JP2008055034A - Inspection device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inspection device for a game machine, which is capable of efficiently inspecting a prize winning abnormality and game ball clogging, while performing the trial shooting of the game balls. <P>SOLUTION: A photographing device 2 photographs a game board 20a during a period of the trial shooting for shooting the game balls to the game board 20a of a Pachinko game machine 20, and outputs photographed animation data. A RAM 12 of the inspection device 1 temporarily stores the animation data photographed by the photographing device 2. When an abnormality detecting means for the game machine detecting the abnormality concerning the game ball shot onto the game board 20a transmits an abnormality signal, the central processor 10 of the inspection device 1 preserves the animation data from the input time of the abnormality signal back to a prescribed time and the animation data from the input time of the abnormality signal ahead to a prescribed time in a storage device 19 together with the abnormality signal, concerning the animation data outputted from the photographing device 2 and temporarily stored in the RAM 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention efficiently inspects what kind of circumstances and what kind of accessory or obstacle nail causes an abnormality such as a ball clogging when a game ball launched on a game board of a pachinko gaming machine The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus for gaming machines.

  As is well known, in a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a symbol display device, when a game ball wins a start winning opening, a big hit lottery is performed on the main control board, and depending on the lottery result, a big hit, reach or lose etc. Is determined, and a variable display of a plurality of symbols is started on the symbol display device. When a plurality of symbols are fixed and stopped in line with a predetermined jackpot symbol, a big hit state advantageous to the player occurs, and the opening / closing member of the big prize opening operation is released a predetermined number of times for a number of games. The ball can enter the grand prize opening.

  By the way, in a pachinko gaming machine having such a start winning opening and a large winning opening, a game ball is caught between the winning opening and an obstacle nail to cause clogging, or a game ball that has once entered the winning opening The phenomenon of jumping out may occur. Since the number of prize balls paid out depends on the winning of the launched game balls, abnormal occurrences such as clogging of the game balls launched on the game board and the phenomenon of jumping out from the prize opening are It needs to be discovered and improved in stages.

For this reason, at the time of product development of pachinko gaming machines, a prototype pachinko gaming machine is operated and a test firing test is conducted over a long period of time to check for the occurrence of clogging. Since such a pachinko gaming machine takes a long time to test, usually the state of the game board is automatically photographed from the front with a video camera while automatically launching the game ball by operating the ball hitting device. Therefore, while playing back the recorded video, the inspector inspected the image over a long period of time and checked whether there were any abnormalities such as ball clogging. For this reason, inspection of the pachinko machine test firing test has a problem that requires a lot of time, man-hours, and manpower.
JP 2001-58077 A

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 proposes an inspection device that inspects the operation of blades such as a rotating ball receiving member disposed on a game board in an inspection at the time of manufacturing a pachinko gaming machine.

  Such a conventional inspection device images the movement of the blade while photographing a game board of a gaming machine to be inspected with a CCD camera, and registers the image data as teaching data in advance. After that, the actual inspection is carried out, and the image of the gaming board of the gaming machine to be inspected is taken by the CCD camera, and the captured image data is used as teaching data of a pre-registered image. Compare. Then, when the image data captured at the time of inspection matches the data of the teaching image, it is determined as normal, and when it does not match, the inspection is performed so as to determine as defective.

  However, in this type of conventional inspection apparatus, the game board is photographed by a CCD camera and the movement of the blades related to the winning operation is inspected. This inspection is actually performed by firing a game ball. It is not a test but an inspection performed by temporarily operating the blade. For this reason, the above-mentioned inspection device basically cannot strictly inspect the clogged or popping-out phenomenon of the game ball that has been fired, and during the actual game, between the blade and the obstacle nail or other There was a problem that it was not possible to find an abnormal phenomenon in which a game ball was clogged in a prize opening.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an inspection device for a gaming machine that can efficiently inspect a winning abnormality or a blocked ball of a game ball while performing a test shot of the game ball. And

  The gaming machine inspection device according to the present invention is a gaming machine inspection device that performs inspections on the movement of a gaming ball while performing a trial shooting of the gaming ball, while firing the gaming ball on the gaming board of the gaming machine, A shooting device that shoots the game board and outputs the shot moving image data, a moving image temporary storage means that temporarily stores the moving image data shot by the shooting device, and a game in which an abnormality relating to the game ball that has been launched on the game board is detected When the abnormal signal is sent from the abnormality detection unit of the machine, the moving image data from the photographing device and temporarily stored in the moving image temporary storage unit is the moving image data from the input point of the abnormal signal to a predetermined time before And moving image storage means for storing the moving image data from the input time point of the abnormal signal to a predetermined time later together with the abnormal signal.

  Here, the inspection apparatus can be configured to further include an abnormality detection display unit that displays an abnormality detection on the display when the moving image storage unit stores the abnormal moving image.

  Further, in the inspection apparatus, as the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, the number of game balls that have entered a predetermined winning opening and the number of game balls that have won from the winning opening and discharged from the discharging opening are counted, The game machine can be provided with a winning number abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when the count values of the two do not match.

  Further, as the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, a maximum winning number abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when the number of game balls won in a predetermined winning opening exceeds a preset maximum winning number within a predetermined time. Can be provided in a gaming machine.

  Furthermore, as the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, the gaming machine is provided with an opening time abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when a single opening time of the opening / closing member of the winning opening exceeds a preset maximum opening time. be able to.

  In addition, the above-mentioned winning opening is a concept including a large winning opening having an opening / closing member in a variable winning apparatus, a starting winning opening having a blade as an opening / closing member, and a winning opening having other opening / closing blades.

  Further, as the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, a ball clogging abnormality detecting means for detecting abnormality when a ball clogging sensor disposed on the game board detects clogging (retention) of the gaming ball is provided in the gaming machine. Can do.

  According to the gaming machine inspection apparatus having the above-described configuration, when performing an examination on the movement of the game ball while performing a trial shooting of the game ball, the game board is photographed by the photographing device, and the photographed moving image data is stored in the moving image temporary storage means. To go. At this time, it is not necessary to store the moving image data for a long time. For example, the moving image shooting is performed from the time when the opening / closing member of the prize opening is opened to the time when it is closed. The temporary storage of the moving image data is a moving image storage for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute). Thereby, in the storage area for storing the moving image data, the storage of the moving image is processed so as to be updated every predetermined time, thereby reducing the capacity of the storage device of the inspection apparatus.

  During the examination, for example, when the winning number abnormality detecting means disposed on the game board detects an abnormality in the winning number of the game ball, the abnormality detection is output from the winning number abnormality detecting means. At this time, for the moving image data that is input to the inspection apparatus and temporarily stored in the moving image temporary storage unit, the moving image data and the abnormal signal from the time when the abnormal signal is input to a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) before The moving image data from the input time to a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) is stored in the moving image storage unit together with the abnormality signal. Then, characters such as “abnormal number of winnings” indicating the abnormality and the time of occurrence thereof are displayed on the display of the inspection apparatus.

  Therefore, if there is an “abnormal indication” on the display device of the inspection device after the inspection is completed, the inspector reads the video data stored in the video storage means and plays the video on the display device. The background of the movement of the game ball in a predetermined time until the signal is generated and the change of the game ball in the predetermined time after the occurrence of the abnormal signal can be checked while viewing the reproduced image. Therefore, the inspector does not need to check the photographed image at the time of inspection for a long time, and easily recognizes the location where the game ball jumps out from the winning opening, the ball is clogged, and its state, and the ball is clogged. The inspection can be performed very efficiently.

  Furthermore, as an abnormality detection means, the number of game balls that have entered a predetermined winning opening and the number of game balls that have won from the winning opening and discharged from the discharging opening are counted, and an abnormality is detected when both count values do not match. If the game machine is equipped with a prize number abnormality detection means for performing the game, the inspector can easily recognize the phenomenon that the game ball once entered the prize opening jumps out of the prize opening while reproducing the video data. Can do.

  In addition, as an abnormality detecting means, a maximum winning number abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when the number of game balls won in a predetermined winning opening exceeds a preset maximum winning number within a predetermined time, When provided, for example, an inspector can easily recognize an abnormal phenomenon in which a ball clogging occurs at a winning opening and the natural phenomenon is solved while reproducing moving image data.

  Further, when the gaming machine is provided with an opening time abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when a single opening time of the winning opening and closing member exceeds a preset maximum opening time as an abnormality detecting means. For example, the inspector can easily recognize a phenomenon in which a game ball is sandwiched between opening and closing members having an open prize opening and the opening time is abnormally long while reproducing moving image data.

  In addition, when the gaming machine is provided with a ball clogging abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when the ball clogging sensor disposed on the game board detects clogging (retention) of the gaming ball as the abnormality detecting means, The inspector can easily recognize a ball clogging phenomenon that occurs between a winning opening of an accessory that is likely to cause ball clogging or between the accessory and an obstacle nail while reproducing moving image data.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the inspection device 1 of the pachinko gaming machine 20, FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the configuration of the inspection device 1, FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the inspection device 1, and FIG. 4 shows a pachinko game 2 shows a block diagram of the configuration of the main control board 21 of the machine 20.

  First, the outline of the pachinko gaming machine 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 20a is attached to the upper front portion of the front frame, and a hitting ball launching handle 20b of the hitting ball launching device is provided below the front frame. A symbol display device 20c having a display such as a color liquid crystal display is disposed at the center of the game area of the game board 20a attached to the upper front portion of the front frame. For example, the symbol display device 20c circulates and sequentially displays a plurality of symbols arranged in three rows (a symbol that varies based on a lottery when the start condition is established) from top to bottom. In addition, a notice effect screen for jackpot or reach, a jackpot effect screen, and the like are displayed on the symbol display device 20c.

  In the lower center of the symbol display device 20c, a start winning port 27 having blades that are opened and closed by a start winning port solenoid 27b is disposed. In the start winning opening 27, for example, when a game ball passes through a passing gate arranged at any place on the game board, the symbol display of the normal symbol display device is variably displayed, and the variation symbol is a preset symbol. When stopped, the start winning opening blades open for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), and operate so as to make it easier for a game ball to enter the starting winning opening 27. As shown in FIG. 4, the start winning opening 27 is provided with a start winning detector 27a for detecting a winning ball, and a start winning opening solenoid 27b is provided for opening and closing the blades.

  A variable winning device 26 having a large winning opening with an opening / closing member is provided below the starting winning opening 27. The variable winning device 26 is provided with an opening / closing member 26a for opening and closing the big winning opening so as to be opened and closed by a large winning opening solenoid 26b (FIG. 4). Furthermore, a big winning opening detector 26c for detecting a ball that has won the big winning opening is provided. Further, a continuous winning opening called a V zone is provided in the large winning opening of the variable winning device 26, and a continuous winning opening detector 26d for detecting a ball won in the continuous winning opening is provided therein. Further, a discharge ball detector 26e for detecting the discharge of the winning game ball is provided on the discharge side of the big winning opening passage. As shown in FIG. 4, the start winning detector 27a, the big winning opening detector 26c, the continuous winning opening detector 26d, the discharge ball detector 26e, the starting winning opening solenoid 27b, and the big winning opening solenoid 26b are a game machine. Connected to the input / output circuit 25 of the main control board 21.

  The main control board 21 inputs game ball detection signals such as the big winning hole detector 26c, the continuous winning hole detector 26d, the discharge ball detector 26e, and the like, and counts the number of winning balls won in the winning hole. Are provided in a specific memory area of the RAM, for example. When the count value of the game balls of the big winning opening detector 26c reaches, for example, 9, the opening / closing member 26a of the variable winning device 26 is closed. One opening of the opening / closing member 26a is defined as one round. When the continuous winning opening is detected within the predetermined time and the continuous winning opening detector 26d detects the ball game ball, the round is updated, and a maximum of 16 rounds, that is, 16 rounds. The opening / closing member 26a is opened.

  As described above, the main control board 21 receives and counts the detection signal of the game ball from each detector, and counts the game ball winning number detected by the big winning opening detector 26c and the discharge ball detector 26e. If the number of game balls discharged detected by does not match, an abnormality signal is generated as an abnormality such as clogging or jumping out of the game balls has occurred. Further, when the number of winning game balls detected by the big winning opening detector 26c reaches the maximum number of winnings within a predetermined time set in advance, the main control board 21 detects an abnormal gaming ball at the big winning opening. An abnormal signal is generated.

  Furthermore, an open / close detector 26f for detecting the open / close operation of the open / close member 26a is attached to the variable winning device 26 using a photoelectric switch or the like. The open / close detector 26f detects the open / close state of the open / close member 26a and outputs a detection signal. The main control board 21 to which this signal is input counts the open time of the open / close member 26a, and the open time is preliminarily determined. When the set time is exceeded, an abnormal signal is output.

  A ball clogging sensor 32 (detecting ball clogging is provided at a place where ball clogging is likely to occur such as a variable winning device 26, a start winning port 27, or the like, or between a winning port and an obstacle nail. 4) can be arranged. In this case, when a game ball is clogged with a winning opening or an obstacle nail, the detection signal is sent to the main control board 21, and an abnormal signal is generated from the main control board 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main control board 21 that constitutes the main part of the control system of the pachinko gaming machine is a CPU 22 that performs control processing associated with the pachinko game based on a prestored program, and a read that stores the game program. A dedicated ROM 23, a RAM 24 that temporarily stores data and functions as a work area for the CPU 22, and an input / output circuit 25 are configured. In the RAM 24, an area for counting and storing the winning balls, an area for counting and storing the number of discharged balls, and the like are set as counters for the number of winnings when the game balls are won.

  Further, the main control board 21 is provided with a random number generator for performing a lottery lottery, and the CPU 22 operates a sampling circuit from the random number generator when a game ball wins the start winning opening 27 during the game. Get the random number at that time. Then, with respect to the random number, a big hit lottery is performed with reference to a random number table stored in the ROM 23 in advance, and symbol variation is started in the symbol display device 20c.

  Further, the CPU 22 of the main control board 21 outputs a symbol change command to the symbol control board 30 and the lamp sound control board 31 shown in FIG. 4 based on the lottery result of the big hit lottery. The symbol control board 30 and the lamp sound control board 31 to which these symbol variation commands are input are configured to select and determine various presentation programs such as reach, reach notice, miss, and jackpot stored in advance. .

  The inspection device 1 is provided with an imaging device 2 for imaging the front of the game board 20a of the pachinko gaming machine 20 that performs a test fire test, and when performing an inspection regarding the movement of the game ball while performing a test fire of the game ball, 2, the game board 20a is photographed, and the photographed moving image data is stored in a temporary storage device such as the RAM 12 for a predetermined time, and the storage is updated every predetermined time. For example, when an abnormality occurs in the number of winning balls in the variable winning device 26 and an abnormal signal is output from the main control board 21, the abnormal signal is input to the inspection device 1 through the relay firmware 3 and temporarily stored in the RAM 12. As for the moving image data, the moving image data from the input time point of the abnormal signal to a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) and the moving image data from the input time point of the abnormal signal to a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) are stored in the storage device. 19 is configured to be stored together with the abnormal signal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inspection device 1 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose personal computer, and includes a central processing unit 10 including a CPU that performs an inspection relating to the movement of a game ball, various program data necessary for the inspection device 1, A ROM 11 for storing fixed data, a work area for the central processing unit 10, a RAM 12 for temporarily storing moving image data, an input device 13a such as a keyboard connected to the central processing unit 10 via an input / output circuit, and a relay Firmware 3, USB connection device 13 b to which the imaging device 2, etc. are connected, a display 13 c that is connected to a display controller and displays an image, and an operation system, an application program for inspection, and moving image data at the time of abnormality are stored. A storage device 19 composed of a hard disk device or the like is provided. Thus, the moving image temporary storage means can be configured by the RAM 12, and the moving image storage means can be configured by the storage device 19.

  The USB connection device 13b of the inspection device 1 is connected with a photographing device 2 composed of a CCD camera, a CMOS image sensor, etc. via a USB cable. The photographing device 2 inspects the moving image data in front of the game board 20a that has been photographed. The inspection apparatus 1 stores the data in the RAM 12 or the storage device 19 by the MPEG method or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the photographing device 2 is arranged toward the game board 20 a of the pachinko gaming machine 20 to be inspected.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inspection apparatus 1 having the above configuration functionally records a captured image (moving image) for a predetermined short time during the inspection, and updates the recorded image as time passes. 14. When an abnormal signal is output from the main control board 21, the temporarily recorded photographed image is stored together with the abnormal signal in the storage device 19 for a predetermined time before that time and for a predetermined time after that time. A captured image storage function 15 and a test terminal number registration function 16 for registering and storing the relationship between the test terminal number and the abnormal signal are provided.

  The main control board 21 is provided with a test terminal used for a certification test performed in a certification organization before distributing the pachinko gaming machine 20 to the market, and an abnormal signal of the number of winning balls or an abnormal signal of ball clogging. To the inspection apparatus 1 via the relay firmware 3 from the test terminal. The signal output from the relay firmware 3 to the inspection device 1 is output as a serial signal for USB, and the abnormal signal is detected as a data signal by the abnormal signal detected by the open / close time abnormality detecting means and the maximum winning number abnormality detecting means. A signal indicating an abnormal state, such as whether the detected abnormal signal is an abnormal signal detected by the winning number abnormality detecting means, is sent from the main control board 21 to the inspection apparatus 1.

  Next, the operation of the inspection apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the inspection device 1 connects the imaging device 2 and the output side of the relay firmware 3 to the inspection device 1 via a USB cable, and connects the input side of the relay firmware 3 to the pachinko game. The test is performed by connecting the test terminal of the main control board 21 of the machine 20 and operating the shooting device 2 while operating the hitting ball launching device of the pachinko gaming machine 20 and automatically testing the game ball.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 20, while the game balls are being tested, the launched game balls win the start winning opening 27, and the three rows of symbols on the symbol display device 20 c start variably displaying and are determined in advance after a predetermined time. When the symbols stop in line with each other, a big hit occurs, the big winning opening solenoid 26b of the variable winning device 26 operates, and the opening / closing member 26a is opened for a predetermined time.

  When the opening / closing member 26a is opened, the central processing unit 10 of the inspection apparatus 1 proceeds from step 100 in FIG. 5 to step 110, takes in moving image data of a photographed image sent from the photographing apparatus 2, and loads the game board 20a. Start recording the board. The moving image data captured by the inspection device 1 is temporarily stored in the RAM 12 (or the storage device 19). When the opening / closing member 26a is closed and closed, the central processing unit 10 proceeds from step 120 to step 130, and determines whether or not an abnormal signal is sent from the main control board 21. When it is determined in step 130 that no abnormal signal is received, the central processing unit 10 of the inspection apparatus 1 proceeds from step 130 to step 150, stops the recording operation, and stores the video data temporarily stored until then. Erase from RAM 12 or storage device 19.

  Such an operation is repeated to check the movement of the winning ball of the pachinko gaming machine and the clogging of the winning ball, and as described above, while the opening / closing member 26a of the variable winning device 26 is opened, the shooting device 2 takes a picture. Although the moving image data of the game board 20a is temporarily stored in the RAM 12 or the storage device 19, when the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member 26a is completed and there is no abnormality, the moving image data is deleted, so the inspection is performed for a long time. Even in this case, the storage capacity of the storage device for storing the moving image data becomes very small.

  On the other hand, the main control board 21 of the pachinko gaming machine 20 counts the time from when the opening / closing member 26a is once opened until it is closed, and if this time is within a predetermined time set in advance, As described above, it is determined as normal, but if the time from opening to closing of the opening / closing member 26a exceeds a predetermined time, it is determined as abnormal and an abnormal signal is generated.

  When the opening / closing member 26a of the variable winning device 26 is opened, most of the game balls that have been launched win the big prize opening. The number of game balls won at this time is the big prize opening detector 26c. Then, it is detected and counted by the continuous winning opening detector 26d. If the counted number of game balls won between the opening and closing of the opening / closing member 26a exceeds a preset maximum number of winnings, the fired game ball is clogged at any point. After that, the CPU 22 of the main control board 21 of the gaming machine determines that it is an abnormal time that exceeds the maximum number of winnings by, for example, eliminating all of the game balls and winning all of the game balls in the grand prize opening. Is generated.

  Further, when the opening / closing member 26a of the variable prize winning device 26 is opened, the number of game balls won in the big prize opening is detected and counted by the big prize opening detector 26c and the continuous prize opening detector 26d. When the ball is subsequently discharged through the passage, it is detected by the discharged ball detector 26e, and the number of discharged balls is counted. At this time, when the opening / closing member 26a is opened, the CPU 22 of the main control board 21 uses the number of game balls won and the discharged ball detector 26e which are detected and counted by the big winning hole detector 26c and the continuous winning hole detector 26d. The number of discharged balls detected and counted is compared. At this time, if the number of winning balls and the number of discharged balls match, it is normal, and if they do not match, the CPU 22 of the main control board 21 generates an abnormal signal on the assumption that there is a clogged ball or a jumping out game ball. .

  As described above, when an abnormality relating to the movement of the game ball is detected, an abnormality signal is generated from the abnormality detecting means, and the generated abnormality signal is transmitted from the main control board 21 through the relay firmware 3 as a data signal indicating an abnormal state. It is sent to the inspection device 1. When the central processing unit 10 of the inspection apparatus 1 inputs this abnormal signal, the process proceeds from step 130 to step 140, stops capturing the moving image data after a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) from that point, and the abnormal signal is input. Moving image data (moving image data from when the opening / closing member is opened until an abnormal signal is input) and moving image data from when the abnormal signal is input to a predetermined time later are stored in the storage device 19. Stored in function 15.

  When an abnormal signal is generated on the main control board 21 of the pachinko gaming machine 20, if the main control board 21 has a function of stopping the gaming operation, the pachinko gaming machine stops the operation, but the display of the inspection device 1 Since the character indicating the abnormality detected above, the type of abnormality signal, the time when the abnormality occurred, and the like are displayed on the device 13c, the inspector stopped the pachinko gaming machine 20 even when the inspection was performed unattended. By looking at the display 13c of the inspection apparatus 1, it is possible to directly recognize what abnormality has occurred and what the abnormality is.

  Thereafter, the inspector operates the inspection apparatus 1 to store the moving image data stored in the storage device 19 (moving image data from the time when the abnormal signal is generated to a predetermined time before and the time from when the abnormal signal is generated to a predetermined time later. Video data) and play it back. By looking at the image of the game board 20a before the occurrence of such an abnormal signal, for example, when the number of winnings in the big winning opening of the variable winning device 26 exceeds the maximum number of winnings within a predetermined time, the opening / closing member 26a The inspector can easily recognize a phenomenon such as whether the ball clogging has occurred, or the ball clogging has occurred and then the ball clogging has been naturally resolved to become abnormal.

  In this way, inspectors of pachinko machines do not need to check the images taken at the time of inspection for a long time, such as during a test fire test, and the game balls are clogged at the winning opening and jumped out of the winning opening. In addition, it is possible to easily recognize the location and state where a malfunction occurs with respect to the movement of the game ball, such as a ball clogging between the opening / closing member and the obstacle nail, and to perform an inspection regarding the movement of the game ball such as a ball clogging very efficiently .

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the inspection of the pachinko gaming machine. However, even a gaming machine using a gaming ball other than the pachinko gaming machine may be applied to an inspection device that performs an inspection related to the movement of the gaming ball. Can do.

It is a schematic block diagram of the inspection device of the gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the configuration of the inspection apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of an inspection device. It is a block diagram of the configuration of the main control board of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an inspection apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Inspection device 2 Imaging device 11 ROM
12 RAM (moving image temporary storage means)
19 Storage device (movie storage means)
20 Pachinko machine 21 Main control board 22 CPU
26 Variable winning device 26a Opening / closing member 26c Large winning opening detector 26d Continuous winning opening detector 26e Ejected ball detector 26f Opening / closing detector

Claims (6)

In an inspection device for a gaming machine that inspects the movement of a game ball while performing a test shot of the game ball,
A shooting device that shoots the game board while shooting a game ball on the gaming board of the gaming machine and outputs the captured video data;
Moving image temporary storage means for temporarily storing moving image data shot by the imaging device;
The moving image data output from the photographing device and temporarily stored in the moving image temporary storage means when an abnormality signal is sent from the abnormality detection means of the gaming machine that has detected an abnormality relating to the game ball launched on the game board A moving image storage means for storing the moving image data from the input time of the abnormal signal to a predetermined time before and the moving image data from the input time of the abnormal signal to a predetermined time later together with the abnormal signal;
A gaming machine inspection device characterized by comprising:   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an abnormality signal is output from the abnormality detection unit of the gaming machine, and the abnormality detection is displayed on the display when the moving image storage unit stores a moving image at the time of abnormality. Inspection device.   As an abnormality detection means of the gaming machine, the number of game balls that have entered a predetermined winning opening and the number of discharged gaming balls that have been discharged from the winning opening are counted, and when both count values do not match 2. The gaming machine inspection device according to claim 1, wherein a prize number abnormality detecting means for detecting abnormality is provided in the gaming machine.   As the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, a maximum winning number abnormality detecting means for detecting abnormality when the number of game balls won in a predetermined winning opening exceeds a preset maximum winning number within a predetermined time, The gaming machine inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine inspection device is provided in a gaming machine.   As the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, an opening time abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when a single opening time at the opening / closing member of the winning opening exceeds a preset maximum opening time is provided in the gaming machine. The gaming machine inspection device according to claim 1.   As the abnormality detecting means of the gaming machine, a ball clogging abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality when a ball clogging sensor disposed on the gaming board detects a clogging of the gaming ball is provided in the gaming machine. The gaming machine inspection device according to claim 1.

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