JP2009045282A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent work of a game to be simplified by imparting unexpectedness, unpredictability, and changes when taking game balls into a center accessory by movable wings. <P>SOLUTION: In a game machine 100, movable members 116 which perform opening/closing operation to an opening part 114 formed in an accessory so as to guide game balls to the accessory 112 provided with a special winning pocket 122 that can establish a special game state in favor of a player by prize winning of a game ball operates for a prescribed period with prize winning of a start pocket 134 provided for a playfield 104a of a game panel 104 to which game balls P10 flow down. The movable members are operation-controlled so that it rotation drives by almost central parts of the moving members being pivoted by a rotary axis 128 provided almost at right angles to the game panel and power being transmitted to the rotary axis via a driving means 130. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball-type game machine such as a pachinko machine, and in particular, a pachinko ball provided in a game area and into which a launched game ball (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko ball) can flow. The present invention relates to the structure and control operation of a movable blade to be guided.

  Generally, in a game machine, for example, a so-called second-class pachinko machine called a winged object, a game is performed by launching a pachinko ball in the game area. A pair of openable and movable movable blades opens and closes a predetermined number of times (usually once or twice) at a predetermined time due to winning in a predetermined starting prize opening provided in the game area Is configured to do.

  When the pachinko ball that subsequently flows down to the game area is taken into the center object in a timely manner, the pachinko ball is advantageous to the player by winning the game ball. The player enters either the V zone serving as a special winning opening that can establish the special gaming state or the detachment zone provided in the vicinity of the V zone. In that case, when the ball enters the V zone, it becomes a big hit, and at this time, the opening / closing operation of the movable blade is performed by the number of rounds selected by the lottery started by the main control unit by winning the pachinko ball into the V zone. During this time, a prize ball corresponding to the pachinko ball taken into the center role is performed by the movable blade, and the player acquires more pachinko balls that can be exchanged for prizes according to the number of balls. Enjoy the game for the purpose of doing.

In addition, the so-called first-class pachinko machine called Digipachi, which has various effects such as reach, jackpots, and probability fluctuations, is changed by a roulette display such as liquid crystal. There is also a game machine model equipped with an openable and retractable movable blade that takes a pachinko ball into the center role. As a gaming machine equipped with such an openable movable blade, when a predetermined combination symbol is obtained by the roulette display, a predetermined winning device is driven, and when a predetermined winning condition is satisfied, a jackpot right is generated. Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko machine equipped with a novel prize-winning device that can make a game more complicated and produce various operations.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-76520

  The movable blade provided in the pachinko machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above has a base end portion pivotally supported by a rotating shaft, and takes the pachinko ball into the center accessory by opening and closing operation on the distal end side of the movable blade. . The pachinko ball is taken into the center accessory by the openable movable blade, and the opening that is opened to the outside of the center accessory by the opening and closing operation of one movable blade becomes one place. The route to enter tends to be monotonous.

  With such openable movable blades, it will be difficult to have a change in the winning rate to the big prize opening every time it is opened, with only a change in the number of opening depending on the winning start winning opening and the lottery result, There was a tendency for the feeling of expectation for winning a prize to be almost constant. Also, the winning of the pachinko balls taken into the center role by the opening and closing operation of the movable blades was almost constant, and the flow of the pachinko balls tended to be monotonous. For this reason, there is a possibility that the player may feel frustrated in the simplification of the game and lose the social role of providing amusement machine popular entertainment.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of conventional gaming machines, and the object of the present invention is unexpectedness, unpredictability when taking a game ball into a center accessory by a movable blade, It is to provide a new and improved gaming machine capable of preventing the simplification of games by giving changes and suppressing the disappearance of the social role of providing popular entertainment.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a player who wins a game ball is triggered by a winning at a start winning opening provided in a game area of a game board where the game ball flows down. In a gaming machine in which a movable member that opens and closes an opening formed in the accessory operates for a predetermined time in order to guide the game ball to the accessory provided with a special prize opening that can establish a special gaming state advantageous to the player The movable member is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft provided substantially perpendicular to the game board at a substantially central portion of the movable member, and power is transmitted to the rotation shaft through the driving means. There is provided a gaming machine which is controlled to be driven to rotate.

  In this way, by making the movable blade, which is a movable member for guiding the game ball, into the center accessory, which is an accessory provided in the approximate center of the game board, is a rotational operation type in which the approximate central portion is pivotally supported by the rotational axis. By opening and closing the opening portion by one movable blade that guides the pachinko ball into the center accessory, there are two portions that are open to the outside of the accessory on both end sides of the opening portion. For this reason, the route where the pachinko ball enters the center role can be won not only from the upper end side of the opening as in the past, but also from the lower end side, and the variation of the winning route into the center role increases, irregularly Winning is likely to occur. That is, by changing the game and suppressing the simplification of the game, the player's interest is prevented from being lost, and the gameability is expected to be improved. In addition, since the movement control is performed so that the movable blade is rotationally driven through a driving means such as a stepping motor, the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the movable blade can be easily adjusted. It becomes easy to change the winning rate of the game, and the suppression of the monotony of the game can be promoted.

  At this time, in the above-described embodiment, a rotation position detection unit that detects the rotation position of the movable member may be further provided, and operation control of the movable member may be performed based on detection by the rotation position detection unit.

  In this way, by controlling the operation of the movable blade based on the detection of the rotational position of the movable blade by the rotational position detecting means, for example, after the movable blade is rotated by a predetermined angle, the rotary blade is stopped for a predetermined time. After the so-called tulip is opened, the rotational movement of the movable blade is returned to the initial position by rotating it in the rotational movement direction as it is or rotating it in the direction opposite to the rotational movement direction. You can change it accordingly. For this reason, since control of rotation operation of a movable blade | wing can be performed based on the detection of the rotation position of a movable blade | wing, a change or non-predictability can be given to the winning rate of the game ball to an accessory. In addition, since the adjustment of the rotation angle of the movable blade can be performed more accurately, the change in the winning rate of the game ball in the game is surely executed.

  At this time, in the above-described embodiment, a rotation mode determining means for executing a lottery for determining the rotation mode of the movable member at the time of winning the game ball at the start winning opening may be further provided.

  In this way, for each winning prize at the starting winning opening of the game ball, a lottery is performed so that the rotation angle and direction of the movable blade can be changed, thereby changing the winning rate of the game ball to the accessory. Therefore, it is possible to suppress simplification of the game and prevent the player's interest from being lost.

  At this time, in the above embodiment, at least one of the end of the movable member and the end of the opening may be R-shaped.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a pachinko ball from getting caught between the opening of the accessory and the end of the movable blade, so that it is possible to prevent interruption of the game due to so-called ball biting.

  At this time, in the above-described embodiment, a collision target member that can collide with a game ball flowing down the game area may be provided at a position opposite to the lower end of the opening.

  As described above, as a member to be collided with which the game ball flowing down the game area can collide, for example, by providing a nail at a position opposite the lower end of the opening, the game ball flowing down the game area can be Since it makes it easy to generate an irregular prize from the lower side of the opening of the accessory, it is possible to suppress the monotonization of the game and to improve the gameability.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the movable blade is pivotally supported by the rotating shaft and is driven to rotate through a driving means such as a stepping motor so that the pachinko ball is guided into the accessory. It becomes easy to adjust and change the opening / closing operation control of the accessory opening by the movable blades, and the variation of the winning route into the accessory of the pachinko ball increases. For this reason, it is possible to easily change the winning rate in the accessory of the pachinko ball and easily generate an irregular winning, so that the monotonousness of the game is suppressed and the gameability is improved.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially the same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  First, a configuration of a first embodiment of a ball and ball game machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) to which a gaming machine according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a center accessory provided in the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment has a game board 104 disposed inside a main body frame 102, and a front door 106 is attached to the front surface of the main body frame 102 so as to be freely opened and closed. ing. Below the front door 106, a supply tray 108 for storing and supplying pachinko balls and an operation handle 110 for adjusting the launch strength of the pachinko balls P10 are provided.

  In the game area 104a in which the pachinko ball P10 of the game board 104 is launched and flows down, a center role 112 for providing various effects during the game is provided in the approximate center of the game board 104.

  In the present embodiment, on both sides on the upper side of the center accessory 112, in order to guide the pachinko ball into the center accessory 112, the inlet 114 serving as the opening of the center accessory 112 is opened and closed. A movable blade 116 is provided corresponding to each of the left and right inlets 114. These movable blades 116 are simultaneously opened and closed in response to a winning in a start winning opening 134 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a stage 118 is provided from the back side to the front side of the center accessory 112, and for example, a movable blade opening / closing operation is performed above the back side of the stage 118. A specific shape body 120 such as a character doll that performs a specific production meaning is provided. A V zone 122 serving as a special winning opening that allows a jackpot, which is a special gaming state advantageous to the player by winning a pachinko ball, is provided at the approximate center on the front side of the stage 118. Further, both sides of the V zone 122 are lost holes 124 that are non-special winning ports that are not linked to the establishment of a big hit even if a pachinko ball is won.

  Further, the center accessory 112 is provided with a guide member 126 for guiding the pachinko ball introduced from the introduction port 114 to the stage 118 corresponding to each introduction port 114. The pachinko ball introduced from the introduction port 114 to the center accessory 112 by the movable blade 116 that opens and closes upon the winning at the start winning port 134 passes through the guide member 126 and the stage 118, and then the V zone 122 or comes off. The game is distributed so that any of the mouths 124 wins.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the movable blade 116 rotates in such a manner that a substantially central portion of the movable blade 116 is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 128 provided substantially perpendicular to the game board 104. It is operation type. That is, the movable blade 116 performs an opening / closing operation with respect to the introduction port 114 by rotating around the rotation axis 128, and a part of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104 a is introduced into the introduction port of the center accessory 112. 114, and operates to guide the inside of the center accessory 112.

  In the present embodiment, both end portions 116a of movable blade 116 and both end portions 112a and 112b of introduction port 114 serving as an opening are R-shaped so as to have a smooth curved surface. If both of these are formed in a non-smooth convex shape, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the pachinko ball P10 wins the center accessory introduction part 214 while the movable blade 216 is rotating, The pachinko ball P10 is caught between the end portion 212a of the center accessory introduction portion 214 and the end portion 216a of the movable blade 216, and there is a possibility that the game is interrupted by so-called ball biting. On the other hand, if at least one of the end portion 116a of the movable blade 116 or the end portions 112a and 112b of the introduction port 114 is R-shaped, as shown in FIG. Interruption can be prevented.

  The opening / closing operation of the movable blade 116 is controlled so as to be rotationally driven by transmitting power to the rotary shaft 128 via the driving means. More specifically, the stepping motor 130 as shown in FIG. 4 in which the rotating shaft 128 is provided on the back side with respect to the game area 104a of the game board 104 causes the movable blade 116 supported by the rotating shaft 128 to rotate. Executed. In the present embodiment, the driving control by the stepping motor 130 is performed instead of the driving control by the solenoid that cannot adjust the opening angle as in the so-called tulip opening type that opens the movable blade in a substantially inverted C shape. Therefore, it is possible to realize rotation driving of the movable blade 116 and adjustment of the opening angle.

  In this way, the movable blade 116 is rotated about a predetermined angle by the stepping motor 130 around the rotation shaft 128 and the introduction port 114 is opened, so that the pachinko ball can be awarded to the center accessory 112. On the other hand, when the angle at which the movable blade 116 closes the inlet 114 is maintained, that is, in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2, when the length direction of the movable blade 116 is maintained in the substantially vertical direction, The pachinko ball is made impossible to win the center role 112. The opening / closing operation of the inlet 114 of the movable blade 116 will be described later.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a movable blade position detection sensor 117 serving as a rotational position detection means for detecting the rotational position of the movable blade 116 is provided at the upper end 112 a of the introduction port 114. As the movable blade position detection sensor 117, for example, when a reflecting plate such as a mirror is provided at both ends 116 a of the movable blade 116, a photo sensor that reflects light and detects the position by reflected light, or both ends of the movable blade 116. Although an index sensor or the like that detects the position of a convex portion or the like provided on 116a is applied, the movable blade position detection sensor 117 is not limited to these sensors as long as the rotational position of the movable blade 116 can be detected.

  A plurality of normal winning holes 132, a starting winning port 134, an out port 136, and the like are provided below the center bonus 112. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, three start winning holes 134 are provided in parallel. Of these, the first start winning holes 134a are provided on both sides, and the center side A second start winning opening 134b is provided in the. The pachinko ball that enters the second start prize port 134b is longer in the opening time of the movable blade 116 and the number of times of opening is larger than the pachinko ball that enters the first start prize port 134a, but the second start prize port 134b Has adjusted the surrounding nails etc. so that pachinko balls are difficult to enter. In the present embodiment, when the pachinko ball wins the first start winning opening 134a, the movable blade 116 makes one rotation, the introduction port 114 is rotated and opened once, and the pachinko ball enters the second start winning opening 134b. Is won, the movable blade 116 rotates twice, and the inlet 114 is rotated and released twice.

  Since a plurality of structures such as nails and windmills provided in the game area 104a of the pachinko machine 100 for irregularly dropping the pachinko balls P10 launched into the game area 104a are known, these Although a detailed description of the structure is omitted, a plurality of nails provided in the game area 104a are provided with pachinko balls P10 provided at positions opposed to the lower end of the introduction port 114 and flowing down the game area 104a. It is assumed that a nail 139 (see FIG. 10) that is a collided member that can collide is included.

  In the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, a pachinko ball launched by an operation handle 110 of a pachinko ball launcher (not shown) is guided along the guide rail 138 to the game area 104a and provided in the game area 104a. The game area 104a flows down while being obstructed by many obstacles such as obstacle nails and windmills (not shown). When the winning pachinko ball has flown into either the normal winning opening 132 or the start winning opening 134 (134a, 134b), a predetermined number of winning balls and opening / closing operations of the movable blade 116 are executed. . On the other hand, pachinko balls that have not won any of the normal winning port 132 and the start winning port 134 (134a, 134b) are discharged from the out port 136 and collected as lost balls.

  Next, an electric control system of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electric control system that controls various functions and games of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.

  The electric control system of the pachinko machine 100 is provided on the back side of the gaming board 104 of the pachinko machine 100, and is based on the main control unit 150 that controls the entire gaming machine and the command signal output from the main control unit 150. It is composed of a sub-control unit 170 that controls lamps and other electrical decorations of the machine 100, and mainly controls the production surface in the game of the pachinko machine 100 such as sound generated from a speaker or the like.

  The main controller 150 is provided with a main controller 151. The control of the pachinko machine 100 is performed by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 152 provided in the main controller 151. The main controller 151 is provided with a CPU 152, ROM 153, RAM 154, timer 155, gaming state determination unit 156, rotation direction determination unit 157, rotation angle determination unit 158, stop time determination unit 159, and the like. The main control device 151 is normally connected to an external central management device (not shown).

  The CPU 152 reads a game control program stored in the ROM 153 according to an input signal input from each detection sensor described later, performs operation control of the pachinko machine 100 according to the program, and executes a game. A command signal is transmitted to the sub-control unit 170 to execute a predetermined gaming state.

  The ROM 153 stores a game control program, a random number generation processing program, a random number table, and the like in a predetermined area, and these stored data are read out by the CPU 152 and used appropriately so as to be processed. The RAM 170 is a working area and is used for temporary storage and rewriting of various data used in the game.

  The timer 155 has a function as time measuring means for executing, for example, measurement of the opening / closing time of the movable blade 116 based on output signals transmitted from various detection sensors described later.

  The gaming state determination unit 156 executes a lottery for determining a gaming state such as the low probability mode or the short time mode when a pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 134 (134a, 134b). The gaming state determination unit 156 includes a random number generator (not shown), a random number sampling circuit, and a gaming state determination table. In the random number generator, the random number value is updated by incrementing a random value within a predetermined range at a constant period. Then, when the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 134, the random number sampling circuit extracts the random number value at that time, and compares the extracted random number value with the gaming state determination table.

  The rotation direction determination unit 157 executes the lottery for determining the rotation direction of the movable blade 116 when the low probability mode is won by the lottery for the game state determination unit 156 to determine the game state. The rotation direction determination unit 157 includes a random number generator (not shown), a random number sampling circuit, and a rotation direction determination table. In the random number generator, the random number value is updated by incrementing a random value within a predetermined range at a constant period. Then, when the gaming state determination unit 156 executes a lottery for determining the gaming state and the low probability mode is won, the random number sampling circuit extracts the random number value at that time, and determines the rotation direction of the extracted random number value Match against a table.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rotation direction determination unit 157 performs detection by the movable blade position detection sensor 117 when the gaming state determination unit 156 performs a lottery for determining the gaming state and the time reduction mode is won. Based on, for example, after moving the movable blade 116 by a predetermined angle, the movable blade 116 is stopped for a predetermined time, so that it is in a so-called tulip open state, and then rotated in the rotational movement direction as it is or in the direction opposite to the rotational movement direction. The lottery for determining the rotation operation of the movable blade 116 such as returning to the initial position is also executed. That is, the rotation direction determination unit 157 is controlled to change the rotation operation of the movable blade 116 according to the detection result by the movable blade position detection sensor 117.

  The rotation angle determination unit 158 executes the lottery for determining the rotation movement angle of the movable blade 116 when the game state determination unit 156 executes the lottery for determining the gaming state and the time reduction mode is won. The rotation angle determination unit 158 includes a random number generator (not shown), a random number sampling circuit, and a rotation angle determination table. In the random number generator, the random number value is updated by incrementing a random value within a predetermined range at a constant period. Then, when the game state determination unit 156 performs a lottery for determining the game state and the short time mode is won, the random number sampling circuit extracts the random number value at that time, and determines the rotation angle of the extracted random number value Match against a table.

  When the rotation angle determination unit 158 determines a lottery result for determining the rotational movement angle of the movable blade 116, the stop time determination unit 159 determines the stop time of the movable blade 116 at the rotational movement angle. Run a lottery. The stop time determination unit 159 includes a random number generator (not shown), a random number sampling circuit, and a stop time determination table. In the random number generator, the random number value is updated by incrementing a random value within a predetermined range at a constant period. Then, when the rotation angle determination unit 158 performs a lottery for determining the rotation movement angle of the movable blade 116 and determines the rotation movement angle of the movable blade 116, the random number sampling circuit determines the random number value at that time. Extract and match the extracted random value with the stop time determination table.

  The main control unit 150 includes a start winning port detection sensor 160, a normal winning port detection sensor 161, an accessory winning port detection sensor 162, a hit ball detection sensor 163, a lose ball detection sensor 164, a movable blade position detection sensor 117, A movable blade drive control device 165, a prize ball payout control device 166, and the like are provided to be connected to the CPU 152. Furthermore, a display control device 171, a lamp control device 172, a sound control device 173, and the like provided in the sub control unit 170 are connected to the CPU 152.

  The start winning port detection sensor 160 detects whether or not a pachinko ball has won the start winning port 134. In the present embodiment, as described above, a total of three of the two first start winning ports 134a provided with the start winning ports 134 on both sides and one second start winning port 134b provided on the center side are arranged in parallel. A first start winning port detection sensor 160a and a second start winning port detection sensor 160b are provided corresponding to the start winning ports 134a and 134b, respectively.

  The normal winning hole detection sensor 161 is in the normal winning hole 132, the winning combination winning hole detection sensor 162 is in the introduction opening 114 of the center accessory 112, the winning ball detection sensor 163 is in the V zone 122, and the lost ball detection sensor 164. Detects whether or not a pachinko ball has won a prize in the lost mouth 124.

  The movable blade position detection sensor 117 has a function as a rotational position detecting means for detecting the rotational position of the movable blade 116, and is provided at the upper end 112a of the inlet 114 of the center accessory 112 as described above. Yes. As described above, by providing the means for detecting the position of the movable blade 116, the rotation angle of the movable blade 116 can be adjusted more accurately, so that the winning rate of the pachinko ball into the center accessory 112 can be increased. Make sure the changes are executed.

  In the present embodiment, the operation control of the movable blade 116 is performed based on the detection by the movable blade position detection sensor 117. That is, when the movable blade position detection sensor 117 detects the rotational position after the movable blade 116 is rotated by a predetermined angle and stopped, for example, after the movable blade 116 is stopped for a predetermined time, the tulip is opened, and the rotation is performed as it is. The rotational movement control of the movable blade 116 is detected by the movable blade position detection sensor 117, such as rotating in the moving direction or rotating in the direction opposite to the rotational movement direction after stopping for the predetermined time and returning to the initial position. It is executed based on the result. As described above, since the rotation operation of the movable blade 116 can be controlled based on the detection of the rotational position of the movable blade 116, the winning rate of the pachinko ball to the center accessory 112 can be changed or unpredictable. become.

  The movable blade drive control device 165 is connected to a stepping motor 130 that rotationally drives the movable blade 116. The movable blade drive control device 165 is a game state of the main control device 151 serving as a rotation mode determination means for executing a lottery for determining the rotation mode of the movable blade 116 when winning the pachinko ball at the start winning opening 134 (134a, 134b). The movable blade 116 is rotated a predetermined number of times, in a predetermined direction, at a predetermined angle according to the lottery processing results executed by the determination unit 156, the rotation direction determination unit 157, the rotation angle determination unit 158, and the stop time determination unit 159. And stop for a predetermined time.

  The winning ball payout control device 166 is a pachinko ball by any one of the start winning port detection sensors 160a and 160b, the normal winning port detection sensor 161, the accessory winning port detection sensor 162, the winning ball detection sensor 163, and the lose ball detection sensor 164. Activated when the passage of is detected. The prize ball payout control device 166 includes a memory (not shown), and in this memory, a payout table in which the number of prize balls to be paid out with respect to a single pachinko ball and the type of prize opening are associated with each other. Stored. The award ball payout control device 166 drives a storage device (not shown) in which payout pachinko balls are stored, and causes the number of pachinko balls to be paid out according to the type of winning a prize opening.

  Further, the main control unit 150 is provided with a launch control device 167 connected to the operation handle 110, and according to the launch strength of the pachinko ball adjusted by the operation handle 110 by the launch control device 167. It is controlled to fire pachinko balls at regular intervals.

  On the other hand, the sub control unit 170 is provided with a display control device 171, a lamp control device 172, and a sound control device 173.

  A lottery result in the gaming state determination unit 156 is input to the display control device 171 via the CPU 152. The display control device 171 controls the display by a display unit (not shown) in the game of the pachinko machine 100 based on a command signal transmitted from the CPU 152 of the main control device 151. Control the display means.

  The lamp control device 172 controls lamps and other electrical decorations of the pachinko machine 100 based on a command signal transmitted from the CPU 152 of the main control device 151 in order to control effects by electrical decoration in the game of the pachinko machine 100. .

  The sound control device 173 controls sound generation means such as a sound processor and a speaker based on a command signal transmitted from the CPU 152 of the main control device 151 in order to control the production of sound in the game of the pachinko machine 100.

  In this way, by providing the electrical control system of the pachinko machine 100 that is the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the pachinko ball that is launched from a pachinko ball launching device (not shown) and flows down the game area 104a is usually the winning prize port 132. In the case of winning a prize, it is detected by a normal winning opening detection sensor 161 provided in the normal winning opening 132. Then, after the signal indicating that the winning of the pachinko ball has been detected is transmitted to the CPU 152 by the normal winning hole detection sensor 161, the winning ball payout control device 166 operates, and a predetermined number of winning balls ( For example, 5 pieces) are discharged to the supply tray 108.

  Further, when the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104a wins the start winning opening 134, a signal from the starting winning opening detection sensor 160 provided in the starting winning opening 134 is transmitted to the CPU 152, and the winning ball The payout control device 166 is operated to discharge a preset number (for example, five) prize balls to the supply tray 108. Then, the prize ball is discharged to the supply tray 108, and the movable blade drive control device 165 starts the opening and closing operation of the movable blade 116 by a predetermined number of times, a predetermined direction and a predetermined angle in response to a command from the CPU 152. In addition, in FIG. 1, the state which the movable blade | wing 116 has closed is shown.

  Next, the opening / closing operation | movement of the movable blade 116 of the center accessory 112 of the pachinko machine 100 in this Embodiment is demonstrated, using drawing. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of an operation flow in which a pachinko ball wins a start winning opening of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment and the movable blade of the center accessory opens and closes.

  When the pachinko ball P10 that has been launched and flows down the game area 104a wins the start winning port 134 (134a, 134b), the prize winning payout control device 166 causes the start winning port 134 (134a, 134b) from the storage device (not shown). At the same time as paying out the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the type of the game, first, the game state determination unit 156 provided in the main controller 151 has a lottery for determining whether the game state is to be set to the low probability mode or the short-time mode. It is executed (step S11). In the lottery, a random number sampling circuit extracts a random value at the time when the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 134 (134a, 134b), and the extracted random number is included in the gaming state determination table 156. It is executed by checking with.

  In step S11, when the gaming state is determined to be in the low probability mode by the gaming state determination unit 156, the rotation direction determination unit 157 provided in the main controller 151 next determines the rotation direction of the movable blade 116. A lottery is executed (step S12). In the lottery, when the game state determination unit 156 executes the lottery for determining the game state and the low probability mode is won, the random number sampling circuit extracts the random number value at that time, and the extracted random number value Is performed by comparing with the rotation direction determination table.

  Here, in the rotation direction determination unit 157, the rotation direction of the movable blade 116 is such that the upper end portion 116a of the movable blade 116 first faces outward (direction A shown in FIG. 7) as shown in FIG. Then, the rotation release in the left rotation direction in FIG. 7 is defined as forward rotation release, and the rotation release in the opposite rotation direction (B direction shown in FIG. 7) as shown in FIG. 7B is defined as reverse rotation release. .

  In the lottery in the rotation direction determination unit 157, when it is determined that the movable blade 116 is to be rotated forward, the rotation direction determination unit 157 transmits the lottery process result to the CPU 152, and the CPU 152 moves the movable blade drive control device 165. A command signal is transmitted to open the movable blade 116 in the forward direction. Thereafter, the movable blade drive control device 165 controls the stepping motor 130 to drive the movable blade 116 in the forward direction (direction A shown in FIG. 7), that is, counterclockwise as shown in FIG. The introduction port 114 is opened by rotational driving (step S13). 7 illustrates the operation of the left movable blade 116 in the front view of the center accessory 112 in FIG. 2, and the forward direction of the right movable blade 116 in FIG. Direction, that is, clockwise.

  On the other hand, in the lottery in the rotation direction determination unit 157, when it is determined that the movable blade 116 is to be rotated in the reverse direction, the rotation direction determination unit 157 transmits the lottery process result to the CPU 152, and the CPU 152 controls the movable blade drive control. A command signal is transmitted to the device 165 to open the movable blade 116 in the reverse direction. Thereafter, the movable blade drive control device 165 controls the stepping motor 130 to drive the movable blade 116 in the reverse direction (direction B shown in FIG. 7), that is, clockwise as shown in FIG. 7B. The introduction port 114 is opened by rotational driving (step S14). 7 illustrates the operation of the left movable blade 116 in the front view of the center accessory 112 in FIG. 2, and the reverse direction of the right movable blade 116 in FIG. Direction, that is, counterclockwise.

  When the movable blade 116 is opened in the forward direction, the game area 104a flows down at a timing earlier than the state shown on the left side of FIG. Pachinko balls other than the pachinko balls that have flowed down vigorously at a timing later than the state shown on the right side of FIG. The ball is pushed back by the movable blade 116 that continues forward rotation and left rotation here, and cannot pass through the upper introduction port 114a. In the present embodiment, when the movable blade 116 is rotationally driven in the forward direction at a predetermined rotation speed, the winning rotation range of the movable blade 116 for the pachinko ball to win through the upper introduction port 114a is: It was about 40 degrees.

  On the other hand, when the movable blade 116 is opened in the reverse direction, if the movable blade 116 starts earlier than the state shown on the left side of FIG. Since it becomes steeply inclined toward the upper introduction port 114a of the center accessory 112, it becomes difficult for the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104a to pass through the upper introduction port 114a and win, and FIG. If the timing is later than the state shown on the right side of (), it is not possible to secure a space for the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104a to pass through the upper introduction port 114a.

  However, after the movable blade 116 starts to rotate in the reverse direction, the timing is slightly later than the state shown on the left side of FIG. 7B, that is, as shown on the left side of FIG. When the pachinko ball flows down to the movable blade 116 in a state where the blade 116 is inclined gently toward the upper introduction port 114a, the movable blade 116 is further reversed in a state in which the pachinko ball is further wound. Therefore, there is a possibility of winning through the upper introduction port 114a. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the movable blade 116 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction at a predetermined rotational speed, the winning rotation of the movable blade 116 for winning the pachinko ball through the upper inlet 114a. The range is about 60 degrees, so that a larger winable rotation angle range of the movable blade 116 is secured than when the forward rotation is performed.

  As described above, when the gaming state determination unit 156 executes the lottery for determining the gaming state and the low probability mode is won, the rotation direction determination unit 157 performs the lottery for determining the rotation direction of the movable blade 116. By executing and determining the rotation direction of the movable blade 116, it is possible to change the probability that the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104a wins the inlet 114 of the center accessory 112. For this reason, since it becomes easy to change the winning rate of the pachinko ball into the center accessory 112, it becomes possible to promote the suppression of monotony of the game.

  After the movable blade 116 is rotated and opened a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, once or twice), the movable blade 116 is returned to the original position so as to close the introduction port 114, and is introduced by the movable blade 116. 114 is closed (step S15), and the rotation opening process of the movable blade 116 is completed.

  On the other hand, when the gaming state is determined to be in the time reduction mode by the gaming state determination unit 156 in step S11, the rotation angle determination unit 158 provided in the main controller 151 next sets a predetermined angle in the forward direction of the movable blade 116. After the rotational movement, a lottery for determining a so-called tulip opening rotation angle for fixing the movable blade 116 at the predetermined angle for a predetermined time is executed (step S16). In the lottery, when the game state determination unit 156 performs the lottery for determining the game state and the short time mode is won, the random number sampling circuit extracts the random number value at that time, and the extracted random number value is obtained. This is executed by checking with the rotation angle determination table.

  When the rotation angle determination unit 158 determines the rotation angle for fixing the movable blade 116, the rotation angle determination unit 158 transmits the lottery processing result to the CPU 152, and the CPU 152 sequentially moves the movable blade 116 to the movable blade drive control device 165. A command signal is transmitted so as to open a so-called tulip method at a predetermined angle in the direction. Thereafter, the movable blade drive control device 165 drives and controls the stepping motor 130 so that the movable blade 116 rotates in the forward direction, and the movable blade 116 is rotated at the rotation angle determined by the rotation angle determination unit 158 for a predetermined time. Is fixed and the so-called tulip opening is performed (step S17). The details of the operation of opening the tulip method of the movable blade 116 of the present embodiment will be described later.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8A, as shown in FIG. 8B, the movable vane 116 is approximately about 100% wider than when the movable vane 116 is opened in the forward direction at a rotation angle of about 50 degrees. When the tulip method is opened in the forward direction at a rotation angle of 70 degrees, the range that can be taken into the introduction port 114 for the pachinko ball flowing down becomes larger. For this reason, the pachinko balls flowing down the game area 104a can be easily introduced into the upper introduction port 114a, and the winning rate of the pachinko balls to the center accessory 112 increases.

  In this way, when the game state determination unit 156 performs the lottery for determining the game state and the time reduction mode is won, the rotation angle determination unit 158 determines the rotation angle when the movable blade 116 is opened in the tulip method. By executing the lottery for determining the rotation angle of the movable blade 116, it is possible to vary the probability that the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104a wins the inlet 114 of the center accessory 112. For this reason, since it becomes easy to change the winning rate of the pachinko ball into the center accessory 112, it becomes possible to promote the suppression of monotony of the game.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the movable blade position detection sensor 117 is provided at the upper end 112a of the introduction port 114, so that the rotation angle of the movable blade 116 can be adjusted more accurately. become. For this reason, the winning rate change to the introduction port 114 of the center accessory 112 of the pachinko ball is more reliably executed.

  In step S17, after the movable blade 116 is opened for a predetermined time for the tulip, the movable blade 116 is returned to the original position so as to close the inlet 114, and the inlet 114 is closed by the movable blade 116 (step S15). ), The tulip type opening process of the movable blade 116 is completed.

  Next, details of the operation of opening the tulip method of the movable blade 116 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of opening the tulip method of the movable blade of the center role of the pachinko machine in the present embodiment.

  As described above, after the gaming state determination unit 156 determines the gaming state to be in the short-time mode and the rotation angle determination unit 158 determines the rotation angle of the movable blade 116 that opens the tulip method, the tulip method release is executed. (Step S17 shown in FIG. 6). At that time, first, the movable blade drive control device 165 drives the stepping motor 130 (step S171), and starts the rotation of the movable blade 116 (step S172).

  Thereafter, the movable blade position detection sensor 117 determines whether or not the movable blade 116 has reached the rotation angle of the movable blade 116 determined by the rotation angle determination unit 158 (step S173). When it is detected in step S173 that the movable blade 116 has reached the predetermined rotation angle determined by the rotation angle determination unit 158, the movable blade drive control device is configured so that the movable blade 166 stops at the predetermined rotation angle. 165 stops the driving of the stepping motor 130 (step S174).

  After the rotation operation of the movable blade 166 is stopped, it is determined whether or not the stop time at the predetermined rotation angle of the movable blade 166 has passed the predetermined stop time determined by the stop time determination unit 159 (step S175). . In this determination, the elapsed time after the movable blade drive control device 165 stops driving the stepping motor 130 is measured by the timer 155, and the elapsed time has reached the predetermined stop time determined by the stop time determination unit 159. It is determined by the CPU 152 whether or not.

  In step S175, when it is detected that the stop time of the movable blade 166 has passed the predetermined stop time, the movable blade drive control device 165 restarts the driving of the stepping motor 130 (step S176). At this time, when the gaming state determination unit 156 wins the gaming state in the time reduction mode, the lottery result of the rotation operation of the movable blade 166 executed in the rotation direction determination unit 157, that is, after the tulip opening / stopping of the movable blade 166 Is rotated in the forward direction (A direction shown in FIG. 7) as the rotational movement direction as it is, or is rotated in the direction opposite to the rotational movement direction (B direction shown in FIG. 7). The movable blade drive control device 165 controls driving of the stepping motor 130 based on a lottery result indicating whether or not the movable blade 166 is returned to the initial position closing the inlet 114 of the object 112.

  Thereafter, it is determined by the movable blade position detection sensor 117 whether or not the movable blade 116 has reached the closed position where the inlet 114 of the center accessory 112 is blocked (step S177). When it is detected in step S177 that the movable blade 116 has reached the closed position, the tulip opening ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, based on the detection by the movable blade position detection sensor 117, the operation control for opening the tulip method of the movable blade 116 is performed. That is, after a predetermined time has elapsed after the movable blade position detection sensor 117 detects that the movable blade 116 has been rotated by a predetermined angle and stopped in the tulip open state, the movable blade 116 is rotated as it is in the rotational movement direction or after the predetermined time. After the stop, a rotation control operation is performed to rotate in the direction opposite to the rotational movement direction and return the movable blade 116 to the initial position. As described above, since the rotation operation of the movable blade 116 can be controlled based on the detection of the rotational position of the movable blade 116, the winning rate of the pachinko ball to the center accessory 112 can be changed or unpredictable. become.

  In the operation flow in which the pachinko ball wins at the start winning opening 134 of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6 and the movable blade 116 of the center accessory 112 opens and closes, the game state is “time reduction mode”. In addition, although the embodiment in which the movable blade 116 performs the tulip mode opening has been described, the gaming state in which the tulip mode opening is performed is not limited to the “time reduction mode”. For example, when a pachinko ball is won at the start winning opening 134, a lottery for determining whether the gaming state is set to the low probability mode or the short time mode is performed by the gaming state determination unit 156 of the main controller 151. On the other hand, in contrast to the first embodiment, the game state is switched and the tulip method of the movable blade 116 is opened in the “low probability mode” and the movable blade 116 is rotated in the “time reduction mode”. You may make it open. Alternatively, the tulip opening may be performed when a pachinko ball is won at the start winning opening 134.

  In the present embodiment, each time the pachinko ball is awarded to the start winning opening 134, a lottery is performed so that the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the movable blade 116 can be changed. Since it is possible to change the winning rate of the game, simplification of the game can be suppressed and the player's interest can be prevented from being lost. In the present embodiment, in order to determine the rotation mode of the movable blade 116 for each winning of the pachinko ball to the start winning opening 134, the lottery is selected so that the rotation direction and the rotation angle can be changed. If the winning rate into the center accessory 112 can be changed by changing the rotation mode of the movable blade 116, the rotation speed of the movable blade 116 is changed by lottery that determines the rotation mode of the movable blade 116. Thus, the winning rate in the center bonus 112 may be changed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the movable blade 116 that guides the pachinko ball into the center accessory 112 of the pachinko machine 100 is pivotally supported by the rotary shaft 128 at the substantially central portion, and via the stepping motor 130. The operation is controlled so as to be rotated. This makes it easy to adjust the rotation direction, rotation angle, and rotation speed of the movable vane 116, making it easier to change the winning rate of the pachinko ball into the introduction port 114 of the center accessory 112 and suppressing the monotony of the game. Can be promoted.

  In addition, by making the movable blade 116 a rotational operation type in which a substantially central portion is pivotally supported by the rotation shaft 128, the opening and closing operation of the introduction port 114 by one movable blade 116 that guides the pachinko ball into the center accessory 112 is performed. The inlet 114 serving as an opening opened to the outside of the center accessory 112 is divided into two parts by the rotating shaft 118, and there are two places on both end sides of the inlet 114.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the nail 139 is provided at a position opposed to the lower end of the introduction port 114, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko ball P10 flowing down the game area 104a is provided. Colliding with the nail 139 and bouncing back, it becomes easy to generate an irregular prize from the lower introduction port 114b of the center accessory 112. For this reason, it is possible to win from the lower introduction port 114b, and the variation of the winning route into the center bonus 112 increases, so that an irregular winning is likely to occur. In this way, the occurrence of irregular prizes is likely to occur, so that the simplification of the game is suppressed, so that the player's interest is prevented from being lost, and the improvement of the gameability is expected. Become. In addition, the structure used as a to-be-collised member provided in the opposing position of the lower end part of the inlet 114 is not limited to the nail 139. That is, if the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 104a becomes a collided member, for example, a structure such as another accessory in the game area 104a other than the nail 139 is located below the inlet 114. The thing of the structure provided in the opposing position of a side edge part may be sufficient.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in order to guide the game ball to the center role 112 provided with the special prize opening 122 that can establish a special game state advantageous to the player by winning the pachinko ball, Although an example in which the formed opening 114 is applied to the movable blade 116 of the center accessory 112 as a movable member that opens and closes the opening 114 has been described, the movable member is movable at the inlet 114 of the center accessory 112. The present invention is not limited to the case applied to the blades 116. That is, for example, the present invention can also be applied to a movable member provided in a movable accessory that can change the winning rate of another winning opening provided in the game area 104a. As an example thereof, as shown in FIG. 11, after detecting a winning at the winning opening (step S21), driving means such as a stepping motor for driving the movable member is driven for a predetermined time (step S22). The movable member can be rotated for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times (step S23), and the winning rate to the winning opening can be changed.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the above description, the embodiment of the present invention has been described by taking a so-called bladed object (second type) pachinko machine as an example. The present invention can also be implemented in a pachinko machine other than an object, for example, a so-called seven machine (first type), a right object (third type), and a mixed first and second type pachinko machine.

  Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the movable blades that open and close the inlet are provided on both side surfaces of the center accessory, but the number of movable blades is not limited to one pair, either In addition, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a movable blade that opens and closes the introduction port into the center object and a movable blade that opens and closes each introduction port of the center object having three or more introduction ports. Is possible.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment of the game machine of this invention. It is a front view which shows the center accessory with which the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a figure which shows the state when a pachinko ball is pinched | interposed by an inlet opening edge part and a movable blade when rotating a movable blade, (a) is a pachinko ball by the movable blade and comparative inlet edge used as a comparative example. The figure which shows the state at the time of being pinched | interposed, (b) is a figure which shows the state when the pachinko ball is pinched | interposed by the movable blade | wing of the same embodiment, and the inlet port edge part. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drive means of the movable blade | wing provided with the pachinko machine of the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the electric control system which controls the various functions and game of the pachinko machine of the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the operation | movement flow which a pachinko ball wins in the start winning opening of the pachinko machine in the embodiment, and the movable blade of a center accessory opens and closes. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing when the movable blade | wing of the embodiment is rotationally released, (a) is operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of releasing forward rotation, (b) is operation | movement explanatory drawing at the reverse direction. is there. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of making the movable blade | wing of the embodiment open a tulip form. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement flow of the tulip system opening | release of the movable blade | wing of the center accessory of the pachinko machine in the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation state which irregularly wins when the movable blade | wing of the embodiment is rotationally opened. It is a flowchart which shows the rotation operation | movement flow of the movable member in other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 gaming machines (pachinko machines)
104 game board 104a game area 112 character (center character)
114 opening (introduction part)
116 Movable member (movable blade)
117 Rotation position detection means (movable blade position detection sensor)
122 Special prize opening (V zone)
128 Rotating shaft 130 Driving means (stepping motor)
134 Start prize opening 139 Collisioned member (nail)
156 Rotation mode determination means (game state determination unit)
157 Rotation mode determination means (rotation direction determination unit)
158 Rotation mode determination means (rotation angle determination unit)
159 Rotation mode determination means (stop time determination unit)
P10 game ball (pachinko ball)

Claims (5)

An accessory that is provided with a special prize opening that allows the player to establish a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player by winning the game ball, based on the winning at the start prize opening provided in the game area of the game board where the game ball flows down A game machine in which a movable member that opens and closes an opening formed in the accessory operates for a predetermined time in order to guide the game ball
The movable member is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft provided substantially perpendicularly to the game board at a substantially central portion of the movable member, and power is transmitted to the rotation shaft through a driving means. A game machine that is controlled to rotate.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation position detection unit that detects a rotation position of the movable member, wherein the operation control of the movable member is performed based on detection by the rotation position detection unit.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation mode determination unit that executes a lottery to determine a rotation mode of the movable member when the game ball is won at the start winning opening.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least one of an end portion of the movable member and an end portion of the opening is R-shaped.   The collision target member which the game ball which flows down the said game area | region collides can be provided in the opposing position of the lower end part of the said opening part, The any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Gaming machine.

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