JP2006166999A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart a special three-dimensional impression by simultaneously displaying a display picture in a front and a rear performance element closely associated with each other. <P>SOLUTION: A performance device 70 is constituted of a front performance element D simultaneously enabling the display of a picture and see-through of the back, and the rear performance element B disposed in the back and having a three-dimensional form; executes performance composition displaying on the front performance element D a projection object picture adapted to change the form of the rear performance element B when projected to the rear performance element B; and superposing the projection object picture displayed on the front performance element D on the rear performance element B to give an outstanding change to the three-dimensional impression of the part and improve the taste of the game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is mainly used for laws related to customs business regulations and business optimisation, abbreviated law, Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 7, Pachinko-ya, and Item 8 stores. The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines, and new and second-hand goods made with specifications for general users.

This type of gaming machine includes an effect device that displays information related to a player's profit under a specific game condition in order to derive what is called a jackpot or not. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the effect device Is constructed by combining a transmissive liquid crystal type front display that enables image display and rear perspective, and a rear display such as a movable character and a fixed figure arranged behind it. Proposals have been made to reveal a unique scene.
JP 2004-97411 A

  However, even if the front display image and the rear figure, etc. are simply combined and shown at the same time, the overall scene inside the frame can be somewhat deep in the depth direction, but in the end, in front of the rear figure, etc. The front display image only develops the scene, and does not reach the point where a remarkable visual stimulus can be applied.

  The present invention provides a gaming machine that can give a unique three-dimensional impression between different kinds of effect elements and improve the fun of the game by simultaneously showing the front display image closely related to the effect elements behind Is an issue.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3 and the like, the invention described in claim 1 is an effect device 70 that executes an effect on display based on specific game conditions, and a game machine that includes the control device. , Including a front effect element D that enables both image display and rear perspective, and a rear effect element B having a three-dimensional configuration arranged behind the front effect element D. When projected, it has specific matters including an effect compositing means for causing the front effect element D to display a projection target image that has a relationship of changing the form of the rear effect element B.

  The invention according to claim 2, as exemplified in FIG. 6, the rear effect element B includes a movable portion B <b> 3 whose posture can be changed, and the control device is configured to perform the projection target image according to the posture change of the movable portion. It has specific matters including production matching means that changes the moment from moment to moment.

  In the invention according to claim 3, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the rear effect element B is selectively installed behind the front effect element D from a plurality of three-dimensional form groups built in the gaming machine main body. It has specific matters that are possible.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the projection target image displayed on the front effect element D overlaps with the rear effect element B, thereby causing a noticeable change in the impression of the three-dimensional form of the part, which is innovative during the game. Can arouse interesting interests.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the projection target image changes from moment to moment in accordance with the change in the posture of the movable part. Can stand.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a variety of three-dimensional effect scenes can be easily created by selectively installing a predetermined one from a plurality of three-dimensional form groups built in the gaming machine main body behind the front effect element D. be able to.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine 1 to which the present invention is applied, and a game frame 10 supports a main body 11 so that the door can be opened. A front door 14 in which a glass 13 is fitted to a round window 12 is provided at the upper front portion of the main body 11, and the game board 2 is provided inside the front door 14. A lower part of the front surface of the main body 11 is provided with a receiving tray 3 for receiving a rental ball and a winning ball, a launching handle 4 for hitting the ball on the game board 2, and left and right speakers 51, 52 for producing sound effects. The tray 3 has a ball lending button 31 that lends a ball in cooperation with a card unit (not shown) installed adjacent to the gaming machine 1, a card return button 32, and left, middle, and right that can involve player operations during the game. A total of three player operation switches 3L, 3C, 3R are provided. The front door 14 includes decorative lamps 61 and 62, decorative LEDs 63 and 64, and various display lamps 65 and 66 such as prize ball payout.

The game board 2 includes the following game parts 1) to 5).
1) Center unit 7
This unit 7 is provided with a display effect device 70 in a central part of a frame-shaped decorative frame 71 for deriving jackpot information related to the player's profit in a predetermined manner in response to the start winning. The effect device 70 includes a front effect element D that enables both image display and rear perspective. The front effect element D is formed by laminating a liquid crystal display unit DL that displays an image and a liquid crystal shutter unit DS that sees behind or does not see through. The production device 70 may be a special symbol display device itself referred to in the laws and regulations related to the wind management law, or may include a special symbol display device on a part of the screen or the like, or a special symbol provided separately. It may be a display device dedicated to production that matches the confirmed display of the display device.

2) Upper start port 81, lower start port 82
For each starting winning prize by entering the starting openings 81 and 82, a predetermined number, for example, five award balls are paid out, and one from a software or hardware random number warehouse which is updated at a high speed within a predetermined numerical range of 0 to 319, for example. Each lottery random number for lottery is obtained, for example, one stop symbol lottery random number from software or hard random number warehouse that is updated at high speed within a predetermined numerical range of 0 to 9, for example, and stored in the RAM of the main controller MC described later. To do. The lower start port 82 is normally in a state in which it is not possible to enter the ball by the upper start port 81, and can enter the ball by opening the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulip associated with the ordinary electric accessory. Note that an accessory means a special device for facilitating winning. An ordinary electric accessory is a concept that enlarges the entrance of a prize opening other than the grand prize opening, and is a concept that is distinguished from a special electric accessory that enlarges the entrance of a big prize opening.

3) Grand prize opening 8 related to special electric equipment
The game is opened to the front during the jackpot game after the jackpot is derived, making it easy to win game balls. A predetermined number, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out per winning. When one round is opened for a maximum of 30 seconds, a maximum of 10 winnings are allowed, and if a ball passes through a specific area V provided in approximately one-third of the area of the big winning opening 8 during that time, the role is continued. After the operation of the continuous actuating device to be operated is continued and the big prize opening 8 is once closed at the end of one round, the special prize opening 8 is opened again after a predetermined interval. In a single jackpot, a predetermined maximum upper limit round, for example, 15 rounds is continued, and a large number of balls can be obtained in excess of 2000.

4) Normal symbol gate 9 and normal symbol display device 90
By passing the ball to the gate 9, a normal symbol lottery that is different from the big win lottery is started, and the numbers etc. are changed on the normal symbol display device 90 composed of 7-segment LED etc. After derivation, the electric tulip petals 82a and 82b are opened with a predetermined specification, for example, a maximum of one second or a maximum of one prize.

5) Others A predetermined number of, for example, 10 prize balls for each prize winning, such as general winning holes 23 to 26, rails 21 and 22 that divide a substantially circular gaming area 20 and guide a ball to be launched by the firing handle 4, The outlet port 29 for discharging the ball that missed is provided. Although not shown, the game area 20 has a number of game nails struck according to a unique gauge.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal display portion DL, which is one component of the front effect element D, includes an upper polarizing plate a, a color filter b, an upper electrode c, a liquid crystal d, a lower electrode e, and a lower polarizing plate f from the front. The light guide plate g is laminated. Note that the upper polarizing plate a and the lower polarizing plate f have 90 degree polarization specifications. The liquid crystal shutter part DS, which is another component of the front effect element D, is formed by laminating an upper electrode h, a polymer liquid crystal i, and a lower electrode j from the front.

  When the applied voltage of the liquid crystal display part DL is 3 volts, for example, and the applied voltage of the liquid crystal shutter part DS is 1 volt, for example, a clear display mode is achieved, and the display image displayed on the liquid crystal display part DL when viewed from the front of the game board 2 Can be seen most clearly, making it difficult to see behind. On the other hand, when the applied voltage of the liquid crystal display part DL is set to 1 volt and the applied voltage of the liquid crystal shutter part DS is set to 3 volt, for example, a clear see-through mode is achieved. it can. The intermediate applied voltage enables the combined use of image display and rear perspective.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal shutter portion DS includes first doors D11 and D12 in which the left component plate DS1 and the right component plate DS2 are abutted with each other. By using the displacement of the door image of the liquid crystal display DL together with the control, each component plate DS1, DS2 can effectively express that the door opens and closes left and right without moving. However, instead of the constituent plates DS1 and DS2 of the liquid crystal shutter part DS, the first doors D11 and D12 may be configured by a pair of movable doors that actually slide left and right by a motor, a solenoid, or the like. In this case, when the movable door is closed and an image signal is output to the liquid crystal display DL under an applied voltage of 3 volts, a clear display mode is established. When the movable door is opened and the applied voltage is 1 volt, an image signal is also displayed on the liquid crystal display DL. By not outputting, it becomes a clear fluoroscopy mode, and when a movable door is opened and an image signal is output to the liquid crystal display part DL under a predetermined applied voltage control, a display and fluoroscopy mode is set. Moreover, the light guide plate g of the liquid crystal display unit DL is omitted by using the movable door with a non-transparent reflective film pasted on the transparent plate and functioning the transparent plate of the movable door as a light guide plate of the edge light. It is also possible to do.

  In the housing 72 behind the front effect element D, as a rear effect element B having a three-dimensional form, a movable left and right second door that is opened in the back direction by a first drive source M1 composed of a motor, a solenoid, and the like and changes its posture. A movable third door B3 that rotates around the horizontal axis and changes its posture by the doors B21 and B22 and a second drive source M2 including the motor and solenoid is disposed. Inside the housing 72, lamps such as cold cathode tubes for irradiating the second doors B21 and B22 and the third door B3 from the front side are installed.

  FIG. 4 shows a control device CN that controls the above games. A main control unit MC including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and first and second sub control units SC1 and SC2 are provided. The main control unit MC includes a ball entrance switch S for the start ports 81 and 82, a ball count switch C1 for the grand prize port 8, a ball passage switch C2 for the specific region V, a ball passage switch G for the gate 9, and a general winning port 23. ˜26 entrance switches J and the like are input. The first sub-control unit SC1 is input with the player operation switches 3L, 3C, 3R, and the specification can be changed so that the player operation is reflected in the effect under a specific condition.

  From the main control unit MC to the sub-control units SC1 and SC2, the jackpot lottery based on the jackpot lottery in the main control unit MC, the stop symbol type based on the stop symbol lottery, and the reach type and effect time based on the reach effect lottery are specified The sub-control units SC1 and SC2 are exclusively responsible for effect control according to the variable command commanded from the main control unit MC. The main control unit MC performs timer management of the passage of the production time corresponding to the transmitted fluctuation command, and falsely recognizes the end of one production. In addition, the specification which transmits separately a symbol determination command from main control part MC during the time of one production may be sufficient. In addition, bidirectional data transmission / reception is possible between the sub-control units SC1 and SC2 as necessary.

  The main control unit MC controls the opening / closing solenoid SL1 for the special winning opening 8, the opening / closing solenoid SL2 for the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulips, and the normal symbol display device 90. From the first sub-control unit SC1, the liquid crystal display unit DL and the liquid crystal shutter unit DS of the front effect element D and the first drive source M1 and the second drive source M2 of the rear effect element B are controlled. Production composition means X for displaying on the front production element D a projection target image that has a relationship of changing the form of the rear production element B when projected onto the rear production element B by the CPU, ROM, and RAM of the first sub-control unit SC1. In addition, production matching means Y is constructed that changes the projection target image from moment to moment in accordance with, for example, the posture change of the rear production element B, for example, the third door B3. The second sub-control unit SC2 controls the speakers 51 and 52 and the lamps 61 to 66.

  As shown in FIG. 5, under the image display mode in which the first doors D11 and D12 are closed, when the symbol variation started with the start winning at the start port 81 or 82 is developed into a reach where the left and right are aligned, The symbols are displayed so as to largely overlap on the first doors D11 and D12. Next, a moving image that opens and closes left and right along with the division of the middle symbol is developed with an image that shakes the first doors D11 and D12, and at the same time, the central gap portion of the first doors D11 and D12 is combined with display and fluoroscopy mode. The contours of the second doors B21 and B22 of the rear rearward production element B can be visually recognized, and the first middle symbol update symbol on the second doors B21 and B22, in this example, “4”. Displayed and projected onto the second doors B21 and B22.

  When the variation command from the main control unit MC is a non-winning miss and there is no transition to the long reach, the first doors D11 and D12 are closed and a middle symbol different from the reach symbol is confirmed and displayed. Derived. If the command is a variable command that shifts to long reach, the first doors D11 and D12 are fully opened, the second doors B21 and B22 are opened to the back, and a posture changing operation is performed. A movie of an image that is sucked in by the wind is projected. If the command is a variable command that does not shift to the next super-reach, the second door B21, B22 is closed, and a design different from the reach design remains in front of the second door B21, B22. The If the command is a variable command that shifts to super reach, as shown in the figure, the middle symbol update symbol is drawn in and disappears while the second doors B21 and B22 are closed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when shifting to the super reach, the second doors B21 and B22 are slowly opened from the closed state, and the innermost third door B3 is made to appear. Under the combined use mode of display and fluoroscopy, for example, an outlier design “6” that is one different from the reach design “7” is placed on the surface of the third door B3, and the same jackpot design “7” as the reach design is placed on the third door B3. In order to project on the back surface and align with the posture change by forward / reverse rotation of the third door B3, the projected pattern “6” or “7” is viewed from the front and obliquely from the front, and from the diagonal to the front. It is transformed into a state of being seen, and the image of whether the design that the heel also projects is on the front and back of the third door B3 is made to stand out.

  With the forward and reverse rotation of the third door B3, the disengaged symbol “6” and the jackpot symbol “7” appear and disappear, and an effect of rushing back and forth in the center is made. Let If it is a variation command for the jackpot winning, the jackpot symbol “7” is confronted to determine the triple and the winning jackpot is derived. If the command is a deviation command after all, the deviation symbol “6” is directly faced to determine the arrangement of the deviations, and the deviation is derived.

  In FIG. 7, the rear effect element B is constituted by the human figure B1, and a plurality of projection target patterns such as a blue costume DB and a red costume DR worn on the figure B1 in the combined display and perspective mode when the reach is developed. One or several kinds selected from among them are displayed on the liquid crystal display part DL, and effect synthesis like a dress-up doll is performed. The selection mode of the projection target pattern is changed in relation to the development to super reach, the reliability of the jackpot, and the like, and the player's interest in the dressing effect is increased.

  8 includes a rear effect element B in which a plurality of stage units B003, B006, and B009 are detachably held on a turntable Bc by fitting portions Ba and Bb. A rotating stage Bc is rotated around the stage by a driving source such as a motor so that a predetermined stage unit can be selectively installed behind the front effect element D. For example, during normal games, unit B006 is used during big hit games. Is configured such that unit B003 faces unit B009 in the front in the probability variation game after the big hit game. In addition, the specification may be such that the player operation switches 3L, 3C, 3R are selectively installed according to the player operation, the clerk operation before opening the store, and the like. Incidentally, it is possible to cope with minor changes of the gaming machine by appropriately replacing another stage unit with the turntable Bc.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the stage unit B006 at the time of normal gaming is composed of a Chinese restaurant kitchen figure with a specific character, and in a combined mode of display and fluoroscopy, corresponds to a specific white base solid part in the figure. Specific one or combination selected from various projection target images such as flame Da, fried rice Db in a wok, Peking duck Dc on a platter, sashimi Dd on a flat plate, fish face De, etc. in relation to the reliability of the jackpot It is displayed on the liquid crystal display DL and projected behind.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the stage unit B009 at the time of the probability variation game is composed of a flight fortress cockpit figure with another character, and corresponds to a specific white base three-dimensional part in the figure under the combined display and perspective mode. A specific one or a combination selected from various projection target images such as Df, an indented shadow Dg on the front of the equipment, and a hair color Dh of the main character is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit DL in relation to the reliability of the jackpot I ’m trying to project it behind.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the stage unit B003 at the time of the jackpot game is composed of another living figure with a character, and in a combined display and fluoroscopy mode, is associated with a specific white base solid part in the figure, Relationship between specific number or combination selected from various projection target images such as dial Di, table lamp umbrella Dj, building block Dk, etc., and the number of times of symbol variation game that accompanies probability variation game after the big hit game ends Thus, the image is displayed on the liquid crystal display DL and projected behind.

  Although the projection target image has a shape that generally overlaps the three-dimensional portion of the rear figure, it is not always necessary for the player to see the state of the right overlap. Although the front projection target image and the three-dimensional part to be projected deviate due to the front and rear parallax, the player can easily detect that the front and rear forms overlap conceptually, and such a conceptual overlap of the front and rear makes the three-dimensional Since the impression is changed and the change is related to the game result, the interest of the game is sufficiently enhanced.

  In this embodiment, in order to further strengthen the connection between the projection target image and the back three-dimensional part, the projection target image is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit DL as shown in FIG. 9, for example. A random displacement Rm, a rotational displacement Rs, an enlargement to a reduction Rv, a vertical displacement Ru, or a sparkling flicker Rp is inserted around the portion. Needless to say, similar projection object image displacements and the like may be attached to FIGS.

  In addition, the selective installation change of each of the stage units B003, 006, and B009 may be performed according to the reach type, the reach development degree, etc. during the normal game or the probability variation game. Further, each embodiment of the present invention may be applied to various effects of a pachislot machine.

The perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine which is an example of this invention gaming machine. The disassembled perspective view which shows the laminated structure of a front production element. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the effect device according to the first embodiment. The block diagram of a control apparatus. FIG. 10 is a first explanatory diagram of effect synthesis of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a second explanatory diagram of effect synthesis in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the effect synthesis | combination of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a rendering device according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 12 is a first explanatory diagram of effect synthesis of the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a second explanatory diagram of effect synthesis of the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a third explanatory diagram of effect synthesis according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

70; production device, D; front production element, B; rear production element CN; control device, MC; main control unit, SC1; first sub-control unit X; production composition unit, Y: production matching unit

Claims (3)

In a game machine equipped with an effect device that performs an effect on display based on specific game conditions and its control device,
The effect device includes a front effect element that enables both display of an image and rear perspective, and a rear effect element having a three-dimensional form arranged behind the effect element,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device includes an effect composition unit that causes the front effect element to display a projection target image that has a relationship of changing the form of the rear effect element when projected onto the rear effect element.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rear effect element includes a movable part whose posture can be changed, and the control device includes an effect matching unit that changes the projection target image every moment according to a change in the posture of the movable part.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rear effect element can be selectively installed behind the front effect element from a plurality of three-dimensional form groups built in the gaming machine main body.

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