JPH0582229B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to gaming devices such as pachinko machines, pachislot machines, and slot machines.

(Prior art) In this type of gaming device, each device is equipped with a “jackpot” function in order to improve the gameplay, and set conditions, such as a large number of numbers or pictures, are displayed, and these numbers or pictures are displayed. When three of the same objects line up in the picture, or when the number rows form a specific arrangement, a jackpot is awarded and a predetermined number of balls or coins are redeemed. In the event of a jackpot, a melody or voice is emitted to notify the player of the jackpot, and a display lamp is provided at the top of each device, and the lamp flashes to notify the user of the jackpot.

In particular, among gaming devices, pachinko machines have an accessory installed on the device, such as a window or wing, that opens for a predetermined period of time and a number of times when a jackpot is hit, and most of the balls hit land in the open area. The winning balls become prize-winning balls, and the corresponding number of balls are redeemed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, when a jackpot is won, a mood is provided that gives the player a feeling of superiority or pleasure by notifying the player with a melody or sound and flashing a display lamp. It exudes. However, these notifications are rather aurally exciting and lack visual enjoyment. Therefore, when attempting to provide wholesome entertainment with this type of gaming machine, a major problem remains in that it cannot satisfy both the visual and auditory senses.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a specific means for solving the problems of the conventional example, the present invention provides a gaming machine having a jackpot function, with a window-like jackpot display of an appropriate size on the front of the gaming machine. A display unit is provided, and a display device is disposed facing the display unit, and the display device is driven in synchronization with the driving of the jackpot function, and pictures, characters, or both are simultaneously displayed on the display surface, and each The present invention provides a gaming device characterized in that the display is different for each drive, and the display screen displayed on the display device of the display section is designed to be enjoyable for the player. By selecting and displaying the items and displaying the selection in a moving image, the visual enjoyment is further increased.

(Embodiments) Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to illustrated embodiments. Reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine, and a game section 2 is provided at the upper front of the pachinko machine, and a guide guide guides pachinko balls to the game section. A rail 3 is provided, and a ball receiving tray 4 is attached to the starting end side of the guide rail. The pachinko balls supplied to this ball tray 4 are arranged in a line against the starting end side of the guide rail 3 and are supplied one by one one by one. A motor is driven by the motor, and a so-called gun is fired by the drive of the motor. 6 is a ball receptacle.

In the game section 2, passages for various balls are formed by a large number of nails 11, and the balls that are hit reach the discharge port 12 through these passages. In the middle of the path of these balls, a plurality of winning holes 13 are provided for winning balls, that is, winnings, and these winning holes are provided with accessories such as chulips 14, and in the path of the balls, balls are placed. There are some accessories such as a windmill 15 that changes the direction of the wind.

Particularly, as accessories for winning a jackpot, for example, a slot 16 is attached, and a window 17 that opens when a jackpot is won is attached.
The slot 16 is activated when a pachinko ball enters some of the specified winning holes 13, and like a normal slot machine, for example, the rings arranged in three rows rotate, and when they stop, the same picture is displayed. Or you can win the jackpot when the numbers line up.
There are various configurations of this kind of jackpot function,
It is not limited to the above slots.

When a jackpot is achieved in this way, the window 17 is opened and most of the balls hit into the gaming section 2 enter this window 17 and become winning balls, and corresponding to that winning ball, for example, one Thirteen compensation balls are redeemed for the winning ball and are discharged into the ball trays 4 and 6.
At the same time, a jackpot indicator light 19 is attached to the top of the pachinko machine 1, that is, the island 18 for each pachinko machine.
blinks, and a melody or predetermined sound is generated from a sound device (not shown) attached to the back of the pachinko machine to notify that the player has won the jackpot. Most of these drives are controlled using a computer, and this is a commonly used pachinko machine.

The present invention provides a jackpot display section 2 that can be visually enjoyed for a pachinko machine having the jackpot function.
The feature lies in the fact that 0 is provided. That is, a window-like frame 21 is provided in front of the pachinko machine 1 and at an arbitrary position in the gaming section 2, and the display device 22 is placed facing the frame.
to be placed. The display device used in this case is, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and is arranged so as to be driven in conjunction with or in synchronization with the driving of the jackpot.

For example, as shown in FIG.
is a liquid crystal display device, a connector 23 is provided on one side thereof, and a drive unit 24 is connected to selectively energize the terminals of the connector to change the surface.
The driving section may be connected in synchronization with the window 17 that opens and closes when a jackpot is won, or may be configured to be driven based on a signal from a computer when a jackpot is won. The point is that when a jackpot is hit, the display device 22 is opened and closed in synchronization with the window 17, which opens and closes intermittently a predetermined number of times over a predetermined period of time.
It is sufficient if the display is displayed, and it would be more enjoyable if the display changed every time the door was opened and closed a predetermined number of times. Therefore, by the drive section 24,
The display is driven to be different each time it is opened and closed. For example, if the window 17 opens and closes 10 times in one jackpot, a memory (IC circuit) is installed in the drive unit 24 so that 10 different displays can be displayed. ),
All you have to do is input from the connector 23 so that a predetermined display can be made sequentially based on the memory.

Further, the driving section 24 can also dynamically drive the screen to display a so-called moving image in one display screen. In this case, in order to cause movement within the changed screen at the same time as the screen is changed, for example, a magnetic tape or a magnetic disk may be incorporated and displayed in a moving image in synchronization with the memory. . Note that 25 is an example of a switch for opening and closing the window 17, and either a mechanical switch or an electrical switch such as a diode can be used. Furthermore, although the above description has been made using a pachinko machine as an example, the display device of the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines such as coin-operated pachislot machines or slot machines.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the gaming machine according to the present invention has the following features:
In a gaming machine having a jackpot function, a window-like jackpot display section of an appropriate size is provided on the front of the gaming machine,
A display device is disposed facing the display unit, and the display device is driven in synchronization with driving of the jackpot function,
In addition, by configuring the display screen to display pictures, characters, or both at the same time, and displaying them differently for each drive, visual enjoyment is added in addition to the conventional sound effects. Furthermore, this type of game has the excellent effect of making great progress as a healthy entertainment.

Further, by changing the display on the display device for each drive and displaying it in a moving image, an excellent effect of further increasing the enjoyment can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a display device used in the gaming machine. 1...Pachinko machine, 2...Game section, 3...Guide rail, 4...Ball saucer, 5...Handle, 6
...Ball saucer, 11...Nail, 12...Ejection port, 1
3...Winning hole, 14...Tulip, 15...
Windmill, 16...Slot, 17...Window, 18...
...island, 19...indicator light, 20...display section, 21...
...Frame, 22...Display device, 23...Connector,
24...Drive unit, 25...Switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a gaming machine having a jackpot function, a window-like jackpot display section of an appropriate size is provided on the front of the gaming machine, a display device is disposed facing the display section, and the display A gaming device characterized in that the device is driven in synchronization with the driving of the jackpot function, and pictures, characters, or both are simultaneously displayed on the display surface, and the display is different for each drive. . 2. Claim 1, wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device.
The gaming device described. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display on the display device is displayed in a moving image. 4. The display device is driven in synchronization with the opening and closing of the member driven by the jackpot signal or the jackpot, and the display is configured to change multiple times in each jackpot state. Claim 1
The gaming device described. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 3, wherein a separate drive unit is provided to drive the display device, and the drive unit uses a magnetic tape or a magnetic disk to drive the display in an animated manner.