JPH0639098A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To disregard a pinballl passing in the specific area during a variable prizewinning pinball machine is controlled to drive in a 1st state by stacking and storing the specific number of pinballs passing through the specific area during the variable prizewinning pinball machine is controlled to drive in the 1st state. CONSTITUTION:Pinballs entered in a specific prizewinning port is detected by a specific prizewinning detecting device 64. The output of a holding circuit 132 is reversed to turn on an attacker solenoid 52, blinking on and off attacker opening lamps 78a and 78b. The Q output H of the holding circuit 132 is given to a start prizewinning storage circuit 164 as down count input, and the count value of an up-down counter is decreased by 1. For example, if three pinballs are inputted in succession to the specific prizewinning port when an opening/ closing plate is opened, three H pulses are given to the start prizewinning storage circuit 164 from a start prizewinning circuit 142 through a NAND gate 172, the count value of the circuit 164 becomes '3', and the count value is displayed on a start prizewinning storage display 7 segment LED 170.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine and the like, and more particularly to a ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of ball game machine, hit balls that have been hitherto generally known, for example, a predetermined specific game state has occurred, and have been hit in a game area. The variable winning ball device is advantageous to the player for the first time only after passing through a multi-stage game state in which a player passes a specific area.
There is a configuration in which the player is controlled to be in the state of, and a relatively large number of winning balls are generated to give a relatively large game value to the player. As described above, in this type of conventional ball game machine, the variable winning ball device becomes the first state after a plurality of stages of game states of occurrence of a specific game state and passage of a hitting ball to a specific area. In addition, the process until the variable winning ball device is brought into the first state is configured to provide a novel and interesting game.

[0003]

However, in the conventional ball game machine of this type, the variable winning ball device is the first one based on the occurrence of the specific game state and the ball hitting the specific area. When the hitting ball passes through the specific area again while being driven and controlled to the state, the passing ball is ignored and the drive control to the first state of the variable winning ball device based on the passing ball is performed. However, there is an inconvenience that the player feels dissatisfied as a result.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is that a ball hitting a specific area again while the variable winning ball apparatus is drive-controlled to the first state. In this case, the player's dissatisfaction due to the passing ball being ignored is eliminated.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to perform a game, and a specific game for detecting that a predetermined specific game state has occurred. The state detecting means, a variable winning ball device that can be changed to a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player, and a specific region provided at a predetermined position of the game region have passed. Specific passing ball detecting means for detecting a specific passing ball, and a cumulative storage means capable of cumulatively storing the number of the specific passing balls based on the detection output of the specific passing ball detecting means,
Drive control means capable of driving and controlling the variable winning ball device to the first state a number of times corresponding to the stored value of the cumulative storage means, on condition that the detection output of the specific game state detection means is derived. It is characterized by including.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the occurrence of the specific game state is detected by the specific game state detecting means, and the specific passing ball which has passed through the specific region provided at a predetermined position of the game region is detected as the specific passing ball. Detected by means. Then, by the operation of the cumulative storage means, the number of the specific passing balls can be cumulatively stored based on the detection output of the specific passing ball detecting means. Then, by the operation of the drive control means, the variable winning ball device is driven and controlled to the first state by the number of times corresponding to the stored value of the cumulative storage means on condition that the detection output of the specific game state detection means is derived. It will be possible.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is
It includes a rectangular frame-shaped entire frame 12 and a game board 14 detachably attached to the entire frame 12. On the board surface of the game board 14, an inner rail 16 and an outer rail 18 formed of a strip-shaped metal plate are arranged in a substantially circular shape. This inner rail 16
And the game board surface surrounded by the outer rail 18 is a game area 20.
It is said that. A large number of nails (not shown) are driven into the game area 20, so that the flow of the falling pachinko balls is changed. The gaming area 22 has a plurality of winning areas 22, 24a, 24 determined to pay out prize balls (pachinko balls) by winning a pachinko ball.
b and 26 are provided. In addition, an out-ball entrance 28 is provided in the center of the lowermost position of the winning area 20 for collecting unpaid pachinko balls as out-balls.

In the present embodiment, the explanation has been given of the case where the pachinko balls are paid in the winning area to pay out the prize balls, but as another example, the payout of the prize balls is changed to the number of prize balls. It is also possible to record the score on a magnetic card or the like.

In this embodiment, a variable winning ball device 30 and a winning ball device 32 having a ball distributing function are further provided.

One variable winning ball device 30, the game area 2
It is arranged in a region below the center portion of 0 and above the out ball inlet 28. In addition, the other winning ball device 32 having a substantially circular front shape, as shown in the figure, the game area 2
It is located in the central portion of 0 and has a pachinko ball distribution function as described later.

The first invention of the present application is directed to improvement of the arrangement position of the specific region for bringing the first variable winning ball device 30 into the first state advantageous to the player.
Further, the second invention related to the present application is directed to an improvement in the control structure of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including the first variable winning ball device 30 and the second variable winning ball device 32. Therefore, based on the description of the configuration and operation of the variable winning ball apparatus 30 and the configuration and operation of the winning ball apparatus 32, the features of the invention according to the present application will be described below based on the embodiments.

In FIG. 1, 31 is a metal frame, 33
Is a glass door frame, 35 is a hitting ball supply tray, 37 is an operating handle, 39 is an extra ball receiving tray, and these are already known in pachinko game machines. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has a speaker 41 for outputting a sound effect inside the hit ball supply tray 35. Furthermore, game area 2
At both ends of 0, a right generation state (specific game state) described later
The right generation extinguishing lamps 43a and 43b are provided.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of the variable winning ball device 30. FIG. 3 shows a variable winning ball device 30.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view with a part cut away, drawn for explaining the opening / closing mechanism of FIG. With reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the variable winning ball device 30 includes a mounting board 34 mounted so as to be substantially flush with the board surface of the game board 14 (see FIG. 1). On the front side of the mounting board 34, the mounting board 34 is provided with a space that allows pachinko balls to pass through with a margin.
A full face plate 36 is attached in parallel with. The front decoration plate 36 is notched on the upper side of the central portion thereof, and a horizontally long rectangular winning opening 3 is formed on a portion of the mounting substrate 34 located on the rear side thereof.
8 is formed. An opening / closing plate 40, which is an example of a movable member capable of opening and closing the winning opening, is engaged with the winning opening 38. When the opening / closing plate 40 is opened, the first state is advantageous to the player, and when it is closed, the second state is disadvantageous to the player. On the left and right sides of the opening / closing plate 40 (see particularly FIG. 3), substantially triangular reinforcing members 42a and 42b are formed to project rearward at substantially right angles to the opening / closing plate 40. Then, both ends of the lower side of the opening / closing plate 40 are rotatably held by the mounting substrate 34 by the pins 43. An engaging pin 44 is formed on the outer side of the rear end of one of the reinforcing members 42b, and a plunger 54 of an attacker solenoid 52 is connected to the engaging pin 44 via an operating link 46, a connecting pin 48, and a connecting member 50. There is. Therefore, the attacker solenoid 52 is turned on /
When turned off, the operation link 46 rotates about the fulcrum 56, and the opening / closing plate 40 opens / closes.

Further, referring to FIGS. 4 to 8, the first
The description of the variable winning ball device 30 will be continued.

FIG. 4 is an opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30.
Is a front view of the closed state. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 4, and shows the variable winning ball device 30 attached to the game board 14.

With reference mainly to FIGS. 4 and 5, a specific winning opening 58, which is an example of a specific region referred to in the claims, is formed immediately below the center of the winning opening 38. The pachinko ball P1 that has won the specific winning opening 58 is guided to the back side of the game board 14 in accordance with the winning ball guide gutter 60, and the winning ball gathering gutter 62.
Are collected at a predetermined place and processed. The specific winning opening 58 may be one in which a hit ball that has entered from above passes directly below. A specific winning ball detector 64, which is an example of a specific passing ball detecting means, is arranged immediately inside the specific winning opening 58. Specific prize ball detector 64
Is a thin detector having a winning ball passage hole 66 so as not to obstruct the flow of the pachinko balls P1 won from the specific winning opening 58 and to be able to reliably detect the winning pachinko balls P1. . This detector 64 has a coil (not shown) around the winning ball passing hole 66, detects a change in magnetic flux caused by the pachinko ball P1 passing through the winning ball passing hole 66, and detects the specific winning ball. There is a detector to detect.

When the opening / closing plate 40 is in the open state, the pachinko balls falling near the center of the variable winning ball device 30 cannot be won into the winning opening 38 closed by the opening / closing plate 40 and are closed. It drops along the front surface of the opening / closing plate 40. Among them, the pachinko ball P that just falls in the center
In No. 1, the specific winning port 58 is won, and other pachinko balls fall further downward as they are.

When the pachinko ball P1 is won in the specific winning opening 58 and is detected by the specific winning ball detector 64, the opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30 is used in this embodiment.
Has a value of opening for a predetermined period (a fixed time (for example, 10 seconds) or a predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, 10) until the winning hole 38 is won, whichever is earlier).

FIG. 6 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 30 in which the opening / closing plate 40 is open. FIG. 7 shows VII-VI of FIG.
In a longitudinal sectional view along I, the variable winning ball device 30 is a game board 14
It is depicted as mounted on the. Furthermore, FIG.
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the variable winning ball device 30 in a state where the opening / closing plate 40 is in an open state.

With reference mainly to FIGS. 6 to 8, when the opening / closing plate 40 is in the open state, the pachinko balls P2 falling from above (particularly as shown in FIG. 7) are approximately 45 forwards.
° Winner 3 is received by the rotating open / close plate 40
You are led to 8. Therefore, the pachinko ball P2 cannot be won into the specific winning opening 58 located immediately below the opening / closing plate 40. As described above, the pachinko balls can be won when the opening / closing plate 40 is closed, and the specific winning opening 58 is provided at a position where the pachinko balls cannot be won when the opening / closing plate 40 is opened,
This is the greatest feature of the first invention according to the present application.

The pachinko ball P2 that has won the winning opening 38 is
Prize ball collecting cover 6 provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 34
8 (see FIG. 2) and the collecting gutters 70, 72, and is given to the winning ball number detector 72. The number-of-winning-balls detector 72 detects the pachinko ball P2 that has won from the winning opening 38. The detection output is used as a processing signal for closing the opening / closing plate 40, as will be described later.

It should be noted that, in any of FIGS. 2 to 8, on the left and right sides of the winning opening 38, winning openings 74a and 74b sandwiched between the mounting substrate 34 and the front decorative plate 36 are formed. Further, lamp decoration plates 76a and 76b are provided at both left and right ends of the front decoration plate 36. On the back side of the lamp decoration plates 76a and 76b, there are lamps 78a,
78b is built in. Therefore, the lamps 78a, 78
By lighting or blinking b, the lamp decorative plates 76a, 76
b lights up or blinks, which helps to enhance the atmosphere of the game. Further, in FIGS. 5 and 7, 80a, 80
b is a glass plate arranged on the front surface of the game board 14,
2 is an obstacle nail, and 84 is a mechanical plate.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing another embodiment of the variable winning ball device 30, and the opening / closing plate 40 is shown in a closed state. The feature of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is that the specific winning opening 58 provided below the winning opening 38 is two, that is, 58a and 58b, and each specific winning opening 58 is provided on the surface of the opening / closing plate 40.
Ball guide ridge 86 for guiding a pachinko ball to a, 58b
That is, a and 86b are formed. The ball guiding ridges 86a and 86b are formed in this way for the following reason.

As is well known, an obstacle nail for adjusting the winning of a pachinko ball into the winning hole is arranged immediately above each winning hole in the pachinko gaming machine. And, the adjustment of the obstacle nail right above the winning opening is different for each pachinko gaming machine, and there are so-called unsatisfactory gaming machines for nail adjustment, gaming machines for which nail adjustment is difficult, and the like. On the other hand, the obstacle nail is useful for adjusting the winning of the pachinko ball to the prize hole only when it is provided directly above the prize hole, and the nail cannot function sufficiently if the prize hole and the obstacle nail are separated from each other. . In the embodiment of FIG. 9, an openable / closable opening / closing plate 40 is arranged above the two specific winning openings 58a and 58b, and the degree of difficulty of winning a pachinko ball to the specific winning openings 58a and 58b is adjusted. The obstruction nail for the operation is provided above the opening / closing plate 40.
However, the obstacle nail 82 and the specific winning openings 58a, 58b
Since and are separated from each other, the obstacle nail 82 cannot be effectively operated. Particularly, as in this embodiment, when the variable winning ball device is provided with two specific winning openings 58 and attracts the player's interest, the obstacle nail 82 needs to function effectively. Therefore, in this embodiment, the ball guide ridges 86a, 86b are formed on the surface of the opening / closing plate 40, and the specific winning openings 58a, 5 are formed.
The same effect as when 8b is located directly under the obstacle nail 82 is obtained. As a result, the obstacle nail 82 can be effectively operated, and the number of prize balls to the specific winning port is higher than that of the case where the number of the specific winning port 58 is one, even though the plurality of specific winning ports 58 are provided. Can be prevented from increasing extremely.

As a result, on the pachinko hall side, it is possible to arrange a pachinko gaming machine provided with the variable winning ball device 30 having a great effect on attracting customers, while the player is provided with a plurality of specific winning holes 58 (two winning holes). Since it is provided, it is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine that psychologically gives the impression that the variable winning ball device 30 can be easily brought into an advantageous state.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the two specific winning openings 58 are provided, but the number may be three or more.

Further, in the embodiment of FIGS. 2 to 8 described above, the ball guide ridge 86 is not provided on the surface of the opening / closing plate 40, but the ball guide ridge 86 is provided if necessary and the obstacle nail is provided. It goes without saying that the degree of difficulty of winning a pachinko ball by 82 can be adjusted.

In the description of each of the above-described embodiments, the specific winning opening 58 is formed immediately below the opening / closing plate 40 and is integrated with the variable winning ball device 30. However, it should be pointed out that the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the specific winning opening 58 may be a separate body from the variable winning ball device 30. That is, the specific winning opening 58
In the variable winning ball device 30, it is only necessary to be provided in the game area below the winning opening 38 and above the out ball entrance 28.

10 to 15 are views for explaining the configuration and function of the second variable winning ball device 32 described in FIG. The second variable winning ball device 32 will be described below with reference to these drawings.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of the second variable winning ball device 32. Referring to FIG.
The second variable winning ball device 32 is the game board 14 (see FIG. 1)
Is provided with a substantially circular mounting substrate 88, and a ball guiding shelf 90 that looks like a circular shape in the lower half when viewed from the front is formed in the lower portion of the front surface. Winning holes 92a and 92b communicating with the back surface of the mounting substrate 88 are formed at both ends thereof. A rotating drum 94 is provided at the center of the front side of the mounting substrate 88. As its name suggests, the rotary drum 94 is a drum-shaped rotary disc that has a constricted central portion and is seen from the front, and a drive motor 96 provided behind the mounting substrate 88.
Relatively slow speed (eg 10r
It is always rotated at pm). Of the rotating drum 94,
Convex peripheral surfaces 98a, 98b located on both sides around the center of rotation
Are designed to move along the ball guide shelf 90 almost exactly.

On the mounting substrate 88 directly above the rotary drum 94,
A specific winning opening 100, which is an example of a second winning area, is formed. Then, guide nails 102 are provided on both sides thereof. The specific winning opening 100 is when the rotary drum 94 is in a state as shown in FIG. 10, that is, the convex peripheral surface 98a or 9
When the pachinko ball falls when the position 8b is located directly below the specific winning opening 100, the pachinko ball is a winning opening through which a prize can be won.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the variable winning ball device 32 of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line XII-XII of FIG. 11, which is shown attached to the game board 14. There is. In FIG. 11, lamps 104a and 104b are buried above the winning openings 92a and 92b, respectively, to light up the atmosphere of the game by lighting them.
10 or 12, 106 is a drive motor shaft, and 108 is a connecting member for connecting the drive motor shaft 106 and the rotary drum 94.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing when the rotary drum 94 is oriented right beside, that is, when the convex peripheral surfaces 98a and 98b are respectively located on the left and right sides, and FIGS.
The rotating drum 94 is 45 ° to the upper left or upper right, respectively.
It is a front view showing a tilted state. The relationship between the position of the rotary drum 94 and the winning opening through which the pachinko balls that have won the second variable winning ball device 32 are guided will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. When the pachinko ball wins when the rotary drum 94 is shown in FIG. 13, the winning pachinko ball P3 is received by the constricted portion 110a or 110b of the rotary drum 94. In this state, the pachinko ball P3 cannot win the specific winning opening 100. The pachinko ball P3 received by the constricted portion 110a is guided to the winning port 92b as shown in FIG. 14 as the rotary drum 94 rotates. Also, the pachinko ball P that won the prize in the state of FIG.
3 is guided to the winning opening 92a by the rotating drum 94. Further, as described above, when the pachinko ball falls when the convex peripheral surface 98a or 98b of the rotary drum 94 is just vertically positioned, the pachinko ball is guided to the specific winning opening 100.

FIG. 16 is a view for explaining the structure of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment. Of the winning openings of the second variable winning ball device 32, the specific winning opening 100
The pachinko balls that have won a prize are guided to a prize-ball detector 112, which is an example of a specific game state detecting means, and after being detected, they are processed by a prize-ball processor 114. On the other hand, the winning openings 92a, 92
The pachinko ball that has won a prize b is not guided to the prize ball detector 112, but is processed by the prize ball processor 114. The detection output detected by the winning ball detector 112 is used as a control signal described later.

In FIG. 16, 116 is a ball feed lever for sending the pachinko balls to the ball-launching position, 118 is a ball striking rod for striking each one of the pachinko balls, and 120 is driving the ball striking rod 118. Ball hitting motors for these, and these are already well-known members in pachinko game machines.

In the second invention of the present application, a pachinko ball wins the specific winning opening 100 of the winning ball device 32, there is a detection output of the winning ball detector 112 (see FIG. 16), and
When the two conditions of the pachinko ball winning the specific winning opening 58 of the variable winning ball device 30 (see FIG. 5) and the output of the specific winning ball detector 64 are satisfied, the variable winning ball device 3
It is an invention whose subject is to open and close the opening / closing plate 40 of 0 and control the game to the first state which is advantageous for the player.

Next, a drive control circuit as an example of drive control means for such game control will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

When the power of the pachinko game machine 10 (see FIG. 1) is turned on, the drive motor 9 is driven by the power supply circuit 122.
6 (see FIG. 11 or 12) is driven to rotate the rotary drum 9
4 is rotated slowly all the time. In addition, power is supplied to the control circuit. At this time, the power-on initialization circuit 12
The initial setting pulse is derived from 4, and the initial time setting circuit 1
26, the number-of-starts counting circuit 128, and the holding circuits 130 and 132 are reset for initialization.

The player starts the game, and the pachinko ball that is hit and fired is the specific winning opening 10 of the winning ball device 32 (see FIG. 1).
When winning 0 (see FIG. 11), the winning ball detector 112
(See FIG. 16). Accordingly, the output of the right occurrence extinction winning circuit 134 is at a high level (hereinafter referred to as “H”).
To a low level (hereinafter referred to as “L”), the NAND gate 136 applies an H pulse to the C terminal of the holding circuit 130. Therefore, the output of the holding circuit 130 is inverted and Q
The output goes high and the Q bar output goes low. The Q output H of the holding circuit 130 is given to the right generation and extinction lamps 43a and 43b (see FIG. 1) via the AND gate 138. The output from the frequency dividing circuit 140 that outputs a predetermined frequency dividing output is also output via the AND gate 138 to the right generation extinguishing lamps 43a, 4a.
Is given to 3b. Therefore, the specific winning opening 100
When a pachinko ball wins (see FIG. 11), the right generation extinction lamps 43a and 43b start blinking at a cycle determined by the frequency division output.

The player uses the right generation extinguishing lamps 43a, 4
By blinking 3b, it is possible to know that the right has been generated, in other words, the specific winning opening 58 for opening the opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30 (see FIG. 4) has become operable.

In this state, the specific winning opening 58 (see FIG. 4)
When a pachinko ball is won, the specific winning ball detector 64 (see FIG. 5) detects it and the output of the starting winning circuit 142 drops to L. Therefore, the H pulse is applied from the NAND gate 144 to the C terminal of the holding circuit 132. In the right generation state, the holding circuit 130 is connected to the D terminal of the holding circuit 132.
Since the Q output H of the holding circuit 132 is given,
When the H pulse is applied to the terminal, the output is inverted, the Q output becomes H and the Q bar output becomes L. Holding circuit 1
The Q output H of 32 is provided as a count input of the starting number counting circuit 128 and a set of the time setting circuit 126. Therefore, the starting number counting circuit 128 counts the starting number "1". The time setting circuit 126 is set to measure a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds. The Q bar output L of the holding circuit 132 is the inverter 14
When it is reversed at 6 and becomes H, the attacker solenoid 52 (see FIG.
Refer to). When the attacker solenoid 52 is turned on, the opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30 is opened, and
The pachinko ball is ready to win in the winning opening 38. At the same time, the Q-bar output L of the holding circuit 132 is the inverter 148.
Is inverted to H and the attacker opening lamps 78a, 7
8b (see FIG. 8) is turned on. This variable winning ball device 30
The lighting of the two lamps 78a, 78b provided in the game excites the atmosphere of the game and invites the player's excitement.

When the opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30 is in the open state, a pachinko ball can be won into the winning opening 38 with a very high probability. The pachinko ball that won from the winning opening 38
It is detected by the number-of-winning-balls detector 72, and the output of the 10-count winning circuit 150 drops to L accordingly. Therefore, the H pulse is applied to the counting circuit 154 from the NAND gate 152, and the number of winning balls is counted by the counting circuit 154. The counting circuit 154 is adapted to output an H pulse as a Q output when the count value becomes “10”. Q output H is
The reset signal is supplied to the holding circuit 132 via the OR gates 156 and 158. As a result, the holding circuit 1
32 is reset, inverting its Q output to L and its Q bar output to H. Therefore, the attacker solenoid 52 and the attacker opening lamps 78a, 78b which were turned on by the Q bar output are turned off, the opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30 is closed, and the lamps 78a, 78b are turned off.

On the other hand, when 10 seconds elapse before 10 pachinko balls are won in the winning opening 38 of the variable winning ball device 30, the time setting circuit 126 gives a reset signal to the frequency dividing circuit 140. Accordingly, Q1, Q of the frequency dividing circuit 140
The H pulse is derived from the three outputs, and the AND gate 162,
A reset pulse is applied to the holding circuit 132 via the OR gates 156 and 158.

As described above, the open / close plate is opened or closed depending on which one of the 10 pachinko balls is won into the winning opening 38 of the variable winning ball device 30 or 10 seconds after the opening / closing plate 40 is opened, whichever comes first. 40 or closed. Due to such a fixed number of prize-winning balls or a limited opening time, it is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of providing a more even and equalized service to the player.

With the closing of the opening / closing plate 40, the pachinko balls are ready for winning again at the specific winning opening 58 (see FIG. 4) provided immediately below. When a pachinko ball has not been won in the specific winning opening 100 (see FIG. 11) of the winning ball device 32 after the right is generated, the output of the holding circuit 130 does not change, so that the H signal is output to the D terminal of the holding circuit 132. It will be given continuously. Therefore, when a pachinko ball is re-winned in the specific winning opening 58, the output of the holding circuit 132 is inverted, the attacker solenoid 52 is turned on, and the attacker opening lamps 78a and 78b are turned on as described above.
Further, due to the Q output H of the holding circuit 132, the count value of the starting number counting circuit 128 becomes "2".

As described above, when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 58 in the right generation state, the opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30 is opened, and 10 pachinko balls are won or 10 seconds have passed. The operation of closing by whichever comes first can be repeated continuously up to eight times.

The count value of the number-of-starts counting circuit 128 is "8".
In the case of, the H pulse is derived from the starting number counting path 128, and the holding circuit 130 is passed through the OR gate 160.
Given as a reset signal. Therefore, the holding circuit 13
0 is reset and its Q output goes low. Therefore, the input to the D terminal of the holding circuit 132 becomes L, and in this state, even if the H pulse is given to the C terminal of the holding circuit 132, the output of the holding circuit 132 is not inverted.

On the other hand, when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 100 of the winning ball device 32 in the right generation state, the state is changed to the right disappearance state. Then, even if a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 58 thereafter, the variable winning ball device 3
The opening / closing plate 40 of 0 is not opened. That is, when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 100 in the right generation state, the output of the right generation extinction winning circuit 134 becomes L again, and a high level pulse is derived from the NAND gate 136. Therefore, the output of the holding circuit 130 is inverted, the Q output becomes L and the Q bar output becomes H. Depending on,
The right generation extinguishing lamps 43a and 43b stop blinking and go out, and a reset signal is given from the start number reset circuit 264 to the start number counting circuit 128. Also,
The Q output L of the holding circuit 130 is given to the D input terminal of the holding circuit 132. Therefore, when the level of the D input terminal of the holding circuit 132 is in the L state, its output is not inverted even if the H pulse is given to the C input terminal of the holding circuit 132.
Therefore, even if a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 58 after the right disappearance state, the opening / closing plate 40 is not opened.

Incidentally, the specific winning opening 1 of the winning ball device 32 again
When a pachinko ball is won at 00, the Q and Q bar outputs of the holding circuit 130 are inverted by that, and the right is generated.

In addition, the sound circuit 165 causes the speaker 41 (see FIG. 1) to ring, thereby enlivening the atmosphere of the game. Further, the lamps 104a and 104b provided in the winning ball device 32 are constantly blinked so that the player is interested in the rotating operation of the rotary drum 94.

FIG. 18 is a control circuit diagram for another embodiment of the second invention according to the present application. In the embodiment of the second invention described above, the specific winning opening 100 of the winning ball device 32.
When a pachinko ball is won, a right is generated, and when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 58 of the variable winning ball device 30 in that state, the variable winning ball device 30
The opening / closing plate 40 was opened for a predetermined period. Then, in order to prevent the pachinko balls from winning in the specific winning opening 58 while the opening / closing plate 40 is opened, the specific winning opening 58 is provided immediately below the opening / closing plate 40 to eliminate the disadvantage to the player.

In another embodiment of the second invention according to the present application, which will be described below, by devising the arrangement position of the specific winning opening 58, instead of eliminating the disadvantage for the player, the specific winning is realized. A control circuit capable of storing the number of pachinko balls won in the mouth 58 is provided so as to eliminate the disadvantage to the player. That is, instead of arranging the specific winning opening 58 directly below the opening / closing plate 40 and setting the position where the pachinko balls can win even when the opening / closing plate 40 is open, the number of pachinko balls winning the specific winning opening 58 is: After being stored by the storage circuit and the opening operation of the opening / closing plate 40 is completed,
The open / close plate 40 can be opened again based on the stored contents of the storage circuit to eliminate the disadvantage to the player.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Circuits such as a start-up winning prize memory circuit 164, a conversion circuit 166, a 7-segment driving circuit 168, and a starting prize winning memory display 7-segment LED 170 are provided as an example of an accumulating memory means. The control operation of this circuit will be briefly described with reference to FIG. When the power is turned on, an H pulse is derived from the power-on initializing circuit 124, and the time setting circuit 12
6, starting number counting circuit 128, holding circuit 130 and 1
32 is reset to the initial state. In this state, when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 100 of the second variable winning ball device 32, it is detected by the winning ball detector 112, and the holding circuit 130 is output by the output from the right generation extinguishing winning circuit 134 and the NAND gate 136. The output of is inverted. Then, the right generation extinction lamps 43a and 43b start blinking.

In the right generation state, the specific winning opening 58 (as shown in FIG. 4, the specific winning opening 58 can win a pachinko ball even when the opening / closing plate 40 is open, not directly below the opening / closing plate 40. When a pachinko ball is won in a place (provided at a different place), it is detected by the specific winning ball detector 64, and the output of the holding circuit 132 is inverted accordingly. This inverted output turns on the attacker solenoid 52 and turns on the attacker opening lamps 78a and 78b. In addition, the holding circuit 1
The Q output H of 32 is given to the starting opening winning a prize memory circuit 164 as a down count input. The start-up winning a prize memory circuit includes an up-down counter, and the count value is "-1" by the above output.

On the other hand, when the output of the start winning circuit 142 drops to L, the H pulse is derived from the NAND gate 172,
This pulse is given to the starting opening winning a prize memory circuit 164 as an up-count input. As mentioned above, the specific winning opening 5
8 is provided at a place where the pachinko balls can be won even when the opening / closing plate 40 is open. For example, three pachinko balls can be continuously input to the specific winning opening 58 while the opening / closing plate 40 is open. (In practice, this situation is very rare, but it can happen). In that case, the holding circuit 1 from the start winning circuit 142 through the NAND gate 144 and the OR gate 174.
Even if an H pulse is given to the C terminal of 32, the holding circuit 13
The output state of 2 does not change. On the other hand, the starting winning circuit 142
From winning gate winning memory circuit 1 via NAND gate 172
Three H pulses are given to 64. Therefore, the count value of the starting opening winning prize memory circuit 164 becomes “3”, and the counted value is inputted through the conversion circuit 166, 7-segment driving circuit 168 to the starting winning prize memory display 7-segment LED 170 (see FIG. 1).
Is displayed in. It should be noted that the display device is not limited to such a 7-segment display, but may be 8 light-emitting diodes.

From this display, the player knows that the opening / closing plate 40 will be opened three more times after opening, and can be aware that there is no disadvantage and can be absorbed in the game.

When the opening / closing plate 40 is closed, the holding circuit 132
The output of is inverted. Then, when the Q output of the holding circuit 132 is inverted from H to L, the H pulse is derived from the starting opening winning prize memory circuit 164 based on it, and the holding circuit 1 is passed through the delay and one-shot circuit 176 and the OR gate 174.
An H pulse is applied to the C input terminal of 32. Accordingly, the output of the holding circuit 132 is inverted, the Q output becomes H and the Q bar output becomes L. With this Q output H, the count value of the starting mouth winning award memory circuit 164 is set to "-1", and the starting winning award memory display 7 is displayed.
The display of the segment LED 170 is also decremented by "1" to become "2".

In this embodiment, the starting opening winning prize memory circuit 16
In particular, although the reset signal is not given, the reset signal may be reset by the right generation signal. Further, when the winning prize storage circuit 16 stores a count value of "1" or more at the time of outputting the right extinguishing signal, the variable winning ball device 3 can be used only once even after the right disappearance.
If the open / close plate 40 of 0 is opened for the predetermined period,
The service to the player can be improved, and the device can be made more fair. In order to make such a configuration, for example, the holding circuit 1 is output by ANDing both signals when the right extinction signal and the winning storage circuit 164 store a count value of "1" or more.
32 may be reset.

The rest of the operation is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 17, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

In the description with reference to FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, whether the right state is generated or the right state is extinguished is determined by the winning ball detector 112 of the pachinko ball winning the specific winning opening 100. The configuration is based on that. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the right generation state may be set according to the display result when the predetermined display device is variably stopped. In addition, a pachinko ball enters the first specific winning opening when the right is generated, and a pachinko ball is placed in the second specific winning opening that is provided separately from the first special winning opening when the right is lost. It is possible to change the winning openings for right generation and extinction, such as based on winning.

[0063]

The present invention accumulates in a ball game machine in which the variable winning ball device is in the first state after a plurality of stages of game states in which a specific game state occurs and ball hits pass through a specific area. Since the number of the specific passing balls that have passed through the specific area can be cumulatively stored by the function of the storage means, even if the variable winning ball device is drive-controlled to the first state, the hit ball is again hit in the specific area. Even after passing, the specific passing balls are cumulatively stored, and the variable winning ball device can be drive-controlled to the first state for the number of times according to the cumulative stored value.
Even if the hitting ball has passed the specific area, the specific passing ball is ignored and the variable winning ball device is not driven and controlled to the first state, which can be prevented as much as possible, and the player feels dissatisfied. Can be avoided as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 10 showing an embodiment of the invention related to the present application.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of a variable winning ball device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is shown with an opening / closing plate 40 open.

3 is a partially cutaway perspective view for explaining an opening / closing mechanism of an opening / closing plate 40 of the variable winning ball device 30. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a variable winning ball device 30, and an opening / closing plate 4
0 is shown closed.

5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 4, and is shown attached to the pachinko gaming machine 10. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a variable winning ball device 30, and an opening / closing plate 4
0 is shown open.

7 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6, and is shown attached to the pachinko gaming machine 10. FIG.

8 is a rear view of the variable winning ball device 30. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a variable winning ball device 30 of another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of a winning ball device 32 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10.

11 is a front view of the winning ball device 32. FIG.

12 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 11, and is shown attached to the game board 14. FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the rotating operation of the rotary drum 94 of the winning ball device 32 and the winning state of a winning pachinko ball.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the rotating operation of the rotary drum 94 of the winning ball device 32 and the winning state of a winning pachinko ball.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the rotating operation of the rotary drum 94 of the winning ball device 32 and the winning state of a winning pachinko ball.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a back surface structure of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 is a pachinko game machine, 14 is a game board, 16 is an inner rail, 18 is an outer rail, 20 is a game area, 22, 24a,
24b and 26 are winning areas, 28 is an out ball entrance, 30 is a variable winning ball device, 32 is a winning ball device, 58 is a specific winning opening, 64 is a specific winning ball detector, 72 is a winning ball number detector,
Reference numeral 82 is an obstacle nail, 100 is a specific winning opening, 112 is a winning ball detector, and 164 is a starting opening winning memory circuit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takeshi Hosoya 8-8, 3-8, Higashi-Ishikiri-cho, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (72) Inventor Masaru Morita, Takashi Mori, Niigata, Moriyama-ku, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya 329-6 (72) Inventor Hideyuki Busujima 33-21-501, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 21-501 (72) Inventor Ugawa Usohachi 4-16, 1-5, Aioi-cho, Kiryu-shi Gunma Prefecture (72) Inventor Hiroharu Busujima Nitta-gun, Gunma Prefecture 530 Yahara, Ohara, Yazukamoto Town (72) Keiichiro Kogure, 4228, Kasakake, Kajika, Nitta-gun, Gunma Prefecture 7 (72) Inventor, Masaaki Okada 61, 72, Shindo-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (72) Takashi Oka Ryo Ryosuke, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 3-10 of 3 (72) Inventor Hirokichi Shida 19-6, 386, Uenoshiba, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture (72) Inventor Ryosuke Takahashi 72-583, 72, Takamidai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture (72) ) Inventor Yoshiko Ugawa 1 Aioicho, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture 164 of 8 (72) Inventor Tsuneo Yoshida Kamigirihara, Omamachi-cho, Yamada-gun, Gunma 681 (72) Inventor Shoichi Hayashi 7-21 of Shibatake, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball-and-ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to play a game, and a specific game state detecting means for detecting that a predetermined specific game state has occurred, and for a player. A variable winning ball device that can be changed to an advantageous first state and a second state that is unfavorable to the player, and a specific passage for detecting a specific passage ball that has passed a specific area provided at a predetermined position of the game area Ball detection means, cumulative storage means capable of accumulating and storing the number of the specific passing balls based on the detection output of the specific passing ball detecting means, and the precondition that the detection output of the specific game state detecting means is derived As a ball game machine, it includes a drive control means capable of driving and controlling the variable winning ball apparatus to a first state a number of times corresponding to a value stored in the cumulative storage means.