JP2873944B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine capable of displaying game information such as various designs and characters on a display device. 2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, at least one symbol is formed when a game ball, which is repelled by a player's operation, wins a prize port provided on a game board or passes through a pass gate. The display device is provided in the pachinko machine configured to change the display. As a conventional display device, for example, there is a so-called digital display that displays a number or an English character as a display mode by a combination of light-emitting portions of a seven-segment light-emitting diode, and draws a plurality of patterns or characters on the outer surface of a rotating drum. , One of the above symbols on the display window,
There is a rotary drum display that changes the display mode of symbols and the like by rotating the drum. Further, there is a matrix display in which, for example, 5 × 7 light-emitting diodes are arranged as display elements and light-emitting portions are selected and displayed. [0003] Some digital display units, rotary drum display units, or matrix display units are connected in series to combine each display. [0004] However, in the variation display mode of the symbol obtained by the 7-segment digital display, for example, after the display of "1" is displayed for 200 milliseconds, "2" is instantaneously displayed. "Is displayed, and 200
Only so-called discrete replacement display such as millisecond display could be performed. Therefore, a fluid and continuous (for example, from top to bottom) variable display mode such as a rotary drum display cannot be performed. The meaningful display obtained by the 7-segment display is a number such as 1, 2, 3,... Or a very limited character such as A, b, c, d, E, F, etc. It was not possible to show a message such as "big hit" that could be recognized by ordinary players. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine including a display device that realizes a detailed display for transmitting information to a player and a display with various changes. . SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game ball, which is repelled by a player's operation, entering a prize port provided on a game board or passing through a pass gate. In a pachinko machine configured to fluctuate at least one symbol due to the above, a matrix drive display element for variably displaying at least one of the symbols is provided on a game board surface, and a prize or pass gate to the winning port is provided. , The display of each row of the matrix drive display element for displaying the symbols is sequentially moved . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention; The display device 1 according to the present invention has a first
It has a substrate 2 and a second substrate 3, a display substrate 4 is attached to the front surface of the first substrate 2, and an MCU (microcomputer unit) 5 is provided on the second substrate 3 and functions as a display moving means. The display processing unit 6 is formed. Printed wiring is appropriately applied to the front and rear surfaces of the first substrate 2, and chip elements 7 such as transistors and resistors are arranged on the rear surface to form an electric circuit (mainly a drive circuit). For example, a male connector 8 is arranged. The display substrate 4 is a substrate having a size of, for example, about 20 × 20 mm. Are arranged. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a translucent cover member 10 is attached to the front surface of the display substrate 4. Also, the cover member 10 can be colored. On the other hand, an electric circuit is formed by arranging a chip element 7, an MCU 5, a crystal oscillator 11 and the like on the front and rear surfaces of the second substrate 3, and a female connector 12 is arranged on the periphery. The connector 12 is connected to the male connector 8 of the first substrate 2. According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the first and second substrates 2 and 3 are joined to each other with the connectors 8 and 12 joined back to back and fixed via the support 13.
You may make it connect via a cable. An external connection terminal 14 is provided at one edge of the second substrate 3 so as to be connectable to the control device 16 of the pachinko machine 15 via the external connection terminal 14. The display device 1 as described above has a display processing unit 6
Including, for example, 90 × 45 × 25 mm,
A 10 × 10 dot pattern can be displayed on one display substrate 4. In the present invention, the display device 1 is controlled by a control device 16 having, for example, a block circuit as shown in FIG. In the present invention, the display processing unit 6 is formed in the display device 1 and the main MCU 17 of the control device 16 is formed.
And the wiring connection is extremely simplified. That is, the main MCU 17 has the center item 18
And the like, the control of the continuation switch 19, the count switch 20, the starting port switch 21, the drive solenoid 22, the electronic sound generation circuit 23, the lamp display 24, etc. provided in the display device 1 and the like. The unit 6 is in charge of controlling each of the LED elements 9 arranged on the display substrate 4 based on the data and the reset signal received from the main circuit. Is displayed. That is, by causing the display processing unit 6 to function as a display moving unit and controlling the LED driver (X) in the row direction and the LDE driver (Y) in the column direction by the MCU 5 or the like, each LE is controlled.
The D element 9 is turned on, and the display is sequentially moved for each row . In the present embodiment, a real-time reset method is adopted to prevent runaway due to noise, a timer circuit is omitted, a reset signal is received from the main MCU 17, and 8-bit data is divided into 4 bits and divided twice. By transferring, the number of connections is reduced. According to the present embodiment, a total of 11 wirings of 4 data, 2 power supplies, 1 reset, 1 interrupt, and 3 control signals (8-bit upper / lower, light / dark, digit selection) are sufficient. However, when relying on the main MCU 17 as in the prior art, at least 40 wires are required. Further, when each LED element 9 of the display device 1 is controlled by the main MCU 17, the processing time becomes long, and the display becomes flickering and difficult to see. Then, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the display processing unit 6 built in the display device 1 initializes the I / O port and determines whether the reset signal is reset by power-on or reset by interrupt, RAM (RAM) is initialized, upper and lower 4-bit data input by non-maskable interrupt (NMI) is converted into 8-bit data, and a free running counter is reset.
The bit data is converted into symbol data, output as light / dark information to each port, and the data for scanning the LED rows of each display board 4 is updated. For example, horizontal scanning is performed 10 times. If it is large, the light is jumped to make one light emission time 819 μS.
On the other hand, the NMI stores the interrupt data in the corresponding memory and returns. Note that the LED scanning process is not performed in order from the upper row, but, for example, 1-3-5-7-9-2 from the upper row.
By alternately displaying -4-6-8-10, the entire symbol becomes easier to see due to the afterimage phenomenon of the player's eyes. FIGS. 6 and 7 show an example of the center item 18 incorporating the above-described display device. The center accessory 18 has three display windows 26 arranged side by side in the middle of the mounting plate 25, and the display substrate 4 faces each display window 26. Between the display window 26 and the display substrate 4, a shielding plate 27 having a reduced diameter on the display substrate 4 side is provided continuously from the mounting plate 25. In addition, above the display window 26 of the center item 18, a prize entrance 28 and a prize entrance 2
9, a translucent decorative board 30 is provided in front of the natural prize port 28 and the world prize port 29, and the lamp 32 attached to the lamp substrate 31 faces the back side of the decorative board 30.
Further, ball paths 33 and 34 are connected to the winning ports 28 and 29, respectively. Below the display window 26, there are provided a 10-count display section 35 composed of light emitting diodes, a continuous sphere display section 36, and a stored number display section 37. One example of a game in the pachinko machine 15 provided with the center role 18 as described above is a starting port 3 provided on a game board 15 'in which a ball hit by a player with a firing device 38 is provided on a game board 15'.
9, a special game is started by turning on the starting port switch 21, the symbol displayed on the center item 18 is converted at a high speed, and the symbol is displayed when the player operates the touch switch 40 to stop the conversion. The special winning opening 41 is opened by the combination of. As described above, if the display device 1 according to the present invention is used for displaying a special game, the main MCU 17 of the control device 16 can be used.
Is reduced, high-speed processing can be performed, finer display can be performed as compared with a conventional display, and wiring and control are simplified. Further, according to the present invention, the symbols displayed by the display device can be displayed in a fluid manner by controlling the display elements, and a fresh display which has not been achieved in the past can be realized. That is, by moving the display of the display element sequentially for each line , a pattern or a character is flown. For example, in the case of a pattern, a continuous flow display such as a rotary drum display is performed, Can transmit game information to a player as a sentence or a moving image. As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately implemented unless the configuration described in the claims is changed. For example, LED as a display element
In addition, a lamp, a liquid crystal, or the like can be used. Also,
A character string such as "stop" or "big hit" can be displayed on the display device. According to the present invention, at least one or more game balls that are repelled by a player's operation due to a prize winning through a prize port provided on a game board or a passage through a passing gate are provided. In a pachinko machine configured to fluctuate symbols, a matrix drive display element for variably displaying at least one or more of the symbols is provided on a game board surface, and the symbols are generated due to a prize in the winning opening or a passage through a passing gate. To sequentially move the display of each row of the matrix drive display element displaying
With this configuration, it is possible to display the symbols displayed by the display device in a fluid manner, and it is possible to provide a fresh display unlike the related art . In addition, it is possible to provide a pachinko machine having a high commercial value and having a display device capable of displaying game information in detail and realizing various and varied displays.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a display device viewed from a front side. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the display device as viewed from a rear side. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a circuit provided in a display device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart in a display processing unit. FIG. 6 is a front view of a center accessory provided with a display device. FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a center accessory provided with a display device. FIG. 8 is a front view of a game board provided with a center accessory provided with a display device. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine. [Description of Signs] 1 display device 5 MCU 6 display processing unit 9 LED display element 15 pachinko machine 16 control device 39 starting port 41 large winning opening

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(57) [Claims] A pachinko machine configured to fluctuate at least one or more symbols due to winning of a winning ball provided on a gaming board or passage of a passing gate provided on a gaming board by a player's operation. And a matrix drive display element for variably displaying at least one of the symbols is provided, and a row-by-row display of the matrix drive display element for displaying the symbol due to a prize in the winning opening or a passage of a passing gate is sequentially performed.
A pachinko machine characterized by moving .