JP2010115512A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can dissolve the complication of a signal line system and simplify electric constitution by improving the transmission system of signals between a main control part and a peripheral control part, especially from the main control part to the peripheral control part. <P>SOLUTION: Command signals are transmitted from the main control part 140 to the peripheral control parts 150, 160, 170 and 180 in a state capable of specifying the peripheral control part to be an operation command object. Thus, a signal transmission route 500 to the plural peripheral control parts 150, 160, 170 and 180 is made common. As a result, the number of signal lines is substantially reduced compared to the form of forming the transmission route of the command signals for each individual peripheral control part. Also, the output port of the command signals on the side of the main control part 140 is integrated. Thus, the complication of the signal line system is dissolved and the electric constitution is simplified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a so-called fever machine, a feather object, a right object or an arrangement ball, or a coin-type game machine such as a slot machine.

The gaming machine includes a main control unit that controls basic progress of the game progress, and a peripheral control unit that controls various peripheral devices provided in the gaming machine based on a command signal from the main control unit. For example, the main control unit stores a main control unit side control command main body such as a CPU mounted on the main control board, and means for storing at least a specific entrance detector (= starting port detector). The unit is configured by means for storing the determination result based on the numerical value acquired from the random number generation counter for proceeding with the game. However, an image storage means, an image processing means, a special prize opening / closing control device, or a device having a function other than these can be incorporated into the main control board.

On the other hand, the peripheral control unit is configured to include a peripheral control unit side control command main body such as a CPU that issues individual peripheral control commands based on a command signal from the main control board. The peripheral control unit side control command main body is provided on the peripheral control board, and the peripheral control board includes various devices that operate based on the control command from the peripheral control unit side control command main body, for example, a player can understand. A device for displaying the progress of the game, a means for controlling a device that specifically realizes the player's interests and profits, and the like are also mounted. The latter includes, for example, an image storage means, an image processing means, a prize opening opening / closing control device, a lamp control means, a sound control means, a prize ball discharge processing means, a ball removal processing means, a ball number management means (this includes the number of shot balls, Including the number of returned balls, the number of prize balls discharged, etc.). A normal pachinko machine has a plurality of peripheral control boards.

JP-A-8-117428

In recent years, in order to enhance the interest of gaming machines, the progress of games has become complicated, and accordingly, the control system that controls the progress of games has also become complicated. In such a situation, it takes a lot of labor and time to prevent unauthorized modification, alteration, modification, or to change the design of a model. The burden of design and development is reduced by making it possible to share it for each model at a time and switching to a new board only the part where the design has been changed. For example, while the control of the basic progress of the game is entrusted to the main control unit, means for displaying the progress of the game to the player along with the progress of the game, for example, lighting of the lamp corresponding to the situation or display of the progress of the game In addition, it has become common to perform distributed control by distributing the control of a means for realizing a player's profit, such as a prize ball payout means, to a plurality of peripheral control units. In this case, the main control unit and the peripheral control unit are formed on the main control board or the peripheral control board together with the related electric devices. However, since a large number of signal lines for connecting the main control board and the peripheral control board and connectors for connecting the signal lines to each board are required, the pachinko machine equipped with these devices and parts is required. Since the back side is complicated, the cost is high, and it is also difficult to detect when unauthorized modification is made.

On the other hand, despite the fact that the electrical configuration of the gaming machine has become complicated in this way, the division of the power supply system to each part of the gaming machine has not been fully considered, for example, when parts replacement at the time of failure, etc. However, the power supply of the entire gaming machine had to be cut off. For example, when replacing frame parts, such as lamps, that are not related to the interest in winning the prize ball, the prize ball payout mechanism etc. will be cut off and the power will be cut off, causing trouble with the player. It was possible.

The first problem of the present invention is to eliminate the complication of the signal line system by improving the signal transmission method between the main control unit and the peripheral control unit, particularly from the main control unit to the peripheral control unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine control system capable of simplifying the electrical configuration and a gaming machine using the gaming machine control system. In addition, the second problem is that a control board can be integrated regardless of the interest in winning the prize ball, and the electrical configuration can be simplified, and a game using the same Is to provide a machine. Furthermore, a third problem is to provide a gaming machine in which a power supply system is devised so that parts can be replaced without affecting the interest in winning a prize ball.

In order to solve the first problem described above, the first of the gaming machine control methods of the present invention is a main control unit and a plurality of peripherals that perform corresponding processing operations by receiving a command signal from the main control unit. In a gaming machine control system provided with a control unit, all or some of the peripheral control units are connected to the common signal transmission path from the main control unit and commanded by the common signal transmission path The signal is transmitted in a state in which the peripheral control unit that is the target of the operation command can be specified, and the peripheral control unit only receives the command signal that targets itself as the operation command target. The processing is based on the contents of the command.

A first gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine adopting the first of the above control methods.

That is, by transmitting the command signal from the main control unit to the peripheral control unit in a state where the peripheral control unit that is the operation command target can be specified, the signal transmission path to the plurality of peripheral control units is made common It becomes possible. As a result, the number of signal lines can be greatly reduced as compared with a mode in which a command signal transmission path is formed for each peripheral control unit, and command signal output ports on the main control unit side can be integrated. Therefore, the complication of the signal line system can be eliminated and the electrical configuration can be simplified.

The main control unit includes a main control unit side control command main body configured by, for example, a CPU. This main control unit side control command main body can be provided on the main control board together with semiconductor storage means such as RAM or ROM, and other auxiliary circuits. On the other hand, the peripheral control unit includes a peripheral control unit side control command main body configured by, for example, a CPU. The peripheral control unit side control command main body can be provided on the peripheral control board together with semiconductor storage means such as RAM or ROM, and other auxiliary circuits.

If the command signal received via the common signal transmission path is not intended for the operation command, the peripheral control unit ignores it or uses the common signal transmission path to To the peripheral control unit. When a command signal that is not particularly required by a certain peripheral control unit is sent via the common signal transmission path, the command signal is required if the command signal is caused to flow downstream through the common signal transmission path. Since the command signal can be used immediately when the peripheral control unit is on the downstream side, it is not necessary to retransmit the command signal from the main control unit, and the processing can be simplified. It is also possible to designate a plurality of peripheral control units as operation command targets by one command signal issued from the main control unit.

When the command signal received via the common signal transmission path is not intended for the operation command, the peripheral control unit can perform other peripheral control downstream without changing the content of the command signal. If it is transferred to the unit, the peripheral control unit only needs to receive or transfer the command signal, so the processing load is reduced. However, some processing is applied to the command signal and transferred to the downstream side. For example, when a plurality of peripheral control units are designated as operation command targets, it is possible to identify that signals have already been received by each peripheral control unit. In addition, the command signal can be processed. This may be addition of new information to the command signal, deletion of information, or a combination of both.

The common signal transmission path can be used only for signal transmission in one direction from the main control unit side to the peripheral control unit side. In this way, the signal transmission system between the main control unit and the peripheral control unit can be further simplified, and for example, the time and labor required for the verification operation of the gaming machine can be greatly reduced. In fact, in the current game inspection standard, when a plurality of control units are provided in a distributed manner in the gaming machine, in order to easily trace the signal transmission path from the main control unit to another control unit (that is, peripheral Only one-way signal transmission to the control unit) is permitted, but the above method has an advantage of being able to cope with this immediately.

Various modes can be used as a method of transmitting a command signal in a state in which a peripheral control unit that is an operation command target can be specified. For example, a plurality of command signals are defined corresponding to each of a plurality of operation command contents, and these command signals are uniquely associated with the peripheral control unit that is the execution destination of the process indicated by the command signal. The peripheral control unit determines whether or not the received command signal corresponds to itself and performs processing based on the command content of the command signal when the command signal corresponds to the received signal. . According to this method, since the command signal itself includes information for specifying the peripheral control unit that is the operation command target, for example, when the design change is performed to add the peripheral control unit, the generation of the command signal is performed. And there is an advantage that can be dealt with only by changing the software contents regarding identification.

In this case, a reference command signal pattern storage means for storing a reference command signal pattern for identifying a command signal corresponding to itself is provided on the peripheral control unit side, and the received command signal and the reference command signal are received. The above determination can be made by collating with the pattern. In this case, command data composed of a plurality of data bit strings (for example, those determined in the order of arrangement) is transmitted as a command signal, and one or more specific data bits constituting the command data are selected by the peripheral control unit. If it is used as a signal and at least a part of the remaining data bits is used as a command content specifying signal for specifying the command content, the command signal corresponds to itself only by collating the specific bit. Whether or not there is can be easily identified.

In addition, a peripheral control unit selection signal for selecting a peripheral control unit to be an operation command target is to be an operation command target through a common signal transmission path accompanying a command signal transmitted from the main control unit to the peripheral control unit. It is possible to transmit to the peripheral control unit. By using the peripheral control unit selection signal, it is possible to share different command contents with the same command signal so that it can be shared by multiple peripheral control units. It becomes possible to cope with various control modes.

In this case, a peripheral control unit selection signal for selecting a peripheral control unit as an operation command target is provided separately from the common signal transmission path in response to a command signal transmitted from the main control unit to the signal transmission path. If the peripheral control unit selection signal transmission path is transmitted to the peripheral control unit that is the target of the operation command, the bus width of the common signal transmission path for transmitting the command signal can be made constant. Easily adapt to design changes that increase the number of parts. Furthermore, if the transmission path of the command signal is set to a constant bus width (for example, 8 bits) and the transmission of the peripheral control unit selection signal is performed on another path, the bus width is increased in consideration of the number of transmission bits of the peripheral control unit selection signal. It is possible to increase the processing efficiency.

The peripheral control unit selection signal transmission path can be shared among the peripheral control units, or a separate peripheral control unit selection signal transmission path may be provided for each peripheral control unit. In the former case, command data including a plurality of data bit strings is transmitted as a command signal from the main control unit via a common signal transmission path (for example, a data bus), while the peripheral control unit selection signal is different from the command data. It can be transmitted in the form of one or more bits of data signals (eg address signals).

In the latter case, command data consisting of a plurality of data bit strings is transmitted as a command signal from the main control unit to the signal transmission path via the common signal transmission path, while the peripheral control unit selection signal is It can be transmitted to a corresponding peripheral control unit by a strobe signal generated individually for each control unit. As a result, on the main control unit side, the command signal output port can be shared among the peripheral control units, and the peripheral control unit selection signal becomes a strobe signal with 1 bit. The circuit configuration for signal output is also simplified.

In this case, it is possible to provide strobe signal generating means for transmitting a strobe signal only to the peripheral control unit to be actuated by an instruction from the main control unit. In this way, the strobe signal creation port can be integrated on the main control unit side, and the circuit configuration is further simplified. In addition, when a command signal is transmitted to each peripheral control unit through an individual path, it is necessary to assign an independent address to each peripheral control unit, so that the configuration of the address decoding circuit on the main control unit side is extremely complicated. However, in the above configuration, it is sufficient to select the common output port for the command signal and the port for creating the strobe signal, so the configuration of the address decoding circuit can be greatly simplified. When the main control unit is formed on the main control board, the strobe signal generating means can also be provided on the main control board.

Next, in order to solve the second problem described above, the second control method of the gaming machine according to the present invention includes a set of auxiliary control objects that are control objects that are not involved in the player's interest in winning a prize ball. There are two or more auxiliary control means for controlling the operation of each set of auxiliary control objects, and two or more auxiliary control means are provided corresponding to one peripheral control unit, and the two or more auxiliary control means are provided in the peripheral control unit. The control operation is performed by a command from a common control command main body.

A second gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine adopting the second control method.

By adopting this method, it is possible to integrate the peripheral control unit regardless of the interest in winning the prize ball, and to simplify the electrical configuration. In this case, these auxiliary control means can be mounted on the peripheral control board on which the corresponding peripheral control unit is mounted. The auxiliary control target includes, for example, a lamp lighting mechanism and a voice output mechanism provided in the gaming machine, and includes a lamp control means and a voice control means for controlling the operation of the lamp lighting mechanism and the voice output mechanism. Can be provided corresponding to the same peripheral control unit. This eliminates the need to separately provide a peripheral control unit (or peripheral control board) for lamp control and voice control, contributing to cost reduction. Note that the second control method of the gaming machine of the present invention (or the gaming machine using the same) can be combined with the first control method (or the gaming machine using the same).

Next, in order to solve the third problem, the third aspect of the gaming machine of the present invention is that the power supply system to each part of the gaming machine includes the first power to the first-type operating unit including at least the main control unit. At least two of a supply system and a second power supply system to a second type operation unit that is an operation unit including part or all of a passive control unit that receives a command signal from the main control unit and performs a processing operation The second power supply system is configured to be able to cut off power while maintaining a power-on state to the first power supply system. For example, the first power supply system is, for example, a power supply system to an operation unit involved in the player's interest in winning a prize ball, and the second power supply system is not involved in the player's interest in winning a prize ball. Although the division | segmentation used as the electric power supply system to an action | operation part can be illustrated, it does not necessarily need to be divided | segmented exactly | strictly from a viewpoint of the interest on prize-ball acquisition, and the viewpoint of a division | segmentation is not restricted to this.

According to this, even when replacing frame parts (parts related to the second type actuating part) that are not related to the interest in winning the prize ball, the prize ball payout mechanism, etc. Since the power-on state of the first-class operating unit involved in the interest can be maintained, the power of the first-type operating unit is cut off by tying and avoiding troubles that may occur with the player in advance it can. In addition, if the first-type operation unit includes a first-type control information storage unit that stores control information related to the player's interest in winning the prize ball, the first-type control unit shuts off the power of the second-type control target. However, as the power-on state of the first-type operating unit is maintained, information necessary for controlling the gaming machine related to winning a prize ball is stored and retained, so that the necessary operation of the gaming machine can be performed using this information. Can continue without problems.

The third configuration of the gaming machine can be combined with the first or second configuration described above. Furthermore, the following fourth configuration of the gaming machine can be combined with the first to third configurations. That is, the fourth configuration includes a winning ball detecting unit that detects a winning ball, and a winning ball number information generating unit that generates winning ball number information that is information on the number of winning balls to be paid out based on the winning ball detection signal. And a prize ball payout control means for causing the prize ball payout mechanism to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the generated prize ball number information, and a payout prize for detecting the prize ball payout by the prize ball payout control means. Based on the ball detection mechanism, the winning ball number information generated by the winning ball number information generating means, and the detection information of the paying-out winning ball by the paying-out winning ball detection mechanism, a prize for managing the payout of the winning ball by the winning ball payout mechanism And a ball payout management means.

In the construction of the above-mentioned ball game machine, each game board is provided with a winning hole which is a target for paying out a winning ball, and a winning ball detection signal from a winning ball detecting unit provided corresponding to each winning hole. Based on the above, the number of prize balls to be paid out is generated as information. A predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to each prize opening are paid out based on the prize ball number information. The number of prize balls delivered is detected, and the prize ball number information and the number of prize balls actually paid out are detected. We are trying to confirm.

In conventional ball game machines, confirmation of award ball payout is performed as follows. In other words, a safe ball assembly cage is connected to each of the prize winning openings, and the lower ends of these safe ball assembly cages are gathered into a safe ball assembly cage formed in a funnel shape. At the lower end, unitized winning redetection processing means such as a winning ball discharge solenoid, a winning ball detection lever, a winning ball detection switch, and the like are arranged. The winning balls that have entered the winning holes are guided to the safe ball ensemble, and when the number of winning balls for the predetermined number of winning balls is transmitted, the winning balls are paid out and the payout of the winning balls is completed. In response to the payout completion signal, the winning ball discharge solenoid is turned off and excited to discharge one winning ball.

On the other hand, according to the above-mentioned ball game machine, the number of winning balls is based only on the input of the winning ball detection signal from the winning ball detection processing means provided corresponding to the winning hole provided on the game board. Since the payout can be made, the winning ball re-detection processing means that constitutes one device of the above-described prize ball paying system becomes unnecessary, and the number of parts can be reduced. Since the winning ball re-detection processing means is constituted by a mechanical mechanism having a large number of parts as described above, the occurrence of failure can be reduced by omitting this. In addition, the third-party inspection organization can relatively easily inspect the ball game machine, and can shorten the verification time. For example, according to the above-mentioned bullet ball game machine, a mechanism for re-detecting a winning ball is unnecessary, so that the winning ball detected by the winning ball detecting unit when the winning ball is entered is detected again thereafter. It can be collected together with the out ball without being done. The winning ball payout management means may be configured to determine that the paying out of the winning ball is completed when the detected number of the winning ball reaches the number of winning balls to be paid out. This is reasonable as a sure prize ball payout confirmation process.

Specifically, the prize ball payout management means stores the total prize ball number storage means for storing the total number of prize balls to be paid out, and stores the corresponding prize ball number every time a winning ball is detected. A prize ball number adding means for adding to the total number of prize balls stored in the means, and based on the detection information of the paid-out prize balls, the number of awarded prize balls is stored in the total prize ball number storage means. A prize ball number subtracting means for subtracting from the prize ball number, and managing whether or not the payout of the prize ball is completed based on the total prize ball number stored in the total prize ball number storage means; be able to.

In actual gaming machines, winning balls often occur continuously instead of one time (especially during big hits), and the next winning ball is generated before the payout of the winning ball for the previous winning ball is not completed. It is often the case. In this case, as described above, the number of winning balls for which a winning ball has not been paid out is stored in a pooled form as the total number of winning balls, and when a new winning ball is generated, this is handled. The number of prize balls is added to the total number of prize balls. On the other hand, if the number of prize balls that have been paid out is subtracted from the total number of prize balls based on the detection information of the prize balls to be paid out, it will change every moment (incomplete payout) B) The total number of prize balls can be accurately grasped, and a delay in payout of prize balls due to trouble such as clogging of balls can be detected quickly.

The gaming machine includes a main control unit that functions as a prize ball number information generation unit and a prize ball payout management unit, and a frame control unit that functions as a prize ball payout control unit (this is one of the peripheral control units). The prize ball number information from the main control unit is transferred in one direction to the frame control unit, and the frame control unit pays out a prize ball to the prize ball dispensing mechanism based on the prize ball number information. On the other hand, the detection information of the payout prize ball from the payout prize ball detection mechanism attached to the prize ball payout mechanism can be transmitted to the main control unit.

In the conventional gaming machine, regarding the occurrence of a payout winning ball that occurs when a winning is detected, the fundamental factor that required a winning ball re-detection process for confirming the winning ball payout is due to the following background. . That is, in many gaming machines, a command for paying a predetermined number of winning balls by receiving a winning detection is performed by the main control unit that controls the operation processing of the entire gaming machine, in order to reduce the processing burden, In response to the winning ball payout command, the prize ball paying mechanism is actually operated to control the execution operation of the winning ball payout by a frame control unit different from the main control unit. That is, the control subject of the prize ball payout command and the control subject of the prize ball payout execution are formed separately.

In this case, in order to confirm whether or not the commanded prize ball payout has actually been executed, it is most reasonable that the frame control unit returns a payout completion signal to the main control part as the winning ball payout is completed. It can be said that this method is easy to understand. However, if such two-way communication between the main control unit and the frame control unit is performed, the signal transmission system becomes complicated and it becomes difficult to find unauthorized control. In the standard, only one-way signal transmission is permitted from the main control unit to the peripheral control unit including the frame control unit. Therefore, there is a situation where the method of returning the payout completion signal from the frame control unit to the main control unit as described above cannot be practically adopted.

Therefore, conventionally, the operation of the winning ball discharge solenoid included in the winning ball re-detection processing mechanism is controlled by the frame control unit, and when the winning ball payout is completed, the frame control unit operates this solenoid to Encourage discharge. When the winning ball is discharged, the winning ball detection switch connected to the main control unit is activated, and the main control unit confirms the payout of the winning ball. That is, instead of direct signal transmission from the frame control unit to the main control unit, the main control unit was made aware of the completion of the payout of the winning ball through the mechanical movement of the winning ball due to the operation of the solenoid. is there. However, this mechanism already has a complicated winning ball re-detection processing mechanism, and it has already been mentioned that the price of gaming machines will rise. In addition, the direct check of prize ball payout can only be done on the frame control side, but if this is checked for wrong payout due to the influence of noise etc. and the solenoid malfunctions, this will be done on the main control side. As a result, there is a problem that the prize ball is not paid out normally.

Thus, when the control share is divided between the main control unit and the frame control unit in this way, as described above, the detection of the payout prize ball from the payout prize ball detection mechanism (not controlled by the frame control unit) is performed. The information is transmitted to the main control unit. Since the payout prize ball detection mechanism itself only needs to detect the spatial movement of the ball accompanying the payout, for example, as will be described later, a prize ball payout sensor provided on the payout cam, a limit switch, a proximity sensor, or an optical It can be easily configured by a known sensor such as a sensor. The main control unit can detect the winning ball payout flow more directly based on the signal from the payout winning ball detection mechanism, so that the winning ball payout can always be accurately grasped. Further, if the first aspect of the present invention is adopted as the signal transmission method between the main control unit and the peripheral control unit including the frame control unit, the signal line system can be used even when the number of peripheral control units is increased. In addition, the circuit configuration can be greatly simplified.

Preferably, each of the above ball game machines has a specific number of award balls as the number of unique prize balls corresponding to each prize opening, and the prize ball payout control means A prize ball number command output means for outputting a prize ball number setting signal corresponding to the winning ball detection signal in the order of input, and a unique prize corresponding to the prize ball number setting signal in the order of input of the prize ball number setting signal. Specific prize ball number data storage means for storing and storing the ball number data, and reading the unique prize ball number data stored in the unique prize ball number storage means in order from the one stored in advance. In order, the prize ball payout mechanism pays out the corresponding number of prize balls.

In the above configuration, the prize ball payout control means causes the prize ball payout means to sequentially pay out the corresponding number of prize balls (number of unique prize balls) in accordance with the detection order of the winning balls that have finally entered each winning opening. Since the control is performed, it becomes possible for the player to easily grasp how many prize balls have been acquired. Therefore, the transparency of the game with respect to the player can be ensured.

In the electronic control device for a ball game machine, a predetermined number of winning balls to be paid out in response to a winning ball detection signal output from the winning ball detection unit once entering each winning port is temporarily stored in the main control unit. This is transmitted to the frame control unit as prize ball number data. For this reason, the main control unit needs a buffer for storing a certain number of winning balls corresponding to the order of winning. At this time, using a storage capacity of 1 byte (8 bits) as the minimum unit of the storage capacity, a predetermined number of winning ball number data corresponding to each winning opening is temporarily stored in the order of winning, and frame control is performed. Each time a prize ball is paid out in the department, the storage capacity of 1 byte (8 bits) is released.

However, usually, the main control unit reserves a work area for the current main program, and the area that is supplied to the buffer as a buffer area other than the work area is limited. Accordingly, when the frequency of winning balls entering the winning opening becomes high, for example, until a large winning opening enters a predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of gaming balls. For example, when the number of prize balls to be stored increases, the buffer storage capacity becomes insufficient.

Therefore, the unique prize ball number data corresponding to the signal for setting the number of prize balls includes a predetermined number of data bits, and the combination of the data bits is determined in a form corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out one to one. Stored in the form of a set of bits. The winning ball number data corresponding to the winning ball number setting signal is stored and stored for each predetermined bit unit in the winning ball number data storage means, so that the memory capacity can be relatively reduced. It is possible to minimize the influence on the memory.

As one of the preferred forms, the unique award ball number data storage means stores bit sets in the order of input from the one side of the serially formed column of bit storage cells, and stores the bit sets. When a predetermined number of data bits are extracted from the other side of the existing bit string, this can be a bit set representing the number of unique prize balls to be paid out. By setting the above bit set to less than 1 byte, for example, the number of bits is one of 1, 2, 4 which is a divisor of 8, a plurality of bit sets are generated in a 1-byte buffer without generating unnecessary empty bits. Can be stored. In this case, the unique award ball number data storage means stores the bit sets from the one side of the serially formed bit storage cell column in the order of input, and the other side of the stored bit sequence. When a predetermined number of data bits are taken out from, this forms a bit set representing the number of unique prize balls to be paid out. The number of bits included in the bit set is preferably 2 bits, and the storage capacity in the 1-byte buffer is expanded by a factor of 4 by using the 2 bits as prize ball number data to be paid out. It can be used.

The front view of the pachinko machine which is one Example of this invention. The front view of the game board. Explanatory drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the board | substrate of each accessory on a game board. Explanatory drawing which shows game ball path | route of a game board back surface, and switch arrangement | positioning arrangement. The back view of the pachinko machine of FIG. Explanatory drawing of the back mechanism board of the pachinko machine of FIG. Explanatory drawing of a part of structure of the flow path of a safe sphere. FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the flow path of the safe sphere in FIG. 7. FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the safe ball flow path of FIG. 7. Explanatory drawing of a prize ball payout apparatus. Structure explanatory drawing of a prize ball payout device. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. Operation | movement explanatory drawing of a prize ball payout apparatus. Operation | movement explanatory drawing of a prize ball payout apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows the other aspect of a prize ball payout sensor. The block diagram which shows an example of the electronic control apparatus of the pachinko machine of FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of a main job in the electronic control device of FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of a prize ball total number storage job. The flowchart which shows the flow of a prize ball number data storage job. The flowchart which shows the flow of a prize ball number data storage extraction job. Explanatory drawing of a prize ball number data storage buffer. Explanatory drawing which shows the memory | storage of the number of prize balls which should be paid out conventionally, and extraction of memory | storage. Explanatory drawing which shows the memory | storage state of the number of prize balls which should be paid out in this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows taking out the number of memorized prize balls. The flowchart which shows the flow of the other aspect of a prize ball number data storage job. The flowchart which shows the flow of the other aspect of a prize ball number data storage extraction job. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing a memorized state of the number of prize balls corresponding to FIG. FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing the extraction of the number of stored prize balls corresponding to FIG. 26. The schematic diagram which shows the transmission form of the command data in FIG. 18, and some connection aspects of each board | substrate. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of command data. The figure which shows notionally the content of the collation process of the command data in a peripheral control part. The circuit diagram which shows the aspect which produces | generates the strobe signal which selects a peripheral control part from the data bit which specifies the peripheral control part of command data. The figure explaining the concept which serially transmits command data. The figure which shows the modification. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the aspect which transmits a peripheral control part selection signal on a shared bus in connection with command data. The connector pin corresponding to FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a position. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a periphery control part selection signal. FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of command data corresponding to one of the peripheral control unit selection signals in FIG. 38; The circuit diagram which shows the aspect which transmits a peripheral control part selection signal with a separate strobe signal in connection with command data. The schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the periphery control board which integrates a lamp | ramp control part and an audio | voice control part. The schematic diagram which shows the circuit structural example which enabled it to turn on / off the power supply of the 1st power supply system and 2nd power supply system of a game machine independently. The schematic diagram which shows the circuit structural example which made the on / off of the power supply to the 2nd power supply system of a game machine depend on the on / off of the power supply to the 1st power supply system. The schematic diagram which shows the circuit structural example which enabled it to perform ON / OFF of power supply independently for every control board.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings. Here, as a ball game machine, a so-called fever machine type first-class pachinko machine (ball game machine) will be taken as an example, and the structure thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. The front surface portion of the pachinko machine 1 includes a main body frame 2, an inner frame 3, a front frame 4, an upper plate portion 5, a lower plate portion 6, and a locking device 7. The main body frame 2 is formed by assembling and fixing a wooden plate-like body into a substantially rectangular frame shape. The middle frame 3 is entirely made of plastic, and has a frame part (not shown) and a lower plate part (not shown), and is fitted and attached to the inner peripheral side of the main body frame 2.

Here, the frame body portion is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape about 2/3 from the upper end downward, and the upper end has a prize ball on the left side corresponding to the frame decoration lamp lens 4b of the front frame 4. A display LED (not shown) and a prize ball display LED substrate 4d (see FIG. 16) are arranged on the right side, and a stop display LED (not shown) and a stop display LED substrate 4f (see FIG. 16) are arranged.

The lower plate portion occupies about 1/3 from the lower end to the upper side, and at the left end thereof, sound effects and other sounds corresponding to the gaming state are provided to correspond to the speaker surface 5a formed on the upper plate portion 5. A speaker 400 (see FIG. 16) for generating sound information (hereinafter referred to as audio information or the like) is provided, and is stored in the upper plate portion 5 in a launching device unit 8 (see FIG. 5) that launches a game ball in the approximate center. A supply device or the like (not shown) for supplying game balls is provided. Further, a lower pan portion 6 is provided below, and a locking device 7 is provided at the center of the right end.

The lower plate part 6 includes an ashtray, a ball removal lever, and the like, and is provided with a discharge port 6c for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1, and provided with a launch handle 9 for operating the launch unit 8 at the right end. ing. The launch handle 9 is equipped with a touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching, and in the vicinity thereof, a launch stop switch 9b for instructing the stop of the launch is arranged. The locking device 7 has a substantially rectangular shape with a key hole when viewed from the front, and is used for locking when the front frame 4 is closed.

The front frame 4 is entirely made of plastic, and the upper side of the front frame 4 has a substantially arc shape corresponding to the shape of the game area 11 formed on the game board 10 so that the game board 10 can be viewed from the front, and the whole is substantially a bullet. It has the opening 4a opened in the shape. And on the back surface, a substantially rectangular glass frame (not shown) fitted with a glass plate according to the opening 4a is mounted. The front frame 4 occupies 2/3 the size of the entire front surface of the pachinko machine 1 and is pivotally attached to the left end of the middle frame 3 so as to be opened and closed. Further, a frame decoration lamp lens 4b is provided at the upper end, and a plurality of game effect lamps 601 to 604 are disposed on both sides of the lens 4b.

The upper plate part 5 is attached to the left end of the middle frame 3 below the front frame 4 and is formed to be openable and closable. On the outer edge 5d of the dish, a ball removal button, a game ball rental / return button, and the like are arranged. A discharge port 5c for discharging game balls from the pachinko machine 1 is also provided. A speaker surface 5a having a plurality of long holes is formed at the left end, and a volume switch substrate 12 (see FIG. 16) is provided on the back surface thereof. A prepaid card unit 13 is mounted on the left end side of the pachinko machine 1.

Next, the surface structure of the game board 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 10 is a substantially rectangular wooden plate-like body, and is held by a back mechanism board 100 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, and has a substantially circular shape by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 provided on the surface thereof. In the game area 11 formed in the game area 11, a special symbol display device 16, a first type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, a variable winning device 18, an upper left winning port 19, an upper right winning port 20, and a lower left winning port 21, a lower right winning opening 22, a number of obstacle nails 23, a pair of lamp windmills 24, 25, a pair of windmills 26, 27, and the like are arranged.

The special symbol display device 16 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 11 and includes a center accessory 28 and a liquid crystal display panel 29. Here, the liquid crystal display panel 29 displays various types of special symbols (not shown) and the like, and the video screen has a substantially rectangular shape. Also, the liquid crystal display panel 29 causes the special symbols displayed on the video screen to change and stop display when the game ball enters the first type start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17. It is. Then, for example, when the symbols of “7, 7, 7” with the same three-digit symbols are stopped and displayed, the big prize device 30 (described later) disposed in the variable prize device 18 is released. The center accessory 28 is mounted on the front peripheral portion of the liquid crystal display panel 29 so as to project in a frame shape, and includes a normal symbol display device 31, wing-like portions 32 and 33, and a stage 34.

The normal symbol display device 31 is arranged at the upper center of the center accessory 28, and has a 7-segment display 31a and a normal symbol hold display LED 31b. In addition, wing-like portions 32 and 33 extending in a substantially wing shape are disposed on both sides of the normal symbol display device 31, respectively. Furthermore, on the lower side, it is composed of four round green LEDs, and special symbol hold display LEDs 35 are provided in a horizontal row. This reserves the number of game balls that have entered the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 up to four, lights up sequentially for each incoming ball, and shifts them to the left. Each time the next special symbol changes on the liquid crystal display panel 29, the number of unstarted times is exhausted, and one special symbol hold display LED 35 is turned off.

The 7-segment display 31a displays an odd number of 1 to 9 in a variable manner. The game ball passes through one of the left and right normal symbol operation passage openings 36 and 37, which will be described later. Later, one kind of odd number is stopped and displayed. For example, when the stop display is made with “7”, the first-type start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds).

The normal symbol hold display LED 31b is composed of four round red LEDs, and is arranged in two on each side of the 7-segment display 31a. In this case, the number of game balls that have passed through the left and right normal symbol operation passage openings 36 and 37 is held up to four, and the lights are sequentially turned on and displayed for each passage. Each time the next variable display of the 7-segment display 31a starts, the number of unstarted times is exhausted, and one normal symbol hold display LED 31b is turned off.

As described above, the wing-like parts 32 and 33 are formed in a hollow shape from the upper part to the side part of the center accessory 28, and a plurality of game effect lamps 38 (see FIG. 3) are arranged inside the upper part. . Further, at the upper end of each outer part, normal symbol operation passage openings 36 and 37 for game balls are provided on both the left and right sides, respectively, and at the lower end of each inner part, a passage opening for game balls (not shown) is provided. Between the passage openings 36 and 37 and the passage outlet, a passage cylinder portion (not shown) is provided. Then, the game balls that have entered from the passage openings 36 and 37 pass through the left and right normal symbol operation passage opening detection switches 36 s and 37 s (see FIG. 4) disposed inside, and pass through the passage cylinder portions. Then, it jumps out from the exit of each passing port and rolls on the stage 34. The stage 34 is disposed at the lower part of the center accessory 28 and is formed in a partly inclined shape so that the game balls from the respective outlet exits are gathered closer to the center and further flow down on the surface of the game board 10. It should be noted that the 7-segment display 31a in the normal symbol display device 31 is variably displayed by passing one of the normal symbol operation passing port passage detection switches 36s and 37s of the game ball.

The first type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 17 is disposed immediately below the center of the stage 34 included in the center accessory 28 in the special symbol display device 16, and is a so-called tulip type that opens and closes a pair of wing pieces. It is formed accordingly. Inside, there is provided a first type start port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s (see FIG. 4) for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the pair of wing pieces are opened to the left and right, the game balls are easily opened. When the pair of wing pieces are closed, the game balls are easily put into a normal state.

The variable winning device 18 is disposed below the first-type start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a large winning device 30 and a left entrance are formed on a substrate 41 having a substantially inverted trapezoidal front surface. 42 and a right entrance 43 are provided. Here, the grand prize winning device 30 is formed at a substantially central position and is opened in a strip shape. The prize winning opening 44, an opening / closing plate 39 for opening / closing the grand prize winning opening 44, and for opening / closing the opening / closing plate 39. A special prize opening solenoid 45 (see FIG. 4), an interlocking rod (not shown), a specific area open / close shutter (not shown), an open / close shutter solenoid 40 for operating the specific area open / close shutter, and a specific area (not shown). And a region outside the specific region (not shown).

Further, the left entrance 42 is disposed obliquely above and to the left of the big winning device 30, and a left entrance entrance detection switch 42s (see FIG. 4) is provided therein. Further, the right entrance 43 is disposed obliquely to the upper right of the big winning device 30, and a right entrance entrance detection switch 43s (see FIG. 4) is provided therein. The out port 46 is disposed immediately below the center of the large winning device 30 in the variable winning device 18. The back ball prevention member 47 is provided below the out port 46 and prevents the game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 11 from returning to the launch position again. The foul ball prevention member 48 is attached to the tip of the inner rail 15, and the return rubber 49 is located on the right half side of the game board 10, which is substantially opposite to the position of the foul ball prevention member 48. Attached along the rail 14 in a fitting manner.

Each of the pair of lamp wind turbines 24 and 25 is disposed obliquely upward and downward from the special symbol display device 16. The upper left winning port 19 and the upper right winning port 20 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides from the special symbol display device 16. The lower left winning port 21 and the lower right winning port 22 are respectively arranged obliquely downward from the left and right sides of the special symbol display device 16.

The pair of wind turbines 26 and 27 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the special symbol display device 16 and between the special symbol display device 16 and the upper left winning port 19 or the upper right winning port 20. The pair of side lamps 50 and 51 are arranged in a vertical belt shape and symmetrical with respect to both left and right ends of the game area 11. A number of obstacle nails 23 are arranged in the game area 11 so as to be suitable for a pachinko game in consideration of the positional balance with each device described above.

Next, various LEDs and lamps located on the game board 10 of this embodiment and their substrates will be described with reference to FIG. In the game area 11 of the game board 10, a normal symbol display device 31 provided in the center accessory 28 is provided with four substantially rectangular substrates 31f for the round normal symbol holding display LEDs 31b. Further, on the lower side of the board 31f, around the left and right wing-like parts 32, 33, four round special symbol holding display LEDs 35 and four boards 35f serving as game effect lamps 38 are arranged. Yes. In addition, substantially circular substrates 24f and 25f provided with two round game effect lamps 24r and 25r on both sides of each lamp windmill shaft are disposed at the positions of the pair of lamp windmills 24 and 25, respectively. Yes. In addition, at the positions of the pair of side lamps 50 and 51, substantially vertical belt-like side lamp substrates 50f and 51f each having three round game effect lamps 50r and 51r arranged in a column are arranged.

In addition, a substantially V-shaped upper left prize opening board 19f having a round game effect lamp 19r at the approximate center is located at the upper left prize opening 19, and one upper right prize opening 20 is located at the position of the upper right prize opening 20. A substantially V-shaped upper right winning opening board 20f having a round game effect lamp 20r at the center is disposed. In addition, at the position of the lower left prize opening 21, a substantially U-shaped left lower prize board 21f having a round game effect lamp 21r substantially at the center is provided. A substantially U-shaped lower right prize opening board 22f having a round game effect lamp 22r at the center is disposed. Further, at the position of the first-type start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, a substantially U-shaped first-type start opening (normal electric accessory) provided with two round game effect lamps 17r in parallel. A substrate 17f is provided.

Next, the arrangement of the game ball path, the switch, and the like on the back side of the game board 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. At the center of the game board 10, there is provided a through hole 28h for attaching a center lamp having a substantially elliptical shape, and on the diagonally upper left and right sides of the center accessory attaching through hole 28h, a circular lamp windmill is attached. The through holes 24h and 25h have a substantially daruma-shaped left upper winning port mounting through hole 19h and a right upper winning port mounting through hole 20h on the left and right sides, and a substantially elliptical shape on the left and right diagonally lower sides. A through hole 21h for attaching a lower left prize port and a through hole 22h for attaching a lower right prize port are provided with a first inverted start port attaching through hole 17h having a substantially inverted truncated cone shape immediately below the center. Yes. Further, on the outer sides of the upper left prize opening attaching through hole 19h and the upper right prize opening attaching through hole 20h, vertically long side lamp attaching through holes 50h and 51h are provided. Further, a through hole 18h for attaching a variable winning device having a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape is provided below the first type start port attaching through hole 17h.

Further, a first type start port (ordinary electric accessory) solenoid 52 is disposed on the back side of the first type start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and in the inside thereof, as described above, the first type A start opening (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s is provided. As described above, the normal symbol operation passage opening detection switches 36 s and 37 s are arranged inside the left and right normal symbol operation passage openings 36 and 37, respectively. Further, the prize winning device 30 formed in the variable prize winning device 18 is divided into right and left, a big prize opening solenoid 45 for opening and closing the opening / closing plate 39, and an opening / closing shutter solenoid 40 for operating a specific area opening / closing shutter. And a count passage detection switch 53 and a count detection / specific region passage detection switch 54 are also provided in the region outside the specific region and the specific region on the left and right ends of the special winning opening 44, respectively. Yes. As described above, the left entrance opening detection switch 42 s and the right entrance entrance detection switch 43 s are also provided inside the left entrance opening 42 and the right entrance opening 43, respectively.

Furthermore, on the back side of the game board 10, a left upper entrance 19, a lower left entrance 21, a first-type start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a left entrance 42 are connected to a mechanism board 100 described later. A safe ball assembly cage 55 is connected to a right safe ball assembly cage 56 connected to the upper right winning port 20, the lower right winning port 22, and the right incoming port 43. In addition, an out ball collecting rod 58 is disposed in a funnel shape from the back side of the out port 46.

Next, the back surface structure of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The front frame 4 is in the middle frame 3 and is supported by a pair of hinges 101 provided at the upper and lower ends of the front frame 4 so as to be opened and closed. The mechanism board 102 is supported by the pair of hinges 103 provided in the middle frame 3 at the upper and lower ends of the mechanism board 102 so as to be opened and closed. The game board 10 is detachably attached to the surface side of the middle frame 3. A prize ball tank 105 provided with a tank ball cut detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached to the left side as viewed from the position of the hinge 101 on the upper end side. ing. In addition, a ball removal lever 107 is provided on the right side of the tank rail 106, a supply ball breakage detection sensor 108 is provided downstream thereof, and a prize ball dispensing device 109 (prize ball dispensing mechanism) is disposed downstream thereof. ) Is arranged.

Subsequently, a game ball distribution unit 110 is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. On the downstream side of the tank rail 106, a back case 111 with a lid storing the liquid crystal display panel 29 in the special symbol display device 16 is provided, and a main control unit 140 (see FIG. 16) described below is provided below the back case 111. The main control board cases 112 storing the main control board 340 on which are formed) are respectively provided. On the left side of the main control board case 112, a launcher control board case 113 storing a launcher control board (not shown), a touch sensitivity adjustment knob 114, a ball jump strength adjustment knob 115, and a launch control collective relay board 116 are provided. ing.

In the lower left part of the mechanism panel 102, the above-mentioned launching device unit 8 is provided. Similarly, in the lower right part, the supply ball is clogged, the lower part is full, the main power supply voltage is abnormal, the firing is stopped, the main control board communication is abnormal, A frame control board case 118 having a frame status indicator 117 for displaying a ball motor abnormality or the like with a 7-segment LED is provided. The frame control board 350 (first peripheral control board) on which the frame control section 150 (see FIG. 16: first peripheral control base) is formed is stored here. Also, a special symbol control board 360 (second peripheral control board) on which a special symbol control unit 160 (see FIG. 16: second peripheral control unit) for controlling the operation of the liquid crystal display panel 29 of the special symbol display device 16 is formed. The lamp control board 370 (third peripheral control board) on which the lamp control section 170 (see FIG. 16: third peripheral control section) is formed, which performs overall control of various lamps, and audio output control from the speaker 400 A lamp sound board 380 (third peripheral control board) on which a sound control section 180 (see FIG. 16: fourth peripheral control section) that controls the lamp is also attached.

On the other hand, on the upper right end portion of the mechanism panel 102, there is a fuse box 119, a power switch 120, a power terminal board 121 and a jackpot, launch device control, ball break, door open, prize ball, ball lending, etc. A terminal substrate 122 provided with connection terminals is provided. A main power cable 123 for receiving external power supply is also provided below the terminal board 122. A connection cable 124 extends upward from a frame control board case 118 storing the frame control board, and is connected to a prepaid card unit 13 having a power cable 125. Further, a ball passage member 126 for a lower plate portion is provided at a substantially central lower end portion of the mechanism panel 102.

Next, the back mechanism board 100 of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. At the top of the back mechanism panel 100, a prize ball tank 105 having a tank ball cut detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached. Further, a supply ball run-out detection switch 108 is disposed at an intermediate position of the tank rail 106, and a prize ball payout device 109 is disposed downstream thereof. Subsequently, a game ball distribution unit 110 is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. On the downstream side of the tank rail 106, a lower pan portion full switch 127 is provided, and the guide rail 131 communicates with a lower pan portion ball passage member 126 provided at a substantially central lower end portion of the back mechanism panel 100. Yes. In addition, an amplifier board 128 is attached to the lower right portion of the back mechanism panel 100, and a reset switch 129 is provided on the outside thereof.

Next, the flow path of the safe ball of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, each of the left safe sphere collecting rod 55 and the right safe sphere collecting rod 56 has a safe sphere flowing-down path formed at a gentle downward slope or stepped shape at the lower end portion thereof, Further, the lower portions thereof are respectively opened, and communicated with the out ball collecting rods 58 disposed in a funnel shape from the back side of the out port 46. In FIG. 8, the safe ball that has entered the upper right winning port 20, the lower right winning port 22, and the right incoming port 43 rolls on the passage 57 formed in a stepped manner at the lower end of the right safe ball assembly cage 56. The form which is flowing down to the out ball gathering cage 58 while moving is shown. Further, FIG. 9 shows a form in which the safe sphere is flowing down on the passage 57 formed in the out sphere assembly cage 58.

Next, the prize ball payout device 109 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 10, the prize ball payout device 109 receives a prize ball that flows down on the guide rail 223, and drives the cam 210 that pays out one prize ball and the cam shaft 211 of the cam 210. A motor 212, a rotating disk 213 attached to the cam shaft 211 in parallel with the cam 210 and formed with a plurality of slits, and disposed in the vicinity of the rotating disk 213, detect the rotation angle of the cam 210. A prize ball payout sensor 214, a prize ball payout device sensor substrate 215 to which the prize ball payout sensor 214 is attached, a case main body 217 for storing these components, and a case lid 216 thereof.

In the present embodiment, the cam 210 is provided with four convex portions 210a in a direction orthogonal to the cam shaft 211 at predetermined angular intervals, for example, every 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. When the camshaft 211 is once placed in a recess formed between the convex portions 210a and the cam shaft 211 is rotated by 90 degrees, the winning ball in the concave portion between the convex portions 210a of the cam 210 is paid out. In the present embodiment, in order to increase the payout capacity of the prize ball, as shown in FIG. 11, two rows of ball passages 218 are provided in parallel to provide a partition wall on the guide rail 223 and allow the prize ball to flow down. Accordingly, the cam shaft 211 receives the prize ball to be paid out, and the two cams 210 change the mounting angle in a direction perpendicular to the cam axis 211 in order to pay out one prize ball (this embodiment). 90 degrees in the example), they are attached in parallel.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, each spherical passage 218 is formed in a meandering state in front of the cam shaft 211, and in the interval between the projection 219 of the spherical passage 218 formed thereby and the cam 210, It regulates the payout of one prize ball. In the present embodiment, as described above, the two cams 210 are attached to the camshaft 211 in parallel at different attachment angles as described above. Therefore, if the camshaft 211 is rotated by 90 degrees, each spherical passage 218 is provided. In FIG. 5, one award and a total of two award balls, and if the camshaft 211 is rotated once, a total of eight award balls are paid out.

The motor 212 is driven according to the prize ball to be paid out, and the camshaft 211 is rotationally controlled based on this drive. The number of rotations of the cam shaft 211 is obtained by photoelectrically detecting the slit positions formed in the rotating disc 213 at predetermined angular intervals (for example, 45 degrees) in the prize ball payout sensor 214. The obtained number of revolutions is fed back to the motor 212 and counted as the number of prize balls paid out as described above. For example, in the case of 15 winning ball payouts, seven awarded spheres in one ball passage 218 shown in FIG. 13A and the other ball passage 218 shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the eight awarded slashed balls are to be paid out, and the camshaft 211 rotates by one revolution and 7/8, and at this time, the prize ball payout sensor 214 counts the slit 15 times. After the rotation of the cam shaft 211, seven prize balls are paid out in one of the ball paths 218 shown in FIG. 14A, and the next prize balls to be paid out are the convex part of the cam 210 and the protruding part of the ball path 218. It is regulated in the interval with 219. Further, in the other ball passage 218 shown in FIG. 14B, eight prize balls are paid out, and the next prize ball to be paid out is placed in a recess formed between the convex portions 210a of the cam 210 ( (See also FIG. 12).

As the prize ball payout sensor 214, a groove 220 is provided on the circumference of the rotating disk 213 as shown in FIG. It is also possible to detect the groove 220 in a non-contact state by the proximity switch 221 or to detect the groove 220 in a contact state by the micro switch 222 as shown in FIG. Further, instead of the method of detecting the rotation of the camshaft 211, it is also possible to directly detect a prize ball to be paid out by a limit switch, a proximity sensor, a photoelectric tube or the like provided in the prize ball passage.

Next, the electronic control device 130 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the electronic control unit 130 includes a main control unit 140 and a frame control unit 150, a special symbol control unit 160, and a lamp control connected in series to the main control unit 140 via a shared bus 500 that is a common signal transmission path. Unit 170 and voice control unit 180. As described above, the four control units 150, 160, 170, and 180 other than the main control unit constitute first to fourth peripheral control units.

The main control unit 140 is obtained by connecting a CPU 141, a RAM 142, a ROM 143, and an input / output port 144 to each other via a bus 145. Then, the CPU 141 controls operation of the entire pachinko machine 1 (that is, basic progress control of the game) using the RAM 142 as a work area by a control program stored in the ROM 143. In addition, according to the success / failure determination program stored in the ROM 143, the CPU 141 mainly performs the determination determination based on the signal from the winning detection switch 17s of the first type start port. Also, the shared bus 500 is connected to the input / output port 144, and a command signal for instructing the processing contents to each of the peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, 180 from the input / output port 144 to the shared bus 500 as will be described later. Send command data. Data is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to each of the peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, and 180 in a unidirectional format. In addition, a power terminal board 121 is connected to the main controller 140. It is obvious that the main control unit 140 itself is a first type operation unit that is involved in the interests of the player in obtaining a prize ball.

The relay board 200 includes a right normal symbol operation passage passage detection switch 37s, a left normal symbol operation passage passage detection switch 36s, a count detection switch 53, a count detection and specific area passage detection switch 54, and a left entrance opening passage detection switch. 42 s, a right entrance opening detection switch 43 s and the like are connected, and an output terminal of the relay board 200 is connected to the input / output port 144. A first-type start port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17 s is also connected to the input / output port 144. Further, the touch switch 9a, the firing stop switch 9b, the volume switch 202, the tank ball break detection switch 104, the refill ball break switch 108, and the like are connected to the frame terminal board 200a, and the input / output terminals thereof are connected to the frame control unit 150. ing.

The frame controller 150 includes arithmetic circuit components 151 to 155 similar to those of the main controller 140, and is connected to the shared bus 500 at the input / output port 154. The input / output port 154 is connected to a normal symbol display device board 31f, various solenoids 40 and 45 that control the operation of the accessory, a prize ball payout device 109, a launcher control board 201, and the like. It should be noted that the frame control unit 150, the normal symbol display device board 31f (and the normal symbol display device 31 connected thereto), various solenoids 45 and 52 for controlling the accessory, the prize ball payout device 109, the launcher control board 201 ( And the launching device connected to this constitute a passive control unit. The RAM 152 constitutes a first type control information storage means for storing control information related to the player's interest in winning a prize ball.

The special symbol control unit 160 includes arithmetic circuit components 161 to 165 similar to the main control unit 140, and is connected to the shared bus 500 at the input / output port 164. A liquid crystal display panel 29 is connected to the input / output port 164.

The lamp control unit 170 includes arithmetic circuit components 171 to 175 similar to those of the main control unit 140, and is connected to the shared bus 500 at the input / output port 174. The input / output port 174 is connected to a frame decoration lamp board 4g, various lamp boards 17f, 20f, 21f, 22f, 24f, 25f, 50f, 51f, and various LED boards 4d, 4f, 35f. One or more lamps or LEDs are connected to each of these substrates. In the present embodiment, for example, 32 lamps and LEDs (hereinafter collectively referred to simply as lamps and represented by reference numeral 410) are arranged on the front of the gaming machine (this includes the game control of FIG. 1). Lamps 601-604 are also included). Some of these lamps always turn on and off a plurality of lamps at the same time. Here, a set of these lamps is regarded as one. These 32 lamps are turned on / off or blinking in accordance with the progress of the game. Note that the lamp control unit 170 and the various boards (and thus the lamps) connected to the lamp control unit 170 are second-type operation units that are not involved in the player's interest in winning a prize ball.

The voice control unit 180 includes arithmetic circuit components 181 to 185 similar to those of the main control unit 140, and is connected to the shared bus 500 at the input / output port 184. A sound generator 203 and a volume switch board 12 are connected to the input / output port 184. The sound generator 203 performs various audio outputs corresponding to the progress of the game from the speaker 400 connected thereto based on audio data stored in an LSI (not shown) and an audio output module. The volume switch board 12 sets an output volume for the sound generator 203 in accordance with an operation of a volume switch (not shown). Note that the voice control unit 180 and the sound generator 203 connected thereto are all second-type operating units that are not involved in the player's interest in winning a prize ball. In addition to the above, the launching device control unit formed on the launching device control board corresponds to the peripheral control unit.

Next, the winning ball operation is executed in the following order. When the game ball passes through the count detection switch 53 or the count detection and specific area passage detection switch 54, the main control unit 140 obtains 15 prize ball number data as a first type start port (ordinary electric accessory) prize detection switch 17s. 6 winning ball number data, and in other cases, for example, when passing of the passing detection switches 42s and 43s at the left and right entrances 42 and 43 is detected, 10 winning ball number data Are transmitted to the frame control unit 150 in the order of detection through the shared bus 500 as a command signal for setting the frame control unit 150 as an operation command target (that is, the number of unique prize balls is six here) 10 or 15). The transmission form will be described in detail later. The frame control unit 150 receives the winning ball number data from the main control unit 140 and operates the winning ball payout device 109 by transmitting a winning ball payout signal.

Further, the main control unit 140 determines a gaming state based on the outputs of the various detection switches described above, makes a determination of success / failure based on the gaming state, and displays an image in a corresponding symbol display mode according to the determination content. Create data for display control. For example, the main control unit 140 detects the detection results of the first type start port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, the count detection switch 53, the count detection and specific area passage detection switch 54, and the special symbol success / failure determination random number. Waiting for customers not playing games using acquired values, etc., playing but no start-up winnings (variable preparation state), starting-open winnings, and special gaming state Also judge. In addition, when a start opening winning is detected, determination of success / failure is performed based on the random number value, and data for display mode control such as change of the special symbol or determination is generated based on the determination result. This data is transmitted through the shared bus 500 as a command signal for which the special symbol control unit 160 is an operation command target.

Further, various lamps such as the frame decoration lamp substrate 4g and the sound generator 203 are provided with a special symbol change / stop display mode, presence / absence of reach generation, reach display mode (full rotation, frame advance, reverse) under the control of the special symbol control unit 160. (Advance, symbol expansion / reduction, etc.), special game mode, game mode (probability fluctuation, time reduction, etc.), and the like are controlled. The command signal for the control command is transmitted via the shared bus 500 as a command signal for which the lamp control unit 170 or the voice control unit 180 is an operation command target.

Next, main jobs among various jobs executed by the main control unit 140 and the special symbol control unit 160 will be described below. First, a main job executed by the main control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIG. This is executed by the CPU 141 based on a program stored in the ROM 143 of the main control unit 140. That is, after the stack pointer is set to a predetermined address in the RAM 142 (S10), it is determined whether or not initialization is completed (S20). If the initialization is completed (S20: YES), the job from the LED job (S30) to the switch job (S70) is executed. If the initialization is not completed (S20: NO), the initialization job (190) is executed.

In the LED job (S30), the display pattern data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count, the display pattern data of the special symbol unstarted count, and the like are output. In the constant-speed random number job (S40), the special symbol success / failure determination random number memory and the general-purpose count memory (not shown) in the RAM 142 are updated. In the non-constant speed random number update process (S50), the off-normal symbol determination random number memory (not shown) is updated. Note that the general-purpose count memory (not shown) is used to create a value from “0” to “255” for each user reset, to execute a command job, and a decoration job. In the music creation job (S60), data related to music and voice is created, and in the switch job (S70), various detection switches are read. That is, various signals such as a firing stop detection signal, a touch detection signal, a volume detection signal, a count detection signal, a specific area passage detection signal, a normal symbol operation passage passage detection signal, and a left and right entrance opening passage detection signal are transmitted to the relay board 200. And the first type start port winning detection signal is received from the first type start port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s.

Furthermore, it is determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the count detection switch 53 or the count detection and specific area passage detection switch 54 (S80), and if there is no abnormality (S80: YES), the special symbol main job (S90) to the voice job The jobs up to (S110) are executed. If there is an abnormality (ball clogging, disconnection, etc.) (S80: NO), an error job (S130) is executed.

In the special symbol main job (S90), a job related to data necessary for the main controller 140 and the special symbol controller 160 to operate in cooperation is executed. This job will be described later. Further, in the normal symbol main job (S100), the display pattern data of the normal symbol and the normal symbol unstarted count is created. In the audio job (S110), audio data corresponding to the gaming state is output.

Thereafter, it is again determined whether or not there is an abnormality in the count detection switch 53 or the count detection and specific area passage detection switch 54 (S120). If there is no abnormality (S120: YES), each flag state is stored in the backup memory. Set (S140), a prize ball signal job (S150), an information signal job (S160), a command job (S170), and a remaining time job (S180) are executed. If the various switches are abnormal (S120: NO), an error job (S130) is executed.

In the prize ball signal job (S150), data relating to prize ball payout is created and output, and in the information signal job (S160), data necessary for outputting information to other control units is created. Further, in the command job (S170), commands for special symbol management are input / output, and in the remaining time job (S180), non-constant random numbers are called and general-purpose random number memory (not shown) is updated. Is called.

Next, the flow of the prize ball total number storing job executed in the series of the main job will be described with reference to FIG. In S200, it is confirmed whether or not there is a winning ball in each winning opening. If the determination is affirmative (YES), it is determined whether or not the number of winning balls paid out in the winning opening in S210 is for 15. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S220, "15" is added as the number of winning balls to the remaining ball number counter, and the process skips to S270. If a negative determination (NO) is made in S210, the process proceeds to S230, and it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls to be paid out at the winning opening is 6. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S240, "6" is added as the number of winning balls to the remaining ball number counter, and the process skips to S270. Furthermore, if a negative determination (NO) is made in S230, the process proceeds to S250, in which it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls to be paid out for the winning prize winning slot is ten. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S260 and "10" is added as the number of winning balls to the remaining ball number counter.

Next, in S270, a prize ball number signal is transmitted from the main control unit 140 side to the frame control unit 150 side. If a negative determination (NO) is made in S200 or S250, the process skips to S280. Proceeding to S280, it is determined whether or not a prize ball is detected by the prize ball payout sensor 214 in the prize ball payout device 109. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S290, and “1” is subtracted from the remaining ball number counter of the main control unit 140.

Next, a preferred aspect of the prize ball number data storage job executed in the series of the main job will be described. Usually, in the electronic control unit 130 of the pachinko machine 1, a predetermined number of prize balls to be paid out in response to a winning ball detection signal output from the winning ball detection unit when a ball enters each winning hole is stored in the main control unit 140. Is temporarily stored and transmitted to the frame control 150 unit side. For this reason, the main control unit 140 side needs a buffer for storing a certain number of winning balls corresponding to the order of winning. At this time, using a storage capacity of 1 byte (8 bits) as the minimum unit of the storage capacity, a predetermined number of winning ball number data corresponding to each winning opening is temporarily stored in the order of winning, and frame control is performed. Each time a prize ball is paid out in the department, the storage capacity of 1 byte (8 bits) is released.

For example, when the winning order of the winning balls entered in each winning opening is 6 payouts → 15 payouts → 15 payouts → 6 payouts → 6 payouts, as shown in FIG. The memory of the number of prize balls to be paid out is accumulated sequentially. On the frame control unit 150 side, prize balls are paid out in the order in which the number of prize balls is stored. If the number of prize balls stored in the buffer and the storage capacity released when the prize balls are paid out are processed in a balanced manner, the storage capacity of the buffer will not be insufficient, but the player enters the winning slot. When the frequency of winning balls increases, for example, when the big winning opening 44 is opened until a predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of gaming balls enter, the memory is stored. There will be a situation where the amount of data for the number of winning balls to be increased increases and the storage capacity of the buffer becomes insufficient.

In the following, assuming the case where a prize winning slot 44 is won, the required storage capacity of the buffer is obtained based on specific numerical values. If the game ball is fired at intervals of, for example, 0.6 seconds / time, and 1 round is 8 seconds (10 counts + 2 seconds), the big hit time is 128 seconds in the case of 16 rounds. On the other hand, it is possible to pay out 128 prize balls by setting the payout speed of the prize balls to 15 seconds for paying out 1 prize ball per second. Since the number of winning balls during the big hit is 160 (16 rounds × 10), at the end of the big hit, 32 (160-128) winning balls are required as the storage capacity of the buffer. However, this calculation assumes that the winning ball has been paid out normally. Actually, there is a possibility that the paying out of the winning ball may be delayed due to ball breakage, ball clogging, ball lending processing, etc. Buffer is required.

However, when the work area of the main control unit 140 is about 256 bytes in total, it is necessary to secure a work area for the current main program. Limited to byte range. Therefore, if the winning balls are paid out in the order of winning in each winning opening, it is considered that the buffer overflow frequently occurs in the above-described method.

Therefore, the concept that the minimum unit of the storage capacity stored in the buffer is 1 byte is wiped out, and the 2-bit unit preset as the means for storing the prize ball number data is used as the minimum unit of the storage capacity. If it is used in a state where the storage capacity of the buffer area is greatly increased, the storage capacity will not be insufficient even if the amount of prize ball data to be stored temporarily increases. That is, by using 2 bits as winning ball number data to be paid out, the storage capacity in the buffer can be expanded by 4 times and used. When these 2 bits are the minimum unit of storage capacity, a predetermined number of winning ball number data is represented by 2 bits. For example, "01b" if the number of payout prize balls is 6, "10b" if the number of payout prize balls is 10, "11b" if the number of payout prize balls is 15, and no win. “00b”.

For example, if the winning order of the winning balls entered in each winning opening is the same as described above, if the winning order is 6 paying prizes → 15 paying prizes → 15 paying prizes → 6 paying prizes → 6 paying prizes, The storage capacity is 10 bits. FIG. 23 shows the winning order of these winning balls in time series, and the mode shown in this time series schematically represents a preferred embodiment of the winning ball number data storage job shown in FIG. It is. In other words, the number of prize balls to be paid out is stored in units of 2 bits in the buffer, and is shifted to the left every time the next payout quantity data is stored. This shifted bit string is carried and stored every 8 bits (1 byte).

As mentioned above, the buffer storage capacity can be provided as a buffer area, and the upper limit is approximately 40 bytes. Therefore, the buffer capacity is 0 to 49, and a maximum of 200 (50 bytes × 8 bits / 2 bits). Prize ball number data can be written. 24A and 24B schematically show the flow of the prize ball number data storage / retrieval job shown in FIG. FIG. 24A shows a state at the time of storage. The award ball number data is added to the head side of the data string sequentially without memory shift of the already memorized award ball number data. The winning balls are memorized in order of winning.

On the other hand, FIG. 24B shows a state at the time of memory retrieval, and the first (that is, the oldest) prize ball number data is always the first position of buffer 0 (that is, offset 0 = 0, offset 1 = 0). ), And the remaining bit string after the 2-bit extraction is memory-shifted right-justified in 2-bit units. As a result, the winning ball number data (“11”: 15 payouts) of the winning ranking is moved to the storage and retrieval position of the buffer 0, and the information on the number of winning balls to be paid out in units of 2 bits is arranged without gaps. Become. Instead of the method of transferring the bit string every two bits as described above, it is also possible to separately set a storage area in the buffer, temporarily save the bit string remaining in this area, and transfer this bit by block.

Hereinafter, the specific processing flow of FIGS. 23 and 24 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the offset in the description of the prize ball number data storage job and the prize ball number data storage retrieval job shown in FIG. 20 means the following. In the main control unit 140, an area other than the work area reserved for the main program in the RAM 141 is used as a buffer area, and a storage buffer is allocated to this buffer area (or a buffer memory may be provided separately from the RAM 141). ). As shown in FIG. 21, this storage buffer is configured with a storage capacity of 0 to 49 for each byte (8 bits), the array direction of the memory cells in the bit string of this storage buffer is set to offset 0, and the bit string The arrangement direction is expressed as a matrix-like offset table with an offset of 1. If the minimum unit of the storage capacity is 2 bits, the offset 0 is represented by “0” to “3”. The offset counter has a routine so that the next empty cell position where data is written becomes the offset number.

First, in S700 of FIG. 19, it is confirmed whether or not a prize ball number signal is received. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S710. Proceeding to S710, it is confirmed whether or not the value of offset 1 is “50”. That is, it is confirmed whether or not the value of offset 1 is outside the area of the storage buffers 0 to 49. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S720. If the determination is affirmative (YES), it is determined that there is a write in all of the storage buffers 0 to 49, and the winning ball is invalidated and skipped. In S720, the value of offset 1 is added to the address of the storage buffer 0 to select one of the storage buffers 0 to 49, and the address of the storage buffer to which data is to be written is selected.

In subsequent S730, the value of offset 0 is added to the selected storage buffer, and any one of the storages a to d is selected. In subsequent S740, it is confirmed whether or not the prize ball number signal is “15”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S750, and “03h” is set in the selected area. That is, data “03h” corresponding to the prize ball number signal “15” is written in the selected storage area. In S760, “1” is added to the value of offset 0, and in subsequent S770, it is confirmed whether or not the value of offset 0 is “4” or more. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S780. In S780, “0” is set to offset 0 and “1” is added to offset 1. That is, carry of the storage buffer is performed.

If a negative determination (NO) is made in S740, the process proceeds to S790 and it is confirmed whether or not the award ball number signal is “6”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S800, "01h" is set in the selected area, and the process skips to S760. That is, data “01h” (corresponding to hexadecimal “01b”) corresponding to the prize ball number signal “6” is written in the selected storage area. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S810. In S810, it is confirmed whether or not the prize ball number signal is “10”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S820, “02h” is set in the selected area, and the process skips to S820. That is, data “02h” (corresponding to a hexadecimal number “10b”) corresponding to the prize ball number signal “10” is written in the selected storage area.

Also, the prize ball number data storage / retrieval job is as shown in FIG. In S900, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the storage buffer 0 is “0”. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S910. In S910, the value of the storage a in the storage buffer 0 is acquired, and in the subsequent S920, the value is shifted to the right by 2 bits in the order of the storage buffers 49-0. Proceeding to S930, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the offset 0 is “0”. That is, by referring to the offset counter, the cell position of the offset number, that is, the position of the offset pointer is obtained, and it is confirmed whether or not the position of the offset pointer is the head of the storage buffer. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S940, and "1" is subtracted from offset 1. That is, in order to return to the first cell position where data is written, the storage buffer is reduced. Proceeding to S950, "3" is set to offset 0, and the offset pointer is moved to the first cell position of the storage buffer with the digit lowered. If a negative determination (NO) is made in S930, the process proceeds to S960, and “0” is subtracted from offset 0 in order to return to the first cell position where data is written.

Next, the prize ball number data storage job is the reverse of the above, that is, as shown in FIG. 27, a memory shift is performed at the time of storage to create a blank memory cell at the beginning of the data string, and always the same memory cell position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 28, the new data may be written at the time of reading the data while the memory cell position is moved backward in order from the head side. This flow will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In S300, it is confirmed whether or not a prize ball number signal is received. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S310. In S310, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the offset 0 is “0”. That is, by referring to the offset counter, the cell position of the offset number (next to the head where data is written) is obtained. It is confirmed whether or not the cell position in the vertical direction (over the storage buffers 0 to 49) of the first column of the offset table is an empty area of data, and if it is negative (NO) (if written), S320. Then, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the offset 0 is “3”. That is, it is confirmed whether or not the cell position in the tail (fourth) vertical direction (over the storage buffers 0 to 49) of the bit string of the offset table is an empty area. If the determination is affirmative (YES), S330 Proceed to

In S330, “1” is added to offset 1, and the value of offset 0 is cleared. That is, the carry of the offset 1 is performed and the value “3” of the offset 0 is cleared. In subsequent S340, the storage buffer 0 to the storage buffer 49 are shifted to the left by 2 bits. Thus, a write area is provided in the first column of the storage buffer 0. In S350, it is confirmed whether or not the prize ball number signal is “15”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S360, and the storage buffer 0 and “03h” are logically ORed. That is, data “03h” (hexadecimal number display: corresponding to binary number “11b”) corresponding to the winning ball number signal “15” is written in the writing area of the first column of the storage buffer 0. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S370.

In S370, it is confirmed whether or not the prize ball number signal is “6”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S380, and the storage buffer 0 and “01h” are logically ORed. That is, data “01h” (hexadecimal number display: corresponding to binary number “01b”) corresponding to the prize ball number signal “6” is written in the writing area of the first column of the storage buffer 0. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S390.

In S390, it is confirmed whether or not the prize ball number signal is “10”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S400, and the storage buffer 0 and “02h” are logically ORed. That is, data “02h” (hexadecimal number display: corresponding to binary number “10b”) corresponding to the winning ball number signal “10” is written in the writing area of the first column of the storage buffer 0.

If the determination in S310 is affirmative (YES) (that is, if the cell position at the beginning of the storage buffer is not an empty area), the process proceeds to S410 to check whether the value of offset 1 is “50”. That is, it is confirmed whether or not the value of offset 1 is outside the area of the storage buffers 0 to 49. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S420. If the determination is affirmative (YES), it is determined that all of the storage buffers 0 to 49 are written, and the winning prize ball is invalidated and skipped. If a negative determination (NO) is made in S320, it means that the top cell position of the storage buffer is an empty area. In S420, "1" is added to the value of offset 0, and the offset pointer is set to the next cell. Set.

Also, the flow of the winning ball number data storage / retrieval job is as shown in FIG. In S500, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the storage buffer 0 is “0”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S510. In S510, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the offset 0 is “0”. That is, by referring to the offset counter, the cell position of the offset number (next to the head where data is written) is obtained. First, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the offset 0 is “0”. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S520 and “1” is subtracted from the offset 1. That is, in order to return to the first cell position where data is written, the storage buffer is reduced. In step S530, “3” is set to the offset 0, and the offset pointer is set at the last (fourth) cell position of the storage buffer that has been reduced.

Proceeding to S540, the value of the offset 1 is added to the address of the storage buffer 0, one of the storage buffers 0 to 49 is selected, and the stored data therein is obtained. That is, the storage data is acquired by returning to the address of the storage buffer having the data to be read. In S550, it is confirmed whether or not the offset 0 is “0”. If the determination is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S560 to acquire the stored value a (see FIG. 21) of the corresponding stored data, and then to S570. The corresponding storage area is cleared to “0”. If a negative determination (NO) is made in S550, the process proceeds to S580 to check whether the offset 0 is “1”. If an affirmative determination (YES), the process proceeds to S590 and the corresponding stored data. And b is skipped to S570. If a negative determination (NO) in S580, the process proceeds to S600 to check whether the offset 0 is “2”. If an affirmative determination (YES), the process proceeds to S610 to store the corresponding stored data c. Is acquired, and the process skips to S570. If the determination is negative (NO), the process proceeds to S620 to acquire the storage d of the corresponding stored data, and skips to S570.

If a negative determination (NO) is made in S510, the process proceeds to S630, and “0” is subtracted from offset 0 to return to the first cell position where data is written.

Hereinafter, the transmission form of the command signal from the main control unit 140 to each of the peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, 180 via the shared bus 500 will be described in detail in association with the operation flow of the gaming machine 1. For example, when the player is not touching the launch handle 9 with the power of the gaming machine 1 turned on, there is no sound output, and the game effect lamps 601 and 604 and the game effect lamps 602 and 603 in FIG. It is alternately turned on and off repeatedly (this lighting pattern is called lighting pattern 1). At this time, a command signal for mode 2 is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to the lamp control unit 170 (third peripheral control unit).

When the player touches the firing handle 9, the touch switch 9b attached to the firing handle 9 works, and the signal is transmitted to the launching device control unit which is one of the peripheral control units. When the game is started by turning the lever of the launch handle 9, a signal corresponding to the amount of rotation is transmitted to the launch device controller. In response to this, the launching device control unit operates the launching device, and the ball is hit by the spear and driven into the game area.

When the launched game ball enters the start port 17, the winning detection switch 17s (FIG. 4) detects that the game ball has entered the start port 17, and a detection signal is transmitted to the main control unit 140. The The CPU 141 incorporated in the main control unit 140 receives the detection signal, acquires a random number, determines whether or not the acquired numerical value meets a predetermined condition (that is, whether or not it is won), and the determination result Is transmitted to each peripheral control board 150, 160, 170, 180 via the shared bus 500.

Note that command data (command signals) from the main control unit 140 to the plurality of peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, and 180 is provided on the main control board 340 and the base end of the shared bus (common signal transmission path) 500. It is output from a single connector 341 forming the part. On the other hand, on the peripheral control boards 350, 360, 370, and 380, an input-side connector that receives command signals from the main controller 340 or another peripheral controller disposed upstream of itself on the shared bus 500. 342 and an output-side connector 343 that relays and outputs command data received by the input-side connector 342 to other peripheral control units downstream of itself. The peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, and 180 are connected to the shared bus 500 via the connectors 342 and 343. According to this, it is possible to simply realize connection of the peripheral control unit via the shared bus (common signal transmission path) 500 to the main control unit 140 based on a principle similar to so-called daisy chain connection. Regardless of the number of peripheral control units, at least one connector 341 is arranged on the main control board, and at least two connectors 342 and 343 are arranged on the peripheral control board, so that the command data is controlled in the main. Can be transmitted from the unit 140 to all the peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, 180 via the same bus, for example, troublesome processing for specifying the bus is not necessary, and the number of peripheral control units (boards) can be increased or decreased. It is very easy to deal with a change in the design of an associated gaming machine.

In the example shown in FIG. 29 (b), the connectors 341, 342, and 343 are connected to the first connector elements (for example, pin plugs) 341a, 342a, and 343a on the bus cable 500e side, and on the board side that engages with them. The second connector elements (for example, pin sockets) 341b, 342b, and 343b are connected to each other by a bus cable 500e in which the first connector elements are formed at both ends. On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 29C, the connector 342 on one side of the board is integrated with the board by the terminal 342c that cannot be separated from the board to form a board unit. FIG. 29 (e) shows an example in which the board-side second connector elements 341e, 342e, and 343e are connected by a bus cable 500f including a plurality of first connector elements 341c, 342c, and 343c.

Here, since the operation content (or processing content) to be commanded is different for each of the peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, and 180, the command signals are individually given different command signals to the peripheral control units. Must be sent. The contents of the command signal are devised as follows so that the plurality of command signals can be transmitted via the shared bus (common signal transmission path) 500. That is, FIG. 30 shows an example in which the command signal is transmitted in parallel by an 8-bit command data signal (in this embodiment, regarding the data signal, H (High) and L depending on the magnitude of the threshold voltage. (When the (Low) signal level is set, the L level is defined as active (“1”) and the H level is defined as non-active (“0”)). Two specific bits of the 8-bit data, here, the upper two bits function as peripheral control unit specifying information for specifying the peripheral control unit. In this example, “00b” is determined to specify the lamp control unit 170, “01b” to specify the frame control unit 150, “10b” to the voice control unit 180, and “11b” to specify the special symbol control unit 160.

In the case of winning at the starting port 17, the operation shared by the frame control unit 150 is paying out six award balls as described above. Therefore, in FIG. 30, the unique award ball number data, that is, mode q1: “01000001b” is used as command data. (41h) is output. This data is distributed to all peripheral control units via the supply bus 500, but each peripheral control unit checks the upper 2 bits which are the specific bits of the data, and the contents correspond to itself. In the case where the data is taken in only in the case of the above, the data is taken in, but in the case where the data does not correspond to itself, for example, processing is performed so as to ignore it. Since the upper 2 bits of the data in the mode q1 are “01b”, only the frame control unit 150 takes in the data.

For example, as shown in FIG. 29A, when a signal is guided from the shared bus 500a on each peripheral control board to the control unit using the branch bus 500b, the flow of data on the shared bus 500a is blocked. In other words, it becomes a state of running down. In the peripheral control unit, the CPU sets the data input / output terminal to which the branch bus 500b is connected to a writable state, so that the data on the shared bus 500a is captured. On the other hand, if the command data in the peripheral control unit does not correspond to itself, only the data is fetched and transferred to the downstream peripheral control unit via the shared bus 500 without doing anything. May be. In this case, as shown in FIG. 29D, the bus 500c on the input side to the peripheral control unit and the bus 500d on the output side are set as separate ports.

In each peripheral control unit, each of the ROMs (FIG. 16: 153, 163, 173, 183) specifies whether or not the upper 2 bits of the received command data from the main control unit 140 identify itself. ) In the software processing mainly performed by the CPU of the peripheral control unit. That is, due to the presence of the bits that are the peripheral control unit specifying information, a unique correspondence is formed between the command data that is the command signal and the peripheral control unit that is the destination of the command data.

By using specific bits for peripheral control unit identification, it is possible to simplify the verification process in the CPU of the peripheral control unit, and because the type of command data can be specified by referring to specific bits, even when performing verification and debugging Advantages such as advantages arise. Also, as will be described later, the peripheral control unit can be selected by the main control unit 140 by transmitting a strobe signal. In this case, as shown in FIG. 32, the specific bit is used as an input, By providing a strobe signal generation circuit 503 that outputs a strobe signal only when this is a predetermined combination, it is possible to select the peripheral control unit in hardware. FIG. 32 shows an example in the frame control unit 150. By using a 2-input AND circuit 501 in which the output of bit 7 of the shared bus 500 is input as it is and the output of bit 6 is inverted, the upper 2 bits are changed. Only in the case of “01b”, the strobe signal STB is output.

The unique award ball number data specifies the unique award ball number by the lower 2 bits as described above. As shown in FIG. 23 and the like, if an 8-bit parallel input to the storage buffer is assumed, All bits other than the lower 2 bits must be “0” so as not to interfere with the stored unique prize ball number data. In this case, the upper 2 bits of the received command data may be forcibly set to “00b” by software processing (or hardware processing capable of obtaining an equivalent processing result) and then taken into the storage buffer.

Returning to FIG. 29, the main control unit 140 also transmits command data (command signal) in a predetermined mode to the special symbol control unit 160, the lamp control board 170, and the sound control unit 180. In FIG. 30, command data of mode 3 representing a predetermined lighting pattern is transmitted to the lamp control unit 170, for example. Since the upper 2 bits of the command are “00b”, only the lamp control unit 170 among the plurality of peripheral control units takes in the command data and performs the corresponding lighting pattern control process. Subsequently, in FIG. 30, command data in one of the modes m1 to mn, that is, for example, the mode m3 representing a specific voice pattern is transmitted to the voice control unit 180. Since the upper 2 bits are “10b”, only the voice control unit 180 out of the plurality of peripheral control units takes in this command data, and performs processing for outputting the corresponding voice pattern from the speaker 400. Furthermore, the special symbol control unit 160 transmits command data in one of modes p1 to pn in FIG. 30, that is, command data representing a specific special symbol variation pattern, for example, mode p2. Since the upper 2 bits are “11b”, only the special symbol control unit 160 among the plurality of peripheral control units takes in this command data and performs processing for outputting the corresponding special symbol variation pattern to the liquid crystal display panel 29.

In the above embodiment, the bits for specifying the peripheral control unit are the upper 2 bits (7, 6). However, the bits are not limited to this format, and other bits are set for specifying the peripheral control unit. Or, when outputting instructions to five or more peripheral control boards, three or more bits may be set for specifying the peripheral control section, and a command to a specific peripheral control board for each specific mode. Data may be defined. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 31, the above-mentioned specification may be performed by collating the entire received command data (all bits) with reference command data (bit pattern). In this case, for example, by preventing the same command data from being assigned to a plurality of peripheral control units, it is not necessary to determine bits dedicated to specifying the peripheral control unit.

In the above embodiment, 8-bit parallel transmission is used. In this case, since the amount of information is limited to a maximum of 256 by one transmission to all peripheral control boards, a large amount of information needs to be transmitted. In some cases, it may be a parallel serial system in which the number of transmissions per command is multiple times. For example, 256 × 256 types (equivalent to a 16-bit width) can be transmitted by transmitting two times per command. And the amount of information to be transmitted can be dramatically increased.

Also, as shown in FIG. 33A, serial command data can be transmitted by configuring the command data with a pulse train having a predetermined number of bits (that is, serial having a 1-bit width). In this case, a serial port is used as an input / output port for command data of each control unit, and the shared bus 500 also uses a serial bus. This method has the advantage that the number of signal lines constituting the shared bus can be greatly reduced, and it is extremely easy to cope with a design change of the data bit length. In this case, as the command data, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), a start identifying portion is given to the beginning of the data so that the beginning of the data pulse train can be identified. The main body of data includes a peripheral control unit specifying unit (for example, the same 2 bits as the parallel method described above) and a command unit (same as the parallel method described above may be 6 bits, but may be further increased). It should be included. The end of the data pulse train can be identified by the end identifying unit, but the end identifying unit can be omitted by keeping the data length constant.

In the embodiment of FIG. 33, the peripheral control unit specifying unit designates only a single peripheral control unit. However, as shown in FIG. 34, a plurality of peripheral control units may be designated. . In this case, the same command (hereinafter referred to as a common command) is fetched by a plurality of designated peripheral control units, but only the description contents of the command are the same, and the corresponding processing is performed for each peripheral control unit. Different. In this way, it is possible to link (for example, synchronize) the processes of the plurality of peripheral control units specified by the common command. For example, in FIG. 34, the lamp control unit and the voice control unit set the lighting pattern content and the voice pattern content in association with each other with respect to the common command. When a control unit and a sound control unit are designated and a certain common command is transmitted, this is taken into the lamp control unit and the sound control unit, and the corresponding lighting pattern and sound pattern can be executed synchronously. Become.

Next, FIG. 35A shows a peripheral control unit selection made up of a signal line of a different system from the signal line of command data (command signal) for the common bus 500 (common signal transmission path) from the main control unit 140. An example in which a signal line is incorporated is shown. Each peripheral control unit 150, 160, 170, 180 refers to the output of the peripheral control unit selection signal line in the common bus 500, and takes in command data only when this designates itself.

As the peripheral control unit selection signal line, as shown in FIG. 35B, for example, a necessary number of bits of the address bus signal line from the main control unit 140 can be branched and incorporated into the shared bus 500. However, a signal line system other than the data bus and the address bus may be separately formed for selecting the peripheral control unit. The main control unit 140 selects the peripheral control unit to be selected as shown in FIG. 37, which will be described later, from among the signal lines (for example, 16 bits) constituting the address bus. Set to be specific. On the other hand, for other address lines, when data transmission to the common bus 500 is performed, the output setting is fixed so that the address space allocated to the peripheral control units 150, 160, 170, 180 is selected. Will be.

FIG. 36 shows a configuration example of the shared bus in this case, and an 8-bit parallel / 1-byte signal is transmitted as a data signal, and a peripheral control unit selection signal is a 2-bit address signal. A 2-bit signal enables selection of 4 peripheral control units. If the number of peripheral control units is 8 or more, select 3 to 4 bits. It may be a number. That is, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 boards can be specified for 3 bits, 4 bits, 5 bits, 6 bits, 7 bits, and 8 bits, respectively. When the amount of data to be transmitted is large, the data bus width may be changed from 8 bits to 16 bits or 32 bits, or a parallel / serial method in which the number of times of transmission for one command is increased may be used.

In the case of this method, the width of the shared bus 500 increases by at least the amount of incorporating the peripheral control unit selection signal as compared with the method of FIG. For example, in FIG. 36, the number of pins of the connection connector of the shared bus 500 is 12 bits including 8 bits of command data, 2 bits of peripheral control unit selection signal, 1 bit of strobe signal used for another purpose, and 1 bit of ground line. It has become. Other than that, basically the same connectors 341 to 343 as in FIG. 35 can be used.

FIG. 37 shows an example of combinations of modes for selecting the lamp control unit 170, the sound control unit 180, and the special symbol control unit 160 and the peripheral control unit selection signal. FIG. 38 shows an example of the contents of command data corresponding to each operation command mode when the lamp control unit 170 is selected. Here, unlike FIG. 30, command data can be transmitted using the full 8-bit data width, so that the amount of information that can be substantially transmitted can be increased.

Next, FIG. 39 shows still another example in which the peripheral control unit is selected by an individual strobe signal. Here, command data (command signal) output port circuit 510 and strobe signal generation circuit 512 (strobe signal generating means) are connected to main controller 140 (CPU 141 thereof). The device addresses of these circuits 510 and 512 are incorporated in the address space of the CPU 141, and the address of the device to be selected is output from the address terminal of the CPU 141, and this is input to and input to the address decoding circuit 511. A selection signal for selecting a device corresponding to the specified address is output.

The command data output port circuit 510 is connected to the input side of the shared bus 500 configured as, for example, an 8-bit data bus from the CPU 141, while the branch bus 500k branched from the shared bus 500 is connected from the output side. Each driver IC 513 (which may be a circuit constituted of individual components instead of an IC) is connected to the input port 515 of each peripheral control unit. On the other hand, another branch bus 500j from the shared bus 500 is connected to the input side of the strobe signal generation circuit 512, and the signal line 550 of the strobe signal generated by the circuit 512 is connected to the driver IC 513 from the output side. And extending to the input port 515 of each peripheral control unit.

The circuit of FIG. 39 operates as follows. The CPU 141 first selects the strobe signal generation circuit 512 in order to determine the peripheral control unit that is the command data transmission destination. That is, the device address of the strobe signal generation circuit 512 is output from the CPU 141, and the address decoding circuit 511 generates a selection signal for the strobe signal generation circuit 512 based on the signal input of this device address and outputs it from the corresponding terminal. As is well known, the address decoding circuit 511 is composed of a logic IC group or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), receives an address signal, performs a logical operation in a predetermined sequence, and outputs a selection signal corresponding to the input address. Individual outputs are made from output ports formed in one-to-one correspondence with selectable devices.

When the strobe signal generation circuit 512 is selected, the CPU 141 continues from the data terminal to command data (the specific bit (for example, the upper 2 bits) needs to reflect the type of the peripheral control unit), or Peripheral control unit selection data different from the command data (hereinafter, both are collectively referred to as selection data) is output. The strobe signal generation circuit 512 is composed of a logic IC group or PLD, similar to the address decoding circuit 511, and performs logical operation according to a predetermined sequence with the selection data as an input. A strobe signal is output from an output port to a corresponding peripheral control unit. The strobe signal output port is switched from non-active (H level in this embodiment: not high impedance (open)) to active (L level in this embodiment) with the output of the strobe signal so that an assert edge appears. Try to be a thing. Thus, the strobe signal generation circuit 512 receives the selection data and transmits the strobe signal to the corresponding peripheral control unit via the driver IC 513. The CPU of the peripheral control unit detects the asserted edge of the received strobe signal and enters a command data reception standby state.

Next, the CPU 141 of the main control unit 140 outputs the device address of the command data output port circuit 510. The address decode circuit 511 generates a selection signal for the command data output port circuit 510 based on the signal input of the device address and outputs it from the corresponding port. When the command data output port circuit 510 is selected in this way, the CPU 141 subsequently outputs command data from the data terminal. This command data is transmitted / distributed to all the peripheral control units via the driver IC 513 by the branch bus 500k. Of the plurality of peripheral control units, only the command data that has received the strobe signal first is this command data. Will be imported.

According to this method, for example, there are the following advantages compared with a method of individually transmitting command data to the peripheral control unit. That is, in the case of individual transmission, since all of the peripheral control units are selection target devices on the main control unit side, the number of output ports of the address decoding circuit is required by the number of peripheral control units. For example, as shown in FIG. 39, when there are eight peripheral control units, logic for selecting and determining eight devices and outputting a selection signal to each individual port is required. As a result, the logic circuit configuration for creating the device selection signal is rapidly complicated. However, in the above configuration, the number of devices selected by the CPU 141 is reduced to two of the command data output port circuit 510 and the strobe signal generation circuit 512 regardless of the number of peripheral control units. The configuration can be greatly simplified.

In the above embodiment, according to FIG. 29, a set of control objects (a set of auxiliary control objects) not related to the interest in winning a prize ball is a lamp 410 (a lamp control circuit described later) composed of various lamps and LED groups. And at least two of the sound output mechanism (the sound generator 203 of FIG. 16 and the speaker 400 connected thereto). Then, peripheral control units (170, 180) each having a CPU are also formed for these auxiliary control target groups. If each peripheral control unit is arranged, for example, in the form of an independent substrate, there is an advantage that an appearance inspection and a function inspection can be easily performed for each substrate.

On the other hand, recently, with the improvement of CPU performance, one CPU can play various roles. In addition, various functions are added to gaming machines, and the number of electric parts to be attached to gaming machines is increasing. Therefore, it can be said that it is preferable to integrate functions that are somewhat similar to each other and functions that do not directly bring advantage / disadvantage in winning a prize ball into a single control unit (direct advantages / disadvantages for players). A part that does n’t bring a breach of it may not be the subject of fraud.)

A specific example is shown in FIG. Here, the lamp control unit and the sound control unit are integrated into a single peripheral control board 390 whose main command is the CPU 391. Although not shown in FIG. 16, direct operation control of the lamp 410 is performed by a lamp control circuit 409 (lamp control means) mounted on the substrate 390 according to a hardware sequence in response to an instruction from the CPU 391. Control. In FIG. 40, the lamp control circuit 409 is mounted on the substrate 390. The speaker 400 is connected to a sound control circuit 203 (sound control means). The sound control circuit 203 is the above-described sound generator, which is also mounted on the substrate 390. Usually, the lamp control and the voice control are often changed for each model, and both can be appropriately dealt with by changing the model on the same board. In addition, for the player, these functions are related to the excitement of interest, but they have almost no involvement in terms of practical interest, so they are not illegally modified and are capable of handling both controls. By using the general-purpose CPU, it is possible to reduce the cost.

Finally, a desirable configuration aspect of the power supply system of the gaming machine provided with a plurality of peripheral control units as described above will be described. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 41, the power supply system to each part of the gaming machine has a main control unit that presides over the progress of the game that is performed based on the game ball entering the specific winning opening or passing through the passing gate. Including a first power supply system 610 that supplies power to the main control board 340 and a part or all of a passive control unit that receives and processes a command signal from the main control unit. Second power for supplying power to a second-type operation unit that is a control unit other than the main control unit, for example, the frame control board 350, the special symbol control board 360, the lamp control board 370, and the voice control board 380 (or its periphery). It is divided into at least two with the supply system 620. Here, the main control unit includes a CPU that controls the progress of a game performed based on a game ball entering a specific winning opening or passing through a passing gate, and a ROM that stores a program for operating the CPU, In addition to the function as a work area of the program, it is composed of a RAM or the like that temporarily stores the progress of the game, etc., and the main control unit 140 generally corresponds to this. On the other hand, the peripheral control units 150 to 180 generally correspond to passive control units. And it is comprised so that the electric power interruption of the 2nd electric power supply system 620 is attained, maintaining the electric power input state to the 1st electric power supply system 610. FIG. Note that each power supply system receives power directly from the main power supply 600 (for example, AC 24 V) or in the form of being stepped down by a step-down circuit provided as necessary. The main power supply 600 is configured by a known power supply circuit that receives an AC input from an external AC power supply (for example, AC 100 V) and converts it into a predetermined voltage output.

Specifically, the power supply systems 610 and 620 are located at the base positions of the first power supply path 611 toward the first power supply system 610 and the second power supply path 621 toward the second power supply system 620. There are provided first and second power switches 601 and 602 for independently turning on and off the power supply. As a result, the first power supply system 610 (ie, the first type operating unit) and the second power supply system 620 (ie, the second type operating unit) can be powered off independently of each other.

That is, it has a means for storing information that is beneficial to the player regarding the progress of the game, that is, a board that will be canceled when the power is turned off. It is possible to perform inspection, repair, replacement, etc. by turning off the power of the electric devices other than the first type operation unit while keeping the power supply of the substrate (= first type operation unit) ON. In the past, all power was turned off, electrical devices were often inspected, and parts were replaced.Every time, a player with a high probability or during a short period of time was eliminated, and the player was relieved. It had a big disadvantage. However, in the above configuration, even if the second power switch 602 of the gaming machine is turned off and the power to the second power supply system 620 is cut off, the first power supply system is not turned on unless the first power switch 601 is turned off. Reference numeral 610 (first-type operating unit) is in a power receiving state, and in this state, the electrical device of the second power supply system 620 (second-type operating unit) can be inspected, repaired, exchanged, and the like. In practice, the main control unit 140, the frame control unit 150, the prize ball payout device 109, etc. related to the first type operation unit rarely fail, and the failure is caused by other than the first type operation unit. It is a part, and there are many opportunities for these inspections and repairs, and the actual effect is great.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 42, a first power switch 601 for turning on / off the power supply to the first power supply system 610 is provided in the first power supply path 611 toward the first power supply system 610, On the downstream side of the first power switch 601, power supply to the second power supply system 620 is turned on to the second power supply path 621 branched from the first power supply path 611 toward the second power supply system 620. -It can also be set as the structure which provides the 2nd power switch 602 to turn off. Also by this, the purpose of shutting down the power supply of only the second type operation unit can be achieved in the same manner while ensuring the operation of the first type operation unit. However, in this case, if the first power switch 601 is turned off, the power supply to the second power supply system 620 as well as the first power supply system 610 is cut off. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 43, the power supply system of the gaming machine can be further subdivided by three or more switches so as not to span the first type operating unit and the second type operating unit. Here, for each control board 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, the power supply can be independently turned on / off by the corresponding switch 603.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
140 Main control unit 141 CPU (main control unit side control command subject)
150 Frame control unit (peripheral control unit)
151 CPU (peripheral control unit side control command subject)
160 Special design control unit (peripheral control unit)
161 CPU (peripheral control unit side control command subject)
170 Lamp controller (peripheral controller)
171 CPU (peripheral control unit side control command subject)
180 Voice control unit (peripheral control unit)
181 CPU (peripheral control unit side control command subject)
203 Voice control circuit (voice control means)
340 Main control board 350 Frame control board (peripheral control board)
360 Special design control board (peripheral control board)
370 Lamp control board (peripheral control board)
380 Voice control board (peripheral control board)
409 Lamp control circuit (lamp control means)
500 Shared bus (common signal transmission path)
512 Strobe signal generation circuit (strobe signal generation means)
610 First power supply system 620 Second power supply system

Claims (2)

A gaming machine comprising a main control unit that controls basic progression control of a game and a plurality of peripheral control units that perform corresponding processing operations by receiving a command signal from the main control unit,
There are two or more sets of auxiliary control targets that are control targets that are not involved in the player's interest in winning a prize ball, and the auxiliary control means that controls the operation of each set of auxiliary control targets corresponds to one peripheral control unit. 2 or more, and the two or more auxiliary control means are controlled and operated by a command from a common control command main body provided in the peripheral control unit.   The auxiliary control object includes a lamp lighting mechanism and a sound output mechanism provided in the gaming machine, and a lamp control means and a sound control means for controlling the operation of the lamp lighting mechanism and the sound output mechanism, The gaming machine according to claim 1, which is provided corresponding to the same peripheral control unit.

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