JPH0951981A - Pachinko game machine with image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily understand the daily utilization situation of pachinko machines and allow an easy work for nail adjustment by applying the constitution that the pachinko machine control data required for adjusting nails for the frequency of the occurrence of a jackpot, the ball discharge rate and the like of the pachinko machine is shown on an image display device mounted on a play board. SOLUTION: This pachinko game machine has an image display device 15 for changing an indicated image when a ball enters a winning start hole 13, and a jackpot appears at the preset probability, when the prescribed patterns are arrayed. As a result, a large winning hole 14 opens to give such a status as allowing the easy entry of balls. In this case, a data memory part is provided for totalling and saving pachinko machine control data including the counted number of safe and out balls, the frequency of starting a count about the fluctuation of displayed images resulting from the entry of balls in the start hole 13, and the frequency of occurrences of a jackpot due to the array of the same patterns. In addition, when a data indication switch 19 for nail adjustment is operated, recorded control data is shown on an image display device 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a game board equipped with an image display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a large number of pachinko machines installed in a pachinko hall adjust nails during business hours by adjusting nails. In that case, the pachinko machine management data such as the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the ball output rate recorded in the aggregation management device (computer) for each pachinko machine is output to the printer, and based on the data vote, each I try to adjust the nails of the pachinko machine. However, it is difficult to carry out nail adjustment with such a data vote in one hand, and there are drawbacks that misreading of data between pachinko machines is likely to occur because a large number of numerical values are arranged.

Further, a pachinko machine installed in a recent pachinko hall is provided with an image display device including a large number of display elements such as a CRT and a liquid crystal in the center of the game board, and a predetermined hitting ball is provided on the game board. When entering the start port, the symbols such as three-digit numbers displayed on the image display device fluctuate so as to rotate at the same time, and after a predetermined period of time, the rotation thereof is sequentially stopped, and with a predetermined probability, for example, "777". When the symbols are aligned like in the above, it becomes a so-called big hit and the special winning opening on the game board is opened by the operation of the solenoid, and the hit ball becomes extremely easy to enter and the player is given a privilege. There is. However, this image display device has heretofore been used exclusively as a game screen for bringing such a big hit.

[0004]

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to facilitate display of pachinko machine management data required for nail adjustment as described above. In addition, the present invention expands the use of the image display device, pachinko machine management data necessary for nail adjusting operators and pachinko players, respectively.
Or, it is intended to display a part of it.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, an image display device is provided on a game board, and when a hit ball enters the start port of the game board, the display image on the image display device fluctuates and a predetermined probability occurs. In a pachinko machine that is provided with a privilege when a big hit is obtained, the pachinko machine management data necessary for adjusting the nails such as the number of big hits and ball throwing rate of the pachinko machine is displayed on the image display device. It is characterized by Further, in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, a player limited data display switch for displaying a part of the pachinko machine management data on the image display device is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine so that the player can operate the data. Is characterized by.

[0006]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a front view of the pachinko machine 1, in which 2 is an upper plate, 3 is a ball hitting handle which is rotated by a player, and 4 is a lower plate for receiving a prize ball. Also, 5
Is a glass frame provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 so as to be opened and closed by a key, and 6 is a front plate. The game board 10 is provided with a windmill 9, a normal winning opening 11, a variable winning opening 12, a start opening 13, a big winning opening 14, and an image display device 15 such as a liquid crystal. Then, when a hit ball is won at the start opening 13, the three-digit number, symbol, etc. displayed on the image display device 15 fluctuate so as to rotate at the same time, and after a few seconds, the rotation sequentially stops, and there is a certain probability of "3".
When the symbols such as "33", "777", "☆☆☆" etc. are aligned, it is a big hit, the special winning opening 14 is opened by the operation of the solenoid, and the hit ball becomes extremely easy to enter after that. It is supposed to give the privilege to get a lot of free balls.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, with this pachinko machine,
Out ball and safe ball count, start mouth 13
Data for pachinko machine management, such as the number of starts that counted the number of times the image display device 15 fluctuated and displayed due to winning a hit ball, and the number of jackpots that occurred when the symbols on the image display device 15 were aligned A data recording unit 17 for storing is provided, and a data display unit 18 for displaying the pachinko machine management data recorded in the data recording unit 17 on the image display device 15,
The data display means 18 is provided with a nail adjustment data display switch 19 and a player limited data display switch 20.

The nail display data display switch 19 is provided inside the pachinko machine 1 with the front plate 6 opened as shown in FIG. 3, so that only the nail adjuster or the like can operate it. The pachinko machine 1 recorded in the data recording unit 17
The image display device 15 is caused to display pachinko machine management data relating to the above. As shown in FIG. 4, this display consists of the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of starts, the number of big hits, and the ball-out rate for the pachinko machine 1 on the day. Judgment of the usage status of machine 1 will be used as a reference for nail adjustment.

Further, the player limited data display switch 2
0 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 so that the player can freely operate it during business hours as shown in FIG. 1, and when the data display switch 20 is operated, it is shown in the flowchart of FIG. As described above, it is determined whether or not the image display device 15 is displaying the variable symbol, and a part of the pachinko machine management data recorded in the data recording unit 17 is limited only when the variable symbol is not being displayed. The image is displayed on the image display device 15. This display is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the number of today's starts and the number of big hits of the day for this pachinko machine 1. Therefore, the player can predict from these numerical values that a jackpot will occur soon, or that the jackpot will not occur for an equal amount of time. The data display screen is displayed for a few seconds and then returns to the normal game screen. When the image display device 15 is displaying variable symbols, the data display switch 20 is ignored even if it is operated.

In this embodiment, an example in which the nail display data display switch 19 is provided for each pachinko machine is shown.
The switches 19 may not be provided individually, but may be collectively issued by the aggregation management device of the pachinko hall to issue a command to display the nail adjustment data on the image display device 15 of each pachinko machine. By doing so, by simply looking around the image display devices 15 of the many pachinko machines 1, it is possible to easily and easily discriminate between the table that needs nail adjustment and the table that does not need nail adjustment, and the work becomes easier. In addition, in this embodiment, a big hit is generated when the variable design of the image display device 15 matches “777” or the like, but it is possible that another design (eg, a sports competition screen by a character) causes a big hit. It may be configured as.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, by displaying the pachinko machine management data necessary for nail adjustment on the image display device provided in the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine 1
You can definitely grasp the daily usage situation and facilitate nail adjustment work. Since the image display device originally provided for displaying variable symbols can be used as it is for displaying data for pachinko machine management, there is an advantage that it does not require cost or space. Also, by allowing the player to view only a part of the pachinko machine management data using this image display device, an information providing service can be provided to the player, making the pachinko machine more attractive. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine including an image display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a pachinko machine equipped with an image display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine when the front plate is opened.

FIG. 4 is a data display example diagram of the image display device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a pachinko machine equipped with the image display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data display example of the image display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 10 Game board 13 Start mouth 14 Big winning mouth 15 Image display device 17 Data recording unit 18 Data display means 19 Nail adjustment data display switch 20 Player limited data display switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game board is provided with an image display device, and when a hit ball enters a start opening of the game board, a display image of the image display device fluctuates, and a bonus is obtained when a jackpot is obtained with a predetermined probability. A pachinko machine provided with an image display device characterized by causing the image display device to display pachinko machine management data necessary for adjusting nails such as the number of jackpot occurrences and ball throwing rate of the pachinko machine. Pachinko machine. 2. A pachinko machine limited data display switch for displaying a part of pachinko machine management data on an image display device is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine so that the player can operate it. A pachinko machine equipped with the image display device according to item 1.