JPH06104140B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

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 and the like, and more particularly to a ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 is an example of a conventional pachinko gaming machine described in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-296101, and
It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 10 which is also an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a detailed front view of the variable winning ball device 12 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in FIG.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is conventionally drive-controlled as follows. That is, the variable winning ball device 12 is based on the fact that a pachinko ball (not shown) shot into the game area formed on the game board 14 wins the start winning hole 16, 18 or 20.
As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of open / close blades 22a and 22b of FIG. 1 are opened and closed once by a chain line and then closed by a solid line. Alternatively, it is controlled to the first state, which is advantageous for the player, which is performed twice (first mode). Open / close blades 22a, 22b
A pachinko ball enters the winning space 24 of the variable winning ball device 12 while the player opens and closes, and the ball is a V-pocket winning opening 26 of an example of a specific winning area provided in the lower center of the winning space 24.
When it is detected that the winning is achieved, the open / close blades 22a, 22b are continuously opened and closed up to 18 times on the basis of the detection signal to be in the first state in the second mode. In the meantime, when the number of winning balls to the variable winning ball device 12 becomes 10, even if the number of times of opening and closing the blades 22a and 22b is less than 18 times,
The open / close wing pieces 22a, 22b are forcibly closed to enter the second state which is disadvantageous to the player. Thus, V
In the opening / closing control (control of the V winning state) of the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b associated with the winning of the pachinko balls to the pocket winning opening 26, the maximum number of opening / closing operations or the upper limit of the number of pachinko balls to be won during that period is set. The gaming value associated with one V-winning state is defined so as not to be different for each gaming machine.

While the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b are being opened and closed in accordance with the winning of the pachinko ball to the V pocket winning opening 26, the pachinko balls that have entered the winning space 24 enter the V pocket winning opening 26, and Is detected, the open / close control (V winning control) of the open / close wing pieces 22a, 22b is updated by the detected output. For example, the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b
When the player enters the 10th opening / closing operation, the winning space 24
The sixth pachinko ball enters, and the pachinko ball wins the V pocket winning opening 26, and when it is detected, the opening / closing control of the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b is opened and closed 18 times from that point. Even if it does not exist and 10 pachinko balls have not won in the meantime, from that point until the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b are newly opened and closed up to 18 times or 10 pachinko balls are won. Opening and closing is controlled until the earlier one ends. V like this
The update of the opening / closing control (V winning control) of the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b associated with the winning of the pachinko ball to the pocket winning opening 26 is as follows.
It is allowed up to 8 times. By limiting the number of updates in this way, the maximum value of the game that the player can obtain is limited, the management of the game hall where the pachinko machine is located is easy to manage, and the support to the player is provided. It is devised to become a pachinko game machine with faired screws.

That is, in the conventional ball game machine, for example, a variable winning ball device is provided in the game area, which can be changed between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player. In addition, a specific winning area is formed at a predetermined place in the variable winning ball device,
When the ball hitting the inside of the variable winning ball device in the first state in the first mode wins in the specific winning area, the variable winning ball device is controlled to the first state in the second mode, and then Based on the fact that the ball is in the state of 2 and has entered the variable winning ball apparatus in the first state, the ball has won the specific winning area,
The variable winning ball device is configured to be repeatedly and repeatedly controlled to the first state in the second mode. In addition, it is configured to display information regarding the gaming state such as the number of hit balls to the variable winning ball device and the number of times of repeated continuation control.

[0006]

On the other hand, in the conventional ball game machine of this type, when the variable winning ball device is changed from the first state to the second state in the second mode, the variable winning ball device is immediately changed. There is a case where a ball hitting the inside of the ball device flows down the inside of the variable winning ball device and wins a specific winning area. When the ball hits the specific winning area, the variable winning ball device is already in the second state. It happens after the change to. In this case, since the hit ball is a prize after the first state of the variable winning ball device has ended and changed to the second state even though the hit ball has won the specific prize area, the reason is that specific prize area. If the above-mentioned repetitive continuation control is not performed by ignoring the winning award, the player betrays the expectation of the player who has the expectation for the repetitive continuation control associated with the winning in the specific winning area, and is dissatisfied with the player. There is a drawback that it may be given.

On the other hand, in the conventional ball game machine, the variable winning ball device is controlled to disappear when the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished so that the display of the information relating to the gaming state disappears. Even if the player wants to confirm the information regarding the game state at the stage when the state becomes, there is a drawback that it cannot be confirmed because it has already disappeared.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is that a hit ball that has entered the end of the first state in the second mode of the variable winning ball apparatus is in the specific winning area. By providing a ball game machine that can prevent the player's dissatisfaction when winning a prize as much as possible and can prevent the inconvenience that the information about the game state cannot be confirmed with the end of the first state of the variable winning ball device. is there.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to play a game. The starting prize area is provided in the game area and the ball can win. And a variable winning ball device provided in the game area and capable of changing between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, and a predetermined location within the variable winning ball device. When the hit ball is won in the specific winning area and the starting winning area formed in the above, the variable winning ball device is controlled to the first state in the first mode in which a relatively small game value can be given, A second game in which a relatively large game value can be given to the variable winning ball device when a hit ball that has entered the variable winning ball device in the state 1 enters the specific winning area.
When the ball hitting into the variable winning ball apparatus in the second state after being controlled to the first state in the aspect and brought into the second state wins in the specific winning area, A drive control means capable of repeatedly and continuously controlling the variable winning ball device to the first state in the second mode, and the specification for a predetermined winning acceptance waiting period even after the first state in the second mode ends. In order to prevent the repeat continuation control from being performed by setting the waiting state for waiting for winning to be able to execute the repeating continuation control accompanying the winning of a hit ball in the winning area, and ending the waiting state for waiting for winning by the passage of the waiting period for winning prize winning. It is characterized by including a winning acceptance waiting control means, and a game status display means for continuously displaying information about the gaming status of the ball game machine even after the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished. .

[0010]

According to the present invention, by the operation of the drive control means,
The variable winning ball device is controlled to the first state in the first mode in which the variable winning ball device can give a relatively small game value when a hit ball is won in the starting winning region, and is in the first state. When the hit ball that has entered into the inside is in the specific winning area, the variable winning ball apparatus is in the second state after being controlled to the first state in the second mode in which a relatively large game value can be given,
In the second mode, the variable winning ball apparatus that has entered the variable winning ball apparatus that is in the first state wins the specific winning area, so that the variable winning ball apparatus continues to repeat to the first state in the second mode. Controlled. Then, by the operation of the winning acceptance waiting control means, even after the first state in the second mode of the variable winning ball device is finished, the repeating by the hitting of the hit ball in the specific winning area for a predetermined winning acceptance period is repeated. The game is placed in a winning acceptance waiting state in which continuation control can be executed, and the winning acceptance waiting state ends when the winning acceptance waiting period elapses, and the repeated continuation control is not performed. Further, by the function of the game information display means, the information regarding the game state of the ball game machine is continuously displayed even after the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished.

[0011]

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

In the following description, the overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine and the detailed configuration and operation of the variable winning ball device to be controlled will be first described, and thereafter, the control operation which is the feature of the present invention will be realized. The control circuit will be described with three examples.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of one embodiment of the present invention as described above. With reference to FIG. 1, the pachinko game machine 10 includes a game board 14 detachably attached to a front frame 30. At the center of the game board 14, a variable winning ball device 12 having open / close blades 22a and 22b is arranged. As shown, the variable winning ball device 12 is in a second state that is disadvantageous to the player when the opening / closing blade pieces 22a and 22b are closed, and a second state that is advantageous to the player when the opening / closing blade pieces 22a and 22b perform the opening / closing operation. It can be changed to one state. Variable winning ball device 12 and game board 1
Three start winning openings 16, 18, and 20 are provided between the out-ball entrance 32 provided at the lowermost part of the No. 4 and. When a pachinko ball is won in any of the starting winning openings 16, 18, 20, the variable winning ball device 1
The two open / close blades 22a and 22b are configured to open and close once or twice. In addition, the starting winning opening 16, 18, 20
May be set as a passage area where the pachinko balls simply pass, instead of being a winning opening, and the opening / closing wings 22a and 22b of the variable winning ball device 12 may be opened and closed by the passage of the pachinko balls there. In other words, "ball winning" is a broad concept including "ball passing".

The game board 14 is further provided with a large number of obstacle nails (not shown), tulips, windmills and the like necessary for the pachinko game as required.

In FIG. 1, 34 is a metal frame mounted on the inner peripheral edge of the front frame 30, 36 is a glass door attached to the front side of the front frame 30 so as to be openable and closable, and 38 is a glass door 36.
Of the front plate, which is provided below the front plate and is openably and closably attached to the front frame 30, 40 is a hitting ball supply plate provided on the front surface of the front plate 38, and 42 is a sound effect output provided inside the hitting ball supply plate 40. A speaker, 44 is an operation handle for launching a pachinko ball, and 46 is an extra ball receiving tray for receiving balls that cannot fit into the hitting ball supply tray 40, and these are already known in pachinko gaming machines.

FIG. 2 is a rear view for explaining the structure of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. Referring to FIG. 2, on the back side of the game board 14, the variable winning ball device 12 (see FIG.
V) for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a V pocket winning opening (see FIG. 3) at a predetermined position corresponding to
A prize-winning ball detection switch 50 and a total prize-winning ball detection switch 52 for detecting all the prize-winning balls to the variable winning-ball device 12 are provided.

Further, the start winning openings 16, 18, 22 (see FIG. 1) respectively correspond to the starting winning openings 16, 18,
Starting prize winning ball detection switches 54, 56, 58 for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize of 20 are provided. The above V winning ball detection switch 50, all winning ball detection switch 52
And these starting prize winning ball detection switches 54, 56, 58
The detection output of is given to the control circuit board 60 (the detailed configuration of this control circuit board will be described later), and the variable winning ball device 1
It is used to control the two open / close blades 22a, 22b and the like.

In FIG. 2, 62 is shown by a one-dot chain line.
Is a prize ball tank, 64 is a prize ball payout device, and 66 is a prize ball processing machine. These are provided on a mechanism plate (not shown in the figure) provided on the rear side (back side) of the game board 14. It is what has been. A ball hitting device 72 including a ball hitting motor 68 and a ball hitting rod 70 is provided on the back surface side corresponding to the operation handle 44 (see FIG. 1).

FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 12, and FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the central portion of the variable winning ball device 12 in a state of being incorporated in the pachinko gaming machine 10. Further, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the variable winning ball device 12.
Mainly referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 3 or FIG.
The configuration of the variable winning ball device 12 will be described in detail with reference to.

The variable winning ball device 12 is a game board 14 (see FIG. 4).
(See) a mounting board 74 mounted on the surface. The mounting board 74 has a central portion that is hollowed out to form a predetermined window, and a substantially U-shaped prize ball collecting gutter 76 is provided on the lower portion of the front surface thereof. Prize winning ball set gutter 7
Partition plates 78a, 7 for forming V pockets are provided on the horizontal portion of 6
8b is provided. Then, the partition plates 78a, 78
The guide member 82 including the guide pieces 80a and 80b is fitted to b, and the front decorative plate 84 is attached to the front surface of the winning ball collecting gutter 76, whereby the variable winning ball device 12
Prize holes 28a and 28b, which are the prize areas, and a V pocket prize hole 26 (see FIG. 3), which is an example of the specific prize area. The V-pocket winning opening 26 is a winning opening conditioned so that the variable winning ball device 12 can continue to be in the first state advantageous to the player. That is, the conditions are set so that the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b can be repeatedly opened and closed for a predetermined period from the time when the pachinko ball is won into the V pocket winning opening 26.

Opening / closing blades 22a, 22b are provided on the left and right sides of the approximately U-shaped prize ball collecting gutter 76. As shown in FIG. 3, the open / close blades 22a and 22b can be opened and closed between an open state and a closed state. To that end, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rotation support shafts 88a and 88b are connected to the backsides of the central portions of the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b via the collars 86a and 86b, respectively, and these are mounted on the mounting substrate 7.
It is connected to the rotation links 92a and 92b through the bearing cylinder holes 90a and 90b formed in the No. 4, respectively. The rotary links 92a and 92b are connected to a common operating link 94, and the operating link 94 is a solenoid 96.
Of the plunger 98. Therefore, by opening / closing the solenoid 96, the open / close blades 22a, 22a
b can be opened / closed at the same time.

A ball guide trough 100 is formed on the top of the mounting board 74 in a substantially horizontal direction. This ball induction gutter 100
Is for preventing the pachinko balls from winning from above the variable winning ball device 12 into the winning holes 28a, 28b or the V pocket winning hole 26. Also, the ball guide gutter 100
With the holes formed in the front decoration plate 102 and the mounting substrate 74 provided on the front surface of the front decorative plate 102, the normal winning hole 104 is formed.
a and 104b are formed. Furthermore, the ball guide gutter 100, the opening and closing blades 22a and 22b, and the winning ball collecting gutter 7
The space surrounded by 6 and 6 is a winning space 24 (see FIG. 3) of the variable winning ball device 12.

As shown in FIG. 5, a large number of small holes are formed in the front decorative plate 102, and eight light emitting diodes 106a to 106h are provided on the rear surface side thereof. Each of these light emitting diodes 106a to 106h is turned on or blinking to turn on and off the V of the variable winning ball device 12.
The number of winning control is displayed.

With the above-described structure, referring to FIG. 3, pachinko balls cannot be won in the winning space 24 when the opening / closing blade pieces 22a, 22b are closed. On the other hand, when the open / close blades 22a, 22b are in the open or open / closed state, the pachinko balls falling on both the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 12 are received by the open / close blades 22a, 22b.
It is guided into the winning space 24. Therefore, the pachinko ball guided to the winning space 24 has a winning opening 2 provided below it.
8a, 28b or V pocket winning opening 26 is won.

Returning to FIG. 5, the description of the structure of the variable winning ball device will be continued. A fixed plate 108 for ball distribution and cover members 110 and 112 for ball distribution are provided in the central portion of the prize winning space of the variable winning ball device 12, and the center portion of the tip of the fixed plate 108 serves as a prize probability adjusting member. A moving head 114 is provided. The swing head 114 is swingable up and down about a rotation support shaft 116, and the lower portion thereof is connected to a plunger 122 of a solenoid 120 via a connecting link 118.
Is connected with. Therefore, the swing head 114 is swingable in the vertical direction by turning on / off the solenoid 120. When the swing head 114 swings downward, the pachinko balls that have won the winning space are V
When the swing head 114 swings upward, it becomes difficult for a pachinko ball that has won into the prize winning space to enter the V pocket prize opening 26. In this way, the degree of difficulty of winning a pachinko ball into the V-pocket winning opening 26, which allows the opening / closing wings 22a and 22b to be continuously opened and closed, can be changed to some extent.

The variable winning ball device 12 further includes the following. First, the winning number display devices 124a, 124 provided in the center of the winning space of the variable winning ball device 12
b. These indicators are used for winning a prize 28a or 2
8b or a display device for displaying the number of pachinko balls that have won the V pocket winning opening 26. Each display 124
The a and 124b are mounted and mounted on the LED mounting board 128, and a guide member 130 is provided on the front surface thereof.
Is provided. Further, a light emitting diode 126 is provided at the center of the mounting substrate 128. Next, a plurality of lamps 132a and 132b are provided on the left and right ends of the mounting substrate 74 for raising decorative effects and the like. Each of the lamps 132a and 132b has a lamp cover 13
It is surrounded by 4a, 134b, 136a and 136b, respectively, so that a desired decorative effect can be exhibited.

Further, on the back surface side of the mounting board 74, various members necessary for the variable winning ball device 12, namely, the back cover plate 138, the upper decorative plate 140, and the solenoid mounting plate 14 are provided.
2. A return spring 144 and the like are provided.

In FIG. 4, the V winning ball detection switch 50 and the all winning ball detection switch are shown.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 10 described above.
Next, the control operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described based on FIG. 6 and with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 as necessary.

A pachinko ball fired by the player wins the starting winning opening 16, 18 or 20 (see FIG. 1). For example, a pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 16. As the winning pachinko balls pass, the starting winning ball detection switch 54
Is temporarily turned on, and the pulse is applied to the holding circuit 148 via the OR gate 146.

The holding circuit 148 is a circuit for holding an input signal until a release signal is given, and its output is given to the solenoid driver 152 via the OR gate 150, and the solenoid 96 is turned on. Therefore, the open / close wing pieces 22a, 22b of the variable winning ball device 12 (see FIGS. 1 and 3).
Is opened. The output of the holding circuit 148 is also given to the timer 154 as a start signal. Depending on the timer 15
4 is activated, and the time-up output is derived after 0.5 seconds, for example. Since the timer 154 counts such an extremely short time, instead of the timer 154,
A delay circuit can also be used. The output of timer 154 is applied to release pulse generating circuit 160 via OR gate 156 and AND gate 158. In this case, the other input of the 2-input AND gate 158 is supplied with a high level signal obtained by inverting the low level signal. Therefore, the output of the timer 154 operates the release pulse generation circuit 160 to generate a pulse. The release pulse generated is the holding circuit 1
48 is given as a release signal, and the output of the holding circuit 148 returns from high level to low level. Therefore, the solenoid 96 is turned off, and the open / close blades 22a and 22b are closed. In this way, when the pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 16 or 18, the starting winning ball detection switch 54 or 5
6 detects the prize-winning ball, and the solenoid 96 is turned on for a predetermined short time determined by the timer 154, for example, for 0.5 seconds, and the opening / closing blade pieces 22a, 22b are controlled to open.

When a pachinko ball fired by the player enters the starting winning opening 20, the starting winning ball detecting switch 58 detects it and the holding circuit 162 is held. The holding output of the holding circuit 162 is 2 via the OR gate 164.
Input and gate 166 is applied to one input terminal.
The frequency divider 168 is connected to the other input terminal of the AND gate 166.
P1 output of is given. Therefore, the output of the AND gate 166 changes to the high level and the low level in the P1 output cycle of the frequency divider 168, and the output is given to the solenoid driver 152 via the OR gate 150. Therefore, the solenoid 96 is turned on / off at the above-mentioned constant period, and the opening / closing blade pieces 22a and 22b are opened / closed.

The output of the holding circuit 162 is also given to the binary counter 170 as a set signal. Therefore, 2
The advance counter 170 outputs the P1 ′ output of the frequency divider 168 (output P
In the same cycle as 1, the count operation is performed by the output whose timing is deviated). Then, the binary counter 170 derives a count-up output when the P1 ′ output is counted for two cycles, and the output is given to the release pulse generating circuit 160 via the OR gate 156 and the AND gate 158. In response to this, a release pulse is applied from the release pulse generation circuit 160 to the holding circuit 162, and the output of the holding circuit 162 returns to the low level. Therefore, the solenoid 96 is turned off, and the open / close blades 22a and 22b are closed.

While the output of the holding circuit 162 is in the high level period, the display drive circuit 172 outputs the output P of the frequency divider 168.
2, the light emitting diode 126 (see FIG. 5) blinks, and the atmosphere of the game is raised.

The pachinko balls can enter the winning space 24 (see FIG. 3) of the variable winning ball device 12 while the opening / closing wings 22a, 22b are opened or closed. Prize space 24
When a ball entering the V prize hole enters the V pocket prize opening 26 at the lower part, the prize is detected by the V prize ball detection switch 50, and the output pulse is given to the holding circuit 174 through the prize state prohibiting circuit 173. Retained. As will be described later, the prize state prohibiting circuit 173 is a circuit which simply passes a signal when the output from the octal counter 184 is not given. The output of the holding circuit 174 is the OR gate 1.
It is given to one input terminal of the two-input AND gate 166 via 64. Therefore, based on the high level output of the holding circuit 174, the solenoid 96 causes the frequency divider 168 to operate.
Is turned on and off in the cycle of the output P1 of
a and 22b are opened and closed. The output of the holding circuit 174 is also applied as a set signal to the 18-ary counter 176. Therefore, in response to the holding circuit 174 deriving the high level signal, the 18-ary counter 176 starts the counting operation according to the output P1 ′ of the frequency divider 168, and outputs the output P1 ′.
Is output for 18 cycles, the count-up output is derived. The output is given to the release pulse generating circuit 160, and the output of the release pulse generating circuit 160 causes the holding circuit 174 to enter the release state. Therefore, the solenoid 96 is no longer excited, and the open / close blades 22a and 22b are closed.

Since the high level output of the holding circuit 174 is given as a release signal for the holding circuits 148 and 162 and is given to the inverting input terminal of the 2-input AND gate 158, the holding circuit 174 is set to the holding state. After that, even if the pachinko ball wins in any of the starting winning openings 16 to 20, the holding circuits 148 and 162 do not operate, or the OR gate 156 and the AND gate 15
The input signal to the release pulse generating circuit 160 is not supplied via the signal line 8. Therefore, during this period, the winning of the pachinko balls to the starting winning openings 16 to 20 does not cause any control value. Further, the output of the holding circuit 174 is given to the display drive circuit 178. Therefore, the display drive circuit 178 blinks the display lamps 132a and 132b in the cycle of the output P3 of the frequency divider 168, and the atmosphere of the game is raised.

While a pachinko ball wins the V-pocket winning opening 26 and the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b repeat opening and closing 18 times, the ball enters the winning space 24 of the variable winning ball device 12 and wins the winning openings 28a, 28b or the V-pocket. The total number of pachinko balls that have won the winning opening 26 is detected by the total winning ball detection switch 52 and counted by the winning ball counting circuit 180. The count value is given to the display drive circuit 182, and the winning number display 124
The numbers a and 124b (see FIG. 5) are turned on, blinking, or turned off by the number of winning prizes, and the number of winning prizes is displayed. When the winning number counting circuit 180 counts a predetermined number, for example, ten, a count-up output is given to the release pulse generating circuit 160. Depending on the release pulse generation circuit 160
Applies a release pulse to the holding circuit 174. Therefore,
In this embodiment, when a pachinko ball is won in the V pocket winning opening 26, the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b start to open and close continuously, and the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b finish opening and closing 18 times, or change during that time. The opening / closing blades 22a and 22b are closed when either of the 10 pachinko balls that wins the winning ball device 12 wins, whichever comes first.

The output of the V winning ball detection switch 50 is also given to the octal counter 184 as a count pulse. That is, the octal counter 184 counts "+1" each time the V winning ball detection switch 50 is turned on. This count value is given to the display drive circuit 186, and the light emitting diodes 106a to 106h (see FIG. 5) are turned on, blinked, or turned off by the count value of the octal counter 184. Thereby, the player can know the number of winnings of the pachinko balls to the V pocket winning port 26, and can know how many times the V winning control state is established.

Further, the output of the V winning ball detection switch 50 causes an 18-ary counter 176 and a winning ball counting circuit 180.
Is reset. Therefore, in the V winning state, when one of the pachinko balls that has entered the winning space 24 of the variable winning ball device 12 enters the V pocket winning port 26, 1
The octal counter 176 and the winning ball counting circuit 180 are reset, and the V winning state is updated from that state.

The octal counter 184 derives a count-up output when the count value reaches "8".
This output is given to the prize state prohibiting circuit 173. As described above, the special prize state prohibiting circuit 173 is a circuit that simply passes the input signal when the high-level signal is not given from the octal counter 184.
This is a kind of gate circuit configured so as to take in the input signal and not derive the output when the high-level signal from the advance counter 184 is applied. Therefore, when the octal counter 184 counts "8", in other words, after the number of winning balls in the V pocket winning opening 26 reaches eight, the special prize state prohibiting circuit 173 is activated and the subsequent V winning is performed. The output of the ball detection switch 50 is invalidated. Therefore, in the eighth V winning state, the 18-ary counter 176 always counts up or the winning ball counting circuit 180 counts up, and the release pulse generating circuit 160 derives the release pulse based on the output of either one. Then, the output releases the holding state of the holding circuit 174.

In this state, the so-called V winning control state is 8
It is in the state where it has finished continuing. In this state, if the pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 16, 18, or 20,
The start winning ball detection switch 54, 56 or 58 is turned on, and a high level signal is derived from the holding circuit 148 or 162. This signal is given to the AND gate 192 via the OR gate 190. And gate 192
In this state, the inverted high level signal is applied to the other input terminals of the 2-input gate. Therefore, the AND gate 192 derives a high level signal in response to the output of the holding circuit 148 or 162, and the octal counter 1
84 is reset. Therefore, the prize state prohibition circuit 173 activated according to the high level output of the octal counter 184 also does not operate. Therefore, after that, the output of the V winning ball detection switch 50 is effectively given to the holding circuit 174 and the like.

As described above, in the control of this embodiment, in order to reset the octal counter 184, after the V winning state has expired, the pachinko ball is won in any of the starting winning openings 16, 18 or 20. The feature is that it is reset based on. By doing so, the problems in the conventional control described above are solved. Also, 8
The value of the advance counter 184, that is, the number of times of repeated continuation control of the variable winning ball device, continues to be displayed by the light emitting diodes 106a to 106h even after the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished until the next start winning. become. Further, the value of the prize winning ball counting circuit, that is, the number of prizes to the variable winning ball device, is maintained even after the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished, until the next effective V prize is generated, the light emitting diodes 124a and 124b. Will continue to be displayed. By the display drive circuits 186, 182 and the light emitting diodes 106a to 106h, 124a, 124b, the game state in which the information regarding the game state of the ball game machine is continuously displayed even after the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished. Display means is configured.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control circuit used in another embodiment of the present invention. The control circuit shown in FIG. 7 has the following points. That is, when the pachinko balls enter the V pocket winning opening 26 and enter the V winning control state, a maximum of 10 pachinko balls can be won in the variable winning ball device 12 per V winning control. However, due to its structure, the variable winning ball device 12 does not always mean that the pachinko ball that has entered the winning space 24 immediately wins the V pocket winning opening 26 or the winning opening 28a or 28b below it. In some cases, a pachinko ball that is slightly delayed may occur in the space 24. In such a case, there will be 11 pachinko balls in the winning space 24.
It is possible that more than one item will be included. In that case, even if 10 pachinko balls are already detected, the winning space 24
If you do not accept the 11th pachinko ball that has entered inside, especially if the 11th pachinko ball does not continue the V winning state despite winning the V pocket winning opening 26 It is thought that this may cause trouble between the person and the pachinko hall. Therefore, in this embodiment, for each V winning control, the V winning control state can be continuously continued according to the winning of the V winning ball within a fixed time (for example, 5 seconds) even after the V winning control state ends. It is composed.

For this purpose, the timer 194 and the OR gate 1
96 and AND gate 198 are provided. Figure 7
Only the operation of the above-described characteristic portion of the circuit of FIG. Either winning prize 16, 18 or 20
When a hepatin ball wins and there is an output from the corresponding start winning ball detection switch, a high level output is derived from the holding circuit 148 or 162. This output is OR gate 19
0, provided to timer 194 via OR gate 196. The timer 194 derives a high level signal according to an input signal for a fixed time, that is, for example, 5 seconds as described above. This 5 seconds is a time sufficiently longer than the opening and closing blades 22a and 22b repeatedly opening and closing twice, and during this time,
AND gate 198 is activated. Therefore, when a pachinko ball enters the prize winning space 24 and wins the V pocket prize opening 26 during that time, a high level pulse is output from the AND gate 198 and given to the holding circuit 174. An inverted output of the count-up output of the octal counter 184, that is, a high level signal in this case is applied to the third input of the 3-input AND gate 198. When the holding circuit 174 is held, its high level output is given to the timer 194 via the OR gate 196. Therefore, the timer 194 continues to derive the high level signal.

When the holding circuit 174 is released,
The output of the holding circuit 174 becomes low level. Therefore, the output of the timer 194 continues to be at a high level for 5 seconds as a winning acceptance waiting period from that point, and is in the winning acceptance waiting state, but after that, it becomes a low level. Therefore, after that, the AND gate 198 becomes inoperative, and the output of the V winning ball detection switch 50 is held.
No longer given to 4.

When the V winning control is the eighth V winning control, the octal counter 184 derives a count-up output. This count-up output is inverted and becomes low level, and is given to the AND gate 198. Therefore, after the eighth V winning control state, the output of the V winning ball detection switch 50 is invalidated. This cancellation is performed after the eighth V winning control is completed, that is, after the output of the holding circuit 174 becomes a low level, one of the starting winning openings 16, 1
A pachinko ball is won in 8 or 20, the high level output from the holding circuit 148 or 162 is given to the AND gate 192 'via the OR gate 190, and the octal counter 184 is reset to be released. This configuration is similar to the control circuit of FIG. 6 described above. Clearing the display of the value of the octal counter 184 and the winning ball counting circuit 180
The display of the value of may be cleared at the same time, or may be cleared by the time-up of the timer or the like.

The remaining structure and operation are the same as those in FIG. 6, and the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted here. The timer 194 and AND gate 198
Thus, even after the variable winning ball apparatus is in the second state, it is placed in a winning acceptance waiting state in which the repeat continuation control can be executed by winning a hit ball in the specific winning region for a predetermined winning acceptance waiting period. The winning acceptance waiting control means for terminating the winning acceptance waiting state when the winning acceptance waiting period elapses so that the repeated continuation control is not performed.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another example of the control circuit. The characteristic of the control circuit of FIG. 8 is that even if a so-called delayed ball wins the V pocket winning opening 26, it is not validated as shown in FIG. 7, and all such pachinko balls are treated as invalid. That is what I did. That is, in the V-winning control state, the V-winning control state is normally continued by winning one of the 10 pachinko balls into the V-pocket winning hole 26.
An example of a control circuit in the case where the 11th and subsequent so-called delayed balls other than such 10 pachinko balls are not given such a profit and the control is performed strictly is shown. Specifically, the circuit of FIG. 8 has only the circuit configuration excluding the timer 194 in the circuit of FIG. 7. Therefore, further detailed description of the control circuit of FIG. 8 will be omitted.

In each control circuit shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
Although the octal counter 176, the octal counter 184 and the like are used, it is needless to say that an n-ary counter or an m-ary counter can be used if necessary.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the variable winning ball device 12 is of the type provided with the opening / closing wing pieces 22a, 22b, but it is not limited to this type, and it is a horizontally long one that rotates forward. It should be pointed out that the same can be applied to various types of variable winning ball devices such as a variable winning ball device having an opening / closing plate, a variable winning ball device including a rotary ball distributing member, etc. in the winning space. .

Further, in the above description of each embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 in which the prize balls are paid out according to the score obtained by the player has been taken up, but the prize balls are paid out according to the score obtained. It should be pointed out that the present invention can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which the score obtained is recorded on a magnetic card or the like and the card is paid out instead of the pachinko gaming machine.

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According to the present invention, the first variable winning ball device is provided.
Even after the above state is completed, the variable winning ball device is set to the first winning acceptance waiting state in which the repeated continuation control by the winning of the hit ball in the specific winning area can be executed only for the predetermined winning acceptance waiting period. When a hit ball that has just entered the state from the second state to the second state wins the specific winning area, and if the winning is within the winning acceptance waiting period, repeat continuation control associated with the winning is executed. Therefore, it is possible to meet the expectation of the player who expects the continuous control to be repeatedly executed with the winning of the hitting ball in the specific winning area, and to prevent the player's dissatisfaction as much as possible. . Moreover, since the information regarding the gaming state of the ball game machine is continuously displayed even after the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished, the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished and the second state of the variable winning ball device is finished. Even after entering the state, the player can see and confirm the information regarding the game state that is continuously displayed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied and which is also a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

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

FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable winning ball device provided in a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a central portion of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a drive control circuit.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a drive control circuit included in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a drive control circuit of another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 is a pachinko game machine, 12 is a variable winning ball device, 16,
18 and 20 are start winning holes, 22a and 22b are for opening and closing,
24 is a winning space, 26 is a V pocket winning opening, 50 is a V winning ball detection switch, 52 is an entire winning ball detection switch, 5
4, 56 and 58 are start prize winning ball detection switches, 173 is a prize state prohibition circuit, 194 is a timer, and 124a and 124a.
b, 106h to 106h are light emitting diodes as an example of the game state display means, 198 is an AND gate, 174, 16
2, 148 are holding circuits, and 190, 196 are OR gates.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to perform a game, and a start winning area is provided in the game area, in which a ball can be won, and provided in the game area. A variable winning ball device that can be changed between a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, and a specific winning area formed at a predetermined location in the variable winning ball device. When the hitting ball is won in the starting winning area, the variable winning ball device is controlled to the first state in the first mode in which a relatively small game value can be provided, and the variable state is the first state. The second state after controlling the variable winning ball device to the first state in the second mode in which a relatively large game value can be provided when the hit ball that has entered the winning ball device wins the specific winning area. And the variable winning that is in the first state in the second aspect. Drive control means capable of continuously and repeatedly controlling the variable winning ball apparatus to the first state in the second mode when a ball hitting the inside of the apparatus wins the specific winning area; and the second mode. Even after the state of 1 is completed, a predetermined winning awaiting waiting period is put into a winning awaiting waiting state capable of executing the repetitive continuous control accompanying the winning of a ball hitting the specific winning area, and depending on the lapse of the award receiving waiting period. The winning acceptance waiting control means for ending the winning acceptance waiting state so that the repeated continuation control is not performed, and the information regarding the gaming state of the ball game machine, the first state of the variable winning ball device is finished. A ball game machine, characterized in that it includes a game state display means for subsequently displaying the game state.