JPH04303486A - Electric fluctuation display member for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide electric fluctuation display members of a pachinko game machine giving the impression that pachinko balls are associated with a game to a player while the electric fluctuation display members are driven. CONSTITUTION:Pseudo pachinko balls can be fluctuation-displayed on fluctuation display units 39a-39p among fluctuation LED 38a-38p, fluctuation display units 39a-39p and a fluctuation display unit 41 provided on a variable display device 30 as electric fluctuation display members. The impression that pachinko balls are associated with a game can be given to a player while the fluctuation LED 38a-38p, fluctuation display units 39a-39p and fluctuation display unit 41 are driven as the electric fluctuation display members.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrical variable display member attached to a game device attached to a game board of a pinball game machine.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, electrically variable display members attached to a game device attached to a game board of a pinball game machine include, for example, a 7-segment LED, a dot matrix display, and an LCD (liquid crystal display). etc. are used. The designs displayed on these display members are as follows:
Most of them are numbers, letters, and symbols, and by displaying the numbers, letters, and symbols in a variable manner, and by combining the symbols when they are stopped, for example, a variable winning ball device as a gaming device can be advantageous to the player. It was changing the state.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, as is well known, the pinball game machine is played by firing pachinko balls. Generally, an electrically variable display member provided in a gaming machine is activated when a prize is won, but as mentioned above, the conventional electrically variable display member is activated after the ball has entered the winning hole. Since the game progresses by fluctuating and displaying numbers, letters, and symbols that are completely unrelated to the pachinko balls, there is a lack of continuity in the game with the pachinko balls, and while the electric fluctuating display member is being driven, the pinball game machine The characteristic pachinko balls were not involved in the game. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a bullet that can give the player the impression that pachinko balls are involved in the game even while the electrically variable display member is being driven. An object of the present invention is to provide an electrically variable display member for a ball game machine.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an electrical variable display member attached to a game device attached to a game board of a pinball game machine, which includes: The electric variable display member is characterized in that it is capable of displaying a ball in a pseudo manner, and that it is capable of displaying the ball displayed in a pseudo manner in a variable manner.

[0005]

[Operation] When the electric variable display member is driven, balls similar to pachinko balls are displayed in a pseudo manner. Therefore, it is possible to give the player the impression that pachinko balls are involved in the game even while the electrically variable display member is being driven.

[0006]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the game board 1 of a pinball game machine to which the variable display device 30 using the electrically variable display member according to the embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In the figure, a variable display device 30 is disposed approximately in the center of a game area 3 formed by partition rails 2 set up in a substantially circular shape on a game board 1.
A variable winning ball device 4 is arranged below. The variable display device 30 includes a display section 37 that constitutes a special variable display device,
It is configured to include a variable display 39, a variable display 41, and normal variable displays 45a and 45b constituting a normal variable display device. Note that the variable display device 30 will be described in detail later.

The variable prize winning ball device 4 has a mounting board 5 that is mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and a pair of ball receiving members 6a and 6b are mounted on the left and right sides of the mounting board 5 so as to be openable and closable. The hit ball received by the ball receiving members 6a and 6b is guided to a winning area 7 and becomes a winning ball, but the winning area 7 is divided into three parts, and the center is a V winning hole. V
A V-winning ball detector 8 is attached to the winning hole to detect the winning ball that has entered the V-winning hole, and to display the fact that it has been detected by a V-winning display LED 10 provided on the rear surface of the winning area 7. Further, the variable winning ball device 4 is also provided with a winning ball detector 9 in order to detect winning balls that have entered the winning area 7 during one open state, which will be described next. The number of winning balls detected is displayed on a winning number display 11 facing the front lower part of the variable winning ball device 4.

The above-mentioned ball bearing members 6a and 6b are a display unit 37 (more precisely, including variable LEDs 38a to 38p), a variable indicator 39, and a variable indicator that constitute the special variable display device of the variable display device 30. Based on the display result of 41 becoming a predetermined display mode (hereinafter referred to as jackpot mode), a predetermined number of pieces (for example, , 10) is opened to accept batted balls until a winning ball is generated. In addition, when the winning ball accepted during the opening enters the V winning hole, a continuation right to reserve the opening state for the next time is established, and after the opening state for that time ends,
It shifts to the next open state after a predetermined interval time. The opening state of the ball receiving members 6a, 6b is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on the condition that a winning ball is won in the V winning opening. In addition, the ball receiver members 6a, 6 of the variable winning ball device 4
A gaming state in which b is allowed to perform the above operations is generally referred to as a jackpot gaming state.

[0009] Further, on the upper part of the variable winning ball device 4, another pair of ball receiving members 12a, 12b (hereinafter referred to as second ball receiving members) are provided so as to be openable and closable. The second ball receiving members 12a, 12b close the normal starting prize opening 13, and the display results of the normal variable display devices 45a, 45b as normal variable display devices included in the variable display device 30 are predetermined. Based on the display mode (hereinafter referred to as the hit mode), the ball is opened to accept a batted ball until a certain period of time (for example, 6 seconds) has elapsed. The winning balls received in the starting winning hole 13 by the second ball receiving members 12a, 12b are detected by the starting winning ball detector 14 provided on the back side of the game board 1. In addition,
The opening period of the second ball bearing members 12a, 12b is not controlled only by a certain period of time, but by a predetermined number (for example, 4
It is also possible to close the page when the number of winning balls has been won.

[0010] Another starting winning hole 15 is arranged between the variable display device 30 and the variable winning ball device 4 described above. This starting winning hole 15 also has a starting winning ball detector 16
is attached. Therefore, the above-mentioned starting prize opening 13,
15, the ball won and the winning ball detectors 14 and 16 were turned to O.
When set to N, the display unit 37 that constitutes the special variable display device,
The fluctuation indicator 39 and the fluctuation indicator 41 start to fluctuate and stop the fluctuation when a certain period of time (for example, 6 seconds) has elapsed. In addition, when the batted ball enters the starting winning slots 13 and 15 while the special variable display device is changing, the winnings are stored (in the case of this example, up to 4 pieces), and after the fluctuation stops, the winnings are won based on the stored value. Fluctuation display starts. Further, the fact that the starting prize has been memorized is displayed on starting memory display LEDs 44a to 44d, which will be described later.

[0011] Also, in the gaming area 3, the starting prize opening 1
Starting gates 17a and 17b are arranged on both the left and right sides of 5. These starting gates 17a and 17b do not allow the batted ball to enter the prize, but are configured to simply allow the ball to pass through.
Starting passing ball detector 18 to detect the passing ball
a and 18b are built-in. Therefore, when the starting passing ball detectors 18a, 18b detect a passing ball, the normal variable indicators 45a, 45b constituting the normal variable display device
is displayed variably and stops after a certain amount of time has elapsed. Then, the display result when stopped is the winning mode (
For example, when the number is 3, 3 or 7, 7, the second ball receiving members 12a, 12b are opened for a certain period of time. Note that the starting gates 17a and 17b may be configured as winning holes that allow the batted ball to win without allowing the ball to pass through, or when a batted ball passes through the starting gates 17a and 17b while the normal variable indicators 45a and 45b are variable, a predetermined value is displayed. It may be possible to store only the number of items (for example, 4 items).

Furthermore, in the gaming area 3, there are winning holes 19a, 1.
9b, 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, game effect lamps 22a, 22b, outlet 23, and windmill (no reference numeral) are arranged or provided, respectively. Among the winning holes, winning holes 20a and 20 are arranged on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 4.
b is a windmill-equipped prize opening 20a, 2 with a windmill attached to the lower part.
0b, and a lamp is used to irradiate light from behind the windmill. In addition, the game effect lamps 22a and 22b arranged at the center of both ends of the game area 3 are lit or blinking while the special variable display device or the variable winning ball device 4 is being driven to notify that fact. Further, the out port 23 is provided at the lowest part of the game area 3 in order to collect the batted balls that do not enter the winning hole or the winning ball device. In addition, on the front side of the game board 1 having the above-described configuration, there are two glass plates 24a.
, 24b (see FIG. 2) are provided to protect the gaming area 3.

Next, the configuration of the variable display device 30 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, the variable display device 30 has a substantially circular mounting board 31 that is attached to the surface of the game board 1, and a prize opening 33 whose front surface is covered by an upper front decorative plate 32 is provided on the top of the mounting board 31. It is formed. Furthermore, a decorative LED 34 that flashes and moves while the special variable display device or the normal variable display device is in operation faces the surface of the upper front decorative plate 32.

By the way, the rear of the mounting board 31 is formed into a mortar shape, and a bottom plate 36 constitutes the bottom surface of the mortar shape.
A predetermined number (in this embodiment, 16) of donut parts are divided to connect the open edge of the mortar-shaped front end. and,
Display sections 37a to 37p are provided on the outside of each section, and variable indicators 39a to 39p are provided on the inside. The display parts 37a to 37p have 1 of "1 to 0" on their surfaces.
0 numbers, 4 English letters "F, V, J, S", 2 symbols "quarter note, circle", one of 16 patterns in total is drawn. As shown in FIG. 2, the display parts 37a to 37p form a mortar-shaped side surface. In addition, variable LEDs 38a to 38p are arranged on the back surfaces of the display sections 37a to 37p so as to correspond to each other. 38p lights up and moves (counterclockwise direction). Therefore, display sections 37a to 37
p and the variable LEDs 38a to 38p constitute one variable display member whose displayed pattern changes.

[0015]Furthermore, the variable display device 3 disposed inside the
Reference numerals 9a to 39p each represent an electrically variable display member composed of a dot matrix display, and it is possible to display one pachinko ball in a pseudo manner using the electrically variable display member. In addition, as will be described in detail later, the pachinko balls displayed in a pseudo manner are displayed on each variable display 39a.
It is also designed to display how it is rolling and moving from ~39p. Therefore, the fluctuation indicators 39a to 39p are
It constitutes one variable display member in which the displayed symbols vary. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, each fluctuation indicator 39a
The front surface of ~39p is colored transparent protective glass 40a~40
covered by p.

At the center of the bottom plate 36, there is one dot.
Variable display 4 consisting of matrix display
1 is provided. The variable display 41 sequentially displays the 16 symbols drawn on the display sections 37a to 37p in a variable manner. Therefore, the variable display 41 also displays one variable display in which the displayed symbols change. It constitutes a member. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, the front surface of the variable display 41 is covered with a colored transparent protective glass 42. Further, a special variable display device is constituted by the three variable display members described above, that is, the display sections 37a to 37p, the variable LEDs 38a to 38p, the variable indicators 39a to 39p, and the variable display 41. This special variable display device constitutes a roulette game when viewed from the front. Further, in order to make the design of the roulette game more clear, a decorative member 43 having a design of a roulette rotating lever is fixed to the bottom plate 36 so as to surround the variable display 41.

Furthermore, the bottom plate 36 is provided with starting memory display LEDs 44a to 44d that notify that winnings in the starting winning openings 13 and 15 have been memorized, as well as two normal variable display LEDs 44a to 44d constituting the normal variable display device. Indicators 45a, 45
b is provided. These ordinary variable indicators 45a, 45
b is composed of a 7-segment LED, which has been commonly used as a variable display member. Therefore, the normal variable indicators 45a and 45b are 1 from 0 to 9.
Only a few digits and a limited number of alphabetic characters are displayed.

Furthermore, the variable display device 30 in this embodiment
In the case where two variable display devices, a special variable display device and a normal variable display device, are installed, suppose that the two variable display devices are connected to the same type of variable display member (for example, both of the two variable display devices are connected to a (consisting only of segment LEDs), the same fluctuation display mode will occur, so
It becomes difficult to know whether a variable display is being performed to establish which game. In contrast, in this embodiment, since the variable display member constituting the special variable display device and the variable display member constituting the normal variable display device are constituted by different types of variable display members, the variable display The variation display mode, including the design, is clearly different,
The player can easily understand which game the variable display is being performed for.

Further, variable LEDs 38a to 38p and variable indicators 39a to 39 constituting the above-mentioned special variable display device
As shown in FIG. By connecting wiring to terminals 47 provided on the rear side of the substrate 46, driving signals can be applied to all of the components.

[0020] The operation of the variable display device 30 having the above configuration will be explained.
When a winning ball is won and the starting passing ball detectors 18a and 18b are turned on, the normal variable display devices 45a and 45b start variable display and, after a certain period of time has elapsed, stop the variable display. When the combination of symbols at the time of stopping is a winning pattern (3, 7, double), the second ball receiving members 12a, 12b are opened for a certain period of time. When the second ball receiving members 12a, 12b are opened and a ball hits the starting winning hole 13, the starting winning ball detector 14 is turned on and the special variable display device is driven. In addition,
It is desirable that the variable displays on the normal variable displays 45a and 45b be disabled during the jackpot game state.

As described above, the second ball bearing members 12a, 12
When b is opened and a hit ball wins in the starting winning hole 13, or when a hitting ball wins in the starting winning hole 15, the three variable display members constituting the special variable display device start changing. That is, the variable LEDs 38a to 38p light up and move in the counterclockwise direction, and one pseudo pachinko ball lights up in the variable display devices 39a to 39p in the counterclockwise direction, as partially shown in FIGS. 3A to 3E. , and predetermined symbols are sequentially and variably displayed on the variable display 41. However,
When a certain period of time has elapsed from the start of the fluctuation, first, the lighting movement of the fluctuation display LEDs 38a to 38p is stopped, and one of the display sections 37a to 37p is displayed by lighting. Next, after a delay of minute time T1, the variable display of the variable display 41 is stopped and one of the symbols displayed on the display sections 37a to 37p is displayed. When the symbol drawn on the display unit 37 lit by the variable LED 38 and the symbol displayed on the variable display 41 do not match, there is a delay of a minute time T2 after the variable display 41 stops changing. The pseudo pachinko balls then stop on any of the variable indicators 39a to 39p. At this time, since the special variable display device is not in a state that is advantageous to the player, the variable winning ball device 4 is not driven.

On the other hand, the symbol drawn on the display section 37 lit up by the variable LED 38 and the variable display 4
When the symbols displayed in 1 match (referred to as a reach state), the time T3 from when the fluctuation display 41 stops changing until the fluctuation display on the fluctuation displays 39a to 39p stops.
is extended beyond the time T2, and the moving speed of the pseudo pachinko balls is also controlled to gradually slow down. Then, when the pseudo pachinko balls finally come to a stop, display control as shown in FIG. 3 is performed. That is, (A) in FIG.
As shown in (E), the pseudo pachinko ball is on the variable display 39h.
The variable indicator slowly moved from 39g to 39g.
When stopping at , the pseudo pachinko ball temporarily moves to Fig. 3 (F).
The display is controlled so that the operation of going to the fluctuation display 39f (not shown) and returning to the fluctuation display 39g again is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 2 to 3 times) as shown in FIG. By controlling the display in this manner, the movement of the balls is expressed more closely to that of a real roulette game, thereby attracting the players' interest.

[0023]In the reach state, when the stop position of the pseudo pachinko ball matches the display section 37 lit by the variable LED 38, a jackpot mode occurs and a jackpot game state is generated, and the variable winning ball The device 4 is driven in the predetermined manner described above.

As described above, in this embodiment, even when the special variable display device starts the variable operation after the pachinko ball (hit ball) enters the starting winning hole 13, 15, the electric variable display member The pseudo pachinko balls are displayed in a variable manner on the displays 39a to 39p, giving the player the impression that the pachinko balls are involved in the game, and allowing the player to enjoy the excitement of the game like never before.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the variable displays 39a to 39p constituted by dot matrix displays were shown as electrical variable display members, but electric variable display members capable of displaying pseudo pachinko balls are also used. If so, any type is fine. For example, Figure 5
A liquid crystal display 50 in which crescent-shaped liquid crystal elements made up of seven cells of four types a to d as shown in FIG. (only a part of which is shown) may be used to display the pseudo pachinko balls in a variable manner. The fluctuation display in this case is shown in Figure 5 (
As shown in A), there are four d-cells in the center that display one pseudo pachinko ball, three c-cells on the top and bottom, two b-cells on the top and bottom, and one a-cell on the top and bottom. By sequentially moving the driving state one by one to the left cell, the
As shown in (B), the display can be controlled to move the pseudo pachinko balls to the left.

In the above-described embodiment, the variable display device 30 was exemplified as a game device to which the variable display devices 39a to 39p as electrical variable display members are attached, but other game devices, for example, a pair of opening/closing The present invention can also be applied to a variable winning ball device which has a ball receiving member of the type and generates a jackpot gaming state when a winning ball received by the ball receiving member is guided to a V winning region among a plurality of winning regions. good. In this case, a game in which pseudo pachinko balls are displayed on the electrically variable display member based on the winning balls accepted by the ball receiving member, and the pseudo pachinko balls are guided to either the V winning area or the normal winning area. The content can be considered.

[0027]

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, in the present invention, it is possible to display balls similar to pachinko balls in a pseudo manner, and it is possible to display the pseudo balls in a variable manner. By attaching an electrically variable display member that is capable of You can enjoy the fun.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable display device to which an electrically variable display member according to an embodiment is attached.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the variable display device taken in the longitudinal direction.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining how pseudo pachinko balls displayed on an electrically variable display member move.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a game board of a pinball game machine to which a variable display device is applied.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining how pseudo pachinko balls move in another example of the electrically variable display member.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Game board 30 Variable display device (gaming device)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electrically variable display member attached to a game device attached to a game board of a pinball game machine, the electrically variable display member being capable of displaying balls in a pseudo manner. What is claimed is: 1. An electrical variable display member for a pinball game machine, characterized in that the ball can be displayed in a variable manner in a simulated manner.