JPH10272231A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device by which a game area on a game board, where pachinko balls are freely moved, is not made to be narrow even when a display screen is enlarged and display does not become hard to see even when a guide member such as nails is disposed before the display screen. SOLUTION: The nails 14 for guiding the pachinko balls 13 are arranged on the game board 12. An opening part is formed in the center of the game board 12 and a transparent plate 18 is fitted to the opening part. The game board 12 is smoothly connected to the transparent plate 18 and the nails 14 are also arranged on the transparent plate 18. The transparent plate 18 forms the game area here the pachinko balls 13 are moved together with the game board 12 and the game area is covered by protecting glass 19. A display device 17 is formed by superimposition on the back surface of then transparent plate 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for playing a game on a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine of this type is, for example, a pachinko machine. In a conventional pachinko machine, a display unit such as a liquid crystal display device is provided at the center of the game board, and a number or the like is displayed on the display unit to indicate that a game ball (hereinafter, a pachinko ball) has entered a winning area. Was.

[0003] Since such a display portion at the center of the game board is small, if a guide member (a nail, a rotating wheel, or the like) for a pachinko ball is provided on the display portion, or if the pachinko ball passes through the display portion, the display portion of the display portion is not provided. The display is difficult to see. For this reason, no guide member is provided on this display unit, and so that the pachinko ball does not pass through,
For example, a device such as an eave was provided. As a result, the game area on the game board for freely moving the pachinko balls has been narrowed.

[0004]

However, in recent years, with the progress of various pachinko machines, the role of the display section has been changed from a mere winning display to a display of various kinds of information. According to such a tendency, a display unit having a larger size is desired, but as the size of the display unit is increased, a game on a game board in which a pachinko ball is guided and moved by a guide member. There was a problem that the area became increasingly smaller.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-155442 discloses that a screen is provided in front of a pachinko machine,
A technology is disclosed in which a projection type image display device is arranged on the back side of a pachinko machine, and an image from the projection type image display device is enlarged and projected on a front screen, thereby increasing the size of the display unit. . Also, here, `` By implanting nails on the screen, even if the display area is enlarged, the flow location of pachinko balls is not limited, and various flows of pachinko balls can be set '' To avoid narrowing the game area on the game board.

However, the enlargement of the display unit by such a projection type image display device has the following problems.

[0007] The projection type display device requires a projection optical system and the like, so its configuration is complicated. Further, since the size of the apparatus is increased, the space occupied by the back side of the pachinko machine becomes very large.

Although an image displayed by enlargement projection becomes large, it is more susceptible to ambient light than a direct-view display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display device. It is easy to be blurred. Also, the image quality tends to be slightly inferior to that of a direct-view display device.

The display panel before enlargement, that is, the display panel itself of the projection type display device is small, and it is difficult to increase the number of pixels of the display panel. Therefore, it is difficult to maintain high image quality and to display a large amount of image information at a time. Was difficult.

When nails are implanted on a screen, if the nails are driven directly into the screen, the nails cannot be secured with sufficient strength. Further, if an auxiliary member or the like is provided on the screen and a nail is planted on the auxiliary member, the auxiliary member obstructs the display, making it difficult to see the display. Further, when a nail is directly driven into a prepared hole, there is a problem that if the prepared hole diameter is poor, the fixing strength of the nail cannot be obtained.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and does not narrow the game area on the game board where the pachinko balls can be freely moved even if the display screen is enlarged.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which even if a guide member such as a nail is provided in front of a display screen, the display does not become difficult to see.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine having a large display screen provided on a game board, thereby dividing the display screen to perform a variety of displays, thereby expanding the display possibilities. And

[0013]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, display means is provided on a part of a game board on which a game is played, and various kinds of information are displayed by the display means. In such a gaming device, at least a part of the game board is formed of a transparent plate, and a direct-view display device is arranged on the back surface of the transparent plate.

According to such a configuration, since the direct-view type display means is superposed on the back surface of the transparent plate forming a part of the game board, the direct-view type display means can be seen through the transparent plate. If the surfaces of the game board and the transparent plate are smoothly connected, a game area is formed by the game board and the transparent plate, and the game area is not restricted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a game is performed by moving a game ball on a game board, and a guide member for guiding the game ball is provided on a game board including a transparent plate. Is also good. For example, a game is performed by moving a pachinko ball on a game board, and a guide member such as a nail is provided on the game board including a transparent plate. In this case, if a thick transparent plate with sufficient strength is applied and nails are directly planted on this transparent plate, there is no need to use auxiliary members for planting nails, and a direct-view display The indication of the means is hardly impaired.

As described in claim 3, the entire game board may be formed by a transparent plate. In this case, a plurality of nails can be planted under the same conditions in the entire game board, so that a plurality of nails can be planted collectively. Also,
There is no limit to the size of the direct-view type display means, and the display means can be made as large as possible.

As described in the fourth aspect, the surface of the transparent plate may be recessed from the surface of the game board. In this case, since the unevenness is formed on the surface of the game board, the playability can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the direct-view type display means preferably displays a plurality of types of information on a game. Further, a plurality of direct-view type display means may be arranged on the back surface of the transparent plate. Alternatively, as described in claim 7, a plurality of portions of the game board may be formed by a plurality of transparent plates, and a plurality of direct-view type display means may be arranged on the back surface of these transparent plates. As described above, when a plurality of types of information are displayed on the direct-view type display unit, or when a plurality of direct-view type display units are provided, various types of information can be displayed.

As set forth in claim 8, on the back surface of the transparent plate,
Sheets depicting patterns for games may be removably stacked. In this case, the design of the sheet can be seen through the transparent plate. If the sheet is peeled off and a sheet depicting another design is stacked on the back surface of the transparent plate, the image of the game board can be easily changed.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line -A.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a game machine 11 is a pachinko machine, on which a nail 14 for guiding a pachinko ball 13 and a circular rotating wheel 15 are provided on a game board 12, and a winning prize 16 and the like are formed. doing. An opening is formed in the center of the game board 12, and a transparent plate 18 is fixed to the opening by, for example, fitting. In this embodiment, the game board 12
And the surface of the transparent plate 18 are smoothly connected. Also, nails 14 are provided on the transparent plate 18, and together with the game board 2,
A game area in which the pachinko balls 13 move is formed. Further, this game area is covered with a protective glass 19.

On the back surface of the transparent plate 18, the display device 1
7 are provided in an overlapping manner. The display device 17 is of a direct-view type, and includes a liquid crystal display device, a CRT, an LED,
PDP and the like. When a direct-view type liquid crystal display device is used as the display device 17, a thin and high-definition image can be displayed. In particular, in recent years, liquid crystal display devices have been increasing in size, and have become relatively easy and inexpensive to obtain.

By adopting such a configuration, a large space is not occupied on the back side of the game apparatus 11,
A large display device 17 can be incorporated, and the nail 14 can be provided in front of the display device 17, that is, on the transparent plate 18.

In this embodiment, polymethyl methacrylate is used as the transparent plate 18. Other than that,
Transparent resins such as polycarbonate, vinyl chloride, and ABS can also be used. Further, the surface of the transparent plate 18 is coated with, for example, a silicone resin to improve scratch resistance. However, this coating may not be provided depending on the material of the transparent plate 18.

If the transparent plate 18 is too thin, the nail 14 cannot be fastened with sufficient strength, and the nail 14 will easily fluctuate due to the impact of the pachinko balls 13, so that the transparent plate 18 needs to be thickened to some extent. There is. For example, a nail 14 used in a general pachinko machine has a length of 33.4 mm as shown in FIG. 3, and a thickness of about 15 mm is required for a plate material to drive the nail 14 reliably. Therefore, the thickness of the transparent plate 18 is set to 20 mm, and the driving amount is set to 16 mm.

In order to implant the nail 14 in the transparent plate 18, a pilot hole having a diameter smaller than that of the nail 14 is previously formed in the transparent plate 18, and the nail 14 is driven while applying heat to the nail 14. After driving the nail 14 to a depth of 16 mm, the nail 14 is cooled to room temperature.

More specifically, as shown in FIG.
A hole 21 having a diameter of 16 m and a depth of 16 mm is formed in the transparent plate 18, and a pressure of 10 to 15 kg / cm ² is applied to the nail 14 while heating the nail 14 with a heater 22 at 250 ° C.
The nail 14 was driven.

Note that, depending on the material of the transparent plate 18, the nail 14 may be directly driven while applying heat to the nail 14 without providing a prepared hole.

Five samples are obtained for each of the case where the nail 14 is driven into the transparent plate 18 by the above method and the case where the nail 14 is driven to the wooden plate (a game board of a general pachinko machine) by the conventional method. Was prepared, and the pull-out strength of the nail 14 was examined. The results are shown in Table 1.

[0030]

[Table 1]

However, the pull-out strength indicates a load (Kg) required when pulling out the nail 14, and () indicates a load when the nail head is damaged before pulling out. Show. PMMA is polymethyl methacrylate, and PC is polycarbonate.

As is clear from Table 1, even in the case of the transparent plate 18, the nail 14 can be fixed with a sufficient strength required for a pachinko machine.

By implanting the nails 14 in such a manner, the nails 14 can be securely fixed without causing the transparent plate 18 to be chipped or cracked. Further, since it is not necessary to use an auxiliary member for fixing, the display device 17 is not required.
Of the display screen can be made as small as possible, and this display can be kept.

Next, the display contents of the display device 17 will be described. By increasing the size of the display device 17, high-definition display can be performed, so that the display content can be diversified.

For example, on the display screen of the display device 17, as shown in FIG.
And each information display section 25 is provided. In the picture display section 23,
Three patterns are displayed, and when the pachinko ball 13 wins in a specific winning opening 16 of each winning opening 16,
In response to this, each picture is fluctuated for a certain time and then stopped. Each memory display unit 24 displays the remaining number of times that each pattern has not been changed in response to the winning, out of the number of winnings in the specific winning lottery 16. Each information display section 25
Displays various information on the pachinko machine (for example, the number of winnings from the previous jackpot, the number of jackpots on the day, the current number of balls, etc.).

By configuring the display device 17 in this manner, it is not necessary to separately provide a device for displaying the display contents of each memory display unit 24 and each information display unit 25.

Since it is possible that the user does not want to display the information on each information display section 25, the display or non-display of this information may be selected by an external switch.

If the pachinko ball 13 does not win in the winning opening 16 and the picture does not fluctuate for a while, an explanation of the operation of the model can be displayed on the display device 17. As a result, even a person playing for the first time with the model can enjoy the game without being confused.

FIG. 6 shows a display control device for controlling the display of the display device 17. In the display control device 31, the number of pachinko balls purchased by the player is counted by the purchased ball counting unit 32, and the number of pachinko balls hit by the launched ball counting unit 33 is counted. When the pachinko ball wins the winning opening 16, the winning is determined by the winning determination unit 3.
4, the pachinko balls are paid out, and the number of paid out pachinko balls is counted by the payout ball counting unit 35. The calculation unit 36 is notified of the number of pachinko balls purchased by the player, the number of pachinko balls launched, and the number of paid out pachinko balls, and calculates the number of balls possessed by the player from the number of these balls. The number of possessed balls is displayed on the information display section 25 of the display device 17.

When the specific prize judging section 37 judges that the winning opening 16 in which the pachinko ball has won is a specific one, the big hit judging section 39 is operated to determine whether or not this winning is a big hit. judge. If it is determined that no big hit occurs, a picture rotation display signal that does not cause a big hit is given to the picture rotation display unit 23, and if it is determined that a big hit occurs, a big picture rotation display signal is given to the picture rotation display unit 23. If it is determined that the jackpot has been hit, the jackpot count counting unit 40 adds 1 to the number of jackpots and updates the number displayed on the information display unit 25. In addition, the jackpot number counting unit 40 resets the picture rotation number counting unit 38, and returns the number of winnings from the previous jackpot to the initial value.

When the specific prize judging section 37 judges that a specific prize port 16 has been won, the prize waiting time counting section 41 is reset, and the time counted by the prize waiting time counting section 41 is reset. To the initial value. The prize waiting time counting section 41 is not reset.
When the time counted by the timer reaches a predetermined time, the winning waiting time measuring unit 41 adds a demonstration display signal to the picture display unit 23 of the display device 17. In response, the picture display unit 23 displays a game method using the pachinko machine.

When displaying this game method, not only the picture display section 23 but also the entire display screen of the display device 17 may be used for displaying the game method, and a high-definition display may be performed. Accordingly, each information display unit 25 may be displayed in a reduced size.

The display switching section 42 switches whether or not to display the information of each information display section 25, that is, the number of winnings from the previous jackpot, the number of jackpots of the day, the present number of balls, and the like. This switching is performed according to a request. When the display of each information display section 25 is not performed, the pattern display may be performed on the entire display screen.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. Gaming device 1 of the second embodiment
Reference numeral 1 denotes a game board 12 according to the first embodiment in which the entirety of the game board 12 is replaced with a transparent plate 18. A sheet 51 is spread on the back surface of the transparent plate 18. This sheet 51
It is a thin plate, a film, or the like, on which a background pattern is printed or drawn directly, and is affixed to the transparent plate 18 with an adhesive, for example.

With this configuration, when the gaming machine 11 is changed in model, the seat 51 is replaced to change the background pattern, and the display device 17 is changed.
It is only necessary to change the display pattern of.

Further, the size of the display device 17 is not limited, and can be made as large as possible. Display device 1
7 is made as large as the transparent plate 18, the sheet 51
When the model of the gaming device 11 is changed, only the display pattern of the display device 17 needs to be changed.

The conditions for implanting the nail 14 are different between the transparent plate 18 and the other part (wooden plate).
It may be time-consuming to implant the nails 14, but when the entire game board 12 is replaced with the transparent plate 18 as in the second embodiment, all the nails 14 are implanted under the same conditions. Therefore, the implantation of the nail 14 is facilitated.

In the case of the second embodiment, since the entire game board 12 is replaced by the transparent plate 18, it is necessary to provide a passage for the pachinko balls on the transparent plate 18.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 shows the gaming machine viewed from above. In the gaming machine 11 of the third embodiment, the transparent plate 18 of the first embodiment is provided at a position recessed from the game board 12. In order to cover the display device 17, a protective cover 52 that can be freely opened and closed is provided.

Here, since the transparent plate 18 is retracted from the game board 12, the gap between the head of the nail 14 implanted in the transparent plate 18 and the protective glass 19 becomes larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball 13. 10, a protective cover 52 is provided, and FIG.
The pachinko ball 13 is prevented from flowing independently of the nail 14 as shown in FIG.

As described above, the game board 12 and the transparent plate 18 may not be made to coincide with each other, and the transparent plate 18 may be depressed if necessary, whereby the movement of the pachinko balls 13 is diversified, and the playability is enhanced. be able to. For example, by appropriately setting the shape of the recessed portion and the shape of the protective cover 52, the flow of the pachinko balls 13 can be determined, and these also serve as guide members to the specific winning opening 16.

A winning prize 53 is provided on the upper left of the protective cover 52.
When the pachinko ball 13 wins the winning prize 53, a special display is displayed on the display device 17,
If the winning rate of the pachinko balls 13 fluctuates, the playability can be further improved. Alternatively, the protective cover 5
A small pachinko machine or another type of game device may be provided inside the device 2 so that another game can be performed inside the protective cover 52. As another type of gaming machine, a virtual pachinko machine or a pachinko ball is displayed on the display screen of the display device 17 and a game is played on this display screen. Of course, slot machines and roulette,
Pinball or the like may be used.

In order to prevent the state shown in FIG. 10, instead of providing the protective glass 19, the portion of the nail 14 protruding from the transparent plate 18 is lengthened, and the gap between the head of the nail 14 and the protective glass 19 is increased. Although it may be narrowed, in this case, the fixing strength of the nail 14 is reduced, so that the protection cover 52
Is preferably provided.

In the first to third embodiments, the display device is described as one large display device, but a plurality of display devices may be provided. For example, one transparent plate 18
A plurality of display devices 17 may be arranged on the back surface of. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), in order to provide a display unit 54 in the conventional game device at the center of the game board 12 and to display other information, The display device 17 may be provided at another position, and the nail 14 may be implanted on the transparent plate 18.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The transparent board 56 and the game board 12 are arranged at an interval, and the first game area 5 where the pachinko balls 13 are freely moved between the protective glass 19 and the transparent board 56 and between the transparent board 56 and the game board 12.
7 and the second game area 58 may be formed, and a path through which pachinko balls pass between the first game area 57 and the second game area 58 may be formed on the transparent plate 56. Thereby, the game performance can be further improved.

[0056]

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the direct-view type display means is superimposed on the back surface of the transparent plate forming a part of the game board. Can be seen through the transparent plate. If the surfaces of the game board and the transparent plate are smoothly connected, a game area is formed by the game board and the transparent plate, and the game area is not restricted.

Further, as described in claim 2, the gaming machine plays a game by moving a game ball on a game board, and guides the game ball on a game board including a transparent plate. For example, a game is performed by moving a pachinko ball on a game board, and a guide member such as a nail is provided on a game board including a transparent plate. In this case, if a thick transparent plate with sufficient strength is applied and nails are directly planted on this transparent plate, there is no need to use auxiliary members for planting nails, and a direct-view display The indication of the means is hardly impaired.

If the entire game board is formed of a transparent plate, a plurality of nails can be planted under the same conditions in the entire game board. Can be planted. In addition, the size of the direct-view type display means is not limited, and can be made as large as possible.

As described in the fourth aspect, if the surface of the transparent plate is recessed from the surface of the game board, irregularities are formed on the surface of the game board, so that the playability can be enhanced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of information about the game are displayed on the direct-view type display means, and a plurality of direct-view type display means are provided on the back surface of the transparent plate as described in the sixth aspect. Or, if a plurality of portions of the game board are formed by a plurality of transparent plates as described in claim 7, and a plurality of direct-view type display means are disposed on the back surface of these transparent plates,
Various information can be displayed.

As described in the eighth aspect, if a sheet depicting a design for a game is removably superimposed on the back surface of the transparent plate, the design of the sheet can be seen through the transparent plate.
If the sheet is peeled off and a sheet depicting another design is stacked on the back surface of the transparent plate, the image of the game board can be easily changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a nail in the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view used to explain a method of driving the nail of FIG. 3 into a transparent plate;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display mode of a display device in the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a display control device in the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention.

9 is a plan view showing the apparatus of FIG. 8 as viewed from above.

FIG. 10 is a diagram used to explain the flow of pachinko balls;

11A is a plan view showing a modification of the gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along a line BB of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another modification of the gaming machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Gaming device 12 Gaming board 13 Pachinko ball 14 Nail 15 Rotating wheel 16,53 Winning opening 17 Display device 18,56 Transparent plate 19 Protective glass 31 Display control device 32 Purchased ball counting unit 33 Launched ball counting unit 34 Winning determination unit 35 Payout Ball counting section 36 Calculation section 37 Specific winning determination section 38 Picture rotation number counting section 39 Big hit determination section 40 Big hit count section 41 Winning waiting time counting section 42 Display switching section 51 Sheet 52 Protective cover 54 Display section 57 First game area 58 Second game area

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Fumio Tsujikawa 1-71, Tokuan, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Starlight Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which display means is provided on a part of a game board in which a game is played, and at least a part of the game board is formed of a transparent plate, wherein the display means displays various information. A gaming device in which a direct view type display means is arranged on the back surface of the game device. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game is performed by moving the game ball on the game board, and a guide member for guiding the game ball is provided on the game board including the transparent plate. apparatus. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the entire gaming board is formed of a transparent plate. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the transparent plate is recessed from the surface of the game board. 5. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the direct-view display means displays a plurality of types of information about the game. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of direct-viewing display means are arranged on a back surface of the transparent plate. 7. The game board according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of portions of the game board are formed by a plurality of transparent plates, and a plurality of direct-view display means are arranged on the back surface of these transparent plates. A gaming device according to claim 1. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a sheet on which a game pattern is drawn is removably superimposed on a back surface of the transparent plate.