JP2007117648A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that performances just by a variable display device are limited while conventionally the results of drawing for shifting to a special game state and secondary drawing are notified by the variable display device. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine, shifting to the special game state is performed by the establishment of a prescribed condition, shifting to a big winning game state is performed by the establishment of the prescribed condition further from the special game state, and the variable winning device having the following elements (a)-(c) is installed in a game area: (a) it is provided with an opening/closing member 15 to be changed to a closing position at which an entry room that a game ball enters is closed and the entry of the game ball is made difficult or impossible and an open position at which it receives a falling game ball and leading it to the entry room; (b) it is provided with a display device 22 on the optional place of the entry room hidden by the closed opening/closing member 15 and made visible in the state of opening the opening/closing member 15 or on the back side of the opening/closing member 15; and (c) the display device 22 performs display for reporting shifting to the big winning game state to a player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that uses a gaming ball, such as a pachinko machine, a sparrow ball machine, and an arrangement ball machine.

  Conventionally, there is a gaming machine that shifts to a special gaming state when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and further shifts from the special gaming state to a big hit gaming state when the predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, if the display of a variable display device such as a liquid crystal is changed on condition that a winning at the start winning opening is made, and the display stops at the same number such as “7, 7, 7” or the same design such as fruit, the large size The special game state is changed to a special game state in which the variable winning device is operated in a predetermined pattern, and a lottery (hereinafter referred to as a secondary lottery) is performed from among the benefits of the special game state. Transition to a big hit gaming state such as temporarily increasing the probability of transition to (so-called probability change).

  The lottery for shifting to the special gaming state and the secondary lottery are performed by a control device attached to the gaming machine, and the variable display device is a tool for notifying the player of the result. In recent years, with the development of image processing technology and liquid crystal display, it is possible to notify the winning and the big lottery of the secondary lottery with elaborate effects, but there are limits to the effects only by the variable display device, and the player can also display the variable display device There was a problem that the eyes were too tired to stare at.

A gaming machine that shifts to a special gaming state when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and further shifts to a big hit gaming state when the predetermined condition is satisfied from the special gaming state, and includes the following (a) to (c): Provided is a gaming machine in which a variable winning device having requirements is installed in a gaming area of a gaming board.
(A) Opening / closing that changes between a closed position that closes the winning room where the game ball wins and makes it difficult or impossible to win the game ball, and an open position that receives the falling game ball and leads the game ball to the winning room A member is provided.
(B) A display device is provided at any place in the winning room that is hidden by the closed opening / closing member and visible when the opening / closing member is open, or on the back side of the opening / closing member.
(C) The display device performs display for notifying the player of the transition to the jackpot gaming state.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the display device includes a slit sheet in which slits and shielding bands having a width equal to or larger than the slit are alternately formed at a constant pitch, and a display body that is stacked under the slit sheet. A striped display area set on the upper surface of the display body corresponding to the width and interval of the slit portion of the slit sheet, a display object such as characters, figures and symbols applied to the striped display area, and the opening / closing member A movement converting means for converting at least an opening movement into a movement in a direction perpendicular to the slit sheet and / or the display body, and a backward movement means for returning the display body to an initial position. Item 1. A gaming machine according to item 1 is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the display device includes a display object that is color-coded by a color that transmits the A wavelength and hardly transmits the B wavelength with respect to the transparent plate, and the B color wavelength with respect to the transparent plate. And a display that is color-coded by a color that hardly transmits the wavelength of A color, and a backlight that is superposed on the back side of the transparent plate and can selectively emit the A and B colors. A gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, which is provided.

  Further, as in claim 4, there is provided a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a part of the two display objects are overlapped to make the overlapping part colorless and transparent.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, a display device for notifying the player of the result of the lottery game lottery is a place that is blindfolded by a closed opening / closing member at any place in the winning room of the variable winning device or the back side of the opening / closing member Therefore, the result of whether or not it is a big hit is not known until the opening / closing member of the variable winning device is opened. Accordingly, the player watches with expectation that the opening / closing member of the variable prize apparatus will open, and will be anxious to see the result. Therefore, the gaming machine of the present invention exhibits an excellent effect in increasing the interest of the game. Further, since the player shifts his / her viewpoint from the variable display device to the variable winning device and from the variable winning device to the variable display device, appropriate movement of the eyes exerts an effect of preventing fatigue.

  Further, in the gaming machine of claim 2, when the opening / closing member of the variable prize apparatus is opened, the motion conversion means is operated to move the slit sheet and / or the display body in a direction perpendicular to the slit of the slit sheet. The display on the display area is visible and hidden through the slit sheet. Therefore, a dynamic change can be caused in the display of the display device.

Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, when the backlight of the display device is selectively made to emit light of A color or B color in the variable winning device, for example, the first display object is emitted by A light emission. Since the second display object appears to emit light by the emission of B color, it is possible to switch between the two display objects with an extremely simple configuration.
Further, since the colorless and transparent portion transmits both wavelengths of A and B colors, if the overlapping portions are made colorless and transparent by overlapping a part of two display objects as in claim 4, When that portion is a display object of A color, it emits light of A color as a part thereof, and when it is a display object of B color, it emits light of B color as a part thereof. Accordingly, the two display objects can be overlapped and displayed in a compact manner.

[Embodiment 1]
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below by taking a pachinko machine as an example. 1 is a perspective view showing the main part of the variable prize apparatus, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable prize apparatus, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the variable prize apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the variable winning device showing the state where the opening / closing member of FIG. 4 is opened, and FIG. 7 is a transverse plane of the variable winning device showing the state where the opening / closing member of FIG. 5 is opened. FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view of a variable winning device showing a stage in the middle of opening / closing of the opening / closing member of FIG. FIG. 10B is a front view of the slit sheet, FIGS. 10C and 10D are front views of the state in which the slit sheet is superimposed on the display body, and FIG. 11 is a front view of the pachinko machine.

[Pachinko machine]
As shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko machine 1 has a front frame 3 that can be opened and closed pivotally attached to the front surface of an outer frame (not shown) by hinge fittings 2a and 2b, and a game that is detachably attached to the front frame 3. A plate 4, an openable / closable glass door 5 that covers the front surface of the game board 4, a front plate 6 that is positioned below the glass door 5 and that can be opened and closed on the front frame 3, and a top formed on the front plate 6 A ball tray 7, a lower ball tray 8 protruding from the lower front surface of the front frame 3, a batting force adjusting handle 9 provided beside the lower ball tray 8, and a control device installed on the back side of the front frame 3 (Not shown).

  A game area 11 surrounded by a guide rail 10 in a substantially circular shape is formed on the front surface of the game board 4, and the game area 11 includes a variable display device 12, for example, a liquid crystal display, and a special game state by winning a game ball. There are provided a start winning opening 13 for starting a lottery regarding the shift to, and a variable winning device 16 for changing the winning probability of a game ball by opening and closing the opening / closing member 15 with a drive source such as a solenoid 14. In addition, the game area 11 is provided with an out-ball port 17 for collecting game balls at the lowermost part, and although not shown, there are obstacle nails, windmills, and the like that change the fall direction of the game balls. .

[Variation winning equipment]
The variable winning device 16 includes a mounting base 18 attached to the front of the game board 4, a horizontally long rectangular opening 19 opened in the mounting base 18, an opening / closing member 15 for opening and closing the opening 19, and a back side of the mounting base 18. A guide box 21 that has a winning room 20 corresponding to the opening 19 that is provided in a projecting manner, a solenoid 14 that is a driving source of the opening / closing member 15, and a display device 22 that notifies the player of the transition to the big hit gaming state by the secondary lottery. And is roughly composed of:

[Variable winning device-Opening and closing member]
The opening / closing member 15 is a horizontally long rectangular door plate that substantially matches the opening 19 of the mounting base 18, and the short shafts 23, 23 projecting on both sides of the lower part of the opening / closing member 15 are attached to the mounting base 18 and attached. It is attached to the base 18 so that it can be opened downward. The open / close member 15 stands up as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and closes the winning room 20, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the opening / closing member 15 tilts almost horizontally and drops the game ball into the winning room. Change to the open position leading to 20.

[Variation winning equipment-Information box]
The guide box 21 protrudes from the back side of the mounting base 18 and has a winning room 20 that is substantially the same size as the opening 19 and has a depth of about one game ball, and faces the front of the winning room 20. There is a game ball outlet 24 on the far right side. A ball passage sensor 25 is attached below the drop opening 24. The ball passage sensor 25 detects a game ball won in the winning room 20, and the information is sent to the control device.

[Variable winning device-Solenoid as drive source]
The solenoid 14 is attached to the mechanism chamber 26 on the left side of the guide box 21 as viewed from the front. The plunger 14a of the solenoid 14 is directed in a direction orthogonal to the mounting base 18, and protrudes toward the mounting base 18 as shown in FIG. 5 by the bias of the spring 14c in a demagnetized state without energizing the electromagnetic coil 14b. The magnet 14b is attracted to the electromagnetic coil 14b in an excited state energized by 14b and moves away from the mounting base 18 as shown in FIG.

[Variable winning device-solenoid and opening / closing member]
The opening / closing member 15 and the solenoid 14 are connected by a swingable L-shaped lever 27, and the L-shaped lever 27 converts the reciprocating linear motion of the plunger 14 a into the opening / closing motion of the opening / closing member 15. In other words, the L-shaped lever 27 is composed of an upward piece 27b projecting two engagement pins 27a and 27a and a lateral piece 27d projecting one operating pin 27c. The L-shaped lever 27 includes an upward piece 27b and a lateral piece 27d. A corner portion therebetween is pivotally mounted in the mechanism chamber 26 by a swing shaft 27e. Then, the engaging pins 27a and 27a of the upward piece 27b engage with the tip of the plunger 14a, while the operating pin 27c of the lateral piece 27d extends to the arcuate piece 15a extending downward from the short shaft 23 of the opening / closing member 15. Engage.

  Therefore, in a state where the electromagnetic coil 14b is demagnetized and the plunger 14a is protruding, the lateral piece 27d of the L-shaped lever 27 lowers the operating pin 27c, and the operating pin 27c pushes down the arcuate piece 15a of the opening / closing member 15 to In the state where the electromagnetic coil 14b is excited and the plunger 14a is attracted while standing up in the closed position, the lateral piece 27d of the L-shaped lever 27 raises the operating pin 27c to release the arc-shaped piece 15a and release the opening / closing member 15. Leans to the open position due to its own balance.

[Variable winning device-Display device]
The display device 22 is for informing the player of the result of the secondary lottery, and displays a graphic (for example, a star mark) for displaying that the result of the secondary lottery is a big hit on the display body 22a of the light emitting structure. The object 22b is displayed, and the player is notified of the result by light emission or non-light emission of the display object 22b. As shown in FIG. 4, the display body 22 a is provided on the bottom surface of the winning room 20, and is therefore hidden by the closed opening / closing member 15 and visible when the opening / closing member 15 is open.

  The display device 22 of the present embodiment is devised to bring about a dynamic change in the display of the display body 22a. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the display device 22 includes a slit sheet 22e formed by alternately forming straight slits 22c and shielding bands 22d having the same width as the slits 22c at a constant pitch. Overlaid on the upper surface, the slit sheet 22e is fixed to the winning room 20, the display body 22a is slidable in a direction orthogonal to the slit 22c, and the opening movement of the opening / closing member 15 is changed to a movement orthogonal to the slit 22c. The display body 22a is slid by the motion conversion means 28 for conversion, and the display body 22a is moved back to the initial position by the backward movement means 29. Hereinafter, details of the display device 22 will be described.

[Variable winning device-Display device-Display]
As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 5, etc., the display body 22 a has a force receiving protrusion 22 f that penetrates below the winning room 20, and the force receiving protrusion 22 f is fixed to the lower surface of the winning room 20. The guide frame 30 is slidably supported. The guide frame 30 is filled with the low-rebound elastic body as the return means 29 in a slightly compressed state, and the force receiving protrusion 22f is lightly pressed by the restoring elasticity of the low-repulsion elastic body. Thus, the display 22a is stabilized at the initial position. The low-rebound elastic body is, for example, a known soft polyurethane obtained by stirring and mixing a foaming agent, a foam stabilizer, a catalyst, and the like, and a low-rebound material currently used for a futon or a pillow can be used as it is. Any material may be used as long as the material slowly returns to its original state after being compressed to remove external force.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the display object 22b of the display body 22a is a striped display area set on the upper surface of the display body 22a corresponding to the width and interval of the slit 22c portion of the slit sheet 22e (Embodiment 1). Since the slit 22c and the shielding band 22d have the same width, there are two pairs of striped display areas.) Since the other striped display area is blanked, the slit 22c is not solid. Are striped at the same interval. Accordingly, when the display body 22a is in the initial position, the display object 22b of the display body 22a corresponds to the slit 22c of the slit sheet 22e, and when the display object 22b emits light, the slit sheet 22e as shown in FIG. The display object 22b can be seen through. On the other hand, when the display body 22a slides and the shielding band 22d of the slit sheet 22e and the display object 22b of the display body 22a overlap, the display object 22b appears to be hidden under the shielding band 22d as shown in FIG. Disappear. In addition, FIG. 10D can be paraphrased as a state in which a blank striped display area corresponds to the slit 22c.

[Variation winning device-display device-motion conversion means]
The motion conversion means 28 converts the opening motion of the opening / closing member 15 into a sliding motion of the display body 22a, and includes a link 28a pivotally attached to the tip of the plunger 14a of the solenoid 14 and a side wall 26a of the mechanism chamber 26. , A slidable slider 28b whose tip contacts the force receiving protrusion 22f of the display body 22a, a fixed link 28c fixed to the side wall 26b on the opposite side of the mechanism chamber 26, and a shaft attachment to the fixed link 28c. The crank 28d is attached to the slider 28b with a long shaft 28e, and the link 28a, the crank 28d, and the crank 28f are integrally attached to the slider 28b.

  In the motion converting means 28, when the plunger 14a of the solenoid 14 is most protruded as shown in FIG. 5 and when it is drawn into the electromagnetic coil 14b as shown in FIG. The slider 28b moves forward most when the cranks 28d and 28f are aligned in the process of moving backward and moving the plunger 14a of the solenoid 14 as shown in FIG. By such a series of forward and backward movements of the slider 28b, the force receiving protrusion 22f of the display body 22a is pushed in, and the display body 22a slides. At this time, the force-receiving protrusion 22 f of the display body 22 a compresses the low-rebound elastic body within the guide frame 30.

[Description of operation]
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention will be described. Initially, in the variable winning device 16, it is assumed that the solenoid 14 is demagnetized, the plunger 14 a protrudes, and the opening / closing member 15 is in the closed position as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

  First, when a game ball wins the start winning opening 13, a lottery is performed by the control device to determine whether or not to win. If the lottery result is out of the range, the variation display device 12 displays the out-of-pattern image and waits for the next start winning opening 13 to be won.

[Second lottery jackpot]
On the other hand, when the lottery result is a win, a secondary lottery is performed to determine whether or not the win is a big hit. The winning pattern image is displayed on the variable display device 12 regardless of the lottery result. If the result of the secondary lottery is a big hit, the display object 22b of the display body 22a constituting the display device 22 of the variable winning device 16 is turned on. However, in this state, since the opening / closing member 15 of the variable winning device 16 is still in the closed position, the display device 22 is hidden by the opening / closing member 15 and is not visible to the player.

[Operation of motion conversion means]
When the winning pattern image is completed on the variation display device 12, the state shifts to a predetermined special game state, and the variation winning device 16 is operated. That is, the solenoid 14 is excited, the plunger 14a is drawn into the electromagnetic coil 14b, and the opening / closing member 15 is rotated to the open position. The movement converting means 28 is actuated by the movement of the plunger 14a for opening the opening / closing member 15, and the slider 28b is once advanced and immediately retracted as shown in FIGS. Since the tip of the slider 28b is in contact with the force receiving protrusion 22f of the display body 22a, when the slider 28b moves forward, the force receiving protrusion 22f is pushed and the display body 22a moves. The moving amount of the display body 22a is set so as to stop at the position where the shielding band 22d of the slit sheet 22e and the display object 22b overlap (* the moving amount of the display body 22a is determined by the cranks 28d and 28f of the motion converting means 28). Therefore, immediately after the movement, the display object 22b is hidden by the shielding band 22d and cannot be seen as shown in FIG. Therefore, since the display object 22b cannot be seen immediately after the opening / closing member 15 is opened, the player still does not know whether or not it is a big hit.

[Operation of return means]
When the display body 22a moves in the manner described above, the low resilience elastic body is compressed in the guide frame 30 by the force receiving protrusions 22f. Therefore, immediately after the slider 28b of the motion converting means 28 is retracted, the restoring resilience of the low resilience elastic body acts, and the return movement of the display body 22a toward the initial position starts. However, since the low-rebound elastic body has the property of slowly returning to its original state, the backward movement of the display body 22a is slow, so that the slit 22c of the slit sheet 22e and the display object 22b are slowly overlapped, and the player is in a faint state. It seems to be clearly visible gradually (see FIG. 10C). Note that if the amount of movement of the display body 22a by the slider 28d is set to an even multiple of the slit width, the display object 22b can be repeatedly displayed and hidden until the display body 22a returns to the initial position.
Thus, the player knows that the jackpot profit has been obtained by viewing the display object 22b lit on the display device 22 of the variable display device 12.

  The opening / closing member 15 returns to the closed position when a predetermined time elapses or when a predetermined number of winnings is detected. At this time, the slider 28d of the motion converting means 28 is operated to move the display body 22a, and the rebound means 29 is low repulsion. A series of operations of restoring by the restoring elasticity of the elastic body is performed. However, since the movement is performed with the opening / closing member 15 being closed, there is no possibility of being seen by the player.

  The special gaming state is terminated by opening and closing the opening / closing member 15 a predetermined number of times, but the probability of transition to the next special gaming state is temporarily increased as a big win benefit from the secondary lottery.

[Out of the second lottery]
If the result of the secondary lottery is out of play, the above-described special gaming state is executed without turning on the display object 22b of the display device 22. The operation of the variable winning device 16 in the special gaming state is the same as described above, and therefore the display body 22a of the display device 22 is moved and moved backward in the same manner, but the display object 22b is not lit, so that The player knows that he has missed the second draw. Then, when the special gaming state ends, the pachinko machine 1 returns to the normal gaming state.

[Embodiment 2]
12A to 12E show other forms of the display device. In the display device 22 of the first embodiment, the slit 22c and the shielding band 22d of the slit sheet 22e are set to have the same width, and the display object 22b is displayed on one of the two pairs of striped display areas thus formed, and the other is blank. The display object 22b is simply visible and hidden.
On the other hand, in the display device 22 of the second embodiment, the width of the shielding band 22d of the slit sheet 22e is set to n times the width of the slit 22c (n = positive integer, n = 2 in FIG. 12). Accordingly, since the striped display areas are n + 1 (set) (three sets in FIG. 12), as shown in FIG. 12A, different display objects 22b and 22b (FIG. 12) are provided for each of the n sets of striped display areas. Then, one star and two stars were formed, and the remaining striped display area was blank.

  In this case, when the display body 22a is fully moved by the motion converting means 28 as in the first embodiment (FIG. 12 (e)) and then slowly moved backward by the return means 29, first, as shown in FIG. 12 (d). Thus, one star appears through the slit sheet 22e, and then two stars appear as shown in FIG.

  If the display device 22 according to the second embodiment is used, the display object 22b of the display body 22a can be changed like a moving image. That is, in the above example, since there are three sets of striped display areas, a series of continuous movements are divided into three frames and displayed in each striped display area. Then, since each frame is sequentially displayed by the movement of the display body 22a described above, the display object 22b appears to change like a moving image to the player. For example, when “sakura bud” is displayed in FIG. 12 (e), “five-flowered cherry” is displayed in FIG. 12 (d), and “full bloom cherry” is displayed in FIG. 12 (c), the display 22 a A series of movements in which the cherry blossoms appear as a moving image looks like a video. Note that if the width of the shielding band 22d of the slit sheet 22e is increased to increase the number of sets of striped display areas, the number of frames increases accordingly, and the movement of the display object 22b as a moving image becomes smooth.

[Modification of Embodiments 1 and 2]
The display device 22 of the first and second embodiments finally returns the display body 22a to the initial position by the backward moving means 29 and informs the player that the display object 22b is lit or not lit. Display contents of the display object 22b drawn in a plurality of striped display areas by providing control means (for example, a nail or the like protruding in the middle of the return path of the display body 22a by a solenoid or the like) for stopping in the middle of the backward movement. The player may be notified of a hit / off.
For example, in the first embodiment, a display object 22b such as “big hit” is formed in one of the two sets of striped display areas, and a display object 22b such as “sorry” is formed in the other striped display area. The stop position of the display body 22a is controlled by the control means. In this case, the display body 22a is moved back to the initial position when it is a big hit, and the display body 22a is stopped one slit width before the initial position when it is out of position.
Further, the same applies to the second embodiment, but in the second embodiment, there are a total of three striped display areas (n + 1), and therefore, a suitable display object 22b is provided in one set of striped display areas. You should make it change.

[Embodiment 3]
FIGS. 13 to 16 show the third embodiment, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the main part of the variable winning device, FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of the variable winning device with the opening / closing member in the closed position, and FIG. FIGS. 16A to 16D are front views showing the coloring process of the display body, and FIGS. 16E and 16F show the lighting state of the backlight. It is a front view of the display body shown.

  The variable winning device 16 according to the third embodiment is a display device 22 that emits light, and is a color that transmits a wavelength of A color (for example, red) and hardly transmits a wavelength of B color (for example, green) through a transparent plate. The display object 22b-1 color-coded by (for example, red) and the transparent plate are color-coded by a color (for example, green) that transmits the wavelength of B color (for example, green) and hardly transmits the wavelength of A color (for example, red). A display body 22a is formed from the display object 22b-2 and a backlight using an LED that is superposed on the back side of the transparent plate and can selectively emit the A color (for example, red) and the B color (for example, green). The display body 22 a is mounted on the back side of the opening / closing member 15. When the display object 22b-1 and the display object 22b-2 partially overlap as shown in FIG. 16, the overlapping portion W is made colorless and transparent. Further, the backgrounds other than the display object 22b-1 and the display object 22b-2 are colored in a black system, or A color and B color are overlaid as shown in FIG.

  In addition, in FIG. 13, the code | symbol 31 is a contact for supplying electric power to the display body 22a of the opening / closing member 15. FIG. A contact 32 is also formed in the guide box 21 in correspondence with the contact 31, and the contacts 31 and 32 come into contact with each other only when the switching member 15 is in the open position as shown in FIG. It comes to light up.

  In the display body 22a of the third embodiment, when the A color is lit by the backlight, the wavelength of the A color is transmitted through the transparent portion and the color-coded portion of the A color, and is not transmitted through the color-coded portion of the B color. Only the display object 22b-1 is clearly displayed as in 16 (e). Further, when the B color is turned on by the backlight, the wavelength of the B color is transmitted through the transparent portion and the color-coded portion of the B color, and is not transmitted through the color-coded portion of the A color, so that it is displayed as shown in FIG. The object 22b-2 is clearly displayed. Therefore, if the display object 22b-1 is a winning figure and the display object 22b-2 is an off-line figure, the player can be informed of the result of the secondary lottery by selecting the lighting color of the backlight. The display objects 22b-1 and 22b-2 of the third embodiment employ simple figures for ease of explanation, but in actuality, characters such as “probability”, “big hit” or “sorry” are used. Good.

  Therefore, when the display body 22a is provided on the back surface of the opening / closing member 15 as in the third embodiment, the display body 22a protrudes in front of the front surface of the game board 4, so that the display body 22a is compared with the first and second embodiments. Has the effect of making it easier for the player to see.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the first to third embodiments, the present invention is of course not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, although the embodiment has been described by taking a pachinko machine as an example, the present invention can be applied to all other gaming machines that use a game ball, such as a sparrow ball machine and an arrange ball machine.
In the embodiment, the variable winning device 16 is used in combination with the variable display device 12. However, it is not always necessary to use the variable winning device 16 in combination with the variable display device 12.
Moreover, you may make it use the display body 22a of Embodiment 3 as the display body 22a of Embodiment 1,2.

  In addition, the link mechanism disclosed as the motion conversion means 28 of the first and second embodiments is merely an example, and other link mechanisms may be used, and the return movement means 29 is not limited to the low repulsion elastic body. For example, the backward moving means 29 may be a motor that drives the display body 22a backward. In this case, the rotation of the motor is extremely reduced by a worm gear or the like so that the backward movement of the display body 22a is performed slowly. do it. In this case, if the rotational speed of the motor is accurately controlled, it is possible to function as the control means of the display body 22a.

Further, the variable winning device 16 of the embodiment is configured such that when the opening / closing member 15 is in the closed position, the winning room 20 is completely blocked to make it impossible to win, but the opening / closing member 15 is in the closed position and the winning room 20 is closed. It is also possible to leave a gap where a prize can still be won in a state where the box is closed.
In the first and second embodiments, the slit sheet 22e is fixed and the display body 22a is slid. Alternatively, the display body 22a may be fixed and the slit sheet 22e may be slid. .
In the third embodiment, red and green are exemplified as the A and B colors, but other combinations such as red and blue, blue and green may be used.

It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of a variable prize apparatus. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a front view of a variable winning apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a variable winning apparatus. It is a cross-sectional top view of a variable winning apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the variable prize apparatus which shows the state which opened the opening-and-closing member of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the variable winning device showing a state in which the opening / closing member of FIG. 5 is opened. It is the XX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the variable winning device showing a stage in the middle of opening and closing of the opening and closing member of FIG. 5. (A) is a front view of a display body, (b) is a front view of a slit sheet, (c), (d) is a front view of a state in which the slit sheet is superimposed on the display body. It is a front view of a pachinko machine. (A) is a front view of a display body, (b) is a front view of a slit sheet, (c)-(e) is a front view of the state which accumulated the slit sheet on the display body. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of a variable prize apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the variable prize-winning device in which the opening / closing member is in the closed position. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the variable prize-winning device in which the opening / closing member is in the open position. (A)-(d) is a front view which shows the coloring process of a display body, (e), (f) is a front view of the display body which shows the lighting state of a backlight.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 4 ... Game board 11 ... Game area 15 ... Opening / closing member 16 ... Fluctuation winning apparatus 20 ... Winning room 22 ... Display apparatus 22a ... Display body 22b ... Display object 22b-1 ... Display object 22b-2 ... Display object 22c ... Slit 22d ... Shielding band 22e ... Slit sheet 28 ... Motion conversion means 29 ... Return means

Claims (4)

A gaming machine that shifts to a special gaming state when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and further shifts to a big hit gaming state when the predetermined condition is satisfied from the special gaming state, and includes the following (a) to (c): A gaming machine comprising a variable winning device having requirements in a game area of a game board.
(A) Opening / closing that changes between a closed position that closes the winning room where the game ball wins and makes it difficult or impossible to win the game ball, and an open position that receives the falling game ball and leads the game ball to the winning room A member is provided.
(B) A display device is provided at any place in the winning room that is hidden by the closed opening / closing member and visible when the opening / closing member is open, or on the back side of the opening / closing member.
(C) The display device performs display for notifying the player of the transition to the jackpot gaming state. The display device
Slit sheets formed by alternately forming slits and shielding bands having a width equal to or larger than the slits at a constant pitch;
A display body stacked under the slit sheet;
A striped display area set on the upper surface of the display body corresponding to the width and interval of the slit portion of the slit sheet,
Display objects such as characters, figures, symbols, etc. applied to the striped display area;
A motion converting means for converting at least the opening motion of the opening and closing member into motion in a direction perpendicular to the slit sheet and / or the display body;
A return means for returning the display body to an initial position;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, comprising: The display device
A display object color-coded by a color that transmits the A-color wavelength and hardly transmits the B-color wavelength with respect to the transparent plate;
A display object that is color-coded by a color that transmits the B wavelength and hardly transmits the A wavelength with respect to the transparent plate;
A backlight arranged on the back side of the transparent plate and capable of selectively emitting the A and B colors;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display body made of   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a part of the two display objects are overlapped to make the overlapping part colorless and transparent.

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