JP2008200218A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of flexibly forming a lamp house by just supporting a flexible light diffusion film formed of non-injection molding or the like into a prescribed shape. <P>SOLUTION: A performance illumination device 54a of a Pachinko machine is provided with the light diffusion film 101 flexibly changing its shape, a rib part 99 supporting the light diffusion film 101 in the prescribed state, and an illumination board 97 mounted with an LED 96 for projecting the light to the light diffusion film 101 supported to the rib part 99 from the back side. This constitution can flexibly form the lamp house 64 by just supporting the light diffusion film 101 into the prescribed shape so as to realize the flexible performance illumination device 543a compared with a conventional performance illumination device which is just disposed with a light emitting body in the back side of the light illumination surface manufactured by the injection molding or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine provided with a center accessory having a lighting device for performance.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into a game area of a game board in response to an operation of a launch handle, and then led to an obstacle nail or a windmill in the game area. However, there are known ones configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out holes at the bottom of the game board without entering.

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this and a predetermined number The game balls are paid out, and a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device such as a liquid crystal provided in the central portion of the game board according to the result of the lottery. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  In the conventional pachinko machine as described above, a center ornament is provided at the center of the game area, a warp introduction port is provided at a side portion of the center ornament, and a game ball entered from the warp introduction port is guided to the starter chucker side. There are those equipped with a stage for rolling. Further, in a pachinko machine having such a stage, a ball introduction port is formed at a predetermined position on the stage, and the game ball launched into the game area and introduced into the stage is located at a position corresponding to the ball introduction port. When rolling by chance, there is one in which the game ball can be dropped into the starting chucker with a probability of approximately 100% by dropping it into the ball inlet (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-51448 A

  By the way, in the pachinko machine as described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, various lighting devices for presentation are arranged around the liquid crystal screen of the center decoration, and each of the lighting devices for presentation corresponds to the game presentation. It is actuated and configured to enliven the effects played on the liquid crystal screen. However, these lighting devices for production have a configuration in which a light emitting body such as an LED (light emitting diode) is arranged on the back side of a light irradiation surface produced by injection molding or the like, and the degree of freedom in design is high. There was a possibility that it was low and lacked flexibility in the configuration required depending on the production.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a gaming machine that is configured so that a lamp house can be formed flexibly by simply supporting a flexible light diffusing film that does not depend on injection molding or the like in a predetermined shape, thereby solving the above-described problems. It is intended.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 10) is arranged in the game area (3a) with the screen (35a) of the image display device (35) exposed from the opening (36), In addition, in a gaming machine (1) provided with a center accessory (23) having a lighting device (54a, 54b) for production at least at one edge of the opening (36),
The stage lighting device (54a, 54b)
A light diffusion film (101) having a flexible shape change;
A support part (99) for supporting the light diffusion film (101) in a predetermined state;
An illumination board (97) on which a light emitting element (96) that projects light from the back side is mounted on the light diffusion film (101) supported by the support part (99),
The support portion is a plurality of rib portions (99) curved to form a lamp house (64) on the front side of the illumination board (97),
The rib portions (99) are provided with film holding portions (93a, 93b and 95a, 95b) that hold the light diffusion film (101) in contact with the curved outer surfaces of the rib portions (99), respectively.
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIG. 7), the light diffusion film (101) is formed in a rectangular shape,
Each of the film holding portions has two rows of comb teeth that sandwich and hold one edge portion and the other edge portion of the light diffusion film (101) that are curved in contact with the rib portion (99). Parts (93a, 93b and 95a, 95b),
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIG. 2 and FIG. 8) is a second effect lighting device (29a, 29b) disposed on the other edge portion different from the one edge portion of the opening (36). 29c),
The second effect lighting device (29a, 29b, 29c) includes a light diffusing panel (104) that transmits and diffuses light, and a light emitting element (103) that projects light onto the light diffusing panel (104) from the back side. And a second illumination board (102) mounted with,
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2.

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

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lighting device for production includes a light diffusing film whose shape change is flexible, a support portion that supports the light diffusing film in a predetermined state, and a light diffusion supported by the support portion. Since the film includes a lighting board on which a light emitting element that projects light from the back side is mounted on the film, a lamp house can be formed flexibly by simply supporting a flexible light diffusion film that does not depend on injection molding or the like in a predetermined shape. . For this reason, the degree of freedom in design is higher than that of a conventional lighting device having a structure in which a light emitter is simply arranged on the back side of a light irradiation surface manufactured by injection molding, etc. Thus, it is possible to realize an effect lighting apparatus having flexibility in the configuration required. Furthermore, it is easy to form a lamp house on the front side of the illumination board simply by bringing the light diffusion film into contact with the outer surface of the plurality of ribs and holding it in a curved shape, diffusing the projection light of the light emitting element located on the back side, The front of the effect lighting device can be illuminated well.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the film holding portion is composed of two rows of comb-tooth-shaped portions that sandwich and hold the one edge portion and the other edge portion of the curved light diffusion film. The light diffusing film can be reliably held in a curved state in contact with the rib portion by an extremely simple operation of bending the light diffusing film and sandwiching it between the comb teeth.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect lighting device that forms the lamp house by supporting the light diffusion film in a predetermined state, the light diffusion panel and the light emission that projects light from the back side to the light diffusion panel By providing the second lighting device for presentation having the second lighting board on which the element is mounted, it is possible to diversify the lighting structure by providing the lighting equipment for production having different configurations in the center role.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In each of the embodiments described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one-type and one-type pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other types of pachinko machines. Of course. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of the pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is configured to play a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward a game area 3 a of the game board 3 by operating a launch device (not shown) by operating a launch handle 2. The number of game balls corresponding to the number of game balls that have entered the attacker 5 in a state where a jackpot such as a so-called probability fluctuation has occurred is configured to be paid out. Per probability change (also referred to as “probable per change”) means that, when the jackpot of the probability variation mode is won as a result of the lottery, it is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability variation mode. It means a special state that can add value. On the other hand, there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 attached to the housing 6 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front surface of the door 7 so as to be openable and closable. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. An effect lighting device 11 is arranged on the left and right of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and an effect lighting device 8 is arranged in the upper center of the game board 3 in the front door 7. A sound emitting device 12 having a speaker (not shown) is provided on the front door 7 on the left and right upper and lower left and right sides of the game board 3. Further, a locking device 13 for locking and releasing the front door 7 to the housing 6 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 10. The gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  A dish unit 16 is provided below the game board 3 in the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a prepaid card return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the dish unit 16. The dish unit 16 includes a first ball release button 20a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from a vicinity of a launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) at the bottom of the dish unit. A second ball removal button 20b is provided for discharging the game ball on the tray unit 16 from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 downward through the ball discharge port.

  In addition, on the right side of the dish unit 16, a launch handle 2 is disposed for operating the launch device to launch a game ball toward the game area 3a. Further, an ashtray 21 and a player participation button (so-called chance button) 22 are disposed on the lower left side of the tray unit 16. In addition, the code | symbol 14 in FIG. 1 has shown the guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area | region 3a.

  In the center of the game area 3a, a center decoration (center accessory) 23 having game ball guide paths 39 and 44 for introducing a part of the game balls launched into the game area 3a and guiding them to the stage S is arranged. It is installed. An opening 36 is formed in the central portion of the center ornament 23. An image display device 35 is mounted on the game board 3 from the back of the game board with the screen 35 a exposed from the opening 36. On the lower left and right sides of the center ornament 23, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery are arranged. Below the center ornament 23, the first and second The starter chuckers 27 and 28 and the attacker 5 are sequentially arranged.

  The first and second starter chucks 27 and 28 receive a winning prize that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution, and the second starter chucker 28 is opened and closed by a starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 (see FIG. 10). And is opened and closed. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the first starting chucker 27. The second starting chucker 28 is configured not to win a game ball in the closed state shown in FIG. 1 by the bottom of the first starting chucker 27 disposed immediately above.

  The attacker 5 is released when the jackpot is generated and wins a game ball which is launched into the game area 3a and rolls down. For example, when the player completes nine pitches in one release And the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times. Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, wind turbines 31 are arranged on the four sides of the center decoration 23. On the left side of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 below the stage S, a normal symbol operation gate (through gate) 32 is provided. Is arranged. The normal symbol operation gate 32 is a accessory through which a game ball passes as a trigger for a lottery for opening and closing the second starter chucker 28.

  A game ball spilled from the stage S or fired around the normal symbol operating gate 32, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the first and second starting chuckers 27, 28, etc. in the game area 3a. A number of obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the game balls falling without being involved in the stage S to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls have been driven. In addition, a large number of obstacle nails are driven around the warp introduction ports 37a and 37b and on the upper side of the warp introduction ports 37a and 37b so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the balls. In such a pachinko machine 1, the game balls launched into the game area 3a are made to enter the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28, etc. via the stage S or directly without going through the stage S. The game proceeds as you get.

  Note that the phrase “warp introduction” in the present embodiment means that a game ball launched into the game area 3a is not passed through a road nail or the like (not shown) located relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead on the starting chucker 27. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the first start chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays a role of guiding the sphere in the direction of the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28.

  Next, the structure of the center decoration 23 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a front view showing the center decoration 23 removed from the game board 3, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the center decoration 23 looking down from the upper right side, and FIG. 4 shows the center decoration 23 from the upper left side. FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing a section taken along the line AA in FIG. 2.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the center ornament 23 includes a front frame body 23 a and a rear frame body 23 b that are assembled by being coupled to each other in the front-rear direction. These frames 23a and 23b form an opening 36 in a state where they are coupled to each other. A bracket portion 4 is formed around the front frame body 23a so as to project outward from a plurality of locations, and the rear frame body 23b is disposed on the back surface of the game board 3 in each bracket portion 4. A hole for screwing is formed.

  The center decoration 23 includes warp introduction ports 37 a and 37 b formed on the left and right sides of the opening 36, a movable accessory 33 disposed on the upper side of the opening 36, and a stage S provided on the lower side of the opening 36. And a ball discharge portion 49 provided at the center of the lower portion, and effect lighting devices 54a and 54b respectively disposed on the left and right edges of the opening 36. In addition, on the upper part of the movable accessory 33 in the front frame body 23a, effect lighting devices (second effect lighting devices) 29a, 29b, and 29c are arranged in this order. The ball discharge portion 49 is located directly above the first starter chucker 27, and the released and dropped game ball passes between the pair of obstacle nails 30 (see FIG. 1) to the first starter chucker 27 almost certainly. (That is, with a high probability of 97 to 99%).

  The center decoration 23 includes a game ball guide path 39 for guiding a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37a located on the left side of the opening 36 to the stage S, and a game ball from the game ball guide path 39 to the stage S. And a discharge port 39a for discharging to the surface. Further, the center decoration 23 includes a game ball guide path 44 for guiding a game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37 b located on the right side of the opening 36 to the stage S, and a game ball from the game ball guide path 44. And a discharge port 44a for discharging to the stage S.

  The stage S has a cylindrical decorative portion 50 at the center, and a drop guide that guides a game ball falling through the inclined portion 57b to the ball discharge portion 49 at the lower center of the decorative portion 50. It has a hole 50a. Between the discharge port 39a and the inclined portion 57b, a guide portion 55a for guiding the game ball discharged from the discharge port 39a to the center of the stage is formed, and between the discharge port 44a and the inclined portion 57b, A guide portion 55b that guides the game ball released from the discharge port 44a to the center of the stage is formed. The inclined portion 57b is a game ball that has been discharged from the discharge port 39a or the discharge port 44a and guided through the guide portion 55a or the guide portion 55b, or a road nail (not shown) below the center ornament 23. The game ball that has been bounced and jumped is gently inclined so that it can be dropped toward the drop guide hole 50a when its momentum (inertial force or the like) is weakened.

  Also, between the guide portion 55a and the inclined portion 57b, and between the guide portion 55b and the inclined portion 57b, a game ball released from the discharge ports 39a and 44a and guided through the guide portions 55a and 55b, or Inclined portions 57a and 57c that are gently inclined in the opposite direction to the inclined portion 57b are formed so that the jumped game ball can be dropped below the game area when the momentum is weakened.

  Further, on the front side of the guide portions 55a and 55b (that is, on the side of the player seated facing the pachinko machine 1), the front wall portions 56a and 56c that prevent the rolling game balls from dropping into the game area 3a. A front wall portion 56b is provided on the front side of the inclined portion 57b to prevent the rolling game ball from falling on the game area 3a. Further, a plurality of convex portions 42 are formed alternately on the side of the discharge ports 39a and 44a in the guide portions 55a and 55b so that the released game balls are brought into contact with each other to change their momentum and course. . The stage S is entirely inclined so as to descend from the guide portions 55a and 55b toward the center of the stage.

  An inclined surface 58 is provided at the lower edge of the opening 36 that exposes the screen 35a of the image display device 35. Yes. A bulging portion 58 a that slightly rises upward is formed at the center of the inclined surface 58. The decorative portion 50 has a curved surface 50b at the top, and sleeves 50c and 50d on the left and right sides of the curved surface 50b. Furthermore, on the left and right sides of the sleeve portions 50c and 50d, inclined surfaces 50e and 50f that are gently inclined so as to drop the game balls falling from the sleeve portions 50c and 50d and the inclined surface 58 to the stage S side are provided. Yes. Reference numeral 59 indicates an inclined surface that is inclined so as to roll and move the game ball that has entered the space below the inclined surfaces 50e and 50f to the inclined portions 57a and 57c.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the lighting device for effect 54a (see also FIG. 2) will be described in detail. 6 is an enlarged plan sectional view showing a portion related to the effect lighting device 54a in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the effect lighting device 54a in an exploded state. An effect lighting device 54b is disposed at the edge of the opening 36 opposite to the effect lighting device 54a. The effect lighting device 54b is the same except that the direction of the effect lighting device 54a is opposite. Therefore, only the effect lighting device 54a will be described here.

  As described above, the effect lighting device 54a is arranged on the left edge (one edge) of the opening 36 of the center decoration 23 arranged in the game area 3a with the screen 35a exposed from the opening 36. Has been. The effect lighting device 54a includes a rectangular light diffusion film 101 having a flexible shape change, and a rib portion (support portion) 99 that supports the light diffusion film 101 in a predetermined curved state. The effect lighting device 54a further includes an illumination board 97 on which a light-emitting diode (LED, light-emitting element) 96 that projects light from the back side of the light diffusion film 101 supported by the rib portion 99 is mounted.

  The rib portion 99 includes a plurality (four in this embodiment) curved so as to form the lamp house 64 on the front side of the illumination board 97. The effect lighting device 54a has film holding portions 93a, 93b and 95a, 95b that hold the light diffusion film 101 in contact with the curved outer surfaces of the plurality of rib portions 99 and hold them in a curved shape. The film holding portions 93a, 93b, 95a, and 95b are respectively arranged in two rows of comb teeth that sandwich and hold one edge portion and the other edge portion of the light diffusion film 101 that are curved by contacting the rib portion 99. It is comprised as a shape part.

  6 denotes a transparent plastic plate that protects the front surface of the effect lighting device 54a, 74 denotes a transparent plastic plate that protects the side surface of the effect lighting device 54a, and 78 denotes illumination. A connector for connecting an electrical system to the substrate 97 is shown, and reference numeral 85 denotes a boss portion for fixing the transparent plastic plate 73 to the rear frame 23b.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, the lighting device for production 54a (54b) includes the light diffusion film 101 whose shape change is flexible, the rib portion 99 that supports the light diffusion film 101 in a predetermined state, and the rib portion. 99 has a lighting substrate 97 mounted with an LED 96 that projects light from the back side of the light diffusing film 101 supported by 99, so that the lamp can be obtained simply by supporting the flexible light diffusing film 101 without injection molding or the like in a predetermined shape. The house 64 can be formed flexibly. For this reason, the degree of freedom in design is higher than that of a conventional lighting device having a structure in which a light emitter is simply arranged on the back side of a light irradiation surface manufactured by injection molding, etc. Thus, it is possible to realize the lighting device for production 54a (54b) having flexibility in the configuration required.

  Further, the lamp house 64 can be easily formed on the front side of the illumination board 97 simply by bringing the light diffusion film 101 into contact with the outer surface of the plurality of rib portions 99 and holding it in a curved shape, and the projection light of the LED 96 positioned on the back side can be projected. It diffuses and can illuminate the front of the illumination device 54a (54b) for production satisfactorily. Further, since the film holding portions 93a, 93b, 95a, 95b are composed of two rows of comb-like portions that hold and hold one edge portion and the other edge portion of the light diffusion film 101 in a curved shape, respectively. The light diffusing film 101 can be reliably held in a curved state in contact with the rib portion 99 by an extremely simple operation of simply bending the light diffusing film 101 and sandwiching it between the comb teeth.

  Further, as described above, on the upper edge portion different from the left and right edge portions of the opening portion 36, the effect lighting devices (second effect lighting devices) 29a, 29b, and 29c are arranged. These effect lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c all have the same configuration. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, a light diffusing panel 104 that transmits and diffuses light is provided at the upper edge of the front frame 23a, and the light diffusing panel 104 is disposed on the back side of the light diffusing panel 104. An illumination board (second illumination board) 102 on which an LED (light emitting element) 103 that projects light from the back side is mounted on 104. 8 is an enlarged view of the effect lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c. FIG. 8A is a front view of the effect lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c, and FIG. ) Is a side cross-sectional view of the effect lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c.

  Therefore, in addition to the production lighting devices 54a and 54b that form the lamp house 64 by supporting the light diffusion film 101 in a predetermined state, the light diffusion panel 104 and the LED 103 that projects light on the light diffusion panel 104 from the back side are provided. By providing the lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c having the lighting board 102 mounted, the lighting devices 54a, 54b, 29a, 29b, and 29c having different configurations are provided on the center decoration 23, and various lighting structures are provided. Can be

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear structure of the pachinko machine 1.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing a control system of the pachinko machine.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, a sound emitting device 12, and a lighting device for effects 8, 11, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. The image display device 35, the effect lighting devices 54a and 54b, and the effect lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c are provided.

  The game control device 80 includes the main control board 40 and the sub control board 38 shown in FIG. The main control board 40 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. And a storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs. The sub-control board 38 is mainly configured to perform display control of image display, effects such as sound effects, and effect light.

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a first lottery means 83, a second lottery means 84, a normal symbol lottery means 94, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, and an operation. A determination unit 89, an operation determination unit 90, an effect control unit 91, and a display control unit 92 are provided.

  In the winning determination means 81, the game balls launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 2 are the first and second start chuckers 27, 28, the general winning openings 25a, 25b, When winning a prize in any of 26a, 26b, attacker 5, etc., it is determined that there has been a prize.

  When the winning signal output means 82 determines that the winning determination means 81 has won, the winning signal output means 82 has won the corresponding first and second starter chuckers 27, 28, general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the attacker 5, etc. The winning signal is output.

  The first lottery means 83 and the second lottery means 84, when receiving a winning signal corresponding to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 from the winning signal output means 82, respectively, The chance to win the next jackpot will be a special condition that can give a player a value-added value until the next jackpot is won, and the normal bonus that does not result in the special condition. The winning random number is obtained from a lottery memory (not shown) so as to win, and the big winning lottery is executed.

  When the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are each won by the jackpot lottery, the lottery is based on the random number value of the effect stored in the effect memory (not shown). A variation pattern indicating that corresponding symbols such as “111” are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line of the image display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

  In addition, the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 each have a symbol such as “222” corresponding to the normal win as a result of the change in the lottery based on the production random number value when the normal win is won in the big win lottery. A variation pattern to be finally aligned on the jackpot effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. Furthermore, when the first and second lottery means 83 and 84 are out of the big hit lottery, the lottery based on the production random number value causes the symbol such as “252” corresponding to the outage to be on the big hit effective line. To determine a variation pattern to be finally aligned, and output a variation pattern signal to that effect.

  The normal symbol lottery means 94 performs a normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the second start chucker 28 with the passing of the game ball to the normal symbol operation gate 32 as an opportunity.

  The game control means 86 gives a command that triggers the sound emitting device 12, the effect lighting devices 8 and 11, the effect lighting devices 54a and 54b, and the effect lighting devices 29a, 29b, and 29c to emit sound and emit light. And sent to the production control means 91. Further, the game control means 86 relates to the contents of effects related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. A signal is sent to the display control means 92.

  The holding means 87 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from either the first or second lottery means 83 or 84, and executes the fluctuation pattern each time the first or second starting chuckers 27 and 28 are awarded. It is memorized sequentially as a reserved ball that will be the result of the lottery. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that the sum of both the start chuckers 27 and 28 is a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the total number of balls to be held is four. While the number of balls to be held is four, the winnings to the first and second starting chuckers 27 and 28 are won. Despite this, no big lottery will be held. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more.

  The holding means 87 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored), and prevents the next fluctuation pattern signal from being output until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal ends. A variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the number of held balls according to the output of the variation pattern signal Is decremented by 1. Further, the holding means 87, when the number of held balls becomes less than 4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls, the first and second starting chuckers 27, 28 performed in the first and second lottery means 83, 84 The result of the jackpot lottery in response to winning is stored as a holding ball, and the number of holding balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination means 90 to operate the solenoid 70, thereby opening or closing the second start chucker 28. . Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 to actuate the solenoid 71, and when the jackpot is generated by lottery in the first and second lottery means 83, 84, the attacker 5 is opened and a predetermined number of prizes are won. Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time the operation ends (or a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 89 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71 is satisfied. That is, in the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70, when the “condition” of opening / closing of the second starter chucker 28 is satisfied, the normal symbol lottery means 94 is separate from the big hit lottery of the first and second lottery means 83 and 84. This is a case where a normal symbol lottery is won. In the attacker open / close solenoid 71, when the "conditions" for the opening of the attacker 5 are satisfied, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit This is a case where it occurs, and the time when “the condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 5 is the case where winning in all rounds when the jackpot occurs is completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 89, the operation determination unit 90 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 70 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 71, respectively.

  In response to the command from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emission device 12 to emit sound, the effect lighting devices 8, 11, the effect lighting devices 54a, 54b, the effect lighting device 29a, The lights 29b and 29c are driven to emit light and appeal to the player's hearing and vision.

  The display control unit 92 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control unit 86, and displays the effect such as the contents centering on the big win lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control unit 92 displays each lottery result by the first and second lottery units 83 and 84 on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 in time series.

  The start chucker opening / closing solenoid 70 opens and closes the second starter chucker 28 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88. The attacker open / close solenoid 71 opens and closes the attacker 5 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 88.

  The sound emitting device 12 drives a speaker (not shown) according to the control of the effect control means 91, and emits a sound effect corresponding to the effect. The effect lighting devices 8 and 11, the effect illumination devices 54 a and 54 b, and the effect illumination devices 29 a, 29 b, and 29 c are provided with electric lamps (not shown) and LEDs 96 and 103 incorporated therein according to the control of the effect control means 91. Light emission is driven (lights up and blinks), and illumination is performed according to the effect. The image display device 35 operates according to the control of the display control means 92 and performs effect display according to the effect data and the lottery results in the first and second lottery means 83 and 84.

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

  That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and roll and fall are awarded to the first and second starter chuckers 27 and 28 and the general winning ports 25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b in a timely manner or involved in these. Without rolling, it falls and is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the out port (not shown) at the bottom of the game area 3a.

  When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3a enters the warp introduction port 37a or the warp introduction port 37b, the game ball enters the game ball guide path 39 or the game ball guide path 44, and the discharge port 39a. Or it discharges toward the stage S from the discharge port 44a.

  At this time, for example, a game ball released from the discharge port 39a passes through the guide portion 55a and the inclined portions 57a and 57b, rolls to the guide portion 55b side, and reverses at the right end portion of the guide portion 55b to be reversed to the guide portion. Fold back to the center side of the stage S along the slope of 55b. At this time, normally, it passes once to the inclined portion 57a side, but there is no momentum to raise the guide portion 55a, and it tries to return to the inclined portion 57c side. At this time, the inclined portion 57b is moved to the inclined portion 57c side. When it cannot pass through, it falls to the drop guide hole 50a along the inclination of the inclined portion 57b and is discharged from the ball discharge portion 49. Note that the movement of the game ball introduced from the warp introduction port 37b and released from the discharge port 44a is substantially reversed.

  The game balls released from the ball discharge unit 49 win the first starter chucker 27 with a high winning probability (approximately 100%). In most cases, the game ball wins the first starting chucker 27, but depending on the contact state with the obstacle nail 30, the game ball may not win. On the other hand, the game balls that are not introduced into the drop guide hole 50a from the inclined portion 57b are released from the inclined portions 57a and 57c below the center decoration 23 and fall in a direction different from the first starter chucker 27. The so-called jump nail (not shown) driven to the left and right of the obstacle nail 30 or the road nail (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction from the jump nail is rebounded, May fall and win the first starting chucker 27.

  By the way, when a game ball has won any of the first and second starter chuckers 27, 28 and the general winning openings 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, the winning determination means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal The output means 82 outputs a winning signal (step S2).

  Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S3), when the corresponding side of the first and second lottery means 83, 84 turns on the hit flag, the lottery is performed based on the rendering random number value stored in the rendering memory. , That is, a variation pattern corresponding to a probability variation or a normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and the fluctuation pattern signal. The symbol variation timer for measuring the time to turn off the symbol variation prohibition flag turned on in order to prevent the next variation pattern signal from being transmitted until the effect display based on Set and decrement the number of reserved balls by 1 according to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the first lottery means 83 or the second lottery means 84 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect and turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, A variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission of the variation pattern signal.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 86 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the screen 35 a of the image display device 35 to the display control means 92, the display control means 92 is connected to the image display device 35. Is displayed in a timely manner so as to appeal to the player's vision of the contents related to the jackpot lottery result (step S5). At this time, if a command is issued from the game control means 86, the effect control means 91 drives the sound emission device 12 to emit sound according to the effect on the screen 35 a, or the effect lighting devices 8, 11, The lighting devices 54a and 54b for effects and the lighting devices 29a, 29b and 29c for effects are driven to emit light, and the operation is controlled to increase the effects.

  When the lottery result displayed on the screen 35a of the image display device 35 is a jackpot decision, the operation control means 88 is based on a signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 90 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent to 71, the solenoid 71 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every predetermined number of winnings (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds). Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

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

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the center decoration from the game board. It is a perspective view which shows a center decoration in the state which looks down from diagonally right upward. It is a perspective view which shows a center decoration in the state which looks down from diagonally upward left. It is a plane sectional view shown in the state where it cut along the AA line of FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan sectional view showing a portion related to the effect lighting device in FIG. It is a perspective view shown in the state which decomposed | disassembled the lighting apparatus for effects. It is a figure which expands and shows the lighting apparatus for production located in the opening part upper part, The figure (a) is a front view of this lighting apparatus for production, The figure (b) is side surface cross section of this lighting apparatus for production FIG. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of the pachinko machine of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
3a Game area 23 Center role (center decoration)
29a, 29b, 29c Second effect lighting device (effect lighting device)
35 Image display device 35a Screen 36 Opening portion 54a, 54b Illumination device for production 64 Lamp house 93a, 93b, 95a, 95b Comb-shaped portion (film holding portion)
96 Light Emitting Element (LED)
97 Illumination board 99 Support part (rib part)
101 light diffusion film 102 second illumination substrate (illumination substrate)
103 Light Emitting Element (LED)
104 Light diffusion panel

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine provided with a center accessory that is arranged in a game area with the screen of the image display device exposed from the opening, and that has an effect lighting device on at least one edge of the opening,
The lighting device for production is
Light diffusion film with flexible shape change,
A support part for supporting the light diffusion film in a predetermined state;
An illumination board on which a light emitting element that projects light from the back side is mounted on the light diffusion film supported by the support part, and
The support portion is a plurality of rib portions that are curved to form a lamp house on the front side of the illumination board,
It comprises a film holding part that holds the light diffusion film in contact with the curved outer surface of each rib part and holds the curved shape.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The light diffusion film is formed in a rectangular shape,
The film holding portion is composed of two rows of comb-tooth-shaped portions that hold and hold the one edge portion and the other edge portion of the light diffusion film that are curved in contact with the rib portion,
The gaming machine according to claim 1. A second lighting device for presentation arranged on the other edge different from the one edge of the opening;
The second effect lighting device includes a light diffusing panel that transmits and diffuses light, and a second lighting board on which a light emitting element that projects light from the back side is mounted on the light diffusing panel.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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