JPH0779863B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention, in a ball game, is a variable ball game machine having a specific game state detection means for detecting that a predetermined specific game state has been reached. Regarding display device.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, since this type of variable display device uses a 7-segment LED, a liquid crystal, etc., the display is inevitably flat, and identification information such as numbers is simply used. There was a limit to the variable display of sequentially changing.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine provided with a novel variable display device capable of displaying a more detailed game information by synthesizing a plurality of information.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine having a specific game state detecting means for detecting that a predetermined specific game state has been reached in a game. A first display device capable of displaying information of a second type, a second display device capable of displaying a second plurality of information, and a display information of the second display device which is transparent to the display information of the first display device. A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information by combining the display information of the first display device and the display information of the second display device. is there.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an example of a pachinko machine shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 1, almost in the center of the game area 1A of the game board 1,
A special game device 10 having a movable piece 11 that opens and closes and a game starting opening 12 is provided. The movable piece 11 functions as a variable winning device.

In the game area 1A, a general winning device 6, an out hole 7,
Guide nails and the like are provided around.

Reference numerals 8 and 9 in the figure are specific winning openings, and the special game device 10
There are two right and left below.

Special Game Device In FIGS. 2 and 3, the special game device 10 imitating the cockpit as a whole is a mounting board 13 and a box mounted on the back surface of the mounting board 13 and projected inside. It has a display frame body 20 having a chamber 21 and a variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of game information in the projection chamber 21, that is, a projection device for projecting two kinds of images in the embodiment.

(A) Mounting Substrate The mounting substrate 13 has a front window 14 into which a transparent plate is fitted and an armor portion 15 that covers the front window in an arch shape. The above two movable pieces
11 and 11 cooperate with the armor portion 15 to create a closed state (FIG. 2) in which no game ball wins and an open state (not shown) in which a game ball can win. In order to support the rotating shafts 11A and 11A of the movable pieces 11 and 11,
From the back surface of the mounting substrate 13, the bearings 16 and 16 are extended along the outer bottom surface of the display frame body 20 and penetrated and supported by the hanging portion 22A of the back surface wall 22 of the projection chamber 21.

SOL is an electromagnetic solenoid (left and right wing solenoid) that is a drive device for converting the movable piece 11 of the special game device 10.
And is attached to the back surface side of the display frame body 20 via the attachment plate 35.

The movable piece 11 is converted from the closed state to the open state by changing the lever 37 fixed to the plunger 36 of the left and right wing solenoid SOL and the rotating shaft 11A.
Through a crank 38 fixed to the.

When converted to the open state, the game balls entered here are collected as prize balls between the mounting substrate 13 and the lower decorative plate 17,
It passes through the opening 13A provided in 13 and the discharge gutter 13B, passes through the back surface of the game board, and is guided to a ball processing device (not shown).

At that time, this winning ball is the first prize belonging to the middle of the guide passage.
Count detector (count detection switch) SW4 shown in the figure
Detected by.

In the same manner, the winning balls that enter the game starting opening 12 provided on the lower portion of the board 13 also pass through the opening 12A and the discharge gutter 12B provided on the board 13 to the back surface of the game board and are guided to the ball processor.

At this time, this winning ball is detected by the game start detector (game start detection switch) SW1 belonging to the middle of the guide passage, and is displayed by the count indicator 2 (FIG. 1) including a 7-segment LED indicator. .

Reference numeral 13C is a nail insertion hole for inserting a life nail into the game starting opening 12, and 13D is a colored translucent lens portion.

On the upper part of the armor portion 15 of the substrate 13, a right-number display 19 composed of a 7-segment LED display is provided between the armor part 15 and the decorative plate 18, and general prize holes 18A are formed on both sides thereof. .

In this embodiment, the movable piece 11 imitates a control rod,
A part of the sighting device 17A is formed on the semi-transparent base plate 17.

(B) Projection Device (Variable Display Device) In FIGS. 3 and 4, the display frame body 20 has engagement pieces 13E projecting on both sides of the back surface of the substrate, and the engagement pieces 13E on the outer surface of the side wall of the display frame body 20. Accurate positioning is achieved by inserting into the joint piece receiver 20A, and mounting is done with the ears 20B provided at the four corners on the front side of the display frame body 20.
Is fixed to the boss on the back surface of the substrate 13 with a screw.

In the projection room 21 of the display frame body 20, as a display information synthesizing device,
A half mirror 23 is obliquely arranged from the hook portion 20C at the front upper edge to the rear lower edge.

Also as this display information synthesizing device, the half mirror 23 is a projection device as a variable display device for projecting a view of the field of view seen from the cockpit, a flying object, and a bullet as a second moving object that knocks down the first moving object. Is a component of.

The rear wall 22 of the projection chamber 21 has a total of nine lamp insertion compartments 24
Are provided in a honeycomb shape, and the entire back surface of the back wall 22 of the projection chamber 21 is covered with a rear display panel 34 made of a printed wiring board carrying the lamps L1 to L10.

The rear surface display plate 34 and the drive source mounting plate 35 disposed on the rear surface of the rear surface wall 22 are attached by screw rods 22B protruding from the four corners of the rear surface of the rear surface wall 22 and attachment screws 39.

At that time, among the lamps L1 to L10 carried on the rear display panel 34, the nine lamps L1 to L9 excluding the uppermost lamp L10 are
One lamp is inserted into each lamp insertion compartment 24.

On the other hand, on the front side of the back wall 22 of the projection chamber 21, a half mirror 23
A semi-transparent image plate 25 carrying a plurality of moving object images 26 to be selectively visible and displayed to the player through the image is inserted.

In this embodiment, the moving object image 26 is a so-called UFO pattern,
A total of nine lamps are drawn corresponding to the lamp insertion compartments 24. This is shown in FIG. 5 by the same symbols L1 to L9 as the lamp.

By blinking the lamps L1 to L9, the UFO as the moving object image 26 also blinks.

The blinking and moving UFO image 26 is visually displayed to the player as a “first moving object” through the half mirror 23.

Further, on the upper surface of the projection chamber 21, there is arranged a three-dimensional model 27 to be projected in which the UFO mother ship is three-dimensionally formed by using a partially translucent member.

The lamp L10 carried on the uppermost part of the rear display panel 34 is located behind the three-dimensional model 27 and, if necessary, the three-dimensional model.
Turn on 27.

The three-dimensional model 27 is additionally displayed visually to the player through the half mirror 23 together with the blinking and moving UFO image 26.

In this specification, the moving object image 26, the three-dimensional model 27, the lamp
L1 to L10, and other devices such as a pattern or coloring drawn on the image plate 25 are transmitted through the half mirror 23 as a display information synthesizing device to display a plurality of game information to the player visibly as "first display device". The image displayed by the first display device on the display information combining device will be referred to as a “primary image”.

Further, on the bottom wall of the projection chamber 21, there is provided a second display device which is reflected by the half mirror 23 as the display information synthesizing device to display a plurality of game information so as to be visible to the player.

In the present invention, the variable display device is configured by the second display device, the first display device, and the half mirror 23 as the display information synthesizing device that synthesizes the plurality of display information of the first and second display devices. I am doing it.

Next, the "secondary image" projected by the second display device will be described. As one of the secondary images, on the display bottom plate 28, light emitting elements LED1 to LED7 are sequentially arranged along two lines that converge toward one point at the center of the back.

The left and right two light emitting element groups LED1 to LED7 are ballistic indicators 29 for displaying the trajectory of a bullet as a second moving body, respectively.
The common LED 7 at the innermost position indicates the arrival point of the bullet.

Specifically, the light emitting element groups LED1 to LED7 are other lighting lamps.
Together with 31, 32, 33, the lamp substrate 30 is a printed wiring board. The illumination lamps 31 and 32 include colored translucent character portions 28A and 28B provided on the display bottom plate 28,
Illuminate from below.

The illumination lamp 33 is located inside the storage hole 17B provided inside the lower decorative plate 17 and illuminates the lower decorative plate 17 from the inside.

In the lamp substrate 30, the heads of the respective light emitting elements LED1 to LED7 are projected from the small holes 28C of the display bottom plate 28 and screwed to the back surface of the display bottom plate 28.

The display bottom plate 28 is a slit 20D provided on the side wall of the display frame 20.
Insert it from the front.

FIG. 5 shows the front of the special game device 10 together with the image projected by the projection device, and FIG. 6 shows a circuit diagram of the control device.

Hereinafter, the control device of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 40 and 50 in the control device are first and second oscillators for generating clocks having different repetition frequencies.

The counter 41 receives the oscillation clock of the first oscillator 40,
A ring counter that constantly counts, and the counter 41
The lamps L1 to L9 are constantly blinking and started by the output of the decoder 42.

That is, it corresponds to the position of the lit lamp in FIG.
UFO images L1 to L9 appear and disappear at regular time intervals, as if the UFO were flying in space.

The UFO, which is the first moving object, starts from the lamp L1 and moves in the order of the lamps L2 to L5, L1, and L6 to L9 in an “8-shaped shape”,
Return to lamp L1. Therefore, the position of the lamp L1 is passed twice.

The position of this lamp L1 is the arrival point of the bullet on the ballistic indicator 29.
It is provided at the bottom center of the screen to match LED7.

On the other hand, the oscillation clock generated from the second oscillator 50 is generated by the counter 51 including a shift register.
Is counted from when the reset is released, and the counter 51
2 sets of left and right light-emitting element groups of the ballistic indicator 29 connected to
LED7 is sequentially blinking and moved.

Then, when the LED7, which is the farthest point indicating the arrival point of the bullet, lights up, just when the above UFO flies to the position of the lamp L1 and the two match, the "specific game State.

AND gate 44 as a match detecting means for detecting whether or not the target UFO is hit by a bullet, that is, a specific game state detecting means for detecting that a predetermined specific game state is reached.
Is provided.

The output of the decimal “1” “6” of the decoder 42 is input to one of the input terminals of the AND gate 44 via the OR gate 43.

This is because the UFO flies in the shape of "8" and passes the position of the lamp L1 twice.

To the other input terminal of the AND gate 44, the digit output to the LED 7 indicating the arrival point of the bullet of the counter 51 is input.

In this embodiment, LED1 to LED7 are made to blink by using the binary counter and the decoder 52, and the output of the Q6 terminal of the binary counter is taken as the other input of the AND gate 44.

FF1 is a flip-flop that receives the game start switch SW1, and when there is a prize at the game start opening 12 provided at the bottom of the special game device 10, the reset of the counter 51 is released, the ballistic indicator 29 is operated, and the LED1 ~ Flash LED7 once.

FF2 is a flip prop that stores the specific game state, and when set, outputs the H level of its Q terminal,
As a "conversion permission signal" S1 to the specific game state, it is given to a prohibition gate 47 composed of an AND gate to open it, so that the special winning switches SW2 and SW3 belonging to the special winning openings 8 and 9 can be received.

FF3 is a flip-flop that accepts the opening operation of the movable piece 11 of the special game device 10, and is set every time the special winning opening 8 or 9 is won after the special game state is converted, and the 10-second timer is set.
When the timer time of 60 has elapsed or the winning ball counting circuit
When it is detected by the AND gate 65 that a total of M game balls "10 in this example" are won between the movable pieces 11 of the special game apparatus 10, the game balls are reset.

That is, the specific game state is exercised once after the conversion by winning the special winning openings 8 and 9.

The step count in the specific game state is counted by the right number counter 53, and the number of executions of the movable piece 11 being opened is the execution counter 59.
Is counted in.

The comparator 55 is the content A of the right counter 53 and the execution counter.
The content B of 59 is compared, and while A> B, an H level output is generated as the "execution command" S2 of the number of times.

The specific game state is canceled when a total of N "eight in this example" winning balls enter the special winning openings 8 and 9. FF4, after the specific game state is released by entering a total of N winning balls into the special winning openings 8 and 9, under certain conditions,
Further, it is a flip-flop for performing an "additional operation" in which the movable piece 11 is opened only once.

In this embodiment, the certain condition is that the N-th winning ball enters the special winning openings 8 and 9 while the movable piece 11 is performing the opening operation immediately before the final time (N-1 time). Is.

In this case, the movable piece 11 once returns to the closed state and then once again turns to the turned state.

Next, the control operation will be described.

Normal game state control Normally, the UFO image lamps L1 to L9 are driven to blink by the output of the counter 41 through the decoder 42 and a driver (not shown), and the UFO image flies in an "8" shape. There is.

Further, normally, the movable piece 11 closes the side opening of the special game device 10.

When the game ball wins the game start opening 12 of the special game device 10 and the game start switch SW1 is turned on, the flip-flop FF1 is set via the waveform shaping circuit 45.

When the output terminal of the flip-flop FF1 becomes L level, the reset of the counter 51 is released.

Therefore, two sets of left and right light emitting element groups LED1 to LE of the ballistic indicator 29 are provided.
D7 is sequentially blinked and moved, and the state where the bullet is fired from its own airship is visually confirmed from the front window 14.

Fortunately, when LED7, which is the arrival point of the bullet, is lit, it is a hit if the UFO image of lamp L1 is lit, otherwise it is a miss.

Conversion to a specific game state When the light or bullet emitted from the UFO of the lamp L1 hits, a match detection signal is generated in the AND gate 44 as the specific game state detecting means, and the "specific prize mode" is entered. .

That is, this match detection signal causes the flip-flop FF2
Is set, an H-level conversion permission signal S1 is generated at the output terminal Q thereof, the prohibition gate 47 is opened by the conversion permission signal S1, and a state in which the winning of the special winning opening 8, 9 is expected.

Further, since the output terminal of the flip-flop FF2 becomes L level, the reset of the right number counter 53 of the right number indicator 19 is released.

The right count display 19 displays “8” via the decoder 54.
Changes from "0" to "0" and informs the player that the game has been converted to the specific game state.

Control of specific game state Under the condition that the above-mentioned conversion permission signal S1 is generated, when a hit ball is won at the specific winning openings 8 and 9, the left and right wing solenoids SOL are actuated to move the movable piece 11 as follows. Is converted from the closed state in which no game balls are won at all (FIG. 2) to the open state in which it is easy to receive a hit ball.

Game balls win the specific winning openings 8 and 9 and the specific winning switch SW
2. When SW3 is turned on, the pulse obtained through the waveform shaping circuit 46 is applied to the trigger input terminal of the right counter 53 through the AND gate 43, and the content of the right counter 53 is set to "1".

At this time, since the content of the execution counter 59 is "0", the output of the comparator 55 becomes H level and the first execution command S2
Is generated.

By this execution command S2, the flip-flop FF3 is set through the OR gate 56 and the AND gate 57, its Q output terminal becomes H level, and the left and right wing solenoids SOL are energized via the drive circuit 67. Therefore, the movable piece 11 is opened.

The movable piece 11 remains open until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of winning balls enter between the movable pieces 11.

That is, the 10-second timer 60 is set when the Q output of the flip-flop FF3 is inverted to the H level, and then an output is generated when the timer time of 10 seconds has elapsed, and the differentiating circuit 61,
Reset flip-flop FF3 through OR gate 66. Further, the winning ball number counter 63, which constitutes the winning ball number counting circuit together with the AND gate 65, is a count detection switch.
The count pulse sent from SW4 via the waveform shaping circuit 62 is counted.

The contents of this winning ball counter 63, that is, the special game device 10
The total of the game balls won between the movable pieces 11 is displayed on the count display 2 (FIG. 1) via the decoder 64 each time.

When the total number of winning balls reaches M (10 in this example), an output is generated in the AND gate 65, and the flip-flop FF3 is also reset via the OR gate 66.

Therefore, the first opening operation ends when 10 seconds elapse or when 10 winning balls are generated.

When the flip-flop FF3 is set and its Q output falls to the L level, a falling differential pulse is generated from the differentiating circuit 58, and the pulse causes the contents of the execution counter 59 to be +.
1 is done.

Therefore, the comparison output A> B of the comparator 55 falls to L level, and the first execution command S2 disappears.

On the other hand, when the flip-flop FF3 is reset, its output terminal becomes H level, and therefore the output of the AND gate 69 becomes H level after 1 second set by the delay circuit 70.

The AND gate 57 is opened again, and the state in which the execution instruction S2 is expected to be issued from the comparator 55 is returned to.

In addition, the 10-second timer 6
0, the winning ball counter 63 is reset.

When the second and subsequent winning balls are generated in the special winning openings 8 and 9, the movable piece 11 is opened each time in the same manner as above.
The planned number of rights (N times) in the specific game state is exhausted.

In this case, the content of the number-of-rights counter 53 is incremented by one each time a winning ball is generated at the special winning openings 8 and 9, and the number-of-times of right exercise is displayed by the number-of-rights indicator 19. .

Thus, the first to seventh rights (N-1 times) are exercised.

Cancellation of the specific prize mode When the final N-th scheduled prize (eighth prize) is won, the specific prize mode is canceled.

That is, the Q3 output of the right counter 53 becomes H level,
The flip-flop FF2 that has stored the particular prize mode is reset, its Q output becomes L level, and the prohibition gate
After 47 is closed, the special prize switches SW2 and SW3 are no longer accepted.

Flip-flop FF2 is reset and its output is H
By returning to the level, both the right counter 53 and the execution counter 59 are reset.

Therefore, in many cases, the execution of the specific prize mode ends at the same time as the eighth prize.

However, in the middle of the execution of the seventh right, it is possible that the eighth prize will be won.

In this case, the execution of the number of times of right is immediately stopped and forcedly completed even though it is not the time or the number of times when the seventh right execution is finished yet.

Therefore, when the eighth prize is won in the middle of the seventh execution of the right, although the specific game state has ended, a special additional operation is performed.

That is, the flip-flop FF4 is reset and its output returns to the H level, so that the flip-flop FF4
Is triggered.

Since the D input of the flip-flop FF4 is in the middle of the seventh execution of the right and is at the H level by the execution command S2 from the comparator 55, the Q of the flip-flop FF4 is Q.
The H-level additional operation command S3 is generated at the output terminal.

Therefore, when the seventh exercise is completed and the flip-flop FF3 is reset, the execution command S2 disappears, but thereafter, the delay circuit 70 opens the AND gate 57 through the AND gate 57, The additional operation command S3 is given to the flip-flop FF3, and the flip-flop FF3 is set again.

Therefore, the left and right wing solenoids SOL are biased via the drive circuit 67, and the movable piece 11 opens.

In the eighth opening operation, the flip-flop FF3 is reset when 10 seconds elapse or when 10 winning balls are generated, and the falling differential pulse from the differentiating circuit 58 causes OR.
When the flip-flop FF4 is reset via the gate 49, the process ends.

In the above-described embodiment, the special game device, the variable winning device, and the game starting opening are provided on a single substrate to be integrated so as to be compact.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use an attacker for the variable winning device and provide it separately from the special game device.

Also, the game starting port can be provided separately from the special game device.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the display information of the first display device and the display information of the second display device are transmitted or reflected by a display information combining device that combines and displays these. Since it is displayed as, it could not be done in the past,
For example, not only three-dimensional display and superposed display are possible, but also delicate display and a wide variety of display control are possible, and unique game contents can be developed in various modes.

Further, when there is no display, unlike the conventional case, since the afterimage does not remain in the display information synthesizing device, the display area can be completely cleaned. It does not give the player a feeling of foresight.

Therefore, it is possible to greatly expand the game contents beyond the range of the game of the conventional ball game machine, and it is possible to provide a game machine with a lot of interest.

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a special game device, FIG. 3 is an exploded sectional view of the special game device, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the special game device, and FIG. The front view of the gaming machine, FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the control device. 1 ... Gaming board, 1A ... Gaming area 2 ... Count indicator, 6 ... General winning device 8 ... Specific winning opening, 9 ... Specific winning opening 10 ... Special gaming device, 11 ... Movable piece 12 ... Game starting opening, 1 ... Mounting Substrate 20 ... Display frame (variable display device) 21 ... Projection chamber (variable display device) 22 ... Back wall (first display device) 23 ... Half mirror (variable display device) 24 ... Lamp insertion compartment (first display device) ) 25 ... Image plate (first display device) 26 ... Moving object image (first display device) 27 ... Solid model (first display device) 28 ... Display bottom plate (second display device) 29 ... Ballistic indicator (second display device) Display device) 30 ... Lamp substrate (second display device) 34 ... Back display plate (first display device) 44 ... AND gate (specific game state detection means) LED1 to LED7 ... Light emitting element FF1 to FF4 ... Flip-flop SOL ... Left and right Wing solenoid SW1… Game start switch SW2… Specific winning switch SW3… Specific winning switch Pitch SW4 ... count detection switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first display capable of displaying a first plurality of information in a ball game machine having a specific game state detecting means for detecting that a predetermined specific game state has been reached in a game. A device, a second display device capable of displaying a second plurality of information, and a display information synthesizing device capable of transmitting the display information of the first display device and reflecting the display information of the second display device. And a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information by combining display information of the first display device and display information of the second display device.