JP2811074B2 - Variable winning ball device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an improvement of a variable winning ball device of a pachinko machine in which a winning probability increases for a predetermined time when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

(Conventional technology) When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a pachinko machine continuously launches a pachinko ball on a game board (hereinafter referred to as a “shot ball”).
) Is provided with a variable winning ball device for temporarily increasing the winning probability. The variable winning prize ball device is arranged on a game board, and mainly has a main frame provided with a housing for temporarily storing a launch sphere. The main frame has an inflow port through which a shooting ball can flow into the housing, a rotatable opening / closing means for opening and closing the inflow port, and guiding the firing ball into the housing from the inflow port when opening / closing the opening / closing means. Guidance means provided with a guidance path;
Driving means for driving the guiding means and the opening / closing means is provided.

Generally, when the inflow port is closed by the opening / closing means, the above-described guiding means does not guide the launching sphere into the receiving portion.
While taking the position, when the inflow port is opened by the opening / closing means, it takes the second position for guiding the shooting sphere into the accommodation section by the guiding path. The driving of the guiding means and the opening and closing means is controlled by the driving means.

In such a variable winning ball device, there is a device in which a driving means is provided separately for a guiding means and an opening / closing means (see Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-34277). The apparatus disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 61-43277 discloses that when a predetermined condition is satisfied during a pachinko game, each driving means drives the opening / closing means and the guiding means independently, so that the inflow port is opened by the opening / closing means. At the same time, the guiding means moves from the first position (first state) to the second position.
The position is shifted to the position (second state). As a result, the shooting sphere flows in from the inflow port, and the shooting sphere that has flowed in is guided into the accommodation portion through the guiding means. All of these guided launch balls are subjected to a general winning process.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-34277, the number of parts is increased because the driving means is provided separately for the opening / closing means and the guiding means. In addition to these, these mounting structures become complicated. For this reason, there has been a problem that the efficiency of the design work and the assembling work of the variable winning ball apparatus is reduced. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a variable prize ball device that provides a driving means only in one of an opening / closing means and a guiding means to reduce the number of parts and to facilitate each work of design and assembly. It is.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a housing portion 13 for housing a pachinko ball punched out on a game board, and an inflow port for allowing the pachinko ball to flow into the housing portion 13 14, an opening / closing means 15 for opening and closing the inflow port 14, and a guiding means 16 having a guiding section 30 for guiding the pachinko balls flowing from the inflow port to the accommodation section 13 when the opening / closing means 15 is opened. In the variable winning device for a pachinko ball, the opening / closing means 15 and the guiding means 16 selectively select a first state in which the pachinko ball does not win at the inflow port and a second state for facilitating the winning at the inflow port. The opening and closing means 15 and the guiding means 16 which are interlocked with each other are provided at a rear portion of the housing portion 13 for temporarily housing a pachinko ball.

In the second state, the guiding means 16 is slidable toward the glass plate 18 of the pachinko machine so as to protrude from the variable winning ball device. As the electric driving means, a solenoid is used.

(Operation) Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the driving means 17 drives either the guiding means 16 or the opening / closing means 15, the other is interlocked based on the driving. Thus, the opening / closing means 15 opens and closes the inflow port 14, while the guiding means
16 is the first position (first state) or the second position (second state)
Therefore, the driving unit 17 is connected to the guiding unit 16 and the opening / closing unit 15.
Need not be provided independently.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a variable winning ball device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, and the variable winning ball device 1 is disposed substantially at the center of a game board 3 of a pachinko machine (see FIG. 3). I have. The pachinko machine 2 has a hitting device (not shown) for hitting a shooting ball on a game board 3, an operation handle 4 of the hitting device, an upper plate 5 and a lower plate 6 for storing pachinko balls for games, and a game nail. 7 are provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a guide rail for guiding a shooting ball to the game board 3, reference numeral 9 denotes a normal winning opening, and reference numeral 10 denotes an out hole. Reference numerals 11, 11, and 11 denote start winning ports for starting a variable display device 12, which will be described later, based on the winning. When the shooting balls have won the start winning openings 11, 11, 11 and the normal winning opening 9, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by a prize ball payout device not shown.

The variable prize ball device 1 is formed by screwing a plurality of types of frames (not shown).
And the like, and is driven in accordance with the operation of the variable display device 12 described later. The variable winning ball device 1 is a game board 3
A housing unit 13 for temporarily housing the firing sphere launched into the
Driving the guiding means 16 including an inflow port 14 into which the launching sphere can flow into the housing 13, an opening / closing means 15 for opening and closing the inflow port 14, and a guiding means 16 provided to be capable of being mechanically linked to the opening / closing means 15. The driving means 17 is a main component. Reference numeral 18 denotes a glass plate, and 19 denotes a glass frame for accommodating the glass plate 18. These are disposed on the front of the pachinko machine 2, that is, on the player side.

The accommodation part 13 is formed by the above-mentioned frame of the variable winning prize ball device 1, and the bottom part 20 of the accommodation part 13 has a large winning opening 21 and a normal winning opening 4.
9,49 are provided. Then, all the launch balls that have been awarded (acquired) to the accommodating section 13, in other words, the normal award port 49.
Alternatively, for a launch ball that has won the special winning opening 21, for example, 13 product balls are paid out as a general winning process.
In addition, the bottom portion 20 is tapered on the upper surface of the end portion on the glass plate 18 side, and the tapered surface is formed so that the depth side of the housing portion 13 is higher than the glass plate 18 side. For this reason, when the shooting ball (see the phantom line portion) falls into the housing portion 13, the falling shooting ball is guided toward the glass plate 18 by the tapered surface of the bottom portion 20, and eventually falls in the direction of the out hole 10 of the game board 3. I do.

Reference numeral 22 shown in FIG. 6 is a first proximity sensor 22 for detecting a shooting ball that has won the special winning opening 21, and reference numeral 50 is a second proximity sensor that detects all shooting balls that have won the accommodation unit 13. First
The second proximity sensors 22 and 50 generate detection signals when detecting the winning sphere, and input the generated detection signals to a control circuit (not shown) of the pachinko machine. The control circuit is a circuit for executing a game procedure such as performing various prize processing, and is mainly configured by a CPU.

The first proximity sensor 22 is locked by a sensor rib 23 projecting from the back side of the bottom 20. On the other hand, the second proximity sensor 50 functions as a 10-count switch, and is provided at the most downstream of the collecting gutters 51, 51 provided on the back side of the game board 3 (in FIG. 6, a virtual line portion). reference). The collecting gutter 51 collects the launch balls that have won the large winning opening 21 and the normal winning openings 49, 49, and guides these launch balls to a pachinko ball collecting device (not shown). The sensor rib for locking the second proximity sensor 50 is not shown.

The opening / closing means 15, 15 is a rectangular plate-like body, and a pair of opening / closing shafts 24, 24 provided on both sides of the innermost part of the housing portion 13 are rotatably mounted. The opening / closing shafts 24, 24 are arranged in the housing portion 13 with their axes arranged in the vertical direction of the game board 3, that is, in the vertical direction.
Axles are mounted along the edges of the base end of 15,15. For this reason, the opening / closing means 15, 15 are rotatable about the frame, and
4 is attached to open and close freely. The rotation trajectory of the tip of the opening / closing means 15, 15 draws a fan shape as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
Reference numeral 25 denotes an opening / closing rib integrally formed with the opening / closing means 15, and the opening / closing rib 25 extends along the lower end side of the opening / closing means 15, and
Are arranged parallel to the step 52 of the bottom 20 of the base. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the inflow port 14 is closed by opening / closing means (solid line portion) 15.

As shown in FIG. 8, the guiding means 16 is composed of plate-like bodies 6, 6 'each having an L-shaped cross section, and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 13 so as to be described later. It is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the board 3. Bottom part constituting the guiding means 16
The upper surface of the plate-shaped body 6 'on the 20 side is formed as a guide path 30,
One end side on the glass plate 18 side is formed on a slope that is higher than the drive means 17 side (rear side). A communication hole 26, which will be described later, is formed in the center of the lowermost part of the slope, that is, the slope is formed so that the periphery of the opening of the communication hole 26 is lower than the outer periphery of the plate member 6 'on the bottom 20 side. .

Thereby, when the shooting ball enters the plate member 6 ′ on the bottom portion 20 side of the guiding means 16 or falls, the shooting ball is disposed on each side of the communication hole 26 and on both sides of the communication hole 26 by the above-described slopes. It is sorted to the direction of the notch 53. And the communication hole
Reference numeral 26 communicates with the special winning opening 21, and a firing ball that has won the special winning opening 21 through the communication hole 26 is subjected to a large role processing (described later). On the other hand, the notch 53 communicates with the ordinary winning opening 49, and when the firing ball passes through the notch 53 and enters the ordinary winning opening 49, only the general winning process is performed on the winning ball that has won. In addition, each proximity sensor 22,5
0 has a sensor hole 27 through which a pachinko ball can be inserted,
The sensor hole 27 and the special winning opening 21 are arranged substantially coaxially.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a drive projection, and the drive projection 28
It is attached to the connecting lever 33 of the driving means 17 via 29. As will be described later, the connection lever 33 is connected to an interlock lever 39 inserted into the plunger 36 of the solenoid 31. Thereby, the driving means 17 can drive the guiding means 16, and the guiding means 16 has a first position (first state) in which one end of the guiding means 16 coincides with a straight line connecting the opening and closing shafts 24, 24 (FIG. 1 and FIG. 4), and between a second position (second state) (see FIGS. 5 to 7) in which the variable winning ball device 1 projects toward the glass plate 18 side.

When the guiding means 16 is at the first position, the shooting sphere flowing into the storage portion 13 is guided in the direction of the glass plate 18 by the tapered surface of the bottom portion 20 as described above. It is not guided or stayed in the storage unit 13. When the guiding means 16 is in the first position, the end of the bottom 20 side plate-like body 6 ′ is connected to the opening / closing rib 25 and the step 52 of the bottom 20 (6th
), And at least the end of the plate-shaped body 6 ′ and the opening / closing rib 25 are held in contact with almost the entire surface of the opening / closing rib 25. That is, the plate-shaped member 6 '
Behind 15, the player cannot visually recognize the guiding means 16 on the board.

On the other hand, when the guiding means 16 is at the second position, the shooting ball falling from above the game board 3 is likely to collide with one end of the plate-shaped body 6 ′ protruding from the variable winning ball device 1, The launched sphere is guided into the accommodating portion 13 by the slope formed on the plate-like body, that is, the guide path 30. Then, the launch sphere guided into the storage section 13 is guided by the guide path 30 to the communication hole.
It is guided in the 26 direction or the notch 53 direction. In addition, guidance means
When the position 16 is at the second position, the communication hole 26, the special winning opening 21 and the sensor hole (refer to the broken line in FIG. 1) 27 are arranged substantially coaxially, and the normal winning opening 49 and the notch 53 almost coincide with each other. ,
The shooting sphere falls on the collecting gutter 51 after passing through the winning holes 21 and 49, the sensor hole 27, and the like.

Furthermore, when the guiding means 16 is at the second position, the distance between the end of the guiding means 16 (the end of the plate-shaped body 6 ') protruding from the variable winning ball device 1 and the glass plate 18 is equal to the firing distance. It is determined to be smaller than the radius of the sphere (about 5.5 mm), and the guiding means 16
The end of the glass plate 18 on the side of the glass plate 18 is formed in a U-shape in cross section (the end of the plate 6 'in FIG. 8).
The contact area between the 18-side end and the launch sphere is made as small as possible. Thus, when the shooting sphere moves from the first position to the second position, the shooting sphere is brought into contact with the guiding means 16 (plate-like body 6 ') and the glass plate.
It is possible to suppress that the shooting ball is retained on the game board 3 surface due to such holding, and to prevent the glass ball 18 from being damaged by the shooting ball. . Furthermore, when the guide printing step 16 shifts from the first position to the second position, the opening / closing means 15, 15 are pushed out in the opening direction by the end of the guiding means 16 formed in the above-mentioned U shape. . And the opening means 15, 15 is the guiding means 1.
6 and gradually rotates about the opening / closing shaft 24 to open the inlet 14.

At this time, the contact area between the opening rib 25 and the end of the plate-shaped body 6 'is such that the opening / closing means 15, 15 are in the open state from the closed state, that is, the guiding means 16 is shifted from the first position to the second position. However, even when the opening / closing means 15, 15 are in the open state, that is, when the guiding means 16 is at the second position, a part of the opening / closing rib 25 and a part of the end of the plate-like body are not It is kept in contact. On the other hand, when the guiding means 16 shifts from the second position to the first position, the closing rib 54 provided near the rotating shaft 24 of the opening / closing rib 25 and the both ends of the guiding path 30 on the glass plate 18 surface side. The engagement with the closing pin 55 provided causes the opening / closing means 15, 15 to be gradually rotated about the opening / closing shaft 24, thereby closing the inflow port 14.

Thereby, the opening and closing means 15, 15 open and close the inflow port 14 in response to the guide means 16 being moved by the driving means 17 between the first position and the second position. It will be provided so that it can be linked mechanically. Therefore, if a drive device is provided in either the opening / closing means 15 or the guiding means 16, both the means 15 and 16 are operated.

The driving means 17 moves the guiding means 16 between the first position and the second position, and is controlled by a driving signal generated from the control circuit. The driving means 17 is a solenoid 31
A connecting frame 33 for connecting the solenoid 31 to the game board 3 and a connecting lever 33 for connecting the solenoid 31 and the driving projection 28.
And the main configuration. The mounting frame 32 is composed of a main body having an L-shaped cross section and lever plates 34, 34 arranged on the side of the main body. As shown in FIG.
One side of the character shape is fixed to the game board 3, and the other side is fixed with a solenoid 31. This fixed solenoid
31 is provided such that the operating axis of the plunger 36 can substantially coincide with the sliding axis of the guiding means 16.

The lever plate 34 is formed in a trapezoidal shape, and is for rotatably connecting one end of the connecting lever 33 by a connecting shaft 35. Thus, the connecting lever 33 is rotatably mounted on the lever plate 34 around the connecting shaft 35. Reference numeral 37 denotes a notch provided in the main body of the mounting frame 32, and the notch 37 is provided for escape during the rotation of the connecting lever 33. The other end of the connection lever 33 is rotatably connected to the drive projection 28 via a drive pin 29.

A driving member 38 is inserted into the plunger 36 of the solenoid 31. The drive member 38 transmits the linear motion of the plunger 36 to the connection lever 33 via interlocking levers indicated by 39 and 39. One end of the interlocking levers 39, 39 is interlocking pin 4
0, 40 to the drive member 38, the other end of the interlocking pins 41, 4
The connection lever 1 is connected to the connection shaft 35 in the middle of the connection lever 33. Reference numeral 42 denotes a spacer. The driving means 17 configured in this way excites the solenoid 31 based on the generation of the driving signal, and slides the guiding means 16 into the housing 13. This drive signal is generated from the control circuit according to the display content (described later) of the variable display device 12.

The variable display device 12 is operated in accordance with the winning in the starting winning opening 11, and drives the variable winning ball device 1 based on the operation result. Variable display device 12 has 6 (multiple) digits of 7s
A light-emitting display element 43 composed of eg (segment) LEDs is provided, and the light-emitting display element 43 emits a plurality of predetermined symbols to the player by light emission. In the present embodiment, the symbol displayed on the variable display device 12 is "OH or FH" (hexadecimal).
It consists of 16 different numbers. Light-emitting display element
Reference numerals 43 are arranged in two rows in the vertical direction by three digits.

The variable display device 12 is controlled by the control circuit, and after varying display of the light emitting display element 43 of each digit for a predetermined period of time based on winning in each of the starting winning ports 11, 11, 11, based on a procedure stored in advance. Then, an arbitrary symbol is stopped and displayed by the light emitting display element 43 of each digit. When the symbols stopped and displayed on the light-emitting display element 43 are in a specific combination, the control circuit performs a major processing for generating a drive signal. The above-mentioned specific combination is determined when the symbols of three to six digits are the same among the six digits stopped and displayed after the light emitting display element 43 displays the symbols for a predetermined time.

It should be noted that the control circuit generates the drive signal for a period of time, that is, the time for performing the major role processing is 30 seconds, or until the number of the launching balls guided to the housing unit 13 of the variable winning prize ball device 1 reaches ten. In addition, the winning prize opening 21
When the current winning combination is completed, the winning combination process is extended only once after the current winning combination process is completed. The maximum number of extensions is ten. The time during which the main role processing is performed is measured by a main role timer provided in the control circuit, and after the start of the main role processing, the main role timer is achieved either after 30 seconds elapse or ten winning balls of the firing ball, whichever is earlier. When this occurs, the signal is cleared, and the main role process is temporarily terminated. Then, when extending the main role processing, a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds ...
After the elapse of 17), the control circuit generates the drive signal again.

A symbol to be displayed on the light emitting display element 43 is determined by a CPU mounted on the control circuit based on a procedure stored in a memory (not shown) in advance, and a symbol signal representing the determined symbol is shown in the figure. Input to the omitted LED driver. Then, the LED driver causes a predetermined symbol to emit light based on the input of the symbol signal representing the symbol. The memory stores data such as a program representing a game procedure of the pachinko machine 2, a program for determining a bright stop symbol, a plurality of types of timers, and a matching table between random numbers and random times. Also, the LED driver described above
The light emitting display element 43 has a function of emitting light in two stages of luminance. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the case where the light emitting display element 43 emits light at the higher luminance is referred to as “bright” or “bright”.
The case where light is emitted at a lower luminance is referred to as “dark” or “dark”.

Reference numeral 44 shown in FIG. 1 is a fluctuation time reduction switch. The fluctuation time reduction switch 44 is a well-known switch for shortening the fluctuation display time on the light emitting display element 43 based on the winning in the starting winning opening 11. It is. Reference numeral 45 denotes an indicator light indicating that the merchandise ball has been paid out and the major role processing has been performed, reference numeral 46 denotes a completion lamp indicating completion of the pachinko game, and reference numeral 47 denotes a start number display device. The starting number display member 47 is formed of an LED, and displays up to four balls that have been shot in the starting winning opening 11 by firing balls.

Then, each time the shooting ball wins the starting winning opening 11, the starting number display member 47 is turned on, and is turned off each time the above specific combination of the symbols displayed on the light emitting display element 43 is determined. When the number of lights of the starting number display member 47 exceeds four balls, a general winning process is performed on the firing ball that has won the starting winning opening 11, but the number of lights is not stored. The plunger 36 of the solenoid 31 is provided with a return spring 48.

Next, a game procedure of the device 1 of the present invention configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 to 17.
First, at s1 shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the power supply (not shown) of the pachinko machine 2 has just been turned on, and if it is immediately after the power is turned on, s3 is executed. After clearing the memory (RAM) of the control circuit and inputting the initial value, s3 is executed. In the initial state, the apparatus 1 holds the guiding means 16 at the first position and the opening / closing means 15, 15 in the closed state.

In s3, when the power is turned on, data is set to a demonstration timer (not shown) for displaying a symbol on the light emitting display element 43. When this data set is completed, the light-emitting display element
43 is the above demonstration, "OH
To FH ”are sequentially displayed, and the symbols are similarly displayed in a dark and fluctuating manner at a rate of 16 m / s per symbol from the lower left to the right (see FIG. 16). Then, in s4, various switches such as the proximity sensor 22 are displayed. Check whether short circuit or disconnection has occurred.If short circuit or disconnection has occurred in s5, perform error data processing in s6 and then s9
Execute

On the other hand, if no short circuit or disconnection has occurred in s5, it is determined in s7 whether or not there is a winning ball in the starting winning opening 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 16, when the proximity sensor 22 provided in the starting winning opening 11 detects the firing sphere, the control circuit detects the lighting number of the starting number display member 47, and is displayed in a dark and fluctuating manner. All the light emitting display elements 43 are displayed brightly and fluctuated (see FIG. 16). At this time, the control circuit stores the number of lightings displayed on the starting number display member 47 in the memory (starting storage counter), and at the same time, sets a “starting mode” in which all the light emitting display elements 43 are displayed in a bright and fluctuating manner. Is done. In s7, when the lighting number of the start number display member 47 is “0 to 3”, the start number display member 47 that is turned off is turned on, and a general winning process is performed. And
When the lighting number of the start number display member 47 is “4”, only the general winning process is performed.

Then s8 is executed, s8 is a light emitting display element
Reference numeral 43 denotes a step of setting a time for which the symbol is to be displayed in a fluctuating manner, and a symbol for which the display is to be displayed in a fluctuating manner and then stopped and displayed brightly. The time during which the light emitting display element 43 brightly fluctuates and displays a symbol is shortest on the left side of the upper row, and then becomes longer in the order of upper row, upper row right, lower row left, lower row, lower row right. In other words, the light-emitting display element 43 of each digit which is displayed in a brightly fluctuating manner brightly stops and displays the symbols in the order of upper row left, upper row, upper row right, lower row left, lower row, and lower row right.

The time during which each of the light emitting display elements 43 displays a symbol in a bright and fluctuating manner is composed of a basic time, a fixed time, and a random time as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the basic time in the upper row left light emitting display element 43 is 5 seconds, the fixed time is 0.2 seconds in the upper row left, middle and right, and 0.75 seconds in the lower row left, middle and right. On the other hand, the random time depends on a random number described below, and this random number determines a symbol. The time during which the light emitting display elements 43 other than the upper row left display the symbols in a bright and fluctuating manner is determined based on the random time of the upper row left light emitting display element 43. The pattern that each light emitting display element 43 stops displaying brightly is determined by a random number, and the random number is generated by a random number counter (not shown).

This random number counter is provided for each light emitting display element 43,
After the processing from s1 to s39 is completed, a random number is generated by counting up by “1” until the next interrupt occurs, and when the random number reaches a predetermined numerical value (for example, 64), an initial value (for example, The loop counter is reset to 0) (see FIG. 15).

Then, the random time of the left light emitting display element 43 in the upper row is
The random number generated at the time when the basic time has elapsed from the time when the proximity sensor 22 provided in the starting winning opening 11 has detected the firing ball, or 5 seconds in the case of the light emitting display element 43 on the upper row left has elapsed, is a random time (for example, , 0 to 64 ms), and when the time obtained by adding the random time to the fixed time (0.2 seconds) elapses, the bright variation display of the symbol is stopped, and the symbol at that time is brightly stopped and displayed. In other words, the time during which the light emitting display element 43 in the upper left row displays a bright and fluctuating display is (base time (5 seconds) + fixed time (0.2 seconds) + random time).

Further, when the light emitting display element 43 in the upper row left starts a bright stop display and operates the fluctuation time reduction switch 44 before the fixed time elapses, the random number generated at the time of operation is determined as a random time, When a time obtained by adding the random time to the fixed time (0.2 seconds) elapses, the bright variation display of the symbol is stopped, and the symbol at that point is brightly stopped and displayed. This allows the player to manually change the fluctuation time. By the way, in order to measure the above-mentioned basic time, fixed time and random time, the control circuit is configured with an automatic stop timer by a program, but the data processing amount used for this automatic stop timer is:
It is extremely small compared to other data processing amounts in the control of the pachinko machine 1.

In s8, first, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation mode is set (see FIG. 10 s8-1). If the symbol variation mode is set, s8-2 is executed to set the symbol variation mode. If not, execute s9. In s8-2, the CPU of the control circuit clears a bit that is not used for a timer for measuring a basic time or the like, and then performs a subtraction process of the basic time set in the automatic stop timer in s24 (described later) (s8- 3).

Next, if the automatic stop timer times out at s8-4, that is, if the basic time has elapsed, it is determined at s8-5 whether the variable display time reduction switch 44 has been operated. When the variable display time reduction switch 44 is operated in s8-5, the symbol stop mode is set in s8-6. After that, in s8-7, the automatic stop timer is set with a fixed time and a random time and started, and after the automatic stop timer times out, s9 is executed. On the other hand, when the variable display time reduction switch 44 is not operated in s8-5,
s9 is executed.

The time during which the light-emitting display elements 43 in the upper row are displayed in a bright and fluctuating manner is determined by setting the same time on the upper row left as the basic time, and similarly in the upper row right, lower row left, lower row middle and lower row right. The time for which the display element 43 makes the variable element brighter is determined, and the light emitting display element 43 of each digit sequentially stops the symbols brightly at a timing corresponding to the time for which the variable element is made to display the variable.
See Figure 16).

Next, in s10, when it is determined that there is no abnormality in the read random number data, it is determined in s11 whether or not the large role mode is set (see FIG. 16). On the other hand, when it is determined that the random number data read in s10 is abnormal, s35 (described later) in FIG. 11 is executed. Subsequently, in s11, when it is determined that the main role mode is set, while in S12, the main role process is performed, and when it is determined that the main role mode is not set, s22
(To be described later).

In s12, when the main role processing is performed, the state in which the symbols in s11 are brightly stopped and displayed is continued for further 6 seconds (see FIG. 17), and then the control circuit activates the driving means 17. At the same time, the main timer is started. As a result, the control circuit generates a drive signal, so that the opening / closing means 15, 15 is interlocked with the guiding means 16 to gradually open the inflow port 14. Therefore, the inflow port 14 can be opened without independently providing the driving means 17 in both the guiding means 16 and the opening / closing means 15, and the shot sphere is taken into the variable winning ball device 1 via the guiding means 16.

In s13, the launch sphere taken into the variable winning prize ball device 1 is subjected to a general winning process on the launch sphere detected by the second proximity sensor 50 (s13). When the number of winning balls in the accommodation unit 13 of the variable winning ball device 1 has reached 10 in s14, s1
After the control circuit clears the main role timer in step 5, it determines whether or not the first proximity sensor 22 has detected the shooting ball in s 16, and sets the main role continuation mode if detected (see FIG. 17). Then, an extension (continuation) process of the current role processing is performed.

On the other hand, when the number of winning balls (firing balls) has not reached 10 in s14, the above-mentioned s16 is executed. Next, in s17,
It is determined whether or not there is a winning ball in the accommodating portion 13. After the first proximity sensor 22 detects the winning ball in s17, the winning ball is detected by the second proximity sensor (10 count switch) 50 within a predetermined time. In this case, while s18 is executed, if no winning ball is detected within a predetermined time, an error set is performed in s21, and then s25 shown in FIG. 11 is executed.

Next, in s18, if the main part timer times out, in other words, if thirty seconds elapse after the start of the main part processing, the part end mode is set, and then "six seconds" is set in the part end timer. Thereafter (see FIG. 17), after executing s20, it is determined again whether or not there is a winning ball in the accommodation unit 13, and if there is no winning ball, s21 is executed. If the timer does not expire at s18, the main timer is decremented at s19 to continue the current main processing and execute s25. If the major role mode is not set in s11, s
22 is executed to determine whether or not the game is in progress. If the game is in progress, s25 described later is executed. If the game is not in progress, the game is started in s23 (start mode is set). Is determined.

In this game, the role end mode in which the main role is ended,
This represents the case where either the symbol stop mode in which the light-emitting display element 43 stops displaying the symbol brightly or the symbol variation mode in which the light-emitting display element 43 displays the symbol brightly is set. If the game is not running in s23, s25 is executed, while if the game is started, the light emitting display element 4 is executed in s24.
3 sets the symbol variation mode for brightly varying the symbol display, sets "5 seconds" (see FIG. 16) as the basic time in the automatic stop timer, and further checks the disconnection of the proximity sensor 22 (see s5). After performing the above, s25 is executed.

In s25, when the big win timer times out in s18, or when the winning prize ball to the accommodating unit 13 reaches 10 balls and the winning end mode is set, the proximity sensor 22 of the big winning prize mouth 21 detects the winning prize ball in s26. It is determined whether or not the detection has been performed, that is, whether or not the major role continuation mode has been set in s16. On the other hand, if the role end mode is not set in s25, s29
To s1 ~
Execute s25. Then, in s26, the proximity sensor of the special winning opening 21
When the winning ball is not detected by 22 and when the number of continuations is the maximum (10 times), the main role continuation mode is not set. Therefore, in s27, the control circuit clears the main role mode, reduces the number of winning prize balls stored in the memory by "1", and simultaneously turns off the starting number display member 47 which is lit and displayed by "1".

If the proximity sensor 22 of the special winning opening 21 in the region, s26, has detected a winning ball as shown in FIG. 17, after performing the processing of the large role continuation set to extend the current large role processing in s28,
Execute s29. To extend the main role processing, the control circuit temporarily stops the generation of the drive signal after the current main role processing ends. As a result, the guiding means 16 at the second position moves to the first position, and the opening / closing means 15, 15 closes the open inlet 14 with the movement. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, after 6 seconds have elapsed (s26), the control circuit generates a drive signal again (s27) and extends the main role process again. Such an important role process is extended up to ten times.

During the winning combination process, the number of winning balls to the winning opening 21 is displayed on the light emitting display element 43 in the lower row shown in FIG.
Each of the light emitting display elements 43 in the lower left row shown in FIG.
, And the light emitting display elements 43 in the lower row brightly display "1" (see FIG. 17). Further, the upper row of each light emitting display element 43, 43, 43 alternately brightens each upper row stop symbol in s9 and the same stop symbol corresponding to each lower row left middle right light emitting display element 43, 43, 43. Stop display.
Then, while the generation of the driving signal is stopped (see FIG. 17), all the light emitting display elements 43 display the respective stop symbols in s9 brightly and stop.

Further, when an abnormality has occurred in the detecting means for detecting the inflow ball into the housing portion 13, the control circuit detects the abnormality, stops the function of each, and performs an appropriate process. At the same time, an abnormal signal indicating that an abnormality has occurred is generated and input to alarm means (not shown).

In s29, it is determined whether or not the symbol stop mode is set in s8-6, and if the symbol stop mode is set, s30 is executed. If the symbol stop mode is not set, s35 is set. Run. In s30, processing as shown in FIGS. s301 to s312 in FIG. 12 is performed. First, in s301, it is determined whether or not the left light emitting display element 43 in the upper row is displaying a symbol brightly and stopped, and when the symbol is brightly stopped and displayed,
Step s305, which will be described later, is executed. If the stop display is not bright, s302 is executed.

In s302, the automatic stop timer (s8−
7) It is determined whether or not the time is up. If the time is up, the random number in the upper row is fetched at the time when the time is up, and the random time in the upper row is determined based on the fetched random number. Then, by adding the random time in the upper row and the fixed time of 0.2 seconds, the variable display time for the upper row symbol is determined, and the stop flag for the upper row left symbol is loaded (s304), Thereafter, s325 shown in FIG. 13 is executed. On the other hand, if the automatic stop timer for the upper row left symbol has not timed out, in s303, the automatic stop timer for the upper row left symbol is decremented, and then s35 is executed.

In s305, it is determined whether or not the light emitting display element 43 in the upper row is displaying the symbol brightly and stop, and if it is brightly stopped and displayed, execute s309 described later, and if it is not brightly stopped and displayed. Executes s306. In s306, it is determined whether or not the automatic stop timer for symbols in the upper row has timed out. If the time has expired, the random number on the upper right of the row is fetched at the time when the time is up, and based on the fetched random number. To determine the random time of the upper right symbol. Then, after adding the random time of the upper row middle symbol and the fixed time of 0.2 seconds, the variable display time of the upper row right symbol is determined,
Each stop flag of the upper left symbol and the upper middle symbol is loaded, and s325 is executed. On the other hand, when the automatic stop timer for the upper middle symbol has not timed out, in s307,
The automatic stop timer for the symbols in the upper row is decremented, and then s35 is executed.

In s309, it is determined whether or not the upper right light emitting display element 43 is displaying the symbol brightly and stop.If the symbol is brightly stopped and displayed, execute s313 described later. Executes s310. At s310, it is determined whether or not the automatic stop timer for the upper row right symbol has timed out. If the time has elapsed, the random number of the lower row left symbol is fetched at the time when the time has elapsed, and based on the fetched random number. To determine the random time on the left side of the lower row. Then, after adding the random time of the lower row left and the fixed time of 0.75 seconds, the variable display time of the lower row left symbol is determined, then each stop of the upper row left symbol, upper row middle symbol and upper row right symbol The flag is loaded (s312 in FIG. 12), and s325 is executed. On the other hand,
If the automatic stop timer for the upper row right symbol has not expired, in s311, the automatic stop timer for the upper row right symbol is decremented, and then s35 is executed.

Hereinafter, by the same procedure, each stop symbol is determined,
These are brightly stopped and displayed on the left, middle, and right light-emitting display elements 43 in the lower row (see FIG. 14, S313 to S322). And s3
At 22, when the automatic stop time for the lower row right symbol is timed up, 0.5 seconds is set to a hand check waiting timer (not shown) when the time is up, then the upper row left symbol, the upper row middle symbol and Each stop flag for the upper right symbol is loaded (s324). Next, s325 shown in FIG.
If the automatic stop timer has not timed out, s35 is executed.

At s325, the control circuit displays each digit pattern with each light emitting display element.
After setting a bright stop display flag in 43, it is determined in s326 whether or not there is a reach eye (at least two or more symbols). And if it ’s a reach eye,
After setting a sound effect indicating that in s327,
A sound effect to be generated when the brightly variably displayed symbol is stopped and displayed is set, and s35 (described later) is executed.

Further, when the light emitting display elements 43 in the lower right of the row are stopping the symbols brightly in s321, the symbols displayed on the light emitting display elements 43 of all digits are brightly stopped and displayed, and in s31, When the combination check timer expires, it is determined whether the combination check wait timer set in s324 has expired. If the time has not expired, the combination check wait timer is subtracted from the combination check wait timer. Execute

On the other hand, when the combination check waiting timer times out, s32 is executed. Then, in s32, of the symbols that are displayed brightly stopped on the light emitting display element 43 of each digit,
If the symbol "7" has three or more digits, the main role mode is set in s33. If the symbol "7" is less than three digits, the role end mode is set in s34 as a loss process. You.

When the major role mode is set in s33, "1" is set to the number of continuous major roles, "6 seconds" is set to the major role start wait timer (not shown), and 30 seconds is further set to the major role timer. . As a result, the control circuit generates a drive signal, so that the solenoid 31
Is excited, and the plunger 36 is sucked.
33 is rotated clockwise in the figure about the connecting shaft 35. That is, the guiding means 16 at the first position slides the bottom portion 20 leftward in the figure to move to the second position. Opening and closing means 15, 15 closing the inflow port 14 with this movement,
The inflow port 14 is gradually opened because it is interlockingly driven by the guiding means 16 and rotated about the opening and closing shafts 24, 24.
Therefore, the driving unit 17 is connected to the guiding unit 16 and the opening / closing unit 15.
Need not be provided independently.

Furthermore, when the inflow port 14 is gradually opened, the guiding means 16 assumes the second position, so that the end portion of the variable winning ball device 1 projects in the direction of the glass plate 18, and the shooting ball is played on the game board. It collides with the end protruding from 3 and is guided to the accommodating part 13 via the inflow port 14. Here, since the inside of the accommodating portion 13 does not touch the visual sense of the player until the opening / closing means 15, 15 is opened, the inside of the accommodating portion 13, the back side of the opening / closing means 15, 15 and the guiding means 16 emit light. By providing a decorative member such as an element or a doll, when the opening / closing means 15, 15 is opened, a surprise is given to the player, and the playability can be increased.
Then, the guided launch sphere is distributed to the large winning opening (extension processing of the current large role processing) 21 or the left and right direction (general prize processing) of the guidance means 16 by the inclination of the guidance means 16.

When s33 or s34 is executed, in s35, the light emitting display element 43 and the indicator light 45 corresponding to each mode.
Is subjected to light emission processing. In s36, when an error is set in s6, s10, and s21, the luminescent display element processing for the error is performed in s37, and then, in s38, the sound effect for the error or other effects such as the main part processing. Choose a sound. On the other hand, in s36, if the light emission processing is not for displaying an error, the light emitting display element 43 and the indicator light 45 emit light according to the processing, and thereafter, the above-described s38 is executed. Subsequently, in s39, the sound effect selected in s38 is generated, and then in s40, the random number generation processing shown in FIG. 15 is performed, and the launch prize hole 11 is awaited.

In the present embodiment, the closing pin 55 is provided on the opening / closing means 15, while the closing rib 54 is provided on the guiding means 16, and the guiding means 16 moves between the first position and the second position. The case where the closing pin 55 and the closing rib 54 are engaged with each other and the inlet 14 is opened and closed based on this engagement has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a part of the opening / closing rib and a part of the end of the guiding means 16 on the glass plate 18 side are provided so as to be slidable, and based on the frictional force generated by the sliding contact, the opening / closing means is provided.
The inflow port 14 may be opened and closed by rotating the 15.

In addition, a spring (not shown) is attached to the rotation shaft of the opening / closing means 15.
, The elastic force may be urged in the direction in which the opening / closing means 15 is always closed. In this case, when the guiding means 16 at the first position moves to the second position, the opening / closing means 15 opens the inlet 14 in the same manner as described above. On the other hand, the guiding means 16 is located at the second position.
Is moved to the first position.
Closes the inflow port 14 gradually by the above-mentioned elastic force and the interlock based on the movement of the guiding means 16.

(Effect of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is not necessary to provide the driving means independently for the opening / closing means and the guiding means, so that not only the number of parts is reduced, but also these mounting structures are provided. Is simplified. For this reason, the efficiency of the design work and the assembly work of the variable winning ball apparatus is improved, and the production cost of the variable winning ball apparatus can be reduced.

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1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the apparatus of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine provided with the apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state different from FIG. 4, and FIG.
7 is a side view showing a state different from that of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the guiding means of FIG. 3 ... Game board 13 ... Accommodation section 14 ... Inlet 15 ... Opening / closing means 16 ... Guiding means 17 ... Driving means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An accommodating section for accommodating pachinko balls hit on a game board, an inlet for allowing pachinko balls to flow into the accommodating section, opening / closing means for opening / closing the inflow port, and opening of the opening / closing means. A pachinko ball variable prize device comprising: a guiding means having a guiding path for guiding the pachinko ball that has flowed from the inflow port to the storage section, wherein the pachinko ball is awarded to the inflow port by the opening / closing means and the guiding means. An electric drive means for selectively forming a first state in which no entry is made and a second state in which a prize is easily made to the inflow port; and the opening and closing interlocked with each other in the accommodation portion for temporarily accommodating a pachinko ball. Means and a guide means, and a variable winning device for a pachinko machine. 2. The variable winning device of a pachinko machine, wherein the guiding means is slidable on the glass plate side of the pachinko machine so as to protrude from a variable winning ball device in a second state. .