JP3020860B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine configured so that a large number of prize balls can be obtained at one time when a big hit occurs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a hit ball passes through a pass gate provided on a game board, a symbol displayed on a normal symbol variation display comprising a seven-segment light-emitting display, for example, a numeral 4 → 6 → 8.
It fluctuates in the order of → 3 → 5 → 7, and after a few seconds it stops at any number from 3 to 7, and if the stopped number becomes a lucky number 7, for example, with a certain probability,
An ordinary electric opening / closing prize device called a tulip is opened for a short time (for example, 0.5 seconds) to make it easier to hit a ball into the prize device. When a hit ball is hit into the prize device, an electronic display of a CRT or a color liquid crystal display device is formed. Numerical symbols, symbols, and other symbols are displayed in three columns in a variable manner as if flowing from top to bottom, and after a fixed time, the symbols stop in the order of the left, right, and center columns. If the chance coincides with a predetermined symbol such as "555" or "777" with a probability of several hundredths, a so-called big hit occurs, and the electric opening / closing large winning opening provided at the lower part of the game board is opened. A pachinko game machine configured so that a player can obtain many prize balls at one time is well known.

[0003] By the way, game machine manufacturers design equipment of this kind of pachinko game machines on the assumption that a big hit occurs once, and that the player gets about 2000 to 2400 prize balls. However, if the pachinko hall owner's intention is that the nail around the electric opening / closing prize hole can be extremely opened, the number of prize balls paid out at one big hit will greatly increase the above setting. Therefore, there is a possibility that only the gambling spirit of the player is extremely stimulated and the play factor is impaired.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention is designed to limit the number of prize balls to be paid out during the jackpot period to a predetermined maximum number even if the nail is adjusted improperly as described above. In addition, pachinko games should not be used to incite only gambling.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric opening / closing large winning opening that is continuously opened by a command from a game control circuit when a big hit occurs, thereby facilitating the winning of a hit ball. In a pachinko game machine in which a large number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device, when the number of prize balls during the jackpot period is counted, and when the number of prize balls reaches a predetermined maximum number, The payout of subsequent prize balls is stopped regardless of the winning of the hit ball. Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine, means for displaying that the number of prize balls has reached the maximum limit and the payout of prize balls has been stopped is provided.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the drawing, reference numeral 2 denotes an upper plate from which a prize ball is paid out, 3 denotes a hit ball firing handle that is rotated by a player, 4 denotes a lower plate, and 5 denotes a key on the front. This is a glass frame provided to be openable and closable. The game board 10 has a windmill 9, normal winning openings 11A, 11B, 11C,
There are provided a starting winning port 13, an electric opening / closing large winning port 14, a special symbol change display 15 including a color liquid crystal display, a CRT, and the like. Then, when a ball is hit into the starting port 13, the three-digit numbers, symbols, etc. displayed on the special symbol variation display 15 are changed by the operation of the game control circuit 6 shown in FIG. After a few seconds, the rotation stops sequentially, and if the symbols are aligned with a certain probability, such as "777", a jackpot is won and the electric opening / closing big winning opening 14 is opened by the operation of the solenoid, and flows down on the game board 10. It is very easy for a hit ball to enter the motorized opening and closing winning prize port 14, and the hit ball entering the motorized opening and closing winning prize port 14 is detected by the prize ball sensor 16 to activate the prize ball payout device 17 to provide a number of prizes to the player. The ball is paid out at one time.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the game control circuit 6, the winning ball sensor 16, and the winning ball payout device 17 are connected to a winning ball payout control circuit 20 composed of a microcomputer. The prize ball payout operation is performed by a command from the payout control circuit 20, and a prize ball payout stop lamp 21 connected to the prize ball payout control circuit 20 is provided on the front of the gaming machine 1.

Next, the operation of the prize ball payout control circuit 20 in this pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. When a big hit occurs, a big hit generation signal is transmitted from the game control circuit 6, and it is determined in step a. When a big hit occurs, the big hit prize ball total T (variable) is initialized to zero. When the winning ball is detected in step b, step c, d, the at e winning openings 11A, 11B, winning balls number predetermined in the case of hitting is finished in 11C N _A (for example, five) , Award ball number N _B (for example, 10), award ball number N _C (for example, 15)
Is substituted for the number of paid-out balls N (variable), and step f
In the jackpot period, it is determined whether or not it is during the jackpot period. At step g, the prize ball total T is compared with a predetermined maximum number T _MAX (for example, 2400), and T <T _MAX In step h, T + N and T _MAX are further compared in step h, and when T + N <T _MAX , the prize ball payout device 1
7 instructs payout processing payout cell count N in, T = T + and N, T + N ≧ T For _MAX to prize balls dispenser 17 T _MAX -
The payout processing of T pieces is instructed to the prize ball payout device 17. Also,
T = For T _MAX after step i without paid out the prize balls to light the prize balls paid out stop indicator lamp 21. T ≠ T
_In the case of _MAX , the award ball payout stop display lamp 21 is turned off. When the jackpot period ends, the signal output from the game control circuit 6 is determined in step f, and the normal prize ball payout is resumed. In addition, according to the present invention, in addition to the fact that the symbols are aligned as shown in this embodiment, a jackpot is generated, and other factors, for example, a hit ball is hit by a special winning opening that is very difficult to win, a hit is generated. The present invention is also applicable to the pachinko gaming machine described above.

[0009]

As described above, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is
The number of prize balls paid out during the jackpot period will be limited to the predetermined maximum number even if the nails are adjusted improperly, so that pachinko games will not incite only gambling. It has the effect of maintaining the appearance as sound entertainment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the pachinko game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 6 Game control circuit 11A, 11B, 11C Normal winning opening 13 Starting winning opening 14 Electric opening / closing large winning opening 15 Special symbol change display 16 Winning ball sensor 17 Winning ball payout device 20 Winning ball payout control circuit 21 Winning ball Dispensing stop display lamp

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] When a big hit occurs, an electric opening / closing large winning opening is continuously opened by a command from a game control circuit to facilitate hitting of a hit ball, so that a large number of prize balls from a prize ball payout device at one time. The number of awarded balls during the jackpot period is counted in a pachinko gaming machine that has been paid out, and when the number of awarded balls reaches a predetermined maximum limit, subsequent prize balls regardless of winning of a hit ball The pachinko game machine wherein the payout of the game is stopped. 2. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying that the number of prize balls has reached the maximum number and the payout of prize balls has been stopped.