JPH0824743B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention allows a game ball to flow from an inlet provided on a mounting board for an accessory, flow from an inlet below the accessory, and enter the winning portion directly below. Regarding the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine that hits a game ball in a gaming area to play a game, an accessory such as a variable winning device or a variable display type right generating device is installed in the center of the gaming area. In addition, there were prize winning devices installed in various places.

In addition, nails and windmills (rotation guide members) for guiding the game balls hit above the game area toward the prize winning devices at various places to increase the expectation of winning are installed.

[0004]

However, since these nails and wind turbines have been used for quite some time, there was a problem that they lacked in unexpectedness and novelty.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine in which the expectation of winning is increased while giving unexpectedness and novelty by moving the gaming ball. To do.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a gaming machine in which a prize is installed via a mounting board in a game area provided on the front surface of the game board and a winning portion is provided below the winning board, an inlet of a game ball is provided on the mounting board. On the other hand, the outlet of the game ball, which is introduced from the inlet and guided downward by the auxiliary winning passage provided on the back side of the game board, is provided above the winning portion.

The auxiliary winning passage may be provided in the accessory.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball which has reached the vicinity of the accessory flows in through the inflow port of the mounting board for the accessory and flows out through the outflow port below it to reach above the winning portion. Therefore, the flow of game balls has unexpectedness and novelty, and the expectation of winning is further improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the winning passage is provided in the accessory, it can be easily installed on the game board.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an example of the construction of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. On its front surface, a game ball launching device (shown in the figure) provided at the bottom of the gaming machine is shown. A guide rail 3 for guiding a game ball fired by (not shown) to an upper portion of the game board 1 is provided, and a space surrounded by the guide rail 3 and a glass plate in front of the game board 1 is defined as a game area 2. There is.

At the center of the game area 2, a pair of movable members 53, 53 are moved or rotated to the left or right, so that the surrounding game area and the internal winning space are in communication with each other. 5 are installed. Below this variable prize device 5, for example, a so-called double-open tulip-type game ball prize device 4 configured so that the movable piece is closed when two game balls win the prize is installed on both sides of the specific prize. Ports 7a and 7b are provided. The specific winning openings 7a, 7b are made up of winning tools called chuckers.

Above the variable winning apparatus 5, two so-called "heavenly left" and "heavenly right" winning openings 6a and 6b are provided. A general winning opening 8 is provided on both sides of the variable winning device 5, and a normal tulip-type game ball winning device 9 is provided below each of them.

Then, in the lower part of the game board 1, each of the above-mentioned winning areas (4, 5, 6a, 6) while falling from above.
b, 7a, 7b, 8, 9) is provided with an out port 10 for collecting game balls which cannot be won to the rear of the game board 1. Furthermore, at a proper position on the surface of the game board 1, a large number of obstacle nails 11 that randomly change the direction of the game balls falling from above and a rolling guide member that controls the falling speed and direction of the game balls (so-called). Windmill) 12a, 12b is the game area 2
Are arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to the vertical center line.

The variable winning device 5 in this embodiment is constructed as follows, as shown in detail in FIGS.

A box-shaped base frame 50 having only a front opening.
From the outer peripheral front end portion (see FIG. 8), a mounting board 51 is provided which is mounted on the surface of the game board 1 so as to be substantially flush with it. Are provided respectively. Further, on the upper part of the base frame 50, the general winning a prize ports 6a and 6b are attached to the mounting substrate 51.
It is provided in a state of protruding from the front, and the decorative plate 52 is attached to the front end portion thereof.

As shown in detail in FIG. 2, a pair of movable members 53, 53 are rotatably attached to both sides of the base frame 50 in the notches on the left and right sides of the center of the base frame 50. The rotary shaft 54 is fixed to one end of the rotary shaft 54.
Each of them is rotatably supported by 4.

The movable members 53, 53 normally have a vertical posture, and the second operating member attachment plate 120 (eighth eighth) attached to the back portion of the base frame 50 on condition that a prize is given to the specific winning openings 7a, 7b. When a pair of solenoids 100, 100 installed in (see FIG.) Are excited, the solenoids are reciprocally rotated to the outside via the rotation levers 105, 105 and the rotation shafts 54, 54, so that the variable winning device 5 of The winning space 55 as an internal space is opened and closed. When the prize space 55 is opened, the game balls flowing down from above the game area 2 are in the prize space 55.
It is possible to dive in. Moreover, the movable members 53, 53
Is operated by a stopper 108 (see FIGS. 6 and 7), which will be described later, and is 90 ° when the stopper is not operated and 45 when the stopper is operated.
Each is rotated up to an angle of °. The movable member 53 is 90
When rotated to °, the game ball flowing down on the movable member 53 can also flow into the winning space 55 from the inflow port 51a.

On the lower side of the decorative plate 52, the winning space 5
Indicator lamp 52 that displays the number of game balls that won in 5
Five a are attached. For example, the five display lamps 52a are sequentially turned on from the left side to display 1 to 5 prizes. Then, the blinking drive is sequentially performed from the left side to display 6 to 10 prizes. As a result, a total of 10 prizes can be displayed.

Further, the central back portion of the base frame 50 has a bulging shape (see FIG. 8) to be fitted into a mounting hole (not shown) of the game board 1. Further, at a height position in the middle of the prize space 55, a diversion rack 56 for guiding the game ball, which is inclined at a lower depth side, is disposed.

Further, on the lower part of the base frame 50, there is provided a downflow bottom surface 57 which is gently inclined so that the front end (front side) is lowered. And, on both sides of the front end, general winning openings 58,
58 is provided, and a game ball from the flow-down bottom surface 57 is provided at the upper outside of these winning openings 58, 58 to the general winning openings 58, 58.
Downflow guide plates 62, 62 for guiding toward the center of are provided. Further, between the general winning openings 58 and 58, a winning flow path 59 that is inclined so as to become lower toward the back is projected to the front side of the mounting substrate 51, that is, in front of the downflow bottom surface 57. It is provided to do.

A decorative plate 60 is attached to the lower half of the front surface of the base frame 50, and a segment type display 61 for displaying the number of continuations of a special profit state is provided in the center of the decorative plate 60.

In addition, in the center of the front end of the downflow bottom 57, a prize introducing port 57 through which a game ball is made to flow corresponding to the prize passage 59.
a is provided, and the game ball that has flowed down on the flow-down bottom surface 57 can be flown into the prize introduction port 57a directly or through the prize flow path 59. And, as shown in FIG. 4, a special prize area 73 (FIG. 3, which will be described later) or a general prize area 74, 74 inside the game ball is provided in the inside of the prize introducing port 57a, that is, below the flow-down bottom surface 57. A rotation selection member 65 that guides while selecting (FIG. 3, described later) is rotatably installed around a vertical axis.

This rotation selection member 65 is provided with three special prize guide holes 65b for guiding a game ball in a special prize area 73 (FIG. 3, which will be described later) at equal intervals on the peripheral portion, and each special prize hole 65b is provided. The general winning area 7 is provided between the winning guide holes 65b.
General prize guide shelves 65a for guiding game balls are provided at 4, 74 (FIG. 3, which will be described later). Then, when the general prize information shelf 65a is located in the front, the prize introduction port 57a
The game ball that has won the prize moves to the left or right on the guide shelf 65a, falls from the guide shelf, and falls in the general winning openings 58, 58.
General prize area 74,74 by merging with the game ball that flows into
As shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later, the ball is processed as a general winning ball. In addition, the game ball that has won the prize introduction port 57a when the special prize guide hole 65b is located in the front passes through the game ball and is guided to the lower prize gutter, whereby a special prize area 73 (third part) described later is formed. (Figure) and is treated as a special winning ball.

Further, the rotation selection member 65 is the base frame 50.
When a rotational power is applied from a drive source (motor) 66, which is fixed to the back part of the vehicle by a mounting substrate 130, via gears 67 and 68, the vehicle rotates in a substantially horizontal posture.

In this case, for example, the gear 67 is attached to the reflector 67.
a is attached, and this is detected by a position detection sensor 69 installed above it, and the motor 66 is controlled based on the detection signal so that the special selection guide hole 65b of the rotation selection member 65 has the special introduction port 57a. By intermittently rotating at a position facing each other for a certain period of time, it is possible to easily make a game ball enter the special winning area 73 (FIG. 3, which will be described later).

A winning ball control unit 70 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the back of the mounting substrate 51 of the base frame 50 (not shown in FIG. 8).

The winning ball control unit 70 includes an auxiliary winning passage 7 having a substantially U-shape extending from both right and left sides to a lower portion.
1 is provided. This auxiliary winning flow passage 71 guides the game ball that has entered the inflow port 51a of the mounting substrate 51 to reach the lower flow passage changing portion 71a.

An outlet 79 is installed in front of the flow path changing portion 71a so as to penetrate the game board 1 (see FIG. 1). Then, the game ball that has entered the inflow port 51a and has reached the flow path changing unit 71a passes through this outflow port 79, and is above the two-fold open tulip type game ball winning device 4. It is discharged to and can be opened.

With such a structure, the variable winning device 5
The chance of being able to win the tulip-type game ball winning device 4 in which the game ball that has not flowed into the prize space 55 and has flowed into the inflow port 51a is opened twice is given. As a result, the flow of the game balls is surprising and novel, and the expectation of winning is further improved.

Further, in the winning ball control unit 70, a guide shelf 72 for guiding the game balls selected by the rotation selecting member 65 is installed in a state of being inclined rearward.

At the center on the lower back side of the guide shelf 72, there is provided a special prize area 73 into which the game balls having entered the prize introducing port 57a can flow in via the guide shelf 72. Then, the game ball that has won the special winning area 73 is detected by the special winning detector SW ₃ (see FIG. 1), and a special profit state is generated or continues. Further, on the left and right sides of the special winning area 73, there are provided general winning areas 74, 74 into which the game balls entered in the general winning openings 58, 58 flow in via the guide rack 72. These general winning areas 7
The game balls that have entered the prize introduction port 57a can also flow into the slots 4, 74 through the guide rack 72.

In the lower part of the winning ball control unit 70, the special winning area 73 and the general winning area 74,
A gathering gutter 75 is provided for gathering the game balls that have entered into 74. The bottom wall of the collecting gutter 75 is inclined downward to one side (to the left in FIG. 3), and the winning area 7 is provided at the end thereof.
A count detector 76 (SW ₄ ) for detecting the number of game balls that entered 3 and 74, that is, the number of game balls that entered the prize space 55 of the variable winning device 5 is installed. That is, the game ball that has won the special prize area 73 is detected by the special prize detector SW ₃ , and then the count detector 7 is detected again.
6 is detected. The game balls detected by the count detector 76 are guided to a winning ball processing device (not shown) provided on the back surface of the game board 1 and separated one by one, and a prize ball discharging device (not shown).
Is activated by the number of winning balls.

By the way, the rotating shafts 54, 54 of the movable members 53, 53 have an operating lever 105 fixed to the rear end thereof, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and a pin 105a at the tip of the operating lever. Actuating rod 101 of solenoid 100
The movable member 53 is rotated by engaging the elongated hole 102a of the actuating member 102 attached to the and moving the actuating rod 101 up and down.

The solenoid 100 is fixed to the rear surface of the base frame 50 by the second operating member mounting plate 120.
In addition, the operating rod 101 and the operating member 102 are a coil spring 106 externally fitted to the operating rod 101, and a return rod stretched between the operating member 102 and the spring hook 103 (provided on the base frame 50). A return force in the descending direction is given by the spring 107, and the most descended position is regulated by a stopper 108 provided on the base frame 50.

On the other hand, the movable members 53, 53 are restricted in their uppermost positions by the lock members 110 having the operating members 102, 102 arranged in the vicinity thereof,
The rotation angle is adjusted.

The lock member 110 has bearing portions 122, 1 protruding from both side edges of an opening window 121 formed in a second actuating member mounting plate 120 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
22 is rotatably attached via a pin 111. An operating pin 112 is provided on the lock member 110 so as to project therefrom, and the operating pin 112 is attached to the back portion of the base frame 50 to form a first operating member mounting plate 130 (see FIGS. 4 and 8).
(See the drawing), the solenoid 140 is installed in the elongated hole 142a of the engaging member 142 fixed to the lower end of the operating rod 141 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) installed on the right side of the solenoid 140, As the 140 is excited, the rising positions of the actuating members 102, 102 are limited, so that the rotation angle of the movable member 53 is adjusted.

That is, the solenoid 1 is normally operated.
40 is in the non-excited state and the solenoid 1
00, 100 is stopped and the operating members 102, 102 are lowered, the movable members 53, 53 are held in a substantially vertical state, and the winning space 55 inside the variable winning device 5 is closed.

When the game ball wins the specific winning opening 7a, 7a, or when a special profit is generated by winning the special winning area 73, the solenoids 100, 100 are operated by the controller (not shown). The movable member 53,
Each 53 is rotated a predetermined number of times.

In this case, when the solenoid 140 is in the non-excited state, that is, the lock member 110 is returned by turning, and the lock piece 113 is tilted as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. While operating, the actuating member 102 rises without being obstructed by the locking member 110 as shown by the chain double-dashed line. This allows the movable members 53, 5
3 rotates to the left and right by approximately 90 ° to allow the game balls to flow into the winning space 55 and the inflow ports 51a, 51a.

On the other hand, when the solenoid 140 is excited,
The lock member 110 is rotated to bring the lock piece 113 into a substantially horizontal state as shown by the solid line in FIG. Then, the actuating member 102 hits the lock piece 113, and its ascending position is limited to a constant height, whereby the movable members 53, 53.
The rotation angle to both sides of is limited to about 45 °. At this time, the movable members 53, 53 are attached to the inflow ports 51a, 5
Since it is positioned in front of 1a so as to be closed, the inflow of the game balls into the inflow port 51a is blocked, and only the winning space 55 can flow.

The winning space 55 inside the variable winning device 5
A movable display member 90 (see FIG. 4) imitating a worker who works with a rock crusher is installed in the center on the back side. This movable display member 90 has a body 91 in the shape of a person.
Left and right arm members 92, 92 rotatably attached to the main body 91 via a rotation shaft 93, a support rod 94 attached between the arm members 92, 92, It is composed of an indicator 95 which is supported by a support rod 94 and has a display lamp 95a on the front side and which imitates a rock crusher, and an operating lever 96 which is fixed to the rotating shaft 93 and transmits a turning force to the arm members 92 and 92. Has been done. The operating lever 96 is a main body 91.
It is further projected rearward, and its projecting end is the base frame 50.
Through the opening 50d formed in the rear wall 50c,
The operation member mounting plate 130 is exposed in the central opening 131.

The main body 91 is fixed at a substantially central position of the rear wall 50c of the base frame 50 forming the winning space 55, and the operating pin 97 protruding from the operating lever 96 is attached to the first operating member mounting plate 130. It is arranged to be located below the engaging projection 152a of the operating member 152 that is provided integrally with the operating rod 151 of the solenoid 150 attached to the right side of the rear surface. As a result, when the solenoid 150 is excited and the actuating member 152 is lowered, the arm member 92 is turned via the actuating lever 96 and the display 95 is raised. On the other hand, when the drive of the solenoid 150 is stopped and the tension spring 98 causes the actuating lever 96 to pivot back to the upper position, the display 95 is lowered accordingly.
The above operation is repeated by periodically driving the solenoid 150 by a control device (not shown).

In the movable display member 90, for example, when the movable member 53 is opened and closed 10 times when a special profit state occurs,
When five game balls are won in the prize space 55, the above operation is performed to warn that the player will lose the right to continue the special profit state soon if there are no game balls in the special prize area 73. Can be

Further, the display lamp 95a is turned on by a control circuit (not shown) when a game ball is won in the special winning area 73, and is used to notify the occurrence of a special profit state.

Next, the operation timings of the variable winning apparatus 5 configured as described above will be divided into cases and shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the timing chart in the figure.

First, FIG. 10 shows the timing when there is no prize in the special prize area 73 after the game ball has won the specific prize hole 7a or 7b.

At this time, the specific winning opening 7a or 7b
After the game ball is won, the switch SW ₁ or SW ₂ is turned on (ON), and after the control device (not shown) opens and closes the movable members 53 twice, for example, the number of times of rotation is counted. Upon receiving a reset signal output from the counter, the prize winning space 55 is stopped in a closed state.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the specific winning opening 7a
Alternatively, the solenoid 10 can be operated from the start to the end of the first opening / closing operation of the movable member 53 upon detection of the winning of 7b.
0 to operate the lock member 110 so that the lock piece 11
3 is rotated to an angle where it becomes horizontal. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
The ascending position of 02 is limited to a predetermined height. Therefore, the first opening and closing of the movable members 53, 53 is approximately 45
It is performed in the range of °. Therefore, at this time, although it is possible to win the game balls into the prize space 55, the inflow port 51
It is impossible to win in a or 51a.

On the other hand, at the start of the second rotation of the rotating members 53, 53 in association with the winning of the specific winning openings 7a, 7b, the driving of the solenoid 140 is stopped to return the lock member 110 to the rotating state. The lifting of the actuating member 102 by the locking member 110 is no longer restricted. Therefore, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 7, the movable members 53, 53 open and close within a range of about 90 °. Therefore, at this time,
The game balls that have reached the movable members 53, 53 can flow into both the winning space 55 and the inflow port 51a.

The effective period Ta of the detection signal of the special prize detector (SW ₃ ) is set to be within a fixed time from the start of the first opening / closing operation of the movable member 53 to the end of the second opening / closing operation. It As a result, it is possible to prevent the special game from being started by winning the prize in the special prize area 73 (for example, by a staff member of a game shop) even though there is no prize in the specific winning openings 7a and 7b.

The display lamp 95 of the movable display member 90 is also provided.
The light a is lit twice for each opening / closing operation of the movable members 53, 53.

FIG. 11 shows the operation timing when a game ball is won in the special winning area 73 within the valid period Ta after winning the specific winning opening 7a or 7b.

At this time, after the special prize detector (SW ₃ ) detects that the special prize area 73 has been won, a special game mode (from the time when a fixed preparation period (for example, 1.6 seconds) elapses) Special profit state), movable member 5
3, 53 starts the opening / closing operation 18 times per cycle, for example.

Within the period of one cycle (opening / closing operation of 18 times), 10 game balls are won in the winning space 55 by the count detector SW ₄ without any winning in the special winning area. When this is detected, the opening / closing operation of the movable members 53, 53 is terminated at that time, and the closed state is restored.

By terminating the effective period Ta at the time when the switch SW ₃ detects it, it is possible to prevent the cycle from being immediately updated by the continuous winning of the special winning area 73.

Further, when there is a prize in the special prize area 73 during the opening / closing operation of two times associated with the prize winning in the specific winning openings 7a and 7b, and the special game is started, the segment type display for displaying the number of continuations. "1" indicating that it is the first cycle is displayed on the container 61.

Further, in the special game mode, the blinking cycle of the display lamp 95a of the movable display member 90 is lengthened to clearly distinguish it from the time of opening / closing due to the winning of the specific winning opening.

Further, in FIG. 12, when the game ball is won in the specific winning port 7a or 7b and the movable members 53, 53 are opened and closed twice, the special winning area 73 is won. The operation timing of is shown.

In this case, for example, 2 of the movable members 53, 53
When the game ball enters the special winning area 73 during the opening / closing operation for the second time, and the special winning detector (SW ₃ ) detects this, a reset signal is immediately issued, and the movable members 53, 53 are opened / closed accordingly. The operation is stopped on the way and it becomes a closed state. Then, after a fixed preparation period (1.6 seconds) has elapsed, a special game mode is started.

Although the latter half of the operation timing chart in the special game mode is omitted in FIG. 12, as will be described later in detail, the lock member 110 is in the latter half of the special game mode. Is appropriately operated (FIG. 13), and accordingly, the opening and closing of the movable members 53, 53 is controlled to a half open state (approximately 45 °).

The rest of the description is the same as in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, so redundant description will be omitted.

In FIG. 13, the special winning area 73 is won and a special game mode is started, but when there is no winning in the special winning area 73 during the opening / closing operation 18 times, that is, the continuation condition is satisfied. The operation timing when there is not is shown.

In this case, the movable members 53, 53 are
After opening and closing, the timer (counter) resets the game, and the special game mode ends at that point. At the same time as the end, the display on the segment type display 61 is also cleared to "0".

Also, during this special game mode, the winning space 5
The game ball that has won 5 is detected by the count detector 76 (SW ₄ ). The detected number is displayed on the display 52a including five lamps. As the display method, as described above, for example, in the case of winning up to 5 prizes, the display lamps 52a are turned on one by one from the end, and in the case of winning 6 to 10, 5 prizes are displayed. There is a method of temporarily turning off all the display lamps 52a and then blinking one by one from the end for the number of winning five or more prizes.

On the other hand, during the special game mode, the movable display member 90 inside the variable winning device 5 operates the solenoid 150 from the time when the number of winnings in the winning space 55 reaches the fifth to the end of the cycle. It is operated by driving.

Along with this, since the rotation selection member 65, which is normally rotated at a constant speed, reaches "5", for example, on the display lamp 52a, based on the position detection signal from the position detection sensor 69. At the time when each special winning award guide hole 65b comes to a position facing the award winning opening 57a, intermittent rotation is performed so as to stop for 0.8 seconds, for example. This will give you a lot of chances for special prizes.

Others are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

Further, FIG. 14 shows the operation timing when the special winning area 73 is again won during each cycle of the special game mode generated by the winning of the special winning area 73.

FIG. 14 shows the timing when, for example, during the twelfth opening / closing operation of the movable members 53, 53 in the first cycle, the game ball again wins in the special winning area 73. , When the game ball is detected by the special prize detector SW ₃ , a reset signal is issued, and based on that, the opening / closing operation of the movable members 53, 53 is temporarily stopped and fixed (for example, 1.6 seconds). After the lapse of the preparation time (wait time), the opening / closing operation is started again.

[0070] Then, continuous display of the segment display device 61, the special pay detector SW ₃ when the special winning ball is detected, changes to "2".

Further, as shown in this operation timing chart, the movable members 53, 53 are opened and closed 10 times before the number of winning balls entering the variable winning device 5 is relatively small and the count display of the display lamp 52a becomes "5". At the time of entering the second time, the operation of the movable display member 90 is started at that time. That is, the movable display member 90 is activated when the number of winnings to the variable winning device 5 in each cycle reaches 5, the number of times of opening and closing reaches 10, or whichever comes first. In addition, the last operation time of the movable display member 90 is made long in order to visually display that the prize has been won again in the special winning area 73.

Similarly, the movable members 53, 53 are opened and closed 10 times before the count display of the display lamp 52a becomes "5".
Upon entering the second time, the intermittent rotation operation of the rotation selection member 65 is started. Then, the intermittent rotation operation and the operation of the movable display member 90 are finished at the time when the winning in the special winning area 73 is detected, and thereafter the rotation selection member 65 is returned to the constant speed rotation state.

During the preparation period (wait time) for shifting to the next cycle in the special game mode, the detection signal from the special prize detector (SW ₃ ) is ignored. As a result, the movable members 53, 53
It is possible to avoid a situation in which the number of continuations is updated without performing the opening / closing operation of, and the profit for the player is secured.

Others are the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13, and therefore redundant description will be omitted.

The timing control of the operation shown in FIGS. 10 to 14 is performed by a microcomputer, electronic circuit, or other control device (not shown).

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment, at the lower end portion (front end) of the falling bottom plate 57 which constitutes the winning space 55 of the variable winning device 5 installed at the center of the game board. , A prize introducing port 57a having a general prize region 74 and a special prize region 73 is provided inside, and behind the prize introducing port 57a, the general prize region 74 is formed while rotating a game ball contained therein. Since the rotation selection member 65 for selecting and winning the special prize area 73 is installed, the adjustment of the winning probability of the game ball to the special prize area 73 is performed by the structure of the rotation selection member 65, that is, the general prize guide shelf 65a. This can be easily performed by changing the ratio to the special winning guide hole 65b and the rotation state (stop time during intermittent operation).

Further, the general winning openings 58 are provided on both sides of the winning introducing opening 57a, and the game balls entered in the winning introducing opening 57a are re-sorted into the general winning area 74 and the special winning area 73 by the rotation selection member 65. It is possible to increase the expectation for the special prize by forming the inside of the variable prize device so as to guide a lot of game balls to the prize introduction port 57a, and the probability of the special prize is determined by the player and the game store. It can be set to balance the profit with.

Further, on both sides of the variable winning device 5, it is easy to win the prize when the movable members 53, 53 are fully opened.
a is provided, and even if the winning space 55 cannot be won during the opening / closing operation of the movable members 53, 53, when the gaming ball wins the inflow port 51a, it is discharged above the tulip type gaming ball winning device 4. Therefore, the game modes are enriched, and more chances of winning the prize are given to the player even if the special game mode is not generated, and the interest in the pachinko game is increased.

[0079]

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the following excellent effects can be achieved.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball that has reached the vicinity of the accessory flows from the inlet of the accessory mounting board,
Since it flows out from the lower outlet and reaches the upper part of the winning portion, the expectation of winning is further enhanced due to the surprisingness and novelty of the flow of the game balls.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the winning path is provided in the accessory, it can be easily installed on the game board.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a variable winning device installed on the game board.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a winning ball control unit and an outlet.

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a main part of the variable winning device.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a lock member and a solenoid for operating a movable member whose movement is controlled by the lock member.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a closed state of a movable member.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing the difference in the open state of the movable member in the special game mode.

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the variable winning device.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of a winning ball control unit that constitutes a distribution route of winning balls.

FIG. 10 is an operation timing chart in the case where there is no winning in the special winning area after the gaming ball wins the specific winning opening.

FIG. 11 is an operation timing chart in the case where there is a prize in the special prize area after the game ball has entered the specific prize hole.

FIG. 12 is an operation timing chart in the case where there is a prize in the special prize area during the second opening / closing operation of the movable member when the second game ball wins in the specific winning opening.

FIG. 13 is an operation timing chart in a case where a special winning area is won and a special game mode is entered, and the special winning cannot be performed again during the cycle period.

FIG. 14 is an operation timing chart in the case of winning the special winning area again during the cycle of the special game mode generated by winning the special winning area.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 2 game area 4 tulip type game ball winning device (winning unit) 5 variable winning device 53 rotating member 51 mounting substrate 51a inlet port 55 winning space 57a winning introduction port 58 general winning port 65 rotation selection member 71 auxiliary winning flow Road 73 Special winning area 74 General winning area 79 Outlet 90 Movable display member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In the game area provided on the front of the game board,
In a gaming machine in which an accessory is installed via a mounting board and a winning portion is provided below the accessory, an inlet for a game ball is provided on the mounting board, and the game ball flows in through the inlet. A gaming machine characterized in that an outlet of a game ball guided downward by an auxiliary winning passage provided on the back side of the game board is provided above the winning portion. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary winning passage is provided in the accessory.