JPH0451195B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention creates a variety of winning states by securing different winning rights depending on the winning state in which a pachinko ball flies into a predetermined winning opening. In addition, it relates to a pachinko game machine in which a player can easily exercise the right to win a large amount of balls by opening another variable winning hole by letting a ball enter a variable winning hole selected from this state.

(Prior Art) Generally, a pachinko game machine gives a predetermined winning profit to a player when a pachinko ball that is hit into a game board from a ball driving unit enters a winning slot set in the game board. It is configured as follows.

Therefore, in order to satisfy the player's desire to play, a control means is required that has a simple configuration, provides reliable operation, and is capable of controlling such that the game content can be made even more interesting.

From this point of view, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 146376/1982, a rights securing circuit is proposed which sets a solenoid in a driving state to increase the winning probability when a pachinko ball flies into a predetermined winning opening. and,
an exercise circuit that is turned on when a pachinko ball enters a winning hole different from a predetermined winning hole and the right securing circuit is in an on state, and drives the solenoid for a predetermined period of time to exercise the secured right; There is a pachinko machine that has

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned pachinko game machine, the pachinko ball that flies into the first winning device called Yakumono rolls down the inclined distribution board, and by chance, the right to the winning slot is secured. When a ball enters the pachinko ball, the attacker of the second winning device installed below the Yakumono opens for a predetermined period of time, and the player can win a large amount of balls corresponding to the number of pachinko balls that fly into the attacker. There is.

Therefore, the condition for increasing the winning probability of a pachinko ball is simply that the ball flies into a predetermined winning hole, and the probability of the chance that occurs due to this.
The performance of gaming machines, which are becoming more complex and sophisticated, leaves something to be desired. As a result, a problem arises in that players' desire to play is diminished, and the quality of pachinko gaming machines is questioned.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention changes the state of a variable winning hole that increases the winning probability of a pachinko ball by selecting it depending on the winning state of a predetermined winning hole. During a predetermined period of time during which a high winning probability can be exercised, a movement mechanism installed in the Yakumono is driven to inform the player of the state, thereby motivating the player to play, and by causing the ball to fly into the variable winning slot. To provide a pachinko game machine which can dramatically increase the winning probability by opening another variable winning hole.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a main variable winning hole and a secondary variable winning hole, which are equipped with a drive means for increasing the winning probability of pachinko balls, and the secondary variable winning hole. A first winning hole is provided to secure the winning right by opening the opening by the driving means, and a second winning hole is provided to add the winning right, and is turned on when a ball enters the first winning hole. a right securing selection circuit that selects the secondary variable winning opening to a different winning probability increasing state; a movement mechanism section and its control circuit that are driven by a ball entering the second winning hole; and the movement mechanism section. a right adding circuit that exercises an additional right with a high probability of winning the sub-variable prize opening when the right securing selection circuit is in an on state while the is being driven;
and a right increase maintenance circuit that maintains the increase in winning probability of the main variable winning hole under set conditions when a ball flies into the winning hole while the secondary variable winning hole is open. It is characterized by

(Function) By causing the ball to fly into the main variable winning hole 32, the secondary variable winning hole 25, the first winning hole 30, 31, and the second winning hole 9, 10 provided on the game board 2, individually, Alternatively, it is possible to create a variety of winning states through combinations and achieve different winning probability increases.

The means for performing the operation to create this state are the rights securing selection circuit, the rights adding circuit, the rights achieving circuit, and the control circuit that drives the movement mechanism section.

When a ball enters the first winning hole 30, 31, the right securing selection circuit causes the sub variable winning hole 25 to open in the direction of picking up the pachinko ball by a solenoid serving as a driving means. In addition, when the ball enters the second winning hole 9, 10, the control circuit of the movement mechanism section is activated and drives the movement mechanism section, so the player can check its status and also check the changes on the game board 2. , you can enjoy playing games. Furthermore, during this operation, the ball enters the second winning hole 10 in an effort to make the opening state of the secondary variable winning hole devised by the rights adding circuit a higher winning probability.

Therefore, the right securing selection circuit and the right adding circuit create an increased winning probability state in which the variable winning openings are different, resulting in a varied game content, which works to increase the player's desire to play.

Then, by letting a ball enter the winning hole while the variable winning hole is open, the right achieving circuit is activated, and when the driving means is driven, the main variable winning hole is opened. When the main variable winning hole is opened, pachinko balls can easily enter the winning hole in a short time, and a large amount of pachinko balls can be obtained, further increasing the player's desire to play.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

2 to 7 show mechanical components of the pachinko game machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This invention consists of a sub-winning device 3, a main winning device 4, and a circuit section 5 (not shown) for controlling these winning devices, which are attached to the game board surface 2 in a vertical relationship.

The sub-winning device 3 is commonly called a Yakumono, is made of a plastic casing 6, and has a plurality of winning openings and a movement mechanism section 7.

At the top of this device 3, a top prize opening 8 and left and right top prize openings 9 and 10 as second prize openings are provided, and there is a passageway that communicates between the left and right top prize openings 9 and 10. In the center there is an opening 12 into which the ball 11 that has entered from both winning openings 9 and 10 falls.

The center part is a pachinko ball 1 falling from an opening 12.
1, and serves as a motion mechanism section 7 for expressing raging waves within the central window frame 6a, and its general structure consists of a plate 13, a cam 14, and a motor 15.

As shown in FIG. 5, the plate 13 has a rectangular bottom plate 16 and a side plate 17 with waves drawn on the front thereof.The plate 13 also accommodates the fallen ball 11, and the ball 11 is placed in the front center of the bottom plate 16. It has a guide frame 19 for guiding it to fall into a hole 18 provided in the section. The distance d between the bottom plate 16 and the guide frame 19 is smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball 11. Bottom plate 16
A pivot shaft 20 with a spherical tip serving as a fulcrum is attached to the center of the back side with a screw 21, and has three protrusions 22 spaced 120 degrees apart on the circumference at equal distances in the radial direction from the center. are doing.

A motor 15 for driving this plate 13 is provided at the bottom of a metal plate frame 23 covering the back surface of the casing 6, and a motor shaft 1 of this motor 15 is provided.
A plate 13 is pivotally supported on 5a via a cam 14.

The cam 14 has a spherical concave portion 14a on the motor shaft 15a that matches the spherical portion of the pivot shaft 20, and an inclined surface 14b standing upright on the upper surface of the outer peripheral edge of the disc.
have. The protrusion 22 of the plate 13 comes into contact with the outer peripheral edge including the inclined surface 14b and rotates. Further, a small piece of magnet 23 is fitted into the side wall of the outer peripheral edge, and a reed switch 24 provided opposite to the magnet 23 is attached to the casing 6.

Furthermore, an upper attacker 25 is provided at the bottom as a first variable prize opening, and the upper attacker 2
5 is provided with a guide member 25a which serves as an opening/closing door of the winning opening. Fan-shaped side plates 25b are erected at both front ends of the guide member 25a, so that the guide member 25a falls forward under its own weight, and the side plates 25b
The opening degree of the winning opening is determined in a state where the opening is in contact with the front surface of the casing 6.

Further, in order to prevent the guide member 25a from tilting forward, an engagement lever portion 25c extending to one rear end of the guide member 25a and an actuation lever 26 that presses the engagement lever portion 25c are operated by a solenoid 2 as a driving means.
Operate with 7. At the upper part of the back surface of the upper attacker 25, there is a path for the pachinko 11 to drop from the plate 13, and a proximity switch 28 is provided behind the path. Ball 11 detected by this switch 28
is arranged to fall into the winning opening space of the upper attacker car 25.

Furthermore, this sub-winning device 3 is provided with a total of five pilot lamps 29 at predetermined positions for illuminating the four corners of the plate 13 and the back plate 6b of the upper attacker 25.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main winning device 4 has first winning ports 30 and 31 on both sides of the front side for securing winning rights.
A lower attacker 32 as a main variable winning hole is provided between the winning holes 30 and 31.

The lower attacker 32 has the same mechanism as the upper attacker 25 described above, and has a solenoid 33.
The opening and closing of the guide member 34 is controlled by. here,
35 is an attacker control lever mechanism, and 36 is a pilot lamp for the lower attacker. Further, right securing switches 37 and 38 are provided behind the first winning holes 30 and 31, respectively.

In addition, shoulder chucker winning ports 39, 39 are provided on the game board 2 at predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the sub-winning device 3, and when the ball 11 enters the winning port 39, a switch SW2 stops the motor 15. is installed. Further, on the diagonal upper part of the first winning holes 30, 31, tulip winning holes 40, 40 are provided, respectively.

The above-mentioned large number of winning holes are designed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls when a ball 11 enters the hole, as in a normal pachinko game machine.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of the operation shown in FIG.

When the player rotates the operation dial 41,
An electric ball hitting drive unit flicks the pachinko balls 11 in the supply tray 42 one by one. The shot ball is guided by a guide rail 43 and driven into the game board 2. The hit ball falls while dancing inside the game board 2.

At this time, when a ball enters the first winning opening 30, 31, the small hit start switch SW3 is turned on. Here, it is determined whether the motor 15 of the motion mechanism section 7 that expresses the waves inside the Yakumono is in operation, and the motor 1
If 5 is in a stopped state, the upper attacker 25 opens once for 0.3 seconds as a small winning role operation.

Further, if the motor 15 is in operation, the upper attacker 25 opens twice for 0.75 seconds as a middle winning action.

In other words, the movement mechanism section 7 in the Yakumono is provided to change the open state of the upper attacker 25, and the motor start switch SW1 is turned ON by the ball that flies into the second prize opening 9, 10. Then, the motor 15 is driven. When the motor 15 is driven, the plate 13 moves vertically and horizontally due to the movement of a cam 14 attached to the motor shaft, allowing the player to see the raging waves in the window of the Yakumono.

The motor 15 depends on the positional relationship between the magnet 23 attached to the side wall of the cam 14 and the corresponding reed switch 24 attached to the casing 6, that is, when the magnet 23 of the cam 14 is close to and faces the reed switch 24. , the motor 15 stops.

In this way, when a ball flies into the second winning openings 9, 10, the movement mechanism section 7 in the Yakumono operates for a predetermined period of time, so that the player can check its state. Moreover, if the ball enters the first winning openings 30, 31 in this state, the upper attacker 25 will open twice for 0.75 seconds, which is an opening operation with a higher winning probability.

In addition, even if the ball enters the second winning openings 9 and 10, if the motor 15 stops after a predetermined period of time, the upper attacker 25 will not be opened to an advantageous state.
That right is extinguished, and if the ball enters the second prize openings 9, 10 again while the motor 15 is running, or the ball enters the shoulder chucker prize opening 39, the motor 15 will stop. Therefore, the right to select a higher winning probability is lost.

In this way, since the upper attacker 25 as a variable winning opening exhibits different opening states, a wide variety of winning states can be obtained.

Therefore, when a player enters the second winning hole 9, 10, the player tries to get the ball into the first winning hole 30, 31 while the movement mechanism section 7 is operating, which reduces his or her desire to play. It will increase.

Furthermore, by opening the upper attacker 25, when the ball flies into this variable winning hole, the lower attacker 32
opens. Balls are easily picked up by the guide member 24 that is opened from the lower attacker 32, and a large number of balls can fly into the winning hole within a short time, dramatically increasing the winning probability.

In this state, the winning slot is opened for a predetermined time or until the number of winnings is counted as 9, so that the player becomes even more motivated to play in order to obtain this winning profit.

Circuit section 5 for performing the above operations
consists of a circuit that controls input pulses generated by switches SW1 to SW6, and as shown in the block diagram in FIG. 1, switch circuits 51 and 5
2, 53, 54, 55, 56, frequency dividing circuit 57, solenoid drive circuit 58, lamp drive circuit 59, electronic sound circuit 60, motor drive circuit 6
1, a reset circuit 62 and a power supply circuit 63.

The switch circuits 51 to 56 convert the input pulses from the switches SW1 to SW6 provided at predetermined positions on the game board 2 to a high level using a scissor circuit and a flip-flop circuit.
Or generate an L level output signal pulse.

The frequency dividing circuit 57 is a counter that generates a predetermined clock pulse using a clock oscillation circuit using a crystal oscillator.

Circuits 58 to 61 drive solenoids, lamps, electronic sounds, motors, etc. by controlling gate circuits using the clock pulses of the frequency dividing circuit 57, respectively.

The reset circuit 62 consists of a small win operation time setting circuit 63, a small win operation stop circuit 64, and a jackpot operation stop circuit 65.
It is operated by the output of the flip-flop and gate circuit 55 and the clock pulse of the frequency divider circuit 57.

FIG. 9 further shows the block diagram of FIG. 1 as an electric circuit diagram.

Each symbol group in the diagram indicates the motor start switch.
SW1, motor stop switch SW2, small hit start switch SW3, jackpot start switch SW4, winning ball count switch SW5, motor stop position detection switch SW6, upper attacker solenoid SL1,
Showing solenoid SL2 for the lower attacker and pilot lamps PL1 to PL3.

Below, each circuit of the constituent elements of the present invention will be explained. The rights securing selection circuit includes a switch circuit 53, a counter 71, gates 72 to 76, and solenoids.
It is roughly composed of SL1.

The control circuit of the movement mechanism section is a switch circuit 51, 5.
2, 56, and a motor drive circuit 61.

The rights adding circuit includes a circuit that inputs the output from the terminal of the flip-flop 70 of the switch circuit 51 to the gate 74, and the rights achieving circuit includes the switch circuits 54, 55, the counter 71, gates 77 to 80, and the flip-flop of the switch circuit 54. The gate 80 is generally constructed of a circuit that inputs the output of the gate 81 to the gate 80.

Next, the operation of these circuits will be explained.

(a) Rights securing selection circuit The switch circuit 53 shapes the pulse signal generated when the switch SW3 is won through a chattering prevention circuit consisting of a resistor, a capacitor, a diode, and a Schmitt gate 82, and outputs a 30 ms clock pulse from the Schmitt gate 82. This clock pulse is the flip-flop 7
Input to the C terminal of 0.

The flip-flop 70 is a D-type flip-flop and has a data input terminal D, a clock pulse input terminal C, a set terminal S, a reset terminal R, and an output terminal Q. Output to Q. That is, only when the data input is H, the Q output becomes H at the rising edge of the clock pulse, and if there is no data before the clock pulse, the Q output remains L.

This D terminal receives an output signal from the count switch tamper prevention circuit in the switch circuit 55. When the terminals of the switch and the wiring are properly connected, the output signal of the NAND gate 83 becomes L, and the output signal becomes H via the inverter 84.

Therefore, since the D terminal is normally at the H level, when the clock pulse from the switch SW3 is input to the C terminal, the Q output becomes H and the output becomes L.
These two output signals are held until the input signal to the R terminal becomes H.

Furthermore, if the switch SW5 is not connected or is turned off, the output of the NAND gate remains high and is inverted by the inverter 84, causing the switch SW3 to become inoperative.

Furthermore, in the initial state, that is, when the power is turned on, the power-on reset signal is output to the OR gate 7.
6 and 88 respectively to flip-flop 7.
Since it is input to each R terminal of 0 and 85, the Q output is L and the output is H.

When the small hit start switch SW3 or the jackpot start switch SW4 is activated, the output signal of the flip-flop 70 or the output signal of the flip-flop 81 becomes L, and the NAND gate 8 is activated.
A counter 71 is started via 6.

The counter 71 is a 12-stage binary counter, and a 0.00586-second clock pulse, which is an output signal from the counter 91 that frequency-divides the output of the clock oscillation circuit 90, is input to the C terminal. As a result, each output terminal of the counter 71 receives 0.01172 seconds (Q ₁ ), 0.09377 seconds (Q ₄ ), 0.1875 seconds (Q ₅ ), 0.75 seconds (Q ₇ ), 3 seconds (Q ₉ ), and 6 seconds ( A clock pulse with a pulse width of _Q10 ) is output.

When the Q output of flip-flop 70 is H,
(i.e. when winning Switch SW3) Counter 7
In synchronization with the 0.09377 second clock pulse from the _Q4 terminal of 1, the output of the AND gate 86 alternately outputs L and H, causing the pilot lamp PL2 to blink, and also to the electronic sound generation circuit 60 and the power amplification circuit 92. It then generates an electronic sound.

Furthermore, while the Q output of the flip-flop 70 is H and the 0.75 second clock pulse from the _Q7 terminal of the counter 71 is H, the output of the AND gate 72 is H.
Furthermore, OR gate 73 becomes H and solenoid SL1
drive.

The operating time of this solenoid SL1 is the time from when the output signal becomes H until the flip-flop 70 is reset. Therefore,
As shown in the timing chart of FIG. 10, when the output signal of the flip-flop 85 is H (that is, when the switch SW1 is not activated), when the output signals of the counter 71 are all H, AND The output of gate 74 becomes H,
The time it takes to generate a reset pulse in the input signal is approximately 0.3 seconds. That is, the upper attacker 22
will be opened once every 0.3 seconds.

(b) Control circuit of the motion mechanism section When the motor start switch SW1 is activated, the output of the inverter 93 of the switch circuit 51 becomes H,
The flip-flop 85 sets the Q output to H and the output to L at the rising edge of the input pulse. Each signal of both outputs enters switch SW1 again, but
It is held until the input signal to the R terminal becomes H.

A reed switch is connected to the switch SW6 of the switch circuit 56, which outputs an H signal when closed and an L signal when opened from the inverter 94, and the output signal is input to the motor drive circuit 61.

When the motor 15 rotates to the stop position, the reed switch closes and the output signal becomes H.

Therefore, when the output signal of the flip-flop 85 becomes L or the output signal becomes L,
The output of the NAND gate 95 becomes H, and this signal applies 24 VAC to the motor 15, causing the motor 15 to rotate. Along with this, the pilot lamp PL1 blinks at a fast blinking cycle based on the output signal from the counter 96. When the motor 15 is not driven, the output signal is H and the output signal is L, so the pilot lamp PL1 blinks at a slow blinking cycle by the output signal from the counter 96 via the NAND gates 96 and 97.

When the switch SW2 wins, the output of the inverter 98 of the switch circuit 52 becomes H, and the output signal passes through the OR gate 88 and resets the R terminal of the flip-flop to H.

(c) Rights adding circuit When the output of the flip-flop 85 is L, that is, while the motor is being driven, the output of the AND gate 74 does not become H. When the output from the counter 71 becomes H, the outputs of the OR gates 75 and 76 become H, and the flip-flop 70 enters the reset state. The time during this period is determined by the output clock pulse and is 3 seconds, so the output of the flip-flop 70 is a 3 second pulse.

At this time, the operating time of the solenoid is synthesized by the AND circuit of the 0.75 second output clock pulse and the 3 second output clock pulse, as shown in the timing chart in Figure 11, so the 0.75 second clock pulse is
Occurs twice. In other words, the upper attacker 25 opens twice for 0.75 seconds.

(d) Right achievement circuit When the switch SW3 wins, the output becomes H, and the 1 input to the AND gate becomes H. this
While one input of AND gate 99 is at H level,
That is, if the switch SW4 enters when the solenoid SL1 is driven and the upper attacker 25 is open, the output of the AND gate 99 becomes H,
It is inverted via the inverter 100 and the output becomes L.

By the action of the flip-flop 81, the output signal becomes H and the output signal becomes L, and each signal is held until the reset force signal becomes L. In other words, it becomes a jackpot action.

During this jackpot winning combination operation, the output signal becomes H, so the input signal becomes H and even if it is within the small winning winning combination operation time, the small winning winning combination operation ends when the jackpot winning combination operation starts.

While the output signal is H, OR gate 8
The output of 0 becomes H, drives solenoid SL2, performs the jackpot operation, and counter 7.
AND gate 10 in synchronization with the output signal from 1
Output 1 alternately outputs L and H, causing pilot lamp PL3 to blink.

The jackpot operation time is the time from when the output signal becomes H until the flip-flop 81 is reset. Therefore, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 12, when the output signal from the counter 71 becomes H, the output of the AND gate 77 becomes H and is input to the OR gate 78.

Also, the signal from the 9 count circuit 102 is OR
When either of these input signals becomes H, the OR gate 78 outputs H, and the output of inverter 79 is inverted and becomes L, setting the reset input signal to L and switching the flip-flop. It is reset to 81.

That is, the lower attacker 32 is closed by a reset pulse from the OR gate 78 at an interval of 9.75 seconds, as shown in the timing chart of FIG.
Alternatively, if nine winning balls are counted within this time, the game will close at that point, all rights will be extinguished, and the game will return to its initial state.

Note that the 9-count circuit 102 is a 4-stage pinary counter 103 and a flip-flop 81.
When the output signal from the switch circuit 55 becomes L, counting becomes possible, and the number of times the output signal from the switch circuit 55 becomes H is counted. When the 9th pulse is input to the C terminal of the counter 103, the outputs Q ₁ and Q ₄
becomes H, the output of AND gate 104 becomes H, and the output signal is input to the reset circuit of flip-flop 81.

Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the claims.

(Effect) As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention has a plurality of variable winning holes to increase the new winning probability, and the variable winning holes can be set to different positions depending on the winning state of the pachinko ball. At the same time, the interlocking mechanism is driven during a predetermined period of time when a state with a higher winning probability can be exercised to notify the player of the state, so the game contents are rich in variety and the player's desire to play is increased. can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a control circuit block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board as an embodiment,
3 and 4 are a side sectional view and a partially vertical front view of the sub variable winning device attached to the game board, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the plate and cam of the sub variable winning device, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the sub variable winning device. 3 is a perspective view showing the mechanism for opening the upper attacker, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main variable winning device used in the present invention, FIG. 8 is a flow chart explaining the operation of the present invention, and FIG.
This figure is an electric circuit diagram of the block diagram in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 10 to 12 are timing charts according to outputs generated within the control circuit. 1... Pachinko game machine, 7... Exercise mechanism section, 9, 1
0...Second prize opening, 25...Upper attacker, 30,
31...First prize opening, 32...Lower attacker, 51
~56...Switch circuit, 57...Frequency divider circuit, 58...
Solenoid drive circuit, 61...Motor drive circuit, 62...Reset circuit, 63...Power supply circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main variable winning hole and a secondary variable winning hole, each of which is equipped with a driving means that increases the winning probability of a pachinko ball;
A first winning hole that secures the right to win by opening the secondary variable winning hole by the driving means, and a second winning hole to which the right to win is added, and a ball flies into the first winning hole. a right securing selection circuit that is turned on when the secondary variable winning hole is turned on and selects a different winning probability increasing state; a movement mechanism section and its control circuit that are driven by a ball entering the second winning hole; and the movement mechanism. a right adding circuit for exercising an additional right with a high winning probability in the secondary variable winning opening when the right securing selection circuit is in an on state while the unit is being driven; and the secondary variable winning opening is being opened. and a right achievement circuit that maintains an increase in winning probability in the main variable winning hole when a ball flies into the winning hole.