JPH054115B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and particularly to a pachinko game machine in which a game board is provided with an auxiliary game device and a variable prize winning device.

[Prior art and its problems] In general, pachinko gaming machines reward players with a predetermined winning profit when a game ball hit from a ball driving unit onto a game board enters a winning area set on the game board. is configured to give to
It is widely used as a popular entertainment machine.

By the way, in recent pachinko gaming machines, in order to make the game more interesting, the conditions for winning a prize have become more diverse, or other auxiliary gaming devices have been installed on the gaming board. However, along with this, the configuration of gaming machines has become much more complex than conventional ones. Most of the recent pachinko gaming machines have been computerized in some way, and the control of the increasingly diverse winning conditions and the control of the auxiliary gaming devices installed separately on the gaming board are performed by electrically configured control means. It is becoming more and more common to do so. Therefore, in order to rationalize the configuration of a pachinko game machine, it is necessary to rationalize the configuration of its electronic parts rather than its mechanical configuration. Therefore, it has been an issue in this field to provide a pachinko game machine that has a simple configuration, reliable operation, and has control means that can make the game more interesting.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide players with the pleasure of first generating a special right, and the joy of winning winning profits after the special right has been generated. To provide a pachinko game machine equipped with an auxiliary game device that can make the game content more interesting at any time, and an electric control device that can perform jackpot control related to a variable winning device.

Another object of the present invention is to open and drive an auxiliary electric winning device that generates a starting signal for the variable winning device based on the occurrence of this special right, so that the player can start the variable winning device relatively quickly during jackpot control. To provide a pachinko game machine which enables the generation of a signal and minimizes wasteful hitting of balls (hitting balls that do not easily enter a starting winning hole that generates a starting signal) during this jackpot control to quickly obtain winning profits. There is a particular thing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for winning a predetermined prize when a game ball hit from a ball driving unit onto a game board surface enters a winning area set on the game board. A pachinko gaming machine configured to give a profit to a player, which shifts to a jackpot control state in which a special gaming right is given to the player based on winning in a predetermined winning area provided on the gaming board. The auxiliary gaming device is equipped with an auxiliary gaming device capable of generating a special right that allows players to win a prize, a variable winning device that can increase the chance of winning by opening a winning area on the game board, and a winning detector. an auxiliary electric winning device that generates a start signal for the variable winning device on condition that the right is generated; a special right holding device that holds the special right generated in the auxiliary gaming device; and the special right holding device holds the special right. an auxiliary electric winning device drive control means for driving the auxiliary electric winning device to open based on the occurrence of the starting signal; and a variable winning device drive control means for driving the variable winning device to open for a predetermined period based on the generation of the start signal. A control device is also provided.

[Operation] A special right is generated based on the fact that a ball hit during a game enters a predetermined winning area of the auxiliary gaming device.
A special rights holding means holds this special right. Based on the fact that the special right holding means holds the special right, the auxiliary electric winning device drive control means opens the auxiliary electric winning device and converts the auxiliary electric winning device into a state in which it can easily accept a batted ball. This allows the auxiliary electric winning device to quickly win a hit ball, and the generated start signal allows the variable winning device to be opened quickly after the special right is generated.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Note that common or corresponding parts in each figure are indicated using the same reference numerals.

First, FIGS. 1 to 4 show mechanical components of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the pachinko game machine shown in the figure, when a game ball A hit into a game board 12 from a ball driving unit 10 enters various winning areas set on the game board 12, a predetermined winning profit is given to the player. It is basically the same as the conventional one in that it is configured to give However, in the pachinko game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the game board 12 has a first winning area 18, a second winning area 20, and a game ball that enters the first winning area 18. An auxiliary gaming device 14 is provided on the gaming board 12, which is configured to generate a new gaming state. Furthermore, a variable winning device 16 is provided which temporarily opens a third winning area 22 within the game board 12 that increases the chances of winning.

Furthermore, as shown in one embodiment in FIG.
An electric control device 24 is provided that controls the operation of the variable winning device 16 based on the result of the gaming state generated in the auxiliary gaming device 14 and the winning detection output of the second winning area 20. Although the details will be described later, this electrical control device 24 can be set in a set state and a reset state, that is, a first control state and a second control state (jackpot control state), depending on a specific game result in the auxiliary gaming device 14. It has a holding circuit (flip-flop F1) as a special right holding means which is configured such that ``flip-flop F1'' appears alternately.
Further, this holding circuit is in the set state, that is, in the second state.
When the winning detection output S2 of the second winning area 20 is generated while forming the control state, the variable winning device 16 is temporarily driven to open.

Here, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 in more detail, when the player rotates the operation dial 32, the electric ball driving unit 10 flicks the game balls in the supply tray 30 one by one. The thrown game ball is guided by the guide rail 34 to the game board 1.
Driven into 2. The hit game ball falls while dancing on the 12 surfaces of the game board, and most of it flows down into the out hole 36. However, some game balls jump into any winning area and create a winning state. When this winning state occurs, a predetermined winning profit is given to the player. This winning profit is usually given in the form of paying out a predetermined number of prize balls to the player. Specifically, the prize ball discharge device 38 operates every time a prize is won, and discharges a predetermined number of game balls stored in the upper tank 40 into the supply tray 30 via the lead-out path 42. When the ball storage capacity of the supply tray 30 reaches its limit, the overflowing balls flow down into the receiving tray 44.

Next, the auxiliary game device 14, as an example of which is shown in FIG. has been done. The game ball A that has entered the first winning area 18 is guided by the guide path 46 or 48 and guided onto the guide plate 50. Thereupon, by rolling while randomly changing the direction upon contact with the protrusion 52, it is sorted and entered into either the selective winning area 54 or the general winning area 56. Normally, the configuration is such that the probability of entering the general winning area 56 is greater. When entering the general winning area 56, the normal winning profit is only given to the player, but when entering the selective winning area 54, the first winning detector D1 consisting of a micro switch etc. is activated. Then, the electronic control device 24, which will be described later, shifts to a jackpot control state in which a special right is given to the player.

Further, the variable winning device 16 has a door 58 that is driven to open and close by a solenoid SC1, as an example of which is shown in FIG. A third winning area 22 is opened on the game board 12 to increase the winning amount.
This opening of the third prize winning area 22 is not always performed, and the opening of the third winning area 22 is not carried out all the time.
4, the operation is performed temporarily only when specific conditions are met. That is, when a game ball A enters the sorted winning area 54 and the first winning detector D1 is activated, a special right is generated, and if a game ball enters the second winning area 20 while this right is being generated. , the variable prize winning device 16 is temporarily driven open. In the case of the embodiment, the second winning areas 20 are provided on both sides of the third winning area 22, respectively. The game ball is the third
Even when the winning game ball enters the winning area, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the player for each winning game ball. Therefore,
When this third prize winning area 22 is opened, the probability of winning during that period increases dramatically, and as a result, the player, even a beginner, gains the benefit of being able to win a large amount of prize balls within a short period of time. The winning game ball that entered the second winning area 20 is detected by the second winning detector D2.
Accordingly, the winning game balls that have entered the third winning area 22 are detected one by one by the third winning detector D3 (FIG. 4). Second winning area 20 above
and the second winning detector D2 constitute a starting signal generating device.

The electrical control device 24, as shown in FIG.
In addition to the first flip-flop F1 as a special right holding means corresponding to the holding circuit, there are also a timer T1, first and second counters C1, C2, and a second flip-flop F1.
flip-flop F2, oscillator P1, logic gates G1 to G9, inverter I1, waveform shaping circuit 6
0, a differentiating circuit 62, a delay circuit 64, a decoder/driver 66, a display device 68, a transistor Q1, and the like. Logic gates G1-G
Among 10, G4 and G7 are OR gates,
Others are AND gates. logic gate G
3 and G4 form the reset circuit 26 of the first flip-flop F1. The second flip-flop F2 and logic gates G5 and G6 are the repetition drive circuit 2.
form 7. Further, the first counter C1, logic gate G9, and inverter I1 form a maximum operation number limiting circuit 28.

Here, the detection outputs S1, S2, S of the above-mentioned first, second, and third winning detectors D1, D2, and D3 are
3 are input as control signals to the electrical control device 24 through the waveform shaping circuit 60, respectively. When the first winning detection output S1 is input, the gates G1 and G
2, the first flip-flop F1 is set, thereby causing a transition from the first control state to the second control state. Thereafter, when the second winning detection output S2 is input as a starting signal, a drive current is supplied to the solenoid SC1 via the transistor Q1, and the variable winning device 16 is driven to open. In this case, by intervening the pulse oscillator P1, the opening drive of the variable prize winning device 16 can be performed intermittently according to the oscillation frequency of the oscillator P1. When the variable prize winning device 16 is driven to open, the timer T1 is started at the same time. This timer T1 can be constructed from a timer circuit using a monostable multivibrator and a differentiating circuit for extracting a time-up signal. When this timer T1 counts a predetermined set time, the time-up signal resets the repeat drive circuit 27 as the variable winning device drive control means, the driving of the variable winning device 16 is stopped, and the third The winning area 22 is closed.

The winning game balls that enter the third winning area 22 after being opened for a set predetermined period of time are detected one by one by the third winning detector D3 and counted by the second counter C2. When the second counter C2 counts the set number, the repetition drive circuit 27 is forcibly reset via the gate G7. As a result, the variable winning device 16 is driven to close when the set number of game balls have won in the third winning area 22 even before the time set in the timer T1 has elapsed. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent excessive winning profits from being given to the player, and thereby to prevent the player's desire for gambling from being aroused.

As described above, the variable prize winning device 16 is driven to open for a predetermined period of time, and this driving is repeated by the repetition drive circuit 27, and the number of repetitions is predetermined by the maximum operation number limiting circuit 28. limited to only a number. This limiting circuit 28
The first counter C1 counts the number of times the above-mentioned repetitive operation is performed. In this embodiment, the first counter C1 is a down counter, and the contents of the count are displayed on the display device 68. This display device 68 is provided on the game board 12 in FIG. 1, and displays the remaining number of times the variable winning device 16 is driven to open. When the first counter C1 counts down the set initial value and the remaining count value becomes zero, that is, when the set number is counted, the count end signal (logic gate G9
output signal) is supplied to the first flip-flop F1 via the differentiating circuit 62 and the reset circuit 26 to reset it. As a result, the electrical control device 24 returns to the initial first control state and maintains its standby state until the first winning detection output S1 is input again.

Further, the first flip-flop F1 outputs a first winning detection output S via the reset circuit 26.
1 so that a set state and a reset state appear alternately. Therefore, when a special right as described above is generated by the first winning detection output S1, even if the special right is continuing, if the first winning detection output S1 is input again during that time, this As a result, the right to win the prize will be lost midway through and the game will return to its initial state. This makes it possible to give the players an appropriate sense of tension and make the game more interesting.

However, when the above-mentioned special right expires midway, even the variable prize winning device 16 that was once driven to open returns to the first control state and closes even though the opening duration time remains. If players are forced to do so, it will cause great dissatisfaction to the players. Therefore, in the embodiment, the variable prize winning device 16
While the flip-flop is being driven open, the second flip-flop F2 is not reset even if the first flip-flop F1 is reset.
As a result, even if the first winning detection output S1 is inputted and the second winning detection output S2 is also inputted, even if this first winning detection output S1 is inputted successively, the variable winning detection output S1 is inputted at least once. operation is ensured, and the open state of the variable prize winning device 16 is maintained only for a period limited by a preset time or the number of winning game balls. Therefore, the player can experience the fun of the game when special rights are given, and can increase his or her desire to play the game to control the jackpot.

In the present invention, the first flip-flop F1
When is in the set state, that is, in the second control state in which a special right has occurred, as shown in FIG. This actuating device 70 can be configured to drive, for example, an auxiliary electric winning device shown in FIG. The auxiliary electric winning device shown in FIG. 6 has a second winning area 20 that appears on the surface of the game board 12 so that it can appear and disappear freely.
This is a device that can change a situation that is disadvantageous for the player into a situation that is advantageous for the player. solenoid
SC2 is a door 58 that opens and closes the second winning area 20.
on the basis that the first flip-flop F1 is set and a special right is created.
The second winning area 20 is opened by driving the door 58 to open. As a result, this second winning area 20
It becomes easier to make a hit ball win a prize, the detection output S2 (starting signal) of the second win detector D2 can be generated without wasting the ball, and the variable winning device can be opened for a predetermined period of time. .

7-10 show other embodiments of the invention.
The basic configuration of the embodiment shown in the figure is
It is almost the same as that shown in Figure 6. Therefore, the following description will mainly show the differences. In the embodiment shown in the figure, the configurations of the auxiliary gaming device 14 and the variable prize winning device 16 are different from the embodiments described above.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the auxiliary game device 14 has a roulette type auxiliary game board 72 formed by a plurality of lamps L1 to L4 arranged in a circular shape. Each lamp L1 to L4 is controlled by a driver 7 by an auxiliary game control unit 74 consisting of a monostable multivibrator MM1 used as a timer, an oscillator P2, a gate G12, a ring counter C3, etc.
6, the lights are driven to turn on one by one. This lighting drive is started when a game ball enters the first winning area 18 and is detected by the detector D0 using a micro switch or the like.

The operation continues while the monostable multivibrator MM1 outputs a pulse with a predetermined time width. This monostable multivibrator MM1 is activated by the gate G11 by the detection output S0 of the detector D0.
Triggered via. When the monostable multivibrator MM1 finishes outputting a single pulse of a predetermined time width, the ring counter C3 stops counting. When the counting position at the time of stopping matches the predetermined specific position (1), the determination output corresponds to the first winning detection output S1 in the above embodiment indicating the occurrence of a special right. Setting (or resetting) flip-flop F1
It becomes input. This judgment output is inputted to the first flip-flop F1 by the gate G13 and the differentiating circuit 63 when the monostable multivibrator MM1 finishes outputting a single pulse. The counting position of the ring counter C3 at this time is indicated by the lighting positions of the lamps L1 to L4.

In addition, the variable prize winning device 16 is shown in FIGS. 7 and 9.
As shown in the figure, it is constructed using a petal-shaped door member 72 called a so-called tulip. This door member 72 is driven to open by the solenoid SC1, as in the above-described embodiment.
A third winning area 22 is opened. The rest is the same as the embodiment described above.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is of course not limited to the configurations of the above embodiments. It is possible to construct it using several integrated circuits. In yet another embodiment, the electrical control device 24 can be configured using a microprocessor system consisting of a CPU (central processing unit), working RAM, program ROM, interface, and the like. In this case, the various functions described above, such as a timer and a counter, may be configured as software.

Further, the auxiliary game device 14 is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and may be any device that requires the game ball to win a prize in a predetermined winning area, such as the roulette type auxiliary game board 72 described above. A special right may be generated by combining this with an electrically variable display device.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the operating state of the auxiliary electric winning device drive control means is controlled to open during the holding period of the special right. By controlling the opening only, it is possible to give a moderate sense of tension to the popping game that generates the starting signal.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides a predetermined winning profit to the player when a game ball hit from the ball driving unit onto the game board surface enters a winning area set on the game board. A pachinko gaming machine configured to give a player a special right to enter a jackpot control state that gives a special gaming right to a player based on winning in a predetermined winning area provided on the game board. a variable winning device capable of increasing the chance of winning by opening a winning area on the game board, and a winning detector;
an auxiliary electric winning device that generates a start signal for the variable winning device on the condition that a special right is generated in the auxiliary gaming device; a special right holding means that holds the special right generated in the auxiliary gaming device; and the special right holding device. an auxiliary electric winning device drive control means that opens and opens the auxiliary electric winning device based on the fact that the auxiliary electric winning device holds a special right; and a variable winning device that drives the variable winning device to open for a predetermined period based on the generation of the start signal. Since an electric control device having a drive control means is provided, the player has the pleasure of generating a special right using the auxiliary gaming device during a flash game, and the ability to generate a start signal after the special right is generated. The player is given the joy of opening a variable winning device and winning a large winning profit, and the opening of the variable winning device is repeated a predetermined number of times based on the generation of a start signal, and the winning profit is awarded in stages. This makes the game content even more interesting. In addition, since the opening control of the auxiliary electric winning device that generates the start signal is related to the generation of special rights, it is relatively easy to win a prize by hitting the ball into this auxiliary electric winning device, and it is possible for beginners who are inexperienced in the game to win. The game content will be fair to both male and female customers.
Therefore, the so-called wasted hitting of the ball due to the generation of the start signal is reduced, and winning profits can be quickly obtained.

Further, the electrical control device of the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to set a variety of game conditions and to perform reliable game control compared to conventional mechanical configurations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a pachinko game machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view showing an example of a mechanism panel on the back side thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of an auxiliary game device, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a variable prize winning device, Fig. 5 is a circuit diagram showing an example of an electrical control device which is a main part of this invention, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a variable prize winning device which is a main part of this invention. 7 is a front view showing an example of a game board surface in another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing an example of the auxiliary game device in FIG. 7; FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing an example of the area; 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an example of the variable prize winning device in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing another embodiment of the electrical control device which is the main part of the present invention. 10... Ball driving unit, 12... Game board, 14...
...Auxiliary game device, 16...Fluctuating prize winning device, 18...
...First winning area, 20...Second winning area, 2
2... Third winning area, 24... Electrical control device, F1... Holding circuit (flip-flop), T
1...Timer, 26...Reset circuit, 27...
...Repetitive drive circuit, 28...Maximum operation number limiting circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A pachinko machine configured to give a predetermined winning profit to a player when a game ball hit from a ball driving unit onto a game board enters a winning area set on the game board. an auxiliary gaming device which is a gaming machine and is capable of generating a special right that causes the player to enter a jackpot control state that provides a special gaming right based on winning in a predetermined winning area provided on the gaming board; It is equipped with a variable winning device that can open up a winning area on the game board to increase the chance of winning, and a winning detector, and starts the variable winning device on the condition that a special right is generated in the auxiliary gaming device. an auxiliary electric winning device that generates a signal; a special right holding means that holds special rights generated in the auxiliary gaming device; An electric control device having an auxiliary electric winning device drive control means for opening and driving the variable winning device and a variable winning device drive control means for driving the variable winning device for a predetermined period of time based on the generation of the start signal. Pachinko game machine.