JP2006115895A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine constituted that a stage becomes the object of an interest of a player by improving the decorativeness of the stage itself as well as the rolling behavior of a game ball led from a warp lead hole. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko machine 1 is provided with a substrate 77 disposed with LEDs 76a and 76b for illuminating the game ball stage S at the right time and, when the game ball Ba led from the warp lead hole 32 is led onto a first stage S<SB>1</SB>or a second stage S<SB>2</SB>via a distributor 25, a second display means 109 actuates an LED device 110 based on a signal from a second game control means 105 and controls the illumination of the LEDs 76a and 76b of the substrate 77. <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 in which the flow of a game ball introduced into an accessory unit such as a center decoration is improved so as to have rich effects.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is known that it is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out hole at the lower part of the game board without entering (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of a symbol display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the center 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.

  In the conventional pachinko machine as described above, a center ornament is provided at the center of the game area, a warp introduction port is provided at a side portion of the center ornament, and a game ball entered from the warp introduction port is guided to the starter chucker side. There are those equipped with a game ball stage that rolls in this manner (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In recent years, in a pachinko machine having a game ball stage as described above, a ball introduction port is formed at a predetermined position on the stage, and a part of the game ball entered from the warp introduction port is the ball introduction port. There is also a structure that guides the gaming ball so that it can enter the starting chucker with a probability of approximately 100% when it accidentally rolls to the corresponding position and falls into the ball inlet. (For example, refer to Patent Document 3).

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2001-327672 A JP 2000-51448 A

  However, in the pachinko machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 3, the game ball stage is poorly decorated in spite of being a position space that easily enters the player's field of view. Even if the game balls entered are devised so as to roll and move on an inclined surface or the like, the movement tends to be monotonous due to the spatial constraints. For this reason, the degree of attention is low as compared with other symbol display devices and the like, and it does not contribute to the improvement of the player's interest.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured to be a target of interest of the player by improving the decoration of the game ball stage itself in addition to the rolling operation of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port to the game ball stage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that solves the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 includes a unit accessory (12) having a warp introduction port (32) and a game ball stage (S) mainly receiving a game ball (Ba) introduced from the warp introduction port (32). ) And a winning opening (16) that is located below the gaming ball stage (S) and opens upward in the gaming area (7a), and the gaming balls launched into the gaming area (7a) A gaming machine (1) that is made to enter the mouth (16) through the game ball stage (S) or without the game ball stage (S ₂ ),
The unit accessory (12) is disposed between the warp introduction port (32) and the game ball stage (S) on one side in the left-right width direction of the game ball stage (S), and the warp A distribution device (25) for distributing the course of the game ball (Ba) introduced from the introduction port (32);
The game ball stage (S) is formed in a flat shape as a whole and is inclined so as to gradually descend from the one side toward the other side in the left-right width direction of the game ball stage (S). Configured,
A board (77) mounted with a plurality of light emitting elements (76a, 76b) is embedded in the game ball stage (S).
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  Note that the phrase “introducing warp” in the present invention means that a game ball launched into a game area can be used as a prize opening such as a start prize opening without passing through a nail located relatively lower in the game area. It is a concept that means to lead on. The “road peg” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails driven in the upper right and left of the start winning opening in the game area. It plays a role leading to the winning mouth direction.

  In addition, when the gaming machine according to the present invention wins the jackpot lottery triggered by the winning at the start winning opening, the normally closed attacker is opened and a predetermined time or a predetermined number of games are released. A first type of special electric accessory configured to repeatedly perform a predetermined number of rounds when the ball is won by the attacker, and a specific area that opens and closes based on the winning prize opening in the gaming area and winning in the starting prize opening A special prize-winning device including a special prize-winning device, wherein a game ball enters when the special prize-winning device is opened, and a jackpot is generated when the game ball wins a specific area. And a third-class special electric appliance configured to generate a jackpot right by winning a special winning opening after entering the electric tulip opened at the time of winning a so-called open chucker prepared for the game area Applicable to However, the “winning prize port” in the present invention corresponds to the above “starting prize opening” in the first and second type special electric accessories, and in the third type special electric combination. Corresponds to the above “open chucker”.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the game ball stage (S) includes a protruding transparent member at least in a portion corresponding to each of the plurality of light emitting elements (76a, for example, 76b).
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the game ball stage (S) is alternately arranged on the left and right sides and the other side of the game ball (Ba) rolling direction to form a plurality of staggered projections as a whole. A portion (47),
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

In the present invention according to claim 4, the plurality of convex portions (47) are formed of a transparent member, and
A part (for example, 76b) of the plurality of light emitting elements is arranged corresponding to the convex portion (47).
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the unit accessory is introduced from the warp introduction port, disposed between the warp introduction port, the game ball stage, and the game ball stage on one side in the left-right width direction. The game ball stage is formed so as to be entirely flat and gradually descends from the one side toward the other side in the left-right width direction of the game ball stage. In addition to the beauty of light by light emission, the color and blinking of light by multiple light emitting elements, for example, information and story characteristics And so on, the player's attention can be gathered, and an effect that can contribute to the improvement of the player's interest can be performed. In addition, since the configuration for implementing such a light-emitting effect is realized by embedding and arranging a substrate on which a plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted in a game ball stage, a configuration in which the light-emitting elements and the substrate are separately arranged Compared to, the number of parts such as electrical connection cables (harnesses) to connect separate light emitting elements and the substrate can be reduced, and the device configuration can be simplified, and the substrate on which the light emitting elements are mounted at the time of product assembly Since it is sufficient to assemble only the unit accessory on the main body side, the manufacturing process can be simplified, and the cost reduction accompanying this can be expected.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the game ball stage is provided with a protruding transparent member at a portion corresponding to at least each of the plurality of light emitting elements, the light color and flashing beauty of the light emitting elements are improved. It is produced through a transparent member provided on the stage surface, and it can attract the attention of the player and contribute to improvement of interest by combining with the rolling pattern of the game ball and the background pattern of the game ball stage. It becomes like this.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the game ball stage is provided with a plurality of convex portions that are alternately arranged on the left and right sides and the other side in the game ball rolling direction to form a zigzag shape as a whole. , The scattering of the rolling direction of the game ball introduced to the game ball stage can be increased to cause irregular movement of the game ball, and the rolling speed of the game ball can be suppressed. You will be able to attract attention for a long time.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of convex portions are formed of the transparent member and a part of the plurality of light emitting elements is arranged corresponding to the convex portions, the light emitted from the light emitting elements. The color, strength, scattering, etc. can be changed by raising the convex part itself by allowing the light from the light emitting element to pass through the transparent convex part, thereby improving the decoration. become able to.

  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. In the present embodiment, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called first type special electric accessory pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the so-called second type special electric accessory or so-called third type. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine with a special electric accessory.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a single center ornament (unit accessory) mounted on the pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the center ornament shown in FIG. 3 cut along the line AA and viewed from above, and FIG. 5 is a view seen from the back side. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the first operation of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 8 is a second view of the pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement.

  The pachinko machine 1 plays a game while launching a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 7a of the game board 7 by the operation of a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 9, and so-called probability variation The number of game balls corresponding to the number of game balls that have entered the attacker 17 (see FIG. 1) in a state in which a big hit such as is generated is configured to be paid out. The above per probability change (also referred to as “probability change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability change mode when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery. This means a special state that can give added value, whereas there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 5 having transparent glass (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 is arranged on the back side of the transparent glass. An effect lighting device 23 is arranged on the front door 3 on the left and right of the game board 7, and a sound emitting device 8 having a speaker (not shown) is arranged on the lower left part of the game board 7 on the front door 3. Has been. 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 glass frame 5. Note that the gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 2, the front door 3, and the like.

  An upper plate 13 is provided below the game board 7 in the front door 3, and a ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left portion of the upper plate 13. A ball lending button 14 a and a prepaid card return button 14 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the upper plate 13.

  In addition, a lower tray 15 is disposed below the upper tray 13 in the front door 3, and a ball launcher (not shown) is operated on the right portion of the lower tray 15 to direct the game ball toward the game area 7a. A firing handle 9 is provided for launching. Furthermore, a ball discharge port 19 through which a game ball overflowed from the upper plate 13 is discharged is formed in the ball accommodating portion 15 a of the lower plate 15, and an ashtray 24 is disposed on the left side of the lower plate 15. . In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 9 to the game area 7 a of the game board 7, and reference numeral 22 indicates an out port. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) that guides a game ball that has fallen into the out port 22 without winning in the game area 7a during the game and leads to the back side of the pachinko machine. ing.

  In the game area 7a, a center ornament (unit accessory) 12 having a game ball stage S is disposed in the center portion. On the lower left and right sides of the center ornament 12 are arranged prize winning holes 29 and 30 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center ornament 12, a starting chucker 16 as a starting winning opening, An attacker 17 as a big prize opening is sequentially arranged.

  An opening 11 is formed in the central portion of the center ornament 12, and the game board 7 is provided with a symbol display device 6 so as to be exposed from the opening 11. The center ornament 12 includes a sorting device 25 on the right side of the symbol display device 6, and the sorting device 25 includes first and second crons 33 and 34 arranged so as to overlap two upper and lower stages. The starter chucker 16 is operated by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 110 so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 70 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 16.

  The phrase “Klung” refers to any of the through-holes that have a bottom surface formed into a curved surface and are provided with a plurality of front and back through holes on the bottom surface, and are continuously rolling the game ball that has been rolled on the bottom surface. It means a role to be dropped.

  The starter chucker 16 is awarded a prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution. Also, the attacker 17 is released when a big hit occurs, and wins a game ball Ba that is launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and rolls down. The attacker 17 is configured to close at the time of completing ten balls in one opening and to repeat the opening / closing operation 15 times during a big hit. The number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to 10 or 15 and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  Further, in the game area 7a, a windmill 44 is disposed on the upper left side of the symbol display device 6, and through gates 61a and 61b are disposed on the left and right sides of the starting chucker 16 below the symbol display device 6. . These through gates 61a and 61b are used for passing a game ball that triggers a lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 16.

  Then, the game balls 7a and 61b, the winning openings 29 and 30 and the starter chucker 16 around the game area 7a are not involved in the game ball spilled from the game ball stage S or the game ball stage S after being launched. A number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nails 54 for driving the game balls falling into the ball to be properly scattered or guided to the incoming balls are driven. In addition, a number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 28 for driving the game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls are also driven around and above the warp introduction port 32 in the game ball stage S. . In this pachinko machine 1, the game ball Ba launched into the game area 7 can enter the starter chucker 16 or the like via the game ball stage S or directly without entering the game ball stage S. The game proceeds.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that the game ball launched into the game area 7a is not started through a notch or the like (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 7a. It is a concept that means to lead on 16. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 16 in the game area 7a. It plays a role of guiding in the direction of the starting chucker 16.

  Next, the center decoration 12 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the center ornament 12 includes a substantially cylindrical frame 12 a having the opening 11 at the center, and the frame 12 a is surrounded by a plurality of parts. A bracket portion 27 is formed so as to project outward. Each bracket portion 27 is formed with a hole 27a penetrating front and back in order to screw the frame body 12a embedded in the game board 7.

  The frame body 12a has a warp introduction port 32 at the upper center thereof, and has a lightning pattern 31 having a shape that curves from the warp introduction port 32 so as to become gradually narrower to the lower right in the drawing. In addition, a ball discharge port 53 communicating with a predetermined part of the game ball stage S is formed in the bracket portion 27 at the lower part of the frame body 12a, and this ball discharge port 53 is located immediately above the starter chucker 16. The game ball Ba to be released passes between the pair of obstacle nails 70 and can almost certainly win the starting chucker 16 (that is, with a probability of 97 to 99%).

The center ornament 12 further includes a distribution device 25 that is disposed between the warp introduction port 32 and the game ball stage S and to the right of the opening 11 and distributes the course of the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32. ing. The game ball stage S is a first that allows the game ball Ba of the first route distributed by the distribution device 25 to win the starting chucker 16 with a relatively high probability (97 to 99% (that is, approximately 100%)). A stage S ₁ and a second stage S ₂ that allows the game ball Ba of the second route distributed by the distribution device 25 to win the starting chucker 16 with a relatively low probability (35 to 45%) are provided. . In addition to the route to the first stage S ₁ and the second stage S ₂ , the route distributed by the distribution device 25 is released to the outside of the game ball stage S when it falls from the second cron 34. Routes are also included.

The game ball stage S, that is, the first stage S ₁ and the second stage S ₂ are each formed as a flat surface extending relatively long from side to side and from the right to the left in the figure. Inclined so as to descend. That is, the first and second stages S ₁ and S ₂ are inclined so as to gradually descend from the right side (one side) of the drawing toward the left side (the other side) of the game ball stage S in the left-right width direction. Is formed. The inclination angle θ (see FIG. 3) can be set as appropriate within a range of 2 to 5 °, but is preferably set to 4 ° in order to make the rolling state of the game ball Ba smooth.

Further, the game ball stage S, that is, the first stage S ₁ and the second stage S ₂ are each a game ball rolling surface that inclines so as to gradually descend from the back side to the near side of the game machine main body. It is configured. This inclination angle can be set as appropriate within a range of 2 to 5 °, but in view of the so-called “nekase” of the entire pachinko machine 1 (usually 1 ° inclination to the rear side), it is recommended that the inclination angle be set to 5 °. It is preferable for smoothening the rolling state of Ba. That is, when the inclination from the back side to the front side is 5 °, 1 ° of the negative case is subtracted to 4 °, and the best inclination state is obtained.

The first stage S ₁ includes a flat rolling surface 71 for rolling the game ball Ba sent from the sorting device 25 arranged on the right side of the figure from the right side to the left side of the figure, All of the game balls Ba that have been rolled and moved to the side walls 41 and 42 that divide the two surfaces on the back side and the near side of the rolling surface 71 and the rearmost portion of the rolling surface 71, that is, the lowest portion along the inclination. A ball introduction port 45 that leads to the ball discharge port 53 is provided. Light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) are embedded in the inner surfaces of the side walls 41, 42 facing the rolling surface 71, and the irradiated light illuminates the rolling surface 71 in a timely manner. The rolling surface 71 of the first stage S ₁ is configured the game ball Ba on the degree of the depth width one by one can be rolling guide. The inner surface of the side wall 41, 42 which stands facing each other, (the ie staggered) alternately along a first longitudinal direction of the stage S ₁ arranged plurality of projections for rolling speed suppression 43 is formed.

The second stage S ₂ includes a rolling surface 72 flat top which is rolled leftward game balls Ba sent from the distribution device 25 arranged on the right side of the figure from the right side of the figure, the Side walls 42 and 73 that define two surfaces on the back side and the near side of the rolling surface 72, and a ball introduction port 49 that is formed on one side of the rearmost portion of the rolling surface 72 and communicates with the discharge port 53. ing. That is, the ball introduction port 49 is provided at the lowest portion along the inclination in the second stage S ₂ so as to guide a part of the plurality of game balls Ba that have been rolled to the ball discharge port 53. It has been. A protective frame 50 is formed around the ball introduction port 49 to prevent further rolling movement of the rolling surface 72 to the left and to ensure the fall to the ball introduction port 49.

The rolling surface 72 of the second stage S ₂ is configured that allows rolling guide game balls Ba by plurality, first wider depth width than stage S ₁ (about three times). The inner surface of the side wall 42,73 erected facing each other, (the ie staggered) alternately along a second longitudinal direction of the stage S ₂ arranged plurality of projections for rolling speed suppression 46 is formed. The rolling surface 72 is provided with nine convex portions 47 that are arranged in a staggered manner in order from the player side (front side in the figure) toward the drop guide groove 52 on the sorting device 25 side. The number of the convex portions 47 is not limited to nine, and can be appropriately changed at the time of design as necessary.

  In the plurality of convex portions 47, the degree of entering the ball introduction port 49 changes according to the elastic contact state including the direction and strength of the game ball Ba with respect to the rearmost convex portion 47A. Each of the plurality of convex portions 47 is made of a transparent material and has a spherical shape protruding upward, and each central portion 47a emits light from the LED embedded in the rolling surface 72 upward. To be formed.

  In addition, the phrase “transparent” in the transparent material is a concept that includes not only the state of being completely transparent without turbidity but also all states in which light can be irradiated from the inner LED without any problem.

Meanwhile, the leftmost position of the second stage S _2, the drop guide grooves 52 which are positioned so as to be positioned above the through gate 61a shown in FIG. 1 is formed. The drop guide groove 52, the front-rear direction of the game ball stage S - is formed so as to extend in (the paper front rear direction), the second rolling surface 72 of the stage S ₂ come into rolling sphere introduced In order to guide the game ball Ba that could not enter the mouth 49 to the front side of the stage, the game ball Ba is formed so as to be gradually lowered from the back side toward the front side.

Above the first near rolling start position of the stage S ₁ and a second stage S _2, made from the proximity sensor and the like, (not shown) game ball detection sensor for detecting the rolling passage of the game ball Ba is located Has been. The game ball detection sensor detects the game ball Ba introduced from the distribution device 25 to the first stage S ₁ and / or the second stage S ₂ and transmits the detection signal to the main board 95.

  On the other hand, the sorting device 25 includes first and second crunes 33 and 34 arranged in two upper and lower stages so as to overlap in a plan view (see FIG. 4) viewed from above in FIGS. On the upper side of the first croon 33 located above, after being introduced from the warp introduction port 32 and rolling along the guide groove 74 (see FIG. 3) in the lightning pattern 31, the vertical guide groove 67 (see FIG. 3). A discharge port 56 for discharging the game ball Ba falling through (see) is provided.

  The first croon 33 is fixed to the back surface with a through hole 35 for dropping the game ball Ba released from the discharge port 56 to the lower second croon 34 side via a guide rod 62 fixed to the back surface. The through hole 36 for discharging to the discharge port 66 on the lower side of the second croon 34 through the guided guide rod 63 is aligned in the left-right direction of the center ornament 12 (that is, the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 4). Is arranged in. In addition, the code | symbol 75 in FIG. 3 has shown the illuminating device for effects.

Further, on the side of the second cruiser 34 positioned below, the game ball Ba released from the discharge port 57 from the upper first cruiser 33 via the guide rod 62 is passed through the guide rod 64 fixed to the back surface. a through hole 37 for introducing the first stage S _1, via the guide gutter 65 fixed to the rear surface, in order to fall into the sorting unit 51a of the second stage S ₂ of the right front end of the abutting member 51 Through holes 38 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction of the center ornament 12 (that is, the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 4).

  As shown in FIG. 2, an inclined guide surface 58 that is inclined so as to descend toward the left in the figure is formed in the path from the discharge port 56 to the first cruiser 33. An inclined guide surface having a similar shape is also formed on the route from the discharge port 57 to the second croon 34.

  Here, the center accessory 12 as an assembly and the light emitting element substrate incorporated in the center accessory 12 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the center accessory as viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the frame for supporting the center accessory 12 from the back side is roughly divided into a frame 12a having a rolling surface 72, and a back for supporting the upper and left and right sides of the frame 12a from the back side. It comprises a support member 78 and a lower back support member 79 that has a rolling surface 71 and supports the lower part of the frame 12a from the back side.

  The back support member 78 has a substantially U-shape that opens downward, and a bracket portion 80 is formed so as to project outward from the periphery. Two holes 81 are formed in the upper bracket portion 80 from the back side, and two holes 81 are formed on the left and right side bracket portions 80 to be screwed to the frame body 12a. The back support member 78 is attached to the back side of the frame body 12a by being screwed by screws (not shown) inserted through the holes 81.

  Next, a wall portion 82 on the back surface side of the inclined guide surface 58 to the first and second clones 33 and 34 is formed on the left bracket portion 80 from the back surface side of the back surface support member 78. In addition, the right bracket portion 80 from the back side of the back support member 78 scatters or changes the color of the substrate 84 on which the plurality of LEDs 83 incorporated between the frame body 12a and the LED 83 are irradiated. The decorative members 85a and 85b for performing decoration such as the above are supported.

  Two cylindrical holes 87 having a predetermined height for screwing the plate member 86 to the bracket portion 80 are formed in the bracket portion 80 on the right side from the back side of the back support member 78. Further, three heat radiation holes 88, 88, 88 for releasing the heat released from the substrate 84 described above are provided, and an appropriate gap is provided while covering these heat radiation holes 88, 88, 88. The plate member 86 described above is attached with screws.

  On the other hand, the back lower support member 79 has a cylindrical hole 89 for screwing to the back support member 78 at the left end when viewed from the back side, and a hole penetrating the front and back holes formed in the bracket portion at the right end. 89 and holes 89 for screwing to the frame 12a are formed in the lower part. The lower back support member 79 is attached from the back side of the frame body 12 a and the back support member 78 by being screwed into these holes 89, 89, 89.

The uppermost side surface on the most rear side of the lower back support member 79 is a side wall 41, and the adjacent flat surface is the rolling surface 71 of the first stage S ₁ , and further the right end of the rolling surface 71. Is provided with the above-described ball introduction port 45. A flat portion 90 is formed from the right side of the ball inlet 45 to the right end of the lower back support member 79, and a plate member 91, which is a decorative object such as a reflector, is installed on the flat portion 90.

Then, between the rear lower support member 79 and the frame 12a, a plurality of LED76a, the substrate 77 76b is mounted, the first stage _{S 1} on the sphere inlet 45 or second stage _{S 2} above A ball guide member 92 for guiding a game ball introduced from the ball introduction port 49 to the ball discharge port 53 is incorporated.

  The substrate 77 has a shape that substantially overlaps a surface obtained by connecting the rolling surface 71 and the rolling surface 72, and a plurality of LEDs 76a and 76b are mounted on the top surface. The LEDs 76 a are arranged in two rows from the rearmost side on the upper surface of the substrate 77, and are positioned almost directly below the plurality of protrusions 43 and 46 formed on the side walls 41 and 42. Further, the LEDs 76b are arranged in two rows from the LED 76a side on the upper surface of the substrate 77, and are substantially directly below the respective central portions 47a of the convex portions 47 formed at a plurality of locations (9 locations in the present embodiment) on the rolling surface 72. Located.

  With the above configuration, the LEDs 76a and 76b make the protrusions 43 and the protrusions 47 themselves stand out by emitting light, or various lights depending on the colors, transparency, light scattering, etc. of the protrusions 43 and the protrusions 47, respectively. It becomes possible to inject by changing to. As described above, the LEDs 76a and 76b may be disposed on the substrate 77 so as to be positioned substantially directly below the protrusions 43 and the protrusions 47 of the rolling surfaces 71 and 72 and the side walls 41 and 42. In addition, it may be disposed not on the projection 43 or the convex portion 47 but on a flat portion where the projection 43 or the convex portion 47 is not disposed. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when a plurality of convex portions 47 are arranged in a staggered manner on the rolling surface 72, the convex portions 47 are arranged at the center positions of the lines connecting the shortest distances to each other. Etc.

  By the way, LED76b arrange | positioned on the board | substrate 77 is not restricted above, For example, it can also comprise so that it may be located in the flat part in the rolling surface 72 between convex parts 47. Moreover, LED76a arrange | positioned on the board | substrate 77 is not restricted above, For example, it can also comprise so that it may be located in the flat surface part of the side wall in which the protrusion 43 is not provided.

  On the other hand, the ball guide member 92 has a passage 93 having a width and depth enough to allow one game ball Ba to roll and a passage length corresponding to the length of the game ball stage S in the depth direction. A passage 94 having a passage length that is about half the length of the passage 93 and a width and a depth that allows one game ball Ba to roll is provided vertically at the center.

  A game ball Ba introduced from the ball introduction port 45 at the rearmost part of the rolling surface 71 is inserted into one end of the passage 93, and the game ball Ba is formed at the other end through the passage 93. It is discharged from the discharge port 53. In addition, a game ball Ba introduced from a ball introduction port 49 at the rearmost part of the rolling surface 72 is inserted into one end of the passage 94, and the game ball Ba is a passage suspended from the rear end of the passage 94. 93 is discharged from the discharge port 53 formed in the passage 93.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the present control system includes a main board 95 and a sub board 106 connected to the main board 95. The main board 95 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. A storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs are provided.

  The main board 95 includes a winning determination means 96, a winning signal output means 97, a first lottery means 98, a second lottery means 99, a first game control means 100, a holding means 101, an operation control means 102, an operation determination means 103, and An operation determining means 104 is provided. Further, the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 110 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 111 are connected to the main board 95.

  When the game ball launched into the game area 7a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 9 wins either the start chucker 16 or the winning openings 29 and 30, Judge that there was a prize. Further, the winning determination means 96 determines that there has been a winning even when winning the attacker 17 as a big winning opening.

  The winning signal output means 97 outputs a winning signal indicating that a winning has been won in the corresponding start chucker 16, winning openings 29 and 30, and the attacker 17 when the winning determination means 96 determines a winning.

  The first lottery means 98 is an advantageous addition for the player until the next jackpot is won when the winning signal is input from the winning signal output means 97 and the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four) is triggered. Obtain a winning random number from a lottery memory (not shown) so that one of the probability fluctuations that can give value is won and the normal hit that does not become the special state. Run a lottery.

  The second lottery means 99 is a lottery based on a random number of effects stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of winning a big hit lottery in the first lottery means 98. The variation pattern that the symbols such as “111”, “333”, and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and the variation pattern command to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. The second lottery means 99 is also a lottery based on the production random number value in the case of winning the big hit lottery in the first lottery means 98. As a result of the fluctuation, the second lottery means 99 corresponds to the normal hit “222”, “444” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “888” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output. The second lottery means 99 is also a lottery based on the production random number value when the first lottery means 98 is missed, and “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. The variation pattern that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot active line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output.

  The first game control means 100 sends a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 along with the control command according to the preset effect data and the lottery result of the second lottery means 99. 1 is transmitted to the display control means 108.

  The holding means 101 inputs the variation pattern command output from the second lottery means 99, and sequentially stores it as a holding ball that becomes the result of the lottery performed each time the starting chucker 16 is won. The storage status is lit and displayed as, for example, a maximum of four reserved balls on a reserved ball display unit (not shown) provided in the symbol display device 6. For example, the holding means 101 always determines whether or not the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5. While the number H of four held balls is displayed, it is a big hit regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 16 There will be no lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  Then, the holding unit 101 sequentially transmits the fluctuation pattern commands held (stored) to the first display control unit 108, and transmits the next fluctuation pattern command until the effect display based on the transmitted fluctuation pattern commands is completed. A symbol variation prohibition flag for setting the symbol variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission. Further, the holding means 101 holds the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 16 performed by the first lottery means 98 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the held balls. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control unit 102 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 110 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination unit 104 to operate the solenoid (not shown) to open or close the start chucker 16. . Further, the operation control means 102 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 111 to actuate the solenoid (not shown), and when the big win is generated by the lottery in the first lottery means 98, the attacker 17 is opened and the predetermined number of winnings is completed. Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time (or a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 103 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 110 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 111 is satisfied. That is, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 110, “when the condition is satisfied” when the starter chucker 16 is opened / closed is when the main board 95 is won by a lottery performed separately from the big lottery of the first lottery means 98. is there. In the attacker open / close solenoid 111, when the “conditions” for the opening of the attacker 17 are satisfied, three big symbols from the so-called reach state (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit is made. This is a case where the occurrence occurs, and the time when the “condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 17 is when all winnings at the time of occurrence of the jackpot are completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 103, the operation determination unit 104 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 110 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 111, respectively.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 110 opens and closes the start chucker 16 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 102.

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 111 opens and closes the attacker 17 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 102.

  On the other hand, the sub board 106 includes a second game control means 105, an effect control means 107, a first display control means 108, and a second display control means 109. The sub board 106 includes a sound emitting device 8, an effect. The lighting device 23, the symbol display device 6, and the LED device 110 are connected.

Second game control means 105 from the foregoing game ball detection sensors provided in the vicinity of the rolling start position of the first stage S ₁ and a second stage S ₂ (not shown), the game ball from the distribution device 25 Ba When receiving a detection signal based on detection when the ball enters the first stage S ₁ and / or the second stage S ₂ , a control command signal is transmitted to the second display control means 109 described later.

  The effect control means 107 drives the sound emitting device 8 and the effect lighting device 23 in a timely manner according to the signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 95, and performs an effect display appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  The first display control means 108 drives the symbol display device 6 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal related to the contents of the effect transmitted from the first game control means 100, and effects display so as to appeal the player's visual perception to the result of the jackpot lottery.

  The second display control means 109 drives the LEDs 76a and 76b of the board 77 constituting the LED device 110 in a timely manner in accordance with a signal relating to the control content transmitted from the second game control means 105, and produces an effect on the game ball stage S. Display to appeal to the visual sense of.

  The sound emitting device 8, the lighting device for effect 23, and the symbol display device 6 perform a normal effect or a special effect at the time of a big hit by the generation of sound, light, etc. in response to each control as described above.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the firing handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball is moved for a predetermined time by the operation of the launching device (not shown). Fired continuously toward the game area 7a at intervals. Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and roll and fall are awarded to the starting chucker 16 and the winning holes 29 and 30 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without contributing to these. The game area 7a is discharged from the bottom out port 22 to the back side of the game board 7.

  When a winning is made in either the starting chucker 16 or the winning openings 29 and 30, the winning determining means 96 determines the winning, and the winning signal output means 97 outputs a winning signal (step S2). At this time, the holding means 101 always determines whether or not the holding ball H is 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, the holding variation pattern command is It is sequentially transmitted to the first display control means 108 via the first game control means 100, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 according to the transmission of the variation pattern command. To do. Further, the holding means 101 is a jackpot according to the winning to the starting chucker 16 as the starting winning opening performed in the first lottery means 98 when the number H of holding balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the holding balls. The lottery result is stored as a reserved ball, and the number of held balls is incremented by one.

  Then, when winning a lottery lottery (step S3), when the first lottery means 98 turns on the winning flag, the second lottery means 99 is a lottery based on the effect random number stored in the effect memory. That is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 is set, and the second lottery means 99 outputs the variation pattern command to that effect and the effect display based on the variation pattern command is ended. Until the next variation pattern command is not sent, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the variation pattern command is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the symbol display device 6 is set, the second lottery means 99 outputs a variation pattern command to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, The number of held balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern command.

  As described above, based on the fact that the first game control means 100 transmits a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the symbol display device 6 to the first display control means 108 of the sub-board 106 together with the control command, the first display The control means 108 will drive the symbol display device 6 in a timely manner, and display the contents related to the big hit lottery result etc. so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  When the lottery result of the first lottery means 98 appears on the screen of the symbol display device 6, the operation control means 102 opens and closes the attacker at a predetermined timing based on the signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 104. A drive signal is sent to the solenoid 111 to activate the solenoid 41 to open the attacker 17 and repeat the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). . Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 17 are paid out from the ball supply port 18 to the upper plate 13 (step S6).

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a light emission effect on the stage, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. Flowchart shown in FIG. 8, in a series of game described above, in which the first stage S ₁ and / or second stage S ₂ to the game ball Ba indicates the operation process when the ball entrance, in FIG. 7 This is performed in parallel with the series of game controls shown.

  First, in the same manner as in FIG. 7, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 grasps the firing handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S <b> 10), the launching device (not shown) is activated. Thus, the game balls are continuously fired toward the game area 7a at predetermined time intervals.

  When one of the many game balls that have been fired is introduced into the warp introduction port 32 and the game ball rolls and falls onto the game ball stage S via the sorting device 25, the aforementioned game ball detection sensor (see FIG. It is detected that the player has entered the ball (step S11), and a detection signal based on this detection is transmitted to the second game control means 105.

  Upon receiving the detection signal, the second game control means 105 transmits a control command signal for causing the game ball stage S to execute an effect to the second display control means 109. Based on this, the second display control means 109 drives the LED device 110 in a timely manner and turns on and blinks the LEDs 76a, 76b, etc. of the board 77, so that an effect by the light emission control of the game ball stage S is made visible to the player. Display so as to appeal (step S12).

  As the light emission control, for example, a pattern in which the convex portions 47 arranged in a staggered pattern are sequentially emitted from the sorting device 25 side according to the staggered arrangement, or adjacent ones of a plurality of convex portions 47 arranged in two rows. Further, there can be mentioned a pattern of alternately lighting and blinking, and a pattern of causing the convex portions 47 arranged in a staggered pattern to emit light sequentially from the drop guide groove 52 side according to the staggered arrangement.

  8 is not related to whether or not the jackpot process shown in FIG. 7 is in operation, and when the game ball rolls and falls on the game ball stage S via the sorting device 25. Will always be executed. However, if a new game ball rolls and falls on the game ball stage S during the execution of step S12, whether or not to re-execute the production in accordance with the time when a new game ball enters, etc. It can be set arbitrarily.

  Next, the operation of the sorting device 25 after the game ball Ba released onto the game area 7a by the operation of the launch handle 9 described above is introduced into the warp introduction port 32 will be described.

  That is, the game ball Ba introduced from the warp introduction port 32 falls through the guide groove 74 (FIG. 3), falls in the vertical guide groove 67, and is discharged to the first croon 33. The game ball Ba on the first cruiser 33 has a reduced rolling speed, is guided to a central portion that is formed in a spherical shape and is lowered, and falls into one of the through holes 35 and 36.

  When falling into the through-hole 35, the game ball Ba is released from the guide rod 62 to the second cron 34 via an inclined guide surface (not shown). The game ball Ba on the second croon 34 has a reduced rolling speed, is guided to the central portion having the same shape as the first croon 33, and falls into one of the through holes 37 and 38.

On the other hand, when it falls into the through-hole 36 of the 1st crune 33, game ball Ba is discharge | released toward _2nd stage S2. At this time, in response to a detection signal from a game ball detection sensor (not shown), the second game control means 105 transmits a control command signal to the second display control means 109, and based on this, the LED device 110 performs the second operation. perform predetermined light emission control in order to produce a stage S _2. This enhances the effect on the game ball Ba so that the player moves as if in the martial arts ring.

If it is dropped into the through hole 37 in the second Krohn 34, the gaming ball Ba is released into the rightmost portion of the first stage S _1. At this time, the second game control means 105 transmits a control command signal to the second display control means 109 by a detection signal from a proximity sensor (not shown), and based on this, the LED device 110 performs the first operation as described above. perform predetermined light emission control in order to produce a stage S _1. Thereby, the effect with respect to the game ball Ba can be enhanced as if the player moves in the martial arts ring.

According to the present embodiment described above, it becomes possible to perform an unprecedented decoration / production using light on the game ball stage S, and the LEDs 76a and 76b are arranged on the substrate 77 in a staggered manner. By doing so, it becomes possible to form a light emitting pattern with high decorativeness. Furthermore, implemented by the arrangement for carrying out the emission effect of the present embodiment, a plurality of LED76a, the 76b mainly embedded in a second stage S ₂ arranged in the game balls stage S the substrate 77 which is mounted in a staggered manner As a result, the number of components such as an electrical connection cable (harness) that connects different light emitting elements and the substrate is reduced compared to a configuration in which the LED and the substrate are separately arranged, for example. In addition to simplifying the manufacturing process, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the cost can be expected to be reduced, as long as only the board 77 on which the LEDs 76a and 76b are mounted is assembled to the main body side of the center decoration 12. become able to. In addition, light and a game ball were used by combining a board 77 on which the LEDs 76a and 76b were mounted and a projection such as a convex portion 47 for suppressing the speed of the game ball formed on the game ball stage S. It is possible to realize an effect with a story, and it is possible to enjoy the direct operation on the game ball stage S as an object of interest, thus attracting a high-profile player. The display can be performed.

Also, (to i.e. staggered) in the first stage S ₁ the projection 43 is staggered arranged and the convex portion 47 on the second stage S ₂ is alternately (that is, staggered) configuration In each of the stages S ₁ and S ₂ , the scattering property in the rolling direction of the game ball can be increased, and the rolling speed of the game ball can be suppressed. For this reason, it is possible to increase the sense of expectation by attracting the player's attention for a long time. Further, by forming the protrusion 43 and the protrusion 47 with a transparent member, the color, intensity, scattering, etc. of the light from the light emitting element can be changed, or the protrusion 43 and the protrusion 47 itself can be raised. You will be able to

  In the embodiment described above, the plurality of LEDs 76a and 76b arranged on the substrate 77 have been described as being arranged in a staggered manner with a predetermined distance therebetween. An LED matrix may be formed by arranging in a grid pattern or the like to display characters. This makes it possible to display advertisements / promotions and information more effectively.

The front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the center decoration (unit accessory) mounted in the said pachinko machine alone. The front view which shows the said center decoration. The top view shown in the state which cut | disconnected the center decoration shown in FIG. 3 along the same line AA, and was seen from upper direction. The disassembled perspective view of the center accessory seen from the back direction. The block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. The flowchart for demonstrating the 1st operation | movement by this pachinko machine. The flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd operation | movement by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1: Pachinko machine (game machine)
7: Game board 7a: Game area 12: Center decoration (actual unit)
16: Starter chucker (starter prize opening)
25: Sorting device 32: Warp introduction port 47: Convex portion 72: Rolling surface (stage surface)
76a, 76b: LED (light emitting element)
Ba: Game ball S: Game ball stage S ₁ : First stage S ₂ : Second stage

Claims (4)

A game unit includes a warp introduction port, a unit accessory having a game ball stage that mainly receives a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port, and a winning opening that is located below the game ball stage and opens upward. A gaming machine in which a game ball launched into the game area is entered into the winning opening through the game ball stage or without the game ball stage;
The unit accessory is arranged between the warp introduction port and the game ball stage on one side in the lateral direction of the game ball stage, and distributes the course of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port. Equipped with a sorting device,
The game ball stage is formed to be flat as a whole, and is configured to be inclined so as to gradually descend from the one side toward the other side in the left-right width direction of the game ball stage,
In the game ball stage, a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting elements are mounted is embedded.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The game ball stage includes a protruding transparent member at least in a portion corresponding to each of the plurality of light emitting elements.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The gaming ball stage includes a plurality of convex portions that are alternately arranged on the left and right sides and the other side in the gaming ball rolling direction to form a zigzag shape as a whole.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The plurality of convex portions are formed of a transparent member, and
A part of the plurality of light emitting elements is arranged corresponding to the convex part,
The gaming machine according to claim 3.

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