JP2001046596A - Power supply mechanism for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power supplying mechanism for a pachinko game machine that is adequate for reducing scale of the main substrate of the machine and stabilizing its control action, and possible to utilize the main substrate commonly in a plurality of game machines. SOLUTION: In a pachinko machine equipped with a main substrate 200 that controls the machine and the third class starting drive motor 600 that drives independently from control by the main substrate 200, a power supply circuit 300 for feeding electric power to the main substrate 200 is disposed as a member separated from the main substrate 200 and supplies electric power directly to the third class starting drive motor 600 not through the main substrate 200. Further, the main substrate 200, external units 400 and the third class starting drive motor 600 are mounted on the game board, while the power supply circuit 300 is installed on the frame work so that it can be attached to and detached from the main substrate 200, external units 400 and the third class starting drive motor 600.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a game machine,
The present invention relates to a mechanism for supplying power to an operation unit that operates independently of control of a main board, and is particularly suitable for reducing the size of a main board for controlling a game machine and stabilizing a control operation of the main board. In addition, the present invention relates to a power supply mechanism of a gaming machine that can use a main board in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game machine, power is supplied from a common power supply circuit to a main board for controlling the game machine and an operating portion such as a motor which operates independently of the control of the main board. ing. For example, as a power supply mechanism of such a gaming machine, there has been one shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a power supply mechanism of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 4 shows the internal structure of a third-type pachinko machine. In FIG. 4, a pachinko machine includes a main board 200 for controlling the pachinko machine and an external device 400 connected to the main board 200. , Are provided. The main board 200 includes a main board control unit 210 including a CPU 220, a ROM 230, and a RAM 240, an input / output interface 250 that mediates input and output of signals between the main board control unit 210 and the external device 400, and an external power supply 310. And a power supply circuit 300 for supplying power based on the power of the power supply.
The power is supplied from.

The external device 400 includes a normal symbol start switch 410, a third type start port switch 420, a special device operation switch 430, and a special winning port winning number counting switch 4.
40, an ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 450, a special winning opening / closing solenoid 460, and a winning number display device 470.
, A normal symbol display device control board 480, a sound effect control board 490, an indicator light control board 500, and a payout control board 5
10, a launch control board 520, and a third-type starting port drive motor 600.

Here, the normal symbol start switch 410, the third type start port switch 420, the special device operation switch 43
0, a special winning opening winning number opening / closing solenoid 450, a normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 450, a special winning opening opening / closing solenoid 46
0, winning number display device 470, normal symbol display device control board 480, sound effect control board 490, indicator light control board 50
0 and the payout control board 510 are connected to the input / output interface 250, and the firing control board 520 is connected to the payout control board 510.

[0006] Also, a normal symbol display device control board 480,
Power is supplied from the power supply circuit 300 to the sound effect control board 490, the indicator light control board 500, the payout control board 510, the emission control board 520, and the third type start port drive motor 600 via the main board 200. ing.

[0007]

However, in the conventional game machine power supply mechanism, since the power supply circuit 300 is provided on the main board 200, the size of the main board 200 is increased and the main board control unit is controlled. 210 is the power supply circuit 300
The control operation is likely to be unstable due to the heat generated by the heat.

Further, although the third type of pachinko machine and the first type of pachinko machine have substantially the same configuration of the main board 200 and the external device 400, the third type of pachinko machine has a third type of pachinko machine. Since the mouth drive motor 600 is connected to the main board 200, the main board 200 can be used only by the third-type pachinko machine, and the main board 200 is mainly used by the third-type pachinko machine and the first-type pachinko machine. The substrate 200 could not be shared.

For this reason, the following disadvantages have been encountered. Pachinko machines must pass inspection by a third-party inspection organization before selling. However, when inspecting the third-type pachinko machine and the first-type pachinko machine, since the common main board 200 cannot be used, the inspection must be performed separately for each. In the third-type pachinko machine, a third-type starting-port drive motor 600 that operates independently of control of the main board 200 is connected to the main board 200.
00 controls the entire pachinko machine, so that rigorous inspections are performed in terms of both hardware and software. As long as the main board 200 is connected to the board 200, verification and operation confirmation in relation to the control of the main board 200 must be additionally performed. Therefore, at present, labor and time required for the inspection are enormous.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such unresolved problems of the conventional technology, and has been made to reduce the size of a main board for controlling a gaming machine and to control the main board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply mechanism for a gaming machine which is suitable for stabilizing the operation and in which a main board can be commonly used by a plurality of types of gaming machines.

[0011]

The present inventors have made intensive studies and as a result, the nature of the type 3 starting port drive motor from the time of turning on the power to the time of turning off the power of the game machine due to its nature. It was found that the motor was driven for a while, and by paying attention to this point, the present invention was completed.

That is, in order to achieve the above object, the following power supply mechanism for a gaming machine can be proposed. First, a power supply mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a gaming machine comprising: a main board that controls the gaming machine; and an operating unit that operates independently of the control of the main board. An electric power supply mechanism, wherein electric power is supplied to the operating unit directly from a power supply circuit without passing through the main board.

With such a configuration, power is directly supplied to the operating section from the power supply circuit without passing through the main board. Therefore, since the operating unit operates independently of the control of the main board, it is not necessary to connect the operating unit to the main board. Here, the power supply circuit may be different from the power supply circuit for supplying power to the main board, but is preferably common from the viewpoint of reducing the number of components.

The operating unit may be any unit that operates independently of the control of the main board.
This includes, for example, a type 3 starting port drive motor used only for a type 3 pachinko machine. Hereinafter, the same applies to the power supply mechanism of the gaming machine according to claim 2. Further, a power supply mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is a gaming machine comprising: a main board for controlling the gaming machine; and an operating unit that operates independently of the control of the main board. A power supply mechanism, wherein a power supply circuit for supplying power to the main board is provided separately from the main board, and the operating unit is directly connected to the power supply circuit without passing through the main board. Electricity was supplied.

With such a configuration, power is directly supplied to the operating section from a power supply circuit provided separately from the main board without passing through the main board. Therefore, since the operating unit operates independently of the control of the main board, it is not necessary to connect the operating unit to the main board. Further, since the power supply circuit is provided separately from the main board, the size of the main board is reduced, and the power supply circuit is less likely to be affected by heat generated by the power supply circuit.

Further, a power supply mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the power supply mechanism for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the gaming machine comprises: The main board and the operating section are provided on the game board, and the power supply circuit is provided on the frame so as to be detachable from the operating section.

With such a configuration, since the power supply circuit is provided in the frame, the power supply circuit can be shared, and the game boards of the first and third type pachinko machines and the third type of pachinko machine are connected to the power supply circuit. It can be designed without providing. Even if the game board is designed in this way, the first type pachinko machine and the third type pachinko machine can be changed with the same frame simply by changing the game board.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 3 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a power supply mechanism of a gaming machine according to the present invention. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, a power supply mechanism for a gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a third-type pachinko machine as shown in FIG.

First, the structure of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a game area 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2 of a game board 1 has a substantially central lower portion.
The special winning device 4 is arranged. The special winning device 4
A plurality of passage areas 5, 6a, 6 including the special device operation area 5
b, the game ball received from above is turned using a spiral disk, and any one of the passing areas 5 and 6 is turned during the turn.
a, 6b. Right and left passage area 6
a and 6b are formed as a prize passing area in which a predetermined number (for example, 15) of prize balls are discharged when the game balls fall. When the game ball passes through the central special device operation area 5, a predetermined number of prize balls are similarly discharged, and a special device operation switch 430 (not shown) is turned on. O of special device operation switch 430
The N signal is used as a signal for detecting the occurrence and disappearance of the right generation state. In the illustrated embodiment, only the game balls guided by the electric winning device 8 described later are guided to the special winning device 4.

On the upper part of the special winning device 4, an electric winning device 8, a gate passage 9 and a normal symbol display device 10 are provided in order from the bottom. The gate passage 9 is configured so that a game ball falling in the game area 3 simply passes therethrough, and does not discharge a prize ball. The game passage passes through the gate passage 9 so that the gate passage 9 is formed. This is for controlling the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 10 provided on the upper part of FIG. A normal symbol start switch 410 (not shown) is provided in the gate passage 9, and the variable display of the ordinary symbol display device 10 is executed based on the detection signal.

The ordinary symbol display device 10 includes a plurality of (two in the illustrated embodiment) symbol indicators 11a and 11b (comprising 7-segment LEDs) and a gate prize storage indicator 1.
2 is included. Symbol display 11a, 11
b, the variable display is started based on the fact that the game ball has won the gate passage 9 and the predetermined time (for example, 6
After the elapse of (second), after the left symbol display 11a stops, the right symbol display 11b is controlled to stop with a slight time delay. Also, symbol display 1
The symbols displayed on 1a and 11b are, for example, “0” to
Eleven types of numbers “9” and “F” and alphabetic symbols are displayed in a variable manner. Then, the combination of the symbols when both the symbol indicators 11a and 11b are stopped is "3,
When the combination is "3" or "7, 7" or "F, F", the electric winning device 8 arranged between the gate passage 9 and the special winning device 4 is determined to be a hit, and is driven to open. It has become so.

The gate prize storage display 12 provided on the ordinary symbol display device 10 is provided with a gate passage opening 9 when the ordinary symbol display device 10 is in a variable display mode or when the electric prize device 8 is open. Up to 4 game balls that have passed
If the game ball passes through the gate passage 9 with all four of the gate prize storage indicators 12 lit, it is processed as invalid.

On the other hand, when the combination when the symbol indicators 11a and 11b are stopped is a winning symbol combination, the electric winning device 8 disposed above the special winning device 4
Is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds). The illustrated electric winning device 8 is a so-called tulip-type winning device, and is opened and driven by an ordinary electric accessory opening solenoid 450 (not shown). Then, when the ordinary electric accessory opening solenoid 450 is excited and the electric winning device 8 is opened, the game balls falling in the game area 3 are more easily accepted, and the game balls accepted by the electric winning device 8 are special. Guided by the prize-winning device 4 and passing areas 5 and 6
a, 6b. In addition, the electric winning device 8
When one game ball wins, the ordinary electric accessory opening solenoid 450 is turned off and closed even before the predetermined time has elapsed.

On the right and left sides of the gate passage 9, start winning ports 13 and 30 are provided. Starting winning prize 13,3
0 is to open the attacker opening / closing plate 15 of the special winning device 14 arranged below the starting winning opening 30 based on the winning of the game ball during the operation of the special device. On the other hand, in the illustrated embodiment, the starting winning port 13 has the same structure as a normal receiving port for simply receiving a game ball, but the starting winning port 30 has a rotating body 32 having one receiving recess 36. Has a built-in structure. Rotating body 32
Is a game ball receiving mechanism capable of receiving game balls at a predetermined cycle by a third-type starting port drive motor 600 (not shown). In addition, starting winning a prize mouth 13,3
0 is provided with a third-type start-up switch 420 (not shown) for detecting a winning of a game ball. Further, the number of game balls that have won the starting winning ports 13 and 30 during the operation of the special device is displayed on a starting winning number indicator 7 provided in the special winning device 4.
Is displayed. In many cases, the start winning number display 7 can display a number equal to the number of times the attacker opening / closing plate 15 is opened. The operation of the special device ends when the numerical value displayed on the start winning number display 7 becomes "16".

The special winning device 14 has an attacker opening / closing plate 15 driven to open and close by a special winning opening opening / closing solenoid 460 (not shown), and receives a game ball falling in the game area 3 with the attacker opening / closing plate 15 opened. It has become. However, the opening of the attacker opening / closing plate 15 is a state in which the right generation state is continued, and
The game is executed based on the winning of the game ball at 0, and one opening is continued until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings occurs or until a predetermined time (for example, 9.5 seconds) elapses. Is done. In order to count the predetermined number, the special winning device 14 is provided with a special winning opening winning number counting switch 420 (not shown), and displays the winning number detected by the special winning opening winning number counting switch 420. For this purpose, a winning number display device 470 is incorporated.

Further, in addition to the above configuration, a plurality of winning ports 17 to 22 and windmills 23 to 27 are provided in the game area 3 of the game board 1.
And an out port 28 are provided. In addition, other winning opening 1
Although not shown, 9 to 22 have built-in operation lamps.
In addition, among the windmills 23 to 27, the windmills 23 and 24 arranged on the left and right sides of the symbol display device 10 are generally called windmills with built-in operation lamps. And
The operation lamps built in the winning openings 19 to 22 and the windmills 23 and 24 notify that the right is generated or that the ordinary symbol display device 10 and the large winning device 14 are being driven. Things. Note that the special winning device 4 and the starting winning opening 30 also have a built-in lamp or LED having almost the same function as the operation lamp.

Next, the internal structure of the pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the pachinko machine. In FIG. 2, the pachinko machine has:
A main board 200 for controlling the pachinko machine, and a main board 200
, An external device 400 connected to the main board 200, and a third-type starting port drive motor 600 that is driven independently of the control of the main board 200. The external power supply 310 is provided separately from the main board 200. A power supply circuit 300 for supplying power to the main board 200 and the external device 400 based on the power is provided.

The main board 200 includes a CPU 220 and a ROM
Main board control unit 210 including 230 and RAM 240
An input / output interface 250 that mediates input / output of signals between the main board control unit 210 and the external device 400;
Is provided. The external device 400 includes a normal symbol start switch 410, a third type start port switch 420, a special device operation switch 430, a special winning opening winning number counting switch 440, a normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 450,
Large winning opening opening and closing solenoid 460 and winning number display device 4
70, a normal symbol display device control board 480, a sound effect control board 490, an indicator light control board 500, a payout control board 510, and a firing control board 520.

Here, the normal symbol start switch 410, the third type start port switch 420, the special device operation switch 43
0, a special winning opening winning number opening / closing solenoid 450, a normal electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 450, a special winning opening opening / closing solenoid 46
0, winning number display device 470, normal symbol display device control board 480, sound effect control board 490, indicator light control board 50
0 and the payout control board 510 are connected to the input / output interface 250, and the firing control board 520 is connected to the payout control board 510.

Also, the normal symbol display device control board 480,
Power is directly supplied from the power supply circuit 300 to the sound effect control board 490, the indicator light control board 500, the payout control board 510, the emission control board 520, and the third type start port drive motor 600 without passing through the main board 200. It has become. Also, power is directly supplied to the main board 200 from the power supply circuit 300.

Although not shown, the pachinko machine comprises a game board 1 and a frame for accommodating the game board 1. FIG.
, The main board 200, the external device 400, and the third-type start port driving motor 600 are provided on the game board 1, and the power supply circuit 300 includes the main board 200, the external device 400
And it is provided on the frame body so as to be detachable from the third-type starting port drive motor 600.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the power supply circuit 300 for supplying power to the main board 200 is provided separately from the main board 200, and The power is directly supplied from the power supply circuit 200 without passing through the main board 200. This eliminates the need to provide the power supply circuit 300 on the main board 200, so that the size of the main board 200 can be reduced as compared with the related art, and the main board control circuit 210 reduces the influence of heat generated from the power supply circuit 300. The control operation of the main board control circuit 210 can be relatively stabilized.

Further, the electric power is directly supplied to the third type starting port driving motor 600 from the power supply circuit 300 without passing through the main board 200, and the third type starting port driving motor 600 is independent of the control of the main board 200. Since the third type starting port driving motor 600 does not need to be connected to the main board 200, the main board 200 can be shared between the third type pachinko machine and the first type pachinko machine. .

Specifically, when the main board 200 is diverted by a first-class pachinko machine, the first-class pachinko machine is configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the first-type pachinko machine. The same components as those of the above-described third-type pachinko machine are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 3, the pachinko machine has a main board 2
00 and an external device 400. A power supply circuit 300 is provided separately from the main board 200.

The external device 400 includes a special symbol start switch 405, a normal symbol start switch 410, a special winning opening winning number counting switch 440, a continuous winning opening detection switch 445, a normal electric accessory opening and closing solenoid 450, Winning opening / closing solenoid 460 and normal symbol display device 465
, A special symbol display device control board 475, a sound effect control board 490, an indicator light control board 500, and a payout control board 5
10 and a launch control board 520.

Here, a special symbol start switch 405, a normal symbol start switch 410, a special winning opening winning number counting switch 440, a continuous winning opening detection switch 445, an ordinary electric accessory opening / closing solenoid 450, and a special winning opening / closing solenoid 4
60, normal symbol display device 465, special symbol display device control board 475, sound effect control board 490, indicator light control board 5
00 and the payout control board 510 are connected to the input / output interface 250, and the firing control board 520 is connected to the payout control board 510.

Also, a special symbol display device control board 475,
The sound effect control board 490, the indicator light control board 500, the payout control board 510, and the emission control board 520 include the main board 2
The power is directly supplied from the power supply circuit 300 without passing through the power supply circuit 00. Also, power is directly supplied to the main board 200 from the power supply circuit 300. Further, in the above embodiment, the main board 200 and the external device 40
0 and the third-type starting port driving motor 600 are provided on the game board 1, and the power supply circuit 300 is provided on the frame so as to be detachable from the main board 200, the external device 400 and the third-type starting port driving motor 600.

As a result, since the power supply circuit 300 is provided in the frame, the power supply circuit 300 can be used in common, and the game board 1 of the first type pachinko machine and the third type pachinko machine is provided with the power supply circuit 300. Can be designed without. Also,
Even if the game board 1 is designed in this way, the first type pachinko machine and the third type pachinko machine can be changed in the same frame simply by exchanging the game board 1.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine is
The third-type starting port drive motor 600 corresponds to the operating unit according to the first to third aspects.

[0040]

As described above, according to the power supply mechanism for a game machine according to the first or third aspect of the present invention, the main board is shared by the third-type pachinko machine and the first-type pachinko machine. Therefore, the effect that the main board can be used in common by a plurality of types of gaming machines is obtained as compared with the related art.

Further, according to the power supply mechanism for a game machine according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the size of the main board as compared with the related art, and the main board is connected to the power supply circuit. Since the control operation of the main board can be made relatively stable and the main board can be shared by the third-type pachinko machine and the first-type pachinko machine, the main board can be shared by a plurality of types. The effect that the main board can be used in common in the gaming machine of (1) is obtained.

Further, according to the power supply mechanism for a gaming machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, the gaming boards of the first and third types of pachinko machines can be designed without providing a power supply circuit. Further, even if the game board is designed in this manner, the effect that the first type pachinko machine and the third type pachinko machine can be changed with the same frame simply by changing the game board can be obtained. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of the first-type pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a power supply mechanism of a conventional gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 200 main board 300 power supply circuit 400 external device 600 3rd kind start port drive motor

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A power supply mechanism for a gaming machine, comprising: a main board for controlling a gaming machine; and an operating unit that operates independently of the control of the main board. A power supply mechanism for a gaming machine, wherein power is supplied directly from a power supply circuit without passing through a main board. 2. A power supply mechanism for a game machine, comprising: a main board for controlling a game machine; and an operating section that operates independently of the control of the main board, and supplies power to the main board. A power supply circuit for providing power to the operating section, and supplying power to the operating section directly from the power supply circuit without passing through the main board. Power supply mechanism. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine comprises a gaming board and a frame for storing the gaming board, and the main board and the operating section are provided on the gaming board. A power supply mechanism for a gaming machine, wherein the power supply circuit is provided on the frame so as to be detachable from the operating section.