JPH06134094A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a Japanese pinball game (pachinko) machine for minimizing ineffective times of a starting means by a special game and providing a high prize winning feeling while satisfying both player and game shop with satisfactory services. CONSTITUTION:A 10 count switch 48 capable of detecting all balls at the upstream side in a big prize winning port 23 of a variable prize winning device 13 is provided, and a distributing movable plate for distributing the balls detected by the switch 48 into a special prize winning port and general prize winning port is provided on the downstream side. A discharge detecting switch 67 capable of detecting the balls discharged from the big prize winning port 23 is provided on the downstream side of the special prize winning port and general prize winning port so that a start switch is made ineffective until the discharge detecting switch 67 detects the ball detected by the 10 count switch 48 after the start of opening and closing a movable ball receiving member 24 by a control means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a variable prize winning device capable of converting from a first state, which is disadvantageous to a player, to a second state, which is advantageous to the player, by satisfying a predetermined condition. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a first state which is disadvantageous to the player is changed to a second state which is advantageous to the player.
Various pachinko machines equipped with a variable winning device that can be converted into a state have been conventionally proposed. This kind of pachinko machine generally has a winning area that can be partitioned from the game part by a movable ball receiving member, that is, a so-called big winning opening, and a special winning opening with a continuation switch facing this big winning opening as a continuation signal generating means. When a start switch detects a ball hitting the start opening provided in the game section as a predetermined condition, the movable ball receiving member is rotated by the operation of the drive source. Allow the ball to flow into the special winning opening, and if the ball that has flown into the special winning opening enters the special winning opening and the continuation switch is turned on, move to a special game that is advantageous to the player. Configured. In this special game, one cycle is to open and close the movable ball receiving member a predetermined number of times or to flow a predetermined number into the special winning opening, within the range allowed by further entering the special winning opening. It is set so that the cycle can be updated. Then, conventionally, in this kind of pachinko machine, the starting means is invalidated within the effective time of the continuation switch by the special game. That is, the detection of the sphere by the starting switch provided at the starting opening is prohibited. Therefore, even if a hit ball enters the starting port within this invalid time, the movable ball receiving member does not rotate. In addition, the invalid time of the starting means is set so as to continue for a predetermined time even after the movable ball receiving member is closed in consideration of the time of the ball staying in the special winning opening. Therefore, in the pachinko machine, which is designed to appeal to the player the winning sensation by prolonging the dwell time in the variable winning device by providing a distribution member in the variable winning device, the starting means is in an invalid state. Since the movable ball receiving member does not open even if the ball enters the starting opening within this invalid time, the game property is halved, and the machine is a machine with poor service for the game store. In addition, it is difficult for manufacturers to develop a variable winning device in which a large amount of time stays in the special winning opening. Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and minimizes the ineffective time of the starting means by the special game, obtains a high prize winning feeling, and can be satisfied by both the player and the amusement store with good service. Machine. In addition, it will be possible for manufacturers to provide a variety of pachinko machines that are not restricted by the flow time.

[0003]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a general winning a prize which is a special winning opening and a general winning prize in which a continuation signal generating means faces a winning area which can be partitioned from a game part by a movable ball receiving member. A mouth is provided, and the movable ball receiving member is driven by a drive source to prevent the hit ball from flowing into the winning area, which is disadvantageous to the player and allows the hit ball to flow into the winning area, which is advantageous to the player. Pachinko machine including at least a variable winning device that can be converted into a second state, a starting unit that creates a starting condition for converting the variable winning unit into the second state, and a control unit that controls the devices. In addition, a first ball detection means capable of detecting all the balls flowing into the winning area is provided upstream of the winning area of the variable winning device.
Distributing means for distributing the sphere detected by the first sphere detecting means to a special winning opening and a general winning opening is provided downstream of the sphere detecting means, and discharged from the winning area downstream of the special winning opening and the general winning opening. The second sphere detection means capable of detecting all the spheres is provided, and from the start of opening and closing of the movable sphere receiving member by the control means until the second detection means detects the sphere detected by the first sphere detection means. , Invalidates the starting means.

[0004]

With the first ball detecting means on the upstream side, the sphere taken into the special winning opening by the movable ball receiving member is detected, and the second ball detecting means on the downstream side detects the ball discharged from the special winning opening. Check the balls remaining in the special winning opening.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1, and the outline of the pachinko machine 1 is that a front frame 3 can be opened and closed by a hinge on one side of an outer frame 2. In addition to attaching a butterfly to the front frame 3, the metal frame 4 is attached to the window opened on the front frame 3.
Is provided, the game board 5 is exposed from the rear in the upper part of the window part, the upper plate set 7 having the upper plate 6 for storing balls is provided in the lower part of the window part, and the lower part of the front frame 3 is provided. Is a grip 10 for driving a launch rod (not shown) to drive the ball into a game section 9 surrounded by a guide rail 8 on the surface of the game board 5 and a lower plate 11 for storing the ball overflowing from the upper plate 6. A lower plate set 12 is provided on which the above items are arranged.

In the game section 9 surrounded by the guide rails 8 on the surface of the game board, a variable winning device 13 and a plurality of starting ports 14 ...
An outlet port 15 and the like are provided, a shoulder winning port 16 is provided at a lateral position of the variable winning device 13, and a sleeve tulip type accessory 17 is provided at an obliquely lower position. Further, the wind turbine 18 is arranged at an appropriate position, and a large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are arranged. On the other hand, on the outside of the guide rail 8, various display devices 21 such as a prize ball indicator light 19 and a completion indicator light 20 are displayed.
, And an external indicator light 22 is provided on the upper edge corner of the front frame 3. According to the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of starting ports 14 ... Are formed on one substrate.

In the pachinko machine 1, when the ball shot by the player wins the variable winning device 13 or the sleeve tulip type accessory 17, etc., a predetermined number of prize balls are won by a prize ball discharging device (not shown). The balls discharged to the upper plate 6 and not winning any of the prizes are collected in the outlet 15.

The variable winning device 13 has at least a winning area which becomes the special winning opening 23, a movable ball receiving member 24 which divides the game section 9 from the winning area, and a drive source which drives the movable ball receiving member 24. At least a special winning opening 25 facing the continuation signal generating means and a general winning opening 26 for general winning.

A specific example is shown in FIGS. According to this embodiment, the board 27 is provided with a front unit, and the back unit is attached to the set plate 28 fixed to the back of the game board 5.

The front unit is constructed around the substrate 27 and has an armor portion 31 having a ceiling opening 30 above the opening 29.
And a decorative plate 32 is provided on the front surface of the opening 29.
A lower decoration member 34 having the closing ball stopping frame 33 is provided on the left and right and below. The lower decoration member 34 is provided with a guide plate 35 for guiding the ball into the special winning opening 23. still,
The armor section 31 is provided with a continuation indicator 36, a winning ball number indicator 37, and the like.

A movable ball receiving member 24 is rotatably provided on the upper left and right sides of the opening 29.
4 is urged by the urging means in the direction of closing the side of the opening 29. That is, the rotation supporting shaft 24a is provided on the back side of the movable ball receiving member 24, and the rotation supporting shaft 24a is supported by the bearing portion that penetrates the side plate portion 38 of the lower decoration member 34, and the rotation supporting shaft 24a is supported. A coil spring is wound around the shaft 24a, one end of which is the substrate 27 and the other end is a link member 39 which will be described later.
The movable ball receiving member 2 is locked to the link pin 39a of
Energize 4.

The link member 39 is provided at the rear end of the rotary support shaft 24a, and the link pin 39 is attached to the link member 39.
Plant 9a. Then, one end of the coil spring is locked to the link pin 39a.

The rear unit is a group of members for forming the special winning opening 23, and is mainly composed of a rear frame 40 having an unlined back and a box frame-shaped rear case 41. In the middle of the special winning opening 23, a partition plate 42 having a gentle downward slope is provided rearward,
A special winning opening 25 facing the continuation signal generating means is provided at the rear edge of the partition plate 42.

The continuation signal generating means is a continuation switch 43.
In this embodiment, the continuous switch moving motor 44 is driven so that it can be moved in the left-right direction. That is, a rotary plate 45 having a cam pin is provided on the output shaft of the motor 44, the cam pin is loosely fitted in a long hole of a slide plate 46 whose horizontal movement range is restricted, and the slide plate 46 stops the continuation switch 43. Wearable movable plaque 47
Connected to.

At the front portion 42a of the partition plate 42, a 10-count switch 48 is provided as a first ball detecting means capable of detecting all the balls flowing into the winning area. In the illustrated embodiment, two 10-count switches 48 are arranged side by side, and a detection port 48a of the 10-count switch 48 is provided.
Around the circumference of, there is a downward slope toward the detection port 48a. Therefore, the sphere received by the movable sphere receiving member 24 is guided to the 10-count switch 48, passes through any one of the switches, and is detected. Below the 10-count switch 48, there is provided a guiding member 49 for guiding the ball, which has passed through the 10-count switch 48, toward the front of the player, that is, toward the glass. The guide member 49 covers almost the upper half of the opening 29 so as to be integrated with the transparent partition plate 50 that prevents the ball received by the movable ball receiving member 24 from directly flowing into the rear portion 42b of the partition plate 42. Molded. The transparent partition wall plate 50 is attached to the set plate 28, which will be described later, together with the rear frame 40.

A first guide wall 51 and a second guide wall 52 are provided on the upper surface of the rear portion 42b of the partition plate 42. The first guiding wall 51 is formed as a groove in the front-rear direction having a lateral width sufficient for the passage of a sphere in the approximate center of the rear portion 42b of the partition plate 42 in the width direction. Guide from the part to the trailing edge. In addition, the second guide wall 52 directly divides the spheres, which are lifted by the screw member 53 described later, into the partition plate 42.
It is provided near the screw member 53 in an arc shape with its front side open so as not to discharge it to the trailing edge.

In addition, inside the special winning opening 23, a screw member 53 is provided for lifting the ball, which has passed through the 10-count switch 48 and dropped on the bottom plate 54, above the partition plate 42. The screw member 53 rotates using a screw motor 55 as a drive source. That is, the screw motor 55 is connected to the drive shaft 57 via the gear train 56, and the screw member 53 integrated with the drive shaft 57 is rotated in the arrow direction (FIG. 5). A guide rod 58 is provided near the screw member 53, and the screw member 5 is attached to the guide rod 58.
The ball placed on the inclined surface of No. 3 is locked and the ball is lifted.

On the other hand, on the bottom plate 54 facing the lower end of the screw member 53, there is a possibility that a ball that has passed through the 10-count switch 48 and dropped will be lifted by the screw member 53 and enter the special winning opening 25. A distribution movable plate 59 is provided as a distribution unit that distributes the liquid through a certain route, directly discharges it from the rear of the bottom plate 54 as a general prize, or distributes it. The distribution movable plate 59 has a distribution movable plate solenoid 60 as a drive source, and the excitation of the distribution movable plate solenoid 60 causes the front end surface to project from a state in which the upper surface is substantially flush with the bottom plate 54. It is divided right and left by the wedge-shaped distribution surface 59a provided on the.

A distribution guide piece 61 is made to face the lower end of the screw member 53. This sorting guide piece 61 is
The left and right spaces are symmetrically arranged, and the left and right spaces have a width that allows a plurality of spheres to pass through at the same time.
9 is located. Then, when the distribution movable plate 59 is in a protruding state, the distance between the distribution guide plate 61 and the distribution guide piece 61 becomes equal to or smaller than the diameter of the sphere, the sphere cannot pass, and the sphere that has lost its place is placed on the screw member 53. . It should be noted that if the course and the timing are good, the distribution movable plate 59 can be placed on the screw member 53 even in the lowered state.

Therefore, the distribution movable plate 59 descends and the bottom plate 5 is moved.
In the state of being flush with 4, the falling ball rolls backward on the bottom plate 54 and is discharged from the general winning port 26, but in the state where the distribution movable plate 59 is projected, the screw member Induce to 53.

On the other hand, the movable sphere receiving member 24 is provided on the set plate 28.
A ball receiving member driving solenoid 62 is provided as a drive source for the. A connecting plate 63 is attached to the tip of the plunger 62a of the solenoid 62, and the end of the connecting plate 63 is attached to the set plate 28.
The interlocking rod 64 pivotally attached to the support shaft 28a is pivotally attached in the middle, and the link pin 39a of the link member 39 provided on the movable ball receiving member 24 is locked to the other end of the interlocking rod 64.

Therefore, when the solenoid 62 is excited, the plunger 62a descends, the link member 39 rotates downward, the movable ball receiving member 24 rotates, and the special winning opening 23 is opened.

Further, the set plate 28 is provided with a collecting gutter 65 for collecting the winning balls discharged from the big winning hole 23, and a guiding gutter 66 for guiding the balls winning the winning hole 30 to the winning ball processing device. And so on.

Then, a winning ball discharge detecting switch 67 as a second ball detecting means faces the collecting gutter 65. This detection switch 67 will detect the sphere detected by the first sphere detection means again. Therefore, when the number of spheres detected by the first detection means and the number of spheres detected by the second detection means match, no sphere remains in the special winning opening 23.

Next, the game of the pachinko machine 1 having the above-mentioned structure will be briefly described. In the pachinko machine 1, the left and right screw members 53 make one revolution 0.6 when the power is turned on.
The rotation is started in a cycle of seconds, and the continuation switch 43, which is the special winning opening 25, starts a reciprocating motion that temporarily stops on the left and right. The stop position of the continuation switch 43 is the sensor 4
Regulated by 5 '.

The hit ball fired by the player is the first starting opening 14a.
When entering the ball, the movable ball receiving member 24 is opened for about 0.4 seconds to permit the inflow of the hit ball into the special winning opening 23. When the hit ball enters the second starting opening 14b, the movable ball receiving member 24 is opened twice for about 0.6 seconds to allow the hit ball to flow into the special winning opening 23.

When a hit ball enters each of the starting ports 14a and 14b, the distribution movable plate 59 moves up and down. That is, when entering the first starting opening 14a, about 1 second after entering the ball, the ball rises for about 0.6 seconds and then falls. On the other hand, when the ball enters the second starting opening 14b, it goes up and down twice at intervals of 0.6 seconds about 1 second after the ball enters.

The sphere that has flown into the special winning opening 23 is 1
After passing through the 0 count switch 48, it flows inside. When this inflowing ball passes through the continuation switch 43 and is detected, a special game is started. In this special game, the movable ball receiving member 24 is opened and closed 18 times in about 26 seconds. When the special game is started, the continuation switch 43 reciprocates left and right, and when the 10-count switch 48, which is the first ball detection means, counts five balls, the ball enters the special winning opening 23 and temporarily stops at the center. After that, when the 10-count switch 48 counts 7 incoming balls, the continuation switch 43 restarts the left and right reciprocating motion. The distribution movable plate 59
After the movable ball receiving member 24 is opened and closed three times, the movable ball receiving member 24 is moved up and down, or is moved up and down at the start of the special game.

After a predetermined time has passed, the movable ball receiving member 24
Opening and closing of, but even before the end time
When 10 balls are detected, the opening / closing operation is ended, the sorting movable plate 59 is moved up and down once to stop, and the special winning opening 25
Returns to the operation when the power is turned on which is temporarily stopped on the left and right.

When the ball passes through the special winning opening 25 during the opening / closing operation of the movable ball receiving member 24, the above-mentioned special game cycle is repeated. In addition, from the 6th cycle to the 9th cycle,
The special winning opening 25 stops at the center until the five balls are counted, and then the left and right reciprocating motions are performed. Further, the distribution movable plate 59 moves up and down after the movable ball receiving member 24 is opened once.

From 10 to 14 cycles, 1
Similar to the cycle to the 5th cycle, the left and right reciprocating motions are performed until 5 winning balls are counted, and when 5 balls are counted, the ball stops at the center.

In the 15th cycle, the special winning opening 25 reciprocates left and right, and the distribution movable plate 59 is moved by the movable ball receiving member 2.
After 4 opens and closes 3 times, it starts to move up and down.

On the other hand, each starting port 1 constituting the starting means
The starting switches 68a, 68b of 4 ... Are invalidated by the start of the special game, but are the first ball detecting means 1
When the winning ball discharge detecting switch 67, which is the second ball detecting means, detects the balls detected by the 0 count switch 48 and confirms that all the balls have been discharged, the start switches 68 ... Are activated. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, even after the movable ball receiving member 24 is closed, it is not necessary to set the effective time of the continuation switch 43 with a further allowance in anticipation of the time of staying in the special winning opening 23.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the invalid time of the starting ports 14 is not unnecessarily lengthened, the player's expectation of winning is increased, and the starting ports 14 are won. Instead, the time during which the movable ball receiving member 24 is not opened is shortened, so the game is highly entertaining. On the other hand, for a game store, the ineffective time of the starting port 14 is shortened, which is a good base for service. In addition, the maker does not need to set the valid time of the continuation switch 43,
Since only one ball detection switch needs to be added, the structure of the control means is simplified.

Furthermore, the control means will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 11, the control means is mainly composed of an MPU. Further, this control means controls as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step (hereinafter referred to as S) 1, it is determined whether or not the start switches 68a and 68b are turned on. If the start switches 68a and 68b are turned on, the process proceeds to S2 to start opening / closing of the movable ball receiving member 24. In S3, it is determined whether the movable ball receiving member 24 is opened or closed. When the opening and closing of the movable ball receiving member 24 is completed, the process proceeds to S4, and a timer for inhibiting the ball detection of the start switch 68 is started (for example, 1.2 seconds). The timer is determined in S5, and if the time has not expired, the process proceeds to S6 and it is determined that the 10-count switch 48 is turned on. If the 10 count switch 48 is turned on in S6, the process proceeds to S7, the winning ball counter is incremented by 1, and the timer in S4 is reset.
Go to 8. On the other hand, in S6, the 10 count switch 48
If is not turned on, the process returns to S3.

In S8, detection of the start switch 68 is prohibited (invalidated), and the process proceeds to S9. In S9, it is determined whether or not the winning ball discharge detection switch 67, which is the second ball detecting means, is turned on. If it is on, the process proceeds to S10, and if not, the process proceeds to S13.

At S10, the winning ball counter described above is
Then, proceed to S11. In S11, the value of the winning ball counter is determined, and if "0", the process proceeds to S12, the prohibition of the start switch 68 is released (validated), and the process returns to S1. If not "0", the process returns to S9.

On the other hand, in S9, if the winning ball discharge detection switch 67 is not turned on, the process proceeds to S13 and it is determined whether or not the continuation switch 43 is turned on. If the continuation switch 43 is not turned on in S13, the process returns to S9, and if it is turned on, the process proceeds to S14.

In S14, a wait timer (for example, 4 seconds) which waits for opening and closing of the movable ball receiving member 24 is started, and S
In 15, it is determined whether or not the wait timer has timed out. In S16, it is determined whether the winning ball discharge detection switch 67 is on. If it is on, the winning ball counter is decremented by 1 in S17, and the process proceeds to S18. S
At 18, the value of the winning ball counter is determined, and if "0", the process proceeds to S19 and shifts to the special game. On the other hand, whether or not the winning ball discharge detection switch 67 is turned on in S16,
When the winning ball counter does not become "0" in S18, it is determined that the ball is clogged, an alarm sound is output, and a big hit signal by turning on the continuation switch 43 is output by the indicator lamp.

As described above, as soon as it is confirmed that the balls that have flowed into the special winning opening 23 are discharged, the starting switches 68 are immediately activated, so that the inactivating time of the starting switches 68 is minimized. It is possible to play games with rich interest without wasting ball consumption. Also, S7 and S10
The addition / subtraction value of is displayed on the continuation display 36,
When the count switch 48 is turned on, a voice is uttered, and S
When the value of the counter 11 reaches “0”, the voice may be stopped so that the user can visually and audibly understand.

Further, according to the progress of the game, various display devices 21, etc. are lit or blinked, and a sound effect is uttered, thereby enlivening the interest of the game.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, the variable winning apparatus may have any configuration, and the distribution unit may have an appropriate configuration.

[0044]

In summary, according to the present invention, all the balls flowing into the winning area are detected by the first ball detecting means, and it is confirmed by the second ball detecting means that the balls are discharged from the winning area. Excessive setting of the effective time of the continuation signal generating means in anticipation of the sphere remaining in the winning area becomes unnecessary, and the starting means can be operated immediately after the movable sphere receiving member is closed. Therefore, the player is more likely to win the prize and the time during which the movable ball receiving member is not opened in spite of winning the starting means is shortened, so that the game is highly entertaining. On the other hand, for a game store, the invalid time of the starting means is shortened, which is a good base for service.
Further, the manufacturer does not need to set the valid time of the continuation signal generating means and only needs to add one sphere detection switch, which enables control by simple control means, which is effective in cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a variable winning device in which a distribution movable plate is lowered.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the variable winning device in which the distribution movable plate is raised.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A in FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow B of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a drive mechanism for a movable ball receiving member.

FIG. 8 is a schematic rear view of the game board.

9A and 9B are time charts, in which FIG. 9A shows the movement of the continuation switch, FIG. 9B shows the relationship between the first starting opening, the special winning opening and the distribution movable plate, and FIG. The relationship between the starting opening, the special winning opening, and the distribution movable plate is shown.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the relationship between the continuation switch, the special winning opening and the movable plate, (A) up to the fifth and 10th to 14th cycles of the special game, and (B) 6
From the cycle to the 9th cycle, (C) shows the 15th cycle.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of control means.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of control means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 9 Game part 13 Variable winning device 23 Large winning hole which is a winning area 24 Movable ball receiving member 25 Special winning hole 26 General winning hole 43 Continuation switch as continuation signal generating means 48 10 counts as first ball detecting means Switch 59 Distributing movable plate as distributing means 67 Discharge detecting switch as second ball detecting means 68 Starting switch as starting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A special winning opening facing a continuation signal generating means and a general winning opening for a general winning are provided in a winning area that can be partitioned from a game section by a movable ball receiving member, and the movable ball receiving member is driven by a drive source. A variable winning device that can be driven and converted into a first state in which the hit ball cannot flow into the winning area and is disadvantageous to the player and a second state in which the hit ball can flow into the winning area and which is advantageous to the player. A pachinko machine comprising at least a starting means for creating a starting condition for converting the variable winning device to a second state, and a control means for controlling the various devices, the upstream side in a winning area of the variable winning device. Is provided with a first sphere detecting means capable of detecting all the spheres flowing into the winning area, and the sphere detected by the first sphere detecting means is provided downstream of the first sphere detecting means as a special winning opening and a general winning opening. A sorting means for sorting to Downstream of the mouth and general winning opening, a second ball detecting means capable of detecting all spheres discharged from the winning area is provided, by the control means, the opening and closing start of the movable ball receiving member, the first
A pachinko machine characterized in that the starting means is invalidated until the second detecting means detects the sphere detected by the sphere detecting means.