JP6508377B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a ball and ball game machine.

In a typical typical gaming machine, a variable winning device is provided which has an entry permitting state for permitting entry of a game ball and an entry inhibiting state for preventing entry of the game ball, and the change in the allowed state is a variable winning. This is realized by a change in the arrangement of the entry restricting member provided in the vicinity of the winning opening of the device. As such a game machine, a flat entrance restricting member is disposed in parallel to the game board, and an entrance blocking arrangement and an entrance restricting member for closing the winning opening with the entrance restricting member are rotated with respect to the horizontal rotation axis from the entrance blocking arrangement. Take the upper end of the ball into the entry permission arrangement, and receive the game ball flowing down from above at the entry restricting member and guide it to the winning opening, the tongue piece extending in the front and rear direction, and the tongue piece An entrance restriction arrangement in which the opening / closing member is moved forward from the entrance blocking arrangement and the entrance blocking arrangement in which the entrance restricting member having the front plate vertically installed at the front end of the game is arranged at the back of the game board And a game ball flowing down from above is received by the entry restricting member and guided to or drawn into the winning opening (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-319361 A

  In a typical game machine of the prior art, when it is attempted to move the entry restricting member from the entry permitted arrangement (allowed arrangement) to the entry blocked arrangement (inhibited arrangement), the game ball is made by the entry restricted member and other peripheral members. There was a possibility that a situation could occur in which the movement to the entry blocking arrangement could not be completed because

  Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably displacing the entry restricting member from the allowable arrangement to the blocking arrangement.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.
A receiver having an opening through which game media can enter;
Allowing arrangement for allowing game media to enter the receiving unit through the opening and a blocking arrangement for projecting in front of the permitting arrangement to prevent the game medium from entering the receiving unit through the opening An entry control member,
A drive device for driving the entry restricting member;
A power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power from the drive device to the entry restricting member;
A gaming machine comprising
The entrance restricting member takes a standard posture when a single game medium is not in contact with the receiving portion and the entrance restricting member, and the receiving portion and the entrance restricting member receive a single game medium. When in contact, it is configured to be capable of taking a left rotation posture or a right rotation posture displaced from the standard posture in top view.
A single game medium is in contact with the receiving portion and the entry restricting member while the entry restricting member is displaced from the allowable position to the blocking position, and the left rotation attitude or the right rotation attitude is taken. When the game medium is sandwiched, a gap is formed between the receiving portion and the entry restricting member in the vicinity of the game medium such that a width gradually increases from one side to the other side in the left-right direction. It is characterized by

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably displacing the entry restricting member from the allowable arrangement to the blocking arrangement.

A perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine A perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine in an open state A perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine in another open state The perspective view which represents an example of a game machine in another open state further Front view showing an example of a gaming machine A perspective view showing an example of a game board Front view showing an example of a game board A perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine Rear view showing an example of a gaming machine Block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the gaming machine A perspective view showing an example of a big winning device Front view and rear view showing an example of the big winning device A top view of the entry blocking state and entry entering state that represents an example of the winning device Partially exploded perspective view in front view showing an example of the big winning device Partially exploded perspective view in rear view showing an example of the big winning device Front exploded exploded perspective view showing an example of the receiving unit of the big winning device An exploded perspective view in a rear view showing an example of a receiving unit of the big winning device An exploded perspective view in front view showing an example of the open / close control mechanism of the big winning device An exploded perspective view in a rear view showing an example of the open / close control mechanism of the big winning device FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 12 showing an example of the winning device 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 12 showing an example of the winning device Cross section showing an example of change of the big winning device by external force Sectional view showing an example of the posture of the opening and closing shutter in the big winning device Cross section showing another posture of the opening and closing shutter in the big winning device Sectional view showing an example of a state in which the game ball is in contact with the opening / closing shutter and the front cover plate Top view showing an example of a state in which the game ball is in contact with the open / close shutter and the front cover plate in the central region of the open / close shutter Top view showing an example of a state in which the game ball is in contact with the open / close shutter and the front cover plate in the right side area of the open / close shutter Top view showing an example of a state where the game ball is in contact with the open / close shutter and the front cover plate in the left side area of the open / close shutter

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, although a specific example of a ball and ball game machine is described as a game machine, the design may be appropriately changed without departing from the subject matter of the present invention.

The gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described. 1 to 4 are perspective views showing an example of the gaming machine 100. FIG. 1 shows the closed state of the gaming machine 100, and in FIG. It is shown in an integrally opened condition, as shown in FIG.
Shows the state in which the front block 102 is open to the middle block 103, as shown in FIG.
8 shows that the rear block 104 is open with respect to the intermediate block 103. In addition, various wiring is abbreviate | omitted in FIGS. 2-4, and in FIG.
The detailed configuration of 00 is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 101 and a front block 102.
The intermediate block 103, the rear block 104, the intermediate block support mechanism that supports the intermediate block 103 so as to be able to open and close and releasably with respect to the outer frame 101, It has a front block support mechanism to support and a rear block support mechanism to support the rear block 104 so as to be able to open and close and releasably with respect to the intermediate block 103.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 101 is a substantially quadrilateral-shaped frame in which the top plate 111, the bottom plate 112, the left side plate 113 and the right side plate 114 are assembled. It is fitted into the provided game machine installation equipment (generally called "island equipment": not shown) and is firmly fixed by a fixing tool (not shown). The outer frame 101 further includes a pedestal plate 115 on which the intermediate block 103 is mounted in the closed state of the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101. The top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 are wood, the left side plate 113 and the right side plate 114 are metal materials having higher rigidity than the wood, and the pedestal plate 115 is a resin material.

As shown in FIG. 1, the middle block support mechanism includes the upper bearing structure 121 and the lower shaft structure 122 provided on the outer frame 101 and the upper shaft structure 126 and the lower provided on the middle block 103. And the upper shaft structure 126 and the lower shaft structure 122 are attached to the upper bearing structure 121 and the lower bearing structure 127, respectively. It is supported against the outer frame 101.

The front block support mechanism, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, includes the upper shaft structure 131 (only in FIG. 3) and the lower shaft structure 132 (only in FIG. Upper bearing structure 133 (FIG. 3 only) and lower bearing structure 134 provided in block 102
(Only FIG. 1), the upper bearing structure 133 and the lower bearing structure 134 are
The front block 102 is supported relative to the middle block 103 by being attached to the upper shaft structure 131 and the lower shaft structure 132, respectively. Similarly, the rear block support mechanism is provided on the front block 102 and the upper bearing structure 136 and the lower bearing structure 137 (see FIG. 8) provided on the middle block 103 as shown in FIG. Upper shaft structure 1
38 and the lower shaft structure 139 (see FIG. 8), and the upper shaft structure 138 and the lower shaft structure 139 are mounted on the upper bearing structure 136 and the lower bearing structure 137, respectively. Thus, the rear block 104 is supported relative to the middle block 103.

In addition, the gaming machine 100 has an intermediate block locking mechanism for restricting the opening and closing of the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101, a front block locking mechanism for restricting the opening and closing of the front block 102 with respect to the intermediate block 103, an intermediate block locking mechanism and a front block A lock opening and closing operation mechanism is provided which is operated to open and close the locking mechanism. As shown in FIG. 3, predetermined to the key cylinder 141 (see also FIG. 1) of the lock open / close operation mechanism provided on the middle block 103 and exposed on the front side of the gaming machine 100 through the opening 102A of the front block 102. The movable claw 143 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided on the intermediate block 103 is actuated in response to the right rotation operation by the operation key (not shown) of FIG. 1, and the fixed claw 142 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided on the outer frame 101. The engagement between the intermediate block locking mechanism provided on the intermediate block 103 and the movable claw 143 of the intermediate block locking mechanism is released, and the intermediate block 103 is allowed to open and close the outer frame 101. on the other hand,
In accordance with the left rotation operation by the predetermined operation key on key cylinder 141, intermediate block 1
The movable block 144 of the front block locking mechanism provided at 03 and the fixed hook 145 of the front block locking mechanism provided at the front block 102 are disengaged, and the front block 102 is allowed to open and close with respect to the intermediate block 103. It becomes a state.

Further, the gaming machine 100 is provided with a rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism that restricts the opening / closing of the rear block 104 with respect to the middle block 103. The rear block open / close restricting mechanism is composed of three open / close restrictors 150A to 150C as shown in FIGS. In accordance with the rotation operation on the rotating piece 151 projecting to the back side of the gaming machine 100 through the opening 104A, the rotating piece 1
When the pivoting piece 151 moves from the open / close prohibited position where the opening 51 can not pass through the opening 104A to the open / close permitted position where the open turn can pass the opening 104A Clamping of 152C is released, and rear block 10
4 is in the open / close permission state for the intermediate block 103.

In addition, the gaming machine 100 is provided with a gaming ball movement regulation mechanism that regulates movement of the gaming ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102. As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball movement restriction mechanism is provided on the middle block 103 and is a flow-down restriction piece 161 biased toward the front block 102.
And the regulation changing projection 162 provided on the front block 102, and the middle block 1
In the movement of the gaming ball from 03 to the front block 102, the flow-down restricting piece 161 is moved to the middle block 1 by the restriction changing projection 162 in the closed state of the front block 102 with respect to the middle block 103.
In the open state of the front block 102 with respect to the intermediate block 103, the flow-down restricting piece 161 is permitted by being positioned at the movement permitted position pressed toward the 03 side.
When the pressing by the lever 62 is released and positioned at the movement inhibiting position projecting toward the front block 102, the movement is inhibited.

In addition, the gaming machine 100 is provided with an interval regulating mechanism that narrows the uniformity of the interval between the central panel 220 described later in the front block 102 and the gaming board 400 described later in the intermediate block 103. The space | interval control mechanism is provided in the center panel 220, and the protrusion piece 171 which protrudes in the opening-and-closing axis | shaft side of the intermediate block 103 and the front block 102 in the back side of the front block 102 is shown in FIG. And a projecting piece 172 provided on the front side of the intermediate block 103 and projecting to the opposite side to the open / close shaft side of the intermediate block 103.
In accordance with the movement of the front block 102 in the closing direction with respect to 3, the protruding piece 171 enters the rear side of the protruding piece 172, and finally, in the closed state of the front block 102 with respect to the intermediate block 103 Contacts with the rear face of the body in a pressed state.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
3 for detecting whether the 3 is open or closed;
As shown in FIG. 1, the open / close detection switch 109 detects whether the front block 102 is closed with respect to the intermediate block 103.

The front block 102 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a base frame 201 having an opening 201A (only in FIG. 3) and an opening provided on the front side of the base frame 201 and communicating with a part of the opening 201A. A front panel 210 having 210A (only in FIG. 1) and a base frame 20 so as to close the opening 201A.
1 and a main storage mechanism 230 for storing game balls (FIG. 1).
Only), the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 (only in FIG. 1) for storing gaming balls, and the game ball stored in the main storage mechanism 230 by the player in order to sequentially launch the gaming balls 400 (only in FIG. 3) And a launch operating device 250 (only in FIG. 1) to be operated.

The front panel 210 is, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening peripheral portion 211 of the periphery of the opening 210A.
And the upper projection 217 below which the main storage mechanism 230 is disposed, and the lower projection above which the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is disposed. 218 and a flat portion 219 which is generally flat to the right of the lower projection 218 and on which the firing control device 250 is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 1 or 3, the center panel 220 has a panel frame 221 (only in FIG. 3) attached from the rear side of the base frame 201 and a light transmissive front fitted in the panel frame 221. Board 2
22 (only in FIG. 1), and a light transmitting back plate 223 (only in FIG. 3) which is fitted into the panel frame 221 substantially in parallel with the front plate 222 with a predetermined gap. In addition, the protrusion piece 171 of the above-mentioned space | interval control mechanism is integrally formed with the panel frame 221. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main storage mechanism 230 is a storage tank having an inlet 231A for gaming balls, an outlet (not shown), and an outlet (not shown) formed on the upstream side of the outlet. 231,
It has a ball extraction mechanism that switches the release destination of gaming balls released from the storage tank 231 between the outlet and the release port by opening and closing the discharge port, and a ball extraction operation member 232 that operates the ball extraction mechanism. . The game balls acquired according to the game progress and the game balls lent out according to the lending operation to the lending operation device 292 described later mainly flow into the storage tank 231 through the inflow port 231A, and the game balls flowed into the storage tank 231 are It is sequentially guided in the direction in which the outlet and the outlet are formed (rightward in FIG. 5) while being aligned in a line. When the ball pulling operation (pressing operation) is not performed on the ball pulling operation member 232, the gaming ball is guided to the later-described launcher 330 (see FIG. 3) in the intermediate block 103 through the outlet. Meanwhile, the ball removing operation member 232
When the ball pulling operation to the game is performed, the gaming ball passes through the outlet and the auxiliary storage mechanism 24
It is induced to 0 (see FIG. 1).

The auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 5, a storage bowl 241 having an inflow port 241A (only in FIG. 5) and a discharge port 241B of gaming balls and a ball removing mechanism 243 for opening and closing the discharge port 241B. And a ball removing operation member 242 for operating the ball removing mechanism. The game balls and the like acquired according to the game progress mainly flow into the main storage mechanism 230, but if the storage bar 231 is full, it flows into the storage bar 241 through the inlet 241A, and the ball removing operation member 232
The gaming balls guided from the storage cages 231 flow into the storage cages 241 through the inflow port 241C in response to the ball removal operation with respect to. The bottom surface of the storage weir 241 is inclined on the mortar toward the discharge port 241 B, and is stored in the storage weir 241 by opening the discharge port 241 B in accordance with the ball removing operation (right slide operation) on the ball removing operation member 242. All the game balls being played can be released to the outside of the gaming machine 100 sequentially. When the discharge port 241B is completely opened by the deballing operation on the deballing operation member 242, the state is maintained until the returning operation (pressing operation or slight left slide operation) on the deballing operation member 242 is performed. Maintained. Inlet 24
A ball overflow detection switch 249 (see FIG. 10) for detecting whether or not gaming balls are excessively stored in the storage cage 241 is provided at the back of 1A.

The firing control device 250 is a flat portion 2 of the front panel 210 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5.
A pedestal 251 protrudes forward from 19, a rotatable firing handle 252 provided around the pedestal 251, and a variable resistor 253 for detecting the amount of rotational operation of the firing handle 252 (FIG. 10).
See also) and a touch sensor 254 for detecting that the player is in contact with the firing handle 252.
10 (see FIG. 10) and a shot stop switch 255 (shown in FIG. 5 only) operated by the player to invalidate the ejection of the game ball accompanying the turning operation of the firing handle 252. In response to the rotation operation of the launch handle 252 by the player, the launcher 3 with an intensity corresponding to the rotation operation amount.
A game ball is ejected from 30 (see FIG. 3). When the contact sensor 254 does not detect the contact between the launch handle 252 and the player, or when the launch operation is disabled by the operation of the launch stop switch 255, the launch handle 252 is rotated. However, the game ball is not ejected from the launcher 330.

The front block 102 is provided with the light emitting device group provided on the base frame 201 and disposed at the back of the opening peripheral portion 211 of the front panel 210. As shown in FIG. Upper left corner 2 of the upper center portion 211A of the peripheral edge portion 211, the upper left center portion 211A
11B, upper right corner 211C on the right of upper center portion 211A, left middle portion 211D below upper left corner 211B, and right middle portion 211E below upper left corner 211B Center frame light emitting device 271, upper left frame light emitting device 272, upper right frame light emitting device 273,
It is comprised by the left middle frame light-emitting device 274 and the right middle frame light-emitting device 275 (refer FIG. 10).

In addition, the front block 102 is provided on the base frame 201, and the opening peripheral portion 2 of the front panel 210.
11 includes an acoustic device 280 disposed at the back of the
An upper left sound output portion 281 and an upper right sound output portion 282 are provided at the back of the upper left sound output port 211F and the upper right sound output port 211G, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front block 102 is provided with a gaming ball lending device 290 provided in the upper side protruding portion 217, and the gaming ball lending device 290 is disposed to the side of the gaming machine 100. A number display device (not shown) for displaying a numerical value according to the balance of a bill, a card, etc. inserted into a card unit (not shown) which is not a component of the gaming machine 100 It includes a lending operation device 292 operated by a player, and a return operation device 293 operated by a player when returning bills, cards and the like inserted in a card unit. When a lending operation is performed on the lending operation device 292 in a valid state in which numerical values corresponding to the amount of money are displayed on the frequency display unit by inserting a bill, a card, etc. into the card unit, a predetermined operation is performed according to the lending operation. The payout device 540 of the rear block 104 the number of game balls
The display of the frequency display device is updated as the game ball is lent out. On the other hand, when a return operation is performed on the return operation device 293 in the valid state, a card on which the equivalent of the banknote corresponding to the balance and the balance are recorded is returned from the card unit according to the return operation.

The intermediate block 103 is, as shown in FIG. 3 or 4, a base frame 301 having an opening (not shown) and a game board 400 attached to the front side of the base frame 301 to cover the opening (FIG. 3) Only) and
A game board support mechanism rotatably and detachably supporting the game board 400 with respect to the base frame 301;
A game board fixing mechanism for fixing the position of the game board 400 with respect to the base frame 301, a launcher 330 (only in FIG. 3) for emitting game balls to the game board 400, and an attachment provided on the back side of the game board 400 4 (only in FIG. 4), the main control device 370 (only in FIG. 4) mounted on the mounting plate 360 for overall control of game progression, and game effects and status notification based on commands from the main control device 370 And a secondary control device 390 (only in FIG. 4) for controlling the

In the base frame 301, the game ball released from the payout device 540 (see FIG. 8) is
Wirings for electrically connecting the frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 and the acoustic device 280 provided in the base frame 201 of the guide block 301A and the front block 102 to be An opening 301B is formed based on a notch of the game board 400 through which a signal relay device (not shown) and a signal relay device (not shown) are inserted.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the game board 400 is smoothly curved from the lower left to the upper right of the base 401 having a flat plate-like base 401 having various through holes such as the discharge port 401A, which will be described later. It is attached to the outer rail 402 for guiding the gaming ball fired from the launcher 330, the inner rail 403 smoothly curved from the lower right to the upper left of the base 401, and the tip on the upper left side of the inner rail 403 A return ball prevention mechanism 404 for preventing game balls discharged from the firing passage 401B formed by portions facing in parallel with each other and the inner rails 403 from returning to the firing passage 401B, and a tip on the upper right side of the outer rail 402 Anti-recoil member 405 for preventing significant recoil of the game ball attached and moving to the left beyond the center of the game board 400, and the firing path 401
And a protective member 406 for protecting the outer edge of the outer rail 402 of the portion constituting B. As shown in FIG. 3, there is a space between the guide member 335 for guiding the gaming ball from the launcher 330 to the launch passage 401B and the outer rail 402, and the shot from the launcher 330 has a return ball prevention mechanism. The gaming ball which does not go beyond 404 and returns backward the firing passage 401B is formed in the base frame 201, and the auxiliary storage mechanism is formed from the inflow port 241C (see FIG. 5) via the return ball passage 201B disposed below this gap. It is returned to 240 (see FIG. 5). In addition, the outer rail 402 generally
The structure provided in the substantially circular game area which is divided by the inner rail 403 and in which the game ball beyond the return ball preventing mechanism 404 can move is described later.

The game board support mechanism is, as shown in FIG. 3, a pivot portion 311 provided on the protective member 406.
(See also FIG. 7) and a bearing portion 313 formed on the base frame 301, on which a part of the base 401 of the game board 400 is placed, and a bearing portion 313 engaged with the pivot portion 311, Game board 400
Is rotatably and removably supported. When the game board 400 is supported rotatably, if the game board 400 is tilted from the axis of rotation with the part of the base 401 in contact with the mounting portion 312 as a fulcrum, Shaft portion 311 and bearing portion 31
The engagement with 3 is released. Thus, the game board 400 can be detached from the base frame 301. Conversely, when the gaming board 400 is attached to the base frame 301, the spindle part 311 is engaged with the bearing part 313 after the predetermined part of the gaming board 400 is placed on the placement part 312.

The game board fixing mechanism is composed of three fixtures 320 (only two fixtures are shown in FIG. 3) provided on the base frame 301, each of which protrudes forward from the base frame 301 A removable rotary shaft (not shown) and an insertion / retraction prohibition that is fixed to the tip of the rotary shaft and can not pass through a notch 401C (see FIGS. 6 and 7) formed on the base 401 of the game board 400 Rotating piece 322 having a posture and a insertion / removal allowable posture which can pass through the notch portion 401C
And a pressing plate (not shown) disposed rearward of the pivoting piece 322, and an urging body (not shown) that biases the pressing plate toward the pivoting piece 322 when the pivoting piece 322 is in the insertion / extraction prohibited posture Not shown). In the removable state in which the game board 400 is fixed to the base frame 301, the pivoting piece 322 is:
While projecting to the front of the base 401 through the notch portion 401C, the base 401 is in the insertion / detachment prohibited posture, and the base 401 is held in a pressed state by the rotating piece 322 and the pressing plate. In this way, the positioning of the game board 400 with respect to the base frame 301 can be performed accurately.
It is possible to prevent the movement of the gaming ball from the guiding member 335 to the launch passage 401B from being hindered.
When the rotation piece 322 is rotated from the insertion / detachment posture to the insertion / removal position where the rotation piece 322 can pass the notch portion 401C according to the rotation operation to the rotation piece 322, the biasing of the pressing plate from the biasing body Then, the holding of the base 401 by the pivoting piece 322 and the pressing plate is released. When the pivoting pieces 322 of all the fixtures 320 are in the insertion / detachment attitude, the game board 400 can pivot with respect to the base frame 301. Conversely, when the game board 400 is fixed to the base frame 301, the game board 400 is rotated to cut each of the rotation pieces while the rotation pieces 322 of all the fixtures 320 are in the insertion / removal allowable posture. After the insertion into the space 401C, the pivoting pieces 322 of all the fixtures 320 are rotated in the insertion / extraction prohibited posture.

The launch device 330, as shown in FIG. 3, includes a ball feed mechanism 331 for sequentially delivering the gaming balls stored in the main storage mechanism 230 to the launch position, and a ball feed solenoid 332 (for driving the ball feed mechanism 331). 10) and a firing mechanism 33 for firing the gaming ball disposed at the firing position
3, a launch solenoid 334 (see FIG. 10) for driving the launch mechanism 333, and a launch mechanism 33.
3 and a guiding member 335 for guiding the game ball shot from 3 to the shooting passage 401B of the game board 400. The launcher 330 operates in response to a launch operation on the launch handler 250 as described above.

The mounting base 360 is rotatably supported relative to the base frame 301 via a support mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 4, main controller 370 includes a main control substrate 920 (see FIG. 10) and a substrate case 371 having a split structure for accommodating main control substrate 920. The main control substrate 920 is sealed in the substrate case 371 so that it can not be opened without leaving an opening mark.

The sub control device 390 includes a sub control substrate 940 (see FIG. 10) and a substrate case 391 having a split structure for accommodating the sub control substrate 940. The sub control substrate 940 includes the substrate case 3
It is sealed in 91.

Here, in the game board 400, various structures provided on the base 401 and arranged in the game area will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the game board, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of the game board. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the game board 400 is disposed approximately at the center of the base 401, and a flow change member such as a nail 411 or a windmill 412 which changes the flow direction and the flow speed of the game ball. A center frame 420 for guiding game balls introduced from an entrance (not shown) to the vicinity of the first starting winning device 431, a first starting winning device 431 disposed directly below the center of the center frame 420, and A first start winning switch 441 (see FIG. 10) for detecting gaming balls having entered the start winning device 431, a second starting winning device 432 disposed immediately below the first starting winning device 431, and a second starting winning device A second start winning switch 442 (see FIG. 10) for detecting gaming balls having entered into 432, a big winning device 433 disposed to the right of the first starting winning device 431 and the second starting winning device 432, A big winning switch 443 (see FIGS. 10 and 15 to 17) for detecting gaming balls having entered the award device 433, a starting device 436, and a starting switch 446 for detecting gaming balls having entered the starting device 436 (FIG. 10). (See) and three general winning devices 438 arranged on the left side of the second starting winning device 432,
One general winning device 439 disposed on the right side of the start winning device 432, a general winning switch 448 (see FIG. 10) for detecting a game ball entering one of the three general winning devices 438, and the general winning device 439 General winning switch 449 (Figure 10 to detect the game ball that has entered the
See) and. Although the game ball entered into the center frame 420 and the starting device 436 is released to the game area, the first starting winning device 431, the second starting winning device 432, the big winning device 4
The gaming balls having entered 33 and the general winning devices 438 and 439 are guided through the through holes formed in the base 401 to the collection and discharge passage (not shown) formed on the back side of the base 401. In addition, the game balls that have not entered the first start winning device 431, the second start winning device 432, the big winning device 433 and the general winning devices 438 and 439 are guided to the recovery discharge path (not shown) through the discharge port 401A. Ru. The game balls guided to the collection and discharge passage are discharged from the game machine 100 to a game ball circulation device provided in a game machine installation facility (not shown). When the game ball enters one of the first start winning device 431, the second start winning device 432, the big winning device 433 and the general winning devices 438 and 439, a predetermined number of gaming balls according to the type of the device Will be dispensed from the dispensing device 540.

Each of the first starting winning device 431 and the general winning devices 438 and 439 has a structure for guiding the entering gaming ball to the back side of the base 401 without changing the entry probability of the gaming ball into them.
On the other hand, the second start winning device 432 has a movable blade 452 that changes the entry probability by transitioning between the entry permitted position and the entry blocked position, and a blade open / close solenoid 4 that drives the movable blade 452.
62 (see FIG. 10). The game ball can enter the second start winning device 432 when the movable blade 452 is in the entry permitted posture, but the game ball can not enter the second start winning device 432 when the movable blade 452 is in the entry preventing posture. . The movable blade 452 is a starter 43
When the game ball enters 6 and the winning lottery by the main control board 920 with the detection of the game ball by the start switch 446 is won, the predetermined number of times and the predetermined time according to the operation of the wing open / close solenoid 462 Only transition to the entry permitted posture. In addition, the special winning device 433 has an open / close shutter 31 that changes the entry probability by transitioning between the entry permitted attitude and the entry blocked attitude;
A shutter open / close solenoid 463 (see FIG. 10) for driving the open / close shutter 31 is provided. The game ball can enter the big winning device 433 when the opening / closing shutter 31 is in the entry permitted arrangement, but the game ball can not enter the big winning device 433 when the opening / closing shutter 31 is in the entry preventing posture. The opening and closing shutter 31 has a first start winning device 431 and a second start winning device 432.
If you win a big hit lottery by the main control board 920 accompanied by the detection of the game ball by either of the first start winning switch 441 and the second start winning switch 442 correctly entering the game ball into any of In accordance with the operation of the open / close solenoid 463, it moves to the entry permitting arrangement a predetermined number of times. The open / close shutter 31 is arranged to be inclined downward from the right to the left (see FIG. 12A), so that the game ball which has flowed down is not retained on the open / close shutter 31 and leftward Can be

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the game board 400 displays the first special symbol in a fluctuating display along with the big hit lottery relating to the first special symbol, and the stop symbol according to the lottery result of the first special symbol. In conjunction with the first special symbol display device 471 to be displayed in the final display, and the big hit lottery pertaining to the second special symbol,
A second special symbol display device 472 that variably displays the second special symbol or displays the second special symbol with a stop symbol according to the lottery result, and provided on the center frame 420, relates to the first special symbol The first special symbol hold display device 476 for displaying the hold status of the jackpot lottery right, and the second special symbol hold display device provided on the center frame 420 for displaying the hold status of the jackpot lottery right pertaining to the second special symbol It has 477 and. The right of the jackpot lottery pertaining to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is reserved up to four each. When the right of the jackpot lottery relating to the first special symbol is held to the maximum, the right is not added to the game ball even if the game ball enters the first start winning device 431. Similarly, when the right of the jackpot lottery pertaining to the second special symbol is held to the maximum, the right is not added to the game ball even if the game ball enters the second start winning device 432.

The first special symbol display device 471 has two light emitting portions 471A and 471B that can emit light in multiple colors.
, And the display is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 10). The first special symbol is expressed by the light emission pattern (combination of light emission colors) of the light emitting portions 471A and 471B. Similarly to the first special symbol display device 471, the second special symbol display device 472 is composed of two light emitting parts 471A and 471B capable of emitting light in a plurality of colors, and the main control board 920 (FIG. 10)
The display is controlled by The second special symbol is expressed by the light emission pattern (combination of light emission colors) of the light emitting portions 472A and 472B. The first special symbol hold display 476 and the second
The special symbol hold display 477 has two single color LEDs 476A, 476B and 2 respectively.
The number of reserved lots of various lottery rights is displayed by the combination of the light emitting states (off, on, blinking) of the single-color LEDs 477A and 477B.

In addition, the game board 400 is provided in the center frame 420, and the normal symbol is variably displayed in accordance with the winning lottery relating to the normal symbol, or the normal symbol is determined and displayed with the stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result. A display device 473 and a normal symbol hold display device 478 which is provided on the center frame 420 and displays a pending state of the right of the lottery for the normal symbol are provided. The right to draw a lottery is usually suspended up to four. It should be noted that when the right of the lottery is held to the maximum according to the normal symbol, even if the game ball enters the starting device 436, the right is not added to the entry of the game ball.

The normal symbol display device 473 is composed of two light emitting portions 473A and 473B capable of emitting light in a plurality of colors, and the display is controlled by the main control substrate 920 (see FIG. 10). Normal design is
It is expressed by the light emission pattern (combination of light emission colors) of the light emission units 473A and 473B. Also, the normal symbol hold display device 478 displays the number of held drawing rights by the combination of the light emitting states (off, light, blink) of the two single color LEDs 478A, 478B.

Further, the game board 400 is provided on the center frame 420, and variably displays the decorative symbol or finalizes the decorative symbol according to the big hit lottery relating to either the first special symbol or the second special symbol. A decorative symbol display device 479 is provided. The variation display and the determination display of the decorative symbol based on the control by the sub control substrate 940 are substantially synchronized with the variation display and the determination display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol by the main control substrate 920. In the variable display of the decorative symbol, a more complicated effect is executed than the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol.

Here, the operation of various devices of the game board 400 will be described. In addition, prior to the description thereof, transition between various gaming states and gaming states will be described. The gaming state at the normal time (normal gaming state) is a low probability that the jackpot winning probability relating to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is low,
The variation display time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is a long game state (hereinafter, also referred to as "low probability non-short time state"). The gaming state changes based on the jackpot winning. There are five types of jackpots pertaining to the first special symbol: standard probability variation big hit, sudden probability variation big hit, latent probability variation big hit, standard time short hit and sudden short hit large hit, the type of big hit according to the second special symbol is standard probability change big hit There are two types of standard time, junior high and big hit. In the case of winning the standard probability variation big hit or sudden probability variation big hit, the gaming state is temporarily the entry winning state of the big winning device 433 intermittently (opening and closing shutter 31 becomes an entry allowed arrangement intermittently) special gaming state After the special game state is over, the big hit winning probability concerning the first special symbol and the second special symbol is higher than the normal gaming state, and the fluctuation display time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is It shifts to a gaming state shorter than the normal gaming state (hereinafter referred to as "high probability time reduction state"). The high probability time saving state is maintained until the next jackpot winning. In addition, when winning in the latent probability variation big hit, once it has shifted to the special gaming state, the jackpot winning probability pertaining to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is a higher probability than the normal gaming state, the first special The variable display time of the symbol or the second special symbol shifts to the gaming state (hereinafter referred to as "high probability non-short state") in which the same time as the normal gaming state is displayed. The high probability short time state is maintained until the next jackpot win. In addition, when winning a standard time junior high, after transitioning to the special game state, the big hit winning probability pertaining to the first special symbol and the second special symbol is the same low probability as the normal gaming state, the first special symbol And the time of the variable display of the second special symbol is shifted to the game state (hereinafter referred to as "the low probability time short state") in which the time of the variable display is the same as the normal game state. The low probability time short state is maintained until the end of the unit display control of a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) relating to any of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, but thereafter, the gaming state becomes the normal gaming state Return. It should be noted that in the case of big hit in the high probability short time state and the high probability short time state, any of the probability variation big hits (standard probability variation big hit, sudden probability variation big hit as compared with the case of big hit in the low probability time short status and low probability short time status , The probability of distribution to the latent probability variation big hit) is large. In the following, the operation of the various devices of the game board 400 will be described generally in chronological order.

In the main control board 920, winning random numbers pertaining to special symbols (common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol), symbol random numbers pertaining to special symbols (common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol), stop pattern random numbers, Various variation pattern random numbers are generated, and when the game ball enters the first start winning device 431 in various gaming states, the winning random number for the special symbol, the symbol random number for the special symbol and the stop pattern random number are acquired Are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control board 920. At this time, if both the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not in the change display mode or the final display mode, immediately after the storage, if the big winning device 433 is not in operation. All jackpot lottery rights pertaining to the first special symbol previously acquired if any of the special symbols are in the variable display or finalized display and previously acquired and subsequently acquired first 2 After all the jackpot lottery rights pertaining to the special symbol have been digested, it is determined whether or not the jackpot has been won based on the random number of wins pertaining to the acquired special symbol. In addition, the winning probability of the big hit pertaining to the first special symbol, as described above, is a high probability state (high probability time short state, high probability non-short time state) or low probability state according to the current gaming state in detail It changes depending on whether it is (low probability time short state, low probability short time state), and specifically, the winning probability of the big hit in the high probability state is higher than the winning probability of the big hit in the low probability state. If you win the jackpot,
The stop symbol of the first special symbol is determined based on the symbol random number related to the acquired special symbol. The type of the stop pattern determines which of the standard probability variation big hit, sudden probability variation big hit, latent probability variation big hit, standard time short and big hit, and sudden time big and big hit. In addition, the distribution probability of various jackpots, depending on the current gaming state, changes in detail depending on whether it is a high probability state or a low probability state, specifically, any of the probability variation big hit (standard probability variation The probability of distribution to the jackpot, the sudden definite big hit, the latent probability big hit) is higher than the low probability state in the high probability state. On the other hand, when it is a big hit and is won, if a small hit is won, a small hit symbol is set as a stop symbol, and if a small hit is not won, a lost symbol is set as a stop symbol. Ru.

After the big hit lottery pertaining to the first special symbol, the current gaming state, the lottery result of the big hit lottery, stop pattern random number, various variation pattern random numbers, total hold of the right of the big hit lottery pertaining to the first special symbol and the second special symbol The variation display time of the first special symbol is determined based on the number, and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol is selected. After that, variation display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display device 471 and variation display of the decoration symbol in the decorative symbol display device 479 (variation effect)
Is started, and in the first special symbol, the variation display by the constant pattern is continued over the variation display time, and in the decoration symbol, the variation display according to the variation pattern is executed over the variation display time Ru. As the variation display time elapses, the stop symbol is determined and displayed as the first special symbol, and the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol of the first special symbol is determined and displayed as the decorative symbol. The final display of the first special symbol and the decorative symbol is continued for a fixed time.

If the stop symbol of the first special symbol is a big hit symbol, after the final display of the first special symbol,
The game state shifts to the special game state. In the special gaming state, the open / close shutter 31 of the big winning device 433 is intermittently moved to the entry permitted arrangement a predetermined number of times. A predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) of game balls are the big winning device 433 after the open / close shutter 31 shifts to the entry permission arrangement.
The opening / closing shutter 31 is moved to the entry blocking arrangement either when entering the vehicle or when the predetermined maximum opening time has elapsed. After that, after the predetermined closing time has elapsed, the open / close shutter 31 shifts to the entry permitting arrangement again. This opening and closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times. The number of repetitions of the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing shutter 31, the maximum opening time to stay in the entry permitted arrangement, and the like change depending on the type of big hit (type of stop symbol). Specifically, in the special gaming state based on the standard probability variation big hit and the standard time short hit, the opening and closing operation having a maximum opening time of 29.5 seconds and a closing time of 2.0 seconds is repeated only 16 times. In addition, 1 from the start of the special game state
After a waiting time (opening time) of 0.0 seconds, the transition of the open / close shutter 31 to the first entry permission arrangement is started, and a waiting time of 15.0 seconds after the transition to the sixteenth entry blocking arrangement ( After the ending time), the special game state ends. On the other hand, in the special gaming state based on the sudden change big hit, the latent change big hit and the short time big hit, the opening and closing operation with the maximum opening time of 0.8 seconds and the closing time of 2.0 seconds is repeated only twice. In addition, after the standby time (opening time) of 3.2 seconds from the start of the special gaming state, the movement of the open / close shutter 31 to the first entry permission arrangement is started, and from the movement to the second entry prevention posture After 3.2 seconds of waiting time (ending time), the special game state ends. After the end of the special game state,
As described above, the game state is transitioned to according to the type of the current big hit.

Also, when the stop symbol of the first special symbol is a small hit symbol or a lost symbol, the gaming state is not changed even after the final display of the first special symbol. However, when the small hit is won, the big winning device 433 operates in the same manner as in the special gaming state based on the sudden variation big hit, the latent probability variation big hit, and the short time big hit suddenly.

In the above, although the case where the right of the big hit lottery concerning the 1st special symbol is digested is explained, also when the right of the big hit lottery concerning the 2nd special symbol is digested, the kind of big hit as mentioned above The first special symbol and the second special symbol are different, and the right of the jackpot lottery related to the second special symbol is digested prior to the right of the jackpot lottery related to the first special symbol, (1) Since the first special symbol and the second special symbol are replaced with the second special symbol and the first special symbol, respectively, and thus the redundant description is omitted as they are almost the same as the case of the special symbol.

When the game ball enters the starting device 436 in various gaming states, a winning random number relating to a normal symbol is acquired and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM (not shown) of the main control board 920.
At this time, when the second start winning device 432 is not in operation, immediately after the normal symbol is not in the change display or the confirmation display, or immediately if the normal symbol is in the change display or the confirmation display. After all winning winning rights have been won, it is determined whether or not the winning is won based on the winning random number associated with the obtained ordinary symbol. Depending on the game state at the time of judgment, the winning probability of the hit is, specifically, a short time state (high probability short time state, low probability time short state) or non short time state (low probability short time state, high probability short time state, Depending on whether it is a special gaming state),
The winning probability in the short time state is higher than that in the short time state. When the winning is won, a predetermined hitting symbol is set as the stopping symbol, and when the winning is not won, the predetermined losing symbol is set as the stopping symbol. After the winning lottery, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol is started, and in the non-time-short state, the fluctuation display by the constant pattern is continued over the predetermined fluctuation display time (for example, 3.0 seconds). The fluctuation display by the same pattern as the normal gaming state is continued over a predetermined fluctuation display time (for example, 0.5 seconds) shorter than the non-short time state. With the passage of a predetermined time according to the gaming state, the stop symbol is displayed as a normal symbol for a predetermined time.

When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a hit symbol, the movable blade 452 of the second start winning device 432 shifts to the entry permitted posture at least once after the confirmation display of the normal symbol. Specifically, in the case of winning in the non-time-short state, the movable blade 452 typically enters for a predetermined number of times (for example, once) over a predetermined maximum opening time (for example, 0.2 seconds) Shift to an acceptable attitude,
In the case of winning in the short time state, the movable blade 452 typically has a predetermined maximum open time (eg, 1.9) longer than the short time state by a predetermined number of times (eg, three times) than the short time state.
Transition to the entry permitted posture over the second). However, when a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) of game balls enter the second start winning device 432, the movable blade 452 is forcibly shifted to the entry blocking state, and the movable based on the winning of the hit this time The operation of the blade 452 ends.

The game board 400 is a panel light emitting device 490 (see FIG. 10) provided on the back side of various structures.
The board surface light emitting device 490 executes various light emission effects and state notification by light emission accompanying the progress of the game based on the control by the sub control board 940.

The rear block 104 will be described. 8 and 9 are a perspective view and a rear view showing an example of a gaming machine, respectively. The rear block 104 has a base 5 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
01, a support mechanism that supports the base 501 openably and closably with respect to the intermediate block 103, and a game ball tank 510 attached to the base 501 and storing game balls supplied from a game machine fixing facility (not shown) And a tank rail 520 attached to the base 501 on the downstream side of the game ball tank 510 to rectify the stacked and stored gaming balls into two lines and align them in one row; and the base 501 on the downstream side of the tank rail 520. And a case rail 530 for guiding game balls introduced from the tank rail 520, and a payout device 540 for being attached to the base 501 on the downstream side of the case rails 530 and performing payout of game balls and lending of game balls. When,
A guiding member 550 attached to the base 501 on the downstream side of the payout device 540 and guiding the gaming balls having flowed out from the payout device 540 to a guiding passage (not shown) formed on the base 501; The payout control device 560 controls the payout of the game balls and the game balls, and converts the external power into a power of a predetermined voltage required by various devices and outputs the same, and also plays a game based on the firing operation to the firing operation device 250 A power / fire control device 900 which cooperates with the main control board 920 to control the ejection of the ball, a payout control device 560 and a game ball lending device 290 (
A relay device 950 is provided for relaying signals between the card unit (not shown) disposed on the side of the gaming machine 100 and the card unit 100 (see FIG. 1).

The base 501 is integrally molded of a resin (for example, an ABS resin), and includes a substantially flat base portion 502 and a protective cover portion 503 projecting rearward from the base portion 502. The protective cover 503 is closed on the left and right sides and upper side, and only a part of the lower side is opened. On the back of the protective cover portion 503, a large number of vent holes 502A are formed to improve the heat radiation performance of the main controller 370 and the sub controller 390.

The game ball tank 510 is a horizontally long box-shaped container opened upward, and game balls supplied from a ball circulation device (not shown) of the game machine fixing facility are sequentially replenished from one end in the longitudinal direction. An opening (not shown) is formed on the bottom of one end of the gaming ball tank 510 in the longitudinal direction different from the side to which the gaming balls are supplied. The bottom surface of the gaming ball tank 510 is gently inclined in the longitudinal direction, and the gaming ball supplied to the gaming ball tank 510 is moved to the opening side by its own weight. Further, the game ball is further gently inclined with respect to the direction (longitudinal direction) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and the gaming ball is mainly induced to the front side (the attachment surface side to the base 501). In addition, the game ball tank 510 is attached with an antistatic plate 511 (only in FIG. 8) covering at least a part of the bottom from one end where the game ball is supplied from the ball circulation device to the vicinity of the center. 511 is connected to the ground potential.

The tank rail 520 is attached below the gaming ball tank 510 and the tank rail 52
The game ball flows into the 0 through the opening of the game ball tank 510. The tank rail 520 is rotatable relative to the bowl-like member 521 forming the two rows (two rows) of bowl-like passages (not shown) partitioned by partition pieces (not shown) and the bowl-like member 521 And a pair of flow straightening members 522 which are straightened in two lines while preventing clogging of the gaming balls flowing down the bowl-like member 521 and aligned in one step. Each bowl-shaped passage is gently inclined toward the downstream side, and guides the game ball to the side flowing in from the game ball tank 510 and the opposite side in the longitudinal direction. Rectifying member 52
2 acts like a pendulum by contact with the game ball.

The case rail 530 is vertically disposed along one side surface portion of the protective cover 503, and the game balls from the tank rail 520 flow in. The case rail 530 is formed with two ball passages (not shown) curved back and forth and right and left with a wavelike undulation so that the game balls do not flow vigorously. Further, an out-of-ball detection switch 539 is attached to the upstream side of the ball passage. In the ball out detection switch 539, there are not enough gaming balls inside the case rail 530, that is, the ball clogging occurs on the upstream side of the case rail 530 and the case rail 53
0 is detected when the game ball is not supplied.

The payout device 540 includes a delivery mechanism 541 for delivering game balls, and a payout motor 542 for driving the delivery mechanism 541. Dispensing motor 54 based on control by dispensing control device 560
In response to the operation of 2, the game balls stored in the two ball passages are alternately released.

The dispensing control device 560 includes a dispensing control substrate 930 and a substrate case for accommodating the dispensing control substrate 930. The dispensing control substrate 930, like the main control substrate 920, can not be opened without leaving a trace of opening. Is substantially sealed by the substrate case.

Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 100 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 10, the gaming machine 100 is provided with control devices such as a power supply / emission control device 900, a power supply monitoring substrate 910, a main control substrate 920, a payout control substrate 930, a sub control substrate 940 and the like. In FIG. 10, a circuit device which only relays various signals is omitted. Each of these major devices is described in detail below.

The power supply and emission control device 900 supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each part of the game machine 100 through a power supply path (broken line in the figure), and the emission device according to the operation of the emission operation device 250 And a signal relay unit 903 for relaying the initialization signal from the initialization switch 907 and the ball overflow signal from the ball overflow switch 249.

The power supply unit 901 takes in external power (for example, AC 24 volts) supplied from the outside and converts it into internal power (for example, DC 24 volts), and from the internal power, devices such as various solenoids and various motors Drive voltage (for example, DC 12 volts) for driving
Power, control voltage (for example, DC 5 volts) for driving various switches and performing control processing, RAM of main control board 920 and RAM of payout control board 930
The power supply monitoring board 910 generates power or the like of a backup voltage to hold the contents of the
, Supply control substrate 930, sub control substrate 940, and the like. Specifically, internal power, drive voltage, control voltage and backup voltage are supplied to power supply monitor substrate 910, and drive voltage, control voltage and backup voltage are supplied to main control substrate 920. Is supplied via the power supply monitoring unit 911 of the power supply monitoring substrate 910, and the payout control substrate 9 is
Power for drive voltage, control voltage and backup voltage is directly supplied to
The power of the drive voltage and the control voltage is directly supplied to the sub control substrate 940, and the power of the drive voltage and the control voltage is supplied to the emission control unit 902. The power supply unit 901
When the power switch 909 is connected and the power switch 909 is in the OFF state, the acquisition of external power is stopped. In addition, the game is performed by turning off the power switch 909 or removing the power plug (not shown) connected to the power supply unit 901 via the power switch 909 from the external power supply outlet (not shown). A state in which the supply of power to the inside of the machine 100 is stopped or a state in which the supply of external power itself is stopped is generically referred to as a “power failure state”. The power supply unit 901 is configured to normally output the power of the control voltage for a predetermined period even after the transition to the power failure state. As a result, the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 can save the state so as to be able to return to the current control state and end the control.

The launch control unit 902 cooperates with the main control board 920 to control the driving of the ball feed solenoid 332 and the launch solenoid 334 of the launch device 330 (see FIG. 3). The ball feeding solenoid 332 and the firing solenoid 334 are permitted to operate when the predetermined conditions are satisfied. Specifically, the fact that the player is touching the firing handle 252 (see FIG. 1) is detected based on the touch sensor signal from the touch sensor 254, and the launch stop switch 255 for stopping the launch is The release control unit 902 outputs an on-state release permission signal to the main control board 920 on the condition that it is not operated. The main control board 920 also outputs a firing solenoid control signal and a ball feeding solenoid control signal to the firing control unit 902 based on the firing permission signal and the firing abnormality signal. The launch control unit 902 operates the ball feed solenoid 332 based on the on-state ball feed control signal, and operates the launch solenoid 334 based on the reception of the on-state launch solenoid control signal and the resistance value of the variable resistor 253. Let As a result, the gaming balls are sequentially fired from the launcher 250 at a strength according to the resistance value of the variable resistor 253 (the amount of rotational operation of the launch handle 252).

When the initialization switch 907 is pressed, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an initialization signal in an on state to the main control board 920. In the main control board 920, the stored information stored in the RAM of the main control board 920 is initialized in response to the reception of the initialization signal in the on state. Further, when the ball overflow switch 249 detects a game ball, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state ball overflow signal to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 outputs a low speed payout signal to the payout control board 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the on state, and the payout control board 930 having received the low speed payout signal The rotation speed (the payout speed of the gaming ball from the payout device 540) is reduced. Conversely, the high-speed payout signal is output to the payout control substrate 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the off state, and the payout control substrate 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal accelerates the rotational speed of the payout motor 542 It will be.

The power supply monitoring board 910 monitors the power supply state from the power supply / discharge control device 900, and outputs a power failure signal to the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 according to the transition to the power failure state. And a signal relay unit 912 that relays power supply and transmission of various signals between the power / emission control device 900 and the main control board 920. The power supply monitoring unit 911 is
Monitors the voltage of the stable DC voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 901, and determines that it is a transition to a power failure state when this voltage is less than 22 volts, and controls the power failure signal in the on state as the main control The signal is output to the substrate 920 and the payout control substrate 930. The main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 recognize the transition to the power failure state by receiving the power failure signal in the on state.

The main control board 920 generally controls the operation of the gaming machine 100. On the main control board 920, an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer is mounted. The MPU includes a CPU (not shown) as an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM (not shown) storing various control programs and fixed data executed by the CPU, and various data temporarily when the control program is executed. And the like (not shown) for storing, etc. On the main control board 920, various circuits such as a timer circuit (not shown), a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown) and a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted. There is. Main control board 920 R
The AM is configured to be able to maintain (back up) internal data by the power supply of the backup voltage from the power and emission control device 900 even after transition to the power failure state.

The payout control board 930 controls a payout operation of gaming balls by the payout device 540 in accordance with an instruction from the main control substrate 920 and a lending operation of gaming balls by the payout device 540 in accordance with the operation of the gaming ball lending device 290. Similar to the main control board 920, the payout control board 930 is a CPU.
MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer including (not shown), ROM (not shown) and RAM (not shown), timer circuit (not shown), counter circuit (not shown), clock Various circuits such as a generation circuit (not shown) and a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted.
Like the RAM of the main control board 920, the RAM of the payout control board 930 is also configured to be able to maintain internal data even in a power failure state.

The sub control board 940 controls operations of various rendering devices, various light emitting devices, various acoustic devices and the like based on an instruction from the main control substrate 920.

[Main Configuration Related to the Present Invention]
The configuration of the special winning device 433 which is a main feature of the gaming machine 100 according to the present invention will be described. 11 is a perspective view of the big winning device 433. FIG. 12 (A) is a front view of the big winning device 433. FIG. 12 (B) is a rear view of the big winning device 433. Device 4
It is a top view of 33, and Drawing 13 (A) and Drawing 13 (B) represent the entry prevention state and entry permission state of big winning a prize device 433 respectively, and Drawing 14 is partial disassembled perspective view of big winning a prize device 433 in front view FIG. 15 is a partially exploded perspective view of the big winning device 433 in a rear view.

The big winning device 433 is, as shown in FIGS.
A holding part 10 for holding the substrate and 21 and 22 on which the LED elements are disposed
3, an opening / closing control mechanism 30 for preventing entry of the game ball into the receiving unit 10 through the opening 10A, and an opening / closing control mechanism unit 30; And a winning switch 443 (only in FIG. 15) for detecting the gaming ball having entered the receiving unit 10. The effect unit 20 and the opening / closing control mechanism unit 30 are attached to the receiving unit 10 by screwing, and the big winning switch 443 is inserted and fitted.

Here, the detailed structure of the receiving part 10 is demonstrated. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the receiving portion 10 in a front view, and FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the receiving portion 10 in a rear view.

The receiving portion 10 is, as shown in FIGS. 14-17, a base 11 attached by screwing or the like to the base 401 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) of the game board 400 from the front side, and the front side of the base 11. Guiding passage member 12 which is disposed on the front side of base body 401 and which forms a passage for guiding game balls entering receiving portion 10 to big winning switch 443;
And a front covering plate 13 disposed to cover the front side of the housing.

The induction passage member 12 and the front cover plate 13 are attached to the base 11 by screwing, and the opening opens up to the front side of the base 401 by the attachment and the opening 10A (FIG. 1).
4 and FIG. 15 only), and it becomes possible to receive the game ball flowing down from above. Further, a through hole 11A is formed in the base 11, and the opening / closing shutter 31 (see FIG. 11) is protruded to the front cover plate 13 side through the through hole 11A to receive the game ball flowing down from above. It is possible to block.

A steeply inclined wall 12A and a gently inclined wall 12B are formed in the guiding passage member 12, and game media can be favorably guided to the discharge passage 12C in which the big winning switch 443 is disposed.

The front covering plate 13 extends to the front of the open / close shutter 31 and above the open / close shutter 31 (see also FIGS. 11A and 12A), and the open / close portion is opened and closed. A projecting portion 13A (not shown in FIG. 16) which protrudes toward the shutter 31 side is formed. The projecting portion 13A has a predetermined angle (the same angle as the inclination angle of the opening / closing shutter 31: FIG. 12A).
Reference length of the protrusion 13A is substantially the same as the width of the opening / closing shutter 31 in the left-right direction, and the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 13A is within the length range of the protrusion 13A in the left-right direction. It is constant throughout.

Next, the open / close control mechanism unit 30 will be described. FIG. 18 shows the open / close control mechanism 30 in front view
FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the open / close control mechanism 30 in a rear view.

The open / close control mechanism unit 30 regulates the entrance of the gaming ball to the receiving unit 10 through the opening 10A, the exciting coil 32, the plunger 33 slidably inserted inside the exciting coil 32, and the plunger A pull type solenoid (shutter open / close solenoid 463 in FIG. 10), which is constituted by an urging member 34 for urging the tip end of 33 away from the excitation coil 32, and used to drive the open / close shutter 31, The second power transmission member 36 pivotally supported by the first power transmission member 35 and the housing member 37 coupled thereto and rotated according to the movement of the first power transmission member 35 to press the open / close shutter 31 Power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power from the cage solenoid to the open / close shutter 31 and screwed to the base 11 of the receiving unit 10 A housing member 37 for housing the transmission mechanism and restricting the movement direction of the power transmission mechanism and the opening / closing shutter 31, a cover member 38 attached to cover the power transmission mechanism from the front side of the housing member 37, and a back surface of the housing member 37 And a housing member 39 mounted on the side for housing the solenoid.

The first power transmission member 35 has a plate-like portion 35A connected to the tip of the plunger 33, and a pair of upper and lower contact portions 35 provided at the rear end of the plate-like portion 35A and abutting on the biasing member 34 of the solenoid.
B, a columnar pressing portion 35C vertically provided at the front end of the plate-like portion 35A, a columnar protrusion 35D extending forward from the front end of the plate-like portion 35A, and an upper side from the plate-like portion 35A And a pair of projecting portions 35E directed downward. In order to move the first power transmission member 35 linearly in the same direction as the movement direction of the plunger, the tip end of the protrusion 35D is loosely inserted in the guide hole 38A formed in the lid member 38, and a pair of protrusions 35E Is loosely inserted in a pair of upper and lower guide grooves 37B (only the lower side is shown) formed in the housing member 37, and along with the linear motion of the plunger 33 in the front-rear direction, the first power transmission member 35 It moves linearly in the same direction (the same direction as the movement direction of the plunger 33).

The second power transmission member 36 is provided with a support shaft 36A pivotally supported by a bearing formed by attaching the lid member 38 to the housing member 37 formed with the pair of left and right notches 37C, and the pressing portion 35C on the lower side A generally U-shaped pressed portion 3 provided on the support shaft 36A so as to surround from the
6B, a cylindrical pressing portion 36C loosely inserted in a rectangular through hole 31A formed in the opening / closing shutter 31, and a pair of left and right connecting portions 36D connecting the support shaft 36A and the pressing portion 36C . The second power transmission member 36 rotationally moves about the support shaft 36A based on the contact between the pressing portion 35C and the pressed portion 36B in association with the linear motion of the first power transmission member 35, and the second power transmission member 36 The opening and closing shutter 31 moves in the front-rear direction along the guide groove 37A formed in the housing member 37 based on the contact between the pressing portion 36C and the opening and closing shutter 31 in the through hole 31A. It moves linearly in the same direction as the direction).

Here, the operation of the big winning device 433 will be described in detail. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the big winning device 433 taken along the line A-A in FIG. 12, and FIGS. FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the winning device 433 taken along the line B-B in FIG. 12, and FIGS. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the winning device 433 taken along the line C-C in FIG. 12, and FIG. 22 (A) and FIG. It represents the entry permission status.

The exciting coil 32 is in the non-excitation state when the big winning device 433 is in the entry blocking state in which the entry of the game ball is blocked, as shown in FIGS. 20 (A), 21 (A) and 22 (A). As described above, the first power transmission member 35 is in the forward position by the pressing force to the contact portion 35B based on the biasing force from the biasing member 34, and the plunger corresponding to the forward position of the first power transmission member 35. 3
The second power transmission member 36 is in a forwardly inclined posture in which the pressing portion 36C is positioned forward of the support shaft 36A, and the open / close shutter 31 has an open end whose forward end protrudes forward than the through hole 11A. It has an entry blocking arrangement that prevents entry of the gaming ball into the receptacle 10 through 10A. On the other hand, when the big winning device 433 is in the entry permitted state, the exciting coil 32 is in the excited state, and as shown in FIGS. 20 (B), 21 (B) and 22 (B), the plunger 33 is. The first power transmission member 35 is also in a retracted position corresponding to the advancing position of the plunger 33, and the second power transmitting member 36 is in a retracted position.
Is in a backward inclined posture in which the pressing portion 36C is positioned rearward of the support shaft 36A, and the opening / closing shutter 31 does not protrude forward of the through hole 11A and the gaming ball to the receiving portion 10 through the opening 10A It has an entry-permitted arrangement that allows entry.

When the big winning device 433 is in the entry blocking state shown in FIG. 20A, FIG. 21A and FIG. 22A, when the exciting coil 32 is excited, the plunger 33 is biased by the biasing member 34.
Move backward against the biasing force from the With the movement of the plunger 33, the first power transmission member 35 also moves rearward, and the pressed portion 36B is pushed rearward by the pressing portion 35C, so that the second power transmission member 36 is counterclockwise centered on the spindle 36A Rotate around. With the rotation of the second power transmission member 36, the rear side wall forming the contour of the through hole 31A is pushed rearward by the pressing portion 36C, and the open / close shutter 31 moves rearward.

Conversely, if the exciting coil 32 is de-energized when the big winning device 433 is in the entry permitted state shown in FIGS. 20 (B), 21 (B) and 22 (B), the first power transmission member 35 moves forward by the biasing force from the biasing member 34. Along with the movement of the first power transmission member, the plunger 33 also moves rearward, and the pressed portion 36B is pushed forward by the pressing portion 35C, and the second power transmission member 36 is watched about the support shaft 36A. Rotate around.
The forward side wall forming the contour of the through hole 31A with the rotation of the second power transmission member 36 is the pressing portion 3
The open / close shutter 31 is moved forward by being pushed forward by 6C.

Here, the case where an external force that causes the opening / closing shutter 31 to move from the entry prohibition arrangement to the entry permission arrangement will be described in the entry prevention state of the special winning device 433. Figure 23
FIG. 23A is a cross-sectional view of the big winning device 433 showing the case where an external force is applied to the opening and closing shutter 31, and FIG. 23A shows the case where a weak external force is applied; It represents the case where an external force is applied.

When the big winning device 433 is in the entry blocking state shown in FIG. 20 (A), FIG. 21 (A) and FIG. 22 (A), the opening / closing shutter 31 is made to move from the entry inhibition position to the entry permission position When an external force is applied, the open / close shutter 31 moves rearward, and the pressing portion 35C is pressed rearward by the front side wall forming the outline of the through hole 31A, and the second power transmission member 3
6 rotates counterclockwise about the support shaft 36A. With the rotation of the second power transmission member 36, as shown in FIG. 23A, the pressed portion 36B abuts on the pressing portion 35C, but the force with which the pressed portion 36B presses the pressing portion 35C is the pressing portion The first power transmission member 35 is not moved rearward without being converted into a force for moving the 35C rearward. In the state shown in FIG. 23 (A) (locked state), the entry of the gaming ball into the receiving portion 10 through the opening 10A is not permitted.

When the opening / closing shutter 31 and the external force are weak, the state shown in FIG. 23A is maintained, but when the external force is strong, as shown in FIG. 23B, the support shaft 36A And pressing part 36
The connecting portion 36D that connects C is bent, and the open / close shutter 31 is further moved rearward. In the state shown in FIG. 23B, the entry of the gaming ball into the receiving portion 10 through the opening 10A is not blocked. Note that, as shown in FIG. 23B, even if the tip of the open / close shutter 31 is moved to a position where it does not project forward beyond the through hole 11A, the connection portion 36D
The material, shape, and the like of the connection portion 36D are selected so as to prevent irreversible deformation and breakage, that is, deformation within a range of plastic deformation of the connection portion 36D.

Here, in the process in which the open / close shutter 31 moves from the entry allowance arrangement to the entry prevention arrangement,
The case where the gaming ball abuts on the front end of the open / close shutter 31 will be described. 24 and 25 show the open / close shutter 31 in the big winning device 433 in order to explain the attitude of the open / close shutter 31.
FIG. 24 shows the case where the opening / closing shutter 31 is in the standard posture, and FIG. 25A and FIG. 25B respectively show the opening / closing shutter 31. The left and right rotational attitudes displaced from the standard attitude are shown. In addition, FIG.
A) and FIG. 25 (B), the open / close shutter 31 in the standard posture is shown by a broken line for comparison.

As shown in FIG. 24, the opening and closing shutter 31 is formed with a through hole 31A having a size larger than the size of the pressing portion 36C, and the opening and closing shutter 31 has the structure shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 25B, displacement within a predetermined range (rotation of up to about 2 degrees) is possible with respect to the case shown in FIG. When moving from the entry permitting arrangement to the entry preventing arrangement or moving from the entry permitting arrangement to the entry preventing arrangement, as shown in FIG. 24, if the front end of the opening / closing shutter 31 and the gaming ball do not abut, The left and right ends of the portion 36C are in contact with either the wall forming the front end of the through hole 31A or the wall forming the rear end of the through hole 31A in a standard posture. If it is in contact, as shown in FIG.
, The right end of the pressing portion 36C is in contact with the wall forming the front end of the through hole 31A, but the left end of the pressing portion 36C is in contact with the wall forming the rear end of the through hole 31A. As shown in FIG. 25B, the right end of the pressing portion 36C is in contact with the wall forming the rear end of the through hole 31A, but the left end of the pressing portion 36C is a through hole. It can be in a right-turning posture in contact with the wall forming the front end of the hole 31A.

Specifically, when the front end of the open / close shutter 31 is in contact with the gaming ball, when the contact point is in the central area (Q1 to Q2), the standard posture is taken as shown in FIG.
When the contact point is in the right side region (Q2-right end) of the front end, it assumes a left rotation posture as shown in FIG. 25A, and the contact point with the game ball in the open / close shutter 31 is the left region
When the position is from the left end to Q1), the left rotation attitude is taken as shown in FIG. 25 (B).

The contour of the front end of the open / close shutter 31 is, as shown in FIGS.
1 to P2), a linear region, and a curved region (P2 to P3) smoothly connected, and a distance between an arbitrary portion on the contour and a portion of the front covering plate 13 facing the portion When the opening / closing shutter 31 is in the standard posture with the facing distance, as shown in FIG. 24, the facing distance corresponding to the portion in the linear region is the same over the entire linear region, and the bending region The opposing distance corresponding to the inner portion is monotonously shortened as it is shifted to the right. Also, the shutter 3
When 1 is in the right rotation posture, as shown in FIG. 25A, the whole area (P1 to P3)
The facing distance corresponding to the part from the left end (P1) to the middle (P4) monotonously increases as it shifts to the right, and the facing distance corresponding to the part from the middle (P4) to the right end (P3) of the entire area is It becomes monotonically shorter as it shifts to the right. Further, when the open / close shutter 31 is in the left rotation posture, as shown in FIG. 25B, the facing distance with the front covering plate 13 corresponding to the portion in the entire area monotonously decreases.

Here, in the process in which the open / close shutter 31 moves from the entry allowance arrangement to the entry prevention arrangement,
The case where the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 abut against the game ball so as to sandwich a single game ball will be described. FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 are in contact with a single game ball. FIGS. 27, 28 and 29 are top views showing a state in which the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 are in contact with a single gaming ball, and the open / close shutter 31 and the front face in FIG. Cover plate 13 and contact position in central region (Q1 to Q2)
The case where it is inside is shown in FIG.
The case where it is in Q2-the right end) is shown, and the case where the contact position of the opening / closing shutter 31 and the game ball is in the left end region (left end-Q1) is shown in FIG.

When the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 abut on the game ball so as to sandwich a single game ball, as shown in FIG. Regardless of whether it is in the area, in the right area or in the left area, the game ball is opened and closed 3
It comes in contact with the front end of the front cover plate 13 and the front end of the projection 13A formed on the front cover plate 13.

First, when the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball is in the central area (Q1 to Q2), as shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the open / close shutter 31 takes a standard posture and the game ball and front cover A region (P2) in which the plate 13 abuts on the contact point Rc in the projection 13A and the gaming ball and the opening / closing shutter 31 monotonously shorten as the facing distance between the front covering plate 13 and the opening / closing shutter 31 shifts to the right Contact is made at a contact point Sc within the range of -P3). Therefore, even if movement of the gaming ball is instantaneously stopped in this state, the center of gravity of the gaming ball is on a plane πc including a straight line Lc (not shown) passing through the contact point Rc and the contact point Sc and a vertical straight line. Because (center) is not included, the force to rotate the gaming ball by the rotational moment whose rotation axis is the straight line Lc based on the weight of the gaming ball, and the force to move the gaming ball to the left by the pressing force from the opening / closing shutter 31 Will be granted. Furthermore, since the protruding portion 13A and the opening / closing shutter 31 are inclined, a force for moving the gaming ball to the left based on the weight of the gaming ball is given.

Next, when the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the gaming ball is the right area (Q2 to the right end),
As shown in FIG. 28, the open / close shutter 31 takes a left turn posture, and the gaming ball and the front cover plate 1
3) contact with the contact point Rr in the projection 13A, and the game ball and the opening / closing shutter 31 monotonously shorten as the facing distance between the front covering plate 13 and the opening / closing shutter 31 shifts to the right in the left rotation posture (P4 Contact is made at a contact point Sr in the range of -P3). Therefore, even if the movement of the game ball is instantaneously stopped in this state, a straight line L passing through the contact point Rr and the contact point Sr
Since the center of gravity (center) of the gaming ball is not included in the plane π r including r (not shown) and a straight line in the vertical direction, the gaming ball has a rotation moment with the straight line Lr based on its own weight as the rotation axis The force to rotate the game ball or the pressure from the opening / closing shutter 31 gives the force to move the gaming ball to the left, and since the projection 13A and the opening / closing shutter 31 are inclined, based on the weight of the game ball The power to move the gaming ball to the left is given.

Finally, when the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball is in the left area (left end ̃Q1), as shown in FIG. 29, the open / close shutter 31 takes a right turn posture and the game ball and front cover A region in which the plate 13 abuts on the contact point Rl of the projecting portion 13A and monotonously shortens as the facing distance between the front cover plate 13 and the opening / closing shutter 31 shifts to the right in the right rotation posture Contact is made at a contact point Sl within the range of P4 to P3). Therefore, even if the movement of the gaming ball is instantaneously stopped in this state, the center of gravity of the gaming ball is on the plane π1 including the straight line L1 (not shown) passing the contact point R1 and the contact point S1 and the vertical straight line. Because (center) is not included, the force to rotate the gaming ball by the rotational moment whose rotation axis is the straight line Ll based on the weight of the gaming ball, and the force to move the gaming ball to the left by the pressing force from the opening / closing shutter 31 Because the projection 13A and the opening / closing shutter 31 are inclined, a force to move the gaming ball to the left based on the weight of the gaming ball is given.

In the case of the gaming machine 100 described above, it is assumed that the opening and closing shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 are in contact with the gaming ball so as to sandwich the gaming ball in the process of moving the opening and closing shutter 31 from entry permission arrangement to entry restriction arrangement. Also, regardless of the contact position between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball, it is rotated to the side (left side) where the facing distance between the front cover plate 13 and the open / close shutter 31 is longer than the facing distance corresponding to the contact position. Since the force for moving is given, it can be suppressed that the gaming ball is continuously held by the opening / closing shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13.

In the case of the above-described gaming machine 100, the opening / closing shutter 31 and the projecting portion 13 of the front cover plate 13 are provided.
Since A and A are provided to be inclined, regardless of the contact position between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball, the front cover plate 13 and the open / close shutter 31 are closer than the facing distance corresponding to the contact position. Since it is easy to apply a force to move the side to the side where the opposing distance is long (left side), continuous holding of the game ball between the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 can be further favorably suppressed.

In the case of the gaming machine 100 described above, when the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball is in the central area (Q1 to Q2), the game ball is the open / close shutter 31 and the projection 13A of the front cover plate 13 In the state of being in contact with the central region, the left region and the boundary (Q1), the open / close shutter 31 changes from the standard posture to the right rotation posture, so that Opposite distance corresponding to the site suddenly becomes large, opening the game ball extremely well 1
It is possible to enter 0A. Similarly, in the case where the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball is the right area (Q2 to the right end), the center is in a state where the game ball is in contact with the open shutter 31 and the projection 13A of the front cover plate 13. Since the open / close shutter 31 changes from the left rotation posture to the standard posture when advancing to the region and the right region and the boundary (Q2), the facing distance corresponding to the portion on the left side (the traveling direction of the game ball) from the boundary The size rapidly increases, and the gaming ball can enter the opening 10A extremely well. When the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball is the left area (left end-Q1), the inclination of the left area and the projecting portion 13A of the front covering plate 13 is compared with the other areas. Since the angle is set large, the game ball can be quickly entered into the opening 10A. Therefore, in the gaming machine 100, even if the opening / closing shutter 31 interferes with the gaming ball, it moves favorably from the entry allowance arrangement to the entry prevention arrangement.
In the above, the case where the game ball enters the opening 10A is described, but depending on the contact position of the opening / closing shutter 31 and the projection 13A of the front cover plate 13 in the game ball, the game ball may crawl out And the upper surface of the open / close shutter 31 is moved.

In the case of the gaming machine 100 described above, the opposing distance corresponding to the upstream side (right side) of the inclination relative to the contact position between the opening / closing shutter 31 and the gaming ball is shorter than the opposing distance corresponding to the contact position When the ball is moving in a state of being pinched to the downstream side of the tilt, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being newly pinched on the upstream side of the position of the gaming ball. That is, since it is possible to prevent the game balls from being continuously pinched, it is possible to reduce the time required for the open / close shutter 31 to move to the entry blocking arrangement.

In the case of the above-described gaming machine 100, the opening / closing shutter 31 and the projecting portion 13 of the front cover plate 13 are provided.
Although a gap is formed between A and A, since the upper end of the front cover plate 13 extends above the position facing the open / close shutter 31, it can be difficult to recognize the presence of the gap.

Further, in the case of the above-mentioned gaming machine 100, the upper end of the front cover plate 13 is a projecting portion in parallel with the entire width of the open / close shutter 31 in the vicinity of the position facing the open / close shutter 31 The presence of the gap formed between the open / close shutter 31 and the projection 13A of the front cover plate 13 can be made even more difficult to recognize due to the asperity shape and thickness of the projection 13A because the 13A is provided.

In the case of the above-described gaming machine 100, the opening / closing shutter 31 and the projecting portion 13 of the front cover plate 13 are provided.
The lock shown in FIG. 23A is applied even if an external force is applied to insert the tampering tool from the gap formed between A and to cause the open / close shutter 31 to improperly move toward the entry permission arrangement. In order to be in the state, it is possible to prevent the opening and closing shutter 31 from being moved to the entry permitting arrangement.

In the case of the above-mentioned gaming machine 100, although it is difficult depending on the illegal tool or the like, the front block 102 is opened in the gap formed between the open / close shutter 31 and the projection 13A of the front cover plate 13. By inserting the finger, the open / close shutter 31 can be moved to the entry permitted arrangement, so that it is possible to easily compensate for the loss of the player in the case where a problem occurs in the gaming machine or the like.

In the above-described gaming machine 100, although the configuration has been described in which the opening / closing shutter 31 takes a different attitude depending on the difference in contact points between the opening / closing shutter 31 and the gaming ball, in the present invention As can be easily understood from the explanation in the case where is the central region,
If the opening and closing shutter does not have a linear portion parallel to the projecting portion 13A of the front covering plate 13, the opening and closing shutter may not have a different posture. The effect of being able to suppress being continuously held by 13 is exerted.
Conversely, as can be easily understood from the description in the case where the contact point between the open / close shutter 31 and the game ball is the left area, the open / close shutter is a projection of the front cover plate 13 if the attitude of the open / close shutter can be changed appropriately It may be configured to have a linear portion parallel to 13A. Even with this configuration, it is possible to suppress continuous holding of the game ball between the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13. Furthermore, as in the gaming machine 100, the attitude of the open / close shutter 31 can be appropriately changed, and the open / close shutter 31 has a linear portion parallel to the projecting portion 13A of the front cover plate 13. The maximum opposing distance in the gap formed between the open / close shutter 31 and the projection 13A of the front cover plate 13 can be reduced, and the formation of an unnecessarily large gap can be prevented.

In the gaming machine 100 described above, the shape of the front end of the opening / closing shutter 31 is in the linear region (P1 to P
2) and the curved area (P2 to P3) have been described, but in the present invention, the configuration of the front end of the open / close shutter is formed of only the curved area or the protruding portion of the front cover plate 13 Even if it is the composition formed only by the straight line shape which is not parallel to 13A, even if it has those composition, if those curvature degree, inclination angle, etc. are designed appropriately, the game ball will be the opening and closing shutter 31 and the front covering board The effect of being able to suppress being continuously held by 13 is exerted.

In the above-described gaming machine 100, the configuration in which the opening / closing shutter 31 moves back and forth has been described, but the configuration may be such that the opening / closing shutter 31 moves only by rotational movement or combined movement of rotational movement and longitudinal movement. When employed, the front end shape of the open / close shutter may be a linear shape parallel to the projecting portion 13A of the front cover plate 13 in any of the entrance preventing arrangement and the entrance permitting arrangement of the opening and closing shutter.

In the above-described gaming machine 100, the configuration has been described in which the protruding portion 13A of the front covering plate 13 is linear, but in the present invention, the front covering plate 13 and the protruding portion 13A are the same as the open / close shutter 31 and its variations The front end of the open / close shutter 31 may have a linear shape. Even with these configurations, continuous holding of the game ball by the open / close shutter 31 and the front cover plate 13 can be suppressed. It plays an effect. The front covering plate 13 and the projecting portion 1
When 3A has a non-linear shape, the unevenness of the front cover plate 13 or the protrusion 13A may inhibit smooth entry of the game ball into the opening 10A even if the opening / closing shutter 31 is in the entry permitted arrangement. In the same manner as the gaming machine 100, it is preferable that the projecting portion 13A of the front covering plate 13 has a linear shape.

[Invention group extracted from each embodiment described above]
The features of the invention group extracted from the above embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In addition, in the following, in order to facilitate understanding, the correspondence with the configuration in the above-described embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but it is not limited to the configuration in parentheses.

As described above, in a typical typical gaming machine, a variable winning device (equivalent to a big winning device 433) that has an entry permission state that allows entry of gaming balls and an entry blocking state that prevents entry of gaming balls. The change of the permission state is realized by the change of the arrangement of the entry restricting member provided in the vicinity of the winning opening of the variable winning device. As such a game machine, a flat entrance restricting member is disposed in parallel to the game board, and an entrance blocking arrangement and an entrance restricting member for closing the winning opening with the entrance restricting member are rotated with respect to the horizontal rotation axis from the entrance blocking arrangement. Take the upper end of the ball into the entry permission arrangement, and receive the game ball flowing down from above at the entry restricting member and guide it to the winning opening, the tongue piece extending in the front and rear direction, and the tongue piece An entrance restriction arrangement in which the opening / closing member is moved forward from the entrance blocking arrangement and the entrance blocking arrangement in which the entrance restricting member having the front plate vertically installed at the front end of the game is arranged at the back of the game board And a game ball flowing down from above is received by the entry restricting member and guided to or drawn into the winning opening (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the conventional typical game machine, when it is attempted to move the entry restricting member from the entry permitting position to the entry blocking position, the game ball is held between the entry restricting member and the other peripheral members to prevent entry into the entry position. In some cases, the move can not be completed.

From the viewpoint of favorably moving the entry restricting member from the entry permitting arrangement to the entry preventing arrangement when the state of the entry restricting member (opening / closing shutter 31) changes in the variable winning device (big winning device 433), the following invention group A can be extracted Also, even if a gap is formed between the entry restricting member and the receiving portion, for example, in order to move the entry restricting member from the entry permitting arrangement to the entry preventing arrangement favorably when the state of the entry restricting member changes in the variable winning device. The following inventions B can be extracted from the viewpoint of making it difficult to induce fraud and suppressing fraud.

<Invention group A>
Feature A1:
A receiving portion (receiving portion 10) having an opening (opening 10A) through which game media can enter;
Permissible arrangement (permission arrangement) which permits the entrance of gaming media into the receiving part through the opening
And an entry restricting member (opening / closing shutter 31) having a blocking arrangement (entry blocking arrangement) for projecting to the front side of the allowable arrangement and preventing game media from entering the receiving portion through the opening.
A drive device (a solenoid comprising an excitation coil 32, a plunger 33, and a biasing member 34) for driving the entry restricting member;
A power transmission mechanism (a first power transmission member 35 and a second power transmission member 36) for transmitting the power from the drive device to the entry restricting member;
A gaming machine comprising
When a single game medium is in contact with the receiving portion and the entry restricting member, the receiving portion and the entry restricting member are disposed between the receiving portion and the entry restricting member in the vicinity of the game medium. A structure in which a gap that tapers from one end side to the other end side in the left-right direction is formed,
It is characterized by

In the above, “nearby” means a distance range equal to the radius of the game medium. Further, "in the vicinity of game media" is a portion where a single game media can abut on the receiving portion and the entry regulating member, and a distance range that forms a gap that tapers from one end side to the other end side in the left-right direction. It may be meant as well. Further, instead of the tapered gap, the gap may be a gap whose width is variable, or may be a gap whose width is expanded.

In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A1, when the receiving portion and the entry restricting member abut against a single game medium, the contact point between the receiving portion and the game medium and the contact point with the entry restricting member and the game medium Even if the game medium is momentarily stopped by this contact so that the game medium does not include the center of gravity of the game medium in the plane defined by the two straight lines of the straight line and the vertical direction. A force for rotating or moving the gap in the opposite direction to the tapering direction is applied, and continuous holding of the game medium between the receiving portion and the entry regulating member is suppressed.

Feature A2: In the feature A1,
It has a plate surface (a base 401 of the game board 400) on which the receiving portion is provided,
The front end of the opening has a linear shape parallel to a plate surface on which the receiving portion is provided,
The front end of the entry restricting member has a non-linear shape (P1 to P3),
It is characterized by

If the gaming machine has the feature A2, the front and back width of the opening can be secured to the maximum throughout the entire width direction of the receiving part, and the game ball is smoothly made through the opening through the opening when the entry restricting member is in the allowable arrangement. You can enter the

Feature A3: In feature A2,
The front end of the entry restricting member includes a linear region (P1 to P2) parallel to the front end of the opening,
The entrance restricting member is swingably connected to the power transmission mechanism within a predetermined range,
When a single game medium abuts on the receiving portion and the entry regulating member, and the game medium abuts in the linear region of the entry regulating member, the straight line is caused by the swing of the entry regulating member. The area is not parallel to the front end of the opening,
It is characterized by

In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A3, when the receiving portion and the linear region of the entry restricting member abut on a single game medium, the contact point between the receiving portion and the game medium and the entry restricting member and the game medium The center of gravity of the game medium can not be included in a plane defined by two straight lines passing through the contact point of the second line and the vertical straight line, and the straight line parallel to the front end of the opening in the entry restricting member Even if the area is included, continuous holding of the game medium between the receiving portion and the entry restricting member is suppressed.

Feature A4: In the feature A2,
The front end of the entry restricting member has a linear area (P1 to P2) parallel to the front end of the opening and a curved area (P2 to P3) continuous from the linear area.
The entrance restricting member is swingably connected to the power transmission mechanism within a predetermined range,
When a single game medium abuts on the receiving portion and the entry regulating member, and the game medium abuts in the linear region of the entry regulating member, the straight line is caused by the swing of the entry regulating member. The region is not parallel to the front end of the opening, and a gap is formed between the receiving portion and the entry restricting member, which tapers from one end side to the other end side in the left-right direction,
In the case where a single game medium is in contact with the receiving portion and the entry restricting member, and the game medium is in contact in the curved region of the entry restricting member, the receiving portion and the receiving portion are in contact with the curved shape. A gap is formed between the one end side in the left-right direction and the other end side with the entry restricting member,
It is characterized by

In the case of a gaming machine having the feature A4, when the receiving portion and the linear area of the entry regulating member abut on a single game medium, the abutment regulating member and the contact position of the game medium are in the linear area or in the curved area. The game medium is within the plane defined by the straight line passing through the contact point between the receiving part and the game medium and the contact restriction member with the game medium, and the straight line in the vertical direction, regardless of the reason It can be made to abut so that the gravity center of may not be included, and it is suppressed that a game medium is continuously hold | maintained by a receiving part and an approach control member.

Feature A5: In the features A1 to A4,
The entrance restricting member is inclined to the left and right,
The clearance tapering from the one end side to the other end side in the left-right direction is a shape that tapers in a direction to go up the inclination of the entry restricting member.
It is characterized by

In the case of the gaming machine having the feature A5, even if the gaming medium is momentarily stopped by the contact between the receiving portion and the entry regulating member, a force to move the gap in the opposite direction to the tapering direction is further applied. As a result, the game medium can be further favorably suppressed from being continuously held by the receiver and the entry restricting member.

<Invention group B>
Feature B1:
A receiving portion (receiving portion 10) having an opening (opening 10A) through which game media can enter;
Permissible arrangement (permission arrangement) which permits the entrance of gaming media into the receiving part through the opening
And an entry restricting member (opening / closing shutter 31) having a blocking arrangement (entry blocking arrangement) for projecting to the front side of the allowable arrangement and preventing game media from entering the receiving portion through the opening.
A drive device (a solenoid comprising an excitation coil 32, a plunger 33, and a biasing member 34) for driving the entry restricting member;
A power transmission mechanism (a first power transmission member 35 and a second power transmission member 36) for transmitting the power from the drive device to the entry restricting member;
A gaming machine comprising
The receiving portion and the entry restricting member have a structure for suppressing a single game medium from being held by the receiving portion and the entry restricting member,
The receiving portion extends upward from the front end of the entrance restricting member in front of the entrance restricting member, and the receiving portion and the entrance restricting member due to the structure of the receiving portion and the entrance restricting member And a front wall (front cover plate 13) that reduces the visibility of the gap formed between
It is characterized by

Feature B2: In Feature B1,
When a single game medium is in contact with the structure of the receiving part and the entry restricting member, the receiving part and the entry restricting member, the receiving part and the entry restricting member in the vicinity of the game medium It is characterized in that it has a structure in which a gap which tapers from one end side to the other end side in the left-right direction is formed therebetween.

In the case of a gaming machine having the feature B1, when the receiving portion and the entry restricting member abut against a single game medium, the contact point between the receiving portion and the game medium and the contacting point with the entry restricting member and the game medium Even if the game medium is momentarily stopped by this contact so that the game medium does not include the center of gravity of the game medium in the plane defined by the two straight lines of the straight line and the vertical direction. A force for rotating or moving the gap in the opposite direction to the tapering direction is applied, and continuous holding of the game medium between the receiving portion and the entry regulating member is suppressed.

Feature B3: In the feature B1 or the feature B2,
The front wall has a projecting portion (13A) that protrudes rearward on the upper side with respect to the part facing the front end of the entry restricting member.
It is characterized by

In the case of the gaming machine having the feature B1, the presence of the gap can be made more difficult to visually recognize by the increase in the outline or the thickness by the protrusion.

Feature B3: In the features B1 to B3,
The power transmission mechanism is
External force from the aspect in which the entry restricting member is in the blocking arrangement in the normal operation of the drive device to the entry restriction member in the mode in which the entry restriction member is in the allowable arrangement in the normal operation of the drive device A blocking unit that blocks change based on the
In the range of the plastic change, changing the approach restricting member from the blocking arrangement to the allowable arrangement based on the external force to the approach restricting member in a state where the change of the aspect of the drive device is blocked by the blocking unit. A flexible part having possible flexibility,
Have
It is characterized by

In the case where a problem occurs in the gaming machine or the like, since the entry restricting member can be moved to the entry permitting arrangement by inserting the finger into the gap formed between the entry restricting member and the receiving part. The player's loss can be easily compensated.

Feature B4: In Feature B3,
The drive device includes an excitation coil, and a movable core slidably inserted inside the excitation coil.
And a biasing member for biasing the distal end of the movable core away from the exciting coil, and the distal end of the movable core resists the biasing force from the biasing member based on the excitation of the exciting coil. A pull type that takes an excitation mode drawn to the excitation coil side and a non-excitation mode in which the tip of the movable core is drawn from the excitation mode to the excitation coil side by the biasing force from the biasing member based on the demagnetization of the excitation coil. It is a solenoid,
The entrance restricting member takes the allowable arrangement in the excitation mode of the drive device and takes the blocking arrangement in the non-excitation mode of the drive device,
In the state where the change of the aspect of the drive device is blocked by the blocking portion, the force that causes the flexible portion to bend so that the approach restricting member changes from the blocking position to the allowable position is the drive by the blocking portion Stronger than the force that compresses the biasing member to change the access control member from the blocking configuration to the permissible configuration in a state where a change in device aspect is not blocked
It is characterized by

Further, in the case of the above-described gaming machine 100, an illegal tool is inserted from the gap formed between the entry regulating member and the front wall of the receiving part to cause the entry regulating member to be illegally directed to the allowable arrangement. Even if an external force is applied, it is possible to prevent the entry restricting member from being moved to the allowable position.

  The present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as ball and ball gaming machines.

100: gaming machine 400: gaming board 433: large winning device 443: large winning switch 10: receiving part 10A: opening 11: base 13: front cover plate 13A: protruding part 31: opening and closing shutter 32: excitation coil 33: plunger 34: Biasing member 35: first power transmission member 36: second power transmission member

Claims (2)

A receiver having an opening through which game media can enter;
Allowing arrangement for allowing game media to enter the receiving unit through the opening and a blocking arrangement for projecting in front of the permitting arrangement to prevent the game medium from entering the receiving unit through the opening An entry control member,
A drive device for driving the entry restricting member;
A power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power from the drive device to the entry restricting member;
A gaming machine comprising
The entrance restricting member takes a standard posture when a single game medium is not in contact with the receiving portion and the entrance restricting member, and the receiving portion and the entrance restricting member receive a single game medium. When in contact, it is configured to be capable of taking a left rotation posture or a right rotation posture displaced from the standard posture in top view.
A single game medium is in contact with the receiving portion and the entry restricting member while the entry restricting member is displaced from the allowable position to the blocking position, and the left rotation attitude or the right rotation attitude is taken. When the game medium is sandwiched, a gap is formed between the receiving portion and the entry restricting member in the vicinity of the game medium such that a width gradually increases from one side to the other side in the left-right direction. A game machine characterized by   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a ball and ball gaming machine.

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