JP2017176231A - Game machine and token selector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing a fraudulent act by causing a staff member, etc. of a game parlor to perform check work on the assumption that a fraudulent device is attached.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a token selector 600, accumulation detection means for detecting accumulation of tokens in the token selector 600, and accumulation notification means for notifying that the accumulation is detected by the accumulation detection means. The token selector 600 includes a token selector body 602 attached to the game machine, a cover body 604 attached openably/closably to the token selector body 602, a sensor 638 capable of detecting tokens, and a detection body 632 that moves according to the opening/closing of the cover body 604. The sensor 638 can detect the detection body 632, and the accumulation detection means detects the accumulation when the period when the tokens or the detection body 632 are continuously detected by the sensor 638 becomes a predetermined period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball ball game machine (pachinko machine), a revolving game machine (slot machine), an enclosed game machine, or a medalless slot machine.

  A conventional slot machine, which is one of the game tables, includes a medal selector capable of selecting medals. For example, the medal selector described in Patent Document 1 includes a side surface guide unit, and when the return button is operated, the side surface guide unit is moved away from the medal passage, and the medal selector has this medal. It has become a mechanism to drop.

JP 2007-89939 A

  By the way, in recent years, an illegal act of attaching a fraudulent device in a gaming table has occurred, but such an illegal act is to move the side guide unit away from the medal passage and attach the illegal device in the medal passage. Expected to be.

  However, in the conventional game stand, even when the store clerk notices the notification regarding the medal selector, the notification is often stopped only by confirming the position of the side guide unit. There is a high possibility that an operation to find an unauthorized device hidden in the site will not be performed.

  The present invention was made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and it is a fraudulent act by allowing a clerk or the like of a game shop to perform confirmation work assuming that an unauthorized device is attached. An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of preventing the above.

  The gaming table according to the present invention includes a medal selector, a stay detection unit that detects the stay of a medal in the medal selector, and a stay notification unit that notifies that the stay has been detected by the stay detection unit. The medal selector includes a medal selector main body attached to the game stand, a cover body attached to the medal selector main body so as to be freely opened and closed, and a sensor capable of detecting a medal. The sensor further comprises a detection body that moves in response to opening and closing of the cover body, the sensor is capable of detecting the detection body, and the stay detection means detects the medal or the detection body by the sensor. The gaming machine is a means for detecting the stay when the continued period becomes a predetermined period.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game stand which can prevent a fraudulent act is realizable by making the confirmation operation | work which assumed that the fraudulent apparatus was attached to the salesclerk etc. of a game store.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side). FIG. 3 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. The circuit block diagram of a control part is shown. (A) It is the figure which expanded and showed the arrangement | sequence of the symbol given to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) planarly. (B) It is the figure which showed the kind of winning combination (including an operating combination), the symbol combination corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination. (A) It is an external perspective view of the medal selector 600 in a state where the side guide unit 604 is closed. FIG. 6B is an external perspective view of the medal selector 600 with the side guide unit 604 open. (A) It is an external appearance perspective view of the side surface guide unit 604. FIG. (B) It is a front view of the side guide unit 604. FIG. (A) It is a top view of the opening / closing detection apparatus 630 when the side surface guide unit 604 is closed. (B) It is a top view of the opening / closing detection apparatus 630 when the side surface guide unit 604 is opened. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the medal selector 600 when the medal return button 133 is pressed down. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of medal insertion / start operation reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a device monitoring process. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of medal detection / error determination processing. (A) It is a time chart which shows the detection signal of the sensor 1 and the sensor 2 when a regular medal passes the medal selector 600 normally. (B) It is a time chart which shows the detection signal of the sensor 1 and the sensor 2 when a regular medal cannot pass normally through the medal selector 600 (when a medal stays in the medal selector 600). It is the figure which showed an example of the error setting. (A) It is a time chart which shows the detection signal of the sensor 1 and the sensor 2 when the return operation | movement of a medal is performed in multiple times at short intervals. (B) It is a time chart which shows the detection signal of the sensor 1 and the sensor 2 when the medal return operation is performed a plurality of times at long intervals. It is the figure which showed a mode that a regular medal passes in the medal selector which concerns on the modification 2 in time series. It is the figure which showed the mode of the return operation | movement of the medal by the medal selector which concerns on the modification 2 in time series. (A) It is a time chart which shows the detection signal of the sensor 656a when a regular medal passes normally through the medal selector which concerns on the modification 2. FIG. (B) It is a time chart which shows the detection signal of the sensor 656a when a regular medal cannot pass normally through the medal selector which concerns on the modification 2 (when a medal stays in a medal selector). It is the figure which showed the example of the other game stand.

<Embodiment 1>
Hereinafter, the gaming machine (slot machine) according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Basic configuration>
First, the basic configuration of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side).

  A slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotated inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that displays a plurality of combinations of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display device. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating the winning line 114 that is valid. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 114. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right The down line and the upper right line may be set as valid pay lines, and the same number of pay lines may be set as valid pay lines regardless of the number of bets.

  The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later, or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, a desired number of medals is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated to start the lever 1

When 35 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 137 to 139, and when the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  Below the stop button unit 136 is provided a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and pasting various types of certificate. At the lower part of the title panel 162, a medal payout outlet 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 181 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. An effect device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided above the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 including two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 157 (effect image) disposed on the back side of the shutter 163. And a display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 appears on the front side (player side) of the slot machine 100 when the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened horizontally outward in front of the liquid crystal display device 157. It has become. It should be noted that the display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be any display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, a plasma display , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the entire display screen. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decorative object (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen, and a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen may be hidden by the decorative object, so that the display screen looks irregular. In the present embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface.

<Internal structure>
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. The main body 101 is a box that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side plate 260, the right side plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the back plate 242, and that opens to the front. Inside the main body 101, a main control board storage case 210 that stores the main control board is disposed at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided on the upper portion of the back plate 242. Below the three reels 110 to 112 are arranged. On the side plate 260 on the left side of the main control board storage case 210 and the reels 110 to 112, a sub control board storage case 220 containing a sub control board is disposed. Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 248 that is connected to the main control board and outputs the information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

  The lower surface plate 264 is provided with a medal payout device 180 (device for paying out medals accumulated in a bucket), and has a power supply board above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reels 110 to 112. A power supply device 252 is provided, and a power switch 244 is provided on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit and each device such as a main control unit 300 and sub-control units 400 and 500 described later To do. Furthermore, a power storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power source is cut off is provided. Yes.

  A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind this (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connecting portion for connecting a power cord 265, and the power cord 265 connected thereto extends outside through a power cord hole 262 provided in the back plate 242 of the main body 101. Yes.

  The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the main body 101 via a hinge device 276, and an effect device 160 and an effect control board (which controls the effect device 160) are provided above the symbol display window 113. An upper speaker 272 is provided. At the bottom of the symbol display window 113, a medal selector 600 for selecting inserted medals (details will be described later), and medals pass when the medal selector 600 drops an illegal medal or the like onto the medal tray 161. A passage 266 and the like are provided. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the sound hole 181.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into main effects according to a main control unit 300 that controls the progress of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. And a second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, control program data, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and reel stop. ROM 306 for storing position, RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, counter timer 312 for measuring time, number of times, and the like WDT (watchdog timer) 314 is mounted. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500 described later.

  The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 315b as a system clock. Further, when the power is turned on, the CPU 304 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 306 to the counter timer 312. The counter timer 312 sets the interrupt time based on the received frequency division data. An interrupt request is transmitted to the CPU 304 at every interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 304 monitors each sensor and transmits a drive pulse. For example, when the clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315b is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the counter timer 312 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 306 is set to 47, the interrupt reference time is 256 × 47 ÷ 8 MHz. = 1.504 ms.

  The main control unit 300 derives a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 every time it receives a clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 315a (this circuit incorporates two random value generation circuits). And an activation signal output circuit 338 that outputs an activation signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When the activation signal is input from the activation signal output circuit 338, the CPU 304 Game control is started (main control section main processing described later is started).

  The random value generation circuit 316 generates a random value used in the basic circuit 302. Random value generation in the random value generation circuit 316 can be broadly divided into two types of methods: counter mode and random number mode. In the counter mode, a numerical value that is counted up (down) at a predetermined time interval is acquired, and the numerical value is derived as a random value. There are two more methods in the random number mode. The first method in the random number mode performs a calculation by a predetermined function (for example, a modulus function) using the seed of the random number value, and derives the calculation result as a random number value. In the second method, a numerical value is read from a random number table in which numerical values in the range of 0 to 65535 are randomly arranged, and the read numerical value is derived as a random value. The random value generation circuit 316 acquires an irregular value using white noise superimposed on signals input from the various sensors 318 to the sensor circuit S320. The random number generation circuit 316 uses the acquired value as an initial value of a counter that counts up (down) in the counter mode, uses it as a seed for a random value, or determines a read start position of a random number table. Use.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes a sensor circuit 320, and the CPU 304 is inserted from various sensors 318 (a bet button 130 sensor, a bet button 131 sensor, a bet button 132 sensor, and a medal slot 141 at every interruption time. Medal reception sensor, start lever 135 sensor, stop button 137 sensor, stop button 138 sensor, stop button 139 sensor, checkout button 134 sensor, medal payout sensor for medals paid out from the medal payout device 180, optical type of the reel 110 Sensor, optical sensor of reel 111, optical sensor of reel 112, etc.).

  When the sensor circuit 320 detects the H level of the start lever sensor, a signal indicating this detection is output to the random value generation circuit 316. Receiving this signal, the random value generation circuit 316 latches the value at that timing and stores it in a register that stores the random value used for the lottery.

  Two medal acceptance sensors are installed in the internal passage of the medal insertion slot 141 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. Two start lever 135 sensors are installed inside the start lever 135 and detect a start operation by the player. The stop button 137 sensor, the stop button 138 sensor, and the stop button 139 are installed in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and detect the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The bet button 130 sensor, the bet button 131 sensor, and the bet button 132 sensor are installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 130 to 132, and the medals stored electronically in the RAM 308 are inserted as inserted medals into the game. Detecting the input operation when The settlement button 134 sensor is provided on the settlement button 134. When the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the medals stored electronically are settled. The medal payout sensor is a sensor for detecting a medal paid out by the medal payout device 180. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The optical sensor of the reel 110, the optical sensor of the reel 111, and the optical sensor of the reel 112 are installed at predetermined positions on the mounting bases of the reels 110 to 112, and light shielding pieces provided on the reel frame pass therethrough. Each time you do it, it goes to L level. When detecting this signal, the CPU 304 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  The main control unit 300 is provided in a drive circuit 322 for driving a stepping motor provided in the reel devices 110 to 112, a drive circuit 324 for driving a solenoid provided in a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a medal payout device 180. A driving circuit 326 for driving the motor, various lamps 336 (a winning line display lamp 120, a notification lamp 123, a game medal insertion possible lamp 124, a re-game lamp 122, a game medal insertion lamp 129, a game start lamp 121, and a stored number display. A driving circuit 328 for driving the device 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127).

  Further, an information output circuit 334 (external concentration terminal board 248) is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information (for example, game state) of the slot machine 100 is output to the information input circuit 652 provided.

  The main control unit 300 also includes a voltage monitoring circuit 330 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit (not shown) to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 330 is a voltage of the power source. When the value is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has decreased is output to the basic circuit 302.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400 and enables communication with the first sub control unit 400. Note that information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400. However, the first sub-control unit 400 is configured not to transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that receives a control command transmitted from the main control unit 300 via an input interface and controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on the control command. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time and frequency. It is installed. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire first sub-control unit 400, a backlight lighting pattern, data for controlling various displays, and the like.

  The CPU 404 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 406 to the counter timer 412 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 412 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency dividing data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 404 at each interrupt time. The CPU 404 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing. The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sound source IC 418, and the sound source IC 418 is provided with speakers 272 and 277 via an output interface. The sound source IC 418 controls sound output from the amplifiers and speakers 272 and 277 in accordance with a command from the CPU 404. The sound source IC 418 is connected to an S-ROM (sound ROM) in which audio data is stored. The audio data acquired from the ROM is amplified by an amplifier and output from the speakers 272 and 277.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 422, and various lamps 420 (upper lamp, lower lamp, side lamp 144, title panel 162 lamp, etc.) are provided to the drive circuit 422 via an input / output interface. It is connected. Further, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a drive circuit 424 for driving the motor of the shutter 163, and the drive circuit 424 is provided with a shutter 163 via an output interface. The drive circuit 424 outputs a drive signal to a stepping motor (not shown) provided in the shutter 163 in response to a command from the CPU 404.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a sensor circuit 426, and a shutter sensor 428 is connected to the sensor circuit 426 via an input interface. The CPU 404 monitors the state of the shutter sensor 428 every interruption time.

  In addition, the CPU 404 transmits and receives signals to the second sub control unit 500 via the output interface. Second sub-control unit 500 performs various controls of effect device 160 including display control of effect image display device 157. Note that the second sub-control unit 500 is, for example, a control unit that controls display of the liquid crystal display device 157 and a control unit that controls various drive devices for presentation (for example, a control unit that controls motor driving of the shutter 163). For example, it may be configured by a plurality of control units.

  The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time and frequency 512. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The ROM 506 stores a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub control unit 500, data for image display, and the like.

  The CPU 504 transmits the frequency division data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 506 to the counter timer 512 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The counter timer 512 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 504 for each interrupt time. The CPU 504 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The second sub control unit 500 is provided with a VDP 516 (video display processor), and a ROM 506 and a VRAM 518 are connected to the VDP 516 via a bus. The VDP 516 reads out image data and the like stored in the ROM 506 based on a signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 518, and displays the image on the effect image display device 157.

<Pattern arrangement>
Next, the symbol arrangement applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram in which the arrangement of symbols applied to each reel (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) is developed in a plane.

  In each reel 110 to 112, a plurality of types (eight types in this embodiment) of symbols shown on the right side of the figure are arranged in a predetermined number of frames (21 frames of numbers 0 to 20 in this embodiment). Also, numbers 0 to 20 shown at the left end of the figure are numbers indicating the arrangement positions of symbols on the reels 110 to 112. For example, in the present embodiment, the “replay” symbol for the number 1 frame on the left reel 110, the “bell” symbol for the number 0 frame on the middle reel 111, and the “bell” symbol for the number 2 frame on the right reel 112. "Watermelon" design is arranged respectively.

<Type of winning prize>
Next, the types of winning combinations of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure shows the types of winning combinations (including actuating combinations), symbol combinations corresponding to each winning combination, and the operation or payout of each winning combination.

  Of the winning combinations in the present embodiment, the big bonuses (BB1, BB2) and the regular bonus (RB) are used as a combination for shifting to the bonus game, and the replay (replay) is a replay without newly inserting a medal. Each winning combination is sometimes distinguished from a winning combination and sometimes called an “acting combination”. However, in the “winning combination” in this embodiment, a big bonus, a regular bonus, and a replay that are operating combinations are included. included. In addition, “winning” in the present embodiment includes a case where a symbol combination of an actuator not accompanied by a medal payout (without medal payout) is displayed on an active line, for example, a big bonus, regular Includes bonuses and replay wins.

  The winning combination of the slot machine 100 includes a big bonus (BB1, BB2), a regular bonus (RB), a small combination (cherry, watermelon, bell), and replay (replay). Needless to say, the type of winning combination is not limited to this and can be arbitrarily adopted.

  “Big Bonus (BB1, BB2)” (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “BB”) is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning a prize. . Corresponding symbol combinations are “white 7-white 7-white 7” for BB1, and “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” for BB2. Further, flag carryover is performed for BB1 and BB2. That is, when BB1 and BB2 are won internally, a flag indicating this is set (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300), but even if BB1 and BB2 are not won in the game, a prize is won. Until then, the flag indicating the internal winning is maintained, and even after the next game, BB1 and BB2 are being internally selected, and the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 “white 7-white 7-white 7”, the symbol corresponding to BB2 The combination “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” is in a state of winning a prize.

  The “regular bonus (RB)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a regular bonus game (RB game) is started by winning. The corresponding symbol combination is “bonus-bonus-bonus”. Note that the RB carries over the flag as well as the above-mentioned BB. However, in the big bonus game (BB game) (details will be described later), the regular bonus game (RB game) is won internally and the combination of symbols is displayed on the winning line. In addition, the regular bonus game is started after the start of the big bonus game, and when the regular bonus game is finished once, the regular bonus game is automatically started so that the next regular bonus game is immediately started. It is good. “Short (cherry, watermelon, bell)” (hereinafter, simply referred to as “cherry”, “watermelon”, “bell”) is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. The symbol combinations are “cherry-ANY-ANY” for cherry, “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” for watermelon, and “bell-bell-bell” for bell. The corresponding payout number is as shown in FIG. In the case of “cherry-ANY-ANY”, the symbol of the left reel 110 may be “cherry”, and the symbol of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol.

  “Replay” is a winning combination (operating combination) in which a game can be performed without inserting a medal (game medium) in the next game by winning, and no medal is paid out. The corresponding symbol combination is “replay-replay-replay” for replay.

<Type of gaming state>
Next, the types of gaming state of the slot machine 100 will be described. The gaming state is information for identifying the type of lottery data selected in a lottery or the like. In the present embodiment, the gaming state of the slot machine 100 is roughly classified into a normal game, a BB game, an RB game, and an internal winning game of a big bonus (BB) and a regular bonus (RB). However, the internal winning game may be a division included in the normal game.

<Normal game>
The winning combinations that are internally won for normal games include a big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), replay (replay), and small roles (cherry, watermelon, bell).

  “Big Bonus (BB)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning. “Regular Bonus (RB)” is a special combination (operating combination) that starts a regular bonus game (RB game) upon winning. The “replay” (replay) is a winning combination (operating combination) in which a game can be performed without a medal being inserted in the next game by winning, and no medal is paid out. The “small role” is a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. In addition, the internal winning probability of each combination is a range of random values obtained at the time of internal lottery from numerical data corresponding to the range of lottery data associated with each combination from lottery data prepared for normal games. It is calculated by the value divided by the numerical data (for example, 65535). The lottery data prepared for the normal game is divided into several numerical ranges in advance, and each combination and lose is associated with each numerical range. It is determined whether the random number value obtained as a result of executing the internal lottery is a value corresponding to the lottery data corresponding to which combination, and the internal lottery combination is determined. This lottery data is provided with settings 1 to 6 in which the winning probabilities of at least one combination are different, and a game shop clerk can arbitrarily select and set any set value.

  In the normal game, the internal lottery result is almost lost (big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), replay (replay) and small role won), or any stop display result A setting is made so that the stop display result of the losing that does not correspond to the symbol combination of the combination is generally derived, and the total number of medals to be acquired is less than the total number of inserted medals. Therefore, it is a gaming state that is disadvantageous for the player. However, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when a specific symbol combination is displayed), it is a gaming state that may be changed to increase the probability of internal winning of replaying. In this case, Consumption of medals used for games is suppressed, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning a small role, resulting in a gaming state where the total number of medals exceeds the total number of medals inserted, which is beneficial to the player. May become a gaming state.

<BB game>
The BB game is set to be in a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. That is, the BB game is in a gaming state in which the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted. In this embodiment, the BB game is started by winning a big bonus (BB), and an RB game (described later) can be continuously executed repeatedly, and a predetermined number (for example, during the game) The process ends when more than 465 medals are obtained. However, the BB game only needs to be able to execute the RB game a plurality of times. For example, when a combination (for example, replay-replay-replay) is set for starting the RB game, and this combination is won internally, or The RB game may be set to start when winning. Furthermore, in the BB game, when the BB general game excluding the RB game during the BB game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 30 times), or the number of the RB games executed during the BB game is a predetermined number of times. It may be made to end when it reaches (for example, three times).

<RB game>
The RB game is set so as to be in a gaming state that is beneficial to the player. That is, the RB game is in a gaming state in which the total number of medals to be acquired exceeds the total number of medals inserted. In this embodiment, the RB game is started by winning a regular bonus (RB), and a predetermined role is set to a variation that increases the probability of internal winning (for example, “setting 1” or “normal game”). The internal winning probability 1/15 of “small role 1” is increased to an internal winning probability 1 / 1.2, which is a predetermined value), and a predetermined number (for example, 8 times) It ends when there is a prize. In the RB game, when a predetermined number of times (at least 2 times) is won (for example, 8 times), or when the number of RB games executed during the RB game reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, (8 times). Since the BB game described above can execute the RB game a plurality of times, when a single RB game is performed, the number of medals less than the total number of medals obtained in the BB game is acquired and terminated. Become.

<Big winning (BB) and regular bonus (RB) internal winning games>
The winning combination that is internally won for the internal winning game of the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) includes a replay and a small role. The big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are not won internally, and are game states in which a symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) or the regular bonus (RB) can be won.

  However, the probability of the internal winning of the replay may be changed from the next game that has been internally won to the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB), for example, the probability of increasing the internal winning probability of the replay is changed. Until the symbol combination corresponding to the big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB) wins, the total number of medals to be acquired is almost the same as the total number of inserted medals, and is compared with the normal game. The gaming state may be beneficial to the player. It should be noted that BB game and RB game are both game states that are beneficial to the player, and may be generally referred to as bonus games or special games.

<Medal selector>
Next, the above-described medal selector 600 will be described in detail. 5A is an external perspective view of the medal selector 600 with the side guide unit 604 closed, and FIG. 5B is an external perspective view of the medal selector 600 with the side guide unit 604 open. is there. 6A is an external perspective view of the side guide unit 604, and FIG. 6B is a front view of the side guide unit 604.

  The medal selector 600 sorts out medals inserted from the medal slot 141, sorts out illegal medals with a small size, and a medal outlet 155 through a passage (chute) 266 provided on the back side of the front door 102. It is a unitized device that discharges the medals to the medal tray 161 and takes in the regular medals and sends them to the medal payout device (hopper) 180.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the medal selector 600 of this example includes a selector main unit 602 that forms a medal passage, a side guide unit 604 that is detachably provided on the selector main unit 602, and selected illegal medals. And a cover guide 606 for guiding to a passage (chute) 266.

  The selector body unit 602 is configured around a base substrate 610 having a substantially U-shaped plan view in which the medal sorting opening 608 is opened. The medal sorting opening 608 is a horizontally long opening whose bottom is inclined obliquely along the medal transfer direction, and a medal on which the inserted medal rolls near the lower edge of the medal sorting opening 608. A transfer guide 612 having a rolling surface 612a is attached by screws or the like. The transfer guide 612 is provided with a downward slope so that the medals roll and flow down, and the transfer guide 612 forms a medal passage for transferring the selected regular medals to the medal payout device (hopper) 180. To do.

  In the medal sorting opening 608, a medal return device 614 for returning the inserted medal to the medal tray 161 according to the player's operation is provided. Although details will be described later with reference to FIG. 8, the medal return device 614 has a tip 616 in the medal sorting opening 608 when the player operates the medal return button 133 to release the medal clogging. The medal jammed in the medal passage is dropped into the passage (chute) 266 and returned to the medal tray 161 from the medal discharge port 155.

  A side guide unit 604 that guides inserted medals from the side faces the medal sorting opening 608. The side guide unit 604 is provided so as to be rotatable and detachable with respect to the selector main body unit 602 by a bearing portion 618. In addition, the side guide unit 604 is provided with a movable push-out guide 620 so as to be rotatable, and an open / close detection device 630 capable of detecting opening / closing of the side guide unit 604. The movable pushing guide 620 is urged loosely in the direction of pressing the medal (the direction of the medal sorting opening 608), and the tip faces the medal sorting opening 608.

  7A is a plan view of the open / close detection device 630 when the side guide unit 604 is closed, and FIG. 7B is a plan view of the open / close detection device 630 when the side guide unit 604 is opened. is there.

  The open / close detection device 630 of this example includes a drive pin 632 made of a rod-shaped body included in the side guide unit 604, a rotary cam 634 engaged with the drive pin 632, a slider 636 driven by the rotary cam 634, It has a medal detection sensor 638 capable of detecting the entry and exit of the slider 636 and the passage of medals.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the drive pin 632 is a rod-like member that protrudes in the thickness direction of the side guide unit 604 with the side guide unit 604 as a base end. The drive pin 632 is located between the first position (initial position) shown in FIG. 5 (a) and FIG. 7 (a) and the second position shown in FIG. 5 (b) and FIG. 7 (b). The rotary cam 634 is rotated by moving from the first position (initial position) to the second position when the side guide unit 604 is opened. When the side guide unit 604 is closed, the second position returns to the first position (initial position). The drive pin 632 may be formed integrally with the side guide unit 604 or may be separate from the side guide unit 604.

  The rotary cam 634 is a member that is rotatably attached to a rotary shaft 634a that is fixed to the side guide unit 604, and that is rotatable in a direction indicated by a symbol Y in FIG. The rotating cam 634 is located between the third position (initial position) shown in FIGS. 5A and 7A and the fourth position shown in FIGS. 5B and 7B. When the side guide unit 604 is opened, the slider 636 is slid by being pressed by the drive pin 632 and rotating from the third position (initial position) to the fourth position. .

  The rotary shaft 634a is provided with a spring (not shown) for returning the rotary cam 634 to the third position (initial position), the side guide unit 604 is closed, and the drive pin 632 is moved to the second position. When returning from the first position to the first position (initial position), the fourth position is returned to the third position (initial position) by the biasing force of the spring.

  The slider 636 is a member that is slidably attached to a guide groove (not shown) formed in the side guide unit 604 and is slidable in the direction indicated by the symbol Z in FIG. The slider 636 slides between a fifth position (initial position) shown in FIGS. 5A and 7A and a sixth position shown in FIGS. 5B and 7B. When the side guide unit 604 is opened, it is pressed by the rotating cam 634 connected via the connecting pin 634b, so that it is indicated by a symbol Z in FIG. 7B. Slide in the direction shown.

  Further, when the side guide unit 604 is closed, the slider 636 is slid in the direction opposite to the reference sign Z in FIG. 7B by being pulled back to the rotating cam 634 connected via the connecting pin 634b. The That is, there is a range in which the medal return button 133 can be moved. When the medal return button 133 is operated and the medal return button 133 is moved within this range, the slider 636 is detected by the first medal detection sensor 638a, and the medal is returned. When the return button 133 is not operated, the slider 636 is not detected by the first medal detection sensor 638a. The slider 636 may be moved so that the slider 636 is detected by both the first medal detection sensor 638a and the second medal detection sensor 638b. With this configuration, since the slider 636 can be detected by a plurality of sensors, it may be easy to determine whether the detection target is a medal or the slider 636 from the detection timing.

  The medal detection sensor 638 is detection means that can detect the entry and exit of the slider 636 and the passage of the medal. The medal detection sensor 638 is disposed on the downstream side of the first medal detection sensor 638a (hereinafter also referred to as “sensor 1”) disposed on the upstream side of the medal passage in the medal selector 600. A second medal detection sensor 638b (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “sensor 2”) is provided. The sensor 1 and the sensor 2 are optical sensors including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit. In this example, the slider 636 enters and exits and a medal passes between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the sensor 1. The medal passes between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the sensor 2.

  Specifically, the sensor 1 detects the main control unit 300 when the slider 636 moves to the sixth position (the position shown in FIG. 5B or 7B) or when a medal is detected. ON detection signal is output to the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300 and the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300 detects OFF when the slider 636 moves to a position other than the sixth position and no medal is detected. Output a signal. The sensor 2 outputs an ON detection signal to the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300 when a medal is detected, and turns OFF to the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300 when no medal is detected. A detection signal is output. The logic of the detection signals of the sensors 1 and 2 may be the opposite logic (OFF when detected, ON when not detected).

  Further, the distance between the sensor 1 and the sensor 2 is set to be shorter than the length of the medal diameter. When the regular medal passes normally through the medal detection medal detection sensor 638, only the sensor 1 is turned on first. Detection signal (only sensor 1 detects a medal), then both sensor 1 and sensor 2 output an ON detection signal (both sensor 1 and sensor 2 detect a medal), and finally Further, only the sensor 2 outputs an ON detection signal (only the sensor 2 detects a medal).

<Medal selection operation by medal selector>
Next, a medal selection operation by the medal selector 600 will be briefly described. The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 141 flow down the medal passage of the medal selector 600. At this time, the lower edge of the medal is supported by the medal rolling surface 612a, and the movable pushing guide 620 of the side surface guide unit 604 is loosely pressed from the side. Therefore, if the medal is legitimate and has a prescribed outer diameter, the medal is directed toward the medal payout device (hopper) 180 according to the downward inclination of the transfer guide 612 that forms the medal passage. It flows down while rolling. On the other hand, an illegal medal smaller than the prescribed size drops out from the transfer guide 612 and falls out of the medal selector 600 and is returned to the medal tray 161 from the medal discharge port 155 via the passage (chute) 266.

<Medal return operation by medal selector>
Next, a medal return operation by the medal selector 600 will be briefly described. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the medal selector 600 when the medal return button 133 is pressed.

  When the medal return button 133 is pressed, the push bar 133a connected to the medal return button 133 moves in the direction perpendicular to the front door 102 and toward the inside of the main body (the direction indicated by the symbol X in FIG. 8). Is provided. On the other hand, the medal return device 614 is installed so as to be parallel to the front door 102. Therefore, when the medal return button 133 is operated, the push bar 133a moves in the X direction according to the operation of the medal return button 133, and presses the medal return device 614 vertically. As a result, the medal return device 614 rotates in conjunction with the operation of the medal return button 133 and the tip 616 of the medal return device 614 enters the medal sorting opening 608, so that the medal M jammed in the medal passage Falls from the medal selector 600 and is returned to the medal tray 161 from the medal discharge port 155 through the passage (chute) 266.

  In this example, the side guide unit 604 is also configured to rotate about the bearing portion 618 as the medal return device 614 rotates. Therefore, in conjunction with the operation of the medal return button 133, the side guide unit 604 also changes from the first state shown in FIGS. 5A and 8A to FIGS. 5B and 8B. And the drive pin 622 provided on the side guide unit 604 is driven.

  The medal return button 133 is provided with an elastic member (a spring in this example) 133b, and the medal return button 133 and the push bar 133a are connected via the elastic member 133b. When 133 is pressed, the elastic member 133b contracts and the pressing bar 133a moves in the X direction, and when the pressing of the medal return button 133 is stopped (when the operator releases the medal return button 133), the elastic member 133b is elastic. Due to the restoring force of the member 133b, the medal return button 133 and the pressing bar 133a are configured to return to their original positions (positions before pressing).

<Main control unit main processing>
Next, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit.
As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal is input executes a main control unit main process according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306 after resetting by a reset interrupt.

  When the power is turned on, first, various initial settings are made in step S101. In this initial setting, setting of a stack initial value to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of interrupt prohibition, initial setting of the I / O 310, initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, operation permission to the WDT 314, and initial setting Set the value. In step S103, the medal insertion / start operation acceptance process is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S105. Although details will be described later, in this medal insertion / start operation acceptance process, a process for setting a prescribed number of medals, a determination as to whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated, and the like are performed.

  In step S105, the number of inserted medals is determined and an effective winning line is determined. In step S107, the random value generated by the random value generation circuit 316 is acquired. In step S109, the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 306 is read according to the current gaming state, and an internal lottery is performed using this and the random value acquired in step S107. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination (including an operating combination) is won internally, the flag of the winning combination is turned ON. In step S111, reel stop data is selected based on the internal lottery result.

  In step S113, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started. In step S115, the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be received. When any one of the stop buttons is pressed, the reel stop control in which one of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop button is selected in step S111. Stop based on data. When all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S117. In step S117, a winning determination is performed. Here, when a symbol combination corresponding to some winning combination is displayed on the activated winning line 114, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For example, if “bell-bell-bell” is aligned on the activated winning line, it is determined that the player has won the bell. In step S119, if any winning combination with payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out according to the number of winning lines. In step S121, game state control processing is performed. In the game state control process, a process related to transition of each game state of normal game, BB game, RB game, and internal winning game is performed, and the game state is shifted when those start conditions and end conditions are satisfied. Thus, one game is completed. Thereafter, returning to step S103 and repeating the above-described processing, the game proceeds.

<Medal insertion / start operation acceptance processing>
Next, the medal insertion / start operation acceptance process (step 103) in the main process of the main control unit described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of medal insertion / start operation acceptance processing.

  In step S201 of the medal insertion / start operation acceptance process, after the prescribed number of medals is set, the process proceeds to step S202. Here, the prescribed number means the maximum number of medals that can be bet in the game. The prescribed number depends on the game specifications of the slot machine 100, but is set to three in the case of a normal game, for example. Note that when a re-win is won in the previous game, a process of inserting the same number of medals as the number of medals inserted in the previous game is performed, so that it is not necessary for the player to insert medals.

  In step S202, it is determined whether or not there is a medal insertion abnormality. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S203, and if not, the process proceeds to step S204. Whether or not the medal insertion is abnormal depends on whether or not error information is set in a main control unit timer interrupt process to be described later. In step S204, it is determined whether the number of inserted medals is one or more. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S205; otherwise, the process returns to step S202. In step S205, it is determined whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If applicable, the process ends, and if not, the process returns to step S202.

  In step S203, error processing is performed. The content of this error processing can be selected variously. For example, a predetermined error code is displayed on the game information display 126, and the game is interrupted. This state is released when a reset switch provided in the slot machine 100 is operated or when the power is turned off. Note that the content of the error processing is not limited to this example, and examples thereof include issuing an alarm and transmitting information indicating that an error has occurred in the hall computer.

<Main control unit timer interrupt processing>
Next, a main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main control unit timer interrupt process.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

  In step S301, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving each register value of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed. In step S302, the WDT 314 is periodically changed to the initial value (32.8 ms in this embodiment) so that no WDT interruption occurs (so as not to detect a processing abnormality). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S303, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port status update process, the detection signals of the sensor circuits 320 of the various sensors 318 are input via the input ports of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and each of the various sensors 318 is partitioned in the RAM 308. Store in the provided signal state storage area. In step S304, various game processes are performed. Specifically, an interrupt status is acquired (various interrupt statuses are acquired based on signals from various sensors 318), and processing according to this status is performed (for example, the interrupt status of each acquired stop button 137 to 139). Based on the stop button reception process).

  In step S305, timer update processing is performed. Various timers are updated for each time unit. In step S306, command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. Note that the output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits in the present embodiment, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bit 11 -14 are command types (in this embodiment, basic command, start lever reception command, production command accompanying production lottery processing, rotation start command accompanying the start of rotation of reels 110 to 112, and operation of stop buttons 137 to 139. Bits 0 to 10 are command data (a stop button reception command accompanying the stop processing of the reels 110 to 112, a payout number command accompanying the medal payout processing, a payout end command, a command indicating a gaming state, etc.). Predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

  In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the contents of effect control can be determined.

  In step S307, an external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to an information input circuit 652 separate from the slot machine 100 via the information output circuit 334. In step S308, device monitoring processing is performed. Although details will be described later, in this device monitoring process, various devices such as a sensor of the medal selector 600 are monitored.

  In step S309, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S311. When the low voltage signal is off (when power supply cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S310.

  In step S310, various processes for ending the timer interrupt end process are performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S301 is set in each original register. Then, the process returns to the main control unit main process. On the other hand, in step S311, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved as a return data in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. Then, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit.

<Device monitoring processing>
Next, the device monitoring process (step 308) in the main control unit timer interrupt process described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the device monitoring process.

  In step S401 of the device monitoring process, it is determined whether the medal selector sensor monitoring flag stored in the RAM 308 is on or off. If it is on, the process proceeds to step S402. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S403. Here, the medal selector sensor monitoring flag is a flag that is set to ON in the gaming state control process (step S121) in the main control unit main process, and is set to OFF after acquiring the random number value in the random number acquisition (step S107). is there.

  Therefore, in this example, the medal detection / error determination process in step S402 is executed after the medal selector sensor monitoring flag is set to ON in the gaming state control process (step S121), and the random number acquisition (step S107). This is only the period until the medal selector sensor monitoring flag is set to OFF.

  In step S402, after medal detection / error determination processing is performed, the process proceeds to step S403. Although details will be described later, in this medal detection / error determination process, the signal states of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in step S303 are read, and when an error is detected, a process of setting error information is performed. .

  In step S403, after other device monitoring processing is performed, the processing ends. In other device monitoring processing, processing such as setting of the medal selector 600, various lamps 336, and various 7-segment (SEG) indicators is performed according to the current gaming state.

<Medal detection / error judgment processing>
Next, the medal detection / error determination process (step 402) in the above-described device monitoring process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of medal detection / error determination processing.

  In step S501 of the medal detection / error determination process, the signal states (previous sensor states) of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in the previous main control unit timer interrupt process are acquired, and in the next step S502, the current time The signal states (current sensor states) of the various sensors 318 stored in the signal state storage area in the main control unit timer interrupt process are acquired.

  In subsequent steps S503 and S504, the previous sensor state and the current sensor state are referred to, the detection signal of sensor 1 (first medal detection sensor 638a shown in FIG. 7) changes from OFF to ON, and sensor 2 ( It is determined whether or not the detection signal of the second medal detection sensor 638b shown in FIG. 7 is OFF (that is, whether or not a medal has entered the medal detection sensor 638). As a result of the determination, if applicable, the process proceeds to step S505, and if not, the process proceeds to step S507.

  In step S505, the timer 1 stored in the RAM 308 starts to count, and in the next step S506, a process of adding medals (in this example, the upper limit for storing medals is 50, and the upper limit for the number of bets is , The specified number of sheets), the process proceeds to step S507.

  In subsequent steps S507 and S508, the previous sensor state and the current sensor state are referred to, the detection signal of sensor 2 (second medal detection sensor 638b shown in FIG. 7) changes from ON to OFF, and sensor 1 ( It is determined whether or not the detection signal of the first medal detection sensor 638a shown in FIG. 7 is OFF (that is, whether or not the medal has been withdrawn from the medal detection sensor 638). As a result of the determination, if applicable, the process proceeds to step S509, and if not, the process proceeds to step S510.

  In step S509, the timer 1 that has started measuring time in step S505 is finished, and then the process proceeds to step S510. In step S510, the value of timer 1 is referred to determine whether the time is over (in this example, the value of timer 1 is greater than the value corresponding to 1516.032 ms). Advances to step S511, and if not applicable, the process ends. In step S511, the process ends after error setting is performed. The contents of this error setting can be selected variously. For example, a process of performing error notification using the effect image display device 157 or a process of displaying a predetermined error code on the game information display 126 to interrupt the game is executed. To do.

<Specific examples of medal detection and error determination>
Next, a specific example of medal detection / error determination will be described. FIG. 14A is a time chart showing detection signals of the sensors 1 and 2 when a regular medal normally passes through the medal selector 600.

  As described above, in this example, when a regular medal passes normally through the medal detection sensor 638 of the medal selector 600, only the sensor 1 outputs an ON detection signal first (only the sensor 1 detects a medal). Next, both sensor 1 and sensor 2 output an ON detection signal (both sensor 1 and sensor 2 detect a medal), and finally only sensor 2 outputs an ON detection signal (only sensor 2 It is configured to detect medals).

  In the medal detection / error determination process executed every predetermined interrupt cycle (1.877 ms in this example), the detection signal of the sensor 1 changes from OFF to ON, and the detection signal of the sensor 2 changes. When it is determined that the timer is OFF, the timer 1 starts counting. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 14A, the detection signal of the sensor 1 is changed from OFF to ON and the detection signal of the sensor 2 is determined to be OFF at the timing indicated by reference numeral T1 (sensor Since only 1 has detected a medal), timer 1 has started counting time.

  In the medal detection / error determination process, when the detection signal of the sensor 2 changes from ON to OFF and it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 1 is OFF, the timer 1 finishes counting. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 14A, the detection signal of the sensor 2 changes from ON to OFF and the detection signal of the sensor 1 is determined to be OFF at the timing indicated by reference numeral T2 (sensor Since only 2 has detected a medal), the timer 1 has finished counting.

  Further, in the medal detection / error determination process, the value of timer 1 is referred to and whether or not the time is over (in this example, whether or not the value of timer 1 is larger than the value corresponding to t1 = 1516.03 ms). In the example shown in FIG. 14A, it is determined that the value of timer 1 is equal to or less than a value corresponding to t1 = 1516.03 ms, and the error setting is performed. The medal detection / error determination process is completed without performing the process. Needless to say, the value of t1 is not limited to 1516.032 ms.

  The medal return button 133 is generally not operated so that the pressed state continues for a long time, and the pressed state is repeated a plurality of times at short intervals. That is, the medal M jammed in the medal passage is dropped by vibration generated by operating the medal return button 133 many times. Therefore, if the error setting time is set by this operation, the frequency of the error setting is increased, and the value of t1 is set to 1 s or more because it places an extra burden on the store clerk and the player of the game store. preferable.

  On the other hand, FIG. 14B is a time chart showing detection signals of the sensors 1 and 2 when a regular medal cannot normally pass through the medal selector 600 (when the medal stays in the medal selector 600). is there.

  In the example shown in FIG. 14B, it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 1 is changed from OFF to ON and the detection signal of the sensor 2 is OFF at the timing indicated by reference numeral T1 (only the sensor 1). Since the medal has been detected), the timer 1 starts counting, but after that, the medal stays in the medal selector 600, and as a result, only the sensor 1 detects the medal.

  For this reason, in the example shown in FIG. 14B, in the medal detection / error determination process, the timer 1 does not end timing, and at the timing indicated by the symbol T3, it is determined that the timer 1 is over, and the error setting is performed. Has started.

  In this example, as described above, in addition to the case where the sensor 1 detects the medal, the sensor 1 moves when the slider 636 of the medal selector 600 moves to the sixth position (between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the sensor 1). Also, when the slider 636 enters the sensor circuit 320, the ON detection signal is output to the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300.

  Therefore, when the side guide unit 604 is opened by the medal return operation (pressing operation of the medal return button 133), the drive pin 632 of the open / close detection device 630 moves from the first position (initial position) to the second position. The rotating cam 634 is pressed by the drive pin 632 and rotated from the third position (initial position) to the fourth position, and the slider 636 is pressed by the rotating cam 634 and moved from the fifth position (initial position). When the slider 636 moves between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the sensor 1 and moves to the sixth position, the timer 1 starts counting.

  When the medal return operation is continued in the state where there is no medal in the medal selector 600, the state in which only the sensor 1 outputs the ON detection signal continues, and the detection signal of the sensor 2 does not change. For this reason, even when the medal return operation (the pressing operation of the medal return button 133) is continued for a predetermined time, even when the regular medal cannot pass through the medal selector 600 normally (the medal stays in the medal selector 600). As in the case), in the medal detection / error determination process, the timer 1 does not end timing, it is determined that the timer 1 is over, and error setting is started.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of error setting. The contents of the error setting can be selected in various ways. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, an error notification by the side lamp 144 (blinking in this example) or an error notification by the game information display 126 (in this example, the error type is changed). Error code (display of E1 representing medal jamming error) and error notification (controlled in this example by the first sub-control unit 400 based on a command from the main control unit 300) (in this example, warning) Notification by sound or voice) or error notification by the effect image display device 157 (controlled by the second sub control unit 500 based on commands from the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400) (in this example, “ Character display) ”or the like. This state is released when a reset switch provided in the slot machine 100 is operated or when the power is turned off.

  When cheating is performed, the side guide unit 604 is moved away from the medal passage for a predetermined time, and there is a high possibility that the cheating device is attached in the medal passage. Even when the return operation (pressing operation of the medal return button 133) is continued for a predetermined time, an unauthorized device is attached to a store clerk or the like of an amusement store in order to perform an error notification (E1 indicating a medal jam error) indicating a medal jam. It is possible to prevent fraud by performing the confirmation work assuming that it has been done.

  Note that it is general that a plurality of types of errors can be made even for errors relating to the medal selector 600. For example, a medal backflow detection error may be performed when a medal backflow detection is detected, or a medal passage number error error may be performed in addition to a medal clogging error. However, except for a medal jamming error, the error is for the purpose of grasping the occurrence of an event. Therefore, when an error occurs, the medal selector 600 may be checked by a store clerk. Low compared to when a clogging error occurs. Even when a check operation is performed by a store clerk, it is unlikely that an operation of opening and closing the side guide unit 604 and inspecting the medal passage will be performed. In other words, the medal clogging error is most likely to be confirmed by the store clerk in the medal passage of the medal selector 600, and the probability of finding an unauthorized device is increased by this confirming operation.

<Variation 1 of the present invention>
Next, Modification 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16A is a time chart showing detection signals of the sensors 1 and 2 when the medal return operation is performed a plurality of times at short intervals.

  In the first modification, processing related to timer 2 is added to the above-described medal detection / error determination processing. In the processing related to the timer 2, when the detection signal of the sensor 1 changes from OFF to ON and it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 2 is OFF, the timer 1 starts measuring time and Start timing of another timer 2. Further, after that, when the detection signal of the sensor 1 changes from OFF to ON again and it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 2 is OFF, the timer 2 finishes counting and the value of the timer 2 is predetermined. When the time is smaller than the value corresponding to the time (for example, 500 ms), the timer 1 is restarted after the timer 1 is initialized, but the error setting is not performed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 15A, the detection signal of the sensor 1 is changed from OFF to ON and the detection signal of the sensor 2 is determined to be OFF (medal return button) at the timing indicated by T4. The timer 1 and the timer 2 have started to be timed since it has been determined that there has been an N-th press operation of 133 (N is a positive integer).

  Subsequently, since it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 1 changes from OFF to ON and the detection signal of the sensor 2 is OFF at the timing indicated by reference numeral T5 (the N + 1th pressing operation of the medal return button 133) Because it is determined that there has been), the timer 2 has finished counting time. In addition, since the value of timer 2 is smaller than the value corresponding to the predetermined time t2 (for example, 500 ms), the timer 1 restarts counting after the timer 1 is initialized. However, no error setting has been made.

  On the other hand, FIG. 16B is a time chart showing detection signals of the sensors 1 and 2 when the medal return operation is performed a plurality of times at long intervals.

  In the example shown in FIG. 16B, it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 1 changes from OFF to ON and the detection signal of the sensor 2 is OFF (medal return button) at the timing indicated by T7. The timer 1 and the timer 2 have started to be timed since it has been determined that there has been an N-th press operation of 133 (N is a positive integer).

  Subsequently, at the timing indicated by reference numeral T8, it is determined that the detection signal of the sensor 1 changes from OFF to ON and the detection signal of the sensor 2 is OFF (the N + 1th pressing operation of the medal return button 133 is performed). The timer 2 has finished counting time. However, in this example, since the value of timer 2 is larger than the value corresponding to a predetermined time t2 (for example, 500 ms), timer 1 is restarted after timer 1 is initialized, and it is determined that timer 1 is over. In that case, an error setting has been made.

  When a medal clogging occurs in the medal selector 600, as shown in FIG. 16A, the medal return operation is likely to be performed a plurality of times at short intervals, whereas an illegal act is performed. As shown in FIG. 16 (b), the medal return operation is performed at long intervals, so that the side guide unit 604 is moved away from the medal path, and the unauthorized device is attached in the medal path. Probability is high. Therefore, according to this example, it is possible to accurately determine when a clogged medal occurs and when an illegal act is performed, and while preventing illegal acts, the store clerk and the player of the amusement store There is no extra burden.

<Modification 2 of the present invention>
Next, Modification 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing, in time series, a state in which a regular medal passes through the medal selector according to the second modification, and FIG. It is the figure shown by. In addition, each figure shown to the left side of Fig.17 (a)-(c) and (a)-(c) of FIG. Each figure shown is a side view corresponding to the front view.

  The medal selector according to the second modification rolls on the side guide unit 652 that can be opened and closed by a medal return operation (pressing operation of the medal return button 133) and the side guide unit 652 or the medal passage 658. A detection piece 654 rotated by any one of the medals M and a medal detection sensor 656 including a sensor 656a capable of detecting the detection piece 654 are configured.

  The detection piece 654 is a member that is rotatably attached to a rotation shaft 654a that is fixed to the main body of the medal selector, and that is rotatable in a direction indicated by a symbol Z in FIGS. 17B and 18B. This detection piece 654 is located between the seventh position (initial position) shown in FIGS. 17A and 18A and the eighth position shown in FIGS. 17C and 18C. When it is pressed by the medal M that rolls on the medal passage 658 or when it is pressed by the side guide unit 652, the eighth position is changed from the seventh position (initial position) to the eighth position. It is rotated to the position.

  The rotating shaft 654a is provided with a spring (not shown) for returning the detection piece 654 to the seventh position (initial position), and when the pressing by the medal M or the side guide unit 652 is released. The spring is biased to return from the eighth position to the seventh position (initial position).

  The medal detection sensor 656 is detection means that can detect the entry and exit of the detection piece 654, and includes one sensor 656b. The sensor 656a is an optical sensor including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit, and in this example, the detection piece 654 is configured to enter and exit between the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the sensor 656a.

  Specifically, the sensor 656a is moved when the detection piece 654 is rotated by the medal M or the side guide unit 652 and moved to the eighth position (the position shown in FIGS. 17C and 18C). When an ON detection signal is output to the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300 and the detection piece 654 is moved to a position other than the eighth position by the biasing force of the spring, the sensor circuit 320 of the main control unit 300 An OFF detection signal is output.

  FIG. 19A is a time chart illustrating a detection signal of the sensor 656a when a regular medal normally passes through the medal selector according to the second modification.

  In this example, when the medal detection sensor 656 of the medal selector detects the detection piece 654 rotated by the medal M, the sensor 656a is configured to output an ON detection signal. In the medal detection / error determination process executed every predetermined interrupt cycle (1.877 ms in this example), the timer 1 starts counting when the detection signal of the sensor 656a changes from OFF to ON. To do. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 19A, the timing of the timer 1 is started when the detection signal of the sensor 656a changes from OFF to ON at the timing indicated by T11.

  In the medal detection / error determination process, the value of timer 1 is referred to determine whether the time is over (in this example, whether it is larger than the value corresponding to 1516.032 ms). In the example shown in FIG. 19A, it is determined that the value of timer 1 is equal to or less than the value corresponding to 1516.032 ms, and medal detection / error determination is performed without performing error setting. Processing has ended.

  On the other hand, FIG. 19B is a time chart showing a detection signal of the sensor 656a when a regular medal cannot normally pass through the medal selector according to the modification 2 (when the medal stays in the medal selector). is there.

  In the example shown in FIG. 19B, the timing of the timer 1 is started because the detection signal of the sensor 656a is changed from OFF to ON at the timing indicated by T11. Thereafter, the medal is placed in the medal selector. As a result of staying, the state in which the sensor 656a detects the medal continues.

  For this reason, in the example shown in FIG. 19B, in the medal detection / error determination process, the time measurement of the timer 1 does not end, and it is determined that the timer 1 is over at the timing indicated by reference numeral T13, and the error setting is performed. Has started.

  In this example, as described above, the sensor 656a is not limited to the main control unit when the detection piece 654 is rotated by the side guide unit 652 in addition to the case where the detection piece 654 is rotated by the medal M. An ON detection signal is output to the sensor circuit 320 of 300. Therefore, even when the detection piece 654 enters between the light projecting portion and the light receiving portion of the sensor 656a by opening the side guide unit 652 by the medal return operation (pressing operation of the medal return button 133), the timer 1 Start timing.

  When the medal return operation is continued in the state where there is no medal in the medal selector, the state where the sensor 656a outputs the ON detection signal continues, so that the regular medal cannot pass normally through the medal selector. As in the case (when the medal stays in the medal selector), in the medal detection / error determination process, the timer 1 does not end timing, it is determined that the timer 1 is over, and error setting is started. Become.

  According to the medal selector according to this example, since the number of sensors can be one, the number of parts can be reduced and the structure can be simplified as compared with the medal selector 600 described above. Further, when the detection piece 654 is located at the seventh position (the initial position shown in FIGS. 17A and 18A), the medal M is prevented from flowing backward from the downstream side to the upstream side. It is possible to perform stable game control by preventing occurrence of troubles and the like.

  In the above-described medal selector 600, if the same detection signal as that in the time chart shown in FIG. 14A is detected, it is determined that the signal has passed normally. If the sensor 2 is detected, it may be determined that the sensor 2 has passed normally. That is, it is possible to make the movement of the slider 636 and the movement of the medal work together to make it appear normal. On the other hand, according to the medal selector according to this example, the detection piece 654 can be moved both when the side guide unit 652 moves and when the medal passes, and the sensor 656a detects the detection piece 654. Therefore, it is difficult to coordinate the movement of the side guide unit 652 and the movement of medals.

  As described above, the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1) according to the present embodiment has a medal selector (for example, the medal selector 600 shown in FIG. 5) and the retention of medals in the medal selector. Retention detection means for detecting (for example, steps S501 to S510 of the medal detection / error determination process shown in FIG. 13) and stay notification means for notifying that the stay has been detected by the stay detection means (for example, FIG. 13 is a game table provided with the processing of step S511 of the medal detection / error determination processing and the effect image display device 157, the side lamp 144, the game information display 126, and the speakers 227 and 277) shown in FIG. The medal selector is a medal selector main body (for example, a selector main body unit shown in FIG. 602), a cover body (for example, a side guide unit 604 shown in FIG. 5) attached to the medal selector body so as to be openable and closable, and a sensor (for example, a medal detection sensor 638 shown in FIG. 5) capable of detecting a medal. And a detection body (for example, a drive pin 632 shown in FIG. 5) that moves in accordance with opening and closing of the cover body, and the sensor is capable of detecting the detection body, The stay detection means is means for detecting the stay when a period during which the medal or the detection object is continuously detected by the sensor becomes a predetermined period (for example, 1516.032 ms). It is a game machine.

  When cheating is performed, the cover body is moved away from the medal selector main body for a predetermined time, and there is a high possibility that the fraudulent device is attached in the medal selector main body. According to this, in order to detect stay and notify that when the period during which the detection body that moves according to the opening and closing of the cover body has been detected becomes a predetermined period, an unauthorized device is provided to the clerk of the amusement store. It is possible to prevent fraud by having the confirmation work assumed to be attached. Moreover, even if it is going to attach an unauthorized device to the position which is not detected by a sensor, possibility that it will be discovered by the confirmation work of a store clerk can be raised.

  In addition, an operation means (for example, a medal return button 133 shown in FIG. 1) operated by a player is provided, and the cover body can detect the detection body by the sensor when an operation is performed by the operation means. It may be moved to a different position.

  With such a configuration, the period during which the detection body that moves according to the opening / closing of the cover body is detected is the predetermined period even when the player cannot resolve the clogged medal by the operation of the operation means. In such a case, the stagnation is detected, and a notification to that effect is made. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the clogging of medals by causing a store clerk or the like of the amusement store to perform a confirmation operation assuming clogging of medals.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, the detection body moves to a position that can be detected by the sensor when a medal (for example, medal M shown in FIG. 17) passes through the medal selector. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the detection body is in an open state (for example, a state shown in FIG. 18C) from a state in which the cover body is closed (for example, a state shown in FIG. 18A). It may be that moved to a position that can be detected by the sensor.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to improve the accuracy of stay detection by appropriately detecting the movement of the detection body.

  The gaming table according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the slot machine 100 according to the above embodiment. For example, the medal selector 600, the selector body unit 602, the side guide unit 604, and the cover guide 606 are used. The “medal selector” according to the present invention includes a medal selector body attached to the game stand, a cover body attached to the medal selector body so as to be openable and closable, and a sensor capable of detecting medals. What is necessary is just to have at least. Therefore, the detection body (for example, the drive pin 632 shown in FIG. 5) that moves in response to opening and closing of the cover body may be configured separately from the medal selector, and the “detection body” according to the present invention is the cover body. Anything that moves according to opening and closing may be used.

  In addition, the “predetermined time” according to the present invention is not limited to the numerical values shown in the above embodiment, and can be appropriately set according to the usage environment of the medal selector. Further, the “staying notification means” according to the present invention may be a means for notifying that a stay has been detected, and can be a display means (for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL) capable of outputting sound. In addition to sound output means (for example, a speaker), light emitting means (for example, LED, lamp) capable of emitting light, movable bodies (for example, opening / closing operation, rotating operation, reciprocating operation, vibration, etc.) The shutter 163) shown in FIG. 1 may be used.

  The “sensor” according to the present invention is not limited to an optical sensor, and may be any sensor that can detect medals and detection pieces, and may be, for example, a laser sensor, a photoelectric sensor, or the like. Further, the number of sensors is not limited to 1 or 2, and three or more sensors may be provided. The “operation means” according to the present invention is not limited to the medal return button 133, and may be other operation means such as a touch panel and a lever.

  In order to prevent other stores' medals from being used at their own stores, it is common to place their own medals on their own medals. It is required to have a function of identifying medals from other stores based on the difference in store medal patterns. As one of devices that realize such a function, a coin identifying device has been proposed (see, for example, JP 2010-160702 A). In order to make it possible to identify medals in such an identification device, it is necessary to register a medal pattern of the own store in advance. Furthermore, in order to accumulate information on the pattern of the medal of the own store (hereinafter referred to as “original information”) with high accuracy, it is preferable to use a large number of used own store medals as samples.

  By the way, if a large number of medals are used even for information storage, use of medals inserted from the insertion slot improves work efficiency. However, because the information is being accumulated, if the medals inserted from the slot are excluded from being used in the game, the game cannot be started at once even though all of the medals are all own medals. It will be a situation. In addition, there may be a problem that the game work cannot be smoothly performed when the store clerk wants to check the game operation or when the process of storing the original information is started due to malfunction.

  As a game stand for solving such a problem, a sample medal information storage device that stores medal information as a sample, an entry medal information storage device that stores medal information of a medal that has entered the game stand, and medal information An identity determination device for determining whether or not the identity of the medal information of the medal that has entered the game stand and the sample medal information is based on the medal information stored in the storage device and the medal information stored in the entry medal information storage device. And a discriminating device for discriminating between medals for which identity is determined by the identity determining device and medals for which identity is determined to be denied by the identity determining device. Is provided with a device that does not distinguish medals that have entered the game table until the sample medal information storage device stores medal information as a sample. That gaming table can be considered. According to such a game stand, there are cases where the game work can proceed smoothly.

  Also, a passage detection device that detects passage of medals, a sample medal information storage device that stores medal information as a sample, an entry medal information storage device that stores medal information of medals that have entered the game table, and medal information storage An identity determination device that determines whether or not the identity of the medal information of the medal that has entered the game stand and the sample medal information is based on the medal information stored in the device and the medal information stored in the entry medal information storage device; In a game stand comprising: a distinguishing device that distinguishes a medal that has been determined to be identified by the identity determining device and a medal that has been determined to be negative from the identity determining device. Is equipped with a device for detecting a medal that has entered the game table until the sample medal information storage device stores medal information as a sample. It may be a gaming table that. According to such a game stand, there are cases where the game work can proceed smoothly.

  Here, the medal information is surface shape information. The medal information may be information on the surface material, or information on the surface shape and the surface material. The distinction device is a device that stores medals in a storage device inside the game table. The distinction device may be a discharge device that discharges medals to the outside of the gaming table.

  Also, a sample medal information storage device that stores medal information as a sample, an entry medal information storage device that stores medal information of medals that have entered the game table, and medal information and entry medal information stored in the medal information storage device The identity determination device for determining whether the medal information of the medal that has entered the game table and the medal information used as a sample from the medal information stored in the storage device and the identity determination device recognize the identity. In a gaming machine provided with a discriminating device that distinguishes a medal that has been judged from a medal that has been judged to be negative by the identity judging device, the sample medal information storage device stores medal information as a sample. Is a device that stores medal information as a sample when an instruction signal to be received is received from an external control device. The sample medal information storage device is a sample distinguishing device. In the state where the medal information to be stored is not stored and the instruction signal is received from the external control device, it is regarded as a medal that has been judged to deny the identity of the medal that has entered the gaming table. The discriminator enters the game table after the sample medal information storage device does not store the sample medal information and receives an instruction signal from the external control device. A gaming machine characterized by including a device that does not distinguish medals. According to such a game stand, the medals can be distinguished even when the game work can be smoothly advanced and the medal information is not stored by the unauthorized operation.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of the slot machine 100 using medals (coins) as a game medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine using game balls (for example, pachinko balls) as game media is shown. Is also applicable. In this case, the present invention can be applied by replacing “medal” with “game ball”.

  Further, the gaming table according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), “inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot 2002, executes a lottery based on a bet button 2004 and a start 2006 operation, and displays a lottery result. Displayed on the device 2008, the number of bonus coins is added to the number of remaining credits at the time of winning, and when cashout 2009 is selected, a receipt with a code corresponding to the number of remaining credits is issued from the receipt issuing machine 2010 Casino machine 2000 "may be used.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the cellular phone 3000 having a storage unit for storing the electronic data for realizing the present invention, and the electronic data for realizing the present invention as shown in FIG. The present invention may be applied to a portable game machine 4000 having a storage unit for storing the video data and a home video game machine 5000 having a storage unit for storing electronic data for realizing the present invention.

  More specifically, the cellular phone 3000 in FIG. 6B includes an operation unit operated by a player, a data acquisition unit that acquires data related to the game through a mobile phone line, and acquired data related to the game (the present invention). And a control unit for controlling the game based on the data stored in the storage unit and the operation of the operation unit.

  Further, the portable game machine 4000 in FIG. 10C includes an operation unit operated by the player, a data acquisition unit that acquires data related to the game from a predetermined storage medium (DVD or the like), and acquired data about the game ( And a control unit that controls the game based on the data stored in the storage unit and the operation of the operation unit.

  In addition, the home video game machine 5000 in FIG. 5C includes an operation unit operated by a player, a data acquisition unit that acquires data related to the game from a predetermined storage medium (DVD or the like), and an acquired game. A storage unit that stores data (electronic data that implements the present invention), and a control unit that controls the game based on the data stored in the storage unit and the operation of the operation unit are provided.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4D, the present invention may be applied to a data server 6000 that stores electronic data for realizing the present invention. In some cases, the electronic data for realizing the present invention is downloaded from the data server 6000 to the home video game machine 5000 shown in FIG. Further, the present invention may be applied to an arrange ball game machine, a ball ball game machine, and a pinball machine. In addition, the present invention is a gaming machine (for example, a casino machine, a video game machine, an encapsulated pachinko gaming machine) that can be played with the input of gaming media, and a gaming machine that uses the gaming media itself for gaming (for example, It may be applied to a medal dropping game machine). Here, “inserting game media” means “betting”, and “bet” is also agreed. “Input of game media” includes “input of currency” and “input of electronic money”. A casino machine is a casino where the game can be started by inserting a currency, and when the lottery result is a win, the symbol set in association with the corresponding selection result stops and the player pays out as a bonus. Machine.

  In addition, the main control unit, the first sub control unit, and the second sub control unit may be configured as a single chip, or the main control unit and the first sub control unit may be configured to allow bidirectional communication. Good. Moreover, while enabling bidirectional communication between the main control unit and the first sub control unit, communication from the first sub control unit to the second sub control unit may be one-way communication.

  Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done. In addition, in some cases, the content described in one configuration among a plurality of configurations described in the embodiments may be applied to other configurations to further widen the game.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine represented by a ball and ball game machine (pachinko machine), a revolving game machine (slot machine), an enclosed game machine, or a medalless slot machine. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Slot machine 110-112 Reel 133 Medal return button 135 Start lever 137-139 Stop button 157 Effect image display apparatus 300 Main control part 400 1st sub-control part 500 2nd sub-control part 600 Medal selector 604 Side guide unit 622 Drive pin

The present invention relates to a gaming table and medals selector represented by the reel-game machine (slot machine).

The present invention was made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and it is a fraudulent act by allowing a clerk or the like of a game shop to perform confirmation work assuming that an unauthorized device is attached. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game table and a medal selector capable of preventing the occurrence of the problem.

A gaming table according to the present invention includes a medal selector body attached to the gaming table, a cover body that can be freely opened and closed to the medal selector body, and a medal passage formed by the medal selector body and the cover body. wherein the the return button to remove the medals in the medal passage is pressed, and the medal selector capable of dropping medals from the medal passage said cover member is opened, the residence of detecting the accumulation of medals A game machine comprising: a detecting means; and a stay notification means for notifying that the stay has been detected by the stay detection means, wherein the medal selector is a sensor and a detection body detected by the sensor When, wherein the sensing body, by rotating in a first direction by being pushed by the medal passing through the medal path, said sensor The detection body can be moved from a position not detected by the sensor to a position detected by the sensor, and the detection body can be moved from a position not detected by the sensor by turning the return button in a second direction when the return button is pressed. The sensor is movable to a position detected by the sensor, the second direction is the same direction as the first direction, and is a direction away from the medal path, and the detection body is the sensor when in the not detected positioned, which medals provided to prevent the backflow from the downstream side to the upstream side of the medal passage, said staying sensing means prior Symbol detection object by the sensor The gaming machine is a means for detecting the stay when the period during which the continuation is continuously detected becomes a predetermined period.
The medal selector according to the present invention includes a medal selector main body attached to a game stand, a cover body attached to the medal selector main body so as to be freely opened and closed, and a medal passage formed by the medal selector main body and the cover body. And when the return button for removing the medal in the medal passage is pressed, the cover body is opened and the medal selector can drop the medal from the medal passage. A sensor and a detection body detected by the sensor, wherein the detection body is pushed by a medal passing through the medal passage and rotates in a first direction so that the sensor does not detect the position. To the position detected by the sensor, and the detection body is second when the return button is pressed. By rotating in the direction, it can move from a position not detected by the sensor to a position detected by the sensor, and the second direction is the same direction as the first direction, When the sensor is in a direction away from the medal passage and is in a position not detected by the sensor, the detector is provided to prevent the medal from flowing backward from the downstream side of the medal passage to the upstream side. This is a medal selector characterized by that.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game stand and medal selector which can prevent a fraud are realizable by making the confirmation operation | work which assumed that the fraudulent apparatus was attached to the salesclerk etc. of a game store.

As described above, the gaming table (for example, the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1) according to this embodiment includes the medal selector main body (for example, the selector main unit 602 shown in FIG. 5 ) attached to the gaming table, and the medal. A cover body (for example, a side guide unit 652 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) attached to the selector body so as to be freely opened and closed, and a medal passage (for example, FIGS. 17 and 18) formed by the medal selector body and the cover body. When the return button (for example, the medal return button 133 shown in FIG. 17 or FIG. 18) for removing the medal in the medal passage is pressed, the cover body is opened. and the medal selector capable of dropping medals from the medal passage, staying detecting means for detecting the accumulation of medals ( For example, the processing of steps S501 to S510 of the medal detection / error determination process shown in FIG. 13 and the stay notification means for notifying that the stay has been detected by the stay detection means (for example, medal detection shown in FIG. 13). A game table provided with the process of step S511 of the error determination process, the effect image display device 157, the side lamp 144, the game information display 126, and the speakers 227 and 277) shown in FIG. Comprises a sensor (for example, medal detection sensor 656a shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) and a detection body (for example, detection piece 654 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) detected by the sensor, and the detection body Is pushed by a medal passing through the medal passage and rotates in a first direction (for example, the Z direction shown in FIG. 17B), The sensor can be moved from a position not detected by the sensor to a position detected by the sensor, and the detection body has a second direction (for example, the Z direction shown in FIG. 18B) when the return button is pressed. The second direction is the same direction as the first direction, and the medal can be moved from a position not detected by the sensor to a position detected by the sensor. The detection body is provided to prevent the medal from flowing backward from the downstream side of the medal path to the upstream side when the detection body is in a position not detected by the sensor. the residence detecting means, especially a when the period before Symbol detection body is continuously detected by the sensor reaches a predetermined time period (e.g., 1516.032Ms), a means for detecting the residence, it It is a game machine to be used.
In addition, the medal selector according to the present embodiment (for example, the medal selector according to the modified example 2 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) is a medal selector main body (for example, the selector main body unit 602 shown in FIG. 5) attached to the game table. And a cover body (for example, a side guide unit 652 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) attached to the medal selector body so as to be openable and closable, and a medal path (for example, a figure) formed by the medal selector body and the cover body. 17 and a medal passage 658 shown in FIG. 18, and when a return button (for example, the medal return button 133 shown in FIG. 17 or FIG. 18) for removing a medal in the medal passage is pressed, the cover A medal selector capable of opening a body and dropping a medal from the medal passage, wherein the medal selector Comprises a sensor (for example, medal detection sensor 656a shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) and a detection body (for example, detection piece 654 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) detected by the sensor, and the detection body Is detected by the sensor from a position not detected by the sensor by being pushed by a medal passing through the medal path and rotating in a first direction (for example, the Z direction shown in FIG. 17B). The detection body is not detected by the sensor when the return button is pressed and rotates in a second direction (for example, the Z direction shown in FIG. 18B). The second direction is the same direction as the first direction and away from the medal path, and the detection body is movable from a position to a position detected by the sensor. The above When in the not detected position to support, in which medals provided to prevent the backflow from the downstream side to the upstream side of the medal passage is a medal selector, characterized in that.

If the fraud is performed, a predetermined cover body time, is moved away from the medal selector body is likely to be attached unauthorized device to the medal selector body, Ya amusement machine according to the present embodiment According to the medal selector , in order to detect a stay when a period during which a detection body that moves ( turns ) according to opening and closing of the medal or the cover body is detected becomes a predetermined period, and notifies that fact, It is possible to prevent fraud by allowing a clerk or the like of an amusement store to perform a confirmation work assuming that an unauthorized device is attached. Moreover, even if it is going to attach an unauthorized device to the position which is not detected by a sensor, possibility that it will be discovered by the confirmation work of a store clerk can be raised. Further, since the detection body moves away from the medal path when the cover member is open, it is possible to discharge the medals staying in the medal path from the medal selector while detecting the opening of the cover member. .
The detector may be one that rotates in the radial direction of the medal when pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the medal.

The present invention can be applied to a game machine and medals selector represented by the reel-game machine (slot machine).

Claims (3)

A medal selector,
A stay detection means for detecting stay of medals in the medal selector;
A stay notification means for notifying that the stay has been detected by the stay detection means;
A game machine equipped with
The medal selector
A medal selector body attached to the game stand;
A cover body attached to the medal selector body so as to be freely opened and closed;
A sensor capable of detecting medals,
In addition,
A detection body that moves according to the opening and closing of the cover body,
The sensor is capable of detecting the detection body,
The stay detection means is means for detecting the stay when a period during which the medal or the detection body is continuously detected by the sensor becomes a predetermined period.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1,
With operating means operated by the player,
The cover body moves the detection body to a position that can be detected by the sensor when operated by the operation means.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1 or 2,
The detection body moves to a position that can be detected by the sensor when a medal passes through the medal selector.
The detection body moves to a position detectable by the sensor by changing from a closed state to an open state.
A game stand characterized by that.