JP2000262711A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a circuit structure of a main control means and to simplify a signal to be transmitted from the main control means to a lamp control means. SOLUTION: In a pachinko game machine comprising a main control means 29 for mainly executing the control relative to a game board side, and a lamp control means 39 for controlling the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a and 22a, respectively mounted on the separate substrates in a circuit structure, the lamp control means 39 comprises a function for determining the contents of flickering of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a and 22a within a range of the specified representation corresponding to the representation command from the main control means 29.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a play ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a game board is provided with a symbol starting means, a symbol displaying means having one or a plurality of (for example, three) symbol display portions, an openable variable winning means and the like. Then, on condition that the symbol starting means detects a game ball, the symbol of each symbol display portion of the symbol display means is high speed, medium speed,
When the scroll pattern fluctuates for a predetermined time in a fluctuation pattern such as a low speed and stops, and when the stopped symbol becomes a predetermined big hit symbol, the variable winning means is opened as a so-called big hit for a predetermined time, thereby providing an advantage that is advantageous to the player. A state is generated.

When a big hit occurs, a predetermined sound effect is generated from a sound generating means such as a speaker, and a big hit display lamp on the upper side of the game machine main body and a display provided on the symbol display means on the game board side. By flashing a lamp or the like, a jackpot effect is acoustically or optically performed in accordance with a change in the game situation, to stimulate the interest of the player.

In this type of ball game machine, conventionally, a main control means on one main control board has a main control function for mainly controlling the game board side and a lamp control for blinking the display lamp. With the main control function of the main control means, the effect range such as a jackpot, a departure, etc. is designated, and the blinking control of the display lamp within the designated effect range is performed by the lamp control function. While constantly transmitting a signal to each of the display lamps, the display lamp at a predetermined location is blinked.

[0005]

In the conventional control method,
Since the main control means on one main control board is provided with a main control function for controlling the game board and a lamp control function for controlling blinking of the display lamp, the main control means on the main control board is provided. Is very complicated.

Further, the main control means has not only a main control function and a lamp control function but also many other control functions such as a function of controlling the symbol control means and a function of controlling the voice generating means. Therefore, when the main control means is provided with a lamp control function, other controls are also complicatedly related and transmitted from the main control means to each control target of the display lamp, the symbol display means, and the sound generation means. There is a disadvantage that the data amount of the signal becomes very large.

For this reason, in the conventional control system, a large number of display lamps are arranged on a game board or the like, and all of the large number of display lamps or a plurality of display lamps of a specific portion are provided in a plurality of types according to the situation of the game. By blinking at a blinking cycle, there is naturally a limit in diversifying the optical and visual effects by blinking the display lamp.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and in addition to simplifying the circuit configuration of the main control means, the signal transmitted from the main control means to the lamp control means can be simplified, and the optical characteristics of the display lamp can be reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine capable of easily promoting diversification of target and visual effects.

[0009]

The present invention mainly relates to a game board 4.
Main control means 29 for performing control relating to the side, and indicator lamps 4a,
9, 15a, 17a, comprising a lamp control means 39 for controlling the 22a,
A ball game machine in which the main control means 29 and the lamp control means 39 are configured on separate boards 60 and 61, respectively, wherein the lamp control means 39 responds to an effect command from the main control means 29. The indicator lamps 4a,
It has a function to determine the blinking content of 9,15a, 17a, 22a.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game machine main body, which has a front frame 2 pivotally connected to be freely opened and closed. The front frame 2 has a window hole
Game board 4 is detachably mounted from the back side in response to 3,
On the front side of the game board 4, a glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are arranged to be freely opened and closed. An upper plate 7 for storing game balls for firing is attached to the front plate 6, and a game board is provided on the back side of the upper plate 7.
A sound generating means 8 such as a speaker for generating a sound effect is disposed on a support plate or the like for supporting the device 4.

At the upper end of the front frame 2 is a jackpot indicating lamp 9
Is provided, and the big hit indicator lamp 9 blinks when a big hit occurs. At the bottom of front frame 2,
Lower plate 10 for storing surplus spheres and firing handle of firing means 11
12 are provided respectively. The firing means 11 is activated when the player grips and operates the firing handle 12, and the upper plate 7
The game balls supplied one by one from the shooting rail are hit by a hitting hammer and fired on the game board 4 side.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 13 is annularly mounted on the game board 4, and the guide rail 13 is
A plurality of games such as a liquid crystal display means 15, a second symbol starting means 16, a variable winning means 17, a first symbol starting means 18, a normal winning means 19 to 21, and a side decorative body 22, etc. Parts are placed. The game board 4 is provided with display lamps 4a on the left and right sides of the upper outside of the game area 14. One or a plurality of display lamps 15a, 17a, 22a which blink according to the game situation are suitable for the game parts on the game board 4 side such as the liquid crystal display means 15, the variable winning means 17, the side decorations 22, and the like. It is provided in the place. Note that the display lamps 15a, 17a, 22a are constituted by LEDs or the like.

The liquid crystal display means 15 comprises a second symbol display means 24 constituted by a liquid crystal display section 23, and the liquid crystal display section 23
The first symbol display means 25 is arranged on the upper side. The second symbol display means 24 may be one or a plurality (for example, 3
) Symbol display units, and each of the symbol display units has, for example, ten types of numeral symbols from “0” to “9” (second symbol).
Is displayed. The second of the liquid crystal display unit 23
The area excluding the portion serving as the symbol display means 24 displays characters, other background images, demonstration images, and the like.

It should be noted that the second symbol display means 24 changes the second symbol for a predetermined time by the control described later on condition that the second symbol starting means 16 detects winning or passing of the game ball, Is stopped after passing through any of the fluctuation patterns.

The first symbol display means 25 has one symbol display section, and emits ten kinds of numeral symbols (first symbols) from "0" to "9" on the symbol display section. Has become. In addition, the first symbol display means 25 is provided with the first symbol starting means 18.
The first symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time by random number control and stops, on condition that the game ball is detected.

The second symbol starting means 16 is constituted by a variable actuation type variable winning opening such as an electric tulip provided with a pair of left and right opening / closing claws 26 which can be opened and closed, and stopped after the first symbol displaying means 25 fluctuates. When the design becomes a hit design, the open / close claw
26 is open for a predetermined time (for example, about 0.5 seconds). The first symbol starting means 18 is constituted by a passage gate through which a game ball passes.

The variable winning means 17 includes an opening / closing plate 27 for opening and closing a winning opening around a lower horizontal axis, and an opening state (first state) and a disadvantageously closed state (first state) that are advantageous to the player. (2 states). The variable winning means 17 is a second symbol displaying means.
The stop symbol after the change of the second symbol of 24 is "7.7.
When a big hit symbol such as "7" is displayed, the opening / closing plate 27 is opened to the front side. A specific area 28 is provided in the variable winning means 17, and when a game ball passes through the specific area 28, a so-called big hit profit state is continued.

The variable winning means 17 closes the opening / closing plate 27 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening of the opening / closing plate 27, or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls have been won, and the game ball is moved to a specific area. The opening / closing operation is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the vehicle passes through 28.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control system. Reference numeral 29 denotes a main control means for mainly controlling the game operation on the game board 4 side, which is constituted by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and the like mounted on a main control board 60 (see FIG. 4). (Not shown) and is provided on the back side of the game board 4 so as to be detachable. The main control means 29 includes a first symbol display means 25 and a first processing system 31 for performing processing related thereto, and a second symbol display means 24 and a second processing system 32 for performing processing related thereto.

The first processing system 31 includes a hit judgment processing means 33, a first symbol control means 34, and an opening / closing control means 35.
The hit determination processing means 33 determines whether or not the stop symbol of the first symbol display means 25 displays a hit symbol by random number processing, on condition that the first symbol starting means 18 detects a game ball. Then, when the first symbol starting means 18 detects a game ball, a random number value of a hit random number for hit / miss determination repeatedly generated in a predetermined cycle is extracted, and if it matches the hit determination value, it is determined as a hit. It is supposed to.

The first symbol control means 34 is a first symbol starting means.
First symbol display means, provided that 18 detects a game ball.
Controlling the first symbol of the first symbol display means 25 to stop at the predetermined symbol, on condition that the function of changing the first symbol of the symbol 25 for a predetermined time and the determination of the hit by the hit determination processing means 33. With function.

The opening / closing control means 35 keeps the opening / closing claw 26 of the second symbol starting means 16 for a predetermined time (for example, about 0.5 second) on condition that the stop symbol of the first symbol display means 25 hits and displays the symbol. It is designed to open.

The second processing system 32 includes a jackpot determination processing means 36.
And a command generating means 37 and a profit state generating means 38. The jackpot determination processing means 36 is the second symbol starting means 16
The second symbol display means 24 is provided on condition that the game ball is detected.
It is determined by a random number process whether or not to display a big hit symbol on the stopped symbol. For example, when the probability of occurrence of a jackpot is 1/300, the jackpot determination processing means 36 always generates a jackpot random number of 0 to 299, and when the second symbol starting means 16 detects a game ball, The random number value of the jackpot random number is extracted. If the random number value matches the jackpot determination value, it is determined to be a jackpot, and if it does not match the jackpot determination value, it is determined to be out.

The command generating means 37 generates and transmits an effect command in accordance with the result of the determination by the jackpot determination processing means 36. When the jackpot determination processing means 36 determines that the jackpot has been determined, it outputs the jackpot effect command. It has a function of generating and transmitting a departure effect command when it is determined.

Each effect command uses an encoded digital signal, and is composed of a jackpot / out-of-bit data portion of upper bits and a fluctuation time data portion of lower bits. The jackpot / missing data section includes jackpot data and jackoff data for instructing a jackpot or miss, and the variation time data section includes variation time data for instructing the variation time of the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24. ing.

The production command is, for example, a second symbol display means.
If the second symbol of 24 has two types of variation time of 5 seconds and 10 seconds, there will be a total of four types of combinations of the two types of variation time, the big hit, and the miss. Then, the command generating means 37 is configured to generate one of the four types of effect commands in accordance with the result of the jackpot determination processing means 36 determining that the jackpot has been lost.

The profit state generating means 38 is a second symbol display means.
This is for generating a profit state advantageous to the player on condition that 24 stop symbols display a big hit symbol such as "7 / 7.7". The profit state generating means 38 has a control function of opening the open / close plate 27 of the variable winning means 17 on condition that a big hit in which the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 stops at the big hit symbol, and opening of the open / close plate 27 When a predetermined time has elapsed from, or when a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the variable winning means 17, the opening and closing plate 27 is closed, and on the condition that the game balls won during the opening pass through the specific area 28, A control function to control the opening and closing operation to be continued up to a maximum predetermined number of times.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a lamp control means, which is a control content determining unit 40.
And a lamp control unit 41, which comprises a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and other electric components mounted on a lamp control board 61 (see FIG. 4), and is mounted on a back mechanism plate or the like behind the front frame 2. I have.

The control content determining section 40 has a function of receiving and storing an effect command from the command generating means 37 of the main control means 29, a function of analyzing the effect command, and a specified effect range according to the analysis result. The function of determining the effect of the flashing control of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a by random number control and other determination methods within the second symbol control means 42 within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command And a function of controlling the operation of the voice control means 43 within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command.

That is, for example, when there is a jackpot effect command from the command generation means 37, the control content determination unit 40 analyzes that the designated effect of the effect command is a jackpot effect, and When there is a production command, it is analyzed that the designated production of the production command is out of production, and the respective display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 1 in the jackpot production and out of production within the designated production range.
The effect contents of the flashing control of 7a and 22a are determined respectively, and the operation of the second symbol control means 42 and the voice control means 43 in each of the designated effect areas of the jackpot and the off according to the analysis result of the jackpot effect command and the off-state effect command. It is controlled synchronously.

The lamp control unit 41 controls the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 2 according to the effect contents determined by the control content determination unit 40.
2a is used to control the blinking of a predetermined indicator lamp 4a, 9, 15a, 17 including a jackpot indicator lamp 9 when a jackpot occurs.
a, a flashing control function for a big hit that flashes a and 22a at a predetermined cycle; And a flash control function for each of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, and 22a is controlled by each of the flash control functions in accordance with each situation of the game.

It should be noted that if the blinking state of each display lamp 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a is different due to the fluctuation of the blinking cycle at the time of occurrence of a big hit and at the time of a big hit, if the big hit can be distinguished from the occurrence of the big hit. For example, when a jackpot occurs or comes off, the lamp control unit
All of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a and 22a may be blinked by 41. However, the number of the display lamps 4a, 15a, 17a, and 22a that blink when a jackpot occurs may be increased, and the number may be reduced when the indicator lamps come off. In addition, at the time of occurrence of a jackpot and at the time of a big hit, a plurality of types of blinking patterns having different blinking states are set in the lamp control unit 41, and one of the blinking patterns is selected and controlled by an appropriate method. May be.

The second symbol control means 42 includes a control content determining unit 40
It is operated by the signals of the jackpot control, the departure control and the fluctuation time determined in the above, to control the fluctuation of the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24, and a symbol control board 62 (see FIG. 4).
The liquid crystal display means 15 is configured to include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and other electric components mounted on the liquid crystal display unit 15, and is detachably mounted.

The second symbol control means 42 includes pattern data of a variation pattern when the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 varies, symbol data to be displayed during the variation, symbol data of the big hit symbol after stopping, A plurality of types of design data for the off symbol and other symbol data for the second symbol are programmed for each data.

The second symbol control means 42 performs random number control within the designated effect range in accordance with the analysis result from the control content determination section 40 of the lamp control means 39, ie, the signals of the jackpot control, the out-of-control and the variation time control. The function of determining the type of the variation pattern, the type of the symbol to be displayed during the variation, the type of the big hit symbol and the off symbol after the stop, and the other symbol variation details, and the pattern data of the variation pattern stored in advance. The function of reading out the symbol data to be displayed during the change, the symbol data of the big hit symbol after the stop, the symbol data of the off symbol, etc., and the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 according to each symbol data. It has a function to control.

The voice control means 43 operates in accordance with the jackpot control and departure control signals determined by the control content determination section 40 to control the voice generation means 8. The voice control means 43 includes a voice control board case (not shown). It is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and other electric components mounted on a control board 62 (see FIG. 4), and is mounted on a back mechanism plate, a support plate, etc. in the vicinity of the sound generating means 8.

The voice control means 43 stores voice data including various types of sound effects to be generated in accordance with each situation of the game, such as a jackpot onomatopoeia, a miss onomatopoeia, a jackpot melody, a missed melody, and words. Have been. For example, the words may include words that praise the player in the event of a jackpot, words that express the player's satisfaction, words that raise the player's expectation during the reach, and words that indicate the player's disappointment when the player loses the game. The voice data is programmed in the voice storage unit 47.

Then, the voice control means 43 reads out the stored voice data of the sound effects as appropriate in accordance with the jackpot control and departure control signals, and the voice generation means 8 generates the predetermined sound effects in accordance with the game situation. It has a function of controlling the generating means 8.

As shown in FIG. 4, each of the control boards 60 to 63 is provided separately and independently by a main control means 29, a lamp control means 39, a second symbol control means 42, and a voice control means 43. The main control means 29 is provided on the main control board 60, the lamp control means 39 is provided on the lamp control board 61, the second symbol control means 42 is provided on the symbol control board 62, and the voice control means is provided on the voice control board 62.
43 are circuit-structured, and are connected to each other via a lead wire, a connector and the like. When the profit state is generated by the profit state generating means 38, the lamp control means 39 and the voice control means 43 continue predetermined control until the profit state ends.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned ball game machine will be described. When the firing handle 12 of the firing means 11 is operated with the game ball on the upper plate 7, the game ball on the upper plate 7 is
The game balls are supplied one by one to the firing unit in conjunction with the firing operation of 11, and the game balls are hit with a hitting hammer and sequentially fired along the guide rails 13 toward the game board 4 side.

The game ball fired on the upper side of the game board 4 is
When the game ball falls along the board of the game board 4 and the game ball passes through the first symbol starting means 18, the first symbol control means 34 operates to change the first symbol of the first symbol display means 25 for a predetermined time.
On the other hand, when the first symbol starting means 18 detects a game ball,
The hit judgment processing means 33 makes a hit judgment by random number processing, and if it is a hit, the stop symbol of the first symbol display means 25 displays a predetermined hit symbol. When the stop symbol after the change of the first symbol display means 25 becomes a hit symbol, the opening / closing control means 35
Works to open the pair of opening / closing claws 26 of the second symbol starting means 16.

When a game ball wins in the second symbol starting means 16, the jackpot determination processing means 36 performs a jackpot determination process, and the command generation means 37 generates and transmits a predetermined effect command according to the determination result. As a result, the second symbol control means 42 operates, the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops, and a big hit symbol or a missing symbol is displayed on the second symbol after the stop. In synchronism with these display fluctuation states, the sound generating means 8 generates a sound effect according to the game situation of a jackpot or a miss, and the display lamps 4a, 9, 1
5a, 17a, and 22a blink appropriately.

If the stop symbol of the second symbol display means 24 is a big hit symbol, the profit state generating means 38 operates to open the open / close plate 27 of the variable winning means 17 and the game ball falling from the upper side of the game board 4. Through the opening and closing plate 27, it is easy to win the variable winning means 17. Then, when the game ball wins the variable winning means 17,
The prize ball payout means operates to pay out a specified number of prize balls, and returns profits to the player.

When the jackpot determination processing means 36 determines that a jackpot has been hit, the command generation means 37 generates a jackpot effect command and transmits the effect command to the control content determination section 40 of the lamp control means 39. The control content determining unit 40 receives and analyzes the effect command, and displays each display lamp 4 by the lamp control unit 41 within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command.
The effect contents of the flashing control of a, 9, 15a, 17a, and 22a are determined, and the operations of the second symbol control means 42 and the voice control means 43 are controlled.

That is, in this case, since the production command from the command generating means 37 is a jackpot production command including data on the variation time, the control content determination unit 40 analyzes the production command and sets each production command within the designated production range. Indicator lamps 4a, 9, 1
At the same time as deciding the content of the flashing control of 5a, 17a, 22a,
The signal of the jackpot control and the fluctuation time is transmitted to the second symbol control means 42.
Next, a jackpot control signal is sent to the voice control means 43, respectively.

The second symbol control means 42 first determines the effect contents (variation contents) such as the variation pattern of the second symbol, the type of the symbol being varied, the type of the stopped symbol after the variation, and reads out the symbol data. Second symbol display means according to the symbol data
24 is driven so that the second symbol is finally stopped at any of the big hit symbols.

For this reason, the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 fluctuates for a predetermined time in a predetermined fluctuation pattern, symbol, etc. within a specified effect range specified by the jackpot effect command including the fluctuation time data, After that, it stops at a predetermined jackpot symbol.

On the other hand, when the control content determining unit 40 determines the effect content, the ramp control unit 41 synchronizes with the game progress state such as the start of change of the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 or the stop timing. Each indicator lamp 4a, 9, 1 according to the content of the stage
The flash control of 5a, 17a, and 22a is performed, and the voice control unit 43 controls generation of a sound effect from the voice generation unit 8.

That is, in the lamp control means 39, the lamp control section 41 starts operating in accordance with the jackpot control signal determined by the control content determination section 40, causing the jackpot display lamp 9 to blink and the peripheral portion of the liquid crystal display means 15 The other display lights 4a, 15a, 17a, 22a on the game board 4 are blinked, and the occurrence of the jackpot is optically and visually produced by the blinking of these display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a. .

The voice control means 43 includes a control content determining unit.
According to the contents of the sound effect determined in 40, the sound data such as the jackpot onomatopoeia, the melody, and the words stored in advance are read out and the sound generating means 8 is controlled. For this reason, the sound generating means 8 generates sound such as a sound effect according to the occurrence of the jackpot, and produces the occurrence of the jackpot acoustically and audibly.

When it is determined that the jackpot determination processing means 36 of the main control means 29 is off, the command generation means 37 generates a release effect command, and the effect command is sent to the control content determination section 40 of the lamp control means 39. Send. Therefore, the control content determination unit 40 analyzes the production command in the same manner as described above,
The effect contents of the blinking control of each of the display lamps 4a, 15a, 17a, and 22a are determined, and each of the display lamps 4a, 15a, and 17 are controlled by the lamp control unit 41.
The blinking of a and 22a is controlled for disconnection. Also, the control content determining unit 4
The second symbol control means 42 controls the fluctuation, display, etc. of the second symbol within the designated effect range so that the second symbol is released and stopped at the symbol by the signal of the departure control from 0. The sound control means 43 controls the sound generated by the sound generation means 8 for deviation.

In this embodiment, the main control means 29 for mainly controlling the game board 4 is provided on the main control board 60, and the lamp control means 39 for controlling the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a and 22a is provided on the main control board 60. On a lamp control board 61, a second symbol control means 42 for variably controlling the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 is provided on a symbol control board 62, and a voice control means 43 for controlling the voice generating means 8 is provided on a voice control board. Each control board 60
~ 63 can be promoted into a single function, and it can be easily dealt with by exchanging control boards 60-63 with different control functions, for example, when manufacturing multiple types of ball game machines with some control functions different .

Further, the lamp control means 39 has a function of determining the effect contents of the blinking control of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command from the main control means 29. Therefore, the circuit configuration of the main control means 29 can be simplified, and the lamp control means 39
Signal can be simplified, and the indicator lamps 4a,
Diversification of optical and visual effects by 9,15a, 17a, 22a can be easily promoted.

The voice generating means 8 and the voice generating means
8 and a voice control means 43 for controlling the
Since the circuit is configured to control the operation of the voice control means 43 at 39, it is compared with the case where the operation of the second symbol control means 42 and the lamp control means 39 is controlled by the signal from the main control means 29. In addition, the circuit configuration of the main control unit 29 can be simplified.

FIG. 5 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention,
The control content determination unit 40 of the lamp control means 39 determines all of the lamp effect content (flashing change content), the symbol effect content (symbol change content), and the voice effect content (voice change content) within the specified effect range of the effect command. Then, the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a, the second symbol display means 24 and the sound generation means 8 are controlled in accordance with the determination.

The control content determining unit 40 includes a ramp variation content determining unit 50, a symbol variation content determining unit 51, and a voice variation content determining unit.
52, the symbol variation content determining unit 51 has a function of determining variation content related to the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24, and the voice variation content determining unit 52 It has a function of determining the details of the fluctuation of the generated sound. Note that the lamp fluctuation content determination unit 50 has a function of determining the fluctuation content related to the blinking of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, and 22a, as in the first embodiment. Further, the point that the control content determining unit 40 has other functions is the same as in the first embodiment.

The symbol variation content deciding section 51 uses the second symbol display means 24 by an appropriate deciding method within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command from the command generating means 37 of the main control means 29.
Has the function of determining the type of the variation pattern when the second symbol fluctuates, the type of the big hit symbol and the off symbol after the stop, and other symbol effect content (symbol variation content) of the second symbol.

The voice fluctuation content determination unit 52 appropriately determines the type of sound effect and the stop effect when the second symbol fluctuates, within a specified production range corresponding to the production command from the command generation unit 37 of the main control unit 29. It has a function of determining the type of sound effect when a big hit occurs, the type of sound effect when it comes off, and any other sound effect contents (sound fluctuation contents) related to the sound generated by the sound generating means 8.

In this embodiment, on the control content determining section 40 side of the lamp control means 39, the lamp variation content determining section
50, the symbol variation content determining unit 51 and the voice variation content determining unit 52 within the specified rendering range of the rendering command, the lamp rendering content (flashing variation content), the symbol rendering content (symbol variation content), and the voice rendering content (voice variation content) All the production contents of are decided.
Then, the lamp control means 39 causes the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, and 22a to display the lamp effect contents determined by the lamp fluctuation content determination unit 50.
The second symbol control means 42 controls the second symbol of the second symbol display means 24 with the symbol effect content determined by the symbol change content determiner 51, and the sound effect determined by the voice change content determiner 52. The voice control means 43 controls the generated sound such as the sound effect of the voice generating means 8 according to the content. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the first
The same effect as that of the embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 6 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention,
A second symbol display means 24; a second symbol control means 42 for controlling the second symbol display means 24; a voice generating means 8; and a voice control means 43 for controlling the voice generating means 8; The means 39 controls the operation of the second symbol control means 42,
The circuit configuration is such that the operation of the voice control means 43 is controlled by the second symbol control means.

In this embodiment, the control content determining section 40 of the lamp control means 39 controls the function of controlling the operation of the second symbol control means 42, and the second symbol control means 42 controls the operation of the voice control means 43. Each has a function. In this case, the circuit configuration of the main control unit 29 can be simplified, and the circuit configuration of the lamp control unit 39 can be simplified.

FIG. 7 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention,
The control content determination unit 40 of the lamp control means 39 includes a lamp variation content determination unit 50, and the second symbol control means 42 includes a symbol variation content determination unit 51 and a voice variation content determination unit 52.

In this embodiment, the lamp effect details are determined within the specified effect range of the effect command by the lamp fluctuation content determining unit 50 of the lamp control means 39, and the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 1 are displayed.
7a and 22a are controlled to blink. In addition, the design effect contents are determined by the design change content determining unit 51 of the second design control means 42, and the sound effect contents are determined by the sound change content determination unit 52, and the second effect of the second design display means 42 is determined in accordance with the determination. Pattern,
Each of the sound effects of the sound generation means 8 is controlled. In this embodiment, the same effect as in the fourth embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 8 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention,
A second symbol display means 24; a second symbol control means 42 for controlling the second symbol display means 24; a voice generating means 8; and a voice control means 43 for controlling the voice generating means 8; The operation of the audio control means 43 is controlled by the means 39, and the operation of the second symbol control means 42 is controlled by the audio control means 43.

In this embodiment, the control content determining section 40 of the lamp control means 39 has a function of controlling the operation of the voice control means 43, and the voice control means 43 has a function of controlling the operation of the second symbol control means 42. I have it. Also in this case, the circuit configuration of the main control unit 29 can be simplified, and the circuit configuration of the lamp control unit 39 can be simplified.

FIG. 9 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention,
The control content determination unit 40 of the ramp control means 39 includes a ramp variation content determination unit 50, and the voice control unit 43 includes a voice variation content determination unit.
52 and a symbol change content determining unit 51.

In this embodiment, the sound effect contents are determined in the sound effect contents determining unit 52 of the sound control means 43, and the symbol effect contents are determined in the design effect contents determining unit 51 within the specified effect range of the effect command. In accordance with the determination, the sound effect of the voice generating means 8 and the second symbol of the second symbol display means 42 are respectively controlled.
In this embodiment, the same effect as in the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the production command generated and transmitted by the command generation means 37 of the main control means 29 is a jackpot, a jackpot data for instructing the separation, the separation data, and other necessary data and the like, the fluctuation time data It may be excluded. Further, other data such as stop symbol data may be added to the jackpot / missing data and the fluctuation time data to the effect command.

The control content determining unit 40 of the lamp control means 39
It is only necessary to determine the effect contents of the flashing control of each of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a. Therefore, it is not always necessary to control the operations of the second symbol control means 42 and the sound generation means 8 via the control content determination section 40, and these can be controlled by other control methods. Further, the operation of one of the second symbol control unit 42 and the voice control unit 43 may be controlled by the control content determination unit 40, and the other may be controlled by another unit.

The main control means 29 designates the effect range by the effect command, and the lamp control means 39 determines the effect of the blinking control of each of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a within the designated effect range. Is sufficient, and the contents of the effect can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Therefore, various expressions can be freely adopted for the generated sound.

Further, in the embodiment, since there is the first symbol display means 25 in addition to the second symbol display means 24, the control of the second symbol display means 24 is exemplified, but the symbol display means is the second symbol display means. The same applies to the case where only one display means 24 is provided. When the second symbol display means 24 displays a complicated symbol, the liquid crystal display means 15 is appropriate in terms of shape, etc., but other display elements may be used. In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and the like.

[0072]

According to the present invention, the main control means 29 for mainly controlling the game board 4 side, and the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a
And a lamp control means 39 for controlling the main control means 29 and the lamp control means 39 on separate substrates 60 and 61, respectively. Since it has a function to determine the blinking contents of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command from the means 29, the circuit configuration of the main control means 29 can be simplified. The signal transmitted from the main control means 29 to the lamp control means 39 can be simplified, and the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 1
Diversification of optical and visual effects by 7a and 22a can be easily promoted.

Further, a symbol display means 24 and a symbol control means 42 for controlling the symbol display means 24 are provided, and the lamp control means 39 is configured to control the operation of the symbol control means 42. The circuit configuration of the main control unit 29 can be simplified as compared with the case where the operation of the symbol control unit 42 is controlled by a signal from the control unit 29.

Further, since a sound generating means 8 and a sound controlling means 43 for controlling the sound generating means 8 are provided, and a circuit is configured so that the operation of the sound controlling means 43 is controlled by the lamp controlling means 39, The circuit configuration of the main control unit 29 can be simplified as compared with the case where the operation of the voice control unit 43 is controlled by a signal from the control unit 29.

Further, there are provided a symbol display means 24, a symbol control means 42 for controlling the symbol display means 24, a voice generation means 8, and a voice control means 43 for controlling the voice generation means 8. Since the circuit is configured to control the operation of the symbol control means 42 and to control the operation of the voice control means 43 by the symbol control means 42, the main control means 29 and the lamp control means
The circuit configuration on the 39 side can be simplified.

Further, there are provided a symbol display means 24, a symbol control means 42 for controlling the symbol display means 24, a voice generation means 8, and a voice control means 43 for controlling the voice generation means 8. Since the circuit is configured to control the operation of the voice control means 43 and to control the operation of the symbol control means 42 by the voice control means 43, the main control means 29 and the lamp control means
The circuit configuration on the 39 side can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control system showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control system showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a control system showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control system showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Game board 4a, 9,15a, 17a, 22a Indication lamp 8 Sound generation means 24 Second symbol display means 29 Main control means 39 Lamp control means 42 Second symbol control means 43 Voice control means 60 Main control board 61 Lamp control board

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 17, 1999 (1999.12.
17)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Claims]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0009

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0009]

The present invention mainly relates to a game board 4.
Main control means 29 for performing control relating to the side, and indicator lamps 4a,
9, 15a, 17a, and 22a, and a sound control means 43 for controlling the sound generation means 8.The main control means 29, the lamp control means 39, and the sound control means 43 are separately provided. Circuits are formed on the substrates 60, 61, 63, and the lamp control means 39 is
It has a function of determining the blinking contents of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, and 22a within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command from the main control means 29.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0072

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0072]

According to the present invention, the main control means 29 for controlling mainly the game board 4 side and the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a
And a sound control means 43 for controlling the sound generation means 8. The main control means 29, the lamp control means 39, and the sound control means 43 are provided on separate substrates 60, 61, 63, respectively.
The circuit is configured above, and the lamp control means 39 has a function of determining the blinking contents of the display lamps 4a, 9, 15a, 17a, 22a within the designated effect range corresponding to the effect command from the main control means 29. Therefore, the circuit configuration of the main control means 29 can be simplified, the signal transmitted from the main control means 29 to the lamp control means 39 can be simplified, and the display lamps 4a, 9, 15, 15a, 17a, 22a provide optical and visual control. Diversification can be easily promoted.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0073

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Further, a symbol control means 42 for controlling the symbol display means 24 is provided, and the circuit is configured so that the operation of the symbol control means 42 is controlled by the lamp control means 39.
The circuit configuration of the main control unit 29 can be simplified as compared with the case where the operation of the symbol control unit 42 is controlled by the signal from the unit 29.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name]

[Correction method] Change

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Further, the lamp control means 39 controls the sound control means 43.
The circuit configuration on the main control unit 29 side can be simplified as compared with the case where the operation of the voice control unit 43 is controlled by a signal from the main control unit 29.

[Procedure amendment 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0075

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Since the symbol control means 42 controls the operation of the voice control means 43, the circuit structures on the main control means 29 side and the lamp control means 39 side can be simplified.

[Procedure amendment 7]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0076

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

A symbol control means 42 for controlling the symbol display means 24 is provided. The operation of the voice control means 43 is controlled by the lamp control means 39, and the operation of the symbol control means 42 is controlled by the voice control means 43. The main control means 29
The circuit configurations on the side and the lamp control means 39 side can be simplified.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main control means (29) for controlling mainly a game board (4) side, and a lamp control means for controlling display lamps (4a), (9), (15a), (17a) and (22a). 39), wherein the main control means
(29) and the lamp control means (39) are each a separate board (60)
(61) The ball game machine having a circuit configuration formed thereon, wherein the lamp control means (39) is configured to display the display lamp (4a) within a designated effect range corresponding to an effect command from the main control means (29). (9)
(15a) A ball game machine having a function of determining the blinking content of (17a) (22a). 2. A symbol display means (24), said symbol display means (2
And a symbol control means (42) for controlling the symbol control means (4), wherein the lamp control means (39) is configured to control the operation of the symbol control means (42). The ball game machine described. 3. A sound generating means (8), and said sound generating means
And a sound control means (43) for controlling (8), wherein the lamp control means (39) is configured to control the operation of the sound control means (43). Or 2
The ball-and-ball game machine described in 1. 4. A symbol display means (24) and said symbol display means (2
Symbol control means (42) for controlling 4) and voice generating means (8)
And a voice control means (43) for controlling the voice generation means (8), and the symbol control means is provided by the lamp control means (39).
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a circuit is configured to control the operation of the symbol control means (42) and to control the operation of the voice control means (43) by the symbol control means (42). . 5. A symbol display means (24), said symbol display means (2
Symbol control means (42) for controlling 4) and voice generating means (8)
And a sound control means (43) for controlling the sound generation means (8), and the sound control means is controlled by the lamp control means (39).
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a circuit is configured to control the operation of the symbol control means (43) and to control the operation of the symbol control means (42) by the voice control means (43). .