JP2006025879A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the continuation of forbidding the opening of the guide slot based on the opening conditions despite the discharge of the game media guided to the mobile prize winning device. <P>SOLUTION: After the mobile prize winning slot (guide slot) of the mobile prize winning device is opened, the invalidation of the forbidding of opening the mobile prize winning slot (action of opening or closing open/close wing) based on the winning of the starter prize winning device, namely, the detection with the starter slot sensor is confined to the period until the frequency of the detection is down to "0" in the processing s62, that is, the period until all of the game balls winning the mobile prize winning device are discharged. This eliminates the undesired continuation of the state (the forbidden opening) as the forbidding of the opening (the invalidation of the detection with the starter slot sensor), otherwise done after all of the game balls winning the mobile prize winning device are discharged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

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

  A so-called winged game machine is generally configured to open the inlet of the movable winning device for a predetermined period when an opening condition such that a winning of a game medium has occurred at the starting port is satisfied. (See Patent Document 1). The opening condition is determined by not detecting the winning of the starting port (for example, invalidating the output from the detection sensor) until the predetermined period has elapsed after the introduction port is closed. Generally, it is configured to prohibit the opening of the inlet based on the above.

By doing this, even if winnings at the start port occur continuously, the cycle from the opening to the closing of the opening is prevented, preventing the opening from opening soon. To be able to proceed properly.
JP 2004-57666 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, the period during which the opening of the introduction port based on the opening condition is prohibited is simply set as a certain period. Even after being ejected from the device, or even when the game medium is not introduced into the movable prize device, the state where the release is prohibited continues.

  For this reason, due to the fact that the introduction port is not opened based on the release condition, the progress of the game is unnecessarily slowed and the gameability is lowered, or the introduction port is opened based on the release condition. This may cause the player to suspend the game for a long period of time until it is released.

  The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for preventing the opening prohibition state of the inlet based on the opening condition from being continued unnecessarily. It is.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine according to claim 1 includes an introduction port through which a game medium that is displaced along the game board is introduced, a discharge port through which the game medium introduced from the introduction port is discharged, and A movable winning device that is formed with a passage route from the introduction port to the discharge port and that can open or close the introduction port, and the movable winning device that is provided on the introduction port side in the passage route of the movable winning device. Introduction detecting means for detecting that the game medium is introduced into the game, and discharge detecting means for detecting that the game medium is discharged from the movable winning device, provided on the discharge port side in the passage path of the movable winning device. An opening command means for opening the introduction port of the movable prize-winning device for a predetermined period when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied with the game, and again when the opening condition is satisfied with the game. Open condition is And a condition prohibiting means for prohibiting the opening of the introduction port based on what has been done, the condition prohibiting means detecting the introduction of the game medium by the introduction detecting means when the introduction port is opened by the opening command means If it is, the release prohibition of the introduction port is canceled based on the detection of the game medium by the discharge detection means.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, the introduction port is opened and the introduction of the game medium is detected by the introduction detection means during the period in which the opening of the introduction port is prohibited based on the opening condition being satisfied. Thereafter, a period until the release prohibition is canceled based on the detection of the game medium by the discharge detection means. Therefore, for example, during this period, until the discharge detection means detects the discharge of the game medium whose introduction is detected by the introduction detection means, specifically, until the game medium introduced into the movable prize apparatus is discharged. If it is set so that it is during the period of time (or until a predetermined period elapses after being discharged), the state where the above opening is prohibited (hereinafter referred to as “opening prohibited state”) is introduced to the movable prize device. After the played game medium is discharged, it is not continued unnecessarily.

  Further, in this configuration, the condition prohibiting means is a period from when the introduction opening is opened and the introduction detecting means detects the introduction of the game medium until the release prohibition is canceled based on the detection of the game medium by the discharge detecting means. However, if the game medium is not introduced into the movable prize apparatus until the introduction port is opened and closed, it is naturally not possible for the game medium to be discharged thereafter. Therefore, in such a case, there is no problem even if the opening prohibition state of the introduction port is canceled immediately after the introduction port is closed.

  Therefore, as a configuration for releasing the opening prohibition state of the introduction port after closing the introduction port, when the game medium is not introduced into the movable winning device until the introduction port is opened and closed, for example, A configuration as described in claim 2 is conceivable.

  3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the condition prohibiting means detects the introduction of the game medium by the introduction detecting means after a predetermined period has elapsed after the introduction port is opened by the opening command means. If not, the opening prohibition of the introduction port based on the satisfaction of the opening condition is canceled.

  If comprised in this way, if introduction of a game medium to a movable prize-winning apparatus is not carried out after a predetermined period passes after an introduction port is open | released, an open prohibition state can be cancelled | released immediately. Therefore, for example, if the maximum period that is expected to be closed after the introduction port is opened is set as the predetermined period, the opening prohibition state of the introduction port is canceled immediately after the introduction port is closed. Thus, it can be expected that the progress of the game is accelerated and the gameability is improved.

  In addition, as described above, the opening prohibition state of the introduction port is canceled immediately after the introduction port is closed, so that the opening prohibition state can be quickly released when the introduction of the game medium to the introduction port does not occur. Can do. As a result, even if the player suspends the game until the release prohibited state is released, if the game medium is not introduced into the movable winning device, the introduction port is opened immediately after the introduction port is closed. Since the prohibition state is released, such an interruption period can be shortened.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine according to claim 3 includes an introduction port through which a game medium that is displaced along the game board is introduced, an exhaust port through which the game medium introduced from the introduction port is discharged, And a passing path from the introduction port to the discharge port is formed, the movable winning device capable of opening or closing the introducing port, and the movable winning device provided on the introduction port side in the passing route of the movable winning device, the movable Introduction detecting means for detecting that a game medium has been introduced into the winning device, and an opening command means for opening the inlet of the movable winning device for a predetermined period when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied with the game; And a condition prohibiting means for prohibiting the opening of the introduction port based on the satisfaction of the opening condition again when the opening condition is satisfied along with the game, the condition prohibiting means comprising the opening Introduced by command means If the introduction detection means does not detect the introduction of the game medium after the predetermined period has elapsed since the release of the game, the release prohibition of the introduction port based on the fulfillment of the release condition is canceled. It is characterized by.

  According to the gaming machine configured as described above, if the game medium is not introduced into the movable prize-winning device until a predetermined period elapses after the introduction port is opened, the release prohibited state can be immediately released. Therefore, for example, if the maximum period that is expected to be closed after the introduction port is opened is set as the predetermined period, the opening prohibition state of the introduction port is canceled immediately after the introduction port is closed. Thus, it can be expected that the progress of the game is accelerated and the gameability is improved.

  In addition, as described above, the opening prohibition state of the introduction port is canceled immediately after the introduction port is closed, so that the opening prohibition state can be quickly released when the introduction of the game medium to the introduction port does not occur. Can do. As a result, even if the player suspends the game until the release prohibited state is released, if the game medium is not introduced into the movable winning device, the introduction port is opened immediately after the introduction port is closed. Since the prohibition state is released, such an interruption period can be shortened.

  In addition, the “predetermined period” when the above-described condition prohibiting unit cancels the prohibition of opening is not limited to the “period assumed to be required until the introduction port is closed after being opened” as described above, for example. The maximum period assumed to be required for the introduction detection means to detect the game medium introduced immediately before the introduction port is closed by the opening command means can be considered.

  In addition, the “open condition” that triggers the opening command means to open the introduction port is not particularly limited. For example, the game medium passes through a predetermined area on the game board such as a start port. I can think of what I did.

  For this purpose, as described in claim 4, it is provided with passage detection means for detecting that the game medium has passed through a predetermined area of the game board, and the opening command means detects passage by the passage detection means. What is necessary is just to comprise so that the opening of the said movable prize-winning apparatus may be open | released as having fulfilled the said release conditions.

If comprised in this way, an inlet can be open | released noting that the release conditions were satisfy | filled that the game medium passed through the predetermined area | region in the game board.
In addition, the condition prohibiting means is a means for prohibiting the opening of the introduction port based on the opening condition being satisfied, the “prohibition” here is, for example, by stopping the command by the opening command means, It is conceivable to prohibit the opening of the introduction port. Further, if the opening condition is satisfied when the passage is detected by the passage detection unit as described above, the detection of the passage by the passage detection unit is stopped, thereby opening the introduction port. You can also consider banning.

  In order to realize the latter configuration, for example, as described in claim 5, the condition prohibiting unit detects the passage by the passage detecting unit when the release condition is satisfied with the game. It is good to comprise so that the opening of an inlet based on satisfy | filling the said opening conditions may be prohibited by stopping.

  By configuring in this way, the passage detection by the passage detection means can be stopped so that the passage of the game medium is not detected, so that the opening of the introduction port based on the fulfillment of the release condition is achieved. Can be prohibited.

  By the way, in a gaming machine equipped with a conventional movable winning device, for example, after the introduction port is opened, the game medium reaches a specific area (so-called V zone) in the movable winning device until a certain period elapses. (For example, the output from the detection sensor is made valid), and the state where the introduction port is opened again in response to this detection, the game state in the movable prize-winning device is set to a game more than usual. Generally, it is configured to shift to a special state advantageous to a person. Therefore, similarly, the gaming machine according to the present invention may be configured so that the gaming state in the movable prize-winning device is shifted to the special state after the introduction port is opened and until a certain period elapses.

  For this purpose, for example, as described in claim 6, when the introduction port is opened by the opening command means, the game state in the movable prize-winning device is changed from the normal state to the player more advantageous than the normal state. A state transition means for transitioning to an advantageous state, and the state transition means detects the discharge when the introduction port is opened by the release command means and the introduction of the game medium is detected by the introduction detection means. The gaming state may be shifted from the advantageous state to the normal state based on the detection of the gaming medium by the means.

  With this configuration, the game state is shifted to the advantageous state until the introduction detection unit detects the introduction of the game medium and returns to the normal state based on the detection of the game medium by the discharge detection unit. I can keep it.

  Note that, as described above, the release prohibited state is until the game medium introduced to the movable winning device is discharged, so the period for shifting to this advantageous state is the release prohibited state. There is no problem even if it is not set longer than the period of continuing. Therefore, the period for shifting to the advantageous state may be set so as to coincide with the period for continuing the open prohibition state. Can be terminated.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 7, when the introduction port is opened by the opening command means, the gaming state in the movable prize-winning device shifts from the normal state to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state. State transition means for causing the introduction detection means to detect no introduction of a game medium after a predetermined period has elapsed since the introduction port was opened by the release command means. In the case of the game, the gaming state is shifted from the advantageous state to the normal state.

  If comprised in this way, if there is no introduction of a game medium to a movable prize-winning apparatus after a predetermined period passes after an introduction port is open | released, a game state can be immediately returned to a normal state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has an inner frame 5 attached to an outer frame 3 that is a housing of the pachinko machine 1 so as to be openable and closable. A handle 9 for launching a ball, an upper tray 11 for receiving a prize ball (hereinafter referred to as “prize ball”) to be paid out as a prize, a lower tray 13 for receiving a game ball discharged from the upper tray 11, and information on the game A display device 15 for displaying is provided.

In addition, the game board 7 is provided with start winning devices 20a, 20b, 20c, a movable winning device 30, and the like.
As shown in FIG. 2, the movable winning device 30 is a big hit using a ball take-in unit 40 for taking a game ball into the movable win device 30 and a game ball taken from the ball take-in unit 40. A game room 50 for determining a game ball, a ball passage 60 for guiding a game ball taken from the ball take-in unit 40 to the game room 50, and a ball storage unit 70 for storing a game ball taken from the ball take-in unit 40 during a big hit game , And a main body frame 80 that accommodates these components and is fixed to the game board 7.

  Among these, the ball take-in portions 40 are arranged symmetrically one by one on the left and right sides of the main body frame 80 (see FIG. 1), and are movable for taking the game balls into the movable winning device 30. A winning opening 41, an opening / closing blade 43 that opens and closes the movable winning opening 41, a winning sensor 45 that detects introduction of a game ball from the movable winning opening 41, and the like.

  The open / close blades 43 constituting the ball take-in portion 40 have an open position (see the solid open / close blades 43 in FIG. 1) or a closed position (see the broken open / close blades 43 in FIG. 1) around a rotation shaft (not shown). The movable winning opening 41 is opened and closed by displacing to the reference). The opening / closing blade 43 is driven by a solenoid 47 (see FIG. 3). When the solenoid 47 is in a non-energized state (off state), the open / close blade 43 is displaced to a closed position. It will be in a displaced state.

  In addition, the game room 50 is disposed below the ball take-in portion 40, and a lower inclined plate 51 that is inclined forward (in FIG. 1, in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing and from the back side toward the front side) Specified prize opening 53 that triggers the occurrence of a big hit game when winning in the game, normal prize opening 55 that does not trigger the occurrence of the big hit game even when winning in the normal game, and a specification for detecting the winning of the game ball to the specific prize opening 53 It is composed of a winning sensor 57 and the like. Note that the normal winning ports 55 are arranged one by one with the specific winning port 53 interposed therebetween. In the gaming room 50 having such a configuration, the game ball that has reached the lower inclined plate 51 rolls forward and wins the specific winning port 53 or the normal winning port 55, and then is located below the movable winning device 30. It is discharged from a discharge port (not shown).

  Further, the ball passage 60 is inclined between the rear (in FIG. 1, the direction perpendicular to the paper surface and from the front side to the back side) while being disposed between the ball take-in portion 40 and the game room 50. The inclined plate 61, the first opening 63 for guiding the game ball to the game room 50, the second opening 65 (see FIG. 1) formed at the rear end edge of the upper inclined plate 61, and the like. In the ball passage 60 having such a configuration, the game ball won in the movable winning opening 41 rolls rearward and always reaches the first opening 63, but the first opening 63 Since it is configured to be closed or opened by an opening / closing member 77 described later, the game ball reaches the ball storage unit 70 through the second opening 65 if the first opening 63 is closed. On the other hand, if the first opening 63 is open, it passes through the first opening 63 and falls onto the lower inclined plate 51.

  In addition, the ball storage unit 70 has a storage passage 73 that connects the storage area 71 for storing the game ball on the lower inclined plate 51 and the second opening 65, and a game ball located in the storage area 71 moves forward. It is configured by a rectangular storage plate 75 for blocking rolling and an opening / closing member 77 for closing or opening the first opening 63.

  The storage area 71 in the ball storage section 70 is an area formed on the rear end side of the lower inclined plate 51, and is a space in which a maximum of five game balls are arranged in a line along the rear end. It has become.

  Further, the storage plate 75 is disposed at the boundary between the game room 50 and the ball passage 60 and the ball storage portion 70 so that the arc-shaped guide hole 75a extends in the vertical direction in order to move the opening / closing member 77. Is formed. In addition, the storage plate 75 can be displaced in the vertical direction by receiving power from the motor drive unit 79 (see FIG. 3), and between the lower end edge 75 c of the storage plate 75 and the surface of the lower inclined plate 51. A lowered position where the distance is shorter than the diameter of the game ball (see FIG. 2B), or an elevated position where the distance between the lower edge 75c and the surface of the lower inclined plate 51 is longer than the diameter of the game ball (FIG. 2). (C), see FIG. 2 (a)).

  The opening / closing member 77 closes the first opening 63 from the lower side of the upper inclined plate 61 and closes the first opening 63 (see FIG. 2B), and is positioned below the closing position. Thus, the first opening 63 is configured to be movable along the guide hole 75a between the open position (see FIGS. 2C and 2A). The opening / closing member 77 is configured to be displaced in conjunction with the storage plate 75 by receiving power from the motor drive unit 79. That is, the opening / closing member 77 is displaced to the closed position when the storage plate 75 is displaced to the lowered position, and is displaced to the open position when the storage plate 75 is displaced to the elevated position.

  When the storage plate 75 is located at the raised position, the upper end edge 75b of the storage plate 75 is positioned at the center of the second opening 65 and closes the second opening 65. At the same time, the opening / closing member 77 is positioned at the open position to open the first opening 63. Therefore, the game ball that has won the movable winning opening 41 in this state passes through the first opening 63 and falls onto the lower inclined plate 51 (see FIG. 2A).

  On the other hand, when the storage plate 75 is positioned at the lowered position, the upper end edge 75b of the storage plate 75 is positioned below the second opening 65 to open the second opening 65, and the opening / closing member 77 is positioned at the closed position. Then, the first opening 63 is closed. At this time, since the distance between the lower end edge 75c of the storage plate 75 and the surface of the lower inclined plate 51 is shorter than the diameter of the game ball, the game ball in the storage area 71 is blocked. Therefore, the game ball won in the movable winning opening 41 in this state is stored in the storage area 71 through the second opening 65 and the storage passage 73 (see FIG. 2B).

  Thereafter, when the storage plate 75 moves to the raised position, the distance between the lower edge 75c and the surface of the lower inclined plate 51 becomes longer than the diameter of the game ball, so that the storage of the game ball in the storage region 71 is released, The stored game balls roll on the lower inclined plate 51 toward the specific winning port 53 or the normal winning port 55 (see FIG. 2C). At this time, among the game balls stored in the storage area 71, the game ball P1 arranged at the center of the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51 has a specific winning opening 53 on an extension line in the rolling direction. Since the is located, it will be sure to win the specific winning opening 53. That is, if the game balls arranged at the center of the rear end portion of the lower inclined plate 51 are not present in the storage area 71, all the game balls that are released from the storage and roll will win the normal winning opening 55. become.

  In addition, when five game balls are stored in a row in the storage area 71, the third game ball from one end of the game balls is always arranged in the central portion. If the number of game balls stored in the storage area 71 is less than 5, the game balls stored in the storage area 71 are likely to move along the upper surface of the lower inclined plate 51. In many cases, there is no game ball arranged in the center of the rear end. That is, when five game balls are stored in the storage area 71, the movable winning device 30 is set in a state in which the stored game balls are likely to win the specific winning port 53. When less than one game ball is stored, it is set in a state in which it is difficult for the released game ball to win the specific winning opening 53.

  Next, a part of the control system in the pachinko machine 1 will be described based on a block diagram. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM, timer IC, and the like, and is provided with a main control board 100 that controls games in the pachinko machine 1. A control system is constructed by connecting a control board, various devices, sensors, and the like.

  First, on the main control board 100, a prize ball control board 110 that controls the payout of the prize balls to the upper tray 11 by the prize ball payout apparatus 115, a display control board 130 that controls display by the display apparatus 15, and a sound from the speaker 125 are displayed. A control board such as a voice control board 120 for controlling the output of the signal is connected. The main control board 100 is connected to start opening sensors 22a to 22c for detecting that a game ball has passed through each start winning device 20, and in addition to the winning sensor 45 and the specific winning sensor 57 of the movable winning device 30, Various sensors such as a discharge sensor 59 for detecting a game ball discharged from the discharge port of the movable winning device 30 are connected. The main control board 100 is connected to a solenoid 47 that drives the open / close blades 43 of the movable winning device 30, a storage plate 75, a motor drive unit 79 that drives the open / close member 77, and the like.

  In this control system, the CPU of the main control board 100 transmits commands to the various control boards and various devices described above, and these various control boards and various devices operate according to the commands. Note that power is supplied to various control boards including the main control board 100 from a power supply board (not shown).

Below, the various processes which CPU of the main control board 100 performs are demonstrated.
○ Counter processing The CPU of the main control board 100 starts a counter processing for generating a random number r11 to be used for lottery of granted privileges at regular intervals, and stores the generated random numbers in the register area of the CPU. Store in the area. In the present embodiment, the random number r11 is made up of numerical values from 0 to 2, and each numerical value is associated with the number of repetitions of the jackpot gaming state (number of rounds) “2”, “7”, “15”, which will be described later. ing.
Game processing A flow of game processing executed by the CPU of the main control board 100 at regular intervals will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When this process is activated, the CPU first waits until the start port sensor 22 detects the passage of the game ball to the start winning device 20 (s12: NO). The detection by the start port sensor 22 is treated as an effective detection result only while the detection by the start port sensor 22 is enabled in the validation / invalidation process (FIG. 5) described later.

  In the process of s12, when the passage of the game ball is detected by the start port sensor 22 (s12: YES), the opening / closing blade 43 of the movable prize winning device 30 is opened / closed by the solenoid 47 (s16). Here, if the start port sensor 22 that has detected the passage of the game ball in the process of s12 is the start port sensor 22b of the start winning device 20b provided in the middle, the opening / closing blade 43 is opened and closed twice. The solenoid 47 is controlled so that one opening / closing operation is performed on the opening / closing blade 43 if any of the start opening sensors 22a, 22c of the start winning devices 20a, 20c provided on the left and right is controlled. To control.

  Next, while the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is being performed, it is checked whether or not a game ball has won a prize in the movable winning device 30 (s18). Here, when the passing of the game ball is detected by the winning sensor 45 while the solenoid 47 is being controlled, it is determined that the game ball has won the movable winning device 30. The winning determination of the game ball is determined by the winning sensor 45 during a predetermined period from detection by the start port sensor 22, during a predetermined period after the opening / closing blade 43 is opened, or during a predetermined period after the opening / closing blade 43 is closed. It may be determined that a prize has been won when the passing of a game ball is detected.

If no game ball has been won in the movable winning device 30 in the process of s18 (s18: NO), this game process is terminated.
On the other hand, if a game ball has been won in the movable winning device 30 in the process of s18 (s18: YES), ten award balls (in the present embodiment, ten balls in the present ball control board 110). A game ball is paid out (s22).

  Next, it is checked whether or not the game ball has won the specific winning opening 53 (s26). Here, the check is performed based on the detection result by the specific winning sensor 57. The detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is treated as an effective detection result in the processing of s26 only while the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is enabled in an invalidation process (FIG. 5) described later.

  In the process of s26, if the game ball has not won the specific prize opening 53 (s26: NO), the present game process is terminated, while if the game ball has won the specific prize opening 53 (s26: YES). ), A lottery of the maximum number of repetitions (maximum number of rounds) of the jackpot gaming state is performed (s30). Here, the value of the random number r11 is referred to. If this value is “0”, the maximum number of rounds is “2”. If the value of the random number r11 is “1”, the maximum number of rounds is “7”. If the value of r11 is “2”, the maximum number of rounds is set to “15”, and this maximum number of rounds is stored in the maximum number of rounds storage area secured in the RAM of the main control board 100.

  Next, the operation state of the movable winning device 30 is shifted to the big hit gaming state (s32). Here, the state where the opening / closing blade 43 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times (18 times in the present embodiment) is defined as a jackpot gaming state, and control of the opening / closing blade 43 by the solenoid 47 is started in order to realize this jackpot gaming state.

  Thus, when the operation state of the movable winning device 30 is shifted to the jackpot gaming state, it is checked whether or not the number of rounds in the jackpot gaming state is the final round (s38). Here, it is a variable secured in the RAM of the main control board 100 and checks the “round variable R (R = 1 in the initial state)” for setting the number of rounds of the jackpot game being executed, If the number of rounds indicated by the round variable R is equal to or greater than the maximum number of rounds drawn in the process of s30, it is determined that the final round.

  If it is determined in the process of s38 that it is not the final round (s38: NO), a normal jackpot game process is executed (s40). Here, as will be described later, processing such as paying out a prize ball and determining whether or not the next round can be performed are performed. With regard to “whether or not the next round can be performed”, if “1” is set in the “executable flag E (E = 0 in the initial state)” secured in the RAM of the main control board 100. The next round will be available.

  Next, it is checked whether or not the next round can be performed (s42). Here, as described above, if “1” is set in the feasible flag E, it is determined that the next round can be performed.

  If the next round can be performed in the process of s42 (s42: YES), the number of rounds is added by adding “1” to the round variable R (R + 1 → R) (s44), and then the process of s32 On the other hand, if the next round is not feasible (s42: NO), the game process is terminated.

Further, when it is determined in the above-described process of s38 that it is the final round (s38: YES), after executing the final jackpot game process (s46), the present game process is terminated. In the process of s46, as will be described later, a process such as paying out a prize ball is performed.
○ Invalidation Invalidation Processing The flow of validation invalidation processing executed by the CPU of the main control board 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. This validation / invalidation process is executed each time the passing of the game ball to the start winning device 20 is detected by the start opening sensor 22 (see the timing of S1 in FIG. 6).

  When this process is started, first, detection by the start port sensor 22 is invalidated (s52). Here, invalidation is performed by treating the detection by the start port sensor 22 activated in the initial state as invalid until it is validated in later-described processing (S1 in FIG. 6). Timing reference).

  Next, the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is validated (s54). Here, validation is performed by treating the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 invalidated in the initial state as valid until it is invalidated in later-described processing. It should be noted that enabling the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 in this way is performed so as to coincide with the timing at which the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is started in the process of s16 in FIG. 4 (the timing of V1 in FIG. 6). reference).

  Next, it is checked whether or not the passing of the game ball is detected by the winning sensor 45 (s56). If the passing is detected (s56: YES), the “first winning variable” secured in the RAM of the main control board 100 is checked. By adding “1” to “I1 (I1 = 0 in the initial state)” (I1 + 1 → I), the number of times of detection is accumulated (s58), and then the process proceeds to the next process (the process of s60). If no passage is detected (s56: NO), the process proceeds to the next process (the process of s60) without integrating the number of detections.

  The monitoring of the detection result in the processes of s56 and s58 is repeatedly performed until the winning time has elapsed (s60: NO). The “awardable time” as used herein refers to the s16 in the above-described gaming process (FIG. 4) after the passage of the gaming ball is detected by the start port sensor 22 prior to starting the activation invalidation process. This is the time that is assumed to be required to complete the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 started in the process. That is, in the processes of s56 to s60, the number of times that the game ball has won the movable winning device 30 is counted while the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is performed in the process of s16 in the game process (FIG. 4). become. The above-described winning variable I1 is a variable whose integration is started from the initial state every time the game process is started.

  After that, when monitoring of the detection result in the processing of s56 and s58 is performed until the winning possible time has elapsed (s60: YES), whether or not the number of detections accumulated in the processing of s56 to s60 is “0”. Is checked (s62), and if it is "0" (s62: YES), the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is invalidated (s64). Here, invalidation is performed by treating the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 validated in the process of s54 described above as invalid until it is validated again.

  Then, after the detection by the start port sensor 22 is validated (s66), the validation / invalidation process is terminated. In the process of s66, the detection is performed by treating the detection by the start port sensor 22 invalidated in the process of s52 described above as valid until it is invalidated again.

  As described above, when the number of detections accumulated in the processing of s56 to s60 is “0”, that is, when there is no winning in the movable winning device 30, the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is immediately in the initial state in the processing of s64. Returning to (invalidation), the detection by the start port sensor 22 returns to the initial state (validation) in the process of s66 (refer to the timings of V2 and S2 in FIG. 6A).

  If the number of times of detection is not “0” in the process of s62 described above (s62: NO), it is checked whether or not the discharge of the game ball is detected by the discharge sensor 59 (s68). If it is detected (s68: YES), “1” is subtracted from the first winning variable I1 described above (I1-1 → I) to subtract the number of detections (s70), and then the process returns to s62. .

  Further, if the discharge of the game ball is not detected in the above-described processing of s68 (s68: NO), after the integration of the number of times of detection by the processing of s56 to s60 is finished (that is, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is completed). After that, it is checked whether the elapsed time is equal to or greater than the closed discharge time (s72). If it is not equal to or longer than the closed discharge time (s72: NO), the process returns to s62, while the closed discharge time is exceeded. If it is (s72: YES), the fact is notified (s74), then the process proceeds to s64 and each sensor is returned to the initial state. Here, the “closed discharge time” means that after the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is completed in the process of s16 in the game process (FIG. 4), the game ball won immediately before the opening / closing operation is discharged from the movable winning device 30. It is the maximum time assumed to be required (detected by the discharge sensor 59). Further, the situation where the elapsed time exceeds the closed discharge time is a situation where an abnormality such as the game ball winning in the movable winning device 30 is stagnating inside, so in the process of s74, Notification is made by displaying a message to that effect on the display device 15 (display control board 130).

As described above, when the number of detections accumulated in the processes of s56 to s60 is 1 or more, that is, when there is a winning to the movable winning device 30, the number of detections is subtracted every time the discharge of the game ball is detected. When the number of times of detection is “0”, that is, when all the game balls won by the movable winning device 30 are discharged, the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 returns to the initial state (invalidated) in the process of s64, and the process of s66 In the process, the detection by the start port sensor 22 returns to the initial state (validation) (refer to the timings of S2 and V2 in FIG. 6B; FIG. 6B shows the case of the number of detections 1). .
O Normal jackpot game process The above-described normal jackpot game process (the process of s40 in FIG. 4) will be described with reference to FIG.

  In this process, first, the storage plate 75 is displaced to the lowered position by the motor drive unit 79, so that the game ball can be stored inside the movable winning device 30 (the state shown in FIG. 2 (b)). s102). Thus, by setting the state in which storage is possible, the game balls that have won the movable winning device 30 are stored in the movable winning device 30 thereafter.

  Next, it is checked whether or not the jackpot gaming state has ended (s104). Here, if the opening and closing operation by the opening and closing blade 43 started in the process of s32 in FIG. 4 has been completed, it is determined that the jackpot gaming state has ended.

  In the process of s104, if the jackpot gaming state has not ended (s104: NO), it is checked whether or not a game ball has won the movable winning device 30 (s106). Here, it is checked whether or not a prize has been won based on the detection result of the prize sensor 45.

  If the game ball has not won in the process of s106 (s106: NO), the process returns to the process of s104. On the other hand, if the game ball has won a prize (s106: YES), the number of wins in which this win has occurred is integrated. (S108). Here, “1” is added to “second winning variable I2 (I2 = 0 in the initial state)” secured in the RAM of main control board 100 (I2 + 1 → I2), thereby accumulating the number of times the winning has occurred. To do. The second winning variable I2 is a variable whose integration is started from the initial state every time the normal jackpot game process is started.

Next, the winning ball payout device 115 (the winning ball control board 110) is caused to pay out a winning ball (10 gaming balls in this embodiment) (s112).
Next, it is checked whether or not the number of game media won in the movable winning device 30 has reached a predetermined upper limit (10 in the present embodiment) (s114). Here, if the value set in the second winning variable I2 is equal to or greater than the upper limit (“10” in the present embodiment), the number of game media won in the movable winning device 30 is the upper limit. It is determined that the value has been reached.

  If the number of game media won in the movable winning device 30 does not reach the upper limit in the process of s114 (s114: NO), the process returns to the process of s104, while the number of won game media reaches the upper limit. If so (s114: YES), the jackpot gaming state is terminated (s116). Here, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 started in the process of s32 in FIG. 4 is forcibly ended, and the opening / closing blade 43 is closed.

  After the jackpot gaming state is terminated in the process of s116 or when the jackpot gaming state is terminated in the process of s104 (s104: YES), the motor driving unit 79 displaces the storage plate 75 to the raised position, A state in which the storage of the game balls inside the movable winning device 30 is released (the state shown in FIG. 2A) is made (s118). When the storage is released in this way, the game balls that have been won and stored in the movable winning device 30 so far have been won in the specific winning port 53 or the normal winning port 55, and then discharged out of the movable winning device 30. Will be.

Next, it is checked whether or not the game ball has won the specific winning opening 53 (s120). Here, the check is performed based on the detection result by the specific winning sensor 57.
In the process of s120, if the game ball has won a specific winning opening 53 (s120: YES), the above-described executable flag E is set to “1” to make the next round executable. After (s122), the process proceeds to the next process (the process of s126). On the other hand, if the game ball has not won the specific winning opening 53 (s120: NO), the above-described executable flag E is set to “0”. As a result, the next round cannot be performed (s124), and the process proceeds to the next process (s126 process).

  Then, it is checked whether or not the number of winnings accumulated in the process of s108 described above is “0” (s126). If it is “0” (s126: YES), the storage is canceled in the process of s118. After waiting for the elapsed time from the state to reach the storage and discharge time (s128), the normal jackpot game process is terminated, and the process returns to the game process in FIG. This “predetermined time” is required for the stored game ball to be discharged from the movable winning device 30 (detected by the discharge sensor 59) after the storage is released in the process of s118. This is the maximum time expected.

  If the number of times of detection is not “0” in the process of s126 described above (s126: NO), it is checked whether or not the discharge of the game ball is detected by the discharge sensor 59 (s130). If it is detected (s130: YES), by subtracting “1” from the second winning variable I2 described above (I2-1 → I2), the number of winnings is subtracted (s132), and then the process returns to s126. .

Further, if the discharge of the game ball is not detected in the process of s130 described above (s130: NO), whether or not the elapsed time from the state in which the storage is released in the process of s118 is equal to or longer than the storage discharge time. Is checked (s134), and if it is not longer than the storage discharge time (s134: NO), the process returns to the processing of s126, while if it is longer than the storage discharge time (s134: YES), after notifying that effect (S136) This normal jackpot game process is terminated, and the process returns to the game process in FIG. Here, the situation in which the elapsed time exceeds the storage and discharge time is a situation in which an abnormality such as the game ball stored in the movable prize winning device 30 is stagnating inside, and therefore, this s130 In the process, notification is made by displaying a message to that effect on the display device 15 (display control board 130).
The final jackpot game process The following describes the final jackpot game process (the process of s46 in FIG. 4) based on FIG.

In this process, first, the storage plate 75 is displaced to the raised position by the motor drive unit 79, and the storage of the game ball in the movable winning device 30 is released (s202).
Then, after the processing of s204 to s216, which is the same processing content as the processing of s104 to s116 in FIG. 7, is performed through the processing of s226 to s236, which is the same processing content as the processing of s126 to s136 in FIG. The final jackpot game process is terminated, and the process returns to the game process in FIG.

[effect]
According to the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, when a game ball is detected by the winning sensor 45 after the movable winning opening 41 of the movable winning device 30 is opened in the process of s16 in FIG. The opening of the movable winning port 41 (opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43) based on winning to the start winning device 20 is prohibited by the invalidation of the detection by the mouth sensor 22, that is, the detection by the starting port sensor 22 is invalidated. This is only until the number of times of detection becomes “0” in the process of s62 in FIG. 5, that is, until all the game balls won in the movable winning device 30 are discharged. Therefore, the state where the opening is prohibited (detection by the start port sensor 22 is invalidated) (hereinafter referred to as “opening prohibited state”) is unnecessary after all the game balls won in the movable winning device 30 are discharged. Will not continue.

  Also, after the movable winning opening 41 is opened, if there is no winning of the game ball to the movable winning device 30 until the winning possible time elapses, without proceeding to the processing after s68 in FIG. Immediately, the start opening sensor 22 can be returned to the initial state (detection is valid) by the processing of s64 and s66 in FIG. In this way, by immediately releasing the release prohibited state, it can be expected that the progress of the game is accelerated and the gameability is improved.

  Here, the winning time is a time that is assumed to be required for the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 to be completed after the passing of the game ball is detected by the start port sensor 22, and this winning time has passed. At that time, the ball take-in portion 40 is closed. Therefore, after this winning time has elapsed, the game ball will not win the movable prize device 30 and, naturally, a situation in which the game ball is discharged cannot occur. By returning 22 to the initial state, the open prohibition state can be quickly released in the case where a winning to the movable winning device 30 does not occur. Thus, even if the player interrupts the game until the release prohibited state is released, such an interruption period can be shortened by quickly releasing the release prohibited state.

Further, in the process of s12 in FIG. 4, the opening / closing operation of the open / close blade 43 by the process of s16 can be started on the condition that the game ball has won the start winning device 20.
Further, in the process of s52 in FIG. 5, since the winning of the game ball to the start winning device 20 can be made undetectable by invalidating the detection by the start port sensor 22, the start winning device 20 thereby. The opening of the movable winning opening 41 based on the winning can be prohibited.

  Further, in the process of s64 in FIG. 5, the specific winning sensor 57 can be returned to the initial state (detection invalid state) at the same timing as the start port sensor 22 is returned to the initial state in the process of s66 of FIG. .

  Here, since the release prohibited state described above is only until the game ball won in the movable prize-winning device 30 is discharged, the game ball is usually specified after the release prohibited state is no longer in effect. The detection area by the winning sensor 57 does not pass. Therefore, there is no problem even if the period during which the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is valid is not longer than the period during which the release prohibited state is continued. As described above, if the specific winning sensor 57 is returned to the initial state at the same timing as the start port sensor 22 is returned to the initial state, the specific winning sensor 57 can be quickly returned to the initial state. Is preferred.

[Modification]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various forms can be taken as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. .

  For example, in the above embodiment, the winning time is set to a time that is assumed to be required for the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 to be completed after the start opening sensor 22 detects the passage of the game ball. However, any time can be set as long as the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades 43 can set the possibility of winning the movable winning device 30. For example, a game won immediately before the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades 43 ends. It is also possible to consider the maximum time that is assumed to be required until a ball is detected by the winning sensor 45.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, it is comprised so that the opening / closing operation | movement of the opening-and-closing blade 43 by the process of s16 in FIG. 4 may be prohibited by invalidating the detection by the start port sensor 22 by the process of s52 in FIG. Was illustrated. However, the prohibition of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 as described above may be realized by another configuration. For example, it is conceivable that the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 during the invalid period is not performed by invalidating the command to the opening / closing blade 43 (solenoid 47) itself instead of the start port sensor 22. .

  Further, in the above embodiment, the specific winning sensor 57 is returned to the initial state by the process of s64 in the same timing as the start port sensor 22 is returned to the initial state by the process of s66 in FIG. The example was illustrated. However, the timing for returning the specific winning sensor 57 to the initial state does not need to coincide with the same timing as the start port sensor 22, for example, at a timing when a certain period has elapsed since the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 43 is started. You may comprise so that it may return to an initial state.

[Correspondence with the present invention]
In the movable winning device 30 of the embodiment described above, the movable winning port 41 is an introduction port in the present invention, the inside of the movable winning device 30 is a passage path in the present invention, and the winning sensor 45 is an introduction detection means in the present invention. Yes, the discharge sensor 59 is discharge detection means in the present invention, the start port sensor 22 is passage detection means in the present invention, and the specific winning opening 53 is a specific area in the present invention.

  4 are the release command means in the present invention, the processes in s52 and s66 in FIG. 5 are the condition prohibiting means in the present invention, and the processes in s54 and s64 in FIG. It is a transition means.

  Further, the passage of the game ball is detected in the process of s12 in FIG. 4 is the release condition in the present invention, and the period in which the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is invalid is the normal state in the present invention. The period in which the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is valid is an advantageous state in the present invention. In the above embodiment, if the detection by the specific winning sensor 57 is enabled, the game can be shifted to the big hit gaming state on condition that the game ball passes to the specific area. It is advantageous for the player to be able to carry out the next round.

Front view showing the appearance of a pachinko machine The perspective view which fractured a part of movable prize-winning device 30; (a) State before big hit game state, (b) State where game ball is stored in big hit game state, (c) Storage of game ball is released in big hit game state Status Block diagram showing control system of pachinko machine Flow chart showing processing procedure of game processing Flow chart showing the processing procedure of the validation / invalidation process Timing chart showing the state of each sensor and open / close blades The flowchart which shows the processing procedure of normal jackpot game processing The flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the last jackpot game processing

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 3 ... Outer frame, 5 ... Inner frame, 7 ... Game board, 9 ... Handle, 11 ... Upper receiving tray, 13 ... Lower receiving tray, 15 ... Display device, 20 ... Start winning device, 20a ... Starting winning device , 20b ... Starting winning device, 22 ... Starting port sensor, 22a ... Starting port sensor, 22b ... Starting port sensor, 30 ... Moving winning device, 34 ... Opening / closing blade, 40 ... Ball take-in portion, 41 ... Moving winning port, 43 ... Opening / closing blades, 45 ... winning sensor, 47 ... solenoid, 50 ... game room, 51 ... lower inclined plate, 53 ... specific winning port, 55 ... ordinary winning port, 57 ... specific winning sensor, 59 ... discharge sensor, 60 ... ball A passage 61, an upper inclined plate 63, a first opening 65, a second opening 70, a ball reservoir 71, a storage area 73, a storage passage 75, a storage plate 75a, a guide hole 75b Upper edge, 75c ... Lower edge, 77 ... Opening / closing member, 79 ... Over motor drive unit, 80 ... body frame, 100 ... main control board, 110 ... winning balls control board, 115 ... prize balls dispenser, 120 ... voice control board, 125 ... speaker, 130 ... display control board.

Claims (7)

An introduction port through which a game medium displaced along the game board is introduced, a discharge port through which the game medium introduced from the introduction port is discharged, and a passage route from the introduction port to the discharge port are formed. A movable winning device capable of opening or closing the introduction port;
An introduction detecting means provided on the introduction port side in the passage path of the movable winning device, and detecting that a game medium has been introduced into the movable winning device;
Discharge detection means provided on the discharge port side in the passage path of the movable winning device, and detecting that the game medium is discharged from the movable winning device;
An opening command means for opening the introduction port of the movable prize apparatus for a predetermined period when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied with the game;
A condition prohibiting means for prohibiting the opening of the introduction port based on the satisfaction of the opening condition again when the opening condition is satisfied with the game,
When the introduction port is opened by the opening instruction unit and the introduction of the game medium is detected by the introduction detection unit, the condition prohibiting unit detects the introduction port based on the detection of the game medium by the discharge detection unit. A gaming machine characterized by releasing the release prohibition. If the introduction detecting means does not detect the introduction of the game medium after the introduction port is opened by the release command means and before a predetermined period elapses, the condition prohibiting means The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening prohibition of the introduction port based on being satisfied is canceled. An introduction port through which a game medium displaced along the game board is introduced, a discharge port through which the game medium introduced from the introduction port is discharged, and a passage route from the introduction port to the discharge port are formed. A movable winning device capable of opening or closing the introduction port;
An introduction detecting means provided on the introduction port side in the passage path of the movable winning device, and detecting that a game medium has been introduced into the movable winning device;
An opening command means for opening the introduction port of the movable prize apparatus for a predetermined period when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied with the game;
A condition prohibiting means for prohibiting the opening of the introduction port based on the satisfaction of the opening condition again when the opening condition is satisfied with the game,
If the introduction detection means does not detect the introduction of a game medium after the introduction port is opened by the release command means and before a predetermined period elapses, the condition prohibiting means A gaming machine characterized by canceling the prohibition of opening the introduction port based on fulfillment. Comprising passage detecting means for detecting that the game medium has passed a predetermined area of the game board;
The opening instruction means opens the introduction port of the movable prize winning apparatus, assuming that the opening condition is satisfied that the passage is detected by the passage detecting means. The gaming machine described in 1. The condition prohibiting means prohibits the opening of the introduction port based on the satisfaction of the opening condition by stopping detection of the passage by the passage detecting means when the opening condition is satisfied with the game. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein: When the opening is opened by the opening command means, it comprises a state transition means for shifting the gaming state in the movable winning device from the normal state to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state,
When the introduction port is opened by the opening command means and the introduction of the game medium is detected by the introduction detection means, the state transition means changes the game state based on the detection of the game medium by the discharge detection means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the game machine is shifted from an advantageous state to a normal state. When the opening is opened by the opening command means, it comprises a state transition means for shifting the gaming state in the movable winning device from the normal state to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state,
If the introduction detecting means does not detect the introduction of a game medium after the introduction port is opened by the opening command means and before a predetermined period elapses, the state transition means displays the gaming state. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the game machine is shifted from an advantageous state to a normal state.

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