JPS63262168A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention enables display of the rotation angle of a handle,
This relates to a pachinko machine in which the handle can be returned to its original angle when leaving the pachinko machine during a game and playing the game again.

(Prior Art) In a pachinko game, a ball is hit by holding the handle at a certain angle. In this case, the way the ball flies will differ depending on the holding angle of the handle.As is well known, in pachinko games, the way the ball flies differs depending on the number of pachinko machines, so as a player, it is most important to It
You will be able to find a steering wheel angle that has a good ratio. That is, an appropriate rotation angle (holding position) of the handle is found for each summation, and the handle is held at that position. By the way, if you play pachinko for a long time, you may have to leave your seat to go to the toilet, etc., and in this case, you will have to return to the original handle angle that you have taken the trouble to find.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Even though we have taken great pains to find the optimal handle rotation angle, if there is a reason to get up from your seat in the middle of a game, you may have to struggle to find that angle. will end up in vain. Therefore, even when you get up from your seat in the middle of a game,
After that, it would be extremely convenient if the angle that was found could be easily restored in order to continue playing.
The present invention has been made in view of this point.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention is a pachinko machine in which a display indicating the rotation angle of the handle for batting the ball is provided in the configuration of the pachinko machine. be.

(Function) With this configuration, the optimum angle of the handle once found can be reproduced any number of times by memorizing the display at that time. This means that there will be no hindrance.

(Embodiment) Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
In the figure, l is a pachinko machine, 2 is a game board (gauge surface), and 3 is a handle. By rotating the handle 3, the ball is bounced by a hammer rotated by a motor (not shown), and the traveling speed of the 0 ball traveling on the board changes depending on the angle at which the handle 3 is rotated. Depending on how you press the handle, winning or non-winning will be determined. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, a flange portion 3a is formed on the handle 3, and a scale 4 divided into 100 parts is engraved on this flange portion 3a. On the other hand, a single line 5 is also engraved on the portion of the game board 2 where the handle 3 is provided.

In this pachinko machine configured in this way, when playing a game, the handle 3 is rotated.

You can find out the rotation angle at which the ball is most likely to come out by matching the eyes I&4 with the line 5 (in other words, by checking the handle angle at which the ball is most likely to come out from the scale). Therefore, if you leave your seat for some reason during the game, all you have to do is memorize the scale that was used when the ball hit the prize in the past, and when you restart the game, just set the value on this scale to line 5 and you will be able to play again. You can obtain a handle angle that makes it easy to win.

In the embodiment described above, to indicate the rotation angle of the handle 3, a scale was provided on the handle 3 and on the panel surface of the area where the handle 3 is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be realized by other methods. An example of this is shown in FIG. To explain this, 6 is a potentiometer, and slider 7
is connected to the handle 3 by a shaft 8. Therefore, if the handle 3 is rotated, the terminal 9.10
The resistance value between them will change. potentiometer 6
terminal 9. lO is connected to the bridge circuit 11,
Bridge circuit 11 is connected to processing circuit 12 . The output side of the processing circuit 12 is connected to a display 13.The display 13 may be one that displays numbers digitally, or a level display that integrates LEDs, such as those used in spectrum analyzers of audio equipment. This indicator 13, which may be a meter, is preferably installed in a place where it can be easily seen on the board of the game ff12 of the pachinko machine 1.In this embodiment, the rotation angle of the handle 3 is indicated by a number or a level value by an LED level meter. This means that you can enjoy the changes even during the game. If you memorize the handle rotation angle that produces the most winnings as a number or level value on the display 13, you can very easily reproduce the same handle angle again even if you leave the pachinko machine 1 in the middle of a game. can.

What is shown in FIG. 4 is yet another embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, the shaft 8 of the handle 3 is coupled to a pulse generator 14 . The number of pulses generated by the pulse generator 14 changes depending on the rotation angle of the shaft 8. For example, when the handle 3 is rotated from the initial position, the number of generated pulses increases in proportion to the increasing angle. It's something to do. The output side of the pulse generator 14 is connected to an arithmetic unit 15 . This calculator 15 counts the number of pulses, performs a calculation to convert this into a rotation angle of the handle, and generates an output signal to be displayed as the rotation angle of the handle 3 on the next stage display 16. . In this case, the display 16 is also the third one.
One can consider something similar to the embodiment shown.

The three embodiments described above have all been explained based on the premise of a circular handle, which is the most commonly used handle at present. It can also be applied to handles, etc. In short, any type of handle can be used as long as it can be rotated (tilted in the case of a rod-shaped handle) relative to the main body of the pachinko machine when playing a game.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention is configured to be able to display the rotation angle of the handle, so when you leave the pachinko machine in the middle of a game and restart the game, you can check the most recent angle before interruption. There is an advantage in that it is extremely easy to return to the steering wheel angle that has won the most prizes. In addition, in cases where the display is displayed as numbers or level values on the surface of the pachinko machine, as in the embodiments described later, this display can be seen during the game, so the advantage is that you can enjoy the ever-changing changes in the display. There is also.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the main parts of an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of another embodiment of the invention. , FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of still another embodiment of the present invention. l... Pachinko machine 2... Game board 3... Handle 4... Scale 5... Line 6
...Potentiometer 7...Slider 8.
...Axis 11...Bridge circuit 12...Processing circuit 13,
15...Display device 14-...Pulse generator 15.
...Arithmetic unit Fig. 1 Fig. 2 υ Fig. 4 1. Pachinko machine 11 Bridge circuit 4 0 14 Pulse generator 5
-IN 15...Crush I device 6...
Meter 7, Slider 8, Shaft

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A pachinko machine characterized by being provided with a display indicating the rotation angle of the handle for ball hitting operation. (2) A pachinko machine according to claim 1, characterized in that a scale is provided on the handle and the game board in the area where the handle is provided to indicate the rotation angle of the handle. (3) To indicate the rotation angle of the handle, a potentiometer whose value changes in conjunction with the rotation of the handle is provided, and the change in the resistance value of the potentiometer is displayed as the rotation angle of the handle on the numerical display on the panel. A pachinko machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: (4) In order to indicate the rotation angle of the handle, a pulse generator whose number of generated pulses changes in conjunction with the rotation of the handle is provided, and a calculation unit is provided which processes the number of pulses generated by the pulse generator. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the output signal of the arithmetic unit is displayed on a numeric display section on the board as a rotation angle of the handle.