JP4331456B2 - Pachinko machine warning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for notifying a player of a lottery result associated with a start winning of a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional pachinko machine notice device performs a notice by a movement of a movable member for notice provided in a game area which is the front surface of the game board (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-239096 (first page, abstract, FIG. 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional example has a structure in which a movable member for notice is provided on the game board, there is a problem that the area in which the balls in the game area fly with the movable member for notice becomes narrow and lacks game playability.
[0005]
Accordingly, the present invention provides a notification device for a pachinko machine that can improve game play without narrowing the game area by using a variable prize component necessary for the notification.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, the warning device of the pachinko machine to notice the player lottery results with the start winning spheres were fired in a game area of the game board, the opening and closing member for opening and closing a winning hole of variable winning part By providing a notice means for making a notice by vibrating to open and close at an opening that cannot take in one ball, it is possible to use a variable prize component necessary for a pachinko machine to play a game area Without narrowing, it is possible to directly appeal to the player the expectation that the jackpot that the variable winning component opens and closes with the start winning prize. Further, in the present invention, as a drive source for vibrating the opening / closing body, a drive source for opening / closing the opening / closing body that opens / closes the winning opening of the variable prize component is used to drive the opening / closing body for the advance notice. sources and because a driving source for opening and closing the closing member and the homologues, can be selectively used a drive source in the control for the control and the opening and closing for the notice. Further, in the present invention, by using a drive source different from the drive source for opening / closing the opening / closing body for opening / closing the winning opening of the variable prize component as the drive source for vibrating the opening / closing body, for the advance notice of the opening / closing body. since the driving source for performing vibration of a drive source for opening and closing the closing member and to separate, the number of drive sources to clarify the differentiation between the motion for opening and closing motion for the advance notice of the opening and closing of which increases be able to.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 7 show an embodiment, FIG. 1 schematically shows a pachinko machine notice device, FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the variable prize component 8, and FIG. 3 schematically shows the front of the variable prize component 8. 4 to 6 show the opening / closing operation of the variable winning component 8, and FIG. 7 shows the opening / closing pattern of the variable winning component 8.
[0008]
A notice device for a pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. The ball launching mechanism in the gaming machine frame (not shown) in which the game board 1 is stored is operated by the player, so that the ball launching mechanism in the gaming machine frame plays the balls supplied from the tray of the gaming machine frame one by one. A start winning signal is detected by detecting a point that is fired toward the game area 3 inside the board 1 surrounded by the guide rails 2 on the front side of the board 1 and the start winning ball detector 4 has won a start winning component 5 in the game area 3. Is output to the control device 6, the control device 6 performs a lottery process by inputting a start winning signal, and instructs the symbol display 7 to start symbol variation, and the control device 6 displays a symbol to reflect the lottery result. The point of instructing the device 7 to stop the symbol variation is known in the art.
[0009]
On the other hand, in the variable prize component 8 that may be opened as a result of the advance notice, a plurality of opening / closing bodies 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14 are arranged in a manner surrounding the central opening 15, upper left and right Open / close bodies 9; 10 and central left and right open / close bodies 11; 12 are respectively opened and closed by electromagnetic solenoids 16; 17; 18; 13; 14 is opened / closed by one opening / closing drive source 20, and when the control device 6 is drawing a win as a lottery result, the player is drawn by the symbol display 7 until the symbol change is stopped. In order to notify that, the opening / closing body 9-14 of the variable winning component 8 is moved so as to vibrate. The control device 6 includes a winning detection means 21, a lottery means 22, a notice means 23, a lottery knowledge 24, a counter 25, a symbol driving means 26, and a variable driving means 27 that are embodied by operating a stored microcomputer by a program. Prepare.
[0010]
Then, when the ball launched into the game area 3 wins the start winning component 5 and the control device 6 inputs the start winning signal from the start winning ball detector 4, step 201 becomes YES and the lottery means 22 makes step 202. The lottery process is executed. Specifically, the lottery means 22 acquires the counter value as a random value from the counter 25 at the input timing of the start winning signal, collates the acquired random value with the lottery knowledge 24, and matches the random value from the lottery knowledge 24. The symbol deviation is extracted as a lottery result and stored in a memory such as a RAM. The symbol driving means 26 instructs the symbol display 7 to start symbol variation, and the symbol display 7 displays the symbol variation on the screen.
[0011]
If the winning lottery is selected as the lottery result, step 203 is YES, the notice means 23 instructs the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 to perform a notice operation in step 204, and the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 is the variable winning component 8 By moving the opening / closing body 9-14 so as to vibrate, it is possible to notify the player that the lottery has been won between the start of the symbol change by the symbol display 7 and the stop of the symbol change. In this case, by adjusting the power and time supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20, the opening / closing body 9-14 has one opening / closing body 9-14 with the force, time, and spring force of the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20. By oscillating so as to open and close at an opening at which the ball cannot be taken in, the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 can be selectively used for the control with respect to the notice and the control with respect to the opening and closing. Further, the power transmission mechanisms such as the levers 66; 76; 88; 98 and the four-bar links 103; 104 in the opening / closing drive mechanism 51-55 shown in FIG. 3 are maintained while the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 is cut off. The cams 134; 135; 136 rotated by the motors 131; 132; 133 shown in FIG. 6 and the spring force of the springs 62; 72; 82; 92; By oscillating so as to open and close at an opening that cannot be taken in, the movement of the motor 131; 132; 133 with respect to the advance notice of the opening / closing body 9-14 and the movement with respect to opening / closing by the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 are differentiated. Can be clear.
[0012]
In addition, as a lottery result for the advance notice, hit, reach, super reach, probability change, time reduction, etc. are conceivable. For example, in the win, the upper left and right open / close bodies 9; In the super reach, the upper left and right open / close bodies 9; 10 and the central left / right open / close bodies 11; 12 are vibrated. 13; 14 may be selected, and the opening / closing body 9-14 to be vibrated may be selected according to the type of the lottery result to be notified.
[0013]
After that, the symbol driving means 26 instructs the symbol display 7 to stop the symbol variation to reflect the winning lottery result, and after the fixed symbols stopped on the symbol display 7 are aligned with the winning symbols, the variable driving means 27 In step 205, the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 is controlled, and various opening / closing operations as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7G are set in the control device 6 in accordance with the type of winning the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 is selected. After the jackpot is executed by opening and closing the opening / closing body 9-14 of the variable winning component 8 of one or a plurality of combinations of patterns, the game associated with one start winning is completed. When the winning is selected as the lottery result, the symbol driving means 26 instructs the symbol display 7 to stop the symbol variation so as to reflect the lottery result, and the symbol display 7 receives the confirmed symbol stopped. The game associated with one start-up prize is finished except for the symbol. Reference numeral 28 in FIG. 1 is an out port for collecting a non-winning ball in the store, and reference numeral 29 is a ball return prevention valve for preventing the ball launched into the game area 3 from returning to the ball launching mechanism.
[0014]
The variable winning component 8 will be described with reference to FIG. The variable prize component 8 is a base 31 for attaching the variable prize component 8 to the game board 1, and a plurality of opening / closing bodies 9-14 arranged in a manner of bordering the central opening 15, and opening / closing of the plurality of opening / closing bodies 9-14 Guide holes 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; insert a set screw such as a wood screw for attaching the base 31 to the game board 1 of FIG. A through hole 44 is provided. Each open / close body 9-14 has an outer peripheral wall and a front wall. When all the open / close bodies 9-14 are closed as shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheral wall of each open / close body 9-14 has one annular shape. The balls are connected so as to be formed so as to surround the central opening 15, so that a ball is refused from the game area 3 so as not to win the central opening 15.
[0015]
With reference to FIG. 3, the opening / closing drive mechanisms 51; 52; 53; 54; 55 for opening and closing each opening / closing body 9-14 of the variable prize component 8 will be described. The open / close drive mechanisms 51; 52 corresponding to the upper left and right open / close bodies 9; 10 are symmetrical. In the opening / closing drive mechanism 51, the plunger 61 of the electromagnetic solenoid 16 receives the spring force of a spring 62 such as a coil spring in the protruding direction, and one end of a lever 66 that rotates around the plunger 61 and a support shaft (fulcrum) 63. Are connected by a link plate 65, and a roller 67 provided at the other end of the lever 66 passes through a guide hole 32 formed in the base 31 so as to be positioned on the circumference centering on the support shaft 63. A roller 68 connected to the opening / closing body 9 and provided on the opening / closing body 9 is inserted into a guide hole 33 formed in the base 31 so as to intersect the guide hole 32.
[0016]
In the opening / closing drive mechanism 52, the plunger 71 of the electromagnetic solenoid 17 receives the spring force of a spring 72 such as a coil spring in the protruding direction, and one end of a lever 76 that rotates around the plunger 71 and a support shaft (fulcrum) 73. Are connected by a link plate 75, and a roller 77 provided at the other end of the lever 76 passes through a guide hole 34 formed in the base 31 so as to be positioned on a circumference around the support shaft 73. A roller 78 connected to the opening / closing body 10 and provided on the opening / closing body 10 is inserted into a guide hole 35 formed in the base 31 so as to intersect the guide hole 34.
[0017]
The open / close drive mechanisms 53; 54 corresponding to the central left / right open / close bodies 11; 12 are symmetrical. In the opening / closing drive mechanism 53, the plunger 81 of the electromagnetic solenoid 18 receives the spring force of a spring 82 such as a coil spring in the protruding direction, and one end of a lever 88 that rotates about the plunger 81 and a support shaft (fulcrum) 83 as a rotation center. Are connected to each other by a link plate 85, and rollers 86 provided in two stages on the opening and closing body 11; 87 is a long hole 89 formed on the other end of the lever 88 and two guide holes 36 on the top and bottom of the base 31; 37.
[0018]
In the opening / closing drive mechanism 54, the plunger 91 of the electromagnetic solenoid 19 receives the spring force of a spring 92 such as a coil spring in the protruding direction, and one end of a lever 98 that rotates about the plunger 91 and a support shaft (fulcrum) 93. Are connected to each other by a link plate 95, and a roller 96 provided in two upper and lower stages on the opening and closing body 12; It is the form inserted in 39.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 6, the opening / closing drive mechanism 55 corresponding to the lower left and right opening / closing bodies 13; 14 is parallel to the plunger 101 of the electromagnetic solenoid 20 and the spring force of the spring 102 such as a coil spring and the four-links 103; It is the form which opens and closes by moving. That is, in the left opening / closing body 13, the two link plates 108; 109 that rotate about the two support shafts (fulcrum) 106; 107 attached to the base 31 or the game board 1 of FIG. And the two movable shafts 110; 111 provided on the left opening / closing body 13 in the four-bar link 103 are individually connected via the two guide holes 40; 41 of the base 31. In the opening / closing body 14 on the right side, two link plates 114; 115 and four rotating around the support 31 (fulcrum) 112; 113 attached to the base 31 of the four-bar link 104 or the game board 1 of FIG. The two movable shafts 116; 117 provided on the right opening / closing body 14 of the node link 104 are individually connected via the two guide holes 42; 43 of the base 31. The electromagnetic solenoids 16; 17; 18; 19 and the support shafts 63; 73; 83; 93 are attached to the base 31 or the game board 1 of FIG.
[0020]
With reference to FIG. 4, the movement of the upper left and right opening / closing bodies 9; 10 will be described using the upper left opening / closing body 9 as an example. When the electromagnetic solenoid 16 attracts the plunger 61 by the supply of electric power when the opening / closing body 9 is closed as shown by the solid line, the opening / closing body is rotated as the lever 66 rotates about the support shaft 63 in the arrow X1 direction. 9 opens from the appearance indicated by the solid line to the appearance indicated by the phantom line with the roller 68 as the rotation center. In this state, when power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 16 is cut off, the plunger 61 protrudes by the spring force of the spring 62, and the lever 66 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow X1 with the support shaft 63 as the rotation center. Accordingly, the opening / closing body 9 closes from the appearance indicated by the phantom line around the roller 68 to the appearance indicated by the solid line.
[0021]
With reference to FIG. 5, the movement of the center left and right opening / closing bodies 11; 12 will be described by taking the center right opening / closing body 12 as an example. When the electromagnetic solenoid 19 attracts the plunger 91 by the supply of electric power in the closed state as indicated by the solid line, the lever 98 rotates in the direction of the arrow X2 with the support shaft 93 as the rotation center. The step rollers 96; 97 are linearly guided in the right direction by the guide holes 38; 39 of the base 31, and the opening / closing body 12 opens from the appearance indicated by the solid line to the appearance indicated by the virtual line. In this state, when the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 19 is cut off, the plunger 91 protrudes by the spring force of the spring 92, and the lever 98 rotates about the support shaft 93 in the direction opposite to the arrow X2 direction. Accordingly, the upper and lower two-stage rollers 96; 97 are linearly guided in the left direction by the guide holes 38; 39 of the base 31, and the opening / closing body 12 is closed from the appearance indicated by the phantom line to the appearance indicated by the solid line.
[0022]
With reference to FIG. 6, the movement of the lower left and right opening / closing bodies 13; 14 will be described. When the electromagnetic solenoid 20 attracts the plunger 101 by supplying electric power in the closed state as indicated by the solid line, the open / close body 13; 14 is inserted into the horizontally long holes 118; 119 provided in the left and right open / close bodies 13; When the rollers 120; 121 are lowered in the direction of the arrow X3, the left and right opening / closing bodies 13; 14 rotate around the two support shafts 106; 107 and the four link links 103 and the two support shafts 112; 113 as the rotation centers. The movement with the rotating four-bar link 104 opens from the appearance indicated by the solid line to the appearance indicated by the virtual line. In this state, when the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 20 is cut off, the plunger 101 protrudes by the spring force of the spring 102, and the rollers 120; 14 is closed from the appearance indicated by the virtual line to the appearance indicated by the solid line by the movement of the two four-bar links 103; 104.
[0023]
With reference to FIG. 7, the opening / closing pattern of the opening / closing body 9-14 in the variable winning component 8 will be described. The open / close pattern shown in FIG. 7a is a form in which all the open / close bodies 9-14 are closed. The open / close pattern shown in FIG. 7b is a form in which only the upper left open / close body 9 is opened. The open / close pattern shown in FIG. 7c is a form in which only the upper right open / close body 10 is opened. The open / close pattern shown in FIG. 7D is a form in which only the central right open / close body 12 is opened. The opening / closing pattern shown in FIG. 7e is a form in which only the opening / closing body 11 at the center left is opened. The open / close pattern shown in FIG. 7F is a form in which only the lower left and right open / close bodies 13; 14 are opened. The open / close pattern shown in FIG. 7g is a form in which all the open / close bodies 9-14 are open. The opening / closing pattern is not limited to the above-mentioned figures from a to g, but both the upper left and right opening / closing bodies 9; 10 are opened, the center left / right opening / closing bodies 11; 12 are both opened, and the upper left opening / closing body 9 Both the upper and lower opening / closing bodies 11 are opened, both the upper right opening / closing body 10 and the central right opening / closing body 12 are opened, and both the upper left opening / closing body 9 and the center right opening / closing body 12 are opened. The upper right opening / closing body 10 and the center right opening / closing body 11 both open, and other forms such as opening by a combination of the upper part, the center and the lower part are available.
[0024]
In short, according to the present embodiment, when the winning is lottery as the lottery result in the control device 6 in accordance with the start winning, the notice means 23 performs the notice operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20, and the electromagnetic solenoid 16-20 becomes the variable prize component. By moving the eight opening / closing bodies 9-14 so as to vibrate at an opening degree where one ball cannot be taken in, the player between the start of symbol variation by the symbol display 7 and the stop of symbol variation is Since it is informed that the winning lottery has been drawn, it is possible to directly appeal to the player the expectation that the jackpot will occur when the variable winning component 8 opens and closes with the start winning.
[0025]
The variable winning component 8 may be a large winning opening called an electric tulip having a pair of blades that open and close to the left and right and an attacker having an opening and closing body that opens and closes in the front-rear direction. The variable prize component that is vibrated for the advance notice is not limited to the variable prize part 8 that may be released as a result of the advance notice, but the opening / closing that takes in the ball of the prize opening other than performing the jackpot associated with the start prize The present invention can be similarly applied even to a variable winning component having a structure capable of opening and closing the body.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a notice device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a variable winning component according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a variable winning component according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing one opening / closing drive mechanism of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another opening / closing drive mechanism of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing still another opening / closing drive mechanism of the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an opening / closing pattern of a variable prize component according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 game board, 3 game area, 8 variable winning parts, 9-14 opening and closing body,
16-20 electromagnetic solenoid (open / close drive source), 23 notice means,
131-133 Motor (drive source).

Claims (3)

In the warning device of the pachinko machine to notice the player lottery results with the start winning spheres were fired in a game area of the game board, the opening and closing member for opening and closing a winning hole of variable winning part, takes in one sphere A pachinko machine notice device comprising notice means for making a notice by vibrating so as to open and close at an impossible opening . Wherein as a driving source for vibrating the closing member, the variable winning part warning device pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the using the driving source which causes opening and closing the closing member for opening and closing a winning opening. The pachinko machine warning device according to claim 1 , wherein a driving source different from a driving source for opening / closing the opening / closing body for opening / closing the winning opening of the variable winning component is used as a driving source for vibrating the opening / closing body. .

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