JP2004283624A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which enables the shot balls to win the starter prize winning slot irrespective of the adjustment of the obstacle nails. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko machine is provided with a variable prize winning device 20 and when the starter prize winning slots 9a-9c are won, a pair of open/close members 23a and 23b provided on the variable prize winning device 20 is opened or closed. Then, the shot balls winning the variable prize winning device 20 gets the V prize winning slot 24 to win the big win. The central starter prize winning slot 9a is an electric starter prize winning slot 9a out of the starter prize winning slots 9a-9c. When the shot balls are detected by ball detectors 17a and 17b, the variable display device 26 starts the variable display based on the detection output and when the symbols stopped and displayed on the variable display device 26 match the predetermined symbol, the tulip solenoid 16 is driven to open the electric starter prize winning slot 9a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, a large number of pachinko machines provided on the market are provided with a symbol display device that variably displays symbols based on winning of a hit ball into a starting winning opening, and a jackpot generating means that generates a jackpot state by combining the symbols. Was. Such a pachinko machine was formed as a winning opening whose size did not change.

  For this reason, it is determined whether or not a hit ball can easily enter the starting winning prize hole by adjusting the obstacle nail that is planted above the starting winning prize port, and when the obstacle is difficult to adjust, the player does not play the game. There was a problem to say. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine in which a hit ball may enter a starting winning opening regardless of adjustment of an obstacle nail. It is in.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a variable display means variably displayed when a hit ball wins the starting winning opening means, and a special game state advantageous to a player based on a stop display result of the variable display means. In a gaming machine capable of generating a, a ball detecting means for detecting that a falling hit ball passes through a predetermined area, and auxiliary variable display means for variably displaying identification information when a ball is detected by the ball detecting means. A plurality of ball detection results by the ball detection means are configured to be held and stored, and the next variable display of the auxiliary variable display means is reserved until the previous stop display result of the auxiliary variable display means is derived. Wherein the starting winning opening means includes a normal electric hand switchable to a first state in which the winning of the hit ball is easy and a second state in which the winning is difficult, and the auxiliary variable display means When the stop display result is the predetermined specific identification information, an operation of once converting the normal electric hand from the second state to the first state and then returning to the second state again is repeated a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals. And the display control is performed such that the next variable display of the auxiliary variable display means is not performed during the repetition of the operation of the ordinary electric hand.

  In the present invention, the starting winning opening means includes a normal electric hand, and the normal electric winning can be changed to the first state in which the starting winning is easy according to the display result of the auxiliary variable display means. It is possible to create a situation where the winning prize opening means can be easily won without being greatly affected. Moreover, since the conversion operation is repeated a plurality of times at predetermined time intervals, once the normal electric hand returns from the first state to the first state and returns to the second state once, the normal electric hand is kept in the first state for a long period of time. The start winning opening means is provided with a plurality of opportunities for hitting the ball in the starting winning opening means over time while preventing the player from giving a profit more than necessary as in the case of maintaining the Can be increased, and the situation in which a winning in the starting winning opening means is not reflected on the variable display of the variable display means can be reduced as much as possible. In addition, since the next variable display of the auxiliary variable display means is not performed during the repetitive operation of the ordinary electric hand, a stop display result on which the ordinary electric hand operates is given to the player during the operation. The relationship between the stop display result of the auxiliary variable display means and the operation of the ordinary electric hand becomes clear from everyone's eyes, and confusion of the player can be avoided. Further, by not performing the next variable display of the auxiliary variable display means during the repetitive operation of the ordinary electric hand, there is a high possibility that the detection result by the ball detection means during the variable display is invalidated as it is. Since a plurality of the ball detection results can be held and stored, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the detection result by the ball detection unit is invalidated.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a metal frame 3, a glass door frame 4, a front plate 5 and the like are attached to a front frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1, and a game board 6 is detachably attached to the back of the front frame 2. .

  On the game board 6, a guide rail 8 for guiding a hit ball and defining a game area 7 is planted in a substantially circular shape. At approximately the center of the game area 7, a variable winning device 20 which is a feature of this embodiment is mounted. The variable winning device 20 will be described later in detail. Further, the game area 7 is provided with start winning ports 9a to 9c below it. The center winning opening 9a among the starting winning openings 9a to 9c is a tulip-type starting winning opening (starting winning opening means) controlled to be opened and closed by a tulip solenoid 16 which is an electric drive source. An operation lamp is built in the portion (opening / closing means).

  An operation lamp is also built in the lower part of the other winning ports 9b and 9c. The operation lamp informs the player that the hit ball has won the starting winning opening. When a ball is hit in the center starting winning opening 9a, the opening / closing wing pieces 23a and 23b of the variable winning device 20 described later open and close twice at short time intervals, and a hit ball is won in the left and right starting winning openings 9b and 9c. Then, the opening / closing wing pieces 23a and 23b open and close once. In order to detect the winning of the hit ball, start winning detecting switches 31a to 31c (see FIG. 3) are incorporated.

  Further, in the game area 7, there are winning holes 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b in which the winning of a hit ball is a normal winning, or a big hit which lights or blinks when a special game state described later is entered to notify the fact. Lamps 12a, 12b and the like are provided, respectively. Among the winning ports, the winning ports 10a and 10b provided on the left and right of the variable winning device 20 have built-in ball detectors 17a and 17b (ball detecting means) for detecting a hit ball. When the ball detectors 17a and 17b are turned on, the fluctuation display 26 (auxiliary variable display means), which also serves as a frequency display described later, starts to fluctuate.

  When the symbol at the time when the fluctuation indicator 26 is stopped coincides with a predetermined symbol (for example, the numeral "7"), the tulip solenoid 16 is driven in a predetermined manner as described later in detail. . The winning lamps 11a and 11b provided on the lower left and right sides of the game area 7 have operation lamps built therein, and are driven to blink in a special game state or in a normal game state. Of course, in this case, the blinking mode is set to be different between the special game state and the normal game state.

  On the surface of the front plate 5 is fixed an upper plate 13 for storing paid-out prize balls and supplying a hitting ball to a firing position. An operation handle 14 for adjusting the resilience and a lower plate 15 for storing prize balls that could not be stored in the upper plate 13 are attached.

  Next, the structure of the variable winning device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning device 20. In FIG. 2, the variable winning device 20 has a mounting plate 21 mounted on the game board 6, and the mounting plate 21 has a vertically long window opening 22 formed therein. A pair of opening / closing members 23a and 23b are attached at the center left and right of the window opening 22 so as to be freely opened and closed. The open / close members 23a and 23b are driven to open and close by a solenoid 34 (see FIG. 3). When the solenoid 34 is excited, the open / close members 23a and 23b enter an open state, and when demagnetized, close. It becomes.

  In the case of this embodiment, the opening and closing members 23a and 23b are controlled to open and close at short time intervals, for example, at approximately 0.5 second intervals when a ball is hit into the starting winning openings 9a to 9c. When the player wins 24, opening and closing are controlled at intervals of about 0.75 seconds. A plurality of prize holes are formed below the window opening 22, the center is a V prize hole 24 as a specific prize hole, and both sides are normal prize holes 25a and 25b.

  The winning balls guided by the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing members 23a and 23b due to the winning in the starting winning prize openings 9a to 9c enter the V winning opening 24 to be in a big hit state. Or the opening / closing operation is continued until 10 winning balls are won. If there is a prize in the V winning opening 24 again during the opening / closing operation, the opening / closing operation is immediately stopped, and the above 18 or 10 opening / closing operations are repeated from the beginning.

  The number of repetitions is set to a maximum of 16 times. The V winning opening 24 is provided with a V winning detection switch 33 (see FIG. 3) for detecting a winning. Further, all the winning balls that have won the V winning opening 24 and the normal winning openings 25a and 25b are provided. A 10-count detection switch 32 (see FIG. 3) for detecting is provided on the back surface of the variable winning device 20.

  A number display 26 and a count display 27 are arranged on the left and right of the window opening 22. Among them, the frequency display 26 displays the number of repetitions of the opening / closing operation during the big hit state, and has a function as a fluctuation display for displaying fluctuation based on ON signals of the ball detectors 17a and 17b. Have. Thus, when a certain time has elapsed after the start of the fluctuation, the fluctuation display is stopped. Then, when the symbol displayed at the time of stoppage of the fluctuation coincides with a predetermined symbol, the tulip solenoid is driven in a predetermined mode.

  The count display 27 displays the number of winning balls that have been won during one opening / closing operation in the big hit state. The display is driven for demonstration even during the normal game state. In the illustrated embodiment, the number-of-times indicator 26 and the count indicator 27 are composed of 7-segment LEDs. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the number-of-times indicator 26 is used as a variation indicator, symbols from “0” to “9” are varied, and “7” of them is set as a hit symbol. I have.

  Further, LED lamps (light emitting diodes) 28 and 29 are provided on both left and right sides of the mounting board 21 of the variable winning device 20 when the large hit state or the normal game state is performed. Of course, in this case, the blinking mode is set to be different between the big hit state and the normal gaming state. Similarly, an operation lamp 30 is provided inside the window opening 22, and is also driven to blink in a big hit state or a normal game state.

  The control circuit for driving the above-mentioned variable winning device 20 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, an external ROM 41 and an external RAM 42 are connected to the microcomputer 40 as a control center. The external ROM 41 stores program data indicating a processing procedure, and the external RAM 42 writes and calls necessary data.

  The start winning detection switches 31a to 31c, the 10 count detection switch 32, the V winning detection switch 33, and the ball detectors 17a and 17b are connected to the microcomputer 40 via a waveform shaping circuit 43 composed of a flip-flop for preventing chattering. It is connected to the.

  The clock generating circuit 45 outputs an external interrupt signal to the INT terminal of the microcomputer 40 via the frequency dividing circuit 44. Then, the microcomputer 40 executes the main program stored in the external ROM 41 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal.

  When power is supplied to the power supply circuit 47, a reset signal is output from the reset signal generation circuit 46 to the microcomputer 40, and the reset signal activates an initial program. When the start switch 51 is turned on as necessary, a reset signal is output from the reset signal generation circuit 46, and the initial program is similarly started by the reset signal.

  A display driving circuit 48, a display selecting circuit 49, and a driver 50 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 40. The number-of-times display 26, the LED lamps 28 and 29, and the count display 27 are connected to the display drive circuit 48 and the display selection circuit 49. These displays are dynamically driven by outputting selected data from the microcomputer 40 and display data at regular intervals. The driver 50 drives the tulip solenoid 16 and the solenoid 34 in accordance with a signal from the microcomputer 40, and controls lighting or blinking of the big hit lamps 12a and 12b and the operation lamp 30.

  Among the operations controlled by the above-described control circuit, a fluctuation display subroutine showing a processing procedure of the fluctuation display of the fluctuation display 26, and a driving of the tulip solenoid 16 driven when it is determined that a hit is made by the fluctuation display subroutine. The tulip solenoid driving subroutine showing the processing procedure (1) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the variable display subroutine will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation when the hit ball has won one of the winning openings 10a and 10b, if the fluctuation display 26 or the electric start winning opening 9a is not operating, it is determined in step S10 that one of the ball detectors 17a and 17b has been turned ON. Then, at step S30, C = 1 is set as the value of the ball detection counter. Then, in step S70, the timer T, which is the fluctuation time, is set, and the fluctuation is started.

  Until the timer T times out, Step S80-Step S10-Step S40-Step S80 are repeated. Thus, when the timer T times out, the fluctuation is stopped in step S90 and "1" is subtracted from the value of the ball detection counter (the same as clearing of the ball detection counter). Then, in step S100, it is determined whether or not the symbol at the time of stop matches a predetermined symbol. If they match, the hit flag is set and the subroutine ends.

  When the fluctuation indicator 26 is fluctuating, the value of the ball detection counter is not cleared unless the fluctuation is stopped in step S90, so that the value of the ball detection counter is always determined to be C = 1 in step S20, and the ball detector 17a , 17b are invalidated.

  When the tulip solenoid 16 is in operation, the process of step S30 is executed, but the fluctuation display is not performed by the determination of step S50. However, when the operation of the tulip solenoid 16 has been completed, it is determined that C = 1 in step S60, and the variable display is performed. Even if the ball detectors 17a and 17b are turned on while the tulip solenoid 16 is operating, the ball detectors 17a and 17b may be turned off.

  Next, a drive subroutine of the tulip solenoid which is driven when the hit flag is set in the above-described subroutine will be described with reference to FIG. A timer t1 (for example, 1 second) for setting the excitation time of the tulip solenoid 16 is set in step S150. Then, in step S200, the tulip solenoid 16 is turned on until the timer t1 times out.

  When the timer t1 expires, an opening / closing counter (not shown) for counting the number of opening / closing of the electric start winning port 9a is updated (D = D + 1). Thereafter, in step S180, the non-excitation time of the tulip solenoid 16 is set. Timer t2 (for example, 4 seconds) is set. When the timer t2 is set, the tulip solenoid 16 is turned off in step S190 until it is determined in step S120 that the timer t2 has expired.

  When the time of the timer t2 has expired, it is determined in step S130 whether or not the value of the opening / closing counter of the electric start winning port 9a is equal to or less than "6". The excitation and the non-excitation of the timer t2 are repeated. When the value of the opening / closing counter of the electric start winning port 9a becomes "6", the hit flag is cleared and the driving process of the tulip solenoid is ended, though not shown.

  That is, in this embodiment, the electric start winning port 9a is opened and closed intermittently. This is because the opening and closing members 23a and 23b of the variable winning device 20 are opened and closed by the hit ball when the electric start winning opening 9a is opened, and the hit ball received during the opening and closing reaches the V winning opening 24 to some extent. This is because it takes time, and during that time, it is not necessary to open the electric start winning port 9a.

  Further, when the electric start winning opening 9a is opened only once, there is a possibility that the hit ball does not win the electric starting winning opening 9a by one opening, so that the opening is opened a predetermined number of times. Of course, in this case, the electric start winning port 9a may be continuously opened for a fixed time.

  The embodiment has been described above. However, in the above embodiment, since the frequency display 26 is also used as the fluctuation display, there is no need to provide an extra fluctuation display, which is advantageous in that it is economical. Alternatively, a count display 27 may be used as a fluctuation display, and the two displays 26 and 27 may constitute a fluctuation display. In addition, a dedicated display may be provided as the variable display without using the display provided in the variable prize winning device 20. Also in this case, the number of the dedicated variable indicators may be one or more.

  Further, in the above description of the operation, the case where the detection signals of the ball detectors 17a and 17b are not stored during the fluctuation display or the like is shown, but it may be possible to store up to a predetermined number (for example, 4). In addition, the number and mounting position of the winning openings 10a and 10b containing the ball detectors 17a and 17b may be arbitrarily set.

  In the present invention, a pachinko machine (a so-called Hikoki type) in which a big hit is hit when a hit ball wins in the V winning opening 24 provided in the variable winning device 20 has been described. The present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine (a so-called digital type) of a type in which a big hit state is caused by a combination of symbols displayed on the symbol display device. In this case, at least one of the start winning ports for starting the fluctuation of the symbol display device (variable display means) may be an electric start winning port.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a front view of the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling the game operation of the pachinko machine. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of a fluctuation indicator and an operation of an electric start winning port among operations controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. 3. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of a fluctuation indicator and an operation of an electric start winning port among operations controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. 3.

Explanation of reference numerals

1. Pachinko machine 9a ... Electric start winning opening 9b, 9c as starting winning opening means ... Start winning opening 16 ... Tulip solenoid 17a, 17b ... Ball detector 20 ... Variable winning devices 23a, 23b ... Opening / closing member 24 ... V winning opening (special winning opening)
26..Counter display (variable display) as auxiliary variable display means

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising a variable display means variably displayed when a hit ball wins the starting winning opening means, and capable of generating a special gaming state advantageous to a player according to a stop display result of the variable display means,
Along with ball detection means for detecting that a falling ball passes through a predetermined area, and auxiliary variable display means for variably displaying identification information when ball detection is performed by the ball detection means,
A plurality of ball detection results by the ball detection means are configured to be held and stored, and the next variable display of the auxiliary variable display means is reserved until a previous stop display result of the auxiliary variable display means is derived. And
The starting winning opening means includes a normal electric role that can be converted into a first state in which the winning of the hit ball is easy and a second state in which the winning is difficult,
When the stop display result of the auxiliary variable display means is the predetermined specific identification information, an operation of returning the ordinary electric power from the second state to the first state once and then returning to the second state again at predetermined time intervals A gaming machine, wherein the operation is controlled so as to be repeated a plurality of times, and the display is controlled so that the next variable display of the auxiliary variable display means is not performed during the repetition of the operation of the ordinary electric hand.

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