JP2008093299A - Decoration member, game board and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decoration member which enables the visual expression and notification of changes in situations such as changes in the game states and achieves decoration effect synergetically in the progress of games by employing a structure of combining the decoration member with mobile board surface parts and a control method of light emitting timings, a game board, and a pachinko game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The decoration member is provided with: an open/close unit 30 which has a plurality of open/close mobile pieces 31 and 32 so supported as to be freely approachable to or separable from each other along a track on at least one side periphery of a playing area, a drive mechanism 35 and a support base 40; and a light emitting unit 50 which has a light source 51 imbedded into the surface of the support base equivalent to an arcuate track and a control circuit 55 for flashing the light source. The light source turns exposed so as to be visually recognizable from ahead when the open/close mobile pieces are located at the open position and the control circuit makes the light source emit light only when the light source keeps exposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention allows the decorative body to be opened and closed on the game board surface constituting the pachinko gaming machine, and by combining the light emission from the light source with the opening and closing operation of the decorative body, it is possible to exert a characteristic effect in the progress of the game The present invention relates to a decorative member, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can be used.

In gaming machines such as pachinko machines and arrange balls, conventionally, not only lighting effects but also status changes such as changes in gaming status on the gaming board are visually expressed and notified, and the electric For the purpose of, for example, a decorative effect, decorative members such as LED lamps and filament lamps are arranged on the board surface and other arbitrary parts.
In this type of pachinko gaming machine, for example, a printed circuit board having a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the front surface is disposed in an opening formed in a game area of the game board, and the front surface of the opening is closed so that the front surface is closed. There is one provided with an electric decoration part to which a light-sensitive cover member is attached or a cell sheet having translucency is attached. According to this, since the illumination part does not protrude from the game board surface and is in the same plane, there is no possibility that the normal operation of the game ball flowing down the game area is prevented by the illumination part, and the illumination part is Compared to the conventional type protruding from the game board surface, a space for the game ball to flow down or roll can be secured widely, so that a limited game area can be effectively utilized (Patent Document 1). Thru 3).

On the other hand, in pachinko machines, various board parts such as a prize opening, a windmill, a variable prize device, and an electrical decoration device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the contents of the game. The stage effect is enhanced by moving the movable surface parts in various directions triggered by changes in the situation, and the fun of the game is enhanced.
For example, Patent Document 4 discloses a technique for moving a movable part such as an accessory in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the display content of the symbol display device when the jackpot is reached.
However, the decorative member for obtaining the electric decoration effect and the movable panel surface parts are arranged separately, and only exhibit a distinctive individual effect individually and individually. There were few attempts to synergistically aim.
Alternatively, an effect of causing the movable panel surface component to emit light in accordance with the operation of the movable panel surface component by incorporating a light source such as an LED inside the movable panel surface component has the disadvantage that the content of the effect becomes monotonous. .

Further, Patent Document 5 discloses a configuration in which a side lamp and a strobe unit are arranged on the side edge of the game area, but heat is stored by emitting light in a state where the strobe unit is concealed by the side lamp. This causes the strobe unit itself and surrounding components to deteriorate due to heat.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-39783 JP 2004-209039 A JP 2005-152179 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-007509 JP 2004-159953 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and by adopting a combination of a movable panel surface part and a decorative member and a special light emission timing control method, a situation change such as a change in gaming state is visually observed. It is an object to provide a decorative member, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can express, inform, and synergistically achieve an electric decoration effect in the progress of the game.

To achieve the above object, a decorative member according to the invention of claim 1 includes a plurality of openable and closable pieces that are supported so as to be movable toward and away from each other along a track along at least one side edge of the game area. An opening / closing unit having a drive mechanism for moving the piece forward and backward, a support base for supporting the opening / closing movable piece and the drive mechanism, a light source embedded in the support base surface corresponding to the track, and blinking the light source And a light emitting unit having a control circuit.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the light source is in an exposed state that is visible from the front when the openable / closable movable piece is in the open position, and the control circuit is in the exposed state only when the light source is in the exposed state. The light source emits light.

The invention of claim 3 is the open / close movable piece according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the openable / closable piece is provided with a display portion of translucent characters, symbols, etc. on the front surface and an LED on the back side of the display portion, The display unit is configured to be lit by light emission of the LED.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, or third aspect, the light emitting unit includes a light source disposed in a recess formed in the support base surface and a transparent light that closes an opening of the recess. A light plate, and the light source is arranged so as to be deviated laterally outward from a center portion of the light transmissive plate.

A gaming board according to a fifth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the decorative member according to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect is arranged along the inner side of the gaming ball guide rail along the outer peripheral edge of the gaming area. And
A pachinko gaming machine according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes the gaming board according to the fifth aspect.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the normal mode, the openable / closable movable piece is closed and the light source is turned off. On the other hand, the openable / closable movable piece is opened only when a specific gaming state is entered. Is controlled so as to emit light, thereby notifying that a specific gaming state has been entered.

In the decorative member according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the light source is in an exposed state visible from the front when the openable / closable piece is in the open position, and the light source emits light only when the light source is in the exposed state. As a result, the heat generated by the light emission of the light source can be released forward, and the durability of the light source itself and peripheral circuit components due to the heat storage, and the deterioration of peripheral members can be prevented.
In the invention of claim 3, the openable / closable piece includes a light-transmitting display portion of characters, designs, etc. on the front surface, an LED on the back side of the display portion, and the display portion by light emission of the LED. Since it is configured to light up, the movable movable piece functions as a side lamp.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the light emitting unit includes a light source disposed in a recess formed in the support base surface, and a translucent plate that closes the opening of the recess, and the light source is a translucent plate. For the player who has an eye position at the center of the game board, it appears that the light emitting part is at the center of the translucent plate. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate a sense of incongruity due to the light emission position being deviated from the center of the translucent plate. In particular, when a pattern is formed on the surface of the translucent plate that expands in a ripple pattern from the center, the light source light is visually recognized at the center of the translucent plate by shifting the light source position outward as described above. As a result, the central portion of the translucent plate where the light emission amount should be maximized can be emitted with the maximum light amount.

In the game board according to the invention of claim 5, since the decorative member of the present invention is arranged along the inside of the game ball guide rail along the outer peripheral edge of the game area, it influences the path of the game ball and the progress of the game. It is possible to create an important effect on the progress of the game without giving a bonus.
Since the pachinko gaming machine according to the invention of claim 6 includes the game board, the same effect as that of claim 5 can be obtained.
According to the invention of claim 7, in the normal mode or the like, the openable / closable movable piece is closed and the light source is turned off, while the openable / closable movable piece is provided only when the player enters a specific gaming state advantageous to the player. By controlling so that the light source emits light when it is opened, it is possible to reliably notify the player that the state has shifted to an advantageous state.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a game board.
The pachinko gaming machine includes a rectangular frame F, and the game board 1 is attached to the frame F.
A variable winning device 2 that operates when a specific condition is satisfied is provided in the center of the front surface of the game area 1a constituting the game board 1. In other words, the variable prize winning device 2 functions as a big prize opening, and a gaming state advantageous to the player is generated when a game ball wins a prize in the big prize opening or a certain condition is established after winning.

Below the variable winning device 2, a start winning port 3 and an ordinary electric accessory 4 are arranged, and a gate 4a is arranged immediately above the ordinary electric accessory (central starting port) 4, and a variable winning device. A normal winning opening 5 is provided on each of the left and right sides of 2. When the game ball enters the start winning opening 3, the symbol on the display 51 is changed, and when the symbol stops at a specific symbol (big hit symbol or small hit symbol), the blade members 82 </ b> L and 82 </ b> R are controlled to open. At this time, a win is achieved by winning in the specific area 84 provided in the big winning opening.
A glass door frame (not shown) having a glass plate covering the front surface of the game board 1 is pivotally supported at one side edge of the frame F so as to be freely opened and closed.

Below the game board 1, a launch ball supply tray 6 that supplies game balls to a launching device that launches game balls to the game board 1, a lower tray 7 that stores game balls overflowing from the launch ball supply dish 6, A hitting ball launching handle 8, a speaker 9 for emitting voice / sound effects to the player, and the like are provided.
This game board 1 is a plate member on which various board surface parts are mounted. On the back surface of the game board, a synthetic resin in which back parts related to the progress and production of the game such as a liquid crystal screen, a main control board and a sub control board are assembled. A mechanical mechanism plate (not shown) is mounted so as to be freely opened and closed.
Around the game area 1a of the game board 1, the game ball launched from the hitting ball launching handle 8 is guided to the upper part of the game area 1a, or as a game ball guide rail that guides to an unillustrated out-ball collection port. A rail R1 and an inner rail R2 are provided.

A characteristic configuration of the game board 1 according to this embodiment is a configuration in which decorative members (side lamps) 20L and 20R are arranged at appropriate positions on the front surface of the game area 1a, in this example, the left and right peripheral edges of the substantially circular game area 1a. It is in.
In this example, the left decorative member 20L is disposed at a position along the inner surface of the left inner rail R2, and the right decorative member 20R is disposed at a position along the inner surface of the right inner rail R2.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are a front view and a side view showing the configuration of the left decorative member 20L, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams of the configuration of the left decorative member in a closed state. FIGS. 5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams of the configuration of the left decorative member in the open state. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the left decorative member. The main configuration of the right decorative member 20R is substantially the same as that of the left decorative member except that the right decorative member 20R is symmetrical.
The decorative member 20L includes a plurality of openable and closable movable pieces (decorative bodies) 31 and 32 supported along an arc-shaped track along the left side edge of the game area 1a. , 32, the open / close unit 30 having a drive base 35 for supporting the open / close movable pieces 31, 32 and the drive mechanism 35, and a light source embedded in the support base 40 corresponding to an arcuate track. 51 and a light emitting unit 50 having a control circuit 55 for causing the light source 51 to blink.

The open / close movable pieces 31 and 32 are guided by the support base 40 so as to open and close in conjunction with the open state shown in FIG. 5 from the closed state shown in FIG. In this example, the support base 40 includes a plate-like portion 41 assembled steplessly with the front surface of the game area 1 a, a wall-like partition plate 42 protruding from the front surface of the plate-like portion 41, and the back surface of the plate-like portion 41. And a drive mechanism support member 43 that is embedded in the game area 1 a and supports the drive mechanism 35.
Since the openable / closable pieces 31, 32 are arranged outside the partition plate 42, no matter how the openable / closable pieces operate, the progress of the game being performed in the game area 1a is not affected. . That is, the openable and closable movable pieces 31 and 32 are merely decorative bodies and do not affect the flow of the game ball.

In recent years, without providing a dedicated metal guide rail member such as an inner rail or an outer rail, a resin guide member, a type in which a side lamp has a function as a rail member, or a part of a gaming machine frame is used. Types that are also used as rail members are on the market. In other words, a configuration may be employed in which a member used for other purposes is also used as a rail member without using the rail dedicated member.
When such a configuration is applied to the present embodiment, the function as a rail member may be shared by extending the partition plate 42.
Alternatively, the open / close movable pieces 31 and 32 as side lamps may be integrally formed with the inner rail.

The openable / closable pieces 31 and 32 according to the present embodiment include a light-transmitting display portion 33 such as characters and designs on the front surface, and a printed circuit board that supports LEDs (not shown) on the back side of the display portion 33. And the display unit is lit by light emission of the LED. The light emission control of the LED can also be performed using the control circuit 55.
The drive mechanism 35 includes a motor 36, a pinion gear 37 integrated with the output shaft of the motor 36, and rack gears 31 a and 32 a integrated with the bottoms of the open / close movable pieces 31 and 32, respectively. When the pinion gear 37 rotates forward and backward by driving the motor 36, the open / close movable pieces 31 and 32 operate in the open / close direction via the rack gears 31a and 32a that are always meshed with the pinion gear. The drive mechanism 35 operates based on a control signal from the control means 39.
It should be noted that a sensor 38 such as a photo interrupter is disposed at an appropriate position of the drive mechanism support member 43, and detects the presence or absence of the detected piece 38a protruding from the back side of one of the open / close movable pieces (movable piece 32 in this example). Thus, the timing for stopping the motor 36 may be obtained.

The light source 51 is composed of, for example, an LED, and when the movable movable pieces 31 and 32 are in the open position shown in FIG. 5, the light source 51 is in an exposed state visible from the front, and in the closed state shown in FIG. 4. It is embedded in a substantially central portion of an arc-shaped track formed on the upper surface of the support base 40 so as to be in an unexposed state.
The present invention is characterized in that the control circuit 55 controls the light source to emit light only when the light source 51 is in an exposed state because the openable / closable movable pieces 31 and 32 are in an open state.
Specifically, in a normal state (normal mode), the control circuit 55 controls the open / close movable pieces while holding the open / close movable pieces 31 and 32 in the closed state shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the light source 51 hidden by the player is turned off, when a predetermined gaming state (such as jackpot) advantageous to the player arrives, the motor 36 is energized to open and close the movable movable pieces 31 and 32. Control is performed so that the light source 51 exposed between the open / close movable pieces is energized to emit light by shifting to the open state shown in FIG. When the sensor 38 detects that the opening / closing movable pieces 31 and 32 have been opened and closed, the motor 36 is deenergized to keep the opening / closing movable pieces open.

When the predetermined gaming state is finished, the motor 36 is reversely rotated to return the movable movable pieces 31 and 32 to the closed position shown in FIG. 4, and the light source 51 is turned off when the movable movable piece reaches the closed position. Let
Thus, since the openable / closable movable pieces 31 and 32 are always opened when the light source 51 emits light, heat generated from the light source can be effectively radiated. That is, light emission and heat generation are not performed in a state where the openable / closable movable piece is in close contact with the front surface of the light source 51 and concealed. Therefore, durability of the light source 51 can be improved, deterioration of various components arranged around the light source due to heat can be prevented, and power consumption can be reduced.

Next, a specific configuration of each component of the opening / closing unit and the light emitting unit will be described based on the exploded perspective view of FIG.
Each opening / closing movable piece 31, 32 is placed on a guide surface 42 a provided on a member having a partition plate 42 and guided in the opening / closing direction. In other words, the openable / closable movable pieces 31 and 32 are connected to the connecting member 60 constituting the drive mechanism 35 via the two slits 42b provided on the guide surface 42a. The connecting member 60 has a configuration in which a first portion 61 integrated with the openable / closable movable piece 31 and a second portion 62 integrated with the openable / closable movable piece 32 are connected to be freely opened and closed in the direction indicated by the arrow. A rack gear 31a is formed in the first portion 61, and a rack gear 32a is formed in the second portion 62. Therefore, as the pinion gear 37 rotates forward and backward, the first portion 61 and the second portion 62 move back and forth in the opening / closing direction, so that the opening / closing movable pieces 31 and 32 also integrally open / close. .

  Next, the opening 42c formed in the center part of the guide surface 42a is an opening for arranging the internal light source 51, and the opening 42c is closed by the translucent plate 45. In addition to the connecting member 60, a first printed board 70 and a second printed board 75 are disposed between the support base 40 and the drive mechanism support member 43. The first printed circuit board 70 is connected to the motor 36. The second printed circuit board 75 supports the light source 51 on the front surface and supports the sensor 38 on the back surface.

Next, FIG. 7 is a front view showing an arrangement structure of light sources in the left decorative member.
The light source 51 is mounted on a printed circuit board 71 disposed in a recess 41 a provided in the plate-like portion 41 of the support base 40. Moreover, this light source 51 arrange | positions the several point light source (LED) in the column so that it may light-emit in the shape of a long line in the vertical direction, for example.
On the other hand, a light-transmitting plate (lens plate) 45 that closes the opening of the recess 41a is formed with a rectangular ripple pattern (lens cut pattern) from the center to the outer diameter direction.

  In the present embodiment, the position of the vertically long light source 51 on the printed circuit board is shifted outward from the center portion of the light transmitting plate 45. By configuring in this way, each light source 51 can be used when a player located substantially in the center of the game area 1a visually confirms the light emission state of the translucent plate 45 constituting the decorative members 20L and 20R located on the left and right. The light emission position from the light transmission plate 45 can be a position corresponding to the central portion of the translucent plate 45. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate a sense of incongruity caused by the light emission position appearing to be at a position shifted from the center of the translucent plate 45.

  As described above, the decorative member of the present invention is composed of the opening / closing unit 30 and the light emitting unit 50, and the light emitting unit is matched with the timing at which the openable / closable movable pieces (side lamps) 31, 32 constituting the opening / closing unit are opened. The light source 51 constituting the light source is caused to emit light and the light source is turned off when the open / close movable piece is closed. It is possible to prevent the deterioration of the durability of the circuit components and the deterioration of the peripheral members. Further, by operating the open / close movable piece as a side lamp, it is possible to obtain a decorative effect having an impact on the entire game board. Further, by providing a decorative member that can move along the inner rail, it is possible to obtain a visual spread and to obtain an effect that the game area can be felt wider.

In the normal mode, the openable movable piece is closed and the light source is turned off. On the other hand, the openable movable piece is opened and the light source emits light only when the player enters a specific gaming state advantageous to the player. By controlling in this way, it is possible to reliably notify the player that the state has shifted to an advantageous state, and it is possible to enhance the interest in gaming. Conventionally, there is a panel surface component corresponding to an openable / closable piece called a side lamp, but there is no conventional example configured to operate the side lamp. On the other hand, the open / close movable piece as a side lamp in the present invention is novel in that it opens and closes while emitting light.
In addition, the movable movable piece that moves along the arcuate locus operates with a single motor as a drive source, so that the configuration can be simplified. Further, the openable / closable piece is configured to advance and retreat in a limited space along the inside of the game ball guide rail, and is a range in which the game ball does not enter, so there is no possibility of affecting the game content.

Also, in consideration of the angle of line of sight when a player located in the center of the game area looks at the light source 51 in the lateral direction, it is displaced outward rather than at a position along the central portion of the translucent plate 45. Since the light source is arranged at the position where the light is placed, the player who has the eye position at the center of the game board appears to have the light emitting portion at the center of the translucent plate. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate a sense of incongruity due to the light emission position being deviated from the center of the translucent plate.
In particular, when a pattern is formed on the surface of the translucent plate that expands in a ripple pattern from the center, the light source light is visually recognized at the center of the translucent plate by shifting the light source position outward as described above. Accordingly, it is possible to emit light with the maximum light amount at the central portion of the translucent plate where the light emission amount should be maximized.

In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the game ball B wins the left starting port (starting winning port) 3 or the electric tulip (ordinary electric accessory) 4 shown in FIG. The following game modes are adopted according to the lottery performed.
First, as a result of the lottery, if the winner is won, the jackpot symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 80 provided at the upper right of the game board and the effect display device 85 provided at the center of the game board, respectively. A special symbol variation jackpot that is in a gaming state occurs. In this case, the variable winning device 2 performs an operation of opening the movable pieces (blade members) 81L and 81R, and the game ball B that has won the prize in the variable winning device 2 is detected by the winning ball detection switches 82L and 82R. Such a jackpot operation is either a period in which a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls B are won in the variable winning device 2, or a period in which the movable pieces 81L and 81R are opened and closed a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times). One round is performed until a predetermined round (for example, 15 rounds) is completed. Further, the special area switch 83 in the variable winning device may be disabled in the special game state due to the big win.

  Note that such a big hit operation is merely an example, and the movable pieces 81L and 81R are continuously opened and closed until the predetermined number of game balls B are won in the variable winning device 2, or in the variable winning device 2. Alternatively, the movable pieces 81L and 81R may be kept open until a predetermined number of game balls B are won. In the special game state associated with the jackpot, the specific area switch 83 in the specific area 84 may have a function as a continuation switch for continuing the special game state.

  Next, when winning a small winning as a result of the lottery, the small winning symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 80 and the effect display device 85, and the movable pieces 81L and 81R of the variable winning device 2 are set a predetermined number of times (for example, once). (Or twice) Perform the opening operation. At this time, when the game ball B that has won a prize in the variable winning device 2 wins the specific area 84 and passes the specific area switch 83, a specific area passing jackpot that is the second special gaming state is generated. Also in this case, the variable winning device 2 performs an operation of opening the movable pieces 81L and 81R, and the game ball B that has won a prize in the variable winning device 2 is detected by the winning ball detection switches 82L and 82R. Such a jackpot operation is either a period during which a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls B are won in the variable winning device 2 or a period during which the movable pieces 81L, 81R are opened / closed a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times). One round is performed until a predetermined round (for example, 2 rounds, 8 rounds, and 15 rounds) is completed. Also in this case, the special area switch 83 in the variable winning device 2 may be disabled in the special game state due to the big win.

As described above, the movable pieces 81L and 81R are continuously opened and closed until a predetermined number of game balls B are won in the variable winning device 2, or until a predetermined number of game balls B are won in the variable winning device 2. The movable pieces 81L and 81R may be kept open. In the special game state associated with the jackpot, the specific area switch 83 in the specific area 84 may have a function as a continuation switch for continuing the special game state.
If the result of the lottery is a loss, the special symbol display device 80 and the effect display device 85 display the shift symbol, and the opening operation of the movable pieces 81L and 81R of the variable winning device 2 is not performed.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
As shown in this figure, the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment is provided with a game control unit 151 as a main game control means for controlling the progress of the game, and as a sub-control means, a prize ball control unit 161, a symbol control A unit 171, a sound control unit 181, and a lamp control unit 191 are provided.
The game control unit 151 includes a CPU 152, a ROM 153, a RAM 154, and input / output interfaces (hereinafter referred to as “I / O”) 155 and 156, and performs main control of the pachinko gaming machine.

  The I / O 155 of the game controller 151 includes a first start winning detection switch (SW) 112a provided at the left start opening 3 of the game board and a second start winning detection switch (SW) provided at the electric tulip 4. 113a, a large winning detection switch (SW) 82, a specific area detecting switch (SW) 83 in the variable winning device 2, a gate switch (SW) 115a provided in the gate 4a, and a normal winning opening provided in the normal winning opening 119 Switches (SW) 119a and 119b are connected. Further, a movable piece solenoid 121a for driving the movable pieces 81L and 81R of the variable prize winning device 2, a solenoid 113b for a normal accessory for driving the electric tulip 4, and a role for driving the accessory device of the variable prize winning device 2. An object driving motor 110a and the like are connected. On the other hand, the I / O 156 of the game control unit 151 is connected to the I / O 165 of the prize ball control unit 161 and the I / O 175 of the symbol control unit 171.

The prize ball control unit 161 includes a CPU 162, a ROM 163, a RAM 164, and I / O 165 and 166, and performs drive control of a payout drive motor 167 connected to the I / O 166 based on a control signal from the game control unit 151. Further, a fixed position detection switch (SW) 168a, a payout ball detection switch (SW) 168b, a ball presence detection switch (SW) 168c, a full tank detection switch (SW) 168d, and the like are connected to the I / O 166.
The symbol control unit 171 is for performing display control of various display devices, and includes a CPU 172, a ROM 173, a RAM 174, I / O 175, 176, and 177, and the I / O 176 includes a liquid crystal display device. A special symbol display device 80 composed of 85, 7 segments, etc., and a normal symbol display device 114 composed of LEDs are connected. The I / O 177 of the symbol control unit 171 is connected to the I / O 185 of the voice control unit 181 and the I / O 195 of the lamp control unit 191.

The audio control unit 181 includes a CPU 182, a ROM 183, a RAM 184, and I / O 185 and 186, and performs audio control of the speaker 9 connected to the I / O 186.
The lamp control unit 191 includes a CPU 192, a ROM 193, a RAM 194, I / O 195, and 196, and various lamps connected to the I / O 196, such as a decorative lamp (LED) 197 or a glass frame that decorates a frame F (see FIG. 1). The lamp 198, the light source 51, the LED, and the like constituting the decorative members 20L and 20R provided on the game board 1 are controlled.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process for realizing the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. In the process described below, the CPU 152 of the game control unit 151 mainly executes a program stored in the ROM 153. Further, it is assumed that the jackpot flag value is set to “0” at the initial setting.
In this case, the CPU 152 of the game control unit 151 first determines whether or not a game ball has won the left start port 3 or the electric tulip 4 by the start winning switch 112a or 113a (S1), and the game ball has won a prize. If it is determined that the game ball has been played, the process proceeds to step S2, and it is determined whether or not the retained number of game balls won in the left starting port 3 or the electric tulip 4 is smaller than "4". Here, if the reserved number is smaller than “4”, that is, if the reserved number is 3 or less, the process proceeds to step S3, and “1” is added to the current reserved number.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that no winning game ball has been detected, or if it is determined in step S2 that the number of holds is “4”, the process proceeds to step S4 without adding “1” to the number of holds. move on.
In step S4, it is determined whether or not the number of holds is “1” or more. If the number of holds is “1” or more, the process proceeds to step S5. Otherwise, the process returns to step S1.
In step S5, as a special symbol fluctuation lottery process, for example, one random number value is selected by lottery from random number values “0 to 100”, and in step S6, “1” is subtracted from the reserved number, and then in step S7. The random value obtained by the special symbol variation lottery process is acquired.

  Next, in step S8, it is determined whether or not the acquired random number value is “0”. If the random number value is “0”, it is determined that the specific symbol variation jackpot has been won, and the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, the CPU 152 performs control to cause the CPU 172 of the symbol control unit 171 to select a variation pattern corresponding to the jackpot. In step S10, the jackpot flag value is set to “1”, and in step S11, the CPU 172 is caused to execute symbol variation processing. As a result, a symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed on the special symbol display device 80, and an effect display according to the selected jackpot variation pattern is performed on the effect display device 85.

  After that, if it is determined in step S12 that the special symbol display device 80 has stopped at the specific symbol, the process proceeds to step S13, and whether or not the jackpot is won in step S13, that is, whether or not the jackpot flag value is “1”. Is determined. In this case, since the jackpot flag value is “1”, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the jackpot flag value is returned to “0”, and then in step S15, jackpot processing such as opening operation of the variable winning device 2 that is a jackpot is performed. After the big hit process is completed, the process returns to step S1 and continues.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S8 that the acquired random number value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S16 to determine whether the random number value is “1” to “10”. Here, if the random number value is “1” to “10”, the process proceeds to step S17, and the CPU 52 controls the CPU 172 of the symbol control unit 171 to select a variation pattern corresponding to the deviation, and in step S11. The symbol variation process is executed. As a result, the special symbol display device 80 displays a symbol corresponding to the shift, and the effect display device 85 displays an effect according to the selected deviation variation pattern.

After that, if it is determined in step S12 that the special symbol display device 80 has stopped at the specific symbol, the process proceeds to step S13, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won in step S13. In this case, since the jackpot is not won, the process returns from step S13 to step S1.
If it is determined in step S16 that the acquired random number value is not “1” to “10”, that is, if the random number value is any one of “11” to “100”, the process proceeds to step S18, and the CPU 152 The CPU 172 of the symbol control unit 171 performs control to select a variation pattern corresponding to the small hit.

  Next, in step S19, opening processing of the movable piece solenoid 121a for driving the movable pieces 81L and 81R of the variable winning device 2 is performed, and in the subsequent step S20, a prize is entered into the variable winning device 2 by the big winning ball detection switches 82L and 82R. If it is detected, the process proceeds to step S 21, where it is determined whether or not a game ball has won in the specific area 84 by the specific area detection switch 83. If it is determined that the game ball has won the specific area, the process proceeds to step S22, the jackpot flag value is set to “1”, the process proceeds to step S13, and whether or not the jackpot is won in step S13. To determine. In this case, since the flag value is “1”, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the jackpot flag value is returned to “0”, and then in step S15, jackpot processing such as opening operation of the variable winning device 2 which is a jackpot is performed. After the big hit process is completed, the process returns to step S1 and continues. If the winning of the game ball in the variable winning device 2 cannot be detected in step S20, or if the winning of the game ball in the specific area 84 cannot be detected in step S21, the process returns to step S1 to perform the process. continue.

As described above, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a first game characteristic in which a big hit is generated by a lottery performed when a game ball wins a starting winning opening such as the left starting opening 3 and the electric tulip 4, and starting. A big hit occurs when a game ball that has won a prize in the variable winning device 2 passes through a specific area switch 83 in the specific area 84 when a small win is generated by a lottery performed when a game ball wins a winning opening. It has a configuration having two game characteristics called second game characteristics.
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment described so far is not limited to the above-described game characteristics, but can be applied to pachinko gaming machines having game characteristics conventionally referred to as two types.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing of a pachinko gaming machine having two types of game characteristics. Note that the processing described below is also realized mainly by the CPU 152 of the game control unit 151 executing a program stored in the ROM 153.
In this case, the CPU 152 first determines whether or not the game ball has won the left start port 3 or the electric tulip 4 by the start winning switches 112a and 113a (S31), and if it is determined that the game ball has won, step Proceed to S32. In step S32, the opening process of the movable piece solenoid 121a that drives the movable pieces 81L and 81R of the variable winning device 2 is performed. In subsequent step S33, if a winning in the variable winning device 2 is detected by the big winning ball detection switch 82, the process proceeds to step S34. It is determined whether or not the specific area is passed. Here, when it is determined that the game ball has passed the specific area, the process proceeds to step S35 and a jackpot process is performed such that the opening operation of the variable winning device 2 is performed. After the big hit process is completed, the process returns to step S31 and the process is continued. If no winning in the variable winning device 2 can be detected in step S33, or if no winning in the specific area 84 can be detected in step S34, the process returns to step S31 and continues.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of a game board. (A) And (b) is the front view and side view which show the structure of the decoration member on the left side. (A) And (b) is a structure explanatory drawing of the closed state of the left decoration member. (A) And (b) is a structure explanatory drawing of the open state of the left decorative member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the decoration member of this invention. It is a front view which shows the arrangement structure of the light source in the left decorative member. It is the block diagram which carried out the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the process for implement | achieving operation | movement of the pachinko game machine of this Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the process of the pachinko game machine which has 2 types of game characteristics.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 1a ... Game area, 2 ... Variable prize-winning device, 3 ... Start prize opening, 4 ... Ordinary electric accessory, 5 ... Normal prize opening, 6 ... Launch ball supply tray, 7 ... Lower plate, 8 ... Hitting ball Launching handle, 9 ... Speaker, 20L, 20R ... Decoration member, 30 ... Opening / closing unit, 31, 32 ... Opening / closing movable piece, 31a ... Rack gear, 32a ... Rack gear, 33 ... Display unit, 35 ... Drive mechanism, 36 ... Motor, 37 ... pinion gear, 38 ... sensor, 38a ... detected piece, 39 ... control means, 40 ... support base, 41 ... plate portion, 41a ... recess, 42 ... partition plate, 42a ... guide surface, 42b ... slit, 42c DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Opening, 43 ... Drive mechanism support member, 45 ... Translucent plate, 50 ... Light emission unit, 51 ... Light source, 55 ... Control circuit, 60 ... Connection member, 70 ... Printed circuit board, 71 ... Printed circuit board, F ... Frame, 80 ... Special symbol display device 81L ... movable piece, 82 ... large winning ball detection switch, 82L ... large winning ball detection switch, 82L ... winning ball detection switch, 83 ... specific area switch, 83 ... specific area detection switch, 84 ... specific area, 85 ... effect display Device 110a ... Actor drive motor 112a ... Start winning switch 113b ... Normal accessory (electric tulip) solenoid 114 ... Normal symbol display device 119 ... Normal winning port 121a ... Movable piece solenoid 151 ... Game Control unit, 152 ... CPU, 153 ... ROM, 154 ... RAM, 161 ... prize ball control unit, 162 ... CPU, 163 ... ROM, 164 ... RAM, 167 ... dispensing drive motor, 172 ... CPU, 173 ... ROM, 174 ... RAM, 181 ... Voice control unit, 182 ... CPU, 183 ... ROM, 184 ... RAM, 191 ... Lamp control , 192 ... CPU, 193 ... ROM, 194 ... RAM, 198 ... glass frame lamp.

Claims (7)

A plurality of openable and closable movable pieces supported so as to be movable toward and away from each other along a track along at least one side edge of the game area, a drive mechanism for moving both open and close movable pieces, and a support mechanism for the openable and closable movable pieces and the drive mechanism An opening / closing unit having a supporting base,
A light emitting unit having a light source embedded in the support base surface corresponding to the track and a control circuit for blinking the light source;
A decorative member comprising:   The light source is in an exposed state that is visible from the front when the movable movable piece is in an open position, and the control circuit causes the light source to emit light only when the light source is in an exposed state. The decorative member described in 1.   The openable / closable piece is provided with a light-transmitting display portion of characters, designs, etc. on the front surface, an LED on the back side of the display portion, and the display portion is lit by light emission of the LED. The decorative member according to claim 1, wherein the decorative member is provided. The light emitting unit includes the light source disposed in a recess formed in the support base surface, and a translucent plate that closes an opening of the recess,
4. The decorative member according to claim 1, wherein the light source is arranged so as to be shifted to a position closer to a laterally outer side than a center portion of the light transmitting plate.   5. A game board, wherein the decorative member according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 is arranged along an inner side of a game ball guide rail along an outer peripheral edge of the game area.   A pachinko gaming machine comprising the gaming board according to claim 5.   In the normal mode, the open / close movable piece is closed and the light source is turned off, while the open / close movable piece is opened and the light source emits light only when a specific gaming state is entered. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the fact that the state has shifted to a specific gaming state is notified.

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