JP4359462B2 - Game machine accessory and game machine using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine accessory and a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a game ball is accommodated (held) in a holding portion (ball receiving portion) formed on the outer peripheral surface of a disk-shaped (or columnar) rotating body that rotates around an axis orthogonal to the game board, and the rotating body A gaming machine accessory that moves a game ball with the rotation of the game machine is known. As one type, in a third-class pachinko machine as shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the rotation that holds and stops the game ball at the ball receiver based on the display of the result of the lottery (win or miss) on the display device 2. Description of the Related Art A sorting device that rotates a body and distributes and transports game balls into a plurality of areas is used. In such a sorter, in order to accurately detect that the game ball is accommodated in the ball receiver of the rotating body and perform the distribution control in a timely manner, a proximity switch, photoelectric switch above the stop position of the ball receiver In general, a non-contact detection sensor such as the above is provided.

Japanese Patent No. 2952700 Japanese Patent No. 3005274 Japanese Patent No. 2980210

  However, in these techniques, a non-contact detection sensor is provided at a position above the upper edge of the game ball accommodated in the ball receiving portion at the ball receiving position so as not to erroneously detect the game ball accommodated in the ball receiving portion. Need to be placed. As a result, the vertical height of the sorting apparatus is increased, which is a factor that hinders downsizing and downsizing. Furthermore, if the succeeding ball is introduced when the game ball is received and stopped in the ball receiving unit or the rotating body is rotating, the detection sensor may erroneously detect or the subsequent ball may be clogged. May occur. Therefore, in order to prevent the following sphere from entering the sensor detection area when the rotating body is stationary and rotating, the locking protrusions 42a and 42b shown in Patent Document 2 and the blocking member 1151 shown in Patent Document 3 are provided. Requires a space for disposing these members and their drive members, which further hinders downsizing.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine accessory that can be reduced in size by reducing the height in the vertical direction by providing contact-type ball detection means, and a gaming machine equipped with such an accessory. Is to provide.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine accessory of the present invention is:
A rotating body that is rotatably mounted about an axis that intersects the board surface of the game board and has a ball receiving portion that can be held at a ball receiving position provided in the circumferential top region and can accommodate one game ball;
In order to detect that a game ball has been received in the ball receiving portion of the rotating body, a front end portion enters the ball dropping passage in the vertical direction leading to the ball receiving position, and a rear end portion of the rotating body A contact-type detection arm extending along the axial direction, the detection arm contacting and detecting the game ball immediately before the game ball is received in the ball receiving portion; Sphere detection means configured not to contact;
In order to flow down the game ball toward the player side and introduce it into the ball drop passage, a falling rod disposed along the axial direction of the rotating body above the detection arm;
Equipped with a,
On the inner wall of the ball drop passage opposite to the detection arm entry side, a guide is located above the tip of the detection arm, and the game ball introduced into the ball drop passage from the falling rod collides with A game ball rebounded by the guide body is guided by the wall surface on the detection arm entry side, and contacts the tip of the detection arm to operate the ball detection means .

  According to this game machine accessory, contact detection is performed immediately before storage and non-contact is performed after storage, so that the contact-type ball detecting means is disposed at the ball receiving position and the game ball is stored in the ball receiving portion. Can be accurately detected. The game ball accommodated in the ball receiving unit is erroneously detected by contacting the ball detecting means while being transported (moved) from the ball receiving position at the top to the lower ball releasing position by the rotating body and led out. There is no fear. On the other hand, the succeeding ball introduced when the game ball is accommodated in the ball receiving portion and stopped or the rotating body is rotating may be erroneously detected by contact with the ball detecting means or may be clogged. Without being led to the discharge position. Thus, since the ball detecting means can be arranged at the ball receiving position, the height in the vertical direction of the gaming machine accessory can be kept low, and the size can be reduced. The rotating direction of the rotating body may be either one of the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, or may be bidirectional. One or more ball release positions and discharge positions can be provided in the circumferential direction of the rotating body.

  By the way, the succeeding ball discharge section is branched to the predetermined discharge position after branching along the circumferential direction of the rotating body from the middle of the ball drop passage in the vertical direction to the ball receiving position on the player side of the game board. It may be formed as a discharge passage. The succeeding sphere is smoothly led out from the discharge passage formed in this way.

  In addition, a flow-down rod (passage) for flowing down the game ball toward the player side and introducing it into the ball drop passage is disposed along the axial direction of the rotating body, and the flow-down on the side where the discharge passage is located In some cases, a side wall whose height decreases toward the player side is formed at the bottom of the tip of the basket (passage). The succeeding sphere that flows down from the rear side (opposite to the player) to the front side (player side) and is introduced into the ball drop passage is formed from a side wall that is formed to be lower in height toward the player side. It is led to the discharge passage without difficulty.

  In such a gaming machine accessory, the ball detecting means is a contact type in which the front end part enters the ball dropping passage in the vertical direction leading to the ball receiving position and the rear end part extends along the axial direction of the rotating body. It is desirable to have a detection arm. Due to the mechanical ball detection by the detection arm, even in a space in a narrow ball drop passage, the detection arm can detect the contact of the game ball immediately before being accommodated in the ball receiving portion, and can be made non-contact after being accommodated. The game ball can be accurately and simply detected in the receiving unit. Note that the game ball accommodated in the ball receiving portion, the succeeding ball that rides on the ball, and the ball drop passage in the vertical direction spread out toward the inner wall of the ball drop passage with the contact point between the game ball and the following ball as the apex. (Ie, the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the axis of the rotating body gradually increases) is formed, and the distal end portion of the detection arm is disposed in the mountain-shaped space.

  In that case, it is desirable that the tip end portion of the detection arm is disposed at a position where it does not contact the game ball below the upper edge of the game ball accommodated in the ball receiving portion at the ball receiving position. When the succeeding ball comes into contact with (climbs on) the game ball accommodated in the ball receiving portion, the succeeding ball is led to the discharge position without contacting the tip of the detection arm, and thus is not erroneously detected.

  Furthermore, it is desirable that the distal end portion of the detection arm is disposed in the rotation locus of the rotating body as viewed from the axial direction. When the succeeding sphere comes into contact with (climbs on) the outer surface (outer peripheral edge) other than the ball receiving portion of the rotating body, the tip of the detection arm is positioned below the succeeding sphere. It is led out to the discharge position without contact and is not erroneously detected.

  In addition, in order to make the inner wall on the opposite side to the detection arm entry side of the ball drop passage positioned above the detection arm and bring the game ball introduced into the ball drop passage into contact with the tip of the detection arm, There may be a case where a guide body is provided to guide the wall surface on the detection arm entry side. The game ball that falls in the ball drop passage is reflected by the guide body and comes into contact with the tip of the detection arm, and is reliably detected by the detection arm.

  By the way, the detection arm constitutes a force point where the front end faces the ball drop passage and receives the gravity of the game ball, and the rear end penetrates the game board along the axis of the rotating body and extends in the direction opposite to the board surface. There is a case where an action point related to generation of a sphere detection signal is configured, and an intermediate portion thereof is supported by a main body portion covering the back of the rotating body to be formed on an insulator constituting a fulcrum. The detection arm is formed in a long insulator that penetrates the game board, and the middle part is used as a fulcrum, so the elevation of the tip due to contact with the game ball and the elevation of the rear end that generates a ball detection signal And the sensitivity can be adjusted.

  The rear end portion of the detection arm may be provided with an urging means that prevents the ball detection signal from being erroneously generated by urging the rear end portion downward about the fulcrum. It is possible to prevent the detection arm from erroneously generating a ball detection signal due to vibrations applied to the gaming machine during the game, which is also effective in preventing fraud with respect to the detection arm. In addition, as an urging means, a resilient member such as a spring that urges the rear end portion downward by elastic force, or a structural member such as a weight that urges the rear end portion downward by gravity (self-weight). Etc. can be used.

  In addition, the detection arm is integrally formed with a projecting portion that contacts the main body and regulates the rotational range (upper and lower limits) of the rotational motion around the fulcrum and determines the rotational angle. There is. A sphere detection signal at the rear end of the detection arm is prevented from being erroneously generated, and stable sphere detection is possible.

  And in order to solve the said subject, the gaming machine of this invention was equipped with the accessory for gaming machines as described above. When such a gaming machine accessory is employed in a pachinko machine, it can be added as a small and compact accessory without taking up a large space on the board surface, so that a new interest can be aroused (added). At that time, the gaming machine accessory can be mounted as, for example, a sorting device in a third type pachinko machine. Further, by reducing the size of the accessory in this way, it becomes possible to secure a large space occupied by the main accessory such as the center accessory in the game area of the standardized game board.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings. In this embodiment, the front side means the side facing the player, and the rear side means the opposite side.
1 to 3 show an example of a sorting apparatus as a gaming machine accessory of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view and a rear view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from two different directions, and FIG. An exploded perspective view is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the sorting apparatus 1 includes a main body 10 made of a transparent hard synthetic resin that constitutes a basic skeleton of the sorting apparatus 1, and a rotating body 20 as a sorting means and a discharging means for game balls. And a detecting unit 30 (contact type sensor; ball detecting means) for detecting that the game ball is received in the notch 21 (ball receiving unit) of the rotating body 20. In addition, the sorting apparatus 1 rotates on a motor shaft 51 having an axis O and a sorting detector 40 (non-contact sensor; sorting detector) that detects a game ball released from the notch 21 of the rotating body 20. An electric motor 50 (drive actuator) that rotates forward and backward while fixing the body 20 is provided. The axis O of the motor shaft 51 intersects (for example, orthogonally) the board surface 102 on the game board 101 to which the sorting apparatus 1 is attached (see FIG. 4).

  In FIG. 3, the main body 10 includes a front frame 10 </ b> F (main body) disposed on the front side (an end surface facing the player of the rotating body 20) and a rear frame 10 </ b> R (main body) disposed on the rear side. Are arranged so as to cover from the outside so as to sandwich the rotating body 20, and are fixed to each other by a fastening member 19 such as a screw. A falling rod 11 (downflow passage) for flowing down the game ball toward the player side (front side) and introducing it into the ball drop passage 12 (see FIG. 4) is arranged along the axis O direction of the rotating body 20. The leading end portion of the falling rod 11 is connected to the upper end portion of the ball dropping passage 12 via an inlet 16a (see FIG. 6) formed in the main body portion 10 (the base plate 16 of the rear frame 10R). The sensor substrate 33 of the detection unit 30 is fixed to the main body 10 (rear frame 10R) by a fastening member 39 such as a screw, and the flange portion of the electric motor 50 is fixed to the main body 10 (rear frame 10R by a fastening member 59 such as a screw. ).

  The rotating body 20 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed in a disc shape or a cylindrical shape. As described above, the rotating body 20 functions as a game ball allocating means and a discharging means, and is cut out from the outer peripheral surface to the center in the radial direction to accommodate the game balls. 21 (ball receiving portion) and the shaft tube portion 22 fixed to the motor shaft 51 with a fastening member 29 such as a machine screw. As shown in FIG. 6, the notch 21 receives and accommodates one game ball B that stops at the ball receiving position C provided in the circumferential top region of the rotating body 20 and falls in the vertical ball drop passage 12. To do.

  After that, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the game ball B is distributed to one of the ball release positions R1 and R2 provided in the circumferential lower region by the rotating body 20 that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise. Is released and released. Further, the game ball B is detected by the detection sensors 41 and 42 and then recovered by the recovery baskets 15 and 15 (see FIG. 3). At this time, a hit detection sensor 41 (for example, a proximity switch) is disposed at the ball release position R1, and when the game ball B is detected, a special game state (a big hit state) is generated. On the other hand, a disengagement detection sensor 42 (for example, a proximity switch) is disposed at the ball release position R2, and even when the game ball B is detected, a special game state (a big hit state) does not occur.

  The rotating body 20 that has released and dropped the game ball B at the ball release positions R1, R2 rotates in the same direction or in the opposite direction and returns to the original ball receiving position C. In order to reliably stop the rotating body 20 at the ball receiving position C and the ball releasing positions R1, R2, a stepping motor with a built-in rotation angle sensor is used for the electric motor 50. A Hall element sensor, a rotary encoder, or the like is used as the rotation angle sensor, and is housed in a rotation angle sensor case 52 that also serves as a motor frame (see FIG. 3). Further, when the subsequent sphere BN is introduced during the rotation of the rotating body 20, the subsequent sphere BN is discharged along the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 to the discharge rod 14 via the subsequent sphere discharging portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the detection unit 30 contacts the game ball B immediately before the game ball B is accommodated in the notch 21 of the rotating body 20 to detect the ball, and does not contact the game ball B after it is accommodated. Thus, it is arranged facing the ball receiving position C. Specifically, the detection unit 30 has a contact type in which a front end portion 31 a enters the vertical ball drop passage 12 reaching the ball receiving position C, and a rear end portion 31 b extends along the axis O direction of the rotating body 20. Detection arm 31, a detection unit 32 that senses the operation of the rear end portion 31 b of the detection arm 31 by a non-contact sensor (for example, a photosensor) and generates a game ball detection signal, and a sensor substrate on which the detection unit 32 is attached 33. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the game ball B and the subsequent ball are constituted by the game ball B accommodated in the notch 21 of the rotating body 20, the succeeding ball BN riding on the game ball B, and the ball dropping passage 12 in the vertical direction. A mountain-shaped space S is formed with the contact point P with BN as the apex and expanding toward the inner wall of the ball drop passage 12 (that is, the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the axis O of the rotating body 20 gradually increases), and the detection arm is formed. The tip 31a of 31 is disposed in the mountain-shaped space S.

  In FIG. 5, the tip 31 a of the detection arm 31 is arranged at a position where it does not contact the game ball B below the upper edge of the game ball B housed in the notch 21 of the rotating body 20 at the ball receiving position C. Has been. Therefore, when the subsequent ball BN rides on (contacts) the game ball B accommodated in the notch 21, the subsequent ball BN does not contact the tip portion 31a of the detection arm 31.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A, the distal end portion 31a of the detection arm 31 is disposed in the rotation locus of the rotating body 20 when viewed from the axial direction. Referring to FIG. 7, when the succeeding sphere BN contacts (rides on) the outer surface (outer peripheral edge) other than the notch 21 of the rotating body 20, the distal end portion 31 a of the detection arm 31 is positioned below the succeeding sphere BN. The succeeding sphere BN does not contact the tip 31a of the detection arm 31.

Returning to FIG. 4, the detection arm 31 is formed as a lever that extends long to the rear side so as to penetrate the game board 101 below the downflow rod 11 . Specifically, the front end portion 31a faces the ball drop passage 12 and constitutes a force point that receives the gravity of the game ball B, and the rear end portion 31b penetrates the game board 101 along the axis O of the rotating body 20 and passes through the board surface. An action point that extends in the opposite direction to 102 and is involved in the generation of the ball detection signal is formed, and the intermediate part 31c is supported by the main body part 10 (flowing rod 11) that covers the back of the rotating body 20 to form a fulcrum. ing. Since the intermediate portion 31c of the insulator extending long in the front-rear direction is used as a fulcrum, the up-and-down amount of the front end portion 31a due to contact with the game ball B and the up-and-down amount of the rear end portion 31b that generates the ball detection signal are balanced. Since the fulcrum (intermediate part 31c) is sandwiched and supported by the main body part 10 (flowing rod 11) and the motor frame 52, the movements of both end parts 31a and 31b are stabilized, and the detection error in the sensing part 32 is reduced. Can be small.

  Since the rear end portion 31a of the detection arm 31 is acted on by a moment that always urges the rear end portion 31a to rotate downward about the fulcrum (intermediate portion 31c), erroneous detection of the ball detection signal is prevented. The Adjustments can be made by changing the arm length and cross-sectional area of the moment centered on the fulcrum, and in some cases, weights, springs, etc. can be added.

  Further, on the upper surface of the detection arm 31, a protruding portion 31d for limiting the upper limit of the rotational range of the rotational movement centering on the fulcrum (intermediate portion 31c) in contact with the main body portion 10 (downflow rod 11). Are integrally formed. On the other hand, the lower surface of the detection arm 31 is integrally formed with a projecting portion 31e that contacts the motor frame 52 and regulates the lower limit of the rotational range of the rotational motion around the fulcrum (intermediate portion 31c). Yes. Since the rotation angle of the detection arm 31 is determined (regulated) by both the protrusions 31d and 31e, the output of the ball detection signal is stabilized and the detection arm 31 is prevented from being damaged.

In FIG. 4, the inner wall of the ball drop passage 12 on the opposite side (player side; front side) of the detection arm 31 (the front end portion 31 a) from the entry side is located above the detection arm 31 (the front end portion 31 a). A bulging portion 12a (guide body) that is positioned and bulges toward the wall surface on the entry side of the detection arm 31 is integrally formed. The game ball B introduced into the ball drop passage 12 from the falling rod 11 is guided to the wall surface on the entry side of the detection arm 31 by rebound (reflection) when contacting (collision) with the bulging portion 12a. It contacts the tip 31a. As a result, the detection arm 31 has the intermediate portion 31c as a fulcrum, the tip end portion 31a is lowered, the rear end portion 31b is raised (broken line state in FIG. 4), and a ball detection signal is transmitted from the sensing portion 32. However, the contact between the tip 31a of the detection arm 31 and the game ball B ends in an instant, and when the game ball B is accommodated in the cutout 21 of the rotating body 20, the two do not contact each other, and the detection arm 31 is not detected. (Solid line state in FIG. 4).

  In FIG. 6, the succeeding ball discharge portion 13 is branched from the middle of the ball dropping passage 12 in the vertical direction from the front end portion of the descending rod 11 to the ball receiving position C along the circumferential direction (clockwise) of the rotating body 20. And a discharge passage led out to a predetermined discharge position E. Therefore, the succeeding sphere BN is smoothly led out from the discharge passage 13 to the discharge rod 14 through the discharge port 16b formed in the main body 10 (the base plate 16 of the rear frame 10R). At this time, while the rotating body 20 returns from the ball receiving position C to the original ball receiving position C via the ball releasing positions R 1 and R 2, as described above, the succeeding ball BN is the tip of the detection arm 31. Since there is no contact with the portion 31a (see FIGS. 5 and 7), there is no possibility of erroneous detection.

  In FIG. 4, among the rail-shaped left and right side walls 11L and 11R (see FIG. 3) constituting the bottom portion of the downflow rod 11, the side where the discharge passage 13 (following ball discharge portion) and the discharge rod 14 are located, that is, from the player. A side wall 11Ra whose height decreases toward the front side (player side) is formed at the tip of the right side wall 11R as viewed. Specifically, the tip portion 11Ra of the right side wall 11R is provided with a slope (inclination), and flows down from the rear side (opposite to the player) to the front side (player side) through the flow-down rod 11. The succeeding sphere BN introduced into the sphere dropping passage 12 is easily led out to the discharge passage 13 from the front end portion 11Ra of the right side wall formed with a lower height toward the front. The side wall 11Ra can be formed to be linearly low (gradient) or non-linearly low (such as a round shape).

  In any case, the side where the discharge passage 13 and the discharge rod 14 are not set (the side where the discharge rod 14 is not provided), that is, the front end portion 11La of the left side wall 11L is formed flush (FIG. 4 detail view). Further, a closing plate 12b is integrally formed on the left side of the front frame 10F at a position corresponding to the introduction port 16a so as to be orthogonal to the bulging portion 12a (FIGS. 3 and 6). The trailing sphere BN is not led out from the left side wall by the left side wall tip 11La and the closing plate 12b.

Next, the operation of the sorting apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
(1) As shown in FIG. 4, the game ball B flowing down the flow-down rod 11 from the rear to the front side of the game board 101 passes through the introduction port 16a (see FIG. 6) and drops in front of the game board 101. It reaches the passage 12. The game ball B is reflected and guided by the bulging portion 12a when falling down the ball dropping passage 12 in the vertical direction, comes into contact with the tip portion 31a of the detection arm 31 (broken line state in FIG. 4), and the ball from the sensing unit 32 After outputting the detection signal, the detection signal is received in the notch 21 of the rotating body 20 that is waiting (stopped) at the ball receiving position C.

(2) At this time, when the succeeding sphere BN shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 flows down the descending basket 11 and reaches the ball dropping passage 12, the succeeding sphere BN comes into contact with the game sphere B accommodated in the notch 21 at the contact point P. (Get on). However, since the tip 31a of the detection arm 31 is located in the mountain-shaped space S below the upper edge of the game ball B (FIG. 5), the succeeding sphere BN does not contact the tip 31a of the detection arm 31. Then, the trailing sphere BN has a discharge passage 13 (following) by a front end portion 11Ra (see FIG. 4) of the right side wall formed with a lower height toward the front and a left closing plate 12b (FIG. 6 (a)). It is smoothly led out from the ball discharge portion) to the discharge rod 14 (FIG. 6B) through the discharge port 16b (FIG. 6).

(3) As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, the rotating body 20 receives the ball ball in a state where the game ball B is received in the notch 21, triggered by the game ball B coming into contact with the tip 31 a of the detection arm 31. It rotates from the position C toward one of the ball release positions R1 and R2. 8 and 9 show the case where the rotating body 20 rotates counterclockwise toward the ball release position R1. The game ball B accommodated in the notch 21 is released (dropped) at the ball release position R1, is detected by the hit detection sensor 41, generates a special game state (big hit state), and is recovered by the recovery basket 15.

(4) When the succeeding sphere BN shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 flows down the descending rod 11 and reaches the ball dropping passage 12 when the rotating body 20 is rotating, the succeeding sphere BN becomes the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20. (Get on). However, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A, the tip 31a of the detection arm 31 is located in the rotation locus of the rotating body 20 and is located in the mountain space S. Therefore, the succeeding sphere BN does not come into contact with the tip 31a of the detection arm 31. Then, the trailing sphere BN has a discharge basket 14 (see FIG. 4) in the same manner as in the case (2) by the tip 11Ra (see FIG. 4) of the right side wall and the left closing plate 12b (see FIG. 6 (a)). 8 (b) and 9 (b)).

(5) The rotating body 20 that releases and drops the game ball B at the ball release position R1 rotates counterclockwise or clockwise and returns to the original ball receiving position C, and then stops (stops).

  Furthermore, with reference to FIG. 10, a configuration of a third type pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine) 100 including the above-described sorting apparatus 1 and an example of the game will be described. The distribution apparatus 1 is attached at the lower center of the gaming board 101 of the gaming machine 100 so that the axis O of the rotating body 20 (motor shaft 51) intersects (for example, orthogonally) the board surface 102 (see FIG. 4). ).

  If a prize is awarded to the start chuck 103 (start opening) during a game on the gaming machine 100, the blades and the like provided on the center accessory 104 are opened and closed. When a game ball won in the center role 104 during opening and closing is transferred to a specific area (a hit area) by a rotating body or the like inside the center role 104, a digital display device or the like provided below the center role 104 The lottery machine 105 starts operation (lottery). The game ball B that has won the center object 104 comes into contact with the tip 31a of the detection arm 31 through the flow rod 11 and the ball drop passage 12 of the sorting device 1 through a guide rod (not shown) and the like. It is accommodated in the notch 21 of the rotating body 20 that is stopped at the position C (see FIG. 4).

  The lottery machine 105 stops based on (because) the game ball B has come into contact with the tip 31a of the detection arm 31 (a ball detection signal has been output). Then, depending on whether or not the lottery machine 105 displays, the rotating body 20 of the sorting apparatus 1 is in a state where the game ball B is accommodated in the notch 21 and any one of the ball release position R1 and the ball release position R1. Rotate towards When the stop display of the lottery machine 105 is a jackpot symbol (for example, “88”), the rotating body 20 rotates counterclockwise toward the ball release position R1 (see FIG. 4), and is released and dropped at the ball release position R1. When the hit game ball B is detected by the hit detection sensor 41, the big hit state (special game state) starts. At this time, if there is a winning at the winning opening 106, the attacker 107 (big winning opening) is opened, and a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of balls are counted as one round, and the state becomes repeatable over a predetermined number of rounds.

  It should be noted that a plurality of game balls may win the center combination 104 at the same time, and it is also conceivable that these game balls arrive at the sorting apparatus 1 one after another. Even when such a situation occurs, in the sorting apparatus 1, as described above, the subsequent sphere BN does not come into contact with the tip 31 a of the detection arm 31, and the discharge rod 14 is discharged from the discharge passage 13 (following sphere discharge portion). (See FIGS. 5 to 9).

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this. For example, the sorting apparatus 1 can be applied to a gaming machine other than the third type pachinko machine 100. At that time, it may be used as an accessory other than the sorting apparatus 1. Moreover, the shape of the rotary body 20 is not limited to a disk shape or a columnar shape, but may be a curve such as an elliptical shape or a polygon such as a hexagon, and may have a three-dimensional shape that deforms in the axial direction. The same applies to the shape of the notch 21. Further, in the embodiment, after the game ball B flows down the falling bowl 11 from the back to the front side of the game board 101, the game ball B falls down the ball drop passage 12 in the vertical direction and reaches the ball receiving position C (FIG. 4). However, it may be inserted directly above the ball drop passage 12 on the front side of the game board 101 to reach the ball receiving position C (in this case, the flow-down rod 11 is a flow-down function of the game ball B). Is no longer required). It should be noted that the above-described game flow in the third type pachinko machine 100 is merely an example, and the use of the accessory and the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited thereby.

The front view and back view which show an example of the distribution apparatus as a game machine accessory of this invention. The perspective view which looked at the distribution apparatus of FIG. 1 from two different directions. The disassembled perspective view of the distribution apparatus of FIG. The AA sectional view of Drawing 1 (b) showing the operating state of a distribution device. Sectional view on the AA line of FIG.1 (b) which shows another operation state of a distribution apparatus. The front view and perspective view explaining the action | operation of FIG. Sectional view on the AA line of FIG.1 (b) which shows another operation state of a distribution apparatus. The front view and perspective view explaining the action | operation of FIG. The front view and perspective view explaining the operation | movement following FIG. The front view which shows typically an example of the game machine provided with the distribution apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Sorting device (game machine accessory)
10 Body 11 Falling basin 12 Ball drop passage 13 Discharge passage (following sphere discharge portion)
20 Rotating body 21 Notch (ball receiving part)
30 detection unit (contact type sensor; ball detection means)
31 Detection arm 100 Type 3 pachinko machine (game machine)
101 game board 102 board surface C ball receiving position R1, R2 ball release position E discharge position

Claims (4)

A rotating body that is rotatably mounted about an axis that intersects the board surface of the game board and has a ball receiving portion that can be held at a ball receiving position provided in the circumferential top region and can accommodate one game ball;
In order to detect that a game ball has been received in the ball receiving portion of the rotating body, a front end portion enters the ball dropping passage in the vertical direction leading to the ball receiving position, and a rear end portion of the rotating body A contact-type detection arm extending along the axial direction, the detection arm contacting and detecting the game ball immediately before the game ball is received in the ball receiving portion; Sphere detection means configured not to contact;
In order to flow down the game ball toward the player side and introduce it into the ball drop passage, a falling rod disposed along the axial direction of the rotating body above the detection arm;
Equipped with a,
On the inner wall of the ball drop passage opposite to the detection arm entry side, a guide is located above the tip of the detection arm, and the game ball introduced into the ball drop passage from the falling rod collides with A gaming ball having a body formed and rebounded by the guide body is guided to the wall surface on the detection arm entry side, and contacts the tip of the detection arm to operate the ball detection means . An accessory. 2. The gaming machine accessory according to claim 1, wherein the guide body is a bulging portion that bulges from an inner wall opposite to the detection arm entry side of the ball drop passage toward a wall surface on the detection arm entry side . Based on the detection of the sphere by the sphere detection means , the rotator detects the following sphere while the rotator is rotated and returned to the original sphere receiving position through the sphere release position provided in the circumferential lower region. A trailing sphere discharge portion that leads to a predetermined discharge position without contacting the detection arm of the means,
Subsequent balls when a game ball is staying accommodated in the ball receiving part or said rotating member is introduced when rotating, to claim 1 or 2 is discharged through the trailing ball discharging unit The gaming machine item described. A gaming machine comprising the gaming machine accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

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