JP2854016B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a plurality of 7-segment displays and a display having a rotating drum with a design are provided on a game board surface, and when a game ball wins at a predetermined starting port, a display pattern of the display is displayed. If the symbol combination at the time of stop is a predetermined big hit display, the big winning prize opening is continuously opened under predetermined conditions, and the variable display type continuous character There is known a pachinko game machine having the following. A pachinko gaming machine having such a continuous role is classified as a first-class continuous role-type pachinko gaming machine.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The pachinko gaming machine is required to have a new board configuration and operation that always evokes a new taste of the player, and the present invention requires this new board configuration and operation. It is intended to provide a pachinko gaming machine having the same.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the configuration of the present invention is to rotate a plurality of rotary display boards provided with a plurality of symbols at predetermined angles around a vertical axis with respect to a game board. A pachinko gaming machine comprising a symbol display device to be stopped, and providing a bonus to a player when a combination of symbols displayed at a predetermined position when each rotary display panel in the symbol display device is stopped is a predetermined combination. And arranging a part of at least two of the plurality of rotary display panels so as to overlap each other, and arranging the predetermined positions so as to be aligned on a straight line. A pachinko gaming machine characterized by providing a display for notifying a gaming situation therebetween.

(Operation) According to the configuration of the present invention, at least two of the rotary display panels are arranged so as to overlap with each other, so that the entire symbol display device can be downsized.
In addition, since the predetermined positions for displaying the combination of the symbols that give the player a privilege on each rotary display board are arranged so as to be aligned, it is easy for the player to confirm the display of the specific combination of the symbols.

Further, a "display for informing the game status" (for example, a continuous number display other than a symbol for determining whether or not a bonus is given to a player, a display for displaying the number of winnings to a special winning opening, etc.) is displayed as a symbol. Since the device is provided between a plurality of rotary display panels, even if the display is provided, it is possible to reduce the size of the symbol display device without increasing its size.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board surface of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

At the center of the game board surface 100, a symbol display device 30 including two rotary display boards 34 to 36 is arranged. Below the symbol display device 30, there is provided a special winning opening 9 provided with the accessory continuous operation device 10. A left type 1 starting port 7, a right type 1 starting port 8, and a middle type 1 starting port 6 are provided on the left and right and above the big winning opening 9. A winning prize opening 1 is provided above the symbol display device 30, and a left winning prize opening 2 and a right prize winning opening 3 are provided on the left and right. A left winning opening 4 and a right winning opening 5 are provided below and right of the gaming board 100, respectively. In addition, four windmills 21 are arranged in the center lateral direction of the game board 100, and a windmill 20 that emits light by LEDs is arranged at the upper part. In addition, winning opening 2
Indicator lights 16, 18, and 19 are provided below 5 and inside the special winning opening 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the symbol display device 30 has a box with three rotating display panels 34 to 36 arranged in a triangle.
Housed within 31. As shown in FIG. 3, the box 31 includes a housing 32 that accommodates the rotary display boards 34 to 36,
A lid 33 is placed on the upper surface of the housing 32. The lid 33 is transparent except for a part of the periphery, and various display LED groups 12 to 15 arranged at the entire surface and the lower center of the rotating display boards 34 to 36 housed therein are passed through the lid 33. It is visible. In the center of the lid 33, there are formed display windows 37 to 39 bulging into three circular lenses in a horizontal line.

On the lower surface of the housing 32, three step motors 40 to 42 are mounted, and a rotation shaft 43 of these step motors 40 to 42 is provided.
45 protrude into the housing 32. The rotary display boards 34 to 36 are mounted on the rotary shafts 43 to 45, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, poles 46, 4 are provided on the back of the housing 32.
A circuit board 48 is attached via 7 (not shown but a plurality of others are provided). Also, a circuit board 49 is directly attached to a part of the back surface of the housing 32. These circuit boards 48, 49 are provided with a plurality of connectors 50, 51 for connecting connection lines connecting to a control device 80 (shown in FIG. 5) provided on the back side of the game board. Further, a circuit board 49 directly fixed to the back surface of the housing 32 includes the plurality of LED groups 1.
2 to 15 are arranged. In the figure, 75 to 78 are lead wires.

The rotary display panels 34 to 36 are provided with a plurality of symbols for each predetermined angle. As an example of a specific display symbol, a symbol 60 (bell, grape, cherry, crown, watermelon, watermelon) used for a throttle machine is used. , 6 symbols of number 7)
It is placed in a circular frame in a predetermined order every 60 mm. In addition, there are small circular color patterns 61 everywhere between these patterns 60.
Is arranged. The color pattern 61 is provided with different colors (for example, red, yellow, purple, green, orange, and peach) in a predetermined order.

The rotation shafts 43 to 45 are provided with rotation position detectors for detecting the rotation positions. This rotational position detector is configured as shown in FIG. 4 (representatively the rotary shaft 45, and the same is applied to the others). A thick shaft 52 is fitted and fixed to the rotating shaft 45. A light-shielding pin 53 having a predetermined width is formed at a predetermined position on a side surface of the shaft 52 in a horizontal direction. At the upper end of the shaft 52, a small disk 54 for integrally mounting the rotary display panel 36 is integrally formed.
In the vicinity of the side of the shaft 52, a light-transmitting optical sensor (microphotosensor) 55 having a U-shaped detection unit 56 is disposed. In this optical sensor 55, the detection unit 56 is set at the height of the light-shielding pin 53, and light beams are emitted in the vertical direction. Then, by the rotation of the rotation shaft 45, the light shielding pin
When 53 enters the detection unit 56, the light beam is blocked, so that the output of the light receiving element provided in the detection unit 56 changes, and this output is sent to the control device 80 via the lead wire 57. FIG. 1 is a top view of the configuration shown in FIG.

Returning to FIG. 2, at a predetermined position on the side surface of the housing 32, that is, at the upper and lower right and left sides in FIG. 1 (the lower one is shown in FIG. 2), the filament attached to the socket 70 is shown. A miniature bulb is installed. Above the miniature bulb 71, a light guide section 72 protruding in a columnar shape from the lower surface of the lid 33 is arranged so that the lower surface thereof and the upper end of the miniature bulb 71 are close to (or in contact with) each other. . The upper end of the light guide 72 is a circular indicator light 17, as shown in FIG. Therefore,
The light generated from the miniature bulb 71 is guided by the light guide section 72 and causes the indicator lamp 17 to emit light. That is, the light guide section 72 exhibits the same operation as the so-called optical fiber principle, and the miniature bulb 71
Can be guided to the indicator lamp 17 while suppressing scattering.

FIG. 5 shows a control device 8 arranged on the back of the game board surface 100.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of 0. This controller 80
Is a control device by a microcomputer including a CPU 81, a ROM 82, a RAM 83, a clock circuit and a reset circuit 84, a power supply circuit 85, an analog GND connected to an external antistatic device 88, and the like. The inputs of various detection switches are input to the CPU 81 via the switch detection circuit 86.
Further, various control outputs are output from the CPU 81 via drivers such as respective drive units.

The switches connected to the switch detection unit 86 include first-type starting port detection switches 121 to 123 provided in the first-type starting ports 6, 7, and 8 (shown in FIG. 1) for detecting falling balls, A continuous actuation detection switch 124 for constituting a continuous action device 10 (shown in FIG. 1) for detecting a dropped ball, and a special winning opening prize provided at the large winning opening 9 for detecting a dropped ball. Detection switch 125
A prize ball setting means operation detecting switch 126 provided in a prize ball payout device (not shown) for detecting the operation of the prize ball setting means for determining the number of prize balls;
An optical switch 55 and the like provided for every six.

Here, for the sake of distinction, the optical switch provided on the left rotating display panel (hereinafter referred to as left rotating display panel) 34 in FIG. An optical switch provided on the middle rotation display panel 35) is a middle symbol position detection switch 128, and an optical switch provided on the right rotation display panel (hereinafter, right rotation display panel) 36 is a right symbol position detection switch 129. And

The symbols 60 and 61 of the left rotating display panel 34 appearing in the left display window 37 in FIG. 2 are "left symbols", and the symbols 60 and 61 of the middle rotating display panel 35 appearing in the central display window 38 are "middle". The symbols 60 and 61 of the right rotation display panel 36 appearing in the right display window 39 are referred to as "right symbols".

The prize ball number setting means is a technical means for setting and changing the number of released balls in accordance with a winning mode of the game ball by a set prize ball number switching means driving solenoid 111 described later (for example, When a game ball wins in the first kind opening 6, eight prize balls are released, and when another game wins, thirteen prize balls are released).
This is based on the technology disclosed in JP-A-63-115581.

On the other hand, the drive unit and the like connected to the CPU 81 include the continuous number display LED 13, the special winning opening winning number display LED 14, and the storage number display LED 1.
2 and an LED display circuit 90 for driving the decorative LED 15;
Winner opening solenoid to open tulip
A solenoid drive circuit 91 for driving 110;
And indicator light drive circuits 92 to 95 for turning on and off the drive, a solenoid drive circuit 96 for driving the set prize ball number switching means drive solenoid 111, and a notification when a fraudulent act of the player is detected. And a sound effect output circuit 9 that drives a speaker 113 that generates a predetermined sound effect when a prize is won or the like.
8 and drive the symbol display device 30 (specifically, 3
Driving the three step motors 40 to 42).

Next, among the operations of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, operations relating to the symbol display device 30 will be described below.

The symbol display device 3 is stored in the ROM 82 in the control device 80.
A system program of the entire pachinko gaming machine including the control of 0, audio data, and the like are stored. RAM83 also has
Various flags and counters necessary for control are provided. Among them, those related to the operation description are listed below.

Big win opening solenoid flag; When it is “1”, the big winning opening solenoid 110 is turned on.

Type 1 starting port detection switch 1 flag; set to "1" when the type 1 starting port detection switch 121 is on.

Type 1 starting port detection switch 2 flag; set to "1" when the type 1 starting port detection switch 122 is on.

Type 1 starting port detection switch 3 flag; set to "1" when the type 1 starting port detection switch 123 is on.

Switch for successively operating role of switch; set to "1" when switch for continuously detecting role of operation 124 is ON.

Special winning opening winning switch flag: Set to "1" when the special winning opening winning detection switch 125 is on.

Large winning opening winning number counter; counts the number of gaming balls that have won the large winning opening 9.

Continuous operation number counter: The number of continuous operations of the special winning opening 9 due to the winning of the game ball to the accessory continuous operation device 10 is counted.

Type 1 starting port winning number counter; counts up to four game balls that have won the type 1 starting ports 6 to 8. It is decremented by 1 by the symbol changing operation.

Motor output data flag; A pulse signal having a phase difference to be supplied to the three step motors 40 to 42 is switched.

Left motor counter; +1 is added every 8 ms while the left symbol fluctuates, and the output data to be supplied to the left step motor 40 is determined based on the value.

Medium motor counter: During the fluctuation of the middle symbol, +1 is added every 8 ms, and the output data to be supplied to the middle step motor 41 is determined based on the value.

Right motor counter; +1 is added every 8 ms while the right symbol fluctuates, and the output data to be supplied to the middle step motor 41 is determined based on the value.

Left symbol position counter: Counts the number of steps of the rotation position of the left rotation display panel 34 from the original position (varies from 0 to 47).

Middle symbol position counter: Counts the number of steps of the rotation position of the middle rotation display panel 35 from the original position (varies from 0 to 47).

Right symbol position counter: Counts the number of steps from the original position of the rotation position of the right rotation display panel 35 (varies from 0 to 47).

Process flag: "1" is set during the symbol variation process, "2" is set during the symbol variation stop process, and "3" is set during the display symbol determination process.

Motor switch flag: Left symbol position detection switch 127, middle symbol position detection switch 128, right symbol position detection switch 129, 1.
If the state before 0 ms is off, set “1”.

Left symbol random number generation counter: The counter is incremented by one every predetermined time (for example, 1.0 ms), and when it reaches 9, clearing is repeated, and random numbers 0 to 8 are generated.

Medium symbol random number generation counter: The counter is incremented by one every predetermined time (for example, 9.0 ms), and when it becomes 12, clearing is repeated, and random numbers from 0 to 11 are generated.

Right symbol random number generation counter: A predetermined time (for example, +1 is added every 108.0 ms, and when it becomes 12, clearing is repeated, and random numbers 0 to 11 are generated.

Left symbol random number buffer 0: Stores a left symbol random number used for a variation time after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.992 seconds) after the display of the left symbol starts to fluctuate.

Medium symbol random number buffer 0; stores a random number for a medium symbol used for a variation time after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.992 seconds) after the display of the middle symbol starts to fluctuate.

Right symbol random number buffer 0; stores a right symbol random number used for a variation time after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.992 seconds) after the display of the right symbol starts to fluctuate.

Left symbol random number buffer 1; stores the random number for the left symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type starting openings 6 to 8 becomes 1.

Medium symbol random number buffer 1; stores a random number for a medium symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes 1.

Right symbol random number buffer 1; The right symbol random number when the number of wins stored in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes 1 is stored.

Left symbol random number buffer 2; stores a random number for the left symbol when the number of winning storages in the first-type starting openings 6 to 8 becomes 2.

Medium symbol random number buffer 2; stores a random number for a medium symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type starting ports 6 to 8 becomes 2.

Right symbol random number buffer 2; The right symbol random number buffer 2 stores the random number for the right symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type starting openings 6 to 8 becomes 2.

Left symbol random number buffer 3; stores a random number for the left symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes three.

Medium symbol random number buffer 3; stores a random number for a medium symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes 3.

Right symbol random number buffer 3; The right symbol random number buffer 3 stores the random number for the right symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type starting openings 6 to 8 becomes 3.

Left symbol random number buffer 4; stores a random number for the left symbol when the number of winning storages in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes four.

Medium symbol random number buffer 4; stores a random number for medium symbols when the number of wins stored in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes 4.

Right symbol random number buffer 4; The right symbol random number buffer 4 stores the random number for the right symbol when the number of wins stored in the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8 becomes 4.

Hereinafter, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described.

When the player starts firing game balls by turning the handle of a firing device (not shown), before a game ball wins one of the first-type start-up ports 6 to 8, a payout process at the time of winning or an LED 12 is performed.
15 to 15 and display control of the indicators 16 to 19 are performed.

When a game ball wins in the first-type starting ports 6 to 8 and any of the first-type starting-port detecting switches 121 to 123 is turned on, the number of times that the number of times is stored is 4 in the first-type starting port winning counter. Is memorized. In addition, the first-type starting port detection switches 121 to 1
When any one of 23 is turned on, the symbol display device 30 is driven to change and stop the display symbol under a predetermined condition.
The drive of the symbol display device 30 is performed as follows.

First, when any of the first-type start-up opening detection switches 121 to 123 is turned on, the random number buffer corresponding to the value of the first-type start-up winning number counter at that time is stored in the left, right, middle, and right positions. Are stored. Here, the value of each random number generation counter of the left middle right symbol is transferred to each random number generation counter 0 of the left middle right symbol when the initial period TM of the latter period has elapsed from the start of the symbol change. The reason why a plurality of buffers are provided is to make the value of each random number generation counter different according to the value of the first-type start-up winning number counter. Depending on the values of the left symbol random number 回 転, the middle symbol random number Y, and the right symbol random number Z determined at the time of winning the first kind starting opening, the time T1 to T3 from the start of rotation to the stop of each of the rotary display panels 3 to 36 is determined. It is determined.

The fluctuation time T1 of the left symbol is the sum of the initial period TM and the variable period T. The initial period TM is a preset time, and is set to 4.992 seconds in the present embodiment. The variable period T # is determined by reading the value の of the left symbol random number buffer at the time when the initial period TM has elapsed, and performing a predetermined operation on the left symbol random number Χ. Since the left symbol random number Χ has nine patterns of 0 to 8, the variable period TΧ also has nine patterns.

The fluctuation time T2 of the middle symbol is determined by the fluctuation time T1 of the left symbol and the variable period TY. The variable period TY is determined by performing a predetermined calculation (different from the calculation used for the variable time of the left symbol) on the medium symbol random number Y. Since there are twelve kinds of random numbers Y for medium symbols, the variable period TY is also twelve kinds.

The variation time T3 of the right symbol is determined by the variation time T2 of the middle symbol and the variable period TZ. The variable period TZ is determined by performing a predetermined operation (different from the operation used for the variable time of the left symbol and the middle symbol) on the right symbol random number Z. Since the right symbol random number Z is 12 patterns from 0 to 11, the variable period TZ is also
12 ways.

By such an operation, when a game ball wins in any of the first kind starting ports 6 to 8, the rotation display boards 34 to 36 start to rotate at the same time, and each of the symbols in the middle left is like a throttle machine. It fluctuates at high speed. Then, at the time point when the fluctuation times T1 to T3 elapse, the left rotation display panel 34 → the middle rotation display panel 35 → the right rotation display panel
The rotation stops in the order of 36. At this time, the fluctuation stop time of each symbol is determined at random from among a plurality of different times as described above, so that it is extremely difficult even for a skilled player to grasp the stop timing of the symbol fluctuation.

Next, when the symbol change stops, if the displayed symbol at this time (each symbol in the middle left and right) is a predetermined big hit display,
The special winning opening 9 is opened up to 10 times at predetermined intervals. The opening operation of the special winning opening 9 is carried out by setting the special winning opening solenoid graph to "1" for a predetermined period and turning on the special winning opening solenoid 110 only during this period.

Furthermore, while the special winning opening 9 is open, the continuous operation device 10
Is activated, the continuous opening operation is repeated ten times after a predetermined time has elapsed after the closing of the special winning opening 9. The number of continuous opening operations of the special winning opening 9 is counted by the continuous operation number counter, and when the counted number reaches 9, that is,
When the continuous opening operation reaches 10 times including the first time, the continuous opening operation is not performed any more. Therefore, this continuous opening operation is a maximum of 10 times including the first time. In addition, during the opening operation of the special winning opening 9, when approximately 10 game balls win the special winning opening 9 without the continuous accessory operating device 10 being operated, the special winning opening 9 is closed.

The determination of the big hit display at the time of the symbol fluctuation stop is performed by the CPU 81. That is, when the symbol change starts, the CPU 81
Then, the rotational positions of the left and right rotary display boards 34 to 36 are checked at any time by the motor switch, the left and right middle motor counters, and the left and right middle symbol position counters. Each of the left middle right step motors 40 to 42 outputs a step motor driving pulse signal (on / off signal having a phase difference of 90 °) of a predetermined period formed by the motor output data flag to a fifth signal.
By outputting to the symbol display device drive circuit 99 in the figure, the motor rotates at a predetermined rotation speed. As a result, the rotary display boards 34 to 36 rotate, and the symbols appearing in the display windows 37 to 39 change.

During the symbol change, the left middle right symbol detection switch 127-1
When 29 is turned on, when the motor switch flag is set, the left, middle, and right symbol position counter is reset to compensate for the deviation of the original position.

The count value of each symbol position counter is from 34 to 34
Since it corresponds to the rotation angle position of 36 symbols 60, 61, CPU
81 determines the type of the displayed symbol from the count value at the time when the symbol change stops. In this embodiment, a large hit is displayed when the three display symbols in the middle left and right are combinations of the symbols such as “7, 7, 7” or “watermelon, watermelon, watermelon”. If it is a combination other than the jackpot display,
Is not opened or closed.

As described above, the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment includes the symbol display device 30 having the rotary display panels 34 to 36,
Further, by using the symbols used for the throttle machine, it is possible to give the player a new and new taste.

Further, in the present embodiment, step motors 40 to 42 are used as rotary power sources of the rotary display panels 34 to 36, and the rotary display panel 34
Based on the output of the rotation position detector using a micro photo sensor, the rotation position of ~ 36 is determined by the processing by the CPU 81, so that the rotation position is more expensive than when an expensive rotation position detector such as a rotary encoder is used. Is realized at low cost, and the detection accuracy is extremely good as compared with the case where only mechanical switches are used. Particularly, even if the rotation speeds of the rotary display panels 34 to 36 are high, the detection accuracy of the rotational position is good.

(Effect of the Invention) As described in detail above, according to the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the entire symbol display device can be downsized. Further, since the predetermined positions for displaying the combinations of the symbols that provide the player with the privilege are arranged in a straight line, the player can easily confirm the display of the specific symbol combinations.

Further, a display (e.g., a continuous number display, a display for displaying the number of winnings to a special winning opening, etc.) for notifying a game situation other than a symbol for determining whether or not to give a privilege to the player is provided on the symbol display device. Even when they are provided integrally, the symbol display device can be made compact without increasing the size of the entire symbol display device.

Particularly, since the indicator is provided between the plurality of rotary display panels of the symbol display device, the symbol display device can be effectively used, and the symbol display device can be made compact.

In a pachinko gaming machine, since a player shoots a pachinko ball on a game board surface and wins a pachinko ball in a winning opening, the player naturally plays a pachinko ball in a pachinko opening around a symbol display device. Therefore, a space for the pachinko balls to flow down is naturally required around the design display device. However, as described above, by reducing the size of the design display device, the placement of the nails on the game board surface on which the pachinko balls flow down, a prize The freedom of design of the game board surface such as the arrangement of the mouth can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a symbol display device in FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a front side view of the same, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a configuration of a rotational position detector constituting the symbol display device, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control device in the embodiment. 6-8: First-class starter 9: Large winning opening 12: Number of stored LEDs 13: Continuous count display LED 14: Large winning opening winning number display LED 30: Symbol display device 34-36: ... Rotation display panel 40 ~ 42 ... Step motor 53 ... Light shielding pin, 55 ... Optical sensor 56 ... Detection unit, 60,61 ... Symbol 80 ... Control device

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Morito Taki 1 Nishinokawa, Nishiharu-cho, Nishi-Kasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture Inside Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tomokazu Tanaka Nishi-no-Okimura, Nishiharu-cho, Nishi-Kasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture No. 1 Kawaichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-54-111937 (JP, A) JP-A-56-168770 (JP, A) JP-A-63-283661 (JP, A) (58) Surveyed field (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of rotary display boards provided with a plurality of symbols for each predetermined angle are rotated around an axis in a direction perpendicular to a game board.
A pachinko gaming machine comprising a symbol display device to be stopped, and providing a bonus to a player when a combination of symbols displayed at a predetermined position when each rotary display panel in the symbol display device is stopped is a predetermined combination. And arranging a part of at least two of the plurality of rotary display panels so as to overlap each other, and arranging the predetermined positions so as to be aligned on a straight line. A pachinko gaming machine having a display for notifying the player of a game situation.