JP2005278834A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine preventing the occurrence of a state where no shooting starts even if a player touches a shooting handle, or where a hand-free game is easily performed. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a ball shooting device 10 shooting a game ball and a shooting handle 9 for commanding the shooting to the ball shooting device 10. The shooting handle 9 is provided with a hole part 9e and an optical sensor 9g detecting the luminous intensity inside the hole part 9a as pulse detecting means detecting the pulse of the player, and the vibration of the luminous intensity inside the hole part 9e detected by the optical sensor 9g is detected as the pulse. The shooting handle 9, when the pulse is detected, detects that the player touches thereto, and commands the shooting device 10 to start shooting. Because there is no person having no pulse, this constitution can prevent the state where no shooting starts even if the player touches the shooting handle, and prevent a hand-free play. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine provided with a handle device that commands launching permission to a ball striking device when it is determined that the player is touching.

  In general, as a gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball receiving tray is launched on a gaming board in response to an operation of a launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the gaming board surface. It is known that it is configured such that it flows down the board surface and enters various winning holes or flows into the out port at the lower part of the game board without entering (see Patent Document 1).

  For example, in such a pachinko machine, when entering a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when entering a start chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number is selected. A number of game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on a special symbol display screen made up of liquid crystal or the like provided in the central portion of the game board. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  By the way, the launch handle of the gaming machine as described above is provided with a touch sensor, and a ball striking device that launches a game ball when a predetermined amount or more of electrostatic capacity is detected via the touch sensor is permitted. It is configured to perform the launching operation in a form. That is, by detecting the player's capacitance when the player touches the launch handle (touch sensor), it is determined that the player is operating by directly touching the launch handle.

JP 2003-236210 A

  However, in a gaming machine that detects the electrostatic capacity of a touching sensor as described above and launches a game ball, when a predetermined amount or more of electrostatic capacity is detected to prevent erroneous detection In addition, the launching device is commanded to permit the launch, but since the electrostatic capacity of each ball differs depending on the individual, it is not detected that the person touches the launch handle (touch sensor). There is a case where a game ball is not launched even if the player touches it.

  In addition, in a gaming machine equipped with a launching handle as described above, for example, when a touch sensor is grounded using an energizing member or the like, the capacitance is detected to be greater than or equal to a predetermined amount. Even if the handle is not touched, there is a problem that the ball is hit by instructing the ball striking device, so that a so-called hand-off game can be easily performed.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a gaming machine that is provided with a pulse detecting means for detecting a player's pulse in the handle device, and is configured to instruct the ball striking device to launch when the pulse is detected. It is intended to do.

The present invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine (1) provided with a handle device (9) for issuing a launch permission command to a ball striking device (10) for launching a game ball when it is determined that the player is touching. )
The handle device (9) includes pulse detecting means (9e, 9g) for detecting a player's pulse,
The handle device (9) commands launching permission to the ball striking device (10) when a pulse is detected by the pulse detecting means (9e, 9g).
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the handle device (9) permits the ball striking device (10) to launch when the pulse detected by the pulse detecting means (9e, 9g) is equal to or greater than a predetermined pulse rate. Command
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the handle device (9) is provided so as to be rotatable, and a rotation operation unit (9b) capable of adjusting a launch strength of a game ball according to an angle of rotation from a launch stop position. Have
The pulse detecting means is provided in the rotation operation portion (9b), and is provided in a hole portion (9e) into which a finger can be inserted, and in the hole portion (9e), and the luminous intensity of the hole portion (9e). An optical sensor (9g) for detecting the vibration of the hole (9e) detected by the optical sensor (9g) as a player's pulse,
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the hole (9e) is provided in a case member (9d) that is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to protrude from the rotation operation portion (9b) to the outer peripheral side.
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided mounting means (40) on the lower side of the handle device (9) on which a player's hand for detecting a pulse by the pulse detecting means (9e, 9g) can be placed. Prepared,
The gaming machine (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine (1) is characterized by the above.

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the pulse is detected by the pulse detecting means, the ball hitting device is instructed to allow the ball to be launched, so that the game ball is not launched even if the handle device is touched. Can be prevented. Moreover, since it is not easy to create a pseudo pulse and have the handle device detect it, it is possible to prevent the game from being let go.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the handle device instructs the ball striking device to permit launch when the pulse detected by the pulse detecting means is equal to or higher than the predetermined pulse rate, for example, the ball hit due to noise or the like It is possible to prevent malfunction of the device.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pulse can be detected by setting the vibration of the luminous intensity of the hole detected by the optical sensor as the pulse of the player.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the hole portion is provided in the case member that protrudes from the rotation operation portion and is formed in a cylindrical shape, the player only looks at the place where the finger is inserted. I understand and can start the game easily.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the placing means capable of placing the player's hand for detecting the pulse by the pulse detecting means is provided on the lower side of the handle device, the player strongly holds the handle device. It is possible to prevent the pulse from becoming undetectable (because the blood flow is better if the grip force is not strengthened).

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a launch handle, FIG. 3 is a side view showing a launch handle and a ball striking device, and FIG. 4 is according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine of another embodiment.

  The pachinko machine (game machine) 1 performs a game while hitting a game ball on the game board surface portion 7 by operating a ball striking device 10 by operating a launching handle (handle device) 9 which will be described in detail below. When a game ball wins an omitted start chucker (lottery winning prize opening), a lottery is performed on opening and closing of an attacker (big winning prize opening) (not shown). The number of game balls corresponding to the played game balls is paid out. There are various types of jackpots, such as “ordinary jackpot” and “established variation jackpot”, which are selected based on the lottery results. It becomes a special state that can give an advantageous added value to the player until the next jackpot is pulled.

  In this embodiment, a so-called established variation digital pachislot machine is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the so-called (no establishment variation variation) digital pouch, right item, feathers, general electric role, alepati It may be a gaming machine such as a normal machine or a normal electric machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening, and a front door 3 attached to the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed via upper and lower hinge mechanisms 26a and 26b. A glass frame 5 having a transparent glass 6 is attached to the front surface of the front door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board surface portion 7 is disposed on the back side of the transparent glass 6, and an effect lighting device 23 is disposed on the left and right and upper portions of the game board surface portion 7 in the glass frame 5. A sound emitting device 8 having a speaker (not shown) is disposed below the front door 3. A locking device 4 for locking or releasing the front door 3 to the housing 2 side is disposed on the right side of the central portion of the glass frame 5.

  At the lower center of the front door 3, an upper tray unit 13 having a game ball receiving tray 13a and a lower tray unit 15 having a game ball receiving tray 15a are provided. A ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left part of the upper plate unit 13, and a ball rental button 14a and a prepaid card return are provided on the upper right wall surface of the upper plate unit 13. A button 14b is provided.

  On the far side of the ball supply port 18, a conduction path (not shown) for guiding the overflowing game ball to the ball discharge port 19 opened in the tray 15 a of the lower tray unit 15 when the game tray 13 a is filled with game balls. Is provided, that is, the overflowing game balls are discharged to the tray 15a. The lower tray unit 15 is provided with a lever 20. When the lever 20 is slid, the slide plate 21 at the bottom of the tray 15a is opened, and the game balls on the tray 15a are discharged downward. .

  And on the right side of the lower plate unit 15 in the front door 3, a launching handle 9 that outputs a command signal to the hitting device 10 based on the player's operation, and a game ball on the back side of the launching handle 9 And a ball striking device 10 for launching toward the golf ball 7. An ashtray 24 is disposed on the left side of the lower tray unit 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the firing handle 9 includes a handle shaft 9f (see FIG. 3) fixed to the front door 3, a grip portion 9a fixed to the handle shaft 9f, and the handles. A rotation handle (rotation operation unit) 9b provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the shaft 9f and the grip 9a is provided, and the rotation handle 9b is a spring disposed in the grip 9a. The mechanism (not shown) is always urged counterclockwise (counterclockwise) in the figure.

  A volume switch (not shown) that outputs an electrical signal (for example, a current value corresponding to the angle) to the ball striking device according to the rotation angle of the rotation handle 9b is disposed in the grip portion 9a. The launch strength of the game ball is adjusted by the turning angle of the turning handle 9b. Further, when the turning handle 9b is at the extreme left end in the counterclockwise direction, the volume switch is turned off and an electric signal is not output to the ball hitting device, that is, the game ball launching stop position.

  The rotating handle 9b has a claw-like convex portion 9c on the outer peripheral side, and a case (case member) 9d formed in a generally cylindrical shape so as to protrude from the rotating handle 9b to the outer peripheral side. Are integrally fixed to the rotating handle 9b. The case 9d is provided with a hole (pulse detecting means) 9e substantially perpendicular to the tangential direction of the rotation direction, that is, so that a player's finger can be inserted into the hole 9e. The case 9d is formed. An optical sensor (pulse detecting means) 9g that emits a predetermined light beam and detects the luminous intensity of the hole 9e is provided on the inner peripheral surface back side of the hole 9e.

  In addition, for example, the case 9d is configured to be extendable to the outer peripheral side, or the case 9d is divided so that the player's finger is held by the case divided by a spring or the like, so that the hole 9e is formed. It may be adapted to the size (thickness) of the player's finger. Further, for example, the opening portion of the hole portion 9e may be shielded from light by providing a lid member that can be opened and closed at the opening portion of the hole portion 9e, or by providing a pleated member. It is possible to prevent erroneous detection by the optical sensor 9g.

  On the other hand, the ball striking device 10 includes a rotary solenoid 10a having a shaft portion 10b as shown in FIG. 3, and a knock arm 10c is fixed to the shaft portion 10b of the rotary solenoid 10a. A tip rubber 10d is provided at one end of the knock arm 10c through the shaft portion 10b, and a spring is provided at the other side of the knock arm 10c through the shaft portion 10b. 10e is shrunk between the main body of the ball striking device 10.

  That is, when the rotary solenoid 10a is driven by the electrical signal output in accordance with the volume switch of the firing handle 9, the shaft portion 10b and the knock arm 10c are moved to the standby position (hit ball) by adjusting the stroke amount in accordance with the electrical signal. Stroke) against the bias of the spring 10e. During this time, when the game ball is placed at the set position on the firing rail (not shown) and the stroke by the rotary solenoid 10a is completed and released, the knock arm is moved to the standby position (hit position) by the elastic force of the spring 10e. ) And the game ball placed at the set position is driven into the game board surface portion 7 through the launch rail in a form of being repelled by the tip rubber 10d.

  Next, launch permission, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described. For example, when a player plays a game with the pachinko machine 1, the launch strength of the game ball is adjusted with a finger inserted into the hole 9e of the case 9d provided in the turning handle 9b of the launching handle 9. In this manner, the turning handle 9b is turned clockwise (clockwise) as indicated by an arrow in the figure. At this time, the optical sensor 9g detects the light intensity in the hole 9e into which the player's finger is inserted with respect to the emitted light, and outputs a signal to the arithmetic unit of the launch control board (not shown). At the same time, the rotation angle of the rotation handle 9b is also detected by the volume switch (not shown), and a signal is output to the calculation unit of the launch control board.

  And the calculating part of a launch control board receives the signal output from the optical sensor 9g, and detects it as a player's pulse. As is well known, for example, a finger or the like can detect a pulse because its transparency changes as a blood vessel expands and contracts according to the pulse.

  In addition, the calculation unit of the launch control board has a pulse when the pulse is 30 or more (predetermined pulse rate or more), that is, when the luminous intensity in the hole 9e vibrates at, for example, 30 times or more per minute. When the pulse is, for example, 30 or less, it is not detected as a pulse. In general, since there is no person with a pulse of 30 or less, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection of the presence or absence of a pulse.

  When the arithmetic unit of the firing control board detects the pulse in this way, it outputs a command for launching permission to the ball striking device 10, that is, issues a command to launch the rotary solenoid 10a according to the output signal from the volume switch, As described above, game balls are launched.

  Therefore, according to the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment, when a pulse is detected by the optical sensor 9g of the hole 9e provided in the launching handle 9, the ball hitting device 10 is instructed to permit launch, that is, a game without a pulse. Since there is no person, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a game ball is not launched even if the firing handle 9 is touched. In addition, it is not easy to create a pseudo pulse and have the optical sensor 9g of the firing handle 9 detect it, so that it is possible to prevent the game from being let go.

  In addition, when the pulse detected by the optical sensor 9g is, for example, 30 or more (predetermined), the ball striking device 10 is commanded to launch, so that it is possible to prevent erroneous detection of the pulse due to, for example, noise. It is possible to prevent malfunction of the device 10, that is, operation of the ball striking device 10 when the player is not touching.

  Furthermore, the pulse can be detected by using the vibration of the luminous intensity of the hole 9e detected by the optical sensor 9g as the pulse of the player.

  Further, since the hole 9e is provided in the case member 9d formed in a cylindrical shape so as to protrude from the rotation handle 9b, the player knows where to insert the finger by looking at the case 9d, That is, since the finger can be guided to the place where the optical sensor 9g for detecting the pulse is present, the game can be easily started. In addition, a guide map or a character for instructing the insertion of the finger may be described in the case 9d so that the place where the finger is inserted (that is, the place where the optical sensor 9g is located) may be made easier to understand.

  Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part similar to the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the pachinko machine 1, a mounting plate (mounting means) 40 is provided below the firing handle 9. The mounting plate 40 is positioned below the firing handle 9 so that a hand with a finger inserted into the hole 9e of the rotating handle 9b, that is, a hand in which a pulse is detected can be mounted. It is arranged. A game ball supply device 30 having a prepaid card insertion slot 31 is provided on the left side of the gaming machine 1, and the game ball supply device 30 presses the ball lending button 14a and the prepaid card return button 14b described above. Accordingly, the game balls are supplied and the prepaid card is returned from the prepaid card insertion slot 31.

  Therefore, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the player can place his / her hand in the state where the pulse is detected by inserting his / her finger into the hole 9e. Even if the hand 9 is not gripped, the hand can be held on the firing handle 9. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from gripping the firing handle 9 strongly, and to prevent the pulse from becoming undetectable (because the blood flow improves when the grip force is not increased).

  The mounting plate 40 can be stowed or folded toward the back side of the front door 3 in consideration of, for example, an obstacle by a player or an obstacle when the front door 3 is opened or closed. It is conceivable that it can be removed when the front door 3 is opened.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

The front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine based on this invention. The enlarged front view which shows the firing handle. The side view which shows a firing handle and a ball striking device. The perspective view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine of another embodiment which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine 9 handle device (launch handle)
9b Rotation operation part (rotation handle)
9d Case member (case)
9e Pulse detection means, hole 9g Pulse detection means, optical sensor 10 Ball hitting device 40 Placement means (placement plate)

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine equipped with a handle device that issues a launch permission command to a ball striking device that launches a game ball when it is determined that the player is touching,
The handle device comprises a pulse detection means for detecting a player's pulse,
The handle device commands launching permission to the ball striking device when a pulse is detected by the pulse detecting means.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The handle device instructs the ball striking device to launch when the pulse detected by the pulse detecting means is equal to or greater than a predetermined pulse rate.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The handle device is provided so as to be rotatable, and has a rotation operation unit that can adjust the launch strength of the game ball according to the angle of rotation from the launch stop position,
The pulse detecting means includes a hole portion that is disposed in the rotation operation portion and into which a finger can be inserted, and an optical sensor that is provided in the hole portion and detects the luminous intensity of the hole portion, Detecting the vibration of the luminous intensity of the hole detected by the optical sensor as a player's pulse;
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The hole portion is provided in a case member that is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to protrude to the outer peripheral side from the rotation operation portion.
The gaming machine according to claim 3. Provided on the lower side of the handle device is a placing means capable of placing a player's hand for detecting a pulse by the pulse detecting means.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that.

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