JP5544140B2 - Pachinko launcher and game machine equipped with the pachinko launcher - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko launching device and a gaming machine including the pachinko launching device, and more particularly to a pachinko launching device that launches a game ball with a hammer that rotates by rotating a rotor by a magnetic field generated by a solenoid, and the pachinko launching device. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided.

  Conventionally, in a ball launching device for a pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko launching device”), as shown in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, a hammer that launches a game ball is controlled to restrict the movement of the hammer when it is launched. The hammer is movable only within a predetermined range by a stopper for time and a stopper for stopping at a fixed position for restricting the movement when the hammer returns to a fixed position after being hammered out.

JP-A-8-98919 JP-A-8-15550910

  In recent years, decoration members for gaming machines and liquid crystal display devices tend to increase in size, and various decoration members and the like are often attached around the pachinko launching device. From such a tendency, recently, it is desired to make the space for placing the pachinko launching device as small as possible. That is, it is desired to reduce the size of the pachinko launching device. The downsizing of the pachinko launching device is desired in this way because it is possible to increase the number of decorative members and the like in the vacant space by making the space as small as possible.

  However, in the pachinko launching apparatus having the configuration shown in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, a space for providing two stoppers, a stopper for launching and a stopper for stopping at a fixed position, is necessary. There is a problem that it is difficult to reduce the size of the device itself.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko launching device having a configuration capable of reducing the size of the device itself and a gaming machine including the pachinko launching device.

  In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko launching apparatus and a gaming machine including the pachinko launching apparatus according to the present invention are configured as follows.

A first invention is a pachinko launcher, wherein three arm-shaped portions are formed, the three arm-shaped portions are within an angle range of about 180 °, and each of the arm-shaped portions is made of a magnetic material. A rotor having a magnetic pole surface provided in the center , and a three-pole stator comprising yokes each having a magnetic pole surface connected to the upper and lower sides of the core by an arm portion; a coil wound around the core; , And a hammer fixed or coupled to the rotation shaft of the rotor. The hammer has a long piece portion provided with a hitting portion for hitting a game ball, and the hitting portion is different from the hitting portion. A short piece portion provided with a tip portion is formed in a substantially L shape with both ends thereof, and is fixed or connected to a rotating shaft of the rotor at a substantially L-shaped intermediate corner portion of the hammer, Between the core and the yoke The rotor is installed so that the horizontal direction is substantially horizontal, and each of the rotor has a protruding portion that protrudes in the rotation direction of the rotor when a voltage is applied to the coil to excite it at the tip of the arm-shaped portion. When the coil is energized by applying a voltage, the end surfaces of the three arm-shaped portions are respectively formed on the magnetic pole surface of the core and the magnetic pole surfaces of the yoke above and below the core. When the rotor rotates so as to face each other, the hammer rotates along with the rotation so that the hitting portion hits a game ball, and when the voltage applied to the coil is turned off and demagnetized, the hammer by its own weight and collapse of weight balance with three arm portion of the rotor to return to the hammer and the rotor waiting position, the short piece of substantially L-shaped and the other of the length of the hammer On the side surrounded by the one portion, the hammer that moves with the intermediate corner portion as a fulcrum in contact with the rotation of the rotor comes into contact with the long piece portion when hitting a game ball, while the hammer is in the standby position. One stopper is provided to restrict the movement of the hammer at a position where it comes into contact with the short piece when returning to step (b).

  A second invention is a pachinko launcher according to the first invention, wherein the stopper is made of an elastic body formed in a circular shape.

  A third invention is a pachinko launcher according to the first or second invention, wherein the stopper is an elastic body covered with an elastomer.

  A fourth invention is a pachinko launcher according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the stopper has a shaft in the center and the elastic body is provided around the shaft. It is characterized by.

  A fifth invention is a pachinko launching apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, characterized in that the hitting ball portion is covered with an elastic body.

  A sixth invention is a pachinko launcher according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the tip is covered with an elastic body.

  A seventh invention is a gaming machine and is characterized by including the pachinko launcher according to any one of the first to sixth inventions.

According to the present invention, the movement of the hammer when the hammer hits the game ball and when returning to the standby position is restricted by one stopper. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the number of parts constituting the pachinko launching device by reducing the number of stoppers that conventionally have to be provided at the standby position and the position when hitting a ball.
The stopper is provided on the side of the hammer surrounded by the substantially L-shaped short piece portion and the long piece portion. In addition, the stopper is disposed at a position where it can contact the short piece and the long piece. That is, the stopper is arranged inside a rectangle having at least the short piece portion and the long piece portion of the hammer as vertical and horizontal (or horizontal and vertical), respectively. Therefore, the size of the region formed by the hammer and the stopper can be reduced as compared with the case where the stopper is provided on the opposite side of the side surrounded by the short piece and the long piece of the substantially L-shaped hammer. it can. Thereby, further miniaturization of the pachinko launching device can be achieved.

It is a perspective view which shows the open state of the permeation | transmission member holding frame of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control means of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko launcher according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko launcher according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the state where the plate etc. of the pachinko launcher concerning one embodiment of the present invention were removed. 1 is a schematic view of a pachinko launcher according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which showed the state after applying a voltage to the coil of the pachinko launcher which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and rotating a hammer. It is the perspective view which removed the plate etc. which showed the state after applying a voltage to the coil of the pachinko launcher which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and rotating a hammer. It is the schematic diagram which showed the state after applying a voltage to the coil of the pachinko launcher which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and rotating a hammer. It is a figure explaining the magnetization which arises in the protrusion part of the arm of a rotor when a voltage is applied to a coil and it excites. It is a figure which shows the change of the rotational torque which acts on the rotor with respect to the rotation angle when what produced | generated the magnetic field when what provided the protrusion part in the front-end | tip part of the arm of a rotor, and does not provide a protrusion part. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of a hammer until it hits a pachinko ball from a standby position. It is a figure explaining operation | movement until a hammer returns to a standby position after hitting a ball.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a support body 2 and a door body 3 pivotally supported by the support body 2. The support 2 is composed of a frame that forms four sides by an upper plate 2a, a lower plate 2b, and side plates 2c and 2d. Each of the plates 2a to 2d is made of a material such as wood that is not easily deformed or distorted, and is connected by a connecting metal fitting so that an enclosed space is formed in a substantially rectangular shape.
Among these connecting metal fittings, a pair of hinges 4a and 4b project to the front side of the gaming machine 1 in the metal fitting connecting the upper plate 2a and the side plate 2c and the metal fitting connecting the side plate 2c and the lower plate 2b. It is fixed so that it may face at the position.

  The door 3 is pivotally supported by the pair of hinges 4a and 4b. The door body 3 can be opened and closed with respect to the support body 2. In the present embodiment, the door body 3 is constituted by the transmission member holding frame 5 and the game board holding frame 6. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the transmission member holding frame 5 is opened with respect to the support 2 and the game board holding frame 6 is closed with respect to the support 2. The transmission member holding frame 5 and the game board holding frame 6 are partly or entirely brought into contact with the front surface of the support 2 so that the support 2, the transmission member holding frame 5 and the game board holding frame 6 are substantially parallel. From the closed position, the back surface rotates to the open position separated from the front surface of the support 2.

  Like the support body 2, the transmission member holding frame 5 is composed of a frame body in which a substantially rectangular enclosed space is formed by four sides including an upper side 5a, a lower side 5b, and side sides 5c and 5d. A transparent member 7 covering the front surface is fixed in the surrounding space. In the present embodiment, the transparent member 7 is made of a transparent glass plate, but any material or shape can be used as long as a game board 17 (to be described later) can be seen through the transparent member 7. You may comprise with a synthetic resin etc. The material of the transmissive member holding frame 5 is not particularly limited, but is preferably made of a synthetic resin for the purpose of reducing the weight and improving the decorativeness. In this case, in particular, the reinforcing metal fitting 8 is fixed to prevent distortion or deformation. It is good to prevent.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the gaming machine 1, that is, on the front surface of the transmissive member holding frame 5, there is a decorative lamp 9, an operation handle 10 for launching a game ball, and an upper plate for collecting paid-out prize balls. 11. The decorative member 12 is fixed. In addition, the decorative member 12 is fixed so as to completely cover the speaker portion 21 provided inside, but the decorative member 12 does not have a sound emission hole for emitting sound from the speaker to the outside of the gaming machine. . That is, since the speaker unit 21 is completely covered with the decorative member 12, the speaker unit 21 cannot be viewed from the outside of the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the control board 14 for controlling the above-mentioned reinforcing metal fitting 8, the supply path 13 for sending a prize ball to the upper plate 11, the motor for changing the irradiation direction of the decorative lamp 9, etc. It is provided so as to be located on the back side of the gaming machine 1.
As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper side 5a and the lower side 5b of the transmission member holding frame 5 are equal in length to the upper plate 2a and the lower plate 2b of the support 2, and the transmission member holding frame 5 When the support 2 and the transmissive member holding frame 5 are substantially parallel (when the transmissive member holding frame 5 is in the closed position), the upper side 5a is the upper plate 2a, and the side sides 5c and 5d are the side plates. The outer peripheral surfaces of 2c and 2d overlap with each other. Therefore, when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front, the upper plate 2a and the side plates 2c and 2d of the support 2 are covered with the transmissive member holding frame 5 and cannot be seen. However, the side edges 5 c and 5 d are formed shorter than the side plates 2 c and 2 d, and the lower plate 2 b of the support 2 is exposed to the front side of the gaming machine 1. The lower plate 2b of the support 2 is formed thicker than the upper plate 2a and the side plates 2c and 2d, and a decorative member 15 is fixed to the front side thereof.

  The transmitting member holding frame 5 is fixed with a pivot shaft 16a projecting above the side 5c and a pivot shaft 16b projecting below the side 5c. The pivot shaft 16a is fixed to the hinge 4a. The pivot shaft 16b is pivotally supported by the hinge 4b. Thereby, the transmissive member holding frame 5 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the support 2. The structure for pivotally supporting the transmission member holding frame 5 on the support 2 is not limited to the above, and for example, a part of the side 5c of the transmission member holding frame 5 is formed in a convex shape, and this convex portion is formed. May be directly fitted to the hinges 4a, 4b and the support 2 to be pivotally supported.

Similarly to the transmission member holding frame 5, a game board holding frame 6 is rotatably supported on the hinges 4a and 4b. As shown in FIG. 1, the game board holding frame 6 is composed of a frame in which a substantially rectangular enclosure space is formed by four sides including an upper side 6a, a lower side 6b, a left side 6c, and a right side 6d. Game board stoppers 60a and 60b are provided on the left side 6c of FIG. 6, and game board fixtures 60c and 60d are provided near the right side 6d of the upper side 6a and the lower side 6b, respectively. Then, the game board 17 shown in FIG. 3 is fixed in the surrounding space by the game board stoppers 60a and 60b and the game board fixtures 60c and 60d.
The front surface of the game board 17 is provided with a plurality of nails, windmills, various winning holes through which game balls can enter, and an effect for production, etc. The liquid crystal display device 18 is fixed. In a state where the transmissive member holding frame 5 and the game board holding frame 6 are closed and the game is possible, the transmissive member 7 faces the game board 17 substantially in parallel with a predetermined interval, and the front surface of the game board 17 is Covered by the transmissive member 7.

  Here, various winning holes, winnings and the like provided on the game board 17 will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, the operation handle 10 is rotatably provided at a lower position of the game board 17. When the player touches the operation handle 10, the touch sensor 3b (see FIG. 4) in the operation handle 10 detects that the player has touched the operation handle 10, and the firing control board 106 (see FIG. 4) is detected. Send a touch signal. When receiving the touch signal from the touch sensor 3b, the firing control board 106 permits energization of the firing solenoid 10a (see FIG. 4). When the rotation angle of the operation handle 10 is changed, the gear directly connected to the operation handle 10 rotates and the knob of the firing volume 3a connected to the gear rotates. A voltage corresponding to the detection angle of the firing volume 3a is applied to a launching solenoid 10a provided in the game ball launching mechanism. When a voltage is applied to the firing solenoid 10a, the firing solenoid 10a operates according to the applied voltage, and has a strength according to the rotation angle of the operation handle 3 toward the game area 26. Is fired.

The game ball fired as described above rises between the rails 25 a and 25 b and reaches the upper position of the game board 17, and then falls within the game area 26. At this time, the game ball falls unpredictably by a plurality of nails (not shown) and windmills F provided in the game area 26.
The game area 26 is provided with a plurality of general winning openings 32. Each of these general winning openings 32 is provided with a general winning opening detection SW 32a. When the general winning opening detection SW 32a detects the entry of a gaming ball, a predetermined winning ball (for example, 10 gaming balls) is paid out. It is. In the present embodiment, the switch is denoted as “SW” as necessary.

  Further, in the game area 26, a normal symbol gate 33 is provided above the special winning opening 34 described later so as to pass the game ball. The normal symbol gate 33 is provided with a gate detection SW 33a for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the gate detection SW 33a detects the passage of the game ball, the normal symbol lottery described later is performed.

Further, at the lower position of the game area 26, a first start port 30 into which a game ball can enter is provided in the same manner as the general winning port 32. A second start port 31 is provided directly below the first start port 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the second starting port 31 has a pair of movable pieces 31b. The first mode in which the pair of movable pieces 31b is maintained in a closed state, and the pair of movable pieces 31b It is controlled to move to the second mode that is in the open state (FIG. 3 shows a state that is controlled to move to this second mode). When the second start port 31 is controlled in the first mode, the first start port 30 located immediately above the second start port 31 becomes an obstacle and does not accept game balls. It is possible or difficult. On the other hand, when the second starting port 31 is controlled to the second mode, the pair of movable pieces 31b function as a tray, and it is easy to enter the game ball into the second starting port 31. That is, when the second start port 31 is in the first mode, there is almost no opportunity for entering a game ball, and when the second start port 31 is in the second mode, the opportunity for entering a game ball is increased.
The first start port 30 and the second start port 31 are provided with a first start port detection SW 30a and a second start port detection SW 31a for detecting the entrance of a game ball, respectively. When the entry of a ball is detected, a lottery for acquiring a right to execute a jackpot game, which will be described later (hereinafter referred to as a “hit lottery”), is performed. Also, when the detection SWs 30a and 31a detect the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 3 game balls) is paid out.

As shown in FIG. 2, a special winning opening 34 is provided further below the normal symbol gate 33. The special winning opening 34 is normally kept closed by the special winning opening / closing door 34b, so that it is impossible to enter a game ball. On the other hand, when a special game, which will be described later, is started, the big prize opening / closing door 34b is opened, and the big prize opening / closing door 34b functions as a tray for guiding the game ball into the big winning opening 34, A game ball can enter the grand prize opening 34. The big prize opening 34 is provided with a big prize opening detection SW 34a, and when this big prize opening detection SW 34a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 game balls) is paid out. .
The player does not enter any of the general winning port 32, the first starting port 30, the second starting port 31, and the grand winning port 34 further below the grand winning port 34, that is, at the bottom of the game area 26. A discharge port 35 is provided for discharging the game balls.

In addition, the game board 17 is provided with an effect device for performing various effects.
Specifically, a liquid crystal display device 18 composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like is provided at a substantially central portion of the game area 26. Above the liquid crystal display device 18, an effect accessory device is provided. 36 is provided. Furthermore, an effect lighting device 9 is provided at both the upper position and the lower position of the game board 17.

  The liquid crystal display device 18 displays an image while the game is not being performed, or displays an image according to the progress of the game. In particular, when a game ball enters the first start port 30 or the second start port 31, the decorative symbol for notifying the player of the lottery result is displayed in a variable manner. The decorative symbol is, for example, that three numbers are scroll-displayed, and the scrolling is stopped after a predetermined time, and a specific symbol (number) is displayed in an array. As a result, while the symbols are being scrolled, the player is given an impression that the lottery is currently being performed, and the player is notified of the lottery result by the symbols displayed when the scrolling is stopped. By displaying various images, characters, and the like during the decorative display of the decorative symbols, the player is given a high expectation that they may win a jackpot.

  The effect accessory device 36 gives a player a sense of expectation according to the operation mode. In the present embodiment, the effect accessory device 36 simulates a belt provided with a rotatable windmill member at the center. Depending on the performance, the windmill member rotates or the entire belt descends.

  In the present embodiment, an effect button (chance button) 37 that can be pressed by the player is provided obliquely above and to the left of the operation handle. For example, the effect button 37 is valid only when a message for operating the effect button 37 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 18. The effect button 37 is provided with an effect button detection SW 37a. When the effect button detection SW 37a detects the player's operation, a further effect is executed according to this operation.

Below the game area 26, the first special symbol display device 40, the second special symbol display device 41, the normal symbol display device 42, the first hold indicator 43, the second hold indicator 44, the normal symbol hold display A device 45, a high probability state display device 46, and a time reduction state display device 47 are provided.
The special symbol display devices 40 and 41 are for displaying a lottery result of a jackpot lottery performed on condition that a game ball enters the start ports 30 and 31. In other words, a plurality of special symbols corresponding to the lottery lottery result are set, and the special symbol corresponding to the lottery lottery result is stopped and displayed on these special symbol display devices 40 and 41 so that the lottery result can be played. The person is informed. The special symbol display devices 40 and 41 are each composed of, for example, a plurality of LEDs. When a big win is won, a plurality of specific LEDs are lit, and when it is lost, a specific LED corresponding thereto is displayed. One lights up. The pattern represented by lighting up in this way becomes a special symbol, but this special symbol is displayed in a stopped state after being displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time. In other words, whenever a special symbol change display is performed, a special symbol stop display is performed, and the lottery result of the jackpot lottery is notified. Moreover, in this embodiment, the display mode of the special symbols in the first special symbol display device 40 and the second special symbol display device 41 is not the same. That is, even if the same type of jackpot, the display mode of the special symbol in the first special symbol display device 40 and the display mode of the special symbol in the second special symbol display device 41 are different. In this case, even if the player learns the display mode of one of the special symbol display devices 40 and 41, the type of jackpot or the like cannot be grasped from the other display mode. The effect that the display mode of a symbol can be obscure is acquired. If a plurality of LEDs are turned on even in the case of a loss, it is also possible to make it difficult to determine whether it is a loss or a big hit.

  The normal symbol display device 42 is for notifying the lottery result of the lottery performed when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 33 as an opportunity. When the winning lottery is won, the normal symbol display device 42 composed of LEDs is turned on, and then the second start port 31 is controlled to the second mode for a predetermined time. Note that this normal symbol also does not immediately notify the lottery result when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 33, and the normal symbol display device 42 blinks until a predetermined time elapses. Is displayed in a variable manner. That is, the normal symbol display device 42 blinks until a predetermined time elapses. The blinking of the normal symbol display device 42 constitutes a normal symbol variation display, and the lighting of the normal symbol display device 42 constitutes a normal symbol stop display corresponding to the lottery result of the winning lottery.

By the way, even if a game ball enters the start opening 30 or 31 during the special symbol variation display or during the special game in which the special prize opening / closing device is operated, the special symbol variation display is immediately performed and the special prize lottery is performed. When the lottery result is not notified, the special symbol change display (notification of the lottery result of the special prize lottery) is suspended under certain conditions. In more detail, the right to display the change of the special symbol in which the game ball enters and is reserved at the first start opening 30 is reserved as the first hold (U1), and the game ball enters the second start opening 31. The right of variable display of the special symbol reserved is reserved as the second reservation (U2).
For both of these holds, the upper limit reserved number is set to four, and the reserved number is displayed on the first hold indicator 43 and the second hold indicator 44, respectively. When there is one first hold (U1), the LED on the left side of the first hold indicator 43 is lit, and when there are two first holds (U1), 2 of the first hold indicator 43 is displayed. One LED lights up. In addition, when there are three first holds (U1), the left LED of the first hold indicator 43 blinks and the right LED is lit. When there are four first holds (U1), Two LEDs of the 1 hold indicator 22 blink. Further, on the second hold indicator 44, the reserved number of the second hold (U2) is displayed as described above.

On the other hand, the upper limit reserved number is similarly set to 4 for the variable symbol display, and the reserved number is the same as that of the first special symbol hold display device 43 and the second special symbol hold display device 44. It is displayed on the normal symbol hold display device 45 depending on the mode.
The high-probability state display device 46 is composed of LEDs, and lights up under the condition that a high-probability state, which will be described later, is in the morning (when power is restored) before turning off the power. On the other hand, the short-time state display device 47 is also composed of LEDs, but this is lit not only at the time of wake-up but also when the power is turned on under the condition that it is in the short-time state.

  In the game board holding frame 6, below the fixed position of the game board 17, a sound output device 19 (bass speaker 19) and a launch device 20 that launches a game ball into the game area in response to an operation of the operation handle 10. Etc. are fixed. Various control boards for controlling the progress of the game are fixed to the back of the game board 17.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the control board (control means) of the gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 101, an effect control board 102, a payout control board 103, a lamp control board 104, an image control board 105, a launch control board 106, and a power supply board 107.

  The main control board 101 controls the basic operation of the game. The main control board 101 includes a main CPU 101a, a main ROM 101b, and a main RAM 101c. The main CPU 101a reads out a program stored in the main ROM 101b based on an input signal from each detection SW or timer, performs arithmetic processing, directly controls each device or display, or outputs the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a command is transmitted to another board. The main RAM 101c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 101a.

  A general winning opening detection SW 32a, a gate detection SW 33a, a first starting opening detection SW 30a, a second starting opening detection SW 31a, and a big winning opening detection SW 34a are connected to the input side of the main control board 101. A detection signal is input to the main control board 101.

  Further, on the output side of the main control board 101, a start opening / closing solenoid 30c for opening / closing the pair of movable pieces 30b of the second start opening 30 and a large winning opening opening / closing solenoid 34c for opening / closing the large winning opening opening / closing door 34b. Are connected, and the first special symbol display device 40, the second special symbol display device 41, the normal symbol display device 42 which constitute the symbol display device, the first hold indicator 43 which constitutes the hold indicator, and the first The 2 hold display 44, the normal symbol hold display 45, and the high probability state display device 46 and the short time state display device 47 constituting the state display device are connected, and various signals are output through the output port. .

  The main ROM 101b of the main control board 101 stores a game control program and data and tables necessary for determining various games. The main RAM 101c of the main control board 101 is provided with a plurality of storage areas.

  Further, the main RAM 101 c constitutes a backup RAM as a nonvolatile storage means that is partly or wholly backed up by a backup power source created in the power supply substrate 107. That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, the content of data in the main RAM 101c is stored for a predetermined period (until the backup power supply cannot be supplied because the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged). The main RAM 101c may be configured with a flash memory or the like without having a backup power source.

Further, the main control board 101 is directly mounted with a RAM clear switch 101d for instructing to clear the data contents of the main RAM 101c. The main control board 101 is mounted with an RTC (real time clock) 101e that outputs the current time. The main CPU 101a inputs a date signal indicating the current date or a time signal indicating the current time from the RTC 101e, and executes various processes based on the current date and time. The RTC 101e is normally operated by the power supply from the gaming machine when power is supplied to the gaming machine, and is powered by the power supplied from the backup power source mounted on the power supply board 107 when the gaming machine is powered off. Operate. Therefore, the RTC 101e can measure the current date and time even when the gaming machine is turned off.
Note that the RTC 101e may be provided with a battery on the main control board 101 and operated by such a battery. Further, without providing the RTC 101e, the time may be measured by counting up a counter provided in the main RAM 101c having a function as a backup RAM every predetermined time (for example, every 4 ms).

  The power supply board 107 is provided with a backup power supply composed of a capacitor. The power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine is monitored, and when the power supply voltage falls below a predetermined value, the power interruption detection signal is sent to the main control board 101 and the effect control. Output to the substrate 102. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 101a and the sub CPU 102a become operable, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 101a and sub CPU 102a become inactive.

  The effect control board 102 mainly controls each effect such as during game play or standby. The effect control board 102 includes a sub CPU 102a, a sub ROM 102b, and a sub RAM 102c, and is connected to the main control board 101 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 101 to the effect control board 102. . The sub CPU 102a reads out the program stored in the main ROM 101b based on the command transmitted from the main control board 101 or the input signal from the effect button detection switch 17a and the timer and performs arithmetic processing. Based on the above, the corresponding data is transmitted to the lamp control board 104 or the image control board 105. The sub RAM 102c functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 102a performs arithmetic processing.

The sub ROM 102b of the effect control board 102 stores an effect control program and data and tables necessary for determining various games.
For example, an effect mode determination table (not shown) for determining an effect mode based on a command received from the main control board 101 is stored in the sub ROM 102b.

  In addition, the sub RAM 102c of the effect control board 102 is provided with a plurality of storage areas.

The payout control board 103 performs game ball launch control and prize ball payout control. The payout control board 103 includes a payout CPU 103a, a payout ROM 103b, and a payout RAM 103c, and is connected to the main control board 101 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The payout CPU 103a reads out the program stored in the payout ROM 103b based on the input signal from the payout ball counting switch 32 and the timer for detecting whether or not the game ball has been paid out, and performs arithmetic processing. Based on this, the corresponding data is transmitted to the main control board 101. The payout control board 103 is connected to a payout motor 31 of a prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls from the game ball storage unit to the player. The payout CPU 103a reads out a predetermined program from the payout ROM 103b based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 101, performs arithmetic processing, and controls the prize ball payout device 26 to play a predetermined prize ball. Pay to the person. At this time, the payout RAM 103c functions as a data work area during the calculation process of the payout CPU 103a.
Also, it is confirmed whether a game ball lending device (card unit) (not shown) is connected to the payout control board 103, and if the game ball lending device (card unit) is connected, the game control ball 106 is caused to fire a game ball. Send launch control data to allow that.

When the launch control board 106 receives the launch control data from the payout control board 103, the launch control board 106 permits the launch. Then, the touch signal from the touch sensor 3b and the input signal from the launch volume 3a are read, the energization of the launch solenoid 10a is controlled, and the game ball is fired.
Here, the number of pulse voltages applied to the firing solenoid 10a is set to about 99.9 (times / minute) based on the frequency based on the output period of the crystal oscillator provided on the firing control board 106. As a result, the number of games played in one minute is about 99.9 (pieces / minute) because one shot is fired each time a pulse voltage is applied to the firing solenoid 10a.
In the present embodiment, the touch sensor signal from the touch sensor 3 b is transmitted from the launch control board 106 to the effect control board 102 via the payout control board 103 and the main control board 101.

  The lamp control board 104 controls lighting of the effect lighting device 9 provided on the game board 2 and controls driving of the motor for changing the light irradiation direction. In addition, energization control is performed on a drive source such as a solenoid or a motor that operates the effect accessory device 36. The lamp control board 104 is connected to the effect control board 102, and performs the above-described controls based on data transmitted from the effect control board 102.

  The image control board 105 includes an image CPU, an image ROM, an image RAM, and a VRAM (not shown) for performing image display control of the liquid crystal display device 18, and an audio CPU, an audio ROM, and an audio RAM. The image control board 105 is connected to the effect control board 102 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and the liquid crystal display device 18 and the audio output device 19 are connected to the output side thereof.

The image ROM stores a large number of image data such as effect symbols and backgrounds displayed on the liquid crystal display device 18, and the image CPU reads a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 102. Then, predetermined image data is read from the image ROM to the VRAM, and display control in the liquid crystal display device 18 is performed. The image CPU performs various image processing such as background image display processing, effect symbol display processing, and character image display processing on the liquid crystal display device 18, but the background image, effect symbol image, and character image are displayed on the liquid crystal display. The image is superimposed on the display screen of the device 18.
That is, the effect design image and the character image are displayed so as to be seen in front of the background image. At this time, if the background image and the design image overlap at the same position, the design image is preferentially stored in the VRAM by referring to the Z value of the Z buffer of each image data by a known hidden surface removal method such as the Z buffer method. .

  The audio ROM stores a large amount of audio data output from the audio output device 19, and the audio CPU reads out a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 102 and Audio output control is performed in the output device 19.

  Next, the pachinko launcher 200 for a gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 5 is a perspective view of the pachinko launching device 200, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko launching device 200 shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which a plate and the like are removed. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the pachinko launching device 200. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state after applying a voltage to the coil and rotating the hammer. FIG. 10 is a plate showing a state after applying the voltage to the coil and rotating the hammer. It is the perspective view which removed etc. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state after applying a voltage to the coil and rotating the hammer.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the pachinko launching apparatus 200 includes a rotor 201 made of a magnetic body having a shaft 201 that forms a rotor axis and three arm portions 202, 203, 204 within an angle range of approximately 180 °. And an E-shaped three-pole stator 206 that generates a magnetic field attracting each of the three arm portions 202, 203, 204, a coil 208 wound around a central core 207 of the stator 206, and rotation of the rotor 205 And a hammer 209 fixed to a shaft 201 which is a shaft. The shaft 201, the rotor 205, the stator 206, and the coil 208 constitute a rotary solenoid to form a firing solenoid 10a. The angle formed by each of the three arm portions is preferably approximately 90 °.

  The shaft 201 is provided with a D-cut 210 and is fitted with a D-cut 211 provided on a hammer 209 attached to the shaft 201. Further, the D cut 212 is fitted with a D cut 213 formed on the rotor 205. The hammer 209 is substantially L-shaped, and when one of the L-shaped (long piece) ends is energized by applying a voltage to the coil 208 of the pachinko launcher 200, the pachinko ball A ball hitting portion 209a for hitting the ball is provided, and a tip portion 209b is provided at the other end (short piece portion) of the L shape. Further, the hitting ball portion 209a and the tip portion 209b are covered with an elastic body (for example, elastic rubber).

  The stator 206 includes a core 207, a yoke 214 above the core 207, and a yoke 215 below the core 207, and magnetic pole portions having arc-shaped magnetic pole surfaces 207 c, 214 c, and 215 c facing the rotor 205, respectively. And arm portions 216 for connecting the yokes 214 and 215 and the core 207 to each other. The width of the core 207 is approximately twice the width of the yoke 214 and the yoke 215. The core 207 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape, and the coil 208 is wound by inserting the core 207 into a bobbin 217 around which the coil 208 is wound. A terminal portion 218 is formed on one flange of the bobbin 217, and terminal pins 219 and 220 for supplying power to the coil 208 are attached to the terminal portion 218. The stator 206 is installed such that the length direction of the core 207 and the yokes 214 and 215 is substantially horizontal.

  The stator 206 is configured by punching steel plates (for example, cold rolled steel plates (SPC), electrogalvanized steel plates (SEC), electromagnetic steel plates such as silicon steel plates), which are soft magnetic materials, into respective predetermined shapes and laminating a predetermined number of sheets. Has been.

  The rotor 205 has a predetermined gap (for example, 0.3 mm) between the magnetic pole surface 214c of the yoke 214 of the stator 206, the magnetic pole surface 215c of the yoke 215, and the magnetic pole surface 207c of the core 207, and the ball bearing 221 The shafts 222 and 223 are pivotally supported. The ball bearings 221 and 222 are press-fitted into the openings 226 and 227 of the bearing holders 224 and 225 made of a nonmagnetic material (for example, aluminum alloy), respectively. Further, the ball bearing 223 is press-fitted into the opening 229 of the plate 228. Further, in the holes 230 and 231 of the yoke 214 of the stator 206 and the holes 232 and 233 of the yoke 215, pins 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, and 239 made of a nonmagnetic material (for example, brass or austenitic stainless steel) are provided. These pins 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, and 239 are respectively attached to the holes and plates of the lid 240 at both ends when the lid 240 and the plate 228 are attached. By being positioned in the hole 228, it is used for positioning to align the axis of the lid 240 and the plate 228. In addition, coil springs 241 and 242 for applying a preload are provided between the ball bearing 221 and the rotor 205 and between the ball bearing 222 and the rotor 205.

A guide 247 is attached to the plate 228 by bolts 243 and 244 and game ball holding members 245 and 246, and a magnet 251 is attached to the end 250 of the guide 247. As the force that acts when the hammer 209 returns from the hitting position (see FIG. 14C or FIG. 15A) to the standby position (see FIG. 14A or FIG. 15C) by the magnet 251, Since the magnetic force by the magnet 251 is added to the force due to the weight of the hammer 209, the speed at which the hammer 209 returns to the standby position can be increased. Further, the end of the shaft 201 passed through the hammer 209 is fixed with a nut 252, whereby the hammer 209 is fixed to the shaft 201. Further, the cover 253 is fixed to the plate 228 by bolts 254, 255, 256, 257. The bolt 255 is provided with a stopper 261 formed by a ring 260 made of elastomer with a screw 258 and an elastic ring 259. That is, the stopper 261 in this embodiment is formed by covering an elastic body with an elastomer. Since the elastomer itself also has elastic force, the stopper 261 can be formed from a material having elastic force, and deterioration of the elastic body itself can be prevented while maintaining the elastic force of the elastic body itself. Moreover, the elastic force which an elastic body has can be exhibited more effectively by setting it as the ring-shaped shape which comprises a substantially circular shape.
In addition, it is good also as a structure which can be rotated between the screws 258 by making the elastic body 259 into a ring shape. In this way, when the long piece or the short piece of the hammer 209 collides with the stopper 261, the stopper 261 rotates, and the collision surface of the stopper 261 with the hammer 209 is always the same location. Disappear. Thereby, it is possible to further prevent the stopper 261 (the elastic body 259 and the elastomer 260) from being deteriorated.
The lid 240 is attached to the plate 228 with bolts 262 and 263.

  5, 7, and 8 are diagrams illustrating a state in which no voltage is applied to the coil 208 of the pachinko launcher 200. The hammer 209 is supported by the stopper 261. This state is a state in which the hammer 209 and the rotor 205 are in the standby position.

  9-11 is a figure which shows the state which is applying the voltage to the coil 208 of the pachinko launcher 200 and exciting it. At this time, the hammer 209 is restricted by the stopper 261 from the rotational force exceeding the hitting position. This state is a state in which the hammer 209 and the rotor are in the hitting position. When a current is supplied to the coil 208 and the coil 208 is excited, a magnetic field is generated in the stator 206, and N or S poles are generated on the magnetic pole faces 207c, 214c, and 215c. Due to the magnetic field generated from the magnetic pole surfaces 207c, 214c, and 215c, the arm portions 202, 203, and 204 of the rotor 205 are magnetized, and an attractive force acts between the magnetic pole surfaces 215c, 207c, and 214c. As a result, the arm portions 202, 203, and 204 of the rotor are pulled by the magnetic pole surfaces 215c, 207c, and 214c, respectively, and the end surfaces of the arm portions 202, 203, and 204 of the rotor face the magnetic pole surfaces 215c, 207c, and 214c, respectively. Thus, the finite angle rotor 205 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing.

  At that time, the rotor 205 is provided with projecting portions 202c, 203c, and 204c projecting in the rotation direction at the tip ends of the three arm-shaped portions 202, 203, and 204, respectively. As a result, when a voltage is applied to the coil 208 and a magnetic field is generated from the magnetic pole surfaces 215c, 207c, and 214c, magnetization occurs in the protruding portions 202c, 203c, and 204c, respectively, and the magnetization and the magnetic pole surface 215c. , 207c, and 214c generate a force in the rotational direction to rotate the rotor 205. In addition, it is preferable that the protrusions 202c, 203c, and 204c have a length in the protrusion direction of the protrusion that is longer than the width of the protrusion. As a result, magnetization is generated in the direction of the protruding portion. Further, it is preferable that the tips of the protrusions 202c, 203c, and 204c at the standby position of the hammer are closer to the magnetic pole surfaces 215c, 207c, and 214c.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the magnetization generated in the protruding portion 203c of the arm-shaped portion 203 of the rotor 205 when a voltage is applied to the coil 208 and the coil 208 is excited. When a voltage is applied to the coil 208, the magnetic pole surface 207c side of the core 207 is assumed to be N pole, for example. The rotor 203 is magnetized by the magnetic field (arrow G1) generated by the voltage application of the coil 208. At that time, magnetization (arrow M) is generated in the protruding portion 203c so that the tip portion 203ct side becomes the south pole. That is, magnetization occurs in the protruding portion direction of the protruding portion 203c. Thereby, a force (arrow F) acts on the protrusion 203c in the rotation direction of the rotor 205 due to the interaction with the magnetic field G1. Thereby, rotational torque is generated.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating changes in rotational torque acting on the rotor with respect to a rotation angle when a magnetic field is generated when a protrusion is provided at the tip of the arm-shaped portion of the rotor and when no protrusion is provided. FIG. 13A is a diagram for the present embodiment in which a protrusion is provided at the tip of the arm-like portion of the rotor, and FIG. 13B is a diagram in which no protrusion is provided at the tip of the arm-like portion of the rotor. It is a figure with respect to a case. It can be seen that when the protrusion is provided at the tip of the arm-shaped portion of the rotor, the rotational torque is generated from the rotation angle D1 smaller than the rotation angle D2 when the protrusion is not provided. The range indicated by reference signs A1 and A2 in FIG. 13 indicates the operation range of the hammer, the points indicated by reference signs B1 and B2 are the standby positions of the hammers, and the points indicated by reference signs C1 and C2 correspond to the hitting points of the pachinko balls. The torque at point B1 in FIG. 13 (a) is large, the gradient of the torque curve is gentle, and even if the point B1 moves to the left and right, there is little change in the torque value, and therefore there is little effect on flight performance. It can be activated reliably. In the case of FIG. 13 (b), the torque at point B2 is small and the torque rises suddenly. Therefore, if the point B2 fluctuates to the left and right, the flight performance is greatly affected, and in some cases, starting may be difficult. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to move the point B2 to the right, the effective use range is narrow, the variation in flight performance increases, and the efficiency of the aircraft can be reduced.

  9 to 11, when the voltage applied to the coil 208 is turned off and demagnetized, the weight balance is lost due to the weight of the hammer 209 and the three arm portions of the rotor 205. The rotor 205 stops at a stationary position (standby position) where the hammer 209 is supported by the stopper 261 by rotating by a finite angle. Therefore, if the voltage of the coil 208 is repeatedly turned on and off, the pachinko ball (game ball) 500 can be continuously fired with the hammer 209. By making the intensity of this current variable, the rotation speed of the hammer 209 can be made variable and the strength of the hit ball of the pachinko ball can be changed.

  Thus, in the pachinko launching apparatus 200 in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the stator 206 has three poles, the rotor 205 has the three arm-shaped portions 202, 203, and 204, and these three arm-shaped portions are Since it is in the angle range of about 180 °, the return speed can be increased due to the influence of the weight balance. In addition, since the rotor 205 has three arm-like portions, the force acting when a voltage is applied to the coil 208 acts on each of the three arm-like portions, so that the rotational torque can be increased. In addition, the rotor 205 is provided with protrusions 202c, 203c, and 204c that protrude in the rotation direction of the rotor 205 when a voltage is applied to the coil 208 to excite it at the tip of each of the three arm-shaped portions. Since the force acting when a voltage is applied to the coil 208 acts on the protrusions 202c, 203c, and 204c of the three arms, the rotational torque can be increased.

  FIG. 14 shows the operation until the hammer 209 at the standby position reaches the hitting position for hitting the pachinko ball 500, that is, the voltage applied to the coil 208 is turned off, and the voltage is turned on to excite the voltage. It is explanatory drawing shown about operation | movement of the hammer 209 when it does. FIG. 14A shows a state where the hammer 209 is in the standby position, and the hammer 209 is restricted by the magnet 251 and the stopper 261 so that the hammer 209 does not rotate beyond the standby position. At this time, when the voltage applied to the coil 208 is turned on and excited, a force (arrow F, see FIG. 12) toward the hitting position is generated as shown.

  FIG. 14B shows the state of the hammer 209 that is separated from the magnet 251 and the stopper 261 by the force (arrow F) toward the hitting position by the hammer 209 and is on the way to the hitting position. FIG. 14C shows a state where the hammer 209 hits the game ball 500 at the hitting position.

  In FIG. 14B, the tip 209b of the hammer 209 has a force (tip 209b from the magnet 251) generated by the magnetic force from the magnet 251 in the direction opposite to the force (arrow F) toward the hitting position. The force attracted in the direction of the magnet 251 by the magnetic force, the arrow G2) shown in FIG. However, in the present embodiment, the force (arrow G2) generated by the magnetic force of the magnet 251 is sufficiently smaller than the force (arrow F) toward the hitting ball position (so that “F−G2≈F”). It is said. In other words, it can be said that the force indicated by the arrow F is a sufficiently large force to the extent that the force indicated by the arrow G2 can be ignored.

The hammer 209 biased by the force toward the hitting position (arrow F) reaches the hitting position shown in FIG. 14C and hits the pachinko ball 500. That is, the pachinko ball 500 is fired, and the pachinko ball rises between the rails 25a and 25b to reach the upper position of the game board 17, and then falls within the game area 26.
When the hammer 209 reaches the hitting position, the stopper 261 restricts the rotational force (the force indicated by the arrow F) so that the hammer 209 does not rotate in the direction beyond the hitting position.

  FIG. 15 shows the operation of the hammer 209 from hitting the pachinko ball 500 to returning to the standby position, that is, the hammer when the voltage applied to the coil 208 is turned on and then deenergized after turning off the voltage. It is explanatory drawing shown about operation | movement of 209. FIG. FIG. 15 (a) shows the state of the hammer 209 immediately after hitting the pachinko ball 500, and the stopper 261 is controlled so as not to rotate further in the rotation direction beyond the hitting position at the hitting position. The hammer 209 generates a force (arrow J1) in the direction toward the standby position (the direction opposite to the hitting ball position, see FIG. 14A) due to the weight of the hammer 209.

  FIG. 15 (b) shows the state of the hammer 209 that is moving away from the firing stopper 249 by the force (arrow J1) due to its own weight and on the way to the standby position. FIG. 15C shows a state where the hammer 209 is stationary at the standby position.

In FIG. 15 (b), the tip 209 b of the hammer 209 has a force generated by the magnetic force from the magnet 251 in addition to the force (arrow J 1) due to its own weight (the tip 209 b is moved toward the magnet 251 by the magnetic force from the magnet 251. The force attracted to the arrow G2) will work. That is, the force (arrow G2) generated by this magnetic force is added to the force (arrow J1) due to its own weight, so that the speed at which the tip 209b returns to the standby position can be further increased. Therefore, the speed at which the hammer 209 returns to the standby position is urged by the force (arrow G2) generated by the magnetic force when the hammer 209 is rotated close to the standby position. Accordingly, at this time, a force (arrow J2) obtained by adding a force (arrow G2) generated by the magnetic force of the magnet 251 to the force due to its own weight (arrow J1) is applied to the hammer 209.
Then, when the hammer 209 reaches the standby position, the stopper 261 (and further the magnet 251) applies a rotational force (the force indicated by the arrow J2) so that the hammer 209 does not further rotate in the direction beyond the standby position. Be regulated.

  In this embodiment, the case where the rotor has three arms has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a rotor made of a magnetic material having a plurality of arms and a plurality of arms within an angle range of about 180 °. If so, a rotor having a number of arms other than three arms can be used.

  In the present embodiment, the hammer 209 is fixed to the shaft 201 which is the rotation axis of the rotor 205, but is not limited to this. For example, the hammer 209 and the shaft 201 may be connected by a gear or the like.

  The configurations, shapes, sizes, and arrangement relationships described in the above embodiments are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood and implemented, and the numerical values and the compositions (materials) of the respective components Is just an example. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 3a Launch volume 4a Launch solenoid 10 Operation handle 21 Speaker part 200 Pachinko launcher 201 Shaft 202 Arm-like part 203 Arm-like part 204 Arm-like part 205 Rotor 206 Stator 207 Core 208 Coil 209 Hammer 251 Magnet 255 Bolt 258 Screw 259 Elastic ring 260 Elastomer ring 261 Stopper

Claims (7)

Three arm-shaped portions are formed, the three arm-shaped portions are within an angular range of approximately 180 °, and each of the arm-shaped portions is made of a magnetic material,
A three-pole stator comprising a yoke having a magnetic pole surface , provided with a core having a magnetic pole surface in the center and connected to the upper and lower sides of the core by arm portions;
A rotary solenoid comprising a coil wound around the core;
A hammer fixed or coupled to the rotating shaft of the rotor;
The hammer is
The hammer has a substantially L shape with both a long piece portion provided with a hitting ball portion for hitting a game ball and a short piece portion provided with a tip portion different from the hit ball portion, and substantially the L of the hammer. It is fixed or connected to the rotating shaft of the rotor at the middle corner of the letter shape,
The stator is installed so that the length direction of the core and the yoke is substantially horizontal,
The rotor is provided with a protruding portion protruding in the rotation direction of the rotor when a voltage is applied to the coil to excite the coil at the tip of the arm-shaped portion, respectively.
When a voltage is applied to the coil to excite it, the end surfaces of the three arm-shaped parts face the magnetic pole surface of the core and the magnetic pole surfaces of the yoke above and below the core. When the rotor rotates, the hammer hits the game ball by rotating the hammer along with the rotation,
When the voltage applied to the coil is turned off and demagnetized, the hammer and the rotor return to the standby position due to the weight loss of the hammer and the three arm portions of the rotor,
The short side portion and the other the long piece and surrounds the side of the substantially L-shape of said hammer, with the rotation of said rotor, said hammer movable the intermediate angle section as a fulcrum to hitting game balls sometimes while abutting on the long piece, pachinko, characterized in that said hammer at a position abutting on the short piece portion when returning to the standby position, the stopper for regulating the movable of the hammer is provided with one Launcher. The stopper is
The pachinko launching device according to claim 1, comprising a circular elastic body. The stopper is
The pachinko launching device according to claim 1, wherein the device is an elastic body covered with an elastomer. The stopper is
The pachinko launching device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pachinko launcher has a shaft in the center and the elastic body is provided around the shaft.   The pachinko launcher according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hitting ball portion is covered with an elastic body.   The pachinko launcher according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tip portion is covered with an elastic body.   A gaming machine comprising the pachinko launcher according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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