JP2011011082A5

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Publication number: JP2011011082A5
Application number: JP2010233591A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2010-10-18
Publication date: 2012-04-12
Anticipated expiration: 2027-06-29

Description

本発明による遊技機は、外枠に対して開閉自在に設置される遊技枠（例えば、遊技枠１１）と、遊技枠に取り付けられ、所定の板状体および板状体に取り付けられる各種部品を含む遊技盤（例えば、遊技盤６）とを備え、遊技盤を交換可能な遊技機であって、遊技の進行を制御し、演出用の電気部品を制御させるための演出制御コマンドを送信する遊技制御手段（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０）と、遊技制御手段が送信した演出制御コマンドに応じて演出用の電気部品（例えば、各ランプのＬＥＤ１２５ａ〜１２５ｆ，１２６ａ〜１２６ｆ，２８１ａ〜２８１ｃ，２８２ａ〜２８２ｆ，２８３ａ〜２８３ｆ、モータ１５１ａ，１５２ａ，１５３ａ）を制御する演出制御手段（例えば、演出制御用マイクロコンピュータ１００）とを備え、遊技制御手段と演出制御手段とは、遊技盤に搭載され、遊技制御手段は、演出制御コマンドを演出制御手段に送信するコマンド送信手段（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０におけるステップＳ２９を実行する部分）を含み、演出制御手段は、遊技制御手段から受信した演出制御コマンドにもとづいて、演出用の電気部品を制御するための制御信号をシリアル信号方式で出力する出力手段（例えば、演出制御用マイクロコンピュータ１００におけるステップＳ７０８を実行する部分）を含み、演出制御手段の出力手段から入力された制御信号をシリアル信号方式からパラレル信号方式に変換して演出用の電気部品に出力する、遊技盤に設けられた盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路（例えば、シリアル−パラレル変換ＩＣ６１６〜６１９）および遊技枠に設けられた複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路（例えば、シリアル−パラレル変換ＩＣ６１０〜６１５）をさらに備え、盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路は、パラレル信号方式に変換した制御信号を、演出用の電気部品のうち遊技盤に設けられた電気部品（例えば、ランプのＬＥＤ１２５ａ〜１２５ｆ，１２６ａ〜１２６ｆ、モータ１５１ａ〜１５１ｃ）に出力し、複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路は、パラレル信号方式に変換した制御信号を、演出用の電気部品のうち遊技枠に設けられた電気部品（例えば、ランプのＬＥＤ２８１ａ〜２８１ｃ，２８２ａ〜２８２ｆ，２８３ａ〜２８３ｆ，８２ａ〜８２ｄ，８３）に出力するものであり、盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路と複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路、または演出制御手段と複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路は、１系統の配線を介して接続され、さらに、盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路または複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路の少なくとも一部は、同一の系統の配線で直列に接続され、出力手段は、同一の系統の配線に接続された全ての演出用の電気部品の制御信号の情報を含む固定長さのデータを単位データずつ所定周期ごとにシリアル信号方式で出力し、同一の系統の配線に接続された盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路または複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路は、同一の系統の配線の下位側に接続された盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路または複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路のいずれかに、所定周期ごとに出力された単位データの制御信号をそのまま順次転送するとともに、所定のタイミングで単位データにもとづいて制御信号を出力し、バックアップ記憶手段が記憶する記憶内容を初期化する初期化処理を実行する初期化処理実行手段をさらに備え、出力手段は、初期化処理が実行されたことを報知するための制御信号を出力可能であることを特徴とする。
そのような構成により、演出制御手段が、遊技制御手段から受信した演出制御コマンドにもとづいて、演出用の電気部品を制御するための制御信号をシリアル信号方式で出力する出力手段を含み、盤側シリアル−パラレル変換回路と複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路、または演出制御手段と複数の枠側シリアル−パラレル変換回路は、１系統の配線を介して接続されるように構成されているので、遊技盤と遊技枠との間の配線数を低減することができる。従って、遊技枠と遊技盤とが着脱自在に構成された遊技機において、遊技枠と遊技盤との着脱作業を容易に行えるようにすることができる。 A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a game frame (for example, a game frame 11) installed so as to be openable and closable with respect to an outer frame, a predetermined plate-like body, and various parts attached to the plate-like body. A game machine including a game board (for example, game board 6) including the game board, wherein the game board can be exchanged, and controls the progress of the game and transmits an effect control command for controlling electric parts for the effect. The control means (for example, the game control microcomputer 560) and the electric parts for the effect (for example, the LEDs 125a to 125f, 126a to 126f, 281a to 281c, 282a of the lamps) according to the effect control command transmitted by the game control means. ~ 282f, 283a ~ 283f, motors 151a, 152a, 153a) effect control means (for example, the effect control microcomputer 10) ) And provided with, and the game control means and effect control means, mounted on the game board, the game control means, steps in the command transmitting means (e.g., a game control microcomputer 560 to transmit the effect control command to effect control means The effect control means includes an output means (for example, a serial signal system) for outputting a control signal for controlling the electric parts for the effect based on the effect control command received from the game control means. includes a portion) to perform the step S708 in the performance control microcomputer 100, outputs a control signal input from the output means Starring out control means to the electrical components for directing it from serial signaling to parallel signaling A board-side serial-parallel conversion circuit (for example, a serial-parallel conversion circuit) provided on the game board IC616～619) and a plurality of frame side serial provided game frame - parallel converter circuit (for example, a serial - parallel conversion IC610～615) further comprising a panel-side serial - parallel converter circuit, and converted into parallel signaling A control signal is output to electric parts (for example, lamp LEDs 125a to 125f, 126a to 126f, and motors 151a to 151c) provided on the game board among electric parts for production, and a plurality of frame side serial-parallel conversion circuits The control signal converted into the parallel signal system is an electric component provided in the game frame among the electric components for production (for example, lamp LEDs 281a to 281c, 282a to 282f, 283a to 283f, 82a to 82d, 83) The board side serial-parallel conversion circuit and multiple frame side serial The al-parallel conversion circuit or the production control means and the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits are connected via one system wiring, and the board-side serial-parallel conversion circuit or the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits At least a part of the circuit is connected in series with wiring of the same system, and the output means has fixed length data including information on control signals of all the electrical components for production connected to the wiring of the same system The unit side data is output in a serial signal system at a predetermined cycle, and the board side serial-parallel conversion circuit or the plurality of frame side serial-parallel conversion circuits connected to the same system wiring are subordinate to the same system wiring. Unit data output every predetermined period to either the panel side serial-parallel conversion circuit connected to the side or the plurality of frame side serial-parallel conversion circuits The system further includes an initialization process executing means for sequentially transferring the control signal as it is, outputting a control signal based on the unit data at a predetermined timing, and executing an initialization process for initializing the storage contents stored in the backup storage means. The output means is capable of outputting a control signal for notifying that the initialization process has been executed .
With such an arrangement, the effect control means includes output means based on the effect control command received from the player control means outputs a control signal for controlling the electrical components for directing the serial signaling, panel-side Since the serial-parallel conversion circuit and the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits, or the effect control means and the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits are configured to be connected through one line of wiring , The number of wires between the game board and the game frame can be reduced. Therefore, in the gaming machine in which the game frame and the game board are detachable, it is possible to easily attach and detach the game frame and the game board .

Claims

A game frame installed to be openable and closable with respect to an outer frame, and a game board that is attached to the game frame and includes a predetermined plate-like body and various components attached to the plate-like body. A possible gaming machine,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game and transmitting an effect control command for controlling the electric parts for the effect,
Effect control means for controlling electric parts for effect in response to the effect control command transmitted by the game control means,
The game control means and the effect control means are mounted on the game board,
The game control means includes command transmission means for transmitting the effect control command to the effect control means,
The effect control means includes an output means for outputting a control signal for controlling the electric parts for the effect in a serial signal system based on the effect control command received from the game control means ,
And it outputs the control signal input from the output unit of the previous SL presentation control means to the electrical components for the presentation is converted into parallel signaling from the serial signaling, panel-side serial provided on the game board - parallel converter A circuit and a plurality of frame side serial-parallel conversion circuits provided in the game frame;
The board side serial-parallel conversion circuit outputs the control signal converted into a parallel signal system to an electric part provided in the game board among the electric parts for presentation,
The plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits output the control signal converted into a parallel signal system to an electrical component provided in the game frame among the electrical components for presentation,
The board-side serial-parallel conversion circuit and the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits, or the effect control means and the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits are connected via one system wiring,
Furthermore, at least a part of the panel side serial-parallel conversion circuit or the plurality of frame side serial-parallel conversion circuits are connected in series with the same system wiring,
The output means outputs data of a fixed length including information on control signals of all the production electrical components connected to the same system wiring in a serial signal system for each predetermined period of unit data,
The panel-side serial-parallel conversion circuit or the plurality of frame-side serial-parallel conversion circuits connected to the same system wiring is connected to the panel-side serial-parallel connected to the lower side of the same system wiring. The control signal of the unit data output at every predetermined cycle is sequentially transferred as it is to either the conversion circuit or the plurality of frame side serial-parallel conversion circuits, and the control signal based on the unit data at a predetermined timing Output
An initialization process execution means for executing an initialization process for initializing the storage contents stored in the backup storage means;
The gaming machine , wherein the output means can output the control signal for notifying that the initialization process has been executed .