JPH07299189A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machine by which a fun intrinsic to pachinko is added with a TV game high in variety, and moreover, enable the reproduction of the state of shooting game balls before the suspension thereof by operating a game handle when a game is restarted after the suspension of the game by the releasing of a game handle by a player. CONSTITUTION:A ball track detection means 15 is provided near a casting spot of the surface 11 of a game board and detects the track of a pachinko ball 12 passing over the surface 11 of the game board to generate a position data of the pachinko ball 12 near the casting spot on the surface 11 of the game board. Moreover, a ball track generation means is arranged to generate a ball track data comprising a ball bouncing pitch of the pachinko ball 12, speed thereof and a ball track by computing the position data near the casting spot and a display control means to generate a display data by computing the ball track data. A display means 32 is arranged in front of the surface of the game board 11 to display the track of the pachinko ball 12 based on the display data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine for playing a game by hitting a pachinko ball on the front game board surface, and in particular, the same enjoyment as that of a conventional pachinko machine is added to that of a video game. Pachinko machine that realizes the specified game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional pachinko machines, nails that disturb pachinko balls, those with no movement such as safe holes and out holes are mainly provided on the game board surface, and at best, such as a chucker. There was only a structure in which only the accessory works. And the content of the game is only how to put the pachinko ball in the safe hole if you stick to it, and only if the pachinko ball hit on the game board surface enters the safe hole Was decided, and the enjoyment of the game was limited only to how the pachinko balls entered.

Also, the prize or the like is determined only by whether or not the pachinko ball hit on the surface of the game board enters the safe hole, and the enjoyment of the game is limited only to how the pachinko ball enters.

[0004]

Therefore, in the conventional pachinko machines, there is a limit in improving the enjoyment of games and the abundance of game contents. Especially, video games for NES and personal computers have become popular. In recent years, pachinko may relatively decline in popularity.

In the conventional pachinko machine,
If the player releases the game handle and interrupts the game and then restarts the game, it is difficult to operate the game handle to reproduce the launch state of the game ball before the interruption. there were.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the conventional technique as described above, and realizes a game in which the same enjoyment as that of a conventional pachinko machine is added to the variety of video games. Even if the player releases the game handle and resumes the game after interrupting the game, the pachinko machine can operate the game handle to reproduce the launch state of the game ball before the interruption. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0007]

[Summary of the Invention] The gist of achieving the above object lies in the following item 13.

Item [1] In a pachinko machine for playing by playing a pachinko ball (12) on the game board surface (11), the pachinko machine is provided in the vicinity of the slot (13) on the game board surface (11). A ball locus detection means (15) for detecting a locus of a pachinko ball (12) passing near the jam (13) and creating position data (16) of the pachinko ball (12) on the game board surface (11). ), And a ball locus generating means (25) for calculating the position data (16) to generate ball locus data (26) of the pachinko ball (12), and calculating and displaying the ball locus data (26). Display control means (30) for generating data (31) and display means arranged in front of the game board surface (11) for displaying the trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) based on the display data (31). (32) and are provided. Pachinko machine.

The stud (13) is a game space formed on the game board surface (10) between the left nail (14a) and the lower left armor nail (14b). is there. By hitting the pachinko balls aiming at the game space near the butt (13), more pachinko balls can be won in the electric tulip, the V winning opening, the chucker, the attacker and the like. As a result, the player can get more chances of reaching and jackpots, and as a result, more balls can be won.

Item [2] The ball locus detecting means (15) is a matrix sensor panel (17), and the matrix sensor panel (17) is provided on one surface (35a) of a glass substrate (35). Of parallel folded transmission lines (18) and a plurality of juxtaposed transmission lines (18) attached to the opposite surface (35b) of the glass substrate (35) so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the transmission lines (18). The folded reception line (19) and one end (35) of the glass substrate (35).
The pachinko machine according to the item [1], further comprising a transmission terminal portion (18a) and a reception terminal portion (19a) respectively provided in c).

[3] Item The matrix sensor panel (17) sends a detection signal for detecting the trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) while switching the reception line (19) at a predetermined scanning cycle, and the transmission line (18). ), And a receiving circuit (22) for scanning the receiving line (19) at a predetermined cycle to determine the electromagnetic characteristic of the receiving line (19). The pachinko machine according to item [2], which is characterized.

Item [4] In the matrix sensor panel (17), the reception line (19) in which the electromagnetic characteristic is changed and the transmission line (1) that transmits the detection signal at that time
The position data (16) for determining the position of the pachinko ball (12) approaching the glass substrate (35) is generated from the intersecting position with 8), and the pachinko machine according to the item [3]. .

Item [5] The transmission circuit (20) has an output electrode (21a) and a common electrode (21b) for connecting both sides of the transmission line (18) via the transmission terminal portion (18a). [3] characterized by comprising
Or a pachinko machine according to item [4].

[6] The receiving circuit (22) comprises an electrode (23) for connecting the receiving line (19) through the receiving terminal portion (19a) [3] ] Or the pachinko machine according to the item [4].

[7] Item The display control means (30) is
The display data (31) for displaying a still image according to the progress of the game is generated [1]
The pachinko machine according to item [2], [3], [4], [5], or [6].

[8] Item The display control means (30) is
The pachinko machine according to the item [7], wherein the display data (31) for displaying a moving image according to the progress of the game is generated.

[9] Item The display control means (30) is
The pachinko machine according to the item [7], wherein a game state such as a game score, an award ball rate, and a fever condition is combined with the display data (31) and displayed.

[10] Item The display means (32) is arranged on the game board surface (11) so as to form a part of the game board surface (11) [1].
Item, [2] item, [3] item, [4] item, [5] item, [6]
Item, the pachinko machine according to the item [7] or the item [8].

[11] Item The display means (32) is characterized by displaying the trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) based on the display data (31) for displaying the still image [10]. ] Pachinko machine described in the section.

Item [12] The display means (32) displays the trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) based on the display data (31) for displaying the moving image [10]. Pachinko machine described in the item.

[13] Item The display means (32), based on the display data (31) obtained by calculating the ball trajectory data (26), the ball pitch and velocity of the pachinko ball (12). Is displayed, the pachinko machine according to item [10].

[0022]

The game is executed by hitting the pachinko balls (12) on the game board surface (11) of the pachinko machine (10).

A ball locus detecting means (15) arranged near the slot (13) on the game board surface (11) detects the locus of a pachinko ball (12) passing on the game board surface (11). , Position data (16) in the vicinity of the pachinko ball (12) 's butt (13) is created.

The bush (13) means the top nail (14) at the left end.
It is a game space formed on the game board surface (10) between a) and the armor nail (14b) at the lower left thereof. By hitting the pachinko balls aiming at the game space near the butt (13), more pachinko balls can be won in the electric tulip, the V winning opening, the chucker, the attacker and the like. This gives players more chances of reaching and jackpots,
As a result, more balls can be won.

The matrix sensor panel (17) is a ball locus detecting means (15). An electric field and a magnetic field are provided around the transmission line (18) by applying a current signal as the detection signal to a plurality of parallel folded transmission lines (18) attached to one surface (35a) of the glass substrate (35). Is generated.

A plurality of side-by-side folded receiving lines (19) attached to the opposite surface (35b) of the glass substrate (35).
Are provided so as to intersect the transmission line (18) and are electromagnetically coupled to the transmission line (18). The degree of electromagnetic coupling can be estimated from capacitance and inductance.

Dielectric constant (electric susceptibility) of glass substrate (35), air, electrode material, pachinko ball (12) material, etc.
And permeability (susceptibility), and the reception line (19), transmission line (18), pachinko ball (12) and glass substrate (3)
The capacitance and the inductance are determined with the geometrical positional relationship and the dimension and shape such as 5) as main parameters.

In the vicinity of the intersection of the reception line (19) and the transmission line (18), the degree of the electromagnetic coupling becomes strongest. When the pachinko ball (12) passes over the game board surface (11) immediately below the intersection, the capacitance and the inductance change, and the change causes a change in the induction electromagnetic field according to Lenz's law and Faraday's law.

The change of the conductive magnetic field changes the induced current or the induced electromotive force according to the Maxwell equation to the transmission line (18).
Raise on.

The position of the pachinko ball (12) can be detected by detecting the induced current or the induced electromotive force by the receiving circuit (22).

The transmission circuit (20) transmits the detection signal for detecting the trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) to the transmission line (18) while switching the reception line (19) at a predetermined scanning cycle.

The receiving circuit (22) scans the receiving line (19) at a predetermined cycle to detect the induced current or the induced electromotive force based on the electromagnetic characteristics of the receiving line (19).

The matrix sensor panel (17) arranged in the vicinity of the recess 13 includes a reception line (19) whose electromagnetic characteristics are changed and a transmission line (18) which transmits the detection signal at that time. From the intersecting position, the glass substrate (3
The position of the pachinko ball (12) approaching 5) is determined, and position data (16) in the vicinity of the buck (13) is generated.

A ball locus generating means (25) calculates position data (16) in the vicinity of the butt (13) to calculate the ball pitch, the velocity and the ball locus of the pachinko ball (12). To generate ball trajectory data (26). The calculation here is to perform numerical processing and image processing of the position data (16) near the butt (13), the ball pitch, and the speed to perform a display that is easy for the player to see and understand. Data processing for.

The bush (13) is a game space formed on the game board surface (10) between the top nail (14a) at the left end and the armor nail (14b) at the lower left thereof. is there. By hitting the pachinko balls aiming at the game space near the butt (13), more pachinko balls can be won in the electric tulip, the V winning opening, the chucker, the attacker and the like. As a result, the player can get more chances of reaching and jackpots, and as a result, more balls can be won.

Typical examples of the numerical processing such as integration processing, moving averaging processing, or weighted averaging, and Peger processing are performed on the data discretely in time and space depending on the scanning cycle and the discrete intersection positions. The image processing such as smoothing is performed.

The display control means (30) calculates ball trajectory data (26) consisting of the ball pitch, the velocity and the ball trajectory to display a still image or a moving image according to the progress of the game. The display data (31) may be generated, or the game state such as the score of the game, the award rate, the fever condition, etc. may be combined with the display data (31) and displayed.

The display means (32) arranged in front of the game board surface (11) displays the trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) based on the display data (31). Display means (32)
Is the display data (3
The trajectory of the pachinko ball (12) is displayed based on 1).

As a result, the player not only hits the pachinko ball (12) toward the safe hole, but also the ball locus in the vicinity of the butt (13) at the time of winning on the display means (32). It can be displayed as a moving image or a still image.

Therefore, in consideration of the positional relationship with the ball trajectory in the vicinity of the buck (13) on the moving image or still image, the trajectory of the next pachinko ball (12) to be shot should be examined in advance. Can and pachinko balls (12)
A high score can be obtained by strategically considering the optimum driving position and trajectory of the, by changing the operation amount of the steering wheel.

In other words, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine (10) which is highly entertaining, powerful, and interesting, in which the same fun as a variety of video games is added to the fun of conventional pachinko games. it can.

Furthermore, since the ball locus in the vicinity of the winning prize (13) can be displayed on the display means as a moving image or a still image, the player releases the game handle and interrupts the game. Even when the game is resumed later, the game handle can be operated to reproduce the hit state of the game ball before the interruption.

[0043]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a ball locus detection means matrix sensor panel and a display means liquid crystal display panel of the pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view shown, and FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, a game selection switch, a handle, a front plate, a lower plate, and the like are provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, and constitute a main part.

The game board surface 10 is provided in the back of the front surface glass 37 in the same manner as a normal pachinko machine,
Rails, multiple game nails, safe holes, out holes,
A chucker and a score indicator are arranged to form a main part.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 is configured so that a game is executed by hitting a pachinko ball 12 on a game board surface 11.

The pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is equipped with a hook 1
3 is provided with a ball locus detection means 15, a ball locus generation means 25, a display control means 30, and a display means 32, which are arranged in the vicinity of 3. The ball locus detection means 15, the ball locus generation means 25, the display control means 30, and the display means 32 are connected via a system bus.

The main material of the pachinko balls 12 is Fe, and Ni, Co, Mn, Mo, Gd, D is added to the main material metal.
Ferromagnetic materials such as y and EuO, and alloys of these ferromagnetic materials with nitrides, carbides, oxides, borides, and silicides are used. Alternatively, an alloy with a ferromagnetic ceramic such as Y3Fe3O13 (YIG) may be used.

The ball locus detecting means 15 is arranged in the vicinity of the recess 13 on the game board surface 11, detects the locus of the pachinko ball 12 passing on the game board surface 11, and detects the pachinko ball 12 on the game board surface 11. It is arranged so as to generate position data 16 in the vicinity of the bit 13 of.

The ball locus detecting means 15 holds the position data 16 in the vicinity of the recess 13 by a recording medium such as a RAM, a ROM, a magnetic recording medium or a magneto-optical recording medium connected via a system bus. Composed of equipment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bush 13 is a game space formed on the game board surface 10 between the top nail 14a at the left end and the armor nail 14b at the lower left thereof. By hitting the pachinko balls aiming at the game space near the butt 13, it is possible to win more pachinko balls to the electric tulip, the V winning opening, the chucker, the attacker and the like. This allows the player to
You can get more chances of reaching and jackpots, and as a result, you can get more balls.

The control of the ball locus detecting means 15 may adopt a parallel processor structure in which microprocessors are individually provided, or a CPU structure in which all are collectively controlled by one microprocessor. May be.

The data transmission at this time is executed via the system bus of the computer. When a bus structure such as an Ethernet bus, GP-IB bus, RS232C bus, S100 bus, or Centronics bus is used, data transmission is executed according to a predetermined communication protocol corresponding to each.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ball trajectory detecting means 15
Are realized by the matrix sensor panel 17. The transmission line 18 is formed by attaching a plurality of side-by-side folded backs on one surface 35a of the glass substrate 35. Similarly,
A plurality of reception lines 19 are attached in parallel and in a folded shape on the opposite surface 35b of the glass substrate 35.

In the matrix sensor panel 17, the position of the pachinko ball 12 approaching the glass substrate 35 from the intersection of the reception line 19 whose electromagnetic characteristics are changing and the transmission line 18 which has transmitted the detection signal at that time. And position data 16 in the vicinity of the recess 13 is generated.

Further, the matrix sensor panel 17 is sandwiched between a pair of glass plates 36, and is arranged on the game board surface 11.

The transmission line 18 and the reception line 19 are electromagnetically coupled in the vicinity of the intersection. The degree of electromagnetic coupling can be estimated from capacitance and inductance.

Permittivity and magnetic permeability of the glass substrate 35, air, electrode material, and pachinko ball 12 material, and the geometry of the receiving line 19, transmitting line 18, pachinko ball 12, glass substrate 35, and the like. The capacitance and the inductance are determined with the above positional relationship and the dimension and shape as main parameters.

The transmission line 18 is attached to the outer surface of the glass substrate 35 having a high transmittance for visible light by vapor deposition, screen printing or sticking of a fine conductor wire. In this embodiment, a metal thin film having a high transmittance for visible light is used. The material is a highly conductive metal such as Al, Cu, or Ni, a nitride, a carbide, an oxide, a boride, a silicide, or the like of these metals, or these highly conductive metals and Ti, Cr, Mn, Ni, In, Mo, Hf, T
A metal compound with a, W, Bi or the like and its nitride, carbide, oxide, boride, silicide or the like is used.

The receiving line 19 is attached to the outer surface of the glass substrate 35 having a high transmittance for visible light by vapor deposition, screen printing or sticking of a fine conductor wire, and is transparent to visible light. It is formed of a metal thin film having a high rate. The same material as the transmission line 18 can be used.

The transmission circuit 20 is configured so as to transmit the detection signal for detecting the trajectory of the pachinko ball 12 to the transmission line 18 while switching the reception line 19 at a predetermined scanning cycle.

The transmission circuit 20 is a circuit that sequentially transmits signals of a predetermined frequency to each transmission line 18, and the reception circuit 22 is a circuit that sequentially receives signals from each reception line 19 in synchronization with the transmission circuit 20. . As a voltage waveform to the transmission line 18 by the transmission circuit 20, a continuous sine wave centered at 0 V with a frequency of 1 to 1.3 MHz is suitable.

The transmission circuit 20 is connected to the amplifier and the channel switching logic, the analog multiplexer connected to the amplifier and the channel switching logic 43, the analog multiplexer, and the transmission terminal unit 1.
And a driver respectively connected to the plurality of transmission lines 18 via 8a.

The channel switching logic has a counter IC and operates with two control lines for clock and reset. Specifically, it is output from the transmission line switching pulse generation circuit of the sequence control circuit. Each time a transmission line switching pulse signal is input, the connection state of the analog multiplexer is sequentially switched, and together with the analog multiplexer, the transmission line switching means of this embodiment is configured.

The receiving circuit 22 is configured to scan the receiving line 19 at a predetermined cycle and detect the induced current or the induced electromotive force based on the electromagnetic characteristic of the receiving line 19.

The receiving circuit 22 is connected to the CT transformers (current transformers) respectively connected to the plurality of receiving lines 19 via the receiving terminal portion 19a, the analog multiplexer connected to the CT transformer, and the analog multiplexer. The amplifier and the channel switching logic, and the reception terminal unit 19a connected to the amplifier and the channel switching logic. Therefore, the receiving circuit 22 is configured to receive a signal from each receiving line 19 via each CT transformer.

The CT transformer insulates each receiving line 19 from the analog multiplexer and amplifies the signal from each receiving line 19 ten times. The analog multiplexer sequentially receives signals from the CT transformers based on a command from the channel switching logic, and the amplifier amplifies the signal from the analog multiplexer.

The channel switching logic is the same element as the channel switching logic of the transmission circuit 20, and in this case, the transmission line switching pulse signal output from the transmission line switching pulse generation circuit of the sequence control circuit is input. The analog multiplexer connection is sequentially switched at each falling edge (scanning cycle) at the falling timing. The channel switching logic constitutes the receiving line switching means of this embodiment together with the analog multiplexer.

The ball locus generation means 25 calculates the position data 16 in the vicinity of the butt 13 to generate the pachinko ball 12
And is configured to generate ball trajectory data 26 including the ball pitch, the velocity, and the ball trajectory. The ball locus generation means 25 is an R connected via a system bus.
A recording medium such as an AM, a ROM, a magnetic recording medium, or a magneto-optical recording medium is used to hold the ball trajectory data 26.

Note that the calculation here is data processing for numerically processing and image processing the position data 16 in the vicinity of the stopper 13 so as to provide a display that is easy for the player to see and understand. .

In the present embodiment, the numerical processing such as integration processing, moving averaging processing, or weighted averaging, and the pager processing are performed on the temporally and spatially discrete data depending on the scanning cycle or the discrete intersection positions. The image processing such as smoothing represented by processing is performed.

The ball locus generating means 25 may be controlled by a parallel processor structure in which microprocessors are individually provided, or by a CPU structure in which all are collectively controlled by one microprocessor. May be.

The data transmission at this time is executed via the system bus of the computer. When a bus structure such as an Ethernet bus, GP-IB bus, RS232C bus, S100 bus, or Centronics bus is used, data transmission is executed according to a predetermined communication protocol corresponding to each.

The display control means 30 calculates the ball trajectory data 26 including the ball pitch, the velocity, and the ball trajectory to generate the display data 31 for displaying a still image or a moving image according to the progress of the game. It is configured to do so. In addition, a game state such as a game score, a prize ball rate, and a fever condition may be combined with the display data 31 and displayed.

The display control means 30 is constituted so as to hold the display data 31 by a recording medium such as a RAM, a ROM, a magnetic recording medium or a magneto-optical recording medium connected via a system bus.

The display control means 30 may employ a parallel processor structure in which microprocessors are individually provided, or a CPU structure in which all of them are collectively controlled by one microprocessor. Good.

The data transmission at this time is executed via the system bus of the computer. When a bus structure such as an Ethernet bus, GP-IB bus, RS232C bus, S100 bus, or Centronics bus is used, data transmission is executed according to a predetermined communication protocol corresponding to each.

The display means 32 arranged in front of the game board surface 11 is so constructed as to display the trajectory of the pachinko balls 12 based on the display data 31. Further, the display means 32 is configured to display the trajectory of the pachinko ball 12 based on the display data 31 for displaying a still image or a moving image.

The display means 32 can be realized by using an LED, an incandescent lamp, a neon tube, a CRT, an EL (electroluminescence) device, a liquid crystal device, an electrochromic device, a plasma device or the like.

In this embodiment, the display means 32 is realized by using the liquid crystal display panel 33. Liquid crystal display panel 33
Is TN liquid crystal, STN liquid crystal, polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDL)
C) or a liquid crystal layer 33a such as a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC)
Is sandwiched between a pair of glass substrates 33b subjected to orientation treatment, and a pair of deflection plates 33c is further provided outside thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal display panel 33 is arranged between the front surface glass 37 of the game board surface 11 and the matrix sensor panel 17.

Further, in the present embodiment, Fe, N is applied to an elastic foil such as PVA foil or PET foil having a high transmittance for visible light.
An electromagnetic shield foil, on which a ferromagnetic thin film such as i, Co, Mo, or Mo is deposited, is attached to the front surface of the surface glass 37. As a result, erroneous reception due to disturbance noise can be prevented.

Further, one liquid crystal display panel 33 may be divided into a plurality of parts to virtually realize a plurality of displays. At this time, an arbitrary display location may be selected from the predetermined virtual display according to an instruction from the player.

As a result, the player can selectively display only the part he or she wants to see.

That is, a high score can be obtained by changing the operation amount of the handle while strategically considering the optimum driving position and trajectory of the pachinko ball.

That is, it is possible to realize a game which has a high game playability and is powerful and interesting in which the same fun as that of a variety of video games is added to the fun of the conventional pachinko game.

Furthermore, a button 1 for winning on the display means
Since the ball locus in the vicinity of 3 can be displayed as a moving image or a still image, even when the player releases the game handle and interrupts the game and then restarts the game, the game handle is operated. It is possible to reproduce the launch state of the game ball before the interruption.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in Figure 1,
The game is executed by hitting the pachinko balls 12 on the game board surface 11 of the pachinko machine 10.

The ball locus detecting means 15 arranged in the vicinity of the recess 13 on the game board surface 11 of the present embodiment, the game board surface 11
The trajectory of the pachinko ball 12 passing above is detected, and position data 16 in the vicinity of the bit 13 on the game board surface 11 of the pachinko ball 12 is created. The ball locus detection means 15, the ball locus generation means 25, the display control means 30, and the display means 32 transfer data via the system bus.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bush 13 is a game space formed on the game board surface 10 between the top nail 14a at the left end and the armor nail 14b at the lower left thereof. By hitting the pachinko balls aiming at the game space in the vicinity of the stopper 13, more pachinko balls can be paid to the electric tulip, the V winning opening, the chucker, the attacker, and the like. This allows the player to
You can get more chances of reaching and jackpots, and as a result, you can get more balls.

The main material of the pachinko balls 12 is Fe, and Ni, Co, Mn, Mo, Gd, D
Ferromagnetic materials such as y and EuO, and alloys of these ferromagnetic materials with nitrides, carbides, oxides, borides, and silicides are used. Alternatively, an alloy with a ferromagnetic ceramic such as Y3Fe3O13 (YIG) may be used. Thereby, the detection sensitivity of the reception line 19 can be improved.

The ball trajectory detecting means 15 holds the position data 16 in the vicinity of the recess 13 by a recording medium such as a RAM, a ROM, a magnetic recording medium or a magneto-optical recording medium connected via a system bus.

The control of the ball locus detection means 15 may employ parallel processor processing in which microprocessors are individually provided, or CPU processing in which all of them are collectively controlled by one microprocessor. May be.

The data transmission at this time is executed via the system bus of the computer. When a bus structure such as an Ethernet bus, GP-IB bus, RS232C bus, S100 bus, or Centronics bus is used, data transmission is executed according to a predetermined communication protocol corresponding to each.

The matrix sensor panel 17 is the ball locus detecting means 15. An electric field and a magnetic field are generated around the transmission line 18 by applying a current signal as the detection signal to the plurality of parallel folded transmission lines 18 attached to the one surface 35a of the glass substrate 35.

The plurality of side-by-side folded receiving lines 19 attached to the opposite surface 35b of the glass substrate 35 are the transmission lines 18.
And is electromagnetically coupled to the transmission line 18. The degree of electromagnetic coupling can be estimated from capacitance and inductance.

Specifically, the permittivity, electric susceptibility and magnetic permeability of the glass substrate 35, air, electrode material, pachinko ball 12 material, etc., and the reception line 19, transmission line 18, pachinko ball 12 and glass substrate. The capacitance and the inductance are determined by using the geometrical positional relationship of 35 and the like and the dimension and shape as main parameters.

In the vicinity of the intersection between the reception line 19 and the transmission line 18, the degree of the electromagnetic coupling is strongest. When the pachinko ball 12 passes on the game board surface 11 immediately below the intersection, the capacitance and the inductance change, and the change causes a change in the induction electromagnetic field according to Lenz's law and Faraday's law.

The change of the conductive magnetic field causes an induced current or an induced electromotive force according to Maxwell's equation to be generated on the transmission line 18.

The receiving circuit 2 receives the induced current or the induced electromotive force.
By detecting with 2, the position of the pachinko ball 12 can be detected.

The transmission line 18 and the reception line 19 are metal thin films having a high transmittance for visible light, and the glass substrate 35 has a high transmittance for visible light. Therefore, the matrix sensor panel 17 is viewed from the front. At this time, a high transmittance for visible light is obtained.

The transmission circuit 20 transmits the detection signal for detecting the trajectory of the pachinko ball 12 to the transmission line 18 while switching the reception line 19 at a predetermined scanning cycle.

The receiving circuit 22 scans the receiving line 19 in a predetermined cycle and detects the induced current or the induced electromotive force based on the electromagnetic characteristic of the receiving line 19.

The matrix sensor panel 17 has a position of the pachinko ball 12 which is close to the glass substrate 35 from the intersecting position of the reception line 19 whose electromagnetic characteristics are changing and the transmission line 18 which has transmitted the detection signal at that time. And position data 16 in the vicinity of the bump 13 is generated.

The ball locus generating means 25 calculates the position data 16 in the vicinity of the bump 13 to generate the pachinko ball 12
The ball locus data 26 including the ball pitch, the velocity, and the ball locus is generated. The calculation here is data processing for performing numerical processing and image processing of the position data 16 in the vicinity of the bite 13 to provide a display that is easy for the player to see and understand.

The control of the ball locus generating means 25 may employ parallel processor processing in which microprocessors are individually provided, or CPU processing in which all are collectively controlled by one microprocessor. May be.

The data transmission at this time is executed via the system bus of the computer. When a bus structure such as an Ethernet bus, GP-IB bus, RS232C bus, S100 bus, or Centronics bus is used, data transmission is executed according to a predetermined communication protocol corresponding to each.

Typical data processing such as integration processing, moving averaging processing, or weighted averaging, and pegging processing are performed on time- and space-discrete data depending on the scanning cycle and the discrete intersection positions. The image processing such as smoothing is performed.

The display control means 30 also controls the ball trajectory data 26 including the ball pitch, the velocity, and the ball trajectory.
May be calculated to generate the display data 31 for displaying a still image or a moving image according to the progress of the game, or the game state such as the score of the game, the award ball ratio, and the fever condition may be combined with the display data 31. May be displayed.

For the control of the display control means 30, parallel processor processing in which microprocessors are individually provided may be adopted, or CPU processing in which all are collectively controlled by one microprocessor is adopted. Good.

The data transmission at this time is executed via the system bus of the computer. When a bus structure such as an Ethernet bus, GP-IB bus, RS232C bus, S100 bus, or Centronics bus is used, data transmission is executed according to a predetermined communication protocol corresponding to each.

Accordingly, the pachinko to be shot next is considered in consideration of the positional relationship with the ball trajectory in the vicinity of the buzz 13 on the moving image or the still image, and the game state such as the score of the game, the percentage of winning balls, the fever condition and the like. The trajectory that the ball should pass can be examined in advance, and a high score can be obtained by changing the amount of operation of the handle while strategically considering the optimum driving position and trajectory of the pachinko ball.

In other words, in the fun of the conventional pachinko game,
It is possible to realize a game that is highly entertaining, powerful, and interesting with the same fun as a variety of video games.

Furthermore, since the ball locus in the vicinity of the hit at the time of winning can be displayed on the display means as a moving image or a still image, after the player releases the game handle and interrupts the game, Even when the game is restarted, the game handle can be operated to reproduce the hit state of the game ball before the interruption.

The display means 32 arranged in front of the game board surface 11 displays the trajectory of the pachinko balls 12 based on the display data 31. The display means 32 is a pachinko ball 1 based on the display data 31 for displaying a still image or a moving image.
Display the locus of 2.

Further, in the present embodiment, Fe, N is added to an elastic foil such as PVA foil or PET foil having a high transmittance for visible light.
An electromagnetic shield foil formed by depositing a ferromagnetic thin film such as i, Co, Mo or Mo is stuck on the front surface of the surface glass 37 to prevent erroneous reception due to disturbance noise.

In this embodiment, one liquid crystal display panel 33 is used.
May be divided into a plurality of parts to virtually realize a plurality of displays. At this time, an arbitrary display location can be selected from the predetermined virtual display according to a player's instruction.

As a result, the player simply plays the pachinko ball 1
2 is not only driven toward the safe hole, but also the display means 3
It is possible to display the ball trajectory in the vicinity of the bite 13 at the time of winning on 2 as a moving image or a still image.

Therefore, while considering the positional relationship with the ball locus in the vicinity of the bump 13 on the moving image or still image, the locus to be passed by the next pachinko ball 12 to be shot can be examined in advance. A high score can be obtained by changing the operation amount of the handle while strategically considering the optimum driving position and trajectory of the pachinko ball 12.

That is, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine 10 which has a high game playability and is powerful and interesting in which the same fun as that of a variety of video games is added to the fun of the conventional pachinko game.

Furthermore, a button 1 for winning on the display means
Since the ball locus in the vicinity of 3 can be displayed as a moving image or a still image, even when the player releases the game handle and interrupts the game and then restarts the game, the game handle is operated. It is possible to reproduce the launch state of the game ball before the interruption.

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According to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the player not only hits the pachinko ball toward the safe hole, but also moves the ball locus in the vicinity of the hit on the display means at the time of winning. It can be displayed as a moving image or a still image.

Therefore, while considering the positional relationship with the ball locus in the vicinity of the spot on the moving image or still image, the locus of the pachinko ball to be shot next should pass can be examined in advance. A high score can be obtained by changing the operation amount of the steering wheel while strategically considering the optimum ball hitting position and trajectory.

In other words, it is possible to realize a game that has a high game playability and is powerful and interesting in which the same fun as that of a variety of video games is added to the fun of the conventional pachinko game.

Furthermore, since the ball locus in the vicinity of the hit at the time of winning can be displayed as a moving image or a still image on the display means, after the player releases the game handle and interrupts the game, Even when the game is restarted, the game handle can be operated to reproduce the hit state of the game ball before the interruption.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a ball locus detection means (matrix sensor panel) and a display means (liquid crystal display panel) of a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Pachinko machine 11 ... Game board surface 12 ... Pachinko ball 13 ... Butt 14a ... Head nail 14b ... Arrow nail 15 ... Ball locus detection means 16 ... Position data in the vicinity of the bump 17 ... Matrix sensor panel 18 ... Transmission line 18a ... Transmission terminal portion 19 ... Reception line 19a ... Reception terminal portion 20 ... Transmission circuit 21a ... Output electrode 21b ... Common electrode 22 ... Reception circuit 23 ... Electrode 25 ... Ball trajectory generation means 26 ... Ball trajectory data 30 ... Display control means 31 ... Display data 32 ... Display means 33 ... Liquid crystal display panel 35 ... Glass substrate 35a ... One side of glass substrate 35b ... Opposite surface of glass substrate 35c ... One end of glass substrate

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine for playing a game by launching a pachinko ball on a game board surface, wherein the pachinko ball is arranged near the game board surface and detects the trajectory of the pachinko ball passing near the game board. A ball locus detection means for creating position data of the pachinko ball in the vicinity of the butt, a ball locus generation means for calculating the position data to generate ball locus data of the pachinko ball, and the ball locus data. Display control means for performing calculation to generate display data, and display means arranged on the front of the game board surface for displaying the trajectory of the pachinko ball based on the display data. Pachinko machine. 2. The ball locus detection means is a matrix sensor panel, wherein the matrix sensor panel is provided with a plurality of parallel folded-back transmission lines attached to one surface of a glass substrate and electromagnetically with the transmission lines. A plurality of side-by-side folded reception lines that are attached to the opposite surface of the glass substrate so as to be coupled to each other, and a transmission terminal portion and a reception terminal portion that are respectively provided at one end of the glass substrate. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine is formed. 3. The matrix sensor panel, wherein a transmission circuit for transmitting a detection signal for detecting the trajectory of the pachinko ball to the transmission line while switching the reception line in a predetermined scanning cycle, and the reception line in a predetermined manner. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, further comprising: a receiving circuit that scans in a cycle to determine an electromagnetic characteristic of the receiving line. 4. The position of the pachinko ball close to the glass substrate from the intersection position of the reception line whose electromagnetic characteristics are changing and the transmission line which has transmitted the detection signal at that time in the matrix sensor panel. The pachinko machine according to claim 3, wherein position data for determining is generated. 5. The transmission circuit comprises an output electrode and a common electrode for connecting both sides of the transmission line via the transmission terminal portion, respectively. Pachinko machine. 6. The pachinko machine according to claim 3, wherein the reception circuit includes an electrode for connecting the reception line via the reception terminal portion. 7. The display control means generates the display data for displaying a still image according to the progress of the game, according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Pachinko machine described. 8. The pachinko machine according to claim 7, wherein the display control means generates the display data for displaying a moving image according to the progress of the game. 9. The pachinko machine according to claim 7, wherein the display control means displays a game state such as a game score, a prize ball rate, and a fever condition in combination with the display data. 10. The display means is arranged on the game board surface so as to form a part of the game board surface. 7 or 8
Pachinko machine described in. 11. The pachinko machine according to claim 10, wherein the display means displays the trajectory of the pachinko ball based on the display data for displaying the still image. 12. The pachinko machine according to claim 10, wherein the display means displays a trajectory of the pachinko ball based on the display data for displaying the moving image. 13. The ball pitch and velocity of the pachinko ball are displayed on the basis of the display data obtained by calculating the ball locus data, according to claim 10. Pachinko machine.