JP4265886B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a symbol display device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, a main controller 3 for generally controlling the game of the gaming machine is attached to the back surface 1B of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine via the lower part attachment body 2, In addition, the symbol display device 5 of the gaming machine 5 through the upper part mounting body 4, the indicator light control device 6 that controls various indicator lights of the gaming machine 6, the sound control device 7 that controls the output of the sound effect and the like of the gaming machine, etc. Game parts are installed. The open / close frame 8 is attached to a fixed frame 9 fixed to an island (not shown) through upper and lower hinges 10 and 11 so as to be able to open one side. The open / close frame 8 includes an open / close frame main body 80 and a back mechanism plate 82 called a rear plate attached to the back surface 81 of the open / close frame main body 80, and the back mechanism plate 82 is attached to the back surface 1 </ b> B of the game board 1. Is provided with an opening 83 for projecting to the back side of the gaming machine. The game board 1 called a gauge board is attached to a game board storage space 84 formed between the opening / closing frame main body 80 and the back mechanism plate 82. Further, the tank 12 and the ball guide rod 13 are mounted on the upper side of the back mechanism plate 82, and the ball paying mechanism 14 is mounted on the side of the back mechanism plate 82 on the hinges 10 and 11 side via a hinge (not shown). Installed. The balls from the tank 12 are sent to the ball dispensing mechanism 14 via the ball guide rod 13. The ball payout mechanism 14 includes a rear cover 15 that covers the gaming parts protruding from the back surface 1B of the gaming board 1 attached to the gaming board storage space 84 to the back side of the gaming machine through the opening 83 of the back mechanism plate 82. Installed. A ball launch control device 16, a ball payout control device 17, and the like are attached below the back mechanism plate 82. Further, the upper part mounting body 4 and the lower part mounting body 2 lead a ball guided to the back side of the game board 1 through a winning device provided on the game board 1 to a ball collecting bowl (not shown). The
As shown in FIG. 3, which is a longitudinal section of the gaming machine, a hole 20 for allowing the symbol display device 5 to face the front surface 1 </ b> F side of the gaming board 1 is provided in the approximate center of the gaming board 1. Is attached to the upper part mounting body 4 so as to enter the hole 20. That is, the symbol display device 5 is attached to the upper part attachment body 4 with screws or the like via the attachment bracket 5a of the symbol display device 5. A center ornament 21 is provided on the front surface 1F of the game board 1, and the center ornament 21 is provided with a see-through panel 22 that closes the hole 20. In FIG. 3 and FIG. 1 to be described later, of the game parts attached to the back side of the game board 1 and the back mechanism plate 82, the game parts other than the symbol display device and the part attachment body are not shown.
The symbol display device 5 includes a symbol display unit 51 and storage means 52 that stores symbol data relating to symbol display and a control program. The symbol display unit 51 includes a symbol display panel 51a such as a liquid crystal panel or an LED, and a symbol display control unit 51b. Although not shown, the symbol display control unit 51b includes a control means (CPU) and an image processing means (VDP). The control means sends a control signal to the image processing means based on the control program, and the image processing means. Accesses the symbol data based on the control signal, and displays the desired symbol on the symbol display panel 51a.
In FIG. 3, 30 is a front decorative body having a front panel 30a such as glass, 31 is an upper plate device, 32 is a lower plate device, and 33 is a front plate. And a ball launcher 34 is attached to the front plate 33. The front decorative body 30, the upper plate device 31, and the lower plate device 32 are attached to the open / close frame 8 through a hinge (not shown) so as to be able to open one side. Further, a decorative body 35 for decorating the periphery of the game area is attached to the front surface 1F of the game board 1.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The symbol display device 5 can divert the symbol display panel 51a by exchanging symbol data and control programs related to symbol display. However, in the conventional symbol display device 5, the symbol display panel 51a, the symbol display control unit 51b, and the storage means 52 for storing symbol data related to symbol display and a control program cannot be structurally integrated and separated. Therefore, when changing the model, the entire symbol display device 5 must be exchanged together with the game board 1, and the symbol display panel 51a cannot be diverted.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention includes a symbol display device having a symbol display unit and a storage means for storing symbol data related to symbol display and a control program , and the symbol display unit displays a symbol for performing a game, A game board is mounted in a pachinko machine having a control means for displaying a symbol on a symbol display panel and a symbol display control unit having an image processing means based on the symbol data and control program stored in the storage means. symbol display section attached taken through a mounting member in the closing frame, and, since the storage unit is attached taken on the game board, it becomes possible to divert the symbol display section at the time of handset replacement. That is, not only the symbol display panel but also the control means and the image processing means can be used.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described based on FIG. Note that the same or corresponding parts as those in the conventional example of FIG.
In the embodiment, as shown in the longitudinal section of the gaming machine of FIG. 1, the symbol display unit 61 of the symbol display device 60 and the storage means 62 such as a ROM for storing symbol data relating to symbol display and a control program are separated. The display unit 61 is attached to the back mechanism plate 82 of the opening / closing frame 8 via a bracket 70 as an attachment member, and the storage means 62 is attached to the game board 1 via the upper part attachment body 4. The symbol display unit 61 includes a symbol display panel 61a configured by a liquid crystal panel, an LED, and the like and performing a game effect peculiar to the model (a symbol related to game contents) and a symbol display control unit 61b. Although not shown, the symbol display control unit 61b includes a control means (CPU) and an image processing means (VDP). The control means sends a control signal to the image processing means based on the control program, and the image processing means. Accesses the symbol data based on the control signal and causes the symbol display panel 61a to display the desired symbol. Therefore, at the time of model exchange, the old game board 1 to which the storage means 62 storing the old symbol data and control program relating to symbol display is removed is removed, and new symbol data and control program relating to symbol display for the new model are removed. The new game board 1 to which the stored storage means 62 is attached is attached to the opening / closing frame 8, and the previous symbol display section 61 attached to the opening / closing frame 8 and the storage means 62 attached to the new game board 1 are provided. If the signal line 65 is connected via a connector or the like, the symbol corresponding to the new model can be displayed on the symbol display panel 61a. That is, the symbol display unit 61 can be used for model exchange.
[0006]
Note that one end of the bracket 70 may be screwed to the back mechanism plate 82, and the mounting bracket 60a of the symbol display unit 61 may be screwed to the other end. In FIG. 1, the bracket 70 is provided from above and below the back mechanism plate 82 to support the symbol display unit 61 from above and below, but the bracket 70 is provided from both the left and right sides of the back mechanism plate 82 to support the symbol display unit 61. Alternatively, brackets 70 may be provided from the top, bottom, left, and right of the back mechanism plate 82 to support the symbol display unit 61 from the top, bottom, left, and right. In addition, since there are many game parts such as various control devices, tanks, ball guide rods, and parts mounting bodies on the back side of the game board 1 and the back mechanism plate 82, the mounting position of the bracket 70 and the like are not buffered. The shape of the bracket 70 may be designed.
[0007]
In the above description, the symbol display unit 61, in which the symbol display panel 61a and the symbol display control unit 61b are integrated, is attached to the open / close frame 8. However, the control means and the image processing unit of the symbol display control unit 61b are new. If the model cannot be supported, the symbol display control unit 61b and the storage means 62 are integrally attached to the game board 1, only the symbol display panel 61a is attached to the opening / closing frame 8, and only the symbol display panel 61a is attached. You may make it divert. Further, in the above, the special symbol display device of the pachinko machine is taken as an example, but the present invention can be similarly configured even with a normal symbol display device or other symbol display device that produces a game specific to the model of the pachinko machine. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional gaming machine.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional gaming machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board, 8 Opening-closing frame, 60 Symbol display apparatus, 61 Symbol display part, 61a Symbol display panel, 61b Symbol display control part (control means and image processing means), 62 Memory | storage means, 70 Bracket (attachment member).

Claims (1)

A symbol display device having a symbol display unit and a storage means for storing symbol data related to symbol display and a control program is provided , and the symbol display unit stores a symbol display panel for displaying a symbol for performing a game, and storage means in pachinko machine and a symbol display control unit having control means and image processing means for displaying the symbols on the symbol display panel on the basis of the design data and the control program is, design the closing frame game board is mounted attached preparative display unit via the attachment member, and a pinball machine, characterized in that the storage means is attached taken on the game board.

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