JP4047117B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, in particular, misoperation in card return operation and ball lending operation of a CR gaming machine, mischief or the like that a person other than the player himself pushes a lending button or pushes a return button, etc. It relates to the technology to prevent the act.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The CR gaming machine inserts a prepaid card with a balance into a prepaid card unit provided adjacent to the gaming machine, and a ball lending operation provided on the front side of the gaming machine (position facing the player) By operating the lending button of the department, a predetermined number of balls based on the ball lending request (the number of ball lending requested) is discharged to the upper plate, a game is played with the lending, and the return button is operated By doing so, the card inserted into the unit is ejected.
[0003]
By the way, in the conventional CR gaming machine, when the lending button of the ball lending operation unit is operated once, the re-operation of the lending button becomes invalid until the number of balls lending requested is paid out (Japanese Patent No. 3165196). The gazette describes a gaming machine in which the operation of the lending operation unit is disabled during the lending operation of the game medium.) When the payout for the required number of ball lending is completed, the lending is performed at that time. The button operation is enabled again. Also, the return button operation is always enabled. For this reason, if the player accidentally touches the player even though he does not intend to operate the loan button, the ball is paid out and the balance of the prepaid card decreases unexpectedly. In some cases, the player may be disadvantaged, or if he intends to operate the lending button and presses the return button by mistake, the prepaid card will be discharged and the card will have to be inserted again. It could be a tedious task.
[0004]
In addition, as a measure to prevent erroneous operation of the ball lending operation, a misoperation prevention piece that covers the front of the lending button and a lock button that locks the lending button are provided, and the misoperation prevention piece is moved or locked by operating the lock button. After the release, the ball lending operation cannot be performed unless the two-step operation is performed, such as operating the lending button (Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-15969), or the lending button must be operated multiple times in succession. There has been proposed a system in which the operation is not executed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-15970). Apart from that, it has also been proposed to automatically eject the card when the jackpot is started.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as described above, the ball lending operation cannot be performed unless the two-stage operation is performed, or the ball lending operation is not performed unless the operation is continuously performed a plurality of times, or the card is automatically activated when the big hit is started. Although it is a preventive measure against erroneous operation of the player who is playing the game, anyone other than the player himself presses the lending button or presses the return button. It is impossible to prevent mischievous acts such as mischief.
[0006]
The lending button and the return button of the ball lending operation unit are not always operated by the player who is playing the game. For example, the player with the game ball left on the upper plate and the card with the balance still inserted May leave the seat, during which time other players may push the loan button for mischief or the return button to remove the card. It was not possible to sufficiently prevent the operation performed regardless of the will.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an erroneous operation in a card returning operation and a ball lending operation of a CR gaming machine, or a person other than the player himself pushes a lending button or a return button. The purpose is to prevent acts such as mischief.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention is provided with a lending button and a return button by inserting a storage medium (for example, a prepaid card, an IC card, a storage card (member card), etc.) in which a balance exists. By operating the ball lending operation unit, it is possible to pay out the ball and return the storage medium, and in the gaming machine that enables the game by the lending, it detects that the hand operating the launching device is touched. When the detection signal from the touch sensor that confirms the launch operation and enables the game ball to be launched is not output, both the ball lending operation by the lending button of the ball lending operation section and the return operation by the return button are invalidated. When the ball lending / return invalid means and the launch lever that sets the firing strength by the turning operation are turned, the return invalid means that invalidates the return operation and the prize balls are paid out. When the drive signal from the drive source of a device for is output, and the ball lending disabling means for disabling the ball lending operation, when the detection signal from the touch sensor has occurred, to subsequent operation of ball lending operation unit An operation content display means for displaying a message for informing a player of the content to be played on a symbol display, and a gaming machine characterized by being provided.
[0009]
In this gaming machine, when the launching handle is not gripped, the detection signal is not output from the touch sensor , so that both the ball lending operation and the return operation are invalidated. For this reason, it is difficult for a person other than the player to operate the lending button of the ball lending operation section for the purpose of mischief, or to take out the storage medium by operating the return button, Can deter theft and mischief.
[0010]
Further, the gaming machine, when the firing lever to set the firing intensity by rotation operation is rotationally operated, then the return operation becomes invalid. In this case, the return button operation for returning the inserted storage medium is detected when the firing lever is not rotated (the firing strength is “0”) and the touch sensor is touched. It is effective only when the condition that the signal is output is met, and it is difficult to meet this condition unless the player himself / herself is conscious. Therefore, operations other than the player himself / herself are troublesome, and mischief and storage medium theft can be suppressed. The player himself / herself returns the launch lever to the position before the turning operation (to the leftmost side) when the game is finished, so it is important to perform the return operation while touching the touch sensor before releasing the launch handle. It is easy, and it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to take out the storage medium after the game ends by taking a separate means of calling attention.
[0011]
Further, the gaming machine, when the drive signal from the drive source of a device for paying out the prize balls is output, ball lending operation becomes invalid. When a driving signal is output from the driving source, a prize ball is paid out, so that the player does not need to add a game ball by lending a ball, and by setting the above conditions, an erroneous operation during the game can be prevented. Can do.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.
[0014]
The gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a CR type 1 pachinko machine, and a prepaid card unit 20 is installed adjacent to the gaming machine main body 10.
[0015]
In the gaming machine main body 10, a glass frame 3 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and an upper plate panel 4 is mounted below the glass frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. In addition, a lower dish panel 5 is integrally provided on the lower front surface of the front frame 2 adjacent to the lower side of the upper dish panel 4. Further, an upper tray 6 is formed on the upper tray panel 4, a lower tray 7 is formed on the lower tray panel 5, and a firing handle 8 is provided on one side of the lower tray panel 5. A game board 11 shown in FIG. 2 is disposed behind the glass frame 3 in the front frame 2. The game board 11 is divided into a game area 14 by rails 12 and 13 on the board surface, the game area 14 is provided with a plurality of winning holes a to f, and a special symbol display device 15 and first type start. An ordinary electric accessory 16 having a mouth 16a, a special electric accessory 17 having a special prize opening 17a, and the like are provided. In addition, a launching device (not shown) for launching a game ball is disposed behind the upper plate panel 4. The game ball is supplied from the upper tray 6 through the rectifier to the launching device, launched by the launching device, guided by the rails 12 and 13 and driven into the game area 14. Then, when the game area flows down through a random route and wins a prize opening a to f or a big prize opening 17, a prize ball unit (not shown) provided in the gaming machine main body 10 is used as an opportunity. The ball is paid out. In addition, the game ball that has become an out ball is collected from an out port 18 provided in the lower part of the game area 12.
[0016]
The prepaid card unit 20 is connected to a payout control board in the gaming machine body 10 as shown in FIG. In the gaming machine main body 10, a ball lending operation unit 30 is provided on the front portion of the upper plate panel 4.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 4, the ball lending operation unit 30 has a front surface constituted by a ball lending operation front panel 31, and a frequency display board 32 is arranged inside the ball lending operation front panel 31.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 4C, the ball lending operation front panel 31 has a transparent frequency display at the center so that numbers displayed on a frequency display 38, which will be described later, can be seen from the player side. A window 33 is provided, a rental button 34 is provided on the left side, and a return button 35 is provided on the right side.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 4B, the frequency display board 32 is provided with a lending button switch 36 on the left side so as to face the lending button 34, and next to it, the lending button 34 can be operated. A lending button lamp 37 that is displayed by lighting is provided. When the lending button 34 is operable, the internal lending button lamp 37 is lit, illuminating the lending button 34 from the inside, and notifies the player that the ball lending operation is effective. In the central portion of the frequency display board 32, a frequency indicator 38 including three 7-segment indicators is provided so as to display the balance of the card inserted into the prepaid card unit 20. The frequency display substrate 32 is provided with a return button switch 39 on the right side so as to face the return button 35. When the return button switch 39 is operated “ON”, the card inserted into the prepaid card unit 20 is returned. Further, a return button lamp 40 is provided adjacent to the return button switch 39 to display that the return button 35 can be operated by lighting. When the return button 35 is operable, the internal return button lamp 40 is lit, illuminates the return button 35 from the inside, and notifies the player that the return operation is valid.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 5, the firing handle 8 includes a firing lever 81 and a touch sensor 82. When the player rotates the firing lever 81 in the clockwise direction and the hand touches the touch sensor 82, a detection signal is generated, and energization of a launching motor of a launching device (not shown) is started. Then, the strength at which the game ball is launched is determined according to the amount of rotation of the launch lever 81, and the game ball is launched by the launch device and launched into the game area 14.
[0021]
In this gaming machine 1, the function of the ball lending operation unit 30 becomes effective by inserting a prepaid card having a balance in the prepaid card unit 20. Then, when the lending button 34 of the ball lending operation unit 30 is operated once, 500 yen (125 balls) of game balls (lending balls) are paid out to the upper tray 6 in 25 divided 5 times. The game becomes possible. When the return button 35 is operated, the card inserted in the prepaid card unit 20 is ejected.
[0022]
Further, in this gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 6, when the player touches the touch sensor 82 of the launch handle 8 and a detection signal is output (“ON”) from the touch sensor 82, the ball lending is performed at this time. The operation of the lending button 34 of the operation unit is enabled, and at the same time, the operation of the return button 35 is also enabled. At this time, the lending button lamp 37 is turned on, and the return button lamp 40 is also turned on.
[0023]
In this state, when the firing lever 81 is operated, the operation of the lending button 34 is continued while being valid.
[0024]
However, the operation of the return button 35 becomes invalid when the firing lever 81 is operated, and the return button lamp 40 that has been turned on is turned off.
[0025]
When the player releases the touch sensor 82, the operation of the lending button 34 becomes invalid and the lending button lamp 37 that has been lit is turned off.
[0026]
With this control, when no detection signal is output from the touch sensor 82, the ball lending operation and the card return operation are invalidated. For this reason, it is difficult for a person other than the player himself to operate the lending button 34 of the ball lending operation unit 30 for the purpose of mischief, or to remove the card by operating the return button 35. Theft and mischief can be deterred.
[0027]
The card return operation by return button 35 may be set to be disabled when firing lever 81 of the firing handle 8 is operated to rotate. In this case, the return button 35 is operated in a state in which the firing lever 81 is not rotated (the firing strength is “0”) and the touch sensor 82 is touched, and a detection signal is output. It is effective only when the conditions are met, and it is difficult to meet these conditions unless the player himself / herself is conscious. Therefore, operations other than the player himself / herself are troublesome, and it is possible to prevent mischief and card theft. When the player himself / herself ends the game, the player returns the launch lever 81 to the position before the turning operation (to the leftmost side), so that the player performs the return operation while touching the touch sensor 82 before releasing the launch handle 81. It is easy to do so, and a message can be displayed on a symbol display or the like to alert the user so that he / she can never forget to take the card after the game is over.
[0028]
Further, when the detection signal is output from the touch sensor 82 and the driving signal of the prize ball motor is output, the ball lending operation by the lending button 34 may be invalidated. When the driving signal from the award ball motor is output, the award ball is paid out. Therefore, the player does not need to add a game ball by lending the ball, and in such a case, the game lending operation is invalidated. Incorrect operation can be prevented.
[0029]
Further, since the operation of the ball lending operation unit 30 for performing these controls is different from the conventional operation, the operation content may be notified to the player by a symbol display or the like.
[0030]
In that case, for example, when a detection signal from the touch sensor 82 is generated, “If you want to operate the loan button, press the loan button while holding the launch handle. , Return the firing handle to the leftmost side, and press the return button while holding the firing handle. " When the card is inserted into the prepaid card unit 20 and the “card unit READY signal” is output from the unit 20 to the payout board side, the above message may be displayed on the symbol display. Since this message is not notified to anyone other than the player himself, it can be prevented that a person other than the player himself operates.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, the gaming machine according to the present invention suppresses mischief and card theft by invalidating the operation of the ball lending operation unit when the detection signal is not output from the touch sensor. be able to.
[0032]
In addition, when the firing lever of the firing handle is rotated operation, by disabling the card return operation, can suppress the mischief and card theft, also, can be made to prevent the card up forgotten after the game is over.
[0033]
Further , when the driving signal for the prize ball motor is output, invalidating the ball lending operation can prevent an erroneous operation when the ball lending is not necessary because the prize ball is paid out.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a game board surface view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of rental ball payout control in the embodiment of the present invention.
4A is a front view of an upper plate in the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4B is a front view of a frequency display board inside a ball lending operation unit, and FIG. 4C is a front view of a ball lending operation front panel. .
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a launch handle of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a time chart showing ball lending control according to the embodiment of the main launch.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 4 Upper tray panel 5 Lower tray panel 6 Upper tray 7 Lower tray 8 Launch handle 10 Game machine body 11 Game board 14 Game area 20 Prepaid card unit 30 Ball lending operation unit 34 Lending button 35 Return button

Claims (1)

By inserting a storage medium in which a balance exists and operating a ball lending operation unit equipped with a lending button and a return button, it becomes possible to pay out the ball and return the storage medium, and it is possible to play with the lending In the gaming machine that
When the detection signal from the touch sensor that detects the touch of the hand operating the launching device and confirms the launching operation and enables the launch of the game ball is not output, Ball lending / return invalidation means that invalidate both ball lending operation and return operation by return button,
When the launch lever for setting the firing strength by the turning operation is turned, return invalidation means for invalidating the return operation;
When a driving signal is output from a driving source of a device for paying out a prize ball, the ball lending invalid means for invalidating the ball lending operation,
When a detection signal from the touch sensor is generated, operation content display means is provided for displaying on the symbol display a message for notifying the player of the content to be subsequently operated by the ball lending operation unit. To play.

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