JPS62186882A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that is provided with a game start opening, a special winning opening, a special gaming device, and a variable winning device at any position in a gaming area.

(Prior art) Conventionally, when the transition to the special prize mode occurs when a prize enters the special game device's internal chamber entrance, the variable prize attachment installed integrally with or separately from the special game device changes from the closed state in which no game ball enters the prize. Pachinko machines are already known in which the rights of a special prize mode are exercised by converting the machine to an open state in which a prize can be won.

In addition, a variable prize winning device is assembled integrally with a special game device in the form of a movable wing, and when a prize is won in the special prize opening, the movable wing 1.2
When a prize is entered into the game starting port inside the special gaming device, the system immediately shifts to the special prize mode and starts execution, and enters the game starting port. Pachinko machines that update the number of rights each time a player wins a prize are also known.

Furthermore, it is equipped with a special game device consisting of a digital display and a variable winning device of a so-called attacker separate from it, and when a special prize is won, the numbers displayed on the digital display are rotated, and the game of the special game device is activated. Pachinko machines are already known in which an attacker opens the game based on the result, that is, the weight of the combination of numbers.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the game content of the known pachinko machines, especially the configuration of the special game device, is fixed, and the pachinko game lacks interest.

An object of the present invention is to further increase the interest of pachinko games by using a special game device having a projection device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides the pachinko machine mentioned at the beginning; the special game device displays a first moving body that is constantly moving;
When the game start detector detects a winning ball, the second moving object moves along a fixed trajectory toward the projection plane of the first moving object.
a moving object display device for projecting a moving object; when the second moving object reaches the projection plane of the first moving object, the second moving object is projected;
detection means for generating a coincidence signal when the first moving body matches the position of the first moving body; means for converting to a special prize mode when the coincidence signal is generated; and: a special prize opening under the special prize mode. A means for opening the variable winning device in order to execute the right of the special prize mode when winning a prize: When a certain period of time has elapsed after the variable winning device became open, or when a predetermined number of balls are applied to the variable winning device. The present invention is characterized by having means for returning the variable winning device to the closed state when a winning ball occurs; and means for canceling the special prize mode when the variable winning device is in the open state a predetermined number of times. be.

(Function) The special game device projects a first moving object that is constantly moving, and when a player enters the game starting slot, a second moving object that moves along a certain trajectory toward the projection surface of the first moving object is displayed. When a second moving object that projects a moving object reaches the projection plane of the first moving object, if the positions of the second moving object and the first moving object match, a coincidence signal causes Converted to special prize form. If a prize is won in the special prize opening under this special prize mode, the variable prize winning device becomes open. The variable winning device is
After entering the open state, when a certain period of time has elapsed or when a predetermined number of winning balls are generated in the variable winning device, it returns to the closed state. Then, when the open state of this variable prize winning device is executed a predetermined number of times, the special prize mode is canceled.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on an example of a pachinko machine shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a special game device 10 having a movable piece 11 that opens and closes and a game start opening 12 is provided approximately in the center of the game area IA of the game board 1. The movable piece 11 functions as a variable winning device.

In the gaming area LA, there is also a general winning device 6 and an out hole 7.
1M guide nails etc. are installed around it. Reference numerals 8 and 9 are specific winning openings, and there are two on the left and right below the special gaming device IO.

1 dish i 11 In Figures 2 and 3, the special game device IO, which resembles a cockpit as a whole, consists of a mounting board 13 and a box attached to the back of the mounting board, with a projection inside. It has a display frame 20 having a chamber 21, and a projection device that projects two types of images onto the projection chamber 21.

(A) Mounting board The mounting board 13 has a front window 14 fitted with a transparent plate and an armor part 15 covering the front window in an arch shape. The two movable pieces 11.11 mentioned above cooperate with the 88 section 15 to create a closed state (FIG. 2) in which no game ball wins and an open state (not shown) in which game balls can win. 11 rotation axis 11A
, 11A, from the back side of the mounting board 13,
The bearing 16.16 extends along the outer bottom surface of the display frame 20 and is supported through the hanging portion 22A of the back wall 22 of the projection chamber 21. SQL is an electromagnetic solenoid (left and right wing solenoids) which is a driving device for converting the movable piece 11 of the special game device 10, and is attached to the back side of the display frame 20 via a mounting plate 35. Conversion of the movable piece 11 from the closed state to the open state is performed via a lever 37 fixed to the plunger 36 of the left and right wing solenoid SQL and a crank 38 fixed to the rotation shaft 11A. When the state is changed to the open state, the game balls that enter here are collected as winning balls between the mounting board 13 and the lower board 17, pass through the opening 13A provided in the board 13, the discharge gutter 13B, and reach the back side of the game board. The ball exits and is led to a ball processor (not shown). At this time, this winning ball is detected by a count detector (count detection switch) SW4 shown in FIG. 1, which is placed in the middle of the guide path.

Similarly, the winning balls that entered the game start opening 12 provided at the bottom of the board 13 are played through the opening 12A and the discharge gutter 12B provided in the board 13! A It passes through the front and back sides and is guided to the ball processing device. At that time, this winning ball is detected by a game start detector (game start detection switch) SWI placed in the middle of the guide path, and is displayed on a count display 2 (Fig. 1) consisting of a 7-segment LED display. . 13C is a nail insertion hole for passing a dowel into the game starting port 12;
D is a colored semi-transparent lens portion.

On the upper part of the armor part 15 of the board 13, between the upper decorative plate 18,
Rights count indicator 19 consisting of a 7-segment LED indicator
is provided, and a general prize winning opening 18A is formed on both sides thereof.

In this embodiment, the movable piece 11 resembles a control rod, and the translucent lower plate 17 forms a sight 17A.

(b) Projection device In FIGS. 3 and 4, the display frame 20 has the engaging pieces 13E protruding from both sides of the back surface of the substrate to the retaining piece receivers 20A on the outer surface of the side wall of the display frame 20. By inserting it, the position is accurately determined, and the mounting is performed by screwing the ears 20E provided at the four corners of the front side of the display frame 20 to the bosses on the back surface of the board 13.

The projection chamber 21 of the display frame 20 has a hook portion 20C on the front upper edge.
A half mirror 23 is arranged diagonally from the rear lower edge. This half mirror 23 is a component of a projection device that projects the scenery seen from the cockpit, a flying object, and a bullet that is a second moving object that shoots down the first moving object.

A total of nine lamp insertion compartments 24 are provided in a honeycomb shape on the back wall 22 of the projection chamber 21, and the entire back surface of the back wall 22 of the projection room 21 is a rear surface made of a printed wiring board carrying the lamps L1 to LIO. It is covered with a display board 34. Attachment of the rear display panel 34 and the drive source mounting plate 35 disposed on the rear surface of the rear display panel 34 to the rear wall 22.

Attachment is performed using threaded rods 22B protruding from the four corners of the rear surface of the back wall 22 and attachment screws 39.

At that time, the lamps L1 to LI carried on the rear display board 34
Of O, 9 lamps L except the top lamp LIO
One L-L9 is inserted into each lamp insertion compartment 24.

On the other hand, in front of the back wall 22 of the projection room 21.

A semi-transparent image plate 25 carrying a plurality of moving object images 26 to be selectively displayed visually to the player through the half mirror 23 is fitted.

In this embodiment, the moving object image 26 depicts a total of nine so-called UFO patterns corresponding to the lamp insertion compartments 24. This is shown in FIG. 5 by the same symbol LINL9 as the lamp, and by blinking and moving the lamp LL-L9,
The UFO, which is the moving object image 26, also blinks and moves. This flashing and moving UFO image 26 is half mirror 2
3, it is visually displayed to the player as the "first moving object".

Further, on the upper surface of the projection room 21, there is disposed a three-dimensional model 27 to be projected, which is a three-dimensional shape of a UFO mothership using a partially translucent member.

The lamp LlO carried on the top of the rear display board 34 is
It is positioned behind this three-dimensional model 27, and lights up the three-dimensional model 27 as necessary. This three-dimensional model 27 is
Along with the above blinking UFO image 26, it is additionally visually displayed to the player through the half mirror 23.

In this specification, the image that is visually displayed through the half mirror 23, including the moving object image 26, the three-dimensional model 27, and the patterns and colors drawn on the value image plate 25, is referred to as the "-next image." Make it.

Next, the bottom wall of the projection room 21 is composed of a display bottom plate 28 having a "secondary image" to be reflected by the half mirror 23 and visually displayed to the player. As one of the secondary images, the display bottom plate 28 has two
The light emitting elements LE01 are sequentially
~ LED 7 is arranged. These two left and right light emitting element groups LED1 to LED7 each constitute a trajectory indicator 29 that displays the trajectory of a bullet as a second moving object, and the common LED7 located at the farthest end indicates the arrival of the bullet. Show the location.

Specifically, the light emitting element groups LEDI to LED 7, together with other illumination lamps 31, 32, and 33, are supported on a lamp board 30 made of a printed wiring board. The illumination lamps 31 and 32 illuminate the colored translucent character parts 28A and 28B provided on the display bottom plate 28 from below.The illumination lamp 33 illuminates the storage hole 17B provided inside the bottom plate 17.
The lamp board 30 is located inside and illuminates the lower plate 17 from the inside.The lamp board 30 has the heads of the light emitting elements LED1 to LED7 protruding from the small holes 28C of the display bottom plate 28, and is screwed onto the back surface of the display bottom plate 28. The display bottom plate 28 is inserted from the front into a slot 7) 200 provided on the side wall of the display frame 20.

Fig. 5 shows the front of the special game device 10 along with the image projected by the projection device, and Fig. 6 shows a circuit diagram of the opening control device.Hereinafter, the opening control device of Fig. 6 will be explained with reference to Fig. 5. explain.

1 and 1 40.50 are the first clocks that generate clocks with different repetition frequencies. This is the second oscillator. The counter 41 is a ring counter that constantly counts in response to the oscillation clock of the first oscillator 40, and the lamps L1 to L9 are always started blinking by the output of the counter 41 via the decoder 42. That is, in FIG. 5, UFO images L1 to L9 corresponding to the positions of the lit lamps appear and disappear at regular time intervals, making it appear as if the UFO is flying through space. The UFO, which is the first moving object, starts from the ramp L1 and moves in the "figure 8 shape" in the order of ramps 2 to L5, LL, and L6 to L9.

Return to lamp L1. Therefore, the position of the lamp L1 will be passed twice. The position of this lamp L1 is the trajectory indicator 2.
It is placed at the center of the lower side of the screen to match the arrival point LED 7 of bullet 9.

On the other hand, the oscillation clock generated from the second oscillator 50 is
A counter 51 consisting of a shift register counts from the time when the counter 51 is released from reset, and the two left and right light emitting element groups LEDI to LED7 of the trajectory indicator 29 connected to the counter 51 are sequentially blinked and moved. .

And the LED located at the deepest point indicates the bullet's arrival point.
At the time when 7 lights up, the above UFO flies to the position of lamp Ll, and if the two coincide,
Shift to “specific award format”.

An AND gate 44 is provided as a coincidence detection means for determining whether or not the target UFO has been hit by a bullet. One of the input terminals of the AND gate 44 has a decimal signal of the decoder 42.
The output of 1"6" is inputted via the OR gate 43. This is because the UFO flies in a "figure eight" pattern and passes the lamp Ll twice. The other input terminal of the AND gate 44 has an LED indicating the arrival point of the bullet on the counter 51.
Input the digit output to 7. In this embodiment, a binary counter and decoder 52 are used to
7 is blinking, and the output of the Q6 terminal of the binary counter is taken as the other input of the AND gate 44.

FFI is a flip-flop that accepts the game start switch SWI, and when a prize is won in the game start port 12 provided at the bottom of the special gaming device IO, the counter 51 is reset and the trajectory indicator 29 is activated. , LED l
~ Decrease LED 7 once.

FF2 is a flop that stores a specific prize mode, and when set, the H level output of its Q terminal is
The conversion permission signal JSI to the special prize mode is given to the prohibition gate 47 consisting of an AND gate to open it, and the special prize switches SW2 and SW belonging to the special prize openings 8 and 9 are activated.
3 is placed in the state where the reception is received.

FF3 is a flip-flop that accepts the opening operation of the movable piece 11 of the special game device 10, and after converting to the special prize mode, it is set every time a prize is won in the special prize openings 8 and 9, and the timer of the 10 second timer 60 is set. It is reset when time has elapsed or when it is detected by the AND gate 65 of the winning ball counting circuit that a total of M game balls (10 in this example) have been won between the movable pieces 11 of the special gaming device 10. Ru. That is, the special prize mode is exercised once by winning into the special winning holes 8 and 9 after conversion. The progress of this special prize mode is counted by a rights number counter 53, and the number of times the movable piece 11 performs an opening operation is counted by an execution counter 59. The comparator 55 compares the content A of the right number counter 53 and the content B of the execution counter 59, and when A>H, an H level output is generated as the "execution command JS2" of the corresponding number of times.Special prize mode is canceled when a total of N winning balls (8 in this example) enter the special winning hole 8.9.

FF4 opens the movable piece 11 only once under certain conditions after the special prize mode is canceled by a total of N winning balls entering the special prize opening 8.9. This is a flip-flop that performs an "additional operation." In this embodiment, the constant condition is that the Nth winning ball enters the special winning hole 8.9 while the movable piece 11 is performing the opening operation just before the final round (N-1th time). It is. In this case, the movable piece 11 once returns to the closed state and then returns to the open state one more time.

Next, the control operation will be explained.

Normally, the lamps Ll-L9 of the UFO image are driven to blink by the output of the counter 41 via the decoder 42 and a driver (not shown), and the UFO image is aquatic in a "figure 8" shape. There is. Also, normally, the movable piece 11
closes the side opening of the special game device 110.

When a game ball enters the game starting port 12 of the special gaming device IO and the game starting switch SWI is turned on, the flip-flop FFI is set via the waveform shaping circuit 45. As the output terminal m of the flip-flop FFIα becomes L level, the counter 5
1 reset is released. Therefore, trajectory indicator-29
The two left and right light emitting element groups LEDI-LED7 are sequentially blinked and moved, and the state in which the bullet is fired from the own airship can be visually recognized from the front window 14. Fortunately, when LED 7, which is the arrival point of the bullet, lights up, U of lamp L1
If the FO image is lit, it is a win; otherwise, it is a miss.

When the light or bullet fired at the UFO of the lamp L1 hits the ++, a coincidence detection signal is generated at the AND gate 44,
Shift to “specific award format”. That is, this coincidence detection signal sets the flip-flop FF2, and an H-level conversion permission signal Sl is generated at its output terminal Q. The conversion permission signal S1 opens the prohibition gate 47, and the special winning slot 8.9 is opened. It becomes a state where you expect to win a prize. Further, since the output terminal Sakaki of the flip-flop FF2 becomes L level, the reset of the rights number counter 53 of the rights number display 19 is canceled. The display on the number of rights display 19 changes from "8" to "0" through the decoder 54 to inform the player that the game has been converted to the special prize mode.

1 shin and 11 1" Under the condition that the above conversion permission signal St is generated, when a batted ball wins a prize in the specific winning openings 8 and 9, the left and right solenoid SQL is activated and movable as follows. The piece 11 is converted from a closed state (FIG. 2) in which no game ball enters the prize, to an open state in which it easily receives a ball.

A game ball wins in the special winning hole 8.9 and the special winning switch S
When W2 and SW3 are turned on, the pulse obtained through the waveform shaping circuit 46 passes through the AND gate 43 and is applied to the trigger input terminal of the right number counter 53, setting the content of the right number counter 53 to "°1". Since the content of the execution power counter 59 is "O", the output of the comparator 55 becomes H level, and the first execution command S2 is generated. In response to execution command S2, flip-flop FF3 is set through OR gate 56 and AND gate 57, its Q output terminal becomes H level, and left and right wing solenoids SOL are energized via drive circuit 67. Therefore, the movable piece 11 opens.

The movable piece 11 maintains the open state until a predetermined time elapses or until a predetermined number of winning balls enter between the movable pieces 11. That is, the 10 second timer 60 is set when the Q output of flip-flop FF3 is inverted to H level, and then
When the second timer time elapses, an output is generated, which is passed through the differentiating circuit 61 and the OR gate 66 to the flip-flop FF.
Reset 3. The winning ball counter 63, which together with the AND gate 65 constitutes a winning ball counting circuit, counts the count pulses sent from the count detection switch SW4 via the waveform shaping circuit 62. The contents of the winning balls counter 63, that is, the total number of winning balls between the movable pieces 11 of the special gaming device 10, are displayed on the count display 2 (FIG. 1) via the decoder 64 each time. . When the total number of winning balls reaches M (10 in this example), an output is generated at the AND gate 65, and the flip-flop FF3 is also reset via the OR gate 66. Therefore, the first opening operation ends when 10 seconds elapse or when 10 winning balls are generated.

Flip-flop FF3 is set and its Q output is L
At the time when the level falls, a falling differential pulse is generated from the differentiating circuit 58, and the content of the execution power counter 59 is incremented by one by this pulse. Therefore.

The comparison output A>B of the comparator 55 falls to the L level, and the first
The execution command 32 for the second time disappears. On the other hand, when the flip-flop FF3 is reset, the output terminal of the flip-flop FF3 goes to the H level, so that after one second set by the delay circuit 70 has elapsed, the output of the AND gate 69 goes to the H level. AND gate 57 is opened again and comparator 5
5, the process returns to the state in which the execution command S2 is expected to be issued. In addition, the 10 second timer 60 and winning ball counter 63 are reset by the wealth output of the flipflop FF3.

Even when the second or subsequent winning balls occur in the special winning openings 8 and 9, the movable piece 11 is opened each time in the same manner as described above, and the number of rights (N times) for the planned special prize mode is increased. In this case, the contents of the number of rights counter 53 are advanced by one step each time a winning ball occurs in the special winning hole 8.9, and whether the right will be exercised for the next time is determined by the number of rights display 19. Displayed by Thus, the first to seventh rights (
N-1 times) are exercised.

“If the scheduled final N41st (8th) wins,
Specific prize formats will be cancelled. That is, the right number counter 53
The Q3 output of becomes H level, the flip-flop FF2 that memorizes the specific prize mode is reset, its Q output becomes L level, and the inhibition gate 47 is closed.
From now on, special winning switches SW2 and SW3 will no longer be accepted. Flip-flop FF2 is reset and its m output becomes H
By returning to the level, both the rights counter 53 and the execution power counter 59 are reset.
In many cases, the execution of the specific prize mode ends at the same time as the eighth prize.

However, it is quite possible that the eighth prize may be won during the seventh right exercise. In this case, the seventh
Even though the time or number of right executions has not yet ended, the execution of the right number of times is immediately stopped and is forcibly completed.

Therefore, if the 8th prize is won while the 7th right is being exercised, the special prize mode has ended, but
Special additional actions are performed.

That is, the flip-flop FF2 is reset.

When the cutting force returns to the H level, the flip-flop FF4 is triggered. The D input of this flip-flop FF4 is also in the middle of the seventh right execution, and is at the H level due to the execution finger +S2 from the comparator 55, so the Q output terminal of the flip-flop FF4 is sent to the H level.
A level additional operation command 53 is generated. Therefore, when the seventh right exercise is completed and the flip-flop FF3 is reset, the execution command S2 disappears.

Thereafter, an additional operation command S3 is applied to the flip-flop FF3 through the AND gate 57, which is opened after an interval of one second by the delay circuit 70, and the flip-flop FF3 is set once again. Therefore, the drive circuit 6
The left and right wing solenoids SQL are energized via 7, and the movable piece 11 opens.

In this 8th opening operation, when 10 seconds have elapsed or 10 winning balls have been generated, the flip-flop FF3 is reset and the falling differential pulse from the differentiating circuit 58 is used to open the gate via the OR gate 49. , flip-flop FF
The process ends when 4 is reset.

In the above embodiment, the special game device, the variable prize winning device, and the game starting port are provided on one board and are integrated, thereby achieving compactness. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to use the atta 7 power in the variable winning device and provide it separately from the special game device. The game starting port can also be provided separately from the special game device.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, the special game device is started when a game ball enters the game start slot, and the game shifts to the special prize mode depending on the game result of this special game device. However, it is extremely unique in that the content of this game is created using images. That is, the special game device projects a first moving object that is constantly moving, and when a player enters the game starting slot, a second moving object that moves along a fixed trajectory toward the projection surface of the first moving object is displayed. The transition to the special prize mode is not determined by the winning device or prize winning hole, or by the combination of numbers, but rather the second moving object image is projected onto the projection surface of the first moving object image. When the second moving object image reaches the first moving object image, one operation is performed depending on whether the positions of the second moving object image and the first moving object image match.

Therefore, even when a flying object and a bullet appear as a moving object image, for example, it is possible to bring the object close to the actual flying object, etc. to create a sense of realism, and it is possible to greatly enhance the interest of the pachinko game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the pachinko machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the special game device with the movable piece in the closed state, Fig. 3 is an exploded sectional view of the special game device, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the special game device, Figure 5 is a front view of the special game device,
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the control device for the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1. 1...Game board IA...Game area 2...
・Count display 6... General prize winning device 8...
Specific winning opening 9...Specific winning opening lO...Special gaming device 11...Movable piece 12...Game starting opening 13...Mounting board 14...Front window
19... Rights count display 20... Display frame body
21...Projection room 22...Back wall
23...Half mirror 24...Lamp insertion compartment 25...Image plate 26...Moving object image
27...3D model 28...Display bottom plate
29...Trajectory indicator 34...Back display board 4
0... Oscillator 41... Counter 42...
・Decoder 43...AND gate (coincidence detection means) 4
7... AND gate (inhibition gate) 50... Oscillator 51... Counter 53... Right number counter 55... Comparator 59... Execution counter
60... 10 second timer 63... Winning ball counter
65...AND gate 67...Drive circuit
70...Delay circuit LEDI-LED7...Light emitting element FFi-FF4...Flip-flop SQL...Left and right wing solenoids SWI...Game start switch SW2...Specific winning switch SW3...Specific winning switch SW4...Count detection switch m-" Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a pachinko machine that is provided with a game start opening, a special winning opening, a special gaming device, and a variable winning device at any position in the gaming area, the special gaming device has a first movement that moves constantly. When the game start detector detects the winning ball,
A moving object display device is provided that displays a second moving object moving along a certain trajectory toward a projection surface of the first moving object, and the second moving object reaches the projection surface of the first moving object. Detecting means for generating a coincidence signal when the second moving body matches the position of the first moving body; means for converting to a special prize mode when the coincidence signal is generated; means to open the variable prize winning device in order to execute the rights of the special prize mode when a special prize opening is entered in the special prize opening; A means for returning the variable winning device to a closed state when a predetermined number of winning balls are generated in the winning device, and a means for canceling the special prize mode when the variable winning device is in an open state a predetermined number of times. A pachinko machine characterized by: