JPH09206434A - Winning device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the operation area of a winning means fluctuate and to improve interest by constituting a winning means to be operated when prescribed conditions are established by providing a rotating body provided with plural ball entering parts in a peripheral direction and an entering ball guiding passage for guiding a winning ball so as to enter one of the ball entering pants of the rotating body. SOLUTION: A center winning means 16 provided on the center of a game panel 5 is provided with a tulip-type opening and closing means 26 on an entrance 25 at the upper part of a winning case 24. Also, the rotating body 28 provided with the plural ball entering parts 27 in the peripheral direction and incorporated freely rotatably around a horizontal axial center is provided on an outer peripheral side and a game ball which enters from the entrance 25 is guided so as to enter one of the ball entering parts 27 of the rotating body 28 by the entering ball guiding passage 29. Then, a control system is provided with an operation area setting means for reading and judging a random number from a random number processing means, and when the random number for matching the plural patterns of a fluctuation pattern display means is originated, it sets the ball entering part 27 corresponding to the pattern of the pattern display part among the respective ball entering parts 27 as the operation area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning device for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a game board has a variable symbol display means having a plurality of (for example, three) symbol display portions, and for operating the variable symbol display means. Starting means and another second kind such as third kind starting means
By arranging the starting means and the winning specific winning means, when the game ball passes through the starting means, the symbols of the respective symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means are changed, and the stop symbols are, for example, "7" and "7". When "7" or the like is hit, the opening and closing plate of the specific winning means is opened, and the game balls falling from above along the board surface are guided by the opening and closing plate into the specific winning means, and within that specific winning means There is one that pays out prize balls according to the number of game balls entered.

In this type of ball game machine, the specific winning means is divided into a plurality of areas, for example, three or more areas, and a detection switch is provided in the specific operation area of the three or more areas. When the game ball that entered the specific winning means passes through the operation area, the game ball is detected by the detection switch and the right state generating means generates the right state advantageous to the player, and the right state is generated. After that, when a game ball enters another second starting means, the big winning means is opened.

[0004]

In this ball game machine,
When the starting means detects the passage of the game ball, the display symbols of the three symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means start to vary by random number processing, and after each display symbol fluctuates for a certain time, the display of each symbol display portion. The symbols stop in the order of left, right, and middle, and when the stop symbol is a combination of predetermined hit symbols, a right state advantageous to the player is generated when other conditions are satisfied. I am trying.

However, in the conventional ball game machine, any one of a plurality of areas within the specific winning means is fixedly set as an operating area, and the operating area is within the specific winning means. Since it does not move between multiple areas, the flow of game balls entering the specific winning means is constant due to the arrangement of obstacle nails in the vicinity of the specific winning means and the flow characteristics of the game balls of the specific winning means itself. In this case, it is possible to clearly distinguish between a game ball that easily passes through the operation area and a game ball that does not easily pass through it. Therefore, there is a drawback that the change is scarce and the interest is lacking. In view of such conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a winning device for a ball game machine in which the operation area of the winning means can be changed and a game with excellent interest can be enjoyed.

[0006]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the game board 5 is provided with a winning means 16 which operates when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the game balls won in the winning means 16 are In a ball game machine that is designed to generate a predetermined profit state when passing through an operation area, the winning means 16 has a plurality of ball-in portions 27 in the circumferential direction and a rotating body that rotates around the horizontal axis. 28, and the game ball winning the winning means 16 is a rotating body 28
And a ball entry guide passage 29 for guiding the ball to enter any one of the ball entry sections 27, and an operation area setting means 79 for setting any one of the plurality of ball entry sections 27 of the rotating body 28 as an operation area. It is equipped with.

The present invention according to claim 2 is, in the invention according to claim 1, characterized in that a symbol corresponding to each of the ball-entering portions 27 is displayed on the rotating body 28, and the winning case 24 includes the rotating body 28. A display window 37 that allows you to check the design from the front side is provided.
On both the left and right sides of the inside, symbol display portions 22 and 23 for displaying symbols that fluctuate for a predetermined time when the starting means 19 detects a game ball are arranged.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, the rotating body 28 has a rotating drum 56 that rotates around the horizontal axis, and the rotating drum 56 protrudes to the outer periphery of the rotating drum 56 and each of them. Equipped with a plurality of partitioning projections 57 in the circumferential direction that partition the ball entry portion 27, support the game ball of the ball entry portion 27 of the rotation body 28 on both sides of the rotating body 28 from the left and right sides and guide in the rotation direction. The side wall portions 46 and 47 are provided.

The present invention described in claim 4 is the first and second aspects of the present invention.
Or in the invention described in 3, the side wall portions on both sides of the rotating body 28
On the 46, 47 side, provided is a ball position detection switch 30 for detecting a game ball in the ball unit 27 to detect the ball position, and each ball unit 27
In addition, the game ball entered in the ball entering portion 27 is provided with a ball moving portion 57a for moving the game ball to the side wall portions 46 and 47.

The present invention according to claim 5 relates to claim 1,
In the invention described in 2, 3, or 4, the side wall portions 46, 47 in the rotating body 28 are provided with an illumination lamp 61 for illuminating the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28 corresponding to the display window 37 from the back side. is there.

[0011] The present invention described in claim 6 is based on claim 1,
In the invention described in 2, 3, 4 or 5, the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 28 in the display window 37 is substantially the same as the position in the front-rear direction of each of the symbol display portions 22, 23.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame, which is pivotally attached to the front side of a pachinko machine body 2 so as to be openable and closable. Glass door on front frame 1
3 and front plate 4 are mounted, and the game board is behind them
5 is detachably mounted.

An upper plate 6 is mounted on the front plate 4, and this upper plate
A ball sweeping lever 7 is provided at the front edge of 6. Front frame 1
A lower plate 8 and an operating handle 10 for the firing means 9 are provided in the lower part of the. When the operating handle 10 is operated, the launching means 9 supplies the game balls from the upper plate 6 to the launching portion one by one, and launches the game balls to the game board 5 side by the operation of the launching motor.

On the front of the game board 5, as shown in FIG.
A guide rail 11 for guiding the launched game ball is provided, and in addition to obstacle nails, upper left winning means 12, upper right winning means
13, lower left winning means 14, lower right winning means 15, central winning means 1
6, variable symbol display means 17, big winning means 18, starting means 19,
The outlet 20 and the corner lamp 21 are arranged at predetermined positions.

The variable symbol display means 17 includes two symbol display portions 2 which are incorporated in the central winning means 16 with a space left and right.
It has 2,23. Each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23 is adapted to display the numerical symbols 0 to 9 in dots. The symbol display portions 22 and 23 are for random number processing operated by random number processing, and when the game ball passes through the starting means 19, the symbols are changed by the random number processing of the random number processing means 78 (see FIG. 15), and the predetermined time is passed. After the passage of, the symbols are stopped at a predetermined combination of symbols according to the random number.

The central winning means 16 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, a winning case 24 mounted on the game board 5 and a tulip type opening / closing means 26 provided at an entrance 25 of the winning case 24.
And, a rotating body 28 having a plurality of ball portions 27 in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral side and rotatably incorporated around the horizontal axis in the winning case 24, and a game ball winning from the entrance 25 is a rotating body. Entry guide passage 29 that guides the player to enter one of the entry portions 27 of 28
With a ball position detection switch 30 for detecting the ball entering portion 27 into which the game ball has entered, a drop passage 31 for guiding the game ball released from the ball entering portion 27 of the rotating body 28, and the inside of the drop passage 31. Stop means 32 for temporarily stopping the falling game ball, and distribution means 35 for distributing the game ball falling from the stop means 32 to the escape side passage 33 and the hit side passage 34.

The winning case 24, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, has a base plate 36 attached to the front side of the game board 5,
A display plate 37 made of a transparent plate is formed in the center of the base plate 36 so as to be long in the left-right direction, and the base plate 36 is provided above the display window 37.
Upper part 38 attached to the base plate 36 under the display window 37.
And a rear case portion 40 mounted on the back side of the base plate 36 and covering the rotating body 28 and the like from the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, on the back side of the display window 37, a pair of left and right display unit mounting bases 41, 42 are arranged at a predetermined interval, and the display unit mounting bases 41, 42 are arranged. The respective symbol display parts 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 are mounted from the rear side via. In the upper part 38, an entrance 25 and an opening / closing means 26 are provided in the upper center part thereof, and a game ball entered from the entrance 25 is guided so as to be guided to one side in the left-right direction at the front side of the base plate 36. A front passage 43 of the guide passage 29 is provided inside.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, the rear case portion 40 is composed of a plurality of divided bodies which are divided into front, rear, left and right, and are detachably mounted on the back side of the base plate 36. At the same time, the rotary body accommodating chamber 44 for accommodating the rotary body 28 is provided in the central portion on the left and right, and the entrance guide passage is provided on one side of the upper portion of the rotary body accommodating chamber 44.
29 rear passages 45 are provided respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the rotary member accommodating chamber 44 includes the inner surface portions of the left and right display unit mounting bases 41 and 42,
A pair of side wall portions 46 and 47 arranged flush with the inner surface portions of the respective display mounting bases 41 and 42, and left and right side wall portions so as to cover the rotating body 28 from the upper side to the rear side to the lower side. It is formed by a peripheral wall portion 48 provided between 46 and 47.

The opening / closing means 26 is shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 7.
As shown in, a pair of left and right opening and closing claws 50 arranged on both the left and right sides of the inlet 25, a front and rear support shaft 51 pivotally supporting the opening and closing claws 50 in the opening and closing direction, and fixed to each opening and closing claw 50. Base plate
The operating pin 52 that penetrates 36 and projects rearward, and the base plate 36
An opening / closing solenoid 53 mounted on the back side of the, and an interlocking mechanism 54 for interlocking the opening / closing solenoid 53 and the operation pin 52,
When the open / close solenoid 53 is excited, each open / close claw 50 is rotated around the support shaft 51 in the opening direction via the interlocking mechanism 54 and the operation pin 52. The pair of opening / closing claws 50 are arranged at intervals that allow the game balls to win even in the closed state, and below the opening / closing means 26, a prize ball detecting switch 55 for detecting the game balls won from the entrance 25 is provided. Has been.

The opening / closing means 26 is provided on the left and right symbol display portions 2
2,23 symbols are "0", "0", "1", "1", "9"
After reaching the reach state of the same symbol like "9", the opening / closing claw 50 is intermittently opened / closed, for example, six times, and the winning ball detection switch 55 detects the winning of a predetermined number, for example, one game ball. Is configured not to open and close.

The rotating body 28, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 8, is a pair of left and right symbol display portions 22, 23 of the variable symbol display means 17.
It is arranged on the back side of the winning case 24 so as to correspond to the display window 37 between. The rotary body 28 is fixed to the rotary drum 56, ten partition protrusions 57 integrally formed on the outer peripheral side of the rotary drum 56 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and fixed to one end side in the rotary drum 56. And a side plate 58.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, each partitioning projection 57 is for partitioning the outer peripheral side of the rotary drum 56 into 10 ball-in portions 27, and has a total width in the width direction of the rotary drum 56. It is provided across. Then, in each of the partitioning projections 57, a ball shifting portion 57a is formed at the center in the width direction to shift the game ball, which has entered the ball entering portion 27 from the ball guiding passage 29, to the side wall portion 46, 47 side of the left or right side. Has been done. The distance between each ball moving portion 57a and the side wall portions 46 and 47 on both sides of the rotary drum 56 is about the diameter of the game ball. In each ball entry portion 27, a symbol of the same type as the numerical symbol displayed in each symbol display portion 22, 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rotary drum 56 has side plates.
It is fixed to the rotary shaft 60 of the stepping motor 59 via 58, and is driven by the stepping motor 59 to rotate the chamber
Within the shaft 44, it is adapted to rotate in the direction of the arrow a around the axis of the rotary shaft 60 in the lateral direction. The stepping motor 59 is arranged so that the front-rear direction position on the front surface side of the rotating drum 56 in the display window 37 is substantially the same as the front surface side of each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17. 44 side walls 46,4
Among them, the rotary drum 56 is fixed to the side wall portion 47 opposite to the side plate 58. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, an illumination lamp 61 and an origin detection switch 62 are fixed to the side wall portion 47 before and after the stepping motor 59.

The illuminating lamp 61 is provided at each ball entry portion of the rotary drum 56.
This is for illuminating the display of the ball entrance portion 27 from the rear side when 27 corresponds to the display window 37. Origin detection switch 62
Is for detecting the origin position of the rotary drum 56, and these are fixed to the side wall portions 46 and 47 inside the rotary drum 56. The ball entry position detection switch 30 is a non-contact type that detects when a game ball approaches, and is detachably attached to the switch attachment portions 46a and 47a formed on the upper outer sides of the left and right side wall portions 46 and 47.

As shown in FIG. 11, on the side plate 58 of the rotary drum 56, ten pieces 63 to be detected are attached corresponding to each ball 27, and a non-contact type for detecting the pieces 63 to be detected. The rotational position detection switch 64 is attached to the side walls 46 and 47. The rotational position detection switch 64 detects the detected piece 63 when the ball entry portion 27 between the partitioning projections 57 corresponds to the display window 37.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rear passage 45 of the entry guide passage 29 has its front end communicating with the outer end of the front passage 43 through the through hole 65 of the base plate 36, and the rear end. Is the rotor housing chamber 44
Is communicated with a ball entrance hole 66 formed in the side wall portion 47 of the. The ball entrance hole 66 is located diagonally above and rearward of the rotating body 28.
Therefore, the game ball is inserted into the ball-in portion 27 on the outer periphery of the rotary drum 56 that rotates in the rotor housing chamber 44.

As shown in FIG. 8, the drop passage 31 is provided on the back side of the base plate 36 and below the space between the left and right display mounts 41, 42. The dropped game balls are guided along the base plate 36 to the left and right sides. On the lower end side of the drop passage 31, a drop detection switch 67 for detecting the fall of the game ball, and this drop detection switch
Stop means 32 is provided which is activated when 67 detects a game ball. The fall detection switch 67 is detachably attached to the switch attachment portion 68 on the back side of the base plate 36 so that the ball passage hole thereof matches the fall passage 31.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the stopping means 32 opens and closes the collision wall portion 69 corresponding to the lower end side of the drop passage 31 and the drop port 70 between the drop passage 31 and the collision wall portion 69. And a stop solenoid 72 that drives the stop member 71 to open and close in the front-rear direction. The stop solenoid 72 is excited when the fall detection switch 67 detects a game ball, and a stop member.
It is designed to drive 71 in the opening direction. The stop solenoid 72 is attached to the base plate 36 via a bracket.

Below the drop port 70 of the stopping means 32, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a disengagement side passage 33 and a contact side passage 34 are arranged on the left and right, and are distributed between these passages. Means 35 are provided. The disengagement passage 33 is provided in the front-rear direction so as to guide the game ball from the rear side to the back side of the game board 5. The hit side passage 34 is provided in the left-right direction along the base plate 36 so as to gently incline to the opposite side from the disengagement side passage 33, and guides the game ball from the opposite end to the back side of the game board 5. It is like this. It should be noted that the base plate 36 has a see-through window along the hit side passage 34 so that the player can see the game ball moving in the hit side passage 34 from the front.
73 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the distribution means 35 includes a distribution member 74 arranged between the detachment side passage 33 and the contact side passage 34, and the distribution member 74 around the axial center in the front-rear direction. It is provided with a rotary type sorting solenoid 75 which is rotated to.

The distribution member 74 is normally in a state of distributing the game balls falling from the drop opening 70 to the outflow passage 33, and the display of each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 and the game balls are When the display of the entered ball portion 27 coincides, the distribution solenoid 75 is operated to distribute the distribution member 74 to the contact passage 34 side. At the rear end side of the hit side passage 34, a confirmation switch 76 is provided so as to detect a game ball passing to the back side of the game board 5. The distribution solenoid 75 is attached to the base plate 36 via a bracket.

Each of the winning means 12 to 15 is for paying out a predetermined number of game balls each time a game ball is won.
The big winning means 18 has an opening and closing plate 77 that guides the game balls falling from above when entering and enters the balls, and after the occurrence of the profit state,
Whenever a game ball enters the upper right winning means 13, the opening / closing plate 77 is opened for a predetermined time each time. In addition,
The big winning means 18 is opened and closed up to 16 times for each occurrence of the profit state.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the control system.
In FIG. 15, reference numeral 79 is an operation area setting means, which reads and determines a random number from the random number processing means 78, and a variable symbol display means
When a random number for matching the symbols on the left and right symbol display portions 22 and 23 of 17 appears, among the respective ball entry portions 27 of the rotary drum 56, the ball entry portion 27 corresponding to the symbol on each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23. Is set as the operating area.

Numeral 80 is an opening / closing control means, which is used for the respective symbol display portions 22 and 23.
When the symbols match, the opening / closing means 26 is operated by the output of the operation area setting means 79, and the winning ball detection switch 55
When the game ball is detected, the operation of the opening / closing means 26 is stopped. 81 is a motor control means, which is a starting means 19
When the game ball is detected, the stepping motor 59 is activated, and when the fall detection switch 67 detects the game ball in the fall passage 31, or when the rotary drum 56 is rotated by a predetermined angle without the game ball entering, stepping is performed. It is designed to stop the motor 59.

Reference numeral 82 is a counting means for counting the number of drive pulses from the motor control means 81 as the rotary drum 56 rotates after the origin detection switch 62 detects the return of the rotary drum 56 to the home position. ing. 83 is a ball entry position determination means, at the time when the ball entry position detection switch 30 detects the ball entry part 27 of the rotary drum 56 into which the game ball entered, the count value from the counting means 82 is read and the game is actually played. It is adapted to determine which of the symbols the ball entering portion 27 at the position where the ball entered corresponds to 0 to 9.

Reference numeral 84 is an operating area determining means, which reads the setting signal from the operating area setting means 79 and the position signal from the ball entering position determining means 83, and enters the ball 27 of the rotary drum 56 into which the game ball has entered. It is adapted to determine whether or not the position of (1) coincides with the operating area set by the operating area setting means 79.

Reference numeral 85 is a distribution control means, and when the operation area determination means 84 determines that the position where the game ball enters is the operation area and the fall detection switch 67 detects the game ball in the drop passage 31, the distribution means 35 Distributing member 74 on the side passage
It is designed to switch from 33 to the contact passage 34.

Reference numeral 86 is a profit state generating means for generating a specific profit state advantageous to the player when the operation area determining means 84 determines the operation area and the confirmation switch 76 detects a game ball. Every time one game ball enters the upper right winning means 13 of the game board 5, the opening / closing plate 77 of the big winning means 18 is opened for a predetermined time, and the opening / closing operation of the big winning means 18 is repeated 16 times. There is.

87 is a stop control means, which is a fall detection switch 67.
Each time a game ball is detected, the game ball falling through the drop passage 31 is once stopped by the stop member 71, and then the stop solenoid 72 is excited to drop the game ball from the drop opening 70. Next, the control operation of the pachinko machine will be described.

When the operation handle 10 of the launching means 9 is operated during the game, one game ball is supplied to the launch position of the launch rail in synchronism with the launching operation of the launching means 9, and the game ball is guided to the guide rail 11. Shoot along the top side of the game board 5 in sequence. Then, while the game ball shot on the upper side of the game board 5 falls along the game board 5, when the starting means 19 detects the game ball, the stepping motor 59 drives the rotating drum 56 to rotate. Random number processing means
78 operates to change the symbols on the left and right symbol display sections 22 and 23, and when the predetermined variation time elapses, the symbol display sections 22 and 23
Stop the pattern.

At this time, the fluctuation of each symbol display section 22, 23, the stop control, by reading the random number when the starting means 19 detects the game ball, by random number processing the random number by the random number processing means 78 When the predetermined random number is set in advance, the symbols on the symbol display portions 22 and 23 match, and "0" is displayed.
Symbols such as "0", "1""1","2""2","9""9" are displayed.

From the random number processing means 78 to the left and right symbol display portions 2
When a random number that matches the stop symbols of 2,23 is generated, the symbols on the left and right symbol display parts 22,23 fluctuate for a predetermined time, and then both stop at the same time or with a slight time difference, The same symbols, for example, "7" and "7" are displayed on the left and right symbol display portions 22 and 23, respectively. Therefore, in this case,
Among the ball entrances 27 of the rotating drum 56, the ball entrance 27 at the position corresponding to the design "7" becomes the operation area, and if the game ball enters the ball entrance 27, a specific profit state occurs. To do.

That is, when the symbols on the left and right symbol display portions 22 and 23 are in the reach state of "7" and "7", the random number at this time is determined by the operation area setting means 79 and corresponds to the symbol "7". The entering ball portion 27 is set as an operating area, and the operating area setting signal is output to the operating area determining means 84, and the opening / closing control means 80 is also provided.
Since the operation command is output to, the opening / closing claw 50 of the opening / closing means 26 intermittently repeats the opening / closing operation a predetermined number of times. For example, 0.
This opening / closing operation is repeated 6 times, with one opening for 9 seconds and one closing for 0.25 seconds. Then, when the opening / closing means 26 is opened, the pair of opening / closing claws 50 are opened to the left and right, and the game ball easily enters the entrance 25.

When a game ball enters from the entrance 25 through the opening / closing means 26, the winning ball detection switch 55 detects the game ball, and the opening / closing means
While 26 stops operating, its game ball is in the ball entry guide passage 29
Is sent from the front side passage 43 through the rear side passage 45 to the side of the side wall portions 46, 47 of the rear case portion 40 toward the ball entry hole 66 side, and the ball entry hole 66 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow a in the rotor accommodating chamber 44. Rotating drum in condition
The ball enters any one of the ball entry portions 27 of 56.

When the game ball dropped from the ball entrance hole 66 into the rotary body accommodating chamber 44 enters one of the ball entrance portions 27 on the outer periphery of the rotary drum 56, the game ball from the ball entrance hole 66 is It falls on the partitioning projection 57, and its left and right side walls 46, 47
To be brought into contact with any of the above. Then, the game ball in the ball-in portion 27 of the rotary drum 56 is sent in the direction indicated by the arrow a by the rotation of the rotary drum 56 while being in contact with either of the left and right side wall portions 46, 47.

When the game ball reaches the left and right entrance position detection switches 30, the entrance position detection switch 30 detects the game ball. Therefore, the counting means 82 when the entrance position detection switch 30 detects the game ball 82 From the count value of the entering position determining means 83
Determines the entry position of the game ball. Then, the determination result is sent to the operation area determination means 84, and the actual ball entry position of the game ball 27 is the ball entry portion 27 set as the operation area, that is, the ball entry portion 27 corresponding to the symbol "7". Or not.

On the other hand, as the rotary drum 56 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow a, the ball entrance portions 27 sequentially pass through the display window 37 from the upper side to the lower side. If the game ball has entered 27, the player can confirm the entry part 27 where the game ball actually enters from the display window 37. Especially the rotating drum 56
Since the illuminating lamp 61 illuminates the ball entering portion 27 from inside, the ball entering portion 27 of the rotary drum 56 corresponding to the display window 37 can be easily confirmed.

When the game ball that has entered the ball entering portion 27 passes through the display window 37, the game ball separates from the rotary drum 56 and falls.
Drop to 31 and drop detection switch along this drop path 31
After passing through 67 and being guided to the stop means 32 side, the stop means 32
The stop member 71 of FIG. When the fall detection switch 67 detects the passage of the game ball, the stop solenoid 72 of the stop means 32 is excited by the stop release command from the stop control means 87, and the stop member 71 opens the drop opening 70. It falls downward from the drop port 70.

However, if the entering position of the game ball is not in the operating area, the distribution control means 85 does not work, so the distribution member 74 of the distribution means 35 remains facing the out-side passage 33, and the game ball distributes. It is distributed to the outboard passage 33 by 74 and is guided to the back side of the game board 5.

If the entry position of the game ball is in the operating area, the operating area signal is sent to the profit state generating means 86, and the distribution control means 85 operates to issue a distribution command to the distributing means 35. Therefore, the fall detection switch 67 After the game ball is detected, the distribution solenoid 75 is excited and the distribution member 74 is rotated from the disengagement side passage 33 to the contact side passage 34, and the drop opening 70
The game balls that fall from are distributed to the hit side passage 34.
Therefore, after the game ball collides with the distribution member 74, it is guided to the back side of the game board 5 through the hit side passage 34,
The confirmation switch 76 detects the game ball. It should be noted that the player can confirm the game ball passing through the hit side passage 34 from the front side through the see-through window 73.

The operating area determination means 84 determines the operating area,
When the confirmation switch 76 detects a game ball and confirms passage,
The profit state generating means 86 operates to generate a profit state. And if this profit state occurs, after that, upper right winning means
Every time one game ball enters 13 the opening / closing plate 77 of the big winning means 18 is opened forward for a predetermined time in response to a command from the profit state generating means 86, so a game ball falling from above along the game board 5 The opening / closing plate 77 guides the player to the big winning means 18 and returns the profit to the player.

In this way, the ball entering portion 27, which is the operating area, of each ball entering portion 27 of the rotary drum 56 moves, so that the game content changes as compared with the case where the operating area is fixed. As a result, the player can enjoy a variety of games in an interesting way. Further, the left and right symbol display portions 22, 2 of the variable symbol display means 17
Depending on the stop symbol displayed in 3, the entrance area 27, which is the operating area, is moved and set, so the operating area can be moved according to the probability of the symbol display areas 22 and 23. It is easy to set the area probability.

When the starting means 19 detects a game ball, the rotary drum 56 in the rotor housing chamber 44 starts to rotate, and the game ball entered from the entrance 25 through the opening / closing means 26 is housed in the rotor guide path 29. Since the ball is guided to the rear side of the chamber 44 and is made to enter one of the 10 ball-in portions 27 on the outer peripheral side of the rotary drum 56, the position where the game ball enters the ball-in portion 27 of the rotary drum 56 is set. You can choose relatively freely.

Moreover, since the player can check the game ball entered in the ball-in portion 27 of the rotary drum 56 from the display window 37 as the rotary drum 56 rotates, the player can enter each ball in the rotary drum 56. The game can be played while visually checking the entry position of the game ball with respect to the portion 27 from the display window 37.

In particular, the rotary drum 56 is the variable symbol display means 17
Between the left and right symbol display areas 22 and 23, when the rotating drum 56 rotates, the ball entry portion 27 containing the game ball is the left and right symbol display portions.
Since there are times when they are lined up in a horizontal row at approximately the same position in the front-rear direction as 22,23, it is possible to confirm the stop symbol of each symbol display part 22,23 and the symbol of the ball entry part 27 where the game ball actually enters. It's easy. Therefore, the interest of the player is significantly improved, and the player can play the game while checking the status of the display window 37 when the game ball enters the central winning means 16.

The rotating body 28 is constituted by a plurality of partitioning projections 57 projecting in the circumferential direction partitioning each ball 27 into the outer periphery of a rotating drum 56 which rotates around the horizontal axis. The side wall portions 46, 47 on both the left and right sides of 28 support the game ball of the ball entering portion 27 from both sides and guide it in the rotation direction. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a concave portion on the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 28, and the rotating body 28
The structure can be simplified, and the game balls can be easily supplied from the incoming ball guide passage 29 to the rotating body 28 side. Although the embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

For example, when the starting means 19 detects a game ball, the symbols of the respective symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 are varied and the rotary drum 56 is rotated by the stepping motor 59. The rotating drum 56 may be rotated when the stop symbols of the symbol display portions 22 and 23 of the variable symbol display means 17 match. In addition, when changing the position of the ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28 which is the operation area, in addition to changing it according to the stop symbol of the symbol display portions 22 and 23, random number processing,
It may be changed by other means.

Further, when a specific profit state occurs, every time a game ball enters the upper right winning means 13, the opening / closing plate 77 of the big winning means 18 is configured to intermittently repeat the opening / closing operation a plurality of times. However, the content when the profit state occurs may be appropriately determined according to the game content, and is not limited to the embodiment. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine is exemplified, but the arrangement ball machine can also be used in the same manner.

[0061]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the game board 5 is provided with the winning means 16 which is activated when a predetermined condition is established, and the game ball which is won by the winning means 16 is in the operation area. In the ball game machine which is designed to generate a predetermined profit state when passing through, the winning means 16 has a plurality of ball-in portions 27 in the circumferential direction and has a rotating body 28 which rotates around the horizontal axis.
And a ball entry guide passage 29 for guiding the game balls won in the prize winning means 16 to enter one of the ball entry parts 27 of the rotating body 28, and a plurality of ball entering parts of the rotating body 28. Since the operating area setting means 79 for setting any of the 27 as the operating area is provided, the operating area of the winning means 16 can be varied to make the game excellent in interest and interesting. In addition, the game ball that has won the winning means 16 is guided by the ball guide passage 29, and the game ball is inserted into the ball part 27 on the rotating body 28 side that rotates around the horizontal axis. The supply position of the game ball to the 28 side can be relatively freely selected on the rear side of the game board 5.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 2, in the invention as set forth in claim 1, the rotating body 28 is provided with a symbol corresponding to each of the ball entering portions 27, and the winning case 24 is provided with the rotating body.
28 is provided with a display window 37 from which the symbols can be confirmed from the front side, and on both left and right sides within the display window 37, a symbol display section 22, 23 for displaying a symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time when the starting means 19 detects a game ball.
Since it is arranged, the display of the ball entering portion 27 where the game ball entered can be visually confirmed from the display window 37, and the rotating body 28
The symbols displayed on each of the symbol display areas 22 and 23 on both sides of can also be confirmed.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, in the invention as set forth in claim 1 or 2, the rotating body 28 has a rotating drum 56 which rotates around the horizontal axis, and the rotating drum 56 projects to the outer periphery of the rotating drum 56. In addition, a plurality of partitioning projections 57 are provided in the circumferential direction that partition each ball entry portion 27, and on both sides of the rotating body 28, the game balls of the ball entry portion 27 of this rotating body 28 are supported from both left and right sides in the rotation direction. Since the side wall portions 46 and 47 for guiding to the rotary body 28 are provided, it is not necessary to provide a concave portion on the outer peripheral side of the rotary body 28, and the structure of the rotary body 28 can be simplified and the ball guide passage 29 from the ball guide passage 29 to the rotary body 28 side. It is possible to easily supply the game balls.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, in the invention as set forth in claim 1, 2 or 3, the game balls in the ball entering portion 27 are provided on the side walls 46, 47 on both sides of the rotating body 28. Provided with a ball-entry position detection switch 30 for detecting the ball-entering position by detecting the ball-entering position, in each ball-entry portion 27, the game ball that has entered the ball-entry portion 27 is provided with side wall portions 46, 47.
Since the ball approaching portion 57a approaching the side is provided, the entering position of the game ball can be reliably detected by the entering position detection switch 30.

According to the invention described in claim 5, in the invention described in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, the side wall portions 46, 47 in the rotating body 28 have a rotating body corresponding to the display window 37. 28 entrance areas
Since an illumination lamp 61 that illuminates 27 from the back side is provided,
The ball entry portion 27 of the rotating body 28 corresponding to the display portion can be easily confirmed.

According to the present invention of claim 6, in the invention of claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the display window 37
Since the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 28 in the inside is approximately the same position as the front-back direction position of each of the symbol display portions 22 and 23, even when the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 28 is marked, the display of each symbol is displayed. Department
It can be confirmed like the display of 22,23, and both can be confirmed very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the central winning means according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a central winning means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the central winning means according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the central winning means according to the embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a side view on the side of a rotating body showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a rotating body side showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the stepping motor mounting portion side according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a stepping motor mounting portion side showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Game board 19 Starting means 16 Central winning means 22,23 Symbol display section 24 Winning case 27 Ball entering section 28 Rotating body 29 Ball entering guide passage 30 Ball entering position detection switch 37 Display window 46, 47 Side wall section 56 Rotating drum 57 section Protrusion 57a Ball gathering part 61 Lighting lamp

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 19, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] FIG.

[Correction method] Added

[Correction contents]

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a control system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game board (5) is provided with a winning means (16) which is activated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the winning means (1
In the ball game machine that is designed to generate a predetermined profit state when the game ball that has won the prize in 6) passes through the operating area, the winning means (16) has a plurality of ball parts (27) in the circumferential direction. A rotating body (28) having and rotating around the horizontal axis, so that the game balls won in the winning means (16) enter the ball-in portion (27) of one of the rotating bodies (28). A ball guide passage (29) for guiding, and an operating area setting means (79) for setting any one of a plurality of ball portions (27) of the rotating body (28) as an operating area. A winning device for a ball game machine. 2. The rotating body (28) displays a symbol corresponding to each of the ball entering portions (27), and the winning case (24) has a rotating body (28).
The display window (37) that can confirm the symbol from the front side is provided, and the symbol display that displays the symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time when the starting means (19) detects a game ball on both left and right sides in this display window (37) Department (2
2) The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that (23) is arranged. 3. A rotating body (28) having a rotating drum (56) rotating around a horizontal axis, and a plurality of rotating drums (56) projecting from the outer periphery of the rotating drum (56) and partitioning each of the ball entrances (27) in the circumferential direction. It is equipped with partitioning protrusions (57), and on both sides of the rotating body (28), the ball entering portion of this rotating body (28)
The winning device of the ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein side wall portions (46) (47) for supporting the game ball of (27) from the left and right sides and guiding the same in the rotation direction are provided. 4. A ball entry position detection switch for detecting a game ball in the ball entry part (27) on the side wall parts (46) (47) of both sides of the rotating body (28) to detect a ball entry position ( 30) is provided, and in each ball entry part (27),
4. The bullet according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that a ball approaching portion (57a) for approaching the game ball entering the ball entering portion (27) to the side wall portions (46) (47) is provided. Ball game machine winning device. 5. An illumination lamp (11) for illuminating the ball entrance (27) of the rotating body (28) corresponding to the display window (37) from the back side on the side wall portions (46) (47) in the rotating body (28). 61) is provided, The winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4. 6. The outer peripheral surface of the rotating body (28) in the display window (37) is located at substantially the same position as the front-back direction position of each of the symbol display portions (22) (23). 2, 3, 4 or 5
The winning device of the ball game machine described in.