JPH0639109A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the sense of lively motion with a pachinko game machine equipped with figure combination display device when a bonus hit is generated, where the content of the figure display part gives a specific combination, and also when a 'check' is generated which is a prestage to the bonus hit. CONSTITUTION:A transversely longer rectangular figure combination display 8 equipped with a plurality of figure display parts 9a, 9b, 9c is supported in a window hole in the game board of a pachinko machine in such a way as capable of rotated by a reversible motor M, which is operated when the stop figures in the display parts 9a, 9b, 9c exhibit the specified combination. Thereby the display 8 is rotated half a turn from the normal position so as to take the invertedly transverse longer position, which generates a play mode presenting a sense of lively motion on the game board.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with a symbol combination display for opening a special winning opening by a predetermined combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a game ball passes through a starting opening equipped with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display portions which variably display various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. Each symbol display unit starts to change, and stops and displays a symbol combination display device for displaying symbols of various combinations, and when each stopped symbol of the symbol combination display is a predetermined combination, it operates to open. Those provided with a special winning opening are called "fever-type gaming machines" and various proposals have been made.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned symbol combination display device, when the display of the symbol display portion is a "big hit" in which a predetermined combination is obtained, or the notice thereof is "reach". In this case, the uplifting feeling is enhanced only by the sound processing such as fanfare or the light processing, and there is a problem that the feeling of dynamism is somewhat absent. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new display mode that can further enhance the sense of dynamism.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a reversible drive motor is provided in a window hole formed in a play board, in which a horizontally elongated rectangular symbol combination display having a plurality of symbol display portions arranged side by side on the front surface is arranged. Rotatably supported by, by driving the reversible drive motor when the stop symbol of each symbol display unit is a predetermined combination,
It is characterized in that it is provided with a control command means for causing the symbol combination display device to rotate half a turn from the steady position.

[0005]

When the game ball passes through the starting port, the symbol combination display is driven, each symbol is started and stopped, and symbols of various combinations are displayed. When the symbols are the same, such as the same symbol, the reversible drive motor is operated by the command control by the control command means, and the mechanical operation is performed by half rotation to the reverse horizontal position. The result is that the jackpot or the reach state is dynamically shown.

As a concrete content of this control, when two stop symbols are the same among the symbol combination indicators having three symbol display parts on the front, this is set as the reach state, and the rest of the symbols are displayed. By driving the reversible drive motor while maintaining the symbol variation state of the part, and half-turning the symbol combination display from the steady position, the player's expectation is enhanced, and the other one is a big hit with the same stop symbol. In the case of, the special winning opening is opened with the half rotation state. In addition, when one of the remaining is another design,
It suffices to make a half turn in the opposite direction to move it back.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1, in which a machine tray 2 is provided with a ball tray, a rotary handle for firing balls, and the like at a lower portion (not shown). Also, in the center of the board surface of the game board 3,
As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, a center case 4 is arranged, a circular frame 5 is fixed to the back surface of the center case 4, and a circular hole formed in the center case 4 is surrounded by a back portion to form a circular frame. A circular window hole 6 is formed within 5. Then, in the circular window 6, a horizontally long rectangular symbol combination display 8 is rotatably arranged by supporting a rotary shaft 10 of its back on a shaft support 7 provided on the back surface of the circular frame 5. I have set up. On the surface of the symbol combination display 8, three symbol display portions 9a, 9b, each consisting of a 7-segment indicator made of LED or liquid crystal,
9c are juxtaposed laterally. In addition, a standby recording lamp row 11 including four pilot lamps is provided at the lower edge of the symbol combination display 8.

The symbol combination display 8 has a rotating shaft 1 thereof.
The driven gear 12a fixed to the drive shaft of the reversible drive motor M is meshed with the driven gear 12a fixed concentrically to the rear part of 0, and the reversible drive motor M can rotate 180 degrees to the left and right, and at the steady position. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the positions are long left and right. The angle control can be easily performed by using a reversible drive motor M as a stepping motor. At this time, when the power is turned on, a positioning plate 13 having a positioning slit formed on the rotary shaft 10 so that the symbol combination display 8 is at an appropriate position (see FIG. 3).
Is fixed, the slit is detected by the photo sensor s, the reversible drive motor M is stopped at the detection position, and the normal position (FIG. 5 position) and the reverse position (FIG. 6 position) are set and controlled.
In addition, as the angle control means, a positioning means such as a stopper provided on the back surface of the circular frame 5 for engaging the rotating shaft 10 at a 180 degree position may be applied, or the driven gear 1 may be used.
2a can be easily achieved by a means such as forming a toothless gear having teeth of only 180 degrees.

On the other hand, in the circular window 6, the normal symbol display portions 14a and 14b are visibly disposed at the upper position which is not shielded by the symbol combination display 8 which is in the steady position on the front surface of the circular frame 5. .

The symbol display portions 9a, 9b, 9c are
Symbols that can be represented by a 7-segment indicator consisting of numbers and alphabets such as "0" to "9", "A", "J", "L" ... Are displayed, and the normal symbol display portions 14a and 14b are "0". -10 to 9 symbols are variably displayed.

Further, on both sides of the center case 4, ordinary symbol display portions 14a, 14 provided with sphere detection devices (not shown) composed of photoelectric switches, limit switches and the like.
Starting gates 15, 15 for driving b by the inflow of game balls
Is provided, and when a ball detection signal by the ball detection device is generated by the passage of the game ball, the normal symbol display portions 14a, 14b
Is changed, and when the numbers of the normal symbol display portions 14a and 14b are the same for the five symbols "1", "3", "5", "7", and "9", they are arranged at the position directly below the center case 4. The pair of open / close blades 16 and 16 of the winning opening / closing device 17 are opened for about 1.4 seconds four times for about 15 seconds.

Like the starting opening 18, the winning opening / closing device 17 is provided to drive the symbol combination display 8 to variably display the symbol combination display portions 9a, 9b, 9c. In the standing state of the pair of wings 16,16,
A closed position that only allows the entry of game balls from directly above,
The pair of open / close blades 16 and 16 are tilted in an inverted octagonal shape to be controlled to be converted into an open position for guiding the game ball to the starting opening 18 via an electric drive means. Further, the starting opening 18 is also provided with a ball detecting device configured by a photoelectric switch, a limit switch, etc., and with the ball passing detection by the ball detecting device,
When the symbol combination display 8 is driven, and when the symbols pass continuously, the standby recording lamp row 11 is sequentially turned on and is held up to four times. The starting opening 18 also serves as a winning opening, and a predetermined number of prize balls are provided as the game balls pass.

Further, below the winning opening / closing device 17, a winning device 22 having a wide special winning opening 23 is arranged. The winning device 22 is configured such that the lid 24 is opened in the front-rear direction by a solenoid so that the lid 24 is opened.
It has a publicly known structure for guiding the game ball to the special winning opening 23 by the guiding action of, and the central portion of the special winning opening 23 is set as a specific area, and when the game ball enters the specific area as described later, the continuous opening operation is performed. Is caused.

Next, the operation of this structure will be described. When the game ball passes through the starting opening 18 of the winning opening / closing device 17, the symbol combination display 8 is driven together with the supply of the prize ball. When passing through continuously, the standby recording lamp row 11 is sequentially turned on and is held up to four times.

When the symbol combination display 8 is driven,
The symbol display portions 9a, 9b, 9c start changing, and after about 10 seconds, the change stops in the order of the symbol display portions 9a, 9b, 9c. At this time, when the symbols on the both sides of the symbol display portion 9a and the symbol display portion 9b coincide with each other as shown in FIG. 5, the symbol combination display 8 is rotated 180 degrees clockwise while maintaining the changing state of the symbol display portion 9c. As a result, the reverse laterally long position of FIG. 6 is generated, and the fluctuation speed of the symbol display portion 9c is reduced. Thus, this mechanical rotation operation raises the expectation that the symbol display portions 9a, 9b, 9c will all be "big hits" with the same symbol.

When the symbol display portion 9c is stopped by a different symbol, the symbol combination display 8 is counterclockwise 180
It rotates once and returns to the original state. On the other hand, the symbol display portions 9a, 9b, 9c are, for example, "1, 1, 1", "2, 2,
2 ”,“ 3, 3, 3 ”,“ 4, 4, 4 ”,“ A, A,
When the symbols composed of numbers or alphabets such as "A" are the same, the notification device sounds and the solenoid of the prize winning device 22 becomes a "big hit" while maintaining the half-turn position of FIG. By driving, the lid 24 tilts forward and the special winning opening 23 is opened. When the special winning opening 23 passes through the specific area, the special winning opening 23 is opened again after the opening operation is completed. Also at this time, the symbol combination display 8 makes a half rotation each time the opening operation is completed, the number of continuous operations is up to 16 times, and the half rotation of the symbol combination display 8 is alternately alternated every time the operation is updated. .

Further, "2,2, X", "4,4, X",
The combination of "6, 6, X" (X is a variable) and the like may be used to make the special winning opening 23 a short time and a small hit for opening a small number of times, and in this case also, the symbol combination display 8 Causes half a turn of.

The above-described series of operations can be easily executed by the control command means including a central control unit CPU and the like.

In this way, the symbol combination display 8
When "reach" and "big hit" are caused by the rotation of, this is dynamically expressed, and a dynamic play mode is produced.

[0020]

As described above, the present invention is a window in which a horizontally elongated rectangular pattern combination display 8 having a plurality of pattern display portions 9a, 9b, 9c and arranged in the horizontal direction is formed on a play board. Hole 6
The inside is supported, and the symbol combination display 8 is a reversible drive motor M.
Rotatably supported by each symbol display portion 9a, 9b, 9
When the stop symbol of c is a predetermined combination, the reversible drive motor M is driven, and the symbol combination display 8 is half-turned from the steady position to cause a mechanical change to the reverse horizontal position,
Since the player's uplifting feeling is promoted, there is an excellent effect that a play form with a feeling of dynamism can be generated on the game board 3.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a machine frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a center case 4.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a center case 4.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a drive mechanism of the symbol combination display device 8.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the symbol combination display 8 in a steady state.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the reach state and the big hit state of the symbol combination display device 8.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 5 Window hole 8 Combination display device 9a, 9b, 9c Symbol display unit 17 Winner opening / closing device 18 Starting mouth 23 Special winning mouth M Reversible drive motor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. When a game ball passes through a starting opening provided with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display portions that variably display various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. Each symbol display unit starts changing, and stops and displays a symbol combination display that displays symbols in various combinations, and the stop operation of each symbol combination display is a predetermined combination and operates to open. With a special winning opening, a horizontally elongated rectangular symbol combination display with a plurality of symbol display units arranged in the horizontal direction on the front is installed in the window hole formed on the game board by a reversible drive motor. It is rotatably supported and has a control command means for driving the reversible drive motor when the stop symbols of the respective symbol display parts are in a predetermined combination so that the symbol combination display is rotated half a turn from the steady position. Pachin characterized by Machine. 2. A horizontally elongated rectangular symbol combination display having three symbol display portions arranged side by side on the front side is rotatably supported by a reversible drive motor in a window hole formed in a game board,
When two stop symbols of each symbol display unit are the same, the reversible drive motor is driven while maintaining the symbol variation state of the remaining symbol display units, and the control content of the control command means is the symbol combination display device. Half turn from the steady position,
If the other one is the same stop design, the special winning opening is opened and the half-rotation state is maintained until the opening operation ends, and if the other one is another design, the reverse direction. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the pachinko machine is rotated back half a turn.