CN101678235A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a game apparatus which uses a new game value member such as a ball other than a medal and which utilizes the new game value member for improving the degree of control and performance of a game using an original game value member such as the medal. In order to obtain this, a medal game apparatus supplies a color ball into a medal game field and uses the color ball to carry out game processing about whether a specific condition is satisfied. When the specific condition is satisfied, the ball within a game casing is supplied to a specific satellite. The satellite supplied with the ball judges the color of the ball and increases or reduces the number of medals to be acquired according to the result of the judgment.

Description

Game device

Technical field

The present invention relates to game device, relate in particular to token game device.

Background technology

In the past, as this token game device, for example known coin game device that pushes away.Its structure is as follows.The player puts into the specific field domain that pushes away the coin game device with token, and thus, the token of the portion's of the pushing pushing that is moved back and forth in the field domain can fall from field domain, and the token that falls can be paid the player.On the game device main body, have auxiliary device that can play, player's number quantity, the practicable recreation that in this auxiliary device, drops into token of player.Play well, the player can obtain to put into the above piece number of piece number that pushes away the coin game device.

, push away in the coin game machine this in the past, and whether dropped into token dexterously according to the accumulation situation and the player of the lip-deep token of field domain, the acquisition of token piece number can increase and decrease.Like this, recreation is comparatively dull, and therefore in TOHKEMY 2002-253842 communique, what disclose that a kind of usefulness possesses the function selected pushes away the coin game device.

According to the prior art, when the token that drops into the device input from token passed through the token chuck, the slot machine dish (slot) of selecting device can rotate, and when the regulation awards are complete, the field domain supply ball of a plurality of tokens will be arranged to accumulation.If the player pushes away ball to fall with token and falls in the groove, then this club is sent to the central authorities that can obtain higher award and selects device.And select in central authorities and to carry out physical property with this ball in the device and select, under elected situation, token payment mechanism payment token from paying usually, but select device to a large amount of token of field domain payment from central authorities.Therefore, for the player, it is nourished to push away the enthusiasm that falls in the past the object beyond the unexistent token in the coin game device of pushing away.

In addition, TOHKEMY 2005-027952 communique discloses a kind of coin game device that pushes away, this pushes away the coin game device capsule (cupsule) beyond the token is supplied to field domain with token, and will separate with token from the capsule that field domain falls, the player can accept token is housed capsule as prize.

Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2002-253842 communique

Patent documentation 2: TOHKEMY 2005-027952 communique

Summary of the invention

In the past push away the coin game device in order to improve value as game device, carry out following operation, promptly, token according to the number of tokens savings regulation piece number that drops into from each auxiliary device, and select especially, pay all tokens of putting aside to the auxiliary device that the height award condition that is called as progressive jackpot (jackpot) is set up.But the performance of progressive jackpot only rests on the simple aspect of the token of payment savings in existing token game device.Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide and a kind ofly use the new play value parts of for example ball beyond the token etc. and utilize new play value parts to improve the game device of the degree of the control of the recreation of using original play value parts such as token and performance.

In order to reach described purpose, game device of the present invention comprises: game terminal device, use a plurality of first play value parts, and be used for playing for the player; Storage mechanism preserves described a plurality of second play value parts; First guide makes the described second play value parts decline of supplying with from starting end move to the end end; Conveyer transports the described second play value parts of the end end that arrives described first guide, makes it rise to the starting end of described first guide; Second guide is provided with from the described first guide branch, is used to make the described second play value parts that move along described first guide to move from described first guide disengaging and to described game terminal device; Recovering mechanism will move and the described second play value parts that arrive described game terminal device are recovered to described storage mechanism along described second guide; Feed mechanism is supplied to described carrying mechanism so that it arrives the starting end of described first guide with being recovered to the described described second play value parts of preserving mechanism; And control device, at least control mobile route by the described second play value parts of described first guide decision, described control device is according to the game result that receives from described game terminal device, the control that execution makes the described second play value parts that move along described first guide move to described second guide, described game terminal device comprises: Characteristics Detection mechanism, the characteristic of the described second play value parts that detection arrives via described second guide; And game processing executing agency, the game processing of the recreation of the described first play value parts is used in execution according to testing result.

The effect of invention

According to the present invention, the characteristic of the second play value parts is reflected in the recreation of using the first play value parts, therefore, can provide a kind of uses the new play value parts of for example ball beyond the token etc. and utilizes new play value parts to improve the game device of the degree of the control of the recreation of using original play value parts such as token and performance.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of game device integral body.

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of expression for ball mobile path in the framework of game device.

Fig. 3 is the stereogram that ball is lifted to the elevating mechanism of upper end from the lower end in path.

Fig. 4 is the pattern block diagram of the controlling organization of game device.

Fig. 5 is a control flow chart of representing process mobile on the path of ball in framework.

Fig. 6 is the stereogram as the auxiliary device of game terminal.

Fig. 7 is the stereogram as the token cup of the supply establishment of token.

Fig. 8 is the stereogram of expression token cup opened state.

Fig. 9 is used to make the stereogram of token from the mechanism that the token cup is discharged.

Figure 10 is the enlarged drawing of the recreation field domain of auxiliary device, is the stereogram of separating mechanism that ball is separated with token.

Figure 11 is the stereogram of the drive division of this separating mechanism.

Figure 12 represents separated ball near the amplification stereogram the recovering mechanism of recreation field domain recovery.

Figure 13 is the amplification stereogram that is used to constitute the track module in path.

Figure 14 is the amplification stereogram at the junction surface of a plurality of track modules.

Figure 15 be positioned at the path midway, be used for the stereogram of ball from the isolated separating mechanism in path.

Figure 16 is that expression is used to detect the flow chart of the color of ball with the processing action of the acquisition piece number of decision token.

Figure 17 is the cutaway view of path module.

Figure 18 is arranged on the front view of the branch on the linking part of path module.

Figure 19 is the stereogram that keeps the ball rotating disc of mechanism as the ball on the auxiliary device.

Figure 20 is the stereogram that is used to stress the rotating disc of ball rotating disc.

Figure 21 is the in-built stereogram of expression ball rotating disc.

Figure 22 is illustrated under the situation that the progressive jackpot of high award state of a control produces, and a plurality of balls are arranged in the stereogram of the state on the progressive jackpot path.

Figure 23 is the state of ball is supplied with in expression to progressive jackpot ball rotating disc from the progressive jackpot path a stereogram.

Figure 24 is the front view of progressive jackpot ball rotating disc.

Figure 25 is that the master of this progressive jackpot ball rotating disc looks enlarged drawing.

Figure 26 is illustrated in the below of progressive jackpot ball rotating disc and progressive jackpot ball rotating disc constitutes integratedly and a plurality of balls are supplied to in-built stereogram action, that be used to illustrate this feed mechanism of the feed mechanism of the auxiliary device that progressive jackpot sets up.

Figure 27 is the hardware block diagram of auxiliary device control part.

Figure 28 is the functional block diagram of auxiliary device control part.

Figure 29 is a stereogram embodiment, that (player's side) observes from the place ahead of expression branch of the present invention machine.

Figure 30 is the front view (figure that observes from player's side) of the branch machine of pawl when being positioned at extrusion position.

Figure 31 is the front view of the branch machine of cup when being positioned at the off-position.

Figure 32 is the vertical view of branch's machine of state that connecting end etc. is pulled down.

Figure 33 is the color detection machine of expression present embodiment and the stereogram of pedestal dispensation machines (ball supply equipment).

Figure 34 is that expression is from the color detection machine of other angles observations and the stereogram of pedestal dispensation machines.

Figure 35 is that expression is from the color detection machine of another other angles observations and the stereogram of pedestal dispensation machines.

Figure 36 is the vertical view of expression color detection machine and pedestal dispensation machines.

Figure 37 is from the color detection machine of another other angles observations and the stereogram of pedestal dispensation machines.

Figure 38 is the stereogram of configuration example of the drive system side of expression color detection machine.

Figure 39 is near the vertical view of the structure in the bottom of expression game device.

Figure 40 is the side view of the structure of expression mobile route switching device shifter.

Figure 41 is the figure of expression from the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of ball downstream observation.

Figure 42 is the stereogram of expression from the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of ball upstream side observation.

Figure 43 be expression from the side view of the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of the opposite unilateral observation of Figure 40.

Figure 44 is the stereogram of expression from the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of ball downstream observation.

Figure 45 is expression another stereogram from the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of ball upstream side observation.

Figure 46 be expression from the side view of the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of the opposite unilateral observation of Figure 40.

Figure 47 is expression another stereogram from the structure of the mobile route switching device shifter of ball downstream observation.

Figure 48 is the stereogram of the structure example of expression cleaning machine.

Figure 49 is the flow chart of control action of the ball rotating disc of expression auxiliary device control part.

Figure 50 is expression is made of process circulating path, that move on the path of ball in framework two paths a control flow chart (variation of Fig. 5).

Figure 51 is that the fluidic junction with ball feed path and ball circulating path is the stereogram of the game device at center.

The specific embodiment

Below, the integral body that is suitable for game device of the present invention is described, and describe embodiments of the present invention in detail.

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of expression game device.This game device 1 is made of the framework 10 of large-scale toroidal on the whole.On the circumferencial direction of this large-scale framework, be arranged with ten auxiliary devices equably, be the terminal installation 12 that the player can carry out the token recreation.

As shown in Figure 2, in framework, with from framework top to the spiral form in framework bottom, be respectively arranged with a plurality of paths that are illustrated as tubulose.According to the concrete condition in path, be circulating path 14A, 14B, 14C, progressive jackpot path 16 and chance path 18 with a plurality of path differentiation.The implication in each path is with explanation successively in the back.Rolling has the ball as the second play value parts in each path.

Reference numeral 20 expression elevating mechanisms, the ball that this elevating mechanism is used for being positioned at the framework bottom is assigned to each path and is lifted to framework top, the ball on framework top is discharged into the starting end (upper end) in path.

As shown in Figure 2, elevating mechanism 20 is positioned at the approximate centre of framework, and as shown in Figure 3, elevating mechanism 20 vertically is set to top board unit 24 from base plate 22.Elevating mechanism has: the screw rod 26 that rotates by the motor that is fixed on base plate 22 back sides, the binding dish 30 that is configured in five pillars 28 around the screw rod 26 and along the circumferencial direction of screw rod 26 these pillars 28 is linked up equably.

Overlook when observing screw rod 26, the zone of screw rod is divided into five subregions by these five pillars, thereby each subregion is distinguished mutually and can be taken in ball each subregion from other subregions of adjacency.Along with the rotation of screw rod, the ball that is arranged in each subregion remains on its subregion and moves to its upper end from the lower end of screw rod.

Be provided with guide part around screw rod 26 lower ends, this guide part is relative with described each subregion of screw rod, and combines with the lower end (finishing end) in each path.That is, be positioned at the guide part 140A of circulating path 14A lower end via inducing guide part 144A relative with the subregion A of screw rod.The guide part 140B that is positioned at circulating path 14B lower end is via inducing guide part 144B relative with the subregion B of screw rod.The guide part 140C that is positioned at circulating path 14C lower end is via inducing guide part 144C relative with the subregion C of screw rod.

Progressive jackpot path 16 is used for being collected in circulating path 14A, 14B, the mobile ball of 14C, to be supplied to the auxiliary device of the high especially award condition establishment that is called as progressive jackpot.Reference numeral 16A represents to be used for to supply with to the progressive jackpot path guide part of ball, and the ball of collecting from each circulating path all is fed into the identical partitions of screw rod via this guide part 16A.

Be positioned at below guide part 140A, the 140B of each circulating path lower end, the 140C, having ball is collected set path 16C among the guide part 16A.The guide part of each circulating path with the relative part of set path 16C, have the gate that can open and close, the ball of circulating path this gate closed usually so that can not transferred to the progressive jackpot path, but this gate is open under the situation that progressive jackpot is set up, the ball that is arranged in each circulating path focuses on the set path 16C with ring-type, after by guide part 16A, rise in the identical partitions of elevating mechanism then, and then supply to the starting end 16B in progressive jackpot path.Each circulating path interlinks all the time, and ball is successively by a plurality of circulating paths, but circulating path and progressive jackpot path do not link usually, but just links when the such special state generation of progressive jackpot.

In addition, the guide part that links with chance path 18 is positioned at the back side of screw rod 26, so omits diagram.Chance path 18 is the paths of circulating path being appended ball.Chance path and progressive jackpot path are independent, so the guide part in chance path is the connect mechanism to the progressive jackpot path, and do not link with the set path.The chance path is positioned at the position of separating with elevating mechanism with the border of circulating path.On this border, has the path switching mechanism that the chance path is connected with circulating path or the ball that the chance path switches to the framework bottom is stored mechanism.This be will be described hereinafter.

Storing at ball on the border of mechanism and elevating mechanism has the ball supply equipment, and the control part decision of framework supplies to circulating path with ball or supplies to the chance path, and with the guide part towards guide part that switches to circulating path or chance path of ball supply equipment.Switch to and where change according to the game state on the auxiliary device.For example, owing to after progressive jackpot takes place, make the ball of circulating path all move to the progressive jackpot path, so master control part indication ball supply equipment is supplied with the ball that needs quantity to circulating path.

In addition, under the situation that the condition of the ball in increasing circulating path is set up, master control part indication ball supply equipment is supplied with ball to the chance path.In addition, why master control part is not appended to ball circulating path and ball is appended to the chance path, is owing to having ball to be passed to the success of circulating path or the performance of failure from the chance path in the linking part of chance path and circulating path.Therefore, in the process that recreation is carried out,, therefore can make the player nourish the expectation sense that when progressive jackpot is set up, can obtain more ball because the ball that circulates in circulating path increases gradually.

Fig. 4 represents the controlling organization of game device.As controlling organization, have auxiliary device control part that is present on each auxiliary device and the master control part of carrying out the control of game device integral body.The auxiliary device control part mainly carries out the intrinsic processing of auxiliary device, and master control part is mainly carried out the common processing of all auxiliary devices.

To the signal of each control part supply from various sensors, each control part is according to controlling various drive units from the detection signal of sensor.Adopt which kind of sensor and adopt which kind of drive unit, with explanation aptly in the back.

Get back to Fig. 3 and describe, top board unit 24 is provided with the guide part that links with the upper end in each path.These guide parts are relative with each subregion of screw rod, are used to accept to be thus lifted to the ball of screw rod upper end.Because each path descends with helical form on gravity direction, therefore, the ball warp of coming out from each subregion of screw rod is by the guide part access path, and because of deadweight descends in the path, arrives the guide part of lower end, path, rises in screw rod then.

Reference numeral 142A represents the guide part that path A is used, and Reference numeral 142B represents the guide part that path B uses, and Reference numeral 142C represents the guide part that path C uses.Reference numeral 16B represents progressive jackpot path guide part.Reference numeral 18B represents chance path guide part.The guide part in different paths is relative with the same subregion of screw rod, so that ball rolls in A, B, three circulating paths of C successively.For example in Fig. 3, in the subregion 300 that the pillar by screw rod 26 and two adjacency is divided into, the 140A of export orientation portion that has path 14A to use in the lower end of screw rod has the inlet guide part 142B that path 14B uses in the upper end of screw rod.Consequently, the ball that comes out from path A rises in screw rod and access path B.

Next, illustrate according to Fig. 5 ball is how to circulate in framework 10.The ball back access path 14A that rises in the subregion 26A of central elevator (screw rod 26), and spire 302, the dish 304 by the performance of the conduct among the 14A of path mechanism and encircle 306 successively enter subregion 26B via branch's machine 308 from the lower end of central elevator.Then, ball rises in subregion 26B, access path 14B.

Balance plate 310 and the performance mechanism such as funnel 312 of ball by path 14B enters subregion 26C from the lower end of central elevator.Be accompanied by the rotation of screw rod, ball rises in subregion 26C, access path 14C.

Further, ball warp enters the lower end of the subregion 26A of screw rod 26 by the spire 314 of path 14C, rises access path 14A then in this subregion.As mentioned above, ball circulates in path 14A, 14B, 14C successively.

The Reference numeral 380 of Fig. 5 be illustrated in the ball that is illustrated among Fig. 3, be used to make circulating path 14A, 14B and 14C be not transferred to central elevator 20 and be transferred to the progressive jackpot path, mobile route switching device shifter (ball distributor gear).The gate of set path 16C, each circulating path and the control part of controlling the switching of this gate belong to this ball distributor gear.When the auxiliary device that the master control part of Fig. 4 is set up from progressive jackpot was received signal, open gate moved in the progressive jackpot path ball of circulating path.

In representational embodiment, the gate of the guide part of the circulating path that main control unit is open all, the ball in circulating path all moves in the progressive jackpot path.On the assigned position of circulating path, be provided with the sensor that passes through that is used to detect ball, setting up back, master control part in the progressive jackpot condition does not detect under the situation from the detection signal of sensor within a certain period of time, the ball of then judging circulating path all enters progressive jackpot path, closed shutter then.

In addition, also can with the end of guide part 16A side the ball count device be set in the progressive jackpot in set path, master control part obtains the information from the ball count device, and at opening gate, closed shutter then during ball is all by counter.

A plurality of balls that should enter in the progressive jackpot path 16 enter set path 16C, roll because of deadweight in this set path, and enter the subregion 16D of central elevator via guide part 16A successively.Then, each ball arrives the starting end in progressive jackpot path 16.

The a plurality of balls that enter the progressive jackpot path are owing near the terminal block 318 that is positioned at the progressive jackpot path stops on the progressive jackpot path, and the ball in circulating path is all transferred to the progressive jackpot path.Usually, block is suppressed in the mode of blocking the progressive jackpot path with outstanding on the progressive jackpot path, and master control part is removed the sealing based on the progressive jackpot path of this block after ball all arrives the progressive jackpot path.Figure 22 represents that near the end of a plurality of balls with the progressive jackpot path be the state that beginning stops to form a line.The end in progressive jackpot path is communicated with ball rotating disc (corresponding to the Reference numeral among Fig. 5 320) with the progressive jackpot of the mortar type shown in the Reference numeral 19.This progressive jackpot is used for collecting a plurality of balls from the progressive jackpot path with the ball rotating disc, and it is supplied to the auxiliary device that the progressive jackpot condition occurs.

When main control unit made block open, the ball 17 that stops on the progressive jackpot path was supplied to progressive jackpot ball rotating disc (Figure 23) successively, while and rotate in progressive jackpot ball rotating disc below progressive jackpot ball rotating disc and move.As Figure 24 and shown in Figure 25, below progressive jackpot ball rotating disc, have the 19A of mechanism that is used for the ball that the lower end from progressive jackpot ball rotating disc falls is supplied to successively the auxiliary device of progressive jackpot establishment.Have ball discharge line 19B in the lower end of feed mechanism 19A, this ball discharge line 19B has the opening towards the below.Feed mechanism 19A can rotate by motor.Master control part drive motor, the pairing ball of auxiliary device that discharge line 19B and progressive jackpot are set up are induced path 19C coupling.Master control part this coupling finish and whole balls of detecting circulating path stop on the progressive jackpot path and two conditions setting up complete after, the block on the release progressive jackpot path.

Ball induces path 19C to be provided with respectively on all auxiliary devices, and vertically is provided with towards the recreation field domain of auxiliary device.Figure 26 is the ideograph of feed mechanism 19A, according to this figure feed mechanism is described.Described central elevator 20 is present in the framework center, therefore, is the center of the feed mechanism 19A of tubular at ball rotating disc 19 and profile, is formed with the opening that central elevator is passed through.Be formed with ball mobile route 191 and the taper surface 190 that bends to circle and descend in the inboard of feed mechanism.The ball 17 that falls from the peristome 192 of the inside lower end of ball rotating disc falls to its inside from the inboard peristome 193 of feed mechanism, and, descends along mobile route 191 after falling on the mobile route 191 contacting with taper surface 190.Because mobile route 191 forms with the width of a ball, so feed mechanism 19A can supply to auxiliary device one by one with ball.

Fig. 6 is the stereogram of auxiliary device.Have the ball rotating disc 400 of the establishment that is used for confession auxiliary device control part judgement progressive jackpot and the various mechanisms that push away the coin recreation on the auxiliary device.

As described in the TOHKEMY 2005-27952 communique, Reference numeral 406 expression moves back and forth the zone that pushes away the coin recreation on the direction of arrow the portion of pushing.In addition, though not shown, accumulation has a lot of tokens on the portion of pushing 406, and in the process that the portion of pushing 406 moves back and forth, the confinement plate 410 that is piled up in fixed configurations on token and the assigned position in auxiliary device in the portion of pushing contacts.This confinement plate 410 be used for to this that moves back and forth integratedly with the portion of pushing 406 push token moving direction in the portion 406, with the parts that exist the rightabout motion of direction to limit of tabular surface 412.

And, because being piled up in token in the portion of pushing 406 can not cross confinement plate 410 and push portion's 406 one and move, therefore, near the confinement plate 410 token contacts with confinement plate 410 by the reciprocating motion of the portion of pushing 406, and be limited plate 410 pushing and pressing, therefore, this pushing force is delivered to other tokens that contact with confinement plate 410, token can drop to above the portion of pushing 406 on the tabular surface 412, in the token on dropping to tabular surface 412, be positioned at the token of pushing portion's leading section and pushed portion's leading section pushing and pressing because of moving back and forth of the portion of pushing 406.

The transmission arm of pushing portion moves back and forth by the rotation of motor, by moving back and forth of this transmission arm, with transmit that arm links move back and forth plate and can on the token field domain, move back and forth.In addition, be not limited to motor, get final product so long as can on the token field domain, move back and forth by the drive source of driving element or solenoid etc.

Push moving back and forth of portion by described, accumulate quantitative change when big when the token on the tabular surface 412, by pushing portion's leading section pushing and pressing token, and this pushing force is passed to other tokens successively, thus, other tokens that transmitted pushing force drop to auxiliary device inside from the both sides of tabular surface 412, or 415 fall on the inclined plane from the front of tabular surface 412, and then fall end 418 from token and drop to auxiliary device inside.Wherein, the token that drops to auxiliary device inside from the both sides of tabular surface 412 is not the token of winning during pushing away the coin recreation, therefore can not paid in the token groove 404.On the other hand, dropping to the token that token falls end from the front of tabular surface 412 is the token of winning during pushing away the coin recreation, therefore, by falling after the token recovering mechanism reclaims in the auxiliary device, is paid in the token groove 404.

Further, the player puts into token throw-in part 405 with the token that obtains from token groove 404, makes rotary part 402 rotations of token releasing device.When described rotary part 402 was rotated, token can be fed in the token releasing device successively from the token throw-in part, by the token releasing device, token is discharged into the recreation field domain from the token liberation port.The token that discharges is released to above the portion of pushing 406 or on the tabular surface 412.

Further, auxiliary device have by player operation, make liberation port 414 towards mouth direction guiding mechanism towards specific direction, like this, the player can discharge token to the target location.In addition, also can rotate by the driving mechanism of motor etc. liberation port 414 towards, change the token release direction with certain interval.Thus, auxiliary device is had and the different recreation of method that discharges token to the target location.

Inclined plane 415 be provided with show select the result display part (for example: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD)) 416.Also be provided with the token chuck that has sensor in inside, described sensor is to detect the testing agency that token passes through at token in the process of inclined plane 415 landings, when token during by described token chuck, described sensor detects this and passes through information, and send to the auxiliary device control part by information with described, the auxiliary device control part be according to should carry out the described processing of selecting by information, and on described display part 416 demonstration and selection process with select the corresponding image of result.In addition, display part 416 is not limited to liquid crystal panel (LCD), also can be the digital display that is made of CRT (Cathode Ray Tube, electron ray tube) or a plurality of LED (light emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode)).

Then, selecting the selecting under the situation of result for regulation awards (for example " middle choosing " awards etc.) of processing, according to the kind of awards and never illustrated in auxiliary device, have described token payment mechanism 408 that token supplies with bucket above the portion of pushing 406 or the first-class recreation field domain payment token of tabular surface 412.In addition, describedly be stored in the storing mechanism (memory etc.) that the auxiliary device control part had by information.Storing mechanism can be stored the amount by piece number of the token of chuck, that is, and and the information of passing through of a plurality of tokens.Therefore, the auxiliary device control part can carry out the described processing of selecting continuously according to its canned data.

Separate the recreation field domain supply ball of machine 320 (19A of Figure 26) via ball rotating disc 400 or via progressive jackpot to auxiliary device.The auxiliary device control part is accepted the signal from the sensor of the color that can discern ball, the color of identification ball, and, make token payment mechanism 408 in field domain, pay the token of correspondence piece number according to the token piece number of the control table (stored information) of storing mechanism decision corresponding to the color of ball.For example, can make in the shades of colour of the ball of storage in the framework, rare color, corresponding a greater number of tokens.In addition, further, also can not only separate machine 320 and supply with ball, and the ball payment mechanism portions that utilization is provided with in auxiliary device separately etc. pay via ball rotating disc 400 or progressive jackpot.Be described in detail in the back.

Corresponding and the token that obtains of the ball that obtains with auxiliary device from the token capsule 430 of token payment mechanism 408 or Fig. 1 to the supply of recreation field domain.Obtaining under the more situation of number of tokens, auxiliary device is accepted the supply of token from capsule 430.A plurality of capsules with annular arrangement near the recreation field domain of auxiliary device.For example having taken in ten pieces of tokens in the capsule, obtaining number of tokens above under 100 pieces the situation, is that unit supplies with token from capsule to auxiliary device with 100 pieces.Odd number is supplied with from described token payment mechanism 408.In addition, also can constitute, even, also supply with from token payment mechanism 408 obtaining number of tokens above under 100 pieces the situation.

As mentioned above, the recreation field domain of auxiliary device is supplied with token and ball.Here, each auxiliary device is provided with the separator of token and ball.Figure 10 amplifies the stereogram of expression with the inclined plane 415 of the recreation field domain of auxiliary device.Separator is positioned at player's side end on inclined plane, will separate with ball 522 by fallen token 524 on the inclined plane, and ball 522 is transported to the ball recovery position of regulation.

As shown in figure 11, this separator has motor 530, be installed in the driving pulley 531 on the motor 530 and be connected driven pulley 536 on the driving pulley 531 via belt 538, is combined with the axle 534 that extends towards the width of auxiliary device on the driven pulley 536 and is approximate centre and forms spiral helicine conveyor screw 532 with this axle.

As shown in figure 10, fallen ball 522 is blocked by conveyor screw 532 on inclined plane 415, and conveyor screw 532 rotates by the rotation of motor 530.Along with the rotation of conveyor screw 532, ball 522 moves along the direction of rotation of conveyor screw 532 and inclined plane 415 sliding-contacts and to the direction of arrow 528.And, be provided with ball recovery holes 540 at the front end of conveyor screw 532, as described later, ball drops to the ball storing section of framework inside from here by after the auxiliary device inside.

Relative therewith, between bottom spirochetal and inclined plane, being provided with is enough to gap that token is passed through, therefore, token not with conveyor screw 532 butts, and in the bottom of conveyor screw 532 along arrow 526 directions by and drop in the framework, reclaimed by the described token recovering mechanism that falls.

In addition, even seized on both sides by the arms between ball 522 and inclined plane 415 at the token that the inclined plane side falls and temporarily can't be passed through conveyor screw, but because along with the screw of conveyor screw 532 moves to the direction of arrow 528, therefore the position of ball can change, thereby can eliminate the situation that token is seized on both sides by the arms by ball.In addition, separator is not limited to said structure, as long as ball can be transported to the position of regulation, and token is not clamped when transporting ball, and make token reclaim side and fall etc. to token, then can be any structure.Therefore also can constitute by for example belt conveyor etc.

In addition, preferably above-mentioned separator being placed on can be from the position of player's angle identification.Thus since with relation corresponding to the token payment piece number of the color of ball described later, can make the player nourish the expectation sense.

Near the openend of ball recovery holes 540, be provided with to the ball that falls pass through to detect pass through sensor, by being configured in after color detection means (color detection mechanism) not shown auxiliary device inside, that have the sensor of the color that detects ball detects color, drop to the ball storing section of framework inside at ball that ball recovery holes 540 falls.Send by the information of sensor and the information of color detection mechanism to the auxiliary device control part.In addition, near the color detection means that the color of direct detection ball also can be set the openend of ball recovery holes detects the color of ball.

Further, also can be according to after detecting the color of ball, detecting the whether dirty dirty ball testing agency of ball and the information of described testing agency, make ball drop to the ball storing section side of framework inside, perhaps make be judged as that dirty ball drops to auxiliary device inside or the dirty ball recovering mechanism that has with ball storing section diverse location place in the described framework in.

Further, also can be based on the information of passing through to detect of passing through sensor to ball recovery holes 540 to ball, control the drive source (motor) of described separator, and adjust the rotary speed of described separator (conveyor screw 532) by the auxiliary device control part.

The auxiliary device control part reads the detection information such as detection signal from described color detection means, determines the computing of the payment piece number of token according to the colouring information based on the ball of this detection information, and operation result is sent to master control part.In addition, in the present embodiment, used color detection means, but so long as can detect the device of the color of ball and get final product, testing agency is not limited to sensor with sensor for the color that detects ball.

In addition, in the color detecting sensor that the color of described ball is detected, can in light-emitting component, use three look (redness, blue, green) led light source, to inspected object point of irradiation light, and carry out from the color component (form and aspect of accepting light of detected parts reflection, chroma, lightness) analysis, go out color according to the result of this analysis is specific, but also can in TOHKEMY 2006-068161 communique, put down in writing, at the inner built-in discoideus IC tag of ball, the colouring information of the ball of record self on this IC tag, this information is utilized electromagnetic induction phenomenon and carried out non-contacting communication by wireless, detect color.

As shown in figure 12, ball recovery holes 540 is provided with from the inclined plane inclined plane 537 of the 415 essentially rectangular shapes that increase along arrow 528 direction height, ball is crossed this inclined plane along with the rotation of conveyor screw 532 and is dropped in the ball recovery holes 540.Therefore even suppose near ball recovery holes 540, to have token, also, token can prevent that token from sneaking in the ball recovery holes because can't crossing this inclined plane.

In addition, can near ball recovery holes 540, be provided with, make ball cross this hooking sheet (protuberance), drop in the ball recovery holes 540 along with the rotation of described conveyor screw 532 along the hooking sheet or the projecting part of the essentially rectangular shape of arrow 526 direction height increase.Even near the ball recovery holes, have token, also, therefore token positively can be isolated from ball because token can't be crossed this hooking sheet (protuberance), realize the effect identical with the situation on the inclined plane that above-mentioned essentially rectangular shape is set.

Because constituting in a recess, conveyor screw 532 keeps a ball, therefore as shown in figure 12, during conveyor screw 532 rotations, can be continuously and reclaim a plurality of balls of the recreation field domain that is arranged in auxiliary device with the order that conveyor screw 532 keeps.

The control system of auxiliary device as shown in figure 27, have auxiliary device control part 29A, ROM (Read Only Memory) 29B, RAM (Random Access Memory) 29C, sensor drive division 29D, token supply bucket drive division 29E and separate the Motor Drive 29F of portion, these structures connect via data/address bus 29G.

As shown in figure 28, the auxiliary device control part has relatively judging part 30E of master control part 30A, token payment control part 30B, color detection identification part 30C, separation motor rotation control part 30D and color.In addition, each one that constitutes these auxiliary device control parts can be a hardware configuration, also can be software configuration.In addition, the auxiliary device control part all can be connected via data/address bus with master control part.

Master control part is carried out the control of each one according to the control program that is stored in the regulation among the ROM.Main control has: make the driving mechanisms such as driver of pushing portion inside that are arranged at illustrated in fig. 6 move back and forth the described portion of pushing in the direction of arrow of record.

Token payment control part makes token payment mechanism portion carry out the token payment of described regulation according to the regulated procedure or the operation result described later that are stored among the ROM.The color detection identification part is according to the testing result of color detecting sensor, and identification is recovered to the color of the ball of described recovery zone.In addition, the driving of described color sensor is also undertaken by master control part.

Separate motor rotation control part usually so that separator is controlled driving mechanisms such as motor in the mode of certain orientation and certain speed rotation, but enter described recovery zone at ball, and by under the situations such as color sensor detects, the rotary speed of described separator is controlled.Thus, can positively carry out the color detection of ball, therefore can positively carry out color described later and relatively judge.

Color comparison judging part will be stored in color among the described ROM and token payment amount corresponding informance, compare with color by described color detection identification part identification ball, judge the color corresponding with the token payment amount whether with described detected solid colour.

In described ROM, store the control program of the necessary regulation of control that the auxiliary device control part carries out.In addition, in described RAM, store relatively judgment result etc. of the recognition result of the operation result of regulation of auxiliary device control part and color detection identification part and color.

The sensor drive division for example drives described color detecting sensor, and will be sent to the auxiliary device control part by the detected colouring information of color detecting sensor, perhaps drive the token that passes through that detects described token and pass through sensor, and will be sent to the auxiliary device control part by the detected signal of this sensor.In addition, separate the motor rotary driving part and drive the motor 530 that is arranged on the separator.

Token is supplied with the bucket drive division and is for example driven the token that described token payment mechanism portion had and supply with bucket, payment token.

The auxiliary device control part reads the detection information of the particular color of ball, and the color that will be stored in advance according to this information in the memory of ROM etc. compares with token payment information corresponding to this particular color, under this information situation consistent with particular color, the token of Duoing than the payment information of the color of the ball of common setting and token can be paid auxiliary device from described token payment mechanism 408.

That is to say that shown in the flow chart of Figure 16, described color detection means detects color (S1), the auxiliary device control part carries out color identification (S2).Under the situation that is particular color, a succession of processing (S3) of token piece number n piece of the regulation of paying, end process then.

In step S2, under the situation that is not particular color, compare few token piece number m piece (S4) during the Zhi Fuyu particular color.Therefore, for example the ball of " yellow " is paid 25 pieces, ball to " green " is paid 100 pieces, thus, except can token being dropped in the recreation field domain to obtain the more token by moving back and forth of the portion of pushing, also carry out and the payment of the corresponding token of the color of ball, can develop thus with existing and push away the different recreation of coin game device.

The auxiliary device control part reads the detection information in proper order of the color of ball, under the situation consistent with the color sequences of storage in advance, and can be from the more token (S5) of token payment mechanism 408 payments.For example, under the situation of the color same color that detects and detect, the token quantity of indivedual payments is usually quadrupled.For example, payment is 25 pieces under the situation that detects " yellow ", and continuous detecting goes out under the situation of " yellow " 50 pieces of payments, and then detects under the situation of " yellow " 75 pieces of payments, the token of payment regulation piece number when at every turn detecting the color of ball again.

In addition, even continuous detecting goes out, but detect under the situation of other colors (for example, under the situation of yellow → yellow → green → yellow) halfway, at the token piece number of the regulation of the yellow twice continuous amount of payment (for example, 25 pieces+50 pieces=75 pieces) afterwards, the token piece number (for example 100 pieces) of the regulation of the green correspondence of Zhi Fuyu, even but detect yellow afterwards, also not payment " 75 pieces " as described above, and only payment " 25 pieces ".Thus, compare,, therefore can further increase recreation owing to token piece several colors according to described ball of paying in the described recreation field domain increase and decrease with the existing coin game machine that pushes away.

The ball that obtains with auxiliary device is corresponding and token that obtain supplies in the field domain from the bucket 408 of auxiliary device or the token capsule 430 of Fig. 1.Obtaining under the more situation of number of tokens, auxiliary device is accepted the supply of token from capsule 430.A plurality of capsules with annular arrangement near the recreation field domain of auxiliary device.100 pieces of tokens in a capsule, have for example been taken in.Obtaining number of tokens, be that unit supplies with from capsule token to auxiliary device with 100 pieces above under 100 pieces the situation.Odd number is from 408 supplies that struggle against.

Fig. 7 is the stereogram of the detailed structure of expression token capsule.A plurality of token capsules 500 with the amount of the quantity of auxiliary device all equally spaced alignment arrangements on circular discs 502.Master control part makes the amount of the angle of an auxiliary device of disc spins afterwards it temporarily be stopped, and then rotation.After capsule has been paid token, supply with token from the capsule of the 408 pairs of skies that struggle against.Has second supply port of in field domain, supplying with first supply port of token and in capsule, supplying with token on the bucket 408.Second supply port is compared with first supply port and is positioned at framework inside, capsule at second supply port and between pushing above the portion 406 around.From capsule release token above the portion of pushing.

The token capsule is oblique to the auxiliary device inclination by being fixed in protruding seat 504 on the circular discs.The token capsule is divided into two hemispheres by second-class up and down, takes in the token of the amount of regulation piece number in the inner space that is made of both.

Hemispheroidal framework central side at upside, be fixed with and be used to make spool 506 flanges that upward rotate of spheroid with respect to protruding seat 504, when this flange by when the downside hemisphere pushes, as shown in Figure 8, the rotation upward of upside spheroid by rotating shaft 506, expose opening between spheroid up and down, thus, a plurality of tokens drop to the field domain of auxiliary device from the downside spheroid.Because the face 509 that exposes of downside spheroid forms towards the plane of the downward-sloping shape of auxiliary device, so token can landing on this plane.

Framework central side in circular discs 502 disposes the open mechanism 508 that is used for open token capsule.This mechanism is configured in the front of each auxiliary device.This open mechanism 508 as shown in Figure 9, the hole 513 that in the foot 512 of the main body 510 of column, has bolting to use, foot is fixed on the base plate of framework.In the upper end of main body 510, the crank 516 by motor 514 rotations is arranged.Distolateral with respect to another of motor rotation axis 515 at this crank is fixed with roller 518.

The roller 518 of crank 516 is positioned under bottom the state, the plate of token payment capsule 500 contacts with roller along with the rotation of rotating disc 502, in this process, as shown in Figure 8, the upside spheroid lifts upward, and the token capsule is open.

Each auxiliary device uses the processing of selecting of token as illustrated in fig. 6, or by the identification color of ball the acquisition piece number of computing token.Under the situation of the not enough regulation of the computing of this token piece number piece number, only 408 token supplied in the auxiliary device from struggling against.On the other hand, under the situation that surpasses regulation piece number, notify master control part with this information.The multiple that master control part is obtained the regulation piece number of the most approaching acquisition piece number also calculates the capsule number that needs.After this computing finished, control motor 514 was set in bottom position with roller.

Whether master control part will have the information of token to update stored among the RAM successively in the position of each capsule and the capsule, master control part is with reference to this stored information, up to the capsule of taking in token that needs quantity with keep described roller to be positioned at the state of lower end till described roller contacts.After the needs number of capsules supplies to auxiliary device with token, roller is moved upward.

Master control part control motor, torque fully acted on the roller when flange was contacted with roller, made between upside spheroid and the downside spheroid positively open with the flange of abundant pushing token capsule.Unidirectional destage device 520 pushing motor reels 515, thus make motor not go into damaged because of the reverse pumping that acts on the motor reel 515.

Master control part is controlled this bucket, token is supplied to auxiliary device from the bucket of this auxiliary device supply with the opening 517 of capsule of sky of token.Up to supply in the bucket at sky till the token of regulation piece number, master control part dish 502 the rotation of stopping the rotation.Just token is being supplied to recreation field domain etc. and under can't the situation of supply token at the bucket of the auxiliary device of supplying with token, from the bucket of the auxiliary device in next door capsule supply token to sky.

As above-mentioned shown in Figure 5, have ball branch machine 308 midway at the ball circulating path.For example, undertaken as the little award of non-progressive jackpot, a ball being supplied to auxiliary device under the situation that awards that above-mentioned slot machine selects and stipulate get all the ready by auxiliary device.That is, ball is discharged to the path that links to each other with the ball rotating disc 400 of auxiliary device from branch's machine 308.The ball of discharging is fed into the ball rotating disc 400 of auxiliary device, supplies to the token recreation field domain of auxiliary device then.The ball that is fed into token recreation field domain is caught by ball separator shown in Figure 10, and is sent to the color identification mechanism 316 of ball.The detailed construction of branch's machine will be explained below.

In Fig. 5, the chance machine 322 (Reference numeral 23 of Figure 24,25 Reference numeral 19E) that separates the small path shape of machine (the progressive jackpot ball rotating disc shown in the Reference numeral 19 of Figure 22) 320 rotation with progressive jackpot is arranged on the end in chance path 18.But this chance machine constitutes the arciform of mounting ball.The chance machine is fixed on the rotating mechanism 19 of tubular integratedly via mechanical arm (Figure 25).Master control part makes the rotating mechanism rotation beyond when progressive jackpot is set up, mechanical arm along with this rotating mechanism around rotating mechanism 19 around.

End in chance path 18, the bead rotating disc 77 that is used to accept the ball that falls from the chance path is fixed on the bottom surface of progressive jackpot ball rotating disc 19.In the lower end of this bead rotating disc,, have large diameter ball receiving portion 78 in the mode relative with the bead rotating disc.This ball receiving portion is communicated with the descent path 79 that ball is passed out to ball storage portion.

The chance machine moves between bead rotating disc 77 and ball receiving portion 78, sliding on the chance path and dropping to ball on the bead rotating disc, during dropping to ball receiving portion 78 from the bead rotating disc, as long as opportunity is correct, the chance machine just can caught ball during this period.

When the chance machine captured ball, ball was connected on the projection 79 on the bottom surface that is formed at progressive jackpot ball rotating disc, and ball falls and switches to moving to common path from the chance machine.Projection 79 be present in common circulating path arbitrary zone directly over.Thus, can increase the quantity of the ball that should enter into the progressive jackpot path, and a plurality of players are seen.

Continue Fig. 5 explanation, as described above, when ball when being positioned in chance machine 322 (Reference numeral 77 of Figure 25) and going up correct opportunity, ball switches to common circulating path 14A from the chance path.If opportunity is improper, then club is recycled in the storage portion (ball groove) 326.

When the control signal that receives master control part, the ball of storage portion is lifted from storage portion by pedestal lift 328, and arrives ball supply equipment (ball direction of the supply switching mechanism) via color detection machine 330.

Master control part control ball supply equipment 332, and make and ball supplied to chance path 18 or supply to circulating path 14A or transfer to the judgement in the path that is used to discharge dirty ball.At ball supply equipment 332 ball is transferred under the situation in chance path, supplied with ball, make ball rise to the starting end in chance path to the subregion 18D of central elevator.

Supply to the ball in chance path is carried out according to following condition.When each auxiliary device was put into field domain with token, the token that master control part receives from each auxiliary device dropped into information, the computing that the professional etiquette of going forward side by side is fixed.Erect specific flag with the regulation probability in this computing, when flag was set up, master control part made the direction of ball supply equipment 332 towards the chance path, supplied with ball to the chance path.

In addition, disappear around the club of circulating path, so master control part makes the guide part 140A of ball supply equipment 332 towards path 14A, supply with ball to circulating path with the amount of specified quantity because progressive jackpot produces the back.In addition, Fig. 5's has been shown in dotted line the situation that rotating mechanism 19 (Reference numeral 320) and chance machine 79 (Reference numeral 322) as shown in figure 25 become one.

When ball from storage portion 326 during by pedestal lift 328, the color detection machine 330 by pedestal lift 328 detects its color.Consequently, master control part can be appended various recreation.If primary games is the recreation of above-mentioned competition progressive jackpot, then recreation herein is equivalent to the trivial games with respect to this primary games, for example, be for all auxiliary devices, when detecting the ball of the amount that arrives earlier the regulation number, make the recreation of turning over several times etc. with the corresponding token quantity of the color of ball.

Form paths such as circulating path by the track module that connects involutory different shape.Figure 13 represents the structure of track module, and with stereogram a track module has been shown.The track module is made of guide plate 700, rail-guided 702 and resin track 704.

Guide plate 700 is band-like plates of being made by hard materials such as metals, and rail-guided 702 and resin track 704 are installed on the guide plate in mode described later.The mobile route of the ball on the track module is by the shape decision of guide plate.As shown in figure 13, except that linearity, utilize to make circular-arc with the state on plane the plate face or that the plate face is become in normal direction is wavy, mobile route can become linearity, circular-arc, wavy etc.

Rail-guided portion is equipped with a plurality of on each guide plate, and all is identical shaped.Figure 17 shows the cutaway view of rail-guided portion, resin track and guide plate, and rail-guided portion is roughly U word shape, from basal part 712 to guide plate 700 side-prominent being provided with from the two side ends of the bottom hook 710 relative towards the below.

Rail-guided by connecting guide plate in the space that is formed by basal part 712 and hook 710, thereby be installed on the guide plate.Enclosed than the profile big of guide plate by the space that bottom 712 and hook 710 form, therefore, rail-guided portion can not have on the direction of hook with respect to guide plate slides.

On two wrists 714 on the top of rail-guided portion,, on the direction that is free to slide with respect to resin track 704, wear the recess (through hole also can) 705 that two places have approximate circular cross-section altogether everywhere respectively at front and base end side.

The resin track is the bar-shaped resin with circular cross-section, by the length direction along guide plate 700, amounts to four respectively in the recess 710 of rail-guided portion with each two, thereby is installed on the guide plate.Diameter at least a portion of U word shape recess 710 is less than the profile of rail-guided portion, and rail-guided is moved with the resin track with becoming one as aftermentioned.Ball rolls in the space of the ditch shape that is formed by four resin tracks, does not contact with four resin tracks parts in addition.In addition, as the material of resin track,, then can use appropriate resin as long as can strain be shape along the shape of guide plate.

In a plurality of rail-guided on being installed on guide plate, at least one rail-guided is fixed on the guide plate by screw etc.In Figure 13, for a guide plate, have three rail-guided portions, the rail-guided portion of central authorities is fixed on the guide plate, and other two can be slided on guide plate.Like this, even make because of influence of temperature variation under the flexible situation of resin track, also can become one and on guide plate, slide with the resin track, prevent the situation that ditch shape geometric distortion because of four resin tracks formation causes ball to tumble and interferes with other track modules etc. by making rail-guided.

As shown in figure 14, the junction surface of two track modules is provided with the junction surface with rail-guided 708.The guide plate 700 of engaged track module and junction surface are separately fixed on the pedestal sheet metal with the secure component of rail-guided 706 usefulness screw etc., and can carry out the mounting or dismounting with respect to the pedestal sheet metal respectively.The junction surface is also identical with rail-guided with rail-guided portion, constitutes roughly U word shape, is penetrated with the resin track in the concavity portion of the front and base end side of its two wrist.

Yet different with rail-guided is, the junction surface is with becoming the chimeric of pine between rail-guided and the resin track, in addition, the interval each other, end of the resin track of engaged track module is fully separated, thus, the flexible of resin track do not exerted an influence to the junction surface.Above-mentioned circulating path, progressive jackpot path and chance path all constitute by linking a plurality of these track modules.

Figure 15～Figure 20 is the stereogram that the branch's machine 308 to Fig. 5 describes.Branch's machine is positioned at circulating path midway, and is located at the front of each auxiliary device.This branch's machine stores a ball that rolls in inside on circulating path 14A, according to the arrangement of the slot machine dish of selecting recreation of auxiliary device ball is supplied to ball rotating disc 400.At this moment, master control part is replenished ball to circulating path.

At the two ends of branch's machine, be provided with the connecting end 726 that two assemblies being inserted by the resin track for the track module constitute with leaving respectively.Branch's machine has by the cup portion 724 of the hollow cylindrical of motor 701 rotation and arciform pawl 725, and this arciform pawl 725 can be free to rotate to from being arranged at opening 723 on glass portion's curved surface and give prominence to and make the opening portion be incorporated in position in glass portion towards the position of the rotating direction upstream side of ball (with reference to Figure 15) and with ball.The rotating shaft of pawl is provided with pawl to the spring that suppresses from the outstanding direction of cup portion.Do not catch at pawl under the situation of ball, become the position shown in Figure 15,16.The pivot of cup portion is consistent with the central shaft of cylinder, and as aftermentioned, opening is towards the top usually.

Cup portion is between each connecting end 726 that is arranged on the branch machine two ends, and mode that become level vertical with the direct of travel of rotating shaft and ball disposes.When at the ball that rolls on the path with when the outstanding pawl 725 of cup portion curved surface contacts, pawl is pushed by ball and to the direct of travel rotation of ball.The center of rotation of pawl is arranged in the upstream side curved surface 727 of glass portion, and ball 522 is received to a glass portion inside with pawl under the state of being caught by pawl 725.

When pawl and ball were incorporated in glass portion, pawl was outstanding on the path, and the periphery of the ball in the cup portion exposes from the opening of cup portion curved surface, and therefore, other balls can roll on the outer peripheral face of the ball in the cup portion and pass through branch's machine, carry out on the path.

As shown in figure 18, on above-below direction, produce the poor mode of layer, the linking part 726 at two ends is set on branch's machine so that become the upstream side track 734A and the downstream track 734B at the two ends of branch's machine.And make the downstream track of branch's machine form lowlyer.Thus, can make ball can not be parked in the part of branch's machine to give the whereabouts acceleration of the poor amount of layer by the ball of branch's machine.

Branch's machine has the sensor 728 whether ball is arranged in the detection cup portion 724.This sensor is made of light-emitting component and photo detector, and photo detector is relative with light-emitting component spacer cup portion.Cup portion is formed by transparent resin, has the sufficient light transmission of the light path that does not hinder between this light-emitting component and the photo detector.When ball is incorporated in glass portion by pawl backstop, ball with pawl, come the light of self-emission device to be blocked and can not arrive photo detector, therefore, master control part detects in glass portion and has taken in ball by analyzing the signal from sensor.In addition, because cup portion is transparent, so the player can see the ball that is accommodated in glass portion.For example, under the situation different because of the value that is applied to colour on the ball ball in causing playing, the ball of the value of being asked for by the identification player can be to this situation of player's demand.

Motor is provided with encoder etc., thereby main control unit can detect the position of rotation of glass portion by the rotation amount that detects motor.The opening of cup portion is usually towards the top, but when selecting on auxiliary device and when elected, master control part is sent rotating signal to motor, and motor is rotated, the opening that makes glass portion is towards the below.Be equipped with ball and accept guide part 722 below cup portion, the ball in the cup portion drops to ball from opening and accepts guide part.This ball is accepted guide part and is linked to each other with the path of the ball rotating disc that arrives each auxiliary device.At this moment, on the curved surface of cup portion, roll and, on the path, advance at other balls that come that roll on the path by branch's machine.After this, main control unit makes glass portion's rotation half-turn, makes the opening of glass portion relative with the path up, and pawl 725 is given prominence to from opening and done the preparation of catching ball simultaneously.

As shown in Figure 5, ball branch's machine 308 (Figure 15) is all arranged, and ball is incorporated in branch's machine in circulating path 14A, 14B, 14C cocycle on each auxiliary device usually.When there being token to enter chuck, select and specific awards when setting up in certain auxiliary device, the auxiliary device control part transmits control signal to the motor of branch's machine, and the auxiliary device of setting up to specific awards from branch's machine 410 discharges balls.

Ball rotating disc 400 (Fig. 6) is arranged near the recreation field domain in the auxiliary device, ball from branch's machine on the recreation field domain of auxiliary device moves ball mobile route 309 (Fig. 5) the way.The ball rotating disc temporarily keeps the ball of supplying with to the recreation field domain from branch's machine, and the auxiliary device control part is checked the reservation situation of the ball in the ball rotating disc, and discharges the ball that is embedded in the ball rotating disc to the recreation field domain and keep ball in the hole meeting under the situation of specified conditions.Meeting under the situation of other specified conditions, judging the generation of above-mentioned progressive jackpot.

Figure 19 is the overall perspective view of expression ball rotating disc.The ball rotating disc is in framework 750 inboards, and dish 737 is usually by the direction rotation of motor along arrow 752.Dish 737 inclinations slightly downwards towards the center.Be provided with and coil the outside disc 742 of 737 one rotation in the periphery of dish 737.Outside disc 742 has layer in the mode of top slightly that is positioned at inner disc 737 and disposes poorly, and tilts slightly downwards towards the center of dish 737.

Be formed with the ball that to take in ball 522B at the center of dish 737 and keep hole 739.And being formed uniformly altogether in the periphery of coiling 737, five balls that can take in ball 522C keep holes 741.

Shown in Figure 20 (A), below planar disk, be provided with interference dish 746, this interference dish 746 makes the ball that enters into the reservation hole not run through the reservation hole.Figure 20 (B) is the plane of interference dish.Switching zone shown in the Reference numeral 753 of interference dish is that otch is coiled in interference, and herein gate mechanism is set, and thus, by utilizing the zone of gate mechanism switching 753, is discharged into discharge conduit 744 thereby whether control will enter into the ball that keeps the hole.Discharge with conduit 744 be used for ball from the ball rotating disc be discharged into auxiliary device the recreation field domain the portion of pushing above, discharge with conduit 744 downward-sloping slightly from the ball rotating disc, be released to the ball of discharging and roll because of weight the inducing on the path on end in the portion of pushing of self with conduit 744, and drop to the portion of pushing above.Discharge with the diametric(al) of conduit 744 at dish 737, the ball that arrives central authorities keeps hole 739.

The auxiliary device control part is in the position of the scope inner control gate in the switching zone of gate mechanism, and thus, the only ball reservation hole 739 of open central authorities, or the ball of open central authorities keeps the hole and is positioned at the ball reservation hole 741 of outer circumferential side.

Figure 21 shows the detailed construction of gate mechanism.Reference numeral 750A represents to be called as the gate mechanism of baffle plate (flap), it be that the direction rotation of middle mind-set arrow 784 and arrow 786 is mobile by motor 757 with rotating shaft 752, that is, keeping on the circular arc at center in hole rotation at the ball that the ball by central authorities keeps hole and periphery moves.The crank of the rotating shaft of Reference numeral 754 expression binding motor and the rotating shaft of baffle plate.Therefore, even motor rotates to same direction, baffle plate also can move back and forth.

The part that is formed by Reference numeral 751 of baffle plate is the part in reservation hole that is used to close the peripheral part of dish, and Reference numeral 782 expressions are used to close the part in the reservation hole of portion of disk center.Reference numeral 781 expressions are used for the open opening that keeps the hole.When baffle plate when the direction of arrow 786 is rotated to greatest extent, the reservation hole of central authorities is not blocked in gate zone 782, and opening 781 overlaps with the reservation hole of periphery, so can open both sides' reservation hole.This is the full-gear of baffle plate.

On the other hand, when baffle plate when arrow 784 directions are rotated to greatest extent, medium pore is by 782 sealings of gate zone, outer perimeter holes is by 751 sealings of gate zone.This is the full-shut position of baffle plate.Further, baffle plate is under the state of the anglec of rotation of centre, and medium pore is open, and outer perimeter holes is closed, and this is the half-open position of baffle plate.

In the present embodiment, the auxiliary device control part discharges into the ball of medium pore, and keep entering into the ball of outer perimeter holes till medium pore enters ball, when ball enters medium pore, the auxiliary device control part all discharges the ball of outer perimeter holes, periphery all get under the situation of ball in porose, declaration obtains the progressive jackpot prize.Therefore, the auxiliary device control part is set in baffle plate the position of full cut-off till entering medium pore up to ball, enters the position that under the situation of medium pore baffle plate is set in standard-sized sheet at ball.In addition, only to discharge under the situation of the ball in the medium pore, it is half-open that the auxiliary device control part makes the position of baffle plate, and the ball that perhaps makes the rotation of dish stop at the outside keeps on the ball and the nonoverlapping position of baffle plate in the hole, and the position that makes baffle plate be positioned at standard-sized sheet then gets final product.

Above-mentioned Figure 21 is illustrated, the in-built stereogram of ball rotating disc that the interference dish 746 of Figure 20 has been omitted in expression.Motor 757, rotating shaft 752 are fixed on the back side of substrate 780.Diametric(al) at substrate upper edge rotating disc 737 is provided with three optical sensors 748, amounts to four optical sensors with the optical sensor 750 of central part.Each optical sensor is made of light-emitting component and photo detector respectively, and the ball that is accommodated in the hole blocks between these elements, thus, accepts auxiliary device control part from the detection signal of sensor and can detect and taken in ball in portalling.

Three optical sensors 748 are relatively arranged on circumference with five balls reservation holes on the periphery that is formed at dish 737.Optical sensor 750 is arranged on the ball of central authorities and keeps on the relative position, hole.For the position of rotation of identification dish 737, the auxiliary device control part by judge disc spins between one-period optical sensor 748 covered several times, taken in several balls thereby five balls can obtaining periphery keep in the holes.But in the present embodiment,, disc spins 120 degree are got final product owing on circumference, arranged three optical sensors 748 equably.

Replenish the explanation of Figure 19, Reference numeral 522C represents the ball that is supplied to the ball rotating disc and rolls in outside disc 742.Supply to the ball of ball rotating disc is carried out from the direction of the arrow 759 opposite with the direction of rotation of dish.The direction of the supply of ball is the tangential direction of rotating disc, and carries out with respect to outside disc.When ball was fed into the ball rotating disc, at first ball rolled on outside disc, and rotary speed reduces then, towards the center position decline of dish.At this moment, to the opportunity that center position begins to move and the opportunity of disc spins, club is embedded in outer perimeter holes or the medium pore according to ball.

Because outside disc 742 has a layer poor 742A with respect to inner disc 737, so fall in layer difference place and, can give ball, the motion of ball is changed with impulse force to coiling center direction when moving at ball.For example,, also can make ball be difficult to directly enter the hole slightly in the outside by giving the impulse force of the degree of ball to fall the substratum difference, in case and make ball pass through the outside the hole then easily towards medium pore.

Get back to Fig. 5 and go on to say, above the portion of pushing of recreation field domain, move (404) from the d/d ball of ball rotating disc.As shown in Figure 6, because the ball rotating disc is arranged on recreation field domain tabular surface and pushes the top of portion, therefore the ball of emitting from the ball rotating disc moves to the recreation field domain by the weight of self.Then, ball warp is crossed the separation circuit (406) of ball and token, and the operation (486) of the color of process detection ball is recycled in the ball storage mechanism.

As described above, when the auxiliary device control part was declared the establishment of progressive jackpot, the auxiliary device that main control unit is set up to progressive jackpot was supplied with all balls in progressive jackpot path.Supply with to this auxiliary device all balls during, master control part sends recreation to the control part of other auxiliary devices and interrupts control signal, and the token recreation is interrupted.During this time, on the indication mechanism of auxiliary device, regenerate the performance image.After the auxiliary device of setting up to progressive jackpot had been supplied with all balls, master control part was supplied with the ball of ormal weight to common path, and restarted to obtain the token recreation that progressive jackpot is a target.

On the other hand, owing to have a large amount of balls in the recreation field domain of the auxiliary device that progressive jackpot is set up, the payment processes that therefore needs to detect the color of ball and make token finishes, therefore, in the meantime, the auxiliary device controlling organization can be selected interruption with the slot machine dish that is accompanied by the token recreation.When progressive jackpot is set up a large amount of ball by to the tabular surface of the recreation field domain of auxiliary device or push portion above supply.

Below, the embodiment of auxiliary device control part (Fig. 4) being carried out other controls that judge whether that progressive jackpot is set up describes.Figure 49 is the flow chart of its control action of expression.The auxiliary device control part is carried out this flow chart repeatedly, in step 1000, whether the result that selects of the slot machine dish in the recreation field domain of affirmation auxiliary device is 777, select under the situation that the result is the first specific awards (for example " 777 ") at the slot machine dish, then as aftermentioned, be judged as " progressive jackpot chance " and set up, skip to step 1120.

In step 1002, confirm that whether the slot machine dish is selected the result is the second specific awards (for example " 111 ", " 333 " or " 555 "), and transfer to step 1004 under sure situation.In step 1002, make under the situation of negative evaluation, then get back to step 1000.In step 1004, the auxiliary device control part makes the motor rotation of above-mentioned branch machine, makes 724 pairs in glass portion be incorporated into the position (step 1004) that discharges ball.Thus, ball is fed into auxiliary device ball rotating disc from branch's machine.At this moment, above-mentioned baffle plate is set in full close position.

Then, the auxiliary device control part is in step 1004, after branch's machine discharges ball, determine the position of winning a prize, promptly in step 1008 described later, judge ball with respect to the ball of auxiliary device ball rotating disc, afterwards, make the cup portion 724 of branch's machine get back to the position that can catch ball, and after cup portion 724 catches ball with the set positions of cup portion on the position of other balls that roll on the not overslaugh path.The auxiliary device control part is checked the output (step 1006) of above-mentioned each sensor during above-mentioned disc spins 120 degree, judge which hole (step 1008) ball has entered.

Which hole the auxiliary device control part has entered with ball is stored in the memory with the form of control table.The auxiliary device control part is registered at each hole of control table, when ball is arranged with " 1 " expression, during no ball with " 0 " expression.

The auxiliary device control part is checked control table, judges whether ball has entered medium pore (step 1110).The auxiliary device control part is judged as under the sure situation at this, to enter ball in the medium pore as unelected ball, even the rotation that will coil 737 stop at baffle plate standard-sized sheet ball also can't be from the position that deviate from the hole in the outside after, make baffle plate become full-gear (step 1112), the ball in the reservation hole of central authorities is discharged from the ball rotating disc, and the token in the game area of auxiliary device is pushed device and is emitted (1114).The auxiliary device control part is checked the output of the sensor of medium pore, and is confirming that ball makes baffle plate get back to full-shut position after medium pore is released, and gets back to step 1000 (step 1114).

When the auxiliary device control part is negative evaluation in step 1110, and then check control table, judge ball whether entered on the peripheral part of dish in the hole of withing a hook at the end (step 1118).The auxiliary device control part step 1118 be judged as certainly after, be at other auxiliary devices under the situation of state of progressive jackpot or challenge progressive jackpot, wait for (step 1119) till this state finishes in other auxiliary devices.

Next, as progressive jackpot chance the challenging right of progressive jackpot (obtain to), the auxiliary device control part will coil 737 rotation to be stopped, and makes baffle plate make disc spins after moving to the position of standard-sized sheet.The auxiliary device control part checks the output to the sensor in the hole in the outside, and confirming that ball all after the hole in the outside is discharged into the token game area, makes baffle plate get back to full-shut position (step 1122, step 1124).

Next, auxiliary device control part control branch's machine (Figure 15) discharges (step 1126) with ball in auxiliary device ball rotating disc.Then, with above-mentioned step 1006 and 1008 the same ground, the auxiliary device control part is checked sensor output (step 1125), and then judges the position (step 1125A) of ball.

The auxiliary device control part is checked control table, judges whether ball has entered medium pore (step 1128).When the auxiliary device control part was made affirmative determination in step 1128, then as the right that obtains progressive jackpot, (Fig. 4) notified (step 1130) to central control part.Central authorities' control part is accepted the notice from the auxiliary device control part, carries out the processing of progressive jackpot.The auxiliary device control part waits for, is received to up to the processing of progressive jackpot and ends, and turns back to starting point then.When the auxiliary device control part is made negative evaluation in step 1128, then get back to step 1000.

In addition, as challenge progressive jackpot, progressive jackpot, decision is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment based on the privilege state of selecting the result, to prize-winning state and the difference in the hole that ball enters the medium pore or the outside or the difference that enters several holes of the Kong Deqiu of ball rotating disc.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the combination to a plurality of auxiliary devices is illustrated as game device.But, also can be the auxiliary device monomer as game device.Promptly, provide a kind of novel game play device: in each auxiliary device, when specific awards are set up in the video-game (slot machine, wheel disc lottery mechanism) based on first play value (token), to second lottery mechanism (ball rotating disc) payment, second play value (ball), the second specific awards (the then progressive jackpot of progressive jackpot chance) based on second play value in the ball rotating disc when setting up, are paid the second a large amount of play value to the recreation field domain that uses first play value.

In the above-described embodiment, have a plurality of lighting means in the framework bottom, when present dynasty framework top is luminous, because the track component of track module is by can the constituting by catoptrical resin of white, therefore can the track module is painted.Thus, can improve the effect of design, and, by the treatment state change glow color of master control part according to recreation, thus the state that can notify the player to play.

In addition, above-mentioned embodiment is an example of preferred implementation of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and can implement various distortion in the scope that does not break away from technological thought of the present invention.For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example as branch's machine 308, the branch's machine that is made of arciform pawl 725 grades is illustrated (with reference to Figure 15 etc.), below, as other embodiments of branch unit of the present invention, other examples of branch's machine 308 are represented (with reference to Figure 29～Figure 32).

Identical with above-mentioned embodiment, branch's machine 308 of present embodiment also is to stay and be arranged on the machine midway of circulating path in the mode that is positioned at each auxiliary device front in order to catch as the ball 522 of game object and temporarily it to be held, and the structure of this branch's machine 308 comprises: the cup portion 724 of the channel shape that rotate by motor 701, be formed at pawl 725 in this glass portion 724, detect sensor 728 that ball is arranged in the cup portion 724, at the plate-shaped member 729 of formation on every side of cup portion 724 etc.Cup portion 724 plays a role as being used for temporarily taking in the position (incorporating section) of ball 522.In addition, in the present embodiment, the spring etc. that is not provided for suppressing pawl 725 suppresses mechanism, and only makes glass portion 724 and pawl 725 rotations by the driving force of motor 701.

Cup portion 724 make its opening 723 towards above state (with reference to Figure 30) under, pawl 725 forms with the state (being referred to as extrusion position in this manual) that almost projects upwards as the crow flies in the downstream (the rotation direction downstream of ball 522) of this glass portion 724.Under the situation that comprises such pawl 725, the cup portion 724 of present embodiment is roughly J word shape (with reference to Figure 30 etc.) when top view.At this extrusion position, pawl 725 hinders the advancing of ball 522 of (circulating path 14A, 14B, 14C usually) circulation along the path, and induces (with reference to Figure 30) to cup portion 724.At this moment, the pawl 725 of the present embodiment that forms with linearity almost can be caught the ball 522 of (catch) circulation effectively, and induces (with reference to Figure 29 etc.) to cup portion 724.

Identical with above-mentioned embodiment, sensor 728 constitutes (with reference to Fig. 3) by spacer cup portion 724 luminous element disposed and photo detector.In this case, cup portion 724 can be formed by the transparent resin of the permeability that can guarantee sensor light, also can be as present embodiment, and on its part, have and be used to breach, for example slit 724S (with reference to Figure 32) that sensor light is passed through.

Be formed with protecting cover 721 around cup portion 724 grades, this protecting cover 721 forms in the mode that covers this glass portion 724 grades.For example, in the present embodiment, the both sides of tabular protecting cover 721 bendings covers (with reference to Figure 29) such as cup portions 724 from the upstream side and the downstream of ball rotation direction.And, be provided with plate-shaped member 729 in the downstream of cup portion 724.

Cup portion 724 by motor 701 rotation can be changed to taking in of the state of taking in ball 522 and ball 522 is emitted position (with reference to Figure 31) to what ball accepted that guide part 722 emits.That is, when by pawl 725 ball 522 being induced to glass portion 724, sensor 728 detects this ball 522.At this moment, drive motor 701 makes roughly 90 degree of glass portion 724 rotations, and keeps standby under the state of taking in ball 522,, changes to the reception position that holds drop pass 522 that is.In this reception position, ball 522 is maintained at the state that is surrounded by cup portion 724, pawl 725 and plate-shaped member 729.In addition, if make glass portion 724 be further rotated roughly 90 degree from this reception position, then opening 723 changes to and emits position (with reference to Figure 31) towards the below.In emitting the position, cup portion 724 accepts guide part 722 with ball 522 to ball and emits and it is fallen.

In addition, owing to having taken in the reception position of ball 522 or emit on the position in cup portion 724, pawl 725 is outstanding on the path, so other balls 522 can roll in this glass portion 724 and pass through branch's machine 308.At this, in the present embodiment, the peripheral shape of cup portion 724 is made to become the shape of the motion that might as well hinder other balls (being held the ball ball in addition that stays) that on the path, roll in the position of this glass portion 724.Specifically, with the periphery that constitutes glass portion 724 of a plurality of par 724A, 724B, and at least reception position with emit the position and become the shape (with reference to Figure 31 etc.) that is connected upstream side track 734A and downstream track 734B sleekly.At this moment, can make each par 724A, 724B becomes level at reception position with emitting on the position, but preferably downward-sloping slightly shape ground formation as present embodiment can make ball 522 roll more swimmingly like this.

Further, branch's machine 308 is provided with and is used to detect the rotation amount of glass portion 724 or the checkout gear 800 of direction of rotation position.For example, the checkout gear 800 of present embodiment constitutes, with motor 701 and rotating shaft 707 that cup portion 724 is connected on anti-dazzling screen 801 with this rotating shaft 707 one rotation is set, and detect the position of these anti-dazzling screens 801 by a plurality of optical sensors 802.The number of the optical sensor 802 under this situation and configuration can be set aptly, for example in the present embodiment, with rotating shaft 707 is that the center disposes four optical sensors 802 up and down, by anti-dazzling screen 801 can every 90 degree detect the rotation amount or the direction of rotation position of glass portion 724.Utilization is based on the testing result of such checkout gear 800, cup portion 724 correctly can be positioned on each position (reception position, emit the extrusion position of position or pawl 725) of regulation.

In addition, preferably constitute above-mentioned pawl 725 by a plurality of.For example, the pawl 725 of present embodiment is formed by two parallel projections with the arranged spaced of regulation in the mode that do not interfere with plate-shaped member 729.Under these circumstances, has the advantage that the weight that can suppress pawl 725 increases and can catch more effectively (catch) ball 522.And, according to the pawl 725 of such shape, have cup portion 724 from extrusion position to reception position so that to emit change in location during, make ball 522 near width central authorities, the advantage that it is moved with stable status.

In addition, preferably form cup portion 724 as the incorporating section of ball 522 by parts with light transmission.Under these circumstances, whether the player can take in ball 522 in auxiliary device (can carry out the terminal installation 12 of recreation) this glass of the identification portion 724 of oneself in recreation, and be applied to the color on this ball 522.For example, in the present embodiment, form cup portion 724 (with reference to Figure 29 etc.) by parts permeability, transparent or semitransparent of degree with ball 522 that can be from visual observation to the state that is contained.In addition, be not limited to the permeability of parts,, for example, also can on the side of the auxiliary device side of this glass portion 724, a plurality of open-work 724H (with reference to Figure 29) be set in order easily to observe the part of the ball 522 in glass portion 724.

And in the present embodiment, the direction of the bowl both sides in cup portion 724 are provided with the side protecting cover 731,732 (with reference to Figure 29 etc.) that prevents ball 522 and tumble.These side protecting covers 731,732 are also similarly formed by the parts with light transmission (for example plastics panel etc.) with above-mentioned cup portion 724.

Branch's machine 308 of such present embodiment is configured in circulating path midway in the mode in the front that is positioned at each auxiliary device, and catch (catch) ball that on circulating path 14A, rolls 522 and hold and stay inside, according to the arrangement of the slot machine dish of selecting recreation of auxiliary device, this ball 522 is supplied with to ball rotating disc 400.In addition, in branch's machine 308 of present embodiment, do not use spring etc. to suppress mechanism, and only make glass portion 724 (with pawl 725) rotation by motor 701.Therefore, there is not the fatigue (elasticity worsens, elasticity weaken) that mechanism's this when carrying out the rotation of glass portion 724 and pawl 725 suppresses mechanism of suppressing of utilizing spring etc., do not need to consider such situation.

In addition, in the embodiment of Figure 29～shown in Figure 32, show the pawl 725 of catching (catch) ball 522 easily that forms with almost straight shape, but this is an example.The pawl of the arciform grade shown in addition, for example certainly also can adopting in the first embodiment.

(about ball supply equipment (pedestal dispensation machines))

Below, the ball supply equipment in the game device 1 of present embodiment (below be also referred to as the pedestal dispensation machines) is described in detail for example (with reference to Figure 33～Figure 39).

Pedestal dispensation machines (ball supply equipment) the 332nd carries out ball 522 is supplied to chance path 18, is supplied to circulating path 14A as selecting, or a certain the device that dirty ball 522 is discharged is provided with.For example, the pedestal dispensation machines 322 in the present embodiment is configured near the center bottom of game device 1, and the ball 522 of interim storage in storage portion (ball groove) 326 optionally is supplied to a certain path or discharge (with reference to Figure 39 etc.).

Pedestal dispensation machines 332 is provided with as color detection mechanism and dirty ball testing agency and the color detection machine 330 (with reference to Figure 34 etc.) that plays a role.This color detection machine 330 for example uses light-emitting component 330a that is made of White LED and the photo detector 330b (with reference to Figure 37, Figure 38 etc.) that detects light, and utilizes the light that sees through when shining the ball 522 that is made of translucent material, detects the color of this ball 522.More particularly, the RGB composition that sees through light that goes out by photo detector 330b analyzing and testing, and detect color according to this analysis result.Further, the color detection machine 330 of present embodiment also detects dirty ball according to the light quantity that sees through light.That is, under the low situation of the light amount ratio setting that sees through light, judge above dirty of these ball 522 existing specified degree or specified degree.Being judged out dirty ball 522 discharges in the pedestal dispensation machines 332 of back segment.

In addition, be provided with delivering mechanism on color detection machine 330, this delivering mechanism is used to make ball 522 to stop aptly carrying out color detection, and after send one by one.For example, in the present embodiment, the cam 330c that release is used is set on the path of ball 522, and 330c stops ball 522 aptly by this release cam, and sends (with reference to Figure 37) one by one, this release cam 330c for example relatively is provided with a pair of breach that dome shape is a circular shape at the periphery of plectane, therefore, when Rotate 180 is spent on path, just ball 522 is sent one, in addition, by making breach part butt in addition, ball 522 is stopped.

On the rotating shaft of this release cam 330c, be provided with cam position detection sheet (detected) 330d with the rotation of this release cam 330c equivalent.It is and the release cam 330c small pieces of similar shape roughly that 330e detects position of rotation (with reference to Figure 37) by near the affirmation of the cam position being located at sensor that this cam position detects with sheet 330d.

Motor 330f makes above-mentioned release cam 330c and cam position detect the drive source that rotates with sheet 330d and (with reference to Figure 37) is set as being used to.The rotation of this motor 330f is delivered to release cam 330c via motor side belt wheel 330g, belt 330h, cam side belt wheel 330i and cam position detects the rotating shaft (with reference to Figure 38) of using sheet 330d.

In addition, pedestal dispensation machines 332 comprises the branch that is used for that ball 522 supplied to chance path 18 or circulating path 14A or discharges (with reference to Figure 33 etc.).For example, the branch of present embodiment comprises that the ball 522 that the release cam 330c by color detection machine 330 is sent into leads and makes its ball guide part 332a that falls from the hole at institute's allocation and the rotation individual path 332b that is configured in the bottom that falls the hole of this ball guide part 332a.

Rotation individual path 332b is used for ball 522 to three direction assigned units, be arranged to make guide part rotate (cycle) towards the groove shape of supplying with the inclination of (or discharge) target by driving force with motor 332c, thereby the change transport direction, toggle path.The motor 332c of present embodiment is configured in the below of rotation individual path 332b, makes rotation individual path 332b rotation (cycle) (with reference to Figure 33 etc.) by reducing gear 332d such as gears.

In addition, can suitably set with pedestal dispensation machines 332 is the configuration in each path etc. at center.For example in the present embodiment, under the situation above the ball direct of travel that makes color detection mechanism 330 places is (with reference to Figure 36), respectively (direction at about 0 o'clock～1 o'clock) is provided with the discharge path 333 of dirty ball 522 up, right-hand (direction at about 3 o'clock～4 o'clock) be provided with to chance path 18 induce path 334, below (direction at about 6 o'clock) be provided with and induce path 335 (with reference to Figure 36, Figure 37, Figure 39 etc.) to circulating path 14A.

The discharge path 333 of dirty ball 522 constitutes (with reference to Figure 37) by the framework of longitudinal type, to this ball 522 induce and in Figure 39 the direction of dotted line institute timberline discharge, be rolled to the exit (with reference to Figure 39) of specific auxiliary device.Therefore, being judged as ball dirty more than the specified degree 522 by color detection machine 330 gets rid of from the path through pedestal dispensation machines 332 and discharge path 333.

The path 334 of inducing to chance path 18 for example forms (with reference to Figure 37 etc.) by the hang plate of the wall portion with the thin shape of front end.This induces path 334 to be configured to ball 522 is supplied among the subregion 18D of central elevator (with reference to Figure 39).

The path 335 of inducing to circulating path 14A is configured to ball 522 is supplied in the subregion of central elevator (with reference to Figure 39).In addition, the path 335 of inducing of present embodiment is passed through in the framework bottom of color detection machine 330, and crooked halfway and transfer right-hand (direction at about 3 o'clock) to, forms the shape that is connected with central elevator (with reference to Figure 34 etc.).

In addition, at above-mentioned discharge path 333 with induce and be respectively arranged with ball sensor 333s, 334s, 335s (with reference to Figure 36 etc.) on the path 334,335.These ball sensors 333s, 334s, 335s for example are made of optical sensor, the ball 522 that is used to detect the ball 522 of discharge or is induced to each path 18,14A.Ball sensor 334s is configured in the thin part of the front end of inducing in the path 334, can detect ball 522 one by one and calculate number.

(about mobile route switching device shifter 380)

Below, the mobile route switching device shifter in the game device 1 of present embodiment 380 is described in detail for example (with reference to Figure 39～Figure 47).

The mobile route switching device shifter 380 of present embodiment constitutes and comprises: toggle path 381A, 381B, connecting rod 384,385, fork 386, motor 387 etc. (with reference to Figure 40 etc.).This mobile route switching device shifter 380 is assembled in (with reference to Figure 39 etc.) midway of circulating path 14A and circulating path 14B.For example, under the situation of present embodiment, mobile route switching device shifter 380 is bilevel structures, forming circulating path 14A passes through on the upper strata, circulating path 14B passes through in lower floor, mobile route switching device shifter 380 is at the moment toggle path of regulation, and ball 522 is sent into the set path 16C continuous with progressive jackpot path 16 (with reference to Figure 40 etc.).

Toggle path 381A, 381B are that the center can be provided with (with reference to Figure 43 etc.) up and down rotationally with fulcrum 382A, the 382B that is located on the framework 383.The toggle path 381A on upper strata switches to common path 14A and set path 16C (progressive jackpot path 16), and the toggle path 381B of lower floor switches to common path 14B and set path 16C (progressive jackpot path 16).

Connecting rod 384 about toggle path 381A, 381B up and down passes through in the mode that can rotate up and down equally simultaneously connects (with reference to Figure 41 etc.).Connecting rod 384 closes with keying with respect to the part (for example bottom) of each toggle path 381A, 381B, and becoming can counterrotating state.

Be combined with the upper end (with reference to Figure 41 etc.) of another connecting rod 385 by pin in the bottom of the toggle path 381B of lower floor.The lower end of this connecting rod 385 is with respect to the fork on the rotating shaft that is installed in motor 387 386, closing (with reference to Figure 46 etc.) by keying from the position of the rotating shaft eccentric of this motor 387.

Motor 387 when toggle path 381A, 381B are rotated up and down drive source and play a role.When driving this motor 387, be installed in fork 386 rotation on the rotating shaft, connecting rod 384 and up and down toggle path 381A, the 381B lifting via another connecting rod 385 (with reference to Figure 43 etc.).

Near a part (for example, the part that the toggle path 381A on connecting rod 384 and upper strata closes by keying) at the connecting rod 384 of like this one lifting and up and down toggle path 381A, 381B is provided with detected 388 (with reference to Figure 44 etc.).In addition, be provided with at framework 383 and be used to detect this up and down sensor 389A, 389B of detected 388 (with reference to Figure 43 etc.).According to detected 388 the testing result that these sensors 389A, 389B are detected, can confirm the upper-lower position of toggle path 381A, 381B.In addition, for example utilization has the base plate 390 of slotted hole etc., can change the installation site of sensor 389A, 389B, then can easily change the upper-lower position (with reference to Figure 44) of sensor 389A, 389B.

In addition, be provided with sensor 391A, the 391B (with reference to Figure 47) that for example constitutes midway at the set path 16C that links to each other with progressive jackpot path 16 by optical sensor.By these sensors 391A, 391B, can when 381B switches the path, thereby confirm that by detecting actual ball 522 ball 522 is fed to set path 16C by toggle path 381A.

Further, as described above, preferred mobile route switching device shifter 380 has the gate mechanism that flows that (or and establishing) is used to block ball 522 as required.When progressive jackpot shifts, when toggle path 381A, 381B being switched to set path 16C side, the ball 522 that might produce the upper strata is on the way interfered and the mobile smoothly problem of obstruction mutually with the ball 522 of lower floor, as long as but utilize this gate mechanism, just can block flowing of a side aptly, ball 522 is sent into progressive jackpot path 16 swimmingly.For example in the present embodiment, (elevating mechanism) 20 forms two layers of balls path (representing with Reference numeral 392) up and down among Figure 39 from mobile route switching device shifter 380 to central elevator, and only the course of action footpath 392 to the upper strata is provided with the valve system 393 (with reference to Figure 39) that flows of blocking ball 522.The course of action footpath 392 that this valve system 393 constitutes the upper strata makes the outstanding ball 522 that stops of obstacle (for example barrier plate, countercheck rod etc.), has the motor 394 that makes this obstacle action.

As described above, the mobile route switching device shifter 380 of present embodiment forms circulating path 14A and circulating path 14B both sides are passing through up and down, and the toggle path 381A, the 381B that connect levels with connecting rod 384 move it simultaneously, therefore, even also can control many mobile routes by single power source (for example motor).And, in the present embodiment, the smooth and easy of ball 522 when needing the valve system 393 of number just to realize that progressive jackpot shifts by bottom line (in the present embodiment, only to the upper strata in bilevel course of action footpath 382) flows, therefore can restraining device quantity and cost.In addition, owing to when progressive jackpot shifts, use valve system 393 that ball 522 is sent into swimmingly, therefore has the advantage that can not hinder game running halfway.

(about cleaning machine)

Next the cleaning machine 370 to present embodiment describes (with reference to Figure 48).

Cleaning machine 370 is the devices that are used to remove attached to the lip-deep dirt of ball 522, can be provided with in game device 1 as required.For example, in the present embodiment, be located at circulating path B (14B) midway.

The cleaning machine 370 of present embodiment is the device (with reference to Figure 48) that is made of with screw rod 372, sweeper 373 etc. motor 371, carrying.Wherein, carrying constitutes by being formed with the parts of spiral helicine carrying with projection around with screw rod 372, thereby by carrying ball 522 in the axial direction to the certain orientation rotation.

This carrying with screw rod 372 near and be provided with ball guide part 374.This ball guide part 374 disposes in the mode that forms the interval of the degree that can take in ball 522 between itself and carrying are with screw rod 372, and conduct does not make suppressing portion that ball 522 falls and play a role (with reference to Figure 48).

Sweeper 373 for example constitutes (with reference to Figure 48) by the roller that has cleaning bodies such as nonwoven on the surface.This sweeper 373 makes its rotating shaft and carrying almost parallel with the rotating shaft of screw rod 372, and with the state setting of the surperficial butt of the ball 522 in the surface of cleaning body and the carrying.In addition, the belt wheel 373a on the rotating shaft that is located at sweeper 373 and be located at carrying with the belt wheel 372a on the rotating shaft of screw rod 372 between, hang and be wound with the belt 375 (with reference to Figure 48) that is used to transmit rotation.

The motor 371 of cleaning machine 370 makes carrying play a role with the power source of screw rod 372 and sweeper 373 rotations as being used to.For example, in the present embodiment, the power by this motor 371 directly makes carrying with screw rod 372 rotations, utilizes above-mentioned belt 375 that sweeper 373 is rotated to equidirectional simultaneously, by such structure, just can make a plurality of machines move (with reference to Figure 48) simultaneously with single power source.

According to such cleaning machine 370, by during carrying with screw rod 372 carrying balls 522, sweeper 373 is contacted with this ball 522, remove the dirt that adheres to.And, because carrying is with the not rotation of stymy 522 self of screw rod 372 and ball guide part 374, therefore, in this cleaning machine 370, can allow the rotation of ball 522, and meanwhile in its surperficial broad range, carry out wiping, and remove dirt.

In the above-described embodiment, the path of ball circulation is made of path A, path B and path C, but can increase and decrease aptly.Figure 50 makes circulating path be constituted, also original circulating path C be become the control flow chart that ball is supplied to circulating path A ball supply dedicated path BS (Ball Supply) midway by path A and path B, is the variation of the control flow chart of Fig. 5.

With Fig. 5 more as can be known, in the control flow of Figure 50, path BS is discontinuous with respect to circulating path A (14A) and circulating path B (14B), but is connected with ball supply equipment 332.

If supply with ball from ball supply equipment 332 to the guide part 140C corresponding with circulating path BS, then ball rises in central elevator 26C, and arrives the starting end of path BS.Ball falls at path BS from the starting end of path BS, and moves to path A in the fluidic junction 2000 of path BS and path A from the end of path BS.Path BS terminates at fluidic junction 2000 places with path A.

In the control flow chart of Figure 50, be fed into the funnel 312 of circulating path B (14B) by the ball of chance machine 322 acquisitions.In addition, be provided with the cleaning machine 370 (Figure 48) in the downstream of the funnel 312 that is positioned at path B (14B).

Figure 51 is that the fluidic junction 2000 with path BS and path A is the stereogram that the center is represented, path BS forms in the mode that descends from the last direction path A with the fluidic junction of path A.At fluidic junction 2000 places, on the direction vertical, be provided with protection walls 2002, so that can not break away to the ball that path A falls from path A from path BS with respect to path A.Even suppose to break away from path A, also can it not come off from path A by protection walls 2002 from the ball that path BS falls.

(industrial applicibility)

The present invention is applicable to game device, is particularly useful for token game device.

Claims (10)

1. a game device is characterized in that, comprising:

Game terminal device is used to use a plurality of first play value parts, plays for the player;

Storage mechanism preserves described a plurality of second play value parts;

First guide makes the described second play value parts decline that is supplied to from starting end move to the end end;

Carrying mechanism, carrying arrives the described second play value parts of the end end of described first guide, makes it rise to the starting end of described first guide;

Second guide is provided with from described first guide branch ground, is used for breaking away from and moving to described game terminal device from described first guide for the described second play value parts that move along described first guide;

Recovering mechanism will be recovered to described storage mechanism along the described second play value parts that described second guide moved and arrived described game terminal device;

Feed mechanism is supplied to described carrying mechanism with being recovered to the described described second play value parts of preserving mechanism, so that it arrives the starting end of described first guide; And

Control device is controlled the mobile route by the described second play value parts of described first guide decision at least,

Described control device is according to the game result that receives from described game terminal device, carries out the control that the described second play value parts that move along described first guide are moved to described second guide,

Described game terminal device comprises: Characteristics Detection mechanism, the characteristic of the described second play value parts that detection arrives via described second guide; And

Game processing executing agency, the game processing of the recreation of the described first play value parts is used in execution according to testing result.

2. game device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise separating mechanism, this separating mechanism is located at the branch point of described second guide from the described first guide branch, the described second play value parts by described first guide guiding are separated to described second guide

Described second guide constitutes and makes the described second play value parts arrive each of a plurality of game terminal devices;

Described control device is controlled, and makes a plurality of described second play value parts that move along described first guide arrive arbitrary game terminal device by described separating mechanism.

3. game device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described game terminal device also comprises:

Field domain uses the recreation of described a plurality of first play value parts;

Injection mechanism drops into the first play value parts to this field domain;

The first play value parts that drop into detect in testing agency; And

Payment mechanism is paid the described first play value parts to described field domain,

Described game processing executing agency selects processing according to the testing result that is detected by described testing agency,

According to the described result that selects, described control device is sent requirement will supply to the signal of described field domain by the described second play value parts of described first guide guiding,

Carry out detecting the characteristic of the described second play value parts that supply to described field domain by described Characteristics Detection mechanism, the processing of the amount of union and the corresponding described first play value parts of this characteristic,

And carry out the control of the first play value parts of the amount of described computing being paid described field domain by described payment mechanism.

4. as each described game device of claim 1～3, it is characterized in that, described control device receives the information of the game state of relevant described game terminal device, and carries out the control of appending the described second play value parts to described first guide by described feed mechanism according to described game state.

5. as claim 3 or 4 described game devices, it is characterized in that described game terminal device has the reservation mechanism that keeps the described second play value parts,

Described reservation mechanism has reserve part testing agency, and described reserve part testing agency is detected in the reserve part that keeps the described second play value parts, whether has the described second play value parts,

Described game processing executing agency checks the described reservation situation that keeps the described second play value parts in the mechanism according to the detection signal from described reserve part testing agency,

And, carry out decision and whether will pass out to the processing of described field domain by these second play value parts that keep mechanism's reservation according to described reservation situation.

6. game device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described game terminal device has the reservation mechanism that keeps the described second play value parts,

Described reservation mechanism has reserve part testing agency, and described reserve part testing agency is detected in the reserve part that keeps the described second play value parts, whether has the described second play value parts,

Described game processing executing agency judges according to the detection signal from described reserve part testing agency whether the described described reservation situation that keeps the described second play value parts in the mechanism satisfies defined terms,

Satisfying under the situation of described condition, described control device sent requirement will supply to the signal of field domain by the described second play value parts of described first guide guiding,

Described control device is controlled, make all described second play value parts that move along described first guide arrive the described described game terminal device that requires signal of transmission, and supply with all described second play value parts by described second guide.

7. as each described game device of claim 1～6, it is characterized in that, described game processing executing agency has the storing mechanism of the tables of data of the relation between the amount that stores the characteristic of determining the described second play value parts and described first play value

According to detection signal from described Characteristics Detection mechanism, differentiate the characteristic of the described second play value parts, according to the amount of described data voting phasing for described first play value of described characteristic,

And the control of described game terminal device is paid the first play value parts of the amount of described decision by described payment mechanism in execution.

8. as each described game device of claim 1～6, it is characterized in that described game processing executing agency receives the detection signal from described Characteristics Detection mechanism successively, differentiate the characteristic of a plurality of second play value parts successively and be stored in the storing mechanism

According to the tables of data of the combination of determining described a plurality of characteristics with the relation of the amount of described first play value, determine amount with respect to described first play value of the combination of described a plurality of characteristics,

And carry out by described payment mechanism and the first play value parts of the amount of described decision are paid control in the field domain of described game terminal device.

9. as each described game device of claim 1～8, it is characterized in that described first guide constitutes mulitpath,

Have the mobile route switching mechanism, described mobile route switching mechanism make the second play value parts that move on the paths in described mulitpath a paths midway to other path movement.

10. game device as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described mobile route switching mechanism comprises:

Fall portion, make the second play value parts falling midway at a track;

Accept mechanism, accept from the described ball that falls under the clan; And

Travel mechanism, make the described mechanism that accepts, in the position that makes the second play value parts that fall from a described paths to described other path movement, and it between the position that storage mechanism induces, is moved back and forth or touring moving to described other path movement.

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