JPS63257588A - Variable winning apparatus of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention has a variable winning device within a gaming area surrounded by guide rails, and the variable winning device is electrically driven! flI
a movable member that can be converted into a first state in which it does not accept a batted ball and a second state in which it easily accepts a batted ball depending on the source; and a plurality of types of winning openings for game balls that are guided by the movable member and enter a variable winning device. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having the following.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in pachinko machines, a number of electric prize winning devices called so-called accessories have been developed in order to increase the interest of the game by adding variation to the game content.

For example, on both sides of the variable winning device, there are opening/closing wings that can be converted between a first state that does not accept batted balls and a second state that easily accepts batted balls, and a special winning opening in the center of the lower part of the device and a regular winning opening on both sides. It is normally disconnected from the gaming area by opening/closing wings, but when a game ball enters a specific prize opening in the gaming area, the opening/closing wings open and close once or twice and communicate with the gaming area. However, if the game ball that flies into the device at this time enters the special prize opening inside the device, it will be a jackpot, and the special prize mode, for example, the i! l! up to 18 times in 1
There is a variable prize winning device configured so that the winning prize ljZ is significantly increased by transitioning to a cyclical gaming state.

(Problem that issue 1-1 attempts to solve) However, in a variable prize winning device that looks at a pair of opening and closing wings as described above,
There are the following inconveniences.

First, it is difficult to use the nail to adjust the winning probability of a ball hit into the recessed chamber because it is not possible to drive a control nail within the rotational range of the opening/closing blade that affects winning. For this reason, the impact force of the batted ball on the retractable blade becomes stronger, so it is also necessary to increase the strength of the retractable blade. Secondly, the designer must design under the condition that no nails can be driven within the rotation range of the opening and closing wings that would affect the winning ball.
It was difficult to freely design the shape of the variable prize winning device. Thirdly, even though the opening/closing wing was in the open state and flowing down through the prize winning area in the concave chamber, for example, a winning ball from the left opening/closing wing was guided by the right opening/closing wing and fell into the gaming area. Occasionally, there was an inconvenience that the camera would jump out. The occurrence of this 1 yen situation lowers the winning probability of the variable winning device \ when winning a specific winning slot, and has the effect of killing the interest in pachinko games in particular.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is possible to drive a control nail within the rotation range of the conventional opening/closing blade.
To provide a variable winning device for a Pachinko machine capable of preventing game balls from flying out once they have entered a winning area.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The variable winning device for a pachinko machine of the present invention is provided with an armor portion above the board of the variable winning device, and a concave chamber extending from the opening of the board of the variable winning device to the rear. The bottom surface of the concave chamber is formed in a downward direction toward the plurality of types of winning openings, and a general winning area where normal winnings occur and a specific winning area where a specific game mode occurs are provided in the concave chamber, and the movable The body is composed of a slide body that is installed on the front side of the base plate of the variable prize winning device so as to be able to protrude and retreat from both sides of the base plate opening of the recessed chamber, and the tip of the slide body is configured such that a batted ball can flow into the recessed chamber. The invention is characterized in that it is provided with a ball-hitting locking portion.

(Function) The 1f moving body is composed of a sliding body and protrudes from both sides of the substrate opening of the concave chamber of the variable prize winning device and retreats, so that control nails can be driven into game areas where conventional variable winning devices with opening and closing wings could not drive nails. can hit.

In addition, since the tip of the slide body is provided with a ball locking part that allows the ball to flow into the recessed chamber, the ball that is on the slide body will not come out of the device from the slide body on the other side. The ball is reliably guided into the device and becomes a winning ball. In addition, a concave chamber is provided from the substrate opening of the variable prize winning device to the rear, and the bottom surface of the concave chamber is formed diagonally downward toward the plurality of types of prize winning openings described in 1iii, and a general prize winning area where normal prizes are won within the concave chamber. And #5 fixed game! Since a specific winning area is provided that generates a special winning pattern, the player can be given a sense of anticipation of winning a prize in the special winning hole while the ball is flowing down in the concave chamber.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on illustrated embodiments.

1 to 3, the board frame 10 of the variable prize winning device 1 has an opening window 11A in the middle and an armor part 11 around the upper half thereof.
It has a base plate 11 having a diameter B, and two slide bodies 12, which are h1 moving members, provided so as to shape the lower half of the opening window 11A. In addition, (on the back side of the plate 11, a recessed chamber frame 13 is extended to surround the opening window 11A to form a recessed chamber 15 from the opening window 11A to the rear side, and a recessed chamber frame section 13 is provided at the rear thereof. A chamber case 14 is connected. Below the concave chamber frame 13 and the concave chamber case 14, a winning ball flow lower frame 16 for receiving a winning ball that enters the concave chamber 15 is arranged. A background model 50, which will be described later, is provided, and a p+fJ+L model 5 is provided at the rear of the concave case 14.
0 model drive device frame 17 is arranged. On the back side of the mounting board 11, an operating mechanism 18 for the slide body 12 is installed on the lower blade of the recessed chamber frame 13, and the mounting board 1
A slide body 12 is provided below via this operating mechanism 18.
A slide body drive device frame 19 (FIGS. 4(A) and 4(B)) for operating the slide body is disposed. A ball collection receiving frame 20 from the winning ball flow lower frame 16 is provided together with this slide body driving device 5 frame 18.

x = Fudosho (A) Operating mechanism of the slide bodies Each of the left and right slide bodies 12 has a sunken slide groove 21 from the back side, and this slide groove 21 is provided at the lower side of the opening window 11A of the mounting board 11. It is fitted into a certain band-shaped rail 22 so that it can move laterally. That is, each slide body 1 on the left and right
2 has a protruding and retracting movement 5T1@ to the left and right. This configuration has a slide groove 21 for sliding.
O#, since it does not appear on the surface of the board 11, slide groove 2
1 is crushed by the collision of the batted ball, or the ball player is injured.
It has the advantage that there is no inconvenience such as the slide operation not being performed smoothly if it lands in the first position.

1'? of each slide body 12 in FIGS. 3 and 5. I
x At the rear end, at the inner end of the left and right slide bodies 12,
An operating section 23 having a downward step is provided, and the operating section 23
At the front end, a pair of first guide rollers 24 are respectively recessed by the horizontal shaft 24A. This first guide roller 2
4 is - when the left and right slide bodies 12 move backward and forward.
1- This is to eliminate downward vibration, and is located between the first guide plate 25 (Fig. 6) sunk into the surface of the receiving board 11 and the lower surface of the slide body 12. 25 rolls. Further, a support body 26A is provided at the rear end of the operating portion 23, and a vertical shaft 2 embedded in the bottom surface of the support body 26A is provided on the support body 26A.
A pair of second guide rollers 26 are provided by 6B. This second guide roller 26 is connected to the left and right slide bodies 1
2 is located between the mounting board 11 and the second guide plate 27 (FIG. 7) provided on the back surface of the mounting board 11. roll along. Thereby, the left and right slide bodies 12 can stably protrude and retreat left and right.

A support body 28A is fixed to the operating portion 23 of the slide body 12, more precisely, a support body 26A, in which a pin 28 is implanted for causing the slide body 12 to project and retreat from side to side. A triangular engagement hole 29A of an operating lever 29, which is a component of the operating mechanism 18, is loosely fitted. This re-operation lever 29 is pivotally attached to a shaft 29B, and is pushed to the center by a return spring 30 hooked between the two, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the left and right slide bodies 12 are
The action of the return spring 30 normally maintains the first state in which it does not accept a batted ball, as shown in FIG.

The operating lever 29 has an operating pin 29 at the end of an arm extending at right angles.
C, and is interlocked with the control plate 31 (FIGS. 4A and 4B) of the slide drive device frame 19 located below. The drive device frame 19 has a positioning hole 19A provided in a -1 part thereof.
is a positioning shaft 1 protruding from the bottom of the back surface of the mounting knife plate 11.
The position is determined by inserting it into 0A. The operating pin 29C is fitted into a horizontally elongated hole 31A of a control plate 31 of the slide drive frame 19, and the control plate 31 is fixed to the upper end of the plunger of the electromagnetic lens. Therefore, when the control plate 31 of the slide drive frame 1g in FIG. 3 is pulled down against the return spring 30 and the spring 32A by the force of the electromagnetic solenoid 5OLI, the operating lever 29 in FIG. 2 is moved from the inside to the outside. Rotate to. As a result, the pin 28 of the operating portion 23 of the slide body 12 that is engaged with the operating lever 29 is moved outward.
The slide body 12 moves to both the left and right sides while being guided by the first guide roller 24 and the second guide roller 26, and as shown in FIG.
The first state shown in FIG. 6(B) is converted to the second state shown in FIG. 6(B). The former is a state in which it does not accept a batted ball, and the latter is a state in which it is easy to accept a batted ball.

In FIG. 4(B), the slide drive device frame 19 includes:
In addition to the first solenoid SQL 1, a second solenoid I;
' SOL 2 is provided. 2nd Lennoy F'S
The plunger 191 of the OL 2 has a mouth-shaped operating member 1.
93 is fixed, and the upper side 193A of the operating member is loosely inserted into the notch 194A at the lower side of the stroke limiting member 194. The stroke limiting member 194 is in sliding contact with the upper surfaces of two posts 195 protruding from the slide drive device frame 19, and long holes 197 at both ends are fitted into pins 196 implanted in the posts 195. It is installed so that it can be moved laterally from side to side. 198 is this stroke limiting member 194
This is the return spring that pulls and tensions the button to the right in Figure 4 (B). When the stroke limiting member 194 is in the normal position shown in FIG. 4(B), the stroke limiting member 19
The two restricting portions 194B provided at the tips of the second lens 5OL2 are retracted to a non-acting position with respect to the engagement protrusion 31B provided on the control plate 31 of the second renoid 5OL2. However, when the second inlet/id 5QL2 is activated, the stroke limiting member 194 is moved to the left in FIG. is displaced below the engaging protrusion 31B. Therefore, when the first slide/id 5OLI is energized by I'li, the plunger moves at the maximum stroke, and the slide body 12 protrudes relatively largely and moves backward.
0'S2 When the solenoid 5OL2 is energized first, the plunger of the first solenoid 5QL1 moves toward the stroke limiting member 19 with its engagement protrusion 31B facing downward.
4 limit portion 194B limits the spoon loaf to approximately half. As a result, the protruding and retracting movement of the slide body 12 is reduced to approximately half that of the case where the second solenoid SOL"2 is not energized.

(b) Shape of the slide body In FIG. 2, each of the left and right slide bodies 12 has a part 12A of the ball hitting member 11 extending upward in an L-shape at its outer tip.
It has a ball guiding portion 12B at one end of which the outer surface is obliquely cut. Further, the upper surface 12C of each slide body 12 is formed as a slope diagonally downward toward the recessed chamber 15, and a diagonally cut ball hitting guide portion 12D is formed at the inner rear end portion of each slide body 12.

The batted ball locking portion 12A allows the batted ball to flow into the recessed chamber 15, and also prevents the batted ball, which has been guided from one slide body 12 and once entered the device, from exiting the device from the other slide body 12. In addition, when the slide body 12 is in the second state, the batted ball guide section 12B guides the batted ball and deflects the lower blade direction (moves). A diagonally cut ball guide portion 120 at the inner rear end of the slide body 12 collects the ball received by the slide body 12, especially the ball hit on the rail 22, into the center, and directs the ball into the special winning hole located at the center of the concave chamber 15. 1 lead towards 35 1
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The configuration in which the ball guided into the device by the slide body 12 is guided to the rear of the concave chamber is extremely important for this type of variable prize winning device. This is because, even if the ball is received by the slide body 12, the winning light from the plurality of winning holes 35.3
6, it is possible to take the game time until it flows down inside the concave chamber and enters any winning area, that is, the bottom surface 21 of the concave chamber 15 can be used as a downward guide surface. This is because it is possible to increase a player's expectation of winning a prize in a specific winning hole.

In the old FIGS. 2, 3, and 8, the concave chamber 15 is
1 of the concave chamber frame 13, the concave chamber case 14 behind it, and the winning ball flow lower frame 1 of the concave chamber frame 13 and the concave chamber case 14.
It is formed by 6. In this case, the lower portions of the recessed chamber frame 13 and the recessed chamber case 14 are open, and the bottom surface of the recessed chamber 15 is exclusively formed in the winning ball flow lower frame 16.

The winning ball flow lower frame 16 includes an inclined concave chamber bottom member 33 connected to the rail 22 on the front side, a flat portion 34 continuing rearward from the center of the rear end of the concave chamber bottom member 33, and a tip of the 4i-flat portion 34. A special prize opening 35 provided at the bottom, a regular prize opening 36 for the balls flowing down from the rear end of the concave chamber bottom member 33, and a central drainage gutter 37 from which the balls from the special prize winner 5 written in ITJ are made to flow down.
and left and right gutter 38 for causing the balls from the normal winning hole 36 to flow down. The special winning opening 35 is formed in a raised part 35A provided at the tip of the flat part 34.
It is slightly more difficult to win a prize than the normal prize opening 36. 35B is a flow prevention part to avoid winning from neither the special winning hole 35 nor the normal winning hole 36.

The winning ball that entered the 4'F separate personnel port 35 is detected by a special person B degree detector 39 consisting of a flat pan cage sensor (proximity switch) installed on the upper surface of the central downflow gutter 37 along the flat part 35.
After being detected by , it flows out from the downflow gutter 37 . The special winning balls flowing out from the downflow gutter 37 are collected together with the regular winning balls flowing out from the downflow gutter 38 into the collection gutter 40 of the ball collection receiving frame 20 shown in FIG. The device 41 counts the two without distinguishing between them.

In FIG. 3, the board frame 10 has three storage spaces 42 formed on both sides of the recessed chamber frame 13, and each of the three storage spaces 42 has a recessed chamber case 14. A colored decoration piece 43 that protrudes forward from the side is inserted from the rear. Further, a portion of the mounting board 11 corresponding to the storage space 42 is formed as a transparent portion 11C, and each storage space 4
2, the decoration 143 is visible. By providing so-called auxiliary recessed chambers on both sides of the recessed chamber 15 so that they can be viewed from the front, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the playing area due to the enlargement of the opening window 11A, and to create a space as if there were a large recessed chamber. This has the effect of enlarging it and showing it to the player.

The concave chamber 15 is formed by partially coloring or patterning a transparent member of the concave chamber case 14 with a sticker or the like.

By illuminating the interior of the recessed chamber 15 and the auxiliary recessed chamber 24 from behind with the illumination lamp 44, the inside of the recessed chamber 15 and the auxiliary recessed chamber 24 appear to be floating, thereby enhancing the sense of depth of the recessed chamber 15 and the storage space 42.

As shown in 1-, a recessed chamber 15 is provided from the opening of the board of the variable winning device l to the rear, and the bottom of the recessed chamber serves as a special prize opening 35 and a regular prize opening. 36, and by providing a general winning area in which a normal winning occurs and a specific winning area in which a specific game mode occurs in the concave chamber 15, it is possible to reduce the time during which a batted ball flows down in the concave chamber 15. , the anticipation of winning a prize in the special prize opening 35 can be fully realized. In the case of a configuration in which the normal winning hole 36 or the special winning hole 35 is arranged directly below the slide body 12, the probability of the batted ball accepted by the slide body 12 falling immediately downward is higher, and the right is not generated. Since this is not sufficient to heighten expectations for the game, the content of the game is made more exciting compared to such a configuration.

Since the slide body 12 is configured such that its inlet edge is sandwiched between the slide grooves 21 with respect to the downstream surface, it is possible to cause the batted ball received by the slide body 12 to flow down within the same plane. In other words, while the ball is flowing down inside the recessed chamber 15, the player can feel the expectation of winning a prize in the special winning hole 35. Such an effect can be obtained as long as the inlet edge of the downstream surface is sandwiched between the slide grooves 21.For example, as shown in FIG. and the flow bottom surface 67, the person on the flow divider shelf 66! By sandwiching the J edge between the slide grooves 21, the flow divider shelf 66 and the flow F
By causing both sides of the bottom surface 67 to flow down, it is possible to give the player a sense of anticipation of winning a prize in the special winning opening 35.

In FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
LEDs 1 to 9 as LEDs 5 and an illumination lamp 48 are provided, and below them 7 as a right number display 46 are provided.
Segment) Equipped with an LED digital display. 47
is the front case that covers these indicators 45 and 46,
A transparent anterior sieve plate 47A is attached to its upper side*
The upper edge of the decorative plate 47A is formed to be slightly higher than the upper surface of the rail 22, as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the slide body 12 is in the protruding second shape Y island, the front sieve plate 47A functions as a guide for the ball in cooperation with the front glass G and the rail 22, and prevents one ball from clumping. In addition, the front plate 47A serves as the slide body 1.
It also functions as a guide when moving in step 2.

1 and 8, a background model 50 is disposed at the rear of the concave chamber 15. The background model 5° is modeled after the shape of Roponto, and includes a head 51 with a built-in lamp and a shoulder 52.
has a body part 53, two arm parts 54 that are moved downward by the shoulders 52 of the IH part 53, and leg parts 5 that are integral with the body part 53;
A head portion 51, a λ4 portion 52, a body portion 53, and a leg portion 55 consisting of 14 and protrudes through a hole 14A (FIG. 3) on the back side. By driving this operation base 57 in the front-back direction, the background model 50 moves back and forth within the concave chamber 15.

(a) Operation of the arm The arm 54 is rotatably supported on a shaft 58 provided on the inner side surface of the recessed chamber case 14 as a separate member. The hand portion 54B (
2nd rA) is sunk by 1. In addition, the arm portion 54 includes
An arm 59 is provided that extends in the direction from the shaft 58, and an engaging portion 59A in the form of a claw is provided at the tip of the arm 59. Shoulder part 52
is formed hollow, and an engaging portion 59A at the tip of the arm 59 is located (see FIG. 8).

When the background model 50 is at the rear position in the concave chamber 15,
: As shown by the solid line in Figure 58, the arm portion 54 is in the l-position and does not interact with the winning ball in any way. However, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 8, when the front leg model 50 moves to the front position in the concave chamber 15, the arm 54 descends as the shoulder 52 moves forward, and the arm 54 prevents the ball from falling. It will be in the lower position of 11-.

When the arm section 54 moves, the arm section 54 is always subject to downward rotational behavior due to its own weight, so the engagement between the h-1 section 52 and the arm section 54 does not come off, and the arm section 54 is in the lower position. As a result, up to two winning balls are prevented from flowing down into the hand portion 54A at the tip, and up to a total of four winning balls are stored by the five arms 54, as shown in FIG. However, since the arm portions 54 are only located on both sides of the concave chamber 15, there is still a space left between both arm portions 54 into which the winning ball can flow.

In order to ensure the storage of winning balls, the inner surface of the recessed chamber 15, more precisely, the side surface of the recessed chamber frame 13, is provided with a guide strip running horizontally from the opening window 11A, as shown in FIG. The protrusion 13A is provided.

In a variable winning stirrup that does not have a movable member in the concave chamber 15, if the probability of initially winning the right to enter the special winning hole 35 is kept low, it will inevitably result in continued winning to the special winning hole 35 after the right is generated. The probability of is also fixed as low, but
As described above, since the bowl portion 54 is configured to be converted from the "2" position to the lower position, it is possible to keep the probability of winning a prize low while increasing the probability of winning a prize continuously after the winning occurs compared to the conventional method. becomes.

(o) Head and Body As shown in No. 1, in order to display the number of protruding and retracting operations of the slide body 12, an operation number indicator 6o consisting of nine LEDs is provided in the No. 1 part 53. It is. Also, head 5
1 is provided with decorative lamps 51A and 51B. Operation count indicator 6° LED and lamps 51A, 51B
Although not shown, they are attached to a common printed board.

(c) Driving the background model The mechanism for moving the background model 50 back and forth is configured as follows.

In FIGS. 3 and 8, the model driving device frame 17 is provided with a rotating shaft 61 having a disk 62 fixed to its tip, and a bin 62A eccentrically provided on the upper surface of the disk 62 is connected to the above-mentioned background. model 5
A crank mechanism is constructed by loosely fitting the elongated hole 57A provided at the rear of the operation base 57 of 0. A gear 61A is provided at one end of this rotating shaft 61.
1A meshes with a gear 63A of a motor 63 attached to the slide body drive device frame 19, in this embodiment the ball collection receiving frame 20. Therefore, the motor 63 drives the gears 63A, 6
When the rotation +l+61 is rotated once through 1A, the operation base 57 protrudes from the back of the recessed chamber case 14 and is moved back by the action of the pin 62A and the elongated hole 57A that constitute the crank mechanism, and the background model 50 is moved inside the recessed chamber 15. is reciprocated in the front and back direction. The arm portion 54 of the background model 50 moves up and down in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the body portion 53.

(d) Stopping position of the background model In order to stop the background model 50 at the rear position or the front position of the concave chamber 15, and therefore to move the arm part 54 to the upper position or lower position, the rotating shaft 61 A rotational position detection device is provided. That is, the rotating shaft 61 is provided with a position detection disc 64 having a light shielding wall 64A around its half circumference, and the model driving device frame 17 is provided with a position detector 65 consisting of a photointerrupter through which the light shielding wall 64A passes. It is a provision.

As shown in FIG.
4, and the position detector 65 detects the position t in FIG. 10 where the light is shielded by the light shield 964A as the original position, that is, the background model 50 is in the rear position, and the arm part 54 is in the rear position. It is determined that it is in the upper position.

Next, an example of a pachinko machine to which the variable winning device 1 is applied will be shown.

In FIG. 11, the above-mentioned variable prize winning device 1 is placed approximately in the center of the leader area 2A defined by the guide rail 3 of the game board 2. 'M skill area 2A is further provided with a general winning device 4.5, a guide needle 6, a wind 11 (7), an out hole, etc. Below the variable winning device 1, there are a total of three specific winning holes. , that is, the first specific winnings on the left and right [ ] 8.8 and the second specific winnings [ ] 9 in the center are juxtaposed.
The specific winning prize r18.8 has a first operation detector (first operating switch) SWI shown in FIG. 12, and the second specific winning opening 9 has a second operating detector (second operating switch) SW2. belong to. As already mentioned, the special prize detection window 39 (FIG. 8) is located in the special prize opening 35 of the variable prize winning device l.
The winning ball aggregation gutter 40 for the variable winning device 1 is provided with a normal winning hole 36 and a count detector 41 that counts 135 special winning balls without distinguishing them.

The control operation of this pachinko machine will be described below with reference to the circuit diagram shown in FIG. 12.

'70 is a reference time generating section having a clock oscillation circuit 71 and a counter circuit 72. The counter circuit 72 includes a multi-stage divider for the oscillation frequency and a logic circuit connected to the frequency divider, and receives the oscillation clock to generate seven types of time signals TO to T6 necessary for operation. . TO is a time signal with a repetition period of 0.8 seconds, T5 is 0.2 seconds, T6 is a time signal with a repetition period of 0.25 seconds, Tl is a time signal with a repetition period of 1.3 seconds, T
2 after 3.2 seconds, T4 after 1.8 seconds, and T3 after 28.
The rising time after 6 seconds is I+j'I-J.

Next, the operation will be explained.

Normally, the slide body 12 is in a retracted position (first state) in which it does not receive any batted balls, and the variable winning device l is closed to the game balls. However, if the batted ball enters the special winning hole 8.9,
The first solenoid 5OLI operates as follows,
The slide body 12 is converted from a first state (FIG. 6(A)) in which it does not accept a batted ball to a second state (FIG. 6(B)) in which it protrudes and easily receives a batted ball.

(a) Winning to the first specific person and opening When winning the specific winning opening 8, 8, the first operation detector inch SW
When I is turned ON, crimp flop FFI is set via the waveform shaping circuit 73, and its output terminal Q is inverted to H level and Q to L level. The output of the AND gate 78, which had been at H level until then, disappears, the reset state of the counter circuit 72 is released via the OR gate 79, and the counting operation of the counter in the counter circuit 72 is started.

As shown in the thirteenth diagram (a), an output pulse (T5) is generated at the output terminal Q5 of the counter circuit 72, and the lamp 5 of the head 51 of the background model 50 is
1A, 51B and the lamp 44 are lit at a blinking cycle of 0.2 seconds. Also, after 0.8 seconds have passed since the start of counting,
Output pulse (TO) to output terminal QO of counter circuit 72
is generated and is sent as a slide body actuation signal SO to the solenoid drive circuit 83 through the two-man power AND gate 81 and OR gate 82 which are opened by the Q output of the crimp flop FF3, and the first solenoid 5OLI is energized.

The slide body actuation signal SO is set to 0.0 for the following reasons.
The duration is shortened to 5 seconds, and the slide body 12 is moved once in an ejected and retracted motion.

That is, after 1.3 seconds from the start of counting, the counter circuit 7
The output pulse shown in FIG. 13(a) is applied to the output terminal Ql of 2 (
T1) occurs, and the two-man AND gate 84 and OR gate 8 are opened by the Q output of the flip-flop FF2.
5 to the reset terminal of the flip-flop FFI to reset it to the initial state IE. When flip-flop FF1 is reset, the output of flip-flop FF1 returns to H level, so AND gate 7
8 becomes H level, and the counter circuit 72 returns to the reset state.

On the other hand, when the flip-flop FFI is reset, the flip-flop FF6 is set via the rising differential circuit 74 and the OR gate 75, and its output terminal T-1 becomes L level, so that a valid time creation timer consisting of a counter is activated. 76 is released from the reset state, and the timer 76 starts counting the time to treat the winning ball as valid.

The flip-flop FF6 is returned to the recent state fπ1 via the OR gate 77 when the timer time expires.

As suggested in FIG. 11, when the slide body 12 is converted to the second protruding state, the tip of the slide body 12 has a
Since the obliquely cut ball guide part 1.2B is formed, the ball hits this part and easily enters the general prize winning device 4 diagonally below. This effect becomes more significant as the protruding and retracting motion of the slide body 12 is repeated.

(b) Second specific prize [1] Enter the second specific prize opening 9, and the second operation detection switch S
When W2 is activated, the slide body 12 performs the protrusion and retraction movement only twice under the control described below.

First, when the second operation detection switch SW2 is activated, the flip-flop FF2 is set through the waveform shaping circuit 86. The flip-flop FFI is also set by the Q output of the flip-flop FF2, and the reset state of the counter circuit 72 is released. Therefore, the process in which the slide body actuation signal is generated 0.8 seconds after the start of counting and the slide body 12 protrudes once and moves back is the same as in the case of winning in the first specific winning opening.

However, in the case of winning in the second specific winning opening, the Q output of the flip-flop FF2 becomes L level, so the two-man power AND gate 84 is closed.

Therefore, even if the output pulse (T1) shown in FIG. 13(a) is generated at the output terminal Q1 of the counter circuit 72 after the above-mentioned 1.3 seconds, the two-man power AND gate 84 I can't accept it. Therefore, the count of the counter circuit 72 progresses, and 3.2 seconds after the start of counting, the output pulse (T2
) occurs. This pulse is passed through the OR gate I.85 to the recent input E of the flip-flops FFI and FF2.
A zero flip-flop FF1 . Since the d output of FF2 returns to H level, the output of AND gate 78 becomes H level.
level, and the counter circuit 72 returns to the reset state.

Until this counter circuit 72 returns to the reset state,
As shown in FIG. 13(b), a second LJ pulse is generated at the output terminal QO of the counter circuit 72, and the two-man power AND
The first solenoid 5OLI is activated for 0.8 seconds through the gate 78 and the solenoid drive circuit 83. Therefore, the slide body 12 makes 1.112 protruding and retracting movements.

(c) Simultaneous winning in the 1st and 2nd specific winning openings Winning simultaneously in the 1st specific winning opening 8 and the 2nd specific winning opening 9, and flip-flopping while the flip-flop FFI is set 1, 1. When FF2 is also set, the AND gate 87 is established, and its output causes the second solenoid 5OL2 to become 1.3
She is spoiled for seconds. Therefore, the slide body 12 performs a larger protrusion and retreat operation twice in total than when winning the second specific prize opening 9 alone.

Due to this large protruding and retracting movement of the slide body 12, the first
2 Same as if you won separately in the 2nd specific person prize a9 even though you won in the specified winning hole 8 and the 2nd specified winning hole 9 at the same time.
This compensates for the disadvantage that the slide body 12 only moves when turned.

(d) Blinking LED Under normal gaming conditions, flip-flop FF3 is reset, so its ζ output is used to connect AND gate 11.
1 and the AND game 1-113 is open. For this reason,
The pulse T6 of the counter circuit 72 is output from the AND gate 113, and the even number [I LED of the winning number display 45 is driven to blink through the OR date l14.
11 and drives the odd-numbered LED 1 to blink through an OR game 112. In other words, the winning number display 4
5 functions as a device lamp under normal gaming conditions.

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- During the period in which the slide body 12 is making one or two protruding and retracting movements as described above, the ball that wins using the slide body as a guide enters the special winning hole 35 of the variable winning device 1. , when detected by special prize switch SW3,
Shifts to continuous protruding and retracting motions up to 18 times.

In order to convert to this special mode gaming state, in the circuit shown in FIG. 12, it is necessary that the special winning switch SW3 is turned on while the AND gate 92 is open due to the output from the OR gate 93. To be more precise, A
ND gate 92 passes through OR gate 93! The Q ilj force of the flip-flop FFI obtained by F or the flip-flop F after the flip-flop FFI is inverted.
It is necessary that it is opened depending on the ζ output of F6, and that the special winning switch SW3 is turned on during that time.

(b) Start of wait time Now, when the special prize switch SW3 is turned on.

A pulse is applied to an AND gate 92 via a waveform shaping circuit 91. At this point, the AND gate 92
It is opened by the ζ output of flip-flop FFI or flip-flop FF6.

Therefore, the pulse passes through the AND gate 92 and is applied to the flip-flop FF3 to set it, so that the ζ output of the flip-flop FF3 goes to H level and the ζ output goes to L level. Incidentally, at this time, the same pulse is applied to the OR gate 77.
The flip-flop FF6 is brought into an initial state through the OR gate 79, the counter circuit 72 is brought into an initial state through the OR gate 95, and the flip-flop FF5 is brought into an initial state through the OR gate 95.

Flip-flop FF3 is set and its output is L.
By inverting the level, the counter circuit 72, flip-flops FF4, FF5, right number counter 103
, the prize winning number counter 108 is released from the cent state. The counter circuit 72 starts its total 1M function, and each flip-flop FF4 and FF5 enters a state in which they expect a pulse to be sent from the counter circuit 72 and end. In other words, a 1.6-second "wait time period" described later begins.
AND gates 111 and 113 are flip-flops FF3
6 output falls to the L level, the winning number display 45 returns to its original function.

(b) Behavior of background model The arm portion 54 changes from the upper position to the lower position.

Normally, the arm part 54 of the background model is in the upper position, and at this time the position detector 65, which is a motor switch, is in the ON state.
The output of the waveform shaping circuit 120 is at H level.

Flip 70 tube FF3 (and flip flop FF
The AND gate 121 which outputs the ζ output of 3 becomes H level when the flip-flop FF3 is set. Therefore, when the special game yE is converted, the AND gate 122 is established at the same time, and the motor 63 is activated via the OR gate 125 and the motor drive circuit 126. The motor 63 rotates about 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10, and the position detector 65 turns OFF.
Stop at 11F point ``Do, this time, sound 51 [Model 5
0 moves forward in the concave chamber 15, the arm portion 54 changes from the - position to the lower position (see Fig. 8), thereby allowing the player to know that the special prize mode has been entered. .

Incidentally, since the right number display 46 is still at I IIil D, the right number counter 103 displays "1°".

(c) Temporary prohibition of protruding and retracting motion During the wait time, the protruding and retracting motion of the slide body 12 is prohibited. This is because the AND gate 97 is disabled by the Q output of the flip-flop FF5.

(d) When 1.6 seconds have elapsed after the start of counting of the wait time, a pulse (T4) is generated at the output terminal Q4 of the counter circuit 72, and this pulse is input to the clock input terminal of the flip-flop FF5. The same flip-prop FF5 is set. That is, the Q output of flip-flop FF5 is switched to H level, and the Q output is switched to L level. AND gate 97 is opened by the Q output of flip-flop FF5. The pulse generated at the output terminal QO of the counter circuit 72 is transmitted to the inverter 9
6, and the inverted signal is applied to the solenoid drive circuit 83 and the ejection operation counter 98 through an AND gate 97. As a result, the slide body 12
The continuous protruding and retracting operations are started, and the protruding operation number counter 98 performs a counting operation.

On the other hand, when the 0 output of the flip-flop FF5 falls to the L level, the reset state of the prize winning number counter 108 is released via the OR gate 106. Furthermore, the Q output of the flip-flop FF5 causes the AND gate 94 and O
AND gate 92 is also opened through R gate 93.

1! Mode 1: Control of the kite After conversion to the special mode described in 1-1, the slide body 12
performs up to 18 protruding and retracting movements.

Here, the reason why ``maximum J18 times'' is written is that 18 times is the middle cycle of the special mode game, 1 cycle, and if you win further in the special winning slot 35 during this cycle, even if the slide body 12 This is because even though the 18 protruding and retracting operations have not yet been completed, the cycle is interrupted and the next new cycle [1] is started.

(B) Operation before update When the wait time of 1.6 seconds has elapsed as described above, the pulses generated at the output terminal QO of the counter circuit 72 every 0 and 8 seconds are inverted by the inverter 96, and the AND gate 97 and is applied to the solenoid drive circuit 83. The first lens SQL 1 is activated for each pulse of this inversion signal, and the slide body 12 continuously performs a maximum of 18 protruding and retracting operations in the first cycle. become.

The arm portion 54 of the ball storage background model 50 based on the background model remains in the lower position until six winning balls are detected, as will be described later.

As a result of the arm portion 54 of the background model 50 being in the lower position, up to two balls can be stored in the hand portion 54A of the arm portion 54 on one side, and up to a total of four balls can be stored in the arm portions 54 on both sides. The presence of the storage balls stored on both sides of the concave chamber 15 serves to guide subsequent winning balls by these storage balls, making it easier to win the special prize "128." Part 54
The probability of winning a special prize is much better than when is in the L position, and the cycle update guarantees continued operation.

In a conventional variable winning device that does not have such a winning probability changing member, if the probability of the right to win to the special winning hole 35 is initially suppressed to a low level, the continuation to the special winning hole 35 after the right is generated will inevitably be reduced. The probability of winning a prize is fixed at the same low level for 4, but as mentioned above, the movable body is in the first state and the second state.
By appropriately converting the winning state into the winning state, it is possible to keep the probability of winning the right low while keeping the probability of winning a prize continuously after the winning right occurs to be much higher than before.

・? ) Ejection operation number display The ejection operation number counter 98 receives the pulse To (0,8 seconds) from the counter circuit 72 from the AND gate 97 and counts the number of ejection operations. Ejection operation number counter 98
Since the D input of the inverter 99 is at the H level due to the movement of the inverter 99, the output terminals QO to Q8 are sequentially brought to the H level in this order up to the 9th [1, that is, up to the first half of the 18th time. Therefore, a total of nine LEDs 1 to 9 of the ejection operation number display 60 are sequentially lit via the OR gate 100, and the number of times is displayed based on the number of lights.

When the number of protruding movements reaches half the predetermined number, in this case 9 times,
Since the Q8 output of the ejection operation number counter 98 becomes H level, 0 human power is switched to L level via the inverter 99, and thereby the ejection operation number display from 10 times] is switched to a blinking drive display. That is, the outputs QO to Q8 of the protrusion operation counter 98 sequentially fall to the L level from 1O times]1, while the output QO at the L level causes the in/hater 1
Since the AND gate 102 is opened through 01, the pulse T6 (0.25 seconds) from the counter circuit 72 passes through the OR gate 100 and outputs the ejection number indicator 60.
LEDs 1 to 9 are sequentially switched to blinking drive.

・37 Winning Number Display Note While performing the protruding backward movement, many game balls will be won into the variable winning device 1 through the slide body 12. The total number of winning balls is counted by a count switch SW4, and it is checked whether it is within a predetermined number. To be more specific, the winning ball that enters the variable winning device 1, regardless of whether it is a winning ball from the normal winning hole 36 or a winning ball from the special winning hole 35, is placed on the back side of the game board. The signals are collected in the count switch SW4, and the count switch is turned on.

Every time the count switch SW4 is turned on, a pulse is input to the prize winning number counter 108 through the waveform shaping circuit 107. The winning number counter 108 is the OR gate 11
2 or via the OR gate 114, the winning number display 45
Light up the lamps LEDI to LED9 in sequence. <, L
For EDI to LED9, the first half LEDI-LED3 is green, the middle LED 4 to LED6 is yellow, and the second half LED7
~ Since the LED 9 is divided into red colors, the player can visually grasp the progress of the number of prizes won.

The pulse from the waveform shaping circuit 107 is also applied to the effect a generator 115, and the speaker 116 generates a sound with different i'' colors corresponding to the first half, middle, and second half of the award number display 45. let

・→) Operation in the latter half of one cycle When the number of winnings reaches half of the predetermined number (5), the Q5 output (6 El) of the winnings counter 108 becomes H level, and is clipped as a +i7j 't' end signal. It is input to flop FF4 and sets flip-flop FF4.

The Q output of the flip-flop FF4 establishes the AND gate 23, and the Q output operates the motor drive circuit 126 through the OR gate 125, thereby starting the motor 63 again. The motor 63 has a 1st position detection disc 64
It rotates in the direction of the arrow in the figure and stops 1- when the position detector 65 is switched from OFF to ON. During this time, the arm portion 54 of the background model 50 returns from the lower position to the upper position, releases and takes in the balls that had been stored up until then.

This is not updated even after half of the ■ cycle has passed, and the player is instructed to hurry up and win a prize in the special winning hole 35.

As described above, by storing winning balls with the arm portion 54 of the background model 5o in the lower position until the first half of one cycle has passed and the number of winning balls reaches 6, the probability of winning into the special winning opening 35 is reduced. This can increase the chances of continuation.

The second sound effect generating device 130 receives the pulse from the count detector SW4 and generates a sound effect from the speaker 116 according to the progressing stage of the number of winning balls.

(b) Update of the cycle Under the restriction that the number of winning balls that occur during the above cycle is up to 10 in total, and before the above 18 protruding retreat operations are completed, again? If you are lucky enough to have a winning ball in the special winning hole 35, the cycle will be updated to a new one. If the special winning switch SW3 performs the detection operation again during this new cycle, this cycle will be updated to the next cycle with the same operation as above, and if not, the winning number counter 108 will count the number of pulses "10". At that point, the circuit returns to the initial state associated with the completion of one cycle.

Fortunately, during the first cycle, when the special winning switch SW3 is turned on, the pulse generated in the AND gate 92 causes the counter circuit 72, the number of special operations counter 98, the flip-flop FF5, and the number of winnings counter 108 to be activated. , are returned to the −μ initial state, and a new wait time begins. LE of the ejection operation number display 60
All D lights go out.

By resetting the flip-flop FF5, at the same time as transitioning to the special game state, the protruding and retracting movement of the slide body is temporarily prohibited, the lamp 19A blinks, and the background model 50
The opening and closing of the jaw 41 and the like are performed. During weight time,
By resetting the flip-flop FF5, the winning number counter 108 is reset, and the winning number display lamp 23
All LEDs turn off. In addition, the pulse generated in the AND gate 92 is added to the right number counter 103, and the displayed content of the right number display 46 is increased by 1 to 2". This indicates that the first cycle has been updated to the second cycle. The display content of the right number display 46 indicates the number of times one right has been exercised.

In the second cycle, when a prize is won again in the special winning slot 35, it is also a round, and the operation is repeated in the same way. At that time, each (11 update time point, that is, the break of each cycle, is clearly perceived by the game beach by the wait time during which the slide body 12 is closed for 1.6 seconds.In addition, the special winning switch SW3 is activated) At the same time as the cycle update is performed every time, the right number counter 103 immediately exhausts its contents.

Fortunately, if it is updated to the 8th and final cycle, a total of 18 protruding and retreating motions, which were added in the current nuclear cycle, will be performed, or a total of 10 winning balls will be generated. With this, the special mode free-branching 7S is completed.

In other words, if a prize is won in the special winning slot 35 in the middle of the seventh cycle, the right number counter 103 will indicate the final cycle.
8". At the same time, the Q3 output terminal of the right number counter 103 becomes H level, the output of the inverter 105 falls to L level, and the AND gate 92 is inhibited. For this reason, in the 8th cycle (most read cycle) currently in progress, the special prize switch SW3 O
AND gate 92 no longer accepts the N signal.

When a total of 18 protruding and retracting operations are performed as promised in the 8th cycle, the counter circuit 72 starts counting at the time when the total of 18 protruding and retracting operations are completed, more precisely at 29.
When 6 seconds have elapsed, a pulse (T
3) is generated. Further, when a total of 10 winning balls are generated, an end signal is generated at the 8-flow terminal of the winning ball counter 108. These pulses or signals reset flip-flop FF3 through OR gate 109.

When the C output of flip-flop FF3 returns to H level, counter circuit 72. Free, Buflop FF4.
FF5, number of rights counter 103, number of winnings counter 1
08 is reset.

Also, due to the way C is output from this flip-flop FF3, AN
D gate 125 is opened. Therefore, the right number of times indicator 4
6 returns to rOJ and the number of winnings display 45 L E D
0.25 seconds pulse T6 from if clock generator 71
It returns to the normal state where it is blinking. Also, A
The motor 63 is activated by the output of the ND gate 124 via the OR gate 125 and the motor drive circuit 126, and the arm portion 54 of the back model 50 is returned to the upper position. In addition, Flip Flora 7'FF3. Since the C output of FF4 is at L level, AND gates 121 and 123 are prohibited.

In this way, the entire circuit system is returned to the initial state, and the pachinko machine changes from the special mode gaming state to the normal gaming state.

If one cycle of tracing Jb [technique] and tongue to bottom Jν buttocks is completed without being updated, that is, one protruding retreat movement takes 1.8 seconds. When a total of 18 protruding and retracting operations are completed, a pulse is generated at the output terminal Q6 of the counter circuit 72 after 23.8 seconds have passed after the counter circuit 72 starts counting, and as described above. Then, the entire circuit system is returned to its initial state, the special mode game state is forcibly canceled, and the game returns to the normal game state. Therefore, hereafter, the first. If you do not go through a series of actions from winning to the second specific prize opening 8.9,
It cannot be a special mode game state jEi. This 19 situation, which is disadvantageous to the player, occurs because there is no subsequent winning in the special winning slot 35 during one cycle in which the above-mentioned 18 times are taken as one unit. In addition, when 18 protruding and retracting movements are completed in 5 prizes + iij, the return of the arm part 54 of the background model 50 to its original position is A N D goo 1.
-123 output, but AND game 1-12
This is done by the output of 4.

While performing the protruding and retracting operation, the slide body 1
2, a large number of game balls enter the variable winning device 1, and when the total number of winning balls reaches 10, the content of the number of winning balls counter 108 becomes °゛10°゛,
An end value 'bow is generated at the flow output terminal, and the OR gate 10
9, the flywheel amplifier FF3 is re-centered. Therefore, the special mode gaming state is forcibly canceled.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, the movable body is composed of a slide body, and protrudes from both sides of the board opening of the concave chamber of the variable prize winning device, so that the variable prize winning device that is conventionally Control lights can also be placed in game areas where nails could not be placed using the device. In addition, since the tip of the slide body is provided with a ball-striking part 11 that allows the batted ball to flow into the recessed chamber, the ball that is on the slide body will not come out of the device from the slide body on the other side. The ball is guided into the device without fail and becomes a winning ball. In addition, since the batted ball flows down the bottom of the concave chamber provided between the boards of the variable winning device and from the "I" to the rear, while the batted ball flows down inside the concave chamber, it gives the player a sense of anticipation of winning a prize in the special prize opening. can give.

If the normal winning [ ] or special winning opening is placed directly below the slide mechanism, the ball received by the slide will fall immediately downwards, and the force of the ball will be high. Since it is not sufficient to heighten expectations for the occurrence of games, compared to such a structure, the content of the game becomes more interesting.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the variable prize winning device of the present invention, Fig. 2 [Δ is a perspective view showing its N view, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view, and Fig. 4 (A
) is a perspective view showing the slide body drive device frame and the ball-intensive receiving frame, FIG. 4(B) is a perspective view showing the slide body drive device frame, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the slide mechanism part of the slide body. Fig. 6(A) is a front view with the front case removed showing the first state in which the slide body is retracted, Fig. 6 (CB) is a front view showing the second state in which the slide body protrudes, and Fig. 7 (A) ) is a rear view showing the first state in which the slide body is retracted, and FIG. 7(B) is a rear view showing the second state in which the slide body is protruded.
FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view from the slide body to the concave chamber, FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the function of the front sieve plate, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the function of the position detection device, and FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the function of the front sieve plate. 12 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine to which a variable prize winning device is applied, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the control circuit of the pachinko machine of FIG. 11, and FIG.
Figure (a) is a diagram showing the operation when winning the first specific winning slot, Figure 13 (b) is a diagram showing the operation when winning the second specific winning opening [1], Figure 13 (C ) is a diagram showing the operation when a prize is won in the special winning slot, and FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration in which a slide body is provided on a diverting shelf. ■...Variable winning device 2...M-turner 2A...
・Game area 10... Board frame lIA... Opening window 11B... Mirror body 11... Number board 12... Slide body 12A... Hit ball locking part 12B... Hit ball guidance Part 12C...Top surface
12D... Ball guide section 14... Concave chamber case
15... Concave chamber 16... Winning ball flow lower frame 17
...Model drive device frame 18...Operating mechanism 19...Slide body drive device frame 20...Ball collection receiving frame 2 construction...Slide groove 2
2...Rail 23...Operation unit 24...
・First guide roller 26...Second guide roller 35・
・・Special entrance 36・Regular entrance 39・・
-Special winning detector 40...Aggregation tank 41...Count detector 45...Number of winnings display 46...Number of rights display 47...Front case 50...Background model 54... Arm portion 54A...hand portion
57... Operation base 60... Operation count indicator
61... Rotating shaft 62... Disk 63.
...Motor 64...Position detection disk 65...Position detector SWI...First operation detector SW2...Second operation detector Fig. 1 Fig. 2''\ Fig. 6 (A) District 6 (B) Figure 7 (A) District 7 (B) Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 (b) 35.36

Claims (1)

[Claims] A variable prize winning device is provided in a game area surrounded by guide rails, and the variable winning device has a first state in which it does not accept a batted ball and a second state in which it easily accepts a batted ball due to an electric drive source. In a pachinko machine having a movable member that can be converted into a variable prize winning device and a plurality of types of winning holes for game balls that are guided by the movable member and entered into the variable winning device, an armor portion is provided above the board of the variable winning device. At the same time, a concave chamber is provided from the substrate opening of the variable prize winning device to the rear, and the bottom surface of the concave chamber is formed diagonally downward toward the plurality of types of prize openings, so that a general prize winning area where regular prizes are won is formed in the concave chamber. a specific winning area that generates a specific game mode; the movable member is a slide body that is configured to be able to protrude and retreat from both sides of the board opening of the recessed chamber on the front side of the board of the variable winning device; A variable prize winning device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a ball locking portion is provided at the tip of the body to allow a ball to flow into the recessed chamber.