JPH11347197A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a healthy PACHINKO machine rich in variety without disturbing the flow of balls on the surface of a play panel and blocking prize winning into a variation prize winning device. SOLUTION: The play panel is arranged with a variation prize winning device 1, start hole that a ball detector related to the conversion condition of the variation prize winning device 1 faces, motor-driven tulip 48 capable of applying a profit to a player by opening turn wings through the operation of a driving source, ordinary picture pattern display device 50 for variably displaying picture patterns and specified prize winning hole 16 to which an operating switch for creating the operation condition of the ordinary picture pattern display device 50 is confronted, the motor-driven tulip 48 and ordinary picture pattern display device 50 are provided closely on a substrate 13 located under the variation prize winning device 1 and the variation prize winning device 1, motor-driven tulip 48 and ordinary picture pattern display device 50 are mutually related by an electric control means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that can be converted into a profit state in which a player can proceed with a game advantageously.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a large number of pachinko machines that can be converted into a profitable state in which a player can advantageously play a game have been proposed. Usually, it has a concave room which is partitioned from the game part by a ball receiving member which can be opened and closed, and the concave room is provided with a special winning opening capable of creating a special profit state and a general winning opening which is a normal winning. is there. The concave chamber is provided with various sorters for distributing the balls flowing into the concave chamber while the ball receiving member is open to the special winning opening or the normal winning opening. For example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-229082, the ball is stored together with the stopper pieces by swinging the inclined bottom plate in the front-rear direction and rotating the central partition plate in the vertical and horizontal directions. In addition, actual opening 61-632
In Japanese Patent No. 78, a ball guiding piece movable by a driving source is provided on an inclined bottom plate so that a ball can be guided so as to easily win a special winning opening. Further, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-77087, a partition plate provided in the middle of the concave chamber is rotated in the front-rear direction to change the winning probability of the special winning opening.

[0003]

However, the operation of a conventional prize winning apparatus, for example, a prize winning apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 63-229082, in which the center partition plate rotates greatly, is dynamic. . However, since a large rotating space is required for rotating the partition plate, the winning device itself is also likely to be large. Therefore, the operation direction of the inclined bottom plate is limited to the swinging movement in the front-back direction. Further, in the Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Sho 61-63278, since the ball guiding piece is always visually observed by the player, the guiding direction of the ball can be predicted and lacks unexpectedness, and the pachinko game is less interesting. Then, in the conventional pachinko machine, it is possible to take only two states, that is, whether the state becomes advantageous or disadvantageous for the player, or if the viewpoint is changed, it is disadvantageous or advantageous for the game store. At present, sex is increasing, and it is supposed to incite uneasiness. On the other hand, in recent years, dynamic and powerful games have been favored, and game machines such as variable prize devices and symbol display devices have become larger, and a number of game machines have tended to be arranged on a game board. However, simply increasing the number of gaming devices may disturb the flow of the ball on the game board surface, which may hinder winning in the variable winning device.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and the invention according to claim 1 is a method in which when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a ball receiving member is actuated by a driving source to allow a player to operate. In a pachinko machine including at least a variable winning device that can be converted from a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state and an electrical control unit that electrically controls the variable winning device, the gaming board has a variable winning device, A starting port facing a ball detector involved in the conversion condition of the variable winning device, an ordinary electric accessory that can give a profit to a player by actuation of a driving source, an ordinary symbol display device for variably displaying symbols, A specific detection means facing an operation switch for creating an operation condition of the symbol display device, and at least one of the ordinary electric accessory and the ordinary symbol display device is positioned below the variable winning device, and the electric control is performed. Stage by a pachinko machine correlated the with normal symbol display the fluctuation winning device and ordinary electric combination thereof. The invention described in claim 2 is claim 1
In addition to the above configuration, the ordinary symbol display device is a pachinko machine provided near the ordinary electric accessory. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the ordinary symbol display device is a pachinko machine provided below the ordinary electric accessory.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 2 provided with a variable prize winning device 1. The outline of the pachinko machine 2 is as follows. A metal frame 6 is provided in the window section opened in the frame 4, a game board 7 faces the upper part of the window section from behind, and an upper tray set having an upper tray 8 for storing balls is provided in a lower section of the window section. In the lower part of the inner frame 4, a grip 11 and an upper tray for driving a firing rod (not shown) to rotate and drive a ball into a game section 10 surrounded by guide rails 9 on the surface of the game board 7 are provided. A lower tray set provided with a lower tray 12 and the like for storing balls overflowing from 8 is provided.

[0006] Further, in the gaming section 10 surrounded by the guide rail 9 of the gaming board 7, a variable winning device 1 and a plurality of starting ports 14 provided on the substrate 13 and an out port 15 are provided. At a side position of the winning device 1, a specific winning opening 16 constituting a specific detecting means is provided, and further, a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are provided. On the other hand, various display devices such as a prize ball discharge indicator light 17 and a hit indicator light 18 are provided outside the guide rail 9.

[0007] When a ball fired by the player has won the variable winning device 1 or the starting port 14 or the like, a predetermined number of winning balls according to the winning value are transferred to the upper receiving tray 8 by a winning ball discharging device (not shown). Balls ejected and not winning any of them are configured to be collected in the out port 15.

The outline of the variable prize winning device 1 is as follows. An opening 20 is opened substantially at the center of a mounting board 19 mounted on the surface of the game board 7, and a plurality of prize winning openings 21 are provided on the upper surface of the mounting board 19.
Armor portion 22 having the upper edge of the opening portion 20 and projecting over the entire width of the upper edge of the opening portion 20. At the lower portion of the surface of the mounting substrate 19, a pocket-shaped left and right general winning opening 24 and a special winning opening 25 partitioned by the partition member 23 are formed. Receiving frame 26 is provided. Further, inflow blocking walls 27 are protrudingly provided on the left and right of the general winning opening 24, and a pair of ball receiving members 28 are rotatably mounted on the surfaces of the mounting substrates 19 on the left and right of the opening 20 by a rotating shaft 29. . Note that, in FIG. 1, an upper decoration plate attached to the armor portion 22 in the variable winning device 1, and a lower decoration plate attached to the special winning opening 25, the general winning opening 24, and the inflow prevention wall 27 are omitted. . Further, a display window is provided on the decorative plate, and a so-called digital display serving as a continuation number display lamp 32 to be described later faces the display window. Furthermore,
A plurality of light emitting diodes and the like are provided on the mounting board 19 to form a 10-count indicator light 33 described later.

On the back side of the mounting board 19, a concave case 42 communicating with the opening 20 is formed by mounting a rear case 41 having an open front surface. On the back surface of the rear case 41, an electric control device is provided. An open / close solenoid 43 is provided as a driving source connected to the crankshaft 44. The pin of the crank member 44 fitted to the end of the rotation shaft 29 of the ball receiving member 28 is loosely fitted into the long hole 46 of the operation plate 45.

In the variable prize device 1 provided in the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. 1, the ball receiving member is so arranged that the variable prize device 1 also functions as an ordinary electric accessory for providing a profit to a player. A solenoid 30 for controlling the operation of the ordinary electric accessory is provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a solenoid 30 for operating an ordinary electric accessory for limiting the opening angle of the ball receiving member 28 is provided between the solenoids 43 for opening and closing, and the plunger 31 of the solenoid 30 is moved to the operating plate 45.
For example, when the solenoid 30 for operating the ordinary electric accessory is excited, the stroke of the solenoid 43 for opening and closing is set to be approximately half of the normal stroke (FIG. 2).
Broken line).

Therefore, according to the variable winning device 1 as described above, when the opening / closing solenoid 43 is demagnetized, the left and right ball receiving members 28 stand substantially upright by the biasing force of the return spring 46. When the first state in which the hit ball is not received is maintained, and the opening / closing solenoid 43 is excited by the power supply from the electric control device, the operation plate 45 rises and the ball receiving member 28 rotates outward by about 90 degrees in FIG. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the left and right ball receiving members 28 are shifted to the second state in which the outer end portions are slightly higher and the opposing inner end portions are slightly lowered to stop. When the solenoid 43 for opening and closing is demagnetized, the ball receiving member 28 returns inward and rotates by the bias of the return spring 46 to return to the first state. When the solenoid 43 for opening and closing and the solenoid 30 for operating the ordinary electric accessory are simultaneously excited, the variable winning device 1 functions as an ordinary electric accessory, the movable width of the operation plate 45 is limited, and the ball receiving member 28 The state shown by the broken line in FIG. 1 is not sufficiently opened. However, even in this state, a benefit can be given to the player.

On the other hand, in the middle of the concave chamber 42, that is, at a position slightly below the rotating shaft 29 of the ball receiving member 28, there is provided a partitioning shelf plate 47 having a gentle downward slope directed rearward. 42 is divided into an upper concave chamber 42a and a lower concave chamber 42b. Between the rear edge of the partitioning shelf 47 and the rear wall of the rear case 41, there is provided a dropping portion where the ball falls, and the upper concave chamber 42a and the lower concave chamber 42b communicate with each other.

An inclined bottom plate 49 is provided below the concave chamber 42. The general winning opening 24 and the special winning opening 25 face the inclined lower end of the bottom plate portion 49, and the upper concave room 42a
The ball which flows into the lower concave chamber 42b from the falling portion is guided to the special winning opening 25 or the general winning opening 24.

Further, the pachinko machine 2 has an ordinary symbol display device 50 capable of creating operating conditions of the above-mentioned ordinary electric accessory.
Is provided. This normal symbol display device 50 is, for example, on the substrate 13 disposed below the variable winning device 1,
It is located below 4a and is a so-called digital display composed of seven-segment light-emitting diodes, and can variably display a plurality of symbols such as numerals. In addition, this ordinary symbol display device 5
0 is not limited to a seven-segment light emitting diode, but may have another configuration as long as a plurality of symbols can be variably displayed. Also,
It may be composed of a plurality of digits so that a plurality of kinds of symbols can be variably displayed at the same time.

It should be noted that various ball sorting devices and ball storage devices may be provided in the upper concave chamber 42a or the lower concave chamber 42b to change the movement of the sphere.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine 2 showing another embodiment. In this embodiment, a so-called electric tulip 48 is provided above the above-mentioned ordinary symbol display device 50 as an ordinary electric accessory on the substrate 13. ing. In other words, in other words,
The ordinary symbol display device 50 is provided below the electric tulip 48 which is an ordinary electric accessory. Further, both the ordinary symbol display device 50 and the electric tulip 48 are located below the variable winning device 1 described above. Further, an electric tulip 48 as an ordinary electric accessory is provided close to the same substrate 13 as the ordinary symbol display device 50.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the electric tulip 48 has a pocket 36 for receiving a hit ball on the front surface of a base plate 35, and a pair of rotating blade pieces 37 on the left and right sides of the opening edge of the upper edge of the pocket 36. have.

The pocket 36 is fixed to the lower half of the central portion of the base plate 35 and has a through hole 35 formed in the base plate 35.
a into the through hole 35
It is configured to be able to flow out of the game board through a. A decorative plate 36a is attached to the front surface to cover the opening, and two support shafts are planted rearward on the decorative plate 36a, so that the rotary wing piece 37 is rotatable. To pivot.

The rotary blade piece 37 has a concave portion 37 at the base end portion on the shaft support side.
The swing projection 38a of the swing member 38, which will be described later, is loosely fitted into the recess 37a through a through hole formed in the base plate 35.

The operation transmitting mechanism 39 for rotating the rotary blade piece 37 converts the linear motion of the plunger 31 that slides by the excitation of the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory into a rotary motion. 39a and the above-mentioned swinging member 38 are pivotally connected by a pin 39b. It should be noted that the interlocking rod 39a is provided on the left and right sides of the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory.
The swinging member 38 is connected to both left and right ends.

A ball detector 40 faces the upper end of the opening of the pocket 36 so that a ball flowing between the rotating blade pieces 37 can be detected.

In the so-called electric tulip 48 as an ordinary electric accessory configured as described above, the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory is demagnetized and the return spring 31
The plunger 31 is retracted by the urging of the a.
8 is turned upward (FIGS. 5 and 7),
The rotating wing piece 37 is closed so that no profit is given to a player who cannot enter the hit ball. On the other hand, when the solenoid for operating the electric accessory is excited, the plunger 31 slides, and the swing member 38 swings about the support shaft via the interlocking rod 39a to rotate the swing projection 38a downward,
By opening the rotary wing piece 37, the state can be changed to a state where the ball can easily flow in, which can give a benefit to the player (FIG. 8).

In this embodiment, the electric tulip 48 is closed so that a ball cannot flow between the rotating blades 37 in a normal state.
You may comprise so that an inflow of a sphere may be made as a degree which an individual can pass. In addition, the variable winning device 1 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 in which the electric tulip 48 is provided as an ordinary electric accessory, as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the same reference numerals as those of the above-described embodiment are used and the description is omitted.

Next, the variable winning device 1 having the above-described configuration.
The specific game and the operation of each part of the pachinko machine 2 provided with are described.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 68 denotes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CP) comprising a RAM and the like used for data calculation and the like.
U; 69, a clock circuit for supplying a predetermined pulse to the CPU 68; 70, a reset circuit for resetting the CPU 68; 71, a power reset circuit for initializing the CPU 68 when the power is turned on;
A frequency dividing circuit for supplying a desired pulse to the memory; a memory (hereinafter referred to as PROM) 74 for storing a program and data for operating the CPU 68;
Is an input / output control device, 75 is a continuous winning ball detecting circuit, 76 is a starting winning ball detecting circuit, 77 is a 10 count detecting circuit, 7 is
Reference numeral 8 denotes a solenoid driving circuit for opening and closing, 79 denotes a normal electric accessory driving circuit for driving an ordinary electric accessory, 80 denotes a 7-segment light emitting diode (7-segment LED) driving circuit for driving the ordinary symbol display device 50, and 81 denotes lamp driving. A circuit, 82 is an electronic sound circuit, and 83 is an LED drive circuit for lighting various display lamps. Further, 84a and 84b are the starting ports 14a and 14b, respectively.
, A reference numeral 85 is a 10 count switch, 86 is a specific ball detection circuit, 87 is an operation switch of the specific detection means, and 88 is a continuous winning switch.

When the power is turned on, the CPU 68 performs the initial setting of step 1 such as clearing the RAM and checking each part. If there is no abnormality, the pachinko game is started.

When a hit ball fired by the player flows into the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14b formed in the game section 10 above the out port 15, the first ball directed to the first starting port 14a faces. The starting port switch 84a (abbreviated as starting SW in FIG. 10) or the second starting port switch 84b facing the second starting port 14b (starting switch S in FIG. 10).
W) (abbreviated as W) detects the inflowing sphere.
8 is the starting port switches 84a, 84b in step 2;
Is turned on, the process proceeds to step 3 if the starting port switches 84 are on, and proceeds to step 201 if the starting port switches 84 are off, and the operating conditions of the ordinary symbol display device 50 are determined. That is, the operation switch 87 facing the specific winning opening 16 via the specific winning ball detection circuit 86 is made to function as a normal symbol start switch, and whether the operation switch 87 is on or off is determined. .

On the other hand, if the operation switch 87, which normally functions as a symbol start switch, is on, the flow branches to step 202 to change the display of the symbol display device 50. And
In step 203, it is determined whether or not the ordinary symbol start switch is turned on during the display change.
Is stored. In this embodiment, the maximum number of the symbol start switches normally stored is four. Next Step 20
In 5, it is determined whether or not the display change has stopped. If the display has not stopped, the process returns to step 202. If the display has stopped, the process proceeds to step 206, and it is determined whether or not the stopped symbol is a predetermined hit symbol. The stop of the symbol may be temporally stopped based on a signal emitted from a timer or the like, may be stopped by a signal from an operation button operated by the player, or may be stopped at another winning opening or the like. It may be stopped based on a detection signal of a detector provided.

If the stopped symbol is not a hit symbol, the process proceeds to step 211. If the symbol is a hit symbol, the process proceeds to step 207 to activate the ordinary electric accessory for, for example, 6 seconds. That is,
In the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. 1, by energizing the solenoid 43 for opening and closing and the solenoid 30 for operating the ordinary electric accessory together via the ordinary electric accessory driving circuit 79, the ball receiving member 28 is shown by a broken line in FIG. A small opening is used as shown by. Further, in the pachinko machine 2 provided with a so-called electric tulip 48 as shown in FIG. 3, by energizing the solenoid 30 for operating the electric accessory of the electric tulip 48,
The rotating blade piece 37 is opened. Even if the rotary wing piece 37 is opened, the electric tulip 48 is provided below the variable winning device 1, so that the game balls flowing down from above will not hinder the variable winning device 1 from winning. .

Then, in the next step 208, it is determined whether or not the ordinary symbol display switch is turned on while the ordinary electric accessory is being opened, and if it is turned on, it is stored in step 209. At step 210, it is determined whether or not the opening of the ordinary electric accessory has been completed.
Returning to step 08, if it is completed, it is determined in step 211 whether or not the ordinary symbol start switch in step 204 or step 209 is stored, and if it is stored, the storage is subtracted in step 212 and step 2 is performed.
Returning to step 02, if not, returning to step 2.

In step 3, when the first starting port switch 84a or the second starting port switch 84b is turned on, the CPU 68 sends a drive signal to the opening / closing solenoid drive circuit 78 to excite the opening / closing solenoid 43 at a predetermined interval for a predetermined number of times. To release the ball receiving member 28 for a predetermined time,
Clear the 10 count counter and the continuous count counter. In the case of the first starting port switch 84a, 0.7 seconds and two times are set.
The ball receiving member 28 is set to be opened once every four seconds.

The ball receiving member 28 is rotated outward to rotate the concave chamber 42.
When the ball flowing down the game section 10 is taken into the upper concave chamber 42 by the ball receiving member 28 during opening while communicating with the game section 10, the ball faces the upper surface of the partition shelf plate 47 toward the drop section. The ball rolls into the lower concave chamber 42 from the falling part, and the ball is
The ball rolls on 9 and enters the special winning opening 25 or the left and right general winning openings 24.

When the ball that has flowed into the recessed chamber 42 as described above luckily enters the special winning opening 25, the special winning opening 2
5, the continuous winning switch 88 (abbreviated as continuous SW in FIG. 10) is turned on. At this time, the CPU 6
8 is a step 4.
If the continuous winning switch 88 is turned on, the ball receiving member 28 is immediately erected in step 5 to shift to a special game in which the player enters a special profit state. Of the start-up switch 84 is invalidated.

When the special game starts, the CPU 68 increments the continuation count counter in step 7 by one. The count value at this time, that is, the number of continuations, is visually displayed to the player by the continuation number display lamp 32 via the LED drive circuit 83. If the number of continuations is two digits, the display color may be changed to display each digit, or it may be identified by lighting, blinking, or a difference in blinking interval. Of course, the two-digit continuation number indicator light 32
May be provided.

Then, in step 8, the 10-counter is cleared, and in step 9, the ball receiving member 28 is cleared.
A predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, for example, 18 times in about 28.5 seconds.
The opening / closing operation processing for 18 times, in which the opening / closing is one cycle, is started.

Then, it is determined in step 10 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. In step 11, the count value of the continuation count counter is determined. Therefore, one cycle of the special game is repeated 16 times. On the other hand, if the count value, that is, the number of continuations is 16, the process proceeds to step 12 and the continuous prize switch 88
Is invalidated, and in steps 13 and 14, the termination condition of the special game is determined. That is, step 1
If the continuous prize switch 88 is off at 0, the number of balls flowing into the concave chamber 42 is counted by the 10-count switch 85 in step 13, and if the count value is "9" or less, the process proceeds to step 14 and the ball receiving member 28 Is determined, and if the count value is "10", the routine proceeds to step 15, and the opening / closing operation processing is ended 18 times. And step 1
In step 6, each of the disabled starting port switches 84 is enabled,
The process returns to step 2 to wait for a new ball to enter the starting ports 14.
Incidentally, the above-mentioned count value is the mounting substrate 1 of the fluctuation and fluctuation winning device 1.
9 is connected to the LED drive circuit 8
By illuminating via 3, a visual indication is provided to the player.

On the other hand, the starting port switch 84 of the ball receiving member 28
If the ball does not enter the special winning opening 25 during one or two opening by the..., That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 4, the process branches to step 17 and the ball receiving member 28 After waiting for the completion of opening, in step 18, the special timer 25, that is, the effective timer of the continuous winning switch 88 is started. The effective time is, for example, the ball receiving member 28
About 3 seconds after the closing of. Then, in step 19, it is determined whether or not there is a ball entering the starting ports 14... Again within this valid time.
Are turned on, the process returns to step 3. If the starting port switches 84 are off, it is determined in step 20 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off.
And if it is off, proceed to the next step 21. In step 21, it is determined whether or not the valid timer of the continuous winning switch 88 has expired.
When the valid time has expired, the process returns to step 2. During the special game and between the time when the start switch 84 is turned on and the time when the validity timer of the continuous winning switch 88 expires, the ON / OFF determination of the operation switch 87 of the specific detection means is not performed. The operation switch 87 is invalidated.

In addition, the CPU 68 operates the electronic sound circuit 82 to generate a sound effect indicating that the ball enters each of the starting ports 14..., And also operates the lamp drive circuit 81.
An indicator light composed of a lamp group is turned on or flashed to visually display the ball entering the starting port 14 and also to display it audibly. Also, when a ball wins in the special winning opening 25 provided in the concave chamber 42, the lamp driving circuit 81 and the electronic sound circuit 82 are also driven to turn on and blink the indicator lamp composed of the lamp group to provide a visible display. And the starting port 14 ...
Generates a sound effect that is different from entering a ball to excite the atmosphere of the game. Further, during the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 or during the opening operation of the ordinary electric accessory, the display is performed visually and audibly in different modes so that each state can be understood.

According to the above-described embodiment, the pachinko game is not complicated and the player is not bored.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are flow charts showing another game. In the above-described embodiment, when the special game starts, the specific detecting means, that is, the normal symbol start switch is not monitored. Usually, even during a special game, the normal symbol start switch is monitored, and the ordinary symbol display device 50 is not immediately activated.
Normally, when there is a ball in the symbol start switch, this is stored.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the CP
By executing the interrupt processing routine shown in FIG. 12 by the pulse signal of the clock circuit 69 synchronously input to U68, the normal symbol start switch is monitored and the associated start storage processing is performed.

First, in step 229 shown in FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not the operation switch 87, which is a normal symbol start switch, is turned on. If not, the interrupt processing is terminated. On the other hand, if it is on, step 230
Then, the addition processing of the start memory is executed, whereby the interruption processing is ended.

On the other hand, in the main routine shown in FIG. 11, when the power is turned on, the CPU 68 performs the initial setting of step 1 such as clearing the RAM and checking each part, and starts the pachinko game if there is no abnormality.

When a hit ball fired by the player flows into the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14b formed in the game section 10 above the out port 15, the first ball directed to the first starting port 14a faces. The starting port switch 84a (abbreviated as starting SW in FIG. 10) or the second starting port switch 84b facing the second starting port 14b (starting switch S in FIG. 10).
W) (abbreviated as W) detects the inflowing sphere.
8 is the starting port switches 84a, 84b in step 2;
Is turned on or off, and if the starting port switches 84 are on, the process proceeds to step 3; if they are off, the process proceeds to step 221 to determine whether there is a start memory based on the turning on of the ordinary symbol start switch in the interrupt processing. Is determined. And
If there is no start memory, the process returns to step 2. If yes, the start memory is subtracted in step 223, and the fluctuation process of the ordinary symbol display device 50 is executed in the next step 224. Then, in step 225, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation display of the ordinary symbol fluctuation device 50 has been stopped, and the process loops until the fluctuation is stopped by the timer means or the like. When the fluctuation display is stopped, it is determined in step 226 whether or not the stopped symbol is a hit. If it is off, the process returns to step 221;
At 7, the normal electric accessory is released, for example, for 6 seconds. In the next step 228, it is determined whether or not the opening of the ordinary electric accessory has been completed, a loop is performed until the opening is completed, and the process returns to step 221 when the opening is completed.

In step 3, when the first starting port switch 84a or the second starting port switch 84b is turned on, the CPU 68 sends a drive signal to the opening / closing solenoid drive circuit 78 to excite the opening / closing solenoid 43 at a predetermined interval for a predetermined number of times. To release the ball receiving member 28 for a predetermined time,
Clear the 10 count counter and the continuous count counter. In the case of the first starting port switch 84a, 0.7 seconds and two times are set.
The ball receiving member 28 is set to be opened once every four seconds.

The ball receiving member 28 pivots outward and the concave chamber 42
When the ball flowing down the game section 10 is taken into the upper concave chamber 42a by the ball receiving member 28 during opening while communicating with the game section 10, the ball faces the upper surface of the partition 47 to the drop section. The ball enters the lower concave chamber 42b from the falling portion, and the ball rolls on the bottom plate portion 49 and enters the special winning opening 25 or the left and right general winning openings 24.

As described above, when the ball that has flowed into the concave chamber 42 luckily enters the special winning opening 25, the special winning opening 2
5, the continuous winning switch 88 (abbreviated as continuous SW in FIG. 10) is turned on. At this time, the CPU 6
8 is a step 4.
If the continuous winning switch 88 is on, the ball receiving member 28 is immediately erected in step 5 to shift to a special game in which the player enters a special profit state. Of the start-up switch 84 is invalidated.

When the special game starts, the CPU 68 increments the continuation count counter by one in step 7. The count value at this time, that is, the number of continuations, is visually displayed to the player by the continuation number display lamp 32 via the LED drive circuit 83. If the number of continuations is two digits, the display color may be changed to display each digit, or it may be identified by lighting, blinking, or a difference in blinking interval. Of course, the two-digit continuation number indicator light 32
May be provided.

Then, in step 8, the 10-counter is cleared, and in step 9, the ball receiving member 28 is cleared.
A predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, for example, 18 times in about 28.5 seconds.
The opening / closing operation processing for 18 times, in which the opening / closing is one cycle, is started.

Then, it is determined in step 10 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. In step 11, the count value of the continuation count counter is determined. Therefore, one cycle of the special game is repeated 16 times. On the other hand, if the count value, that is, the number of continuations is 16, the process proceeds to step 12 and the continuous prize switch 88
Is invalidated, and in steps 13 and 14, the termination condition of the special game is determined. That is, step 1
If the continuous prize switch 88 is off at 0, the number of balls flowing into the concave chamber 42 is counted by the 10-count switch 85 in step 13, and if the count value is "9" or less, the process proceeds to step 14 and the ball receiving member 28 Is determined, and if the count value is "10", the routine proceeds to step 15, and the opening / closing operation processing is ended 18 times. And step 1
In step 6, each of the disabled starting port switches 84 is enabled,
The process returns to step 2 to wait for a new ball to enter the starting ports 14.
The count value is displayed to the player by turning on a 10-count indicator lamp 33 provided on the mounting board 19 of the variable winning device 1 via the LED drive circuit 83.

On the other hand, the starting port switch 84 of the ball receiving member 28
If the ball does not enter the special winning opening 25 during one or two opening by the..., That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 4, the process branches to step 17 and the ball receiving member 28 After waiting for the completion of opening, in step 18, the special timer 25, that is, the effective timer of the continuous winning switch 88 is started. The effective time is, for example, the ball receiving member 28
About 3 seconds after the closing of. Then, in step 19, it is determined whether or not there is a ball entering the starting ports 14... Again within this valid time.
Are turned on, the process returns to step 3. If the starting port switches 84 are off, it is determined in step 20 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off.
And if it is off, proceed to the next step 21. In step 21, it is determined whether or not the valid timer of the continuous winning switch 88 has expired.
When the valid time has expired, the process returns to step 2.

According to the above-mentioned game, even if the hit ball hits the normal symbol start switch constituted by the specific detecting means during the special game, the hit ball is not wasted.

The pachinko machine 2 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the present invention can also perform the following game in accordance with the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 in which the electric tulip 48 functions as the first opening 14a.

That is, in the main routine shown in FIG. 13, when the power is turned on, the CPU 68 performs the initial setting of step 1 such as clearing the RAM and checking each part, and if there is no abnormality, starts the pachinko game.

On the other hand, in the interruption processing shown in FIG. 14, the operation switch 87 facing the specific winning opening 16 provided on the game board so as not to hinder the winning of the variable winning device 1, or the variable winning device on the gaming board. By turning on an operation switch 87 composed of a passing type detector such as a so-called passing chucker which is arranged so as not to disturb the winning of 1 and disturb the flow path of the ball,
Normally, when the symbol display of the symbol display device 50 fluctuates and the symbol combination at the time when the display is stopped matches a predetermined hit, the electric tulip 48 is opened, and the hit ball can be accepted. This electric tulip 48
The operation of the ordinary symbol display device 50 is controlled by an interrupt process which is activated by a pulse of a clock circuit 69 periodically input to the CPU 68. In this interrupt processing, first, in step 2001, it is determined whether the operation switch 87 of the specific winning opening 16 arranged on the game board functioning as a normal symbol start switch is on or off, and if it is on, the process proceeds to step 2002. If it is not turned on, the process proceeds to step 2009.

In step 2002, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol display device 50 is performing variable display. If the variable display is being performed, normal symbol start storage is added in step 2007 (up to four). If not, step 2
The routine proceeds to 003, where it is determined whether or not the electric tulip 48 as an ordinary electric accessory is operating (opening). If it is operating (opening), the routine proceeds to step 2007, where the ordinary symbol start storage addition processing is performed in the same manner as described above. Execute. On the other hand, if the electric tulip 48 is not operating (opening), step 2
The process proceeds to 004, where it is determined whether or not the variable display of the normal symbol display device 50 has stopped. If the variable display has not stopped, the normal symbol display device 50 is changed in step 2008. If it is determined that the variable display has stopped, it is determined in step 2005 whether the stopped symbol has hit. In the case of a hit, in step 2006, the electric tulip 48 is operated (opened).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 2001 that the ordinary symbol start switch is not turned on, it is determined in step 2009 whether or not the ordinary symbol display device 50 is displaying a variable display. finish.
If the fluctuation display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step 2010, where it is determined whether the electric tulip 48 is operating, and if it is operating, the interrupt processing ends. If it is not in operation, the process proceeds to step 2011, where it is determined whether or not the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 has been terminated and stopped. If it has been terminated, it is determined in step 2012 whether or not the stopped symbol has been hit. In step 2013, the electric tulip 48 is opened in step 2013. If it is deviated in step 2011, it is determined in step 2014 whether or not there is a normal symbol start memory. If there is a memory, the process proceeds to step 2015 to perform a start memory subtraction process. In step 2016, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 50 is performed. To start. Step 2
If there is no normal symbol start memory at 014, the interrupt processing ends.

Therefore, while the electric tulip 48 is open as described above, the hit ball easily enters the first starting port 14a, and the transition to the special game is facilitated, which is advantageous for the player. .

When the hit ball fired by the player flows into the first starting port 14a or the second starting port 14b composed of the electric tulip 48 above the out port 15, the hitting ball faces the first starting port 14a. First start-up switch 84a comprising ball detector 40 provided on electric tulip 48
(Hereinafter, simply referred to as a first start switch 84a.
3 is abbreviated as start SW) or the second start port 1
Since the second starting port switch 84b (abbreviated as “starting SW” in FIG. 13) that faces the second starting port 4b detects the inflow ball, the CPU 68 determines in step 2 that the starting port switch 8
4a and 84b are turned on and off, and the starting port switch 8 is turned on.
If... Are on, proceed to step 3; if off, wait in step 2.

In step 3, the CPU 68 sends a drive signal to the opening / closing solenoid drive circuit 78 by turning on the first starting port switch 84a or the second starting port switch 84b to excite the opening / closing solenoid 43 at a predetermined interval and a predetermined number of times. To release the ball receiving member 28 for a predetermined time,
Clear the 10 count counter and the continuous count counter. In the case of the first starting port switch 84a, 0.7 seconds and two times are set.
The ball receiving member 28 is set to be opened once every four seconds.

The ball receiving member 28 is pivoted outward and the concave chamber 42
When the ball flowing down the game section 10 is taken into the upper concave chamber 42 by the ball receiving member 28 during opening while communicating with the game section 10, the ball faces the upper surface of the partition shelf plate 47 toward the drop section. The ball rolls into the lower concave chamber 42 from the falling part, and the ball is
The ball rolls on 9 and enters the special winning opening 25 or the left and right general winning openings 24. In addition, the above-mentioned electric tulip 4
Since the electric tulip 8 is disposed below the variable winning device 1, the electric tulip 48 does not prevent the ball receiving member 28 from capturing game balls flowing down the game section 10.

When the ball that has flowed into the concave chamber 42 as described above luckily enters the special winning opening 25, the continuous winning switch 8
8 (abbreviated as continuation SW in FIG. 13) is turned on. At this time, the CPU 68 determines in step 4 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. If the continuous winning switch 88 is on, the CPU 68 shifts to a special game in which the player enters a special profit state. The receiving member 28 is immediately erected, and the starting port switch 84 of each starting port 14 is invalidated in step 6.

When the special game starts, the CPU 68 increments the continuation count counter in step 7 by one. The count value at this time, that is, the number of continuations, is visually displayed to the player by the continuation number display lamp 32 via the LED drive circuit 83. If the number of continuations is two digits, the display color may be changed to display each digit, or it may be identified by lighting, blinking, or a difference in blinking interval. Of course, the two-digit continuation number indicator light 32
May be provided.

Then, in step 8, the 10-counter is cleared, and in step 9, the ball receiving member 28 is cleared.
A predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, for example, 18 times in about 28.5 seconds.
The opening / closing operation processing for 18 times, in which the opening / closing is one cycle, is started.

Then, it is determined in step 10 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off. In step 11, the count value of the continuation count counter is determined. Therefore, one cycle of the special game is repeated 16 times. On the other hand, if the count value, that is, the number of continuations is 16, the process proceeds to step 12 and the continuous prize switch 88
Is invalidated, and in steps 13 and 14, the termination condition of the special game is determined. That is, step 1
If the continuous prize switch 88 is off at 0, the number of balls flowing into the concave chamber 42 is counted by the 10-count switch 85 in step 13, and if the count value is "9" or less, the process proceeds to step 14 and the ball receiving member 28 Is determined, and if the count value is "10", the routine proceeds to step 15, and the opening / closing operation processing is ended 18 times. And step 1
In step 6, each of the disabled starting port switches 84 is enabled,
The process returns to step 2 to wait for a new ball to enter the starting ports 14.
The count value is displayed to the player by turning on a 10-count indicator lamp 33 provided on the mounting board 19 of the variable winning device 1 via the LED drive circuit 83.

On the other hand, the starting port switch 84 of the ball receiving member 28
If the ball does not enter the special winning opening 25 during one or two opening by the..., That is, if the continuous winning switch 88 is turned off in step 4, the process branches to step 17 and the ball receiving member 28 After waiting for the completion of opening, in step 18, the special timer 25, that is, the effective timer of the continuous winning switch 88 is started. The effective time is, for example, the ball receiving member 28
About 3 seconds after the closing of. Then, in step 19, it is determined whether or not there is a ball entering the starting ports 14... Again within this valid time.
Are turned on, the process returns to step 3. If the starting port switches 84 are off, it is determined in step 20 whether the continuous winning switch 88 is on or off.
And if it is off, proceed to the next step 21. In step 21, it is determined whether or not the valid timer of the continuous winning switch 88 has expired.
When the valid time has expired, the process returns to step 2.

According to the above-described game, turning on the operation switch of the specific detection means is first set as the operating condition of the variable display in the ordinary symbol display device, and when the symbol which the ordinary symbol display device stops displaying is a hit, Since the starting port, which is usually made of an electric tulip as an electric accessory, converts the hit ball so that it can be easily won, the game has a thickness, and the variable winning device is simply advantageous to the player by simply entering the starting port. It doesn't get tired compared to the pachinko machines that convert, and it doesn't fool the gambling. The player also has a variable prize device,
More prizes based on their own game technology, such as where to aim in the game section to obtain prize balls more efficiently, taking into account the operating state of the normal symbol display device, normal electric accessory etc. You can get the joy of technical intervention to get the ball.

Further, the pachinko machine according to the present invention can be changed to another embodiment according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 used in the above embodiment. That is,
In each of the pachinko machines 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a normal symbol start switch for starting the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 50 is provided in the concave chamber 42 of the variable winning device 1, and the ball that has flowed into the variable winning device 1 is provided. The variable display of the normal symbol display device 50 is started. The normal symbol start switch may also serve as the continuous winning switch 88 facing the special winning opening 25, or may use a signal from the 10 count switch 85, for example, to display a variable display with a fifth signal. You can let it start. Of course, the variable winning device 1
A normal symbol start switch may be newly provided.

On the other hand, the electric tulip 48 provided as an ordinary electric accessory may function as the starting port 14 of the variable prize winning device 1 as in the above-described embodiment, or may be another winning port. Further, the ball receiving member 28 of the variable prize winning device 1 may be configured to be slightly opened.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, as specific detection means,
Although a winning opening type that captures a hit ball to the rear of the game board is illustrated, a so-called pass chuck that can continue flowing down in the game section even after detecting the hit ball with an operation switch,
Alternatively, it may be of a gate type.

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In summary, the present invention is directed to a variable winning device capable of converting a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state for a player by actuating a ball receiving member by a driving source when a predetermined condition is satisfied, In a pachinko machine including at least an electric control means for electrically controlling the prize device, the gaming board has a variable prize device, a starting port facing a ball detector involved in the conversion conditions of the variable prize device, An ordinary electric accessory that can provide a profit to a player by actuation of a drive source, an ordinary symbol display device that variably displays symbols, and a specific detection unit facing an operation switch that creates operating conditions of the ordinary symbol display device are arranged. And at least one of the ordinary electric accessory and the ordinary symbol display device is positioned below the variable winning device, and the variable winning device, the ordinary electric accessory, and the ordinary symbol display are controlled by an electric control means. In a pachinko machine provided with a variable winning device having a recessed room having a special winning opening and a general winning opening, the variable winning device, a normal symbol display device, a normal motorized character, and a specific detecting means. The present invention provides a pachinko machine in which the pachinko game is rich, the pachinko game does not get tired, and the gambling spirit is not unnecessarily incited. The player also has a variable prize device,
By judging the operating state of the ordinary symbol display device, the ordinary electric accessory, and the like, it is possible to obtain the joy of technical intervention for acquiring more prize balls by own game technology. Further, the pachinko machine according to the present invention makes it easy to balance profits between the player and the game store by setting a winning rate of each section, etc., and provides a sound and entertaining pachinko machine with reduced gambling. be able to. In addition, since at least one of the ordinary electric accessory and the ordinary symbol display device is arranged below the variable prize winning device, the ordinary electric auditors character or the ordinary symbol display device can change the game ball flowing down the gaming section. There is no hindrance to winning in the winning device. In addition, it is possible to provide an ordinary electric accessory and an ordinary symbol display device close to each other,
An easy-to-understand game in which the relationship between the two can be easily understood is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the variable prize device arranged in the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the variable prize device arranged in the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an electric tulip as an example of an ordinary electric accessory.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the same.

FIG. 7 AA in FIG. 5 in a state where the rotary wing piece is closed.
It is a line sectional view.

FIG. 8 is a view showing BB in FIG.
It is a line sectional view.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an electric control unit.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of one embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of one embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 1 Variable winning device 2 Pachinko machine 14 Starting port 24 General winning port 25 Special winning port 28 Ball receiving member 48 Electric tulip as ordinary electric accessory 50 Normal symbol display device 87 Operation switch of specific detection means

Claims (3)

[Claims] When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a ball receiving member is actuated by a drive source to convert a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state for a player, and the variable winning apparatus is electrically connected. A pachinko machine having at least an electric control means for controlling the game machine, wherein the game board has a variable winning device, a starting port facing a ball detector involved in a conversion condition of the variable winning device, A normal electric accessory that can give a profit to the user, a normal symbol display device that variably displays symbols, and a specific detection unit facing an operation switch that creates operating conditions of the ordinary symbol display device, and At least one of the accessory and the ordinary symbol display device is positioned below the variable winning device, and the variable winning device, the ordinary electric accessory, and the ordinary symbol display device are associated with each other by an electric control means. Pachinko machine, characterized in that. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ordinary symbol display device is provided near the ordinary electric accessory. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ordinary symbol display device is provided below the ordinary electric accessory.