JP2001009137A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exactly detect an unfair opening of a front surface door. SOLUTION: A door switch 54 is turned on at the time of closing a front surface door 7 and is turned off at the time of opening the door 7 and is connected with a host computer. The host computer totalizes the number of times for pattern fluctuation. Driving power supply is imparted to the door switch 54 from the host computer. In this constitution, an unfair opening of the front surface door 7 is exactly detected because the front surface door 7 can be monitored by the door switch 54 even at midnight where business of a Pachinko hall is terminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a door sensor for monitoring the opening and closing of a front door.

[0002]

The above-mentioned pachinko machine includes:
There is a configuration in which island power of the same system as that of a launch motor or the like is supplied to a door sensor. In this configuration, the door sensor is cut off when the pachinko hall is closed, so it is not possible to detect that the front door has been illegally opened at midnight, etc. Illegal R based on
When the OM is assembled, the discovery may be delayed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of accurately detecting unauthorized opening of a front door.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine including an outer frame, a front door openably and closably mounted on the outer frame, and a door sensor for monitoring the opening and closing of the front door. It is characterized in that a power supply different from a power supply supplied to the internal electric components is supplied to the door sensor. According to the above means, power can be supplied to the door sensor even when the pachinko machine is not operating. For this reason, since the front door can be monitored even at midnight when the pachinko hall is closed, unauthorized opening of the front door is accurately detected.

The pachinko machine according to the second aspect is characterized in that the door sensor comprises a door switch which is turned on when the front door is closed and turned off when the front door is open. According to the above-mentioned means, for example, when the lead wire of the door switch is cut, the door switch is in the same off state as when the front door is opened, so that the cutting of the lead wire can be monitored by the door switch.

A pachinko machine according to a third aspect is characterized in that a door sensor outputs a monitoring result to an external device. According to the above means, the fact that the front door has been opened can be recorded in the memory of the external device or displayed on the display unit of the external device based on the output to the external device.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 8
The outer frame 2 is installed as shown in FIG. The outer frame 2 is fixed to the island 1 by driving a plurality of nails (not shown) into the outer frame 2 through the island 1.
As shown in FIG. 5, a horizontally long rectangular middle frame 3 is fixed to a lower end of the ashtray 4, an ashtray 4, a lower tray 5, and a firing handle 6 are attached to the front surface of the middle frame 3 in order from the left. .

The left side of the front door 7 is rotatably (openably and closably) mounted on the outer frame 2 via a pair of hinges 8. The front door 7 has a rectangular opening (not shown), and a rectangular metal frame 9 is attached to an inner peripheral portion of the opening. The metal frame 9 is rotatable around the left side, and a glass window (not shown) is held in the metal frame 9.

On the rear surface of the front door 7, as shown in FIG.
The mechanism panel 10 is fixed. The mechanism board 10 has a frame shape, and a game board 11 is held on the mechanism board 10. A frame key 12 is mounted on the right side of the front door 7 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the frame key 12 locks the metal frame 9 in a closed state in close contact with the front door 7, and locks the front door 7 in a closed state in close contact with the front end surface of the outer frame 2. The glass window is a game board 11 based on the fact that the metal frame 9 is locked in a closed state.
, And the front door 7 covers the front surface of the outer frame 2 based on being locked in the closed state.

A main set 13 is mounted on the rear surface of the mechanism panel 10 so as to be rotatable around the left side. A plurality of hooks (not shown) are mounted on the right side of the mechanism panel 10.
The main set 13 based on the engagement with
0 is locked in a closed state in close contact with the rear surface. The two-dot chain line in FIG. 7 shows the main set 13 in a rotating state.

As shown in FIG. 6, a relay board 14 is fixed to the rear face of the main set 13 at an upper corner portion, and the relay board 14 is connected to the main board 13 via a pair of power cords (not shown). It is electrically connected to the island power supply device 15 (see FIG. 1) of the pachinko hall. The island power supply 15 generates a main power of 24 V AC based on stepping down a commercial AC power supply.
5 supplies the main power.

As shown in FIG. 6, a circuit board 16a is fixed behind the middle frame 3, and a DC power supply circuit (not shown) is mounted on the circuit board 16a. This DC power supply circuit is electrically connected to the island power supply device 15 via the relay board 14, and generates a driving DC power supply based on the step-down and rectification of the main power supply.

A firing motor 16 is fixed behind the middle frame 3. The firing motor 16 is a stepping motor. When the firing handle 6 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5, drive power is supplied from the DC power supply circuit of the circuit board 16a to the firing motor 16, and the firing motor 16 is driven. The motor 16 is driven. As shown in FIG. 5, a hitting hammer 17 is mechanically connected to a rotating shaft of the firing motor 16 via a crank mechanism (not shown). It rotates repeatedly about the shaft 18.

An upper plate 19 is fixed to the front of the front door 7. A pachinko ball (not shown) is stored in the upper plate 19, and when the hammer 17 rotates, the pachinko ball in the upper plate 19 is hit by the hammer 17. An outer rail 20 and an inner rail 21 are fixed to the front surface of the game board 11, and the pachinko ball hit by the hitting mallet 17 is discharged to the upper portion of the game board 11 through the space between the outer rail 20 and the inner rail 21. It falls while hitting a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) driven into the front surface of the board 11.

A symbol display device 22 is fixed to the front of the game board 11. The symbol display device 22 includes the liquid crystal display unit 2
The symbols are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23 in three columns: a left column, a middle column, and a right column. In addition, the game board 11
The start port 2 is located on the front of the
4 is fixed, and a starting port sensor 2 is provided in the starting port 24.
5 (see FIG. 1). This starting port sensor 2
Reference numeral 5 denotes a proximity switch or the like, which outputs a start signal based on a pachinko ball entering the start port 24.

As shown in FIG. 6, a circuit box 26 is fixed to the rear surface of the main set 13. A circuit board 27 is accommodated in the circuit box 26, and a main control device 28 mainly composed of a microcomputer is mounted on the circuit board 27. As shown in FIG. 1, the main control device 28 is electrically connected to the starting port sensor 25, and determines a big hit or a miss based on a timing of detecting a starting signal from the starting port sensor 25. Or set a big hit symbol and a missing symbol.

As shown in FIG. 6, a center cover 29 is covered behind the symbol display device 22, and a circuit board 30 is accommodated in the center cover 29. The circuit board 30 is provided with a display control device 31 mainly composed of a microcomputer.
1 is electrically connected to the main control device 28 as shown in FIG. The display control device 31 is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display unit 23 via a drive circuit 32. The display control device 31 receives the design result of the big hit symbol and the setting result of the off symbol from the main control device 28 to display the liquid crystal. The big hit symbol and the off symbol are displayed in the section 23.

On the front surface of the front door 7, as shown in FIG.
A lamp cover 33 is attached at the upper end,
The lamp cover 33 houses a plurality of lamps 34. Each of these lamps 34 is electrically connected to a main control device 28 via a drive circuit 35 as shown in FIG. 1, and the main control device 28 displays a big hit symbol on the liquid crystal display unit 23. Multiple lamps 3 based
Flashes 4 to excite the atmosphere of the jackpot.

The main controller 28 has a drive circuit 36
The speaker 37 is electrically connected via the. The speaker 37 is held by the mechanism panel 10, and the main control device 28 plays music from the speaker 37 based on the display of the big hit symbol on the liquid crystal display unit 23, and raises the atmosphere of the big hit.

The main controller 28 is electrically connected to the host computer 38 via the relay board 14,
The main control device 28 outputs a symbol variation signal to the host computer 38 based on detection of a start signal from the start port sensor 25, and outputs a jackpot signal to the host computer 38 based on determination of a jackpot. The host computer 38 is installed in a pachinko hall counter or the like, and counts the number of symbol changes and the number of big hits based on processing of the symbol change signal and the big hit signal, and records the total in the internal memory as game information.

The host computer 38 has a built-in DC power supply circuit (not shown). This DC power supply circuit controls a DC power supply V based on stepping down a commercial AC power supply.
The host computer 38 uses a DC power supply Vcc3 from a DC power supply circuit as a driving power supply. Note that the host computer 38 corresponds to an external device.

As shown in FIG. 5, a large winning port 39 is fixed below the starting port 24 on the front surface of the game board 11. The special winning opening 39 has a door 40 that can be opened and closed. The door 40 is connected to a plunger of a special winning opening solenoid 41. This special winning opening solenoid 41
As shown in FIG. 1, is electrically connected to the main control device 28 via a drive circuit 42. The main control device 28 drives the special winning opening solenoid 41 based on the determination of the big hit, The door 40 of the special winning opening 39 is opened.

A winning ball sensor 43 (see FIG. 1) is provided in the special winning opening 39. The winning ball sensor 43 is configured by a proximity switch, and detects that a pachinko ball has hit the large winning port 39 and outputs a winning signal. As shown in FIG. 6, a ball tank 44 is fixed to the rear surface of the main set 13 at the upper end, and a pachinko ball is stored in the ball tank 44.

A tank rail 45 and a ball case 46 are fixed to the rear surface of the main set 13. The inside of the ball case 46 communicates with the inside of the ball tank 44 via the tank rail 45, and the ball case 46 is supplied with pachinko balls from within the ball tank 44 through the tank rail 45.

A ball payout mechanism (not shown) is housed in the ball case 46. The ball dispensing mechanism uses the ball dispensing solenoid 47 as a drive source, and dispenses a set number of pachinko balls downward from the ball case 46 every time the ball dispensing solenoid 47 is driven. Further, a prize ball control device 48 is mounted on the circuit board 27 in the circuit box 26.
The prize ball control device 48 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and is electrically connected to a ball payout solenoid 47 via a drive circuit 49 as shown in FIG. The prize ball control device 48 includes a prize ball sensor 43.
Each time a winning signal from the winning ball sensor 43 is detected, the ball payout solenoid 47 is driven to pay out a set number of pachinko balls from the ball case 46.

The main set 13 is provided with an upper plate passage 50 as shown in FIG. This upper plate passage 50
The pachinko ball discharged from the inside of the ball case 46 connects the inside of the ball case 46 and the inside of the upper plate 19 to each other.
Through the upper plate 19. Further, the lower set passage 51 is provided in the main set 13. The lower plate passage 51 connects the inside of the upper plate 19 and the lower plate 5, and the pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate 19 are supplied into the lower plate 5 through the lower plate passage 51.

A DC power supply circuit 52 is mounted on the circuit board 27 in the circuit box 26.
Are electrically connected to the island power supply device 15 via the relay board 14, as shown in FIG. This DC power supply circuit 5
2 steps down the main power supplied from the island power supply 15
Based on the rectification, a control DC power supply Vcc1 and a drive DC power supply Vdd1 are generated. The starting port sensor 25, the main control device 28, the winning ball sensor 43,
The prize ball control device 48 uses a DC power supply Vcc1 as a drive power supply, and the lamp 34, the speaker 39, the special winning opening solenoid 41, and the ball payout solenoid 47 use a DC power supply Vdd1 as a drive power supply.

The circuit board 30 in the center cover 29 includes
As shown in FIG. 6, a DC power supply circuit 53 is mounted, and as shown in FIG. 1, the DC power supply circuit 53 is electrically connected to the island power supply device 15 via the relay board 14. The DC power supply circuit 53 generates a control DC power supply Vcc2 and a drive DC power supply Vdd2 based on the step-down and rectification of the main power supplied from the island power supply 15, and the display control device 31 The power supply Vcc2 is used as a drive power supply, and the liquid crystal display unit 23 uses a DC power supply Vdd2 as a drive power supply.

The symbol display device 22, the starting port sensor 2
5, main controller 28, display controller 31, lamp 3
4, speaker 37, large winning opening solenoid 41, winning ball sensor 43, ball payout solenoid 47, prize ball control device 48
Is equivalent to an internal electrical component.

On the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame 2, as shown in FIG.
The door switch 54 is fixed at the upper right corner.
This door switch 54 is equivalent to a door sensor,
When the front door 7 is closed, as shown in FIG. 3, the plunger 55 of the door switch 54 is pressed by the rear surface of the front door 7, and when the front door 7 is opened, the rear surface of the front door 7 is separated from the plunger 55.

As shown in FIG. 2, the door switch 54 is a micro switch having a common contact COM, a normally open contact NO, and a normally closed contact NC. When the front door 7 is closed, the door switch 54 is moved from the front door 7 to the plunger 55. The common contact COM and the normally open contact NO are closed when the operating force acts on the common contact COM and the normally open contact NO when the front door 7 is opened. The space is opened.

The common contact COM and the normally open contact NO of the door switch 54 are electrically connected to a connector 57 via a lead wire 56. The connector 57 is mounted on the relay board 14, and the connector 57 has a pair of connectors 5
8 are electrically and mechanically connected. The connector 58 is connected to the host computer 38 via a lead wire 59.
The door switch 54 is supplied with drive power Vcc3 of the host computer 38 through the relay board 14.

A door monitoring program is recorded in an internal memory of the host computer 38, and the host computer 38 determines whether there is any abnormality by processing an output signal from the door switch 54 based on the door monitoring program. For example, when the front door 7 is closed, the common contact COM and the normally open contact NO of the door switch 54 are closed, and the door switch 5 is closed.
4 to the host computer 38 from the conduction signal (ON signal)
Is output. In this case, the closing of the front door 7 is detected,
Judge that there is no abnormality. When the front door 7 is opened, the connection between the common contact COM and the normally open contact NO of the door switch 54 is opened, and the output signal from the door switch 54 is turned off. In this case, the opening of the front door 7 is detected, and it is determined that an abnormality has occurred.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of pachinko machines 60 described above are connected to the host computer 38. The plurality of pachinko machines 60 are assigned machine numbers, and the host computer 38 performs the above-described monitoring operation on the plurality of pachinko machines 60 in the order of the machine numbers. When the occurrence of an abnormality is detected, the fact that the front door 7 has been opened, the date and time when the front door 7 was opened, the number of the unit where the front door 7 was opened, and the like are recorded in the internal memory. The front door was opened every minute. "
To be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 5, each pachinko machine 60 is provided with a speaker 62 located above the outer frame 2, and each of the speakers 62 is provided with a drive circuit 63 as shown in FIG. Is electrically connected to the host computer 38 via the. Each of these speakers 62 is assigned the same machine number as that of the lower pachinko machine 60. When the host computer 38 detects the big hit signal from the main control device 28, the main control device 2 which outputs the big hit signal is output.
The speaker 62 having the same unit number as that of the speaker 8 is driven, and a big hit sound effect is played from the speaker 62.

As shown in FIG. 5, each pachinko machine 60 has a display 64 located above the outer frame 2. Each of these indicators 64 has a plurality of lamps 66 housed in a horizontally long rectangular lamp cover 65. Each lamp 66 is connected to a host computer 38 via a drive circuit 67 as shown in FIG. Is electrically connected to The same number as the lower pachinko machine 60 is assigned to the plurality of lamps 66 of each of the indicators 64. When the host computer 38 detects the jackpot signal from the main controller 28, the host computer 38 outputs the jackpot signal. A plurality of lamps 6 having the same table number as the control device 28
6 is driven to blink the lamp 66 in a big hit state.

As shown in FIG. 5, a circuit board 68 is provided in each of the pachinko machines 60 behind the display 64. A DC power supply circuit (not shown) is mounted on each of the circuit boards 68, and each DC power supply circuit is electrically connected to the island power supply device 15. Each of these DC power supply circuits steps down the main power supplied from the island power supply 15 and
The DC power supply Vdd3 is generated based on the rectification. Each speaker 62 and each lamp 66 use the DC power supply Vdd3 generated by the rear DC power supply circuit as a driving power supply.

When the host computer 38 records the abnormality information in the internal memory, the host computer 38 reads out the machine number from the internal memory,
Speaker 62 and a plurality of lamps 66 corresponding to the unit number
Is notified that the front door 7 has been opened based on the abnormal operation of. When the host computer 38 detects that the front door 7 is open outside the pachinko hall business hours,
When the pachinko hall business start time comes, ramp 3
4 and the speaker 37 are operated abnormally.

According to the above embodiment, the door switch 54 is provided with a drive power supply V
Since cc3 is given, the opening and closing of the front door 7 can be monitored without being affected by the operation state of the pachinko machine 60. For this reason,
Since it is possible to accurately detect that the front door 7 has been illegally opened at midnight, for example, when pachinko halls are closed, the front door 7 can be detected.
Can be detected at an early stage when the unauthorized ROM is assembled. It should be noted that the unauthorized ROM is a program in which a determination program for the main control device 28 to determine a big hit or a miss is recorded with an unauthorized probability.

The door switch 54 was turned off when the front door 7 was opened. Therefore, the leads 56 and 59 of FIG.
2 is disconnected or the connectors 57 and 58 of FIG. 2 are removed, the door switch 54 is in the same off state as when the front door 7 is opened. Removal of 57 and 58 can also be monitored.

The output signal from the door switch 54 was given to the host computer 38. For this reason, the fact that the front door 7 has been opened is displayed on the display 61, the speaker 62 operates abnormally based on the opening of the front door 7, and the indicator 64 operates abnormally based on the opening of the front door 7. Therefore, the pachinko machine 60 displayed on the display 61, the pachinko machine 60 in which the speaker 62 is abnormally operated, and the pachinko machine 60 in which the display 64 is abnormally operated are checked before starting business. Illegal R
OM can be found quickly and accurately.

In the above embodiment, the door switch 5
Although the speaker 62 abnormally sounds based on the turning off of the speaker 4, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a special alarm or a security alarm installed in a pachinko hall may be sounded. . Further, in the above embodiment, the opening / closing of the front door 7 is monitored by the door switch 54 composed of a micro switch. However, the present invention is not limited to this. good. Further, in the above embodiment, the door switch 54 is mounted on the outer frame 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the door switch 54 may be mounted on the front door 7 or the main set 13, for example.

In the above embodiment, the door switch 54 is supplied with the drive power source Vcc3 of the host computer 38. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, power may be supplied from a dedicated dry battery or battery. . In the above-described embodiment, the door switch 54 is connected to the host computer 38. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the door switch 54 is connected to a dedicated personal computer to supply power to the door switch 54.
The operation of monitoring the output signal of the computer may be performed by a personal computer.

In the above embodiment, the door switch 54 is turned on when the front door 7 is closed and turned off when the front door 7 is opened. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the door switch 54 is turned off when the front door 7 is closed and It may be turned on when opened.
In the above embodiment, the door switch 54 is a double-throw type micro switch having a common contact COM, a normally open contact NO, and a normally closed contact NC. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be composed of a single throw type micro switch having COM and normally open contact NO.

In the above embodiment, the following:
The unauthorized removal of the circuit board 27 in the circuit box 26 may be directly detected based on the above configuration. A board switch is mounted on the circuit board 27, and a DC power supply Vcc3 is supplied from the host computer 38 to the board switch. The board switch is turned on based on the plunger of the board switch being pressed by the circuit box 26, and turned off based on the removal of the circuit board 27 from the circuit box 26. The output signal from the board switch is sent to the host computer 3
8 to detect the removal of the circuit board 27 based on the turning off of the board switch.

[0046]

As is apparent from the above description, the pachinko machine of the present invention has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the power is supplied to the door sensor in a system different from that of the internal electric components, the unauthorized opening of the front door can be accurately detected. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the door sensor is turned off when the front door is opened, it is possible to monitor the cutting of the lead wire by the door sensor. According to the third aspect of the invention, since the monitoring result of the door sensor is output to the external device, the opening of the front door can be recorded in the memory of the external device or displayed on the display of the external device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (a block diagram showing an electrical configuration).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a wiring state of a door switch.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an arrangement state of a door switch (a cross-sectional view along line X3 in FIG. 7).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a power supply path of a pachinko machine;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the pachinko machine.

FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the pachinko machine.

FIG. 7 is a top view showing the pachinko machine partially broken away.

FIG. 8 shows an outer frame (a is a front view, b is a side view)

[Explanation of symbols]

2 is an outer frame, 7 is a front door, 22 is a symbol display device (internal electrical components), 25 is a starter sensor (internal electrical components), 28 is a main control device (internal electrical components), 31 is a display control device (internal). Electrical components), 34 are lamps (internal electrical components), 3
7 is a speaker (internal electric component), 38 is a host computer (external device), 41 is a special winning opening solenoid (internal electric component), 43 is a winning ball sensor (internal electric component), 47
Denotes a ball payout solenoid (internal electric component), 48 denotes a prize ball control device (internal electric component), and 54 denotes a door switch (door sensor).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An outer frame, a front door mounted on the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and a door sensor for monitoring the opening and closing of the front door, wherein the door sensor is supplied to an internal electric component. A pachinko machine characterized by being provided with a power source different from the power source. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the door sensor comprises a door switch which is turned on when the front door is closed and turned off when the front door is open. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the door sensor outputs a monitoring result to an external device.