JPH01153174A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enhance interests with greater variety at a display section by a method wherein number, symbol and the like at the display section are variably displayed by a separate game starting command signal based on a special prize, stopped in response to a stop command signal to make a display pattern differing from a separate game in response to a switching command signal and the resulting pattern is judged to facilitate the reception of Pachinko (Japanese pinball game) balls. CONSTITUTION: When a ball flows into a special prize port 6, by a detection with a prize detector 14, a separate game starting command signal is supplied to a switching circuit 25 to sequentially send signals of a pattern signal generation circuit 24 to a signal processing circuit 26. When a stop operation switch 19 is operated by a player who carriers out the separate game with a number pattern continuously varying by a display section of a video apparatus 15, a stop signal is sent out from a stop signal generation circuit 28 to stop the switching circuit 25. As a result, for example, a number pattern of 3 is shown at a still position. Then, a magnet selection circuit 30 as drive means selectively excites three magnets 71 -73 out of a conversion prize device 7 with a detection circuit 29 of a judging means to change the position to that of facilitating the reception of the ball.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a pachinko machine for playing games using pachinko balls, and in particular for a separate game in which a plurality of predetermined patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. are continuously and variably displayed. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a display device capable of performing the following functions.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a pachinko machine equipped with this type of display device, a separate game is started on the display device when a ball hit by a player enters a specific winning slot, and the display stops when the separate game ends. It gives benefits to players based on the prize format, for example, the patent application in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 52-1793, which the present applicant previously filed.
It is known from Publication No. 3 or Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-50068.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in conventional pachinko machines, the display device for playing this separate game has not been effectively utilized.
During a separate game in which the display device is activated, the decorative effect of the variable display of this display device is enhanced and expectations for the special prize mode are given, but the display device does not allow the player's batted ball to enter a specific prize slot. When the system is not operating, the display device simply displays the result of another game that was completed earlier, and if the result does not give the player a profit, it may not be beneficial to the player. This results in a continuous display of emptiness, which causes a decrease in the desire to play. Furthermore, unless a ball hits a particular winning hole, the display device, which is the most visible to the player on the surface of the game board, does not change its display at all, resulting in a display device with little emotion.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and is a pachinko machine (1
It is possible to play another game in which a plurality of predetermined patterns such as numbers, symbols, etc. are continuously and variably displayed on the display section (20) facing the display side of the game board (4) surrounded by the guide rails (5) of ). A display device (for example, a video machine 15) that can be used, and a game board surrounded by guide rails of the pachinko machine, which is arranged on the game board, and is in a state where it is difficult to accept the pachinko balls or does not accept the pachinko balls at all, and a state where it is easy to accept the pachinko balls. A convertible winning device (7) is arranged on a game board surrounded by a guide rail of the pachinko machine.

a specific winning hole (6) in which the pachinko ball enters a prize; and a start command signal generating means (6) for generating a signal for instructing the display device to start another game based on the fact that the pachinko ball enters the specific winning hole. a winning detector 14), a stop command signal generating means (operation switch 19 or timer means) for generating a signal for commanding the display device to stop another game, and a signal for commanding the start command signal generating means to start another game. a display mode switching command signal generating means (for example, a changeover switch 18) that generates a signal to switch the display mode on the display device based on the fact that there is no display mode; , continuously variable display of patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. on the display section of the display device in response to the stop command signal, and stopping the continuous variable display of the patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. on the display unit in response to the stop command signal. display drive control means (for example, pattern signal generation circuit 24, switching 25, signal processing circuit 26) for displaying a display pattern different from the other game on the display section of the display device in response to the switching command signal.
etc.), a determining means (detection circuit 29) that determines the result of the pattern of numbers, symbols, etc. that are stopped and displayed upon completion of another game on the display device, and the converting winning device based on the output of the determining means. A driving means (for example, the magnet selection circuit 3) that converts the
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(Function) A separate game is started on the display device by a start command signal generated when a pachinko ball enters a specific winning hole.

This separate game is terminated by the stop command signal, and the determining means determines the display result mode of the separate game on the display device, and based on the output of the determining means, the converting winning device accepts the pachinko ball. Easy 1. Convert to N state. Further, based on the absence of the start command signal, a display pattern different from that of another game is displayed on the display device by the switching command signal.

(Example> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Figure 1 is a simplified configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a pachinko machine, Figure 2
The figure is a block diagram showing the operation, and in this embodiment, a separate game in which a plurality of patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. are variably displayed is played on the display section 20 of the video device 15 as a display device. .

In Fig. 1, 1 is a pachinko machine, and a supply tray 2 is added on the surface, and the pachinko balls thrown into the supply tray 2 flow down toward the lower end of the slope and reach the firing position of the guide rail where the bullet column 3 faces. When the pachinko balls are supplied and ejected from the ejection column 3, they flow down through the guide rails 5 of the game board 4 in the game section surrounded by the guide rails 5 while hitting obstacles such as nails in the game g14. In this process of falling, the pachinko ball falls into the specified winning hole 6. It flows into either the conversion winning device 7, the out port 8, etc. When a dick ball flows into the specific winning opening 6 or the conversion winning device 7, it is a winning and is guided to the back side of the game board 4 and detected by a switch or the like, and this detection signal activates the prize ball ejecting device 9 to send it upward. A certain number of pachinko balls, for example, 15
Only one prize ball is supplied to the tray 2 through the discharge port 13 from the discharge gutter 12.
to be discharged.

There are three specific winning holes 6 in the gaming section, and a winning detector 14 is installed as a start command signal generating means for detecting pachinko balls received in the specific winning holes 6.
This winning detector 14 generates a signal instructing the video machine 15 to start another game.

Each of the conversion winning devices 17 is equipped with a magnet, and by the operation of the magnet, it converts a state in which it is difficult to accept pachinko balls flowing down inside the gaming section, or a state in which it does not accept them at all, to a state in which it is easy to accept pachinko balls. Note that this conversion is performed when the magnet is excited by a signal described later.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a video device located approximately in the center of the gaming area surrounded by the guide rail 5 and shown as a display device for playing other games. Alternatively, a display pattern different from other games such as in-store information or winning probability can be displayed, and another game described later can be played.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a switch as a display mode switching command signal generation means for switching between, for example, reception of commercial radio waves and game display, and when operated by the player, based on the fact that the ball hit into the specific winning hole 6 does not win. , a signal for switching the display mode on the video device 15 is generated. A stop operation switch 19 is located above the switch 18 provided on the front side of the pachinko machine 1, and serves as means for generating a stop command signal to allow technical intervention and termination of another game on the video machine 15. By operating , a signal instructing to stop the separate game is generated, and the player can actively participate in the separate game played on the display section 20 of the video device 15.

21 is a device for detecting a safe ball, 22 is a device for detecting an out ball, and signals from each device are sent to a central control device 23.
will be processed.

Note that the display mode switching command signal generating means for generating a signal for switching the display mode on the display section 20 of the video device 15 may be appropriately constructed by using a timer means for outputting a time-up signal in place of the switch 19 in the embodiment. For example, the switching command signal may be output when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the end of another game.

In FIG. 2, 24+12... is a pattern signal generation circuit that generates signals for displaying, for example, numerical patterns rlJ, r2J, r3J, r4J... 26 and then supplied to the control section of the video device 15.

The switching circuit 25 sequentially and cyclically connects the turn signal generating circuit 24 to the signal processing circuit 2B, and when this circuit 26 is driven, the video device 15 displays a display section 20 as shown in FIG. At almost the same position of rl
, 2, 3, etc., the number pattern that is displayed continuously changes, making it difficult for the player to identify the variably displayed numbers.

Further, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, a sound effect generating device 27 is connected to the signal processing circuit 26, which has a speaker facing the front of the pachinko machine 1 and generates sound effects in connection with another game of the video 115. This effect generation device 27 generates sound effects such as electronic sounds, and generates various sound effects based on information signals from the signal processing circuit 26.For example, it generates one sound effect while another game is in progress. , when the conversion winning device 7 converts the pachinko balls into a state where it is easy to accept them in response to the result of another game, it generates another sound effect, or at least converts the conversion winning device 7 into a state where it is easy to accept the pachinko balls. A unique sound effect is generated when the player is playing, and the player is informed of the state change of the conversion winning device 7 by the sound effect.

In the above, pattern signal generation circuit 24. The switching circuit 25, signal processing circuit 26, etc. constitute a display drive control means.

Reference numeral 14 is the aforementioned winning detector, which is activated when a pachinko ball received at the specific winning opening 6 flows down, and sends a command signal to start another game to the switching circuit 25, thereby driving the switching circuit 25. When the aforementioned stop operation switch 19 is turned on, a stop command signal is generated, and the stop signal generation circuit 2
8 is driven, and the operation of the switching circuit 25 is stopped by a stop signal from this circuit 28. Due to this stop, only the game result signal of the specific pattern signal generation circuit 241.2... is supplied to the signal processing circuit 26, but the result pattern of this signal is detected by the detection circuit 29 as a determination means, The output signal of the detection circuit 29 is supplied to a magnet selection circuit 30 as a driving means. The magnet selection circuit 30 excites the specific magnets (71+2) possessed by each of the above-mentioned conversion winning devices 7, and changes the conversion winning device 7 from the l,% state in which the Nocchinko ball is difficult to accept or is not acceptable at all when young. Convert to an acceptable state. In addition, 3
1 is a vertical synchronizing signal generating circuit of the video device 15, and 32 is a horizontal synchronizing signal generating circuit.

In such a configuration, when a pachinko ball flows into the specific winning opening 6, a winning detector is detected! 4, and a separate game start command signal is supplied to the switching circuit 25 to drive the circuit 25. As a result, the signals of the pattern signal generation circuit 24 are sequentially sent to the signal processing circuit 2B,
For this reason, for example, in the game pattern shown in FIG.
Another game is played on the display section 20 of the video machine 15 in which the displayed number pattern is continuously variable and the displayed numbers are substantially difficult for the player to identify.

In this state of another game, the player presses the stop operation switch 1.
When 9 is operated, a stop command signal is generated, and a stop signal is sent from the stop signal generation circuit 2B.

This causes the switching circuit 25 to stop. In this case, for example, if the switching circuit 25 stops operating at the timing when the pattern signal generation circuit 243 is connected to the signal processing circuit 26.

As shown in FIG. 4, a certain number, for example "
3" number pattern is displayed in a static state. On the other hand, the detection circuit 29 as the 1 determining means determines and outputs the game result signal corresponding to "3" of the pattern signal circuit 243 in the switching circuit 25, and based on this output, the magnet selection circuit 30 as the driving means determines whether or not the winning result has been converted. Device 7
The magnets 71 to 73 of three of the converting winning devices 7 are selectively excited to convert the three converting winning devices 7 into a state where they can easily accept pachinko balls, and at this time, the sound effect generating device 27 described earlier is activated. A unique sound effect is generated, and the state change of the conversion winning device 7 is notified to the player by the sound effect. Therefore, the player quickly adjusts the flight distance of the firing column 3 and continuously fires the pachinko balls in order to aim at the conversion winning device 7 that has converted the pachinko balls into a state that is easy to accept.

Furthermore, as mentioned above, depending on the timing when the stop operation switch 19 is turned on, the video device 15 receives the following information: ``rl'', ``r2'', ``.
3"... is displayed stationary, and the conversion winning device N7 is driven by the number corresponding to the result pattern of this different game.

On the other hand, even if another game using the video machine 15 starts.

If the player does not operate the stop operation switch 19 forever, the separate game continues indefinitely, so the separate game is controlled to automatically end after a certain period of time has elapsed. To do this, a timer means (not shown) is communicated to the switching circuit 25, and if the stop operation switch 19 is not operated within a preset time by the timer means, the timer means commands the switching circuit 25 to stop after the time has elapsed. supply the signal.

The operation of the switching circuit 25 is stopped by this stop command signal, and the other game on the display device is ended in the same way as when the player or player operates the stop operation switch 19, and the conversion winning device 7 is activated according to the result. To change the acceptance state of pachinko balls.

In the above embodiment, the video machine 15 is used as a display device for playing a separate game in which a plurality of patterns such as numbers and symbols are variably displayed, and the display section 20 of the video machine 15 is used to play a separate game. However, the invention is not limited to this, and a display device using a liquid crystal or dot display element that electrically variably displays multiple patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. may be used to allow different games to be played. A pattern of numbers, symbols, etc. in a column may be continuously and variably displayed, and a pattern of stationary numbers, symbols, etc. in each column may cause a predetermined prize mode conversion winning device 7 to change the state.

Further, in the description of the above embodiment, the sound effect generating device 27 is connected after the signal processing circuit 26, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the block diagram shown in FIG. 2, the detection circuit 29
After that, it may be connected in parallel with the magnet selection circuit 30, and a sound effect may be generated by the signal from the detection circuit 29.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the bond number conversion winning device 7 corresponding to the display result mode of another game is converted to a state where pachinko balls can be easily accepted has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. specific numbers.

Only when a pattern such as a symbol is stopped and displayed, the conversion winning device 17 may be controlled to continue for a predetermined period of time and to alternately change the state a predetermined number of times.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, when a batted ball enters a specific winning hole, another game is started by the display device,
Upon completion of this separate game, the display is stopped and the winning device is converted to a state where it is easy to accept pachinko balls in accordance with the prize mode. When the mode switching command signal generation means generates a switching signal, the one display drive control means displays a display pattern different from that of the separate game on the display section of the display device.

Therefore, while playing pachinko, players can enjoy a different game in which patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. that are easy to understand for all players are displayed in a continuous manner, and the prizes that are displayed at the end of the different game can also be changed. Since a large profit can be obtained in response, the interest in playing pachinko is significantly increased.

Also, during a game, even if the player's batted ball does not enter a specific winning hole, the display section of one display device will continue to display the results of another game that ended earlier, especially in which the player is not given a profit. Since the display is no longer displayed and the display mode is changed, the player's feeling of emptiness is relieved. Furthermore, the player's irritated feelings when the hit ball does not enter the specific winning hole for a long time are alleviated by the display pattern different from the original game technique on the display section, making the game even more effective.

In addition, it is possible to set a wide variety of display patterns that are different from other games, and by using characters that match the current trend, changes can be made to the display part of the display device that attracts the most attention to the player. In addition, it is possible to create a display device that is full of emotion.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, and FIGS. 3 and 4.
The figure is a plan view showing the state of the display section of the video machine shown as a display device. l... Pachinko machine, 5... Kite rail, 6...
Specific winning opening, 7... Conversion winning device, 15... Video machine. 24... Pattern signal generation circuit, 25... Switching circuit, 26... Signal processing circuit, 27... Sound effect generator, 29... Detection circuit, 30... Magnet selection circuit. Patent applicant Sofia Co., Ltd. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4:

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a pachinko machine that is played using pachinko balls, a plurality of predetermined patterns such as numbers and symbols are continuously displayed on a display section facing the surface of the game board surrounded by guide rails of the pachinko machine. a display device capable of playing a different game that displays a variably displayed image; a converting winning device that can be converted into a state that is easy to accept; a specific winning opening that is arranged on the game board surrounded by guide rails of the pachinko machine and into which the pachinko balls win; and the pachinko balls entering the specific winning opening. a start command signal generating means for generating a signal for instructing the display device to start another game based on winning a prize; a stop command signal generating means for generating a signal for instructing the display device to stop the other game; display mode switching command signal generating means for generating a signal for switching the display mode on the display device based on the absence of a signal from the start command signal generating means instructing to start another game; and in response to the start command signal. Continuously and variably displaying patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. on the display section of the display device in a state that is difficult to distinguish, and in response to the stop command signal, the patterns of numbers, symbols, etc. on the display section of the display device are continuously displayed. display drive control means for stopping a variable display and displaying a display pattern different from the other game on a display section of the display device in response to the switching command signal; A determining means for determining the result of a pattern of displayed numbers, symbols, etc., and a driving means for converting the conversion winning device into a state where it can easily accept pachinko balls based on the output of the determining means. A pachinko machine with special features.