JP3878028B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which an accessory for receiving a game ball is arranged in a game area on a game board, and in particular, the movement of the game ball in the accessory is photographed by an imaging means, and the image is displayed on a display. And a pachinko gaming machine in which the player can enjoy the winning process by watching the movement of the game ball toward the winning opening.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there is a pachinko gaming machine that determines whether or not a game ball that has entered into an accessory having a plurality of winning holes is given a bonus such as a big hit depending on which winning hole is entered. It is known (see, for example, JP-A-6-7540). This type of pachinko gaming machine enters a special winning opening that leads to benefits such as a big hit, depending on how the game ball rolls when the game ball launched on the game board enters the inside of the role, or An accessory having a function of separating whether or not to enter a normal winning opening is arranged on the game board.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the movement of the game ball within this type of role is an important factor for determining whether or not a privilege is given to the player, and despite being very interested, The movement of the game ball that rolls inside the object is difficult for the player to see, it is difficult to understand whether it is a big hit or a simple winning, the fun of pachinko games is halved, and the interest in gaming is reduced There was a problem to do.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to improve the interest of a player in a pachinko game by displaying the movement of a game ball inside an accessory in an easy-to-view manner for the player. The purpose is to provide a machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine in which an accessory for receiving a game ball is arranged in a game area on the game board. An image pickup means for picking up an image as a moving image is provided, a display for displaying the image picked up by the image pickup means is provided, a winning detector for detecting the entry of a game ball is provided in the accessory, and the image pickup means is provided. Image storage means for storing captured image data is provided, and the imaging means captures an image of the game ball as a moving image from when the game ball enters the accessory until a predetermined time or when it is ejected from the accessory. When the game ball is awarded to a specific winning opening and a privilege is given, the image data is read from the image storage means and the image is displayed on the display again .
[0006]
Here, the imaging means can be configured using a semiconductor imaging device, which can be disposed in the accessory. The display can be provided in the game area of the game board.
[0009]
[Action]
In this pachinko machine, when a game ball that has been launched enters the role during the game, for example, whether the role of the game ball that has entered in the role is a specific winning port or a normal winning port If it is a separation device that divides the progress of game balls in order to decide the privilege to be given to the player according to the game ball, the game balls that entered the role roll on the separation part and are sorted there for each separation Until it is ejected first, the image of the game ball is captured as a moving image by the imaging means, and the image is displayed on the display.
[0010]
Therefore, when a game ball enters the game object, the player can easily see the movement of the game ball displayed on the display, that is, the process of separating the game ball without staring at the hard-to-see game object. It can be interesting and interesting to see whether the game ball wins a special winning slot for granting a privilege or a normal ordinary winning slot.
[0011]
If the image pickup means is configured using a semiconductor image pickup device such as a CCD or CMOS, the image pickup means can be extremely miniaturized, and the image pickup means can be disposed in a narrow accessory. Further, if the display is arranged in the game area of the game board, the player can easily see it. Furthermore, if it is configured to capture and display a predetermined time or until the game ball is discharged after the game ball enters the accessory, only the necessary image can be captured and displayed to the player. Can do.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a wooden frame of a pachinko machine. A front frame 2 is mounted in front of the wooden frame 1 through a hinge so that it can be opened and closed. A frame is attached, and the game board 3 is detachably attached to the inside of the front frame 2. Further, a synthetic resin mechanism plate is rotatably mounted on the back side of the game board 3 via a hinge.
[0013]
A front plate 7 is mounted on the lower side of the glass door 5 so as to be openable and closable so as to cover a firing rail and a hitting basket (not shown), and a hitting ball supply tray 6 is provided on the front surface of the front plate 7. Further, a hitting ball launching handle 9 constituting a part of the hitting ball launching device is provided at the lower part of the front frame 2, and a lower tray 38 for storing prize balls that can no longer be stored in the hitting ball supply tray 6 is provided.
[0014]
On the front surface of the game board 3, a game area 3a is defined by an outer rail 4a and an inner rail 4b, and the game ball launched by the ball striking device is guided into the game area 3a and dropped downward. A sorting device 10 is disposed as an accessory in the approximate center of the game area 3a. The sorting device 10 accepts game balls, and sorts the bonus (big hit) or the normal winning according to the rolling condition. In other words, the sorting device 10 is an accessory having a function of discriminating whether it is a big win or a normal winning depending on whether it enters the special winning hole 14 for a big hit or the normal ordinary winning holes 15 and 16. A winning opening 11 serving as an entrance is arranged, and a game ball entered from the winning opening 11 is introduced into the sorting unit 13 through the introduction basket 12, and the sorting unit 13 distributes the winning state.
[0015]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the sorting device 10 has a dish-shaped sorting portion 13 fixed to the bottom of the rectangular frame, and a spiral introduction basket 12 is placed above the sorting portion 13 so that the game ball is placed upward. It is comprised so that it may introduce | transduce and roll on the classification | category part 13. FIG. In the dish-shaped sorting portion 13, three holes through which game balls can drop are formed as a specific winning hole 14 and normal winning holes 15 and 16. The game ball introduced through the introduction basket 12 rolls while turning on the sorting unit 13 and falls into one of the specific winning hole 14 and the normal winning holes 15 and 16.
[0016]
The upper end of the spiral introduction basket 12 is connected to a winning opening 11 disposed above, and the game balls that have entered the winning opening 11 pass through the introducing bowl 12 and are introduced into the sorting unit 13. In order to detect a game ball won in the winning opening 11, a winning opening detector 18 including a proximity switch, a micro switch, a photoelectric switch and the like is attached. Further, on the upper part of the sorting device 10, a small imaging device 7 is disposed downward or obliquely downward in order to capture a moving image of a game ball rolling on the introduction basket 12 and the sorting unit 13. ing.
[0017]
The image pickup device 7 is a downsized full-color moving image pickup device, and includes an optical system that receives light of an image to be picked up, and a semiconductor image pickup device such as a CCD or CMOS that receives image light incident through the optical system. And an image pickup drive unit that drives the image pickup device and a signal output unit that outputs an image signal from the image pickup device.
[0018]
A passage 14a is connected to the lower part of the specific winning hole 14 of the sorting unit 13, a special winning opening 17 for a bonus (big hit) is disposed below the passage 14a, and the winning ball that has dropped into the specific winning hole 14 is a specific winning opening. 17 is a structure. When a winning ball enters the specific winning opening 17, a bonus is given to the player and an advantageous privilege is given to the player, and the opening / closing door 9a of the large winning opening of the variable winning device 9 described later is opened for a predetermined time. Winning is possible. Further, a jackpot detector 19 is disposed inside the specific winning port 17 in order to detect a winning ball passing through the specific winning port 17, that is, a jackpot winning ball.
[0019]
On the other hand, a discharge ball detector 20 is disposed in a passage connected to the lower portion of the normal winning holes 15 and 16 of the sorting unit 13. The discharged ball detector 20 generates and outputs a signal indicating that the game balls sorted by the sorting unit 13 are discharged. As the big hit detector 19 and the discharge ball detector 20, a proximity switch, a micro switch, and a photoelectric switch can be used.
[0020]
A display 8 for displaying an image picked up by the image pickup device 7 is arranged at the upper center of the game area 3 a of the game board 3. The display 8 is configured by a full color liquid crystal display, for example, and displays a captured image (moving image). In addition, in the game area 3a, a normal winning opening 21 is provided on both sides of the middle part, a normal winning opening 22 is provided in the lower part, and a tulip winning opening 23 is provided in the lower center. Furthermore, a variable winning device 9 having a big winning opening is provided at the lower right side of the game area 3a. An open / close door 9a that can be opened / closed by an electromagnetic solenoid or the like is provided at the large winning opening of the variable winning device 9, and the open / close door 9a opens in a lower horizontal state, so that a lot of game balls can be won.
[0021]
FIG. 3 shows a partial block diagram related to the image display function of the control system used in the pachinko gaming machine. The CPU 25 serving as the main control unit includes a ROM 26 and a RAM 27, and when the game ball enters the sorting device 10 based on a program stored in advance in the ROM 27, and according to the classification of the game ball, the imaging device 7. Is operated to capture and display an image in the sorting apparatus 10. In addition, a display controller 28 is provided to display the captured image on the display 8.
[0022]
The display controller 28 receives the image data output from the imaging device 7 and outputs an image signal together with a synchronization signal for display to the display 7 to display an image. The display controller 28 is connected to an image memory 29 for storing image data in a readable / writable manner. The image memory 29 stores the image data taken by the imaging device 7 as a digital frame image, and when the big hit, the image data in the image memory 29 is read based on the display command of the CPU 25 and used for image display.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. During the game, when the game ball enters the winning slot 11 and is detected by the winning slot detector 18, the CPU 25 proceeds from step 100 to step 110, operates the imaging device 7, and separates the accessory separation device. 10 starts shooting. At this time, image data picked up by the image pickup device 7, that is, image data picked up on the introduction basket 12 or the sorting unit 13 in the sorting device 10 is sent to the display controller 28. The image in the sorting apparatus 10 is displayed. The image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 29.
[0024]
Thus, in this pachinko gaming machine, when a game ball wins the winning opening 11 and a game ball enters the sorting device 10, the imaging device 7 operates to take an image of the inside of the sorting device 10 and capture the image. Since the moving image is displayed on the display device 8, the player can easily see the inside of the sorting apparatus 10 which is usually difficult to see from outside without staring. At this time, the game ball that has entered the sorting device 10 from the winning opening 11 rolls while turning on the sorting unit 13 on the plate through the spiral introduction rod 12, and depending on the rolling condition, the specific winning is achieved. The hole 14 falls into any one of the normal winning holes 15 and 16, but for the player, if the game ball enters the specific winning hole 14, it is a big hit, and if it enters the normal winning holes 15 and 16, Since it is a winning prize, the movement of the game ball rolling on the sorting section 13 will be watched with great interest while being excited. Therefore, such an image display that captures the movement of the game ball in the sorting apparatus 10 makes it very easy for the player to enjoy the process of sorting the game ball.
[0025]
Next, the process proceeds from step 110 to step 120, where it is determined whether or not the game ball that has entered is discharged from the sorting device 10, and after the game ball rolls on the sorting unit 13, it enters the specific winning hole 14. If it is detected by the big hit detector 19 or if it enters the normal winning holes 15 and 16 and is detected by the discharge ball detector 20, it is assumed that the game ball has been discharged from the sorting device 10 and proceeds to step 140. Then, the imaging operation of the imaging device 7 is stopped.
[0026]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step 120 that the game ball that has entered the sorting apparatus 10 has not yet been discharged, the process proceeds to step 130, where it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed and is set in advance. If the discharge of the game ball is not detected even after the movement time of the game ball within the sorting device 10 has elapsed, the process proceeds from step 130 to step 140, and the shooting of the imaging device 7 is stopped.
[0027]
Then, the process proceeds to step 150, and it is determined whether or not the game is a big hit. When the game ball that has rolled on the sorting unit 13 enters the specific winning hole 14, passes through the specific winning hole 17, and a big hit is detected by the big hit detector 19, it is determined as a big hit in step 150, and then Proceed to step 170. In step 170, image data of an image taken as the current game ball enters the sorting device is read from the image memory 29, and the image is displayed on the display 8 again. As a result, when the player is in a big hit state, the player will see the movement of the game ball that has been a big hit on the display 8 on the screen again, and the movement of the game ball that has been a big hit will be reproduced. You can enjoy a nice screen. When the big win state is reached, the variable winning device 9 opens the open / close door 9a of the big winning opening for a predetermined time, and many game balls can be won.
[0028]
Then, the process proceeds to step 180, and if the jackpot operation is completed, the process proceeds to the next step 190, and the display operation of the display 8 for reproducing and displaying the rolling of the game ball at the time of the jackpot is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in the above step 150 that the winning is not a big win but a normal winning, the process proceeds to step 160 and the image display on the display unit 8 is terminated.
[0029]
In this way, the player can see on the display 8 an image of the inside of an accessory that is normally difficult to see, that is, the inside of the sorting device 10, so that the movement of the game ball in the sorting device 10 can be seen outside. The game balls that enter the sorting apparatus 10 are sent to the special winning opening 17 to make a big hit, or enter the normal winning hole and become a normal win without staring from the side. This process can be enjoyed while viewing the image displayed on the display 8.
[0030]
In the above-described embodiment, the sorting device 10 is described as an example of the accessory. However, the movement of the game ball that has entered the accessory other than the sorting device can be captured by the imaging device, and the display Although the device 8 is disposed in the game area 3a, it can be provided outside the game area as long as it is in front of the gaming machine. In addition, a lighting device can be attached in the sorting device 10 so that when the game ball enters the inside, the lighting device is turned on, and a bright and easy-to-see screen can be displayed on the display.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, a player who is playing a game sees the movement of a game ball in an accessory that is otherwise difficult to see on a display that displays an image of the game. Therefore, it is possible to make a big hit or how the game ball entered the bonus game will be a big win without staring at the movement of the game ball in the bonus game from the outside. This process can be enjoyed while watching the image displayed on the display, and the player's interest in the pachinko game can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the sorting apparatus 10;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a display operation of a captured image.
[Explanation of symbols]
3-Game board 3a-Game area 7-Imaging device 8-Display 10-Sorting device 11-Winning port 12-Introductory bowl 13-Sorting unit 17-Specific winning port 20-CPU
28-display controller 29-image memory

Claims (3)

In a pachinko gaming machine in which an accessory for receiving a game ball is arranged in a game area on the game board,
An image pickup means for picking up an image of the game ball that has entered into the accessory as a moving image is provided, and a display for displaying the image picked up by the image pickup means is provided, so that the game ball enters the accessory. A winning detector for detection is provided, image storage means for storing image data picked up by the image pickup means is provided, and the game ball is discharged from the accessory for a predetermined time from when it enters the accessory. Until then, when the image pickup means picks up an image of the game ball as a moving image and displays it on the display unit, and when the game ball wins a specific winning opening and is given a privilege, the image storage means A pachinko gaming machine that reads out image data and displays the image on the display again .   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the image pickup means is configured using a semiconductor image pickup device, and the image pickup means is disposed in the accessory.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display is provided in a game area of the game board.

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