JP4402601B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine using a gaming ball.

  In the so-called wings of conventional pachinko machines (gaming machines classified as “Type 2” in the Customs Optimization Act), a special winning entrance called a starting port provided in a suitable place in the game board is used. One of the parts that make up the so-called role-playing device that is installed in the center of the game board when there is a winning game ball (hereinafter simply referred to as winning a game ball) A certain blade-like plate (hereinafter referred to as a blade) opens and closes for a predetermined time. The opening of the blade means that the introduction port for introducing the game ball into the accessory is opened, so that the introduction of the game ball into the accessory becomes easy.

  In the bonus item, there are provided a special winning opening, a so-called V zone, which is a jackpot generating port, and a detaching port which does not generate a jackpot. Then, with respect to a single winning of a game ball in the V zone, a predetermined mode, that is, the blades are opened or closed until a predetermined number (usually 10) of game balls are picked up, or the blades are opened a predetermined number of times (usually 18 times). ) If you open and close (these are called one round) and win the V zone again during that time, the round will move to the next round. The round continues until a predetermined upper limit round (usually 15 rounds) (hereinafter referred to as round continuation). For this reason, the V zone is also referred to as an accessory continuous operation port.

  In addition, the blade is referred to as an inlet opening / closing section because it opens and closes the inlet of the accessory according to a predetermined mode as described above.

  The number of continuations of the round is determined by a lottery based on a program in the pachinko machine triggered by a winning at the starting port or the V zone.

  By the way, until now, there has been a prize at the start opening, and based on this, the blades are opened, and the game ball introduced into the accessory after the opening of the accessory is released enters the V zone for a predetermined period of time. For a few seconds before the lottery result by the program comes out, the blades were not activated even though the prize balls were paid out. This means that if there is a winning at the starting port again within the period, and if a new game ball wins in the V zone in the game, the two jackpot states will be activated in parallel. This is because there was a risk of confusion in the progress of the program or game.

However, the opening of the blades means that the entrance of the accessory is opened, which increases the possibility of winning the V zone and plays an important role in ensuring the continuation of the round. For this reason, the fact that the blades are not actuated despite the winning at the starting opening (hereinafter referred to as starting opening winning) means that a game development unfavorable to the player is invited. In addition, since the starting opening prize depends largely on the skill of the player, the fact that the blades are not opened despite the starting opening winning does not reflect the difference in the skill and the interest in the game is reduced.
JP 2002-263281 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is within a predetermined period of time when the blade that opens and closes the opening of the accessory has been opened when the start opening is awarded. If there is a start opening prize in the case where there is a prize for an accessory, the possibility of winning in the V zone can be obtained by opening the introduction opening by enabling the blade opening operation triggered by the start opening winning. Is to improve the interest of the game.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is provided on a gaming board having a gaming area where a game ball is launched, and has a special prize opening that can establish a special gaming state advantageous to the player by winning the gaming ball and a winning game ball. A winning device having a non-special winning opening that does not establish the special gaming state, an opening / closing portion for opening / closing the introducing port for guiding the game ball to the inside of the winning device according to a predetermined mode, An operation control unit that controls the operation of the inlet opening / closing unit, and a winning port that is different from the winning port of the winning device provided in the gaming board, and the operation control is performed when there is a winning to the other winning port A special winning opening for operating the introduction opening / closing part by the unit, a passing ball detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the introduction opening provided in the introduction opening of the winning apparatus, and a winning to the specific winning opening The inlet opening / closing part operates When the passing ball detection means detects that the introduction port is opened and the game ball has passed through the introduction port during the opening, a predetermined period after the opening is set to the specific prize opening. Set as an invalid time during which the opening operation of the introduction port opening / closing unit is not performed when the winning of the winning is performed, and the introduction port opening / closing unit is activated by opening a prize to the specific winning port, and the opening is opened. When the passing ball detection means does not detect a game ball, it has an invalid time setting means that does not set the predetermined period as the invalid time.

  It is preferable that the gaming machine of the present invention is applied to a second type pachinko gaming machine. In this case, the special game state is a jackpot state in which the game is in a round continuation state, the special prize opening is the V zone, and the non-special prize opening is a game ball that enters there. It is an exit that does not continue round, the winning device is an accessory, the inlet opening / closing part is a blade, and the operation control part is an electronic control system device of a pachinko machine The specific winning opening is a start opening, and the passing ball detecting means is a detection sensor for detecting a game ball.

  The invalid time is considered to be required for the game ball to be introduced from the introduction port of the winning device to the inside of the accessory and to reach the special winning port or the non-special winning port after being detected by the passing ball detecting means. It is a predetermined time.

  In addition, setting the invalid time means that the introduction opening / closing part is operated by winning a prize to a specific winning opening to open the introduction opening, and a game ball is introduced from the introduction opening into the winning device during the opening. When the passing ball detection means detects this, it is counted as an invalid time from the time of the detection.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, if the invalid time is not set, the blade that is the inlet opening / closing portion opens and closes by the start opening prize, so the invalid time is set and the blade is not opened, and therefore the inlet is narrow. Compared to the case, the possibility that a special gaming state advantageous to the player can be realized increases as the blades open.

  As a result, in the present invention, it is possible to eliminate a sense of disadvantage for the game and enhance the interest.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a second type pachinko gaming machine called a so-called feather object. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a winning device installed at the center of a game board 6 having a game area 6a into which a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko ball) 3 is launched, and has an accessory 7 that is a concept of a feather object. .

  The front surface of the game board 6 is covered with glass 9 (see FIG. 1) so that the hit pachinko ball does not jump out to the player side.

  A pair of blades 10 are provided on both sides of the upper part of the accessory 7, and the left and right blades 10 are simultaneously opened and closed in response to a winning at a starting port described later. The opening / closing operation of the blade 10 is performed by a driving device (not shown). When the blades 10 are opened, the entrance 11 of the accessory 7 is substantially widened, and the pachinko balls launched into the game area 6a can easily win a prize in the accessory. On the other hand, when the blades 10 are closed, the inlet 11 becomes narrow and it is difficult to win a prize. The blade 10 is referred to as an inlet opening / closing part.

The introduction port 11 is provided with an introduction port passage detection sensor 11a which is a passing ball detection means for detecting the presence or absence of pachinko balls passing therethrough.
As shown in FIG. 2, the back of the accessory 7 is a stage 12, and a specific shape body 13 such as a character doll is provided above the stage 12. The shape body 13 performs a specific effect meaning execution of the blade opening / closing operation.

A V zone 16 is provided on the front side of the stage 12.
Winning the V zone 16 develops a jackpot that is a special gaming state advantageous to the player, so the V zone 16 is called a special winning opening that can be established by winning a pachinko ball. In addition, the accessory 7 has an exit 18 that is a non-special winning opening that does not lead to a big hit even if a pachinko ball is won.

  As shown in FIG. 2, at the lower part of the game board 6, there are two start openings 17a with numbers "1" displayed on both sides, and a start opening 17b with numbers "2" between them. There is one. Even if a pachinko ball enters any starting port, the blades 10 are opened at the same time on the left and right. However, rather than a pachinko ball entering the number “1” starting port 17a, the pachinko ball enters the number “2” starting port 17b. Is longer, the opening time of the blade 10 is longer and the number of times of opening is larger. However, the surrounding nails are adjusted so that pachinko balls are difficult to enter the starting port 17b.

Although the V zone 16 and the start ports 17a and 17b are both winning ports, they are different winning ports having different uses as described above. The V zone 16 and the start openings 17a and 17b have a winning opening passing ball detection sensor (not shown) for detecting winning.
Then, when a winning is detected by the winning mouth passing ball detection sensor, a signal for performing an original effect on the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as opening and closing of the blade 10 accompanied by sound and light and rotation of a specific shape body 13. Is output from the detection sensor.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the concept of an electronic control system that executes the effect will be described.
The electronic control system is provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is based on the well-known power supply device 29, the main control device 30 that controls the entire gaming machine, and the command signal output from the main control device 30. A sub-control device 32 that controls lamps and other electrical decorations (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 and a sound generator such as a speaker is provided. Further, based on the command signal output from the main control device 30, the sub control device 32 controls the operation of the accessory 7 including the blades 10 and the specific shape body 13 by giving a specific output thereto. . For this reason, the sub-control device 32 is referred to as an operation control unit that controls the operation of the blade 10 and the specific shape body 13.

Each of the main control device 30 and the sub control device 32 includes a CPU (Central Proc) (not shown).
essing unit), ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The output signals of the winning opening passing ball detection sensor and other various sensors are sent to the main control device 30, and various command signals are sent from the main control device 30 to the sub-control device 32 based on the output signals. By the transmission, the sub-control device 32 is operated to control the accessory 7 including the electrical decoration, voice, or the blade 10 and the specific shape body 13 as described above.

  The CPU of the main control device 30 is provided with an internal timer (not shown). Based on output signals transmitted from various sensors, the internal timer measures, for example, the opening / closing time of the blade 10 or an invalid time described later. Set. The CPU provided with the internal timer or the main controller 30 including the CPU is referred to as invalid time setting means.

  Next, a procedure of determination processing by the sub control device 32 that is an operation control unit that performs operation control of the blade 10 and the specific shape body 13 related to the accessory 7 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4. However, here, the description is limited to the control of the blade 10. In addition, each step on the flowchart is indicated by using a symbol S. This flowchart is based on the assumption that the normal game is not being executed and the jackpot game is not being executed.

  In S1, among the pachinko balls launched into the game area 6a of the game board 6, several pachinko balls win the start opening 17a or 17b.

  In S2a, the winning opening passing ball detection sensor of the start opening 17a or 17b is activated by the winning of S1, and a signal for performing an original effect on the pachinko gaming machine 1 including the blade opening / closing operation from the sensor to the main controller 30. Is output. This signal is transmitted to the sub-control device 32 that executes the operation control of the blade 10.

In S <b> 3 a, the blade 10 is opened and closed as described above by the sub control device 32.
In S3b, detection of whether or not the pachinko ball has passed through the inlet 11 by the inlet passage detection sensor 11a is started together with the processing in S3a. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to S4, and the negative determination is made. Returns to S1.

  In S4, during a predetermined period after the blades 10 are opened, an invalid time is set in which the blades 10 are not opened when triggered by a winning at the start port 17a or 17b. For details on the invalid time, a pachinko ball is introduced from the introduction port 11 of the accessory 7 into the inside thereof, and when the introduction is detected by the introduction port passage detection sensor 11a, the special prize opening or the non-special prize is obtained. This is a predetermined time (predetermined time) that is considered necessary to reach the mouth, and specifically, several seconds (for example, 4.5 seconds). If a negative determination is made in S3b, the process in S4 is not performed, so the invalid time is not set by the CPU of the main controller 30 which is an invalid time setting means.

  In S5, whether or not the invalid time has elapsed is determined based on the measurement result of the internal timer of the main control device. If an affirmative determination is made, the process returns to S1, and if a negative determination is made, this step is repeated until an affirmative determination is made. .

In S2b, in response to the winning of S1 in S2a, the introduction port passage detection sensor 11a is actuated and the blade opening / closing operation signal is output. It is output to the control device 30.
In S6, the main control device 30 operates a payout driving device (not shown) by the output signal of S2b to execute payout of the winning ball, and then ends.

Since the pachinko gaming machine 1 has such a configuration, a negative determination is made in S3b, and as a result, if the invalid time is not set by the CPU of the main controller 30 which is the invalid time setting means, the start ports 17a and 17b are entered. As a result of winning, the blade 10 opens and closes.
For this reason, compared with the case where the ineffective time is set and the blade 10 does not operate, and thus the opening 11 becomes narrow, the opening time of the opening 11 increases. Therefore, the possibility of realizing a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player is increased accordingly. As a result, the player can eliminate the disadvantage of the pachinko game and enhance the interest.

    Note that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pachinko gaming machine to which the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. It is a block diagram explaining the concept of the electronic control system which performs the effect by an accessory. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the determination process by the sub control apparatus which is an operation control part.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 6 Game board 6a Game area 7 Accompaniment (winning device)
9 Glass 10 Blade (Inlet opening / closing part)
11 Introduction port 11a Introduction port passage detection sensor (passing ball detection means)
12 Stage 13 Shaped body 16 V zone (Special prize opening)
17a Start (special prize opening)
17b Start (special prize opening)
29 Power supply device 30 Main control device (invalid time setting means)
32 Sub-control device (operation control unit)

Claims (2)

Provided in a game board having a game area in which game balls are launched, and a special game state advantageous to the player can be established by winning a game ball, and establishment of the special game state even if there is a game ball winning A prize-winning device having a non-special prize-winning slot,
An inlet opening / closing unit that opens and closes the inlet according to a predetermined mode for guiding the game ball into the winning device;
An operation control unit for controlling the operation of the inlet opening and closing unit;
A prize opening provided on the game board and different from the prize opening of the prize winning device, and when there is a prize to the other prize opening, a specific prize opening for operating the introduction opening / closing part by the operation control part; ,
A passing ball detecting means provided at the introduction port of the winning device and detecting a game ball passing through the introduction port;
When the introduction opening / closing section is activated by winning a prize to the specific winning opening, the introduction opening is opened, and the passing ball detection means detects that a game ball has passed through the introduction opening during the opening. , as a trigger the detection, sets a predetermined period after the detection, as dead time is not carried out opening operation of the inlet opening portion which triggered the winning to the particular winning hole after the opening, the specific winning said inlet is opened the inlet closing portion by winning the mouth is activated, when the passing ball detection means during the opening does not detect the game ball is not set the predetermined period as the dead time An invalid time setting means.   The invalid time is required for the game ball to be introduced into the winning device from the inlet of the winning device and detected by the passing ball detecting means until reaching the special winning port or the non-special winning port. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is considered.

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