JPH06246037A - Pin ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pin ball game machine, by which the prize winning rate of a hit ball in a specific prize winning area in the starting game condition is changed. CONSTITUTION:When in the starting game condition, a hit ball is received in ball receiving members 27a, 27b of a variable prize winning ball device 20, a variable display device 41 derives the display result, and if the display result of the variable display device 41 is a specific display result, movable plates 32a, 32b and leg members 49a, 49b as a prize winning rate changing mechanism are driven to change the prize winning rate in a specific prize winning area 30. Accordingly, if a hit ball is put in the variable prize winning ball device 20 in the starting game condition, the chance of changing the prize winning rate of a hit ball in the specific prize winning area 30 is given every time, so that a player's interest can be aroused so as to increase the interest of the game.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention drives a ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device to open and drive in a first predetermined mode when a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning port is established. When the hit ball received during the opening drive enters the specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, the ball is in a specific game state and the ball receiving member is opened and driven in a predetermined second mode. It is about machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device is driven to open and close once or twice when it is in a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening, and it is accepted during the opening and closing drive. When a ball hits a specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, a specific game state is established and the ball receiving member is set to 1
Opening / closing drive (hereinafter, this opening / closing operation is referred to as opening / closing cycle) is carried out until 10 winning balls are generated before reaching the opening / closing operation 8 times or before reaching the opening / closing operation 18 times, and it is accepted during the opening / closing cycle. There have been proposed a lot of ball game machines in which the continuation right is established when the hit ball hits the specific winning area and the opening / closing cycle is repeated again. In such a ball game machine, in a specific game state in which the opening and closing cycle is repeated, a storage mechanism and a flow path changing mechanism are provided to change the winning rate of hitting balls in a specific winning area in order to change the continuation right. The ones that are configured to do so are the mainstream.

[0003]

However, in the ball game machine of the above-mentioned type, what the player most desires is whether or not the continuation right is established. First, in the starting game state. It is whether or not a ball is hit in a specific winning area and enters a specific game state. However, in the conventional ball game machine of this type, there is no change in the winning rate of the hit ball in the specific winning area in the starting game state, and the interest of the player is halved. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine capable of changing the winning rate of a hit ball in a specific winning area during a starting game state. Especially.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device when in a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening. When the opening drive is performed in the predetermined first mode, and the hit ball received during the opening drive wins the specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, the ball is in the specific game state and the ball receiving member is predetermined. In the ball-ball game machine which is driven to open in the second mode, a variable display device for deriving a display result based on the winning of a hit ball to the variable winning ball device in the starting game state, and a display of the variable display device A winning rate varying mechanism for improving the winning rate of hitting balls in the specific winning area when the result is a predetermined specific display result.

[0005]

When the ball is hit in the variable winning ball device in the starting game state, the variable display device derives the display result. When the display result is a display result other than the specific display result, the winning rate variable mechanism that improves the winning rate of the hit ball to the specific winning area does not operate, so that the hitting rate depends on the chance as in the past. Wins in the specific winning area. On the other hand, when the display result of the variable display device becomes the specific display result,
The winning rate varying mechanism operates to improve the winning rate of hitting balls in a specific winning area. As described above, in the present invention, since the hitting ball is accepted by the variable winning ball device during the starting game state, the chance of changing the winning ratio of the hitting ball to the specific winning area is given each time. You can attract and enliven the entertainment of the game.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 6, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which the variable winning ball device 20 according to the embodiment is applied will be described. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the configuration of the front of the game board 1. In the figure, on the front of the game board 1, a guide rail 2 is formed in a substantially circular shape.
Is planted, and the inside of the guide rail 2 is used as a game area 3. At the center of the game area 3, a variable winning ball device 20 constituting the main part of the present embodiment is arranged. The variable winning ball device 20 includes ball receiving members 27a and 27b which receive a hitting ball falling in the game area 3 of the game board 1 and make a winning ball.
The winning space 26 in which the winning balls received by the ball receiving members 27a, 27b flow down, and the foot members 49a, 49 provided in the winning space 26 and affecting the flowing state of the winning balls.
It is provided with character members 43a and 43b having b, and a specific winning area 30 that causes a specific game state. The detailed configuration of the variable winning ball device 20 will be described later.

Below the game area 3, a plurality of (3
Start winning openings 4, 5a, 5b are arranged. Each of the starting winning prize holes 4, 5a, 5b has a built-in starting winning prize detector 6, 7a, 7b for detecting a hit ball.
Further, a chucker lamp 8 is provided between each of the starting winning openings 4, 5a, 5b.

The game state when a hit ball is won in the above-mentioned starting winning opening 4, 5a, 5b will be described.
When the hit ball wins the center start winning opening 4, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b of the variable winning ball device 20 open and close twice. Further, when the ball hits the right and left starting winning openings 5a, 5b, the ball receiving members 27a, 27b perform the opening / closing operation once. The state in which this opening / closing operation is performed is expressed as the starting game state. Then, the winning balls accepted by the variable winning ball device 20 by the opening / closing operation in the starting game state are the specific winning area 3
When 0 is won and a specific winning ball detector 37, which will be described later, is turned on, a specific game state (generally called a jackpot game state) is entered.

When the big hit game state, ball receiving member 27
a, 27b perform opening / closing operations a predetermined number of times (eg, 18 times), or opening / closing operations until a predetermined number (eg, 10) of winning balls are generated during the opening / closing operations of the predetermined number of times (hereinafter referred to as opening / closing cycle That is). Then, when the winning balls received during the opening / closing cycle are again guided to the specific winning area 30, the continuation right is generated, the opening / closing cycle of the current time is immediately stopped, and the process shifts to the next opening / closing cycle. Repeating such an opening / closing cycle
It is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) on condition that the continuation right is established. Therefore, when the big hit game state is reached, a large amount of winning balls can be acquired in a short time.

In the game area 3, in addition to the variable winning ball device 20 and the starting winning openings 4, 5a, 5b, a windmill lamp 9 is provided.
a, 9b, winning openings 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, side lamps 14a, 14b, an outlet 15, a windmill and obstacle nails (both are not numbered) and the like are provided. Winning mouth 10
a, 10b are arranged on the left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 20, have built-in shoulder lamps 11a, 11b, and the winning holes 12a, 12b are arranged on the left and right upper parts of the starting winning holes 5a, 5b, The sleeve lamps 13a and 13b are incorporated therein. The shoulder lamps 11a and 11b and the sleeve lamps 13a and 13b are controlled in a predetermined manner in a starting game state or a big hit game state together with side lamps 14a and 14b arranged at the center side end of the game area 3. It is a thing. Further, as the display-controlled lamps, a rail decoration lamp 16 surrounding the outer periphery of the game area 3,
There is a game effect lamp (not shown) provided on the upper portion of the front frame of the pachinko game machine to which the game board 1 is attached.
Further, the pachinko gaming machine is provided with a speaker (not shown) for notifying a sound effect according to the gaming state. In addition, in front of the game board 1, two glass plates 1
7a and 17b (see FIG. 2) are arranged. The out port 15 is provided at the bottom of the game area 3 so as to collect out balls that have not been won.

The structure of the game board 1 has been described above. Next, the structure of the variable winning ball device 20 constituting the essential part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 20, and FIG.
It is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning ball device 20, FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a part of the variable winning ball device 20 is broken, and FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are the character members 4 provided in the winning space 26.
It is a perspective view which shows operation | movement of 3a, 43b and movable plates 32a, 32b. In the figure, the variable winning ball device 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 3, it has a mounting board 21 mounted on the surface of the game board 1. The mounting board 21 is formed in a plate shape in which the entire vertically long part bulges sideways, and a normal winning opening 22 is formed on the front surface of the upper part thereof. In addition, a rectangular winning opening is formed in the center of the mounting board 21, and a winning space 26 surrounded by a peripheral wall is formed behind the winning opening.

An obstruction projection 23 is provided on the front surface of the mounting board 21 along the upper opening edge of the winning opening, and an upper decorative plate 24 is fixed to the front surface of the obstruction projection 23. Further, a pair of ball receiving members 2 are provided below both ends of the obstacle protrusion 23.
7a and 27b are provided so as to be openable and closable. The ball receiving members 27a, 27b are engaged with a well-known link mechanism and connected to the ball receiving member solenoids 28a, 28b (see FIG. 2), and the ball receiving member solenoids 28a, 28b are turned on / off.
Following F, the opening and closing operation is performed.

Below the ball receiving members 27a and 27b, there are provided winning ball receiving frames 29 projecting along the lower left and right edges and the lower edge of the opening edge of the winning opening. Prize winning frame 29
A specific winning area 30 is formed in the center of the upper part of the game table, and winning balls that have passed through the specific winning area 30 are detected by a specific winning ball detector 37 provided on the back surface of the game board 1. In addition, the left and right sides of the specific winning area 30 are normal winning areas 31a and 31b. In addition, a lower decorative plate 36 is fixed to the front surface of the winning ball receiving frame 29, and the specific winning area 3
0 and the front of the normal winning areas 31a and 31b are covered. In addition, the specific winning area 30 and the normal winning area 31a,
31b is formed so as to face the lower end of the lower ball rolling plate 51 described later.

By the way, the above-mentioned normal winning area 31a,
31b, as shown in FIG.
Movable plates 32a and 32b having the are provided. The movable plates 32a and 32b are connected to the movable plate solenoid 34 via a link mechanism as shown in FIG. 2, and when the display result of the variable display 41, which will be described later, becomes a specific display result, in the starting game state. And it is slid in the front-back direction during the opening and closing cycle of the big hit game state. Then, the movable plates 32a, 3
In a normal state in which 2b is moving forward, as shown in FIG. 4, the hit ball rolling on the lower ball rolling plate 51 is the passing hole 33.
a, 33b can be passed, and the hit ball passed therethrough is guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and processed as a normal winning ball, but the movable plates 32a, 32b are moving backward. In the state, as shown in FIG. 5, the passage holes 33a, 3a
Since a part of 3b is hidden under the lower ball rolling plate 51, the hitting balls rolling on the lower ball rolling plate 51 are passed through the through holes 33a,
The movable plates 32a and 32b cannot pass through 33b.
Falls in the space formed between the front of and the lower decorative plate 36. Since this space forms a communication portion 35 that communicates with the specific winning area 30, the ball hitting the space has consequently won the specific winning area 30.
The specific winning ball detector 37 is turned on. That is, as the movable plates 32a and 32b slide in the front-rear direction, the winning rate in which the ball is guided to the specific winning area 30 changes.

As described above, the winning opening is formed on the mounting substrate 21.
Obstacle projection 23 and ball receiving members 27a, 2 projectingly provided on the front surface of the
Since it is surrounded by 7b and the winning ball receiving frame 29,
The hit ball falling in the game area 3 does not win in a normal state. However, when the ball receiving members 27a, 27b are opened, the ball hitting the game area 3 is received by the ball receiving members 27a, 27b and guided to the inside of the winning opening to reach the winning space 26 and finally. It becomes a prize ball. It should be noted that the ball receiving members 27a, 27b are not in a state in which no ball is won when the ball receiving members 27a, 27b stand up.
It is also possible to form a gap through which the hitting ball passes between 7b and the obstacle protrusion 23 so that it is difficult to win the prize.

The prize-winning space 26 is divided into an upper prize-winning space 26a and a lower prize-winning space 26b by an upper ball rolling plate 38 which is inclined downwardly toward the rear on the upper part thereof. Then, at the rear end of the upper ball rolling plate 38, the falling openings 3
9a and 39b are formed, and the winning balls rolling on the upper ball rolling plate 38 are caused to fall downward. Falling port 39
The a and 39b are provided with prize winning ball detectors 40a and 40b to detect passing prize winning balls. The winning ball detectors 40a, 40b are ball receiving members 27a, 27 during one opening / closing cycle when the big hit game state is entered.
It is for counting the number of winning balls accepted in b, and is for deriving the display result by stopping the variable display operation of the variable display 41 during the starting game state. The variable display 41 is provided on the rear wall of the upper rear of the upper ball rolling plate 38, but normally, the variable display operation is always performed, and the ball is hit in the starting game state and the winning ball is detected. When passing through the devices 40a and 40b, the variable display operation is stopped to derive the display result, and when the big hit game state is entered, the number of times the opening / closing cycle is repeated is displayed. Further, around the variable display 41, there is provided a winning number display LED 42 for displaying the number of winning balls detected and counted by the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b.

Character members 43a and 43b are provided in the center of the lower prize space 26b. The character members 43a and 43b are provided with a design that allows men and women to walk while holding hands, and a motor 47 (see FIG. 2) is provided on the back side of each character member 43a and 43b.
Rotating members 44a, 4 that rotate within a predetermined angle range by
4b is provided. The rotating members 44a, 44b are stored at the storage gutters 45a, 45b for storing the hit balls that have passed through the winning ball detectors 40a, 40b and at the downstream ends of the storage gutters 45a, 45b. Stoppers 46a and 46b for stopping the hitting are formed. A design of the hand is given to the stopper portions 46a and 46b.

In the normal state, the rotating member 44a,
In 44b, the stoppers 46a and 46b are lowered so that the upper ends of the storage gutters 45a and 45b are the prize winning ball detectors 40a and 40a.
Since it faces the substantially central position of the passage hole of 40b, a part of the hitting ball that has passed through the winning ball detectors 40a, 40b is guided to the storage gutter parts 45a, 45b, and the stopper part 46.
a, 46b, and a predetermined number (one storage gutter part 45a
Alternatively, 45 b) is stored at 45 b. On the other hand, when the rotating members 44a and 44b respectively rotate inward, the stoppers 46a and 46b rise and the storage gutters 45a and 45b incline downward toward the inside of the winning space 26. The hit balls flow out and are discharged between the character members 43a and 43b. The ball discharged from between the character members 43a and 43b rolls on the lower ball rolling plate 51 toward the downstream side from between the leg members 49a and 49b described below as shown by the arrow in FIG. To do. In the stored state, all of the hit balls passing through the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b are not guided to the storage gutters 45a and 45b, but a part thereof collides with the upper ends of the storage gutters 45a and 45b. Is guided between the character members 43a and 43b to roll the lower ball rolling plate 51. Further, a cam switch 48 is provided in the vicinity of the motor 47 to detect the storage state and the non-storage state described above.

The character members 43a and 43b are provided with foot members 49a and 49b. The foot members 49a and 49b are the foot solenoids 50a and 50a shown in FIG.
When the foot solenoids 50a and 50b are driven to move up and down by the 50b, the foot members 49a and 49b are in the raised position, and when the foot solenoids 50a and 50b are turned on, the foot member 49 is in the raised position.
The positions a and 49b are lowered. Then, when the foot members 49a and 49b are in the raised position, as shown in FIG. 1, the width L1 of the lower ball rolling plate 51 on which the hit ball rolls is wide, and the foot members 49a and 49b are in the lowered position. , The width L2 of the lower ball rolling plate 51 on which the hit ball rolls
Becomes narrower. Therefore, the winning rate of hitting balls in the specific winning area 30 changes between the positions where the foot members 49a and 49b are moved upward and downward. In the present embodiment, the foot members 49a, 49b are controlled to be driven during the starting game state and the opening / closing cycle of the big hit game state when the display result of the variable display 41 becomes a specific display result. Has become.

The structure of the prize winning space 26 of the variable winning ball device 20 is approximately the above-mentioned structure, but the variable winning ball device 20 has a large number of decorative LEDs 52 (see FIG. 1).
Is provided. The decorative LED and the wiring of the solenoid, the detector, etc. are provided on the rear surface of the variable winning ball device 20 as shown in FIG.
3 are collectively connected.

The structure of the game board 1 of the pachinko game machine including the variable winning ball device 20 has been described above. The game device provided on the game board 1 is controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a block configuration of the game control circuit formed on the control board, which is controlled by a basic circuit 60 including an MPU, ROM, RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 60
Is a start winning prize ball detector 6, 7 via the switch circuit 61.
a, 7b, specific winning ball detector 37, winning ball detector 40
Detection signals from a, 40b and the cam switch 48 are input, and a chip select signal is given from the address decoding circuit 63 to the basic circuit 60 and the switch circuit 61. Further, when the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 64 gives a reset signal to the basic circuit 60, and the periodic reset circuit 65 gives a periodic reset signal to the basic circuit 60 at predetermined time intervals. In the present embodiment, a setting switch 62 for changing and setting the probability that the variable display 41 displays a specific symbol in a plurality of steps (three steps in the illustrated embodiment) is connected to the switch circuit 61. There is.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 60 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, an audio signal is given to the speaker via the sound circuit 66, and a drive signal is output to the information circuit 67 which derives big hit information, effective start winning information, and the like. In addition, the rotary member 4 is connected via the motor circuit 68.
The drive signal is given to the motors 68 of 4a and 44b, and the variable display 41 and the winning number display LED 4 are supplied via the LED circuit 69.
2, and the display control signal is given to the decorative LED 52, and the foot solenoids 50a, 50 are passed through the solenoid circuit 70.
b, movable plate solenoid 34, and ball receiving member solenoid 2
A drive signal is given to 8a and 28b. Further, via the lamp circuit 71, the chucker lamp 8 and the windmill lamp 9
a, 9b, shoulder lamps 11a, 11b, sleeve lamps 13a,
A display control signal is sent to 13b, side lamps 14a and 14b, and rail decoration lamp 16. Further, power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 72 to the above-described devices and circuits. The LED circuit 69 is connected to a set numerical value display 73 for displaying the set value set by the setting switch 62. The set numerical value display 73 is, for example, integrally provided on the control board so that the player cannot visually recognize it.

Next, the operation of the variable winning ball device 20 controlled by the basic circuit 60 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 13. First, referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the operation of the variable winning ball device 20 in the starting game state will be described. FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation at the time of once opening, and FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation at the time of opening twice.

In FIG. 8, when a hitting ball is won in one of the starting prize winning openings 5a and 5b and a starting signal S1 is derived from the starting winning prize detectors 7a and 7b, a predetermined time (2.000 seconds) is derived from the derivation. ) After a while, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b (indicated as a special winning opening) are opened for a short time (0.500 seconds). Further, the foot members 49a and 49b (indicated as feet) are moved up and down a plurality of times until the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are released after the start signal S1 is delivered, thereby informing that there is a start winning. Further, the period from the time when the starting signal S1 is received to the time when the accessory continuous action device operation valid time ends (the period marked with an asterisk in FIG. 8) is a start acceptance prohibition period. During the start acceptance prohibition period, any ball hitting any of the start winning openings 4, 5a, 5b within that period is invalidated as a start winning function. In the illustrated time chart, it takes time for the winning balls flowing down the winning space 26 to reach the specific winning area 30 even after the ball receiving members 27a, 27b are closed. Therefore, the ball receiving members 27a, 27b are closed. Allowing a certain time (4.0000 seconds) after the product has been activated, the effective operating time of the accessory continuous actuator. The accessory continuous operation device operation effective time may be because a winning ball that has won a prize just before the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are closed may win the specific winning area 30.
It is a grace time set to validate the winning.

On the other hand, when the hitting ball is received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b and becomes a winning ball during the above-described effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device, when it is detected by the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b, it is variably displayed. The variable display operation of the container 41 is stopped, and the display result is a specific display result (for example,
If it is not "7"), the movable plates 32a, 32b and the foot members 49a, 49b are not driven, but a predetermined time (1.00) from the end of opening the ball receiving members 27a, 27b.
0 seconds later, the stopper portion 4 of the rotating members 44a and 44b
6a and 46b (indicated as hands; hereinafter referred to as hand members) are moved up and down at a predetermined cycle (2.000 seconds), and are moved up and down again at predetermined time intervals (1.000 seconds).
This is to reliably release the accumulated state of the hitting balls received by opening the ball receiving members 27a and 27b.
Even if the hit ball that has been released from storage by the second vertical movement is guided to the specific winning area 30, the specific game state is not caused because the accessory continuous operation device operation valid time has elapsed. .

On the other hand, when the display result of the variable display device 41 is the specific display result, as shown by the portion surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 8, the movable plate 32a has been operated since the variable display device 41 (display and symbol) was stopped. , 32b and foot members 49a, 49b are operated a plurality of times (4 times in the case shown; total operation time is 2 seconds). As a result, the hit balls received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are highly likely to be guided to the specific winning area 30, so that the jackpot gaming state is highly likely to be achieved. Since the hand members 46a, 46b of the rotating members 44a, 44b also start driving at the same time as the stop of the symbols, the movable plates 32a,
The hitting ball is not stored in the storage gutters 45a and 45b while the 32b and the foot members 49a and 49b are being driven.

Next, in FIG. 9, the ball receiving members 27a and 27b are also opened twice when the hitting ball is won in the starting winning opening 4 and the starting signal S2 is derived from the starting winning ball detector 6. Except for this, it is almost the same as the case of the single opening shown in FIG. Therefore, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this way, in this embodiment, the ball indicator is received by the ball receiving members 27a and 27b of the variable winning ball device 20 in the starting game state, and the variable display 41 derives the display result, and the variable display thereof. When the display result of 41 is the specific display result, the movable plates 32a and 32 as the winning rate changing mechanism.
Since the b and the foot members 49a and 49b are driven to change the winning rate to the specific winning area 30, if there is a winning in the variable winning ball device 20 of a ball at the start game state, the winning area 30 to the specific winning area 30 is obtained every time. You are given the chance to change the winning rate of hitting balls, attracting the interest of the player and enlivening the interest of the game.

Next, the operation during the opening / closing cycle of the big hit game state will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 shows the timing operation of the first opening / closing cycle,
11 shows the timing operation of the opening / closing cycle excluding the first and last opening / closing cycles, and FIG. 12 shows the timing operation of the final opening / closing cycle. In the figure, the continuous object operating device shows a winning state in the specific winning area 30, that is, a passing state of a hit ball of the specific winning ball detector 37.

First, the operation in the first opening / closing cycle will be described with reference to FIG. When the accessory continuous operation device 37 operates and the continuation signal R1 is derived, the continuation signal R1 is generated.
After a certain time (4.500 seconds) from the ball receiving member 27a,
27b starts the opening / closing cycle. In this opening / closing cycle, the opening time of 0.800 seconds and the closing time of 0.300 seconds are alternately performed. Further, when the end condition of the opening / closing cycle is reached, the accessory effective operating device operation effective time (4.0000 seconds) is set as described above. Of course, in the final opening / closing cycle, the effective working time of the accessory continuous actuator is not set. Further, after the continuation signal R1 is derived and before the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 27a, 27b is started, the movable plates 32a, 32b and the hand member 4 are performed.
6a and 46b are driven, and when the ball receiving members 27a and 27b start the opening / closing operation, the driving of the movable plates 32a and 32b is stopped. The hand members 46a and 46b move up and down when the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is started when the number of operations of the opening / closing cycle is odd or even, and when the number of operations is odd. When the number of operations is even, the storage state and the release state are repeated even if the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is started. The foot members 49a, 49b are the ball receiving members 27a, 27b.
It does not operate until the opening / closing operation is started, but when the opening / closing operation is started, the vertical movement is started at a minute time interval.
Therefore, in the initial stage of the opening / closing cycle, the movable plate 32 that advantageously acts to guide the hitting ball to the specific winning area 30.
Of the a and 32b and the foot members 49a and 49b, the foot members 49a and 49b are responsible for their functions. Particularly in the even-numbered opening / closing cycles, the hit balls are not accumulated and are always discharged onto the lower ball rolling plate 51, so that function is extremely important.

On the other hand, as the opening / closing cycle progresses, the ball receiving member 2
Prize winning ball detectors 40a, 4 accepted by 7a, 27b
When the number of winning balls detected by 0b reaches 7,
Alternatively, when the vertical movement of the foot members 49a and 49b is stopped when the 14th opening of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is completed, the movable plates 32a and 32b repeat the forward and backward movement in exchange,
The function of increasing the winning rate to the specific winning area 30 is the movable plate 3
Move to 2a, 32b. Also, the hand members 46a, 46b
Also, the storage state shifts to the storage state irrespective of the even number and the odd number of times, and the storage state is maintained until a predetermined time (1.000 seconds) elapses after the end condition of the opening / closing cycle is reached. Then, when the opening / closing cycle reaches the end condition (10 or 18 times), the movable plates 32a, 32b continue to move back and forth during the active part continuous operating device operation effective time, but in the latter half of the opening / closing cycle. Unlike the back and forth movement in
Since the interval time is set long, the hand member 46
When the hit balls stored by a and 46b are released, the released hit balls by the movable plates 32a and 32b are more likely to win the specific winning area 30. When a ball is hit in the specific winning area 30, the right to continue the opening / closing cycle is established, and the process moves to the next opening / closing cycle.

Next, the operation when the open / close cycle continues will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, if the continuation signal Rn (1 ≦ n ≦ 14) is derived before the condition for transitioning to the latter half of the opening / closing cycle (7 winnings or 14 times opening / closing) is reached, immediately after the continuation signal Rn is derived. The opening / closing cycle of this time is ended, the next opening / closing cycle is immediately started, and the same operation as the case where the continuation signal R1 is derived is performed. However, if the continuation signal Rn is an even-numbered continuation signal, the hand members 46a and 46b repeatedly move up and down after the opening / closing cycle is started. If the continuation signal Rn is an odd-numbered continuation signal, the hand members 46a and 46b are moved vertically after the opening / closing cycle is started. To stop.

Next, the operation of the final opening / closing cycle will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the continuation signal R
It is the same as the case where the continuation signal R1 is derived until a certain time (4.500 seconds) elapses from the time when 15 is derived and the opening / closing operation of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b is started. When the opening / closing cycle is started, it is not necessary to establish the next continuation right, so the movable plates 32a, 32b and the foot members 49a, 49b having the function of increasing the winning rate to the specific winning area 30 are not driven, The hand members 46a and 46b having the storage function simply repeat the vertical movement. Then, the movable plates 32a and 32b are moved back and forth twice before the end of the effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device, and the operation is ended.

By the way, the probability that the variable display 41 derives the specific display result in the starting game state is changed by the setting switch 62. Further, in the present embodiment, it is a condition that the specific game state is finished. As a result, the probability of deriving the next specific display result is increased, and control is performed for each setting stage so that the continuation of this high probability is maintained until a predetermined number of specific game states occur. This operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a variable display operation of the variable display 41, and FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an operation of counting the number of occurrences of a specific game state. In FIG.
In step 10, it is determined whether or not the game is started,
When it is determined that the game is started, step 1
At 1, it is determined whether or not the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b detect hitting. When the winning ball detectors 40a and 40b detect a hit ball, it is determined in step 12 whether or not the value of the big hit counter is "0". This jackpot counter is counted by the operation shown in FIG. 14, and will be described in detail later. Then, when it is determined in step 12 that the value of the jackpot counter is not "0", that is, the variable display operation with high probability, it is determined in step 1
One value is extracted from the random numbers determined according to the setting value set by the setting switch 62 in 3, and the symbol corresponding to the extracted random number value is displayed as the stop symbol on the variable display 41 in step 15. It is determined. On the other hand, when the value of the jackpot counter is “0”, that is, when it is determined that the variable display operation is performed at a low probability,
In step 14, one value is extracted from the random number determined according to the setting value set by the setting switch 62,
The symbol corresponding to the extracted random number value is determined as the stop symbol displayed on the variable display 41 in step 15.

By the way, in the low probability at step 14, when the setting value of the setting switch 62 is "1", a random number sequence from 0 to 16 is set, so the probability that the specific symbol "7" is extracted Becomes 1/17, and when the setting value of the setting switch 62 is "2", 0 to 1
Since the random number sequence up to 5, the probability that the specific symbol “7” is extracted is 1/16, and when the setting value of the setting switch 62 is “3”, the random number sequence from 0 to 14 is set. Since it is set, the probability that the specific symbol “7” will be extracted is 1/15. Further, at the time of high probability in step 13, when the setting value of the setting switch 62 is "1", a random number sequence of 0 to 8 is set, so the probability that the specific symbol "7" is extracted is 1 / 9, and when the set value of the setting switch 62 is "2", 0 to 7
Since the random number sequence up to is set, the probability that the specific symbol “7” is extracted is 1/8, and when the setting value of the setting switch 62 is “3”, the random number sequence from 0 to 6 is set. Therefore, the probability that the specific symbol “7” is extracted is 1 /
It becomes 7. That is, at high probability, each set value is twice the appearance probability of the specific symbol at low probability. As a general rule, it is not allowed to change the probability with the setting switch 62 during the day of business,
The probability change based on the number of occurrences of the big hit game state naturally occurs in the course of the game.

However, the count control of the big hit counter, which is the basis of the probability change based on the number of occurrences of the big hit game state, is processed by the procedure shown in FIG. That is, in step 20, it is judged whether or not a big hit game state has occurred, and if it has occurred, in step 21, "1" is added to the big hit counter, and then in step 22, the value of the big hit counter is "3". It is determined whether or not
If it is not "3", the process of step 23 is skipped and "3" is set.
If so, the value of the big hit counter is cleared to 0 in step 23. In other words, the value of the jackpot counter is "0
Values up to 2 ”will be taken. Then, when the value of the big hit counter controlled in this way is "0", the display control operation of the variable display 41 is performed with a low probability, and when the value of the big hit counter is "1""2", The display control operation of the variable display 41 is performed with a high probability.
That is, the variable display operation of the variable display device 41 before the occurrence of the first big hit game state is performed with a low probability, and once the big hit game state is reached, the variable display is variably displayed with a high probability until the next two big hit game states occur. The variable display operation of the device 41 is performed. As a result, the occurrence interval of the big hit game state is shortened, and the player's interest can be raised.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the change in the appearance probability of the specific symbol of the variable display 41 is shown based on the number of occurrences of the big hit game state, but as shown in FIG. 15, once in the starting game state. Or, the ball receiving members 27a, 2 twice
The opening time of 7b may be different. Figure 15
Briefly, in step 30, it is determined whether or not the start winning prize ball detectors 7a and 7b (indicated as start 1) of the start winning openings 5a and 5b are turned on.
In step 32, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot counter is "0", that is, whether it is a low time open state. If it is not "0", it is determined that a high time open state. Then, in step 33, the opening for 0.9 seconds set as the high time opening is performed once. Also, the value of the jackpot counter is "0"
If it is, it is determined that the low time open state is established, and the open for 0.5 seconds set as the low time open in step 34 is performed once. On the other hand, when it is determined in step 30 that the start 1 is not turned on, it is determined in step 31 whether or not the start winning prize ball detector 6 (indicated as start 2) of the start winning opening 4 is turned on. If it is, it is determined whether or not the value of the big hit counter is "0", that is, whether it is a low time open state, and if it is not "0", it is a high time open state. If it is determined that there is, the opening for 0.9 seconds set as the high time opening is performed twice in step 36.
Further, when the value of the big hit counter is "0", it is determined that the low time open state is established, and the open for 0.5 seconds set as the low time open in step 37 is performed twice.

As described above, also in the embodiment shown in FIG. 15, the opening operation of the ball receiving members 27a, 27b in the starting game state before the occurrence of the first big hit game state is performed by the low time opening and once the big hit. When the game state is reached, the opening operation of the ball receiving members 27a, 27b in the starting game state is performed by opening for a long time until the big hit game state occurs twice. As a result, the occurrence interval of the big hit game state is shortened, and the player's interest can be raised. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 15, the open time is changed according to the set value, but the open time is not shown, but the open time may be changed according to the set value.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the appearance probability of the specific symbol of the variable display 41 is changed according to the set value of the setting switch 62, but FIGS.
Other factors shown in 8 may be changed. 16
FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing an operation of changing one opening time in 18 opening / closing operations of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b in the opening / closing cycle according to a set value, and FIG. FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an operation of changing the number of opening / closing operations of the ball receiving members 27a and 27b in the opening / closing cycle.

Therefore, first, briefly explaining FIG. 16, it is determined in step 40 whether or not it is in the starting game state, and if it is in the starting game state, in step 41 the hitting ball is in the specific winning area 30. It is determined whether or not a jackpot (displayed as V-win) is a big hit, and when it is a big hit,
In step 42, the set value is determined. If the set value is “1”, the random number from 0 to 4 is set to 1 in step 43.
One value is extracted, the time corresponding to the extracted value is set in step 44, and when the set value is "2", one value is extracted from the random numbers 0 to 5 in step 45,
The time corresponding to the extracted value is set in step 46, and when the set value is "3", it is set to 0 in step 47.
One value is extracted from the random numbers up to 6 and the time corresponding to the extracted value is set in step 47. Then, as clearly shown in steps 44, 46 and 48, the higher the set value is, the larger the ratio of the open time is 0.9 seconds, so that the ball catching members 27a and 27b for catching the ball can catch the ball in a short time. It can be performed reliably, and finally the payout rate can be changed.

Next, referring to FIG. 17, in step 50, it is judged whether or not it is in the starting game state, and if it is in the starting game state, in step 51, a ball is won in the specific winning area 30 (V It is determined whether or not a big prize is achieved by displaying (winning), and when it is a big hit, the set value is determined in step 52. If the set value is "1",
One value is extracted from the random numbers 0 to 9 in step 53, and if the set value is "2", it is 0 in step 54.
One value is extracted from the random numbers up to 8 and the set value is "3"
If it is, one value is extracted from the random numbers 0 to 7 in step 55. Then, it is determined whether or not the value extracted in step 56 is "0", and if it is other than "0", the allowable number of open / close cycles is set to 2 in step 57, and if it is "0". In step 58, the allowable number of open / close cycles is set to 16. In this case, since the random number value "0" has a different probability of being extracted according to the set value, the payout rate can be finally changed.

Next, referring to FIG. 18, in step 60, it is determined whether or not the starting game state is in effect. If the starting game state is in effect, then in step 61 a ball is struck in the specific winning area 30 (V It is determined whether or not a big win is achieved by displaying (winning), and when it is a big win, the set value is determined in step 62. If the set value is "1",
One value is extracted from the random numbers 0 to 9 in step 63, and when the set value is "2", 0 is calculated in step 64.
One value is extracted from the random numbers up to 8 and the set value is "3"
If it is, one value is extracted from the random numbers 0 to 7 in step 65. Then, it is determined whether or not the value extracted in step 66 is "0", and if it is other than "0", the number of times of opening and closing the ball receiving members 27a, 27b in one opening / closing cycle is 3 times in step 68. Is set to "0"
If so, in step 67, the number of times of opening and closing the ball receiving members 27a and 27b in one opening / closing cycle is set to 18. In this case, since the random number value "0" has a different probability of being extracted according to the set value, the payout rate can be finally changed.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the winning type winning opening 4, 5a, 5b is shown as a receiving type, this is formed as an electric starting opening, and the electric starting opening is displayed on the variable display. It can be opened by Such an example will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 is a front view of the game board, and FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing an operation of determining the opening time of the electric starting opening. In FIG. 19, a variable winning ball device 80 is provided in the center of the game board 1. This variable winning ball device 80
Is a pair of ball receiving members 81a and 81b and the ball receiving member 8
Prize winning ball detectors 82a and 82b for detecting the hitting ball received by 1a and 81b, and two variable indicators 83
a, 83b, a specific winning area 84 for causing a big hit gaming state or establishing a continuation right, and a specific winning ball detector 85 for detecting a winning ball received in the specific winning area 84 I have it. Of the two variable indicators 83a and 83b, one variable indicator 83a is
As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the display result is derived by turning on the winning ball detectors 82a and 82b in the starting game state, and when the display result becomes a specific symbol, it is provided in the winning space. The winning rate changing mechanism operates to improve the winning rate of hitting balls in the specific winning area 84. The other variable display 83b derives the display result based on the passage switch 91 of the passage opening 90 provided in the game board 1 being turned on, and when the display result is a winning symbol, the electric starting opening 86 is predetermined. It is used to free up time. In addition, during the big hit game state, it is used to display the number of times of continuous play and the number of winning prizes.

An electric starting port 86 is provided below the variable winning ball unit 80. The electric starting opening 86 has an opening / closing wing piece 87 which is controlled to be opened / closed by a solenoid 88, and has a built-in starting winning ball detector 89 for detecting a hit ball. In addition, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, start-up winning openings 5a and 5b of the receiving type are provided on the left and right of the electric starting opening 86, but these starting winning openings 5a and 5b are formed as simple winning openings. Is also good.

Next, the operation of the electric starting port 86 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to 0. Passing port 9 in step 70
It is determined whether or not the ball has passed 0 and the passage switch 91 has been turned on. If it is turned on, one value is extracted from random numbers corresponding to the set value in step 71. Specifically, for example, when the setting value is "1", the random number table from 0 to 9 is set, and when the setting value is "2", the random number table from 0 to 8 is set. When it is set and the set value is “3”, a random number table of 0 to 7 is set. After that, in step 72, it is judged whether or not the value of the big hit counter counted as shown in FIG. 14 is "0", and if it is not "0", it is judged as a high-probability state and extracted. In step 73, it is determined whether or not the calculated value is smaller than 5. When it is determined that the value is smaller than 5, the winning symbol "7" is displayed on the variable display 83b in step 74, and the excitation time of the solenoid 88 is set to 5.9 seconds in step 75. Further, when it is determined in step 73 that the number is 5 or more, in step 77, "-" which is a detachment symbol is displayed.
On the other hand, in step 72, the value of the big hit counter is "0".
If it is determined that the value is 0, it is determined that the low probability state exists, and it is determined in step 76 whether or not the extracted value is 0. Then, when it is determined to be 0,
In step 78, the winning symbol "7" is displayed on the variable display 83.
In step 79, the excitation time of the solenoid 88 is set to 0.2 seconds. If it is determined in step 76 that it is not 0, in step 77, "-", which is a detachment symbol, is displayed.

Thus, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, in addition to or instead of the variable winning ball device 80,
After the jackpot gaming state is derived, the opening time of the electric start port 86 is set to be long until a predetermined number of jackpot gaming states occur, so that the occurrence interval of the jackpot gaming state can be shortened and attract the attention of the player. You can

Although the structure and operation of the variable winning ball device 20 according to the embodiment have been described above, according to this embodiment, the ball receiving members 27a, 27b of the variable winning ball device 20 are ball hits in the starting game state. When the variable display 41 derives the display result, and the display result of the variable display 41 is the specific display result, the movable plates 32a, 32b and the foot members 49a, 49b as the winning rate changing mechanism are received.
Is driven to change the winning rate to the specific winning area 30, so if there is a winning in the variable winning ball device 20 in the starting game state, the winning rate of the hitting ball in the specific winning area 30 changes every time. The opportunity to play is given, the interest of the player can be attracted, and the interest of the game can be raised.

In the above embodiment, the winning rate changing mechanism includes movable plates 32a and 32b for changing the size of the specific winning area 30, and foot members 49a and 49b for guiding a hitting ball to the specific winning area 30. However, either one of them may be used, or a mechanism having another structure may be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the hitting ball is the winning ball detectors 40a, 40 as a means for deriving the display result of the variable display 41.
Although it is decided that the ball passes through b, for example, a hit ball wins the starting winning opening 4, 5a, 5b, and the starting winning ball detector 6, 7a,
The display result of the variable display device 41 may be derived based on that 7b is turned on.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, when the ball is hit in the variable winning ball device in the starting game state, the variable display device derives the display result and displays it. When the result becomes a specific display result, the winning rate variable mechanism operates to improve the winning rate of hitting balls in the specified winning area, so the hitting ball is accepted by the variable winning ball device during the starting game state. As a result, the chance of changing the winning rate of hitting balls in the specific winning area is given each time, so that the player's interest can be attracted and the interest of the game can be raised.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a variable winning ball device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a part of a variable winning ball device is cut away.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an operation of a winning rate varying mechanism provided in a winning space.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of a winning rate varying mechanism provided in the winning space.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a game board of a ball game machine provided with a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a block configuration of a game control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning a prize ball device at the time of starting by opening once.

FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device at the time of double opening and starting.

FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the operation of the first opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 11 is a time chart showing a state in which the opening / closing cycle continues.

FIG. 12 is a time chart showing the operation of the final opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a display operation of a variable indicator provided in the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a counting operation of a big hit game state.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation of changing the opening time of the variable winning ball device in the starting game state.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation of changing the opening time in the opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation of changing the number of continuations in the opening / closing cycle.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of changing the number of times of opening and closing in the opening and closing cycle.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a game board showing an embodiment in which a starting opening is changed to an electric starting opening.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation of changing the opening time of the electric starting port.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 4,5a, 5b start prize hole 6,7a, 7b start prize ball detector 20 variable prize ball device 26 prize space 27a, 27b ball receiving member 30 specific prize area 31a, 31b normal prize area 32a, 32b movable plate (Winning rate variable mechanism) 35 Communication section 37 Specific winning ball detector 41 Variable display 49a, 49b Foot member (Winning rate variable mechanism) 60 Basic circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball receiving member of a variable winning ball device is driven to open in a first predetermined mode when a starting game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening is received, and is received during the opening driving. In the ball game machine for opening and driving the ball receiving member in a predetermined second state in a specific game state when the hit ball hits a specific winning area provided in the variable winning ball device, the starting game A variable display device for deriving a display result based on the winning of a ball hitting the variable winning ball device in the state,
A ball game machine provided with a winning rate variable mechanism for improving the winning rate of hitting balls in the specific winning area when the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined specific display result. .