JP3472753B2 - 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 machine, and more particularly, to a variable winning device which constitutes a big winning opening by hitting a right starting opening with a hit ball when a specific condition is satisfied and a right state is established. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine capable of converting a first state, which is disadvantageous to a player, to a second state, which is advantageous to the player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, many types of pachinko machines have been developed, and specific conditions are generally created on the basis of identification information of a symbol stopped and displayed by a symbol display device. However, since the identification information is created even in the right state, the specific condition may be satisfied during the right state and the right may disappear. Therefore, in order to eliminate the dissatisfaction of the player who cannot fully exercise the right, in the right state, the winning probability of the symbol display device is lowered, or the variation time of the symbol display device is changed to the opening time of the variation winning device. There is one that is set to be longer than the product of the number of winning balls to the starting opening of the variable winning device so as to avoid the possibility that the right is extinguished (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-347188). , JP-A-5-13B161058).

[0003]

However, even in the pachinko machine in which the hit probability of the symbol display device is set to be low, there is still a possibility that the right may disappear. In addition, in the case where the variation time of the symbol display device is lengthened, the player must operate the variation time reduction button that stops the variation of the symbol display device, and be careful whether the right state has ended. If not, the fluctuation of the design will be prolonged and the hit ball may not be effectively used. On the other hand, in the conventional pachinko machine, the right starting opening and the special winning opening are separately arranged on the left and right sides of the game section. For this reason, when a right is generated, the player adjusts the hitting force to aim at the right starting opening and adjusts the hitting force to the left and right. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and a pachinko machine that does not need to waste the ball entering the symbol starting opening during the generation of the right, and does not have to hit the ball to the left or right according to the gaming state. The purpose is to provide.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention described in claim 1 is to strike a special device when the design displayed by the design display device becomes a predetermined design.
Convert the ball into a second state where it is easy to enter, and change this second state.
When a fixed time elapses or a predetermined number of hit balls enter, the above
When the special condition is satisfied by returning the special device to the first state in which it is difficult to enter the ball , and passing the ball through the special device operation area facing the special device switch of the special device ,
The hit ball enters the right starting port and the right starting switch operates, and based on the operation of the right starting switch, the special winning opening is changed from the first state, which is disadvantageous to the player, to the second state, which is advantageous to the player. You will be able to do the right generation, and you will have a big winning mouth
Conversion to the second state for the maximum number of times, or
By passing through the special device operating area
When a condition is satisfied, in a pachinko machine to which the rights generation state disappears, the symbol display device starts variable display of the symbols by ball entrance for symbol start port, the variable display of the symbols based on the set time variation timer End and start the right
The mouth is composed of a rotary winning device with a rotating body,
The sphere enters the sphere loading part provided on the rotating body and is taken into the machine
Then, the right start switch is activated, and the right is generated.
When the player is in the state,
It is longer than the time required for the rotating body to make one rotation for the fluctuation timer
It is a pachinko machine that sets the time . Claimed in claim 2
The invention is, in addition to the structure of claim 1, a game in which a hit ball flows down.
Rotation while arranging multiple right starting ports on one side of the part
Below the one right starting port composed of the prize winning device,
It is a pachinko machine with a special winning opening.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of a game board 1 used in a pachinko machine according to the present invention. Forms a game section 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2, arranges a center accessory 4 in the approximate center of the game section 3, and various prize-winning devices or prize-winning tools and windmills at predetermined positions. Are arranged, and obstacle nails are arranged at appropriate positions.

In the pachinko machine according to the present invention, on one half side of the game board 1, in the illustrated game board 1 on the left side facing the center accessory 4, a rotary winning device 6 constituting a right starting opening 5 described later is provided. The variable winning device 7 is provided below the rotary winning device 6 and can be converted into a first state that is disadvantageous to the player and a second state that is advantageous to the player. Further, below the center accessory 4, an ordinary electric accessory 9 having a specific winning opening 8 is arranged, and pocket-shaped winning tools 10 are provided on the left and right of the ordinary electric accessory 9.
a and 10b are provided. Then, the leftward winning device 10a is set to the right starting port 5, and the rightward winning device 10b is dropped to the right and set to the winning port. In the above-described embodiment, the right starting ports 5 are provided at two locations, but only one of them may be provided. Further, in the conventional pachinko machine, since the right starting port 5 and the variable winning device 7 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the board surface, when the right is generated, the player aims at the right starting port 5 and the hitting force Although the steering wheel was operated to adjust the firing, by adopting the arrangement configuration of the present invention as described above, the player can play regardless of whether the right is generated. Also,
It is not necessary to consider hitting ball control to automatically drop the ball hitting force to the left when the right is generated.

Further, between the center accessory 4 and the ordinary electric accessory 9, there is provided a prize device 11 which serves as a center lower prize opening. Further, a prize tool 12 which is a right sleeve prize hole is arranged at a position approximately symmetrical to the variable prize device 7, and a prize tool 13 which is a right shoulder prize hole is provided above the right sleeve prize hole. To arrange. Then, at the lowest position of the game section 3, an out port 14 is provided into which a ball that has not won any of the winning ports flows.

[0008] In the above-mentioned rotary winning device 6, a ball take-in section 16 is provided in the rotating body 15 which rotates in one rotation for 12 seconds, and when a hit ball enters the ball take-in section 16 and is taken into the machine, The right starting switch 17 is turned on and the variable winning apparatus 7 is converted into a second state advantageous to the player until a predetermined time (10 seconds) or a predetermined number (10) of balls are entered. Further, since the time required for the rotor 15 to make one rotation is longer than the time during which the variable winning device 7 is open, the right starting switch 17 does not turn on while the variable winning device 7 is open.

In the center accessory 4, a normal symbol display device 1
8 and the symbol starting port 19 (symbol operating gate) are provided. In the illustrated embodiment, the symbol display device 18 is normally composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), but may be composed of other display means such as a liquid crystal display or a so-called digital display. In addition, this normal symbol display device 18 also serves as a continuation number indicating lamp in the illustrated embodiment.

On the other hand, according to the illustrated embodiment, the symbol starting port 19 is constituted by a through hole opened in the rotary distribution member 20 imitating a doll. That is, a plurality of through holes are opened in the substrate of the rotation distributing member 20, one or some of these holes are set as hit holes, and the balls that enter the hit holes are the symbol start switch. 21 is configured to operate. In the center accessory 4, the ball hitting the winning opening 4a, which is open only on the left side, is dropped onto the rotational distribution member 20.

The ordinary electric accessory 9 can be converted into a first state in which it is difficult to hit a ball and a second state in which it is easy to hit a ball. The ordinary electric accessory 9 is formed with a special device operating region for operating a special device to be described later, and a special device switch 22 is exposed. That is, when the special device is operated, the right state is generated, and the special device operating area for this is formed by the specific winning opening 8.

The special device switch 22 of the special device is
It functions as a rights switch that creates and extinguishes rights states. The ordinary electric accessory 9 which is a special device in the illustrated embodiment can hold one ball in the second state, and when returning to the first state, the held ball is a special device operating area. It is set so as to flow into the specific winning opening 8.

The special device converts the normal state of the symbol displayed by the symbol display device 18 into the second state when the symbol is a predetermined hit symbol, and the second state is passed for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of hit balls. When the ball enters, the state returns to the first state.

The pachinko machine according to the present invention is controlled according to the main flow chart shown in FIG. 3 under the control system shown in FIG.

The control device is centered on the MPU 23 and the ROM 2
4, RAM 25, frequency dividing circuit 26, power supply 27, input circuit 2
8, the output circuit 29, etc., based on the programs and data stored in the ROM 24 and the RAM 25, the symbol starting switch 21 facing the symbol starting port 19,
Special device switch 22 provided on special device, right starting port 5
The input signals from the right starting switch 17 and the 10-count switch 30 facing the variable winning device 7 are received through the detection circuit 31 and the input circuit 28, and the MPU 2
After the arithmetic processing in 3, the normal electric auditors product solenoid 33 that moves the normal electric auditors product 9 is excited via the output circuit 29 and the drive circuit 32, or the variable winning device 7 is in the second state advantageous to the player. Energize the big winning opening solenoid 34 to open to, or normally display the variable symbol display device 18, the symbol starting memory indicator lamp 35 which visually displays the winning memory of the symbol starting port 19, the winning ball to the variable winning device 7. A 10-count indicator light 36 that visually displays the number, and a continuation number indicator lamp 3 that visually displays how many times the variable winning device 7 is opening.
7, the first motor 38 for driving the rotary distribution member 20 provided in the center accessory 4, the rotating body 15 of the rotary winning device 6
A second motor 39 for driving a game effect indicator lamp 40 for lighting or blinking various indicator lamps arranged on a pachinko machine,
It also controls the speaker 41 and the like that emits sound effects. Further, the frequency dividing circuit 26 defines the control cycle as 4.096 ms.

According to the main flow chart shown in FIG. 3, first, the fraudulent process is executed after the initial setting. This fraudulent process is determined to be fraudulent when the 10 count switch 30 of the variable winning device 7 continues to be turned on or short-circuited for a predetermined time or longer, and the fraudulent winning device 7 is opened 10 times even once.
When the count switch 30 does not turn on, it is determined to be incorrect. And in the case of fraud, until the fraud is resolved,
Subsequent processing is stopped.

In the normal symbol / normal electric accessory control process, when the ball passes through the symbol starting port 19 provided in the center accessory 4, the symbol starting switch 21 is turned on. The number of hit balls that has been turned on is stored up to four, conversion conversion display of the normal symbol display device 18 is started based on this memory, and the normal electric accessory 9 is controlled based on the stopped display symbol.

According to the flow chart shown in FIG. 4, when the hit ball shot by the player enters the symbol starting opening 19, it is determined whether the symbol starting switch 21 is ON, and if the symbol starting memory is less than 4, the symbol starting memory is stored. Add one. It is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 9 is in operation (opening), and it is determined whether or not the operation timer for regulating the operation time has timed out (5 seconds). When the time is up, the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 9 is started. Stop.

Normally, the variable time of the symbol of the symbol display device 18 is set by a timer, but in this embodiment, two types of timers having different set times are set. If the symbol by the first symbol variation timer (hereinafter, simply referred to as variation timer A) is changing, the time-up of the timer A is determined, and when the timer is up, the stop symbol is determined by the symbol random number, and the determined symbol is determined. The normal symbol display device 18 is stopped and displayed.

The stopped symbol is judged, and if the symbol is a winning symbol, the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 9 is started. That is, the ordinary electric auditors product 9 is opened and the ordinary electric auditors product operating timer is started.

On the other hand, if the normal symbol variation by the timer A is not in progress, it is determined whether or not the second symbol variation timer (hereinafter simply referred to as variation timer B), which will be described later, is in the normal symbol variation, and the symbol variation. If it is medium, it is determined whether or not the variation timer B has timed up, and if the symbol is not being varied, it is determined whether or not the right is being generated. The variation timer B varies the symbol variation time according to the progress of the game, and if the right is being exercised, the symbol variation can be continued until the exercise of the right is completed.

Then, if the right is not generated, it is determined whether or not there is a symbol starting memory, and if there is a symbol starting memory, the memory is decremented by 1 and the variable display of the normal symbol display device 18 is started,
The fluctuation timer A (for example, 5 seconds) is started. on the other hand,
If the right is being generated, the process proceeds to the next special device operation control process.

The special device operation control process controls the generation and disappearance of the right to the special game. In this special device operation control process, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the special device switch 22 is discriminated, and if it is on, it is discriminated whether or not the right is being generated.

If the special device switch 22 is turned on while the right is generated, the right is extinguished and the variable timer B is cleared.

On the other hand, if the right is not being generated, the right is generated and the symbol variation of the normal symbol display device 18 is started. Further, the variable timer B is set to 192 seconds. This 192
The second is a time obtained by multiplying the time 12 seconds required for the rotating body 15 of the rotary winning device 6 constituting the right starting port 5 to make one rotation by the maximum number 16 of times that the variable winning device 7 can be opened and closed. Therefore, there is sufficient time to exercise the acquired rights.

Then, the variable timer B is started, the start winning opening counter is cleared, and the process proceeds to the next big winning opening control processing.

The special winning opening control process executes a special game in which the variable winning device 7, which is the special winning opening, is converted into a second state, which is advantageous to the player, up to 16 times. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the variable winning device 7, which is a special winning opening, is in operation, and if it is in operation, it is determined whether or not the 10-count switch 30 is on. If it is ON, the special winning opening ball entrance counter is incremented by 1 to determine the ball entrance counter, and the counter is incremented by 1.
If 0, the special winning opening operation ends.

If the 10-count switch 30 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the 10-second timer for which the opening time is set is up, and if the time is up, the special winning opening operation is terminated. When the prize ball counter is 0,
Execute the no-count illegal processing.

On the other hand, if the right is being generated, it is determined whether or not the right start switch 17 is on. If the right is on, the rotating body 15 is turned on.
The rotation time 12 seconds is multiplied by the remaining number of conversion operations (N: 0 to 15) of the special winning opening is set in the fluctuation timer B, and the fluctuation timer B is started.

Next, if the special winning opening is in operation, the right start winning ball counter is incremented by 1, and the winning ball counter is incremented by 1.
If it is 6, the right disappears, and if it is less than 16, the control processing is continued.

On the other hand, if the special winning opening is not in operation, the special winning opening ball counter is cleared, the special winning opening operation timer is started, and the special winning opening operation is started. That is,
The variable winning device 7 is opened to convert it to the second state which is advantageous to the player.

The timer process controls the variable time of the symbol display device, and when the player enters the symbol starting port 19 during the right, the display time of the normal symbol display device 18 is continuously displayed until the right ends. It is set so that the special device does not operate because the normal electric accessory 9 has operated.

The voice processing controls the sound effects during the game. That is, an appropriate sound effect is uttered while the symbol is changing, a fanfare, for example, is uttered when the right for the special game is generated, and a right display sound is uttered during the right. In addition, an alarm is issued at the time of fraud or error.

The indicator light process turns on or blinks various indicator lights according to the progress of the game. Also, the symbol update process,
The random number at the time of entering the symbol starting port 19 is acquired, and the symbol display device is controlled so that the symbol corresponding to this random number is displayed on the normal symbol display device 18.

According to the pachinko machine as described above, the ball is inserted into the symbol starting port 19 while the right is generated and the symbol starting switch 21 is inserted.
Even if is turned on, it is possible to store up to four of these balls. Then, the normal symbol display on the normal symbol display device 18 is started based on this storage, and the variation time of the normal symbol at this time is set by the variation timer B. That is, the fluctuation timer B is set to a time obtained by multiplying the time required for one rotation of the rotating body 15 in the rotary winning a prize device 6 constituting the right starting port 5 by the number of times the remaining large winning a prize opening can be opened,
While the right is generated, the normal symbol display device 18 is set to continue the variable display of symbols. Therefore, when the right is generated, the normal electric accessory 9 operates and the special device switch 22 is turned on, so that the right is not extinguished. So the player
You can enjoy the game without worrying about the disappearance of the right.

The embodiment described above can be made into a game like the time chart shown in FIG. 8 by slightly modifying the flowcharts shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
That is, the * 1 portion of FIG. 5 is set to “set 15 seconds to the variable timer B”, and the * 2 portion of FIG. 6 is changed to “set 15 seconds to the variable timer B”. In this modified embodiment, each time a hit ball enters the right starting port 5 , the symbol variation timer B is set to 15 seconds. Therefore, this 15
After a lapse of a second, the symbol fluctuation of the symbol display device 18 normally stops, but if the player enters the right starting port 5 within this time, the fluctuation continues again, so the player right starts the hitting within the 15 seconds. Since the game is played so as to enter the mouth 5, the playability is improved. The broken line in FIG. 8 shows the case where the player has won the right winning opening (starting tool 10a) within 15 seconds after winning the rotary winning device 6. In this way, this modified embodiment is effective when there are a plurality of right starting ports 5.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing another embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a time chart. This embodiment is
While the right is generated, it is set so that the symbol fluctuation of the normal symbol display device 18 is stopped, and after the right period ends, the symbol fluctuation is started. That is, if the symbol does not change during the generation of the right, the special device does not operate, so the right does not disappear.

At this time, the normal symbol display device 18 can be used to visually display the game state to the player. Ordinary symbol display device 18 is composed of, for example, a 7-segment display device that emits red and green two-color light, and the winning symbol is displayed in red, the continuous number is displayed in green, and 10 counts are displayed in orange that emits simultaneously. You may do it. Also, if the time of the fluctuation timer is visually displayed on the game board, the player can make a strategy while considering the remaining time,
More entertaining games are possible.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the symbol display device and the symbol starting port are normally arranged side by side in the center accessory, but they may be separately arranged in the game section.

[0040]

In summary, the pachinko machine according to the present invention converts the special device into the second state in which it is easy to hit a ball when the symbol displayed by the symbol display device becomes a predetermined symbol.
Then, the second state is passed for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of
When the ball is hit, the special device is used to make it difficult to hit the ball.
Return to the 1 state, and touch the special device switch of the special device.
Specific conditions are met Then by the special equipment operating area Mase the shot to pass, hitting the right start switch is actuated by ball entrance to the right start-up hole, based on the operation of the right start-up switch, the special winning opening A right-generating condition that can be converted from a first state that is disadvantageous to the player to a second state that is advantageous to the player
And the maximum prize hole is converted to the second state for the maximum number of times.
Or, the hit ball passes through the special device operating area again.
If more specific conditions are met again, the right generation status
In pachinko machine but disappear, the symbol display device,
The variable display of the symbol is started by entering the symbol into the symbol starting port , the variable display of the symbol is ended based on the set time of the variation timer, and the right starting port is provided with a rotating body.
The sphere is inserted into the sphere receiving part provided on the rotating body.
When the ball is taken into the airplane, the right start switch is activated.
When the right is activated and the right is generated, the right is started.
Each time the ball enters the mouth, the rotating body makes one revolution in the fluctuation timer.
Since a time longer than the time required for is set , even if the symbol variation starts while the right is occurring, this symbol variation is not wastefully consumed and the right is not extinguished. Also,
Even if the right is being generated, it is not necessary to separate the hit ball into the right and left sides of the game unit, and even if the right is generated, it is sufficient to maintain the hitting method until then, and there is no need to consider the control of the hitting power. Therefore, even a player who is unfamiliar with the game can enjoy a highly entertaining game in which the rights can be fully utilized easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a game board of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a control device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a main flowchart of control.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a normal symbol / electric accessory control process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a special device operation control process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a special winning opening control process.

FIG. 7 is an example of a time chart of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a time chart of a modified embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a normal symbol / electric auditors product control process in another embodiment of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a time chart of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game board 5 Right starting mouth 7 Variable winning device as a big winning hole 8 Specific winning holes as special device operating area 9 Ordinary electric accessory as a special device 17 Right start switch 18 Ordinary symbol display device 19 Design start port 21 Design start switch

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A second device in which it is easy to hit a special device with a special device when the design displayed by the design display device becomes a predetermined design.
State, and this second state passes for a predetermined time or
When a fixed number of hit balls enter, the special device will
The special device switch of the special device is returned to the difficult first state.
When a specific condition is satisfied by the ball hitting the special device operating area facing the switch , the ball hits the right starting port and the right starting switch operates, and based on the operation of the right starting switch, The right to convert the special winning opening from the first state, which is disadvantageous to the player, to the second state, which is advantageous to the player
It will be in the profitable state and the conversion of the big winning hole to the second state will be maximum
Repeatedly, or the ball hits the special device operating area again
If the specified conditions are met again,
In pachinko machine generation state disappears, the symbol display device starts variable display of the symbols by ball entrance for symbol start port, exit the variable display of the symbols based on the set time variation timer, the right starting opening Is composed by a rotary winning device equipped with a rotating body.
The ball is inserted into the ball intake part provided on the rotating body.
When it is taken in, the right starting switch is actuated, and when the right is generated , it enters the right starting opening.
Each time the rotating body requires one rotation for the fluctuation timer
A pachinko machine characterized by setting a time longer than the time . 2. Multiple hits on one side of the game section
It is equipped with a right starting port and is composed of a rotating prize winning device.
The above-mentioned special winning opening is arranged below the one right starting opening
The pachinko machine according to claim 1.