JPH0798094B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a variation having an opening / closing wing and a normal winning opening and a special winning opening for a game ball guided by the opening / closing wing in the game area of a game board. Along with placing the winning device, a control device for the variable winning device is provided, and when a special winning opening is won, a certain waiting time is set and a special game state in which opening and closing blades are opened and closed a predetermined number of times in one cycle When a special prize hole is won during one cycle, the wait time is set to start a new cycle, and the cycle can be updated up to a finite number of times. While the number of updates corresponding to the number of rights is displayed on the number-of-rights indicator, the number of balls won in the variable winning device in one cycle is controlled to be displayed on the number-of-winning-balls indicator. It relates to Nko machine.

(Prior Art) Conventional pachinko machines of the above-mentioned type have the maximum number of consecutive open / close blades when a special prize is won in the variable winning device (special prize).
The game shifts to a special game state in which 18 cycles are set as one cycle, but the prize winning number indicator and the number-of-rights indicator simply display the total number of prizes generated during one cycle and the number of special prizes (update count). However, during the wait time that occurs when a new one cycle is started, the display of the winning ball number display does not change. In other words, during the wait time, which is the update interval, it is assumed that there will be no winning balls because the opening and closing blades are closed. It never changed.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, the wait time is that the opening and closing blades that have been opened and closed during the transition from the normal game state to the special game state or in the middle of one cycle are returned to the closed state. Since it begins with that, the game ball may be picked up and guided into the device during the closing operation. For this wait time, one break is added to the game content, the appearance of the movable member in the variable winning device is returned to the initial state, the prize ball discharge speed and the frequency of occurrence of prize balls are adjusted, and special prizes are awarded. It has a role of visually displaying that, for example, has a time length of about 1.6 seconds. Therefore, during the wait time, one or a plurality of winning balls may be generated in the normal winning holes and the special winning holes.

However, in the past, since there is no change in the display of the winning ball number display even when such winning balls occur, the display mode during the wait time is not clear to the player, and the player feels distrust of the winning number. I was leaving. In addition, it was not clear how to handle special prizes in succession.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine in which the player can clearly display the number of winning balls at one cycle.

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention; a special prize detector for detecting a prize ball to a special prize hole, and a prize to a normal prize hole and a special prize hole. A count detector for detecting a ball is provided; as a means for shifting to the special gaming state, a means for storing the shift to the special gaming state when the special prize detector detects and operates under the normal gaming state, and the special gaming state A certain wait time from the time of transition and subsequent 1
Time generating means for starting the time counting of the cycle operation, means for resetting the time counting operation of the time generating means each time the special winning detector is detected during one cycle created by the time generating means, and the time generating means And a means for returning the number of updates to the number-of-rights display by setting the storage means to the initial state and stopping the time generation means to return to the normal game state when the one-cycle operation of the means is finished. During the special game state, a right number counter in which the count content is incremented by the detection operation of the special prize detector in one cycle created by the time generation means is included; As a means for displaying on the number display device, an identifying means for identifying the time when the counting of the wait time by the time generating means is finished, and a period during which the special game state is entered. During the wait time it is also incremented contents by the detection operation of the counting detector, counting the contents when the termination has been identified in the wait time of counting by the identification unit to include a number counters to an initial state.

(Operation) When the special prize detector is operated in the normal game state, the fact that the special game state is entered is stored in the storage means. The time generation means starts measuring a constant wait time and the operation of one cycle subsequent thereto from the time of shifting to the special game state. Then, if the special prize detector detects an operation during one cycle, not during the wait time after the start of the time counting, the time counting operation is reset each time. Therefore,
Even if a special prize is won during the wait time, the time generation means continues to count time. In one cycle following the wait time, for example, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade is performed up to 18 times. When the timekeeping for a maximum of 18 opening / closing operations in one cycle is completed, the storage means is returned to the initial state, the timekeeping of the time generating means is stopped, and the normal game state is returned to.

If the special prize detector detects while the game is in the special game state, if it is a special prize during the wait time, the cycle update will be ignored and the special prize in one cycle excluding the wait time will be ignored. Only in a certain case, the counted content of the right number counter is incremented, and the updated number is displayed on the right number indicator through the right number counter.

On the other hand, while the game is in the special game state, even during the wait time, the count content of the number counter is stepped up by the detection operation of the count detector, and the total number of the normal prize hole and the special prize hole is counted through the number counter. The number of winning balls is displayed on the winning ball number display. However, the counting content of the number counter is returned to the initial state when the end of the counting of the wait time is identified by the identifying means, and therefore the number counter counts during the previous one cycle and the subsequent wait time. The number of winning balls is counted and sequentially displayed on the winning ball number display.

Therefore, even if the game ball jumps into the special prize hole in the device during the wait time instead of during one cycle, the number of prizes won is not accompanied by a leap in the cycle update which is disadvantageous to the player. You can play the game visually.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on illustrated examples.

In FIG. 1, in the center of the game area 2A divided by the guide rails 3 of the game board 2, a closed state (FIG. 2) that does not accept a hit ball and an open state (FIG. 3) that easily accepts a hit ball
Variable winning device 1 having opening and closing wings 12 that can be converted into and
Has been placed. Further, in the game area 2, general prize winning devices 4, 5, a guide nail (not shown), a windmill 6, an out hole 7 and the like are provided. Below the variable winning a prize device 1, a total of three specific winning openings, that is, the left and right first specific winning openings 8 and 8 and the second central winning opening 9 are juxtaposed. The first specific winning opening 8, 8 has a first operation detector (first operation switch SW
1), a second operation detector (second
The operation switch SW2) belongs.

For convenience of description, the configuration of the variable winning device 1 will be described first.

Variable Winning Device As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the variable winning device 1 is assembled by the substrate frame 10, the rear frame 30, and the drive device frame 50, and is recessed rearward from the substrate 11 which is the main body of the substrate frame 10. A chamber 16 is provided, and the opening / closing blades 12 are provided on both sides of the opening window of the concave chamber 16. The recessed chamber 16 is formed by connecting the peripheral wall 13 on the back surface of the substrate and the peripheral wall 33 of the rear surface frame 30 to the front and back. Variable winning device 1
In the lower part of the inside, in the front side of the recessed chamber 16, the normal winning hole 18
And a special winning opening 19 is provided, and a background model 40 imitating a robot is arranged in the interior. Bottom of recessed chamber 16
21 is leaning forward, facing the winning openings 18 and 19. 22 is a concave chamber 16
It is a distribution shelf that divides the inside into upper and lower parts.

Opening / Closing Blade Each opening / closing blade 12 penetrates the slit 11A of the substrate 11 to form a concave chamber 16
Is fixed to the blade shaft 12A extending to the side wall side of the blade shaft 1
2A is swung left and right by the opening / closing lever 14. Open / close lever
As can be seen from FIG. 5, 14 is a support shaft protruding from the back surface of the substrate.
This is a link that has its lower end pivotally attached to 15 and supports the blade shaft 12A at its upper end. On the other hand, the arm 12B is fixed to the rear end of the blade shaft 12A, and the tip of the arm is fixed to the flange 31 of the rear frame 30.
Is warmly fitted to a support shaft 32 protruding from the front surface of the. Therefore,
When the arm 14A provided at the lower end of the opening / closing lever 14 is pushed down against the spring 14B by the force of the electromagnetic solenoid, the opening / closing lever 14 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 5, and the blade shaft 12A becomes the slit 11A. Move outwards along. At this time, wing shaft 1
Since 2A revolves around the support shaft 32 by its arm 12B, the blade shaft 12A rotates, and the opening / closing blade 12 is changed from the vertical state in FIG. 2 to the diagonal horizontal state in FIG. The former is a closed state in which the hit ball is not received in the concave chamber 16, and the latter is an open state in which the hit ball is easily accepted.

In the present embodiment, the pair of opening / closing blades 12 are arranged so as to face each other, and the state of not accepting a hit ball is converted into the state of easily accepting a hit ball, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
For example, a movable member such as a sliding member or an attacker member may be used.

(B) The normal prize hole and the special prize hole The normal prize hole 18 and the special prize hole 19 are provided with a U-shaped lower receiving frame 17 that surrounds the lower side surface of the opening window at the lower front portion of the substrate 11.
It is formed by partitioning the space with the partition wall 17A standing on the bottom surface. As you can see from Figure 4,
The winning balls that have entered the special winning opening 19 fall on the winning ball collecting gutter 26 on the back surface of the game board after activating the special winning detector 27. In addition, the winning balls that have entered the normal winning hole 18 fall into the winning ball collecting gutter 26 as they are. The winning ball collecting gutter 26 collects the winning balls from the normal winning hole 18 of the variable winning device 1 and the winning balls dropped from the special winning hole 19 through the special winning detector 27, and the same count detector. The total of both is counted by 28.

(C) Prize Ball Count Indicator and Number of Rights Display Indicator The prize ball count indicator 43 is a background model that imitates the shape of a robot.
It consists of nine memory sphere number indicating lamps (LEDs) arranged in a matrix on the body 42 of 40. Also, the right count display 2
5 is a 7-segment LED digital display installed on top of the variable winning device 1.

Game contents and display When the hit ball hits the specific winning opening 8 or 9, the opening / closing blade 12 performs the opening / closing operation once or twice. During this opening / closing operation, the hit ball is guided by the opening / closing wing 12 into the variable winning device 1, and the ball is won in the special winning hole 19 instead of the normal winning hole 18, so that the maximum wait time is set. It shifts to a special game state in which a continuous opening / closing operation up to 18 times constitutes one cycle. At this time, the display content of the number-of-rights display 25 becomes "1" and informs the player that it is the first cycle.

The continuation of the special game state is a continuous opening / closing operation up to 18 times as one cycle, and when the special winning opening 19 in the variable winning device 1 is further won in one cycle, the wait time is set again and a new time is set. One cycle is started, and the cycle can be updated a finite number of times (here, eight times).

The game balls that have won in the variable winning device 1 in one cycle are:
It is detected and counted by the same count detector 28 regardless of whether it is a ball that has won the regular winning opening 18 or the special winning opening 19. The total number of counts is displayed on the winning ball number display 43 as the number of lights. Unfortunately, when the total number of counts reaches a certain number (here, 10) without updating the cycle, the special game state ends and the game state returns to the normal game state. In addition, during one cycle in which the opening / closing operation is continued 18 times in total, even if there is no winning in the special winning opening 19, the game is returned to the normal game state. This is notified to the player by the display of the number-of-rights display 25 and the number of lights of the winning ball number display 43 being zero.

Fortunately, if the winning a prize at the special winning opening 19 occurs again during one cycle, wait time is set and the next cycle starts. That is, the display content of the right count display 25 is +1.
Then, at the same time as the end of the wait time, the number counter in the winning ball number display 43 is once reset to zero. Similarly, when the total of 8 cycles is completed, the special game state is ended and the normal game state is returned to.

When no winning balls are generated during the wait time As long as the winning balls are not generated during the waiting time but only during the one cycle following this, the number of times of right count display 25 and the number of winning balls display 43 The display content proceeds as described above.
In this case, the winning state of the game ball visually grasped by the player and the display contents of the display devices 25, 43 match, so that the player does not feel any anxiety.

When a winning ball is generated during the wait time A winning ball may be generated during the wait time, particularly during the second and subsequent wait times. The reason is that the wait time is due to the fact that there is a prize (special prize) at the special winning opening 19 during the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing blade 12 immediately before that, but this is when the opening and closing blade 12 is closed at the same time as the special winning. This is because it means returning and resting, and therefore, the ball game ball may be picked up when the opening / closing blade 12 returns to the closed state. This game ball normally wins the prize hole 18 or the special prize hole 19, but since it takes some time from when it is picked up until the prize is detected, the prize ball occurs during the wait time. It will be. Therefore,
Occurrence of winning balls during the wait time mainly occurs in the first half of the wait time period and rarely occurs in the second half.

An extreme example is a case where two pieces are picked up by the opening and closing blades at the same time while a total of 18 opening and closing operations are continuing, and both of them are special prizes. The ball that won the special winning prize 19 prompts the renewal of the cycle, and thus the occurrence of the wait time, and the ball that won later wins the special winning opening 19 during the wait time. The wait time is, for example, about 1.6 seconds, and if the display contents of the number-of-rights display 25 and the number-of-winning-balls display 43 do not change during this time, the game balls visually recognized by the player are displayed. Since the winning state and the display contents of the display devices 25 and 43 do not match, the player is put in an extremely uneasy state.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even during the wait time,
The display content of the winning ball number display 43 is changed according to the winning number, and the player is notified of the winning number. In addition, when the special winning opening 19 is won during the wait time, this is ignored regarding the cycle update.

Control device Fig. 8 (a) shows the control operation of the pachinko machine.
It will be described with reference to the circuit diagram of FIG.

Reference numeral 70 is a reference time generation unit having a clock oscillation circuit 71 and a counter circuit 72. The counter circuit 72 includes a multi-stage frequency divider for the oscillation clock and a logic circuit connected to the frequency divider.
It produces different types of time signals T0 to T6. T0 is 0.8 seconds, T
2 is a time signal with a repetition period of 3.2 seconds, T3 is 0.1 second, T1
1.3 seconds later, T4 1.6 seconds later, T5 16.8 seconds later, T6 2
It is a time signal that rises after 9.6 seconds.

Next, the operation will be described.

Control of normal game state Normally, the opening and closing wing 12 is closed, but the opening and closing operation is 1 as follows by hitting a ball at the specific winning openings 8 and 9.
One or two times.

(A) One-time opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade When the first operation detection switch SW1 is turned on, the waveform shaping circuit 73
The flip-flop FF1 is set via, and its output terminal Q is inverted to H level and L level. As a result, on the other hand, the flip-flop FF6 is set via the falling differentiating circuit 74 and the OR gate 75, and the output terminal of the flip-flop FF6 becomes L level, thereby releasing the reset state of the effective time generation timer 76 composed of a counter. The timer 76 starts the time counting operation for treating the winning ball as valid. The flip-flop FF6 is returned to the reset state via the OR gate 77 when the timer time is up. On the other hand, AND gate 7 which was at H level until then
The output of 8 disappears and the counter circuit 7
The reset state of 2 is released, and the counting operation of the counter in the counter circuit 72 is started.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the output terminal of the counter circuit 72
A pulse (T3) is generated in Q3, and via the lamp drive circuit 80,
The lamp 37 in the head 41 of the background model 40 is turned on with a blinking cycle of 0.1 seconds. When 0.8 seconds has elapsed after the start of counting, an output pulse (T0) is generated at the output terminal Q0 of the counter circuit 72, and the blade operation is performed through the two-input AND gate 81 and OR gate 82 opened by the output of the flip-flop FF3. The signal S0 is sent to the solenoid drive circuit 83
SOL is activated. The blade operating signal S0 is shortened to a width of 0.5 seconds for the following reason, and the opening / closing blade 12 is opened and closed once.

That is, after 1.3 seconds from the start of counting, the output pulse (T1) shown in FIG. 9 (a) is generated at the output terminal Q1 of the counter circuit 72, and the two-input AND gate 84 opened by the output of the flip-flop FF2, It is added to the reset terminal of the flip-flop FF1 via the OR gate 85 and is reset to the initial state. When the flip-flop FF1 is reset, the output of the flip-flop FF1 returns to the H level, the output of the AND gate 78 goes to the H level, and the counter circuit 72 returns to the reset state.

(B) Twice opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades The second specific winning opening 9 is won and the second operation detection switch SW2
When is activated, the flip-flop FF2 is set through the waveform shaping circuit 86. The flip-flop FF1 is also set by the Q output of the flip-flop FF2, and the reset state of the counter circuit 72 is released. Therefore, start counting 0.
The process in which the wing operation signal is generated after 8 seconds and the opening / closing wing 12 opens and closes once is the same as in the case of winning the first specific winning opening.

However, in the case of winning the second specific winning opening, the output of the flip-flop FF2 is at the L level, so a two-input AND
Gate 84 is closed. Therefore, even if the output pulse (T1) shown in FIG. 9 (a) is generated at the output terminal Q1 of the counter circuit 72 after the lapse of 1.3 seconds, the 2-input AND
Gate 84 does not accept this. Therefore, the counter circuit
The count of 72 advances, and 3.2 seconds after the start of counting, the counter circuit 72
An output pulse (T2) shown in FIG. 9 (b) is generated at the output terminal Q2. This pulse is applied to the reset input terminal R of the flip-flops FF1 and FF2 through the OR gate 85 to reset both flip-flops FF1 and FF2. Since the outputs of both flip-flops FF1 and FF2 return to the H level, the output of the AND gate 78 goes to the H level, and the counter circuit 72 returns to the reset state.

Until the counter circuit 72 returns to the reset state, as shown in FIG. 9B, the output terminal Q0 of the counter circuit 72
Then, the second pulse is generated, and the solenoid SOL is energized for 0.8 seconds through the two-input AND gate 78 and the solenoid drive circuit 83. Therefore, the opening / closing blade 12 performs opening / closing operation twice in total.

In the above embodiment, the falling differential circuit 74 is connected to the output terminal of the flip-flop FF1 to operate the timer 76 (release the reset). It may be configured as shown in FIG.

That is, the rising differentiation circuit 741 is connected to the output terminal of the flip-flop FF1, and the flip-flop FF1 is connected to the counter circuit.
When set by receiving the output pulse T1 or T2 of 72,
The flip-flop FF6 is set. By doing so, the valid time creation timer 76 is activated and the valid time starts with the end of the operation of the opening / closing blade.

Therefore, regardless of whether the first operation detection switch SW1 or the second operation detection switch SW2 detects winning, the same effective time is created and the effective times are equal. That is, output pulses T1 (FIG. 9 (a)) and T2 generated in the counter circuit FIG.
The influence of the time difference from (Fig. 9 (b)) can be eliminated.

Conversion to a special game state During the period when the opening / closing blade 12 is performing one or two opening / closing operations as described above, the ball that wins with the opening / closing blade as a guide is the special winning opening of the variable winning device 1. When the player wins the prize 19 and is detected by the special prize switch SW3, the special game state in which the continuous opening / closing operation up to 18 times is defined as one cycle is entered. In order to convert to this special game state, in the circuit of FIG. 8 (a), while the flip-flop FF6 maintains the set state, the game ball wins the special winning opening 19 and the special winning switch SW3. Is ON, to be more precise, the Q output of the flip-flop FF6 is given to the AND gate 88 through the OR gate 89, which causes the AND gate 88 to operate.
It is necessary to turn on the special prize switch SW3 while is open.

In the circuit of FIG. 8B, while the flip-flop FF1 or the flip-flop FF2 is in the set state and the flip-flop FF6 is in the set state,
The game ball turns on the special winning switch SW3, more precisely, the Q output of the flip-flop FF1 and the Q output of the flip-flop FF6 are AND gates through the OR gate 89.
It is required that the special prize switch SW3 be turned on while the AND gate 88 is opened.

(A) Start of wait time When the special winning switch SW3 is turned on, a pulse is applied to the AND gate 88 via the waveform shaping circuit 87. The AND gate 88 is opened by the Q output of the flip-flop FF1 or the Q output of the flip-flop FF6 at this point. Therefore, the pulse is AND gate 88
Through the flip-flop FF3 to set it, and the Q output of the flip-flop FF3 becomes H level,
The output becomes L level. At this time, the Q output of the flip-flop FF3 resets the flip-flop FF1 and the flip-flop FF2 via the OR gate 85, and the same pulse as described above causes the flip-flop FF6 to be OR gated via the OR gate 77. Counter circuit 72 through 79
Through the OR gate 91 and flip-flops FF5 and FF7.
To the initial state once.

The flip-flop FF3 is set and its output is inverted to the L level, whereby the reset state of the counter circuit 72 and the flip-flops FF4, FF5, FF7 is released.
The counter circuit 72 starts its counting function, and each flip-flop FF4, FF5, FF7 is in a state in which it expects that a pulse will be sent from the counter circuit 72. That is, 1.6 described later
The "wait time" for a second begins.

Display of the number of winning balls and the number of times of right The flip-flop FF3 is set and its output is inverted to the L level, so that the number counter in the winning ball display circuit 97 and the reset state of the number-of-rights counter 92 are also changed.
Each is canceled. The winning ball display circuit 97 sets all the LEDs of the winning ball number display 43 to the off state, that is, sets the winning ball number to “0”, and the right number counter 92 displays the number of rights on the display unit 25 via the decoder 93. "1", that is, the first cycle is displayed.

Inversion of the background model In FIGS. 5 and 7, the position detector 62 belonging to the cam barrel 60 for detecting the rotational position of the background model 40 has a position of the upper actuator 62A in the initial state. The detection switch SW5 is OFF, and the position detection switch SW6 of the lower actuator 62B is ON. Lower position detection switch SW6
When is ON, the AND gate 102 is opened via the waveform shaping circuit 107 and the OR gate 101. Therefore, when the flip-flop FF3 is set, its Q output is the AND gate 102.
Through the motor drive circuit 105, and the motor 51 with a speed reduction mechanism provided below the drive device frame 50 is activated.

This motor 51 reciprocates the leg portion 45 of the background model 40 in the front-rear direction of the recess chamber 16 via the crank mechanism. Further, in synchronization with this, the head 41 of the background model 40 is rotated 180 degrees, and the surface facing the concave chamber 16 is inverted. In detail, the motor
When the motor 51 starts, the central first drive gear 54 provided on the output shaft 51A of the motor 51 causes the actuator 62B of the position detector 62 to operate.
Rotates until it falls into the notch 61B of the cam barrel 60, and the driven gear 57
Rotates about 180 degrees in the B direction. A shaft 57A protruding from the center of the driven gear 57 to the outside is connected to a shaft 45A at the rear end of the leg portion 45 of the background model 40 via an interlocking rod 58. Therefore, through this crank mechanism, the background model
When the leg portion 45 of the 40 is reciprocated in the front-back direction of the concave chamber 16 and the left and right leg portions 45 are aligned, the actuator 62 of the position detector 62
B falls in the notch 61B of the cam barrel 60, and the motor 51 stops.
On the other hand, when the second drive gear 59 is rotated together with the first drive gear 54, the gear 34 meshing with the second drive gear 59 is rotated, and the head 41 of the background model 40 is inverted, so that the motor 51 is just rotated. Stop. The lamp 37 inside the head is visualized by the player.

Temporary prohibition of opening / closing operation As shown in Fig. 9 (c), opening / closing blades are operated during the waiting time.
12 open / close operations are temporarily prohibited. This is because the output of flip-flop FF3 is at L level,
This is because the gate 81 is prohibited.

(B) End of wait time When 1.6 seconds has elapsed after the start of counting, a pulse (T4) is generated at the output terminal Q4 of the counter circuit 72, and the pulse is input to the clock input terminal of the flip-flop FF7, and the flip-flop is turned on. FF7 is set, its output switches to L level and Q output switches to H level. At this time, a wait time end identifying pulse is generated in the AND gate 90 that constitutes a differentiating circuit together with the CR circuit, and the number counter in the winning ball display circuit 97 is reset via the OR gate 96. Therefore, when the wait time is over, the winning ball count indicator 43
All go out, and the number returns to "0". Further, the Q output of the flip-flop FF7 causes the AND gate 90 and the OR gate 89.
AND gate 88 is opened via.

With the above-mentioned configuration, although it varies depending on the setting of the shortness of the wait time, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between the game performed by winning the specific winning opening 8 or 9 and the game performed by winning the special winning opening. You can As a result, the winning balls generated by winning the specific winning opening 8 or 9 are not included in the number of winning prizes after the right is generated, so that the player is not disadvantaged.

On the other hand, due to the Q output of flip-flop FF7, AND gate
109 is opened. The pulse generated at the output terminal Q0 of the counter circuit 72 is inverted through the inverter 110, and the inverted signal is applied to the solenoid drive circuit 83 through the AND gate 109. As a result, the continuous opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 12 is started for the first time.

(C) Reception of SW4 during the wait time Since the flip-flop FF3 is in the set state even during the wait time and its terminal has fallen to the L level, the number-of-rights counter 92 and the number counter of the winning ball display circuit 97 are reset. It is maintained in the released state. However, during the wait time, the number-of-rights counter 92 does not accept the operation of the special prize detector (SW3), and only the winning ball number display circuit 97 accepts the operation of the count detector (SW4).

During the wait time, flip-flop F to AND gate 90
The Q output of F7 is not input, so the AND gate 88
Is closed.

The display operation when a pachinko ball is won at the normal winning opening 18 or the special winning opening 19 during the wait time will be described in detail with respect to the wait time after the first cycle, for example, as follows.

If a pachinko ball is won in the special winning opening 19 during the wait time and the special winning detector (SW3) is turned on, no pulse is generated in the AND gate 88, so the content displayed on the right count display 25 does not change. . However, this special prize detector (SW
The pachinko ball after turning on 3) turns on the count detector 28 (SW4) in the same way as the pachinko ball that normally won the winning opening 18.
As a result, the number counter of the winning ball display circuit 97 is incremented by one, and the number of lit LEDs of the winning ball number display 43 is set to 1.
Increase the number.

Control of special game state After the conversion to the special game state, the opening / closing blade 12 performs opening / closing operation up to 18 times. Here, "maximum" 18 times is written as 18 times is a unit cycle (1 cycle) of special games, and during this cycle, if a further special prize is won,
This is because, for example, even before the end of the opening / closing operation of 18 times, the cycle is interrupted and the first cycle of the next new cycle is started.

For example, when the special prize is again awarded after the twelfth opening / closing operation is finished and the next cycle starts, the next thirteenth opening / closing operation is not the thirteenth time of the previous cycle but the first updating cycle. Further, the number of update cycles, that is, the number of times "q" of exercising the right of the special game is maximum 8 cycles (q = 8) in this example.
To be forgiven. Therefore, if the maximum number of opening / closing operations of 18 times in each cycle is observed, 18 × 8 opening / closing operations can be expected, but conversely, even in the first cycle, the prize at the special winning opening 19 is won. If not, it is designed to end in that cycle. Further, in this example, even when the number of winning balls to the normal and special winning openings 18 and 19 reaches a predetermined number (10 in this example), the cycle is finished.

(A) Operation before renewal The open / close blade 12 has a continuous maximum during the first cycle.
Repeat the opening and closing operation 18 times.

The number of winning prizes is displayed on the rear surface of the game board regardless of whether it is the normal winning hole 18 or the special winning hole 19 during the opening and closing operation. It is collected in the count switch SW4 and turns on the count switch. Every time the count switch SW4 is turned on, one pulse is input to the winning ball number display circuit 97 through the waveform shaping circuit 95. The number counter in the winning ball number display circuit 97 is sequentially advanced by one step, and a total of nine LEDs 1 to LED9 as the winning ball number display 43 are sequentially turned on through a decoder and a driver (not shown), and the number of the turned-on numbers. To display the number of pieces.

Operation of the background model When the number of winning prizes reaches half of the predetermined number, here five, the detection signal from the decoder of the winning ball number display circuit 97 is input to the flip-flop FF4 through the OR gate 100, and the flip-flop FF4 is set. To be done. Further, even when the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 12 is performed up to 10 times, an output pulse (T5) is generated at the output terminal Q5 of the counter circuit 72, and the flip-flop FF4 is set via the OR gate 100. This set output allows OR gate 101, AND gate 102, OR gate 10
4. The motor 51 starts up through the motor drive circuit 105.

This motor 51 reciprocates the leg portion 45 of the background model 40 in the front-rear direction of the recess chamber 16 via the crank mechanism. Further, in synchronization with this, the head 41 of the background model 40 is rotated 180 degrees, and the surface facing the concave chamber 16 is inverted. Background model 40 head
The rotation operation of 41 and the protrusion / retraction operation of the leg portion 45 are continuously performed unless the flip-flop FF4 is reset.

(B) Cycle renewal Jump into the device under the restriction of the total number of winning balls that can occur in one cycle above 10 and before the above 18 opening / closing operations are completed. Also, when winning the special prize hole 19, the wait time is set again and the cycle is updated. After that, if a special winning is again made, the next cycle is similarly updated. Otherwise, when the winning ball number display circuit 97 counts the number of pulses “10”, it goes through the AND gate 98 and the OR gate 108. As a result, the flip-flop FF3 is reset, and the circuit returns to the initial state accompanying the end of one cycle. Head 41 and legs 45 of the background model 40 above
The continuous operation of (3) also informs the player that the special prize mode ends if there is no winning ball in the special winning opening 19 as it is.

Now, as shown in FIG. 10, fortunately, during the first cycle, when the special winning switch SW3 is turned on, the counter circuit 72 and the flip-flop FF7 are temporarily turned on by the pulse generated in the AND gate 88 at this time. The initial state is restored and the wait time is entered. By resetting the flip-flop FF7, simultaneously with the transition to the special game state in the upper half, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blades is temporarily prohibited, the background model 40 is stopped at a predetermined position after rotating 180 degrees, and the like. The pulse generated in the AND gate 88 is added to the right counter 92, and the content of the counter is incremented by 1, so that the right count display 25 is switched from "1" to "2". As a result, the first cycle is interrupted and updated in the second cycle, and the content displayed on the right count display 25 indicates the number of times the right has been exercised. The special winning pachinko ball is the SW4 count detector.
Is also turned on, the content displayed on the winning ball count display 43 is +1.
To be done.

The same is true when the game shifts to the second cycle and wins the special winning opening 19 again, and the same operation is repeated. At that time, at the time of each update, that is, the break of each cycle,
The wait time that 12 is closed for 1.6 seconds makes it clearly perceived by the player. In addition, special prize switch SW3
The right number counter 92 immediately advances its contents at the same time as the cycle is updated for each detection operation.

Fortunately, in the case of updating to the 8th time, which is the final cycle, by performing the opening and closing operation of 18 times promised in the cycle, or by generating 10 winning balls in total,
The special game state is completed.

That is, when a special prize is won in the middle of the seventh cycle, the content of the right number counter 92 becomes "8" and the right number indicator 25 becomes "8" to show that it is the final cycle, and at the same time, the counter is displayed. The output of the connected inverter 94 drops to L level. Therefore, in the eighth cycle (final cycle) which is currently in progress, the AND gate 88 does not accept the ON signal of the special winning switch SW3 thereafter.

When a total of 18 times of opening / closing operations promised in the eighth cycle are performed, the counter circuit 72, when the total of 18 times of opening / closing operations are completed, to be precise, 29.6 seconds after the start of counting, A pulse (T6) is generated at its output terminal Q6. Also, the total
When 10 winning balls are generated, the winning ball number display circuit 97
An end signal is generated in the decoder inside. These pulses or signals reset the flip-flop FF3 through the OR gate 108. When the output of the flip-flop FF3 returns to the H level, the counter circuit 72, the flip-flops FF4, FF5, FF7, the right count counter 92, and the winning ball count display circuit 97 are reset. Also this flip-flop
The AND gate 103 is opened by the output of FF3. Therefore,
If the background model 40 is not in the initial position, the ON signal of the position detection switch SW5 is output from the waveform shaping circuit 106 to the AND gate 1
Entering 03, the motor 51 is operated via the OR gate 104 and the motor drive circuit 105, and is returned to the initial position. Since the Q output of the flip-flop FF3 is at L level, the AND gate 102 is prohibited.

Thus, the entire circuit system is returned to the initial state, and the pachinko machine is changed from the special game state to the normal game state.

When a prize is won during the wait time (a) When the normal prize hole 18 is won during the wait time, the number of prize balls displayed 43 is increased by the number of prizes. That is, even during the wait time, the terminal of the flip-flop FF3 is at the L level, and the winning ball display circuit 97 is in the reset released state. Therefore, if the normal winning opening 18 is won and the count switch SW4 is turned on during the wait time, the counter of the winning ball display circuit 97 is advanced by one pulse by the pulse from the count switch SW4.

Therefore, the player can visually confirm whether or not the discharging operation corresponding to the winning number is performed, even during the wait time.

(B) Prize winning of special winning opening When the special winning opening 19 is won during the wait time, the cycle is not updated, but the display of the winning ball number display 43 is increased by the number of winning prizes. The reason why the cycle is not updated is that flip-flop FF7 is used during the wait time.
This is because the terminal is at the L level and the AND gate 88 is prohibited through the AND gate 90 and the OR gate 89. The reason why the number of prize balls is increased is that the special prize hole 19
The special prize detector (SW3) is turned on for the pachinko balls that won the prize.
This is because the count detector 28 (SW4) is turned on after the operation is performed (see FIG. 4).

With reference to FIG. 11, specifically, a case where a total of three pachinko balls have won the special winning opening 19 in the middle of the first cycle will be described. However, it is assumed that the winning number display of the winning ball number display unit 43 in the first cycle is "5" immediately before the first special winning. Since it is a special prize in the middle of the first cycle, the display of the number-of-rights display 25 immediately before the first special prize is naturally "1".

If there is a special prize in the middle of the first cycle (A in Fig. 11)
Point), the "wait time" starts in order to update to the second cycle. That is, the pulse from the AND gate 88 resets the counter circuit 72 through the OR gate 79 and newly starts counting by the counter circuit 72. The pulse also resets flip-flop FF7,
Since the Q output drops to L level, the AND gate 88 is prohibited. This "wait time" ends at point D in FIG. The display of the right count display 25 is changed from "1" to "2" by inputting the first pulse from the special winning switch SW3 to the right count counter 92 through the AND gate 88 and advancing the counter 92 one step. Will be updated. Also, the number of winning balls on the winning ball number display 43 is indicated by the special winning switch SW3.
The same winning ball that has actuated activates the count switch SW4, and the pulse from the same count switch SW4 is accepted by the winning ball number display circuit 97, whereby the number increases from "5" to "6".

The second special prize (V2) and the third special prize (V
3) will occur during the "wait time" thus started.

When there is a second special winning (point B in FIG. 11), the winning ball number display 43 displays "6" by receiving the pulse from the count switch SW4 by the winning ball number display circuit 97. Increases from "to" 7 ".

However, the number-of-rights indicator 25 maintains the original display "2" because the AND gate 88 blocks the pulse from the special winning switch SW3.

The same applies when there is a third special prize (point C in FIG. 11), the display of the number-of-rights indicator 25 remains “2”, and the number of prize balls displayed on the prize-ball indicator 43. Is increased from "7" to "8" by the pulse from the count switch SW4.

In this way, the number-of-rights indicator 25 maintains the original display content even if a winning ball is generated at the special winning opening 19 during the wait time.
The player will be informed clearly.

When the wait time ends (point D in FIG. 11), the flip-flop FF7 is set by the pulse (T4) generated at the output terminal Q4 of the counter circuit 72, and the wait time end identification pulse occurs in the AND gate 90 to display the winning ball. Circuit 97 is reset. Therefore, all the LEDs of the winning ball number indicator 43 are turned off and the display state of the number "0" is returned. In addition, the right count display
The display of 25 continues to display "2" until a special prize is won during the continuous opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 12 in the second cycle.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, when the special prize detector is detected during the transition to the special game state, it may be a special prize during the wait time. For example, the cycle update is ignored, and the count content of the right count counter is incremented only when the special winning is made in one cycle excluding the wait time, and the update count is displayed on the right count display through the right count counter. It on the other hand,
While shifting to the special game state, the counting content of the number counter is incremented even during the wait time, and the number of total winning balls to the normal winning hole and the special winning hole is displayed on the winning ball number display. . Then, this count content is returned to the initial state at the time when the end of the counting of the wait time is identified. Therefore, the total number of the total winning balls during the previous one cycle and the subsequent wait time is sequentially displayed on the winning ball number display.

Therefore, even if the game ball jumps into the device during the wait time instead of during one cycle, the player can visually check the number of prizes without causing a disadvantageous cycle update leap. You can play games.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a front view of an embodiment of a pachinko machine of the present invention, FIG.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the variable winning device, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening / closing blades are open, Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the arrangement of the special prize detector and the count detector, and Fig. 5 is FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a recessed chamber interior with a part cut away,
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view, FIG. 8 (a) is a diagram showing a control circuit of the pachinko machine of FIG. 1, FIG. 8 (b) is a diagram showing a partial modification thereof, and FIG. 9 (a). ) Is a diagram showing an operation when a first specific winning opening is won, FIG. 9 (b) is a diagram showing an operation when a second specific winning opening is won, and FIG. 9 (c) is a special winning Figure showing the operation when the prize is won in the mouth, Figure 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation when the special prize is won in the middle of one cycle, and Figure 11 is the case where the special prize occurs twice during the wait time It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement. 1 ... Variable winning device, 2 ... Game board 8,9 ... Specific winning port, 10 ... Board frame 12 ... Opening / closing blades, 16 ... Recessed chamber 18 ... Normal winning port, 19 ... Special winning port 25 …… Number of rights display, 26 …… Winning ball gathering gutter 27 …… Special prize winning device detector (switch SW3) 28 …… Count detector (SW4) 37 …… Lamp, 40 …… Background model 41 …… head 42, body 43, prize winning ball number indicator, 45 leg 50, drive frame 51, motor 54, first drive gear 57, driven gear 58, interlocking rod (Link), 59 …… second drive gear 60 …… cam barrel, 62 …… position detector SW1 …… first operation detector SW2 …… second operation detector SW5 …… position detection switch SW6 …… position detection switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable winning device having a normal winning opening and a special winning opening for a game ball guided by the opening and closing blade in a game area of a game board, and a control device for the variable winning device. When a special prize hole is won, a certain wait time is set and the opening and closing blades are opened and closed a predetermined number of times to make one cycle. Then, a new one cycle is started with a wait time, the cycle can be updated up to a finite number of times, and each time the cycle is updated, the number of updates corresponding to the cycle is displayed on the right count display. On the other hand, in a pachinko machine controlled to display the number of balls won in the variable winning device in one cycle on the winning ball number display, the winning ball to the special winning opening is detected. A special prize detector to be put out and a count detector to detect a normal prize hole and a prize ball to the special prize hole are provided, and as a means for shifting to the special game state, the special prize detector is operated under the normal game state. Created by means for memorizing the transition to the special game state, time generation means for starting the timing of a constant wait time and one cycle of operation following the transition to the special game state, and the time generation means Means for resetting the timekeeping operation of the time generating means each time the special prize detector detects in one cycle, and the storage means in the initial state when the timekeeping operation for one cycle of the time generating means is completed By providing means for stopping the timing of the time generating means and returning to the normal game state, as a means for displaying the number of updates on the right number display, the special game state is entered. As a means for displaying the number of winnings on the number-of-winning-balls indicator by including a right number counter in which the count content is stepped up by the detection operation of the special winning detector in one cycle created by the time generating means. , Identification means for identifying the time when the counting of the wait time by the time generating means is finished, and the content is stepped by the detection operation of the count detector during the wait time during the transition to the special game state, and the identification is made. A pachinko machine characterized by including a number counter whose count content is initialized when the end of the counting of the wait time is identified by the means.