JP4264954B2 - Variable display device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a variable display device of a pachinko gaming machine.

Conventionally, a variable display device of a pachinko machine that displays a symbol using a segment is known (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-5-15644

The subject of this invention is providing the variable display apparatus of the novel pachinko machine which is not in the past.

  The above problem is solved by the invention of claim 1.
  The invention of claim 1 is composed of light emitting diodes of a single color, and is composed of a predetermined number of shape segments for displaying the shape of the pattern, and a plurality of light emitting diodes having different colors. A predetermined number of shadow segments for displaying shadows, and the shape segments and the plurality of light emitting diodes of different colors arranged at positions surrounded by the shape segments and the shadow segments, Or a plurality of shared segments used as the shadow segments, and the shared segments used to represent the shape of the specific symbol together with the plurality of shape segments are the shape segments. The common color is emitted in the same color and is used together with a plurality of the shadow segments to represent the shadow of the particular design. Segment is characterized by a structure which is caused to emit light at the same color and segments for their shadows.

  The variable display device according to the present invention includes a plurality of shared segments used as the shape segment or the shadow segment in addition to the shape segment and the shadow segment. The shared segments used to represent the shape of a specific symbol together with the shape segments are caused to emit light in the same color as those shape segments. In addition, the shared segment used to represent the shadow of a specific symbol together with the shadow segment is caused to emit light in the same color as those shadow segments.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the variable display apparatus of the novel pachinko machine which is not in the past can be provided.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a gaming board surface of a third type pachinko gaming machine with a starting port according to one embodiment. In FIG. 1, the following parts are arranged on the game board surface 10 of the pachinko gaming machine.
First, a rail 11 that partitions the periphery of the game board surface 10 is provided. As a winning opening, the top winning opening 21a is disposed at the upper part of the game board surface 10, the upper left winning opening 21b is disposed at the upper left of the gaming board face 10, and the pair of left middle winning openings 21c, 21d are left portions of the gaming board face 10. It is arranged.
The third type starting port 22a is disposed in the right part of the game board surface 10, and the big prize opening 22b is disposed below the third type starting port 22a. The out port 22 c is disposed at the lowermost portion of the game board surface 10.
The gate 23a is disposed at the center portion of the game board surface 10, and the ordinary electric accessory (specific winning opening) 23b is disposed below the gate 23a.
The stopping device 24b is disposed below the ordinary electric accessory 23b, and the special device operating region 24a is disposed below the stopping device 24b.
The normal symbol display device 25 as a variable display device is composed of left, middle and right symbols, and is arranged at the center of the game board surface 10.
The stored number display LED 26a is normally disposed on the lower side of the symbol display device 25, and the third type start port winning number display LED 26b is disposed below the third type start port 22a.

The 1st decoration LED26c is normally arrange | positioned above the symbol display apparatus 25, and the 2nd decoration LED26d is arrange | positioned at the rotary body 27a mentioned later. The hit display LED 26e is disposed on the upper side of the first decoration LED 26c.
The first indicator lamp 26f is disposed below the gate 23a, the second indicator lamp 26g is disposed in the big prize opening 22b, and the third indicator lamp 26h is disposed on both the left and right sides of the game board surface 10, The 4 indicator lamps 26i are arranged around the special device operating area 24a, and the fifth indicator lamps 26j are arranged on both upper and lower sides of the third indicator lamp 26h.
The rotating body 27a is disposed at the third start port 22a, the windmill 27b is disposed at four locations on the game board surface 10, the return rubber 27c is disposed at the upper right side of the game board surface 10, and the return ball prevention holder 27d is Arranged at the entrance of the game board surface 10 on the upper left side of the game board surface 10.

FIG. 2 shows an LED display 30 used in the normal symbol display device 25. The LED display 30 includes 17 segments 31 to 47. The segments 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 contain only red light emitting diodes, and the other segments 32, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 are red. Built-in light emitting diode and green light emitting diode, it is a three-color light emitting type. When both the red and green light emitting diodes are lit, the color becomes orange.
Therefore, segments 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 display only red, and segments 32, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 are green, red, or orange. Can be displayed.
When the LED display 30 represents “0”, “1” to “9”, it is as shown in Table 1.

In Table 1, “number of segments indicating numbers” and “number of segments indicating shadows” corresponding to the numbers “0” and “1” to “9” are displayed. As shown in Table 1 and FIG. 2, segments 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 showing only numbers correspond to the shape segments of the present invention, and segments 41, 42, 43, showing only shadows, 44, 45, 46 and 47 correspond to the shadow segment of the present invention. Further, the segments 32, 34, and 40 used as segments indicating numbers or segments indicating shadows correspond to the shared segments of the present invention.
In addition, “segments indicating only numbers ( shape segments) ” are only red light emission, and “segments indicating only shadows (shadow segments) and segments indicating numbers or shadows (shared segments) ” are green and red. Or it is orange light emission. Here, in the shadow segment and the shared segment used for the shadow, the green, red, or orange switching is performed according to a change in the probability of becoming a big hit, which will be described later.
Note that a binary decimal (BCD code) signal representing "0", "1" to "9" controlled by a CPU, RAM and ROM (not shown) is converted as shown in Table 1 by a decoder (not shown) to produce an LED display. 30 drive signals.

FIG. 3 shows the jackpot operation state of the normal symbol display device 25. The normal symbol display device 25 includes a left normal symbol 25a, a middle normal symbol 25b, and a right normal symbol 25c, and each of the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c includes an LED segment 30.
FIG. 3A displays “111”, FIG. 3B displays “222”, and FIG. 3C displays “999”. For this reason, all of FIG. 3 (a)-(b) has displayed the jackpot.
FIG. 4 shows an operation state of the normal symbol display device 25 other than the jackpot. 4A displays “034”, FIG. 4B displays “567”, and FIG. 4C displays “864”.

With the above configuration, when the pachinko gaming machine is powered on, the rotating body 27a starts to rotate clockwise.
Next, a game ball is put in an upper plate (not shown), and a handle of a launching device (not shown) is turned to the right to launch game balls one by one at an arbitrary position on the game board surface 10.
At this time, the game ball fired on the game board surface 10 wins the winning holes 21a to 21f or the third type starting port 22a or enters the out port 22c.
When the game ball passes through the gate 23a, the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c of the normal symbol display device 25 change and stop. In addition, when about 6.5 seconds or more have elapsed after each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c starts to change, each normal symbol 25a, 25b in the order of the left normal symbol 25a, the right normal symbol 25c, and the middle normal symbol 25b. , 25c stops.
However, when the memory of the number of game balls that have passed through the gate 23a is 2 or more and the time from when the game ball passes through the gate 23a until the fluctuation of each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c is 5.0 seconds or more (described later) (When the probability is high, regardless of the number of games stored in the game ball), each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c is used when approximately 2.0 seconds or more have elapsed after the normal symbols 25a, 25b, 25c start to change. Stops.

When the stop state of each of the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c indicates “big hit”, the normal electric accessory 23b opens for about 5.5 seconds (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1), and the stopping device 24b becomes 11.0. Operates for seconds. The stopping device 24b stops a maximum of three game balls under the first predetermined condition and releases the game balls stopped under the second predetermined condition, and the stopping device 24b is not operating. The probability that a game ball that has passed through the ordinary electric accessory 23b enters a special device operating area 24a, which will be described later, is 1/3, but when the stopping device 24b is in operation, it has passed through the ordinary electric accessory 23b. If there are three or more game balls, one of them will always enter the special device operation area 24a.
The jackpot is when the left, middle, and right ordinary symbols (“0”, “1” to “9”) 25a, 25b, and 25c are the same. Specifically, “111”, “222”, “ 333 ”,“ 444 ”,“ 555 ”,“ 666 ”,“ 777 ”,“ 888 ”,“ 999 ”. In addition, the color of numbers such as “1” in each of the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c is red.
FIG. 5 shows the relationship between “probability of jackpot”, “color display”, and “operation of a special device”. In FIG. 5, “color display” indicates a display mode by the normal symbol display device 25 which is a variable display device as a probability variation number display means for displaying the jackpot occurrence probability and the probability variation number of the jackpot. Note that when the operation of the third special device stops, the “color display” returns to the state when the power is turned on.
FIG. 6 shows “probability of jackpot” in the case where the operation of the special device continues, “colors of shadow portions of the numbers of the normal symbol display device 25” and “color display” in FIG. The operation of the special equipment "
Before the special device described later operates, the probability of winning a jackpot is a normal probability. At this time, the color of the shaded portion of the number (red) of each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c is green.

As described above, when the game ball passes through the gate 23a and the normal symbol display device 25 displays a jackpot, the normal electric accessory 23b is opened. In this state, when a game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 23b, the game ball passes through the ordinary electric accessory 23b and enters the special device operation region 24a via the stopping device 24b.
In this way, when the game ball enters the special device operation area 24a, the special device is operated. When the special device is activated, the probability of winning the jackpot becomes high.
When there is a high probability due to the operation of the first special device, the color of the shaded portion of the number of each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c changes to red.
If the game ball wins the third type starting port 22a in a state where the special device is operating, the big winning port 22b is opened for 9.8 seconds (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1). However, when 10 game balls enter the open big winning opening 22b, the big winning opening 22b is closed. Note that the number of game balls won in the third type starting port 22a is not stored.
As described above, in the operation state of the first special device, when the game ball further passes through the gate 23a and the normal symbol display device 25 displays a jackpot, the game ball passes through the opened ordinary electric accessory 23b. Then, when the special device operation area 24a is entered via the stopping device 24b, after the first special device is activated (16 pieces of game balls are supplied to the third type starting port 22a during the operation of the special device). When winning or when the game ball passes through the special device operation area 24a again, the operation of the special device stops.) Subsequently, the second special device is activated. At this time, the probability of being a big hit is a high probability, but the color of the shaded portion of the number of each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c changes to orange.

When the game balls pass through the gate 23a while the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c are changing or the normal electric accessory 23b is opened, up to four game balls are stored. In this case, the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c start to change for each game ball that has passed through the gate 23a after the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c are stopped changing or after the opening operation of the normal electric accessory 23b ends.
In the second operation state of the special device, the jackpot is further increased, and when the game ball passes through the opened ordinary electric accessory 23b and enters the special device operation region 24a via the stopping device 24b, After the operation of the second special device is completed, the third special device is subsequently activated. However, at this time, since the probability of winning the jackpot is switched to the normal probability, the shadow of the number of each normal symbol 25a, 25b, 25c turns green.
Further, when the special device is in the operating state after the fourth time, it is the same as when the special device is operated after the first time.

When the operation of the special device is stopped, if the special winning opening 22b is open, the special winning opening 22b is opened for the remaining time.
The number of prize balls is 15 at the time of winning the prize winning opening 22b, and is 7 at the time of winning at other winning openings.
Further, FIG. 7 shows a modification of FIG. In FIG. 7, the “color display” remains green during the first operation of the special device, and is red until the first operation is stopped and the second operation is started. It is green during the second operation, orange until the third operation starts after the second operation stop, and green after the third operation start. Further, the third operation returns to the power-on state when the operation is stopped.

In the above-described embodiment, the shaded portions of the numbers of the normal symbols 25a, 25b, and 25c can be omitted, and the color of the numbers themselves can be changed to three colors. In this case, the segment 32 and the segment 33 in FIG. 2 are integrally formed, and the segment 39 and the segment 40 are integrally formed. Further, the segments 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 are omitted. In this way, an ordinary 7-segment LED display is formed, and each segment emits light of three colors (red, green, orange).
Furthermore, instead of the normal symbol display device 25, the light emission colors of the decorative LEDs 26c and 26d can be changed to three colors of red, green and orange.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the change in the probability of winning a jackpot is displayed as a change in color. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the change in the probability of winning a jackpot can be displayed as a change in symbol. Symbols in this case include “☆”, “7”, “7 ☆”, and the like.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the LED display used for the variable display apparatus of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing when the said LED display displays jackpot. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing when the said LED display displays states other than jackpot. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mutual relationship of "probability to become a big hit", "color display", and "operation | movement of a special apparatus". It is explanatory drawing which shows the mutual relationship of "the probability which becomes a big hit", "the color of the shadow part of a number", and "the operation of a special apparatus". It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the said FIG.

Explanation of symbols

25 Normal symbol display device 26c, 26d Decorative LED
30 LED display 31-47 LED display segment

Claims (1)

It is composed of light emitting diodes of a single color, and a predetermined number of shape segments for displaying the shape of the pattern,
It is composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes of different colors, and a predetermined number of shadow segments for displaying the shadow of the design,
A plurality of light emitting diodes of different colors arranged at positions surrounded by the shape segment and the shadow segment, and a plurality of shared segments used as the shape segment or the shadow segment Have
The shared segment used to represent the shape of the specific design together with a plurality of the shape segments is caused to emit light in the same color as the shape segments,
A variable display of a pachinko gaming machine, wherein the shared segment used to represent a shadow of a specific design together with a plurality of the shadow segments is configured to emit light in the same color as those shadow segments. apparatus.

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