JP2001170326A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine unifying the timing when a power supply is turned on and cut off. SOLUTION: A power circuit 55 is provided with a power-on reset circuit 60, a backup voltage monitoring circuit 61, a timer 1 circuit 62, a timer 2 circuit 63, and a power-off reset circuit 64. The output side of the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 is connected to the forced interrupt terminal NMI of the CPU 65 of a main control board 30 and the forced interrupt terminal NMI of the CPU 66 of a delivery control board 31. The power-off reset circuit 64 and the timer 2 circuit 63 are connected to the reset terminal RES of the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 via an OR circuit 67, and the power-off reset circuit 64 and the timer 1 circuit 62 are connected to the reset terminal RES of the CPU 66 of the delivery control board via an OR circuit 68. The power-off reset circuit 64 and the power-on reset circuit 60 are connected to the reset terminal RES of the CPU 69 of a pattern control board 32b via an OR circuit 70.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine having a main control board for controlling the progress of a game and a sub-control board other than the main control board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize ball when a shot game ball wins a winning opening. The game balls that have won each of the winning holes on the game board are temporarily stopped in a safe ball tank, and the stopped game balls are detected one by one by a sensor, and a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls are driven by a motor or the like. After being paid out to the player by the device, the detected game balls are discharged from the safe ball tank. In this conventional pachinko gaming machine, the winning game balls are parked in the safe ball tank, and the prize balls are paid out and then discharged outside the machine, so that even if an unexpected situation such as a power failure occurs, the winning game balls are safe. Because it is parked in the ball tank, it has the effect of not giving a disadvantage to the player.

However, the conventional pachinko gaming machine has the following problems. (1) The configuration is bulky and complicated due to the necessity of providing a safe ball tank. (2) When a power failure or the like occurs, since the data of the number of prize balls to be paid out disappears, the maximum number of prize balls are paid out, and accurate prize balls are not paid out. For example, even when 5 or 10 prize balls should be paid out for one winning ball, 15 prize balls are paid out.

In order to solve these problems, recently, a prize payout control board for paying out prize balls is provided, and data corresponding to the number of prize to be paid out is stored in a memory of the prize payout board. Proposals have been made for battery backup. As the invention according to the proposal,
The applicant of the present application has made the invention described in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-126693, entitled "Ball Ball Game Machine". This proposal has an excellent effect that the mechanism of the pachinko machine can be simplified and an accurate prize ball can be paid out.

[0005]

However, in a pachinko game machine or the like provided with the above-described prize payout board, the following problems can be considered. (1) The pachinko gaming machine generally includes a sub-control board such as the prize payout control board in addition to a main control board that controls the progress of a game, and a power supply board supplies power to each of these boards. It is a target. When power is supplied from the power supply board to each control board, it is unclear which control board is starting up quickly. (2) Thus, for example, when data is transmitted from the main control board to the prize delivery board The problem that transmitted data may not be received. (3) The problems of the above (1) and (2) are as follows. Since the configuration for transmitting data only is adopted, there is a problem that when each control board does not receive data, the same data will not be received twice. The gaming machine of the present invention
The purpose of the present invention is to solve these problems appropriately and provide a sounder gaming machine.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine, comprising: a main control board for controlling the progress of a game; and a prize payout control board for paying out a prize to a player. In a gaming machine including a sub-control board including a power supply board for supplying power to the main control board and the sub-control board, the power supply board includes a reset circuit, and the reset circuit includes the main control board and the sub-control board. When the operation of the board is stopped, the operation is performed all at once, and when the operation of the main control board and the sub control board is started by the reset circuit, the sub control board is started up earlier than the main control board. It is characterized by.

[0007] Here, the sub-control board includes at least a prize payout control board, and in a pachinko gaming machine, may include a symbol control board or the like for performing a variable display of symbols. The prize payout control board is a board that controls a driving device that pays out prizes. In a pachinko game machine, a prize ball ("prize ball" or "prize ball") as a prize is provided.
Also called. ) Means a board for driving and controlling a motor or a solenoid for paying out), and in a throttle game machine, means a board for driving and controlling a hopper for paying out coins as prizes. Starting up the control board means to execute control by the control board. The reset circuit simultaneously stops the operation of the main control board and the sub control board,
When the operation of the main control board and the sub-control board is started, any circuit may be used as long as the circuit controls the sub-control board to start earlier than the main control board, and means for stopping the operation and means for starting the operation And may be configured integrally or separately. Further, the operation of each sub-control board may be started simultaneously, or may be started with a priority. Further, as a configuration for starting the operation of the sub-control board earlier than the main control board, a configuration may be adopted in which a signal for startup is provided with a time difference from the reset circuit of the power supply board and output, or for one startup. , And a delay circuit may be provided on each substrate so that the start-up timing of the operation is different.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, when power is supplied to the main control board and the sub control board by the power board, the sub control board is started up earlier than the main control board by the reset circuit of the power board. Is shut off, the main control board and the sub-control board are stopped simultaneously by the reset circuit of the power supply board. Thus, when the main control board starts operating, the sub-control board has already started operating, and when the main control board stops operating, the sub-control board also stops operating at the same time. Thus, it is possible to prevent the sub-control board from receiving data unilaterally transmitted by the main control board. For example, even if a power failure occurs during data transmission and the transmission process ends in the middle, the main control board knows that data has not been completely received, so again after power failure recovery,
The same data can be sent. When the power supply is cut off, the control boards stop operating at the same time. When the main control board stops operating, the other control boards do not continue to operate, and control is unified. It also has the excellent effect of being able to Furthermore, when each control board is provided with a reset circuit individually, even if it is configured to start or end the operation at the same timing, the timing may not always be the same due to a component value error or the like. Although it is difficult, in the present invention, the operation is started or stopped based on a signal output from the reset circuit of the power supply board or based on a signal output from the reset circuit of the power supply board. It has an excellent effect that it can be performed. In addition, the configuration has an effect that the number of parts can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the main control board and the prize payout control board are configured to hold the memory at the time of a power failure by the memory holding means. is there.

In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the main control board and the prize payout control board are provided with storage holding means for storing and holding data in the event of a power outage, the main control board and the prize payout control board are provided after the power outage is restored. The main control board can continue the game content before the power failure based on the stored data, and the prize payout control board can continue from the payout state before the power failure and continue the prize payout process. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine, the main control board and the prize payout control board simultaneously store and hold the memory when the memory holding operation is started by the memory holding means. It is the gaming machine described.

In the gaming machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the storage holding operation is started by the storage holding means, the main control board and the prize payout control board start operating at the same time, so that the control is unified. be able to. As a result, accurate prize payout can be performed without causing a problem as to whether prize data and the like transmitted from the main control board to the prize payout control board immediately before power-off are stored or held, for example. It has an excellent effect.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine is characterized in that the operation of the main control board and the sub-control board is always stopped by the reset circuit when the processing for storing and storing is executed by the storage and holding means. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, if the memory holding means executes the memory holding, the operation of the main control board and the sub-control board is always stopped by the reset circuit. As a result, after the voltage is reduced due to an instantaneous power failure and the memory holding unit is executed, the main control board and the sub-control board do not immediately restart the operation again after the power supply is restored, but the operation is temporarily stopped. Thereafter, there is an excellent effect that the processing from power-on can be executed according to the procedure. As a result, the control can be further unified.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment of the present invention
It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and can take various forms within the technical scope of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a largely rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known card reader (prepaid card unit) 13 is provided on the left of the outer frame 11. Have been. Front frame 1
2 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by upper and lower hinges 14 on the left end. An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16 and a settlement button 1 are provided on the upper plate 15.
7 and a balance display section 18 are provided. When a prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 19 of the card reader 13,
The stored balance is displayed on the balance display section 18, and the lending button 1
When 6 is pressed, the game balls are lent out and the game balls are discharged from the payout opening of the upper plate 15.

A window-shaped metal frame 20 is removably attached to the front frame 12. A sheet glass 21 is doubly fitted into the metal frame 20. A game board 22 is housed behind the glass sheet 21. Upper plate 1
5, a lower plate 23 is provided below the front frame 12, and the lower plate 2
A firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of 3.
A rotating ring (not shown) is provided on the outer periphery of the firing handle 24, and when rotated clockwise, a game ball can be played on the game board 22.
Can be fired on. The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 23 are connected, and are configured to guide game balls to the lower plate 23 when the upper plate 15 becomes full of game balls.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the back. As shown in the figure, a mechanism board 26 to which the game board 22 described above is detachably attached is housed in the outer frame 11 described above. A ball tank 27, a guiding gutter 28, and a payout device 29 are provided on the mechanism board 26 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning of a game ball in the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of game balls are delivered from the ball tank 27 via the guiding gutter 28 by the payout device 29 to the above-mentioned upper plate 15
Can be discharged. The main control board 30 and the payout control board 31 are detachably attached to the mechanism board 26.
2, a special symbol display device 32, a firing control board 33 on the lower left portion of the front frame, and an external connection terminal board 50 on the left side of the special symbol display device 32 are attached.

Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming board 22 has an LCD panel unit (hereinafter, referred to as "LCD") 32a constituting a special symbol display device 32 in the center, and an ordinary electric accessory as a first type starting port below the LCD panel unit 32a. 36, an ordinary symbol display device 37 on the upper part of the LCD 32a, ordinary symbol operation gates 38 and 39 on the left and right of the LCD 32a used for starting the change of the symbol displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 37, and a special winning opening 40 below the ordinary electric accessory 36. An opening 41 at the bottom of the board, other winning ports, a windmill, a game nail (not shown), and the like are provided. With this configuration, when the above-described firing handle 24 is rotated, the firing motor 33a driven by the firing control board 33 is driven, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is fired on the game board 22 via the guide rail. . If the launched game ball wins in each winning opening, the game ball is taken in as a safe ball on the back surface of the board, and if not won, it is similarly taken in as an out ball via the out port 41 on the back surface of the board.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. Pachinko machine 1
0, the main control board 30, the payout control board 31, the special symbol display device 32, the emission control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 as described above.
And so on. The circuit diagram does not show a so-called relay board or the like for transferring signals.

The main control board 30 includes a ROM storing a game control program and a RAM serving as a work area for operations and the like.
And an external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting data from / to each board or various switches and various actuators. On the input side of the main control board 30, a first-type starting port switch 36a, ordinary symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter, simply referred to as "V switch") 40a, a count switch 40b, a full tank Switch 43, supply switch 44,
A plurality of other winning port switches 45, ball ejection switches 46, and the like are connected. On the output side, a special winning opening solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40b, a normal accessory solenoid 36b, an external connection terminal board 50, and the like are connected.

The first type start switch 36a is provided in the ordinary electric accessory 36 on the game board 22, and the ordinary symbol actuation switches 38a and 39a are arranged in the ordinary symbol actuation gates 38 and 3, respectively.
9, the V switch 40a is in a specific area within the special winning opening 40, and the count switch 40b is also in the special winning opening 40.
The full tank switch 43 is inside the lower plate 16, the refill switch 44 is inside the ball tank 27, and the other prize port switch 45 is each prize port on the board other than the ordinary electric accessory 36 and the big prize port 40, The switches 46 are respectively mounted near the payout devices 29. Here, the V switch 40a counts that the game ball winning in the special winning opening 40 has passed through the special device operation area (hereinafter, referred to as “special area”), and the count switch 40b wins in the special winning opening 40. The full switch 43 indicates that all the game balls are full in the lower plate 16, the supply switch 44 indicates that the game balls are present in the ball tank 27, and other winning port switches 45. The ball switch 46 is for detecting that the ball has been pressed, and the ball switch 46 is for detecting that the ball removal operation button has been pressed, respectively. It is. The special winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is a special winning opening 40, the V solenoid is a special area in the special winning opening 40, and a normal accessory solenoid 36b.
Are normally used for opening and closing the electric accessory 36, respectively.

The special symbol display device 32 is the aforementioned LCD
32a, a symbol display device control board (hereinafter simply referred to as a "symbol control board") 32b for driving and controlling the LCD 32a, and auxiliary units such as a backlight and an inverter board. ing. The symbol control board 32b is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer similarly to the main control board 30 described above.

The payout control board 31 is configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer similarly to the main control board 30, and has an input circuit connected to a prize ball payout switch 31a and a ball lending payout switch 31b, and connected to an output circuit. Is connected to a ball cutting motor 31c and a ball lending motor 31d.
The payout control board 31 includes the card reader 1 described above.
3 are connected bidirectionally, and the card reader 13 is connected to a CR settlement display board 47. Prize ball payout switch 31
a is also connected to the main control board 30. The ball cutting motor 31c and the ball lending motor 31d are connected to the payout device 29 described above.
And a predetermined number of game balls supplied from the guide gutter 28 are caused to flow downward. The game balls paid out from the ball cutting motor 31c are detected by the prize ball payout switch 31a, and the game balls paid out from the ball lending motor 31d are detected by the ball lending payout switch 31b. The CR settlement display board 47 is provided with the rent button 16 and the settlement button 1 of the upper plate 15 described above.
7 and a balance display section 18 and the like. In addition, CR
A configuration in which the settlement display board 47 is connected to the payout control board 31 may be adopted.

When the data of the prize ball payout command is transmitted from the main control board 30 according to the above configuration, the payout control board 31 receiving this data sets the number of prize balls indicated by the data transmitted to the unpaid prize ball data. Is added and stored as new prize ball data. After a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls, subtraction processing is executed from the prize ball data storing the game balls detected by the prize ball payout switch 31a to newly execute the process. The payout process is executed until the value of the award ball data becomes zero. On the other hand, when the rental button 16 of the CR settlement display board 47 is pressed, the card reader 1
3 sends a one-pulse signal to the payout control board 31;
In the case of 500 yen, a signal of 5 pulses is transmitted. The payout control board 31 executes a process of paying out a lending ball by controlling the drive of the ball lending motor 31d until 25 game balls are detected by the ball lending switch 31b in response to a signal of one pulse.

The firing control board 33 controls the driving of the firing motor 33a in accordance with the amount of rotation of the firing handle 24 operated by the player, and stops firing when the player presses the firing stop switch 24b. Or to turn on the touch lamp 48 when the touch switch 24a built in the firing handle 24 is in an on state. The touch switch 24a is built in the firing handle 24 and detects that a player is touching the firing handle 24.

The lamp control board 34 is mainly composed of a driving element such as a transistor, and receives a command from the main control board 30 to form a normal symbol display device 37, various kinds of lamps such as a jackpot lamp and an error lamp, and various kinds of LEDs and the like. It is for lighting and displaying lamps.

The sound control board 35 comprises a sound source IC, an amplifier and the like, and is for driving and controlling the speaker 49 in response to a command from the main control board 30.

The transmission to the special symbol display device 32, the prize ball control board 31, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 is performed in one direction so that it can be transmitted only from the main control board 30. It is configured as a communication circuit. This one-way communication circuit can be embodied using an inverter circuit or a latch circuit.

The main control board 30, the payout control board 31,
As shown in FIG. 5, the symbol control board 32b, the firing control board 33, the lamp control board 34, the sound control board 35, etc.
Various power supplies are supplied from the power supply circuit 55. The power supply circuit 55 includes a 24 V AC power supply and 32 V DC, 12 V DC,
It is configured to generate a backup power supply of DC5V and DC5V by a capacitor and supply necessary power supply to each control base. The DC 5 V backup power is supplied to the main control board 30 and the payout control board 31.

Here, as shown in FIG.
Is provided with a power-on reset circuit 60, a backup voltage monitoring circuit 61, a timer 1 circuit 62, a timer 2 circuit 63, and a power-off reset circuit 64. The output side of the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 is the CPU of the main control board 30
65 and the forced interrupt terminal NMI of the CPU 66 of the payout control board 31. Reset terminal RES of CPU 65 of main control board 30
, A shutdown reset circuit 64 and a timer 2 circuit 63 are connected via an OR circuit 67. Dispensing control board 3
A reset terminal RES of one CPU 66 is connected to a reset circuit 64 for shut-down and a timer 1 circuit 62 via an OR circuit 68. CPU 69 of the symbol control board 32b
The reset circuit RES is connected to the reset terminal RES via the OR circuit 70. Similarly, although not shown, the firing control board 3
3. The shut-off reset circuit 64 and the turn-on reset circuit 60 are also connected to the lamp control board 34 and the sound control board via an OR circuit. As described above, the 5V backup power supply is connected to the backup terminal VBB of the CPU 64 of the main control board 30 and the CPU 6 of the payout control board 31.
5 backup terminal VBB.

As shown in FIG. 7, the reset 1 circuit 60 comprises a voltage monitoring IC 8, resistors R38, R39 and 40,
It is composed of bypass capacitors C22 and C23 and the like. The VS terminal, which is the input terminal of the voltage monitoring IC 8,
The power of DC12V divided by the resistors R39 and R40 is supplied, and the RESET terminal as an output terminal is connected to the resistor R
At 38, it is pulled up to 5 VDC. With the above configuration, the RESET terminal, which is the output terminal of the voltage monitoring IC 8,
When the voltage of the DC 12 V power supply falls to 7.20 to 7.75 V or less, the output reset signal 1 is changed from a high level to a low level.

The timer 1 circuit 62 outputs a reset signal 1 output from the reset circuit 60 from a high level to a low level for a predetermined time (in this specific example, 100
ms), a delay circuit for changing the reset signal 2 output from the high level to the low level after the lapse of ms has been formed. The timer 2 circuit 63 is a predetermined time (300 ms in this specific example) from when the reset signal 1 output from the reset circuit 60 is changed from the high level to the low level.
A delay circuit for changing the reset signal 3 output after the elapse from the high level to the low level is configured as a circuit.

As shown in FIG. 8, the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 includes a comparator IC 2A and resistors R51 to R51.
55 and the like. The minus input terminal of the comparator IC2A is supplied with DC5V power divided by resistors R53 and R54, and the plus input terminal is supplied with DC12V power divided by resistors R51 and R52. The terminal is pulled up to 5 VDC by a resistor R55. With the above configuration, the output terminal of the comparator IC2A is connected to a DC12V power supply voltage of 8.00 to 9.2
When the voltage drops below 3V, the output backup signal is
Change from high level to low level.

The shutdown reset circuit 64 outputs the reset signal 4 which is output after a predetermined time (100 ms in this specific example) has elapsed since the backup signal output from the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 was changed from the high level to the low level. The delay circuit changes from a high level to a low level.

With the above configuration, the main control board 30, the payout control board 31, and the
Other sub-control boards other than the payout control board 31, ie,
The start-up state of the operation or control operation of each of the CPUs of the symbol control board 32b, the emission control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. When the pachinko machine 10 is powered on, the power supply board 55
V, DC5 which is a battery backup power supply (VBB)
V is generated. Each of the generated power is supplied to each control board, and the symbol reset board 60, the timer 1 circuit 62, and the timer 2 circuit 63 are operated by the power-on reset circuit 60, the timer 2 circuit 63, and the like.
Each sub-control board including 2b, the pay-out control board 31, and the main control board 30 perform an operation start-up process as follows.

As shown in FIG. 9, when power is supplied to the power supply board 55 (point P1), the voltage of the DC 12V power supply gradually rises from 0V to 12V in a parabolic manner. The voltage of the gradually rising DC12V power supply is equal to the reference value LV.
2 (in this specific example, 7.20 to 7.75 V point P
After a predetermined time elapses in 2), the closing reset circuit 60
The reset signal 1 which is the output signal of the above changes from the low level to the high level. Thereby, each sub-control board such as the symbol control board 32b except the payout control board 31 releases the reset state and starts the operation related to the control (point P).
3). The power-on reset circuit 60 does not immediately output the reset signal 1 even when the DC12V power supply reaches the reference value LV2, and in this specific example, the power-on reset circuit 60 is activated for about 100 ms (power on The reset signal 1 is output after (reset width).

The timer 1 circuit 62 outputs the reset signal 1 output from the reset circuit 60 at the time when about 200 ms has elapsed since the voltage of the DC 12 V power supply became the reference value LV2.
Is changed from the low level to the high level after a lapse of 100 ms from the low level to the high level. Dispensing control board 3 for inputting reset signal 2
The first CPU 66 executes a security check to determine whether or not the program is a normal program in about 320 ms from the time when the reset signal 2 becomes high level, and thereafter executes control relating to payout and the like. Therefore, the CPU 66 of the payout control board 31 determines that about 520 ms after the voltage of the DC 12V power supply has reached the reference value LV2 (point P).
The operation is started in 4). Timer 2 circuit 63
Is a reset signal 3 that is output approximately 400 ms after the voltage of the DC 12 V power supply reaches the reference value LV2, that is, 300 ms after the reset signal 1 output from the power-on reset circuit 60 changes from the low level to the high level.
From the low level to the high level. The CPU 65 of the main control board 30 to which the reset signal 3 is input performs a security check as to whether or not the program is normal, taking about 200 ms from the time when the reset signal 3 becomes high level. Control related to detection and the like is executed. Therefore, the CPU 65 of the main control board 30
About 600 after the voltage of the 12V power supply reaches the reference value LV2
After a lapse of ms (point P5), the operation is started.

Thus, when the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 starts executing the control of the game according to the program written in the ROM, each sub-control board has already executed the control of the game. As a result, even if the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 transmits data to each sub-control board immediately after the power is turned on, each sub-control board can reliably receive data because each sub-control board is performing the original control. .

Next, the operation when the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 10 is cut off will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. When the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 10 is cut off (point P6), the power supply voltage of DC12V generated by the power supply board 55 drops sharply immediately after the cut-off, but thereafter drops substantially linearly, and after a predetermined time. It becomes 0V. In the course of the linear gradual decrease, the reference voltage LV1 (8.00-9.
23V) (point P7), the backup signal 1 of the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 of the power supply board 55 becomes
Change from high level to low level. Thus, the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 and the CP of the payout control board 31
Each forced interrupt terminal NMI of U66 becomes low level, and CPUs 65 and 66 are subjected to non-maskable interrupt. As a result, the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 can save the data indicating the current game state and prohibit access to the RAM thereafter. The CPU 66 of the payout control board 31 saves the data indicating the current winning ball payout state and the ball lending payout state, and thereafter can prohibit access to the RAM.

The shut-down reset circuit 64 changes the reset signal 4 output from the high level to the low level about 100 ms after the fall of the signal at which the backup signal 1 output from the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 changes from the high level to the low level. (Point P8). Thereby, the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 and the payout control board 31
The CPU 66 of the symbol control board 32b, the CPU 69 of the symbol control board 32b, and the other sub-control boards stop their operations all at once. here,
As described above, the main control board 30 and the payout control board 31
Each RAM is backed up by a battery, and the data stored in the RAM is stored and held for a predetermined time (about three days in this specific example) even when the power is turned off.

As described above, when the power is turned off, each control board is reset at the same time. In addition, after the backup signal 1 output from the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 changes from the high level to the low level, it takes about 100
It is always reset after ms. Thereby, control can be unified, and the problem that the firing motor is driven even when the main control board 30 has stopped operating can be prevented beforehand.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. Since the processing from turning on the power to turning off the power is the same as the conventional one, a detailed description is omitted. I do. Here, for the sake of convenience, the process at the time of power shutdown will be described first with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is based on the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 and the CP of the payout control board 31.
This is a process executed by U66, and is executed when the signal at which the forced interrupt terminal NMI of each CPU changes from high level to low level falls. CP
When the process executed by the U65 and the CPU 66 shifts to this routine, first, a process of writing a predetermined value 55H to a plurality of predetermined regions of the RAM is performed (step S10).
0). The predetermined value to be written may be any value,
55H or AAH in which each bit in one byte alternately becomes "1" and "0" is preferable.

After a predetermined value is written in a predetermined area of the RAM, data saving is performed (step S110).
The data saving processing is performed by the main control board 30 on the current progress of the game, for example, whether or not a high probability is being played, whether or not a big hit is being made, or whether or not a symbol is being changed on the special symbol display device. Alternatively, this is a process of writing data indicating the progress of the game, such as how many pending memories are present, in a predetermined area of the RAM. On the other hand, the payout control board 31 is a process of writing each data indicating the current payout state of the number of winning balls and the payout state of the loaned balls in a predetermined area of the RAM. This save processing need not be configured to execute this processing as long as the algorithm always writes the current state to a predetermined area of the RAM. When the data is saved, access to the RAM is prohibited next (step S12).
0).

The process of prohibiting access to the RAM is intended to improve the accuracy and certainty of data to be saved by prohibiting writing to the RAM when the power supply voltage is unstable. When the access to the RAM is prohibited, a process of waiting for the reset terminal RES to fall to the low level is executed (step S130). In this specific example, when the forced interrupt is executed, the reset processing at shutdown always executes the reset process after a predetermined time even if the power is restored thereafter. As a result, it is possible to prevent a problem that the execution of the forced interrupt and the recovery process are alternately repeated in a state where the power supply is unstable.

In this embodiment, the reset signal 4 is output approximately 100 ms after the backup signal 1 output from the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 changes from the high level to the low level.
Is calculated as follows. The CPU 66 of the payout control board 31 executes the above-described power failure processing routine from when the interrupt terminal NMI becomes low level. At this time, the ball cutting motor 31c and the ball rental motor 31
The driving of d also stops. When there is a game ball paid out immediately before the drive of these motors stops, it is necessary to detect the falling game ball by the prize ball payout switch 31a or the ball lending payout switch 31b. Therefore, it is necessary to secure a time period during which the detecting switch can detect a falling game ball when the driving of the motor is stopped. On the other hand, if this time is secured too long, 5
There is a possibility that the voltage of the V power supply is reduced and cannot be detected by each detection switch. Therefore, in this specific example, it is set to about 100 ms in consideration of these two. Therefore, the distance from each motor to the detection switch and the voltage drop state may be appropriately changed. In short, interrupt terminal N
The configuration may be such that a time period for detecting a falling game ball is secured within a time period in which the driving of the IC is guaranteed from the time when MI becomes low level.

Next, the processing when the power is turned on will be described.
When the power is turned on and the security check is completed,
The CPU 65 of the main control board 30 executes a “power-on routine” shown in FIG. This routine is executed only once when the signal at which the reset terminal RES changes from low level to high level rises. When the process proceeds to this routine, it is determined whether or not it is normal time (step S
150). In this specific example, the backup power supply of DC5V is connected to the CPU by the capacitor for about three days as described above.
65 and the data stored in the RAM of the CPU 66. Therefore, when the power is restored from a power failure or when the power is turned on in the morning in a normal business state, the value written in the predetermined area of the RAM is stored and held. As a result, when it is determined that the time is normal, the recovery process (step S160) is performed.

In the recovery processing, the CPU 6 of the main control board 30
5 executes preparations for executing a normal process from the data indicating the progress of the saved game, and transmits a command code to each sub-control board to notify that the power has been restored from the power failure. Symbol control board 32b receiving this command code
Indicates “execution of power failure recovery processing” on the screen of LCD 32a,
A process for displaying a message such as "Continuing from game content before power failure" is performed. Alternatively, the sound control board 35
Notifies that there is a power outage by voice. After this,
The CPU 64 executes a well-known “main routine” shown in FIG.
Is periodically executed by a hard interrupt every 2 ms.
Thereby, when a power failure occurs, the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 can continue the control of the game by continuing from the progress state of the game before the power failure, and does not give an unexpected disadvantage or a sense of incongruity to the player. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S150 that it is not normal time, an initial setting process (step S170) is executed, and the process returns to "return". As a case other than a normal time, a case where the power is shut off for three days or more or a case where data written in the RAM is changed due to a runaway of a computer or the like are considered. In these cases, the predetermined value written in the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value without being stored and held. In the initial setting process, processes such as clearing the value in the RAM and transmitting initial data to each sub-control board are performed.

On the other hand, the CPU 66 of the payout control board 31
When the power is turned on and the security check ends, a “main routine” shown in FIG. 14 is executed. In this routine, it is determined whether or not it is a normal time by a process similar to the process of step S150 described above (step S300).
If an affirmative determination is made that the time is normal, the ball cutting motor 31c is drive-controlled based on the stored data to execute the payout of the prize ball (step S310), and the ball lending motor 31d.
Is controlled to drive out the lending ball (step S320). As a result, if there is unpaid prize ball data at the time of the power failure, payout of the prize ball is executed based on the data stored and restored after the restoration of the power failure. Similarly, if there is unpaid ball lending data at the time of the power outage, payout of the ball lending is executed based on the data stored and retained after the power outage is restored. Thereby, even if a power failure occurs, there is no disadvantage to the player. If a negative determination is made in step S300 that the power failure has not been restored, normal processing is performed after the initialization (step S330) is performed.

According to the specific example described in detail above,
The sub control board including the payout control board 31 and the symbol control board 32b and the main control board 30 are configured to be reset by one power supply board 55 to start the control operation and to stop the control operation. ing. This has the effect of achieving unified control,
Since there is no need to provide a reset circuit on each control board, the number of components can be reduced, the control timing can be prevented from shifting due to component errors, the reset timing, etc. can be checked only by the power supply board 55. This has the effect that the timing at each control board can be determined and the inspection efficiency can be increased. Further, in this specific example, before stopping the control operation, the data is saved according to the signal output from the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61, so that the accuracy and reliability of the stored data can be ensured. It also has an effect.

In this specific example, the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 is configured to monitor the voltage of the DC 12V power supply, but may be configured to monitor the voltage of the DC 32V power supply as shown in FIG. In such a configuration, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 16, the backup signal, which is the forced interrupt signal, can be quickly dropped, and the control can be given time. On the other hand, when the power is turned on, the operation timing is as shown in FIG.
In the configuration of the power supply board shown in FIG. 15, the backup signal is output to the NMI terminal of each CPU of the main control board and the payout control board by the DC 32 V monitoring circuit.
A reset signal for stopping the control after a lapse of a predetermined time from the fall of the backup signal output from the 32V monitoring circuit is simultaneously transmitted from the reset signal generation circuit to each control board. On the other hand, a power-on reset generation circuit that monitors a voltage of 5 V DC outputs a reset signal for simultaneously starting up a control operation to each control board, and a delay circuit is provided in each control board to provide a sub-control board including a symbol control board; The control operation is started in the order of the payout control board and the main control board. In other words, the start-up of the operation is configured to provide a time difference between the operations of the control boards based on one reset signal output from the power supply board.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a gaming machine 10 employing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the gaming machine 10 as viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board 22 of the gaming machine 10.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration for supplying power from a power supply board 55.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a power supply board 55, a main control board 30, and each sub-control board.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a reset circuit at power-on 60;

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a backup voltage monitoring circuit 61.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing a state when power is turned on.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing a state at the time of power shutdown.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating processing in a “power failure processing routine”.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing in a “power-on routine”.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing performed in a “main routine” of the main control board 30.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing performed in a “main routine” of the payout control board 31.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a power supply board 55 of a second specific example.

FIG. 16 is a timing chart showing a state at the time of power shutdown in the second specific example.

FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing a state when power is turned on in the second specific example.

[Description of Signs] 10 ... Pachinko machine 13 ... Card reader (prepaid card unit) 22 ... Game board 24 ... Launch handle 24a ... Touch switch 24b ... Launch stop switch 30 ... Main control board 31 ... Award ball control board 31a ... Award ball Dispensing switch 31b ... Ball leasing switch 31c ... Ball cutting motor 31d ... Ball lending motor 32 ... Special symbol display device 32a ... LCD panel unit (LCD) 32b ... Symbol display device control board (symbol control board) 33 ... Launch control board 33a ... Launching motor 34 ... Lamp control board 35 ... Sound control board 36 ... Ordinary electric accessory (starting port) 36a ... First type starting switch 37 ... Normal symbol display device 40 ... Big winning opening 40a ... Operating object continuous operation switch (VSW ) 40b: Ten-count switch (count SW) 45: Other winning port switch 46 Dropout switch 47 ... CR settlement display board 48 ... Touch lamp 49 ... Speaker 50 ... External connection terminal 55 ... Power supply board 60 ... Reset circuit when turning on 61 ... Backup voltage monitoring circuit 62 ... Timer 1 circuit 63 ... Timer 2 circuit 64 ... Shut off Time reset circuit 65, 66, 69 ... CPU (one-chip microcomputer) 67, 68, 70 ... OR circuit

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 14, 2000 (200.12.
14)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0002

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize ball when a shot game ball wins a winning opening. Game ball that is finished in each winning hole on the game board is temporarily parked in safe sphere tank, stationary been gaming ball is detected One not a one by sensors, such as a motor game balls as the predetermined number of prize balls After being paid out to the player by the driving device, the detected game balls are discharged from the safe ball tank. In this conventional pachinko gaming machine, the winning game balls are parked in the safe ball tank, and the prize balls are paid out and then discharged outside the machine, so that even if an unexpected situation such as a power failure occurs, the winning game balls are safe. Because it is parked in the ball tank, it has the effect of not giving a disadvantage to the player.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0003

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0003]

[SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, the conventional pachinko machine, had the following problems. (1) Ri consists that there is a need to provide a safe ball tank cassava, becomes complicated. (2) When a power failure or the like occurs, since the data of the number of prize balls to be paid out disappears, the maximum number of prize balls are paid out, and accurate prize balls are not paid out. For example, even when 5 or 10 prize balls should be paid out for one winning ball, 15 prize balls are paid out.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0005

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0005] while However, in the pachinko machine or the like comprising a prize payout substrate described above, grace, considered the following problems. (1) The pachinko gaming machine generally includes a sub-control board such as the prize payout control board in addition to a main control board that controls the progress of a game, and a power supply board supplies power to each of these boards. It is a target. When power is supplied from the power supply board to each control board, it is unclear which control board is starting up quickly. (2) Due to this, for example, when data is transmitted from the main control board to the prize delivery board , The problem that transmitted data may not be received, (3) the problems (1) and (2)
In recent years, pachinko machines have adopted a configuration in which data is transmitted in only one direction from the main control board to each control board for the purpose of fraud prevention, so if each control board does not receive data, it will be The problem of not receiving the same data was conceived. The gaming machine of the present invention has been made for the purpose of suitably solving these problems and providing a more sound gaming machine.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the back. As shown in the figure, a mechanism board 26 to which the game board 22 described above is detachably attached is housed in the outer frame 11 described above. The mechanism board 26 is provided with a ball tank 27 , a guide gutter 28, and a payout device 29 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning of a game ball in the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of game balls are delivered from the ball tank 27 via the guiding gutter 28 by the payout device 29 to the above-mentioned upper plate 15
Can be discharged. The main control board 30 and the payout control board 31 are detachably attached to the mechanism board 26.
2, a special symbol display device 32, a firing control board 33 on the lower left of the front frame 12, and an external connection terminal board 50 on the left side of the special symbol display device 32 are attached.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0020

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The main control board 30 includes a ROM storing a game control program and a RAM serving as a work area for operations and the like.
And an external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting data from / to each board or various switches and various actuators. On the input side of the main control board 30, a first-type starting port switch 36a, ordinary symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter, simply referred to as "V switch") 40a, a count switch 40b, a full tank Switch 43, supply switch 44,
A plurality of other winning port switches 45, ball ejection switches 46, and the like are connected. Further, the output side, a special winning opening solenoid 40c, V solenoid 40 d, is usually won game solenoid 36b and the external connection terminal board 50 and the like are connected.

[Procedure amendment 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0021

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The first-type starting port switch 36a is in the ordinary electric accessory 36 on the game board 22, the ordinary symbol operating switches 38a and 39a are in the ordinary symbol operating gates 38 and 39, respectively, and the V switch 40a is a special winning opening. 40, the count switch 40b is also in the special winning opening 40 ,
The full tank switch 43 is in the lower plate 23 , the replenishment switch 44 is in the ball tank 27, the other prize port switch 45 is a prize port on the board other than the ordinary electric accessory 36 and the large prize port 40, and the ball switch 46 is Each is attached near the payout device 29. Here, the V switch 40a is provided so that the game ball that has won the big winning opening 40 is in a special device operation area (hereinafter, referred to as a special operation area).
It is called "special area." ), The count switch 40b indicates that all the game balls winning in the special winning opening 40, and the full tank switch 43 indicates that the game balls are full in the lower plate 23 . Is a ball tank 27
The existence of the game ball in the other winning opening switch 4
5 is for detecting that a game ball has been won in each of the winning holes on the board other than the ordinary electric accessory 36 and the special winning opening 40, and the ball removal switch 46 is for detecting that the ball removal operation button is pressed. Things. The special winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is the special winning opening 40 and the V solenoid 40d.
Is a special area in the special winning opening 40, a normal accessory solenoid 36
“b” is normally used for opening and closing the electric accessory 36.

[Procedure amendment 7]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0025

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The firing control board 33 controls the driving of the firing motor 33a in accordance with the amount of rotation of the firing handle 24 operated by the player, and stops firing when the player presses the firing stop switch 24b. or is intended for data Tchisu Lee pitch 24a incorporated in the firing handle 24 is turned a touch lamp 48 when in the oN state. The touch switch 24a is built in the firing handle 24 and detects that a player is touching the firing handle 24.

[Procedure amendment 8]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0028

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Transmission to the special symbol display device 32, payout control board 31, emission control board 33, lamp control board 34, and sound control board 35 is performed in one-way communication so that transmission can be performed only from the main control board 30. Circuit. This one-way communication circuit can be embodied using an inverter circuit or a latch circuit.

[Procedure amendment 9]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0030

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Here, as shown in FIG.
Is provided with a power-on reset circuit 60, a backup voltage monitoring circuit 61, a timer 1 circuit 62, a timer 2 circuit 63, and a power-off reset circuit 64. The output side of the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 is the CPU of the main control board 30
65 and the forced interrupt terminal NMI of the CPU 66 of the payout control board 31. Reset terminal RES of CPU 65 of main control board 30
, A shutdown reset circuit 64 and a timer 2 circuit 63 are connected via an OR circuit 67. Dispensing control board 3
A reset terminal RES of one CPU 66 is connected to a reset circuit 64 for shut-down and a timer 1 circuit 62 via an OR circuit 68. CPU 69 of the symbol control board 32b
The reset circuit RES is connected to the reset terminal RES via the OR circuit 70. Similarly, although not shown, the firing control board 3
3. The shut-off reset circuit 64 and the turn-on reset circuit 60 are also connected to the lamp control board 34 and the sound control board 35 via an OR circuit. As described above, 5
V backup power supply, CPU 6 5 backup terminal VBB of the main control board 30, and CP of the payout control board 31
It is connected to the backup terminal VBB of U6 6.

[Procedure amendment 10]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0032

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The timer 1 circuit 62 has a predetermined time (in this specific example, from the time when the reset signal 1 output by the reset circuit 60 at the time of turning on is changed from a high level to a low level).
A delay circuit that changes the reset signal 2 that is output after 100 ms has elapsed from a high level to a low level is configured as a circuit. Timer 2 circuit 63, a reset signal 1-on reset circuit 60 outputs a predetermined time from the time of changing from the high level to the low level (in this specific example,
A delay circuit for changing the reset signal 3 output after 300 ms) from high level to low level is configured as a circuit.

[Procedure amendment 11]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0044

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The process of prohibiting access to the RAM is intended to improve the accuracy and certainty of data to be saved by prohibiting writing to the RAM when the power supply voltage is unstable. When the access to the RAM is prohibited, a process of waiting for the reset terminal RES to fall to the low level is executed ( step S130) , and the process stops . In this specific example, when the forced interrupt is executed, the reset processing at shutdown always executes the reset process after a predetermined time even if the power is restored thereafter. As a result, it is possible to prevent a problem that the execution of the forced interrupt and the recovery process are alternately repeated in a state where the power supply is unstable.

[Procedure amendment 12]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0046

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Next, the processing when the power is turned on will be described.
When the power is turned on and the security check is completed,
The CPU 65 of the main control board 30 executes a “power-on routine” shown in FIG. This routine is executed only once when the signal at which the reset terminal RES changes from low level to high level rises. When the process proceeds to this routine, it is determined whether or not it is normal time (step S
150). In this specific example, the backup power supply of DC5V is connected to the CPU by the capacitor for about three days as described above.
65 and the data stored in the RAM of the CPU 66. Therefore, when the power is restored from a power failure or when the power is turned on in the morning in a normal business state, the value written in the predetermined area of the RAM is stored and held. Thus, when it is determined that the normal state, the recovery process (step S160) is executed, the process "Rita
Ru missing in over emissions ".

[Procedure amendment 13]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0047

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In the recovery processing, the CPU 6 of the main control board 30
5 executes preparations for executing a normal process from the data indicating the progress of the saved game, and transmits a command code to each sub-control board to notify that the power has been restored from the power failure. Symbol control board 32b receiving this command code
Indicates “execution of power failure recovery processing” on the screen of LCD 32a,
A process for displaying a message such as "Continuing from game content before power failure" is performed. Alternatively, the sound control board 35
Notifies that there is a power outage by voice. After this,
The CPU 64 executes a well-known “main routine” shown in FIG.
Is periodically executed by a hard interrupt every 2 ms.
That is, this main routine includes the main processing and the residual processing.
Although details are omitted, it is determined whether or not the interrupt is normal (step
Step S200), initial setting (step S210), random number update
New processing (step S220), each input processing (step S220)
230), hit / fail judgment processing (step S240), image output
Force processing (step S250), each output processing (step S250)
260), out-of-design symbol random number update processing (step S270)
Are performed. Thereby, when a power failure occurs, the CPU 65 of the main control board 30 can continue the control of the game by continuing from the progress state of the game before the power failure, and does not give an unexpected disadvantage or a sense of incongruity to the player. on the other hand,
If a negative determination is made in step S150 that it is not a normal time, an initial setting process (step S170) is executed, and the process returns to "return". As a case other than a normal time, a case where the power is shut off for three days or more or a case where data written in the RAM is changed due to a runaway of a computer or the like are considered. In these cases, the predetermined value written in the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value without being stored and held. In the initial setting process, processes such as clearing the value in the RAM and transmitting initial data to each sub-control board are performed.

[Procedure amendment 14]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0049

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

According to the specific example described in detail above,
The sub control board including the payout control board 31 and the symbol control board 32b and the main control board 30 are configured to be reset by one power supply board 55 to start the control operation and to stop the control operation. ing. This has the effect of achieving unified control,
By Chek effect, the effect of preventing displacement of the control timing by the error of the components, timing of resetting only the power substrate 55 to be understood that both the reduction of the free because number of parts providing a reset circuit to the control board This has the effect that the timing at each control board can be determined and the inspection efficiency can be increased. Also, in this specific example,
Before stopping the control operation, the backup voltage monitoring circuit 6
Since the data is saved in accordance with the signal output from the device 1, the accuracy and reliability of the stored data can be ensured.

[Procedure amendment 15]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0050

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In this specific example, the backup voltage monitoring circuit 61 is configured to monitor the voltage of the DC 12V power supply, but may be configured to monitor the voltage of the DC 32V power supply as shown in FIG. In such a configuration, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 16, the backup signal, which is the forced interrupt signal, can be quickly dropped, and the control can be given time. On the other hand, when the power is turned on, the operation timing is as shown in FIG.
In the configuration of the power supply board shown in FIG. 15, the backup signal is output to the NMI terminals of the CPUs of the main control board 30 and the dispensing control board 31 by the DC 32V monitoring circuit, and the backup signal output by the DC 32V monitoring circuit rises. A reset signal for stopping the control after a predetermined time elapses from the lowering is transmitted from the reset signal generation circuit to each control board at the same time via the OR circuit . On the other hand, DC5
O from the power-on reset generation circuit that monitors the voltage of V
A reset signal for starting a control operation is simultaneously output to each control board via the R circuit, and a delay circuit is provided in each control board to provide a sub control board including a symbol control board 32b , a payout control board 31 , a main control board, and the like. The control operation is started in the order of 30 . In other words, the start-up of the operation is configured to provide a time difference between the operations of the control boards based on one reset signal output from the power supply board.

[Procedure amendment 16]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Explanation of sign

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Description of Signs] 10 ... Pachinko machine 13 ... Card reader (prepaid card unit) 22 ... Game board 24 ... Launch handle 24a ... Touch switch 24b ... Launch stop switch 30 ... Main control board 31 ... Payout control board 31a ... Award ball payout Switch 31b ... Ball payout switch 31c ... Ball cutting motor 31d ... Ball rental motor 32 ... Special symbol display device 32a ... LCD panel unit (LCD) 32b ... Symbol display device control board (symbol control board) 33 ... Launch control board 33a ... Launching motor 34 ... Lamp control board 35 ... Sound control board 36 ... Normal electric accessory (starting port) 36a ... First-type starting port switch 37 ... Normal symbol display device 40 ... Big winning opening 40a ... Possible object continuous operation switch (VSW) ) 40b: Ten-count switch (count SW) 45: Other winning opening switch 4 ... Ball removal switch 47 ... CR settlement display board 48 ... Touch lamp 49 ... Speaker 50 ... External connection terminal 55 ... Power supply board 60 ... Reset circuit when turning on 61 ... Backup voltage monitoring circuit 62 ... Timer 1 circuit 63 ... Timer 2 circuit 64 ... Reset circuit 65, 66, 69 ... CPU (one-chip microcomputer) 67, 68, 70 ... OR circuit

[Procedure amendment 17]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Fig. 4

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 4

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main control board for controlling the progress of a game, a sub-control board including at least a prize payout control board for paying out prizes to a player, and a power supply board for supplying power to the main control board and the sub-control board. A game machine comprising: a reset circuit provided on the power supply board; when the reset circuit stops the operations of the main control board and the sub-control board, the operations are performed simultaneously; and the reset circuit is used to execute the main control board. And a gaming machine, wherein when the operation of the sub-control board is started, the sub-control board is started earlier than the main control board. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said main control board and said prize payout control board are configured to hold a memory at the time of a power failure by a memory holding means. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein said main control board and said premium payout control board simultaneously store and hold the data when said memory holding means starts a memory holding operation. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the reset circuit always stops the operation of the main control board and the sub-control board when the memory holding means executes the processing for holding the memory. The gaming machine according to claim 3.