JP2001170331A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine increasing the contents displayed by a remainder display means, capable of offering abundant information to a player, and capable of lending balls correctly. SOLUTION: A card remainder display unit 50 can display a series of information in sequence in response to the action of a fraction display switch 136 to change the display of the card remainder display unit 50 and can display a series of different information according to the number of actions of the fraction display switch 136.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine and the like. More specifically, a signal is sent to a recording medium processing device that receives a recording medium and issues a command to lend a game medium using a value specified by recording information of the recording medium so that the game medium can be used for a game. The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine configured to be able to perform communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of ball-and-ball game machine, for example, a prize game medium is paid out or a point is given when a prize is generated during a game. In some cases, the game result value is provided to the player.

On the other hand, in a game arcade, a recording medium processing device is installed, for example, adjacent to a ball game machine, and a recording medium purchased by a player is inserted into the recording medium processing device, and A command for renting a game medium using the value specified by the recorded information so that the medium can be used for the game is output from the recording medium processing device,
The ball game machine receiving the output is configured to lend game media.

The ball-and-ball game machine is further provided with balance display means, which is controlled by a recording medium processing device and displays a balance of valuable value specified by recording information on the recording medium, and is provided to the player. Information was provided.

[0005]

However, the balance display means has a very small amount of information to be displayed, so that very little information can be provided to the player. Also,
Since there is very little information, even if there is an error relating to ball lending, it was not possible to accurately transmit the type of error to the player, so that accurate ball lending could not be executed in some cases.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to increase the contents displayed by the balance display means, thereby enriching the information that can be provided to the player, and providing accurate ball lending. It is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of performing the above.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a recording medium is accepted, and a game medium is lent out using a value specified by recording information of the recording medium and can be used for a game. A ball game machine configured to be able to communicate signals to a recording medium processing device that issues a command for controlling the progress of the game and to provide the game in accordance with the result of the game Game control means for outputting value-added amount data for instructing the amount of game-result value to be given; and giving a prize game medium or giving a score based on the value-added amount data to the player. Value providing control means for performing control for providing a predetermined game result value, a wire connection unit for wire-connecting the ball game machine and the recording medium processing device, and an operation for lending the game medium. Possible game media And a lending operation means, wherein the value applying control means, based on the value grant amount data from the game control unit, and executes the value applied,
After outputting the value-added amount data to the outside of the ball-and-ball game machine, and further receiving a lending request signal indicating that the lending according to the operation of the gaming medium lending operation means is to be performed, the lending preparation is completed. The operation of lending a predetermined unit of game media based on receiving a lending command signal transmitted by the recording medium processing device on condition that a lending preparation signal indicating that the game is completed is received. And performing the lending of the required amount of game media by performing the lending control of one unit from the reception of the lending request signal to the lending of the one unit of gaming medium a plurality of times. Each time the lending of game media is executed,
The game media lending information is output to the outside of the ball game machine, and the ball game machine is further controlled by the recording medium processing device, and displays a balance of a value specified by the record information of the recording medium. Balance display means, and lending possible display means, which is controlled by the recording medium processing device, and displays that it is possible to lend game media using a value specified by the recording information of the recording medium, The balance display means can sequentially display a series of information in accordance with an operation of an operation means for changing the display of the balance display means, and display a different series of information in accordance with the number of operations of the operation means. It can be displayed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a signal communicated with the recording medium processing device is once converted into an optical signal and then converted into an electric signal again. And a photocoupler for the purpose.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a prize ball having a different value added amount, which is driven into the game area and has a prize, is detected. A plurality of prize-ball detecting means for determining the value-added amount data based on a detection state of the plurality of prize-ball detect means, It is characterized by outputting to control means.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following operations are provided. The progress of the game is controlled by the operation of the game control means, and value giving amount data for instructing the giving amount of the game result value to be given according to the result of the game is output. By the function of the value provision control means, control is performed for providing a predetermined game result value to the player by providing a prize game medium or providing a score based on the value provision amount data. The wiring connection unit connects the ball game machine and the recording medium processing device by wiring. Using the game medium lending operation means, an operation for lending the game medium is performed. And, by the value giving control means,
Based on the value-added amount data from the game control means, value-added is executed, the value-added amount data is output to the outside of the ball game machine, and further, the operation of the game medium lending operation means A loan instruction transmitted by the recording medium processing device on condition that a loan preparation signal indicating that the lending is ready is returned after receiving a lending request signal indicating that the lending is to be performed in accordance with the lending request signal. Based on the reception of the signal, an operation of lending one predetermined unit of game medium is performed, and one operation from the reception of the lending request signal to the lending of one unit of game medium is performed.
By performing the unit lending control a plurality of times, lending of the required amount of game media is executed, and every time the lending of the one unit of the game medium is executed, the lending amount data indicating the lending information of the game medium is updated. It is output to the outside of the ball game machine. Further, the balance display means controlled by the recording medium processing device displays the balance of the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium, and the lending available display means controlled by the recording medium processing device displays It is displayed that the game medium can be lent using the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium. Further, the balance display means sequentially displays a series of information in accordance with an operation of an operation means for changing the display of the balance display means, and a different series of information in accordance with the number of operations of the operation means. Information is displayed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, a photocoupler
A signal communicated with the recording medium processing device is once converted into an optical signal and then converted again into an electric signal.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of winning ball detecting means function to drive the player into the game area to win a prize. The winning balls having different added value amounts are detected. Then, based on the detection state of the prize ball detecting means, the game control means selects the value provision data, and the game control means outputs the value provision amount data to the value provision control means.

[0013]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a ball payout device provided in a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine is shown. It may be a ball payout device provided in, or may be provided in a ball rental machine installed in the game hall,
Any ball payout device that pays out balls used in a game is a target.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine 60 and a card processing machine 62 provided with a ball payout apparatus according to the present invention.

A card processor 62 is provided on one side (left side in the figure) of the pachinko gaming machine 60 in the left-right direction.
0 is provided in a separable state. 130 in the figure
Is a processor usable indicator for lighting up and displaying that the card processor 62 is operating and usable. The card processor 62 is provided with a card reader / writer control section 134 provided with a card reader / writer as an example of a recording medium reading means.
When a card is inserted from the card reader, the record information recorded on the card is read by the card reader / writer. The card balance at the time of insertion, which is included in the read card information, is displayed by the balance display (card balance display) 50. The card processor 62 includes a CPU, a ROM,
A card processor control unit 135 having a built-in RAM or the like is provided, and the card processor 62 is controlled by the card processor control unit 135. In addition, the card processing machine 6
2, a connection direction indicator 131a, 131b is provided, and a display of a preset connection direction is illuminated and displayed on the card processing machine 62 side. It can be determined whether it is possible.

When the player wants to play a game with the pachinko gaming machine 60, a card as an example of a recording medium on which the value of the player such as the remaining amount of the card is recorded is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 133. . If the inserted card is appropriate and the remaining amount of the card remains, and the ball lending operation is possible, a control signal for lighting the ball lending LED is sent from the card processing machine control unit 135 to the pachinko gaming machine 60 side. The ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d which is output and is provided on the hitting ball supply tray 59 as an example of the hitting ball standby unit is turned on. The ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d lights and displays that a ball lending operation can be performed. After confirming that the ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d is lit, the player presses the ball lending button 44c. Then, a ball payout command signal is output from the card processing machine 62 side to the payout control microcomputer of the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, and the ball payout amount setting switch 137 (for example, a rotary switch, described later) (see FIG. 2) is set in advance. A game ball (pachinko ball) corresponding to a ball lending amount (hereinafter, simply referred to as a ball lending amount) paid out by one ball lending operation is paid out in the hit ball supply plate 59. Until the payout of the lending amount is completed, the ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d is turned off and the lending display 46d is blinked.
Then, when the payout of the pachinko balls for the ball lending is completed, the remaining card amount of the card inserted into the card processing machine 62 is updated to be reduced by the ball lending. By the card processor 62,
A recording medium processing device is configured to read recorded information of a recording medium on which information capable of specifying a value owned by a player is recorded.

In the drawing, reference numeral 42c denotes a return button, and a lendable ball L
The operation is effective while the ED (ball lending indicator) 48d is on. When the return button 42c is pressed by the player, the card inserted in the card processor 62 is returned to the player from the card insertion / ejection port 133. This card insertion / ejection port 13
A protrusion 3 is provided on the outer periphery of a groove portion where a card is inserted and ejected, and a protrusion 133b on the left side is larger than a protrusion 133a on the right side in the drawing, and is formed as a protrusion having a larger protrusion amount. The inconvenience that a player who wants to play a game with a pachinko gaming machine (not shown) installed on the left side of the processing machine 62 by mistake inserts a card into the card insertion / ejection opening 133 of the card processing machine 62 by mistake is minimized. To prevent it. In the figure, reference numeral 132 denotes a card insertion lamp, which is lit while being held at a predetermined position where a card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 133. A mode switching button 550 is provided on the hit ball supply tray 59, and the ball is automatically lent when the ball in the hit ball storage tray 59 runs out of the normal mode in which the ball is lent by the ball rent operation. It is configured such that a switching operation to the automatic ball lending mode can be performed. Reference numeral 551 denotes an LED that lights up in the automatic ball lending mode.

The remaining amount of the card when the card is inserted and the remaining amount of the card after the ball lending has been performed and the amount has been updated are displayed on the remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50 provided on the hitting ball supply plate 59. Is done. In a state where the pachinko ball has been paid out in the hitting ball supply tray 59, the player operates the hitting ball operation handle 12
If one is operated, the pachinko balls are played one by one in the game area 120.
Driven in. In the game area 120, a variable display device 14 capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information is provided. The game area 120 further includes a start winning port 1a, 1
b, 1c are provided.
The winning prize winning in b, 1c is the starting winning prize detecting switch 2
a, 2b, and 2c. The variable display device 14 variably starts based on the detection signals of the starting winning ball detection switches 2a, 2b, 2c, and the respective variable display portions 14
Stop control is performed after a symbol of one example of a plurality of types of identification information is variably displayed by a, 14b, and 14c. Note that if the ball hits any of the starting winning openings 1a to 1c again during the variable display of the variable display device 14, the starting winning is stored and the winning stored value is displayed by the starting winning storage display 10. Is done. The start winning prize storage is configured to store, for example, a maximum of four start prizes, and up to four start prizes are added and stored by “1” every time there is a start prize, and the variable display device 14 is variable. Each time it is started, it is subtracted and updated by "1". The variable display device 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a rotary drum type variable display device in the present embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
A display device such as a liquid crystal, a fluorescent display tube, an LED, and electroluminescence may be used, or a variable display device of a dot matrix system may be used. Furthermore, the variable display may be normally performed. In such a case, it is preferable that the brightness or the speed of the variable display is changed according to the start winning to make it possible to recognize that the variable display is performed again.

In the variable display device 14, a total of three hit lines (combination effective columns) are defined for one line in the center horizontal direction and on the diagonal line.
When a specific combination of identification information (for example, 777) is arranged on a certain hitting row of the book hitting row, a big hit occurs,
When the solenoid 5 of the variable winning ball device 3 is excited,
Is opened, and the first state is advantageous to a player who is likely to win a hit ball. If the pachinko ball hit in the game area 120 wins in the variable winning ball device 3 when the opening / closing plate 4 is opened, the winning ball is detected by the 10-count detection switch 8. The first state of the variable prize ball device 3 is either the predetermined number (for example, 10) of hit balls or the predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) after the first state, whichever is earlier. When the condition is satisfied, the process is terminated, and the opening / closing plate 4 is closed to be in a second state disadvantageous to a player who does not win a hit ball. When the pachinko ball that has won the variable winning ball device 3 wins in the specific winning opening (V pocket) 6, the specific winning ball is detected by the specific winning ball detection switch 7, and based on the detection output, the variable winning is determined. After the first state of the ball device 3 ends, the opening / closing plate 4 is opened again, and the continuous continuation control of the first state is performed. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, ten times. The number of times of the repetition continuation control is displayed by the 7-segment display 11 as a lucky number / number display LED. Further, the second state of the variable winning ball device 3 may be a state in which a hit ball can be won instead of not being hit at all, but it is difficult to win. Further, when a hit ball is won in the start winning prize ports 1a, 1b, 1c, for example, five prize balls are paid out into the hit ball supply plate 59 for one start winning prize ball. On the other hand, when a hit ball is won in a winning opening other than the starting winning openings 1a to 1c or in the variable winning ball device, 15 prize balls are paid out into the hit ball supply plate 59 for each winning. During the payout of the prize ball, the payout lamp 126 is turned on or blinks. The ball supply tray 59 is provided with ball deficiency detectors A (555) and B (556) as an example of ball deficiency detecting means for detecting that the stored pachinko balls are deficient.

The prize balls to be dispensed into the hitting ball supply tray 59 are stored in a ball tank 151 (see FIG. 2) described later. If the stored balls in the ball tank 151 are exhausted, the tank ball sensor 150a , 150b no longer detects the ball, at which point the ball-out indicator (ball-out lamp) 12
7 is illuminated to indicate that there are no more stored balls.
The surplus balls that are full of prize balls and cannot be stored any more are discharged into the surplus ball storage plate 122. When the surplus ball storage tray 122 is also full, when a prize ball to be paid out thereafter is generated, a credit score indicator for storing and displaying the number of the prize ball or the amount corresponding to the prize ball, and the like. May be provided on the hit ball supply tray 59. In that case, the hit ball supply tray 59 or the surplus ball storage tray 12
After the number of pachinko balls in 2 has decreased, a prize ball corresponding to the score displayed on the credit score indicator is paid out. The remaining-amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50 is constituted by a seven-segment indicator. Alternatively, a plurality of light emitting diodes may be provided corresponding to the lending amount or the unit of 100 yen. In addition, balance display (card balance display)
The ball lending amount may be displayed by 50, and a further display is provided to display the ball lending amount lent by one ball lending operation, or a sticker on which the ball lending amount is printed is attached. May be. In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes a speaker, which emits a sound effect at the time of a big hit. 576 'is the front frame, 57
7 is a glass door frame, and 564 is a front plate, both of which are openable and closable. Reference numeral 565 denotes a ball removal lever for discharging the balls in the hit ball supply tray 59 into the surplus ball tray 112. The operation of the ball removal lever 565 is performed by a ball removal lever operation detector 552 not shown in FIG. (See Fig. 8)
Is detected by

On the front side of the card processor 62, a fraction display switch 136 is provided. The fraction display switch 136 is used to display a digit when the remaining amount of the inserted card displayed by the remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50 has a fraction less than a predetermined unit number (for example, 100 yen). Is switched to display a fraction less than the predetermined number of units (for example, 100 yen). That is, a predetermined number of units (for example, 100 yen) due to a change in the monetary equivalent value of a pachinko ball to be lent out due to a change in the ball lending rate.
When the fraction display switch 136 is switched when the remaining amount of the card is less than 1, first, if there is a remaining amount in units of 10,000 yen, the fraction is rounded down, and the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 flashes and is displayed. The display is automatically switched when the balance in the unit of ten thousand yen runs out, and the display is lit up to a fraction of less than 100 yen. The remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 may be provided on a curtain plate or the like. In the figure, 18 is a game effect lamp, 19 is a rail decoration lamp, 20 is a windmill lamp, 21 is a shoulder lamp, 22 is a side lamp, 23 is an attacker lamp, 24 is a sleeve lamp, 17 is a drum decoration lamp, and 26 is a decoration LED. (A), 27 is decorative LED
(B) and 28 are V winning display LEDs. The pachinko gaming machine 60 uses the balance of the card to fire a ball enclosed therein and adds a score according to the winning, and records the score on the card or receipt at the end of the game. And may be given to the player. Further, the game may be performed by inserting a card or inserting a pachinko ball, a point may be added by winning, and a pachinko ball corresponding to the score may be paid out at the end of the game.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the hit ball supply tray 59. The hit ball supply tray 59 is configured such that a storage flow lower portion 552, a bottom cover 558, an upper side cover 559, and a lower side cover 561 are attached to a main component frame 557.

The storage lower part 552 is for guiding the pachinko balls down to the hitting ball firing position while aligning the pachinko balls in a line, and the lower part of the storage lower part 552 has a ball deficiency. A detector A (555) is provided. Further, a ball deficiency detector B (556) is provided at a position further downstream of the reservoir flow 552 under the ball flow. The two ball deficiency detectors A (555) and B (556) are constituted by so-called proximity sensors that detect the presence of the ball by a change in magnetism, and when a pachinko ball is present on the storage flow lower portion 552. , An ON signal is output, and the number of pachinko balls in the storage flow lower portion 552 decreases, and the ball deficiency detector A (555)
If the upper pachinko ball disappears, the ball deficiency detector A (55
5) becomes OFF. If the number of pachinko balls further decreases and there is no pachinko ball at the position of the ball deficiency detector B (556), the ball deficiency detector B (556) is also turned off.

The ball deficiency detector A (555) is mounted on the lower side cover body 561 by screws via a mounting member 560. An LED board 562 is provided on the front side of the lower side cover body 561, and the front side of the LED board 562 is covered with a lens cover 563. The lighting display state of the LED provided on the LED board 562 is configured to be visually recognized through the lens cover 563.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing various parts provided on the front plate 564. A decorative frame main body 569 is provided on the front side of a front plate 564 which is pivotally mounted on one side with respect to the front frame 576 'so that the decorative covers 570 and 571 are provided on the front side of the decorative frame main body 569. Is provided. The return button 42 is provided on the decorative frame main body 569.
c, a ball lending button 44c, and a mode switching button 550 are provided. And, between the decorative covers 570 and 571, a ball removal lever 565 is provided so as to be able to slide horizontally. The ball pulling lever 565 is pushed rightward in the figure by a spring 566, and the player slides the ball pulling lever 565 leftward against the extension force of the spring 566, so that the ball punching lever 565 can be pushed into the ball supplying tray 59. Is discharged into the surplus ball tray 122. The sliding operation of the ball pulling lever 565 is detected by a ball pulling lever operation detector 576, and is input to the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor.

An LED / switch board 568 and a piezoelectric buzzer 567 are provided on the back side of the front plate 564 so that the lighting display of the LED can be visually recognized and when an abnormality occurs in ball payout. Has a piezoelectric buzzer 56
7 is configured to generate an alarm sound.

The speaker 15 and the wiring board 575 are further mounted on the back side of the front plate 564 via a mounting board 573. The speaker 15 is a storage box 574
It is mounted on the mounting board 573 in a state where it is stored in the storage box 574 by the pressing plate 572.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

Card processor control unit 1 of card processor 62
The interface 35 and the interface board 138 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 60 are electrically connected, and the card processor control unit 135 and the interface board 138 are configured to be able to transmit and receive information to and from each other. The interface board 138 and the payout control board box 1
The payout centralized control board 146 housed in 45 is electrically connected. Further, the interface board 13
8 and the relay terminal board 139 are electrically connected,
The relay terminal board 139 and the game control board box 1
The game control board 148 ′, the gaming machine terminal box 149, and the payout motor 223 of the ball payout device 63 housed in the 48 are electrically connected to each other. Further, the above-mentioned various indicators and switches of various operation buttons provided on the hit ball supply tray 59 are connected to the interface board 138. The card processor control unit 1
35 is connected directly to the switches of various indicators and various operation buttons provided on the hitting ball supply tray 59 and the payout central control board 146 in the payout control board box 145 without passing through the interface board 138 or the relay terminal board 139. The connection and the payout central control board 146 and the payout motor 223 may be connected via the relay terminal board 139. Further, the card processor control unit 135 and the payout central control board 146 may be directly connected by a connector.

On the back side of the card processor 62, a lending amount setting switch 137 for previously inputting and setting the lending amount to be paid out by one lending operation is provided. 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400
Five kinds of amounts of yen and 500 yen can be input and set. For example, if the ball-playing amount is set to 300 yen as shown in the figure by a staff at the game arcade, the 300-yen is stored in the microcomputer (not shown) of the card processor control unit 135 as the ball-playing amount. Then, the player inserts the card into the card insertion / ejection slot 133, and the ball lending button 44c
The ball lending amount (300
A pachinko ball of (yen) is paid out into the hitting ball supply plate 59 and is reduced from the remaining card amount. In the figure, reference numeral 134 denotes a card reader / writer control unit including a card reader / writer and its control circuit.

The ball payout device 63 is provided with a payout motor 223, and the pachinko balls supplied from the ball guide rail 67 are laterally fed by the rotation force of the payout motor 223, and the pachinko balls that have been fed laterally are used. One by one falls downward and is paid out into the hit ball supply tray 59. This ball dispenser 63
Is attached to a metal plate 54 provided on the mechanism plate 40. Below the ball dispenser 63, a metal cover plate 55 for removing static electricity charged on the ball dispensed from the ball dispenser 63 is provided, and an earth wire 56 is provided on the metal cover plate 55. Installed.

The ball guide rail 67 includes a ball tank 151.
The storage balls in the tank are made to flow down while being arranged in two rows, and the tank ball out switches 150a and 150b and the rail ball out switch 68a,
68b are detected, and it is detected that the stored ball in the ball tank 151 has run out and the flowing-down ball on the ball guide rail 67 has run out. 139, the payout centralized control board 1 in the payout control board box 145.
46 is input. This tank ball switch 150
When the a and 150b no longer detect the ball, a ball-out indicator (ball-out lamp) 127 is lit and displayed.
As will be described later, the ball payout speed is reduced.

The above-mentioned tank burnout detection switch 150a,
If a ball jam occurs on the lower side of 150b and on the upper side of the rail burnout detection switches 68a, 68b, the tank burnout detection switches 150a, 150
Although no detection of a broken ball is detected from b, a broken ball is detected from the broken rail detection switches 68a and 68b. In such a case, the broken lamp 127 blinks. The configuration is such that the occurrence of clogging can be easily recognized. The ball guide rail 67 forms a ball down flow path, and the tank ball out detection switch 150
A and 150b constitute first detecting means provided at a predetermined position on the ball downflow path and capable of detecting the presence or absence of a downflow ball. Further, the rail ball break detection switch 68
a and 68b constitute second detection means provided on the ball downflow path on the lower side of the first detection means and capable of detecting the presence or absence of a downflow ball. Further, a falling ball state informing means for notifying the state of the presence or absence of the falling ball on the ball flowing path is constituted by the ball breaking lamp 127.

The ball tank 151 is supplied with pachinko balls from a supply gutter 152 provided on the island via a supply device 153 including a supply ball detector. The replenishing balls supplied to the ball tank 151 are detected by the replenishing ball detector of the replenishing device 153, and it is detected that a predetermined number a (for example, ten) of pachinko balls have been supplied and one pulse is detected. A signal is output from the replenishment ball detector. This output signal is transmitted to connector 154. Instead of paying out the pachinko balls in the tank 151 to the ball supply tray 59 in response to the ball lending request signal from the card processor 62, the player puts the ball purchased from the ball lender into the ball supply plate 59. In the case of a conventional general pachinko gaming machine that performs a game by connecting, the connector 154 is connected to the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer, and a detection signal from the replenishment ball detector is sent to the hall management computer. Then, the hall management computer counts the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous to the game arcade based on the transmitted detection signal. However, as in the present embodiment, in a pachinko game machine of a system in which a part of the stored balls in the ball tank 151 is paid out into the hit ball supply tray 59 based on a ball lending request signal from the card processor 62, A lending ball which does not become a disadvantage ball for the game hall is supplied from the supply gutter 152 to the ball tank 151, and the supplied lending ball is detected by the supply ball detector and the disadvantage ball is detected. The numerical information is input to the hall management computer, and the inconvenience of inaccurate counting of the number of disadvantageous balls by the hall management computer occurs. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer is disconnected from the connector 154 connected to the replenishing ball detector of the replenishing device 153, and is connected to the terminal box 149 for the gaming machine. Connected to the connector 156.
Every time the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning of pachinko balls reaches a predetermined number a (for example, 10), a predetermined pulse signal is output from the payout central control board 146, and the predetermined pulse signal is output to the gaming machine. Terminal box 149,
It is configured to be transmitted to the hall management computer via the connectors 156 and 155. With this configuration, the pulse signal for the pachinko ball lending is not output to the hall management computer at all, and the pulse signal is used only for the payout of the prize ball accompanying the prize. The information is transmitted to the management computer, and the hall management computer can collect accurate information on the number of disadvantageous balls.

The winning ball that is driven into the game area 120 and wins the winning opening and the out ball collected in the out opening join and drop into the driving ball tank 159, where the driven ball is detected. After being detected by the bowl (hitting ball counter) 160, it falls on a ball collecting gutter 161 provided on the island. 15 in the figure
Reference numerals 8 and 157 denote connectors for connecting the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the hall management computer, and a unit sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer via the connectors 158 and 157. The unit amount sales signal is a unit sales amount when a ball lending is performed using the card balance recorded on the card inserted into the card processing machine 62. Each time the card balance (for example, 100 yen) corresponding to the amount is used, the unit amount sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer, and the hall management computer can total the sales amount by ball lending.

In the figure, reference numeral 830 denotes a unit box, which has both a function of a power supply for a card processing machine and a function of transmitting a unit sales signal. This unit box 830 contains AC
An outlet 831 for 100 V is provided, and a voltage of 100 V AC is supplied to the unit box 830 via the outlet 831, and a voltage converted to a predetermined voltage in the unit box 830 is supplied via the connection cable 837. It is supplied to the card processor control unit 135. Further, unit price sales data and the like are transmitted from the card processor control unit 135 to the unit box 830 via the connection cable 837. In the unit box 830, the transmitted unit sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer via the wiring 834 and to the card processing terminal box via the wiring 838. In this way, the unit sales signal is transmitted from both the pachinko gaming machine 60 and the card processing machine 62 to the hall management computer. As a result, if one of the unit sales signals goes out of order because one of them breaks down or malfunctions, it can be immediately judged that an abnormality has occurred because it is different from the other unit sales signal. Thus, accurate management of sales becomes possible. The unit box 830 is provided with an energizing indicator 833 for displaying the energized state, and a reset switch 832 for manually restarting the power supply when an abnormality occurs in the card processor 62 or the like. Have been. When transmitting the unit price sales signal to the hall management computer,
It is desirable to transmit the ID data such as the card processing machine number and the like to the hall management computer in order to specify which card processing machine is used for the sales. When the ID data is transmitted from the unit box 830 to the hall management computer, the card processor 62 is connected to the pachinko gaming machine 6.
The ID data stored in the card processing machine control unit 135 is transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine 60 every time the card is connected to 0 or the power is turned on, and is sent to the payout central control board 146 and the game control board 148 '. The transmitted ID data is stored, and the stored ID data is transmitted from the unit box 830 to the hall management computer.

The game control board 148 'is connected to a relay terminal board (not shown) of the drum unit of the variable display device 14 and a relay terminal board 81 to which various lamps, LEDs, sensors and the like are connected by wiring. I have.
A key switch 75 is provided on the right side of the back of the game control board box 148. This key switch 75
Is for variably setting the probability that the display result when the variable display device 14 is variably stopped is a combination of specific identification information (for example, 777).
The switching operation can be performed to three positions of the confirmation position. The probability can be changed and set by inserting a predetermined key into the key switch 75 and performing a switching operation, and different probabilities can be set according to the number of switching operations. In addition,
Instead of the key switch 75, for example, a slide switch, a push button switch, a snap switch, a push-pull switch, a rotary switch, a digital switch, or the like may be used. Further, in the game control board box 148, set probability indicators 76a, 76b and 76c for displaying the probability set by operating the key switch 75 are provided. In the figure, reference numeral 88 denotes a hit ball launching device, which includes a hit ball motor 612. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a mechanism plate 40.
The protruding portion of the variable display device 14 on the back side of the game board is configured to fit in the opening 41. In the figure, reference numeral 53 denotes a power switch, which can be turned off once and then turned on again by operating this switch.
The game control microcomputer 65 can be reset, and the operation can be easily performed in the probability setting operation described later.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining the structure and operation of the winning prize processing mechanism 445. Winning ball sensor A
At the side of each of (170a) and B (170b), oscillating bodies 29a and 29b oscillated by payout solenoids A (171a) and B (171b) are provided. The rockers 29a and 29b are rotatably mounted on support shafts 31a and 31b, and have weights 33a and 3b, respectively.
3b is provided. And the dispensing solenoid B (17
1b) in a state where the excitation is released as shown in the figure,
The oscillating body 29b rotates clockwise in the figure due to the weight of the weight 33b. In this state, the actuator 25b of the payout solenoid B (171b) enters the first winning ball collecting gutter 45, and the winning actuator sensor 25b causes the winning ball to be detected by the winning ball sensor B (17).
0b). When the dispensing solenoid B (171b) is excited, the actuator 25a is disengaged like the dispensing solenoid A (171a) on the left side of the drawing.
Is pulled away from the second winning ball collecting gutter 47, and the rocking body 29a is
a and is rotated clockwise in the figure and enters the first winning ball collecting gutter 47 from the upper end thereof. Then, the winning ball supported by the actuator 25a falls downward, and the winning ball located above the winning ball is supported and held by the upper end of the rocking body 29a. As described above, each time the payout solenoid is excited once, one winning ball is discharged into the ball ejection path 420 and discharged outside the machine.

When a winning ball guided to the first winning ball collecting gutter 47 is detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. A (171a) is excited once to release. Then, the next winning ball is the first winning ball collecting gutter 47.
Is detected again by the winning ball sensor A (170a), and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out as described above. The winning ball guided to the second winning ball collecting gutter 45 is detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b), and a predetermined number k (for example, 15) of prize balls are paid out, and the payout solenoid B (170b). Is excited, and if there is a next winning ball, a predetermined number k of prize balls are paid out again. As described above, even if the winning ball is continuously generated, the swinging body 2
According to 9a and 29b, only the prize ball for which the payout of the prize ball has been completed flows down, and the prize ball for which the payout of the prize ball has not yet been completed is prevented from flowing down, so that the first and second prize ball collecting gutters 47, 45. This is advantageous in that troubles relating to the number of prize balls to be paid out can be prevented. Instead of storing the proof balls, the number of winnings or the like may be stored by a microcomputer or the like, and the payout control may be performed based on the stored value. In this case, it is desirable to use a backup power supply so that the stored values are not erased due to a power failure or the like.

The dispensing solenoids A (171a), B
If (171b) breaks down and becomes non-excitable, the actuator 25a or 25b will be switched to the first winning ball collecting trough 47.
Or the second winning ball collecting gutter 45, the pachinko ball is a winning ball sensor A (170a) or a winning ball sensor B ( 170b), the state is stopped and the winning ball detection signal is continuously derived.
The continuous ON state of the prize ball sensor is detected to determine that the payout solenoid A (171a) or B (171b) is out of order and to notify the abnormal state. The winning ball sensors A (170a), B
(170b) is a so-called proximity switch in which the output signal changes from a predetermined voltage as the pachinko ball passes, and this winning ball detection sensor A (17)
When the output signals 0a) and B (170b) are disconnected, the voltage of the output signal becomes 0V. Therefore, it is detected that the output signal has become 0V and the winning ball sensors A (170a) and B (170b) are disconnected. The notification may be made by performing the determination of. Further, when the winning ball sensors A (170a) and B (170b) are short-circuited, the output voltage becomes an abnormal voltage exceeding a normal voltage, and the abnormal voltage is detected and short-circuited. May be determined, and a notification to that effect may be made.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the ball dispenser 63 and its peripheral devices. The ball dispenser 63 is provided on the metal plate 54 provided on the mechanism plate 40 side, and the pachinko balls sent in a two-row arrangement from the ball guide rail 67 pass through the ball passages 64a and 64b. 63
Will be supplied within. The ball dispenser 63 includes a dispensing motor 223, a ball feeding member 800 rotated by the dispensing motor 223, a projector 802 a provided in a notch 813 formed at the left end of the ball feeding member 800 in the drawing,
A half-rotation detection sensor 802b that receives light emitted from the light projector 802a every time the ball feeding member 800 makes a half rotation is provided. Further, the light emitter 102a, the half-turn detection sensor 8
02b, each wiring 81 connected to the payout motor 223
0 is connected to the payout central control board 730 via the relay terminal board 139 through the wiring hole 808.

At the bent portion of the ball guide rail 67, a ball removing member 881 is provided so as to be swingable. The ball removing member 881 normally has a posture of closing a bent portion of the ball guiding rail 67 as shown by a solid line in the drawing. Then, a staff member of the game arcade operates a control rod (not shown) from the front of the front frame.
When the operation of opening the ball-dropping member 881 is performed by the above operation, the ball-dropping member 881 swings in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing and assumes the posture shown by the broken line in the drawing. Then, the ball guide rail 67
The pachinko ball in the ball tank 151 (see FIG. 4) is released through the ball guiding rail 67 and the discharge path 1 so as to be discharged outside the machine. Further, when a staff member of the game arcade operates the operation rod again, the ball removing member 881 rotates clockwise to the closed position shown in the illustrated embodiment, and is locked in the closed position.

In each of the ball passages 64a and 64b, ball sensing members 920a and 920b are provided rotatably. In a state where the pachinko balls are not supplied from the ball guiding rail 67, the ball sensing members 920a and 920b rotate clockwise in the drawing to the posture shown by the broken line, and detect the rotation of the ball sensing members 920a and 920b. The rail ball break switches 68a and 68b are turned off. On the other hand, if a pachinko ball is supplied from the ball guide rail 67, the ball sensing member 920a,
920b rotates counterclockwise, and assumes the posture shown in the illustrated embodiment. Then the rail cut switch 68a,
68b turns ON.

Below the ball dispenser 63, a metal cover plate 55 is provided.
Is provided. The metal cover plate is provided with upright wall portions 55a and 55b for guiding the flow of the balls, and the pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispenser 63 are guided by the upright wall portions 55a and 55b and smoothly. It is configured to fall downward. An earth wire 56 is attached to the metal car plate 55, and when the ball paid out by the ball payout device 63 is charged, the ball comes into contact with the cover plate 55 to be grounded and discharged. You.
In the figure, 419a and 419b are payout outlets, 805a and 805
b is a ball feed path; 880a and 880b are ball path members;
1 is an opening, and 806 is a ball pressure receiving member.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view as seen from a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the ball feeding member 800. Ball passage members 880a and 880b for supplying pachinko balls to the ball inlets 884a and 884b of the ball dispenser 63 are provided with ball inlets 884a and 884.
The shape is adjusted to the height position b. Ball dispenser 63
In a portion slightly below the ball inlets 884a and 884b, a ball pressure reducing member 885 is provided, and the ball passages 64a and 64b are provided.
b, the ball pressure of the pachinko ball supplied through the ball feed passage 80
The ball pressure of the pachinko balls applied to 5a and 805b is reduced. A space 886 is formed in the ball pressure relaxing member 885, and the light projector 802a, the half-turn detection sensor 80
The wiring 2b is configured to be drawn out through this space 886. An end of the ball feeding member 800 is provided with a pair of convex portions 887 and a cut portion, and a notch 813 is formed between the pair of convex portions 887. The projector 802a is provided so as to be located between the pair of projections 887. In the state shown in FIG.
The light emitted from 2a is blocked by the convex portion 887 so as not to be detected by the half rotation detection sensor 802b. Then, the ball feeding member 800 moves from the state shown in FIG.
The light emitted from the light projector 802a by rotating by 5 degrees passes through the space between the pair of projections 887, and the half rotation detection sensor 8
02b, and eventually the ball feed member 800
Each time is rotated by half, the half-rotation detection sensor 802b is in a state of receiving light emitted from the light projector 802a. 915 in the figure
Is a cover, 54 is a metal plate, 55 is a metal cover plate, 4
Reference numeral 0 denotes a mechanism plate.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card processor control unit. The card processor control unit 135 (see FIG. 4) incorporates a card processor controller microcomputer 300. The microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor has a function of controlling the operation of various devices as described below. For this reason, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is composed of, for example, an LSI of several chips, and includes a CPU 301 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure, and a CPU 301.
ROM 302 for storing the operation program data and a RAM 303 for writing and reading necessary data.

Further, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 receives an input signal and provides input data to the CPU 301, receives an output data from the CPU 301 and outputs it to the outside, and an input / output circuit 304 to the CPU 301 when the power is turned on. A power-on reset circuit 305 for giving a reset pulse, a clock generation circuit 306 for giving a clock signal to the CPU 301, and a clock signal from the clock generation circuit 306 is frequency-divided to give a reset pulse to the CPU 301 periodically (for example, every 2 msec). A pulse dividing circuit (periodic reset circuit) 307;
An address decode circuit 308 for decoding address data from the PU 301 is included.

The address decode circuit 308 is a CPU 30
1 is decoded and the ROM 302,
A chip select signal is given to the RAM 303 and the input / output circuit 304, respectively.

In this embodiment, the ROM 302
A programmable ROM is used so that its contents can be rewritten, that is, if necessary, program data for the CPU 301 stored therein can be changed. The CPU 301 provides control signals to various devices according to the program data stored in the ROM 302 and in response to the output of each control signal described below.

The card processing machine control microcomputer 300 receives the following signals as input signals.

When the player operates the ball removal lever 565, a ball removal operation detection signal is input from the ball removal lever operation detector 576 to the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor through the interface board 138 and the detection circuit 309. . When a staff at the game hall opens the front frame 576 ', the glass door frame 577, and the front plate 564 (see FIG. 1), an opening detection signal is input from the front frame detector 553. When the player presses the ball lending button 44c (see FIG. 1), the pressing operation is detected by the ball lending operation detector 44d, and the detection signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300. When the player presses the mode switch button 550 (see FIG. 1), the press operation is detected by the mode switch 550a, and the detection signal is sent to the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor.
Is input to When the pachinko gaming machine 60 enters the specific gaming state (big hit state), the detection signal from the specific gaming state detector 554 is used to control the microcomputer 3 for controlling the card processor.
00 is input. When the number of pachinko balls in the hit ball supply tray 59 (see FIG. 1) decreases and the number of pachinko balls at the position of the ball deficiency detector A (555) disappears, the ball deficiency detector A
(555) is turned OFF, and the OFF signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300.
When the number of pachinko balls in the hit ball supply tray 59 further decreases and the pachinko balls disappear to the position of the ball deficiency detector B (556), the ball deficiency detector B (556) turns off and the OFF signal is output. The data is input to the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor. Player returns button 4
When a pressing operation is performed on 2c (see FIG. 1), the pressing operation is detected by the return operation detector 42d, and the detection signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300.

The staff of the game hall sets the ball lending setting switch 137
By operating (see FIG. 4) to set the ball lending amount,
The setting signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When the fraction display switch 136 (see FIG. 1) is operated, the switch operation signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309.

A payout possible signal, a ball lending preparation signal, a ball lending completion signal, and a ball lending enable signal, which will be described later, are input from the payout control microcomputer 350 via the interface board 138 and the information input circuit 312. The information input circuit 312 has a built-in photocoupler, and the various signals described above from the payout control microcomputer 350 are input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the photocoupler. Since the signal is input through the photocoupler in this way, the adverse effect caused by the failure generated in the payout control microcomputer 350 does not reach the card processing machine control microcomputer 300, so that the payout control microcomputer 350 The inconvenience of causing the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 to fail due to the failure can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 outputs a control signal to the following circuits and devices.

A display control signal is output to the ball lending display 48d and the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) via the LED drive circuit 310 and the interface board 138. A display control signal is given to the card insertion display 132 and the processor usable display 130 via the lamp drive circuit 311. Card reader / writer control unit 134
(See FIGS. 1 and 4), the present balance data, card write / discharge command signal, zero balance data, and card collection command signal, which will be described later, are output. A ball lending request signal, which will be described later, is output to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the information output circuit 313 and the interface board 138. A unit sales signal to be described later is output to the ball lending card central management computer via the unit box 830 and the card processing terminal box 320. The ball lending card centralized management computer is a centralized management computer installed in a ball lending card issuing company or the like. The card lending machine terminal box for the card processing machine 62 installed in each game arcade in Japan. It is connected by a communication line via 320. A unit sales signal is transmitted to the hall management computer via the unit box 830, and a predetermined power is supplied to the card processor 62.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing various control circuits and various control devices connected to the payout control microcomputer.

Payment control microcomputer 350
Has the same configuration as that of the microcomputer 300 for controlling a card processor shown in FIG. 8, and thus the description thereof will not be repeated here. Note that the payout control microcomputer 350 is formed of a one-chip microcomputer and is masked. The payout sensor 802b is connected to the sensor circuit 352 via the relay terminal board 139, and a detection signal of the payout sensor 802b is input from the sensor circuit 352 to the payout control microcomputer 350. The winning ball switches (winning ball sensors) 170a and 170b are connected to the switch circuit 351 via the relay terminal board 139, and the winning ball switches (winning ball sensors) 170a and 170b are connected.
The detection signal of 170 b is input from the switch circuit 350 to the payout control microcomputer 350. The tank burnout switches 150a and 150b are connected to the relay terminal board 139.
Is connected to the switch circuit 351, and the tank ball out detection signal is input from the switch circuit 351 to the payout control microcomputer 350. The full tank switch 162 is connected to the switch circuit 3 via the relay terminal board 139.
51, and a full tank detection signal is input from the switch circuit 351 to the payout control microcomputer 350. The rail cutout switches 68a and 68b are connected to the switch circuit 351 via the relay terminal board 139, and a rail cutout detection signal is input from the switch circuit 351 to the payout control microcomputer 350.

The microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor is connected to the microcomputer 350 for controlling the dispensing via the interface board 138.
It is configured so that data can be transmitted and received between the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor and the microcomputer 350 for controlling the payout. Game control microcomputer 65 (game control board 14
8 ') is the payout control microcomputer 3 via the winning ball number information input circuit 361 and the winning information output circuit 362.
50, and the prize ball number information from the game control microcomputer 65 (game control board 148 ') is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the prize ball number information input circuit 361, and the payout control is performed. The winning information is output from the microcomputer 350 to the game controlling microcomputer 65 (game controlling board 148 ') via the winning information output circuit 362. The reset switch 147 is connected to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the reset circuit 353,
Based on the operation of the reset switch 147 (see FIG. 4), a reset signal is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the reset circuit 353.

Further, the payout control microcomputer 350 outputs a motor drive control signal to the payout motor 223 via the motor circuit 354 and the relay terminal board 139.
The payout control microcomputer 350 is a relay circuit 3
55, and outputs a motor power supply control signal to the handle motor (ball hitting motor) 612 via the relay terminal board 139. The dispensing control microcomputer 350 outputs solenoid driving control signals to the dispensing solenoids 171a and 171b via the solenoid circuit 356 and the relay terminal board 139, respectively. Dispensing control microcomputer 3
Reference numeral 50 denotes replenishment information indicating that a predetermined number of prize balls a (for example, 10) have been paid out via the information output circuit 357 and the relay terminal board 139, and a predetermined amount (for example, 100 yen). Then, ball lending information, which is information indicating that ball lending has been performed, is output to the hall management computer. The dispensing control microcomputer 350 includes a buzzer circuit 35.
8. A buzzer control signal is output to the buzzer 359 via the relay terminal board 139. The payout control microcomputer 350 outputs a lamp control signal to the payout lamp 126 and the burnout lamp 127 via the lamp circuit 360 and the relay terminal board 139, respectively.

A predetermined DC voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 363 to these control circuits and various devices. In addition, 1 in the figure
Reference numeral 46 denotes a payout centralized control board, on which various circuits and various electronic devices shown in a range surrounded by a dashed line are mounted on the payout centralized control board 146.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control circuit used in a pachinko gaming machine. A part of the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine is provided on the game control board 148 'and includes a basic circuit 6 including a microcomputer which operates according to a program for controlling various devices.
5 The basic circuit 65 includes a CPU 91 and RA
M92, ROM 93, I / O port 90, sound generator 94, and clock generation circuit 95 are included.
Further, the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine has an initial reset circuit 97 for giving a reset pulse to the basic circuit 65 when the power is turned on, and a clock signal provided from the basic circuit 65 is frequency-divided (for example, every 2 msec). , A periodic reset circuit 98 comprising a pulse dividing circuit for applying a reset pulse to the basic circuit 65, and decoding of address data from the basic circuit 65 to the RAM 92,
An address decode circuit 96 that supplies a chip select signal to the ROM 93, the I / O port 90, and the sound generator 94 is included. The basic circuit 65 receives the following signals as input signals. When the hit ball is won and processed by the winning ball processing unit 400 (see FIG. 4) and the winning ball is detected by the winning ball sensors 170a and 170b (see FIG. 5), the payout central control board 146 and the relay terminal board 139. The winning information is input to the basic circuit 65 via the winning information input circuit 853. When a hit ball is won in the variable winning ball device 3 and detected by the 10-count detection switch 8, the detection signal is input to the basic circuit 65 via the switch / sensor input circuit 109. If the pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning ball device 3 wins a specific winning opening (V pocket) and is detected by the specific winning ball detection switch 7,
The detection signal is input to the basic circuit 65 via the switch / sensor input circuit 109. If a pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 1a, 1b, 1c, the starting winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detecting switches 2a, 2b, 2c,
The detection signal is input to the basic circuit 65 via the switch / sensor input circuit 109. Stepping motor 35
When the rotary drums a to 35c rotate and the rotary drums of the variable display device 14 rotate, and the non-reflective portions (not shown) formed on the rotary drums are detected by the drum sensors 51a to 51c, the detection is performed. The signal is input to the basic circuit 65 via the switch / sensor input circuit 109. The game control board 148 'includes an EEPROM (Electric
all Erasable Programmable
e Read-Only Memory) 99, a data input circuit 100, and a data output circuit 101. When the pachinko gaming machine 60 is powered on, the EEP
The probability data for generating a big hit stored in the ROM 99 is input to the basic circuit 65 via the data input circuit 100. The input probability data is I / O port 90,
The data is loaded into the RAM 92 via the CPU 91. There are three types of probability data: first probability data that is slightly higher (setting 1), second probability data that is moderately high (setting 2), and third probability data that is slightly lower (setting 3). Any one of the probability data is stored in the EEPROM 99.

Assuming that the probability data loaded in the RAM 92 is the first probability data (setting 1), a case where the key switch 75 is operated in that state will be described. The key switch 75 can be switched to three positions: a normal position, a set position, and a confirmation position. When the power is turned on at the confirmation position, the key switch 75 switches from the normal mode to the setting mode by one. When the operation is performed twice, the first probability data (setting 1) loaded in the RAM 92 is updated to the second probability data (setting 2). In this state, if the key switch 75 is operated again from the normal mode to the setting mode, the RAM
The second probability data (setting 2) loaded in 92 is updated to third probability data (setting 3). When the key switch 75 is operated again from the normal mode to the setting mode in that state, the third probability data (setting 3) loaded in the RAM 92 is updated to the first probability data (setting 1). . Each time the probability data is updated, the probability data stored in the EEPROM 99 is updated. When a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed while the key switch is in the normal mode, the probability data is determined. The probability data currently stored in the EEPROM 99 is loaded into the RAM 92, and the variable display device 14 is controlled using the loaded probability data. If the key switch 75 is in the normal mode when the power is turned on, the key switch 75
Can not rewrite probability data. Since the probability data is stored and held in the EEPROM 99 as in this embodiment, it is possible to flexibly cope with an increase or decrease in the set value of the probability as compared with mechanical storage and storage.
In particular, as compared with, for example, storing in a RAM or the like, there is an advantage that a backup power supply is not required, and this is advantageous when the period for storing and holding is long. The probability setting operation means including the key switch 75 and the like
Instead of providing each pachinko gaming machine, for example, it may be constituted by a keyboard or the like connected to a hall management computer, and a probability setting operation is performed by specifying each pachinko gaming machine in a management room of a game hall or the like. You may do so.

Next, a control signal is output from the basic circuit 65 to various circuits and devices described below.

A control signal for generating a sound is output to the speaker 15 via the sound circuit 66. Prize ball number information output circuit 10
4, payout central control board 14 via relay terminal board 138
The prize ball number information, which is information for specifying the number of prize balls to be paid out to 6, is output. Through the segment / LED circuit 105, a 7-segment display 11, a starting winning storage display 10, a winning number display 16, a set probability display 7
6a-76c, decoration LED27, 26, V display LED2
The control signal for display is output to 8 respectively. A lamp lighting control signal is output to each of the drum lamps 25a to 25g via the drum lamp circuit 106. A control signal for solenoid excitation is output to the solenoid 5 through the lamp / solenoid big hit information circuit 107, and a drum decoration lamp 17, a game effect lamp 18, a rail decoration lamp 19, a windmill lamp 20, a shoulder lamp 21, a side lamp 22, Center lamp (attacker lamp) 23,
A lamp lighting (flashing) control signal is output to each of the sleeve lamps 24. A control signal for driving each of the stepping motors 35a to 35c is output via the motor drive circuit 108. In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes an output line for outputting big hit occurrence information to a hall management computer or the like.

A predetermined DC voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 102 to these control circuits and various devices.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a circuit for transmitting and receiving data such as the number of prize balls to be paid out between the payout central control board and the game control board.

The interface board 138 of the pachinko gaming machine 60 and the card processor control unit 135 of the card processor 62
Are connected to the photocoupler 852 at the stage where VL (+1
8V), and a signal is input to the basic circuit 65 (see FIG. 10) via the card processor connection information input circuit 854 provided on the game control board 148 '. Only when a signal is input to the basic circuit 65 via the card processor connection information input circuit 854, the pachinko gaming machine 60 can be played. This will be described in detail later. The basic circuit 65 of the game control board 148 'stores the number of prize balls to be paid out in accordance with the winning mode of the pachinko balls. That is, the hit ball is the starting winning opening 1
When the player wins a, 1b, or 1c (see FIG. 1), n (5
The number of payouts is stored so that m (15) is paid out when a prize port other than the starting prize ports 1a to 1c or a prize ball device is won. And the starting winning opening 1a-1c
The winning ball which has won the game is guided to the winning ball processing unit 400 and detected by the winning ball sensor 170a, and the detection signal is inputted to the winning information input circuit 853 via the winning ball sensor circuit 351 and the photocoupler 859a and is inputted. The information is input to the basic circuit 65. The winning balls other than the starting winning openings 1a to 1c and the winning balls which have won the winning ball device are sent to the winning ball processor 4
00 and detected by the winning ball sensor 170b,
The detection signal is input to the winning information input circuit 853 via the winning ball sensor circuit 351 and the photocoupler 859b.
The input information is input to the basic circuit 65. Basic circuit 6
In D5, D0, D based on the inputted winning information
The prize ball number signal is output to the prize ball number information input circuit 361 of the payout control board by using the four output ports of 1, D2 and D3. That is, a 4-bit prize ball number signal (prize ball payout number signal) can be output from the four output ports D0 to D3, so that 15 types of 1 to 15 prize ball number signals are output. It is possible. Output port D
The signal output from 0 is once converted into an optical signal by the photocoupler 855 of the winning ball number information input circuit 361, then converted again into an electric signal, and input to the input circuit 350. Similarly, the prize ball number signals output from the output ports D1, D2, and D3 are respectively converted into photocouplers 856, 857, and 858.
, Is once converted into an optical signal and then converted again into an electric signal, and the electric signal is input to the input circuit 351. The payout central control board 146 controls the ball payout device 63 based on the winning ball number data input to the input circuit 351 to control the predetermined number of prize balls. To each of the photocouplers 855 to 858, a coupler power supply Vp supplied from the game control board 148 'is applied, and a signal from each of the output ports D0 to D3 corresponds to the corresponding photocoupler 855.
To 858, the input signal from the photocoupler is input to the input circuit 351 of the payout central control board 146. As described above, since the transmission and reception of data between the payout central control board 146 and the game control board 148 'are performed via the photocoupler, the boards are electrically insulated from each other. The inconvenience that the failure of the substrate adversely affects the other substrate can be prevented.

Next, when the card processor control unit 135 and the interface board 138 are disconnected (information cannot be transmitted), signals are not input from the photocoupler 852, so that the payout is concentrated. In the control board, it is determined that a connection error with the card processing machine has occurred, and based on the determination result, the relay 355 is operated to cut off the supply of current to the ball hitting motor 612 and the ball is not fired. The game is disabled.

FIG. 12 shows the information output circuit 3 shown in FIG.
FIG. 57 is a circuit diagram showing a specific configuration of the second embodiment.

The information output circuit 357 mainly includes a photocoupler section 380 and bridge diodes 381A and 381.
B. Each bridge diode 381
A, data lines 384, 38 connected to 381B
5, 386, 387 and the hall management computer are connected, and a detection signal for detecting whether or not there is supply information is sent from the hall management computer via one of the data lines 384 and 385. It is output to the bridge diode 381A. The detection signal output from the hall management computer may be inserted into the connection between the connector on the hall management computer and the connector connected to the data lines 384, 385 in a certain direction or in the opposite direction. Is input to the data line 384 or input to the data line 385 depending on whether the connection is made. Similarly, a detection signal for detecting whether or not there is ball lending information is input to one of the data lines 386 and 387 from the hall management computer. Whether the detection signal is input to the data line 386 or 387 depends on the direction of the insertion connection between the connector on the hall management computer and the connector connected to the data lines 386 and 387, as described above. It depends. In any case, regardless of whether the detection signal is input to either of the data lines 384 or 385, the transistors 382A and 382 are connected via the bridge diode 381A.
The voltage of the detection signal is applied to 83A. Similarly, regardless of which of the data lines 386 and 387 receives the detection signal, the bridge diode 381B
, The voltage of the detection signal is applied to the transistors 382B and 383B.

Payment control microcomputer 350
Outputs a one-pulse signal to the photocoupler 380A side when a predetermined number a (for example, 10) of prize balls are paid out as described above. In the photocoupler 380A, based on the one pulse signal, the transistor 382A
Is turned on, the voltage of the detection signal applied to the transistor 382A is applied to the base of the transistor 383A, the transistor 383A is turned on, and the detection signal passes through the transistor 383A via the bridge diode 381A. Data line 384
Alternatively, the detection signal is input to the hall management computer through the data line to which the detection signal is not input.

On the other hand, the payout control microcomputer 3
50 is a predetermined amount (for example, 100 yen) as described above.
Is output to the photocoupler 380B side when the ball is lent.
In B, the transistor 3 based on the output pulse signal
82B becomes conductive. Then, the transistor 382
The voltage of the input signal applied to B
The voltage is applied to the base of the transistor 83B, and the transistor 383B is turned on. When the transistor 383B is turned on, a detection signal passes through the transistor 383B, passes through the bridge diode 381B, and passes through the data line 3.
The input signal of 86 or 387 is input to the hall management computer through the data line which is not input.

As described above, transmission of supply information and ball lending information from the payout control microcomputer 350 to the hall management computer is performed by the photocouplers 380A and 380.
B is once converted into an optical signal and then converted again into an electric signal, so that the payout control microcomputer 350 and the hall management computer are electrically insulated from each other. Alternatively, there is an advantage that a failure of one of the hall management computers can be prevented from adversely affecting the other. As another method of achieving such an advantage, a relay may be used instead of the photocouplers 380A and 380B. However, when using a relay,
Since the relay has contacts, the relay contacts are repeatedly turned ON and OFF each time a signal is output from the dispensing control microcomputer 350 to the relays. The disadvantage of inferiority arises. This embodiment uses a photocoupler,
The problem of the durability of such a relay can be solved. However, in the case of a photocoupler, the transistor 38
When the photocoupler and the hole management computer are directly connected without passing through the bridge diodes 381A and 381B because the 2A and 382B have positive and negative polarities, the connector on the hole management computer and the photocoupler are connected. In some cases, depending on the direction of insertion with the connector connected to the connector, supply information and ball lending information output from the photocoupler are input to the output port side of the input signal of the hall management computer. However, according to this embodiment, the photocouplers 380A, 380A,
Since the bridge diodes 381A and 381B are interposed between the hall management computer 80B and the hall management computer, the connectors on the hall management computer side are connected to the data lines 384 and 384.
Regardless of the direction in which the connector 385 or 386, 387 is inserted, the above-described inconvenience does not occur.

FIGS. 13 to 16 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

In step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) A1, the setting reading of the lending amount is performed. The “reading of the setting of the ball-amount” is a process of reading the ball-amount set by the ball-amount setting switch 137 shown in FIG.

Then, the flow advances to SA2, where the processor usable indicator 13 is displayed.
0 (see FIG. 1) is lit to indicate that it can be used. Next, the process proceeds to SA3, where it is determined whether or not a card acceptance signal has been received from the card reader / writer control unit.
If not, the process proceeds to SA4, where it is determined from the card reader / writer control unit whether or not there is a card abnormal signal. If not, the process returns to SA3 again. If the card reader / writer accepts an appropriate card during this loop,
The card reader / writer control unit determines that there is a card acceptance signal, and proceeds to SA7. On the other hand, if a card error signal is output from the card reader / writer control unit,
A determination of YES is made in SA4, and the process proceeds to SA5, in which control is performed to display the cause of the card abnormality on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) using a code. Specifically, a code indicating the type of the cause of the abnormality, such as an inability to read the inserted card or a security error, is displayed on the card balance display 50. Then, the process proceeds to SA6, where the processor usable indicator 1 is displayed.
30 (see FIG. 1) flashes. The control at the time of this abnormality will be described in detail with reference to a flowchart of a self-diagnosis process described later. If there is an abnormality in the recording data of the card, a command signal for collecting the abnormal card is output to the card reader / writer control unit 134. On the other hand, in SA7, the card insertion display 132 and the ball lending display 48d are turned on, and the card balance display 50 displays the current card balance.

Next, the process proceeds to SA8, where it is determined whether or not a ball lending operation has been performed. If not, the process proceeds to SA8a. It is determined whether or not the automatic ball lending mode is in effect.
Then, it is determined whether or not a return operation has been performed, and if not, the process proceeds to SA9a. In SA9a, it is determined whether or not the non-operation time check timer has expired, and if not, the flow returns to SA8. The non-operation time check timer is for measuring a non-operation time during which no ball lending operation is performed and no return operation is performed on a card having a remaining card balance.
Is set by Then, when the non-operation time check timer expires, the process proceeds to SA9b, where a notification that the card has been left is performed, and it is possible to prevent the player from losing the remaining card.

SA8d when in automatic ball lending mode
Then, it is determined whether or not the upper tray ball absence flag is set. If not, the process proceeds to SA9. The upper ball non-ball flag is set when the ball in the hit ball supply tray 59 runs short. On the other hand, if the pachinko gaming machine 60 is in a big hit, the determination of YES is made in SA8a and the process proceeds to SA9. This SA8a
When the determination of YES is made, the processing of clearing the current mode is performed by SA8b, and then the processing of SA9 is performed.
You may make it go to. As a result of the processing of SA8b,
If it is in the automatic ball lending mode, it is cleared, and the system returns to the normal mode in which the ball lending operation is not automatically performed even if the ball in the hit ball supply tray 59 runs short.

If the player presses the ball lending button 44c during the tour of the loop of SA8 to SA9b, the SA
A determination of YES is made in step 8 and the process advances to SA8e, where a determination is made as to whether or not the payout condition is satisfied.
As shown in FIG. 25, the payout condition is satisfied when the front frame, the glass door frame, and the front panel are not opened, and the specific game state and the winning are not generated. If the conditions for paying out are satisfied, the process proceeds to SA11, and shifts to the subsequent ball lending command control. If the conditions for paying out are not met, the process returns to SA8. Before returning to SA8, the cause (for example, the front frame is opened) that the condition to pay out is not established may be displayed on the card balance display 50 or the like. On the other hand, when the automatic ball lending mode is set, the ball shortage detector A (55)
The control also proceeds to SA8e when the upper ballless flag is set based on detection signals such as 5) and B (556) as described later. In addition, the player presses the return button 42c.
Is pressed, the determination of YES is made in SA9, the process proceeds to SA10, the ball lending display 48d is turned off, and the SA is turned off.
The process proceeds to 26, where control for returning the inserted card is performed. At SA11, it is determined whether or not the current balance of the inserted card, that is, the balance displayed on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) is equal to or more than the amount set by the lending amount setting switch 137 (see FIG. 4). A decision is made. If the current balance is equal to or more than the set amount, the process of setting the set amount to the lending amount is performed in SA12, and the process proceeds to SA14. On the other hand, if the current balance is less than the set amount, the process proceeds to SA14 after setting the current balance to the lending amount in SA13. In other words, if the current balance of the inserted card is less than the set amount, it is not possible to set the set amount to the lending amount and pay out the pachinko ball for the set amount, so it is possible to pay out with the inserted card A process of setting the maximum amount of money, that is, the current balance of the inserted card, to the ball lending amount is performed.

Next, in SA14, the ball lending indicator 48d
(See FIG. 1). The ball lending operation is performed once, and the next ball lending operation is not accepted until the ball lending operation based on the ball lending operation is completed. Therefore, the ball lending operation is performed until the ball lending indicator is turned on by SA33 described later. The display 48d is turned off to display that the ball lending operation cannot be performed. Next, the process proceeds to SA15, where control for starting output of the ball lending request signal to the payout control microcomputer is performed. Next, the process proceeds to SA16, where a ball lending preparation confirmation timer is set, and the process proceeds to SA17, where it is determined whether or not a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer. In the payout control microcomputer, SA1
In response to the ball lending request signal received by 5 and if ball lending is possible, preparation control for ball lending is performed, and then a process of outputting a ball lending preparation signal to the card processing machine control microcomputer by SA77 is performed. . If the card processing machine control microcomputer receives this ball lending preparation signal before the ball lending preparation confirmation timer set in SA16 expires, YES is determined in SA17, and SA is determined.
After outputting the ball lending command signal to the payout control microcomputer 20, a process of waiting for the payout control microcomputer to transmit a signal indicating that ball lending is completed is performed. On the other hand, if the ball lending preparation signal is not input from the payout control microcomputer until the ball lending preparation confirmation timer expires, the process proceeds to SA19, in which the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped, and the ball lending amount is cleared. Is made and the process proceeds to SA8.

When the pachinko gaming machine 60 has already paid out a lending ball or pays out a prize ball in accordance with a prize, SA100, SA101, SA7 to be described later.
6. Since the processing in SA77 is not performed, the payout control microcomputer does not output the ball lending preparation signal until the ball lending preparation confirmation timer expires. In that case, the processing in SA19 is performed. There is no. This ball lending preparation confirmation timer is, for example, 10 m
The time is about 10 sec or more and not less than 10 sec.

On the other hand, after the ball lending command signal is output by SA20, a process of subtracting the unit amount from the current balance and subtracting the unit amount from the lending amount is performed by SA21. SA
When the ball lending command signal by 20 is given to the payout control microcomputer, the pachinko ball corresponding to the unit amount (for example, 100 yen) is controlled by the pachinko gaming machine as will be described later. The unit amount, which is the amount of the pachinko ball to be lent, is subtracted from the current balance of the inserted card, and the unit amount is subtracted from the lending amount set in SA12 and SA13. Next, the process proceeds to SA22, and a process of outputting a unit sales signal to the terminal box for the card processing machine via the unit box is performed. The unit sales signal transmitted to the card processor terminal box is output to the ball lending card central management computer, and the ball lending card usage data is totaled by the ball lending card central management computer. The sales signal output from the card processing machine terminal box to the ball lending card centralized management computer may be performed in real time, or may be collectively performed at regular time intervals or daily. Further, a process of outputting a unit sales signal to the hall management computer is performed by SA23. As a result, the hall management computer can obtain the sales information from either the card processing machine or the pachinko gaming machine, and also obtains the information from both sides, compares the sales information, and determines the abnormality if they do not match. Thus, a failure or the like can be found quickly.

Next, the flow advances to SA27, where a ball lending confirmation timer is set. This ball lending confirmation timer is, for example, 10 seconds in consideration of the time required for paying out lending balls on the pachinko machine side.
ec. If the ball lending completion signal is input from the payout control microcomputer before the ball lending confirmation timer expires, the process proceeds to SA31. However, even if the ball lending confirmation timer is terminated, the ball lending completion signal is input. If not, the process proceeds to SA30, the processor usable indicator 130 (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and the process proceeds to SA24. Then, return control of the inserted card after SA24 is performed. That is, although the ball lending preparation signal is input from the payout control microcomputer and the ball lending control should be performed by the payout control microcomputer, the ball lending is completed even if the ball lending confirmation timer expires. If the signal is not transmitted from the payout control microcomputer, it is considered that some kind of abnormality has occurred in the ball payout device or the like of the pachinko gaming machine, and in that case, the inserted card is returned to the player. It is.

On the other hand, if a ball lending completion signal is input from the payout control microcomputer before the ball lending confirmation timer expires, the process proceeds to SA31, and it is determined whether or not the lending amount = 0. If there is a remaining unpaid portion of the pachinko balls corresponding to the ball lending amount set by SA12 and SA13, the ball lending amount is not “0”, and thus the judgment of SA31 is NO. Is made and the process proceeds to SA15, where a ball lending request signal is output to the payout control microcomputer again. On the other hand, if all the pachinko balls have been paid out for the lending amount, the lending amount has become zero, so the process proceeds to SA32, and it is determined whether or not the current balance is zero. If the current balance of the inserted card still remains, the process proceeds to SA33, turns on the ball lending indicator 48d, proceeds to SA8, and the ball lending operation and the return operation of the ball lending operation are performed again. On the other hand, SA32
When it is determined that the current balance is 0, the process proceeds to SA34, and a process of outputting a balance 0 and a card write / discharge command signal to the card reader / writer control unit is performed. As a result, the card reader / writer control unit updates the card balance of the inserted card to “0” and returns the inserted card to the player.

Next, the card insertion display is turned on and off by SA35, and the processing confirmation timer is set by SA36. This processing confirmation timer is set in consideration of a time sufficient for the card reader / writer to return the inserted card after updating the balance of the inserted card to “0”. If the card processing completion signal has not been received from the card reader / writer control unit before the processing is completed, the flow advances to SA39 to perform processing for displaying an error in the card processing machine with a code on the card balance display 50 and use the processing machine. The display 130 is controlled to blink. Specifically, for example, a code is displayed to indicate that the balance “0” cannot be written to the inserted card, an error when the written data is read and confirmed, and the like.

On the other hand, if a card processing completion signal is input from the card reader / writer control section before the processing confirmation timer expires, the flow advances to SA40 to insert a card for indicating that a card is inserted. Display 1
32 (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and it is determined whether or not there is a ball lending abnormality by SA41.
Then, the process proceeds to step S3, where the control of accepting insertion of a new card into the card reader / writer is performed.
Proceeding to 42, reception control of the payout enable signal from the payout control microcomputer is performed.

As described above, each time a pachinko game machine rents out pachinko balls (for example, 25 pieces) corresponding to a unit amount (for example, 100 yen), the payout control microcomputer changes the card processing machine control microcomputer. A ball lending completion signal is output. Each time the card processing machine control microcomputer inputs the output signal, it determines whether or not all pachinko balls for the lending amount (see SA12 and SA13) have been lent. If there is an unlent portion that has not been lent yet, the unit amount (for example, 100
The lending of pachinko balls of (yen) is repeated.

FIG. 15 and FIG.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an interrupt program executed once every c. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the process of discriminating the absence of an upper ball, and FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the automatic ball lending mode control.

Next, referring to FIG. 15, a description will be given of the processing for judging the absence of an upper tray ball. Ball deficiency detector A by SA70
It is determined whether or not (555) has been turned off. If not, the upper ball no flag is cleared by SA74. If the ball shortage detector A is OFF, the process proceeds to SA72, where it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the interrupt program ends. If the ball deficiency detector A is in the OFF state continuously until the predetermined time has elapsed, the determination of YES is made in SA72 and the determination of SA73 is made.
, And the upper plate ball absence flag is set. Note that SA
After a determination of YES is made by 70, a step of determining whether or not the ball deficiency detector B (556) has been turned off by SA71 may be inserted. When the ball deficiency detector B is ON, the process proceeds to SA74,
In such a case, the control may proceed to SA72.

Next, the automatic ball lending mode control will be described with reference to FIG. In SA75, it is determined whether or not an automatic ball lending operation has been performed. If not, the interrupt program ends. On the other hand, when the player
If 50 (see FIG. 1) is operated, YES is determined by SA75.
Is determined and whether the automatic ball lending mode is already set or not is determined. If the automatic ball lending mode is not set, the automatic ball lending mode is set by SA77. On the other hand, if the automatic ball lending mode is already being set, the process proceeds to SA78, where the automatic ball lending mode is cleared and returns to the normal mode.

The ball deficiency detectors A (555) and B (55)
In 6), the mounting location may be changed to an appropriate location and only one of the ball deficiency detectors may be used. Further, it may be possible to select which of the ball deficiency detectors A (555) and B (556) to use by operating a switch or the like in a game hall. Furthermore, the ball deficiency detector A (555) or the ball deficiency detector B (5)
56) (for example, 100
In yen and 200 yen, the ball deficiency detector A is used, and 300 yen
The ball deficiency detector B is used for the yen, 400 yen, and 500 yen). Regarding the ball lending set amount, in automatic ball lending (automatic ball lending mode), the payout may be made uniformly for each minimum unit (every 100 yen) regardless of the ball lending set amount.

FIGS. 17 to 22 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 shows the main routine.
For example, it is executed once every 2 msec. First, the stack set processing is performed in S1, and the RA is set in S2.
A determination is made as to whether there has been an M error. This determination is made by reading the contents of a predetermined address of the RAM 92 in the basic circuit 65 shown in FIG. 8 and checking whether the value is equal to the predetermined value. Immediately at the time of the program runaway or immediately after the power is turned on, the data stored in the RAM 92 is indefinite, so the answer to the determination is NO and the process proceeds to the control S3. In S3, initial data is written to the RAM. At this time, the identification information of the variable display device 14 is displayed at a probability determined according to the read value after the set value which is the probability data of the jackpot occurrence stored in the EEPROM 99 is read and loaded into the RAM. Is controlled as follows. Thereafter, the control proceeds to S10. Since the initial data is written in S3, the answer to the determination in S2 is YES when the main routine is executed thereafter, and the control proceeds to S4.

In S4, data is output from the I / O port, and control signals are output to various circuits and devices shown in FIG. Next, proceed to S5,
It is determined whether there is a 0 count error and whether there is a drum error. This 10 count error is a case where the specific winning ball detection switch 7 or the winning number detection switch 8 is short-circuited or disconnected. Specifically, the output signal of the specific winning ball detection switch 7 or the 10 count detection switch 8 is Predetermined time (for example, 2.9 seconds)
Or the variable winning ball device 3
1 if no winning ball is detected during the opening
It is determined that there is a 0 count error. The drum error is a case where a rotating drum (not shown) of the variable display device 14 stops in the middle of rotation or is in a state where rotation control cannot be performed. If there is no 10 count error and there is no drum error, the process proceeds to S6. After the process processing is performed, the process proceeds to S7. The process is performed, and then the process proceeds to S8, where a switch input process is performed, and then proceeds to S9.

At S9, a probability setting switch input process is performed. This probability setting switch input is a process of inputting the setting state of the probability of occurrence of a big hit based on the operation of the key switch 75 (see FIG. 4). After S9, the control proceeds to S10. In S10, an update process of the random 1 counter, random 2 counter, and random 4 counter is performed. The random 1 counter is a primary lottery counter for determining whether or not to generate a big hit. The random 2 counter is a counter for a secondary lottery and a winning symbol determination regarding whether or not to generate a big hit. Whether or not to generate a big hit is first determined to be a result of a primary lottery based on a random 1 counter, and it is necessary to determine a result of a secondary lottery based on a random 2 counter. The random 4 counter is a counter for selecting a winning line for determining which winning line of the three winning lines is to form a winning symbol combination when it is determined to generate a big hit. is there.
The winning symbol is determined based on the count value of the random 2 counter. Then, after operating the key switch 75, the upper limit of the count value of the random 1 counter changes. That is, in the case of the setting 1, the random 1 counter counts within the range of 0 to 41. In the case of setting 2, counting is performed within the range of 0 to 44. In the case of setting 3, counting is performed within the range of 0 to 49. On the other hand, random 2
The counter counts within the range of 0 to 49. The random 4 counter counts in the range of 0 to 2. When the picked-up count value is 0, the middle hit line is selected and determined. At times, the right-to-lower oblique hit line is selected and determined.

Next, the process proceeds to S11, where it is determined whether the number of resets is 0 or 4, or 1 or 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7. The number of resets means the number of times the basic circuit 64 has been reset by a reset signal input from the periodic reset circuit 98 (see FIG. 10) to the basic circuit 65, and each time it is reset, it changes from "0" to "1". The value is incremented by one to reach "7", and in this state, the value is further increased by "1" to "0", and is counted up again from "0". If the number of resets is 0, the process proceeds to S12, where sound data is output and the speaker 1
5 emits a predetermined sound. On the other hand, when the number of resets is four
In step S13, the process proceeds to S13, where the output data table is selected and the drum lamp data set is processed. The process then proceeds to S15, where the set data is output, and the lighting of the drum lamp is controlled. On the other hand, if the number of resets is 1, 2,
In the case of 3, 5, 6, and 7, the process proceeds to S14, where the decoration LED and lamp data are set, and the set data is output in S15, and the decoration LEDs 27 and 26 and the various lamps 18 and 24 are turned on or off. You.
Next, the processing proceeds to S16, where a prize storage area storage processing is performed, and the processing proceeds to S17, where the random 1 counter, random 2 counter, random 3 counter, and random 5 counter are updated. The processing in S17 is based on the basic circuit 65 based on the reset signal from the periodic reset circuit 98.
The repetition of the count value is performed using the periodical reset waiting time until the resetting is performed.
The random 3 counter is a counter for determining which symbol is to be controlled to stop when it is determined that a big hit is not to be generated, and is counted up in the range of 0 to 5831. The random 5 counter is a counter for determining which off symbol to stop control when it is determined not to generate a big hit.
It is counted up within the range of 31. The random 5 counter is a counter for determining a lucky number symbol, and is counted up within a range of 0 to 99.
The lucky number is a number that is predetermined in order to provide a predetermined service to the player at the game arcade. For example, when a big hit occurs, the number displayed on the pachinko gaming machine where the big hit occurs is predetermined. If the lucky number coincides with the lucky number, a prize ball acquired based on the occurrence of the big hit is given a privilege such that the prize ball can be used again for a game without exchanging the prize.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a subroutine program of the winning information input processing shown in S7.

This winning information input processing is for performing a winning determination processing when a pachinko ball is won. First S
Port input is performed by 18. Then, in S19, it is determined whether or not the award ball data output flag is set. The prize ball data output flag is set in S23 and S29 described later and cleared in S32. The prize ball data output flag is a prize ball number data to be paid out based on the winning prize ball based on the determination of the winning of the pachinko ball. This flag is required to output certain prize ball data to the payout central control board. If the prize ball data flag is not set, the process proceeds to S20, where it is determined whether or not information corresponding to the sensor A has been input from the payout control board, and a prize corresponding to the prize ball sensor 170a (see FIG. 5). When the information signal is input from the photocoupler 859a, the process proceeds to S21, in which the sensor A input counter is incremented by "1", and thereafter, it is determined in S22 whether the input determination value (for example, "3") has been reached. It is. If the count value of the sensor A input counter has not reached the input determination value, a negative determination is made in S22. If it is determined again at S20 that sensor A information has been input at the next execution of this subroutine program, the sensor A input counter is further increased to "1" at S21.
Steps S20 and S21 are repeated until the count value of the sensor A input counter reaches the input determination value. When the count value of the sensor A input counter has reached the input determination value, the process proceeds to S23,
The prize ball data output flag is set, the prize ball data is set to "5", and the process of clearing the prize ball data output counter is performed. On the other hand, a noise signal caused by noise in the game hall or the like is transmitted from the winning ball sensor A to the winning information input circuit 8.
Although the noise signal may be input from lines up to 53, the noise signal is a signal having an instantaneous pulse width close to 0, and therefore, for example, YES was determined in S20 due to the noise signal. However, the next time this subroutine program is executed, the noise signal has disappeared, so that a determination of NO is made from S22, and the count value of the sensor A input counter is determined to be a winning prize due to the noise signal. The inconvenience that the process of S52 is erroneously performed based on the noise signal without reaching the value can be prevented. This noise countermeasure is applied to the sensor B in the same manner. That is, if the sensor A information has not been input, the sensor A input counter is cleared from S24, and it is then determined from S25 whether or not the sensor B information has been input. At S27, the sensor B input counter is incremented by "1". At S28, it is determined whether or not the count value of the sensor B input counter has reached the winning determination value. Only when the count value has reached, the processing at S29 is performed. Because If there is no sensor B information input, the process proceeds to S26.
Clears the sensor B input counter.

If the award ball data output flag is set in S23 or S29, the next time the subroutine program is executed, the determination of YES is made in S19 and the process proceeds to S30, in which the award ball data (S23 is "5",
In the case of S29, “15”) is output from the game control board to the payout central control board side. In S30, the output counter is incremented by "1", and in S31, it is determined whether or not the count value of the output counter has reached a maximum value (for example, 8). When the next subroutine program is executed, S3 is executed again.
By 0, award ball data output processing and processing for incrementing the output counter by "1" are performed. Then, the process of S30 is repeated until the count value of the output counter reaches the maximum value. When the count value reaches the maximum value, the process proceeds to S32, and the award ball data output flag is cleared. As described above, when the prize ball data output flag is set, the prize ball data is continuously output from the game control board to the payout central control board until the output counter reaches the maximum value. Based on the prize ball data continuously inputted for a predetermined time until the output counter reaches the maximum value, the payout control of the detected balls corresponding to the prize ball data is performed. Instead of terminating the output of the prize ball data based on the value of the output counter, the output of the prize ball data may be terminated when the prize ball information is not input from the payout central control board.

FIGS. 19 to 22 are flowcharts showing the ball payout control operation by the control circuit shown in FIG.
In S201, it is determined whether or not there is a card processing machine connection signal.
55 (see FIG. 11) is turned on to deactivate the ball hitting motor 612 so that the game cannot be played. Next, the process proceeds to S203, where control for displaying the error code 12 is performed.
Specifically, the control for displaying the error code generates an alarm sound from the buzzer 359 and sets the payout lamp 1
An error content is displayed by a combination of the blinking state of the ball 26 and the burnout lamp 127 (see FIG. 1). This S
The error code display 203 indicates that the connection between the card processing machine 62 and the pachinko gaming machine 60 has not been established. As for the display of an error code of another process to be described later, an alarm sound is issued from the buzzer 359, and the error content is displayed by a combination of the blinking state of the payout lamp 126 and the ball-out lamp 127.

Next, when it is determined that there is a card processing machine connection signal, the process proceeds to S204, where it is determined whether or not a broken rail has been detected. When not, the process proceeds to S208. , 68b (refer to FIG. 4), S is applied when a broken ball detection signal is input.
Proceeding to 205, a determination is made as to whether or not the out-of-tank condition has been detected. Tank burnout detection switches 150a, 15
If there is no blowout detection signal from 0b (see FIG. 4), the process proceeds to S206, where the burnout lamp 127 is controlled to blink. On the other hand, if a tank burnout detection signal is input, the process proceeds to S207, and the burnout lamp 127 is controlled to be turned on. That is, the tank burnout detection switches 150a, 150
0b indicates that the pachinko ball in the ball tank 151 and the tank rail 67 has the ball-break detection signal input from the rail-ball-break detection switches 68a and 68b (see FIG. 4). In this case, the burnout lamp 127 is controlled to be turned on, and a display indicating that a burnout has occurred is performed. On the other hand, the fact that a broken ball detection signal is input from the rail broken ball detection switches 68a, 68b in spite of no input of a broken ball detection signal from the tank broken ball detection switches 150a, 150b means that the tank broken ball detection switch 150a, 150b,
It is assumed that a ball is clogged in the middle of the downflow path between the 150b and the rail cut-out detection switches 68a, 68b so that the ball does not flow down, or that the tank burnout detection switches 150a, 150b are broken. In this case, the burnout lamp 127 blinks and a message to that effect is displayed. After S207, the process proceeds to S207a, in which control is performed to increment the interval data by one and clear the continuous prize ball number counter. The interval data is data that defines an interval time from the end of the current prize ball operation to the start of the next prize ball operation, and is shown in FIG.
Are stored in the form of a table as shown in FIG. The continuous prize ball counter counts the number of consecutive occurrences of the prize ball generated at a time interval shorter than 0.5 seconds after the prize ball payout operation is completed after the prize ball is generated. Things.

Next, after the control in S206 or S207a is performed, or when there is no broken rail
If the full tank is detected based on the full tank switch 126 in step S8, the flow advances to step S209 to determine whether or not the ball is being paid out. If not, the flow returns to step S201. If it is in the middle, the process proceeds to S210, where the payout motor 223 is decelerated and then stopped. That is, when there is no pachinko ball in the ball tank 151 and the tank rail 67, or when a ball jam occurs in the middle of the tank rail 67, the paid-out prize ball becomes full and cannot be further paid out. In such a case, the payout of the ball is stopped in S210. Next, the process proceeds to S211, and it is determined whether or not the number of unpaid items is “0”. This “number of unpaid” means the number of pachinko balls that have not been paid out of the pachinko balls to be paid out, are set to respective values by S216 and S238, and are decremented by “1” by S251, S
Cleared by 220.

If the number of unpaid items is "0",
Proceeding to 212, it is determined whether or not a ball lending request signal has been received from the card processing machine control microcomputer. The determination in S212 is repeated until the ball lending priority timer times out, and if there is no ball lending request signal from the card processing machine control microcomputer until the ball lending priority timer expires, the flow proceeds to S222. The ball lending priority timer is provided for giving priority to the reception of the ball lending request over the reception of the winning prize ball only for a certain period, and is set in S275 described later. On the other hand, if a ball lending request signal is sent from the card processing machine control microcomputer to the payout control microcomputer before the ball lending priority timer expires, the process proceeds to S213, and the tank ball out switch detects the ball. A determination is made as to whether or not it is. If there is no pachinko ball in the ball tank 151, the payout control of the ball cannot be performed based on the ball lending request signal. Therefore, the process proceeds to S214 to turn on the burnout lamp, and then proceeds to S215. When it is detected by the switches 150a and 150b (see FIG. 4) that a pachinko ball exists in the ball tank 151, the process proceeds to S216, and the number of unpaid balls is set to the number of unpaid balls, and the payout mode is set to "ball lending". And the control for the ball lending operation is performed. Until the ball lending priority timer expires, control for ball lending operation has priority,
Only when the ball lending priority timer has expired, the payout control of the prize ball based on the winning ball after S222 is performed.
When the amount of the ball to be rented is 200 yen or more, the control for the ball lending operation is given priority over the payout control of the prize ball. The “number of balls to be lent” in S216 is the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the ball lending unit amount (for example, 100 yen), and is set to, for example, 25. Next, the process proceeds to S217, and after the ball lending command timer is set, the process proceeds to S218. Until the ball rental command timer expires, S21
The determination as to whether or not there is a ball lending command signal is repeatedly performed. If it is determined in S218 that the ball lending command signal has been transmitted, the process proceeds to S221 and the lending indicator is displayed. Control to start blinking is performed,
The process proceeds to S240, but if not transmitted, S22
After the unpaid number is cleared by 0, the process returns to S201.

Next, in S240, it is determined whether the unpaid number is equal to or less than "4".
According to 41, the payout motor 223 is set to the start pattern, and the process proceeds to S243. Since the dispensing motor 223 uses a stepping motor, and it is necessary to accelerate the dispensing motor 223 in a stopped state smoothly and smoothly, a start pattern including a control pattern of the stepping motor that can be smoothly and smoothly accelerated is used. S2
It is set by 21. On the other hand, if the unpaid number is “4” or less, the process proceeds to S242, and the payout motor 22
After the process of setting the motor speed of No. 3 to the deceleration pattern is performed, the process proceeds to S243. When the rotation of the payout motor 223 is controlled in accordance with a series of constant acceleration / deceleration patterns in which the payout motor 223 is started, accelerated, then rotated at a constant speed, and then decelerated and stopped, the series of controls is inevitable. If the number of balls to be paid out is smaller than the number of balls to be paid out in the series of controls, the motor speed is immediately set to a deceleration pattern in S242 and the speed is reduced. By performing the stop control after the pattern is completed, the control is performed so that the pachinko balls less than “5” are paid out.

In S222, it is determined whether or not the prize ball sensor A 170a detects the presence of a ball. If the prize ball sensor A 170a has not detected the presence of a ball, the process proceeds to S223A, and the prize ball sensor B17
If 0b detects the presence of a ball, the process proceeds to S228. If not, the process proceeds to S223B, and it is determined whether or not the payout of the ball is detected by the payout sensor 802b. If not, the process returns to S201. If a payout is detected, the flow advances to S223C, where an error code 1 is displayed, and the flow advances to S295. That is, the fact that the payout of the winning ball is detected in spite of the fact that the winning ball is not detected by the winning ball sensor A and the winning ball sensor B means that the ball is paid out even though the premium ball should not be paid out. Therefore, an error display to that effect is displayed in S223C. On the other hand, the winning ball sensor A (1
If the presence of a ball is detected according to 70a), the process proceeds to S224, and it is determined whether or not the payout mode is A. If the payout mode is not A, the process proceeds to S226, and the payout mode is set to A. And S227
Is performed to output the sensor A winning information to the microcomputer for game control, and the process proceeds to S230.
On the other hand, if it is determined in S220 that the payout mode is already set to A, the process proceeds to S225, where the winning ball sensor B
It is determined whether or not has detected the presence of a ball. If the determination is NO, the process proceeds to S226, but if the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S228, and after the processing of setting the payout mode to B is performed. The process of outputting the sensor B winning information to the microcomputer for game control is performed in S229, and the process proceeds to S232. Further, also when the winning ball sensor B detects the presence of the ball without the winning ball sensor A detecting the presence of the ball, the process proceeds to S228, and the processing of setting the payout mode to B is performed. By performing this processing, the processing of the winning ball is performed alternately with the winning ball sensor A and the winning ball sensor B, so that an inconvenience that unprocessed winning balls accumulate in one of the winning ball processing paths can be prevented.

Next, in S230, it is determined whether or not there is an award ball data input. When there is no prize ball data (prize ball number data) input from the game control microcomputer to the payout control microcomputer side (when the number of inputs is 0), the process proceeds to S231, and control for displaying the error code 11 is performed. After that, the process proceeds to S295. In other words, when a winning of a hit ball is detected and prize ball data based on it should be input from the game control microcomputer to the payout control microcomputer, if there is no input of the prize ball data An error code to that effect is displayed in S231. On the other hand, if there is prize ball data input, the process proceeds to S232, where the input data is read, and it is determined in S233 whether or not the content of the data has changed during the reading. If there is no change in the read data, the process proceeds to S235,
It is determined whether or not the reading has been completed, and the data being read is checked until the reading is completed. The reading of the data in S232 and the determination as to whether or not the content of the read data has not changed are repeatedly performed, for example, eight times. If the content of the read data changes during this repetition, S2 is executed.
34, and after displaying the error code 9, S
Proceed to 295. On the other hand, if all the read data have not changed as a result of the eight checks, the process proceeds to S236, and it is determined whether or not the award ball data has been restored. This S2
If it is determined by 35 that the reading has been completed, the input of the prize ball data from the game control microcomputer to the payout control microcomputer should be stopped. At this stage, the input of the prize ball data is stopped. If not stopped (the number of inputs is not 0), an error message to that effect is displayed in S237, and then the flow proceeds to S295. On the other hand, when the prize ball data is normally restored, the ball payout condition is satisfied, and the flow proceeds to S238, in which a process of setting the unpaid number to the input number input from the game control microcomputer is performed. At S239, control to start blinking the payout lamp is performed, and the process proceeds to S240.

In S243 of FIG. 20, the control for rotating the payout motor is performed. In S244, it is determined whether or not the motor for one payout has rotated. Proceeds to S245, and it is determined whether or not the payout of the ball is detected. Discharge of a ball is detected even though the motor is not rotating for the dispensing of one piece, even though the motor is not rotating for the dispensing of one piece, even if the motor is configured to be dispensed for the first time after the motor rotates for the dispensing of one piece. In step S 246, an error code is displayed in S 246 because an error is detected, and the process proceeds to S 295. On the other hand, NO
When the determination is made, the process proceeds to S266, and it is determined whether or not the tank burnout detection has been performed by the tank burnout detection switches 150a and 150b (see FIG. 4), and the burnout detection has not been performed. In the case of a normal state, the process proceeds to S268, and it is determined whether or not it is immediately after returning to the broken ball. If not, the process proceeds to S269, and the winning ball processing mode is set to the normal mode. It returns to S201. That is, since the pachinko balls are stored in the ball tank 151 in the normal state, the payout control of the prize balls based on the prize balls is performed as usual, so that the prize ball processing mode is set to the normal mode by S269. , And the interval period in which the payout solenoids 171a and 171b (see FIG. 5) are demagnetized is controlled to a short period of, for example, about 0.5 second so that the payout control of the prize ball can be performed at a relatively high speed. Is done. On the other hand, S26
In the case where the out-of-tank condition is detected in step S26, S26
7, the display that the ball in the ball tank 151 has run out is displayed by turning on the ball out lamp 127, and then the process proceeds to S270, in which the winning ball processing mode is set to the mode at the time of ball out. It returns to S201. This S27
The interval period during which the payout solenoids 170a and 170b are demagnetized by 0 becomes a long period of, for example, about 0.9 seconds, and accordingly, the number of payouts of prize balls per unit time based on the detection of the winning prize becomes relatively small. Is controlled as follows. Note that the dispensing solenoids 170a, 170b
Is always a period of, for example, about 0.1 second irrespective of the mode at the time of a broken ball and the normal mode.
If it is determined in S268 that it is immediately after returning from the out-of-ball condition, the process in S270 is performed for a predetermined period because sufficient balls are not stored in the ball tank 150 yet.

Next, in S244, if it is determined that one coin has been rotated, the flow proceeds to S247, and it is determined whether or not the payout of a ball is detected. If not, the flow proceeds to S248. After the motor is rotated in the reverse direction by a predetermined angle, control is performed to rotate the motor forward by the same angle. Then, it is determined in S249 whether or not the payout of the ball is detected.
In other words, if the payout of the ball is not detected despite the rotation of the payout motor for one payout, it is considered that the ball is caught in the middle and does not fall. By performing the forward rotation again, the catch of the ball is eliminated, and the ball may drop normally and the payout detection may be performed. Therefore, such reverse rotation and forward rotation control of the payout motor is performed only once. The detection of payout is performed again. If the payout is detected again as a result of the detection, the process proceeds to S251. If the payout is still not detected, the process goes to S2.
The process proceeds to step 50, where a code indicating that an abnormality to that effect has occurred is displayed. On the other hand, in S251, a process of subtracting "1" from the unpaid number is performed because one ball has been paid out, and S2 is executed.
Proceeding to 52, a determination is made as to whether the payout motor is lending a ball. If the payout mode is ball lending, S257
If the payout mode is not the ball lending, the process proceeds to S253 because the prize ball is paid out, and the prize ball payout number is set to “1”.
The process proceeds to S254, and it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls to be paid out has reached “a”.
Proceed to 57. This “a” is the same value as the number of output units of the supply ball detector of the supply device 153. If the number of prize balls has been paid out reaches "a", the flow proceeds to S255, in which supply information is transmitted to the gaming machine terminal box 149, the connector 156, and the connector 156.
A process for outputting to the hall management computer via 155 is performed. The hall management computer detects the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous for the game arcade based on the premium ball payout signal. As described above, every time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, a prize ball payout signal is output to the hall management computer by one pulse, and the prize required to output the one pulse prize ball payout signal is output. The number of balls to be paid out is “a”, and is set to, for example, ten. When the prize ball payout signal is output, the number of prize ball payouts is cleared in S256, and the process proceeds to S257.

In S257, it is determined whether or not the payout motor speed is set in the start pattern. If the payout motor speed is set, the flow advances to S258 to update the payout motor speed to the acceleration pattern. move on. As a result, the payout motor speed shifts from the speed at the time of startup to the speed at the time of acceleration, and the payout motor 223 is smoothly and smoothly accelerated. On the other hand, if the motor speed has already been set to the acceleration pattern, YE is determined in S259.
After the determination in S is made, the process proceeds to S260, in which the payout motor speed is updated to the constant speed pattern, and the process proceeds to S266. In other words, when the payout motor speed is already set in the acceleration pattern and smooth acceleration can be performed, the payout motor is controlled to rotate at a constant speed after the next acceleration. Next, if the motor speed has already been set to the constant speed pattern, a determination of YES is made in S261 and the process proceeds to S262, in which it is determined whether the unpaid number is "2" and the unpaid number is determined. Is not "2", the payout motor speed is maintained in the constant speed pattern and S266
Proceeds to step S263 if the unpaid number becomes “2”.
Then, the payout motor speed is updated to the deceleration pattern, and the control is shifted to the control for smoothly reducing the rotation speed of the payout motor as the number of unpaid motors decreases. On the other hand, if the payout motor speed has already been set to the deceleration pattern, the process proceeds to S264, and it is determined whether or not the unpaid number has reached “0”. The process proceeds to S266 as it is.
Proceeding to 265, the payout motor speed is set to a stop pattern to stop rotation of the payout motor, and then to S271.

In S271 of FIG. 21, it is determined whether or not the payout mode is “ball lending”. If the payout mode is “ball lending”, a ball lending completion signal is sent to the card processing machine control microcomputer in S272. Output processing is performed, and S2
Go to 73, turn off the lending indicator, go to S274,
Gaming terminal box 149, connector 158, 1
A process of outputting ball lending information to the hall management computer via 57 is performed. The ball lending information means a sales signal of pachinko balls for a unit amount due to a unit amount (for example, 100 yen) of pachinko balls being lent using a card, and a hall management computer receiving the signal. Performs the totalization of the sales amount by the card. Next, S275
Thus, the ball lending priority timer is set, and the process returns to S201.

On the other hand, if the payout mode is not “ball lending”,
That is, in the case of the payout of the prize ball, the process proceeds to S276, and it is determined whether or not the payout mode is A, that is, the payout of the ball based on the winning ball detection signal of the prize ball sensor A 170a (see FIG. 5). If it has been, the process proceeds to S277, in which it is determined whether or not the winning ball sensor A has detected the presence of a ball. If the winning ball sensor A does not detect a ball in spite of the ball payout mode based on the winning ball sensor A, it is assumed that an abnormality such as a failure of the winning ball sensor A has occurred. An abnormality is indicated by an error code 6. On the other hand, when the winning ball sensor A detects the presence of a ball, the process proceeds to S279, and the discharge solenoid A (171)
a) is turned on to retract the actuator 25a, which is located at the detecting portion of the winning ball sensor A (170a) and prevents the slingshot ball from falling, so that the winning ball can be dropped. Next, in S280, it is determined whether or not the excitation time (for example, 0.1 seconds) for exciting the discharge solenoid A has ended, and the discharge solenoid A is excited until the end.
Then, at the end of the process, the process proceeds to S281, in which the excitation of the discharge solenoid A is released, and the process proceeds to S282, where the winning ball sensor A
It is determined whether or not (170a) has detected the presence of a ball. If the prize ball sensor A still detects the presence of the prize ball even though the discharge solenoid A (171a) is excited and the prize ball should have been discharged downward, an abnormality such as a failure has occurred. Is assumed, the cause of the abnormality is displayed by code 4 in S283. On the other hand, when the winning ball sensor A is in a normal state in which the presence of the ball is no longer detected, the process proceeds to S291.

If NO is determined in S276, the process proceeds to S284, in which it is determined whether or not the payout is based on the detection signal of the winning ball sensor B (170a). If it is neither a payout nor a payout based on the winning ball sensor B, an abnormality has occurred, and the cause of the abnormality is displayed by the code 7 in S285. On the other hand, in the case of the payout of the ball based on the winning ball sensor B, the process proceeds to S286, and the aforementioned S279 to S283 are performed.
In the same manner as in the control of, the discharge control of the winning prize by the discharge solenoid B (171b) is performed.

Next, in S291, it is determined whether or not the winning ball processing mode is the normal mode. The normal time is the time when the winning ball processing mode is set in S269. In the normal time, the process proceeds to S291a, and the interval time is set in the interval timer. This interval time is one piece of time data among a plurality of time data stored in the interval time data table (see FIG. 22B).
This interval time data is 760 msec stored in the subscript “2” when the power is turned on.
Each time the step of S207a is executed, the suffix is added and updated by "1", and each time the step of S291k described later is executed, the suffix is subtracted and updated by "1", and the time data corresponding to the current suffix is calculated. It is set by S291a.

On the other hand, if the processing mode is a normal time when the ball is broken (see S270), the flow proceeds to S291b, and the time when the ball is broken is set in the interval timer. The time at which the ball breaks is, for example, about 0.9 seconds (900 msec).

Then, the flow advances to S291c to determine whether or not the set interval timer has expired. If not, the flow advances to S291d to determine whether or not the ball presence detection flag has been set. Done. The ball presence detection flag is set when the winning ball sensor A (170a) or the winning ball sensor B (170b) (see FIG. 5) detects the presence of a winning ball. If the ball presence detection flag is not set, S291
The process proceeds to e, where it is determined whether or not the winning ball sensor A or B detects the presence of a ball. If the presence of a ball is not detected, the process returns to S291c. On the other hand, when the presence of a ball is detected, the flow proceeds to S291f, and the presence detection flag is set. That is, at the stage when the prize ball payout operation based on the occurrence of the prize ball is completed, the prize ball detected by the prize ball sensor A (170a) or the prize ball sensor B (170b) is dropped downward by the excitation of the solenoid. If a subsequent winning ball has already been generated at the stage of
If a subsequent winning ball is generated before it is determined that the interval timer by c has expired, S291e
Is determined as YES, and the ball presence detection flag is set in S291f. Next, the flow proceeds to S291g, and it is determined whether or not the time is within 0.5 seconds after the previous prize ball operation is completed (after the interval timer is set). Proceed,
The continuous prize ball number counter is incremented by "1", and in S291j, it is determined whether or not the value of the continuous prize ball number counter has reached 16, and if not, S291 is determined.
Return to c. Then, when the count reaches 16, the process proceeds to S291k, the interval data is decremented and updated by “1”, the continuous prize ball number counter is cleared, and the process returns to S291c. In other words, if the winning prize ball is continuously generated during a short period of time and the time interval of the generation is shorter than 0.5 seconds after the end of the previous prize ball operation, the short time The number of winning balls generated at intervals is counted by the continuous prize ball counter. When the counted number reaches 16, the process of S291k is performed. As a result, the subscript of the interval time data table is updated by subtracting “1”, so that the interval time is shortened. Next, if it is determined in S291c that the interval timer has expired, the flow proceeds to S291m, the ball presence detection flag is cleared, and the flow returns to S201. Thereafter, if there is no ball lending request signal and a winning ball is generated, the next prize ball operation based on the detection of the winning ball in S222 and thereafter is executed.

As described above, the prize ball is generated 16 times continuously at a time interval shorter than 0.5 seconds after the prize ball operation accompanying the prize ball is completed after the prize ball is generated. In this case, the interval data is subtracted and updated, and a short time is set in the interval timer. Therefore, after the prize ball operation based on the current winning ball is completed, the prize based on the next winning ball is completed. The interval time until the ball motion is executed is shortened, the prize ball motion is executed at a fast tempo, and the number of balls paid out per unit time is increased. On the other hand, if the ball in the ball tank has run out and the rail ball is out of condition, the interval data is incremented by one in S207a and the interval time is updated to a longer time. The interval time from the end of the prize ball operation to the execution of the prize ball operation based on the next winning ball becomes longer,
In order for the prize ball movement to be executed at a slow tempo,
Since the number of balls to be paid out per unit time is reduced, even if the ball tank is installed in a game center where the replenishment capacity of the ball tank is not so high, the ball breaking phenomenon on the ball tank and rail frequently occurs. Can be prevented.

The above S291a, 291c to S291k,
S291m constitutes a payout speed adjusting means for variably adjusting the number of payouts per unit time by the ball payout means depending on whether the ball payout condition is satisfied. In addition, S204, S205, S207a, S291a, S29
1c and S291m constitute a payout speed adjusting means for variably adjusting the number of payouts per unit time by the ball payout means in accordance with the detection condition of the ball shortage detecting means.

Next, in S295 of FIG. 22A, it is determined whether or not a reset operation has been performed. If no reset operation has been performed, a lamp or buzzer is determined in S296 according to the type of error code (code 1 to code 12). Is performed, and when the reset button 147 (see FIG. 4) is pressed, the process proceeds to S297, in which the error code is cleared and the process returns to the state at the time of occurrence of the error.
In the present embodiment, the lighting display and the blinking display are used.
The notification mode of the falling ball state is made different, but if the difference in the mode can be recognized, for example, the blinking speed is made different, or a separate lamp is provided to exclusively display the broken and clogged balls. Other notification modes may be used. Also,
The sound may be switched between when the ball is cut off and when the ball is clogged by a buzzer, a speaker, or the like, so that the manner of notification is made different.

FIG. 23 is a timing chart illustrating the operation timing of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

First, the power is turned on (power on), and at the time point A, the ball lending preparation signal line is turned on, and a payout enable signal on the pachinko gaming machine side is output. Next, at the time point B when the card is accepted, the card insertion indicator 132 and the ball lending indicator 4
8d turns ON. Next, the ball lending operation detector 44d
It becomes N, and the ball lending operation of the player is detected, and at the time of C, the detection of the ball lending operation is performed. At this point, the ball lending indicator 48d is turned off and turned off, the ball lending signal line is turned on, and the card processor 62 enters the ball lending enabled state. At a time point D at which a predetermined delay time a (for example, 20 msec) has elapsed from the time point C, the ball lending request signal line is turned on, and the ball lending request signal is output from the card processor 62 to the pachinko gaming machine 60 side. . The reason why the predetermined delay time a is provided is to provide a sufficient time for the pachinko gaming machine to determine that the ball lending possible signal line has been turned on, thereby preventing a malfunction due to noise.

From the time point D, at the time point E at which the ball lending preparation signal confirmation time b (b ≦ T1) measured by the ball lending preparation confirmation timer T1 shown in SA18 has elapsed, the payout state signal line is turned on. And a ball lending preparation signal is output from the pachinko gaming machine 60 to the card processing machine 62. At the time point F at which the ball lending command signal confirmation time c has elapsed from this point, the ball lending request signal line is turned off, whereby the ball lending command signal is output from the card processor 62 to the pachinko gaming machine 60. It is assumed that it was done. From this point, the ball lending completion signal confirmation time d measured by the ball lending confirmation timer T3 shown in SA29.
At the time point G when (d ≦ T3) has elapsed, the payout state signal line is turned off, and as a result, a ball lending completion signal is output from the pachinko gaming machine 60 to the card processing machine 62. . Further, at the time point D at which the next ball lending request signal confirmation time e has elapsed from this point, the ball lending request signal line is turned on, and the next ball lending request signal is output from the card processor 62 to the pachinko gaming machine 60. As described above, the output of the ball lending preparation signal, the output of the ball lending command signal, and the output of the ball lending completion signal are repeated. In FIG. 23, the output of the ball lending request signal, the output of the ball lending preparation signal, the output of the ball lending command signal, and the output of the ball lending completion signal are repeated three times in total, and the time when the last ball lending completion signal is output When the ball lending request signal is not output during the next ball lending request signal confirmation time e, the ball lending enable signal line is turned off.
Switch to. Next, the return operation detector 42d is turned ON and H
At this point, the player's return operation is detected, and at that point, the card insertion indicator 132 flashes and the ball lending indicator 48d turns off and goes off. Then, at the time of I, the card is returned to the player.

FIG. 24 is a functional block diagram for explaining the operation of the card processor 62. As shown in FIG. 24A, when there is a balance in the common card inserted into the card processor 62, the inserted common card is held in the card reader / writer. In this state, if the player presses the ball lending button 44c, it is determined whether or not the balance of the inserted common card is equal to or less than the ball lending setting, that is, the ball lending amount. In the following case, as described above, the player pays out the lending for the remaining amount of the inserted common card.

On the other hand, when a predetermined time elapses and a predetermined condition is satisfied while the common card is held in the card reader / writer (see SA9a in FIG. 13), a message indicating that there is a card balance is displayed. This message display is performed by, for example, the card balance display device 50. Then, the inserted card is ejected and a notification that the card has been ejected is issued. By SA33a and SA9a,
A condition detecting unit configured to detect that a value owned by the player specified by the recording information of the recording medium held by the recording medium reading unit remains, and that a predetermined condition is satisfied; I have. Then, based on the detection output of the condition detecting means, an operation for preventing the player from forgetting the remaining valuable value is performed. The condition detecting means may detect that the firing operation of the hit ball has been stopped or that there has been a detection output from the ball pulling lever operation detector 552.

FIG. 24 (b) shows a case where the balance of the common card inserted into the card processor 62 becomes zero. When the card balance becomes 0, the card is ejected so that a part of the common card is exposed to the outside from the card insertion / ejection port 133, and the player can withdraw the card, A first notification is performed. When the common card that has become 0 is held while a part of the common card is exposed to the outside, and a predetermined time elapses in this state, a second notification is performed. The first notification prompts the player to remove the 0 card, and if the player does not remove the 0 card, the second notification notifies the game room staff of the 0 card. Inform the fact that it has been left abandoned, so that the staff at the game arcade can pull out the left 0 card.

FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram for explaining the operation of the card processor 62. As shown in FIG. 25A, the front frame 576 ', the glass door frame 577, and the front plate 5
When the door 64 is opened, a detection signal of the front frame etc. detector 553 is input to the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processing machine, and it is detected that the front frame, the glass door frame or the front plate is opened, and the ball is being paid out. If so, stop the ball lending operation with the minimum unit payout, prohibit subsequent ball lending,
The ball lending lamp 48 is turned off. In addition, pachinko machine 6
If a specific game state (big hit state) occurs at 0,
A signal to that effect is input from the specific game state detector 554 to the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processing machine, and after a predetermined period of time, if a ball is being paid out in the same manner as described above, the payout in the minimum unit is stopped. Ball lending is prohibited and the ball lending lamp 48d is turned off. Further, when a prize is generated in the pachinko gaming machine 60, the payout control of the prize balls is performed, and if the ball is being paid out, the payout of the minimum unit is stopped and the ball lending is prohibited, and the ball lending is performed. Turn off the OK lamp. As described above, when a specific game state occurs or a hit of a hit ball occurs, a prize ball is paid out in the hit ball supply plate 59, so that it is not necessary to pay out a lending ball. In that case, it was stopped by paying out the minimum unit of lending, and subsequent lending was prohibited. In the present embodiment, the payout of the ball lending in the minimum unit is the payout of the ball lending for 100 yen as described above.

FIG. 25B shows a case where the ball lending operation is interrupted during the ball lending operation. First, when the player presses the ball lending button 44c and pays out balls accordingly, and the player presses the return button 42c or presses the ball lending button 44c again. Or, when the hitting operation of the hitting operation handle 121 is stopped, the payout of the minimum unit (for 100 yen) is stopped. It should be noted that the present invention may have at least one or more of the functions of stopping the payout by operating the return button, stopping the payout by operating the ball lending button, and stopping the payout by stopping the steering wheel. 25 and 26.
The operations other than the characteristic portions of the operations shown in FIGS.
Is the same as

FIG. 26 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining the display operation of the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 26A, the card balance display 50 indicates L
It is composed of a 7-segment display made of ED or liquid crystal. Then, when the power is turned on, as shown in (b), the repeater setting address is displayed first, then the loan amount setting display is performed, and finally the sales pulse width setting value is displayed. When the sales data associated with the lending of pachinko balls using the card processing machine 62 is transmitted to the management computer for the hall, which is the host computer of the game arcade, the transmission source is set to the management address for the hall. The data is for the computer to identify, and is different for each card processor 62. The lending amount setting is data relating to an amount corresponding to lending to be paid out in one pachinko ball lending operation, and is data set in advance. The sales pulse width set value is defined as a plurality of types of output pulse widths when transmitting sales data associated with pachinko ball lending using the card processing machine 62 to the hall management computer. This is data indicating which pulse width is set from among them.

When a common card is inserted into the card processor 62 as shown in FIG.
By 0, the balance recorded on the inserted card is displayed. Then, as shown in (d), when the ball lending button 44d (see FIG. 1) is pressed, the card balance is first displayed on the card balance display 50,
Next, the card balance deduction display is performed, then the card balance deduction display is performed again, and finally, the card balance after lending is displayed. In this embodiment, it is set so that a ball lending for 300 yen is performed by one lending operation, and the ball lending operation is performed in three times of 100 yen each. From the stage where the balance is displayed, the card balance deduction point display reduced by 100 yen is performed, and the card balance reduction point display reduced by 100 yen is further performed, and further reduced by 100 yen. The card balance after the final lending is displayed.

Next, as shown in (e), when an error occurs, the card balance display unit 50 displays the card balance and the error code for indicating the type and cause of the error. The display is alternately displayed. Then (f)
When the fraction display switch 136 (see FIG. 1) is pressed once, as shown in FIG.
Seconds, the fractional value of the card balance of the next inserted card is displayed for 1.5 seconds, "F2" is displayed for 0.5 seconds, and then the card balance of the next inserted common card Is displayed for 1.5 seconds, and then "F3" is displayed at 0.
The display is performed for 5 seconds, the display of the card balance of the common card at the time of insertion is performed for 1.5 seconds, and then the display of “F4” is displayed for 0.5 seconds.
Secondly, the display of the card balance before lending is performed for 1.5 seconds. The card balance before lending is the card balance after the penultimate lending operation is performed when the lending operation is performed a plurality of times. Also, F1 to F
Numeral 4 is a code display of the type of information to be displayed next. For example, "F1" means that a fractional value will be displayed from now on, and "F2" indicates a card balance display from now on. Meaning. Note that "F
The display order of the various display contents shown in "2" may be changed. (F) shows that the fraction display switch 136 is set to 1
Although the display is automatically switched when the pressing operation is performed once, the display may be switched each time the fraction display switch 136 is pressed.

As shown in (g), fraction display switch 1
If the user presses 36 twice, “F5” is displayed first,
Next, the content of the error code is displayed. The display of the error code content is for displaying an error history, and the content of the error that occurred last time is displayed. Next, “F6” is displayed, then the ID number set value is displayed,
Next, “F7” is displayed, then the sales pulse width setting display is performed, then “F8” is displayed, and then the lending amount setting display is performed. F5 to F8 indicate the type of display data to be displayed next, and are displayed for 0.5 second each. The display of the actual data such as the display of the error code content is displayed for 1.5 seconds. Note that the ID number set value is such that when the sales data corresponding to the lending ball lent using the card processor 62 is transmitted to the hall management computer, the source can be identified by the hall management computer. This is the data for

FIG. 27 is an operation explanatory view showing another example of the display of data on the card balance display 50. In this alternative embodiment, the card balance display 50 is formed of a liquid crystal display, and is configured to display characters and the like. The difference from FIG. 26 is that specific data is displayed by the card balance display, and characters and the like representing the contents of the displayed data are simultaneously displayed on the screen.

As shown in FIG. 27A, when the power is turned on, the repeater address, the lending amount, and the sales pulse width are switched and displayed every time a predetermined time such as 2 seconds elapses. As shown in (b), when the lending switch is pressed, the card balance before lending is displayed first, and then the card balance reduced by 100 yen is displayed. When an error occurs, as shown in (c), the card balance and the code indicating the type (cause) of the generated error code are alternately displayed. As shown in (e), when an error occurs, the character "error code" and the error code data indicating the type of error occurred are displayed on the screen at the same time, and then the character indicating the cause of the error occurred. May be displayed, and a sentence indicating a measure for correcting an error that has occurred thereafter may be displayed. If the amount of information is large, the character causing the error or the character of the error processing may be scroll-displayed. Further, by pressing the fraction display switch 136 from the error code display, the display of the error cause and the error treatment may be switched and displayed.

As shown in (d), by pressing the fraction display switch once, the fraction, the card balance, the balance before insertion, and the balance before lending are switched and displayed. As shown in (f), when the fraction display switch is pressed twice, the error code, the ID number, the sales pulse width, and the loan amount are switched and displayed.

In the embodiment described above, the payout speed adjusting means for varying the ball payout speed in accordance with the condition of the ball payout condition, and the ball payout in accordance with the lack of balls to be paid out by the ball payout means. Although the two types of adjusting means for changing the dispensing speed by the means and the dispensing speed adjusting means for changing and adjusting the dispensing speed are described above, even if only one of the two types of dispensing speed adjusting means is provided. Good. Further, the subtraction update of the interval data may be performed in consideration of not only the payout state of the prize balls but also the payout state of the lending balls. In addition to the magnetic card, the common card may be of any type, such as an IC card, a card using an optical disk memory, or a card using a barcode.

Hereinafter, specific examples of the means for solving the problems of the present invention will be described. (1) A command for accepting a recording medium (card) and lending game media using a value (card balance) specified by recording information of the recording medium so that the medium can be used for a game (ball lending) A ball and ball game machine (pachinko game machine 60) configured to be able to communicate signals to a recording medium processing device (card processor 62) that issues a request signal and a ball lending command signal, Control means (game microcomputer 360) for controlling the progress of the game and outputting value addition amount data for instructing the amount of the game result value to be provided in accordance with the result of the game; Value giving control means (a payout control microcomputer 3) for giving a prize game medium or giving a score based on the data so as to give a predetermined game result value to the player. 50), a wiring connection portion (relay terminal board 139) for wiring and connecting the ball game machine and the recording medium processing device, and a game medium lending operation means capable of performing an operation for lending the game medium (Ball lending button 44
c), the value giving control means executes value giving based on the value giving amount data from the game controlling means (230 in FIG. 19), and converts the value giving amount data into the sphere. Output to the outside of the gaming machine (S in FIG. 20)
255) Further, after receiving a lending request signal (ball lending request signal) for requesting lending according to the operation of the game medium lending operation means, a lending preparation signal indicating that lending is ready. An operation of lending a predetermined unit of game media is performed based on the reception of the lending command signal transmitted by the recording medium processing device on condition that a (ball lending preparation signal) is returned ( SA1 in FIG.
7, SA20), it is possible to execute the lending of the required amount of game media by performing the lending control of one unit from the reception of the lending request signal to the lending of the one unit of gaming medium a plurality of times ( Each time the lending of one unit of game medium is executed, game medium lending information is output to the outside of the ball game machine (S274 of FIG. 21),
The ball game machine further includes balance display means (card balance display device 50) controlled by the recording medium processing device, for displaying a balance of a value specified by recording information of the recording medium, and the recording medium. Controlled by the processing unit,
Lending possible display means (ball lending display 48d) for displaying that the gaming medium can be lent using the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium, and the balance display means comprises: A series of information can be sequentially displayed according to the operation of the operation means (fraction display switch 136) for changing the display of the balance display means, and a different series of information is displayed according to the number of operations of the operation means. It is possible (Fig. 2
No. 6 (f) One press of fraction switch or (g) Two presses of fraction switch).

(2) Photocouplers (photocouplers 855 to 859) for once converting a signal communicated with the recording medium processing device into an optical signal and then converting it again into an electric signal
Further included.

(3) A plurality of prize-ball detecting means (prize-ball sensors A (170a), B (17)
0b)) and based on the detection states of the plurality of winning ball detection means (winning ball sensors A (170a), B
The game control means selects the value provision amount (depending on which of the detections of (170b) is performed) and outputs the value provision amount data (prize ball number signals D0 to D3) to the value provision control means (FIG. 11).

[0138]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. The value imparting control means executes value imparting based on the value imparted amount data from the game control means, and outputs the value imparted amount data to the outside of the ball-and-ball game machine. It is possible to manage the amount of value added. Further, after receiving the lending request signal for requesting lending in accordance with the operation of the game medium lending operation means, the value giving control means returns a lending preparation signal indicating that lending is ready. On the condition that the lending command signal transmitted by the recording medium processing device is received on the condition that the lending of the predetermined one unit of the game medium is performed, the lending preparation is performed on the ball game machine side. After it is confirmed that the recording medium is completed, the recording medium can be reliably loaned from the ball-and-ball game machine without any difficulty.

On the other hand, for example, when the required amount of game media is lent by a single control operation from the reception of the loan request signal to the control of renting the game media,
When the loan request amount of the game medium changes, a loan control operation must be performed in accordance with the change, but in the case of the present invention, since the lending control amount corresponds to the number of executions of one unit loan control, There is no need to change the contents of the one-unit lending control itself, and the control can be simplified.

[0140] Further, each time the lending of one unit of the game medium is executed, the value giving control means outputs the amount of the game medium loaned to the game machine in order to output the game medium loan information to the outside of the ball game machine. Can be managed outside of

Further, the balance display means can sequentially display a series of information in accordance with the operation of the operation means for changing the display of the balance display means itself. Can be displayed, the content displayed by the balance display means increases, the information that can be provided to the player becomes abundant, and accurate ball lending becomes possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a signal exchanged between the recording medium processing device and the ball-and-ball game machine is once converted into light. After being converted to an electric signal again and communicated, even if an abnormal high voltage occurs due to a failure or the like in one of the recording medium processing device and the ball game machine, the abnormal high voltage is directly transmitted to the other. Inconveniences caused by the abnormally high voltage due to the transmission of the high voltage can be prevented as much as possible.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the game control means can add a value based on the detection state of the plurality of winning ball detection means. Since the amount is selected and the value provision amount data is output to the value provision control means, the value provision control means can be used in common for other types of ball game machines having different value provision amounts.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine and a card processing machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hit ball supply tray.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing various devices provided on a front plate.

FIG. 4 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine and the card processing machine.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the structure and operation of a winning ball processing device.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a circuit for controlling the card processor.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a payout control circuit.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a circuit for controlling a game.

FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a circuit for transmitting and receiving signals between a pachinko gaming machine and a card processing machine.

FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram showing a circuit for transmitting a signal between the payout control microcomputer and the hall management computer.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 10;

18 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 9;

20 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 9;

22A is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 22B is a diagram showing an interval time data table.

FIG. 23 is a timing chart showing operation timings of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 24 is a functional block diagram for explaining the operation of the card processing machine.

FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram for explaining the operation of the card processing machine.

FIG. 26 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a display operation of the card balance display.

FIG. 27 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a display operation in another example of the card balance display.

[Explanation of symbols]

60 is a pachinko gaming machine, 62 is a card processing machine, 63 is a ball payout machine, 146 is a payout central control board, 148 'is a game control board, 350 is a payout control microcomputer, 223 is a payout motor, and 48d is a ball rental machine. Indicator, 50
Is a card balance display, 150a and 150b are tank burnout switches, 68a and 68b are rail burnout switches,
170a is a winning ball sensor A, 170b is a winning ball sensor B, 565 is a ball pulling lever, 553 is a front frame or the like detector,
44c is a ball lending operation button, 550 is a mode switching button,
555 is a ball deficiency detector A, 556 is a ball deficiency detector B, 4
2c is a return operation button, 136 is a fraction display switch, 1
Reference numeral 27 denotes a ball break lamp, 126 denotes a payout lamp, 67 denotes a ball guide rail, and 151 denotes a ball tank.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium processing device for receiving a recording medium and issuing a command for renting a game medium using a value specified by recording information of the recording medium so that the medium can be used for a game. A ball-and-ball game machine configured to be able to communicate signals, the value for controlling the progress of the game and indicating the amount of game result value to be provided according to the result of the game. Game control means for outputting the amount-of-addition data; and value-adding control for giving a predetermined game result value to the player by giving a prize game medium or giving a score based on the value-added amount data. Means, a wire connection unit for wire-connecting the ball game machine and the recording medium processing device, and a game medium lending operation means operable to lend the game medium, System Means for executing value addition based on the value addition amount data from the game control means, outputting the value addition amount data to the outside of the ball game machine, and further, the game medium lending operation means After receiving a loan request signal indicating that the user wants to make a loan according to the operation, the recording medium processing device transmits the loan request signal on the condition that a loan preparation signal indicating that the loan is ready is returned. Performs an operation of lending a predetermined unit of game medium based on the receipt of the lending command signal, and controls lending of one unit from reception of the lending request signal to lending of the one unit of game medium. It is possible to execute lending of the required amount of game media by performing a plurality of times, and each time the lending of the one unit of the game media is executed, the game medium lending information is transmitted to the bulletin. A balance display means for outputting to the outside of the ball game machine, wherein the ball game machine is further controlled by the recording medium processing device, and displays a balance of a value specified by recording information of the recording medium; A loanable display means controlled by a recording medium processing device and displaying that a game medium can be lent using a value specified by the recording information of the recording medium, and the balance display means includes: A series of information can be sequentially displayed according to an operation of an operation unit for changing the display of the balance display unit, and a different series of information can be displayed according to the number of operations of the operation unit. And a ball game machine. 2. The sphere according to claim 1, further comprising a photocoupler for once converting a signal exchanged with the recording medium processing device into an optical signal and then converting the signal into an electric signal again. Gaming machine. 3. A game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of prize-ball detecting means for detecting prize-balls having different value-giving amounts which have been driven into the game area. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein said game control means selects said value-added amount data and outputs said value-added amount data to said value-added control means.