JP2528128Y2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a game board provided with a winning device having a built-in operation light emitter that operates when a predetermined game state is established.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, when the pachinko game is in a predetermined gaming state,
In order to visually notify that effect, a large number of pachinko machines equipped with a game board provided with a winning device incorporating a light-emitting body (for example, a lamp) that blinks in various modes have been provided.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the above-described pachinko machines, most of the pachinko machines are in a normal state, that is, a state in which the light emitter incorporated in the winning device is turned off in a state where the player is not playing a game. There is a problem that the decoration effect is not used effectively even if the body is provided. In some pachinko machines, the illuminant incorporated in the winning device is operated in a normal state, but the operation mode is almost the same as the operation mode in a predetermined game state. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to clearly distinguish a normal game state from a predetermined game state. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to enhance the decorative effect even in a normal game state, and to clearly understand the distinction between a predetermined game state and a normal game state. It is to provide a pachinko machine that can be used.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a game board provided with a prize device having a built-in operation light-emitting element that operates when a predetermined game state such as a start winning game state or a big hit game state is established. In the pachinko machine provided with, the operation light emitter is disposed on the rear wall of the winning space recessed in the back side of the winning device, and when in a normal state other than the predetermined game state, the operation light emitter Is a lighting state different from the display mode of the predetermined game state, and has a control means for controlling the illumination of the winning space.

[Action]

In the normal gaming state, the operation illuminator built in the rear wall of the prize space recessed in the back side of the prize device is in a lit state, so that the decorative pattern or the like in the prize space of the prize device by the illuminant is used. To enhance the decorative effect,
Moreover, since the lighting state is clearly different from the blinking mode operated in the predetermined game state, the distinction between the normal game state and the predetermined game state can be clearly understood.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine. In the figure, a metal frame 3 is provided around an opening of a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape of the pachinko machine 1. And
In the metal frame 3, a glass door 4 having a glass plate and a front plate 5 are provided so as to be freely opened and closed. Behind the glass door 4, a game board 9 detachably attached to a game board holding frame (not shown) fixed to the back of the front frame 2 is arranged. On the surface of the front plate 5 is attached an upper plate 6 for preferentially storing prize balls paid out from a prize ball discharge device (not shown) due to generation of a prize ball and guiding a hit ball to a firing position. . An operation handle 7 constituting a part of the launching device is projected and fixed below the front frame 2, and prize balls that cannot be completely stored in the upper plate 6 are stored beside the operation handle 7. The lower plate 8 is attached. A guide rail for guiding a hit ball is provided on the front of the game board 9.
10 is planted in a substantially circular shape, and a range surrounded by the guide rail 10 constitutes a guide area 11. As shown in FIG. 2, a variable winning device 12 as a winning device constituting a main part of the present embodiment is provided substantially at the center of the game area 11. The variable winning device 12 has a pair of movable members 13a, 13b that slide in the lateral direction, and the movable members 13a, 13b
Prize space in which the winning ball accepted by
It is designed to guide the player to a plurality of winning openings formed at the lower portion via 14. The plurality of winning openings include a V winning opening 15 constituting a continuous actuating device, and when the guided winning ball wins the V winning opening 15, the movable members 13a and 13b are brought into a big hit state and the movable members 13a and 13b are set. In a predetermined mode (for example, the movable members 13a, 1
3b is opened or closed 18 times or until 10 winning balls are generated during the 18 opening / closing operations; hereinafter, referred to as an opening / closing cycle). When the player wins the V winning opening 15, the opening / closing cycle is immediately interrupted and the next opening / closing cycle is repeated. The number of repetitive operations of the opening / closing cycle as described above is set so that a maximum of eight times can be repeated on condition that a winning ball wins the V winning opening 15. The winning opening formed by the movable members 13a and 13b is called a large winning opening. Below the variable winning device 12, a plurality (three) of starting winning ports 16a to 16c are arranged. This starting winning opening 16a-16c
When the hit ball wins, the movable members 13a and 13b are opened and closed for a very short time (for example, 0.9 seconds), and when the winning ball received by the opening and closing operation is guided to the V winning opening 15, the big hit state is set. Become. Then, the central starting winning opening 13
The movable members 13a and 13b perform opening and closing operations twice when a hit ball wins a, and the movable members 13a and 13b perform opening and closing operations once when a hit ball wins the right and left starting winning openings 16b and 16c. ing. It should be noted that the number of prize balls discharged by the winning prize balls winning the start winning prize openings 16a to 16c is set to be different from the number of prize balls discharged by the winning prize balls winning the other winning ports or prize devices. . Specifically, the number of prize balls discharged by the start winning prize ports 16a to 16c is "7", and the number of prize balls discharged by another prize device or the like is "13". Also, in the game area 11, normal winning ports 17a, 17b are arranged on the left and right sides of the variable winning device 12, and tulip-type winning ports 18a, 18b are arranged on the upper left and right sides of the starting winning ports 16a to 16c, respectively.
The operation lamps 20a and 20b which blink only when the big hit state is reached and notify the effect at the left and right center ends.
(Hereinafter, also referred to as L). Further, a large number of obstacle nails (not shown) and windmills (no reference numeral) are arranged in the game area 11 so as to change the flow path of a hit ball falling in the game area 11. Further, at the lowermost part of the game area 11, there is provided an out port 19 into which a hit ball which does not win any of the above-described winning ports or the winning devices is taken. In addition, a prize ball payout lamp 21 (hereinafter, also referred to as LD) and a ball cutout lamp 22 (hereinafter, also referred to as LB) on the outer side of the guide rail 10 of the game board 9 and on both upper sides thereof. Is provided. The prize ball payout lamp 21 is lit when a hit ball is awarded in the starting prize holes 16a to 16c and the corresponding seven prize balls are ejected. Alternatively, the light is turned on when a hit ball has won a prize ball and the corresponding thirteen prize balls have been discharged, and a prize ball to be discharged to a prize ball tank (not shown) fixed on the upper rear surface of the pachinko machine 1. When the shortage occurs, it is continuously turned on until the shortage is resolved. That is, the out-of-ballast lamp 22 is used for both the out-of-balloon notification and the prize ball discharge notification. On the front frame 2, an operation lamp 23 which operates at the time of a start winning prize or at the time of a big hit or both is provided above the front frame 2.
(Hereinafter, sometimes referred to as L) and operation lamps 24a,
24b (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as L) is provided,
A firing display lamp 25 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as LA) and a metal frame security lamp 26 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as LC) are provided inside the key decoration plate on the side thereof. The firing display lamp 25 is kept lit when the player operates the operation handle 7 to operate a firing device (not shown). The metal frame security lamp 26 blinks when the player illegally opens the glass door 4. By the way, of the lamps described above, the launch indicator lamp 25
(LA), ball out lamp 22 (LB), metal frame security lamp 26 (L
C) and the prize ball payout lamp 21 (LD) operate independently of the game content developed on the game board 9, whereas the operation lamps 20a and 20b (L) and the operation lamp 23 (L) and operation lamps 24a and 24b (L)
It operates in relation to the game content developed on the game board 9. That is, when a certain gaming state is reached, the gaming state is notified to the player, and the decoration effect or atmosphere in the gaming state is raised. As described above, the luminous bodies that operate in association with the game content developed on the game board 9 are also provided in the above-described various prize devices arranged on the game board 9. Second about this
This will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the game board. In the drawing, the variable winning device 12 is provided with an operation lamp 30 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as L) on a rear wall of the winning space 14 and an operation lamp on an upper front surface thereof.
31 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as L) is provided, and an operation LED 32 (hereinafter also referred to as K) and a 7-segment LED 33 (hereinafter referred to as N) are provided behind the movable members 13a and 13b. Are provided). Of these, the operation lamp 30 (L) is controlled so as to maintain the lighting state when the power is turned on, and thereafter, the operation is controlled in a different manner at the time of a start winning or a big hit. For this reason,
Even when the game is not being played, it is possible to enhance the decorative effect of the variable prize winning device 12 itself or its vicinity, and to illuminate the prize space 14 that is recessed in the back side in particular. The decorative pattern is raised to enhance the decorative effect. Also operating lamp
31 (L) is operated only at the time of the start winning or the big hit. In addition, the operation LED 32 (K) is composed of 10 LEDs, which are alternately illuminated five by five in a normal state, and are alternately alternately illuminated five by one at a different speed at the time of the starting prize. Light. However, at the time of the big hit, the movable member 13a,
The number of winning balls accepted in 13b is displayed.
Further, in the 7-segment LED 33 (N), all segments except the 7th are lit up and display the number "0" in a normal state. Move and light in the determined order, at the time of big hit,
It displays the number of repetitive operations of the open / close cycle. Therefore, even in the 7 segment LED (N),
In a normal state, the decorative effect of the variable winning device 12 itself or the vicinity thereof can be enhanced. In addition, lamps as light emitters are also incorporated in winning ports other than the variable winning device 12. That is, the normal winning opening 17a,
The operation lamps 34a and 34b (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as L) are built in the 17b, and the tulip winning openings 18a and 18b are provided.
Includes operation lamps 35a and 35b (hereinafter, also referred to as L), and operation start lamps 16a to 16c include operation lamps 36a to 36c (hereinafter, also referred to as L). Have been. The operation of these lamps is controlled at the time of a winning start or at the time of a big hit, or both. FIG. 3 shows the operation of the operation lamps and the like provided on the game board 9 or the front frame 2 as described above. FIG. 3 is a table showing a relationship between a game state and an operation mode of a lamp or an LED as a light emitting body. To briefly explain this,
First, when the power is turned on, the operation lamp 30 (L) provided in the winning space 14 of the variable winning device 12 is kept lit, and the operation LED 32 provided in the variable winning device 12 is turned on.
(K) blinks alternately every 5 pieces, 7 segment LED3
3 (N) lights "0". Of these, the operation lamp 30 (L) and the 7-segment LED 33 (N) continuously maintain the lighting state, so that the decorative effect on the variable winning device 12 and the game board 9 in the vicinity thereof is enhanced, and will be described later. As described above, the display driving is performed in a manner distinctly different from the start winning prize and the big hit, so that it is easy to distinguish between the normal game state and the predetermined game state. Next, in a state where the game has been started, that is, in a state where the launching device has been operated, the operation lamp 30 of the variable winning device 12 is operated.
(L), operation LED32 (K), 7 segment LED33 (N)
Is exactly the same as when the power is turned on, except that the firing display lamp 25 (LA) irrespective of the game content is turned on. When the game is started as described above and the shot ball hits the starting winning openings 16a to 16c, the operation lamp 30 (L) and the operation lamp 31 (L) provided in the variable winning device 12 are provided.
And normal winning ports 17a, 17b, starting winning ports 16a-16c, and operation lamps 34a, 34b, 36a-36c, 2 provided on the upper portion of the front frame 2.
3 (L) blinks at short time intervals (327 ms). In addition, the operation LED32 (K) also blinks faster by 5 pieces,
The two segments of the seven-segment LED 33 (N) are turned on as a set in a predetermined order. Next, during an interval time (2.997 seconds) provided after the hit ball accepted by the start winning prize has won the V winning opening 15 which is a continuous actor actuation device, the operation lamp 30 (L) is set.
) Keeps the lighting state, the operation LED 32 (K) turns off,
The seven-segment LED 33 (N) is in a state where the above-described lighting movement operation is continued. This interval time is also taken between the opening and closing cycles, and during that period, the operation lamps and the like are driven and displayed in the same display manner as described above. Then, during the opening operation of the movable members 13a and 13b after the above-described interval time ends, that is, during opening of the special winning opening, all operation lamps and the like related to the game content are driven and displayed. The drive display in this case is a blinking operation. Thus, the number of times of repetition of the opening and closing cycle is 1 to
The display mode is different between the seventh and eighth times, and is also displayed in the first half (up to five wins) and the second half (wins after six) of the opening / closing cycle in the first to seventh actuations. The modes are different. Specifically, in the first half of the first to seventh times, the operation lamps L, L, L, L
And the operation lamps L, L alternately flash, and in the latter half of the first to seventh times, the operation lamps L, L, L, L
And the operation lamp L blink alternately, and only the operation lamp L blinks at a faster operation. In addition, the eighth operation lamp L, the same as the first half of the first to seventh times throughout the operation lamp L,
L, L, L and the operation lamps L, L blink alternately. The operation LEDs 32 (K) are lit in numerical order according to the number of winnings, and the 7-segment LED 33 (N)
Displays a number indicating the number of operations. In addition, among the lamps not related to the game content, the out-of-ball lamp 22 (LB) is turned on each time 13 prize balls are obtained, and is turned on until the prize balls to be replenished become insufficient and are cleared. , The metal frame security lamp 26 (LC) flashes rapidly when the glass door 4 is opened illegally, and the prize ball payout lamp 21 (LD) flashes each time seven prize balls are obtained. It has become. If an abnormal state (such as disconnection or pullout) occurs in a 10-count detector that detects a winning ball that can win the variable winning device 12 during one opening / closing cycle, the game board 9 and the front frame 2 The state in which the operation lamp L provided in the lamp is turned on is continued. In this case, the game is also deactivated until the abnormal state is resolved. Although the embodiment has been described above, according to the embodiment, when the state other than the predetermined game state, that is, in the normal state, the operation lamp 30 ( Since the display drive control is performed while L) is lit, the decorative effect of the operation lamp 30 (L) on the game board 9 is enhanced, and the lighting state is clearly different from the blinking mode operated in the predetermined gaming state. Therefore, the distinction between the normal game state and the predetermined game state can be clearly understood. In particular, since the operation lamp 30 (L) incorporated in the variable winning device 12 according to the embodiment also illuminates the inside of the winning space 14 that is recessed on the back side,
The decorative patterns and the like in the winning space 14 are raised to further enhance the decorative effect. In the above-described embodiment, the variable prize device 12 is provided as a prize device having a built-in illuminant that is normally lit. However, any prize device provided on the game board 9 may be used. There may be. Further, although not a winning device, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained by controlling the lighting of a light emitter provided in a game area such as a windmill with a lamp in a normal state.

[Effect of the invention]

As is clear from the above description, in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, in the normal gaming state, the operation light emitter incorporated in the rear wall of the winning space recessed in the back side of the winning device is turned on. Since the decorative pattern or the like in the winning space of the winning device by the luminous body is raised to enhance the decorative effect, and the lighting state is clearly different from the blinking mode operated in the predetermined game state, The distinction between the normal game state and the predetermined game state can be clearly understood.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a game board, and FIG. 3 shows a relationship between a game state and an operation mode of a lamp or an LED as a luminous body. It is a list chart. 1 ... Pachinko machine 9 ... Game board 12 ... Variable winning device (winning device) 30 ... Operating lamp (operating illuminant)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A pachinko machine equipped with a game board provided with a prize device having a built-in luminous body, which operates when a predetermined game state such as a start prize game state or a big hit game state is provided. The illuminant is arranged on the rear wall of the prize space recessed on the back side of the prize device, and when in a normal state other than the predetermined gaming state, the operating illuminant is displayed in the predetermined gaming state display mode. A pachinko machine characterized by having control means for controlling the lighting of the winning space in a different lighting state from that of the pachinko machine.