JPH11347192A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with which a player can enjoy a game without getting bored for a long time by making the down-flow condition of game balls rich in variety and devising elaborate plan. SOLUTION: A PACHINKO machine 1 is provided with a wide and rectangular picture pattern display device 23 formed from the large liquid crystal screen of 10 inch at almost the center of a play area P and in front of that picture pattern display device 23, a play member 36 is installed while parallelly arranging first and second transparent plates at an interval larger than the diameter of the game ball. Then, the game ball shot into the play area P is let flow down not only from both the sides of the picture pattern display device 23 but also from the front side and inside of the play member 36.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one type of pachinko machine, a symbol display device capable of displaying a plurality of symbols in a plurality of portions is provided in a game area, and a plurality of symbols displayed on the symbol display device are set in advance. There is known a pattern matching type pachinko machine in which a special game state (so-called "big hit state") that is advantageous to a player occurs when a specific combination of symbols (so-called "big hit state") is obtained. . In such a pattern matching type pachinko machine, the symbol display device displays various symbols, messages, etc.
In various modes, the display device is formed to be very large by a liquid crystal display device or the like so that a player can easily understand the display and display interestingly. Further, in the conventional symbol-matching type pachinko machine, the purpose of preventing a situation in which the player's view is blocked by a game ball passing through the front of the symbol display device and the displayed symbol or the like becomes difficult to see from the player, And, in order to prevent a situation in which a prize device or an obstacle nail, etc. below the symbol display device is damaged by a collision of a game ball having an increased falling speed by flowing down the front surface of the symbol display device having no obstacle nails, a plurality of pieces are provided. Obstacle nails are appropriately disposed so that the game ball driven into the game area does not flow down the front surface of the symbol display device, but flows only on both sides of the symbol display device.

[0003]

However, as described above, the conventional symbol-matching type pachinko machine is configured such that the game balls hit into the game area flow down only on both sides of the symbol display device. Therefore, the flow-down mode of the game ball was monotonous, and there was a surface lacking in interest. For this reason,
Players are likely to lose interest in the game, and have not been able to keep playing with interest forever.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional pattern matching type pachinko machine, and to provide a variety of flow-down modes of game balls, a high degree of interest, and a game that the player can enjoy forever. It is to provide a pachinko machine that can be enjoyed.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, claim 1 is provided.
In the configuration of the invention described in the above, a symbol display device is provided in the game area, and when the display content of the symbol display device becomes a specific mode, a pachinko machine in which a special game state advantageous to the player occurs. In addition, a game member in which a plurality of transparent plates are arranged in parallel at intervals equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball is provided in front of the symbol display device. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a plurality of obstacles are protruded from a surface of at least one plate body. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first and second aspects of the present invention, a game ball passage hole is formed in a plate other than the rearmost one of the plate members. Is to be. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in at least one of the first to third aspects, at least one obstacle is provided with a guiding path for guiding a game ball to a game ball passage hole. is there.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the pachinko machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the front of a pachinko machine. The pachinko machine 1 is covered by a machine frame 2. A front frame 3 is hinged to the left end of the machine frame 2 so that the front frame 3 can be freely opened, and a game board 4 is installed above the front frame 3. A game ball rail 37 is provided on the surface of the game board 4.
Are set up substantially in a circular shape, and the game area P is partitioned by the game ball rail 37. At the approximate center of the game area P, a wide rectangular symbol display device 2 formed by a large 10-inch liquid crystal screen is used.
3 are installed. The symbol display device 23 can display various symbols, moving images, messages, and the like in various modes over the entire liquid crystal screen.

Further, in front of the symbol display device 23, a rectangular game member 36 made of transparent synthetic resin and slightly larger than the symbol display device 23 is provided.
Is substantially flush with the surface of the game area P. In addition, symbol starting ports W1 and W6 are provided above and below the gaming member 36, and a special winning opening W7 is provided below the lower symbol starting port W6. The large winning opening W7 has a lower end edge of a door portion pivotally attached thereto, and an upper end edge of the door portion is opened forward and inclined. In addition, in the game area P, in addition to them, the prize devices W2 to W5, W8, W9,
A windmill, an illuminated lamp and the like are provided, and a number of obstacle nails are erected. On the other hand, a glass frame 5 is hinged to the left edge of the front frame 3 so as to be able to open freely, and is placed in front of the game board 4. In addition, a supply tray 6 and a storage tray 7 are provided at a lower portion of the front frame 3, and a firing handle 8 for driving a game ball into the game area P protrudes to the right of the storage tray 7. Has been

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the game board 4, and a mounting hole 38 is formed slightly above the center of a game area P provided on the surface of the game board 4. As shown in FIG. The game member 36 is fitted and installed in the mounting hole 38. The game member 36 includes screw portions 12, 1 provided on the periphery.
.. Are screwed portions 14, 1 provided around the mounting hole 38.
4 and is fixed to the game board 4 by screwing (in FIGS. 2 and 3, the symbol display device 23).
Is omitted).

FIG. 4 shows a game member 36. The game member 36 is formed by a first plate 9 and a second plate 10 integrally formed of a transparent synthetic resin. FIGS. 5A to 5D respectively show the first plate 9
1 shows the front, plane, right side, and back of
The plate body 9 includes a plurality of first obstacles 11a, 11a,.
, 11b are integrally planted. Each of the first obstacles 11a, 11a... Has a hexagonal shape with a flat cross section, and each of the second obstacles 11b, 11b. Is formed. Each of the first obstacles 11a, 11a,... And each of the second obstacles 11
b, 11b are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center vertical line on the surface of the plate portion 28 and in a zigzag pattern of seven rows, and protrude from the plate portion 28 by about one game ball. It has become. Further, above the second obstacles 11b, 11b, there are formed game ball flow holes 27b, 27b,..., And the first obstacles 11a, 1 arranged in the second row from the bottom.
The upper part of 1a...
a, 27a are provided. Further, the first plate 9
A window 15 for displaying the change memory of the symbol display device 23 is provided at the lower end of the center of the first plate 9, and through holes 19, 19 are formed at the lower left and right ends of the first plate 9. Have been. In addition, the back surface of the first plate body 9 is substantially flush, and a protrusion 29 is provided at the lower center.

On the other hand, FIGS. 6A to 6C respectively show:
The front, right side, and back of the second plate 10 are shown. In the second plate 10, the periphery of a rectangular plate 32 slightly smaller than the first plate is covered by a peripheral wall 35. .
Then, the plurality of first obstacles 18a,
18a and two second obstacles 18b, 18b are integrally implanted. Each first obstacle 18a, 18a
Has a flat hexagonal cross section, and each of the second obstacles 18b, 18b has a flat V-shaped cross section and a ball path 45 formed on the upper surface. In addition, each first obstacle 18
a, 18a, and the second obstacles 18b, 18b,
Are the first obstacles 11a, 11a,.
Similarly to the obstacles 11b, 11b, on the surface of the plate portion 32, they are arranged symmetrically with respect to the central vertical line and in a staggered manner, and protrude from the plate portion 32 by about one game ball. It is in a state. Further, on the upper surface of the lower peripheral wall 35 at the center of the second plate body 10, a distribution slope 34 having a gentle mountain is provided. On the other hand, screw bosses 33 are provided on the outer surfaces of the peripheral walls 35 on both the left and right sides of the second plate body 10.

The first plate 9 and the second plate 10 described above.
Are integrally assembled by screwing the screw portions 43 around the first plate 9 to screw bosses 33 around the second plate 10. The plate portion 28 of the plate member 9 and the plate portion 32 of the second plate member 10 are in a state of being arranged in parallel with a distance equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball. Also, the first obstacles 18a, 18a,... Of the second plate are located behind the first obstacles 11a, 11a,. The body 18b, 18b
It is in a state of being located behind the first obstacles 11a, 11a provided below the game ball flow holes 27a, 27a of the plate body 9.

The pachinko machine 1 has a winning device W when a game ball wins a winning device W such as a large winning opening W7.
A predetermined number of prize balls predetermined according to the type of the prize ball are paid out by a prize ball payout device (not shown). When the game ball wins one of the symbol starting ports W1 and W6, the pachinko machine 1 starts changing the symbol in each of the left, center and right portions of the symbol display device 23, and After a time, the stop display is displayed, and when the three symbols that have been stopped are preset “big hit symbols” (for example, when the three symbols are the same), a “big hit state” occurs, The special winning opening W7 is opened intermittently a predetermined number of times with a very high probability. Therefore, when the "big hit state" occurs, the player can acquire many prize balls with extremely high probability. In addition, the pachinko machine 1
After the occurrence of the "big hit state", a moving image or the like is displayed over the entire liquid crystal screen of the symbol display device 23 for the purpose of notifying the occurrence of the "big hit state" to the surroundings or making the "big hit state" more interesting. A message is displayed.

In the pachinko machine 1, when the firing handle 8 is operated by a player, a built-in firing device (not shown) hits a game ball above the game area P. The launched game ball is in the game area P
It gradually flows down while colliding with many obstacle nails erected at the same time. At this time, unlike the conventional pachinko machine, not only does it flow down on both sides of the symbol display device 23, but also the front of the symbol display device 23. Also flows down the front and inside of the game member 36 installed in the game.

FIGS. 7 to 11 show an example of a path in the case where the game ball flows down and in front of and inside the game member 36. The game ball B is (a) in front of the first plate body 9. FIG. (B) After flowing down in front of the first plate 9, it is guided to the second obstacle 11 b of the first plate 9, and the game ball flow hole 27 (27 b) Through the second plate 1
0, and after flowing down in front of the second plate 10, it is guided by the second obstacle 18 b of the second plate 10,
A mode in which the game ball flows down the front of the first plate body 9 through the game ball flow-down hole 27 (27a) of the plate body 9 (see FIG. 9). (C) After flowing down in front of the first plate body 9, the first Second obstacle 1 of plate 9
1b, passes through the game ball flow-down hole 27, is guided to the front of the second plate body 10, flows down in front of the second plate body 10, and is guided to the peripheral walls 35 at the lower left and right ends of the second plate body. Then, the first plate 9 passes through the passage hole 19 of the first plate 9 and flows down below the first plate 9 (see FIG. 10). (D) After flowing down in front of the first plate 9, the first plate 9 9, is guided to the front of the second plate body 10 through the game ball flow hole 27,
After flowing down the front of the second plate body 10, it is guided on the distribution inclined portion 34 of the second plate body 10, and is divided right and left.
According to various modes such as a mode of passing through the through hole 19 of the first plate body 9 and flowing down below the first plate body 9 (see FIG. 11), the front and the inside of the game member 36 are moved to the first plate body 9 First obstacle 1
1a, 11a, second obstacles 11b, 11b, first obstacles 18a, 18a of the second plate, second obstacle 1
8b and 18b one after another, or while passing through the game ball flow holes 27, 27,... Of the first obstacle, it rolls down and flows down.

As described above, the pachinko machine 1 has a game member 36 in which transparent first plate members 9 and second plate members 10 are arranged in parallel in front of the symbol display device 23 at an interval equal to or larger than the diameter of a game ball.
Is installed, and the game balls driven into the game area P are made to flow down not only from both sides of the symbol display device 23 but also from the front of the symbol display device 23. Are rich in variety, and the interest of the game is high. Further, since the game member 36 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, the symbol display device 2
Despite the gaming member 36 being installed in front of 3, the large LCD screen of the symbol display device 23 can be clearly recognized, and dynamic symbols and moving images displayed over the entire large LCD screen. You can enjoy. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game without getting tired forever.

The pachinko machine 1 has a plurality of obstacles 11, 11... Protruding from the surface of the first plate 9 and a plurality of obstacles 18 on the surface of the second plate 10. , 18
.. are projected, and the game balls flowing in front of the first plate body 9 and in front of the second plate body 10 roll right and left,
The flow-down state of the game ball is rich in variety. Further, a plurality of obstacles 11, 11,.
The game member 36 is made to collide with 8, 18,.
Since the falling speed of the game ball flowing in front of and inside of the game member 36 is not increased, the game ball flowing in front of the game member 36 has a winning device such as a symbol starting port W6 arranged below the symbol display device 23 or an obstacle nail. In the event of a collision, etc., it is possible to prevent the winning devices, obstacle nails and the like from being damaged.

Further, the first plate member 9 is provided with the game ball passage hole 2.
Since the holes 27, 27,... Are formed, the flowing game balls can flow between the front of the first plate 9 and the front of the second plate 10, so that the flow of the game balls is more varied. It has become.

In addition, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a guiding path 44 for guiding game balls to the game ball passage holes 27, 27... On the second obstacles 11b, 11b. And the second obstacles 18b, 18b of the second plate 10
Are provided to guide the game balls to the game ball passage holes 27, 27,..., And the flowing game balls pass through the game ball passage holes 27, 27,. The probability of going back and forth between the front of the first plate 9 and the front of the second plate 10 is very high. For this reason, the variety of the flow-down modes of the game balls is stable.

In addition, the pachinko machine 1 has a plurality of obstacles 11, 11,... Arranged in a staggered manner on the first plate 9, and a plurality of obstacles on the second plate 10. 18,
18 are installed in a zigzag pattern, and the upper obstacle 1
The game ball that collided with 1,11 .. is the lower obstacle 11,1
1 ··· Possibility to collide with the upper obstacle 18,1
The game ball that collided with 8 ... is the lower obstacle 18, 18, ...
Since the possibility of collision with the game ball is high, and the flowing game ball swings largely right and left, the flow form of the game ball is more varied.

The configuration of the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes a machine frame, a front frame, a game board, a glass frame, a supply tray, a storage tray, a firing handle, and a design. Shapes of display devices, game members, various winning devices, etc.,
Structure, disposition of obstacle nails, shape of design display device, display contents,
The configuration of the operation content and the like in the "big hit state" can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, the number of obstacles installed on each plate of the game member is not limited to the same number as in the above embodiment.
It can be changed as appropriate. Further, the shape of the obstacle is not limited to the shape of the above-described embodiment, but may be a simple columnar shape, a columnar body with a bulging head, or the like. Further, the arrangement of the obstacles is not limited to the staggered shape, and the obstacles may be arranged in the same manner in the upper and lower directions. In addition, the obstacle does not necessarily have to be provided integrally with the plate, but may be provided by bonding another member or the like. It is also possible to provide a locking recess for locking each obstacle implanted in the second plate on the back surface of the first plate. When such a configuration is employed, there is an advantage that the obstacle of the second plate body is not easily damaged by the impact due to the collision of the game ball.

On the other hand, in a pachinko machine, a game ball can normally flow in front of a symbol display device, and when the symbol of the symbol display device is fluctuating or is in a "big hit state", the symbol display device is set. It is also possible to configure so that the game ball does not flow down in front of. Further, when the symbol of the symbol display device is fluctuating or in the “big hit state”, the symbol display device is configured so that the obstacle on each plate of the game member does not obstruct (the player's view is reduced). Not to block)
It is also possible to configure to display a symbol.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the pachinko machine of the present invention is a so-called first-type pachinko machine has been described.
It is not limited to the kind of pachinko machine, but may be another kind of pachinko machine such as a third kind of pachinko machine.

[0025]

According to the pachinko machine described in claim 1, a game member in which a plurality of transparent plates are arranged in parallel at an interval equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball is installed in front of the symbol display device. Since the game balls driven into the game area flow down not only from both sides of the symbol display device but also from the front of the symbol display device, the flow-down mode of the game balls is rich in variety compared to the conventional pachinko machine. , The interest of the game is high. Also, since the game member is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, the large liquid crystal screen of the symbol display device can be clearly seen, despite the game member being installed in front of the symbol display device, You can enjoy dynamic patterns and moving images displayed over the entire large liquid crystal screen.
Therefore, the player can enjoy the game without getting tired forever.

In the pachinko machine according to the second aspect, since a plurality of obstacles are protrudingly provided on the surface of at least one plate, the flowing game balls roll left and right, so that The flow-down mode is richer in variety. Furthermore, since the collision speed with a plurality of obstacles does not increase the falling speed of the game ball flowing down the front of the game member, the game ball flowed down the front of the game member is arranged on the lower side of the symbol display device. It is possible to prevent damage to the prize-winning devices such as the starting port and the prize-winning devices in the case of collision with obstacle nails or the like.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine, a game ball passage hole is formed in a plate body other than the rearmost one of the plate bodies, and a plurality of game balls flow down. Since it is possible to move back and forth between the fronts of the plate, the flow-down modes of the game balls are very varied.

In the pachinko machine according to the fourth aspect, at least one obstacle is provided with a ball guide path for guiding a game ball to the game ball passage hole, so that the flowing game ball passes through the game ball passage hole. Since there is a high probability that the pachinko machine will pass between the front and the back of the plurality of plate bodies, the effect of the pachinko machine according to claim 3 will be more stable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing a game board.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state where a game member is removed from the game board.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state where the game member is disassembled.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a first plate body.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a second plate body.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a game ball flows down and in front of and inside a game member ((a) shows the front of the game member, and (b) shows A in (a)). -A
This shows the state of the line section).

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a game ball flows down in front of a game member.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a game ball flows down and in front of and inside a game member.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a game ball flows down and in front of and inside a game member.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a game ball flows down and in front of and inside a game member ((a) shows the front of the game member, and (b) shows A in (a)). −
(A) is an exploded perspective view of the game member, showing a cross section taken along the line A).

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Pachinko machine, 2. Machine frame, 3. Front frame, 4.
Game board, 5 ... Glass frame, 6 ... Supply tray, 7 ... Reservation dish, 8 ... Shooting handle, 9 ... First plate, 10 ... Second plate, 11 ... Obstacle, 12 ..Screws, 13 ·· Hole for display device, 14 ·· Screw pieces, 15 ·· Windows, 16 ···
Screws, 17 guides, 18 obstacles, 19 passage holes, 20 collective plates, 21 winning ball payout devices, 22
..Display device mounting part, 23 .. Symbol display device, 24 ..
Screw part, 25 screw, 26 memory lamp display part, 27 downflow hole, 28 plate part, 29 projection
30, plate member, 31 shock-absorbing member, 32 plate portion, 33 screwed boss, 34 distributing inclined portion, 35
Surrounding wall, 36..Gaming member, 37..Gaming ball rail, 3
8 ··· passage hole, 39 · · · out hole, 40 · · · plate member, 4
1. Obstacle, 42 rib, 43 screw part, B
Gaming ball, B ... Gaming ball, P ... Gaming area, W1, W6
・ Symbol starting port, W2-W5, W8, W9
W7 ... Grand Prize Winner.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a symbol display device is provided in a game area, and when a display content of the symbol display device has a specific mode, a special game state advantageous to a player occurs, A pachinko machine wherein a game member in which a plurality of transparent plates are arranged in parallel at intervals equal to or larger than the diameter of a game ball is installed in front of the symbol display device. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of obstacles project from a surface of at least one plate body. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a game ball passage hole is formed in a plate of the plate other than the rearmost plate. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one obstacle is provided with a ball guide path for guiding a game ball to a game ball passage hole.