest to the discharge port 92B is arranged on the base plate 32 side. Then, the game ball that has rolled on the terminal rolling surface 95B is directed forward by the vertically elongated ridge 92T in front of the discharge port 92B and comes into contact with the guide surface 80G of the discharge guide part 80, and the game ball is played on the guide surface 80G. The ball is guided backward and discharged from the discharge port 92B to the third starting winning port 16. - 特許庁As a result, most of the game balls discharged from the discharge port 92B are attracted to the front side of the game board 11 in the space between the rear surface of the glass plate 10G and the front surface of the game board 11, and head to

FIG. 8 shows a winning protrusion 16A having a third starting winning opening 16 on its upper surface. The winning projecting portion 16A has a structure in which the front end of a groove wall 16B having an arcuate cross section projecting forward from the game board 11 is closed with a front wall 16C. Further, the base end of the groove wall 16B is received in the through hole 11A penetrating the game board 11, and the bottom surface of the groove wall 16B is inclined downward toward the rear, and the bottom surface of the groove wall 16B and the front wall 16C are connected by a triangular rib 16D. A guide protrusion 16E rises from the center of the upper end of the front wall 16C in the horizontal direction H1 (see FIG. 2), and an inclined surface 16F is formed on the rear surface of the tip of the guide protrusion 16E. . In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the game balls discharged from the discharge port 92B are attracted to the front side of the game board 11 and flow down. It reaches the bottom surface of the groove wall 16B in the third starting prize opening 16 without touching the protrusion 16E and the front wall 16C) and is smoothly taken behind the game board 11.例文帳に追加

Here, as shown in FIG. 9, if the discharge port 92B is configured to open over the entire width direction of the terminal rolling surface 95B and has neither the guide groove 35 nor the discharge guide portion 80, the discharge port 92B Due to variations in the positions of the game balls discharged from the front and back direction H2, for example, the game ball that has moved to the front side and the game ball that has moved to the rear side will fall after the game ball that has moved to the front side, and as shown in the figure, two game balls will fall. It is conceivable that the ball gets caught between the front wall 16C of the third start winning port 16 and the front surface of the game board 11 and causes clogging of the balls. occurrence is suppressed.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the slide door 15T is closed, and FIG. 11 shows a state in which the slide door 15T is open. As shown in FIG. 10, when the slide door 15T is closed, the game ball rolls on the slide door 15T on the front side of the front surface of the game board 11 and moves from the starting end rolling surface 95A to the terminal rolling surface 95B. A rectilinear rolling path 96A (see FIG. 3) is formed. Further, behind the rectilinear rolling path 96A, a roundabout rotary path 96B (see FIG. 3) is provided that branches rearward from the starting end of the rectilinear rolling path 96A and merges at an intermediate position of the rectilinear rolling path 96A. It is

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the slide door 15T has a substantially crank-like bent shape when viewed from the front. It has a lower stepped plate portion 62 positioned diagonally to the lower left thereof, and a stepped plate portion 63 connecting between the upper stepped plate portion 61 and the lower stepped plate portion 62 . The upper plate portion 61 extends in the front-rear direction H2, while the lower plate portion 62 extends in the horizontal direction H1. The stepped plate portion 63 hangs vertically downward from an intermediate position in the front-rear direction H2 of one side edge of the upper stepped plate portion 61 , and the rear end portion of the right side portion of the lower stepped plate portion 62 is the front end of the stepped plate portion 63 . connected to the A portion of the step plate portion 63 on the rear side of the front end connected to the lower step plate portion 62 hangs downward from the lower step plate portion 62, and a connecting plate 64 protrudes leftward from the lower end edge of the step plate portion 63. is formed with a long hole 64H extending in the horizontal direction H1.

FIG. 13 shows a drive unit 70U having a hood portion 73 on the upper surface of the drive device 72 that drives the slide door 15T. The drive unit 70U is fixed to the rear surface of the base plate 32 as shown in FIG. covered from the rear with

As shown in FIG. 13, the hood portion 73 is provided with an upright wall 77 that divides the interior into a right-side outbound chamber 73A and a left-side inbound chamber 73B. A slit 76 extending in the front-rear direction H2 is formed between the bottom wall 74 of 73B. An under-bottom space 71 is formed below the bottom wall 74 of the return passage chamber 73B, and the under-bottom space 71 and the inside of the hood portion 73 communicate with each other through a slit 76. As shown in FIG. A boss 79T, which is an output portion of the driving device 72, protrudes from the bottom surface of the under-bottom space 71, and is linearly moved back and forth within the under-bottom space 71. As shown in FIG.

4 or 14, the stepped plate portion 63 of the slide door 15T is received in the slit 76, the lower plate portion 62 and the connecting plate 64 are accommodated in the bottom space 71, and the upper plate The portion 61 is accommodated in the outward passage chamber 73A and is superimposed on the bottom wall 75. As shown in FIG. Further, the boss 79T is engaged with the elongated hole 64H of the connecting plate 64, so that the slide door 15T is driven by the driving device 72 so as to linearly move back and forth. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the slide door 15T is arranged at the closed position, the upper plate portion 61 and the lower plate portion 62 protrude from the front surface of the base plate 32 with their rear portions received in the passage openings 32K. 11, when the slide door 15T is placed at the open position, the upper plate portion 61 and the lower plate portion 62 are moved rearward from the front surface of the base plate 32. It retracts and the 2nd start prize-winning opening 15 is opened.

As shown in FIG. 14, the upright wall 77 is formed from the front end of the bottom wall 74 of the return room 73B to the middle position in the front-rear direction H2, and the rear end portion of the outbound room 73A and the return room 73B is an upright wall. It is not partitioned by the wall 77. In addition, the bottom wall 74 of the return room 73B is gently inclined from the rear end to the front end, and the game ball rolls forward on the bottom wall 74. - 特許庁In order to suppress the rolling speed, a vertically elongated ridge 77G is formed near the rear end of the upright wall 77 on the return path chamber 73B side. A vertically elongated ridge 77J is also formed on the front edge of the inner surface of the chamber 73B facing the upright wall 77. As shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the bottom wall 75 of the outbound room 73A is substantially horizontal, and the ribs 61T (see FIGS. 12 and 15) hanging down from the upper step plate portion 61 of the slide door 15T move forward and backward as the slide door 15T moves back and forth. The upper plate portion 61 is supported from below by the bottom wall 75 in sliding contact with the bottom wall 75 .

As shown in FIG. 10, the rear surface 73C of the outbound room 73A is inclined so as to bounce the game ball that has moved backward toward the inbound room 73B, and the rear surface 73D of the inbound room 73B is the game ball that has moved from the outbound room 73A. It is curved to guide the ball forward. Further, an extension chamber 73F is formed by partially expanding the hood portion 73 rearward at the lower rear surface of the outward chamber 73A in the hood portion 73, and is opened to the lower portion of the rear surface 73C of the outward passage chamber 73A. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, when the slide door 15T moves to the open position, the rear end portion of the upper step plate portion 61 is received in the expansion chamber 73F.

As shown in FIG. 12(B), the lower plate portion 62 of the slide door 15T extends in the horizontal direction H1 as described above, and the front edge portion of the lower plate portion 62 is inclined rearward toward the left side. and the trailing edge extends parallel to the lateral direction H1. As shown in FIG. 15, the upper surface of the lower plate portion 62 is inclined downward to the left with a constant slope. In addition, the upper surface of the lower plate portion 62 is horizontal in the front-rear direction. In addition, when the game ball is caught between the slide door 15T and the front plate 42 due to the inclination of the front edge of the lower plate portion 62 and the front edge of the upper plate portion 61, which will be described later, the slide door 15T may It is easy to escape upwards or downwards.

As shown in FIG. 12(B), the upper plate portion 61 of the slide door 15T extends in the front-rear direction H2 as described above, and the entire front edge and the rear edge except for the left end are directed leftward. , and the left end of the rear edge is parallel to the horizontal direction H1. Further, as shown in FIG. 12A, the upper surface of the upper plate portion 61 has different slopes in the front-rear direction H2 at the intermediate portion 61C, the front end portion 61F, and the rear end portion 61R. In other words, the upper surface of the intermediate portion 61C of the upper step plate portion 61 is gently slanted rearwardly and also slanted leftwardly as shown in FIG. Further, the upper surface of the rear end portion 61R of the upper step plate portion 61 is horizontal in the front-rear direction H2 and is slightly inclined downward to the left. Furthermore, the upper surface of the front end portion 61F of the upper step plate portion 61 is steeper than the intermediate portion 61C, and is inclined slightly downward to the right in the horizontal direction H1. A boundary line between the intermediate portion 61C and the front end portion 61F is inclined in the same direction as the front edge portion of the upper step plate portion 61 with respect to the horizontal direction H1. Further, the front end portion 61F is formed with a guide groove 61G that widens toward the rear. Then, when the slide door 15T is arranged at the closed position, the front end portion 61F of the upper step plate portion 61 receives the game balls rolling from the starting end rolling surface 95A, and guides most of them to the rearward going room 73A. do.

As shown in FIG. 10, a guide protrusion 44D is provided on the front plate 42 at a position in front of the forward passage chamber 73A. The guide protrusion 44D is formed on the rear surface of the front plate 42 from the right end of the portion facing the forward passage chamber 73A to the center rightward position in the horizontal direction H1, and is inclined so as to protrude rearward toward the left side. and a guide surface 44D1. The game ball rolling on the starting end rolling surface 95A is guided to the forward room 73A. A vertically elongated ridge 44E protrudes forward from the right edge of the channel opening 32K. As a result, the rolling range of the game ball on the starting end rolling surface 95A is narrowed down so that the game ball discharged from the longitudinal duct 33 to the starting end rolling surface 95A is directed toward the guide protrusion 44D. In addition, the vertically elongated ridge 44G also protrudes forward from the left edge of the flow path opening 32K.

Further, on the rear surface of the front plate 42, a guide protrusion 44F is provided below the guide protrusion 44D at a position facing the passage opening 32K. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide ridge 44F extends in the horizontal direction H1 when viewed from the rear, and has a stepped portion at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction to form a crank-like bent structure. Further, the stepped portion of the guide projection 44F is positioned in front of the standing wall 77, and the downstream portion of the guide projection 44F from the stepped portion is positioned above the lower plate portion 62 of the slide door 15T (Fig. 14), and as shown in FIG. 10, the amount of protrusion from the front plate 42 gradually decreases toward the end rolling surface 95B. As a result, the game ball advanced from the return path chamber 73B onto the lower plate portion 62 contacts the guide projection 44F and is guided to the end rolling surface 95B side. Further, the upstream portion of the guide projection 44F from the stepped portion is positioned slightly below the upper plate portion 61, and the game ball enters from the lower plate portion 62 to below the front end portion 61F of the upper plate portion 61. It regulates.

The above is the description of the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the operational effects of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described. When a right-handed game is played in the pachinko game machine 10, as shown in FIG. and most of it flows into the second flow path 92 . Then, after passing through the starting gate 18, the flowing speed is reduced in the curved flow path 92C (see FIG. 6) to reach the starting end rolling surface 95A, and the rolling path 96 (FIG. 3) after the starting end rolling surface 95A. reference). At this time, if the slide door 15T is open as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, when the slide door 15T is closed, a straight rolling path 96A crossing the upper side of the second start winning opening 15 and a straight rolling path 96A branched from the starting end of the straight rolling path 96A and straight rolling A roundabout rotary path 96B is formed that merges with the path 96A. Then, the game ball rolling from the starting end rolling surface 95A branches and rolls on either the straight rolling path 96A or the roundabout rotary path 96B.

Here, in a general game machine, when the slide door 15T is closed, the game ball travels straight through the straight rolling path 96A that crosses over the second start winning opening 15, but the game machine 10 of the present embodiment Then, since most of the game balls advance from the straight rolling path 96A to the roundabout rotating path 96B branched backward, it is possible to enjoy a rolling mode that has never existed before. In addition, since the game ball that has progressed from the straight rolling path 96A above the second start winning opening 15 to the detouring rotary moving path 96B again merges with the straight rolling path 96A above the second starting winning opening 15, this point Even in this case, you can enjoy a rolling mode that has never existed before.

In addition, when a large amount of game balls flow into the second flow-down path 92 and the rolling to the roundabout rotary path 96B is delayed, or when the roundabout rotary path 96B becomes full, the game balls go straight on the straight rolling path 96A. , a large number of game balls gather in the vicinity of the second start winning opening 15.例文帳に追加Then, when the slide door 15T is opened, the game balls on the detour route 96B flow into the second starting prize-winning port 15 in the same way as the game balls on the slide door 15T, so the game balls are in the detour route 96B. That in itself can inflate expectations.

When the game ball passes through the second starting prize winning port 15 and advances on the rolling path 96, it reaches the terminal rolling surface 95B and is discharged from the terminal discharge port 92B. At that time, the game ball rolls meanderingly on the gently sloping terminal rolling surface 95B by means of the plurality of vertically elongated ridges 92T, so that the speed is sufficiently slowed down toward the discharge port 92B. At the ejection port 92B, as described above, the game ball is ejected while being brought close to the front surface of the game board 11 by the ejection guide portion 80 and the guide groove 35, and guided directly below by the guide groove 35. It is discharged from the outlet 92B. As a result, most of the game balls discharged from the front duct 30D of the prize winning unit 30 are smoothly sucked into the inner part of the third start prize winning port 16 one after another without touching the opening edge of the third start prize winning port 16, It is possible to provide the player with an exhilarating feeling.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the branch rolling path (more specifically, the detour rolling path 96B) branched from the straight rolling path 96A of the winning unit 30 joins the straight rolling path 96A. However, as shown in FIG. 16, the branch rolling path 96V may be connected to the outlet 22 or the rear side of the game board 11, for example.

Further, in the above embodiment, the branch rolling path is provided behind the slide door 15T for opening and closing the second start winning opening 15, but the straight rolling path in which the second starting winning opening 15 and the slide door 15T are not provided A branch rolling path may be provided in the path 96A. At that time, a partition wall 34V is provided on the front surface of the branch opening of the branch rolling path, and the partition wall 34V has the same structure as the front end portion 61F of the upper plate portion 61 of the slide door 15T, and the guide groove 34G is formed. It is sufficient to have a configuration in which they are provided.

(2) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the ejection guide portion 80 protrudes from the rear surface of the front plate 42. For example, as shown in FIG. A discharge guide portion 80V may be formed by tilting toward the exit 92B so as to approach the game board 11 side.

(3) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the discharge port 92B of the winning unit 30 is arranged rearward. However, as shown in FIG. The discharge port 92B may be formed from the front end to the rear end of the lower wall 34B.

(4) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide groove 35 was formed behind the discharge port 92B, but as shown in FIG. A notch portion 35V may be formed to match the width of the side portion 92B1.

Alternatively, the configuration may be such that the guide groove 35 or the notch 35V is not provided. Furthermore, the slit 35</b>S of the guide groove 35 may be recessed with respect to the front surface of the base plate 32 without penetrating the slit 35</b>S in the front-rear direction.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the upper surface of the front end portion 61F of the upper step plate portion 61 of the slide door 15T has a reverse gradient that is slightly downward to the right in the horizontal direction H1. Alternatively, the gradient may be gentler than that of the starting end rolling surface 95A.

(6) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the third starting prize winning port 16 was located directly below the discharge port 92B of the prize winning unit 30. It may be a configuration in which they are displaced in the left-right direction. At that time, an obstruction nail or a resin protrusion may be provided so that the game ball discharged from the discharge hole 92B is guided to the third start winning opening 16. - 特許庁

(7) The prize-winning accessory placed directly below the discharge port 92B of the prize-winning unit 30 is not limited to the starting prize-winning port. It may be a mouth or a starting gate.

Although specific examples of the technology included in the claims are disclosed in the specification and drawings, the technology described in the claims is not limited to these specific examples. Various modifications and changes of the examples are included, and a part of specific examples is also included.

<Appendix>
Hereinafter, the first to fourth groups of inventions extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while 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.

(First invention group)
The first group of inventions is "a conventional game machine with a front duct protruding from the front of the game board (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2018-126562 (see FIGS. 3 and 4)), and a plurality of game balls are released from the front duct. It is for suppressing the ball biting phenomenon that occurs when the balls are ejected in a row, and has the following configuration, action, and effect.

[Invention 1]
A game ball flows down in a space between a game board and a transparent translucent window plate covering the game board from the front, and a front duct and a prize-winning protrusion protrude from the front surface of the game board and are taken into the front duct. In a gaming machine in which a game ball is discharged from a discharge port that opens on the lower surface of the front duct toward a prize winning port on the upper surface of the winning protrusion provided below the discharge port,
The game machine is equipped with a discharge guide part for guiding the game balls flowing down in the front duct toward the front side of the game board and directing them toward the discharge port.

As in the game machine of Invention 1, in which the game balls flow down in the space between the game board and the light-transmitting window plate, a plate-like member is provided on either the front surface of the game board or the rear surface of the light-transmitting window plate. Due to the overlapping of the two, ball entrapment may occur in the portion where the flow-down space is narrowed in the front-rear direction. In the winning protrusion provided with the winning opening on the upper surface, the front wall of the winning protrusion covering the winning opening from the front corresponds to the plate-like member overlapping the rear surface of the translucent window plate. In the case of having a front duct having a discharge port on the upper side, when game balls are continuously discharged from the discharge port, the game balls and the game board climb on the front wall of the winning protrusion and come close to the front side of the game board. A subsequent game ball may be caught between the front surface of the ball and the ball biting. On the other hand, the game machine of the present invention is provided with a discharge guide portion that guides the game balls flowing down in the front duct toward the front side of the game board and directs them toward the discharge port. A game ball discharged by pressing smoothly enters a prize winning opening, and the occurrence of ball biting is suppressed.

[Invention 2]
The front duct has a rear plate portion superimposed on the front surface of the game board, and a front plate portion adjacent to the rear surface of the translucent window plate,
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the ejection guide portion protrudes from the rear surface of the front side plate portion.

The discharge guide portion may be provided on the lower surface or the upper surface of the front duct, or may be projected from the rear surface of the front side plate portion of the front duct as in the second aspect of the invention.

[Invention 3]
A rolling surface is provided inside the front duct that rolls obliquely downward in the front duct and guides it to the discharge port,
The game machine according to invention 2, wherein the discharge guide portion includes a laterally inclined guide surface inclined with respect to the rolling direction so as to receive the rolling game ball and direct the rolling surface backward.

According to the invention 3, the game ball rolling on the rolling surface can be smoothly moved toward the game board by the laterally inclined guide surface.

[Invention 4]
The front duct has a rear plate portion superimposed on the front surface of the game board, and a front plate portion adjacent to the rear surface of the translucent window plate,
The game machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 3, wherein the rear plate portion is recessed with a guide groove extending upward from the discharge port.

According to the invention 4, it is possible to discharge the game ball while guiding it downward from a position near the front surface of the game board by means of the guide groove.

[Invention 5]
The gaming machine according to invention 4, wherein the guide groove penetrates the rear side plate portion.

The guide groove may or may not pass through the rear plate portion, but it is preferable that the guide groove passes through the rear plate portion as in invention 5.

[Invention 6]
A gaming machine according to invention 4 or invention 5, wherein a pair of groove side surfaces facing each other in the width direction of the guide grooves are open in a V shape.

According to invention 6, the trajectory of the game ball flowing down the guide groove is stabilized.

[Invention 7]
The front duct has a rear plate portion superimposed on the front surface of the game board, and a front plate portion adjacent to the rear surface of the translucent window plate,
The game machine according to any one of inventions 1 to 3, comprising a notch formed by notching a portion of the rear side plate above the discharge port.

According to the invention 7, it is possible to discharge the game ball while bringing it closer to the front surface of the game board.

[Invention 8]
a front projecting piece projecting from a front opening edge of the winning opening of the winning projection;
The gaming machine according to any one of inventions 1 to 7, further comprising a vertically inclined guide surface formed on the rear surface of the front projecting piece and inclined rearward from the tip of the front projecting piece downward. .

According to the invention 8, the game ball that collides with the front projecting piece of the winning projecting part can be guided toward the game board by the vertically inclined guide surface and smoothly entered into the winning hole.

(Second group of inventions)
The second group of inventions is "a conventional game machine with a front duct protruding from the front of the game board (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2018-126562 (see FIGS. 3 and 4)), and a plurality of game balls are released from the front duct. It is for suppressing the ball biting phenomenon that occurs when the balls are ejected in a row, and has the following configuration, action, and effect.

[Invention 1]
A game ball flows down in a space between a game board and a transparent translucent window plate covering the game board from the front, and a front duct and a prize-winning protrusion protrude from the front surface of the game board and are taken into the front duct. In a gaming machine in which a game ball is discharged from an outlet opening at the lower surface of the front duct toward a prize winning opening on the upper surface of the winning protrusion provided below, the forward and backward direction of the lower surface of the front duct A gaming machine in which the center of the discharge port in the front-rear direction is shifted rearward with respect to the center of the outlet.

As in the game machine of Invention 1, in which the game balls flow down in the space between the game board and the light-transmitting window plate, a plate-like member is provided on either the front surface of the game board or the rear surface of the light-transmitting window plate. Due to the overlapping of the two, ball entrapment may occur in the portion where the flow-down space is narrowed in the front-rear direction. In the winning protrusion provided with the winning opening on the upper surface, the front wall of the winning protrusion covering the winning opening from the front corresponds to the plate-like member overlapping the rear surface of the translucent window plate. In the case of having a front duct having a discharge port directly above, when the game balls are continuously discharged from the discharge port, the game balls and the game balls that have climbed on the front wall of the winning projection and come close to the front side of the game board are separated from each other. A subsequent game ball may be caught between the front surface of the board and the ball jamming. On the other hand, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the center of the discharge port in the front-rear direction is shifted rearward from the center in the front-rear direction of the lower surface of the front duct, so that discharges are continuously discharged from the discharge port. A game ball smoothly enters a prize winning opening and the occurrence of ball biting is suppressed.

(Third invention group)
The third group of inventions is "provided with a variable member that moves in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board, and when the variable member is retracted from the front position, it rolls on the variable member when it is in the front position. Compared to the conventional game machine (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-126562 (see FIGS. 5 and 6)) in which the game ball dropped downward, it is intended to improve the tastefulness around the variable member.” , has the following configuration, action and effect.

[Invention 1]
a variable member that reciprocates between a first position and a second position in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board on which game balls flow down;
Provided on the variable member, it projects from the front surface of the game board when positioned at the first position, and does not project forward from the front surface of the game board when positioned at the second position, or the front surface of the game machine. and a retractable rolling part that reduces the amount of protrusion from
When the variable member is arranged at the first position, the game ball can roll on the upper surface of the retractable rolling portion, and when the variable member is arranged at the second position, the emergent rotation In a game machine in which a game ball falls in front of a moving part and rolls passably,
A game in which a ball intake opened in front of the game board and a ball discharge opening opened in the front of the game board at an obliquely lower position are connected to each other, and the ball is taken in backward from the ball intake. Having a rear detour for discharging the ball forward from the ball discharge port,
When the variable member is positioned at the first position, the retractable rolling portion includes a first rolling portion located in front of the ball intake port and a second rolling portion located in front of the ball discharge port. and a moving part,
A game ball rolls from the first rolling portion through the front of the front surface of the game board to the second rolling portion, and from the first rolling portion through the rear detour. and a second path that rolls to the second rolling portion.

According to the invention 1, when the variable member is arranged from the first position to the second position, in addition to the game ball rolling on the variable member, the game ball taken into the rear detour is moved to the variable member. can be dropped from the front. As a result, the game ball can be shown to the player in a manner in which the game ball falls, which has not been possible in the past, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the variable member and its surroundings.

[Invention 2]
A gaming machine according to invention 1, comprising a branching guide mechanism that guides so that more game balls advance on the second path than on the first path.

According to the invention 2, since more game balls are directed toward the second path than the first path, it is possible to show the player many ways of falling game balls which are not conventional.

[Invention 3]
A gaming machine according to invention 1 or invention 2, wherein a winning opening in which a game ball can win or a winning guide for guiding a game ball to the winning opening is provided below the variable member.

According to the invention 3, when the variable member is arranged from the first position to the second position, in addition to the game ball rolling on the variable member, the game ball taken into the rear detour is the winning hole. Or, it falls on the winning guide, so that the player can be exhilarated.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 3, wherein the upper surface of the first rolling portion is inclined downward toward the ball inlet.

According to the invention 4, the game ball can be guided to the ball inlet by the inclination of the upper surface of the first rolling portion.

[Invention 5]
The gaming machine according to any one of inventions 1 to 4, wherein a guide groove extending in the front-rear direction and having a width that widens toward the ball inlet is provided on the upper surface of the first rolling part.

According to the invention 5, the game ball flowing down from the upstream side can be received by the guide groove and guided to the ball inlet.

[Invention 6]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 5, wherein the first rolling portion is arranged over the rear detour when the variable member is arranged at the second position.

In the case of a configuration in which the first rolling portion is arranged below the rear detour when the variable member is arranged at the second position, the first rolling is caused by the step between the first rolling portion and the rear detour. There is a problem that it becomes difficult for the game balls on the club to flow down to the rear detour side, but according to the configuration of the sixth aspect, the problem does not occur, and the game balls smoothly flow down to the rear detour. do.

[Invention 7]
The gaming machine according to invention 6, wherein the first rolling portion extends rearward and is always arranged over the rear detour.

According to the seventh aspect, the game ball can smoothly flow down the rear detour without the game ball being caught between the rear end portion of the first rolling portion and the inner surface of the rear detour. .

[Invention 8]
The game according to any one of Inventions 1 to 7, wherein the second rolling portion is housed in a housing space provided under the rear detour when the variable member is arranged at the second position. machine.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, when the variable member is arranged at the second position, the game ball on the second rolling part falls so as to be pushed forward by the step between the accommodation space and the rear detour, It is possible to suppress a situation in which the game ball on the second rolling part travels backward to the rear detour and prevents the game ball taken into the rear detour from dropping from the ball discharge hole.

(Fourth invention group)
The fourth group of inventions is "to allow game balls to roll in a new rolling manner not found in conventional game machines with rolling paths (see, for example, JP-A-2018-57980, FIGS. 3 and 4). It is intended to provide a game machine that can be used, and has the following configuration, action and effect.

[Invention 1]
a game board on which game balls flow down;
a rolling path provided on the upper surface of the front protrusion protruding from the front surface of the game board, on which game balls roll along the front surface of the game board;
a branch path that opens to the front surface of the game board, has at one end a branch opening that faces an intermediate position of the rolling path, and extends rearward from the front surface of the game board;
a front wall facing the branch opening across the rolling path;
While allowing both the passage in front of the branch opening of the game ball rolling on the rolling path and the entry into the branch path from the branch opening, the game ball passing in front of the branch opening is allowed to A game machine comprising a branching guide part for guiding so that more game balls enter the branching path from the branching opening.

According to invention 1, a branch path is provided in the middle of the rolling path, and many game balls are rolled on the branch path branched from the rolling path by the branch guide part. It is possible to provide a new rolling mode that does not exist.

[Invention 2]
The branch guide part is
a rear guide projection that projects rearward from the front wall and guides the game ball that has rolled on the rolling path from the starting position to the intermediate position to the branch path;
A gaming machine according to invention 1, further comprising a rectilinear rolling space provided between the rear guide protrusion and the opening edge of the branching opening to allow a game ball to pass in front of the branching opening.

In invention 2, if the game ball that has rolled on the rolling path from the starting end position to the middle position does not touch the rear guide projection, it passes through the straight rolling space in front of the branch opening and goes straight on the rolling path. , and when it touches the rear guide protrusion, it is guided to the fork.

[Invention 3]
The game machine according to invention 2, wherein the play in which the game ball can move in the width direction of the fork is greater than the play in which the game ball can move in the width direction of the straight rolling space.

According to the invention 3, it is possible to reliably roll more game balls on the branch path than on the rolling path.
[Invention 4]
A gaming machine according to invention 2 or invention 3, wherein the amount of protrusion of the rear guide protrusion from the front wall is larger than the play that allows the game ball to move in the width direction of the rectilinear rolling space.

According to invention 4 as well, more game balls can be reliably rolled on the branch path than on the rolling path.

[Invention 5]
Invention 2 to Invention 4, wherein the branch guide portion is provided upstream from the branch port and includes a forward guiding portion that guides the game ball rolling on the rolling path to the rear guide projection obliquely forward. The gaming machine according to any one of 1.

According to the invention 5, the game ball is guided toward the rear guide protrusion by the forward guiding portion, and it becomes possible to increase the number of game balls heading toward the branch port side.

[Invention 6]
The branch guide portion according to any one of Inventions 1 to 5, wherein the branch guide portion is provided at a front side portion of the branch opening in the rolling path, and includes a rearward inclined portion that slopes downward toward the branch opening. game machine.

According to the invention 6, it is possible to change the course of the game ball flowing down the rolling path to the branch opening side by the backward inclined portion.

[Invention 7]
1. Any one of Invention 1 to Invention 6, wherein the branch guide portion is provided in a portion of the rolling path on the front side of the branch opening, and includes a guide groove extending in the front-rear direction and having a width that widens toward the branch opening. The gaming machine described in .

According to the seventh aspect, it is possible to receive the game ball flowing down the rolling path in the guide groove and guide it to the branch opening.

[Invention 8]
Inventions 1 to 1, wherein the lateral rolling gradient of the front side portion of the branch opening of the rolling path is smaller, zero, or reversed than the lateral rolling gradient of the entire rolling path. 7. The gaming machine according to any one of 7.

According to the eighth aspect, it is possible to suppress the speed of the game ball flowing down the rolling path at the front portion of the branching opening.

[Invention 9]
An entrance that opens above the rolling path in the front surface of the game board and an exit that opens at a position facing the starting end position of the rolling path from behind are provided at both ends, and the entrance and the exit are curved. Alternatively, the game machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 8, which is provided with a curved back path through which game balls pass one by one.

According to the ninth aspect, it is possible to enter the rolling path while the speed of the game ball is suppressed by the rear curved path.

[Invention 10]
The branch guide portion protrudes from a portion of the rear surface of the front wall facing the exit of the rear curved path, and guides a game ball rolling forward from the exit to the middle position side of the rolling path. A gaming machine according to invention 9, comprising a start end guide projection that does.

According to the invention 10, it is possible to smoothly guide the game ball to the rolling path by the starting end guide protrusion.

10 pachinko machine 10G glass plate 11 game board 15 second starting winning port 15T sliding door 16 third starting winning port 18 starting gate 30 winning unit 30D front duct 96A straight rolling path 96B roundabout rotating path

Claims (2)

a variable member that reciprocates between a first position and a second position in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board on which game balls flow down;
Provided on the variable member, it projects from the front surface of the game board when positioned at the first position, and does not project forward from the front surface of the game board when positioned at the second position, or the front surface of the game board . and a retractable rolling part that reduces the amount of protrusion from
When the variable member is arranged at the first position, the game ball can roll on the upper surface of the retractable rolling portion, and when the variable member is arranged at the second position, the emergent rotation In a game machine in which a game ball falls in front of a moving part and rolls passably,
a stepped portion provided at an intermediate position in the rolling direction of the game ball in the retractable rolling portion;
A rear part formed behind the front surface of the game board and connecting between a first rolling part on the upstream side of the stepped part and a second rolling part on the downstream side of the stepped part among the protruding and retracting rolling parts detour and
A game ball rolls from the first rolling portion through the front of the front surface of the game board to the second rolling portion, and from the first rolling portion through the rear detour. and a second path that rolls to the second rolling portion. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a step is provided between the downstream end of the rear detour and the second rolling portion.

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