Game machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine that can increase player's interest in playing a game.SOLUTION: When identification information displayed on display means is dynamically displayed by dynamic display means and the identification information for indicating that is advantageous to a specific determination result is stop-displayed on display means, a privilege advantageous to a player is imparted. On the basis of the player's operation of operation means, setting execution means executes setting corresponding to the operation. When a specific condition is satisfied during the dynamic display period of the identification information, the execution of the setting based on the operation of the operation means is regulated by regulation means. This makes it possible to suppress excessive execution of the setting by the setting execution means, thereby increasing player's interest in playing a game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine.

Background Art

[0002] Some gaming machines such as pachinko machines have operating means, and there are gaming machines that execute various settings based on the operation results on the operating means. In such gaming machines, the operation of the operating means was intended to enhance the interest. Based on this, various settings are executed. By operating the operating means, the interest was improved.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, further improvement of the interest is required.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above-exemplified problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of a player in the game.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to achieve this object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 includes a display means for displaying identification information for indicating a determination result, a dynamic display means capable of dynamically displaying the identification information displayed on the display means, and a privilege granting means capable of granting a privilege advantageous to a player when the identification information indicating a specific determination result is stopped and displayed on the display means, and the player ​​​​An operable operation means and settings corresponding to the operation based on the operation of the operation means A setting execution means capable of executing, and specific conditions during the dynamic display period of the identification information When established, a regulation means for regulating the execution of the setting based on the operation of the operation means It has.

[0007] The gaming machine according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the dynamic display means determines A dynamic display period determination means for determining a dynamic display period during which the identification information is dynamically displayed, and an end condition A short game state setting means capable of setting a short game state in which a short dynamic display period is likely to be determined as the dynamic display period determined by the dynamic display period determination means until the condition is satisfied It has, and the specific Condition is set as at least one of the establishment conditions that the short game state is set It is.

[0008] The gaming machine according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the setting execution means Based on the settings executed by, at least a first effect mode and a second effect mode different from the first effect mode It has an effect mode setting means capable of setting.

[0009] The gaming machine according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, having specific setting Means capable of executing, and the regulation means, when the specific condition is set Based on the operation of the operation means, the execution of the setting by the setting execution means is not allowed, and the It is configured to be able to execute a specific setting by the specific setting means.

[0010] The gaming machine according to claim 5 is the gaming machine according to claim 4, based on the specific setting, It is possible to suggest information on the identification information that is stopped before the identification information is stopped and displayed. It has a suggestion effect execution means capable of executing a suggestion effect that can be suggested.

Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the gaming machine described in claim 1, a display means for displaying identification information for indicating a discrimination result and a dynamic display means capable of dynamically displaying the identification information displayed on the display means and, when the identification information for indicating a specific discrimination result is stopped and displayed on the display means, a privilege granting means capable of granting a privilege advantageous to the player, and an operation means operable by the player and a setting execution means capable of executing a setting corresponding to the operation based on the operation of the operation means and a regulation means for regulating the execution of the setting based on the operation of the operation means when a specific condition is satisfied during the dynamic display period of the identification information . .

[0012] As a result, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved.

[0013] According to the gaming machine described in claim 2, in addition to the effect exerted by the gaming machine described in claim 1, the following effect is exerted. That is, a dynamic display period determination means for determining the dynamic display period during which the identification information is dynamically displayed by the dynamic display means and a game state setting means capable of setting a short game state in which a dynamic display period shorter than the dynamic display period determined by the dynamic display period determination means is likely to be determined until an end condition is satisfied are provided, and the specific condition is set as at least one of the conditions for which the short game state is set .

[0014] ​As a result, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved.

[0015] According to the gaming machine described in claim 3, in addition to the effects achieved by the gaming machine described in claim 1 or 2, the following effects are achieved. That is, based on the settings executed by the setting execution means, at least a first presentation mode and a second presentation mode different from the first presentation mode can be set, and there is a presentation mode setting means.

[0016] As a result, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved.

[0017] According to the gaming machine described in claim 4, in addition to the effects achieved by the gaming machine described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the following effects are achieved. That is, it has specific setting means capable of executing specific settings, and the regulation means is configured such that when the specific condition is set, based on the operation of the operation means, the specific setting by the specific setting means can be executed without causing the setting execution means to execute the setting.

[0018] As a result, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved.

[0019] According to the gaming machine described in claim 5, in addition to the effects achieved by the gaming machine described in claim 4, the following effects are achieved. That is, based on the specific setting, there is a suggestion presentation execution means capable of executing a suggestion presentation that can suggest information of the identification information that is stopped and displayed before the identification information is stopped and displayed.

[0020] As a result, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0022] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIGS. 1 to 7 Referring to FIG. 1, as a first embodiment, an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine (hereinafter simply referred to as "pachinko machine" is described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 13 of the pachinko machine 10 and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In the following description, with respect to the pachinko machine 10 in the state shown in FIG. 1, the front side of the paper surface is defined as the front

[0023] (front) side, and the back side of the paper surface is defined as the rear (back) side for explanation. Also, with respect to the pachinko machine 10 in the state shown in FIG. 1 , the upper side is defined as the upper (up) side, the lower side is defined as the lower (down) side, the right side is defined as the right (right) side, and the left side is defined as the left (left) side for explanation respectively. Further, in the figure (for example referring to FIG. 2), the arrows U-D, L-R, F-B indicate the vertical direction, horizontal direction and front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 10 respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 whose outer shell is formed by a wooden frame combined in a substantially rectangular shape, and an inner frame 12 formed in substantially the same outer shape as the outer frame 11 and supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 has a front surface for supporting the inner frame 12

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 whose outer shell is formed by a wooden frame combined in a substantially rectangular shape, and an inner frame 12 formed in substantially the same outer shape as the outer frame 11 and supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 has a front surface for supporting the inner frame 12 formed and an inner frame 12 formed in substantially the same outer shape as the outer frame 11 and supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 has a front surface for supporting the inner frame 12 formed and an inner frame 12 formed in substantially the same outer shape as the outer frame 11 and supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 11. The outer frame 11 has a front surface for supporting the inner frame 12 On the upper and lower two positions on the left side in the view (see Figure 1), metal hinges 18 are attached, and with the side where the hinges 18 are provided as the axis of opening and closing, the inner frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable to the front side. The inner frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable to the front side with the side where the hinges 18 are provided as the axis of opening and closing.

[0025] On the inner frame 12, a game board 13 (see Figure 2) having a large number of pins, winning holes 63, 64, etc. is detachably attached from the back side. By the flow of balls (game balls) on the front of this game board 13, a pinball game is played. In addition, on the inner frame 12, a ball launching unit 112a (see Figure 4) for launching balls into the front area of the game board 13 and a launching rail (not shown) for guiding the balls launched from the ball launching unit 112a to the front area of the game board 13 are attached. A pinball game is played by the flow of balls (game balls) on the front of this game board 13. On the inner frame 12, a ball launching unit 112a for launching balls into the front area of the game board 13 and a launching rail (not shown) for guiding the balls launched from the ball launching unit 112a to the front area of the game board 13 are attached. The ball launched from the ball launching unit 112a is guided to the front area of the game board 13. A launching rail (not shown) for guiding the balls launched from the ball launching unit 112a to the front area of the game board 13 is attached.

[0026] On the front side of the inner frame 12, a front frame 14 covering the upper front part and a lower dish unit 15 covering the lower part are provided. In order to support the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15, metal hinges 19 are attached at the upper and lower two positions on the left side in the front view (see Figure 1), and with the side where the hinges 19 are provided as the axis of opening and closing, the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are supported so as to be openable and closable to the front side. In addition, the locking of the inner frame 12 and the locking of the front frame 14 are respectively released by inserting a dedicated key into the keyhole 21 of the cylinder lock 20 and performing a predetermined operation. The front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are supported so as to be openable and closable to the front side with the side where the hinges 19 are provided as the axis of opening and closing. Metal hinges 19 are attached at the upper and lower two positions on the left side in the front view (see Figure 1) to support the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15. With the side where the hinges 19 are provided as the axis of opening and closing, the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are supported so as to be openable and closable to the front side. The front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15 are supported so as to be openable and closable to the front side. The locking of the inner frame 12 and the locking of the front frame 14 are respectively released by inserting a dedicated key into the keyhole 21 of the cylinder lock 20 and performing a predetermined operation.

[0027] The front frame 14 is assembled with decorative resin parts, electrical parts, etc., and a window portion 14c having an opening formed in a substantially elliptical shape is provided at its substantially central portion. On the back side of the front frame 14, a glass unit 16 having two plate glasses is disposed, and through the glass unit 16, the front of the game board 13 is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 10. A window portion 14c having an opening formed in a substantially elliptical shape is provided at its substantially central portion. On the back side of the front frame 14, a glass unit 16 having two plate glasses is disposed. Through the glass unit 16, the front of the game board 13 is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 10.

[0028] On the front frame 14, an upper plate 17 for storing balls protrudes forward and is formed in a substantially box shape with an open upper surface. Prize balls, lent balls, etc. are discharged onto this upper plate 17. The bottom surface of the upper plate 17 is formed with a downward slope on the right side in the front view (see Fig. 1), and due to this slope, the balls put into the upper plate 17 are guided to the ball launching unit 112a (see Fig. 4). Also, on the upper surface of the upper plate 17, a frame button 22 is provided. This frame button 22 is operated by the player, for example, when changing the stage of the effect displayed on the third symbol display device 81 (see Fig. 2) or when changing the content of the super reach effect.

[0029] On the front frame 14, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around its periphery (for example, at the corner portions). These light emitting means are controlled to change the light emitting mode by lighting or blinking according to changes in the gaming state during a big win or a predetermined reach, etc., and play a role in enhancing the production effect during the game. At the periphery of the window portion 14c, there are provided electric decoration parts 29 to 33 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs. In the pachinko machine 10, these electric decoration parts 29 to 33 function as production lamps such as big win lamps, and during a big win or a reach production, etc., each electric decoration part 29 to 33 lights up or blinks by the lighting or blinking of the built-in LEDs, notifying that it is during a big win or that it is during a reach just before a big win. Also, on the upper left portion in the front view of the front frame 14 (see Fig. 1), there is provided a display lamp 34 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs that can display during the payout of prize balls and when an error occurs.

[0030] Also, below the lower side of the right electric decoration part 32, in order to be able to visually recognize the back side of the front frame 14 from the back side, ​​​​​​​​​​A transparent resin is attached to form a small window 35, and a certificate or the like attached to the attachment space K1 (see Fig. 2) on the front of the game board 13 is made visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10. Also, in the pachinko machine 10, in order to create a more magnificent atmosphere, a plating member 36 made of ABS resin with chrome plating is attached to the area around the lighting decoration parts 29 to 33. Below the window part 14c, a ball lending operation part 40 is arranged. The ball lending operation part 40 is provided with a frequency display part 41, a ball lending button 42, and a return button 43. When the ball lending operation part 40 is operated with a bill, a card, or the like (not shown) inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, balls are lent out according to the operation. Specifically, the frequency display part 41 is an area where the remaining balance information of a card or the like is displayed, and the built-in LED lights up to display the remaining balance as a number as the remaining balance information. The ball lending button 42 is operated to obtain lent balls based on the information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and lent balls are supplied to the upper tray 17 as long as there is a remaining balance on the card or the like. The return button 43 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. Note that in a pachinko machine in which balls are directly lent from a ball lending device or the like to the upper tray 17 without passing through a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine, the ball lending operation part 40 is not required. In this case, a decorative sticker or the like may be added to the installation part of the ball lending operation part 40 so that the component configuration is common. It is possible to make the pachinko machine and the cash machine using a card unit common.

[0031] On the lower side of the upper tray 17, in the lower tray unit 15 located below it, on the left side thereof, the balls stored in the upper tray 17 cannot be completely stored.

[0032] The lower plate 50 for storing the balls that were not used is formed in a substantially box shape with an open top surface. On the right side of the lower plate 5 0, an operation handle 51 that is operated by the player to drive the balls into the front of the game board 13 is arranged.

[0033] Inside the operation handle 51, there are a touch sensor 51a for permitting the driving of the ball launching unit 112a, a launch stop switch 51 b that stops the launch of the balls during the period of the pressing operation, and a variable resistor (not shown in the figure) that detects the rotation operation amount (rotation position) of the operation handle 51 based on the change in electrical resistance, etc. are incorporated. When the operation handle 51 is rotated clockwise by the player, the touch sensor 51a is turned on and the resistance value of the variable resistor changes corresponding to the rotation operation amount, and the balls are launched with a strength (launch intensity) corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor, and thereby the balls are driven into the front of the game board 13 with a flying amount corresponding to the player's operation. Also, when the operation handle 51 is not being operated by the player, the touch sensor 51a and the launch stop switch 51b are turned off.

[0034] At the front lower part of the lower plate 50, a ball removal lever 52 for operating when discharging the balls stored in the lower plate 50 downward is provided. This ball removal lever 52 is constantly biased to the right direction, and by sliding it to the left direction against the bias, the bottom surface opening formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 50 is opened, and the balls naturally fall and are discharged from the bottom surface opening. The operation of this ball removal lever 52 is usually performed with a box (generally called a "senryo box") placed below the lower plate 50 to receive the balls discharged from the lower plate 50. On the right side of the lower plate 50, as described above, ​​​​​​​​​​​​A sea urchin operation handle 51 is provided, and an ashtray (not shown) is attached to the left side of the lower plate 50. It is.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 13 is attached to a base plate 60 that has been machined into a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, A number of pins for guiding the balls (shown below the center frame 86 and not shown in the upper half of the game area), windmills (not shown), rails 61, 62, a general winning opening 63, a first Winning opening 64, a second winning opening 140, a variable winning device 65, a through gate 67, a variable display unit Knit 80, etc. are assembled and configured, and the peripheral portion thereof is attached to the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 1). It is. It is attached.

[0036] The base plate 60 is formed of a resin material with light transmissibility, and it is possible for the player to visually recognize various structures disposed on the back side of the base plate 60 from the front side thereof. One The general winning opening 63, the first winning opening 64, the second winning opening 140, and the variable winning device 65 are disposed in through holes formed in the base plate 60 by routing, and are fixed from the front side of the game board 13 by tapping screws or the like. It is. It is. It is fixed.

[0037] Note that the base plate 60 may be formed of a wooden plate member. In this case, outside the center frame 86, it is possible to shield various structures disposed on the back side of the base plate 60 from the front side so that they cannot be visually recognized by the player. It is. It is.

[0038] The central portion of the front of the game board 13 can be visually recognized from the front side of the inner frame 12 through the window portion 14c (see FIG. 1) of the front frame 14. Hereinafter, the configuration of the game board 13 will be mainly described with reference to FIG. 2. It is. It will be described.

[0039] On the front of the game board 13, there is an outer rail 62 formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate into a substantially arcuate shape. The outer rail 62 is provided with a metal strip on its inner side. The inner rail 61 and the outer rail 62 form a circular arc-shaped The front periphery of the board 13 is surrounded, and the front and rear are bounded by the game board 13 and the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1). By surrounding the area, the front of the game board 13 is a game area where the game is played according to the movement of the ball. The play area is in front of the play board 13 and includes two rails 61 and 62. The area (where the prize winning slots and the like are located) is partitioned by the resin outer edge member 73 that connects the spaces. The area into which the launched ball flows.

[0040] The two rails 61 and 62 guide the balls launched from the ball launching unit 112a (see FIG. 4). The inner rail 61 is provided to guide the ball to the top of the game board 13. A return ball prevention member 68 is attached to the upper left part of the game board 13, and the ball is temporarily guided to the upper part of the game board 13. This prevents the ball from returning back into the ball guide passage. A rubber band 69 is attached to the upper right part of the ball (upper right part of Fig. 2) at a position corresponding to the maximum flight part of the ball. The ball, which is launched with a certain amount of force or more, hits the return rubber 69 and the force is reduced. It bounces back towards the center.

[0041] In the lower left corner of the play area when viewed from the front (lower left corner of Figure 2), there are multiple LEDs and The first symbol display devices 37A and 37B each having a 7-segment display are provided. The pattern display devices 37A and 37B correspond to the respective controls performed by the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4). The display is mainly for displaying the game status of the pachinko machine 10. In this state, the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B are configured to be selectively used according to whether the ball wins at the first winning opening 64 or the second winning opening 140. Specifically, when the ball wins at the first winning opening 64, the first symbol display device 37A operates. On the other hand, when the ball wins at the second winning opening 140, the first symbol display device 37B operates. It is configured like this.

[0042] Also, the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B use LEDs to indicate whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the probability-variable state, the time-saving state, or the normal state by the lighting state, or indicate whether it is in the variable state by the lighting state, or indicate whether the stop symbol corresponds to a probability-variable jackpot, an ordinary jackpot, or a non-winning symbol by the lighting state, and indicate the number of reserved balls by the lighting state. At the same time, a 7-segment display device performs the display of the number of rounds during the jackpot and error display. Note that a plurality of L EDs are configured such that the emission colors (for example, red, green, blue) of the respective LEDs are different, and by the combination of the emission colors, various game states of the pachinko machine 10 can be suggested with a small number of LEDs. This is possible.

[0043] In addition, in this pachinko machine 10, a lottery is conducted when a winning occurs at the first winning opening 64 and the second winning opening 140. The pachinko machine 10 performs a winning or losing determination (jackpot lottery) as to whether it is a jackpot or not in the lottery, and when it is determined to be a jackpot, it also determines the type of jackpot. Here, the types of jackpots determined are 15R probability-variable jackpot, 4R probability-variable jackpot, and 4R ordinary jackpot. The first symbol display devices 37A and 37B not only show whether the result of the lottery is a jackpot or not as the stop symbol after the variation ends, but also the big When it is determined to be a jackpot, the type of jackpot is also shown. If it is a jackpot, symbols corresponding to the jackpot type are shown.

[0044] Here, "15R guaranteed jackpot" refers to a guaranteed jackpot where the maximum number of rounds is 15 rounds, and after that, it transitions to a high-probability state. "4R guaranteed jackpot" refers to a guaranteed jackpot where the maximum number of rounds is 4 rounds, and after that, it transitions to a high-probability state. Also, "4R normal jackpot" means that after a jackpot with a maximum number of rounds of 4 rounds, it transitions to a low-probability state and enters a time-saving state for a predetermined number of fluctuations (e.g., 100 fluctuations). That is what a jackpot is.

[0045] Also, "high-probability state" refers to a state where the probability of the subsequent jackpot increases as an added value after the jackpot ends, i.e., during so-called probability fluctuations (during probability variation). In other words, it is a state of a game that is likely to transition to a special game state. In this embodiment, the high-probability state (during probability variation) is a state where the jackpot probability increases for a predetermined number of fluctuations (in this embodiment, 100 fluctuations), and the winning probability of the second symbol described later increases, making it easier for balls to win in the second winning opening 140. It includes the state of the game. "Low-probability state" refers to a time when it is not during probability variation, i.e., a state where the jackpot probability is in the normal state, that is, a state where the jackpot probability is lower than during probability variation. Also, among the "low-probability states", the time-saving state ( during time-saving) refers to a state where the jackpot probability is in the normal state and, while the jackpot probability remains the same, only the winning probability of the second symbol increases, making it easier for balls to win in the second winning opening 140. On the other hand, when the pachinko machine 10 is in the normal state, it is a state of the game that is neither during probability variation nor during time-saving ( a state where neither the jackpot probability nor the winning probability of the second symbol increases).

[0046] In this embodiment, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the through hole of the probability variation detection sensor SE11 of the distribution device 300 described later in the first round of a big win or a regular game, the game state after the end of the big win game becomes a high probability state during 100 variation counts. If it is not determined that the game ball has passed through the through hole of the probability variation detection sensor SE11, the game state after the end of the big win game becomes a time shortening state during 100 variation counts. When it is determined that the game ball has passed through the through hole of the probability variation detection sensor SE11 in the first round of a big win or a regular game, the game state after the end of the big win game becomes a high probability state during 100 variation counts. If it is not determined that the game ball has passed through the through hole of the probability variation detection sensor SE11, the game state after the end of the big win game becomes a time shortening state during 100 variation counts. If it is not determined that the game ball has passed through the through hole of the probability variation detection sensor SE11, the game state after the end of the big win game becomes a time shortening state during 100 variation counts. If it is not determined that the game ball has passed through the through hole of the probability variation detection sensor SE11, the game state after the end of the big win game becomes a time shortening state during 100 variation counts.

[0047] During probability variation or time shortening, not only does the winning probability of the second symbol increase, but also the time during which the electric accessory 140a (electric accessory) associated with the second winning port 140 is opened is changed, and a longer time is set compared to normal. When the electric accessory 140a is in the open state (open state), the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140 compared to when the electric accessory 140a is in the closed state (closed state). Therefore, during probability variation or time shortening, the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140, and the number of times the big win lottery is conducted can be increased. During probability variation or time shortening, not only does the winning probability of the second symbol increase, but also the time during which the electric accessory 140a (electric accessory) associated with the second winning port 140 is opened is changed, and a longer time is set compared to normal. When the electric accessory 140a is in the open state (open state), the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140 compared to when the electric accessory 140a is in the closed state (closed state). Therefore, during probability variation or time shortening, the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140, and the number of times the big win lottery is conducted can be increased. During probability variation or time shortening, not only does the winning probability of the second symbol increase, but also the time during which the electric accessory 140a (electric accessory) associated with the second winning port 140 is opened is changed, and a longer time is set compared to normal. When the electric accessory 140a is in the open state (open state), the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140 compared to when the electric accessory 140a is in the closed state (closed state). Therefore, during probability variation or time shortening, the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140, and the number of times the big win lottery is conducted can be increased. During probability variation or time shortening, not only does the winning probability of the second symbol increase, but also the time during which the electric accessory 140a (electric accessory) associated with the second winning port 140 is opened is changed, and a longer time is set compared to normal. When the electric accessory 140a is in the open state (open state), the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140 compared to when the electric accessory 140a is in the closed state (closed state). Therefore, during probability variation or time shortening, the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140, and the number of times the big win lottery is conducted can be increased. During probability variation or time shortening, not only does the winning probability of the second symbol increase, but also the time during which the electric accessory 140a (electric accessory) associated with the second winning port 140 is opened is changed, and a longer time is set compared to normal. When the electric accessory 140a is in the open state (open state), the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140 compared to when the electric accessory 140a is in the closed state (closed state). Therefore, during probability variation or time shortening, the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140, and the number of times the big win lottery is conducted can be increased. During probability variation or time shortening, not only does the winning probability of the second symbol increase, but also the time during which the electric accessory 140a (electric accessory) associated with the second winning port 140 is opened is changed, and a longer time is set compared to normal. When the electric accessory 140a is in the open state (open state), the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140 compared to when the electric accessory 140a is in the closed state (closed state). Therefore, during probability variation or time shortening, the game ball is more likely to win the second winning port 140, and the number of times the big win lottery is conducted can be increased.

[0048] During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. Also, during probability variation or time shortening, the winning probability of the second symbol may not be changed, and at least one of the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140 and the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win may be changed. Also, during probability variation or time shortening, the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. During probability variation or time shortening, instead of changing the opening time of the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 140, or in addition to changing the opening time, a change may be made to increase the number of times the electric accessory 140a is opened per win compared to normal. Do not open the electric accessory 140a, and only change the winning probability of the second symbol to increase it compared to the normal state. It may be changed to increase it.

[0049] In the game area, when the ball wins, 5 to 15 balls are paid out as prize balls. A plurality of general winning holes 63 are arranged. Also, in the central part of the game area, a variable display device unit 80 is arranged. In the variable display device unit 80, the first winning hole 64 and the winning (starting winning) into the second winning hole 140 is used as a trigger, and the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B While synchronizing with the variable display in, a third symbol display device 81 composed of a liquid crystal display (hereinafter simply abbreviated as "display device") that performs variable display of the third symbol, and the ball of the through gate 67 A second symbol display device (not shown in the figure) composed of LEDs that variably display the second symbol is provided with the passage of as a trigger. Also, in the variable display device unit 80, the third symbol display device A center frame 86 is arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of 81.

[0050] In this embodiment, the third symbol display device 81 is fastened and fixed to the back case 510 so as to fill the opening 51 1a described later, and the center frame 86 is arranged so as to surround the window portion of the base plate 60. That is, when viewed from the front, it appears that the center frame 86 is arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the third symbol display device 81, but actually, the third symbol The display device 81 and the center frame 86 are arranged at a distance from each other front and back.

[0051] The third symbol display device 81 is composed of, for example, a large liquid crystal display with a 9-inch size The display content is controlled by the display control device 114 (see FIG. 4). For example, three symbol columns, namely, an upper, a middle, and a lower symbol column, are displayed. Each symbol column is composed of a plurality of symbols (the third symbol ), and these third symbols scroll horizontally for each symbol column so that the third symbol is variably displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 81. The third symbol display device 81 of the present embodiment performs a decorative display according to the display of the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, while the display of the game state accompanying the control of the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4) is performed by the first symbol display devices 37A and 37 B. Note that, instead of the display device, for example, a reel or the like may be used to configure the third symbol display device 81.

[0052] The second symbol display device performs a variable display in which the symbols “○” and “×” as display symbols (the second symbol (not shown)) are alternately lit for a predetermined time every time the ball passes through the through gate 67. In the pachinko machine 10, when it is detected that the ball has passed through the through gate 67, a winning lottery is performed. As a result of the winning lottery, if it is a win, in the second symbol display device, the symbol “○” is stopped and displayed after the variable display of the second symbol. Also, as a result of the winning lottery, if it is a miss, in the second symbol display device, the symbol “×” is stopped and displayed after the variable display of the third symbol.

[0053] The pachinko machine 10 is configured such that when the variable display in the second symbol display device stops at a predetermined symbol (the symbol “○” in the present embodiment), the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning opening 140 is in an operating state (opened) for a predetermined time.

[0054] The time taken for the variable display of the second symbol is longer during the probability-variable state or the time It is set so that it becomes shorter in the short one. As a result, during the probability variation and time shortening, the variable display of the second symbol is performed in a short time, so that more winning lotteries can be performed than during normal times. Therefore, since the chance of winning in the winning lottery increases, the player can be given more opportunities for the electric accessory 140a of the second winning port 140 to be in an open state. Therefore, during the probability variation and during the time shortening, the ball can be made likely to win the second winning port 140.

[0055] In addition, during the probability variation or time shortening, by other methods such as increasing the winning probability and increasing the opening time or the number of opening times of the electric accessory 140a for one winning, when the ball is likely to win the second winning port 140 during the probability variation or time shortening, the time taken for the variable display of the second symbol may be made constant regardless of the game state. On the other hand, when the time taken for the variable display of the second symbol is set shorter than during normal times during the probability variation or time shortening, the winning probability may be made constant regardless of the game state, or the opening time or the number of opening times of the electric accessory 140a for one winning may be made constant regardless of the game state.

[0056] The through gate 67 is attached to the game board 13 in the left and right regions of the variable display device unit 80 and is configured so that a part of the balls launched onto the game board 13 can pass through. When a ball passes through the through gate 67, a winning lottery for the second symbol is performed. After the winning lottery, variable display is performed on the second symbol display device, and if the result of the winning lottery is a win, the symbol "○" is displayed as the stop symbol of the variable display, and if the result of the winning lottery is a miss, the symbol "×" is displayed as the stop symbol of the variable display.

[0057] ​​​​​​​​​​The number of times the ball passes through the through gate 67 is reserved up to a maximum of 4 times in total, and the number of reserved balls is shown by the above-described first symbol display devices 37A and 37B and is also lit in a second symbol reservation lamp (not shown). Four second symbol reservation lamps are provided corresponding to the maximum number of reservations, and they are arranged symmetrically left and right below the third symbol display device 81. Incidentally, although the variable display of the second symbol is performed by switching on and off a plurality of lamps in the second symbol display device as in the present embodiment, it may be performed using a part of the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B and the third symbol display device 81. Similarly, the lighting of the second symbol reservation lamp may be performed using a part of the third symbol display device 81. Also, the maximum number of reserved balls for the passage of the ball through the through gate 67 is not limited to 4 times, and may be set to 3 times or less, or 5 times or more (for example, 8 times). Also, the number of assembled through gates 67 is not limited to 2, and may be 1, for example. Also, the assembly position of the through gate 67 is not limited to the left and right of the variable display device unit 80, and may be below the variable display device unit 80, for example. Also, since the number of reserved balls is indicated by the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, it may not be lit by the second symbol reservation lamp. Below the variable display device unit 80, a first winning port 64 into which a ball can win is arranged. When a ball wins the first winning port 64, a first winning port switch (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 13 is turned on, and a big win lottery is performed by the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4) due to the turning on of the first winning port switch, and a display corresponding to the lottery result is made on the first symbol display.

[0058] Note that the variable display of the second symbol is performed by switching on and off a plurality of lamps in the second symbol display device as in the present embodiment, but it may also be performed using a part of the first symbol display devices 37A, 37B and the third symbol display device 81. Similarly, the lighting of the second symbol reservation lamp may be performed using a part of the third symbol display device 81. Also, the maximum number of reserved balls for the passage of the ball through the through gate 67 is not limited to 4 times, and may be set to 3 times or less, or 5 times or more (for example, 8 times). Also, the number of assembled through gates 67 is not limited to 2, and may be 1, for example. Also, the assembly position of the through gate 67 is not limited to the left and right of the variable display device unit 80, and may be below the variable display device unit 80, for example. Also, since the number of reserved balls is indicated by the first symbol display devices 37A, 37B, it may not be lit by the second symbol reservation lamp. The lighting of the second symbol reservation lamp may be performed using a part of the third symbol display device 81. Also, the maximum number of reserved balls for the passage of the ball through the through gate 67 is not limited to 4 times, and may be set to 3 times or less, or 5 times or more (for example, 8 times). Also, the number of assembled through gates 67 is not limited to 2, and may be 1, for example. Also, the assembly position of the through gate 67 is not limited to the left and right of the variable display device unit 80, and may be below the variable display device unit 80, for example. Also, since the number of reserved balls is indicated by the first symbol display devices 37A, 37B, it may not be lit by the second symbol reservation lamp. The maximum number of reserved balls for the passage of the ball through the through gate 67 is not limited to 4 times, and may be set to 3 times or less, or 5 times or more (for example, 8 times). Also, the number of assembled through gates 67 is not limited to 2, and may be 1, for example. Also, the assembly position of the through gate 67 is not limited to the left and right of the variable display device unit 80, and may be below the variable display device unit 80, for example. Also, since the number of reserved balls is indicated by the first symbol display devices 37A, 37B, it may not be lit by the second symbol reservation lamp. The assembly position of the through gate 67 is not limited to the left and right of the variable display device unit 80, and may be below the variable display device unit 80, for example. Also, since the number of reserved balls is indicated by the first symbol display devices 37A, 37B, it may not be lit by the second symbol reservation lamp. Since the number of reserved balls is indicated by the first symbol display devices 37A, 37B, it may not be lit by the second symbol reservation lamp.

[0059] Below the variable display device unit 80, a first winning port 64 into which a ball can win is arranged. When a ball wins the first winning port 64, a first winning port switch (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 13 is turned on, and a big win lottery is performed by the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4) due to the turning on of the first winning port switch, and a display corresponding to the lottery result is made on the first symbol display. When a ball wins the first winning port 64, a first winning port switch (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 13 is turned on, and a big win lottery is performed by the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4) due to the turning on of the first winning port switch, and a display corresponding to the lottery result is made on the first symbol display. 110 (see FIG. 4), and a display corresponding to the lottery result is made on the first symbol display. It is shown by the display device 37A.

[0060] On the other hand, below the front view of the first winning opening 64, a second winning opening 140 into which a ball can win is provided. When a ball wins the second winning opening 140, a second winning opening switch (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 13 is turned on, and due to the turning on of the second winning opening switch, a jackpot lottery is conducted by the main control device 110 (see FIG. 4), and a display corresponding to the lottery result is shown by the first symbol display device 37B. It is shown by the display device 37B.

[0061] In addition, the first winning opening 64 and the second winning opening 140 are each also one of the winning openings from which five balls are paid out as prize balls when a ball wins. In this embodiment, the number of prize balls paid out when a ball wins the first winning opening 64 and the number of prize balls paid out when a ball wins the second winning opening 140 are configured to be the same, but the number of prize balls paid out when a ball wins the first winning opening 64 and the number of prize balls paid out when a ball wins the second winning opening 140 may be different numbers. For example, the number of prize balls paid out when a ball wins the first winning opening 64 may be three, and the number of prize balls paid out when a ball wins the second winning opening 140 may be five. It is also acceptable.

[0062] An electric accessory 140a is attached to the second winning opening 140. This electric accessory 140a is configured to be openable and closable, and normally, the electric accessory 140a is in a closed state (shrunk state), making it difficult for a ball to win the second winning opening 140. On the other hand, as a result of the variable display of the second symbol performed triggered by the passage of a ball through the through gate 67, when the symbol of "○" is displayed on the second symbol display device, the electric accessory 140a becomes an open state (expanded state), and a ball can enter the second winning opening 1. It becomes a state where it is easy to win at 40.

[0063] As described above, during the probability change and time shortening, the winning probability of the second symbol is higher than that during normal times, and also, since the time taken for the variable display of the second symbol is short, in the variable display of the second symbol, the symbol of "○" is likely to be displayed, and the number of times the electric accessory 140a becomes the open state (expanded state) increases. Furthermore, during the probability change and time shortening, the time for which the electric accessory 140a is opened is also longer than during normal times. Therefore, during the probability change and time shortening, compared with normal times, it is possible to create a state where balls are likely to win at the second winning opening 140.

[0064] Here, when a ball wins at the first winning opening 64 and when a ball wins at the second winning opening 140, the probability of a big win is the same whether in the low probability state or the high probability state. However, as for the type of big win selected when a big win occurs, the probability of it being a 15R probability change big win is set higher when a ball wins at the second winning opening 140 than when a ball wins at the first winning opening 64. On the other hand, the first winning opening 64 does not have an electric accessory like the one at the second winning opening 140, and balls can always win.

[0065] Therefore, during normal times, since the electric accessory associated with the second winning opening 140 is often in the closed state and it is difficult to win at the second winning opening 140, aiming at the first winning opening 64 without an electric accessory, the ball is launched so as to pass through the left side of the variable display device unit 80 (so-called "left hitting" ), and by winning at the first winning opening 64, more opportunities for a big win lottery are obtained, and it is more advantageous for the player to aim for a big win.

[0066] On the other hand, during the probability change or time limit, by passing the ball through the through gate 67, the electric accessory 140a associated with the second winning port 14 tends to be in an open state, and it is easy to win the second winning port 140. Therefore, the ball is launched (so-called "right shot") so that the ball passes through the right side of the variable display device 80 toward the second winning port 140, passes through the through gate 67, and opens the electric accessory. At the same time, aiming for a 15R probability change jackpot by winning the second winning port 140 is more advantageous for the player.

[0067] In addition, in the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, since the structure of the game board 13 is symmetric about the left and right, it is also possible to aim for the first winning port 64 with a "right shot" or aim for the second winning port 140 with a "left shot". Therefore, the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment can eliminate the need to change the way of launching the ball between "left shot" and "right shot" according to the game state (probability change, time limit, or normal) of the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, the annoyance of changing the way of hitting the ball can be eliminated.

[0068] Below the first winning port 64, a variable winning device 65 (see FIG. 2) is provided, and a specific winning port 65a is provided in the approximate center thereof. In the pachinko machine 10, when the jackpot lottery conducted due to winning the first winning port 6 4 or the second winning port 140 results in a jackpot, after a predetermined time (fluctuation time) has elapsed, the first symbol display device 37A or the first symbol display device 37B is lit so as to be the jackpot stop symbol, and the stop symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed on the third symbol display device 81 to indicate the occurrence of the jackpot. After that, when the ball wins The game state transitions to an easily achievable special game state (big win). As this special game state, usually a specific winning port 65a that is closed during normal times is opened for a predetermined time (for example, until 30 seconds elapse, or until 10 balls win).

[0069] This specific winning port 65a closes when the predetermined time elapses, and after its closure, the specific winning port 65a is opened again for a predetermined time. The opening and closing operation of this specific winning port 65a can be repeated up to 15 times (15 rounds) at most. The state in which this opening and closing operation is being performed is a form of a special game state advantageous to the player, and a larger number of prize balls are paid out to the player as an imparting of in-game value (game value) than during normal times. Note that the special game state is not limited to the above-described form. A large opening port that is separately opened and closed from the specific winning port 65a is provided in the game area, and when the LEDs corresponding to a big

[0070] win light up on the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, the specific winning port 65a is opened for a predetermined time, and during the opening of the specific winning port 65a, when a ball wins into the specific winning port 65a, a large opening port provided separately from the specific winning port 65a is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times, which can be formed as a special game state. Also, the specific winning port 65a is not limited to one, and one or a plurality of two or more (for example, three) can be arranged, and the arrangement position is not limited to the lower right side or the lower left side of the first winning port 64. For example, it can also be on the left side of the variable display unit 80. Moreover, the specific winning port 65a is not limited to one, and one or a plurality of two or more (for example, three) can be arranged, and the arrangement position is not limited to the lower right side or the lower left side of the first winning port 64. For example, it can also be on the left side of the variable display unit 80. On the lower right corner on the lower side of the game board 13, there is an attachment space for attaching certificates, identification labels, etc.

[0071] On the lower right corner on the lower side of the game board 13, there is an attachment space for attaching certificates, identification labels, etc. - A sticking space K1 is provided, and certificates or the like stuck in the sticking space K1 can be visually recognized through the small window 35 (see Fig. 1) of the front frame 14.

[0072] The game board 13 is provided with an out port 71. Balls flowing down in the game area that have not won in any of the winning ports 63, 64, 65a, 140 are guided through the out port 71 to a ball discharge path (not shown). The out port 71 is arranged in a pair on the left and right of the specific winning port 65a.

[0073] A large number of nails are implanted on the game board 13 to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the balls, and various members (devices) such as windmills are arranged (not shown).

[0074] As shown in Fig. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine 10, there are mainly provided a control board unit 90, 91 and a back pack unit 94. The control board unit 90 is unitized with a main board (main control device 110), an audio lamp control board (audio lamp control device 113), and a display control board (display control device 114) mounted thereon. The control board unit 91 is unitized with a payout control board (payout control device 111), a launch control board (launch control device 112), a power supply board (power supply device 115), and a card unit connection board 116 mounted thereon.

[0075] The back pack unit 94 is unitized with a back pack 92 forming a protective cover part and a payout unit 93. Also, on each control board, an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer in charge of each control, a port for communicating with various devices, a random number generator used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit used when performing time counting and synchronization, etc. are mounted as required. ​

[0076] The main control device 110, the voice lamp control device 113, the display control device 114, the payout control device 111, the emission control device 112, the power supply device 115, and the card unit connection board 116 are respectively housed in the substrate boxes 100 to 104. The substrate boxes 100 to 10 4 are provided with a box base and a box cover covering the opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected to each other, and each control device and each substrate are housed.

[0077] In addition, the substrate box 100 (main control device 110) and the substrate box 102 (payout control device 111 and emission control device 112) are connected in a non-openable manner (connected by a caulking structure) by a sealing unit (not shown). Further, a sealing seal (not shown) is attached to the connecting portion between the box base and the box cover, covering both the box base and the box cover. This sealing seal is made of a brittle material. If an attempt is made to peel off the sealing seal in order to open the substrate boxes 100 and 102, or if an attempt is made to forcibly open the substrate boxes 100 and 102, it will be cut between the box base side and the box cover side. Therefore, by checking the sealing unit or the sealing seal, it is possible to know whether the substrate boxes 100 and 102 have been opened.

[0078] The payout unit 93 is located at the top of the back pack unit 94 and has an upwardly opening tank 130, a tank rail 131 connected below the tank 130 and gently inclined downward, a case rail 132 connected vertically downstream of the tank rail 131, and a case ​​​- It is provided at the most downstream part of the chute rail 132 and includes a payout device 133 that pays out balls according to a predetermined electrical configuration of a payout motor 216 (see FIG. 4). The tank 130 is sequentially replenished with balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall, and the payout device 133 appropriately pays out the required number of balls. A vibrator 134 for adding vibration to the tank rail 131 is attached to the tank rail 131. - Also, a state return switch 120 is provided in the payout control device 111, an operation knob 121 of a variable resistor is provided in the launch control device 112, and a RAM erase switch 122 is provided in the power supply device 115. The state return switch 120 is operated, for example, to eliminate ball jams (return to the normal state) when a payout error occurs, such as ball jams in the payout motor 216 (see FIG. 4) section. The operation knob 121 is operated to adjust the launch force of the launch solenoid. The RAM erase switch 122 is operated when the power is turned on when it is desired to return the pachinko machine 10 to the initial state. - Next, referring to FIG. 4, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. - The main control device 110 is equipped with an MPU 201 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The MPU 201 stores a ROM 202 that stores various control programs and fixed-value data executed by the MPU 201, and a RAM 203 that is a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 202. -

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[0081] - - - - In addition, various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are built in. In the main control device 110, the MPU 201 executes main processes of the pachinko machine 10, such as jackpot lottery, setting of displays on the first symbol display devices 37A and 37B and the third symbol display device 81, and lottery of display results on the second symbol display device.

[0082] In addition, various commands are transmitted from the main control device 110 to the sub-control devices, such as the payout control device 111 and the voice lamp control device 113, in order to instruct operations to the sub-control devices. Such commands are transmitted from the main control device 110 to the sub-control devices only in one direction by the data transmission / reception circuit.

[0083] The RAM 203 has a stack area that stores, in addition to various areas, counters, flags, the contents of internal registers of the MPU 201, and the return destination address of the control program executed by the MPU 201, and a work area (working area) that stores various flags, counters, values of I / O, etc. The RAM 203 is configured to be able to hold (backup) data by receiving a backup voltage from the power supply device 115 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and all the data stored in the RAM 203 is backed up.

[0084] When the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the stack pointer and the values of each register at the time of the power cut-off (including the occurrence of a power failure. The same applies hereinafter) are stored in the RAM 203. On the other hand, when the power is turned on (including the power-on due to the resolution of a power failure. The same applies hereinafter), the state of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power cut-off based on the information stored in the RAM 203. To the RAM 203​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The writing is executed during power-off by the main process (not shown), and the restoration of each value written in the RAM 203 is executed in the startup process (not shown) at power-on. Also, the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 201 is configured such that a power-off signal SG1 from the power-off monitoring circuit 252 is input when power-off occurs due to a power failure or the like. When the power-off signal SG1 is input to the MPU 201, the NMI interrupt process (not shown) as the power-off time process is immediately executed. The input / output port 205 is connected to the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 via a bus line 204 composed of an address bus and a data bus. To the input / output port 205, a payout control device 111, a voice lamp control device 113, first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, a second symbol display device, a second symbol holding lamp, an opening / closing plate 65b of a specific winning port 65a (see FIG. 11) are connected, and a solenoid 209 composed of a large opening solenoid for driving the opening / closing drive to the front side with the lower side of the opening / closing plate 65b as the axis and a solenoid for driving an electric accessory is connected. The MPU 201 transmits various commands and control signals to these via the input / output port 205.

[0085] In addition, various switches 208 including a switch group (not shown), a sensor group including a slide position detection sensor S and a rotation position detection sensor R, and a RAM erase switch circuit 253 provided in the power supply device 115 (described later) are connected to the input / output port 205. The MPU 201 executes various processes based on signals output from the various switches 208 and a RAM erase signal SG2 output from the RAM erase switch circuit 253. The input / output port 205 is connected to the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 via a bus line 204 composed of an address bus and a data bus. To the input / output port 205, a payout control device 111, a voice lamp control device 113, first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, a second symbol display device, a second symbol holding lamp, an opening / closing plate 65b of a specific winning port 65a (see FIG. 11) are connected, and a solenoid 209 composed of a large opening solenoid for driving the opening / closing drive to the front side with the lower side of the opening / closing plate 65b as the axis and a solenoid for driving an electric accessory is connected. The MPU 201 transmits various commands and control signals to these via the input / output port 205. Also, various switches 208 including a switch group (not shown), a sensor group including a slide position detection sensor S and a rotation position detection sensor R, and a RAM erase switch circuit 253 provided in the power supply device 115 (described later) are connected to the input / output port 205. The MPU 201 executes various processes based on signals output from the various switches 208 and a RAM erase signal SG2 output from the RAM erase switch circuit 253. The input / output port 205 is connected to the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 via a bus line 204 composed of an address bus and a data bus. To the input / output port 205, a payout control device 111, a voice lamp control device 113, first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, a second symbol display device, a second symbol holding lamp, an opening / closing plate 65b of a specific winning port 65a (see FIG. 11)

[0086] are connected, and a solenoid 209 composed of a large opening solenoid for driving the opening / closing drive to the front side with the lower side of the opening / closing plate 65b as the axis and a solenoid for driving an electric accessory is connected. The MPU 201 transmits various commands and control signals to these via the input / output port 205. In addition, various switches 208 including a switch group (not shown), a sensor group including a slide position detection sensor S and a rotation position detection sensor R, and a RAM erase switch circuit 253 provided in the power supply device 115 (described later) are connected to the input / output port 205. The MPU 201 executes various processes based on signals output from the various switches 208 and a RAM erase signal SG2 output from the RAM erase switch circuit 253. The input / output port 205 is connected to the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 via a bus line 204 composed of an address bus and a data bus. To the input / output port 205, a payout control device 111, a voice lamp control device 113, first symbol display devices 37A and 37B, a second symbol display device, a second symbol holding lamp, an opening / closing plate 65b of a specific winning port 65a (see FIG. 11) are connected, and a solenoid 209 composed of a large opening solenoid for driving the opening / closing drive to the front side with the lower side of the opening / closing plate 65b as the axis and a solenoid for driving an electric accessory is connected. The MPU 201 transmits various commands and control signals to these via the input / output port 205.

[0087] The payout control device 111 drives the payout motor 216 to control the payout of prize balls and loan balls. The MPU 211, which is a calculation device, executes a control program. ROM 212 that stores programs and fixed value data, etc., and is used as a work memory, etc. The RAM 213 is also included.

[0088] The RAM 213 of the dispensing control device 111, like the RAM 203 of the main control device 110, The contents of the internal registers of the PU211 and the return value of the control program executed by the MPU211 A stack area that stores the destination address, various flags, counters, I / O values, etc. The RAM 213 has a work area in which the following is stored: Even after the power supply is cut off, the power supply unit 115 supplies a backup voltage to maintain data. The data stored in the RAM 213 can be backed up. As with the MPU 201 of the main control device 110, the MPU 211 When the power is cut off due to a power outage, the power outage monitor circuit 252 also outputs the power outage signal SG 1 is input, and the power failure signal SG1 is input to the MPU 211. Then, an NMI interrupt process (not shown) is immediately executed as a process to be performed in the event of a power failure.

[0089] The MPU 211 of the dispensing control device 111 has a bus consisting of an address bus and a data bus. An input / output port 215 is connected via a line 214. , a main control device 110, a payout motor 216, a launch control device 112, etc. are connected to the In addition, although not shown in the figure, the payout control device 111 has a sensor for detecting the paid-out winning balls. A prize ball detection switch is connected. Note that the prize ball detection switch is connected to the payout control device 1 11, but is not connected to the main control device 110.

[0090] When an instruction to launch a ball is given by the main control device 110, the launch control device 112 controls the ball launch unit 112 a so that the launch strength of the ball corresponds to the amount of rotation operation of the operation handle 51. The ball launch unit 112a includes a launch solenoid (not shown) and an electromagnet, and the launch solenoid and the electromagnet are permitted to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it is detected by the touch sensor 51a that the player is touching the operation handle 51, and the launch stop switch 51b for stopping the launch of the ball is off ( not operated). On the condition that this is the case, the launch solenoid is excited corresponding to the amount of rotation operation (rotation position) of the operation handle 51, and the ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the operation handle 51. .

[0091] The voice lamp control device 113 controls the output of voice in the voice output device (such as a speaker not shown) 226, the lighting and extinguishing output in the lamp display device (the electric decoration parts 29 to 33, the display lamp 34, etc.) 227, and the setting of the display mode of the third symbol display device 81 performed by the display control device 114 such as variable effects (variable display) and preview effects. The MPU 221 which is an arithmetic device has a ROM 222 that stores control programs and fixed value data etc. executed by the MPU 221, and a RAM 223 used as a work memory etc. .

[0092] The MPU 221 of the voice lamp control device 113 is composed of an address bus and a data bus The input / output port 225 is connected via the bus line 224 that can be obtained. To the input / output port 22 5, the main control device 110, the display control device 114, the audio output device 226, the lamp display device 227, other devices 228, the frame button 22, etc. are respectively connected. The other devices 2 28 include drive motors 631, 731, 782, 861.

[0093] Based on various commands (variable pattern commands, stop type commands, etc.) received from the main control device 110, the audio lamp control device 113 determines the display mode of the third symbol display device 81, and notifies the display control device 114 of the determined display mode by commands (display variable pattern commands, display stop type commands, etc.). Also, the audio lamp control device 113 monitors the input from the frame button 22. When the frame button 22 is operated by the player, it instructs the display control device 114 to change the stage displayed on the third symbol display device 81 or to change the production content during super reach. When the stage is changed, a back image change command including information about the changed stage is transmitted to the display control device 114 so as to display a back image corresponding to the changed stage on the third symbol display device 81. Here, the back image is an image displayed on the back side of the third symbol, which is the main image to be displayed on the third symbol display device 81. The display control device 114 displays various images on the third symbol display device 81 according to the commands transmitted from this audio lamp control device 113. Also, the audio lamp control device 113 receives a command (display command) representing the display content of the third symbol display device 81 from the display control device 114. In the audio lamp control device 113,

[0094] ​​​​​​​​​ Based on the display command received from the control device 114, the audio output device 226 outputs audio corresponding to the display content according to the display content of the third symbol display device 81, and also controls the lighting and extinguishing of the lamp display device 227 corresponding to the display content.

[0095] The display control device 114 is connected to the audio lamp control device 113 and the third symbol display device 81, and controls the display such as the variable effect of the third symbol in the third symbol display device 81 based on the command received from the audio lamp control device 113. Further, the display control device 114 appropriately transmits a display command for notifying the display content of the third symbol display device 81 to the audio lamp control device 113. The audio lamp control device 113 outputs audio from the audio output device 226 according to the display content indicated by this display command, so that the display of the third symbol display device 81 and the audio output from the audio output device 226 can be coordinated.

[0096] The power supply device 115 includes a power supply unit 251 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 252 for monitoring power interruption due to power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 253 provided with a RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 3). The power supply unit 251 is a device that supplies the necessary operating voltage to each of the control devices 110 to 114 etc. through a power supply path (not shown). As an overview, the power supply unit 251 takes in an AC 24-volt voltage supplied from the outside, generates a 12-volt voltage for driving various switches such as various switches 208, solenoids such as solenoid 209, motors, etc., a 5-volt voltage for logic, a backup voltage for RAM backup, etc., and these 12-volt voltages Voltage, 5 volt voltage and backup voltage are required for each control device 110 to 114, etc. Supply a sufficient voltage.

[0097] When the power is cut off due to a power outage or the like, the power failure monitoring circuit 252 detects the MPU of the main control device 110. 201 and the dispensing control device 111 to each NMI terminal of the MPU 211. The power failure monitoring circuit 252 is a circuit for detecting the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 251. It monitors the stable 24 volt DC voltage and prevents a power outage ( The power failure signal SG1 is sent to the main control device 110 and the payout control device The power failure signal SG1 is output to the main control device 110 and the payout control device 111. The device 111 recognizes the occurrence of a power outage and executes an NMI interrupt process. Even after the voltage of the 24V DC stabilized supply falls below 22V, the NMI interrupt process continues. Maintain the output of the 5 volt control system drive voltage at a normal value for a sufficient period of time to execute the program. Therefore, the main control device 110 and the dispensing control device 111 are configured to Interrupt processing (not shown) can be executed and completed normally.

[0098] The RAM erase switch circuit 253 is configured to erase the RAM when the RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 3) is pressed. When this occurs, a RAM clear signal is sent to the main control device 110 to clear the backup data. The main control device 110 is a circuit for outputting a signal SG2. When the RAM erase signal SG2 is input, the backup data is cleared and A payout initialization frame for clearing backup data in the payout control device 111 The command is sent to the dispensing control device 111.

[0099] Next, the structure around the variable prize device 65 will be described. FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the variable prize device 65 and the distribution device 300, and FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) are front perspective views of the variable prize device 65. In FIG. 6(a), the closed state of the opening / closing plate 65b that regulates the flow of balls into the specific winning opening 65a is shown. In FIG. 6(b), the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b that allows the flow of balls into the specific winning opening 65a is shown. In the description of FIGS. 5 and 6, FIG. 2 is appropriately referred to. In FIG. 6(a), the closed state of the opening / closing plate 65b that regulates the flow of balls into the specific winning opening 65a is shown. In FIG. 6(b), the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b that allows the flow of balls into the specific winning opening 65a is shown. In FIG. 6(b), the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b that allows the flow of balls into the specific winning opening 65a is shown. In the description of FIGS. 5 and 6, FIG. 2 is appropriately referred to. In the description of FIGS. 5 and 6, FIG. 2 is appropriately referred to.

[0100] In the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b (see FIG. 6(b)), the variable prize device 65 receives the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b and is formed such that the upper surface of the plate of the opening / closing plate 65b slopes downward toward the back side so as to be able to guide the balls to the specific winning opening 65a. In the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b, the variable prize device 65 receives the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b and is formed such that the upper surface of the plate of the opening / closing plate 65b slopes downward toward the back side so as to be able to guide the balls to the specific winning opening 65a. In the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b, the variable prize device 65 receives the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b and is formed such that the upper surface of the plate of the opening / closing plate 65b slopes downward toward the back side so as to be able to guide the balls to the specific winning opening 65a. In the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b, the variable prize device 65 receives the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b and is formed such that the upper surface of the plate of the opening / closing plate 65b slopes downward toward the back side so as to be able to guide the balls to the specific winning opening 65a.

[0101] Since the electric accessory 140a is arranged above the left and right central portions of the opening / closing plate 65b (see FIG. 2), the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b are limited to the balls that flow down while deviating from the electric accessory 140a. That is, the landing of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b does not occur at the left and right central portions, but mainly occurs at the portions on the left and right outer sides of the electric accessory 140a. In other words, the arrangement of the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b is limited to the positions closer to the left and right outer sides of the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, the landing of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b does not occur at the left and right central portions, but mainly occurs at the portions on the left and right outer sides of the electric accessory 140a. In other words, the arrangement of the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b is limited to the positions closer to the left and right outer sides of the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, the landing of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b does not occur at the left and right central portions, but mainly occurs at the portions on the left and right outer sides of the electric accessory 140a. In other words, the arrangement of the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b is limited to the positions closer to the left and right outer sides of the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, the landing of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b does not occur at the left and right central portions, but mainly occurs at the portions on the left and right outer sides of the electric accessory 140a. In other words, the arrangement of the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b is limited to the positions closer to the left and right outer sides of the opening / closing plate 65b.

[0102] However, this is not the case for the arrangement of the balls after landing on the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, depending on the flow direction of the balls after landing on the opening / closing plate 65b, the balls may be arranged closer to the left and right central positions of the opening / closing plate 65b. However, this is not the case for the arrangement of the balls after landing on the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, depending on the flow direction of the balls after landing on the opening / closing plate 65b, the balls may be arranged closer to the left and right central positions of the opening / closing plate 65b. However, this is not the case for the arrangement of the balls after landing on the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, depending on the flow direction of the balls after landing on the opening / closing plate 65b, the balls may be arranged closer to the left and right central positions of the opening / closing plate 65b.

[0103] In particular, in the present embodiment, a front design member 141 that covers the electric accessory 140a from the front side (see FIG. 2 ) is curved so as to secure a space on the side of the opening / closing plate 65b (a curved surface that protrudes downward as it goes from the lower end of the front end portion facing the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) toward the back side). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the degree to which a bouncing ball collides with the front design member 141 and loses its momentum at a position closer to the left and right center of the opening / closing plate 65b. As a result, it is possible to increase the possibility that a ball is arranged at a position closer to the left and right center of the opening / closing plate 65b ). .

[0104] Note that the center of the curvature radius of the curved shape at the lower part of the front design member 141 may be arranged either at the front or the back. In the present embodiment, by forming the curvature radius in a horizontal view so as to be arranged at the lower part on the front side, a larger space on the side of the opening / closing plate 65b can be secured. Further, by forming the front design member 141 to have a shape in which the left and right widths become smaller as it goes downward at the left and right end portions , it is possible to easily secure a space between the opening / closing plate 65b on the left and right sides .

[0105] In the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b, the ball that has landed on the opening / closing plate 65b is guided to the specific winning port 65a with almost no leakage. On the front side of the ball passage hole 163b of the detection sensor SE1, an inclined flow bottom surface 163a1 that slopes downward toward the rear is arranged at a vertical position where it can guide the ball to the ball passage hole 163b .

[0106] The inclined flow bottom surface 163a1 is formed to be one step lower than the left and right end portions of the bottom surface portion 163a so that the ball that has rolled to the left and right outer sides by the bottom surface portion 163a can move over with less resistance Reduce the flow resistance of the ball that lands on the opening / closing plate 65b on the left and right outer sides rather than the inclined flow bottom surface 163a1 Therefore, guide plate portions 163a2 are formed on the left and right outer sides of the inclined flow bottom surface 163a1 .

[0107] The guide plate portion 163a2 is a plate-shaped portion extending forward and inward from the rear wall portion and the left and right inner wall portions of the receiving member 163, and the front end surface is formed as an inclined surface that is displaced rearward toward the left and right inner sides . .

[0108] Thus, when the ball rolling onto the opening / closing plate 65b abuts against the front end surface of the guide plate portion 163a2, the flow of the ball can be guided along the inclination of the inclined surface, so that the ball can be guided to the inclined flow bottom surface 1 63a1 with less resistance. Therefore, when the opening / closing plate 65b starts the closing operation with the ball on it , even if the ball was arranged on the left and right outer sides rather than the inclined flow bottom surface 163a1, the degree to which the closing operation of the opening / closing plate 65b is inhibited can be reduced . . .

[0109] That is, for example, the flow of the ball deteriorates and the closing of the opening / closing plate 65b is delayed, or the ball flowed backward by the closing operation of the opening / closing plate 65b bounces back from the rear wall portion of the receiving member 163 and hits the opening / closing plate 65b again , and the possibility of malfunction such as the opening / closing plate 65b being unintentionally opened by applying a load in the direction (front side) to open the opening / closing plate 65b can be reduced . .

[0110] When the opening / closing plate 65b moves from the open state to the closed state, the opening / closing plate 65b closes by a rising operation . That is, the ball that has landed on the opening / closing plate 65b is guided (swallowed) to the specific winning opening 6 5a by the operation of the opening / closing plate 65b, so it depends on the left and right positions of the ball on the opening / closing plate 65b Thus, the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b are guided to the specific winning opening 65a with almost no leakage.

[0111] At this time, if the arrangement of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b is closer to the left and right outer sides or the number of balls is large, the closing operation of the opening / closing plate 65b may be delayed. In contrast, in this embodiment, since the shapes of the lower surface portion 163a, the inclined flow lower surface 163a1, and the guide plate portion 163a2 of the receiving member 163 are devised, the flow of the balls guided to the specific winning opening 65a can be maintained without stagnation, and the rapidity of the closing operation of the opening / closing plate 65b can be maintained.

[0112] Alternatively, instead of devising the shape of the receiving member 163, the rolling surface of the opening / closing plate 65b on which the balls rest in the open state is formed in a flat shape (see FIG. 6(b)). Therefore, the balls that land on the opening / closing plate 65b in the open state will first flow backward and then be guided to the ball passage hole 163b of the detection sensor SE1 by the action of the shape of the receiving member 163 and flow in the left-right direction. As a result, it is easy to avoid the occurrence of collisions between the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b. That is, even if a plurality of balls land on the opening / closing plate 65b simultaneously, the balls will first move backward in parallel. Therefore, it is possible to avoid collisions between the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b. Accordingly, compared with the case where the rolling surface of the opening / closing plate 65b has a shape with an inclined surface in the left-right direction like the lower surface portion 163a and a left-right flow is formed in the rolling balls,

[0113] the possibility that the movement of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b becomes irregular can be reduced, so that unintended operational failures can be prevented. When the rolling surface of the opening / closing plate 65b has a shape with an inclined surface in the left-right direction like the lower surface portion 163a and a left-right flow is formed in the rolling balls, the movement of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b becomes irregular. Therefore, the possibility of irregular movement of the balls on the opening / closing plate 65b can be reduced, so that unintended operational failures can be prevented.

[0114] In the receiving member 163, in the closed state of the opening / closing plate 65b, at the left and right both ends of the opening / closing plate 65b, The contact surface portion 163 that abuts against the rotating tip portion in order to enhance the reproducibility of the arrangement of the opening / closing plate 65b a3 is formed. The contact surface portions 163a3 are formed in a pair on the left and right, and are formed so as to enable surface contact rather than point contact by a shape design that conforms to the shape of the opening / closing plate 65b. Therefore, it is easy to stabilize the arrangement of the opening / closing plate 65b, and by receiving the load at the time of contact with the surface, stress concentration can be avoided, so the durability can be improved .

[0115] Also, below the contact surface portion 163a3, an auxiliary contact surface 163a4 is formed in a surface shape that is substantially parallel with a slight gap from the opposing opening / closing plate 65b . The auxiliary contact surface 163a4 is provided as a fail-safe in case the contact between the contact surface portion 163a3 and the opening / closing plate 65b becomes poor for some reason .

[0116] In the present embodiment, a fixed member 161 that restricts the flow-down of the ball is disposed on the front side of the contact surface portion 163a3, and basically the ball is configured not to collide with the contact surface portion 163a3 . However, for example, if the rotating tip portion of the opening / closing plate 65b that abuts against the contact surface portion 163a3 is chipped, there is a possibility that the reproducibility of the arrangement of the opening / closing plate 65b in the closed state cannot be maintained . .

[0117] On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the normal contact between the opening / closing plate 65b and the contact surface portion 163a3 cannot be maintained , surface contact is caused between the front-rear width intermediate portions at the left and right ends of the opening / closing plate 65b and the auxiliary contact surface 163 a4, and the stability of the arrangement of the opening / closing plate 65b is ensured. By this , the reproducibility of the arrangement of the opening / closing plate 65b in the closed state can be improved

[0118] In addition, the auxiliary abutting surface 163a4 may be configured to abut against the opening / closing plate 6 5b when the shape of the abutting portion 163a3 is normal. In this case, since the abutting against the opening / closing plate 65b occurs when the shape of the abutting portion 163a3 is normal, there may be a disadvantage that a load is likely to accumulate. However, since the area for dispersing the load can be expanded, the magnitude of the local load received by the abutting portion 163a3 due to the abutting against the opening / closing plate 65b can be reduced.

[0119] When the opening / closing plate 65b operates from the open state to the closed state, the intermediate game balls received by the opening / closing plate 65b can be configured to be received in a manner of being pushed into the opening / closing plate 65b by the shape of the front design member 141 described above. That is, when the ball abuts against the lower shape of the front design member 141 in the intermediate state of being received (for example, the state of being sandwiched between the rotating tip of the opening / closing plate 65b and the opening frame portion of the specific winning opening 65

[0120] a and sliding horizontally), the ball can be guided by the curved shape thereof to flow down inside the specific winning opening 65a. As a result, it is possible to easily avoid the occurrence of a situation where the ball that has deviated from the opening / closing plate 65b falls on the front side of the third flow path forming portion 336, so that it is possible to easily ensure the visibility to the third flow path forming portion 336.

[0121] In the closed state of the opening / closing plate 65b, since the ball does not land on the opening / closing plate 65b, the arrangement of the balls flowing down the front side of the opening / closing plate 65b in the closed state of the opening / closing plate 65b is limited to the left and right outer sides of the electric accessory 140a.

[0122] Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, in the closed state of the opening / closing plate 65b, the specific winning opening 65 The arrangement of the balls that flow down without being guided by a is limited to the left and right outer positions of the electric role object 140a. As a result, the left and right sides of the electric role 140a can be It is possible to ensure visibility at positions on the left and right inside of the ends.

[0123] Next, the structure of the downstream side of the specific winning hole 65a (the side where the ball that passed through the specific winning hole 65a flows) FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the game board 13, and FIG. 7 and 8 are front perspective views of the components disposed on the base plate 60. The figure shows a state in which the components other than the prize opening 64, the second prize opening 140, and the variable prize device 65 have been removed. will be done.

[0124] As shown in FIG. 8, at the rear position of the variable winning device 65 on the rear side of the base plate 60, The balls that enter the first winning hole 64, the second winning hole 140, and the general winning hole 63 (see FIG. 2) are distributed. A collecting gutter 150 is provided to form a path for flowing to an outlet (not shown).

[0125] The collecting gutter 150 has a groove-like portion that forms a flow path, and faces the base plate 60 at the groove-like portion. The front side facing the ball is open. This open portion is closed by the base plate 60, forming a ball discharge passage. This completes the path for the ball to travel.

[0126] The collecting gutter 150 includes a first flow path portion 151 that forms a flow path for the balls that enter the first winning hole 64, A second flow path portion 152 that forms a path for the ball that enters the second winning hole 140, and A plurality of third flow passage sections 15 that form flow passages on the left and right sides for the balls that enter the general winning opening 63 are provided. 3. And, it is equipped with.

[0127] The first flow path portion 151 is configured as a flow path that slopes downward and to the left from a position behind the first winning port 64. The second flow path portion 152 is configured as a flow path that slopes downward and to the right from a position behind the second winning port 140. The third flow path portion 153 is configured as a flow path that extends downward from the general winning port 63.

[0128] Therefore, in a front view, while the first winning port 64 and the second winning port 140 are arranged at the left and right center positions of the game area, the flow of the balls entering the first winning port 64 and the second winning port 140 is directed from the left and right center positions to the left and right outer sides by the collecting gutter 150. As a result, a space can be provided below the first winning port 64 and the second winning port 140, and the variable winning device 65 and the distributing device 300 described later can be arranged using this space.

[0129] FIG. 9 is an exploded front perspective view of the base plate 60, the variable winning device 65, the collecting gutter 150, and the distributing device 300, and FIG. 10 is an exploded rear perspective view of the base plate 60, the variable winning device 65, the collecting gutter 150, and the distributing device 300. In FIGS. 9 and 10, only the lower half of the base plate 60 is shown, and the illustration of the other parts is omitted. Also, the illustration of the other components assembled to the base plate 60 is omitted, and the ground of the base plate 60 is visible. For the convenience of explanation, in FIG. 9, the center frame 86 is shown in a state assembled to the base plate 60.

[0130] The fixing of the variable winning device 65, the collecting gutter 150, and the distributing device 300 will be described. The variable winning device 65 is disposed in a through hole formed in the base plate 60 by routing and is fixed from the front side of the game board 13 with tapping screws or the like. The collecting gutter 150 is fixed by routing ​​​​​​​​​​​It is disposed in the through hole formed in the base plate 60 and is fixed by tapping screws or the like from the back side of the game board 13. It is fixed by tapping screws or the like.

[0131] And the distribution device 300 has an insertion hole 311 fastened and fixed to the variable winning device 65 at the upper part, and insertion holes 331 fastened and fixed to the collecting gutter 150 at the left and right parts. That is, unlike the variable winning device 65 and the collecting gutter 150 that are directly fixed to the base plate 60, the presence or absence of the distribution device 300 does not affect the completion of the game board 13. That is, unlike the variable winning device 65 and the collecting gutter 150 that are directly fixed to the base plate 60, the presence or absence of the distribution device 300 does not affect the completion of the game board 13. 0, the presence or absence of the distribution device 300 does not affect the completion of the game board 13. The presence or absence of the distribution device 300 does not affect the completion of the game board 13.

[0132] In other words, the variable winning device 65 and the collecting gutter 150 in the present embodiment can be directly reused whether the distribution device 300 is provided or not. 0 is provided or when the distribution device 300 is not provided. Thus, regardless of the presence or absence of the distribution device 300, the variable winning device 65 and the collecting gutter 150 can be made common.

[0133] Next, the details of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 will be described. The variable winning device 65 is configured to be able to receive balls from the game area through a specific winning port 65a, and the distribution device 300 constitutes a flowing-down path for the balls received by the variable winning device 65. In the present embodiment, the profit obtained by the player is controlled to change based on the detection result of the balls flowing through the flowing-down path of the distribution device 300, and the details will be described later. In the present embodiment, the profit obtained by the player is controlled to change based on the detection result of the balls flowing through the flowing-down path of the distribution device 300, and the details will be described later. The profit obtained by the player is controlled to change based on the detection result of the balls flowing through the flowing-down path of the distribution device 300, and the details will be described later.

[0134] FIG. 11 is an exploded front perspective view of the variable winning device 65, and FIG. 12 is an exploded back perspective view of the variable winning device 65. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the variable winning device 65 includes a fixed member 161 fixed by tapping screws or the like from the front side of the game board 1 3, and the fixed member The front design member 162 is disposed on the front side of the fixed member 161 and fastened and fixed to the fixed member 161, and the fixed member 161 is disposed on the back side of the fixed member 161, fastened and fixed to the fixed member 161, and is configured to receive a ball passing through the specific winning opening 65a into the receiving member 163, and the receiving member 163 is disposed on the back side of the receiving member 163, fastened and fixed to the receiving member 163, and serves as an intervening member 164 intervening as a connecting portion with the distribution device 300 and is disposed on the back side of the receiving member 163, fastened and fixed to the receiving member 163 so that the opening and closing state of the opening and closing plate 65b can be switched by the presence or absence of electricity, and a state switching device 165 is provided.

[0135] The fixed member 161 is formed of a light-transmissive resin material, and the shape of its front side is formed as a flat surface except for the through hole for screw insertion, the fastening position with the front design member 162, and the specific winning opening 65a. On the other hand, the shape of the back side of the fixed member 161 is a three-dimensional shape that protrudes backward inside the thin portion that abuts against the base plate 60 in a surface contact at the outer peripheral portion. In particular, the boundary portion 161a with the thin portion is formed in a horizontally long substantially elliptical frame shape, and a through hole having a size capable of disposing this boundary portion 161a is formed through the base plate 60. That is, the boundary portion 161a is a portion inserted into the through hole of the base plate 60. Inside the boundary portion 161a, a horizontally long plate-shaped portion that extends rearward in a horizontally long plate shape parallel to the lower edge of the specific winning opening 65a and is slightly below the lower edge of the specific winning opening 65a, and a vertically long plate-shaped portion that extends downward at an intermediate position of the horizontally long plate-shaped portion are provided, and a pair of substantially T-shaped extended support plates 161b are formed.

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[0137]

[0138] ​​​​​​​The extended support plate 161b functions to support both the range behind the specific winning opening 65a and the downflow path of the sorting device 300 described later. The protruding support portion 161c protruding from the horizontally long plate-like portion of the extended support plate 161b, and the protruding support portion 161d protruding from the vertically long plate-like portion of the extended support plate 161b, and the protruding support portion 161e protruding from the upper surface of the lower edge of the boundary portion 161a have the function of being a portion that supports the sorting device 300, but the details will be described later.

[0139] Inside the boundary portion 161a, the symmetric protruding portion 161f protruding in a symmetric shape below the left-right center position of the specific winning opening 65a has the function of coming into contact with the balls flowing down the sorting device 300 and guiding the flow-down of the balls.

[0140] A plurality of through holes 161g for inserting fastening screws screwed into the front design member 162 are arranged inside and outside the boundary portion 161a. A plurality of fastened portions 161h having female screw portions for screwing in the fastening screws inserted into the receiving member 163 are arranged inside the boundary portion 161a.

[0141] The fastened portion 161i having a female screw portion for screwing in the fastening screw inserted into the intervening member 164 is arranged outside the boundary portion 161a at the cut (left-right center position) of the boundary portion 161a. That is, inside the through hole formed in the base plate 60, at the connecting portion (see FIG. 9) of the through hole for inserting the boundary portion 161a and the through hole for inserting the second winning opening 140 and the electric component 140a, the fastened portion 161i is disposed.

[0142] The front design member 162 is formed of a light-transmissive resin material, and on the front side, the glass unit 1 It is formed in a flat shape so as to make the distance from 6 (see FIG. 1) uniform. On the back surface side of the front design member 162 and in the range of the front surface side of the fixed member 161, the balls can flow down. On the back surface side of the front design member 162, in the position that matches the through hole 161g of the fixed member 161, there are provided a plurality of fastened portions 162a having a female screw portion formed so that a fastening screw inserted through the through hole 161g can be screwed in.

[0143] On the back surface side of the front design member 162, in the position that matches the through hole 161g of the fixed member 161, there are provided a plurality of fastened portions 162a having a female screw portion formed so that a fastening screw inserted through the through hole 161g can be screwed in. On the back surface side of the front design member 162, in the position that matches the through hole 161g of the fixed member 161, there are provided a plurality of fastened portions 162a having a female screw portion formed so that a fastening screw inserted through the through hole 161g can be screwed in. On the back surface side of the front design member 162, in the position that matches the through hole 161g of the fixed member 161, there are provided a plurality of fastened portions 162a having a female screw portion formed so that a fastening screw inserted through the through hole 161g can be screwed in. On the back surface side of the front design member 162, in the position that matches the through hole 161g of the fixed member 161, there are provided a plurality of fastened portions 162a having a female screw portion formed so that a fastening screw inserted through the through hole 161g can be screwed in.

[0144] The extended portions 162b and 162c can prevent the balls flowing down between the fixed member 161 and the front design member 162 from directly colliding with the fastened portion 162a, so the durability of the fastened portion 162a can be improved. The extended portions 162b and 162c can prevent the balls flowing down between the fixed member 161 and the front design member 162 from directly colliding with the fastened portion 162a, so the durability of the fastened portion 162a can be improved. The extended portions 162b and 162c can prevent the balls flowing down between the fixed member 161 and the front design member 162 from directly colliding with the fastened portion 162a, so the durability of the fastened portion 162a can be improved.

[0145] Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71. Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71. Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71. Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71. Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71. Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71. Furthermore, by forming the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b and 162c as inclined surfaces, the flow-down path of the balls can be restricted. That is, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162b (two places on the left and right center sides) extended near the left and right edges of the specific winning port 65a are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right outsides. By this, the balls on the extended portion 162b can be restricted from flowing toward the specific winning port 65a side. That is, the balls on the extended portion 162b will flow downward along the left and right outsides of the extended portion 162b and then flow down along the inner rail 61 (see FIG. 2) toward the out port 71.

[0146] Also, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162c (two places on the left and right ends) extended to both left and right ends are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right insides. By this, the balls flowing on the extended portion 162c can be Also, the upper surfaces of the extended portions 162c (two places on the left and right ends) extended to both left and right ends are formed as inclined surfaces that descend and incline toward the left and right insides. By this, the balls flowing on the extended portion 162c can be The flow path of the ball on the extension 162b can be combined with the flow path of the ball on the extension 162b. Compared to the number of balls flowing down, the range in which the balls are placed can be narrowed (ball placement The placement density can be increased, and there is no obstruction to visibility of the ball (no flow path is formed). Space) can be secured.

[0147] In addition, the front design member 162 shown in FIG. 11 is written in a blank color, and the visibility of the back side is good. However, the front design member 162 does not have to be plain. For example, Decorate the front of the 62 by attaching stickers with patterns or characters on them. Alternatively, grooves may be carved in the front design member 162 in a geometric pattern, and light may be irradiated onto the grooves to produce a It may be made so that a geometric pattern appears and is visible. It may also be made so that a plain color or the above-mentioned decorations appear and are visible. Once the decoration is added, the front design element 162 may be configured to be opaque.

[0148] The receiving member 163 is a horizontally long frame (or box) made of a light-transmitting resin material with an open front side. The above-mentioned guide plate portion 163a2, the contact surface portion 163a3, and the auxiliary contact surface 163a4 are formed in a shape similar to that of the guide plate portion 163a2. 63a4, a lower surface portion 163a forming a flow surface on the inside of the frame, and a flow-down portion 163a The ball passing hole 163b is disposed as a through hole through which the ball can pass, and the fixed member 161 is disposed as a through hole through which the ball can pass. A fastening screw is arranged at a position that matches the fastening portion 161h and fastened to the fastened portion 161h. A plurality of insertion holes 163c are inserted from the side, and fastening screws are inserted into the intervening member 164. A pair of fastening portions 163d are female screw portions that are arranged at the left and right center side, and a state switching device a plurality of fastening portions 163e having female threads into which fastening screws are screwed to be inserted into the mounting member 165; , is provided.

[0149] The lower face part 163a is formed as left and right inclined faces that descend and incline outward to the left and right with the left and right central part as the apex, and at a position one step lower from the left and right outer ends of the left and right inclined faces, it is provided with an inclined flow lower face 163a1 that descends and inclines rearward so that the balls flowing down the rear end part of the inclined flow lower face 163a1 can be arranged to pass through the ball passage hole 163b with less resistance.

[0150] The ball passage hole 163b is a detection hole formed in the detection sensor SE1 engaged with the back side of the receiving member 163. That is, the fact that the ball has passed through the ball passage hole 163b is detected by the detection sensor SE1

[0151] The intervening member 164 is formed of a light-transmissive resin material, and has a main body part 164a having a light-refracting surface that descends and inclines rearward, and a pair of insertion holes 164b formed through at the upper side of the main body part 164a and through which fastening screws screwed into the fastened part 163d of the receiving member 163 can be inserted and a light-emitting substrate 164c on which LEDs are arranged and which is arranged above the insertion holes 164b, and a pair of fastened parts 164d formed with female screw parts into which fastening screws inserted into the vibrating device 300 can be screwed at the left and right both end parts on the lower end side of the main body part 164a and an insertion hole 164e formed through at the upper side of the main body part 164a and through which fastening screws screwed into the fastened part 161i of the fixed member 161 can be inserted.

[0152] The light-emitting substrate 164c is arranged in a posture in which the surface on which the LEDs are arranged faces obliquely forward and upward, and in the assembled state, it is arranged directly above the specific winning port 65a (see FIG. 6) and directly below the second winning port 140 in a front view. From such an arrangement, the light from the light-emitting substrate 164c is Desire to score a goal into the second winning port 140 or the specific winning port 65a, and it is easy to enter the field of vision of the player who finds that location with a downward and oblique line of sight. It easily enters the field of vision of the player.

[0153] Therefore, when a goal is detected in the second winning port 140 or the specific winning port 65a, by controlling the LED on the light-emitting substrate 164c to light up, it is possible for the player to easily grasp whether a goal has occurred in the second winning port 140 or the specific winning port 65a. It can be easily grasped by the player whether a goal has occurred in the second winning port 140 or the specific winning port 65a. It can be easily grasped by the player whether a goal has occurred in the second winning port 140 or the specific winning port 65a.

[0154] From the above configuration, the intervening member 164 is fastened and fixed to both the member to be fixed 161 and the receiving member 163. As a result, compared with the case where it is only composed of fastening and fixing the member to be fixed 161 and the receiving member 163, the member to be fixed 161 and the receiving member 163 can be firmly fixed. Also, since the arrangement of the distributing device 300 connected and fixed to the member to be fixed 161 and the receiving member 163 via the intervening member 164 can be stabilized, the relative displacement between the member to be fixed 161 and the receiving member 163 and the distributing device 300 can be suppressed. It can be firmly fixed. It can be firmly fixed. It can be firmly fixed. It can be firmly fixed. It can be firmly fixed.

[0155] The state switching device 165 has a plurality of insertion portions 165a through which fastening screws screwed into the fastened portion 163e of the receiving member 163 are inserted, and has a plurality of openings for wiring and heat dissipation, and is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open, the lower case portion 165b, an electromagnetic solenoid 165c accommodated in the lower case portion 165b, a slide portion 165d engaged with the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 165c and slidingly displaced together with the plunger, a rotating portion 165e rotatably supported by the lower case portion 165b in such an arrangement that the rotating tip portion protrudes from the front end portion of the lower case portion 165b, and rotates along with the sliding displacement of the slide portion 165d, and a plurality of It has a plurality of insertion portions 165a through which fastening screws screwed into the fastened portion 163e of the receiving member 163 are inserted, and has a plurality of openings for wiring and heat dissipation, and is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open. It is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open, the lower case portion 165b, an electromagnetic solenoid 165c accommodated in the lower case portion 165b, a slide portion 165d engaged with the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 165c and slidingly displaced together with the plunger, a rotating portion 165e rotatably supported by the lower case portion 165b in such an arrangement that the rotating tip portion protrudes from the front end portion of the lower case portion 165b, and rotates along with the sliding displacement of the slide portion 165d, and a plurality of It is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open, the lower case portion 165b, an electromagnetic solenoid 165c accommodated in the lower case portion 165b, a slide portion 165d engaged with the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 165c and slidingly displaced together with the plunger, a rotating portion 165e rotatably supported by the lower case portion 165b in such an arrangement that the rotating tip portion protrudes from the front end portion of the lower case portion 165b, and rotates along with the sliding displacement of the slide portion 165d, and a plurality of It is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open, the lower case portion 165b, an electromagnetic solenoid 165c accommodated in the lower case portion 165b, a slide portion 165d engaged with the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 165c and slidingly displaced together with the plunger, a rotating portion 165e rotatably supported by the lower case portion 165b in such an arrangement that the rotating tip portion protrudes from the front end portion of the lower case portion 165b, and rotates along with the sliding displacement of the slide portion 165d, and a plurality of It is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open, the lower case portion 165b, an electromagnetic solenoid 165c accommodated in the lower case portion 165b, a slide portion 165d engaged with the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 165c and slidingly displaced together with the plunger, a rotating portion 165e rotatably supported by the lower case portion 165b in such an arrangement that the rotating tip portion protrudes from the front end portion of the lower case portion 165b, and rotates along with the sliding displacement of the slide portion 165d, and a plurality of It is formed in a box shape with a deep bottom whose upper side is open, the lower case portion 165b, an electromagnetic solenoid 165c accommodated in the lower case portion 165b, a slide portion 165d engaged with the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 165c and slidingly displaced together with the plunger, a rotating portion 165e rotatably supported by the lower case portion 165b in such an arrangement that the rotating tip portion protrudes from the front end portion of the lower case portion 165b, and rotates along with the sliding displacement of the slide portion 165d, and a plurality of The upper lid fastened and fixed to the lower case part 165b by a fastening screw inserted into the insertion hole 165f part 165g, and.

[0156] The rotating tip of the rotating part 165e is recessed so that a rod-shaped part can be engaged, and an opening and closing The transmission protrusion 65c protruding rightward from the right end of the opening and closing plate 65b enters and engages. Transmission The protrusion 65c is eccentric from the metal shaft rod part 65d forming the rotation axis of the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing plate 65b It is arranged at a position. By configuring in this way, with the rotation of the rotating part 165e The opening and closing operation of the opening and closing plate 65b can be caused.

[0157] FIGS. 13 and 14 are exploded front perspective views of the sorting device 300. In FIG. 13, a perspective view of the sorting device 300 as seen from above is shown, and in FIG. 14, a perspective view of the sorting device 300 as seen from below is shown.

[0158] As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the sorting device 300 includes an upper member having a pair of insertion holes 311 through which a fastening screw screwed into the fastened portion 164d of the intervening member 164 can be inserted 310, a middle member 3 screwed to the upper member 310 in the vertical direction and having a pair of insertion holes 331 through which a fastening screw screwed into the female screw portion of the collecting trough 150 can be inserted 30, a substrate 350 accommodated between the middle member 330 and the upper member 310 and having a light emitting means such as an LED disposed on the front side 351, a state switching device 360 configured to be able to switch states according to the presence or absence of energization and accommodated at a position between the middle member 330 and the upper member 310 30, a slide displacement member 370 disposed below the middle member 330 and slidingly displaced back and forth between the front position and the rear position with the switching of the state of the state switching device 360 351 is disposed, a substrate 350 accommodated at a position between the middle member 330 and the upper member 310 A state switching device 360 configured to be able to switch states according to the presence or absence of energization, and a state switching device 360 disposed between the middle member 33 0 and sliding back and forth between the front position and the rear position with the switching of the state of the state switching device 360 A slide displacement member 370 that slides and a slide displacement between the middle member 330 and the middle member 330 A lower member 380 is disposed below the middle member 330 so as to sandwich the member 370, and has an insertion hole 381 formed therethrough so as to allow a fastening screw screwed into the female screw portion of the collecting gutter 150 to pass therethrough. And. .

[0159] Before explaining the details of the configuration of each part, an outline of the function of the distributing device 300 will be explained. The distributing device 300 is a device that constitutes a flow-down path through which the balls that have passed through the ball passage hole 163b (see FIG. 12) of the detection sensor SE1 flow down.

[0160] The balls that have passed through the ball passage hole 163b flow down in the order of the inside of the upper member 310, the flow path components 334, 335, 336 formed between the upper member 310 and the middle member 330, and the inside of the lower member 380. The balls that have flowed down from the lower member 380 are discharged to a ball discharge path (not shown).

[0161] The balls flowing down inside the distributing device 300 are configured to be visible to the player. Depending on the flow-down mode, it has not only a mere effect of entertaining the player's eyes, but also an effect related to the game profit that causes a change in the profit obtained by the player.

[0162] The difference in the flow-down mode of the balls flowing down inside the distributing device 300 is mainly caused by the arrangement of the slide displacement member 37 0. That is, when the balls flow down from the middle member 330 toward the lower member 380, due to the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370, there is a difference in which part of the lower member 380 the balls pass through.

[0163] Therefore, the player's line of sight naturally tends to gather at the location where the balls flow down from the middle member 330 toward the lower member 380 (the location where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged, as will be described later). Therefore, this In the embodiment, a device is devised on the premise of the concentration of the line of sight.

[0164] Next, the details of the configuration of each part of the distribution device 300 will be described. The upper member 310 is a thin-walled member in a U-shaped cross-section when viewed from above, formed of a light-transmissive resin material, and includes the above-described insertion hole 311, a pair of openings 312 formed to penetrate so as to be able to receive balls, a pair of colored (red in this embodiment) transparent seal members 313 attached as marks, and a pair of upper surface portions 314 extending from the lower edge of the opening 312 to the front side along the outer peripheral portion, a plurality of insertion tube portions 315 formed with through holes through which fastening screws screwed into the middle member 330 can be inserted, a fastened portion 316 having female threads into which the fastening screws inserted into the middle member 330 can be screwed, a pair of front and rear long protruding portions 317 which are long in the front-rear direction and protrude downward from the lower surface of the upper member 310 and are arranged side by side left and right, a pair of left and right inner protruding portions 318 which are long in the left-right direction and protrude downward from the lower surface of the upper member 310 and are arranged between the pair of front and rear long protruding portions 317, a pair of left and right outer protruding portions 319 which are long in the left-right direction and protrude downward from the lower surface of the upper member 310 and are arranged outside the left and right of the pair of front and rear long protruding portions 317, and a housing recess 320 formed as a recess of a size capable of arranging the upper portion of the substrate 350.

[0165] The opening 312 is a passage-like portion (tunnel-like portion) that receives the ball that has passed through the ball passage hole 163b of the variable prize device 65 and serves to flow it downward. The upper front edge portion has a shape cut with an inclined surface so as to be flush with the back surface of the plate of the tilt detection sensor SE1 (see FIG. 12). Thus, the upper front edge portion of the opening 312 can be brought into contact with the back surface of the plate of the detection sensor SE1.

[0166] Moreover, the opening 312 is on the inner side of the opening of the sphere passing hole 163b when viewed from the opening direction of the sphere passing hole 163b. The opening is formed to a degree that does not allow the ball to enter the sphere. The flow resistance when guiding the ball to the opening 312 can be reduced.

[0167] The sealing member 313 is illuminated by the light irradiated from the light emitting means 351 of the substrate 350. Being visible, it functions as a component that attracts the player's attention, but more details will be given later.

[0168] The upper surface portion 314 is inclined to match the flow path of the balls below the upper member 310. The first upper surface portion 314a disposed on the front side of the opening 312 faces the front side. The first upper surface portion 314a is connected to the front end of the first upper surface portion 314a and is inclined downward so that the The second upper surface portion 314b is formed to be inclined downwards as it goes inwardly to the left and right. The left and right second upper surface portions 314b are configured so that the left and right distance between them becomes longer toward the front side. As a result, the field of view of the player who can see the ball through the second upper surface portion 314b can be secured. Cut.

[0169] The insertion tube portion 315 has a counterbore formed on the upper surface thereof for receiving the head of the fastening screw. Although the fastening screw is inserted from above, the head of the fastening screw is visible to the player. This can make it easier to avoid this.

[0170] The insertion tube portion 315 is fitted to a fastening portion 332d having a female screw portion formed on the inner member 330. In particular, the fastening portion 332d corresponding to the left insertion tube portion 315 is arranged in a position where the fastening portion 332d is rotated. The support also serves as a support portion for supporting the portion 363, the details of which will be described later.

[0171] The fastening screw screwed into the fastened part 316 is arranged with the screw part facing upward and the screw head facing downward. Therefore, while the fastened part 316 is arranged on the front side, the screw head is made less conspicuous to the player who views it obliquely from above. As a result, while firmly fixing the upper member 310 and the middle member 330, it is possible to avoid the appearance of the distributing device 300 being deteriorated by the fastening screw.

[0172] The reason why the fastened part 316 is formed only on the right side is that since the insertion tube parts 315 are arranged at two locations on the rear side, one fastening position on the front side is sufficient, and even though the screw head faces downward and is less conspicuous, if it is unnecessary, omitting the arrangement will improve the appearance of the distributing device 300. The arrangement of the fastened part 316 is not limited to this. For example, it may be arranged on the left side, or a pair of left and right may be arranged.

[0173] The arrangement of the fastened part 316 is set as a position that avoids the flow path of the balls and minimizes the deterioration of the appearance of the distributing device 300. Details will be described later.

[0174] The lower surface parts of the front-rear long protruding parts 317, the left-right inner protruding parts 318, and the left-right outer protruding parts 319 formed in pairs are each formed as a curved surface that descends as it moves away from that location, with the same location as a reference. This curved surface has different shapes for the front-rear long protruding parts 317, the left-right inner protruding parts 318, and the left-right outer protruding parts 319, and the intention is to control the flowing state of the balls by this difference in shape.

[0175] The middle member 330 includes the above-described pair of insertion holes 331 and a frame shape (substantially A rear frame-shaped part 332 formed in a box shape, and a frame shape (substantially box shape) having a lower bottom part on the front side A pair of front frame-shaped parts 333 formed, and a pair of first flow path forming parts 334 recessed on the left and right outer sides of the front frame-shaped part 333 to form a flow-down path for the balls A pair of second flow path forming parts 335 that are connected to the front end parts of the first flow path forming parts 334 to form a flow-down path for the balls and are recessed on the front side of the front frame-shaped part 333 A pair of third flow path forming parts 336 that are connected to the left and right inner end parts of the second flow path forming parts 335 to form a flow-down path for the balls and are recessed on the left and right inner sides of the front frame-shaped part 333 And is provided with A pair of third flow path forming parts 336 that are connected to the left and right inner end parts of the second flow path forming parts 335 to form a flow-down path for the balls and are recessed on the left and right inner sides of the front frame-shaped part 333 And is provided with

[0176] Further, the middle member 330 has a discharge hole 337 formed in a horizontally long shape with a lower bottom penetrating on the rear side of the rear end part of the third flow path forming part 336 and functioning as a discharge path for the balls, and a partition plate part 338 formed in a plate shape that is long in the front-rear direction so as to partition the discharge hole 337 and the third flow path forming part 336 left and right And a pair of alignment protruding parts 339 protruding as a horizontally long rectangular convex part from the lower side surface at the rear end part of the third flow path forming part 336 And is provided with And a pair of alignment protruding parts 339 protruding as a horizontally long rectangular convex part from the lower side surface at the rear end part of the third flow path forming part 336 And is provided with

[0177] Unlike the front part that forms the flow-down path for the balls, the rear frame-shaped part 332 does not form the flow-down path for the balls and is mainly configured as a part that supports the substrate 350 and the state switching device 360. The rear frame-shaped part 332 has an arrangement through hole 332a formed to penetrate vertically at the front end part of the left and right central part and configured to be able to arrange the slide displacement member 370, and a guide inner hole 332b formed to penetrate the lower bottom as a horizontally long through hole and guiding the slide displacement of the guided part 362c of the state switching device 360 And a female screw part formed so that a fastening screw inserted into the lower member 380 can be screwed in The rear frame-shaped part 332 has an arrangement through hole 332a formed to penetrate vertically at the front end part of the left and right central part and configured to be able to arrange the slide displacement member 370, and a guide inner hole 332b formed to penetrate the lower bottom as a horizontally long through hole and guiding the slide displacement of the guided part 362c of the state switching device 360 And a female screw part formed so that a fastening screw inserted into the lower member 380 can be screwed in And a female screw part formed so that a fastening screw inserted into the lower member 380 can be screwed in And a female screw part formed so that a fastening screw inserted into the lower member 380 can be screwed in A plurality of fastened parts 332c, and fastening screws inserted into the insertion cylinder part 315 of the upper member 310 It includes a cylindrical fastened part 332d having a female screw part into which the fastening screw can be screwed at the upper tip.

[0178] Since the front frame-shaped part 333 is subjected to light diffusion processing on the inner and outer surfaces of the frame and the bottom surface, The visibility on the back side of the front frame-shaped part 333 will be reduced. The front frame-shaped part 333 is substantially Formed in a square frame shape, it has an insertion hole 333a formed as a seat hole through which the fastening screw screwed into the fastened part 316 of the upper member 310 Can be inserted.

[0179] The first flow path component 334, the second flow path component 335, and the third flow path component 336 are respectively Parts that constitute the flow-down path of the ball, and are designed so that the flow-down direction of the ball, the inclination angle, etc. are different, Details will be described later.

[0180] In addition, at the connection position between the second flow path component 335 and the third flow path component 336, the front side is open The open part 335a is a gap for allowing the symmetric protruding part 161f (see FIG. 12) of the variable winning device 65 to enter. That is, the symmetric protruding part 161f is arranged to enter the inside of the flow path through the open part 335a so as to be able to contact the balls flowing down the distributing device 300

[0181] The discharge holes 337 are configured in a pair on the left and right in a form partitioned by the partition plate part 338, and are formed in a size that allows the balls to be discharged through at least two paths. That is, it is configured with a horizontal length of at least twice the diameter of the ball. In this embodiment, since a plurality of detection sensors SE1 are arranged side by side on the lower member 380 arranged below the discharge holes 337, the detection sensors SE1 ​​​​​​It suffices to design the shape of the discharge hole 337 in accordance with the arrangement of the spherical through-hole.

[0182] The partition plate portion 338, in addition to the function of partitioning the third flow path component 336 as described above, serves as a guide portion for guiding the displacement of the slide displacement member 370. Details will be described later. The positioning projection portion 339 is fitted with the projection portion 383a of the lower member 380, and is a portion for avoiding the displacement between the middle member 330 and the lower member 380. Details will be described later.

[0183] The substrate 350 is formed in an inverted T shape in which the lower side portion 353 is longer in the left - right direction than the upper side portion 352, and is provided with a recessed portion 354 for positioning at the lower end portion on the left - hand end side of the lower side portion 353.

[0184] By engaging the recessed portion 354 with the corresponding portion of the inner shape of the middle member 330, the left - right positioning is achieved. The left - right long lower side portion 353 is supported so as to be sandwiched from the front and rear by the rear frame - shaped portion 332 of the middle member 330, thereby achieving the front - rear positioning. The upper side portion 352 is received in the receiving recess portion 320 of the upper member 310, thereby preventing the upward dropout, and the arrangement is fixed as such. Details will be described later together with the intention of the arrangement of the light - emitting means 351.

[0185] The state switching device 360 is a device housed in the rear frame - shaped portion 332 of the middle member 330, and includes an electromagnetic solenoid 361, and a slide portion 3 62 that is engaged with the tip of a plunger that is supported by the electromagnetic solenoid 361 so as to linearly move in the left - right direction and slides together with the plunger, and a rotating portion 363 that is rotatably supported by being inserted through the left - hand fastened portion 332d and rotates with the slide displacement of the slide portion 3 62. ​​​

[0186] The sliding portion 362 includes a recessed portion 362a that is recessed to be able to receive the disk portion 361a at the tip of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid 361 from above, an overhanging portion 362b that protrudes rightward from the right side surface, and a guided portion 362c that protrudes downward from the front and rear central portions of the lower side surface and has an oval cross-section that is long in the left-right direction and is formed.

[0187] Since the disk portion 361a supports the sliding portion 362 from above in the formation direction of the recessed portion 362a, it is possible to prevent the sliding portion 362 from falling off upward. Therefore, even without fixing the sliding portion 362 to the disk portion 361a with an adhesive or the like, the arrangement of the sliding portion 362 can be maintained between the disk portion 361a and the lower bottom portion of the middle member 330.

[0188] The guided portion 362c is a portion for avoiding the displacement direction of the sliding portion 362 from deviating from the left-right direction by being inserted into the guide hole 332b of the middle member 330. In particular, in this embodiment form, since it is formed long in the left-right direction, the posture of the sliding portion 362 can be maintained by the engagement between the guided portion 362c and the guide hole 332b. Note that the cross-sectional shape of the guided portion 362c is not necessarily limited to this, and for example, it may be circular or rectangular.

[0189] The rotating portion 363 is formed in a substantially L shape in a top view, and has a through hole that is formed in a vertically long cylindrical shape at the connecting portion of the L shape and is large enough to insert the fastened portion 332d of the middle member 330. The support cylinder portion 363a, an upper cylinder portion 363b that protrudes upward in a cylindrical shape from the tip of the short side of the L shape and is inserted into the through hole of the overhanging portion 36 2b, and a lower cylinder portion that extends downward from the tip of the long side of the L shape ​​​​​​​The lower cylindrical portion 36 protrudes in a columnar shape and is inserted into the recessed portion 378 of the slide displacement member 370. It includes 3c.

[0190] With the above configuration, the rotating portion 363 is configured to be rotatable about the support cylinder portion 363a as the central axis. The displacement of this rotating portion 363 is caused by a change in the state of the electromagnetic solenoid 361. That is, when the electromagnetic solenoid 361 is energized, the plunger slides and displaces, and when the slide portion 362 displaces in the left - right direction, the upper cylindrical portion 3 63b inserted into the through - hole of the protruding portion 362b displaces, and accordingly, the lower cylindrical portion 363c displaces, and as a result, the slide displacement member 3 70 is displaced.

[0191] The slide displacement member 370 is a member supported so as to slide in the front - rear direction at the vertical position between the middle member 330 and the lower member 380. It includes a thin plate portion 371 sandwiched and supported from above and below by the lower bottom portion of the rear - side frame - like portion 332 of the middle member 330 and the lower member 380, upper protruding portions 376 protruding upward in a pair from the left and right of the thin plate portion 371, and a recessed portion 378 formed by recessing at the protruding end of a protruding portion protruding upward at the left - right center portion on the rear side of the upper protruding portions 376 and configured to be able to receive the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363.

[0192] The thin plate portion 371 includes supported holes 371a formed through in a pair on the left and right in the rear - side half portion, a recessed portion 372 recessed in a front - rear long shape with a left - right width shorter than the arrangement interval of the upper protruding portions 376 from the front - side end portion at the left - right center portion, a pair of lower protruding strips 373 protruding downward in a ridge shape along the edge of the recessed portion 372, a plurality of upper - lower protruding strips 374 protruding in both the upper and lower directions in a ridge shape along the left - right edge portions in the rear - side half portion, and a columnar portion protruding downward from the rear end and inserted into the lower member 380. ​ It includes a cylindrical protrusion 375 inserted into the guide elongated hole 386.

[0193] The lower protruding strip portion 373 and the upper and lower protruding strip portions 374 are portions assumed to slide facing the middle member 330 or the lower member 380 arranged on the upper and lower sides, and are strips for reducing the contact area with the middle member 3 30 and the lower member 380. By reducing the contact area in this way, the displacement resistance of the slide displacement member 370 can be reduced, so that the displacement speed of the slide displacement member 370 can be prevented from becoming slow.

[0194] The upward protruding portion 376 is a columnar portion having a substantially trapezoidal shape in a front view, and is arranged to enter above the lower bottom portion of the frame-shaped portion 332 through the placement through hole 332a and then to the rear side The width length of the gap on the left and right inner sides of the upward protruding portion 376 is designed to be slightly longer than the left and right thicknesses of the partition plate portion 338 of the middle member 330 Thereby, the displacement of the upward protruding portion 376 can be guided by the partition plate portion 338 This configuration enables the displacement of the upward protruding portion 376 to be guided by the partition plate portion 338, and the displacement direction of the slide displacement member 370 can be maintained in the front-rear direction. That is to say, the upward protruding portion 376 is arranged so as to sandwich the partition plate portion 338 in the gap on the left and right inner sides, and is configured such that the displacement in the left-right direction is suppressed by the contact with the partition plate portion 338

[0195] In other words, the upward protruding portion 376 is arranged so as to sandwich the partition plate portion 338 in the gap on the left and right inner sides, and is configured such that the displacement in the left-right direction is suppressed by the contact with the partition plate portion 338 Thereby, the displacement of the slide displacement member 370 can be guided well, and the displacement direction of the slide displacement member 370 can be maintained in the front-rear direction. The recessed portion 378 is formed as an elongated hole extending in the left-right direction so as to be able to correspond to the displacement of the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363, which is required to cause the front-rear displacement of the slide displacement member 370

[0196] The recessed portion 378 is formed as an elongated hole extending in the left-right direction so as to be able to correspond to the displacement of the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363, which is required to cause the front-rear displacement of the slide displacement member 370 formed as an elongated hole extending in the left-right direction so as to be able to correspond to the displacement of the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363, which is required to cause the front-rear displacement of the slide displacement member 370 formed as an elongated hole extending in the left-right direction so as to be able to correspond to the displacement of the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363, which is required to cause the front-rear displacement of the slide displacement member 370

[0197] The protruding portion where the recessed portion 378 is formed is configured to enter above the lower bottom portion through the placement through-hole 332a and into the rear frame-shaped portion 332, so that the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363 can be easily inserted into the recessed portion 378.

[0198] Thus, the shape of the placement through-hole 332a is designed as a through-hole whose inner side includes the entire range where the upper protruding portion 376 to be inserted and the protruding portion where the recessed portion 378 is formed are arranged.

[0199] The lower member 380 includes the above-described insertion hole 381, a plate-shaped portion 38 2 formed in a long and thin plate shape in the left-right direction, and a sensor holding frame portion 389 formed in a frame shape that enables a plurality (four in this embodiment) of detection sensors SE1 to be arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the lower side of the plate-shaped portion 382.

[0200] The sensor holding frame portion 389 has an opening formed on the back side surface for inserting the detection sensor SE1 and on the upper and lower side surfaces through which a ball passing through the through-hole of the detection sensor SE1 passes, and the other portions are closed and is formed in a frame shape.

[0201] Similar to the fact that the sensor holding frame portion 389 has a through-hole formed in the vertical direction, the plate-shaped portion 382 has a through-hole formed at a position corresponding to the through-hole of the detection sensor SE1, and a ridge portion 383 protruding upward in a ridge shape that is long in the front-rear direction at the intermediate position between the two detection sensors SE1 on the left and right inner sides and a pair of protruding portions 383 a protruding left and right at a position away from the front end portion of the ridge portion 383, and a pair of guide protruding portions 384 protruding at a position behind the ridge portion 383 and at a position where they can be inserted into the supported hole 371 a of the slide displacement member 370, and from the guide protruding portion 384 A pair of guide ridges 38 formed as longitudinally long ridges at both left and right outer positions 5, a long hole-shaped guide long hole 386 extending in the same straight line as the ridge portion 383 in a top view, and a front curved surface portion 387 formed in a curved surface shape protruding rearward on the side surface, and a fastening screw screwed into the fastening portion 332c of the middle member 330 is provided with an insertion hole 388 formed therethrough so as to allow the insertion of the fastening screw .

[0202] The ridge portion 383 is formed as a ridge having a left and right thickness slightly shorter than the left and right gap widths of the recessed portion 372 of the slide displacement member 370, and the slide displacement member 370 is arranged so as to sandwich the ridge portion 383 with the recessed portion 372 . That is, the ridge portion 383 functions as a guide portion for guiding the front-rear direction displacement of the slide displacement member 370 .

[0203] The protruding portion 383a is designed such that the left and right inner ends are at the same positions as the left and right outer ends of the alignment protruding portion 339 of the middle member 330 . That is, the left and right outer ends of the alignment protruding portion 339 abut against the left and right inner ends of the pair of protruding portions 383a , and by being fitted together, the left and right direction position of the middle member 330 with respect to the lower member 380 can be appropriately determined . At the same time, by bringing the back side surface of the front frame portion of the lower member 380 (the portion where the ridge portion 383 and the protruding portion 383a are joined at the front end side) into contact with the front side surface of the alignment protruding portion 339, the front-rear direction position of the middle member 330 with respect to the lower member 380 can be appropriately determined . .

[0204] Thereby, it is easy to avoid a displacement occurring between the third flow path forming portion 336 as the configuration of the middle member 330 and the detection sensor SE1 as the configuration of the lower member 380 .

[0205] ​​​ The guiding protruding portion 384 is formed in an oval shape that is long in the left-right direction, and is inserted into the supported hole 371a of the slide displacement member 370 to limit the displacement of the slide displacement member 370. That is, the displacement of the slide displacement member 370 is limited to the displacement within the range where the guiding protruding portion 384 is disposed inside the supported hole 371a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a collision between the slide displacement member 370 and the protruding strip portion 383. For example, compared with a configuration in which the forward displacement end is determined at the position where the slide displacement member 370 and the protruding strip portion 383 collide, the durability of the protruding strip portion 383 can be improved. Therefore, the guiding effect by the protruding strip portion 383 can be continuously exerted for a long time.

[0206] In addition, even if the guiding protruding portion 384 is damaged, it does not immediately affect the operation of the slide displacement member 370, and functions as a portion for preventing a collision with the protruding strip portion 383. Therefore, it is usually designed to have a strength that can maintain use during the set period (for example, 3 years) without damage to the guiding protruding portion 384. After the guiding protruding portion 384 is damaged, it is expected that the protruding strip portion 383 and the slide displacement member 370 will collide during use. Thus, the strength of the guiding protruding portion 384 and the protruding strip portion 383 may be designed. That is, the service life of the guiding protruding portion 384 may be set to be less than the set period (for example, 2 years), and the remaining period may be designed to withstand the strength of the protruding strip portion 383. In this case, the degree of freedom in setting the resin material used for the lower member 380 and the degree of freedom in shape can be improved.

[0207] The guiding protruding strip 385 has a gap that is slightly longer than the left-right width of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370.

[0208] ​​​​​​​​​​It is arranged at an interval and formed so that the thin plate portion 371 can be arranged in the gap. The slide displacement member 370 The displacement of is restricted to the displacement on the left and right inner sides of the guide protrusion 385. Thereby, the slide The displacement of the displacement member 370 in the front-rear direction can be caused with little displacement in the left-right direction.

[0209] The guide elongated hole 386 is an elongated hole formed with a left-right width through which the cylindrical protrusion 375 of the slide displacement member 370 can be inserted. The direction of displacement of the slide displacement member 370 is restricted in the front-rear direction by guiding the cylindrical protrusion 375 to the guide elongated hole 386.

[0210] The curved surface portion 387 is a contact surface for guiding the flow of the ball flowing down below the middle member 330. In the present embodiment, it will guide the flow of the ball that has entered the out-port 71, but Details will be described later.

[0211] A fastening screw is inserted into the insertion hole 388 with the screw head facing downward. Thereby, It is possible to avoid the fastening screw from being conspicuously visible. Further, the arrangement of the insertion hole 388 is on the left and right outer sides and the back side rather than the range where a plurality of detection sensors SE1 are arranged. This makes it possible to reduce the possibility that the fastening screw inserted into the insertion hole 388 blocks the view of the ball passing through the vicinity of the detection sensor SE1 or the through hole of the detection sensor SE1.

[0212] As described above, the slide displacement member 370 is guided by a plurality of parts, that is, the guide protrusion 385 for the thin plate portion 371, the guide protruding portion 384 for the supported hole 371a, the recessed portion 372 and the lower protrusion portion 383 for the protrusion portion 373, the guide elongated hole 386 for the cylindrical protrusion 375, the partition plate portion 338 for the upper protrusion portion 376, etc., and is displaced in the front-rear direction. Thereby ​​​, since the load during guidance can be shared among multiple positions, it is possible to avoid local application of the load, and it is possible to avoid breakage of the slide displacement member 370 and the guiding portion that guides the slide displacement member 370.

[0213] As can also be seen from here, the slide displacement member 370 is not guided by a single member, but is guided by at least a plurality of members including the middle member 330 and the lower member 380. That is, the slide displacement member 370 is guided by at least a pair of upper protruding portions 376 on the partition plate portion 338 of the middle member 330, and a recessed portion 372 is guided by the protruding ridge portion 383 of the lower member 380.

[0214] Therefore, if the assembly of the middle member 330 and the lower member 380 is defective and the misalignment is large, the movement of the slide displacement member 370 will be hindered. Here, it is preferable that the middle member 330 and the lower member 380 are arranged with a small misalignment as a part that continuously constitutes the flow path of the balls. Since the displacement of the slide displacement member 370 is good, it is possible to ensure that the misalignment is small.

[0215] In other words, if the misalignment of the lower member 380 with respect to the middle member 330 becomes excessively large, the displacement of the slide displacement member 370 will not be performed well. Therefore, by detecting that the displacement of the slide displacement member 370 is defective, it is possible to control to execute an error notification assuming that the relative arrangement of the middle member 330 and the lower member 380 may be defective.

[0216] Therefore, it is possible to continue the game while the relative arrangement of the middle member 330 and the lower member 380 remains defective. Since it is possible to prevent continuation, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a player will suffer unexpected disadvantages. Yes.

[0217] Next, the detailed internal structure of the distribution device 300 will be described. Here, mainly, the configuration related to the flow-down of the balls inside the distribution device 300 and the configuration that enters the side of the ball flow-down path will be described. That is, mainly, the configuration related to the flow-down of the balls inside the distribution device 300 and the configuration that enters the side of the ball flow-down path will be described. will be mainly described.

[0218] FIG. 15 is a front view of the receiving member 163 and the distribution device 300, FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 taken along line XVI-XVI of FIG. 15, and FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 taken along line XVII-XVII of FIG. 15, and FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 taken along line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 15. That is, FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 taken along line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 15. is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300.

[0219] In FIGS. 15 to 18, when shown, the opening / closing plate 65b is shown in the closed state, and the slide displacement member 370 is shown in the state of being disposed at the front position. First, the details of the flow-down path of the balls flowing down inside the distribution device 300 will be described. That is, first, the details of the flow-down path of the balls flowing down inside the distribution device 300 will be described. will be described.

[0220] When the opening / closing plate 65b is in the open state (see FIG. 6(b)), the balls that have landed on the opening / closing plate 65b roll on the lower surface portion 163a of the receiving member 163 and are guided to the ball passage hole 163b. The balls that have passed through the ball passage hole 163b pass through the opening 312 of the upper member 310 and are guided to the first flow path forming portion 334 of the middle member 330. That is, the balls that have landed on the opening / closing plate 65b when the opening / closing plate 65b is in the open state (see FIG. 6(b)) roll on the lower surface portion 163a of the receiving member 163 and are guided to the ball passage hole 163b. The balls that have passed through the ball passage hole 163b pass through the opening 312 of the upper member 310 and are guided to the first flow path forming portion 334 of the middle member 330. The first flow path forming portion 334, the subsequent second flow path forming portion 335, and the subsequent third flow path forming portion 336 are all configured as inclined flow paths that decline, and the connecting flow paths are formed in a spiral shape that forms a 90-degree angle in a top view. That is, the first flow path forming portion 334, the subsequent second flow path forming portion 335, and the subsequent third flow path forming portion 336 are all configured as inclined flow paths that decline, and the connecting flow paths are formed in a spiral shape that forms a 90-degree angle in a top view. are formed in a spiral shape that forms a 90-degree angle in a top view.

[0221] That is, the first flow path component 334 is formed as an inclined flow path that allows the balls to flow down on the front side in the front-rear direction. The second flow path component 335 is formed as an inclined flow path that allows the balls to flow down in the left-right direction rotated 90 degrees with respect to the flow-down direction of the balls flowing down the first flow path component 334. The third flow path component 33 6 is formed as an inclined flow path that allows the balls to flow down on the rear side in the front-rear direction rotated 90 degrees in the same direction as the previous rotation direction with respect to the flow-down direction of the balls flowing down the second flow path component 335. As described above, by forming the flow-down path in a spiral shape with a bending angle of 90 degrees, it is possible to reduce the degree to which the flow-down speed of the balls increases toward the downstream side. Specifically, the balls flowing down the first flow path component 334 accelerate toward the front side. Subsequently, in the second flow path component 335 since the flow-down direction has no front-rear direction component, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the first flow path component 334 is suppressed. Further, in the third flow path component 336 following the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down is toward the rear, which is opposite to the acceleration direction in the first flow path component 334, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the front-rear direction is suppressed.

[0222] Therefore, for example, unlike a flow-down mode in which the balls always flow down in the same direction (for example, the left direction) throughout, it is easy to avoid the situation where the flow-down speed of the balls becomes excessive on the downstream side. In other words, it is possible to easily make the flow-down speed of the balls uniform throughout the flow path, and it is possible to maintain a high level of the player's attention to the balls, and it is easy to avoid the occurrence of a situation where the player loses sight of the balls, which has the effect of being able to achieve. That is, the balls flowing down the first flow path component 334 accelerate toward the front side. Subsequently, in the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down direction has no front-rear direction component, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the first flow path component 334 is suppressed. Further, in the third flow path component 336 following the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down is toward the rear, which is opposite to the acceleration direction in the first flow path component 334, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the front-rear direction is suppressed. Therefore, for example, unlike a flow-down mode in which the balls always flow down in the same direction (for example, the left direction) throughout, it is easy to avoid the situation where the flow-down speed of the balls becomes excessive on the downstream side. In other words, it is possible to easily make the flow-down speed of the balls uniform throughout the flow path, and it is possible to maintain a high level of the player's attention to the balls, and it is easy to avoid the occurrence of a situation where the player loses sight of the balls, which has the effect of being able to achieve.

[0223] That is, the balls flowing down the first flow path component 334 accelerate toward the front side. Subsequently, in the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down direction has no front-rear direction component, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the first flow path component 334 is suppressed. Further, in the third flow path component 336 following the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down is toward the rear, which is opposite to the acceleration direction in the first flow path component 334, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the front-rear direction is suppressed. Therefore, for example, unlike a flow-down mode in which the balls always flow down in the same direction (for example, the left direction) throughout, it is easy to avoid the situation where the flow-down speed of the balls becomes excessive on the downstream side. In other words, it is possible to easily make the flow-down speed of the balls uniform throughout the flow path, and it is possible to maintain a high level of the player's attention to the balls, and it is easy to avoid the occurrence of a situation where the player loses sight of the balls, which has the effect of being able to achieve. That is, the balls flowing down the first flow path component 334 accelerate toward the front side. Subsequently, in the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down direction has no front-rear direction component, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the first flow path component 334 is suppressed. Further, in the third flow path component 336 following the second flow path component 335, since the flow-down is toward the rear, which is opposite to the acceleration direction in the first flow path component 334, it is possible to realize a flow-down mode in which the influence received from the acceleration in the front-rear direction is suppressed.

[0224] Also, for example, it is possible not to form the second flow path component 335, but forming the second flow path component 3 35 makes it easier to prevent ball jamming and backflow. When the second flow path component 335 is not formed (when the left-right direction length of the second flow path component 335 is 0), that is, when the first flow path component 334 and the third flow path component 336 are connected, at the connection point there is a need to reverse the downward flow direction of the ball by 180 degrees from the forward flow to the rearward flow. In this case, the switching angle of the downward flow direction of the ball is large, and particularly it is necessary to reverse the velocity direction back and forth, so it is difficult to make the ball flow smoothly, and ball retention, jamming, and backflow are likely to occur, which may cause problems.

[0225] On the other hand, as in this embodiment, if the switching angle of the downward flow direction is 90 degrees or less (in this embodiment, 90 degrees), the reversal of the velocity direction of the ball does not occur, so the ball can flow smoothly, and it is easy to avoid ball retention, jamming, and backflow.

[0226] The channel shape at the connection end of each of the channel components 334 to 336 will be described. At the connection end of the second channel component 335 and the third channel component 336, the above-described symmetric protruding portion 161 f is disposed as a portion that guides the downward flow of the ball in a manner that bends the downward flow direction of the ball.

[0227] The symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed to retreat from the path of the ball more on the downstream side than on the upstream side of the ball. For example, the left-right width of the symmetric protruding portion 161f disposed opposite is formed longer than the left-right width of the partition plate portion 338 disposed adjacent. Also, compared with the channel side surface of the second channel component 335 near the open portion 335a, the symmetric protruding portion 161f disposed opposite is formed such that the left-right width is longer. Also, compared with the channel side surface of the second channel component 335 near the open portion 335a, the symmetric The rear end portions on the left and right sides of the protruding portion 161f are arranged on the front side (see Fig. 17).

[0228] Thereby, when the ball collides with the symmetric protruding portion 161f, it is possible to prevent the ball from being excessively decelerated or the reverse flow of the ball from occurring.

[0229] Also, at the connection end portion between the second flow path component 335 and the first flow path component 334, side wall portions 334a that are curvedly formed at the front left and right end portions of the middle member 330 are formed as portions that guide the flow of the ball in a manner that bends the flow direction of the ball.

[0230] Also, at the upstream end portion of the first flow path component 334, a curved protruding portion 334b that protrudes upward from the flow bottom surface portion of the first flow path component 334 in a curved surface shape that descends toward the front side (see Fig. 16) is formed as a portion that guides the flow of the ball in a manner that bends the flow direction of the ball.

[0231] That is, the ball that has passed through the opening 312 rolls over the curved protruding portion 334b, flows down the first flow path component 334, has its flow direction switched by contacting the side wall portion 334a during the flow, flows down the second flow path component 335, has its flow direction switched by contacting the symmetric protruding portion 161f during the flow, flows down the third flow path component 336, and reaches the discharge hole 337.

[0232] The side wall portion 334a is engaged with the protruding support portion 161d of the fixed member 161 and is formed in a shape that allows alignment. That is, the side wall portion 334a is supported so as to be sandwiched between the left and right protruding support portions 161d, and by restricting the displacement in the left - right direction, the left - right alignment between the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 can be achieved.

[0233] ​​​​​​​​​​​​ The longitudinal inclination angles and length ratios of the respective flow path components 334 to 336 will be described. Regarding the longitudinal inclination angle, the first flow path component 334 has an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal of about 7 degrees, the second flow path component 335 has an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal of about 5 degrees, and the third flow path component 336 has an inclination angle with respect to the horizontal of about 5 degrees. That is, the inclination angle is set to be maximum in the first flow path component 334, and in the second flow path component 335 and the third flow path component 336, a slightly looser and common inclination angle is set.

[0234] Regarding the length, each of the flow path components 334 to 336 is formed with the front frame-shaped portion 333 formed in a square outer shape in a top view as the inner side surface, and is formed such that a large square having the same center as the center of the square formed by the front frame-shaped portion 333 is the outer side surface. Here, in this embodiment, the length of one side of the front frame-shaped portion 333 is set to 21 mm, and by setting the length of one side of the above-mentioned large square to 45 mm, a flow path with a width of 12 mm is formed around.

[0235] Therefore, with respect to a commonly used ball having a diameter of 11 mm, since the clearance with the flow path is set to 1 mm in total on both sides of the ball, the ball will flow down with almost no displacement in the width direction. This can be said to be a small clearance even considering that the distance between the base plate 60 (see FIG. 2) and the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) is defined to be about 19 mm, and the displacement of the flowing-down ball can be suppressed.

[0236] Among the portions constituting the ends of the respective flow path components 33 4 to 336 arranged on the square surrounding the square-shaped front frame-shaped portion 333, the upstream end portion of the first flow path component 334 is configured as Since only the curved protrusion 334b is arranged inside (front side) of the vertex of the square, the first The flow path forming part 334 is shorter than the second flow path forming part 335 and the third flow path forming part 336.

[0237] Judging from the actually measured values in the top view, the flow paths formed in the second flow path forming part 335 and the third flow path forming part 336 are made to be of substantially the same length (33 mm at the center distance between the balls), and the length is about 1.5 times the length of the flow path formed by the first flow path forming member 334 (22 mm at the center distance between the balls). It is made to be.

[0238] From the inclination angles in the longitudinal directions and the ratio of the lengths of the respective flow path forming parts 334 to 336 described above, it can be explained that the time required for the balls to pass through the respective flow path forming parts 334 to 336 is not constant. That is, the time for passing through the first flow path forming part 334 with the maximum inclination angle and the shortest flow path length is , shorter than the time for passing through the second flow path forming part 335 and the third flow path forming part 336 where the inclination angle is relaxed and the path length is 1.5 times. In the present embodiment, by configuring in this way, when passing through the ball passing hole 163b of the detection sensor SE1, the arrangement moves to the back side, and a part is hidden in the non-transmissive resin part of the detection sensor SE1. As a result, the state where the visibility of the ball deteriorates can be switched to a state where the ball is displaced to the front side earlier, closer to the player, and the visibility of the ball is high. Thereby

[0239] it is possible to easily avoid a situation where the player loses sight of the ball that has passed through the ball passing hole 163b. Furthermore, in a state where the visibility of the ball is high, by slowing down the flow rate of the ball, it is not necessary for the player to quickly move the line of sight directed at the ball, and the game burden on the player who pays attention to the ball (the eyeball's (the eyeball's (the eyeball's (the eyeball's (the eyeball's

[0240] Furthermore, in a state where the visibility of the ball is high, by slowing down the flow rate of the ball, it is not necessary for the player to quickly move the line of sight directed at the ball, and the game burden on the player who pays attention to the ball (the eyeball's movement) can be reduced. It is possible to reduce eye fatigue caused by movement.

[0241] When paying attention to the ball flowing down the second flow path component 335 and the third flow path component 336 with high visibility in this way, when the ball flows down in the left - right direction along the second flow path component 335, compared with the case where the ball flows down in the front - rear direction along the third flow path component 336, the displacement amount of the ball in the front view is smaller. Therefore, the gaming burden on the player who pays attention to the ball can be minimized when paying attention to the ball flowing down the third flow path component 33 6.

[0242] In other words, since the length and the inclination angle are the same, the time required for the ball to pass through the second flow path component 335 is equal to the time required for the ball to pass through the third flow path component 336. However, since the displacement amount of the ball in the front view is different, as a result, the apparent flow - down speed of the ball (the displacement speed of the ball in the front view) is slower for the ball flowing down the third flow path component 336 than for the ball flowing down the second flow path component 335.

[0243] At the rear end of the third flow path component 336 where the gaming burden is minimized and it is easy to pay attention to the ball, the flow - down path of the ball changes uniquely, and in other parts, the flow - down path of the ball is common to each of the flow path components 334 - 336. Therefore, the player's line of sight naturally converges to the rear end of the third flow path component 336. In this way, it is possible to effectively reduce the gaming burden on the player who concentrates the line of sight. Moreover, in order to secure the field of view of the player who pays attention to the rear end of the third flow path component 336, in this embodiment, an opening 335a is formed on the front side surface of the second flow path component 335 (FIG. 17)

[0244] The thickness of the second flow path component 335 blocks the line of sight towards the third flow path component 336. This can be avoided.

[0245] Furthermore, the symmetric protruding portion 161f disposed inside the open portion 335a is formed only with the portions necessary for contact and guidance with the flowing-down balls, and the formation of the shaped portions is omitted on the upper and lower sides thereof. In other words, the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed as a thin plate-like portion in the vertical direction, and spaces are secured on the upper and lower sides thereof (see Fig. 18). Therefore, compared with the case where the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed with a thickness in the vertical direction, the possibility that the line of sight towards the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is blocked by the symmetric protruding portion 161f can be reduced, and the visibility can be improved. In other words, the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed as a thin plate-like portion in the vertical direction, and spaces are secured on the upper and lower sides thereof (see Fig. 18). Therefore, compared with the case where the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed with a thickness in the vertical direction, the possibility that the line of sight towards the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is blocked by the symmetric protruding portion 161f can be reduced, and the visibility can be improved. In other words, the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed as a thin plate-like portion in the vertical direction, and spaces are secured on the upper and lower sides thereof (see Fig. 18). Therefore, compared with the case where the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed with a thickness in the vertical direction, the possibility that the line of sight towards the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is blocked by the symmetric protruding portion 161f can be reduced, and the visibility can be improved. In other words, the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed as a thin plate-like portion in the vertical direction, and spaces are secured on the upper and lower sides thereof (see Fig. 18). Therefore, compared with the case where the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed with a thickness in the vertical direction, the possibility that the line of sight towards the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is blocked by the symmetric protruding portion 161f can be reduced, and the visibility can be improved. In other words, the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed as a thin plate-like portion in the vertical direction, and spaces are secured on the upper and lower sides thereof (see Fig. 18). Therefore, compared with the case where the symmetric protruding portion 161f is formed with a thickness in the vertical direction, the possibility that the line of sight towards the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is blocked by the symmetric protruding portion 161f can be reduced, and the visibility can be improved. .

[0246] Also, it is configured such that the balls that deviate from the opening / closing plate 65b and head towards the outlet 71 gather towards the visual field side centered on the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 (see Fig. 5). In particular, in this embodiment, the balls that enter the outlet 71 flow down below the third flow path component 336 and come into contact with the curved surface portion 387 of the lower member 380 and are discharged downward. Therefore, assuming a line of sight that visually recognizes the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 from the diagonally upper front side, the balls that enter the outlet 71 flow down the back side of the third flow path component 336. Therefore, the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 and the balls that enter the outlet 71 overlap front and back and are visually recognized, so the total number of balls that enter the visual field focusing on the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 increases. In other words, either the balls that enter the specific winning port 65a and flow down the third flow path component 336, or the specific 80 of the lower member 380 and are discharged downward.

[0247] Therefore, assuming a line of sight that visually recognizes the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 from the diagonally upper front side, the balls that enter the outlet 71 flow down the back side of the third flow path component 336. Therefore, the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 and the balls that enter the outlet 71 overlap front and back and are visually recognized, so the total number of balls that enter the visual field focusing on the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 increases. In other words, either the balls that enter the specific winning port 65a and flow down the third flow path component 336, or the specific Therefore, the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 and the balls that enter the outlet 71 overlap front and back and are visually recognized, so the total number of balls that enter the visual field focusing on the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 increases. In other words, either the balls that enter the specific winning port 65a and flow down the third flow path component 336, or the specific In other words, either the balls that enter the specific winning port 65a and flow down the third flow path component 336, or the specific

[0248] In other words, either the balls that enter the specific winning port 65a and flow down the third flow path component 336, or the specific The ball does not enter the winning port 65a and does not depend on whether the ball enters the out port 71, and the ball enters the field of view focusing on the rear end of the third flow path component 3 36.

[0249] Therefore, regardless of the ease with which the ball heads towards the specific winning port 65a, that is, the nail structure planted on the base plate 60 (the so-called quality of the gauge), most of the launched balls (excluding the balls that have entered the other winning ports 63, 64 , 140) gather at a position that overlaps in the front-rear direction with the position where the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 (the part that attracts the player's attention) is arranged. As a result, the flowing-down ball can more efficiently guide the line of sight to the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336.

[0250] As described above, the visibility at a position closer to the front side has been improved. Moreover, in this embodiment , the visibility at a position closer to the rear side is configured to be reduced except for the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 .

[0251] For example, on the inner surface of the front side frame-shaped portion 333 of the middle member 330, a light diffusion processing surface 333b for causing the action of light diffusion in a shape imitating a prism is formed. In FIG. 17, the portion visually recognized as serrated is the light diffusion processing surface 333b, which is formed along almost the entire inner circumference of the inner surface and vertically . When the action of light diffusion occurs, the light is diffused in a plurality of directions, so that the entire surface is visually recognized as shining brightly. On the one hand, it can produce a brilliant lighting effect, while on the other hand, the line of sight is blocked by the light

[0252] and the visibility of the back side becomes poor. According to this embodiment, the visibility becomes poor when the light emitting means 351 of the substrate 350 irradiates light. Conversely, when no light is irradiated, Visibility can be improved as compared with at least the state where light is irradiated.

[0253] On the other hand, if there is an obstacle between the light, the shadow of the obstacle will be visually recognized as a black dot and it becomes easier to determine its position.

[0254] A processed surface similar to the light diffusion processed surface 333b is also formed in other parts. For example, the left and right outer The light diffusion processed surface 319a formed on the back side of the protruding portion 319, or the front frame portion of the rear frame-shaped portion 332 The light diffusion processed surface 332e formed on the back side of the (see Fig. 17).

[0255] In addition, as a processed surface formed in a similar shape, there is a plate-like portion extending to the back side of the second upper surface portion 314b of the upper member 310 The light diffusion processed surface 314c formed on the upper surface side of the portion that covers the front frame portion 333 of the middle member 330 in the assembled state, or the rear side of the middle member 330 Examples include the light diffusion processed surface 340 formed over the entire lower surface of the portion in front of the frame-shaped portion 332. are shown.

[0256] With these configurations, in the present embodiment, on the back side, the lower surface side, the inner surface of the vortex, and the upper surface of the vortex of the flow paths formed in a spiral shape from each of the flow path components 334 to 336, light diffusion processed surfaces are respectively formed, aiming to achieve the effect of changing visibility by light irradiation.

[0257] In a state where the light diffusion processed surface is not irradiated with light, from the front side, with the player's line of sight focusing on the rear end of the third flow path component 336 The ball that has changed direction in the left-right direction from the third flow path component 336 can be hidden by the front frame portion 333 and immediately made difficult to see.

[0258] Furthermore, with the player's line of sight viewing the ball flowing down the third flow path component 336 from an obliquely upward direction Look at the ball after it has passed through the detection sensor SE1 held by the sensor holding frame portion 389 and fallen down. Even if you try to, since the line of sight will pass through the light diffusion processed surface 340, when light is irradiated on the light diffusion processed surface 3 40, it becomes difficult to identify the ball after it has passed through the detection sensor SE1 and fallen down. It becomes difficult.

[0259] In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the profit obtained by the player is controlled to change depending on how the ball flows down at the rear end portion of the third flow path forming portion 336. Therefore, in order to grasp how the ball has flowed down from the rear end portion of the third flow path forming portion 336, it becomes necessary to confirm the behavior of the ball at the rear end portion of the third flow path forming portion 336. Thus, the attention paid to the rear end portion of the third flow path forming portion 336 can be further improved.

[0260] On the other hand, if light is irradiated from the light emitting means 351, a state where the shadow of the ball can be easily visually recognized as a black dot can be formed. In this way, by switching the presence or absence of light irradiation according to the situation, the visibility of the ball can be switched between good and bad. Also, depending on the presence or absence of the placement of the ball on the front side of the black dot, a situation where the black dot is hidden by the ball and a situation where the black dot can be seen without being hidden by the ball can be formed. As described above, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 3 32e, 333b, 340 are formed in the vicinity of each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336. Consistently, they are formed on the side surface that does not come into contact with the ball flowing down through the flow path formed by each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336.

[0261] As a result, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 are not damaged due to contact with the ball. By doing this, the visibility of the ball can be switched by switching the presence or absence of light irradiation according to the situation. Also, depending on the presence or absence of the placement of the ball on the front side of the black dot, a situation where the black dot is hidden by the ball and a situation where the black dot can be seen without being hidden by the ball can be formed. As described above, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 are formed in the vicinity of each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336. Consistently, they are formed on the side surface that does not come into contact with the ball flowing down through the flow path formed by each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336. As a result, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 are not damaged due to contact with the ball. It can also be configured.

[0262] As described above, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 are formed in the vicinity of each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336. Consistently, they are formed on the side surface that does not come into contact with the ball flowing down through the flow path formed by each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336. 32e, 333b, 340 are formed, but consistently, they are formed on the side surface that does not come into contact with the ball flowing down through the flow path formed by each of the flow path forming portions 334 to 336. By this, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 are not damaged due to contact with the ball.

[0263] As a result, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 are not damaged due to contact with the ball. Since it is possible to avoid being scraped, the shapes of the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 can be maintained over a long period of time, and the effect of light diffusion can be maintained. .

[0264] Furthermore, by the ball coming into contact with the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340, it is possible to avoid the ball's flow being obstructed or the ball being subjected to a decelerating effect. In addition, by ensuring the visibility inside the flow path, it is possible to avoid a decrease in the visibility of the ball even when the ball is flowing down through the flow path formed by each flow path component 334 to 33 6.

[0265] Incidentally, the light diffusion processed surfaces 319a, 332e, 333b, 340 may be formed on the flow path side. In this case, depending on the setting of the size of the prism, it is possible to achieve both the effect of causing the light diffusion effect and the effect of decelerating the ball due to the collision with the ball.

[0266] In the front frame-like portion 333 of the middle member 330, the formation of the light diffusion processed surface 333b is omitted at the fastening position with the fastened portion 316 due to the difficulty of processing, and there is a possibility that the visibility may be maintained high without any countermeasures. Therefore, in the present embodiment, measures are taken to reduce the visibility due to the fastening screw.

[0267] That is, by utilizing the fact that the fastening screw screwed into the fastened portion 316 is made of metal and is non-transmissive, it is possible to cover the part where it is difficult to form the light diffusion processed surface 333b. When the front frame-like portion 333 is irradiated with light, the light diffusion processed surface 333b shines brightly, and the light ​​​​​​In the portion where the formation of the diffusion processed surface 333b is omitted, the fastening screw reflects light and shines, so including the location where the formation of the light diffusion processed surface 333b is omitted, in the line of sight from the front side the visibility of the back side of the front side frame-shaped portion 333 can be reduced.

[0268] The light diffusion processed surface 332e of the middle member 330 is formed on the back side of each flow path component 334 to 336 However, for this purpose, in addition to shining brightly, it can also function as a cover for the base plate 350 and the state switching device 360 arranged on the back side. In particular, since the state switching device 360 is arranged on the back side of the base plate 350 (see Fig. 17), the base plate 350 serves as a cover, making it easier to prevent the state switching device 360 from being visually recognized by the player. This can be achieved.

[0269] The base plate 350 is accommodated in a form supported by the rear side frame-shaped portion 332 of the middle member 330, but at the left right and central portions, it is arranged with a gap from the lower bottom portion of the rear side frame-shaped portion 332, and a slide displacement member 370 is arranged in that gap (see Fig. 18). That is, the base plate 350 is arranged at a position sandwiching the slide displacement member 370 between the lower bottom portion of the rear side frame-shaped portion 332.

[0270] Specifically, the base plate 350 is supported such that the lower side portion 353 is sandwiched front and back by the rear side frame-shaped portion 332 at the left and right end portions (see Fig. 17). At this support location, the lower bottom portion of the rear side frame-shaped portion 33 2 has a thick portion 332f with a thickness (see Fig. 16). Near the left and right central positions, due to the absence of this thickness, a gap is generated, and the slide displacement member 370 can be arranged in that gap (see Fig. 18).

[0271] ​​​As shown in FIG. 18, the upper portion 352 of the substrate 350 is The light diffusing surface 164f is disposed in front and behind the intervening member 164. do.

[0272] Therefore, when light is emitted from the light emitting means 351 disposed on the upper portion 352, The light diffusion processed surface 164f of the interposed member 164 can produce a brilliantly shining effect. Furthermore, the visibility of the area on the rear side of the interposition member 164 can be reduced.

[0273] Here, the light emitting means 351 arranged on the upper side portion 352 is attached to the lower end portion of the light diffusion processed surface 164f. The light diffusion processed surface 164f has a cross-sectional shape imitating a prism, Since the light emitted from the light emitting means 351 is formed along the entire surface in the vertical direction, Therefore, from the player's point of view, the light is emitted above and below the specific winning hole 65a. It can be made to appear glowing.

[0274] In addition, in the field of view from the front side, the light diffusion processed surface 164f is located at the center of the left and right of the receiving member 163. However, even if it is disposed on the rear side of the detection sensor SE1, the detection sensor SE 1 obstructs the view and makes it difficult to see clearly, so that at least one pair of detection sensors SE1 is arranged If it is formed in the space, a sufficient effect can be obtained.

[0275] The lower portion 353 of the substrate 350 is provided with a seal member 313 and a ball flow passage disposed thereunder. It is positioned so that it shines light downward, but details will be given later.

[0276] Next, referring to FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, the ball that has passed through the rear end portion of the third flow path forming portion 336 is The switching of the flow path and its significance will be described. In the description of FIGS. 19 and 20, reference will be made to FIGS. 15 to 18 as appropriate.

[0277] FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the variable prize device 65 and the distribution device 30 at the XVII-XVII line of FIG. 15, and FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the variable prize device 65 and the distribution device 300 at the XVIII-XVIII line of FIG. 15. In FIGS. 19 and 20, when illustrated the opening / closing plate 65b is illustrated in a closed state, and the slide displacement member 370 is illustrated in a state where it is disposed at the rear position.

[0278] Here, four left and right detection sensors SE1 supported by the sensor holding frame portion 389, the flow of balls to each detection sensor SE1, and the functions of each detection sensor SE1 will be described.

[0279] The four detection sensors SE1 are arranged in two sets symmetrically left and right, and include a probability variable detection sensor SE11 and a normal detection sensor SE12 having common functions. The probability variable detection sensor S E11 is arranged on the inner side in the left-right direction, and the normal detection sensor SE12 is arranged on the outer side in the left-right direction.

[0280] The functions of these four detection sensors SE1 are different from those of the detection sensor S E1 arranged behind the opening / closing plate 65b. The detection sensor SE1 arranged behind the opening / closing plate 65b is an incoming ball sensor that causes the payout of prize balls. That is, when it is detected that the ball that has entered the specific winning port 65a has entered the detection sensor S E1 behind, a predetermined number (in this embodiment, 10 for one detection ) of prize balls are paid out to the player side by the payout control device 111 (see FIG. 4).

[0281] On the other hand, the detection sensor SE1 supported by the sensor holding frame portion 389 is not a detection sensor that causes the payout of prize balls, but functions as a detection sensor for changing the game state after the end of the jackpot game by detecting the entry of balls. Although in this embodiment, as will be described later, the detection sensor SE1 disposed in the sensor holding frame portion 389 is used for switching the presence or absence of a transition to the sure-win state, it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the detection sensor SE1 may be made to function as a ball entry sensor for switching the presence or absence of winning the next jackpot.

[0282] When the slide displacement member 370 is disposed at the front position (see FIGS. 17 and 18), the slide displacement member 370 is disposed such that the thin plate portion 371 covers the upper side of the sure-win detection sensor SE11, and passage of the ball through the through hole of the sure-win detection sensor SE11 is prevented. Therefore, the ball passing through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is guided to the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 by being guided by the upward protruding portion 376 of the slide displacement member. Since the front side surface 376a of the upward protruding portion 376 facing the ball is formed in an arc shape with the flow path side being concave, the flowing ball can be smoothly flowed toward the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12. On the other hand, when the slide displacement member 370 is disposed at the rear position (see FIGS. 19 and 20), the slide displacement member 370 retreats rearward from above the sure-win detection sensor SE11, and passage of the ball through the through hole of the sure-win detection sensor SE11 is allowed.

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[0286] ​​​​​​​​​​​That is, which detection sensor SE1 the ball passes through corresponds to the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370 (front position or rear position). When it is detected that the ball has passed through the through-hole of the probability-variable detection sensor SE11 during the jackpot game, the game state after that jackpot game is controlled to be in the probability-variable state. In other words, when it is not detected that the ball has passed through the through-hole of the probability-variable detection sensor SE11 and the ball has only passed through the through-hole of the normal detection sensor SE12, the game state after that jackpot game is controlled to be in the normal state (or time-saving state).

[0287] Here, in this embodiment, as described above, as jackpot types, a probability-variable jackpot and a normal jackpot are prepared. To achieve this, in this embodiment, different operation patterns are prepared as the operation patterns of the slide displacement member 370 for each jackpot type

[0288] In other words, the slide displacement member 370 is controlled to operate in an operation pattern such that the ball easily passes through the through-hole of the probability-variable detection sensor SE11 in the case of a probability-variable jackpot, and in the case of a normal jackpot, it is controlled to operate in an operation pattern such that the ball hardly passes through the through-hole of the probability-variable detection sensor SE11 and easily passes through the through-hole of the normal detection sensor S E12. Details of the control will be described later

[0289] Thus, the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370 is directly related to the benefits obtained by the player, and naturally the attention of the player will be focused on its arrangement. On the other hand, there have been quite a few cases of illegal acts attempting to illegally switch the arrangement of the slide displacement member 3 70 being discovered, and countermeasures against this are highly regarded

[0290] ​​​​​​​ As a premise, the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370 is switched according to whether or not the electromagnetic solenoid 361 of the state switching device 360 is energized. That is, when the electromagnetic solenoid 361 is not energized, the plunger and the slide portion 362 of the electromagnetic solenoid are arranged on the right side by a biasing spring (not shown), and the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363 is arranged on the front side (not shown), so that the slide displacement member 370 is maintained at the front position.

[0291] On the other hand, when the electromagnetic solenoid 361 is energized, the plunger and the slide portion 362 of the electromagnetic solenoid 361 are moved to the left side by the electromagnetic force, and the lower cylindrical portion 363c of the rotating portion 363 (the portion inserted into the recessed portion 378 of the slide displacement member 370, see FIG. 13) is displaced to the back side, so that the slide displacement member 370 is maintained at the rear position. This is the normal operation mode, and the energization of the electromagnetic solenoid 361 and the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370 correspond one-to-one.

[0292] A person who performs the above-mentioned illegal act may, for example, insert a thin metal wire such as a piano wire into the inside of the sorting device 300 through a ball ejection opening or a gap between the outer frame 11 and the front frame 14 (see FIG. 1), press the metal wire against the slide displacement member 370, and push the slide displacement member 370 backward to illegally create a state in which a ball can enter the ball entry detection sensor SE11.

[0293] In contrast, in the present embodiment, as the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370, since the thin plate portion 371 is arranged below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path forming portion 336 (see FIG. 18), the third flow ​​​​​​When pressing against the slide displacement member 370 through the metal thin wire in the path component 336, it is difficult to press against the front end of the thin plate part 371, and it will press against the upward protruding part 376. The front side surface 376a of the upward protruding part 376 is a curved surface that escapes the load to the left and right outer sides as described above Since it is shaped like this, even if the metal thin wire is pressed, the load can be escaped to the left and right outer sides in this way, and it is easy to avoid the situation where the slide displacement member 370 is illegally displaced to the rear position. It can be done.

[0294] Also, in addition to the path to reach the slide displacement member 370 not being a straight line but being wound in a spiral shape and the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370 itself is also far (about 10 cm) from the front side surface to the back side of the glass unit 16 (see Fig. 1) so, in the first place, it can be made difficult to reach the slide displacement member 370 with the metal thin wire. It can be made difficult to reach the slide displacement member 370 with the metal thin wire.

[0295] From these configurations, there is also an effect that the design freedom of the configuration of the state switching device 360 can be improved. That is, conventionally, for the illegal act as described above, the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370 is maintained by mechanical ingenuity (displacement regulation) of the mechanism that transmits the driving force in many cases, and in that case, the configuration of the state switching device 360 is restricted. In contrast, in this embodiment, in the first place, it is configured so that it is difficult to apply a load to the slide displacement member 370 so that the conditions required for the state switching device 360 can be partially omitted, and the design freedom of the state switching device 360 can be increased. On the contrary, in this embodiment, in the first place, it is configured so that it is difficult to apply a load to the slide displacement member 370 so that the conditions required for the state switching device 360 can be partially omitted, and the design freedom of the state switching device 360 can be increased.

[0296] Also, pressing against the slide displacement member 370 with the metal thin wire crawling through the third flow path component 336 When applying the attachment load, the metal fine wire itself will flow down the third flow path component 336 This will obstruct the flow of the balls that are supposed to flow down, making it difficult to make the balls reach the probability change detection sensor SE11.

[0297] As described above, whether the ball passes through the through hole of the probability change detection sensor SE11 or the through hole of the normal detection sensor S E12 will cause a significant change in the profit obtained by the player. Therefore, it is desirable to avoid mis-entered balls as much as possible.

[0298] In conventional models, when the entry of balls into the probability change detection sensor SE11 is allowed, it was normal to configure to restrict the entry of balls into the normal detection sensor SE12. However, in this embodiment, in the state where the entry of balls into the probability change detection sensor SE11 is allowed (see FIGS. 19 and 20), there is no movable member prepared to restrict the entry of balls into the normal detection sensor SE12, and it is configured to allow balls to enter the normal detection sensor SE12 as well. Even with such a configuration, when 10 balls flow down, if at least 1 ball passes through the through hole of the probability change detection sensor

[0299] SE11, the probability change state after the big win game will be ensured. In this embodiment, based on such a concept, by omitting the arrangement of the movable member that opens and closes the normal detection sensor SE12, the material cost can be reduced, and the product cost can be reduced. Also, as a result of not arranging the movable member, maintenance associated with the failure or malfunction of the movable member becomes unnecessary, and the service life of the pachinko machine can be extended beyond the life of the movable member, which has good effects.

[0300] ​​​On the other hand, as a device separate from the movable member, a ball is guided to the detection sensor SE1 on the appropriate side. As a device for guiding the ball in this way, the flow path shape and the arrangement and shape of the fixed protruding portions 317, 318, and 319 are designed. That is, the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position. A mechanism is provided to prevent more balls than expected from flowing into the normal detection sensor SE12 in a state where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position. This is achieved by the shape of the portion (i.e., the protruding portions 317, 318, and 319) fixedly arranged inside the flow path. This will be described below.

[0301] First, the design of the flow path shape will be described. The lower bottom surface 336a of the third flow path component 336 is formed as an inclined surface that descends at an angle of 5 degrees with respect to the horizontal toward the center side in the lateral direction (the partition plate portion 338 side) in the short direction (see Fig. 15). This inclination angle is set so that the inclination in the longitudinal direction of the second flow path component 335 is the same in terms of angle and direction. Therefore, when a ball flows from the second flow path component 335 into the third flow path component 336, the bounce of the ball (the bounce in the direction away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced.

[0302] This inclination in the short direction allows the arrangement of the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 to be shifted toward the partition plate portion 338 side. Therefore, when the balls flow down from the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 to the detection sensor SE1 side, the balls can be arranged on the side close to the partition plate portion 338. In this way, in a state where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position, the possibility of the balls accidentally passing through the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 (the detection sensor SE1 arranged away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced.

[0303] Due to this inclination in the short direction, the arrangement of the balls flowing down the third flow path component 336 can be shifted toward the partition plate portion 338 side. Therefore, when the balls flow down from the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 to the detection sensor SE1 side, the balls can be arranged on the side close to the partition plate portion 338. Thus, in a state where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position, the possibility of the balls accidentally passing through the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 (the detection sensor SE1 arranged away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced. That is, in a state where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position, the possibility of the balls accidentally passing through the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 (the detection sensor SE1 arranged away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced. That is, in a state where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position, the possibility of the balls accidentally passing through the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 (the detection sensor SE1 arranged away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced. That is, in a state where the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear position, the possibility of the balls accidentally passing through the through hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 (the detection sensor SE1 arranged away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced.​

[0304] Also, regardless of the inclination in the short side direction of the lower bottom surface 336a, the flow path formed by each of the flow path components 334 to 336 is such that the left - right direction path is formed only by the second flow path component 335 and since its inclination direction is toward the left - right center side (the partition plate portion 338 side), the left - right direction velocity will be generated inwardly from the left and right. Also due to this, the possibility of the ball accidentally passing through the through - hole of the normal detection sensor SE12 (the detection sensor SE1 arranged away from the partition plate portion 338) can be reduced.

[0305] Next, the arrangement and shape design of the fixed protruding portions 317, 318, and 319 will be described. The ball that has flowed down through the third flow path component 336 first comes into proximity with the left - right inward protruding portions 318. The left - right inward protruding portions 318 are the smallest among the protruding portions 317, 318, and 319, yet they are arranged on the front side of the center of the detection sensor SE1 and on the front side of the protruding portion 376 of the slide displacement member 370. Therefore, they come into contact without leakage with the ball passing through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 while sliding on the partition plate portion 338.

[0306] The protruding tip surface of the left - right inward protruding portions 318 is configured as a downwardly concave curved surface in a front view (see FIG. 15), and is formed such that the rear end side of the protruding portion extends more outwardly and downwardly in the left - right direction than the front end side of the protruding portion, and the front and rear end portions are connected by a concave curved surface (see FIG. 17). Therefore, the ball that has passed through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 and comes into contact with the left - right inward protruding portions 318 receives a load in a direction in which a left - right outward component and a downward component are mixed and flows down.

[0307] On the other hand, since the left and right inner protrusions 318 are formed small, The direction of the ball's flow is not determined solely by the load it receives, but rather by whether it is downward, left, right, or outward. The left and right inner protrusions 318 function as a force imparting force. Since the slide displacement member 370 is disposed on the upstream side, the above-mentioned momentum is applied regardless of the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370. This does not occur.

[0308] The flow of the ball after it comes into contact with the left and right inner protrusions 318 will be explained in different cases. When the displacement member 370 is disposed at the front position, the ball is inserted into the upper protrusion 376 and the front-rear long protrusion 378. 18. The thin plate portion 371 of the sliding displacement member 370 is in contact with the portion 317 (see FIG. 18). Then, it normally flows to the detection sensor SE12 side.

[0309] The protruding end of the long protruding portion 317 has the same function as the upper protruding portion 376. Since it is formed as a curved surface to change the flow direction, the radius of curvature of the curved surface is The radius of curvature of the upper protrusion 376 is approximately the same as the radius of curvature of the front side surface 376a of the upper protrusion 376. 76 is the starting point from the left and right inner side, and is the rear of the center position of the through hole of the probability change detection sensor SE11 when viewed from above. The curved surface ends at the position (see FIG. 17), while the front-rear long protrusion 317 is Starting from the ceiling surface, when viewed in the left-right direction, The curved surface is terminated at a position close to the end position (rear end position) of 76a (FIG. 1 8).

[0310] Here, the upper surface of the thin plate portion 371 is formed as an inclined surface that slopes downward to the left and right outside. The ball is pushed outward to the left and right by contacting the left and right inner protrusions 318, and the ball uses this momentum to Since it will flow downward in the left and right outward directions, the downward flow of the balls can be formed smoothly.

[0311] Furthermore, left and right outward projecting portions 319 are formed above the balls flowing downward in the left and right outward directions. By suppressing the bouncing of the balls, the downward flow of the balls can also be formed smoothly. Left and right outward Since the purpose of the left and right outward projecting portions 319 is not to switch the downward flow direction of the balls but to suppress the bouncing of the balls, their shape is significantly different from that of the front and rear long projecting portion 317, and the projecting end portion thereof is a curved surface with a large radius of curvature formed from above the normal detection sensor SE1 1 to above the normal detection sensor SE12. It is formed as such.

[0312] In particular, in the present embodiment, since the left and right outward projecting portions 319 are disposed on the front side rather than at the center of the opening of the detection sensor SE1 (that is, the center of the flow path) (see FIG. 19), when the left and right outward projecting portions 31 9 and the balls come into contact with each other in the vertical direction, the center of the balls is more likely to be disposed on the rear side than the thickness center of the left and right outward projecting portions 319. Therefore, when the left and right outward projecting portions 319 and the balls come into contact with each other in the vertical direction, a load having a rearward component can be easily applied to the balls, so that the balls can be prevented from flowing backward to the front side.

[0313] From these configurations, when a plurality of balls flow downward, it is easy to prevent ball jamming or the backward flow of the balls from occurring.

[0314] In a state where the slide displacement member 370 is disposed at the rear position, since the thin plate portion 371 and the upper projecting portion 3 76 are retracted rearward from the front and rear long projecting portion 317, the balls come into contact with the front and rear long projecting portion 317 and flow.

[0315] The front-rear long protruding portion 317 has a surface shape of the protruding end portion (curved surface) such that the normal line passes through the center of the third flow path forming portion 336 and the center of the thickness is arranged directly behind the center position of the through hole of the probability change detection sensor SE11. Therefore, it is easy to apply a load with the lateral components suppressed to the abutted ball. This load functions as a load that flows the ball obliquely downward to the front because the protruding tip of the front-rear long protruding portion 317 has a concave curved surface shape (see Fig. 20). Therefore, the balls that could not reach the right side due to the impetus from the left and right inward protruding portions 318 receive a load obliquely downward to the front due to the load from the front-rear long protruding portion 317 and flow toward the probability change detection sensor SE11 side. Here, depending on the contact point during the collision with the front-rear long protruding portion 317, there is a concern that the ball may bounce back to the front side (backflow may occur). However, in this embodiment, as described above, since the ball is impelled obliquely downward to the left and right by the contact with the left and right inward protruding portions 318, even if the ball bounces back to the front side, the ball only collides with the rear end of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path forming portion 336 (see Fig. 20) or the rear side surface of the front side frame portion 333 (see Fig. 19), and it is possible to easily avoid the situation where the third flow path forming portion 336 is flowed backward.

[0316] What is unique in this embodiment is that when the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the rear side position and the ball flows toward the probability change detection sensor SE11 side, and when the slide displacement member 370 is arranged at the front side position and the ball flows toward the normal detection sensor SE12 side, the same lateral displacement due to the load from the left and right inward protruding portions 318 occurs to the ball. This application will be described later.

[0317]

[0318]

[0319] ​​​​​​​​​​​​The slide displacement member 370 is configured to be slidably displaceable between a front position and a rear position. At this time, while the ball is flowing down the third flow path forming portion 336 toward the slide displacement member 370, if the slide displacement member 370 performs a closing operation (an operation from the rear position toward the front position), it may apply a forward load to the ball, and a load in the direction of causing the ball to flow back against the third flow path forming portion 336 ( forward) may be applied to the ball.

[0320] To prevent this, it is preferable to control the displacement operation of the slide displacement member 370. For example, by controlling so as to complete the closing operation before the ball reaches the slide displacement member 370, the possibility of the ball colliding with the slide displacement member 370 during operation can be eliminated, so the possibility of the ball flowing back can be reduced.

[0321] Also, the front surface of the upward protruding portion 376 of the slide displacement member 370 is formed as a curved surface facing the left and right outer sides, or the left and right inward protruding portions 318 are arranged so as to surely collide with the ball, thereby generating an action of guiding the ball that has reached the rear end portion of the third flow path forming portion 336 to the left and right outer sides. Thereby, the backflow of the ball can be made less likely to occur.

[0322] Also, the opening operation (an operation from the front position toward the rear position) of the slide displacement member 370 is not an operation in the direction against the ball, but an operation toward the side away from the ball. Therefore, for example, even if the operation is executed when the ball is on the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, a load for pushing the ball back to the front side is less likely to occur. Therefore, regarding the opening operation, it is considered that the backflow of the ball is not likely to occur even if it is controlled to be executed at an arbitrary timing without considering the arrangement of the ball. a load for pushing the ball back to the front side is less likely to occur. Therefore, regarding the opening operation, it is considered that the backflow of the ball is not likely to occur even if it is controlled to be executed at an arbitrary timing without considering the arrangement of the ball. a load for pushing the ball back to the front side is less likely to occur. Therefore, regarding the opening operation, it is considered that the backflow of the ball is not likely to occur even if it is controlled to be executed at an arbitrary timing without considering the arrangement of the ball. iming, it is considered that the backflow of the ball is not likely to occur.

[0323] The ball rolls on the thin plate portion 371 while rolling forward on the upper surface of the slide displacement member 370 (still in the pre-stage of flowing to the left and right outer sides). In this case, the opening operation of the slide displacement member 370 applies a load to the ball in the direction of suppressing rotation (the direction of backward rotation), so that the rotation of the ball can be stopped and it is easy to stop the flow of the ball and shift to free fall. Therefore, when the slide displacement member 370 performs an opening operation while the ball is rolling on the thin plate portion 371, it is easy to avoid the ball being guided to the normal detection sensor SE12 by the momentum of the previous rolling

[0324] and it is possible to easily guide the ball to the probability change detection sensor SE11. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment including the above-described distribution device 300, the appearance of the distribution device 300 as viewed from the perspective of the player will be described. Hereinafter, as an example, cases will be described separately in a state where the angle of the line of sight with respect to the horizontal direction is different. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment including the above-described distribution device 300, the appearance of the distribution device 300 as viewed from the perspective of the player will be described. Hereinafter, as an example, cases will be described separately in a state where the angle of the line of sight with respect to the horizontal direction is different.

[0325] FIG. 21 is a front view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300, FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 as viewed in the direction of arrow XXII in FIG. 16, and FIG. 2 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 as viewed in the direction of arrow XXIII in FIG. 16. As a premise, a player operating the pachinko machine 10 can play the game in a preferred posture except for holding and rotating the operation handle 51 (see FIG. 1). For example, the player can play the game by looking inside the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) with a line of sight that is sufficiently separated from the pachinko machine 10 and is horizontal or inclined downward by about 5 degrees from the horizontal (see FIG. 22)

[0326] FIG. 21 is a front view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300, FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 as viewed in the direction of arrow XXII in FIG. 16, and FIG. 2 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 as viewed in the direction of arrow XXIII in FIG. 16. 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 as viewed in the direction of arrow XXIII in FIG. 16. FIG. 21 is a front view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300, FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 65 and the distribution device 300 as viewed in the direction of arrow XXII in FIG. 16, and FIG. 2

[0327] As a premise, a player operating the pachinko machine 10 can play the game in a preferred posture except for holding and rotating the operation handle 51 (see FIG. 1). For example, the player can play the game by looking inside the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) with a line of sight that is sufficiently separated from the pachinko machine 10 and is horizontal or inclined downward by about 5 degrees from the horizontal (see FIG. 22) As a premise, a player operating the pachinko machine 10 can play the game in a preferred posture except for holding and rotating the operation handle 51 (see FIG. 1). For example, the player can play the game by looking inside the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) with a line of sight that is sufficiently separated from the pachinko machine 10 and is horizontal or inclined downward by about 5 degrees from the horizontal (see FIG. 22) 0 and looking inside the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) with a line of sight that is horizontal or inclined downward by about 5 degrees from the horizontal (see FIG. 22) As a premise, a player operating the pachinko machine 10 can play the game in a preferred posture except for holding and rotating the operation handle 51 (see FIG. 1). For example, the player can play the game by looking inside the glass unit 16 (see FIG. 1) with a line of sight that is sufficiently separated from the pachinko machine 10 and is horizontal or inclined downward by about 5 degrees from the horizontal (see FIG. 22) , approach the pachinko machine 10 and play the game while looking inside the glass unit 16 with a line of sight that slopes downward by about 30 degrees from the horizontal (see Fig. 23 reference). Generally, the former can secure a wider field of view, but it is difficult to notice fine details, while the latter has a narrower field of view, but it is easier to notice fine details in that field of view.

[0328] Fig. 21 is shown as a reference, and hereinafter, mainly, Fig. 22 and Fig. 23 will be compared and described. In Figs. 21 to 23, for the sake of convenience, the open state of the opening / closing plate 65b is shown .

[0329] In Fig. 21, the light emitting means 351 is shown by imaginary lines. Although the light emitting means 351 is arranged symmetrically left and right (see Fig. 13), only the left half is shown for easy understanding. Since the function of the light emitting means 351 arranged at the uppermost part has been described above, here the three light emitting means 351 in the left half arranged in the lower side portion 353 will be described.

[0330] First, the upper light emitting means 351 irradiates light toward the seal member 313. Since the seal member 313 is formed to be red transparent as described above, when light is irradiated from the light emitting means 351, the periphery of the seal member 313 is illuminated red. Thereby, the attention of the player to the seal member 313 and its periphery can be improved. Since the seal member 313 is arranged directly above the third flow path forming portion 336 (see Fig. 18), attention can be drawn to the third flow path forming portion 336.

[0331] Note that on the front side of the upper light emitting means 351, the formation of the light diffusion processed surface 332e is omitted as shown in Fig. 18. This avoids the light from the light emitting means 351 being visually recognized as being stretched in the vertical direction by e, and enables the periphery of the seal member 313 to be illuminated intensively. e so as to avoid being visually recognized as being stretched in the vertical direction, and the periphery of the seal member 313 can be illuminated intensively.

[0332] Note that the light emission control is not limited in any way. For example, during a jackpot game, when it is desired to draw attention to the balls flowing down through the third flow path component 336, by controlling to irradiate the seal member 313 with light, attention can be drawn to the seal member 313, and the line of sight can be naturally guided to the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 disposed below it.

[0333] Next, the light emitting means 351 arranged side by side on the lower side corresponds to the probability variation detection sensor SE11 and directly above the normal detection sensor SE12 respectively. That is, when a ball enters the probability variation detection sensor SE11, the control of this light emitting means 351 causes the light emitting means 351 disposed directly above the probability variation detection sensor SE11 to emit light, while when a ball enters the normal detection sensor SE12, the control causes the light emitting means 351 disposed directly above the normal detection sensor SE12 to emit light, so that the passing position of the ball can be notified to the player. 51 is controlled to emit light from the light emitting means 351 disposed directly above the probability variation detection sensor SE11 when the ball enters the probability variation detection sensor SE11, while when the ball enters the normal detection sensor SE12, the control causes the light emitting means 351 disposed directly above the normal detection sensor SE12 to emit light, so that the passing position of the ball can be notified to the player. the control causes the light emitting means 351 disposed directly above the normal detection sensor SE12 to emit light, so that the passing position of the ball can be notified to the player.

[0334] The light irradiated from these light emitting means 351 arranged side by side on the lower side is directed towards the light diffusion processed surface. That is, the light emitting means 351 on the left - right center side is disposed opposite to the light diffusion processed surface 332e (see Fig. 18), and the light emitting means 351 on the left - right outer sides are disposed opposite to the light diffusion processed surface 319a (see Fig. 17). The light diffusion processed surfaces 319a and 332e are formed across the upper and lower parts of each section. That is, the light emitting means 351 on the left - right center side is disposed opposite to the light diffusion processed surface 332e (see Fig. 18), and the light emitting means 351 on the left - right outer sides are disposed opposite to the light diffusion processed surface 319a (see Fig. 17). The light diffusion processed surfaces 319a and 332e are formed across the upper and lower parts of each section. e (see Fig. 18), and the light emitting means 351 on the left - right outer sides are disposed opposite to the light diffusion processed surface 3 19a (see Fig. 17). The light diffusion processed surfaces 319a and 332e are formed across the upper and lower parts of each section.

[0335] ​​​​​ Therefore, the position where the light from the light-emitting means 351 is visible is not limited to the height of the LED of the light-emitting means 351, but is formed as a range that spreads vertically (visible as a strip-shaped light extending vertically). Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, even if the angle of the player's line of sight changes, the visibility of the light from the light-emitting means 351 can be improved. .

[0336] The angle of the downward slope from the horizontal in FIG. 22 (5 degrees) is the same as the inclination angle of the third flow path component 336. Therefore, in FIG. 22, the outer shape of the slide displacement member 370 disposed at the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 can be visually recognized. However, since the slide displacement member 370 is displaced in the front-rear direction, it is difficult to grasp the change due to the displacement of the slide displacement member 370 in this field of view. .

[0337] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 23, in the direction of view at an angle of 30 degrees from the horizontal, the vertical width of the field of view at the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is narrowed. Therefore, compared with the direction of view in FIG. 22, the difficulty of confirming the switching of the flowing state of the ball at the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is increased. However, in this field of view, it is easy to grasp the displacement of the upward protruding portion 376 when the slide displacement member 370 is displaced in the front-rear direction.

[0338] In addition, since the through hole 332a for arranging the middle member 330 is formed as an opening with a minimum size sufficient to pass through the upward protruding portion 376 of the slide displacement member 370, the state switching device 360 (see FIG. 17) arranged inside the rear frame portion 332 is hidden so as to be difficult to visually recognize. .

[0339] During an actual jackpot game, a plurality of balls are guided to a specific winning opening 65a during a round game and flow down through each of the flow path components 334 to 336 in order. When a plurality of balls are simultaneously arranged in each of the flow path components 334 to 336, there is a possibility that the line of sight towards the ball on the back side is blocked by the ball on the front

[0340] side. For example, when a plurality of balls are arranged in the third flow path component 336, they are arranged at the same position in FIG. 22. Therefore, the ball on the back side is

[0341] hidden by the ball on the front side. Also, when the ball flows towards the normal detection sensor SE12, it will flow outwards in the left and right directions from the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336. Since the visibility decreases due to the light diffusion processing surface 333b of the front frame portion 333 after deviating from the third flow path component 336 in the left and right directions, it is preferable to grasp the movement of the ball during the process of deviating from the third flow path component 336 in the left and right directions. In the case where there is a ball (a ball slightly deviated in the left and right directions from the third flow path

[0342] component 336) flowing from the downstream end position (the position of the ball P1) of the second flow path component 335 to the upstream end position (the position of the ball P2) of the third flow path component 336, the ball during the process of deviating from the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 in the left and right directions is hidden by that ball. configured such that the ball can flow down through a path including the inside and the periphery of the right edge (from the position of the ball P1 to the position of the ball P2). Therefore, depending on the arrangement of the balls flowing down on the upstream side, there may be a situation where it is impossible to grasp whether the ball has flowed into the probability change detection sensor SE11 or into the normal detection sensor SE12. This situation may occur.

[0343] Also, in the view of FIG. 23, since the ball flowing through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 and the ball flowing through the second flow path component 335 are clearly separated in the vertical arrangement, it is easy to avoid a situation where the upstream ball blocks the view. On the other hand, since the vertical width of the flow path visible at the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 is narrow, the area of the ball that can be visually recognized in the direction view becomes small. In particular, as described above, the ball that has passed through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336, regardless of the arrangement of the slide displacement member 370, once flows down diagonally downward to the right and then, the flow path leading to the probability change detection sensor SE

[0344] 11 or the flow path leading to the normal detection sensor SE12 is switched. Therefore, as the flow path of the ball, compared with the case where the flow path is switched depending on whether the ball flows straight down or the flow direction of the ball is switched to the right, the area of the ball visually recognized at the switching position becomes small. This is because the ball's flow path is switched between flowing straight down and flowing to the right. Therefore, as the flow path of the ball, compared with the case where the flow path is switched depending on whether the ball flows straight down or the flow direction of the ball is switched to the right, the area of the ball visually recognized at the switching position becomes small. This is because the ball's flow path is switched between flowing straight down and flowing to the right. This is because the ball's flow path is switched between flowing straight down and flowing to the right.

[0345] As another switching mode, it is assumed that the switching position is arranged more upstream, as in the case where the switching is made depending on whether the flow path of the ball flows straight down or is switched to the right. For example, when the left and right inward protruding portions 318 are not formed and the ball heading for the probability change detection sensor SE11 flows straight down from the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336, the switching position is at least a position behind the center line of the third flow path component 336. This is because the ball's flow path is switched between flowing straight down and flowing to the right. This is because the ball's flow path is switched between flowing straight down and flowing to the right.

[0346] On the other hand, when the switching position is displaced to the right side rather than behind the center line of the third flow path component 336 as in the present embodiment, the ball drops below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 (the vertical difference between the upper surface of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 and the upper side surface of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, see Fig. 18). In addition to the effect that a part of the ball is hidden by the third flow path component 336 itself, the ball is displaced to the left and right outside the visible range through the third flow path component 336, so that a part of the ball is hidden by the front frame-shaped portion 333. When the switching position is displaced to the right side rather than behind the center line of the third flow path component 336 as in the present embodiment, the ball drops below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 (the vertical difference between the upper surface of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 and the upper side surface of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, see Fig. 18). On the other hand, when the switching position is displaced to the right side rather than behind the center line of the third flow path component 336 as in the present embodiment, the ball drops below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 (the vertical difference between the upper surface of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 and the upper side surface of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, see Fig. 18). In addition to the effect that a part of the ball is hidden by the third flow path component 336 itself, the ball is displaced to the left and right outside the visible range through the third flow path component 336, so that a part of the ball is hidden by the front frame-shaped portion 333. On the other hand, when the switching position is displaced to the right side rather than behind the center line of the third flow path component 336 as in the present embodiment, the ball drops below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 (the vertical difference between the upper surface of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 and the upper side surface of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, see Fig. 18). In addition to the effect that a part of the ball is hidden by the third flow path component 336 itself, the ball is displaced to the left and right outside the visible range through the third flow path component 336, so that a part of the ball is hidden by the front frame-shaped portion 333. On the other hand, when the switching position is displaced to the right side rather than behind the center line of the third flow path component 336 as in the present embodiment, the ball drops below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 (the vertical difference between the upper surface of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 and the upper side surface of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, see Fig. 18). In addition to the effect that a part of the ball is hidden by the third flow path component 336 itself, the ball is displaced to the left and right outside the visible range through the third flow path component 336, so that a part of the ball is hidden by the front frame-shaped portion 333. On the other hand, when the switching position is displaced to the right side rather than behind the center line of the third flow path component 336 as in the present embodiment, the ball drops below the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 (the vertical difference between the upper surface of the lower bottom portion of the third flow path component 336 and the upper side surface of the thin plate portion 371 of the slide displacement member 370, see Fig. 18). In addition to the effect that a part of the ball is hidden by the third flow path component 336 itself, the ball is displaced to the left and right outside the visible range through the third flow path component 336, so that a part of the ball is hidden by the front frame-shaped portion 333.

[0347] Therefore, the area of the ball passing through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 that is visible from the player's line of sight becomes small, making it difficult to grasp through which flow path the ball has flowed down. Therefore, the area of the ball passing through the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 that is visible from the player's line of sight becomes small, making it difficult to grasp through which flow path the ball has flowed down. As a result, the attention paid to the ball flowing down near the rear end portion of the third flow path component 336 can be further improved. As a result, the attention paid to the ball flowing down near the rear end portion...

Claims

1. a display means for displaying identification information showing the discrimination result; a dynamic display means capable of dynamically displaying the identification information displayed on the display means; 、 When the indicator for indicating a specific determination result is displayed on the display means, the player A game machine having a bonus awarding means capable of awarding a bonus advantageous to a player, An operation means operable by a player; It is possible to execute a setting corresponding to the operation based on the operation of the operating means. A setting execution means; When a specific condition is satisfied during a dynamic display period of the identification information, the operation means and a restricting means for restricting the execution of the setting based on the setting being made. Amusement machine.

2. A dynamic display period during which the identification information is dynamically displayed is determined by the dynamic display means. A display period determining means; The dynamic display period determined by the dynamic display period determination means is continued until a termination condition is satisfied. and a game state setting means for setting a short game state in which a short dynamic display period is likely to be determined. 、 The specific condition is that the short game state is set as at least one of the conditions.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is set to:

3. A first performance mode and a first performance based on the setting executed by the setting execution means. and a second presentation mode different from the first presentation mode.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

4. A specific setting means capable of executing specific settings is provided, The restricting means restricts the operation of the operating means based on the operation of the operating means when the specific condition is set. Executing specific setting by the specific setting means without executing the setting by the setting execution means 4. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is configured to be portable. Techniques.

5. Based on the specific setting, before the identification information is stopped and displayed The present invention has a suggestion performance execution means capable of executing a suggestion performance capable of suggesting information of the identification information.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein

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