JP3003677B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a continuous winning opening and a non-continuous winning opening inside when a jackpot game is played.
The The variation winning device is opened in a predetermined manner, during the open
Wherein it relates to joint pachinko machines next opened to establish continued right is reserved variation winning device based on the winning ball is finished in connection winning opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a big hitting game state is reached, a variable winning device is opened in a predetermined manner (for example, until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of winning balls are generated). A continuation right to reserve the next opening of the variable prize winning device is established based on a winning prize winning in a continuation prize opening (also referred to as a V prize winning opening) formed in the variable prize winning device. Many pachinko machines have been provided on the market, in which the right can be established a predetermined number of times, and the open state of the variable winning device is repeatedly repeated in a short time. In such a pachinko machine, when the continuation right is established, the player is notified of the effect by a sound effect from a lamp (or an LED) or a speaker provided near the continuation winning opening.

[0003]

However, in the variable winning device and the pachinko machine, a large number of lamps, LEDs, etc., which blink or light up when a big hit is played, are provided. Has a problem that it is difficult to recognize the establishment of the continuation right because sound effects are continuously generated for the progress of each game state. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that makes it easier for a player to visually understand that the opening of the variable prize winning device is continued.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a variable winning device having a continuous winning opening and a non-continuous winning opening provided therein when a big hit game state is established. In a pachinko machine that opens in a predetermined manner and establishes a continuation right to reserve the next opening of the variable winning device based on a winning ball winning in the continuous winning opening during the opening. A closing member that changes between a first state for preventing winning balls from entering the continuous winning opening and a second state for not preventing the winning opening is provided, while the non-continuous winning opening is always opened, The closing member is driven to the first state based on the winning of the first winning ball into the continuous winning opening after the opening of the variable winning device, and is driven to the second state after the opening of the variable winning device. Electric drive
A control means for controlling the moving means is provided.

[0005]

When the variable winning device is opened in the big hit game state, the shot ball hits the variable winning device. Then, the closing member winning ball that the prize is won to continue winning port by preventing prize winning ball to continue winning openings drives
Since the state where the non-continuous winning opening is won is achieved, the establishment of the continuation right can be visually understood by checking the state of the closing member. Further, after the open state of the variable prize apparatus ends, the closing member returns to a state where the winning prize ball is not prevented from being won to the continuous prize port, so that the above operation is repeated again at the next opening of the variable prize apparatus.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an overall configuration of a gaming board 1 of a pachinko machine provided with a variable winning device 20 according to the embodiment will be described. In FIG. 3, as is well known, a guide rail 2 for guiding a hit ball is set up in a substantially circular shape on a game board 1, and a range surrounded by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game area 3 in which the hit ball falls. are doing.

At the approximate center of the game area 3, there is arranged a variable winning device 20 which constitutes a main part of the present embodiment, and three starting winning ports 4a to 4c are provided below the variable winning device 20 in a horizontal direction. Have been. In addition, between the variable winning device 20 and the central starting winning port 4a, a passing port 5 through which a hit ball falling from a later-described falling port 39 of the variable winning device 20 passes is disposed. In addition, in the game area 3, in addition to the above-described parts, winning holes 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, windmills 9a, 9b with lamps, windmills 10a to 10d, and big hit lamps 11a, 11b are respectively located in the vertical centers. They are arranged symmetrically with respect to the line. Further, the lowermost portion of the game area 3 is provided with the above-described winning opening and an out opening 12 for receiving a hit ball which has not won the winning device. Of the above-mentioned parts, the winning openings 7a, 7
b and the winning openings 8a and 8b are provided with an operation lamp 13 which blinks and operates when a big hit or the symbol display device 25 changes.
a, 13b, 14a and 14b are built in, and the starting winning ports 4a to 4c are provided with starting winning ball detection switches 15a to 15a.
5c is built in. The windmills with lamps 9a and 9b have the same function as the above-described operation lamp.

The variable winning device 20 provided substantially at the center of the game area 3 has a mounting board 21 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and a normal winning opening 22 is formed at the top of the mounting board 21. Have been. The hit ball that has won the winning opening 22 is guided to the back of the gaming board 1 and is processed as a normal winning ball. In addition, below the winning opening 22, a rectangular hitting ball entrance 23 is opened and the hitting ball entrance 23 is formed.
A guide projection 24 is provided along the lower edge of the projection. For this reason, the hit ball that has flown from the left and right sides of the game area 3 is received by the guide protrusion 24 and is taken into the hit ball entrance 23. The hit ball taken into the hit ball entrance 23 passes through the side of the variable winning device 20 and is discharged again to the front side of the game board 1 from the dropping port 39 arranged below the variable winning device 20. I have.

The above-mentioned guide projection 24 is projected substantially in a rectangular shape except for the lower portion, and a symbol display device 25 is provided so as to be surrounded by the guide projection 24. In the present embodiment, the symbol display device 25 includes three 7-segment LEDs. And the starting winning opening 4
When a hit ball wins any of a to 4c, the 7-segment LED of the symbol display device 25 starts to fluctuate at a speed that cannot be visually recognized by the player, and the fluctuation display is stopped when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed. The three symbols are stopped and displayed. When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols, a big hit game state is set.

In the big hit game state, the open / close members 26a, 26b pivotally supported at substantially the center left and right of the mounting board 21 are opened for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). However, when the number of winning balls received by the opening / closing members 26a, 26b reaches 10 during the opening, the opening / closing members 26a, 26b are closed even before a certain time has elapsed. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing members 26a and 26b are connected to solenoids 28a and 28b via link members 27a and 27b.
The opening and closing members 26a and 26b are opened when the solenoids 28a and 28b are excited.

The hit ball received by the opening / closing members 26a and 26b rolls rearward in the winning space 29 formed substantially at the center of the mounting board 21. Behind the winning space 29,
Three fall openings for the winning ball to fall downward are formed, the center of which is a V winning opening 30 as a continuous winning opening, and the left and right are normal winning openings 31a, 3 as non-continuous winning openings.
1b. The V winning opening detection switch 32 faces the V winning opening 30, and detects a hit ball that has won the V winning opening 30. When the V winning ball detection switch 32 is turned on, the open state of the opening / closing members 26a and 26b for a predetermined time is repeated. That is, when the big hit game state is set, the opening and closing members 26a, 26b
When the winning ball accepted by the opening of the prize wins the V winning opening 30, the continuation right is established, and the open state of the variable winning device 20 is repeatedly performed by the number of times corresponding to the number of times the continuation right is established. A large amount of winning balls will be generated in time. However, the number of repetitions described above is V
The condition is set to a maximum of 16 times on condition that a winning ball is hit into the winning opening 30.

A closing member 33 is provided on the rear wall of the winning space 29 corresponding to the V winning opening 30. The closing member 33 is connected to a plunger of a V solenoid 34 as an electric driving means. When the V solenoid 34 is turned on, the closing member 33 moves forward as shown by a broken line in FIG. When the V solenoid valve 34 is turned off, the rearward wall of the winning space 29 is turned off as shown in the solid line of FIG. 1 and FIG. The second state is established in which the player retreats to the same plane as above to open the V winning opening 30 and allow the winning balls received in the winning space 29 to win in the V winning opening 30. In the present embodiment, the closing member 33 is in the first state, as will be described in detail later, by the big hit game state, the opening and closing members 26a, 26b are opened, and the winning prize ball won during the opening is opened. First, V
Since it is made based on the winning ball that has won the winning opening 30,
By observing the state of the closing member 33, the establishment of the continuation right can be visually understood.

In order to count the number of hit balls received by the opening / closing members 26a and 26b, a winning ball number detecting switch 35 is disposed below the V winning ball detecting switch 32. The number-of-prize-ball detecting switch 35 is not only a prize ball guided to the prize space 29 but also a prize ball that has won the V-prize port 30, but also normal prize ports 31a and 31b formed on the left and right sides of the V-prize port 30. Is arranged at a position where a winning prize ball which has won the prize can be detected. Then, the winning ball that has passed the winning ball number detection switch 35 flows down along the back surface of the game board 1 and is processed as a winning ball.

A ball exit 37 is provided below the winning space 29 of the mounting board 21. This hit ball exit 3
From 7, the hit ball that has entered the hit ball inlet 23 is discharged. A decorative member 38 is arranged in front of the hitting ball exit 37. The decorative member 38 is attached to the tip of the resilient vibrating reed, and when the hit ball discharged from the hitting ball exit 37 collides with the decorative member 38, the resilient force of the vibrating reed applies the decorative member 38 for a relatively long time. It is made to vibrate. The hit ball vibrating the decorative member 38 is released again into the game area 3 from a drop port 39 formed thereunder,
The possibility of being guided to the passage 5 is increased.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the variable winning device 20 has a starting memory lamp for notifying that the hit balls having been won in the starting winning ports 4a to 4c have been stored at the time of the big hit game state or the variable display of the symbol display device 25. 40 (symbol display device 25)
Located below).

The game operation of the pachinko machine 1 is controlled by a control circuit as control means formed on a control circuit board housed in the control circuit board box. The control circuit is shown in FIG. It is. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the control circuit. The control circuit uses a microcomputer 50 as a control center. The microcomputer 50 has an external ROM 51, an external ROM
AM 52 is connected.

On the other hand, start winning ball detection switches 15a-15c for detecting winning balls in the start winning ports 4a-4c,
The V winning ball detection switch 32 for detecting a winning ball in the V winning port 30 and the winning ball number detecting switch 35 for detecting a winning ball received by the opening / closing members 26a and 26b are formed of a flip-flop for preventing chattering. It is connected to a microcomputer 50 via a shaping circuit 53. The clock generation circuit 55 outputs an external interrupt signal via the frequency divider 54 to the INT
Output to terminal. Then, the microcomputer 50 executes the main program shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal. When power is supplied to the power supply circuit 57, the reset signal generation circuit 56 outputs a reset signal. The reset signal is input to the RST1 terminal of the microcomputer 50, and an initial program (not shown) is started.

A display drive circuit 58, a display selection circuit 59, and a driver 60 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 50. The symbol display device 25 and the starting memory lamp 40 are connected to the display drive circuit 58 and the display selection circuit 59. These displays are dynamically driven by outputting selected data and display data from the microcomputer 50 at regular intervals. That is, each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 59 and displayed according to the output signal of the display drive circuit 58 at that time. The driver 60 responds to a signal from the microcomputer 50 to open / close the solenoids 28a, 28a.
8b and driving operation of V solenoid 34, big hit lamp 1
1a, 11b, operation lamps 13a, 13b, 14a, 1
4b and the like are controlled individually.

Next, a game operation controlled by the above-described control circuit will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS. First, after the initial setting, the microcomputer 50 executes the main program shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 every time a fixed-time external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 54 is input. Thus, in step 100, the timers T1, T2,
Update processing of T3 and T4 is performed, and in step 102, a switch group (starting winning ball detection switches 15a to 15c, winning ball number detecting switch 35, and V winning ball detecting switch 3)
The state of 2) is read. Thus, step 10
At 4, 110 and 114, it is determined whether or not each signal is present.
Only when there is a signal, each counter C, G is updated by 1,
The counter A is set to 1. However, the number of the start winning prize held is counted only up to 4 in step 106. That is, when a winning in the starting winning ports 14a to 14c is detected, the determination in step 104 is YE
If S is reached, and if the number of retained winning balls is smaller than 4 in step 106, the starting winning counter C is updated by 1 in step 108. When the value of the V winning counter A is set to 1 in step 116, the V solenoid (hereinafter, referred to as V solenoid) is set.
A flag is set, and the VSOL 34 is turned on in step 180 described later.

The next steps 118 to 180 are as follows:
This is a processing step corresponding to each state, and will be described separately for each state. (A) Processing when there is no starting winning ball When there is no starting winning ball, that is, when the starting winning counter C is 0, steps 100 to 126, 166 to 18
0 processing is performed. Here, in the processing of step 166, the value of the status register F is 1 and the fluctuation timer T
Until the time of 1 is up, the symbol display device 25 is variably displayed, and at other values, the symbol display device 25 is driven and controlled to stop displaying a predetermined symbol. Also,
In the process of step 168, the operation lamps 13a to 13a-1
4b is controlled to perform a predetermined display in each state. Thus, when there is no start winning ball, the symbol display device 25 stops displaying a predetermined symbol, and the operation lamps 13a to 14b perform a predetermined display in a normal game state. In step 170 and step 176, it is determined that the answer is YES in both the normal gaming state and the open gaming state.
a, 28b, and the V solenoid 34 are turned off.

(B) Variable operation processing of the symbol display device In step 126, the value of the starting winning counter C is determined.
When a winning is detected, the value of the starting winning counter C is decremented by 1, the register F is set to 1 to indicate the fluctuating operation state, and the fluctuating timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (for example, 5 to 7 seconds) (step). 126-130). Then step 13
At 2, it is determined whether or not the timer T1 has timed out. Until the time is up, steps 100-11
8, 132, and 166 to 180 are repeated. During this time, the symbol display device 25 is driven for variable display in step 166, and in step 168, the operation lamps 13a to 14b are driven for display in a predetermined mode in the variable game state. Step 134 executed when a predetermined time has elapsed
Then, it is determined whether or not the combination displayed on the symbol display device 25 is the big hit display. If it is determined that the combination is the big hit display, the big hit flag is set in step 136. Next, at step 138, the interval timer T
2, a predetermined value, for example, 2 seconds is set. Until the set interval timer T2 times out, steps 100 to 124, 140, 166 to 1 are executed.
When the interval timer T2 expires, the process proceeds to step 142 and the open / close members 26a, 26
6b is performed.

(C) Processing at the time of big hit If the result of the judgment at step 134 is a big hit, step 1
At 42, "1" is set to the continuation counter, the value of the register F is set to 2 at step 144, the opening time (for example, 30 seconds) is set to the opening timer T3, and the opening solenoid flag is set. Steps 100 to 120, 14 until the timer T3 determines that the time is up in step 146, or until it is determined in step 148 that the number of winning balls in the opening / closing members 26a, 26b is ten.
6, 148, and 166 to 180 are repeated. During this time, YES is determined in step 170 based on the setting of the open solenoid flag, and the open solenoids 28a, 28
8b is turned on, and the opening / closing members 26a, 26b are opened until the time is up or ten winning balls are generated.
Further, the lamp group is a display indicating the big hit game state.
When the timer T3 times out or when ten winning balls are generated, the counter G is set to 0 in step 150 and the open SOL flag is reset. Also, steps 100 to 120, 146, 148, 166 to
If a V winning ball is generated during the process of 180, the process described below is performed. If the opening of the opening / closing members 26a, 26b is completed without generating a V winning ball, the process proceeds to step 156. The winning counter A is set to 0, the value of the register F is set to 0, the VSOL flag and the big hit flag are reset, and the big hit game state is ended. In addition, the open / close member 26 can be used without generating a V winning ball.
Even when the opening state of the opening members a and 26b is finished, the ball won at the time of closing the opening / closing members 26a and 26b may enter the V winning opening 30. Therefore, until a certain time elapses after the opening end. The reception of the V prize may be valid.

(D) Processing when a V-winning Ball Exists If a V-winning ball is present when the opening / closing members 26a and 26b are open, the V-winning counter A is set to 1 in step 116, and the VSOL flag is set. Is set. Therefore, steps 100 to 120, 146, 148, and 166 described above during opening of the opening / closing members 26a and 26b.
When the processing of steps 180 to 180 is repeatedly executed, YES is determined in step 176, and VSO is determined in step 180.
L34 is turned ON. That is, the opening / closing members 26a, 26b
As a result, the closing member 33 closes the V winning opening 30 to prevent a winning ball from winning in the V winning opening 30. Since such a state is continued until the VSOL flag is reset in step 164 described later, one winning ball wins the V winning opening 30 while the opening and closing members 26a and 26b are open, that is, Whether the continuation right is established or not can be visually and easily understood by checking whether or not the closing member 33 closes the V winning opening 30.

On the other hand, in step 154, the opening and closing members 26a,
If it is determined that the value of the V winning counter A is 1 at the end of the open state of 26b, the value of the register F is set to 3 in step 158 to indicate the generation of the continuation right. Next, at step 160, a predetermined value, for example, 2 seconds, is set in the interval timer T4. Steps 100 to 122, 162, 166 to 18 until the time of the interval timer T4 set as described above expires.
0 is repeated. In this case, the open SOL flag is
Since it was reset in step 150, step 1
70 is NO and the open SOLs 28a and 28b are
However, since the VSOL flag has not been reset yet, it is determined as YES in step 176 and the VS flag is set.
OL34 is ON. That is, the opening and closing members 26a,
Even after 26b is closed, the closing member 33 closes the V winning opening 30. Thereafter, when the interval timer T4 expires, at step 164, the V winning counter A
Is set to 0, the value of the continuation number counter L is updated, and the VSOL flag is reset.
The process proceeds to 44, and the above-described opening operation of the opening / closing members 26a and 26b is repeated. However, the continuation right is adjusted in step 152 so that it does not occur more than 16 times. The VSOL flag is reset by the interval timer T.
4 has been timed out, but when the release timer T3 has timed out, ie, step 15
The VSOL flag may be reset at 0.

The configuration and operation of the embodiment have been described above. In the above-described embodiment, the closing member 33 completely closes the upper surface of the V winning opening 30. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. Any configuration may be used as long as the state in which the closing member prevents the winning ball from guiding the V winning port 30 can be visually recognized by the player. Further, if the technology of the above embodiment is applied, it is conceivable that the closing member 33 is driven not when the first winning ball into the V winning opening 30 but when the second or third winning ball is generated.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the closing member is driven when the winning ball which has won the variable winning device in the big hit game state wins the continuous winning opening which establishes the continuation right. The continuation winning opening is prevented from winning a prize ball, and the non-continuous winning opening is configured to be awarded, so that the state of the closing member is visually understood to establish the continuation right. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the center of a variable winning device according to an embodiment, which is cut in a vertical direction.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the center of the variable winning device according to the embodiment, which is cut in a horizontal direction.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine equipped with a variable winning device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling a game operation of the pachinko machine including the variable winning device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a first half of a processing procedure executed by a control circuit;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the processing procedure executed by the control circuit.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 20 Variable winning device 30 V winning opening (continuous winning opening) 31a, 31b Normal winning opening (non-continuous winning opening) 33 closing member 34 V solenoid (electric drive means)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] When a jackpot game state is established, a variable winning device provided with a continuous winning opening and a non-continuous winning opening therein is opened in a predetermined manner, and the continuous winning opening is won during the opening. In a pachinko machine that establishes a continuation right to reserve the next opening of the variable prize apparatus based on the winning of the ball, the variable prize apparatus includes a first prize for preventing a prize ball from entering the continuous prize port. A non-continuous winning opening is provided at all times while a closing member that changes to a second state that is not blocked is provided, and the closing member is moved to the continuous winning opening after the variable winning device is opened. Control means for controlling an electric drive means for driving to the first state based on winning of the winning prize ball and for driving to the second state after the opening of the variable winning device is completed. Pachinko machine.