JP2000271272A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machine wherein a sound being outputted from a speaker can be easily listened by a game player. SOLUTION: A speaker box 43 is fixed to both right and left side sections of an internal frame 3. In respective speaker boxes 43, a speaker is housed, and an original sound from the speaker is outputted to the outside through a screen 49 of the speaker box 43. Under this constitution, the speaker boxes 43 are arranged at the same height as a pattern display device 19, and they become closer to ears of a game player. Thus, noises of a Pachinko hall become hard to interrupt the sound while the second reaches ears of the game player from the speaker boxes 43, and the game player can listen to the sound more easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that outputs sound from a speaker to an external device through an output unit.

[0002]

The above-mentioned pachinko machine includes:
There is a configuration in which a reach is announced in advance based on a sound effect from a speaker when a symbol is changed, and an atmosphere of a big hit is raised based on playing music from the speaker when a big hit occurs. In this configuration, a mesh-shaped output portion is provided on the upper plate, and sound is output to the outside from the speaker through the output portion of the upper plate, so that the sound is disturbed by the noise of the pachinko hall and reaches the ears of the player. It was difficult.

[0003] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that allows a player to easily hear a sound output from a speaker.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine comprising: a machine body having a game board; and a speaker provided on the machine body and outputting sound to the outside through an output unit.
It is characterized in that the output unit is arranged at substantially the same height as the central role of the game board or the symbol display device. According to the above means, since the output portion of the speaker is arranged at substantially the same height as the central character or the symbol display device,
Get closer to the player's ear. For this reason, it is difficult for the surrounding noise to ride on the sound from the output unit to reach the player's ear,
It becomes easier for the player to hear the sound.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a pachinko machine is provided with a speaker box having an output portion at substantially the same height as the central role of the game board or the symbol display device in the machine body, and the speaker is housed in the speaker box. It has the characteristic where it is done. According to the above-described means, since the speaker is housed in the speaker box, the sound output from the output section of the speaker box to the outside has a greater thickness.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the pachinko machine is characterized in that the output portion is connected via a horn to a speaker located at a different height from the central role of the game board or the symbol display device. . According to the above-described means, since the speakers do not have to be arranged at substantially the same height as the symbol display device or the central character, the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the speakers is increased.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an output section is provided on each of the left and right sides of the game board, the left output section is inclined so as to output sound toward the right, and the output section on the right is directed toward the left. It has a feature in that it is inclined to output sound. According to the above means, since the sound is directly output from each output section toward the player's ear, the player can more easily hear the sound.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
A description will be given with reference to FIG. First, in FIG.
The outer frame 1 is in the shape of a rectangular tube that is short in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. A middle frame 3 is mounted above the lower plate 2 so as to be rotatable around the left side. A frame-shaped mounting frame 4 is fixed to the rear surface of the middle frame 3 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 5 is held by the mounting frame 4.
Is exposed forward through the mounting frame 4 and the middle frame 3.

A rectangular holding frame 6 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the middle frame 3, and a rectangular metal frame 7 is mounted in the holding frame 6 so as to be rotatable around the left side. I have. A transparent glass window (not shown) is incorporated in the metal frame 7, and the front surface of the game board 5 is covered by the glass window from the front. A frame key 8 is mounted on the front surface of the middle frame 3 on the right side, and locks the middle frame 3 and the metal frame 7 in a closed state. Reference numeral 9 denotes a frame decoration surrounding the frame key 8.

A lower plate 10 is fixed to the lower end of the inner frame 3. A firing handle 11 is rotatably mounted on the lower right of the lower plate 10, and a firing motor 12 (see FIG. 3) is mounted behind the firing handle 11. A hitting hammer 13 is connected to a rotation shaft of the firing motor 12 via a crank mechanism (not shown).
Is rotated clockwise in FIG. 1, power is supplied to the firing motor 12, and the hammer 13 repeatedly rotates about the shaft 14.

In the middle frame 3, a horizontally long pan plate 15 is mounted at the lower end so as to be rotatable around the left side, and an upper plate 16 is fixed to the pan plate 15. Pachinko balls (not shown) are stored in the upper plate 16, and when the hammer 13 rotates, the pachinko balls in the upper plate 16 are hit by the hammer 1.
Played by 3 An outer rail 17 and an inner rail 18 are fixed to the front of the game board 5.
The pachinko ball hit by 3 is guided to the upper part of the game board 5 through between the outer rail 17 and the inner rail 18, and falls while hitting a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown). The plurality of obstacle nails are driven into the front of the game board 5.

A symbol display device 19 is fixed to the front of the game board 5. The symbol display device 19 includes a liquid crystal display unit 20.
A starting port 21 is fixed to the front of the game board 5 below the symbol display device 19. A starting port sensor 22 (see FIG. 4) is provided in the starting port 21, and the starting port sensor 22 outputs a ball entry signal based on a pachinko ball entering the starting port 21.

[0013] As shown in FIG.
It is connected to the main controller 23. The main control device 23 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and determines a big hit or a miss based on a timing at which a ball entry signal is input from the starting port sensor 22, or a big hit symbol and a miss symbol. Set.

The main controller 23 has a display controller 24
The liquid crystal display unit 20 is connected to the display control device 24 via a drive circuit 25. The display control device 24 is mainly configured by a microcomputer, and displays various screens on the liquid crystal display unit 20 based on a symbol display command from the main control device 23.
Hereinafter, an example of this screen will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the display control device 24 changes the left, middle, and right columns of the liquid crystal display section 20 and changes the left and right columns to the main control device 23. Are sequentially stopped at the symbol corresponding to the symbol display command from the user. FIG. 5B shows a reach screen in which the left and right columns are stopped at the same symbol. When the display controller 24 stops the symbols in the left and right columns, the main control of the middle column is performed. It stops at the symbol according to the symbol display command from the device 23. FIG. 5C shows an off screen in which the middle row stops at a different symbol from the left row and the right row, and FIG. 5D shows that the middle row stops at the same pattern as the left row and the right row. It shows a big hit screen.

As shown in FIG. 1, a frame lamp 26 is fixed to the front surface of the middle frame 3 at the upper end. The frame lamp 26 is, as shown in FIG.
The main controller 23 turns on the frame lamp 26 at the time of occurrence of a big hit, etc., to notify the staff of the pachinko hall of the occurrence of the big hit.

On the front of the game board 5, as shown in FIG.
A special winning opening 27 is fixed below the starting opening 21. The big winning opening 27 has a door 28,
The door 28 is connected to a plunger of a special winning opening solenoid 29 (see FIG. 4). This special winning opening solenoid 29
Is connected to the main controller 23 via a drive circuit 30 as shown in FIG.
Supplies power to the special winning opening solenoid 29 based on the determination of the big hit. Then, the big winning opening solenoid 29
The door 28 is rotated based on the movement of the plunger, and the special winning opening 27 is opened.

A special winning opening sensor 30 is provided in the special winning opening 27. This special winning opening sensor 30 is a special winning opening 2
The pachinko ball 7 outputs a ball entry signal based on the ball being entered, and is connected to the prize ball control device 31. The prize ball control device 31 is mainly configured by a microcomputer, and counts the number of pachinko balls entered based on counting the incoming signal from the special winning opening sensor 30.

On the rear surface of the game board 5, as shown in FIG.
A center cover 32 is fixed behind the symbol display device 19. The main frame 33 is attached to the mounting frame 4.
Are mounted so as to be rotatable around the left side. As shown in FIG. 3, the main set 33 is held in a state where the main set 33 is turned toward the mounting frame 4.
2, a ball tank 34 is fixed to the rear surface of the main set 33 at the upper end thereof, and a pachinko ball is stored in the ball tank 34.

A tank rail 35 and a ball payout case 36 are fixed to the rear surface of the main set 33. The inside of the ball dispensing case 36 communicates with the inside of the ball tank 34 via the tank rail 35, and the ball dispensing case 36 is supplied with pachinko balls from within the ball tank 34 through the tank rail 35.

A ball payout mechanism is accommodated in the ball payout case 36. This ball dispensing mechanism is a sprocket 37
The sprocket 37 rotates a set pitch every time the ball discharging solenoid 38 is driven, and sends out a set number of pachinko balls from the ball discharging case 36. This ball dispensing solenoid 3
4 is connected to the prize ball control device 31 as shown in FIG. 4, and the prize ball control device 31 drives and controls the ball payout solenoid 38 based on the measurement result of the number of incoming balls, and Pays out the number of pachinko balls according to the measurement result.

The main set 33 is provided with an upper plate passage 40 as shown in FIG. This upper plate passage 40
Is connected between the ball dispensing case 36 and the upper plate 16. Pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing case 36 are supplied into the upper plate 16 through the upper plate passage 40. Further, a lower plate passage 41 is provided in the main set 33. The lower plate passage 41 connects the inside of the upper plate 16 and the lower plate 10, and the pachinko balls overflowing from the inside of the upper plate 16 are supplied into the lower plate 10 through the lower plate passage 41.

Reference numeral 42 in FIGS. 1 to 3 denotes an outer frame 1, a lower plate portion 2, a middle frame 3, a mounting frame 4, a game board 5, a holding frame 6, a glass window, a metal frame 7, a lower plate 10, 1 shows a machine body having a plate 15, an upper plate 16, a center cover 32, a main set 33 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vertically long mounting plate portion 44 of the speaker box 43 is attached to the front surface of the middle frame 3 as shown in FIG. These speaker boxes 43 are fixed to the middle frame 3 by fastening a plurality of screws 45 to the middle frame 3 through the mounting plate portion 44 from the front, and are connected to the liquid crystal display unit 20 of the symbol display device 19. They are arranged at substantially the same height.

Each speaker box 43 is a bass reflex type having an elliptical hole-shaped bass output section 46 on its front plate.
As shown in FIG. 2, the left, right, upper and lower rear surfaces of each speaker box 43 are sealed. The front plate of the left speaker box 43 is inclined rearward from left to right, and the front plate of the right speaker box 43 is inclined rearward from right to left.

Each speaker box 43 has a speaker 4
7, and each speaker 47 is fixed to the front plate of the speaker box 43. These speakers 47
Is a flat type having a planar diaphragm (not shown), and an output section 48 facing the diaphragm of the speaker 47 is formed on the front plate of each speaker box 43.
Each of these output sections 48 is formed of a circular hole, and each output section 48 is covered with a net 49 from the front as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, an acoustic control device 50 mainly composed of a microcomputer is connected to the main control device 23. The acoustic control device 50 has a built-in acoustic memory 51. The acoustic memory 51 expresses music data for announcing occurrence of a reach, music data for expressing a throbbing feeling when a reach occurs, and joy when a big hit occurs. Music data and the like are stored.

A digital signal processor 52 (DSP 52) is connected to the acoustic control device 50.
52 processes music data provided from the sound control device 50 to generate performance data. This DSP 52 has a D / A
Both speakers 4 via converter 53 and amplifier 54
7 are connected, and both speakers 47 play the music data based on the analog performance data given from the DSP 52 through the D / A converter 53 and the amplifier 54.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the main control unit 23 instructs the acoustic control unit 50 to play the music data for the advance reach when the symbol change screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 20. I do. Then, the tunes for the advance reach are output from the two speakers 47 through the output units 46 and 48 of the speaker box 43, thereby increasing the expectation that the symbol variation screen will develop into the reach screen.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the main control unit 23 instructs the acoustic control unit 50 to play the music data for the reach when the reach screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 20, as shown in FIG. As shown in (d) of FIG. 5, when the big hit screen is displayed, the performance of the song data for the big hit is instructed. Then, from both speakers 47 to the speaker box 43
The tune for the reach and the tune for the big hit are outputted through the output units 46 and 48 of, and the expectation that the reach screen develops into the big hit screen and the pleasure of the big hit increase.

According to the first embodiment, the output portions 46 and 48 of the speaker 47 are arranged at substantially the same height as the liquid crystal display portion 20 of the symbol display device 19 (within the height range of the symbol display device 19). ), The output portions 46 and 48 of the speaker 47 approach the ears of the player. For this reason, the noise of the pachinko hall is hard to ride in the sound before reaching the player's ear from the output units 46 and 48, so that the player can easily hear the sound.

The liquid crystal display unit 20 of the symbol display device 19
The speaker box 43 was arranged at substantially the same height as that of the speaker box 43, and the speaker 47 was housed in the speaker box 43. For this reason, a thick and realistic sound is output from the speaker 47 through the output units 46 and 48, thereby increasing the fun of the game.

The output sections 46 and 48 of the left speaker box 43 are inclined so as to output sound toward the right, and the output sections 46 and 48 of the right speaker box 43 output sound toward the left. Inclined.
For this reason, since the sound is directly output from each of the output units 46 and 48 toward the player's ear, the player can more easily hear the sound.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on. As shown in FIG. 7, circular hole-shaped output portions 55 are formed on both left and right sides of the middle frame 3.
Each of these output units 55 is a liquid crystal display unit 2 of the symbol display device 19.
As shown in FIG. 6, each output unit 55 is covered with a net 49 from the front. As shown in FIG. 8, horn cases 56 are attached to the left and right sides of the middle frame 3 at the rear surface. Each of the horn cases 56 has an open upper and lower front surface, and forms a tubular horn 57 in cooperation with the rear surface of the middle frame 3 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, each horn case 56 is fixed to the middle frame 3 by fastening a screw (not shown) to the middle frame 3 through a plurality of mounting pieces 58 from behind. The lower end of each horn 57 communicates with the output unit 55 as shown in FIG. Each of these horns 57
Speakers 47 are fixed to the upper end of the speaker 47, and the original sound output from the diaphragm of each speaker 47 is output from the horn 57 to the outside through the output unit 55.

According to the second embodiment, since the speaker 47 is connected to the output section 55 via the horn 57, the speaker 47 does not need to be arranged at the same height as the symbol display device 19. For this reason, the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the speakers 47 is increased, so that the speakers 47 can be installed in the main body 42 having a sufficient space.
At the upper end of the

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Description will be made based on 0. As shown in FIG. 9, a substantially U-shaped horn case 59 is attached to the front surface of the middle frame 3, and the frame lamp 26 is mounted on the horn case 59. The horn case 59 includes a plurality of mounting pieces 60 from the front.
And is fixed to the middle frame 3 by tightening a screw (not shown) into the middle frame 3 through the horn 61. The tubular horn 61 cooperates with the front surface of the middle frame 3 as shown in FIG. Is composed.

An output section 62 is integrally formed at the lower end of the horn case 59 on both left and right sides. Each of these output sections 62 has a cylindrical shape pointing forward.
As shown in FIG. 9, the liquid crystal display unit 20 of the symbol display device 19
And located at the same height. In the horn 61, two speakers 47 are arranged at the upper end.
The left speaker 47 has a diaphragm facing the left side, and the right speaker 47 has a diaphragm facing the right. The original sound output from each speaker 47 is output from the output unit 62 to the front.

According to the third embodiment, the speaker 47 is connected to the output section 62 via the horn 61. For this reason, since the speaker 47 does not need to be arranged at the same height as the liquid crystal display unit 20 of the symbol display device 19, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the speaker 47 is increased.

In the third embodiment, a sound insulating plate is interposed between the two speakers 47 so that sound is output from the left speaker 47 only through the left output section 62, and the right speaker 47 outputs the right sound. The sound may be output only through the output unit 62. In the third embodiment, the horn 61
Although two loudspeakers 47 are arranged in the inside, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, one loudspeaker 47 is arranged,
Sound may be output from one speaker 47 through both output units 62.

In the third embodiment, the left output section 62 may be tilted to the right, and the right output section 62 may be tilted to the left. In this case, since the sound is directly output from each output unit 62 toward the player's ear, the player can more easily hear the sound.

In the first to third embodiments, the symbol display device 19 is mounted on the game board 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the symbol display device 19 may be replaced with a central character. May be assembled. This central role is to perform an opening operation based on the pachinko ball entering the starting opening of the game board 5, and during the opening operation, the pachinko ball enters the V zone of the central role. The big hit operation is performed based on the big hit.

In the first to third embodiments, the music is output from the speaker 47 when the symbol change screen, the reach screen, and the big hit screen are displayed on the symbol display device 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, a sound effect may be output instead of music.

In the first to third embodiments, the sound corresponding to the screen of the symbol display device 19 is output from the speaker 47.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the player touches the firing handle 11, a sound such as "Welcome! Good luck!"

[0045]

As is apparent from the above description, the pachinko machine of the present invention has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the output section of the speaker is arranged at substantially the same height as the symbol display device or the central character, the player can easily hear the sound output from the speaker. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the speaker box is provided at substantially the same height as the symbol display device or the central accessory, and the speaker is accommodated in the speaker box. Thickness.

According to the third aspect, the speaker is connected to the output unit via the horn. For this reason, it is not necessary to arrange the speaker at the same height as the symbol display device or the central character, so that the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the speaker is increased. Claim 4
According to the described means, the left output and the right output are inclined. For this reason, since the sound is directly output from each output unit to the player's ear, it becomes easier for the player to hear the sound.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention (a front view showing an overall configuration).

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 1 (the speaker box is shown in a broken state).

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the entire configuration.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen of a symbol display device.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

5 is a game board, 19 is a symbol display device, 42 is a machine body, 43
Is a speaker box, 46 is an output unit, 47 is a speaker,
Reference numeral 48 denotes an output unit, 55 denotes an output unit, 57 denotes a horn, 61 denotes a horn, and 62 denotes an output unit.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a game board, and a speaker provided on the machine body and outputting sound to the outside through an output unit, wherein the output unit is a central character or a symbol display device of the game board. A pachinko machine characterized by being arranged at substantially the same height as. 2. A main body of the game machine is provided with a speaker box having an output portion located at substantially the same height as the central role of the game board or the symbol display device, and the speaker is housed in the speaker box. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the output section is connected via a horn to a speaker located at a height different from that of the central role of the game board or the symbol display device. 4. An output unit is provided on each of the left and right sides of the game board. The left output unit is inclined so as to output a sound toward the right, and the output unit on the right outputs a sound toward the left. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine is inclined so that