JP2014239715A5

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Publication number: JP2014239715A5
Application number: JP2013122395A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2013-06-11
Publication date: 2017-01-19

Description

本発明は、入賞領域における球詰まりの発生を検知することができる遊技機を提供することを目的とする。
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can detect the occurrence of a clogged ball in a winning area .

（手段Ａ）本発明による遊技機は、第１入賞領域（例えば、始動入賞口や大入賞口、入賞口、ゲート３２）と第２入賞領域（例えば、始動入賞口や大入賞口、入賞口、ゲート３２）とを備えた遊技機であって、第１入賞領域に設けられ第１入賞領域を遊技媒体が通過したことを検出するための第１検出手段（例えば、始動口スイッチ１４ａやカウントスイッチ２３、入賞口スイッチ２９ａ，３０ａ、ゲートスイッチ３２ａ）と、第２入賞領域に設けられ第２入賞領域を遊技媒体が通過したことを検出するための第２検出手段（例えば、始動口スイッチ１４ａやカウントスイッチ２３、入賞口スイッチ２９ａ，３０ａ、ゲートスイッチ３２ａ）と、第１検出手段が遊技媒体の通過を検出している状態が所定期間継続する度に、連続検出エラーが発生したと判定する第１連続検出エラー判定手段と、第２検出手段が遊技媒体の通過を検出している状態が所定期間継続する度に、連続検出エラーが発生したと判定する第２連続検出エラー判定手段と、第１連続検出エラー判定手段または第２連続検出エラー判定手段によって連続検出エラーが発生したと判定される度に、共通の出力手段を用いて特定期間にわたって連続検出エラー情報を出力する連続検出エラー情報出力手段とを備えたことを特徴とする。
そのような構成により、入賞領域における球詰まりの発生を検知することができる。
（手段１）本発明による他の遊技機は、第１入賞領域（例えば、始動入賞口や大入賞口、入賞口、ゲート３２）と第２入賞領域（例えば、始動入賞口や大入賞口、入賞口、ゲート３２）とを備えた遊技機であって、第１入賞領域に設けられ第１入賞領域を遊技媒体が通過したことを検出するための第１検出手段（例えば、始動口スイッチ１４ａやカウントスイッチ２３、入賞口スイッチ２９ａ，３０ａ、ゲートスイッチ３２ａ）と、第２入賞領域に設けられ第２入賞領域を遊技媒体が通過したことを検出するための第２検出手段（例えば、始動口スイッチ１４ａやカウントスイッチ２３、入賞口スイッチ２９ａ，３０ａ、ゲートスイッチ３２ａ）と、第１検出手段が遊技媒体の通過を検出した時点から第１監視期間（図１５に示す監視期間）を経過するまでに該第１検出手段が遊技媒体の通過を再度検出した回数を計数する第１計数手段（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によって始動口スイッチ判定処理（ステップＳ２５９ａ）のステップＳ２５０７，Ｓ２５０８の処理が実行される部分）と、第２検出手段が遊技媒体の通過を検出した時点から第２監視期間（図１５に示す監視期間）を経過するまでに該第２検出手段が遊技媒体の通過を再度検出した回数を計数する第２計数手段（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によって入賞口スイッチ判定処理（ステップＳ２５９ｂ）において始動口スイッチ判定処理（ステップＳ２５９ａ）のステップＳ２５０７，Ｓ２５０８に相当する処理が実行され部分）と、第１計数手段が計数した回数が所定回数となった場合に、エラーが発生したと判定する第１エラー判定手段（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によって始動口スイッチ判定処理（ステップＳ２５９ａ）のステップＳ２５１１，Ｓ２５１２の処理が実行される部分）と、第２計数手段が計数した回数が所定回数となった場合に、エラーが発生したと判定する第２エラー判定手段（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によって入賞口スイッチ判定処理（ステップＳ２５９ｂ）において始動口スイッチ判定処理（ステップＳ２５９ａ）のステップＳ２５１１，Ｓ２５１２に相当する処理が実行される部分）と、第１エラー判定手段または第２エラー判定手段によってエラーが発生したと判定された場合に、所定のエラー情報（セキュリティ信号）を出力するエラー情報出力手段（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によって情報出力処理のステップＳ１００４〜Ｓ１０１５の処理が実行される部分）とを備え、エラー情報出力手段は、いずれのエラー判定手段によってエラーが発生したと判定されたかに関わらず、共通の出力手段（例えば、ターミナル基板１６０に設けられたコネクタＣＮ８）を用いて所定の出力期間（例えば、０．２秒）にわたってエラー情報を出力し、第１エラー判定手段の判定にもとづいてエラー情報を出力している出力期間内に第２エラー判定手段によってエラーが発生したと判定された場合には、該出力期間が経過し、さらに所定の待機期間が経過した後に共通の出力手段を用いて所定の出力期間にわたってエラー情報を出力し（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によって情報出力処理のステップＳ１００４〜Ｓ１０１５の処理が実行される部分）、第１計数手段は、計数した回数が所定回数となったことにもとづいて第１エラー判定手段によってエラーが発生したと判定された場合には、計数した回数を初期化する（例えば、ＣＰＵ５６によってステップＳ２５１３の処理が実行される部分）ことを特徴とする。
そのような構成により、エラー情報を出力しているときに新たにエラーが発生した場合
にも、新たにエラーが発生したことにもとづくエラー情報を共通の出力手段を用いて出力
することができる。 (Means A) The gaming machine according to the present invention has a first winning area (for example, a start winning opening, a large winning opening, a winning opening, a gate 32) and a second winning area (for example, a starting winning opening, a large winning opening, a winning opening) , A gate 32), and a first detection means (for example, start port switch 14a or count) provided in the first winning area for detecting that the game medium has passed through the first winning area. The switch 23, the winning opening switches 29a and 30a, the gate switch 32a) and the second detecting means (for example, the starting opening switch 14a) provided in the second winning area for detecting that the game medium has passed through the second winning area. And the count switch 23, the prize opening switches 29a and 30a, the gate switch 32a) and the state where the first detecting means detects the passage of the game medium continues for a predetermined period of time, a continuous detection error occurs. First continuous detection error determining means for determining that the game has occurred and second continuous detection for determining that a continuous detection error has occurred each time the second detection means detects the passage of the game medium for a predetermined period of time. Whenever it is determined that the continuous detection error has occurred by the error determination means and the first continuous detection error determination means or the second continuous detection error determination means, the continuous detection error information is output over a specific period using the common output means. And continuous detection error information output means.
With such a configuration, it is possible to detect the occurrence of ball clogging in the winning area.
(Means 1) Another gaming machine according to the present invention includes a first winning area (for example, a starting winning opening, a large winning opening, a winning opening, a gate 32) and a second winning area (for example, a starting winning opening, a large winning opening, A game machine having a winning opening and a gate 32), which is provided in the first winning area and is provided with a first detecting means (for example, a start opening switch 14a) for detecting that the game medium has passed through the first winning area. And the count switch 23, winning port switches 29a, 30a, gate switch 32a) and second detecting means (for example, a starting port) provided in the second winning area for detecting that the game medium has passed through the second winning area. The first monitoring period (the monitoring period shown in FIG. 15) from the time point when the first detection means detects the passage of the game medium, such as the switch 14a, the count switch 23, the winning opening switches 29a and 30a, and the gate switch 32a). The processing of steps S2507 and S2508 of the start port switch determination process (step S259a) is executed by the CPU 56 (for example, the CPU 56 counts the number of times that the first detection means detects the passage of the game medium again before the passage of time. And the second detection means again detects the passage of the game medium from the time when the second detection means detects the passage of the game medium until the second monitoring period (the monitoring period shown in FIG. 15) elapses. A second counting means for counting the number of times (for example, a portion in which processing corresponding to steps S2507 and S2508 of the start port switch determination process (step S259a) is executed in the winning port switch determination process (step S259b) by the CPU 56); A first error judgment that judges that an error has occurred when the number of times counted by the counting means reaches a predetermined number. An error occurs when the number of times counted by the means (for example, the portion where the processing of steps S2511 and S2512 of the start port switch determination process (step S259a) is executed by the CPU 56) and the second counting means is a predetermined number Second error determining means for determining that the processing has been performed (for example, a portion in which processing corresponding to steps S2511 and S2512 of the start port switch determination processing (step S259a) is executed in the winning port switch determination processing (step S259b) by the CPU 56); Error information output means for outputting predetermined error information (security signal) when the first error determination means or the second error determination means determines that an error has occurred (for example, steps S1004 to S1004 of information output processing by the CPU 56). The part in which the process of S1015 is executed The error information output means uses a common output means (for example, the connector CN8 provided on the terminal board 160) regardless of which error determination means determines that an error has occurred. Error information is output over a predetermined output period (for example, 0.2 seconds), and an error has occurred by the second error determination unit within the output period in which error information is output based on the determination of the first error determination unit If the output period has elapsed, the error information is output over a predetermined output period using the common output means after the predetermined waiting period has elapsed (for example, the CPU 56 performs information output processing). The portion in which the processing of steps S1004 to S1015 is executed), the first counting means is based on the number of times counted reaches a predetermined number. If it is determined that an error has occurred by 1 error determination means, and initializes the number of times counted characterized (e.g., part of the processing of step S2513 is executed by CPU 56) that.
With such a configuration, even when a new error occurs while outputting error information, error information based on the occurrence of a new error can be output using a common output unit.

Claims

A gaming machine having a first prize area and a second prize area,
First detection means provided in the first winning area for detecting that a game medium has passed through the first winning area;
Second detection means for detecting that the game medium has passed through the second winning area provided in the second winning area;
First continuous detection error determination means for determining that a continuous detection error has occurred each time the first detection means detects the passage of a game medium for a predetermined period;
Second continuous detection error determination means for determining that a continuous detection error has occurred each time the second detection means detects the passage of a game medium for a predetermined period;
Continuous detection for outputting continuous detection error information over a specific period using a common output means every time it is determined by the first continuous detection error determination means or the second continuous detection error determination means that a continuous detection error has occurred. A gaming machine comprising an error information output means .