JP2008253668A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute dynamic and impactive presentation with light. <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine includes a game board 50 and a front frame 60 which covers the front face of the game board 50. The game board 50 has a through hole 12, a board surface lamp 13 disposed in one line and a translucent member 14 for closing the through hole 12. A front frame lamp 17 forming one line continued from the board surface lamp 13 is disposed on the front frame 60, and turning on/off of the board surface lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 is controlled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko gaming machine in which a light emitting element is provided on a game board and lighting and extinguishing of the light emitting element are controlled to produce an effect by light.

Conventionally, on a game board, a pachinko that has a through hole, a light emitting element that is arranged in a single line in the through hole, and a translucent member that closes the through hole, and controls lighting and extinction of the light emitting element to produce an effect by light A gaming machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-283246 A

  The conventional pachinko gaming machine initially provided a dynamic and high-impact performance effect to the player, but today the effect has faded and the player begins to feel unsatisfactory.

  The present invention has been considered in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of providing a more dynamic and impactful light effect and giving a player a sense of satisfaction.

  A first pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention includes a game board having a through hole, a board surface lamp arranged in a single line in the through hole, and a translucent member for closing the through hole, and a front surface of the game board. In a pachinko gaming machine comprising a front frame for covering, a front frame lamp that forms a continuous single line from the board surface lamp is disposed on the front frame, and lighting and extinguishing of the board surface lamp and the front frame lamp are controlled. It is characterized by that.

  According to the first pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to produce an effect by the same light as a conventional pachinko gaming machine by controlling the lighting and extinguishing of only the board lamp, and further, the board lamp and the front frame lamp By controlling both lighting and extinguishing, it is possible to produce an effect with light that is even more dynamic and impact than conventional pachinko gaming machines, so it can be expected that the player will be sufficiently satisfied.

  A second pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention includes a game board having a through hole, a board surface lamp arranged in a single line in the through hole, and a translucent member for closing the through hole, In a pachinko gaming machine comprising a front frame that covers the front surface, the board surface lamps are arranged on the game board in a different arrangement pattern for each type of game board, and from the board lamps of different types of game boards to the front frame A front frame lamp that forms a continuous single line is disposed, and lighting and extinguishing of the panel lamp and the front frame lamp are controlled.

  According to the second pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, as with the first pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to produce an effect with light that is more dynamic and has a stronger impact than before, and to give the player sufficient satisfaction. In addition, if the same front frame is used in common for game boards with different board lamp arrangement patterns, the front frame lamp can be connected to all board lamps to form a single line. It is possible to produce more dynamic and impactful light in general pachinko machines equipped with different game boards.

  Here, when a translucent member is disposed in front of the front frame lamp, the translucent member is continued from the translucent member on the panel lamp side, and the translucent member is not disposed in front of the front frame lamp. It is possible to produce clearer light than in the case.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electric system of the pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing contents of the game control board and the effect control board, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the rest of the processing contents, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the effect by light, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of effects by light, FIG. 8 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a gaming board different from the pachinko gaming machine. A schematic front view of a pachinko machine provided is shown.

  In FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment includes a game board 50 and a front frame 60 that covers the front surface of the game board 50.

  The game board 50 has a game area 2 in which a game ball launched by the player operating the handle 1 operates in a complicated manner, and a display screen of the symbol display device 3 (FIG. 3) in the center of the game area 2 4 is provided. Below the display screen 4, a start port 5 is arranged. As is well known, a big hit lottery is performed by the game control board 100 (FIG. 3) when a game ball wins the start opening 5. Below the start opening 5, a big prize opening 6 is arranged. As is well known, the grand prize winning opening 6 is opened a predetermined number of times when a big hit occurs, and a number of game balls can be awarded to give a privilege to the player. Above the start port 5 is constituted by a stage 7. A part of the stage 7 is configured to make it easy to win the guided game ball to the start opening 5.

  Furthermore, the game board 50 has a plurality of through holes 12 as shown in FIG. In each through hole 12, a board lamp 13 made of a light emitting element such as an LED is disposed from the back side of the game board 50, and each through hole 12 is closed by a translucent member 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the panel lamp 13 and the translucent member 14 are arranged radially around the display screen 4.

  The front frame 60 can be opened and closed by the hinge 15. The front frame 60 is provided with the handle 1 and is integrally provided with a tray 16 for storing the paid-out game balls.

  Further, the front frame 60 is provided with a front frame lamp 17 made of a light emitting element such as an LED. The front frame lamp 17 is disposed so as to form a continuous single line from the board surface lamp 13 of the game board 50. The front frame lamp 17 is accommodated in the concave portion 18 of the front frame 60, and the concave portion 18 is closed by the translucent member 19.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine includes a game control board (main board) 100, an effect control board 200, and a lamp control board 300.

  The game control board 100 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and is large when the start opening switch (SW) 9 for detecting a game ball won in the start opening 5 and the big winning opening 6 are opened in the I / O. A big prize opening switch (SW) 21 for detecting a game ball won in the prize opening 6 and a big prize opening solenoid 22 for opening the big prize opening 6 are respectively connected. In addition, the game control board 100 transmits various commands to the effect control board 200 and receives a response signal from the effect control board 200. The game control board 100 includes a jackpot lottery means 101 for performing a jackpot lottery to be described later.

  The effect control board 200 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, like the game control board 100, and the symbol display device 3 and the speaker 23 are connected to the I / O. In addition, the effect control board 200 transmits various commands to the lamp control board 300. The effect control board 200 includes lamp lottery means 201 for performing lamp lottery described later, and lamp command transmission means 202 for sending a command corresponding to the lamp lottery result to the lamp control board 300.

  When receiving the effect command from the effect control board 200, the symbol display device 3 develops the effect according to the received effect command on the display screen 4.

  Like the game control board 100 and the effect control board 200, the lamp control board 300 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and the panel lamp 13, the front frame lamp 17, and the side lamp 24 are connected to the I / O. . The panel lamp 13, the front frame lamp 17, and the side lamp 24 perform blinking operations according to various patterns based on control signals from the lamp control board 300.

  The game control board and the effect control board execute the processes shown in FIGS.

  4 and 5, the game control board 100 determines whether or not the game ball has won the start opening 5 based on ON / OFF of the start opening SW9 (step S1), and the winning to the start opening 5 is determined. If there is, a jackpot random number for jackpot lottery is acquired (step S2), and then a lamp random number for lamp pattern lottery is acquired (step S3). Here, the ramp random number is a value from 0 to 100, for example. Next, it is determined whether the acquired jackpot random number is a random number indicating a jackpot or a random number indicating a loss (step S4).

A. When the jackpot random number is a jackpot If the jackpot random number is a random number indicating a jackpot, the effect control board 200 determines whether or not the lamp random number corresponds to any value between 0 and 20 (step S5). .

  If the ramp random number corresponds to any value between 0 and 20, the process is terminated. In other words, when the lamp random number corresponds to any value of 0 to 20, the effect control board 200 transmits a command for controlling turning on and off of the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 to the lamp control board 300. do not do. Therefore, the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 are kept in a non-lighted state.

  On the other hand, when the lamp random number does not correspond to any value of 0 to 20, the effect control board 200 determines whether or not the lamp random number corresponds to any value of 21 to 60 (step S6).

  When the lamp random number corresponds to any value of 21 to 60, a command for lighting the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 with a predetermined pattern 1 is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (step S7). Here, the pattern 1 is a lamp pattern in which only the panel lamp 13 is kept in a lighting state (including blinking) and the front frame lamp 17 is kept in a non-lighting state as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the lamp random number does not correspond to any of 21 to 60, a command for lighting the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 with a predetermined pattern 2 is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (step S8). Here, the pattern 2 refers to a lamp pattern that keeps the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 in a lighting state (including blinking) as shown in FIG.

B. When the jackpot random number is lost When the jackpot random number is a random number indicating a loss, the effect control board 200 determines whether or not the lamp random number corresponds to any value between 0 and 80 (step S9). .

  If the ramp random number corresponds to any value between 0 and 80, the process is terminated. In other words, when the lamp random number corresponds to any value from 0 to 80, the effect control board 200 transmits a command for controlling turning on and off of the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 to the lamp control board 300. do not do. Therefore, the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 are kept in a non-lighted state.

  On the other hand, when the lamp random number does not correspond to any value of 0 to 80, the effect control board 200 determines whether or not the lamp random number corresponds to any value of 81 to 90 (step S10).

  When the lamp random number corresponds to any value of 81 to 90, a command for turning on the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 in the pattern 1 is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (step S11). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, only the panel lamp 13 is kept in a lighting state (including blinking), and the front frame lamp 17 is kept in a non-lighting state.

  On the other hand, if the lamp random number does not correspond to any of 81 to 90, a command for turning on the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 in the pattern 2 is transmitted to the lamp control board 300 (step S12). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 7, the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 are kept in a lighting state (including blinking).

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment has a through hole 12, a board lamp 13 disposed in a single line in the through hole 12, and a translucent member 14 that closes the through hole 12. In a pachinko gaming machine that includes a board 50 and a front frame 60 that covers the front surface of the game board 50, a front frame lamp 17 that forms a continuous line from the board lamp 13 is disposed on the front frame 60. The front frame lamp 17 is controlled to be turned on and off.

  For this reason, according to the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment, by controlling the lighting and extinguishing of only the board surface lamp 13, it is possible to produce an effect by the same light as the conventional pachinko gaming machine. And by controlling the lighting and extinguishing of both of the front frame lamps 17, it is possible to produce an effect by light that is much more dynamic and has a stronger impact than conventional pachinko gaming machines. Therefore, it can be expected to give a sufficient satisfaction to the player.

  Further, since the translucent member 19 is disposed in front of the front frame lamp 17, the translucent member 19 is continued from the translucent member 14 on the panel lamp 13 side, and the translucent member 19 is disposed in front of the front frame lamp 17. A clearer light effect can be achieved than in the case where no is provided.

  8 and 9, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment, the board surface lamps 13 are arranged on the game board 50 in different arrangement patterns for each type of the game board 50, and all kinds of the front frame 60 are provided. A front frame lamp 17 that forms a continuous single line from the board surface lamp 13 of the game board 50 is provided, and lighting and extinguishing of the board surface lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 are controlled. The pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment is configured in the same manner.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment, similar to the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment, it is possible to produce a more dynamic and impactful light than before and give the player sufficient satisfaction. Furthermore, when the same front frame 60 is used in common for the game boards 50 having different arrangement patterns of the board lamps 13, the front frame lamp 17 can be connected to all the board lamps 13 to form a single line. Therefore, in a general pachinko gaming machine having different types of gaming boards 50, it is possible to produce an effect with light that is even more dynamic and has a strong impact.

  In the first and second embodiments, as a method for controlling the lighting and extinguishing of the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17, from the LED of the panel lamp 13 close to the symbol display device 3 to the outer LED, finally the front frame A series of controls are performed on the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 so that the outermost LED of the lamp 17 is turned on and off in order, and light seems to run outward from the symbol display device 3. You may do it.

  In the first and second embodiments, the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 are arranged with a single straight line. However, the panel lamp 13 and the front frame lamp 17 are arranged with a single curved line. May be.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart showing a part of processing content of a game control board and an effect control board. It is a flowchart showing the remainder of the processing content. It is explanatory drawing showing the example of production by light. It is explanatory drawing showing the other example of effects by light. It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the game board different from the pachinko gaming machine.

Explanation of symbols

12 through-hole 13 board lamp 14 translucent member 17 front frame lamp 19 translucent member 50 game board 60 front frame

Claims (3)

In a pachinko gaming machine comprising a game board having a through hole, a board lamp disposed in a single line in the through hole, and a translucent member that closes the through hole, and a front frame that covers the front surface of the game board,
A pachinko gaming machine, wherein a front frame lamp that forms a continuous single line from the board surface lamp is disposed on the front frame, and the lighting and extinguishing of the board surface lamp and the front frame lamp are controlled. In a pachinko gaming machine comprising a game board having a through hole, a board lamp disposed in a single line in the through hole, and a translucent member that closes the through hole, and a front frame that covers the front surface of the game board,
The board surface lamp is arranged on the game board in a different arrangement pattern for each type of game board,
The front frame is provided with a front frame lamp that forms a continuous single line from the board lamps of different types of game boards, and the lighting and extinction of the board lamp and the front frame lamp are controlled. Gaming machine.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a translucent member is disposed in front of the front frame lamp.

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