JP2001300063A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To strengthen the effect of enlarging the display screen by elaborating the composition of the surrounding of the screen so as to make the display screen of a design display device look larger and varying falling routes of game balls by means of a warped route. SOLUTION: In a game board of a pachinko game machine having a design display device 40 mounted in a game board base material 20 and the near center thereof, and in which the design display device 40 is made up of a display screen 41a and a screen frame member 43 surrounding that, the screen frame member 43 has ball receiving sections 67L, 67R, 69L and 69R in the lateral portions of the display screen 41a, a falling route 68 guiding game balls from the receiving sections to below the display screen 41a, a stage section 61 extending leftward and rightward with prescribed depth below the display screen 41a, and horizontal routes 62 and 63 guiding turnably rolling game balls leftward and rightward from the falling route 68 on the stage and moving upward and downward the game balls are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game board of a ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to partially hiding a game ball by passing it through a predetermined passage, or by placing a game ball in the front-back direction of the board surface. The present invention relates to a game board suitable for providing a so-called warp route for moving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in ball and ball game machines represented by pachinko machines, a symbol display device is provided in a game board to enhance the interest of the game.

[0003] A symbol display device of this type of ball game machine is, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal for displaying a special symbol, a reserved ball storage LED, an ordinary symbol display LED and its reserved ball storage LED, a decoration LED, When the game ball enters the starting port on the game board, a plurality of special symbols are moved and stopped by the display device. A game such as operation of a device or the like is performed, and processing for improving the payout is performed in accordance with the result. Also, when there are a plurality of winnings in the starting port and the operation by such a special symbol is suspended, the number of the retained balls is displayed by turning on a light emitting diode with, for example, a maximum of four LEDs by the reserved ball storage LED. There are many things.

[0004] The symbol display device has a display area which does not narrow the flow-down area of the game ball in the game area of the game board. Since it is easy to pay attention to the game on the display screen which greatly affects the display screen, the display screen tends to be enlarged to a screen size of 7 inches or more. Also, various ideas have been devised for the effects on the display screen so as not to make the player tired.

[0005] Further, as a passage for playing or partially hiding the game ball on a route that is temporarily off the board surface,
A so-called warp route is also provided to create a movement of a game ball different from that on the board, thereby enhancing the interest of the ball game.

In this type of ball-and-ball game machine, a concave chamber opened to the front, a side wall on the lower side (ground side) of the concave chamber, and a stage for guiding the game balls so as to roll, and the concave chamber And a flow-down guide passage for causing the game balls to flow from the upper (top) side of the board to the stage. The flow-down guide passage is formed on a member serving as a screen frame so as to surround the top side and both left and right sides of the display screen behind the board surface, and a game ball that has flowed down on the stage from the top board surface is lowered forward. It flows down while rolling on the top.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional game board of a ball game machine, the frame member surrounding the display screen of the display device rises substantially perpendicularly to the display screen, and the display screen is displayed. Since the display screen had an opening shape substantially the same as the contour of the screen (a substantially same opening area of the display screen), the display screen was seen to be very narrow from the player.

[0008] This is particularly noticeable when the display screen is arranged behind the board and a warp route or the like for playing a game ball is provided. Furthermore, when providing a warp route, etc.,
Since the game ball had a substantially flat (or gently concave curved surface) flow-down passage shape simply flowing down from the back side to the front side of the symbol display device, the flow-down mode of the game ball was monotonous.

When the actual area of the display screen is to be enlarged, there has been a problem that the visual effect of the enlarged screen is reduced for the above-described reason.

In view of this, the present invention improves the display screen enlargement effect by devising the peripheral configuration of the screen so that the display screen of the symbol display device is enlarged in the game area, and allows the game ball to flow down by a warp route or the like. It is an object of the present invention to diversify the modes and enhance the interest of the ball and ball game machine.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a game board base for forming a game area for game balls on the front side of a ball game machine, and a substantially center of the game board base. A symbol display device attached to a part, the symbol display device includes a display screen, and a screen frame member interposed between the game board base material and the display screen so as to surround the display screen. In the game board of the ball game machine composed of
The screen frame member, a ball receiving portion that can introduce a game ball on the side of the display screen, a flowing passage portion that guides a game ball from the ball receiving portion to a lower side of the display screen, A stage section extending left and right with a predetermined depth on the lower side, and a game ball from the flow-down passage section is guided on the stage section so as to roll left and right, and the rolling game ball is moved up and down. And a lateral passage portion having irregularities.

According to the present invention, the game ball from the ball receiving portion is guided below the display screen by the downflow passage, and is guided so as to roll left and right by the horizontal passage portion on the stage portion below the display screen. Then, the game ball rolling left and right moves up and down along the horizontal passage portion forming the unevenness. Therefore, the game ball that has flowed down onto the stage from the flow-down passage does not flow down monotonously to the near side, but exhibits a variety of movements from side to side and up and down.

[0013] It is preferable that the lateral passage portion protrudes in a mountain shape so as to be highest near the center in the left-right direction of the display screen. According to this configuration, the game ball once rises in the central portion that is easily seen by the player, and the flowing direction can be changed.

[0014] Further, the stage portion has a depth of at least about twice the diameter of the game ball, and the lateral passage portion displays a plurality of parallel passages adjacent in the depth direction of the stage portion and the parallel passages on the display screen. It may be configured to have a connection passage connecting front and rear near the center in the left-right direction of the game ball so that a game ball entering any one of the parallel passages from the ball receiving portion flows forward through the connection passage. it can. With this configuration, the effect of playing the game balls can be further enhanced by making the movement of the game balls passing through the parallel passages different.

Further, the ball receiving portion has an upper ball receiving pocket and a lower ball receiving pocket which are vertically separated from each other, and the flow-down passage portion is configured to transfer a game ball entering the upper ball receiving pocket to the lateral passage portion. Of the plurality of parallel passages flowing down to the back side parallel passage, and introducing the game ball from the lower ball receiving pocket to the front side parallel passage among the plurality of parallel passages of the lateral passage portion. Can be. In this case, it is possible to diversify the flow path of the game ball to the stage portion, and to further enhance the effect.

Further, the screen frame member has an opening positioned in front of the display screen, and a protective sheet having a transparent portion for covering the opening to protect the display screen is provided. An opaque portion provided with a decorative pattern may be provided on a peripheral portion around the transparent portion. In this configuration, since the opaque portion provided with the decorative design is provided on the peripheral portion, even if the display screen has a small screen size with respect to the opening of the screen frame member, only the protection sheet can be changed and used. Manufacturing costs can be reduced by sharing large components such as members and display elements.

[0017]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 are views showing a game board of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine.

The ball game machine 1 shown in a front perspective view in FIG. 1 has an outer frame 11 and a front panel 12 assembled on the front side of the outer frame 11. The front panel 12 has a game board 13 shown in FIG. 2, a window door 14 having, for example, a double-glazed window structure, which covers the front of the game board 13, and an upper ball tray for accommodating game balls (rental balls, prize balls). 15, a lower ball tray 16 for accommodating game balls removed from the upper ball tray 15, and a handle 17 that is rotated by a player
And are provided.

The ball game machine 1 operates a firing means (not shown) in accordance with the operation amount of the handle 17 and
The game ball is launched into the game area 13b.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board 13
Is a game board base material 20 installed in a substantially vertical direction (slightly inclined backward) on the front side of the ball game machine 1, and inner and outer guide rails 21a, 21b forming a launch path 22 for game balls.
And a plurality of winning ports 23, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25
B and 26, a passage gate 27, rotatable left and right windmills 28A and 28B, and a board 1 forming a game area 13b.
The display 4 is disposed near the center in the left-right direction and slightly above the center in the vertical direction, that is, substantially at the center.
A symbol display device 40 having 1 (special symbol display means);
A plurality of display lamps 31, 32A, 32B arranged annularly so as to produce a game state by selective lighting display.
33A, 33B, 34A, 34B, 35A, 35B, 3
6A, 36B and 36C. Here, the game board base material 20 is made of, for example, a slab, and a number of game nails (not shown) are driven into the game area at the same height, and the game ball is caused to flow down while playing the game nail many times. You can do it.

The display 41 has a variable display for moving an arbitrary image in a predetermined direction based on an image signal input, for example, a variable display for moving a special symbol consisting of three numbers in the vertical direction for each symbol. It is made of a liquid crystal display, a CRT (cathode ray tube) display, or the like.

The outer guide rail 21a is formed in a substantially annular shape on the board surface 13a of the game board 13 so as to surround the game area 13b, and the inner guide rail 21b opposing a part of the outer guide rail 21a from inside is also substantially circular. It has an arc shape. The upper end of the inner guide rail 21b has a firing passage 2
An elastic plate 21c capable of closing the exit of the second and preventing return of the game ball is attached.
c is bent in a direction to open the outlet of the firing passage 22 by a game ball fired from the firing passage 22, and returns to the position shown in FIG. 2 so as to close the outlet.

The game balls fired from the shooting passage 22 flow down from the upper side of the symbol display device 40 to one of the left and right sides while hitting the game nail, and come into contact with the windmill 28A or 28B or the symbol display device 40. Through a flow passage described below, the starting winning opening 23, the sleeve winning opening 24A, 24B,
The player enters one of the winning prize ports 25A and 25B and the special prize port 26, passes through the passing gate 27, or departs therefrom.

The start winning opening 23 is a winning opening which can open and close the movable pieces 23a and 23b in the left and right direction to enlarge or reduce the width of the opening. The big winning opening 26 is a result of the game on the symbol display device 40. This is a winning opening with a maximum opening width that opens and closes the opening / closing door in the front-rear direction according to. Sleeve prize opening 24A, 24
B and the winning prize holes 25A and 25B are general prize holes, and these prize holes 24A, 24B, 25A or 25B
When one game ball enters one of the game balls, a sensor (not shown) arranged at each winning opening detects the game ball and gives the detection information to a control device (not shown). A number of game balls are paid out to the upper ball tray 15. In the present embodiment, for example, five game balls are paid out to the upper ball tray 15.

When the game ball wins the starting winning opening 23, a sensor (not shown) detects the passing of the game ball, and based on the detection signal, the control device causes the display 41 of the symbol display device 40 to display a special symbol change. Is executed. The special symbol displayed on the display 41 is composed of, for example, ten types of numbers from "0" to "9". When the variable display of the symbol starts, the numeral of the special symbol moves and changes, and is constant from the start. Stop after hours. Then, the symbol displayed at the time of the stop is set in a predetermined stop mode (for example, “7,
In the case of "7, 7"), the door of the special winning opening 26 is opened for a predetermined time as a hit, and the game ball is easily won, which is advantageous to the player. In this state, when one game ball enters the special winning opening 26, more game balls, for example, 10 game balls, are paid out to the upper ball tray 15 than at the time of the general winning.
When a plurality of game balls enter the start winning opening 23, the number of times that the display 41 can further execute the variable display according to the number of the winning balls (hereinafter referred to as the number of special symbol operation reserved balls) is up to four times. Is stored in the control device as an upper limit, and the four light emitting diodes (LE
D) is displayed by lighting.

Also, with the door of the special winning opening 26 opened,
When a game ball enters a continuous winning area (not shown) of the special winning opening 26, the operation of opening the door of the special winning opening 26 for a predetermined time is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 consecutive times). The ball is very easy to win and becomes the most advantageous state for the player.

When the game ball passes through the gate 27, a sensor (not shown) detects the passage of the game ball, and based on the detection signal, the control device controls the symbol display LEDs 30a, 30b (normal symbol) of the symbol display device 40. (A display unit) is configured to execute a variable display of a predetermined ordinary symbol. These ordinary symbol display LEDs 30a and 30b include, for example, a red LED 30a and a green LED 30b, and when the variation display of the ordinary symbol is started, both LEDs 30a and 30b are displayed.
Blink alternately and stop after a certain time from the start. Then, the normal symbol display LED 30a or 30b illuminated and displayed at the time of the stop is set to a predetermined L.
In the case of the ED (for example, the green LED 30b), the tulip door of the starting winning opening 23, that is, the movable pieces 23a and 23b are opened for a predetermined time as a hit, so that the game ball is easily won and is in a state advantageous to the player. When a plurality of game balls pass through the gate 27, the number of times the variable display can be executed is stored in the control device in accordance with the number of passed balls, and the number is usually provided on the left and right of the symbol display LEDs 30a and 30b. The number of the reserved symbols is lit and displayed by the ordinary symbol storage unit 30c including the four ordinary symbol storage LEDs.

Further, as shown in FIG.
0 is located behind the game board surface 13a which is the front face of the game board base material 20, and the display 4 is located between the display 41 and the game board base material 20.
A screen frame member 43 surrounding the first display screen 41a is interposed.

The screen frame member 43 includes a display 41
A bottom surface 43a surrounding the display screen 41a, and an inclined surface portion 43b inclined so that the opening area becomes larger toward the board surface 13a side of the game board 13 with respect to the bottom surface portion 43a.
have. The bottom surface 43a of the screen frame member 43 has a rectangular opening 43h so that the display 41 can be seen through.
And a bottom surface 43a of the screen frame member 43 so as to cover the opening 43h and protect the display 41.
A transparent protective sheet 45 is stuck on the back side of. The protective sheet 45 is provided at the opening 43 of the screen frame member 43.
h, but if necessary, a peripheral portion 45b around the transparent portion 45a is provided as an opaque portion, and a decorative pattern (for example, of a similar color) that matches the display image is provided there. May be arranged.

The screen frame member 43 is provided below the display screen 41a of the display 41, and has a stage portion 6 extending left and right with a depth (for example, 22 to 30 mm) about twice the diameter of the game ball.
1 and two rows of front and rear horizontal passages 62 and 63 that are adjacent to each other in the depth direction of the stage 61 and guide the game balls so that they can roll left and right on the stage 61. Upper ball receiving pockets 67L, 67R and lower ball receiving pockets 69L, 69, which are vertically spaced apart from each other on the side of the display screen 41a and into which game balls can be introduced, respectively.
R and a downflow passage portion 6 as a warp route for guiding a game ball from one of the upper ball receiving pockets 67L and 67R to a horizontal passage portion 63 below the display screen 41a of the display 41.
8L and 68R.

Here, the horizontal passage section 63 is connected to the display 4.
Two pass parts 6 near the center in the left-right direction of the display screen 41a
It is raised in a substantially mountain shape so as to be the highest at 3p, and is recessed so as to be the lowest at the left and right valleys 63v, and has an uneven shape having a substantially waveform as a whole. And
The rolling game ball flowing down from one of the upper ball receiving pockets 67L and 67R moves up and down with the rolling in the left and right direction. The parallel passages 62a and 63a of the lateral passages 62 and 63 are inclined at different inclination angles so that the front (front side) becomes lower, and the flow velocity of the game balls from the flow-down passages 68L and 68R is increased. For example, the game ball can pass over the pass 63p, but if the flow speed is low, the game ball can flow forward from the left and right valleys 63v without passing over the pass 63p. Further, the downflow passage portion 68L,
In the vicinity of 68R, that is, in the vicinity of both ends of the lateral passage portions 62 and 63, partition walls 65L and 65R that partition between the parallel passages 62a and 63a are provided.
The game balls flowing down from L and 68R are surely guided to the parallel passage 63a of the lateral passage portion 63.

The stage section 61 has a horizontal passage section 62,
63 has a connection passage 64 connecting the front and rear near the center in the left-right direction of the display screen 41a of the display 41, and the lateral passage portions 62, 63 from the upper ball receiving pockets 67L, 67R.
The game ball that has entered one of the parallel passages 62a, 63a flows down through the connection passage 64 to the front side.

The downflow passages 68L and 68R allow the game balls entering the upper ball receiving pockets 67L and 67R to flow down to the deeper one of the parallel passages 62a and 63a of the lateral passages 62 and 63. At the same time, game balls are introduced from the lower ball receiving pockets 69L, 69R to the front side parallel passage 62a of the parallel passages 62a, 63a of the lateral passage portions 62, 63.

In the game board of the ball game machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, when a game ball is fired in the game area 13b, the game ball is surrounded by the nail, that is, the symbol display device 40. Starts flowing down above or to the left and right of the screen frame member 43, and the top side outer peripheral surface 43c of the screen frame member 43
And to the left and right of the symbol display device 40. Then, the game balls flow down while being flipped by the game nail without rotating the windmills 28A, 28B or engaging with the windmills 28A, 28B, and the upper ball receiving pockets 67L, 67R or lower with a certain probability. Enter the side ball receiving pockets 69L and 69R.

At this time, the game ball is placed in the upper ball receiving pocket 67.
When the game ball enters any one of L and 67R, the game ball flows down to the stage 61 from the downflow passages 68L and 68R. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, this game ball flows down the connection passage 64 by changing the rolling direction after having passed over the mountain-shaped mountain pass 63p at the center of the stage 61 which is easy for the player to see. Or, if the speed is not enough, it flows down to the side of the side passage 62 before the pass 63p, and the board 13a of the game board 13
Return to the top.

Also, the game ball has a lower ball receiving pocket 69L,
69R, the game ball enters the lateral passage 62 from the lower ball receiving pocket 69L or 69R, and FIG.
As shown in the figure, after approaching to the center in the left-right direction according to the flow speed, it flows down to the near side and the board surface 13a of the game board 13
Return to the top.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the lower ball receiving pockets 67L, 67R enter the upper ball receiving pockets 67L, 67R and flow down the passages 68L, 68L.
The game ball guided to the lower side of the display screen 41a of the display 41 from the R is placed on the stage 6 below the display screen 41a.
1 and roll left and right by the lateral passage portion 63,
Because the ball moves up and down along the uneven shape of the parallel passage 63a, the game ball that has flowed down from the flow-down passages 68L and 68R onto the stage 61 does not flow monotonously to the near side,
It will show a variety of movements up and down, and the fun of playing game balls through the warp route will be more interesting.
Further, the flow path of the game ball to the stage 61 is also divided into left and right upper ball receiving pockets 67L and 67R and lower ball receiving pockets 69L and 69R.
In 3, the movement of the game balls passing through the parallel passages 62a and 63a is various and different from each other, so that the effect can be further enhanced.

Further, by providing an opaque portion provided with a decorative pattern on the peripheral edge 45b of the protective sheet 45 on the back surface of the screen frame member 43 as necessary, the screen 43 is provided with respect to the opening 43h of the screen frame member 43. Display screen 41a with small size
Can be used, while the opening 4 of the screen frame member 43 can be used.
Display screen 4 whose screen size is optimal or slightly larger than 3h
Even in the case of 1a, the protective sheet 45 can be used after being changed to a protective sheet having a narrow peripheral portion 45b or a non-opaque portion such as the peripheral portion 45b. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced by sharing large parts such as the screen frame member 43 and the display 41.

In this embodiment, the stage portion 61 of the screen frame member 43 has a depth of about twice the diameter of the game ball, and is vertically arranged in two rows before and after passing the game ball through the stage portion 61. Since the shifted lateral passage portions 62 and 63 are formed, the display screen 41a is not so deep, and the effective screen enlargement is performed, while the play path of the game ball using the screen frame member 43 is variously set. The visual effect can be obtained.
As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the ball game machine.

In this embodiment, the gaming machine has been described as a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine. However, the gaming board of the present invention has another gaming machine having a wide display screen in a gaming area in which a gaming ball flows down. Also applicable to In addition, even in such a gaming machine in which the entire game board is formed on the display screen, as long as the screen frame shape as described above is visually recognized, a similar screen enlargement is performed in the image of the three-dimensional game board. Since the effect can be expected, it can be applied to such a case. That is, the present invention has a display screen, a computer-readable recording medium, a reading unit of the recording medium, a CPU, an image control circuit, and the like, such as a television game machine, and an image that is program-controlled by a game program. The present invention can also be applied to the displayed ball game machine.

[0042]

According to the present invention, the game ball from the ball receiving portion is guided to the lower side of the display screen by the downflow passage, and is rolled left and right by the horizontal passage portion on the stage portion below the display screen. , Because the game ball is moved up and down by the unevenness of the horizontal passage, the game ball that has flowed down the stage from the downflow passage is moved to the left, right, up and down, The effect of play can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a front side of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the vicinity of the symbol display device of the game board of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the symbol display device showing a rolling motion and a flowing path of the game ball when the game ball flows down to the back side of the stage section.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the symbol display device showing a rolling motion and a flow-down path of the game ball when the game ball flows toward the front side of the stage unit.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the symbol display device of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 ball game machine 11 back mechanism frame 12 front panel 13 game board 13 a board surface 13 b game area 14 window door 15 upper ball tray 16 lower ball tray 17 operation handle 20 game board base material 21 a, 21 b guide rail 22 launch path 23 start Winning openings 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B General winning openings 26 Large winning openings 27 Passage gates 28A, 28B Windmill 40 Symbol display device 41 Display (special symbol display means) 41a Display screen 43 Screen frame member 45 Protective sheet 45a Transparent portion 45b Peripheral edge Part 61 Stage part 62, 63 Horizontal passage part 62a, 63a Parallel passage 63p Pass part 63v Valley part 64 Connection passage 65L, 65R Partition wall part 67L, 67R Upper ball receiving pocket (ball receiving part) 68L, 68R Downflow passage part 69L, 69R Lower ball receiving pocket (ball receiving part)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game board base material for forming a game area for game balls on a front side of a ball game machine, and a symbol display device mounted at a substantially central portion of the game board base material. A game board of a ball game machine, wherein a display device includes a display screen, and a screen frame member interposed between the game board base material and the display screen so as to surround the display screen; A frame member, a ball receiving portion into which a game ball can be introduced on a side of the display screen, a flow-down passage portion for guiding a game ball from the ball receiving portion to a lower side of the display screen, a lower side of the display screen; A stage portion extending left and right with a predetermined depth, and guide the game balls from the flow-down passage portion to be able to roll left and right on the stage portion, and have irregularities so as to move the game balls being rolled up and down. And a lateral passage portion. The game board. 2. The game board of a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein said lateral passage portion is raised in a mountain shape so as to be highest near the center in the left-right direction of said display screen. 3. The display screen according to claim 1, wherein the stage has a depth of at least about twice the diameter of the game ball, and the lateral passages define a plurality of parallel passages adjacent in the depth direction of the stage and the parallel passages. A connection passage connecting front and rear near the center in the left-right direction of the game ball, wherein a game ball entering any one of the parallel passages from the ball receiving portion flows downward through the connection passage. The game board of the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The ball receiving portion has an upper ball receiving pocket and a lower ball receiving pocket which are vertically separated from each other, and the flow-down passage portion is configured to transfer a game ball entering the upper ball receiving pocket to the lateral passage portion. Of the plurality of parallel passages flowing down to the back side parallel passage, and the game ball is introduced from the lower ball receiving pocket to the front side parallel passage of the plurality of parallel passages of the lateral passage portion. The game board of the ball game machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3. 5. A protection sheet, wherein the screen frame member has an opening located in front of the display screen, and a protection sheet having a transparent portion for covering the opening to protect the display screen is provided. An opaque portion provided with a decorative pattern is provided on a peripheral portion around the transparent portion.
4. The gaming board of the ball game machine according to any one of 4.