JPH0234184A - Prize-winning device for pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it easy to guide a pinball ball to the space of a variable prize-winning device by reciprocating a rotating member between a first position to cause the pinball ball to be easy to flow from a notch into a space part and a second position to cause it to be hard to flow in. CONSTITUTION:In the opening condition (first position) of a rotating member 14, a shot ball is made easy to flow from a notch 12 into a space part 13. On the other hand, in the closed condition (second condition) of the rotating member 14, the shot ball is prevented from flowing from the notch 12 into the space part 13. When the pinball ball to flow into the space part 13 wins a prize to a successive prize-winning port 18, a big prize winning processing is executed. At such a time, the rotating member 14 is rotated by a drive control means 15 and, simultaneously, reciprocated for a prescribed time between the first position and second position by a moving means 16. For such a reason, the rotating member 14 causes the pinball ball to be easy to flow from a game board into the space part 13 of a variable prize-winning device 11 by the above- mentioned rotation by the drive control means 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a variable winning ball that increases the probability of winning a pachinko ball hit on a game board based on winning in a specific winning hole (starting winning hole). This relates to a winning device for a pachinko machine that loses one device.

(Prior Art) There is a winning device for a pachinko machine called a variable winning ball device, and this mouth T-weird ball device is mainly composed of a wooden frame body with a space. The wooden frame body is placed on the side of the game board facing the player, and is provided with a notch communicating with the game board and an opening/closing member for opening and closing the notch. This opening/closing member opens and closes the notch a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined time in response to a pachinko ball entering a starting winning hole, which is a specific winning hole provided on the game board. When the opening/closing member is operated to open the notch, the pachinko balls can flow into the space through the notch, and the pachinko balls that have flowed into the variable winning ball device are accommodated in the space.

In addition, the space is provided with a general winning opening for performing general winning processing, and a continuous winning opening for performing general winning processing and large winning processing in which the opening/closing member is continuously operated for a predetermined period of time. In this way, all the pachinko balls accommodated in the space enter the general winning slot or the Jllll entry slot, so when the opening/closing member is operated, the pachinko balls are more likely to be accommodated in the space and win a prize. Probability expands.

Then, if the pachinko ball was taken into the variable winning ball device during the big winning process, or if it enters the continuous winning slot again,
The big winning process, that is, the continuous operation of the opening/closing member is started anew, and the rights advantageous to the player (increasing winning probability) are continued or extended.

Furthermore, in addition to the variable prize winning ball device in which a notch is formed in the wooden frame, there is also a device in which an opening is formed in a sieve that forms the same surface as the game board. In this case, when the opening/closing member that opens and closes the opening is opened, the opening/closing member acts as a guide for pachinko balls to flow into the opening, and the pachinko balls that flow in are collected, and the balls that flow in are subject to winning processing. administered. Furthermore, a continuation winning opening and a general winning opening are provided within the opening.

Furthermore, we aim to diversify the game content on pachinko machines,
In order to further enhance the playability, a variable prize winning ball device has been proposed which is constructed of an impeller that rotates in both forward and reverse directions as an opening/closing member (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 17948/1983).

The technology disclosed in JP-A No. 62-179483 includes a variable winning ball device including a rotatable impeller as an opening/closing member, and a rotatable impeller that engages with the impeller to rotate the impeller in both forward and reverse directions. A motor is provided. and.

Normally, the impeller or the pachinko ball is rotated toward the outside of the variable winning ball device so that the ball is not received in the space. On the other hand, when a pachinko ball enters the starting prize opening, the impeller rotates inward of the variable prize ball holder so as to receive the pachinko ball into the space.

Further, when the pachinko ball is taken into the space by the rotation of the impeller and enters the continuation winning hole, the impeller or the notch is continuously opened and closed for a predetermined period of time to allow the player to continue winning advantageous rights. When the notch is continuously opened and closed, the engagement between the impeller and the motor is released. In other words, the impeller becomes freely rotatable when the notch opens and closes, and forms a varied trajectory for the pachinko ball due to the batting force, gravity, inertia, etc. acting on the pachinko ball. The trajectory of the pachinko ball depends on chance, and changes in the trajectory cannot be predicted or controlled, which increases the gameplay.

In addition, in such a variable winning ball device, the winning probability in the continuous winning hole is set smaller than the winning g rate in the general winning hole,
When the opening/closing member transitions from the open state to the closed state when winning the continuous winning opening (or starting winning [1]), it is easier to guide the pachinko balls hit onto the game board by holding them in the space. Players' desire to play is expanded by winning in the continuous winning slot, and when the opening/closing member changes from the open state to the closed state during the big winning process, the player's desire to play increases due to winning in the continuous winning slot and the expectation for an increase in the number of prize balls. embrace

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the technology disclosed in the above publication, when the notch is opened and closed, the engagement between the impeller and the motor is released and the impeller is in a state where it can freely rotate. is the impeller (especially the outer periphery)
When the pachinko ball comes into contact with the ball, the force acting on the ball rotates the impeller, and the trajectory of the ball changes. That is, when the pachinko ball or the impeller is rotated toward the outside of the variable winning ball device when opening and closing the notch, the pachinko ball is not guided into the space. moreover.

The above-mentioned engagement is released t'11 when the impeller can most easily guide the pachinko ball to the air I11.

As a result, when the big winning process is being performed, if the player guides the pachinko ball to the impeller by driving the ball batting device δ for 1 m, the pachinko ball that hits the first impeller will not necessarily be the same as the one for the winning ball device. It is not taken into account. In other words, when the engagement is released, there is a very high possibility that the pachinko ball will come off even though it is in contact with the impeller.

For this reason, expectations for the continuation of the big winning process are reduced due to such missed balls, while the occurrence of rights advantageous to players, that is, the inability to effectively utilize the big winning 1' process, increases the number of prize balls. There was a problem that it became difficult to aim for the game, and the desire to play decreased.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a winning device that can easily guide pachinko balls that have come into contact with the impeller into the space of the variable winning ball device when opening and closing the notch.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the object 1-2, the present invention temporarily accommodates the pachinko balls that have flowed in from the notch I2 and the notch 12 into which the pachinko balls hit onto the game board 5 can flow. A variable winning ball device 11 provided with a space 13 is placed on the game board 5,
The variable player award ball system 11 includes a rotatable rotating member 14 disposed in a notch 12, a drive control stage 15 for rotationally driving the rotating member 14, and a pachinko ball or notch 1 for rotating the rotating member 14.
A moving means 1s that reciprocates between a first position that makes it easier to flow into the space H and a second position that makes it difficult to flow into the space H.
There is a general prize opening 29 for performing general prize processing in empty 11JI and %13, and a general prize processing and moving 7 stage 16.
The game board 5 has a drive control means 1.
5 and at least one of the moving means 16 41. One of them is characterized by a starting prize [117 distributed t1) that is activated for a predetermined period of time.

(Function) Since the present invention is configured as described above, when a prize is won in the drive fljJ starting prize opening 17, at least one of the drive control means 15 and the moving means 1G is operated for a predetermined period of time. As a result, pachinko breakage is easily guided from the notch 12 to the internal space t3 of the variable winning ball device 11. The pachinko ball that has flowed into the space 13 enters the general prize +129 or the continuous winning hole 18, and if it enters the general winning hole 29, - general winning processing is performed, and if it enters the continuous winning hole 18, The big prize processing will be carried out.

When the big winning process is being carried out, the two-rotation member 14 is rotated by the drive control means 15 and reciprocated by the moving means 16 between the first position and the second position for a predetermined period of time. Therefore, the rotating member 14 drives the pachinko ball by the drive control means 15.
The rotation described above facilitates the flow of balls from the game board 5 into the space 13 of the variable prize winning ball device 11.

(Example) Below, a first example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a pachinko machine 2 equipped with a winning device l for a pachinko machine according to the present invention. This pachinko machine 2 has a tray 3 and a lower tray 4 for storing pachinko balls, a handle 6 for operating a ball hitting device (not shown) that shoots pachinko balls onto a game board 5, and a handle 6 for operating a ball hitting device (not shown) for shooting pachinko balls into the game board 5. The game machine is equipped with a guide rail 7 for guiding the pachinko balls (hereinafter referred to as r-launched balls J) to the game board 5. The winning device l of the pachinko machine has an L configuration consisting of an OT weirdo prize ball device 11 placed approximately in the center of the game board 5, and a starting prize +-t17 that starts each part of which the variable winning ball device 11 is configured. As shown in FIG. 1, the winning ball device 11 is provided with a notch 12 into which one shot ball can flow, and a space 13 that temporarily accommodates the shot ball that has flowed in from the notch 12. is a hole to Ara 1, 9 is a hole called a tulip [ri, 1
0 is a normal winning opening. Note that the motor for electric ball hitting operated by the operation of the handle 8, the obstacle nails, and various decorative parts are omitted from the illustration.

The variable person award ball mount 21ii consists of a pair of rotating members 14.14 and a pulse motor, and the rotating shaft is fixed to the rotating part wing 14 (
a pair of driving means Is, 15 for rotating each rotary member 14.14 in a predetermined direction by coupling), and a pair of moving means 16 for reciprocating each rotary member 14, 1.4 in a predetermined section. .16 is provided. The rotating member 14, the drive control means 15, and the moving means 16 are connected to a starting prize opening 17. which is provided on the game board 5. And it operates according to the lambda signal to the continuation prize opening 18 provided in the space part 13 (described later).As shown in FIG. A main frame body 21 integrally formed by, etc.,
The main configuration is s2z, which will be described later. In addition, the wooden frame body Z1
Decorative plates 23 and 24 are attached to the tifJ surface of the main frame 2i, and the decorative plates 24 and the upper part of the main frame body 2i form a sky 25.

The notch 12 is provided at the end of the game board 5@ of the main frame body 21, and communicates the game board 5 and the space 13. ,
z6 is a partition plate that doubles the space 13 to -1 part and upper part, and the partition plate 26 is inclined so that the glass surface (which is in front of the player) is higher than the back side. And partition plate 2
6 has a communication hole 27 bored at the lowest part of the inclination, that is, on the back side of the upper part, through which the upper part and the lower part communicate, and the communication hole z7
A proximity sensor 28 is attached to the.

Proximity sensor 28 detects all the launched balls taken into variable player prize ball equipment Hit by arranging a detection part in communication hole 27, and generates a signal for calculating the number of fired balls. In other words, the proximity sensor 28 is a ball fired into the space 13.

Due to the above-mentioned inclination of the partition plate 26, when the ball passes from the upper part through the communication hole 27 and flows down to the lower part, a second shot ball is detected, and a signal indicating whether the shot ball is detected is inputted to the control circuit whose indication is omitted. . The control circuit described above is a circuit provided for executing game procedures such as various winning processes, and is mainly composed of an EPU. It should be noted that all of the fired balls detected by the proximity sensor 28 are subjected to general winning processing. Further, the bottom plate 35 of the space 13 is inclined so that the side in front of the player is about one dot from the back side.

The decoration 22 distributes the launched balls that have flown down to the r section in the space 13 to the left and right direction on the front side of the town weirdo award ball mount 2111, or to the center direction, and guides them to the general prize [129] or continuous prize opening 18. belongs to. A distributing protrusion 54 is protruded from the head of @22, and the decoration 22 distributes the launched balls that have flowed into the lower part of the space 13 with the distributing protrusion 54, thereby making the decoration 22 7.
The bottom plate 36 is arranged on the front side with the inclination. The winning probability on the subsequent winning day 18 is adjusted to be smaller than the winning probability on the general winning opening 29. In addition, the general winning openings 29.29 are arranged 1) on both sides of the continuous winning opening 18 (see FIG. 10). Continuous prize opening 18 Continuous prize opening 18
A proximity sensor 28 is installed to detect winnings in (...J
It is. Reference numeral 33 denotes line 0, and a control device for controlling the machine 2 in response to the input signal from the proximity sensor 28 is not shown.

@22 is driven and controlled by a book drive device 50 disposed on the upper part of the wooden frame body 21, and the decoration drive device 50 is operated and controlled by the control circuit during the big prize processing. fi2
A pair of sliding contact bins 52, 52 are provided on both sides of the device 2 at the front and rear, and a collar 65 is provided for each of the six pairs of sliding contact bins 52, 52. Each collar 65 is bored in the shape of the letter r<J on both sides of the wooden frame body 210, and has a sliding contact hole 51 indicated by a chain line.
, 51. In addition, each sliding contact bottle (each color 65) 52.52 on the rear side is connected to the end of the decoration rank 59 of the decoration drive device 50, which will be described later, so that the decoration drive unit 1 l
50 is operated, @22 is moved along the axis of the sliding hole 51 while bringing the sliding pin 52 into sliding contact with the sliding hole 51.

Decoration 2z! 1 There is a storage rib 5 on the F side of the end of the integrated prize opening 18 side.
The storage rib 55 stores the shot balls that flow down into the lower part of the space 13 when the decoration drive device 50 is activated. As shown in FIG. 10, the storage tube 55 forms a storage air 63 at both ends, and the storage rib 55 holds two shot balls by the storage air 63 and the bottom plate 36. With the slope of the bottom plate 36, one more ball can be held. Further, 53 is a guide for making it easier for the shot ball to win the 4-in-a-row prize rt18.

The decorative part @ device 50 includes a stepping motor 5G and a fan-shaped first motor attached to the rotating shaft of each stepping motor 56.
a gear 57; a second gear 58 that engages with the first gear 57;
The main structure includes a decorative crank 59 integrally formed with the second gear 58. The S drive device 50 has left and right pairs of members 5.
6.57, 58.59, and each member 56.
57, 58.5! l is attached to a mounting frame 60.

The mounting frame 6o is integrally formed with the wooden frame body 21, and on both sides of the frame 6, which is opposed to the wooden frame 6o, there are drive shutters 61.
61 is penetrated. In addition, the drive shaft! Both ends of the il are treated to prevent them from falling off from the mounting frame 60, and the drive shaft 61 is rotatably provided in the mounting frame 60.

The stepping motor 56 is arranged parallel to the axial direction of the drive shaft si, which is a rotating shaft, and moves the first gear 57 in a predetermined direction clockwise or counterclockwise in the figure in response to a pulse signal input from the control circuit. Rotate the angle. The fs crank 5g is formed into an L-shape, and the bent portion is fitted into the drive shaft 63. Further, a second gear 58 is provided at one end of the decorative crank 59, and an elongated hole 62 is bored at the other end through which the sliding pin 52 on the rear side can be freely moved. The elongated hole 62 is for connecting @22 and the other end of the decorative crank 59 by means of the sliding pin 52. Furthermore, the stepping motors 51i, 56 are controlled by the control circuit.
The signal line for inputting the signal is not shown and is denoted by I. The rotation shafts of the pair of stepping motors 56 and 51i are rotated synchronously by the control circuit, and the rotation directions thereof are opposite to each other. This rotation causes the stepping motor 56.56 to rotate the pair of first gears 57.57, fj
Through S2 gear 58.58 and decorative crank 59.59 1
The decoration 22 is operated as follows to distribute the shot balls that have flown down to the lower part of the space 13.

First, #z2 in the initial state is placed in the inner part of the space i3 shown by the solid line in FIG. Then, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the shot ball flows into the notch 1z and then flows down to the lower part), the shot ball that flows down hits the front part of 822 and is distributed in the direction of a, Jt. ! It flows to the follower award opening l5g1. If the distributed shot ball wins the general prize "12g", it will be processed as a general prize.On the other hand, if it wins a second prize [8th prize], it will receive the general prize prize and the grand prize described below. At this time, the control @ is based on the human power signal from the proximity sensor 28.
A control (pulse) signal for the stepping motor 56.56 is generated, and the generated signal () is transmitted to the stepping motor 56.
．． 56 i, m manpower.

Next, when the stepping motor 56.56 rotates the moving shaft by a predetermined angle in the counterclockwise direction in the figure based on the input signal, the first gear 57.57 rotates the second gear 58.58 clockwise in the figure. direction. As a result, the drive shaft 6I
, 61 moves the decoration 22 to the continuation prize opening 18 side. This f! 122, the collar 65 provided on the front sliding contact bin 52.52 slides into the sliding contact hole 51, 51, and the sliding contact hole 51,
51, the control circuit stops supplying the input signal to the stepping motor 56, 56 (see dashed lines in FIGS. 5 and 10).

At this time, three of the shot balls that have flown down to the lower part of the space 13 are stored in the storage rib 55, and this storage state is 1 at a predetermined time.
After m has elapsed, or when the number of shot balls that have flowed down to the lower part of the space I3 exceeds 10, the control is continued until a predetermined condition is satisfied. When such a condition is satisfied, the control circuit generates the control signal again, and the step...? Input to ping motor 56.56.

As a result, the drive shaft 61.61 becomes fl
When the ii22 is moved to the JII successor award 018 side and reaches the end of the sliding contact bin 52, 52 or the sliding contact hole 5N, , 51 on the front side on the crow entry prize opening 18 side, the control circuit is activated by the stepping motor 56. , the above movement is stopped by stopping the supply of human power signals to 5G. At this time, the three bullets stored and released by the decoration 22 or the storage rib 55 are released from the holding state due to the above-mentioned movement, and therefore flow down to the 1 m continuous prize opening I8 side of the bottom plate 36. In addition, since the storage rib 55 is arranged at the center of the ornament 22, these stored shot balls can easily enter the continuous winning hole 18.

Next, when one of these shot balls wins the continuous entry 1t118, the storage rib 55 is moved to the position where the shot balls are stored by clockwise rotation of the stepping motors S5, 5[1i. On the other hand, if the shot ball wins the general prize 1 prize 29, @22 is moved to the initial position in the same manner as described above.

The rotating member 14 is arranged in the notch 12 and is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, it has a U-shaped cross section, and a fitting rib 19 is protruded from the center. Further, the fitting rib 19 is integrally provided with the shirt 1-20, and the shaft 20 is fixed coaxially with the rotation axis of the drive control means Is.

The drive controller stage 15 is fixed to a motor groove 43 bored in the end of the swing crank 32 on the jackpot 25 side, which will be described later, and is controlled by the control circuit that generates a predetermined pulse. The drive control means 15 operates or stops the rotating member 14 by rotating the rotating shaft in the forward or reverse direction. The state in which the drive control means 15 rotates the rotation axis inward of the variable prize winning ball device ll is referred to as a first state. In the first state, the fired balls flow into the space 13 from the notch 12. In contrast, each drive control means 1545 controls each rotating member 14.
The state in which the rotary member 14 is fixed by stopping the rotation of the rotary member 14 and the rotary member 14 closes the notch 12 of the variable winning ball device 11 is referred to as a second state. The second state material prevents the shot ball from flowing into the space 13 from the notch 12 .

16. In FIG. 1, the dashed line portion of the rotary member 14 represents the open state, and the solid line portion of the rotary member 14 represents the closed state of the notch 12. The drive control king 4-stage 15 normally stops the rotation of the rotating member 14 and puts it into the second state, but when winning the starter award 1117 and during the big winning process, the rotating member 14 is put in the first state for a predetermined period of time. Drive control.

The open state of the rotary member 14 represents a first position of the rotary member 14, and the first position allows the shot ball to easily flow into the space 13 from the notch 12. On the other hand, the closed state of the rotating member 14 represents a second position of the rotating member 14, which prevents the ejected ball from flowing into the space 13 through the notch 12. The pair of moving means 16.16 reciprocates each rotary member 1444 between the first position and the second position. As shown in Fig. 3, the moving means 16 includes a pair of solenoids 30, 30 arranged to sandwich the space 13 of the wooden frame 21 from both sides, and a pair forming an I-shape. The rotating crank 31.31 and the shape of
The main structure is a pair of rocking cranks 32°32. In addition, the main frame body 21 is formed with a recovery passage for the shot balls taken into the variable prize winning ball device 11, but is not shown in the drawings.

The solenoid 30 is controlled by an omitted winning detection circuit (not shown), and this winning detection circuit responds to an input signal from a means for detecting a winning such as a proximity sensor 28 in response to a winning to the starting winning opening 17 or the dust intake opening 18. Based on this, a control signal for the solenoid 30 is generated. Therefore, the solenoid 30 is energized by the generation of this control signal, and the energization is canceled by the stop of generation of the control signal. The solenoid 30 is attached to a set plate 35 by a mounting plate 34, and the set plate 35 is attached to the back side of the game board 5.

The solenoid 30 normally places the rotary member 14 in the second position, while reciprocating the rotary member 14 between the second position and the first position for a predetermined period of time during the big winning process. Note that a signal line for manually inputting a control signal from the award detection circuit to the solenoid 30 is not shown.

The rotation crank 31 is used to convert the linear movement of the solenoid 30 into a rotational movement around a bottle core provided about the axis of a rotation boss 40, which will be described later.

One end of the rotating crank 31 is rotatably supported by a plunger 38 of the solenoid 30 by a pin 37,
At the other end where a slotted hole 39 is bored, a pin 37 is inserted through the slotted hole 39, and the two ends of the swinging crank 32 (near the bent part of the dogleg shape) are rotatably connected. . In addition, bottle 3
7 is provided so as to be movable within the elongated hole 39. Further, a rotary boss 40 is provided protruding from the wooden frame body 21, and the rotary boss 40 rotatably supports the bent portion of the rotary crank 31 in the L-shape by the pin 37.

Furthermore, a swing boss 4 is provided above the pivot boss 40 of the main body frame 21.
1 is provided protrudingly, and a swing hole 4 is provided on one side of the swing boss 41.
2 is bored in an arc shape centered on the axis of the rotary boss 40. The swinging boss 41 rotatably supports one end of the swinging crank 32 by a pin core, and the drive control means 15 is fixed to the other end of the swinging crank 3z. Then, the rotation shaft of the drive control means 15 is inserted into the swing hole 42, and is coaxially connected to the shirt 1-20 of the rotation member 14,
That is, the main body frame 21 is held between the rotating member 14 and the drive control means 15 via the shaft 20 (or the above-mentioned rotating shaft). The shaft 20 is provided to be movable within the swing hole 42, and the shaft 20 is moved together with the rotating member 14 and the drive control means 15 by the rotating crank 31 and the swinging crank 32 when the solenoid 30 is energized and de-energized. , is reciprocated between both ends of the swing hole 42 between the first position and the second position. The elongated hole 39 allows both cranks 31. during this reciprocating movement. , 32 so that the rotation of the bin 37 is good.

To play a pachinko game using a device related to L.
First, the player moves the pachinko ball to upper II [13 to pachinko a]
2, and operate the handle 6 to launch the pachinko ball onto the game board. At this time, the pachinko @2 is in the normal state, that is, the rotating member 14 is held in the second state by the drive control means 15 and in the second position by the moving means 16. Therefore, the fired balls are prevented from flowing into the space 13 of the variable winning ball device 11 from the notch 12.

When the launched ball enters the starting prize hole 17, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and the moving means 1
6 is the rotating member 14? : At a predetermined time and timing,
reciprocating between a first position and a second position. At the same time, the drive control means 15 changes the rotating member 14 from the second state to the first state. As a result, one shot ball has a notch 12 and a space 13.
It becomes easier to flow into. At this time, if the shot ball flows into the space 13, the general prize "] 29 or the continuous prize opening 18
Win a prize.

A shot ball that entered the space 13 or won a prize in the general prize opening 29 1
In the case of no, a general winning process is carried out, and if a winning is won in the continuous winning slot 18, a big winning process is carried out. In addition, in this embodiment, the moving means 1G is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 0
．． 5 seconds) is placed in the first position.

When the big winning process is performed, the rotating member 14 is held in the rotating (first) state by the drive control means 15, and is reciprocated between the first position and the second place by the moving means 16 for a predetermined period of time. In this embodiment, the award detection circuit of the solenoid 30 is adjusted so that the solenoid 30 reciprocates between the first position M and the second position 18 times in 28 seconds. At this time, if the firing ball is set so that the rotating member 14 rotates inward (towards the space 13) by one turn no matter where it comes into contact with the rotating member 14, the shot ball can be guided into the variable prize ball mounting η11. It becomes easier. Further, since the movable stage 16 opens and closes the notch 12, the fired balls easily flow from the game board 5 into the space 13 of the variable winning ball device 11.

If the shot ball that entered the space 13 enters the continuous winning hole 18 during the big winning process, the big winning process is updated and a new big winning process is started.9On the other hand, the big winning process is updated. If the ball entered into the space 13 (5) does not enter the a-input prize opening 18, the big winning process ends, and the rotation of the rotating member 14 is stopped by the drive control means 15 ( (from the first state to the second state) On the other hand, the reciprocating movement between the first position 21 and the second position is stopped by the moving means 16. As a result, the launched ball is moved from the notch 12 to the space of the variable winning ball device 11. 13, and the pachinko machine 2 enters the normal state.

Further, as a second embodiment of the present invention, protrusions 44 may be formed at each end of the rotating member 14 to facilitate engagement with pachinko balls as shown in FIG. The part 44 makes it easier for the shot ball to be guided into the space part 13.

As a third embodiment, the drive control means 15 may be normally controlled to stop and fix the rotary member 14 at an angle at which the notch 12 is closed, and this stopped state may be referred to as the second state of the rotary member 14. In this embodiment, only the drive control means 15 is controlled at the time of winning the starting prize opening 17, and the rotating member 14 is rotated once.
By rotating the ball toward the space 14, the shot ball is cut out]
2 into the space 13 of the variable person π device 11.

In addition, in the fourth embodiment, the rotation shaft of the drive control means 15 is provided parallel to the game board 2, and the rotation member 14 of the moving means 16 is rotated in the front and back direction about an axis in the f row with the game board 2. In this way, the shot ball is rotated in the direction of the space 13 by the drive control means 15 and the notch 12 is opened and closed in the front-rear direction by the moving means 16 during the big winning process.

Then, the fired balls may be guided from the game board into the variable winning ball device ll.

Roughly speaking, the fifth embodiment uses gears 47, 48, 49 instead of the pulse motor that is the drive control means 15 in the first embodiment.
By combining these gears 47, 48, and 49, the five-rotation member 14 is driven. As shown in FIG. 11, the drive control means 15 in this embodiment includes a sliding plate 45 provided with gears 47 and 48, and a shaft 20.
The main structure is a gear 49 provided at the tip of the holder.

A swing hole 42 having a substantially arc-shaped i-line centered on the bottle 37 is bored in the sliding plate 45, and a gear is formed along the axis of the arrangement shape on the periphery of the opening of the swing hole 42. 47.48
is the provision. Further, the sliding plate 45 is provided with a long hole 46 for screwing to the wooden frame 21, and when the long hole 46 is attached to the wooden frame 21, The sliding plate 45 can be slid in the elongated hole 46 in the axial direction. Gears 47 and 48 mesh with gear 49.

Furthermore, the distance W between the gears 47 and 48 shown in FIG. 9 is set to be larger than the diameter r of the gear 49. And the sliding plate 45
The vertical movement is #Jll by the vertical movement solenoid shown at 64 in the figure.

When the rotating member 14 is driven by the drive control means 15 configured in this way, the solenoid 30 is activated in response to a winning in the starting prize opening 17, and at the same time, the vertical movement solenoid 64 is activated to control the rotating member 14.14. The gears 47, 48 and 49 are meshed so that they are in the first state. That is, when the rotating member 14 moves from the first position to the second position, the rotating member 14 on the right side when viewed from the back of the town weirdo prize ball device 11 is moved so that the vertical movement solenoid 64 moves from the sliding plate 4.
By sliding gear 5 downward, gear 49 becomes gear 47.
mesh with. Similarly, in the left rotating member 14, the vertical solenoid 64 slides the sliding plate 45 downward, thereby meshing the gear 4g with the gear 47.

Next, when the first rotating member 14 moves from the second position to the second imai, the vertical movement solenoid 64 operates in the opposite manner to the above to engage the gear 49 on the right side with the gear 48, while the gear 49 on the left side meshes with the gear 47. mesh with. As a result, the rotating member 14 is maintained in the first state and moved to the first position and the second position.
By reciprocating between positions, the shot ball is moved from the notch 12 to the space 13.
can be imported into.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the rotating member opens and closes the notch of the variable winning ball device, the rotating member moves the pachinko balls hit onto the game board into the space of the variable winning ball device. Make it easier to flow into the market. Therefore, when the rotating member and the shot ball come into contact with each other, the player feels an expectation that the shot ball will be taken into the space of the variable prize winning ball device, regardless of the state of contact between the two. Furthermore, a feeling of expectation is generated that the shot ball C that has been taken in will win a prize in the continuous prize opening. This increases the player's desire to play.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. F51 is a front view showing one embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing a pachinko machine equipped with the device of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a rear view of Fig. 1, 4 is a sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG. 1. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the rotating member shown in FIG. 1 separately, and FIG. 8 shows a different embodiment from FIG. 1. Figure 9 is a rear view showing a different state from Figure 8. FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 11 is a back feature view showing an embodiment different from FIG. 1. 10.・Pachinko machine winning arrangement 11...Variable winning ball device 13...Space part 15...Drive control means 1, 7-...Starting winning slot Applicant stock % formula % Figure 8 Figure 9 11 Cause

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A variable winning ball device provided with a notch through which pachinko balls shot onto the game board can flow into the game board and a space portion that temporarily accommodates the pachinko balls that flowed in from the notch is disposed on the game board, and The variable winning ball device includes a rotatable rotating member disposed in the notch, a drive control means for rotationally driving the rotating member, and a drive control means for driving the rotating member so that pachinko balls can easily flow into the space from the notch. A moving means for reciprocating between the first position and a second position that makes it difficult for the player to enter is provided, and the space has a general winning opening for performing general winning processing;
A continuous winning opening is provided for performing a general winning process and a big winning process in which the drive control means continuously operates the moving means for a predetermined period of time, and the game board is provided with at least one of the drive control means and the moving means. A winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a starting winning opening is arranged which is operated for a predetermined period of time.