JPH08997U - Ball striking number display device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] The player displays the number of shots displayed on the number-of-fires display means while confirming the remaining balls on the upper ball saucer during the game by slightly deflecting the line of sight. The challenge is to be able to easily check the number of shots being fired. [Structure] A hitting ball number display device for an allepachi machine according to the present invention comprises an automatic hitting ball feeder 25 for hitting a gaming ball supplied to a launch position of a launch rail 26 to launch the gaming ball, and an automatic hitting ball feeder 25. The number-of-fired counting means 20, 27 for counting the number of game balls to be fired and the upper right end of the upper ball tray 5 are provided to display the number of fired game balls counted by the number-of-fired counting means 20, 27. Number of shots indicator 7 and 1
It is characterized by comprising reset means 20 for returning the number of shots displayed on the number-of-fires display 7 to the initial state each time a game is completed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a bullet-launching machine (a so-called arepachi game machine, which may be simply referred to as an allepachi machine hereinafter) that plays a game once with a predetermined number of game balls.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, the allepachi machine in the bullet blasting machine finishes one game with a predetermined number (usually 16) of game balls, and points are given according to the aspect of the symbols combined in this one game, The prize balls corresponding to the score are configured to be released to the player.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, as a player, it is not enough to count the number of game balls shot one by one during the game. For this reason, the problem that the remaining ball becomes unclear during one game, which causes a problem in changing the position at which the game ball is driven while considering the remaining ball in one game. There is a problem that the interest is lost, and there is a problem that the player does not know whether or not a predetermined number of game balls are really shot during one game, and in some cases, it causes a dispute with the store side. Alternatively, when there were no more game balls in the upper ball saucer, it was not possible to know how many more game balls would be added to complete the game for that time. The hitting ball number display device of the ballistic amusement machine of the present invention has been made for the purpose of solving these problems and making the Arepachi machine a more entertaining and sound game machine.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a game in which a game ball guided from an upper tray and supplied to a launch position of a launch rail is launched onto a game board surface. A ball-issuing gaming machine comprising a ball launching means and a launch number counting means for counting the number of game balls shot by the game ball launching means, wherein a predetermined number of game balls play one game. A shot number display means provided on the upper tray for displaying the number of game balls shot by the shot number counting means and a shot number display means each time one game is finished. And a resetting means for returning the number of fired shots to an initial state, and a hitting number display device for an ammo game machine. According to the second aspect of the invention, it is preferable that the firing number display means is provided at the upper right end of the upper tray. According to the third aspect of the invention, it is preferable that the firing number display means is configured to display the remaining number of balls instead of the number of firings. Further, in addition to solving the above problems, the player can confirm the operating position of the handle during the game by slightly shifting the line of sight, and also confirm the remaining ball of the upper tray, etc. At the same time, the characteristic effect that the number of shots or the number of remaining balls displayed on the shot number display means can be easily confirmed can be achieved.

Here, the number-of-fires counting means may be one that counts the game balls that are launched by the game ball launching means, counts the game balls that are launched from the launch position, and returns without returning to the game board. It is configured to subtract the so-called return ball number and count the calculation result as the number of launch balls, or to count the number of game balls from the tip of the launch rail to the game board, or It is conceivable to have a configuration in which the number of game balls falling from the game board is counted in the ball entering case portion where the game balls are entered at the lower part of the game board.

[0006]

【Example】

 Next, preferred embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings in order to further clarify the configuration of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 2 on which various not-shown parts for games are mounted is attached to the upper part of the opening of the main body frame 1, and glass is attached to one end of the front surface of the main body frame 1. The fitted metal frame 3 and the front plate 4 are vertically adjacent to each other and are pivotally mounted so as to be rotatable forward.

An upper ball tray 5 is attached to the front surface of the front plate 4 for receiving game balls and prize balls dispensed during a game. The lower ball receiving tray 6 for receiving the overflowing gift balls is attached, and the upper and lower ball receiving trays 5 and 6 are respectively provided with ball removing levers 5a and 6a for taking out the free gift balls. A number-of-fires indicator 7 which will be described in detail later is embedded in the upper right end of the upper ball tray 5, and an excess amount indicator 8 is embedded in the front plate 4 above the upper ball tray 5.

By operating the handle 9, the game ball is launched on the game board 2, the score display 10 displays the score obtained when the combination of symbols is established, and the pattern display 11 displays the game ball. The number of the number corresponding to the position passed by is turned on. The symbol display 11 has a built-in ball detection switch 11a for detecting a ball, and the handle 9 has a handle touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching. On the back side of the main frame 1, control various operations throughout the game such as starting and ending the game, controlling the launch of game balls, calculating the number of effective balls, displaying prizes, calculating prize points, paying out prize balls, etc. The electronic control unit 20, the ball cut detection switch 21 for detecting that the player side has run out of prize balls, and the excess amount detection for detecting that the player ball is full of prize balls. Each switch 22 is assembled.

On the other hand, at the lower part of the game board 2 covered by the front plate 4, as shown in FIG. 3, an automatic hitting ball supply device 25 is fixed. This automatic hit ball supply device 25 has a launch ball detection switch 27 for detecting that a game ball at the launch position of the launch rail 26 has been launched, and a return ball detection for detecting a return ball at the lower part of the discontinuity of the launch rail 26. Each switch 28 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic control unit 20 includes a CPU 20a, a ROM 20b, a RAM 20c, an external input circuit 20d, and an external output circuit 20e, which are connected to each other by a bus 20f. It is configured as an arithmetic circuit.

The external input circuit 20d of the electronic control unit 20 includes a launch ball detection switch 27, a return ball detection switch 28, a ball entry detection switch 11a, a ball cut detection switch 21, an excessive amount detection switch 22 and a handle touch as described above. The switches 9a and the like are connected to each other. Further, the external output circuit 20e is also connected to the number-of-fires indicator 7, the score indicator 10, the excess amount indicator 8 and the like, which are also described above.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The “batted ball number display routine” shown in FIG. 5 is for displaying the number of game balls to be shot during one game among various processes performed by the CPU 20a of the electronic control unit 20 on the shot number display 7. It is for executing the processing of, and is executed periodically by processing such as hard interrupt. When this process is called, first, the states of the launch ball detection switch 27 and the return ball detection switch 28 are read via the external input circuit 20d (steps S100, S110). Next, when it is determined that the game ball has been launched from the launch position of the launch rail 26, the number N of shots is incremented, and if not so, the process proceeds directly to step S140 (steps S120 and S130). In step S140, it is determined whether or not there is a returning ball, and if it is determined that there is a returning ball, the number of shots N is decremented (step S150), and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S160. In step S160, the number of shots N calculated by the above-described processing is output to the number-of-fires display 7 shown in FIG. 6 via the external output circuit 7 and displayed. After that, the process returns to end this routine. In the present embodiment, the number of shots N becomes 16, and when the game of that time is finished, it is cleared to zero in other processing not shown.

According to this embodiment described in detail above, the number of game balls shot during the game can be easily confirmed by the shot number display 7. The number-of-fires indicator 7 is attached to the upper right end of the upper ball tray 5 as shown in FIG. 6, so the player can confirm the operation position of the handle 9 during the game by slightly shifting the line of sight. However, the number of shots N displayed on the number-of-fires display 7 can be easily confirmed while confirming the remaining balls or the like in the upper ball tray.

As a result, since the remaining balls in one game can be easily confirmed, it is possible to easily know the time to change the position at which the game ball is hit, and the operation of the handle 9 according to the state of the game. It has an excellent effect that the game can be performed and the interest of the game can be further enhanced. In addition, since the number of game balls actually hit can be easily confirmed by the player, unnecessary competition with the pachinko hall store is avoided, and the game is effective when 16 more game balls are hit. It has an excellent effect that it can be ended.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, it goes without saying that the configuration of the present invention can be appropriately changed in design without departing from the technical idea of the present invention, and such a design change is also technical in the present invention. It belongs to the range. For example, in the present embodiment, the number-of-fires indicator 7 is configured to display the number of balls fired during one game, but it may be configured to display the number of balls remaining during one game. Conceivable.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 According to the invention of claim 1 or 2, since the number-of-fires display means is provided on the upper tray or the upper right end thereof, the player can operate the handle during the game by slightly shifting the line of sight. The number of shots can be easily confirmed by the display of the number of shots display means while confirming the position and the remaining balls on the upper tray. Therefore, the player can understand the above three situations at a glance, can easily confirm the remaining ball in one game, and can easily know the time to change the driving position of the game ball. The excellent effect that the interest of can be further enhanced can be exhibited. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effect, the number of remaining balls is displayed on the number-of-fires display means, so that it is easier to confirm the number of remaining balls in one game.

Also, since it is possible to easily confirm the actually hit game ball, avoid unnecessary conflict with the pachinko hall store, and stop the launch of the game ball at the end of one game. As a result, it is possible to effectively end the game and further contribute to the sound entertainment of the elastic machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a bullet firing machine in which a number-of-fires display device of a bullet firing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is adopted.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same game machine.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mounting position of an automatic hitting ball supply device 25 and a return ball detection switch 28. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic control unit 20.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a “hit ball number display routine”.

FIG. 6 is a top view (plan view) showing a mounting position of a firing number display 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Game board 5 Upper ball saucer 6 Lower ball saucer 7 Number of shots indicator 8 Excess amount indicator 10 Score indicator 20 Electronic control unit 27 Launching ball detection switch 28 Returning ball detection switch

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Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A game ball launching means for launching a game ball, which is guided from an upper tray and supplied to a launching position of a launch rail, onto a game board surface, and the number of game balls launched by the game ball launching means is counted. And a firing number counting means for performing a single game with a predetermined number of game balls, the firing number being counted by the firing number counting means provided in the upper tray. And a resetting means for resetting the number of shots displayed on the shot number display means to the initial state each time one game ends. A display device for the number of hit balls of a characteristic game machine. 2. The number-of-hit-balls display device for an ammo game machine according to claim 1, wherein the number-of-fires display means is provided at an upper right end of the upper tray. 3. The number-of-hits display of the bullet-launching machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number-of-fires display means is configured to display the number of remaining balls instead of the number of shots. apparatus.