JP4297475B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachinko machine, and relates to a gaming machine capable of moving a display unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a special symbol display device having a liquid crystal display device (LCD) is provided in a game area into which a game ball is driven, a background is displayed on the liquid crystal display device, and numbers or numbers are displayed on the background. Characters and other symbols were scrolled and displayed in a variable manner. In addition, a character or the like has appeared on the liquid crystal display device at a predetermined timing.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this conventional gaming machine, if the period after installation becomes long, the player will get bored with the background, design variations, characters, etc. displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the gaming machine. There is a problem that the rate and sales of game balls decrease. In this case, there is a problem that the gaming machine must be replaced with a new machine, which is expensive.
[0004]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the operating rate of the gaming machine without getting the player bored.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 includes a transparent plate arranged in a layered manner on the front surface of the housing and a display unit on which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed, which is advantageous to the player. In the gaming machine for causing a gaming state, the display unit is movably disposed between the layers of the transparent plate, and position changing means for changing the position of the display unit between the layers of the transparent plate, and the position thereof A position change control means for controlling the change means; and an instruction means for the player to indicate the position of the display unit, the instruction means being provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, wherein the position change control means The position changing means is controlled so that the display unit moves to the position instructed by the instruction means .
[0006]
In the gaming machine having this configuration, the position change control means controls the position change means to change the position of the display unit disposed between the layers of the transparent plate. Therefore, the display unit moves up, down, left, and right between the layers of the transparent plate, so that the player is not bored, and the effect can be enhanced and the taste can be improved.
[0007]
[0008]
Further, this configuration of the gaming machine, indicate the location to move the display unit instructions means is instructed from the player to the position change control means. Therefore, the display unit can be arbitrarily moved by the player operating the instruction means provided on the front surface of the gaming machine , and the player's willingness to play can be enhanced.
[0009]
The gaming machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the gaming machine according to claim 1 , the display unit is configured by an organic electroluminescence display.
[0010]
In the gaming machine having this configuration, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 , the symbols are variably displayed on the display unit constituted by the organic electroluminescence display. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the effect by enhancing the effect of the display unit by utilizing the wide viewing angle and the transparency of the organic electroluminescence display.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of the mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the glass plate 30 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 is opened, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are views of the glass plate 30 viewed from the back side. It is a front view. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game board 2 is provided in the upper half of the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, and the game board 2 has a substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3. Is provided. Below the gaming board 2 of the pachinko machine 1, there is provided an upper plate 5 for supplying game balls to a launcher (not shown) and receiving prize balls. A dish 6 is provided, and a firing handle 7 is provided on the right side of the lower dish 6. A jog switch 39 is provided above the firing handle 7, and by operating the jog switch 39, the player can move the EL symbol display device 31 disposed between the glass plates 30 up and down and left and right. ing.
[0012]
A special symbol display device 8 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 4 of the game board 2 shown in FIG. 2, and the special symbol display device 8 is provided with a display screen 28 composed of a liquid crystal display device (LCD). The upper part is composed of 7-segment LEDs, and is provided with a normal symbol display device 24 for displaying normal symbols consisting of numbers or symbols, a special symbol memory number display LED 60, and a normal symbol memory number display LED 59. Yes. This special symbol memory number display LED 60 is composed of four LEDs, and can display the number of so-called holding balls won in a start winning opening 15 to be described later by lighting the LEDs. The normal symbol memory number display LED 59 is composed of four LEDs, and the number of so-called holding balls that have passed through the normal symbol start gates 11 and 12, which will be described later, can be displayed by lighting the LEDs.
[0013]
In addition, a windmill 9 is provided on the upper right side of the special symbol display device 8 and a windmill 10 is also provided on the upper left side. Furthermore, a normal symbol start gate 11 is provided on the right side of the special symbol display device 8, and a normal symbol start gate 12 is also provided on the left side.
[0014]
In addition, a start winning opening 15 is provided below the special symbol display device 8, and a large winning opening 16 is provided below the starting winning opening 15. Further, a start winning port 17 that is released in conjunction with the winning of the normal symbol is provided below the special winning port 16. Further, an out port 18 for collecting game balls (hereinafter referred to as “out balls”) that have not won any of the winning ports is provided below the start winning port 17.
[0015]
Further, an ordinary winning opening 19 is provided below the normal symbol starting gate 11, and an ordinary winning opening 20 is provided below the ordinary symbol starting gate 12. Furthermore, a stage 21 is provided at the lower part of the special symbol display device 8 so that a game ball can be temporarily placed from the surface of the game board 2 toward the back of the game board 2, and a warp is provided above the special symbol display device 8. Ports 22, 23a and 23b are provided. The game balls that have passed through the warp ports 22, 23 a, and 23 b appear on the stage 21 through the inside of the special symbol display device 8 (warp zone), and the game balls that have appeared on the stage 21. Falls toward the start winning opening 15 provided immediately below the stage 21. In addition to the above, the game board 2 is provided with various electric lamps, other LEDs, a windmill, and many obstacle nails.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the glass plate 30 provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 is composed of two transparent plate-like glasses that allow the game board 2 to be seen, and an EL symbol display is provided between the two plates. A device 31 is arranged. The EL symbol display device 31 is composed of an electroluminescence display and is connected to an X-axis ball screw 33 driven by an X-axis motor 32 by a nut 34, and the X-axis ball screw 33 is further driven by a Y-axis motor 35. Connected to a Y-axis ball screw 36. When the X-axis ball screw 33 moves up and down on the Y-axis ball screw 36 and the nut 34 moves right and left on the moving X-axis ball screw 33, the EL symbol display device 31 has two glass plates 30. It can move freely between the glasses. The EL symbol display device 31 is moved to a predetermined position depending on the gaming state, and the player can move the EL symbol display device 31 to a desired position by operating the jog switch 39. As shown in FIG. 4, only the X-axis ball screw 33 and the X-axis motor 32 may be provided so as to be movable only in the left-right direction, or as shown in FIG. Only the shaft motor 35 may be provided so as to be movable only in the vertical direction.
[0017]
Next, the structure of the EL symbol display device 31 provided on the glass plate 30 and the screen displayed here will be described. In the present embodiment, as an example of variable display of symbols displayed on the EL symbol display device 31, a variable display of symbols displayed by scrolling symbols from top to bottom or from bottom to top will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 2, the EL symbol display device 31 includes three symbol display units in the order of the symbol display unit L1, the symbol display unit L3, and the symbol display unit L2 from the front left side (right in the diagram) of the pachinko machine 1. Are arranged in a horizontal row. As will be described later, the symbols are variably displayed on the symbol display portions L1 to L3, and the background symbols and symbols of the symbol display portions L1 to L3 are displayed on the EL symbol display device 31. Characters and messages are also displayed.
[0018]
The symbols displayed on the symbol display portions L1 to L3 are normally vertically scrolled (scrolling from top to bottom), and in the order of the symbol display portion L1, the symbol display portion L2, and the symbol display portion L3, that is, It stops in the order of left symbol, right symbol, middle symbol. Needless to say, the arrangement of the symbol display portions L1 to L3 and the order of stop display can be arbitrarily changed. Further, the EL symbol display device 31 does not always display symbols on the symbol display portions L1 to L3, and can display moving images, messages, and the like instead of these displays. Further, the EL symbol display device 31 can transmit the game board 2 as a whole so that the player can see it without displaying anything. The EL symbol display device 31 is connected to the symbol display substrate 44 shown in FIG.
[0019]
In addition, as the symbols displayed on the symbol display portions L1 to L3, in the example of the present embodiment, as examples of numerical symbol patterns, “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, There are 10 types of “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, and “9”. When a game ball wins the start winning opening 15 and the jackpot is determined, The types of symbols are displayed in this order in principle. In the case of a big hit, the three symbols displayed in one horizontal row are aligned with the same number or character design (for example, three such as “7”, “7”, “7”) ), The jackpot symbol is constructed and displayed, and the player is notified of the jackpot symbol. Then, a special gaming state is generated in which the grand prize winning opening 16 is opened, and when the game ball wins a V zone (not shown) provided in the big winning prize opening 16, the special winning prize opening 16 is opened again. It is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times, 16 times, etc.). Other design patterns include Chinese numerals, numbers written on shogi, and numbers written on mahjong tiles.
[0020]
Of the 10 symbols, “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” are set as probability variation symbols (hereinafter referred to as “specific symbols”), and any of these symbols is selected. When the symbols are aligned in the same horizontal row, the probability change is entered, and the advantage is changed to increase the probability of drawing the next jackpot as the advantageous state (specific game state). As an example, the probability of jackpot is 1/315 in the normal state (low probability state), and 1/63 in the probability fluctuation state (high probability state or advantageous state). It is not limited. “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, “8” are non-probability fluctuation symbols (hereinafter referred to as “non-specific symbols”), and the probability of winning a jackpot after that is normal. It becomes.
[0021]
In addition to the configuration in which the symbol display unit is provided and scrolled as described above, the EL symbol display device 31 performs only scrolling and stop display on the special symbol display device 8 only by displaying moving images and characters. Depending on the display state, the EL symbol display device 31 may display a moving image or a character, and the EL symbol display device 31 may be moved to create an excitement.
[0022]
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical circuit configuration of the pachinko machine 1. The control unit 40 of the pachinko machine 1 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the control unit 40 includes a main board 41, a power supply board 42, a sound board 43, a symbol display board 44, a payout control board 45, an electrical decoration board 46, The main board 41 includes a CPU unit 50 configured to perform various processes according to a program. The CPU unit 50 includes a CPU 51 for performing various arithmetic processes, a RAM 52 for storing flags, random number values, data, and the like, and a control program and various initial value data, special symbol display device 8 and EL symbol display device 31. And a ROM 53 that stores command data for instructing the display contents of these, and these are integrally molded as one LSI.
[0023]
Further, an interrupt reset circuit 57 is connected to the CPU unit 50, and the interrupt reset circuit 57 gives an interrupt signal to the CPU 51 every 0.002 seconds (hereinafter, abbreviated as “2 ms”). The CPU 51 controls the pachinko machine 1 according to the control program stored in the ROM 53. As an example of the CPU 51, a CPU of 8 bits, 16 bits, 32 bits, 64 bits, or the like is used.
[0024]
The main board 41 is provided with an I / O interface 54 for transmitting and receiving data signals to and from the sound board 43, the symbol display board 44, the payout control board 45, the electrical decoration board 46, the relay board 47, and the like. Connected to the I / O interface 54 are an output port 55 for outputting information of the pachinko machine 1 to a game hall management computer (not shown) and a hard random number circuit 80 for generating random numbers used for jackpot determination. ing. The hard random number circuit 80 includes a flip-flop circuit, and generates a random number that is updated every few nanoseconds. Details of the random number generation by the hard random number circuit 80 are well known and are described in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 2750808, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.
[0025]
Next, the electrical configuration of the symbol display board 44 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the symbol display board 44. As shown in FIG. 7, the symbol display board 44 is provided with an input interface 44 b that receives a control signal 41 a from the main board 41 (see FIG. 6). The input interface 44 b includes the symbol display board 44. A CPU 44a for controlling the control is connected, and the CPU 44a has a RAM 44c for storing the received command data and the like, and a symbol variably displayed on the display screen 28 of the special symbol display device 8 or the display screen 32 of the EL symbol display device 31. ROM 44d storing symbol patterns, background symbols to be displayed, character data, and the like, a liquid crystal drive circuit 44e for driving the liquid crystal display device of the special symbol display device 8, and an electroluminescence display of the EL symbol display device 31 are driven. An EL drive circuit 44f is provided. In the symbol display board 44, the CPU 44a controls the liquid crystal drive circuit 44e on the basis of the base fluctuation command, fluctuation pattern command, stop symbol command, symbol switching command, etc. relating to the symbol fluctuation received from the main board 41, and the special symbol display device. 8 controls the fluctuation of the symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display device. Similarly, the CPU 44a controls the EL drive circuit 44f based on the base variation command, the variation pattern command, the stop symbol command, the symbol switching command, etc. relating to the symbol variation received from the main board 41, and the EL symbol display device 31 electro・ Controls the variation of symbols displayed on the luminescence display. The EL symbol display device 31 and the special symbol display device 8 are supplied with power 42 a from the power supply substrate 42 through the symbol display substrate 44 by the cable 37.
[0026]
In addition, a CPU (not shown), a RAM (not shown), a ROM (not shown), an input interface (not shown), and the like are mounted on the sound board 43, the payout control board 45, and the illumination board 46, respectively. . 6 is responsible for the main control of the pachinko machine 1, the power supply board 42 supplies a direct current to each board, and the sound board 43 controls the generation of sound effects of the pachinko machine 1, and the payout control. The board 45 controls the prize ball payout device 49, the electric board 46 controls the light emission mode of each electric decoration of the pachinko 1, and the relay board 47 relays the wiring of each sensor.
[0027]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the electrical decoration board 46 has a normal symbol memory number display LED 59 composed of four LEDs, a special symbol memory number display LED 60 composed of four LEDs, and other LEDs 62 and An illumination lamp 63 is connected. Further, the special symbol display device 8 and the EL symbol display device 31 are connected to the symbol display board 44, the speaker 48 is connected to the sound board 43, and the prize ball payout device 49 is connected to the payout control board 45. Is connected. Further, on the relay board 47, the game balls that won the normal symbol display device 24, the large winning opening opening solenoid 70, the jog switch 39, the special symbol starting electric machine opening solenoid 71, the starting winning opening 15 and the starting winning opening 17 are received. A start opening switch 72 to detect, a normal symbol operation switch 73 to detect a game ball that has passed through the normal symbol start gates 11 and 12, a V switch 74 to detect a game ball winning in the V zone in the big winning opening 16, a grand prize A count switch 75 for counting the number of game balls won in the mouth 16, a winning mouth switch 76 for detecting the winning balls collected in the winning ball gathering portion through a guide passage (not shown) after winning the normal winning holes 19 and 20. The out ball count switch 77 that counts the number of out balls that have entered the out port 18, the Y axis motor control circuit 78, and the X axis motor control circuit 79 are connected. It is.
[0028]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the power supply board 42 is connected to the main board 41, the sound board 43, the symbol display board 44, the payout control board 45, and the electrical decoration board 46, respectively, so that the stabilized DC power is supplied. It comes to be supplied. The power supply board 42 is supplied with AC 24V. The power supply board 42 is provided with a rectifier made of a silicon diode bridge (not shown), a smoothing circuit made of an electrolytic capacitor, a stabilizing circuit made of a regulator IC, and the like, and can be supplied with stabilized DC 12V, 5V, etc. It is like that. In FIG. 6, although not shown in particular, the main board 41, the power supply board 42, the sound board 43, the symbol display board 44, the payout control board 45, the electrical decoration board 46, and the relay board 47 are all connected by a ground line. ing.
[0029]
As described above, in the above embodiment, the EL symbol display device 31 is arranged between the glass plates 30 so as to be movable up and down and left and right. It is possible to display a moving image or character to be displayed and further move it around the game area to enhance the production effect. In addition, the symbol display portions L1 to L3 can be scrolled to display reach and jackpots, and the EL symbol display device 31 can be moved in accordance with the scrolling to enhance the effect. In addition, the player can move the EL symbol display device 31 by operating the jog switch 39, so that the display state that enters the player's field of view can be constantly changed according to preference, and the game state that does not get tired can be maintained. Can do.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the position change control means controls the position change means to change the position of the display unit arranged between the layers of the transparent plate. be able to. Therefore, the display unit moves up, down, left, and right between the layers of the transparent plate, so that the player is not bored, and the effect can be enhanced and the taste can be improved.
[0031]
Further, according to this game machine, it is possible to indicate the location to move the display unit in which the instructions means provided on the front of the gaming machine is instructed by the player to a position change control means. Therefore, the display unit can be arbitrarily moved by the player operating the instruction means, and the player's willingness to play can be enhanced.
[0032]
According to the gaming machine of the second aspect , in addition to the effect of the invention of the first aspect , the symbol can be variably displayed on the display unit constituted by the organic electroluminescence display. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the effect by enhancing the effect of the display unit by utilizing the wide viewing angle and the transparency of the organic electroluminescence display.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which a glass plate on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 is opened.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a glass plate viewed from the back side.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a state in which a glass plate on which an EL display device 31 according to another embodiment is installed is viewed from the back side.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a state in which a glass plate on which an EL display device 31 according to another embodiment is installed is viewed from the back side.
6 is a block diagram showing an electrical circuit configuration of the pachinko machine 1. FIG.
7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the symbol display board 44. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 30 Glass board 31 EL symbol display device 32 X-axis motor 33 X-axis ball screw 34 Nut 35 Y-axis motor 36 Y-axis ball screw 39 Jog switch 41 Main board 42 Power supply board 43 Sound board 44 Symbol display board 44a CPU
44b Input interface 44c RAM
44d ROM
44f EL drive circuit 45 Discharge control board 47 Relay board 78 Y-axis motor control circuit 79 X-axis motor control circuit

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising a transparent plate arranged in a layered manner on the front surface of the housing and a display unit on which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed, causing a gaming state advantageous to the player,
The display unit is movably disposed between the layers of the transparent plate,
Position changing means for changing the position of the display unit between the layers of the transparent plate ;
Position change control means for controlling the position change means ;
An instruction means for the player to instruct the position of the display unit ,
The instruction means is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine,
The position change control means controls the position change means so that the display unit moves to a position instructed by the instruction means . The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit is configured by an organic electroluminescence display.

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