JP3044385B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that can be converted into a profit state in which a player can advantageously proceed with a game.

<Prior Art> As is well known, a number of pachinko machines that can be converted into profitable states that allow the player to proceed with the game in an advantageous manner have been proposed in the past, and a prize winning device used for this kind of pachinko machine has been proposed. Usually, it has a concave room which is partitioned from the game part by a ball receiving member which can be opened and closed, and the concave room is provided with a special winning opening capable of creating a special profit state and a general winning opening which is a normal winning. is there. The concave chamber is provided with various sorters for distributing the balls flowing into the concave chamber while the ball receiving member is open to the special winning opening or the normal winning opening. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-229082, the ball is stored together with the stopper piece by swinging the inclined bottom plate in the front-rear direction and rotating the central partition plate in the vertical and horizontal directions. In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 61-63278, a ball guide piece movable by a drive source is provided on an inclined bottom plate so that a ball can be guided to a special winning opening easily. Further, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 63-77087, a partition plate provided at the middle stage of the concave chamber is rotated in the front-rear direction to change the winning probability of the special winning opening.

<Problem to be Solved by the Invention> However, a conventional winning device, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 63-22
As in the prize winning device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 9082, a device in which the central partition plate rotates greatly has a dynamic operation.
However, since a large rotating space is required for rotating the partition plate, the winning device itself is also likely to be large. Therefore, the operation direction of the inclined bottom plate is limited to the swinging movement in the front-back direction. Further, in the case of Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-27878, since the ball guiding piece is always visible to the player, the guiding direction of the ball can be predicted and lacks unexpectedness, and the pachinko game is less interesting.

Then, in the conventional pachinko machine, it is possible to take only two states, that is, whether the state becomes advantageous or disadvantageous for the player, or if the viewpoint is changed, it is disadvantageous or advantageous for the game store. At present, sex is increasing, and it is supposed to incite uneasiness.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the ball receiving member is actuated by the drive source to change from a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state for the player. In a pachinko machine including at least a variable winning device that can be converted and an electrical control unit that electrically controls the variable winning device,
The game board has a variable winning device, a starting port facing a ball detector involved in the conversion condition of the variable winning device, and a lower portion of the variable winning device, which is provided below the variable winning device to provide a profit to the player by operating a drive source. A possible normal electric accessory, a normal symbol display device that variably displays symbols, and a pass-through type that is arranged on a substrate independent of other gaming devices and faces an operation switch that creates operating conditions of the ordinary symbol display device A special prize winning means is provided, and the variable prize winning device, the ordinary electric accessory, and the ordinary symbol display device are mutually associated by an electric control means.

Further, the ordinary symbol display device can be provided near the ordinary electric accessory, or the ordinary symbol display device can be provided below the ordinary electric accessory.

<Action> Variable winning device, normal symbol display device installed on the game board,
Normally, motorized accessories and the like are operated in association with each other by the electric control means, and the profit given to the player changes.

Also, since the specific winning means related to the operation of the normal symbol display device is arranged on a substrate independent of other gaming devices such as a variable winning device or a normal electric auditorium, and is a passing type that does not take in a ball, The degree of freedom in the layout design of the various game devices including the specific winning means is increased, and the sense of continuation of the game is maintained even after the hit ball acts on the specific winning means, so that a highly entertaining game is possible.

Further, since the ordinary electric auditorium is provided below the variable prize winning device, the ordinary electric auditors do not hinder the prize winning for the variable prize winning device after the transition to the special game.

<Examples> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 2 in which a variable winning device 1 is provided.
Is hinged so as to be openable and closable by a hinge 5, and a metal frame 6 is provided in a window portion opened in the inner frame 4, a game board 7 is made to face the upper portion of the window portion from behind, and a lower portion of the window portion is Is provided with an upper tray set having an upper tray 8 for storing a ball, and a lower portion of the inner frame 4 is driven by rotating a firing rod (not shown) to surround the ball with a guide rail 9 on the surface of the game board 7. Playing game part 10
A lower tray set provided with a grip 11 for driving into the inside and a lower tray 12 for storing balls overflowing from the upper tray 8 is provided.

Also, in the gaming section 10 surrounded by the guide rails 9 of the gaming board 7, a variable winning device 1 and a plurality of starting ports provided on the substrate 13 are provided.
14 and an out opening 15 are arranged, a specific winning opening 16 which constitutes a specific winning means is arranged at a side position of the variable winning device 1, and a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are further arranged. Have been. On the other hand, various display devices such as a prize ball discharge indicator light 17 and a hit indicator light 18 are provided outside the guide rail 9.

Then, when the ball fired by the player wins the variable winning device 1 or the starting port 14, etc., a predetermined number of winning balls according to the winning value are discharged to the upper receiving tray 8 by a winning ball discharging device (not shown), The ball which does not win any of them is configured to be collected in the out port 15.

The outline of the variable winning device 1 is as follows. An opening 20 is opened substantially at the center of a mounting board 19 to be mounted on the surface of the game board 7.
An armor 22 having a plurality of prize holes 21 protrudes over the entire upper edge of the opening 20 at the upper portion of the surface of the mounting substrate 19, and a pocket-like portion partitioned by the partitioning member 23 is provided at the lower portion of the surface of the mounting substrate 19. Receiving frames 26 for left and right general prize ports 24 and special prize ports 25 are provided.
Further, inflow blocking walls 27 are protrudingly provided on the left and right of the general winning opening 24, and a pair of ball receiving members 28 are rotatably mounted on the surfaces of the mounting substrates 19 on the left and right of the opening 20 by a rotating shaft 29. . In FIG. 1, the decorative plate attached to the armor portion 22 in the variable winning device 1, the special winning opening 25, the general winning opening 24, and the inflow blocking wall 27 are shown.
And the underlaying board attached to it are omitted. In addition, a display window is provided on the decorative plate, and a so-called digital display serving as a continuation number display lamp 32 to be described later faces the display window. Furthermore,
A plurality of light emitting diodes and the like are provided on the mounting board 19 to form a 10-count indicator light 33 described later.

On the back side of the mounting board 19, a recessed chamber 42 communicating with the opening 20 was formed by attaching a rear case 14 having an open front, and the back of the rear case 41 was electrically connected to an electric control device. Opening / closing solenoid 43 as drive source
The pin of the crank member 44 fitted to the end of the rotation shaft 29 of the ball receiving member 28 is loosely fitted into the long hole 46 of the operation plate 45.

Further, in the variable prize winning device 1 arranged in the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. 1, the ball receiving member 28 is arranged so that the variable prize winning device 1 also functions as an ordinary electric accessory which gives a profit to a player. A solenoid 30 for controlling the operation of the ordinary electric accessory is provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a solenoid 30 for operating a normal electric accessory is provided between the opening and closing solenoid 43 to limit the opening angle of the ball receiving member 38, and the solenoid
The plunger 31 of 30 is made to face the operating plate 45. For example, when the solenoid 30 for operating the ordinary electric accessory is excited, the stroke of the solenoid 43 for opening and closing is set to be approximately half of the normal time ( (State of the broken line in FIG. 2).

Therefore, according to the variable winning device 1 as described above, when the opening / closing solenoid 43 is demagnetized, the left and right ball receiving members 28 stand substantially upright by the biasing force of the return spring 46 to receive the hit ball. When the first state is not maintained and the solenoid 43 for opening and closing is excited by power supply from the electric control device, the operating plate 45 rises and the ball receiving member 28 rotates outward by about 90 degrees in FIG. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the left and right ball receiving members 28 are shifted to a second state in which the outer end portions are slightly higher and the opposing inner end portions are slightly lowered to stop. When the opening / closing solenoid 43 is demagnetized, the ball receiving member 28 returns inward and rotates by the bias of the return spring 46 to return to the state. Further, when the solenoid 43 for opening and closing and the solenoid 30 for operating a normal electric accessory are simultaneously excited, the variable prize device 1 functions as an ordinary electric accessory, and
The movable width of 45 is limited, and the ball receiving member 28 is not fully opened, as shown by a broken line in FIG. However, even in this state, a benefit can be given to the player.

On the other hand, a middle partition shelf plate 47 having a gentle downward slope facing rearward is provided in the middle of the concave chamber 42, that is, at a position slightly below the rotating shaft 29 of the ball receiving member 28, and the concave chamber 42 is raised. It is divided into a concave chamber 42a and a lower concave chamber 42b. Between the rear edge of the middle partition shelf plate 47 and the rear wall of the rear case 41, a drop portion where a ball is dropped is provided to connect the upper concave chamber 42a and the lower concave chamber 42b.

An inclined bottom plate portion 49 is provided below the concave chamber. The general winning opening 24 and the special winning opening 25 face the lower end of the slope of the bottom plate portion 49, and the ball flowing into the upper recessed room 42a and falling from the falling portion to the lower recessed room 42b is transferred to the special winning opening 25 or the general winning opening. Lead to mouth 24.

Further, the pachinko machine 2 is provided with an ordinary symbol display device 50 capable of creating the operating conditions of the ordinary electric accessory described above. This normal symbol display device 50 is, for example, a first starting port 14a of the substrate 13.
And a so-called digital display comprising seven-segment light-emitting diodes, and a plurality of symbols such as numerals can be variably displayed. In addition, this ordinary symbol display device 50 is 7
The configuration is not limited to the light emitting diodes of the segments, and other configurations may be used as long as a plurality of symbols can be variably displayed. Further, it may be composed of a plurality of digits so that a plurality of kinds of symbols can be simultaneously variably displayed.

It should be noted that various ball sorting devices or ball storage devices may be provided in the upper concave chamber 42a or the lower concave chamber 42b to change the movement of the ball.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine 2 showing another embodiment. In this embodiment, a so-called electric tulip 48 is provided on the substrate 13 as an ordinary electric accessory above the ordinary symbol display device 50 described above. .

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the electric tulip 48 has a pocket for receiving a hit ball on the front surface of the base plate 35.
36, and a pair of rotary blade pieces 37 on the left and right sides of the upper edge opening edge of the pocket 36.

The pocket 36 is fixed to the lower half of the central portion of the base plate 35, communicates with the through hole 35a opened in the base plate 35, and the ball flowing from the upper opening flows out of the game board through the through hole 35a. It is configured to be possible. And a decorative plate on the front
36a is attached to cover the opening, and two support shafts are planted rearward on the decoration plate 36a to rotatably support the rotating blade piece 37.

The rotary blade piece 37 is provided with a concave portion 37a at the base end portion on the shaft support side, and a swing projection 38a of a swing member 38 described later is loosely fitted into the concave portion 37a through a through hole formed in the base plate 35.

The operation transmitting mechanism 39 for rotating the rotary wing piece 37 converts the linear motion of the plunger 31 slid by the excitation of the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory into a rotary motion. The rocking member 38
And become pivotal. It should be noted that two interlocking rods 39a are arranged on the left and right sides of the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory, and are connected to the left and right ends of the swing member 38.

A ball detector 40 faces the upper end of the opening of the pocket 36 so that a ball flowing between the rotary wing pieces 37 can be detected.

In the so-called electric tulip 48 as an ordinary electric accessory configured as described above, the solenoid for operating the electric accessory 30 is demagnetized in a normal state, the plunger 31 is retracted by the bias of the return spring 31a, and the swing member 38 The swing projection 38a is directed upward (FIGS. 5 and 7), and the rotating wing piece 37 is closed so that the player who cannot enter the hit ball cannot benefit. On the other hand, the solenoid 30
When the magnet is excited, the plunger 31 slides, and the swing member 38 swings about the support shaft as the fulcrum via the interlocking rod 39a, and the swing protrusion 38a
Is turned downward, and the turning wing piece 37 is opened to convert the ball into a state in which the ball can easily flow, thereby giving a benefit to the player (FIG. 8).

Although the electric tulip 48 in this embodiment is closed so that no ball can flow between the rotating blades 37 in the normal state, one ball can pass through the interval between the rotating blades 37 in the normal state. You may comprise so that an inflow of a sphere is possible as a degree. Also, the variable winning device 1 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 in which the electric tulip 48 is provided as a normal electric accessory has only the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory as shown in FIG. The same reference numerals as in the example are assigned and the description is omitted.

Next, a specific game and an operation of each part of the pachinko machine 2 provided with the variable winning device 1 having the above configuration will be described.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 68 denotes RA used for data operation and the like.
Central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) consisting of M
A clock circuit that supplies a predetermined pulse to the CPU 68, 70 is a CPU
Reset circuit to reset 68, 71
A power supply reset circuit for initializing 8 and the like, a frequency divider circuit 72 for supplying a desired pulse to the reset circuit 70,
73 is a memory (hereinafter referred to as PROM) storing a program and data for operating the CPU 68, 74 is an input / output control device, 75 is a continuous winning ball detecting circuit, 76 is a starting winning ball detecting circuit, 77 is 10 A count detection circuit, 78 is an open / close solenoid drive circuit, 79 is a normal electric accessory drive circuit for driving an ordinary electric accessory, and 80 is an ordinary drive for the symbol display device 7
Segment light emitting diode (7-segment LED) drive circuit, 81
Is a lamp drive circuit, 82 is an electronic sound circuit, and 83 is an LED drive circuit for lighting various display lamps. In addition, 84a and 84b are each starting port
Starting port switches provided on 14a and 14b, 85 is a 10 count switch, 86 is a specific winning ball detection circuit, 87 is an operation switch of a specific winning means, and 88 is a continuous winning switch.

When the power is turned on, the CPU 68 performs the initial setting of step 1 such as clearing the RAM and checking each part, and starts the pachinko game if there is no abnormality.

The hit ball fired by the player is in the gaming
When it flows into the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14b formed in 10, the first starting port switch 84a (abbreviated as starting SW in FIG. 10) facing the first starting port 14a or the second starting port. Since the second starting port switch 84b (abbreviated as starting SW in FIG. 10) facing the port 14b detects the flowing ball, the CPU 68 determines in step 2 that the starting port switches 84a and 84
4b is turned on / off, and if the starting port switches 84 are on, the process proceeds to step 3, and if they are off, the process proceeds to step 201 to determine the operating condition of the ordinary symbol display device 50. That is,
The operation switch 87 facing the specific winning opening 16 via the specific winning ball detection circuit 86 is made to function as a normal symbol start switch. On / off of the operation switch 87 is determined.

On the other hand, if the operation switch 87 which normally functions as a symbol start switch is on, the process branches to step 202, and the display of the symbol display device 50 is changed. Then, in step 203, it is determined whether or not the ordinary symbol start switch is turned on during the display change, and when it is turned on, it is stored in step 204. In this embodiment, the maximum number of the symbol start switches normally stored is four. In the next step 205, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation of the display has stopped.
Returning to step 2, if stopped, the process proceeds to step 206, and it is determined whether the stopped symbol is a predetermined hit symbol. The stop of the symbol may be temporally stopped based on a signal emitted from a timer or the like, may be stopped by a signal from an operation button operated by the player, or may be stopped at another winning opening or the like. It may be stopped based on a detection signal of a detector provided.

If the stopped symbol is not a hit symbol, the process proceeds to step 211. If the stopped symbol is a hit symbol, the process proceeds to step 207 to activate the ordinary electric accessory for, for example, 6 seconds. That is, in the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. 1, by energizing the solenoid 43 for opening / closing and the solenoid 30 for operating the ordinary electric accessory together through the ordinary electric accessory driving circuit 79, the ball receiving member 28 is moved to the second position. As shown by the broken line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, in the pachinko machine 2 provided with a so-called electric tulip 48, the rotary wing piece 47 is opened by exciting the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory of the electric tulip 48.

Then, in the next step 208, it is determined whether or not the ordinary symbol display switch is turned on while the ordinary electric accessory is being opened. Step 2
In step 10, it is determined whether or not the opening of the ordinary electric accessory has been completed.If not completed, the process returns to step 208.If completed, in step 211, the storage of the ordinary symbol start switch in step 204 or step 209 described above. Is determined, and if there is a memory, the memory is subtracted in step 212 and the process returns to step 202.
Return to

In step 3, the CPU 68 sets the first starting port switch 84a
Alternatively, when the second starting port switch 84b is turned on, a drive signal is sent to the opening / closing solenoid drive circuit 78 to excite the opening / closing solenoid 43 at a predetermined interval and a predetermined number of times to open the ball receiving member 28 for a predetermined time and to store the RAM in the RAM. Clear the 10 count counter and the continuous count counter. In the case of the first starting port switch 84a, it is 0.7 seconds twice, and the second starting port switch 84b is used.
In this case, the ball receiving member 28 is set to be opened once every 0.4 seconds.

When the ball receiving member 28 rotates outward and the concave chamber 42 communicates with the gaming portion 10, the ball flowing down the gaming portion 10 during opening is the ball receiving member 28.
When the ball is taken into the upper concave chamber 42, the ball rolls on the upper surface of the partitioning shelf plate 47 toward the falling part, enters the lower concave chamber 42 from the falling part, and the ball rolls on the bottom plate part 49. And special winning opening 25
Or, the ball enters the left and right general winning opening 24.

As described above, when the ball that has flowed into the concave chamber 42 luckily enters the special winning opening 25, a continuous winning switch 88 facing the special winning opening 25 (abbreviated as a continuous SW in FIG. 10).
Turns on. At this time, the CPU 68 determines in step 4 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If the continuous winning switch 88 is on, the CPU 68 shifts to a special game in which the player enters a special profit state. The receiving member 28 is immediately erected, and the starting port switch 84 of each starting port 14 is invalidated in step 7.

When the special game starts, the CPU 68 increments the continuation count counter in step 7 by one. Note that the count value at this time, that is, the number of continuations, is visually displayed to the player by the continuation number display lamp 32 via the LED drive circuit 83. If the number of continuations is two digits, display each digit by changing the display color,
It is good to distinguish by lighting and blinking and the difference of blinking intervals. Of course, a two-digit continuation number indicator light 32 may be provided.

Then, in step 8, the 10-counter is cleared, and in step 9, the ball receiving member 28 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, for example, 18 times in about 28.5 seconds.
The opening / closing operation processing, which is a cycle, is started 18 times.

Then, it is determined in step 10 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. In step 11, the count value of the continuous count counter is determined,
For example, in the case of “15” or less, the process returns to step 7. Therefore,
One cycle of special game is repeated 16 times. On the other hand, when the count value, that is, the number of continuations is 16, the process proceeds to step 12, and the continuous winning switch 88 is invalidated. In steps 13 and 14, the end condition of the special game is determined.
That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 10, the number of balls flowing into the concave chamber 42 is counted by the 10 count switch 85 in step 13, and if the count value is "9" or less, the process proceeds to step 14 and The number of times of opening and closing of the receiving member 28 is determined, and if the count value is “10”, the process proceeds to step 15 and
The opening / closing operation process ends. Then, in step 16, the disabled starting port switches 84 are enabled, and the process returns to step 2 in which a new ball is entered into the starting ports 14. The above-mentioned count value is visually displayed to the player by turning on the 10-count indicator lamp 33 provided on the mounting board 19 of the variable fluctuation winning device 1 via the LED drive circuit 83.

On the other hand, if the ball does not enter the special winning opening 25 during one or two opening by the starting port switch 84 of the ball receiving member 28,
That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 4, the process branches to step 17 to wait for the end of the opening of the ball receiving member 28, and in step 18, the special winning opening 25, that is, the valid timer of the continuous winning switch 88 is started. . The effective time is, for example, about 3 seconds after the ball receiving member 28 is closed. Then, in step 19, it is determined whether or not there is a ball entering the starting ports 14 within this valid time again. If the start-up opening switches 84 are off, it is determined at step 20 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If on, the process returns to step 5; if off, the process proceeds to the next step 21. In step 21, it is determined whether the validity timer of the continuous winning switch 88 has expired. If the validity time has expired, the process returns to step 2 if the validity time has expired.
During the special game and between the time when the start switch 84 is turned on and the time when the validity timer of the continuous winning switch 88 expires, the ON / OFF determination of the operation switch 87 of the specific winning means is not performed. The operation switch 87 is disabled.

In addition, the CPU 68 activates the electronic sound circuit 82 to generate a sound effect notifying the entry to each starting port 14.
The lamp driving circuit 81 is operated to turn on or blink an indicator lamp composed of a group of lamps, so that a ball entering the starting port 14 is displayed visually and also audibly. Also, the concave chamber 42
When the ball wins in the special winning opening 25 provided in the above, also at this time, the lamp driving circuit 81 and the electronic sound circuit 82 are driven to turn on and blink the indicator lamp composed of the lamp group to visually display and start the above. Generates a different sound effect than the ball entering the mouth 14 ... to excite the atmosphere of the game. Further, during the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 or during the opening operation of the ordinary electric accessory, the display is performed visually and audibly in different states so that each state can be understood.

According to the above-described embodiment, the pachinko game is not complicated and the player is not bored.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are flowcharts showing other games. In the above-described embodiment, when the special game starts, the special winning means, that is, the ordinary symbol start switch is not monitored. Monitors the normal symbol start switch even during the game, and displays the normal symbol
Although the 50 is not activated immediately, it usually remembers if there is a ball in the symbol start switch.

For this reason, in this embodiment, the CPU 68 normally executes the interrupt processing routine shown in FIG. Start memory processing is being performed.

First, in step 229 shown in FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not the operation switch 87, which is a normal symbol start switch, is turned on. If not, the interrupt process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is turned on, the start memory addition process is executed in step 230, thereby ending the interrupt process.

On the other hand, in the main routine shown in FIG. 11, when the power is turned on, the CPU 68 performs the initial setting of step 1 such as clearing the RAM and checking each part, and starts the pachinko game if there is no abnormality.

The hit ball fired by the player is in the gaming
When it flows into the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14b formed in the first starting port 14, the first starting port switch 84a (abbreviated as starting SW in FIG. 10) facing the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14a. The second starting port switch 84b (the tenth port) facing the starting port 14b.
The CPU 68 detects the ball that has flowed in, and the CPU 68 determines in step 2 that the starting port switch 84
If the start-up switches 84 are on, the process proceeds to step 3; if they are off, the process proceeds to step 221 to store the start based on that the ordinary symbol start switch in the interrupt process is turned on. Is determined. If there is no start memory, the process returns to step 2. If there is, however, the start memory is subtracted in step 223, and the fluctuation process of the ordinary symbol display device 50 is executed in the next step 224.
Then, in step 225, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol fluctuation device 50 has been stopped, and the process loops until stopped by a timer means or the like. When the variable display stops, step 22
In step 6, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a hit. If it is out of the way, the process returns to step 221. If it is hit, the normal electric accessory is opened in step 227 for 6 seconds, for example. In the next step 228, it is determined whether or not the opening of the ordinary electric accessory has been completed, a loop is performed until the opening is completed, and the process returns to step 221 when the opening is completed.

In step 3, the CPU 68 sets the first starting port switch 84a
Alternatively, when the second starting port switch 84b is turned on, a drive signal is sent to the opening / closing solenoid drive circuit 78 to excite the opening / closing solenoid 43 at a predetermined interval and a predetermined number of times to open the ball receiving member 28 for a predetermined time and to store the RAM in the RAM. Clear the 10 count counter and the continuous count counter. In the case of the first starting port switch 84a, it is 0.7 seconds twice, and the second starting port switch 84b is used.
In this case, the ball receiving member 28 is set to be opened once every 0.4 seconds.

When the ball receiving member 28 rotates outward and the concave chamber 42 communicates with the gaming portion 10, the ball flowing down the gaming portion 10 during opening is the ball receiving member 28.
When the ball is taken into the upper concave chamber 42a, the sphere rolls on the upper surface of the partitioning shelf plate 47 toward the falling portion, enters the lower concave chamber 42b from the falling portion, and the ball rolls on the bottom plate portion 49. And special winning opening 2
5 or into the left and right general winning opening 24.

As described above, when the ball that has flowed into the concave chamber 42 luckily enters the special winning opening 25, a continuous winning switch 88 facing the special winning opening 25 (abbreviated as a continuous SW in FIG. 10).
Turns on. At this time, the CPU 68 determines in step 4 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If the continuous winning switch 88 is on, the CPU 68 shifts to a special game in which the player enters a special profit state. The receiving member 28 is immediately erected, and in step 6, the starting port switch 84 of each starting port 14 is invalidated.

When the special game starts, the CPU 68 increments the continuation count counter in step 7 by one. Note that the count value at this time, that is, the number of continuations, is visually displayed to the player by the continuation number display lamp 32 via the LED drive circuit 83. If the number of continuations is two digits, display each digit by changing the display color,
It is good to distinguish by lighting and blinking and the difference of blinking intervals. Of course, a two-digit continuation number indicator light 32 may be provided.

Then, in step 8, the 10-counter is cleared, and in step 9, the ball receiving member 28 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, for example, 18 times in about 28.5 seconds.
The opening / closing operation processing, which is a cycle, is started 18 times.

Then, it is determined in step 10 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. In step 11, the count value of the continuous count counter is determined,
For example, in the case of “15” or less, the process returns to step 7. Therefore,
One cycle of special game is repeated 16 times. On the other hand, when the count value, that is, the number of continuations is 16, the process proceeds to step 12, and the continuous winning switch 88 is invalidated. In steps 13 and 14, the end condition of the special game is determined.
That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 10, the number of balls flowing into the concave chamber 42 is counted by the 10 count switch 85 in step 13, and if the count value is "9" or less, the process proceeds to step 14 and The number of times of opening and closing of the receiving member 28 is determined, and if the count value is “10”, the process proceeds to step 15 and
The opening / closing operation process ends. Then, in step 16, the disabled starting port switches 84 are enabled, and the process returns to step 2 in which a new ball is entered into the starting ports 14. The count value is visually displayed to the player by turning on a 10-count indicator lamp 33 provided on the mounting board 19 of the variable winning device 1 via the LED drive circuit 83.

On the other hand, if the ball does not enter the special winning opening 25 during one or two opening by the starting port switch 84 of the ball receiving member 28,
That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 4, the process branches to step 17 to wait for the end of the opening of the ball receiving member 28, and in step 18, the special winning opening 25, that is, the valid timer of the continuous winning switch 88 is started. . The effective time is, for example, about 3 seconds after the ball receiving member 28 is closed. Then, in step 19, it is determined whether or not there is a ball entering the starting ports 14 within this valid time again. If there is a ball and the starting port switches 84 are turned on, the process returns to step 3, If the start-up opening switches 84 are off, it is determined at step 20 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If on, the process returns to step 5; if off, the process proceeds to the next step 21. In step 21, it is determined whether the validity timer of the continuous winning switch 88 has expired. If the validity time has expired, the process returns to step 2 if the validity time has expired.

According to the above-mentioned game, even if the hit ball hits the normal symbol start switch constituted by the specific winning means during the special game, the hit ball is not wasted.

In addition, the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the present invention.
The following game can be performed according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 13 to 14 in which the electric tulip 48 functions as the first starting port 14a.

That is, in the main routine shown in FIG. 13, when the power is turned on, the CPU 68 performs the initial setting of step 1 such as clearing the RAM and checking each part, and if there is no abnormality, starts the pachinko game.

On the other hand, in the interrupt processing shown in FIG. 14, the operation switch 87 facing the specific winning opening 16 provided on the game board, or the operation switch composed of a passing type detector such as a so-called pass chucker provided on the game board. By turning on 87, the symbol display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 fluctuates, and when the combination of symbols when the display is stopped matches the predetermined hit, the electric tulip 48
Is released, and the ball can be accepted. The operation of the electric tulip 48 and the ordinary symbol display device 50 is controlled by an interrupt process which is activated by a pulse of a clock circuit 69 which is periodically input to the CPU 68. A special winning opening arranged on the game board that functions as a symbol start switch
It is determined whether the sixteen operation switches 87 are on or off. If the switch is on, the process proceeds to step 2002; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 2009.

In step 2002, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol display device 50 is performing variable display. If the variable display is being performed, normal symbol start storage is added in step 2007 (however, up to four). When the fluctuation display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step 2003, and it is determined whether the electric tulip 48 as the normal electric accessory is operating (opening). If the electric tulip 48 is operating (opening), the process proceeds to step 2007 and the same as above. A normal symbol start memory addition process is executed. On the other hand, if the electric tulip 48 is not operating (opening), the process proceeds to step 2004, where it is determined whether or not the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 has been stopped. Vary 50.
If it is determined that the variable display has stopped, it is determined in step 2005 whether the stopped symbol has hit. In the case of a hit, the electric tulip 48 is operated (opened) in step 2006.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 2001 that the ordinary symbol start switch has not been turned on, it is determined in step 2009 whether or not the ordinary symbol display device 50 is performing variable display, and if the variable display is being performed, the interrupt processing ends. If the fluctuation display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step 2010, where it is determined whether or not the electric tulip 48 is operating. If the electric tulip 48 is being operated, the interrupt processing ends. If it is not in operation, the process proceeds to step 2011, and it is determined whether or not the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 has ended and stopped, and if it has ended, it is determined in step 2012 whether the stopped symbol has hit, If step 2013
To open the electric tulip 48. If it is deviated in step 2011, it is determined in step 2014 whether or not there is a normal symbol start memory, and if there is a memory, the process proceeds to step 2015 to perform a subtraction process of the start memory, and in step 2016, the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 is performed. To start. If there is no ordinary symbol start memory in step 2014, the interrupt processing ends.

Therefore, while the electric tulip 48 is open as described above, the hit ball easily enters the first starting port 14a, and the transition to the special game is facilitated, which is advantageous for the player.

Then, when the hit ball fired by the player flows into the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14b composed of the electric tulip 48 above the out port 15, the hitting ball faces the first starting port 14a, that is, the electric tulip 48 The first starting port switch 84a (hereinafter simply referred to as the first starting switch 8) comprising the ball detector 40 provided at
4a. In FIG. 13, the starting switch is abbreviated as a starting SW) or a second starting port switch 84b facing the second starting port 14b.
13 (abbreviated as start SW in FIG. 13) detects the ball that has flowed in, so that the CPU 68 determines in step 2 whether the start port switches 84a and 84b are on or off.
If... Are on, the process proceeds to step 3. If they are off, the process waits in step 2.

In step 3, the CPU 68 sets the first starting port switch 84a
Alternatively, when the second starting port switch 84b is turned on, a drive signal is sent to the opening / closing solenoid drive circuit 78 to excite the opening / closing solenoid 43 at a predetermined interval and a predetermined number of times to open the ball receiving member 28 for a predetermined time and to store the RAM in the RAM. Clear the 10 count counter and the continuous count counter. In the case of the first starting port switch 84a, it is 0.7 seconds twice, and the second starting port switch 84b is used.
In this case, the ball receiving member 28 is set to be opened once every 0.4 seconds.

When the ball receiving member 28 rotates outward and the concave chamber 42 communicates with the gaming portion 10, the ball flowing down the gaming portion 10 during opening is the ball receiving member 28.
When the ball is taken into the upper concave chamber 42, the ball rolls on the upper surface of the partitioning shelf plate 47 toward the falling part, enters the lower concave chamber 42 from the falling part, and the ball rolls on the bottom plate part 49. And special winning opening 25
Or, the ball enters the left and right general winning opening 24.

As described above, when the ball that has flowed into the concave chamber 42 luckily enters the special winning opening 25, the continuous winning switch 88 (abbreviated as continuous SW in FIG. 13) is turned on. At this time, CPU68
Determines in step 4 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If the continuous winning switch 88 is on, the ball receiving member 28 is moved in step 5 to shift to a special game in which the player enters a special profit state. Erect immediately,
In step 6, the starting port switch 84 of each guidance port 14 is invalidated.

When the special game starts, the CPU 68 increments the continuation count counter in step 7 by one. Note that the count value at this time, that is, the number of continuations, is visually displayed to the player by the continuation number display lamp 32 via the LED drive circuit 83. If the number of continuations is two digits, display each digit by changing the display color,
It is good to distinguish by lighting and blinking and the difference of blinking intervals. Of course, a two-digit continuation number indicator light 32 may be provided.

Then, in step 8, the 10-counter is cleared, and in step 9, the ball receiving member 28 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, for example, 18 times in about 28.5 seconds.
The opening / closing operation processing, which is a cycle, is started 18 times.

Then, it is determined in step 10 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. In step 11, the count value of the continuous count counter is determined,
For example, in the case of “15” or less, the process returns to step 7. Therefore,
One cycle of special game is repeated 16 times. On the other hand, when the count value, that is, the number of continuations is 16, the process proceeds to step 12, and the continuous winning switch 88 is invalidated. In steps 13 and 14, the end condition of the special game is determined.
That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 10, the number of balls flowing into the concave chamber 42 is counted by the 10 count switch 85 in step 13, and if the count value is "9" or less, the process proceeds to step 14 and The number of times of opening and closing of the receiving member 28 is determined, and if the count value is “10”, the process proceeds to step 15 and
The opening / closing operation process ends. Then, in step 16, the disabled starting port switches 84 are enabled, and the process returns to step 2 in which a new ball is entered into the starting ports 14. The count value is visually displayed to the player by turning on a 10-count indicator lamp 33 provided on the mounting board 19 of the variable winning device 1 via the LED drive circuit 83.

On the other hand, if the ball does not enter the special winning opening 25 during one or two opening by the starting port switch 84 of the ball receiving member 28,
That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 4, the process branches to step 17 to wait for the end of the opening of the ball receiving member 28, and in step 18, the special winning opening 25, that is, the valid timer of the continuous winning switch 88 is started. . The effective time is, for example, about 3 seconds after the ball receiving member 28 is closed. Then, in step 19, it is determined whether or not there is a ball entering the starting ports 14 within this valid time again. If there is a ball and the starting port switches 84 are turned on, the process returns to step 3, If the start-up opening switches 84 are off, it is determined at step 20 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If on, the process returns to step 5; if off, the process proceeds to the next step 21. In step 21, it is determined whether the validity timer of the continuous winning switch 88 has expired. If the validity time has expired, the process returns to step 2 if the validity time has expired.

According to the above-mentioned game, the turning on of the operation switch of the specific winning means is first set as the operating condition of the variable display in the ordinary symbol display device, and when the symbol which the ordinary symbol display device stops displaying is a hit, the ordinary electric The starting port made of electric tulip as an accessory converts the hit ball so that it is easy to win, so the game has a thickness, and the pachinko that converts the variable winning device to the player simply by entering the ball into the starting port is advantageous. It doesn't get tired compared to the machine, and it doesn't fool the gambling. In addition, the player considers the operating states of the variable prize device, the ordinary symbol display device, the ordinary electric accessory, and the like, and determines where to aim in the gaming section to obtain a prize ball more efficiently. You can get the joy of technical intervention to get more prize balls based on the game technology.

Further, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is provided by the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 used in the above embodiment.
Other embodiments are possible. That is, in each of the pachinko machines 2 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
A normal symbol start switch for starting the variable display device 50 is provided in the concave chamber 42 of the variable winning device 1, and the variable display of the normal symbol display device 50 is started by the ball flowing into the variable winning device 1. The normal symbol start switch may also serve as the continuous winning switch 88 facing the special winning opening 25, or may use a signal from the 10 count switch 85, for example, to display a variable display with a fifth signal. You can let it start. Of course, a normal symbol start switch may be newly provided in the variable winning device 1.

On the other hand, an electric tulip 48 usually provided as an electric accessory
May be functioned as the starting port 14 of the variable winning device 1 as in the above-described embodiment, or may be another winning port. Further, the ball receiving member 28 of the variable winning device 1 may be configured to be slightly opened.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment of the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented unless the configuration described in the claims is changed. For example, as a specific winning means, a winning opening type of taking a hit ball to the back of the game board is illustrated, but a so-called passing chucker which can continue flowing down in the game section even after detecting the hit ball with an operation switch, or The gate type may be used.

<Effects of the Invention> In short, the present invention provides that when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
A pachinko machine including at least a variable winning device capable of converting a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state for a player by operating a ball receiving member by a driving source, and electrical control means for electrically controlling the variable winning device. In the game board, a variable winning device, a start port facing a ball detector involved in the conversion conditions of the variable winning device, and provided below the variable winning device, benefit the player by the operation of the drive source Pass, which is arranged on a board independent of other gaming machines, and which is provided with an operation switch for creating operating conditions of the normal symbol display device A special winning means of the type is arranged, and the variable winning device, the ordinary motorized character, and the ordinary symbol display device are associated with each other by the electric control means, so that the concave room having the special winning opening and the general winning opening is provided. With In a pachinko machine equipped with a variable winning prize device, the variable prize winning device, a normal symbol display device, an ordinary motorized accessory, a specific prize winning means, etc. are interconnected, and the pachinko game becomes thick and tired by the player. To provide a pachinko machine that does not have an unpleasant feeling of gambling.
In addition, the player can determine the operating state of the variable winning device, the normal symbol display device, the normal electric accessory, and the like, and can enjoy the pleasure of the technical intervention of acquiring more prize balls by his / her own game technology. Further, the pachinko machine according to the present invention makes it easy to balance profits between a player and a game store by setting a winning rate of each section and the like, and provides a sound and entertaining pachinko machine which suppresses gambling. be able to.

In addition, since the specific prize means is arranged on a substrate independent of other game apparatuses and is formed in a pass-through type, various game apparatuses including the specific prize means can be freely arranged on the game board surface. Even after the ball hitting the surface of the board acts on the specific prize means, it continues to flow on the surface of the board to maintain the sense of continuity of the game,
Interesting games are possible.

On the other hand, since the ordinary electric auditorium is provided below the variable prize device, after the transition to the special game, the ordinary electric auditorium does not hinder the prize for the variable prize device, and the hit ball is not consumed wastefully. Can play the game with peace of mind.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a rear view of a variable prize device arranged in the pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is a pachinko machine of another embodiment. Front view, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the variable prize winning device arranged in the pachinko machine, FIG. 5 is a front view of an electric tulip as an example of an ordinary electric accessory, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the same, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 5 with the rotating blade piece closed, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along a line VIII-VIII in FIG. 5 with the rotating blade piece opened, FIG. The drawings are block diagrams of the electric control means, and FIGS. 10 to 14 are flowcharts of the respective embodiments. 1 ... variable winning device, 2 ... pachinko machine, 14 ... starting opening, 24 ... general winning opening, 25 ... special winning opening, 28 ... ball receiving member, 48 ... Tulips,
50: Normal symbol display device, 87: Operation switch for specific winning means.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A variable winning device capable of converting a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state for a player by operating a ball receiving member by a driving source when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and electrically connecting the variable winning device. A pachinko machine including at least an electric control means for controlling the game machine, wherein the game board has a variable winning device, a starting port facing a ball detector involved in a conversion condition of the variable winning device, and a lower portion of the variable winning device. , A normal electric accessory that can give a profit to the player by the operation of the drive source, a normal symbol display device for variably displaying symbols, and other gaming devices are arranged on a substrate independent of A pass-type specific prize means facing an operation switch for creating an operation condition of the display device is provided, and the variable prize device, the ordinary electric accessory, and the ordinary symbol display device are associated with each other by an electric control means. To Characterized pachinko machine. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said normal symbol display device is provided near said normal electric accessory. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the normal symbol display device is provided below the normal electric accessory.