JP2007167126A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which is different from conventional ones and has unusualness by the performance effect unavailable before of playing musical instruments live. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine 1 on which a player plays a game in pursuit of winning by naturally dropping pachinko balls B offered for a game, has a drum 22 emitting a sound of collision when hit by the stick 25 of a stick device 23 as the other object different from the pachinko balls B, with the hitting of the pachinko balls B or the sensing of the pachinko balls B by a passage sensing sensor 19, a microphone 21 gathering the sounds of collision, and a speaker which increase the loudness of the gathered sounds of collision by the microphone 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine for playing with a game ball as a medium.

  As this type of gaming machine, pachinko and other bullet ball gaming machines are well known.

  The gameability of a ball game machine is not limited to competing for the winning of a game ball to a specific winning opening that triggers in order to win a jackpot that results in a special gaming state. There are also cases where the player enjoys various effects that are provided in the center of the game board and are operated by operating various devices called so-called “instruments”.

Conventionally, the following documents are known as patent documents according to the present invention.
JP 2004-65485 A

  By the way, in various effects by an effect device and other effect devices, unexpectedness and high game play are required, and game machine manufacturers are researching day and night for that purpose.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a problem to be solved is to provide a game machine having a surprising effect different from that in the past.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.

That is, in the gaming machine of the present invention, in the gaming machine that aims to win a prize by naturally dropping a gaming ball provided for gaming, the gaming ball hits or the gaming ball contacts a specific object. Alternatively, a sounding body that emits a collision sound by hitting another object triggered by the detection, a sound collector that collects the collision sound, and a loudspeaker that amplifies the sound collected by the sound collector are provided. It is characterized by being.
Here, the specific object includes, for example, a touch sensor or a detection sensor that detects the presence of a game ball. The other object and the sounding body can be exemplified by a percussion instrument device having a relationship between a thing to be beaten and a thing to be beaten. The sound collecting device is a microphone, and the loudspeaker is a speaker. It is desirable that all of these are large enough to be mounted on a gaming machine.

  Therefore, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the collision sound emitted by the sounding body is a raw sound that is produced when a game ball or other object that has fallen naturally hits the sounding body. Then, since this raw sound is picked up by the sound collector and the sound collected by the sound collector is amplified by the loudspeaker, the player can directly hear the raw sound.

  The sound generator is provided in a specific box, and the box is formed with an entrance and an exit through which the game balls can enter and exit, respectively, and the game that falls naturally at or near the entrance. A detection sensor for detecting a ball is provided, and when the game ball enters the box from the entrance, at least one of the game ball and the other object hits the sounding body and emits a collision sound; The game ball that has entered may be discharged from the outlet to the outside of the box.

  The box is preferably made of a transparent light shielding material that is transparent and has a sound insulation effect. If it is transparent, it is easy to see how the game ball and continuous hitting device are hitting the sounding body inside the box, and since it is sound-insulated, it is easy to pick up the raw sound generated inside the box with the microphone, Can prevent the microphone from picking up the noise. Therefore, an unprecedented new production can be realized.

  The gaming machine has a large winning opening that makes it easy to win a prize when a game ball is detected by the detection sensor, and an entrance of the big winning opening in order to remarkably facilitate the winning of the big winning opening. A device for opening or enlarging, and the other object that hits the sounding body, when a game ball is detected by the detection sensor, continuously hits the sounding body when triggered by the detection sensor It may be.

  The sounding body is a drum or other percussion instrument, and when the game ball hits the head portion or is continuously hit by the continuous hitting device, the hitting device generates a collision sound. It is also conceivable to have a percussion unit that operates with the driving force of the stepping motor to strike the percussion instrument, and a rotation control unit that controls the rotation angle and rotation speed of the rotation shaft of the stepping motor.

  It is preferable that the mounting position of the sounding body in the box is a place where the game ball that naturally falls by hitting or opening the entrance of the grand prize winning opening continuously hits the sounding body. A large amount of spheres that naturally fall from the winning award hit the sounding body continuously, and as a result, live sound is generated continuously from the sounding body.

  The percussion instrument and the continuous percussion device have an internal space, and the sound collecting device can be arranged in the internal space.

  In a gaming machine in which a player aims to win a prize by spontaneously dropping a game ball provided for gaming, it is stored in advance as a raw sound generated by hitting a sounding body that emits a collision sound, and a sound that assists this raw sound. You may make it produce at least one of the electronic sounds which are memorize | stored in the medium and which generate | occur | produce when the said game ball hits a specific thing or is detected.

  The present invention is also a computer-executable program used in a gaming machine in which a player plays a game aiming to win a prize by naturally dropping a game ball provided for gaming. The feature is that a collision sound is generated when the game ball hits, or when another object hits when the game ball touches or is detected by a specific object, and the collision sound And a step of amplifying the sound collected by the sound collecting device.

  Furthermore, the present invention is also a recording medium used for a gaming machine in which a player plays a game aiming to win a prize by naturally dropping a game ball provided for gaming. The feature is that a collision sound is generated when the game ball hits, or when another object hits when the game ball touches or is detected by a specific object, and the collision sound And a step of amplifying the sound collected by the sound collecting device and a recording medium recording a program that can be executed by a computer.

  According to the present invention, an unprecedented presentation effect of playing a live musical instrument can be expected, so that it is possible to provide an unexpected gaming machine different from before.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The gaming machine according to the present invention is a so-called second-class gaming machine, a so-called winged object, and is a pachinko gaming machine that aims to win a prize by naturally dropping a pachinko ball B used for gaming (FIG. 1). To FIG. 3).

  The wings are provided in the center of the game area 6a of the game board 6 and a toy such as a toy in which a pair of opening and closing tools (hereinafter referred to as wings) 7 called wings are opened and closed (type 2 special electric accessory: hereinafter simply referred to as a toy). A pachinko gaming machine equipped with an accessory 10).

  The accessory 10 is a pachinko ball on the accessory operating ports (so-called “foot”) 011 and 012 which are one of the winning openings written with the numbers “1” or “2” provided below the game area 6a. When B enters, the blade 7 opens and closes (see FIG. 3). For this reason, the accessory 10 is a mechanism that the pachinko ball B can easily enter the accessory 10 when the blades 7 are opened. A winning opening of the accessory 10 whose entrance is expanded or narrowed by opening and closing the blades 7 is indicated by reference numeral 10a.

  In addition, even if the pachinko ball B enters any of the accessory operating ports 011 or 012, the blades 7 are opened at the same time on the left and right sides, but the accessory operating port 012 is more than when the pachinko ball B enters the accessory operating port 011. In the case where the pachinko ball B enters, the opening time of the blades 7 is longer and the number of times of opening is increased.

  In addition, the winning opening 10a of the accessory 10 has a special winning opening called a V zone 11 that triggers the occurrence of a big hit (also referred to as a bonus). When the pachinko ball B enters the V zone 11, the pachinko ball B is paid back to the player's tray in accordance with the number of pachinko balls B awarded to the winning opening 10 a.

  The prize ball refers to a plurality of pachinko balls B that can be acquired by a player per pachinko ball when the pachinko ball B enters the winning opening 10a or other winning opening.

  Then, the number of pachinko balls B that enter the prize winning port 10a of the accessory is provided in the gaming machine, and a winning ball detection sensor 12 (see FIG. 7) attached to a ball passage 17 (see FIG. 2) that leads to the tray. ) And the blade 7 repeats its opening / closing operation until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls B enter during the jackpot (this is referred to as a round). The opening / closing operation of the blades 7 may be continued until the blades 7 are opened and closed a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times).

  Normally, the number obtained by multiplying the number of wins at the winning opening 10a (including the win to the V zone 11 included in the number of wins) and the number of winning balls is the number of pachinko balls to be paid back to the player every round. The number of rounds is determined by a lottery (this is called a round lottery) inside the gaming machine that determines the amount of pachinko balls B to be played once per jackpot. This lottery is performed when the jackpot detection sensor 11a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) provided in the V zone 11 detects the pachinko ball B when the V zone 11 is won.

  The number of rounds is generally 1 time, 7 times, and 15 times. In all cases, the appearance rate is 1/3, and the number of appearances is about 100 shots when the round lottery is 1 round, about 500 to 600 shots when it is 7 rounds, and about 1000 to 1300 rounds when it is 15 rounds. is there.

When the 7th and 15th rounds are drawn, if the V-zone 11 is not won again during those rounds, the next round will not be continued and the 7th or 15th round will not be achieved. Further, the winning ball detection sensor 12 in the winning port 10a counts the pachinko balls B entering the winning port 10a, and becomes a target for winning balls until a predetermined count is reached.

  When the big hit detection sensor 11a in the V zone 11 detects the pachinko ball B, the pair of blades 7 opens and closes the winning opening 10a. In the meantime, the pachinko ball B not only easily enters the winning opening 10a but also enters the winning opening 10a. Since a large amount of pachinko balls are paid back to the player in accordance with the number of awarded pachinko balls B, the winning opening 10a is referred to as a big winning opening.

When the jackpot detection sensor 11a in the V zone 11 detects the pachinko ball B, the pair of blades 7 of the accessory 10 opens and closes and opens or enlarges the entrance of the winning opening 10a, so that the winning is remarkably facilitated. The accessory 10 having the pair of blades 7 and the pair of blades 7 can be said to be a device for remarkably facilitating winning a prize winning opening.
It should be noted that a state in which the pachinko ball B has won a big hit in the V zone 11 is said to be in a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and a gaming state that is not a special gaming state is referred to as a normal gaming state.

  Of the pachinko balls B that have entered the winning opening 10a, the pachinko balls B that have entered the V zone 11 are guided to the transparent case described below.

  The accessory 10 has an opening 13 below the blade 7 that is relatively large and opens forward. A box (hereinafter referred to as a transparent case) 14 that is closed and formed with a transparent sound insulation material having a sound insulation effect is placed in the opening 13.

  In the transparent case 14, an entrance (hereinafter referred to as a case entrance) 16 through which the pachinko balls B continuously enter the V zone 11 is provided immediately below the V zone 11. Further, the transparent case 14 has an outlet 18 (hereinafter referred to as a case outlet), and the pachinko ball B that has entered the transparent case 14 serves as a prize ball via a ball passage 17 provided inside the gaming machine. The tray is discharged to a tray (not shown) (see FIGS. 3 and 2).

  A detection sensor 19 for detecting the pachinko ball B is installed at or near the case entrance 16 of the transparent case 14. A drum device 20 is attached to the bottom surface (hereinafter, stage 14a) of the transparent case 14, and a microphone 21 as a sound collector is attached to the ceiling surface 14b (see FIG. 3).

  The drum device 20 includes a drum 22 as a sounding body that emits a collision sound when the pachinko ball B hits, and a bee device 23 that strikes the drum 22 (see FIGS. 3 to 6).

  The drum 22 is located directly below the case entrance 16. When the drum 22 hits the head portion 22a with the pachinko ball B that has fallen via the case entrance 16 or the bee 25 dictated by the bee device 23, the drum 22 produces a live sound (collision sound) due to the hit. To emit.

  The bee device 23 functions as a continuous hitting device that continuously strikes the drum 22 when the pachinko ball B is detected with or without contact with the detection sensor 19 of the transparent case 14.

As can be seen from FIG. 5, the bee device 23 includes an ultra-compact stepping motor 24, a pair of bees 25 as a striking unit that strikes the head portion 22 a of the drum 22 with the driving force of the stepping motor 24, and a pair of bees 25. A motor driving force transmission unit 26 alternately applied to the head unit 22a and a pair of parallel support plates 27 that support the stepping motor 24 and the motor driving force transmission unit 26 are provided. Like the pachinko ball B, the bee 25 emits a collision sound when it hits the drum 22. In this specification, the bee 25 for the pachinko ball B is referred to as another object for convenience.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 4 to 6, the pair of bees 25 and the pair of support plates 27 are arranged on the player side (hereinafter referred to as the front side) and the opposite side (hereinafter referred to as the rear side). The symbol r is attached to the rear side of f, and they are designated as bees 25f and 25r and support plates 27f and 27r, respectively. In addition, also in the components to be described later of the motor driving force transmission unit 26, those on the front side and the rear side are respectively denoted by symbols f and r.

  The pair of support plates 27f and 27r are erected on the game board 6 while being somewhat separated from each other. A stepping motor 24 is attached to the lower side between the pair of support plates 27 with the rotating shaft 24a facing upward, and a motor driving force transmission unit 26 is provided on the upper side.

  The motor driving force transmission unit 26 includes a driving-side bevel gear 28d fixed to the rotating shaft 24a of the stepping motor 24, a pair of driven shafts 26f and 26r that are orthogonal and coaxial with each other on the extension line of the rotating shaft 24a, and It consists of driven bevel gears 28f and 28r fixed to one end of the driven shafts 26f and 26r and meshing with the driving bevel gear 28d.

  The pair of driven shafts 26f and 26r are rotatably passed through the pair of support plates 27, respectively. And the bee 25f * 25r is attached to the front-end | tip of the free end which has penetrated and has come out outside.

  Further, on both sides of the support plate 27f on the front side, that is, on the side where the drum 22 is located with the support plate 27f in between, and on the opposite side, touch is performed in order to switch the rotation of the stepping motor 24 clockwise and counterclockwise. Rotation angle detection sensors 27a and 27b, which are sensors, are attached (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

When the pachinko ball B enters the case 14 from the case entrance 16, it is detected by the detection sensor 19 as a specific object attached in the vicinity of the entrance 16 that the pachinko ball B has entered the transparent case 14. Since this detection sensor 19 detects that the pachinko ball B has passed through the case entrance 16, it is referred to as a passing ball detection sensor 19.
The detection signal from the passing ball detection sensor 19 enters the main controller of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the stepping motor 24 is driven. The main control device will be described in the description of control described later.

  The microphone 21 attached to the ceiling surface 14b is attached in the vicinity of the head portion 22a of the drum 22 and at a location that does not hit the bees 25f and 25r of the bee device 23. Further, in order to prevent the player from noticing the presence of the microphone 21 from outside the case 14, for example, it is provided between the internal space 22 </ b> S of the drum 22 and the pair of parallel support plates 27 of the bee device 23, so that the player is surprised. You may make you feel sex.

When the pachinko gaming machine 1 recognizes that the pachinko ball B has passed through the case entrance 16 by the passing ball detection sensor 19, the motor driving stop switching system that starts driving the stepping motor 24 and reversely rotates the stepping motor 24. S is adopted.
The motor drive stop switching system S will be described in the description of control described later. Needless to say, the passing ball detection sensor 19 can be replaced with a touch sensor.

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a known power supply device 29, a main control device 30 that controls the entire gaming machine, a lamp of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and other electrical decorations based on a command signal output from the main control device 30. A sub-control device 32 including a sound control device 32A for controlling a sound control device (not shown) such as a lamp control device (not shown) and a loudspeaker (speaker) (not shown), and a command signal output from the main control device 30, A drive control device 33 for driving and controlling the stepping motor 24, an amplifier 34a1 which is a lamp and other lightings and amplifiers operating based on a command signal output from the sub-control device 32, a mixer 34a3 for adjusting volume and sound quality, and a loud speaker A sound generation device 34A such as a speaker 34a4, which is a device, and a production device 34 for performing other productions (FIGS. 7 and 11). Irradiation).

  The main control device 30 and the sub control device 32 are respectively provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown). (Only those necessary for explanation are shown.)

  In order to drive the stepping motor 24 via the drive control device 33, an input signal from the passing ball detection sensor 19 is input to the CPU of the main control device 30 via an input interface (not shown).

  In addition to the passing ball detection sensor 19 of the transparent case 14, the CPU of the main controller 30 includes a big hit detection sensor 11 a related to the V zone 11, rotation angle detection sensors 27 a and 27 b related to rotation control of the stepping motor 24, and the accessory 10. An input signal from the winning ball detection sensor 12 that counts the number of pachinko balls B entering the winning port 10a is also input via the input interface.

  Further, when the passing ball detection sensor 19 detects that the pachinko ball B has entered the case 14, immediately after that, the pachinko ball B dropped into the case hits the head portion 22 a of the drum 22 positioned directly below the case entrance 16. As a result, a raw collision sound is emitted from the drum 22. When the microphone 21 collects the collision sound, it is input as an input signal to the CPU of the voice control device 32A.

  The drive control device 33 includes the motor drive stop switching system S. The motor drive stop switching system S controls the output of the stepping motor 24 and the rotation direction based on a command signal output from the CPU of the main controller 30 via an output interface (not shown).

  This command signal is a signal output based on an input signal from the passing ball detection sensor 19 provided at the case entrance 16 of the transparent case 14. Therefore, the motor drive stop switching system S or the drive control device 33 including the motor drive stop switching system S can be referred to as a rotation control unit that controls the rotation angle and rotation speed of the rotating shaft 24a of the stepping motor 24. .

  The determination of whether the gaming state is a jackpot state or other special gaming state advantageous to the player or the normal gaming state is made by the CPU of the main controller 30 via the input interface (not shown). The game control program stored in the ROM of the main control device 30 is executed based on the detection signal from the jackpot detection sensor 11a of the V zone 11 input to.

The game control program and the program related to the pachinko gaming machine 1 are installed in the ROM in an executable file format, and the functions and processing procedures of the embodiment according to the present invention are controlled by the program via a bus or memory (not shown). This is realized by being read by the device 30.
These programs are stored in a computer-readable recording medium (for example, RO
M (Read Only Memory), MO (Magnet Optical), CD (Compact Disk), FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk, etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the power supply device 29 converts an AC voltage (AC24V) supplied from the outside by a power plug into a plurality of types of DC voltages, and then a main control device 30, a sub-control device 32, and a drive control device 33. , Supplied to the rendering device 34 and the like.

  Then, when the pachinko ball B passes through the case entrance 16 of the transparent case 14, the drum 22 of the drum device 20 is repeatedly hit by the drum 25 with the drum device 23 controlled by the motor drive stop switching system S. It is programmed.

  In addition, when the gaming state is determined to be a special gaming state by the game control program, it is programmed so that the number of consecutive hits by the bee device 23 can be changed according to the difference in the number of rounds allocated by the round lottery. Yes. Specifically, in round 1 the drum device 23 strikes the drum 22 once, in the case of round 7, it is hit twice, in the case of round 15, it is hit three times, or the number of consecutive hits is drawn. It may be possible to hit as many as the number of rounds.

Such a motor drive stop switching system S will be described with reference to FIG. 8 which is a system configuration diagram thereof, FIG. 9 which shows an electric circuit according to the system, and the above-described drawings.
The motor drive stop switching system S is controlled by a program stored in the ROM of the main controller 30 in order to operate the system S.

  When an input signal from the passing ball detection sensor 19 is input to the CPU of the main controller 30 via an input interface (not shown), a start signal is started from the CPU of the main controller 30. The start signal is converted into a pulse signal by the controller 33a, converted into a motor drive current by a driver 33b also included in the drive control device 33, and the stepping motor 24 of the bee device 23 is moved (see FIG. 8). .

  However, as soon as the input signal is input to the CPU of the main controller 30 and the stepping motor 24 is operated and the drum 25 rolls the drum 22, the drum of the pachinko ball B falling through the V zone 11 is used. There is a possibility that the collision sound with 22 is drowned out by the sound beaten by the bee 25. For this reason, a timer (not shown) is provided so that the stepping motor 24 operates after a while after an input signal from the passing ball detection sensor 19 is input to the CPU of the main controller 30.

  Further, as can be seen from the electric circuit of FIG. 9, when the signal output from the CPU of the main control device 30 goes to the transistor 40, the current of the specific voltage of the power supply device 29 flows to the transistor 40 and is connected to the ground. The stepping motor 24 rotates.

  Then, signals from the rotation angle detection sensors 27a and 27b (see FIGS. 6, 7, and 9) enter the CPU of the main controller 30, and the rotation speed and rotation angle of the stepping motor 24 are controlled.

  When the stepping motor 24 is driven, the driving bevel gear 28d attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 24a of the stepping motor 24 rotates. Then, the driven bevel gears 28f and 28r engaged with the drive bevel gear 28d rotate in opposite directions, that is, clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively (FIGS. 5 and 6).

  When the driven bevel gears 28f and 28r are rotated, the driven shafts 26f and 26r to which the driven bevel gears 28f and 28r are attached are also rotated clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Accordingly, the bees 25f and 25r attached to the free ends of the driven shafts 26f and 26r rotate in the same manner as the driven shafts 26f and 26r, and the bees 25f and 25r rotate until the bees 25f are detected by the rotation angle detection sensors 27a and 27b. . And if it detects, each bee 25f * 25r will operate | move in the direction opposite to it.

  Accordingly, in the bee device 23, since the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the stepping motor 24 are controlled by the rotation angle detection sensors 27a and 27b, the head portion 22a of the drum 22 is paired with the pair of heads 22a so that a person alternately turns the drum with both hands. Can be continuously squeezed with a bee 25.

  Next, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the motor drive stop switching system S is adopted, until the player hears a live sound when the drum device 23 repeatedly hits the drum 22 of the drum device 20, the flowchart of FIG. 10 and FIG. This will be described with reference to the control block diagram.

The block diagram of FIG. 11 shows the flow of signals until the sound picked up by the microphone 21 is output from the speaker included in the rendering device 34. The voice control included in the sub-control device 32 from the block diagram of FIG. The sound generation device 34A included in the device 32A and the rendering device 34 and those related thereto are extracted and shown.
11 is a control signal generator. When a command signal is received from the CPU of the sound control device 32A, the amplifier 34a1, the mixer 34a3, the speaker 34a4, etc. of the sound generation device 34A are controlled. It optimizes volume, range and quality.

  The motor drive stop switching system S operates on the premise of winning a prize in the V zone 11. Accordingly, it is assumed that step 1 (hereinafter referred to as “S”), which is the first processing of the routine of the motor drive stop switching system S, is won in the V zone. When winning the V zone 11, a round lottery is performed. The motor drive stop switching system S is a system that continues until the round is completed.

  In S2, whether or not the pachinko sphere B that has passed through the V zone 11 has entered the transparent case 14 from the case entrance 16, in other words, the passing sphere detection sensor 19 installed at or near the case entrance 16 detects the pachinko sphere. It is determined whether or not B is detected.

  If an affirmative determination is made in S2, the process proceeds to S3. If a negative determination is made, the pachinko ball B is not in the transparent case 14 even if the pachinko ball B enters the V zone 11 due to a clogged ball or other factors. . In order to prevent this from happening, there is no gap between the V zone 11 and the case entrance 16 of the transparent case 14, and therefore the opening 13 into which the transparent case 14 enters and the transparent case 14 are mutually connected. The positional relationship is defined.

  By preventing the gap from being generated in this way, it seems that the passing ball detection sensor 19 of the transparent case 14 and the big hit detection sensor 11a of the V zone 11 do not have to be provided separately. These are separated. However, it goes without saying that the same detection sensor may also be used.

  In S3, the pachinko ball B falling into the case hits the head portion 22a of the drum 22 located directly below the case entrance 16, and as a result, the drum 22 emits a live collision sound.

  In S4, the collision sound generated in S3 is collected by the microphone 21.

In S5, the volume of the raw sound collected by the microphone 21 is expanded via the amplifier 34a1, the mixer 34a3, and the speaker 34a4 (see FIG. 11).

  In S6, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from S1, and this routine is repeated until the predetermined time has elapsed. The predetermined time is a short time required for the pachinko ball B to fall and hit the head portion 22a of the drum 22 after the pachinko ball B enters the V zone 11. If a positive determination is made, the process proceeds to S7. If a negative determination is made, this routine is repeated. The reason why the predetermined time is required is to prevent the collision sound of the pachinko ball B with the drum 22 from being erased by the sound beaten by the bee 25 as described above.

  In S7, the bee device 23 is actuated after the lapse of the predetermined time in S6, and the bees 25f and 25r of the bee device 23 are alternately and continuously hitting the head portion 22a of the drum 22 to generate continuous hitting sounds.

  In S8, it is determined whether or not the round is completed. If an affirmative determination is made, the stepping motor is stopped and the stepping motor is stopped. If a negative determination is made, this routine is repeated until the end of the round.

Next, the function and effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be described.
According to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the collision sound with the pachinko ball B or the bee 25 emitted by the drum 22 as a sounding body is a raw sound. The raw sound is picked up by the microphone 21 which is a sound collector, and the sound collected by the microphone 21 is amplified by a loudspeaker, so that the player can play the raw sound in the hall where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed or other noisy. You can listen directly and reliably at the amusement hall.

  The transparent case 14 is formed of a transparent light shielding material having a transparent wall portion and a sound insulation effect. Therefore, it can be easily understood how the pachinko ball B and the bee device 23 hit the drum 22 inside the box. This is fun to watch. Further, since the transparent case 14 is closed, it becomes easy to pick up only the raw sound generated in the transparent case 14 when the pachinko ball B or the bee device 23 hits the drum 22 with the microphone 21, and the surrounding noise is picked up by the microphone. It is possible to prevent 21 from picking up. Therefore, an unprecedented new production can be realized.

A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the first embodiment, the case where only the pachinko ball B that has entered the V zone 11 enters the transparent case 14 and strikes the drum 22 is illustrated. On the other hand, in Example 2, all of the pachinko balls B that have entered the winning opening 10 a of the accessory 10 are made to hit the drum 22.

  Therefore, as can be seen from FIGS. 12 and 13, a drop hole 42 that is considerably larger than the V zone 11 is formed in the winning opening 10 a before the V zone 11. And the pachinko ball B that has entered the drop hole 42 hits the head portion 22 of the drum 22 in the transparent case 14, the position where the drop hole 42 is formed, the attachment position of the drum 22, and the transparent case 14 in the drop hole 42. Opposing dropping holes 16A are provided.

In this embodiment, the drum 22 is vertically set directly below the drop hole 16A. In addition, the case outlet 18 is provided at a position that is not obstructed by the drum 22, and the pachinko ball B that has entered the transparent case 14 passes through the ball outlet 17 provided inside the gaming machine via the case outlet 18. It is discharged together with the prize ball to a tray (not shown).
In this case, the drum unit 23 does not stroke the head portion 22a of the drum 22, but the drum portion 22b. In FIG. 13, the bee device 23 is omitted.

A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The third embodiment differs from the first and second embodiments in that when the pachinko ball B enters the accessory operating port 011 or 012, the drum device 20 placed on the stage is viewed from below when in the special gaming state. The lifting device 50 is provided in the transparent case 14 so as to appear, and it is a related point.

  The lifting device 50 may have any structure as long as it can move the stage up and down, but examples thereof are as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.

  An elevating bar 54 is suspended from the center of the bottom surface of the stage 52, and a rack 55 is formed on the elevating bar 54 in the longitudinal direction thereof. The rack 55 moves up and down as the pinion 56 in meshing relation with the rack 55 rotates. Therefore, the stage 52 is supported by a pair of lifting guides 57 located on the center line.

  The lifting guide 57 is a guide bar installed on both sides in the transparent case 14.

  The pinion 56 is attached to a rotating shaft 58 a of the stepping motor 58.

  The position of the stage 52 is raised and lowered by a pair of lift position detection sensors 59u and 59d, reciprocating between the highest and lowest positions of the stage 52, and the stage 52 is the highest. When it is positioned at the lowest and lowest positions, the stepping motor 58 stops its driving, and the stopped state at the highest and lowest positions of the stage 52 is maintained.

  The period in which the stage 52 is positioned at the highest level is a period in which the gaming state is in the special gaming state, and the period in which the stage 52 is positioned at the lowest level is set to be a period in which the gaming state is in the normal gaming state. Yes. In the normal gaming state, the drum device 20 on the stage 52 is not visible from the player side.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control unit according to the third embodiment. This block diagram is different from the block diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7 in that signals from the lift position detection sensors 59u and 59d enter the CPU of the main control device 30 and the stepping motor 58. However, the drive control is performed in response to a command signal from the drive control device 33. A system S1 that is substantially the same as the motor drive stop switching system S is applied to the drive control of the stepping motor 58 (see FIG. 16).

  In the system S1 of the third embodiment, the lift position detection sensors 59u and 59d are used instead of the detection sensors 27a and 27b of the motor drive stop switching system S related to the drive control of the stepping motor 58, and instead of the bee. The stage 52 on which the drum device 20 is placed is reciprocated up and down by the stepping motor 58 (see FIG. 9) and points related thereto (for example, command signals output from the CPU of the main controller 30 are different, etc.) ) Is different from the motor drive stop switching system S. Both systems operate in the special gaming state and do not operate in the normal gaming state. Not operating in the system S1 according to the third embodiment means that the stage 52 is in the lowered state and is stopped at the lowest position.

Next, the raising / lowering operation | movement of the stage 52 is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The flowchart of FIG. 14 differs from the flowchart of FIG. 10 only in that S01 and S02 are present before S1 and S03 is present after S8. Accordingly, the same steps are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In S01, the pachinko ball B enters the accessory operating port 011 or 012.

  In S02, the stage 52 rises from the lowest level to the highest level.

    In S03, the stage 52 rises from the highest level to the lowest level.

(Application 1)
In addition, although the block diagram for showing the flow of the signal until the sound picked up by the microphone is output from the speaker included in the sound generation device is shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko ball B hits the drum 22 or the pachinko ball When B is detected by the passing ball detection sensor 19, an imitation sound of the raw sound generated from the drum 22 previously stored (recorded) in the ROM of the voice control device 32A or the ROM of the main control device 30 is converted into an electronic sound. It is also conceivable that the artificial sound is mimicked as a natural sound so that the raw sound is generated from the drum 22 (see FIG. 18).

  In FIG. 18, the sound generator 34A includes a predetermined electronic sound output device 34a5, an amplifier 34a1, a mixer 34a3, and a speaker 34a4. Note that the predetermined sound is an electronic sound that energizes a performance such as a dawn when a drum 22 is beaten with a bee 25 or a continuous sound such as a bang. The output device is a recorder for sending electronic sound data to an amplifier.

When the signal from the microphone 21 enters the CPU of the sound control device 32A, the CPU of the sound control device 32A issues a command signal to the predetermined electronic sound output device 34a5, and based on this signal, the output device 34a5 The above-mentioned predetermined sound comes out from. The volume of this sound is expanded via the amplifier 34a2, the mixer 34a3, and the speaker 34a4.
(Application example 2)
Further, as shown in FIG. 19, not only the pachinko ball B hits the drum 22 but generates a raw sound, as well as an electronic that is stored (recorded) in the ROM of the main controller 30 in advance as a sound to assist the raw sound. The sound may be generated when the pachinko ball B hits the passing ball detection sensor 19 or is detected without hitting it. FIG. 19 is a block diagram obtained by combining the block diagrams of FIGS. 11 and 18.

In addition, this invention is not limited only to the above-mentioned illustration example, Of course, various changes can be added within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the third embodiment, when the special gaming state is entered, the drum device 20 appears in the box 14, but it may be possible to make it appear as a sign of the special gaming state. Further, instead of the bee device, a doll imitating a member of a drum whistle may be used, or a drum may be continuously beaten by windmill blades.

It is a principal part front view of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on Example 1 of this invention gaming machine. It is a top view of an accessory. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of a transparent case. It is a perspective view of a bee device. It is a side view of a bee device. It is a block diagram of a control part concerning Example 1 of the game machine of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the motor drive stop switching system which concerns on Example 1 of this invention gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the electric circuit which concerns on the motor drive stop switching system which concerns on Example 1 of this invention game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of a motor drive stop switching system. It is a block diagram for showing a flow of a signal until a sound picked up by a microphone is output from a speaker included in the sound generation device. It is a principal part top view of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention gaming machine, and is a figure equivalent to FIG. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12 and corresponds to FIG. 3. It is principal part sectional drawing of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on Example 3 of this invention gaming machine, Comprising: It is a figure equivalent to FIG. 3 or FIG. It is the XV-XV line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a block diagram of the control part which concerns on Example 3 of this invention gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the motor drive stop switching system which concerns on Example 3 of this invention game machine. It is a block diagram for mimicking an artificial sound to a natural sound so that a raw sound is also generated. It is a block diagram for producing | generating both the raw sound which arises when a game ball hits a drum, and the electronic sound which is the auxiliary sound.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
6 game board 6a game area 7 feathers (device)
10 character (device)
10a Ordinary winning entrance (big winning entrance)
11 V zone 11a V zone jackpot detection sensor 12 Ordinary winning opening winning ball detection sensor 13 Transparent case opening 14 Transparent case (box)
14a Stage 14b Ceiling 16 Case entrance (box entrance)
16A Falling hole 18 Case outlet (box outlet)
19 Passing ball detection sensor (specific sensor, detection sensor provided at the entrance of the box)
20 Taiko device 21 Microphone (sound collector)
21A Live sound detection switch 22 Taiko (sounding body, percussion instrument)
22a Taiko head part 22S Internal space 23 Bachi device (continuous hitting device)
24 Stepping motor 24a Rotating shaft 25 Bachi (Blow part, other object)
25f front side bee 25r rear side bee 26 motor driving force transmission portion 26f front driven shaft 26r rear driven shaft 27 support plate 27a rotation angle detection sensor 27b rotation angle detection sensor 27f front support plate 27r rear support plate 28d drive side bevel gear 28f Front driven bevel gear 28r Rear driven bevel gear 29 Power supply device 30 Main control device 32 Sub control device 32A Audio control device 33 Drive control device (rotation control unit)
33a controller 33b driver 34 stage device 34A sound generator 34A1 control signal generator 34a1 amplifier 34a3 mixer 34a4 speaker 40 transistor 42 drop hole 50 lift device 52 stage 54 lift rod 55 rack 56 pinion 57 lift guide 58 stepping motor 58a stepping motor 58a Rotating shaft 59u Lifting position detection sensor 59d Lifting position detection sensor 60 Rotating shaft for stage lifting B Pachinko ball (game ball)
011 accessory operating port 012 accessory operating port S motor drive stop switching system (rotation control unit)

Claims (10)

In a gaming machine that aims to win a prize by naturally dropping a game ball used for gaming,
A sounding body that emits a collision sound when it hits the game ball, or when another object other than the game ball hits when the game ball touches or is detected by a specific object,
A sound collector for collecting the collision sound;
A gaming machine comprising a loudspeaker for loudening the sound collected by the sound collecting device. The sounding body is provided in a specific box,
The box is formed with an entrance and an exit through which the game balls can enter and exit,
A detection sensor for detecting the naturally falling game ball is provided at or near the entrance, and when the game ball enters the box from the entrance, at least one of the game ball and the other objects 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the sounding bodies hits the sounding body to make a collision sound, and the game balls that have entered the box are discharged from the outlet to the outside of the box.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the box is made of a transparent light shielding material that is transparent and has a sound insulation effect. The gaming machine has a large winning opening that makes it easy to win a prize when a detection ball is detected by the detection sensor;
A device for opening or expanding the entrance of the grand prize opening in order to significantly facilitate the winning of the big prize opening,
The said other object which hits the said sounding body is a continuous hit | damage apparatus which hits the said sounding body continuously when a game ball is detected by the said detection sensor, or it is characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The gaming machine according to 3. The sounding body is a drum or other percussion instrument and emits a collision sound when the game ball hits the head portion or is continuously hit by the continuous hitting device,
The continuous hitting device includes a stepping motor, a hitting unit that is operated by the driving force of the stepping motor to hit the percussion instrument, and a rotation control unit that controls a rotation angle and a rotation speed of the rotation shaft of the stepping motor. The gaming machine according to claim 4.   The mounting position of the sounding body in the box is a place where the game ball that naturally falls by hitting the sounding body continuously by opening or enlarging the entrance of the big prize opening. The gaming machine according to 4 or 5.   The gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the percussion instrument and the continuous hitting device have an internal space, and the sound collecting device is disposed in the internal space. In a gaming machine in which a player plays a game aiming to win a prize by naturally dropping a game ball provided for gaming,
A raw sound generated when the game ball hits a sounding body that emits a collision sound, and an electronic sound that is stored in a storage medium in advance as a sound that assists the raw sound and that occurs when the game ball hits or is detected A gaming machine characterized by producing at least one of the above. A computer-executable program used for a gaming machine in which a player aims to win a prize by naturally dropping a game ball used for gaming,
Emitting a collision sound when the game ball hits, or when another object hits when the game ball touches or is detected by a specific object;
Collecting the collision sound;
A program capable of executing, by a computer, the step of amplifying the sound collected by the sound collector. A recording medium used in a gaming machine in which a player plays a game aiming to win a prize by naturally dropping a game ball provided for gaming,
Emitting a collision sound when the game ball hits, or when another object hits when the game ball touches or is detected by a specific object;
Collecting the collision sound;
The recording medium which recorded the program which can perform the step which amplifies the sound which this sound collector collected.

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