JP4497358B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention has a variable display device including a display unit capable of variable display of a plurality of identification information, and an opening attached to a game area of the game board and facing the display unit of the variable display device forward. A center case and a start winning device that is provided below the center case in the gaming area and has a start winning opening that is a condition for starting a variable display of the variable display device for winning a game ball, The present invention relates to a gaming machine that generates a special gaming state that allows a player to develop a game that is advantageous to the player, based on the fact that the variation display stop result mode in the variation display device is a special mode determined in advance.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine that performs a pachinko game by ejecting a game ball to a game area of a game board, in order to further enhance the interest of the game, a pair of display devices that display a plurality of symbols in a variable manner or a drive source. A special device that activates the movable wing piece of the winning device is generated when a winning device that activates the movable wing piece is placed in the game area and the symbol display device has a predetermined symbol. There is something to do. As this type of gaming machine, a pachinko machine in which a symbol display device and a winning device are integrated and provided on a gaming board has also been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-121870

  In the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, since the symbol display device and the winning device are integrated, the installation area on the game board can be reduced, compared with the case where both devices are provided separately on the game board. Since the game area can be used widely and effectively, the player can fully enjoy the behavior of the game ball flowing down the game area.

  However, the conventional prize-winning device in which the movable blade piece operates does not have a visual impact and does not necessarily have a sufficient effect.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that has a strong visual impact and can effectively enhance the interest of the player.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a variable display device including a display unit capable of variable display of a plurality of identification information, and a display of the variable display device attached to a game area of a game board. A center case having an opening that allows the portion to face forward, and a start that is provided below the center case in the gaming area, and that a winning of a game ball is a condition for starting the variation display of the variation display device A special winning state that allows a player to develop a game that is advantageous to the player, based on the fact that the variable display stop result mode in the variable display device is a predetermined special mode. In the gaming machine to be generated, the center case is integrally formed with the first state which is a standard position, a rotating member which can be converted from the first state to a second state rotated by a predetermined angle, and the rotating member. A ball receiving surface that is located on the center of rotation and projects forward from the front surface of the game board, and a ball playing surface that is located on the opposite side of the ball receiving surface and projects forward from the front surface of the game board The armor member is located above the display unit and has a ball-playing surface on the upper surface when the rotating member is in the first state and the ball receiving-impossible state. When the surface is the lower surface, the game ball flowing down the game area is flipped sideward by the ball playing surface to further flow down the game area, and in the ball receiving state where the rotating member is in the second state, the display The ball receiving surface is located on the upper side and the ball playing surface is the lower surface, so that the game ball flowing down the game area can be received by the ball receiving surface and guided to the ball introducing portion. When the armor member is in a state where it can receive a ball, Characterized in that as passing.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the rotation member of the center case is converted from the first state to the second state by the occurrence of the special game state, and the ball of the armor member The game ball received from the receiving surface to the ball introduction part is made to win a prize opening.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a launching device capable of continuously firing game balls toward the game area, and at least the rotating member. During the conversion operation from the first state to the second state, the ball launching operation by the launching device is stopped.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein a predetermined upper limit is given to a starting winning ball that has won a starting winning opening of the starting winning device during the occurrence of the special gaming state. Up to a number, and after the end of the special gaming state, based on the start winning memory, the variable display in the variable display device can be executed, and the start winning device includes a first state that is a standard position, and a first state from the first state. A start winning device rotating member that can be converted into a second state rotated by a predetermined angle and synchronously rotates so as to coincide with the state of the rotating member of the center case, and rotates integrally with the start winning device rotating member, A starting winning ball introduction member having a starting winning ball introduction path serving as a starting winning ball introduction port whose opening end is a ball inlet and the other opening end communicates with the starting prize opening. Is the beginning In the normal introduction state in which the winning device rotating member is in the first state, the ball inlet of the starting winning ball introducing path in the vertical direction opens directly below the center case, and the starting winning device rotating member is in the second state. When converted into a special introduction state, the ball inflow opening opens obliquely above the starting winning ball introduction port, so that the game ball flowing down without being received by the ball receiving surface of the armor member in the ball receiving state It is characterized by being easy to accept from the ball inlet.

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, when the rotation member of the center case provided in the game area of the game board is in the first state, the armor member is in a state incapable of receiving the ball located above the display unit. Then, the game ball that has flowed down the game area and hit the ball playing surface is bounced to the side to further flow down the game area, and when the rotating member is in the second state, the armor member is positioned below the display unit. By being in the ball receiving enabled state, the gaming ball that has flowed down the gaming area and received on the ball receiving surface is guided to the ball introducing portion and wins the winning opening. That is, the conversion from the state in which the ball winning to the winning hole of the center case is impossible to the state in which the ball winning to the winning hole is easy is a relative positional relationship with the display unit accompanying the rotation operation of the armor member of the center case. Since the change is visually recognized by the player, the visual impact is strong and the player's interest can be effectively enhanced.

  According to the gaming machine according to claim 2, when the special gaming state occurs, the rotating member of the center case is rotated from the first state to the second state, and is received from the ball receiving surface of the armor member to the ball introducing portion. Since the game ball is awarded to the prize opening, the player can visually recognize the rotation of the armor member of the center case and impress the occurrence of the special game state, and the player's expectation for the special game state can be impressed. It can be effectively increased.

  In addition, according to the gaming machine according to claim 3, the game machine includes a launching device capable of continuously firing game balls toward the game area, and at least the rotating member rotates from the first state to the second state. During this period, the ball launching operation by the launching device is stopped, so that the ball launching to the game area is suppressed until the conversion to the ball receiving state where the ball receiving surface of the armor member is the upper surface is completed. can do. Thereby, before the armor member is converted into a ball-receivable state, it is possible to prevent a game ball that is not expected to win the winning hole of the center case from being unnecessarily launched and causing a loss to the player.

  In addition, according to the gaming machine according to claim 4, the start winning ball that has won the start winning opening of the start winning device during the occurrence of the special gaming state is stored up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the start winning memory is stored after the special gaming state ends. The start display device can convert between the first state, which is the standard position, and the second state rotated by a predetermined angle from the first state, and the center case can be rotated. The start winning device rotating member that rotates synchronously with the state of the member, and the start winning device rotating member rotate integrally, with one open end communicating with the ball inlet and the other open end communicating with the start winning port A starting winning ball introduction member having a starting winning ball introduction path that serves as a starting winning ball introduction port, and the starting winning ball introduction member is vertical in a normal introduction state in which the starting winning device rotating member is in the first state. Starting direction When the ball inlet of the winning ball introduction path opens directly below the center case, and the start winning device rotating member is converted to the second state and enters the special introduction state, the ball inlet is obliquely above the starting winning ball introduction port. The opening of the ball makes it easier to receive the game ball that flows down without being received by the ball receiving surface of the armor member in a state where the ball can be received from the ball inlet, so that the armor member of the center case with the occurrence of the special game state Is converted into a ball-receivable state and positioned above the start winning device, so that it is difficult for a game ball to enter the ball inlet of the start winning ball introducing member in the normal introduction state, the start winning ball of the start winning device Adjustment can be made so that the introduction member is converted into a special introduction state and the possibility of winning at the start winning opening is not lowered. The start winning balls won in the start winning opening during the special game state are stored as the start winning memory up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the variable display on the variable display device can be executed after the special game state ends, which impairs the player's interest There is nothing.

  Next, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 provided in a gaming machine capable of playing a pachinko game, and shows a portion facing the front surface through a transparent glass surface.

  The game board 1 includes a game area 3 that is generally partitioned by a guide rail 2 that guides a game ball that is bulleted by a hitting ball launching mechanism (not shown). Near the center of the game area 3, a variable display device 4 whose display state can be changed is arranged, and a display unit 4a is formed by a center case 5 in which an opening 5a facing the display unit 4a of the variable display device 4 is formed. The surroundings of the building will be highly decorative.

  The center case 5 has a substantially cylindrical rotating member 52 having one end opened in a circular hollow portion 51a of a substantially annular mounting base 51 so as to be rotatable with its open end facing the front surface. Furthermore, the armor member 53 is also rotated integrally with the rotation of the rotating member 52 by fixing the armor member 53 having a semicircular arc shape to the rotating member 52. The armor member 53 is positioned on the rotation center side and protrudes forward from the front surface of the game board 1, and is positioned on the opposite side of the ball reception surface 53 a and forward from the front surface of the game board 1. And a ball repelling surface 53b projecting to the surface.

  As will be described later, the center case 5 shown in the present embodiment can win a game ball from the first state (a disadvantageous state for the player) that does not allow the game ball to enter the special game port 5b. By converting to the second state (a state advantageous to the player), it also has a function as a variable winning device that enables the player to acquire a lot of prize balls in a relatively short time. That is, the ball introduction part 5c normally located at the upper part is moved to the lower part by the rotational movement of the rotary member 52 and the armor member 53, so that the game ball can be awarded from the ball introduction part 5c to the special prize opening 5b. The conversion operation from the first state to the second state is realized.

  A start winning device 6 having a start winning port 6a is provided below the center case 5 as appropriate. Based on the ball winning to the start winning port 6a, a variable display game (a plurality of symbols) by the variable display device 4 is provided. A game in which the game is displayed after being converted and displayed) is started, and the result of the variable display game (stop result mode stopped and displayed on the display unit 4a) is determined in advance (for example, the three-digit symbol is “333”). On the other hand, a special gaming state that allows the player to develop a game that is advantageous to the player is generated.

  In the game in the special game state, for example, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls to the special prize opening 5b (a prize opening valid in the special game state) of the variable prize apparatus realized by the function of the center case 5 is achieved. The first condition that is reached or the second condition that the second state conversion time of the variable winning device reaches a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or one of the conditions until the earliest condition is achieved is defined as one cycle. It is a game that continues until the number of cycles (for example, 16 times). In addition, a continuous winning area is formed inside the winning award of the variable winning device, and the cycle game is continuously updated on the condition that the continuous winning sensor detects a game ball that has continuously won the continuous winning area during the cycle. If the continuous winning sensor is not detected, the game progress may be such that the special gaming state is ended by the cycle of the time.

  Also, even if a game ball wins the start winning opening 6a during the special game state as described above or during the execution of the variable display game, the variable display game is not performed by the start winning ball, and these start winnings are predetermined. Up to a number (for example, four) can be stored as the start winning memory, and when the variable display game becomes possible, the variable display game is played using the start winning memory. In addition, a start winning memory display device 7 for displaying the number of start winning memories is provided in a part that can be visually recognized by the player (for example, a part directly above the center case 5) so that the player can visually recognize the start winning memory number. I made it.

  Further, in the game area 3, general winning holes 8, windmills, obstacle nails and the like are appropriately arranged so that the player can enjoy the flow-down behavior of the game ball in the game area 3. Note that game balls that have not won any of the various winning holes while flowing down the game area 3 are collected from the out port 9 provided at the bottom of the game area 3 to the back side of the game board 1.

  Next, the structure of the center case 5 mentioned above is demonstrated in detail based on FIGS. 2-6 and FIG.

  A substantially cylindrical back box member 54 is attached to the back surface side of the mounting base 51 for fixing the center case 5 to the game board 1, and the inside of the empty space formed between the mounting base 51 and the back box member 54 is installed. The rotating member 52 is housed in the container. A back box receiving portion 511 that is an annular projecting wall is provided on the back surface of the mounting base 51, and the peripheral wall portion 541 of the back box member 54 is fitted into the back box receiving portion 511, so that an appropriate place on the peripheral wall portion 541 is provided. The first boss portion 542a, the second boss portion 542b, and the third boss portion 542c provided on the mounting base 51 are screwed from the front side.

  The rear wall portion 543 of the back box member 54 is formed with a rotating member receiving recess 543a for receiving the rear end of the peripheral wall portion 521 and the rear wall portion 522 of the rotating member 52, and positioning and rearward when the rotating member 52 is accommodated. It also serves as a side movement restriction. An annular flange portion 521 a having a larger outer diameter than the circular hollow portion 51 a of the mounting base 51 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front end side of the peripheral wall portion 521 of the rotating member 52, and the flange portion 521 a is the mounting base 51. The movement of the front side is restricted by coming into contact with the back surface side of the lens.

  Further, a circular opening 543b is formed in the rotating member receiving recess 543a in the back box member 54, and a first boss portion 523a and a second boss portion 523b projecting from the rear surface side of the rear wall portion 522 of the rotating member 52 are provided. The third boss portion 523c protrudes rearward from the opening 543b, and the first driven gear 55 having a large diameter is attached through the first to third boss portions 523a to 523c. Further, a part of the peripheral wall portion 541 and the rear wall portion 543 are cut out at the lowermost rear part of the back box member 54 so as to form the special winning opening 5b, and the winning ball that has fallen into the special winning opening 5b is formed. Reaches the special winning ball collecting basket 10a constituted by the back surface component 10 attached to the back side of the game board 1, is detected by the count sensor 11 (see FIG. 10), and goes to the center case 5 in the special game state. As a winning ball.

  In the above-described back box member 54, a first guide roller 545a and a second guide support portion 544b that are rotatably provided on the first guide support portion 544a in order to hold the rotating member 52 while reducing sliding resistance. The second guide roller 545b provided rotatably and the third guide roller 545c provided rotatably on the third guide support portion 544c are provided, and the roller peripheral surfaces of the first to third guide rollers 545a to 545c are provided. By contacting the outer surface of the peripheral wall 521 of the rotating member 52, the rotating member 52 can be smoothly rotated.

  As described above, the inner surface side of the peripheral wall portion 521 of the rotating member 52 accommodated in the empty portion formed by the mounting base 51 and the back box member 54 is formed on the rear wall portion 522 with respect to the opening diameter of the front side opening. The tapered surface 521b having a smaller inner diameter is used, and the lower part of the tapered surface 521b always maintains a downward slope from the rear to the front regardless of the rotation angle of the rotating member 52, so that the game ball flowing down the game area 3 can be obtained. When it jumps into the rotating member 52, it flows down to the front opening side along the tapered surface 521b and exits from the rotating member 52 to the game area 3.

  The standard position of the rotating member 52 is a position at which the display of the display unit 4a of the variable display device 4 facing the opening 5a looks appropriate, but more strictly, is detected by detection information from a position sensor described later. Position. Note that the variable display device 4 has the back surface of the first driven gear 55 in a state where the display portion 4a faces the back surface of the rear wall portion 522 of the rotating member 52 through the opening 55a provided in the first driven gear 55. The fixed display device 4 is fixed at a fixed position via a first boss portion 551 a, a second boss portion 551 b, and a third boss portion 551 c formed so as to protrude from the rotation member 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the variable display device 4 may be fixed at a fixed position so that only the rotating member 52 rotates.

  In addition, a part of the peripheral wall portion 521 and the rear wall portion 522 is cut out at the uppermost rear portion of the rotating member 52 at the standard position so as to form a ball introduction port 52a. Then, the state where the ball introduction port 52a is at the top is the first state (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and 180 ° clockwise (clockwise) or counterclockwise (counterclockwise) from the first state. The state where the ball introduction port 52a is at the lowest position by rotating is referred to as a second state (see FIGS. 4 to 6).

  In a state where the rotating member 52 configured as described above is in the standard position (first state), the first boss portion 531a and the second boss portion provided on the armor member 53 so that the armor member 53 has an upper half arc shape. The armor member 53 is fixed to the rotating member 52 through the boss portion 531b, the third boss portion 531c, and the fourth boss portion 531d. At this time, the armor member 53 has an appearance like a bag in the center case 5, and an inner wall portion 533 that extends into the rotation member 52 from the rotation center side of the front surface portion 532 that is appropriately positioned in front of the front surface of the game board 1. Is positioned so as to cover the upper portion of the display portion 4a, and the outer wall portion 534 extending from the counter-rotation center side of the front surface portion 532 to the game board surface side is positioned in the upper half arc shape along the outermost periphery of the mounting base 51. . A first side wall 535 and a second side wall 536 are provided between both ends of the inner wall 533 and the outer wall 534, respectively, so that the game ball is not received inside the armor member 53.

  Therefore, when the rotating member 52 is in the first state, the armor member 53 has the outer wall portion 534 forming the ball playing surface 53b as the upper surface and the inner wall portion 533 forming the ball receiving surface 53a as the lower surface. The game ball that has flowed down from the upper part of the game area 3 of the board 1 to the upper half of the center case 5 appropriately protrudes to the front side of the board surface (for example, a wall with a protruding amount slightly larger than the ball diameter of the game ball) It is bounced by hitting the outer wall 533 (which is a body) and flows down the game area 3 further downward, so that the game ball is not received by the armor member 53. That is, when the rotating member 52 is in the first state, the armor member 53 is in a state where it cannot receive the ball.

  On the other hand, the inner wall portion 533 of the armor member 53 has a central guide surface 533a positioned at the uppermost position in the center portion and the left and right sides thereof when the rotating member 52 is in the first state (the armor member 53 cannot receive the ball). The side guide surfaces 533b and 533b are connected to each other and the outer side guide surfaces 533c and 533c are connected to the outside of the side guide surfaces 533b and 533b. The central guide surface 533a is a flat surface that is not inclined in the left-right direction. Both the direction guide surface 533b and the outer side guide surface 533c are inclined upward toward the center of the armor member 53 (the portion where the center guide surface 533a is present) (see FIG. 2). When the armor member 53 is in a state in which the ball cannot be received, the lowermost portions on the left and right sides of the inner wall portion 533 are located slightly above the lowermost portions on the left and right sides of the outer wall 534, and the first and second side walls The outer wall surfaces of the portions 535 and 536 also have inclined surfaces that slightly rise and incline toward the central portion of the armor member 53 (see FIG. 2).

  Further, when the armor member 53 is in a state in which the ball cannot be received, the central guide surface 533a of the inner wall portion 533 is an inclined surface that rises and inclines toward the back, and a ball introduction port 53c is provided behind the center guide surface 533a. The sphere introduction portion 5 c is formed by making the sphere introduction port 53 c correspond to the sphere introduction port 52 a of the rotating member 52. Note that the side guide portions 533b and 533b connected to the central guide surface 533a are also slightly raised and inclined rearward in accordance with the inclination of the central guide surface 533a in the front-rear direction.

  When the armor member 53 described above is rotated 180 ° in accordance with the second state conversion (rotation of 180 °) of the rotating member 52, the armor member 53 is positioned at the lower part of the center case 5, and the ball inlet 53c is formed. It will be in the state opened to the lowest part of the ball | bowl receiving surface 53a (refer FIGS. 4-6).

  When the rotating member 52 is in the second state, the armor member 53 is configured such that the inner wall portion 533 forming the ball receiving surface 53a is the upper surface and the outer wall portion 534 forming the ball playing surface 53b is the lower surface. The game ball that has flowed down from the upper part of the game area 3 to the upper half of the center case 5 appropriately protrudes to the front side of the board surface (for example, a wall with a protruding amount slightly larger than the ball diameter of the game ball). The ball receiving surface 53a (the center guiding surface 533a, the side guiding surfaces 533b and 533b, the outer guiding surfaces 533c and 533c) of the inner wall 533 is likely to reach the ball introducing port 53c. That is, when the rotating member 52 is in the second state, the armor member 53 is in a ball receiving state.

  Moreover, when the armor member 53 is in a state where the ball can be received, the inner wall portion 533 is slightly inclined from the outer side guide surfaces 533c and 533c that are steeply inclined downward toward the center portion (the portion where the center guide surface 533a is provided). Forms a ball receiving surface 53a that continues to the central guide surface 533a that is located at the lowest position in the central portion through the side guide surfaces 533b and 533b that are gentle, so that the ball of the armor member 53 flows down from above the game area 3 The game ball that has reached the receiving surface 53a is efficiently guided to the central guiding surface 533a by a series of inclined surfaces.

  In addition, when the armor member 53 is in a ball receiving state, the uppermost portions on the left and right sides of the inner wall portion 533 are located slightly below the uppermost portions on the left and right sides of the outer wall 534, so the first and second The outer wall surfaces of the side wall portions 535 and 536 exhibit an inclined surface that slightly inclines downward toward the central portion of the armor member 53. Thereby, when the game ball that has flowed down the game area 3 falls on the inclined surfaces of the first and second side wall portions 535 and 536, it is easy to be guided to the inner wall portion 533 side of the armor member 53. The induction efficiency to 533a becomes higher.

  When the armor member 53 is in a state where the ball can be received, the central guide surface 533a of the inner wall portion 533 is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the back, so that the game ball reaching the central guide surface 533a is the central guide surface. There is a high possibility of being guided to the sphere inlet 53c that opens to the rear of 533a. Note that the side guide surfaces 533b and 533b connected to the central guide surface 533a are also slightly inclined downward in accordance with the rearward downward inclination of the central guide surface 533a, so that the ball introduction port is also formed by these side guide surfaces 533b and 533b. The efficiency of guiding the game ball to 53c can be increased.

  Thus, when the rotating member 52 is in the second state, the ball introducing port 52a of the rotating member 52 is located in a state where it communicates below the ball introducing port 53c of the armor member 53. The game ball guided to the ball introduction port 53c of 53 passes through the ball introduction port 52a of the rotating member 52 as it is and falls downward, and the special prize opening provided in the back box member 54 is at the dropping position. 5b (see in particular FIG. 5). Therefore, the game ball received by the ball receiving surface 53a when the armor member 53 is in a ball receiving state is guided to the ball introducing portion 5c including the ball introducing port 53c of the armor member 53 and the ball introducing port 52a of the rotating member 52. The special winning opening 5b is won and detected by the count sensor 11 through the special winning ball assembly box 10a, and a predetermined number of winning balls are awarded to the player as a prize corresponding to the winning.

  That is, when the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 is in the first state, the armor member 53 is in a state where the ball cannot be received, so that the game ball does not win the special winning opening 5b. In the second state in which the member 52 is rotated by 180 °, the armor member 53 can receive a ball, so that a large number of winning balls to the special winning opening 5b can be generated in a relatively short time. By changing the rotating member 52 in which the 53 rotates integrally from the first state to the second state, or from the second state to the first state, the variable winning device having a strong visual impact (the ball winning to the special winning opening) It can be used as a device that changes the state.

  In addition, when the special game state occurs, the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 is converted from the first state to the second state, and the game ball received from the ball receiving surface 53a of the armor member 53 to the ball introducing portion 5c is received as a special prize opening. If a prize is awarded to 5b, the player can visually recognize the rotation operation of the armor member 53 of the center case 5 to impress the occurrence of the special game state, and the player's expectation for the special game state is effective. Can be increased. Needless to say, the armor member 53 may be in a ball-receivable state by converting the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 from the first state to the second state under a game condition different from the occurrence of the special game state.

  In order to rotationally drive the rotating member 52 in the center case 5 from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state, the driving gear 13 attached to the motor shaft 12a of the motor 12 as a driving source is used. The first driven gear 55 rotates with the rotation of the drive gear 13 so that the rotary member 52 and the armor member 53 are engaged with each other. It was supposed to rotate (see FIG. 10). Of course, the rotation drive mechanism for converting the rotation member 52 from the first state to the second state is not limited to this, and various known drive methods may be applied. In addition, the state conversion of the rotating member 52 is not limited to the 180 ° rotation operation, but may be one that converts from the first state to the second state at a rotation angle less than 180 ° or a rotation angle exceeding 180 °. Anyway, the ball receiving surface 53 of the armor member 53 rotated by a predetermined angle in accordance with the state change of the rotating member 52 only needs to have a structure capable of receiving the game ball and guiding it to the ball introducing portion 5c.

  In the present embodiment in which the start winning device 6 is disposed directly below the center of the center case 5 configured as described above, when the armor member 53 of the center case 5 is in a state in which the ball cannot be received, the game ball is armored. After passing the side of the member 53, there is a possibility that it will flow down to the center side of the center case 5, so that the possibility of winning the start winning opening 6 of the start winning device 6 is not extremely lowered. Although it can be adjusted, when the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 is rotated by 180 ° and the armor member 53 is converted into a ball receiving state, the ball receiving surface 53a of the armor member 53 located immediately above the start winning device 6 can be adjusted. While it is easy to receive a game ball efficiently and easily generate a special winning ball, the possibility that a gaming ball that has not been received by the ball receiving surface 53a of the armor member 53 will win the starting winning port 6a of the starting winning device 6 is extremely high. Becomes low Te, it can not be avoided in the nail adjustment.

  Therefore, when the armor member 53 is converted into a ball-receivable state with the occurrence of the special gaming state, it becomes difficult to win the starting winning opening 6a, and the start winning memory cannot be increased during the special gaming state. There is a possibility that the player will be greatly dissatisfied because the opportunity to continuously perform the variable display game after the end of the special gaming state is missed. Therefore, the start winning device 6 shown in the present embodiment does not extremely reduce the possibility of winning to the start winning port 6a even in the special game state in which the armor member 53 of the center case 5 is converted to the ball receiving state. I did it.

  To this end, the start winning device 6 is a substantially cylindrical start winning device rotating member having a start winning path 62a penetrating in the front-rear direction at the center of rotation in the circular hollow portion 61a of the substantially annular mounting base 61. 62 is rotatably arranged, and a ball flow which is one open end of a start winning ball introduction path 631 formed inside a start winning ball introduction member 63 fixed to the start winning device rotating member 62 and rotating integrally therewith. By positioning the inlet 631a on the outer peripheral side of the start winning device rotating member 62, the opening position of the ball inflow port 631a is changed according to the rotation state of the starting winning device rotating member 62, and the game balls flowing down the game area 3 are The path that flows into the starting winning ball introduction path 631 from the ball inlet 631a can be changed, and the starting winning ball introduction port 631b that is the other opening end of the starting winning ball introduction path 631 is used as the starting winning device rotating member. By communicating the starting winning opening 6a is a front side opening of the second starting winning path 62a, and to reliably introduced into winning hole 6a game balls that flowed from the sphere inlet channel 631a. Hereinafter, a more specific configuration of the start winning device 6 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  A substantially cylindrical back box member 64 is mounted on the back surface side of the mounting base 61 for fixing the start winning device 6 to the game board 1, and an empty space formed between the mounting base 61 and the back box member 64. The start winning device rotating member 62 is accommodated in the section. A back box receiving portion 611 that is an annular protruding wall is provided on the back surface of the mounting base 61, and the peripheral wall portion 641 of the back box member 64 is fitted into the back box receiving portion 611, so that an appropriate portion of the peripheral wall portion 641 is provided. The first boss portion 642a, the second boss portion 642b, and the third boss portion 642c provided on the mounting base 61 are screwed from the front side.

  The rear wall portion 643 of the back box member 64 is formed with a rotating member receiving recess 643a that receives the rear end of the outer peripheral wall portion 621 and the rear wall portion 622 of the starting winning device rotating member 62, and accommodates the starting winning device rotating member 62. It is designed to serve both as positioning and rear side movement restrictions. An annular flange portion 621a having a larger outer diameter than the circular hollow portion 61a of the mounting base 61 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front end side of the outer peripheral wall portion 621 of the start winning device rotating member 62, and this flange portion 621a. Is in contact with the rear surface side of the mounting base 61 so that the movement of the front side is restricted.

  Further, a circular opening 643b is formed in the rotating member receiving recess 643a in the back box member 64, and a first boss portion 623a and a second boss portion projecting from the back side of the rear wall portion 622 of the start winning device rotating member 62 are provided. The boss portion 623b and the third boss portion 623c are protruded rearward from the opening 643b, and the second driven gear 65 having a small diameter is attached through the first to third boss portions 623a to 623c. Further, in order to hold the start winning device rotating member 62 while reducing the sliding resistance, the back box member 64 is provided with a first guide roller 645a and a second guide which are rotatably provided on the first guide support portion 644a. A second guide roller 645b rotatably provided on the support portion 644b and a third guide roller 645c rotatably provided on the third guide support portion 644c are provided, and these first to third guide rollers 645a to 645c are rollers. By making the peripheral surface abut on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 621 of the start winning device rotating member 62, the starting winning device rotating member 62 can be smoothly rotated.

  As described above, the start winning device rotating member 62 housed in the hollow portion formed by the mounting base 61 and the back box member 64 includes the cylindrical outer peripheral wall portion 621 having a large diameter and the outer peripheral wall portion. A cylindrical inner peripheral wall portion 624 having a small diameter arranged concentrically inside the 621 and an annular rear wall portion 622 that shields from the rear end of the outer peripheral wall portion 621 to the rear end of the inner peripheral wall portion 623. Thus, a start winning path 62a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed inside the inner peripheral wall portion 624.

  The inner surface of the inner peripheral wall 624 has a trapezoidal shape in which the rear opening diameter is larger than the front opening diameter, regardless of the rotation state of the starting winning device rotating member 62, and the bottom (inner peripheral wall) of the start winning path 62a. The lower part of the inner surface of the portion 624 is always kept in a state of descending and tilting from the front to the rear at a constant inclination angle, so that the starting winning ball that has entered the starting winning opening 6a can efficiently flow down to the rear opening of the starting winning path 62a. Can do. Note that the starting winning ball that has fallen from the rear opening of the starting winning path 62a reaches the starting winning ball assembly box 10b constituted by the back surface constituent member 10 attached to the back side of the game board 1, and is detected by the starting sensor 14. (Refer to FIG. 10), it is processed as a start winning ball for starting a variable display game or adding start winning memory.

  In this configuration example, the start winning ball introducing member 63 that rotates integrally with the start winning device rotating member 62 is a start winning prize through a disk-shaped front member 66 that can close the front opening of the starting winning device rotating member 62. The device was fixed to the device rotating member 62. In this case, the starting winning ball introduction member 63 has an appearance like a winning pocket in which the front side of the substantially U-shaped side wall portion 632, one of which is open and the other is an arcuate bottom portion, is shielded by the front wall portion 633, The start winning ball introduction path 631 is formed as an inner space by arranging the front member 66 at an appropriate position on the front surface and shielding the rear surface side.

  Further, the front member 66 is provided with a circular opening 66a corresponding to the front opening of the start winning path 62a at the center thereof, and the bottom arc in the side wall 632 of the start winning ball introducing member 63 is defined as the front member 66. By corresponding to the opening 66a, the opening end on the outer peripheral side of the start winning ball introduction path 631 becomes the ball inflow port 631a, and the other end (arc-shaped bottom side) communicates with the start winning ball introduction port 6a. It becomes.

  That is, if the start winning ball introduction path 631 is inclined downward from the ball inflow port 631a toward the start winning ball introduction port 631b, the game balls that have flowed in from the ball inflow port 631a are in the start winning ball introduction path 631. Then, it naturally flows down to the start winning ball introduction port 631b and wins the start winning port 6a through the opening 66a of the front member 66. The side wall portion 632 of the start winning ball introduction member 63 is formed with a side taper surface 632a and a bottom taper surface 632b so that the inner space expands from the front side toward the rear (see FIGS. 8 and 9). ), The game balls that are naturally flowing down the start winning ball introduction path 631 from the ball inflow port 631a toward the start winning ball introduction port 631b are easily guided to the rear side, and the introduction to the start winning port 6a is smooth. To be done.

  The front member 66 has a start winning device rotating member 62 via a fourth boss portion 623d, a fifth boss portion 623e, and a sixth boss portion 623f extending from the rear wall portion 623 of the starting winning device rotating member 62 to the front surface side. It sticks to the front side. The standard position of the start winning device rotating member 62 integrated with the start winning ball introduction member 63 is the first position (from the ball inflow port 631a) where the ball inlet 631a of the start winning ball introduction member 63 is located at the top. The start winning ball introduction path 631 reaching the starting winning ball introduction port 631b is in the vertical direction). At this time, the starting winning ball introduction member 63 is in a normal introduction state.

  The first state of the start winning device rotating member 62 is a state in which the position detection sensor 15 detects the first end 651a of the light shielding plate 651 provided on the back side of the second driven gear 65 (see FIG. 10). The state where the second end portion 651b of the light shielding plate 651 is detected by the position detection sensor 15 when the start winning device rotating member 62 rotates by a predetermined angle from the first state is defined as a second state. The position detection sensor 15 includes a pair of light projecting units and a light receiving unit, and uses a sensor that detects a light blocking state of the optical axis irradiated from the light projecting unit to the light receiving unit. The position detection sensor 15 is disposed at an appropriate position through which the light shielding plate 651 can pass through the optical axis shielding position via the arm portion 10c.

  In this configuration example, the light shielding plate 651 is a curved plate that protrudes toward the back surface along a rotation locus at a location appropriately separated from the rotation center of the second driven gear 65, and its length is approximately 60 from the rotation center. When the start winning device rotating member 62 is rotated by 300 ° from the first state in a predetermined direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 10 showing the back side of the game board 1) by setting it to be in the range of °. The second state is converted.

  Moreover, the second driven gear 65 is rotationally driven by the drive gear 13, and this drive gear 13 rotationally drives the first driven gear 55, so that the second driven gear 65 rotates in conjunction with the first driven gear 55. Thus, the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 and the starting winning device rotating member 52 of the starting winning device 6 rotate in conjunction with each other in the same direction.

  The rotation member 52 of the center case 5 is set to change from the first state to the second state by 180 ° rotation, whereas the start winning device rotation member 62 rotates from the first state to the second state by 300 ° rotation. Therefore, when the gear ratio between the first driven gear 55 and the second driven gear 65 is 1: 1, the state conversion between the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 and the starting winning device rotating member 62 of the starting winning device 6 is performed. The operation cannot be synchronized.

  Therefore, by setting the gear ratio between the first driven gear 55 and the second driven gear 65 to be 5: 3, the rotation member 52 of the center case 5 completes the conversion operation from the first state to the second state. When this is done, the starting winning device rotating member 62 of the starting winning device 6 also completes the conversion operation from the first state to the second state, and conversely, the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 changes from the second state to the first state. When the conversion operation is completed, the start winning device rotating member 62 of the start winning device 6 also completes the conversion operation from the second state to the first state. That is, the start winning device rotating member 62 rotates synchronously so as to coincide with the state of the rotating member 52 of the center case 5.

  Further, in order to synchronize the state conversion operation of the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 and the starting winning device rotating member 62 of the starting winning device 6, it is necessary to accurately set the first state as the initial position. . Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first driven gear 55 is provided with a positioning mark 552 (for example, Δ) indicating the position where the rotating member 52 meshes with the drive gear 13 in the first state, and the second driven gear 55 65, a positioning mark 652 (for example, ◯) indicating a position where the start winning device rotating member 62 meshes with the driving gear 13 in the first state is formed, and a first positioning mark 131a (for example, formed on the driving gear 13) is formed. , Δ) are brought close to the positioning mark 552 of the first driven gear 55, and the second positioning mark 131 b (for example, ◯) formed on the drive gear 13 is brought close to the positioning mark 562 of the second driven gear 65. Thus, the tooth-gearing state of the drive gear 13, the first driven gear 55, and the second driven gear 65 is determined (see FIG. 10).

  The back surface component 10 is formed with a drive gear housing portion 10 d that bulges to the back surface side, the motor 12 is fixed to the back surface side, and the motor shaft 12 a is extended to the front surface side of the back surface component 10. When the drive gear 13 is attached to the front surface side of the back surface component 10, a part of the peripheral edge of the drive gear 13 can be seen from the upper circular opening 10 e and the lower circular opening 10 f opened in the back surface member 10. Thus, the tooth meshing alignment operation of the drive gear 13, the first driven gear 55, and the second driven gear 65 can be easily performed.

  That is, the first positioning mark 131a of the driving gear 13 faces the upper circular opening 10e corresponding to the center case 5, and the second positioning mark 131b of the driving gear 13 faces the lower circular opening 10f corresponding to the start winning device 6. In this case, when the first driven gear 55 is attached to the back surface of the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 aligned with the first state, the first positioning mark 131a of the drive gear 13 and the positioning mark 552 of the first driven gear 55 are disposed. When the second driven gear 65 is attached to the back surface of the starting winning device rotating member 62 of the starting winning device 6 that has been aligned in the first state, the second positioning of the drive gear 13 can be performed. From the mark 131b and the positioning mark 652 of the second driven gear 65, an appropriate tooth meshing position can be achieved.

  As described above, when the start winning device rotating member 62 of the start winning device 6 that changes the state in synchronization with the state change of the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 is in the first state, the start winning ball introducing member 63 is 5, the starting winning ball introduction port 631b is in the normal introduction state vertically below the ball inlet 631a that opens directly below the center of the ball 5, but the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 is converted to the second state (the armor member 53 is a ball). When the start winning device rotating member 62 of the start winning device 6 enters a second state (for example, a state rotated by 300 °), the start winning ball introducing member 63 is changed to the start winning ball. The introduction path 631 is inclined by about 60 ° with respect to the vertical direction (a state inclined by about 30 ° with respect to the horizontal direction), which is a special introduction state. In FIG. 11, the armor member 53 of the center case 5 is rotated 180 ° clockwise to convert it into a ball receiving state, and in synchronization with this, the start winning ball introduction member 63 of the start winning device 6 is 300 clockwise. It shows a state where it is turned to a special introduction state by rotating °.

  In the starting winning ball introduction member 63 in the special introduction state, the ball inlet 631a opens obliquely below the opening position in the normal introduction state, and the armor member 53 of the center case 5 can receive the ball. Even if it becomes, the game ball which flowed down the side without being received by the armor member 53 can flow in. That is, in the start winning ball introduction member 63 converted to the special inflow state, the ball inflow port 631a is opened in the region where the game ball flows down even after the armor member 53 is in a state where the ball can be received. It is possible to adjust the rate at which the game ball jumps into the ball inlet 631a by adjustment, and thus the starting winning rate to the starting winning port 6a, so that the armor member 53 of the center case 5 can receive the ball. Even in the special gaming state converted to, there is a high possibility that the game ball wins the start winning opening 6a of the start winning device 6 and is stored and held as the start winning memory. Therefore, since the possibility that the variable display game can be continuously executed after the special gaming state is finished increases based on the start winning memory stored and held during the special gaming state, the player's interest is enhanced.

  The rotation angle when the start winning ball introduction member 63 is converted from the normal introduction state to the special introduction state by the rotation operation is not particularly limited, but the start winning ball introduction path 631 is entered from the ball inlet 631a. It is desirable that the game ball can naturally flow down and reach the start winning ball introduction port 631b, and the angle formed by the start winning ball introduction path 631 and the vertical line in the special introduction state is very close to 90 °, or If it exceeds 90 °, it does not function as a special introduction state, so the elevation angle of the starting winning ball introduction path 631 is 5 ° or more with respect to the horizontal line passing through the starting winning ball introduction port 631b (85 ° or less with respect to the vertical line). ), Preferably 20 ° or more.

  Further, when the start winning ball introduction member 63 is converted from the normal introduction state to the special introduction state, if the angle formed by the start winning ball introduction path 631 with respect to the vertical line passing through the start winning ball introduction port 631b is too small, Since the ball inlet 631a cannot be opened in the area where the game ball flows down even after the member 53 is ready to receive the ball, the size and shape of the armor member 53 in the ball receiving state and the peripheral region It is desirable to determine the rotation angle of the starting winning device rotating member 62 so that the starting winning ball introducing member 63 is in an appropriate special introduction state in consideration of the nail arrangement and the like. For example, in the board configuration of the present embodiment, if the angle formed by the start winning ball introduction path 631 with respect to the vertical line passing through the start winning ball introduction port 631b is approximately 30 ° (the elevation angle with respect to the horizontal line is about 60 °). The game ball that has flowed down can be forced into the ball inlet 631a, but if this is exceeded (when the angle with respect to the vertical line is less than 30 °), the lower surface of the armor member 53 in a state where the ball can be received The separation distance between the ball playing surface 53b and the ball inflow port 631a is shortened, and it becomes extremely difficult to adjust the winning rate to the ball inflow port 631a. Therefore, the start winning is made with respect to the vertical line passing through the start winning ball introduction port 631b. The angle formed by the ball introduction path 631 is 30 ° or more (elevation angle 60 ° or less with respect to the horizontal line), preferably 45 ° or more.

  In the above-described embodiment, the motor 12 is controlled by detecting whether the start winning device rotating member 62 of the start winning device 6 is in the first state or the second state. The motor 12 may be controlled by detecting whether the rotating member 52 is in the first state or the second state. Further, the method for detecting the first state or the second state is not limited to detecting the moving position of the light shielding plate 651 by the non-contact type position detection sensor 15 described above, and appropriately adopts a known existing detection method. I do not care. In addition, a drive source for driving the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 and a drive source for driving the start winning device rotating member 62 of the start winning device 6 are separately provided, and the state conversion is performed while controlling both the drive sources individually. You may make it synchronize operation | movement.

  Next, a schematic configuration of a gaming machine control unit that performs various controls in the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  The game machine control unit mainly controls various game devices (the center case 5, the start winning device 6 and the like) provided in the game board 1, and controls the variable display device 4 according to commands from the game control device 21. A display control device 22 that performs display control, a launch control device 23 that performs operation control on a launch device 23a (a device capable of continuously firing game balls toward the game area 3) according to a command from the game control device 21, and game control A discharge control device 24 that controls the operation of the discharge device 24 a according to a command from the device 21, a sound control device 25 that performs a production sound output control from the speaker 25 a according to a command from the game control device 21, and a command from the game control device 21 The decorative control device 26 performs lighting control for the decorative lamp 26a and the LED 26b.

  The game control device 21 generates a game microcomputer 21a having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), and RAM (Random Access Memory), an input interface 21b, an output interface 21c, and an operation clock signal. An oscillator 21d that supplies the game microcomputer 21a is provided. The game control device 21 is also supplied with power from a backup power source 27 during a power failure or the like, so that the stored contents of the RAM can be held.

  Further, the game control device 21 detects a detection signal from the start winning sensor 14 that detects a start winning ball that has won the start winning port 6 a of the start winning device 6, and shields light from the second driven gear 65 of the start winning device 6. A detection signal from the position detection sensor 15 for detecting the first and second end portions 651a and 651b of the plate 651, a detection signal from the count sensor 11 for detecting a winning ball to the special winning opening 5b provided in the center case 5, When detection signals and the like from first to Nth winning port sensors 16a to 16n provided corresponding to the respective winning ports 8 are input via the input interface 21b, the gaming microcomputer is based on these detected signals. Motor 1 performs rotational driving of rotating member 52 of center case 5 and starting winning device rotating member 62 of starting winning device 6 via output interface 21c. , Start winning memory display device 7 for displaying the number of start winning memories, display control device 22, launch control device 23, discharge control device 24, sound control device 25, decoration control device 26, etc. Send. Further, information such as the number of prize balls paid out to the player and the game result (execution of the variable display game or occurrence of a special game state) in the gaming machine is output from the external output terminal 17 to the outside of the gaming machine. Collected and managed by other management computers.

  When a special gaming state is generated by the gaming machine control unit having the above configuration, the motor 12 is rotated forward (rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10 when viewed from the back side of the gaming board 1), and the armor member of the center case 5 53 is converted into a ball-receivable state. However, even if game balls are continuously driven into the game area 3 until the state conversion is completed, these game balls are received by the ball receiving surface 53a of the armor member 53. Since there is almost no possibility of winning the special prize opening 5b, the player's profit may be lost. If it is a skilled player, until the armor member 53 is converted into a ball-receivable state after the occurrence of the special game state, the launch of the game ball by the launching device 23a is stopped and consumption of the useless ball is refrained. A player who is unfamiliar with the game may continue to fire the game ball even when the armor member 53 is converting from the first state to the second state, and the game ball may be consumed wastefully. Disadvantageous.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, while the motor 12 is being driven, the game control device 21 instructs the launch control device 23 to stop driving the launch device 23a, and the ball launching operation by the launch device 23a is forcibly stopped. It was supposed to be An example of such operation control is shown in the timing chart of FIG.

  In the present control example, as the special gaming state occurs, the game control device 21 drives the motor 12 and sends a firing prohibition command to the firing control device 23, whereby the center case 5 in the first state rotates. When the member 52 and the start winning device rotating member 62 of the start winning device 6 start state conversion to the second state, the ball launching operation by the launching device 23a is also stopped. Further, since the first end portion 651a of the light shielding plate 651 provided in the second driven gear 65 is not detected by the position detection sensor 15 due to the forward rotation of the motor 12, the position detection sensor 15 is irradiated with light from the light projecting unit. Is received by the light receiving unit.

  Thereafter, the second driven gear 65 rotates forward by 300 ° (rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 10), and the second end 651b of the light shielding plate 651 is detected by the position detection sensor 15, whereby the game control device 21. Stops the motor 12 and also stops transmission of the firing prohibition command to the firing control device 23, thereby stopping the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 and the starting winning device rotating member 62 of the starting winning device 6 in the second state. The operation stop of the launching device 23a by the launching control device 23 is released, and the ball launching operation by the launching device 23a is made possible.

  Therefore, after the armor member 53 of the center case 5 is converted from the ball receiving disabled state to the ball receiving enabled state, and the starting winning ball introducing member 63 of the starting winning device 6 is converted from the normal introducing state to the special introducing state, the gaming area 3 The ball launching is resumed, and the player can efficiently acquire the prize ball in the special game state.

  It should be noted that it takes a little time until the game ball launched by the launching device 23a is driven into the game area 3 and reaches the lower part of the center case 5 (the part where the armor member 53 is in a state where the ball can be received). Therefore, the firing prohibition command may be stopped slightly earlier than the completion of the second state conversion of the rotating member 52 or the start winning device rotating member 62. In such a case, a sensor structure that can detect the timing for stopping the firing prohibition command may be employed.

  As described above, after the special gaming state occurs, the special gaming state end condition (the cycle that ends when the first condition of 10 winnings or the second condition after 30 seconds has passed is achieved) When the game is executed 16 times), the game control device 21 drives the motor 12 in the reverse direction and sends a firing prohibition command to the firing control device 23, so that the rotating member of the center case 5 in the second state When the start winning device rotating member 62 of 52 and the start winning device 6 starts state conversion to the first state, the ball launching operation by the launching device 23a is also stopped. Further, since the second end portion 651b of the light shielding plate 651 provided in the second driven gear 65 is not detected by the position detection sensor 15 due to the reverse drive of the motor 12, the position detection sensor 15 emits the irradiation light from the light projecting portion. The light receiving unit is ready to receive.

  Thereafter, the second driven gear 65 reverses by 300 ° (rotates clockwise in FIG. 10) and the first end portion 651a of the light shielding plate 651 is detected by the position detection sensor 15, whereby the game control device 21 is By stopping the motor 12 and also stopping the transmission of the firing prohibition command to the firing control device 23, the rotating member 52 of the center case 5 and the starting winning device rotating member 62 of the starting winning device 6 are stopped in the first state, The stop of the operation of the launching device 23a by the launch control device 23 is released, and the ball launching operation by the launching device 23a is made possible.

  Therefore, after the armor member 53 of the center case 5 is converted from the ball receiving enabled state to the ball receiving disabled state, and the starting winning ball introducing member 63 of the starting winning device 6 is converted from the specially introduced state to the normal introduced state, the gaming area 3 The ball launch is resumed, and the player can resume the normal game after the end of the special game state. It should be noted that, after the special game state is finished, the player's gain is not significantly impaired by the state conversion of the center case 5 or the start winning device 6, so the ball launching operation by the launching device 23a may be continued. In this control example, in consideration of the possibility that a game ball hits the center case 6 and the start winning device 5 during the rotation operation, and the device is broken, the conversion from the second state to the first state is also performed. The launcher 23a was forcibly stopped.

  Further, in the above-described special game state control example, the cycle game is continuously updated so that the armor member of the center case 5 holds the ball receiving state until the special game state ends. Not limited to this, it is also possible to perform a game control in which the armor member 53 is temporarily returned to the ball-receivable state at each end of the cycle game, and then the armor member 53 is converted again to the ball-receivable state to perform the cycle game (FIG. 13 ( b)). Also in this case, during the operation of the motor 12 (during forward rotation and reverse rotation), the ball launching operation by the launching device 23a is forcibly stopped by sending a firing prohibition command from the game control device 21 to the launching control device 23. It is.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on the embodiments, it should be considered that all of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are examples and are not limited to the disclosed technology. That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed restrictively based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be construed in accordance with the description of the scope of claims, and the description of the scope of claims. All modifications within the scope of the claims and the equivalent technology are included.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the center case 5 in which the armor member 53 is converted into a ball-receivable state is used as a variable winning device for a game in a special gaming state, but a known existing variable winning device is used as a game area. 3 is provided separately to generate a special game state using the center case 5 or to generate a special game state to be performed using a normal variable prize device according to the special game state generation conditions. Thus, the interest of the player may be enhanced.

It is a front view of the game board (both the rotating member of the center case and the starting winning device rotating member of the starting winning device are in the first state) provided in the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a front view of a center case (rotating member is in a first state). It is III-III sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view of a center case (rotating member is in a second state). It is VV sectional drawing of FIG. It is VI-VI sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view of a start prize device (a start prize device rotation member is in the 1st state). It is VIII-VIII sectional drawing of FIG. It is IX-IX sectional drawing of FIG. It is a back view of a game board. It is a front view of a game board (both the rotating member of the center case and the starting winning device rotating member of the starting winning device are in the second state). It is a schematic block diagram of a game machine control part. It is a timing chart of rotation control accompanying generation | occurrence | production of a special game state.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 3 Game area | region 4 Fluctuation display apparatus 4a Display part 5 Center case 5b Special prize opening 5c Ball introduction part 52 Rotating member 52a Ball introduction port 53 Armor member 53a Ball receiving surface 53b Ball playing surface 53c Ball introduction port 6 Start prize apparatus 6a Start prize opening 21 Game control device

Claims (4)

A variable display device comprising a display unit capable of variable display of a plurality of identification information;
A center case attached to the game area of the game board and having an opening that allows the display unit of the variable display device to face forward;
A start winning device that is provided below the center case in the gaming area and has a start winning opening that is a condition for starting a variable display of the variable display device when winning a game ball;
With
In a gaming machine that generates a special gaming state for a game development advantageous to the player, based on the fact that the result of stopping the variable display in the variable display device is a predetermined special mode.
The center case is
A first state that is a standard position; and a rotating member that is convertible from the first state to a second state rotated by a predetermined angle;
A ball receiving surface that rotates integrally with the rotating member and is located on the rotation center side and projects forward from the front surface of the game board, and is positioned on the opposite side of the ball receiving surface and forward of the front surface of the game board An armor member having a ball striking surface protruding into the
With
The armor member is positioned above the display unit when the rotating member is in the first state, and the ball playing surface is the upper surface and the ball receiving surface is the lower surface. The game ball flowing down the ball is flipped laterally on the ball playing surface to further flow down the game area, and in the ball receiving state in which the rotating member is in the second state, the ball is positioned below the display unit. Since the receiving surface is the upper surface and the ball playing surface is the lower surface, the game ball flowing down the game area can be received by the ball receiving surface and guided to the ball introduction part,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball introduction part communicates with a winning opening provided in a center case when the armor member is in a state where the ball can be received.   Due to the occurrence of a special game state, the rotating member of the center case is converted from the first state to the second state, and the game ball received from the ball receiving surface of the armor member to the ball introducing portion is awarded to the winning opening. The gaming machine according to claim 1. A launch device capable of continuously launching game balls toward the game area,
The ball launching operation by the launching device is stopped at least while the rotating member is converting from the first state to the second state. Gaming machine. The start winning balls won in the start winning opening of the start winning device during the occurrence of the special gaming state are stored up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the variable display in the variable display device is displayed based on the start winning memory after the special gaming state ends. Is executable,
The start winning device is:
A start winning device rotating member that can be converted into a first state that is a standard position and a second state that is rotated from the first state by a predetermined angle and that rotates synchronously so as to match the state of the rotating member of the center case;
A start winning prize having a start winning ball introduction path that rotates integrally with the start winning device rotating member, and has one opening end serving as a ball inlet and the other opening end serving as a starting winning ball introduction port communicating with the starting prize opening. A ball introduction member;
With
In the normal introduction state where the starting prize-winning device rotating member is in the first state, the starting winning ball introduction member opens a ball inlet of the starting winning ball introduction path in the vertical direction directly below the center case, When the start winning device rotating member is converted to the second state to be in the special introduction state, the ball receiving surface of the armor member in the ball receiving state is opened by opening the ball inlet obliquely above the start winning ball introduction port. The game machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a game ball that flows down without being accepted by the ball is easily received from a ball inlet.

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