JP2007000549A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine constituted so as to make the display operation of information by a display device novel and highly decorative and make a player reasonably recognize the information displayed at the display device. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine comprises: the display device 38 for performances provided on a front door 7 for displaying performance information such as the characters of "ready-to-win" executed during a game; a rack and pinion mechanism for moving the position of the display device 38 for performances roughly in a vertical direction to the front door 7; and a sub board provided with a performance control means for controlling the operation of the rack and pinion mechanism with the establishment of a prescribed performance condition as a trigger or as a trigger for executing a prescribed performance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that has improved decorativeness on a frame such as a front door.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. However, it is known that the player is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area 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 a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of a symbol display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game area in accordance with the result of the lottery. 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.

  A pachinko game that is configured to notify the player by text or graphic information by a dot matrix display provided near the periphery of the opening window for visually recognizing the game area when a big hit as described above occurs. A machine has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2). This was proposed to be able to effectively convey the game situation to the player in response to the fact that it is difficult to convey to the player the game situation that is desired to be notified by conventional lighting or flashing with a lamp. is there.

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2002-035268 A

  However, a dot matrix display (hereinafter abbreviated as “display”) provided in a pachinko machine as described in Patent Document 2 is arranged on the front wall surface of the pachinko machine such as a transparent plate holding frame. In addition, the display itself has only the normal display function originally provided, so that there is a risk that the player will not feel special decorations or unusualness. .

  Moreover, in the pachinko machine as described in Patent Document 2, the display is provided at a position outside the game area where a general player will put his line of sight during the game. For this reason, the display is usually arranged at the end of the player's field of view (that is, the player recognizes from the indirect field of view), and the display emits the game status and the like. Even when displayed, it is difficult for the player to touch the eyes and it may be difficult for the player to perceive that the player is in a light-emitting display state.

  Therefore, the present invention makes the display operation of information by the display device novel and highly decorative, and makes it possible for the player to recognize the information displayed on the display device without unreasonableness. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that solves this problem.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 and FIGS. 3 to 6) includes a frame-shaped housing (6) and a game board (3) supported by the housing (6). A gaming machine (1) comprising a front door (7) supported to be openable and closable and launching a game ball (Ba) in a gaming area (3a) of the gaming board (3);
An information display unit (38) that is provided on the front door (7) and displays effect information (for example, “Leach” characters in FIG. 5A) performed during the game;
An information display unit moving mechanism (50) for moving the information display unit (38) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front door (7);
A control unit (62) having an operation control means (116) for controlling the operation of the information display unit moving mechanism (50) at a predetermined timing.
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

  The above-mentioned “predetermined timing” in the present invention means “when the two symbols on the symbol display device are aligned on the jackpot effective line and become a so-called reach”, or “the jackpot is confirmed on the symbol display device” `` When it is decided '', `` When it is decided to develop into super reach after the reach where two same symbols are aligned on the jackpot effective line regardless of the success of the jackpot lottery '', etc. This is a concept that means a point in time when an effect such as position movement of the display unit or character display is executed. In addition, the above “symbol display device” is exposed through an opening of a unit accessory disposed in the center of the game area, and displays a progress display and result display in a big hit lottery by a plurality of symbol variation patterns. Means a device.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention releases at least a predetermined number of times when a predetermined time has passed or a predetermined number when at least a jackpot lottery triggered by winning at the start winning opening is won. The so-called first type of special electric accessory is configured to repeatedly perform a predetermined number of rounds to close when the game ball is won by the attacker, and opens and closes based on the winning prize opening in the gaming area and winning in the starting prize opening A special winning device including a specific area to be played, so that a game ball enters when the special winning apparatus is opened, and a jackpot is generated when the gaming ball wins a specific area. The so-called third, in which a special jackpot is generated by winning a prize to a specific winning opening after entering a so-called open chucker provided for a game area and a motorized tulip that is opened when winning a prize. It can be applied to and special electric auditors products.

According to the second aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 3 to 5), the operation control means (116) moves the information display section (38) to the movement start position (p1) by the information display section moving mechanism (50). ) To move back and forth between at least two positions (p2) including
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 5), door members (24a, 24b) covering at least a part of the information display unit (38),
A door member moving mechanism (41) that exposes or covers the information display part (38) by moving the door members (24a, 24b);
The operation control means (116) controls the information display unit moving mechanism (50) and the door member moving mechanism (41) so as to interlock with each other while maintaining a predetermined relationship.
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in general, an information display unit that can be configured with a dot matrix display or the like, which tends to be considered not to be displaced, is attached to the front door by the information display unit moving mechanism. Since it can be moved in the vertical direction, it has a high decorativeness and can provide a novel effect that has never been seen for a player. Even if the information display unit is smaller than the front door of the gaming machine and is placed in an indirect field of view that is difficult to enter the player's field of view during the game, the information display unit displays the information. By being moved by the movement mechanism, the player can react to the movement and can easily recognize the information displayed on the display.

  In addition, the information display unit disposed in the player's field of view is moved so as to approach the player, so that a greater attention can be drawn to the player. In addition, the information display unit that displays the production information such as characters and graphics is moved so as to approach the player, so that the player can easily see the information display unit and the production information displayed there. Makes it easier to fit in the field of view at once.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation control means moves the information display unit so as to reciprocate between at least two positions including the movement start position by the information display unit moving mechanism. Is easily noticeable to the player, and by reciprocating repeatedly, the player gets used to the movement of the information display unit, and it is produced by the color or amount of light without moving the line of sight to the information display unit entirely The display can be grasped sensuously.

  According to the present invention of claim 3, comprising a door member that covers at least a part of the information display unit, and a door member moving mechanism that exposes or covers the information display unit by moving the position of the door member, Since the operation control means controls the operation so that the information display unit moving mechanism and the door member moving mechanism are interlocked, the door member opening mechanism or the covering process by the door member moving mechanism, and the information display unit moving mechanism when exposed By performing the movement process of the information display unit in conjunction with the above, it is possible to provide a novel and complicated motion effect that has never been seen to the player with high interest. In addition, the information display unit and the door member have a mechanically complicated operation, so that even if they are provided in the area of the player's indirect field of view, the player can be sufficiently alerted. Can produce various effects.

  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 the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a pachinko machine using a so-called first type special electric accessory, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the so-called second type special electric accessory or so-called first type Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine using three types of special electric accessories.

<Outline of pachinko machine 1>
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment moves a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward a game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operation of a launch device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 2. The game is performed while being launched, and is configured to pay out a number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a big hit such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred. The probability per probability variation (also referred to as “probable per change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next big win 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. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

<Details of pachinko machine 1>
The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 that is supported by the housing 6 so as to be openable and closable. A glass frame 10 is attached to a game board holding frame (not shown) of the front door 7 so as to be openable and closable. On the far side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is arranged. An effect display mechanism 40 including cover members (door members) 24 a and 24 b and an effect display (information display unit) 38 is arranged on the front door 7 at the upper part of the game board 3. An illumination device 11 is arranged. The effect display mechanism 40 performs dynamic effect display by moving the cover members 24a and 24b and the effect display 38 by a cover member drive motor 47 and an effect display drive motor 56, which will be described later. And the sound emission apparatus 12 which has a speaker (not shown) is arrange | positioned at the upper left and right in the front door 7, and the left and right of the lower tray unit 16, respectively. An effect display mechanism 40, which will be described in detail later, is disposed between the sound emitting devices 12 in the upper part of the front door 7.

  In addition, a locking device 13 for locking or releasing the front door 7 on the housing 6 side or locking or releasing the glass frame 10 on the front door 7 side is arranged on the right side of the center portion of the glass frame 10. ing. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 shows the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by the launcher not shown to the game board 3 side, and the code | symbol 15 has shown the out port. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) that guides the game ball that has fallen without winning in the game area 3a during the game and entered the out port 15 to the back side of the pachinko machine. .

  A dish unit 16 is provided at the lower center of the front door 7. A ball supply port 17 for supplying game balls including award balls and rental balls is provided at the upper right part of the dish unit 16, and a ball rental button. 19a and a prepaid card return button 19b are provided. On the left side of the central portion of the dish unit 16, a game ball on the dish unit 16 is discharged from the vicinity of a ball launcher (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A single ball removal button 20a is arranged, and a second ball removal button 20b for discharging a game ball on the plate unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 through the ball discharge port is provided at the lower center of the plate unit 16. Has been placed. As described above, the front door 7 of the present embodiment includes the glass frame 10, the dish unit 16 and its periphery, a game board holding frame (not shown), and the like.

  A launch handle 2 for operating the ball launching device to launch the game ball toward the game board 3 is provided below the right side of the dish unit 16 in the front door 7. Further, an ashtray 21 and player participation buttons 18 a, 18 b, and 22 are arranged on the lower left side of the dish unit 16.

  In addition, a center decoration 23 having a game ball stage S is disposed in the central portion of the game area 3a. A ball discharge port 49 is formed at the center of the front portion of the center ornament 23, that is, below the game ball stage S. In the lower left part of the center decoration 23, there are arranged prize winning openings 25 and 26 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center decoration 23, a starter chuck 27 and an attacker 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The start chucker 27 receives a prize that can trigger a big hit lottery execution, and is operated by a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 114 (see FIG. 6) so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 27. The above-described ball discharge port 49 is for dropping the game ball introduced onto the game ball stage S from the warp introduction port 37 toward the start chucker 27, and is started by passing between the pair of obstacle nails 30. The chucker 27 can be won almost certainly (that is, with a high probability of 97 to 99%).

  The attacker 5 is released when a big hit occurs, and wins a game ball that is struck into the game area 3a of the game board 3 and rolls and falls. For example, ten hits can be made in one release. Is closed at the time of completion, and the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. 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.

  In the game area 3a, a windmill 31 is disposed on the upper left side of the center ornament 23, and a through gate 32 is disposed on the left side of the starter chucker 27 below the game ball stage S. The through gate 32 is an accessory through which a game ball is passed as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 27.

  Around the through gate 32, the winning openings 25 and 26, the starting chucker 27, etc. in the game area 3a, the game ball spills from the game ball stage S or falls without being involved in the game ball stage S after being launched. Numerous obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 33 for driving the incoming game ball to be scattered or guided to the incoming ball have been driven.

  The center ornament 23 has an opening 36 for exposing the symbol display device 35 fixed to the game board 3 side at the center thereof, and a warp introduction port 37 communicating with the discharge port 67 at the upper left portion. A pair of obstacle nails 39 is driven so as to face the warp introduction port 37. A large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and on the upper side so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the incoming balls. In this pachinko machine 1, the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3 a can enter the starter chucker 27 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 3a is not started through a notch or the like (not shown) positioned relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays the role of leading to the starting chucker 27 direction.

  Next, the effect display mechanism 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the cover member and the drive mechanism of the cover member as viewed from diagonally above the rear left side, and FIG. 3 shows the effect display and the drive mechanism of the effect display left diagonally on the back side. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing various states of the effect display mechanism, FIG. 4A is a front view showing a state in which the cover member is closed, and FIG. 4B is a cover member. FIG. 4C is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the effect display device protrudes from a diagonally lower side.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the effect display mechanism 40 is disposed between the sound emitting devices 12 and 12 above the front door 7 as described above, and the effect display 38 is provided. And cover members 24a and 24b. The effect display unit 38 displays characters, graphics, and the like on the display surface 38a, which is a dot matrix display unit, on the front side of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, the front side in FIG. 4B). The cover members 24a and 24b are made of a synthetic resin material such as plastic, and are positioned so as to cover the effect display 38 in the initial state.

  That is, in the initial state of the effect display mechanism 40, as shown in FIG. 4A, the cover member 24a and the cover member 24b are closed so as to contact each other, and the effect display 38 is covered on the back side thereof. is doing. FIG. 4B shows a state in which the cover members 24a and 24b are fully opened in the left-right width direction, and the effect display 38 arranged on the back side thereof is exposed. As shown in FIG. 4C, the final effect state in the effect display mechanism 40 is a state in which the effect display 38 protrudes to the front side after the cover members 24a and 24b are separated and opened. Present. Note that the cover member 24a and the cover member 24b have a line-symmetric relationship with respect to the center in the width direction of the effect display mechanism 40, and the shapes and operation modes thereof are substantially the same. Therefore, most of the following description of the present embodiment will only describe the cover member 24a, and omit the description of the cover member 24b.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 24 a has a rectangular surface arranged on the side covering the display surface 38 a of the effect display 38 (the front side of FIG. 4A). It has a so-called general box-shaped lid shape in which a rectangular surface having a narrow width (in the depth direction in FIG. 4A) is vertically provided at three side positions. A rack 42 of a rack and pinion mechanism (door member moving mechanism) 41 is fixed to the lower portion of the side surface 24a 'of the cover member 24a so as to extend in an oblique depth direction in FIG. The cover member 24a is linked to the cover member drive motor 47 via a rack 42, a speed reduction mechanism 43, a drive shaft 45 protruding from the speed reduction mechanism 43, and a pinion 46 fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 45. Has been. When the cover member drive motor 47 is rotationally driven, the drive shaft 45 and the pinion 46 are alternately rotated in the direction of the arrow A1, thereby moving the rack 42 in the direction of the arrow A2 or the arrow A3. Along with this, the cover member 24a reciprocates.

  The effect display 38 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole with a dot matrix display on the front surface (diagonal left side surface in FIG. 3). A rack 51 of a rack-and-pinion mechanism (information display unit moving mechanism) 50 extends in the oblique left-right width direction of FIG. 3 at the center of the rear surface (right side surface in FIG. 3) of the effect display 38. The one end is fixed to. The effect display 38 includes an effect display drive motor 56 via the rack 51, a speed reduction mechanism 52, a drive shaft 53 protruding from the speed reduction mechanism 52, and a pinion 55 fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 53. It is linked to. Then, the effect display drive motor 56 is driven to rotate, and the drive shaft 53 and the pinion 55 are alternately driven to rotate in the direction of arrow B1, whereby the rack 51 moves in the direction of arrow B2 or arrow B3. As a result, the effect display 38 reciprocates.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine. In the description of this control system, reference is made to the display example of the effect display in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of character display on the effect display. FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view showing character display on the effect display device when the so-called reach is reached, and FIG. It is the schematic perspective view which showed the character display suddenly displayed on the display for presentation during a game.

  That is, the control system includes a main board (main control board) 61 and a sub board (sub control board) 62 connected to the main board 61. The main board 61 is for comprehensively managing and controlling the operation of the pachinko machine 1, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory or the like in which an execution program for games is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs.

  The main board 61 includes a winning determination unit 105, a winning signal output unit 106, a first lottery unit 107, a second lottery unit 108, a game control unit 109, a holding unit 110, an operation control unit 111, an operation determination unit 112, and an operation determination. Means 113 are provided. Further, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 114 and an attacker opening / closing solenoid 115 are connected to the main board 61.

  The winning determination means 105 is configured such that a game ball launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2 wins any one of the starting chucker 27, the winning openings 25 and 26, the attacker 5, and the like. When it is, it is determined that there has been a prize.

  The winning signal output means 106 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding starter chucker 27, winning openings 25 and 26, attacker 5, etc., when winning is determined by the winning determination means 105.

  The first lottery means 107 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 106 and the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, 4) 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 108 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 107. The variation pattern that the symbols such as “111”, “333”, and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line of the symbol display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that 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 108 is also a lottery based on the production random number value in the case of a normal winning lottery in the big lottery lottery in the first lottery means 107. As a result of fluctuation, “222”, “444” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “888” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. Further, when the second lottery means 108 is out of the big hit lottery in the first lottery means 107, it is a lottery based on the production random number value, and “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. corresponding to the outage as a result of fluctuation. The variation pattern that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line is determined, and the variation pattern signal to that effect is output.

  The game control means 109 transmits to the effect control means (operation control means) 116 of the sub-board 62 an instruction that triggers the sound emission device 12 and the effect lighting device 11 to emit sound and emit light. In addition, the game control means 109 refers to the content held by the holding means 110, and for example, a hot effect is performed such that the jackpot symbols are finally aligned on the symbol display device 35 (including cases where they are not aligned as a result). At that time, a signal to that effect is transmitted to the effect control means 116 of the sub-board 62 in accordance with preset effect data.

  In addition, the game control unit 109 sends a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the symbol display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery results of the first lottery unit 107 and the second lottery unit 108. It transmits to the display control means 118 of the board | substrate 62. FIG.

  Further, the game control means 109 has determined a variation pattern (for example, “773” or the like) when the first lottery means 107 determines the big win, and the second lottery means 108 matches the reach symbols that are out of place. In this case, it is determined whether or not the effect display is performed by the effect display mechanism 40, and when performing the effect display, a signal to that effect is transmitted to the effect control means 116. The effect display at this time is, for example, obtaining an arbitrary random number value of 2 digits using a function or the like for obtaining a random value prepared in the system program, and when this value is an odd number, the effect display is performed. When the number is an even number, it is determined based on the result of the condition determination that no effect display is performed.

  The holding means 110 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from the second lottery means 108, and sequentially stores the fluctuation pattern as a holding ball that is the result of the lottery performed each time the starting chucker 27 is won. The storage status is lit and displayed as a maximum of four hold balls on a lottery hold display device (not shown) provided in the center decoration 23. For example, the holding means 110 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 winning the starting chucker 27 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”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  The holding means 110 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. Further, the holding means 110 indicates the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the first lottery means 107 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control unit 111 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 114 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination unit 113 to operate the solenoid 114 to open or close the start chucker 27. Further, the operation control means 111 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 115 to actuate the solenoid 115, and when the jackpot is generated by the lottery at the first lottery means 107, the attacker 5 is opened and the predetermined number of winnings is finished (or Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round) every time a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 112 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 114 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 115 is satisfied. That is, in the starting chucker opening / closing solenoid 114, the “condition” of opening / closing the starting chucker 27 is a case where the main board 61 is won by a lottery performed separately from the big lottery lottery of the first lottery means 107. . In the attacker opening / closing solenoid 115, when the “conditions” for opening the attacker 5 are satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the jackpot effective line and the jackpot is hit. This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 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 112, the operation determination unit 113 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 114 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 115, respectively.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 114 opens and closes the starter chucker 27 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 111.

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 115 opens and closes the attacker 5 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 111.

  On the other hand, the sub-board 62 performs display control of effects such as image display, sound effects, and effect light, and has effect control means 116 and display control means 118. The sub-board 62 is connected to the sound emitting device 12, the effect lighting device 11, the symbol display device 35, the effect display device 38, the cover member drive motor 47, and the effect display device drive motor 56. Note that one cover member drive motor 47 is actually prepared for each of the two cover members 24a and 24b, but since both are the same type of motor, only one cover member drive motor 47 is shown in FIG. Is illustrated.

  In response to a command from the game control means 109, the effect control means 116 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound and drives the effect lighting device 11 to emit light, thereby performing an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision.

  Further, the effect control means 116 moves the cover members 24a, 24b by the operation of the cover member drive motor 47, the movement of the effect display 38 by the action of the effect display drive motor 56, according to the signal from the game control means 109, The display display 38 is driven. Thereby, the effect display mechanism 40 can perform an effect appealing to the player's visual sense by projecting the effect display 38 from the opening in which the cover members 24a and 24b are opened in the left-right width direction.

  For example, it is determined that the effect display mechanism 40 develops into super reach after reaching when the two symbols are aligned on the jackpot effective line during the display of the flow state of a plurality of symbols in the symbol display device 35 (that is, When the operation is controlled (the arrival of a predetermined timing), the effect display 38 is projected while effect display (refer to FIG. 5A) of the character “reach” (effect information) on the display surface. Produce super-reach that will be an advanced form.

  When the jackpot symbol variation pattern is displayed on the symbol display device 35 (predetermined timing), the effect display mechanism 40 displays the characters (effect information) of “Victory” for effecting the jackpot gorgeously. While displaying the effect (see FIG. 1), the effect display 38 is pushed out, and the player's feeling of excitement is invited. Furthermore, the effect display mechanism 40 is not related to the symbol display of the symbol display device 35 at that time, and suddenly (predetermined timing) the character “chance” (effect) on the display surface of the effect display unit 38. Information) may be displayed while effect display (see FIG. 5B). Then, after the character of “chance” appears, the symbol display is displayed on the symbol display device 35, and a hot effect display is given to give the player a sense of expectation that is likely to develop into a big hit.

  In addition, when using the effect display 38 mounted with a full-color LED, the reliability (expectation) may be expressed by using different colors such as green, yellow, red, and rainbow colors for the character color. . Further, even when a single color is used, it is a matter of course that the difference in reliability can be expressed by changing the light emitting operation such as changing the luminance of the character or driving the character to blink. .

  Further, in the case of performing a sudden effect display as described above, as described in FIG. 5 (b), it has been described that the characters “chance” are effect-displayed on the display surface of the effect display 38. However, not only the character of “chance” but also a character string representing the reliability (for example, “10%”, “20%”,..., “80%”, “90%” and the like). (Numerical string) may be directly displayed on the display surface of the display 38 for effects.

  The display control means 118 drives the symbol display device 35 in accordance with the signal related to the contents of the effect transmitted from the game control means 109, and displays the effect of the contents centering on the big hit lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. .

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the firing handle 2 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 3a at intervals. Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and rolling and falling win the starting chucker 27 and winning holes 25 and 26 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without being involved in the game area 3a. It is discharged from the lowermost outlet 15 to the back side of the game board 3.

  That is, a large number of game balls launched toward the game area 3a are partially introduced from the warp introduction port 37 and discharged from the discharge port 67 to the game ball stage S, and a part thereof is a ball discharge port. It is discharged from 49 and falls toward the starting chucker 27 and wins the starting chucker 27 with a high probability. At this time, depending on the state of contact with the obstacle nail 30, the starter chucker 27 may not be awarded. On the other hand, the game ball falling directly from the game ball stage S instead of from the ball discharge port 49 is directed in a different direction from the starting chucker 27. At this time, even if the game ball falls in a direction different from the direction in which the ball can pass through between the pair of obstacle nails 30 on the starting chucker 27, the so-called jump nail is driven to the left and right of the obstacle nail 30. (Not shown) or by jumping back from this jumping nail with a road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction, entangled with the obstacle nail 30 and falls between them to enter the starting chucker 27 There is also.

  By the way, as described above, when the game ball Ba wins any of the starting chucker 27 and the winning openings 25 and 26, the winning determination means 105 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 106 outputs a winning signal. (Step S2). At this time, the holding unit 110 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 fluctuation pattern signal is It sequentially transmits to the display control means 118 via the game control means 109, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, and decrements the number of reserved balls by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern signal. The holding means 110 holds the result of the big hit lottery according to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the first lottery means 107 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. Store as a sphere and increment the number of held balls by one.

  Then, when winning a lottery lottery (step S3), when the first lottery means 107 turns on the winning flag, the second lottery means 108 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 35 is set, and the second lottery means 108 outputs the variation pattern signal to that effect and the effect display based on the variation pattern signal is ended. Until the next variation pattern signal is not transmitted, 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 signal 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 35 is set, the second lottery means 108 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 109 transmits a signal relating to the contents of effects to be displayed on the symbol display device 35 to the display control means 118 of the sub-board 62, the display control means 118 performs the symbol display device 35. Is displayed in a timely manner so as to appeal to the player's vision of the contents related to the jackpot lottery result (step S5).

  In the middle of such an effect display, when developing from a normal reach (normal reach) to a highly reliable reach (so-called super reach), the game control means 109 further increases the reliability of jackpot determination. In order to increase, the effect display mechanism 40 may be driven. At that time, the effect control means 116 causes the effect display 38 to emit and display the character “reach” in accordance with the signal from the game control means 109. As a method of this light emission display, lighting and blinking can be used properly and lighting and blinking can be performed at the same time.

  Then, when the cover member drive motor 47 is driven and controlled by the effect control means 116, the rotation is transmitted to the drive shaft 45 and the pinion 46 shown in FIG. 2, and the rack 42 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow A3. . As a result, the cover member 24a is opened, and the effect display 38 is exposed toward the front side of the front door 7 (front side in FIG. 1). Here, the effect control means 116 further controls the effect display drive motor 56 to move the rack 51 in the direction indicated by the arrow B2 via the drive shaft 53 and the pinion 55 shown in FIG. As a result, the effect display 38 on which the character “reach” is emitted and displayed is moved from the position p1 (see FIG. 4B), which is the movement start position, to the position p2 (see FIG. 4C). The front door 7 can be projected to the front side.

  As described above, in the effect display mechanism 40, the cover member 24a is provided as a movable door portion of the effect display 38, and the operations of opening the cover member 24a and projecting the effect display 38 are linked. Thus, a control relationship (predetermined relationship) is established. When the above-described effect operation ends (when the jackpot lottery is displayed as a result), the operations of drawing the effect indicator 38 and closing the cover member 24a are performed in conjunction with each other. The cover member 24a returns to the original state (initial position) where the effect display 38 is covered.

  As described above, the effect display mechanism 40 performs a series of effect operations based on a predetermined relationship, thereby providing a novel and highly decorative effect to the player. Further, even if the player collects a line of sight in the game area 3a and plays the game, the player is alerted when the effect of the cover member 24a and the effect display unit 38 enters the field of view. It becomes easy to notice that the production information is displayed on the production display 38. Then, the player visually recognizes the character of “reach” displayed on the effect operation and effect display unit 38 described above, so that the reach that has been displayed on the symbol display device 35 develops, and the jackpot You will be able to grasp momentarily that the reliability of winning has increased.

  Then, for example, when three same symbols are aligned on the jackpot active line of the symbol display device 35, the operation control means 111 is driven to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 115 based on the signal indicating the operation start determination of the operation determination means 113. A signal is sent to actuate the solenoid 115 to release the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every predetermined number of winnings (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

  At the same time as the jackpot display processing by the symbol display device 35 shown in step S6, the game control means 109 performs drive control of the effect display mechanism 40 based on a signal indicating the operation start determination of the operation determination means 113. Do. At this time, the effect control unit 116 causes the effect display unit 38 to emit and display the characters “Victory” in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 109.

  Then, when the cover member drive motor 47 is driven and controlled by the effect control means 116, the cover member 24a is opened, and the effect display 38 is exposed toward the front side of the front door 7 (front side in FIG. 1). Is done. Furthermore, the effect control means 116 controls the effect display drive motor 56 to drive the effect display 38 on which the characters “VICTORY” are emitted and displayed to the front of the front door 7. As a result, a gorgeous effect display for the player is realized, and the player's feeling of uplifting at the time of jackpot is also increased. The above-described effect operation is continued until the opening / closing operation of the attacker 5 due to the occurrence of the jackpot is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) and the process associated with the jackpot ends.

  Further, the effect display mechanism 40 may perform effect display as if it was suddenly driven during the game, in addition to the effect display as described above. This is because, for example, when the reach symbol display or the big win is determined by the first lottery means 107 and the second lottery means 108, the effect display mechanism before those fluctuation patterns are displayed on the symbol display device 35. By performing the effect display 40, the player is given a hot expectation as if a reach or a jackpot appears.

  This effect display is transmitted to the effect control means 116 when the game control means 109 further determines to perform the effect display using the random number value when the reach appearance or the jackpot winning is determined. To do. Upon receiving this, the effect control means 116 opens the cover member 24 a while displaying the characters “chance” (see FIG. 5B) on the effect display 38, and also displays the effect display 38. By projecting to the front of the front door 7, a hot performance that raises the player's expectation is performed. Then, after the production, the reach symbols are arranged on the screen of the symbol display device 35, so that the player can continue the game while having a further high sense of expectation and achievement. The effect operation is continued until the winning winning result is displayed from the reach symbol on the symbol display device 35 described above.

  By the way, in the effect display 38 after each effect display as described above is performed, the effect display drive motor 56 is rotationally driven by the control of the effect control means 116, and the rack 51 is an arrow shown in FIG. By moving in the direction shown by B3, it returns to the position p1 of the movement source before protruding. Next, when the cover member drive motor 47 is rotationally driven, the rack 42 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow A2 shown in FIG. As a result, the cover member 24a is closed, and the effect display 38 is covered on the back side of the cover member 24a (and the cover member 24b) (the state shown in FIG. 4A). And the operation | movement of the effect display by the effect display mechanism 40 is complete | finished because the character of the display 38 for effects is extinguished.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the display for display 38 that can be configured by a dot matrix display or the like that is generally considered not to be displaced is provided with a rack and pinion mechanism. 50 enables the player to move in the vertical direction with respect to the front door 7, thereby providing an unprecedented new effect for the player and improving the decorativeness. Even if the size of the effect display 38 is smaller than that of the front door 7 of the pachinko machine 1 and is difficult to enter the player's field of view, the effect display 38 Is moved by the rack and pinion mechanism 50, so that the player can respond to the movement. As a result, the player can be alerted and the information displayed on the effect display 38 can be recognized without difficulty. Then, by operating the effect display 38, it is possible to make the player feel a sign that “something will start”, so that the interest in the pachinko machine 1 can be improved.

  Furthermore, as described above, since the display for display 38 can be made to stand out by moving the display for display 38, the display for display 38 is smaller than the front door 7. Can be used without problems. Accordingly, a small dot matrix display or the like having a small number of light emitting elements for dot display can be used as the effect display 38, and the size of the substrate on which they are mounted can be reduced. The cost of the machine 1 can be reduced.

  In addition, since the rack and pinion mechanism 50 moves the display for display 38 in the vertical direction with respect to the front door 7, the player moves the display for display 38 that is moved so as to approach the player. It is possible to react sensitively and to draw more attention to the player. Further, the effect display unit 38 on which the effect information such as “Leach” characters shown in FIG. 5A is displayed approaches the player, so that the effect display unit 38 can be easily seen by the player. At the same time, the production information displayed there can be easily put in the field of view at a time.

  Further, the effect control means 116 has at least two positions including the position p1 (movement start position) shown in FIG. 4B by the rack and pinion mechanism 50 (p1, in this embodiment). (2 locations of p2) is moved so as to reciprocate, so that the player can make the effect display 38 more conspicuous for the player, and the player can make the effect of the effect display 38 by repeatedly reciprocating. The overall effect display can be perceived sensuously and instantaneously by the color, amount of light, etc., without getting used to the movement and shifting the line of sight to the effect display 38 in its entirety.

  Also provided are cover members 24a and 24b that cover the display for display 38, and a rack and pinion mechanism 41 that exposes or covers the display for display 38 by moving the positions of the cover members 24a and 24b. Since the control means 116 controls the rack and pinion mechanism 50 and the rack and pinion mechanism 41 so as to be interlocked with each other while maintaining a predetermined relationship, the rack and pinion mechanism 41 opens or covers the cover members 24a and 24b. And the movement processing of the display for display 38 by the rack-and-pinion mechanism 50 when it is exposed are performed in conjunction with each other, thereby providing the player with an effect of performing a novel and complicated operation that has never been done before. be able to. Further, the effect display 38 and the cover members 24a and 24b are mechanically complicated, so that even if they are provided in the indirect field of view of the player, the player who is playing the game You will be able to draw more attention to it. In the present embodiment, the entire surface of the effect display 38 is covered with the cover members 24a and 24b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to cover at least a part of the display 38.

  Moreover, in the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment, the effect display mechanism 40 has been described as a structure that covers the effect display 38 using the cover members 24a and 24b, but without providing the cover members 24a and 24b, The effect display 38 is arranged in a state that can be directly visually recognized from the beginning, and effects such as characters and graphics are displayed on the effect display 38, and the effect display 38 is projected by the effect display drive motor 56. The effects of the present invention can also be achieved by using a simple structure. Therefore, it goes without saying that the effect display 38 may have a structure in which the front side is covered with, for example, a fixed transparent acrylic plate.

  Moreover, in this pachinko machine 1, although the display 38 for an effect was demonstrated as a dot matrix display, when the weight is asked by the movement content at the time of performing an effect display, there is much information amount which should be transmitted to a player In some cases, other display devices such as a 7-segment LED and a liquid crystal display device may be used.

  Further, in this pachinko machine 1, the presentation information provided by the presentation display 38 has been described using only the character display such as “reach” or “PICTORY”, but it is easy for the player to have a sense of expectation and a sense of familiarity. You may display by the image | video of animation etc. which used a character, a figure, etc., the image | video of a live-action image which attracts a player's attention.

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

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows a cover member and the drive mechanism of this cover member in the state which looks down from the back side left diagonal upper direction. It is a schematic perspective view showing the effect display device and the drive mechanism of the effect display device in a state of looking down from the upper left side obliquely upward. It is a figure which shows the various states of an effect display mechanism, The figure (a) is a front view which shows the state which the cover member closed, The figure (b) is a front view which shows the state where the cover member opened, The figure (c) ) Is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the display for projection is projected from an obliquely lower side. It is a figure which shows the example of a character display in an effect display, The figure (a) is a schematic perspective view which showed the character display of the display for an effect at the time of becoming so-called reach, The figure (b) is a game during a game. It is the schematic perspective view which showed the character display suddenly displayed on the display for production. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action of this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1: Game machine (pachinko machine)
3: Game board 3a: Game area 6: Housing 7: Front doors 24a, 24b: Door members (cover members)
38: Information display section (production display)
41: Door member moving mechanism (rack and pinion mechanism)
50: Information display unit moving mechanism (rack and pinion mechanism)
62: Control unit (sub-board)
116: Operation control means (production control means)
Ba: Game ball p1: Movement start position (position)
p2: position

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine that includes a frame-shaped housing and a front door that is supported so as to be openable and closable by the housing in a form that supports the game board, and launches a game ball in the game area of the game board,
An information display unit that is provided on the front door and displays effect information performed during the game;
An information display unit moving mechanism for moving the information display unit in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front door;
A control unit having an operation control means for controlling the operation of the information display unit moving mechanism at a predetermined timing,
A gaming machine characterized by that. The operation control means moves the information display unit so as to reciprocate between at least two positions including a movement start position by the information display unit moving mechanism.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. A door member covering at least a part of the information display unit;
A door member moving mechanism that exposes or covers the information display unit by moving the door member;
The operation control means controls the operation of the information display unit moving mechanism and the door member moving mechanism so as to interlock with each other while maintaining a predetermined relationship.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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