JP4290740B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine including a gaming device provided substantially at the center of a gaming area of a gaming board, and a start winning opening that is positioned below the gaming device to operate the gaming device. .

Conventionally, a game device called a relatively large center accessory (for example, a variable display device, a variable winning ball device, etc.) is arranged in the center of the game area of the game board. In recent years, the center role has become increasingly larger in order to increase the complexity of the structure or attract the attention of the player. In such a tendency, the area of the hit ball that falls in the game area is reduced by increasing the size of the center role, and therefore, a winning opening and a winning ball apparatus arranged below the center role. In order to avoid problems such as difficulty in guiding the hit ball to the center, a warp inlet as a ball inlet for taking in the hit ball is formed at the upper part of the center accessory, and the hit taken in from the warp inlet is formed. from warp outlet as a ball outlet formed below the ball center won game out release the game region, and so striking ball is also guided to the winning hole and winning ball device arranged at the bottom of the center won game Things have been proposed.

  However, in the center role described above, since there is only one warp outlet that discharges the hit ball that has entered from the warp inlet, the discharge position of the hit ball is determined, and the subsequent hit ball falls. There was a drawback that the path was almost constant. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game equipped with a game device that does not warp the flow path of the hit ball released to the game area. Is to provide a machine.

In order to achieve the above-described object, in the present invention, a gaming device provided at substantially the center of the gaming area of the gaming board, and a start winning opening for operating the gaming device located below the gaming device, In the provided ball game machine, the gaming device is provided in a ball entrance for taking in a hit ball falling in the game area, an auxiliary space area to which a hit ball taken in from the ball entrance is guided, and the auxiliary space area It is, and said auxiliary space region guided hit ball inflow possible communication ports, provided in the auxiliary space region, and ball passageway striking ball that has not flowed into the communication port flows down, than the ball passage An inflow ball passage that is formed below and into which the hit ball that has flowed into the communication port flows down, and an inflow ball that is formed directly above the start winning opening and that discharges the hit ball that flows down the inflow ball passage into the game area. An exit, above the start winning opening and above A ball outlet that is formed wider than the inlet ball outlet and has a wider ball discharge range than the inlet ball outlet, and that discharges the ball that flows down the ball passage into the game area. Whether the introduced hit ball flows into or out of the communication port is naturally distributed depending on the momentum of the hit ball, and the hit ball that has not flowed into the communication port flows down the ball passage to the ball outlet The shot ball that has flowed into the game area from the flow hole flows down the flow-in ball path and is discharged from the flow-in ball outlet directly above the start winning opening in the game area. It is a feature.

In the present invention, the gaming device is provided in the auxiliary space area, the ball entrance for taking in the hit ball falling in the game area, the auxiliary space area to which the hit ball taken in from the ball entrance is guided , and the auxiliary space and hit balls capable communication port flows guided in the region, provided in the auxiliary space region, and ball passageway striking ball that has not flowed into the communication port flows down, it is formed below the said ball passage, an inlet ball passage striking ball that has flowed into the communication port flows down, is formed directly above the starting winning opening, an inlet ball outlet for discharging the droplet ball flowing down the inlet ball passage to the playfield, the starting A ball outlet that is formed above the winning opening and above the inflow ball outlet, and that has a wider hitting ball discharge range than the inflow ball outlet, and discharges the hit ball flowing down the ball path into the game area. , hitting balls guided in the auxiliary space area in the communication opening Do not flow either type is distributed naturally by the force of the ball striking ball, hit ball that has not flowed into the communication port, while released flows down the balls passage from the ball outlet to the game area, Since the hit ball that has flowed into the communication port flows down the inflow ball passage and is discharged from the inflow ball outlet directly above the start winning port in the game area, it is taken in from the ball inlet and assists. The hit ball guided to the space area is naturally distributed by the momentum of the hit ball whether it flows into the communication port or not, and the hit ball that flows into the communication port and flows down the inflow ball passage is from the inlet ball outlet. Since the hit ball that flows down the ball passage without flowing into the communication port is discharged from the ball exit to the game area, the released hit ball does not necessarily take a fixed flow path, and excites the fun of the game. be able to.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 10, the structure of the gaming board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine as an example of the gaming machine to which the variable display device 20 as the gaming apparatus according to the embodiment is applied will be described. FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view of the game board 1. In the figure, on the surface of the game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding the shot hit ball is planted in a substantially circular shape, and an area partitioned by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game area 3. Yes. A variable display device 20 having a liquid crystal display 25 that variably displays a plurality of pieces of identification information is disposed in a substantially central portion of the game area 3. The variable display device 20 will be described in detail later.

  Below the variable display device 20 is provided a start winning opening 4 that allows variable display of the liquid crystal display 25. The winning ball that has won the starting winning opening 4 is guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and detected by the starting winning ball detector 6. Note that the variable display of the variable display device 20 based on the winning at the start winning opening 4 is stored a predetermined number of times (for example, four times), and that effect is displayed by a start memory display 57 described later provided in the variable display device 20. It has come to be. In addition, start winning holes 5a and 5b other than those described above are also integrally formed on the left and right sides of the mounting board 61 of the variable winning ball apparatus 60 described later, and the start winning ball detectors 6a and 6b are also provided in the start winning holes 5a and 5b. (Not shown; however, only the reference numerals are shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7).

  A variable winning ball device 60 having a rectangular winning area is provided below the variable display device 20. The variable winning ball device 60 has a mounting board 61 attached to the game board 1, and a pair of ball receiving members 62a, 62b driven by a solenoid 71 on the mounting board 61, a specific winning area 64, and a normal winning area 65a. , 65b. The detailed description of the variable winning ball apparatus 60 will be described later.

  Thus, the variable winning ball device 60 configured as described above operates as follows. That is, when the hitting ball wins the start winning opening 4, 5a, 5b and the start winning ball detectors 6, 7a, 7b are turned on, the liquid crystal display 25 of the variable display device 20 starts variable display for a certain period of time. When (for example, about 7 to 8 seconds) elapses, the displayed identification information is sequentially stopped in the order of left, right, and middle, and the identification information when the fluctuation of all the identification information is stopped (hereinafter referred to as symbols) A specific gaming state is reached when the combination of (a) has a predetermined display mode. In this specific gaming state, the ball receiving members 62a and 62b of the variable winning ball apparatus 60 are set to be opened for a predetermined period (for example, until about 30 seconds elapse or 10 winning balls are generated). The ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 is received while it is open. When the received hit ball wins the specific winning area 64, the above-described open state is repeated again, and the open state can be repeated a predetermined number of times every time a winning ball is generated in the specific winning area 64. It has become.

  Further, windmill lamps 8a and 8b are provided on the upper left and right sides of the variable display device 20 on the surface of the game board 1, and winning holes 9a and 9b are provided on the lower sides thereof. Prize winning openings 10a and 10b are provided on the left and right sides of the upper portion of 60. Shoulder lamps 11a and 11b are attached to the winning openings 9a and 9b, and sleeve lamps 12a and 12b are attached to the winning openings 10a and 10b. The windmill lamps 8a and 8b, the shoulder lamps 11a and 11b, and the sleeve lamps 12a and 12b are lit or flashed in the specific gaming state or at the start winning prize to notify that, As functions, side lamps 13 a and 13 b are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 3, and a rail decoration lamp 15 is provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail 2. In addition, at the lowermost part of the surface of the game board 1, there is provided an out port 14 through which a hit ball that has not won any of the above winning areas is led to the back of the game board 1. Further, although not shown, a speaker 97 (not shown; however, only a symbol is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7) that generates a sound effect as the gaming state progresses is also provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

  Next, the detailed structure of the variable display device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view of the variable display device 20, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the variable display device 20, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the variable display device 20. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the liquid crystal display 25 provided in the variable display device 20.

  In FIG. 1, the variable display device 20 has an attachment board 21 attached to the surface of the game board 1, and a warp inlet 22 is formed at the upper center of the attachment board 21. The hit ball received at the warp inlet 22 is guided to an auxiliary space region 24 described below through a warp upper passage 23 formed on one side of the back surface of the mounting substrate 21, and finally a second warp described later. From either the outlet 47 or the first warp outlet 54, the game area 3 is discharged again.

  Further, an opening is formed at the center of the mounting substrate 21, and a case 28 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the rear surface of the opening, and an auxiliary space region 24 is formed by the case 28. Accordingly, a liquid crystal display 25 is fixedly installed on the front upper portion of the auxiliary space region 24, and a plurality of identification information can be variably displayed as described above. As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal display 25 in the present embodiment is configured by laminating two liquid crystal cells 27a and 27b between three polarizing plates 26a to 26c, and a fluorescent tube 38 as a backlight. When is turned on, for example, the identification information and the background are visually recognized with colors as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, except for the case where the liquid crystal display 25 is variably displayed, the decorative plate 30 is opened and closed behind the case 28 because the rear surface can be seen through the liquid crystal display 25. It is provided freely. That is, the opening / closing plate 30 is fixed to a rotary shaft 31 whose rear end is passed to the upper rear end of the case 28, and a gear 32 is fixed to one end of the rotary shaft 31 protruding from the case 28. 32 meshes with a gear 33 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 34. The motor 34 is fixed to the outer side wall of the case 28. On the other hand, a shielding plate 35 is fixed to the other end of the rotating shaft 31 protruding from the case 28, and a position detector 36 that is turned ON / OFF by the shielding plate 35 is provided in the vicinity thereof. Further, a fluorescent tube mounting portion 37 for mounting the fluorescent tube 38 is formed on the rear wall of the case 28 behind the decorative plate 30. The case 28 configured as described above is attached to the back surface of the game board 1 by mounting pieces 29a and 29b protruding left and right on the front surface.

  Thus, in the normal gaming state where there is no start winning signal, the liquid crystal display 25 is transparent so that the inside of the auxiliary space region 24 can be seen through. Since it is located in front of the rear wall, the player can see the decoration drawn on the surface of the decorative board 30. On the other hand, when the start winning signal is generated, the motor 34 is driven to rotate the decorative plate 30 by approximately 90 degrees to move it to a position where it comes into contact with the upper surface of the case 28 (at this time, the position detector 36 is turned OFF), and At the same time, the fluorescent tube 38 is turned on and the liquid crystal display 25 is driven to display. As a result, the player can clearly see how the identification information is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display 25. Further, when the variable display operation of the liquid crystal display 25 is finished and a predetermined time has elapsed and no start winning memory is stored, the display drive of the liquid crystal display 25 is stopped, the fluorescent tube 38 is also turned off, and at the same time the motor 34 is turned on. It reversely rotates and returns to the position where the fluorescent tube 38 is closed with the decorative plate 30 so that the decoration of the decorative plate 30 can be visually recognized again.

  By the way, in the auxiliary space area 24 constituted by the case 28, a mechanism for distributing hitting balls guided from the warp inlet 22 to a plurality of passages is configured. This point will be described in detail. First, on one side of the case 28, a warp lower-stage passage 39 communicating with the warp upper-stage passage 23 is formed to be inclined rearward. Therefore, the hit ball that has entered from the warp inlet 22 reaches the auxiliary space region 24 through the warp upper passage 23 and the warp lower passage 39, and is a semicircular arc guide formed at the upstream end of the bottom plate 40 in the region 24. After being placed on the member 41, it falls on the bottom plate 40. The bottom plate 40 is gently inclined toward the front.

  The bottom plate 40 of the auxiliary space region 24 is provided with a turntable 42 that is always rotated by a motor 43 (not shown) in the block diagram of FIG. The triangular guide members 48a and 48b are projected, and further, at the lower ends of the guide members 48a and 48b, launch members 49a and 49b rotated by a solenoid 50 (not shown) are shown. Is provided. The spacing between the tips of the launch members 49a and 49b is such that the hit ball can pass through. In addition, a pair of triangular first warp passage forming guides 52a and 52b are also provided on the downstream side of the launch members 49a and 49b and on the front end edge of the bottom plate 40.

  A plurality of sorting protrusions 44 are provided on the rotating disk 42, and a communication port 45 is opened at the center thereof. One hitting ball is provided on the back surface of the bottom plate 40 so as to communicate with the communication port 45. A second warp passage 46 is formed, and a lower end of the second warp passage 46 is a second warp outlet 47 that is flush with the surface of the game board 1. On the other hand, an interval through which the hit ball passes is formed outside the guide members 48a and 48b, and the hit ball that has flowed down the gap is directed toward the center of the bottom plate 40 by the first warp passage forming guides 52a and 52b. However, the first warp passage formation guides 52a and 52b form a first warp outlet 54 having a plurality of times (three times in the illustrated case) the diameter of the hit ball. The position where it is released to the game area 3 differs depending on the downward flow.

  Further, the hitting ball flowing down inside the guide members 48a and 48b flows down the central portion of the bottom plate 40 (this hitting ball flows down the downstream side through the interval between the tips of the launching members 49a and 49b). Except for finally reaching the launching members 49a and 49b, on the back surface of the bottom plate 40 immediately before the leading ends of the launching members 49a and 49b, passing ball detectors 51a and 51b for detecting the presence of the hitting ball are provided, When the passing ball detectors 51a and 51b detect hitting balls and are turned on, the solenoid 50 is turned on and the launching members 49a and 49b are rotated, so that the hitting balls 49a and 49b reach the bottom plate 40 again. And is introduced into the communication port 45 by the rotating plate 52, guided to the outer space of the guide members 48a and 48b, and further flowed down downstream and launched. An upper member 49a, is distributed to or past the tip spacing 49b.

  That is, the guide members 48a and 48b and the launch members 49a and 49b formed on the bottom plate 40 constitute a so-called flipper game (also called a pinball game). When a game is launched aiming at the communication port 45, if the ball accidentally enters the communication port 45, the hit ball is discharged from the second warp outlet 47 to the game area 3 through the second warp passage 46, and the launch member In spite of the launching operation by 49a, 49b, it finally flows down the bottom plate 40 and is discharged from the first warp outlet 54 to the game area 3. Note that the outer passages of the guide members 48a and 48b and the passages in the central portion of the tip of the launching members 49a and 49b constitute a first warp passage 53 that guides the hit ball to the first warp outlet 54.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the hit ball taken in from the warp inlet 22 is distributed to one of the plurality of passages 46 and 53 in the auxiliary space region 24 and flows down, and corresponds to the passages 46 and 53. Since it is discharged again from the warp outlets 47 and 54 to the game area 3, the re-released hitting ball does not necessarily take a fixed flow path. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the game board 1 in the game area 3 on the downstream side of the variable display device 20 is increased. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the second warp outlet 47 is positioned directly above the start winning opening 4, so that the hit ball re-released from the second warp outlet 47 is the starting winning opening 4. The first warp outlet 54 is located above the start winning opening 4 but the discharge range is wide as described above, so that the winning rate to the starting winning opening 4 is too high. Absent. That is, in the illustrated embodiment, the value of the subsequent game is different depending on the type of passage to be distributed, so the player's interest is attracted to which passage is distributed, and more interesting games can be played. Can be provided.

  In addition to the configuration described above, the variable display device 20 is provided with a decorative lamp 55 and a decorative LED 56 on the back surface of the bottom plate 40 as shown in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. 1, the second warp outlet 47 is provided. Is provided with a start memory display 57 for storing start winnings to the start winning ports 4, 5a, 5b. In the above description, the turning members 49a and 49b are turned on the basis of the detection signals of the passing ball detectors 51a and 51b. However, a hand switch 100 (provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine) It may be driven by the player operating (not shown; however, only the reference numeral is displayed in the time chart of FIG. 9).

  Next, a detailed configuration of the variable winning ball apparatus 60 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the variable winning ball apparatus 60. In the figure, on both sides of the mounting board 61 of the variable winning ball apparatus 60, the start winning ports 5a and 5b are formed so as to protrude integrally, and are hidden by the protruding portions of the start winning ports 5a and 5b. Normal winning areas 65a and 65b are established. Below the normal winning areas 65a and 65b, bases of rod-shaped ball receiving members 62a and 62b are pivotally supported. The ball receiving members 62a and 62b are driven by the solenoid 71 as described above, but when the solenoid 71 is OFF, the V-shaped closed state (the state of the ball receiving member 62b) is lowered. When the solenoid 71 is ON, the hit ball received in the open-shaped state with the tip raised (the state of the ball receiving member 62a) is placed in the normal winning areas 65a and 65b. Guide and win. The bases of the ball receiving members 62a and 62b are integrally formed with closing pieces 63a and 63b. When the ball receiving members 62a and 62b are in the closed state, the normal winning areas 65a and 65b are closed to hit the ball. In order not to win a prize, when the ball receiving members 62a and 62b are in an open state, the normal winning areas 65a and 65b are opened to accept a hit ball.

  Further, at the center of the mounting substrate 61, a ball receiving rotating member 66 whose rotation is controlled by a motor 67 (not shown; however, only the reference numeral is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7) is projected. Is configured as a specific winning area 64. Thus, the ball receiving rotation member 66 has a semicircular ball receiving portion positioned above so as not to receive a hit ball in a normal gaming state, and enters the specific gaming state so that the ball receiving members 62a and 62b When it is in the open state, it rotates halfway and the ball receiving part comes to a lower position to receive the hit ball and guide it to the specific winning area 64. When one hitting ball is guided to the specific winning area 64, the ball receiving rotation member 66 may be rotated halfway again or at the same time as the end of the open state of the ball receiving members 62a and 62b. May be. Further, when the ball receiving members 62a and 62b are in the open state, the interval between the tip of the ball receiving members 62a and 62b and the ball receiving rotating member 66 is in a state where the hit ball cannot pass.

  When a hitting ball is won in the specific winning area 64, it is detected by a specific winning ball detector 68 (not shown; however, only a symbol is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7), and the hitting ball is won in the normal winning areas 65a and 65b. Is detected by a winning number detector 69 (not shown; however, only the reference numeral is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7), and the number of detection signals of both detectors 68 and 69 becomes a predetermined number (for example, 10). When the predetermined time has elapsed, the one-time open state of the ball receiving members 62a and 62b ends. In the above description, the ball receiving rotation member 66 is rotated. However, the ball receiving rotation member 66 may be moved up and down.

  In the variable winning ball apparatus 60 shown in FIG. 5 described above, the specific winning area 64 is arranged in the center of the mounting substrate 61. However, the left and right normal winning areas 65a and 65b in FIG. One may be configured as a normal winning area 65 and the other as a specific winning area 64. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the ball receiving and rotating member 66 of FIG. 5 may be configured as an obstacle fixing member 70 that simply prevents the ball from flowing down.

  As described above, the configuration of the game board 1 including the variable display device 20 as the center accessory has been described, but those game apparatuses provided in the game board 1 are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration. MPU 81, ROM 82, RAM 83, input / output circuit 84, sound generator 85, power-on reset circuit 86, clock generation circuit 87, pulse divider circuit 88, and It is controlled by a microcomputer 80 including an address decode circuit 89. Thus, the microcomputer 80 detects from the start winning ball detectors 6, 7a, 7b, the specific winning ball detector 68, the winning number detector 69, and the passing ball detectors 51a, 51b via the detection circuit 90. A signal is input. Although not shown, the position detector 36 is also connected to the detection circuit 90, and when the hand switch 100 is provided, this is also connected.

  On the other hand, the microcomputer 80 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, a display drive signal is sent to the liquid crystal display 25 via the LCD drive circuit 91, a drive signal is sent to the motors 34, 43, 67 via the motor drive circuit 92, and the solenoid 50 is sent via the solenoid drive circuit 93. , 71 is sent a drive signal. Further, a decoration lamp 55 (only the decoration lamp 55 is shown in the figure is shown through the lamp driving circuit 94, but the windmill lamps 8a and 8b, shoulder lamps 11a and 11b, sleeve lamps 12a and 12b, side lamps 13a and 13b, rails) Display driving signals are sent to the display lamps 95 and the like), the display driving signals are sent to the start winning memory display 57 and the decoration LEDs 56 via the LED driving circuit 95, and an audio signal is sent to the speaker 97 via the amplifier 96. Sent. The above-described circuits and devices are supplied with power of a corresponding voltage from the power supply circuit 98.

  Of the operations controlled by the game control circuit described above, the operations of the launch members 49a and 49b will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation of the lifting members 49a and 49b according to the embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the lifting members 49a and 49b when the hand switch 100 is provided. First, in FIG. 8, when the hit ball flows down to the bottom plate 40 in the auxiliary space region 24 and the passing ball detectors 51a and 51b are turned on and the detection signals P1 and P3 are derived, the solenoids of the launch members 49a and 49b. 50 is turned ON only for a minute time T1. As a result, the hit ball that has flowed down the bottom plate 40 and turned on the passing ball detectors 51a and 51b is launched upstream. The detection signal P2 of the passing ball detectors 51a and 51b derived within the minute time T1 is processed as invalid.

  In FIG. 9, when the hit ball flows down to the bottom plate 40 in the auxiliary space region 24 and approaches the launch members 49a and 49b, the player operates the hand switch 100 to derive the detection signals P4 and P5. Then, the solenoid 50 of the launch members 49a and 49b is turned on for a minute time T1. As a result, the hit ball that has flowed down the bottom plate 40 and approached the launch members 49a and 49b is launched upstream. Note that the solenoid 50 is controlled to be turned on only once even if the hand switch 100 is continuously pressed for longer than T1 time.

  As described above, the configuration and the operation of the variable display device 20 as the center accessory according to the embodiment have been described. According to the present embodiment, the hit balls taken in from the warp inlet 22 are a plurality of the auxiliary space region 24. Since the flow is distributed to any one of the passages 46 and 53 and discharged again from the warp outlets 47 and 54 corresponding to the passages 46 and 53 to the game area 3, the re-released hit ball is not necessarily a constant flow path. Never take. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the game board 1 in the game area 3 on the downstream side of the variable display device 20 is increased. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the second warp outlet 47 is positioned immediately above the start winning opening 4, the probability that the hit ball re-released from the second warp outlet 47 wins the starting winning opening 4 is extremely high. On the other hand, although the first warp outlet 54 is located above the start winning opening 4, since the discharge range is wide as described above, the winning rate to the starting winning opening 4 is not so high. In other words, in this embodiment, the value of the subsequent game is different depending on the type of passage to be distributed, so the player's interest is attracted to which passage is distributed and a more interesting game is provided. can do.

  In the above-described embodiment, the variable display device 20 is shown as the center accessory. However, the variable display device 20 is not necessarily provided with the liquid crystal display 25, but a mechanical or other electrically variable display member. It may be provided with. In addition, the center combination may be a winning ball device or a variable winning ball device. Further, the number of passages 46 and 53 and warp outlets 47 and 54 provided in the auxiliary space region 24 may be any number as long as it is two or more. It may not be forcibly distributed but may be naturally distributed using the momentum of hitting balls. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the first warp outlet 54 and the second warp outlet 47 are shown in two upper and lower stages, but these are formed in the same plane, and the same plane is formed into a plurality of passages. It is good also as a warp exit corresponding to each passage. Moreover, in the said Example, although the ball hit | released from the 2nd warp exit 47 showed what has a high possibility of being induced | guided | derived to the start winning opening 4, this hit ball discharged | emitted from the 2nd warp exit 47 was shown. May be configured to reliably win the start winning opening 4, and the start winning ball detector 6 may face the communication opening 45 or the second warp passage 46 by further proceeding with this.

It is a front view of a variable display device as a gaming device according to an embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a variable display apparatus. It is a top view which shows the internal structure of a variable display apparatus. It is a conceptual diagram of the liquid crystal display provided in a variable display apparatus. It is a front view of the variable winning ball apparatus provided in a game board. It is a front view of the variable winning ball apparatus which has another structure. It is a block diagram of the game control circuit which controls game operation. It is a time chart which shows operation | movement of the launching member provided in a variable display apparatus among the operations controlled by the game control circuit. It is a time chart which shows other operation | movement of the launching member provided in a variable display apparatus among the operations controlled by the game control circuit. It is a front view of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball game machine provided with a variable display device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 3 Game area 4 Start winning opening 20 Variable display device (game device)
22 Warp inlet 23 Warp upper stage passage 24 Auxiliary space area 25 Liquid crystal display 39 Warp lower stage passage 40 Bottom plate 42 Rotating disc 44 Sorting projection 45 Communication port 46 Second warp passage 47 Second warp outlet 48a, 48b Guide members 49a, 49b Launching Member 51a, 51b Passing ball detector 52a, 52b First warp passage forming member 53 First warp passage 54 First warp outlet

Claims (1)

In a ball game machine provided with a gaming device provided substantially at the center of the gaming area of the gaming board, and a start winning opening for operating the gaming device located below the gaming device,
The gaming device is:
A ball entrance for taking in a ball that falls in the game area;
An auxiliary space area to which the hit ball taken from the ball entrance is guided;
A communication port provided in the auxiliary space region, into which a hit ball guided to the auxiliary space region can flow;
A ball passage provided in the auxiliary space region, and a hit ball that has not flowed into the communication port flows down,
Than the ball passage formed below the inlet ball passage striking ball that has flowed into the communication port flows down,
An inflow ball outlet that is formed directly above the start winning opening and discharges the hit ball flowing down the inflow ball passage to the game area;
A ball outlet that is formed wider than the inflow ball outlet above the start winning opening and above the inflow ball outlet, and that discharges the ball that flows down the ball passage to the game area; With
The hit ball guided to the auxiliary space region is naturally distributed by the momentum of the hit ball whether it flows into the communication port or not, and the hit ball that has not flowed into the communication port flows down the ball passage. The ball that has been discharged from the ball outlet into the game area, and has flowed into the communication port, flows down the inflow ball passage and directly above the start winning opening in the game area from the inflow ball outlet. A ball game machine characterized by being released .

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