JPH05293230A - Pachinko ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent, to the possible minimum extent, a player from tending to have no interest in a variable prize winning ball device which is in the second state by providing a prize winning slot in a fitting base area above a prize winning chamber and to favorably guide a prize winning ball which inters through the prize winning slot without the complicatedness of an assembling work. CONSTITUTION:A prize winning slit 56 is provided on a fitting base 52 area above a prize winning chamber 59 of a variable prize winning ball device installed on a game board, and prize winning ball which enters through the prize winning slot is guided to the back side by a lead-out gutter 1 and guided to a designated route by a guide gutter 2 formed above a ball collecting member 92.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine or the like, and more specifically, a ball is driven into a game area formed on the surface of a game board to play a game. For ball game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of ball game machine, a conventionally known generally known game machine has, for example, a prize-winning chamber having a predetermined depth and a prize-winning area formed at a predetermined position therein. There is one in which the variable winning ball device provided is arranged on a game board, and the variable winning ball device is configured to change to a first state that is advantageous to the player based on the occurrence of a specific game state. It was

[0003]

However, in the conventional ball game machine of this type, when the variable winning ball device is in the first state, it is interesting to attract the player's interest to the variable winning ball device. However, once the variable winning ball device is in the second state, there is a disadvantage that the player's interest is away from the variable winning ball device and wins.

Therefore, a prize hole is provided in the mounting substrate portion above the prize room so that the hit ball can win the prize hole even if the variable prize ball device is in the second state. It is conceivable that the player can be prevented as much as possible from losing the interest of the player from the variable winning ball device in the second state. When a prize hole is provided in the mounting board portion above the prize room, it is necessary to properly guide the prize balls won through the prize hole so that the prize balls do not spill inside the gaming machine. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a guide gutter for guiding the prize balls won from the winning opening, for example, on the back side of the game board. In that case, a guide gutter is attached to the game board separately from the variable winning ball device. That is, a new mounting work is required, which causes a drawback that the assembling work becomes complicated.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is a variable winning ball apparatus in which a winning hole is provided in a mounting board portion above a winning room to be in a second state. To provide a ball game machine that prevents the player's interests from winning away and wins as much as possible, and that can guide the winning balls won from the winning opening well without complicating the assembly work. That is.

[0006]

The present invention is a ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball is struck in a game area formed on the surface of a game board to play a game. A variable winning a prize which is attached and has a predetermined depth and has a winning area in which a winning area is formed at a predetermined place, and which can be changed to a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous to the player. The ball device and the variable winning ball device are the first
And a specific game state detecting means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined specific game state that can be in the state of, the variable winning ball device, the variable winning ball based on the detection output of the specific game state detecting means A drive source for driving the device to a first state, a winning opening provided on a mounting substrate portion above the winning room, a derived gutter that guides the winning balls won in the winning opening to the back side, and the winning prize It is characterized in that it includes a guide gutter which is formed above a member forming a wall on the inner side of the chamber and which guides winning balls from the lead-out gutter to a predetermined path.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the occurrence of a predetermined specific game state is detected by the specific game state detecting means, and the variable winning ball device is advantageous to the player based on the detected output. It becomes a state. Then, the variable winning ball device is provided with a winning room having a predetermined depth and a winning area formed in a predetermined place, and a winning opening is provided in a mounting board portion above the winning room. There is. The winning ball that has won the winning opening is guided to the back side by the outflow gutter, and the winning ball guided to the back side is formed above the member forming the inner wall of the winning room. It is guided to a predetermined path by the guide gutter. Moreover, since the guide gutter is formed above the member forming the inner side of the winning room, the guide gutter can be installed at the same time by attaching the variable winning ball device to the game board, and the guide gutter is separately provided. Installation work is unnecessary.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a front frame 12 that is openably and closably mounted, and a game board 14 that is detachably mounted to the front frame 12. A variable winning ball device 16 is arranged in the center of the game board 14. Below the variable winning ball device 16, a starting winning opening 18 as an example of a starting winning area.
Three a, 18b, and 18c are arranged in a horizontal row. Ordinary winning openings 20 are formed on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 16, and yakmono 22 called tulips are arranged below the winning openings 20.

The arrangement of the variable winning ball device 16, the starting winning opening 18, the winning opening 20 and the like on the game board 14 is merely an example in the above-mentioned embodiment, and is appropriately changed according to the contents of the game.

A front plate 24 is attached below the game board 14, and an upper plate 26 is attached to the surface thereof. The upper plate 26 is for holding a pachinko ball supplied to a hitting ball launching device (not shown). A speaker 28 is embedded at the left end of the upper plate 26 in the figure. The speaker 28 is for generating a sound effect for enhancing the atmosphere of the game, as will be described later.

Below the front plate 24, a lower plate 30 and an operating handle 32 for firing a ball are attached.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an embodiment of the present invention. The back structure of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. An outer frame 34 that holds the above-described front frame 12 is provided on the outer periphery of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. In the center of the back surface of the game board 14, the variable winning ball device 1
The back surface structure of No. 6 appears. A path 36 is provided in association with the winning hole of the variable winning ball device 16, and a winning ball number detector 38 is provided downstream of the path 36. Therefore, the number of the pachinko balls that have won the variable winning ball device 16 is guided by the path 36, and the number thereof is detected by the winning ball number detector 38. In addition, start winning prize ball detecting switches 19a, 19b, 19c, which are an example of starting winning prize detecting means, are provided corresponding to the starting prize winning openings 18a, 18b, 18c. further,
A path 40 is arranged so as to guide the balls won in the winning opening 20 to the yakmono 22.

On the back side of the game board 14, a mechanism plate 42 shown by a chain line is arranged in an overlapping manner. A ball tank 44 for storing balls supplied from a ball supply device (not shown) is provided above the mechanism plate 42. A prize winning ball guiding path 46 is provided below the mechanism plate 42. Also, a winning ball processing device 48 is provided in association with the path 46. The balls that have won the respective winning openings and the winning areas are guided by the winning ball guide path 46 and given to the winning ball processor 48. The winning ball processing device 48 intermittently drops the winning balls one by one. The prize balls dispense mechanism (not shown) is driven by the balls dropped by the prize ball processor 48, and the prize balls are dispensed. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 50 is a hitting ball drive unit connected to the operation handle 32 (see FIG. 1).

3 to 10 are views for explaining the structure and operation of the variable winning ball device 16 used in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device 16, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The configuration of the variable winning ball device 16 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The variable winning ball device 16 is composed of a portion that appears on the front surface of the game board 14 and a mechanism portion that is located on the back surface side of the game board 14 and that drives each portion of the front surface.

That is, various parts formed on the surface of the mounting board 52 mounted on the surface of the game board 14 are driven by various mechanisms on the back side of the mounting board 52.

First, the front side of the mounting substrate 52 will be described. A shelf board 54 is provided on the upper surface side of the mounting board 52, a pair of holes is provided in the mounting board 52 on the upper side of the shelf board 54, and a winning opening 56 is formed. A substantially U-shaped shelf board 58 for receiving balls is provided below the mounting board 52, and a hole is formed in the mounting board 52 on the central upper surface side of the shelf board 58 to form a winning room 59. , Three winning holes 62a, 60, 62b arranged in a row in the winning room 59
Are formed. Here, the central winning hole 60 is a V pocket winning port (specific region) which is an example of a specific winning region, and as will be described later, when a pachinko ball wins the V pocket winning port 60, it is a special It is a winning opening to which a value (for example, the opening / closing operation of the variable winning ball device 16 is repeated a predetermined number of times) is given. The prize balls that have won the V-pocket prize hole 60 are detected by a prize detecting switch 61, which is an example of a specific prize detecting means. This V pocket prize hole 6
As described above, 0 means that a relatively large game value can be given by winning a pachinko ball. Therefore, the winning probability of a pachinko ball to the V pocket winning port 60 must be within a desired fixed range. The adjustment member 64 is fitted to assist the adjustment. The adjusting member 64 is
In order to make it difficult to properly win the V-pocket prize hole 60 in the center, if a pachinko ball falls on the boundary between the left-right prize holes 62a, 62b and the V-pocket prize hole 60, the right-left prize holes 62a, 62a, The pachinko balls are made to roll to 62b. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the adjusting member 64 is a single member including a front plate portion 64a and a pair of left and right rising wall portions 64b, 64b integrally formed on the front plate portion 64a, The distance between the upper edges of the pair of rising wall portions 64b, 64b is adjusted to a desired distance, and the space between the pair of left and right rising wall portions 64b, 64b is formed in a ball passing portion through which a ball passes. ing. Then, the adjusting member 64 is formed on the pair of left and right standing walls 60a, 60a that partitionally form the V pocket winning opening 60.
By attaching, the balls passing through the ball passing portion will be won in the V pocket winning opening 60, and by adjusting the distance between the pair of left and right rising wall portions 64b, 64b, the V pocket winning opening 60 The size can be adjusted.

A pair of open / close blades 66a and 66b are arranged on both left and right sides of the central portion of the mounting substrate 52. As shown in FIG. 3, the open / close blades 66a and 66b are in a substantially horizontal row with the central portion slightly lowered when they are opened. And the pachinko balls that fall are the opening and closing wings 66
a, 66b, and the winning openings 60, 62 below
The a and 62b are to be won. Furthermore, during opening of the opening and closing blade pieces 66a, 66b, the winning openings 60, 62
In addition to a and 62b, winning balls also pass on the back side. Also,
When the opening / closing wing pieces 66a, 66b are closed, they are in a substantially parallel state, and the shelf plate 54, the shelf plate 58, and the opening / closing wing pieces 66a, 6 are formed.
6b makes it impossible to win a pachinko ball into the winning openings 60, 62a, 62b.

A lamp decoration 68 is provided at the center of the mounting substrate 52. The lamp decoration 68, as shown in FIG.
When the opening / closing blade pieces 66a, 66b are opened, the opening / closing blade pieces 66a, 66b come into contact with one end thereof to define the opening angle of the opening / closing blade pieces 66a, 66b, and also serve as a decoration. A predetermined decoration (the moon surface in this embodiment) is applied to the surface of the lamp decoration 68. A lamp 120 is embedded inside the lamp decoration 68, and the lighting effect of the lamp 120 enhances the decoration effect of the lamp decoration 68.

Shelf plates 54 provided above and below the mounting substrate 52
And 58 on the front side of the decorative plates 70 and 72, respectively.
Is installed. The decorative boards 70 and 72 are for raising the atmosphere of the game, and the surface thereof has a pattern drawn that attracts the interest of the player.

A digital display 74 is provided at the center of the upper decorative plate 70. This digital display 74 is
As will be described later, it is for displaying predetermined numerical information.

Next, the structure of the back side of the mounting substrate 52 will be described. A pair of bearing cylinders 76a, 76b projecting rearwardly project from the left and right sides of the central portion of the mounting substrate 52.
The bearing cylinders 76a and 76b are for holding the rotating shafts 78a and 78b to which the opening / closing blade pieces 66a and 66b are fixed at their tips. Collars 80a and 8 for reducing friction are respectively provided at the front and rear openings of the bearing cylinders 76a and 76b.
0b, 82a, 82b are attached.

The rear ends of the rotary shafts 78a and 78b projecting from the rear stage of the bearing cylinders 76a and 76b are respectively attached to the rotary link 8.
It is connected to the operation link 86 via 4a and 84b. A return spring 88 is engaged below the operation link 86, and an upper part of the operation link 86 is connected to a plunger of a solenoid 90 which is an example of a drive source. Therefore, when the solenoid 90 is in the OFF state, the operation link 86 is pulled downward by the force of the return spring 88, and the opening / closing blade pieces 66a, which are connected via the rotation links 84a and 84b and the rotation shafts 78a and 78b, 66b is adapted to be in a closed state. On the contrary, when the solenoid 90 is in the ON state, the operation link 86 is pulled up against the force of the return spring 88, and the opening / closing blade pieces 66a and 66b are opened accordingly.

At the center of the back side of the mounting substrate 52, the pachinko balls that have won from the winning port 56 and the winning ports 60 and 62.
A ball gathering member 92 for guiding the respective pachinko balls won from a and 62b in a predetermined direction is arranged. In particular, the winning balls that have won the winning opening 56 are guided to the back surface side by the derivation trough 1, and then are guided to the path 46 by the guiding trough 2 formed above the ball gathering member 92. Further, as a configuration peculiar to the variable winning ball device 16, a vertically moving landing ship device 94 provided in front of the ball gathering member 92 and a ball gathering member 92 rearward for vertically moving the landing boat device 94 are provided. The landing gear drive mechanism 96 is provided.

Next, the landing gear device 94 and the landing gear drive mechanism 96 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 4, 9 and 10. The surface of the landing gear 94 is decorated with a lunar landing decoration, and the three indicator lamps 9
8 are provided. And the landing gear device 94 is the support shaft 1
00 is rotatably held, and an engagement receiving piece 102 that engages with the drive mechanism 96 is provided behind it. The drive mechanism 96 includes a drive motor mounting plate 104, a drive motor 106 provided behind the mounting plate 104,
The drive motor 106 is provided in front of the mounting plate 104.
And a rotating decorative plate 108 rotated by. As the name implies, the rotating decorative plate 108 has a decorative pattern drawn on it. In order for a player to see this pattern from the front of the variable winning ball device, the ball gathering member 92 portion facing the rotary decoration plate 108 is formed of a circular light transmitting member 110. An engaging pin 112 protruding forward is formed at a position eccentric with respect to the center of the rotary shaft of the rotary decoration plate 108.
The engagement pin 112 is engaged with the engagement receiving piece 102 of the landing gear device 94. Further, the rotating decorative plate 108
A recess is formed in a part of the circumference of to form a cam groove 114, and a cam switch 116 is provided in association with the circumference of the rotary decoration plate 108.

Next, the operation of the landing gear device 94 driven by the drive mechanism 96 will be described. Landing gear 94
Is activated in response to a pachinko ball winning the V pocket winning opening 60. By the operation of the drive motor 106,
The rotating decoration plate 108 rotates. Then, the rotating decorative plate 10
The engaging pin 112 protruding from 8 turns so as to draw a predetermined small circle. Then, the rotation of the engagement pin 112 causes the landing gear device 94 to move up and down around the support shaft 100. More specifically, one rotation of the engagement pin 112 causes
The landing gear device 94 is moved up and down once. The cam groove 114 and the cam switch 116 formed on the circumference of the rotary decoration plate 108 are for determining the stop position of the rotary decoration plate 108. That is, when the cam groove 114 engages with the actuator 118 of the cam switch 116,
The drive of the drive motor 106 is stopped, and the rotating decorative plate 108
The rotation of is stopped. Then, when the rotary decoration plate 108 stops at this position, the landing boat device 94 moves the engagement pin 112 to the position shown in FIG. And the position of the cam groove 114 are related. Therefore,
When it is detected that a pachinko ball has won the V-pocket winning opening 60, the drive motor 106 starts rotating, and the rotating decorative plate 108 rotates. Accordingly, the landing gear device 94 descends once and then ascends. Then, when the landing gear device 94 has finished ascending, the cam groove 114 formed on the rotary decoration plate 108 is moved to the actuator 118 of the cam switch 116.
Is engaged with the cam switch 11
6 is turned off (or turned on), and the operation of the drive motor 106 is stopped.

Further, a plurality of illumination lamps 123, are provided at the central portion and the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 16, respectively.
121a and 121b are provided.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 16, which is a case where no pachinko balls are won in the starting winning opening 18 (see FIG. 1). That is, the variable winning ball device 16 is in the closed state.

In FIG. 6, a pachinko ball is won in any of the starting winning openings 18, and the opening / closing wings 66a, 66 are based on the winning.
It is a top view showing the state where b was opened.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which a pachinko ball is won in the variable winning ball device 16 in the state of FIG. 6, the prized pachinko ball is won in the V pocket winning port 60, and the landing rate boat device 94 is lowered. Shows. In this embodiment, the lunar surface is drawn on the surface of the lamp decoration 68, and the landing gear device 94 corresponds thereto. And V pocket prize hole 6
When a pachinko ball wins 0, the landing gear device 9 is used to inform the player of it and to enhance the atmosphere of the game.
As 4 descends and lands on the moon as shown in Fig. 7, the atmosphere of the game is heightened.

FIG. 8 is a view of the variable winning ball device 16 viewed from the back side. 9 and 10 show a variable winning ball device 1
6 is a side sectional view for explaining the structure of FIG. In particular, FIG.
Shows the state where the landing gear device 94 has descended, and FIG. 10 shows the state where the landing boat device 94 has risen.

In the variable winning ball device 16, the landing boat device 94 has been described as a member that operates when a pachinko ball is won in the V pocket winning port 60. However, the landing boat device 94 is not limited to this. Of course, it may be displayed in another way.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit used in an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the operation of this embodiment based on the control circuit of FIG. 11 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 11.

The digital display 74 provided in the variable winning ball device 16 provided at the substantially center of the game board 14 is in the normal game state, that is, in the normal game state not in the specific game state. , Numerical data is displayed cyclically or randomly. That is, the predetermined information changing circuit 122 outputs the data of 0 to 9 to be displayed on the digital display 74, for example, sequentially or randomly. This output is given to the decoder 126 via the OR gate 124. In the decoder, the data given from the predetermined information changing circuit 122 is decoded so as to fit the digital display 74, and the output is the digital display 7
Information is displayed at 4. Therefore, in the general game state,
In the data displayed on the digital display of the variable winning ball device 16, numerical data of 0 to 9 are changed sequentially or randomly.

When a pachinko ball fired on the game board 14 by the player wins any of the starting winning openings 18a, 18b, 18c, the winning is the starting winning ball detection switch 19a, 1
It is detected by either 9b or 19c, and a high level pulse is output from the OR gate 128 as the specific game state detecting means. This output is held for a predetermined period by a holding circuit 130 composed of, for example, a flip-flop and given to each circuit described below.

That is, the output of the holding circuit 130 is inverted by the inverter 132 and given to the predetermined information changing circuit 122. The predetermined information changing circuit 122 includes the inverter 13
When the output from 2 drops to a low level, the output is not derived.

On the other hand, ring counter 134 cyclically counts predetermined numerical data, for example, 0-9, based on the output of predetermined value change control circuit 140 which operates based on clock oscillator 136 and setting circuit 138. There is. Then, the ring counter 134 has the holding circuit 1
In response to the high level output of 30, the counting operation is stopped. And when stopped, the ring counter 134
The count value being counted by is supplied to the decoder 126 via the OR gate 124, and the count value is displayed on the digital display 74. Further, in response to the specific game state and the output of the holding circuit 130, the ring counter 134 changes the output of the predetermined information changing circuit 122 (that is, the apparent value display that has changed until then). The counted value is displayed on the digital display 74. The feature of this embodiment is that the variable winning ball device 16 is controlled to be opened and closed for a time period proportional to the numerical value displayed at this time. Therefore, the ring counter 134 is stopped, and the numerical value counted at that time is given to the down counter 142. In the down counter 142, the clock generator 1 is divided by the frequency divider 144.
The output of 36 is divided into a predetermined period in response to the output,
The count value is decremented by one. Then, when the count value of the down counter 142 becomes 0, its output is given to the reset pulse generating circuit 146, and the holding circuit 130 is reset.

The output of the holding circuit 130 is also supplied to one input of the AND gate 150 via the OR gate 148. The other input of the OR gate 150 is connected to the frequency divider 14
4 divided output P1 is provided. The frequency-divided output P1 is, for example, an output whose high level and low level change at intervals of approximately 0.8 seconds. Therefore, when the output of the holding circuit 130 is at the high level, the output of the AND gate 150 is an output that changes to the high level and the low level at intervals of about 0.8 seconds. Then, this output is given to the solenoid 90 via the driver 152, and the solenoid is turned on during the high level period. When the solenoid 90 is turned on, as described above, the opening / closing blades 66a, 66b of the variable winning ball device 16 are opened.
Is opened. Therefore, when the output of the holding circuit 130 is at a high level, the opening / closing blade 66 of the variable winning ball device 16 is controlled.
Opening and closing of a and 66b are repeated at intervals of approximately 0.8 seconds. Such an open / close wing piece 66 of the variable winning ball device 16
The open / closed state of a and 66b is the first state that is advantageous to the player. Further, as another example of the first state which is advantageous to the player, the opening / closing wing pieces 66a, 66b may be continuously opened. And, as mentioned above,
The holding circuit 130 is reset after a lapse of a predetermined time proportional to the numerical value displayed on the digital display 74, and the output of the holding circuit 130 is inverted to the low level, so that the solenoid 90 is always in the off state and the opening / closing blade 66a. , 66b are closed.

The output of the holding circuit 130 is also given to the sound effect generating circuit 156 via the OR gate 154.
Then, a sound effect generation circuit 156 outputs a sound effect signal for raising the atmosphere of the pachinko game, and the sound effect is generated by the speaker 28.

Further, the output of the holding circuit 130 is given to one input of the AND gate 158. And gate 15
The frequency-divided output P2 of the frequency divider 144 is applied to the other input of 8. Then, the tulip lamp 160 connected to the AND gate 158 (the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG.
Lamp installed in the movable wing of Yakumono 22)
And the side lamp 162 (see FIG. 1) blinks.

A pachinko ball is won in any of the start winning holes 18a, 18b, 18c, and the opening / closing wings 16a, 16b of the variable winning ball device 16 are opened and closed during the V pocket winning opening 6
When a pachinko ball wins 0, it is in a state of maximum value addition. That is, the prize-winning ball detection switch 61 detects a prize-winning ball in the V-pocket winning opening 60, and a high-level pulse is derived from the prize-winning ball detection switch 61. This high level pulse is held by the holding circuit 164, and the high level signal is given to the n-ary counter 166 as a prohibition release signal. In response, the n-ary counter 166 starts counting based on the frequency division output P0 output from the frequency divider 144,
An output is given to the reset pulse 146 via the OR gate 168 when counting 18 times. Also, the n-ary counter 1
The output of 66 is given to the holding circuit 164, and the holding circuit 16
4 is reset. Therefore, the counting operation of the n-signal counter 166 is prohibited, and the count value of the n-ary counter 166 is reset by the pulse output through the delay circuit 170 and the differentiating circuit 172.

When the output of the holding circuit 164 is high level, the output is OR gate 148 and AND gate 15.
0, and is given to the solenoid 90 via the driver 152. Therefore, while the output of the holding circuit 164 is at a high level, that is, until the n-ary counter 166 counts 18 times, the solenoid 90 is turned on 18 times and the open / close blades 66a and 66b of the variable winning ball device 16 are turned 18 times. It is opened and closed twice. Also in this case, since the opening / closing cycle is based on the frequency division output P1 of the frequency divider 144, it is repeated at intervals of about 0.8 seconds.

Further, since the output of the holding circuit 164 is given to the sound effect generation circuit 156 via the OR gate 154, the sound effect is output from the speaker 28.

The output of the holding circuit 164 is given to the motor 106 via the motor drive circuit 174. Therefore, the motor 106 is rotated, and the landing gear device 94 is lowered and raised as described above. The cam ratio of the above-mentioned cam switch 1 is set so that the lowering rate of the rate ship device 94 is performed only once.
The signal from 16 is also given to the motor drive circuit 174. Further, in this case, the indicator lamp 98 provided on the landing gear 94 is made to blink at a predetermined cycle. Further, the rear lamps 99a, 99b, the moon lamps 120 and 1 at the center rear of the variable winning ball device 16 are provided.
The pair of side illumination lamps 121a and 121b also blink at predetermined timings.

Further, when a pachinko ball enters the V-pocket winning opening 60 and is detected by the prize ball detecting switch 61,
By the output, the count value of the octal counter 176 is stepped, and according to the step, seven Ls at the center of the variable winning ball device are displayed.
The ED 123 blinks sequentially. Then, when the count value is incremented to 8, an output is derived from the octal counter 176, and the holding circuit 1 is passed through the prize state prohibiting circuit 178.
64 is reset. That is, the variable winning ball device 16
When a pachinko ball is won in the V pocket winning opening 60 while the opening / closing blades 66a, 66b are opening / closing, the opening / closing blades 66a, 66b are opened and closed at intervals of about 0.8 seconds from the time of winning.
Repeated eight times, during which a big hit situation occurs where a maximum of 10 pachinko balls can be won. Then, if there is a pachinko ball that has won the V-pocket winning opening 60 among the winning pachinko balls, the above-mentioned opening / closing wing piece 66 is further started from that point.
The value of opening and closing a, 66b 18 times or winning 10 pieces of pachinko balls is added once more, and the value is repeated up to 8 times. When it is repeated up to eight times, the prize state prohibiting circuit 178 is operated by the output of the octal counter 176, and further repetition is prevented. The winning ball counter 38, the differentiating circuit 180, and the counter 182 are for that purpose. In this case, how many times the player has been in the prize state,
That is, how many pachinko balls are in the V-pocket winning hole 60 can be known by the number of blinks of the central LED 123. In the present invention, the special game state detection means may be configured by the special prize detection switch 61.

In the embodiment described above, the output of the predetermined information changing means 122 is displayed on the digital display 74 in the normal game state, and when the specific game state is detected, the output of the predetermined information changing circuit 122 is displayed. Ring counter 1 instead
The variable winning ball device 16 is opened and closed for a value based on the displayed value, for example, a time proportional to the displayed value so that the predetermined value counted at 34 is displayed.
As described above, instead of using the digital display 74 as a means for displaying the value provided when the game is in the specific game state, a plurality of display lamps 184a, 184 as shown in FIG.
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which b and 186 are provided. Then, in the normal gaming state, a plurality of display lamps 184a, 184b, 1 based on the output of the predetermined value change circuit 122.
86 is blinked cyclically or randomly and one of the predetermined display lamps 184a, 184b or 186 specified by the ring counter 134 is turned on based on the detection of the specific game state. Then, the value to be given can be changed according to the display of the lit display lamp. For example, when the display lamps 184a and 184b are turned on, the variable winning ball device 16 is opened and closed for a relatively short time, and when the display lamp 186 is turned on, the variable winning ball device 16 is opened and closed for a relatively long time. Can be

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the pachinko ball winning the V-pocket winning hole 60 is detected, the variable winning ball device 16 is uniformly set to 18 by the n-ary counter 166.
The number of pachinko balls that can be opened and closed or variable prize balls 16 is 10
The value of individual winning is given, but the value given by the ring counter 134 is given without uniformly setting the value given when a pachinko ball wins the V pocket winning opening 60, as described above. It can also be configured to do so. Furthermore, the prize ball detection switch 61
In the case where the ball detected in step 1 is detected again by the detection switch, the big hit state may be generated only after being detected by the prize ball detection switch 61 and detected by the detection switch.

FIG. 13 is a circuit block diagram showing another configuration of the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine. Next, the operation when the pachinko gaming machine of FIGS. 1 to 10 is controlled based on the control circuit of FIG. 13 will be described.

In the control circuit of FIG. 13, the starting winning opening 18
The specific gaming state is detected in response to the pachinko balls winning all the winning openings a, 18b, 18c. That is, when all of the winning ball detectors 19a, 19b, 19c detect the winning of a pachinko ball, the holding circuits 202, 20 configured by flip-flops, for example.
The output of 4,206 becomes high level, the output of the AND gate 208 which constitutes the specific game state detecting means becomes high level, and the high level output is derived from the holding circuit 210 accordingly.

When the output of the holding circuit 210 becomes high level, the AND gate 211 is activated. Therefore,
The output P2 from the frequency divider, which is obtained by dividing the output of the clock oscillator 224, is given to the solenoid 90 via the driver 215. Therefore, the solenoid 90 is turned on / off at a predetermined cycle.
It is turned off, and the opening / closing blades 66a, 66 of the variable winning ball device 16 are turned off.
b is opened and closed. That is, the variable winning ball device 16 is brought into the first state, which is advantageous for the player. In addition, the holding circuit 2
The output of 10 is given to the sound effect generation circuit 156, the motor drive circuit 174, and the display drive circuit 217. Therefore, the speaker 28 is sounded, a sound effect is output, the motor 106 is rotated, and the landing gear 94 is repeatedly lowered and raised. In addition, the display drive circuit 217 is used in the frequency divider 2
Operates in response to a divided output P1 of 13 and produces a 7-star lamp 1
The light emitting diodes constituting 23 are sequentially blinked.

On the other hand, in the normal game state which is not the specific game state, the display of the digital display 74 is changed by receiving the output of the predetermined information changing circuit 212. That is, the ever-changing information output from the predetermined information changing circuit 212 is decoded by the decoder 214 and displayed on the digital display 74.

On the other hand, in the specific game state, the high level output is derived from the holding circuit 210 as described above. This output is inverted by the inverter 126 and given to the predetermined information changing circuit 212. The predetermined information change circuit 212 derives the output when the high level output is derived from the inverter 216, but does not derive the output when the output of the inverter 216 becomes the low level. Therefore, the predetermined information changing circuit 212 does not operate in the specific game state.

On the other hand, the high level signal from the holding circuit 210 is the ring counter 22 in the predetermined value changing means 218.
Given to 0. The predetermined value change means 218 operates based on the output from the setting circuit 222 for setting the value and the clock oscillator 224, and the predetermined value change control circuit 226 for changing the value set by the predetermined circuit 222, and the predetermined value change. A ring counter 220 whose count value changes cyclically in response to the output of the control circuit 226. Then, the ring counter 220 stops its counting operation when the output of the holding circuit 210 becomes high level, and outputs a predetermined numerical value. The output of the ring counter 220 is decoded by the decoder 214,
It is displayed on the digital display 74. Therefore, in the normal game state, the predetermined information changing circuit 2 is displayed on the segment display 74.
The output of 12 is displayed, and in the specific game state, instead of the output of the predetermined information changing circuit 212, the count output of the ring counter 220 is displayed.

The output of the ring counter 220 is given to the down counter 228 and the down counter 228 is supplied.
Is set to the count value of the ring counter 220.
The output of the winning ball detector 38 is differentiated in the down counter 228 by the differentiating circuit 230, and is given to the down counter 228 via the AND gate 232 which is activated by the output of the holding circuit 210. Down counter 2
At 28, the count value is decremented by 1 each time there is an input pulse from the winning ball detector 38, and when the count value becomes 0, a reset signal is derived to the reset pulse generation circuit 234. In response, the reset pulse generation circuit 234 outputs a reset pulse, and the holding circuits 202, 204, 206.
And 210 are reset and each output goes low. Therefore, the solenoid 90 is turned off, and the variable winning ball device 16 is closed.

As described above, in this embodiment, the count value counted by the ring counter 220, in other words, an arbitrary number selected at the time of entering the specific game state, is the value given in the specific game state, that is, This is a configuration that is set as the number of winning balls that can be won in the specific game state. Therefore, the number of winning prizes that can be set for each specific game state changes with chance,
The control in the specific game state of the variable winning ball device is not monotonous, and the pachinko gaming machine can be enjoyed by the player.

The holding circuits 202, 204, 206
Is the output of the starting winning ball detection switches 19a, 19b, 19c after a predetermined time has elapsed (the predetermined time is respectively the timers 236, 238, 240 and the differentiating circuits 242, 2).
44 and 246, and is output) or is reset according to the output of the clear button 248. The clear button 248 is provided, for example, on the back surface or front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and is operated by a staff member or a player. Therefore, when a pachinko ball is won at a certain starting winning opening (for example, the starting winning opening 18a), the output of the starting winning ball detection switch 19a becomes high level and the high level output is derived from the holding circuit 202, but after a predetermined time has elapsed. An output is derived from the timer 236, a reset pulse is applied to the holding circuit 202, and the output of the holding circuit 202 is set to a low level. Therefore, the player sets the output of the holding circuits 202, 204, 206 to a high level and puts it in a specific game state unless he or she wins the pachinko balls to the three starting winning openings 18a, 18b, 18c within a predetermined time. You cannot do it.

Further, in this embodiment, the holding circuit 202,
The outputs of 204 and 206 are the display drive circuits 250 and 25.
2,254, pilot lights 256,25
8, 260 are lit. Therefore,
The player can know which of the starting winning openings the pachinko ball has won by checking whether the pilot lamps 256, 258, 260 are on or off, which has the effect of facilitating a game strategy. There is. The pilot lamps 256, 258, 260 are provided on the game board 14 or on the surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 at locations easily visible to the player.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control circuit according to still another embodiment of the present invention. This control circuit block diagram shows a variable winning ball device, for example, a variable winning ball device and a variable display device for determining a specific game state as described in another patent application Japanese Patent Application No. 59-280547 of the present applicant. It is a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the winning ball detector 262 detects the winning of a pachinko ball in a predetermined area, a signal is given to the drive circuit 266 via the OR gate 264. In response, the drive circuit 266 drives the motor 268.
And the solenoids 270a, 270b, 270c are driven, and the display of the variable display device is changed. The drive circuit 266 stops driving the motor 268 and the solenoids 270a, 270b, 270c by the output of the timer 272 or the stop button 274 which is operated by the output of the OR gate 264 and derives the output after a predetermined time elapses.
At this time, the combination of the display stopped by the drive circuit 266 is determined by the display state determination means 276, and when the specific game state is reached, the drive control circuit 278 is driven, the solenoid 280 is turned on, and the variable winning a prize not shown. The ball device is opened.

On the other hand, in the digital display 280 for displaying predetermined numerical information, the data output from the predetermined value change control means 282 is decoded by the decoder driver 284, and the output is displayed. Then, when there is an output from the winning ball detector 262, the flip-flop 286 is set, and the AND gate 288 is activated by the set output. Therefore, the oscillation output of the clock oscillator 290 is given to the predetermined value change control means 282, the way of the change is changed, and the output of the means 282 is displayed on the digital display 280. After that, the flip-flop 286 is set by the judgment output of the display state judging means 276, and the output given from the AND gate 288 to the predetermined value change control circuit 282 disappears. Then, the count value of the ring counter 292 at that time is displayed on the digital display 280, and the count value is set in the down counter 294. The value displayed on the digital display 280 and set in the down counter 294 is used in the specific gaming state.

That is, in the specific game state, the solenoid 280 is turned on by the drive control circuit 278 as described above. The variable winning ball device is opened. Further, the flip-flop 296 is set by the specific game state determination output of the display state determination means 276, and the set output is given to the timer 302 via the OR gate 300. Then, the timer 302 starts operating, the change signal of the timer 302 is differentiated by the differentiating circuit 304, and the down counter 294.
And the count value is subtracted according to the time.
When the count value of the down counter 294 becomes 0, it is detected by the 0 detection circuit 312, the output of the predetermined value addition completion detection circuit 314 is derived, and the inhibition signal is given to the drive control circuit 278. .. Therefore, the drive control circuit 278 turns off the solenoid 280, and the variable winning ball device is closed.

If a pachinko ball is won in a specific winning area of the winning area, that is, a so-called V-pocket winning opening while the variable winning ball device is opened, the winning is detected by the detection switch 31.
Detected at 6. Then, the open state of the variable winning ball device is maintained as follows. That is, the flip-flop 320 is set by the detection switch 316, and the output of the AND gate 310 is given to the timer 302 via the OR gate 300. Therefore, the timer 302 is reset and starts counting the predetermined time again. Therefore,
Similar to the above-described operation, the variable winning ball device is opened for a time proportional to the predetermined numerical data set by the down counter 294. Therefore, the set output of the flip-flop 320 is provided to the predetermined value change control circuit 282. This output resets the down counter 294.

[0066]

According to the present invention, since the winning opening is provided in the mounting substrate portion above the winning room of the variable winning ball device, the variable winning ball device is in the second state. Even if there is, it is possible to win a ball at the winning opening, and the second
It can be prevented as much as possible that the player's interest is disengaged from the variable winning ball device in the above state and the player wins. In addition, the winning ball that has won the winning opening is guided to the back side by the outflow gutter, and the winning ball that is guided to the back side is guided to the predetermined path by the guiding gutter. Balls are guided well to a predetermined place without spilling inside the game machine. Further, since the work of separately attaching the guide gutter is unnecessary, the complication of the assembling work can be prevented as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 11 is a configuration block diagram showing a control circuit of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of the predetermined value display means provided in the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of still another control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 is a pachinko game machine, 14 is a game board, 16 is a variable winning ball device, 18a, 18b, 18c are start winning holes, 19
a, 19b, 19c are start winning prize detecting switches, 38 is a prize detecting device, 61 is a V winning detecting switch, 66
a and 66b are opening and closing wings, 74 is a digital display, 90 is a solenoid, 120 and 212 are predetermined information changing circuits, 14
0 and 126 are predetermined value change control circuits, 64 is an adjusting member,
64b and 64b are rising walls, 59 is a winning room, 56 is a winning opening, 1 is a gutter, 92 is a gathering member, 2 is a guiding gutter, 60
Is a V pocket winning opening, and 60a is a standing wall.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Takeshi Hosoya, 8-8, 3-8, Higashi-Ishikiri-cho, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (72) Inventor Masaru Morita, Takashi Mori, Niigata, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 329-6 (72) Inventor Hideyuki Busujima 33-21-21-33, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Souhachi Ugawa 1164-5, 1 Aioi-cho, Kiryu-shi Gunma Prefecture (72) Inventor Hiroharu Busujima Nitta-gun Gunma Prefecture 530, Ohara, Yabutsukamoto-cho (72) Keiichiro Kogure, 4228, Kasakake, Kajika-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma Prefecture 7 (72) Inventor, Masaaki Okada 61, 72, Shindo-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (72) Takashi Oka Ryo Ryosuke Takada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 3-10 of 3 (72) Inventor Hirokichi Shida 19-6, 386, Uenoshiba, Sakai-shi, Osaka (72) Inventor Ryosuke Takahashi 72-583, 72, Takamidai, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka (72) ) Inventor Yoshiko Ugawa 1 Aioicho, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture 164 of 8 (72) Inventor Tsuneo Yoshida Kamigirihara, Omamachi-cho, Yamada-gun, Gunma 681 (72) Inventor Shoichi Hayashi 7-21 of Shibatake, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball-ball game machine in which a ball is struck in a game area formed on the surface of the game board to perform a game, and the game machine is attached to the game board by a mounting board and has a predetermined depth. A variable winning ball apparatus that has a winning room in which a winning area is formed at a predetermined position and can be changed between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, and the variable winning ball. It includes a specific game state detection means for detecting that a predetermined specific game state that can put the device in the first state has occurred, the variable winning ball device, based on the detection output of the specific game state detection means A drive source for driving the variable winning ball device to a first state, a winning opening provided in a mounting substrate portion above the winning room, and a derived gutter that guides the winning balls won in the winning opening to the back side. And the wall behind the winning room Form and which is formed above the member, characterized in that it comprises an inductive trough for guiding the winning ball from the derived gutter to a predetermined path, a pinball game machine.