JP2010162092A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can improve the external appearance with excellence graphically by preventing a solar cell panel from coming into sight of players though used for the utilization of a subpower source. <P>SOLUTION: While the game machine is so built as to utilize the solar cell panel 58 as a subpower source, a reflective surface 33 is installed on a mobile performance device 28, the reflective surface being inclined to reflect the incident light toward a rail decoration 29. The solar cell panel 58 which generates power by receiving the reflected light o<SB>2</SB>on the reflective surface 33 is arrayed on the rail decoration 29 in the direction vertical to the surface 3b of the game board. Thus, the solar cell panel 58 is so arrayed on the rail decoration 29 as to be prevented from coming into sight of players, thereby significantly improving the external appearance with excellence graphically, as compared with that in the prior art. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine provided with a solar cell panel that generates electric power with light incident on a gaming area.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. However, it is known that the player is configured to flow down the board surface to enter various winning holes or to flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area without entering (see Patent Document 1).

  With such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a starting chucker, a lottery or production pattern is drawn based on this. And a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Depending on the production pattern selected based on this lottery result, for example, using a liquid crystal display screen provided in the center part of the game board, visual expression through various illumination devices, auditory expression through a speaker, etc. Various productions are performed. When a win (hereinafter also referred to as “big hit”) occurs, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a gaming state advantageous to a player to which a large amount of gaming balls are paid out in response to the winning is brought about.

  In the pachinko machine as described above, generally, a predetermined part of a wooden game board is cut out, and a game part such as a center decoration equipped with an electric decoration device is fitted, thereby producing a visual effect. In such a game part, since a light emitting diode (LED), a lamp, and the like are made to emit light using a power source supplied to the pachinko machine, there is a problem that power consumption increases when trying to bring about a flashy lighting effect. Arise.

  Therefore, a gaming machine has been proposed in which power consumption is suppressed while using a solar battery panel so that an energy saving effect can be exhibited (see Patent Document 2). In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, a liquid crystal display device, a decoration lamp, and the like are controlled by the control means, and a power source that supplies power consumed in the progress of the game including the effect display by the liquid crystal display device or the decoration lamp is used as a game. It is configured to switch to either a main power source or a sub power source by a solar cell panel by a changeover switch controlled according to the progress state.

JP 2003-236210 A JP 2008-12023 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, the solar battery panel is installed on the upper part of the gaming machine, and the power source supplied from the solar battery panel and the power source supplied from a general outlet are switched. Although power saving is possible by using it, the solar cell is simply placed at the top of the gaming machine, so the solar panel will surely enter the player's field of view and the appearance is poor in design Become.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a gaming machine configured so that the appearance of the solar cell panel can be improved and the appearance can be improved while using the solar cell panel to make use of the sub power source so that the solar cell panel does not easily enter the player's line of sight. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 10) is a first and a second arranged so as to face each other in a direction parallel to the game surface (3b, 67a) in the game area (3a). In a gaming machine (1) comprising gaming parts (28, 29) (54, 55) (75, 76),
The first gaming parts (28), (54) and (75) reflect the irradiation light (o ₁ ) incident on the gaming area (3a) toward the second gaming parts (29), (55) and (76). Reflective surfaces (33), (56) and (72) which are inclined like this, and
A solar cell panel (58) that generates power by receiving the reflected light (o ₂ ) reflected by the reflecting surfaces (33), (56), and (72) on the second gaming parts (29), (55), and (76). Arranged in a direction perpendicular to the game surface (3b, 67a),
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIG. 4, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10), wherein the reflection surface (33, 56, 72) is configured as a light transmission surface, and
The angle (θ) of the inclination of the reflecting surfaces (33), (56), and (72) is such that the solar cell panel (58) does not pass through the light transmitting surface and the irradiation light (o ₁ ) does not transmit to the back side. ) The total reflection angle that can be reflected to the side is set,
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1.

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIGS. 4 to 6), a storage battery (62) for storing electric power generated by the solar battery panel (58),
Power storage control means (93) for performing power storage to the storage battery (62) and controlling to output the stored power according to the situation,
The power supply control means (93) includes gaming parts (for example, 28, 55, 4, 8, and 8) that constitute the gaming machine, including the first and second gaming parts provided in the gaming machine body (6, 7). 11) is controlled so as to supply power supplementarily.
A gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2.

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

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first and second gaming parts are arranged so as to face each other in a direction parallel to the gaming surface while being configured to utilize the solar battery panel as a sub power source. The first gaming component is provided with a reflecting surface that is inclined so as to reflect the irradiation light incident on the gaming area toward the second gaming component, and the second gaming component receives the reflected light reflected by the reflecting surface. Since the solar cell panel that generates electricity is oriented in the direction perpendicular to the game surface, the solar cell panel is placed on the second game component, making it difficult to enter the player's line of sight, resulting in an excellent design state. The appearance can be greatly improved as compared with the conventional case.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the movable rendering device is made of a transparent material and is applied to a necessary portion, if the reflective surface is formed at a total reflection angle, the reflective surface can be formed without plating. Since it can be completed, the manufacturing process can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the storage battery that stores the electric power generated by the solar battery panel, and the power control means that controls the storage battery to store the electric power and output the stored electric power according to the situation. And the power supply control means controls so as to supplementarily supply power to the gaming parts constituting the gaming machine, including the first and second gaming parts provided in the gaming machine body. When power is supplied to a plurality of gaming machines before the store is opened in a place (so-called hall), the power generated by the solar battery panel can be used for each gaming machine, so that a large amount of electric energy is not input at a time. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an energy saving effect without generating an inrush current.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine based on this invention. It is a rear view which shows the back structure of this pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the game board of this pachinko machine alone. It is sectional drawing which shows the state cut | disconnected by the AA line of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows in detail the site | part which concerns on the power supply control means in the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action by this pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the game board in 2nd Embodiment alone. It is sectional drawing which shows the state cut | disconnected by the BB line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part in 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment to be described later, the gaming machine of the present invention is described as a so-called one type of pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, so-called one type, one type, two types, so-called two types, three types. Of course, the present invention can be applied to other types of pachinko machines such as a pachinko machine. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to pachinko machines but also to other gaming machines such as slot machines.

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

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 6 having an opening, and a front door 7 that is supported by the housing 6 so as to be openable and closable while supporting the game board 3. A glass frame 10 having a transparent glass 9 is attached to the front face so as to be opened and closed. On the back side of the transparent glass 9, the game board 3 is disposed. Illumination lighting devices 11 are arranged on the left and right sides of the game board 3 in the front door 7, and the upper and left sides of the front door 7 and the left and right sides of the lower plate unit 16 have speakers (not shown). A sound device 12 is provided. An effect lighting device 8 is disposed between the sound emitting devices 12 and 12 above the front door 7. Further, the effect lighting device 4 is disposed between the effect lighting device 11 and the sound emitting device 12 on the left and right sides of the front door 7. The gaming machine main body is constituted by the housing 6 and the front door 7.

  Further, a locking device 13 for locking or releasing the front door 7 on the housing 6 side or locking or releasing the glass frame 10 on the front door 7 side is disposed on the right side of the center of the glass frame 10. Has been. On the left side in the game area 3a, a guide rail 14 for guiding the game ball Ba launched by the operation of the launch handle 2 to the game area 3a is disposed, and along the guide rail 14 on the right side in the game area 3a. A rail decoration 29 having a rail portion 29a for guiding the game ball Ba, which jumps and flows down over the right side of the center decoration 23, is provided. Further, at the lowermost part of the game board 3, an out-port 26 guides the game ball Ba that has fallen without winning in the game area 3a during the game to the back side of the pachinko machine through an out-ball passage (not shown). Is provided.

  A dish unit 16 is provided at the lower center of the front door 7, and a ball supply port 17 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided at the upper right part of the dish unit 16. A ball lending button 19 a and a return button 19 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the unit 16. On the left side of the central portion of the dish unit 16 is a first ball for discharging the game balls on the dish unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the launching device (not shown) through a ball discharge port (not shown) below the dish unit. A ball removal button 20a is provided, and a second ball removal for discharging the game ball on the plate unit 16 downward from the vicinity of the ball supply port 17 through the ball discharge port is provided below the center of the plate unit 16. A button 20b is provided.

  A launching handle 2 for operating the launching device to launch a game ball toward the game board 3 is provided at the lower right side of the dish unit 16 in the front door 7. Further, a pedestal portion 15 and an ashtray 21 are disposed at the lower left portion of the dish unit 16, and a game participation button 22 is disposed at the center portion of the pedestal portion 15, and left and right of the participation button 22. The selection buttons 18a and 18b are respectively provided.

  A center ornament 23 having a stage S is disposed at the center of the game area 3a. On the lower left side of the center ornament 23 are arranged prize winning openings 25a, 25b, 25c for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center ornament 23, the starter chuck 27, the attacker 5 and Are sequentially arranged.

  The start chucker 27 receives a prize that can trigger a big hit lottery execution, and is actuated by a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 69 (see FIG. 5) so as to open and close between an open position and a closed position. A pair of obstacle nails 30 as so-called life nails are driven directly above the starting chucker 27.

  The attacker 5 is released when a big hit occurs, and wins a game ball that is launched into the game area 3a of the game board 3 and rolls and falls. Is closed at the time of completion, and the opening / closing operation is repeated 15 times (that is, 15 rounds). Note that the number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to nine or fifteen, and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  In the game area 3a, wind turbines 31 are arranged on the left and right of the center decoration 23, respectively, and a through gate 74 is arranged on the left side of the start chuck 27 under the stage S. The through gate 74 is an accessory for performing a normal symbol lottery for opening and closing the starter chucker 27 when a game ball passes.

  Around the through gate 74, the winning openings 25a, 25b, 25c, the starter chucker 27, etc. in the game area 3a, the game balls that have spilled from the stage S of the center ornament 23 or fallen without being involved in the stage S after being launched. Numerous obstacle nails including the obstacle nail 30 for driving the incoming game balls to be appropriately scattered or guided to the incoming balls are driven.

  The center decoration 23 has an opening 36 exposing the image display device 35 fixed to the game board 3 side at the center, a warp introduction port 37 at the upper left, and a lower side of the opening 36. And the stage S has a discharge portion 49 for releasing the game ball that has been rolled on the stage S and rolled to a predetermined position of the stage S toward the starting chucker 27. . A pair of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven so as to face the warp introduction port 37. A large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are also driven around the warp introduction port 37 and on the upper side so as to scatter the game balls as appropriate or guide them to the incoming balls. In this pachinko machine 1, the game proceeds so that the game ball Ba launched into the game area 3 a can enter the starter chucker 27 or the like via the stage S or directly without the stage S. It is done.

  Note that the phrase “introducing warp” means that the game ball launched into the game area 3a is placed on the start chuck 27 without passing through a notch (not shown) located relatively below the game area 3a. It is a concept that means to lead to. The “road nail” means a row of a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven to the left and right of the starting chucker 27 in the game area 3a. It plays the role of leading to the starting chucker 27 direction.

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

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a prize ball tank 43 is attached to the upper left side of the back of the front door of the pachinko machine 1, and the sub control board 38 and the main control board are located below the prize ball tank 43. 40 and the payout control board 51 are arranged in this order. An external terminal plate 52 is attached to the upper right side of the rear surface of the front door. Below the external terminal plate 52, an alignment standby passage 45, a prize ball device 46, a prize ball discharge passage 47, and a power supply unit 41 are provided. , And a launch control board 53 for a launcher (not shown) are arranged in this order. A locking device 13 is disposed on the left side of the back surface of the front door of the pachinko machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the center decoration 23 arranged at the center of the game area 3 a includes a movable effect device 48 at the top of the opening 36 and a movable effect device 28 at the right side of the opening 36. Yes. The movable effect device 48 operates to open and close left and right in response to the control of the effect control means 90 described later, and the movable effect device 28 moves the rotating portion 28a to the left and right in response to the control of the effect control means 90. It operates to rotate repeatedly.

  Next, the arrangement structure of the solar cell panel according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, in the present embodiment, the first game component according to the present invention is applied to the movable effect device 28, and the second game component according to the present invention is applied to the rail decoration 29. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable effect device 28 and the rail decoration 29 are arranged to face each other in the direction parallel to the board surface (game surface) 3b (left and right direction in FIG. 4) in the game area 3a. . The movable effect device 28 has a reflecting surface 33 that is inclined so that light incident on the game area 3a can be reflected toward the rail decoration 29. The rail decoration 29 is irradiated from the light emitter 24 and is reflected by the reflecting surface 33. The solar battery panel 58 that receives the reflected light o ₂ reflected by the power source 33 and generates power is provided in a direction perpendicular to the panel surface 3b. In FIG. 4, in the movable effect device 28, the rotation portion 28 a is not shown, and the back side is fitted in the hole 3 c of the game board 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the transparent glass 9 disposed on the front surface of the game board 3 has a double structure disposed so as to have a gap therebetween, and is transparent on the front side (player side). On the front door 7 on the front side of the glass 9, the lighting device 4 for production having the light emitter 24 inside is arranged, and on the back side of the transparent glass 9 on the back side, a movable production device 28 and a rail decoration 29 are provided. Are arranged with a predetermined gap. The reflection surface 33 is provided so as to be inclined by an angle θ with respect to the optical axis o _{1 of the} irradiation light emitted from the light emitter 24. That is, the irradiation light (o ₁ ) emitted from the light emitter 24 is incident at an incident angle (90 ° −θ) with respect to the normal N perpendicular to the reflecting surface 33, and at the same angle (reflection angle) with respect to the normal N. The reflected light o ₂ is reflected by the solar cell panel 58.

The reflective surface 33 can be formed by plating, vapor deposition, or the like. However, when the reflective surface 33 is configured as a light transmissive surface (light transmissive surface), the inclination angle θ is determined by the light transmissive property. The reflection surface 33 having the total reflection angle (for example, 56.5 °) is set so that the irradiation light (o ₁ ) along the optical axis o ₁ does not transmit to the back surface side but can be reflected entirely to the solar cell panel 58 side. In this case, when the movable rendering device 28 is made of a transparent material (light transmissive material) and is applied to a necessary portion, the reflecting surface 33 is formed at a total reflection angle, so that the plating can be performed without plating. Since the reflecting surface 33 can be completed, the manufacturing process can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the movable effect device 28 has an entry preventing wall 32 made of a transparent member (light transmissive member) on the solar cell panel 58 side of the reflecting surface 33. The intrusion prevention wall 32 protrudes in a plate shape perpendicularly to the transparent glass 9 side between the rail portion 29a of the rail decoration 29 and the reflection surface 33, and prevents the occurrence of a grape state clogged so that a plurality of game balls Ba are connected. It is configured to block. The solar cell panel 58 is configured to have a size that is slightly longer than the opposing reflecting surface 33 in the longitudinal direction of the rail portion 29a (vertical direction in FIG. 3).

  The rail decoration 29 includes at least a rail portion 29a made of a transparent member (light transmissive material), and protrudes toward the transparent glass 9 from a fixed portion 29e fixed to the panel surface 3b side and an end portion of the fixed portion 29e. It has the protrusion part 29b and the said solar cell panel 58 inserted and fixed in the space between the surface 29c of this protrusion part 29b, and the back surface of the rail part 29a. Between the fixed portion 29e and the surface portion 29f, a projecting portion 29d is provided for maintaining a separation distance between them. In addition, the code | symbol 68 in FIG. 4 has shown the frame part which forms the outline of the center decoration 23. FIG.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  That is, the present control system includes a game control device 80, a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 69, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 70, a sound emitting device 12, and a production lighting device 4, 8, which are electrically connected to the game control device 80. 11, an image display device 35, movable effect devices 28 and 48, a solar battery panel 58, and a storage battery 62. The storage battery 62 can be disposed, for example, in the left part of the sub-control board 38 in FIG.

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

  The game control device 80 includes a winning determination means 81, a winning signal output means 82, a lottery means 83, a normal symbol lottery means 85, a game control means 86, a holding means 87, an operation control means 88, an effect control means 90, and a display control means 91. And power supply control means 93.

  The winning determination means 81 is any one of the starting chucker 27, winning openings 25a, 25b and 25c, the attacker 5 and the like when a game ball launched into the game area 3a by a launching device (not shown) operated by operating the launching handle 2 is used. When winning a prize, it is determined that the prize has been won.

  The winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding starter chuck 27, winning openings 25a, 25b, 25c, attacker 5, etc., when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 81.

  When the winning signal corresponding to the starting chucker 27 is input from the winning signal output means 82, the lottery means 83 obtains a random number value in response to a winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four), and performs a big hit lottery. Execute. If the lottery means 83 wins per probability variation in the big win lottery, the lottery means 83 is a lottery based on the random number of the effect stored in the effect memory (not shown). A variation pattern indicating that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot effective line on the screen of the image display device 35 is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

  In addition, when the lottery means 83 is a big hit lottery, the lottery is a lottery based on the production random number value. As a result, the symbols such as “222” and “444” are finally arranged on the big hit valid line. A change pattern to that effect is determined, and a change pattern signal to that effect is output. Furthermore, if the lottery means 83 is lost in the jackpot lottery, the lottery based on the production random number is used, and as a result of the fluctuation, the symbols such as “258” and “186” corresponding to the failure are finally displayed on the jackpot active line. A variation pattern indicating that they are aligned is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that is output.

  The normal symbol lottery means 85 triggers the normal symbol lottery to determine whether or not the start chucker 27 is to be opened and closed within the range of the number of reserved balls (for example, four) for the normal symbol lottery. Run as.

  The game control means 86 sends to the effect control means 90 an instruction that triggers the sound emitting device 12 and the effect lighting devices 4, 8, 11 to produce effects such as sound emission and light emission driving. Further, the game control means 86 displays a signal relating to the contents of the effect related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the screen of the image display device 35 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result in the lottery means 83. Send to 91.

  The holding unit 87 receives the variation pattern signal output from the lottery unit 83 and sequentially stores the variation pattern as a holding ball that is a result of the lottery performed each time the winning is made to the starting chucker 27. The storage status is lit and displayed on a jackpot lottery hold display device (not shown) so that there are a maximum of four hold balls. The holding means 87 always determines whether or not the number of held balls is four. While the number of held balls is four, the big hit lottery is not performed regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 27. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

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

  The operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 69 at a predetermined timing to operate the solenoid 69 and open / close the start chucker 27. Further, the operation control means 88 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 70 at a predetermined timing, and controls the attacker 5 to open / close for 15 rounds.

  In response to the command of the game control means 86, the effect control means 90 drives the sound emitting device 12 to emit sound, and the effect lighting devices 4, 8, and 11 emit light to appeal to the player's hearing and vision. I do.

  The display control means 91 drives the image display device 35 in accordance with the signal from the game control means 86, and displays effects such as contents centering on the big win lottery results so as to appeal to the player's vision. At that time, the display control means 91 displays each lottery result by the lottery means 83 according to the signal from the game control means 86.

  Here, the control system centering on the power supply control means 93 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  That is, the power supply control means 93 shown in FIG. 5 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 41 (see FIG. 2) and the solar cell panel unit 57 as shown in FIG. The power supply unit 41 includes a power supply board 44 to which AC24 [V] supplied from the AC power supply of the game hall to the pachinko machine 1 is input, and a power amount determination unit 42, and the power amount determination unit 42. A signal is exchanged between the power supply control means 93 and the power supply control means 93.

  The solar cell panel unit 57 includes the solar cell panel 58 and the storage battery (battery) 62 shown in FIG. 5, and signals are exchanged between the solar cell panel 58 and the power supply control means 93, and A signal to the effect that the movable control devices 28 and 48 and the effect lighting devices 4, 8 and 11 are discharged (power supply) is output from the power control means 93 to the storage battery 62. Further, the solar battery panel 58 is connected so as to supplementarily supply power to the movable effect devices 28 and 48, the locking assist device 49, the power failure monitoring device 50, and the effect lighting devices 4, 8, and 11. Yes.

  The lock assisting device 49 is supplemented by electromagnetically attracting a predetermined portion of the glass frame 10 to the front door 7 side by supplying power from a solar cell panel 58 to an attracting electromagnet (not shown). Configured to lock. The power failure monitoring device 50 receives an auxiliary power supply from the solar battery panel 58 during a power failure of the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 so as to monitor unauthorized acts (so-called goto acts). Composed. In addition to the above, for example, an auxiliary power supply by the solar battery panel 58 is supplied to an error lamp (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 1, or when the game hall is closed when the power is lost. It is also possible to recognize the fraud by recognizing and supplying power supplementarily to a specific part in the case of the main control board 40.

  The power amount determination unit 42 checks the power supply board 44 to determine the amount of power based on the supply of AC 24 [V], and sends a signal to that effect to the power control means 93. The power supply control means 93 receives the signal and performs auxiliary power supply to the locking auxiliary device 49 and the power failure monitoring device 50, and the movable effect device 28, 48 and the lighting devices 4, 8, 11 for production, or the electric power generated by the solar battery panel 58 and stored in the storage battery 62 is supplemented to the lighting devices 4, 8, 11 for production. Control to supply. Moreover, the power supply control means 93 controls to store the electric power generated by the solar battery panel 58 in the storage battery 62 according to the situation.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the launch handle 2 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball 3 is played at predetermined time intervals by the operation of the launch device. Fired continuously towards Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 3a and rolling and falling win the starting chucker 27 and winning holes 25a, 25b, and 25c in a timely manner, or roll and fall without being involved in the game. It is discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the out port 26 at the bottom of the area 3a.

  When a part of the game ball launched into the game area 3a enters the warp introduction port 37, the game ball is released onto the stage S and then rolls along the inclination of the stage S. Falls into the game area 3a as it is, and some is discharged from the discharge portion 49 toward the starter chucker 27 and wins the starter chucker 27 with a high winning probability (approximately 100%).

  By the way, when a game ball wins any of the starting chucker 27 and the winning openings 25a, 25b, 25c, the winning determining means 81 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 82 outputs a winning signal ( Step S2). At this time, the holding unit 87 sequentially transmits a signal related to the fluctuation pattern being held to the display control unit 91 via the game control unit 86, and decrements the number of held balls by 1 in accordance with the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. . Also, the holding means 87 stores the result of the big hit lottery corresponding to the winning to the starting chucker 27 performed by the lottery means 83 as a holding ball according to the consumption of the holding ball, and increments the number of the holding balls by one.

  If the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag in step S3, when the lottery means 83 turns on the winning flag, the lottery based on the random number stored in the effect memory determines the type of jackpot, that is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability change or normal hit. Is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs the fluctuation pattern signal to that effect and until the effect display based on the fluctuation pattern signal is completed. Turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag to prevent transmission of the next variation pattern signal, sets a symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag, and transmits the variation pattern signal. In response to this, the number of reserved balls is decremented by one. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. As a result, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 35 is set, and the lottery means 83 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, and sets the variation pattern. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the signal transmission.

  As described above, the display control unit 91 drives the image display device 35 in a timely manner based on the fact that the game control unit 86 transmits a signal related to the contents of effects to be displayed on the image display device 35 to the display control unit 91. Then, the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  When the lottery result appearing on the screen of the image display device 35 is determined to be a big hit in the ball game while visually recognizing the effect display, the operation control means 88 sends the attack opening / closing solenoid 70 to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 70 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is sent, the solenoid 70 is operated to open the attacker 5, and the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated for a predetermined round. As a result, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 5 are paid out from the ball supply port 17 to the dish unit 16 (step S6).

In the pachinko machine 1 that plays a game as described above, the light emitting body of the lighting device 4 for the effect is added to the movable effect device 28 as the first game component while being configured to utilize the solar battery panel 58 as a sub power source. The reflection surface 33 is provided so as to reflect the irradiation light (o ₁ ) irradiated from 24, that is, the light incident on the game area 3 a, toward the rail decoration 29 as the second game component. In addition, a solar cell panel 58 that receives the reflected light o ₂ reflected by the reflecting surface 33 and generates power is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the panel surface 3b. For this reason, the irradiation light (o ₁ ) irradiated from the light emitter 24 and incident through the transparent glass 9 is reflected at the same reflection angle as the incident angle (90 ° −θ) and reflected to the solar cell panel 58 as reflected light o _2. By entering the light, the solar cell panel 58 generates power according to the amount of incident light. And since the solar cell panel 58 is arrange | positioned at the rail decoration 29 and it becomes difficult to enter a player's eyes | visual_axis, it will be in the state excellent in design, and an external appearance will be improved significantly compared with the past. The electric power generated by the solar battery panel 58 is controlled by the power control means 93 so as to be stored in the storage battery 62 according to the situation.

  Further, the power supply control means 93 determines the situation while receiving the signal from the power amount determination unit 42, and when the power supply from the power supply board 44 is insufficient, the movable effect devices 28 and 48 and the effect lighting device. 4, 8, and 11 are controlled to be supplementarily supplied with power from the solar battery panel 58. Alternatively, the electric power generated by the solar battery panel 58 and stored in the storage battery 62 is controlled to be supplementarily supplied to the movable effect devices 28 and 48 and the effect lighting devices 4, 8, and 11. In addition, the lock assisting device 49 supplies power from the solar battery panel 58 to the attracting electromagnet, thereby attracting the glass frame 10 to the front door 7 side for auxiliary locking, or the power failure monitoring device 50 When the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is interrupted, the power supply is supplementarily received from the solar battery panel 58 and monitoring is performed to prevent unauthorized actions.

  In the pachinko machine 1, a storage battery 62 that stores the power generated by the solar battery panel 58, and power control means 93 that stores power in the storage battery 62 and controls the stored power to be output according to the situation. The power control means 93 is provided with a movable effect device 28, 48 (moving member 55) and effect illumination devices 4, 8 provided in the main body of the gaming machine constituted by the housing 6, the front door 7, and the like. , 11 and the like, control is performed so as to supplementarily supply power to the gaming parts constituting the pachinko machine 1. For this reason, when power is turned on to a plurality of pachinko machines 1 before opening in the amusement hall, the power generated by the solar battery panel 58 can be used for each pachinko machine 1 so that a large amount of electric energy can be obtained at one time. Therefore, no inrush current is generated, and an energy saving effect can be obtained.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the movable effect device 48 will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 in that the first and second game parts are applied to the movable effect device 48, but the other Since the constituent parts are common, their illustration is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the movable effect device 48 in the present embodiment is movable in the left-right direction in the figure along a fixing member 54 fixed to the upper part of the center ornament 23 and a rail (not shown). And a supported moving member 55. The fixed member 54 constitutes a first game component according to the present invention, and the moving member 55 constitutes a second game component according to the present invention.

The fixed member 54 and the moving member 55 are arranged so as to face each other in a direction parallel to the board surface 3b (the left-right direction in FIGS. 8 and 9), and the fixed member 54 transmits light incident on the game area 3a. The reflective surface 56 is inclined so as to be reflected toward the moving member 55. The moving member 55 receives the reflected light o ₂ irradiated from the light emitter 24 (see FIG. 4) of the lighting device 4 for production and reflected by the reflecting surface 56 to generate a solar cell panel 58 that is perpendicular to the board surface 3b. Have towards the direction. The reflection surface 56 is provided so as to be inclined by an angle θ with respect to the optical axis o _{1 of the} irradiation light emitted from the light emitter 24. Irradiated light (o ₁ ) emitted from the light emitter 24 is incident at an incident angle (90 ° −θ) with respect to the normal N of the reflecting surface 56 and is reflected at the same angle (reflecting angle) with respect to the normal N. The light is received by the solar battery panel 58 as o ₂ . The reflective surface 56 can also be formed by plating, vapor deposition, or the like, similar to the reflective surface 33 described above. However, when the reflective surface 56 is formed as a light-transmitting surface, the inclination angle θ The total reflection angle (for example, 56.5 °) is set so that the irradiation light (o ₁ ) along the optical axis o ₁ does not transmit to the back surface side but can be reflected to the solar cell panel 58 side.

  The fixing member 54 in the present embodiment has a horizontal cross section shown in FIG. 9 having a structure similar to that of the movable effect device 28 in FIG. 4, and a transparent member (on the solar cell panel 58 side of the reflecting surface 56). It has an ingress prevention wall 59 made of a light transmissive member. The solar cell panel 58 is configured to be approximately the same size as the opposing reflecting surface 56 in the vertical direction of the cover surface 55a in FIG.

  Further, the moving member 55 is configured so as to form a space shown in the figure with the intrusion prevention wall 59 in a state where the moving member 55 is moved to the maximum rightward, and the horizontal cross section shown in FIG. 29, at least a portion of the cover surface 55a is made of a transparent member (light transmissive member), a fixing portion 55e fixed to the board surface 3b side, and transparent glass from the end of the fixing portion 55e. And a solar panel 58 inserted and fixed in a space between the front surface 55c of the projecting portion 55b and the back surface of the cover surface 55a. A projecting portion 55d is interposed in the space between the fixed portion 55e and the surface portion 55f, and the solenoid for operating the moving member 55 is located on the side of the iron plate portion 65 located on the right side of FIG. The electromagnet 63 is interposed.

  Also in the present embodiment as described above, substantially the same operational effects as the first embodiment can be achieved.

<Third Embodiment>
Subsequently, the gaming board 3 is made of a transparent board 67 in which a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are driven, and a back board (for example, a cell board disposed on the back side of the transparent board 67 (upper side in FIG. 10)). A third embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a type constituted by (not shown) will be described with reference to FIG. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 in the structure of the game board (67), the movable effect device 75, and the rail decoration 76. Since the constituent parts are common, their illustration is omitted.

  The transparent board (game board) 67 in the present embodiment is configured to form an outline of a size substantially the same as that of the previous game board 3, and the hole 67b of the transparent board 67 is provided with the center decoration 23. A movable effect device 75 is fitted. Further, the side surface portion 76a of the rail decoration 76 is fitted into the hole portion 67b with a predetermined distance from the side surface portion 73 of the movable effect device 75. In the rail decoration 76, a metal rail portion 66 is fixed to a portion 76b facing the transparent glass 9 side portion of the side surface portion 73.

  The rail decoration 76 has at least a side surface 76a fitted into the hole 67b made of a transparent member, and a fixed portion 76e fixed to the board surface 67a (game surface) side with the protruding portion 64 fitted into the hole 67b. And a projecting portion 76c projecting toward the transparent glass 9 from the central portion of the fixing portion 76e, and the solar cell panel 58 inserted and fixed in a space between the side surface portion 76a and the projecting portion 64. is doing.

That is, the movable effect device 75 as the first game component and the rail decoration 76 as the second game component face each other in the direction parallel to the board surface 67a (the left-right direction in FIG. 10) in the game area 3a (see FIG. 1). Are arranged to be. In the movable effect device 75, at least the side surface portion 73 is formed as a light transmissive surface, and a reflective surface forming member 71 having a reflective surface 72 is disposed on the inner side. The reflection surface 72 is inclined so that light incident on the game area 3a can be reflected toward the side surface portion 76a of the rail decoration 76, and the solar cell panel 58 is formed from the light emitter 24 (see FIG. 4). is irradiated is disposed toward the board 67a in a direction perpendicular to the generator by receiving reflected light o ₂ reflected by the reflection surface 72. The reflection surface 72 is provided so as to be inclined by an angle θ with respect to the optical axis o _{1 of the} irradiation light emitted from the light emitter 24. Irradiation light (o ₁ ) emitted from the light emitter 24 is incident at an incident angle (90 ° −θ) with respect to the normal N of the reflecting surface 72 and is reflected at the same angle (reflection angle) with respect to the normal N. The light is received by the solar battery panel 58 as o ₂ . The angle θ ₁ formed by the side surface portion 73 and the optical axis o ₁ is set smaller than the inclination angle θ of the reflecting surface 72.

The reflection surface 72 can also be formed by plating, vapor deposition, or the like, similar to the reflection surface 33 described above. However, when the reflection surface 72 is formed as a light-transmitting surface, the inclination angle θ The total reflection angle (for example, 56.5 °) is set such that the irradiation light (o ₁ ) along the optical axis o ₁ does not transmit to the back surface side but can be reflected entirely to the solar cell panel 58 side.

  Also in the present embodiment as described above, substantially the same operational effects as the first embodiment can be achieved.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the incident light from the effect lighting device 4 is reflected by the reflecting surfaces 33, 56, and 72 and incident on the solar cell panel 58 to generate power. However, it goes without saying that not only the incident light from the effect lighting device 4 but also other light in the game field that enters the game area 3a through the transparent glass 9 contributes to power generation by the solar battery panel 58.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 in the first to third embodiments is set to a type in which the game board 3 is attached from the front side of the front door (front frame) 7, so that the rail decoration 29 is attached to the game board 3. However, in other types of pachinko machines in which a game board is attached from the rear side of the front door, a rail decoration is integrally attached to the front door. In the type that attaches such a game board from the rear side, rail decoration is not attached to the game board, so even if you replace the game board, it is not necessary to replace the rail decoration, and you will not remove the solar cell, There is no need for a detaching structure related to the detaching operation, and accordingly, the apparatus configuration can be simplified correspondingly, and cost reduction can be expected.

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

  The gaming machine according to the present invention can be used for a pachinko machine, a slot machine, a sparrow ball game machine, an arrange ball game machine, a revolving pachinko game machine, and the like, particularly those having a solar battery panel in the game area. It is suitable for use.

1 Pachislot machines (pachinko machines)
3 Game board 3a Game area 3b, 67a Game side (board side)
4,8,11 Game parts (lighting device for production)
6,7 Machine body (housing, front door)
28 1st game parts, game parts (movable effect device)
29,76 2nd game parts (rail decoration)
33, 56, 72 Reflecting surfaces 54, 75 First game component (fixed member, movable effect device)
55 Second gaming component, gaming component (moving member)
58 Solar panel 62 Storage battery 67 Game board (transparent board)
93 Power control means o ₁ irradiation light (optical axis)
o Angle of ₂ reflected light θ inclination

Claims (3)

In the gaming machine comprising the first and second gaming parts arranged to face each other in a direction parallel to the gaming surface in the gaming area,
The first gaming component is provided with a reflecting surface that is inclined so as to reflect the irradiation light incident on the gaming area toward the second gaming component, and
In the second gaming part, a solar cell panel that receives the reflected light reflected by the reflecting surface and generates power is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the gaming surface.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The reflective surface is configured as a light transmitting surface, and
The angle of inclination of the reflection surface is set to a total reflection angle at which the light transmission surface can be reflected to the solar cell panel side without transmitting the irradiation light to the back surface side.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. A storage battery for storing electric power generated by the solar cell panel;
Power storage control means for performing power storage to the storage battery and controlling the stored power to be output according to the situation,
The power supply control means controls to supply power supplementarily to the gaming parts constituting the gaming machine, including the first and second gaming parts provided in the gaming machine body.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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