JP2015188651A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of giving an impactful impression that a panel door has changed drastically simultaneously with a game machine replacement by changing not only an appearance of a game board but also an appearance of the panel door at the time of game machine replacement.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: a main frame capable of housing a game board; and a door body capable of opening/closing with respect to the main frame and provided with a window part making a game area of the game board visible. At one part of the door body, a unit disposition area is provided where an accessory unit can be disposed. The accessory unit is arranged in such a manner that it can be detachable from the unit disposition area.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine and relates to a gaming machine capable of easily exchanging an accessory unit.

In general, a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine includes a main body frame on which a gaming board provided with various winning components is mounted, and a panel door that is pivotally attached to the main body frame so as to be opened and closed. The panel door is provided with a glass window through which the game area of the game board can be visually confirmed, and around it, various units such as an electric decoration unit and a speaker unit controlled according to the progress of the game are arranged. ing.
In addition, as shown in Patent Document 1, in recent pachinko machines, a structure in which an accessory unit that is driven and controlled according to the progress of a game is provided on the front surface of a game board is widely used. The player is given a sense of expectation for the big hit by the operation of the movable parts provided and the light emission of the lamp.

Japanese Patent No. 5138793

  On the other hand, at the time of replacement of pachinko machines in recent years, from the viewpoint of reducing replacement costs, only the game board is replaced with the main body frame and the panel door remaining, and in the replaced pachinko machine, Although the accessory unit provided on the board or the game board changes, the appearance of the panel door does not change. In addition, it is conceivable to replace the entire panel door at the time of replacement, but it is difficult to accept as a measure against the resource saving and cost reduction.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and not only the appearance of the game board at the time of replacement, but also the appearance of the panel door is changed. A gaming machine capable of giving an impression is provided.

As a configuration for solving the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine including a main body frame that can accommodate a game board, and a door body that has a window portion that opens and closes with respect to the main body frame and allows a game area of the game board to be visually recognized. And the unit arrangement | positioning area | region which can arrange | position an accessory unit in a part of door body was provided, and the accessory unit was made removable from the said unit arrangement | positioning area | region.
Further, as another configuration, an effect control board for determining an effect pattern of an effect device provided in the accessory unit and outputting a control signal to the effect device, and a plurality of inputs for receiving a control signal from the effect control board And a relay board including a plurality of output-side connectors that output control signals input to the input-side connector to the effect device, and the plurality of input-side connectors are effect devices provided in the accessory unit Including an input side spare connector capable of inputting a control signal of an effect device other than the output side connector, and a plurality of output side connectors capable of outputting a control signal to an effect device other than the effect device provided in the accessory unit The configuration includes a connector.
The summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting the feature group can also be the invention.

  According to each of the above-described configurations, it is possible to change the appearance of the panel door and give an impression with an impact that the panel door has changed greatly at the same time as the replacement.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a whole perspective view which shows the state which opened the panel door of the pachinko machine. It is a whole perspective view of an accessory unit. It is a block diagram of a pachinko machine. It is a whole perspective view of an accessory relay board.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims and are described in the embodiments. Not all combinations of features are essential to the solution of the invention. In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of the pachinko machine will be described in accordance with the front, back, up, down, left-right direction for the player facing the pachinko machine (see arrows in each figure).

  First, the overall configuration of a pachinko machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 includes a vertically-long rectangular machine casing 2 that is fixedly installed in equipment called an island of a game machine installation store, and a shaft that can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with respect to the machine casing 2. The main body frame 3 that is worn, the game board 10 that is detachably mounted in the main body frame 3, and the panel door 15 that is pivotally attached to the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction. Prepare as a configuration.

  The machine frame 2 is formed in a frame shape that forms a rectangular opening that can accommodate the main body frame 3, and is provided with a hinge 2 </ b> A disposed on one side in the left-right direction, and the hinge 2 </ b> A corresponding to the upper and lower sides. The main body frame 3 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction by a hinge (not shown) disposed below one side in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body frame 3 includes a frame portion 4 that forms a rectangular opening that can accommodate the game board 10, and a component mounting portion 30 that is positioned below the frame portion 4. The frame part 4 has a frame shape composed of a lower frame 4A, a left frame 4B, a right frame 4C, and an upper frame 4D. The upper surface of the lower frame 4A is in contact with the lower surface of the game board 10 so that the plurality of guide ribs 5A that can be easily pushed backward when the game board 10 is accommodated, and the game board 10 in the state in which the game board 10 is accommodated. A discharge derivative 5B and the like corresponding to the formed outlet 10A are projected upward.
Further, on one side (left side) of the main body frame 3, panel holding hinges 8A and 8B having an opening / closing shaft (not shown) that engages with a recess provided on one side in the left-right direction of the panel door 15 are provided forward. Projected. The panel holding hinges 8 </ b>A; 8 </ b> B have opening / closing shafts that are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction and project on the same axis so as to face each other, and the opening / closing shafts are engaged with a recess provided on one side of the panel door 15. As a result, the panel door 15 is held so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body frame 3 around the opening and closing shaft. That is, the main body frame 3 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the machine frame 2 in the front-rear direction, and the panel door 15 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 3 in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, at the rear part of the left frame 4B, a game is provided that protrudes rearward along the vertical direction of the left frame 4B and is supplied from a ball supply tank 19 disposed on the rear surface of the upper frame 4D. A payout unit 140 for paying out a ball to the player is mounted. The payout unit 140 rotates by driving of a payout motor 152 and an internal passage (not shown) that meanders in the front-rear direction and extends in the vertical direction, and separates and pays out game balls at predetermined rotation angles in the internal passage. A prize ball number counting switch 153 for detecting a sprocket and a game ball paid out by the sprocket is provided, and a payout operation by the payout unit 140 is executed by a process by the payout control board 150 (see FIG. 4).
In addition, an external information output terminal plate 151 stored in the casing is disposed at the rear portion of the upper frame 4D so as to be adjacent to the ball supply tank 19. The external information output terminal board 151 is electrically connected to the main control board 100, and transmits various information related to the game to the hall computer provided in the gaming machine installation store.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of game board lock bodies 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B project forward from the inner peripheral side of the vertical end of the right frame 4 </ b> C. The game board lock body 11A; 11B includes a cylindrical engagement portion corresponding to each of the lock holes 10B; 10C provided in the game board 10, and an elliptical lock provided rotatably in front of the engagement body. Part. In order to mount and house the game board 10 pushed from the front of the main body frame 3 so that it cannot be dropped off, the game board 10 with the lock part of the game board lock body 11A; 11B rotated so as to be parallel in the vertical direction. After the game board 10 is positioned at a predetermined position in the frame part 4 of the main body frame 3 through the lock holes 10B: 10C opened at the corners of the main body frame 3, the lock part is rotated so as to be parallel to the left-right direction. Is done. As a result, the lock holes 10B; 10C of the game board 10 are fitted into the cylindrical engagement portions of the game board lock bodies 11A; 11B, and the drop off from the engagement portions is prevented by the lock portion located in the front. Note that the game board 10 is fixed to the inside of the frame part 4 by another positioning mechanism or a stopper mechanism provided on the inner peripheral side of the frame part 4, and the game board 10 is attached to the frame part of the main body frame 3. When mounted and housed in 4, the game board 10 is erected in a substantially vertical direction.

  The component mounting portion 30 of the main body frame 3 is a horizontally-long rectangular disk-shaped region that spreads below the lower frame 4A, and mainly includes a launching mechanism mounting portion 30A, a speaker mounting portion 30B, a key decoration portion 30C, and the like. Divided into various attachments. The launch mechanism mounting portion 30A sequentially takes in the game balls supplied from the upper plate 6 formed on the front surface of the panel door 15 by driving the ball feed motor 163, and drives the taken game balls by driving the ball launch motor 164. This is a part to which a ball launch unit (not shown) that is launched onto the game area of the game board 10 at a predetermined interval is attached. The operation of the ball launch unit is executed by a process by the launch control board 160 described later.

  The speaker mounting portion 30 </ b> B has a circular attachment hole 36 that opens forward, and forms a box-shaped space that protrudes from the front surface of the component mounting portion 30 to the rear surface side. In the speaker mounting portion 30B, for example, a tapered speaker unit (not shown) having a diameter increasing toward the front is stored from the front of the main body frame 3 toward the rear via a predetermined fixing means.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the key decoration portion 30C is a cylindrical body that has a key hole at the center and protrudes forward, and the key ornament is shown in the key hole when the panel door 15 is closed to the main body frame 3 side. The panel door 15 is unlocked by inserting an outer key and rotating it to one side. Further, when the main body frame 3 is closed to the machine frame 2 side, a key (not shown) is inserted into the keyhole, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked by rotating it to the other side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, with the panel door 15 being closed, a handle unit 7 projects forward from the front side of the panel door 15 corresponding to the lower part of the key decoration 30C. The handle unit 7 is connected to the launch control board 160, and the launch control board 160 controls the above-described ball launch unit based on inputs from the touch sensor 161 and the launch volume 162 constituting the handle unit 7.

  The panel door 15 will be described with reference to FIG. The panel door 15 has a vertically long rectangular appearance that can close the entire front area of the main body frame 3 from the front, and a glass window having a size substantially corresponding to the range of the game area of the game board 10 at the center thereof. A portion 15A is provided. A player sitting in front of the pachinko machine 1 can visually recognize the game area of the game board 10 through the window portion 15A. In addition to the handle unit 7 described above, an upper plate 6 that can store game balls paid out by the pay-out unit 140 and a game ball overflowing from the upper plate 6 can be stored on the front surface of the panel door 15. The lower plate 8 is divided into upper and lower portions and protrudes. The game balls stored in the upper plate 6 are sequentially sent into the above-described ball launch unit by the operation of the handle unit 7 by the player, and are driven into the game area of the game board 10 by driving the ball launch unit.

  An effect operation unit 9 is disposed on the front surface of the upper plate 6. The effect operation unit 9 includes a circular push button 9A that can be pressed by the player, and a dial 9B that is rotatably provided around the push button 9A. The effect operation unit 9 is connected to an effect control board 300, which will be described later, and the effects displayed on the effect display device 350 in various forms according to the push-down of the push button 9A or the rotation operation of the dial 9B by the player. May change.

  A plurality of speaker units SP <b> 1; SP <b> 2 project from the upper front portion of the panel door 15 in the left-right direction. From the speaker units SP1 and SP2, various voices and music that are the same as or different from those of the speaker unit mounted on the speaker mounting portion 30B are emitted in front of the panel door 15. The speaker units SP1 and SP2 are connected to an effect control board 300, which will be described later, and are driven as the game progresses.

  On the upper part and both side parts of the panel door 15, an electrical decoration panel part 17 is provided to project forward. An electrical decoration board 310 in which a plurality of light emitters such as LEDs are disposed is accommodated in the electrical decoration panel unit 17 and lights up with various light emission patterns while waiting for a game or during the progress of the game. The illumination board 310 is connected to an effect control board 300 described later.

  In the lower right portion of the panel door 15, an accessory unit arrangement region 40 is formed. The accessory unit arrangement area 40 is surrounded by the front wall portion 42 of the panel door 15, the left wall portion 44 extending forward from the left end portion of the front wall portion 42, and the bottom wall portion 46 of the panel door 15. Configured as a front opening space. The front wall portion 42 is provided with a plurality of locking holes 42A that penetrate the panel door 15 in the front-rear direction. The width dimension of each locking hole 42A is formed substantially the same as the width dimension of the plurality of locking claws 54A formed in the accessory unit 50. By inserting each locking claw 54A into the plurality of locking holes 42A, the locking portion 55 provided at the tip of the locking claw 54A reaches the rear wall portion 48 of the panel door 15, and the accessory unit 50 Is mounted in the accessory unit arrangement area 40 so that it cannot be removed. The front wall portion 42 has a boss insertion hole 42B into which a boss 54B protruding from the accessory unit 50 can be inserted. The front end portion of the boss 54B inserted into the boss insertion hole 42B is fitted into a boss receiving portion 48A protruding from the rear wall portion 48 of the panel door 15. A thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the boss 54B, and a unit fixing means 49 described later can be screwed into the boss 54B. Further, the above-described handle unit 7 protrudes forward from the lower right side of the front wall portion 42.

  The left wall 44 extends vertically so as to substantially correspond to the range of the lower plate 8 to the upper plate 6, and the accessory unit arrangement region 40 and the region in which the lower plate 8 and the upper plate 6 are arranged in the left-right direction. Divide into The bottom wall portion 46 extends in the front-rear and left-right directions along the lower edge portions of the front wall portion 42 and the left wall portion 44.

As shown in FIG. 1, an accessory unit 50 is disposed in the accessory unit arrangement region 40 having the above-described configuration. The accessory unit 50 includes a light-transmitting casing 52 in which the inside can be visually confirmed, and an accessory device 60 stored in the casing 52. As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory device 60 includes a movable flap 65 as a plurality of movable portions and a light emitting portion 67 provided around the movable flap 65, and these members are adapted to the progress of the game. Is driven and controlled based on a control signal from an effect control board 300 described later. Hereinafter, an example of the accessory unit 50 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The casing 52 in the present embodiment has a stepped shape having a stepped portion 52A as a whole, and the surface facing the stepped portion 52A is configured as a curved surface 52B so as to avoid the handle unit 7. The shape of the casing 52 can be any shape as long as it can be accommodated in the accessory unit arrangement region 40 and the player can operate the handle unit 7. That is, the impression of the panel door 15 can be varied greatly by changing the shape, design surface, and the like of the casing 52 when changing models.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a plurality of locking claws 54 </ b> A and a boss 54 </ b> B project rearwardly from the rear wall portion 54 of the casing 52. The rear wall portion 54 is a wall surface facing the front wall portion 42 in the state where the accessory unit 50 is disposed in the accessory unit arrangement region 40. The plurality of locking claws 54 </ b> A are formed separately in the left-right direction at the upper portion of the rear wall portion 54. The locking claw 54A has an elastic piece and a locking part 55 formed at the tip of the piece. The positions of the plurality of locking claws 54A and the positions of the plurality of locking holes 42A formed in the front wall portion 42 described above correspond to each other, and the plurality of locking claws 54A are placed in the respective locking holes 42A. The accessory unit 50 is positioned in the accessory unit arrangement region 40 by being inserted in alignment.

  The boss 54 </ b> B has a cylindrical shape that protrudes rearward from the substantially central portion of the rear wall portion 54. The position of the boss 54B corresponds to the position of the boss insertion hole 42B formed in the front wall portion 42 in a state where the plurality of locking claws 54A and the respective locking holes 42A are aligned.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear wall 48 of the panel door 15 is formed with a boss receiving part 48A that protrudes rearward so as to surround the peripheral part of the boss insertion hole 42B. The boss receiving portion 48A has a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter that engages with the boss 54B. The boss 54B is engaged with the boss receiving portion 48A formed on the rear wall portion 48 side of the panel door 15 through the boss insertion hole 42B, and the unit fixing means 49 is screwed into the boss receiving portion 48A from the rear wall portion 48 side. By doing so, the accessory unit 50 is firmly fixed in the accessory unit arrangement region 40.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the unit fixing means 49 includes a male screw portion 49A that is screwed with a thread formed on the inner peripheral surface of the boss 54B, and a grip portion 49B. In this example, in order to facilitate the attaching / detaching work, the accessory unit 50 is fixed by the unit fixing means 49 provided with the grip portion 49B without using a separate tool or the like. Therefore, the attachment / detachment work of the accessory unit 50 at the time of model change can be easily performed simply by opening the panel door 15 forward and operating the unit fixing means 49 from the rear wall portion 48 side of the panel door 15. Become. On the other hand, when the panel door 15 is closed to the main body frame 3 side, the unit fixing means 49 cannot be touched, and the accessory unit 50 cannot be removed from the outside.

  Returning to FIG. 3A, a rectangular cable lead-out hole 54 </ b> C is formed in the lower portion of the rear wall portion 54 in the casing 52. The cable drawing hole 54C is an opening for drawing out the wiring cables C1; C2 extending from the connectors of the motor driving board 60A and the LED control board 60B mounted on the accessory device 60 housed in the casing 52. As shown in FIG. 2, the wiring cables C1 and C2 extending from the motor driving board 60A and the LED control board 60B are a drawing hole on the accessory device 60 side opened corresponding to the cable drawing hole 54C, and a cable drawing. It is pulled out of the accessory unit 50 through the hole 54C, and is further pulled out to the main body frame 3 side through a drawer hole 48B opened in the rear wall portion 48 of the panel door 15. The wiring cables C1 and C2 drawn out to the main body side are connected to an accessory relay board 400 described later.

Next, the accessory device 60 stored in the casing 52 will be outlined. As shown in FIG. 3B, the accessory device 60 having a shape substantially corresponding to the outer shape of the casing 52 is stored in the casing 52. The accessory device 60 includes a housing portion 62 in which a motor, a transmission mechanism, and the like (not shown) are incorporated, a plurality of movable flaps 65 disposed along the upper surface 62A of the housing portion 62, and the periphery of the movable flap 65. And a light emitting portion 67 disposed on the surface.
The movable flap 65 has a plurality of strip-shaped pieces 65a, and both ends of each piece 65a in the extending direction can be rotated by a rotation support portion (not shown) formed on the upper surface 62A of the accommodating portion 62. Supported. Each piece 65a is connected to each other by, for example, a link mechanism or the like, and opens and closes in synchronization with the driving of a motor electrically connected to the motor driving board 60A. That is, the movable flap 65 has a structure simulating the shape of a searchlight. When the movable flap 65 is opened, the LED outside the figure disposed inside the movable flap 65 is controlled to emit light. An effect by light can be executed for the player.
The light emitting unit 67 has an annular shape surrounding the periphery of the circular movable flap 65. A plurality of LEDs are mounted on the light emitting unit 67, and for example, by performing control so as to light up and blink sequentially in the circumferential direction, an effect by light can be executed for the player. A plurality of LEDs provided in the light emitting unit 67 and LEDs outside the figure disposed inside the movable flap 65 are electrically connected to the above-described LED control board 60B.
As described above, the accessory device 60 includes the devices (the movable flap 65 and the light emitting unit 67 in this example) that operate according to a predetermined pattern determined by the effect control board 300 to be described later. An effect that excites the game is executed by the movement of the member.

  Next, the game board 10 mounted on the main body frame 3 will be outlined. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 10 is a rectangular board corresponding to the shape of the opening of the frame part 4 of the main body frame 3, and is formed into a substantially circular shape by the inner guide rail 11 and the outer guide rail 12. It has a partitioned game area 13. The game area 13 is an area where the game balls launched by the above-described ball launching unit flow down, and a first start winning component 20 and a second start are provided on the flow path so as to be able to take in the game balls. Various winning components such as the winning component 21 and the big winning component 23, and various gaming components such as a passing gate 24, a windmill 25, and a game nail (not shown) are arranged. The first start winning component 20, the second start winning component 21, the large winning component 23, and the passing gate 24 have built-in ball detection sensors SW1 to SW4, respectively. Winning or passing is detected. In addition, a stage 14 extending in the front-rear and left-right directions and an effect display device 350 located behind the stage 14 are disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 10. The stage 14 guides the game ball derived by a warp passage (not shown) provided on the flow path of the game area 13 forward, for example, while rolling in the left-right direction, and is downstream from the outlet provided in the center portion. For example, a game ball that has reached the stage 14 wins the first start winning component 20 with a high probability.

  The effect display device 350 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying a change display of effect symbols and a predetermined effect display such as an image or a moving image on a display screen 350A facing the front of the game board 10, and the effect display device A variation display of the effect symbol expressed by 350 or a predetermined effect display mode is determined by a control process by the effect control board 300 described later. As shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 350 is disposed so as to protrude rearward through an attachment hole opened in the center of the game board 10.

Next, the internal configuration of the pachinko machine 1 and the flow of the game will be outlined with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine 1 includes a main control board 100, a payout control board 150, a launch control board 160, a power supply board 200, and an effect control board 300 as main functional units. A main CPU 100a, a main ROM 100b, and a main RAM 100c are mounted on the main control board 100. The above-described sphere detection switches SW1 to SW4 are connected to the input side of the main control board 100. For example, when a game ball wins the first start winning component 20 or the second start winning component 21, the main control board 100 uses a predetermined random number obtained based on an input from the ball detection switch SW1 or SW2. A random determination process is executed to control the first special symbol display device or the second special symbol display device connected to the output side of the main control board 100. In the first special symbol display device and the second special symbol display device, the variation display of the symbol called the special symbol is started based on the above control, and the result of the lottery ("winning" or "losing") after a predetermined variation time has elapsed. ).

Further, the main control board 100 transmits a prize ball payout command to the payout control board 150 based on the fact that the game ball has entered the first start winning component 20 or the second start winning component 21. Upon receiving the command, the payout control board 150 analyzes the award ball payout command and controls the payout unit 140 so that a predetermined number of winning balls is paid out for each winning component. The game ball (prize ball) is paid out. Further, the main control board 100 transmits a change pattern command corresponding to the change time of the special symbol to the effect control board 300 side. In the effect control board 300, in response to the reception of the variation pattern command, the display pattern of an image or moving image displayed on the display screen 350A of the effect display device 350, the operation pattern of the accessory device 60, the light emission pattern of the illumination board 310, etc. The process which determines the various production patterns of is performed.
Further, when the above-described lottery result is “winning”, the main control board 100 executes a special game (big hit game) that is advantageous to the player after the special symbol is stopped. Specifically, the main control board 100 performs drive control of the solenoid SOL2 connected to the output side, and opens the special winning component 23. In addition, the number of winning balls for one winning ball in the special winning component 23 that can be won during the special game is set larger than the number of winning balls for winning one ball to other winning components (for example, “ When “15” is obtained for “3”), a large number of prize balls can be obtained at a time when a special game is obtained.

  In addition to the above-described components, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol hold display device that displays a hold number of random numbers acquired based on a ball entered into the first start winning component 20 or the second start winning component 21, The second special symbol hold display device, the normal symbol display device that displays the normal symbol that starts to change with the passage of the passage gate 24 described above, and the number of random numbers held when the passage of the passage gate 24 is triggered Various display devices such as a normal symbol hold display device are connected.

  The payout control board 150 is connected to a payout motor 152 and a prize ball number counting switch 153 that constitute a part of the payout unit 140. As described above, the payout control board 150 drives and controls the payout motor 152 based on the prize ball payout command received from the main control board 100, and the number of prizes according to the content of the prize ball payout command (number of prize balls). Pay the ball to the player. The number of prize balls to be paid out to the player is counted by the prize ball number counting switch 153. Further, the discharge control board 160 is connected to the payout control board 150. Further, the payout control board 150 detects that the upper tray 6 and the lower tray 8 store a predetermined amount or more of game balls, and detects that the panel door 15 is open. A door opening detection switch is also connected.

  A launch permission signal from the main control board 100 is output to the launch control board 160 via the payout control board 150. A touch sensor 161 and a firing volume 162 that constitute the handle unit 7 are connected to the firing control board 160. The launch control board 160 is connected to a ball feed motor 163 and a ball launch motor 164 that constitute a ball launch unit. The launch control board 160 drives and controls the ball feed motor 163 and the ball launch motor 164 on condition that the launch permission signal from the main control board 100 is input and the input from the touch sensor 161 is present. The ball launch motor 164 is controlled so that the launch force according to the input amount of the launch volume 162 is obtained. Note that the above-described payout control board 150 and launch control board 160 are all equipped with hardware such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM, and various control processes are performed according to various commands and signals received from the main control board 100. Execute.

  Next, the effect control board 300 will be described. On the effect control board 300, a sub CPU 300a, a sub ROM 300b, and a sub RAM 300c are mounted. The effect control board 300 mainly determines the various effect patterns described above when receiving the variation pattern command from the main control board 100, and based on the determined effect pattern, the illumination board 310, the effect display device 350, The speaker unit SP1; SP2 and the accessory device 60 stored in the accessory unit 50 are driven and controlled. Among them, the effect display device 350 is connected to the sub CPU 300a, receives various internal commands related to image display transmitted from the CPU 300a, and displays various images on the display screen 350A, and the above image. Hardware necessary for image control, such as a VRAM that temporarily stores various data necessary for display processing, is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the power from the power supply board 200 is distributed and supplied to the main control board 100, the payout control board 150, and the effect control board 300 described above. The power supply board 200 converts AC 24 V power that has been dropped in the power receiving facility of the gaming machine installation store into a rated voltage for each board and supplies the converted voltage.

  Among the above-described boards, the main control board 100 that executes a lottery process or the like directly related to the progress of the game, and the effect control board 300 that determines the effect pattern according to the image for each model during the progress of the game, It is mounted on the back of the board 10, and when the model of the pachinko machine 1 is changed, the game board 10 is removed from the main body frame 3 at the same time. On the other hand, for the payout control board 150, the power supply board 200, and the launch control board 160 that are not directly related to the progress of the game, for example, the back side of the component mounting part 30 of the main body frame 3 or the back side of the frame part 4 The pachinko machine 1 is left as it is when the model is changed, and is newly connected to the main control board 100 and the effect control board 300 after the replacement.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the model of the pachinko machine 1 is changed, a new accessory is also added to the accessory unit 50 that is detachably arranged with respect to the accessory unit arrangement area 40 of the panel door 15. Since it can be exchanged with the unit 50 ′, the impression of the panel door 15 can be greatly changed, and in combination with the exchange of the game board 10, the impact received by the player by changing the model can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the effect control board 300 and the accessory apparatus 60 are connected to the accessory relay board so as to flexibly correspond to a device included in the accessory apparatus 60 ′ constituting the accessory unit 50 ′ after the model change. 400 can be connected. Hereinafter, the accessory relay board 400 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the accessory relay board 400 that relays the electrical connection between the effect control board 300 and the accessory device 60. As shown in the figure, the accessory relay board 400 is provided with an image control input connector CNA1, a motor device control input connector CNA2, and a light emission control input connector CNA3 as input side connectors. A wiring cable (not shown) extending from the effect control board 300 for each control target is connected to the connector.
Further, the accessory relay board 400 is provided with an image control output connector CNB1, an output control connector CNB2, a plurality of systems (four systems in the drawing) motor device control output connector CNB2, and a light emission control output connector CNB3. Yes. A wiring cable extending from the accessory device 60 is connected to the connector.

  The connector on the input side and the connector on the output side are connected to each system by printed wiring arranged on the accessory relay board 400, and control input to the connector on the input side from the effect control board 300 side. The signal is output from the output-side connector.

  In this example, the wiring cable C1 connected to the motor drive board 60A of the accessory device 60 is connected to one of the motor device control output connectors CNB2, and the wiring cable C2 connected to the LED control board 60B emits light. Connected to the control output connector CNB3. On the other hand, since the device for outputting images and sounds is not mounted on the accessory device 60, the image control input connector CNA1 and the image control output connector CNB1 are not used. Further, since the accessory device 60 has one motor for opening and closing the movable flap 65, the three motor device control output connectors CNB2 are not used.

  As described above, the accessory relay board 400 according to the present embodiment enables drive control of devices other than the effect devices (motors, LEDs) mounted on the accessory device 60 of the accessory unit 50 before replacement. Therefore, since a plurality of input connectors and output connectors (input side spare connector, output side spare connector) are mounted in advance, they are included in the accessory device 60 'of the accessory unit 50' after the model change. Even if the effect device is changed, if the changed effect device is connected to the output connector of the accessory relay board 400, the effect determined by the effect control board 300 newly installed by changing the model. The effect device included in the accessory device 60 ′ of the accessory unit 50 ′ can be freely driven and controlled by the pattern. Here, when the image control input connector CNA1 and the image control output connector CNB1 are used, a part of the plurality of movable flaps 65 is replaced with a small liquid crystal screen, a dot display screen, or the like. Etc. are assumed. By providing the accessory relay board 400 in the above-described configuration in advance, the drive control can be flexibly executed according to the type of the accessory device 60 that can be changed every time the model is changed.

  Moreover, since the said accessory relay board | substrate 400 has the versatility which does not depend on the production device mounted in the accessory apparatus 60, it can be left also at the time of model replacement, and the payout control board 150 Similarly to the power supply board 200 and the launch control board 160, for example, the power supply board 200 and the launch control board 160 may be appropriately mounted on the back side of the component mounting part 30 of the main body frame 3, the back side of the frame part 4, or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the image control input connector CNA1, the image control output connector CNB1, and the three motor device control output connectors CNB2 provided on the accessory relay board 400 are not used. By connecting a dummy cable to each connector, it may be difficult to connect the unauthorized board. Here, the dummy cable is a cable that has the same appearance as the wiring cables C1 and C2, but does not have a signal line therein. And one end side of a plurality of dummy cables is connected to each above-mentioned connector which is not used, and the other end side is connected to a plurality of dummy connectors provided in the accessory device 60, and a locking part. The dummy cable may be routed through the cable lead hole 54C and the like in the same manner as the wiring cables C1 and C2. By adopting such a configuration, there is no unused connector in the appearance of the accessory relay board 400, so that it is difficult to perform an illegal act by connecting an illegal board or the like.

1 Pachinko machine, 3 body frame, 4 frame part, 10 game board, 15 panel door,
40 accessory arrangement area, 50 accessory unit, 52 casing, 60 accessory device,
400 Property relay board

Claims (2)

A body frame that can accommodate a game board;
A door body having a window portion that opens and closes with respect to the main body frame and makes the game area of the game board visible.
A gaming machine equipped with
A unit arrangement area is provided in which part of the door can arrange an accessory unit,
A gaming machine, wherein the accessory unit is detachable from the unit arrangement area. An effect control board that determines an effect pattern of the effect device provided in the accessory unit and outputs a control signal to the effect device;
A relay board comprising a plurality of input-side connectors to which control signals from the effect control board are input, and a plurality of output-side connectors for outputting control signals input to the input-side connectors to the effect device;
With
The plurality of input side connectors include an input side spare connector capable of inputting a control signal of an effect device other than the effect device provided in the accessory unit,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of output side connectors include an output side spare connector capable of outputting a control signal to an effect device other than the effect device provided in the accessory unit.

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