JPH0623137A - Pachinkoball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize the fact that a fevered state is set, etc., even by a beginner by providing a state display unit which displays a thrown in amount and the progressive status of a game at the lower side of a front where the panel of a pachinkoball machine is formed. CONSTITUTION:Inclined parts 3, 4 spreading to this side are formed on both sides of the front lower part of the ball machine 1, and a card processor 20 is incorporated in the inclined part 3 on the right side, and a money processor 30 in the inclined part 4 on the left side. The card processor 20 is comprised by arranging a magnetic card input/output port 21, an operation display lamp 22, an abnormality display lamp 23, etc., and the money processor 30 is comprised by providing money throw-in ports 31, 32 a holding ball display 33, the state display 34, a balance display 35, etc. Those display units 33-35 are composed of, for example, liquid crystal displays, and the present number of holding balls (the acquired number of balls) found by computation is displayed on the holding ball display 33, and the throw-in status of amount and the progressive status of the game, for example, (being feverd), (stoppage occurs), etc., are displayed on the state display unit 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine for playing a game by driving a pachinko ball on a board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as a display device in a pachinko machine, only a score display device or the like is usually provided.

[0003]

Therefore, the player cannot easily know the current game situation. In particular,
As a beginner, even if you are in a so-called fiver state, you may miss the chance without noticing it, or you may not notice that it has been stopped. In addition, it is inconvenient for the expert to not display the input amount of money.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko machine in which a game situation can be easily understood.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to display a state of displaying the amount of money to be inserted and the progress of the game below the front face on which the board (10) is formed. A pachinko machine characterized by being provided with a container (34).

[0006]

The state indicator (34) displays the amount of money to be inserted and the progress of the game at a position easily visible to the player (downward from the front), so that the player is in a fever state or the like even if he is a beginner. It becomes possible to surely know that there is a game and to enjoy the game without fail, and the player will not be bothered with the operation when he or she inserts a card, cash or the like into the pachinko machine.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 has a board surface 10 formed on the front surface of an upper vertical portion 2, and inclined portions 3 and 4 projecting toward the front side on both lower portions of the front surface. The card processing device 20 is built in the right inclined part 3 of the coins 3, 4, and the money handling device 30 is installed in the left inclined part 4.
Built in. On the right slope, as shown in FIG.
A magnetic card loading / unloading slot 21 for the card processing device 20,
An operation display lamp 22, an abnormality display lamp 23, and a card use display lamp 24 are provided. On the left slope, as shown in Figure 3. Inserting coins 31, 32 into the money handling device 30, ball holding indicator 33, status indicator 3
4, a balance indicator 35 is provided, and a call switch 36, a stop lamp 37, and a stop lamp 37 are provided on a horizontal plane below the inclined surface on the left side.
A clearing switch 38 and ball lending switches 39 and 40 are provided. Further, a handle 45 for launching is provided on the horizontal plane 6 which constitutes the bottom surface of the recess 5 between the inclined portions 3 and 4. Each element of the card processing device 20 and the like is operated under the control of a control unit 50 incorporated in the inclined portion 4 or on the back side of the vertical portion 2 as shown in FIG.

The board surface 10 is a normal one whose surface is covered with protective glass, and rails, safe holes, out holes, nails, tulips, and other accessory objects are attached to appropriate positions on the gauge plate at the back of the protective glass. A ball launching device 15 (only shown in FIG. 4) provided inside the lower portion of the machine 1 is used to drive a pachinko ball. It should be noted that the balls to be shot on the board surface 12 may be replenished from a ball transfer line disposed behind the pachinko machine 1 as in the conventional case, but by enclosing the balls inside and using them cyclically, A configuration that does not require a ball transport line may be adopted. That is, a ball collection case is attached so as to cover the back surface of the gauge plate, balls that enter the safe hole or out hole are collected by this ball collection case, and the balls are supplied again to the ball launching unit of the ball launching device 15. May be.

In this case, the card processing device 20 is a magnetic card drive device (having a read / write function).
It operates by exchanging data or signals with the control unit 50 as appropriate by reading the amount data of the magnetic card inserted from the inlet / outlet port 21, and at the time of liquidation, the data such as the balance or the number of acquired balls is stored in this card. After writing, the card is paid out. The card processing device 20 has a magnetic card storage unit and a payout mechanism from the storage unit inside, and when the game is started only by cash without inserting the magnetic card, the storage unit is stored. It also has the function of paying out by writing data such as the balance and the number of balls acquired on the magnetic card.

As the card processing device 20,
Not only one type of magnetic card is used as an input / output medium, for example, a magnetic card is used only as a card-shaped recording medium for inputting amount data, and data is used as a card-shaped recording medium for outputting prize ball data. A receipt or the like for printing may be used. Further, a card-shaped recording medium that uses a recycled card (proposed by the applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-260879) capable of displaying or erasing characters on the surface due to temperature change as the card-shaped recording medium But it's okay.

The operation display lamp 22 is a lamp which is controlled by the control unit 50 and lights up when the pachinko machine 1 is in operation (power-on state). The abnormality display lamp 23 is lit by the card processing device 20 for self-diagnosis when an abnormality such as a card jam occurs. The card use display lamp 24 is a lamp which is turned on when the card processing device 20 detects the insertion of a card at the start of the game.

The money handling apparatus 30 has an input port 31 or 32.
It has an identification device for identifying the type of coins thrown in from, and the controller 50 calculates a deposit amount by sending a signal according to the type to the controller 50 each time the coins are thrown. It provides the necessary data. In this case, the input port 31 is a coin input port, the input port 32 is a banknote input port, and the identification devices are respectively provided. The inserted bills may be stored in the inside, but as in the conventional case, they are automatically collected by a stacker at the end of the pachinko island, a money changer, etc. by a conveyance line for bills or the like arranged behind the pachinko machine 1. You may do it.

The ball holding indicator 33, the status indicator 34, and the balance indicator 35 are, for example, liquid crystal displays.
The ball holding indicator 33 is controlled by the control unit 50 to display the current ball holding number (earned ball number). Status indicator 34
Displays the amount of money inserted and the progress of the game, and displays, for example, "10000 yen inserted", "in fever", "stopped", and the like. The balance indicator 35 is
The remaining amount of the input amount is displayed.

The call switch 36 is a switch for calling a clerk. When this switch is operated, the control unit 50 sends a call signal to a hall computer (a computer that manages the entire amusement park) and the like, and at the top of Pachinko Island. A calling process such as turning on a calling lamp (not shown) provided in the. The stop lamp 37 is turned on when a stop is given, and is turned on by the control unit 50 when a stop instruction is issued from the hall computer or the like. The clearing switch 38 is operated by the player at the end of the game, and when the clearing switch 38 is operated, the control unit 50 performs a clearing process described later.

The ball lending switches 39 and 40 are for designating the amount of money to be used for the game out of the amount of money inserted by cash or a magnetic card. In this case, the switch 39 is for 500 yen and the switch 40 is for 1000 yen. It is for. The handle 45 commands the launch of a ball by the ball launching device 15 and adjusts the launch speed (strength). That is, the ball launching device 15 operates according to the control signal (pulse signal) output from the control unit 50 according to the operation amount of the handle 45, and periodically with a strength (speed) according to the operation amount of the launching handle 45. It is to hit a ball.

The control unit 50 includes a CPU 51, a ROM 52,
RAM 53, interface (not shown), etc.
This is a so-called microcomputer, which operates in accordance with the above-described instruction of the hall computer or the like and the program written in the ROM 52 to perform the processing described later.

Next, the operation will be described. When a predetermined magnetic card is inserted into the entrance / exit 21, the card processor 35 sends the data of the remaining amount written in the card to the read controller 50. When the amount of money used for the game is designated by the ball lending switches 39, 40, the control unit 50 confirms that the amount of money used is within the range of the remaining amount written in the magnetic card. , It is possible to play a game for the number of balls corresponding to the amount of money used. That is, for example, on the condition that the handle 45 has been turned by a predetermined angle or more, the control signal is transmitted to the ball launching device 15 and the balls are shot periodically as long as there are held balls.

At this time, the control unit 50 deducts the usage amount designated as the ball lending amount from the remaining amount, displays the new remaining amount on the remaining amount display unit 35, and displays it on the ball holding indicator 33. Displays the number of balls lent out as an initial value, and then reduces the displayed value of this dice display device 33 each time a ball is launched, and every time a ball is awarded, the dice display device 33 displays correspondingly. The display value is increased, and the remaining amount of the magnetic card is rewritten to a new value (this rewriting may be performed at the time of liquidation after the game ends).

Further, the control unit 50 appropriately displays necessary information on the status display 34. That is, when the magnetic card is inserted, the remaining amount registered in the magnetic card is used as the amount to be inserted, for example, "1000 yen is inserted" is displayed,
In addition, processing such as displaying "in fever" when a fever state occurs during a game or displaying "stopped" when a stop occurs.

When the remaining amount of the inserted magnetic card is less than the amount designated by the ball lending switches 39 and 40, the control unit 50 assumes that all the remaining amount is designated for lending and the same as above. When the number of acquired balls is registered in the inserted magnetic card, this is set as the initial value of the number of balls.

When the settlement switch 38 is pressed,
The control unit 50 operates the card processing device 20 and newly writes the remaining balance and the number of coins at that time to the magnetic card and pays them out. The player can bring the card to a prize exchange place in the game hall to exchange the prize, or can insert the card into another pachinko machine 1 again to play the game. Even if there are no balls left, if the ball lending switches 39 and 40 are operated again without pressing the clearing switch 38, the control unit 50 repeats the above operation, so that the same pachinko machine 1 will play the game as long as there is remaining money. You can also continue.

When cash is thrown into the cash slot 31 or 32, the money handling apparatus 30 identifies the thrown coin and sends a signal indicating the kind and the amount of thrown coin to the control unit 50. Then, the control unit 50 calculates the inserted amount from this signal, enables the game within the range of the inserted amount, and performs the same processing as in the case of the above card insertion.

At this time, the control unit 50 also makes an appropriate display on the status display 34. That is, the amount of cash inserted is displayed as, for example, "10000 yen is inserted", and when the game is in the fever state, "Fever is in progress" is displayed, or "Stop is generated" when the game is stopped. Perform processing such as displaying. Further, at the time of settlement, the card processing device 20 is operated to record and pay out the remaining amount and the number of balls held in the card stored inside.

As described above, with the pachinko machine 1,
The player can play the game by selectively using either the card or the cash, and the amount of money inserted and the state of the game at this time are displayed on the position (34) which is easy for the player to see. It is appropriately displayed on the inclined portion 4) below the front. Therefore, even if a player is a beginner, he / she can surely know that he / she is in a fever state, etc., and can certainly enjoy the game. There is no hesitation in the operation when throwing in etc.

[0025]

In the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the state display indicates the amount of money inserted and the progress of the game at a position where the player can easily see (the lower front side). Even if you can certainly know that it is in the fever state, you can certainly enjoy the game, and the operation when the player inserts cards and cash etc. into the pachinko machine and plays the game There will be no confusion. Therefore, it is possible to improve the easiness and enjoyment of the game at the game hall, and eventually contribute to the increase in demand for pachinko machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Pachinko machine 3, 4 ... Inclined part 10 ... Board surface 34 ... Status indicator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine characterized in that a state indicator for displaying the amount of money inserted and the progress of the game is provided below the front side where the board is formed.