JP2009268729A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a harmonious and effective performance besides the operation of a movable performance body and a performance image displayed on an image display part by effectively using a movable arm for supporting the movable performance body while eliminating a movable arm from obstructing a performance image of an image display part. <P>SOLUTION: The pinball game machine includes an image display means 13 for displaying an image, and the movable performance body 24 that is provided in front of the image display part 20 of the image display means 13 at the tip of the movable arm 23, and is emerging/retractable between a performance position A projecting to the side of the image display part 20 and a retraction position B retracted from the image display part 20, wherein the movable arm 23 has a plurality of light emitting elements 50 emitting the movable arm 23 from the back side, in its longitudinal direction, and when the movable performance body 24 moves to the performance position A, the pinball game machine executes a predetermined performance centered on the movable performance body 24 using the light emission of the movable arm 23 by the light emitting elements 50 and the performance image 27 displayed on the image display part 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, which produces a gaming state by combining image display means and a movable effector.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an image display means is arranged at substantially the center of the game area of the game board, and a special symbol display means and a movable effect body are provided on a display case on the peripheral side of the image display means. There is an arrangement in which an action of a movable effector is combined with an effect image displayed on the image display means in synchronism with this operation to produce an effect of the game state in a specific gaming state. (Patent Document 1).

  In this bullet ball game machine, when the special symbol starting means detects a game ball, the special symbol of the special symbol display means fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops in either the big hit mode or the off mode. On the other hand, all the cases where a plurality of (for example, three) effect designs of the image display means fluctuate for a predetermined time in a predetermined fluctuation pattern in synchronization with the fluctuation of the special symbol, and the special symbol after the change becomes a big hit mode. If the special symbol is in the off mode, at least one is stopped in a different off mode.

If the variation pattern of the effect image that is changing is a highly reliable specific change pattern that becomes a jackpot effect after the change, the image display is performed if the reach of other effect symbols other than one effect symbol is complete. The movable effect body provided in the display case of the means so as to be freely retractable through a movable arm is actuated to project to the image display unit side of the image display means, and the image of the image display means is synchronized with the operation of the movable effect body. A specific effect image is displayed on the display unit, and the effect of notifying that the possibility of a big hit after the change is high is performed by combining the operation of the movable effector and the effect image of the image display unit.
JP 2007-222349 A

  Although the conventional effect combines the operation of the movable effector and the effect image of the image display means, the movable effector only moves out of the image display unit, and the movable arm that supports the movable effector has It is not necessarily an effect that is in harmony with the effect image on the image display unit side, such as hindering the effect image displayed on the image display unit.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention utilizes a movable arm that supports the movable effect body in addition to the operation of the movable effect body and the effect image displayed on the image display unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine capable of performing a harmonious and effective performance without obstructing an effect image of an image display unit.

  The present invention includes an image display means 13 for displaying an image, and an effect position A provided at the front end of the movable arm 23 on the front side of the image display section 20 of the image display means 13 and protruding toward the image display section 20. A movable effector 24 that can move in and out of the retreat position B retracted from the image display unit 20, and the movable arm 23 has a light emitting element 50 that emits light from the back side in the longitudinal direction. When the movable effector 24 is actuated to the effect position A, a predetermined effect is produced by the light emission of the movable arm 23 by the light emitting element 50 and the effect image 27 displayed on the image display unit 20. Is to do.

  According to the present invention, in addition to the operation of the movable effector 24 and the effect image 27 displayed on the image display unit 20, the movable arm 23 that supports the movable effector 24 is used to display an image on the movable arm 23. There is an advantage that a harmonious and effective production can be performed without obstructing the production image 27 of the unit 20.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-12 has illustrated the 1st Example which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine main body 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable around a vertical axis. A glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 4 and are pivotally supported by a hinge 7 on the same side as the hinge 3 with respect to the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  On the front side of the front plate 6, a ball supply tray 8 for storing a game ball for launch is arranged, and a launch handle 9 of launch means (not shown) for launching the game ball is provided on the side thereof. A game board 10 (see FIG. 2) is detachably attached to the front frame 4 on the back side of the glass door 5 so as to correspond to the glass door 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 11 for guiding a game ball fired from the launching means is arranged in a substantially arc shape on the front surface of the game board 10, and in a game area 12 inside the guide rail 11. Various game parts such as the image display means 13, the normal symbol starting means 14, the special symbol starting means 15, the big winning means 16, and the normal winning means 17 are arranged. The game area 12 corresponds to the window hole 18 of the glass door 5.

  The image display means 13 is disposed, for example, in the approximate center of the game area 12, and includes a display case 19 mounted on the game board 10, and an image display unit 20 such as a liquid crystal display disposed in the approximate center of the display case 19. It has. The display case 19 is provided with a normal symbol display means 21 and a special symbol display means 22, and a movable effect body 24 supported by a movable arm 23 is provided so as to be able to move out of the image display unit 20. Note that one or both of the normal symbol display means 21 and the special symbol display means 22 may be provided on another game component mounted on the game board 10.

  The normal symbol display means 21 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On the condition that the starting means 14 detects a game ball, the two light-emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random number value randomly drawn when the normal design starting means 14 detects a game ball is predetermined. The light emitting element on the “◯” side in the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “×” side in the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases.

  The special symbol display means 22 is composed of one or a plurality of display means such as a 7-segment type capable of variably displaying one special symbol, for example, and the special symbol starting means 15 detects the game ball. The special symbol is displayed in a variable condition for a predetermined time, and when the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starter 15 matches a predetermined jackpot random value, in a predetermined jackpot mode, In some cases, it comes to a stop in a disengagement mode.

The image display unit 20 has a rectangular shape or other shape, and is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. 10, during the game, the effect symbols 25a to 25c and the background image 26 are displayed. In the case of a specific gaming state, as shown in FIG. 2, a notice effect image 27 is displayed in synchronization with the operation of the movable effect body 24. A plurality of effect symbols 25a to 25c are provided at appropriate positions on the image display unit 20, For example, three are displayed, and each of the effect symbols 25a to 25c starts to change in synchronization with the change of the special symbol on the special symbol display means 22, changes after a predetermined fluctuation pattern for a predetermined time, and then ends the change of the special symbol. Are sequentially stopped in a predetermined order. When the special symbols on the special symbol display means 22 stop in the big win mode, the stop symbols after the change of the production symbols 25a to 25c are all the big hit directing modes, and at least when the special symbols stop in the off mode. A part is a different off-direction production mode. For example, when the special symbol is stopped in the big hit mode, the effect symbols 25a to 25c are stopped at “7, 7, 7” or the like, and when the special symbol is stopped in the off mode, the effect symbols 25a to 25c are “3”.・ Stop at 4/5.

  The special symbol starting means 15 includes a fixed winning opening 28 and a variable winning opening 29 such as an electric tulip. The variable winning award 29 is configured to be opened for a predetermined time when the normal symbol after the normal symbol display means 21 changes and the hit state is stopped.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the display case 19 of the image display means 13 includes a front decoration body 31 attached to the front surface of the game board 10 corresponding to the opening 30, and the game board 10 corresponding to the opening 30. And a support frame 32 mounted on the back surface.

  A rectangular display window 33 or the like is formed in the support frame 32, and the image display unit 20 is mounted on the back side of the support frame 32 corresponding to the display window 33. The display case 19 has a predetermined space 34 on the upper side of the image display unit 20 between the front decoration body 31 and the support frame 32, and the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23 are usually accommodated in this space 34 and front to front. Covered by a decorative body 31.

  The image display means 13 is configured to attach the front decoration body 31 and the support frame 32 to the game board 10 from both the front and rear sides, but the front decoration body 31 and the support frame 32 are coupled to each other. You may make it equip with the game board 10 from the front side so that the support frame 32 may fit in the opening 30. FIG.

  The movable effector 24 has a predetermined shape such as a round shape when viewed from the front, and is provided at the tip of a substantially straight rod-like movable arm 23. By the drive of the drive means 35, the effect position substantially in the center of the image display unit 20 is provided. It can be moved back and forth via a movable arm 23 between A and a retracted position B deviated to the upper side of the image display unit 20. The movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23 are both light-emitting types. When the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23 emit light in synchronism with the operation, the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23 emit light. A notice effect image 27 is displayed on the image display unit 20 in synchronism with the light emission, and a notice effect is produced with the light of the movable arm 23 and the notice effect image 27 of the image display unit 20 around the movable effect body 24 in the light emitting state. Is supposed to do.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the movable effector 24 includes a light-emitting cover 38 made of a synthetic resin having a light-transmitting display portion 36 and a light-transmitting synthetic resin light-emitting cover 38. An annular support portion 39 that supports the cover 38 from the back side, and a plurality of light emitting elements 40 such as LEDs that are provided on the support portion 39 and emit light from the back side of the light emitting display portion 36 of the light emitting cover 38 are provided. . On the back surface of the light emitting cover 38, an irregular diffused reflection portion 41 that causes the light emitting display portion 36 to emit light by light from the light emitting element 40 is provided. A diffuser plate may be provided in place of the irregular reflection portion 41.

  On the back side of the light emitting cover 38, a support portion 39 abuts substantially concentrically on the outer peripheral portion thereof, and is coupled from the back side by a fixing tool 45 such as a screw via a plurality of attachment portions 43, 44 in the circumferential direction. The support portion 39 is integrally provided at the tip of the movable arm 23. The light emitting elements 40 are distributed and mounted on the front surface of the substrate 46, and the substrate 46 is fixed to the back side of the support portion 39 by a fixture 45.

  In this embodiment, the back side of the movable effector 24 is closed by the substrate 46. However, a movable effect is produced at the bottom of the supporter 39 using a bottomed cylindrical supporter 39 whose front side is open. The back side of the body 24 may be closed, and the substrate 46 may be disposed in the support portion 39 substantially parallel to the bottom portion.

  The movable arm 23 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin. When the movable effector 24 is actuated to the effect position A, the light-emitting element 50 disposed in the recess 48 on the back side via the substrate 49 The substantially entire light emitting display portion 51 exposed to the image display portion 20 side from the front ornament 31 is caused to emit light. Note that the light emitting display portions 51 of the movable arm 23 may be provided in one portion of the exposed portion or in a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction. .

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the movable arm 23 is integrally provided with a front wall portion 52 and a pair of side wall portions 53 that are bent so as to extend rearward from both sides of the front wall portion 52 in the width direction. It has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a recess 48 is formed on the back side along the longitudinal direction. On the outer surface of the movable arm 23, a streaky pattern or other irregular irregular reflection part 54 is formed across a pair of side wall parts 53 including the front wall part 52 of the light emitting display part 51, and the irregular reflection part 54 emits light. The light emitting display unit 51 is caused to emit light by irregularly reflecting light from the element 50. The irregular reflection portion 54 may be provided on the inner surface of the movable arm 23.

  On the back side of the movable arm 23, connecting ribs 55 in the width direction that integrally connect the front wall portion 52 and the pair of side wall portions 53 are provided at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction, and the substrate 49 is substantially at the center of each connecting rib 55. The end portion on the movable effector 24 side is pressed from the back side by the substrate 46 and fixed to the slit 56 formed in the notch by press-fitting or the like from the back side. The substrate 49 has a belt-like shape that fits within the depth of the recess 48, and is disposed substantially perpendicular to the image display unit 20 of the image display unit 13 and is provided along the longitudinal direction of the movable arm 23.

  A plurality of the light emitting elements 50 are mounted on the front end side of one side surface of the substrate 49 in the plate thickness direction at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction. There is a predetermined gap between the front wall portion 52 of the movable arm 23 and the front end of the substrate 49, and a part of light from the light emitting element 50 is opposite to the light emitting element 50 with respect to the substrate 49 through this gap. It diffuses to the side wall 53 side. Therefore, although the light emitting element 50 is present on one side of the substrate 49, the entire light emitting display portion 51 including the opposite side wall portion 53 can be caused to emit light by the light emitting element 50.

  When loosely fitting the substrate 49 into the slit 56, the end portion of the substrate 49 may be pressed by the substrate 46 and both ends in the longitudinal direction may be restricted by the stoppers 52 a such as the front wall portion 52. The light emitting element 40 of the movable effector 24 is connected to the control system from the board 46 via the connector 58, the harness 59, the connector 60, the board 49, and the like, and the light emitting element 50 of the movable arm 23 is connected via the board 49 to the control system.

  The base of the movable arm 23 is supported on a support base 62 by a pivot 63 in the front-rear direction on the outside of the image display unit 20, and is vertically moved by a driving means 35 such as a motor through an interlocking mechanism 65 including a crank mechanism 64. To swing. The support base 62 has a case shape having support walls 66 and 67 on the front and rear sides, and is on one side in the left-right direction with respect to the image display unit 20 and above the image display unit 20 or above the image display unit 20. It is disposed at an appropriate location and is attached to the display case 19 side of the image display means 13, for example, the attachment surface 32 a of the support frame 32 with a fixing tool such as a screw.

  The pivot 63 is supported across the support walls 66 and 67 before and after the support base 62. The driving means 35 is fixed to the back side of the support wall 67 of the support base 62. In addition to the crank mechanism 64, the interlock mechanism 65 includes a drive gear 69 fixed to the drive shaft 68 of the drive means 35, and a driven gear 71 that is rotatably provided on the support base 62 by the support shaft 70 and meshes with the drive gear 69. And have.

  The crank mechanism 64 includes a crank pin 72 fixed to the driven gear 71 and a sliding portion 73 such as a long hole provided on the base side of the movable arm 23 and slidably engaged with the crank pin 72. When the driven gear 71 is reciprocally rotated by driving of the driving means 35, the movable arm 23 is swung up and down around the pivot 63 via the crank pin 72 and the sliding portion 73.

  The movable arm 23 is biased by the spring 74 toward the retreat position B which is the ascending side. The spring 74 is a torsion spring that is wound around the pivot 63 and engages the movable arm 23 and the support base 62 at both ends, but other tension springs or compression springs may be used. The support base 62 is provided with position detecting means (not shown) for detecting the origin position of the movable arm 23, that is, the position of the movable arm 23 when the movable effector 24 is at the retracted position B. A stopper mechanism 75 that restricts the movable arm 23 at the origin position may be provided between the support base 62 and the movable arm 23.

  FIG. 9 shows a control system of the pachinko machine. The control system of the pachinko machine includes a main control board 80 and an effect control board 81. The main control board 80 is responsible for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine. When the normal symbol starting means 14 detects a game ball, it determines whether or not it is a random number and determines whether or not it is hit. In addition to the normal symbol system control means 82 for opening the variable winning award 29 of the special symbol starting means 15 for a predetermined time after the normal symbol after the fluctuation of the symbol display means 21 stops in a winning manner, the random number lottery means 83, the determination means 84, special symbol control means 85, stop mode determination means 86, fluctuation pattern determination means 87, command transmission means 88, and special game generation means 89.

  The random number lottery means 83 draws a random number value when the special symbol starting means 15 detects a game ball, and the judging means 84 compares the random number value drawn by the random number lottery means 83 with the jackpot random number value to determine whether or not it is a big hit It comes to judge. The special symbol control means 85 changes the special symbol of the special symbol display means 22 for a predetermined time with the detection of the game ball by the special symbol start means 15, and when the determination result of the determination means 84 is a big win, At this time, the special symbols are controlled so as to stop each in a disengagement mode.

  The stop mode determining means 86 is for drawing and determining the stop mode of the effect symbols 25a to 25c when the determination result of the determination means 84 is a big hit. Fluctuation pattern determining means 87 is used for lottery determination of the big hit fluctuation pattern when the determination result of the determination means 84 is the big hit, and the outlier fluctuation pattern when it is out of place, and is determined in advance according to the determination result of the determination means 84. One variation pattern to be used for variation of the production symbols 25a to 25c at that time is selected and determined from the plurality of types of jackpot variation patterns and out-of-range variation patterns.

  There are a plurality of types of jackpot variation patterns and out-of-range variation patterns depending on the length of variation time, presence / absence of reach during variation of the production symbols 25a to 25c, and the like. For example, there are many types of jackpot fluctuation patterns such as jackpot fluctuation pattern 1, jackpot fluctuation pattern 2, jackpot fluctuation pattern 3,... A variety of patterns are prepared, such as reach / displacement variation pattern 1, reach / displacement variation pattern 2, reach / disappearance variation pattern 1, reach / disappearance variation pattern 2, etc. Has been.

  In general, the fluctuation pattern with reach has a longer fluctuation time than the fluctuation pattern with no reach, and one or more types that are part of the fluctuation pattern with reach have a variation time of the jackpot fluctuation pattern. Some have close variation times. In the case of a fluctuation pattern with a long fluctuation time, the appearance rate is lower than that of a fluctuation pattern with a short fluctuation time and a fluctuation pattern with no reach, but the reliability that a special symbol becomes a big hit after a fluctuation becomes large. ing.

  The special symbol control means 85 changes the special symbol of the special symbol display means 22 in response to the detection of the game ball by the special symbol start means 15 and changes according to the change time of the change pattern determined by the change pattern determination means 87. The special symbol is stopped in either the big hit mode or the off mode according to the determination result of the big hit / out of the determination means 84. The command transmission unit 88 performs one-way communication of the stop mode command determined by the stop mode determination unit 86, the variation pattern command determined by the variation pattern determination unit 87, and the variation stop command for each variation pattern to the effect control board 81 side. It is supposed to send by.

  The special game generating means 89 is for generating a special game (bonus game) advantageous to the player after the special symbol is stopped in the big win mode when the judging means 84 determines that the big hit is, for example, the big winning means 16 A plurality are opened at predetermined time intervals. Note that the opening / closing pattern of the special winning means 16 in the special game can be determined as appropriate. In addition, in special games, in addition to the opening of the big winning means 16 or separately from the opening of the big winning means 16, it is advantageous for other players to change the probability of changing the jackpot lottery probability on condition of the type of jackpot mode of the special symbol. Various elements may be added.

  The effect control board 81 analyzes each command transmitted from the main control board 80 and controls the effect symbols 25a to 25c, the background image 26, and the notice effect image 27 displayed on the image display unit 20 of the image display means 13. Also, for controlling the operation of the movable effector 24 and the light emission of the movable arm 23 and the movable effector 24, command receiving means 90, effect symbol control means 91, notice effect determining means 92, effect image control means 93, A movable effect control means 94, a light emission effect control means 95, and the like are provided.

  The command receiving means 90 is for receiving and analyzing each command transmitted from the command transmitting means 88 to the effect control board 81 side. In accordance with the variation pattern command from the main control board 80, the effect symbol control means 91 changes the effect symbols 25a to 25c in a predetermined variation pattern for a predetermined time in synchronization with the variation of the special symbol on the special symbol display means 22, and a stop command is issued. When there is, the effect symbols 25a to 25c are stopped in the jackpot effect mode or the off effect mode. The three effect symbols 25a to 25c are stopped in the stop mode specified by the stop mode command so that all the special symbols stop in the big hit mode, and in other cases, the presence or absence of reach Accordingly, the stop is performed in the stop mode selected on the effect symbol control means 91 side.

  The notice effect determining means 92 includes one or a plurality of variation pattern commands that are part of the reach or variation pattern having a variation time that is close to the variation time of the jackpot variation pattern, or all or a variation pattern command of the jackpot variation pattern. If there is, a random number value is randomly selected on the condition of the variation pattern command to determine whether or not to perform a notice effect. In the case of the big hit variation pattern, the lottery rate of the notice effect may be higher than that of the loss variation pattern. In that case, the lottery rate may be changed for each variation pattern.

  The effect image control means 93 selects one of a plurality of types of background images 26 according to the variation pattern command to control the background images 26 of the effect symbols 25a to 25c, and the notice effect determination means 92 determines the notice effect. In the X direction centering on the movable effector 24 at the effect position A in synchronism with the operation of the movable effector 24 and the light emission of the movable arm 23, etc. after the effect symbols 25a to 25c have reached reach, Control is performed so that a notice effect image 27 such as a line shape or a belt shape is emitted and displayed in three directions excluding the movable arm 23 side. The notice effect image 27 may be displayed in a flashing manner or in a blinking manner. Further, the notice effect image 27 may be displayed in a spot manner at a plurality of locations in the radial direction in addition to a linear shape or a belt shape.

  The movable effect control means 94 is for controlling the effect caused by the operation of the movable effect body 24. When the notice effect determining means 92 determines the notice effect and the effect symbols 25a to 25c reach, the drive means 35 is provided. The movable effector 24 is moved from the retracted position B to the approximately centered effect position A of the image display unit 20 by driving, and the movable effector 24 is controlled to return to the retracted position B after the effect by light emission. The movable effector 24 may stop at the effect position A for a predetermined time, or may swing within a certain range in the vertical direction. Further, after reaching the effect position A, it may be immediately returned to the retreat position B.

  The light emission effect control means 95 controls the light emission of the movable effect body 24 and the movable arm 23. The notice effect determination means 92 determines the notice effect, the effect symbols 25a to 25c reach, and the moveable effect body 24 becomes the effect position A. When the operation is performed, the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23 are caused to emit light by the light emission of the light emitting elements 40 and 50 in synchronization with the operation. The light emission of the movable effect body 24 and the movable arm 23 at this time may be simultaneous with the notice effect image 27 of the image display unit 20. Alternatively, the movable effector 24 may be flashed several times, and the light emission of the movable arm 23 and the display of the notice effect image 27 of the image display unit 20 may be performed simultaneously or with a time difference during the flashing light emission.

  This pachinko machine performs the following controls and effects during the game. That is, when the special symbol starting unit 15 detects a game ball, the random number lottery unit 83 draws a random number value, and the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the big hit is based on whether or not the random number value is the same as the big hit random number value. I do. And if a determination result is a big hit, the stop mode determination means 86 will determine the stop mode of the production symbols 25a-25c. If the determination result is a big hit, the fluctuation pattern determining means 87 selects one of a plurality of types of big hit fluctuation patterns, and if it is out of the range, the fluctuation pattern determining means 87 selects one of a plurality of kinds of outlier fluctuation patterns. To do.

  Subsequently, after the special symbol on the special symbol display means 22 starts to fluctuate and fluctuates for the fluctuation time designated by the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation pattern determination means 87, the determination result of the jackpot / off is determined by the determination means 84. In response to this, the vehicle stops in either a big hit mode or an off mode. If the determination means 84 determines that the game is a big win, after the special symbol stops in the big win mode, a special game is generated by the special game generation means 89 and the big winning means 16 is released a plurality of times. The game can be continued in an advantageous state.

  On the other hand, when the stop mode determining unit 86 determines the stop mode of the effect symbols 25a to 25c and the variation pattern determining unit 87 determines the variation pattern of the effect symbols 25a to 25c, the command transmission unit 88 moves to the effect control board 81 side. Send each command. On the effect control board 81 side, when the variation pattern command is received, the effect symbols 25a to 25c start changing in synchronization with the start of the change of the special symbol under the control of the effect symbol control means 91 (see FIG. 11A). It fluctuates for a predetermined time according to the fluctuation pattern. Then, as shown in FIGS. 11 (b) and 11 (c), each of the effect symbols 25a to 25c shifts to shaking fluctuations that are close to the stop state in the order of left, right, middle, and the like. Finally stop at either. Further, the background image 26 of the effect symbols 25a to 25c is displayed under the control of the effect image control means 93.

  For example, when the variation pattern determining means 87 selects any one of the jackpot variation patterns by the jackpot determination of the determination means 84, or when selecting any one of the reach reach variation patterns close to the variation time of the jackpot variation pattern In this case, the notice effect determining means 92 determines whether or not to perform the notice effect. Then, if the notice effect determining means 92 determines the notice effect, after the effect symbols 25a to 25c reach reach, the operation of the movable effector 24, the light emission of the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23, and the image display unit 20 A notice effect is performed in combination with the notice effect image 27.

  That is, the movable effector 24 is normally in the retracted position B as shown in FIG. 12A, but while the three effect symbols 25a to 25c fluctuate in a predetermined variation pattern, the movable effector 24 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when the reach of the two effect symbols 25a and 25c is achieved, the drive means 35 is activated by the control of the movable effect control means 94. Since the movable arm 23 swings in the downward direction around the pivot 63 through the crank mechanism 64 of the interlocking mechanism 65 and the like by the drive of the driving means 35, the movable effector 24 is moved as shown in FIG. It operates from the retreat position B to the effect position A in the approximate center of the image display unit 20. At this time, the movable arm 23 is inclined along one diagonal line from one upper corner side to the center side of the image display unit 20.

  When the movable effector 24 operates to the effect position A, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), the light emitting element 40 is controlled in the stop state in synchronization with the operation of the movable effector 24 by the control of the light emission effect control means 95. Light is emitted, the light emitting display portion 36 of the light emitting cover 38 is in a light emitting state, the light emitting element 50 of the movable arm 23 emits light, and the light emitting display portion 51 of the movable arm 23 is in a light emitting state. On the other hand, under the control of the effect image control means 93, three notice effect images 27 are emitted and displayed on portions other than the movable arm 23 side of the image display unit 20 in synchronization with the light emission of the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23. Is done. In addition, in FIG.12 (c), each light emission state is shown with an oblique line.

  For this reason, the movable arm 23 and the three notice effect images 27 emit light in an X shape around the movable effect element 24 in the light emitting state, and the noticeable effect is given to the movable arm 23 that is only a support member of the movable effect body 24. In addition, the movable arm 23 does not interfere with the notice effect image 27 on the image display unit 20 side, and the notice effect that the light emission of the movable arm 23 and the notice effect image 27 on the image display unit 20 are harmonized is possible. . Therefore, there is an advantage that the production effect is improved as compared with the prior notice production in which the operation of the movable production body 24 and the production image of the image display unit 20 are combined.

  In particular, the movable effector 24 is located at the effect position A substantially in the center of the image display unit 20, and the movable arm 23 in a light emitting state and the notice effect image 27 of the image display unit 20 are integrated with the movable effector 24 as a center. Since a group having one group such as a radial line group and a band group is formed, the production effect is further improved.

  Although it is desirable that the light emission of the movable arm 23 and the light emission of the notice effect image 27 be performed in a flash manner, the respective light emission portions are moved radially or inward in synchronization with the light emission of the movable effector 24. It may be. Accordingly, various changes can be made to each specific expression.

  As for the notice effect, the notice effect determining means 92 is selected when the change pattern determining means 87 selects any one of the jackpot change patterns, or when selecting any of the specific reach and change patterns close to the change time of the jackpot change pattern. Therefore, if such a notice effect is provided, the player can have a sense of expectation for the jackpot.

  Thereafter, the drive arm 35 drives the movable arm 23 in the retracting direction so that the movable effector 24 returns to the retracted position B, and three effect symbols 25 a to 25 c and a background image 26 are displayed on the image display unit 20. Displayed again, the effect symbols 25a to 25c continue to fluctuate in a predetermined fluctuation pattern, and stop in either the jackpot effect mode or the off-render effect mode by a stop command.

  When the movable effector 24 returns to the retreat position B, the light emission of the movable effector 24 and the movable arm 23 ends, and the notice effect image 27 of the image display unit 20 disappears, but the movable effector 24 emits light. You may take other production forms, such as returning in a state.

  Because of the mechanism, the movable arm 23 that supports the movable effector 24 swings around the pivot 63 with the upper corner side of the image display unit 20 as a fulcrum, so that the movable effector 24 is substantially at the center of the image display unit 20 at the effect position A. In spite of being located, the amount of movement of the movable arm 23 can be made relatively small, and the mechanism can be downsized. Furthermore, since the substrate 49 is disposed in a substantially perpendicular direction to the image display unit 20 in the recess 48 on the back side of the movable arm 23, the width of the movable arm 23 can be reduced. In addition, a plurality of light emitting elements 50 are attached to the front end side of the substrate 49 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the diffuse reflection portions 54 are provided on the front wall portion 52 and the side wall portion 53 of the movable arm 23, respectively. The light emitting element 50 can surely emit light on both the side wall portions 53 as well as the front wall portion 52 of the movable arm 23.

  Since the movable arm 23 has a front wall portion 52, a pair of side wall portions 53 disposed on both sides of the front wall portion 52, and a connecting rib 55 formed across the pair of side wall portions 53, the movable arm 23 has rigidity. Will improve. Further, by forming a slit 56 in the connecting rib 55 from the back side and inserting the substrate 49 into the slit 56, the substrate 49 can be easily incorporated into the movable arm 23 with a simple structure.

  FIG. 13 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the effect position A of the movable effector 24 is set to the approximate center on the upper side of the image display unit 20. The movable arm 23 is configured to be bent in a lightning bolt shape, and a plurality of light emitting elements 50 are disposed in the concave portion 48 on the back side along the bending direction. It is supposed to emit light. In addition, a lightning bolt-like notice effect image 27 is displayed on the image display unit 20 in synchronization with the light emission of the movable arm 23.

  As described above, the effect position A of the movable effector 24, the shape of the movable arm 23, and the notice effect image 27 of the image display unit 20 can be changed as appropriate in relation to the background image 26 and the like displayed on the image display unit 20. . In this case as well, a harmonious effect is possible without hindering the notice effect image 27 on the image display unit 20 side.

  FIG. 14 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a movable effector 24 is provided at the lower end of a movable arm 23 arranged in the vertical direction, and the movable arm 23 is moved between an effect position A and a retracted position B by a drive mechanism 97 such as a rack or pinion. It can move up and down freely. A plurality of light emitting elements 50 are arranged in the vertical direction on the back side of the movable arm 23, and the movable arm 23 emits light in a vertically long shape by light emission of the light emitting element 50 at the time of a notice effect. In addition, a linear notice effect image 27 is displayed on the left and right sides and the lower side of the movable effector 24 in synchronization with the light emission of the movable arm 23 on the image display unit 20.

  In this case, since the movable arm 23 and the notice effect image 27 are emitted in the cross direction around the movable effect body 24 at the effect position A, the effect is harmonized without interfering with the effect image on the image display unit 20 side. Is possible.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each Example, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, the movable effector 24 is formed in a circular shape, but may have other shapes. Further, during the production by the operation of the movable production body 24, the front side of the movable production body 24 emits light by the light emission of the light emitting element 40 on the back side, but the movable production body 24 may not emit light. Only a specific part of the light may be emitted in a spot manner.

  The effect position A due to the operation of the movable effector 24 is in the left-right direction at the approximate center of the image display unit 20 exemplified in the first and third embodiments and the upper side of the image display unit 20 exemplified in the second example. The approximate center or the like is appropriate, but other positions may be used. In the first embodiment, the retracted position B of the movable effect body 24 is a position that is hidden from the image display unit 20 and hidden behind the front ornament 31. However, a part of the movable effect body 24 is part of the image display unit 20. The position where the movable effector 24 is detached from the image display unit 20 and a part or all of the position is exposed from the front decoration body 31 may be used.

  The operating direction of the movable effector 24 may be either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. In addition, the movable arm 23 may be made to move the movable effector 24 in and out by combining swinging motion and linear motion. As long as the retracted position B of the movable effector 24 is a position around the image display unit 20, the retracted position B may be arranged at any position in the vertical and horizontal directions. Any shape can be selected as long as the shape of the movable arm 23 viewed from the front is a shape that matches the effect image 27 displayed on the image display unit 20, such as a linear shape, a zigzag shape, an arc shape, or an L shape.

  If the effect image 27 displayed on the image display unit 20 in synchronization with the light emission of the movable arm 23 is a line or a band extending vertically and horizontally and obliquely around the movable effect body 24, the effect image 27 and The movable arm 23 can be harmonized to form a group of lines or bands that emit light radially around the movable effector 24, but the light emission of the movable arm 23 and the effect image 27 of the image display unit 20 are in harmony. Others are acceptable as long as they do.

  Further, in the embodiment, when the movable effector 24 is operated, an effect is produced by the light emission of the movable arm 23 and the effect image 27 of the image display unit 20, but it corresponds to the extension on the base side of the movable arm 23. Then, the front decoration body 31 may be provided with a light emitting display portion having the same width as the movable arm 23, and a display effect in which the light emitting display portion emits light may be performed in synchronization with the operation of the movable effect body 24. In this case, since the display effect is performed across the outer area of the image display unit 20, the effect can be further enhanced.

  When a transparent game board 10 made of synthetic resin is used, a light emitting element is arranged on the back side of the game board 10 corresponding to the extension of the movable arm 23, and the movable effector 24 of the light emitting element is operated. A portion corresponding to the extension of the movable arm 23 of the game board 10 may emit light by synchronized light emission. In this way, a dynamic display effect using the entire game area 12 beyond the range of the front decoration body 31 is possible.

  The image display unit 20 displays the effect image 27 in synchronization with the operation of the movable effector 24 except for the portions corresponding to the movable arm 23 and the movable effector 24. An effect image corresponding to the shape of the movable arm 23 and the movable effect body 24 may be displayed on the portion corresponding to the back side of the image 24. In this way, consistency with the effect image 27 can be maintained even when the movable effector 24 is not operated from the retracted position due to a failure of the drive means 35 or the like.

  Note that the effect image corresponding to the shape of the movable arm 23 and the movable effector 24 may be the same size as the movable arm 23 and the movable effector 24, or slightly smaller than the movable arm 23 and the movable effector 24. It may be a size. In addition to these displays, an effect image that emphasizes the light emission of the movable effector 24 may be displayed in a ring shape on a portion corresponding to the outer periphery of the movable effector 24 of the image display unit 20.

  When the movable effector 24 is actuated, the effect symbols 25a to 25c of the image display unit 20 may not be displayed for a predetermined time (for example, until the movable effector 24 is retracted). You may make it display by moving to another display position which does not overlap with the movable effect body 24 and the effect image 27. FIG. If it does in this way, the hindrance of the production | presentation by the movable production body 24 and the production image 27 can be prevented.

  Moreover, although the jackpot notice effect is illustrated in the embodiment, other notice effects may be used as long as the effects are during the game, and effects other than the notice may be used. In short, it may be a predetermined effect performed in combination with the operation of the movable effect body 24. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

  In addition, for the light emitting effect of the movable arm 23 when the movable effector 24 is actuated, the portion corresponding to the movable arm 23 of the image display unit 20 is caused to emit light, and the movable arm 23 is caused to emit light by the light from that portion. It is also conceivable to perform a light emission effect. In this case, the movable arm 23 may be provided with a light reflecting diffused reflection portion, or the movable arm 23 may be provided with a light transmitting window hole. The irregular reflection portion and the window hole may be in the form of a belt in the longitudinal direction, or a plurality of the irregular reflection portions and the window holes may be arranged in the longitudinal direction.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board. It is a partially broken plan view of the game board. It is principal part sectional drawing of the game board. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation body, a movable arm, etc. It is a rear view of the movable effector, a movable arm, and the like. It is sectional drawing of the movable arm. It is a partially broken plan view of the movable effector, a movable arm and the like. It is a block diagram of the control system. It is explanatory drawing of the image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the design fluctuation | variation of the effect design. It is explanatory drawing of the same notice effect. It is a front view of the image display part which shows the 2nd Example of this invention, and a movable production | presentation body. It is a front view of the image display part which shows the 3rd Example of this invention, and a movable production | presentation body.

Explanation of symbols

13 Image display means 20 Image display unit 24 Movable effector 23 Movable arm 27 Precautionary effect image 48 Recess 49 Substrate 50 Light emitting element 51 Light emission display unit 52 Front wall part 53 Side wall part 54 Diffuse reflection part 55 Connecting rib 56 Slit A Effect position B Retraction position

Claims (5)

  An image display means (13) for displaying an image, and provided at the tip of the movable arm (23) in front of the image display section (20) of the image display means (13) and on the image display section (20) side. A movable effector (24) movable between a projecting effect position (A) and a retracted position (B) retracted from the image display unit (20), wherein the movable arm (23) A plurality of light emitting elements (50) for causing the movable arm (23) to emit light from the back side are provided in the longitudinal direction, and when the movable effector (24) is actuated to the effect position (A), the light emitting element (50). The ball ball game machine is characterized in that a predetermined effect is performed by the light emission of the movable arm (23) and the effect image (27) displayed on the image display unit (20).   When the movable effect body (24) is actuated to the effect position (A), the predetermined effect centered on the movable effect body (24) by the light emission of the movable arm (23) and the effect image (27). The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein an effect of the above is performed.   The effect position (A) is substantially the center of the image display unit (20), the movable arm (23) is substantially straight, and the effect image (27) is at least the movable of the image display unit (20). 3. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of pieces are displayed radially around the movable effect body (24) at a portion other than the arm (23) side.   The movable arm (23) has light transmittance and has a diffused reflection portion (54) formed on the outer surface or the inner surface corresponding to the light emitting display portion (51), and a concave portion on the back side of the movable arm (23) ( 48), a substrate (49) disposed substantially perpendicular to the image display section (20) is provided along the longitudinal direction of the movable arm (23), and the thickness direction of the substrate (49) is provided. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of the light emitting elements (50) are arranged on the front end side of one side surface at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction.   The movable arm (23) straddles the front wall portion (52), the pair of side wall portions (53) disposed on both sides of the front wall portion (52), and the pair of side wall portions (53). 5. The substrate (49) is inserted into a slit (56) formed by notching the connecting rib (55) from the back side of the connecting rib (55). Ball game machine.

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