JP2002177576A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine capable of facilitating finding remodeling and checking work, and allowing the respective control parts to be independently operated only by unidirectional instruction from a main control part by completely separating the main control part for generally controlling the Pachinko game machine from the respective control parts. SOLUTION: A control device of the Pachinko game machine 1 is formed by a main control device, a shooting control device, a prize ball pay out control device, a display control device and a voice control device. The main control device is provided with a honor control function and a command control function, and the main control circuit 104 is provided with a CPU 112, a RAM 113 and a ROM 14. According to various control commands transmitted from the main control circuit 104, the respective control circuits 100 to 103 respectively execute independent control.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine in which a main control section for controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine and control sections for controlling other sections are completely divided and mounted on the pachinko gaming machine. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that controls each control unit according to a one-way instruction from a main control unit to drive a pachinko gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko gaming machines, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine, a player is required to enter a game area on a gaming board provided with various winning holes, obstacle nails and the like. A predetermined number of game balls are hit by hitting a game ball and falling in the game area while changing the course of the hit game ball hitting an obstacle nail or the like, and the dropped game ball enters a winning opening (wins). The game is played in a system where prize balls are paid out.

A pachinko game machine in which a game is played in such a structure is roughly divided into a first type (so-called fever type) and a second type (so-called airplane type) depending on the specifications of the pachinko game machine and the difference in the state of the game to be produced. )). These pachinko gaming machines are provided with various devices for producing the gaming state, and by operating these devices under complicated control, it is possible to provide various gaming states to the player. It becomes possible.

[0004] Devices for driving such a pachinko gaming machine are mainly game ball launching devices, prize ball payout devices,
There are a display device, a sound device, and the like, and these devices are provided on a frame of a pachinko game machine or a game board. For example, a game ball launching device, a prize ball payout device, or the like is provided as a frame, and a game ball launching device launches a game ball into a game area on a game board. Is to pay out a prize ball for winning. The game board includes a display device, a sound device, and the like. The display device displays information on the game state to the player, and the sound device has a sound effect according to the game state. Is generated as appropriate. The pachinko gaming machine is provided with a launch control circuit, a prize ball payout control circuit, a display control circuit, and a voice control circuit in order to control the operation of each of these devices, and integrally controls these circuits. A main control device having a main control circuit for the control is also mounted. Of these control circuits, the launch control circuit and the prize ball payout control circuit are mainly responsible for controlling the so-called frame of the pachinko gaming machine, and the display control circuit and the voice control circuit are responsible for controlling the so-called gaming board. is there.

[0005] Of the pachinko gaming machines configured as described above, the so-called old pachinko gaming machines mainly include a launch control circuit, a prize ball payout control circuit, a display control circuit, and a voice control circuit, as shown in FIG. The control circuit is mounted on one main control board 400 on which the control circuit is formed.
0 is mainly attached to the back mechanism plate 401 on the back of the pachinko gaming machine. The single main control board 400 controls the operation of both the so-called frame and the game board of the pachinko game machine, thereby producing various game states. However, in an old-type pachinko gaming machine having a plurality of control circuits mounted on one main control board 400 in this manner, for example, even if only the game board is replaced while leaving a frame that can be shared at the time of model replacement, the main The entire control board 400 must be replaced,
From the viewpoint of recycling, there was much waste of resources, and the cost was often not very good. In addition, since each control circuit is mounted on one main control board 400, the size of the main control board 400 itself increases, and the mounting position on the pachinko game machine and the like are restricted to some extent, so that the degree of freedom in design is increased. And the design was difficult.

Therefore, a launch control circuit and a prize ball payout control circuit for controlling a so-called frame of a pachinko gaming machine from one main control board, and a display control circuit and a voice control circuit for controlling a so-called game board are provided. A so-called separable pachinko game machine of the type separated and mounted on separate control boards and separately mounted on a frame and a game board was born. In this separate pachinko machine, the display control circuit and the voice control circuit are mounted on the main control board on which the main control circuit is mounted, and the launch control circuit and the prize ball payout control circuit are mounted on the other control boards. Only the game board can be exchanged while leaving a possible frame, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, since the control board is divided into a plurality of parts, the size of each control board can be reduced, the restriction on the mounting position on the pachinko game machine, etc. is relaxed, the degree of freedom in the design is increased, and the design is facilitated. Was.

[0007]

By the way, after a pachinko game machine is manufactured by a so-called pachinko maker, it is in accordance with the law on customs business and the like and the law on the appropriateness of duties (hereinafter referred to as the "Fusion Law"). Only pachinko gaming machines that have been licensed under the management law are sold to so-called pachinko parlors. At pachinko parlors where pachinko machines have been purchased, the local public safety commission inspects whether the operation of the pachinko machines that are actually placed in the store matches those described in the application form, and Stores can only open if they pass this inspection. However, in the above-mentioned old pachinko gaming machines and separated pachinko gaming machines, other control circuits are also mounted on a main control board on which a main control circuit is mounted, and the main control circuit integrally controls each part of the pachinko gaming machines. Then, bidirectional communication is performed between the control circuits, and the pachinko gaming machine operates.
For this reason, in order to accurately check the operation of each part of the pachinko gaming machine and each control circuit at the inspection stage, it is necessary to inspect all the operations of the complicated control system, etc. May be complicated. In addition, the main control circuit is usually configured to include components such as a CPU, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). For example, the CPU reads out a control program stored in the ROM in advance and the pachinko machine. Although various devices of the gaming machine are controlled, since a program related to payout of prize balls is also stored in the ROM, the ROM is illegally exchanged for a falsified ROM to produce an unauthorized specific game state. In such a structure where the main control circuit integrally controls the pachinko machine, it is difficult to effectively prevent such fraud. Furthermore, with the increasing sophistication of the gaming state produced by the current pachinko gaming machines (indicating and hiding the indicator lights and diversifying the generation of sound effects), and strengthening the functions to prevent the above-mentioned fraud. , Each control circuit on the main control board becomes complicated and advanced,
Insufficient storage area for programs such as RAM and ROM, increasing the load on the CPU itself provided in the main control circuit,
Processing capacity and processing speed have reached their limits in so-called unified management control. In addition, even if a trouble occurs in a part of each control circuit mounted on the main control board, the entire main control board must be replaced, which is very uneconomical. Even if you want to change the design, the main control circuit is in charge of the display control circuit and audio control circuit, so the scope of the design change of the board itself, including the layout change of the main control board, becomes large,
There is a problem that it leads to an increase in development cost and development time.

[0008] The present invention has been made in an attempt to solve such problems, and facilitates the discovery and inspection work of remodeling.
The main control unit that controls the pachinko gaming machine and each control unit are completely separated, each function is divided, and each control unit operates independently only by one-way instruction from the main control unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko game machine capable of driving a machine.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine, wherein a variety of prize devices are provided in a game area and a plurality of prizes are formed based on a prize of a game ball to the start port on a game board provided with a start port. In a pachinko gaming machine that drives a movable piece provided in a bonus winning device of the device to produce a predetermined gaming state, a game ball launching unit that launches the gaming ball toward the inside of the gaming area is controlled. A launch control unit, a prize ball payout control unit that controls a prize ball payout unit that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on winning of the game balls to the various prize devices, and various game states related to the game. A display control unit that controls a display unit that performs display / non-display of an indicator light provided in the pachinko gaming machine, and a sound control unit that controls a sound output unit that generates a sound based on the various game states, The launch control, front A prize ball payout control unit, a main control unit that transmits a control signal to the display control unit and the voice control unit, controls the respective control units collectively, drives the pachinko gaming machine, and produces the gaming state. The main control unit comprises: an accessory control means for controlling the movement of a movable piece provided in the accessory winning device based on a prize to the starting port; and a detection device provided on the game board. Receiving the detection signal of
Command control means for transmitting a control command corresponding to the received detection signal to each of the control units,
The launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit, the display control unit, and the voice control unit are respectively connected by independent one-to-one lines, and the launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit, the display control unit And the voice control unit controls the game ball launching unit, the prize ball payout unit, the display unit, and the voice output unit in accordance with the control command by one-way communication from the main control unit.

[0010] According to the present invention, based on the winning of the game ball to the starting port on the game board provided with various prize devices and the starting port in the game area, it is provided in the role winning device of the various prize devices. In a pachinko game machine that drives a movable piece to produce a predetermined game state, a launch control unit that controls a game ball launch control unit, a prize ball payout control unit that controls a prize ball payout unit, and controls a display unit. A display control unit, a voice control unit that controls a voice output unit, and a main control unit that controls the respective control units in general to drive a pachinko gaming machine and produce a game state, and the main control unit includes: And a command control means for transmitting a control command to each control unit excluding the main control unit, and a control unit for controlling the movement of the movable piece provided in the control unit. Connected by one-to-one independent line Is, respective control unit realizes a game ball firing means by the control commands by one-way communication from the main control unit, prize balls paid out means, a pachinko game machine for controlling the display means and audio output means. Thereby, when inspecting the pachinko gaming machine, each control unit can be inspected independently, and the inspection work can be shortened and facilitated. Also, in order to actually drive a pachinko gaming machine, control commands are transmitted from the main control unit to the respective control units at various timings. Must be analyzed, and fraud can be made difficult. Furthermore,
Since the burden on the main control unit when driving the pachinko gaming machine is reduced, it is possible to easily produce a complicated and sophisticated gaming state. In addition, since the main control unit and each control unit are mounted on separate control boards, and each control unit independently performs a single control (for example, the display control circuit only performs display control), The design of the substrate itself becomes easy, and it is possible to reduce the development cost and the development time.

In this case, the launch control section, the prize ball payout control section, the display control section, the audio control section, and the main control section are formed on different substrates, respectively, and are housed in different frames. It is preferable that the device is sealed and attached to the pachinko gaming machine. In this way, when the frame in which the substrates are accommodated is opened and the remodeling or the like is performed improperly, the fraud can be recognized at a glance, so that the remodeling of the substrate can be effectively prevented.

Further, the main control unit includes the launch control unit,
The prize ball payout control unit, formed on a different substrate from the display control unit and the voice control unit, housed in a different frame and sealed, and the launch control unit on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine, It is preferable that the prize ball payout control unit, the display control unit, and the voice control unit are attached to a position closest to the attachment position. In this way, when it is desired to change the board on which the main control unit storing the control program for controlling the entire pachinko game machine is mounted and to perform different game states, the frame in which the board is accommodated is easily provided. Access to the machine and easy attachment and detachment to and from the pachinko gaming machine facilitates model exchange and the like while utilizing other boards.

The firing control unit and the prize ball payout control unit, which are in charge of controlling the frame of a so-called pachinko gaming machine,
After being formed on different substrates, respectively, and housed and sealed in different frames, the firing control unit may be attached to the back side of the inner frame of the pachinko gaming machine.

The display control unit and the voice control unit, which are in charge of controlling a game board of a so-called pachinko game machine,
The pachinko gaming machine may be formed on different substrates, housed in different frames, sealed, and then attached to the back of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 mainly has the following configuration. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a machine frame 2 serving as a guide when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is mounted on a so-called island facility or the like installed in a pachinko parlor, and fitted into the frame of the machine frame 2 to be mounted. As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine 3 includes a game board 3, various devices and units for driving the pachinko game machine 1, and a back mechanism plate 4 to which various wirings and the like are attached. Among them, for example, game board 3
Is directly attached to an inner frame 6 attached to the machine frame 2 by an upper hinge 5a and a lower hinge 5b.
An openable / closable glass frame (not shown) on which, for example, a transparent glass or the like is mounted is attached, and the front side of the game board 3 is covered and protected with a transparent glass or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1
A game board 3 having various winning structures, obstacle nails, and the like described later on the board is provided at the center of the front of the game machine and slightly upward, and the lower portion of the game board 3 is attached to the back of the pachinko game machine 1. A first receiving tray (upper plate) 7 for receiving a prize ball discharged through a prize ball payout device and a prize ball gutter (not shown) and supplying a game ball to a game ball launching device described later is attached. It is attached to the plate 8. A sound emission port 9 opened for emitting sound is provided below the upper plate 7, and a sound output means for outputting sound such as sound effects is provided at the back of the sound emission port 9. A speaker 10 constituting a part of the speaker 10 is built in, and a second receiving tray (lower tray) 11 for receiving and storing prize balls (game balls) overflowing from the upper tray 7 is provided below the speaker 10. Are arranged. The prize balls (game balls) stored in the lower plate 11
Is an operation lever 1 provided at the center front of the lower plate 11
By 1a, it can be discharged below the lower plate 11.

On the other hand, on the right side of the lower plate 11,
The game ball supplied from the upper plate 7 is used for the game area 2 on the game board 3.
A game ball launching operation unit 12 that constitutes a part of a game ball launching unit that launches in 0 is provided. On the back side of the game ball launching operation unit 12, a game ball launching operation unit 12 of the player is provided. A game ball launching device (not shown) for actually firing the game balls supplied from the upper plate 7 into the game area 20 in accordance with a change in the rotation operation angle accompanying the input is attached. That is,
The upper plate 7 and the game ball launching device are connected inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 via a game ball sending mechanism (not shown), and the game stored in the upper plate 7 by the game ball sending mechanism. The ball is supplied to the game ball launching device.

It should be noted that a part of the game ball launch operation section 12 includes:
For example, a push-type stop switch 13 is provided,
Push the stop switch 13 to push it on (O
By setting the state to N), it is possible to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball even during the rotation operation of the game ball launch operation unit 12. The game ball launching operation unit 12 has a built-in touch sensor and a launch switch (not shown), and the touch sensor operates the game ball launching operation unit 12 while the player is actually playing a game. If it does not sense that the game ball is being touched (for example, touching the game ball launching operation unit 12), the launch switch is turned off (OFF) and the launch of the game ball from the game ball launching device is temporarily stopped, and the game ball launch operation is performed. After rotating the unit 12, it is possible to effectively prevent so-called unmanned hitting, in which the player leaves the gaming table while being fixed at the predetermined firing position.

The machine frame 2 around the game board 3 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a lock hole 14a on the right side for unlocking a lock for locking the inner frame 6 to the machine frame 2. A lock-side lamp 14 is provided above the lock hole 14a. The game area 2 is located above the lock-side lamp 14.
A prize ball lamp 15 is provided to display that a game ball fired in 0 wins a prize ball in various prize holes.
On the upper side, an upper frame lamp 16 is provided, and the lock side lamp 14 and the upper frame lamp 16 clearly indicate an error state during a game, a so-called "hit", a "big hit" state, and the like. Can be displayed. A front plate 17 attached to the inner frame 6 inside the machine frame 2 around the game board 3 has a left front plate lamp 18 on the upper left side.
And a right front plate lamp 19 on the upper right side.
Various game states and the like can be displayed as in the case of the upper frame lamp 4 and the upper frame lamp 16.

On the other hand, the game board 3 is made by using a plate material having a predetermined thickness, for example, and various winning structures, guide rails 21 and other structures are arranged on the game board 3. , A game area 20 is formed. Guide rail 21
Forms a guide ball path 22 for guiding a game ball fired from a game ball launching device by a normal game operation into the game area 20, and plays a game along the guide rail 21 through the guide ball path 22. A restriction step 23 for restricting the progress of a game ball driven into the area 20 at a predetermined position in the game area 20 is formed in the upper right part of the game board 3. For example, a rebound rubber 24 for repelling a game ball hit into the game area 20 toward the center of the game area 20 is attached to the limit step 23 via a limit step shaft 25.

At a substantially central portion of the game board 3, there is provided an accessory winning device 30 which constitutes a specific winning area. The accessory prize winning device 30 has a pair of left and right movable pieces 26 and 27 driven by a solenoid (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 3 above the movable piece 26, and the movable pieces 26 and 27.
Game ball inlet 26 which is opened and closed by movement of 27
and a prize area 28 having a prize area 27a, and a count switch 29 for detecting a game ball (prize sphere) flowing into the prize area 28 is provided at a lower center rear side of the prize area 28. I have. Since the bottom of the winning area 28 is, for example, high on the front side and low on the rear side, and is slightly inclined so as to fall toward the center rear side, when the game ball inlets 26a, 27a are open. The winning prize in the prize area 28 is devised so that it can be easily detected by the count switch 29. The prize sphere detected by the count switch 29 is used to enter the winning prize device 30 into the prize winning device 30. Is counted as

At the center of the upper portion of the winning area 28, there is provided a so-called natural winning port 32 which constitutes one of the general winning ports in the gaming area 20. A specific winning opening 31 constituting a specific area is provided at a lower central position of the count switch 29, and after the winning ball detected by the count switch 29 falls in the accessory winning device 30, the specific winning is further performed. When a specific area detection switch (not shown) provided in the specific winning opening 31 detects that the mouth 31 has been won, a specific game state such as a so-called "big hit" is generated. It should be noted that a left illumination lamp 37 and a right illumination lamp 38 for illumination are provided in the accessory prize winning device 30, and immediately below the count switch 29,
A center LED 39 is provided for decoration of the accessory winning device 30.

On the other hand, the lower part of the game board 3 (the bonus winning device 30)
The movable piece 2 of the accessory winning device 30 is located at the center position.
The middle start winning opening 33 for driving the driving pieces 6 and 27 is provided. On both left and right sides of the middle starting winning opening 33, the left starting winning opening 34 for driving the movable pieces 26 and 27 and the right start winning opening 33 are also provided. A starting winning port 35 is provided. The game balls that have won the respective winning prize openings 33 to 35 are guided to the back side of the game board 3 as prize balls, and the respective starting prize openings 33 are formed.
Detected by a start switch (not shown) disposed in the area .about.35. A starting LED 36 is provided around the starting winning openings 33 to 35, and the starting LED 36 is provided.
A left sleeve winning port 40 is provided at an upper left portion of the ED 36, and a right sleeve winning port 41 is provided at an upper right portion.
Further, a left side decoration 42 is provided on the upper left side of the left sleeve winning opening 40, and a right side decoration 43 is provided on the upper right side of the right sleeve winning opening 41. In the left side decoration 42, a left side LED 44 is provided.
A right side LED 45 is provided in the inside 3, and a left side lamp 46 and a right side lamp 47 are provided above the left and right side decorations 43 and 44, respectively.

On the other hand, a left decorative windmill 49 having a left windmill lamp 48 therein is provided at an upper left portion of the accessory winning device 30, and a right decorative windmill 51 having a right windmill lamp 50 is provided at the upper right portion thereof. It is arranged. In addition, the character prize winning device 30
The left shoulder winning opening 5 which forms a part of the general winning opening is on both sides of
2 and a right shoulder winning port 53 are provided respectively. Further, on both sides of the left and right shoulder winning openings 52 and 53, a plurality of so-called windmills 54, which are a kind of rolling guide members for changing the falling speed and the falling direction of the game ball shot into the game area 20, are arranged. In addition, at an appropriate position on the game board 3, the direction of the course of the game ball falling from above the game area 20 is randomly changed to form a plurality of complicated fall paths for the game ball. Are installed. A game ball that did not win any of the winning ports of the gaming board 3 configured as described above is a game ball discharge port 5 at the bottom.
Absorbed in 6. In addition, the game board 3 thus configured
If the game board 3 is removed from the inner frame 6, only the game board 3 can be separated from the machine frame 2 portion of the pachinko game machine 1, so that the game state produced by the pachinko game machine 1 is appropriately changed depending on the type of the game board 3. In this case, it is possible to easily make the change while leaving the machine frame 2.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a game board accommodating portion 57 is provided substantially at the center of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the front portion of the game board 3 is provided in the game board accommodating portion 57. The inner frame 6 is fitted from the back side. It is to be noted that the accessory prize winning device 30 is accommodated in a substantially central position of the game board accommodating portion 57. The back mechanism plate 4 is attached to the machine frame 2 via a back mechanism plate mounting bracket 58. A prize ball storage tank 59 is provided above the game board storage unit 57 and the back mechanism plate 4, and prize balls are supplied to the prize ball storage tank 59 from a prize ball supply machine (not shown). You. This prize ball storage tank 5
9, a prize ball payout counting unit 60 is installed at the lower right side. Between the prize ball storage tank 59 and the prize ball payout counting unit 60, a prize ball alignment passage 61 is provided.
9 from the prize ball payout counting unit 60.

The prize balls stored in the prize ball storage tank 59 are:
After being arranged in, for example, two rows in the prize ball arrangement passage 61, it is supplied to the prize ball payout counting unit 60. In the award ball alignment passage 61, a ball out information detection switch 6 is provided.
5 for detecting the presence or absence of a winning ball in the winning ball alignment passage 61. In the prize ball payout counting unit 60, a prize ball passage 62, a ball out switch 66, and a prize ball payout device 67 are formed. In the prize ball payout device 67, a prize ball count switch 68 is provided. ing. The prize balls supplied from the prize ball arrangement passage 61 are guided to the prize ball payout device 67 as prize ball payout means through the prize ball passage 62. It should be noted that the ball out switch 66 detects the presence or absence of a prize ball in the prize ball passage 62, and the prize ball count switch 68 is a prize ball payout device 67.
The number of prize balls paid out is counted.

On the right side of the prize ball passage 62, a prize ball from the prize ball alignment passage 61 is provided with a prize ball payout counting unit 60.
A ball passage 63 through which the prize ball passes when the ball is not allowed to enter. In this case, the prize ball normally supplied to the prize ball passage 62 side is moved to the sphere discharge passage 63 side by moving the blocking piece 69 provided at the upper part of the ball discharge passage 63 by a solenoid (not shown) or manually. Supplied. Also,
A payout passage 64 is formed below the prize ball payout counting unit 60, and the prize balls counted by the prize ball payout counting unit 60 pass through the payout passage 64 to the upper plate on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is discharged to the upper plate 7 from an outlet (not shown).

A prize ball payout control circuit 101 (see FIG. 3) for controlling a prize ball payout device 67 is mounted between a payout passage 64 and a ball removal passage 63 below the prize ball payout counting unit 60. A payout control board 70 is attached, and a connection passage (not shown) for connecting the upper plate 7 and the lower plate 11 is provided on the left side of the winning ball payout control board 70. , A full switch 75 for detecting the overflow of the winning ball of the lower plate 11 is provided. On the left side of the full tank switch 75, a launch control board 7 on which a launch control circuit 100 (see FIG. 3) for controlling the game ball launch device is mounted.
1 is attached.

On the other hand, a sound control board 72 on which a sound control circuit 102 (see FIG. 3) for controlling sound output means such as the speaker 10 is mounted on the lower part of the game board accommodating portion 57 from the left side, various lamps and the like. Display control board 7 on which a display control circuit 103 (see FIG. 3) for controlling the display means is mounted.
3 is mounted, and the control circuits 100 to 1 mounted on the control boards 70 to 73 are provided in front of the voice control board 72.
03, and a main control board 74 on which a main control circuit 104 for managing and controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine 1 is mounted.
Is attached.

On the right side of the prize ball storage tank 59, for example, the number of prize balls to be paid out from the prize ball count switch 68 in the prize ball payout device 67 or the ball cutout switch 66 in the prize ball passage 62.
An external terminal board 76 for a frame, which is a relay board for transmitting ball-out information from the computer to a management computer (not shown) provided outside or the like, is attached. Further, in the upper left portion of the game board accommodation section 57, for example, winning information to each of the starting ports 33 to 35 input to the main control circuit 104 of the main control board 74, the movable pieces 26 and 27 of the Number of moves,
Number of occurrences of so-called "big hits" and specific winning openings 3
A board external terminal board 77, which is a relay board for transmitting the number of winnings to 1 and the like to a management computer provided outside, is attached.

As described above, each of the control boards 70 to 74 on which each of the control circuits 100 to 104 is mounted is separately attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 so that each of the control boards 70 to 7
4 can be attached / detached separately,
It is possible to replace each control board, etc., and to flexibly cope with a limited mounting space. Each of the control boards 70 to 74 is housed in, for example, a predetermined frame, sealed in the frame by a method such as caulking or a one-way screw, sealed, and attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1. This allows
It is possible to make it difficult to remodel the ROM or the like mounted on each of the control boards 70 to 74 so as to illegally produce a specific game state.

Next, the configuration of the control device of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 3 shows this pachinko gaming machine 1
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the embodiment.

The control devices of the pachinko gaming machine 1 include a main control device 105, a launch control device 106, and a prize ball payout control device 10.
7. It comprises a display control device 108 and a voice control device 109. The main control device 105 is based on a signal from each of the start switches 200 to 202 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and has a role control function for driving the movable pieces 26 and 27 of the role prize winning device 30, and other functions. A command control function of transmitting a control command to each of the control devices 106 to 109 based on signals from various switches. The main control board 74 of the main control device 105 includes various switches and the prize ball payout control device 1.
An input circuit 110 for inputting a signal or the like from the controller 07, an output circuit 111 for outputting a control signal or the like to each of the control devices 106 to 109, a board, and a main control circuit 104 for performing actual control. In the following, description of the control boards 70 to 73 of the control devices 106 to 109 is omitted assuming that the input / output circuits are mounted.

The main control circuit 104 includes a CPU 112 for performing arithmetic processing for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 and each of the control devices 1
RAM 113 used as a temporary work area in the course of the arithmetic processing of the CPU 112 while sequentially storing various data such as the operating status of the control units 105 to 109;
And a ROM 114 in which control commands of .about.109, driving data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the like are stored in advance. Note that the CPU 112 of the main control circuit 104
It is also possible to use a so-called one-chip microcomputer incorporating M113 and ROM114.

On the other hand, the launch control device 106 includes a launch control circuit 100 for driving and controlling a launch motor 115 provided in the game ball launch device, a launch motor 115 drive-controlled by the launch control circuit 100, and an external power supply. A firing control power supply relay board 116 that supplies power from the power supply board 301 that distributes electricity from the connected power cord 300 to the control devices 105 to 109 and the like to the firing control circuit 100, and a game ball launch operation unit 12 A touch sensor 117 provided,
It comprises a firing switch 118 and a stop switch 13. The launch control circuit 100 receives, from the touch sensor 117, information as to whether or not the player is touching the game ball launching operation unit 12, and outputs the information of the rotation operation angle input to the game ball launching operation unit 12 to the launch switch 118. From the player, and determines that the player has performed a rotation operation by touching the game ball launching operation unit 12, and the launching motor 11 of the game ball launching device
5 is controlled so that the game balls are launched into the game area 20 by appropriately driving the game balls. This makes it possible to prevent so-called unmanned driving.

The prize ball payout control device 107 drives and controls a payout motor (not shown) of the prize ball payout device 67 formed in the prize ball payout counting unit 60.
1, a prize ball payout device 67 controlled by the prize ball payout control circuit 101, a ball cutout switch 66 provided in the prize ball payout counting unit 60, and a communication passage between the upper plate 7 and the lower plate 11. And a full tank switch 75 that has been set. The prize ball payout control device 107 mainly controls detection signals from the ball out switch 66 and the full tank switch 75 and information on the number of prize balls from the prize ball count switch 68 in the prize ball payout device 67. A frame switch relay board 119 for relaying to the device 105 is provided. The prize ball payout control circuit 101 includes a sub CPU 120 and a ROM 121. Based on a payout control command from the CPU 112 of the main control circuit 104, the sub CPU 120 reads out the prize ball payout control data from the ROM 121 and independently controls the prize ball payout control. I do.

The display control device 108 includes a lamp and an LED.
And a display control circuit 103 for controlling the display / non-display of the display panel, and a panel such as a starting port LED 36, left and right illumination lamps 37 and 38, a center LED 39, left and right side LEDs 44 and 45, left and right side lamps 46 and 47, and left and right windmill lamps 48 and 50. Lamp relay board 122 for relaying a signal from the display control circuit 103 to the control lamp, the lock side lamp 14, the prize ball lamp 15, the upper frame lamp 16, and the left and right front plate lamps 1.
A frame lamp relay board 123 for relaying a signal from the display control circuit 103 to frame lamps such as 8, 19, etc., and the above-mentioned various lamps. The display control circuit 103 includes a sub CPU 124 and a ROM 125. The sub CPU 124 reads display control data from the ROM 125 based on a display control command from the CPU 112 of the main control circuit 104 and independently turns on (turns off) the various lamps. , Lighting, blinking, etc.).
An effect of a game state is provided by a ramp according to the progress of the game.

The audio control unit 109 includes a speaker 10 as an audio output unit built in the upper plate 7 and an audio control circuit 1 which controls the speaker 10 and outputs sounds such as sound effects as appropriate.
02. The audio control circuit 102 includes a sub CPU
126 and a ROM 127, and the main control circuit 104
Sub C based on the voice control command from CPU 112
The PU 126 reads the voice control data from the ROM 127 and independently controls the sound such as the sound effect generated from the speaker 10.

Next, each of the control devices 1 thus configured
The actual operations of 05 to 109 will be described. FIG.
It is a flow chart which shows the control processing of main control device 105 based on winning in each winning opening of pachinko gaming machine 1. The main controller 105 includes left and right shoulder winning opening switches 128 and 129 provided in the left and right shoulder winning openings 52 and 53, and left and right sleeve winning opening switches 13 provided in the left and right sleeve winning openings 40 and 41.
0, 131, a count switch 29 provided in the bonus winning device 30, a specific region detection switch 132 provided in the specific winning opening 31, a natural winning opening switch 133 provided in the natural winning opening 32, and each start-up. A winning signal from each of the start switches 200 to 202 provided in the winning openings 33 to 35 is transmitted from the switch relay board 134 and the start switch relay board 135 via the input circuit 110 to the main control circuit 104.
When input to the CPU 112 (S1), the CPU 11
2 reads out the control data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 stored in the ROM 114, and judges whether or not this winning signal is one which has won one of the starting winning ports 33 to 35 (S2).

Here, when it is determined that the inputted winning signal is not a winning in each of the starting winning ports 33 to 35, the CP
The U112 outputs a normal payout control command to the winning ball payout control circuit 101 of the winning ball payout control device 107 via the output circuit 111 to cause payout of payout balls (S4), and displays the display control device 108. A display control command and a voice control command based on a normal winning are output to the control circuit 103 and the voice control circuit 102 of the voice control device 109,
Produce a normal game state. Upon receiving the payout control command, the sub CPU 120 in the winning ball payout control circuit 101
The payout control command is analyzed, and prize ball payout control data (data such as the number of prize balls) stored in the ROM 121 is read from the ROM 121 according to each winning port and the like.
Is driven to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the inputted winning signal is a winning in each of the starting winning ports 33 to 35, the CPU 1
12 is a prize ball payout control device 10 via an output circuit 111.
No. 7 prize ball payout control circuit 101 is provided with respective winning prize openings 33 to 3
The payout control command is output based on the winning of No. 5 and the payout of the prize ball is performed (S3). At the same time, the accessory control data based on the winning to the starting winning ports 33 to 35 is read out from the ROM 114, and the output circuit 111 is output. And the accessory winning device 30
The movable piece 26, via the accessory relay board 136 provided in the
An accessory control signal is output to the left and right solenoids 137 and 138 connected to the motor 27 (S5), and the movable pieces 26 and 223 are connected to the left and right solenoids 137 and 138 and the power transmission mechanism (link) (not shown) that have received the control signal. 27 is executed. Note that, in this case, the CPU 112
The display control circuit 103 and the voice control circuit 102 of the voice control device 109 output a display control command and a voice control command based on winning in each of the winning ports 33 to 35 for starting, thereby causing the game state of the starting port winning. You may do it.

At this time, the CPU 112 determines whether or not there is a winning signal from the count switch 29 provided in the accessory winning device 30 via the switch relay board 134 and the input circuit 110 (S6). If not,
For example, the movable pieces 26 and 27 are driven only once for winning in the winning openings 34 and 35 for left and right starting, and the movable pieces 26 and 27 are driven two or more times for winning in the winning opening 33 for middle starting. The left and right solenoids 137 and 138 are controlled, and the process ends. On the other hand, when there is an input signal, the CPU 112 further outputs a payout control command to the prize ball payout control circuit 101, and in addition to the prize ball payout for the winning in each of the starting winning ports 33 to 35, the bonus item winning device 30 The prize ball is paid out for winning the prize (S7). In this case, the CPU 112
Is provided to the display control circuit 103 of the display control device 108 and the sound control circuit 102 of the sound control device 109.
A display control command and a voice control command based on the winning of 0 are output, and a gaming state of the winning of an accessory is produced.

Further, at this time, the CPU 112 determines that the winning prize in the bonus winning device 30 is further changed to the specific winning opening 31.
Is determined (S8), and if the winning signal from the specific area detection switch 132 is not input to the CPU 112 via the switch relay board 134 and the input circuit 110, the process ends. On the other hand, when the input signal is
2, the control data for rendering the so-called "big hit" state is read from the ROM 114, and a control command is output to the display control device 108 and the voice control device 109 via the output circuit 111, and the "big hit" is output. A state is produced (S9). The “big hit” state means, for example, that the movable pieces 26, 27 of the accessory winning device 30 are reciprocated 18 times, and during this operation, the specific winning opening 31 of the accessory winning device 30.
When the winning prize ball wins, the game proceeds to the next round in which the movable pieces 26 and 27 are further reciprocated 18 times. Is a state in which a specific game state is produced for the player by repeating the continuous movement of the movable pieces 26 and 27 of FIG.

As described above, the main control circuit 104 of the main control unit 105 switches the control circuit 1 of each of the control units 106 to 109.
In order to adopt a structure in which each control command is transmitted to each of the control circuits 100 to 103 by one-way communication and each of the control circuits 100 to 103 independently performs control, the C of the main control circuit 104 is used.
It is possible to reduce the load of the arithmetic processing and the like of the PU 112, and to facilitate the design of the control boards 70 to 74 on which the control circuits 100 to 104 are mounted,
It is possible to reduce costs.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Based on winning of a game ball to a starting port on a game board provided with various prize apparatuses and a starting port in a game area, a movable piece provided in a bonus prize apparatus of the various prize apparatuses is driven to a predetermined position. In a pachinko gaming machine that produces a gaming state, a launch control unit that controls a game ball launch control unit, a prize ball payout control unit that controls a prize ball payout unit, a display control unit that controls a display unit, and an audio output unit And a main control unit that controls each of these control units and drives the pachinko gaming machine to produce a gaming state, and the main control unit is provided in the character prize winning device. It has accessory control means for controlling the movement of the movable piece, and command control means for transmitting a control command to each control unit except the main control unit, and is connected to each of these control units by a one-to-one independent line. Each of these control units is Game ball launching means by the control commands by one-way communication from the prize balls paid out unit realizes a pachinko game machine for controlling the display means and audio output means. This allows each control unit to be inspected independently when inspecting a pachinko gaming machine, shortening the inspection work,
This can be facilitated. Also, in order to actually drive a pachinko gaming machine, control commands are transmitted from the main control unit to the respective control units at various timings. Must be analyzed, and fraud can be made difficult. Further, since the burden on the main control unit when driving the pachinko gaming machine is reduced, a complicated and sophisticated gaming state can be easily produced. In addition, since the main control unit and each control unit are mounted on separate control boards, and each control unit independently performs a single control (for example, the display control circuit only performs display control), This has the effect of facilitating the design of the substrate itself and reducing development costs and development time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control process of a main control device based on winning in each winning opening of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the old pachinko gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko game machine, 2 ... Machine frame, 3 ... Game board, 4 ... Back mechanism plate, 5 ... Hinge, 6 ... Inner frame, 7 ... Upper plate, 8 ... Mounting plate, 9 ... Sound emission port, 10 ... Speaker , 11 ... lower plate, 12
... game ball launch operation unit, 13 ... stop switch, 14 ...
Lock side lamp, 15 ... Prize ball lamp, 16 ... Upper frame lamp, 1
7: front panel, 18: left front panel lamp, 19: right front panel lamp,
Reference Signs List 20: game area, 21: guide rail, 22: guide ball path, 23: restricted step portion, 24: rebound rubber, 25: restricted step portion shaft, 26, 27: movable piece, 28: winning area, 29:
Count switch, 30: prize winning device, 31: specific winning opening, 32: prize winning opening, 33: winning opening for middle start, 34 ...
Winning opening for left starting, 35 ... Winning opening for right starting, 36 ... LED for starting, 37 ... Left illumination lamp, 38 ... Right illumination lamp, 3
9: Center LED, 40: Left sleeve winning opening, 41: Right sleeve winning opening, 42: Left side decoration, 43: Right side decoration, 44
... Left side LED, 45 ... Right side LED, 46 ... Left side lamp, 47 ... Right side windmill lamp, 49 ... Left side windmill lamp, 50 ... Right side windmill lamp, 51 ... Right side windmill, 52 ... Left shoulder Winner, 53 ... Right shoulder Winner, 54
... windmill, 55 ... obstacle nail, 56 ... game ball discharge port, 57 ... game board accommodation part, 58 ... back mechanism plate mounting bracket, 59 ... winning ball storage tank, 60 ... winning ball payout counting unit, 61 ... winning ball alignment Passageway 62, prize ball passage, 63 ... ball passage, 64 ... payout passage, 65 ... ball out information detection switch 65, 66 ... ball out switch, 67 ... prize ball payout device, 68 ... prize ball count switch, 69 ... Weir piece, 70 ... prize ball payout control board, 71
... Launch control board, 72 ... Voice control board, 73 ... Display control board, 74 ... Main control board, 75 ... Full switch, 76
... External terminal board for frame, 77 ... External terminal board for board, 100
... Launch control circuit, 101 ... Award ball payout control circuit, 102 ...
Voice control circuit, 103: display control circuit, 104: main control circuit, 105: main control device, 106: launch control device, 1
07: prize ball payout control device, 108: display control device, 10
9 Voice control device, 110 Input circuit, 111 Output circuit, 112 CPU, 113 RAM, 114, 12
1, 125, 127: ROM, 115: Launch motor, 1
16 ... Launch control power supply relay board 117 ... Touch sensor
118: firing switch, 119: frame switch relay board, 120, 124, 126 ... sub CPU, 122: board lamp relay board, 123: frame lamp relay board, 12
8 Left shoulder winning switch, 129 Right shoulder winning switch, 130 Left sleeve winning switch, 131 Right sleeve winning switch, 132 Specific area detection switch, 133 Temporary winning switch, 134 Switch switch board, 135 ... Starting switch relay board, 136 ... Accessory relay board, 137 ...
Left solenoid, 138 right solenoid, 200 middle switch, 201 left start switch, 202 right start switch, 300 power cord, 301 power board.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A movable prize device included in a bonus prize device among the various prize devices based on a prize of a game ball to the start port on a game board provided with various prize devices and a start port in a game area. In a pachinko game machine that drives a piece to produce a predetermined gaming state, a launch control unit that controls a gaming ball launching unit that launches the gaming ball toward the inside of the gaming area, and a game to the various winning devices. A prize ball payout control unit that controls a prize ball payout unit that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on winning of the ball; and display of an indicator light provided on the pachinko gaming machine based on various game states related to the game. A display control unit that controls a display unit that performs non-display, a voice control unit that controls a voice output unit that generates a voice based on the various game states, the launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit, Display control unit and the audio A main control unit that transmits a control signal to the control unit, controls the respective control units collectively, drives the pachinko gaming machine, and produces the gaming state, and the main control unit includes the starting port. A bonus control means for controlling the movement of the movable piece provided in the bonus prize device based on the prize, and a detection signal from a detection device provided on the game board, and the received detection signal Command control means for transmitting a corresponding control command to each of the control units, and a one-to-one independent line with each of the launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit, the display control unit, and the audio control unit. The launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit, the display control unit, and the voice control unit are each independently provided by the control command by unidirectional communication from the main control unit and the game ball launch unit. And said A pachinko game machine controlling a prize ball payout means, the display means, and the audio output means. 2. The launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit,
The display control unit, the audio control unit and the main control unit,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is formed on different substrates, respectively, housed in different frames, sealed, and attached to the pachinko gaming machine. 3. The main control unit is formed on a different substrate from the launch control unit, the prize ball payout control unit, the display control unit, and the audio control unit, and is housed and sealed in a different frame. In addition, it is characterized in that it is attached to the most front side than the attachment position of the launch control unit, the winning ball payout control unit, the display control unit and the voice control unit on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1.