JPH0824749B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to improvements in pachinko machines.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, most of the display means provided in a pachinko machine use indicators such as a simple lighting / flashing operation and a 7-segment LED. However, the display means using the indicator lights can only display a binary state with a single display means, and even if the 7-segment LED is used, some alphanumeric characters and some It stopped displaying English letters. Therefore, in a pachinko machine that provides a slot machine-like accessory to perform pattern matching or a pachinko machine that displays an effect when a character enters a game, the symbols that can be displayed are extremely limited, and the lighting elements are diluted. Since it is arranged, it is impossible to give a continuous motion to the movement of the symbols, and the symbols displayed are discontinuous and static, and there is a lack of interest.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine equipped with a display means capable of displaying various symbols and driving the displayed symbols.

Means for Solving Problems The present invention, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, is a data reading means a for sequentially reading predetermined display data at every reading cycle, and data read by the data reading means a. And the data storage means b for temporarily storing the data, and the display output of the dot matrix LED is continuously switched at predetermined intervals shorter than the read cycle based on the data stored in the data storage means b in the gap of the read cycle. The above problem is solved by providing the switching control means c.

The working data reading means a sequentially reads the display data at every reading cycle and temporarily stores the display data in the data storage means b. The switching control means c continuously controls the display output of the dot matrix LED based on the data stored in the data storage means b at predetermined intervals shorter than the reading cycle in the gap of the reading cycle.

Examples Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described.

In FIG. 2 showing the play board surface of the pachinko machine, reference numeral 1
Is the winning prize hole, and below it are the winning prize holes 2, 2
However, right and left winning openings 3, 3 are provided on the left and right of the substantially central portion, and right and left sleeve winning openings 4, 4 are provided below it. The wind turbines 5, 5 and
6, 6 are rotatably supported, and lamp windmills 7, 7 are provided on the left and right of the upper part.

Reference numeral 8 provided at a substantially central portion is a display device provided with various kinds of indicator lights. In the approximate center of the display device 8, a left symbol display lamp L1, a medium symbol display lamp L2, each of which is a dot matrix LED,
The symbol display section 9 provided with the right symbol display lamp L3 is provided, and in the upper substantially central portion thereof, the number of pachinko balls that have won the accessory continuous operation device 11 during opening of the special winning opening 10,10, that is, A continuous number indicator lamp 12 is provided for displaying the number of opening operations of the special winning openings 10, 10 to be executed in the future. Further, to the left and right of the continuous number indicating lamp 12, a memory number indicating lamp 15, which displays the number of the pachinko balls that have won in the central first type starting opening 13 and the left and right first type starting openings 14, 14 up to a maximum of 4, 15,15,15 are provided. Reference numeral 16 provided below the symbol display portion 9 is a special winning opening 10,10.
Is a special winning opening winning number display lamp that displays the number of pachinko balls that have won the winning opening during the opening. Further, it goes without saying that each of the above-mentioned winning openings is provided with a detection switch or the like for detecting a winning ball.

It should be noted that a ball hitting handle of a pachinko machine equipped with a touch switch, a ball hitting device, a prize payout device, a sound device for producing a sound effect, and the like are already known, and these devices are not directly related to the present invention. The description regarding is omitted.

 Next, the control system of this embodiment will be briefly described.

In FIG. 3 showing a main part of the control system, a touch switch 17 provided on a hitting ball handle (not shown) is an input circuit 18
Is connected to the CPU 19 to input a signal for detecting a ball hitting handle operation, and a central first-class starting opening ball entrance detection switch 20 provided on the central first-class starting opening 13 and left and right first-class starting openings Left and right first-class start opening ball entrance detection switches 21,21 provided on 14,14, accessory continuous operation device entrance detection switch 22 provided on accessory continuous operation device 11, installed at big winning openings 10,10 The special winning opening winning detection switch 23 is connected to input a detection signal to the CPU 19 via the counter 24 and the input circuit 18, respectively.

Also, the special winning opening opening solenoid 25 for opening and closing the special winning openings 10, 10 is a CP via the solenoid drive circuit 26 and the output circuit 27.
The sound generator 28, which is driven and controlled by U19 and generates a sound effect when winning, etc.
It is connected to be driven and controlled by U19.

Then, the left symbol display lamp L1, which is provided in the symbol display unit 9,
The middle symbol display lamp L2 and the right symbol display lamp L3 are connected via the display circuit 30 and the output circuit 27 so as to be drive-controlled by the CPU 19. Each of these symbol lights L1 to L3 consists of a dot matrix LED of 7 rows and 5 columns as shown in FIG. 4, and the LED output of each row and the common output of each column are controlled by the CPU 19 as described above. Then, alphanumeric characters, katakana and other various patterns are displayed.

Reference numeral 31 in FIG. 3 is a memory in which a control program of the CPU 19 and the like are stored.

Below, the symbol display lights L1 to L consisting of dot matrix LEDs
The operation of this embodiment will be described based on the processing flowchart of the CPU 19 which is the drive control means of 3. In addition, this embodiment is an example in which various symbols are variably displayed on the symbol display lamps L1 to L3.

In FIG. 5 (a) showing the main flow of the CPU 19, C
The PU 19 is initialized when the power is turned on (step S1) and starts processing according to the control program.

First, the touch switch 17 on the ball hitting handle is turned off
It is determined whether or not (step S2), touch switch
If 17 is ON and the game is being played, then it is determined whether or not the various ball detection switches are turned ON by the pachinko ball entering (step S3), and if the entering is confirmed, Further, it is confirmed in step S3 whether or not the flag F1 set by the central type 1 starting opening ball entrance detection switch 20 when the pachinko ball enters the central type 1 starting opening 13 is set. It is determined whether or not the inserted ball is the central type 1 start opening 13 (step S4), and the pachinko ball is the left and right first.
Whether or not the flag F2 set by the left and right first type start opening ball entrance detection switches 21 and 21 when entering the seed starting openings 14, 14 is set, that is, the entrance confirmed in step S3 It is confirmed whether or not the ball has entered the right and left first type starting ports 14, 14 (step S5). When it is confirmed in step S4 or step S5 that a ball has entered the first type starting opening, the CPU 19 executes confirmation end processing, that is, reset processing for the set flags F1 and F2. After that (step S6), the symbols of the respective symbol display lamps L1 to L3 are randomly rotated to shift to a symbol variation subroutine A in which the symbols are matched (step S7).

The CPU that has shifted to the symbol variation subroutine A as shown in FIG. 6 (a), first, as shown in the random file of FIG. 8 written in the memory 31, displays the left symbol display lamp L1 on the left. Variable i showing the arrangement of the symbols Xi, variable j showing the arrangement of the middle symbols Yj displayed on the middle symbol display lamp L2, variable k showing the arrangement of the right symbols Zk displayed on the right symbol display lamp L3, and each initial value 1 Also, as shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 9, a variable U indicating a line of binary data of a left symbol Xi, a middle symbol Yj, and a right symbol Zk, which is composed of binary data of 7 rows and 5 columns, which constitutes each symbol. , V, W are each set to an initial value of 1 (step S201).

The left symbol Xi, the middle symbol Yj, and the right symbol Zk are, for example, the left symbol.
X1, that is, 7 as shown in FIG.
It consists of binary data of 5 rows, and outputs the LED output of 7 vertical rows and the common output of 5 horizontal rows of dot matrix LED as shown in FIG. 4 when the data element of each symbol is 1. By performing the switching process, the symbols are lit and displayed on each symbol display lamp.

Next, three random numbers having no correlation are created by the function RND # for generating random numbers, and the values of the respective random numbers are set in the general-purpose registers R1, R2, R3 (step S202). Then, the value of the register R1 becomes the reference value for setting the timer TX, TY, TZ for controlling the rotation time of each symbol indicator light at the high speed 5
And the value of register R1 obtained as described above to the value of register R2, and then the value of register R2 obtained as described above to the value of register R3. The value is stored in each register and set as the high speed rotation time of each symbol display lamp (step S203). Therefore, 5 <value of register R1 <
It goes without saying that the value of register R2 is smaller than the value of register R3.

Next, the timer TX that controls the rotation time of the left symbol display lamp L1
Set the value of register R1 to, set the value of register R2 to the timer TY that controls the rotation time of the middle pattern indicator L2, register to the timer TZ that controls the rotation time of the right pattern indicator L3
The value of R3 is set (step 204).

Next, set the switching time HX for high-speed rotation to the timer tx that controls the LED output switching time of the left symbol display lamp L1, and set the timer output ty that controls the LED output switching time of the middle symbol display lamp L2.
Set the switching time HY for high speed rotation to the right pattern indicator light
The switching time HZ for high speed rotation is set in the timer tz that controls the LED output switching time of L3 (step S205).

And a timer T that controls the rotation time of each symbol indicator light
X, TY, TZ, and timer tx, ty, tz for controlling the LED output switching time of each symbol display lamp are started at the same time (step
S206), immediately, the variable i indicating the arrangement of the left symbol Xi displayed on the left symbol display lamp L1, the variable j indicating the arrangement of the middle symbol Yj displayed on the middle symbol indicator lamp L2, the right displayed on the right symbol indicator lamp L3 By addressing based on the value of the variable k indicating the arrangement of the symbols Zk,
The symbols displayed on each symbol indicator light are accessed by reading a random file as shown in FIG. 8 (step S2
07), the binary data of the U-th row of the left symbol Xi is displayed on the first row of the left symbol indicator light L1, and the Vth row of the middle symbol Yj is displayed on the first row of the middle symbol indicator light L2. Display binary data, right design indicator
The binary data of the Wth line of the right symbol Zk is displayed on the 1st line of L3 (step S208). In the first processing, in step S201, i = 1, j = 1, k = 1, U = 1, V = 1, W =
Since the value of 1 is set, the binary data of the first line of the first symbol is displayed on the first row of each symbol indicator light, for example, on the left symbol indicator lamp L1. On the first line, the left symbol X1, that is, the lowest data "00010" when the alphanumeric character "4" is upright will be displayed (see FIG. 9; In the data group shown in the figure, the alphanumeric character "4" has been inverted).

Next, the CPU 19 confirms whether or not the flag F3 indicating that the left symbol Xi has been fixed by the rotation of the left symbol indicator light L1 is set (step S209), and the left symbol indicator light
It is confirmed whether or not the set time of the timer tx for controlling the LED output switching time of L1 has ended (step S210), and the rotation processing of the middle symbol indicating lamp L2 has ended to indicate that the middle symbol Yj has been confirmed. Check whether or not the flag F4 is set (step S211), and check whether or not the set time of the timer ty for controlling the LED output switching time of the middle symbol indicating lamp L2 has ended (step S212), It is confirmed whether the flag F5 indicating that the right symbol Zk has been settled after the rotation of the right symbol indicator light L3 is set is set (step S213), and the LED output switching time of the right symbol indicator light L3 is controlled. Confirm whether or not the timer tz setting time has expired (step S21
4), confirm whether or not the flag F3 is set (step S215), and confirm whether or not the set time of the timer TX for controlling the rotation time of the left symbol display lamp L1 has ended (step S216). , Check whether the flag F4 is set (step S217), and check whether the set time of the timer TY for controlling the rotation time of the middle symbol display lamp L2 has ended (step S218), the flag Confirm whether or not F5 is set (step S219), and confirm whether or not the set time of the timer TZ for controlling the rotation time of the right symbol display lamp L3 has ended (step S220), and the flag F5 is set. Whether or not it is set is checked (step S221), but at this stage, since each flag is not set and each timer has not finished the set time, the CPU 19 that has completed the determination process of step S221 Next, move to step S222. Then, after starting this symbol variation subroutine A, whether the flag F1 which is set when a new pachinko ball enters the central first type starting opening 13 is set, or the left and right first type starting opening 14, 14
It is confirmed whether the flag F2 that is set when a prize is won is set, and it is determined whether or not there is a ball to any of the first-class starting openings, and a ball to any of the first-class starting openings is entered. If there is, after adding 1 to the counter C1 that consistently counts the number of balls entering each type 1 starting opening, and remembering that there was a ball entering any of the type 1 starting opening (step S223), returning to step 207, the same processing as the previous time is repeated to form a loop. While this loop is repeated, data rewriting and display output switching are not executed, so that each symbol display lamp continues to display the same portion of the same symbol.

While executing the loop formed in this way, when it is confirmed in step S210 that the set time of the timer tx for controlling the LED output switching time of the left symbol display lamp L1 has ended,
Next, the CPU 19 adds 1 to the variable U indicating the line of the binary data of the left symbol Xi to be displayed on the first line of the left symbol indicator light L1, and in the next process, the first line of the left symbol indicator light L1. The number U of lines of the binary data to be displayed is calculated (step S224), and whether or not the number U of lines is 7 or less, that is, the binary data of the last line of the currently selected left symbol Xi. It is determined whether or not (step S2
25), if the number of lines U is 7 or less and there is a line of binary data to be displayed, next, the LED output of the left symbol display lamp L1 is switched and displayed on the left symbol display lamp L1 so far. The binary data, which had been displayed, is sent downward line by line and the display output switching process for displaying the Uth line of the binary data of the left symbol Xi on the first line of the left symbol display lamp L1 is executed (step 226), the timer tx that controls the LED output switching time of the left symbol display lamp L1
After restarting (step S227), step S208
Then, the U-th line of the binary data of the left symbol Xi is additionally displayed on the left symbol indicator lamp L1. Such a process from step S224 to step S227 is the left symbol display lamp L1 in step S210.
It is executed every time the set time of the timer tx that controls the LED output switching time is confirmed, and the binary data displayed on the left symbol display lamp L1 until the last cycle is sent downward line by line. The following 2 on the first line of the left symbol display light L1
The hex data will be additionally displayed.
When it is determined that the number of lines U exceeds 7 in step S225, all the binary data forming the left symbol Xi is displayed on the left symbol indicator light L1, so the CPU performs the next process on the left symbol indicator lamp. The number U of binary data lines to be displayed in the first line of L1 is reset to the initial value 1 (step S228), and 1 is added to the variable i indicating the arrangement of the symbols Xi displayed on the left symbol indicator lamp L1. The next left symbol Xi is designated (step S229), it is determined whether or not the value of the variable i indicating the array of the left symbol Xi is 13 or less (step S230), and the value of the variable i is 13 or less. If the left symbol Xi to be displayed is still present, the process returns to step S207, the next left symbol Xi is read, and this left symbol Xi is left symbol indicator light L1 in the same manner as the previous time.
The process of sending from above to below is executed every time the end of the set time of the timer tx for controlling the LED output switching time of the left symbol display lamp L1 is confirmed in step S210. During the process, if it is determined in step S230 that the variable i indicating the array of the left symbols Xi exceeds 13, it means that all the left symbols Xi are rotated and displayed, so the CPU arranges the left symbols Xi. Is reset to the initial value 1 (step S231), the process returns to step S207, and the rotation display is executed again from the first left symbol X1 in the random file.

In the case of the middle symbol display light L2 and the right symbol display light L3,
Only the set value of the timer for controlling the LED output switching time and the symbol displayed are different, and the process itself of the CPU 19 is the same as the case of the left symbol indicator lamp L1 described above, and therefore the description of the flowchart of that part is omitted.

In this way, while the high-speed rotation display of the symbols by each symbol indicator light is being performed, the left symbol indicator light in step S216
When it is confirmed that the timer TX having the shortest set time for controlling the rotation time of L1 has reached the set value, the CPU 19 proceeds to step S232 and counts the number of changes of the set time of the timer TX with the counter A. Is 0, and if the value of the counter A is 0, the counter is still initialized and the setting time of the timer TX has not been changed yet. The set time of the timer TX that ended this time is step S2
Since it is the high speed rotation time set in 04, next, set the medium speed rotation time NX to the timer TX that controls the rotation time, LE
Set the LED output switching time Nx at medium speed rotation to the timer tx that controls the D output switching time (step S233),
After adding 1 to the counter A that counts the number of times the set time of the timer TX is changed, it is stored that the setting of the timer TX has been changed once (step S234), and then the timers TX and tx are started again (step S234). S235), returning to step 208, the rotation display of the left symbol Xi in the medium speed rotation by the left symbol display lamp L1 is started in the same manner as the high speed rotation.

In this way, while the left symbol display light L1 is performing the rotation display of medium speed, the high speed rotation of the middle symbol display light L2 and the high speed rotation of the right symbol display light L2 are sequentially ended, and step S218 and step Although it will be confirmed in S220, the processing by the CPU 19 is the same as in the case of the above-described left symbol display lamp L1, and therefore the description of the flowchart of the relevant portion will be omitted.

In this way, while the middle speed rotation display of the symbols by each symbol indicator light is being performed, the left symbol indicator light in step S216
When it is confirmed again that the timer TX that controls the rotation time of L1 has reached the set value, the CPU 19 proceeds to step S232, and the value of the counter A that counts the number of changes of the set time of the timer TX is 0. However, the CPU 19 shifts to step S237 via step S236 because 1 is added to the counter A when the medium speed rotation time is set and the current value is 1. Set the low-speed rotation time LX to the timer TX that controls the rotation time, set the LED output switching time Lx in the low-speed rotation to the timer tx that controls the LED output switching time (step S237), and change the number of times the timer TX setting time is changed. 1 is further added to the counter A for counting, and it is memorized that the setting of the timer TX is changed for the second time (step S2
34), after starting the timers TX and tx again (step S235), return to step 208 and start the rotation display of the left symbol Xi in the low speed rotation by the left symbol display lamp L1 in the same manner as the middle speed rotation. To do.

In this way, while the left symbol display light L1 is performing the low speed rotation display, the middle speed rotation of the middle symbol display light L2 and the middle speed rotation of the right symbol display light L3 are sequentially ended, and step S218 and Although it will be confirmed in step S220, the processing by the CPU 19 is the same as in the case of the left symbol display lamp L1 described above, and therefore the description of the flowchart of this portion is omitted.

In this way, while the low-speed rotation display of the symbols by each symbol indicator lamp is being performed, the left symbol indicator lamp in step S216
When it is confirmed again that the timer TX that controls the rotation time of L1 has reached the set value, the CPU 19 proceeds to step S232, and the value of the counter A that counts the number of changes of the set time of the timer TX is 0. However, since the counter A is incremented by 1 when the low speed rotation time is set and the current value is 2, the CPU 19 shifts to step S238 via step S236, and then left. Set the flag F3 indicating that all the rotation processing of the symbol display light L1 has been completed, and at this time, the number of lines up to which the binary data of the left symbol Xi is displayed on the left symbol display light L1 is displayed. Confirm by the value of the variable U shown,
It is determined whether the value of the variable U is 4 or less (step S2
39), if the value of the variable U is 4 or less, the left symbol Xi is not displayed more than half on the left symbol indicator lamp L1, so the left symbol at the end of the rotation process is the previously displayed left symbol Xi-1. If it is (step S240), and if the value of the variable U is larger than 4, the left symbol Xi is displayed on the left symbol display lamp L1 more than half, so the left symbol at the end of rotation is Xi. Then, returning to step S207 again, the left symbol Xi or the left symbol Xi-1, that is, the determined left symbol is read, and the symbol which is confirmed by displaying this symbol on the left symbol indicator lamp L1 in a complete form. indicate. In addition, since the flag F3 indicating that the rotation display of the left symbol display lamp L1 is finished by the symbol determination of the left symbol indicator light L1 is set, the determination processing of step S210 is bypassed after the symbol determination of the left symbol indicator lamp L1. As a result, the confirmed left symbol is securely held.

In this way, after the symbol of the left symbol display party L1 is confirmed, the low speed rotation of the middle symbol display lamp L2 and the low speed rotation of the right symbol display lamp L3 are sequentially ended, after being confirmed in step S218 and step S220. Each design will be confirmed,
Since the processing by the CPU 19 is the same as the case of the above-mentioned left symbol display lamp L1, the description of the flow chart of this portion will be omitted. When the symbol of the middle symbol indicator light L2 is confirmed, the flag
When F4 is set and the symbol of the right symbol indicator light L3 is confirmed, the flag F5 is set.

Then, after the symbol of the right symbol display lamp L3 is confirmed, step S207-step S208-step S209-step S211-
Step S213-Step S215-Step S217-Step
The CPU that has executed the determination processing of S219-step S221 is the fifth CPU.
The process returns to step S8 of the main flow as shown in FIG.

Then, the value X of the left symbol display lamp L1 and the value Y of the middle symbol display lamp L2 and the right symbol display lamp, which are determined in the symbol variation subroutine A,
The value Z of L3 is compared (step S8), and if all the values are not the same, the process moves to step S9, and the pachinko entered into each type 1 starting opening while the symbol variation subroutine A is being executed. It is determined whether or not the value of the counter C1 that stores the number of balls is 3 or less, and if the value of the counter C1 exceeds 3, the limit value 3 is set again in the counter C1 (step S10). . Next, 1 is added to the counter k1 that counts the number of times the symbol variation subroutine A is executed, and the fact that the symbol variation subroutine A is executed once is stored (step S1
1) Next, the value of the counter k1 that counts the number of executions of the symbol variation subroutine A and the number of pachinko balls that entered the respective type 1 starting openings during execution of the symbol variation subroutine A are stored in the counter C1. The value of the counter k1 that compares the value and counts the number of times the symbol variation subroutine A is executed is stored in the counter C1 that stores the number of pachinko balls that have entered the respective type 1 starting openings during execution of the symbol variation subroutine A. If it is less than or equal to the value, the process proceeds to step S7 again to execute the symbol variation subroutine A. In this way, while the symbol variation subroutine A is being executed again, when a pachinko ball enters each of the first type starting openings, the value of the counter C1 is updated in step S222 to step S223 of the symbol variation subroutine A. However, if the value of the counter C1 exceeds 3, after the symbol variation subroutine A is finished, the main flow step
While the limit value is set to 3 again by the processing in S9 to step S10, the value of the counter k1 that counts the number of times of execution of the symbol variation subroutine A is constantly integrated in step S11, so the number of times of execution of the symbol variation subroutine A is It is not repeated more than 4 times counting from the first ball entering any of the first type starting openings.

Then, when it is confirmed in step S8 that the value Y of the left symbol display L2 and the value Z of the right symbol display lamp L3 which are determined in the symbol variation subroutine A are all the same, the CPU 19 causes the special winning opening opening solenoid. 25 is turned on to open the special winning openings 10 and 10 (step S13), and the timer T1 for controlling the opening time of the special winning openings 10 and 10 is started (step S14) to generate various indicator lights 29 and sound effects. Turn on the audio device 28 (step S1
5), shift to the symbol variation processing subroutine B. In addition,
In this embodiment, the effect display in which the symbols of the respective symbol display lights match and the special winning openings 10 and 10 are opened is performed by the above subroutine, and the character string "Yattane! After receiving and moving from left to right, the character "Otoli" is displayed statically.

The CPU 19, which has moved to the symbol variation processing subroutine B as shown in FIG. 7, first sets a variable l indicating the arrangement of the moving symbols M to be displayed on each symbol display lamp as shown in the random file of FIG. The initial value 1 is set, and as shown in FIG. 10, the initial value 1 is set to the variable Q indicating the column of the binary data of the moving pattern composed of the binary data of 7 rows and 5 columns corresponding to the LED matrix. Timer T2 that sets (step S301) and controls the switching time of the LED common output of each symbol light
Start (step S302), the moving symbol M (l) displayed on the left symbol display lamp L1, the moving symbol M (l + 1) displayed on the middle symbol indicator lamp L2, and the moving symbol M (right) displayed on the right symbol indicator lamp L3. l + 2) is accessed by reading the random file as shown in FIG. 8 based on the value of the variable l (step S303), and the moving symbol M is displayed on the fifth column of the left symbol indicator lamp L1.
Display the binary data in the 1st column of (l), and display the middle symbol
The binary data of the Qth column of the moving symbol M (l + 1) is displayed in the 5th column of L2, and the Qth column of the moving symbol M (l + 2) is displayed in the 5th column of the right symbol indicating lamp L3. The binary data of is displayed (step S304). In the first processing, since the values of l = 1 and Q = 1 are set in step S301, the fifth moving symbol M1 and the second moving symbol M1 are respectively set in the fifth column of each symbol display lamp. The second moving symbol M2, the binary data in the first column of the third moving symbol M3 is displayed, the display output of the left symbol indicating lamp L1 and the middle symbol indicating lamp L2 becomes blank, and the right symbol indicating lamp L3. Only in the 5th row of the 1st of the 3rd movement pattern M3
The binary data of the column will be displayed. The tenth
The figure is binary data indicating the moving symbol M3, that is, "YA" of katakana.

Then, when it is confirmed in step S305 that the set time of the timer T2 for controlling the switching time of each LED common output has been completed, next, the CPU 19 displays a moving symbol displayed in the fifth row of each symbol display lamp. 1 for the variable Q indicating the binary data sequence of
Is added, and is displayed in the 5th row of the symbol display lights in the next process 2
The column number Q of the binary data is calculated (step S306), and it is determined whether or not the column number Q is 5 or less, that is, whether or not it is the binary data of the last column of the currently selected moving symbol. (Step S307), if the number of columns Q is 5 or less and there is a column of binary data to be displayed, then the LED common output of each symbol indicator light is switched and displayed on each symbol display so far. The displayed binary data is sent to the left one column at a time and the display output switching process is executed to display the Qth column of the binary data of the moving symbol on the 5th column of each symbol display lamp (step S30
8), Timer T2 that controls the switching time of each LED common output
After restarting (step S309), step S304
Then, the Q column of binary data is additionally displayed on each moving symbol of each symbol indicating lamp. Such step S304 ~
The process up to step S309 is executed each time the setting time of the timer T2 that controls the switching time of each LED common output is confirmed in step S305, and each time it is displayed on each symbol display lamp until the previous cycle. The binary data is sent to the left one column at a time, and the next binary data is additionally displayed on the fifth column of each symbol display lamp. During this process, the number of columns Q is displayed in step S307. If it is determined that the number exceeds 5, all the binary data forming the moving symbol is displayed on each symbol indicator, so that the CPU 19 displays the 5th column of the symbol indicator in the next process 2 The number of columns Q of the binary data is reset to the initial value 1 (step S310), and 1 is added to the variable l indicating the arrangement of the moving symbols to be displayed on each symbol, and the next symbol to be displayed on each symbol is displayed. Designate M (l), M (l + 1), M (l + 2) (step S311), and arrange the moving symbols. It is determined whether or not the value of the variable l indicating the column is 8 or less (step S312), and if the value of the variable l is 8 or less and the moving symbol to be displayed still exists, the process returns to step S303, Next movement pattern M
(1), M (l + 1), M (l + 2) are read, and the process of sending these symbols from the right to the left of each symbol indicator lamp in the same way as the previous time is a timer to control the switching time of each LED common output It is executed every time the end of the set time of T2 is confirmed in step S305. During this processing, if it is determined in step S312 that the variable l indicating the arrangement of the moving symbols exceeds 8, it means that all the moving symbols are displayed left-handedly.
9 returns to step S17 of the main flow while stopping the feeding of the moving symbol and maintaining the display output. That is, at the end of this symbol variation processing subroutine B, the seventh
Movement pattern M8 ~ M1 as shown in the random file of the figure
0 will be completely displayed on each symbol display lamp, that is, the symbol "Otoori" will be displayed.

The CPU 19, which has returned to the main flow as shown in FIG. 5 (a), first enters into any one of the first-type starting openings based on the input signals of various detection switches while the special winning openings 10 and 10 are open. It is confirmed whether or not there is a ball (step S17), and if it is confirmed that a ball enters any one of the first-class starting openings, the first
1 is added to the counter C1 that counts the number of balls input to the seed starting port to store the ball input to the first type starting port (step S18), and whether or not there is a ball input to the accessory continuous operation device 11. Is confirmed (step S19), and if there is a ball input to the accessory continuous operation device 11, the counter C2 for counting the number of balls input to the accessory continuous operation device 11 is set to 1
In addition to memorizing the winning ball into the accessory continuously operating device 11 (step S20), it is confirmed whether or not there is a winning ball into the special winning opening 10,10 (step S21), and the winning opening 10,10 If it is confirmed that the winning prize is received, the counter C3 that counts the number of winnings to the special winning openings 10 and 10 is incremented by 1 and the winnings to the special winning openings 10 and 10 are stored (step S22). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the counter C3 that counts the number of winnings to the special winning opening 10,10 is less than 10 (step S23), and if the value of the counter C3 is less than 10, then , Whether or not the set time of the timer T1 for controlling the opening time of the special winning opening 10, 10 started in step S14 has ended (step S24), and if the set time of the timer T1 has not ended, Return to step S17 again to form a loop,
Continuously execute various confirmation processing, the value of the counter C3 that counts the number of winnings to the special winning opening 10,10 in step S23 becomes 10 or more, or the big winning opening 10,10 in step S24 When it is confirmed that the set time of the timer T1 that controls the opening time has expired, the process shifts to step S25, the value of the counter C3 that counts the number of winnings to the special winning opening 10,10 is reset, and the big winning is awarded. The mouth opening solenoid 25 is turned off, the special winning openings 10 and 10 are closed (step S26), and the various indicator lights 29 and the audio device 28 are turned off (step S27).

Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the counter C2 that counts the number of balls entered into the accessory continuous operation device 11 is 9 or less (step
S28), if the value of counter C2 exceeds 9, counter C2
Is reset to the limit value 9 (step S29). next,
A counter k2 that counts the number of repetitions of the special winning opening opening operation is added to memorize that the special winning opening opening operation has been executed once (step S30), and a counter that counts the number of repetitions of the special winning opening opening operation. The value of the counter k2 which counts the value of k2 and the value of the counter C2 which counts the number of balls entered into the accessory continuous operation device 11, and the value of the counter k2 which counts the number of repetitions of the special winning opening opening operation is transferred to the accessory continuous operation device 11. If the value is less than or equal to the value of the counter C2 that counts the number of coins, the process returns to step S13 and the special winning opening opening operation is repeated. In addition, when a pachinko ball enters the accessory continuous operation device 11 while the special winning opening opening operation is being performed again in this way, the counter C2 is selected in steps S19 to S20.
Value is updated, but if the value of the counter C2 exceeds 9, after the special winning opening opening operation is completed, step S28-
A counter k2 that counts the number of executions of the special winning opening opening operation while being set to 9 again by the processing in step S29
Since the value of is always added up in step S30, the number of times of execution of the special winning opening operation is determined in step S8 by the fact that it is determined that the symbols of the respective symbol display lights are the same. It is not repeated more than 10 times from the mouth opening action.

In this way, when all the special winning opening opening operation is completed, the value of the counter C2 that counts the number of winnings to the accessory continuous operation device 11 is reset (step S32), and the special winning opening opening operation is performed. After resetting the value of the counter k2 that counts the number of executions (step S33), the process returns to step S9.

Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the counter C1 that stores the number of pachinko balls that entered the first type starting opening during the execution of the symbol variation subroutine A or the special winning opening opening operation is 3 or less. If the value of the counter C1 exceeds 3, the limit value 3 is set again in the counter C1 (step S10). Next, add 1 to the value of the counter k1 that counts the number of executions of the symbol variation subroutine A, and when the symbol variation subroutine A is executed once again, how many values of the counter k1 that counts the number of executions become Calculated in advance (step S11), then compare the value of the counter k1 and the value of the counter C1, and if the value of the counter k1 is less than or equal to the value of the counter C1, the process proceeds to step S7 again and the symbol variation subroutine A
To execute.

The process is repeated in this way, and the value of the counter k1 that counts the number of times the symbol variation subroutine A is executed is the value of the counter C1 that stores the number of pachinko balls that have entered any one of the first type starting openings or the maximum repetition. When the smaller value of the circuit "3" is reached, the CPU 19 proceeds to step S34 and executes the prize payout process according to the number of entered balls, and then the first
A counter that remembers the number of pachinko balls that have won prizes at the seed starting port
The value of C1 is reset (step S35), the value of the counter k1 which counts the number of executions of the symbol variation subroutine A is reset, and all the processing is finished (step S36), step S36.
Return to 2.

As described above, in the symbol variation subroutine A of this embodiment, from the random file as shown in FIG. 8, for each reading cycle which is different for each symbol display lamp including the dot matrix LED, sequentially, respectively. While reading and storing the data indicating the symbols X, Y, and Z to be displayed on the symbol indicating lamp, in the gap of the reading cycle, the LED output of each symbol indicating lamp is switched at a time interval shorter than the reading cycle, As if the displayed symbols were displayed as moving downward from above in each symbol display lamp, the symbols are rotated in a rotating drum shape of the slot machine to perform symbol rotation processing. In this embodiment, the timers tx, ty,
By changing the LED output switching cycle of each symbol indicator individually by tz to change the symbol of each symbol indicator separately, the reading cycle is a variable U, V, which indicates the number of rows of each symbol data.
Based on the value of W and the set time of the above timers tx, ty, tz, it is performed separately for each symbol display lamp, and the next symbol is automatically read when the display process of one symbol is completed in each symbol display lamp. It is supposed to be. Therefore, by changing the set time of the timer tx, ty, tz, the switching cycle of the LED output of each symbol indicator light, that is, the rotation speed of the symbol displayed on each symbol indicator light can be separately and independently set. It is possible to set.

In the symbol variation subroutine B, a random file as shown in FIG.
While the data of the moving symbol M displayed on each symbol indicator light is read and stored, the common output of each symbol indicator lamp is switched in a time shorter than the reading period in the gap of the reading period, as if displayed. The moving symbols are displayed so as to move from right to left in each symbol display light. In this embodiment, the timer T2 controls the switching cycle of the common output of each symbol indicating lamp simultaneously to change the symbol of each symbol indicating lamp at the same time, and the reading period indicates the number of columns of each moving symbol data. Based on the value of the variable Q and the set time of the timer T2,
When the display process of one symbol is completed, the next symbol is automatically read. Therefore, the changing speed of the moving symbol can be freely set by changing the set time of the timer T2. Also, the symbol display lights L1, L2, L3
In the case of arranging with a gap provided between them, in a random file as shown in FIG. 8, if blank data corresponding to the above gap is provided between the data showing the respective moving patterns, it is as if "Yattane! It is also possible to give a visual effect that the character string of "Tari" moves while passing through the gap.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, since various symbols can be displayed on the dot matrix LED of the pachinko machine, and the displayed symbols can be driven, it is possible to display various character objects and effects, and thus pachinko machines. The entertainment of play is improved.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a play board of a pachinko machine of one embodiment, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part of a control system, and FIG. 4 is a configuration of a dot matrix LED. Figure, Figure 5 (a) ~ (b) is the main processing flow chart of the CPU, Figures 6 (a) ~ (c) and 7 are figures showing the subroutine of the symbol variation processing, Figure 8 is the symbol data The conceptual diagram of the random file, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are conceptual diagrams showing an example of the symbol data. 1 ... sky entrance prize, 2 ... world right and left prize entrance, 3 ... left and right prize entrance, 4 ... left and right sleeve prize entrance, 5,6 ... windmill, 7 ... lamp windmill, 8 ... display device, 9 …… Symbol display part, 10 …… Big winning opening, 11 …… Parts continuous operation device, 12 …… Continuous number display lamp, 13 …… Center 1st type starting port, 14 …… Left and right type 1 starting port, 15 …… Memory number indicator light, 16 …… Big winning mouth prize indicator light,
17 …… touch switch, 18 …… input circuit, 19 …… CPU, 2
0 …… Central 1st class start opening ball entrance detection switch, 21 …… Left and right 1st class start opening ball entrance detection switch, 22 …… Role product continuous operation device detection switch, 23 …… Big prize entrance ball detection switch, twenty four
...... Counter, 25 …… Large prize opening solenoid, 26 ……
Solenoid drive circuit, 27 …… output circuit, 28 …… audio device, 29 …… indicator lamp, 30 …… display circuit, L1 …… left symbol indicator lamp, L2 …… middle symbol indicator lamp, L3 …… right symbol indicator light.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine equipped with a dot matrix LED as display means, a data reading means for sequentially reading predetermined display data at every reading cycle, and a data storage for temporarily storing the data read by the data reading means. Means and a dot matrix LED based on the data stored in the data storage means in the gap of the reading cycle.
And a switching control means for continuously switching the display output of the display output at a predetermined cycle shorter than the read cycle. 2. The switching control means is a dot matrix LE
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the common output of D is switched. 3. The switching control means is a dot matrix LE
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, which switches the LED output of D. 4. The dot control LE is the switching control means.
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the common output of D and the LED output are switched.