JP4721177B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine that has improved gaming characteristics by holding a game ball that has been launched once and then releasing it.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is configured to flow down the board and enter various winning holes, or to flow into the out port at the bottom of the game board without entering the ball (so-called fever machine: hereinafter referred to as “type 1 special electric equipment” Is known) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when winning a starting chucker (starting winning opening), a big hit lottery is performed based on this. At the same time, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of an image display device made up of liquid crystal or the like provided in the central portion of the game board. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  On the other hand, a special winning opening, a starting opening, and a variable winning device are provided in the game area, and when a predetermined condition is established based on the winning of a game ball to the specific winning opening, a special game right is generated and the right A pachinko machine (so-called rights mono: hereinafter referred to as “type 3 special electric player”) that makes the variable prize-winning device open in an open state that is beneficial to the player when winning at the starting port during the occurrence, so that a special game with a high winning rate is performed. There is also a "thing".

  In the above-mentioned type 3 special electric equipment, if the winning rate at the start opening is low, even if special game rights are generated, it is difficult to shift to special games. Even if a game is performed, there is a possibility that the number of acquired balls may be reduced before the transition to the special game. On the other hand, if the winning rate at the starting port becomes high, the special game will be won again before the special game is played so many times, and the special game will be fully executed even though the right is generated. There was also a risk that his rights would disappear before he was entertained. However, since the winning rate is determined by the adjustment of the starting nail, etc., it is necessary to adjust the nail according to the situation, but this nail adjustment requires skill, and accurate adjustment is difficult. It was.

  Therefore, a holding device for holding the game ball that has entered the introduction port from the game area and releasing the reservation ball from the ball release port to the game area through the opening / closing means is disposed immediately above the start port, and the holding device is held. There has been devised a pachinko machine configured such that when a ball is released from the ball release port to the game area through the opening / closing means, the start port immediately below can be won with high probability (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-236210 A JP 05-003945 A

  By the way, according to the pachinko machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, it is possible to win the holding ball held in the holding device with good timing through the opening / closing means with respect to the starting port when the right of the special game is generated. Therefore, there is an increased possibility that the special game will be repeated efficiently without increasing the number of winning balls to the starting port. However, due to the nature of the game of the pachinko machine, the game balls held in the holding device are continuously displayed. It was not possible to win a prize, and only the game balls were dropped one by one at the moment when the electric tulip at the start opening was released.

  For this reason, although the game balls held in the holding device can surely win the start opening one by one, it cannot be denied that there is a lack of force at the time of release after holding, and therefore the force at the time of release is increased. Therefore, a structure that can realize a more varied production is eagerly desired.

  Therefore, the present invention is provided with a configuration in which a holding device is released so that a game ball once held is ejected to the surroundings, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that solves the above-described problems.

According to the first aspect of the present invention (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 4), a part of the game ball (Ba) launched into the game area (7a) of the game board (7) is reserved and the reserved game ball ( A gaming machine (1) comprising a holding device (27, 28) for releasing Ba) to the gaming area (7a) at a predetermined opportunity,
The holding device (27, 28) is supported by the game board ( 7) by a rotating shaft (46) in a direction orthogonal to the game area (7a) and can hold a plurality of game balls (Ba). A body (49), and a release regulating part (R) surrounding the retaining rotator (49) so as to regulate the release of the game ball from the retaining rotator (49),
The holding rotating body (49) includes a plurality of game ball housing chambers (49a) that are radially divided around the rotating shaft (46) and opened outward, and the release restricting portion ( R) is
A fixed regulating wall (50) fixed to the game board (7) in a state of facing the holding rotating body (49) in an arc shape so as to cover a lower half of the holding rotating body (49), and the holding A plurality of movable members supported so as to be able to advance and retreat in the thickness direction of the game board (7) in a state of being arranged in an arc so as to cover the upper half of the rotating body (49) so as to face the reserved rotating body (49). A plurality of movable restriction walls (51-53) that protrude from the game board (7) during rotation of the holding rotating body (49). , By retreating and projecting and returning one by one along the order of rotation of the holding rotating body (49), the restriction on the holding rotating body (49) is released in order, and the plurality of game ball storage chambers ( 49a) release the game balls (Ba) in the game area (7a) in order by centrifugal force. And comprising,
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by this.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) further includes a unit accessory (12) at a substantially central portion of the game area (7a), and the holding device (49) includes the game Arranged on one side and the other side of the unit accessory (12) in the region (7a),
Above the unit accessory (12), it is provided with a ball entry portion (10) into which a game ball (Ba) can be introduced into the two holding devices (49).
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1 , wherein the gaming machine is (1).

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the holding device includes a holding rotator that can hold a plurality of game balls, and a release restricting portion that restricts the release of the game balls from the holding rotator. A fixed restriction wall fixed to the game board with a plurality of radial game ball storage chambers and a discharge restricting portion facing the holding rotator in an arc shape so as to cover the lower half of the holding rotator And a plurality of movable restricting walls supported so as to be able to advance and retreat in the thickness direction of the game board in a state of being arranged in an arc shape facing the reserved rotating body so as to cover the upper half of the reserved rotating body, During the rotation of the reserved rotating body, the plurality of movable restricting walls protruding from the game board are moved back and forth one by one along the order of the rotating direction of the reserved rotating body, thereby restricting the reserved rotating body. Release the game balls in the plurality of game ball storage chambers in the game area Will release sequentially with centrifugal force, by sequentially release the restriction of the release regulating portion for holding the rotating body that rotates while receiving the once punched a game ball to the game region on the game ball storage chamber, the game ball from the open portion The game ball in the storage chamber can be released by a centrifugal force generated by the rotating holding rotating body. The number of game balls and the direction in which they are released can be changed according to how the release restricting part is released from the holding rotating body. Therefore, the force at the time of release is increased and the change is more varied. It can be achieved. In addition, a simple structure in which the restricting wall is advanced and retracted during the rotation of the reserved rotating body allows the game ball accommodated in the reserved rotating body to be released to the game area at a predetermined timing.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the holding device is disposed on one side and the other side of the unit character in the game area, and the ball entering part that can introduce the game ball into the holding device is provided above the unit character. Since it is provided, the player can easily enter the ball-introducing unit above the unit accessory and smoothly introduce the game ball into the holding device by simply hitting the game ball toward the game area.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board separated from the pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is a control system of the pachinko machine. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pachinko machine. In addition, many obstacle nails, a plurality of windmills, and the like are planted in a game area of a game board, which will be described later, but these are not shown for convenience in FIGS. 2, the guide rail 62 shown in FIG. 1 is not shown for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 1 plays a game while launching a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) toward the game area 7a of the game board 7 by the operation of a launching device (not shown) by operating the launch handle 9, and so-called probability. It is configured to pay out a number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker (big prize opening) 17 in a state where a big hit such as fluctuation has occurred. The above per probability change (also referred to as “probability change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability change mode when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery. This means a special state that can give added value, whereas there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not result in the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening, and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 through hinges 26a and 26b so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 5 having transparent glass (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the front door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 is arranged on the back side of the transparent glass. An effect lighting device 23 is arranged on the front door 3 on the left and right of the game board 7, and a sound emitting device 8 having a speaker (not shown) is arranged on the lower left part of the game board 7 on the front door 3. Has been. A locking device 4 for locking or releasing the front door 3 to the housing 2 side is disposed on the right side of the glass frame 5. Note that the gaming machine main body is composed of the housing 2, the front door 3, and the like.

  An upper plate 13 is provided below the game board 7 in the front door 3, and a ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left portion of the upper plate 13. A ball lending button 14 a and a prepaid card return button 14 b are provided on the upper right wall surface of the upper plate 13.

  In addition, a lower tray 15 is disposed below the upper tray 13 in the front door 3, and a ball launcher (not shown) is operated on the left portion of the lower tray 15 to direct the game ball toward the game area 7a. A firing handle 9 is provided for launching. Furthermore, a ball discharge port 19 through which a game ball overflowed from the upper plate 13 is discharged is formed in the ball accommodating portion 15 a of the lower plate 15, and an ashtray 24 is disposed on the left side of the lower plate 15. .

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 62 indicates a guide rail that guides a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 9 to the game area 7 a of the game board 7, and reference numeral 22 indicates an out port. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) for guiding the game ball that has fallen into the out port 22 without winning in the game area 3a during the game and leads to the back side of the pachinko machine. ing.

  In the game area 7a of the game board 7, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a center accessory (unit accessory) 12 is disposed at a substantially central portion. On one side and the other side, holding devices 27 and 28, which are the features of the present invention, are respectively arranged. Furthermore, on the lower left and right sides of the center accessory 12 are arranged winning holes 29 and 30 for performing general winnings that do not contribute to the jackpot lottery. Below the center accessory 12, the start chuck 16 and the attacker 17 are sequentially arranged. Note that an image display device 47 is disposed at the center of the center accessory 12 so as to be exposed from the opening.

  The starter chucker 16 is an accessory that is awarded a prize that can trigger a jackpot lottery execution by the first lottery means 33 to be described later. The attacker 17 is released when a jackpot occurs and is launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7. It is an accessory for winning a game ball Ba that rolls and falls. The attacker 17 is configured to close at the time of completing ten balls in one opening and to repeat the opening / closing operation 15 times during a big hit. The number of balls entered and the number of opening / closing operations are not limited to 10 or 15 and can be appropriately set as necessary.

  Here, the holding devices 27 and 28 will be described in detail. That is, each of the holding devices 27 and 28 temporarily holds a maximum of eight of the game balls Ba launched into the game area 7a along the guide rail 62, and these game balls Ba are held in the game area 7a at a predetermined opportunity. It has a structure for discharging so as to be ejected.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the holding devices 27 and 28 are supported on the game board 7a by a rotating shaft 46 erected in a direction orthogonal to the game area 7a and can hold up to eight game balls Ba. It has a body 49 and a release restricting portion R that surrounds the holding rotator 49 so as to restrict the release of the game ball Ba from the holding rotator 49. The rotating shafts 46 of the holding devices 27 and 28 located on the left and right of the game area 7a are transmitted with driving force from a left holding rotary body rotating motor 55 and a right holding rotary body rotating motor 56 (see FIG. 3) described later. 2 to rotate the holding rotary body 49 of the holding device 27 in the direction of arrow A (clockwise direction) in FIG. 2, and the holding rotary body 49 of the holding device 28 in the direction of arrow B (counterclockwise direction) in FIG. Each is configured to rotate.

  Moreover, both the holding | maintenance rotation bodies 49 are divided | segmented radially centering on the rotating shaft 46, and each has eight game ball storage chambers 49a open | released outward. Each game ball storage chamber 49a is partitioned from each other by a partition wall 49b. The number of the game ball storage chambers 49a is not limited to eight, but can be changed as appropriate according to the design as less than eight or more than eight. The number of game balls that can be held at 27 and 28 can be changed as appropriate.

  The holding rotator 49 is made of a transparent member that allows the game ball Ba held inside the game ball housing chamber 49a to be visible, and examples of the transparent member include a glass material, an acrylic resin, and a polycarbonate resin. . It should be noted that the transparent state of the transparent member is not a concept that means that the game ball Ba in the holding rotator 49 can be seen in a completely transparent state, but a so-called semi-transparent level that allows the presence of the game ball Ba to be understood. It is a concept including the state of.

  In each of the holding devices 27 and 28, the release restricting portion R is configured to release at least a part of the restriction on the holding rotating body 49 when the holding rotating body 49 rotates. That is, in the holding devices 27 and 28, the release restricting portion R includes one restricting wall 50 fixed to the game board 7 and three restricting walls 51 to 53 supported so as to be able to advance and retreat in the thickness direction of the game board 7, respectively. It is composed of

  The restriction wall 50 is formed in an arc shape facing the game board 7 with a slight gap so as not to release the game ball Ba outward on the lower side of the holding rotating body 49. The lower half of the holding rotating body 49 is covered in a fixed manner. Further, the regulation walls 51 to 53 are each formed in an arc shape facing in order with a slight gap so as not to release the game ball Ba outwardly on the upper side of the holding rotating body 49. The upper half of the holding rotating body 49 is covered in a form that is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the game board 7. Each of the regulating walls 51, 52, and 53 is circumferentially arranged so that at least one gaming ball can pass through when the regulation wall 51 is retracted from the gaming board 7 and the regulation to the holding rotating body 49 is released. The width of is set. These regulating walls 51 to 53 are sequentially arranged in the clockwise direction on the holding device 27 side, and are arranged in the counterclockwise order on the holding device 28 side. Each of the restriction walls 50, 51, 52, 53 is configured to have a slightly larger radius of curvature than the reserved rotating body 49.

  Three similar front and back through-holes 54 that are slightly larger than the regulating walls 51, 52, 53 are formed at positions corresponding to the regulating walls 51-53 of the holding devices 27, 28 in the game board 7, respectively. Regulating walls 51 to 53 are supported in the front and back through-holes 54 so as to be inserted and retracted in the thickness direction of the game board 7 (front side-back direction in FIG. 2). These regulating walls 51 to 53 are advanced (protruded) forward of the game board 7 by the operation of the regulating wall advancement / retraction first to third solenoids 57 to 59 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, while the holding rotator 49 is rotating. ), The function is such that the game ball Ba in the game ball storage chamber 49a is released to the game area 7a by centrifugal force.

  In addition, a entrance (entrance part) 10 is disposed slightly above the center accessory 12 in the game area 7a so as to introduce the game ball Ba into the two holding devices 49. A pair of obstacle nails 11, 11 on the left and right sides for appropriately restricting the entrance into the entrance 10 are implanted slightly above the entrance 10.

  The entrance 10 is open at the bottom and side, and the game ball guide paths 6 and 6 that communicate with the entrance 10 through the open portion and guide the game ball Ba to the holding devices 27 and 28 are provided. It is provided so as to recede from the surface of the game board 7. The lower end portions of the game ball guide paths 6 and 6 are configured as game ball introduction ports 6 a and 6 a that open to the inside of the regulation walls 50 of the holding devices 27 and 28 in the game board 7.

  The game ball guide path 6 from the entrance 10 to the holding device 27 is formed to be inclined so as to descend from the entrance 10 toward the holding device 27, and goes from the entrance 10 to the holding device 28. The game ball guide path 6 is formed to be inclined so as to descend from the entrance 10 toward the holding device 28. Accordingly, the game ball Ba that has entered the entrance 10 is directed to the holding device 27 due to a contact state with the obstacle nails 11, 11 or a slight difference in angle when entering the entrance 10. The game ball guide path 6 side and the game ball guide path 6 side to the holding device 28 are distributed and introduced in a timely manner.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the present control system includes a main board 41 and a sub board 42 connected to the main board 41. The main board 41 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. A storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) (not shown) that executes these programs are provided.

  The main board 41 includes a winning determination unit 31, a winning signal output unit 32, a first lottery unit 33, a second lottery unit 34, a game control unit 35, a holding unit 36, an operation control unit 37, an operation determination unit 38, and an operation determination unit. 39, and hold control means 61. Further, the main board 41 includes a start chucker opening / closing solenoid 45, an attacker opening / closing solenoid 40, a left-holding rotating body rotating motor 55, a right-holding rotating body rotating motor 56, a regulating wall advance / retreat first solenoid 57, a regulating wall advance / retreat second solenoid 58, And the restriction wall advance / retreat third solenoid 59 is connected.

  In the winning determination means 31, a game ball launched into the game area 7a by a launching device (not shown) operated by operating the launching handle 9 wins any of the starting chucker 16, the winning openings 29 and 30, and the attacker 17. When it is determined that there has been a prize.

  The winning signal output means 32 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the corresponding starting chucker 16, winning openings 29 and 30, and the attacker 17, when winning determination is determined by the winning determination means 31.

  When the winning signal is input from the winning signal output means 32, the first lottery means 33 is an advantageous addition that is advantageous to the player until the next jackpot is won with the winning with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, four) Obtain a winning random number from a lottery memory (not shown) so that one of the probability fluctuations that can give value is won and the normal hit that does not become the special state. Run a lottery.

  The second lottery means 34 is a lottery based on a random number of effects stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of winning a big hit lottery in the first lottery means 33. The variation pattern that the symbols such as “111”, “333”, and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and the variation pattern command to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. The second lottery means 34 is also a lottery based on the production random number value in the case of the big hit lottery in the first lottery means 33, and “222”, “444” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “888” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output. The second lottery means 34 is also a lottery based on the production random number value when the big lottery lottery in the first lottery means 33 is missed, and “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. The variation pattern that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot active line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output.

  The game control means 35 displays a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the image display device 47 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result in the second lottery means 34 together with the control command. 44.

  The holding unit 36 inputs the variation pattern command output from the second lottery unit 34 and sequentially stores it as a holding ball that becomes the result of the lottery performed each time the start chucker 16 is won. The storage state is lit and displayed as, for example, a maximum of four reserved balls on a reserved ball display unit (not shown) provided in the image display device 47. For example, the holding means 36 always determines whether or not the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5. While the number H of four held balls is displayed, the big hit regardless of the winning to the starting chucker 16 There will be no lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, but may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less, or five or more.

  Then, the holding unit 36 sequentially transmits the fluctuation pattern commands held (stored) to the display control unit 44, and does not transmit the next fluctuation pattern command until the effect display based on the transmitted fluctuation pattern commands is completed. To set (turn on) a symbol variation prohibition flag to set the symbol variation prohibition flag to be set, and set a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag. In response, the number of reserved balls is decremented by one. In addition, the holding means 36 indicates the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 16 performed by the first lottery means 33 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control unit 37 sends a drive signal to the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 45 based on a signal indicating the start of operation of the operation determination unit 39 to operate the solenoid 45 to open or close the start chucker 16. Further, the operation control means 37 sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 to actuate the solenoid 41, and when the jackpot is generated by the lottery in the first lottery means 33, the attacker 17 is opened and the predetermined number of winnings is finished (or Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round) every time a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination unit 38 determines whether or not a condition for operating the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 45 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 is satisfied. That is, in the starter chucker opening / closing solenoid 45, the time when the opening / closing of the starter chucker 16 is “satisfied” is when the main board 41 is won by a lottery performed separately from the big lottery of the first lottery means 33. . In the attacker open / close solenoid 40, when the “conditions” for opening the attacker 17 are met, three big symbols from the state of so-called reach (including so-called super reach and normal reach) are aligned on the big hit effective line and the big hit is made. This is a case where the occurrence occurs, and the time when the “condition is satisfied” of the blockage of the attacker 17 is when all winnings at the time of occurrence of the jackpot are completed.

  In response to the determination signal from the operation determination unit 38, the operation determination unit 39 determines the start of operation of the starter chuck opening / closing solenoid 45 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 40, respectively.

  The holding control means 61 rotates the left holding rotating body rotation motor 55 and the right holding rotating body rotation motor 56 in a predetermined direction from the time when the main power supply of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on, and the holding rotation body of the holding device 27 49 is controlled to continuously rotate in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2 and the retaining rotating body 49 of the retaining device 28 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. The holding control means 61 further moves the holding walls 49, 52, 53 backward at a random timing one by one or all at once in a rotating state of the holding rotating bodies 49 of the holding devices 27, 28. The game ball Ba is controlled to be released in one direction or in a plurality of directions, and after the release control, one of the regulation walls 51 to 53 that has passed a predetermined time from the backward movement is returned to the protruding position. To control.

  Further, the start chucker opening / closing solenoid 45 opens and closes the starter chucker 16 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 37.

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 opens and closes the attacker 17 by moving a plunger (not shown) forward and backward in response to the drive signal transmitted from the operation control means 37.

  The left holding rotating body rotation motor 55 is driven to rotate in response to the control of the holding control means 61, and continuously rotates the holding rotating body 49 of the holding device 27 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

  The right holding rotating body rotation motor 56 is driven to rotate in response to the control of the holding control means 61, and continuously rotates the holding rotating body 49 of the holding device 28 in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

  The restriction wall advance / retreat first solenoid 57 is a plunger (not shown) under the control of the hold control means 61 so as to move the restriction wall 51 forward and backward from the game board 7 in the rotating state of the holding rotating bodies 49 of the holding devices 27 and 28. Move forward and backward.

  The restriction wall advance / retreat second solenoid 58 is a plunger (not shown) under the control of the hold control means 61 so as to move the restriction wall 52 forward and backward from the game board 7 in the rotating state of the holding rotating bodies 49 of the holding devices 27 and 28. Move forward and backward.

  The restriction wall advance / retreat third solenoid 59 is a plunger (not shown) under the control of the hold control means 61 so as to move the restriction wall 53 forward and backward from the game board 7 in the rotating state of each holding rotating body 49 of the holding devices 27, 28. Move forward and backward.

  On the other hand, the sub-board 42 has an effect control means 43 and a display control means 44, and the sound emitting device 8, the effect lighting device 23 and the image display device 47 are connected to the sub-board 42.

  The effect control means 43 drives the sound emitting device 8 and the effect lighting device 23 in a timely manner according to the signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 41, and performs an effect display appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  The display control means 44 drives the image display device 47 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal related to the contents of the effect transmitted from the game control means 35, and effects display so as to appeal the player's vision to the result of the big hit lottery.

  As described above, the sound emitting device 8, the effect lighting device 23, and the image display device 47 perform a normal effect or a special effect at the time of a big hit by generating sound, light, etc. in response to each control.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when the main power supply is turned on with the start of operation of the game hall equipped with the pachinko machine 1, the hold control means 61 controls the left hold rotary body rotation motor 55 and the right hold rotary body rotation motor 56 in a predetermined direction. Then, the rotating device 49 of the holding device 27 is continuously rotated in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, and the rotating device 49 of the holding device 28 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

  In this state, when a player who is seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the firing handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball is predetermined by the operation of the launching device (not shown). Are fired continuously toward the game area 7a at time intervals of. Then, a large number of game balls that are launched into the game area 7a of the game board 7 and roll and fall are awarded to the starting chucker 16 and the winning holes 29 and 30 in a timely manner, or roll and fall without contributing to these. The game area 7a is discharged from the bottom out port 22 to the back side of the game board 7.

  When a winning is made in either the start chucker 16 or the winning openings 29, 30, the winning determining means 31 determines the winning, and the winning signal output means 32 outputs a winning signal (step S2). At this time, the holding means 36 always determines whether or not the holding ball H is 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, the holding variation pattern command is The information is sequentially transmitted to the display control means 44 via the game control means 35, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern command. Further, the holding means 36 holds the result of the big hit lottery according to the winning to the starting chucker 16 performed by the first lottery means 33 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. Remember as a sphere and increment the number of balls held by 1

  Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S3), when the first lottery means 33 turns on the winning flag, the second lottery means 34 performs the lottery in the lottery based on the effect random number stored in the effect memory. That is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation is determined.

  Thereby, in step S4, the winning symbol to be displayed on the image display device 47 is set, and the second lottery means 34 outputs the variation pattern command to that effect and the effect display based on the variation pattern command is ended. Until the next variation pattern command is not sent, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the variation pattern command is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the image display device 47 is set, and the second lottery means 34 outputs a variation pattern command to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, The number of held balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern command.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 35 transmits a signal relating to the contents of effects to be displayed on the image display device 47 to the display control means 44 of the sub-board 42 together with the control command, the display control means 44 The display device 47 is driven in a timely manner, and the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5).

  Then, when the lottery result in the first lottery means 33 appears on the screen of the image display device 47, the operation control means 37 opens and closes the attacker at a predetermined timing based on the signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 39. A drive signal is sent to the solenoid 40 to activate the solenoid 40 to release the attacker 17 and repeat the operation of closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) a predetermined number of times (a predetermined round). . Thereby, a large amount of game balls corresponding to the game balls won in the attacker 17 are paid out to the upper plate 13 from the ball supply port 18 (step S6).

  During a series of games described above, when a part of the game ball Ba launched into the game area 7a passes through the obstacle nails 11 and 11 and enters the entrance 10, the game balls Ba are two game ball guide paths. 6 is introduced into any one of 6 and released from the game ball inlet 6a. At that time, in the rotating holding rotating body 49, even if the game ball housing chamber 49a containing the game ball Ba is positioned opposite to the game ball introduction port 6a, the game ball Ba is not received from the game ball introduction port 6a. Proceed in the direction of rotation. On the other hand, when the game ball storage chamber 49a that does not store the game ball Ba is positioned opposite the game ball introduction port 6a, the game ball Ba is received from the game ball introduction port 6a and stored in the rotational direction. It will be. By repeating this operation, the game balls Ba introduced from the entrance 10 are respectively stored in the plurality of game ball storage chambers 49a of the respective holding rotating bodies 49.

  For example, when each holding rotating body 49 rotates in a state where the game balls Ba are stored in the plurality of game ball storage chambers 49 a, the control walls 61 control the control walls 51, 52, 53 at random timings. In this order, the game balls Ba in any one of the game ball storage chambers 49a are released to the game area 7a by centrifugal force from the portion where the restriction is released by the retraction of the restriction walls 51 in the holding devices 27 and 28. The Then, when the next restriction wall 52 moves backward after the restriction wall 51 protrudes and returns, any one of the game ball storage chambers 49a is released from the part released by the restriction of the restriction walls 52 in the holding devices 27 and 28. The game ball Ba inside is released to the game area 7a by centrifugal force. Further, when the next restriction wall 53 moves backward after the restriction wall 52 protrudes and returns, the portion released from the restriction by the retraction of each restriction wall 53 in the holding devices 27 and 28 enters one of the game ball housing chambers 49a. The game ball Ba is released to the game area 7a by centrifugal force.

  By repeatedly performing these operations, in the game area 7a, the game ball Ba held in each holding rotator 49 is released and replenished in a timely manner, and the player is once launched. It is possible to advance the game while visually recognizing the scene that the game ball Ba is emitted from the holding devices 27 and 28 so as to be ejected around the center accessory 12 in the game area 7a.

  In the present embodiment described above, the holding devices 27 and 28 include the holding rotator 49 that can hold a plurality of game balls Ba, and the release restricting portion R that restricts the release of the game balls Ba from the holding rotator 49. And the holding rotator 49 includes a plurality of radial game ball storage chambers 49a, and the release restricting portion R is configured to at least partially release the restriction on the holding rotator 49 when the holding rotator 49 rotates. Is done. Accordingly, by partially releasing the restriction of the release restricting portion R with respect to the holding rotating body 49 that rotates while the game ball Ba once launched into the game area 7a is accommodated in the game ball accommodating chamber 49a, the game can be started from the open portion. The game ball Ba in the ball housing chamber 49a can be released by a centrifugal force generated by the rotating holding rotating body 49. The number of game balls Ba and the direction in which they are released can be changed in accordance with how the release restricting portion R is released from the holding rotating body 49. Therefore, the force at the time of release is increased, and more A variety of productions can be realized.

  In addition, the release regulating unit R releases the restriction to the reserved rotating body 49 by retreating the regulating walls 51 to 53 in the state of having advanced from the game board 7 while the holding rotating body 49 is rotating, so that the restriction to the reserved rotating body 49 is released. Since the game ball Ba in the ball storage chamber 49a is configured to be released to the game area 7a, the holding rotator 49 has a simple structure in which the restricting walls 51 to 53 are moved forward and backward during the rotation of the holding rotator 49. The game ball Ba accommodated in can be released to the game area 7a at a predetermined timing.

  Furthermore, the holding devices 27 and 28 are arranged on the left and right of the center combination 12 in the game area 7 a, and the entrance 10 through which the game ball Ba can be introduced into the holding devices 27 and 28 is provided above the center combination 12. Therefore, the player can easily enter the entrance 10 above the center accessory 12 by simply launching the game ball Ba toward the game area 7a, and smoothly put the game ball Ba on the holding devices 27 and 28. Can be introduced.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which isolate | separated the game board independently from this pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this pachinko machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the action | operation by this pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

1: Pachinko machine (game machine)
7: Game board 7a: Game area 10: Entrance (entrance part)
12: Center character (unit character)
27, 28: Reserving device 46: Rotating shaft 49: Retaining rotating body 49a: Game ball housing chamber 50, 51, 52, 53: Restriction wall Ba: Game ball R: Release restricting portion

Claims (2)

A gaming machine comprising a holding device for holding a part of a game ball launched into a game area of a game board and releasing the held game ball to the game area at a predetermined opportunity,
The holding device is supported by the game board by a rotation axis in a direction orthogonal to the game area and holds a plurality of game balls, and controls the release of the game balls from the hold rotation body. A release restricting portion surrounding the holding rotating body,
The reserved rotating body includes a plurality of game ball housing chambers that are radially divided around the rotation axis and opened outward, and the release restricting portion includes:
A fixed regulating wall fixed to the game board in an arcuate state facing the reserved rotating body so as to cover the lower half of the reserved rotating body, and the reserved rotation so as to cover the upper half of the reserved rotating body A plurality of movable restricting walls supported so as to be able to advance and retreat in the thickness direction of the game board in a state of being arranged in an arc shape facing the body, and from the game board during the rotation of the reserved rotating body The plurality of movable restriction walls in a protruding state are released one by one along the arrangement order of the rotation direction of the reserved rotating body and returned and protruded to release the restriction on the reserved rotating body in order, The game balls in the game ball storage chamber are sequentially released into the game area by centrifugal force.
A gaming machine characterized by that. A unit combination is further provided in a substantially central part of the game area, and the holding device is disposed on one side and the other side of the unit combination in the game area,
Above the unit accessory, it is provided with a ball entry part that can introduce a game ball into the two holding devices.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 .

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