JP2001259131A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine provided with a power supply device reducing the number of part items, easily coping with the change of a supply power source and reducing a control burden in a plurality of circuit boards. SOLUTION: This pachinko machine is provided with the power supply device provided with a power board 18 with a power circuit 20 for generating various operating power from an AC power source, and outputting and supplying each operating power from the power board 18 to a plurality of control boards 21, 22, 23, 26, 25 and 24 arranged to perform master and slave control necessary for a pachinko game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine provided with a power supply for supplying power for operation to each circuit board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko game machine, in addition to a main control board provided for performing general control in a pachinko game, a prize ball is paid out, and in the case of a card-type pachinko game machine, a ball is provided. Power and signals are supplied to the prize ball payout control board provided for discharge control, the symbol display control board for controlling the symbol display device, various lamps / LEDs arranged on the game board surface and the frame side of the pachinko game machine. Various lamp relay boards for supplying, launching device control boards for launching devices that launch pachinko balls toward the game board surface, voice control boards for voice display, switch boards for various winning switches and status detection switches, games A plurality of types of circuit boards such as a control board for various variable winning devices mounted on the board are provided.

Conventionally, the supply of various operating powers to each of the electric component elements provided on the above-described plurality of types of circuit boards is performed by applying the power received from outside the pachinko gaming machine to the plurality of circuit boards. Operating power for various circuit boards is generated by the provided power supply circuit, and the generated operating power is supplied to various terminal circuit boards.

FIG. 5 is a board block diagram showing a conventional power supply system provided in a pachinko gaming machine. In FIG. 5, the circuit boards provided with the power supply circuit are a main control board 39, a winning ball payout control board 40, and a launching apparatus control board 41. An AC power supply (AC24V) received from the outside of the pachinko gaming machine is introduced into the prize ball payout control board 40 through the external connection terminal board 42, and four systems (first system to first system) are provided by wiring arranged on the prize ball payout control board 40. 4th
System).

[0005] The first system AC24V branched from the winning ball payout control board 40 is introduced to the main control board 39. The AC 24 V of the second system branched off in the prize ball payout control board 40 is introduced into the launching apparatus control board 41. The AC24V of the third system branched in the winning ball payout control board 40 is introduced into the card interface board 43, and further, the card interface board 43
Is relayed to the card unit 2 attached to the pachinko gaming machine. Further, the AC24V of the fourth system branched in the prize ball payout control board 40 is supplied to a power supply circuit provided in the prize ball payout control board 40, and the power supply circuit generates a power supply DC5V for the control device, A part of the power supply DC5V is supplied to the distribution board 44.

On the other hand, the first AC 24V introduced into the main control board 39 is supplied to a power supply circuit (not shown) provided on the main control board 39, and the full-wave 24V, DC 34V, DC 12V is provided by the power supply circuit. And DC5V are generated respectively. Full-wave 2 of the generated DC power supply
4V is a power supply for various winning lamps, various decorative lamps, various display lamps, and the like provided on the board, for example.
34V is, for example, a power source of a drive source (for example, a solenoid) for driving various variable prize devices arranged on the board, and DC12V is, for example, various decorative LEDs, ordinary symbol display, etc., arranged on the board. It is a power supply for devices, accessory driving motors, and various detection switches provided in the pachinko gaming machine, and DC5V is a power supply for control circuit operation.
The second system A introduced into the launcher control board 41
The C24V is supplied to a power supply circuit (not shown) provided on the launching device control board 41, and the power supply circuit generates DC34V as a driving power supply for the firing motor 45.

That is, an AC power supply (24 VAC) received from the outside of the pachinko game machine is supplied to the prize ball payout control board 40.
And the main control board 3 via the winning ball payout control board 40
9, a power supply DC5V for the control device generated by the power supply circuit provided on the prize ball payout control board 40, a full-wave 24V generated by the power supply circuit provided on the main control board 39,
DC34V, DC12V, and DC5V are supplied to each circuit board which requires these power supplies. An AC power supply (24 VAC) received from the outside of the pachinko game machine is supplied to the launching device control board 41 through the prize ball payout control board 40, and a power supply circuit provided in the launching device control board 41 supplies a motor power supply. Had been generated.

As described above, in the conventional power supply system, since the power supply circuit is provided on each of the plurality of circuit boards, the number of circuit components due to the decentralized power supply circuit is required accordingly. Was. In addition, when the power supply is changed, it is necessary to change all of the plurality of circuit boards on which the power supply circuits are arranged, which makes it difficult to cope with the change and reduces the control burden on the plurality of circuit boards. Many.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to reduce the number of components by consolidating power supply circuits, to easily cope with a change in power supply, and to reduce the control burden on a plurality of circuit boards. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko game machine equipped with a power supply device that can reduce power consumption.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine having a power supply board provided with a power supply circuit for generating various operating power supplies from a power supply, for performing various controls required for pachinko gaming. A power supply device is provided for supplying each operating power from the power supply board to the plurality of control boards provided. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, the plurality of control boards are a main control board, a winning ball payout control board, a launching apparatus control board, a symbol display control board, and a voice control board. And a lamp control board.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the various operating power sources include a first power source for operating a control circuit, and a symbol display device.
It includes a second power supply for LED lighting, a switch input / output, and a sound amplifier, a third power supply for operating an electromagnetic drive source, and a fourth power supply for lighting a lamp. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the power supply board is connected to the prize ball payout control board.
A backup power supply for the RAM is supplied. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the RAM stores signal data for setting a payout control.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising a card unit, a ball lending switch, a return switch, and ball-related information display. Each operation power supply of the unit is supplied from a card unit.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine is of a card type, and a card unit 2 is attached to the left side of the pachinko gaming machine main body 1.
The pachinko gaming machine main body 1 has a metal frame 5 provided with a glass through which the game board 4 is transparently mounted on an upper part of a front frame 3 thereof, and a mounting plate 6 is mounted below the metal frame 5 so as to be freely openable and closable. An upper tray 8 having a ball payout port 7 is mounted on the mounting plate 6, and a lower tray 9 is mounted at a lower central portion of the front frame 2. The card unit 2 is provided at the front of the upper tray 8.
Is provided with a ball lending operation unit 10 for performing an operation when a prepaid card is inserted into a luggage box to receive a lending ball. A hitting handle 11 is provided on the right side of the lower receiving tray 9.
1, a firing lever 12 that is rotated by a player is provided rotatably. The firing lever 12 is made of a conductive material, and functions as a touch terminal for detecting whether or not the player is in contact with the firing lever.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the upper receiving tray 8 showing the ball lending operation unit 10. In the center of the ball lending operation unit 10, a frequency display unit (holding ball related information display unit) 13 in which a display LED for displaying the remaining frequency stored in the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 2 is provided. Is provided. On the left side of the ball lending operation unit 10, a lending button (ball lending switch) 14 for operating to borrow a lending ball is provided when the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 2 has a frequency. On the right side of the ball lending operation unit 10, a return button (return switch) 15 which is operated when removing the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 2 is provided. Further, a lending button lamp 16 is provided between the frequency display section 13 and the lending button 14 to notify that the lending ball can be borrowed by turning on the back side, and the card unit 2 is arranged on the front side. An unconnected lamp 17 is provided to illuminate that it is electrically unconnected between the pachinko gaming machine body 1 and the pachinko gaming machine body 1.

Hereinafter, a power supply device in the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part of a power supply system provided in the pachinko gaming machine. In FIG. 3, the circuit board on which the power supply circuit is provided is only the power supply board 18. An AC power supply (AC 24 V) received from outside the pachinko gaming machine is introduced into the power receiving board 19 and divided into two systems (first system and second system) by wiring arranged on the power receiving substrate 19.

The first AC 24 V branched from the power receiving board 19 is introduced into the power supply board 18. The first AC24V introduced into the power supply board 18 is connected to the power supply board 1
8 is supplied to the power supply circuit 20 provided in the power supply circuit 8, and the power supply circuit 20 causes the power supply circuit 20 to supply 5 V DC (first power supply) and 12 V DC
(Second power supply), DC34V (third power supply) and full wave 2
Four types of operation power supply of 4V (fourth power supply) are respectively generated. From the power supply board 18, a symbol display control board 26 provided for controlling the main control board 21, the prize ball payout control board 22, the launching device control board 23, the lamp control board 24, the voice control board 25, and the symbol display board 27. Each operation power supply is supplied to each of the six control boards.

As shown in FIG. 3, the power supply board 18 supplies the main control board 21 with a voltage of 34 V DC, 12 V DC and
Three types of operating power of 5V are supplied. The three types of operating power supplied to the main control board 21 are branched into a plurality of wires by wiring provided on the main control board 21 and supplied to various circuit boards at each end connected to the main control board 21. You. In addition, the power supply board 18 supplies the winning ball payout control board 22 with DC34V, DC12V and DC5V.
Operating power supply and R provided on the prize ball payout control board 22
A backup power supply DC5V of AM (not shown) is supplied. When the backup power supply DC5V is supplied to the RAM of the prize ball payout control circuit provided on the prize ball payout control board 22, the storage state of the signal data for setting the payout control is maintained even when the power supply of the main power supply is cut off. Is done.
The power supply system supplied with power through the main control board 21 and the electric system supplied with power through the prize ball payout control board 22 will be described later.

Three types of power are supplied from the power supply board 18 to the launching apparatus control board 23, that is, DC34V for the driving motor driving power supply, DC12V for the hit ball firing switch power supply, and DC5V for the firing control circuit operation power supply.

From the power supply board 18 to the lamp control board 24, three kinds of operation power supply are supplied: a full-wave 24V power supply for lighting the frame lamp, a DC12V power supply for lighting the LED and the panel lamp, and a DC5V power supply for operating the lamp control circuit. Is done. Further, from the lamp control board 24 to the frame lamp relay board 28
, A full-wave power of 24 V for the frame lamp lighting is supplied, and the LED and the panel lamp lighting power supply of DC 12 V are supplied from the lamp control board 24 to the board lamp relay board 29.

From the power supply board 18 to the voice control board 25,
Two types of operating power are supplied: a power supply for audio amplifier of 12 VDC and a power supply for operating the audio control circuit of 5 VDC. From the power supply board 18 to the symbol display control board 26, a power supply for operating the liquid crystal display unit constituting the special symbol display device, a DC power supply for lighting the LED of the ordinary symbol display device of 12V DC, and a power supply for operating the symbol display control circuit of 5V DC are provided. Two types of operating power are supplied. Further, DC12V of a power supply for operating the liquid crystal display unit is supplied to the liquid crystal display unit 30 from the symbol display control board 26, and DC12V of a power supply for turning on the LED is supplied to the ordinary symbol display device 31 from the symbol display control board 26.

FIG. 4 is a board block diagram showing a power supply system supplied with power through the main control board 21 and an electric system supplied with power through the prize ball payout control board 22 of FIG. A power supply system in which power is supplied through the main control board 21 will be described. As shown in FIG.
2. DC as the operating power supply of the winning device driving solenoid
34 V and 12 V DC of the operating power supply for each winning detection switch are supplied. From the main control board 21 to the board external output terminal board 33, information on the game board (for example, jackpot information, number of special symbol determinations, number of starts, number of winnings in a specific area in a special winning opening, number of regular symbol determinations) is output. DC12V is supplied as a power supply for the operation. In addition, the main control board 21 and the frame external output terminal board 34 are connected to a 12 V DC as a power source for outputting information (for example, jackpot information or the like) on the game board.
Is supplied. Further, from the main control board 21 to the photo distribution board 35, DC12V of an operating power supply for a prize ball sensor (comprising a photosensor) for detecting a prize ball is supplied.

As described above, the power supply board 18 of the present embodiment
Generates four kinds of operation power supplies of 5 V DC (first power supply), 12 V DC (second power supply), 34 V DC (third power supply) and 24 V full-wave (fourth power supply) by the power supply circuit 20. From the power supply board 18, for control circuit operation (first power supply), for symbol display device (second power supply), for LED lighting (second power supply), for switch input / output (second power supply), For audio amplifier (second power supply), external information output operation (second power supply), electromagnetic drive source (motor and solenoid, etc.) operation (third power supply) and lamp lighting (fourth power supply) Are output.

The electric system supplied with power through the prize ball payout control board 22 will be described. As shown in FIG.
4 is a DC 12 as a power source for outputting prize ball information and ball lending information.
V is supplied. Also, from the prize ball payout control board 22,
The drive power supply DC34V is supplied to the prize ball motor 35,
DC34V of the driving power supply is supplied to the ball rental motor 36,
DC12V of a sensor operation power supply is supplied to a ball rental sensor (composed of a photo sensor) for ball rental detection. Note that the DC12 is transferred from the photo distribution board 35 to the winning ball payout control board 22.
Although V is supplied, it is for unifying the reference power supply.

A power supply DC12V of the unconnected lamp 17 shown in FIG. 2 is supplied from the winning ball payout control board 22 to the frequency display board 38 (the pachinko game machine main body 1).
Lights when the card unit 2 is not electrically connected to the power supply.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second system AC24V branched from the power receiving board 19 is connected to the prize ball payout control board 2.
2 is introduced. As shown in FIG. 4, the AC 24 V of the second system introduced to the prize ball payout control board 22 is introduced to the card unit 2 via the prize ball payout control board 22.
AC24V of the second system introduced into the card unit 2
Is supplied to a power supply circuit provided in the card unit 2, and the power supply circuit generates DC18V and DC12V, respectively. From the card unit 2 to the ball lending operation unit 10, a DC 18 V of an operation power supply for the ball lending switch 14 and the return switch 15 and a power supply for lighting a display LED for displaying a frequency and lighting a lending button lamp 16 are provided. A certain DC12V is supplied.

As described above, the power supply circuit 20 provided on the power supply board 18 converts the externally received AC power supply (24 VAC) to various operating power supplies, that is, the first power supply (5 VDC) for operating the control circuit. And, for the pattern display device,
A second power supply (12 V DC) for LED lighting, switch input / output, and audio amplifier, a third power supply (34 V DC) for operating the electromagnetic drive source, and a fourth power supply (full wave 24 V) for lamp lighting And outputs the respective operating power from the power supply board 18 to the main control board 21, the winning ball payout control board 22, the launching apparatus control board 23, the symbol display control board 26, the voice control board 25, and the lamp control board 24. The power supply circuit 2 provided on the power supply board 18
By consolidating to 0, the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the conventional case, and even if the power supply is changed,
Since the power supply circuit of the power supply board 18 only needs to be changed, the power supply circuit can be easily coped with, and the control load on the plurality of circuit boards can be reduced.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a configuration in which each operating power is output from a power supply board to a plurality of control boards provided for performing various controls required for a pachinko game. Therefore, the number of components can be reduced by integrating the power supply circuit into the power supply circuit arranged on the power supply board, and even when the supply power is changed, the power supply circuit on the power supply board can be changed, so that it is easy. And the design load on the plurality of control boards can be reduced. According to the configuration of the second aspect, each operating power is supplied from the power supply board to the main control board, the winning ball payout control board, the launching apparatus control board, the symbol display control board, the voice control board, and the lamp control board. With this configuration, there is no need to provide a power supply circuit in the main control board, winning ball payout control board, launching device control board, symbol display control board, voice control board, and lamp control board. It can be.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the power supply for backing up the RAM is supplied from the power supply board to the winning ball payout control board, the storage state of the RAM is maintained even when the main power supply is cut off. Is held. Further, according to the configuration of claim 5, since the storage state of the signal data for setting the payout control is maintained even when the power supply of the main power supply is cut off, the number of payouts does not change.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an upper tray showing a ball lending operation unit provided in the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part of a power supply system provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a board block diagram showing a power supply system through a main control board and a power supply system through a prize ball payout control board in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a board block diagram showing a conventional power supply system arranged in a pachinko gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine main body 2 Card unit 3 Front frame 4 Gaming board 5 Gold frame 6 Mounting plate 7 Ball payout port 8 Upper tray 9 Lower tray 10 Ball lending operation unit 11 Hitting handle 12 Launch lever 13 Frequency display unit 14 Lending button 15 Return Button 16 Rental button lamp 17 Unconnected lamp 18 Power supply board 19 Power receiving board 20 Power supply circuit 21 Main control board 22 Prize ball payout control board 23 Launcher control board 24 Lamp control board 25 Voice control board 26 Symbol display control board 27 Symbol display device 28 Frame Relay Board for Frame 29 Lamp Relay Board for Board Surface 30 Liquid Crystal Display Unit 31 Normal Symbol Display Device 32 Winning Switch Relay Board 33 External Output Terminal Board for Board 34 External Output Terminal Board for Frame 35 Prize Ball Motor 36 Ball Rental Motor 37 Lending Ball sensor 38 Frequency display board 39 Emission control board (conventional) 40 prize balls paid out control board (conventional) 41 launcher control board (conventional) 42 external connection terminal board 43 card interface board 44 distribution substrate 45 launch motor

Claims (6)

[Claims] A power supply board having a power supply circuit for generating various operation power supplies from a power supply is provided, and a plurality of control boards provided for performing various controls required for a pachinko game are provided from the power supply board to the control board. A pachinko game machine comprising a power supply device for supplying operating power. 2. The control board according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of control boards are a main control board, a winning ball payout control board, a launching device control board, a symbol display control board, a voice control board, and a lamp control board. The described pachinko gaming machine. 3. The various operating power sources include a first power source for operating a control circuit, a second power source for a symbol display device, an LED lighting device, a switch input / output device, and an audio amplifier, and an electromagnetic driving source operation. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a third power supply for turning on the lamp and a fourth power supply for turning on the lamp. 4. The pachinko game according to claim 1, wherein a backup power supply for a RAM is supplied from the power supply board to the winning ball payout control board. Machine. 5. The pachinko game machine according to claim 4, wherein said RAM stores signal data for setting payout control. 6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a card unit, wherein operation power supplies for a ball lending switch, a return switch, and a ball-related information display unit are supplied from the card unit. A pachinko gaming machine according to one of the above.