JPH07130B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine, and more specifically, by hitting a ball into a game area formed on the front surface of a game board. The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a game is played.

[Prior Art] In this type of ball game machine, for example, in a conventionally generally known one, a winning space into which a ball can enter can be formed, and a ball can be easily hit into the winning space. The variable winning ball device is provided with a ball receiving member that is changeable between a first state in which the ball can be guided and a second state in which it is difficult or difficult to guide the ball into the winning space. Some were placed in the game area. In the conventional ball game machine of this type, the variable winning ball device is configured to change to the first state so as to attract the interest of the player and improve the interest of the game.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in a conventional ball game machine of this type, a hit ball that has entered the winning space flows down as it is into any of the plurality of winning regions. It is only possible to win the prize, and the movement of the hit ball in the prize space does not change so much, and despite the fact that the variable winning ball device attracts the attention of the player, it can still attract the player's interest. However, it has a drawback that it is a game with little change and little interest.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is a bullet capable of improving the interest of a game by attracting a player's interest because the movement of a ball hitting in a winning space is varied. It is to provide a ball game machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area formed on the front surface of the game board to play a game. The game board is mounted on the game board by a mounting board. The mounting board is provided with a winning space forming member that forms a winning space into which a ball can enter, and a first state in which the ball can be easily guided into the winning space, and the winning space. A variable prize winning ball device provided with a ball receiving member that can be freely changed into a second state in which it is impossible or difficult to guide a hit ball, and drive control means for driving and controlling the variable prize winning ball device. Wherein the variable winning ball device is configured as a separate member with respect to the mounting substrate and disposed in the winning space, thereby partitioning the winning space into upper and lower spaces and an upper winning space and a lower winning space. And a partition member, A plurality of winning areas including a specific winning area that is formed in a space and is set so that the variable winning ball device can be brought into the first state by winning a hit ball, and movable by the driving force of a driving source. And a movement state changing means for changing the movement state of the hitting ball that has a member, enters the upper prize space, and moves to the plurality of prize regions through the inner side of the upper prize space. And

[Operation] According to the present invention, the variable winning ball device provided with the ball receiving member is attached to the game board surface by the mounting substrate, and the variable winning ball device is drive-controlled by the drive control means, whereby the ball receiving device is received. The member changes into a first state in which the ball can be easily guided into the winning space and a second state in which the ball cannot be guided or is difficult to guide into the winning space. And, in the winning space of the variable winning ball device, a partition member composed of a member separate from the mounting substrate is disposed, and the partition member partitions the winning space into upper and lower parts and the upper winning space and the lower part. Divided into prize space.

Further, a plurality of winning areas are formed in the lower prize space, and the plurality of winning areas are set so that the variable winning ball device can be brought into the first state by winning the ball. It includes a specific winning area. In addition, the movement of the movement state changing means having a movable member that is moved by the driving force of the drive source moves into the upper winning space and moves the ball hitting the plurality of winning regions through the inner side of the upper winning space. Change is given to the state.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the embodiments,
As an example of a ball game machine, a pachinko game machine will be taken as an example, and a variable winning ball device mounted on the pachinko game machine will be described. However, the subject of the present invention is not limited to a variable winning ball device for a pachinko gaming machine, but a variable winning ball device having the same basic configuration as the variable winning ball device of a pachinko gaming machine to be described below. , It is clarified just in case that it is also directed to the variable winning ball device whose design is changed for each applicable ball game machine.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a pachinko gaming machine. Referring to FIG. 1, a variable winning ball device 10 includes a mounting board 12 mounted on the gaming board surface of a pachinko gaming machine, and a back cover plate 14 provided in parallel to the mounting board 12 behind the mounting board 12. Including the front surface of the mounting substrate 12, the mounting substrate 12 and the back cover plate 14
It has a predetermined winning space formed by various constituent members provided between and. Further, behind the back cover plate 14, a drive mechanism for driving a movable member or the like among the above-mentioned predetermined constituent members is provided.

A predetermined hole or window is formed in the mounting substrate 12, a ball guide gutter 16 is provided above the surface of the mounting substrate 12, and side plates 17 extending downward from the left and right ends thereof are provided.
A U-shaped ball guide gutter 18 is provided below the surface of the mounting board 12.
Is provided. Between the side plate 17 and the ball guide trough 18, a pair of horizontally long ball receiving and sliding members 20 are provided side by side.
a and 20b are provided. Ball bearing sliding members 20a, 20b
Includes ball receiving gutters 21a and 21b and front plates 26a and 26b, respectively. Front decorative plates 22 and 24 are attached to the front edges of the ball guide trough 16 and the side plate 17 and the front edge of the ball guide trough 18, respectively. The front decorative plate 22 is provided with a winning number display LED 31 and a continuous play number display LED 33.

The ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b are closed by a pair of solenoids 72a and 72b provided on the rear side of the back cover plate 14 as shown in the figure, and are in a closed state in which their inner sides are stuck to each other and an open state in which they are separated from each other left and right. It is slidable on and. Therefore, between the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b and the solenoids 72a, 72b, the single vibration in the vertical direction by the solenoids 72a, 72b is converted into the horizontal movement of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b. Are linked by a link mechanism 29.

In this embodiment, one pair of ball bearing sliding members is provided, but a single ball bearing sliding member may be provided, or three or more may be provided. Further, the ball receiving / sliding member is not limited to the horizontally long member, and may be a vertically long member or may have a shape other than the long shape.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 10, which is a ball receiving / sliding member.
20a and 20b show the closed state, and the pachinko ball P at that time
It is a figure which shows the flow of. With reference to FIG. 2, when the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are in the closed state, the gap between the lower edge of the side plate 17 and the upper edge of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b closest thereto is the diameter of the pachinko ball P. The ball guide sliding member 20a, 20a, 20
The gap with the lower part of b is also made smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball P. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the falling pachinko balls P are repelled by the side plates 17, the ball guide troughs 18 or the outer surfaces of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b, and the ball guide troughs 16 and the side plates. You cannot enter the winning space surrounded by 17 and the ball guide gutter 18. However, it can only be accepted by the ball guide gutter 16 and can win the regular winning opening 32. As described above, the variable winning ball device 10 only functions as a winning ball device having only the normal winning opening 32 when the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are closed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 10 in which the ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b are in the open state, and is a diagram for explaining the flow of the pachinko balls P in that state. With reference to FIG. 3, in the open state in which the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are slid to the left and right so that the ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b are separated from each other, the variable winning ball device 10 has a right and left side, respectively. The ball-receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are sufficiently extended to the outside, and the falling pachinko balls P are easily received by the ball-receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b. The pachinko balls P received by the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are guided inward along the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b as shown in the figure, and fall into the winning space. In the prize winning space, the first ball receiving rack that extends horizontally so as to receive the pachinko balls falling from the ball receiving sliding members 20a, 20b.
34 are provided. The first ball receiving rack 34 divides the winning space into upper and lower spaces and divides it into an upper winning space 300a and a lower winning space 300b. As shown in the longitudinal sectional view of the variable winning ball device 10 in the state where the first ball receiving rack 34 is attached to the game board 36 of FIG. 4, the depth direction of the variable winning ball device 10 (rear, right in the figure) Direction), and the pachinko ball P received by the first ball receiving rack 34.
Is guided to the interior of the winning space of the variable winning ball device 10.

Further, referring to FIG. 4, the spacing is selected to be sufficient for the pachinko balls to pass between the rear end edge of the first ball receiving rack 34 and the back cover plate 14, and the first ball receiving rack is selected. The pachinko balls P guided to the inner side of the prize winning space by the shelves 34 pass between the rear edge of the first ball receiving shelf 34 and the back cover plate 14 and fall downward, and are provided below the pachinko balls P. It is received by the second ball receiving rack 38 which is inclined downward toward the front, and is guided to the front side of the winning space. In this embodiment, the second ball receiving rack 38 is integrally formed with the back cover plate 14, and the lower end edge of the back cover plate 14 is bent forward. The back cover plate 14 and the second ball receiving rack 38 may be formed separately and fixed to each other.

As shown in FIG. 4, between the rear edge of the first ball receiving rack 34 and the back cover plate 14, the winning ball distribution protrusion 40, which is an example of a movable member, is provided.
Is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is provided substantially in the center of the winning space in the left-right direction, and extends vertically in a guide slot 42 formed in the back cover plate.
It is attached so that it can slide up and down along the. The winning ball distribution protrusion 40 moves up and down to distribute the falling direction of the pachinko balls P that have won the prize in the winning space. The pachinko balls P guided to the inner part of the prize winning space by the first ball receiving rack 34 fall onto the second ball receiving rack 38 while being appropriately distributed by the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 3, the central specific winning area 44 or the normal winning areas 46a or 4 on the left and right of the center are arranged in parallel in the lower part of the winning space.
Win 6b.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball device 10, in which the pachinko balls P received by the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b fall into the winning space, and the first ball receiving rack 34 receives the winning space. Led to the back of
Properly distributed by the prize ball distribution protrusion 40, the second ball receiving rack 38
It is a figure showing the flow of the pachinko ball P until a specific winning area 44 or a normal winning area 46a or 46b is won through. The flow of the above-mentioned pachinko balls P in the winning space can be sufficiently grasped by FIG.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are views for explaining the action of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20 being opened.
The pachinko ball P received at b is guided into the winning space, dropped downward, and first received at the first ball receiving rack 34. In this case, the falling path of the pachinko balls P falling from the inner edge of each of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b and the position where the winning ball distribution projection 40 exists are variable winning ball devices as shown in FIG.
Since it is separated from the front and back in the depth direction of 10, the ball bearing sliding member 20
The pachinko balls P falling from the a, 20b to the first ball receiving rack 34 do not hit the winning ball distribution protrusion 40.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the prize ball distribution protrusion 40 is located at the uppermost position, the pachinko balls P rolling toward the back on the first ball receiving rack 34 are the prize ball shaking members. It does not hit the minute projections 40, falls from the rear end edge of the first ball receiving rack 34 as it is, and wins the specific winning area 44 or the normal winning area 46a or 46b via the second ball receiving shelf 38. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, when the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is located at the lowermost portion and is lower than the first ball receiving rack 34, it rolls over the first ball receiving rack 34. Among the pachinko balls P that move and drop downward from the rear end edge of the first ball receiving rack 34, the pachinko ball P that drops from the center hits the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 and the projection 40 causes the bullet It is scattered and scattered mainly toward the left and right sides. Therefore, in this case, the pachinko balls P mainly win the regular winning areas 46a or 46b on the left and right sides, and the pachinko balls P are hard to win in the central specific winning area 44.

As described above, the flow of the pachinko balls P can be changed depending on whether the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is located above or below.

In this embodiment, the winning ball distribution projection 40 is a cylindrical projection, but the shape of the winning ball distribution projection 40 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may be a polygonal pillar shape such as a triangular pillar shape or a quadrangular pillar shape. It may be a plate shape or another deformed shape.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 6, when the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is located above, the pachinko ball P rolls in the central portion of the first ball receiving rack 34, and then falls down to the specific winning area 44.
There is a high probability that you will get a prize. The specific winning area 44 is usually advantageous for a player who repeatedly opens and closes the ball receiving and sliding members 20a, 20b for a certain period of time (for example, 30 seconds or 18 times in succession) by winning a pachinko ball P. It is a winning area for giving various game values. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the ratio of the pachinko balls to the specific winning area 44 within a certain range. Therefore, in this embodiment, the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 described above is provided, and in addition to that, the obstacle protrusion 48 is provided at the rear center portion of the first ball receiving rack 34 (see also FIGS. 4 and 5). To form
The number of pachinko balls P rolling in the central portion is adjusted to some extent.

In addition, a large number of obstacle protrusions are formed on the upper surface of the first ball receiving rack 34 and / or the second ball receiving rack 38, and / or the rack 34 and / or
38 Change the flow of pachinko balls P rolling over,
The flow of the rolling pachinko balls may be changed by appropriately bending the first ball receiving rack 34 and / or the second ball receiving rack 38 in the vertical direction. Further, the first ball receiving rack 34 and / or the second ball receiving rack 8 may be swingably provided, and the swing of the rack may change the flow of the pachinko balls.

With reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, in this embodiment, a decorative plate 50 is provided in the upper part of the winning space, and the decorative plate 50 is moved left and right in conjunction with the vertical movement of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40. It is designed to rock. The operation mechanism will be described later.

FIG. 8A is an exploded perspective view for explaining the drive link mechanism of the ball bearing sliding member 20. In FIG. 8A, among the constituent members of the variable winning ball device, only the members related to the drive link mechanism of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b are drawn out.

The configuration of the drive link mechanism will be described first with reference to FIG. 8A. The mounting board 12 is provided with sliding elongated holes 52a, 52b extending in the substantially horizontal direction on the left and right, respectively, and ball receiving sliding members 20a, 20b.
Is attached through the sliding long holes 52a and 52b. That is, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are provided on the front surface side of the mounting substrate 12, and the connecting members 54a, 54b are connected from the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 12 via the sliding elongated holes 52a, 52b, respectively. The ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b respectively include engagement pins 56a, 56b protruding rearward, and the engagement pins 56a, 56b are
It penetrates through the connecting members 54a, 54b and projects to the rear thereof. The rear ends of the engaging pins 56a, 56b are respectively formed with engaging long holes 59a, 59b at one end of the first actuating link members 58a, 58b having a V shape, a "V" shape, or a shape similar thereto. It is rotatably connected. The other ends of the first operation link members 58a, 58b are respectively coupled to the tips of the rotation support shafts 60a, 60b. The tips of the rotation support shafts 60a and 60b and the first operation link member 5
The other ends of 8a and 58b are fitted to each other so that the coupled state does not shift. The rotation support shafts 60a and 60b are long rods extending in the front-rear direction and are housed in a bearing cylinder (not shown). Therefore, the rotating collar 62 is fitted in the front and rear so that the rotating support shafts 60a and 60b rotate smoothly with respect to the bearing cylinder. One ends of the second operation link members 64a and 64b are fitted to the rear ends of the rotation support shafts 60a and 60b, respectively. The rotation support shafts 60a, 60b and the second operation link members 64a, 64b are fitted so that a predetermined positional relationship (angle relationship) is maintained and the mounting relationship between the two does not shift. Second operation link member
64a, 64b are substantially "L" -shaped clamp members, and rearward ends thereof are provided with engagement pins 66a, 66b extending rearward. The engaging pins 66a, 66b are engaged with engaging elongated holes 70a, 70b formed in the actuating members 68a, 68b, respectively, and the degree of freedom of rotation and sliding is maintained between them. Actuating member 68a, 68
b is a solenoid 72 which is an example of an electric drive means.
It is connected to the plungers 74a and 74b of a and 72b.

In this embodiment, two solenoids 72a and 72b are provided and two actuating members 68a and 68b are provided corresponding to each solenoid. However, one solenoid is provided and the actuating member is also It may be a single actuating member having two engaging elongated holes on the left and right.

When two solenoids are used as in this embodiment, there is an advantage that the size of one solenoid can be made extremely small (because the load is small), and
There is also the advantage that the two solenoids can be driven separately if desired.

Further, in this embodiment, the solenoid is taken up as the electric driving means, but a motor device including an actuating unit which makes a simple vibration motion may be used.

Next, the operation of the drive link mechanism shown in FIG. 8A will be described. In the description of the operation described below, the left and right drive link mechanisms, that is, the left and right drive link mechanisms with reference numbers a or b, operate symmetrically with respect to the center thereof. Drive link mechanism,
That is, the drive link mechanism with reference numeral b is taken up for description, and the operation description of the left drive link mechanism, that is, the drive link mechanism with reference numeral a is omitted.

By switching the solenoid 72b between on and off, the plunger 74b makes a simple vertical motion, and accordingly the operating member 68b moves up and down. The second operation link member 64b, the rotation support shaft 60b, and the first operation link member 58b are fixedly connected to each other, and are rotatably held about the rotation support shaft 60b by a bearing cylinder (not shown). . Therefore, the vertical movement of the operating member 68b is converted into a rotational movement by the second operating link member 64b, the rotation support shaft 60b, and the first operating link member 58b. Then, the center of the engagement elongated hole 59b formed at one end of the first operation link member 58b reciprocates left and right so as to draw a part of a cylinder having a relatively large radius of curvature as shown by an arrow 76. . Therefore, the engagement pin 56b is inserted into the engagement long hole 59b.
The ball receiving / sliding member 20b engaged with reciprocates left and right along the sliding long hole 52b of the mounting substrate 12.

In this way, the single swing motion up and down by the solenoid 72b is
The actuating member 68b, the second actuating link member 64b, the rotary support shaft 60b, and the first actuating link member 58b are converted into a left and right simple swing motion.

The curved shape and size of the first operation link member 58b, the shape of the engaging elongated hole 59b formed therein, the shape and size of the second operation link member 64b, and the like are the same in the left-right direction of the ball receiving and sliding member 20b. The design may be appropriately changed depending on how much the sliding amount is selected.

FIG. 8B is an exploded perspective view of a drive link mechanism of another embodiment of the ball bearing sliding member. In FIG. 8B, of the drive link mechanisms provided symmetrically, only the right drive link mechanism is shown, and the left drive link mechanism symmetrical to it is omitted. A feature of the drive link mechanism shown in FIG. 8B is that the first operation link member 58b and the rotary support shaft 60b in the drive link mechanism described with reference to FIG. 8A are integrally formed. Further, instead of the solenoids 72a and 72b in FIG. 8A, one solenoid 72 is used, and accordingly, a single actuating member 68, which is an actuating member 68 having left and right engaging holes 70a and 70b. Is the point that is used.

As described above, since the rotation support shaft 60b is passed through and held by the bearing cylinder (not shown), the rotation support shaft 60b can be inserted into the bearing cylinder from its front end or rear end during assembly. I have to go. Therefore, in this embodiment, the first operation link member 58b and the rotation support shaft 60b are integrally formed, and the second operation link member 64b is a separate body.

Further, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8C, in the drive link mechanism, instead of integrally forming the first operation link member 58b and the rotation support shaft 60b, rotation of the second operation link member 64b is performed. The support shaft 60b may be integrally formed. Also in FIG. 8C, the left drive link mechanism has a shape and structure symmetrical to the right drive link mechanism shown in the drawing, and is omitted in the drawing.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another embodiment of the drive link mechanism for the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b, in which the variable winning ball device 10 is viewed from the back side, and only the necessary link mechanism is drawn. There is. Referring to FIG. 9, the ball bearing sliding members 20a, 20b are respectively
It is attached to the mounting substrate 12 by the connecting members 54a, 54b connected through the sliding long holes 52a, 52b, and the connecting members 54a, 54b.
The fact that the engaging pins 56a, 56b of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b respectively project to the rear of b is the same as the configuration in FIG. 8A.

The lower ends of the operation link members 78a and 78b are respectively engaged with the rear ends of the engagement pins 56a and 56b. The engagement pins 56a, 56b and the operation link members 78a, 78b are engaged with each other so that the engagement pins 56a, 56b are rotatable and slidable within a certain width.
The engaging pins 56a, 56 are inserted into the engaging holes 80a, 80b formed at the rear end of the 78b.
Each b is fitted. Actuating link members 78a, 78b
Are symmetrical members bent in a substantially "L" shape, and the bent portions are supported by the support shafts 82a and 82b, respectively. Therefore, the operation link members 78a, 78b are held so as to be swingable left and right about the support shafts 82a, 82b.

Engaging pins 84a and 84b protruding rearward are provided at the other ends of the operation link members 78a and 78b, respectively. The engagement pins 84a, 84b are fitted in engagement holes 88a, 88b formed at both ends of the horizontally long actuating member 86, respectively.
The actuating member 86 is adapted to make a simple swing motion up and down by a solenoid 90. The spring 92 connected to the upper side of the operating member 86 is a return spring for the solenoid 90.

Describing the operation, when the solenoid 90 is in the ON state, the operating member 86 is located below, and the operating link members 78a, 78
b is rotated so as to open outward about the support shafts 82a and 82b, that is, in a state where the lower ends of the operation link members 78a and 78b are expanded outward (state shown in the drawing). Therefore, the ball bearing sliding members 20a, 20b are in the open state. Conversely, when the solenoid 90 is turned off, the return spring 92 causes the operating member to
86 is moved upward, and as a result, actuation link member 78
The a and 78b rotate about the support shafts 82a and 82b, respectively, so that their lower ends lean toward the inside. Therefore, ball receiving sliding member
20a and 20b are closed.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the ball receiving / sliding member 20a,
When adjusting the sliding amount of 20b, etc.,
The shapes or dimensions of a and 78b may be changed as appropriate.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another embodiment of the drive link mechanism of the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b, which is drawn from the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 12 as in FIG. Only the parts are drawn. Referring to FIG. 10, ball bearing sliding members 20a, 20b
The engaging pins 56a and 56b projecting rearward from the engaging holes 96a and 96b provided at the upper ends of the operation link members 94a and 94b, respectively.
Is fitted. The actuating link members 94a, 94b are long members as shown in the drawing, and the lower ends thereof are respectively supporting shafts 98a, 98b.
It is rotatably held by b. Actuating link member 9
Plungers 102a and 102b of solenoids 100a and 100b are coupled to central portions in the length direction of 4a and 94b, respectively.
Further, spring engaging projections 104a and 104b are provided at slightly lower portions in the longitudinal direction central portions of the operation link members 94a and 94b, respectively, and a spring 106 is extended between them.

With the above configuration, when the solenoids 100a and 100b are in the ON state, the operation link members 94a and 94b are opened in an "inverted C" shape, and the ball receiving and sliding members 20a and 20b are in the open state. On the contrary, when the solenoids 100a and 100b are in the off state, the spring 106 pulls the operation link members 94a and 94b from each other, so that the ball receiving and sliding members 20a and 20b are closed.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the drive link mechanism of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7,
1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a variable winning ball device 10. FIG. In FIG. 11, members other than those necessary for explaining the drive link mechanism of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 are omitted as appropriate.

Referring to FIG. 11, a vertically elongated guide slot 42 is formed in the center of the back cover plate 14 in the left-right direction. The winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is erected on the mounting piece 108 so as to project toward the front, and the mounting piece 108 has a connecting piece 110 and a guide slot 42 arranged on the back side of the back cover plate 14. Are connected through. Therefore, the attaching piece 108, the connecting piece 110, and the prize-winning ball distribution protrusion 40 erected on the attaching piece can be slid up and down integrally along the elongated guide hole 42. Connecting piece 110
The lower end of the actuating member 112 is rotatably connected to.
An engaging elongated hole 114 is formed in the upper portion of the actuating member 112.
The engagement pin 188 that is provided at a position eccentric to the rotation shaft of the motor 116, which is an example of a drive source, and that is rotated by the motor 116 is inserted into the engagement elongated hole 114. More specifically, the cam 119 is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 116, and the engagement pin 118 is erected at a position eccentric to the rotation center of the cam 119. Therefore, when the motor 116 rotates, the engagement pin 118 causes the rotation shaft (cam 119) of the motor 116 to rotate.
Center point) and draw around a circle with a specified radius. Such a rotational movement of the engagement pin 118 is converted into a vertical reciprocating movement via the operating member 112, the connecting piece 110, and the mounting piece 108, and the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is moved up and down.

The tip of the engagement pin 118 projects considerably forward from the engagement elongated hole 114 in a state of being inserted into the engagement elongated hole 114. The reason is that the decorative plate 50 described in FIG. 6 is engaged with the tip of the engaging pin 118, and the motor 116 drives not only the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 but also the decorative plate 50 (see FIG. 6). This is because. Note that this structure will be described later (see the description of FIG. 14). The specific winning area 44 and the normal winning areas 46a and 46b constitute a plurality of winning areas.
The motor 116, winning ball distribution protrusion 40, cam 119, engaging elongated hole 11
4, by the engaging pin 118, the operating member 112, the connecting piece 110, the mounting piece 108, the guide elongated hole 42, has a movable member that is moved by the driving force of the drive source, enters the upper winning space, the upper winning space The moving state changing means for changing the moving state of the hitting ball moving to the plurality of winning regions through the back side of the game is configured.

With reference to FIG. 11, the structure of the first ball receiving rack 34 will be slightly supplemented here. As described above, the first ball receiving rack 34 receives the pachinko balls P falling from the ball receiving sliding member 20b (or 20a (not shown)), guides them to the rear, and lowers them from the inner side of the winning space. The hepatinko ball P is dropped. That is, the ball receiving / sliding member 20b (or 2 not shown)
Most of the pachinko balls P falling from 0a) are received by the first ball receiving rack 34.
However, the first ball receiving shelf 34 is notched on the left and right sides on the front side thereof. Therefore, the ball receiving / sliding member 20b
(Or 20a not shown) Pachinko ball P received
Among them, although relatively small in number, some of the pachinko balls P directly drop downward through the cutout portion of the first ball receiving rack 34 and enter the normal winning area 46a or 46b. Is being done. Of the pachinko balls that fall through the cutouts, only a small part is the ball guide gutter 18
The projection 120b (or the projection 120a on the left side not shown) provided on the inner surface side of the
It may be played by 0b to win the specific winning area 44.

As described above, the ball receiving / sliding member 20b (and the unillustrated 20
Most of the pachinko balls P that are received by a) and guided to the winning space are received by the first ball receiving rack 34, but some of them are directly received in the winning area 44 or 46a.
Or it is possible to win a prize in 46b. However, all the pachinko balls received by the ball receiving / sliding member 20b (and 20a not shown) and guided to the winning space may be received by the first ball receiving rack 34. Figure 12 shows the front panel
FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a mounting structure of a winning number display LED 31 and a continuation number display LED 33 provided in 22. Referring to FIG. 12, the front decorative plate 22 has five LED insertion holes 122a and 122b vertically formed on both left and right sides thereof, and eight LED insertion holes laterally provided on the upper side thereof. A general hole 124 is formed. The mounting board 12 has wiring insertion holes 126a and 126b at positions corresponding to the LED insertion holes 122a and 122b, respectively.

Five pieces of the winning number display LEDs 31 are respectively held by the two holding boards 128a and 128b, the connection wiring 130 extends from the back side of the holding boards 128a and 128b, and the connector 132 is attached to the rear end thereof. ing.

The holding substrates 128a and 128b are screwed or the like at positions corresponding to the wiring insertion holes 126a and 126b on the back surface side of the mounting substrate 12, respectively. Therefore, the wiring insertion holes 126a and 126b
The winning number display LED 31 projects forward through the. The LED 31 for displaying the winning number is the LED insertion hole 12 of the front decorative plate 22.
One is engaged with each of 2a and 122b. Therefore, the winning number display LED 31 can be visually recognized from the front side of the variable winning ball device 10, and it can be confirmed whether the LED 31 is on or off.

The continuation number display LED 33 is arranged on the holding substrate 134,
The holding substrate 134 is screwed to the back side of the front decorative plate 22. Then, the continuous frequency display LED 33 is an LED
It is engaged with the insertion hole 124. From the back surface of the holding substrate 134, the connection wiring 136 connected to each continuous number display LED 33 extends, and the connector 138 is coupled to the rear end thereof.

In the above description, the holding substrates 128a and 128b are attached to the mounting substrate 1
The holding substrate 134 was attached to the back surface of the front decorative plate 22 and the both holding substrates 128a, 128b, and 134 were
It may be attached to the back surface of the mounting substrate 12 or the back surface of the front decorative plate 22.

FIG. 13 is a view seen from the back surface side in a state where the variable winning ball device 10 is attached to the game board 36, and is a diagram showing attachment destinations of the connection wirings 130 and 136 described in FIG. As shown, the connector 132 of the connection wiring 130 and the connection wiring
The connector 138 of 136 is on the game board 36, and the connector 1 of the wiring relay board 140 provided near the variable winning ball device 10.
42 and 144 respectively. The wiring relay board 140 is connected to the control board 148 via the connection wiring 146. The control board 148 may be attached to an arbitrary position on the back surface side of the game board 36, or may be attached to the mechanism plate of the pachinko gaming machine.

In this embodiment, the connection wirings 130 and 136 of the winning number display LED 31 and the continuation number display LED 33 are once connected to the wiring relay board 140, and then connected to the control board 148 via the wiring relay board 140. There is. In this way, the game board 36 can be replaced by simply disconnecting the connection wiring 146 between the wiring relay board 140 and the control board 148 at the time of assembly, replacement of the game board 36, work inspection, or the like. There is an advantage that you can add or check.
That is, the connection wiring 130 taken out from the variable winning ball device 10.
As compared with a case where the wirings 136 and 136 are directly connected to the control board 148, there is an advantage that the handling of the connection line is not complicated and the workability is improved.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 13, if wirings of other display lamps and the like of the variable winning ball device 10 are also once connected to the wiring relay board 140, workability at the time of assembly is further improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, it is preferable that connection lines and the like provided on members other than the variable winning ball device 10 are also connected to the control board 148 via the wiring relay board 140.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the entire variable winning ball device 10 described above. From FIG. 14, the structure of the variable winning ball device described so far can be understood well. In FIG. 14, 15
Reference numerals 0a and 150b denote lamp decoration plates, which are fitted into lamp decoration mounting holes 152a and 152b formed in the mounting substrate 12. The display lamp 156 attached to the lamp covers 154a and 154b is arranged behind the lamp decoration plates 150a and 150b. The display lamp 156 is lit or blinked according to the state of the variable winning ball device 10 or the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine to which the variable winning ball device 10 is attached becomes a specific gaming state, and the atmosphere of the game is enhanced. It is for raising. Furthermore, an indicator lamp 160 attached to a lamp cover 158 is also arranged behind the back cover plate 14,
The display lamp 160 blinks in the rear of the winning space of the variable winning ball device 10, so that the atmosphere of the game is enhanced.

Further, reference numeral 162 is an operation link member, which is a member for transmitting the rotational force of the engagement pin 118 rotated by the motor 116 and swinging the decorative plate 50.

Further, reference numeral 164 is a stop position detection switch. The stop position detection switch 164 is provided in the vicinity of the peripheral surface of the cam 119, and is driven by detecting the rotational positions of the cam 119 and the engaging pin 118 according to the presence / absence of a recess formed in the cam 119. The position of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 is detected and a switching operation is performed. As shown in the figure, a ridge 301 is formed on the first ball receiving shelf 34, and a pachinko ball that is received on the first ball receiving shelf 34 and flows down collides against the ridge 301. It is possible to change the flow path of the pachinko ball. This first ball receiving rack 34, as shown in the figure,
It is composed of a member separate from the mounting substrate 12. The first
By the ball receiving rack 34, which is a member separate from the mounting board and is disposed in the prize winning space, the prize winning space is divided into upper and lower prize spaces and a lower prize space. The member is configured.

As described above, by configuring the first ball receiving rack 34 with a separate member, the following effects are achieved. That is, only the first ball receiving rack 34 is changed in various ways without changing the design of the mounting substrate 12 and the members integrally molded with it or changing the form, and the protrusions 301 of various sizes and shapes are provided. It is possible to make the first ball receiving rack 34, and depending on the size and shape of the protrusion 301, it is possible to adjust the pachinko balls to the center or to scatter them to the left and right to escape. Then, through this first ball receiving rack 34, the lower prize space
When moving to a plurality of winning areas 44, 46a, 46b provided in 300b, the moving pachinko balls are the winning ball distribution protrusions 40.
Gives a change to the moving state. The winning ball distribution protrusion 40 may be moved in the left-right direction or the front-rear direction, and the change in the movement state of the pachinko ball by the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 hinders the pachinko ball from winning in the specific winning area 44. The change may be given as described above, or may be changed so as to induce a pachinko ball to the specific winning area 44, and the change may be given in any manner. . On the other hand, the specific winning area 44
As shown in the drawing, a prize-winning restriction cover member 302 is attached to the. As a result, the winning area for receiving the pachinko balls in the specific winning area 44 is regulated by the winning regulation cover member 302.

As shown in the figure, the prize-winning regulation cover member 302 is a member separate from the mounting substrate 12. As a result, the following effects are achieved. In other words, the specific winning area 44
Is a prize area determined to give a great game value to a player in association with a prize for a pachinko ball, so the probability of winning a pachinko ball in this specific prize area 44 is very important. . Therefore, there is a need to fine-tune the winning probability of a pachinko ball to the specific winning area 44 to make it an optimal probability for the pachinko gaming machine. In order to meet such needs, the prize regulation cover member 302 is attached to the mounting substrate 12
By configuring with a member separate from, without changing the mounting substrate 12 and the member integrally molded with it and its form, etc., only the winning regulation cover member 302 is variously changed to receive the pachinko ball receiving area. You can make a variety of things with slightly different areas. As a result, by making only various winning regulation cover members 302, it is possible to easily adjust the winning probability of the pachinko balls to the specific winning area 44,
The design can be changed easily.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine to which the variable winning ball device 10 described above is attached. In the pachinko gaming machine 166 shown here, the variable winning ball device 10 is the gaming board 3
A starting ball winning device which is arranged at almost the center of the game area of 6 and has starting winning ports 168, 170 and 172 below it.
174 are provided. In this pachinko gaming machine 166, the pachinko ball fired by the player is the starting winning opening 168,170 or 1
When winning 72, ball receiving sliding member 20a of the variable winning ball device 10,
20b opens once or twice, during which the variable winning ball device 10
When the pachinko balls enter the specific winning area 44 (see FIG. 3), the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b continuously open and close a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) or a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). Or, it is controlled so that it will be in the open state. An example of such a control circuit will be described later.

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 166, and as described with reference to FIG. 13, all the connection wiring from the variable winning ball device 10 may be once connected to the wiring relay board 140. It can be understood. Then, it is electrically connected to the control board 148 schematically drawn through the wiring relay board 140.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a drive control circuit of an example of drive control means of the variable winning ball device 10 in a state of being incorporated in the pachinko gaming machine 166. Next, the configuration and operation of this block diagram will be described.

The pachinko ball fired by the player is the starting winning hole shown in Fig. 15.
Suppose you have won a 168, 170 or 172. For example, it is assumed that the winning prize 168 is won. Then, the winning ball detection switch 169 (see FIG. 16) is turned on, and the winning detection circuit 176 is accordingly responsive.
An output is derived from the holding circuit 180 via the OR gate 178. The holding circuit 180 is a circuit that holds an input signal until there is a reset signal from the reset pulse generation circuit 182, and the output of the holding circuit 180 is given to one input terminal of the AND gate 186 via the OR gate 184. AND gate 1
86 is a 2-input gate, and the P1 output from the frequency divider 188 is given to the other input terminal. And gate 186
Is output to the solenoids 28a, 28b (see FIG. 1) for driving the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b via the driver 190. Therefore, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are slid and opened / closed at the output P1 cycle of the frequency divider 188.

The output of the holding circuit 180 is given not only to the variable winning ball device 10 but also to the sound effect generating circuit 194 via the OR gate 192. Therefore, based on the output of the holding circuit 180,
A speaker indicated by reference numeral 196 in FIG. 15 outputs a sound effect. At the same time, the output of the holding circuit 180 is also given to one input terminal of the 2-input AND gate 198. The AND gate 1
The output P2 of the frequency divider 188 is supplied to the other input terminal of 98. Therefore, the tulip lamp 200 and the side lamp 202 connected to the output terminal of the AND gate 198.
(These lamps are provided as follows, for example, in FIG. 15. That is, the tulip lamp 200
Are provided in each beak-shaped portion of the tulip device 204, and the side lamps 202 are provided at the left and right ends of the game board 36 at the central portion in the vertical direction as illustrated. )
Is blinked in the cycle of output P2, and the atmosphere of the game is raised.

Although not shown in this control circuit, the holding circuit 180
The display lamps 156 and / or 160 (see FIG. 14) in the variable winning ball device 10 may be lit or blinked according to the output of.

The holding circuit 180 is supplied with the reset signal from the reset pulse generation circuit 182 as described above. The reset pulse generation circuit 182 is provided with the output P1 ′ of the frequency divider 188 (the output having the same cycle as the output P1 and the timing thereof is deviated), and the reset pulse generation circuit 182 is based on the output P1 ′. Issue a reset pulse. In this embodiment, when the winning ball detection switch 169 or 173 is turned on, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are slid left and right once, that is, the solenoids 28a, 28b are once in a predetermined cycle. A reset pulse is derived every cycle of the output P1 'of the frequency divider 188 so that the reset pulse is turned on. When the winning ball detection switch 171 is turned on, the holding circuit 180 is held while the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are opened and closed twice left and right.
The winning detection circuit 20 so that the output of
The reset pulse generation circuit 182 is switched based on the output of 6 so that the reset pulse derivation cycle is lengthened.

A pachinko ball enters the starting winning opening 168, 172 or 170, and the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are slid to the left and right, and while the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are opened and closed once or twice, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are opened. The pachinko balls are received by the player and guided into the winning space through the first ball receiving rack 34, the winning ball distribution protrusion 40 (see FIG. 3) and the second ball receiving rack (see FIG. 4). It is assumed that the specific winning area 44 (see FIG. 3) is won. Then, the winning is detected by the prize ball detection switch 208 provided on the back surface of the game board 36, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, and the output is derived from the prize ball detection circuit 210 of FIG. The holding circuit 212 is set accordingly, and the set output is the OR gate 184.
And is given to the driver 190 via the AND gate 186 to drive the drive solenoids 28a, 28b. Therefore, the drive solenoids 28a, 28b cause the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 2
0b is slid for a certain period and opened and closed, and the variable winning ball device 10
It will be in the first state.

The output of the holding circuit 212 is also inverted by the inverter 214 and is given to the continuous frequency display LED 33 (see FIG. 12) via the NOR gate group 216 and the OR gate group 218. On the other hand, the output of the prize ball detection circuit 210 is given to the octal counter 220 as a count-up signal. The octal counter 220 derives an output according to the count value. Therefore,
Depending on the number of blinking LEDs, the continuous display LED 33
How many pachinko balls have already won in the specific prize area 44,
In other words, it is possible to know how many times the variable winning ball device is in the first state.

The output of the holding circuit 212 is further given to the motor drive circuit 221. The motor drive circuit 221 is for driving the motor 116 (see FIG. 11). Motor drive circuit 221
The operation is controlled also by the stop position detection switch 164 (see FIG. 14). Therefore, the motor 116 starts driving by the output of the holding circuit 212 and stops when the predetermined position is detected by the stop position detection switch 164.

The output of the holding circuit 212 is further given to the sound effect generation circuit 194 via the OR gate 192, and the speaker 19 indicates that the variable winning ball device 10 is in the first state advantageous to the player.
It is designed so that it can be understood from the sounds from 6 and the like, and at the same time, the atmosphere of the game is enhanced.

The output of the holding circuit 212 is further given to the n-ary counter 222 as a set signal. The n-ary counter 222 is the frequency divider 1
A count operation is performed based on the output P1 'of 88, and a set release pulse is derived to the holding circuit 212 when the count value becomes "18", for example. By the action of the n-ary counter 222, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are opened 18 times at maximum and then closed.

The pachinko balls that have won the variable winning ball device 10, that is, all the pachinko balls that have won the specific winning area 44 and the normal winning areas 46a and 46b are, for example, as shown by reference numeral 224 in FIG. It is detected by a ten count detection switch 224 provided in the counter and is given as a count-up input to a counter 228 via a differentiating circuit 226. The counter 228 is a counter that is reset for each output of the prize ball detection circuit 210. Therefore, the counter 22
8 starts counting operation based on the output from the prize ball detection circuit 210, and continues counting operation until the next output from the prize ball detection circuit 210. The count value of the counter 228 is given to the display drive circuit 230, and the display drive circuit 230 lights or blinks the winning number display LEDs 31 shown in FIG. The number of lights is turned off according to the count value. Therefore, the player has the LED 31 for displaying the winning number.
Thus, it is possible to know the number of winnings to the variable winning ball device 10.

The counter 228 has a count value of, for example, “1”.
The count-up signal is derived when it reaches "0". This count-up signal is OR gate 22
It is adapted to be given as a set release signal to the holding circuit 212 via 3. Therefore, the holding circuit 212 is
The setting can be canceled by the output of the n-ary counter 222 and can also be canceled by the count-up signal of the counter 228. This means that, from the player's point of view, when the variable winning ball device 10 is in the first state, which is advantageous for the player, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are repeatedly opened and closed, during which the variable winning is achieved. Variable winning ball device depending on which one of 10 pachinko balls wins the ball device or when the ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b have repeatedly opened and closed 18 times, whichever comes first.
10 means a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, that is, the ball receiving / sliding members 20a, 20b are in the closed state.

Although not provided in this embodiment, the n-ary counter 22
Instead of or in addition to the setting release of the holding circuit 212 by 2, the holding circuit 21 is held when a predetermined time has passed by a timer or the like.
2 may be unset.

The octal counter 220 derives a count-up signal when the count value reaches “8”. The count-up signal is given to the prize state prohibition circuit 232, and the holding circuit 212 is released from the set by the output of the prize state prohibition circuit 232. Thus, in this embodiment, the variable winning ball device 10
A pachinko ball is won in the specific winning area 44 (see FIG. 3), and a count-up signal is derived from the octal counter 220 when the first state advantageous to the player continues for eight times, and the holding circuit 212 is forcibly unset. By doing so, it is possible to control the maximum number of times the variable winning ball device 10 can be in the first state, which is advantageous for the player, and prevent a biased service to a specific player in the game. .

In the above description, the prize ball detection switch 208 and the ten count detection switch 224 are provided on the back surface side of the game board 36, just below the variable winning ball device 10, as shown in FIG. As described above, the prize winning ball detection switch 208 and / or the ten count detection switch 224 may be incorporated in the variable winning ball device 10. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the winning area of the variable winning ball device 10 is defined by the mounting substrate 12, the back cover plate 14 and the like, but even if the above-mentioned switches are incorporated in these winning space forming members and the like. Good.

Further, in this embodiment, the control circuit of FIG. 17 has been described as being provided on the control board 148 (see FIG. 16), but the control circuit of FIG. It may be attached to the rear or the like so as to be integrated with the variable winning ball device 10.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the partition member constituted by a separate member from the mounting substrate side is disposed in the winning space of the variable winning ball device, thereby winning the prize. The space is divided into upper and lower spaces and divided into upper prize space and lower prize space. Then, entering the upper prize space, passing through the inner side of the upper prize space and moving to the plurality of prize areas formed in the lower prize space, the movement state of the hit balls is changed, and the movement state of the hit balls is changed. It is possible to provide a ball game machine which can be varied and which can attract the interest of the player and improve the interest.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 10, which is a ball receiving / sliding member.
It is a figure which shows the state of 20a, 20b closed, and the flow of the pachinko ball P in that state. FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 10 in which the ball receiving / sliding members 20a and 20b are in the open state, and is a diagram for explaining the flow of the pachinko balls P in that state. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the variable winning a prize ball device 10 attached to the game board 36. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball device 10. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are views for explaining the action of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40. FIG. 8A is an exploded perspective view for explaining the drive link mechanism of the ball bearing sliding member 20. FIG. 8B is an exploded perspective view of a drive link mechanism of another embodiment of the ball bearing sliding member. FIG. 8C is an exploded perspective view of a drive link mechanism of still another embodiment of the ball bearing sliding member. FIG. 9 is a view showing another embodiment of the drive link mechanism of the ball bearing sliding members 20a, 20b. FIG. 10 is a view showing still another embodiment of the drive link mechanism of the ball bearing sliding members 20a, 20b. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the drive link mechanism of the winning ball distribution protrusion 40, and is a partially cutaway perspective view of the variable winning ball device 10. FIG. 12 shows the LE for displaying the number of winning prizes provided on the front decorative plate 22.
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a mounting structure of D31 and a continuous frequency display LED 33. FIG. 13 is a view seen from the back side in a state where the variable winning ball device 10 is attached to the game board 36. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the entire variable winning ball device 10. FIG. 15 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine 166 to which the variable winning ball device 10 is attached. FIG. 16 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 166. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit of the variable winning ball device. In the figure, 10 is a variable winning ball device, 12 is a mounting substrate, 14 is a back cover plate, 16 and 18 are ball guide troughs, 20a and 20b are ball receiving and sliding members, 22 and 24 are front decorative plates, and 28a and 28b. Is a solenoid, 34 is a first ball receiving shelf as an example of a partition member, 36 is a game board, and 38 is a second
Ball receiving rack, 40 is a prize ball distribution protrusion of an example of a movable member, 300a
Is an upper winning space, 300b is a lower winning space, 116 is a motor as an example of a drive source, 119 is a cam, 114 is an engaging long hole, 118 is an engaging pin, 112 is an operating member, 110 is a connecting piece, and 108 is an attachment. Piece, 42
Is a guide slot, 44 is a specific winning area, 46a, 46b is a normal winning area, 54a, 54b are connecting members, 56a, 56b are engaging pins, 58a, 58
b is the first operation link member, 60a and 60b are rotation support shafts, and 64a and 64b
Is a second operating link member, 66a and 66b are engaging pins, and 68a and 68b are operating members.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area formed on the front surface of the game board to play a game. The ball is mounted on the game board by a mounting board, and the mounting board has A first state in which a winning space forming member that forms a winning space into which a hitting ball can enter is provided, and a hitting ball can be easily introduced into the winning space, and a hitting ball is introduced into the winning space. The variable winning ball device includes a variable winning ball device provided with a ball receiving member that can be changed to a second state that cannot or cannot be guided, and drive control means for driving and controlling the variable winning ball device. The device is a partition member that is configured as a separate member with respect to the mounting substrate and is arranged in the prize winning space, thereby partitioning the prize winning space into upper and lower prize spaces and a lower prize space, and Formed in the lower prize space According to the above, the variable winning ball apparatus has a plurality of winning regions including a specific winning region defined so that the variable winning ball device can be brought into the first state, and a movable member that is moved by a driving force of a driving source, And a moving state changing means for changing the moving state of a ball hitting the upper part of the upper winning space and moving to the plurality of winning regions. 2. The movable member is a ball distribution protrusion protruding from the inside of the upper prize space to a movement path of a hitting ball moving to the plurality of prize regions of the lower prize space, and the movement state changing means, The ball-playing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a protrusion moving unit that moves the ball distribution protrusion. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the projection moving means moves the ball distribution projection up and down. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the projection moving means moves the ball distribution projection left and right. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the projection moving means moves the ball distribution projection back and forth. 6. The partition member is composed of a first ball receiving rack for receiving hit balls falling in the upper prize space and guiding the received hit balls toward the back of the upper prize space. The ball game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that 7. It is provided below the first ball receiving rack,
A second ball receiving rack for guiding a hitting ball guided to the inner side of the upper prize winning space by the first ball receiving rack to the front side of the lower prize winning space. The ball game machine according to item 6. 8. The ball receiving member includes a pair of longitudinal members provided on the front surface side of the mounting substrate, and the longitudinal members are arranged side by side substantially horizontally. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7. 9. The longitudinal member, in the first state, is adapted to receive ball hits that project outward from the prize space and fall outside the prize space and guide them into the prize space. In the second state, the longitudinal member does not project from the inside of the winning space, and cannot hit a ball that falls outside the winning space. The ball game machine described in the eighth item. 10. The ball receiving member is a pair of longitudinal members, each of which is rotatably supported at one point, and the pair of longitudinal members are, in the first state, Opened to the left and right to open the prize space, in the second state,
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is closed inward so as to close the winning space. 11. The ball receiving member is a horizontally long plate-shaped member, and in the first state, the plate-shaped member is capable of receiving a ball hitting by rotating forward of the winning space and dropping. In the second state, it is substantially flush with the plate surface of the mounting substrate to close the winning space.
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7.