JP2010166944A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of obtaining a plurality of performances linked with the movement of game balls in an accessory device, sufficiently improving a visual effect to a player and increasing the amusement of a Pachinko game. <P>SOLUTION: The accessory device includes: a guide path member which has a receiving port on the starting end side, has a discharge port on the terminating end side and guides a game ball which enters from the receiving port to the discharge port; an opening/closing door disposed so as to be opened and closed at the discharge port of the guide path member; and light emitting means which emits light inside the guide path member when the opening/closing door is opened so as to make the game ball which enters the guide path member from a center stage through the receiving port pass through in a discharge port direction. The light emitting means is a high luminance LED mounted on a board integrated with the rear wall of the guide path member and directed toward the discharge port and flashes on the basis of the detection signals of a sensor capable of detecting the opening of the opening/closing door by the weight of the game ball. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which an accessory device is disposed around a symbol display device.

  Generally, a symbol display device composed of a liquid crystal display or the like is disposed in the approximate center of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine. This symbol display device is a big hit state when, for example, three symbols are variably displayed and a predetermined symbol is stopped when a game ball wins at the starting port arranged below and the starting condition is satisfied. Is generated, and the large winning opening below the starting opening is opened and closed in a predetermined form.

  Conventionally, in such a pachinko gaming machine, for example, an accessory device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is disposed around the symbol display device. This accessory device receives a ball entrance through which a game ball can enter, a guide route for guiding the game ball that has entered from the ball entrance onto the center stage along a predetermined path, and a game ball on the center stage. It has a guide passage member or the like that receives from the inlet and discharges from the discharge port toward the start port. An opening / closing door made up of a pair of openable and closable plate-like members is disposed at the discharge opening of the guide passage member, and this opening / closing door is normally closed by its weight, and the game ball that has entered from the receiving port is opened. It is designed to be open by weight.

Japanese Patent No. 4099134

  However, in such a pachinko gaming machine, the open / close door composed of a pair of plate-like members disposed at the discharge port of the guide passage member is opened by the weight of the game ball, thereby entering the accessory device. Since the game ball is released downward from the discharge port, the opening / closing door opening operation can improve the visual sense for the player, but the effect by the opening / closing door opening operation is effective for the accessory device. It is difficult to obtain an effect, and it is difficult to sufficiently improve the visual sense for the player.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to obtain a plurality of effects linked to the movement of the game ball on the accessory device, and to sufficiently improve the visual effect on the player. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can enhance the interest of pachinko games.

  In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is configured to receive a game ball that has entered the center stage (18) along a predetermined path from the entrance (16). A pachinko gaming machine (1) equipped with an accessory device (15) that can be received from the discharge port (28, 21a) toward the starting port (9) below the symbol display device (8). The accessory device includes a guide passage member (20) that guides a game ball that has entered from the reception port to the discharge port with the reception port provided on the start side and the discharge port provided on the end side, and the guide path. An open / close door (23) disposed at the discharge port of the member so as to be openable and closable, and the open / close door passes game balls that have entered the guide passage member from the center stage through the receiving port in the direction of the discharge port. When it is opened to cause Characterized in that it comprises a light emitting means (25) for.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the light emitting means (25) is provided on the substrate (31) attached to the rear wall (22a1) of the guide passage member (20), and the discharge port (28, 21a). It is a high-intensity LED mounted in a direction. Furthermore, in the invention described in claim 3, the light emitting means (25) flashes based on a detection signal of a sensor (24) capable of detecting an open state of the open / close door (23) due to the weight of a game ball. It is characterized by.

  According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, in order to allow the game ball that has entered the guide passage member through the receiving port from the center stage of the accessory device to pass in the direction of the discharge port, the open / close door is provided. When the door is opened, the inside of the guide passage member emits light by the light emitting means. Therefore, the effect device can perform two effects of opening and closing the door in conjunction with the game ball and light emission by the light emitting means. It is possible to sufficiently improve the visual sensation for a person and to enhance the interest of pachinko games.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the light emitting means is mounted on the substrate attached to the rear wall of the guide passage so as to be directed toward the discharge port. Since it is a high-brightness LED, when the door is opened, the high-brightness LED can effectively emit light forward from the opening of the door, thereby further improving the visual sensation for the player. it can.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the light emitting means is based on a detection signal of a sensor capable of detecting an open state due to the weight of the game ball of the door. Therefore, the light emitting means can be flashed once, for example, in conjunction with the opening of the door, and the visual sense for the player can be further improved.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention Front view of the accessory device Front view of the guide passage member The perspective view Side view Exploded perspective view of the door and photo sensor from the rear The perspective view which shows the open state of the door Block diagram of the control system of the pachinko machine The flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the same article apparatus

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 9 show an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, a front frame 4 having a glass door 3 is disposed on the front surface of an outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board 5 is disposed inside the front frame 4. ing. Further, the front frame 4 is provided with a launch handle 6 at the lower right corner thereof, and a hitting ball supply tray 7 at the center lower portion.

  The game board 5 is provided with a color liquid crystal display 8 as a symbol display device at a substantially central portion in the game area. Below the center position of the liquid crystal display 8, a start port 9 is disposed, and a normal winning port 10 and a gate 11 are disposed on both sides of the start port 9. The big prize opening 13 is arranged to be openable and closable. An accessory device 15 is disposed around the liquid crystal display 8.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the accessory device 15 enters a pair of left and right entrances 16 through which a game ball can enter the game board 5 from the upper left and right sides of the liquid crystal display 8, and the entrance 16. A guide path 17 provided on the left and right of the liquid crystal display 8 that guides the game ball downward along a predetermined trajectory, and a lower portion of the pair of guide paths 17 are disposed below the liquid crystal display 8. It has a center stage 18 formed of a plurality of divided stages in the direction. Further, the accessory device 15 has a movable accessory 19 disposed on the upper part of the liquid crystal display 8 so as to be opened and closed in the left-right direction, and a game ball on the stage 18 is provided at a central portion of the center stage 18. The guide passage member 20 is arranged so as to guide the starting port 9 below the liquid crystal display 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the guide passage member 20 has a front cover 21 having a semicircular arc shape when viewed from the front, and a discharge port 21 a is provided at the front center of the front cover 21. On the back surface side of 21, a guide passage 22, an opening / closing door 23, and a photo sensor 24 in which an LED 25 as a light emitting means is disposed are integrally assembled. The guide passage 22 has a vertical portion 22a and a horizontal portion 22b and is formed in a substantially L shape in side view. A receiving port 27 is provided at the upper end of the vertical portion 22a on the start end side of the guide passage 22, and a guide is provided. A discharge port 28 is provided at the front end of the horizontal portion 22 b that is the end side of the passage 22.

  At this time, the receiving port 27 of the guide passage 22 is opened to a predetermined (for example, innermost) divided stage surface of the center stage 18, and the game ball B that has entered from the receiving port 27 as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. It is set so as to make it easy to win the starting port 9 by being discharged downward as indicated by an arrow B from the discharge port 28 and the discharge port 21a of the front cover 21 through the guide passage 22. The front cover 21 of the guide passage member 20 is provided with an opening 21b for decoration and integrally formed with a mounting boss 21c and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the open / close door 23 is formed of a pair of plate-like members 23 a and 23 b, and in the left-right direction between the front cover 21 and the front surface of the discharge port 28 of the guide passage 22. It is arranged so that it can be opened and closed. Each plate-like member 23a, 23b of the open / close door 23 is provided with a rotating shaft 29 at the upper part thereof, and has a tapered portion 30a on the back surface of each plate-like member 23a, 23b and protrudes in a horizontal state. The opened / closed portion 30 is integrally formed. The taper portions 30a of the plate-like members 23a and 23b are set so that the pair of plate-like members 23a and 23b have an inclination angle corresponding to the size (outer diameter) of the game ball B in the closed state. The opening / closing part 30 has an increased rigidity by, for example, forming the plate thickness to be thin on the distal end side and thick on the proximal end side.

  The opening / closing door 23 causes the game ball B in the guide passage 22 to roll down from the vertical portion 22a to the horizontal portion 22b, and the weights of the taper portions 30a of the opening / closing portions 30 of the plate-like members 23a and 23b respectively. By pressing, as shown in FIG. 7, the plate-like members 23a, 23b are rotated (swing) as indicated by the arrow C around the rotation shaft 29 to be opened, and the game ball B is moved to the arrow D direction. In this way, it passes through the discharge port 28 and is discharged downward from the discharge port 21a of the front cover 21. At this time, the game ball B in the discharge port 28 of the guide passage 22 is fitted into a V-shaped groove formed by a pair of taper portions 30a of the plate-like members 23a and 23b, so that the weight of the game ball B is reduced to the plate-like member 23a. , 23b is generated in the swinging direction, whereby the pair of plate members 23a, 23b, that is, the open / close door 23 is smoothly opened.

  The LED 25 as the light emitting means is, for example, a white high-intensity LED, and is mounted on a substrate 31 that is closely fixed to the outer surface of the rear wall 22a1 of the vertical portion 22a of the guide passage 22 as shown in FIG. Yes. At this time, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, the LED 25 is disposed in an embedded state in the opening 26 provided in the rear wall 22a1, and is electrically connected to a lamp control board 40, which will be described later. Is set to be directed in the direction of the discharge port 28 in the direction of the horizontal portion 22b of the guide passage 22 as shown by arrow E.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the photosensor 24 is formed of, for example, a transmissive photointerrupter in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element (not shown) are arranged in a sensor case 32, and is arranged in the direction of the open / close door 23. It is installed. The photo sensor 24 detects the opening when the door is changed from the closed state shown in FIG. 6 to the opened state shown in FIG. 7, and outputs an off signal, for example, and outputs an on signal in the closed state. It is supposed to be. As will be described later, when the open state of the open / close door 23 is detected by the photosensor 24, the LED 25 flashes, for example, once based on the detection signal.

  FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a control system of the pachinko gaming machine 1. This will be described below. As shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is connected to the main control board 35 that controls basic operations of the pachinko game and outputs a symbol variation command and various commands when a start condition is established. The sub-control board 36 is provided. The sub-control board 36 includes an effect control board 37 for controlling the fluctuation of symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 based on the symbol fluctuation command inputted from the main control board 35, and a command inputted from the main control board 35. The payout drive motor 38a is operated based on the data to control the payout of the game ball, and includes an image control board 39, a lamp control board 40, and the like.

  The main control board 35 is arranged on the input side with a start port switch 9a disposed at the start port 9, a normal winning port switch 10a disposed at the normal winning port 10, and the gate 11. A gate switch 11a provided and a big prize opening switch 13a disposed in the big prize opening 13 are connected, and the photo sensor 24 is connected. Further, on the output side of the main control board 35, an electric chew solenoid 12 a disposed in the electric tulip 12, a large winning opening solenoid 13 b disposed in the large winning opening 13, and a lower right corner of the front frame 4. A special symbol holding lamp 41, a normal symbol holding lamp 42, a special symbol display unit 43, a normal symbol display unit 44, etc., which are arranged in the section, are connected.

  The effect control board 37 includes the image control board 39 for controlling the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 and the sound reproduced by the speaker 45 disposed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The lamp control board 40 for controlling lighting of a lamp or the like is connected. The effect control board 37 is connected to an effect button 46 disposed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, the lamp control board 40 is connected with a frame lamp 47, a panel lamp 48, and the LED 25 as the various lamps, and the movable accessory 19 is connected.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. This will be described below. 9A shows the operation of the main control board 35, and FIG. 9B shows the operation of the lamp control board 40. As shown in FIG. 9A, when the program stored in the ROM of the main control board 35 to which the photosensor 24 is connected starts (S101), whether or not there is a sensor input, that is, the photosensor 24 is opened and closed. It is determined whether or not an OFF signal has been input by detecting the open state (S102), and this determination S102 is repeated until "YES".

  When the determination in S102 is “YES”, that is, a game ball that has entered the center stage 18 from the entrance 16 via the guide route 17 enters from the receiving port 27 of the guide passage 22 and enters the guide passage 22. When the open / close door 23 disposed in the closed state at the discharge port 28 is opened, the photo sensor 24 detects this and the off signal is input to the CPU of the main control board 35, the LED 25 is turned on. The lighting signal S to be output is output to the lamp control board 40 via the effect control board 37 (S103). When the lighting signal S is output, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the photosensor 24 (S104). This determination S104 is also repeated until “YES”, and when “YES” is reached, the end (S105). It becomes.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the program stored in the ROM of the board 40 starts (S201), the lamp control board 40 starts the lighting signal from the main control board 35 via the effect control board 37. It is determined whether or not S is input (S202), and this determination S202 is repeated until "YES". If “YES” in the determination S 202, that is, if the photosensor 24 detects the open state of the open / close door 23 and the lighting signal S is output from the CPU of the main control board 35, the lamp control board 40 is connected. The LED 25 is flashed once (flash) (S203) and ends (S204).

  The flash of the LED 25 emits light in the guide passage 22 of the guide passage member 20, and the light (flash) is forward from the opening of the open / close door 23 through the discharge port 21 a of the front cover 21. This is visually recognized by the player. That is, when a game ball enters the guide passage 22 from the center stage 18, the opening / closing door 23 automatically starts to open by the game ball, and the LED 25 flashes in a state interlocked with the opening operation, and the guide passage. The interior 22 is illuminated, and two effect operations, that is, the opening operation of the open / close door 23 and the flashing (light emission) operation of the LED 25 in conjunction with the entry of the game ball into the guide passage member 20 are obtained.

  As described above, according to the accessory device 15, the game ball that has entered the guide passage 22 from the center stage 18 through the receiving port 27 can be opened and closed at the discharge port 28 of the guide passage 22. When the opening / closing door 23 is opened, the inside of the guide passage 22 is illuminated by the flash of the LED 25, so two effects of the opening operation of the opening / closing door 23 interlocked with the game device 15 and the light emitting operation by the LED 25 are performed. It can be performed.

  In particular, a high-intensity LED is used as the LED 25, which is mounted on the substrate 31 attached to the rear wall 22 a 1 of the guide passage 22 so as to be directed toward the discharge port 28, and the LED 25 depends on the weight of the game ball of the open / close door 23. Since flashing is performed based on the detection signal of the photosensor 24 that detects opening, the instantaneous light of the LED 25 flashing substantially simultaneously with the start of the opening operation of the opening / closing door 23 is effectively irradiated forward from the opening portion of the opening / closing door. (Radiation), and the player can surely visually recognize (recognize) the opening operation of the door 23 and the light emission operation of the LED 25.

  As a result, when the opening operation of the door 23 and the light emission operation of the LED 25 are obtained, there is an expectation that the probability that a game ball discharged from the discharge ports 28 and 21a will win the lower start port 9 is increased. The visual sense of the accessory device 15 itself can be sufficiently improved by the light emission operation of the LED 25, and the pachinko game can be further enhanced.

  In the embodiment, the accessory device 15 includes the entrance 16, the guide path 17, the center stage 18, the movable accessory 19, the guide passage member 20, and the like so as to surround the liquid crystal display 8. The arrangement of the accessory device according to the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a center stage into which a game ball enters from an entrance at an appropriate position and the center stage are connected to the center stage. It may be an accessory device that includes a guide passage member and an opening / closing door and is disposed below the liquid crystal display 8. In the above embodiment, the opening / closing door 23 is automatically opened by the weight of the game ball. However, the opening / closing door 23 may be opened / closed by driving means such as a solenoid or a stepping motor. In this case, the opening / closing of the door 23 may be detected by the photo sensor 24, and the LED 25 may be turned on by this detection signal, or the photo sensor 24 may be turned on by the driving signal of the driving means. It can also be set as the structure abbreviate | omitted.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, one white LED 25 as a light emitting means is disposed on the rear wall 22a1 of the guide passage 22. For example, a plurality of white LEDs 25 are disposed on the rear wall or side wall of the guide passage 22. Of course, it is possible to arrange a plurality of LEDs 25 of different colors, and the lighting mode of the LED 25 is not limited to a single flash, and various modes such as a multiple flash can be adopted. . Further, the form of the front cover 21 and the guide passage 22 of the guide passage member 20, the form of the open / close door 23, the form of the sensor, etc. in the above embodiment are also examples. For example, the front cover 21 and the open / close door 23 are transparent or semi-transparent. By making it transparent, the visibility of the rolling state of the internal game ball and the light emission state of the LED 25 is increased, and the non-contact type sensor other than the photo sensor is used as the sensor. An appropriate configuration can be employed without departing from the scope.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for all pachinko gaming machines having a guide passage member that guides a game ball that has entered on the center stage to a starting opening below the symbol display device by an opening / closing operation of an opening / closing door.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 8 ... Liquid crystal display (symbol display device), 15 ... Accessory device, 16 ... Entrance, 17 ... Guide route, 18 ... Center stage , 19 ... movable accessory, 20 ... guide passage member, 21 ... front cover, 21a ... discharge port, 22 ... guide passage, 22a ... vertical portion, 22a1 ... rear Wall, 22b ... Horizontal part, 23 ... Opening / closing door, 23a, 23b ... Plate-like member, 24 ... Photo sensor, 25 ... LED (light emitting means), 27 ... Reception port, 28 ... Discharge port, 29 ... Rotating shaft, 30 ... Opening / closing part, 30a ... Tapered part, 31 ... Substrate, 32 ... Sensor case, 35 ... Main control board, 36 ... Sub control board, 40 ... Lamp control board.

Claims (3)

A pachinko game equipped with an accessory device that accepts a game ball that has entered the center stage along a predetermined route from the entrance and can be released from the exit toward the start port below the symbol display device. Machine,
The accessory device includes a guide passage member provided at a start end side and a discharge port provided at a terminal end side for guiding a game ball that has entered from the reception port to a discharge port, and the discharge of the guide passage member. An opening / closing door disposed at the outlet so as to be opened and closed, and when the opening / closing door is opened to allow a game ball that has entered the guide passage member from the center stage through the receiving port to pass in the direction of the discharge port. And a light emitting means for emitting light in the guide passage member.   2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting means is a high-intensity LED mounted on a substrate attached to a rear wall of the guide passage member so as to be directed toward the discharge port.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the light emitting means flashes based on a detection signal of a sensor capable of detecting opening of the open / close door due to a weight of a game ball.

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