JP4032144B2 - Pachinko machine with strobe lamp - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine with a strobe lamp that lights or blinks when a big hit occurs.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a general conventional pachinko machine. On the surface of the thick board-shaped game board 10 of about 2 cm, for example, the top winning hole 12 is a top winning hole, the left and right shoulder winning holes 14 are lower, and the left and right shoulders are lower. It has a winning opening 16, a large winning opening 18 provided at an intermediate lower position of the left and right sleeve winning openings 16, a plurality of windmills 20 that repel balls at appropriate positions, and a lowermost release hole 22. A display window 24 is formed substantially at the center of the surface of the game board 10, and a symbol display unit 26 for variably displaying, for example, three types of symbols and numbers is provided behind the display window 24. The big prize opening 18 is normally closed by a movable piece 28, but when the same symbol or three numbers "777", for example, are arranged on the symbol display unit 26, the movable piece 28 moves and opens. It is. Although not shown in the figure, a large number of nails are struck at predetermined positions on the game board 10. The game board 10 is covered with a glass door (not shown).
[0003]
Since the display window 24 is recessed from the surface of the game board 10 by the thickness of the game board 10 of about 2 centimeters, a frame-like shape with a roof 30 is provided so that the pachinko balls do not enter the depression of the display window 24. The housing 32 is fitted. The housing 32 has a depth portion fitted into the display window 24 and a depth portion from the surface of the game board 10 to the glass door. In a state where the housing 32 is fitted in the display window 24, the pachinko balls do not enter the inside of the housing 32, and the symbol display portion 26 is not damaged by the pachinko balls. A plurality of light emitters 34 such as LEDs are provided directly under the roof 30 in front of the housing 32, and are blinking during the game. The light emitter 34 is set to emit light when, for example, a big hit. A connection line 36 to the light emitter 34 is drawn out to the back side of the housing 32 and is connected to an electronic circuit (not shown) provided after the game board 10.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional pachinko machine, only soft and weak light is emitted from the light-emitting body 34 in the scene where the game at the time of the big hit is uplifted, so that it is lacking in gorgeousness and fun. On the other hand, various ideas have been conventionally made for drawing attention of the player and the surrounding people at the time of jackpot. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-198066 provides a device that has a strobe lamp on the outside of a rail on which a pachinko ball travels, and flashes the strobe lamp at the time of a big hit to notify the player himself of the big hit. However, in this prior art, the flash light is only directly dazzled and dazzled, and is not visually related to the symbol display unit 26, and lacks gorgeousness and fun.
[0005]
The present invention is a pachinko machine that lights up or flashes on the surface of the game board at the time of a big hit so as not to dazzle the eyes of the viewer, yet informs the player himself and nearby players of the big hit and excites the fun. The purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a symbol display unit attached in parallel to a game board at a position visible to a player and a material capable of reflecting light surrounding the symbol display unit, and It has an upper wall surface, a lower wall surface, a left wall surface, and a right wall surface that are provided vertically with respect to the game board, and combinations of identification information displayed on the symbol display unit are predetermined. In a pachinko machine that enters a specific gaming state and gives a predetermined value when it is a combination of specific identification information, a strobe lamp that lights up or flashes so that no direct light enters the player's eyes . provided above, the when possibility of combination is established for the specific identification information set specially among combinations of specific identification information and the or established time has occurred, then emitting the strobe lamp, the strike Light Boranpu is to one side wall surface of the inner first to the housing, and from there to the bottom wall, from which the other side wall surface is then that is configured to repeatedly reflected to the upper wall surface.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a housing used in the present invention as seen from behind. In the present invention, the same reference numerals as those of the prior art shown in FIG. The housing 40 includes an upper wall surface 42, a lower wall surface 44, a left wall surface 46 and a right wall surface 48 as viewed from the front, and a roof 50 protruding upward from the upper wall surface 42. The upper wall surface 42, the lower wall surface 44, the left wall surface 46, and the right wall surface 48 are made of a material capable of reflecting light. The upper wall surface 42 is formed behind the roof 50, and a raised portion 52 that protrudes upward is formed on the upper wall surface 42, and a dent portion having a shape obtained by cutting away the thick portion inside the raised portion 52. 54 is formed. The indented portion 54 communicates with an internal space 56 formed by the four wall surfaces of the housing 40, and a filter 58 as a coloring member is provided between the indented portion 54 and the internal space 56. . The indented portion 54 is formed at a position that cannot be seen from the player facing the display window 24 (from the front of the housing 40. In the indented portion 54, a strobe lamp unit 60 that lights or blinks light. Is provided.
[0008]
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the recessed portion 54 of FIG. The strobe lamp unit 60 includes a strobe lamp 62 that lights or blinks light, and a transparent or translucent transmission plate 64 that transmits the light that holds the strobe lamp 62. The strobe lamp 62 passes through the transmission plate 64. Irradiate. The reason why the transmission plate 64 is used is to weaken the light entering the player's eyes of the strobe lamp 62. The configuration of the strobe lamp unit 60 is not limited to this, and the light of the strobe lamp 62 may be irradiated using, for example, a reflecting mirror (not shown). The color of the flash light of the strobe lamp 62 that illuminates the inside of the housing 40 is set according to the color of the filter 58.
[0009]
The direct light from the strobe lamp 62 is set so as not to reach the glass door (not shown) directly. In FIG. 3, the flash light of the strobe lamp 62 is repeatedly reflected first to the left wall surface 46, from there to the lower wall surface 44, from there to the right wall surface 48, and then to the upper wall surface 42. To. That is, the flash light is repeatedly reflected only on the inner surface of each wall surface of the housing 40, and the player sees the flash light confined in the housing 40. The flash light of the strobe lamp 62 may reach the outside from the glass door as a result of reflection or the like, but it is important that the direct light from the strobe lamp 62 does not reach the player's eyes directly. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the strobe lamp 62 is provided inside the housing 40, but may be provided near the housing 40. Further, although the light of the strobe lamp 62 is repeatedly reflected on the inner surfaces of the wall surfaces 42, 44, 46, and 48 of the housing 40, the wall surfaces 42, 44, 46, and 48 are materials through which light passes. The light of the strobe lamp 62 may be visible from the outside of the housing 40. Furthermore, the light of the strobe lamp 62 may illuminate the periphery of the housing 40.
[0010]
In this way, when the jackpot or the like is reached, the strobe lamp 62 lights or blinks inside the housing 40, so that the player looks at the gorgeous flash light that illuminates the interior of the symbol display section 26 and the housing 40 surrounding it. You can enjoy the game without being dazzled.
[0011]
Next, an electronic circuit on the main board for combining the specific identification information will be described with reference to FIG. When a pachinko ball enters a winning opening such as the top winning opening 12, the shoulder winning opening 14, or the so-called winning opening 16, a winning signal is sent to the hit generating circuit 66, and the hit generating circuit 66 has a probability of 1/225. Is generated. The hit signal is sent to the symbol generating circuit 68 and the switch circuits 70 and 72, and the switch circuits 70 and 72 are controlled to open and close. The switch circuits 70 and 72 connect / disconnect the lighting power source 74, the driving power source 76, the strobe inverter unit lamp circuit 78, the flash 80, and the attacker 82 driving circuit 84 provided on the main board, respectively. . Normally, the symbol generating circuit 68 displays different symbols and numbers on the left, center, and right symbol display units 26, but displays the same symbol on each symbol display unit 26 when a winning signal is received.
[0012]
DC5V, DC12V, and DC32V are output from a main board (not shown), and the lamp circuit 78 is supplied with DC32V from the lighting power supply 74. When winning, the lamp circuit 78 turns on the strobe lamp 62 with the power from the lighting power source 74, and the drive circuit 84 rotates the movable piece 28 of the big prize opening 18 in the direction to open with the power from the drive power source 76. . The lamp circuit 78 is designed to repeat charging and discharging at a preset time, and the strobe lamp 62 emits light at a set fixed interval.
[0013]
The timer 86 is activated by an excitation signal from the drive circuit 84, and after a predetermined time, sends a cutoff signal to the switch circuit 72 to open (cut off) the switch circuit 72. During the flash time, the power of the strobe lamp 62 is turned on for 2 seconds, light is emitted 10 times, and it is turned on again when the next big hit, reach occurs, or the like. If the total number of flashes is 1 million strobe lamps, the issuance allowance per jackpot is 10 ± 2 (2 seconds), and the jackpot is generated 50 times a day. The theoretical life of a strobe lamp is 2000 days. This period is practically usable for a maximum of one year. If the period for replacing a pachinko machine is calculated from at least 6 months, it can be sufficiently handled. The light emission time and the light emission interval can be changed.
[0014]
Next, a flash method of the strobe lamp unit 60 will be described. In FIG. 5, the hit generation circuit 66 includes a big hit counter 88, a reach processing counter 90, and a reach pattern counter 92. Each of the counters 88, 90, and 92 starts from 0 when the power is turned on, and increments by adding 1 every interrupt time. In each of the counters 88, 90, and 92, carry is performed with the set maximum value +1. Then, the count value is rewritten to 0 and the count up is executed again.
[0015]
The jackpot counter 88 counts 0 to 224 to generate a jackpot. The reach pattern counter 92 can specify, for example, 20 symbol patterns from 0 to 19, and the count value when a winning ball is detected specifies the symbol pattern. The symbol pattern includes a plurality of “hit symbols” and more “reach patterns”. As shown in FIG. 3, each symbol display unit 26 of the display window 24 displays the same still image. The “reach symbol” is a symbol in which two of the three symbols in FIG. 3 display the same still image and the remaining one is a different number or fluctuates.
[0016]
Here, the operation of the flash method will be described in detail according to the flowchart of FIG. In step S 1, when a pachinko ball enters a winning opening such as the top winning opening 12, shoulder winning opening 14, and so on, the winning opening 16, the sensor detects a winning ball, and a winning signal is sent to the hit generation circuit 66. In step S2, the jackpot counter 88 detects a ball that has entered a winning opening such as the top winning opening 12, the shoulder winning opening 14, and the winning opening 16, and the count value (0 to 0) of its own jackpot counter 88 at that time. Any one of up to 224) is compared with a hit number A set in advance, and whether or not they match is judged as “win” or “out”.
[0017]
This is a jackpot determination with a probability of 1/225 and is a probabilistic execution. If the determination is “win”, the process proceeds to step S3, and the reach pattern counter 92 reads the count value (any one of 0 to 19) of its own reach pattern counter 92 at that time, and sets it in advance. It is compared with a plurality of reach pattern numbers C, and “flash on / off” is determined at the time of reach depending on whether or not they match.
[0018]
If the “flash lighting pattern” is determined, the process proceeds to step S4, where the switch circuit 70 and the lamp circuit 78 light the strobe lamp unit 60 once or twice. That is, the strobe lamp unit 60 is turned on once or twice even when reaching. At this time, each symbol display unit 26 displays a reach symbol designated by the count value of the reach pattern counter 92 by the symbol generation circuit 68. At the time of reach, the two symbols of the display window 24 are aligned, the remaining one of the right symbols is rotating, and the player is “excited” while in the light of the strobe lamp unit 60. , Will wait for the appearance of jackpot symbol.
[0019]
The reach pattern counter 92 selects a fluctuating pattern (having reached the reach), and a reach symbol is displayed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S5, and the strobe is turned on for 2 seconds (around 10 times) on each symbol display section 26 of the display window 24. If it is determined in step S3 that “winning symbol” is not “flash lighting reach pattern”, the process proceeds directly to step S5 without waiting for the player to display the stationary winning symbol in each symbol display section 26 of the display window 24. The strobe lamp unit 60 is turned on for 2 seconds (around 10 times).
[0020]
By the way, if the probability deviates to 1/225 in step S2 (usually in many cases), it will be judged as “excluded” instead of “winning”, and the process proceeds to step S6. Are counted and compared with a plurality of reach processing values B set in advance. If they match in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7, where the reach pattern counter 92 reads the count value of its own reach pattern counter 92 and compares it with a plurality of reach pattern numbers C set in advance, Judgment is made on whether or not they match, “off symbol” or “flash on” when reaching.
[0021]
If the “flash lighting pattern” is determined, the process proceeds to step S8, and the switch circuit 70 and the lamp circuit 78 turn on the strobe lamp unit 60 once or twice. At this time, each symbol display unit 26 displays a reach symbol designated by the count value of the reach pattern counter 92 by the symbol generation circuit 68. Already in step S2, it is not a big deal, but at this point, the two symbols on the symbol display unit 26 are aligned, the remaining one symbol on the right is rotating, and the player has come off. Without knowing it, while being “excited”, in the light of the strobe, you will be excited with a sense of expectation that might be a big hit. After that, the symbol display unit 26 displays an “off symbol” and stops, and the light of the strobe lamp unit 60 is also extinguished.
[0022]
In step S7, if it is not a “reach pattern” but a “displaced symbol”, the process proceeds to step S9, and the symbol generating circuit 68 displays a dismissed symbol, for example, “123” on each symbol display unit 26 as shown in FIG. Stop. On the other hand, if it does not coincide with any of the preset reach processing values B in step S6, the process proceeds directly to step S9. Here, since the probability is out of 1/225 and does not correspond to the reach symbol, the symbol generation circuit 68 displays the symbol on each symbol display unit 26 and stops.
[0023]
FIG. 3 shows the state of step S5. In the symbol display unit 26, for example, three identical symbols and numbers “777” are arranged and a big hit. In the big hit, the wall surface of the housing 40 and each symbol display unit 26 are illuminated by the light of the strobe lamp 62. At this time, the light of the strobe lamp 62 is colored with the color of the filter 58. The player can enjoy the big hit by seeing the blue flash of the strobe lamp 62 in front of him while viewing the same symbol, for example, “777” on the symbol display unit 26. In addition, the player in the adjacent seat will be notified of the jackpot with a light level that will not dislike it, and will motivate players to challenge the game. The flash time can be changed in various ways, and the lamp circuit 78 is designed to repeat charging and discharging at a preset time, and the strobe lamp unit 60 is caused to emit light at a set fixed interval. Thereafter, the timer 86 is activated by each excitation signal from the drive circuit 84, and after a predetermined time, sends a shut-off signal to the switch circuit 72, opens (breaks) the switch circuit 72, and closes the movable piece 28 of the big prize opening 18.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the light of the strobe lamp arranged at a position that cannot be directly seen by the player is lit or blinked inside the casing surrounding the symbol display section. Therefore, the player can see the light of the strobe lamp indicating the big hit while looking at the symbol display portion, so that the centripetal force for the big hit can be enhanced and the pachinko fun can be doubled. Since the light from the strobe lamp is not direct light, the player's eyes are not dazzled, the player's eyes are not disturbed, and a nearby player can be notified of the jackpot. You can also be more interested in changing the color of the filter to change the flash. In the reach state, the expectation can be further increased by turning on or blinking the light of the strobe lamp, and the excitement and fun of the pachinko game can be doubled.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a main part of a pachinko machine with a strobe lamp according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front perspective view showing a housing and a symbol display part of a pachinko machine with a strobe lamp according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic circuit of a pachinko machine with a strobe lamp according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a hit generation circuit of a pachinko machine with a strobe lamp according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart at the time of a flash operation according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a game board and a chassis of a conventional pachinko machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 game board 24 display window 26 design display section 40 housing 54 dent section 56 internal space 58 filter 62 strobe lamp 64 transmission plate 66 hit generating circuit 68 symbol generating circuit 88 big hit counter 90 reach processing counter 92 reach pattern counter

Claims (1)

It is composed of a symbol display unit mounted in parallel to the game board at a position visible to the player and a material that can reflect light surrounding the symbol display unit, and is provided perpendicular to the game board in a side view. When the combination of identification information displayed on the symbol display unit is a predetermined combination of specific identification information, the housing is formed of an upper wall surface, a lower wall surface, a left wall surface, and a right wall surface. In a pachinko machine that enters a specific gaming state and gives a predetermined value, a strobe lamp that is lit or flashed so that no direct light enters the player's eyes is provided in the upper part of the housing, and the combination of the specific identification information out when the combination of the specific identification information set specially is that and or satisfied when likely to be satisfied occurs, the Turning the flash lamps, among light of the strobe lamp is the first to the housing To one side wall surface of, and from the lower wall surface therefrom and from there to the other side wall surface, then strobe lamp with pinball machine characterized that you have been configured to repeatedly reflected to the upper wall surface.

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