JP2001079240A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the illegal reform of a control means as much as possible, easily find the fact of the illegal reform, if performed, easily, accurately and quickly perform data processing corresponding to a game status, simplify repair of parts in failure and easily achieve a decrease in cost for exchanging parts. SOLUTION: This game machine has a control means for controlling an electric means for a game machine body or on the side of a game plate after receiving signals generated on the side of the game plate of the game machine body. The control means is divided into a plurality of boards 44, 46, 62, 63, 81 by control functions. At least one of the plurality of boards 44, 46, 62, 63, 81 is formed as a common board 81 commonly usable for a plural number of types of game machines.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and other ball and ball game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-2181, a signal generated from a game board side of a game machine body is received to control electric means on the game machine body or the game board side. In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine having a control means, the control means is divided into a common part that can be used in common by a plurality of types of gaming machines and a type-specific part unique to each type of gaming machine. In some cases, a common portion is mounted on a common substrate and a type-specific portion is mounted on a type substrate, so that data can be transmitted between the common substrate and the type substrate.

[0003]

Conventionally, a common substrate has a CP.
U and an integrated circuit chip including a RAM, an integrated circuit chip including a ROM, an integrated circuit chip for a sound generation circuit, and an input / output interface for adjusting an input / output signal to / from a CPU on a type substrate. Necessary control circuits specific to a specific pachinko machine, such as an integrated circuit chip, are mounted.

As described above, if the control means is divided into a common portion and a type-specific portion, and the common portion is mounted on the common substrate and the type-specific portion is mounted on the type substrate, the common substrate can be formed. Since it can be used for a plurality of types of pachinko machines, there is an advantage that the production cost of the control means can be reduced and the production can be performed at low cost.

However, conventionally, the control means is simply divided into a common part and a type-specific part, and a plurality of types of integrated circuit chips having different functions are mounted on a common substrate or a type-specific substrate. Since a plurality of types of data having different functions are programmed in one integrated circuit chip, it is easy for unauthorized modification such as changing the ROM data of a part of those integrated circuit chips to illegally change the game content, Further, there is a drawback in that once an unauthorized modification has been made, it is very difficult to find it.

Further, in the current pachinko machine, various character images are displayed on the liquid crystal display means of the game board in accordance with a change in the game situation, and sound effects are generated from speakers, so that both the image and the sound are displayed. I direct the game. However, the conventional control means inputs program data such as a character image and sound effects to one or a plurality of integrated circuit chips, so that the amount of program data of the integrated circuit chips becomes very large.
It takes time to process data when displaying a complicated image and generating sound effects according to the game situation, data processing may not be in time for the progress of the game, or other data may be read incorrectly during data processing etc. This is disadvantageous in that abnormalities in the processing tend to occur and processing errors and the like tend to occur.

Further, for example, a game component including an electric component, such as mounting an audio integrated circuit chip programmed with sound effect generation data together with other integrated circuit chips on a type-specific substrate;
Since the control function part on the control means side related thereto is completely separated, it is not possible to unitize a game component such as a speaker and a control function related thereto in units of the game component.

For this reason, when a failure occurs in the electric component of the game component, the game component cannot be replaced for each game component unit, trouble repair of the game component is troublesome, and the board on the control means side is replaced. In this case, it is necessary to replace the entire control function part even if it is normal.

In view of the conventional problems, the present invention can prevent unauthorized modification on the control means side as much as possible, and can easily detect the fact that unauthorized modification has been performed, and perform data processing according to the game situation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can be easily and surely quickly operated, and that can easily achieve trouble repair of parts and reduce costs for replacement of parts.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a gaming machine having a control means for receiving a signal generated from a gaming board side of a gaming machine body and controlling electrical means on the gaming machine body or the gaming board side. , The control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function section, and at least one of the plurality of boards is a common board that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The drawings illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine main body (game machine main body) having an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally connected to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are mounted on the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board 6 is removably mounted on the back side of the front frame 3 corresponding to these. The game board 6 is detachably fitted from the back side to a gate-shaped three-sided frame 7 fixed to the back side of the front frame 3, and a receiving plate fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 between lower ends of the three-sided frame 7. 8 supported from below.

The front plate 5 is disposed in front of the receiving plate 8, and an upper plate 9 is mounted on the front plate 5. On the backing plate 8,
A speaker 10 (see FIG. 7) for generating a sound effect is fixed corresponding to the upper plate 9. The front frame 3 is provided with a jackpot lamp 11 on an upper portion thereof, a game lamp 12 on a side key side, and a lower plate 13 and a firing means 14 on a lower portion.

The firing means 14 includes a firing handle 15 projecting to the front side of the front frame 3 and a hammer 16 pivotally supported on the back side of the front frame 3.
And a firing motor 18 fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 via a mounting base 17 and the like and driving a hitting hammer 16, and a firing motor 18 is operated when a player grips and operates the firing handle 15. And a launch substrate 19 to be controlled. Launch board
Numeral 19 is housed in a housing case 20 and is detachably fixed to a mount 17 of the firing motor 18 and the like. The storage case 20 is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the inside can be seen through.

On the back side of the front frame 3, a back mechanism plate 21 is mounted so as to be openable and closable so as to press and fix the game board 6 from behind. An opening window 22 is formed in the back mechanism plate 21, a prize ball tank 23 and a prize ball tank rail 24 are provided on the upper side, a ball payout means 25 is provided on one side, and a passage unit 26 and the like are provided on the lower side. Have been. The ball dispensing means 25 includes a rotating body 28 for dispensing balls incorporated in a dispensing case 27, a dispensing motor 29 for driving the rotating body 28, a detection switch for detecting a game ball dispensed by the rotating body 28, and the like. When a payout command is issued, the payout motor 29 drives the rotating body 28 to pay out a specified number of game balls.

As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 6 has a launching means.
A guide rail 30 for guiding the game ball fired by 14 is provided. The inside of the guide rail 30 of the game board 6 is a game area, a liquid crystal type special symbol display means 31 is arranged substantially at the center of the game area, a variable winning means 32 is arranged at a lower part, and ordinary symbols are arranged at other parts. Display means 33, prize winning means 3
4, winning prize means 35, opening and closing prize means 36 of the tulip type,
Lamp windmill 37, passing start gate 38, corner lamp
41 and the like are arranged, and lamp covers 39 and 40 are arranged on the left and right outside the guide rail 30.

The special symbol display means 31 is for displaying three special symbols which fluctuate for a predetermined time when the opening and closing winning means 36 detects the winning of the game ball, and for displaying various images related to the game. A liquid crystal display unit 43 and a special symbol display board 44 are provided on the back side of the display case 42, and a normal symbol display means 33 and a prize winning means 34 are provided above the display case 42.

The normal symbol display means 33 includes a 7-segment type display element 45 and a normal symbol display board 46 for driving the same. When the game ball passes through the starting gate 38, the display element 45 is displayed.
At 45, a normal symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time is displayed.

The variable winning means 32 has a large winning opening 48 which can be opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 47. Side winning openings 49, 50 are arranged on both left and right sides of the large winning opening 48, and a second terminal is provided at the center of the back side. Board 51, lamp board 52, etc.
3,54 are fitted respectively. The second terminal board 51 includes a terminal connected to a 10 count switch, a specific area detection switch, and the like on the variable winning means 32 side, and a lamp board.
52 to 54 are equipped with lamps that emit light at the time of winning and other timely.

The open / close winning means 36 includes a pair of open / close claws 55 which can be freely opened and closed by a solenoid, a start switch for detecting winning of a game ball, and a lamp board 56 including a lamp which emits light when the game ball wins. The opening / closing claw 55 is opened for a certain time when the ordinary symbol after the change of the symbol display means 33 becomes a symbol, and the special symbol of the special symbol display means 31 is changed by a signal from a start switch when a game ball is won. Has become. The starting gate 38 includes a gate switch that detects the passage of a game ball, a lamp substrate 57 including a lamp that emits light when the game ball passes, and a signal from the gate switch when the game ball passes. Normally, symbols are changed.

The lamp windmill 37 and the corner lamp 41 have lamp substrates 58 and 59 including lamps that emit light at the time of a big hit or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, an assembly board 60, a relay board 61, a main control board 62, a sound generation circuit board 63, a second external connection terminal board 64 and the like are mounted on the back side of the game board 6. At the same time, a back cover 65 that covers the collecting board 60, the relay board 61, the special symbol display means 31 and the like from the back side, and a winning ball that has won each of the winning means 32, 34, to 36 and passed to the back side of the game board 6, The winning ball tank 66 to be stored is mounted vertically, and the back cover 65 and the winning ball tank 66 are fitted into the opening windows 22 of the back mechanism plate 21 and protrude rearward.

The collecting plate 60 includes the winning prize means 34 and the winning prize means 3
5.The game ball that has won the opening / closing prize means 36 is awarded to the winning ball tank 66.
It is for guiding to. The relay board 61 has a rectangular shape elongated in the horizontal direction, is disposed below the special symbol display means 31, and is detachably fixed from the back side to a plurality of protrusions 67 formed integrally with the collecting plate 60. .

The main control board 62 is housed in a transparent synthetic resin housing case 68 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, and is locked so as to close an inspection opening of the back cover 65. It is detachably attached to the back side of the back cover 65 via a structure.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the sound generating circuit board 63 is housed in a transparent synthetic resin housing case 69, and is detachably mounted on the back side of the winning ball tank 66. The second external connection terminal board 64 is provided with jackpot information at the time of occurrence of a jackpot in the special symbol display means 31, special symbol display means.
It is for taking out the symbol determination information when the 31 special symbols are fixed, the probability variation information when the probability of the jackpot occurrence in the special symbol display means 31 fluctuates, and the like, and is formed on the upper part of the back cover 65. It is removably stored in the storage unit 70. The storage unit 70 includes an opening / closing lid 71.

As shown in FIG. 3, the winning ball tank 66 includes ball dropping means 72 for dropping game balls in the winning ball tank 66 one by one and discharging them, and game balls discharged by the ball dropping means 72. And a winning ball confirmation switch 73 for detecting a prize ball is provided on the lower side.

On the back side of the receiving plate 8 of the front frame 3, a three-way frame substrate 74 is detachably mounted near the lower part of the ball discharging means 25. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the back mechanism plate 21 has a ball out indicator lamp 75, a payout indicator lamp 76, a lower plate full indicator lamp 77, a first terminal board 7 as shown in FIGS.
8, a distribution board 79 and a first external connection terminal board 80, and a payout board 81 and an interface board 82 for a CR machine are detachably mounted on the left and right sides on the lower side, respectively.

Ball indicator lamp 75, payout indicator lamp
76 corresponds to the upper left lamp cover 39 of the game board 6, and the lower plate full display lamp 77 corresponds to the upper right lamp cover 40 of the game board 6, and these are connected to the first terminal board 78. Note that the ball out indicator lamp 75 is used when the prize ball in the prize ball tank 23 is exhausted, and the payout indicator lamp 76 is used when the game ball is paid out by the ball payout means 25.
Reference numeral 77 indicates that each of the lower plates 13 is lit when the game balls are full.

The first external connection terminal board 80 is connected to the prize ball tank 23.
Information on the out-of-ball information when the game ball has run out, supply information when refilling the game ball into the prize ball tank 23, and frame information such as ball lending information during ball lending operation when the pachinko machine is a CR machine are externally provided. It is for taking out, and is housed in the case 83 of the back mechanism plate 21. Dispensing board 81, interface board 82
Are housed in transparent synthetic resin storage cases 84 and 85 and are detachably mounted on the back mechanism plate 21.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the connection relationship of the electric system. A power cord 86 for an external commercial power supply is connected to the three-way frame board 74, and the speaker 10 and the launch board are connected.
19. The interface board 82 is connected. The launch board 19 has a launch control function, the touch switch of the launch handle 15, the stop position detection switch, and the launch motor 18 are connected, and when the player grips the launch handle 15, the launch motor 18 is activated by a signal from the touch switch. It operates so that the firing motor 18 is stopped at the detection position of the stop position detection switch when the firing handle 15 is released.

The distribution board 79 supplies power from the three-sided frame board 74 to the main control board 62, the delivery board 81, and the like.
It has a signal relay function of relaying various signals, and other than a main control board 62, a first terminal board 78, a payout board 81, a first external connection terminal board 80, etc. via a lead wire, a ball out display switch, It is connected to a detection switch such as a lower plate full switch. The first external connection terminal board 80 has a function of extracting frame information, and is provided with external connection terminals according to each information so as to connect external lead wires.

The payout board 81 has a payout control function of controlling the payout motor 29 of the ball payout means 25 to pay out a specified number of game balls when a payout command is issued from the main control board 62. Are connected to the main control board 62 and are connected to the payout motor 29, the payout detection switch, the ball dropping means 72 of the winning ball tank 66, and the like.

The interface board 82 has a signal transfer function and is connected to the payout board 81, the ball lending operation section such as the upper plate 9 side, and the automatic ball lending machine. Signals are exchanged with a ball lending operation unit such as the plate 9 side, and when a ball lending command is issued from the ball lending operation unit, the ball payout means 25 is operated to put a predetermined number of game balls on the upper plate 9.
The necessary control elements are mounted to control the payout to the side.

The main control board 62 has a game operation control function for controlling a game in accordance with a game configuration corresponding to a combination of the special symbol display means 31, the variable winning means 32, and the like on the game board 6 side. As shown in FIG. 8, the jackpot random number data, special symbol display random number data, game control data, switch reading data, and lamp display data are provided on the board 62 as shown in FIG. An integrated circuit chip 90 including a ROM in which various data related to a game such as a game are programmed, an integrated circuit chip 91 including a RAM for storing data related to a control operation at the time of a game, and a ROM corresponding to a signal from each detection switch ,
Various electronic components such as an integrated circuit chip 92 including a CPU that reads data from the RAM to perform data processing and other control operations in game execution, a stabilized power supply 93, and the like are mounted.

The main control board 62 includes a display board 94 of each of the lamp boards 52, 53, 54, 57, 58 and 59 via a relay board 61, and a start switch of the opening / closing winning means 36 and a gate switch of the start gate 38. The detection switch 95 is connected to an opening / closing solenoid 96 such as the variable winning means 32 and the open / close winning means 36, and is also connected to the second terminal board 51 of the variable winning means 32 and the like. The second terminal board 51 is unique to the variable winning means 32, and is connected to a 10-count switch and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, the special symbol display board 44 has a special symbol display control function for displaying a special symbol on the special symbol display means 31, and includes a drive unit 87 for driving the liquid crystal display unit 43, and a character unit. Etc., a symbol integrated circuit chip 88 including a ROM in which symbol data is programmed, an integrated circuit chip 89 including a RAM for storing data related to symbol display control, and ROM, R in response to signals from the main control board 62.
An integrated circuit chip 97 including a CPU for reading data of AM and performing data processing on symbol display and other control operations.
And other necessary electronic components, and are connected to the main control board 62 so that the special symbol display means 31 displays a special symbol or the like according to a change in the game situation.

The normal symbol display board 46 is a normal symbol display means.
33 has a normal symbol display control function to display normal symbols,
The game element is connected to a main control board 62 via a relay board 61 so as to display a normal symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time on a display element 45 when the game ball passes through the starting gate 38. The relay board 61 has a relay function of relaying a signal by relaying the special symbol display means 31, the variable winning means 32, the ordinary symbol display means 33, and the like of the game board 6 and the main control board 62, and A number of connectors corresponding to the special symbol display means 31 and the like are mounted, and each electrical component on the game board 6 side is electrically connected to the main control board 62 side via lead wires.

As shown in FIG. 8, the sound generation circuit board 63 has a sound generation control function of generating a sound effect or the like in accordance with a change in the game situation in accordance with a signal from the main control board 62. R programmed with synthesis data, etc.
An integrated circuit chip 98 including an OM, an integrated circuit chip 99 including a RAM for storing data related to speech synthesis control,
An integrated circuit chip 100 including a CPU for reading data from ROM and RAM in accordance with a signal from the main control board 62 to perform data processing for sound effect generation and other control operations, and other necessary electronic components are mounted. ing.

The main control board 62, the special symbol display board 44, and the sound generation circuit board 63 constitute a type-specific portion specific to the type of the pachinko machine.
79, the first external connection terminal board 80, the payout board 81, the interface board 82, and the like all constitute a common part common to a plurality of types of pachinko machines.

In the pachinko machine having the above structure, when a game ball passes through the start gate 38, a start signal for a normal symbol is inputted from the main control board 62 to the ordinary symbol display board 46 of the ordinary symbol display means 33, and this ordinary symbol is inputted. By the control operation on the display substrate 46 side, the ordinary symbol displayed on the display element 45 fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops. If the ordinary symbol of the ordinary symbol display means 33 at the time of the stop is a specific winning symbol, an opening signal is input to the open / close winning means 36 by a signal from the main control board 62, and the open / close winning means 36 is opened for a predetermined time.

When a game ball wins in the winning prize means 34, the opening / closing prize means 36, the variable prize means 32, etc., the prize ball is transferred to the game board 6.
And is stored in the winning ball tank 66. When a winning ball is accumulated in the winning ball tank 66, the winning ball confirmation switch 73 detects the winning ball, and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board.
Enter 62. The discharge signal from the main control board 62 activates the ball dropping means 72 to discharge the winning balls one by one downward, and the payout signal from the main control board 62 is sent to the payout board 81, and the ball payout means 25 operates in synchronization with the discharging operation of the ball dropping means 72 and pays out a specified number of game balls to the upper plate 9 as prize balls.

When a game ball wins the open / close winning means 36, the special symbol display board of the special symbol display means 31 is sent from the main control board 62.
The start signal for the special symbol is input to 44 and the main control board 62
When the three special symbols displayed on the special symbol display means 31 are stopped, one of the jackpot, the reach and the detachment is determined, and the special jackpot, the reach and the detachment are instructed to the special symbol display board 44. As a result, on the special symbol display means 31 side, the three special symbols start to fluctuate according to the symbol data on the special symbol display board 44 side, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, a predetermined hit is performed according to a jackpot, a reach or a detachment instruction. Stop at the jackpot symbol, reach symbol or off symbol in order.

When the stop symbol of the special symbol display means 31 becomes a specific big hit symbol, the main control board 62 changes the variable winning means 32.
The signal enters the terminal board 51, and the opening and closing plate of the special winning opening 48
47 is opened, and it becomes easy for game balls to enter the large winning opening 48. Then, when ten game balls are awarded in the special winning opening 48 or a predetermined time has elapsed, the opening and closing plate 47 closes the special winning opening 48. During the opening of the special winning opening 48, if the game ball winning this passes through the specific area, a specific area passing signal enters the main control board 62 via the relay board 61, and the signal from the main control board 62 The special winning opening 48 repeats the opening and closing operation up to 16 times.

When a start signal, a jackpot signal, a reach signal, or the like, for example, enters the special symbol display means 31 from the main control board 62, a signal for generating a sound effect also enters the sound generating circuit board 63, and the sound generating circuit board 63. The side performs synthesis processing of a sound effect according to the voice synthesis data, and generates a sound effect from the speaker 10 to produce a change in the game situation.

As described above, in this embodiment, the control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function category, and at least one of the plurality of boards is commonly used for a plurality of types of gaming machines. Since the board is used, unauthorized modification on the control means side can be prevented as much as possible, and when unauthorized modification is performed, the fact of the unauthorized modification can be easily found, and data processing according to the game situation can be performed easily, reliably and quickly. Can,
In addition, there is an advantage that simplification of failure repair by unitization of parts, reduction of costs for replacement of parts, and reduction of manufacturing cost of the entire gaming machine can be easily achieved.

That is, the control means of the entire pachinko machine is divided into a plurality of boards such as a main control board 62, a special design display board 44, a sound generation circuit board 63, a launch board 19, and a payout board 81 for each control function category. For example, the main control board 62 has an integrated circuit chip 9 for controlling the game according to the game configuration.
0,91,92, the special symbol display board 44 has integrated circuit chips 88,89,97 that perform display control functions for special symbols, and the voice generation circuit board 63 has integrated circuits that control voice generation control functions. Since the chips 98, 99, and 100 are mounted respectively, an integrated circuit chip that controls a plurality of types of control operations having different functions is mounted on the main control board 62 or the like, or a plurality of types of control operations having different functions are mounted on one integrated circuit chip. The number of integrated circuit chips mounted on the main control board 62 or the like, the capacity of program data to be stored in the integrated circuit chips, and the like can be reduced as compared with the case where data for programming is programmed.

Therefore, a part of the RO is added to the integrated circuit chip.
In the case where unauthorized modification to change the M data is made, it is possible to easily detect the unauthorized modification by inspecting the integrated circuit chip with an inspection machine or the like, and the data of the integrated circuit chip can be easily compared with the conventional one. Unauthorized remodeling, such as making changes, can be minimized.

The main control board 62 has integrated circuit chips 90 to 92 for storing and processing the data related to the control operation of the game according to the game configuration, and the special symbol display board 44 has a special symbol display control for display control. Integrated circuit chips 88, 89, and 97 for storing and processing related data, and integrated circuit chips 98 to 100 for storing and processing data related to control for voice generation are provided on the sound generation circuit board 63. Since each is provided, the main control board 62 exclusively performs the control operation of the game, and the data can be read out and processed individually by the special symbol display board 44 and the sound generation circuit board 63 which are different from the main control board 62.

For this reason, compared to the conventional case where all data is stored and processed by the main control board 62, the integrated circuit chip on the main control board 62, the special symbol display board 44 and the sound generating circuit board 63 side is used. The amount of program data for each
As a result, even when a complicated image is displayed and a sound effect is generated in accordance with a change in the game situation, the data can be easily and reliably processed as the game progresses, and other data is processed during the data processing. Processing errors such as reading by mistake can be prevented.

Further, the control means of the entire pachinko machine is provided with a main control board 62, a special symbol display board 44, a sound generation circuit board 63, a launch board 19, a payout board 81 and the like for each control function category. If an abnormality such as a failure occurs in the control function of the unit, it is only necessary to replace the board of the abnormal function part, simplifying the repair of the failure and easily reducing the cost of replacing parts. Can be achieved.

Also, since a special symbol display board 44 is provided for the special symbol display means 31 and a normal symbol display board 46 is provided for the ordinary symbol display means 33, the unitization is made for each game component including the board. For example, if the liquid crystal display unit 43 breaks down, the liquid crystal display unit 43 and the special design display board
It is only necessary to replace the entire special symbol display means 31 including 44 etc. collectively, and the unitization of the whole game parts facilitates its assembly and replacement, especially simplification of failure repair and simplification at the time of parts replacement. It is possible.

In addition, the control means includes a main control board 62, a special symbol display board 44, etc., a unique portion of each type specific to the pachinko machine, a launch board 19 for the launch means 14, a payout board 81 for the ball payout means 25, and the like. Therefore, when manufacturing control means corresponding to the type of each pachinko machine, the control means may be configured by appropriately combining them. Therefore, it is not necessary to manufacture all the control means for each type of pachinko machine, and the control means can be manufactured easily and inexpensively, and the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced.

The main control board 62, the sound generation circuit board 63, the interface board 82, and the like are divided, and these are housed in transparent housing cases 68, 69, 85 and provided detachably. With the reduction in the number of electronic components mounted on the sound generation circuit board 63, etc., the main control board 6
2. It is possible to easily inspect whether the voice generating circuit board 63 or the like has been tampered with, and from this point, it is easy to find the tampered with.

As described above, according to this embodiment, upon receiving a signal generated from the gaming board side of the gaming machine body,
In a gaming machine provided with control means for controlling electric means on the gaming machine main body or the game board side, the control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function category, and at least one of the plurality of boards is provided. Is a common substrate that can be used in common for multiple types of gaming machines, so that unauthorized modification on the control means side can be prevented as much as possible, and when unauthorized modification is performed, the unauthorized modification can be easily found, and depending on the game situation In addition, it is possible to easily and surely promptly perform the data processing, simplify the trouble repair of parts, reduce the cost for replacing parts, and easily reduce the manufacturing cost of the entire gaming machine.

Further, since the substrate is divided into a common portion that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines and a type-specific portion unique to each type of gaming machine, the common portion and the type-specific portion are appropriately changed. Control means can be configured easily and inexpensively by combining them.

Further, a control board for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the electric means on the game board side to control the operation of the game components, a symbol display board for controlling symbol display means by signals from the control board, A payout board that controls ball payout means by a signal from the board, a launch board that controls launching means for launching a game ball to the game board side, and a sound generation circuit that generates a sound effect or the like by a signal from the control board. With the board, the number of electronic components to be mounted on each control board, symbol display board, payout board, launch board, and sound generation circuit board can be reduced.

A ROM on which sound data such as sound effects are programmed, and a CPU for reading out sound data in the ROM in accordance with a signal from the control board and performing a sound generation process are provided on the sound generation circuit board side. Therefore, data can be stored and processed on the voice generating circuit board side, and particularly, data processing can be performed easily, reliably, and quickly.

Further, since the substrate is stored in a storage case whose inside can be seen through, and this storage case is detachably mounted at a required portion, it is possible to easily inspect whether there is any tampering on the substrate side, and to check for tampering with the tampering. Easy to find.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

For example, in dividing the control means into a plurality of boards for each control function section, in this embodiment, the main control board 62, the special symbol display board 44, the normal symbol display board 4
6, divided into launch board 19, payout board 81, etc.
The division may be made according to other large control function divisions or fine control function divisions.

When the control means is divided into control function sections, the control means is not only divided directly or actively into a board having a control function, but also a board such as a relay board 61 which is not directly controlled directly. May be provided.

The main control board 62, the special design display board 44, the normal design display board 46, the launch board 19, the payout board 81, and other boards have integrated circuit chips, connectors, and other necessary parts according to their functions. Needless to say, each electronic component is mounted by printed wiring or the like, and the integrated circuit chip or the like described in the embodiment is only a part thereof.

In the embodiment, the ROM, R,
Although the integrated circuit chips 90, 91 and 92 for the AM and the CPU are separately mounted, the integrated circuit chip 91 for the RAM and the integrated circuit chip 92 for the CPU may be integrally formed. , RAM and CPU may be provided on one integrated circuit chip.

This is not limited to the main control board 62, but also applies to the special symbol display board 44, the sound generating open circuit 63 and the like.

In the case of a normal machine, the interface board 82 may be omitted.

The storage cases 68, 69, 85 may be made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, or when an opaque synthetic resin is used, see through small holes or the like so that the inside can be seen through. Holes may be provided.

The electric means on the pachinko machine main body 1 or the game board 6 side may be other than the speaker 10, the special symbol display means 31, the ordinary symbol display means 33 and the like exemplified in the embodiment.

The present invention can be similarly applied to a ball-and-ball game machine such as an arrangement ball machine or a torso-type game machine in addition to a pachinko machine.

[0069]

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a control means for receiving a signal generated from a gaming board side of a gaming machine body and controlling electrical means on the gaming machine body or the gaming board side. Since the control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function section, and at least one of the plurality of boards is a common board that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines,
Unauthorized alteration on the control means side can be prevented as much as possible, and when an illegal alteration is performed, the unauthorized alteration can be easily detected, and data processing according to the game situation can be easily and reliably promptly performed. Simplification, cost reduction at the time of parts replacement, and reduction of the manufacturing cost of the entire gaming machine can be easily achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing the embodiment of the present invention, with a back mechanism plate removed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a game board side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the game board side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine body (game machine body) 6 Game board 10 Speaker 14 Launch means 19 Launch board 20,68,84,85 Storage case 25 Ball payout means 31 Special symbol display means (electrical means) 33 Normal symbol display means (electric Means) 44 Special symbol display board 46 Normal symbol display board 61 Relay board 62 Main control board 63 Sound generation open circuit board 81 Dispatch board

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a control means for receiving a signal generated from a game board side of the game machine body and controlling electric means on the game machine body or the game board side, wherein the control means is a control function section. A gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine is divided into a plurality of substrates, and at least one of the plurality of substrates is a common substrate that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines.