JP4581486B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a first ball guiding member and a second ball guiding member that form a rolling path of a game ball.

The gaming machine expands or contracts the gap between both the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member in a reverse direction with respect to the opponent, There is a configuration in which a pachinko ball that rolls along the second ball guiding member is dropped at the expansion timing of the gap between the two.
JP 2003-126396 A

  In the case of the above gaming machine, the falling position of the game ball is determined by the relationship between the expansion timing of the gap between both ball guide members and the rolling position of the gaming ball, so that a change is given to the falling position of the gaming ball. However, there is insufficient consideration in that the game ball rolls along both ball guide members.

The gaming machine according to claim 1 is provided with a display frame provided on the game board, and is provided on the display frame so as to be directed in the left-right direction as viewed from the player and separated from each other in the front-rear direction. A cylindrical first ball guiding member and a second ball guiding member made of a synthetic resin, and a game ball provided on the display frame is connected to the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member. A warp passage supplied between the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member by moving one of the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member relative to the other. The distance between them is “1) The game balls supplied from the warp passage between the first ball guide member and the second ball guide member are the first ball guide member and the second ball. "First spacing for rolling along each surface of the guide member" and "2 A game ball that rolls along the respective surfaces of the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member is dropped from between the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member. A drive source for each of the second intervals, a first conductive film provided on a surface of the first sphere guide member along the longitudinal direction of the first sphere guide member, and the second A second conductive film provided on the surface of the ball guide member along the longitudinal direction of the second ball guide member; and the first ball guide member provided inside the first ball guide member. A plurality of first light sources arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first sphere guide member, and the second sphere guide member provided inside the second sphere guide member Are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the second ball guiding member. A plurality of second light sources, each of the first conductive film and the second conductive film having a game ball on each surface of the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member. When the game ball rolls along, the game balls are electrically connected to each other, and each of the plurality of first light sources and the plurality of second light sources is the first conductive film. The driving power is supplied in an electrically conductive state between the second conductive films and the driving power is interrupted in an electrically interrupted state.

Electrically detects that the game ball is rolling along both spherical guide member, notifying it had group Dzu to turn on the plurality of first light sources and the plurality of second light sources to the player Therefore, the behavior itself that the game ball rolls along both ball guide members can be produced by the notification operation. In addition, a conductive film is provided on each of the both ball guiding members , and the rolling of the game ball is detected based on electrical conduction between the two conductive films via the game ball. For this reason, since it can detect directly and reliably that the game ball is rolling along both ball guidance members, a plurality of 1st at the timing which a game ball rolls along both ball guidance members . Each of the light source and the plurality of second light sources can be operated accurately. Moreover, game ball each group Dzu have been both spherical guide member to emit light to roll along both spherical guide member. For this reason, since the rolling path itself of the game ball is illuminated, it becomes easy to recognize the effect.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer frame 1 is installed on the island of Pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 has a rectangular tube shape whose front and rear surfaces are open. A front frame 2 is mounted on the front end surface of the outer frame 1 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. A horizontally long rectangular lower plate 3 positioned at the lower end is fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2, and a lower plate 4 whose upper surface is open is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3. An upper plate 5 is disposed above the lower plate 3. The upper plate 5 is attached to the front frame 2, and an upper plate 6 having an open upper surface is fixed to the front surface of the upper plate 5.

A handle base 7 is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3 at the right end. A launch handle 8 is rotatably mounted on the handle base 7, and a launch motor 9 (see FIG. 3) is fixed behind the launch handle 8. The firing motor 9 is a synchronous motor that is driven in synchronism with the AC power supply frequency, and is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, the power board case 10 is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2 at the lower left corner. As shown in FIG. 3, a power supply board 11 is accommodated in the power supply board case 10, and a power supply circuit 12 is mounted on the power supply board 11. This power supply circuit 12 is connected to an AC power source of 24V AC, and generates a DC power source V1 of 24V, a DC power source V2 of 12V, and a DC power source V3 of 5V based on the island power source 13.

  A launch motor 9 is connected to the power supply board 11 via a motor circuit 14, and the motor circuit 14 supplies the island power supply 13 to the launch motor 9 based on the turning operation of the launch handle 8. As shown in FIG. 1, a hitting ball 15 is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor 9. When the launching handle 8 is rotated, the hitting ball 15 performs a hitting operation with the firing motor 9 as a drive source. Based on the repetition, the pachinko ball P in the upper plate 6 is ejected from the upper plate 6.

  A rectangular window frame 16 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2. The window frame 16 has a circular hole-shaped window portion 17, and a transparent glass window 18 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the window portion 17. Speakers 19 are fixed to the rear surface of the window frame 16 at the upper left corner and the upper right corner, and a net-like speaker cover 20 is disposed in front of each speaker 19. Each speaker cover 20 is fixed to the window frame 16, and the game sound reproduced by each speaker 19 is emitted through the front speaker cover 20. The speaker 19 corresponds to an alarm device and a director.

A lamp cover 21 is fixed to the window frame 16 between both speakers 19, and a plurality of illumination LEDs 22 are arranged behind the lamp cover 21. Each of these illumination LEDs 22 is fixed to the window frame 16, and the lamp cover 21 is illuminated based on the emission of the illumination LEDs 22. The illumination LED 22 corresponds to an alarm device and a production device.
As shown in FIG. 5, a square gaming board 23 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 2, and an outer rail 24 and an inner rail 25 are fixed to the front surface of the gaming board 23. A launching passage 26 is formed between the outer rail 24 and the inner rail 25 at the left side, and the pachinko ball that the hitting ball 15 bounces rises through the launching passage 26.

  A game area 27 is formed in the game board 23, and a plurality of obstacle nails 28 are driven into the game area 27. This game area 27 refers to a circular area surrounded by the outer rail 24 and the inner rail 25 (residual area of the launch passage 26), and the pachinko ball P rising in the launch path 26 is from an exit 29 of the launch path 26. It is released into the game area 27 and falls in the game area 27 while hitting the obstacle nail 28. This game area 27 corresponds to a rolling area that is the maximum range in which the pachinko ball P released from the outlet 29 of the launch passage 26 can roll, and is visually viewed from the front through the glass window 18 of the window frame 16. It has been made recognizable.

  A display frame 30 is fixed in the game area 27, and a special symbol display 31 is fixed to the display frame 30. The special symbol display 31 has three symbol display units arranged in a horizontal row, and each symbol display unit is composed of a 7-segment LED display. Each of these symbol display portions displays numerical symbols “1” to “8”, and the player is informed of the big hit and miss according to the combination of the three columns of numerical symbols. That is, the numerical symbols in the three columns correspond to special symbols for notifying the player of the big hit and miss, and the numerical symbols in each column correspond to the symbol elements in the special symbols.

  On the display frame 30, a decorative symbol display 32 corresponding to a notification device and a production device is fixed. The decorative symbol display 32 is composed of a color liquid crystal display having a display area larger than that of the special symbol display 31, and the decorative symbol display 32 displays a decorative symbol. This decorative design consists of three columns of numerical symbols that visually show how the combination of special symbols is determined, and the numerical symbols in each column correspond to the symbol elements of the decorative symbol.

In the game area 27, a pocket-shaped start port 33 whose upper surface is open is fixed. A start port sensor 34 (see FIG. 3) comprising a proximity switch is fixed in the start port 33, and the start port sensor 34 detects that the pachinko ball P has won in the start port 33 and outputs a start signal. Output.
As shown in FIG. 5, a winning opening base plate 35 is fixed in the game area 27, and a square cylindrical large winning opening 36 whose front surface is open is fixed to the winning end base plate 35. A door 37 is mounted on the winning hole base plate 35 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal shaft 38 at the lower end. The door 37 is mechanically connected to a plunger of a grand prize opening solenoid 39 (see FIG. 3). The big prize opening solenoid 39 is configured to rotate the door 37 in a vertical state and to control the prize winning opening 36. The front face of the special winning opening 36 is opened based on closing the front face and turning the door 37 in a horizontal state where the door 37 is tilted forward. A count sensor 40 (see FIG. 3) comprising a proximity switch is fixed in the special winning opening 36, and the count sensor 40 detects that the pachinko ball P has won the special winning opening 36 and outputs a count signal. Output.

As shown in FIG. 5, a through hole-shaped out port 41 is formed in the game area 27. The out port 41 is arranged along the inner rail 25 at the lowest part in the game area 27, and the pachinko ball P that has not won any of the starting port 33 and the big winning port 36 is placed on the inner rail 25. It rolls into the out mouth 41 along.
Warp passages 42 are formed on the left and right sides of the display frame 30, and the pachinko balls P enter the display frame 30 through the warp passage 42. In the display frame 30, slides 43 are formed on both left and right sides. Each of these slides 43 is referred to as a square-shaped inclined surface, and the pachinko balls P that have entered the display frame 30 through the warp passage 42 roll along the slide 43 toward the inner peripheral side of the display frame 30. Move.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a tunnel 45 is formed in the display frame 30 so as to be located at the center in the left-right direction of the stage 44. The tunnel 45 has a concave entrance 46 whose upper surface is open. When the pachinko sphere P does not enter the entrance 46 of the tunnel 45, the tunnel 45 falls from the front end surface along the inclination of the stage 44, and the pachinko sphere P When entering the entrance 46 of the tunnel 45, it is discharged through the exit 47. As shown in FIG. 5, the outlet 47 is disposed immediately above the start opening 33, and the pachinko balls P released from the outlet 47 win the start opening 33 with a relatively high probability.

  An electric accessory device 50 is mounted on the display frame 30. The accessory device 50 includes a front rail 51 and two rear rails 52, and pachinko balls P that roll along the slides 43 are supplied to the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. And it rolls to the inner peripheral side of the display frame 30 along the rear rail 52. These two rear rails 52 are such that the separation distance with respect to the front rail 51 fluctuates in a regular time period, and the pachinko ball P is placed on the stage 44 from the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 when the separation distance between them increases. Or fall into the tunnel 45. In other words, the accessory device 50 changes the behavior of the pachinko sphere P and gives a game for enjoying whether or not the pachinko sphere P enters the tunnel 45. Details of the accessory device 50 are as follows. Street.

  A rail motor 53 is fixed in the display frame 30 as shown in FIG. The rail motor 53 is constituted by a direct current stepping motor, and an elliptical crank plate 55 is fixed to the rotating shaft 54 of the rail motor 53 as shown in FIG. The crank plate 55 is connected to the rotary shaft 54 at a portion eccentric to one side with respect to the center point, and a columnar crank shaft 56 is fixed to the crank plate 55. The crankshaft 56 is connected to the crankplate 55 at a portion that is eccentric to the opposite side of the rotary shaft 54 with respect to the center point of the crankplate 55. The crankshaft 56 is driven by the rail motor 53. Make a circular motion in the center.

  In the display frame 30, as shown in FIG. 8, ball receivers 57 are fixed on the left and right sides. A ball 58 is rotatably fitted to each ball receiver 57, and a rear rail 52 is fixed to each ball 58. Each of these rear rails 52 has a U-shape having a guiding portion 59 extending in the left-right direction, a terminal portion 60 located at one end portion of the guiding portion 59, and a terminal portion 61 located at the opposite end portion of the guiding portion 59. There is a U-shaped front rail 51 in front of both rear rails 52. The front rail 51 is fixed to the display frame 30, and the front rail 51 and both rear rails 52 are disposed above the stage 44. The front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 correspond to a first ball guiding member and a second ball guiding member.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each rear rail 52 is formed with a circular engaging portion 62 located at the terminal portion 61, and in each engaging portion 62, as shown in FIG. 7, A crankshaft 56 is inserted in common. A retaining plate 63 is fixed to the left end portion of the crankshaft 56. The retaining plate 63 prevents the crankshaft 56 from coming off to the right from the inside of both engaging portions 62, and has a circular shape with a larger diameter than both engaging portions 62.

  The rail motor 53 corresponds to a drive source for the both rear rails 52. In the forward rotation state of the rail motor 53, the both rear rails are based on the circular movement of the crankshaft 56 about the rotation shaft 54 in the forward rotation direction. 52 moves in synchronization with the crankshaft 56. These movements of the rear rails 52 are performed around the balls 58, and the guide portions 59 of the rear rails 52 draw a circular locus as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) to 11 (d). The separation distance with respect to the front rail 51 varies based on the circular motion in the forward rotation direction. As shown in FIG. 7, each of these guide portions 59 is held in an inclined state that descends from the outer peripheral portion of the display frame 30 toward the inner peripheral portion regardless of the rotational position of the crankshaft 56 (see FIG. 7). 7 shows a state in which both guide portions 59 overlap the rear of the front rail 51), and the pachinko balls P on the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 are inward from the outer periphery of the display frame 30 along the inclination of both. Roll toward the circumference.

  FIG. 6 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crankshaft 56 has moved most forward (the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 53 is “0 °”). In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide portions 59 of the two rear rails 52 overlap the rear of the front rail 51 when viewed from the front, and as shown in FIG. When viewed from above, a gap having a constant width W smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball P is formed between each guide portion 59 and the front rail 51.

  FIG. 9 shows the state of the rear rails 52 when the crankshaft 56 has moved most backward (the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 53 is “180 °”). In this state, the guide portions 59 of both rear rails 52 overlap with the front rail 51 when viewed from the front, and the guide portions 59 of both rear rails 52 are inclined with respect to the front rail 51 when viewed from the top and bottom as shown in FIG. To do. These two guide portions 59 are inclined so that the separation dimension W with respect to the front rail 51 increases from the outer periphery to the inner periphery of the display frame 30, and the separation dimension W is in the middle in the longitudinal direction of both. It becomes larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P.

  When the rotational phase angle of the rail motor 53 is within the range of “0 °” to “180 °”, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, both the rotational phase angles of the rail motor 53 become larger. The guide portion 59 of the rear rail 52 moves rearward, and the separation dimension W of the both guide portions 59 with respect to the front rail 51 gradually increases. When the rotation phase angle of the rail motor 53 is within the range of “180 °” to “360 ° (0 °)”, the rotation of the rail motor 53 is performed as shown in FIGS. 11 (c), (d), and (a). As the phase angle increases, the guide portions 59 of both rear rails 52 move forward, and the separation dimension W of the both guide portions 59 with respect to the front rail 51 gradually decreases. That is, the pachinko sphere P falls from the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 at a timing when the separation dimension W of the both guide portions 59 from the front rail 51 exceeds the diameter dimension of the pachinko sphere P. Since whether or not the pachinko ball P enters the tunnel 45 is determined by the relationship between the falling timing of the pachinko ball P and the rolling position, the player is given a preference to follow the behavior of the pachinko ball P visually. .

  As shown in FIG. 12, the front rail 51 and the both rear rails 52 are made of a transparent synthetic resin having a cylindrical shape. In the front rail 51 and the both rear rails 52, alarms and An illuminator 64 corresponding to a director is housed. Each of these illuminators 64 is formed by mounting a plurality of rail LEDs 66 corresponding to light sources on a rail substrate 65 in an aligned manner, and the front rail 51 and both rear rails 52 are based on the lighting of the internal rail LEDs 66. Emits light.

  A front contact portion 67 and a rear contact portion 68 are fixed to the surface of the front rail 51 and the surfaces of both rear rails 52 over the entire area in the longitudinal direction. The front contact portion 67 and the two rear contact portions 68 correspond to a first contact portion and a second contact portion, and the front contact portion 67 includes a plurality of rail LEDs 66 via a rail substrate 65 in the front rail 51. Each rear contact portion 68 is connected to a plurality of rail LEDs 66 via a rail substrate 65 in the rear rail 52. These front contact portion 67 and both rear contact portions 68 are made of a metal conductive film, and when the pachinko ball P is rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the front contact portion 67 and the rear contact portion. When the pachinko ball P is not rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the front contact portion 67 and the rear contact portion 68 are electrically connected. Blocked.

  The rail switch 69 includes a front contact portion 67 of the front rail 51, a rear contact portion 68 of both rear rails, and a pachinko ball P as constituent elements. The rail switch 69 is connected to the power supply board 11 via a harness. When the front contact portion 67 and the rear contact portion 68 are electrically connected via the pachinko ball P, the plurality of rail LEDs 66 and the rear rail in the front rail 51 are connected. A plurality of rail LEDs 66 in 52 are supplied with a 12V DC power source V2 from the power supply board 11 through a harness, and the plurality of rail LEDs 66 in the front rail 51 and the plurality of rail LEDs 66 in the rear rail 52 are lit. The rail 51 and the rear rail 52 are illuminated from the inside. The accessory device 50 is configured as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main board case 70 is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2, and a main board 71 (see FIG. 3) is accommodated in the main board case 70. As shown in FIG. 3, the main board 71 is supplied with DC 24V DC power sources V1 to DC5V through a separate harness from the power board 11, and the main board 71 has a DC power source V3 as shown in FIG. In addition, a main control circuit 72 is mounted. The main control circuit 72 uses a DC power source V3 of 5V as a driving power source, and has a CPU 73, a ROM 74, and a RAM 75.

The CPU 73 of the main control circuit 72 sets special game data and generates a display signal based on the setting result of the special game data. The processing of the CPU 73 is performed based on a control program and control data recorded in advance in the ROM 74, and the RAM 75 functions as a work memory for the CPU 73.
A timer circuit 76 is mounted on the main board 71. The timer circuit 76 outputs an interrupt request signal to the main control circuit 72 periodically (specifically, every 4 msec). The main control circuit 72 detects the interrupt request signal from the timer circuit 76. The main program is stopped at the execution position and the timer interrupt program is started from the beginning. When the timer interrupt program ends, the main program is restarted from the stop position. An input circuit 77 is mounted on the main board 71. This input circuit 77 forms a waveform of the start signal from the start port sensor 34 and the count signal from the count sensor 40 and outputs it to the main control circuit 72. The main control circuit 72 outputs the start signal from the input circuit 77. Based on the detection, special game data is set by the timer interrupt program.

  An LED circuit 78 is mounted on the main board 71. The LED circuit 78 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the special symbol display 31 as a driving power source, and the main control circuit 72 drives and controls the LED circuit 78 based on outputting a display signal to the LED circuit 78. Then, the display content of the special symbol display 31 is controlled. A solenoid circuit 79 is mounted on the main board 71. The solenoid circuit 79 supplies a DC 24V DC power source V1 as a driving power source to the big prize opening solenoid 39, and the main control circuit 72 controls the door 37 of the big prize opening 36 based on driving control of the solenoid circuit 79. Open and close. A motor circuit 80 is mounted on the main board 71. The motor circuit 80 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the rail motor 53 as a driving power source. The main control circuit 72 controls the driving of the motor circuit 80 based on the output of the driving signal to the motor circuit 80, and the rail circuit 53 The motor 53 is rotated forward at a constant speed.

  An effect board case 90 is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 23 as shown in FIG. 2, and an effect board 91 is housed in the effect board case 90 as shown in FIG. This effect board 91 is provided with a DC power supply V3 of DC5V from the power supply board 11 through a harness, and an effect control circuit 92 is mounted on the effect board 91 as shown in FIG. This effect control circuit 92 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source. The CPU 94 and CPU 94 execute control operations based on the control program and control data in the ROM 93 and ROM 93 in which the control program and control data are recorded. It has a RAM 95 that functions as a work memory. The effect control circuit 92 transmits a special game data setting result from the main control circuit 72, and sets decoration game data based on the special game data setting result.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a rail switch 69 is connected to the effect control circuit 92, and when the pachinko ball P rolls along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the effect control circuit starts from the rail switch 69. When a high level switch signal is output to 92 and the pachinko ball P is not rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the output of the switch signal is stopped. The effect control circuit 92 has a switch monitoring function for monitoring the state of the rail switch 69, and sets the presence or absence of the rail effect based on the monitoring result of the rail switch 69.

  In the effect board case 90, as shown in FIG. 3, the symbol control board 96 is accommodated. The symbol control board 96 is supplied with a DC 12V DC power source V2 and a DC 5V DC power source V3 through separate harnesses from the power source board 11, and the symbol control board 96 has a symbol control circuit 97 as shown in FIG. Is installed. The symbol control circuit 97 is for transmitting the result of setting the decoration game data from the effect control circuit 92, and has a CPU 98, ROM 99, RAM 100, VDP 101, VROM 102, and VRAM 103.

  The CPU 98 of the symbol control circuit 97 sets the contents of the image effects of the decoration game based on the decoration game data from the effect control circuit 92, and instructs the VDP 101 to set the image data according to the contents of the effects. Detects image data corresponding to the instruction content from the VROM 102, generates a display signal based on the detection result of the image data, and outputs it to the LCD circuit 104. The LCD circuit 104 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the decorative symbol display 32 as a driving power source. The VDP 101 controls the LCD circuit 104 based on the display signal to control the display signal to the decorative symbol display 32. The video corresponding to the is displayed. A series of operations of the CPU 98 and the VDP 101 are performed based on a control program and control data recorded in advance in the ROM 99. The RAM 100 and the VRAM 103 function as work memories for the CPU 98 and the VDP 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a sound and light board case 105 is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 23, and a sound and light control board 106 is accommodated in the sound and light board case 105 as shown in FIG. ing. The sound and light control board 106 is supplied with a DC 12V DC power source V2 and a DC 5V DC power source V3 through separate harnesses from the power source board 11, and the sound and light control board 106 has sound control as shown in FIG. A circuit 107 is mounted. The sound control circuit 107 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source, and includes a CPU 108, a ROM 109, and a RAM 110.

  The CPU 108 of the sound control circuit 107 sets a sound production content based on the decoration game data from the production control circuit 92, detects sound data corresponding to the production content from the ROM 109, and sounds based on the detection result of the sound data. A signal is generated and output to the speaker circuit 111. The speaker circuit 111 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to both speakers 19 as a driving power source, and the CPU 108 controls the speaker circuit 111 based on sound signals so that the game according to the sound data from both speakers 19 is achieved. Output sound. The series of operations of the CPU 108 is performed based on the control program and control data recorded in the ROM 109, and the RAM 110 functions as a work memory for the CPU 108.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a light control circuit 112 is mounted on the sound light control board 106. The light control circuit 112 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source, and includes a CPU 113, a ROM 114, and a RAM 115. The CPU 113 of the light control circuit 112 sets the electric effect contents based on the decoration game data from the effect control circuit 92, detects the electric data corresponding to the effect contents from the ROM 114, and the detection result of the electric data Based on this, an electrical decoration signal is generated and output to the LED circuit 116. The LED circuit 116 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the illumination LED 22 as a drive power source, and the CPU 113 controls the LED circuit 116 based on the illumination signal to control the illumination LED 22 according to the illumination data. The light is emitted in the same manner. The series of operations of the CPU 113 is performed based on the control program and control data recorded in the ROM 114, and the RAM 115 functions as a work memory for the CPU 113.

  A payout board case 117 is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2 as shown in FIG. 2, and a payout board 118 is accommodated in the payout board case 117 as shown in FIG. The payout board 118 is supplied with DC 12V DC power V2 and DC5V DC power V3 from the power supply board 11 through separate harnesses. The payout board 118 has a payout control circuit 119 as shown in FIG. It is installed. The payout control circuit 119 uses a DC 5V DC power source V3 as a driving power source, and includes a CPU 120, a ROM 121, and a RAM 122. The payout control circuit 119 receives prize ball data from the main control circuit 72, and the main control circuit 72 receives a prize to the payout control circuit 119 based on detecting a start signal or a count signal from the input circuit 77. Send sphere data.

  The CPU 120 of the payout control circuit 119 sets a payout signal based on the prize ball data from the main control circuit 72 and outputs the payout signal setting result to the motor circuit 123. The motor circuit 123 supplies a DC 12V DC power source V2 to the payout motor 124 as a drive power supply. The CPU 120 controls the motor circuit 123 based on the payout signal to control the payout motor 124 in accordance with the prize ball data. Rotate. The series of operations of the CPU 120 is performed based on the control program and control data recorded in the ROM 1121, and the RAM 122 functions as a work memory for the CPU 120.

The payout motor 124 corresponds to a drive source of a prize ball payout device that pays out the pachinko ball P as a prize ball in the upper plate 6. The number of prize balls corresponding to the data is paid out into the upper plate 6.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the power is turned on, the main control circuit 72 initializes all data in the RAM 75 in step S1 of FIG. Then, based on the output of the normal rotation command to the motor circuit 80 in step S2, the rail motor 53 starts normal rotation and the accessory device 50 is operated.

  When operating the accessory device 50 in step S2, the main control circuit 72 updates the random counter R1 and the random counter R2 in steps S3 and S4. The random counter R1 and the random counter R2 are added from the same lower limit value to a different upper limit value, then returned to the same lower limit value, and added cyclically. The main control circuit 72 performs random counter R2 in step S4. Is added, the process returns to step S3, and steps S3 and S4 are repeated.

  If the main control circuit 72 detects an interrupt request signal from the timer circuit 76 while repeating steps S3 and S4, it starts a timer interrupt program. Then, “1” is added to the random counter R3 in step S11 of FIG. The random counter R3 is added from the lower limit value to the upper limit value, then returned to the lower limit value and added cyclically. When the main control circuit 72 adds the random counter R3 in step S11, the process proceeds to step S12. .

  When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S12, it determines the variation state of the special symbol. This special symbol variation means that the symbol element in the left column, the symbol element in the middle column, and the symbol element in the right column of the special symbol display 31 are “1” → “2” →… → “7” → “8” → “ 1 ”... Is variably displayed in a loop in the order of setting“ 1 ”... When the main control circuit 72 detects in step S12 that no special symbol variation display is performed, the process proceeds to step S13.

  When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S13, it determines the execution state of the big hit game. When it is detected that the big hit game is stopped, the process proceeds to step S14. This jackpot game is to open the door 37 of the grand prize opening 36 and generate a player's advantageous state in which the pachinko ball P is allowed to win in the big prize slot 36. The pachinko ball P is held in the open state until the number condition for winning or the time condition for the open time to reach the upper limit is satisfied. The opening operation based on the number condition and the time condition of the big winning opening 36 is called a big hit round. When either the number condition or the time condition is satisfied, the big hit round is resumed. An upper limit is set for the number of repetitions of the jackpot round, and when the number of repetitions of the jackpot round reaches the upper limit value, the jackpot game is unconditionally terminated.

  When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S14, the main control circuit 72 determines whether or not there is a start signal from the start port sensor 34. When a start signal is detected here, the current measured values of the random counters R1 to R3 are acquired in step S15, and the acquisition result of the random counter R3 is compared with the jackpot value recorded in advance in the ROM 74 in step S16. Then, when it is detected that the acquisition result of the random counter R3 is the same as the jackpot value, it is determined that it is a jackpot and the process proceeds to step S17, and when it is detected that the acquisition result of the random counter R3 is different from the jackpot value. It is determined that it has come off, and the process proceeds to step S18.

When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S17, it sets a big hit symbol based on the acquisition result of the random counter R2. The jackpot symbol is a special symbol in which the symbol element in the left column, the symbol element in the middle column, and the symbol element in the right column all have the same symbol. Transition.
When the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S18, the main control circuit 72 sets an out symbol based on the acquisition result of the random counter R1. This off symbol is a special symbol in which at least one of the symbol elements in the left column, the symbol elements in the middle column, and the symbol elements in the right column is different, and the main control circuit 72 sets the symbol to be removed in step S18. Sometimes the process proceeds to step S19.

When the process proceeds to step S19, the main control circuit 72 transmits a special symbol setting result to the effect control circuit 92 as special game data. Then, the process proceeds to step S20, and the special symbol variation display is started based on outputting the display signal to the LED circuit 78.
When the main control circuit 72 detects that the special symbol is changing in step S12, the main control circuit 72 proceeds to step S21. Here, when it is detected that the set time has elapsed since the start of the special symbol fluctuation display, the process proceeds to step S22, and the special symbol is fluctuated and stopped based on outputting a display signal to the LED circuit 78. This special symbol variation stop is performed as a result of the setting, and the player is notified of the big hit and miss by the combination in the special symbol variation stop state.

When the main control circuit 72 finishes displaying the variation of the special symbol in step S22, the main control circuit 72 transmits a variation stop command to the effect control circuit 92 in step S23, and detects the determination result of big hit and miss in step S24. For example, when a big hit is detected, a big hit game is started in step S25, and a big hit game start command is transmitted to the effect control circuit 92 in step S26.
When the main control circuit 72 detects that the big hit game is being played in step S13, it determines in step S27 whether or not the final big hit round has ended. Here, when it is detected that the last big hit round has ended, the big hit game is finished in step S28, and a big hit game stop command is transmitted to the effect control circuit 92 in step S29.

  When the effect control circuit 92 detects special game data from the main control circuit 72 in step S31 of FIG. 15, the process shifts to step S32. As described above, this special game data refers to the result of setting a special symbol, and the effect control circuit 92 causes the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112 to set the special symbol in step S32. The decoration game data including is transmitted. In step S33, an effect start command for decoration game is transmitted to the symbol control circuit 97, sound control circuit 107, and light control circuit 112. In step S34, the decoration game flag is set to ON.

  When the design control circuit 97 detects the decoration game data, the symbol control circuit 97 determines the big hit, the release reach, or the complete release based on the decoration game data. For example, when all three rows of symbol elements are detected as decorative game data, it is determined that the jackpot symbol is the same, and an outreach symbol in which the left row and right row symbol elements are the same and the middle row is different is detected. Sometimes it is determined that the reach is out of reach, and the same reach display signal is set. Further, when a completely deviated symbol in which the symbol elements in the left column and the right column are different is detected as the decoration game data, it is determined that the symbol is completely deviated, and a normal display signal is set. When an effect start command from the effect control circuit 92 is detected in the display signal setting state, a reach image and a normal image are displayed on the decorative symbol display 32 by controlling the display content of the decorative symbol display 32 based on the display signal. Display and compose the video part of the decorative symbol game.

  FIG. 16 shows a reach image that the symbol control circuit 97 displays on the decorative symbol display 32. When the symbol control circuit 97 detects an effect start command from the effect control circuit 92, the symbol elements in the left column of the decorative symbol are displayed. -The symbol elements in the middle column and the symbol elements in the right column are started to change at the same time, and the symbol elements in the left column and the symbol elements in the right column are stopped in the corresponding order. These fluctuation stops in the left column and right column are performed based on the special symbol setting results, and in the left column and right column fluctuation stop states, a reach occurs in which the same symbol elements are arranged in the left column and the right column. To do.

  When the reach is generated, the symbol control circuit 97 switches the symbol elements in the middle row to the low-speed fluctuation state, and stops changing the middle row in accordance with the special symbol setting result. This middle row change stop is based on the fact that the symbol control circuit 97 detects the production stop command from the production control circuit 92, and the final middle row is the same as the left and right rows for the player. The jackpot is notified based on the fact that the fluctuation is stopped at the symbol element, and the loss is notified based on the fact that the fluctuation is stopped at a symbol element different from the left and right columns.

FIG. 16 shows a normal image displayed on the decorative symbol display 32 by the symbol control circuit 97. This normal video is different from the reach video in that the symbol elements in the middle row are not switched to the low-speed fluctuation state and the fluctuation is stopped from the normal fluctuation state.
When the sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 detect the decoration game data, the sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 determine the big hit / out of reach / complete out based on the decoration game data, and set the sound signal and the decoration signal only at the time of the big hit / out of reach determination. To do. When an effect start command from the effect control circuit 92 is detected in this state, the game sound and the electric decoration are generated by controlling the driving of the speaker 19 and the electric decoration LED 22 based on the sound signal and the electric decoration signal. A sound part and an electrical decoration part are composed. That is, the sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 generate a sound effect and an electrical effect only when the reach video appears, and the sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 generate a sound based on detecting the effect stop command from the effect control circuit 92. Finishes the production and the electric production.

  When the effect control circuit 92 detects a change stop command from the main control circuit 72 in step S35 of FIG. 15, the effect control circuit 92 transmits an effect stop command to the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112 in step S36. Based on this, the decorative symbol game is finished, and the decorative game flag is reset to the OFF state in step S37. This variation stop command is output when the main control circuit 72 finishes displaying the variation of the special symbol, and the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112 produce effects at the variation stop timing of the special symbol. An effect stop command from the control circuit 92 is detected, and the decorative symbol game is terminated in synchronization with the special symbol game.

  When the effect control circuit 92 detects the big hit game start command from the main control circuit 72 in step S38, it sends the big hit game effect start command to the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112 in step S39. In step S40, the big hit game flag is turned on. Then, the symbol control circuit 97 sets a display signal for the jackpot game, and visually displays the jackpot game based on displaying an image corresponding to the display signal on the decorative symbol display 32. Further, the sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 set a sound signal and an electrical signal for a big hit game, and the jackpot is based on driving and controlling the speaker 19 and the electrical LED 22 according to the sound signal and the electrical signal. Produce games with sound and lighting.

  When the effect control circuit 92 detects a big hit game stop command from the main control circuit 72 in step S41, it sends a big hit game effect stop command to the symbol control circuit 97, sound control circuit 107, and light control circuit 112 in step S42. In step S43, the big hit game flag is turned off. Then, the symbol control circuit 97 finishes the visual effect of the jackpot game, and the sound control circuit 107 and the light control circuit 112 finish the sound effect and the electrical effect of the jackpot game.

The effect control circuit 92 determines the setting state of the decoration game flag when proceeding to step S44. This decoration game flag is turned on and off in the execution state and stop state of the decoration symbol game, and when the decoration symbol game is stopped, the effect control circuit 92 detects that the decoration game flag is off and proceeds to step S45.
When the process goes to step S45, the effect control circuit 92 determines the set state of the big hit game flag. The big hit game flag is turned on and off in the big hit game production execution state and the production stop state, and the production control circuit 92 detects that the big hit game flag is off in the big hit game production stop state and proceeds to step S46. To do.

  The effect control circuit 92 determines the state of the rail switch 69 when proceeding to step S46. For example, when the pachinko ball P is rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 in a substantial game stop state in which both the decorative symbol game and the jackpot game are stopped, the front contact portion 67 and the rear contact portion 68 are pachinko. Conduction is made through the ball P, and an on signal is output from the rail switch 69 to the effect control circuit 92. In this state, the effect control circuit 92 detects that the rail switch 69 is turned on in step S46, and transmits a rail effect command to the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 107, and the light control circuit 112 in step S47.

  When detecting the rail effect command, the symbol control circuit 97 sets a display signal for the rail effect. Then, the display content of the decorative symbol display 32 is controlled based on the display signal, and the rail effect image is displayed on the decorative symbol display 32. As shown in FIG. 17, this rail effect image refers to a moving image surface in which the pachinko ball P rolls along two rails, and the player places the pachinko ball P on the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. It can be recognized from the rail effect image on the decorative symbol display 32 that the vehicle actually rolls along the rail.

  When the sound control circuit 107 detects a rail effect command, it sets a sound signal for the rail effect. Then, both speakers 19 are controlled based on sound signals, and game sounds for rail effect are output from both speakers 19. When the lighting control circuit 112 detects a rail effect command, it sets an electric signal for rail effect. Then, the lighting LED 22 is controlled based on the lighting signal, and lighting for rail effect is performed. In other words, the rail effect is performed when the pachinko ball P rolls along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 in a substantial game stop state in which both the decorative symbol game (special symbol game) and the big hit game are stopped. In the execution state of the rail effect, the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 are illuminated from the inside based on the light emission of the rail LED 66. In this state, when the pachinko ball P falls from the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the output of the rail effect command is stopped based on the rail switch 69 being turned off, and the rail effect ends. At the same time, the rail LED 66 is cut off, and the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 stop emitting light.

According to the first embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
A game based on electrically detecting that the pachinko ball P is rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, and operating the speaker 19, the LED 22, the decorative symbol display 32, and the rail LED 66. Therefore, the behavior itself of the pachinko ball P rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 can be produced by the notification operation. In addition, the front contact 51 and the rear rail 52 are provided with the front contact portion 67 and the rear contact portion 68, and the front contact portion 67 and the rear contact portion 68 are electrically connected via the pachinko ball P. The rolling was detected. For this reason, since it can be detected directly and reliably that the pachinko ball P is rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the pachinko ball P rolls along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52. It is possible to accurately operate the speaker 19, the electrical LED 22, the decorative symbol display 32, and the rail LED 66 at the timing to be performed.

Based on the pachinko ball P rolling along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 were caused to emit light. For this reason, since the rolling path itself of the pachinko ball P is illuminated, it becomes easy to recognize the effect.
In the said 1st Example, although the rod-shaped front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 were illustrated as a 1st ball guide member and a 2nd ball guide member, it is not limited to this, For example, it is made from an insulating material. Two protrusions made of a conductive material may be provided on the base plate, and the pachinko ball P may be rolled along the two protrusions. That is, both the first sphere guide member and the second sphere guide member are stationaryly arranged with respect to the other side, and the first sphere guide member and the second sphere guide member themselves are connected to the first contact portion and the second contact point. It is good also as a contact part.

  In the first embodiment, the rear rails 52 are circularly moved by the rail motor 53. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rear rails 52 may be fixed to the display frame 30 so as not to move. In this case, the gap dimension W between the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is set to a constant value that allows the pachinko ball P to roll, and the pachinko ball P that rolls along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 is set to both rear rails. 52 may be dropped into the entrance 46 of the tunnel 45 from the gap between them.

  In the said 1st Example, although the illuminator 64 was accommodated in the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, it is not limited to this, For example, you may abolish the illuminator 64. FIG. In this case, when the pachinko ball P rolls along the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52, the front contact portion 67 of the front rail 51 and the rear contact portion 68 of the rear rail 52 are electrically connected via the pachinko ball P. Then, the effect control circuit 92 detects that the rail switch 69 is turned on. Accordingly, since the rail effect command is transmitted from the effect control circuit 92 to the symbol control circuit 97, the rail effect is performed although the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 do not emit light.

In the first embodiment, the effect control circuit 92 monitors the rail switch 69. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, any one of the symbol control circuit 97, the sound control circuit 102, and the light control circuit 112 is used. May be configured to monitor, or the main control circuit 92 may be configured to monitor. In the first embodiment, when the front contact portion 67 of the front rail 51 and the rear contact portion 68 of the rear rail 52 are connected via the pachinko ball P, the speaker 19, the illumination LED 22, and the decorative symbol display 32 are used to However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front rail 51 and the rear rail 52 may only emit light. In the above embodiment, the following [Invention 1] and [Invention 2] are described in addition to the invention described in the claims.
[Invention 1]
A first ball guide member and a second ball guide member that form a rolling path of the game ball, and a game ball provided on the first ball guide member and the second ball guide member is the first ball. A first contact portion and a second contact portion that are electrically connected via a game ball based on rolling along the guide member and the second ball guide member; and the first contact portion and An gaming machine comprising: an electrical alarm that operates based on electrical connection between the second contact portions.
The invention 1 sufficiently produces the behavior of the game ball rolling along the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member. This invention 1 electrically detects that the game ball is rolling along the both ball guide members, and notifies the player based on operating the alarm device. A feature is that a contact portion is provided, and the rolling of the game ball is detected based on electrically connecting both contact portions via the game ball. The meanings of the terms of the invention 1 are as follows. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game ball is electrically detected from the fact that the game ball is rolling along the both ball guide members and is notified to the player based on the operation of the alarm. The behavior itself rolling along the both ball guide members can be produced by the notification operation. In addition, contact points are provided on both ball guiding members, and the rolling of the game ball is detected based on electrically connecting both contact portions via the game ball. For this reason, it is possible to directly detect that the game ball is rolling along the both ball guide members, so that the alarm is accurately set at the timing when the game ball rolls along the both ball guide members. Can be operated.
1) First ball guiding member and second ball guiding member: which form a rolling path of a game ball, and when the game ball is supplied to the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member Roll along the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member. These first ball guiding member and second ball guiding member may be stationary with respect to the other side or may move with respect to the other side. That is, the rolling path may have a fixed path width, path length, or the like, or may vary.
2) First contact portion and second contact portion: Refers to conductive portions provided on the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member, and the game ball rolls along both ball guiding members. It is electrically connected through the game ball based on the movement. Each of these contact portions may be provided continuously along the ball guide member or may be provided intermittently. Each of these contact portions may be formed separately on the ball guiding member, or may be formed by making the ball guiding member itself made of a conductive material.
3) Annunciator: Performs an informing operation based on the fact that both contact portions are conducted through the game ball, and the player is informed of the rolling of the game ball by the informing operation. . This notification operation is performed using video, sound, light, and the like, and functions as an effect operation that produces the behavior of the game ball rolling along both ball guide members.
[Invention 2]
The notification device includes an illuminator housed in the first sphere guide member and the second sphere guide member, and the first sphere guide member and the second sphere guide member are the illuminator. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is illuminated from the inside based on light emission.
In the second aspect of the present invention, the illuminator is accommodated in the both sphere guiding members, and the illuminator is caused to emit light based on the contact portions of both sphere guiding members being conducted through the game ball. Is illuminated from the inside based on the emission of light. That is, based on the fact that the game ball rolls along the both ball guide members, both ball guide members themselves emit light, and the roll of the game ball is effected in an decorative manner. According to the second aspect of the present invention, both the ball guiding members emit light based on the game balls rolling along the both ball guiding members. For this reason, since the rolling path itself of the game ball is illuminated, it becomes easy to recognize the effect.

The figure which shows 1st Example of this invention (a is a front view which shows whole structure, b is a side view which shows whole structure) (A) is a rear view showing the overall configuration, and (b) is a top view showing the overall configuration. Block diagram showing power supply path Block diagram showing electrical configuration The figure which shows a game board (a is a front view, b is a side view, c is a top view) Side view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle “0 °” of the rail motor Front view showing the accessory device with the rail motor rotation phase angle "0 °" Top view showing accessory device with rail motor rotation phase angle “0 °” Side view showing the accessory device at the rotation phase angle of the rail motor “180 °” Top view showing accessory device at rail motor rotation phase angle "180 °" Side view showing how the rear rail moves in a circular motion Diagram showing rail switch Flow chart showing main processing of main control circuit Flow chart showing timer interrupt processing of main control circuit Flow chart showing processing contents of effect control circuit The figure which shows the display contents of the decoration design indicator (the figure which shows the picture of the decoration design game) The figure which shows the display contents of the decoration design indicator (the figure which shows the picture of rail production)

Explanation of symbols

P is a pachinko ball (game ball), 19 is a speaker (notifier), 22 is an LED (notifier), 32 is a decorative symbol display (notifier), 51 is a front rail (first ball guiding member) , 52 is a rear rail (second ball guiding member), 67 is a front contact portion (first contact portion), 68 is a rear contact portion (second contact portion), and 64 is an illuminator (notifier). ing.

Claims (1)

A display frame provided on the game board;
A cylindrical first sphere guide member and a second sphere, which are provided on the display frame, are oriented in the left-right direction as viewed from the player and are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction, and are made of a transparent synthetic resin. A guide member;
A warp passage provided on the display frame and supplying a game ball between the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member;
By moving one of the first sphere guide member and the second sphere guide member relative to the other, the distance between the first sphere guide member and the second sphere guide member is set to the following 1 A) a drive source for each of the first interval and 2) the second interval;
1) The game balls supplied from the warp passage between the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member are used as surfaces of the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member, respectively. First distance for rolling along
2) A game ball that rolls along the respective surfaces of the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member is dropped from between the first ball guiding member and the second ball guiding member. Second interval for
A first conductive coating provided on the surface of the first ball guiding member along the longitudinal direction of the first ball guiding member;
A second conductive film provided on the surface of the second ball guiding member along the longitudinal direction of the second ball guiding member;
A plurality of first spheres arranged inside the first sphere guide member and illuminating the first sphere guide member from the inside thereof and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first sphere guide member A light source;
A plurality of second sphere guide members provided inside the second sphere guide member for illuminating the second sphere guide member from the inside and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the second sphere guide member With a light source,
Each of the first conductive film and the second conductive film is used when the game ball rolls along the respective surfaces of the first ball guide member and the second ball guide member. Are electrically connected to each other by contact,
Each of the plurality of first light sources and the plurality of second light sources is supplied with driving power in an electrically conductive state between the first conductive film and the second conductive film and is electrically A gaming machine characterized in that the drive power supply is cut off in a state of being cut off .

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