JP4833342B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine.

In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a normal symbol display in which the normal symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time in the game area of the game board on condition that the first symbol starter and the first symbol starter detect the game ball The special symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time on condition that the means, the second symbol starting means that is released when the stop symbol after the normal symbol fluctuates is a predetermined winning symbol, and the second symbol starting means detects the game ball Provided with special symbol display means and variable winning means that is released when the stop symbol after the change of the special symbol is a predetermined jackpot symbol, provided that the game ball won in the variable winning means passes through a predetermined specific area In addition, there is one that generates or continues a profit state (so-called jackpot state) advantageous to the player.

  Conventionally, in this type of ball game machine, if a game ball wins a winning means and the winning detection switch detects a gaming ball, the winning detection switch from the winning detection switch does not matter. The winning information is processed as valid, and the ball payout means is operated based on the winning information so that a prescribed number of game balls are paid out for each winning.

  If the variable winning means is activated and the game ball passes a specific area, a profit state (so-called jackpot state) advantageous to the player is generated or continued, and the player has a number of game balls depending on the profit state. Will be paid out.

  However, conventionally, if the winning detection switch detects a winning of a game ball, all winning information from the winning detection switch is processed as valid, and based on the winning information, a ball payout means, a profit state generating means, etc. Therefore, there is a problem that it is impossible to prevent a malicious player from cheating.

  That is, if a thin plate or the like is inserted between the glass door and the game board and the opening / closing plate of the variable winning means is forcibly opened, the gaming ball is illegally obtained by winning the game ball to the variable winning means. It is possible to receive a payout, and it is possible for the profit state by the profit state generating means to be illegally generated or continued when the game ball that has won the variable winning means passes through the specific area.

The present invention, seen paragon such conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-shooting game machine, which can be prevented the fraud of Yu technique's.

In the present invention, the symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time by the ball payout means for paying out the prize ball by the winning process based on the detection information from the winning detection switch of the winning means, and the fluctuation process based on the detection information of the game ball from the symbol starting means. And a profit state generating means for generating a profit state that is advantageous to the player on condition that the stop symbol after the change of the symbol display means becomes a predetermined symbol. And the invalidation means for invalidating the detection information in an illegal gaming state , and the invalidation means can be used even if the illegal gaming state occurs when the profitable state occurs normally. is from the end of the state of occurrence of及beauty before symbol interests state until the symbol display unit varies the predetermined number of times has a function to enable the detection information from the winning detection switch.

  According to the present invention, an illegal act of a player can be prevented in advance.

1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a rear view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a rear sectional view of a game board showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a control system showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the 1st processing system showing a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the 1st processing system showing a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a prize processing system showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the invalidation processing system which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a control system showing a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a control system showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, 1 is a gaming machine main body, 2 is a front frame, and the front frame 2 is pivotally attached to the front side of the gaming machine main body 1 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 4 is detachably mounted on the front frame 2 in correspondence with the window hole 3 from the back side, and a glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are disposed on the front side of the game board 4 so as to be openable and closable. The front plate 6 is equipped with an upper plate 7 for storing a game ball for launch. At the lower part of the front frame 2, a lower pan 8 for storing surplus spheres and a firing handle 10 of the launching means 9 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a guide rail 11 is annularly mounted on the game board 4, and a liquid crystal display means 13, a second symbol starting means 14 and a variable winning means are provided in a game area 12 inside the guide rail 11. 15, a plurality of game parts such as the normal winning means 16-19 and the first symbol starting means 20 are arranged. In addition, display lamps 21 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the upper part of the game area 12 of the game board 4, and both or one of the display lamps 21 notifies the invalidation of winning information or passing information (described later). Is also used.

  Among the plurality of winning means 14-19 such as the second symbol starting means 14, the variable winning means 15, the normal winning means 16-19, etc., a part of the second symbol starting means 14, the normal winning means 16-19, The number of prize balls for one winning game ball is six, and the variable winning means 15 has 15 prize balls. The number of prize balls may be other than 6, 15 or the same.

  The liquid crystal display means 13 also serves as the second symbol display means 22 for displaying the second symbol. The second symbol display means 22 includes one or more, for example, plural (three in the left-right direction) symbol display portions 22a, and each symbol display portion is provided on the condition that a game ball wins the second symbol start means 14. The display symbol 22a is configured to change and stop for a predetermined time by random number control.

  The liquid crystal display means 13 is provided with a normal winning means 16 and a first symbol display means 23. The first symbol display means 23 has one symbol display portion, and the first symbol of the symbol display portion controls the random number on condition that the passing gate type first symbol starter 20 detects the passing of the game ball. Due to this, it is stopped for a predetermined time. The second symbol starting means 14 is an electric tulip or the like having a pair of left and right opening and closing claws 14a that can be freely opened and closed. When the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the first symbol display means 23 hits and the symbol is displayed, the second symbol starting means 14 opens and closes. The claw 14a is opened for a predetermined time.

  The variable winning means 15 constitutes a so-called big winning means, and is arranged around the horizontal axis on the lower side between the open state (first state) advantageous to the player and the disadvantageous closed state (second state). An openable / closable opening / closing plate 15a is provided, and the opening / closing plate 15a opens to the front side when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the second symbol display means 22 is a big hit symbol such as "7, 7, 7". A specific area 24 is provided in the variable winning means 15, and the specific area 24 is configured to continue a specific state by so-called jackpot when a winning ball passes.

  The variable winning means 15 is configured so that the opening / closing plate 15a is closed and a game ball passes through the specific area 24 when a predetermined time elapses after being opened or when a predetermined number (for example, ten) of game balls wins. On the condition, the opening / closing operation is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times).

  The second symbol starting means 14, the variable winning means 15, and the normal winning means 16 to 19 have a structure for guiding the winning game ball to the back side of the game board 4, and other than the variable winning means 15 as shown in FIG. The second symbol starting means 14 and the normal winning means 16-19 guide the game ball to the guide passages 25-27 mounted on the back side of the game board 4.

  Each winning means 14-19, such as the second symbol starting means 14, the variable winning means 15, and the normal winning means 16-19, are provided with winning detection switches 28-33 for individually detecting the winning game balls. . The variable winning means 15 is provided with a passage detection switch 34 for detecting a game ball passing through the specific area 24, and the first symbol starting means 20 is provided with a passage detection switch 35 for detecting a game ball passing therethrough. Yes. Each of the winning detection switches 28 to 33 and the passage detection switches 34 and 35 are constituted by contact type or non-contact type switches and the like, and are configured to electrically detect a winning ball. Each winning detection switch 28 to 33 may be provided in the guide passages 25 to 27 or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a back mechanism plate 36 for holding the game board 4 from the back side is attached to the back side of the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. An opening 37 is formed in the back mechanism plate 36, and a game ball tank 38 and a tank rail 39 are provided on the upper side, a ball paying means 40 is provided on one side in the left-right direction, and a passage unit 44 is provided on the lower side. . The game ball tank 38 stores game balls replenished from an external game ball replenishment system and supplies them to the ball payout means 40 side via the tank rail 39.

  The ball payout means 40 is a motor-driven rotary type. When a ball payout command is issued, the payout motor 41 drives the rotating body 42, and the rotation of the rotating body 42 removes the game balls in the game ball tank 38. It is configured to pay out to the upper plate 7 side as a prize ball.

  The opening 37 is fitted with a back cover 43 attached to the back side of the game board 4 and a winning ball discharge basket 45. The back cover 43 is for covering each game component such as the liquid crystal display means 13 mounted on the game board 4 from the back side, and is detachably fixed to the game board 4. A main control board case 47 that houses the main control board 46 is detachably attached to the back cover 43.

  The winning ball discharge basket 45 collects the winning balls guided from the winning means 14 to 19 to the back side of the game board 4 and discharges them to the winning winning ball collecting system via the winning ball collecting passage 48a. It is detachably fixed to the game board 4 in the state of being close to the lower side of the back cover 43.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the control system. 48 is a main control means for mainly controlling the game operation on the game board 4 side. The first symbol display means 23 and the first processing system 49 for performing processing related thereto, the second symbol display means 22 and this When a game ball is won in each of the second processing system 50 for performing the process related to the winning prizes 14-19, the prize payout means 40 receives the prize balls 40 based on the winning information from the winning detection switches 28-33. From a winning processing system 51 that performs processing related to winning such as sending out a payout command, winning information (detection information) from winning detection switches 28 to 33, and passing detection switches 34 and 35 when the gaming state is not in a normal state And invalidation processing system 52 for invalidating the passage information (detection information).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first processing system 49 includes first lottery means 53, first symbol control means 54, and opening / closing control means 55. The first lottery means 53 is alternatively determined by random lottery to determine whether or not it is a hit on condition that the passage detection switch 35 of the first symbol starting means 20 detects a game ball. .

  The first symbol control means 54 changes the first symbol of the first symbol display means 23 for a predetermined time and the first lottery on condition that the passing detection switch 35 of the first symbol start means 20 detects a game ball. The first symbol of the first symbol display means 23 is controlled so that it stops at the winning symbol when the means 53 is determined to be in the hit state, and stops at the off symbol when it is determined as the disengaged state. The opening / closing control means 55 opens the opening / closing claw 14a of the second symbol starting means 14 for a predetermined time on condition that the stop symbol of the first symbol display means 23 is hit and the symbol is displayed.

  The second processing system 50 includes second lottery means 56, second symbol control means 57, and profit state generating means 58 as shown in FIG. The second lottery means 56 is configured to alternatively determine whether or not it is a big hit by random number processing on the condition that the winning detection switch 28 of the second symbol starting means 14 detects a game ball. . The second symbol control means 57 changes the second symbol of the second symbol display means 22 for a predetermined time on the condition that the winning detection switch 28 of the second symbol start means 14 detects the game ball, and the second lottery The second symbol of the second symbol display means 22 is controlled so that it stops at the winning symbol when the means 56 determines that it is a hit state, and stops at the falling symbol when it is determined that it is off.

  The profit state generating means 58 generates a profit state advantageous to the player on the condition that the stop symbol after the change of the second symbol display means 22 displays a predetermined jackpot symbol such as “3, 3, 3”, etc. The function of opening the opening / closing plate 15a of the variable winning means 15 when the stop symbol becomes a big hit state, and when a predetermined time has passed since the opening of the opening / closing plate 15a, or a predetermined number of the variable winning means 15 A function to close the opening / closing plate 15a when a game ball is won, and a function to continue the opening / closing operation up to a predetermined number of times, provided that the winning game ball passes through the specific area 24 while the opening / closing plate 15a is opened. Have

  As shown in FIG. 8, the winning processing system 51 receives six prize balls when winning the game balls to the second symbol starting means 14 and the normal winning means 16 to 19, and when winning the game balls to the variable winning means 15. It has a function of transmitting a payout command to the ball payout means 40 based on winning information from the winning detection switches 28 to 33 so as to pay out 15 prize balls.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the invalidation processing system 52 includes a gaming state detection means 59 for detecting whether the gaming state is a regular gaming state or an unauthorized gaming state, and when the gaming state detection means 59 detects an unauthorized gaming state. The invalidation means 60 for invalidating the winning information (detection information) from the winning detection switches 28 to 33 and / or the passing information (detection information) from the passage detection switches 34 and 35, and invalidation by the invalidating means 60 Release means 61 for releasing is provided, and notification means 62 for notifying that the invalidation means 60 is operating and / or inactive is connected.

  The gaming state detection means 59 is a function for detecting an illegal gaming state when there is no passing information and only passing information based on the winning information of the second lottery means 56 and passing information of the passing detection switch 34, for example. When the glass door 5 is opened, an illegal gaming state other than the normal gaming state is detected, such as a function for detecting an unauthorized gaming state based on detection information from the opening detection switch. The invalidation means 60 receives winning information from the winning detection switches 28 to 33 through the first processing system 49, the second processing system 50, and the winning processing system 51 when the gaming state detection means 59 detects an illegal gaming state. The passage information from the passage detection switches 34 and 35 is invalidated.

  The canceling means 61 is composed of a key switch 63 mounted on the main control board 46, and when the key switch 63 is operated by inserting a predetermined key from the back side of the main control board case 47, the disabling means 60 disables it. Can be canceled. The notification means 62 is constituted by a speaker (not shown), the display lamp 21 and the like, and notifies that the invalidation means 60 is in operation by sound from the speaker, blinking of the display lamp 21, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the above-mentioned bullet ball game machine will be described. When the launching handle 10 of the launching means 9 is operated while there is a game ball on the upper plate 7, the game balls of the upper plate 7 are supplied one by one to the launching unit in conjunction with the launching operation of the launching means 9, and the game ball Is fired with a striking gutter and fired sequentially along the guide rail 11 toward the game board 4 side.

  The game ball fired on the upper side of the game board 4 falls along the board surface of the game board 4, and when the game ball passes the first symbol starting means 20, the first information is obtained from the passage information from the passage detection switch 35. The symbol control means 54 works to change the first symbol of the first symbol display means 23 for a predetermined time. On the other hand, when the passage detection switch 35 detects a game ball, the first lottery means 53 determines whether or not it is a win by random number lottery processing. The stop symbol displays a predetermined winning symbol, and the opening / closing control means 55 operates to open the pair of opening / closing claws 14a of the second symbol starting means 14.

  When a game ball wins the second symbol starting means 14, the second symbol control means 57 operates by the winning information from the winning detection switch 28, and the second symbol of the second symbol display means 22 fluctuates for a predetermined time. Further, when the winning detection switch 28 detects a game ball, the second lottery means 56 determines whether or not it is a big hit by random number lottery processing. Displays a predetermined jackpot symbol, and the profit state generating means 58 operates to open the opening / closing plate 15a of the variable winning means 15. For this reason, it becomes easy for a game ball falling from the upper side of the game board 4 to win the variable winning means 15 through the opening / closing plate 15a, and a great profit is returned to the player.

  When a game ball wins the variable winning means 15 and other winning means 14 to 19, the winning processing system 51 performs a winning process according to the winning information from the winning detection switches 28 to 33, and transmits a payout command. Accordingly, the ball payout means 40 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls.

  Although the stop symbol after the change of the second symbol display means 22 does not stop at the jackpot symbol, the player may perform an illegal act such as illegally opening the opening / closing plate 15a of the variable winning means 15 by inserting a thin plate or the like. When this is done, game balls can be won in the variable winning means 15. At this time, the winning detection switch 28 detects the game ball won in the variable winning means 15, and the winning information is sent to the gaming state detecting means 59, but there is no jackpot information from the second lottery means 56. The means 59 determines that the gaming state is invalid, and the invalidating means 60 is activated thereby to invalidate the winning information of the winning detection switches 28 to 33 and the passing information of the passing detection switches 34 and 35.

  Therefore, even if the game ball that has won the variable winning means 15 passes through the specific area 24 and the profit state generating means 58 is activated by the passage information of the passage detection switch 34, the profit state after that And the payout of the game ball by the ball payout means 40 is stopped. For this reason, cheating can be prevented as much as possible.

  Moreover, when the invalidating means 60 is activated, not only the winning information of the winning detection switches 28 to 33 is invalidated, but also the speaker, the display lamp 21 and the like of the notifying means 62 notify the fact of fraud. For this reason, fraudulent acts can be easily found, and at the same time, it is possible to prevent or suppress rampant cheating of malicious players.

  When a game ball is caught somewhere in the game area 12, or when any problem occurs in the winning means 14 to 19 of the game board 4, the store clerk at the game store side opens the glass door 5 and removes the game ball, etc. After taking the above procedure, a game ball may be put in the normal winning means 16-19. At this time, the invalidating means 60 works to invalidate the winning information of the winning detection switches 30 to 33 of the normal winning means 16 to 19, so that the winning to the normal winning means 16 to 19 becomes invalid.

  However, in such a case, when the key switch 63 is operated with a predetermined key with the back side of the front frame 2 opened, the invalidation of the invalidating means 60 can be canceled by the canceling means 61. Accordingly, the winning information from the winning detection switches 30 to 33 is sent to the winning processing system 51, and the ball payout means 40 pays out the prize ball by the payout command from the winning processing system 51. Game ball winnings can be processed as valid. Even if the release means 61 is provided, the key switch 63 is operated by a predetermined key, so that unauthorized release can be prevented.

  FIG. 10 exemplifies the second embodiment of the present invention. When a game ball that has won the variable winning means 15 passes through the specific area 24 and the passage detection switch 34 detects the game ball, the profit state generating means The present invention is applied to a ball game machine in which 58 operates to generate a right (profit state) advantageous to the player.

  The gaming state detection means 59 has no jackpot information based on the opening information from the opening detection switch 64 that detects opening of the variable winning means 15 (first state) and the jackpot information from the second lottery means 56. Nevertheless, an illegal gaming state is detected when there is release information from the release detection switch 64. The invalidation means 60 invalidates the passage information of the passage detection switch 34.

  In this case, despite the fact that the big win state by the second symbol display means 22 has not occurred, a malicious player cannot insert the thin plate or the like into the game board 4 side and force the opening / closing plate 15a of the variable winning means 15 Even if the game is opened, the gaming state detection means 59 detects an unauthorized gaming state, and the invalidation means 60 invalidates the passage information from the passage detection switch 34. Therefore, the profit state generating means 58 is not activated by a malicious player's fraud and no profit state is generated.

  FIG. 11 illustrates the third embodiment of the present invention. If the profit state is generated by the profit state generating means 58 and / or until a predetermined time has elapsed from the end of the profit state, the gaming state detecting means 59 is illegal. Even when the gaming state is detected, the winning information of the winning detection switches 28 to 33 and the passing information of the passing detection switches 34 and 35 are made valid.

  The invalidating means 60 displays the jackpot symbol after the fluctuation of the second symbol display means 22 and if the profit state is generated by the profit state generating means 58, the profit state is being generated and / or profited. A function for validating the winning information of the winning detection switches 28 to 33 is provided until a predetermined time elapses from the end of the state. Note that the elapse of the predetermined time may be measured by the measuring means 65 such as a timer, or may be measured by the number of symbol fluctuations of the second symbol display means 22.

  In this case, once the profit state has been properly generated, even if the gaming state detection means 59 may detect an illegal act, the profit state is being generated and / or from the end of the profit state. Until the predetermined time elapses, the profit that the player enjoys can be ensured by the occurrence of the profit state. Therefore, it is possible to avoid troubles related to the occurrence of profit state between the game store side and the player.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the first embodiment exemplifies a case where all the detection information from the winning detection switches 28 to 33 and the passage detection switches 34 and 35 is invalidated by the invalidating means 60. In the second embodiment, invalidation is performed. Although the case where only the passage information from the passage detection switch 34 is invalidated by the means 60 is illustrated, all or part of the detection information to be invalidated may be used.

  Also, even in the case of an illegal gaming state due to cheating, if there is a large difference in the maliciousness of the cheating itself, whether to invalidate all or part of the detection information considering the degree of difference You may decide. For example, it is possible to simply invalidate detection information at a location corresponding to an illegal act. The arrangement of game parts such as winning means of the game board 4, the number of game parts, the individual functions of the game parts, etc. are all examples, and it is possible to combine other arrangements, numbers and functions. .

  The notification means 62 may be notified by characters or the like displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display means 13 in addition to the notification method by the speaker and the display lamp 21. In addition to notifying that the invalidation means 60 is operating, the notification means 62 may notify that it is not operating, or may notify both of them. The variable winning means 15 and the other winning means 14-19 may have a structure including a plurality of winning detection switches 28-33.

  The key switch 63 may be incorporated in the locking means 65a (see FIG. 1) of the glass door 5 so that the key switch 63 works when the key is inserted into the locking means 65a and the glass door 5 is opened. In this case, there is an advantage that the key switch 63 can be operated on the front side of the front frame 2. In addition, for example, when it is in a state other than a predetermined state such as a big hit, control for not enabling the winning information of the winning detection switch related thereto may be performed, and the winning information may be made valid in a predetermined state such as a big hit.

  In the present invention, when a game ball wins a winning means 14-19, a payout command is sent from the winning processing system 51 to the ball paying means 40 based on winning information from the winning detection switches 28-33. This is particularly effective in the case of a ball game machine in which a prize ball is paid out, because it is possible to prevent the game ball from being paid out due to fraud. In addition, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines and can be similarly implemented in ball game machines such as arrange ball machines and sparrow balls.

4 Game board
12 Game area
14 Design starting means (game parts)
15 Variable winning means (game parts)
16-19 Regular winning means (game parts)
20 Design starting means (game parts)
22 Design starting means
28-33 Winning detection switch
34,35 Pass detection switch
58 Means for generating profit status
60 Invalidation means
61 Release means
62 Notification means

Claims (1)

A symbol payout means for paying out a prize ball by a winning process based on detection information from a winning detection switch of a winning means, and a symbol that the symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time by a variation process based on detection information of a game ball from a symbol starting means display means, in a ball-shooting game machine stop symbols after change and a profit state generating means for generating a favorable benefit state to the player on condition that a predetermined symbol of the figure pattern displaying means, illegal An invalidating means for invalidating the detection information in a gaming state , the invalidating means being in the generation of the profit state even if the illegal gaming state occurs when the profit state is properly generated from及beauty end of the previous SL interests state until the symbol display unit varies the predetermined number of times a ball-shooting game machine characterized by having a function to enable the detection information from the winning detection switch.

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