JPH067509A - Japanese pinball game @(3754/24)pachinko) machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the feeling of a lively motion in the case of a 'killing' with the indication of a pattern display part being a predetermined combination of patterns or 'reach' being the advance notic of the killing in a Japanese pinball game machine equipped with a pattern combination display. CONSTITUTION:Displays 7a, 7b, 7c aye juxtaposed with each other and the indication of pattern displays 8a, 8b, 8c is a predetermined combination of patterns, respective displays 7a, 7b, 7c are operated forward and backward and further any or all of displays 7a, 7b, 7c are caused to undulate up and down so that a peculiar motion form is generated and a game form with the feeling of a lively motion is generated on a game board.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a symbol combination display device for opening a special winning opening by a predetermined combination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a game ball passes through a starting gate provided with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display parts which variably display various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. Each symbol display section starts to change,
Those equipped with a symbol combination display device for stopping and displaying symbols of various combinations, and a special winning opening that operates to open when each stopped symbol of the symbol combination display device is a predetermined combination, It is called "fever game machine" and various proposals have been made.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned symbol combination display device, when the display of the symbol display portion is a "big hit" in which a predetermined combination is obtained, or "Leach" which is the notice thereof. In such a case, the voice is processed by a fanfare or the like, and the light processing is used to enhance the uplifting feeling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new display mode that can further enhance the sense of dynamism.

[0004]

According to the present invention, three display devices provided with the above-mentioned symbol display portion on the front surface are arranged side by side in a lateral direction, and the display devices are held so as to be movable back and forth, and a front and rear drive device. This enables forward / backward conversion to a front position and a rear position, aligns and holds one of the positions in the non-driving state of each drive mechanism to make it a steady position, and further undulates any or all of the indicators. The symbol combination display device is configured by causing a wavy movement in the up-and-down direction with its forward and backward movement through, and when the stop symbol of each of the symbol display portions is a predetermined combination, the forward and backward drive device is operated. In addition, the pachinko machine is provided with control command means for moving the respective display devices back and forth between a steady position and other positions.

[0005]

In the above structure, as a steady state of the symbol combination display device, for example, the respective display devices are aligned at the front position. Then, when the game ball passes through the starting opening, each symbol of the symbol combination display device fluctuates and stops, and symbols of various combinations are displayed. At this time, the design will be the same design, etc.
In the case of a predetermined combination of symbols, for example, the front-rear driving device is operated by command control by the control commanding means, the display devices on both sides perform the same back-and-forth reciprocating motion, and the display device at the center thereof is It moves back and forth in the opposite direction. In addition, various operating modes of the respective display devices and combinations thereof can be proposed. Then, during this forward / backward movement, any or all of the indicators undulate in the vertical direction, resulting in a variety of movements.

[0006] Thus, in the case where the symbol display portion has a predetermined combination of symbols on the three display devices, the combination of the front and rear operations and the waviness operation of various combinations makes it a big hit. Will be shown in.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1, and a ball tray and a rotary handle for firing balls are provided at a lower portion of the machine frame 2 not shown. In the center of the board surface of the game board 3, a center case 4 fixed to the front portion of the mounting case 9 is arranged as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, and a pattern combination display device 6 is configured in the mounting case 9. Three indicators 7a, 7b, 7
Symbols c are arranged side by side in the lateral direction, and a symbol display portion 8a, 8 is formed from a window hole 5 formed in the center of the center case 4 and is composed of a 7-segment indicator disposed on the surface of the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c.
b and 8c are made visible. This symbol combination display device 6 is related to the main part of the present invention, and its configuration will be described later. Further, below the window 5 of the center case 4, a standby recording lamp row 11 composed of four pilot lamps is provided.

A starting opening 14 is provided directly below the center case 4. This starting opening 14 is provided with a ball detection device composed of a photoelectric switch, a limit switch, etc., and when the ball passing detection by the ball detection device drives the symbol combination display device 6 and the ball passes continuously. , The standby recording lamp row 11 is sequentially turned on and is held up to four times. The starting opening 14 also serves as a winning opening, and a predetermined number of prize balls are provided as the game balls pass.

Further, below the starting opening 14, there is provided a winning device 22 having a wide special winning opening 23. The winning device 22 has a publicly known configuration in which the lid 24 is opened in the front-rear direction by a solenoid, and the game ball is guided to the special winning opening 23 by the guiding action of the lid 24. The central area is the specific area 25
As described later, when a game ball enters the specific area 25, a continuous opening operation is generated.

Next, the structure of the symbol combination display device 6 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. Three indicators 7
The symbol display portions 8a, 8b and 8c of a, 7b and 7c are L
It is composed of ED or liquid crystal, and is "0" to "9",
Symbols such as "A", "J", "L", etc. that can be represented by a 7-segment indicator consisting of numbers and alphabets are displayed.

Further, the respective indicators 7a, 7b, 7c can be moved back and forth by a similar front and rear drive device. That is,
Each of the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, inside the front and rear open rectangular guide housing portions 30a, 30b, 30c formed in the mounting case 9. It is stored and held so that it can move back and forth.

Explaining the guide means, guide projection walls 31 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the upper walls of the guide casings 30a, 30b, 30c, respectively, while the display 7 is provided.
The gate-shaped sliding frame 2 in which the guide rolls 29, 29 (see FIG. 10) are pivotally supported on the a, 7b and the holding plate 27 of the display 7c.
8 is provided, and the guide rolls 29, 29 of the sliding frame 28 are provided.
The guide protrusion wall 31 is inserted between the top surfaces of the indicators 7a and 7b and the top surface of the holding plate 27, and is held so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. In addition, as shown in FIG.
b and the lower surface of the back of the holding plate 27, the guide casings 30a, 3
A sliding piece 33 fitted in a guide groove 32 formed on the lower bottom of 0b, 30c is projected so that the movement in the front-rear direction is stably generated.

On the other hand, on the lower bottom surface of the drive frame 10 provided on the back of the mounting case 9, the respective indicators 7a, 7b,
Pulse motors Ma, Mb, and Mc are attached to the back of 7c, and drive shafts 34 of the pulse motors Ma, Mb, and Mc are projected upward into drive frame 10 so as to rotate the drive shaft 34. 35 is fixed. Then, each rotating disc 35
Has a link shaft 36 at an eccentric position with respect to the drive shaft 34.
Is protruding.

Further, a link shaft 37 (see FIG. 10) is vertically supported on the backs of the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c, and the drive shaft 38 is connected to the link shaft 36 and the link shaft 37.
a, 38b, and 38c are passed over, and the ends thereof are rotatably fitted onto the linkage shafts 36 and 37, respectively. When the pulse motors Ma, Mb, Mc are driven, the rotating disc 3
The link shaft 36 of 5 rotates about the drive shaft 34, and the indicators 7a, 7b, 7c linked to the link shaft 36 by the drive arms 38a, 38b, 38c are the guide casings 30a, 3c.
Within 0b and 30c, the stroke of the eccentricity of the linkage shaft 36 is doubled to move back and forth.

Thus, the pulse motors Ma, Mb, Mc,
The rotating disk 35, the drive arms 38a, 38b, 38c, etc. constitute a front-rear drive device that controls the reciprocating drive of the respective display devices 7a, 7b, 7c back and forth, and the display devices 7a, 7b,
7c is moved back and forth between a front position and a rear position, and as will be described later, various operations are caused due to a combination of stop symbols of the symbol display portions 8a, 8b, 8c. Then, at the steady position where the pulse motors Ma, Mb, Mc are stopped driving, the respective indicators 7a, 7b, 7c are aligned and held at the front position.

Of the above-mentioned indicators 7a, 7b, 7c, only the indicator 7c is provided with a waving mechanism which causes a wavy movement in the up-down direction when moving in the forward-backward direction. The configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

The indicators 7a and 7b are holding plates 27a and 2b.
Although fixed to the front surface of 7b, only the display 7c is held vertically movable with respect to the holding plate 27. That is, the holding plate 27 is provided with left and right elongated holes 41, 41 formed in parallel with each other in the vertical direction, and the linking protrusion 42 protruding from the back surface of the display 7c is inserted into the elongated holes 41, 41 to form the long holes. The connection plates 43, 43 attached to the holes 41, 41 from the back side are fixed. That is, the connecting plates 43, 43 are fixed to the back of the display 7c and can move up and down with respect to the holding plate 27. On the other hand, from the back surface of the holding plate 27 to the shaft support piece 4
4 is provided in a protruding manner, and a support shaft 45 is laterally inserted and supported at the rear end of the shaft support piece 44. Then, the rear ends of the connecting arms 46, 46 pivotally supported on the upper portions of the connecting plates 43, 43 are fitted onto the support shaft 45. Thus, the connecting plates 43, 43 and the indicator 7c
Can swing vertically about the support shaft 45.
At this time, the display 7c slightly tilts, but the display 7c
By making the distance between the connecting plates 43 and 43 slightly wider than the thickness of the holding plate 27, the operation can be performed without any trouble.

On the lower surfaces of the connecting arms 46, 46, swinging cams 47a, 47b consisting of two triangular protrusions are projected, and the connecting arm 4 is provided between the mounting case 9 and the drive frame 10.
A guide shaft 48 on which 6, 6 are mounted is supported in the width direction. The swing cams 47a and 47b have different degrees of aggression so that a large wave and a small wave are sequentially generated as will be described later, so that the swing cams 47a and 47b are varied.

In the waving mechanism having such a structure, when the pulse motor Mc is driven and the drive arm 38c pivotally supported by the link shaft 37 on the back surface of the display 7c moves back and forth as described above, the holding plate 27 is moved. Is the guide housing 30c
It moves in the front-rear direction using the pulse motors Ma, Mb, Mc, etc. as a guide. And with this movement, the connecting arm 4
6, 46 follow the front-back direction, and the swing cams 47a, 4 thereof
7b abuts on the guide shaft 48, and the indicator 7c produces a wavy motion about the support shaft 45, in which a large wave and a small wave oscillate twice with respect to one movement.

The oscillating cams 47a, 47b are formed as wavy cams having a single triangular protrusion or a large number of protrusions, so that the oscillating cams 47a and 47b are allowed to freely oscillate one or more times. You can

Next, the operation of this structure will be described. When the game ball passes through the starting opening 14, the combination display device 6 is driven together with the supply of the prize ball. When passing through continuously, the standby recording lamp row 11 is sequentially turned on as described above and is held up to four times.

When the combination display device 6 is driven,
Symbol display portions 8a, 8b, 8 of the respective display devices 7a, 7b, 7c
c starts to change, and after about 5 seconds, the change stops in the order of the symbol display portions 8a, 8b, 8c.

At this time, the symbol display portion 8a and the symbol display portion 8b
When the symbols match, the pulse motors Ma and Mb are driven while the variable state of the symbol display portion 8c is maintained, the displays 7a and 7b are temporarily retracted to the rear position, and a so-called reach state is dynamically shown. It will be. And the symbol display section 8
A, 8b, and 8c all have the same design, which enhances the expectation that they will be a "big hit".

When the symbol display portion 8c stops with a different symbol, the pulse motors Ma and Mb are re-driven,
The indicators 7a and 7b are returned to the front position, and the indicator 7 is again turned on.
The a, 7b and 7c will be aligned at the front position.

On the other hand, the symbol display portion 8c is stopped and the symbol display portions 8a, 8b, 8c are, for example, "1, 1, 1", "2.
"2,2", "3,3,3", "4,4,4", "A,
When the symbols consisting of numbers or alphabets such as "A, A" become the same, it becomes a "big hit", the notification device emits a fanfare, and the indicators 7a, 7b reciprocate forward and backward by driving the pulse motors Ma, Mb. When the pulse motor Mc moves, the pulse motor Mc is driven in the opposite phase, and the display 7c is also displayed.
It moves in the opposite direction to a and 7b. That is, the display 7
The a and 7b and the display 7c are alternately moved forward. At this time, the display device 7c causes a vertical wavy motion by the above-described wavy mechanism, and has a motion form different from that of the display devices 7a and 7b. And the lid 24 of the winning device 22
Tilts forward and the special winning opening 23 opens for about 29.5 seconds.

When 10 game balls are won during the opening of the special winning opening 23, the opening operation of the special winning opening 23 at that time is once finished even within the opening time. When the game ball passes through the specific area 25 during the opening, the continuous operating device is driven, and the special winning opening 23 is opened again after the end of the opening operation for that time. The maximum number of times that the special winning opening 23 is opened and updated is 16 times including the first opening.

When the game ball passes through the specific area 25, the indicators 7a and 7b temporarily stop at the front position while continuing the above-mentioned wavy reciprocating movement of the indicator 7c. This shows that the transfer to the next opening operation is guaranteed.

On the other hand, during the big hit, the symbol display portion 8c of the display device 7c displays the number of balls of the game ball flowing into the special winning opening 23. That is, it functions as a 10-count display device. And after displaying "9" as described above,
It returns to "0" and moves to the next time, and again the indicators 7a, 7b
Moves back and forth in the opposite phase of the display 7c, and similarly,
When the game ball passes through the specific area 25, the display 7 is temporarily displayed.
The above operation is repeated in which a and 7b stop at the front position. And after repeating the operation 16 times,
The "big hit" operation is completed, and the indicators 7a, 7b, 7 are again displayed.
c aligns in the front position and returns to steady state.

The symbol display portions 8a, 8b, 8c are "2,
In the case of combinations such as "2, X", "4,4, X", "6,6, X" (X is a variable), a special winning opening 23 is opened for a short time and a small number of times. You may do it.

The above-described series of operations can be easily executed by the control command means including the central control unit CPU and the like.

In this way, the indicators 7a, 7b,
By the action of 7c, when "reach" and "big hit" are given, this is dynamically expressed, and a play mode with a feeling of dynamism is produced.

The indicators 7a, 7b, 7c may be in the rear position in the steady state. In addition, the indicators 7a, 7b,
The combination of the respective operations of 7c is not limited to the above-mentioned mode, and dynamically shows the occurrence of "reach", the occurrence of "big hit", the start of update accompanying the passage of the special winning opening 23 in the specific area 25, and the like. As long as it is possible, various combined operations can be proposed.

Further, in the above structure, the display 7c
In comparison with the display devices 7a and 7b that perform a normal back-and-forth motion by linking the waving mechanism to the only one, a novel movement is generated as a whole. Then, the display devices 7a and 7b may be caused to have a wavy motion when they are moved back and forth, or further, all of them may be made to have a wavy motion.

[0034]

As described above, the present invention provides the display device 7.
a, 7b, 7c are arranged in parallel, and the symbol display portions 8a, 8b, 8c
When a predetermined combination is displayed, the respective indicators 7a, 7a
b, 7c are operated in the front-back direction, and further, the indicators 7a,
Either or all of 7b and 7c are vertically swollen to generate a peculiar motion form, and to generate a dynamic game form on the game board 3, which promotes the uplifting feeling of the player. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the interest of pachinko game can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a machine frame 2 of a pachinko machine 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a center case 4.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a center case 4.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing displays 7a, 7b, 7c.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing indicators 7a and 7b at a steady position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the indicators 7a and 7b in a rear position.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a display 7c at a steady position.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the indicator 7c in a rear position.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the indicator 7c at an intermediate position.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a wavy mechanism of the display 7c.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 5 Window hole 6 Combination display device 7a, 7b, 7c Display device 8a, 8b, 8c Design display part 14 Starting opening 23 Special winning opening 30a, 30b, 30c Guide housing 35 Rotating disk 36, 37 Linkage Shaft 45 Spindle 46 Connecting arms 47a, 47b Swing cam 48 Guide shafts Ma, Mb, Mc Pulse motor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When a game ball passes through a starting opening provided with a ball detection device, which is composed of a plurality of symbol display portions that variably display various predetermined symbols, based on a ball detection signal from the ball detection device. Each symbol display unit starts to change, and stops and displays a symbol combination display device that displays symbols of various combinations, and an opening operation when each stopped symbol of the symbol combination display device is a predetermined combination Which has a special winning opening, three display devices having the above-mentioned symbol display portion on the front side are arranged side by side in a lateral direction, and each display device is held so that it can be moved back and forth. Allows forward / backward conversion to a front position and a rear position,
Hold each drive mechanism in a non-driving state in an aligned position to set it as a steady position, and further move any or all of the indicators through the waving mechanism to move the undulating motion in the up-down direction. By configuring the symbol combination display device by causing, by operating the front-rear drive device when the stop symbol of each of the symbol display portion is a predetermined combination, each indicator between the steady position and other positions. A pachinko machine characterized in that it is provided with a control command means for moving back and forth.