JP7262428B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine capable of playing games.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game machine, game balls, which are game media, are shot into a game area by a shooting device. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a gaming machine (so-called pachinko machine) that changes a game state when a variable display (also referred to as "fluctuation") of identification information results in a specific display result.

Among such gaming machines, there is known a gaming machine that damages the sealing seal by scratching or peeling off in conjunction with the opening operation of the board box (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, there is known a game machine that stores an initial setting angle of a game nail and notifies the user when a displacement exceeding a predetermined amount from the stored angle is detected. 2).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-40350 JP 2008-48940 A

By the way, in the gaming machine as described above, the originally set winning rate may be changed by adjusting the size of the winning area such as the winning opening. could not be done.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that allows a player to play games with peace of mind.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine capable of playing games, comprising a game board, a specific component provided on the board surface of the game board, and a controller provided in front of the specific component. A decorative layer, a ball passage provided on the back side of the specific part, and an outer rail provided on the game board, wherein at least part of the decorative layer allows visual recognition of a game ball passing through the ball passage. When the decorative layer is peeled off from the specific part, traces of the formation of the decorative layer remain, and the outer rail has a predetermined guide for guiding the mounting position to the game board. A plurality of parts are formed, and in a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board, the range from the starting end to the left end of the outer rail is set as a first range, and the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail is set. The range is set as a second range, the range from the top end to the end of the outer rail is set as a third range, the range from the start end to the middle point of the outer rail is set as a fourth range, and The range from the middle point to the terminal end of the outer rail is set as a fifth range, and the predetermined number of the guide portions formed in the first range is greater than the predetermined number formed in the second range. The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range is greater than the number of the guide portions, and the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the third range is greater than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the third range. The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the range 4 is larger than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the fifth range. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the winning rate from being changed, and the player can play the game with peace of mind.

Further, in the present invention, the decorative layer covers at least the joint portion of the specific part, the specific part is formed of a transparent member, and the specific part does not block the ball passage from being visually recognized by the decorative layer. The area may be larger than the area where the decorative layer obstructs the visual recognition of the ball passage. Therefore, by visually recognizing the game balls passing through the ball passage, it is possible to confirm that the winning rate has not been changed, and the player can play the game with peace of mind.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine; FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board unit. It is a front view of a game board unit. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine; FIG. It is a perspective view of a production unit. It is a perspective view of a production unit. It is an explanatory view for explaining composition of a mobile. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration of an impact absorbing mechanism; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a cover on the front side of the movable body is removed; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a cover on the front side of the movable body is removed; FIG. 4 is a front view of a state in which a cover on the front side of the movable body is removed; FIG. 4 is a front view of a state in which a cover on the front side of the movable body is removed; It is a perspective view of a starting mouth unit. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a base member of the starting port unit; It is an exploded perspective view of a starting mouth unit. 10 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to Modification 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the decoration unit according to Modification 1, taken along the line AA. FIG. 11 is a front view of a game board according to Modification 1; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing relative distances between the decoration unit and the guide passage according to Modification 1; FIG. 11 is a front view of a game board according to Modification 2; FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a game board, an outer rail, and a rail base according to Modification 2; FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a game board, an outer rail, and a rail base according to Modification 2;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter abbreviated as "pachinko machine") 1. As shown in FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1. FIG. The pachinko machine 1 uses game balls as game media. In the game in the pachinko machine 1, each game ball is a medium having a game value, and the privilege (profit) that the player enjoys as a result of the game is, for example, the game ball acquired by the player. can be converted into a game value based on the number of Hereinafter, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

The pachinko machine 1 mainly includes an outer frame unit 2, an integrated door unit 4 and an inner frame assembly 7 (plastic frame, game machine frame) as its main body. An integrated door unit 4 is located on the frontmost side when viewed from the front facing the player. The inner frame assembly 7 is positioned on the rear side (deep side) of the integrated door unit 4 , and the outer frame unit 2 is arranged so as to surround the outer side of the inner frame assembly 7 .

The outer frame unit 2 is a structure in which wood and metal materials are combined in a vertically long rectangular shape. It is fixed using In the vertically long rectangular outer frame unit 2, wood is used for the parts corresponding to the upper and lower short sides, and metal material is used for the parts corresponding to the left and right long sides.

The integrated door unit 4 has a structure in which the tray unit 6 is integrated at its lower position. The integrated door unit 4 and the inner frame assembly 7 are attached to the island facility via the outer frame unit 2, and each of these operates in an opening/closing manner via a hinge mechanism (not shown). The opening/closing axis of the hinge mechanism (not shown) extends vertically along the left end of the pachinko machine 1 when viewed from the front.

A unified lock unit 9 is provided inside the right edge of the inner frame assembly 7 (left edge in FIG. 2) as viewed from the front in FIG. Correspondingly, locking devices (not shown) are also provided on the right side edges (rear sides) of the integrated door unit 4 and the outer frame unit 2, respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, when the integrated door unit 4 and the inner frame assembly 7 are closed with respect to the outer frame unit 2, the unified lock unit 9 on the back side locks the integrated door unit 4 and the inner frame assembly together with the lock. It disables the opening of 7.

A cylinder lock 6a with a keyhole is provided on the right edge of the tray unit 6. As shown in FIG. For example, when the manager of the game arcade inserts the special key into the keyhole and twists the cylinder lock 6a clockwise, the unified lock unit 9 is actuated and the integrated door unit 4 can be opened together with the inner frame assembly 7. . When all of these are opened from the outer frame unit 2 to the front side (moved like a door), the back side of the pachinko machine 1 is exposed on the front side.

On the other hand, when the cylinder lock 6a is twisted counterclockwise, only the integrated door unit 4 is unlocked while the inner frame assembly 7 remains locked, so that the integrated door unit 4 can be opened. When the integral door unit 4 is opened to the front side, the game board unit 8 is directly exposed, and in this state, the manager of the game parlor can remove obstacles such as clogged balls in the board surface. Further, when the integrated door unit 4 is opened, the tray unit 6 is also opened to the front side together.

Moreover, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with the game board unit 8 as a game unit. The game board unit 8 is supported by the inner frame assembly 7 behind (inside) the integrated door unit 4 . The game board unit 8 can be attached to and detached from the inner frame assembly 7 with the integrated door unit 4 opened to the front side, for example. The integrated door unit 4 has a vertically long circular window 4a formed in the center thereof, and a glass unit (no reference numeral) is mounted in the window 4a. The glass unit is, for example, a combination of two transparent plates (glass plates) cut to match the shape of the window 4a. The glass unit is attached to the rear side of the integrated door unit 4 via a fixture (not shown). A game area 8a (board surface, game board) is formed on the front surface of the game board unit 8, and the game area 8a can be visually recognized by the player from the front side through the window 4a. When the integral door unit 4 is closed, a space is formed between the inner surface of the glass unit and the board surface to allow the game balls to flow down.

The receiving tray unit 6 has a shape projecting from the integrated door unit 4 to the front side as a whole, and an upper tray 6b is formed on the upper surface thereof. In the upper tray 6b, game balls lent to the player (rental balls) and game balls obtained by winning prizes (prize balls) can be stored. Further, the tray unit 6 is formed with a lower tray 6c below the upper tray 6b. In the lower tray 6c, the game balls put out while the upper tray 6b is full are stored. The pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is a model connected to a card unit, and the game balls borrowed by the player are received from the payout device unit 172 on the back side separately from the prize balls. 6c) is paid out.

A lending operation unit 14 is provided on the upper surface of the tray unit 6, and a ball lending button 10 and a return button 12 are arranged in the lending operation unit 14. - 特許庁When the player operates the ball lending button 10 with a valuable medium (for example, a magnetic recording medium, a storage IC built-in medium, etc.) inserted into a card unit (not shown), the number corresponding to a predetermined number of points (for example, 5 points) (For example, 125) game balls are rented. For this reason, a frequency display section (not shown) is arranged on the upper surface of the lending operation section 14, and the remaining frequency of the valuable medium inserted in the card unit is displayed on this frequency display section. By operating the return button 12, the player can receive the return of the valuable medium with remaining points. Although the game machine connected to the card unit is taken as an example in this embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 may be a cash machine (a game machine not connected to the card unit).

A handle unit 16 is installed at the lower right portion of the tray unit 6 . A player can operate the shooting control board set 174 by operating the handle unit 16 to shoot (hit) a game ball toward the game area 8a (ball shooting device). The shot game ball rises from the lower edge of the game board unit 8 along the left edge, is guided by an outer band (not shown), and is thrown into the game area 8a. A large number of obstacle nails, windmills (no reference numerals in the figure), etc. are arranged in the game area 8a, and the thrown game ball flows down the game area 8a while being guided and guided by the obstacle nails and the windmills. The configuration of the inside of the game area 8a (board surface, game board) will be described later with reference to another drawing.

The integrated door unit 4 is provided with a lens unit 47 and an upper right illumination unit 49 as components for presentation. Among them, the lens unit 47 incorporates the lamp 46 , and the upper right illumination unit 49 incorporates the right lamp 50 .

The various lamps 46 and 50 described above perform effects by, for example, light emission from built-in LEDs (lighting, blinking, change in luminance gradation, change in color tone, etc.). In addition, speakers 54a to 54d are incorporated in the integral door unit 4, respectively. These speakers 54a to 54d output sound effects, BGM, voices, etc. (general sound) to execute effects.

Also, in the center of the tray unit 6, an effect switching button 45 is installed in front of the upper tray 6b. The player presses and operates the effect switching button 45 to switch the effect contents (for example, the background screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 42), for example, during the fluctuation of the pattern, during the confirmation display of the big win, or during the big win game. It is possible to generate some kind of production (notice production, probability change promotion production, promotion production during big role, etc.).

Furthermore, a jog dial 45a is installed around the effect switching button 45 so as to surround the effect switching button 45 (operation input receiving means, rotary selector). By rotating the jog dial 45a, the player can change the effect displayed on the liquid crystal display 42, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back side of the pachinko machine 1 includes a power control unit 162, a main control board unit 170, a payout device unit 172, a flow path unit 173, a launch control board set 174, and a payout control board unit 176. , back cover unit 178 and the like are installed. In addition, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, various electronic devices (including a control computer not shown) that constitute the power system and control system of the pachinko machine 1, an external terminal board 160, a power cord (power plug) 164, A ground wire (ground terminal) 166, connection wiring (not shown), and the like are installed.

The dispensing device unit 172 has, for example, a prize ball tank 172a and a prize ball case (no reference numerals). In this state, game balls replenished from a replenishment path (not shown) can be stored. The game balls stored in the prize ball tank 172a are led to the prize ball case through an upper prize ball gutter (not shown). The flow path unit 173 guides the game balls delivered from the payout device unit 172 toward the tray unit 6 on the front side.

The external terminal board 160 is for connecting the pachinko machine 1 to an external electronic device (for example, a data display device, a hall computer, etc.). Various external information signals (e.g. prize ball information, door opening information, pattern confirmation number information, jackpot information, start opening information, etc.) representing the progress state, maintenance state, etc. are output to external electronic devices. ing.

The power cord 164 secures the power supply (electric power) necessary for the pachinko machine 1 to operate, for example, by being connected to a power supply (for example, AC 24V) installed in an island facility of the game arcade. The ground wire 166 is also connected to a ground terminal installed in the island equipment to secure the grounding of the pachinko machine 1 .

[Configuration of game board unit]
3 and 4 are front views showing the game board unit 8 alone. The game board unit 8 has a game board 8b serving as a base, and a game area 8a is formed on the front side of the game board 8b. The game board 8b is made of, for example, a transparent resin plate, and when the game board unit 8 is fixed to the inner frame assembly 7, the front surface of the game board 8b is parallel to the glass unit. On the front surface of the game board 8b, the above-described game area 8a is formed inside a substantially circular firing rail (no reference numeral).

The game area 8a is largely divided into a left part, a right part and a lower part. The left part of the game area 8a is the first game area (left-handed area) used in the normal game state (low probability non-time reduction state), and the right part of the game area 8a is the advantageous game state (jackpot game state). , small hit game state, low probability time shortening state, high probability time shortening state, etc.) is used in the second game area (right hitting area, specific area). The game ball is guided to the second game area by a guide passage 19e (such as a launch rail, a ceiling part of the game area, a guide part, etc.) that circulates to the second game area. In addition, within the game area 8a, there are a first starting prize winning port 26, a starting gate 20, normal winning prize ports 22 and 24, a variable starting prize winning device 28 (second starting prize winning port), a variable prize winning device 31 (large winning prize port), and the like. are distributed and installed. The starting gate 20 generates a lottery opportunity for an operation lottery (normal pattern lottery) by allowing the game ball guided to the right-handed area from the guide passage 19e to pass as the main target.

Among these, the first start winning opening 26 is arranged in the center of the lower portion of the game area 8a. The first starting winning opening 26 is formed by a starting opening unit 300, and the starting opening unit 300 is detachably attached to the board surface of the game board 8b. The starting gate 20, the variable starting winning device 28, and the variable winning device 31 are arranged on the right side of the game area 8a.

At the top of the game area, a guide passage 19e is formed based on a section having an entrance area and an exit area for guiding the movement direction of the game ball shot toward the upper part of the game area to the right-handed area. ing.

The game ball launched into the game area 8a enters the first starting prize winning port 26 and the normal winning prize ports 22 and 24 in the course of its flow, passes through the starting gate 20, and operates the variable starting prize winning device. 28 or the variable winning device 31 at the time of opening operation.

Here, the game ball flowing down the left side area of the game area 8a enters the first start winning opening 26 or the normal winning openings 22, 24, or if it does not enter (winning) the various winning openings, the final The ball enters the out hole 32 as a target. On the other hand, the game ball flowing down the right side area of the game area 8a mainly passes through the start gate 20, enters the out port 19c, enters the variable start winning device 28 at the time of operation, or opens. There is a possibility that the ball will enter the variable winning device 31 of time.

The game ball that has passed through the start gate 20 continues to flow down in the game area 8a, but enters the first start prize winning port 26, the normal prize winning ports 22, 24, the variable starting prize winning device 28, the variable prize winning device 31, and the out port 19c. The played game ball is recovered to the back side of the game board unit 8 through a through-hole formed in the game board (the plywood material, transparent board, etc. that constitute the game board unit 8).

Here, in the present embodiment, due to the configuration of the game area 8a (board surface), when the game ball is entered into the first start winning opening 26 or the normal winning openings 22, 24, the area of the left part in the game area 8a It is necessary to hit a game ball (perform a so-called “left-handed hitting”) into (left-handed hitting area).

On the other hand, when the game ball is entered into the variable starting prize winning device 28 or the variable prize winning device 31, the game ball is driven into the right side area (right hitting area) of the game area 8a (executing the so-called "right hitting"). There is a need to.

The variable starting prize winning device 28 wins a lottery that is performed when a predetermined operating condition is satisfied (for example, when passing through the starting gate 20, and the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a winning manner for a predetermined stop display time. ), and allows the ball to enter the second start winning port 29 accordingly. The variable start-up winning device 28 has a plate-shaped opening/closing member 28a. The opening/closing member 28a reciprocates in the front-rear direction with respect to the board surface by the action of a link mechanism using a solenoid. In the normal state, the opening/closing member 28a is in the retracted position inside the board surface. In this state, the game ball falls without being guided to the second start winning opening 29 by the opening/closing member 28a. When the variable start-up winning device 28 is activated (that is, the solenoid is driven), the opening/closing member 28a is displaced to a projecting position from the board surface, and the game ball can roll on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 28a. , the game ball is guided to the second start winning opening 29. - 特許庁

The variable winning device 31 operates when a prescribed condition is satisfied (when a special symbol is stopped and displayed in the form of a big win or a small win) to allow a ball to enter the big winning hole 31a. The variable winning device 31 has an opening/closing member 31b. The opening/closing member 31b reciprocates in the front-rear direction with respect to the board surface by the action of a link mechanism using a solenoid. In the normal state, the opening/closing member 31b is at a protruding position protruding from the board surface toward the player side, and at this time, the game ball rolls on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 31b, so the ball cannot enter the big winning hole 31a. is. Then, when the variable winning device 31 operates (that is, the solenoid is driven), the opening/closing member 31b is displaced to the retracted position where it is pulled into the inside of the board surface, thereby opening the big winning opening 31a. During this time, the game ball can enter the variable winning device 31, and the ball can enter the big winning hole 31a.

The variable winning device 31 includes a probability variable gate 31c and a non-probability variable gate 31d. When the game ball entering the big prize winning opening 31a passes through the variable probability gate 31c, it is controlled to the variable probability state after the big win is completed, and when the game ball entering the big winning prize port 31a passes through the non-variable probability gate 31d, the big win is achieved. After the end of is controlled to a non-variable state. An opening/closing member 31e is provided above the variable probability gate 31c. The opening/closing member 31e reciprocates in the front-rear direction with respect to the board surface by the action of a link mechanism using a solenoid. In the normal state, the opening/closing member 31e is in a protruding position protruding from the board to the player side, and at this time the game ball rolls on the upper surface of the opening/closing member 31e, so it is impossible to pass through the variable probability gate 31c. There is (that is, it passes through the non-probability variable gate 31d). Then, when the variable winning device 31 is activated (that is, the solenoid is driven), the opening/closing member 31b is pulled into the inside of the board surface, allowing the ball to enter the probability variable gate 31c.

In addition, a liquid crystal display 42 (image display) is installed in the center of the game board unit 8, and the liquid crystal display 42 displays various effects images including effects patterns corresponding to special patterns. Is displayed.

A production unit 60 is provided in the upper center of the game area 8a. The production unit 60 has a movable body 61. - 特許庁The movable body 61 is movable on the front side of the liquid crystal display 42 between an initial position (the position shown in FIG. 3) and a free-falling position (the position shown in FIG. 4) from the initial position. In addition, the movable body 61 is provided with movable accessories 64 to 66, and when the movable body 61 falls, the movable accessories 64 to 66 appear in conjunction with each other. When the movable body 61 falls to the lowered position, the entire accessory becomes a sword-motif.

In addition, the normal winning openings 22 and 24, the first starting winning opening 26, the second starting winning opening 29, the variable winning device 31, the out opening 19c, and the game ball entering the out opening 32 are included in the game area 8a. All the game balls hit are recovered to the back side of the game board unit 8. - 特許庁The collected game balls are discharged out of the frame from the back side of the pachinko machine 1 through an out passage assembly (not shown), and join the replenishment route of the island facility (not shown).

[Description of game progress]
In the pachinko machine 1, when the game state is the normal state, the player aims at the left side of the game area and performs a shooting operation (so-called left hitting). When the player rotates the handle unit 16 to hit left and the game ball enters the first start winning hole 26, the first special symbol display device starts to display the first special symbol.

In addition, if the game ball enters (wins) the start winning opening during the period during the variable display of the first special symbol or during the period controlled by the jackpot game or the small win game (starting winning occurs, but the starting When the variable display of the first special symbol based on the winning cannot be immediately executed), the variable display of the special symbol based on the entry is suspended up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4).

In the variable display of the first special symbol, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol, for example, "7", actual symbol differs depending on the type of the big hit described below) is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol, "big hit". becomes. Also, if a special symbol (losing symbol, for example, "-") different from the jackpot symbol is stop-displayed, it becomes "losing". It should be noted that even if the first special symbols are displayed in a variable manner, the small winning symbols may be stopped and displayed at an extremely low rate, resulting in a "small winning".

After the display result of the variable display of the first special symbol becomes "big win", the game is controlled to a big win game state as an advantageous state for the player.

In the jackpot game state, the jackpot 31a formed by the variable prize winning device 31 is opened in a predetermined manner. The open state is the timing of the passage of a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds or 1.8 seconds) and the timing until the number of game balls entering the big winning opening 31a reaches a predetermined number (for example, 9). or until whichever comes first. The predetermined period is an upper limit period during which the large winning opening 31a can be opened in one round, and is hereinafter also referred to as an upper limit opening period. One cycle in which the big winning opening 31a is in an open state is called a round (round game). In the jackpot game state, the round can be repeatedly executed until it reaches a predetermined upper limit number of times (15 times or 2 times).

In the jackpot game state, the player can get a prize ball by making a game ball enter the big winning hole 31a by hitting to the right. Therefore, the jackpot gaming state is an advantageous state for the player. The larger the number of rounds in the jackpot game state and the longer the upper limit period of opening, the more advantageous the player is.

In addition, a jackpot type is set in the "jackpot". For example, the opening mode (number of rounds and upper limit period of opening) of the big winning opening 31a, and the game state after the jackpot game state (normal state, probability variable state (high probability state), small hit rush state, time saving state, etc.) They are prepared, and the jackpot types are set according to them. As the jackpot type, there may be provided a jackpot type in which a large number of prize balls can be obtained, and a jackpot type in which a small number of prize balls or almost no prize balls can be obtained.

After the jackpot game state is over, the game may be controlled to a variable probability state, a small hit rush state, or a high base state depending on the jackpot type.

In the variable probability state (probability variable state), variable probability control is executed in which the probability that the display result is a "jackpot" is higher than in the normal state. The variable probability state is a state in which the variation efficiency of the special symbols is improved, and in addition, a "big hit" is likely to occur, so it is a further advantageous state for the player.

In the small-hit rush state, small-hit rush control is executed in which the small-hit is more likely to occur than in the normal state. In this pachinko machine 1, since a certain amount of prize balls can be obtained even in the small win game state, the number of prize balls obtained is smaller than in the big win game state, but the state is advantageous for the player.

In the time-saving state, control (time-saving control) is executed to shorten the average special figure fluctuation time (period of changing special figures) than the normal state (time-saving state). Control (high opening control, time saving control) that makes it easier for the game ball to enter the second start winning opening 29 is also executed by improving the probability of becoming more than the normal state. Since the time-saving state is a state in which the variation efficiency of the special symbols is improved, it is an advantageous state for the player.

In the variable probability state, the small winning rush state, and the time saving state, any one end condition is established first, such as execution of the variable display of the special symbol a predetermined number of times and the start of the next big winning game state. continue until The end condition that the variable display of the special symbol is executed for a predetermined number of times is also referred to as the number of cuts (number of cuts probability variation, etc.).

The normal state is a game state other than the special state such as an advantageous state such as a jackpot game state that is advantageous to the player, a probability variable state, a small hit rush state, a time saving state, etc. The display result in the variable display of special symbols is The pachinko machine 1, such as the probability of winning a "jackpot", is the same as the initial setting state of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, when the system is reset, and the predetermined recovery process is not executed after the power is turned on). It is a controlled state.

When the big hit game is finished and the game state is controlled to the variable probability state, the small win rush state, or the time saving state, it is advantageous for the player to aim at the right side of the game area and perform the shooting operation (right hitting). When the player rotates the handle unit 16 to hit to the right and the game ball passes through the starting gate 20, the normal symbol display device starts to display the variable normal symbols. In addition, if the game ball passes the start gate 20 during the period during which the variable display of the previous normal symbol is being executed (the game ball has passed the start gate 20, but the variable display of the normal symbol based on the passage cannot be immediately executed case), the variable display of normal symbols based on the passage is suspended up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4).

In this variable display of normal symbols, if a specific normal symbol (normal winning symbol) is stopped and displayed, the display result of the normal symbol becomes "normal winning symbol". On the other hand, if a normal pattern (normal pattern losing pattern) other than the normal pattern per pattern is stop-displayed as the determined normal pattern, the display result of the normal pattern becomes "normal pattern losing". When it becomes "per normal", open control is performed to open the variable starting prize winning device 28 for a predetermined period (the second starting prize opening 29 is opened).

When the game ball enters the second starting winning hole 29, the second special symbol display device starts to display the second special symbol in a variable manner.

In the variable display of the second special symbol, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol, for example, "7", the actual symbol differs depending on the type of the big hit described below) is stopped and displayed as the fixed special symbol, "big hit". If a predetermined special symbol (a small winning symbol, for example, "2") different from the big winning symbol is stop-displayed, it becomes a "small winning". Also, if a special symbol (losing symbol, for example, "-") different from the big-hit symbol or the small-hit symbol is stop-displayed, it becomes "losing".

After the display result of the variable display of the second special symbol becomes "big win", the game is controlled to a big win game state as an advantageous state for the player. After the display result of the variable display of the second special symbol becomes "small win", the game is controlled to the small win game state.

In the small winning game state, the big winning opening 31a formed by the variable winning device 31 is opened in a predetermined opening mode. In addition, you may provide a small-hit classification also in a "small-hit" like a big-hit classification.

After the small hit game state is completed, the game state is not changed, and the display result of the variation display of the second special symbol continues to be controlled to the game state before the "small hit" (however, " If the variable display of the special symbols at the time of occurrence of the small win is the variable display of the special symbols for the predetermined number of times in the above-mentioned number cut, the game state is naturally changed).

In addition, the game state may change based on the fact that the game ball has passed through a specific area (for example, a specific area within the big winning opening) during the jackpot game state. For example, when the game ball passes through the specific area, it may be controlled to the probability variable state after the big hit game state.

[About the progress of the production]
In the pachinko machine 1, various effects (effects such as notifying the progress of the game and exciting the game) are executed according to the progress of the game. The production will be described below. The effect is performed by displaying various effect images on the liquid crystal display 42. In addition to or instead of the display, sound output from the speakers 54a to 54d, various lamps 46, 50, and board lamps are provided. It may be performed by the operation of 53 or the like.

As an effect executed according to the progress of the game, in the effect symbol display areas of "left", "middle", and "right" provided on the liquid crystal display 42, the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol In response to the start of the variable display, the variable display by the left effect pattern, the middle effect pattern and the right effect pattern is started. At the timing when the display result (also called fixed special pattern) is stopped and displayed in the variable display of the first special symbol and the variable display of the second special symbol, the finalized performance symbol (three A combination of performance symbols) is also stopped and displayed (derived).

During the period from the start of the variable display of the performance symbols to the end thereof, the mode of the variable display of the performance symbols may be a predetermined ready-to-win mode (the ready-to-win state is established). Here, the ready-to-win mode means that when the performance symbols stopped and displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 42 constitute a part of the jackpot combination described later, the performance symbols that are not yet stop-displayed are displayed in a variable manner. It is the aspect that is continuing.

In addition, the ready-to-win effect is executed in response to the ready-to-win mode being set during the variable display of the effect symbols. In the pachinko machine 1, the display result (the display result of the variable display of special symbols and the display result of the variable display of the performance symbols) is a "big hit" according to the performance mode (also called "big win reliability" and "big win expectation"). are executed. The ready-to-win performance includes, for example, a normal reach and a super-to-win with higher reliability than the normal reach.

When the display result of the variable display of the special symbols is "big win", a fixed performance symbol that becomes a predetermined big hit combination is derived as the display result of the variable display of the performance symbols on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 42.例文帳に追加(The display result of the variable display of the production pattern is "big hit"). As an example, the same effect symbols (for example, "7" etc.) are stop-displayed together on a predetermined effective line in the "left", "middle", and "right" effect symbol display areas.

In the case of a ``variable probability big hit'' controlled to a variable probability state after the end of the big win game state, odd-numbered performance symbols (for example, "7" etc.) are stopped and displayed together, and the variable probability state is entered after the end of the big win game state. In the case of an uncontrolled "non-probable variable jackpot (normal jackpot)", even-numbered performance symbols (for example, "6", etc.) may be stopped and displayed together. In this case, the odd-numbered production design is also called the probability variable design, and the even-numbered production design is also called the non-probability-variable design (normal design). After becoming a ready-to-win mode with non-probability variation symbols, a promotion performance may be executed to finally become a "probability variation big hit".

When the display result of the variable display of the special symbols is "small hit", on the screen of the liquid crystal display 42, as the display result of the variable display of the performance symbols, a fixed performance symbol that becomes a predetermined small winning combination (for example, , “1 3 5”, etc.) are derived (the display result of the variable display of the performance symbols is “small win”). As an example, the effect symbols constituting the chance eye are stopped and displayed on a predetermined effective line in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas. In addition, when the display result of the variable display of the special symbols is a "big hit" of some jackpot types (jackpot types of the jackpot game state in the same manner as the small win game state), and when it is a "minor hit". , a common fixed effect symbol may be derived and displayed.

When the display result of the variable display of the special pattern is "losing", the variable display mode of the production pattern does not become the ready-to-win mode, and the fixed production pattern of the non-reach combination is displayed as the display result of the variable display of the production pattern. (Also referred to as "non-reach loss") may be stopped (the display result of the variable display of the production pattern becomes "non-reach loss"). In addition, when the display result is "losing", after the mode of the variable display of the performance symbols becomes the ready-to-win mode, the display result of the variable display of the performance symbols is a predetermined reach combination ("reach losing" which is not a big hit combination). (Also called) fixed production design is displayed stop (the display result of the variable display of the production design becomes "reach lost").

The performance that can be executed by the pachinko machine 1 includes displaying a pending display. In addition, as other effects, for example, a notice effect that foretells the reliability of the big hit is executed during the variable display of the effect symbols. The notice effect includes a notice effect for notifying the reliability of the big hit in the variable display during execution and a pre-reading notice effect for notifying the reliability of the big hit in the variable display before execution (variation display whose execution is suspended). As the pre-reading announcement effect, an effect of changing the display mode of the pending display to a mode different from the usual mode may be executed.

Also, in the liquid crystal display device 42, the variable display is resumed after temporarily stopping the performance symbols during the variable display of the performance symbols, so that one variable display can be simulated as a plurality of variable displays. A pseudo continuous effect may be executed.

During the big winning game state, the performance during the big winning is executed to report the big winning game state. As the effect during the big win, the effect of notifying the number of rounds or the promotion effect indicating that the value of the big win game state is improved may be executed. Also, during the small-hit game state, an effect during the small-hit game for notifying the small-hit game state is executed. It should be noted that during the small winning game state, some of the jackpot types (jackpot types in the jackpot game state in the same manner as the small hit game state, for example, the jackpot type in the subsequent game state high probability state) jackpot game By executing a common performance in both states, the player may not know whether the current state is a small win game state or a big win game state. In such a case, by executing a common performance after the end of the small winning game state and after the end of the big winning game state, it is made impossible to distinguish whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state. may

Further, for example, when the variable display of special symbols is not executed, a demonstration (demonstration) image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 42 (customer waiting demonstration effect is executed).

[Control configuration]
Next, a configuration related to control of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing various electronic devices installed in the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko machine 1 includes a main control device 70 (main control computer) that serves as the core of control operations. It has the function of controlling Note that the main controller 70 is built in the main control board unit 170 .

In addition, the main control unit 70 is equipped with a circuit board (main control board) on which a main control CPU 72, which is a central processing unit, is mounted. RWM) 76 or the like is integrated as an LSI. The main controller 70 is also equipped with a random number generator 75 and a sampling circuit 77 . Of these, the random number generator 75 is for generating a hardware random number (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation) for judging the jackpot of the special symbol lottery or the winning judgment of the normal symbol lottery. is input to the main control CPU 72 through the sampling circuit 77 . In addition, the main controller 70 is equipped with peripheral ICs such as an input/output (I/O) port 79, a clock generation circuit (not shown), a counter/timer circuit (CTC), and the like. Mounted on the board. A signal transmission path, a power supply path, a control bus, and the like are formed as wiring patterns on the circuit board (or an inner layer portion).

The starting gate 20 is integrally provided with a gate switch 78 for detecting passage of a game ball. Also, the game board unit 8 is provided with a first start winning opening switch 80 corresponding to the first starting winning opening 26 . In addition, a second start winning opening switch 82 is provided corresponding to the second starting winning opening 29 . The first start winning opening switch 80 detects entry of a game ball into the first starting winning opening 26, and the second start winning opening switch 82 detects entry of a game ball into the second starting winning opening 29. do. Also, a count switch 84 is provided corresponding to the variable winning device 31 . The count switch 84 is for detecting the entry of game balls into the variable winning device 31 (large winning opening) and counting the number. Further, the probability variation switch 85 detects a game ball that has passed through the probability variation gate 31c, and the non-probability variation switch 86 detects a game ball that has passed through the non-probability variation gate 31d.

Similarly, the game board unit 8 is equipped with a normal winning opening switch 81 for detecting the entry of a game ball into the normal winning opening 22 or the normal winning opening 24 . As for the normal winning opening 22 and the normal winning opening 24, the common normal winning opening switch 81 is used as an example. You may detect the entry ball of the game ball with respect to individually.

In any case, winning detection signals from these switches are input to the main control CPU 72 via an input/output driver (not shown). In addition, due to the configuration of the game board unit 8, in this embodiment, winning detection signals from the gate switch 78, the normal winning opening switch 81, the probability variation switch 85, and the non-variability switch 86 are sent via the panel relay terminal plate 87. The panel relay terminal board 87 is provided with wiring patterns, connection terminals, and the like for relaying the winning detection signals.

Normal symbol display device 33, normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a, first special symbol display device 34, second special symbol display device 35, first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a and game state display The display operation of the device 38 is controlled based on control signals from the main control CPU 72 . The main control CPU 72 outputs control signals to these display devices 33, 34, 35, 38 and lamps 33a, 34a, 35a according to the progress of the game, and controls the lighting state of each LED. Further, these display devices 33, 34, 35, 38 and lamps 33a, 34a, 35a are installed in the game board unit 8 in a state of being mounted on one integrated display board 89 as described above. A control signal is transmitted from the main control CPU 72 to the display substrate 89 via the panel relay terminal board 87 .

In addition, the game board unit 8 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 88 that displaces the opening and closing member 28a that guides the game ball to the second start winning port 29 in the variable starting prize winning device 28, and the variable winning device 31 that opens and closes the variable gate 31c. A probability variable gate solenoid 90 for displacing the opening/closing member 31e and a large winning opening solenoid 97 for displacing the opening/closing member 31b for opening and closing the large winning opening 31a in the variable winning device 31 are provided. The normal electric accessory solenoid 88, the variable probability gate solenoid 90, and the large winning opening solenoid 97 operate (excites) based on the control signal from the main control CPU 72, and each opening and closing member is set to the protruding position (first position). It is displaced between the retracted position (second position). Control signals for these solenoids 88 , 90 , 97 are also transmitted from the main control CPU 72 via the panel relay terminal plate 87 .

In addition, a glass frame open switch 91 is installed in the integrated door unit 4 and a plastic frame open switch 93 is installed in the inner frame assembly 7 . When the integrated door unit 4 is opened alone, a contact signal from the glass frame opening switch 91 is input to the main controller 70 (main control CPU 72), and the inner frame assembly 7 is opened from the outer frame unit 2. Then, a contact signal from the plastic frame opening switch 93 is input to the main controller 70 (main control CPU 72). The main control CPU 72 can detect the open state of the integrated door unit 4 and the inner frame assembly 7 from these contact signals. When detecting the open state of the integrated door unit 4 or the inner frame assembly 7, the main control CPU 72 generates a door open information signal as an external information signal.

A payout control device 92 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 (payout means). This payout control device 92 (payout control computer) controls the operation of the payout device unit 172 described above. The payout control device 92 is equipped with a circuit board (payout control board) on which a payout control CPU 94 is mounted, and this payout control CPU 94 is also an LSI integrated with a CPU core (not shown) and semiconductor memories such as a ROM 96 and a RAM 98. It is configured. The payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94) controls the operation of the payout device unit 172 based on the prize ball instruction command from the main control CPU 72, and executes the payout operation of the requested number of game balls. The main control CPU 72 generates a prize ball information signal as an external information signal together with the prize ball instruction command.

A payout motor 102 (for example, a stepping motor, payout means) and a payout device substrate 100 are installed in a prize ball case (not shown) of the payout device unit 172. The payout device substrate 100 has a drive circuit for the payout motor 102. is provided. The payout device board 100 specifically controls the rotation angle of the payout motor 102 based on the payout number instruction signal from the payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94), and pays out the indicated number of game balls from the prize ball case. let out The paid out game balls are sent to the receiving tray unit 6 through the payout channel in the channel unit 173 .

In addition, for example, a payout road ball disconnect switch 104 is installed at the upstream position of the prize ball case, and a payout counting switch 106 is installed at the downstream position of the payout motor 102 . Each time the payout motor 102 is driven to actually pay out the prize balls, a count signal from the payout count switch 106 is input to the payout device board 100 . Also, when the ball runs out at the upstream position of the prize ball case, a contact signal from the payout path ball break switch 104 is input to the payout device board 100 . The payout device board 100 transmits the input count signal and contact signal to the payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94). The payout control CPU 94 can detect the actual number of payouts and the out-of-ball state based on the signal received from the payout device board 100 .

Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a full tank switch 161, for example, inside the lower tray 6c (at the back when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 1). The actually paid out prize balls (game balls) are discharged to the upper tray 6b through the channel unit 173, but when the upper tray 6b is filled with game balls, more game balls are paid out as described above. flows into the lower plate 6c. Furthermore, when the lower tray 6c is filled with game balls, the full tank switch 161 is thereby turned on, and a full tank detection signal is input to the payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94). In response to this, the payout control CPU 94 temporarily suspends further prize ball motions even if a prize ball instruction command is received from the main control CPU 72, and stores the remaining number of prize balls that have not been paid out in the RAM 98.例文帳に追加The memory in the RAM 98 can be backed up even when the power is turned off, so even if a power failure (including a momentary power failure) occurs during the game, the remaining number of unpaid prize balls will not be lost. .

Also, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a firing solenoid 110 is installed together with a firing control board 108. - 特許庁Also, a ball feed solenoid 111 is provided in the tray unit 6 . The firing control board 108, the firing solenoid 110 and the ball feed solenoid 111 constitute the aforementioned firing control board set 174. Of these, the firing control board 108 is provided with drive circuits for the firing solenoid 110 and the ball feed solenoid 111. ing. Among them, the ball feed solenoid 111 performs an operation to feed the game balls stored in the receiving tray unit 6 one by one to a predetermined shooting position within the launcher case. Also, the shooting solenoid 110 hits the game ball sent to the shooting position, and continuously (intermittently) launches the game balls one by one toward the game area 8a as described above. In addition, the shooting interval of the game balls is, for example, an interval of about 0.6 seconds (within 100 balls per minute).

On the other hand, the handle unit 16 located on the front side of the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a firing lever volume 112, a touch sensor 114 and a firing stop switch 116. Of these, the firing lever volume 112 generates an analog signal proportional to the amount of operation (so-called stroke) of the firing handle by the player. Also, the touch sensor 114 detects that the player's body is touching the handle unit 16 (firing handle) from changes in capacitance, and outputs a detection signal therefor. The firing stop switch 116 generates a firing stop signal (contact signal) according to the player's operation.

A firing relay terminal plate 118 is installed in the receiver unit 6, and each signal from the firing lever volume 112, the touch sensor 114, and the firing stop switch 116 is transmitted to the firing control board 108 via the firing relay terminal plate 118. be done. A drive signal from the firing control board 108 is applied to the ball feed solenoid 111 via the firing relay terminal plate 118 . When the player operates the firing handle, the firing lever volume 112 generates an analog signal (which may be an encoded digital signal) according to the amount of operation, and the firing solenoid 110 is driven based on the signal at this time. As a result, the strength of hitting the game ball is adjusted according to the amount of operation by the player. The drive circuit of the firing control board 108 stops driving the firing solenoid 110 when the detection signal from the touch sensor 114 is off (low level) or when the firing stop signal is input from the firing stop switch 116. do. In addition, a game ball lending device connection terminal plate 120 is connected to the shooting relay terminal plate 118, and when the card unit is not connected to this game ball lending device connection terminal plate 120, the shooting control board is also connected. The drive circuit at 108 stops driving the firing solenoid 110 .

Further, the tray unit 6 incorporates a frequency display board 122 and a lending/returning switch board 123 . Of these, the frequency display board 122 is provided with an indicator (3-digit 7-segment LED) for the frequency display section. In addition, the lending and returning switch board 123 is mounted with switch modules connected to the ball lending button 10 and the returning button 12, respectively. And it is transmitted from the return switch board 123 to the card unit via the game ball rental device connection terminal board 120 . In addition, from the card unit, a frequency signal indicating the remaining frequency of the valuable medium is transmitted to the frequency display board 122 via the game ball rental device connection terminal board 120 . A display circuit (not shown) on the frequency display substrate 122 drives a display based on the frequency signal to numerically display the remaining frequency of the valuable medium. Further, when no valuable medium is inserted into the card unit or when the remaining points of the inserted valuable medium become 0, the display circuit of the point display board 122 drives the display to display a demo (valuable medium ) can also be displayed.

In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a performance control device 124 (computer for controlling performance) as a control configuration. This performance control device 124 controls the performance accompanying the progress of the game in the pachinko machine 1 . The performance control device 124 is also equipped with a circuit board (composite sub-control board) on which a performance control CPU 126, which is a central processing unit, is mounted. The production control CPU 126 incorporates a CPU core (not shown) and a semiconductor memory such as a ROM 128 and a RAM 130 as a main memory. The performance control device 124 is provided at a position covered by a back cover unit 178 on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. - 特許庁

The performance control device 124 is equipped with an input/output driver and various peripheral ICs (not shown), as well as a lamp driving circuit 132 and a sound driving circuit 134 . The production control CPU 126 controls the production based on the production command transmitted from the main control CPU 72, and gives commands to the lamp drive circuit 132 and the sound drive circuit 134 to light the various lamps 46, 50 and the board lamp 53. and actually output sound effects, voices, etc. from the speakers 54a to 54d.

The production control device 124 and the main control device 70 are connected to each other, for example, via a communication harness (not shown). However, communication between them is performed only in one direction from the main control device 70 to the effect control device 124, and communication in the opposite direction is not performed. In addition, the communication harness may adopt a parallel format according to the bus width of various commands transmitted from the main control device 70 to the effect control device 124, and each driver IC (I / O) A serial format may be adopted according to the hardware configuration.

The lamp drive circuit 132 includes switching elements such as PWM (pulse width modulation) ICs and MOSFETs (not shown). ) to manage its operation such as light emission and blinking. The various lamps include, in addition to the lamps 46 and 50, a board surface lamp 53 installed in the game board unit 8 for decoration and presentation. The board lamp 53 corresponds to an LED built in the production unit, or an LED built in the variable starting winning device 28, the variable winning device 31, and the like.

The sound drive circuit 134 is a sound generator containing, for example, a sound ROM, a sound control IC, an amplifier (not shown), etc. The sound drive circuit 134 drives the speakers 54a to 54d to output sounds.

In this embodiment, a glass-framed electric board 136 is installed on the inner surface of the integrated door unit 4, and the driving signals from the lamp drive circuit 132 and the sound drive circuit 134 are sent to various lamps 46 via the glass-framed electric board 136. , 50 and speakers 54a to 54d. In addition, the effect switching button 45 is connected to the glass frame electric decoration board 136 , and when the player operates the effect switching button 45 , the contact signal is input to the effect control device 124 through the glass frame electric decoration board 136 . be. Furthermore, a jog dial 45 a is connected to the glass frame illumination board 136 , and when the player rotates the jog dial 45 a , the rotation signal is input to the effect control device 124 through the glass frame illumination board 136 . Here, an example in which the effect switching button 45 and the jog dial 45a are connected to the glass-framed decorative board 136 is given. may be connected.

In addition, a panel electric decoration board 138 is installed in the game board unit 8 , and a board surface lamp 53 is connected to the panel electric decoration board 138 . Drive signals from the lamp drive circuit 132 are applied to the board surface lamps 53 via the panel illumination board 138 .

Also, the effect unit 60 is controlled by the effect control CPU 126 . The effect control CPU 126 performs lighting control of the motor for driving the movable body 61 of the effect unit 60 and the LED built in the movable body 61, and the like.

The liquid crystal display 42 is installed on the back side of the game board unit 8 , and its display screen is visible through a substantially rectangular opening formed in the game board unit 8 . In addition, an inverter board 158 is installed on the back side of the game board unit 8, and this inverter board 158 generates AC power applied to the backlight of the liquid crystal display 42 (for example, a cold cathode tube). Further, an effect display control device 144 is installed on the back side of the game board unit 8, and the display operation of the liquid crystal display 42 is controlled by the effect display control device 144. FIG. The effect display control device 144 is equipped with a display control CPU 146 as a general-purpose central processing unit and a circuit board (effect display control board) on which a VDP 152 as a display processor is mounted. Among them, the display control CPU 146 is configured as an LSI in which semiconductor memories such as a ROM 148 and a RAM 150 are integrated together with a CPU core (not shown). The VDP 152 is configured as an LSI in which semiconductor memories such as an image ROM 154 and a VRAM 156 are integrated together with a processor core (not shown). A part of the storage area of the VRAM 156 can be used as a frame buffer.

The ROM 128 of the effect control CPU 126 stores a basic program relating to the control of the effect, and the effect control CPU 126 executes control of the effect according to this program. Control of effects includes control of effects using various lamps 46, 50, etc. and speakers 54a to 54d as described above, and control of effects by image display using liquid crystal display 42. The effect control CPU 126 transmits basic information (for example, effect number) related to the effect to the display control CPU 146, and the display control CPU 146 that receives this transmits a specific image for effect based on the basic information. Control the display.

The display control CPU 146 outputs further detailed control signals to the VDP 152 . The VDP 152 having received this accesses the image ROM 154 based on the control signal, reads the necessary image data therefrom, and transfers it to the VRAM 156 . Furthermore, the VDP 152 develops the image data on the VRAM 156 for each frame (still image per unit time) into a frame buffer, and converts each pixel (full-color pixel) of the liquid crystal display 42 based on the image data buffered here. drive separately.

In addition, a power control unit 162 (power control means) is provided on the back side of the inner frame assembly 7 . This power supply control unit 162 incorporates a switching power supply circuit, and when it takes in external power (for example, AC 24V, etc.) from the island equipment through the power cord 164, it can generate necessary power (for example, DC +34V, +12V, etc.). The power generated by the power control unit 162 is distributed to the main control device 70 , the payout control device 92 , the performance control device 124 and the inverter board 158 . Further, power is supplied to the launch control board 108 via the payout control device 92, and power is supplied to the card unit via the terminal board 120 for lending equipment such as game balls. Low-voltage power (for example, DC +5V) for logic is generated by a power supply IC (three-terminal regulator or the like) built in each device. Also, as described above, the power supply control unit 162 is grounded to the island facility through the ground wire 166 .

The external terminal board 160 is connected to the payout control device 92, and various external information signals generated by the main control device 70 (main control CPU 72) are sent from the external terminal board 160 to the outside via the payout control device 92. is output to The main control device 70 (main control CPU 72 ) and payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94 ) can output external information signals to the outside of the pachinko machine 1 through the external terminal board 160 . Signals output from the external terminal board 160 are counted by, for example, a hall computer (not shown) of the game arcade. In addition, although the configuration via the payout control device 92 is taken as an example here, the configuration may be such that the external information signal is directly output from the main control device 70 to the external terminal board 160 .

[Description of production unit]
Next, the configuration of the effect unit 60 will be described in detail.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the effect unit 60 with the movable body 61 positioned at the initial position. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the effect unit 60 with the movable body 61 positioned at the lowered position. 6 and 7 are partially omitted for explanation of the present invention (particularly, the state in which the cover covering the front side of the impact absorbing mechanism 63 is removed) is illustrated.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the effect unit 60 includes a movable body 61, a movable device 62 for moving the movable body 61, and an impact absorbing mechanism 63 for absorbing impact applied to the movable body 61 that has fallen freely. It has The movable device 62 is provided on the shaft side of the integrated door unit 4b (in other words, the left side of the game area), and the impact absorbing mechanism 63 is provided on the free end side of the integrated door unit 4b (in other words, on the right side of the game area). It is The movable body 61 is provided between the movable device 62 and the impact absorbing mechanism 63 .

The movable body 61 is movable between an initial position and a lowered position displaced by free fall from the initial position. The movable body displaced to the lowered position is lifted by the movable device 62 to return to the initial position. The movable body 61 has movable accessories 64-66. When the movable body 61 falls to the lowered position, the movable accessories 64 to 66 appear from the back side of the front cover 67 of the movable body 61 in conjunction with the falling of the movable body 61 . Specifically, the movable accessory 64 protrudes upward in conjunction with the fall of the movable body 61, and the movable accessory 65 rotates clockwise and the movable accessory 66 rotates counterclockwise. The object 65 and the movable accessory 66 are integrated. That is, the movement by the movable body 61 includes not only vertical movement but also movement by the movable accessories 64-66. Then, when the movable body 61 falls to the lowered position due to such a movement, the entire accessory becomes a sword-motif. An LED and a lens are incorporated in the front cover 67, and the LED emits light when the movable body 61 is moved or when a specific variation pattern is selected.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the movable device 62 is viewed from the inside.

As shown in FIG. 8, the movable device 62 includes a motor 200 serving as a drive source for moving the movable body 61 from the lowered position to the initial position, a pair of vertically extending shafts 201, and interlocking with the driving of the motor 200. and a movable body lifting lift 202 for lifting the movable body 61 from the lowered position to the initial position. At one end of the movable body 61, a guide portion 61a is provided to guide the movable body 61 so that the movable direction of the movable body 61 is the vertical direction. The guide portion 61 a is inserted through the shaft 201 . Thereby, the movable body 61 is vertically movable along the shaft 201 .

A movable body lifting lift 202 is also supported by the shaft 201 and is vertically movable along the shaft 201 . Also, the movable body 61 is held at the initial position by the action of the stopper 203 . When the solenoid 204 is driven to release the assistance from the stopper 203, the movable body 61 freely falls to the lowered position.

Then, when moving the movable body 61 dropped to the lowered position to the initial position, the motor 200 is driven. When the motor 200 drives, the drive belt 205 drives accordingly. When the driving belt 205 is driven, the movable body lifting lift 202 is lifted. When the movable body lifting lift 202 rises, the movable body 61 is pushed up to the initial position. When the movable body 61 is pushed up to the initial position, the movable body 61 is again held by the stopper 203 . After pushing up the movable body 61 to the initial position, the movable body lifting lift 202 returns to the lowered position.

The effect control CPU 126, for example, when a specific variation pattern with a higher degree of expectation for a big hit than other variation patterns is selected, or when executing a step-up effect in which the mode of effect changes step by step, the effect switching button 45 is pressed. When a performance switching button 45 is operated during execution of an operation performance enabling operation, the movable body 61 is allowed to fall freely from the initial position to the lowered position. Then, the effect control CPU 126 returns the movable body 61 from the lowered position to the initial position at the end of the variation.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of the shock absorbing mechanism 63 viewed from inside.

As shown in FIG. 9, the other end of the movable body 61 is provided with a shock absorbing piece 61b. The impact absorbing piece 61b protrudes in the falling direction (that is, downward). Also, the shock absorbing mechanism 63 includes a shock absorbing member 206 . The impact absorbing member 206 is made of, for example, an elastic member such as rubber or silicon. Also, the impact absorbing member 206 is arranged on the drop path of the impact absorbing piece 61b. Then, when the movable body 61 drops from the initial position, the impact absorbing piece 61b drops onto the impact absorbing member 206 and comes into contact therewith. As a result, the movable body 61 stops at the lowered position while the impact of the drop is absorbed.

Note that the shock absorbing mechanism 63 has a cover 207 that covers the front side. The cover 207 has a concave portion 207a that faces the movable body 61 and extends vertically. The impact absorbing piece 61b is accommodated in the gap of the recess 207a so as not to come into contact with the inner wall of the recess 207a. A relative positional relationship is set so that the impact absorbing piece 61b does not come into contact with the inner wall of the recess 207a even when the movable body 61 moves between the initial position and the lowered position.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the movable body 61 is located at the initial position with the front cover 67 removed. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the movable body 61 is positioned at the lowered position with the front cover 67 removed.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the movable body 61 has a plurality of parts. Specifically, the movable arm 208 for returning the movable accessories 64 to 66 to the initial position, the motor 209 and gear 210 for moving the movable arm 208, and the return of the movable arm 208 to the initial value are detected. It includes a photo sensor 211, a pair of rotating arms 212 for rotating the movable accessories 65 and 66, a gear box 213 for moving the movable accessory 64 up and down, and the like.

When the movable body 61 freely falls, the movable arm 208 rotates counterclockwise, and in conjunction with this, the movable accessory 64 protrudes upward through the gear in the gear box 213 . In addition, the rotating arm 212 moves within the groove-shaped guide 214, and the movable accessories 65 and 66 rotate in conjunction therewith.

When the movable body 61 returns to the initial position, the motor 209 is driven and the movable arm 208 rotates clockwise via the gear 210 . In conjunction with the rotation of the movable arm 208 , the movable accessory 64 moves downward through the gear in the gear box 213 , and the movable accessory 64 is housed behind the front cover 67 of the movable body 61 . In conjunction with the rotation of the movable arm 208 , the rotating arm 212 moves within the guide 214 , and the movable accessories 65 and 66 are housed behind the front cover 67 of the movable body 61 . Then, as described above, the motor 200 is driven to raise the movable body 61 toward the initial position.

It should be noted that the timing of movement of the movable accessories 64 to 66 and the timing of movement of the movable body 61 are not limited to the timing shown in this embodiment, and can be appropriately set according to the mode of presentation and the flow of game processing. .

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state where the movable body 61 is located at the initial position with the front cover 67 removed. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a state in which the movable body 61 is positioned at the lowered position with the front cover 67 removed.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the plurality of parts provided on the movable body 61 are divided into an area 215 on one side and an area 215 on the other side with a vertical center line L extending vertically in the arrangement area of the parts of the movable body 61 as a boundary. When divided into a region 216 on one side, the region 215 on one side has more parts than the region 216 on the other side.

In particular, parts for moving the relatively heavy movable accessories 64 to 65 (that is, parts for moving the movable body 61) such as the motor 209, the gear 210, the movable arm 208, and the photosensor 211 are located on one side. is located in the region 215 of As a result, the center of gravity of the movable body 61 is positioned in the region 215 on one side.

In the movable body 61, a plurality of parts such as the motor 209, the gear 210, the movable arm 208, and the photosensor 211 are attached by screws whose axial direction is perpendicular to the movable direction of the movable body 61 (that is, the front-rear direction). It is By attaching in this way, it is possible to prevent the screw from coming off due to the impact when the movable body 61 freely falls.

Note that the rotating arm 212 is arranged symmetrically, and the gear box 213 is provided on the center line L, so that it does not contribute to the position of the center of gravity of the movable body 61 . Further, the connection direction of the connector for connecting the electrical parts used in the movable body 61 is in the left-right direction. there is In this way, by intersecting the connecting direction of the connector and the assembling direction of the cover with the moving direction of the movable body 61, they are prevented from coming off due to impact.

As described above, the center of gravity of the movable body 61 is located on the other side when one side and the other side of the movable body 61 are compared with respect to the vertically extending center line L as a boundary. It is possible to make the moment acting on the shaft 201 smaller than in the configuration. Therefore, in this embodiment, the burden on the shaft 201 can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the movable body caused by defects such as breakage of the shaft 201 . Moreover, since the load on the shaft 201 when the movable body 61 is lifted can be reduced, the movable body 61 can be lifted without increasing the torque of the motor 200 . Furthermore, when the movable body 61 freely falls, it is possible to reduce the burden on the portion that falls onto the impact absorbing member 206 and prevent damage to the parts.

In addition, the movable body 61 has one end portion and the other end portion (in other words, one end side and the other end side) in the left-right direction without being bounded by the vertically extending center line L. Even when compared, the position of the center of gravity is closer to one end. Since the center of gravity is located at one end, it is possible to reduce the moment acting on the shaft 201 compared to the configuration where the center of gravity is located at the other end. Therefore, in this embodiment, the burden on the shaft 201 can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the movable body caused by defects such as breakage of the shaft 201 . Moreover, since the load on the shaft 201 when the movable body 61 is lifted can be reduced, the movable body 61 can be lifted without increasing the torque of the motor 200 . Furthermore, when the movable body 61 freely falls, it is possible to reduce the burden on the portion that falls onto the impact absorbing member 206 and prevent damage to the parts.

That is, in the present invention, in both the case of dividing the movable body by the center line and comparing one side and the other side and the case of comparing the one side and the other side without dividing the movable body by the center line, By locating the center of gravity, it is possible to reduce the load on the shaft of the movable body that moves about one side as the shaft. In particular, in the present invention, the movable body 61 is configured to move in conjunction with the execution of the effect. The load on the shaft 201 can be reduced when the frequency increases.

[Composition of starting unit]
Next, the configuration of the starting port unit 300 will be described in detail.

14 is a perspective view of the starting port unit 300. FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the base member 301 included in the starting port unit 300. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the starting port unit 300. FIG.

In this embodiment, a starting opening unit 300 for forming the first starting winning opening 26 is provided. The starting port unit 300 is attached to the board surface of the game board 8b.

The starting port unit 300 comprises a base member 301 , a front decoration 302 and a seal 303 . The base member 301 is detachably screwed to the board surface of the game board 8b through screw holes 301a.

A pair of winning opening forming pins 304 extending in the front-rear direction are attached to the base member 301 . When the front decoration 302 is attached to the base member 301, an area partitioned by the base member 301, the front decoration 302 and the winning hole forming pin 304 is formed. Then, the area is used as the first starting winning opening 26 . The winning hole forming pin 304 is made of metal. Therefore, by deforming the winning hole forming pin 304, the winning rate to the first starting winning hole 26, which is set at the time of shipment of the pachinko machine 1, can be changed. Specifically, if the winning hole forming pins 304 are widened to the left and right sides, the winning rate increases, and if the winning hole forming pins 304 are narrowed from the left and right sides, the winning rate decreases.

In addition, the base member 301 is formed with a ball passage 305 through which the game ball that has won the first starting prize opening 26 passes. A game ball that has passed through the ball passage 305 is detected by a first starting prize winning port switch 80 provided on the back side of the game board 8b, and collected after detection.

A front surface 302a for attaching a sticker 303 is provided on the front surface of the front decoration 302. - 特許庁On the front surface of the front decoration 302, a sticker 303 attachment surface 302a having substantially the same shape as the sticker 303 and being one size larger than the sticker 303 is formed.

The sticking surface 302a is formed in a stepped portion (that is, a recessed portion formed in the front surface of the front decoration 302) that is one step lower than the surrounding surface, and the stepped portion has a step corresponding to the thickness of the seal 303. there is

A positioning guide 302b is formed on the sticking surface 302a of the seal 303, and a notch having substantially the same shape as the positioning guide 302b is formed in the seal 303. As shown in FIG.

When the sticker 303 is attached to the attachment surface 302a, the seal 303 can be attached to an accurate position by inserting the notch of the sticker 303 into the positioning guide 302b. The surface of the seal 303 is flat, and when the seal 303 is attached to the attachment surface 302a, there is no step between the surface of the seal 303 and the surrounding surface. As a result, when the sticker 303 is attached to the front decoration 302, the front surface of the front decoration 302 is flat or substantially flat.

Three screw holes 302c are formed in the sticking surface 302a, and the front decoration 302 is detachably screwed to the front side of the base member 301 by screws 306 through the screw holes 302c. By inserting the positioning pin 301b formed on the front surface of the base member 301 into the positioning hole 302d formed in the front decoration 302, the front decoration 302 is positioned when it is attached to the base member 301. FIG.

Then, the sticker 303 is attached to the attachment surface 302 a with the front decoration 302 attached to the base member 301 . Therefore, when the front decoration 302 is attached to the base member 301 , the screw 306 that is the joint between the front decoration 302 and the base member 301 is covered with the seal 303 .

Also, the seal 303 is made of, for example, paper with low strength that is easily torn, and is attached to the attachment surface 302a with a strong adhesive. As a result, when the seal 303 is peeled off, the seal 303 breaks in the middle and leaves a trace.

The front decoration 302 is made of transparent resin. A pattern is printed on a part of the sticker 303, but the part other than the printed part of the pattern is transparent. The pattern of the sticker 303 is a pattern related to the performance executed by the pachinko machine 1, and has a function as a decoration. The pattern related to the production includes, for example, a character related to the production, a motif related to the production, and a pattern related to the mode of production.

With such a configuration, the ball passage 305 formed in the base member 301 can be visually recognized through the transparent portion of the seal 303 and the front decoration 302 . The area where the visibility of the ball passage 305 is not hindered by the pattern of the seal 303 is larger than the area where the visibility of the ball passage 305 is hindered by the pattern of the seal 303 .

Since the front decoration 302 is entirely transparent, the winning hole forming pin 304 can also be seen.

Conventionally, the starter unit was equipped with a sensor for detecting game balls and connected to the board by a connector or the like, so it was difficult to remove the starter unit by itself. However, in the present embodiment, since a connecting part such as a connector is not provided by adopting a configuration in which a game ball that has won the first starting prize winning opening 26 is detected on the back side of the board, the starting opening unit 300 is not provided. can be easily removed.

Therefore, even if it is difficult to deform the winning opening forming pin 304 when the unit is assembled, the starting opening unit 300 can be easily removed by removing the starting opening unit 300 and the front decoration 302. The winning hole forming pin 304 can be deformed.

This makes it easier to change the winning rate. However, in this embodiment, the screws 306 for attaching the front decoration 302 to the base member 301 are covered by attaching the sticker 303 to the attachment surface 302a. And when the seal is peeled off, the trace remains.

Therefore, when the winning rate of the first starting winning port 26 is changed, the trace of the sticker 303 can be used to recognize that the winning rate has been changed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the winning rate of the first starting winning opening 26 from being changed. As a result, the player can be given a sense of security that this model is a model that cannot extremely reduce the winning rate to the first start winning hole 26.例文帳に追加

In particular, the first starting prize winning port 26 is more advantageous than the normal winning ports 22 and 24 from which only prize balls are obtained, because when a game ball wins, not only a prize ball is obtained but also a big hit is determined. This is the prize-winning entrance. In addition, since the change in the winning rate remains in the highly advantageous winning opening, it is possible to further enhance the player's sense of security. In this embodiment, at least the printed pattern of the seal 303 overlaps the screw 306 (that is, the joint portion). For this reason, it is possible to make it difficult to understand the assembly structure of the starting port unit 300 from the appearance, and it is possible to prevent disassembly and removal of the starting port unit 300 by an illegal act called so-called cheating. can.

[Modification 1 of the above embodiment]
Next, a game machine equipped with the invention according to Modification 1 of the above embodiment will be described, but the invention according to the above embodiment and the invention according to Modification 1 may be combined and applied to one game machine. In addition, in Modification 1, the description of the same parts as in the above-described embodiment is omitted.

In order to apply the pachinko machine of Modification 1 to the pachinko machine 1 described in the above embodiment, the decoration unit 402 of Modification 1 is provided in the integral door unit 4, and the outer rail 406 and the inner rail 407 of Modification 1 are provided. to form the guide passage 19e. By setting the relative positional relationship between the decoration unit 402 and the guide passage 19e as in Modification 1, the invention according to the above embodiment is applied to one pachinko machine, and the invention according to Modification 1 is applied. can be applied.

As shown in FIG. 17 , a pachinko machine 400 according to Modification 1 includes an integrated door unit 401 . The integrated door unit 401 has a front frame 401a covering the front side. A decorative unit 402 is provided above the front frame 401a. The decoration unit 402 has a box shape elongated in the left-right direction, and protrudes to the front side (in other words, the front side) of the integrated door unit 401 . The integrated door unit 401 has two layers of windows 401b spaced apart at regular intervals. The game area formed on the front side of the game board can be viewed through the window 401b.

As shown in FIG. 18, the lower surface 402a of the decoration unit 402 has a configuration in which a plurality of surfaces are connected, and includes an inclined surface 403a that slopes downward from the back side to the front side, and a horizontal surface 403b that continues to the inclined surface 403a. It has The inclined surface 403a is not continuously inclined downward, but has a stepped surface, but is inclined downward from the back side to the front side as a whole. A rear edge 403c of the lower surface 402a of the decorative unit 402 is in contact with the outer layer of the window 401b, and a lower edge 403d of the inclined surface 403a continues to the horizontal surface 403b. Note that the rear edge 403c and the lower edge 403d extend linearly in the left-right direction.

An LED is provided inside the decoration unit 402 . A lens is provided on the front surface of the decoration unit 402 . When the LED lights up, the light from the LED is transmitted through the lens. Although illustration is omitted, the model name and the like are printed on the lens portion of the decoration unit 402 .

As shown in FIG. 19, a game area 405 is formed on the front side of the game board 404 . The game area 405 is divided into a left-handed area 405a and a right-handed area 405b with respect to the vertically extending center line. An outer rail 406 and an inner rail 407 arranged inside the outer rail 406 so as to face the outer rail 406 are provided above the game area 405 . The outer rail 406 and the inner rail 407 are attached to the game board 404 so as to be bent in an arc so that the upper side becomes the vertex.

A gap between the outer rail 406 and the inner rail 407 serves as a guide passage 408 for a game ball shot into the game area 405 . The guide passage 408 is bent so that the upper side thereof becomes the apex due to the bending of the outer rail 406 and the inner rail 407 . The guide path 408 is arranged above the game area 405 (above the liquid crystal display 42), and guides the game ball shot into the game area 405 from the left hitting area 405a to the right hitting area 405b.

In the pachinko machine 400 of Modified Example 1 configured in this manner, the decoration unit 402 is enlarged to enhance the performance effect, and the decoration unit 402 and the decoration unit 402 are arranged so that the game balls passing through the guide passage 408 can be visually recognized by the player. A relative positional relationship of the guide passage 408 is set as follows. This point will be explained below.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, among the lines extending in the direction perpendicular to the board surface of the game board 403 (in other words, in the front-rear direction), the line passing through the inner surface of the outer rail 406 at the vertex of the guide passage 408 is the reference. Set as line 410 .

A first measurement point 412 is set at a portion of the vertical line extending in the vertical direction (in other words, the vertical direction) that intersects the vertical line 411a passing through the rear edge 403c of the lower surface of the decoration unit 402 . A second measurement point 413 is set at a portion of a vertical line extending in the vertical direction (in other words, in the vertical direction) that intersects a vertical line 411b that intersects the lower edge 403d of the lower surface of the decoration unit 402 .

Then, the first measurement point 412 is set below the reference line 410, and the distance A from the reference line 410 in the vertical direction is set below the diameter of the game ball (for example, 11 mm) (for example, 4 mm). Also, the second measurement point 413 is set below the reference line 410, and the distance B from the reference line 410 in the vertical direction is set to be equal to or greater than the diameter of the game ball (for example, 40 mm).

In this way, the second measurement point 413 is located below the reference line 410, and the distance from the reference line 410 in the vertical direction is set to be equal to or greater than the diameter of the game ball. can be In addition, since the distance between the reference line 410 and the first measurement point 412 in the vertical direction is set to be equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball, the game ball has a strong launching strength, and the upper surface of the guide passage 408 (that is, the outer rail 406), the visibility of the game ball can be ensured by looking into the decoration unit 402 from below toward the front of the pachinko machine 400.例文帳に追加

Of the lines extending perpendicular to the board surface of the game board 403, a line passing through the inner surface of the inner rail 407 at the vertex of the guide passage 408 is set as a reference line 414. Also by setting the relative positional relationship with the second measuring point 413 as follows, it is possible to ensure the visibility of the game ball while increasing the size of the decoration unit 402 .

That is, the first measurement point 412 is set above the reference line 414, and the distance C from the reference line 414 in the vertical direction is set to be greater than the radius of the game ball (for example, 14 mm). Also, the second measuring point 413 is set below the reference line 414, and the vertical distance D from the reference line 414 is set to be equal to or greater than the diameter of the game ball (for example, 22 mm).

In this way, the second measurement point 413 is located below the reference line 414, and the distance from the reference line 414 in the vertical direction is set to be equal to or greater than the diameter of the game ball. can be In addition, since the distance between the reference line 414 and the first measurement point 412 in the vertical direction is set to be equal to or greater than the radius of the game ball, the launch strength of the game ball is weakened and the lower surface of the guide passage 408 (that is, the inner rail 407), the visibility of the game ball can be ensured by looking into the decoration unit 402 from below toward the front of the pachinko machine 400.例文帳に追加

Only the relative positional relationship between the reference line 410 and the first measurement point 412 and the second measurement point 413 is set as described above, or the reference line 414 and the first measurement point 412 and the second measurement point 413 may be set as described above, or the positional relationship may be set so as to satisfy both of them.

Moreover, in Modification 1, it is possible to provide at least one of the effect unit 60 and the starter unit 300 described in the above embodiment.

With the configuration as described above, Modification 1 includes the following inventions (A) and (B). Either (A) or (B) may be implemented, or both (A) and (B) may be implemented in combination.

(A) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
A front door having a window that makes the game area visible;
and a decorative member provided on the upper part of the front door,
The game area is divided into a left-handed area and a right-handed area with a center line extending vertically as a boundary,
A guide passage for guiding the game ball launched into the game area from the left-handed area to the right-handed area is provided above the game area,
The guide passage guides a game ball by an inner surface of an outer rail arranged outside and an inner surface of an inner rail arranged inside the outer rail so as to face the outer rail, and the guide passage is provided in the game area. It is bent in an arc so that the upper side becomes the vertex,
The decorative member protrudes forward,
The lower surface of the decorative member includes an inclined surface that slopes down from the back side toward the front side,
A line extending in a direction perpendicular to the board surface of the game board and passing through the inner surface of the outer rail at the apex portion of the guide passage is set as a reference line,
setting a portion of a vertical line that intersects the reference line that intersects a vertical line that passes through the rear edge of the lower surface of the decorative member as a first measurement point;
A second measurement point is set at a portion of a vertical line intersecting the reference line that intersects a vertical line passing through the lower edge of the lower surface of the decorative member, and
The first measurement point is located below the reference line, and the distance from the reference line in the vertical direction is equal to or less than the diameter of the game ball,
The gaming machine, wherein the second measurement point is located below the reference line and has a vertical distance from the reference line equal to or greater than the diameter of a game ball.

(B) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
A front door having a window that makes the game area visible;
and a decorative member provided on the upper part of the front door,
The game area is divided into a left-handed area and a right-handed area with a center line extending vertically as a boundary,
A guide passage for guiding the game ball launched into the game area from the left-handed area to the right-handed area is provided above the game area,
The guide passage guides a game ball by an inner surface of an outer rail arranged outside and an inner surface of an inner rail arranged inside the outer rail so as to face the outer rail, and the guide passage is provided in the game area. It is bent in an arc so that the upper side becomes the vertex,
The decorative member protrudes forward,
The lower surface of the decorative member includes an inclined surface that slopes down from the back side toward the front side,
A line extending in a direction perpendicular to the board surface of the game board and passing through the inner surface of the inner rail at the apex portion of the guide passage is set as a reference line,
setting a portion of a vertical line that intersects the reference line that intersects a vertical line that passes through the rear edge of the lower surface of the decorative member as a first measurement point;
A second measurement point is set at a portion of a vertical line intersecting the reference line that intersects a vertical line passing through the lower edge of the lower surface of the decorative member, and
The first measurement point is located above the reference line, and the distance from the reference line in the vertical direction is equal to or greater than the radius of the game ball,
The gaming machine, wherein the second measurement point is located below the reference line and has a vertical distance from the reference line equal to or greater than the diameter of a game ball.

[Modification 2 of the above embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine equipped with the invention according to Modification 2 of the above-described embodiment will be described. may be applied to Further, the invention according to the above embodiment and the invention according to Modification 2 may be combined and applied to one game machine. Also, the invention according to Modification 1 and the invention according to Modification 2 may be combined and applied to one gaming machine. In addition, in Modification 2, description of the same parts as in the above-described embodiment is omitted.

To apply the pachinko machine of Modification 2 to the pachinko machine 1 described in the above embodiment, the outer rail 503 of Modification 2 may be attached to the game board 8b of the above embodiment in order to form the guide passage 19e. As a result, the invention according to the above-described embodiment and the invention according to Modification 2 can be applied to one pachinko machine.

As shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, in the pachinko machine according to Modification 2, a game board 500 is provided with a rail base 501 for defining a game area and for attaching an outer rail 503 . Thereby, a game area 502 is formed on the front side of the game board 500 .

An outer rail 503 is attached to the game board 500 via a rail base 501 . The outer rail 503 is formed in a rectangular plate shape from a flexible member (for example, aluminum).

One side of the outer rail 503 is attached to the guide surface 501 a of the rail base 501 . The inner surface of the rail base 501 is bent in a substantially arcuate shape so that the upper side becomes the apex. Therefore, when the outer rail 503 is attached to the rail base 501, the outer rail 503 is bent in a substantially arc shape so that the upper side thereof becomes the vertex. Also, the guide surface 501a of the rail base 501 is inclined from the front side toward the back side so that the game ball is less likely to flow forward. A game ball (A in FIG. 23) shot by the shooting device is guided to the game area 502 by the outer rail 503 .

The outer rail 503 is formed with a positioning hole 503 a for positioning with respect to the game board 500 . The positioning holes 503a are formed at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal direction of the outer rail 503 so as to be separated from each other. Positions are determined so that the arrangement intervals of the positioning holes 503a are not uniform.

The outer rail 503 is positioned with respect to the game board 500 by inserting the positioning projections 501b provided on the inner surface of the rail base 501 into the positioning holes 503a.

Then, in a state where the outer rail 503 is attached to the game board 500, the range from the start end 503b to the left end 503c on one end side (in other words, the launcher side) of the outer rail 503 is defined as a first range H1, and the outer rail 503 The range from the left end 503c to the upper end 503d of the outer rail is set as a second range H2, and the range from the upper end 503d of the outer rail to the terminal end 503e on the other end side is set as a third range H3.

In this case, in Modification 2, the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the first range H1 (for example, 3) is greater than the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the second range H2 (for example, 2). ), and the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the second range H2 (for example, two) is greater than the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the third range H3 (for example, zero). There are many. In this embodiment, the positioning holes 503a are not formed in the third range H3, nor are they formed in the left end 503c and the upper end 503d of the outer rail 503. As shown in FIG. Furthermore, the positioning hole 503a is formed at a position where the game ball shot toward the game area 502 does not come into contact.

As described above, in Modification 2, the number of positioning holes 503a is increased on the side of the launcher where the impact received from the game ball is large and the accuracy of the arrangement of the outer rail 503 is particularly required. The displacement and vibration of the outer rail 503 can be reliably prevented. In addition, since the number of positioning holes 503a is reduced on the end side where the impact received from the game ball is small and the effect on the game is small, the processing of the outer rail 503 and the attachment to the rail base 501 are facilitated. can be done. Further, since the positioning holes 503a are not formed at the left end 503c and the upper end 503d of the outer rail 503, which are highly likely to come into contact with the game ball, the deviation and vibration of the outer rail 503 can be reliably prevented.

It should be noted that the number of positioning holes 503a may be configured in a configuration other than the configuration described above to obtain the same effect.

For example, the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the first range H1 is greater than or equal to the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the second range H2, and the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the second range H2 is The number can be greater than or equal to the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the third range H3.

Further, for example, the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the first range H1 is greater than or equal to the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the third range H3, and the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the second range H2 is The number can be greater than or equal to the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the third range H3.

Further, for example, the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the first range H1 is greater than or equal to the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the second range H2, and the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the third range H3 is It is possible to have more than a number.

Further, in a state where the outer rail 503 is attached to the game board 500, the range from the starting end 503b to the left end 503c of one end side (in other words, the launcher side) of the outer rail 503 is defined as a fourth range H4, and the outer rail 503 from the left end 503c to the terminal end 503e on the other end side is set as a fifth range H5. In this case, the number (eg, three) of positioning holes 503a formed in the fourth range H4 is made larger than the number (eg, two) of positioning holes 503a formed in the fifth range H5. Is possible.

Further, in a state where the outer rail 503 is attached to the game board 500, the range from the starting end 503b to the upper end 503d of one end side (in other words, the launcher side) of the outer rail 503 is defined as a sixth range H6, and the outer rail 503 from the upper end 503d to the terminal end 503e on the other end side is set as a seventh range H7. In this case, the number (eg, 6) of positioning holes 503a formed in the sixth range H6 is made larger than the number (eg, 0) of positioning holes 503a formed in the seventh range H7. Is possible.

Further, in a state where the outer rail 503 is attached to the game board 500, the range from the starting end 503b of one end side of the outer rail 503 (in other words, the firing device side) to the middle point of the outer rail 503 is defined as the eighth range H8. , the range from the middle point of the outer rail 503 to the terminal end 503e on the other end side is set as a ninth range H9. In this case, the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the eighth range H8 (for example, four) is made larger than the number of positioning holes 503a formed in the ninth range H9 (for example, one). Is possible.

Moreover, in Modification 2, it is possible to provide at least one of the effect unit 60 and the starter unit 300 described in the above embodiment. Furthermore, the decoration unit 402 described in the first modification can be provided in the second modification.

In the modified example 2, the positioning hole 503a into which the positioning projection 501b is inserted was used as an example of the predetermined guide portion. The invention according to Modification 2 may be applied to a predetermined guide portion having a mode different from that of Modification 2. FIG.

With the configuration as described above, Modification 2 includes the following inventions (A) to (T).

(A) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting a range from the start end to the left end of the outer rail as a first range;
setting the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail as a second range;
setting the range from the upper end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a third range,
The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the first range is larger than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range, and the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range is larger than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the third range.

(B) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting a range from the start end to the left end of the outer rail as a first range;
setting the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail as a second range;
setting the range from the upper end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a third range,
A gaming machine, wherein the predetermined guide portion is not formed in the third range.

(C) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting a range from the start end to the left end of the outer rail as a first range;
setting the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail as a second range;
setting the range from the upper end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a third range,
The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the first range is greater than or equal to the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range, and the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range. A game machine, wherein the number of sections is equal to or greater than the number of the predetermined guide sections formed in the third range.

(D) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting a range from the start end to the left end of the outer rail as a first range;
setting the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail as a second range;
setting the range from the upper end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a third range,
The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the first range is greater than or equal to the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the third range, and the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range. A game machine, wherein the number of sections is equal to or greater than the number of the predetermined guide sections formed in the third range.

(E) In gaming machines capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting a range from the start end to the left end of the outer rail as a first range;
setting the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail as a second range;
setting the range from the upper end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a third range,
The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the first range is greater than or equal to the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range, and the predetermined guide portions formed in the third range. A game machine characterized by being equal to or greater than the number of

(F) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting the range from the starting end to the left end of the outer rail as a fourth range,
setting a range from the left end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a fifth range,
A gaming machine, wherein the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the fourth range is greater than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the fifth range.

(G) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting the range from the starting end to the upper end of the outer rail as a sixth range,
setting a range from the upper end of the outer rail to the terminal end as a seventh range;
A gaming machine, wherein the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the sixth range is greater than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the seventh range.

(H) In a gaming machine capable of playing games,
a game board on which a game area is formed;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
A range from the start end to the middle of the outer rail is set as an eighth range,
setting a range from the middle to the end of the outer rail as a ninth range,
A gaming machine, wherein the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the eighth range is greater than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the ninth range.

(I) The game machine according to any one of (A) to (H), wherein the predetermined guide portion is not formed at the left end and upper end of the outer rail.

(J) The game machine according to any one of (A) to (I), wherein the predetermined guide portion is formed at a position where the game ball does not come into contact.

(K) The outer rail is supported along the guide surface of the rail base attached to the game board, and the guide surface of the rail base is inclined so that the game balls are less likely to flow forward. A gaming machine according to any one of (A) to (J), characterized in that

(L) The game machine according to any one of (A) to (J), wherein the predetermined guide portions are arranged at uneven intervals.

By combining the invention according to Modification 1 and the invention according to Modification 2, or by combining the invention according to the above embodiment with the invention according to Modification 1 and the invention according to Modification 2, the game To provide a game machine capable of stabilizing the trajectory of a ball and playing a game as designed. Further, by stabilizing the trajectory of the game ball, the visibility of the game ball from the lower surface side of the decoration unit 402 can be ensured.

[Effect of this embodiment]
In this embodiment, in a game machine (in this example, pachinko machine 1) capable of playing a game, a movable body (in this example, a movable body) includes one side and the other side, and is movable about the one side as an axis. 61), wherein the movable body includes a plurality of parts, and when the area included in the movable body is divided into the one-side area and the other-side area, the plurality of parts are included in the one-side area is arranged so that the number of parts is larger than that of the area on the other side (in this example, as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. arranged on one side), and when the movable body is moved, a part of the other side (shock absorbing piece 61b in this example) can come into contact with a specific location (shock absorbing member 206 in this example). . Therefore, the burden on the shaft 201 of the movable body 61 can be reduced.

In addition, parts for moving the movable body (in this example, a movable arm 208, a motor 209, a gear 210, and a photosensor 211) are arranged only on one side, and the position of the center of gravity of the movable body is The movable body on the one side is free-falling at a predetermined timing, and when the movable body is free-falling, a part of the other side (impact-absorbing piece 61b in this example) reaches the specific location (in this example). Then, the impact of the free fall is absorbed by coming into contact with the impact absorbing member 206). Therefore, the burden on the shaft 201 of the movable body 61 can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, in a gaming machine (in this example, the pachinko machine 1) capable of playing a game, a game board (in this example, the game board 8b) and a specific controller provided on the board surface of the game board A component (front decoration 302 in this example), a decorative layer (in this example, a seal 303) provided on the front surface of the specific component, and a ball passage provided on the back side of the decorative layer (in this example, ball passage 305), wherein at least a part of the decoration layer is formed so that a game ball passing through the ball passage can be visually recognized (in this example, a part of the seal is transparent), and the decoration It is characterized in that traces of the formation of the decorative layer remain when the layer is peeled off from the specific part. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the winning rate of the starting winning port 26 from being changed, and the player can play the game with peace of mind.

Further, the decorative layer covers at least the joint portion (in this example, the screw 306) of the specific part, the specific part (in this example, the front decoration 302) is formed of a transparent member, and the specific part is Alternatively, the area in which the decoration layer does not hinder the visibility of the ball passage may be larger than the area in which the decoration layer hinders the visibility of the ball passage. Therefore, by visually recognizing the game balls passing through the ball passage 305, it is possible to confirm that the winning rate to the starting winning opening 26 has not been changed, and the player can play the game with peace of mind. .

[Other modifications of the above embodiment]
In the above embodiment, a movable body that can move vertically has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may apply the movable body which carries out.

In the above embodiment, a part of the seal 303 is made transparent so that the ball passage can be seen. Alternatively, the ball passage may be configured to be visible in a manner different from the above embodiment, such as forming a seal by die-cutting.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a decorative layer is provided on a specific part forming the first starting winning opening 26 has been described. A decorative layer may be provided on a specific part forming the mouth.

In the above embodiment, a sticker attached to a specific part as a decoration layer was described as an example. The decorative layer may be provided in a mode different from that of the above embodiment, such as a configuration in which the decorative layer is formed.

In the above embodiment, an example of applying the present invention to a pachinko machine was given, but the present invention can be applied to other types of gaming machines, such as slot machines in which the number of bets is set using medals and credits as game values. may apply.

1 pachinko machine 8 game board unit 8a game area 20 starting gate 28 variable starting winning device 42 liquid crystal display 45 effect switching button 70 main control device 72 main control CPU
124 effect control device 126 effect control CPU

Claims (1)

In a game machine that can play games,
a game board;
a specific component provided on the board surface of the game board;
a decorative layer provided on the front surface of the specific component;
a ball passage provided on the back side of the specific part;
and an outer rail provided on the game board,
At least part of the decoration layer is formed so that a game ball passing through the ball passage can be visually recognized,
Traces of the formation of the decorative layer remain when the decorative layer is peeled from the specific component,
The outer rail is formed with a plurality of predetermined guide portions for guiding the mounting position to the game board,
In a state where the outer rail is provided on the game board,
setting a range from the start end to the left end of the outer rail as a first range;
setting the range from the left end to the upper end of the outer rail as a second range;
setting the range from the upper end to the terminal end of the outer rail as a third range,
setting the range from the start end to the middle point of the outer rail as a fourth range,
setting a range from an intermediate point to an end of the outer rail as a fifth range;
The number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the first range is larger than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range, and the predetermined guide portions formed in the second range is greater than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the third range, and the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the fourth range is greater than the number of the predetermined guide portions formed in the fourth range. more than the predetermined number of guides formed in the range of 5
A gaming machine characterized by:

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