JPH0663222A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a player concentrate on playing by providing a shooting operation part composed of a hitting distance controller, a hitting distance display, and a hitting distance holding switch and a reset switch, and a touch starter for activating a ball shooting device. CONSTITUTION:The game machine is provided with a shooting operation part 10 to operate a ball shooting device on the right side of a ball return 8, and a touch starter 11 to activate the device. The shooting operation part 10 consists of a hitting distance control part 12, a hitting distance display part 13, a hitting distance holding switch 14 and a reset switch 15 for returning a hitting distance to an initial one. Thus, once the hitting distance is fixed with the holding switch 14, the machine allows playing only with the touch starter 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a hitting ball launching device, and more particularly to a gaming machine equipped with a launching operation function section capable of controlling the operating state of the hitting ball launching device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a hitting ball launching device is operated by a rotary type operating portion. Specifically, the rotary operation unit is configured by an operation handle protruding on the right side of the saucer of the gaming machine. The operation handle is shaped so that the player can grasp it,
The operation handle is a turning operation member that allows the player to adjust the flight distance of the game ball by rotating the wrist while gripping the handle, and detects the contact with the human body and activates the hitting ball launching device. And touch detection means. Then, when the player can operate the turning operation member of the operation handle to set the optimum flight distance, depending on the player, a coin, paper, or the like is sandwiched between the operation handles,
The rotation angle of the rotation operation member was maintained.

[0003]

However, even if the optimum flight distance can be maintained by coins or the like, the player must continue to grasp the operation handle in order to continue the game. This is because the touch detection means is incorporated in the operation handle as described above. Continuing to grasp the operating handle forces the player to lean forward during the game, which gives the player a feeling of fatigue. Therefore, according to the present invention, once the optimum flight distance of the game ball is set, the player can continue the game in a relaxed posture, and the player does not get tired even in a long-time game, and the original It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that can concentrate on games.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a game machine equipped with a hitting ball launching device for hitting a game medium into a game area by an electric drive source. In the case of fixing the flight distance state of the game medium, the flight distance adjusting unit operated when adjusting the flight distance of the game medium, the flight distance display unit for visually displaying the flight distance state of the game medium to the player. The holding switch operated to and the reset switch operated to return the flight distance state of the game medium to the initial state constitute a firing operation function unit, and a touch operated to activate the hitting ball launching device. The starting unit is provided independently of the firing operation function unit.

[0005]

According to the present invention, since the touch activator is independent of the firing operation function unit, the touch activator can be arranged so that the player can easily operate it. Therefore, the flight distance adjusting unit can finely adjust the flight distance of the game medium to set the optimum flight distance, and after operating the holding switch to maintain the optimum flight distance, the player touches The starting part can be contacted in a comfortable posture.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 as a gaming machine according to the present invention. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a front frame 3 is attached to a machine frame 2 via a hinge 4 so as to be openable and closable in a one-sided type. A glass frame 6 is attached to the front frame 3 so as to face a game area 5 in which a game is played through a game ball as a game medium. At the lower part of the front frame 3, a saucer 8 for storing game balls overflowed by a ball supply tray indicated by "7" is attached via a saucer attachment base 9. On the right side of the tray 8, a firing operation function unit 10 and a touch activation unit 11 according to the present invention are attached. The firing operation function unit 10 and the touch activation unit 11 are operated when a player causes a hitting ball launching device 20 (details will be described later) to hit a game ball into the game area 5 by an electric drive source, for example, a rotary solenoid. To do.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the firing operation function unit 1 will be described.
0 and a configuration example of the touch activation unit 11 will be described in detail.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the saucer mounting base 9 provided with the firing operation function unit 10 and the touch activation unit 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the touch activation unit 11 is independent of the firing operation function unit 10. It is provided. The launch operation function unit 10 visually displays to the player the flight distance adjustment unit 12 that is operated when adjusting the flight distance of the game ball to the hit ball launching device 20, and the flight distance state of the game ball. Distance display 13
And a holding switch 14 which is operated when fixing the flight distance state of the game ball, and a reset switch 15 which is operated when returning the flight distance state of the game ball to the initial state.

The flight distance adjusting section 12 is composed of a button 12a which is operated to shorten the flight distance of the game ball and a button 12b which is operated to extend the flight distance. Then, the operation of the flight distance adjusting unit 12 is detected as a voltage fluctuation by a variable resistor (described later) of the ball launching device 20, and the flight distance of the game ball is adjusted by the ball launching device 20 based on the detection. It has become so.

The flight distance display section 13 does not physically and quantitatively display the flight distance of the game ball, but visually displays the flight state of the game ball to let the player recognize the sense of flight distance. Is. Then, based on the output from the hitting ball launching device 20, for example, the flight distance state in which the hitting ball launching device 20 flies the game ball to the center of the game area 5 is displayed as "0", and the right corner of the game area 5 The flight distance state to fly up to is displayed as "+10", and the flight distance state to fly to the left corner of the game area 5 is displayed as "-10". Therefore, when the player obtains the optimum flight distance state, the player memorizes the display and then finely adjusts it by operating the flight distance adjusting unit 12. Such a flight distance display unit 13 can be made by using various display devices, and for example, a liquid crystal device may be used.

The holding switch 14 is operated when the player operates the flight distance adjusting section 12 to obtain an optimal flight distance feeling. When the switch 14 is pressed, the hitting ball launching device 20 is operated. The flight distance of the game ball is fixedly controlled. In addition, again the holding switch 14
When is pressed, the flight distance can be adjusted by the flight distance adjusting unit 12.

The reset switch 15 is operated, for example, when the player who newly starts the game cancels the flight distance state set by the player who played the game immediately before,
When the switch is operated, the hitting ball launching device 20
A signal will be output to and the initial flight distance condition will be restored. Here, the initial flight distance state can be set by a game store or the like. For example, the flight distance state can be set such that a game ball can be shot to the center of the game area 5.

The touch activation section 11 is formed in a rod shape that is easily grasped by the player, and a conductive member forming the touch switch 11a is provided on the outer periphery thereof. The touch switch 11a is a touch switch circuit 3 described later.
When the player touches the touch switch 11a, the touch switch circuit 300 detects the touch state by the action of electrostatic induction.
The hit ball launching device 20 is controlled to be startable. The touch activation unit 30 includes the firing operation function unit 10.
Since it is provided independently from the player, it is only necessary for the player to touch the touch activation unit 30 after setting the optimum flight distance with the holding switch 14 of the firing operation function unit 10. The game can be continued.

In the gaming machine thus constructed, the player places his or her wrist or the like on the touch activation section 11 to activate the hitting ball launching device 20 to set the flight distance of the gaming ball to be hit in the game area 5. While watching, the flight distance adjusting unit 12 is operated to set a predetermined flight distance. Then, after the holding switch 14 is operated to fix the flight distance state of the game ball, if the player puts his or her hand on the touch activation unit 11, the hitting ball launching device 20 maintains the optimum flight distance. It has become. Further, the fine adjustment of the flight distance state may be performed by operating the flight distance adjusting unit 12 while referring to the display of the optimum flight distance displayed on the flight distance display unit 13. Therefore, in the gaming machine provided with the touch activation unit 11 according to the present invention, unlike the conventional rotary type operation unit, the player is not forced to maintain the posture, and the game is played for a long time. The player can concentrate on the original game without getting tired. When the next player starts playing the game after the end of the game, if the reset switch 15 is pressed, the setting of the flight distance is returned to the initial state.

As shown in FIG. 3, the firing operation function portion 10 is attached so that the bottom portion thereof is in close contact with the surface of the saucer attachment base 9. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the saucer mounting base 9 is attached to the front frame 3,
The hit ball launching device 20 is attached to the front frame 3.

Next, a structural example of the hitting ball launching device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 to 5. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the hitting ball launching device 20, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the hitting ball launching device 20 as seen from the rotary solenoid 22 side.
The hit ball launching device 20 includes a unit substrate 23 for mounting the device 20 on the front frame 3, and a unit substrate 23.
A rotary solenoid 22 attached through a hole 23a provided in the rotary solenoid 22, a launching punch 21 attached to an output shaft 22a of the rotary solenoid 22, and a firing control circuit 2 for controlling the operations of the rotary solenoid 22 and the like.
4 and.

As shown in FIG. 5, the unit board 23 has sliding metal fittings 23b which come into contact with the lower surface of the front frame 3.
Are provided so as to be bent, so that the efficiency of the attachment work to the front frame 3 is improved. What is indicated by “23c” is a rail board mounting portion, and the rail base material 23d is mounted on the rail board mounting portion 23c.
The firing rail 25 is mounted on d (FIG. 3). The game ball is fed to the firing position of the firing rail 25 by the ball feeding solenoid of the ball feeding device (not shown).

The rotary solenoid 22 is supplied with a pulsed DC current from the firing control circuit 24 and drives the firing punch 21 intermittently at a predetermined cycle.
The hitting force of the launching punch 21 driven by the rotary solenoid 22 can be adjusted by the player by the flight distance adjusting unit 12. The launching pestle 21 has its base end fixed to the output shaft 22a of the rotary solenoid 22 and has a shock absorbing spring 21a attached to its tip to hit a game ball at the launching position of the launching rail 25. ing. Reference numerals 23e and 23f denote a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion that buffer the turning force of the launching punch 21.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, the firing control circuit 24 will be described.
An example of the configuration will be described. FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the firing control circuit 24. The emission control circuit 24 is a power supply including a rectifying circuit for full-wave rectifying an alternating current (50/60 Hz, 24 V) at a commercial frequency, a smoothing circuit for smoothing a rectified pulsating flow, and a constant voltage circuit for reducing voltage fluctuations. Circuit 100
, A crystal oscillation circuit 200 for generating a high-frequency signal, a touch switch circuit 300 for detecting that a player has touched the touch switch 11a, and the crystal oscillation circuit 2
The signal from 00 is divided and the rotary solenoid 22
And a control circuit 400 for generating a timing signal for turning on / off the ball feeding solenoid, a rotary solenoid drive circuit 500 for controlling the operation of the rotary solenoid 22 based on the timing signal of the control circuit 400, and the control circuit 400. The ball feed solenoid drive circuit 600 for controlling the operation of the ball feed solenoid based on the timing signal and the signal for turning on the rotary solenoid 22 are subdivided to increase / decrease the average value of energy applied to the solenoid 22, The printing force control circuit 700 controls the force. And the printing force control circuit 7
The storage circuit 10A is connected to 00, and the variable resistor 701, the holding switch 14, and the reset switch 15 are connected to the storage circuit 10A, respectively.
The flight distance indicator 13 is connected to the printing force control circuit 700. The memory circuit 10A is composed of, for example, a register, and the variable resistor 7
01 output data is stored, and the data is sequentially output to the printing force control circuit 700, and the holding switch 1
4 is operated, the stored data is held, the stored data is output to the printing force control circuit 700, and when the reset switch 15 is operated, the reset state is entered and the data in that state is stored. Is output to the printing force control circuit 700.

Next, of the firing control circuit 24, the touch switch circuit 300, the control circuit 400,
7 to 9 show configuration examples of the respective circuit elements of the printing force control circuit 700 and the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500, and the operation of the firing control circuit 24 will be described. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of the touch switch circuit 300 and the control circuit 400. The touch switch circuit 300 is composed of a terminal 1 connected to the touch switch 11a, a capacitor C8 for collecting charges induced by a player touching the touch switch 11a, and a flip-flop circuit 301. There is. The flip-flop circuit 301 includes a NOR gate U5
2 and an AND gate U51, and the NOR
One input terminal of the gate U52 is connected to the capacitor C8 via a resistor R8, and is also connected to a terminal Q1 of an integrated circuit U2 as a frequency dividing circuit described later via a variable resistor VR1 for sensitivity adjustment. And A
One input terminal of the ND gate U51 is connected to the variable resistor VR.
1 to the terminal Q1 of the integrated circuit U2. The output terminal of the flip-flop 301 is connected to the integrated circuit U4 of the control circuit 400 described later.

The control circuit 400 generates an integrated circuit U2 as a frequency dividing circuit for dividing the signal generated by the oscillation circuit 200, and a timing signal for turning on / off the rotary solenoid 22 and the ball feeding solenoid. It comprises a timing matching circuit 401.
In the integrated circuit U2, one output terminal Q1 is connected to the touch switch circuit 300, and the other output terminal Q5 is connected to the timing matching circuit 401. Further, the terminal Q1 of the integrated circuit U4 constituting the timing matching circuit 401 is connected to the ball feeding solenoid drive circuit 600, and the terminal Q6 is connected to the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500 to output drive pulse signals respectively. It is supposed to be done. The touch detection signal from the touch switch circuit 300 is input to the terminal CE of the integrated circuit U4.

FIG. 8 shows the printing force control circuit 700.
The circuit diagram of is shown. The terminals 1, 2, and 3 of the printing force control circuit 700 are respectively connected to the storage circuit 10A, and data is input from the storage circuit 10A. The output terminal of the operational amplifier U61 is PWM
It is connected to an integrated circuit U7 for (pulse width modulation), and a signal corresponding to the voltage division in the variable resistor 701 is output to the integrated circuit U7 by the operation of the flight distance adjusting unit 12.
The integrated circuit U7 includes a voltage generation circuit 7 for initial setting of flight distance.
02 is connected. The voltage generation circuit 702 is provided with an operational amplifier U62, and the operational amplifier U622 is provided.
A signal divided according to the ratio of resistors R27 and R28 interposed in series between a constant power source and ground is input to the non-inverting input terminal, and a variable for adjusting the input voltage is input to the inverting input terminal. A signal is input via the resistor VR2. The output terminal of the operational amplifier is the integrated circuit U.
Connected to 7.

The integrated circuit U7 is the operational amplifier U61.
The drive adjustment signal is output to the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500 with a duty factor corresponding to the potential of the signal input from the. The drive adjustment signal is generated as a pulse signal having a frequency higher than that of the drive pulse signal output from the terminal Q6 of the integrated circuit U4, and the drive pulse signal and the drive adjustment signal are superposed on each other. In this case, the drive pulse signal is subdivided, and the drive pulse signal according to the duty ratio of the drive adjustment signal is applied to the rotary solenoid 22.

Although the connection between the holding switch 14 and the printing force control circuit 700 is not shown, for example, when the holding switch 14 is operated, the output of the operational amplifier U61 is output to the integrated circuit U7 at that time. The output state is stored based on the signal.
Regarding the reset switch 15, a switch circuit is provided between the operational amplifier U61 and the integrated circuit U7, and when the reset switch 15 is operated, the switch circuit is opened, and the operational amplifier U62.
The drive adjustment signal is generated only on the basis of the output signal of. Further, with respect to the flight distance indicator 13, signals are taken out from the output terminals of the operational amplifier U61 and the operational amplifier U62, and the flight distance is displayed based on the signals.

Next, the structure of the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The rotary solenoid drive circuit 500 controls the rotary solenoid 22 by transistors Q10, Q9 and Q8 which are three switching elements based on signals from the power supply circuit 100, the control circuit 400 and the printing force control circuit 700. . The emitter of the transistor Q10 is connected to the terminal 1 of the rotary solenoid 22, and the collector is connected to the rectifier circuit of the power supply circuit 100. When the transistor Q10 is on, the terminal 1 is connected to the rectifier circuit, the rotary solenoid 22 is energized, and when the transistor Q10 is off, the terminal 1 is disconnected from the power supply. The transistor Q9
Has its emitter grounded and has its collector connected to the transistor Q
10 is connected to the base, and the base is connected to the rectifier circuit of the power supply circuit together with the collector of the transistor Q8. When a high level signal is input to the base of the transistor Q9, the emitter-collector becomes conductive to lower the base potential of the transistor Q10, and when the base has a low potential, the emitter-collector is shut off to cut off the transistor Q10. The base potential is at high level, that is, the transistor Q10 is turned on. The emitter of the transistor Q8 is grounded, and the base of the transistor Q8 is the power supply circuit 100.
Of the constant voltage circuit, the terminal Q5 of the integrated circuit U4, and the integrated circuit U7, and the signals output from these are superimposed and input. The signal is turned on when the signal is at a high level and turned off when the signal is at a low level.

Next, the operation of the firing control circuit 24 configured as described above will be described. The player uses the touch switch 1
When touching 1a, a touch detection signal is output from the flip-flop 301 and the touch state is detected. A drive pulse signal having a predetermined frequency is output from the terminal Q1 of the integrated circuit U4 of the control circuit 400 to the ball feeding solenoid drive circuit 600, and from the terminal Q6 to the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500. The integrated circuit U7 of the control circuit 700 outputs a drive adjustment signal of a predetermined duty factor to the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500.

In this case, the drive adjustment signal having the predetermined duty factor has a duty ratio of the variable resistor 7.
01 corresponding to the resistance value, and the rotary solenoid drive circuit 500 from the drive adjustment signal and the terminal Q6.
The rotary solenoid 22 is turned on / off by the drive signal superposed with the drive pulse signal of a predetermined frequency output to the. Therefore, by operating the flight distance adjusting unit 12, the output of the rotary solenoid 22 is adjusted, and the hitting force of the launching pestle 21 is adjusted to adjust the flight distance of the game ball.

According to this embodiment (first embodiment), the touch activation unit 11 is independent of the firing operation function unit 10 by mounting the touch activation unit 11 directly below the firing operation function unit 10. Although the configuration of the present invention is embodied, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various embodiments are possible. Such an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the touch activation unit 11 is structurally independent of the firing operation function unit 10 as in the first embodiment.
It is characterized in that the touch activation unit 11 is configured to be movable in order to further exert the effect of the independent structure. That is,
The touch activation unit 40 according to the second embodiment is made of a plate body having a size that can be held by a player, and a conductive material is deposited on the entire plate body. And the touch activation unit 40
Is connected to the hitting ball launching device 20 via a cord 41. The board 9 is provided with an accommodating section 9A capable of accommodating the touch activation section 40, and the touch activation section 40 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the board 9. The reference numeral 42 denotes a flight distance adjusting section configured in a slide type. For example, sliding the ball to the left can shorten the flight distance of the game ball, and sliding it to the right can reduce the flight distance of the game ball. Reference numeral 43, which is configured so that it can be extended, is the flight distance display portion, and reference numeral 44 is the holding switch,
The reference numeral 45 designates a reset unit, which has the same function and configuration as those of the first embodiment, so that the description thereof will be omitted. In the second embodiment configured as described above, the player can grip the touch activation unit 40 while maintaining a comfortable posture after once fixing an appropriate flight distance with the holding switch 44. It has become.

Next, another embodiment (third embodiment) will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the touch activation unit 40 according to the second embodiment is provided with a flight distance adjusting unit 50, a holding switch 51, and a reset switch 52, and the touch activation unit 40 is detachable from the substrate 9. It is characterized in that it is configured in. That is, the substrate 9 is provided with the attachment / detachment recess 9B to / from which the touch activation unit 40 can be attached / detached. With this configuration, the flight distance of the game ball can be adjusted entirely by the player, and the hitting ball launching device 20 can be remotely controlled.

As shown in FIG. 12, the touch activation unit 6
1 and the firing operation function unit 60 may be integrally configured. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the firing operation function unit 60 is formed by a box-shaped body having a trapezoidal side surface, and the touch activation unit 6 is provided in a front concave portion 61a facing the player.
1 is provided. The touch activation part 61 is made of a conductive material provided on the inner surface of the recess 61a by vapor deposition or the like. A flight distance adjusting unit 62, a flight distance display unit 63, the reset switch 64, and a holding switch 65 are provided on the upper slope of the firing operation function unit 60. In this way, the touch activation unit 61 and the firing operation function unit 6
By integrating 0 and 0, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a launching operation function unit 60 that is simple and easy to operate.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the firing operation function section and the touch starter section are provided on the right side of the tray 8, but they may be located at any position where the player can easily operate them, for example, in the center of the tray 8. Good or left side. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the firing operation function unit and the touch starter unit provided for the pachinko gaming machine have been described. However, in the gaming machines other than the pachinko gaming machine, the gaming machine that performs a game using the game medium is used for launching the invention. You may make it use an operation function part and a touch starting part. Although the rotary solenoid is used as the electric drive source in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, any electric drive can be used as long as the variable distance can be detected by the variable resistor to adjust the flight distance as in these embodiments. A dynamic driving source may be used.

Of the components of the firing operation function unit of the present invention,
The firing operation function unit may be configured by excluding the flight distance display unit and the reset switch. By doing so, the manufacturing cost of the game machine can be reduced.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the touch activator is independent of the firing operation function unit, the touch activator can be arranged so that the player can easily operate it. . Therefore, the flight distance adjusting unit can finely adjust the flight distance of the game medium to set the optimum flight distance, and after operating the holding switch to maintain the optimum flight distance, the player touches Since the starting part can be contacted in a comfortable posture, there is little feeling of fatigue during long-time games. Further, the touch activation unit independent of the firing operation function unit can be configured in various shapes so that the player can easily operate it. Furthermore, since the firing operation function unit is also independent of the touch activation unit, the firing operation function unit itself can be arranged so as to enhance the operability of the player.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a saucer mounting base to which a firing operation function unit and a touch activation unit according to the present invention are attached.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a mounting state of a firing operation function unit, a touch activation unit, and a hitting ball firing device.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 6 is a configuration block diagram of a launch control circuit which constitutes a hit ball launching device.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a touch switch circuit and a control circuit that form a firing control circuit.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram of a printing force control circuit that constitutes a firing control circuit.

FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of a rotary solenoid drive circuit that constitutes a firing control circuit.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a saucer mounting base showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a saucer mounting base showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a saucer mounting base when a firing operation function unit and a touch activation unit are integrated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming machine 5 Gaming area 11 Touch activation section 12 Flying distance adjusting section 13 Flying distance display section 14 Holding switch 15 Reset switch 20 Hitting ball launching device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game machine equipped with a hitting ball launching device for hitting a game medium into a game area by an electric drive source, the flight distance adjustment being operated when adjusting the flight distance of the game medium to the hitting ball launching device. Section, a flight distance display section for visually displaying a flight distance state of the game medium to a player, a holding switch operated when fixing the flight distance state of the game medium, and a flight distance state of the game medium. A launching operation function unit is configured with a reset switch that is operated when returning to the initial state, and a touch activation unit that is operated when activating the hitting ball launching device is provided independently of the firing operation functioning unit. A gaming machine characterized by that.