JPH09308757A - Discharging ball display device for pachinko machine stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shows the total number of acquired return balls at a pachinko machine stand in such a state as easily understandable as well as easily visible even to another player by laying a display device for showing discharged balls in a step over a range visible to the player on the basis of balls discharged as a result of a game. SOLUTION: A pachinko machine stand 3 has a circulation passage for sending pachinko balls to prize holes, prize devices or a discharge holes on pachinko game machine front part 2 and then again sending the balls to a shooting device. The circulation passage is formed as a close circuit, so as not feed back returned balls to a player. Information regarding the number of shots with the shooting device, the frequency of prize winning, the number of dispensed balls specified by the player, or the like is sent out to a control part 5 and discharged ball information is shown on the display part 6 of the machine front part 2 by use of numerals. In addition, a plurality of ball type display bodies 7 are arranged on a top surface part above the stand 3, so as to be collapsible, and operated to stand up in step on the basis of discharge ball information from the control part 5, so as to be visible to the player.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a payout expression device that mechanically expresses a payout based on payout information from a pachinko machine.

[0002]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the past, when playing at a pachinko parlor, the return 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,
Place this on the floor of the player's feet etc. to play the game, and when the game is over, bring the ball box to the prize exchange place installed in one corner of the pachinko parlor and count the number of returned balls you want I try to exchange it for a free gift. Also, a return ball device is installed on each pachinko machine so that the player counts the return balls on the pachinko machine side with the return ball device, and the number of return balls is output to a receipt or the like on the return ball device. It is also proposed to reduce 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 owned and managed by the gaming store is proposed.

By the way, in a conventional pachinko machine, particularly in an enclosed type pachinko machine that does not supply return balls to the player,
Since the returned balls are not supplied to the player side, there are the following problems. That is, the enclosed pachinko machine displays the total number of returned balls numerically, but for the general player, the total amount of returned balls is roughly determined by the number of ball boxes containing conventional return balls during the game. It's easier to understand
This is because it is easy to judge the change in the total amount of returned balls that changes due to acquisition or driving, and it is difficult to understand the change even if the total amount of returned balls is expressed numerically. Also, by placing a ball box containing returned balls on the floor at your feet and stacking them, you can enjoy the sense of superiority that you have acquired a lot of prize balls, which is also one of the attractions of pachinko games. However, there is a problem that the above numerical expression makes it difficult for other players to see. In addition, even when returning balls are put in a ball box and the ball boxes are piled up, a certain number of pachinko balls are not stored in each ball box, and each ball box has a large amount, and the number of ball boxes is not always required. Therefore, the total amount of returned balls is not properly grasped. Therefore, the present invention makes it easy to understand the display of the total amount of returned balls obtained on the pachinko machine and makes it easy for other players to see the same, as in the conventional case. The purpose is to make it easy to confirm game results.

[0004]

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and is arranged in the vicinity of a pachinko machine and gradually displayed within a range visible to the player based on the payout information associated with the game. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a device for expressing a ball on a pachinko island stand, which is characterized by the fact that the player operates the ball. Another aspect of the present invention is that a pachinko island stand is arranged near a pachinko board and operates in a plurality of display patterns in a range visible to the player based on the ball output information associated with the game. It is a ball expression device, and solves the above problems by providing this pachinko machine.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment in which an enclosed type pachinko machine is used.
In the figure, 1 is a pachinko island stand, and the pachinko stand 1 is provided with a game board, a winning hole, a winning device, nails, etc., and is covered with a glass frame, as shown in FIG.
Is integrated with a pachinko machine 3 including an operation handle, a card insertion port, and the like, and a plurality of such machines are assembled. Then, in this pachinko machine 3, a pachinko ball is ejected according to the number of balls to be lent designated by the player within the allowable range based on the information recorded on the card inserted from the card insertion slot. The pachinko balls, which are sequentially supplied to the (not shown) side and are repelled and sent out to the pachinko gaming surface portion 2, enter the winning holes, winning devices, and discharge openings of the pachinko gaming surface portion 2 and again the resilient device side. The circulation path is designed to be sent to the player, and the circulation path is a closed one that does not supply return balls to the player side. Information such as the number of hits by the bullet ejecting device, the number of winnings in the winning hole or the winning device, and the number of ball lending designated by the player side in the circulation path, which is the path through which the pachinko balls pass, is controlled by the control unit 5.
The control unit 5 displays the payout information corresponding to the total number of return balls in the related art as a numerical value, for example, on the display unit 6 provided in a part of the game surface unit 2.

Further, in the pachinko island stand 1, there is provided a pay-out expression device 8 in which a plurality of pole-shaped display bodies 7 are arranged on the top surface above the pachinko stand 3 so that they can be undulated. It is provided. The payout expression device 8 is configured to display a plurality of display bodies 7 based on the payout information in the control unit 5.
Is to stand up in a stepwise manner and perform a display operation so that it can be seen by the player.
In the case of the range up to 0, one display stands up (see FIG. 1), and in the range from 2001 to 3000, the two displays 7 stand up and the payout is made. Information is displayed in a schematic and visually easy-to-understand manner. Further, in this coin output device 8, each display member 7 is provided so as to rotate about its axis after all the display members 7 stand up in the case of a big hit. In addition, different display patterns can be expressed when a big hit or a clerk is called. As described above, the payout expression device can be used for expressing the transmission information based on the game to the player side and the staff side. The display pattern for displaying the payout information is not limited to the above example.

Various mechanisms can be adopted for the undulation and axial rotation of each display body in the above-mentioned payout expression device. For example, the display body is supported on the top of the frame so that it can be undulated, and This can be dealt with by rotating the lower end portion side of the display body by the solenoid device arranged at, and the axial rotation operation of the display body can also be dealt with by connecting a stepping motor or the like. In the example described above, the pachinko game surface portion itself is the same as the pachinko game surface portion in the conventional pachinko machine provided with the game board, the winning hole, the winning device, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this. For example,
The game surface portion may be composed of a liquid crystal display device for displaying game elements such as a pachinko ball, a nail, a game board, a winning hole, and a winning device. In this case, the pachinko ball itself is not used. Management of pachinko balls at pachinko parlors, management and maintenance of pachinko ball carrier equipment, etc. are not required, making it economical.

FIG. 2 shows a second example. In this second example, a payout expression device 8 in which the display body 70 is retractably stored in the front side is provided on the top surface above the pachinko machine. The display body 70 is moved forward and backward in stages based on the payout information. That is, the display body 70 is provided so as to move in and out by a required amount according to the payout information.
The amount of returned balls can be roughly grasped with a protrusion degree of 0. Then, in order to make it easier to understand the amount of returned balls, the advancing and retreating directions are color-coded with a constant width. The display body 70 has a flat plate shape as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 2, and is supported by a slide mechanism provided in the frame and appropriately moved by a driving means to move back and forth horizontally. Alternatively, the display body 70 may have a curved plate shape as shown by the arrow B, and the display body 70 may be supported by a rotation mechanism body or the like to rotate and slide to move back and forth.

FIG. 3 shows a third example. In the third example, on the top surface portion above the pachinko machine 3,
A payout expression device 8 including a vertically expandable display body 71 is provided, and the payout expression device 8 expands and contracts the display body 71 stepwise based on the payout information. There is. That is, the display body 71 is provided so as to move in and out by a required amount under the action of a driving unit (not shown) that operates according to the ball output information, and the length of the display body 71 is the amount of returned balls. So that you can roughly understand. In the second example and the third example as well, it is possible to configure the pachinko game surface part from a liquid crystal display device as in the first example, and use the pachinko ball itself without using the pachinko ball itself. It is a thing.

[0010]

As described above, the present invention is characterized in that it is arranged in the vicinity of a pachinko machine and gradually expresses to the range visible to the player based on the payout information accompanying the game. It is also characterized in that it is arranged in the vicinity of a pachinko machine and performs a display operation in a plurality of display patterns within a range that can be seen by the player based on transmission information accompanying the game. In this way, even on a pachinko machine that prevents players from supplying return balls, it will be displayed in a state that is easy for the player and other players to recognize based on the payout information. In addition, it does not impair the attractiveness of pachinko games, and is highly practical. In addition, since the expression operation is performed in a plurality of display patterns based on various kinds of information associated with the game, the information is surely transmitted, and the appeal thereof is extremely high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a first example of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a second example of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a third example of a pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... pachinko machine 2 ... pachinko game surface part 7, 70, 71 ... display body 8 ... payout expression device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A payout expression device for a pachinko island stand, which is arranged in the vicinity of a pachinko machine and performs a stepwise operation in a range visible to the player based on the payout information associated with the game. 2. A payout expression device for a pachinko island stand, which is arranged in the vicinity of the pachinko stand and performs a display operation in a plurality of display patterns within a range visible to the player based on transmission information accompanying the game.