JP2672344B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine having a special winning opening.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when a game ball drops into a predetermined starting opening, the entrance of a winning device having an entrance is opened and closed once or twice, and the game ball dropped from the entrance at this time. When a prize is won at a specific winning opening (referred to as a continuous winning action hole), the receiving opening is opened intermittently (called a special game state), and the game ball that has fallen into the opening of this receiving opening is reopened. There is one configured to shift to the next special game state from that point when a prize is won in the continuous winning action hole.

In such a winning device, the upper limit of the number of times of opening and closing the entrance in one special game state and the upper limit of the number of balls dropped into the entrance in one special game state are set. Further, an upper limit is also set for the number of continuous special games.

In such a winning device, if it is configured to easily win the continuous winning action hole, it will continue (extremely the first one) before reaching the upper limit of the number of balls dropped in one special game state. If you win the prize working hole, you will miss the opportunity to win many prize balls. Also, if it is configured to make it difficult to win prizes in the continuous winning action hole, it will escape even though there is a right to the special game state of multiple times, and eventually the chance to get many prize balls will escape. Will be lost.

Therefore, in order to solve these problems, when the game ball is stopped upstream of the continuous winning action hole in the winning device, and when the stop is released at the final stage of the special game state, the stopped ball is It is configured so that it is easy to win a prize in the operating port.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, if the stopped ball itself is configured to win a specific winning opening by opening the stopped ball as described above, the next special game will be performed when the player stops at the stopping means. It's almost certainly expected to continue, so it's not interesting.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enhance the taste and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine with improved continuity of a special game state and further with a high game playability by being able to obtain many prize balls by the technical intervention of the player.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to solve the above problems, the structure of the present invention has a specific winning opening and a normal winning opening, and when a special winning opening is won, a special game for a certain period of time is performed. It is possible to play multiple times, and it is a pachinko machine that shifts to the next special game from the time of winning the special winning opening again during the special game of the certain period, and it is possible to stop multiple game balls And, with a stopping means configured to form a succeeding game ball passage route by the stopped game ball, the succeeding game ball is passed to the specific winning opening by the passage route in the latter half of each time of the special game. It is a pachinko machine characterized by comprising driving means for driving the stopping means so as to easily win a prize.

(Operation) According to the configuration of the above invention, when the game ball flowing on the game board surface enters the winning device from the ball receiving port of the winning device, the ball passage is formed toward the winning port provided on the most downstream side of the winning device. Roll around.

A plurality of ball game balls stopped at the stop means in the middle of the ball passage in the winning device only forms a passage path for the following game balls, and the stopped balls are guided to a specific winning opening after the stop is released. Therefore, there is no guarantee that the specific winning opening will be won when the player is stopped, and he can play with interest in the rolling path of the game ball.

Furthermore, since the stopping means is driven in the latter half of the special game so that it is easy to win the specific winning opening, the pachinko machine is operated to obtain more winnings in the first half when it is difficult to win the specific winning opening. In order to obtain more prize balls, such as operating the pachinko machine so that the number of prize balls in one special game becomes maximum after it becomes easy to win a specific prize hole. Since there is room for technical intervention, the taste of the game is further improved.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board surface of an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

At the center of the game board surface 100, a winning device 1 is arranged. This winning device 1 has a large winning opening 9 that expands on both sides thereof.
have. The big winning opening 9 is attached to both sides of the winning device 1 and is a wing that rotates left and right with a lower end as a fulcrum.
It is formed by 10 upper ends. Below the winning device 1, two second-type starting ports 6, 7, 8 are provided at the left, right, and center. In addition, lamp windmills 24 are provided on the left and right of the winning device, normal winning openings 2 and 3 are provided in the center of the left and right, and tulip-type accessories 4 and 5 are provided on the left and right lower. In addition, four windmills 25 are arranged at the center left and right of the winning device 1.

2 is an enlarged front view of the winning device, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body of the winning device is divided into two rooms 34 and 35 by a ceiling 31, an intermediate ceiling 32 and a floor 33. The character 15 is provided behind the upper room. This character 15 is composed of a fixed character 13 fixed at the center and movable characters 14 arranged on both sides of the fixed character 13 and actuated by a character solenoid 106 (shown in FIG. 9) to swing open and closed.

The rotating disk 20 that is rotated by the motor 21 is provided on the floor 33 of the lower room 35. In the center of the front edge of the floor 33, there is formed an accessory continuous operation port 11 which is opened so that a game ball can drop in. In the accessory continuous operation port 11, there is disposed an accessory continuous operation device 12 for detecting falling of a game ball. The continuous action device 12 has a configuration in which a game ball that has fallen into the continuous operation port 11 is detected by a continuous action switch 94 (shown in FIG. 9) composed of a proximity switch.

 FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the fixed character 13
An entrance 36 formed below and entrances 38 and 29 formed on the sides of the movable character 14 are provided. At these entrances 36, 38, 39, large winning opening winning switches 37, 40, 41 for detecting the entrance of a game ball are arranged. The upper room 34 and the lower room 35 communicate with each other through the entrances 36, 38, and 39.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a passage path of a game ball 50 dropped from the winning opening 9. Wing 10 opens and big winning opening 9
When the game ball 50 drops in from the special winning opening 9 when the game ball is expanded, the game ball 50 enters the upper room 34. Upper room
When the game ball 50 invades the movable character 14 and rebounds, the room 35 below the left and right entrances 38, 39
The possibility of falling is increased. Also, movable characters
The game ball 50 passing between 14 falls from the central entrance 36 to the lower room 35. The game ball 50 that has fallen into the lower room 35 passes over or on the side of the rotating disk 20 and has
11 or into the normal winning opening 16 provided on both sides.

The rotating disk 20 has an immersion hole 26 into which the game ball 50 can be inserted.
Are formed every 90 °. And, it is loosely fitted in the concave portion 29 formed in the floor 33. A part of the concave portion 29 is notched, and a ball receiving piece 27 that rotates vertically about a support shaft 28 provided on the lower surface of the floor 33 is disposed in the notched portion 29a. When the ball receiving piece 27 is on the same plane as the bottom surface of the recess 29 as shown in FIG. 6, the game ball in the recess 26 is received so as not to fall off, but as shown in FIG. , When the ball receiving piece 27 rotates downward, the game ball 50 in the immersion hole 26 that has arrived on the tip of the ball receiving piece 27 falls by its own weight. The dropped game ball 50 is processed as a winning ball.

As shown in FIG. 8, a cam 43 integrally attached to a rotating shaft of the rotating disk 20 is provided on the back surface of the rotating disk 20.
A cam switch 45 abutting on 43 is arranged. The cam switch 45 is for positioning when the rotation of the rotary disc 20 is stopped. That is, the four immersion holes 26
The rotation of the rotary disk 20 is stopped when any of the center lines 22 and 23 passing between the two reach a position coinciding with the center line of the winning device 1. This stop position is detected when the cam switch 45 falls from ON to OFF.

FIG. 9 shows a control circuit 6 arranged on the back of the game board 100.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of 0. This control circuit 60
Is a control circuit by a microcomputer including a CPU 61, a ROM 62 and a RAM 63, a clock circuit and a reset circuit 64, a power supply 65, an analog GND, and the like. The inputs of various detection switches are input to the CPU 61 via the switch detection unit 66. Various control outputs are output from the CPU 62 via drivers such as respective drive units.

The switches connected to the switch detection unit 66 are provided in the second-type starting ports 6, 7, and 8 (shown in FIG. 1), and are used to detect falling balls. 2 and 3, and a continuous operation switch for the role of detecting a falling ball (corresponding to a falling detection switch). ) 94, the special winning opening switch 37, 40, 41 (shown in FIG. 4), the cam switch 45 (shown in FIG. 8), and a prize ball payout device (not shown). A prize ball setting means operation detecting switch 99 for detecting the operation of the prize ball setting means for setting the number of prize balls.

In addition, the prize ball number setting means is controlled by a set prize ball number switching drive means driving solenoid 107 described later in accordance with a prize mode of the game ball (for example, when a game ball falls into a normal prize port, eight spheres are set). The prize ball is released to the player, and when the game ball falls into the special winning opening, 13 prize balls are released to the player.) The technical means for setting and changing the released prize ball This is based on the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-115581 and the like.

On the other hand, a drive unit or the like connected to the CPU 61 is provided in the winning device 1 and displays the number of times one set of opening and closing operations of the special winning opening 9 is performed. A display LED display 68 (shown in FIG. 2) and a special winning opening winning number display LED display for controlling lighting of a special winning opening winning number display LED 102 for displaying the number of game balls dropped into the special winning opening 9. 69 (shown in FIG. 2), and an LED decoration display unit 70 (second display) for controlling the lighting of the LED decoration lamp 103 provided everywhere in the winning device 1.
(Shown in the figure), a solenoid driving unit 71 for controlling the drive of a special winning opening solenoid 104 for opening the wing 10, and a relationship between the rotary disk 20 and the motor 21 (sixth to sixth). A solenoid driving unit 72 for controlling the driving of a stationary solenoid 105 that closes the ball receiving piece 27 to place the game ball 50 in a stationary state (shown in FIG. 8), and the movable character 14
And a set prize ball switching means drive solenoid provided in the prize ball payout device for driving a set prize ball number switching means for driving a set prize ball number switching means provided in the prize ball payout device.
A solenoid drive unit 74 for drive control of 107;
Indicator light A drive unit that controls the lighting of two indicator lights 108 to 111 (provided on the game board surface 100 as shown in FIG. 1)
75 to an indicator light D drive unit 78, an unauthorized output drive unit 80 that controls the drive of an unauthorized output 113 that outputs a notification that a fraudulent activity of a player has been detected, and an effect during operation of the winning device 1, etc. The audio driver 81 drives the speaker 114 that generates sound.

Next, among the operations of the pachinko gaming machine in the present embodiment, the operation relating to the winning device 1 will be described below.

The ROM 62 and the RAM 63 in the control circuit 60 are provided with various registers and flags necessary for the control operation. Among them, those related to the operation description are listed below.

(A) Register provided in ROM 62 Character register: Stores opening / closing time data of the character solenoid 106.

Second-type operation 1 register: Stores opening / closing time data of the special winning opening 9 when a game ball wins in the second-type starting ports 6 and 7.

Register for second type operation 2; large winning opening 9 when game ball wins in second type starting port 8
Opening / closing time data is stored.

Continuous operation register: Open / close time data of the special winning opening 9 when the special winning opening 9 is continuously operated is stored.

(B) Flags provided in RAM 63 <Output flag> Motor drive flag; When "1", the motor 21 is turned on.

Character solenoid drive flag; Turns on the character solenoid 106 when "1".

Stop solenoid drive flag; When “1”, turns the stop solenoid 105 on.

Big win opening solenoid drive flag: When “1”, the big win opening solenoid 104 is turned on.

<Input flag> Character continuous operation switch flag: Set to "1" when the character continuous operation switch 94 is on.

Type 2 start switch 1 flag; Type 2 start switch 91, provided on Type 2 start port 6,7
Set to “1” when 92 is on.

Second type start switch 2 flag; set to "1" when the second type start switch 93 provided in the second type start port 8 is on.

Cam switch flag; set to “0” when the operation of the cam switch 45 is being detected.

Special winning opening winning switch flag: Set to "1" when the special winning opening winning switches 37, 40 and 41 are on.

<Operation flag> Flag for continuous operation of accessory actuation switch; set to “1” when accessory continuous operation switch 94 is effective.

<Counter> Character solenoid operation number counter; counts the number of times the character solenoid 106 is operated.

Continuous first receiving operation number counter: Counts the number of continuous operation of the special winning opening 9.

Big winning opening winning number counter; counts the number of game balls that have won the big winning opening 9.

Special winning opening / closing number counter: Counts the number of opening / closing of the winning opening 9.

Motor counter: Counts the number of rotations of the motor 21.

<Timer> Timer for operating the solenoid actuator; measures the operating time of the actuator solenoid 106.

Continuous operation interval timer: Measures the interval time in the continuous opening / closing operation of the winning opening 9.

Big prize opening and closing timer; measures the opening and closing time of the prize opening.

Motor operation timer: measures the operation time of the motor 21.

 The operation will be described below.

First, when a game ball wins in the left and right second type start ports 6 and 7, when the second type start switches 91 and 92 are turned on, the second type start switch 1 flag becomes "1". This allows
Based on the data in the second type operation 1 register, the tenth
As shown in FIG. 7A, a predetermined time T1 (for example, 0.099
Seconds), the wing 10 starts to open, and a predetermined time T2 (for example,
The big winning opening 9 is opened only once for 0.598 seconds). During this time, the special winning opening solenoid 104 is turned on / off based on the special winning opening solenoid driving flag. The opening and closing time of the special winning opening 9 is controlled by the special winning opening opening and closing timer.

Further, when the second type start ports 6 and 7 are won, the motor drive flag is set to "1" and the motor 21 is driven. As a result, the rotating disk 20 takes a predetermined time Ts (for example, 0.002
The rotation is started after (seconds), and the rotation (for example, 10/4 rotation) is performed for a predetermined time T5 (for example, 5 seconds). At this time, the rotating disk
The rotation operation of 20 is monitored and controlled by the cam switch flag, the motor counter, and the motor operation timer. Further, the ball receiving piece 27 is closed for a certain period after the rotation of the rotating disk 20 by the stop solenoid drive flag.

Next, when a game ball wins in the center second starting port 8, when the second type starting switch 93 is turned on, the second type starting switch 2 flag becomes "1". Thereby, based on the data in the second type operation 2 register, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), after a predetermined time T1, a predetermined time T3 (for example, 0.74
7 seconds) The special winning opening 9 is opened, and after a predetermined time T4 (for example, 0.499 seconds), the special winning opening 9 for a predetermined time T3 is opened again. During this time, the special winning opening solenoid 104 is turned on / off based on the special winning opening solenoid driving flag. The opening and closing time of the special winning opening 9 is controlled by the special winning opening opening and closing timer.

When the second kind start port 8 is won, the motor drive flag is set to "1" and the motor 21 is driven. Thereby, the rotating disk 20 starts rotating after a predetermined time Ts,
Rotation for a predetermined time T6 (for example, 6 seconds) (for example, 12/4 rotation)
I do. At this time, the rotation operation of the rotating disk 20 is monitored and controlled by the cam switch flag, the motor counter, and the motor operation timer. Further, the ball receiving piece 27 is kept closed for a certain period from the rotation of the rotary disk 20 by the stationary solenoid drive flag.

And when a game ball enters while the special winning opening 9 is open,
As described above, the game ball moves in the prize device 1 and either immerses in the immersion hole 26 of the rotating disk 20, drops into the normal prize opening 16, or drops into the continuous operation opening 11 for the role. Follow that path.

The game ball that has entered the prize winning device 1
And the special winning opening winning switches 37, 40, 41 are turned on, the special winning opening winning switch flag is set to "1". Thereby, based on the data in the continuous operation register, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), after closing the special winning opening 9 for a predetermined time T7 (for example, 3.995 seconds), a predetermined time T8.
The opening / closing operation is performed 18 times (for example, 28.256 seconds) (numbers 1 to 18 in the figure indicate the number of times of opening). During this time, the special winning opening solenoid 104 is turned on / off based on the special winning opening solenoid driving flag. Further, the opening / closing time of the special winning opening 9 is controlled by the special winning opening / closing timer, and the number of times of opening / closing the special winning opening 9 is counted by the special winning opening opening / closing counter.

From the first opening to the eighth closing, the opening and closing operation time is short (for example, the opening time is 0.396 seconds and the closing time is 0.796 seconds), and the opening and closing operations are from the ninth opening to the 18th closing. Long time (for example, 0.747 open time
Seconds, closing time is 1.250 seconds).

As described above, in parallel with the intermittent continuous opening operation of the special winning opening 9, the rotation of the rotating disk 20 as a means for retaining the game balls is performed. The rotation of the rotating disk 20 is monitored and controlled by the cam switch flag, the motor counter, and the timer for operating the motor, and when the game ball wins in the accessory continuous operation port 11, as shown in FIG. 11 (b). From the predetermined time A
(For example, 0 to 0.5 seconds), the rotation is stopped for a predetermined time Tb (for example, 0.002 seconds), and the rotation is started before the opening and closing of the special winning opening 9 is started. One scale C in the figure indicates 1/4 rotation. This time C is
For example, it is set to 0.5 seconds. Then, as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the stationary solenoid 105
A predetermined time B (for example,
After 0.002 seconds), the ball receiving piece 27 is closed. As a result, up to four game balls are parked in the immersion holes 26 of the rotating disk 20.

The rotating disk 20 starts from the ninth opening of the special winning opening 9,
Every time the winning opening 9 is opened, the intermittent operation is performed by 1/4 turn.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11 (d), from the ninth opening of the special winning opening 9, the character solenoid drive flag is set to "1", the character solenoid 106 starts to operate, and the movable character 14 Start rocking. The operation timing of the movable character 14 at this time is executed under time management by a character solenoid operation timer based on the data in the character register. The number of times the movable character 14 is operated is counted by the character solenoid operation number counter.

The movable character 14 operates and stops for a predetermined time D (for example, 0.998 seconds) for each opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 9, and is slightly shorter at the time of the 17th opening operation of the special winning opening 9. It operates for a time E (for example, 0.747 seconds).

If the game ball wins the role of the continuous operation port 11 while the special winning opening 9 opens and closes 18 times, the operation shown in FIG. 11 is repeated from the beginning from that point. The number of times this repeating operation continues is
Up to 9 times. This continuous number is counted by the continuous operation number counter. The interval time in the continuous opening and closing operation of the special winning opening 9 is measured by the continuous operation interval timer.

Conditions for ending the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening 9 are as follows.
At the 17th closing time and when 8 game balls enter the special winning opening 9. The number of balls entering the special winning opening 9 is counted by the special winning opening winning number counter.

At the end of the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 9, the movable character 14 also stops. The rotating disk 20 has a predetermined time T9 (for example, 0.49) from the last closing time at the end of the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening 9.
After 7 seconds), the apparatus waits for a predetermined activation start time B, and makes one rotation during a predetermined time Td (for example, 2 seconds). this is,
This is for dropping the game ball stopped in the immersion hole 26.

Even if a game ball wins in the second start-up opening 6,7,8 during the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening 9, the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening 9 will be continued after the opening and closing operation is completed only by acquiring the prescribed game ball. Are configured not to be continuous.

Further, it is determined whether or not the accessory continuous operation device 12 is effective based on the contents of the accessory continuous operation switch valid flag.
That is, when the predetermined time T7 before the opening operation of the first special winning opening 9 and the predetermined time T9 after the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 9 and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 9 are the ninth times. , The character continuous operation device 12 is invalidated, and even if a game ball wins the character continuous operation opening 11 during this period, the repeated operation of the operation of FIG. 11 is not executed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the activation time of the special winning opening 9, the operating time of the rotating disk 20, and the operating time of the movable character 14 are set, and the widening mode of the special winning opening 9 and the opening time are set. By making it possible to change, it is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine that evokes the taste of a player as compared with the related art.

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation timing time of the special winning opening 9, the rotating disk 20, and the movable character 14 is shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
By setting as shown in Fig. 11, in pachinko gaming machines where the number of prize balls obtained varies greatly depending on the subtle timing, the game center's profit The effect of raising the power increases.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, according to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the plurality of game balls stopped at the stop means in the middle of the ball passage in the winning device is the passage route of the subsequent game balls. It does not necessarily guarantee that the ball will be won at the specific winning opening at the stage of being stopped, since the stopped ball is not guided to the specific winning opening after being released.
You can play with interest in the rolling path of the game ball.

Furthermore, since the stopping means is driven in the latter half of the special game so that it is easy to win the specific winning opening, the pachinko machine is operated to obtain more winnings in the first half when it is difficult to win the specific winning opening. In order to obtain more prize balls, such as operating the pachinko machine so that the number of prize balls in one special game becomes maximum after it becomes easy to win a specific prize hole. There is room for technical intervention, which further enhances the taste of games.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a prize winning device in FIG. 1,
3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the winning device, and FIG. Is a separated perspective view showing the structure of the rotary disc and the ball receiving piece in the winning device, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the state in which the ball receiving piece is opened, and FIG. 8 is a cam arranged on the back surface of the rotary disc. And FIG. 9 is a plan view of a rotary disk showing a cam switch, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit in the embodiment, FIG.
FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing the opening and closing operation of the special winning opening when the second kind starting opening is won, and FIG. 11 is the opening and closing operation of the large winning opening and the rotating disk and the stationary solenoid when winning the continuous operation opening of the official character. 6 is a timing chart showing the operation of the character solenoid. 1… Winning device 6,7,8… Type 2 starting port 9… Grand prize opening port 11… Potential continuous operation port 12 …… Potential continuous operation device 15… Character 20… Rotating disk 27… … Ball receiving piece 37,40,41… Grand prize mouth winning switch 50 …… Game ball 100 …… Game board surface

Front page continued (72) Inventor Toshiaki Ishikawa 1-22 Kamotsuki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroki Inoue 1-chome, Kamozuke-cho, Nakamura-ku, Aichi 22 Address, Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Ryoichi Oya 1-22, Kamotsuki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-63-49181 (JP, A) JP-A-61-2888881 (JP, A) JP-A-63-294876 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A special winning opening and a normal winning opening are provided, and when a special winning opening is won, a special game for a fixed period can be played a plurality of times, and during the special game for the fixed period. It is a pachinko machine that shifts to the next special game from the time of winning the specific winning hole again, and a plurality of game balls can be stopped and the passing path of the following game balls is formed by the stopped game balls. And a driving means for driving the stopping means so that a subsequent game ball can easily enter the specific winning opening by the passage route in the latter half of each time of the special game. Pachinko machine characterized by.