JP4659787B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine.

In recent pachinko machines, a display device is mounted in the game area of the game board, and various effects are displayed according to the game state. In addition, an arrangement in which a production effect member is enhanced by arranging and operating a production movable member in the vicinity of a display screen of a display device is becoming mainstream.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an accessory mechanism that moves up and down instantaneously with a long stroke in conjunction with the display content of a symbol display device when a movable member arranged on the front surface of a game board is movable up and down in a certain gaming state. Is disclosed. This accessory mechanism consists of a motor, gear, rotating plate, arm, etc., and uses the driving force from the motor when raising the effect member, and blocks the driving force from the motor when lowering the effect member. And let it fall under its own weight.
JP 2007-7057 A

However, when the movable member is arranged on the front surface of the game board so as to be movable up and down as described above, the arm supporting the movable member can be seen from the front side of the game board, and there is a drawback that the effect of rendering is impaired.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and when the decorative body that is a movable member is driven up and down, the pachinko that does not impair the rendering effect by the arm connected to the decorative body. An object is to provide a gaming machine .

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a liquid crystal display device having a display screen capable of displaying an effect image in accordance with a game situation, and is arranged in the vicinity of the display screen, and the display screen A decoration body configured to be movable along the front surface of the display, an arm connected to support the decoration body movably, and presentation control for performing display control of the liquid crystal display device and drive control of the decoration body And the effect control means reproduces image data in accordance with the driving timing of the decorative body when the decorative body is driven, so that the arm that supports the decorative body and the display screen When overlapping, control is performed to display an image of the same color as the arm on the display screen on the back side of the arm.

According to the present invention, when driving the decorative body, the image data is reproduced in accordance with the driving timing of the decorative body, so that when the arm supporting the decorative body overlaps the display screen, The same color image as the arm is displayed on the display screen. Thereby, the arm which supports a decoration body can be made inconspicuous, and it can prevent that a presentation effect is impaired by the arm which supports a decoration body.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a rectangular frame 2, and a game board 3 is detachably attached to a window hole of the frame 2 from the back side.
A glass frame (not shown) is attached to the front side of the game board 3 so as to be opened and closed. Also, a lower part of the game board 3 supplies a game ball to a hitting ball launching device (not shown) that launches a game ball to the game area of the game board 3 and receives a game ball from a ball payout device described later, and a saucer A launching lever 5 of a hitting ball launching device for launching a game ball in the unit 4 to a game area of the game board 3 is provided. Further, a button switch for gaming machines, a purchase button for game balls, and a purchase cancellation button are provided on the upper surface of the tray 4. In addition, a ball removal button 6 for discharging game balls in the tray 4 to the outside is provided on the front surface of the tray 4. Speakers 8 are provided on both upper sides of the frame 2 as a sound output device that outputs various sounds.

Around the game area of the game board 3, an outer rail R 1 that guides a game ball launched from the hitting ball launcher by operating the launch lever 5 to the upper part of the game area or to the out port 19, And the inner rail R2 is provided.
A center member 7 having an opening at the center is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 3. A symbol display device 9 is disposed inside the center member 7. The symbol display device 9 is constituted by, for example, a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in the normal operation state. In the so-called special game state, an effect image indicating the special game state is displayed. Further, a normal symbol display device 10 that displays a normal symbol, a holding lamp 12 that indicates the number of times the symbol display device 9 is held, and the like are provided in the lower right portion outside the game area of the game board 3.

The center member 7 is provided with a decorative body 30. In this example, the decorative body 30 represents a belt worn by characters (characters) involved in the progress of the game.
Below the center member 7, a variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 9 is provided. On the left side of the center member 7, a gate 14 for operating the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 is provided. Further, below the variable winning device 11, there is provided a large winning opening 15 having an opening / closing door that is opened when a big hit state, which is one of the special gaming states.

The variable winning device 11 includes an upper start pocket 13 for variably displaying the symbol display device 9 and an electric tulip 17 having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces).
In addition, the game board 3 is provided with a normal winning port 18, an out port 19, and the like, and a windmill 16 and a number of game nails project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression.
The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 can variably display one or more symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 14 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
As a normal symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, and other appropriate game symbols are used. Then, when the normal symbol is in a predetermined mode by random number control on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 14, the movable piece made of the electric tulip 17 provided in the variable winning device 11 is opened for a predetermined time. Is configured to do.

  The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 9 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. The special symbol is displayed by random number control or the like on condition that the game ball is detected at the lower start port (not shown) where the game ball is guided by the opening operation of the upper start pocket 13 or the electric tulip 17 of the variable winning device 11 Is scrolled for a predetermined time (variable) with a predetermined fluctuation pattern, such as scrolling, and stops at a symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A jackpot condition occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where a belt as a decorative body is lowered.
As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative body 30 has a horizontal length slightly shorter than the horizontal width of the display screen of the symbol display device 9, and a windmill decoration 31 that is rotationally driven by a motor and gear (not shown) on the front surface. Is rotatably supported. The decorative body 30 on which the motor, gears, windmill decoration, and printed circuit board are mounted is heavy, and this decorative body 30 maintains a horizontal posture by the cooperation of the lifting and lowering units 35 arranged one by one on the left and right sides. It is driven up and down. Each lifting unit 35 is concealed in the left and right side portions 7a and 7b of the center member 7 and has a symmetrical configuration.
In addition, an illumination display 21 using an illumination lamp such as an LED is provided above the display screen 9 a of the symbol display device 9. When the decorative body 30 is in the raised position, the electrical indicator 21 is hidden by the decorative body 30 and is not visible to the player.

Here, the structure of the lifting unit including the decorative body 30 will be described.
3 (a) and 3 (b) are front side perspective views showing a state in which the decorative body is in the raised position and a state in which the decorative body is in the lowered position, respectively. FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) It is a rear view which shows the state in an up position, and the state in a down position, respectively.
The elevating unit 35 meshes with the base member 36 fixedly disposed on the center member 7, the drive motor 37 supported by the base member 36, the drive gear 38 rotated by the drive motor 37, and the drive gear 38. A rotating driven gear 39, a rod-like link member 40 pivotally supported at one end 40a by a support shaft 39a provided at an eccentric position on one surface of the driven gear 39, and one end 41a on the back side of the decorative body And an arm 41 that is pivotally supported at an appropriate position and is pivotally supported by the swing shaft 36a provided on the base member 36 at the other end 41b so as to be swingable in the vertical direction.
The other end portion 40b of the link member 40 is pivotally supported by the pivotal support portion 41c of the arm 41, and the arm 41 is driven to swing by rotating the drive motor 37 forward and backward so that one end portion of the arm 41 is moved. The supported decorative body 30 can be raised and lowered. The decorative body 30 can be lifted and lowered while maintaining a horizontal posture by synchronously driving the lifting and lowering units 35 arranged on the left and right.
The means for synchronizing both the lifting units 35 is a CPU of a lamp control board of a game control device to be described later, and is realized by the CPU of the lamp control board controlling the drive motors constituting each lifting unit in synchronization.

Moreover, in this embodiment, since each raising / lowering unit has a drive motor, the decoration body which is a heavy article can be raised / lowered with sufficient drive force. In particular, the descent is not falling due to its own weight.During the descent, the driving force from the drive motor is applied to the decorative body consistently via the arm. Can be increased.
The shaft support portion 41c that supports the other end portion 40b of the link member 40 is set as close to the other end portion 41b of the arm 41 as possible so that the link member 40 swings as the drive gear 38 rotates. A part of the link member is prevented from projecting into the central opening of the center member 7 and being viewed from the front.
The pin 42 provided at the one end 41 a of the arm 41 is allowed to move in the lateral direction of the decorative body relative to the arm 41 by loosely fitting into a horizontally long slot 32 provided on the back surface of the decorative body 30. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the connecting portion between the arm 41 and the decorative body when the decorative body is moved up and down, and the decorative body is moved up and down smoothly.
Since the drive gear 38 integrated with the output shaft of the drive motor 37 is in the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A, the support shaft 39a of the driven gear 39 that meshes with the drive gear 38 is located above. The link member 40 whose one end is supported by the support shaft 39a is in a state where the arm 41 is pulled up. The arm 41 raises the one end portion 41a around the other end portion 41b pivotally supported by the swing shaft 36a by a force that pulls upward on the shaft support portion 41c.

  At the normal time, the decorative body 30 is stopped at the raised position shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 4 (a). When a drive start signal in the downward direction is output from the CPU of the lamp control board to both drive motors 37, both drive motors 37 are energized, and each drive gear 38, each driven gear 39, each link member 40, A driving force in the downward direction is transmitted to each arm 41, and the decorative body 30 is lowered. When the decorative body 30 is completely lowered, the energization of the drive motors 37 is interrupted and stopped. When a signal instructing driving in the upward direction is output from the CPU of the lamp control board, both drive motors 37 are energized to start reverse rotation, and each drive gear 38, each driven gear 39, each link member 40, A driving force in the upward direction is transmitted to each arm 41, and the decorative body 30 is raised. The switches SW provided in both the lifting and lowering units 35 are actuated when the detected parts provided in the respective arms 41 are detected and output a detection signal to the CPU of the lamp control board. The CPU of the lamp control board is based on this detection signal. Shut off the power to the drive motor.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the decorative body 30 is driven up and down, an image of the same color as each arm 41 is displayed on the back side of each arm 41 connected to the decorative body 30. , The information is displayed on the display screen 9a of the symbol display device 9. Thereby, the arm 41 that supports the decorative body 30 can be made inconspicuous, and the effect of rendering can be prevented from being impaired by the arm 41 that supports the decorative body 30.

  5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display screen when the decorative body is lowered. 5 and 6, when the decorative body 30 is lowered (falls) from the raised position, that is, when the decorative body 30 is moved from the raised position in the direction indicated by the arrow A, An image including a belt-like image 9b of the same color as each arm 41 is displayed on the display screen 9a of the symbol display device 9 at a screen position corresponding to each arm 41 supporting the decorative body 30. That is, in the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, since the decorative body 30 imagines a belt buckle, the arm 41 that supports the decorative body 30 is positioned at the position of the decorative body 30 so that each arm 41 can be seen as a belt. In addition, a belt-like image 9b having the same color as the arm 41 is displayed. In this case, since the belt portion can be felt three-dimensionally from the viewpoint of the player, it is possible to increase the effect by using each arm 41, which has conventionally been negative in terms of effect. .

  The images shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are merely examples, and it goes without saying that any image may be used as long as each arm 41 of the decorative body 30 can be made inconspicuous. In the present embodiment, the case where the decorative body 30 falls is described as an example, but each arm 41 of the decorative body 30 can be made inconspicuous even when the decorative body 30 is moved upward from the lowered position. If the image is displayed, the effect is not impaired by the arm 41 that supports the decorative body 30.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game control device that performs game control of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
The game control device shown in FIG. 7 is provided with a game control board 111 for controlling the progress of the game as a main control board, and an effect control for controlling the effect of the game as a sub control board. A board 120, a lamp control board 141, a prize ball control board 151 for controlling prize balls, and the like are provided.
The game control board 111 includes a CPU 112, a ROM 113, a RAM 114, and input / output interfaces (hereinafter referred to as “I / O”) 115, 116, and performs main control of the pachinko gaming machine. The I / O 115 of the game control board 111 includes an upper start SW 13a provided in the upper start pocket 13 of the variable winning device 11, a lower start SW 13b provided in a lower start port (not shown), and a start gate SW 14a on the game board 3. It is connected. Also, the normal winning openings SW18a and 18b provided at the normal winning opening 18 of the game board 3, the large winning opening SW15a provided at the large winning opening 15, and the large winning opening for opening and closing the open / close door of the large winning opening 15, respectively. A solenoid 15b, a start-up solenoid 17a for opening and closing the electric tulip 17 provided in the variable prize winning device 11, and the like are connected.
On the other hand, the I / O 116 of the game control board 111 is connected to the I / O 125 provided in the effect control unit 121 of the effect control board 120 and the I / O 155 of the prize ball control board 151.

The effect control board 120 includes an effect control unit 121 and an image / sound control unit 131. The effect control unit 121 includes a CPU 122, a ROM 123, a RAM 124, and I / Os 125, 126, and 127, and controls the entire effect. The I / O 126 of the effect control unit 121 is connected to the I / O 135 of the image / sound control unit 131, and the I / O 127 is connected to the I / O 145 of the lamp control board 141.
The image / sound control unit 131 includes a CPU 132, a ROM 133, a RAM 134, and I / Os 135 and 136, and controls images and sounds. The speaker 8, the symbol display device 9, and the normal symbol display device 10 are connected to the I / O 136 of the image / sound controller 131.
The lamp control board 141 includes a CPU 142, ROM 143, RAM 144, I / O 145, and 146, and various lamps connected to the I / O 146, for example, a panel lamp 147 including an illumination display 21, a front frame lamp 148, a side The lamp 149 and the like are controlled. The lamp control board 141 also controls the decorative body 30 provided on the center member 7.
The prize ball control board 151 includes a CPU 152, a ROM 153, a RAM 154, and I / O 155 and 156, and controls the drive of the payout drive motor 157 connected to the I / O 156 based on a control signal from the game control board 111. Do. Further, a fixed position detection SW 158a, a payout ball detection SW 158b, a ball presence detection SW 158c, a full tank detection SW 158d, and the like are connected to the I / O 156.

  In the effect control in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment as described above, the effect control unit 121 of the effect control board 120 performs drive control of the decorative body 30 via the lamp control board 141 and the image / sound control part 131. This can be realized by controlling the display of the symbol display device 9 via the. At this time, image data of an image to be displayed on the symbol display device 9, that is, an image including a belt-like image of the same color as the arm 41 supporting the decorative body 30, is stored in advance in the ROM 133 of the image / sound control unit 131. By reproducing the image data in accordance with the driving timing of the decorative body 30, the belt-like image 9b having the same color as the arm 41 is displayed in accordance with the position of the decorative body 30. Since the descent speed of the decorative body 30 can be obtained in advance, it is possible to create in advance a belt-like image that moves in accordance with the descent of the arm 41 of the decorative body 30. The image data can be stored in advance in the ROM 133 of the image / sound controller 131.

In the present embodiment, the case where the decorative body 30 is arranged above the front surface of the display screen 9a and the decorative body 30 is driven up and down along the front surface of the game board 3 has been described as an example, but this is only an example. Needless to say, the present invention is also applicable when the decorative body 30 is driven in the left-right direction along the front surface of the game board 3.
In the present embodiment, the case where the belt-like image 9b having the same color as that of the arm 41 is displayed in accordance with the raising / lowering operation of the decorative body 30 has been described. However, the belt-like image having the same color as that of the arm 41 only when the decorative body 30 is in the lowered position. 9b may be displayed.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the front view which showed the state which the belt as a decoration body fell. (A) And (b) is a front side perspective view which shows the state in which a decoration body exists in a raise position, and the state which exists in a fall position, respectively. (A) And (b) is a rear view which shows the state in which a decoration body exists in a raise position, and the state which exists in a fall position, respectively. It is the figure which showed an example of the image displayed on a display screen when the decoration body descends. It is the figure which showed an example of the image displayed on a display screen when the decoration body descends. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the game control apparatus which performs the game control of the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Frame, 3 ... Game board, 4 ... Receptacle part, 5 ... Launch lever, 6 ... Ball release button, 7 ... Center member, 8 ... Speaker, 9a ... Display screen, 9b ... Display image, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Normal symbol display device, 11 ... Variable winning device, 12 ... Holding lamp, 13 ... Upper start pocket, 13a ... Upper start SW, 13b ... Lower start SW, 14 ... Gate, 14a ... Start gate SW, 15 ... Grand prize Mouth, 15a ... Grand prize opening SW, 15b ... Grand prize opening solenoid, 16 ... Windmill, 17 ... Electric tulip, 17a ... Start-up solenoid, 18 ... Normal prize opening, 18a ... Normal prize opening SW, 19 ... Out mouth, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Illumination display device, 30 ... Decoration body, 41 ... Arm, 111 ... Game control board, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152 ... CPU, 113, 123, 133, 143, 153 ... ROM, 14, 124, 134, 144, 154 ... RAM, 115, 116, 125, 126, 127, 135, 136, 145, 146, 155, 156 ... I / O, 120 ... production control board, 121 ... production control unit, 131: Image / audio control unit, 141: Lamp control board, 147: Board surface lamp, 148 ... Front frame lamp, 149 ... Side lamp, 151 ... Prize ball control board, 157 ... Dispensing drive motor, 158a ... Fixed position detection SW, 158b ... Discharged ball detection SW, 158c ... Sphere presence detection SW, 158d ... Full tank detection SW

Claims (1)

A liquid crystal display device having a display screen capable of displaying effect images according to the game situation;
A decorative body arranged in the vicinity of the display screen and configured to be movable along the front surface of the display screen;
An arm connected to movably support the decorative body;
Production control means for performing display control of the liquid crystal display device and drive control of the decorative body,
The effect control means, when driving the decorative body, by reproducing the image data in accordance with the driving timing of the decorative body, when the arm supporting the decorative body overlaps the display screen, A pachinko gaming machine that performs control to display an image of the same color as the arm on the back side of the arm on the display screen.

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