JPH078601A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game machine which allows a player to hear effective sounds more effectively according to changes in the porceeding of a game. CONSTITUTION:In a driver unit 20, a drive machanism housed in a drive mechanism housing section 24 causes an own diaphragm 21 to vibrate according to an effective sound signal to be inputted from an amplifier in response to various effective sound signals which are generated with a sound generator by various effective sound data to be outputted from a CPU through a cable 23 and the vibration thereof is transmitted to a glass plate mounted. Thus, the glass plate functions as a vibration member of a speaker to generate an effective sound.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine, and in particular,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine that produces a sound effect according to the progress of a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pachinko gaming machine is called a fever type or a digital pachi, a first type pachinko gaming machine, a second type of a pachinko type or a honeybee type, and a right game. There are third-class pachinko gaming machines, and pachinko gaming machines called general electric players.

Among these models, for example, in the first type pachinko gaming machine, a predetermined symbol is displayed on the variable display portion of the variable display device based on the winning of the game ball into the starting winning opening provided in the game portion. Perform a variable display game in which the variable display is displayed in a fixed order, and the stop display of the left symbol display section, the middle symbol display section, and the right symbol display section vertically divided into three parts of the variable display section,
With a certain probability, a specific stop pattern (for example, "1, 1,
1 ”,“ 2, 2, 2 ”,“ 3, 3, 3 ”,“ 4, 4, ”
4 ”,“ 5, 5, 5 ”,“ 6, 6, 6 ”,“ 7, 7, ”
"7", etc., or "☆, ☆, ☆", "◆,
When the same symbols such as “◆, ◆” and the same pattern pattern are used), the special winning opening is converted to an open state so as to be advantageous to the player, and the player is allowed to play a special game. It gives a lot of chances to win prize balls to connect the interests of the player and to secure a certain profit of the game store.

Further, a speaker is attached inside the gaming machine, and while the variable display game is in progress, a predetermined sound effect is generated from the speaker in response to a change in the display state of the variable display section and is in progress. We are trying to make players more entertaining with the game.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional gaming machine, during the progress of the variable display game, the speaker mounted inside the gaming machine according to the change of the display state of the variable display section. It was designed to generate a predetermined sound effect from the player to make the player feel entertaining, but since the speaker was installed inside the game machine, the generated sound effect was effectively transmitted to the player. Moreover, there is a problem that the sound effect is also disturbed by noise in the game store.

For this reason, the noise in the game store is transmitted to the player rather than the sound effect generated from the game machine, which impedes the player's interest in the game.

[Purpose] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that allows a player to hear a sound effect more effectively according to a change in the progress state of the game.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a game machine is provided with a game control means for controlling the progress of a game based on a predetermined detection signal, and a cover made of a glass member on the front surface of the game area. In, the effect signal output means for outputting a sound effect signal according to the change of the progress state of the game executed by the game control means, and its own vibration plate according to the sound effect signal output from the effect signal output means Driving means for driving is provided, and the diaphragm of the driving means is attached in close contact with the surface of the glass member facing the game area of the covering portion, and the vibration according to the sound effect is transmitted from the driving means to the glass member. Then, the above object is achieved by generating a predetermined sound effect in accordance with the change of the progress state of the game.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the effect signal output means for outputting a sound effect signal in response to the change of the progress state of the game executed by the game control means, and the effect sound signal output from the effect signal output means And driving means for driving its own diaphragm, the driving means is attached in close contact with the vibrating plate on the glass member surface facing the game area of the covering portion,
Vibrations corresponding to the sound effects are transmitted from the driving means to the glass member, and a predetermined sound effect is generated according to the change of the progress state of the game, so that the sound effects directly to the player. Transmitted.

Therefore, the sound effect can be more effectively heard by the player according to the change of the progress state of the game,
The interest of the player can be increased.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to.

First, the configuration of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine 1 of this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 has a front frame 3 attached to a machine frame 2 via a hinge 4 so as to be openable and closable in a single-opening manner, and the front frame 3 is attached to the back side of the front frame 3. A frame (not shown) is attached along the frame.

A game board 5 is attached to the inside of the frame, and an accessory attached to the game board 5 is provided on the outside of the frame to control the prize ball discharging device for the game balls as a game medium. A back mechanism (not shown) including a control device for controlling is attached.

An opening 7 for exposing the game board 5 on the front frame 3
The rectangular frame 8 surrounding the opening 7 is screwed to the front surface of the front frame 3. A glass storage frame 10 of a single-opening type that opens and closes an opening 9 (see FIG. 2) of the edge frame 8 is attached to the upper part of the front side of the edge frame 8 via a hinge (not shown). A transparent glass plate 11 is stored in the glass storage frame 10.

An opening / closing panel 12 is attached to the front frame 3 below the glass housing frame 10 via a hinge 13 (see FIG. 2) so as to be openable / closable, and a ball supply tray is provided on the front side of the opening / closing panel 12. 14 is attached.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 1 showing a state in which the glass storage frame 10 and the opening / closing panel 12 are opened.

In FIG. 2, a frame board 15 is attached to the inside of the frame behind the open / close panel 12, and the game board 5 is placed on the frame board 15. There is.

On the front side of the frame board 15, a launch rail 19 for guiding the game ball hit by the launching pestle 16 in a stable running state toward a guide rail 18 which guides the game ball to a game area 17 as a game section, The terminal portion 19A
Is attached to the starting end portion 18A of the guide rail 18 with an inclination.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the glass plate 1
The driver unit 20 is attached to the surface facing the game board 5 of 1. As shown in the front view of FIG. 3 and the side view of FIG.
1, a mounting plate 22, a cable 23, and a drive mechanism housing portion 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the driver unit 20 is mounted in close contact with the surface of the glass plate 11 by the mounting plate 22 so that the vibration of the vibration plate 21 is transmitted to the glass plate 11.

In the driver unit 20, the drive mechanism (not shown) housed in the drive mechanism housing section 24 in accordance with a sound effect signal input from an amplifier of a sound generating device described later via a cable 23 has a diaphragm 21. By vibrating and transmitting the vibration to the attached glass plate 11, the glass plate 11 functions as a vibrating member in a speaker to generate a sound effect.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 26 is an operation dial as a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control system 30 of the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment.

In FIG. 6, the control system 30 is a CP
U31, ROM32, RAM33, oscillation circuit 34, power supply circuit 35, sound generator 36, amplifier 37, speaker 38, first-type start switch 39, continuation switch 4
0, a count switch 41, a low pass filter 43, a buffer gate 44, an output port 45 and a driver 46. Further, in FIG. 6, CPU 31, R
The OM 32, the buffer gate 44 and the output port 45 are
It is connected to the bus 59.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31
Is for controlling game operations of various devices provided in the game area of the gaming machine 1 based on a control program stored in the ROM 32.

That is, the CPU 31 has the first type starting switch 39, the continuation switch 40 and the count switch 41.
Detects the progress of the game in accordance with the detection signal and the count data, etc. input from the low pass filter 43, the buffer gate 44 and the bus 59, and the progress of the game via the bus 59, the output port 45 and the driver 46. It outputs various control signals for controlling the.

As the control signal output from the CPU 31, an open / close timing control signal for controlling the open / close timing of the special winning opening 47, a display timing control signal for controlling the display timing of the LED 48, the lamp 49 and the high probability medium LED 50. Through a jackpot signal 51, a special figure rotation signal 52 and a start opening winning signal 53 output to a management device (not shown), a data signal line 54 connected to the driver 46, a control code signal line 55 and a strobe signal line 56 There are various display data to be output to an external display control circuit, a transmission clock signal 57 and a prize ball data signal 58 to be output to a discharge control circuit not shown.

ROM (Read Only Memory) 32 is a CP
The control program executed by U31, various display data, various sound effect data, etc. are stored. RAM (Random
The Accesss Memory) 33 is built in the CPU 31 and forms a memory area for storing various parameters necessary for operating the gaming machine 1. The oscillation circuit 34 is composed of a crystal oscillator or the like, and generates a basic clock pulse for operating the CPU 31 and supplies it to the CPU 31. The power supply circuit 35 supplies various power supply voltages to each unit in the control system 30.

The sound generator 36 generates a predetermined sound effect signal based on the sound effect data input from the CPU 31 via the bus 59, and outputs the generated sound effect signal to the amplifier 37. The amplifier 37 amplifies the sound effect signal input from the sound generator 36 with a predetermined amplification factor and outputs it to the speaker 38 and the driver unit 20, and drives the speaker 38 and the driver unit 20 to generate a sound effect.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In FIG. 6, the CPU 31 responds to the detection signal and the count data which are input from the first type start switch 39, the continuation switch 40 and the count switch 41 through the low pass filter 43, the buffer gate 44 and the bus 59. The progress of the game is detected, the display timing of the LED 48, the lamp 49 and the LED 50 for high probability medium indication is controlled according to the detected progress of the game, and various display data stored in advance in the ROM 32 is read out. The read display data is output to a display control circuit (not shown) via the bus 59, the output port 45, and the driver 46, and a display that encourages the player's interest is displayed.

Further, the CPU 31 reads out various effect sound data stored in advance in the ROM 32 according to the detected progress of the game, and outputs the read out effect sound data to the sound generator 36 via the bus 59. The sound generator 36 and the amplifier 37 output a sound effect signal to the speaker 38 and the driver unit 20 to generate a sound effect that encourages the player's interest.

The speaker 38 generates sound effects corresponding to various sound effect signals generated by the sound generator 36 based on various sound effect data input from the CPU 31 to the sound generator 36, and the driver unit 20.
Similarly vibrates its own diaphragm 21 by various sound effect signals generated by the sound generator 36, and vibrates the glass plate 11 shown in FIG. 5 to generate a sound effect.

As described above, the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment
In order to generate various sound effects by vibrating the glass plate 11, vibrations according to various sound effect signals are transmitted to the glass plate 11 by the driver unit 20 attached to the glass plate 11 covering the front surface of the game board 5. , The player can directly hear various sound effects.

Therefore, the sound effect can be more effectively heard by the player according to the change of the progress state of the game,
The interest of the player can be increased.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

That is, the gaming machine to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to a specific type of pachinko gaming machine.
It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to all types of pachinko game machines such as the first type, the second type, and the third type.

[0039]

According to the present invention, the vibration corresponding to the sound effect is transmitted to the glass member by the driving means closely attached to the surface of the glass member facing the game area of the cover portion, and the progress of the game is confirmed. The sound effect corresponding to the change is directly transmitted to the player.

Therefore, the sound effect can be more effectively heard by the player according to the change of the progress state of the game,
The interest of the player can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine with the opening / closing panel and the glass storage frame of FIG. 1 opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a driver unit attached to the glass plate of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a driver unit attached to the glass plate of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a state in which a driver unit is attached to the glass plate of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block configuration diagram of a control system for the gaming machine of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gaming Machine 5 Gaming Board 11 Glass Plate 20 Driver Unit 21 Vibration Plate 22 Mounting Plate 23 Cable 24 Drive Mechanism Storage Section 31 CPU 32 ROM 36 Sound Generator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising: game control means for controlling a progress state of a game based on a predetermined detection signal; and a cover portion made of a glass member on a front surface of a game area, which is executed by the game control means. Provided are effect signal output means for outputting a sound effect signal according to a change in the progress state of the game, and drive means for driving the own diaphragm according to the sound effect signal output from the effect signal output means. , The vibration plate of the drive means is attached in close contact with the surface of the glass member facing the game area of the cover portion, and the vibration according to the effect sound is transmitted from the drive means to the glass member to indicate the progress state of the game. A game machine characterized by generating a predetermined sound effect according to a change.