JP2001276326A - Power unit for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify connection with plural controllers. SOLUTION: In the state where a power switch 2 is turned ON and AC power is supplied from an island side power unit 23 to a power unit 1, the DC power of DC24 volts is taken out to the outside of the power unit 1 in a DC24-volt output system 6, the DC power of DC12 volts is taken out to the outside of the power unit 1 in DC5-volt output systems 10 and 11 and the DC power of DC5 volts is taken out to the outside of the power unit 1 in the DC5- volt output systems 10 and 11. By the ON operation of a relay contact point 17, the DC power of DC12 volts is taken out to the outside of the power unit 1 in a DC12-volt S output system. After the interrupting operation of the power switch 2 or after power failure occurrence, backup means 18-20 hold the power of a DC12-volt L output system 9 and the DC5-volt output systems 10 and 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power supply device for converting an AC power supply from an island power supply into a DC power supply used for a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art JP-A-11-128494 discloses that
From the viewpoint of easy inspection by public institutions and prevention of impropriety against players, the control device of the gaming machine is the main control device, symbol control device, sound effect control device, indicator light control device, ball payout control device, ball launch control device, etc. It is disclosed that the function is divided.

[0003]

However, when the control device is divided into a plurality of functions as in the prior art, the number of control devices connected to the power supply device increases, and the control device divided into the power supply device and each function is divided into two. It cannot be denied that the connection structure becomes complicated.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a power supply device that can simplify connection with a plurality of control devices.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a DC power generation unit for converting an AC power supply into a DC power supply used for a game machine, and a single constant-voltage DC power supply generated by the DC power generation unit. And a plurality of output systems. Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the number of control devices connected to the power supply device increases, the connection between the power supply device and the plurality of control devices can be achieved by dividing and connecting the control device to the plurality of output systems. Can be simplified. In the present invention, if one of the plurality of output systems is provided with disconnecting means, it is easy to use the disconnecting system and the other system separately. Also, in the present invention, if one of the plurality of output systems is provided with disconnection means and the other output system is provided with backup means, the power supply of the other output system during a power failure can be maintained. Further, in the present invention, if the disconnecting means is operated by the DC power from the DC power generation unit, the structure for obtaining the operating power of the disconnecting means is simple. Also, in the present invention, if the disconnecting means is formed by a relay, the power failure detection circuit can be relatively easily configured by using a relay coil. In addition, since the supply of current is interrupted by the on-off contact, the durability is excellent, the power loss is small, and the heat radiation measure is easy as compared with the semiconductor switch. In the present invention, if the backup means is formed by a capacitor, the configuration of the backup means is simple.

[0006]

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a power supply device 1 and FIG.
3 shows the internal structure of the input side processing unit 3, FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the DC power generation unit 4, FIG. 4 shows the detailed configuration of the game control power system, and FIG. 5 shows the structure of the output units 81 and 82. Is shown.

Referring to FIG. 1, a power supply device 1 for a pachinko machine will be described. When the power switch 2 of the power supply 1 is turned on, an AC power supply such as AC 24 volts (AC 24 V) is applied to the island-side power supply 2 such as an island-side transformer of a pachinko parlor.
9 to the DC power generation unit 4 via the power supply side input terminal 28 of the power supply device 1 and the input side processing unit 3, and the DC power generation unit 4 performs full-wave rectification of the AC power to obtain a roughly rectified DC power. After conversion, the DC power of the rough rectification is changed to 12 VDC (DC1
2V) or a constant-voltage DC power supply such as 5 VDC (5 VDC). The input-side processing unit 3 is connected to an AC output system 5 that outputs an AC power supply such as 24 VAC. The DC power generation unit 4 includes a high-order DC output system 6 that outputs a DC power supply such as roughly rectified DC 24 volts,
A middle-level DC output system 8; 9 for outputting a constant-voltage DC power supply such as 2 volts, and a lower-order DC output system 10 or 11 for outputting a constant-voltage DC power supply such as 5 VDC are connected. Hereinafter, the upper DC output system 6 is also referred to as a 24 VDC output system 6.

A disconnecting means 15 composed of a relay is arranged in the DC 24 volt output system 6 and the intermediate DC output system 9.
The relay coil 16 of the disconnecting means 15 is connected to the DC 24 volt output system 6, and the relay contact 17, which is a normally open contact of the disconnecting means 15, is connected to the intermediate DC output system 9. DC24
The bolt output system 6 performs on / off control of the disconnecting means 15. When the relay contact 17 is turned on,
The middle DC output system 8 is connected to the middle DC output system 9 and the relay contact 17 is turned off, so that the middle DC output system 8 is separated from the middle DC output system 9. Hereinafter, the middle DC output system 8 is a DC 12 volt S output system (DC12
Also referred to as short bolt holding system 8.

The medium DC output system 9 forms a 12 volt DC output system having backup means 18 consisting of small capacitors. Hereinafter, the intermediate DC output system 9 is DC
12 volt L output system (DC 12 volt long holding system) 9
Also called. The lower direct-current output system 10 forms a 5-volt DC output system having backup means 19 composed of a small-capacity capacitor. Hereinafter, the lower DC output system 10 is
Also referred to as C5 volt output system 10. The lower DC output system 11 is a backup means 2 composed of a large-capacity capacitor.
A 5 VDC output system having zeros and Schottky diodes 21 is formed. Hereinafter, the lower DC output system 11 is also referred to as a DC 5 volt B output system 11. The DC 5 volt B output system 11 is an SR as a memory of the main controller 51, the special symbol controller 52, the ball payout controller 55, etc. in FIG.
The power is supplied to the AM.

When the power switch 2 is turned on and AC power is supplied from the island-side power supply device 29 to the power supply device 1, the AC output terminal 2 connected to the AC output system 5 is turned on.
2, an AC power supply such as AC 24 volts (denoted as AC 24 V) can be taken out of the power supply device 1;
At the upper DC output terminal 23 connected to the 4 volt output system 6, a DC power supply such as 24 VDC (referred to as 24 VDC) can be taken out of the power supply device 1. A DC power supply such as 12 VDC (referred to as 12 VDC) can be taken out of the power supply 1 at the DC output terminal 25, and D at the lower DC output terminal 26 connected to the 5 VDC output system 10.
A DC power supply such as C5 volts (expressed as DC5V) can be taken out of the power supply device 1, and a lower DC output terminal 27 connected to the DC5 volt B output system 11 can output a DC power supply such as DC5 volts (expressed as DC5VB). The DC power supply can be taken out of the power supply device 1.

When a DC power of coarse rectification is supplied from the DC power generation unit 4 to the relay coil 16 via the DC 24 volt output system 6 and the relay contact 17 is turned on, D
At a middle DC output terminal 24 connected to the C12 volt S output system 8, a DC power supply such as 12 VDC (referred to as DC12VS) can be taken out of the power supply device 1. Conversely, when the DC power supply to the relay coil 16 is cut off, when the relay contact 17 is turned off, the DC power supply from the DC power generation unit 4 to the middle DC output terminal 24 is cut off.

Further, the DC power of a constant voltage output from the DC power generation unit 4 to the DC 12 volt L output system 9 and the DC 5 volt output system 10;
19; 20, the power switch 2
Is turned off or a power failure occurs on the island-side power supply 29 side, the power switch 2 is turned off immediately after the power-off operation or immediately after the power failure occurs at the AC output terminal 22, the upper DC output terminal 23, and the middle DC output terminal 24. Although the power supply is cut off, the smoothing circuit 4 is connected to the middle DC output terminal 25 and the lower DC output terminals 26 and 27.
3 and the backup means 18 to
The power is maintained by discharging from the backup means 18 to 20 for a time corresponding to the capacity of 20 and the amount of consumption in the load connected to the middle DC output terminal 24 and the lower DC output terminals 26 and 27. Then, the DC 5 volt output system 10 and the DC
With the 5 volt B output system 11, the DC 5 volt B
Since the Schottky diode 21 is provided in the output system 11, even if the discharge from the backup means 19 at the lower DC output terminal 26 is completed, the discharge from the backup means 20 is cut off by the Schottky diode 21 and D
Flow into the C5 volt output system 10 is prevented.
Therefore, the SR connected to the DC 5 volt B output system 11
The data retention time of AM is determined by the capacity of the smoothing capacitor in the smoothing circuit 43, the capacity of the backup means 20, the leakage current in the Schottky diode 21 (the amount of reverse current from the Schottky diode 21), the smoothing capacitor and the backup means 20. Is determined by the self-discharge of the capacitor.

Referring to FIG. 2, the input processing section 3 will be described. The input-side processing unit 3 includes an input-side overcurrent protection circuit 31 including a fuse or a breaker, a 100-volt detection circuit 32, a relay 33, an alarm internal display circuit 34, a relay control circuit 35, and a switch input circuit 36. The island-side power supply 29 is connected to the power-supply-side input terminal 28 of the power supply 1.
100 volt detection circuit 32
Rectifies and smoothes the AC power supplied through the power supply side input terminal 28 and the overcurrent protection circuit 31, detects the AC power supply connected to the power supply side input terminal 28 from the smoothed power supply, and Is supplied to the relay control circuit 35 as a relay driving power supply. Here, when it is detected that the AC 100 volt power supply is connected to the power supply side input terminal 28, 1 is detected.
The 00 volt detection circuit 32 cuts off the supply of the relay driving power to the relay control circuit 35, and outputs an alarm output to the alarm internal display circuit 34. The alarm internal display circuit 34 supplies the AC 100 volt power to the power supply side input terminal 28. It drives a display electrical component such as an LED for indicating the connection outside the power supply 1.

The relay control circuit 35 includes a relay drive power supply from the 100 volt detection circuit 32, a switch input signal from the switch input circuit 36 based on the ON / OFF operation of the power switch 2, and a DC 5 volt overvoltage detection circuit in FIG. 4
The supply or cutoff of power to the relay coil 33a of the relay 33 is controlled by an overvoltage detection signal from the 6 or DC 12 volt overvoltage detection circuit 49. That is, if the 100 volt detection circuit 32 does not detect 100 volts AC and the 5 VDC overvoltage detection circuit 46 or the 12 volt overvoltage detection circuit 49 does not detect overvoltage, the relay control circuit 35 turns on or off the power switch 2. The power is supplied to or cut off from the relay coil 33a according to.

[0015] The two positions of the on position or the off position by manual operation
In a state where the power switch 2 having the function of holding the position is connected to the switch input unit 37 of the power supply 1 from the outside of the power supply 1, the switch input circuit 36 outputs a switch input signal due to the ON or OFF operation of the power switch 2. Output to the relay control circuit 35. The switch input unit 37, the relay control circuit 35, and the relay 33 form an on / off circuit. The connector A of FIG. 2 is connected to the connector A of FIG.
Is connected to the connector B of FIG. 3, and the connector C of FIG. 2 is connected to the AC output system 5 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the DC power generation section 4 will be described. The DC power generation unit 4 includes a noise filter 41,
Full-wave rectifier circuit 42, smoothing circuit 4 including a smoothing capacitor
3, 5 VDC overcurrent detection circuit 44, 5 VDC power supply circuit 45, 5 VDC overvoltage detection circuit 46, DC1
A 2 volt overcurrent detection circuit 47, a 12 volt DC power supply circuit 48, and a 12 volt DC overvoltage detection circuit 49 are provided. When the relay contact 33b shown in FIG. 2 is turned on, the noise filter 41 outputs the AC input from the input side overcurrent protection circuit 31 shown in FIG. 2 via the relay contact 33b.
The power supply line noise on the 24 volt AC power is removed, and 24 VAC is output to the full-wave rectifier circuit 42. The full-wave rectifier circuit 42 performs full-wave rectification on the AC power of 24 volts and outputs it to the smoothing circuit 43. Then, the smoothing circuit 43 flattens the voltage to make the DC 5 volt overcurrent detection circuit 44 and D
The voltage is separately output to the DC 5 volt power supply circuit 45 and the DC 12 volt power supply circuit 48 via the C12 volt overcurrent detection circuit 47, and the DC 5 volt power supply circuit 45 outputs the input voltage as a constant voltage of DC 5 volts. The power supply circuit 48 outputs the input voltage as a DC 12 volt constant voltage.

The DC 5 volt overcurrent detection circuit 44
The current flowing into the volt power supply circuit 45 is monitored, and the DC 12 volt overcurrent detection circuit 47
Monitor the inflow current to the If the DC 5 volt power supply circuit 45 is connected to the lower DC output terminals 26;
If the control device connected through the DC control circuit is short-circuited, the monitored inflow current also increases abnormally.
The volt overcurrent detection circuit 44 determines that the current is an overcurrent, and transmits the determination result to the DC 5 volt power supply circuit 45. A mid-level DC output terminal 24 of the power supply 1 to a DC 12 volt power supply circuit 48;
When the control device connected via the control circuit 25 (see FIG. 1) is short-circuited, the monitored inflow current also abnormally increases. Therefore, the DC 12 volt overcurrent detection circuit 47 determines that an overcurrent has occurred, and determines the overcurrent. It is transmitted to the DC 12 volt power supply circuit 48. As a result, the DC 5 volt power supply circuit 45
Upon receiving the overcurrent detection signal from the 5 volt overcurrent detection circuit 44, the output voltage or the output current or both are reduced to protect itself, and the DC 12 volt power supply circuit 48 protects itself from the DC 12 volt overcurrent detection circuit 47. , And protects itself by reducing its own output voltage or output current or both.

The DC 5 volt overvoltage detection circuit 46
The voltage input from the volt power supply circuit 45 is detected, and if the detected voltage is greater than 5 VDC, an overvoltage detection signal is output to the relay control circuit 35 of FIG.
If it is less than volts, it does not operate and outputs DC 5 volts as it is. The DC12 volt overvoltage detection circuit 49 is
The voltage input from the volt power supply circuit 48 is detected. If the detected voltage is larger than 12 VDC, an overvoltage detection signal is output to the relay control circuit 35. Output. The connector D of FIG. 3 is connected to the DC 5 volt output system 10 of FIG. 1, the connector E of FIG. 3 is connected to the DC 12 volt L output system 9 of FIG. 1, and the connector F of FIG.
Connected to C24 volt output system 6.

The overall structure of the pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. The control devices wired to the power supply device 1 are functionally divided into a main control device 51, a special symbol control device 52, a sound effect control device 53, an indicator light control device 54, a ball payout control device 55, a ball launch control device 56, and the like. ing. Main controller 5
1 is attached to the back of the game board and is sometimes referred to as a game control device. The microcomputer 1 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. When the detection signals input from the various game-related switches 58 and the prize ball counting switch 59 are input via the wiring and the input interface, the CPU performs the input processing based on the program set in the ROM, using the RAM as a storage means in the processing process. Executes the game processing of the whole game such as error processing, symbol control processing, prize ball control processing, external information processing, command set processing, etc., and outputs the command as the processing result to the special symbol control device via the output interface and wiring. 52, sound effect control device 53, indicator light control device 54, ball payout control device 55 separate wiring Outputs in one individually through.

The main control unit 51 includes the above control units 51
In addition to -56, a prize ball vibration motor 60 provided in a ball payout mechanism, a normal symbol display device 61 such as a digital display provided in a game board, various solenoids 62, a board-side external information board 63, etc. are wired. Connected. Prize ball vibration motor 6
0 is driven by an instruction from the main controller 51 to generate vibration and prevent ball clogging in the ball payout mechanism.

The various switches 58 related to the game are provided on the side of the game board called a gauge board, and input a detection signal to the main controller 51 by wiring. The various game-related switches 58 include a special symbol starting port switch, a normal symbol starting port switch, an accessory continuous operation switch, a count switch, a normal winning port switch, and the like. The special symbol starting port switch detects a ball which has won the special symbol starting port device in order to activate the special symbol display device 65. The normal symbol start-up switch detects a ball that has won the normal symbol start-up device in order to activate the normal symbol display device 61. The accessory continuous operation switch detects a ball that has won a specific opening (V zone) of the special winning opening device in order to continuously open and close the ball intake of the special winning opening device a predetermined number of times. The count switch detects a ball that has won the special winning opening device in order to close the ball intake of the special winning opening device when a predetermined number of balls have won the special winning opening device. The normal winning opening switch detects a ball winning the normal winning opening device. A predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to detection signals from various game-related switches 58 other than the accessory continuous operation switch are paid out.

The various prize ball related switches 57 are provided on the side of the main body frame for storing the game board, and output detection signals to the main controller 51 via wiring. Various switches 57 related to the prize ball
There are a prize ball supply switch, a prize ball standby switch, a prize ball overflow switch, and the like. The prize ball supply switch detects the presence or absence of a ball in the ball payout mechanism. The prize ball standby switch detects whether or not a ball to pay out a prize ball is prepared in the ball payout mechanism. The prize ball overflow switch detects an overflow ball that has flowed down from the upper plate to the lower plate and overflowed above a predetermined position.

The prize ball counting switch 59 detects balls to be paid out as prize balls from the ball payout mechanism one by one, and outputs a detection signal to the main control device 51 and the ball payout control device 55 by wiring. The main controller 51 and the ball payout controller 55 manage the number of balls to be paid out as prize balls from the ball payout mechanism by the detection signal from the prize ball counting switch 59 by the main controller 51 and the ball payout controller 55.

The ordinary symbol display device 61 variably displays the ordinary symbols in accordance with a drive signal from the main control device 51 which is a processing result for displaying an ordinary symbol based on a detection signal from the ordinary symbol starting port switch in the various game-related switches 58. And then stop. If the stopped ordinary symbol is a hit symbol determined by the main controller 51, the main controller 5
1 outputs a drive signal for opening the open / close member of the special start winning opening device to a solenoid that drives the open / close member of the special start winning opening device. Whether the stopped symbol is a hit symbol or an off symbol determined by the main controller 51 is not usually determined by stopping the symbol, but is determined by the main controller 51.
Are determined by a detection signal from a normal symbol start-up switch by processes such as a normal symbol variable process and a normal symbol hit determination display. In the special symbol starting winning opening device, the ball is easily won when the opening / closing member is opened.

As the various solenoids 62, a solenoid for driving an opening and closing member of a normal symbol opening device, a solenoid for driving an opening and closing member of a special winning opening device, and a movable member for changing the path of a winning ball inside the special winning opening device are provided. And the like for driving the solenoid. The main controller 51 performs processing such as a special symbol variable process and a big hit determination display based on a detection signal from a special symbol start-up switch in the various game-related switches 58. Then, the special symbol display device 65 stops after displaying the special symbol variably, and the stopped special symbol is the main control device 5.
When the winning symbol is determined to be 1, the main controller 51 outputs a drive signal for opening and closing the opening and closing member of the special winning opening device to a solenoid for driving the opening and closing member of the special winning opening device.
In the special winning opening device, a ball can be won by opening and closing the opening and closing member. The board-side external information board 63 transmits a signal to the main controller 51 and a hall computer, which is a sales management apparatus of a pachinko parlor, by wiring.

From the main controller 51 to the board-side external information board 63
Are information detected from the special symbol start-up switch, special symbol determination information, high probability information, special symbol rotation time reduction information, big hit information, and the like. Stopping the predetermined special symbol on the special symbol display device provides a big hit that is advantageous to the player, but stopping the specific special symbol among the predetermined special symbols increases the probability of the big hit and increases the special symbol. While the number of times of the change display is a predetermined number of times, for example, 50, the change time of the special symbol is reduced. The high probability information indicates that the jackpot probability has increased, and the special symbol rotation time reduction information indicates that the fluctuation time of the special symbol has been reduced. The jackpot information is information indicating that the jackpot is advantageous to the player. Ball launch control device 56
Command from the main controller 51 is a ball payout controller 55
And output in one direction via the wiring.

The special symbol control device 52 is provided on the back side of the special symbol display device 65 attached to the game board, and the special symbol is provided as a center accessory of the pachinko machine by a command input from the main control device 51. A control process by a computer for displaying on a special symbol display device 65 such as a liquid crystal, LED, CRT, or plasma display is performed, and a drive signal as a result of the process is output to the special symbol display device 65 by wiring. The types of commands from the main controller 51 to the special symbol controller 52 include a demo display,
Left symbol change start, middle symbol change start, right symbol change start, left symbol change stop (stop symbol instruction), middle symbol change stop (stop symbol instruction), right symbol change stop (stop symbol instruction), big hit decision display, big hit There are a medium display, a special winning opening device V switch winning display, a big hit end display, a count error display, a prize ball error display, and the like.

The sound effect control device 53 is provided on the back of the game board, and performs control processing by a computer for generating a sound effect by a speaker 66 provided on the main body frame in accordance with a command input from the main control device 51. Then, a drive signal as a result of the processing is output to the speaker 66 via a wiring.
The types of commands from the main control device 51 to the sound effect control device 53 include a symbol starting mouth winning sound, a special symbol fluctuating sound, a reach sound, a special symbol stop sound, a big hit determination sound, a big hit middle sound, a big hit end sound, There is an error sound.

The indicator light control device 54 is provided on the back side of the game board, and is provided with an indicator light 67 provided on a body frame (not shown) of the pachinko machine which stores the game board and the game board according to a command input from the main control device 51. A control process is performed by a computer for turning on or off the LED, and a drive signal as a result of the process is output to the indicator lamp 67 via a wire. The types of commands from the main control unit 51 to the indicator light control unit 54 include a demonstration display, a special symbol change display, a reach (left, middle symbol match) display, a big hit determination display, a big hit display, a big hit end display, and an error. Display, special winning opening device V winning indicator light display, special winning opening device V winning indicator light off, hold storage indicator light 1
Individual display, two hold memory indicator lights, three hold memory indicator lights, four hold memory indicator lights, all hold memory indicator lights off, award ball indicator light, award ball indicator light off, completion indicator light display And completion indicator lamps are turned off.

The ball payout control device 55 is provided in the main body frame, performs control processing by a computer for paying out a prize ball in accordance with a command input from the main control device 51, and transmits a drive signal as a result of the processing by wiring. Output to the prize ball solenoid 68 of the ball payout mechanism. The ball discharge control device 55 is connected to the ball launch control device 56, the prize ball solenoid 68, and the frame-side external information board 69 by wiring. The types of commands from the main control device 51 to the ball payout control device 55 include awarded ball stop, awarded ball permission, launch prohibition, launch permission, award ball number instruction, and the like.

In the case of a pachinko machine compatible with a prepaid card, the ball payout control device 55 has various lending-related switches 7.
0, a lending ball solenoid 71 of a ball payout mechanism, a lending vibration motor 72, a prepaid card unit 73, and a buzzer 74 provided in a pachinko machine are connected by wiring. The ball lending-related switches 70 include a lending ball supply switch, a lending ball standby switch, and a lending ball overflow switch. The lending ball supply switch detects the presence or absence of a ball in the ball payout mechanism. The lending ball standby switch detects whether or not the number of balls to be paid out as lending balls is prepared in the ball payout mechanism.
The lending ball overflow switch detects an overflow ball flowing down from the upper plate to the lower plate and overflowing above a predetermined position. The buzzer 74 notifies the start of payout of the loaned ball by sound. The prepaid card unit 73 is arranged adjacent to the pachinko machine, and is connected by wiring to a lending switch provided on the upper plate device 75 provided on the front side of the pachinko machine.

In the case of a pachinko machine compatible with a prepaid card, the ball payout control device 55 communicates with the prepaid card unit 73 to input a ball lending instruction input from a lending operation switch (not shown) provided on the upper plate device 75. Control processing by computer for paying out ball rental by
The drive signal as the processing result is output to the rental ball solenoid 71. The lending vibration motor 72 is driven by an instruction from the ball payout control device 55 to generate vibration and prevent ball clogging in the ball payout mechanism. In the case of a prepaid card compatible pachinko machine, when the prepaid card unit 73 is not properly connected, a firing inhibition signal is transmitted from the main control device 51 to the ball firing control device 56 via the ball payout control device 55, When the prepaid card unit 73 is properly connected, a firing permission signal is transmitted from the main control device 51 to the ball firing control device 56 via the ball payout control device 55. From the prepaid card unit 73, a signal for turning on an LED for notifying a player of a lending possible state and a signal for displaying a card balance and an error on a frequency display such as a 7-segment LED are sent from the prepaid card unit 73 to the upper plate apparatus 75. From the ball payout control device 55 to the prepaid card unit 73, the prepaid card unit 73 and the ball payout control device 55
When the confirmation signal as to whether or not is connected and the standby signal on the prepaid card unit 73 side are valid, the lending and lending completion signals are sent. When the standby signal on the gaming machine side is valid, a signal of a lending request and a confirmation of lending completion are sent from the prepaid card unit 73 to the ball payout control device 55.

The frame side external information board 69 is a ball payout control device 5
5 and a signal is transmitted to the hall computer by wiring. In addition to the ball payout control device 55, a door open switch 76 and a ball cutout switch 77 are connected to the frame-side external information board 69 by wiring. The door open switch 76 detects that the front frame of the main frame has been opened. The ball out switch 77 detects that the number of balls in the tank has fallen below a predetermined amount. The external information output from the frame-side external information board 69 to the hall computer includes prize ball information and a prepaid card that output one pulse each time the number of prize balls paid out from the ball payout control device 55 exceeds a predetermined number. There are ball lending information output by one pulse every 100 yen (for 25 lending balls) of lending by the unit 73, door opening information from the door opening switch 76, supply information from the ball out switch 77, and the like. The hole computer outputs an instruction to the replenishing machine of the island facility to prompt replenishment, based on the replenishment information from the ball out switch 77.

The ball launch control device 56 is provided on the main body frame, and allows the player to turn the handle in the ball launch mechanism when the launch permission is input from the main control device 51 via the ball payout control device 55. By performing the operation, a control process for driving a ball firing solenoid 78 as an electric actuator of the ball firing mechanism in accordance with the operation amount of the handle is performed, and a drive signal as a result of the process is output to the ball firing solenoid 78 by wiring. . The inputs to the ball launch control device 56 include launch permission and launch prohibition information from the main control device 51 via the ball payout control device 55, volume information for adjusting the launch intensity according to the player's handle operation amount, There is touch information from a touch switch for confirming that the player is touching the ball, and ball emission stop information from a stop switch for stopping the player from firing the ball.

Referring to FIG. 5, a connection structure between the power supply device 1 and the control device will be described. The power supply device 1 is provided with a plurality of output units 81 and 82 connected in parallel. The output units 81 and 82 are formed by a connector having a terminal to which the upper DC output terminal 23, the middle DC output terminal 24; 25, the lower DC output terminal 26; 27, and the ground GND are connected. The main controller 51 is connected to the output unit 81.
The ball payout control device 55 is connected to the output unit 82.

Then, DC 12 volts L from the power supply 1
The DC power supply of 12 volts constant voltage transmitted to the main controller 51 via the output system 9 and the middle DC output terminal 25 includes various switches 57 related to the prize ball and various switches 58 related to the game and the prize ball counting in FIG. The constant-current DC power supply of 12 VDC used for the switch 59 and various solenoids 62 and transmitted to the main controller 51 via the DC 12 volt S output system 8 and the intermediate DC output terminal 24 from the power supply device 1 is shown in FIG. Used in the prize ball vibration motor 60 and the ordinary symbol display device 61, and the power supply device 1 outputs a DC 5 volt output system 10;
The DC power of a constant voltage of 5 volts DC transmitted to the main controller 51 via the first and lower DC output terminals 26 and 27 is used for the operation of the main controller 51.

The constant-voltage DC power supply of 12 VDC transmitted from the power supply device 1 to the ball dispensing control device 55 via the DC 12 volt L output system 9 and the middle DC output terminal 25 is a prize ball counter shown in FIG. A DC power supply of a constant voltage of DC 12 volts, which is used for the switch 59 and various lending-related switches 70 and transmitted from the power supply device 1 to the ball dispensing control device 55 via the DC 12 volt S output system 8 and the middle DC output terminal 24. Is used for the prize ball solenoid 68, the loan ball solenoid 71, the loan vibration motor 72, and the prepaid card unit 73 in FIG. 4, and is supplied from the power supply device 1 via the DC 5 volt output system 10; 11 and the lower DC output terminals 26; 27. The DC power of a constant voltage of 5 volts transmitted to the ball payout control device 55 is used for the operation of the ball payout control device 55.

The ball discharge controller 56 includes a ball payout controller 5
5 to 24 VDC and 12 VDC, an L output system 9 and a DC power supply of 5 VDC or the like are supplied. Although not shown in FIG. 5, the special symbol control device 52, the sound effect control device 53, and the indicator light control device 54 of FIG.
And a DC power supply such as a DC 12 volt S output system 8 and a DC 5 volt from a power relay board. The power supply relay board is also used for power supply from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 51.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an input-side processing unit of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a DC power generation unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the entire game control power system device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an output unit of the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power supply device 4 DC power generation part 5 AC output system 6 Upper DC output system 8; 9 Medium DC output system 10; 11 Lower DC output system 15 Disconnect means 16 Relay coil 17 Relay contact 18; 19; 20 Backup means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Hiroshi Yamaguchi 2-3014, Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8-8 Heiwanai F-term (reference) 2C088 BC58 EA05 5H006 CA00 CB01 CB09 CC01 DA02 DA04 DB01 DC05 FA01 FA02

Claims (6)

[Claims] A power supply unit for converting an AC power supply into a DC power supply used for a game machine; and a plurality of output systems for one constant-voltage DC power supply generated by the DC power supply generation unit. A power supply device for a gaming machine. 2. The power supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein disconnection means is provided on one of the plurality of output systems. 3. The power supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of output systems includes disconnection means, and the other output system includes backup means. 4. The power supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the disconnecting means is operated by a DC power supply from the DC power generation unit. 5. The power supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the disconnecting means is formed by a relay. 6. The power supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the backup means is formed by a capacitor.