JP2004033683A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology to enlarge a prescribed game area of a pinball game machine. <P>SOLUTION: An inner rail set in a game board 18 is removed. An out ball receiving part 68 and out ball port 69 are set in the lower side of a prize winning device 66. The out ball receiving part 68 is used in common in stead of a part of the inner rail. Further, a returning ball preventing piece 70 is attached on the left side of the prize winning device 66. Thus the angle range for a ball coming into the game area is made wider than 120° compared to 45° of conventional one to cause to widen a target range of a player to make a game significant. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an expansion of an actual game area of a pachinko ball and ball game machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the mainstream of pachinko machines, which are representative of ball-and-ball game machines regulated by the Customs Sales Act, are those that pay out game balls as prize balls for winning with a structure that utilizes the weight of levers and game balls. . Later, electric role-playing machines and electrically operated arrangement ball-ball game machines and Ji-Jan-ball (sparrow ball) ball-game machines were developed. After that, pachinko machines were able to acquire a large number of game balls as big hits. Was developed, and all ball game machines were digitized. Arranged ball game machines using microcomputers and CRTs were developed around 1980 (reported by Chubu Nippon Broadcasting Corporation and NHK Nagoya). Ballistic game machines using microcomputers have been developed one after another.
Furthermore, after that, an arrangement ball ball game machine using LEDs as a ball game machine capable of displaying symbols has been developed, and subsequently, a pachinko machine which has a big hit by matching symbols has been developed. Since then, ball game machines using CRTs have come to express their designs on color LCDs, and the competition in the development of ball game machines themselves using advanced technologies is intensifying. With the progress of the times, the front frame of the ball-and-ball game machine is shifting to all plastics, and the game area has a constant area regulated by the game rules. With this all-plastic front frame, the diversification of the surface design from the restricted game area to the game area other than the game area progresses, and the game area that should be constant due to the illusion of the human eye looks large or small Appeared up to. The example will be described with reference to FIG.
[0003]
FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional pachinko machine 200.
The front side of the pachinko machine 200 is called a front frame 201, and holds the entire pachinko machine 200. Although not shown, the front frame 201 can be opened and closed from the outer frame by an outer frame by a hinge mechanism (not shown). An upper plate 202 and a lower plate 203 are attached to the front frame 201. A firing handle 204 is attached to the lower right of the front frame 202. At approximately the center of the pachinko machine 200, a game board 300 (described later) is provided inside with a transparent plate glass (not shown) as a surface. The game board 300 is provided with a game area A having a substantially circular shape (actually, a slightly elliptical upper and lower ellipse, as shown by a two-way arrow). Details of the game area A will be described later.
The game area A of the front frame 202 is as described above. By inserting a game ball into the upper plate 202 and operating the firing handle 204, the inserted game ball can be flown into the game area A.
The game board 300 used here has the structure shown in FIG. 8, and this structure will be described next.
[0004]
FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional game board 300.
The game board 300 is made of veneer 301 and has a veneer plate made of celluloid or an equivalent synthetic resin attached to the surface thereof, although not described in detail. A substantially oval (elliptical structure) outer rail 302 made of a stainless steel plate and an inner rail 303 made of a stainless steel plate or resin are mounted on the outer periphery of the game area A of the game board 300, and the game area A (outer rail) A ceiling decoration 304 is attached to the upper part of the actual game area outside the range. At approximately the center of the game area A, a symbol display device 305 is attached, and the interior of the symbol display device 305 serves as a screen 306 to display a variable symbol. Side lamps 307 and a large number of prize holes 308 (one of which is representatively shown, also referred to as a normal prize hole or a general prize hole) are provided symmetrically on the left and right sides around the outside of the symbol display device 305. A winning device 309 having an opening / closing door (not shown) is provided below, and an out port 310 is provided below the winning device 309. When the game ball is fired into the game area A, the fired game ball wins the winning opening 308 or is taken into the opening / closing door (opened under specific conditions) of the winning device 309 and wins. The game ball that could not win is taken into the out port 310. Because the outer rail 302 has an elliptical structure as described above, it is difficult to fine-tune the firing unless the falling trajectory conforms to the law of nature because the shooting sphere draws a parabola when falling. It is well known that a player is hated by a player because he cannot aim at a desired position.
[0005]
Although not shown, a large number (about 250) of game nails are driven into the game board 300. The structure of the game nail is such that the portion driven into and held by the veneer 301 has a spiral structure in the form of a screw, and the main body is made of brass metal. This brass-structured game nail has a slight shape memory property. Without this shape memory property, as the game is repeated, the gap between the nails will change and the winning rate will gradually change, but since the game nails used in general gaming machines have this property No problem.
In amusement arcades, today's pachinko ball game machines are prospering because the configuration of the launch sphere that draws a parabola and the shape nail of the game nail make it a structure that can be satisfied by both players and amusement arcades. Things.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described gaming area A has a disadvantage that the gaming area regulated by the gaming rules appears small because the front frame 201 is designed in a spiral shape as shown in FIG. Furthermore, since the range angle at which the game ball surrounded by the inner rail is allowed to enter is opened at almost 90 degrees at the maximum, there is no target range for the player and only a flock-like prize of natural fall can be expected. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 13-219332 proposes that the game area is enlarged in proportion to the ball entry range, but the shape of the outer rail is not described, but is arranged in a substantially circular shape. Therefore, as described above, it is difficult to determine the parabolic falling point, and the target position desired by the player becomes unstable, and there is a drawback that the features of the pachinko machine cannot be utilized, so that it cannot be adopted. In addition, since the guide rail protrudes from the game board, if the outer rail, which is the guide rail, protrudes from the game board, there is a portion that does not adhere to the game board. Then, an unusual sound is generated from the portion that is not in close contact, and the guide ball is distorted due to the deflection of the guide rail, resulting in the phenomenon of spot flying due to waste of flying ball energy.
[0007]
Next, the proposal shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-203466 has no inner rail and expands the game area. However, in this case, the launch point is at the upper left, and the launch hammer deviates from the one-point rule by holding two rails from the launch method (the ball core position is not determined by the true sphere and the stamp), causing spotting. The details are described in JP-A-2001-129165. Therefore, this method cannot be adopted.
In addition, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-165574 is simply an enlarged game area, and the elliptical outer rail is enlarged in proportion to the game area. Due to the drawing of a parabola when the hit ball falls, unless the ball is a vertically long ellipse, the drop point of the hit ball is not determined when aiming at the right side from the center. When operating the firing handle, a slight adjustment will significantly change the drop point at the right position. It cannot be adopted because of the drawback described above.
In view of the above, the present invention has been made and solved by the following matters.
[0008]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a game board in which a number of screw-shaped game nails are formed at the distal end portion, a substantially elliptical guide rail is arranged on the game board, and the firing device is operated by operating a firing handle. In a ball game machine provided with a decorative lamp and a winning device for enhancing a game effect during a game in which a game ball is repelled to a game board, an actual game area surrounded by a guide rail is enlarged.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board on which a number of screw-shaped game nails are formed at the tip end, and a substantially elliptical guide rail arranged on the game board, and the firing device is operated by operating a firing handle. In a ball game machine provided with a decorative lamp and a prize device for enhancing a game effect during a game in which a game ball is repelled by a game board, the entrance of the game area where the game board enters the ball is enlarged. It is.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board on which a number of screw-shaped game nails are formed at the tip end, and a substantially elliptical guide rail is arranged on the game board, and the firing device is operated by operating a firing handle. In a ball game machine provided with a decorative lamp and a prize device for enhancing a game effect during a game in which a game ball is repelled by a game board, a prize port arranged on the game board is arranged non-symmetrically on the left and right. .
[0009]
Originally, the front frame of the gaming machine was provided for holding a game board or a mechanical device. Even if there is no portion exposed to the player side, any number of holding methods can be considered. Decorative indicator lamps and the like are provided in addition to holding the parts and the like of the front frame, but it is sufficient to provide them all on the game board. This is a well-known technology in which decorative lamps and the like are provided in addition to the game area surrounded by the outer rail. If the game area is expanded, the outside of the game area is naturally expanded. Therefore, if the game area is enlarged as described in claim 1, a large decorative lamp structure can be attached. Furthermore, by expanding the game area, it is also possible to expand the design of the cover device, and the path of the game ball, which used to be constant in the past, can now be flown to the desired position of the player by expanding the game area and satisfying it. Is now available. The purpose of the left side, which is surrounded by the inner rail, is to extend to the upper part, but the current pachinko machine does not have that purpose. Although this is old, it is a remnant of the so-called manual type in which the firing method is played with the thumb, and it is laid down because the game ball resulting from the blow is returned to the player, and if it is electric, it has a fixed firing force Is not necessary at all because it is possible to obtain
[0010]
By shortening or eliminating the inner rail, only the outer rail (guidance rail) is used, and by expanding the entrance to the ball from the top of the actual game area to the left, you can aim without hitting it, It is a game to convince customers. If it can be fired at a desired position, it will have an excellent configuration such that it can be widely applied to an arrangement ball game machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and the like that require a particularly large width of the game area. In the case of a pachinko machine, if a large number of winning openings are arranged at a position where the player can easily aim, the player naturally can be satisfied because he or she aims. If the desired position is within the firing range as in the past and the desired position is within the firing range, the fun of the game will be increased, and there is no point in setting up prize holes etc. that are difficult to aim at, and it is only arranged with design elements of the arrangement balance only ing. However, as described in claim 3, by expanding the sphere of entry and excluding the prize port provided in the game area and the shape of the prize port itself, aiming becomes easier and the player can aim. The problem can be solved. Although there is a method of asymmetrically displaying a symbol display device, a character, or the like located at the center, there is only a design element, and it is almost irrelevant to the ease of aiming of a player. It is well known that the position of the warp entrance far from the prize is other than the heavens, but it does not enable the aiming to satisfy the player. In this regard, the warp entrance of the present invention has excellent configuration requirements because it is set in a position configuration and a direction that encourages the gambling of the player. In the above description, the guide rail having an elliptical shape is an absolute condition, and particularly in an arrangement ball game machine and a sparrow ball game machine that require a width, it is necessary to aim the left and right of the ball entry device, so With the guide rail having the shape, the flying effect at the drop position becomes unstable, and the customer is immediately separated. In this regard, all of the configurations described in the claims can be solved.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
In consideration of the first aspect, the falling sphere that draws a parabola describes a vertically elongated guide rail, but it may not be vertically long, but may be horizontally long. In the case of this horizontally long shape, it can be widely applied to, in particular, an arrangement ball game machine and a slightly rocking ball game machine.
The actual game area described in this specification indicates a range surrounded by a conventional inner rail, and the game area described in the authorization standard specifies a range surrounded by an outer rail. Therefore, in order to facilitate the discrimination, the classification was performed in this manner.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples in any way, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.
[0012]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10 typified by a ball game machine (hereinafter, referred to as a pachinko machine) specified by the game rules. The pachinko machine 10 is provided with an outer frame 11 (details not shown in the surroundings), and the outer frame 11 is a mounting means for holding the pachinko machine 10 and for mounting the pachinko machine 10 on a ball game machine installation island (not shown). A front frame 12 forming the basis of the structure of the pachinko machine 10 is supported by a front hinge 13 provided above and below the front frame 12 and the outer frame 11 with respect to an outer frame 11 holding the pachinko machine 10. It can be opened and closed on the player side as an axis. The periphery of the front frame 12 has a sash frame 14 structure, and this sash frame 14 is drawn and formed of aluminum light metal. A game board 18, which can be said to be a basic game of the pachinko machine 10 and whose details will be described later and shown by dotted lines, is housed in the substantially central portion of the front frame 12.
A metal frame 15 made of aluminum light metal is attached to the front frame 12 in a window frame shape, and a glass frame 16 is provided inside the metal frame 15 so that the glass frame 16 can be opened and closed from the metal frame 15 using a left side (not shown) as a support shaft. Have been. A glass plate 16 having a thickness of 3 mm and being transparent is double-bonded and attached to the glass frame 16 at a considerable interval. The space between the two glass sheets 17 is filled with carbon dioxide gas. The glass frame 16 can be opened and closed by a glass frame hinge (not shown). If the glass frame 16 is opened 90 degrees with respect to the front frame 12, the glass frame 16 can be pulled out together with the glass frame hinge and removed.
[0013]
Below the metal frame 15, a saucer device 19 is provided. The saucer device 19 is provided with an upper plate 20 having a concave dish portion and a lower plate 26 below the upper plate 20. On the left side of the upper plate 20, a payout ball discharge port 21 for discharging a prize ball is opened. When a prize is generated and a game ball is discharged as a prize ball, the game ball is discharged from the payout ball discharge port 21.
On the upper right side of the upper plate 20, a seesaw type upper plate pulling button 23 is provided, and an ultrasonic sensor 24 is provided at a position substantially indicated by a dotted line at a substantially center of the upper plate 20. A maintenance lock 25 is provided on the right side of the pan device 19, and a magnetic latch (not shown) is attached on the left side of the pan device 19 to close and fix the pan device 19. The magnetic latch is composed of a magnet disk and has a rotating shaft, and the suction area can be changed. When opening the pan device 22 and the glass frame 16, insert the key (not shown) of the maintenance lock 25 and turn it to the right to open the glass frame 16 only, and turn it to the left to open the glass frame 16. In conjunction with this, the suction surface of the magnetic latch changes. If the suction surface changes, the magnetic latch is easily released by pulling out the upper portion of the pan device 19, and the pan device 19 can be opened. When the tray device 19 is closed, if it is pushed as it is, the magnet plate of the magnetic latch is attracted and can be closed without "backlash", and if the glass frame 16 is further pushed in, the glass frame 16 can be closed. The lower plate 20 has an overflow ball discharge port 27 opened.
A normal sound speaker 28 is built in substantially at the center left of the tray device 22, and an ultrasonic speaker 29 is also built in the right side. On the lower right side of the tray device 22, a firing handle 30 fixed to the front frame 12 is provided. The firing handle 30 can fire a game ball to the game board 18. Since the mechanism for firing the game ball is known, the description thereof is omitted.
[0014]
On the left side of the pachinko machine 10, a card unit 100 for renting a game ball by a prepaid card (not shown) is provided. A game ball supply cylinder 101 is provided on the top of the card unit 100, and a winding spring (not shown) is provided. The bellows are connected to the island gutter on the island where the ball game machine is installed, so that the game balls to be lent can be supplied. A guide display unit 102 made of a liquid crystal display is attached to the upper front part of the card unit 100, and a coin reception display unit 103 made up of five displays and a bill insertion slot 104 are provided thereunder. The bill insertion slot 104 is capable of inserting a 1,000-yen bill and inserting coins of 500 yen and 100 yen.
[0015]
A prepaid card insertion slot 105 and a prepaid card display unit 106 are provided below the bill insertion slot 104. A well-known ball rental operation unit 107 is provided below the prepaid card insertion slot 105. Generally, the ball rental operation unit 107 is provided on an upper plate, a lower plate, or the like. In such a case, wiring becomes complicated, and disconnection may occur due to biting of the lead wire when the upper plate is opened and closed. When provided on the card unit 100 side as in this embodiment, the disconnection phenomenon does not occur.
The ball lending operation unit 107 is provided with a balance display unit 108, a lending button 109, and a settlement button 110. The function description of the balance display unit 108, the lending button 109, the settlement button 110, and the like is publicly known, and therefore will not be described. I will omit it.
An elephant gutter 112 is attached below the ball lending operation unit 107, and a game ball outlet 113 is connected to a tip end of the elephant gutter 112. At the bottom of the card unit 100, a prepaid card outlet 111 is provided.
[0016]
Here, the function of the card unit 100 will be described. When a prepaid card is inserted into the prepaid card insertion slot 105, a message “Card is being inserted” is displayed on the guide display unit 102, and the value display unit 108 displays Is displayed.
When the balance button is pressed an arbitrary number of times while the balance is displayed, the game balls are discharged from the inside of the pachinko machine 10 to a dish (not shown). When the desired number of game balls have been discharged, a value obtained by subtracting the value of the valuables stored in the prepaid card is written. When the balance is exhausted, the prepaid card is drawn in, a message "Prepaid card has been invalidated" is displayed on the guidance display unit 102, and the display disappears after a certain time.
Conventionally, the description relating to the use of a prepaid card has only been to display the number of usages by an LED and to display the update result when the card is used, and to indicate that a prepaid card is inserted by a lamp. In the present embodiment, a character display is displayed on the guidance display unit 102. Since a backlight of a full-color LED is provided at the back of the guidance display unit 102, the color is changed according to the content to be displayed. For example, when an invalid card is inserted, the red backlight flashes and the display indicates "Invalid card." When the magnetic surface is dirty and some data is garbled even after reading the prepaid card, Please check with the counter. " Since the display is performed in this manner, even an amateur can use the prepaid card with peace of mind and can use the ball game machine which can play only the prepaid card without a doubt, which is a valuable display method for the game store.
[0017]
The bill insertion slot 104 is a common insertion slot for bills and coins, and is configured to linearly read bills and read and drop coins. Banknotes issue prepaid cards as described above, but in the case of coins, they function in thousands of yen, and when 100 yen is inserted, one display at the top of the coin reception display unit 103 blinks, and 25 coins are displayed. The rental game ball is discharged from the game ball discharge port 113.
Next, when the 200th yen is inserted, the blinking display changes to lighting, and the game ball is discharged. When all five are turned on, a prepaid card issuance signal is generated in a simulated manner. In the case of 500 yen, if inserted, 125 game balls are ejected and the two display bodies of the coin receiving display unit 103 are turned on. The third one starts blinking. Similarly, a signal for issuing a prepaid card is generated in a pseudo manner by a change in full lighting.
[0018]
The feature of this card unit 100 is that, for example, when a jackpot occurs during a game and there are not enough game balls to be fired on the plate portion, the player can immediately continue the game by inserting 100 yen. It disappeared because there was no prize in the jackpot and the winning condition continued. Also, this card unit 100 may be issued by issuing a prepaid card, but since it is necessary to use both hands even when trying to insert it out of the wallet for 1,000 yen, the hand must be released from the firing handle 30 by all means. However, since the card unit 100 of the present embodiment can process with coins, there is no need to worry. Such an excellent mechanism is provided.
The card unit 100 according to the present embodiment is compliant with a consumption tax or a game tax. When a setting switch (details omitted) provided inside the card unit 100 is changed, for example, 25 game balls are lent out, When one is deducted for tax and the number to be paid out becomes 24, and the game ball is lent, it is transmitted to the management computer and transmitted to the management company to that effect, and the game store substitutes for the management company at the end of the month. You will have to pay tax. In addition, by changing the setting switch, it is possible to set an amusement tax, and 95 game balls are paid out by subtracting 5 prize balls per 100 prize balls during a jackpot. As mentioned above, transmission and tax payment can be performed.
[0019]
Next, the back side of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 shows a rear surface of the pachinko machine 10, and a mechanism device 31 is attached so as to cover almost the entire rear surface. The mechanism device 31 is provided with a mechanism device reinforcing gutter 32 to suitably prevent the mechanism device 31 from being twisted. Further, to the mechanical device reinforcing gutter 32, a communication wiring for electrical components provided in the mechanical device 31 is fixed. The mechanism device 31 presses and fixes the game board 18 to the front frame 12 from the back in a sandwich shape. A ball tank 35 holding a game ball for the player to lend the game ball prior to the start of the game and to pay out the game ball as a prize ball when there is a prize during the game is provided above the mechanism device 31. Is provided.
An external input / output control device 40 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 35, and is not electrically connected by a non-connector using infrared rays, so that an optical signal is transmitted and received. Optical signals are also transmitted to and received from the connector, and transmission and reception can be performed by inserting a set of cables.
The external input / output control device 40 incorporates a control device including a one-chip LSI including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and an I / O, and can exchange information with a management computer.
[0020]
A replenishment guide gutter 37 is attached below the ball tank 35, and the replenishment guide gutter 37 is provided for the purpose of guiding the game balls from the ball tank 35 to a payout device 38, which will be described later, in an aligned manner. On the side of the ball tank 35, a replenishment detector 36 for requesting replenishment of the game balls is preferably mounted when the game balls held in the ball tank 35 are insufficient, and the replenishment detector 36 operates in an analog manner to externally control the replenishment. When the input / output control device 40 controls the supply of a large number of game balls such as a jackpot, a replenishment request is issued earlier than usual by taking the "OR" with the jackpot signal and a small supply request signal. As a result, even if the special game is terminated due to a supply delay, the simultaneous termination can be performed without paying out.
A direction changing curve rail (not shown) is connected downstream of the supply guiding gutter 37, and a payout device 38 integrated with a ball cutting detector 39 is connected downstream of the direction changing curve rail. The payout device 38 is provided with a plurality of payout devices (not shown) so that a prize ball can be paid out and a game ball can be rented out. Although not described in detail in the drawing, a ball ejection device is also incorporated in the dispensing device 38, and all game balls held in the ball tank 35, the supply guiding gutter 37, and the dispensing device 38 are ejected by the ball ejection device. It can be discharged inside the installation island.
[0021]
Below the supply guide gutter 37, a symbol display device 42 having a symbol control device 43 provided on its back surface is attached. An operation control device 44 is attached below the symbol display device 42, and a power supply control device 45 is attached to the mechanism device 31 below the operation control device 44. The power supply control device 45 is connected to a power supply cord 50 for supplying power from the outside. Although not shown in detail, the operation control device 44 includes a firing control unit, a payout control unit, a drive control unit for driving a lamp, a motor, and a solenoid, and a voice control unit. As another example, the operation control device 44 includes a CPU having a commercially available RAM and a chip in which an external ROM, an interrupt address decoder, an input / output IO port, and the like are integrated into a plurality of gaming machines. It is possible to correspond to. In accordance with command information sent from both the lottery determination device 75 and the symbol control device 43 to be described later with reference to FIG.
A firing device 48 is fixed to the front frame 12 on the rear left side of the front frame 12 below the mechanism device 31. In the firing device 48, the firing handle 30 described with reference to FIG. 1 is connected to the firing device 48, although not shown in detail. A firing motor (not shown) is attached to the firing device 48.
[0022]
On the back of the card unit 100, a unit cord 46 pulled out from the mechanical device reinforcing gutter 32 is connected to a unit connector 47. The unit cord 46 is formed of a cable including a magnetic material and having a transparent coating.
An out-ball discharge port and an overflow ball passage (both not shown) are provided at the lowermost portion in the center of the mechanism device 31. The out-ball discharge port is used for all game balls hit on the game board 18 to discharge the out-ball. It is discharged from the exit.
A full detector 64 composed of a pressure-sensitive sensor is attached to the lower part of the mechanism device 31, so that illegal insertion of a foreign substance can be suitably detected.
[0023]
Next, the configuration of the game board 18 loaded inside the front frame 12, which is the main point of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIG.
The game board 18 to which the present invention is applied has a game area from which the inner rail conventionally installed is removed. Therefore, only the outer rail will be described as the guide rail 52.
The game board 18 is composed of a veneer board 51 in which a plurality of board materials are laminated, and a celluloid board subjected to silk printing is pasted on the surface of the veneer board 51 on the player side, and the explanation is omitted in the figure, but various winning openings and A hole is drilled by a router so that the symbol display device 42 and a prize winning device 66, which will be described later, can be attached, and the outer periphery is also subjected to router processing so that it can be loaded into the front frame 12. A ceiling decoration device 53 having a substantially semicircular lower portion is attached to the upper portion of the game board 18, and a substantially egg-shaped guide rail 52 made of a group of circles is also attached to fit the semicircular shape. . In the present embodiment, the inner rail as in the prior art is of the electric firing type, and is not provided because unlike the manual firing, no damage occurs. The top decoration device 53 is provided with a prize ball storage display unit 54 and a model name display unit 55. Of these, the prize ball storage display unit 54 temporarily stores the generated score in the flash memory incorporated in the prize ball storage display unit 54, and subtracts the storage of the flash memory while subtracting and displaying the score when executing the prize ball payout. I have to. This prevents the prize ball memory from disappearing due to a power failure or the like.
[0024]
On the game board 18, a large number of game nails each having a screw-shaped tip portion are arranged.
A right display device 56 is provided substantially at the center right of the game board 18, and the right display device 56 is provided with a game guide display portion 57, a sub-design display portion 58 (commonly known as a normal design), a certificate sticking portion 59, and the like. Have been. Of these, the inner game guidance display section 57 is composed of an LCD (full color LED backlight) and notifies the current game situation. For example, when the probability is changed, "probability changing" is scroll-displayed, In the case of the third kind game, "Please right-hand" can be displayed. In particular, in the case of the game board 18 of the present embodiment, the left winning port located at a position that is easy to aim is displayed as “probability changing” and then scrolled to “Aim at the designated winning port”. The lamp inside the mouth flashes. If the winning opening is won, the probability is particularly low, and it works advantageously for the player. At approximately the center of the game board 18, a symbol display device 42 is attached. At the top of the symbol display device 42, a warp entrance 61 that is inclined leftward is provided. And a filter 62 (shown by a dotted line) made of a polarizing lens that covers the screen. The symbol display device 42 is attached to the game board 18 by a symbol display device attachment frame 60. The filter 62 is provided with a lens effect so as to provide horizontally enlarged polarized light, and enlarges the display of a 4-inch by 3-inch liquid crystal panel three times only horizontally so that a 4-inch by 9-inch display is possible. I have to. Therefore, an expression equivalent to that of an expensive liquid crystal display device can be made with an inexpensive configuration. A plurality of prize holes 64 are usually attached around the symbol display device 42, and an electric tulip 65 is provided substantially below and a prize device 66 is provided therebelow. The winning device 66 is provided with a normal winning port and a winning device door 67 (also referred to as an attacker), not shown, which are the same as those of the conventional one. A receiving section 68 and an out port 69 are provided. Furthermore, a return ball preventing device provided at the tip of the conventional inner rail has a return ball preventing device 70 attached to the left end of the winning device 66.
[0025]
In view of the above, the actual game area including only the guide rail 52 (outer rail) can be wider than before, and the large symbol display device can be easily attached to the left and right. In the conventional game area equipped with a large symbol display device, the path of the game ball was limited and the result was lacking in aim and lacking in fun, but by expanding the game area except for the inner rail, the game ball dropped The route became complicated and interesting. Moreover, it is easy to aim at the normal winning opening 64 provided on the left side, and the opening of about 30% in a part of the heavens is changed to a wide opening of 50% or more as in the past, so that a wide range of games can be enjoyed. Now you can do it. In addition, there is no need for the inner rail, which means that there is no need for installation. According to the above configuration, for example, if the winning opening related to the symbol change is “you”, it is assumed that the player has won the game and the player feels satisfied. Since the hit is determined by the probability, there is no problem since the profit margin can be adjusted in the game store. It is an excellent configuration that can be arranged in any way, considering the arrangement of gaming nails near the specific winning opening, deviating from the left-right symmetry and the established concept. As an example, the hakama nails 90 that are driven into each section are, in the conventional concept, hitting the reverse hakama in the vicinity of the top for each target, but it is an array that the player can aim and convince. Dedicated to the composition. Accordingly, the flying trajectory according to the strength of the launching can be easily aimed by operating the launching handle, as in the case of the flying trajectory A, the flying trajectory B, and the flying trajectory C.
[0026]
The back surface of the game board 18 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 shows the back surface of the game board 18 described above.
A wiring gutter 72 is attached to the back surface of the game board 18 so as to cover almost the center. A wiring gutter connector 73 is attached to the top of the wiring gutter 72, and a lottery determination device 75 is provided at the center right. The lottery determination device 75 is provided with a collation connector 76. A ceiling decoration device base 77 is attached to an upper portion of the wiring gutter 72, and a ceiling decoration device connector 74 is attached to the ceiling decoration device base 77. The ceiling decoration device base 77 is integrated with the ceiling decoration device 53 on the front side of the game board 18. The lottery determination device 75 inputs signals from the symbol display device 42, the sub-symbol display portion 58, sensor switches (not shown) provided in the normal winning opening 64 and the winning device 66, and determines the number of winning balls, hits, and various operations. Command information, such as a method, is calculated, and is transmitted in one direction to the symbol control device 43, the operation control device 44, and the power supply control device 45 via the wiring gutter connector 73. The collation connector 76 can output a simulation to check the contents of the lottery determination device 75. Conventionally, as a main control device, mechanical operation control of an attacker and the like and operation control of a decorative LED and the like have been performed. However, the lottery determination device 75 of this embodiment does not perform such a process, and the input information of the game board 18 is not Is determined, and is output as command information, so that it is small and the mounting position is not easy to attach and detach because complicated security release (not shown) is required. Therefore, it is possible to prevent illegal replacement of the base or rearrangement of the harness. An out port 69 is provided below the game board 18, and an out path (not shown) is also processed by a router. The detailed description of the wiring gutter is described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-246319 previously filed by the applicant, and is incorporated herein by reference.
[0027]
The configuration and the like of the winning device 66 described above with reference to FIG. 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the winning device 66.
The winning device 66 is imagined as a large winning opening used in a gaming machine with a first-class electric accessory from FIG. 3, but is not a gaming machine with a first-class electric accessory but a third-class electric machine. It can be used with both a gaming machine with an accessory and a gaming machine with a second-class electric accessory.
As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the winning device 66 includes a winning device door 67, an out ball receiving portion 68, an out port 69, and a ball-return preventing device 70. The winning device 66 further includes a sleeve winning opening 81 equivalent to the normal winning opening 64, and a sleeve lamp 82 provided in addition to the sleeve winning opening 81. The above-mentioned return ball preventing device 70 has already been proposed and known in the art, and is provided so that the shot game balls do not go back to the firing point. However, this embodiment is an excellent part of the present invention in that it is integrated with the prize winning device 66, and this excellent content will be described in detail hereinafter. A stay 85 to which a leaf spring 83 is attached is loosely fitted to the left end of the winning device 66 by a return ball preventing member core shaft 84, and is freely movable as indicated by a dotted arrow R in the return ball preventing device 70. The game ball is allowed to pass by the elastic deformation of the leaf spring 83, but is made to play to prevent the deformation of the leaf spring 83 due to a shot impact. A restricting portion 85 is provided near the axis of the return ball preventing device 70, and is provided so as not to keep going in the direction of the rotation dotted arrow R.
In view of the above, the integration of the out ball receiving portion 68, the out port 69, and the return ball preventing device 70 into the winning device 66 described above contributes to a reduction in production cost. Conventionally, the return ball preventing device is screwed to the tip of the inner rail, and the out opening is also screwed in accordance with the out opening. In short, the work which has been individually fixed can be completed in one process, which saves labor. Alternatively, a method may be used in which the out ball passage 71 shown by a dotted line is provided integrally with the winning device 66 without providing the out port 69, and is passed through a discharge passage of a plate (not shown).
[0028]
Next, a description will be given of an arrangement ball game machine which enhances a game except for a conventional inner rail, which is a gist of the present invention, as a second embodiment.
[Second embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a game board incorporated in an arrangement ball game machine to which the present invention is applied.
On the game board 400, a guide rail 401 is laid, and game nails (not shown) having screw-shaped spirals formed at a large number of ends are driven. At the lowermost part of the gaming board 400, a multiple entrance ball opening 402 unique to an arrangement ball gaming machine is provided. A guide symbol display device 405 is provided substantially at the center of the game board 400, and a score display device 404 is provided on the left side of the guide symbol display device 405. The arrangement ball gaming machine of the second embodiment is similar to a pachinko machine with a third-type electric accessory, and the similar game method is almost the same except that the name of the accessory is different. It is. The attached accessories are the guidance increase actuator 403 and the guidance increase device 406. Regarding the game, the multiple entrances 402 are provided side by side from 1 to 16, and a lamp (not shown) of the corresponding number is turned on when entering the ball. If the lit lamps are arranged in a cascading manner, points are obtained and displayed on the score display device 404. When the unit game is completed, the settlement operation is performed and the game media for the points is paid out. At the time of the game, the player must aim at the entrances 1 to 16 and cannot aim at the opening degree of the game area of 45 degrees as in the conventional game board. It has the disadvantage of saying. The game board 400 of the second embodiment has an excellent configuration in which the opening of the game board is substantially 120 degrees, so that the actual game area is enlarged and aiming is facilitated. A credit display unit 407 is provided on the upper part of the game board 400. The credit display unit 407 displays the number of stored game media, and is processed by the card unit 100. This can be used only with a storage medium (IC card or prepaid card) without requiring circulation of a large amount of game media, and may be disadvantageous for a game store where there is no margin caused by taking in and out of game media. It is advantageous for the person. However, the game media is stored in the game store, and the cycle of returning to the store is shortened, and the total game population increases, which is advantageous to the game store. This method can be widely applied to pachinko game machines, smart ball game machines, rock ball game machines, and the like.
[0029]
As described above, by expanding the actual game area within a certain range, it is easy to attach the central character that has been expanded horizontally and to design the game nail arrangement, and it is popular with players as a target game area. The result is obtained.
After confirming the present invention, the solution is to eliminate the inner rail provided on the game board 18 for the purpose of providing a technique of a method for expanding a defined game area. An out ball receiving section 68 and an out port 69 are provided on the lower side of the winning device 66. The out ball receiving portion 68 also serves as a part of the inner rail. Further, a return ball preventing device 70 is attached to the left side of the winning device 66. As a result, the range in which the ball is entered into the game area in the related art is opened at about 45 degrees, but now opens at about 180 degrees, so that the aiming range of the player is increased and a meaningful game can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine shown in an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board attached to the pachinko machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the back side of the game board shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of a winning device attached to the pachinko machine of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a front view of a game board used in an arrangement ball game machine described in a second embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a front view of the old gaming machine.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a game board built in the old game machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ‥‥ Pachinko machine, 19 ‥‥ Receiving device, 30 ‥‥ Launch handle, 31 ‥‥ Mechanism device, 38 ‥‥ Payout device, 48 ‥‥ Launch device, 52 ‥‥ Guidance rail, 64 ‥‥ Normal winning opening, 65 {Electric tulip, 66} Winning device, 67} Winning device door, 68 # Out ball receiving part, 69 # Out mouth, 70 # Back ball prevention tool, 75 # Lottery determination device, 76 # Verification connector, 81 ‥‥ sleeve winning opening, 82 ‥‥ sleeve lamp, 83 ‥‥ leaf spring, 84 ‥‥ return ball protection core shaft, 85 ‥‥ stay, 85 ‥‥ regulation section, 400 ‥‥ gaming board, 401 {Guiding rails, 402} Multiple entrance entrances, 403} Guidance increase actuator, 404 {Score display device, 405} Guidance symbol display device, 406} Guidance increase device, 407 # Credit display unit .

Claims (3)

A game board on which a number of screw-shaped game nails are arranged at the tip, and a plurality of rails on which a plurality of screw-shaped game nails are formed at the substantially elliptical guide tip on the game board,
In a ball game machine provided with a decoration lamp and a prize device that enhances a gaming effect during a game in which a game ball is repelled to a game board by operating a firing device by operating a firing handle,
A ball game machine characterized by expanding the actual game area surrounded by guide rails. A game board on which a number of game nails formed with a screw shape are arranged at the tip, and a substantially elliptical guide rail is arranged on the game board,
In a ball game machine provided with a decoration lamp and a prize device that enhances a gaming effect during a game in which a game ball is repelled to a game board by operating a firing device by operating a firing handle,
A ball game machine characterized in that an entrance of a game area where the game board enters the ball is enlarged. A game board on which a number of game nails formed with a screw shape are arranged at the tip, and a substantially elliptical guide rail is arranged on the game board,
In a ball game machine provided with a decoration lamp and a prize device that enhances a gaming effect during a game in which a game ball is repelled to a game board by operating a firing device by operating a firing handle,
A stadium gaming machine, wherein a prize hole arranged on the gaming board is arranged symmetrically with respect to left and right.

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