JP2008035992A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine a game board of which is clearly visible. <P>SOLUTION: A game board unit 10 comprises a game board body 40 and a light transmissive panel 41. The game board body 40 comprises a light transmission layer 40a on the front side and an image forming layer 40b on the rear side, and a rail frame 43, a recessed part 45 for mounting the light transmissive panel 41 and an aggregate gutter 47 are integrally formed. A game machine body 3 is provided with an inner frame 21 and a plurality of LEDs 37 are provided inside an opening 21a formed on the inner frame 21. When the game board 10 is disposed inside the opening 21a, the light transmission layer 40a is illuminated by light from the LEDs 37. The light transmissive panel 40 is lighted by the light from the LEDs 37. Also, a motif image formed on the image forming layer is lighted by the light from the LEDs 37 and clearly indicated to a player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  As a ball game machine, for example, a pachinko machine is provided with a game board, and the front surface of the game board faces a transparent cover such as glass through a rail frame, thereby a game area having a winning opening in the rail frame. A non-game area is formed outside the rail frame. A nail that changes the flow direction of the pachinko ball was provided in the game area, and the player was able to enjoy the game by winning the pachinko ball in the prize opening provided in the game area.

On the other hand, various ingenuity has been made on the game board in order to enhance the interest of the game. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko that has a non-game area with a decoration in which LEDs of RGB colors are integrally formed of a colorless and transparent resin. The machine is illustrated. With this configuration, various colors of light can be created by adjusting the driving of each LED, and various colors of light are emitted in a non-game area according to the game, thereby producing a game.
JP 2002-095797 A

  By the way, a game board comprising a light transmissive layer having light transmittance and an image forming layer in which a motif image is formed in accordance with the theme of a pachinko machine has been devised. In some cases, it was difficult to see the game board itself, and it was difficult to see the motif image provided on the game board.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine that clearly shows a game board.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the ball game machine of the present invention, a game area having a winning opening for winning a game ball is formed on the front surface of the game board, and a game area and a non-game area are formed on the front surface of the game board. In a ball game machine equipped with a rail frame that divides the frame, the rail frame is formed integrally with the game board, and the game board is formed as a light-transmitting layer having light transmission, and light is transmitted from the periphery of the game board to the light transmitting layer. Illuminating means for irradiating is provided.

  In addition, an image forming layer on which a motif image is formed is provided on the rear side of the light transmission layer.

  The gaming board is attached to the gaming machine body, and the lighting means is provided in the gaming machine body.

  In addition, a plurality of obstacles that change the flow direction of the game balls flowing down the game area are planted on a light-transmitting panel, and the obstacles protrude from the front of the game board into the game area. It is characterized by providing a recess for mounting.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, a game area having a winning opening for winning a game ball is formed on the front surface of the game board, and a rail frame for partitioning the game area and the non-game area is provided on the front surface of the game board. In the ball game machine, a rail frame is integrally formed on the game board, and the game board is a light-transmitting layer having light transmission, and illumination means for irradiating light from the periphery of the game board to the light-transmitting layer is provided. As a result, the game board having the light transmission layer receives the light from the illumination means provided around it and shines as a whole, thereby clearly showing the game board.

  Also, by providing an image forming layer with a motif image on the back side of the light transmissive layer, the motif image is illuminated through the light transmissive layer, and the motif image can be shown highlighted to the player. .

  The gaming board is attached to the gaming machine main body, and the lighting means is provided in the gaming machine main body, whereby the size of the gaming board can be reduced, and the gaming board can be easily attached and detached.

  In addition, a plurality of obstacles that change the flow direction of the game balls flowing down the game area are planted on a light-transmitting panel, and the obstacles protrude from the front of the game board into the game area. By providing the recess for mounting, the panel mounted in the recess is illuminated by the illumination means through the light transmission layer, and the movement of the game ball flowing down the game area can be impressed more strongly.

  An external perspective view of the pachinko machine is shown in FIG. Two front doors composed of an upper door 4 and a lower door 5 are provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 so as to be rotatable with respect to the gaming machine main body 3. The upper door 4 is attached to the main body base so as to be openable and closable via a hinge portion 8 provided at one side end, and the lower door 5 is openable and closable via a hinge portion 9 provided at one side end. It is attached to the gaming machine main body 3. The upper door 4 and the lower door 5 are locked by a locking device (not shown).

  In addition to the upper door 4 and the lower door 5, the gaming machine main body 3 is provided with a gaming board 10, and the gaming board 10 is exposed from an opening 4 a formed in the upper door 4. The opening 4 a is covered with the glass plate 7, and a game area 11 where the pachinko balls flow down is formed between the glass plate 7 and the game board 10, and the player can visually recognize the game area 11 through the glass plate 7. it can.

  The lower door 5 is provided with a tray 12, a firing operation device 14, a payout opening 15, and the like. A pachinko ball flows into the saucer 12 when a game starts, and when the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 11 wins a winning opening provided in the game board 10, the pachinko ball passes through the payout opening 15. To be paid out. The firing operation device 14 includes a turning operation member 14a provided so as to be turnable, and when the turning operation member 14a is turned from the initial position, the launching device provided at the lower portion of the gaming machine main body 3 operates. . When the launching device is activated, a pachinko ball is fired, and the pachinko ball fired by the launching device is launched at the top of the game area 11.

  On the game board 10, in addition to the center role 30, a pin-shaped obstacle part, a start chuck 23 located below the center role 30, an attacker 26 located below the start chuck 23, A winning chucker 24 and the like located on both sides are provided. The obstacle part protrudes into the game area 11, and the pachinko ball flows down the game area 11 while hitting the obstacle part. The game board 10 has a start winning opening, a normal winning opening, and a large winning opening. A start chucker 23 is provided in accordance with the starting winning opening, and a winning chucker 24 is provided in accordance with the normal winning opening. In addition, an attacker 26 is provided. The starter chuck 23 is provided with an openable and movable device called, for example, an electric tulip, so that a state where the pachinko ball is easy to win and a state where it is difficult to win are switched. If the pachinko ball launched into the game area 11 does not win any of the winning chucker 24, the attacker 26, etc., it is collected by the out port 33.

  The center accessory 30 is provided with four hold display sections and a display screen 35. For example, the display screen 35 displays three symbols side by side to notify the result of the electronic lottery. After the symbols are displayed on the display screen 35 in response to the electronic lottery that starts when the pachinko ball wins at the starting prize opening, the lottery result is notified to the player by stopping the predetermined symbols. Is done. The symbols are numbers from 1 to 9, for example, and after the variable display in which the symbols flow vertically, when the electronic lottery is won, the same three numbers are sequentially stopped and displayed.

  One on-hold display unit is lit each time a pachinko ball wins at the start winning opening while the symbols are variably displayed on the display screen 35. This winning is carried over as a right to change the design by performing an electronic lottery, and the carrying over of this right is determined in advance to a maximum of four. The hold display unit is turned off one by one every time this right is consumed.

  When a pachinko ball wins a start winning opening provided in the start chuck 23, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out from the payout opening 15 and flow into the tray 12. Two winning chuckers 24 are provided diagonally below the left and right of the start chuck 23. The winning chucker 24 is provided with a normal winning opening, and when a pachinko ball wins the normal winning opening, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the tray 12 through the payout opening 15.

  The attacker 26 is provided with a movable door 26a that opens and closes a big prize opening. The movable door 26a is opened when a winning announcement is made on the display screen 35, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls have been won when opened. Close in case. When a pachinko ball wins a big prize opening, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the tray 12 accordingly. When the temporary opening of the movable door 26a is repeated a certain number of times, the opening of the attacker 26 accompanying the winning notification is completed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body 3 includes an outer frame 20, an inner frame 21, and the like, and the inner frame 21 has an opening 21 a for mounting the game board 10. The outer frame 20 is fixed to the game hall, and the inner frame 21 is fitted inside the outer frame 20. An upper door 4 and a lower door 5 are pivotally supported at one side end of the gaming machine main body 3, and a fixture 39 for fixing the game board 10 projects forward from the other side end. . A plurality of LEDs 37 serving as illumination means are provided in the opening 21a so that the game board 10 can be illuminated.

  An insertion hole 10 a through which the fixture 39 is inserted is provided at the side end of the game board 10, and the insertion hole 10 a is formed in the upper part and the lower part of the game board 10. The gaming machine main body 3 is provided with a fixture 39 corresponding to the position of the insertion hole 10a. One end of the fixture 39 is held by the gaming machine main body 3, and the other end is provided with a knob 39a that is rotated. ing. The fixture 39 has a T-shape by a shaft portion 39b and a knob 39a rotatably provided at the end of the shaft portion 39b. The knob 39a is formed slightly smaller than the insertion hole 10a. When the knob 39a protruding to the front through the insertion hole 10a is rotated by 90 °, the peripheral surface of the insertion hole 10a and the flat surface of the knob 39a are engaged. To do. In this way, the knob 39a of the fixture 39 is locked around the insertion hole 10a, whereby the gaming board 10 is fixed to the gaming machine main body 3. In the above description, the fixture that is locked to the front surface of the game board by turning the knob 39a by approximately 90 ° is exemplified, but the fixture is not limited to this and may be a screw or the like. A screw hole into which a screw is screwed is provided in the gaming machine main body, and the game board can be fixed to the gaming machine main body by screwing the screw through the insertion hole into the screw hole.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 10 includes a game board main body 40 and a light transmissive panel 41, and the light transmissive panel 41 is detachably attached to the front surface of the game board main body 40. The game board main body 40 is composed of a light transmitting layer 40a on the front side and an image forming layer 40b integrally formed on the back side of the light transmitting layer 40a. The light transmission layer 40a is made of a transparent material having light guiding properties, and a motif image corresponding to the model name of the pachinko machine is formed on the image forming layer 40b. The light transmission layer 40 a has a rail that partitions the gaming area 11 where the pachinko balls flow down and the non-gaming area, and guides the pachinko balls launched from the launching device provided in the gaming machine body 3 to the upper portion of the gaming area 11. A frame 43 and a recess 45 for attaching the light transmissive panel 41 are integrally formed. In addition, on the back side of the game board 10, a collective basket 47 for guiding the moved pachinko ball on the back side is integrally formed.

  The light transmissive panel 41 is formed of a transparent resin such as acrylic, and a plurality of obstacle portions 41a that change the flow direction of the pachinko balls are integrally formed on one surface. A recess 45 formed on the front side of the game board 10 is recessed on the back side, and when the light transmissive panel 41 is attached to the recess 45, the game area 11 surrounded by the panel surface, the rail frame 43, and the glass plate 7 is provided. Is formed. Various light-receiving holes 41b are formed in the light-transmitting panel 41, and an opening 40c for guiding a pachinko ball is formed in the game board 10 according to the winning holes. The pachinko balls that have moved to the back side of the gaming board main body 40 through the winning opening 41b and the opening 40c are guided to the gaming machine main body 3 side by the collecting rod 47.

  On the back side of the game board main body 40, an image forming layer 40b is integrally formed. Thereby, the motif image formed on the image forming layer 40b is displayed on the front side through the transparent light transmitting layer 40a. The image forming layer 40b includes, for example, a transparent adhesive layer and a printed layer on which a motif image is formed. The adhesive layer is bonded to the back side of the light transmitting layer 40a and the printed layer is fixed. As a material of the light transmission layer 40a, celluloid, vinyl chloride, acrylic, polycarbonate, or the like is used in addition to acrylic.

  The opening 21a formed in the inner frame 21 is composed of a side surface portion and a bottom surface portion connected to the side surface portion, and is recessed to the rear side. When the game board 10 is fitted into the opening 21a, the edge of the game board 10 faces the side surface.

  Locking claws are provided on the upper side and the lower side of the back side of the game board 10, and the game board 10 is connected to the engaging portion provided in the inner frame 21 so that the game board 10 is a main body of the gaming machine. 3 is fixed. When removing the game board 10, it is possible to remove the game board 10 by operating a lever (not shown) to retract the locking claw.

  A plurality of LEDs 37 are arranged in the opening 21a. When the game board 10 is mounted in the opening 21a, illumination light is emitted from the LED 37 toward the game board 10. When the game board 10 is irradiated with light from the LED 37, the light from the LED 37 is diffused in the light transmission layer 40a and the game board 10 emits light. Thereby, the motif image formed in the image forming layer 40b is clearly displayed. The light transmissive panel 41 is illuminated with light from the light transmissive layer 40a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine 2 includes a main control unit 52 and the like, and the main part of the pachinko machine 2 is controlled by a CPU 53 provided in the main control unit 52.

  In addition to the CPU 53, the main control unit 52 is provided with a RAM 55, a ROM 56, a hit determination unit 57, a stop symbol determination unit 59, a game control unit 61, and the like. The ROM 56 stores a plurality of image data for producing a game, drive data for driving a movable object provided in the pachinko machine 2 in accordance with an image and sound, and the like. The CPU 53 controls the pachinko machine 2 in general according to the control program stored in the ROM 56.

  In the pachinko machine 2, in addition to the main control unit 52, a payout control device 65, a movable object control device 67, a launch control device 69, a start winning award winning ball detecting sensor 70, a grand winning award winning ball detecting sensor 71, a normal winning award winning. A sphere detection sensor 72, a passing sphere detection sensor 73, a display control device 75, a lighting control device 77, a sound control device (not shown), and the like are provided. The passing ball detection sensor 73 is provided in a passing chuck provided in the game area 11, and a detection signal is input to the CPU 53 according to the passage of the pachinko ball. A normal winning opening winning ball detecting sensor 72 is provided in the normal winning opening provided corresponding to the winning chucker 24, and a starting winning opening winning ball detecting sensor 70 is provided in the starting winning opening provided corresponding to the start chuck 23, A special winning opening winning ball detecting sensor 71 is provided in each large winning opening that is exposed when the attacker opens, and a detection signal is input to the CPU 53 in response to detection of a pachinko ball.

  The payout control device 65 pays out a pachinko ball in response to an input of a detection signal from the normal winning opening winning ball detecting sensor 72 or the big winning opening winning ball detecting sensor 71. The number of pachinko balls to be paid out when a pachinko ball wins at each winning opening is determined in advance, and the pachinko balls paid out by the payout control device 65 are discharged from the payout outlet 15 to the tray 12.

  The firing control device 69 launches a pachinko ball into the game area 11 when the turning member 14 a provided in the firing operation device 14 is turned from the initial position. Although not shown in the drawings, the pachinko machine 2 is provided with a launch knocker for launching pachinko balls in the game area 11 and a ball feeding device for launching pachinko balls stored in the tray 12 to the knocker. The launch knocker hits the pachinko ball with the appropriate launch strength. The hit pachinko ball is guided to the upper part of the game area 11 by the rail frame 43.

  The voice control device is provided with a sound memory, and reads voice data from the sound memory when a symbol change display is performed or when a symbol indicating a win is stopped, and the voice control device is provided in the pachinko machine 2 based on the voice data. The output speaker is driven to output sound.

  The winning determination unit 57 includes a random number generator, a random number sampling circuit, and a winning determination table, and samples a random value every time the start winning opening winning ball detecting sensor 60 detects a winning of a pachinko ball. The sampled random number values are checked against a hit determination table to determine jackpot or miss.

  The stop symbol determining unit 59 determines a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on the display screen 35. The stop symbol determining unit 59 includes a stop symbol table, and after the lottery by the hit determining unit 57, the stop symbol is determined with reference to the stop symbol table according to the lottery result. There are two types of stop symbol tables, one for big hits, and one for big hits, and a plurality of types of big hit image data are stored in the jackpot symbol table.

  The lighting control device 77 controls the lighting of the LED 37, and when the LED 37 is lit, the game board 10 is illuminated. As a lighting control mode of the LED 37, for example, the lighting control device 77 may cause the LED 37 to blink for a certain period when a specific condition is met, such as when the winning determination unit 57 wins a win. The entire board 10 flickers.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. The pachinko machine 2 is provided with a game board 40 including a game board body 40 having a light transmission layer 40 a on the front side and an image forming layer 40 b on the rear side, and a light transmission panel 41.

  A rail frame 43 is integrally formed on the light transmission layer 40 a, and a recess 45 of the light transmission panel 41 is formed in the game area 11, and the light transmission panel 41 is attached to the recess 45. In addition, a collective bowl 47 is provided on the back side of the game board 10, and pachinko balls that have moved from the front side to the back side of the game board 10 through various winning holes are guided to the gaming machine body 3 side by the collective bowl 47.

  The light transmissive panel 41 is formed in a plate shape, and an obstruction portion 41a for changing the flow direction of the pachinko balls is integrally formed on the surface. When the light transmissive panel 41 is screwed to the recess 45, the obstruction portion 41a is Project into the game area 11.

  An LED 37 is provided in the opening 21a to which the game board 10 is attached, so that the game board 10 can be irradiated with light. When the LED 37 is turned on, the light from the LED 37 diffuses in the light transmission layer 40a, whereby the motif image formed on the image forming layer 40b is displayed brightly and clearly. In addition, the light transmissive panel 41 is illuminated through the light transmissive layer 40a, whereby the entire game board 10 is illuminated brightly.

  In the above embodiment, the game board 10 in which the rail frame 43, the recess 45, and the collective basket 47 are integrally formed is illustrated, but the form of the game board 10 is not limited to this. For example, a game board composed of rails and recesses may be formed by omitting the collective cage.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which an LED is provided as a light emitter in the game machine main body is shown, but the light emitter is not limited to this, and for example, a fluorescent lamp, a neon tube, or the like may be used. In addition, the color of the LED is not limited to one color, and for example, an LED unit including red, blue, and green LEDs may be provided in the gaming machine body. By providing an LED unit composed of three colors in this way, various colors can be shown, and the entertainment of the game can be further enhanced.

It is the disassembled perspective view which observed the pachinko machine of the present invention from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the pachinko machine from which the game board was removed from the game machine main body. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the game board longitudinally in the plane perpendicular | vertical to the board surface of a game board through a prize winning chucker. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the electrical structure of a pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machines (ball game machines)
3 gaming machine main body 10 gaming board 11 gaming area 21 inner frame 21a opening 37 LED (illumination means)
40 game board body 40a light transmission layer 40b image forming layer 41 light transmission panel (panel)
41a Obstacle 41b Opening 43 Rail frame 45 Concave 47 Collecting rod 77 Lighting control device

Claims (4)

In a ball game machine having a game area having a winning opening for winning a game ball formed on the front surface of the game board, and having a rail frame separating the game area and the non-game area on the front surface of the game board,
The rail frame is formed integrally with the game board, and the game board is a light-transmitting layer having light transmission,
A bullet ball game machine comprising an illumination means for irradiating the light transmission layer with light from around the game board.   2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an image forming layer having a motif image is provided on the rear side of the light transmitting layer. The gaming board is attached to the gaming machine body,
3. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting means is provided in the game machine main body. A plurality of obstacles that change the flow direction of the game ball flowing down the game area are planted on a light-transmitting panel,
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a concave portion for mounting the panel is provided on a front surface of the game board so that the obstacle protrudes into the game area. .

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