JPH06170043A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a game to have variety, and also, to prevent a player from being discontented even when a repeated continuous condition which can set a variable prize-winning ball device to a first state again is formed continuously. CONSTITUTION:Probability that a hit ball which goes into a variable prize- winning ball device being in a first state due to generation of a great hit is subjected to prize-winning to a V pocket prize-winning port is fluctuated, and also, when the hit ball is subjected to prize-winning continuously to the V pocket prize-winning in a short period and a detection output is led out in succession from a V prize-winning ball detection switch 78, only a first V prize-winning detecting signal passes through an AND gate 212 and repeated continuous control is executed by an output from a flip-flop 214.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine or the like, and more 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. 12 is a front view showing an example of a conventional pachinko gaming machine 10 described in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-296101. In addition, FIG. 13 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. 12 and 13, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is conventionally drive-controlled as follows.
That is, a pair of open / close wings 2 of the variable winning ball device 12 are based on that a pachinko ball (not shown) launched onto the game board 14 wins the starting winning opening 16, 18 or 20.
As shown in part 13, 2a and 22b are controlled to perform a series of opening / closing operations once or twice, from the closed state of the solid line to the open state of the chain line and to the closed state of the solid line. . Pachinko balls enter the winning space 24 of the variable winning ball device 12 while the opening / closing wings 22a and 22b are opened and closed.
When it is detected that the ball has won the V-pocket winning opening 26 provided in the center of the lower part of the winning space 24, the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b are continuously opened and closed up to 18 times based on the detection signal. . In the meantime, when the number of winning balls to the variable winning ball device 12 becomes 10, the opening and closing blade pieces 22a, 22b
Even if the number of times of opening and closing is less than 18 times,
22b is forcibly closed. In this way, the opening / closing control of the opening / closing blades 22a, 22b associated with the pachinko ball winning the V pocket winning opening 26 (control of the V winning state)
In the above, the maximum number of times of opening and closing or the upper limit of the number of pachinko balls to be won during that period is set, and it is specified that the gaming value associated with one V winning state is not 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. The opening / closing control is performed until the earlier one ends. Such updating of the opening / closing control of the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b (V winning control) associated with the winning of the pachinko ball to the V pocket winning opening 26 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 service to the player is provided. It has been devised to become a pachinko machine with fairness.

[0005]

However, the conventional pachinko gaming machine 10 has the following problems in controlling the variable winning ball device 12. When the pachinko balls are continuously shot, a plurality of pachinko balls, for example, two pachinko balls may win the prize space 24 before and after the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b are opened and closed. In such a case, if two pachinko balls that enter the winning space 24 accidentally and continuously win the V pocket winning port 26, in response to the winning detection output of the two consecutive pachinko balls, the V winning is achieved. The control will be updated twice continuously. Then, among the pachinko balls that have won the V pocket winning opening 26 continuously, the V winning control is updated by the preceding pachinko ball, and the V pocket winning is performed even after the opening / closing blades 22a and 22b are not opened and closed. The V winning control is immediately updated by the succeeding pachinko ball that wins the mouth 26, and the V caused by the preceding pachinko ball is eventually updated.
The winning control is updated without giving any benefit to the player,
As a whole, in some cases, the update of the V winning control, which is allowed up to 8 times, ends up with 7 times. In other words, if such an accident is left as it is, very rarely, the V winning control may be repeated only 7 times or 6 times, which is less than 8 times.

As described above, in the conventional ball game machine represented by the pachinko game machine and the like, the starting winning opening 16, 1
The variable winning ball device 12 is opened once or twice by winning a hit ball in the starting winning area composed of 8 and 20 and is driven to the first state in a manner capable of giving a relatively small game value, during that period. Based on the fact that the specific game state is generated by the ball hitting the ball entering the V-pocket winning hole 26, the variable winning ball device can be opened and closed up to 18 times to give a relatively large game value. After being driven to the 1st state, the second state is entered, and the ball hitting in the 1st state enters the V pocket winning opening 26, and the variable continuation ball device is re-established because the repeated continuation condition is satisfied. It was configured to be repeatedly and continuously controlled to the first state. However, since the establishment of establishment of the repeated continuation condition did not change uniformly, there was a disadvantage that the variability of the game was poor and the game became uninteresting. If the repeated continuation condition is continuously satisfied within a predetermined period,
As soon as the preceding repeat continuation condition is satisfied, the repeat continuation control is executed.As soon as the execution of the repeat continuation control is aborted, the repeat continuation control based on the satisfaction of the succeeding repeat continuation condition shifts to the preceding repeat continuation condition. There is a drawback that the player is dissatisfied with the fact that the repeated continuation control based on the establishment is aborted without being performed.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide an interesting game by making the game variable, and to keep repeating conditions within a predetermined period. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball-and-ball game machine that can prevent inconvenience that a player is dissatisfied with even when the above conditions are satisfied.

[0008]

The present invention is a ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball can be hit in a game area to play a game, which is arranged in the game area and is advantageous to a player. And a variable winning ball device that can be changed to a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, a start winning area provided in the game area, in which a ball can be won, and a ball hitting the starting winning area. Based on the fact that the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state in a mode in which a relatively small game value can be added based on the fact that a prize has been won, and then brought to the second state, and a predetermined specific game state has occurred. After driving the variable winning ball device to the first state in a manner that a relatively large game value can be given, the second
And a drive control means for repeatedly and continuously controlling the variable winning ball apparatus to the first state by satisfying a predetermined repeat continuation condition, and a changing means for varying the establishment of the repeat continuation condition. , The drive control means,
When the repeated continuation condition is continuously satisfied within a predetermined period, the repeated continuation control is performed based on only one of the repeated continuation conditions being satisfied.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state, which is advantageous to the player, in such a manner that a relatively small game value can be imparted based on the hitting of the start winning area. After being changed to the second state, the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state in a mode in which a relatively large game value can be given based on the occurrence of a predetermined specific game state, and then the second state. When the predetermined repeat continuation condition is satisfied, the variable winning ball apparatus is repeatedly and continuously controlled to the first state. Then, the fluctuating means changes the establishment of establishment of the repetition continuation condition. Further, when the repeated continuation condition is continuously satisfied within a predetermined period, the repeated continuation control is performed only based on the satisfaction of one of the repeated continuation conditions.

[0010]

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

In the following description, the overall structure of the pachinko gaming machine and the detailed structure 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.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 28 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the pachinko game machine 28 includes a game board 32 that is detachably attached to a front frame 30. At the center of the game board 32, a variable winning ball device 36 having open / close blades 34a, 34b is arranged. As shown in the figure, the variable winning ball device 36 is a second disadvantage that is disadvantageous to the player when the opening / closing blades 34a and 34b are closed.
And the opening and closing wing pieces 34a, 34b can be changed to the first state which is advantageous for the player performing the opening and closing operation. Between the variable winning ball device 36 and the out ball entrance 38 provided at the lowermost part of the game board 32, start winning openings 40, 42 and 44 which are examples of three starting winning areas are provided. When a pachinko ball is won in any of the start winning openings 40, 42, 44, the opening / closing blades 34a, 34b of the variable winning ball device 36 are opened and closed once or twice. In addition, the starting winning openings 40, 42,
44 may be a region where the pachinko balls simply pass, instead of being a winning hole, and the opening / closing wings 34a, 34b of the variable winning ball device 36 may be opened and closed by the pachinko balls passing therethrough. As described above, “winning” in the present invention is a broad concept including “passing”.

FIG. 2 is a rear view for explaining the structure of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 28. With reference to FIG. 2, on the back surface side of the game board 32, at predetermined positions corresponding to the variable winning ball apparatus 36, a V winning ball detection switch 78 and a total winning ball detection switch 80 are provided. The V winning ball detection switch 78 is for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a V pocket winning port (described later) which is a specific area of the variable winning ball device 36. As its name suggests, the all-prize-ball detecting switch 80 is for detecting all the pachinko balls that have won the winning space of the variable winning ball device 36.

Each of the starting winning openings 40, 42, described with reference to FIG.
Corresponding to each 44, start winning prize ball detection switches 82, 84, 86 for detecting a prized pachinko ball are provided. The detection outputs of the V winning ball detection switch 78, the all winning ball detection switch 80, and the starting winning ball detection switches 82, 84, 86 are given to a control circuit described later, and the opening / closing blades 34a of the variable winning ball device 36, 34
b (see FIG. 1) and the like.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 36, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the variable winning ball device 36, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the variable winning ball device 36, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the variable winning ball device 36. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a central longitudinal section of the variable winning ball device 36 in a state of being incorporated in a pachinko gaming machine. Next, FIG.
The variable winning ball device 36 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the variable winning ball apparatus 36 has a winning space 102. Open / close wing 34
When a and 34b are opened, the pachinko ball is the winning space 1
You can go inside 02. As shown in FIG. 3, five winning openings are formed in the winning space 102. That is, the V formed in the lowermost central portion of the winning space 102
Pocket winning openings (specific winning openings) 104, normal winning openings 106 and 108 formed on the left and right sides thereof, and normal winning openings 112 and 114 formed on the left and right sides in the middle of the winning space 102. Is. The pachinko ball that has won the prize space 102 wins one of these.

The V-pocket prize hole 104 is a prize hole defined so as to generate a special gaming value by winning a pachinko ball. That is, when the pachinko balls enter the V-pocket winning port 104, the opening / closing wings 34a, 34b
Is continuously opened and closed 18 times (V winning control).

The V pocket winning opening 104 and the regular winning openings 106 on the left and right sides thereof are partitioned by a V pocket partition plate 113. As will be described later in detail, the V-pocket partition plate 113 is configured to move up and down. As the V pocket partition plate 113 moves up and down, the degree of difficulty of winning a pachinko ball into the V pocket winning opening 104 changes.

As shown in FIG. 3, an airplane body 114 is arranged substantially in the center of the winning space 102. The airplane body 114 includes ball rolling wings 116a, 116 that form both wings.
b. The airplane body 114 is for distributing the pachinko balls that have entered the winning space 102, and is configured to move up and down as described later.

Further, referring to FIG. 3, the aircraft body 114
In the back of the box, there are eight fan-shaped LEDs 118 for displaying the number of continuations.
Are arranged. The LED 118 is for displaying the number of times the V winning control has been updated and continued.

The main body board 120 is attached by screws or the like so as to be substantially flush with the game board. As shown in FIG. 3, the main body board 120 has LEDs 122a for displaying the number of winning balls, as shown in FIG. 122b is provided. The number-of-winning-balls display LEDs 122a and 122b are for displaying the total number of pachinko balls that have entered the winning opening from the winning space 102 during one V winning control. When all the winning ball number display LEDs 122a, 122b are turned on, that is, when 10 pachinko balls are won in one V winning control, the V winning control is completed and the opening / closing blades 34a, 34b are closed. Is made. Such control is similar to that of the above-mentioned conventional example.

Further, referring to FIG. 3, the variable winning ball device 36 has a normal winning port 124 formed at the top thereof. Also, color panels 126, 1 for decorative effects
28a and 128b are attached. LEDs or lamps are incorporated on the back sides of these color panels 126, 128a, 128b, respectively. When the LEDs or lamps are turned on, the color panels 126, 128a, 128b shine and the atmosphere of the game is raised.

Next, referring mainly to FIGS. 4 and 5, when the variable winning ball device 36 is viewed from the back side, the solenoid 130 is vertically oriented in the central portion. Solenoid 1
When the valve 30 is turned on / off, the opening / closing blade pieces 34a, 34b are connected via the operation link 132 and the rotation links 134a, 134b.
Opens and closes.

Reference numeral 136 denotes a motor, which is a motor 13
6, the aircraft body 114 and the V-pocket partition plate 113 described above are moved. Further, in FIG. 4, illumination lamps 138a and 138b provided behind the color panels 128a and 128b (see FIG. 3) are shown.

The exploded perspective view of FIG. 6 shows the structure of the variable winning ball device 36 in detail. In FIG.
Prize space regulation shelf 24 protruding to the front side of the main body substrate 120
A guide gutter 242 for guiding a pachinko ball to the V pocket winning port is formed in the center of the flat portion of 0. 243,
245 is a front decoration plate, 244a and 244b are lamp covers, 246 is a lens, 248 is a lamp cover, 250 is a solenoid fixing member, and 252 is a plunger. Further, 254 is a motor bearing portion, 255 is a detection switch, 2
56 is a drive shaft, 258 is a solenoid mounting base, 26
Reference numerals 0 and 262 are lamp boards, and 264 is a relay board.

Here, the detection switch 255 is a switch whose actuator portion is in contact with the peripheral surface of the cam 172, and when the recess 173 of the cam 172 engages with the actuator, the switch is turned on or off to turn on the motor. 1
The rotation of 36 is stopped. As a result, the airplane body 114 that moves up and down by the action of the cam 172 can be stopped at a predetermined position, as will be described later.

Further, the relay board 264 is provided with an LED 118 for displaying the number of times of continuation and LEDs 122a, 122 for displaying the number of winning balls.
b, the lamps 138a and 138b, the motor 136, the detection switch 255, the solenoid 130, and lead wires connected to other electric parts are collected and connected.
Therefore, all the lead wires of the electric components necessary for the variable winning ball device 36 are gathered together by the relay board 264. Therefore, when power is supplied to each electric component of the variable winning ball device 36 from the outside, the relay substrate It is only necessary to connect the connector of the connecting wire to the external connecting terminal of H.264. Therefore, after the variable winning ball device 36 is installed in the pachinko gaming machine, connection of connecting lines and other handling become easy when power is supplied to each electric component of the variable winning ball device 36. Further, since the lead wires of each electric component are grouped together by the relay board 264, there is no fear that the ends of the connection leads will vary and the variable winning ball device 36 will be inconvenient to handle.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a mechanism for vertically moving the aircraft body 114 will be described. An operation piece 162 protruding rearward is fixed to the airplane body 114, and the operation piece 162 is provided with a back cover 166 via a rotation support shaft 164.
(See Figure 7). A spring 168 is engaged behind the position at which the rotary support shaft 164 of the operating piece 162 is passed, and the operating piece 162 is pulled downward by the spring 168. On the other hand, the upper end of a sliding piece 170 that slides vertically contacts the rear end of the operating piece 162. The sliding piece 170 is held slidably in the vertical direction by a guide 171, and the lower end portion of the sliding piece 170 is in contact with a cam 172 rotated by a motor 136. Cam 172
Is an elliptical cam, and therefore the sliding piece 170 moves up and down as the cam 172 rotates. As a result, when the sliding piece 170 is located below (FIG. 8A), the operating piece 162 is pulled downward by the force of the spring 168, but when the sliding piece 170 moves upward ( FIG. 8 (B))
The sliding piece 170 pushes up the rear end of the actuating piece 162, and the actuating piece 162 and the airplane body 114 fixed to the actuating piece 162 rotate around the rotation support shaft 164 so that the tip end thereof descends.

Next, the vertical movement mechanism of the V-pocket partition plate 113 will be described with reference to FIG. An operation member 176 is fixed to the rear of the V-pocket partition plate 113. More specifically, as shown in FIG.
With the back cover 166 at the center, the V-pocket partition plate 113 is arranged on the front side, the actuating member 176 is arranged on the rear side, and both are fixed, and the V-pocket partition plate 113 is fixed through the vertically elongated hole formed in the back cover 166. The pocket partition plate 113 and the operating member 176 are slidably engaged in the vertical direction. A protrusion 178 is formed at the rear end of the actuating member 176, and the protrusion is engaged with the engaging groove 182 of the rotating disk 180.
As shown in detail in FIG. 6, the engagement groove 182 is a groove provided eccentrically with respect to the rotation center of the rotating disk 180. Therefore, when the rotary disk 180 is rotated, the protrusion 178 that engages with the engagement groove 182 is moved in the perspective direction about the rotation center. Therefore, the V pocket partition plate 113 is slid vertically. FIG. 9 (A)
9B shows a state in which the motor 136 rotates and the V pocket partition plate 113 moves upward, and FIG. 9B shows a state in which the V pocket partition plate 113 moves downward due to the rotation of the motor 136.

As is clear from the description of FIGS. 8 and 9, since the cam 172 and the rotary disk 180 are rotated by the same motor 136, the aircraft body 11
4 and the V-pocket partition plate 113 are interlocked and driven in a fixed relationship. This fixed relationship can be made a desired relationship by the shape of the cam 172, the mounting angle of the motor with respect to the rotating shaft, the eccentric ratio of the engaging groove 182 formed in the rotating disk 180, and the like.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 28 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above. Next, the control operation of the pachinko gaming machine 28 will be described based on FIG. 10 and with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 as necessary.

The pachinko balls fired by the player win the starting winning opening 40, 42 or 44 (see FIG. 1). For example, a pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 40. Starting prize winning ball detection switch 8 as the winning pachinko balls pass
2 is temporarily turned on, and its pulse is given to the holding circuit 186 via the OR gate 184.

The holding circuit 186 is a circuit for holding an input signal until a release signal is given, and its output is given to the solenoid driver 190 via the OR gate 188 to turn on the solenoid 130. Therefore, the open / close blades 34a, 34b (see FIGS. 1 and 3) of the variable winning ball device 36 are opened. The output of the holding circuit 186 is also given to the timer 192 as a start signal. In response, timer 192 is activated to derive the time-out output after 0.5 seconds, for example. Since the timer 192 counts such an extremely short time, a delay circuit can be used instead of the timer 192. The output of timer 192 is applied to release pulse generating circuit 198 via OR gate 194 and AND gate 196. In this case, the other input of the two-input AND gate 196 is supplied with a high level signal obtained by inverting the low level signal. Therefore, the output of the timer 192 operates the release pulse generating circuit 198 to generate a pulse. The generated release pulse is given to the holding circuit 186 as a release signal, and the holding circuit 18
The output of 6 returns from high level to low level. Therefore, the solenoid 130 is turned off, and the open / close blades 34a and 34b are closed. In this way, when the pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 40 or 44, the starting winning ball detection switch 82.
Alternatively, 86 detects the winning ball, and the solenoid 130 is turned on for a predetermined short time determined by the timer 192, for example, 0.5 seconds, and the opening / closing blades 34a and 34b are controlled to open.

When a pachinko ball fired by a player enters the start winning hole 42, it is detected by the start winning ball detecting switch 84, and the holding circuit 200 is held. The holding output of the holding circuit 200 is 2 via the OR gate 202.
Input and gate 204 is applied to one input terminal.
The frequency divider 206 is connected to the other input terminal of the AND gate 204.
P1 input is given. Therefore, the output of the AND gate 204 changes to a high level and a low level in the P1 output cycle of the frequency divider 206, and the output is given to the solenoid driver 190 via the OR gate 188. Therefore, the solenoid 130 is turned on and off at the above-mentioned constant period, and the opening / closing blades 34a and 34b are opened / closed.

The output of the holding circuit 200 is also given to the binary counter 208 as a set signal. Therefore, 2
The advance counter 208 outputs the P1 ′ output of the frequency divider 206 (output P
In the same cycle as 1, the count operation is performed by the output whose timing is deviated). Then, the binary counter 208 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 198 via the OR gate 194 and the AND gate 196. In response to this, a release pulse is applied from the release pulse generating circuit 198 to the holding circuit 200, and the output of the holding circuit 200 returns to the low level. Therefore, the solenoid 130 is turned off, and the open / close blades 34a and 34b are closed.

During the high level period of the output of the holding circuit 200, the display drive circuit 210 outputs the output P of the frequency divider 206.
2 to operate the lamps 138a and 138b (see FIG.
(See) flashes, and the atmosphere of the game is enhanced.

The pachinko balls can enter the winning space 102 (see FIG. 3) of the variable winning ball device 36 while the opening / closing wings 34a, 34b are opened or closed. Prize space 1
When the pachinko ball that has entered the 02 wins the V pocket winning port 104 in the lower part, the winning is detected by the V winning ball detection switch 78 (see FIG. 2), and a specific game state occurs.

Here, in the control circuit block shown in FIG. 10, a V winning ball detection switch 78, a 2-input AND gate 212, a flip-flop 214 and a delay circuit 216.
This operation is one of the features of the embodiment of the present invention, and will be described in detail with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG.

A high level pulse of the V winning ball detection switch 78 is applied to one input terminal of the 2-input AND gate 212. At this time, the other input terminal of the AND gate 212 is supplied with a high level signal which is the inverted low level, and the output high level pulse of the V winning ball detection switch 78 is output through the AND gate 212 to the prize state prohibiting circuit 21.
8 and flip-flop 214. The flip-flop 214 is brought into a set state by the high level pulse from the AND gate 212 and derives a high level output. The high level output of the flip-flop 214 is the other input terminal of the AND gate 212 and the delay circuit 2.
Given to 16. Therefore, the other input terminal of the AND gate 212 becomes a high level inverted low level input, and the AND gate 212 is closed. On the other hand, the delay circuit 2
16 delays the high level output of the flip-flop 214 by a predetermined time, for example, 3 seconds, and then derives the output as a reset signal of the flip-flop 214.
Therefore, the flip-flop 214 is reset and its output is inverted to the low level.
Gate 2 opens.

With the above configuration, after the first gaming output is derived from the V winning ball detection switch 78 and the specific game state occurs, three seconds or more elapse, and then the V winning ball detection switch 78 again. When the detection output is derived, the repeat continuation control is performed in which the repeat continuation condition is satisfied and the first state of the variable winning ball device is repeatedly repeated. However, when the V winning ball detection switch 78 detects, for example, two pachinko balls for 3 seconds in succession and derives two continuous pulse signals, the first pulse signal is AND gate 2
It is given to the special prize state prohibition circuit 218 via 12.
The second pulse signal that is subsequently output is not output from the AND gate 212 because the gate of the AND gate 212 is closed by the first pulse signal. That is, even when the V winning ball detection switch 78 continuously outputs a plurality of pulses within the delay time determined by the delay circuit 216, for example, within 3 seconds, only the first pulse is effective. It is only given to the prize state prohibiting circuit 218, and the second and subsequent pulse signals are blocked by the AND gate 212.

This is one of the features of this embodiment. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the V pocket winning opening 10
Even if a prize ball is continuously entered within 4 within a predetermined time, for example, within 3 seconds, the V winning control is not updated by the number of prize balls by that, and the V pocket winning opening 104 is reached within the predetermined time. No matter how many pachinko balls enter, it is processed in the same way as when one pachinko ball enters. Therefore, it is possible for the player to obtain a game value that is substantially accompanied by a predetermined number of times, for example, eight V winning control.

In this embodiment, a pachinko ball is won in the V pocket winning port 104, and a relatively large game value can be given by detecting the pachinko ball.
Although it has been stated that the player is in the winning control state, the specific condition that can give a relatively large game value is not limited to the winning of a pachinko ball to the V pocket winning port 104, but it can be changed on another winning port, for example, the game board 32. It may be generated by a pachinko ball winning in a winning area formed in an arbitrary place different from the inside of the winning ball device 36. Alternatively, if the pachinko gaming machine has a variable display device, when the variable display device displays a predetermined display content,
The pachinko gaming machine may have a specific condition, which may be detected by a detection switch or the like.

Returning to FIG. 10, the special prize state prohibition circuit 218.
As will be described later, is a circuit that simply passes a signal when the output from the octal counter 220 is not hit. Therefore, the output of the AND gate 212 is given to the holding circuit 222 via the prize state prohibiting circuit 218. The output of the holding circuit 222 is given to one input terminal of the two-input AND gate 204 via the OR gate 202. Therefore, based on the high level output of the holding circuit 222,
The solenoid 130 is turned on / off by the output P1 cycle of the frequency divider 206, and the opening / closing blades 34a and 34b are opened / closed.
The output of the holding circuit 222 is also the 18-ary counter 224.
It is added as a set signal. Therefore, the holding circuit 222
In response to the output of the high level signal, the 18-ary counter 224 starts the counting operation according to the output P1 ′ of the frequency divider 206, and outputs the count-up output when the output P1 ′ is output for 18 cycles. To do. The output is given to the release pulse generation circuit 198, and the output of the release pulse generation circuit 198 causes the holding circuit 222 to be in the release state. Therefore, the solenoid 130 is no longer excited, and the open / close blades 34a and 34b are closed.

Since the high level output of the holding circuit 222 is given as a release signal for the holding circuits 186 and 200 and is given to the inverting input terminal of the 2-input AND gate 196, the holding circuit 222 is in the holding state. After playing, the pachinko ball starts winning prize holes 40, 42, 44
No matter which of the two is won, the holding circuits 186 and 200
Does not operate, and an input signal to the release pulse generating circuit 198 is not applied via the OR gate 194 and the AND gate 196. Therefore, during this period, the winning of the pachinko balls to the starting winning openings 40, 42, 44 does not cause any control value. Further, the holding circuit 222
Is output to the display drive circuit 226. Therefore, the display drive circuit 226 blinks the display lamps 138a and 138b (see FIG. 4) in the cycle of the output P3 of the frequency divider 206, and the atmosphere of the game is enhanced.

A pachinko ball enters the V pocket winning opening 104, and while the opening / closing wings 34a, 34b repeat opening and closing 18 times, the pachinko ball enters the winning space 102 of the variable winning ball device 36, and the V pocket winning opening 104. , Normal winning hole 106,
The total number of pachinko balls that have won 108, 112, 114
It is detected by the all winning ball detecting switch 80 (see FIG. 2) and counted by the winning ball counting circuit 228. The count value is given to the display driving circuit 230, and the winning ball number display LED 222 is displayed.
a, 222b (see FIG. 3) 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 228 counts a predetermined number, for example, 10 pieces, the count-up output is given to the release pulse generating circuit 198. Accordingly, the release pulse generating circuit 198
Applies a release pulse to the holding circuit 222. Therefore,
In this embodiment, since the pachinko balls enter the V-pocket winning opening 104, the opening / closing blades 34a, 34b start to open and close continuously, and the opening / closing blades 34a, 34b finish opening / closing 18 times, or in the meantime. The opening / closing blades 34a and 34b are closed by the end of whichever of the 10 pachinko balls wins the variable winning ball device 36, whichever comes first.

The output of the V winning ball detection switch 78 is given as a count-up pulse to the octal counter 220 via the AND gate 212 and the prize state prohibiting circuit 218. In other words, in the octal counter 220, the V winning ball detection switch 78 is turned on, and its output is the AND gate 21.
Every time it is effectively output from 2, "+1" is counted. This count value is given to the display drive circuit 232.
The LED 118 (see FIG. 3) for displaying the number of continuations is turned on, blinked, or turned off by the count value of the octal counter 220.
Thereby, the player can know the number of winnings of the pachinko balls to the V pocket winning opening 104, in other words, the number of times of the V winning control, and can know the number of times of the V winning state.

The output of the V winning ball detection switch 78 causes an 18-ary counter 224 and a winning ball counting circuit 228.
Is reset. Therefore, in the V winning state, when any of the pachinko balls that have entered the winning space 102 of the variable winning ball device 36 enters the V pocket winning port 104, the 18-ary counter 224 and the winning ball counting circuit 228.
Will be reset and the V winning state will be updated from that state.

The octal counter 220 derives a count-up output when the count value reaches "8".
This output is given to the prize state prohibition circuit 218. As described above, the special prize state prohibiting circuit 218 is a circuit that simply passes the input signal when the high level signal is not given from the octal counter 220.
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 220 is applied. Therefore, when the octal counter 220 counts "8", the prize state prohibition circuit 218 is activated, and the subsequent output of the V winning ball detection switch 78 is invalidated. Therefore, in the eighth V winning state, the 18-ary counter 224 always counts up or the winning ball counting circuit 228 counts up, and the release pulse generating circuit 198 derives the release pulse based on the output of either one. Then, the output releases the holding state of the holding circuit 222.

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, when a pachinko ball wins one of the starting winning holes 40, 42, 44, the starting winning ball detection switch 82, 84 or 86 is turned on and a high level signal is derived from the holding circuit 186 or 200. This signal is provided to the AND gate 236 via the OR gate 234. AND gate 236
Is a 2-input gate, and an inverted high level signal is applied to the other input terminals in this state. Therefore,
The AND gate 236 derives a high level signal in response to the output of the holding circuit 186 or 200, and resets the octal counter 220. Therefore, the prize state prohibition circuit 218 activated in response to the high level output of the octal counter 220 also does not operate. Therefore, after that, the output of the V winning ball detection switch 78 is given to the holding circuit 222 and the like via the AND gate 212 and the prize state prohibiting circuit 218.

As described above, in the control of this embodiment, in order to reset the octal counter 220, after the V winning state has expired, a pachinko ball is won in any of the starting winning holes 40, 42 or 44. I am trying to reset based on. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the V winning control from being accidentally continued for eight times or more. After the control circuit shown in FIG. 10 drives the variable winning ball device to the first state in such a manner that a relatively small game value can be imparted based on the hitting of the starting winning area. In the second state, based on the occurrence of a predetermined specific game state, the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state in a mode in which a relatively large game value can be given, and then brought to the second state. Drive control means for repeatedly and continuously controlling the variable winning ball apparatus to the first state when a predetermined repeat continuation condition is satisfied is configured.
As described above, the drive control means performs the repeat continuation control only when one of the repeat continuation conditions is satisfied when the repeat continuation condition is continuously satisfied within a predetermined period. have. In addition, the operating member 176, the rotating disk 180, the motor 13
The 6 and the V-pocket partition plate 113 constitute a fluctuating unit that fluctuates the establishment of establishment of the repeating continuation condition.

In the above description of the embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine in which a pachinko ball borrowed from a ball lending machine or the like is inserted and a game is played with the pachinko ball is described. However, for example, a magnetic card or optical data recording It is said that the score information is stored in a card, etc., that card can be used to drive the pachinko gaming machine, and that the same can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which a game is played by the built-in pachinko ball. I will attach it.

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As described above, the present invention can provide the player with a variety of interesting games because the establishment of the repeated continuation condition is changed by the changing means. Also,
If the repeat continuation condition is continuously satisfied within a predetermined period, the repeat continuation control is performed only based on the satisfaction of one of the repeat continuation conditions. Therefore, based on the satisfaction of the preceding repeat continuation condition. As soon as the repeat continuation control is executed, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the preceding repeat continuation control is discontinued and the process shifts to the next repeat continuation control based on the establishment of the succeeding repeat continuation condition, which makes the player dissatisfied. Can be prevented as much as possible. In particular, when the establishment of the repeated continuation condition is improved by the action of the changing means, there is a high possibility that the repeated continuation condition is satisfied in succession, but even if it becomes high, the above-mentioned inconvenience does not occur. It is possible to prevent inconvenience caused by the provision of.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a variable winning ball device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a variable winning ball device provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball device provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and is a view in a state where the device is attached to a game board.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation mechanism of an airplane body 114 included in the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 9: V pocket partition plate 1 included in the variable winning ball device
It is a figure for demonstrating the operation mechanism of 13.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a timing chart for explaining an operation of a characteristic part of the control circuit of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

28 is a pachinko game machine, 32 is a game board, 34a, 34b
Is an open / close wing piece, 36 is a variable winning ball device, 78 is a V winning ball detection switch, 102 is a winning space, 104 is a V pocket winning opening, 113 is a V pocket partition plate, 114 is an airplane body,
118 is an LED for displaying the number of continuation times, 122a and 122b are LEDs for displaying the number of winning balls, 212 is an AND gate, 214
Is a flip-flop and 216 is a delay circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball-ball game machine in which a ball can be hit in a game area to play a game, wherein a first state is provided in the game area and is advantageous to the player, and disadvantageous to the player. A variable winning ball device that can be changed to a second state, a start winning area that is provided in the game area, and in which a ball can be won, and the variable based on the fact that a ball has been won in the starting winning area. The prize-winning ball device is driven to the first state in a mode in which a relatively small game value can be imparted to the second state, and the variable prize-winning ball device is compared based on the occurrence of a predetermined specific game state. After being driven to the first state in such a manner that a relatively large game value can be given, the variable winning ball apparatus is repeatedly and continuously controlled to the first state again by the establishment of the second state and the establishment of a predetermined repeated continuation condition. Drive control means and the repeating continuation line When the repetition continuation condition is continuously satisfied within a predetermined period, the drive control means is based on only one of the repetition continuation conditions being satisfied. A ball game machine characterized by performing the repeating continuation control.