JPH0824414A - Condition device and pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the reliability of a player to the process for determining a hit or miss in a pachinko machine. CONSTITUTION:A condition prize hole 22 is opened for a short time by the winning to a starting prize hole 126, and a game ball getting in he condition prize hole 22 is released into an outer perpheral frame one by one by an intercepting member 40. The released game ball is changed in course by a parting nail 52, and comes into contact with rotating members 60a, 60b, 60c to rotate them. When the rotating members 60a-60c stop in a prescribed position, or the position where 7 is arranged in the center upper part, a hit is established. When the hit is established, a special game state for opening a large prize hole 124 is started. Since a player can visually confirm it, the reliability of the player to the process for determining a hit or miss in a pachinko machine can be enhanced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conditioner mounted on a pachinko machine to establish a game state changing condition and a pachinko machine equipped with the conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko machine is known in which, when a specific condition (special game condition) is satisfied, a winning probability is extremely high and a special game state advantageous for a player is achieved. As a condition device for satisfying a specific condition in this type of pachinko machine, there is a condition device for determining that the special game condition is satisfied when a special symbol such as 777 is displayed on the variable symbol display device. In such a condition device, each time the player wins a specific start winning hole, the arithmetic device incorporated in the control base determines whether or not there is a hit, and if it is a hit, the variable symbol display device displays 777, etc. It was displayed that it was a hit.

[0003]

However, it is impossible for the player to visually recognize the judgment process itself because the hit / miss is judged according to the calculation program. Therefore, in order to increase the player's sense of trust, there has been a demand for a condition device that allows the player to confirm the process of the hit / miss decision.

[0004]

As a means for solving the above problems, the condition device according to claim 1 is a condition device which is mounted on a pachinko machine and which establishes a game state changing condition. A discharging mechanism for discharging one ball at a time, a rotating member having a plurality of types of symbols and rotationally displaced by contact with the discharged game balls, a detecting means for detecting a stop position of the rotating member, and a rotating member of the rotating member. A determination means for determining that the condition is satisfied when the stop position reaches a preset special position is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the condition device according to the first aspect, wherein the ejecting mechanism is responsive to a winning ball at a condition winning port or a predetermined winning port provided in the pachinko machine. The game balls supplied from the pachinko machine are taken in and discharged one by one.

A pachinko machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is a condition device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, and a variable winning device capable of switching between a first state with a low winning probability and a second state with a high winning probability.
A variable prize control means for switching the variable prize device to the second state for a preset period when the condition is judged to be satisfied by the judging means is provided.

A pachinko machine according to claim 4 is the condition device according to claim 2, a starting winning opening for generating a starting signal when a game ball is won, and a condition winning hole which does not accept or accepts a game ball. A switching mechanism that switches between a difficult closed state and an open state in which a game ball can be easily received, and a switching control that controls the switching mechanism to switch the conditional winning opening to an open state for a preset period when the start signal is input. Means, a variable winning device capable of switching between a first state having a low winning probability and a second state having a high winning probability, and the variable winning device only for a preset period when the condition is judged to be satisfied by the judging means. A variable winning control means for switching the device to the second state is provided.

[0008]

In the condition device having the above-mentioned structure, the discharging mechanism discharges the game balls one by one. The rotating member is rotationally displaced by contact with the discharged game ball.
The detection means detects the stop position of the rotating member. The determining means determines that the condition is satisfied when the stop position of the rotating member reaches a preset special position.

Whether the condition is satisfied is determined according to the stop position of the rotating member. When the condition is satisfied, if a predetermined symbol selected from a plurality of types of symbols of the rotating member is set to be a specific position, the player can visually confirm whether the condition is satisfied or not satisfied. The player can also visually check the process of rotational displacement of the rotating member. Therefore, the player can directly check the process and result of the hit / miss decision,
The player's sense of trust will increase.

In the condition device according to claim 2, the discharge mechanism is a game supplied from the pachinko machine in response to a winning ball at a condition winning hole provided in the pachinko machine or a winning at a predetermined winning hole. Take in the balls and discharge one by one. In other words, since the condition device is activated by winning the prize in the condition winning port or winning the prize in the predetermined winning port, the player aims to win the prize in the condition winning port or the predetermined winning port, and plays the game. Increase.

In the pachinko machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, the variable prize winning control means switches the variable prize winning device to the second state for a preset period when the condition determining means determines that the condition is satisfied. As a result, the game state in which the winning probability is high only during this period is provided, which is advantageous to the player. Since the player will be overjoyed while watching the operation of the condition device, the interest in pachinko games will increase.

In the pachinko machine according to the fourth aspect, the starting winning opening generates a starting signal when a game ball is won. The switching mechanism switches the condition winning port to a closed state in which the game ball is not accepted or difficult to accept and an open state in which the game ball is easily accepted. When the start signal is input, the switching control means controls the switching mechanism to switch the condition winning port to the open state for a preset period. The variable winning control device switches the variable winning device to the second state for a preset period when the condition determining device determines that the condition is satisfied.

The condition device is activated by the winning of the condition winning port or a predetermined winning port, but if there is a winning of the starting winning port, the winning of the condition winning port is likely to occur. For this reason, the player becomes more and more concerned with the behavior of the game ball near the start winning hole, which further enhances the interest of the player.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, at the lower front portion of the pachinko machine 10, the upper tray 1
2, a lower pan 14 and a firing handle 16 are provided. A game board 20 whose front is covered with glass 18 on the upper part.
Is housed. At the top of the center of this game board 20,
The condition winning port 22 which is a tulip type winning port having a pair of opening / closing members 22a is provided. However, this condition winning port 22 is provided with an opening / closing member 22 as shown by a broken line.
When a is closed, the game balls 20 are blocked by the guard nails 24 provided upright on the game board 20. On the other hand,
When the opening / closing member 22a is opened, the probability of winning is extremely high due to the function of the guide nails 26 arranged on both sides. The game ball B that has won the condition winning port 22 is
It is once taken into the back side of the game board 20, discharged through the return passage 28 shown in FIG. 2 to the front side of the game board 20, and falls.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the return passage 2
The outlet of 8 is covered with a cover 32, and below the cover 32, a pair of guide plates 34, 34 are installed. Therefore, the game ball B falls in the drop passage 36 formed between the guide plates 34, 34 and the glass 18. A standby proximity switch 38 is installed below the drop passage 36. The standby proximity switch 38 has a well-known structure for detecting a game ball, and is turned on when the game ball B is in the through hole 38a as shown in FIG.
Output T. Below the standby proximity switch 38,
A plate-shaped blocking member 40 is arranged.

The rear end 4 of the blocking member 40 is shown in FIG.
A flange 48 provided at the tip of the shaft 46 of the electromagnetic solenoid 44 is engaged with the shaft 2. Blocking member 40
When the electromagnetic solenoid 44 is off, it protrudes toward the glass 18 as shown in FIG. 2 and can prevent the game ball B from passing through the standby proximity switch 38 from falling. On the other hand, when the electromagnetic solenoid 44 is turned on, the blocking member 40 is moved to the side away from the glass 18 to allow the game ball B to fall.

As shown in FIG. 1, at the center of the game board 20, a plastic outer peripheral frame 50 surrounding the area including the standby proximity switch 38 is installed. This outer frame 5
0 is arranged between the game board 20 and the glass 18, and prevents the game ball B from entering from the outside of the outer peripheral frame 50 to the inside. Therefore, the game ball B can enter the inside of the outer peripheral frame 50 only through the above-mentioned condition winning port 22-return passage 28-falling passage 36.

A plurality of distribution nails 52 are erected inside the outer peripheral frame 50, and the game balls B passing through the standby proximity switch 38 and falling can be distributed to random paths. Further, biasing members 54 are installed on the left and right of the sorting nail 52, respectively. This urging member 54 exerts a repulsive force on this object when an object collides, and the game ball B that collides with the urging member 54 by such a repulsive force.
Can be activated.

At the lowermost portion of the outer peripheral frame 50, a discharge port 56 communicating with the back surface side of the game board 20 is provided so that the game ball B can be discharged. Further, three rotating members 60a, 60b, 60c are arranged in a horizontal row above the discharge port 56. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating members 60a, 60b,
The surface plate 62, 62, 62 of 60c is divided into 6 sections 63 by a radial dividing line L, and each section 63 is marked with numbers 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 respectively. ing.
Although the detailed structure will be described later, the rotating members 60a, 60b, 6
0c is rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise.
In addition, the distance W1 between the rotating members 60a, 60b, 60c.
And the distance W between the rotating members 60a and 60c and the outer peripheral frame 50.
2 is set to be narrower than the diameter of the game ball B. Therefore, the game ball B that has dropped from the drop passage 36 into the outer peripheral frame 50 will drop to the discharge port 56 after contacting any one or two of the rotating members 60a, 60b, and 60c. .

As shown in FIG. 4, rotating members 60a, 60
b and 60c, the surface plate 62 and the support plate 64 are arranged on the front side of an impeller 68 having three blades 66, and a magnetizing plate 70 is provided.
The reflector 72 is arranged behind the impeller 68 and is connected to each other via the pin 74. More specifically, the surface plate 62 and the support plate 64 are adhered to each other, and three protrusions 78 are provided in the engagement holes 76 provided in the support plate 64, one for each blade 66 of the impeller 68. Are fitted and engaged. Similarly, the magnetizing plate 70 and the reflecting plate 72
Are bonded to each other, and the projections 82 provided on each blade 66 of the impeller 68 are fitted in and engaged with the engagement holes 80 provided in the magnetized plate 70. And the surface plate 6
2 through-hole 84, support plate 64 through-hole 86, impeller 6
The through hole 88 of No. 8, the through hole 90 of the magnetizing plate 70, and the through hole 92 of the reflecting plate 72 are commonly penetrated by the pin 74, and the surface plate 62, the supporting plate 64, the impeller 68, the magnetizing plate 70 and the reflecting plate. The plate 72 is rotatable around a pin 74.
The tip 74a of the pin 74 is fixed to the back plate 94 shown in FIGS. Therefore, the rotating members 60a, 60b, 60c rotate about the pin 74 when an external force is applied.

Such rotating members 60a, 60b, 60
The outer edge portion of the magnetized plate 70 of c is magnetized, and N poles and S poles are alternately arranged at intervals of approximately 30 degrees. Each S pole is at an interval of about 60 degrees so as to be aligned with a dividing line L that divides the section 63 of the surface plate 62, and each N pole is the middle of each S pole, that is, the center line of each section 63 of the surface plate 62. Are arranged at intervals of about 60 degrees so as to be aligned with the position. On the other hand, an electromagnet 95 whose axis is in the radial direction of the magnetizing plate 70 is arranged immediately above the magnetizing plate 70. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
The axis of the electromagnet 95 is parallel to the diameter of the surface plate 62. When energized, the electromagnet 95 has an S pole at the front end on the magnetizing plate 72 side and an N pole at the rear end, and is attached to the back plate 94 via a support member (not shown). There is.

In FIG. 4, only the reflection plate 72 is shown as a perspective view, but the reflection surface 96 of the reflection plate 72 located on the side opposite to the magnetizing plate 70 is painted almost entirely white. . Black bars 98 along the radial direction are printed on the peripheral edge of the reflecting surface 96 at substantially equal intervals. Further, on the reflecting surface 96, the section 63 in which “7” of the surface plate 62 is marked
The black stripe 100 is printed only on the position corresponding to.

On the other hand, on the back plate 94, an optical sensor 106 having a light emitting element 102 and a light receiving element 104 and an optical sensor 112 having a light emitting element 108 and a light receiving element 110 are installed. The light of the light emitting element 102 of the optical sensor 106 is adjusted so that the bar 98 of the reflecting plate 72 is irradiated and the reflected light from the reflecting plate 72 enters the light receiving element 104. The light emitted from the light emitting element 108 of the optical sensor 112 is
When the section 63 of the surface plate 62 in which "7" is written is on the upper center side as shown in the figure, the portion where the stripe 100 is located is irradiated, and the reflected light from the reflection plate 72 is received.
It is adjusted so that it is incident on 0.

As described above, the condition winning port 22-falling passage 36-peripheral frame 50 and the rotating members 60a-60c and the like housed therein are a series of structures as a game board 20.
It is attached to. As shown in FIG. 1, on the game board 20, wind turbines 120 are installed on the left and right sides of the outer peripheral frame 50, and under the outer peripheral frame 50, the ball receiving plate 122 is opened due to the reclining of the ball receiving plate 122 to the front side, and the ball receiving plate 122. A well-known special winning opening 124 is provided which is closed by standing upright. Note that FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which the special winning opening 124 is opened.

On the left and right of the special winning opening 124,
A pair of starting winning holes 126, 126 are provided. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the start winning opening 126, 126 has a start proximity switch 1 similar to the standby proximity switch 38.
28 and 128 are provided respectively, and the starting winning opening 1
When the game ball B wins in 26, 126, the starting proximity switch 128, 128 outputs a starting winning signal SS. In addition, the normal winning openings 130, 130 are installed almost directly below the starting winning openings 126, 126, and the outlet 132 is opened just below the big winning opening 124.

Although well-known nails are struck on the game board 20 in addition to the nails 24 and 26, their illustration and description are omitted. As shown in FIG. 6, the control board 138 of the pachinko machine 10 has a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and serves as an arithmetic circuit capable of executing various arithmetic processes according to a program stored in the ROM in advance. Control unit 14
0 is incorporated. The control unit 140 includes a standby proximity switch 38 and start proximity switches 128, 128.
It is connected through the input interface 142, and each proximity switch 38, 128, 1 is generated by the passage of the game ball B.
The standby signal ST and the start winning signal SS output by 28 are input to the control unit 140. Optical sensors 106 and 112 are connected to the input interface 142, and a signal from the optical sensor 106 (rotation signal HK) and a signal from the optical sensor 112 (determination signal HH) are also input to the control unit 140. It is a composition.

An electromagnetic solenoid 44 is connected to the control unit 140 via a drive circuit 144, and the control unit 140 is connected.
The electromagnetic solenoid 44 can be turned on / off by a signal from the. Similarly, the control unit 140 includes a drive circuit 146.
An electromagnetic solenoid 148 for inclining and standing up the ball receiving plate 122 is connected thereto, and by turning on and off the electromagnetic solenoid 148 in response to a signal from the control unit 140, the ball catching plate 122 falls down, stands up, or becomes large. The opening and closing of the winning opening 124 can be controlled. Further, an electromagnetic solenoid 152 for opening and closing the opening / closing members 22a, 22a of the condition winning port 22 is connected to the control unit 140 via a drive circuit 150, and the electromagnetic solenoid 152 is turned on by a signal from the control unit 140. By turning off, the opening / closing of the opening / closing members 22a, 22a can be controlled. Also,
The control unit 140 is connected to the electromagnet 95 via the drive circuit 154.
Are connected, and ON / OFF of the electromagnet 95 can be controlled by a signal from the control unit 140.

It should be noted that the control unit 140 has a normal winning opening 13
A signal from a proximity switch or the like installed at 0 is input, and the operation of the prize ball payout device, solenoids and motors of various characters, blinking of lamps, various audio outputs, etc. can be controlled. Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 will be described together with the processing by the condition determination routine executed by the control unit 140. In addition, this condition determination routine,
The pachinko machine 10 is repeatedly executed during the operation of the pachinko machine 10 by a time interrupt at a preset timing.

As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 140 that has started the condition determination routine determines whether or not there is the start winning signal SS from the start proximity switch 128 (step 110).
0). If the start winning signal SS is input here, the process proceeds to the next step 1200, and if No, this routine is once ended.

In step 1200, the control section 140 activates the condition winning port 22. Specifically, the drive circuit 15
The electromagnetic solenoid 152 is turned on for about 0.5 seconds via 0 to drive the opening / closing members 22a, 22a to the open side. As a result, the condition winning port 22 is opened, and the probability of winning here is high. Next, the control unit 140 determines whether or not there is the standby signal ST from the standby proximity switch 38 (step 1300). If the standby signal ST is input here, the process proceeds to the next step 1400, and if the standby signal ST is not input, this routine ends.

At step 1400, the control unit 140
When there is the game ball B that has won the condition winning opening 22 in advance, waits for the end of the processing of the condition determination routine relating to the preceding game ball B. Specifically, the rotating member 60a-
Whether any of 60c is rotating or whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the special game state is determined, and only when none of the conditions is satisfied, the process proceeds to the next step 1500. Otherwise, wait for these conditions to be resolved. Instead of waiting for the condition to be resolved, the routine may be terminated and the process may be shifted to another process, and the process may return to step 1400 after an appropriate time has elapsed.

At step 1500, the control unit 140
The electromagnetic solenoid 44 is moved to about 0.2 via the drive circuit 144.
It is turned on for 2 seconds to move the blocking member 40 to the side away from the glass 18. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the game ball B, which has been prevented from falling by the blocking member 40, drops downward, that is, inside the outer peripheral frame 50. Electromagnetic solenoid 44
Is turned on only for about 0.2 seconds, because only one game ball B is dropped, and if there is a subsequent game ball B, the fall is blocked. Then, the control unit 140 controls the drive circuit 1
The electromagnets 95 arranged on the rotary members 60a to 60c are turned off via 54 (step 1600). As a result, the rotation members 60a to 60c are released from the binding due to the magnetic force acting between the magnetizing plate 70 and the electromagnet 95,
It is ready to rotate.

The game ball B released and dropped from the blocking member 40 falls in a random path due to the collision with the sorting nail 52 and the biasing member 54, and any one or two of the rotating members 60a to 60c. The rotating members 60a to 60c are rotated by contacting the individual pieces with the kinetic energy. The rotating members 60a to 60c that have been rotated gradually decrease in rotational speed due to frictional resistance with the pin 74, and eventually stop. However, since the rotary members 60a to 60c do not rotate and stop at the same time, the processing associated with these stop determinations is performed for each rotary member 60a to 60c, but for the sake of convenience, the following steps 1700 and 1800 are performed. The processing associated with the stop determination of the rotating members 60a to 60c in 1 will be collectively described.

In step 1700, the control unit 140 determines whether the rotary members 60a-60c have stopped. The rotation and stop of the rotating members 60a to 60c are detected based on the output of the optical sensor 106. That is, the optical sensor 1
The intensity of the light incident on the light receiving element 104 of No. 06 is equal to that of the reflection plate 72.
If it is a reflection from the cloth (white), it is strong, and it becomes extremely weak at the bar 98 part. That is, the rotating members 60a-60
If c is rotating, the rotation signal HK output from the optical sensor 106 changes in a pulse form of strong-weak-strong-weak according to the intensity of incident light on the light receiving element 104. And the control unit 1
Reference numeral 40 denotes rotating members 60a to 6 based on the strength change of the rotation signal HK from the optical sensor 106 per unit time.
It is determined whether 0c is rotating or stopped.

In step 1700, the rotating members 60a-60
When it is determined that c is stopped, in the next step 1800,
The control unit 140 turns on the electromagnet 95 via the drive circuit 154. Thereby, the rotating members 60a-60c are
The action of the magnetic force between the magnetizing plate 70 and the electromagnet 95 (the S pole of the electromagnet 95 and the N pole of the magnetizing plate 70 attract each other, and the S pole of the electromagnet 95 and the S pole of the magnetizing plate 70 repel each other. ), The magnetizing plate 70 is bound to the position where the N pole of the magnetizing plate 70 is directly below the S pole at the tip of the electromagnet 95, that is, the rotating positions of the rotating members 60a to 60c in every 60 degrees. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the rotating members 60a to 60c have the centers of the upper and lower sections 63 of the face plate 62 in the stopped state (corresponding to the N pole of the magnetizing plate 70). Is substantially coincident with the vertical line, and the delicate stop position as shown in FIG. 5B is avoided.

At the next step 1900, the controller 140
When the section 63 of "7" of all the rotating members 60a to 60c is located on the center as shown in FIG. Whether or not the section 63 of "7" is at the position shown in FIG. 3 described above is detected based on the determination signal HH of the optical sensor 112. That is, the optical sensor 1
The intensity of the incident light on the light receiving element 110 of the 12
If the reflection from the fabric (white) is strong, stripe 1
It becomes extremely weak in the 00 part. That is, the rotating member 60
If a to 60c are stopped at the positions shown in FIG. 3, the stripe 100 of the reflection plate 72 receives the emitted light from the light emitting element 108, so that the incident light on the light receiving element 110 is extremely weak. Therefore, at this time, the optical sensor 1
The level of the determination signal HH output from 12 becomes extremely low. The control unit 140 then controls the optical sensor 112.
If the determination signal HH from the optical sensor 112 is at a low level, the rotary members 60a to 60c on which the optical sensor 112 is arranged are shown in FIG.
It is determined that the vehicle is stopped at the position shown in (a). Therefore, if it is determined that all of the three rotating members 60a to 60c are in the position of FIG. 5A, the three rotating members 60a to 60c are aligned with the stop positions shown in FIG. Then, the control unit 140 determines that the hit is achieved.

When it is determined that the winning is achieved, the control unit 1
40 executes a special game routine. In this special game routine, the ball receiving plate 122 is laid down to open the special winning opening 124, and the big winning opening 124 is temporarily closed for 30 seconds or when the winning of the big winning opening 124 reaches 10 balls. At this time, if there is a winning ball that has passed through the special area within the special winning opening 124,
The special winning opening 124 is opened again. This is a big prize hole 1
If the number of times 24 is opened is 16 or there is no winning ball that has passed through the special area, the special game state ends. Since the specific processing in this special game routine and the operation of the pachinko machine 10 are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

At step 1900, the hit is not established (when any of the rotating members 60a to 60c is not in the position shown in FIG. 5A) or after the special game routine is finished, the controller 140
In step 2100, the next game ball B is the blocking member 40.
Whether it is above is determined based on the standby signal ST. Here, when there is a game ball B on standby on the blocking member 40, the process returns to step 1500 and the above-described processing is repeated.
On the other hand, if there is no game ball B to stand by, the control unit 140 ends this routine. Note that, as described above, this routine is repeatedly executed during the operation of the pachinko machine 10 by the time interruption at the preset timing. (Modification) A modification of the blocking member will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, this blocking member 202
Is arranged immediately below the standby proximity switch 38. In the blocking member 202, a first recessed portion 204 substantially corresponding to one game ball B, an L-shaped second recessed portion 206 and a first recessed portion 206 provided at a position rotated about 135 degrees from the first recessed portion 204.
A J-shaped third recess 208 is provided at a position rotated by about 270 degrees from the recess 204. The blocking member 202 is rotatable clockwise in the direction of the arrow R and receives the game ball B falling from the standby proximity switch 38 when each of the recessed portions 204 to 208 comes directly below the standby proximity switch 38. In addition, the first to third concave portions 204
When ~ 208 is not directly under the standby proximity switch 38, the fall of the game ball B from the standby proximity switch 38 is prevented.

The game ball B received in the first recessed portion 204 is the outer peripheral frame 50 (not shown in FIG. 8) from the first recessed portion 204 when the blocking member 202 is subsequently rotated about 90 degrees.
Is released into. The game ball B received in the second recessed portion 206 is released when the blocking member 202 rotates about 180 degrees after receiving. Similarly, the game ball B received in the third recess 208 is the blocking member 202 after receiving.
Is emitted when the gyro rotates about 270 degrees. Therefore, the game ball B is dispersed and dropped by the blocking member 202 into three positions of 90 degrees to the right (first concave section 204), vertical (the second concave section 206) and 90 degrees to the left (third concave section 208).

In this way, the blocking member 202 temporarily blocks the game ball B from falling from the standby proximity switch 38, and also functions as a distribution member that distributes the path of the game ball. The blocking member 202 does not always rotate, but rotates and stops according to an instruction from the control unit 140, and the rotation and stop are controlled at the same timing as in step 1500 described above.

As described above, the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment
Then, the determination of whether the condition is satisfied is made according to the stop position of the rotating member, and the player can visually confirm the process of the condition being satisfied or not satisfied and the rotational displacement of the rotating member. Therefore, the player can directly confirm the process and the result of the hit-and-miss determination, so that the player's credibility is increased.

When the winning is achieved, the gaming state with a high winning probability is set, which is advantageous to the player. Since the player will be overjoyed while watching the operation of the condition device, the interest in pachinko games will increase. Although the present invention has been described above according to the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments and can be variously implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above example, the probability of winning is 1/6 × 1/6 × 1/6 = 1/216, but this probability can be set arbitrarily by increasing or decreasing the number of sections. The number of sections does not have to be the same for all rotating members, and may be different, for example, 5 sections-6 sections-7 sections. Alternatively, the probability of winning can be changed by changing the central angle of each section. The pattern written in each section is not limited to numbers, and other characters or figures can be adopted. Alternatively, a method of distinguishing each section by color coding may be used. The number of rotating members is not limited to three,
The number may be two or less or four or more.

Although the electromagnet is of a fixed type in the above example, the magnetic force acting between the core of the electromagnet and the magnetizing plate acts as a resistance against the rotation of the rotating member even when the electromagnet is not energized. It is more preferable to use a movable type in which the electromagnet is moved away from the rotary member while the rotary member is rotating and brought close to the electromagnet when stopped.

Further, in the above-mentioned example, the rotary members 60a to 60c are rotated by the winning balls to the condition winning port 22, but for example, the winning balls of the pachinko machine 10 each time the starting winning port 126 is won. The game ball may be introduced from the tank and discharged into the drop passage 36, or the like, and the winning ball to the condition winning port 22 may not be used. With such a configuration, the starting winning opening 126 corresponds to the predetermined winning opening in claim 2. In this case, the prize ball tank or the path from the prize ball tank to the dispensing device and the drop passage 36 are connected by a guide gutter, and a mechanism similar to the blocking member 40 and the electromagnetic solenoid 44 shown in FIG. 2 is installed in the guide gutter. Then, it is convenient if the guide gutter is opened when the start winning signal SS is received.

The outer peripheral frame can also be replaced with a member such as a nail arranged in such a density that the game balls cannot pass through. The point is that the region in which the rotating member is arranged can be distinguished from the outside.

[0048]

As described above, according to the condition device of the first aspect, the player can visually confirm whether or not the condition is satisfied. Moreover, the player can visually check the process of rotational displacement of the rotary member. Therefore, the player can directly confirm the process and the result of the hit-and-miss determination, so that the player's credibility is increased.

According to the condition device of the second aspect, the condition device is activated by the winning of the condition winning port or the winning of the predetermined winning port, so that the player can play the condition winning port or the predetermined winning port. The game will be aimed at winning the prize, and the interest will increase. According to the pachinko machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the determination means of the condition device determines that the condition is satisfied, it is brought into a gaming state with a high winning probability, which is advantageous to the player. Since the player will be overjoyed while watching the operation of the condition device, the interest in pachinko games will increase.

In the pachinko machine according to the fourth aspect, the condition device is activated by the winning of the condition winning port or the predetermined winning port. However, if the starting winning port is won, the winning of the condition winning port occurs. It will be easier. For this reason, the player becomes more and more concerned with the behavior of the game ball near the start winning hole, which further enhances the interest of the player.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment in the vicinity of a drop passage.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement of rotating members of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a rotating member of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the relationship between the surface plate and the electromagnet in the rotating member of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a control unit and other components in the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a condition determination routine executed by a controller of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a modified example of the blocking member.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Pachinko machine, 20 ... Game board, 22 ...
Condition winning port, 22a ... Opening / closing member, 38 ... Standby proximity switch, 40 ... Blocking member, 50 ... Outer peripheral frame,
52 ... distributing nail, 54 ... biasing member, 56 ... discharge port, 60a, 60b, 60c ... rotating member, 62 ...
..Surface plates, 63 ... Compartments, 70 ... Magnetizing plates, 72
... Reflector, 95 ... Electromagnet, 96 ... Reflective surface,
98 ... bar, 100 ... stripe, 106 ...
-Optical sensor, 112 ... Optical sensor, 122 ... Ball receiving plate, 124 ... Large winning opening, 126 ... Starting winning opening,
128 ... Starting proximity switch, 140 ... Control unit,
B ... Game ball.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A condition device which is mounted on a pachinko machine and which fulfills a game state changing condition, wherein a discharging mechanism for discharging the game balls one by one, and the discharged game balls having a plurality of types of symbols. A rotating member that is rotationally displaced by the contact of the rotating member, a detecting unit that detects a stop position of the rotating member, and a determining unit that determines that the condition is satisfied when the stopping position of the rotating member reaches a preset special position. Conditioning device characterized by being provided. 2. The discharging mechanism takes in a game ball supplied from the pachinko machine in accordance with a winning ball to a condition winning hole provided in the pachinko machine or a predetermined winning hole, and the ball is taken one ball at a time. The condition device according to claim 1, wherein the condition device is discharged. 3. The condition device according to claim 1, a variable winning device capable of switching between a first state having a low winning probability and a second state having a high winning probability, and the condition determining means determines that the condition is satisfied. A pachinko machine, which is provided with a variable prize control means for switching the variable prize device to a second state for a preset period. 4. The condition device according to claim 2, a starting winning opening that generates a starting signal when a game ball is won, and a closed state in which the condition winning opening does not accept or is difficult to accept a game ball and a game ball. A switching mechanism that switches to an open state that is easy to accept, a switching control unit that controls the switching mechanism to switch the condition winning port to an open state for a preset period when the start signal is input, and a winning probability is low. A variable winning apparatus that can switch between a first state and a second state with a high winning probability, and a variable winning apparatus that switches to a second state for a preset period when the condition is determined to be satisfied by the determining means. A pachinko machine which is provided with a variable winning control means.