JPH07250950A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the pinball game (pachinko) machine in which a player can distinguish information concerning prize winning at a variable prize winning port at a glance and can concentrate his and her attention on a game without changing a glance when the variable prize winning port is turned to a state advantageous for the player. CONSTITUTION:This machine is provided with a variable prize winning device 11, driving means for changing the variable prize winning device 11 between the first state advantageous for the player and the second state disadvantageous for the player, and display 15 for displaying the information concerning prize winning in an area receiving a play ball jumped therein when the variable prize winning device 11 is set in the first state and covered with the variable prize winning device 11 in the second state. When the variable prize winning device 11 is turned to the first state, the display 15 displays the information concerning the prize winning at the variable prize winning device 11 in the area of the variable prize winning device 11 where the play ball jumps in. Thus, the player can concentrate the attention on the play while fixing the glance to the variable prize winning device 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a game state becomes a predetermined special game state, a first state in which a winning opening is expanded or opened so as to be advantageous to the player and a disadvantage to the player It has a variable winning port or an opening / closing door that changes to a second state in which the winning port is narrowly closed or closed, and the number of winning balls or a variable winning port that can win a prize while the variable winning port or the opening / closing door is in the first state or 2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko gaming machine equipped with a variable winning device in which the number of times of opening and closing a door is determined is widely known. In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with such a variable winning device, a display for displaying the number of times of opening operation of the movable piece or the opening / closing door is provided on the corner of the game board apart from the opening / closing door.

By the way, information such as the number of times of opening and closing and the number of winning balls related to the opening and closing of the variable winning opening or the opening / closing door is the most interesting one for the player, and therefore, the variable winning opening or the opening / closing door is the game. In the case of the first state that is advantageous to the player, the display device that displays information such as the number of times of opening and closing and the number of winning balls can be distinguished from the display device that the player displays other information at a glance. It is desirable to be arranged in a position. However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, since the display device is arranged in a place away from the variable winning port or the opening / closing door, the line of sight of the player is dispersed to the variable winning port or the opening / closing door and the display device. There was a problem that I could not concentrate on the game.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to allow a player to distinguish at a glance information regarding the winning of a variable winning a prize, and to play a game when the variable winning a prize becomes advantageous to the player. It is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that enables a player to concentrate on a game without changing his line of sight.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the pachinko machine of the present invention is changed to a first state that is advantageous to the player and a second state that is disadvantageous to the player. A possible variable winning device and a driving means for changing the variable winning device between the first state and the second state are provided, and the game ball jumps in when the variable winning device is in the first state. In the area, which is covered by the variable winning apparatus in the second state, a display for displaying information related to winning is provided.

[0006]

The variable winning device is changed by the driving means into the first state which is advantageous to the player and the second state which is disadvantageous to the player. The display device displays information related to winning of the variable winning device. The display for displaying information related to winning on the variable display is an area into which the game ball jumps when the variable winning device is in the first state, and is covered by the variable winning device in the second state. The configuration provided in
When the variable winning device is in the first state in which it is advantageous to the player, the display device can be distinguished from the display device which displays other information other than this at a glance. , In the area where the game ball of the variable winning device jumps in, by displaying information related to the winning of the variable winning device on the display, it is possible to make the player's line of sight gaze at the variable winning device. It is possible to concentrate on the game.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a center accessory which is a winning device mounted in the center of the game board of the pachinko game machine.
The center accessory 1 is composed of an upper winning portion 2, a winning ball launching portion 3 provided below the upper winning portion 2, and a lower winning portion 4 provided below the winning ball launching portion 3.

A window portion 5 is formed in the lower center of the upper winning portion 2, and a first indicator light 6 is provided in the window portion 5 and is divided into three horizontal rows and two vertical columns by a partition. 2 on both sides of 5
Indicator lights 7 and 7 are provided, and a winning ball guiding member 8 that guides the winning ball launched upward by the winning ball launching unit 3 to the ball guiding path is fitted and mounted on the upper portion of the window 5 to guide the winning ball. On both sides of the lower part of the member 8, there are LED indicator lights 9, 9 on one side.
It is provided individually.

The winning ball launching section 3 has a launching section mounting frame 46.
In the center of the front surface of the above, a storage cover 47 for storing a launch solenoid (not shown) for launching a prize ball into the prize ball guiding member 8 of the upper prize portion 2 is fitted and mounted. Third indicator lights 10, 10 are provided.

66 is a mounting hole for mounting the launch portion mounting frame 46 on the game board, and the mounting hole 66 is the launch portion mounting frame 4
Plural holes are provided along the outer circumference of 6, and the winning ball launch portion 3 is mounted on the front surface of the game board by screws using the mounting holes 66 of the launch portion mounting frame 46.

The lower prize portion 4 has a lower prize portion mounting frame 76.
A fourth indicator light lamp cover 77 having a specific winning opening consisting of the starting winning openings 12, 12 is mounted by a screw on the front surface of the, and the opening / closing plate 11 constituting the variable winning device is provided at the center of the fourth indicator light lamp cover 77. The upper part is moved in the front-rear direction of the game board so that it can be opened and closed, and the opening and closing plate 11 is expanded to form a large winning opening 48 as a variable winning opening of the variable winning device in the lower winning part 4. It

On both sides of the opening / closing plate 11, fourth indicator lights 13 and 13 are provided in a fourth indicator light lamp cover 77, and the opening / closing plate 11 forming a special winning opening 48 is expanded below the opening / closing plate 11. The continuous number indicating lamps 14 and 14 composed of LED indicating lamps for indicating the number of times are provided side by side in four rows on each side,
The big prize hole 48 is attached to the lower prize portion mounting frame 76 in the opening / closing plate 11.
A numerical indicator lamp 15 is provided as an indicator for displaying information related to opening / closing of the variable winning device, and the opening / closing plate 11 is closed. When the open / close plate 11 is closed, that is, in the second state that is disadvantageous to the player when the open / close plate 11 is closed, the open / close plate 11 is covered.

Reference numeral 80 is a mounting hole for mounting the lower prize winning portion mounting frame 76 on the game board. A plurality of mounting holes 80 are formed along the outer periphery of the lower winning prize attaching frame 76, and the lower winning portion 4 is the lower winning portion. It is mounted on the front surface of the game board by screws using the mounting holes 80 of the mounting frame 76.

The first indicator light 6 and the continuous number indicator light 14 blink when the power is turned on, and the first indicator light 6 is a launch solenoid of the prize-winning ball launching part 3 in which a prize-winning ball won from the side of the upper prize-winning part 2. When the first indicator light 6 is launched upwards by a certain combination position, for example, when the first indicator lights 6 are lit in a row in the central horizontal row, the winning balls are detected by a special device detecting switch which is a winning ball detecting switch of the upper winning section 2. Upon detection, the player is given special rights as described below.

The second indicator light 7 and the LED indicator light 9 blink when the special device detection switch is activated, and the second indicator light 7, the third indicator light 10 and the fourth indicator light 13 are in the lower prize portion 4. Flashes when the open / close solenoid is activated. Normal,
The opening / closing plate 11 even if the start winning opening 12 of the lower prize portion 4 is won
Is not expanded, and the lower prize portion 4 operates when the player is given a special right.

The launch solenoid of the winning ball launch section 3 is
When the contact piece of the solenoid operated switch (not shown) of the winning ball launching unit 3 is pushed downward by the pachinko ball P which is a winning ball that has won the prize in the winning unit 2 from the side of the upper winning unit 2, the solenoid operating switch is turned on. , Two of the first indicator lights 6 of the upper winning portion 2 are turned on in an arbitrary combination, the launch solenoid is excited, and the pachinko ball P is guided by the launch rod of the launch solenoid. Launched to 8.

The right given to the player is that when the starting winning opening 12 of the lower winning part 4 is won, the opening / closing plate 11 is expanded to form a large winning opening 48, and the probability of winning the lower winning part 4 is increased. A large number of prizes can be paid to the special winning opening 48, for example, up to 10, by expanding the opening / closing plate 11 once, and a predetermined number of winnings to the starting winning opening 12 are stored. The open / close plate 11 is expanded according to the number of the open / close plates 1.
The expansion of 1 can be performed a fixed number of times, for example, up to 8 times. However, when the number of winning balls to the special winning opening 48 is continuously detected at a fixed number of 8 × 10 or more, the opening / closing plate 11 is closed. Further, this right is a specific combination position of the first indicator lamp 6 in which the special device detection switch is the same as when the special right detection switch is activated again for the winning balls launched by the winning ball launching unit 3 to the upper winning unit 2. It disappears when it is detected.

Next, the upper winning section 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the upper winning portion 2 has a window portion 5 formed in a lower central portion of an upper winning portion mounting frame 16, and the inside of the window portion 5 is divided into three horizontal rows and two vertical rows. A plurality of first indicator light lamp covers 17 which are divided into rows and have different colors are fitted and mounted, and second indicator light lamp covers 18, 18 are provided on both sides of the window portion 5 on the front surface of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16. It is mounted by inserting the locking claw 19 formed integrally with the second indicator lamp cover 18, 18 into the hole formed in the upper winning portion mounting frame 16.

A guide member fitting portion 20 for fitting the winning ball guiding member 8 is formed on the upper portion of the window portion 5, and a decoration is provided on the front surface of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16 on the guide member fitting portion 20. Body 2
1 is attached by screws. Upper winning part mounting frame 16
An indicator light support cover 22 is attached to the back side of the with a screw, and a substrate 25 is attached to the indicator light support cover 22 with a screw 26.

Reference numeral 27 is a mounting hole for mounting the upper prize winning portion mounting frame 16 on the game board, and a plurality of mounting holes 27 are provided along the outer periphery of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16, and the upper winning portion 2 is the upper winning portion. It is mounted on the front surface of the game board with screws using the mounting holes 27 of the mounting frame 16.

At the center of the indicator light support cover 22, the substrate 2
A board mounting body 29 having a screw mounting hole 28 for mounting 5 is provided in a protruding manner, and the light emitting diode 2 of the LED indicator 9 mounted on the board 25 is provided on both sides of the board mounting body 29.
LED indicator light support 3 having a fitting hole 30 into which 3 is fitted
1 is provided so as to project on each side by 5 pieces, and
In the lower part of the lamp, the lamp 2 of the first indicator lamp 6 mounted on the substrate 25
The lamp through hole 32 into which the 4 is fitted has the upper winning portion mounting frame 16
Corresponding to the window portion 5 of each of the three rows and two columns, and the indicator light support cover 22 locks the winning ball guiding member 8 and the first indicator light lamp cover 17 to the upper prize portion mounting frame 16. .

Substrate 2 mounted on indicator light support cover 22
5, a mounting hole 152 is formed at a position corresponding to the substrate mounting body 29 of the indicator light support cover 22, and a transparent portion for the lamp of the indicator light support cover 22 is provided below the mounting hole 152. The lamps 24 of the first indicator lamp 6 are mounted in a row of three rows and two columns in a position corresponding to the holes 32, and the LED indicator lamp support 3 of the indicator lamp support cover 22 is provided on both sides of the mounting hole 152.
The light emitting diode 2 of the LED indicator lamp 9 at the position corresponding to 1.
5 are attached to each side, and the special device detection switch S is provided at a position corresponding to the switch fitting portion 34 of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16 at the lower portion of the plurality of light emitting diodes 23 on one side.
W1 is attached.

The lamp 24 of the first indicator lamp 6, the light emitting diode 23 of the LED indicator lamp 9 and the special device detection switch SW1 as an example of the special right granting means are fixed to the substrate 25 by soldering. One end of a lead wire 147 is connected to the plurality of lamps 24 of the first indicator lamp 6 and the detection switch SW1 on the board 25 by soldering, the other end of the lead wire 147 is connected to a connector 148, and the connector 148 is not shown. It is connected to the lead wire of the board of the controller.

Next, the substrate 25 is attached to the indicator light support cover 22 by inserting the plurality of lamps 24 of the first indicator light 6 into the lamp through holes 32 of the indicator light support cover 22 and by mounting the LED indicator light 9. The plurality of light emitting diodes 23 are fitted into the fitting holes 30 of the LED indicator light support 31 of the indicator light support cover 22,
After the special device detection switch SW1 is fitted to the switch fitting portion 34 of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16, the board 25 is brought into contact with the board mounting body 29 of the indicator light support cover 22,
The board 25 is attached to the indicator light support cover 22 by screwing a single screw 26 into the screw attachment hole 28 of the board attachment body 29 using the attachment hole 152 formed in the board 25.

Then, the lamp 24 of the blinking first indicator lamp 6 of the upper winning portion 2 arbitrarily turns on the lamp 24 by the operation of the launch solenoid of the winning ball launching portion 3 to detect the special device of the upper winning portion 2. The switch SW1 detects a winning ball launched into the upper winning portion 2 by the winning ball launching unit 3, and the second indicator light 7 and the LED indicator light 9 blink by turning on the special device detection switch SW1.

As shown in FIG. 6, ball guiding paths 33a and 33b for guiding the winning balls are formed on both sides of the window portion 5 on the back surface of the upper prize winning portion mounting frame 16, and one of the one ball guiding path 33a is formed. A switch fitting portion 34 for fitting the special device detection switch SW1 is formed in the portion, and through holes 35, 35 into which the lamp of the second indicator lamp 7 is fitted are formed in the side portions of the ball guiding paths 33a, 33b. In the lower part of the through hole 35, a board mounting body 37 having a screw mounting hole 36 for mounting the board on which the lamp of the second indicator lamp 7 is mounted is formed to project.

Reference numeral 38 is a ball receiving hole formed in the upper portion of the guide member fitting portion 20 of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16, and 39 is an insertion hole into which the locking claw 19 of the second indicator lamp cover 18 is fitted. .

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the winning ball guiding member 8 is launched upward by the winning ball launching unit 3 on the upper portion of the main body fitted to the guiding member fitting portion 20 of the upper winning portion 2. A ball receiving portion 40 that opens downward is formed to receive the winning ball. An inclined upper guide piece 41 is provided at a lower portion of the ball receiving portion 40, and a falling hole 4 is provided below the upper guide piece 41.
The lower guide piece 43 having the number 2 is provided so as to be inclined, and a plurality of engaging protrusions 44 that protrude and come into contact with the back surface of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16 are formed around the main body.

The winning ball guiding member 8 is the upper winning portion mounting frame 1
After fitting the guide member fitting portion 20 of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16 from the rear surface side of 6, the indicator light support cover 22 is attached to the rear surface of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16 with a screw so as to be locked.

The pachinko ball P, which is a winning ball launched by the winning ball launching unit 3, is received by the ball receiving unit 40 of the winning ball guiding member 8, passes through the upper guiding piece 41, and guides the indicator light support cover 22. Lower guide piece 43 through piece 45
After falling into the entry hole 42 of the above, it is guided to either one of the ball guiding paths 33a and 33b formed on both sides of the back surface of the upper winning portion mounting frame 16, and one of which is fitted with the special device detection switch SW1. When the winning ball passes through the ball guiding path 33a of
It is detected by the special device detection switch SW1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the pachinko ball P wins from the side of the upper winning part 2, it rides on the ball receiving part of the winning ball launching part 3 through the inside of the upper winning part 2, and the solenoid operation switch (not shown) of the winning ball launching part 3 is turned on. The launch solenoid is operated to launch the winning ball onto the winning ball guiding member 8 of the upper winning section 2, and at the same time, the blinking lamp 24 of the first indicator lamp 6 of the upper winning section 2 is turned on.

The lamp 24 at the position for giving a special right in the left vertical row and the right vertical row of the first indicator light 6 of the upper winning portion 2.
When both are lit, the winning ball launched into the upper winning section 2 by the launch solenoid of the winning ball launching section 3 is transferred to the upper winning section mounting frame 16 via the winning ball guiding member 8 of the upper winning section 2. After passing through the ball guiding path 33a, the ball guiding path 33a
When the special device detection switch SW1 attached to is turned on, the player is given a special right.

The lamps 24 in the left vertical row and the right vertical row of the first indicator lamps 6 of the upper winning portion 2 must be lit up, and the first indicator lamps 6 must be illuminated. The special right is not given to the player only by turning on one of the lamps 24 at the position giving the special right.

Further, while a special right is given to the player, a pachinko ball wins again from the side part of the upper winning part 2 and the winning ball moves upward by the launch solenoid of the winning ball launching part 3. Is launched into the winning ball guiding member 8 of, and the lamps 24 in the left vertical row and the right vertical row of the first indicator lights 6 of the upper winning portion 2 are turned on again,
The special device detection switch SW1 of the upper winning section 2 is turned on again.
Then, the special right disappears.

When the player is given a special right, the second indicator light 7 and the LED indicator light 9 of the upper winning portion 2 blink, the third indicator light 10 of the winning ball launch portion 3 blinks, and the lower portion. The 4th indicator light 13 and the continuous number indicator lamp 14 of the prize winning unit 4 blink, and when the game ball wins the starting winning opening 12 of the lower prize winning unit 4, the starting mouth switch is turned ON and the opening / closing solenoid is excited to lower the winning prize. By expanding the opening / closing plate 11 of the portion 4, the big winning opening 48 of the lower winning portion 4 is formed, and the state shifts to the first state which is advantageous to the player.

When the number of winning balls to the special winning opening 48 detected by the special winning opening winning detection switch becomes larger than 10, which is a fixed number, the opening / closing plate 11 is closed, and the opening / closing plate 11 is expanded eight times.
It is up to the number of times, and the number of winnings at the big winning opening 48 is a fixed number 8
If the number becomes 10 or more, the special right ends.

The continuous winning number indicator lamps 14 which flash on and off by winning the start winning opening 12 of the lower prize winning portion 4 are turned on one by one, and the numbers inside the big winning prize opening 48 are opened by expanding the opening / closing plate 11 of the lower prize winning portion 4. The indicator light 15 displays the number of winning balls that have won the special winning opening 48.

Up to a fixed number of eight winning balls are stored in the starting winning opening 12 of the lower winning section 4, and the opening / closing plate 11 is opened a number of times corresponding to the winning number.

[0039]

According to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, when the variable winning device is in the first state, which is advantageous to the player, in the area where the game ball of the variable winning device jumps, Since the information related to the winning of the variable winning device is displayed by, the player can distinguish at a glance from the display device that displays other information other than this, and it is not necessary to disperse the line of sight, By simply gazing at the variable winning device, it is possible to visually recognize the information related to the winning of the variable winning device, so that the player can concentrate on the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a winning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the upper winning portion of the above.

3 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the substrate.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the upper winning portion mounting frame.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the winning ball guiding member.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing passage of a winning ball inside a winning ball guiding member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 center role goods 2 upper prize winning part 3 prize winning ball launching part 4 lower prize winning part 5 window part 6 first indicator light 7 second indicator light 8 prize winning ball guiding member 9 LED indicator light 10 third indicator light 11 open / close plate (variable prize) Device) 12 Start winning hole 13 Fourth indicator light 14 Continuous number indicator light 15 Numerical indicator light (indicator) 16 Upper prize part mounting frame 17 First indicator light lamp cover 18 Second indicator light lamp cover 19 Locking claw 20 Induction Member fitting part 21 Decorative body 22 Indicator light support cover 23 Light emitting diode 24 Lamp 25 Substrate 26 Screw 27 Mounting hole 28 Screw mounting hole 29 Board mounting body 30 Fitting hole 31 LED indicator light support 32 Lamp through hole 33a Sphere guide Path 33b Ball guide path 34 Switch fitting portion 35 Through hole 36 Screw mounting hole 37 Board mounting body 38 Ball receiving hole 39 Insertion hole 40 Ball receiving portion 41 Top guide Piece 42 Drop-in hole 43 Lower guide piece 44 Engagement projection 45 Guide piece 46 Launching part mounting frame 47 Storage cover 48 Big winning hole 66 Mounting hole 76 Lower winning part mounting hole 77 Fourth indicator lamp lamp cover 80 Mounting hole 147 Lead Wire 148 Connector 152 Mounting hole P Pachinko ball SW1 Special device detection switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable winning device which is capable of changing between a first state which is advantageous to a player and a second state which is disadvantageous to a player, and the variable winning device which is the first state and the second state. And a driving means for changing the state of the variable winning device is a region into which the game ball jumps in when the variable winning device is in the first state,
A pachinko game machine characterized in that a display device for displaying information relating to winning is provided in an area covered by the variable winning device in the second state.