JPH04357971A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the visual nervous fatigue of a player to the utmost, and also, to simplify the assembling work. CONSTITUTION:The machine contains a game area in which a pinball is hit, a variable display device which is provided in its game area, and can display variably plural discriminating information, a prize-winning port 22 in which a hit ball can be prize-winning, and a variable display control means which is a means for controlling the variable display device 20, and executes control for leading out a result of display at the time of stop of the variable display device 20, based on prize-winning of a hit ball to the prize-winning port 22, and the variable display device 20 and the prize-winning port 22 are constituted integrally.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pinball game machine typified by a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a pinball game machine equipped with a variable display device that can variably display multiple types of identification information. .

0002

[Prior Art] In this type of pinball game machine, a variable display device that is generally known in the past is provided in the game area, for example, which can variably display a plurality of types of identification information. It is configured such that a predetermined gaming value can be awarded when the display result when the display device is stopped becomes predetermined specific identification information. and,
A prize opening in which a hit ball can be entered is provided in the gaming area separately from the variable display device, and a control means for controlling the variable display device is provided, and a winning hole in which a hit ball can enter the winning hole is provided. The control means is configured to perform control for deriving a display result when the variable display device is stopped based on the winning.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In this type of conventional pinball game machine, the player plays a pinball game while paying attention to the winning hole so that the ball hits the winning hole. When a ball hits a prize, control is performed to derive the display result when the variable display device is stopped, so the line of sight is shifted toward the variable display device and the display result when the variable display device is stopped is displayed. They try to focus on the result, and in that case, they have to move their line of sight from the prize opening to the variable display device, which causes visual nerve fatigue due to the movement of the line of sight, which in turn makes it hard to concentrate on the game. The drawback was that the power was reduced. Moreover, the variable display device and the prize opening must be separately attached to the game board, which has the disadvantage of complicating the assembly work.

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent as much as possible the visual fatigue caused by the large movement of the line of sight, and to simplify the assembly work. It is.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A pinball game machine according to the present invention includes a game area where balls are hit, and a variable display device provided in the game area and capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information. , means for controlling a prize opening in which a hit ball can enter a prize, and the variable display device, and for deriving a display result when the variable display device is stopped based on a winning of a hit ball in the winning hole. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a variable display control means for performing control, and that the variable display device and the entry prize hole are integrally configured.

[0006]

[Operation] According to the present invention, the winning hole is integrated with the variable display device so that control is performed to derive the display result when the variable display device is stopped when a hit ball wins. Because of this configuration, a player who initially plays the game by focusing on the winning opening does not have to move his/her eyes so drastically to the variable display device side after winning the winning opening, and the player can play the game with less attention. visual nerve fatigue of the person is prevented as much as possible. Moreover, since the variable display device and the prize opening are integrally constructed, it is possible to create a pinball game machine that is also equipped with the winning hole simply by disposing the variable display device on the game board.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an external view of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram of the temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20. In particular, FIG. 2 shows a front view of the temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20,
FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the special winning ball device on the back side, and FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of the engaged state of the lever and the hook.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the structure of the front panel of the pachinko game machine of this embodiment will be shown.

The pachinko game machine 10 of this embodiment has a front panel 11 attached to a base (not shown) on which a plurality of pachinko machines are installed side by side and integrally, so as to be openable and closable. A panel 30 (described in detail in FIG. 5 below) is disposed, and the back panel 30 includes a back portion including a prize ball dispensing mechanism and a detection sensor for detecting a hit ball that are integrally provided on the base. (not shown) are provided. The front side of this front panel 11 constitutes a game area where pachinko balls are hit.

[0010] On the board of the front panel 11, there are a plurality of winning holes (safe holes) 12a, 12b, 12c, and a plurality of winning ball devices (Yakumono: commonly known as tulip) 13a to 13.
e, an out ball entrance 14, and a temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20, which is a feature of this embodiment.

The temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20 is configured in the shape of a temple 21, and has a special winning ball device 22 (for details), which is an example of a winning opening in which a ball can win a prize. (described in connection with the description of FIG. 5 below) are integrally provided. In addition, on the left and right sides of the window part of the hall 21, there are screens as an example of setting identification information display means for displaying identification information such as numerical values and symbols (in the following explanation, the case of numerical information will be described as an example of identification information). 1 segment indicator 23
P and a second segment display 23S, which is an example of a variable display gaming device that can variably display multiple types of identification information, are formed.

Further, below the front panel of the pachinko game machine 10, there is a ball waiting gutter 15 which guides a plurality of pachinko balls into a hitting position where they are successively hit one by one, and a ball waiting gutter 15. a ball hitting handle 16 for driving the pachinko ball guided to the ball hitting position onto the board;
Safe holes 12a to 12c or Yakumono 13a to 13e
Prize ball payout port 17 that pays out prize balls according to winning balls.
and a prize ball payout port 1 that pays out surplus balls to the prize ball tray 18.
7' is provided. Furthermore, a setting switch 19P is provided below the front panel 11 for setting and inputting desired numerical information to be set on the first segment display 23P.
and a stop command switch 19S that commands to stop the numerical information variably displayed on the second segment display 23S so that it becomes a desired numerical value. Note that the illustrated setting switch 19P is used to set and input desired numerical information by pressing one switch multiple times, depending on the number of times the switch is pressed, but various modifications can be considered as means for inputting the set numerical value. It will be done. For example, it may be possible to provide setting switches as many as the number of numerical information that can be inputted, and to set a desired numerical value depending on which setting switch is pressed, or it may be a keyboard type.

FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of the back panel 30 of the pachinko game machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the back panel 30 of the pachinko game machine 10 has one safe ball that has won a prize in one of the safe holes 12a to 12c.
A safe ball processing mechanism 31 is formed for sequentially detecting each safe ball, and a safe ball path 321 is provided on the back side of each safe hole to guide the safe balls won into each of the safe holes 12a to 12c to the safe ball processing mechanism 31. In addition, the back panel 30 is
A path 322 for guiding the safe balls that are processed by the safe ball processing mechanism 31 and dropped as winning balls to a winning ball path 323 or to a direct return device (not shown), and the winning balls that have been won to the Yakumono 13a and 13b. Paths 324 and 325 are provided to guide pachinko balls to the winning ball path 323, and a path 326 is provided to lead the winning pachinko balls to the special winning ball device 22 of the temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20 to the winning ball path 322. Ru. The winning balls guided through each of these paths are detected by a winning ball sensor (not shown), used as a prize ball payout command signal, and then guided to the return device. Further, a detection switch 33 is provided in connection with the pachinko ball passing path of the path 326 in order to detect a pachinko ball that has entered the special winning ball device 20.

To explain the safe ball handling mechanism 31 in detail, a safe ball receiving portion 312 is formed at the end of the cylindrical member 311 on the path 321 side, and the cylindrical member 311 is connected to the supporting member 31.
It is supported by 3. And safe holes 12a to 12c
The safe ball that entered the safe ball receiver 3 passes through the path 321.
When placed on the safe ball 12, the cylinder member 311 rotates under the weight of the safe ball. A safe ball detection switch 314 is provided below the cylindrical member 311 in the rotational direction. The safe ball detection switch 314 detects a safe ball by detecting the rotation of the cylindrical member 311, and its output is used as a prize ball payout command signal. After that, return solenoid 3
15 is energized and attracts its shaft, and the cylinder member 311 is returned to its original position by engaging the cylinder member 311 and a lever fixed to the shaft of the solenoid 315.

The special winning ball device 22, as shown in FIG.
21, 221' to the left and right, one end of the lever 222 is inserted, which is pushed down by the weight of the pachinko balls falling into the path 322. When the other end of this lever 222 is pushed down, the lever 222 is moved to the fulcrum 222.
25 and pushes up the lever 223 connected to the other end. The other end of lever 223 connects one end of levers 224, 224' at the same fulcrum. The other end of this lever 224, 224' is connected to the onigawara 2
21, 221'. Then, the lever 223 is pushed up by the rotation of the lever 222, and the onigawara 221, 2
21' are opened to the left and right. Furthermore, when the lever 222 is pushed down by the weight of the pachinko ball, the claw of the hook 226 provided below engages and locks the lever 222 (see Fig. 4), keeping the onigawara 221, 221' in the open state. do. At this time, when a pachinko ball enters between the oni tiles 221 and 221', the pachinko ball rolls on the path 326 and moves to the path 322. When this pachinko ball rolls,
In order to temporarily close the winning ball detection switch 33 and push the plate member 227 fixed to the hook 226, the hook 226 is pushed against the tensile force of the spring 229 using the support member 229 as a fulcrum. The engagement with the lever 222 is released. For this reason, Onigawara 221 and 221' are
It returns to its original position (an interval that allows one pachinko ball to pass through). Instead of the special winning ball device 22 changing between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, the special winning ball device 22 is one in which the size of the ball receiving area does not change. There may be.

In the following explanation, the second segment display 23 will be
Although the configuration is such that a variable display command is issued for S, the second segment display 23S may be variably displayed in accordance with the detection output of the safe ball detection switch 314. In place of the special winning ball device 22 and the winning ball detection switch 33 that detects winning balls that have entered the special winning ball device 22, a passing ball detector that detects when a pachinko ball passes a specific area on the board is used. You can. In other words, winning a prize is a broad concept that includes passing.

FIG. 6 is a detailed diagram of the winning ball devices 13a to 13e and the winning ball opening mechanism that controls opening of the winning ball devices. In the figure, a winning ball device (Yakumono: commonly known as tulip) 13 has a corner part (tulip petal) 131 to receive pachinko balls falling along the board, and is fixed to a plate 132 to play a pachinko game. It is placed on the machine panel. This corner part 131 opens left and right depending on the winning ball, and in relation to this corner part 131, the winning ball is guided to the back side of the gaming machine, and the corner part 131 opens in accordance with the first winning ball. A lever 133 is provided for opening and closing the corner portion 131 in response to the next winning ball. This lever 133 is provided with an engagement pin 134 that protrudes laterally. A Yakumono opening mechanism 40 is provided to control the opening of the Yakumono 13 in accordance with the winning balls entered into the special winning ball device 22. This Yakumono opening mechanism 40 has a solenoid shaft 42 that is attracted by the energization of a solenoid 41.
One end of an L-shaped locking lever 43 is fixed to the tip of the lever. When this solenoid 41 is energized, the other end of the engagement lever 43 and the engagement pin 134 engage with each other, and the engagement lever 43 pushes down the engagement pin 134, thereby causing the corner part of the Yakumono 13 to Open 131.

In the illustration, details of one set of Yakumono 13 and Yakumono opening mechanism 40 have been explained, but the above-mentioned FIG.
Yakumono 13a to 13e and Yakumono opening mechanism 40 shown in
Each of a to 40e is represented by adding a symbol a to e at the end of the reference numeral shown in FIG. In addition, instead of the above-mentioned variable winning ball device being composed of multiple Yakumono etc.,
It may be configured with one winning ball device.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, the operation when playing a game with the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be explained.

[0020] The player presses the setting switch 19P and inputs a desired set value. This setting switch 19P
By pressing , a high level signal is given to the differentiation circuit 51, so the differentiation circuit 51 derives a number of differentiation pulses corresponding to the number of times the setting switch 19P is pressed, and provides them to the ring counter 52P. This ring counter 52P increments its count value by 1 every time a differential pulse is given from the differentiating circuit 51, and the ring counter 52P increments its count value by 1, and the range of values that can be displayed on the segment display 23P (1, 2 to n; however, n is 9 if the segment display 23P can display a 1-digit value
(below)), has an output terminal for each numerical value, and derives a high-level signal from the output terminal of the numerical value corresponding to the counted value. The count value of the ring counter 52P becomes a set value input by the player pressing the setting switch 19P, and the count value is applied to the decoder 56P and also as a reference input to the determination circuit 57. The decoder 56P derives a decode signal for displaying the counted value on the segment display 23P based on the counted value of the ring counter 52P, and supplies it to the segment display 23P, so that the set value is displayed on the segment display 23P. In this way, the player sets and inputs a desired numerical value and causes it to be continuously displayed on the segment display 23P.

[0021] Next, the player puts the pachinko balls purchased from the ball lending machine into the ball waiting gutter 51 and operates the ball hitting handle 16 to hit the ball. At this time, the driven pachinko balls are either in the safe holes 12a to 12c or in the Yakumono 13a to 13.
Either the ball will win a prize with a certain probability, or it will fall and enter the out ball entrance 14 without winning a prize. Now, for example, if a prize is won in any of the Yakumono 13a to 13e, the corner portion 131 of the Yakumono where the winning ball was located is opened in the same manner as in conventional Pachinko gaming machines, making it easier for the Pachinko ball to enter. These winning balls are detected by a winning ball sensor (not shown) via the winning ball path 323, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the pachinko ball payout port 17 from a prize ball payout device (not shown).

On the other hand, when the driven pachinko ball enters one of the safe holes 12a to 12c, it enters the cylindrical member 311 of the safe ball processing mechanism 31 through the safe ball path 321 and rotates the cylindrical member. . In response, safe sphere detection switch 314 derives a safe sphere detection output. As the safe ball falls, the entrance of the special winning ball device 22 provided at the top of the temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20 opens to the left and right, making it easier to enter the special winning ball device 22 from now on.

As mentioned above, the special winning ball device 22
If a pachinko ball enters the special winning ball device 22 after opening the entrance, or if a pachinko ball enters the special winning ball device 22 even if the special winning ball device 22 is not opened, the winning occurs. The pachinko balls that played are on paths 326 and 3
23 to a winning ball sensor (not shown), the ball is detected as a winning ball, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are controlled to be paid out. Furthermore, since the winning ball detection switch 33 is closed when the pachinko ball passes through the path 326, a high level signal is transmitted to the flip-flop 53 via the switch 33.
1, and the flip-flop 5
31 is set. This flip-flop 531 is in a reset state via an OR gate 61, which will be described later, before the output of the winning ball detection switch 33 is applied. Furthermore, the flip-flop 532 is connected to an OR gate 6 which will be described later.
1, the set output is given as one input to the AND gate 542. Therefore, flip-flop 531
When the set output of is given as the other input of AND gate 542, AND gate 542 derives a high level signal and activates AND gate 543. This AND gate 543 is constantly supplied with output pulses from the pulse oscillation circuit 55, which generates pulses with a frequency correlated to the cycle for variably displaying numerical information on the second segment display 23S. , AND gate 543 provides a pulse output to the ring counter 52S. This ring counter 52S is the same as the ring counter 52P, and each time an oscillation pulse from the pulse oscillation circuit 55 is applied, the count value is incremented by "1" to a value within a certain range (i.e., 1 to n). are counted cyclically at a relatively fast rate. The count value output from the ring counter 52S is applied to a decoder 56S and also to a determination circuit 57. The decoder 56S decodes the count value cyclically counted in the ring counter 52S, and displays the segment display 2.
3S as a segment signal. Therefore, the segment display 23S variably displays a numerical value correlated to the count value cyclically counted by the ring counter 52S at a speed that can be visually discerned by the player. In this way, the desired numerical value set by the player is displayed on the segment display 23P, and a plurality of numerical values are cyclically and variably displayed on the segment display 23S.

As mentioned above, the segment display 23S
When numerical information is variably displayed on the segment display 23P, the player can check whether the numerical information preset on the segment display 23P and the numerical information displayed when the variable display on the segment display 23S is stopped are predetermined. Press the stop switch 19S so that the relationship is established. In response, a high level signal is applied to the reset input terminal of flip-flop 532 via stop command switch 19S and OR gate 541, and flip-flop 532 is reset. Therefore, the AND gate 542 stops deriving the high level signal and disables the AND gate 543, so that the pulse signal from the pulse oscillation circuit 55 is no longer applied to the ring counter 52S. Therefore, the ring counter 52S stops its counting operation and continuously provides the count value that has been counted up to that point to the decoder 56S and the determination circuit 57. Also, at this time, the reset output of the flip-flop 532 is given to the determination circuit 57 as a determination command signal. Accordingly, the determination circuit 57 uses the set numerical information given from the ring counter 52P and the ring counter 52P.
A predetermined correlation is determined by comparing the count value when the variable display given by S is stopped. For example, by determining whether the set numerical value and the numerical value displayed when the variable display is stopped are both odd numbers, both even numbers, or both the same numerical value (i.e., zeros). , if information for giving a certain value is to be derived, the judgment circuit 57 determines that when there is an AND of the output of the ring counter 52P representing an odd number and the output of the ring counter 52S representing an odd number. An output terminal that derives a high level signal from both output terminals representing an odd number and determines an even number when there is a logical product of the output representing an even number of the ring counter 52P and the logical sum of the output representing an even number of the ring counter 52S. A high level signal is derived from the logical product of the output representing each numerical value of the ring counter 52P and the output representing each numerical value of the ring counter 52S (for example, the numerical value "n" of the ring counter 52P is
” and the output representing the numerical value “n” of the 52S), in other words, when there is a logical sum of the logical product outputs for each same numerical value, a high level signal is derived from the output terminal representing the number zero. configured to do so. Each judgment output of this judgment circuit 57 is derived as a signal for adding value information. As an example of giving a player a certain value that differs depending on the judgment output based on the judgment output of the judgment circuit 57,
It is conceivable to control the number of openings of the Yakumono 13a to 13e, to control the length of time for opening a certain Yakumono, to vary the number of prize balls to be paid out and the points to be awarded, but in this embodiment, the following is done. A case will be described in which the opening numbers of the Yakumono 13a to 13e are controlled.

For example, in the case where the opening number of the Yakumono 13a to 13e is controlled by the determination output of the determination circuit 57, when the determination circuit 57 determines that the number is odd, the two Yakumono 13a and 13b are opened; When it is determined that the number is even, 3 Yakumono 13c to 13e
5 Yakumono 1 when it is determined that it is a double eye
If the opening control of 3a to 13e is to be performed, it is performed as follows. Specifically, the player presses the setting switch 1.
When an odd number is set by operating 9P, press the stop command switch 19S to display the segment display 23S.
If the displayed numerical value is an odd number when the variable display is stopped, the determination circuit 57 derives a high level signal from the output terminal representing the odd number and supplies it to the monostable multi 581. This monostable multi 581 derives a high level signal for the period necessary to open the horn part 131 of the Yakumono, and
It is applied to transistor 60a through R gate 59a to make transistor 60a conductive, and it is applied to transistor 60b through OR gate 59b to make transistor 60b conductive. Accordingly, the solenoid 41a of the Yakumono opening mechanism 40a that controls the opening of the Yakumono 13a
At the same time, the solenoid 41b of the Yakumono opening mechanism 40b is energized to control the opening of the Yakumono 13b.
1 is controlled to open. Further, when the determination circuit 57 determines that the number is even, a high level signal is derived from the output terminal representing the even number and is applied to the monostable multi 582. Accordingly, the monostable multi 582 applies a high level signal to the corresponding transistors 60c to 60e via the OR gates 59c to 59e for a certain period of time to make the transistors conductive. Therefore, the solenoids 41c to 41e corresponding to the yakumono 13c to 13e are energized and controlled to open the respective corner portions of the yakumono 13a to 13e. Further, when the determination circuit 57 derives a determination output representing a double number, that output is given to the monostable multi-function 583. In response, the monostable multi 583 derives a high level signal for a certain period of time and applies it to each of the corresponding transistors 60a to 60e via each of the OR gates 59a to 59e to make the transistor conductive. by this,
The solenoids 41a to 41e are energized and the respective corner portions of the five yakumono 13a to 13e are controlled to open. In this way, the opening of different numbers of Yakumono is controlled based on the determination output of the determination circuit 57. Further, the output of any one of the monostable multis 581 to 583 resets the flip-flop 531 via the OR gate 61, and sets the flip-flop 532 to wait for the next output from the winning ball detection switch 33.

Furthermore, if the player does not press the stop command switch 19S forever, the segment display 23S will continue to be in the variable display state, and even if the winning ball detection switch 33 detects a winning ball again, it will not operate normally. I won't do it. Therefore, a timer 62 which is activated by the output of the winning ball detection switch 33 and derives a high level signal after a certain period of time has elapsed.
If the output of the timer 62 is provided to the reset input terminal of the flip-flop 532 via the OR gate 541, even if the player forgets to press the stop command switch 19S, the same problem will occur. It has the advantage of being able to perform actions. Note that this timer 62 does not necessarily need to be provided, and when the timer 62 is provided, the stop command switch 19S does not necessarily need to be provided. In addition, the segment display 23S may be displayed variably during normal times, and the segment display 23S may be controlled to stop based on the fact that a hit ball enters the special winning ball device 22.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the numerical information set in advance by the player and the variable display of the segment display, which is a variable display device that displays a variable display according to a certain condition, are displayed when the variable display stops. Since a certain value is added by controlling the opening of the Yakumono or varying the opening time of the Yakumono based on the numerical value, the interest for the players will be further increased. It should be noted that the segment display 23P may be omitted and the game value may be awarded only based on the segment display 23S showing a predetermined display result. In addition, instead of simply hitting a pachinko ball like in a conventional pachinko machine, you can earn points by performing a stop operation so that the numerical value that is variably displayed according to certain conditions has a certain relationship with the set value. Since the number of prize balls is variable, it is possible to obtain a large amount of prize balls using gaming technology, and it is expected that the service will be improved. In addition, the display contents when the variable display device is stopped are determined in advance before the variable display of the variable display device stops, and the display results when the variable display device is stopped are in accordance with the predetermined contents. The display may be controlled so that the

In the above embodiment, a segment display was used as an example of the set numerical value display means and the variable display device. Various variable indicators can be used, such as those using luminescence or light emitting diodes. The entered prize ball detection switch 33, timer 62, stop command switch 19S, O
R gate 541, flip-flops 531, 532, A
A means for controlling the variable display device using ND gates 542, 543, a pulse oscillation circuit 55, a ring counter 52S, and a decoder 56S, and when the variable display device is stopped based on the winning of a ball in the entered prize hole. A variable display control means is configured to perform control for deriving display results.

FIG. 8 is an illustrative view showing another example of the temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device 20. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, dice-shaped displays 24P and 24S are provided as other examples of the setting identification information display means and the variable display device 20. The dice-shaped indicators 24P and 24S each have seven light emitting diodes (or display lamps 241 to 247 embedded in a square), and display numerical information based on the number of light emitted. For example, a numerical value When displaying the numerical value "1", only the light emitting diode 241 is illuminated; when displaying the numerical value "2", the light emitting diodes 242 and 243 are illuminated; when displaying the numerical value "3", the light emitting diode 241, 24
5,246 (or 241,242,243) and when displaying the number "4", light emitting diode 2
44,245,246,247 is displayed with light emission, and the numerical value "
5", the light emitting diodes 241, 244,
245, 246, and 247 are displayed by emitting light, and when the numerical value "6" is to be displayed, the light emitting diodes 242 to 247 are displayed by emitting light. As the ring counters 52S and 52P, those that cyclically count "1" to "6" are used. In this way, if a dice-shaped display is used as the set identification information display means and the variable identification information display means, the player will have to operate the stop command switch 19S so that the numbers on the dice match a certain relationship. This has the advantage that players can enjoy the fun of dice games while playing pachinko.

In addition, in the explanation of FIG. 2 or FIG. 8 above,
Although the case of numerical information has been described as an example of the identification information displayed on the setting identification information display means and the variable display device,
Of course, identification information other than numerical values such as symbols and alphabets may also be used.

[0031]

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention can prevent as much as possible the player's visual nerve fatigue caused by shifting the line of sight from the winning opening to the variable display device, and can prevent as much as possible the player's ability to concentrate on the game. . Moreover, by arranging the variable display device in the game area, it is possible to construct a pinball game machine that also includes a prize opening, and the assembly work is relatively easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram for explaining the operating state of the special winning ball device.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a mechanism for engaging and holding the special winning ball device in an open state.

FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of the back panel of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a detailed diagram of the winning ball device and the winning opening mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram used in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an illustrative view showing another example of a temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 is a pachinko game machine that is an example of a pinball game machine, 11 is a front panel, 12a to 12c are winning holes (safe holes), 13a
~13e is a winning ball device (Yakumono), 19P is a setting switch (identification information setting means), 19S is a stop command switch (stop command means), 20, 20' is a temple-shaped setting/variable identification information display device, 22 is a variable A special winning ball device as an example of a winning ball device, 23P and 23S are segment indicators,
24P, 24S are dice-shaped indicators, 33 is a winning ball detection switch, 40a to 40e are winning ball opening mechanisms, 51 is a differential circuit, 52P, 52S are ring counters, 531, 5
32 is a flip-flop, 541-543, 59a-5
9e, 61 is a gate, 55 is a pulse oscillation circuit, 56P,
56S is a decoder, and 57 is a determination circuit (value information deriving means).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game area into which a hit ball is hit, a variable display device provided in the game area and capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, a prize opening into which a hit ball can be won, and the variable display. means for controlling the apparatus, the variable display control means for performing control for deriving a display result when the variable display device is stopped based on winnings of balls hit into the input prize slot; A pinball game machine, characterized in that the device and the winning slot are integrally constructed.