JPH09308756A - Display device for pachinko machine stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To show the total number of acquired and returned balls in such a state as easily understandable, and keep the balls easily visible to another player as well by arranging a plurality of display bodies near a pachinko machine stand according to the prescribed patterns, and causing the display bodies to operate and show a plurality of the display patterns on the basis of various types of information related to a game. SOLUTION: A pachinko machine stand 5 has a circulation passage for causing pachinko balls to enter a prize hole, a prize device and a discharge hole and to be again supplied to a shooting device after the balls are fed to a pachinko game machine front part 2. The circulation passage is formed as a close circuit so as not to feed returned balls to a player. Also, information regarding the number of shots, the number of prizes, the number of dispensed balls specified by the player is sent out to a control part 6 and information regarding the number of discharged balls is shown on the display part 7 of the game machine front part 2 by use of numerals. Furthermore, a plurality of display bodies 8 are radially arranged above the stand 5, and the center part 10 of the bodies as well as a nearby part 11 is turned on, or a flashing process is made to develop from the center part 10 to an outer part, according to ball delivery information outputted from the control part 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for performing lighting display based on various information associated with a pachinko game.

[0002]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventionally, when playing a game at a pachinko parlor, the returned balls returned to the upper plate or the lower plate of the pachinko machine as prize balls are transferred to a ball box, if necessary, and the player plays it. Place the game on the floor such as your feet, and when you finish the game, bring the ball box to the prize exchange place installed in one corner of the pachinko parlor and count the number of returned balls to obtain the desired prize. I am going to exchange it. Also, a return ball device is installed on each pachinko machine, and the player counts the return balls by the return ball device by himself, and the number of return balls is output to the receipt etc. by the return ball device. There has also been proposed a device that reduces the time and effort required for the player to carry the returned balls when counting. Furthermore, in recent years, in the conventional pachinko machine as described above, the return balls were supplied to the player side, whereas the pachinko ball circulation path passing through the pachinko game surface part was closed to the player side. It has been proposed that the returned balls are not supplied to the player side, and an enclosed pachinko machine that reduces the total amount of pachinko balls that must be held by the pachinko parlor is proposed.

However, in the enclosed type pachinko machine which does not supply the return balls to the player side, the return balls are not supplied to the player side, which causes the following problems. That is,
In the enclosed pachinko machine, the total number of returned balls will be displayed numerically, but for general players, during the game,
It is easier to roughly understand the total amount of returned balls by the number of ball boxes containing conventional returned balls, and it is easier to judge the increase or decrease in the total amount of returned balls that changes due to acquisition or driving. However, even if the total amount of returned balls was expressed numerically, the change was difficult to understand. In addition, you can enjoy the sense of superiority that you have acquired a large amount of prize balls by placing a ball box containing returned balls on the floor at your feet and stacking it, which is also one of the attractions of pachinko games. However, the above numerical representation makes it difficult for other players to see. That is, there is a problem that it is not possible to appeal to other people that many prize balls have been obtained. Therefore, the present invention aims to make the display of the total amount of returned balls obtained on the enclosed pachinko machine simple and easy to understand, and to make it easily visible to other players. The objective is to be able to confirm the total amount of returned balls in the same way as with conventional pachinko machines.

[0004]

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and is provided with a plurality of display bodies arranged in a required pattern in the vicinity of a pachinko machine, and based on various information associated with a game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device for a pachinko island stand, in which the display body performs a display operation in a plurality of display patterns to solve the above problems. It is preferable that the plurality of display bodies be divided into a plurality of pieces so as to be capable of performing a stepwise display operation, and that each of the stepwise displays is provided so as to be capable of displaying by color. The display body may be provided so that the same color can be displayed.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 showing, for example, an enclosed type pachinko machine. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko island stand, and the pachinko island stand 1 is provided with a game board, a winning hole, a winning device, nails and the like, and is covered with a glass frame. A pachinko machine 5 having a mouth 4 and the like is assembled. And, in this pachinko machine base 5, based on the information recorded on the card inserted from the card insertion slot 4, the pachinko balls corresponding to the number of balls to be lent designated by the player within the allowable range are ejected. The pachinko balls, which are sequentially supplied to the device (not shown) side and are repelled and sent out to the pachinko gaming surface portion 2, enter the winning holes, the winning devices, and the discharge ports of the pachinko gaming surface portion 2 and again the repulsing device. It is provided with a circulation path adapted to be sent to the side, and the circulation path is a closed one that does not supply return balls to the player side. Then, information such as the number of hits by the elastic device, the number of winnings in the winning hole or the winning device, the number of balls lent by the player is sent to the control unit 6 in the circulation path that serves as a route through which the pachinko balls pass, In the control unit 6, the conventional payout information corresponding to the total number of returned balls is displayed as a numerical value on, for example, the display unit 7 provided in a part of the game surface unit 2.

Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a display device 9 having a plurality of display bodies 8 (for example, lamps) arranged radially above the pachinko machine 5. The display device 9 is one in which the display body 8 performs a stepwise display operation based on various information such as ball output information output from the control unit 6, and the plurality of display bodies 8 are divided into a plurality of sections. , For example, the ball output information is 1001 to 2000
In the case of the range of up to the number of pieces, the center side portion 10 is turned on (see FIG. 2A), and in the case of the range of 2001 to 3000 pieces, the center side portion 10 and the portion 11 adjacent thereto And are turned on (see FIG. 2B), and the payout information is displayed in a schematic and visually easy-to-understand manner. Further, this display device 9
In the case of a big hit, it is possible to spread the blinking operation from the center side of the display body 8 to the outside. In addition to displaying the above-mentioned payout information, different display patterns at the time of a big hit or when calling a clerk It is supposed to be able to. As described above, the plurality of display bodies can be used for various purposes, and the display pattern is not limited in displaying the payout information. Further, the display colors of the plurality of display bodies may be different for each stage formed by division, and the same color display is performed by providing each display body with a light source of the same color. Good. In addition, the layout pattern of the display bodies is not limited to the radial pattern shown in the figure, and as shown in FIG. You may make it arrange so that may become large.

In the above-mentioned example, the pachinko game surface portion itself is the same as the pachinko game surface portion in the conventional pachinko machine provided with a game board, a winning hole, a winning device, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, the game surface part may be one that expresses game elements such as a pachinko ball, a nail, a game board, a winning hole, and a winning device in this case. Management of pachinko balls, management and maintenance of pachinko ball transport equipment, etc. are not required, making it economical.

[0008]

As described above, the display device for the pachinko island stand of the present invention is provided with a plurality of display bodies arranged in the required pattern in the vicinity of the pachinko stand, and based on various information associated with the game, It is characterized in that the display body performs a display operation in a plurality of display patterns. In this way, even with a pachinko machine that does not supply return balls to the player side, by providing the display device of the present invention close to the pachinko machine, various information associated with the pachinko game, It will be displayed in a state that can be easily recognized by players and other players, and it will be possible to strongly appeal the displayed information, and the display and transmission of various information will become clearer without impairing the appeal of pachinko games, practical It has an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a display device of a pachinko island stand according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display pattern.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Pachinko island stand 5 ... Pachinko stand 6 ... Control unit 8 ... Display 9 ... Display device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine comprising a plurality of display bodies arranged in a required pattern in the vicinity of a pachinko machine, and the display body operates in a plurality of display patterns based on various information associated with a game. Shimadai display device. 2. The pachinko island stand according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of display bodies are divided into a plurality of pieces so that a step display operation is possible, and a color display is provided for each step display. Display device. 3. The pachinko island stand display device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of display bodies are provided so as to display the same color.