JP2006326372A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine capable of further improving the eagerness for the game. <P>SOLUTION: First to fourth picture patterns K1-K4 are respectively arranged in the upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left areas on the game board surface 4 of the pachinko game machine by sticking celluloid picture sheets. El panels EL1-EL4 having the same shape as the corresponding picture pattern are respectively arranged on the lower surface of the celluloid sheet in the respective areas with the picture patterns K1-K4 arranged therein. An EL panel EL5, formed into the same shape of the area, is arranged, even in an area without the picture patterns K1-K4. A controller, arranged at the rear side of the game board 2, makes the EL panels EL1-El5 emit light with light emission patterns which respectively correspond to various game states. Consequently, the game board surface 4 itself is made to variably emit the light so as to give strong stimulation to the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, when a pachinko ball (launching ball) wins a specific start winning hole, it is determined whether or not to make a big hit state, and when the big hit state is reached, a predetermined big winning opening is opened to increase the winning probability. To perform the operation.

  During the determination of whether or not to make a big hit state, or when a big hit state is reached, a lamp or LED (light emitting diode) provided at a predetermined position on the game board surface is blinked. On the other hand, the game motivation was improved by giving a sense of expectation whether or not it would be a big hit, or by giving a satisfaction when the big hit state was reached.

  However, in the above conventional pachinko machine, the game board surface could only be lit locally by a lamp or LED, so lacking visual stimulation. As a result, if the normal state that is not a big hit state continues, the player becomes bored. I often stopped playing games. For the same reason, it was difficult to make the pachinko game beginners attractive.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a problem, and it aims at providing the pachinko machine which can improve a player's game motivation more.

  That is, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention according to claim 1 is directed to a pachinko machine that emits predetermined light-emitting means provided on a game board surface in accordance with a game state, wherein at least one of the light-emitting means is , An EL light-emitting layer that emits light when a driving voltage is applied, and two electrodes that are provided on both surfaces of the EL light-emitting layer and at least one of them is transparent. The gist of the present invention is a pachinko machine characterized in that it is arranged at a predetermined position on the game board surface with the side as the front side.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine according to the first aspect, the EL panel is provided with a plurality of the EL panels on the surface of the game board, and respectively corresponds to a plurality of preset game states. Storage means for storing the light emission pattern, state detection means for detecting the plurality of types of gaming states in the pachinko machine, and detection of any of the gaming states by the state detection means. The gist of the present invention is a pachinko machine comprising light emission control means for causing each EL panel to emit light with the light emission pattern corresponding to the gaming state.

  On the other hand, the present invention according to claim 3 is the pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein instead of providing a plurality of the EL panels, an EL panel in which a light emitting area is divided into a plurality of areas in advance is used as the gaming board surface. The light emission control means causes each light emission area of the EL panel to emit light with a light emission pattern corresponding to the gaming state detected by the state detection means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pachinko machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the EL panel includes a plurality of first electrodes formed linearly on one surface of the EL light emitting layer. One electrode is arranged in parallel to each other, and a plurality of second electrodes formed linearly on the other surface of the EL light emitting layer are arranged in parallel to each other so as to be orthogonal to the first electrode. It is an EL panel.

  In the pachinko machine according to claim 1, configured as described above, an EL panel provided with two electrodes at least one of which is transparent on both surfaces of an EL (Electro Luminescence) light emitting layer is a transparent electrode. This side is arranged at a predetermined position on the game board surface with the front side as the front side. When a driving voltage is applied between the two electrodes of the EL panel, the EL light emitting layer emits light, so that the area where the EL panel is provided can be illuminated on the game board surface.

  Therefore, according to the pachinko machine according to claim 1, by applying a driving voltage between the electrodes according to the gaming state, the area where the EL panel is provided on the gaming board surface can be illuminated on the entire surface, A stronger stimulus can be given to the person. Therefore, even if the pachinko machine does not hit a big hit for a long time, the player's interest can be continuously drawn, and the player's willingness to play is improved, and the profit of the pachinko hall is improved. Can be made. In addition, since it is possible to give an impression that the game board surface itself emits light, the appeal of the pachinko game can be further improved.

  Next, in the pachinko machine according to claim 2, a plurality of EL panels are provided on the game board surface, and the light emission of the EL panel corresponding to a plurality of preset game states is stored in the storage means. A pattern is stored. Then, the state detection means detects the plurality of types of gaming states in the pachinko machine, and when any of the gaming states is detected by the state detection means, the light emission control means changes to the detected gaming state. Each EL panel emits light with a corresponding light emission pattern.

  According to such a pachinko machine as set forth in claim 2, since the plurality of EL panels provided on the game board surface emit light with different light emission patterns in accordance with changes in the game state, Thus, it is possible to give a stronger stimulus, and to improve the player's willingness to play. In this case, it is more effective if the EL panel is arranged over the entire surface of the game board.

  Next, in the pachinko machine according to claim 3, in the pachinko machine according to claim 2, instead of providing a plurality of EL panels, an EL panel in which the light emitting area is divided into a plurality of areas in advance is used. . Then, the light emission control means causes each light emitting area of the EL panel to emit light with a light emission pattern corresponding to the gaming state detected by the state detection means.

  That is, in the EL light emitting layer of the EL panel, the portion where the voltage is applied is emitted by the electrodes on both sides. Therefore, the electrodes on both sides of the EL light emitting layer are divided into a plurality of regions, and a voltage is applied between the divided electrodes. The light emitting region can be divided if it is configured to apply. Therefore, in the pachinko machine according to claim 3, instead of providing a plurality of EL panels on the game board surface, one EL panel obtained by dividing the light emitting area as described above is provided, and each of the light emitting areas is provided. Is made to emit light in a calling pattern according to the gaming state.

  And, even with such a pachinko machine, like the pachinko machine according to claim 2, it is possible to illuminate the game board surface variously according to the change of the game state, and thus the player's willingness to play is more enhanced. Can be improved. In the pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the EL panel may be one in which planar electrodes are provided on both surfaces of the EL light emitting layer. In addition, a plurality of linearly formed first electrodes are disposed in parallel to one side of the EL light emitting layer, and a plurality of linearly formed second electrodes are provided on the other surface of the EL light emitting layer. If matrix type EL panels arranged in parallel to each other so as to be orthogonal to the electrodes are used, a greater effect can be obtained. In this case, either one of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed to be transparent.

  That is, in the matrix type EL panel, a portion located at each intersection of the first electrode and the second electrode in the EL light emitting layer becomes one pixel, and therefore the first electrode and the second electrode to which the driving voltage is applied are provided. An arbitrary image can be displayed on the EL panel by appropriately selecting and emitting desired pixels. Further, if a driving voltage is applied between all the first electrodes and all the second electrodes, the entire surface of the EL panel can be made to emit light.

  Therefore, according to the pachinko machine according to the fourth aspect, not only the predetermined area on the game board surface can be caused to emit light but also a desired image can be displayed on the area. Motivation can be further improved.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the surface of the game board 2 used in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, that is, the game board surface 4. In FIG. 1, nails for guiding the pachinko balls are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, a liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as a display device) 6 for displaying various images including a plurality of symbols is arranged at the upper center of the game board surface 4. In the lower part of the game board surface 4, a variable winning device 8 that can be changed to an open state in which it is easy to accept a shot ball is disposed.

  In the display device 6, a launch ball is awarded in one of a start winning port 10 a provided between the display device 6 and the variable winning device 8 and start winning ports 10 b and 10 c provided on the left and right sides of the variable winning device 8 itself. Then, a plurality of (for example, three) symbols composed of various patterns and numbers are changed and displayed for a predetermined time, and each symbol is stopped and displayed each time the predetermined time elapses.

  On the other hand, the variable winning device 8 includes a pair of opening and closing pieces 8a and 8b that are opened and closed by a solenoid (not shown) at the center thereof. When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the display device 6 is a combination of specific big hits (for example, “7, 7, 7”), the open / close pieces 8a, 8b are opened / closed. The mouth 12 is formed, and the pachinko machine is in a big hit state with a higher probability of winning than the normal state.

  Moreover, the inside of the big winning opening 12 is divided into three, and the central part is a specific area 12a for continuing the big hit state. In other words, the open / close pieces 8a and 8b are opened and closed only within a predetermined time after the symbols displayed on the display device 6 are aligned or until it is detected that ten shot balls have been won in the big winning opening 12. In the meantime, when the shot ball passes through the specific area 12a, the big hit state is continued. In this pachinko machine, the maximum number of consecutive hits is set to 16 (16 rounds).

  In FIG. 1, 14 is a top prize opening (general prize opening) provided at the top of the display device 6, and 16 a, 16 b and 18 a, 18 b are provided on the left and right of the display device 6 and the variable prize winning device 8, respectively. The sleeve winning prize opening (general winning opening) and 20a to 20f are windmills as rolling guide members for the firing balls.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the game board surface 4, a first pattern (“devil and ring”) K1 is drawn around the sleeve winning opening 16a and in the area above the windmill 20a. The second pattern (“warrior and dynamite”) K2 is drawn in the area around the sleeve winning opening 16b and in the area above the windmill 20b. Furthermore, a third pattern ("princess") K3 is drawn between the start winning opening 10a and the sleeve winning opening 18b and below the area, and between the starting winning opening 10a and the sleeve winning opening 18a. And in the area below it, a fourth picture (“castle”) K4 is drawn. In addition, each said pattern K1-K4 is provided by sticking the transparent cell image sheet which drew them.

  2 (B) to (E), on the game board surface 4, on the back side of each of the patterns K1 to K4 (the above cell image sheet), an EL panel having the same shape as the corresponding pattern EL1 to EL4 are provided. Furthermore, as shown in the shaded portion of FIG. 2A, an EL panel EL5 formed in the same shape as the area is also provided in the area where the pictures K1 to K4 are not drawn on the game board surface 4. Has been.

  Here, the structure of each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the EL panels EL <b> 1 to EL <b> 5 is made of a predetermined fluorescent material (for example, ZnS and Mn) on which a planar transparent electrode 24 is deposited on a transparent glass substrate 22. The EL light emitting layer 26 is vapor-deposited through an insulating layer (not shown), and a planar aluminum electrode 28 is vapor-deposited on the EL light emitting layer 26 via an insulating layer (not shown). 30 is provided.

  The transparent electrode 24 and the aluminum electrode 28 are connected to terminals 24a and 28a, respectively. When a predetermined drive voltage is applied between the terminals 24a and 28a, the EL light emitting layer 26 emits light, and the light Is emitted from the side of the glass substrate 22 (the lower surface in FIG. 3).

  The EL panels EL1 to EL5 configured in this way are attached to the game board 2 as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows an AA cross section in FIG. In other words, the game board 2 is configured with the veneer plate 32 as a base, and a concave portion 32a is formed in a region where the EL panels EL1 to EL5 are disposed on the surface of the veneer plate 32 (upper surface in FIG. 4). Then, each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 is stored in the concave portion 32a with the glass substrate 22 facing upward, and a transparent cell image sheet 34 on which each of the patterns K1 to K4 is drawn is attached. Furthermore, the game board 2 is formed by stacking a transparent resin panel 35 thereon. A nail 36 for guiding a pachinko ball is driven into a predetermined position of the resin panel 35.

  That is, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, the surface of the resin panel 35 is the game board surface 4, and the cell image sheet 34 and the EL panels EL1 to EL5 are placed between the resin panel 35 and the plywood board 32. I try to pinch it. Next, the control device 40 provided on the back side of the game board 2 in the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The control device 40 includes start winning switches 42a, 42b, and 42c that detect the fired balls that have won the winning winning ports 10a, 10b, and 10c, respectively, and a big winning port count switch 44 that detects the fired balls that have won the big winning port 12. , And an input circuit 48 for inputting each detection signal from the continuous winning switch 46 for detecting a shot ball that has passed through the specific area 12a of the special winning opening 12, and based on each of the detection signals acquired via the input circuit 48. In order to temporarily store the CPU 50 for controlling the display device 6 and the variable winning device 8 and the EL panels EL1 to EL5, the ROM 52 as a storage means for storing the control program executed by the CPU 50, the data processed by the CPU 50, and the like. RAM 54, an image ROM 56 for storing image data of an image to be displayed on the display device 6 by the CPU 50, and each EL component. In response to a command from the CPU 50, five drive circuits DR1 to DR5 for driving the EL1 to EL5, a solenoid 58 for opening and closing the open / close pieces 8a and 8b of the variable winning device 8 and the display device 6 are output. An output circuit 60, a sound generator 66 that generates sound from a speaker 62 provided at a predetermined position of the pachinko machine via an amplifier 64, and a bus 68 that connects the above-described units.

  In the control device 40 configured as described above, when the CPU 50 detects that the fired ball has won any of the start winning ports 10a to 10c based on the detection signals from the start winning switches 42a to 42c, the CPU 50 displays on the display device 6. The change of the symbol to be started is started and whether or not the big hit state is to be determined is determined.

  If it is determined to be in the big hit state, the respective symbols of the display device 6 are stopped in the combination of the big hit mode, and then the solenoid 58 is driven to open and close the open / close pieces 8a and 8b. To the big hit state. Further, the CPU 50 starts the opening / closing of the open / close pieces 8a and 8b until a predetermined time elapses, or by the detection signal from the big prize opening count switch 44, If it is detected by the detection signal from the continuous winning switch 46 until the individual winning is detected, the big hit state is continued as described above. Further, the CPU 50 causes the display device 6 to sequentially display a story-like image with the pictures K1 to K4 as characters each time the shot ball passes the specific area 12a and continues the big hit state.

  In addition, when putting the pachinko machine into a big hit state, the CPU 50 has a so-called long reach (special reach) state in which the symbol that stops last among the symbols of the display device 6 changes in a different pattern. The display device 6 is controlled so as to occur, thereby increasing the expectation of whether or not a big hit state will be obtained.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 50 decides not to make the big hit state, the symbol of the display device 6 is, for example, “7, 7, 4”, etc. 7) ”, and whether or not to reach a so-called reach out-of-reach state. In the case of a reach out-of-reach state, the reach state (the remaining one symbol is a combination of the big hit mode) It is determined whether or not to release from the above-described long reach state, that is, whether or not to enter the long reach state.

  Therefore, as an apparent operation when winning in the start winning ports 10a to 10c, the player enters the reach state without going to the reach state, enters the reach state and then comes off (reach out), and changes from the reach state to the long reach state. The operation mode is divided into four operation modes: a long reach state and a big hit state after a long reach state.

  On the other hand, the CPU 50 passes the specific area 12a of the big winning opening 12 when the winning ball wins the start winning openings 10a to 10c, when the pachinko machine 2 is in the big hit state, or during the big hit state. From time to time, sound is appropriately generated from the speaker 62 via the sound generator 66 and the amplifier 64.

  Then, in parallel with the process for controlling the gaming state as described above, the CPU 50 repeatedly executes the driving process shown in FIG. 6 at predetermined time intervals, whereby each EL disposed on the game board surface 4 is executed. The panels EL1 to EL5 are respectively driven. Therefore, this driving process will be described below. As shown in FIG. 6, when the driving process is started, first, in step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 110, it is determined whether or not the pachinko machine is currently in the big hit state. If it is determined that there is not, it is determined in the next S120 whether or not it is in the long reach state. If it is determined that it is not in the long reach state, it is determined in the subsequent S130 whether or not the pachinko machine is in the reach state. If it is determined that it is not in the reach state, in the subsequent S140, It is determined whether or not the big hit determination is being performed (a state in which the design of the display device 6 is changing).

  When it is determined in S140 that the jackpot determination is not being performed, that is, in the normal time when no starting ball has been won in any of the start winning ports 10a to 10c, in subsequent S150, each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 is set in advance. Driving is sequentially performed with the set first light emission pattern (pattern 1), and then the driving process is temporarily ended.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the first light emission pattern is a pattern in which each of the four EL panels EL1 to EL4 is repeatedly emitted in order of EL1 → EL2 → EL3 → EL4 → EL1. is there. Therefore, in this case, each of the patterns K1 to K4 drawn on the game board surface 4 appears to shine sequentially.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S140 that the big hit determination is in progress, the process proceeds to S160, and the EL panels EL1 to EL5 are sequentially driven with the second light emission pattern (pattern 2) shown in FIG. Then, the driving process is temporarily terminated. That is, the second light emission pattern causes the EL panel EL5 disposed in the region where the pictures K1 to K4 are not drawn to always emit light (not shown in FIG. 8), and among the other EL panels EL1 to EL4. The EL panel that alternately emits light is changed every predetermined time in the order of EL1, EL2, EL3, EL4, EL2, EL4, EL1, EL3, EL1, EL2,. Is done. Therefore, in this case, the first to fourth patterns K1 to K4 appear to shine alternately two by two.

  If it is determined in S130 that the vehicle is in the reach state, the process proceeds to S170, and each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 is sequentially driven with the third light emission pattern (pattern 3) shown in FIG. The driving process is temporarily terminated. That is, the third light emission pattern always causes the EL panel EL5 arranged in the region where the patterns K1 to K4 are not drawn to emit light (not shown in FIG. 9), and the other EL panels EL1 to EL4 Each time a predetermined time elapses, light is emitted one by one in the order of EL1 to EL4. Therefore, in the reach state, the first to fourth patterns K1 to K4 appear to shine one by one, thereby increasing the player's expectation for the big hit.

  Furthermore, when it is determined in S120 that the long reach state is reached, the process proceeds to S180, and each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 is driven with the fourth light emission pattern (pattern 4) shown in FIG. Then, the driving process is temporarily terminated. That is, in the fourth light emission pattern, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10C, all of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 emit light (EL5 is not shown in FIG. 10), and FIG. , (D), the state in which all the EL panels EL1 to EL5 are turned off is alternately repeated. Therefore, in the long reach state, the entire game board surface 4 appears to blink, and the player can further increase the expectation of the big hit that the player has.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S110 that the pachinko machine is in the big hit state, the process proceeds to S190, and each EL panel EL1 to EL5 is driven with the fifth light emission pattern (pattern 5) shown in FIG. Thereafter, the driving process is temporarily terminated. Here, the fifth light emission pattern means that the EL panel EL5 arranged in the region where the pictures K1 to K4 are not drawn is always lighted (not shown in FIG. 11), and according to the continuation of the big hit state. The other EL panels EL1 to EL4 are caused to emit light in accordance with a change in the image displayed on the display device 6. In this embodiment, as the big hit state continues, each of the EL panels EL1 to EL4. Are emitted in the order of EL1 and EL3 → EL1 and EL4 → EL1 and EL2 → EL2 and EL3 and EL4. Therefore, in the case of the big hit state, according to the story development of the image displayed on the display device 6, the patterns K1 to K4 of the game board surface 4 will shine, thereby further increasing the excitement of the player. it can.

  That is, in the driving process, the process as the state detection unit is executed by S110 to S140, and the process as the light emission control unit is executed by S150 to S190. The light emission patterns of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 are changed according to various game states of the pachinko machine.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment, since the EL panels EL1 to EL5 are arranged on the game board surface 4, the game board surface 4 can be illuminated over the entire surface. Therefore, a stronger stimulus can be given to the player, and the player's interest can be continuously drawn even if the pachinko machine is not in a big hit state for a long period of time. As a result, the player's willingness to play can be improved, the profit of the pachinko hall can be improved, and the game board surface 4 itself can give an impression that light is emitted. The attractiveness can be further improved.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, the EL panels EL1 to EL4 are arranged in the respective areas where the first to fourth pictures K1 to K4 are drawn on the game board surface 4, and the pictures K1 to K4 are provided. The EL panel EL5 is also arranged in a region where is not drawn, and the light emission pattern of each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 is changed according to the gaming state of the pachinko machine. Therefore, according to the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, it is possible to give a stronger stimulus to the player and further improve the player's willingness to play.

  In the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, five EL panels EL1 to EL5 are arranged on the entire surface of the game board surface 4, but the light emitting area is divided into a plurality of areas in advance on the entire surface of the game board surface 4. One EL panel may be provided, and each light emitting area of the EL panel may be caused to emit light with a respective light emission pattern corresponding to the gaming state.

  That is, in this case, the electrodes 24 and 28 provided on both surfaces of the EL light emitting layer 26 are divided into five regions having the same shape as each of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 described above, and the division is performed. If a drive voltage is applied to each of the electrodes by the drive circuits DR1 to DR5, the same operation as that of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment can be realized by one EL panel.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, the resin panel 35 is stacked on the surface of the EL panels EL1 to EL5 (cell drawing sheet 34), and the ball guide nails 36 are hit on the resin panel 35. If a hole having a diameter larger than that of the nail 36 is formed in advance at a position where the nail 36 is provided in the EL panels EL1 to EL5, the resin panel 35 can be eliminated. In other words, in this case, the nail 36 may be penetrated into the hole of the EL panel and driven into the plywood plate 32.

  Further, in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, the EL panel is disposed over the entire area of the game board surface 4, but the EL panel may be provided in a partial region of the game board surface 4. Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the surface (game board surface 74) of the game board 72 used in the pachinko machine of the second embodiment. The game board surface 74 of the second embodiment is provided with members such as the display device 6 and the variable winning device 8 as in the case of the game board surface 4 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The point that the fourth patterns K1 to K4 are not drawn is different from the structure of the EL panel and its attached state.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, an EL panel EL6 is disposed in an area where the nail 36 is not struck in the upper part of the game board surface 74. This EL panel EL6 is of a so-called matrix type. As shown in FIG. 13, a plurality of linear first electrodes 78 are vapor-deposited in parallel on a transparent glass substrate 76, and an insulating layer 80 is formed thereon. The EL light-emitting layer 82 is vapor-deposited via the electrode, and a plurality of linear second electrodes 86 are vapor-deposited on the EL light-emitting layer 82 in parallel with each other so as to be orthogonal to the first electrode 78 via the insulating layer 84 The back glass 88 is provided on the second electrode 86. The first electrode 78 is made of a transparent material.

  Such an EL panel EL6 is attached to the game board 72 as shown in FIG. FIG. 14 shows an AA cross section in FIG. That is, the game board 72 is made of a plywood board, and a concave portion 90 is formed on the surface (upper surface in FIG. 14) of the EL panel EL6. A game board 72 is formed by adhering the EL panel EL6 to the recess 90 with the glass substrate 76 facing upward.

  That is, in the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, the EL panel EL6 is arranged in the area where the nail 36 is not hit on the game board surface 74, so the resin panel 35 is used as in the first embodiment. Instead, the game board 72 is formed with only the plywood board as the main part. Therefore, in the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the nail 36 is directly driven into the game board 72 made of a plywood board.

  On the other hand, in the EL panel EL6 used in the second embodiment, the portions of the EL light emitting layer 82 located at the intersections of the first electrode 78 and the second electrode 86 are pixels. Then, a control device (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 72 sequentially applies a positive voltage (for example, +160 V) to each first electrode 78 and the first electrode 78 to which a positive voltage is applied. A desired image is displayed on the EL panel EL6 by performing matrix display driving such as applying a negative voltage (for example, −80 V) to the second electrode 86 that forms the pixel to emit light between.

  That is, a pixel between the first electrode 78 to which a positive voltage is applied and the second electrode 86 to which a negative voltage is applied emits light when a larger voltage is applied. Therefore, the control device determines the combination of the first electrode 78 and the second electrode 86 to which the voltage is applied in accordance with the predetermined image data, and simultaneously applies the positive and negative voltages to each of the electrodes to obtain the image data. Pixels corresponding to the above are caused to emit light, thereby displaying an arbitrary image on the EL panel.

  The control device executes the same processing as the driving processing (FIG. 6) in the first embodiment to control the EL panel EL6, but instead of the processing of S150 to S190 in FIG. When executing the above, different images are displayed on the EL panel 6.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, various images corresponding to the gaming state at that time are displayed in the area of the gaming board surface 74 where the EL panel EL6 is provided. Game motivation can be further improved.

It is a block diagram showing the game board surface of the pachinko machine of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the arrangement | positioning state of EL panel in the game board surface of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the EL panel of 1st Example. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the control apparatus of 1st Example. It is a flowchart showing the drive processing performed with a control apparatus. It is explanatory drawing explaining a 1st light emission pattern. It is explanatory drawing explaining a 2nd light emission pattern. It is explanatory drawing explaining a 3rd light emission pattern. It is explanatory drawing explaining a 4th light emission pattern. It is explanatory drawing explaining a 5th light emission pattern. It is a block diagram showing the game board surface of the pachinko machine of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the EL panel of 2nd Example. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2,72 ... Game board 4,74 ... Game board surface 6 ... Display apparatus 8 ... Fluctuation winning apparatus 22, 76 ... Glass substrate 24 ... Transparent electrode 26, 82 ... EL light emitting layer 28 ... Aluminum electrode 30, 88 ... Back glass 32 ... Plywood 34 ... Cell drawing sheet 35 ... Resin panel 36 ... Nail 40 ... Control devices 42a, 42b, 42c ... Start winning switch 44 ... Grand prize opening count switch 46 ... Continuous winning switch 48 ... Input circuit 50 ... CPU 52 ... ROM 54 ... RAM 60 ... Output circuit DR1-DR5 ... Drive circuit 78 ... First electrode 86 ... Second electrode EL1-EL6 ... EL panel

Claims (4)

In a pachinko machine that emits predetermined light emitting means provided on a game board surface in accordance with a game state, at least one of the light emitting means emits an EL light emitting layer upon application of a driving voltage, and each of both surfaces of the EL light emitting layer. And a pachinko having at least one transparent electrode, the EL panel being disposed at a predetermined position on the game board surface with the transparent electrode side as a front side. Machine. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the EL panels are provided on the game board surface, storage means for storing light emission patterns of the EL panels respectively corresponding to a plurality of preset game states, and the pachinko machine State detecting means for detecting the plurality of types of gaming states in the machine, and when any of the gaming states is detected by the state detecting means, the light emission patterns corresponding to the detected gaming states A pachinko machine comprising: a light emission control means for emitting light from the EL panel. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein instead of providing a plurality of the EL panels, an EL panel in which a light emitting area is divided in advance into a plurality of areas is provided on the game board surface, and the light emission control means includes the EL panel. Each of the light emitting areas is caused to emit light with a light emission pattern corresponding to the gaming state detected by the state detecting means. The pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the EL panel includes a plurality of first electrodes formed linearly on one side of the EL light emitting layer and arranged in parallel to each other. A pachinko machine characterized in that it is a matrix type EL panel in which a plurality of second electrodes formed linearly on the other surface of the EL light emitting layer are arranged in parallel to each other so as to be orthogonal to the first electrodes. .