JPH06134113A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate confirmation of the obtained points by displaying the obtained points of a game in front of a chucker, in the Japanese pinball game (PACHINKO) machine provided with the chucker. CONSTITUTION:An obtained point indicator 18 is arranged in front of a chucker 17 arranged on the board surface 10, in the field of vision of a player. According to this constitution, when a PACHINKO ball goes into a safe hole 15 or the chucker 17 in the course of playing a game to a video display part 20, addition of prize-winning and the obtained points is executed, and the obtained points is displayed on the point indicator 18 by a control part. In this case, the point indicator 18 is in front of the chucker 17, and in the field of vision of the player who is executing a game, therefore, the obtained points can be confirmed without turning away a line of sight.

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 chucker on a board surface, and more particularly to a pachinko machine in which a score display is easy to see.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional pachinko machines, game scores are displayed on the top or sides of the pachinko machine.

[0003]

Therefore, in order to confirm the score during the game in the conventional pachinko machine, the player has to look away from the board surface, which causes a problem of defocusing the game. there were.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of such conventional techniques, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine in which a score can be easily confirmed without looking away from the board during a game. Has an aim.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a pachinko machine in which a chucker (17) is provided on a board surface (10), the front surface of the chucker (17). A pachinko machine characterized in that a score indicator (18) for displaying the score of the game is provided in the.

[0006]

In the present invention, the score is displayed by the chucker (17).
Of the player, that is, in the field of view of the player who gazes at the board surface to play the game. For this reason, the player can easily confirm the score during the game without distracting the line of sight.

Moreover, in the case of the present invention, the chucker (1
The front side of 7) is effectively used, and the space for arranging nails, accessories, or other indicators is more important than the case where the score indicators are arranged at other locations on the board. Therefore, the number of elements does not decrease, and the degree of freedom in arranging each element on the board is secured.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the pachinko machine of this embodiment, the board surface 10 provided on the upper front surface, the video display section 20 arranged in the substantial center of the board surface 10 so as to form a part of the board surface 10, and the video display section 20. Matrix sensor 25 arranged along
And a game selection switch 30 provided on the lower part of the front,
The handle 31, the front plate 35, and the lower plate 36, and a control unit 40 that is provided inside and that controls the operation of the entire pachinko machine including the image display unit 20, form the main components.

The board surface 10 is provided in the back of the glass panel 11 on the front upper surface like a normal pachinko machine, and has a rail 13, a plurality of nails 14, a safe hole 15, an out hole 16, and a chucker. 17 and a score indicator 18 are arranged around the image display unit 20.

That is, the rails 13 that guide the launched pachinko balls and define the game area are arranged on the circumference surrounding the video display section 20 so that the video display section 20 is located substantially in the center of the game area. It is set up.

The nail 14 is intended to obscure the movement of the launched pachinko ball, but in order to change the trajectory of the pachinko ball to the periphery of the image display unit 20 or the trajectory of the pachinko ball to the chucker 17, the game. A plurality of them are attached above the image display unit 20 in the area and between the image display unit 20 and the chucker 17.

The safe holes 15 are provided on both sides of the image display section 20, and in this case, two safe holes 15 are provided on each side. The out hole 16 is provided in the lowermost center of the game area as usual. In addition, these safe holes 15
Although not shown in the figure, the internal configuration connected to the and out holes 17 can employ various conventionally known configurations. For example, the pachinko balls that enter these are counted by a passage sensor or the like. After that, it is discharged to a recovery pachinko ball gutter (so-called dob) at the bottom of the pachinko island, or circulated in the pachinko machine and used again for launching.

The chucker 17 is a kind of safe hole which can be freely retracted and retracted, and when the game score exceeds a predetermined value and becomes a fever state, the chucker 17 is opened (projected) to receive a pachinko ball. That is, it fulfills the same function as a so-called tulip. Score indicator 18
Is displayed on the front surface of the chucker 17 under the control of the control unit 40 to display the score of the game at that time.

The image display section 20 is composed of a display means such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and is controlled by the control section 70 to display a moving image according to the progress of the game.

The matrix sensor 25 is formed by arranging a transmission line and a reception line on a glass substrate so as to intersect each other in a grid pattern.
It detects the position of the pachinko ball from the position of the receiving line where the current value due to electromagnetic induction is changing due to the approach of the pachinko ball when an alternating current is sequentially applied to each transmission line. Japanese Patent Application No. 1-101230 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-2
79186) and the like.

Since the matrix sensor 25 is of a non-contact type, it is not limited to the mode in which it is attached to the surface of the image display section 20, and it may be attached at a position facing the image display section 20 of the glass panel 11, for example. In order to operate the matrix sensor 25, a control circuit including an input circuit for supplying a predetermined current to the transmission line and an output circuit for detecting and processing the current of the reception line is required. As for this control circuit, the one proposed by the applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-110230 (JP-A-2-279186) or the like can be used.

The game selection switch 30 is composed of a plurality of push button switches in this case, and is used to instruct the control unit 40 on the type of game. As the designation method, for example, when the game is started, the control unit 40 displays the type of game corresponding to each push button switch as the video display unit 20.
When the player presses the push button switch corresponding to the desired game displayed on the screen, the control unit 40 may determine that the applicable game is selected.

The handle 31 is a launching handle for operating the operation or launching strength of the ball launching device, and has the same construction as that of a conventional pachinko machine. The ball launching device is a device for driving a pachinko ball into the board surface 10 along the rails 13, and has a built-in structure similar to the conventional one, although not shown.

The front plate 35 is for inserting a pachinko ball like a conventional pachinko machine, and the pachinko ball inserted here is supplied to the ball launching device. Also, when a pachinko ball is put into this front plate 35,
A detection signal is output to the control unit 40 from a ball detection sensor provided in a ball passage to the ball launching device, and the control unit 40 determines the start of the game based on this detection signal. It should be noted that the prize balls are paid out into the front plate 35 by a prize route (not shown) as in the conventional case.

The lower plate 36 is for returning a pachinko ball like a conventional pachinko machine. When a return switch (not shown) is operated, the lower plate 36 is returned to the front plate 35 via a return route (not shown). The pachinko balls that have been thrown in are returned to this lower plate 36.

The control unit 40 receives a detection signal from a matrix sensor 25 or a safe hole sensor (not shown) for detecting that a pachinko ball has entered the safe hole 15, and the like. The operation is controlled by a processing procedure described later. Specifically, for example, CPU, ROM,
It consists of a microcomputer consisting of RAM,
The processing procedure described later for dealing with various games is registered in the ROM or the like as an operation program.

The main function of the control unit 40 is to detect the moving path of the pachinko balls detected by the matrix sensor 25 and the moving image of the video display unit 20 when the pachinko balls pass through the video display unit 20. Depending on the relationship with the contents, the game progress is controlled by successively changing the game score, the award ball ratio, the fever condition, or the operation state of the moving image or the like of the image display unit 20.

That is, depending on the content of the moving image displayed on the image display unit 20, it may be advantageous or bad for the pachinko ball to pass on the image display unit 20, or if it is not related, and further, the passing location. Depending on the video, the score may fluctuate, and there may or may not be a prize. In addition, when it is disadvantageous to pass the image on the image display unit 20, if a pachinko ball is put in the safe holes 15 on both sides of the image display unit 20, the amount of prize balls is increased,
Safe holes 15 such as special points added
The effect obtained when a pachinko ball enters is also associated with the display content of the video display unit 20.

Next, the operation will be described. First, when a player inserts a pachinko ball into the front plate 35, the control unit 40 determines that the game is started, and displays the game menu on the video display unit 20. The contents of this game menu may include, for example, boxing, karate, war, and other colored games.
The game menu also displays which switch of the video game selection switches 30 each game corresponds to.

When the player sees this menu display and selects a game and presses the corresponding one of the video game selection switches 30, the control section 40 starts the operation corresponding to this game, A video including a character or the like corresponding to a story is displayed on the video display unit 20, and the driving position or locus of the pachinko ball that the player hits is virtually regarded as an action for the character of the player, and the player and the video display unit. The game proceeds in the form of playing against the characters that appear in.

When a pachinko ball enters the safe hole 15 or the chucker 17 even while the game is being played on the image display unit 20 as described above, the prize is awarded as in a normal pachinko machine. Scores are added and the score is displayed on the score indicator 18 on the front surface of the chucker 17 under the control of the control unit 40.

As described above, with the pachinko machine, it is possible to realize a content-rich and thrilling game in which the fun similar to that of a conventional pachinko machine is added to the fun of a variety of video games. The score display at this time is
This is done in the field of view of the player who gazes at the front surface of the chucker 17, that is, the board surface 10 to play a game. Therefore, the player can easily check the score during the game without distracting the line of sight, and the enjoyment of the game is not distracted.

Moreover, in this case, the front surface of the chucker 17 is effectively used, and compared with the case where the score indicator is arranged at another place on the board 10, for example, the nail 1
There is also an effect that the space for arranging the character 4, the accessory, or the image display unit 20 is not reduced due to the score display, and a high degree of freedom in arranging each element on the board 10 is secured.

[0029]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the score is displayed in the field of view of the player who gazes at the front surface of the chucker, that is, the board surface for playing the game.
Therefore, the player can easily check the score during the game without distracting the line of sight, and the enjoyment of the game is not distracted.
Moreover, since the front surface of the chucker is effectively used, the space for arranging nails, accessories, or other indicators is more effective than the case where the score indicator is arranged at another place on the board. Therefore, there is also an effect that it is not reduced and the degree of freedom in arranging each element on the board surface is secured high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a main internal configuration of a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Board surface 18 ... Score display 20 ... Image display 25 ... Matrix sensor 40 ... Control

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a chucker is provided on a board surface, and a score indicator for displaying a score of a game is provided on the front surface of the chucker.