JPS6315977A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a variable display device on a game board, and provides an advantageous special prize in which a player can win many prize balls based on the display state of the variable display device. This invention relates to an improvement of a pachinko game machine that provides a gaming state.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as typified by a model called Fiver, a variable display device, a starting prize opening, and a variable winning device are provided on a game board, and when a starting winning ROM hit ball wins, a variable display is displayed. V
A pachinko machine that starts changing the display state of the i position, stops it after a certain period of time, and changes the variable winning device to a special prize game state in which it is extremely easy to win a winning ball based on the stopped display state of the display device. Many gaming machines are known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, this type of pachinko game machine does not have the opportunity to enter the special prize game state unless a ball hits the starting prize hole and the display state of the variable display device changes. For this reason, if the hit ball does not easily enter the starting prize hole and the number of changes in the display state is small, not only will players lose their desire to play the game, but the fun of the game will be significantly reduced, leading to a decline in popularity. on the other hand,
If you increase the number of times the display state changes by making it easier for the starting winning ROM to hit the ball, a certain number (for example, 13
) of prize balls will be ejected, and the game arcade will suffer a huge loss and become unviable.

Therefore, in game parlors, the above-mentioned problem is being addressed by adjusting the nails every day to adjust the probability of winning in the starting prize opening, but the current situation is that this does not provide sufficient satisfaction to the players. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to significantly increase the number of times the display state of the variable display device changes to increase the player's desire to play, and to prevent the game arcade from suffering a large loss. To provide a pachinko game machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a variable display device that can sequentially variably display a plurality of types of identification symbols, and a starting prize opening for starting a change in the display state of the variable display device. , in a pachinko gaming machine in which a variable winning device is provided on the game board, which makes winning a winning ball significantly easier when the variable display device matches a predetermined specific identification symbol combination, the player enters the winning opening into the starting winning opening; The balls that have been hit are discharged without activating the prize ball discharging device.

[Operation] When the starting winning ROM hits a winning ball, the display state of the variable display device starts changing. The balls that have entered the starting prize opening are discharged without operating the prize ball discharge device.

[Example] The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko game machine 1 has a tray 2 which stores prize balls in the lower part of the front and guides them to the ball firing section. The upper receiver stores the prize balls that become wet when the prize balls stored in the tray 2 overflow.The lower receiver is a tray 39. The firing handle 4. A variable time reduction button 5 of a variable display device 9, which will be described later, is provided, and the game board 6 has a plurality of normal winning slots 8. Variable display device9. A plurality of starting winning holes 10a to 10c and a variable display device 11 are provided. Further, an out lower is formed below the game board 6.

The variable display device 9 has three-digit segment display sections 12a to 12c as shown in FIG. This segment display section 12a-12c shows that the ball starts winning from the winning opening 10a to
It starts operating when winning any of the LOe, and stops updating when the variable time shortening button 5 is pressed by the player after or within a certain period of time set by the timer. At this time, the segment display sections 12a to 12
A determination circuit determines whether or not the combination c is determined to give a special prize game state, and the change opening mode of the variable winning device 11 is determined based on the determination result.

As shown in FIG. 7, the variable prize winning device frL11 has a laterally enlarged opening 13 formed in the central portion, and normal winning openings 1-1 are provided on both sides of the opening 13. An opening/closing plate 13' is provided on the front side of the opening 13 so that it can be opened and closed toward the front side.

The opening/closing plate 13' is supported on both sides of the lower side by shafts 1s and is,
This opening/closing plate 13' is opened and closed by driving means such as a solenoid.

FIG. 2 is a back view of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. A mechanism plate 16 is rotatably mounted on the back side of the pachinko game machine. The mechanism board 1G forms a winning prize collecting part (balls collecting part) 17 in an inner part facing the back surface of the game board 6. In addition, a prize ball tank 1 is provided on the outer upper part of the mechanism plate 16.
8 are arranged. A guide gutter 20 is formed below the prize ball tank 18 for guiding the prize balls to the prize ball release device 19. Below the prize ball tank 19 is the prize ball release device 1
A prize ball discharge gutter 20' is formed for guiding the prize balls released from the upper tray 2 and the lower tray 3. A winning ball processing device 21 is disposed near the exit of the winning prize 1 gathering section 17. Further, an out ball discharge gutter 22 is formed below the winning prize 1 collection part 17 in communication with the out lower.

As shown in FIG. 3, a winning ball partitioning unit 23 is attached to the back side of the game board 6 located in the entry prize 1 collecting section 17. This winning ball partition unit 23 is formed with a passage 24 for balls won into the normal winning opening 8.

In addition, a passage 2825 for the winning balls entered into the starting prize openings 10a to 10c is dug in the game board 6 located in the winning prize 1 collecting section. The terminal end of this passage 25 is communicated with the out ball discharge gutter 22. The upper surface of the passage 25 is closed with a thin metal plate 2G such as a temporary tin plate.

The starting winning holes 10a to IOc are each provided with a detection switch 27 for detecting a winning ball as shown in FIG. This detection switch 27 is the starting prize opening 10
It is used to change the display state of the variable display device 9 by detecting the winning pressure on a to 10c.

According to the pachinko game machine of the present invention configured as described above, when a ball hit into the game board 6 wins a prize in any of the normal winning holes 8, the passage 24 of the winning pressure partition unit 23
The winning balls flow down and are guided from the exit of the winning collecting section 17 to the winning processing device 21, and the winning processing device 21 sequentially discharges the winning pressure one by one and at the same time operates the prize ball discharging device 19. As with conventional pachinko gaming machines, a certain number (for example, 13) of prize balls are sent to the prize ball discharge gutter 20'.
released to.

On the other hand, when the hit ball enters any of the starting prize openings 10a to 10c, it flows down the passage 25 while being detected by the detection switch 27 and enters the out ball discharge gutter 22.

The five prize balls are ejected out of the machine without activating the prize ball discharging device 19. When the detection switch 27 detects a hit ball, the segment display sections 12a to 12L of the variable display device 9
Activate 2c to convert and display numbers up to 0.1...9. When updating of the segment display sections 12a to 12c is stopped, for example, when the numbers on the segment display sections 12a to 12c display a preset combination, an output corresponding to the combination is sent to the control circuit, and a variable winning prize is generated. The opening/closing plate 13' of the device 11 is opened so that the ball can be received.

This number combination is, for example, '7J+r7J,r7'
When the number is displayed, the special prize game state is entered and the opening/closing board 1 is displayed.
The operation of keeping 3' open for a certain period of time (for example, 30 seconds), closing it, and then opening it again is repeated, giving a great profit to the player. When the variable winning device 11 is in the open state, the winning balls are guided from the exit of the winning collecting section 17 to the winning processing device 21 in the same way as the winning balls entering the normal winning hole 8,171.

A certain number of prize balls will be released.

As mentioned above, the pachinko game machine of the present invention has a starting prize opening 1.
When a ball hits one of 0a to 10c, the prize ball discharging device 19 is not activated to release a fixed number of prize balls as in a conventional pachinko game machine.

Since it is discharged outside the machine, the starting prize opening 10
To prevent a game parlor from suffering a great loss even if the probability of winning a to 10c is greatly increased. On the other hand, for the player, if the probability of winning a prize in the starting prize openings 10a to 10c is high, there will be many opportunities to change the display state of the variable display device 9, and the expectation of entering the special prize game state will always rise. This can significantly increase the player's desire to play.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to configure a gauge that significantly increases the winning probability of balls hitting the starting winning hole that changes the display state of the variable display device, so that the player It has a unique effect, such as being able to attract people's interest and significantly increasing the fun of the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine, FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko game machine, FIG. The figure is a sectional view of the main parts of a pachinko game machine, and Figure 5 is a starting prize opening 10. , i~l
6 is a front view of the variable display device, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the variable winning device. 1...Pachinko game machine, 6...Game board, 9...
...Variable display device, 10a to 10c... Starting prize opening, 11... Variable winning device. Patent applicant: Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] A variable display device capable of sequentially variably displaying multiple types of identification symbols, a starting prize opening for starting a change in the display state of the variable display device, and a specific identification symbol predetermined by the variable display device. In a pachinko game machine, in which a variable winning device is provided on the game board, which makes it significantly easier to win a winning ball when a combination of A pachinko game machine characterized by processing.