JPH06319854A - Pachinko machine with picture pattern display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a fluctuation time of a picture pattern from becoming too long by providing a fluctuation time switching means for varying the time extending from a start of a fluctuation of a picture pattern to a definite decision of the stop in accordance with a storage state of the number of actuated balls. CONSTITUTION:In a state that special picture pattern display devices 13a-13c start a fluctuation, when first-class start operation port prize-winning detection switches 31, 32 and 33 are operated continuously, a start operation ball counter holds the number of times of a waiting state for executing continuously a fluctuation display of the special picture pattern fluctuating devices 13a-13c, as the number of prize-winning storage to a first-class start opeartion port. A fluctuation time of a special picture patten is set particularly by a special picture pattern fluctuation timer by a CPU being a fluctuation time swtiching means, and programs stored in a ROM and a RAM, and a switching processing related to the fluctuation time of the picture pattern display device is executed, based on the program stored in the ROM.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine with a symbol display device, and more particularly to a pachinko machine with a symbol display device that can increase the chances of symbol variations that benefit a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The variation time of a symbol in a conventional symbol display device has been determined by the player's operation of an operation switch for stopping the symbol variation. Further, in the symbol display device of a kind of pachinko machine, the variation time of the symbol was fixedly determined by the timer means.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when the player does not operate the operation switch, the variation time of the symbol is infinitely extended and fixed by the timer means. However, depending on the mode of play, there has been a problem that the variable time of the fixedly set symbols is set to be unnecessarily long. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine with a symbol display device which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional example and prevents the variation time of symbols from becoming too long.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the first structure of the present invention is, in a pachinko machine with a symbol display device for changing the winning condition of the winning ball according to the display mode of the symbol, the fluctuation of the symbol. The variable time switching means is provided for varying the time from the start to the stop confirmation according to the stored state of the number of starting balls. In the second configuration of the present invention, in the first configuration, the variation time switching means sets the symbol variation time to be long when the number of activated balls is small or not stored, and the starting winning ball Is to set the fluctuation time short when the number of memory cells is large.

[0005]

According to the first configuration of the present invention described above, the variation time of the symbol differs depending on the memory state of the number of starting balls, so that the pachinko game player's interest in the pachinko game can be increased. Further, according to the second configuration of the present invention described above,
When there is little or no memory of the number of starting balls, the variation time of the symbol is set to be long, and when there is a lot of memory of the number of starting winning balls, the variation time is set to be short, so waiting for pachinko players Since the time is reduced, the pachinko game player's interest in the pachinko game can be increased.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the whole of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the following components are arranged on a play board surface 10 of a pachinko game machine. First, a rail 11 that partitions the periphery of the game board surface 10 is provided. The special winning opening 12 is formed in the lower part of the play board surface 10. A specific area 12a is defined in the center of the special winning opening 12. In addition, the special winning opening prize number display LED 12b and the continuous number display LED 1
2c is provided on the upper part of the game board surface 10. The special symbol display device 13, the left special symbol 13a, the middle special symbol 13b
And the right special pattern 13c, which is provided at the center of the game board surface 10. The first type starting port 14 includes a middle first type starting port 14a, a left first type starting port 14b, and a right first type starting port 1.
4c, a special symbol display device 13 on the game board surface 10
It is provided on the lower side of. Also, the memory number display LED 14d
Is provided on the upper side of the middle special symbol 13b. The winning openings 15 are a sky winning opening 15a, a lower left winning opening 15b, a lower right winning opening 15c, a lower right winning opening 15d, and a lower right winning opening 1.
It is composed of 5e and is arranged in each part of the play board surface 10.
In addition, decorative LEDs 16a, 16b, 16c, LED indicator lights 16a, 16e, 16f, indicator lights 16g, 16h,
The LED windmill 17a and the windmill 17b are provided on the game board surface 10.

FIG. 2 shows the entire front surface of the pachinko game machine in which FIG. 1 is formed. In FIG. 2, around the rail 11 on the game board surface 10, a hit indicator light 21a, a gold frame open indicator light 21b, a prize ball payout / prize ball out indicator lamp 2
1c, a keyhole 22, a metal frame detection switch 23, a firing device stop button 25, a handle 26, a lower plate 27, an upper plate 28, a metal frame 29a and a wooden frame 29b are provided. When the metal frame detection switch 23 detects the open state of the metal frame 29a, the metal frame open indicator lamp 21b is turned on.

FIG. 3 shows a ball path on the back surface of the game board and a mounting state of the switch. In FIG. 3, a medium first type starting mouth winning detection switch 31, a left first type starting mouth winning detection switch 32, a right first type starting mouth winning detection switch 33, a large winning mouth winning detection switch 34, a specific area passage detection switch. 35
And a winning prize winning detection switch 36 is provided.
Further, a special winning opening opening solenoid 37, a guide path 38 and a relay board 39 are provided. The special winning opening winning detection switch 34 is a switch for detecting that a winning ball has passed through the special winning opening 12, and is a specific area passing detection switch 35.
Is a switch that detects that the winning ball has passed the specific area 12 a of the special winning opening 12. Moreover, the winning prize winning detection switch 34 is a switch for detecting that the winning ball has passed through the winning hole 15a.

FIG. 4 shows a wiring system between the play board and the frame.
In FIG. 4, a game board 40a is provided with a control board 41, a relay board 42, and a terminal board 43. Control board 41
Is arranged with a CPU 51 and the like shown in FIG. 5 described later, and has a function of controlling the entire pachinko game machine. Also,
The relay board 42 is connected with the winning prize winning detection switch 36, the left first type starting winning prize detecting switch 32, the middle first kind starting winning prize detecting switch 31 and the right first kind winning prize detecting switch 33. The relay board 42 is connected to the control board 41. The terminal board 43 includes various external connection terminals 43a.
To 43d, and is connected to the control board 41. Of these, the external connection terminal 43a outputs to the outside that the medium first type starting opening winning detection switch 31 detects that a winning ball has entered the medium first type starting opening 14a. It is for information output. Also, the external connection terminal 43b
Is for outputting special symbol variation information which outputs to the outside that the special symbol has begun to vary. Furthermore, the external connection terminal 4
3c is for jackpot motion information output 1 (signal output),
The external connection terminal 43d is for jackpot motion information output 2 (power output). A relay board 44, a crime prevention board 45, a terminal board 46, a launcher control board 47, and the like are arranged on the frame 40b. The relay board 44 is connected to the control board 41 and the crime prevention board 45. In addition, this relay board 44
A prize ball payout detection switch 44a, a prize ball payout motor 44b, and a prize ball number switching solenoid 44c are connected to. The security board 45 is connected to the relay board 44 and the terminal board 45 described above. Further, the crime prevention board 45 includes a prize ball payout prohibiting switch 45a and a speaker 45.
b and the metal frame detection switch 23 are connected. The prize ball payout prohibition switch 45a is a switch for prohibiting the payout of prize balls. The terminal board 46 is connected to the crime prevention board 45, the control board 41, and the terminal board 43. Further, the terminal board 46 has a metal frame open indicator light 21b and a hit indicator light 21b.
a, the prize ball payout / prize ball out indicator light 21c, the prize ball out detection switch 46a and the power plug 46b are connected, and further, the external connection terminal 46c for hit information output, the external connection terminal 46e for output information of the opening of the metal frame and the prize. An external connection terminal 46f for out-of-ball information is provided. In addition, as for the hit indicator light 21a, the special symbols 13a to 13c match,
It shows a big hit. A firing motor drive circuit 47a is arranged on the firing device control board 47. A firing motor 47b, a firing device stop switch 47c, and a handle switch 47d are connected to the firing device control board 47. Of these, the handlebar switch 47d is also connected to the crime prevention board 45. The antistatic device 48 is connected to the control board 41 via a resistor 48a to prevent malfunction due to static electricity.

FIG. 5 shows a wiring block of this embodiment.
In FIG. 5, the central processing unit CPU51 is a central part of various controls of this embodiment. This CPU 51 has
The switch detection unit 52, the memory 53, the clock and reset circuit 54, and the power supply circuit 55 are connected. Medium first
Seed opening mouth prize detection switch 31, left type 1 start mouth prize detection switch 32, right type 1 start mouth prize detection switch 3
3, the winning prize winning detection switch 36, the specific area passage detection switch 35, and the prize ball payout detection switch 44a are connected to the CPU 51 via the switch detection unit 52. The middle first-class starting opening winning detection switch 31 is a switch for detecting that a winning ball has entered the middle-first class starting opening 14a, and each of the other winning ball detecting switches 32, 33,
36 is also the same as the middle first type starting opening winning detection switch 31. Further, the specific area passage detection switch 35 is
This is a switch that detects that the winning ball has passed through the specific area 12a. Further, the CPU 51 has a display circuit 56 such as a winning prize number display LED, a solenoid drive circuit 57a,
57b, indicator light drive circuit 57c, relay drive circuit 57
d, sound effect output circuit 57e and external output drive circuit 57f
To control. The display circuit 56 is a special symbol 13, a special symbol memory number display LED 14d, decoration LEDs 16a, 16b,
16c, the continuous number display LED 12c and the special winning opening prize number display LED 12b are driven. In addition, the continuous number display LE
D12c displays the number of times the special winning opening 12 is continuously opened. Further, the solenoid drive circuit 57a drives the special winning opening opening solenoid 37, and the solenoid drive circuit 67b drives the prize ball number switching solenoid 44a. In addition, the indicator light drive circuit 57c includes indicator lights A to E16d.
Drive 16h and the relay drive circuit 57d represents an incorrect output. The sound effect output circuit 57e drives the speaker 45, and the external output drive circuit 57f controls the external output. Further, the antistatic device 48 is connected to the analog GND 58.

With the above configuration, the operation is as follows. First, the game balls are placed in the upper plate 28, and the handle 26 of the launching device is turned to the right to play the game balls one by one.
Fire at any position above. The game balls shot on the game board surface 10 enter the winning openings 15 and 12 or enter the out opening 18. Here, as described above, the winning openings include the normal winning openings 15a to 15e, the first-type starting openings 14a to 14c, and the special winning opening 12. By the operation of the prize ball number switching solenoid 44a, the sky winning port 15a and the first-type starting port 14a ...
7 when 14c wins, 1 when winning other wins
You can get 5 play balls. In addition, the first type starting port 14a
When a game ball wins in ~ 14c, each switch 31,3
2, 33 detect the winning ball. This detection signal is CP
Input ports of U, RAM, and ROM are first held in three types of bits corresponding to the switches 31, 32, and 33 at predetermined addresses. The number of winning balls that have fallen into the first type starting ports 14a to 14c is aggregated, and the starting ball number counter adds up to four. Bits 0 to 1 that have been actuated by the first-class start opening prize detection switches 31, 32, 33
By switching to, the CPU is a special symbol display device 13a ~ 1
A processing bit for designating the variable process of 3c is set, and the program relating to the symbol variation is executed based on the setting of the special symbol operation flag and the time setting of the special symbol operation timer.
In the state where the special symbol display devices 13a to 13c have started to change, when the first type starting mouth prize detection switches 31, 32, and 33 are continuously operated, the starting ball number counter causes the special symbol variation device 13a to The number of waiting states in which 13c is continuously displayed in a variable manner is held as the number of winning storages for the first-class starting opening. Next, if the number of winnings stored in the starting ball counter (number of starts) is held, and if it is not held (when there is no memory), the variation time of the special symbol is the special symbol variation timer (left symbol). A variable time setting timer, a right symbol variable time setting timer, a middle symbol variable time setting timer), which is a variable time switching means for a short time-up time and a long time-up time,
The setting process is specially set by the programs stored in the ROM and the RAM, and the switching process relating to the variation time of the symbol display device is executed based on the program stored in the ROM.

FIG. 6 shows a time chart of the variation of each special symbol at this time. In FIG. 6, the first type starting port 14
a, 14b, 14c The time elapse from the time of winning to the stop of variation of the special symbol 13 is shown. Further, an operation switch for stopping the symbol fluctuation may be provided for forcibly stopping and confirming the symbol fluctuation within the fluctuation time set for a short time during the fluctuation of the special symbol display device. In addition, each number is a case where the number of winning balls is not stored. The number in parentheses indicates the number when there is a memory. When the memory is 1,
The time from the winning of the first type starting ports 14a, 14b, 14c to the change of the special symbol is 5.000 seconds or more. In addition, when there is a memory, the high-speed fluctuation time of the left, right, and middle special symbols is shortened. At this time, the left special symbol 2.496 seconds is 0.936 seconds, the right special symbol 4.992 seconds is 2.49.
In 6 seconds, 6.864 seconds of the medium special symbol is shortened to 4.056 seconds, respectively. Further, in the middle-speed variation time of the left and right special symbols, 1.248 seconds of the left special symbol is reduced to 0.312 seconds, and 0.624 seconds of the right special symbol is reduced to 0.312 seconds. When about 5.9 seconds or more elapses after this symbol starts fluctuating, this symbol stops in the order of left, right, and middle.
However, in the case where the variation of the symbol is started after 5.0 seconds or more have passed since the game balls entered the first type starting ports 14a to 14c, about 3 after the symbol starts to vary. ．
After 4 seconds or more, the symbols stop in the order of left / right / middle. When the changing symbol stops, left / right /
When the combination of the above-mentioned symbols 13a to 13c is a predetermined combination of symbols, the condition device operates,
The special winning opening 12 opens for 29.5 seconds. The special winning opening 12 is not opened except for the combination of the predetermined symbols. When the winning game ball passes through the specific area 12a while the special winning opening 12 is open, the specific area passing detection switch 3
5 detects this play ball, the accessory continuous operation device operates,
After the opening operation of that time is completed, the special winning opening 12 is opened again. This number is up to 16 times including the first opening. FIG. 8 shows a time chart of opening the special winning opening 12 16 times in a row. 1 play ball in the open big winning opening 12
When 0 prizes are won, the opening operation of the special winning opening 12 is stopped even within 29.5 seconds. When the special symbols 13a to 13c are changing, or when the game balls are won in the first type starting ports 14a to 14c while the special winning opening 12 is open, up to four are stored and the special symbols 13a to 13c are changed. After the stop or after the opening operation of the special winning opening 12, the special symbols 13a-1 again
Start the fluctuation of 3c.

Corresponding to the operation during play from the time of power on,
The player is informed of the state at that time by a lamp / LED and, if necessary, a sound effect. The types of lamp / LED display are as follows.

[Table 1]

[0014]

[Table 2] Note that Note A to Note D in Table 2 are as follows. Note A is when there is no prize ball. In Note B, the patterns 7, 10, and 14 in FIG. 7 are combined. In Note C, the design when the big hit is confirmed is displayed. In Note D, indicator lights A, D, E,
A1 and B, C blink alternately.

[0015]

[Table 3] Note that Note E to Note H in Table 3 are as follows. In Note E, it flashes alternately with A for 0.256 seconds. In Note F,
Flashes for 0.256 seconds A at the same time. 1.02 for Note G
Flashes alternately with A for 4 seconds. In Note H, it flashes at the same time as A for 1.024 seconds.

Further, the above notes 1 to 6 are as follows. Note 1 in Table 1 to Table 3, at the time of left and right special symbol fluctuation stop, reach (left special symbol 13a and right special symbol 13c
Is the same pattern), LED indicator light A16d, indicator light E
16h, the decorative LED 16c and the indicator lamp B16e, the LED indicator lamp C16f, and the decorative LED 16a blink alternately in a cycle of 0.128 seconds. In other cases, LED indicator A16
d, the decorative LED 16c and the indicator lamp B16e, the LED indicator lamp C16f, and the decorative LED 16a alternately blink in a cycle of 0.512 seconds. In Note 2 in Table 2, 7.488 to 28.
After changing for 392 seconds (5.928 to 26.832 seconds), stop at the pattern of Note 3 described later. Also, when the left and right special symbols change stop, the left and right special symbols in the case of reach,
Lighting for 0.256 seconds and extinction for 0.128 seconds are repeated. However, the left and right special symbols after the low speed fluctuation a are 0.
Lighting for 128 seconds and extinguishing for 0.064 seconds are repeated.
In Note 3 in Table 2, either of the left and right special symbols is displayed in FIG. 7. In Note 4 in Table 2, after displaying left / middle / right for 2.048 seconds, left / middle / right is displayed for 1.452 seconds. In Note 5 in Table 2, the left and right special symbols display the symbol when the big hit is confirmed, and the middle special symbol displays the predetermined symbol. In Note 6 in Table 3, the 1st to 15th consecutive times blinks at a cycle of 0.128 seconds, and the 16th consecutive number indicates
Light.

Further, a sound effect is generated according to each operation state. The following sound effects are generated from the time of winning the first type starting opening 14 to the determination of the special symbol. When the left / right / middle special symbol fluctuation starts, the sound effect 2 is output, and when the fluctuation stops, the sound effect 5 is output.
Further, when the left and right special symbol fluctuation stop, the sound effect 3 is output in the case of reach, and the sound effect 1 is output in other cases. However,
After the low-speed fluctuation a, the sound effect 4 is output. During the big hit operation, the sound effect 6 is output for 3.500 seconds before opening the special winning opening 12, and the sound effect 7 is output when opening the special winning opening 12 and when passing through the specific area 12a. Furthermore, the sound effect 7 is output for 4.04 seconds after the end of the big hit operation. 9 and 10
3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of this embodiment.
FIG. 10 shows a continuation of FIG. Therefore, the point A in FIG.
It continues to point A in FIG.

[0018]

As described above in detail, according to the pachinko machine with a symbol display device of the present invention, when there is a memory of the starting (starting winning) ball (when the symbol display device is continuously changed). The symbol variation time can be shortened, the chances of hit determination can be increased, and as a result, the probability of occurrence of a hit in a unit time can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view of the one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a mounting view of a ball path and a switch on the playing board surface of the one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a wiring system diagram of the play board and the frame of the one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of wiring of the one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of each special symbol of the one embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view of the special winning opening of the one embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the one embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 big prize hole 12a specific area 13 symbol display device 15 prize hole 51 CPU 53 memory

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Wataru Horii 1 Nishinokawa, Okimura, Nishiharu-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine with a symbol display device for changing the winning condition of a winning ball according to the display mode of the symbol, in which the time from the start of the variation of the symbol to the stop confirmation is varied depending on the stored state of the number of activated balls. A pachinko machine with a pattern display device, characterized by comprising time switching means. 2. The fluctuation time switching means sets a long fluctuation time of the symbol when the number of starting balls is small or not, and when the number of starting winning balls is large,
The variable time is set to be short.
Pachinko machine with the indicated pattern display device.