JP2004216139A - Accessory for game machine and game machine using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accessory for a game machine, which can raise game performance in a game machine and securely inform a player of that transition to a special game is decided, and a game machine using the same. <P>SOLUTION: A light emitting device 70 supported on a main body part 20 is composed by assembling a number of light emitting elements 71 (light emitting bodies) such as LEDs onto the end face in the front side of a ring shape light emission board 72. That is, the light emitting device 70 is set in a condition fixed on a game board 101 (main body part 20) in the rear of a rotary body 30 and the light emitting elements 71 are arranged in a ring shape along the rotation direction of the rotary body 30. The movement locus of a ball P housed in a ball housing part 31 is in a condition the locus is superposed on the light emitting elements 71 viewing from a direction of the axial line O of the rotary body 30 accompanying the rotation of the rotary body 30. A light emission control IC 73 (light emission control means) to orderly change a lighting-ON points of the light emitting device 80 (light emitting element 71) linked to ball movement by the rotary body 30 is mounted on the light emission board 72. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine accessory and a gaming machine using the same.

  For example, there is a technology that employs a rotating member that has a plurality of ball accommodating portions that can accommodate game balls and that transfers between a ball introduction port and a ball discharge port as a center role of a ball game machine (Patent Document) 1, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-93590 A JP-A-7-284558

  According to these, the ball transfer path becomes longer by the amount provided with the rotating member, so that the player can enjoy the flow of the ball for a longer time than before. However, the player will not know whether or not the game will shift to the special game state from now on unless the symbols of the variable display device are aligned or the ball is entered in the special prize opening. Therefore, the player may feel that the game has become more complicated as the ball transfer path becomes longer.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine accessory and a gaming machine using the same that can accurately tell the player that the transition to a special game has been confirmed while improving the gaming characteristics of the gaming machine. It is to provide.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

In order to solve the above-described problems, the gaming machine accessory of the present invention is, as a first aspect,
A ball that has a plurality of ball storage portions that can store one game ball, and that transfers the balls stored in the ball storage portion between a ball introduction port and a ball discharge port that are installed in a fixed state on the game board Transport means;
Sphere detecting means for detecting the presence and position of a sphere transferred by the sphere transferring means;
In conjunction with the ball transfer by the ball transfer means, light emitting means for sequentially changing the lighting positions of a plurality of light emitters arranged along the ball transfer direction;
When the ball position data obtained by the ball detecting means and the lighting position data of the light emitting means have a predetermined correspondence after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the operation of the ball transferring means and the light emitting means, a special game Notification command means for issuing a command for notifying the player that the transition to the
It is characterized by providing.

According to such a gaming machine accessory, the game performance of the gaming machine can be improved by combining the ball transfer means and the light emitting means, and the notification command means informs the player that the transition to the special game has been confirmed. Can communicate accurately and smoothly.
The “game machine accessory” of the present invention includes, in addition to a pachinko machine accessory, an accessory using a game ball as an attachment attached to a slot machine or the like. The “lighting” of the light emitting means (light emitting body) includes a mode such as blinking. “Confirmation of transition to special game” means an error that a game ball passes through a passage / winning port (V zone; V switch) etc. that has no room for selection among a plurality of conditions for starting a special game. It refers to a state that only leaves conditions with a very low probability of occurrence.

Moreover, in order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine accessory of the present invention is as a second aspect,
A plurality of ball housing portions that can accommodate one game ball are provided on the inner surface of the ring, and the ball housed in the ball housing portion is placed between a ball introduction port and a ball discharge port that are installed in a fixed state on the game board. An annular ball transfer means for transferring;
Sphere detecting means for detecting the presence and position of a sphere transferred by the sphere transferring means;
In conjunction with the ball transfer by the ball transfer means, a light emitting means for sequentially changing the lighting positions of a plurality of light emitters arranged in a ring along the ball transfer direction;
At least one of the sphere transfer means and the light emitting means is deactivated after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the sphere position data obtained by the sphere detecting means and the lighting position data of the light emitting means have a predetermined correspondence relationship. A notification command means for issuing a command for notifying the player that the transition to the special game is confirmed;
It is characterized by providing.

  In such a gaming machine accessory as well, as described above, the combination of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means can improve the game performance and accurately notify the player of the decision to shift to the special game. In addition, by combining an annular ball transfer means having a plurality of ball accommodating portions on the annular inner surface and a light emitting means in which light emitters are arranged in an annular shape, it is possible to use the ball accommodating portion repeatedly and to make the gaming machine accessory compact and compact. Can be installed.

  In these gaming machine accessories, if the target that issues a command for the notification command means to notify the player of the confirmation of the transition to the special game is set as the light emission means, the light emission introduced to improve the game performance. The means can be utilized as a notification means for confirming the transition to the special game. In that case, since various light emission modes can be adopted, it is possible to reliably notify the player of the confirmation of the transition to the special game.

Next, one aspect of the gaming machine of the present invention is:
The above-mentioned game machine accessory,
A start winning opening that will start the operation of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means in response to a ball entry,
Lottery means for determining in advance whether or not to shift to the special game after entering the starting winning opening and before starting the operation of the ball transferring means and the light emitting means;
It is characterized by providing.

  According to such a gaming machine, the success / failure can be determined before the operation of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means is started, so that the probability of occurrence of a special game (big hit) can be easily controlled without being known to the player. It is also possible to suppress a special game occurrence error for each gaming table. In this case, the ball transfer and / or light emission is performed so that the ball position data obtained by the ball detection means and the lighting position data possessed by the light emission means coincide with each other after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the operation of the ball transfer means and the light emission means. By performing the position change, it is possible to make it appear to the player as if the transition to the special game has been decided at that time, and there is no loss of interest.

Furthermore, another aspect of the gaming machine of the present invention is:
The above-mentioned game machine accessory,
A start winning opening that will start the operation of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means in response to a ball entry,
Data comparison for comparing whether or not the sphere position data obtained by the sphere detector and the lighting position data of the illuminant coincide with each other after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of operation of the sphere transporter and the light emitter. Means,
It is characterized by providing.

  According to such a gaming machine, whether or not the special game generation condition (start condition) is satisfied by actually operating the ball transfer means and the light emitting means (whether the ball position data and the lighting position data match) No) will be confirmed. Therefore, when the data comparison means confirms the coincidence of both data, the transition to the special game is confirmed, so it is easily controlled by chance, and it becomes difficult to control the probability of occurrence of the special game. Results in higher results.

The gaming machine accessory can also be expressed as follows. That is,
“There are a plurality of ball housing parts on the inner ring surface that can accommodate one game ball, and the axis around the axis intersecting the game board between the ball inlet and the ball outlet installed in a fixed state on the game board. An annular sphere transfer means for rotating and transferring the sphere accommodated in the sphere accommodating portion;
The ball transfer means is fixedly installed on the game board on the opposite side to the player side, and in conjunction with the ball transfer by the ball transfer means, a plurality of circular arrangements are arranged along the ball transfer direction. A light emitting means for sequentially changing the lighting position of the light emitter,
For a gaming machine in which the ball transfer means and the light emitting means rotate relative to each other in a state where the transfer trajectory of the ball accommodated in the ball accommodating portion overlaps with the light emitter when viewed from the axial direction intersecting the game board. Actors "
It can also be expressed. In such a gaming machine accessory, since the light beam emitted from the light emitter is blocked by the transferred ball, the player can recognize the position of the ball firmly. At this time, the light emitting means may be rotated together with the ball transferring means.

(Example)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A pachinko machine (hereinafter, also referred to as a gaming machine) 100 shown in FIG. 1 has a substantially circular gaming area 103 formed on the front surface of the gaming board 101, the left half of which is divided by two firing rails 102 inside and outside. Yes. A rotary / light-emitting type accessory (hereinafter also simply referred to as an accessory) 1 as an example of an accessory for a gaming machine according to the present invention is disposed on the game board 101 in a form located in a substantially central area of the gaming area 103. Has been.

  In this embodiment, the upper side means the vertical upper side, and the lower side means the vertical lower side. Further, the rear side (or rear side) is the side facing the inside of the gaming machine 100 in the direction orthogonal to the board surface of the gaming board 101 (that is, the front-rear direction) (that is, the internal mechanism side on which various boards such as the main control board are provided. ), The front side (or front side) means the side facing the player on the opposite side.

  The whole structure of the accessory 1 is shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3. 4 shows a state in which the base plate 10 is removed from FIG. 2, FIG. 5 shows the rotating body 30 and its peripheral portion, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the accessory 1 is supported by the base plate 10 for fixing the accessory 1 to the game board 101, the main body 20 fixed integrally with the base 10, and the main body 20. A ring-shaped rotating body 30 (ball transfer means) that rotates around an axis O that is orthogonal to the game board 101 and a ring-shaped fixing that is fixed to the main body 20 in a form that holds the rotating body 30 from the outside. And a wall 40.

  2, the base plate 10 fixes and supports the main body 20, the fixed wall 40, and the like, and has a circular window 11 at a substantially central portion, and is formed by the circular window 11. A rotating body 30, a pair of opening / closing blades 50, a round number indicator 80 (described later), and the like are disposed in the space. Further, left and right end portions 58a, 58b of a fixed piece (also serving as a front decoration) 58 attached to the center upper portion of the base plate 10 and a pair of opening / closing blades 50, 50 are arranged to face each other. When the opening operation is performed (see FIG. 6B), the space formed by the circular window 11 and the space outside thereof communicate with each other to form the ball introduction ports 59 and 59.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 20 forms a passage for a game ball (winning ball), a part 21 for introducing, storing, transferring, releasing, etc., a part 22 for supporting driving means such as a motor / solenoid, etc. Consists of The passage forming portion 21 is provided with an inclined plate 21a, a discharge plate 21b, and the like, and a ball introduced from the game board 101 through the ball introduction port 59 passes through the prize winning ports 51 and 52 into the ball housing portion 31 of the rotating body 30. It is accommodated and transferred, and then discharged from the collecting outlet 65 through the ball discharge ports 61 and 62 (see arrow in FIG. 3). The drive means support portion 22 includes a motor 32 (ball transfer means drive source) for rotationally driving the rotating body 30, a solenoid 53 (open / close blade drive source) for opening and closing the opening / closing blade 50, a ball discharge port 61, Solenoids 63 and 64 (shutter drive source) for opening and closing the shutter plates 61b and 62b for opening and closing 62 are attached and held. The main body 20 is also formed with a portion 23 that supports a light emitting device 70 (light emitting means; described later).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rotator 30 has a plurality of (for example, ten) ball accommodating portions 31 that can accommodate one game ball on the annular inner surface, and the ball P accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 31. Is transferred between the ball introduction port 59 and the ball discharge ports 61 and 62 installed in a fixed state on the game board 101 (main body portion 20) (see FIG. 3). An external ring gear 34 having substantially the same diameter as the outer shape of the rotator 30 is integrally connected to the rotator 30, and is engaged with a drive pinion gear 32 b attached to the motor 32 at the upper part of the main body portion 20 to be driven to rotate. A driven pinion gear (not shown) that is rotatably supported at a plurality of locations (for example, four locations) in the circumferential direction of the fixed wall 40 on the outside of the rotating body 30 is fixed. It is received and rotated by the driven pinion gear.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, opening and closing blades 50 and 50 are attached around a pair of rotation shafts 54 and 54 that are rotatably supported by the main body 20, and are simultaneously opened and closed by a solenoid 53 and a balance mechanism 55. Driven. FIG. 6B shows the operating state of the solenoid 53. When the solenoid 53 pulls the central portion of the balance mechanism 55 downward, the pair of opening and closing blades 50 and 50 are simultaneously opened. FIG. 6A shows the non-actuated state of the solenoid 53. The balance mechanism 55 is caused by the restoring force of the return spring 53a of the solenoid 53 itself and the tensile force of the pair of auxiliary springs 56, 56 provided on the balance mechanism 55. Moving upward, the pair of opening and closing blades 50, 50 open simultaneously.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, first and second shutter plates 61 b and 62 b are respectively provided below the first and second ball discharge ports 61 and 62 in the lower part of the main body 20. The shutter plates 61b and 62b are opened and closed as the first and second solenoids 63 and 64 corresponding to the respective valves are activated and deactivated. The first ball discharge port 61 is set as a big hit ball discharge port, and the second ball discharge port 62 is set as a disengagement ball discharge port. The first and second sphere discharge ports 61 and 62 are both arranged corresponding to the rotation trajectory of each sphere accommodating portion 31 of the rotator 30 and are spheres P accommodated in any sphere accommodating portion 31. However, it can be discharged from the big hit ball outlet 61 or the off-ball outlet 62.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the light emitting device 70 supported by the main body 20 includes a large number (for example, 36) of light emitting elements 71 (light emitters) such as LEDs on the front end face of the ring-shaped light emitting substrate 72. It is configured with an attached. That is, the light emitting device 70 is installed in a fixed state on the game board 101 (main body portion 20) behind the rotating body 30, and the light emitting elements 71 are arranged in a ring shape along the rotation direction of the rotating body 30. Further, as the rotating body 30 rotates, the transfer trajectory of the sphere P accommodated in the sphere accommodating portion 31 is superposed with the light emitting element 71 when viewed from the direction of the axis O of the rotating body 30 (FIG. 5 ( b)). Further, the light emitting substrate 72 has a light emission control IC 73 (light emission control means) for sequentially changing the lighting position (including the lighting mode) of the light emitting device 70 (light emitting element 71) in conjunction with the ball transfer by the rotating body 30. Has been implemented.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), a round number indicator 80 is attached to the center upper portion of the main body 20, and the remaining number of games advantageous to the player in a special game state (big hit state) to be described later is a seven segment system. This is to notify the player by such as. FIG. 5B illustrates the case of single-digit display, but it may be two or more digits.

  Next, in order to execute the rotation of the rotating body 30 around the axis O and the change of the lighting position around the axis O of the light emitting device 70 on the game board 101 (the first accessory 1), Necessary sensors (detection means) will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the spheres P are accommodated in the sphere accommodating portions 31 of the rotating body 30 at one or a plurality of circumferential positions (for example, six locations at intervals of 60 °) on the annular inner surface of the fixed wall 40. In order to detect whether or not the stored ball is detected, an accommodation ball detection sensor 40a (ball detection means) is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a rotation angle detection sensor 32a (sphere detecting means) is provided on the drive shaft 32c of the motor 32 in order to detect the rotation angle position of the sphere P in the rotating body 30 (sphere accommodating portion 31). Is provided. Note that a non-contact sensor such as a proximity switch may be used as the containing ball detection sensor 40a, and a rotary encoder may be used as the rotation angle detection sensor 32a to convert around the axis O of the rotating body 30.

  The light emission control IC 73 described above has a function as a notification command means for issuing a command for notifying the player that the transition to the special game has been confirmed, as shown below. ing. That is, after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the operation of the rotating body 30 and the light emitting device 70, the ball position data obtained by the containing ball detection sensor 40a and the rotation angle detection sensor 32a and the lighting that the light emitting device 70 has. This is when the position data has a predetermined correspondence (for example, indicates the same position). Therefore, when the IC 73 has a function as light emission control means, the notification command and the light emission control based on the notification command are executed by one IC 73.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the first and second winning holes 51 and 52 provided on the upper portion of the main body 20 detect that the ball P has passed through the winning holes 51 and 52 for a predetermined time ( For example, first and second winning ball detection sensors 51a and 52a (winning ball detection means) for operating the rotating body 30 and the light emitting device 70 are provided. The first winning ball detection sensor 51a is set to rotate the rotating body 30 counterclockwise, and the second winning ball detection sensor 52a is set to rotate the rotating body 30 clockwise. Note that non-contact sensors such as proximity switches may be used as the winning ball detection sensors 51a and 52a.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first and second sphere discharge ports 61 and 62 provided in the lower part of the main body 20 detect that the sphere P has passed through these sphere discharge ports 61 and 62. The first and second released ball detection sensors 61a and 62a (released ball detecting means) for paying out the winning ball by counting are provided. The first emitted ball detection sensor 61a is set as a big hit ball detection sensor, and the second emitted ball detection sensor 62a is set as a missed ball detection sensor. Note that non-contact sensors such as proximity switches may be used as the emitted ball detection sensors 61a and 62a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the first and second chuckers 111 and 112 (start winning prize opening) provided at the lower part of the game board 101, it is detected and counted that the ball P has passed these chuckers 111 and 112. Thus, first and second chuck sensors 111a and 112a (ball entry detecting means) for opening and closing the opening and closing blade 50 are provided. The first chucker sensor 111a is set to open / close the opening / closing blade 50 once for each incoming ball, and the second chucker sensor 112a is set to open / close the opening / closing blade 50 twice for each incoming ball. ing. Note that non-contact sensors such as proximity switches may be used as the chucker sensors 111a and 112a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a notch sensor 90 (origin) that detects a circumferential notch (cut) 33 a of the ring plate 33 that rotates integrally with the rotating body 30 on the front side of the rotating body 30 at the upper end of the main body 20. Detection means) is provided. The notch sensor 90 accumulates errors over time in the ball position data obtained by the containing ball detection sensor 40a and the rotation angle detection sensor 32a as the rotary body 30 is repeatedly reciprocated, and malfunctions and control of these sensors are detected. It is provided to prevent (game) runaway. That is, every time the notch 33a passes through the notch sensor 90 due to the rotation of the rotating body 30, the notch 33a as the circumferential origin is detected, and zero correction is performed on the spherical position data. Note that a non-contact sensor such as a photo sensor may be used as the notch sensor 90. A plurality of notches 33a may be provided in the circumferential direction.

Next, an operation example of the gaming machine 100 will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
When the first or second chucker sensor 111a, 112a detects the entry of a ball during a game on the gaming machine 100 (YES in S1), the opening / closing blade 50 is moved a predetermined number of times (for example, once detected by the first chucker sensor 111a). The second chucker sensor 112a is detected twice) (S2). At this time, if the first or second winning ball detection sensor 51a, 52a detects a winning ball (YES in S3), a lottery is performed using a random number table, a probability generator, or the like (S4). When the lottery result is a win (YES in S5), the following control is performed in order to start the special game. If S1 or S3 is NO, the process returns to S1.

  If YES in S5 (winning), the rotating body 30 is rotated in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise when the first winning ball detection sensor 51a is detected, and clockwise when the second winning ball detection sensor 52a is detected), and the LED 71 In conjunction with this, lighting is sequentially moved in the same direction (S6). After a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), the rotation of the rotating body 30 is stopped (S7), and the ball position is detected by the containing ball detection sensor 40a and the rotation angle detection sensor 32a (S8). In this embodiment, since the winning is already determined in S4, a special game notification subroutine is executed by the light emission control IC 73 on the accessory 1 side in S9 in order to determine the shift to the special game.

  In the special game notification subroutine (S9) of FIG. 8 (a), the LED 71 at the ball position detected in S8 is turned on, thereby matching the ball position data and the lighting position data, and giving the player a special game. It is notified that the shift to (S9 ′) has been confirmed. Next, returning to FIG. 7, in S10, the big hit side shutter 61b is opened, the rotating body 30 is rotated, and the ball is discharged from the big hit ball discharge port 61 (S11). At this time, since the position of the sphere is known by the rotation angle detection sensor 32a, the rotator 30 is rotated in a direction in which the sphere quickly reaches the big hit ball discharge port 61. It is possible to quickly discharge from the discharge port 61. Then, it is confirmed whether or not the big hit ball detection sensor 61a detects the released ball (S12). If YES, the special game (S13) is started.

  If NO in S5, the rotating body 30 is rotated in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise when the first winning ball detection sensor 51a is detected, and clockwise when the second winning ball detection sensor 52a is detected), and the LED 71 In conjunction with this, the lighting is sequentially moved in the same direction (S14). After a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), the rotation of the rotating body 30 is stopped (S15), and the ball position is detected by the containing ball detection sensor 40a and the rotation angle detection sensor 32a (S16). In this embodiment, since the deviation is already determined in S4, in order to confirm the shift to the deviation, a deviation notification subroutine is executed by the light emission control IC 73 on the accessory 1 side in S17.

  In the deviation notification subroutine (S17) of FIG. 8 (b), the LEDs 71 other than the ball position detected in S16 are turned on, and the ball position data does not coincide with the lighting position data. It is notified that the transition has been confirmed (S17 ′). Next, returning to FIG. 7, in S18, the off-side shutter 62b is opened, and the rotating body 30 is rotated to discharge the ball from the off-ball discharge port 62 (S19). At this time, since the position of the sphere is known by the rotation angle detection sensor 32a, the sphere located inside the rotator 30 is disengaged by rotating the rotator 30 in the direction in which the sphere quickly arrives at the detachment sphere outlet 62. It is possible to quickly discharge from the discharge port 62. Then, it is confirmed whether the off-ball detection sensor 62a detects the released ball (S20). If YES, the process returns.

Details of the special game subroutine (S13) of FIG. 7 are shown in FIG.
First, in S131, lottery is performed for the number of rounds (for example, once, seven times, or fifteen times), and the open / close wings 50 are opened and closed to introduce game balls from the ball introduction port 59 (S132). Then, the rotating body 30 is rotated in the clockwise direction (S133), the non-moving side shutter 62b is opened (S134), and the balls inside the rotating body 30 are quickly discharged from the unloading ball discharge port 62. At this time, while the number of winning balls to the winning ball detection sensors 51a and 52a does not reach 10 (YES in S135), the rotation direction of the rotating body 30 is changed to the counterclockwise direction (S136), and correspondingly big hit The side shutter 61b is opened (S137), and the ball inside the rotating body 30 is quickly discharged from the big hit ball discharge port 61. When the number of winning balls to the winning ball detection sensors 51a and 52a reaches 10 (YES in S138), or when the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing blade 50 reaches 18 times (YES in S142), If the big hit ball detection sensor 61a detects the ball (YES in S139), the special game of the next round is started on the condition that the specified number of rounds has not been reached (NO in S140) (S132).

(Modification 1)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a modification of FIG. In S7 of FIG. 7, what was the operation of stopping the rotation of the rotating body 30 is changed to an operation of stopping the lighting movement of the LED 71 in S107 of FIG. For this reason, in the special game notification subroutine (S109) of FIG. 11 (a) instead of FIG. 8 (a), the ball is transferred to the position of the LED 7 which has stopped moving in S107, and thereby the ball position data and the lighting position data are Are matched to notify the player that the transition to the special game is confirmed (S109 ′).

  Also, in S115 of FIG. 10, the operation is similarly changed to stop the lighting movement of the LED 71. Therefore, even in the error notification subroutine (S117) of FIG. 11 (b) instead of FIG. 8 (b), the sphere is transferred to a position other than the LED 71 whose lighting movement is stopped in S115. Is inconsistent, and the player is informed that the shift to deviation has been confirmed (S117 ′).

(Modification 2)
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing another modification of FIG. The parts S4 to S9 in FIG. 7 are replaced with S40 to S90 in FIG.
In FIG. 12, when the first or second winning ball detection sensors 51a and 52a detect a winning ball (YES in S3), a lottery of the rotation pattern of the rotating body 30 and the light emission pattern of the LED 71 is performed (S40). Next, the rotating body 30 is rotated in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise when the first winning ball detection sensor 51a is detected, and clockwise when the second winning ball detection sensor 52a is detected), and the LED 71 is also linked to the same. The lighting is sequentially moved in the direction (S60). Then, after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), both the rotation of the rotating body 30 and the lighting movement of the LED 71 are stopped (S70), and the ball position is detected by the containing ball detection sensor 40a and the rotation angle detection sensor 32a (S80). . Next, it is compared whether the ball position data detected in S80 matches the lighting position data of the LED 71 (S90). At this time, if the two data match, it is determined that the transition to the special game is confirmed, and the big hit side shutter 61b is opened (S10). On the other hand, if the two data do not match, it is determined that the loss is confirmed. The opening operation of the side shutter 62b is performed (S18).

  That is, in this modified example, the transition to the special game is confirmed or the deviation is confirmed only by the data comparison in S90, and at the same time, the determination result is directly notified to the player.

(Modification 3)
Incidentally, as shown in the control block diagram of FIG. 13, in the control system of the gaming machine of FIG. 1, a probability control IC 142 can be mounted on the main control board 140. Then, the probability control IC 142 shown in FIG. 13 indicates that “radiation (for example, α-rays) accompanying the natural decay of the radioactive substance (for example, americium Am) is stochastically generated as an internal probability, and the number of generated (detected) particles (for example, a random pulse generator (hereinafter abbreviated as RPG) that generates (outputs) a random pulse signal (occurrence probability) corresponding to the number of α particles).

  Specifically, this RPG 142 contains a storage capsule 142a (radioactive substance storage means) that stores a small amount of americium Am to such an extent that it does not affect the human body, and alpha particles that are emitted (generated) when the americium Am decays. The number of α particles generated probabilistically over a predetermined time (for example, 0.2 seconds) from the detection of a ball by the α particle detection sensor 142b (radiation detection means) to be detected and the winning ball detection sensors 51a and 52a (see FIG. 4). And a counter 142c (counting means) for counting. Therefore, the built-in probability control program 142d determines whether or not “probability big hit” has occurred (whether or not the lottery is successful) based on the occurrence probability (random pulse signal generated by the RPG 142) corresponding to the count value of the counter 142c. Then, the rotation direction of the rotating body 30 (motor 32) and the light emission pattern of the LED 71 (light emitting device 70) according to the determination result are determined.

  Further, the main control board 140 is provided on the back surface of the game board 101 (see FIG. 1) as usual, and has a main CPU 140a, RAM 140b, ROM 140c, input / output interfaces 140d, 140e, and the like. The main control board 140 receives signals from the chucker sensors 111a and 112a, the contained ball detection sensor 40a, the rotation angle detection sensor 32a, the big hit ball detection sensor 61a, the off-ball detection sensor 62a, the notch sensor 90, and the like. The random pulse signal generated by the RPG 142 is input to the main CPU 140a of the main control board 140.

On the other hand, the following signals are output from the main control board 140.
(1) A rotating body control board 130 having a sub CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O port (not shown), and the like is provided, and the main control board 140 through the rotating body control unit 131 of the rotating body control board 130. A rotating body control command is output to the motor 32 of the rotating body 30.
(2) A light emitter control board 170 (corresponding to the light emission board 72 in FIG. 3) having a sub CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O port (not shown) and the like is provided. A light emitter control command is output to the LED 71 of the light emitting device 70 via a light emitter controller 171 (corresponding to the light emission control IC 73 (light emission control means; notification command means) in FIG. 3).

(3) An opening / closing blade control board 150 having a sub CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O port (not shown), and the like is provided, and the main control board 140 passes through the opening / closing blade control unit 151 of the opening / closing blade control board 150. An open / close blade control command is output to the solenoid 53 of the open / close blade 50.
(4) A shutter control board 160 having a sub CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O port (not shown), and the like is provided, and a shutter plate 61b from the main control board 140 via the shutter control unit 161 of the shutter control board 160. , 62b, the shutter control command is output to the solenoids 63, 64.
(5) A display control board 180 having a sub CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O port (not shown) and the like is provided, and the main control board 140 through the display control unit 181 of the display control board 180. A round number display control command is output to the round number display 80.

  A part of the signal input to the main CPU 140a of the main control board 140 may be output to the RPG 142 to start the probability control program 142d. In FIG. 13, the same reference numerals are given to portions having functions common to those in FIGS. 1 to 6.

  Therefore, the gaming machine having the control system of FIG. 13 operates according to the flowchart of FIG. 14 instead of FIG. That is, in FIG. 14, the lottery performed by the main CPU 140a (main control board 140; lottery means) in S4 of FIG. 7 is performed based on the count value of the counter 142c (RPG142; lottery means) (S4 '). In S4 ', the rotation direction of the rotating body 30 (motor 32) and the light emission pattern of the LED 71 (light emitting device 70) are further determined by the probability control program 142d in accordance with the lottery determination result. Then, the drive control of the rotator 30, the LED 71, the shutter plates 61b and 62b, etc. is sequentially executed by the control signal generated by the main CPU 140a based on the above determination made by the RPG 142 (S6 to S11, S14 to S19), the steps in the subroutines of FIGS. 8 and 9 are executed in the same manner.

  A part of the input signal to the main CPU 140a (for example, the detection signal from the containing ball detection sensor 40a and the rotation angle detection sensor 32a) is output to the RPG 142, and the control signal (for example, S10 / S18) is output by the probability control program 142d. Shutter plates 61b and 62b open signals and S11 / S19 rotating body 30 rotation signals) may be generated. Further, in the lottery (S4) of FIG. 10 or the lottery (S40) of FIG. 12, it is possible to replace with S4 ′ of FIG. Therefore, the comparison of S90 shown in FIG. 12 may be performed by either the main CPU 140a (main control board 140) or the RPG 142 (probability control program 142d). That is, the main CPU 140a or RPG 142 is “obtained by the rotation angle detection sensor 32a and the containing ball detection sensor 40a after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the operation of the rotating body 30 and the light emitting device 70 (LED 71). It has a function as “data comparison means for comparing whether or not the ball position data matches the lighting position data of the light emitting device 70 (LED 71)”.

(Modification 4)
A control block diagram obtained by further modifying the control system of FIG. 13 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, the probability control IC (RPG) 142 is disposed independently from the main control board 140. For this reason, the rotating body control command to the motor 32 of the rotating body 30 and the light emitter control command to the LED 71 of the light emitting device 70 are directly transmitted from the RPG 142 without passing through the main control board 140. It is output to the rotator control unit 131 and the illuminant control unit 171 of the illuminant control board 170, respectively.

  In FIG. 15, parts having the same functions as those in FIG. 13 (Modification 3) are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Moreover, the example of the modification 3 can be applied to the flowchart for explaining the operation in this case. Therefore, FIG. 14 can be used as it is, or a part of FIG. 10 or FIG. 12 can be replaced.

  When the RPG 142 is used for probability control as in Modification 3 or 4, parameters such as the count time (measurement time) of the α particle detection sensor 142b, the detection area of the α particle detection sensor 142b, and the type of radioactive substance / radiation are set. By changing, the range of the count value of the counter 142c can be expanded to near infinity. Along with that, the number of patterns such as “probability jackpot” can be dramatically increased, and compared to the case of “variable jackpot” using random number values, etc. be able to.

  Moreover, for example, “variable big hits” using artificially set random numbers tend to be biased, and the occurrence of “variable big hit states (special gaming states)” is dominated by chance rather than based on probability. It tends to be. On the other hand, with “probability big hit” using the count value of the counter 142c (generated value associated with natural decay), a spontaneous random pulse signal (occurrence probability) with no bias can be obtained. Therefore, by combining the “variable jackpot” that occurs by chance and the “probability jackpot” that occurs naturally in a single game machine, it is possible to entertain without boring or getting bored of the player. Sustainable.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. To the extent that can be easily replaced by them, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. The front view and AA sectional drawing of the rotation and light emission type | mold accessory shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the internal configuration of FIG. 2. The perspective view of the state which removed the base plate for game board fixation from FIG. In FIG. 4, the perspective view and front view which show a ring-shaped rotary body and its peripheral part. The perspective view which shows the operating state of an opening-and-closing blade. The flowchart which shows an example of the action | operation of the gaming machine of FIG. The flowchart which shows an example of a special game alerting | reporting subroutine and a loss notification subroutine. The flowchart which shows an example of a special game subroutine. The flowchart which shows the modification of FIG. The flowchart which shows the modification of FIG. The flowchart which shows the other modification of FIG. The schematic control block diagram which shows another modification as a control system of the gaming machine of FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control system of FIG. FIG. 14 is a schematic control block diagram illustrating an example in which the control system of FIG. 13 is further modified.

Explanation of symbols

1 Rotating / Luminous Type (Game Machine)
30 Rotating body (ball transfer means)
31 Sphere container 32a Rotation angle detection sensor (sphere detection means)
40a Contained ball detection sensor (ball detection means)
70 Light emitting device (light emitting means)
71 Light Emitting Element (Light Emitter)
73 Light emission control IC (light emission control means; notification command means)
111,112 Chukka (start prize opening)
140a Main CPU (lottery means; data comparison means)
142 RPG (probability control IC; lottery means; data comparison means)

Claims (8)

A ball that has a plurality of ball storage portions that can store one game ball, and that transfers the balls stored in the ball storage portion between a ball introduction port and a ball discharge port that are installed in a fixed state on the game board Transport means;
Sphere detecting means for detecting the presence and position of a sphere transferred by the sphere transferring means;
In conjunction with the ball transfer by the ball transfer means, light emitting means for sequentially changing the lighting positions of a plurality of light emitters arranged along the ball transfer direction;
When the ball position data obtained by the ball detecting means and the lighting position data of the light emitting means have a predetermined correspondence after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the operation of the ball transferring means and the light emitting means, a special game Notification command means for issuing a command for notifying the player that the transition to the
An accessory for a gaming machine, comprising: A plurality of ball housing portions that can accommodate one game ball are provided on the inner surface of the ring, and the ball housed in the ball housing portion is placed between a ball introduction port and a ball discharge port that are installed in a fixed state on the game board. An annular ball transfer means for transferring;
Sphere detecting means for detecting the presence and position of a sphere transferred by the sphere transferring means;
In conjunction with the ball transfer by the ball transfer means, a light emitting means for sequentially changing the lighting positions of a plurality of light emitters arranged in a ring along the ball transfer direction;
At least one of the sphere transfer means and the light emitting means is deactivated after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the sphere position data obtained by the sphere detecting means and the lighting position data of the light emitting means have a predetermined correspondence relationship. A notification command means for issuing a command for notifying the player that the transition to the special game is confirmed;
An accessory for a gaming machine, comprising:   The gaming machine accessory according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notification command means issues a command for notifying the player that the transition to the special game is confirmed to the light emitting means. A gaming machine accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A start winning opening that will start the operation of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means in response to a ball entry,
Lottery means for determining in advance whether or not to shift to the special game after entering the starting winning opening and before starting the operation of the ball transferring means and the light emitting means;
A gaming machine comprising: After a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of operation of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means,
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the ball transfer and / or the light emission position change are performed so that the ball position data obtained by the ball detection means and the lighting position data of the light emission means coincide with each other. A gaming machine accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A start winning opening that will start the operation of the ball transfer means and the light emitting means in response to a ball entry,
Data comparison for comparing whether or not the sphere position data obtained by the sphere detector and the lighting position data of the illuminant coincide with each other after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of operation of the sphere transporter and the light emitter. Means,
A gaming machine comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein when the data comparison unit confirms the coincidence of data, the transition to the special game is confirmed. It has multiple ball housing parts on the annular inner surface that can accommodate one game ball, and rotates around the axis intersecting the game board between the ball inlet and the ball outlet installed in a fixed state on the game board An annular sphere transfer means for transferring the sphere received in the sphere storage portion;
The ball transfer means is fixedly installed on the game board on the opposite side to the player side, and in conjunction with the ball transfer by the ball transfer means, a plurality of circular arrangements are arranged along the ball transfer direction. A light emitting means for sequentially changing the lighting position of the light emitter,
When viewed from the axial direction intersecting the game board, the ball transporting means and the light emitting means rotate relative to each other in a state where the transport trajectory of the ball accommodated in the ball accommodating portion overlaps with the light emitter. A game machine accessory.

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