JP2008167881A - Variable winning device, game board and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable winning device capable of preventing clogging with game balls when a decorated panel matching the presentation in a game machine is attached. <P>SOLUTION: The variable winning device 11 comprises an attached board 90 attached on the surface of a game board 3, an upper starting pocket 13 projecting forward from the attached board 90, a lower starting hole formed on the attached board 90 located under the upper starting pocket 13, movable pieces 17b and 17b for guiding game balls to the lower starting hole, and the decorated plate 81 fixed/disposed on the front face of the movable pieces 17b and 17b. The decorated plate 81 is formed of a transparent member in such a shape as to cover the front of the movable range of the movable pieces 17b and 17b. Symbols are disposed on the front face of the transparent member, and the upper part of the transparent member is disposed close to the lower part of the upper starting pocket 13 so that clogging with game balls between the transparent member and the upper starting pocket can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a variable winning device for a gaming board provided in a pachinko gaming machine, and is particularly suitable for preventing a ball clogging.

Conventionally, there are known pachinko machines in which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed by a symbol display device such as a liquid crystal display device every time a game ball enters the start winning opening, and the display symbol is a big hit when the symbol is stopped at a predetermined symbol. . In this type of pachinko gaming machine, there is a type in which a variable winning device is provided as a starting winning opening, for example, at the lower center of the board surface of the game board. The variable winning device is configured to be operable between a form in which a game ball cannot be introduced into the inside and a form in which the game ball can be introduced by electrically operating a pair of opening and closing members.
As a prior document, a variable winning device for a pachinko gaming machine having an information display function and a movable piece is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-270274 A

By the way, since the variable winning device as described above is arranged at the center on the board surface of the game board, in order to enhance the interest of the game, the front panel (in accordance with the game effect of the game machine) on the front of the movable piece ( Many are equipped with decorative panels.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a variable winning device provided in a game board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.
The variable winning device 100 shown in FIG. 8 includes a mounting board 101 attached on a board surface of a game board (not shown), an upper starting pocket 102 projecting forward from the mounting board 101, and a position below the upper starting pocket 102. An electric tulip 103 having a pair of movable pieces 104 and 104 for guiding a game ball to a lower starting port (not shown) formed on the mounting substrate 101 to be fixed, and a fixed arrangement on the front surface of the electric tulip 103 The decorative board 105 is provided. The variable winning device 100 is usually arranged at the substantially lower center of the game board. In addition, since the player plays an important role in the game, there are many opportunities for the player to visually recognize the game, so that the decorative plate 105 having a shape suitable for the game effect of the gaming machine is often attached. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8, the decorative board 105 is formed in a ribbon shape. Reference numeral 106 denotes a game nail.

However, when the decorative board 105 of the variable winning device is formed in a shape suitable for game effects, depending on the shape of the decorative board 105, a game ball P between the upper start pocket 102 and the decorative board 105 is shown in FIG. There was a risk of clogging and ball clogging. Such a clogged game ball not only impairs the interest of the game but also causes trouble.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and includes a variable winning device that can prevent the occurrence of a clogged ball even when a decorative board suitable for a gaming machine effect is attached, and the variable winning device. An object is to provide a gaming board and a pachinko gaming machine provided.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is directed to a mounting board mounted on a game board surface, an upper starting port forming member projecting forward from the mounting board, and the upper starting port forming member. A variable prize comprising: a lower start port formed on the mounting substrate surface located below; a movable piece for guiding a game ball to the lower start port; and a decorative board fixedly disposed on the front surface of the movable piece In the apparatus, the decorative plate is formed of a transparent member having a shape covering the front of the movable range of the movable piece, and a pattern is provided on the front surface of the transparent member, and the upper portion of the transparent member is formed with the upper starting opening. It is characterized by being arranged in close proximity so as to prevent clogging of game balls with the lower part of the member.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the variable winning device according to the first aspect, the decorative board is attached substantially parallel to the surface of the game board.
The invention according to claim 3 is the variable winning device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outer periphery of the decorative board is inclined in a direction of expanding outward from the rear to the front. To do.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board including the variable winning device according to any one of the first to third aspects.
The invention according to claim 5 is characterized by a pachinko gaming machine provided with the game board according to claim 4.

According to the variable winning device of the present invention, the decorative board is formed of the transparent member having a shape covering the front of the movable range of the movable piece, so that the ball of the game ball is blocked between the upper start port forming member and the decorative board. It can be prevented from occurring.
In addition, since the front of the movable range of the movable piece is covered with the decorative plate, it is possible to limit the back-and-forth movement of the game ball within the movable range of the movable piece. It can be prevented from occurring.
Furthermore, since the decorative board is formed of a transparent member, the player can visually recognize the operation of the movable piece and the flow of the game ball through the transparent portion of the decorative board.
Furthermore, since the outer periphery of the decorative plate is inclined in a direction that expands outward from the rear to the front, the game ball is easily guided toward the movable piece. Generation | occurrence | production of the ball clogging between formation members can be prevented.
Furthermore, the attachment of the decorative board substantially parallel to the game board surface also has an advantage that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of ball clogging between the decorative board and the upper start-up opening forming member.
Furthermore, if a game board is formed by using the variable winning device of the present invention as described above, or if a pachinko gaming machine is configured using the game board, a game board and a pachinko game that can obtain the above-described effects can be obtained. Machine can be realized.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in this figure has a rectangular frame 2, and a game board 3 is detachably attached to a window hole of the frame 2 from the back side.
A glass frame (not shown) is attached to the front side of the game board 3 so as to be opened and closed. Also, a lower part of the game board 3 is provided with a saucer part 4 for storing game balls, a launch lever 5 for launching game balls of the saucer part 4 and the like. In addition, on the front lower plate 6 between the tray 4 and the launch lever 5, a button switch for gaming machines, a purchase button for game balls, a purchase cancel button, and a game ball in the tray 4 are pulled out from below. A ball removal button is provided.
A center member 7 having an opening at the center is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 3. A symbol display device 9 is disposed inside the center member 7. The symbol display device 9 is constituted by, for example, a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in the normal operation state. In the so-called special game state, an effect image indicating the special game state is displayed.

The center member 7 is provided with a decorative body 7a. In this example, the decoration body 7a is a three-dimensional gimmick that represents the head including the face of a character (character) involved in the progress of the game, and is configured to be able to swing.
Below the center member 7, a variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 9 is provided. Further, on the left side of the center member 7, a gate 14 for operating a normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 is provided. Further, on the lower side and the right side of the variable winning device 11, there are provided large winning ports 15 and 16 having an opening / closing door that is opened when a big hit state which is one of the special gaming states.
The variable winning device 11 includes an upper start pocket (upper start port forming member) 13 for variably displaying the symbol display device 9 and an electric tulip 17 having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces). . The detailed structure of the variable winning device 11 will be described later.
In addition, the game board 3 is provided with a normal winning port 18, an out port 19, and the like, and a windmill and a large number of game nails (not shown) project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression.
The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 can variably display one or more symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 14 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
As a normal symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, and other appropriate game symbols are used. Then, when the normal symbol is in a predetermined mode by random number control on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 14, the movable piece made of the electric tulip 17 provided in the variable winning device 11 is opened for a predetermined time. Is configured to do.

  The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 9 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. In addition, the special symbol is random number control on condition that the game ball is detected at the lower start port (not shown) where the game ball is guided by the opening operation of the upper start pocket 13 or the electric tulip 17 of the variable winning device 11. For example, the display is scrolled by a predetermined fluctuation pattern (variable) for a predetermined time and stopped at the symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A jackpot condition occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a game control device that performs operation control of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
In the game control device shown in FIG. 2, a game control board 21 is provided as a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, a game effect means for effecting the game, and a game effect for controlling the effect of the game. As the control means, a symbol control board 31, an audio control board 41, and an effect control board 51 are provided.
The game control board 21 includes a CPU 22, a ROM 23, a RAM 24, and input / output interfaces (hereinafter referred to as “I / O”) 25 and 26, and performs main control of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The I / O 25 of the game control board 21 includes a lower start switch (SW) 12a provided at the lower start port of the variable winning device 11, an upper start switch (SW) 13a provided in the upper start pocket 13, a game board 3 is connected to the start gate 14a. Also, the regular prize opening switches (SW) 18a and 18b provided at the normal prize opening 18 of the game board 3 and the big prize opening switches (SW) 15a and 16a provided at the two big prize openings 15 and 16, respectively, Large winning opening solenoids 15b and 16b for opening and closing the opening and closing doors of the openings 15 and 16, respectively, and a starting opening solenoid 17a for opening and closing the electric tulip 17 of the upper starting pocket 13 provided in the variable winning apparatus 11 Is connected.

On the other hand, the I / O 26 of the symbol control board 31 and the I / O 65 of the prize ball control board 61 are connected to the I / O 26 of the game control board 21. The symbol control board 31 is for performing display control of the symbol display device 9 and the like, and has a CPU 32, a ROM 33, a RAM 34, and I / O 35, 36, 37, and the I / O 36 is configured by a liquid crystal display device. Although not shown, the symbol display device 9 is connected to a normal symbol display device 10 composed of 7 segments or the like. The I / O 37 is connected to the I / O 45 of the sound control board 41 and the I / O 55 of the effect control board 51.
The sound control board 41 includes a CPU 42, a ROM 43, a RAM 44, and I / O 45 and 46, and controls sound of the speaker 8 connected to the I / O 46, control of the vibration means 47 built in the launch lever 5, and the like. Do.
The effect control board 51 includes a CPU 52, a ROM 53, a RAM 54, and I / O 55 and 56, and various lamps connected to the I / O 56, such as a decorative lamp (LED) 57, a glass frame lamp 58, and a side frame that decorate the frame 2. The lamp 59 and the like are controlled. The effect control board 51 also controls the decorative body 7 a provided on the center member 7.
The prize ball control board 61 includes a CPU 62, a ROM 63, a RAM 64, and I / O 65 and 66, and performs drive control of a payout drive motor 67 connected to the I / O 66 based on a control signal from the game control board 21. . Further, a fixed position detection switch (SW) 68a, a payout ball detection switch (SW) 68b, a ball presence detection switch (SW) 68c, a full tank detection switch (SW) 68d, and the like are connected to the I / O 66.

Hereinafter, the variable winning device 11 of this embodiment will be described in detail.
3A and 3B are diagrams showing the configuration of the variable winning device 11, wherein FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, and FIG. 3C is a right side view.
4A is a front view showing the closed state of the electric tulip 17 of the variable winning device 11, and FIG. 4B is a front view showing the opened state of the electric tulip 17 of the variable winning device 11. It is.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the variable winning device 11 of the present embodiment includes a mounting board 90 attached to the board surface of the game board 3 (see FIG. 1), and an upper start formed on the top of the mounting board 90. The pocket 13 and an electric tulip 17 that guides a game ball to a lower starting port (not shown) formed in the lower portion of the mounting substrate 90, and the movable pieces 17b and 17b of the electric tulip 17 are supported and are described later. The decorative plate is composed of a support member 80 for fixing and arranging the decorative plate in front of the electric tulip 17, and a decorative plate (surface plate) 81 that is integrally formed with the support member 80 and fixed and arranged on the front surface of the electric tulip 17. Is done.
The attachment substrate 90 is attached by screws 91 from the front side of the game board 3 (see FIG. 1). Further, the decorative plate 81 is attached to the attachment substrate 90 from the back side of the attachment substrate 90 with screws to be described later.
The electric tulip 17 is composed of a pair of movable pieces 17b and 17b, and guides the game ball to a lower start port provided at the lower portion of the mounting substrate 90 when the movable pieces 17b and 17b are opened. A solenoid 17a for opening and closing the electric tulip 17 is provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 90. In the present embodiment, the variable winning device 11 has been described by taking the electric tulip 17 having the pair of movable pieces 17b and 17b as an example. However, this is merely an example, and the movable pieces 17b are not necessarily a pair. There may be only one side.

And in the movable prize-winning apparatus 11 of this embodiment comprised as mentioned above, the decorative board 81 was formed with the transparent member of the shape which covers the front of the movable range of movable piece 17b, 17b. With this configuration, there is no space for the game ball to be sandwiched between the upper start pocket 13 and the decorative plate 81, so that the game ball is sandwiched between the upper start pocket 13 and the decorative plate 81, resulting in ball clogging. Can be prevented.
In addition, the decorative plate 81 covers the front of the movable range of the movable pieces 17b and 17b of the electric tulip 17 with the decorative plate 81, thereby preventing the game ball from moving forward and backward in the movable range of the movable pieces 17b and 17b. Can be limited. In other words, by covering the front of the movable range of the movable pieces 17b, 17b with the decorative plate 81, it is possible to limit the runaway of the game ball by the thickness of the decorative plate 81, so that the game ball is displaced in the front-rear direction. By overlapping, it is possible to prevent the game balls from being connected in a bowl shape and causing a ball clogging.
The decorative plate 81 is preferably formed so as to cover the entire movable range of the movable pieces 17b and 17b of the electric tulip 17, but from the viewpoint of the visibility of the game ball, the movable range of the movable pieces 17b and 17b is not necessarily limited. There is no need to cover the whole thing. For example, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the movable pieces 17b and 17b of the electric tulip 17 are in the open state, the tip portions of the movable pieces 17b and 17b are exposed from the decorative plate 81. However, even in such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being caught between the upper start pocket 13 and the decorative plate 81 and to prevent the ball from becoming clogged.

Further, in the present embodiment, the design pattern 82 that matches the game effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is applied (printed) to the surface of the decorative plate 81 that is a transparent member. Specifically, the surface of the decorative plate 81 is painted with a ribbon pattern. Thereby, it can be set as the decorative board 81 suitable for game production. Further, when the design pattern of the decorative board 81 is applied later, there is an advantage that the decorative board 81 can be easily manufactured. In the present embodiment, the design pattern 82 is printed on the surface of the decorative board 81 by painting. However, this is merely an example, and a seal or the like may be applied in addition to painting.
In the present embodiment, the decorative plate 81 is formed of a transparent member, so that the player can move the movable piece 17b constituting the electric tulip 17 through the transparent portion of the decorative plate 81, that is, the portion where the design pattern is not painted. Since the player can visually recognize the movement of 17b and the game ball being guided to the lower starting opening in the movable pieces 17b and 17b, it is possible to provide an interesting game for the player.
Furthermore, in the variable winning device 11 of this embodiment, the inclined surface 83 is formed on the outer periphery of the back surface of the decorative plate 81 as shown in FIG. That is, the outer periphery of the decorative plate 81 is inclined in the direction of expanding outward from the rear toward the front. With this configuration, the game ball is easily guided in the direction of the movable pieces 17b and 17b, and from this point, it is possible to prevent the ball clogging between the decorative plate 81 and the upper start pocket 13. it can.

  Further, in the variable prize apparatus 11 of the present embodiment, when the decorative plate 81 integrally formed with the support member 80 is attached to the attachment substrate 90 as shown in FIG. 5, the decorative plate 81 is fixed by the screws 84 that fix the support member 80. It was made to be substantially parallel to the substrate surface of the mounting substrate 90. That is, the decorative plate 81 is made substantially parallel to the surface of the game board 3. Thus, even when the decorative plate 81 is attached substantially parallel to the surface of the game board 3, it is possible to prevent clogging between the decorative plate 81 and the upper start pocket 13.

In the present embodiment described so far, the decorative plate 81 covers the front of the movable range of the electric tulip 17, but this is only an example, and various shapes of the decorative plate 81 can be considered.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the variable prize apparatus of the present invention. The decorative board 81 shown in FIG. 6 is, for example, a game board when the variable prize apparatus 11 is attached to the game board 3. 3 and is covered with a decorative plate 81 to the vicinity of the game nails 92 and 92 adjacent to the variable winning device 11. When the decorative board 81 is configured in this manner, the playball's forward / backward rampage can be limited by the thickness of the decorative board 81 in the vicinity of the variable winning device 11, so that the game balls are overlapped in a state shifted in the front / rear direction. It is possible to prevent the game balls from being connected in a bowl shape and causing a ball clogging.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing still another example of the configuration of the variable winning device of the present invention. By the decorative plate 81 shown in FIG. 7, the movable range of the movable pieces 17b and 17b of the electric tulip 17 and the upper start are shown. The front of the pocket 13 is covered. Even in the case where the decorative board 81 is configured in this way, the game ball can be restricted in the longitudinal direction by the thickness of the decorative board 81 in the vicinity of the variable winning device 11, so that the game balls are connected in a bowl shape like the above. It is possible to prevent clogging.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the game control apparatus which performs operation | movement control of the pachinko game machine of this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the structure of the variable winning apparatus of this embodiment, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right view. (A) is the front view which showed the electric tulip of the variable prize-winning apparatus in the closed state, (b) is the front view in which the electric tulip of the variable prize-winning apparatus showed the open state. It is an exploded view of the variable prize apparatus of this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the other structural example of the variable prize-winning apparatus of this invention. It is the figure which showed the further another structural example of the variable prize-winning apparatus of this invention. It is the figure which showed the variable winning apparatus with which the game board of the conventional pachinko game machine is equipped.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Frame body, 3 ... Game board, 4 ... Receptacle part, 5 ... Launch lever, 6 ... Front lower plate, 7 ... Center member, 7a ... Decoration body, 8 ... Speaker, 9 ... Symbol display Device: 10 ... Normal symbol display device, 11 ... Variable winning device, 12a ... Lower start opening switch, 13 ... Upper start pocket, 13a ... Upper start opening switch, 14 ... Gate, 14a ... Start gate, 15, 16 ... Grand prize Mouth, 15b, 16b ... Large winning opening solenoid, 17 ... Electric tulip, 17a ... Starting opening solenoid, 18 ... Normal winning opening, 19 ... Out opening, 21 ... Game control board, 41 ... Audio control board, 47 ... Vibration means , 51 ... Production control board, 58 ... Glass frame lamp, 59 ... Side lamp, 61 ... Prize ball control board, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62 ... CPU, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63 ... ROM, 24 34, 44, 54, 64 ... RAM, 25, 26, 35, 36, 37, 45, 46, 55, 56, 65, 66 ... I / O, 67 ... Dispensing drive motor, 80 ... Support member, 81 ... Makeup Board, 82 ... Design pattern, 83 ... Tapered surface, 84 ... Screw, 90 ... Mounting substrate, 91 ... Screw, 92 ... Game nail

Claims (5)

A mounting board mounted on the game board surface; an upper starting opening forming member projecting forward from the mounting board; and a lower starting opening formed on the mounting board surface positioned below the upper starting opening forming member In a variable winning device comprising a movable piece for guiding a game ball to the lower starting opening, and a decorative plate fixedly arranged on the front surface of the movable piece,
The decorative plate is formed of a transparent member having a shape covering the front of the movable range of the movable piece, and a pattern is provided on the front surface of the transparent member, and an upper portion of the transparent member is a lower portion of the upper start port forming member. A variable winning device characterized in that the game balls are arranged close to each other so as to prevent clogging of game balls between them.   2. The variable prize apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the decorative board is mounted substantially parallel to the game board surface.   The variable winning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an outer periphery of the decorative board is inclined in a direction of expanding outward from the rear toward the front.   A game board comprising the variable winning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   A pachinko gaming machine comprising the gaming board according to claim 4.

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