JPH0568733A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a player from misunderstanding that a hit is generated in the cases where the same sort of discrimination data for failure as for hit are displayed at the same time when plural movable displays are stopped. CONSTITUTION:The left drum 189, the central drum 188, and the right drum 187 can display variably discrimination data for hit which consist of 7 and BAR, and also discrimination data for failure. And the system is composed to make the sort of discrimination data of failure which can be displayed on the left drum 189, of the left, the central, and the right drums 189, 188, and 187, and the sort of discrimination data for failure which can be displayed on the right drum 187, different each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a medal gaming machine or the like, and more specifically, a variable display device having a plurality of variable display portions capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information. In addition, the present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a predetermined game value can be given when the display result of the plurality of variable display portions at the time of stop is a combination of predetermined hit identification information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of gaming machine, for example, a plurality of variable display portions (for example, three) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information are provided in addition to those generally known in the past.
There is a variable display device having a variable display device, and each variable display part of the variable display device is stop-controlled after being variably started, and a display result when the plurality of variable display parts is stopped is a predetermined hit. In some cases, a predetermined game value can be given to a player when a combination of identification information (for example, a grid of 777) is obtained. In addition, in the conventional gaming machine of this type, each variable display portion is configured to be able to variably display not only the hit identification information but also the deviation identification information.

[0003]

However, in the conventional gaming machine of this type, when the variable display portions are stopped, the identification information displayed on the variable display portions are all the same type of identification information for dislodgement. In some cases, the same type of disparity identification information may be displayed in an unlined state, and in such a case, even if the same type of identification information is prepared, it will be the disparity identification information. Therefore, the predetermined game value cannot be given. As a result, especially when a player, such as a beginner, who has not played much with the gaming machine is playing the game, the same type of dislocation identification information is arranged in a uniform state when the variable display unit is stopped. Sometimes, there is a misunderstanding that a hit has occurred, and even if a hit occurs, the player misunderstands that a predetermined game value is not given, which makes the player uncomfortable.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is that a player wins because the same type of dislocation identification information is gathered when a plurality of variable display portions are stopped. This is to prevent the inconvenience of misunderstanding that an error has occurred.

[0005]

The present invention includes a variable display device having a plurality of variable display portions capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, and display results when the plurality of variable display portions are stopped are predetermined. A gaming machine capable of providing a predetermined gaming value when a combination of the hit identification information is obtained,
Each of the plurality of variable display portions can variably display the deviation identification information in addition to the hit identification information, and can be variably displayed on a certain variable display portion of the plurality of variable display portions. It is characterized in that the type of the dislocation identification information is different from the type of the dislocation identification information that can be variably displayed on another variable display section.

[0006]

According to the present invention, of the plurality of variable display portions, the type of out-of-focus identification information that can be variably displayed on a certain variable display section and the type of out-of-range identification information that can be variably displayed on another variable display section. Since the and are configured to be different from each other, when the plurality of variable display sections are stopped, the same type of dislocation identification information is not displayed in all the variable display sections.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. [Explanation of external configuration of pachinko gaming machine] a. Description of Front Structure of Pachinko Gaming Machine FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 2 is of a so-called typical “fever” (registered trademark owned by the present applicant) type, and is based on the variable display device 2 and the display mode of the variable display device 2. The variable winning ball device 4 having the opening / closing plate 3 which is controlled to be opened / closed is provided at substantially the center and the lower part of the game board 5, respectively. The variable winning ball device 4 is configured such that when the opening / closing plate 3 is opened forward, a horizontally long winning opening appears therein. In addition,
The game board 5 is attached to a front frame 6 that is openably and closably attached. On the left and right sides and the lower center of the variable display device 2 on the game board 5, start winning holes 7, 8, 9 are provided. On the game board 5, further safe holes 10, 11,
12, Yakumono 1 commonly called tulip
3, 14 are provided. The movable pieces of the yakmono 13, 14 are made of a translucent member, and the lamp is incorporated therein. Out hole 15, and other game board 5
A windmill 16 and a large number of nails (not shown) for changing the fall of the pachinko balls that fall along the board surface are arranged. Further, a guide rail 17 is arranged in a circle around the board surface of the game board 5 to define a game area. further,
On both left and right sides of the game board 5 inscribed in the guide rail 17,
Fever lamps (big hit lamps) 20 and 21 that flash at the time of "fever (big hit)" are provided.
A fever lamp (big hit lamp) 20 is also provided on the upper right side of the front frame 6.

A front plate 22 is provided at a lower portion of the front frame 6 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a prize ball discharge port 23 and a hit ball supply plate 24 are provided on the surface thereof. A speaker 25 is obliquely attached to the lower side of the left end of the hitting ball supply tray 24 as shown in FIG. As will be described later, the speaker 25 generates a sound effect for enlivening the atmosphere of the game in a predetermined game state, that is, in the “fever” state or when the variable display device 2 is performing variable display. belongs to. Further below the front plate 22,
A hit ball handle 26, a surplus prize ball outlet 27, and a surplus ball tray 28 are provided. Here, the hitting ball supply plate 24
Is used as a storage tray for temporarily storing the prize balls released from the prize ball discharge port 23 and the pachinko balls borrowed by the player with a ball lending machine, and the stored pachinko balls are aligned and hit one by one. It serves to supply to a supply device (not shown). The hitting ball handle 26 adjusts the hitting ball strength by rotating the hitting ball handle 26 and hits a pachinko ball on the surface of the game board 5.

In the variable display device, three drum display parts 31 arranged in one horizontal row, one digital display part 32 provided above the drum display parts 31, and two starting prize winning memories provided on each side thereof. Display lamps 211, 212, 21
It consists of 3,214. When a pachinko ball is won in any of the starting winning holes 7, 8 and 9, the drum display unit 31
Each drum starts rotating and its display changes. Stopping the display of the drum display section 31, that is, stopping each drum,
It is made after a lapse of a predetermined time, or a pachinko gaming machine 1
Stop button 33 provided on the lower left of the front plate 22 of
Is done by pressing. In this embodiment, the predetermined time for stopping the display and the time from the pressing of the stop button 33 to the stop of the display on the drum display section 31 are irregularly changed in each case. . That is, the condition for the display of the drum display section 31 to be in the "fever" state does not include the timing of pressing the stop button 33 by the player, and the predetermined time is irregular so that the factor of contingency can be increased. It is supposed to change each time. When the display on the drum display unit 31 of the variable display device 2 is in a state where, for example, "7" are gathered, that is, a so-called "all seven" state, as shown in the drawing,
The maximum value in the game is given, and the variable winning ball device 4 is in the open state for the longest time, for example, for a maximum of 30 seconds,
The first state is advantageous for the player. Further, on the right above the drum display section 31, there are lamps 38, 39 on the left and right.
Is provided.

As described above, the variable winning ball device 4 is provided with the large horizontally long open / close plate 3 at the center thereof. Pachinko balls cannot be won in the variable winning ball device 4 when the opening / closing plate 3 is closed. Therefore, the open state of the opening / closing plate 3 is the open state in which the variable winning ball device 4 in this embodiment is in the first state which is advantageous for the player. On the contrary, the closed state of the opening / closing plate 3 is the closed state in which the variable winning ball device 4 in this embodiment is in the second state which is disadvantageous to the player.

The detailed structures and movements of the variable display device 2 and the variable winning ball device 4 described above will be described later.

[0012] b. Description of the back structure of the pachinko gaming machine FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the back structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1,
This is for explaining the back surface of the game board 5.

With reference to FIG. 3, on the back surface of the game board 5, a path 4 corresponding to the safe holes 10, 11, 12 and for guiding the winning balls won in these safe holes to the yakmono 13, 14.
1, 42 are provided. The detection switches 43, 44, 4 are associated with the rear surface side where the start winning holes 7, 8, 9 are located.
5 are provided. These detection switches 43, 4
Reference numerals 4 and 45 detect that a pachinko ball has entered the start winning holes 7, 8 and 9. Then, the output is used as a display change start signal of the variable display device 2, as described later.

Further, on the back surface corresponding to a position slightly higher than the position of the out hole 15 on the front surface of the game board 5, the path 4 is provided.
6, 47 are provided. The paths 46 and 47 are provided with winning balls that have won any of the safe holes 10, 11, 12, the starting winning holes 7, 8, 9, the yakmono 13, 14, and the variable winning ball device 4 to the winning ball processing device 48. It is a guide.

The winning ball processor 48 intermittently drops the winning balls guided by the paths 46 and 47 one by one.
When the winning ball dropped by the winning ball processor 48 passes through the meandering path 49, the operating lever 51 (see FIG. 4) connected to the prize ball payout mechanism 50 (see FIG. 4) by the weight of the pachinko ball. ). As a result, the prize ball payout mechanism 50 performs the prize ball payout operation once for each prize ball. In addition, as the prize ball payout mechanism 50,
An electric type can also be used. In this case, a closed winning ball detecting switch (not shown) is provided in association with the operation of the winning ball processing device 48 rotating to drop the winning balls one by one. Then, the prize ball payout mechanism 50 may be electrically driven by the output of the winning ball detection switch to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

An electric ball striking mechanism 52 is provided on the back side corresponding to the mounting position of the ball striking handle 26 shown in FIG. The electric ball striking mechanism 52 rotates the ball striking cam 54 by the rotational force of the motor 53, and moves the ball striking rod 55 by the rotation of the ball striking cam 54 to hit a pachinko ball.

[0017] c. Description of Structure of Mechanism Plate FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of a mechanism plate 61 further mounted on the back surface structure shown in FIG. A prize ball tank 62 is attached to the upper part of the mechanism plate 61. The prize ball tank 62 is supplied with supply balls from a supply gutter (not shown). Below the prize ball tank 62, the aforementioned prize ball payout mechanism 50 is provided. An alignment path 63 is slanted between the prize ball payout mechanism 50 and the prize ball tank 62. The alignment path 63 aligns the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball tank 62 in a plurality of rows and supplies the pachinko balls to the prize ball payout mechanism 50. Prize ball payout mechanism 50
A junction gutter 64 is provided below the. Confluence gutter 64
Is a gutter 66 that guides the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout mechanism 50 to the prize ball payout outlet 65, a gutter 67 that guides the surplus prize ball to the surplus prize ball discharge port 27, and a gutter 6 that guides the out ball downward.
8 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin and is integrally molded. In the figure, arrows A, B, C, D,
Each E is an arrow indicating the flow of a pachinko ball. [Explanation of Variable Winning Ball Device] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device 4, which is viewed from the front left side. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the variable winning ball device 4. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device 4 viewed from the front right side, and is a partially cutaway view for explaining a link mechanism for driving the opening / closing plate 3. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device 4 as viewed from the rear left side.

Next, the structure of the variable winning ball device 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The variable winning ball device 4 has a horizontally long base plate 71.
including. A horizontally long substantially rectangular opening 72 is formed in the upper center of the base plate 71. Holes 73 and 74 that form winning holes are provided on both left and right sides of the opening 72. Ball receiving members 75 and 76 surrounding the holes 73 and 74 are integrally attached to the base plate 71 on the back surface side of the base plate 71. Circular lamp holes 77 and 78 are formed on both outer sides of the holes 73 and 74.
These lamp holes 77 and 78 respectively have a base plate 71.
The lamps 79 and 80 are inserted from the back side of the.

A cover member 81 is attached on the surface side of the base plate 71 so as to correspond to the holes 73 and the ramp holes 77. A cover member 82 is attached so as to correspond to the hole 74 and the lamp hole 78. The cover member 81 and the cover member 82 have a bilaterally symmetrical shape, and are made of, for example, a transparent synthetic resin colored in red. The thickness of the cover members 81 and 82 is selected to be slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the pachinko ball.

A front decoration plate 83 is attached to the front side of the cover members 81 and 82. Decorative plate 83
Is a plate on the surface of which a decorative pattern (not shown) that attracts the interest of the player is drawn. The upper side of the center of the decorative plate 83 is notched so as not to interfere with the opening and closing of the opening / closing plate 3 described later. Further, window holes 84 and 85 are formed at both left and right ends of the front decorative plate 83. The light emitted from the lamps 79 and 80 can be seen through the window holes 84 and 85 and the transparent cover members 81 and 82. Therefore, the front decorative plate 8
3 is not only the decorative pattern drawn on the surface but also the window hole 8
The blinking lights of 4 and 85 enhance the decorative effect.

An arch-shaped opening / closing plate mounting member 86 is mounted on the back surface of the base plate 71. The opening / closing plate mounting member 86 is located so as to cover the upper edge of the opening 72 and the left and right side edges. Small projecting pieces 89 and 90 are formed on the front side of the central portions of the left and right plate portions 87 and 88 extending in the vertical direction of the opening / closing plate mounting member 86, and bearing holes 91 and 92 are formed inside thereof. Has been done. The open / close plate 3 is disposed inside the open / close plate mounting member 86, and is penetrated by the shaft 93 together with the bearing holes 91 and 92, and is rotatably held.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the opening / closing plate 3 is formed integrally with a main body plate 94 and reinforcing members 95 and 96 extending rearward from both left and right edges of the main body plate. On the back surface side of the main body plate 94, that is, on the upper surface side when the opening / closing plate 3 is opened as shown in FIG. 5 or 6, a large number of small triangular projections 97 are arranged in parallel at the lower part thereof. Has been done. These small projections 97 serve to guide the pachinko ball in a predetermined direction. In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, an engaging pin 98 projects outside the right reinforcing member 96.

Next, the engagement relationship between the engagement pin 98 and the drive link mechanism 100 engaged with the engagement pin 98 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

Engaging pin 98 protruding from the reinforcing member 96
Is inserted into the guide hole 101 formed in the right side plate portion 88 of the opening / closing plate mounting member 86, and a part thereof projects from the outside of the plate portion 88. Then, the engagement hole 103 formed at one end of the long operation link 102 engages with the protruding portion of the engagement pin 98. A fulcrum insertion hole 104 is formed at the other end of the longitudinal operation link 102, and the fulcrum insertion hole 104 has a plate portion 88.
Is inserted in the fulcrum shaft 105 protruding outward from the rear of the. Therefore, the operation link 102 has the fulcrum insertion hole 10
4, the engaging pin 98 engaging with the engaging hole 103 formed at one end of the operating link 102 is moved along with the guide hole 101 by rotating the operating link 102. The opening / closing plate 3 is opened.

An engagement pin 106 is attached so as to project to the right outside in the drawing from a position slightly rearward of the center of the operation link 102. The tip of the engagement pin 106 is fitted to the plunger 109 of the drive solenoid 108 via the connecting member 107. Drive solenoid 1
08 is its plunger 1 when it is electrically energized.
09 is pulled upward. In the electrically deenergized state, the plunger 109 is lowered by the return spring 110. Therefore, the plunger 109 is moved up and down by the energization / de-energization of the drive solenoid 108, the operation link 102 is rotated via the engagement pin 106, and the opening / closing plate 3 is opened / closed via the engagement pin 98.

Further, with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8, and particularly with reference to FIG. 6, regarding the structure of the V pocket device 111 and the winning ball collecting member 112 as a specific region included in the variable winning ball device 4. Explain. The V-pocket device 111 includes a detection board mounting member 113 arranged horizontally.
Then, below the detection board mounting member 113, V winning set gutters 114 and 115 are projected. V winning set gutter 114,
Both 115 are members which are slightly inclined toward the inside, and, as is clear from their names, serve to collect the pachinko balls in the center. V winning set gutter 11
A V-winning detection plate 116 is attached to the center of 4,115. The V winning detection plate 116 includes a detection member 117 which is integrated behind the V winning detection plate 116. A through hole 118 is formed in the detecting member 117, and a pin or the like is passed through the through hole 118,
The prize detection plate 116 and the detection member 117 integrated with the prize detection plate 116 are pivotally supported and attached to the detection board attachment member 113.

Pachinko balls are V winning set gutters 114 and 115
When guided to the center by the pachinko ball, the tip of the V winning detection plate 116 is swung backward, and the V winning detection plate 1
16 and the detection member 117 integrated therewith swings to detect the V winning ball by a mechanism (described later with reference to FIG. 13) which will be described later.

A detection substrate 119 including a photoreflector (not shown) is attached to the upper portion of the detection substrate attachment member 113. A through hole 120 is formed in the center of the detection substrate mounting member 113 so that light can enter the photo reflector (not shown) provided on the detection substrate 119 from below.

The winning ball collecting member 112 is made of, for example, a transparent resin, and includes a back cover plate 121. The back cover plate 121 is attached parallel to the base plate 71. In addition, a notch 122 for fitting the above-mentioned V pocket device 111 is formed in the center of the upper portion of the back cover plate 121. On the front surface of the back cover plate 121, ball gathering gutters 123 and 124, which are gently inclined downward toward the center, are attached. Ball gathering gutter 123,12
Reference numeral 4 is a gutter for guiding a winning pachinko ball guided by the opening / closing plate 3 into the opening 72 of the base plate 71. Opening 7
The pachinko ball that wins 2 passes through the V-pocket device 111 provided in the center of the opening 72 or does not pass therethrough, and falls downward, and is guided to a predetermined passage by the ball-storing gutters 123 and 124.

Below the back cover plate 121, a counter mounting plate 125 is provided. The counter mounting plate 125 is notched at a portion located between the ball gathering gutters 123 and 124. On the counter mounting plate 125, the winning ball counter 12
6 is attached. The winning ball counter 126 has a through hole 127.
It is a flat-shaped counter in which a sensor unit having a and a circuit built-in unit 128 are integrally configured. A coil is arranged around the through hole 127, and a predetermined current is supplied to the coil from the circuit built in the circuit built-in portion 128.
A magnetic flux is generated in the through hole 127. Therefore, the pachinko balls guided by the ball gathering gutters 123 and 124 fall down from the gap, and the winning ball counter 12
By passing through the through holes 127 of No. 6, the magnetic flux changes. The change in the magnetic flux is detected by the electric circuit built in the circuit built-in unit 128, and the winning balls are counted. This count output is given to a predetermined control unit via a lead wire 129.

The variable winning ball device 4 is further provided with a lamp 7
The lead wires 130 and 131 connected to 9, 80 and the lead wire 132 connected to the detection substrate 119 are included. As shown in the perspective view of the back structure of FIG. 8, each of the lead wires 129 to 132 is processed by a predetermined lead wire processing boss 133, processing covers 134 to 137, and the like. That is, the lead wire 129 extending from the winning ball counter 126 is wound around the lead wire processing boss 133 at least once and arranged in a predetermined circuit direction. Further, the lead wire 130 extending from the lamp 79 is passed through the lead wire processing covers 134 and 135 formed on the back surface side thereof integrally with the base plate 71 and extended to a predetermined circuit. Similarly, the lead wire 131 extending from the lamp 80 is passed through the lead wire processing covers 136 and 137 and extended in a predetermined direction. in this way,
Lead wire processing boss 133, lead wire processing cover 134,
By providing 135, 136 and 137, a large number of lead wires attached to the variable winning ball device 4 can be put together so as not to disturb and be easy to handle. In particular, when mounting the variable winning ball device 4 at a predetermined position on the game board 5 of the ball game machine 1 during assembly,
The lead wire does not get in the way, which is a great advantage in terms of ease of assembly.

9 to 14 are views for mainly explaining the operation of the variable winning ball device 4. 9 is a top view of the variable winning ball device 4 with the opening / closing plate 3 open, FIG. 10 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 4 with the opening / closing plate 3 closed, and FIG. 11 is shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle XII in FIG. 11, in which the variable winning ball device 4 is cut along the line XI-XI. Further, FIG. 13 is a side sectional view of the state in which the variable winning ball device 4 is attached to the game board 5 and is cut vertically at the center thereof. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device 4 attached to the game board 5 as seen from the back surface side of the game board 5.

When the open / close plate 3 is closed, the variable winning ball device 4 has only two winning holes 73 and 74 on the left and right sides. That is, in the central area surrounded by the winning holes 73 and 74, the opening 72 is closed by the opening / closing plate 3, and the surface of the opening / closing plate 3 is substantially flush with the surface of the base plate 71. There is. Therefore, the pachinko ball that falls on this portion is simply the base plate 71 and the front decorative plate 83.
It just passes between and and falls downward.

However, when the opening / closing plate 3 is opened, as shown in FIG. 9, the opening / closing plate 3 pivots forward and opens from the opening 72 of the base plate 71, and when viewed from above, it falls into this area. All pachinko balls are
It is guided into the opening 72.

At this time, the movement of the falling pachinko ball will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko ball that has fallen from above drops to about a third of the right side of the opening 72, for example, as in P1, and then falls to the back as it is to cover the ball. The route is guided by 124, passes through the winning ball counter 126, and further drops downward. In addition, the pachinko ball P2 that has dropped to the center of the opening 72 has a V pocket device 111 provided in the center.
It is detected by the V winning detection plate 116, further passes through the winning ball counter 126 therebelow, and falls downward. Further, for example, the pachinko ball P3 that has dropped to the left end of the opening 72 collides with the reinforcing member 95 integrally formed at the end of the opening / closing plate 3 and then rolls into the opening 72.

In this case, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG.
In this embodiment, the upper end surface 138 of the reinforcing member 95 is inclined so as to become lower toward the inside. Then, this inclination angle is set to be a predetermined angle. Therefore, when the pachinko ball P3 collides with this portion, the falling direction of the pachinko ball P3 is changed to the center direction of the opening 72 as indicated by the arrow due to this inclination. Therefore, the falling pachinko ball P3 is inclined by the tilting action of the upper end surface 138 of the reinforcing member 95, so that the V-pocket device 11 is released.
It is easy to lead to 1. As a result, the movement of the pachinko ball P3 is intriguing to the player.

Reinforcing member 9 attached to the right side of the opening / closing plate 3.
6 also has the same structure, and its upper end surface 1
39 is inclined so that it becomes lower toward the inside.

It should be noted that, as shown in the figure, the slope may be a two-level slope, or a single slope may be a smooth slope.

Next, referring mainly to FIG. 13, when the pachinko ball P wins the variable winning ball device 4 in which the opening / closing plate 3 is in the open state, the pachinko ball P falls as shown by the arrow in the figure. At this time, when the pachinko ball P wins in the center of the opening 72 and passes through the V pocket device 111, the V winning detection plate 116 is swung backward as indicated by the arrow, and accordingly, the detection member 117 is moved. Rock. At this time, the reflection plate 140 is attached to a part of the detection member 117. Then, the pachinko ball P is used to detect the V winning detection plate 116.
Is swung, and accordingly, when the detection member 117 is swung, the reflection plate 140 is moved to a position corresponding to the photo reflector 141 attached to the detection substrate 119. Therefore, in the photo reflector 141,
The light reflected by the reflector 140 is received, and an output for detecting the V winning is generated.

As described above, the pachinko ball P that has won V is detected. The pachinko ball P that won the opening 72 is
As described above, it falls down through the V-pocket device 111 or without passing through the V-pocket device 111, and is guided by the above-mentioned ball gathering covers 123 and 124,
It passes through the through hole 127 of the winning ball counter 126. And
During this passage, the winning ball counter 126 counts the number of pachinko balls. Further, the pachinko ball that has dropped downward collides with the current-changing protrusion 142 that is provided so as to project to the back surface side of the lower end portion of the base plate 71, and the flow direction is changed. The current-changing protrusion is a member for changing the flow of a falling pachinko ball. It is preferable that the current-changing protrusion 142 is integrally formed with the base plate 71 as shown in the drawing.

The reason why the current-changing protrusion 142 is provided is as follows. That is, it is assumed that the pachinko ball falls directly below and hits the game board 5. In this case, the game board at this drop point has only a small thickness, as can be seen from FIG.
This is because the out hole 15 is formed immediately below this portion (see FIG. 3). Therefore, when the pachinko ball P is directly collided with the game board 143 in this portion so that the pachinko ball P flows down to the back surface side of the game board 5, the portion 143 of the game board may be broken due to short-term use. , There is a high possibility of chipping. Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation, the current transformation protrusion 142
Is provided so that the pachinko ball P does not directly collide with the portion 143. [Explanation of winning ball counter 126] Next, FIG. 15 and FIG.
The circuit configuration of the winning ball counter 126 will be described with reference to FIG. The winning ball counter 126 detects the passage of the pachinko balls, in other words, the number of the pachinko balls, as a result of the pachinko balls passing through the through holes 127, causing a change in the magnetic flux of the coil around the pachinko balls. Can be done.

FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing the basic principle of the winning ball counter 126. In the figure, coils L1 and L2 are coils wound around a through hole 127 of the winning ball counter 126. Then, when the pachinko ball passes through the through hole 127, the magnetic flux of the coils L1 and L2 changes, and a counter electromotive force is generated in the coils L1 and L2. Therefore, the current I ₁ based on the counter electromotive force of the coil L1 flows into the collector of the transistor Q1, and the current I ₂ based on the counter electromotive force of the coil L2 flows into the base of the transistor Q1.
Therefore, the transistor Q1 is turned on. In this way, the pachinko ball can be detected by turning on / off the transistor by utilizing the counter electromotive force generated when the pachinko ball crosses the coils L1 and L2.

FIG. 16 is a specific circuit diagram of the winning ball counter 126 used in this embodiment, which uses the principle of the basic circuit shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 16, the transistors Q1 and Q2 of the pachinko ball detection circuit constitute an oscillation circuit,
Normally, in the oscillating state, the transistor Q1 is on. Therefore, the transistor Q3 of the buffer circuit is turned on and the transistor Q4 of the switching circuit is also turned on. Therefore, the current flowing from the input terminal IN is
Output terminal OU via resistor R6 and transistor Q4
It is flowing to T. However, when the pachinko ball passes through the through hole 127 of the winning ball counter 126, a counter electromotive force is generated in the coils L2 and L1, and the counter electromotive force causes a current I _{2 to} flow.
And I ₁ flow. This current flows in the direction in which the oscillation of the transistor Q1 is disturbed, that is, in the direction in which the transistor Q1 is turned off, and the transistor Q1 is momentarily turned off. Therefore, the base potential of the transistor Q3 rises,
The transistor Q3 turns off and the transistor Q4 also turns off. Therefore, the current flowing from the input terminal IN is temporarily cut off by the transistor Q4, and the output OUT
Voltage drops. After the pachinko ball passes near the coils L2 and L1, the counter electromotive force generated in the coils L2 and L1 immediately disappears, so that the transistor Q1 turns on again and the transistor Q4 also turns on, and the current from the input terminal IN Is the output terminal OUT via the transistor Q4.
Flow to. Therefore, according to this circuit, a pulsed low-level potential appears in the output potential at each instant of passage of the pachinko ball. Therefore, it is possible to count the number of winning balls based on the number of the pulses. [Explanation of the drum-shaped variable display member] Figs. 17 to 22
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a specific structure of a drum-shaped variable display member 151 included in the variable display device 2 (see FIG. 2).

FIG. 17 is an external perspective view of the drum-shaped variable display member 151 as seen from the back side. As shown in FIG. 17, the drum-shaped variable display member 151 includes the storage box 1
52, the main components are housed in the storage box 152. A motor 153 and a gear case 154 are attached to one side surface of the storage box 152, that is, a side surface on the left side in the drawing. Motor 153
Drives the rotating drum in the storage box 152 via the gear mechanism provided in the gear case 154.
A manual adjustment hole 155 is provided on the upper rear surface of the storage box 152.
Are formed. The manual adjustment hole 155 is a hole provided so that the rotary drum in the storage box 152 can be manually moved. This hole 155 is necessary in the following cases. That is, when the display mode of the drum-shaped variable display member 151 becomes a predetermined display mode after the drum-shaped variable display member 151 is incorporated in the game board 5 (see FIG. 1) and the ball game machine is completed, It is necessary to inspect whether the control operation of the ball game machine is performed as scheduled. At that time, it is unreasonable to rotate the motor 153 and wait for the desired combination to be formed by accident, and it is necessary to manually and manually make the desired combination of the rotary drums.

In addition, in a pachinko gaming machine, when a new product is completed, it must be approved by the Public Safety Commission before selling the new product. At this time, if such a manual adjustment hole 155 is formed, it is possible to easily stop the rotary drum at a desired position and set a predetermined display mode at the time of approval verification.

Incidentally, in the prior art, such a manual adjustment hole 1
No 55 was provided, and it was necessary to remove the screws with a screwdriver to remove the front plate and the like.

The manual adjustment hole 155 has a cover member 156.
And the manual adjustment hole 155 is provided with the cover member 156.
Blocked by. And on top of that, the seal 157
The cover member 156 is attached, and as described above, the cover member 156 is easily removed except when necessary to prevent unauthorized manual adjustment.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the storage box and the gear case 154 in a transparent manner, and is a view showing the internal structure of the drum-shaped variable display member 151 from the back side. FIG. 19 is a top view of the drum-shaped variable display member 151 with the storage box 152 omitted. Furthermore, FIG.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the drum-shaped variable display member 151 as viewed from the front right side. FIG. 21 shows a drum-shaped variable display member 15
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a state in which 1 is attached to a game board 5.
18 to 21, the storage box 152
Is an upper plate 158, a lower plate 159, a right side plate 160, a left side plate 1
61, a rear plate 162 and a front plate 163. On the outside of the right side plate 160, gears 164 and 16
5 is attached, and the outer side thereof is covered with the gear case 154 as described above. A light receiver 167 housed in a cover 166 is attached to the inside of the right side plate 160. The light receiver 167 includes two light receiving portions 168 and 169 provided laterally adjacent to each other.

A light emitter 170 is attached to the outside of the left side plate 161, and a cover 171 covers the light emitter 170.
The light emitter 171 is provided corresponding to the light receiver 167, and also includes two light emitting units 172 and 173. Each of the light emitting units 172 and 173 is composed of, for example, a light emitting diode, and each of the light receiving units 168 and 169 is composed of, for example, a photodiode or a phototransistor. The light emitted from each of the light emitting portions 172 and 173 is directed to the light receiving portions 168 and 169 via the direction determining holes 174 and 175 provided inside the left side plate.

Inside the rear plate 162, three solenoids 176, 177 and 178 are mounted. In addition, a solenoid 176 attached to the rear plate 162,
A large number of slits 179 are formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction in order to release the heat generated by 177 and 178. Stop levers 183, 184, and 185 are coupled to the plungers 180, 181, and 182 protruding from the upper portions of the solenoids 176, 177, and 178, respectively. One stop lever shaft 186 is commonly inserted into each of the stop levers 183, 184 and 185. The stop levers 183, 184, 185 are driven by the coupled solenoids 176, 177, 178 and are rotated back and forth about the stop lever shaft 186. The stop lever shaft 18
Both ends of 6 are the right side plate 160 and the left side plate 16 respectively.
Held by 1.

The storage box 152 is provided with three rotary drums 187, 188, 189. The rotary drums 187, 188, 189 are rotatably provided by being inserted into the drum shaft 190. Drum shaft 19
0 is the left side plate 16 through the bearing 191 at the left end.
1, and the right end thereof is connected to the transmission gear 164 through a round hole 192 formed in the right side plate 160.
Therefore, the rotation of the motor 153 is transmitted to the drum shaft 190 via the drive gear 165 and the transmission gear 164, and the drum shaft 190 is rotated.

From the drum shaft 190 to the rotary drums 187,
Transmission of rotation to 188 and 189 is achieved by a slip mechanism (not shown) including a coil spring 193 and the like. Therefore, when a constant load is applied to the rotary drums 187, 188, 189, the rotation of the rotary drums 187, 188, 189 is stopped regardless of the rotation of the drum shaft 190.

Further, each rotary drum 187, 188, 1
On the right side of 89, a ratchet gear 1 with a radius close to the circumference
96, 197, 198 are provided respectively. The ratchet gears 196, 197, 198 and the stop levers 183, 184, 185 described above are in mesh with each other.

Now, the rotary drum 187 will be described. In connection with the ratchet gear 196, the stop lever 1
83 is rotatably supported by a stop lever shaft 186, and the stop lever 183 is connected to a plunger 180 of a solenoid 176. As a result, the stop lever 1 is pressed while the solenoid 176 is energized.
83 disengages from the ratchet gear 196,
7 rotates according to the rotation of the drum shaft 190. When the solenoid 176 is deenergized, the plunger 180 causes the return spring 1
In response, the stop lever 183 meshes with the ratchet gear 196, and immediately stops the rotation of the rotary drum 187. The other rotary drums 188 and 189 are designed to operate similarly.

The front plate 163 of the storage box 152 is a bent plate having a semicircular arc shape in section, and is made of, for example, transparent synthetic resin. Then, three windows 202, 203, and 204 are formed laterally on the central protruding portion. The portions of the windows 202, 203, 204 are made thicker than the other portions, and the portions form a convex lens. Then, the display contents displayed on the peripheral surfaces of the rotating drums 187, 188, 189 located inside the front plate 163 and rotating are the windows 202, 203, 20.
It is configured so that it is greatly reflected through 4. further,
A part other than the windows 202, 203, 204 is covered with a sticker or is blurred, so that the pattern of the rotating drums 187, 188, 189 located in that part cannot be seen from the outside. Or it is made hard to see.

The rotating drums 187, 188, 18 described above
The information drawn at equal intervals on the circumferential surface of 9 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The pattern is shown in 2. In this embodiment, of the information shown in FIG. 22, when "7", which is an example of the identification information for hitting, is arranged in a row in the windows 202, 203, 204, or when "BAR" is an example of the identification information for hitting. When "" are lined up horizontally in the windows 202, 203, 204, a predetermined game state is established, and a predetermined game value can be given. When calculating the probability from the display of FIG. 22, there are three “7” on the left drum 189, the probability that “7” appears is “3/10”, and on the middle drum 188 and the right drum 187, 7 ”are one each, and their appearance probabilities are each“ 1/1 ”.
It is "0". Therefore, the probability that three “7” s are gathered is “3/1000” which is obtained by multiplying each probability. Also,
Of the various symbols shown in FIG. 22, "7" and "BA
The identification information for disengagement is composed of symbols other than "R".

Similarly, the probabilities that "BAR" appears are "1/10", "2/10", and "1/10", so that the probability that they are aligned is "2/1000". .. These two probabilities, "3/1000" and "2/1000"
In this embodiment, the probability of adding "and" is the probability of becoming a predetermined game state as a whole, and is "1/200".

Next, when the drum-shaped variable display member 151 is stopped, a mechanism and its operation for outputting a signal output according to the combination of the displayed rotary drums, that is, a signal indicating the type of the game state. , FIG. 23, FIG. 24, and FIG. 25.

In each of the rotary drums 187, 188, 189,
A large number of through holes 205, 206, 207 are formed respectively. These through holes 205, 206, 207 are formed on the side walls of the rotary drums 187, 188, 189, respectively.
It is distributed along two concentric circles. That is, the through hole 2
05, 206 and 207 are classified into through holes 205a, 206a and 207a on the outer circumference and through holes 205b, 206b and 207b on the inner circumference, respectively. The positions of these through holes on the circumference are selected in correspondence with the regions deviated by 180 degrees from the positions of the above-mentioned patterns (the patterns drawn on the peripheral surfaces of the rotating drums 187, 188, 189). , The outer through holes 205a, 206a, 207a and the inner through holes 205b, 205b,
206b and 207b are provided, only the outer through holes 205a, 206a and 207a are provided, and only the inner through holes 205b, 206b and 207b are provided. The case where there is no case is appropriately selected. These through holes are used to detect where each rotating drum 187, 188, 189 has been stopped relative to its absolute position and relative to the other drums. Therefore, the two light emitting units 17 described above are provided corresponding to the positions of the through holes at the stop positions for the drums 187, 188, 189.
2, 173 and two light receiving portions 168, 169 are arranged and fixed in the radial direction of the rotary drum.

The light emitted from the light emitting portions 172 and 173 is
It is output through the above-described direction determining holes 172 and 173. When the light receiving units 168 and 169 receive light, if there is an output from each of the light receiving units 168 and 169, the following combinations are possible depending on the stop positions of the rotary drums 187, 188 and 189. That is, the light receiving unit 1
When there are outputs from both 68 and 169, the light receiving unit 1
There are cases where there is output from only 68, cases where there is output from the light receiving section 169, and cases where there is no output from both of the light receiving sections 168 and 169. Therefore, each rotary drum 187,
The combination of 188 and 189 when stopped can be determined based on the combination of the outputs of these light receiving units 168 and 169. That is, it is possible to detect whether or not the game state is in a predetermined game state, that is, whether the above-mentioned "7" is complete or "BAR" is complete, based on the combination of the outputs of the light receiving units 168 and 169.

The light emission timings of the light emitting portions 172, 173 and the rotation stop timings of the rotary drums 187, 188, 189 are defined as follows. That is,
The rotary drum 189 has a stop button 33 (see FIG. 2).
Stops after a lapse of a predetermined time randomly selected, or even if the stop button 33 is not pressed, stops after a lapse of a time randomly selected from a plurality of predetermined times To do. Then, after a further fixed time, the rotation of the rotary drum 188 is stopped. The rotating drum 187 is stopped after a certain period of time has elapsed. Light emission of the light emitting units 172 and 173 is performed after the rotation of the middle drum 188 is stopped,
The right drum 187 is stopped, and the light receiving portions 168 and 169 are configured to be immediately turned off after receiving the light. These time timings are controlled by a control command from the central control unit, as will be described later.

Now, returning to FIG. 2, the overall structure of the variable display device 2 will be described a little more. The drum-shaped variable display member 151 described above is provided at the center of the variable display device 2.
Windows 202, 203, and 204 are lined up. Then, the digital display unit 32 described above is provided thereon. In this embodiment, the digital display section 32 does not work as a display means for giving a predetermined game state. The digital display unit 32 has two display functions. One of them is that when the opening / closing plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened once, the pachinko ball winning in the opening 72 (see FIG. 5) is a winning ball counter 126 (see FIG. 5).
It counts with, but it works to display the count value. Further, in this embodiment, a maximum of 10 pachinko balls can be won in one opening of the variable winning ball device 4, and no more pachinko balls can be won. The digital display section 32 plays an active part so that the display is easy.

Another display function of the digital display section 32 is a display of how many times the variable winning ball apparatus 4 has been opened. As will be described later, when a pachinko ball wins the V-pocket device 111 (see FIG. 6) of the variable winning ball device 4, the open state of the variable winning ball device 4 is continued, but it is up to 10 times. Since it is set to continue until, the number of times is displayed. The switching of the display contents is performed by the control device described later.

The two lamps 211 to 214 provided on each of the right and left sides of the digital display section 32 are, as described above, in response to the pachinko balls winning the start winning holes 7, 8 and 9. It is a lamp that lights up to notify. When a pachinko ball is won in the start winning holes 7, 8 and 9, the display state of the drum display unit 31 of the variable display device 2 changes, and when it stops, it is determined whether or not it is a predetermined game state. In the state where the display of the variable display device 2 is not changed, when the pachinko ball is won in any of the start winning holes 7, 8 and 9, the display of the variable display device 2 immediately starts changing and the start winning holes 7 and 8 are displayed. It can be seen that a pachinko ball has won in any of the starting prize holes 7,8 while the display mode of the variable winning ball device 2 is changing or in a predetermined game state, that is, during the "fever". , 9
If a pachinko ball is won in any of the above, the winning is unknown. Moreover, the display of the variable display device 2 does not change due to the winning, and the winning is wasted.
It will reduce interest to the player. Therefore, in this embodiment, when a pachinko ball is won in any of the start winning holes 7, 8, 9 while the display of the variable display device 2 is changing,
The lamps 211, 212, 213, and 214 are used to notify the player of the award so that up to four prizes can be held.
Is provided. Lamps 211, 212, 213, 2
14 is lit up and displayed sequentially from the left side.

[0067] b. Other Embodiments of Variable Display Device In the above-described embodiments, the drum display unit 31 has been described as the variable display device 2, particularly as the display unit involved in the predetermined game state. Three
Not limited to 1, display units involved in a predetermined game state,
It may be configured with a digital display unit. That is, by using a display segment whose display is electrically changed, by selectively causing the segment to emit light, an electronic digital display is made, and by a combination of the digital displays,
It is also possible to provide a predetermined game state. At this time, the electrical digital display can change the display content of each segment into a number from 0 to 9 and give a predetermined game state based on the combination of the displayed numbers. Also, not limited to the combination of numbers, a large number of cells are formed concentrically or radially so that a predetermined game state is given when a predetermined cell is turned on, and the cell is turned on. It is also possible to use a variable display unit that changes the. [Explanation of control device] a. Description of Configuration Block Diagram FIG . 1 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the control circuit includes a microcomputer 221 as a control center. The microcomputer 221 is composed of, for example, a one-chip LSI, and includes therein a CPU capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure and a ROM storing an operation program of the CPU. There is. In this embodiment, the ROM is a programmable ROM so that the contents can be rewritten, that is, the program stored therein can be changed if necessary. Then, the CPU controls the variable display device 2, the variable winning ball device 4, the speaker 5, and various lamps described above according to the programs stored in the ROM and in response to the input of each control signal described below. Give a signal.

The following signals are given to the microcomputer 221 as input signals.

First, the start winning holes 7, 8, 9 (see FIG. 2)
Detection switches 43, 4 provided on the back side corresponding to
In response to the turning on of any of 4, 45 (see FIG. 3), a winning signal is given from the starting winning circuit 222. Photo-reflector of V-pocket device (see FIG. 6) (see FIG. 13)
Signal is given to the V winning detection circuit 223 and given to the microcomputer 221 as a V detection signal. When the stop button 33 (see FIG. 2) is pressed, a stop signal is given from the stop circuit 224 to the microcomputer 221. The count signal detected by the winning ball counter 126 (see FIGS. 6, 8 and 13) is given to the 10-count detection circuit 225 and the 10-count detection circuit 2 is supplied.
When the signal of the winning ball counter 126 is counted at 25,
A 10 count signal is provided. Light receivers 167 and 168
The output (see FIG. 20) is given to the microcomputer 221 as a pattern determination signal via the pattern determination circuit 226. An interrupt clock signal is given to the microcomputer 221 from the interrupt clock circuit 227.
The microcomputer 221 executes the operation of the interrupt control routine, as will be described later, by the interrupt clock signal. Further, predetermined signals are applied to the microcomputer 221 from the address decode circuit, the runaway prevention circuit 228, the runaway reset circuit 229, the power-on reset circuit 230, the address decode circuit 231, and the like. The runaway prevention circuit 228, the runaway reset circuit 229, the power-on reset circuit 230, and the address decode circuit 231 are not particularly involved in the control operation which is a feature of the present invention, and therefore further description will be omitted.

The microcomputer 221 gives control signals to the following circuits and devices. First, a prize winning memory display signal is given to the starting winning memory display circuit 232. The start winning award memory display circuit 232 can store up to four such signals. Then, when one signal is stored, as described above, the lamps 211, 212, 213 composed of, for example, LEDs are correspondingly stored therein.
214 (see FIG. 2) are sequentially turned on one by one. The microcomputer 221 gives a sound signal to the sound circuit 233, and the sound circuit 233 causes the speaker 25 (see FIG. 2).
Is sounded.

The digital display signal output from the microcomputer 221 is applied to the digital display circuit 234, and the digital display section 32 (see FIG. 2) is display-controlled.

The microcomputer 221 gives a drum rotation control signal to the drum rotation control circuit 235 to rotate the motor 153 of the drum-shaped variable display member 151 (see FIG. 18) and also to rotate and stop each rotating drum. The solenoids 176, 177, 178 are controlled.

The microcomputer 221 gives an opening control signal to the opening control circuit 236, and the output of this circuit 236 drives the drive solenoid 108 of the variable winning ball device 4.

Further, the microcomputer 221 is
The ramp signal is given to the ramp circuit 237, and the ramp circuit 23
By the output of 7, the pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG.
The various lamps are turned on. That is, the V winning lamp 7
9,80, "Fever" that represents a predetermined game state
The lamps 20, 21, 29, as well as the tulip lamps 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 and 39, which also flash at "fever", flash. It should be noted that the speaker 25 may notify that the repeat continuation condition described later has been established.

The power supply circuit 2 is included in each circuit of the above configuration.
A predetermined DC voltage is supplied from 38.

[0077] b. Flowchart Description FIGS. 26 to 29 are flowcharts showing the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 1 will be described according to the flow of FIGS.

When the power supply of the control circuit is turned on, the microcomputer 221 initializes the stored contents of the start winning award memory display circuit 232 (step S1) and waits for the next signal.

When the game is started on the pachinko gaming machine 1 (see FIG. 2) and the pachinko ball wins in any of the start winning holes 7, 8, and 9, any one of the detection switches 43, 44, and 45 wins the winning ball. The start winning circuit 222 gives a winning signal to the microcomputer 221. Based on this signal, the microcomputer 221 gives a prize winning memory display signal to the V winning memory display circuit 232.
At the same time, a lamp signal is applied to the lamp circuit 237 to blink the lamp during rotation (step S3).
Further, a signal is given to the sound circuit 233 to generate a sound at the time of rotation (step S4). Further, the drum rotation control signal is given to the drum rotation control circuit 235, and the rotary drum 187,
The rotation of 188 and 189 (see FIGS. 2 and 19) is started (step S5).

Then, in step S6, it is determined whether or not 5.055 seconds have elapsed since the rotation of the rotary drum was started, and if 5.055 seconds has elapsed, it is randomly selected from 9 types of time. To choose one time. For example, 53.28ms, 106.496ms, 163.840
ms, 217.088 ms, 274.4432 ms, 327.6
80 ms, 380.680 ms, 438.272 ms, 49
One time is randomly selected from 1.520 ms.
Then, the process proceeds to step S10.

From the beginning, 5. x ₁ s, 5. x ₂ s,
5. x ₃ s, ..., 5. One may be randomly selected from the time of x _n s and it may be determined whether or not the time elapses.

In step S6, if 5.055 seconds have not elapsed after the start of rotation of the rotary drum, the microcomputer 221 determines whether the stop button has been turned on (step S7). That is,
It is determined whether or not a stop signal is input from the stop circuit 224. If the stop signal is not input, the control operation of steps S6 and S7 is repeated.

When the stop signal is received, step S
At 8, one time is randomly selected from 5 types of time. For example, 196.608 ms, 397.31
2 ms, 598.016 ms, 798.720 ms, 946.
One time is randomly selected from 179 ms, and the process proceeds to the next step S10.

In step S10, the process waits for the next control for the time selected in step S8 or step S9. Then, after the lapse of the selected time, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, after the above time has elapsed,
First, the left rotating drum 189 is stopped. This is done by the microcomputer 221 applying a drum rotation control signal to the drum rotation control circuit 235 to deactivate the solenoid 178.

After that, a timer is set to open a predetermined time until the middle rotation drum 188 is stopped (step S12), and, for example, wait until 1.21 seconds have elapsed (step S13). 188 is stopped (step S14).

When the rotation of the intermediate rotating drum 188 is stopped,
The light emitting units 172, 17 are controlled by the drum rotation control circuit 235.
3 (see FIG. 20) is turned on. And step S1
In 6, the timer is set to stop the right rotating drum 187, waits, for example, 1.21 seconds (step S17), and stops the rotation of the right rotating drum 187 (step S18). The time from the stop of rotation of the left rotary drum 189 to the stop of rotation of the middle rotary drum 188 and from the stop of rotation of the right rotary drum 187 do not necessarily have to be the same time, and the time can be arbitrarily changed.

Then, in this state, the pattern judging circuit 226
Based on the output (see FIG. 1), the rotary drums 187, 1
It is determined whether or not the display modes of 88 and 189 are “7”, or the three “BAR” are in the “fever” state (step S19).

If it is not in the "fever" state, the light emitting units 172 and 173 are turned off (step S20), and the sound output from the speaker 25 (see FIG. 1) by the sound circuit 233 is switched to the small hit sound (step S21). ), A small hit opening process is performed (step S22). For example, the opening / closing plate 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) is opened for about 0.2 seconds. Then, the respective lamps are turned off (step S23), the number of times of starting prizes stored in the starting prize winning memory display circuit 232 (see FIG. 1) is decremented by 1, and the process returns to step S22.

When the microcomputer 221 determines "fever" in step S19, the light emitting units 172 and 173 are turned off (step S25), a sound signal is given to the sound circuit 233, and the fever sound is output from the speaker 25. Output. Also, each “fever” lamp 2
Flashes 0, 21, 29, 34 to 39 (step S
26).

Next, in step S27, the opening / closing plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened. This is done by the microcomputer 221 applying a signal to the opening control circuit 236 to energize the drive solenoid 108 (see FIG. 5). Then, a signal is given to the digital display circuit 234, and the number of "fever" is displayed for 1.5 seconds by the digital display unit 32 (see FIG. 2). The "fever" number of times indicates how many times the open / close plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened.

If it is the first time, "1" for 1.5 seconds
Is displayed (step S28). And step S
The control from 29 to S34 is repeated for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of winning balls, for example, 10 winning balls are won. That is, it is determined whether or not 30 seconds have passed since the opening / closing plate 3 was opened (step S29).
It is determined whether or not 10 winning balls have been counted by the winning ball counter 126 (see FIG. 5) (step S3).
0). When the number of winning balls is less than 10, each time a winning ball is detected, it is cumulatively counted and the number is displayed on the digital display unit 32 (step S31).

Further, it is judged whether or not the "fever" is the 10th time (step S32), and if it is not the 10th time, V
It is determined whether or not there is a prize (step S3).
3). If it is determined in S33 that the hitting ball has won the specific area and the repeated continuation condition has been satisfied based on the V detection signal provided from the V winning detection circuit 223 (see FIG. 1), the V winning is performed. The lamp is turned on (step S
34). This lamp is provided with a window hole 8 in a front decorative frame 83 (see FIG. 6) provided on both sides of the opening / closing plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4.
This is done by turning on the lamps 79 and 80 which emit light through 4,85. Note that the repeat continuation control is limited to the upper limit number (1
If it has reached 0 times), YE is performed in step S32.
Since the determination of S is made, the notification in step S34 is not performed even if the repeated continuation condition is satisfied.

In step S29 or step S30, if the opening time of the opening / closing plate 3 reaches 30 seconds, or if 10 winning balls are counted during that time, the control operation proceeds to step S35.

In step S35, the opening / closing plate 3 is closed,
After the "fever" state is finished, it is determined whether or not the "fever" is the tenth time (step S36). If it is not the tenth time, whether the V detection signal is given from the photo reflector 141 of the V pocket device 111 (see FIG. 13) via the V winning detection circuit 223 is determined to be 1.8, for example.
Wait for a second. That is, even after the opening / closing plate 3 is closed, V
It waits for 1.8 seconds whether or not the detection signal is given (step S37). This is because it takes time for the pachinko ball that entered the opening 72 of the variable winning ball device 4 to be caught by some reason, temporarily stopped, and detected by the V pocket device 111. Is.
For example, when a pachinko ball finally wins the central portion of the variable winning ball device 4 and the player feels that there is a V winning,
If a pachinko ball happens to be caught, if the "fever" state does not continue, with the player,
Although a trouble occurs with a pachinko hall staff member who arranges the pachinko gaming machine 1, such trouble is prevented in advance. Then, in step S38, it is determined whether or not a V detection signal is given from the V winning detection circuit 223, and when it is determined that the V winning is performed, the sound circuit 233 is controlled to switch the fever sound and pause. A middle tone is output and a pause time process is performed (step S40). The pause time process is to close the opening / closing plate 3 for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds. During that time, the V winning lamps 79 and 80 are turned off.

Then, the operation from step S26 is continued. In step S36, when the microcomputer 221 determines that the “fever” state has been repeated 10 times, it turns off the sound from the speaker,
The lamp and the display are turned off, the "fever" state is terminated (step S42), and if there is a starting winning award stored in the starting winning award memory display circuit 232, the starting award is decremented by 1 and the processing from the step S2 is continued. To do.

The microcomputer 221 performs the above-mentioned series of processing, and the interrupt clock circuit 227.
The processing of steps S51 to S54 is performed based on the signal interrupted every 4 ms (see FIG. 1).

That is, whether or not the pachinko ball in the game has won in any of the start winning holes 7, 8 and 9 is determined based on a signal from the starting winning circuit 222 (see FIG. 1). When a pachinko ball is won in the starting winning holes 7, 8 and 9, the starting winning memory display circuit 232 is further added.
It is determined whether or not "5" is stored in (step S
52), if "5" is not stored, the value is incremented by 1 (step S53). Then, in response thereto, the lamps 211, 212, 213, 214 provided on both sides of the digital display unit 32 are sequentially turned on from the left side to the right side. That is, these lamps 211 to 214 display the number of stored numerical values stored in the V winning storage display circuit 232 as described above. Then, after this interrupt processing is completed, steps S1 to S4
Return to routine No. 3.

Steps S19, S26 to S33, S
35 to S41, based on the occurrence of a predetermined specific game state, the variable winning ball device is drive-controlled to the first state and then variably controlled to the second state, and a predetermined repeat continuation condition is set. On the basis of the establishment of the above, the variable winning ball apparatus in the second state is repeatedly driven to the first state again, and the repeating continuation control is performed, and the number of times of the repeating continuation control reaches a predetermined upper limit number. In this case, drive control means is configured to end the repeating continuation control of the upper limit number of times and finally end the repeating continuation control. In addition, S34,
The V winning lamps 79 and 80 constitute an informing unit capable of informing that the repeat continuation condition is satisfied.

[0101] c. Description of Other Control Circuit Configuration FIGS . 30 and 31 show another control configuration block diagram of the present invention. In the case of using a discrete circuit instead of using the microcomputer 221 as shown in FIG. It is a block diagram of. 30 and 3
In FIG. 1, in order to make the correspondence with the control circuit described in FIG. 1 easy to understand, the blocks having the corresponding functions are assigned the same numbers. Next, the configuration and operation of this discrete control circuit will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31 and, if necessary, with reference to FIGS.

First, in FIG. 30, the switches 43, 4
Reference numerals 4 and 45 are detection switches provided corresponding to the start winning holes 7, 8 and 9 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. When a pachinko ball wins any of the start winning holes 7, 8, 9 any one of these detection switches 43, 44, 45 momentarily turns on, and signals to the drive circuit 252 and the timer circuit 253 via the OR gate 251. Is given. In the drive circuit 252, based on this signal, the solenoids 176, 177, 178 are turned on to make the three rotary drums 187, 188, 189 (see FIG. 18) rotatable, and thereafter, for a predetermined time, for example, 0. After 25 seconds, the rotation of the motor 153 is started. As a result, the load of the motor 153 at the time of rising can be reduced.

The timer 253 is configured to give a stop signal to the drive circuit 252 after a lapse of a predetermined time. At this time, as the time until the stop signal is given, one time is randomly selected from a plurality of mutually different times, as in the case described above. Further, when the stop button 33 (see FIG. 2) is pressed, the rotary drum stop signal is given to the drive circuit 252. In this case, only the stop button 33 is simply drawn, but after the stop button 33 is pressed and one of a plurality of preset different times elapses,
From the drive circuit 252 to the solenoids 176, 177, 17
8 is preferably configured to be provided with a de-energization signal. By doing this, the rotary drums 187, 188,
Since 189 stops with a predetermined time randomly selected from the time when the stop button 33 is pressed, even if the player deliberately measures the timing of pressing the stop button 33 so that the rotating drum has a predetermined combination. However, such a thing becomes useless, and the combination of the display modes of the rotary drums 187, 188, 189 is configured to be dominated by an accidental element, and the interest of the game is enhanced. This is as described in the above embodiment.

The output of the drive circuit 252 is also given to the display state determination circuit 226. Display state determination circuit 2
26, the sensors 168, 172 and the sensor 169,
Based on the output of 173, that is, the photo detectors 172, 1
The display states of the rotary drums 187, 188, 189 are determined based on whether or not the output from 73 is given. Then, the determination circuit 253 determines whether or not the combination set by the combination setting unit 254 has been achieved, that is,
The determination circuit 253 determines whether or not it is in the “fever” state, and its output is given as a set input of the drive control circuit 236 and the flip-flop 255.

In the "fever" state, the drive control circuit 236 energizes the drive solenoid 108 (see FIG. 5) to open / close the plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4 (see FIGS. 2 and 5).
To the open state.

The drive control circuit 236 also receives an output from the predetermined winning ball number detection circuit 126. As described above, the predetermined winning ball number detection circuit 126 is a circuit for detecting and counting the number of all pachinko balls that enter the opening 72 of the variable winning ball device, and when the count value reaches 10, A signal is given to the drive control circuit 236. Drive control circuit 236
Deactivates solenoid 108 based on this signal.

The output of the predetermined winning ball number detecting circuit 126 is given to the numerical information display driving circuit 234, and the predetermined winning ball number detecting circuit 126 is displayed on the digital display section 32 (see FIG. 2).
The number of pachinko balls detected in is displayed. That is, how many pachinko balls are won in the variable winning ball device 4 is displayed on the digital display unit 32.

The output of the determination circuit 253 is also given to the predetermined value added state detection circuit 254 '. The predetermined value provision state detection circuit 254 'is, for example, a timer circuit, and 30 seconds is set as the predetermined value provision time. Then, 30 seconds after receiving the output from the determination circuit 253, the time-up output is derived. When the time-up output is derived from the predetermined value added state detection circuit 254, the output is given as a reset input of the flip-flop 255, and is also given to the drive control circuit 236. In the drive control circuit 236,
The solenoid 108 is deenergized based on this output. Further, the sound effect generation circuit 256 and the big hit indicator 2 which were driven by the set output of the flip-flop 255.
57 stops its driving based on the reset output,
The sound effect and display for raising the "fever" state are stopped.

FIG. 31 is a more detailed block diagram of the predetermined winning ball number detection circuit 126, the drive control circuit 236, and the predetermined value addition state detection circuit 254 shown in FIG.

Referring mainly to FIG. 31, when a signal representing the "fever" state is applied, flip-flop 261 is set, and its set output is applied to timer 267 via OR gate 266. The timer 267 holds this output for a predetermined time and derives the output for a predetermined time. Then, this output is given to the driver 279 via the transistor 281 and the OR gate 280, and the drive solenoid 108 is energized. Then, the opening / closing plate 3 (see FIG. 2) of the variable winning ball device 4 is operated by the timer 267.
Open for a predetermined period of time. If there is a winning ball in the V pocket of the variable winning ball device 4 while the opening / closing plate 3 is opened, it is detected by the V pocket device 111. Then, the flip-flop 264 is set, and the set output is given as one input of the AND gate 265. The AND gate 265 has two other input terminals, one of which is supplied with the set output from the flip-flop 262. This set output is given when the "fever" state is not entered 10 times in a row. In addition, the other output is a monostable multivibrator 2
The output of 70. Therefore, if there is a V winning while the opening / closing plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened, the output of the AND gate 265 is derived, the timer 267 is reset, and the "fever" state is repeated. In this case,
If the flip-flop 262 is set / reset at a predetermined timing, the timer 267 is not updated in the middle of the “fever” state, and the “fever” is not updated.
The timer can be updated after the state ends.

The predetermined winning ball number detection circuit 126 is provided with a sensor 273 for detecting all the pachinko balls that have won the variable winning ball device 4, and the output of this sensor is given to the counter 276 via the AND gate 275. Be done. The counter 276 counts the pulses from the sensor. Then, the output is compared with the value set by the setting unit 274 by the comparison circuit 277. For example, when the numerical value set in the setting unit 274 is “10”, when the output of the counter 276 becomes “10”, the output is derived from the comparison circuit 277, the counter 276 is reset, and the output is Transistor 281 via inverter 278
Given to the base of. Therefore, the transistor 281
Turns off, so that solenoid 108 is de-energized.
The output of the counter 276 is the numerical information display circuit 23.
4 and is displayed on the digital display unit 32 (see FIG. 2).

As described above, when the opening / closing plate of the variable winning ball apparatus 4 is in the open state, the time set by the timer 267, for example, 30 seconds has elapsed, or the predetermined winning ball number detecting circuit 126 is "10". Based on the earlier output of counting individual pachinko balls, the solenoid 108 is de-energized and the "fever" state is stopped.

As described above, the control circuit according to the embodiment of the present invention can be configured by a discrete circuit.

It should be noted that these circuits are merely shown as an example, and the design can be freely modified.

In FIG. 32, the variable display member is not constituted by the rotary drums 187, 188, 189 as in the above-described embodiment, but the variable display member is changed by the digital display device whose display mode is electrically changed. FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration block diagram of an example when configured.

With reference to FIG. 32, the starting winning ball detector 4
When the winning prize of the starting winning ball is detected by 3, 44 and 45, the winning memory circuit 301 stores the winning and the output is given to the counter drive circuit 303. Then, the counter drive circuit 303 uses the preset counters 305 and 30.
6, 307 and decoders 308, 309, and 310, respectively, and three digital variable indicators 311,
The display of 312 and 313 is changed. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the preset counters 305, 306, 307
Of the digital variable display 311, 312, 313 is stopped in a predetermined manner by the stopped output.

Preset counters 305, 306, 30
The stop output of 7 is also given to the judgment circuit 314, and the combination is judged by the judgment circuit. And "Fever"
When the state is determined, in order to open the opening / closing plate 3 of the predetermined time variable winning ball device 4 via the timer 315,
The drive solenoid 108 is energized.

While the opening / closing plate 3 of the variable winning ball device 4 is being opened,
When the V pocket device 111 detects the V winning, the output thereof is given to the timer circuit 318. Then, the output thereof is derived after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the solenoid 108 is subsequently energized.

The probability setting circuits 316 and 317 adjust the preset values of the preset counters 305, 306 and 307 to set the combination probabilities of the display modes displayed on the variable indicators 311, 312 and 313. In other words, the probability setting circuit 316 sets the probability that the displays of the digital variable displays 311, 312, 313 will have "7", for example, 1/300, 1/200,
It is designed so that it can be changed to 1/100. In addition, the probability setting circuit 317 displays such a display as
It is a circuit that is set to be a predetermined time, for example, three times, four times, or five times a day. By adjusting this circuit, the digital variable displays 311 and 3 can be adjusted.
The probability of the "fever" state obtained by 12, 313 can be changed, and the operation on the sales side is possible.

Also, as in the above-described embodiment, in the "fever" state, the output of the sound effect generator 256 is the amplifier 3
It is provided to the speaker via 20.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine was taken up as a typical example of the ball game machine, but the configuration of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine, but may be a metal game machine or a slot game. It should be added as a reminder that the present invention can be applied to other ball game machines such as machines only by a simple design change, and these game machines are also created as an object of the present invention.

[0122]

According to the present invention, when the plurality of variable display portions are stopped, the same type of dislocation identification information is not displayed in all variable display portions, so that the same type of dislocation identification information is displayed. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the player misunderstands that a hit has occurred when all are displayed together, and to avoid the inconvenience of causing the player an unpleasant feeling associated with such misunderstanding.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention and is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit configured by using a microcomputer.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view for explaining the back surface structure of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view for explaining the structure of a mechanism plate provided on the rear surface of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device applied to this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view for explaining a drive link mechanism of an opening / closing plate of the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the variable winning ball device viewed from above in the open state.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the variable winning ball device in a closed state.

11 is a sectional front view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG.

12 is an enlarged view of a part surrounded by a circle XII in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a side sectional view of a variable winning ball device attached to a game board.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a portion of the game board to which the variable winning ball device is attached as seen from the back side.

FIG. 15 is a basic circuit diagram of a detection circuit for detecting a winning ball that has won a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 16 is a specific circuit diagram of a winning ball counter used in this embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an external perspective view of a drum-shaped variable display member included in the variable display device of this embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a drum-shaped variable display member.

FIG. 19 is a top view showing the internal structure of the drum-shaped variable display member excluding the storage box.

FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of a drum-shaped variable display member.

FIG. 21 is a side sectional view showing a state where a drum-shaped variable display member is attached to the game board.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of display information drawn on the peripheral surface of a rotating drum.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining how a display mode is detected by a combination of rotating drums.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining how a display mode is detected by a combination of rotating drums.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining how a display mode is detected by a combination of rotating drums.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a block diagram showing a control circuit configuration of another embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing an example of a control circuit when it is configured by a discrete circuit.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram showing a control circuit configuration of another embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing an example of a control circuit in the case of being configured by a discrete circuit.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit configuration of a variable display member which is a digital variable display.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine, 2 is a variable display device, 3 is an opening / closing plate,
4 is a variable winning ball device, 5 is a game board, 7, 8 and 9 are starting winning holes, 43, 44 and 45 are detection switches provided corresponding to the starting winning holes, 71 is a base plate, 72 is an opening, 9
5, 96 is a reinforcing member, 108 is a drive solenoid, 111
Is a V pocket device, 114 and 115 are V winning set gutters, 1
23 and 124 are ball gathering gutters, 126 is a winning ball counter, 14
1 is a photo reflector, 142 is a current-changing projection, 151 is a drum-shaped variable display member, 152 is a storage box, 155 is a manual adjustment hole, 167 is a light receiver, 170 is a light emitter, 18
7, 188 and 189 are rotary drums, 221 is a microcomputer, 31 is a drum display unit, 32 is a digital display unit, and 33 is a stop button.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A combination of hit identification information, which includes a variable display device having a plurality of variable display sections capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, and wherein display results when the plurality of variable display sections are stopped are predetermined. In the gaming machine, a predetermined game value can be added when, and each of the plurality of variable display portions can variably display the deviation identification information in addition to the hit identification information, and Among the plurality of variable display sections, the type of the deviation identification information that can be variably displayed on a certain variable display section and the type of the deviation identification information that can be variably displayed on another variable display section are different from each other. A gaming machine characterized by being configured as follows.