JP2002306706A - Pinball pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology concerned with reduction of time of a special game in a right providing type game machine. SOLUTION: A passage type specific start opening 78 in which a passing ball count display section 92 capable of displaying the number of balls passed is provided on the surface side, and a microswitch is incorporated in the interior, is mounted on the right of a game board 15. The passing ball display section 92 stores and displays the number of game balls passed, and makes a decremental display with the consumption of a specific game. When the special game is started, a game ball is shot to the right, and the game ball shot is made to enter and pass through the specific start opening 78. When the count reaches a specified number, a game ball is made to enter an electric tulip 74 whereby the consumed time of the special game is shortened and an increase in sales can be anticipated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of a specific starting port of a right-playing game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball-and-ball pachinko machine fires a game ball on the board of a game board by a player's operation so that the shot game ball enters a ball opening provided on the board. What did
A predetermined number of game balls can be paid out as prize balls according to the type of the entrance that has entered the ball. Pachinko machines and arrangement ball machines using so-called pachinko balls for game balls are well known, and are widely spread as easy entertainment. On the board surface of the game board, there are provided a large number of game nails, windmills, and the like that randomly change the traveling direction of the falling game ball. In addition, the game balls are manufactured in a shape slightly deviated from a perfect circle, and the surface of the game balls is usually engraved with an inscription of each game store and has irregularities. Therefore, even if fired in the same way,
The game balls do not follow exactly the same falling path.

For this reason, the number of prize balls that can be obtained greatly depends on luck, but it is also an empirical fact that there is a certain range depending on the skill of the shooting operation, and enthusiasts of ball-and-ball games have the skill and I am convinced of the causal relationship of the number of winning balls. Therefore, if the player luckily obtains a large number of prize balls, the player thinks that his skill has raised him / her, and the satisfaction is obtained.
It is no exaggeration to say that there is attraction in gaming where luck and skill delicately meet each other.

By the way, in a pachinko game machine and an arrangement ball game machine represented by today's game machines, the progress of the game is usually performed by an electronic control device such as a one-chip microcomputer provided with a plurality of game machines, thereby realizing complicated game contents. are doing. For example, there is a game that shifts to a special game in which a large number of prize balls can be expected according to the progress of the game. As typical examples of such gaming machines, among the pachinko gaming machines, there are so-called gaming machines with a first-class special electric accessory and gaming machines with a third-class special electric accessory (referred to as a third class). (In some cases, it also includes a game machine with a second type special electric accessory and other game machines.) When a game ball enters a predetermined starting port, a plurality of symbol displays on a symbol display portion provided on the board surface are displayed. If the pattern when changing and standing still for a certain period of time is a specific combination (big hit),
It shifts to a special game. The electronic control unit is
The symbol display is controlled so that the big hit appears based on a random number extracted due to the detection of the incoming ball. In addition,
The game method of shifting to the special game according to the type of the display symbol is applied to a pachinko machine, but an arrangement ball game machine having 16 game balls to be used and an arrangement ball game machine having one game configuration, and a game ball to be used. Is composed of 14 balls and 10 refillable game balls.

[0005]

However, the third type and the arranged ball game machines which shift to the special game described above are:
When the right to play the special game arises, he must increase his firing power and make a right strike. This is because the right disappears when the prize hole from which the right is generated is re-entered during the generation of the right, and the opening of the third type special electric accessory (hereinafter referred to as an electric tulip) during the round Time is 10
If 10 balls are detected in less than a second, the game is closed even if there is a remaining open time, so it is difficult to satisfactorily win 10 game balls within 10 seconds. It has such disadvantages. Further, an interval timer is provided for each round of the gaming machine with the first type special electric accessory, but the third type is not provided with an interval timer for each round.
Therefore, the excitement of the player should have increased due to the short digestion, and the sales of the game store should have also increased.However, since the opening time of the electric tulip is short, there are few game balls to win, The customers were dissatisfied and they were forced to leave, resulting in the death of a good pachinko machine. For the purpose of providing a gaming machine capable of solving the above-mentioned extreme drawbacks, the following is shown.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a guide rail surrounding a game area on a game board, a launch device capable of firing game balls to the game area, and A firing handle that can be fired and fired at an arbitrary position in the area, a plurality of winning ports and a large number of gaming nails are arranged on the surface of the game board, and provided that it is set a plurality of times,
An electric tulip that opens when the game ball passes through the starting port and limits the opening time, and in a gaming machine in which a special game is set, the starting port provided on the game board is a passing type. Thus, the number of passing game balls is added and displayed, and as the special game is consumed, the added display is subtracted and displayed.

According to the present invention, as described by the problem to be solved by the invention, the number of winning electric tulips during the game of the third kind of special game is limited, but the starting to be opened beforehand is limited. The game ball passing to the mouth is stored, the drop point of the game ball fired by operating the firing handle is further narrowed down, and the game ball that wins the opened electric tulip is any one of 10 balls for 10 seconds. So that As described above, this type of gaming machine does not have an interval for each round as described above, so that the progress of the special game is substantially fast (in the case of a gaming machine with a first-class special electric accessory, about 4 minutes). In the case of a gaming machine with a special type 3 special electric accessory, it takes two and a half minutes to finish the game with 10 rounds of 16 rounds without waste (almost one and a half minutes). As a result, since the time of the special game is short, the player feels extraordinary excitement when the prize ball is paid out instantaneously, and the time until the next normal game is started is short (at most 1 minute, 100 minutes). (Sphere = 400 yen)
So the sales increase by this amount. In addition, the player can perform a further game with instantaneous satisfaction in which the excitement of hitting does not cool down if the game is a fast game without fuss. This will attract more customers and increase the sales of the amusement store.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a right that requires a special handle operation (a so-called "game machine with a special type 3 special electric accessory"), as well as a so-called arepachi "arranged ball gaming machine". It can be widely applied to those belonging to and other gaming machines which are also not in the game rules, and are not limited to the following embodiments, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine 10 to which the present invention is applied.
It is a perspective view which shows the whole of FIG. This pachinko machine 10
Is a front frame 12 which is a substantial part that advances the game.
And a rectangular outer frame 1 for holding the front frame 12 and fixing the front frame 12 to a game machine installation island (not shown in detail) of a game arcade.
And 1. The front frame 12 is pivotally supported by a hinge mechanism (not shown) at the upper and lower left ends, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be freely rotatable in the horizontal direction. During maintenance, the front frame 12 is moved forward (toward the player). It can be opened and closed.

Inside the front frame 12, a metal frame 13 made of a metal sash and attached to a window frame is attached.
The left side of 3 is used as a support shaft, and the inner periphery of the metal frame 13 is bordered. A glass frame 14 also formed in a sash shape is supported so as to be openable and closable. A transparent plate glass (not shown) is double-fitted into the glass frame 14 at considerable intervals so that the inside can be seen through. A game board 15 (details will be described later), which is illustrated by a dotted line, is housed behind the glass sheet, and faces the player with the glass sheet interposed therebetween. A top lamp 16 having three display units is mounted on an upper portion of the front frame 12. The top lamp 16 is provided with three display bodies, which are provided to display special regular skill information generated during the game, and the center is a probability change display unit 18.
The special game display section 17 on the left and right sides informs that the winning has become easy. The operation of the special game display section 17 and the probability change display section 18 are well-known in the art, and thus description thereof is omitted.

A bathtub-shaped upper plate 19 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be housed in the metal frame 13.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a metal frame 13 which can be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). When a key is inserted into a locking portion (not shown) and rotated to the left, the glass frame 14 is opened, and can be opened to the player only when the glass frame 14 is opened. The upper plate 19 is provided with a recessed plate portion 20 so as to be able to hold a game ball, and the plate portion 20 is configured to be able to receive when the game ball is discharged from the inside of the pachinko gaming machine 10, A payout / discharge port 21 is opened to the plate portion 20, and the plate portion 20 also supplies a shooting ball. The dish portion 20 is formed of ebonite on the surface portion of the dish portion 20 that is hardly soiled. When the dish portion 20 is pushed in, the internal latch is released and can be taken out (not shown). Therefore, since the dish portion 20 can be easily removed, even if the dish portion 20 becomes extremely dirty, it can be easily washed. It has such a configuration. Below the upper plate 19, a lower plate 22 is fixed to the front frame 12 by a nut (not shown). When the game balls paid out to the upper plate 19 overflow inside the lower plate 22, The overflow ball discharge port 23 for discharging the overflowing game balls is open.

The upper plate 19 is provided with an upper plate ball removal button (not shown), and a player can move the game balls held in the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 22 by operating the upper plate ball release button. Is configured. When the lower plate 22 is full of game balls, the bottom plate 22 can be opened and discharged below the lower plate 22 by operating a lower plate ball release lever (not shown). Can be transferred to Lower plate 22
On the left side, there is an audio output unit 24 in which an audio control device and a speaker are integrated, and an operation unit provided with a known lending button, settlement button, and balance display unit (not shown) on the periphery. Installed. On the left side of the audio output unit 24, a firing handle 25 capable of operating a game ball on the game board 15 is attached.

A firing stop button 26 is provided on the firing handle 25.
, A touch display unit 28, a ring-shaped firing lever (not shown) urged in a counterclockwise direction, and a touch plate 27 for detecting that a player has touched the firing handle 25. When the player touches the touch plate 27, the firing handle 25 emits light to the touch display section 28 to start firing, and the player can fly the game ball to an arbitrary position on the game board 15 by operating the firing lever. When the firing stop button 26 is pressed during firing, the firing is temporarily stopped. When the firing stop button 26 is released, the firing is resumed.

A card reader 29 is provided on the left side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The card reader 29 has a card insertion slot 30 and a bill insertion slot 31. When a prepaid card (not shown) is inserted into the card insertion slot 30, It is displayed that the prepaid card has been inserted in the guide display unit (not shown), and the operation unit of the lower plate 22 enables the operation of renting out game balls. The bill insertion slot 31 is a circulation bill, and can insert 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen. If the inserted bill is recognized after the bill is inserted, a prepaid card is issued in a simulated manner and the management computer is issued. And sent to the prepaid card management center on a separate line with the same contents. When the lending request is interrupted when there is a valuable resource remaining, the prepaid card storing the valuable resource and the use number is discharged from the prepaid card insertion slot.
The discharged prepaid card can be used in other game machines, and can be used in other game stores.

Next, the pachinko gaming machine 10 described above is used.
2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. When viewed from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, the card reader 29 is provided on the right side of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and the outer periphery of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided. FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which various mechanisms are held by an outer frame 11. Although the above-mentioned gaming board 15 cannot be illustrated,
A mechanism board 32 is attached along the back surface. The mechanism board 32 is provided with a pair of hinge mechanisms (not shown) and a mounting device (not shown) on the right side, and the mechanism board 32 can be opened by operating the mounting device using the hinge mechanism as a pivot. By removing the mounting device and opening the mechanism board 32, the situation of the game board 15 fixed by a game board fixing lever (not shown) can be seen, and when the game board 15 is removed, operation of the fixing lever is performed. Can be removed.

A ball tank 33 is mounted on the upper part of the mechanism panel 32, and a tank rail 34 is mounted below the ball tank 33. A replenishment detector 35 is attached to the lower part of the tank rail 34, and when the ball tank 33 runs out of game balls, the replenishment detector 35
Can issue a signal to the management computer requesting replenishment of game balls. A ballless detector 37 is provided. A ballless detector 37 is provided downstream of the tank rail 34.
A curve rail (not shown) integrated with the ball is attached, and the ballless detector 37 outputs a signal of "no ball" when the detection of the game ball is interrupted. A game information communication terminal 36 is attached to the right side of the ball tank 33, and is capable of outputting a supply request from the supply detector 35, receiving a game stop command, outputting various game information, and the like. On the right side of the center of the mechanical panel 32 and at the end of the curve rail, a prize ball payout device 38 and a ball loan payout device 39 are provided so that game balls from the ball tank 33 can be supplied. The prize ball dispensing device 38 and the ball rental dispensing device 39
Both have a built-in motor (not shown) built therein. When this motor is operated, the game balls are allowed to flow down to the downstream, respectively, and the flowed game balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the back side of the front frame 12, the firing handle 2
At a position corresponding to 5, a launching device 46 for launching a game ball supplied from the upper plate 19 is provided.

A symbol display device 41 having a special symbol display portion 54, which will be described in detail below, is provided below the tank rail 34 and substantially at the center of the mechanism panel 32, and below it is a main display device for controlling various types of determination and the entire game progress. The control device 40 is attached, and the relay terminal plate 42 is attached to the back side of the symbol display device 41. A lamp control device 43 is provided below the main control device 40, and the lamp control device 43 is detachably integrated with the main control device 40 and attached to the back side of the game board 15 (detailed illustration is omitted). . A power supply control device 44 is provided on the lower left side of the main control device 40, and a payout control device 45 is provided on the right side, and both are attached to the mechanism panel 32 side. A firing control device 47 is provided below the power supply control device 44 and is integrated with and attached to the above-described firing device 46. The firing hammer 4 shown by a dotted line is attached to the firing device 46.
8 are provided. Prize ball payout device 3 with the above mechanism configuration
The payout control device 45 controls the 8 and the ball rental payout device 39,
The launch control device 47 controls the launch of the game ball, and the lamp control device 43 controls the energization of various actuators and various display and effect lamps arranged on the game board 15 and various electric winnings. It controls a solenoid provided in the device. The power supply control device 44 supplies power to each section of each control device, and a special power supply portion (not shown) is provided inside the power supply control device 44. The special power supply portion is provided for each of the sub-control devices. The power supply of the RAM is backed up to cope with momentary power failure and power failure.

A power switch (not shown) is attached to the power control device 44. The power switch is a soft switch. The power switch is held by a relay (not shown) when the power is turned on. Since the order is determined, power is supplied according to the order. Further, the power supply control device 44 also generates a reference clock for setting a timing for each control device and a reset pulse. To shut off the power by the power switch, send a specific signal pulse to each control device to shut off, instruct all data to be erased, and also cut off the communication with the special power supply unit, and after a certain period of time, the relay will lose its holding. The power is turned off. When a power failure or momentary power failure occurs, the special power supply is
Can be held in the specific area.

The power controller 44 includes a power switch 55
And a voltage display unit 49. The voltage display unit 49 normally monitors and displays the voltage of the main control device 40. If any abnormal condition occurs in each control device, the device number and the contents are displayed. Is displayed as a number. Further, a label is attached to the case lid of the power supply control device 44 to determine the displayed contents, so that if a trouble or the like occurs, it is easy to find the cause of the trouble from the contents of the number, and a clerk or a female clerk with little experience This also makes maintenance easier. The power switch 55 is a slide switch of a contact type and serves as a control switch for controlling the entire power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. At the lower part of the mechanism board 32, a full detector 50 for detecting that the lower plate 22 is full of gaming balls, and a drain to collect all the gaming balls fired on the gaming board 15 to the gaming machine installation island. Out outlets 51, which are outlets, are provided.

The game information communication terminal 36 is provided with a power outlet for the pachinko gaming machine 10, and a power cord 56 is connected to the power outlet. The power supply cord 56 has a translucent structure in which a small amount of powder of a nickel alloy magnetic material made of a transparent vinyl resin and ceramic is mixed in a surface coating. The effect of blocking electromagnetic waves is well known as a characteristic of the nickel alloy magnetic material. By adopting the present pachinko gaming machine 10, noise transmitted from a power source can be suitably blocked. When attached to the gaming machine 10, since the cord portion is in an unspecified loop or half-loop shape, when the current rises during the operation of various electric components (mainly solenoids) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10, A beard-like noise is generated due to a change in current generated at the time of falling, and noise generated from a resonance phenomenon in a loop or a half-loop of the code becomes an antenna of the code itself, a loop or a half-loop and surrounds the noise. It becomes a harmful electromagnetic wave and is transmitted with an output of about several tens of milliwatts.

If the output of this electromagnetic wave is within a range of several tens of meters, this electromagnetic wave is of course transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine 1
I have said that it not only adversely affects the body, but also the human body and the pacemaker attached to the human body. The power cord 56 has an effect of preventing such a situation. Although the power cord 56 is made of a ceramic nickel alloy magnetic material, a ceramic ferrite powder can be expected to have a corresponding effect although it lacks a little ability.

Since a power cord (not shown) is also attached to the card reader 29, if this power cord is also configured as described above, it adversely affects control devices of a card reader and a bill reader consisting of a microcomputer. Nothing. The relay terminal board 42 is provided with a symbol control line 52 for connecting the main control device 40 and the symbol display device 41, and a game control line for controlling the lamp control device and the lamps and the solenoids of the game board 15 for controlling the symbol. The line 52 and the game board control line 53 also have an insulating coating configuration in which the same nickel alloy powder is mixed as described above, and since the effects are in a connection relationship between the microcomputers, the effect of preventing transmission and reception can be expected.

Next, the configuration of the game board 15 which is the main point of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming board 15 removed from the pachinko gaming machine 10. The game board 15 is provided with an outside guide rail 57 and an inside guide rail 58 that form a game area. The outside guide rail 57 guides a fired game ball to the game area. Is an enclosure forming a game area.
In this game area, a number of game nails are erected, and various pass-through prize ports for forming a prize, pass-through ports for detecting a prize, and various display bodies are provided. Further, a large number (approximately 250) of game nails (not shown) are driven into the game area. A well-known return ball preventing device 59 is attached to the left end portion of the guide inner rail 58 so as to prevent the launched game ball from jumping out of the game area and entering the guide outside rail 57. A bullet rubber 66 is attached to the end of the outside guidance rail 57, and is provided to prevent the bouncing rubber 66 from bouncing back to the center when the game ball is strongly right-handed according to the game content. ing.

On the upper part of the game board 15, a tank window decoration 61 is provided.
The tank window decoration 61 is provided with a payout display section 62 made up of four digits of LEDs on the right side and a ball shortage display section 63 on the left side, and the payout display section 62 executes payout of game balls by winning. At the time and when the rental of the game ball is executed, all the lines of the four digits of the LED are blinked. The ball shortage display section 63 is configured to blink slowly when a supply request is issued from the supply detector 35, and to blink rapidly when the ballless detector 37 detects that there is no game ball. I have. The payout display unit 62 and the ball shortage display unit 63 detect the payout display unit 62 and the ball shortage display unit 63 when the fullness is detected from the fullness detector 50.
However, the duty ratio is changed over time while blinking alternately, and a full warning is issued. As described above, the tank window decoration 61 provided near the player's line of sight is an important configuration requirement as a means for notifying the player.

The payout display section 62 composed of four digits of LEDs
The power to be emitted by the ED is normal power, which is provided with a RAM inside the payout display unit 62 and is supplied with power by a special power supply unit. Once a signal is input, the power switch is cut off or the power supply is momentarily cut off. However, the contents are retained, and the display is restored with the return. The payout display unit 62
When a winning is detected in each winning opening, the number of game balls to be paid out can be added and displayed each time, and is subtracted and displayed each time payout is executed.

The stamp display section 6 is provided above the tank window decoration 61.
4 is provided, and under the control of the management computer, nothing can be normally observed, but when the lamp is turned on from the back, characters can be displayed in a prominent manner.
When firing is stopped from the management computer, "stop" and "game stop" are alternately flashing on the left side of the stop display section 64. When the release signal is sent from the management computer, the display disappears and the game ball can be fired. In this case, the firing is not a hit, but the payout is executed, and if the replenishment continues, the payout is automatically stopped by judging that the game is an illegal game. A prize ball number display section 65 is provided on the right side of the game board 15 and shows a payout configuration of prize balls in each winning opening.

At a substantially central portion of the game board 15, a symbol display device 41 whose back side is illustrated above is attached, and a stage 72 is provided at the lowermost portion. The symbol display device 41 is provided with a special symbol display unit 54, and the special symbol display unit 4
Reference numeral 1 denotes a rotating drum type configuration having three reels (not shown in detail). A frame (not shown) of the symbol display device 41 is asymmetric, and a warp entering ball portion 68 is provided on an upper portion of the asymmetric frame, and a warp guide portion 69 and a warp distribution portion shown by dotted lines. 70 are installed. When the game ball is received by the warp entering ball portion 68, it is guided from the warp guide portion 69 to the warp distribution portion 70, guided to the left or right through a path (not shown), and discharged to the stage 72. Since this asymmetric warp entering ball section 68 is easy to aim at and no useless launching of game balls is performed, it is an effective configuration for women and gamers who have not mastered game technology. ing.

On the left side of the symbol display device 41, a game guide display section 67 is attached. The game guide display section 67 is composed of a liquid crystal display, and displays a general guide of the game that occurs during the game. Is displayed, "Please right-hand" is displayed, and when the game balls to be replenished stop, "Please call a clerk" or the like is displayed. The game guidance display section 67 has a built-in microcomputer of one chip and a CMOS structure therein. These power supplies including a display body are supplied from the above-described special power supply section, and can display even if the power supply is cut off. The message "Power is shut down now" is also displayed.

Below the symbol display device 41, a symbol starting port 73 is provided.
Is attached, and a two-digit L is provided on the upper part of the symbol display device 41.
A hold display section 71 made of ED is provided. The symbol starting port 73 does not detect a winning in the pass-through type, but only detects a signal relating to the change of the symbol. When the passing of the game ball is detected, the hold display portion 71 is incremented.
1 "is displayed. If passing is detected continuously, the addition is displayed accordingly, and if it is other than "00", the symbol display device 41 is displayed.
Starts changing, the hold is decremented, and after a specified time, the changing symbol stops under a predetermined condition, and a hit or miss is displayed. Conventionally, the hold display is publicly known and limits up to four pieces related to symbol variation. In the present embodiment, the hold display part 71 can hold up to 99 pieces by a 2-digit 7-segment LED. I can do it. Therefore, according to this holding method, the holding is full and the holding can be accumulated without stopping, so that the difference in the game technology between the inexperienced player and the familiar player is eliminated, and the inexperienced player and the game store Can be said to be satisfactory.

Under the tank window decoration 61 and on the left and right of the upper center, a ramp windmill 79, a pass-through ordinary winning opening 81 below the game guide display section 67, and a pass-through specification on the right side of the symbol display device 41 are specified. A starting port 78 and an electric tulip 74 provided with a triangular metal 82 below the starting port 78 are attached. An electric attacker 75 having an attacker door 76 that can be opened by energization is provided below the symbol starting port 73. The attacker door 76 is configured to be able to enter the ball when energized and to be unable to enter the ball when de-energized, and has a prize detecting unit and a specific prize detecting unit not shown in the figure, and a pass-through attacker sleeve winning opening 77 on both sides. Provided. Side lamps 80 are attached to the left and right sides of the game board 15 along the guide inner rail 58.

The game balls including the electric attacker 75 are all of a pass-through type, and are discharged onto the game board 15 without being taken in when a winning or the like is detected. Below the electric attacker 75, an out port 83 integrally formed with the guide inner rail 58 is provided, and this out port 83 is communicated with the out discharge port 51 shown in FIG. Therefore, all the game balls hit into the game area are taken into the out port 83 and collected from the out port 51 into the gaming machine installation island. As described above, all of the various prize-winning tools in the present embodiment are of the pass-type prize detection. And is discharged from the out-out port 51. Therefore, there is no need to provide a collecting board for collecting the entered game balls as in the related art, so that a collecting board and mounting screws are not required, and the cost can be greatly reduced by reducing the number of parts and the number of mounting steps. It has an excellent configuration.

To explain the object of the present invention, when the symbol starting port 73 of the game board 15 detects the passage of a game ball, the hold display section 71 is incremented and set in the RAM area of the main control device 40. Judgment of collision is determined with reference to a specific counter. Next, the symbol of the symbol display device 41 starts to change, and if the symbol change starts, the hold display unit 7
1 is decremented. The symbol fluctuates and the fluctuation is stopped after a specific time, and the symbol is fixed.However, since it is already known that the symbol is related to, for example, capturing a random number due to a winning, the description thereof is omitted, The attacker door 76 of the electric attacker 75 is opened by the display, and until a specific area (not shown) provided inside the electric attacker 75 detects the passage of the game ball, a prize is won with the game ball entering the electric attacker 75. Upon detection, the prize ball payout device 38 performs payout as a prize ball, and release is allowed until the total number of the game balls to be paid out counts 200 balls. However, when the attacker door 76 of the electric attacker 75 is opened, the attacker door 76 is closed (for example, less than three balls in 10 seconds) on the condition that the number of game balls to be detected within the specified time reaches. You.

When a specific area detects the passage of a game ball, the game shifts to a special game described later.
And the side lamp 80 blinks to emit a sound effect to notify that the special game state has been entered. This notifying means indicates that the specific starting port 78 has become effective. Further, similar to the third conventional type, when the specific starting port 78 detects the passage of the game ball, the electric tulip 74 is opened for 10 seconds or until 10 balls are detected. While the electric tulip 74 is effective, the above operation is repeated. However, the electric tulip 74 detects the winning and the prize ball payout device 3
8 is a game configuration in which a game ball is executed as a prize ball until 2,400 discharge balls are detected.

Next, the above-described specific starting port 78, which is the main point of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the specific starting port 78. The specific starting port 78 has a substantially symmetrical shape with the broken line AB as a center.
The decorative plate 86 covers the surface. The top is an inlet 87, and the lowermost is an outlet 88, and the left and right central ball passing ball number display portions 92 are built in, respectively.
Since the decorative plate 86 is made of a transparent plate, the passing ball number display portion 92 is visible. When a game ball enters the inlet 87, it is discharged from the outlet 88.

A cross section of the specific starting port 78 attached to the game board 15 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a cross section of the specific starting port 78 attached to the game board 15. A life nail 93 is driven into the game board 15, and a specific starting port 78 having an introduction port 87 is attached below the life nail 93. As shown in the figure of the game ball and the dotted arrow, the game ball can pass through a passage (not shown) inside, and the game ball entered from the inlet 87 is discharged from the outlet 88. Inside the specific starting port 78, a micro switch 89 having an actuator 90 and a connection terminal 91, and an effective display section 94 are provided.

When the game ball passes through the specific area described above and is detected to pass, the effective display section 94 blinks to notify that the game has shifted to the special game. When the game ball enters from the introduction port 87 while the valid display portion 94 is blinking, the actuator is pushed by the game ball and the micro switch is turned on. At this time, the passing ball number display section 92 is incremented and displayed, and when the passage is subsequently detected, the number is further incremented. When the number of displayed passages is 16 and the displayed number becomes 16, there is more passage. The effective display section 94 is turned off without increment display.

The connection terminal 91 of the microswitch 89 is connected to the main controller 40. Since the microswitch 89 is of a mechanical contact type, chattering occurs when it is turned on and off. The elimination of chattering will be described with reference to FIG. If you check the input time of the switch before giving an explanation, it is called a chucker switch in the manufacturer's specifications. The time from when the switch is turned on to when it is turned off is a minimum of 30 milliseconds and a maximum of 60 milliseconds (the game ball was polished) State). The chattering time is set from 4 milliseconds to 6 milliseconds, and the main control device 40 of the present embodiment is set.
In this example, one loop of the main routine is set to about 2 milliseconds, and one reading is performed in this one loop. Therefore, the chattering time occurs during two or three readings.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the chattering canceller of the microswitch 89, in which each step of the code to be described is indicated as S. In S11, a switch input has already been made and the timing is awaited, and will be described later. S12
If the answer is affirmative (Y) while waiting for a switch input, the flow branches to S15, and if the answer is negative (N), the chatter time is cleared in S14 and the process returns. Is verification at S12 the initial stage of input? Alternatively, a determination is made as to whether the input is initial or during input based on whether or not the chatter time has been set before whether input is being performed. Clearing the chatter time plays a role of returning to the first input wait state once the switch detects OFF during input. When one chattering peak is detected, the input waiting chatter time is set. Therefore, when off is detected in the next loop, the chatter time is cleared and initialized. It is verified in S16 whether the chatter time has been set since the time of affirmative (Y) in S12, and if the chatter time has not been initially set, the time is set in S16.

As a result of the test in S16, if the time has been set, the time is being input, and the time is subtracted in s17. It is checked in S15 whether the chatter time has become “0” as a result of the subtraction. If the time is determined to be "0" at S15, O for checking the switch is turned off.
The FF flag is set in S19, and it is checked whether the switch has been turned off in S20 together with the verification of the leading OFF flag.
If the switch has not been turned off yet, the process returns to the return. If the switch has been turned off, the switch ON flag is set in S21 at S21. The above is the mechanism of the chattering canceller. The biggest feature of the micro switch is that it is strong against noise, and the sensor switch that is generally used is weak against noise. Especially when using the micro switch for input detection of important parts, it protects from external noise due to illegal play It can be said to be an effective means of doing things.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 is similar to the third type, and as described above, when the special game is started, the passing ball number display portion 92 displays "16" full, and thereafter the first type. The electric tulip 74 of the game board 15 until the passing ball number display portion 92 becomes “00”, similar to a gaming machine with a special electric accessory.
Therefore, once the operation setting of the firing handle 25 is performed, there is no need to perform any steering wheel adjustment, and a game ball can be obtained instantaneously. Therefore, it is possible for a woman or a player who is not familiar with the game to enjoy the game with peace of mind, and to acquire excitement that cannot be normally obtained. It has an excellent effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a gaming board provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a specific starting port provided on the gaming board.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view in which the specific starting port is attached to a game board.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the removal of chattering on a program relating to the passage of the game ball through the specific starting port.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Pachinko machine, 11: Outer frame, 12: Front frame, 1
3 ... Gold frame, 14 ... Glass frame, 15 ... Game board, 16 ... Top lamp, 17 ... Special game display unit, 18 ... Probability change display unit, 19 ... Upper plate, 20 ... Dish unit, 21 ... Payout outlet, 22
... lower plate, 23 ... overflow outlet, 24 ... sound output part, 25 ...
Launching handle, 26 ... Launch stop button, 27 ... Touch plate, 28 ... Touch display section, 29 ... Card reader, 3
0: card insertion slot, 31: bill insertion slot, 32: mechanism board,
33 ... ball tank, 34 ... tank rail, 35 ... supply detector, 36 ... game information communication terminal, 37 ... ballless detector, 38
... award ball payout device, 39 ... ball lending device, 40 ... main control device, 41 ... symbol display device, 42 ... relay terminal plate, 43 ... lamp control device, 44 ... power supply control device, 45 ... payout control device, 46 ... Launching device, 47 ... Launch control device, 48 ... Launching hammer, 49 ... Voltage display unit, 50 ... Full detector, 51 ... Out discharge port, 52 ... Symbol control line, 53 ... Game board control line, 5
6 ... power cord, 57 ... guide outside rail, 58 ... guide inside rail, 59 ... return ball prevention tool, 60 ... ball jump prevention tool, 61 ... tank window decoration, 62 ... payout display part, 63 ... ball shortage display part,
64: hitting display part, 66: bullet rubber, 67: game guidance display part, 68: warp entering ball part, 69: warp guidance part, 70
... Warp distribution section, 71 ... Hold display section, 72 ... Stage,
73 ... design start opening, 74 ... electric tulip, 75 ... electric attacker, 76 ... attacker door, 77 ... attacker sleeve winning a prize opening, 78 ... specific starting opening, 79 ... lamp windmill, 80 ... side lamp, 81 ... normal winning opening, 82 ... triangular gold, 83 ... out opening, 84 ... accessory base, 85 ... accessory housing, 86 ... decoration plate, 87 ... introduction port, 88 ... discharge port, 89 ... micro switch, 90 ... actuator, 91 ... connection Terminals, 92 ...
Number of passing balls display section, 93: life nail, 94: effective display section.

Continued on the front page F-term (reference) 2C088 AA10 AA42 BA03 BA09 BC15 EB12 EB24 EB56

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A guide rail surrounding a game area on a game board, a firing device capable of firing a game ball to the game area, a firing handle that allows a player to fire and adjust the firing to an arbitrary position in the game area. A plurality of winning holes and a large number of gaming nails are arranged on the surface of the gaming board, and on the condition that the gaming balls are set a plurality of times, the game balls are opened by passing through the starting opening, and the opening time is limited. An electric tulip, and in a gaming machine in which a special game is set, the starting port provided on the game board is made a passing type, so that the number of passing game balls is added and displayed, and the special game A gaming machine characterized in that the addition display is subtracted and displayed as the digestion is completed.