JP2003111903A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine wherein the performance effect of a game can be increased. SOLUTION: A hand rest 50 on which the hand of a game player can be mounted is arranged at a location under a launching handle 43. Then, a vibrator is arranged on the hand rest 50. The vibrator is shaken when a ready-to-win state is presented. Thus, the game player can feel the vibration even when the hand is away from the launching handle 43 at the time of the ready-to-win state, and the performance effect can be increased.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines (for example, pachinko machines)
In order to enhance the interest of the game, the effect of the game is performed using a speaker, a lamp, and the like. Since such a game effect auditorily and visually acts on the player, the occurrence of excessive onomatopoeia or the blinking of a lamp may cause the player to feel uncomfortable. In addition, not only the player playing the game but also other players around this player are affected, so that the player can concentrate on his own game by the effect of the adjacent pachinko machine. Can not. For this reason, there is a limit in the performance of the game using the speaker and the lamp.

Therefore, there is a pachinko machine which solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a vibration device. In such a pachinko machine, a vibrating device is provided on a firing handle for firing a game ball to vibrate the vibration, and the vibration is transmitted to the hand of the player who holds the firing handle to effectively produce the game.

[0004]

However, when the starting memory for starting the pattern variation reaches the upper limit (usually 4), the player may release the firing handle to stop the firing of the game ball. In such a case, since the vibration cannot be transmitted to the player, the effect of vibrating the firing handle is reduced.

Further, the firing handle for firing the game ball has a complicated structure having a switch, and it is difficult to incorporate the vibration device therein. Further, the vibration easily causes the firing handle to fail, which may cause the gaming ball to be unable to be fired.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing the effect of a game. Another object is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the occurrence of a failure in the gaming machine.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problem, and Action / Effect of the Invention In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a launch handle for launching a game ball into the plane of the game board, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A gaming machine for providing a game with a specific profit, wherein a support base on which a player's hand that rotationally operates the firing handle can be placed is provided at a lower position in the vicinity of the firing handle. A vibration means is installed in
The technical feature is to vibrate the vibrating means when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a support base on which a player's hand can be placed is disposed below the firing handle of the gaming machine.
Vibrating means is arranged on this support base. Then, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the vibrating means is vibrated. This allows
For example, even if the player has reached the upper limit of the starting memory and has released the hand from the firing handle to stop the firing of the game ball,
Since the hand is on the support base, the player can feel the vibration. Therefore, the effect of production can be enhanced. Furthermore, unlike sound or light, since the player directly feels the vibration, it does not affect other players. Therefore, other players can concentrate on their respective games. Further, as compared with a gaming machine in which the vibrating means is provided in the firing handle, by providing the vibrating means in the support base, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of a failure in the firing handle.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the support base is provided so as to be stored in the gaming machine.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the support base provided with the vibrating means is housed in the game machine. As a result, the space on the back side of the gaming machine is used, so that the gaming machine can be made compact. In addition, since the support base can be accommodated, a player who wants to notify the status by vibration uses the support base, while a player who does not want the status notification by vibration stores the support base in the gaming machine. You will be able to play the game in the way you want.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the advance notice of the game state provided by the establishment of the predetermined condition is performed by vibrating the vibrating means. It is a technical feature.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the player is made to experience the advance notice of the game state provided by the establishment of the predetermined condition, for example, the reach state, by vibrating the vibrating means. This allows
Since the game can be heaped up and the player can be concentrated on the game, the effect of production can be enhanced.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the amplitude or cycle of the vibration performed by the vibrating means is changed as the game progresses. It is a technical feature.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the amplitude or cycle of the vibration performed by the vibrating means is changed in accordance with the game state. Is a technical feature.

According to the fourth and fifth aspects, the amplitude or the cycle of the vibration performed by the vibrating means is changed in accordance with the progress of the game such as time saving. In addition, the amplitude of the vibration performed by the vibrating means is changed in accordance with the game state such as the probability change. In order to inform the player of the occurrence of multiple types of game states such as shortening of time and probability change due to changes in the amplitude of vibration, heap up the game,
The player can be concentrated on the game. This allows
The staging effect can be enhanced.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the gaming machine is provided at a lower portion of the gaming machine and has a curtain plate forming a part of an outer frame. The technical feature is that the support base is provided on the curtain plate.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the curtain board is provided with a support base on which the vibrating means is disposed. Thereby, space saving can be achieved.

In the invention of claim 7, claim 1 and claim 3
7. The gaming machine according to claim 5, further comprising a curtain plate located at a lower portion of the gaming machine and forming a part of an outer frame, wherein the support base is made of synthetic resin. ,
A technical feature is that it is formed integrally with the curtain plate.

In the present invention, the support base made of synthetic resin is formed integrally with the curtain plate. As a result, injection molding is possible, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 8, claim 1 and claim 3
In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 5 to 7, the technical feature is that the support base is detachably provided on the gaming machine.

According to the eighth aspect, the support base provided with the vibrating means can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine. As a result, even if a failure occurs in the vibrating means provided on the support base, only the support base needs to be replaced, so the maintenance load can be reduced.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the vibrating means includes a motor and an eccentric weight fixed to a rotation shaft of the motor. Is a technical feature.

In the ninth aspect, the vibrating means provided on the support base is mainly composed of the motor and the eccentric weight fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor. When the motor is started, the eccentric weight provided at the tip of the rotating shaft rotates irregularly to generate vibration, which makes the player feel the vibration. Therefore, the game can be effectively produced.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention. First, the main configuration of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a perspective view of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment.

The pachinko machine 10 has an inner frame 12 and an outer frame 11.
It is equipped with a pair of upper and lower hinges 14 so that it can be opened and closed.
A glass frame 16 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Above the glass frame 16, there is a protrusion 1 forward.
6a is formed. On the back side of the glass frame 16, the game board 13 is arranged. On the right side of the glass frame 16,
A keyhole 15 for inserting a key for opening and closing the glass frame 16 is provided.

A front plate 18 is provided below the glass frame 16, and an upper plate prize ball discharge port 19 through which prize balls are drawn out is formed in the upper left part of the front plate 18. On the discharge side of the upper plate prize ball discharge port 19, the upper plate prize ball discharge port 1
An upper plate 20 for accumulating the prize balls discharged from 9 is attached. On the front surface of the upper plate 20, there are provided a ball rental button 47 for lending a game ball and a return button 46 for returning a prepaid card. Upper plate 2
A lower plate prize ball discharge port 31 for discharging prize balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 20 is formed below 0. On the discharge side of the lower plate prize ball discharge port 31, A lower plate 32 for storing the prize balls discharged from the lower plate prize ball discharge port 31 is provided. At the bottom of the lower plate 32, a lower plate ball removing lever 33 for dropping a game ball in a ball box (not shown) is provided.

A curtain plate 80 is provided below the lower plate 32, and a hand rest 50 on which the player's hand can be placed is provided at the right end of the curtain plate 80. A firing handle 43 for operating a firing motor (not shown) for firing the game balls supplied from the upper tray 20 to the game board 13 is rotatably attached to the right side of the lower tray 32. The firing handle 43 is provided with a firing stop button (not shown) for stopping firing during firing. On the right side of the upper plate 20, the prize balls stored in the upper plate 20 are placed in the lower plate 3.
An upper plate ball removing lever 28 for pulling out to 2 is slidably attached.

Next, the main structure of the game board 13 is shown in FIG.
Will be described with reference to. A center case 130 is provided substantially at the center of the game board 13. Center case 13
In 0, the winning entrance 131, a normal symbol display device 132 composed of three LEDs, and a normal symbol memory display LED 133 composed of four LEDs for displaying the number of times the normal symbol display device 132 is started, A special symbol display device 134 for displaying a special symbol on a liquid crystal display, and a special symbol memory display LED 135 including four LEDs for displaying the number of times the special symbol display device 134 is started are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center case 130
On the left and right of the normal symbol operation gates 140, 140 for operating the normal symbol display device 132 are provided. Below the center case 130, a first type starting port 141 for operating the special symbol display device 134 is provided, and below the first type starting port 141, a stop symbol of the normal symbol display device 132. An ordinary electric accessory 142 that is opened when a predetermined hit pattern is provided is provided. The released ordinary electric accessory 142 has a function of starting the operation of the special symbol display device 134, similarly to the first type starting port 141. Below the ordinary electric accessory 142, a variable winning device 150 is provided which operates when the stop symbol of the special symbol display device 134 becomes a predetermined hit symbol.

A door-type special winning opening 151, which is opened when a hit occurs, is attached to the variable winning device 150 so as to be openable and closable. On both sides of the special winning opening 151,
Ordinary winning holes 152, 152 are provided respectively.
Further, inside the special winning opening 151, a specific area 153 is provided.

In addition, the game board 13 has a normal winning hole 16
1, 161 and a winning lamp 163 that lights up when winning
An out-of-ball lamp 164 that lights up when the ball runs out and an out port 165 that collects a game ball that has not won a prize as an out ball are provided. Also, the game board 13 has many nails 1.
28 has been driven in, and the game ball shot on the game board 13 falls while moving between the nails 128.

Next, the hand rest of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 (A) shows
It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the hand rest 50,
FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the hand rest 50 stored in the curtain plate 80. Further, FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the hand rest 50 is seen through, and FIG.
FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line 4B-4B in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the hand rest 5
0 is formed in a prismatic shape and has a semi-circular radius at the tip. That is, the upper surface is formed flat so that the hand can be placed easily. As shown in FIG. 4 (B), a support shaft 54 is attached to the base of the handrest 50, and the handrest 50 is horizontally rotatable around the support shaft 54 so as to be horizontally rotatable. Is attached to.

The curtain plate 80 is provided with a hand rest opening 52 capable of accommodating the hand rest 50. The hand rest 50 is housed in the hand rest opening 52 as shown in FIG. 3B by rotating 90 degrees around the support shaft 54. When the handrest 50 is housed in the handrest opening 52, the handrest 50 is substantially flat with respect to the surface of the curtain plate 80. A groove 52a for pulling out the handrest 50 is provided at a lower portion of the handrest opening 52.

As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the hand rest 5
0 is formed in a hollow shape, and the vibrator 60 is installed therein. As shown in FIG. 4B, the vibrator 6
The motor 62 of 0 has the bottom 5 of the hollow portion of the hand rest 50.
It is fixed by a cover member 68 so as to be in close contact with 0a.

Next, the vibrator provided on the hand rest will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 5 (A)
5B is a perspective view of the vibrator, and FIG.
It is a B arrow line view of the vibrator in (A).

As shown in FIG. 5A, the vibrator 60 includes a motor 62 having a shaft 64, an eccentric weight 66,
The cover member 68 and the like are included. An eccentric weight 66 is connected to the tip of the shaft 64 of the motor 62. The eccentric weight 66 has a shaft 64 as an axial direction, and is formed in a ¼ cylindrical shape having a sectoral cross section with respect to the axial direction (see FIG. 5B). The cover member 68 fixes the motor 62 in a state in which the motor 62 is in close contact with the bottom portion 50a of the hollow portion of the handrest 50. Thereby, the vibration generated in the eccentric weight 66 via the motor 62 is efficiently transmitted to the hand rest 50. This vibrator 60
Causes the eccentric weight 66 to perform an irregular rotational movement due to the rotation of the shaft 64 to generate vibration.

Next, a game of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment will be described. When the game ball fired by the operation of the firing handle 43 passes through the normal symbol operation gate 140, the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 132 is variably displayed. At this time, the normal symbol display device 13
When the normal symbol displayed in 2 displays "hit", the normal electric accessory 142 is opened for a predetermined time.

When a game ball is won in the opened ordinary electric auditors product 142 or the first type starting opening 141, the display portions (first display portion, second display portion, third display portion) of the special symbol display device 134 are provided at three places. (Part) start changing 10 kinds of symbols 0-9. It should be noted that the winning combination of the ordinary electric accessory 142 and the first-type starting opening 141 is limited to four. Then, when the preset time has elapsed, the special symbol display device 134 stops changing in the order of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit.

When the first display section and the second display section stop changing and the third display section is still changing, if the symbols on the first display section and the second display section are the same, the reach state is reached. Yes, in this reach state, the vibration of the vibrator 60 is generated. That is, the “big hit” (eg, 7) in which the symbols of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit are the same.
77, etc.), the vibrator 60 is vibrated in a long cycle by rotating the motor 62 at a low speed while reaching the reach state and changing the reach of the symbol. Then, when a "big hit" (for example, 777) in which the symbols of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit match, occurs,
The vibrator 60 is vibrated in a short cycle by rotating the motor 62 at a high speed for a set time (for example, 1 second). In the first embodiment, by changing the vibration cycle, reach and
Although two types of jackpots have been announced, a plurality of types of states can be announced by changing the magnitude of the impact by changing the magnitude of the impact using a solenoid or the like.

In the first embodiment, a hand rest 50 on which the player's hand can be placed is arranged below the firing handle 43 of the pachinko machine 10, and a vibrator 60 is arranged on this hand rest 50. ing. When the reach state is reached, the vibrator 60 is vibrated. As a result, even if the player has released the hand from the firing handle 43 in order to stop the firing of the game ball when the starting memory reaches the upper limit number, the player feels the vibration because the hand is on the hand rest 50. can do. Therefore, the effect of production can be enhanced. Furthermore, unlike sound or light, the player is allowed to directly experience the vibration, so that it is possible to eliminate the influence on other players. This allows other players to concentrate on their respective games. Further, by providing the vibrator 60 on the handrest 50, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of a failure on the firing handle, as compared with a pachinko machine in which the vibrator is provided on the firing handle.

The hand rest 50 having the vibrator 60 is stored in the pachinko machine 10. As a result, the space on the back side of the pachinko machine 10 is used, so that the pachinko machine can be made compact.

A pachinko machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The structure of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and the hand rest 70 is provided below the firing handle 43.
Is provided. However, in the first embodiment, the curtain plate 80
Although the hand rest 50 was provided in the space on the back side of the hand rest, the hand rest 70 is integrally formed with the curtain plate 80 in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.

Next, the hand rest of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7 (A) is a perspective view of the handrest 70 portion, FIG. 7 (B) is an explanatory view showing a state of seeing through the handrest 70, and FIG. 7 (C).
FIG. 7C is a sectional view taken along line 7C-7C in FIG.

The hand rest 70 is made of synthetic resin and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, as shown in FIG. 7A, and both ends in the left-right direction are bulged upward. This hand rest 7
0 projects forward from the surface of the curtain plate 80, and the upper surface 72 of the handrest 70 has a front end portion 72a of the upper surface 72 slightly lower than a rear end portion 72b of the upper surface 72. Figure 7
As shown in (B), the hand rest 70 is formed in a hollow shape, and the vibrator 60 is incorporated therein. At the bottom 70a of the hollow portion of the handrest 70, as shown in FIG. 7C, the motor 62 has a bottom portion 7a of the hollow portion of the handrest 70.
It is fixed by a cover member 68 so as to be in close contact with 0a.

Next, the vibrator 6 according to the second embodiment.
The vibration of 0 will be described. The pachinko machine according to the second embodiment changes the cycle or / and the amplitude of vibration in accordance with the progress of the game or the state of the game. In the second embodiment, a normal reach with a low jackpot occurrence probability and a premium reach with a high jackpot occurrence probability are provided. In addition, as a big jackpot, a big jackpot (hereinafter, a specific jackpot) that shifts to a high probability state (1/66) in which the next big jackpot is likely to occur and a jackpot that does not shift to a high probability state (normal jackpot: 1/330) are provided. Has been. here,
The transition to a high probability state is called a probable change. And this "specific jackpot" is a specific symbol (for example, 111, 333, 5
It is generated by an odd number such as 55) and "normal jackpot"
Is generated in a normal pattern (for example, an even number such as 222, 444, 666). Further, when the transition to the probability change by the specific jackpot, to shorten the time of symbol variation in the special symbol display device 134 (time saving), until the symbol variation in the special symbol constant device 134 50 times, or next time Continue until a big hit occurs.

In the second embodiment, in the special symbol display device 134, before starting the symbol variation in the reach mode,
In the case of a premium reach with a high probability of a big hit, for example, 3 seconds before the start of reach variation, the vibrator 60 generates a short-time vibration for 1 second. As a result, the player knows that the premium reach, which has a high probability of transitioning to the jackpot, is started, and the interest of the reach variation is enhanced.

When a normal big hit that does not shift to the above-mentioned high probability occurs, the motor 62 is rotated at a low speed to vibrate the vibrator 60 in a long cycle for, for example, 3 seconds. On the other hand, when a specific jackpot that shifts to a high probability occurs, the vibrator 60 is vibrated in a short cycle by rotating the motor 62 at a high speed for a set time (for example, 5 seconds). By changing the cycle of vibration according to the content of the jackpot, it is possible to further enhance the interest when a specific jackpot occurs.

On the other hand, a specific jackpot made a transition to a positive change,
While shortening the time of symbol fluctuation in the special symbol display device 134 (time saving), the vibrator 60 is continuously vibrated in a long cycle by rotating the motor 62 at a low speed.
That is, until the symbol fluctuation in the special symbol constant device 134 is performed 50 times, or by continuing the vibration until the next big hit occurs, the player is informed that the time saving game is continuing. Also in this second embodiment, it is possible to notify various states by changing the magnitude of the impact by using a solenoid or the like to change the amplitude of the vibration, or by changing the vibration cycle together with the amplitude. .

With such a structure as well, the effect as described in the first embodiment can be enhanced, and
The occurrence of failures in the firing handle can be reduced.
According to the second embodiment, the hand rest 70 on which the vibrator 60 is arranged is made of synthetic resin, and has a curtain plate 80.
It is integrally formed with. As a result, injection molding is possible, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, when the reach occurs, the vibrator 60
Vibrate the vibrator 6 when a shortening or a sudden change occurs.
0 changes the amplitude of the vibration. As a result, the game can be heaped up, so that the player can concentrate on the game.

Next, a pachinko machine according to a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 8A is a perspective view of a portion of the handrest 70, and FIG. 8B is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the handrest 70 is seen through.
8C is a sectional view taken along line 8C-8C in FIG. Second
The configuration of the pachinko machine according to the modified example of the embodiment is almost the same as that of the above-described second embodiment, and a hand rest having a vibrator is provided below the firing handle. However, in the second embodiment, the hand rest 70 is formed integrally with the curtain plate 80, but in the modified example of the second embodiment, the hand rest is detachably provided in the pachinko machine.

In the modified example of the second embodiment, a hand rest provided with a vibrator is detachably attached to the pachinko machine. As a result, even if the vibrator provided in the handrest fails, only the handrest needs to be replaced, so that maintenance work can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game area of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing a hand rest portion in a pulled-out state, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state where the hand rest is housed in a curtain plate.

4A is an explanatory view showing a state where the handrest according to the first embodiment is seen through, and FIG.
It is a 4B-4B sectional view of (A).

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a vibrator,
(B) is a B arrow view of the vibrator in (A).

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a handrest portion according to the second embodiment, FIG. 7B is an explanatory view showing a state of seeing through the handrest, and FIG. 7C-7
It is C sectional drawing.

8A is a perspective view of a handrest portion according to a modified example of the second embodiment, FIG. 8B is an explanatory view showing a state where the handrest is seen through, and FIG. It is 8C-8C sectional drawing of (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Pachinko machines 11 outer frame 13 game board 43 firing handle 50 Hand rest (support base) 54 spindle 52 Hand rest opening 60 vibrator (vibration means) 62 motor 64 axes 66 Eccentric weight 68 Cover member 70 Hand rest (support base) 80 curtains

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising a launching handle for launching a game ball into a game board surface, which provides a game with a certain profit by the establishment of a predetermined condition, wherein the launching handle is located below the launching handle. A support base on which a player's hand that rotates is placed, the vibration means is provided on the support base, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the vibration means is vibrated. Amusement machine. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the support base is provided so as to be accommodated in the game machine. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a notice of the game state provided by the establishment of the predetermined condition is given by vibrating the vibrating means. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an amplitude or a cycle of vibration performed by the vibrating means is changed as a game progresses. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an amplitude or a cycle of vibration performed by the vibrating means is changed according to a game state. 6. A game machine having a curtain plate located at a lower portion of the game machine and forming a part of an outer frame, wherein the support base is provided on the curtain plate. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. A game machine having a curtain plate located at a lower portion of the game machine and forming a part of an outer frame, wherein the support base is made of synthetic resin and integrally formed with the curtain plate. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 3 to 5. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the support base is detachably attached to the gaming machine. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating means includes a motor and an eccentric weight fixed to a rotation shaft of the motor.