JP2004141220A - Motor-driven role object device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make game balls enter through almost the same ball course, respectively even when side-by-side arrangement lateral to a gravity direction is performed on a game board where the game balls fall by gravity. <P>SOLUTION: Since winning ports 104 and 106 are provided with blade members 112 and 114 and the guide part 112A (or 114A) of one blade member 112 (or 114) becomes a guide path to the other winning port 106 (or 104) which is open in the case that one blade member 112 (or 114) is at a closed position and the other blade member 114 (or 112) is at an open position, entries to both winning ports 104 and 106 through almost the same ball course are made possible. Thus, the need of providing the winning ports 104 and 106 with a level difference in the gravity direction (vertical direction) on the game board 32 is eliminated and a motor-driven role object device 100 provided with the winning ports 104 and 106 laterally arranged side by side in a limited space can be arranged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a prize port provided on a game board, in which a game ball falling by its own weight receives a prize, thereby causing a change in the progress of the game, and the prize port is opened and closed by the driving force of the driving means, thereby achieving the prize The present invention relates to an electric accessory device for a gaming machine, comprising: a winning / non-winning selection member for selecting whether or not a gaming ball can win a mouth.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, particularly a pachinko machine, a nail that changes a fall trajectory of a pachinko ball when a pachinko ball falling from above the game board comes into contact with the game board surface, A windmill or the like that distributes right and left by rotation is provided.
[0003]
In addition, on the game board, a prize winning device provided with a prize port in which a pachinko ball falling on an irregular falling trajectory by the nail or the windmill is provided with a predetermined probability is appropriately provided. .
[0004]
When a pachinko ball wins the winning device, the progress of the game is changed. For example, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out for one prize, and a lottery is executed in response to the prize, and the electric tulip is opened when the result of the lottery is a hit, or the center tutor is released. There is an opening of a movable member for permitting winning of a pachinko ball.
[0005]
In any case, winning in the winning opening can basically be an opportunity to shift to a gaming state advantageous to the player.
[0006]
Such a prize winning device includes an opening / closing member such as an electric tulip or a feather so as to function as an accessory, and there is a device for selecting whether or not to win a pachinko ball into a winning opening (for example, see Patent Document 1). 1). Hereinafter, a winning device having such an opening / closing member is referred to as an electric accessory device.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-212297 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Here, when a plurality of electric accessory devices are provided on the game board surface, it is general that a single electric accessory device is basically installed.
[0009]
However, in the case of independent electric accessory devices, assembling work is required individually, and it takes man-hours for the number of installations. Therefore, a structure in which a plurality of electric accessory devices are provided on an integrated base can be considered. According to this, since the installation of the plurality of electric accessory devices is completed by assembling the base to the game board, man-hours can be reduced.
[0010]
However, in order to provide a plurality of electric accessory devices with an average probability of winning without being separated by almost the same ball muscle, a step (height difference) is required with respect to the falling direction (gravity direction) of the pachinko ball. It is necessary to have. In other words, it is structurally difficult to make it possible to win with the same ball muscle between the side-by-side electric accessory devices.
[0011]
On the other hand, from the viewpoint of the player, the aim is to increase the probability of winning by aiming and firing at the same ball muscle, and as a result, aiming at only one of the electric accessory devices, meaning that a plurality of electric accessory devices are provided. Will fade away.
[0012]
In addition, when the electric accessory devices are arranged in the up-down direction, the space on the game board is limited, so that the space that can be mounted is limited.
[0013]
In view of the above facts, the present invention provides a gaming machine in which game balls can be awarded with substantially the same ball muscle even if they are arranged side by side with respect to the direction of gravity on a game board on which the game balls fall under their own weight. It is an object to obtain an electric accessory device for use.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is provided on a game board, and a winning ball that changes the progress of the game by winning a game ball falling by its own weight, and opens and closes the winning hole with the driving force of the driving means. A prize winning / non-principal selecting member for selecting whether or not a prize of the game ball to the prize port is provided, wherein the prize port is substantially the same in the direction of gravity. A plurality of prize winning / non-prize selection members are provided independently in each of the prize openings, and the prize possible / non-prize selection members in the state in which the prize is not possible are provided at the respective prize openings. It is characterized by having a guide function to the winning opening which is in a state.
[0015]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of winning ports are arranged side by side at substantially the same height in the direction of gravity. Until this is done, it is difficult to make the probabilities of winning the plurality of winning openings with the same ball muscle substantially the same. Therefore, the prize winning / non-prize selection member, which is in a state where prize is impossible, has a guide function to the prize port in which the prize is possible, so that a prize can be formed with almost the same ball muscle. The game ball can be guided to the winning opening in the state.
[0016]
Thereby, in a limited space of the game board surface, a plurality of winning ports can be installed in a state where the winning balls can be won with the same ball muscle.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 12, and one side (a left side in FIG. 1) of a frame-shaped inner frame 14 having a window is mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 12 so as to be openable and closable.
[0018]
The inner frame 14 is provided with a plurality of displays 62 and 63 and speakers 64 and 66. A window is formed in the center of the inner frame 14, and a glass frame in which a pair of glasses 16 (double structure) which are parallel to each other at predetermined intervals in the depth direction of the paper is mounted. 20 are provided. A locking device (cylinder) 22 is provided on the right side of the inner frame 14 in FIG.
[0019]
An integrated plate 26 having a ball plate portion 24 is disposed below the glass frame 20. The ball dish portion 24 of the integrated dish is provided with a communication port 23 which communicates with a ball storage tank (not shown) and allows the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank to flow out to the ball dish portion 24.
[0020]
One side (left side in FIG. 1) of the integral plate 26 is attached to the inner frame 14 so as to be openable and closable. An ashtray 28 is disposed on the lower left side on the front surface of the integrated tray 26, and a firing handle 30 for adjusting the flight distance of a hit ball fired from the firing device 164 (see FIG. 3) is provided on the lower right side.
[0021]
In the window of the inner frame 14, a game board 32 which can be exchanged by being mounted on a game board mounting table is installed corresponding to the window.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 32 has a substantially circular game area 40 surrounded by an outer band 36 and an inner band 38.
[0023]
In the game area 40, in addition to nails and windmills (not shown), center articles 42, special symbol display devices 43 provided in the center articles 42, and special prize openings (variable prize apparatus) 44 and the like, starting Game parts such as the mouth 46 are attached, and the out mouth 54 is arranged at the lowest position.
[0024]
In the present embodiment, the electric accessory device 100 is disposed in a space between the starting port 46 and the special winning opening 44. The electric accessory device 100 is provided with a pair of winning ports 104 and 106 (details will be described later).
[0025]
FIG. 3 schematically shows a control system for controlling the pachinko machine 10. The control system is categorized by function such as a payout control board 152, a voice control board 154, a lamp control board 156, a firing control board 158, a symbol display control board 160, and the like, with the main control board 150 at the center (hereinafter, referred to as a control board). These are collectively referred to as a sub control board 151).
[0026]
The main control board 150 and the sub-control board 151 are connected to the pachinko parlor hall computer 208 via the management control board 206, so that the operation status of the pachinko machine can be managed.
[0027]
The main control board 150 stores a basic program related to the game, and the other sub-control boards 151 execute the program independently based on a command signal from the main control board 150.
[0028]
The payout control board 152 controls the payout prize ball device 162 to pay out pachinko balls in accordance with payouts at the time of ball lending and prize balls at the time of winning. The output of the sound effects and the like from the speakers 64 and 66 is controlled. In addition, the lamp control board 156 controls turning on and off of the plurality of display lights 62 and 63 attached to the pachinko machine 10, and the firing control board 158 controls the firing device 164 so that the handle 30 of the player can be controlled by the player. Launch a pachinko ball according to the operation.
[0029]
The symbol display control board 160 is connected to the special symbol display device 43, and executes a display for providing a predetermined effect based on a command signal from the main control board 150.
[0030]
In the main control board 150, a start winning sensor 168 provided in the starting port 46, a winning sensor 171 and 172 provided in a pair of winning ports 104 and 106 provided in the electric accessory device 100, and a large winning port. The special winning opening sensor 173 for detecting the winning pachinko ball at 44 is connected. The special winning opening 44 is provided with a V zone for continuing the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening, and a V zone sensor 177 is also provided in this V zone, which is connected to the main control board 150. ing.
[0031]
The main control board 150 is connected with a solenoid 174 for opening and closing the electric tulip 47 provided in the starting port 46 and a solenoid 175 for opening and closing the special winning opening 44.
[0032]
On the main control board 150, a special symbol or a normal symbol is selected / selected out of lottery. The display content on the special symbol display device 43 based on the result of the lottery is selected, and an instruction signal is output to the symbol display control substrate 160. . That is, data of different display contents based on a plurality of types of instruction signals is stored in the symbol display control board 160 in advance, and data is selected based on the instruction signals and activated.
[0033]
Although not shown, the main control board 150 also controls a normal symbol display device, a holding lamp, and the like provided on the game board 32.
[0034]
Here, the electric accessory device 100 provided between the starting port 46 and the special winning opening 44 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0035]
The electric accessory device 100 includes a horizontally long base 102, and is attached to a space between the starting port 46 and the special winning opening 44 in a space where the vertical direction (gravity direction) is narrow and the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) is wide. Have been.
[0036]
That is, the base 102 has a horizontally long shape as if a bird spread its wings from the center in the width direction (horizontal direction), and a pair of winning openings 104 and 106 are arranged side by side in the center 102A. Have been. The winning openings 104 and 106 are formed in an arch shape, and a receiving portion 108 protrudes along the bottom. Further, from the receiving portion 108, a partition wall 108A that partitions the pair of winning openings 104 and 106 is formed integrally.
[0037]
The receiving portion 108 receives a pachinko ball falling from above the electric accessory device 100 and guides the pachinko ball to the winning openings 104 and 106.
[0038]
At a corner between the outer side and the bottom side of each of the pair of winning openings 104 and 106, a rotating shaft 110 that rotates by the driving force of a driving unit (not shown) protrudes from the surface of the base 102.
[0039]
The rotating shaft 110 is fitted in one end of each of the symmetrical blade members 112 and 114, and the rotating shaft 110 and the blade members 112 and 114 rotate integrally.
[0040]
The blade members 112 and 114 have an inverted L-shape when attached to the rotating shaft 110, and extend upward from one end (the end on the attachment side of the rotating shaft 110). It is bent approximately 90 ° so as to go upward. The bent ends are close to and opposed to each other, and the gap is small.
[0041]
In addition, at the positions of the blade members 112 and 114 in this state, the winning paths to the winning ports 104 and 106 are closed, and the pachinko balls are rejected from winning (closed position).
[0042]
Here, the rotation shaft 110 on the left side in FIG. 4 is approximately 90 ° in the counterclockwise direction from the closed position, and the rotation shaft 110 on the right side in FIG. 4 is in the clockwise direction from the closed position. And can be independently rotated within a range of approximately 90 °.
[0043]
For this reason, when the left blade member 112 is rotated substantially 90 ° counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 110 from the closed state as viewed in FIG. 4, the winning path to the winning opening 104 is opened, and the pachinko ball is won. The position where the layer is permitted (open position) can be set (see FIG. 7).
[0044]
Similarly, when the right blade member 114 is rotated approximately 90 ° clockwise around the rotation shaft 110 from the closed state, the winning path to the winning opening 106 is opened, and the pachinko ball is rotated. The position where the winning layer is permitted (open position) can be set.
[0045]
The upper surfaces of the blade members 112 and 114 in the closed state function as guide portions 112A and 114A of the pachinko balls. A guide portion 112A located above one winning opening 104 is a slope that rolls to the other winning opening 106 on the other side, and a guide portion 114A located above the other winning opening 106 is provided on one side of the other side. Is a slope that rolls to the winning opening 104.
[0046]
Therefore, for example, when one winning port 104 is open (the blade member 112 is in the open position) and the other blade member 114 is in the closed position, the pachinko ball is moved to the electric accessory device 100 by a predetermined ball muscle. , The pachinko ball wins one of the winning ports 104.
[0047]
When the other winning port 106 is open (the blade member 114 is in the open position) and the one blade member 112 is in the closed position, the pachinko ball is the same ball muscle as the predetermined ball muscle. Upon reaching the device 100, the pachinko ball wins the other winning port 106. In other words, it is possible to win a prize at substantially the same probability in any of the pair of winning openings 104 and 106 with the same ball muscle.
[0048]
When both blade members 112 and 114 are in the closed position, the surfaces of the pair of guide portions 112A and 114A form an inverted mountain shape, so that pachinko balls can be collected at the boundary between each other. It has become.
[0049]
The slopes of the guide portions 112A and 114A are also low toward the base 102 side, and the pachinko balls collected at the boundary portion roll in the direction of the base 102.
[0050]
The base 102 at the rolling destination is provided with a through hole 116. When both of the pair of blade members 112 and 114 are in the closed position, the pachinko ball that has reached the guide portions 112A and 114A does not pass through the through hole 116. And is guided to the back side of the base 102.
[0051]
A guide path 118 is formed on the back side of the base 102 so as to guide the pachinko ball that has passed through the through hole 116 in the left-right direction in FIG.
[0052]
A discharge port 120 is provided in the base 102 corresponding to the leading end of the guide path 118 in the guide direction. As a result, the pachinko balls rolling on the guide path 118 are discharged from the discharge port 120, and are discharged again on the game board 32 surface.
[0053]
In the present embodiment, as a result of the lottery triggered by the prize at the above-mentioned opening, the above-mentioned electric bonus 100 is opened separately from the game in which the big prize opening 44 is opened when the jackpot is achieved. A game in which a small hit is set is also used, and this is performed by controlling the opening and closing of the blade members 112 and 114.
[0054]
That is, when the result of the lottery is a small hit, the blade member 112 on the left side in FIG. 4 is controlled to be opened for one second and closed for seven seconds several times (about four times). When the pachinko ball wins at 104, the right blade member 114 is opened for 6 seconds as viewed in FIG. The left and right blade members 112 and 114 are synchronized. When the left blade member 112 is closed for 7 seconds, the right blade member 114 is opened for 6 seconds. As a result, one of the winning ports 104 and 106 is in a winning permission state for most of the period, and the gaming state is advantageous to the player.
[0055]
The operation of the present embodiment will be described below.
[0056]
When the player grips the handle 30 and performs an operation for firing, a pachinko ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the handle operation amount (rotation amount).
[0057]
When the pachinko ball is hit, the ball is guided by the outer band 36 and the inner band 38 and abuts on a nail, a windmill, or the like provided on the game board 32, and falls while moving unpredictably. Here, when a pachinko ball is won in the starting port 46, a jackpot lottery is started with a predetermined probability using a random number counter. When the winning / losing is determined as a result of the big hit lottery, a symbol variation pattern (symbol variation pattern) prepared in advance is selected (a random number counter may be selected) in each case, and symbol variation is displayed on the special symbol display device 43. Display a pattern. In this symbol variation pattern, there are various effects such as hitting through reach, out-of-reach, and out-of-reach, and the player can wait for the lottery result with a sense of expectation.
[0058]
That is, when the symbol variation control at the time of a hit is finished, a big hit process of a preset number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) is executed. During the jackpot process, the special winning opening 44 is almost open, so that the player can be in an advantageous state. When the jackpot process of the predetermined round ends, the game returns to the normal game.
[0059]
On the other hand, separately from the jackpot lottery, when a pachinko ball wins in the starting port 46, a small jackpot lottery is started with a predetermined probability using a random number counter. As a result of the small hit lottery, when the win / out is determined, a symbol change pattern effect is executed on the special symbol display device 43 based on the symbol change pattern set for the small hit.
[0060]
The small hit processing is executed using the electric accessory device 100. Accordingly, when there is no small hit, the electric accessory device 100 has the pair of blade members 112 and 114 in the closed state, and the pachinko ball that has reached the electric accessory device 100 has the blade members 112 and 114. The guide 114 is guided by the guides 112A and 114A on the upper surface of the base 114, concentrates at the center, passes through the through hole 116 and the guide path 118, and is discharged again to the game board 32 from the discharge port 120. Therefore, there is no disadvantage due to the installation of the electric accessory device 100.
[0061]
When the lottery result is a small hit and the small hit symbols are aligned, the small hit processing is started.
[0062]
In the small hit processing, first, the blade 110 is moved from the closed position to the open position by rotating the rotary shaft 110 on the left side of FIG. 4 in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. I do. After a lapse of one second, the rotating shaft 110 is rotated approximately 90 ° clockwise in FIG. 4 to move the blade member 112 from the open position to the closed position, maintain the closed state for 7 seconds, and then open again for one second. . The opening for one second and the closing for seven seconds are repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, about four times). At this time, the blade member 114 on the right side in FIG. 4 is maintained in the closed state (see FIG. 7).
[0063]
When the wing member 112 repeatedly opens and closes for 1 second and closes for 7 seconds a predetermined number of times, when the pachinko ball wins the winning opening 104, a small hit is established, and the right rotation shaft 110 as viewed in FIG. By rotating clockwise approximately 90 °, the blade member 114 is moved from the closed position to the open position and held for 7 seconds. After a lapse of 7 seconds, the rotating shaft 110 is rotated approximately 90 ° in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4, and the blade member 114 is moved from the open position to the closed position and closed. .
[0064]
Here, the opening and closing operations of the blade members 112 and 114 are opposite to each other, and when one is open, the other is closed. As a result, almost either one is open, By aiming at the electric accessory device 100 and firing, the probability of winning is increased and many prize balls can be received. Note that, as shown in FIG. 8, a timing may be provided in which both are simultaneously opened.
[0065]
During the small hit game, when the prize ports 104 and 106 are generally arranged side by side, the pachinko ball is made to enter the prize port 104 on the left side of FIG. 4 and the pachinko ball is made to enter the prize port 106 on the right side of FIG. At times, the firing intensity must be adjusted.
[0066]
However, in the present embodiment, the guide to the winning opening 106 (or 104) corresponding to the blade member 114 (or 112) in which the blade member 112 (or 114) closing the winning opening 104 or 106 is open. Since the player plays the role of the portions 112A and 114, the player may fire the pachinko ball with the same ball muscle regardless of which of the left and right winning openings 104 and 106 is open.
[0067]
For this reason, it is not possible to determine the superiority or inferiority due to the skill of the player, and it is possible to eliminate unfairness.
[0068]
As described above, in the present embodiment, when the winning holes 104 and 106 are provided side by side on the game board 32, it is generally difficult to win the winning holes 104 and 106 with the same ball. In view of the above, the blade members 112 and 114 are provided at the respective winning openings 104 and 106, and when one of the blade members 112 (or 114) is in the closed position and the other blade member 114 (or 112) is in the open position, the one of the two The guide portion 112A (or 114A) of the wing member 112 (or 114) is configured to serve as a guide path to the other winning opening 106 (or 104) which is open, so that both winning openings 104, It is possible to win a prize. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide the winning holes 104 and 106 with steps in the direction of gravity (vertical direction) on the gaming board 32, and a limited space (in the present embodiment, the starting hole 46 and the winning The electric accessory device 100 provided with the prize holes 104 and 106 can be arranged side by side.
[0069]
In the present embodiment, the electric accessory device 100 is installed in a so-called one kind of pachinko machine 10, and a small hit lottery game is added separately from the big hit lottery game, but it is not necessary to entangle with the lottery by random number acquisition. Alternatively, the opening and closing operation may always be repeated in the normal gaming state. For example, the number of times of opening of the movable member that determines whether or not to win the center role of the two pachinko machines is set to one in one winning opening 104 (or 106) and twice in the other winning opening 106 (or 104). Alternatively, the blade members 112 and 114 may be alternately opened and closed.
[0070]
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the present invention may be applied in place of the special winning opening of the three-type pachinko machine 10A.
[0071]
In the three-type pachinko machine 10A, a lottery is started in response to a prize in the starting port 46A, and after a symbol variation pattern is produced on the center role object 42A, when predetermined winning symbols are aligned, the electric motor located on the right side of the game board 32A. The tulip 122 is opened, and the operation of the digital display 124 is started. When the number on the digital display 124 is a winning number, the opening and closing of the blade members 112 and 114 of the electric accessory device 100 described in the present embodiment as a winning port is controlled. This opening / closing operation may be the above-described small hitting game operation, or one of which has a shorter opening time as one is repeatedly opened for 1 second and closed for 6 seconds, and the other is repeatedly opened for 6 seconds and closed for 1 second. The number of spheres may be increased.
[0072]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even when the game balls are arranged side by side with respect to the direction of gravity on the game board on which the game balls fall due to their own weight, the game balls can be awarded with almost the same ball muscles. Has an effect.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the electric accessory device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a rear view of FIG. 4;
7A is a front view of the electric accessory device when one of the blade members is opened, and FIG. 7B is a rear view of FIG. 7A.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the electric accessory device when both blade members are opened.
FIG. 9 is a front view of a gaming board of a gaming machine (three types) according to a modified example.
[Explanation of symbols]
10. Pachinko machines (game machines)
32 gaming board 44 large winning opening 46 starting opening 100 electric accessory device 102 base 102A central portion 104, 106 winning opening 108 receiving portion 108A partition wall 110 rotating shaft 112, 114 blade member (winning / non-winning selection portion)
112A, 114A Guide unit (guidance function)
116 through hole 118 guideway 120 outlet

Claims (1)

A prize port provided on the game board and causing a change in the progress of the game by a prize of a game ball falling by its own weight, and a game to the prize port by opening and closing the prize port by the driving force of the driving means. A winning award selection member for selecting whether or not to win a ball, an electric accessory device for a gaming machine, comprising:
A plurality of winning ports are provided side by side at substantially the same height in the direction of gravity,
In each of the winning openings, the winning / non-winning selection member is provided independently, and the winning / non-winning selection member in the state where the winning is impossible is moved to the winning opening where the winning is possible. An electric accessory device for a gaming machine, characterized by having a guide function of (1).

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