JP2018061701A - Game ball inspection device and enclosed type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game ball inspection device and an enclosed type game machine that can exclude fraudulent game media.SOLUTION: A game ball inspection device comprises: imaging means for imaging game balls at a transfer route of the game balls before the game balls are shot to a game area; storage means for storing identification information for identifying the game balls imaged by the imaging means as fraudulent game balls and authenticated game balls; and determination means for determining whether the game balls are fraudulent or authenticated by the identification information stored in the storage means. If the game ball inspection device determines a game ball as fraudulent, the game ball inspection device discharges the game ball from the transfer route to the outside of the transfer route.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

  The present invention relates to a game ball inspection device for inspecting a game ball used in a game machine and an enclosed game machine enclosing the game ball.

  Conventionally, fraudulent behavior has been a problem in pachinko machines installed in game halls. There are various acts of cheating, and one of them is an act of replacing a gaming ball with an unauthorized gaming ball.

  Examples of illegal game balls include those having a smaller diameter than that of a regular game ball, those having a large diameter, those that are eccentric, and those in which a part of the regular game ball has been removed. If a fraudulent game ball having a diameter smaller than that of a regular game ball or a fraudulent game ball with a part thereof cut is used, the winning rate at the winning opening is illegally increased.

  As a measure for dealing with such illegal use of game balls, the identification information attached to the game balls is detected in the course of supplying the game balls to the launch mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine, and the detected identification information is detected. If it is already registered, it is used as it is, and if it is not registered, the game ball is eliminated, thereby quickly removing the illegal game ball and the number of regular game balls corresponding to the eliminated illegal game ball. Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, as a gaming machine that eliminates illegal gaming, the game machine includes a passageway through which a winning game ball can pass, and a passage sensor disposed facing the passageway, and an air flow accompanying the passage of the game ball as a passage sensor. There has been proposed a gaming machine that eliminates the action of improperly irradiating a strong radio wave and causing the electromagnetic induction game ball sensor to malfunction by using a flow velocity sensor that detects the movement of the robot (for example, Patent Document 2). reference).

  Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine, a launching device for launching a game ball onto the game board, and a game ball launched by the launching device are collected and supplied to the launching device again to circulate the game ball. Enclosed pachinko machines are being considered.

  As this enclosed pachinko machine, at the end of the game, the game balls remaining in the launch unit for launching the game balls are collected, and all the game balls are collected on the back side of the game machine. By counting the number of game media collected on the back side of the gaming machine and comparing with the number of game media encapsulated in advance, the remaining game media in the game area, Or what can detect the increase / decrease in the game media by fraud etc. is considered (for example, refer patent document 3).

JP2013-132504A JP 2002-336429 A JP 2012-196244 A

  As described above, the problem of exclusion of illegal gaming balls is particularly noticeable in an enclosed pachinko gaming machine, and in the case of an enclosed pachinko gaming machine, an administrator on the game site side may notice that it is an illegal ball gaming ball. There is a demand for a method that is difficult and can effectively deal with illegal game balls.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming ball inspection device and an enclosed gaming machine that can eliminate unauthorized gaming balls.

  The gaming ball inspection device of the present invention includes a shooting means for shooting a game ball in a transfer path of the gaming ball until the gaming ball is put into the gaming area, and an illegal gaming ball shot by the shooting means. And storage means for storing identification information for identifying the game ball as legitimate, and determination means for determining whether the game ball is illegal or legitimate based on the identification information stored in the storage means. When the game ball is determined to be illegal, the game ball is discharged from the transfer route to the outside of the transfer route.

  In this configuration, the illegal ball can be eliminated by shooting the game ball with the imaging unit in the transfer path of the game ball and determining whether the game ball is an illegal ball or a legitimate ball.

  Further, in the above configuration, the determination means determines whether the game sphere photographed by the photographing means is an illegal sphere or a legitimate sphere based on an inscription engraved on the game sphere.

  In this configuration, it is possible to effectively determine whether or not the game ball is illegal using the inscriptions on the game ball.

  Further, in the above configuration, the determination unit determines whether the game ball photographed by the photographing unit is an illegal ball or a legitimate ball based on the color of the game ball.

  In this configuration, it is possible to effectively determine the illegality of the game ball using the color of the game ball.

  Further, in the above-described configuration, a speed reduction means for reducing a transfer speed of the game ball is provided in a transfer path for shooting the game ball by the shooting means.

  In this configuration, by decelerating the transfer speed of the game ball, the imaging unit can photograph the game ball more accurately.

  Further, in the above configuration, the gaming machine having the gaming area is an enclosed gaming machine, the transfer path is a circulation path for circulating a gaming ball, and the judging means is that the gaming ball is an illegal ball. When judged, it is characterized by comprising an exclusion means for excluding the game ball from the circulation path.

  In this configuration, when the determination unit determines that the ball is an illegal ball, the game ball can be excluded from the circulation path to effectively take measures.

  Further, the enclosed game machine of the present invention has a game ball launching means for launching the game ball supplied to the launch position toward the game area by the launch device based on a predetermined operation of the player, and the game area. A game medium circulating means capable of storing a predetermined number of game balls, collecting the game balls, supplying the game balls again to the launch position, and circulating the game balls; In order to discriminate between the shooting means for shooting the game ball and the game balls shot by the shooting means in the circulation path for circulating the enclosed game balls, as illegal game balls and legitimate game balls. A game ball inspection device comprising: storage means for storing the identification information of the game; and determination means for determining whether the game ball is illegal or valid based on the identification information stored in the storage means. Judging that the ball is illegal When, characterized by discharging the game balls from the circulation path to the outside of the circulation path.

  In this configuration, in the circulation path of game balls in an enclosed game machine, the game balls are photographed by the photographing means, and the illegal balls are eliminated by determining whether the game balls are illegal balls or legitimate balls. can do.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game ball test | inspection apparatus and enclosed game machine which can exclude an illegal game ball can be provided.

It is a flowchart with which it uses for description of the function of a pachinko game. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view which shows the game area | region of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the game board of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of a weight sensor. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the weight measurement by a weight sensor. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the weight measurement by a weight sensor. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the weight measurement by a weight sensor. It is an approximate line figure used for explanation of weight measurement by a weight sensor, and explanation of an error ball saucer. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an outer frame crime prevention apparatus. It is a top view which shows the structure of an outer frame crime prevention apparatus. It is a side view which shows the structure of an outer frame crime prevention apparatus. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an outer frame crime prevention apparatus. It is a top view which shows the structure of an outer frame crime prevention apparatus. It is a side view which shows the structure of an outer frame crime prevention apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a game ball test | inspection apparatus. It is a top view which shows the structure of a game ball test | inspection apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a game ball test | inspection apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a game ball test | inspection apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a game ball test | inspection apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game ball test | inspection apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the main process sequence of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the system timer interruption processing procedure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the special symbol control processing procedure of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the state transition of the special symbol control process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the special symbol memory | storage check process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot end interval process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal symbol control process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the production control board main process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the command analysis process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the weight appropriateness determination start process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the weight appropriateness determination process in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a basic diagram with which it uses for description of the display screen transition in a touchscreen liquid crystal display. It is a top view which shows the normal screen of a touchscreen liquid crystal display. It is a basic diagram which shows a selection screen. It is a basic diagram which shows a weight setting screen. It is a basic diagram which shows a past data reference screen. It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of a weight sensor. It is a flowchart which shows a game ball test | inspection start process. It is a flowchart which shows a game ball test | inspection process. It is a basic diagram which shows the display screen of the error determination result of a game ball. It is a basic diagram which shows the circulation path | route of a game ball. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the distribution part in other embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the game ball test | inspection apparatus in other embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the game ball test | inspection apparatus in other embodiment. It is a front view which shows a lifting apparatus. It is a basic diagram which shows the detailed structure of a lifting apparatus. It is a front view showing a launching device. It is a front view which shows the detailed structure of a launcher. It is a flowchart which shows the weight appropriateness determination start process in other embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the system timer interruption process in other embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot end interval process in other embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the weight appropriateness determination start process in other embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the game ball test | inspection apparatus in other embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the guide member in other embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure of the guide member in other embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game media management apparatus and pachinko game machine in other embodiment.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine 1100 according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The function of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko game is a game in which a game ball is fired in response to a user's operation, and the game ball is controlled to be paid out by various winnings.

  The pachinko game includes a special symbol game using a special symbol and a normal symbol game using a normal symbol. When the special symbol game is a big hit or the normal symbol game is a big win, the possibility that the game ball will win is relatively increased, and the payout control of the game ball is easily performed.

  In addition, for various winnings, special symbol start winning, which is one condition for variable display of special symbols in a special symbol game, and normal symbol starting, which is one condition for variable display of normal symbols in a normal symbol game. Winning is also included.

  When there is a special symbol start winning, a random value is extracted from the jackpot determination counter and the symbol determination counter, and each random value is stored.

  On the other hand, when there is a normal symbol start winning, a random value is extracted from the counter for winning determination, and the random value is stored.

  In the special symbol game, first, it is determined whether a condition for starting variable display of the special symbol is satisfied. In this case, it is determined whether or not the random number value is stored by the special symbol start winning described above, and it is determined that the variable symbol display is started on the condition that the random value is stored.

  Then, the random number value extracted from the jackpot determination counter is referenced to determine whether or not to make a big hit. Next, the random number value extracted from the symbol determination counter and the above-described jackpot determination result are referred to, and the stop symbol determination for determining the special symbol to be stopped and displayed is performed.

  Next, a random number value is extracted from the variation pattern determination counter, and the random pattern value, the above-described jackpot determination result, and the above-described stop symbol are referred to, and the variation pattern determination that determines the variation pattern of the special symbol is performed. Done. Next, a random number value is extracted from the counter for determining the production pattern, and the random number value, the above-described jackpot determination result, the above-described stop symbol, and the above-described variation pattern are referred to, and the special symbol is variably displayed. The production pattern to be executed is determined accordingly.

  Then, as a result of the jackpot determination determined as described above, the special display to be stopped, the variation pattern of the special symbol, the effect pattern accompanying the special symbol is referred, and the variable display control for performing display control of the variable symbol special display, Production control for performing a predetermined production is executed.

  When it is determined that the big hit determination result is a big hit, the big hit game control for performing the big hit game is executed after the variable display control and the effect display control are completed. In this big hit game control, the possibility of various winnings as described above increases. On the other hand, when it is determined that the big hit is not made, the big hit game control is not executed.

  Then, when the big hit game control is finished, the game state transition control for shifting the game state is performed. In this gaming state transition control, the gaming state is managed in a normal time different from the big hit gaming state. For example, in the big hit determination described above, the probability change state that the probability of being determined to be a big hit is increased, or in the variable display of special symbols and normal symbols, the variable display time is shortened, and various gaming states May be moved to. Then, it is repeatedly determined whether or not to start the variable symbol variable display again.

  On the other hand, in the normal symbol game, first, it is determined whether a condition for starting the variable symbol variable display is satisfied. In this case, it is determined whether or not the random symbol value is stored by the above-described normal symbol start winning, and it is determined that variable symbol display is started on the condition that the random value is stored.

  The random value extracted from the winning determination counter is referenced to determine whether or not to win the game. Next, referring to the hit determination result described above, the variation pattern determination for determining the variation pattern of the normal symbol is performed.

  As a result of the hit determination determined as described above, the variation pattern of the normal symbol is referred to, and variable display control for performing display control for variable symbol normal display and effect control for performing a predetermined effect are executed.

  Then, when the variable display control and the effect display control are finished, it is determined whether or not the winning is achieved. When it is determined that the winning is achieved, the winning game control for performing the winning game is executed. In the winning game control, the possibility of various winnings as described above, in particular, the possibility of special symbol starting winnings in a special symbol game is increased. On the other hand, when it is determined that the winning is not made, the winning game control is not executed. Then, again, it is repeatedly determined whether or not to start variable display of normal symbols.

  In this way, in the pachinko game, in addition to various winnings of game balls that are launched in response to user operations, whether or not it will be a big hit in a special symbol game, whether the game state transitions, in a normal symbol game This is a game in which payout control of game balls is easily performed depending on whether or not

  In the present embodiment, the extraction of various random numbers uses a soft random number method that generates random numbers by executing a program. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, random numbers are updated at a predetermined cycle. A hard random number system that extracts a random number value from a counter (so-called ring counter) in the random number generator may be used. In this case, it is possible to prevent the same random number value from being extracted in the predetermined cycle by determining the initial value of the random value at a timing different from the predetermined cycle.

An overview of the gaming machine in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the embodiment described below, a case where a first type pachinko gaming machine (also referred to as “digital pachi”) is used as a preferred embodiment for a gaming machine provided with a gaming information display device 900 for each gaming machine is shown. .
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the game hall system 1000 according to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, a so-called enclosed game machine in which a game progresses in a state where a game ball is enclosed inside the game machine is used as the game machine.

[Pachinko machines and game media management devices]
First, a pachinko game performed in the pachinko gaming machine (enclosed pachinko gaming machine) 1100 of this embodiment will be described. This pachinko game is a game in which a game ball is fired in response to a user's operation, and the game ball is controlled to be paid out when the game ball wins various prizes.

  The pachinko game includes a special symbol game using a special symbol and a normal symbol game using a normal symbol. When the special symbol game is a big hit or the normal symbol game is a big win, the possibility that the game ball will win is relatively increased, and the payout control of the game ball is easily performed.

  In addition, for various winnings, special symbol start winning, which is one condition for variable display of special symbols in a special symbol game, and normal symbol starting, which is one condition for variable display of normal symbols in a normal symbol game. Winning is also included.

  When there is a special symbol start winning, a random value is extracted from the jackpot determination counter and the symbol determination counter, and each random value is stored.

  On the other hand, when there is a normal symbol start winning, a random value is extracted from the counter for winning determination, and the random value is stored.

  In the special symbol game, first, it is determined whether a condition for starting variable display of the special symbol is satisfied. In this case, it is determined whether or not the random number value is stored by the special symbol start winning described above, and it is determined that the variable symbol display is started on the condition that the random value is stored.

  Then, the random number value extracted from the jackpot determination counter is referenced to determine whether or not to make a big hit. Next, the random number value extracted from the symbol determination counter and the above-described jackpot determination result are referred to, and the stop symbol determination for determining the special symbol to be stopped and displayed is performed.

  Next, a random number value is extracted from the variation pattern determination counter, and the random pattern value, the above-described jackpot determination result, and the above-described stop symbol are referred to, and the variation pattern determination that determines the variation pattern of the special symbol is performed. Done. Next, a random number value is extracted from the counter for determining the production pattern, and the random number value, the above-described jackpot determination result, the above-described stop symbol, and the above-described variation pattern are referred to, and the special symbol is variably displayed. The production pattern to be executed is determined accordingly.

  Then, as a result of the jackpot determination determined as described above, the special display to be stopped, the variation pattern of the special symbol, the effect pattern accompanying the special symbol is referred, and the variable display control for performing display control of the variable symbol special display, Production control for performing a predetermined production is executed.

  When it is determined that the big hit determination result is a big hit, the big hit game control for performing the big hit game is executed after the variable display control and the effect display control are completed. In this big hit game control, the possibility of various winnings as described above increases. On the other hand, when it is determined that the big hit is not made, the big hit game control is not executed.

  Then, when the big hit game control is finished, the game state transition control for shifting the game state is performed. In this gaming state transition control, the gaming state is managed in a normal time different from the big hit gaming state. For example, in the big hit determination described above, the probability change state that the probability of being determined to be a big hit is increased, or in the variable display of special symbols and normal symbols, the variable display time is shortened, and various gaming states May be moved to. Then, it is repeatedly determined whether or not to start the variable symbol variable display again.

  On the other hand, in the normal symbol game, first, it is determined whether a condition for starting the variable symbol variable display is satisfied. In this case, it is determined whether or not the random symbol value is stored by the above-described normal symbol start winning, and it is determined that variable symbol display is started on the condition that the random value is stored.

  The random value extracted from the winning determination counter is referenced to determine whether or not to win the game. Next, referring to the hit determination result described above, the variation pattern determination for determining the variation pattern of the normal symbol is performed.

  As a result of the hit determination determined as described above, the variation pattern of the normal symbol is referred to, and variable display control for performing display control for variable symbol normal display and effect control for performing a predetermined effect are executed.

  Then, when the variable display control and the effect display control are finished, it is determined whether or not the winning is achieved. When it is determined that the winning is achieved, the winning game control for performing the winning game is executed. In the winning game control, the possibility of various winnings as described above, in particular, the possibility of special symbol starting winnings in a special symbol game is increased. On the other hand, when it is determined that the winning is not made, the winning game control is not executed. Then, again, it is repeatedly determined whether or not to start variable display of normal symbols.

  In this way, in the pachinko game, in addition to various winnings of game balls that are launched in response to user operations, whether or not it will be a big hit in a special symbol game, whether the game state transitions, in a normal symbol game This is a game in which payout control of game balls is easily performed depending on whether or not

  In the present embodiment, the extraction of various random numbers uses a soft random number method that generates random numbers by executing a program. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, random numbers are updated at a predetermined cycle. A hard random number system that extracts a random number value from a counter (so-called ring counter) in the random number generator may be used. In this case, it is possible to prevent the same random number value from being extracted in the predetermined cycle by determining the initial value of the random value at a timing different from the predetermined cycle.

  Next, the game hall system 1000 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, in the game hall system 1000, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1100 are installed, and each pachinko gaming machine 1100 is provided with a game medium management device 1400 and a gaming information display device 900 for each gaming machine. ing.

  The game medium management measure 1400 is communicably connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1100, and has a function of lending out game balls used in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 and the number of game balls P to be paid out in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. It has a function to manage. Here, the management of game balls is data-managed. For example, when a player obtains a possession ball, it means obtaining a game medium in terms of data management, and the game medium includes a game ball in performing a game. It may also include data on the number of player possessions used.

  The game hall system 1000 is provided with a server 960 for managing each pachinko gaming machine 1100. The gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is transmitted to the server 960 via the gaming medium management device 1400 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. The server 960 stores the game state of each pachinko gaming machine 1100 provided in the game hall system 1000 and manages this.

  The game information display device 900 for each gaming machine is communicably connected to the server 960, and acquires information about the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 with the game information display device 900 for each gaming machine from the server 960. Display this.

  The special prize occurrence information is transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the server 960 via the game medium management device 1400.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1100 includes a launching device 1110, a ball polishing device 1120, and a lifting device 1130. The launching device 1110 is located above the gaming area 1140 covered with a transparent plate-shaped protective glass installed on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1100, and launches the gaming ball P from above to the gaming area 1140. To do. Thereby, in the pachinko gaming machine 1100, a so-called return ball can be avoided. The return ball is generated in a general gaming machine having a structure in which a game ball launched from a launching device provided below the game area is discharged upward from the end of the path to the game area through the path. This is a phenomenon in which a game ball directed upward through the passage is not released from the end of the passage to the game area, passes through the passage downward from the top, and returns to the launching device again.

  The ball polisher 1120 polishes the game ball P discharged from the game area 1140 after rolling the game area 1140. The lifting device 1130 conveys the game ball P polished by the ball polishing device 1120 upward and guides it to the launching device 1110. The game balls P are not discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1100, and a fixed number (for example, 50) of the game balls P are configured to circulate through a series of paths in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. Since the game balls P are not discharged outside the pachinko gaming machine 1100, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is not provided with an upper plate or a lower plate for temporarily holding the game balls P discharged outside. Here, the series of routes specifically includes a launching device 1110, a game area 1140, a ball polishing device 1120, and a lifting device 1130.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1100, since the game ball P is not discharged to the outside, the game ball P does not actually exist at the player's hand, and the game ball P does not actually increase or decrease by playing a game. In the pachinko gaming machine 1100, the player starts playing a game after obtaining a ball by lending from the game medium management device 1400. Then, when the game ball P is fired from the launching device 1110, the possession number that is the player's possession ball is consumed, and the possession number decreases. This information indicating the decreased number of ownership is called subtraction information. In addition, when the game ball P passes through each prize opening provided in the game area 1140, the number of possessions is increased by paying out according to the conditions set according to the prize opening. This information indicating the increased number of ownerships is called addition information. Furthermore, the number of possessions also increases by lending from the game medium management device 1400.

  In the present embodiment, “game media consumption, lending, and payout” means that the holding ball (number of possessions) is consumed, lent, and paid out. Further, “increase / decrease in game media” indicates that the number of possessions increases / decreases due to consumption, lending and payout. Further, “data relating to increase / decrease in game media due to game media consumption, lending and payout” is data relating to a decrease in the number of possessions due to the launch of game balls P and an increase in the number of possessions due to lending and payout. .

  The pachinko gaming machine 1100 has a payout control board (described later) and a touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. The main control board is connected to various sensors that detect the passing of the game ball P such as each winning opening. The payout control board manages the possession number which is the number of the player's balls. For example, when the game ball P passes through each winning opening, the number of game balls P to be paid out is added to the number of possessions. When the game ball P is fired, the possession number is subtracted. The payout control board transmits data on the number of possessions to the game medium management device 1400 by the player's ball lending or counting operation. The touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 accepts a request for conversion from a game value managed by the game medium management device 1400 to a possessed ball (ball lending) and counting (return) of the possessed ball. These requests are transmitted to the payout control board via the game medium management apparatus 1400, and the payout control board instructs the game medium management apparatus 1400 to transmit data relating to the current number of possessions.

  Here, “game value” refers to money / banknotes, prepaid media, tokens, electronic money, tickets, and the like that can be converted into possessed balls by the game media management device 1400. In the present embodiment, the game medium management device 1400 is a so-called CR unit, and is configured to accept bills and prepaid media. Further, the counted ball can be used for prize exchange or the like in a game hall or the like where the game system 1000 is installed.

  The game medium management device 1400 has a bill insertion slot 1421 into which a bill can be inserted and a prepaid medium insertion slot 1422 into which a prepaid medium can be inserted. Thereby, the game media management apparatus 1400 can accept banknotes and prepaid media from the outside, and can manage game values. Although not shown, the game medium management apparatus 1400 may also have an insertion slot into which a member card in which information such as a member ID for identifying a player is recorded can be inserted. In the present embodiment, the game value received by the game medium management device 1400 is referred to as “balance”. In addition, the game medium management device 1400 transmits data relating to the balance and data relating to lending to the pachinko gaming machine 1100. Based on this data, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 displays the balance and the number of possessions. Further, when the player performs a counting (returning) operation of the ball in the pachinko gaming machine 1100, the game medium management device 1400 receives data regarding the number of possessions transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1100.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 has a configuration in which a front glass is provided on the front surface of the game area 1140 so that the game area 1140 can be viewed through the front glass. The game area 1140 is provided with a starting opening 1141A, a general winning opening 1141B, and a normally closed large winning opening 1144 through which a winning ball can be obtained when passing the gaming ball. Then, it is guided to the game ball inspection device 1200 (FIG. 2) through the guide path 1147. In addition, in the game area 1140, game balls that have not won any of the start opening 1141A, the general winning opening 1141B, and the big winning opening 1144 (so-called out balls) are played from the gaming area 1140 on the back side of the game board. A recovery port 1146 leading to 1200 is provided. In this way, the game ball P launched into the game area 1140 is either in the case where it passes through any of the winning openings and is recovered in the collecting opening 1146 without passing through the winning opening, The game ball inspection device 1200 is configured to be guided.

  Further, the game area 1140 is provided with a liquid crystal display 2073 for a game board as a symbol display unit that variably displays symbols in accordance with winning (passing) of a game ball at the start port 1141A.

  A touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 is provided at a predetermined position (a position visible to the player) on the front portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1100. The touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 is a display unit that can be touch-operated incorporated in the frame of the pachinko gaming machine 1100, functions as an operation unit for inputting instructions to the game medium management device 1400, and is a game medium. Information transmitted from the management apparatus 1400 is configured to be displayed.

  Specifically, the screen of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 is provided with a replay display area 1102A, a return display area 1102B, a ball rental display area 1102C, and a balance display area 1102D.

The replay display area 1102A, the return display area 1102B, and the ball rental display area 1102C are input areas for receiving input from the player.
The replay display area 1102A is an area where the acceptance of input is valid only when there is a replay storage ball. Replay storage means to carry over the ball that was played before the previous day. When the player touches the play display area 1102A, if the player has a stored ball, the stored ball can be used for the game.
Note that the replay storage is not limited to carrying over the ball that was played before the previous day, and may be for the current day. In this case, if the possessed ball at the time of playing on the day is a stored ball, the stored ball can be used for the game.

  The return display area 1102B is an area for the player to input an instruction for returning a card medium such as an IC card inserted into the game medium management apparatus 1400 (discharging from the card insertion slot). When the player touches this area, a return instruction command is transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the game medium management device 1400.

  The ball lending display area 1102C is an operation area for requesting a ball lending operation. When the player touches this area, a ball lending instruction command is transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the game medium management device 1400. The

  In the balance display area 1102D, when a game value such as a banknote or a prepaid medium is received from the outside in the game medium management device 1400, an amount that can be converted into a possessed ball (number of possessions) is displayed. When the balance is updated by operating the ball lending display area 1102C, the display content is also updated according to the updated result.

  Further, a game ball number display device 2024 and a counting button 2025 are provided on the front portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1100. The game ball number display device 2024 displays the number (number of possessions) of the player's balls. The counting button 2025 is a button for counting a player's ball and transmitting it to the game medium management device 1400. When the player operates this button, the game ball number display device is operated during the operation. The number of possessions displayed in 2024 is sequentially reduced, and the data of the reduced number of balls is transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the game medium management device 1400 as the data of the counted number of balls.

  Further, a handle 2026 that is operated to launch a game ball is provided on the side of the lower front portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1100. When the player turns the handle, the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the turning angle.

  4 to 7, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 includes a glass door 1511 having a front glass, an outer frame 1512, a base door 1513, a game board 1514 having a game area 1140, a touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102, and images. Liquid crystal display 2073 for game board to display, board unit 1523 including various control boards, lifting device 1130 for circulating game balls as game value, launching device 1110 for launching game balls to the game board, A game ball inspection device 1200 that inspects whether a game ball collected from the game board is a valid game ball or an illegal game ball, and a game that is determined to be a valid game ball by the game ball inspection device 1200 A ball polisher 1120 that selectively introduces only a ball, removes dirt from the game ball, and sends it to the lifting device 1130, etc. To have. In this embodiment, a circulation path of game balls is configured by the launching device 1110, the game area 1140 (game board 1514), the game ball inspection device 1200, the ball polishing device 1120, and the lifting device 1130. The game ball inspection device 1200 discharges the game ball determined to be an illegal game ball to an error ball tray 1211 (described later) provided outside the circulation path without sending it to the ball polishing device 1120. Remove illegal game balls from the circulation path of game balls.

  The game board 1514 and the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 are fixed to the base door 1513. In this embodiment, the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 is fixed to a predetermined position (a position avoiding the game area 1140) on the front surface of the base door 1513, but the fixed position of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 is For example, the base door 1513 or the outer frame 1512 such as the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 (position where the gaming information display device 900 for each gaming machine is provided or its adjacent position in FIG. A part of the structure constituting the pachinko gaming machine 1100 and a position avoiding the gaming area 1140, a part of the game medium management device 1400 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 (FIG. 46), or the pachinko gaming machine What is necessary is just to make it provide in a part of island facility in which 1100 is provided.

  The glass door 1511 described above is provided with a hinge 1519, and the base door 1513 is also provided with a hinge 1518B. The glass door 1511 is pivotally supported by the base door 1513 through the hinges 1519 and 1518B so as to be opened and closed. FIG. 5 shows a state where the glass door 1511 is opened.

  In addition, an opening 1516 is formed in the center of the glass door 1511, and a transparent protective glass 1524 is disposed in the opening 1516. Further, the outer frame 1512 described above has hinges 1517 above and below one side edge portion, and the hinge 1518A on the base door 1513 side is pivotally supported by these hinges 1517 so that the base door 1513 is externally attached. The frame 1512 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable.

  The above-described launch handle 2026 is disposed on the base door 1513 so as to be located on the side of the lower front portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1100. The pachinko game can be advanced by operating the launch handle 2026 by the player. When the firing handle 2026 is gripped by the player and is rotated in the clockwise direction, electric power is supplied to the firing motor of the launching device 1110 according to the turning angle, and the game is played from the launching device 1110. Balls are sequentially fired on the game board 1514.

  The game board 1514 described above is disposed in front of the base door 1513 so as to be positioned behind the protective glass 1524. The game board 1514 has a game area 1140 on the front surface of which the launched game ball can roll. The game area 1140 is an area in which a game ball fired by the launching device 1110 from above can roll. In this way, the game ball P launched by the launching device 1110 is directed downward to the game board 1514 while changing its advancing direction by collision with a plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) provided in the game area 1140. It will fall.

  A start port 1141A, a shutter 1145, and the like are provided at the front center of the game board 1514 (FIGS. 3 and 6). On the condition that a game ball has entered the start port 1141A, variable display of a special symbol is executed. Further, as will be described in detail later, depending on the result of variable display of this special symbol, a big hit gaming state (so-called “big hit”) that is relatively advantageous to the player over the normal gaming state is obtained. When the big hit game state is reached, the shutter 1145 is controlled to be in the open state, and the game ball may be easily opened in the big prize opening 1144.

  Behind the game board 1514, a display area 2073A of the game board liquid crystal display 2073 is disposed so as to be visible (FIG. 6). A speaker 1151 is disposed above the base door 1513.

  In addition, a special symbol display device 1161 is disposed in the center of the game board 1514 (FIG. 3). This special symbol display device 1161 performs variable display of special symbols in a special symbol game. The special symbol in the special symbol display device 1161 is configured by a single symbol sequence, but is not limited thereto, and may be configured by, for example, a plurality of symbol sequences. This special symbol is a symbol made up of numbers and symbols.

  “Variable display” is a concept that can be displayed in a variable manner. For example, a “variable display” that is actually displayed in a variable state and a “stop display” that is displayed in a stopped state. It is. In addition, “variable display” can be “derivation display” in which identification information is displayed as a result of a special symbol game. Further, the period from the start of the variable display to the derivation display is referred to as one variable display.

  In addition, the special symbol display device 1161 performs derivation display of the special symbol, and the gaming state is changed to a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player based on the special symbol that has been derived and displayed in a specific display mode. Will be migrated. In addition, when the special symbol derived and displayed is in a non-specific display mode, it does not shift to the big hit gaming state.

  Also, based on the fact that the special symbol that has been derived and displayed has become a special display mode among the specific display modes, the gaming state is shifted to a big hit gaming state that is advantageous to the player, and the big hit gaming state ends. In such a case, the state will be shifted to the probability variation state.

  On the other hand, based on the fact that the special symbol derived and displayed has become a non-special display mode that is not a special display mode among the specific display modes, the gaming state is shifted to a jackpot gaming state that is advantageous to the player. When the big hit gaming state is finished, the game shifts to the non-probable change state (normal game state). In the probability change state as described above, the probability of shifting to the big hit gaming state is improved relative to the normal gaming state.

  In addition, depending on the display mode in which these special symbols are derived and displayed, there may be a transition to the short time state after the end of the big hit gaming state. In this case, the short state is controlled so that the variable display time for special symbols and the like is shorter than the normal game state and the time for the blade member to be in the open state is longer. Increases the chance of entering a state.

  The game board liquid crystal display 2073 described above has a display area 2073A for displaying an image relating to the game. The game board liquid crystal display 2073 is disposed behind (on the back side of) the opening formed in the game board 1514. In the display area 2073A of the liquid crystal display for game board 2073, there are images relating to various games such as decorative symbols that are variably displayed in accordance with the variable symbol display in the special symbol game, background images related to the game, and effect images. It will be displayed in a predetermined manner.

  Also, on the liquid crystal display 2073 for the game board, the decorative symbols are variably displayed in accordance with the variable symbols special display on the special symbol display device 1161. When this decoration symbol derivation display is performed and the result of variable display of the special symbol in the special symbol display device 1161 is a specific display mode, the combination of the plurality of decoration symbols that are derived and displayed is a specific combination, The gaming state is shifted to a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player.

  In the present embodiment, the game board liquid crystal display 2073 including a liquid crystal display panel is used as a portion for displaying an image. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other modes may be used. For example, CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), dot LED (Light Emitting Diode), segment LED, EL (Electronic Luminescent), plasma, etc. may be used.

  In the game area 1140 of the game board 1514 described above, various types of accessories are provided. An example of various types of accessory will be described below with reference to FIG. 6, but is not limited thereto.

  For example, a special symbol display device 1161 is provided above the center of the game area of the game board 1514.

  Also, a normal symbol display device 1162 that performs variable display of normal symbols is provided on the right side of the special symbol display device 1161. Above the game board 1514, a special symbol hold display device 1163 for displaying the number of reserved symbols in the special symbol game and a normal symbol hold display device 1164 for displaying the number of reserved symbols in the normal symbol game are provided.

  A ball passage detector 1171 is provided above the game area of the game board 1514. When it is detected that a game ball has passed in the vicinity of the ball passage detector 1171, the normal symbol variation display on the normal symbol display device 1162 is started, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the normal symbol variation display is stopped. Is done.

  When this normal symbol is stopped and displayed as a predetermined symbol, blade members 1143 provided on both the left and right sides of a starting port 1141A (to be described later) (so-called normal electric combination, hereinafter referred to as normal electric combination) Is changed from the closed state to the open state, so that the game ball can easily enter the start port 1141A. Further, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the blade member 1143 is opened, the blade member 1143 is closed to make it difficult for a game ball to enter the start port 1141A.

  Further, below the game area of the game board 1514, a general winning opening 1141B for game balls is provided.

  In addition, a shutter 1145 that can be opened and closed with respect to the big prize opening 1144 is provided below the game area of the game board 1514. As described above, when the game state is shifted to the big hit gaming state, the shutter 1145 is driven so as to be in an open state (first state) in which a game ball can be easily received.

  Further, the shutter 1145 is driven to the open state until a predetermined number of game balls pass through the special winning opening 1144 or until a predetermined time elapses. That is, when the condition of winning a predetermined number of game balls in the grand prize opening 1144 or elapse of a predetermined time is satisfied in the open state, the grand prize opening 1144 is closed (second state) in which it is difficult to accept the game balls. ). Subsequently, the shutter 1145 that has been changed from the open state to the closed state is again driven to the open state on condition that the upper limit number of rounds has not been reached.

  A starting port 1141A is provided above the shutter 1145. When a game ball wins at the start port 1141A, a special symbol game which will be described later is started, and the state shifts to a variable display state in which the special symbol is variably displayed. As the predetermined variable display start condition, in this embodiment, the main condition is that the game ball has won the start port 1141A (the game ball has passed through the start area). In other words, when a predetermined variable display start condition is satisfied (provided that the game ball has passed through the start area), the special symbol is variably displayed. In the embodiment, the predetermined variable display start condition is that a game ball has won the start opening 1141A, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  Also, if the game ball wins the start opening 1141A during the variable display of the special symbol in the special symbol game, the game ball wins the start opening 1141A until the special symbol being variable displayed is derived and displayed. Execution (start) of variable display of the special symbol based is suspended. That is, when the predetermined variable display execution condition is satisfied but the predetermined variable display start condition is not satisfied (when the predetermined variable display hold condition is satisfied), the predetermined variable display start condition is satisfied. The execution (start) of variable symbol special display is suspended. If the special symbol is derived and displayed in a state where the execution of the variable display of the special symbol is suspended, the execution of the variable display of the special symbol that is suspended is started.

  In addition, the special symbol variable display executed when the special symbol is derived and displayed is once. Further, an upper limit is set for the number of times the execution of the special symbol variable display is suspended. For example, the variable symbol variable display is suspended up to four times. Thus, when the variable display of the special symbol in the special symbol game is held, the special symbol hold display device 1163 displays the number of the hold.

  Similarly, in the normal symbol game, the execution (start) of the variable symbol display may be suspended, and when the variable symbol variable display is suspended, the normal symbol hold display device 164 displays the normal symbol variable display. The hold number is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the variable symbol special display and the normal symbol variable display are suspended with the upper limit being four times. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other modes may be used. The variable display of the special symbol may be suspended with the number of times or multiple times as the upper limit, and may be configured to be suspended without setting the upper limit. Of course, you may comprise so that the variable display of a special symbol may not be suspended.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a passing ball sensor 1181, a general winning ball sensor 1182, and a count sensor are located behind the ball passing detector 1171, the general winning port 1141B, the big winning port 1144, and the starting port 1141A, respectively. 1183, a start winning ball sensor 1184 is provided, and each passing or entering ball is detected. Further, behind the blade member 1143 and the shutter, a normal electric accessory solenoid 1191 and a special prize opening solenoid 1192 are disposed, respectively, and driven.

  FIG. 8 is a back view showing the pachinko gaming machine 1100 as seen from the back side. As shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 includes a substrate unit 1523, a power supply unit 1525, a lifting device 1130, and a launching device 1110 fixed to the back side of the base door 1513 when the base door 1513 is closed. The gaming ball inspection device 1200, the ball polishing device 1120, and the like are stored in the outer frame 1512.

  As described above, various components including the game ball inspection device 1200 are fixed to the base door 1513. The total weight of these components, the weight of all enclosed game balls P, the weight of the game board 1514 fixed to the base door 1513, and the base door 1513 with respect to the weight of the base door 1513 itself. The total weight of the glass doors 1511 pivotally supported by the base door 1513 is the total weight of the base door 1513 as a unit (hereinafter referred to as a base door unit 1522).

  As shown in FIG. 9, a support portion 1512 </ b> B that supports the bottom portion of the base door 1513 that is closed with respect to the outer frame 1512 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1512 </ b> A of the outer frame 1512. The support portion 1512B protrudes upward on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1512B of the outer frame 1512. The upper surface of the support portion 1512B supports the entire weight of the base door 1513 as a unit (base door unit 1522). ing.

  A weight sensor 1520 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 1512B. As the weight sensor 1520, for example, various sensors such as a sensor using a piezoelectric sensor can be used. The weight sensor 1520 outputs a weight detection signal indicating the detected weight.

  10 and 12 are plan views showing the support portion 1512B provided with the weight sensor 1520, and FIGS. 11 and 13 are cross-sectional views taken along line AA. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, when the base door 1513 is open, the weight of the base door 1513 is applied to the hinge 1517 (FIG. 9) and thus does not enter the weight sensor 1520. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the base door 1513 is closed, the weight of the base door 1513 is added to the weight sensor 1520.

  Thereby, the total weight of the base door 1513 as a unit (base door unit 1522) can be detected by measuring the detection value of the weight sensor 1520 in a state where the base door 1513 is closed.

  In FIG. 13, the game ball inspection device 1200 is indicated by a one-dot chain line. This game ball inspection device 1200 is fixed to the base door unit 1522, and the game ball inspection device 1200 distributes game balls (error game balls) that are determined not to be game balls (legitimate balls) for stores. Then, it is discharged from the discharge path 1210 to the error ball tray 1211.

  The error ball tray 1211 is provided on the bottom plate 1512A of the outer frame 1512 independently of the game ball inspection device 1200 and the discharge path 1210 included in a part of the weight of the base door unit 1522. Accordingly, the weight of the error ball tray 1211 and the error game balls stored in the error ball tray 1211 are configured not to be added to the weight sensor 1520. That is, each time an error game ball is sorted and discharged to the error ball tray 1211 in the game ball inspection device 1200, the weight applied to the weight sensor 1520 is reduced by the weight of the error game ball. .

  Thereby, by monitoring the weight detection result of the weight sensor 1520, it is possible to grasp the approximate number of game balls excluded as error game balls from the state of change. In this case, there is a case where processing such that the error game ball is illegally deformed, and such a game ball is different in weight from a regular game ball (legitimate ball), but is a regular game ball. A range including a predetermined error with respect to the average weight of the balls is regarded as a weight per ball, and the approximate number of game balls eliminated can be grasped from the weight measurement result. Details of the game ball inspection device 1200 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, a plate-shaped outer frame crime prevention device 2250 that protrudes outward from the outer frame 1512 is provided at the rear edge portions of both side surfaces of the outer frame 1512. FIGS. 14 to 16 are a rear view, a plan view, and a side view showing the case where the outer frame crime prevention device 2250 is in a crime prevention unset state. FIGS. 17 to 19 are a back view, a plan view, and a side view showing the case where the outer frame crime prevention device 2250 is in the crime prevention setting state.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 19, the outer frame security device 2250 includes security plates 2251 </ b> A and 2251 </ b> B supported so as to protrude outward from the outer frame 1512 from the rear edge portion of one side surface portion 1512 </ b> C.

  A guide hole is formed in the security plate 2251A, and a guide protrusion provided on the rear edge of the left side plate 1512C of the outer frame 1512 is engaged with the guide hole. Accordingly, the security plate 2251A is supported so as to be able to advance and retract outward from the left side plate 1512C while being guided by the guide protrusion.

  A guide hole is formed in the security plate 2251B, and a guide projection provided on the rear edge of the right side plate 1512D of the outer frame 1512 is engaged with the guide hole. Accordingly, the security plate 2251B is supported so as to be able to advance and retract outward from the right side plate 1512D while being guided by the guide protrusion.

  14 to 16, the crime prevention plates 2251 </ b> A and 2251 </ b> B do not protrude to the left and right of the outer frame 1512, for example, illegally through the outside of the left side plate 1512 </ b> C and the right side plate 1512 </ b> D, It is in a state where it is not possible to prevent the act of turning a wire or the like around the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1100.

  On the other hand, in the crime prevention setting state shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, the crime prevention plates 2251A and 2251B protrude to the left and right of the outer frame 1512, for example, via the outside of the left side plate 1512C and the right side plate 1512D. Thus, it becomes possible to prevent an act of causing a wire or the like to wrap around from the front side to the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 due to fraud.

  In this way, by setting the security device 2250 to the crime prevention setting state, it is possible to prevent an illegal act from being performed.

  Next, details of the gaming ball inspection device 1200 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 will be described. The gaming ball inspection device 1200 is provided in the base door unit 1522 as described above with reference to FIGS. That is, it is included in the weight of the base door unit 1522.

  FIG. 20 is a front view showing the configuration of the game ball inspection device 1200. The game ball inspection device 1200 has a ball introduction part 1220 at the upper part, and the game ball P that is driven and rolled into the game area 1140 of the game board 1514 and collected through the collection port 1146 (FIG. 3) It is configured to flow into the introduction part 1220.

  The introduction portion 1220 has a tank shape that can store the game ball P as a whole, and the bottom portion thereof has a configuration inclined toward a substantially central portion. In the center portion, a passage hole 1221 through which the game balls P can be passed one by one is provided, and is formed in a funnel shape as a whole.

  As a result, the game balls P that have flowed down to the introduction portion 1220 fall downward from the passage hole 1221 one by one. A spherical passage 1222 is provided below the introduction portion 1220 so as to communicate with the passage hole 1221.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the spherical passage 1222 is constituted by four cylindrical guide members 1223. The guide member 1223 forms a passage through which the game balls P can pass one by one. The game ball P falling from the passage hole 1221 falls on the ball passage 1222 while being guided by the guide member 1223.

  Thereby, the game ball P in the introduction part 1220 falls to the distribution part 1230 arranged below the introduction part 1220 by the ball passage 1222.

  Here, the ball passage 1222 is provided with a marking imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D) for photographing the game ball P that passes (falls) through the ball passage 1222, and a spherical color confirmation camera 1225. ing.

  The marking imaging camera 1224 is a camera for confirming a mark proving that the game ball P is a legitimate game ball (legitimate ball) stamped on the surface of the game ball P passing through the ball passage 1222. The marking imaging camera 1224 images the game ball P passing through the ball passage 1222, and sends out an image signal obtained to the image signal processing unit. In the image signal processing unit, by performing image analysis based on the image signal obtained from the camera 1224 for marking imaging, whether or not there is a stamp on the surface of the game ball P that has passed, and if there is a stamp It is determined whether or not it is a regular stamp. This determination may be performed by the main CPU 1544 of the main control board 1540.

  The engraving imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D) is arranged at a position surrounding the periphery of the ball passage 1222, and can capture the entire periphery of the game ball P by each camera. . Thereby, every time the game ball P passes, the probability that the engraved image can be captured by one pass is improved by imaging the spherical surface of the game ball P in the widest possible range. In this case, since the four guide members 1223 are respectively cylindrical, the range of the spherical surface of the game ball P imaged by each camera can be as wide as possible.

  Incidentally, each of the marking imaging cameras 1224 (1224A to 1224D) is provided with an LED (light emitting diode) light (not shown), and by illuminating the surface of the game ball P that is an imaging target, It is possible to obtain clear images with clear shading.

  In addition, a spherical color confirmation camera 1225 is provided below the engraving camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D), and an image of the game ball P passing through the ball passage 1222 is captured and obtained as a result. The transmitted image signal is sent to the image signal processing unit. The image signal processing unit determines the color of the game ball P based on the image signal obtained from the spherical color confirmation camera 1225. Thus, whether or not the game store in which the game ball inspection device 1200 is installed has the color of the game ball used as the regular game ball P, that is, the captured game ball P is the regular game ball. It can be determined whether or not it is a (legitimate sphere).

  The surface of the guide member 1223 is provided with a speed suppressing unit for suppressing the falling speed of the game ball P at least in the imaging region of the marking imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D) and the spherical color confirmation camera 1225. Yes. The speed suppressing unit is configured to process the surface of the guide member 1223 to increase the coefficient of friction between the game ball P and the guide member surface, thereby suppressing the falling speed of the game ball P. As a surface processing method for increasing the friction coefficient, there are a method of roughly polishing the surface of the guide member 1223, a method of applying and forming a layer having a high friction coefficient, and the like. Further, the speed suppression unit may be provided at least in the imaging region, but may be provided over the entire upper and lower sides of the guide member 1223.

  A distribution unit 1300 is provided below the guide member 1223 (sphere passageway 1222). Based on the imaging result of the game ball P passing through the ball passage 1222, the distribution unit 1300 is a regular game ball (legitimate ball) used in the attachment in which the game ball P is installed. In some cases, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is circulated as it is and used for gaming. On the other hand, if it is determined that the gaming ball P is not a legitimate ball, use in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is prohibited. Discharge from the circulation path of the sphere out of the circulation path.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the sorting unit 1300 includes a holding unit 1301 that receives the game ball P that has dropped on the ball passageway 1222. The holding unit 1301 is formed in a concave shape having a curvature matched to the spherical shape of the game ball P, and the game ball P dropped on the ball passageway 1222 falls on the holding unit 1301 and is temporarily held.

  To the right and left of the holding unit 1301, a first path 1303 constituting a part of the circulation path of the game balls in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 and a game ball out of the circulation path of the game balls in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 are discharged. And a second path 1304 constituting the discharge path.

  The first path 1303 and the second path 1304 have inclined surfaces 1303A and 1304A that are inclined downward from the holding portion 1301, respectively. The game balls distributed from the holding portion 1301 to the first route 1303 are inclined surfaces. Rolls down on 1303A. A ball polishing device 1120 (FIG. 4) is provided at the tip of the inclined surface 1303A, and the game balls distributed to the first path 1303 are configured to roll down from the inclined surface 1303A to the ball polishing device 1120. ing. In contrast, the game balls distributed from the holding unit 1301 to the second path 1304 roll down on the inclined surface 1304A. A discharge path 1210 and an error ball tray 1211 (FIG. 13) are provided at the tip of the inclined surface 1304A. The game balls distributed to the second path 1304 are error-transferred from the inclined surface 1304A via the discharge path 1210. The ball tray 1211 is configured to roll down.

  The distribution unit 1300 distributes the game balls P, which have been dropped onto the holding unit 1301 and once held, to the first path 1303 or the second path 1304 by the distribution mechanism unit 1310.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 22, the distribution mechanism unit 1310 includes rotating plates 1311 and 1312 for distributing the game balls P held by the holding unit 1301 to the first path 1303 or the second path 1304, The rotating plates 1311 and 1312 are configured by a motor 1313 for rotating.

  The rotating plate 1311 is engaged with a rotating shaft 1313A that is rotationally driven by a motor 1313, and can rotate with the rotation of the rotating shaft 1313A. The rotating plate 1311 has an extending portion 1311A extending perpendicularly to the rotating shaft 1313A from the rotating shaft 1313A, and further bent perpendicularly from the extending portion 1311A and in a direction substantially parallel to the rotating shaft 1313A. And an abutting portion 1311B extending. Further, the rotating plate 1311 is bent in a direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 1313A from the rotating shaft 1313A and extending in a direction opposite to the extending portion 1311A, and further perpendicular to the extending portion 1312A. And a contact portion 1312B extending in a direction substantially parallel to the rotation shaft 1313A. That is, the rotating plate 1311 has contact portions 1311B and 1312B that are parallel to each other with the rotating shaft 1313A interposed therebetween.

  These abutting portions 1311B and 1312B rotate so as to go around the rotation shaft 1313A as the rotation shaft 1313A rotates.

  As shown in FIG. 23, when the rotating shaft 1313A rotates in the direction of the arrow r1 from the basic state where the contact portions 1311B and 1312B are horizontal as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the contact portion 1312B moves upward, and moves upward from below the inclined surface 1304A by passing through the slit 1304B formed on the inclined surface 1304A. Further, when the rotation shaft 1313 further rotates, the contact portion 1312B pushes the game ball P held by the holding portion 1301 in the direction of the first path 1303 indicated by the arrow L. Thereby, the game ball P rolls down the inclined surface 1303A on the first path 1303 side. A ball polishing device 1120 (FIG. 4) is provided at the tip of the first path 1303, and the game ball P that has rolled down the inclined surface 1303A is polished by the ball polishing device 1120, and thereafter is moved by the lifting device 1130. It is lifted to the upper part of the game area 1140 (FIG. 5) of the game board.

  The motor 1313 is controlled to rotate the rotation shaft 1313A by 180 ° by a single rotation operation. Accordingly, the rotating plates 1311 and 1312 rotated in the direction of the arrow r1 from the basic state shown in FIG. 20 push the game ball P by the rotating plate 1312 and then the rotating plates 1311 and 1312 are replaced. The horizontal basic state is obtained again.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20, assuming that the contact portions 1311B and 1312B are horizontal as a basic state, when the rotation shaft 1313A rotates in the direction of the arrow r2 from the basic state, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the contact portion 1311B moves upward, and moves upward from below the inclined surface 1303A by passing through the slit 1303B formed in the inclined surface 1303A. Then, when the rotation shaft 1313 is further rotated, the contact portion 1311B pushes the game ball P held by the holding portion 1301 in the direction of the second path 1304 indicated by the arrow R. Thereby, the game ball P rolls down the inclined surface 1304A on the second path 1304 side. An error ball tray 1211 (FIG. 13) is provided at the tip of the second path 1304, and the game ball P that has rolled down the inclined surface 1304A is discharged to the error ball tray 1211.

  The motor 1313 is controlled to rotate the rotation shaft 1313A by 180 ° by a single rotation operation. Accordingly, the rotating plates 1311 and 1312 rotated in the direction of the arrow r2 from the basic state shown in FIG. 20 push the game ball P by the rotating plate 1312, and then the rotating plates 1311 and 1312 are switched by 180 °. In this state, the horizontal basic state is obtained again.

  Incidentally, the slits 1303B and 1304B formed in the inclined surfaces 1303A and 1304A can pass through the contact plates 1311B and 1312B, and do not inhibit the rolling of the game ball P rolling on the inclined surfaces 1303A and 1304A. It is formed with a width w1 (FIG. 23).

  The gaming ball inspection device 1200 having such a configuration determines whether the gaming ball on the circulation path collected from the gaming area 1140 of the gaming board 1514 is a legitimate ball or an error ball, and the error ball is an error ball receiving tray. It is excluded from the circulation path of game balls by being discharged to 1211, and only game balls determined to be legitimate balls (including game balls not determined to be error balls (described later)) circulate on the circulation path. Become. A specific control method of the game ball inspection device 1200 will be described later.

  Next, functions of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 and the game medium management device 1400 will be described. FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 and the game medium management device 1400.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 includes a main control board 1540, an effect control board 1550, an operation unit device 1560, an operation unit connection board 1570, a game ball number display board 1580, and a payout control board 1590. Yes.

  The main control board 1540 includes a payout control signal transmission circuit 1541, a winning display data transmission circuit 1542, a sensor detection circuit 1543, a reset clock pulse generation circuit 2216, an initial reset circuit 2217, a main CPU 1544, a main RAM 1545, and a main ROM 1546. Yes. The reset clock pulse generation circuit 2216 generates a clock pulse every predetermined cycle (for example, 2 milliseconds) in order to execute a system timer interrupt process to be described later, and the initial reset circuit 2217 is reset when the power is turned on. Generate a signal.

  The main control board 1540 includes a general winning ball sensor 1182, a passing ball sensor 1181, a starting winning ball sensor 1184, a count sensor 1183, a fraud detection sensor 2102, a winning display device 2103, a special symbol display device 1161, and a normal symbol display device. 1162, a special symbol hold display device 1163, a normal symbol hold display device 1164, a normal electric accessory solenoid 1191, a big prize opening solenoid 1192, and a backup clear switch 1185 are connected. The backup clear switch 1185 clears backup data in the event of a power failure or the like according to the operation of the game hall manager.

  Each winning opening sensor (start winning ball sensor 1184, general winning ball sensor 1182, count sensor 1183) is provided in each winning opening (start opening 1141A, general winning opening 1141B, large winning opening 1144). It detects that the game ball P has passed and outputs a detection signal.

  The fraud detection sensor 2102 is specifically composed of a magnet sensor and a radio wave sensor. The magnet sensor detects abnormal magnetism in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. Thereby, an illegal act of operating a game ball using a magnet can be prevented. The radio wave sensor detects abnormal radio waves in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. As a result, illegal actions such as inducing a malfunction of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 can be prevented by irradiating or discharging the pachinko gaming machine 1100 with radio waves.

  The winning display device 2103 is a display device for displaying the number of acquired game balls set for each winning port when a gaming ball wins each winning port.

  The special symbol display device 1161 performs variable display of special symbols in a special symbol game. In the special symbol display device 1161, the special symbol is derived and displayed, and the gaming state is shifted to the big hit gaming state advantageous to the player based on the special symbol thus derived being displayed in a specific display mode. It will be.

  The normal symbol display device 1162 changes the normal symbol when the ball passage detector detects that a game ball has passed in the vicinity of a ball passage detector (not shown) provided above the game area 1140. It is a device that performs display. When this normal symbol is stopped and displayed as a predetermined symbol, the blade members 1143 (FIG. 3) provided on both the left and right sides of the start port 1141A are changed from the closed state to the open state, and the game ball can easily enter the start port 1141A. Become.

  The sensor detection circuit 1543 of the main control board 1540 discriminates the detection result based on signals output from the winning sensors such as the general winning ball sensor 1182, the passing ball sensor 1181, the starting winning ball sensor 1184, and the fraud detection sensor 2102. Circuit.

  The payout control signal transmission circuit 1541 of the main control board 1540 is a circuit that sends out a payout control signal to the payout control board 1590 based on the detection result of each winning port sensor obtained in the sensor detection circuit 1543.

  The winning display data transmission circuit 1542 of the main control board 1540 is a circuit that transmits winning display data to the winning display device 2103 based on the detection result of each winning mouth sensor obtained in the sensor detection circuit 1543.

  The effect control board 1550 includes a sub CPU 1601, a display control circuit 2235, an audio control circuit 2236, a lamp control circuit 2237, a work RAM 1602, and a program ROM 1603. The display control circuit 2235 performs display control in the liquid crystal display 2073 for game board, the sound control circuit 2236 performs control related to sound generated from the speaker 1151, and the lamp control circuit 2237 includes lamps including a decoration lamp 1156 and the like. Take control.

  In addition, to the effect control board 1550, a game board liquid crystal display 2073 and other effect devices 2074 are connected. The sub CPU 1601 of the effect control board 1550 receives the game instruction liquid crystal display 2073 and the speaker 1151 based on the effect instruction command received from the main control board 1540 according to the winning result at each winning opening or the result of the special symbol game. And the effect display is performed by controlling the device 2074 for other effects. The effect control board 1550 is connected to the game medium management device 1400 (game machine connection board 2401) via the operation unit connection board 1570 so as to be communicable.

  Further, the operation unit device 1560 is connected to the game medium management device 1400 (game machine connection substrate 2401) via the operation unit connection substrate 1570 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The operation unit device 1560 includes a touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102, and various instruction commands output based on the touch operation on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 to the game medium management device 1400 (game machine connection board 2401). Send. In addition, the operation unit device 1560 updates the display content of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 by receiving the result of lending and clearing from the game medium management device 1400.

  The game ball number display board 1580 includes a counting button 2025 and a game ball number display device 2024, and is communicably connected to the payout control board 1590. The operation result of the counting button 2025 is transmitted to the payout control board 1590, and the update information of the number of game balls is received from the payout control board 1590 and displayed on the game ball number display device.

  The payout control board 1590 includes a payout control signal receiving circuit 1591, a communication control circuit 1592, a launch control circuit 1593, a CPU 1594, a RAM 1595, and a ROM 1596. Further, a game ball inspection device 1200, a subtraction sensor 2029, a firing handle 2026, a launching device 1110, and a weight sensor 1520 are connected to the payout control board 1590.

  The payout control signal receiving circuit 1591 receives the payout control signal transmitted from the payout control signal transmitting circuit 1541 of the main control board 1540, and performs payout control according to the signal. The payout control means a process of transmitting the number of game balls given to the player according to the game result such as winning a prize to the game medium management apparatus 1400 as addition information. In the game medium management device 1400, the number of players owned is added based on the addition information transmitted from the payout control board 1590.

  The communication control circuit 1592 controls communication among the game ball number display board 1580 connected to the payout control board 1590, the main control board 1540, the game medium management device 1400 (game machine connection board 2401), and the like.

  The firing control circuit 1593 supplies power to the firing motor of the launching device 1110 according to the turning angle when the launching handle 2026 is gripped by the player and is turned clockwise. Control to fire the ball.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the gaming ball inspection device 1200 includes an image signal processing unit 1333 that processes image signals obtained from the camera 1224 for engraving images (1224A to 1224D) and the camera 1225 for checking the sphere color, and a camera for engraving images. 1224 (1224A to 1224D) and the LED driving circuit 1334 for causing the LEDs provided in the spherical color confirmation camera 1225 to emit light, and based on the processing result of the image signal processing unit 1333, the captured game ball is a legitimate sphere. Or an error sphere, and a motor control circuit 1332 that controls the motor 1313 based on the determination result of the determination unit. . As described above with reference to FIG. 20, the motor 1313 rotates by a predetermined angle (180 °) by a drive signal from the motor control circuit 1332. As the motor 1313, a stepping motor or the like is used.

  The determination unit 1331 stores identification information indicating a normal game ball stored in the main RAM 1545 in advance in a RAM (not shown) inside the determination unit, and this information and the captured image data Based on the above, it is determined whether or not the game ball P to be inspected at this time is a regular game ball. The identification information means data representing an inscription indicating that the game machine is a regular game ball in which the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is installed, data representing a sphere color representing a regular game ball, and the like. When a feature point that can be determined as stamped data is detected from the captured image data, or when the color of the captured game ball is within a range where it can be determined as a regular color, the determination unit 1331 It is determined that the game ball is a regular game ball. As a method for detecting the coincidence / non-coincidence of the stamp data, various methods such as a method of calculating a mean square error by taking a difference for each pixel of the image data can be used. In addition, as a method for determining the color match / mismatch, a method for determining based on each element of lightness, saturation, and hue of the game ball image can be used.

  Then, the motor 1313 is driven based on the determination result regarding the game ball, and the result is transmitted to the game medium management device 1400 (FIG. 25) via the payout control board 1590 (FIG. 25). Thereby, the game medium management device 1400 can grasp the detection result every time an error ball is detected.

  In FIG. 25, the CPU 1594 executes various control processes such as payout control in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 1596, and stores information necessary for executing the control process in the RAM 1595.

  The subtraction sensor 2029 is provided at the exit of the game ball in the launching device 1110, detects that a game ball has been launched from the launching device 1110 (launching ball), and transmits the detection result to the payout control board 1590. Upon receiving the detection signal from the subtraction sensor 2029, the payout control board 1590 transmits this to the game medium management device 1400 as subtraction information. The game medium management apparatus 1400 subtracts the current number of players owned based on the subtraction information transmitted from the payout control board 1590. As a result, the ownership number managed in the game medium management device 1400 is updated. In addition, the update result is transmitted from the game medium management device 1400 to the game ball display board 1580 via the payout control board 1400, whereby the number of possessed balls displayed on the game ball number display device 2024 is updated.

  The game medium management device 1400 includes a game machine connection board 2401 and a main board 2402. The main board 2402 communicates with the pachinko gaming machine 1100 via the gaming machine connection board 2401. The main board 2402 manages the “balance” of the game value received by the game medium management device 1400 and the number of possessions that the player has.

  The processing executed in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is shown in FIGS. 27, 28 and 29 below.

  First, as shown in FIG. 27, the main CPU 1544 executes initial setting processing such as RAM access permission, backup restoration processing, and work area initialization (step S11). As will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 29, the main CPU 1544 executes special symbol control processing relating to the progress of the special symbol game, the special symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display device, the special symbol display device, and the decorative symbols (step). S12).

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes normal symbol control processing relating to the progress of the normal symbol game and the normal symbols displayed on the normal symbol display device (step S13). Then, the main CPU 1544 executes symbol display device control processing for performing display control of variable display such as special symbols and normal symbols in accordance with the results of execution of the special symbol control processing and normal symbol control processing (step S14).

  In this way, in the main process, after the initial setting process (step S11) is completed, the special symbol control process (step S12), the normal symbol control process (step S13), and the symbol display device control process (step S14) are repeated. Will be executed.

  Further, the main CPU 1544 may interrupt the main process and execute the system timer interrupt process even when the main process is being executed. The following system timer interrupt processing is executed in response to clock pulses generated every predetermined period (for example, 2 milliseconds) from the reset clock pulse generation circuit 2216. This system timer interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 28, the main CPU 1544 executes a random number update process so as to increase the count values of the big hit determination random number counter, the big hit symbol determination random number counter, and the like by “1” (step S31). Then, the main CPU 1544 executes an input detection process for detecting the winning or passing of the game ball to the starting port or the like (step S32). The main CPU 1544 includes various timers such as a waiting time timer for synchronizing the main control board 1540 and the effect control board 1550, and a big prize opening time timer for measuring the opening time of the big prize opening 1144. Update processing is executed (step S33). Then, an output process is executed in order to supply a signal for drive control based on various variables to a solenoid, a motor, or the like (step S34).

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes command output processing for supplying various commands to the effect control board 1550 (step S35). Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a payout process such as transmitting a prize ball control command for causing the payout control board 1590 to perform a prize ball to the payout control board 1590 (step S36).

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a weight appropriateness determination start process (step S37). In this processing, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the weight value is within a preset appropriate range based on the weight value output from the weight sensor 1520. When it is within the proper range, it is in a normal state. On the other hand, when it is not within the proper range, it is notified as an abnormal state. The result of the weight appropriateness determination is stored in the history storage area of the main RAM 1545. The weight appropriateness determination start process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a game ball inspection start process (step S38). In this process, the main CPU 1544 checks whether or not the game ball after rolling the game board is a regular game ball (legitimate ball) of the game store in which the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is installed. When determining that the ball is a legitimate ball, the main CPU 1544 circulates the determined game ball as it is in the circulation path of the enclosed pachinko gaming machine 1100. On the other hand, when determining that the ball is not a legitimate ball, the main CPU 1544 excludes the determined game ball from the circulation path in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. This determination result is stored in the inspection history storage area of the main RAM 1545. This game ball inspection process will be described later with reference to FIGS. 44 and 45. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished, the address is returned to the address before the occurrence of the interrupt, and the main process is executed.

  The special symbol control process (step S12) in FIG. 27 will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 29, the numerical value drawn on the side of each process indicates a control state flag corresponding to each process, and one step corresponding to the numerical value is executed according to the numerical value of the control state flag. The special symbol game will proceed.

  First, as shown in FIG. 29, the main CPU 1544 executes processing for loading a control state flag (step S51).

  In each process to be described later, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not to execute various processes in each step based on the value of the control state flag. This control state flag indicates the game state of the special symbol game, and allows any one of the processes to be executed. In addition, the main CPU 1544 executes processing in each step at a predetermined timing determined according to a waiting time timer set for each step.

  Before reaching this predetermined timing, the process ends without executing the process in each step, and another subroutine is executed. Of course, the system timer interrupt process is also executed at a predetermined cycle.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes special symbol memory check processing (step S52). When the control state flag is a value (00) indicating a special symbol storage check, the main CPU 1544 checks the number of reserved pieces, and when there is a reserved number, the jackpot determination, the derived special symbol, the variation pattern of the special symbol, etc. Make a decision. Further, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (01) indicating special symbol variation time management in the control state flag, and sets a variation time corresponding to the variation pattern determined in the current process in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern determined this time has elapsed, the special symbol variation time management process (step S53) described later is set to be executed.

  On the other hand, when there is no reserved number, the main CPU 1544 performs a demo display process for displaying a demo screen.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes special symbol variation time management processing (step S53). In this processing, the main CPU 1544 uses the value (01) indicating the special symbol variation time management as the control state flag, and sets the value (02) indicating the special symbol display time management as the control state flag when the variation time has elapsed. Set the waiting time after confirmation to the waiting time timer. In other words, after the waiting time after the determination, the special symbol display time management process described later is set to be executed.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a special symbol display time management process (step S54). In this process, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not it is a big hit when the control state flag is a value (02) indicating special symbol display time management and the waiting time after determination has elapsed. In the case of a big hit, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (03) indicating the big hit start interval management in the control state flag, and sets a time corresponding to the big hit start interval in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the time corresponding to the big hit start interval has elapsed, the big hit start interval management process described later is set to be executed.

  On the other hand, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game when it is not a big hit. That is, the special symbol game end process described later is set to be executed.

  If the main CPU 1544 determines that it is a big hit, it executes a big hit start interval management process (step S55). In this process, the main CPU 1544 has a value (03) indicating that the control status flag indicates the jackpot start interval management, and when the time corresponding to the jackpot start interval has elapsed, the main CPU 1544 Based on the data read from the ROM 1546, the variables positioned in the main RAM 1545 are updated. The main CPU 1544 sets a value (04) indicating that the special winning opening is being opened to the control state flag, and sets an open upper limit time (for example, 30 seconds) to the special winning opening open timer. That is, it is set to execute a process for opening a special prize opening which will be described later.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a special winning opening opening process (step S56). In this process, when the control status flag is a value (04) indicating that the big prize opening is being opened, the main CPU 1544 has passed the condition that the big prize opening prize counter is greater than or equal to a predetermined number and the opening upper limit time (large It is determined whether or not any of the conditions that the winning opening opening time timer is “0” is satisfied (a predetermined closing condition is satisfied).

  The main CPU 1544 updates a variable positioned in the main RAM 1545 in order to close the special winning opening 1144 when any one of the conditions is satisfied. Then, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (05) indicating monitoring of the winning ball residual ball in the control state flag. The main CPU 1544 sets the winning ball remaining ball monitoring time in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the time for monitoring the remaining ball in the special winning opening has elapsed, it is set to execute the residual ball monitoring process in the special winning opening described later (step S57).

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a special winning opening residual ball monitoring process (step S57). In this process, the main CPU 1544 indicates that the control status flag is a value (05) indicating monitoring of the winning ball in the winning prize mouth, and when the remaining winning ball monitoring time in the winning game mouth has elapsed, It is determined whether or not the condition that the number of times of release is equal to or greater than the maximum value (the final round) is satisfied.

  When this condition is satisfied, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (07) indicating the jackpot end interval in the control state flag, and sets a time corresponding to the jackpot end interval in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the time corresponding to the big hit end interval has elapsed, the big hit end interval processing (step S59) described later is set to be executed.

  On the other hand, when this condition is not satisfied, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (06) indicating management of a special winning opening reopening waiting time in the control state flag. Further, the main CPU 1544 sets a time corresponding to the interval between rounds in the waiting time timer. That is, after the time corresponding to the interval between rounds has elapsed, the waiting time management process before reopening the big winning opening (step S58) described later is set to be executed.

  When the main CPU 1544 determines that the special winning opening opening number counter is not equal to or greater than the maximum winning opening release number maximum value, the main CPU 1544 executes waiting time management processing before the special winning opening reopening (step S58). In this processing, the main CPU 1544 sets the special winning opening opening number counter to “0” when the control state flag is a value (06) indicating the large winning opening reopening waiting time management and the time corresponding to the interval between rounds has elapsed. Update the memory so that it increases by 1 ″. The main CPU 1544 sets a value (04) indicating that the special winning opening is open to the control state flag. The main CPU 1544 sets the opening upper limit time (for example, 30 seconds) in the big prize opening time timer. That is, it is set to execute the above-described special winning opening opening process (step S56) again.

  If the main CPU 1544 determines that the big prize opening number counter is equal to or greater than the maximum value of the big opening number, the big CPU end interval process is executed (step S59). In this process, the main CPU 1544 controls the value (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game when the control state flag is a value (07) indicating the jackpot end interval and the time corresponding to the jackpot end interval has elapsed. Set to flag. That is, the special symbol game end process (step S60) described later is set to be executed.

  The main CPU 1544 performs control to shift to a probability variation state when the big hit symbol is a probability variation symbol, and performs control to shift to the normal gaming state when the big hit symbol is a non-probability variation symbol. Become.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a special symbol game ending process when the big hit gaming state is ended or is lost (Step S60). In this process, when the control state flag is a value (08) indicating the end of the special symbol game, the main CPU 1544 stores and updates the data indicating the number of holdings (starting storage information) to be decreased by “1”. Then, the main CPU 1544 updates the special symbol storage area in order to perform the next fluctuation display. The main CPU 1544 sets a value (00) indicating a special symbol storage check. That is, the special symbol storage check process (step S52) described above is set to be executed. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

  As described above, the special symbol game is executed by setting the control state flag. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 30, the main CPU 1544 sets the control status flag to “00”, “01”, “02”, when the big hit determination result is lost in the case of not being the big hit gaming state. By setting “08” in order, the special symbol memory check process (step S52), the special symbol variation time management process (step S53), the special symbol display time management process (step S54), and the special symbol game end shown in FIG. The process (step S60) is executed at a predetermined timing.

  In addition, when the main CPU 1544 is not in the big hit gaming state and the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, the main CPU 1544 sets the control status flag in order of “00”, “01”, “02”, “03”, Special symbol memory check processing (step S52), special symbol variation time management processing (step S53), special symbol display time management processing (step S54), and jackpot start interval management processing (step S55) shown in FIG. It is executed at the timing, and the control to the big hit gaming state is executed.

  Further, when the control to the big hit gaming state is executed, the main CPU 1544 sets the control state flags in order of “04”, “05”, “06”, thereby releasing the big winning opening shown in FIG. The middle winning process (step S56), the winning ball remaining ball monitoring process (step S57), and the waiting process before waiting for the special winning opening reopening (step S58) are executed at a predetermined timing to execute a big hit game. Become.

  When the big hit game is being executed and the end condition of the big hit game state is satisfied, by sequentially setting “04”, “05”, “07”, “08”, FIG. The special winning opening opening process (step S56), the winning ball residual ball monitoring process (step S57), the big hit end interval process (step S59), and the special symbol game end process (step S60) are executed at predetermined timings. The jackpot gaming state will be terminated.

[Special symbol memory check processing]
The special symbol memory check process (step S52) of FIGS. 29 and 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 31, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the control state flag is a value (00) indicating a special symbol storage check (step S81). If the main CPU 1544 determines that the control state flag is a value indicating a special symbol storage check, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the number of holds is “0” (step S82). On the other hand, if the main CPU 1544 does not determine that the control state flag is a value indicating a special symbol storage check, the main CPU 1544 ends this subroutine.

  If the main CPU 1544 determines that the data indicating the reserved number is “0”, the main CPU 1544 executes a demo display process (step S83). When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished. On the other hand, if the main CPU 1544 does not determine that the data indicating the number of holds is “0”, the main CPU 1544 executes a process of setting a value (01) indicating special symbol variation time management as a control state flag ( Step S84).

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a big hit determination process (step S85). In this process, the main CPU 1544 reads out the high probability flag, and selects one jackpot determination table from a plurality of jackpot determination tables having different numbers of jackpot determination values (big hit determination values) based on the read high probability flag. .

  As described above, when the high probability flag is a predetermined value, that is, when the gaming state is in a probable variation state, the probability of shifting to the big hit gaming state is improved as compared with the normal time. Then, the main CPU 1544 refers to the jackpot determination random number extracted at the time of starting winning and the selected jackpot determination table. That is, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not to enter a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes special symbol determination processing (step S86). In this process, the main CPU 1544 reads the jackpot symbol random number value extracted at the time of starting winning, determines the special symbol based on the jackpot symbol random number value and the result of the jackpot determination described above, and determines the special symbol. Data indicating symbols is stored in a predetermined area of the main RAM. Further, when determining the special symbol as a special display mode (a display mode in which the big hit symbol becomes a probability variation symbol), the main CPU 1544 performs control to shift to the probability variation state.

  The data indicating the special symbol stored in this way is supplied to the special symbol display device. Thus, the special symbol is derived and displayed on the special symbol display device. Further, the data indicating the special symbol stored in this way is supplied as a derived symbol designation command from the main CPU of the main control circuit to the sub CPU of the sub control circuit. As a result, in the sub-control circuit, the decorative symbol corresponding to the special symbol is derived and displayed on the liquid crystal display device.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes variation pattern determination processing (step S87). In this process, the main CPU 1544 extracts a rendering condition selection random value. The main CPU 1544 selects a variation pattern distribution table for determining a variation pattern based on the special symbol determined as described above. Then, the main CPU 1544 determines a variation pattern based on the rendering condition selection random number extracted from the rendering condition selection random number counter and the selected variation pattern distribution table, and stores it in a predetermined area of the main RAM. The main CPU 1544 determines the variation display mode (in particular, the variation display time) of the special symbol based on the data indicating such a variation pattern.

  Data indicating the variation pattern stored in this way is supplied to the special symbol display device. As a result, the special symbol display device variably displays the variation pattern determined by the special symbol. Further, the data indicating the variation pattern stored in this way is supplied as a variation pattern designation command from the main CPU of the main control board 1540 circuit to the sub CPU of the effect control board 1550. The sub CPU 1601 of the effect control board 1550 executes the effect display according to the received variation pattern designation command.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 sets a variation time corresponding to the determined variation pattern in the waiting time timer (step S88), and executes a process of clearing the storage area used for the current variation display (step S89). When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

[Big hit end interval processing]
The jackpot end interval process (step S59) in FIG. 27 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the state control flag is “05” and the remaining ball monitoring time in the big prize opening has elapsed, the main CPU 1544 has the big prize mouth opening number counter equal to or greater than the maximum number of big prize mouth opening times (in the final round). ), The big hit end interval process shown in FIG. 32 is entered.

  In this process, the main CPU 1544 first determines whether or not the state control flag is “05” (step S101). When the control state flag is not “05”, the main CPU 1544 ends the jackpot end interval process. On the other hand, when the control state flag is “05”, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the waiting time timer is 0 (step S102).

  When the waiting time timer is not 0, this means that a waiting time as a jackpot end interval remains, and the main CPU 1544 ends the jackpot end interval process. On the other hand, when the waiting time timer is 0, this means that the waiting time as the big hit end interval is 0, and the main CPU 1544 displays the winning opening opening number display LED pattern flag. Clear (step S103).

  Then, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (07) indicating the big hit end interval in the control state flag (step S104), and determines whether or not the game result is a probability change state or a sudden big hit state (step S105). The probability variation state is a gaming state in which the probability of becoming a specific gaming state (in this embodiment, a big hit game) is relatively high, and the normal game is a gaming state in which the probability of becoming a specific gaming state is relatively low. In other words, the probability change state is a game state that is more advantageous to the player and is more easily shifted to the specific game state than the normal game state. In addition, the winning big hit state is a kind of big hit game, and a round game is executed a plurality of times. However, the time that the big prize opening 1144 and the big prize opening 1144 are kept open is shortened, and the big prize is won. It is a game in which almost no game ball enters the mouth. Therefore, after the end of the rush, the winning probability of jackpot shifts to a probability change state.

  In the case of the probability variation state or the sudden probability big hit state, the main CPU 1544 sets the gaming state flag with high probability (step S106), and sets the gaming state command (probability variation) (step S107).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S105 that the state is not the probability change state or the sudden big hit state, the main CPU 1544 sets the gaming state flag to the low probability time reduction (step S108), and sets the gaming state command (time reduction) (step S109). Further, a time-short state change frequency counter is set (step S110).

[Normal symbol control processing]
The normal symbol control process of FIG. 27 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 33, the numerical value drawn on the side of each process indicates a normal symbol control state flag corresponding to those steps, and one numerical value corresponding to the numerical value of the normal symbol control state flag corresponds to that numerical value. Steps are executed and the normal symbol game proceeds.

  First, as shown in FIG. 33, processing for loading the normal symbol control state flag is executed. In this process, the main CPU 1544 reads the normal symbol control state flag (step S131).

  In the process described later, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not to execute various processes in each step based on the value of the normal symbol control state flag. The normal symbol control state flag indicates the game state of the normal symbol game, and enables one of the processes to be executed. In addition, the main CPU 1544 executes processing in each step at a predetermined timing determined according to a waiting time timer or the like set for each step.

  Before reaching this predetermined timing, the process ends without executing the process in each step, and another subroutine is executed. Of course, the system timer interrupt process is also executed at a predetermined cycle.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes normal symbol memory check processing (step S132). In this process, the main CPU 1544 checks the number of reserved symbols for the normal symbol when the normal symbol control state flag is a value (00) indicating the normal symbol storage check. Do. Then, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (01) indicating normal symbol variation time management in the ordinary symbol control state flag, and sets the variation time determined in this processing in the waiting time timer. In other words, after the variation time determined this time has elapsed, the normal symbol variation time monitoring process described later is set to be executed.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes normal symbol variation time monitoring processing (step S133). In this process, the main CPU 1544 sets the normal symbol control state flag to a value (01) indicating normal symbol variation time management, and when the variation time has elapsed, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (02) indicating normal symbol display time monitoring to the normal symbol. The control state flag is set, and the waiting time after determination (for example, 0.5 seconds) is set in the waiting time timer. That is, after the waiting time after the determination, the normal symbol display time monitoring process described later is set to be executed.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes normal symbol display time monitoring processing (step S134). In this process, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not it is a hit when the normal symbol control state flag is a value (02) indicating normal symbol display time monitoring and the waiting time after determination has elapsed. When the main CPU 1544 is a win, the main CPU 1544 executes the normal electric combination opening setting process, and sets the value (03) indicating the normal electric combination release to the normal symbol control state flag (step S135). That is, it sets so that the normal electric accessory release process mentioned later may be performed.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 1544 is not successful, the main CPU 1544 sets a value (04) indicating the end of the normal symbol game (step S136). That is, it sets so that the normal symbol game completion | finish process mentioned later may be performed.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes normal electric accessory release processing. In this process, when the normal symbol control state flag is a value (03) indicating that the normal electric combination is released, the main CPU 1544 has a condition that there is a predetermined number of start winnings during the release of the normal electric combination. It is determined whether or not any of the conditions that the combination release time timer is “0” is satisfied.

  When one of the conditions is satisfied, the main CPU 1544 updates a variable positioned in the main RAM so as to close the blade member that is a normal electric accessory. The main CPU 1544 sets a value (04) indicating the end of the normal symbol game to the normal symbol control state flag. That is, it sets so that the normal symbol game completion | finish process mentioned later may be performed.

  Then, the main CPU 1544 executes a normal symbol game end process. In this process, when the normal symbol control state flag is a value (04) indicating the end of the normal symbol game, the main CPU 1544 stores and updates the data indicating the number of reserved symbols related to the normal symbol so as to decrease by “1”. The main CPU 1544 updates the normal symbol storage area in order to perform the next normal symbol variation display. The main CPU 1544 sets a value (00) indicating a normal symbol storage check. That is, it sets so that the process which loads the normal symbol control state flag mentioned above may be performed. When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

[Sub control circuit main processing]
On the other hand, the effect control board 1550 executes the effect control board main process. This effect control board main process will be described with reference to FIG. This production control board main process is a process that is started when the power is turned on.

  First, as shown in FIG. 34, the sub CPU 1601 executes initial setting processing such as RAM access permission and work area initialization. Then, the sub CPU 1601 executes random number update processing for updating random number values of various random number counters positioned in a predetermined area of the work RAM 1602.

  As will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 35, the sub CPU 1601 analyzes the received command and executes command analysis processing corresponding to the analyzed command. Then, the sub CPU 1601 executes display control processing for performing image display control in the game board liquid crystal display 2073. Then, the sub CPU 1601 executes a sound control process for controlling sound generated from the speaker 1151 and a lamp control process for controlling light emission of various lamps. When this process ends, the process is transferred again to the random number update process.

  Thus, in the effect control board main process, after the initial setting process is completed, the lamp control process is repeatedly executed from the random number update process.

[Command analysis processing]
The command analysis process of FIG. 28 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 35, the sub CPU 1601 determines whether or not there is a received command depending on whether or not the command is stored in the command buffer (step S171). In this process, if the sub CPU 1601 determines that there is a received command, the sub CPU 1601 reads command data from a command buffer positioned in a predetermined area of the work RAM (step S172). Subsequent processing will be described in detail below. On the other hand, if the sub CPU 1601 determines that there is no received command, it ends this subroutine.

  If it is determined that there is a reception command, the sub CPU 1601 determines whether or not a variation pattern designation command has been received based on the read command data (step S173). If the sub CPU 1601 determines that a variation pattern designation command has been received, the sub CPU 1601 executes an effect pattern determination process for determining various effect patterns, such as a decoration pattern variation pattern and an image effect pattern for displaying a background image (step). S174). When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.

  On the other hand, if the sub CPU 1601 determines that a variation pattern designation command has not been received, the sub CPU 1601 determines whether or not a derived symbol designation command has been received based on the read command data (step S175). If the sub CPU 1601 determines that the derived symbol designation command has been received, the sub CPU 1601 executes a derived ornament symbol determination process for determining a decorative symbol to be derived and displayed based on the derived symbol designation command (step S176). finish. On the other hand, if the sub CPU 1601 determines that it has not received the derived symbol designation command, it sets the effect control data corresponding to the received command (step S177), and ends this subroutine.

[Weight determination start processing]
The weight appropriateness determination start process in FIG. 28 will be described with reference to FIG.
Incidentally, the weight detection signal output from the weight sensor 1520 is output to the main control board 1540 via the payout control board 1590.

  First, as shown in FIG. 36, the main CPU 1544 executes a weight appropriateness determination process (step S191). In this process, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the weight measurement result of the base door 1513 as a whole unit is within the appropriate range, and if it is not within the appropriate range. Then, it is determined whether it is larger than the upper limit value or smaller than the lower limit value, and notification is performed in a notification mode according to the determination result. Details of this processing will be described later.

  After the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191), the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the weight appropriateness determination process has ended normally (step S192). In this process, it is determined whether or not the process has ended normally due to a program error or the like.

  If the main CPU 1544 determines that the weight appropriateness determination process has not ended normally, the main CPU 1544 performs an error display process for displaying an error on the display screen (step S193). In this process, the main CPU 1544 notifies the game medium management device 1400 that a process process error has occurred, and then moves the process to step S194. The game medium management device 1400 receives a processing process error result and executes processing according to the error result. As processing according to the error result, there are storage of an error history, display to that effect, suspension of processing related to game medium management, and the like. In step S193, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 may store and display this together with the process of transmitting the processing process error from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the game medium management device 1400.

  On the other hand, when the weight appropriateness determination process ends normally in the process of step S192, the main CPU 1544 shifts the process from step S192 to step S194.

  In step S194, the main CPU 1544 stores the weight measured in step S191 described above in the history storage area of the main RAM 1545. Thus, every time the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191) is executed, the measurement result is stored in the history storage area.

[Weight suitability determination process]
The weight appropriateness determination process in FIG. 36 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 37, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the weight measured in step S191 in FIG. 36 is an appropriate weight (step S211). The proper weight means a weight (including an upper limit value and a lower limit value) between an upper limit value and a lower limit value that are set in advance and stored in the main RAM 1545.

  When determining that the weight is appropriate, the main CPU 1544 ends the weight appropriateness determination process. On the other hand, when determining that the weight is not appropriate, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the measurement result is smaller than the first weight (set lower limit value) (step S212).

  When the measurement result is smaller than the first weight, the main CPU 1544 performs error notification because the weight detected by the weight sensor 1520 is smaller than the set weight range (step S213). Error notification means transmitting data representing an error. In this error notification, the main CPU 1544 performs first error notification (notification indicating that the measurement result is smaller than the lower limit value) to the game medium management device 1400. When the game medium management device 1400 receives the first error notification, the game medium management device 1400 stores the error occurrence status in the internal memory and displays an error in a display mode unique to the first error in the error display unit 1423 (FIGS. 2 and 3). Display. The display mode specific to the first error means, for example, that error display is performed using a display color (yellow or the like) specific to the first error.

  When the measurement result is not smaller than the first weight in step S212, or after the process of step S213, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the measurement result is larger than the second weight (set upper limit value). Judgment is made (step S214).

  When the measurement result is larger than the second weight, the main CPU 1544 performs error notification because the weight detected by the weight sensor 1520 is larger than the set weight range (step S215). Error notification means transmitting data representing an error. In this error notification, the main CPU 1544 performs second error notification (notification indicating that the measurement result is larger than the upper limit value) to the game medium management device 1400. When the game medium management device 1400 receives the second error notification, the game medium management device 1400 stores the error occurrence status in the internal memory, and displays an error in a display mode unique to the second error in the error display unit 1423 (FIGS. 2 and 3). Display. The display mode specific to the second error means, for example, that error display is performed with a display color (red or the like) specific to the second error.

  If the measurement result is not greater than the second weight in step S214, or after the process of step S215, the main CPU 1544 ends the weight appropriateness determination process.

  Thus, in the weight appropriateness determination processing, when the measured weight of the base door 1513 unit (base door unit 1522) as a whole is out of the appropriate range, an error display is performed in a predetermined display mode. By visually observing the error display portion 1423, the occurrence state of the weight error can be easily grasped. In particular, it is possible to easily grasp which error state is caused by using different display modes (different display colors) when the upper limit of the appropriate range is exceeded and when the lower limit is exceeded.

  If the measurement result falls below the lower limit, for example, an error such as game ball wear or game ball leakage is assumed. On the other hand, if the measurement result exceeds the upper limit value, there is a possibility of an illegal act such as a case where a game ball brought in due to fraud is inserted and used. As a result, it is possible to make it easier to grasp fraud by changing the error display mode between when the lower limit value is exceeded and when the upper limit value is exceeded.

  Note that the display mode is not limited to changing the display color, and various modes such as blinking can be applied. In addition, the error display is not limited to a visual display mode, and may be a display appealing to hearing such as output of a sound effect.

  Further, the game medium management device 1400 is not limited to displaying an error. For example, the game medium management device 1400 transmits the error to the server 900 (FIG. 2) and displays it on the display unit of the server 900 (display unit in the hall management department). Also good.

[Weight setting means]
The upper limit value and the lower limit value set for determining whether or not the weight measurement result is appropriate in the processing of FIG. 37 can be set in the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102.

  FIG. 38 is a schematic diagram showing transition of a display screen in the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. As shown in FIG. 38, in the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102, screen transition is possible among the normal screen G11, the selection screen G12, the weight setting screen G13, and the past data reference screen G14.

  Specifically, the screen transition from the normal screen G11 to the selection screen G12 is possible, and the screen transition from the selection screen G12 to the weight setting screen G13 or the normal screen G11 is possible. The screen transition to the data reference screen G14 or the selection screen G12 is possible, and the screen transition from the past data reference screen G14 to the normal screen G11 or the weight setting screen G13 is possible.

  FIG. 39 is a plan view showing a normal screen G11 displayed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. FIG. The upper and lower limits, which are the criteria for determining whether or not the measured weight is within the appropriate range, are not set by the player, but are set by the administrator of the game hall. It is necessary to transition to the settable state by a method that cannot be operated by the user.

  In the present embodiment, the screen is changed to the selection screen (FIG. 40) by simultaneously pressing the replay display area 1102A, the return display area 1102B, and the ball rental display area 1102C while the normal screen is displayed. Can be made.

  Note that the condition for transitioning the screen from the normal screen to the selection screen is not limited to pressing the replay display area 1102A, the return display area 1102B, and the ball rental display area 1102C at the same time. Any operation method may be used.

  FIG. 40 is a schematic diagram showing a selection screen G12 displayed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. As shown in FIG. 40, in the selection screen G12, a volume setting display area 1102G for setting the volume of a sound effect or the like output from the speaker, and an illumination setting display area 1102H for setting the brightness of various decorative lamps. , A power setting display area 1102I for setting the power consumption mode, night monitoring for shifting to a mode for recording the state when the glass door 1511 or base door 1513 of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is opened at night Setting display area 1102J, weight setting display area 1102K for changing the setting of the upper limit value and the lower limit value used in the weight appropriateness determination process described above with reference to FIG. 37, and an error ball determination history in the gaming ball inspection device 1200 To change the screen to the inspection history designation display area 1102M and the normal screen G11 Cancel display area 1102L is provided.

  By pressing one of these display areas, a screen transition corresponding to the operation result is executed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102.

  In FIG. 40, when the weight setting display area 1102K is pressed, the screen of the touch panel type liquid crystal display changes to the weight setting screen G13 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 41, in the weight setting screen G13, an upper limit value display area 1102Q in which the upper limit value of the appropriate range set at this time is displayed, and the upper limit value to be set is set as a preset default value. Upper limit default setting display area 1102M, a current value display area 1102R where the current measurement value is displayed, a lower limit value display area 1102P where the lower limit value of the appropriate range set at this time is displayed, and the lower limit value to be set Lower limit default setting display area 1102S for setting a preset default value, upper limit value changing operation display area 1102W for changing the set value of the upper limit value, lower limit value changing operation for changing the set value of the lower limit value Display area 1102X, measurement operation display area 1102N for measuring the current weight, and screen transition to the selection screen G12 A cancel display area 1102L, a past data reference screen setting area 1102U for transitioning to the past data reference screen G14, and a setting display area 1102V for confirming the setting of the content selected on the weight setting screen G13 at this time are provided. Yes. The value displayed in the current value display area 1102R is the weight of the base door unit 1522 measured by the weight sensor 1520, and the information obtained from this value is the weight change of each component constituting the base door unit 1522. (Parts are replaced due to fraud, parts are dropped, parts are worn out) and the weight of the game ball P is changed (game balls are replaced due to fraud, leakage of the game balls P, wear of the game balls P, etc.) Occurrence).

  Therefore, it is possible to grasp the occurrence of inconveniences such as unauthorized replacement, dropout or wear of the component parts, unauthorized replacement or wear of the game ball P, depending on whether or not the value of the current value display area 1102R is within an appropriate range. . Further, by displaying a history of measured values on a past data reference screen G14 described later in FIG. 42, it is possible to grasp the occurrence of an abnormal state from the weight change of the base door unit 1522 (described later).

  In the state where the weight setting screen G13 is first activated after the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is turned on, the upper limit display area 1102Q and the lower limit display area 1102P have predetermined default upper limit values and default lower limit values. Is displayed, and the initial value is set as the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

  When the upper limit change operation display area 1102W is operated, the upper limit value displayed in the upper limit display area 1102Q changes according to the operation time. When the setting display area 1102V is pressed in a state where a new upper limit value is displayed in the upper limit value display area 1102Q by this operation, the upper limit value is set.

  When the lower limit change operation display area 1102X is operated, the lower limit value displayed in the lower limit display area 1102P changes according to the operation time. When the setting display area 1102V is pressed in a state where a new lower limit value is displayed in the lower limit value display area 1102P by this operation, the lower limit value is set.

  In addition, once the upper limit value is once changed, the predetermined default upper limit value displayed at the first activation is reset by pressing the upper limit default setting display area 1102M. Further, once the lower limit value is changed, the lower limit default setting display area 1102S is pressed to reset the predetermined default lower limit value displayed at the first activation.

  When the cancel display area 1102L is operated, the current setting value is not saved and the process returns to the selection screen G12. Further, when the setting display area 1102V is operated, the setting content is saved without changing the screen, and the setting value is determined.

  FIG. 42 is a schematic diagram showing a past data reference screen G14 displayed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. As shown in FIG. 42, in the past data reference screen G14, the upper limit value and the lower limit value (upper limit / lower limit display area R13) set in the past and the actually measured weight (actual measurement display area R12) are set. Are displayed together with the weight measurement date and time (date and time display region R11). In the case of the present embodiment, these data are stored in the game medium management device 1400, and are output from the game medium management device 1400 to the touch panel liquid crystal display 1102 when the past data reference screen G14 is displayed. Not limited to this, the data may be stored in the memory of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 (operation unit device 1560).

  Thus, by making it possible to display past actual measurement values as a history, it is possible to grasp the change in weight even when it is within the appropriate range, and to predict the occurrence of an abnormality. It becomes possible.

  Further, by displaying the weight history, it is possible to determine when a large weight change occurs suddenly or when a small weight change occurs continuously. Due to such differences in weight change, wear of the component parts and the game ball P (the weight changes continuously little by little), dropout of the component parts, leakage of the game ball P, replacement of these due to fraud ( It is also possible to determine whether the weight changes abruptly). In addition, grasping | ascertaining of the abnormal state by such a log | history can also be grasped | ascertained by the method of the change, without setting an upper limit and a lower limit.

  The past data reference screen G14 is provided with a history transition display area 1102Z. When this area is pressed, history data displayed on the past data reference display screen G14 transitions. The past data reference screen G14 is provided with a cancel display area 1102L for changing the screen to the weight setting screen G13 and an end display area 1102Y for changing the screen to the normal screen.

  Of the actual measurement values displayed in the actual measurement value display region R12, for actual measurement values that did not fall within an appropriate range between the upper limit value and the lower limit value, the color of the actual measurement value display region R12 in which the actual measurement value is displayed. To change. In the case of FIG. 42, the color of the actual measurement value display region R12 where the actual measurement value is 0.852 changes. This color is displayed in the first mode (first color (for example, red)) in response to the actual measurement value exceeding the upper limit value. Incidentally, when the measured value is below the lower limit value, it is displayed in the second mode (second color (for example, yellow)). Thereby, it can be easily grasped whether the actual measurement value exceeds the upper limit value or the lower limit value.

  In FIG. 42, the past data is displayed based on the time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the past data may be rearranged and displayed based on the measured maximum value. Good.

  In addition, the display range of past data to be displayed may be set by specifying the date and time before displaying the past data.

  In FIG. 42, the case where all measurement data is stored as data stored as past data has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only values outside the set weight range may be stored. Alternatively, only the maximum value and the minimum value of the measured values within a predetermined time may be stored.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 9, a support portion 1512B is provided on a part of the upper surface of the bottom plate 1512A of the outer frame 1512, and a weight sensor 1520 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 1512B. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 43, a support portion 1512B is provided on the entire top surface of the bottom plate 1512A, and a weight sensor 1520 is provided on the entire top surface of the support portion 1512B. May be. In this way, the weight of the base door 1513 to be measured can be measured regardless of where it is added to the bottom plate 1512A, so that even if the base door 1513 has a complicated shape, The weight can be measured accurately.

  As described above, in the enclosed pachinko gaming machine 1100, the game ball P is enclosed, and in the normal use state other than maintenance, the same enclosed game ball P is used. This means that the weight of the portion where the game ball P circulates in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 does not change depending on the progress of the game. That is, in the case of a non-encapsulated pachinko game machine, a game ball is placed on a so-called upper plate, and this game ball is guided to the launching device and is launched into the game board by the launching device. Then, the game balls that have rolled on the game board are awarded to each prize opening or collected from the collection opening at the lower part of the game board. The winning or collected gaming balls are collected for each so-called island made up of a plurality of pachinko gaming machines. Also, the prize balls that are paid out as the game progresses are supplied to each pachinko gaming machine from a supply facility on each island, and are paid out to the upper plate of each pachinko gaming machine according to the result of the game.

  In this way, in the pachinko gaming machines that are not enclosed, the gaming balls are not circulated in each pachinko gaming machine, and the gaming balls are supplied from outside and collected to the outside, so the weight of each pachinko gaming machine is It will change as the game ball enters and exits as the game progresses.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 according to the first embodiment, when a certain number of the same game balls P circulate in the same pachinko game machine 1100 and the game balls 1100 leak, A portion (such as a lifting device 1130) through which the game ball P of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 circulates except when it is replaced with a (light) game ball, when a component is dropped, or when a component is replaced. The weight it contains will not change abruptly.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, the weight of the entire base door unit 1522 including the lifting device 1130, the ball polishing device 1120, the launching device 1110, the game board 1514, and the like, which are parts where the game ball P circulates, is measured. Thus, it is possible to grasp the leakage of the game ball P or replacement due to fraud, or the dropout of component parts or replacement due to fraud.

  In particular, when a gaming ball is replaced by fraud, in the enclosed pachinko gaming machine 1100, the replaced gaming ball will continue to be used in the same pachinko gaming machine, which may increase the loss of the gaming store. In the present embodiment, since the abnormal state can be immediately grasped by the weight change, it is possible to significantly suppress the loss caused by the fraudulent act.

  In addition, a change in weight due to wear of the game ball P and the components due to use is displayed on the past data reference screen G14 of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102, and such a gradually changing weight measurement value is displayed. According to the history, even if the measured value is within the proper range, the wear state can be grasped before the measured value is out of the proper range.

[Game ball inspection start processing]
The game ball inspection start process of FIG. 28 will be described with reference to FIG.
Incidentally, image signals output from the engraving imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D) and the spherical color confirmation camera 1225 are image-analyzed by the image signal processing unit 1333 of the gaming ball inspection device 1200, and the determination unit 1331 receives the gaming ball. It is determined whether or not there is a stamp on the surface and whether or not it is the color of the game ball used as a regular game ball by the game store. If there is a stamp, it is determined whether or not it is a regular stamp. These determination results are output to the main control board 1540 via the payout control board 1590.

  First, as shown in FIG. 44, the main CPU 1544 executes a game ball inspection process (step S281). In this process, the main CPU 1544 uses the pachinko for a game ball (a game ball determined to be an error ball) that is determined not to be a valid ball based on the determination result of whether or not the ball is a valid ball based on the imaging result of the game ball. The game balls are excluded from the circulation path of the game balls of the gaming machine 1100, and the other game balls are left in the circulation path and circulated. Details of this processing will be described later.

  After the game ball inspection process (step S281), the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the game ball inspection process has ended normally (step S282). In this process, it is determined whether or not the process has ended normally due to a program error or the like.

  When determining that the game ball inspection process has not ended normally, the main CPU 1544 performs an error display process for displaying an error on the display screen (step S283). In this process, the main CPU 1544 notifies the game medium management device 1400 that a process process error has occurred, and then moves the process to step S284. The game medium management device 1400 receives a processing process error result and executes processing according to the error result. As processing according to the error result, there are storage of an error history, display to that effect, suspension of processing related to game medium management, and the like. In step S283, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 may store and display this together with the process of transmitting the processing process error from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the game medium management device 1400.

  On the other hand, when the game ball inspection process ends normally in the process of step S282, the main CPU 1544 shifts the process from step S282 to step S284.

  In step S284, the main CPU 1544 stores the inspection result executed in step S281 described above in the inspection history storage area of the main RAM 1545. Thereby, every time the game ball inspection process (step S281) is executed, the measurement result is stored in the history storage area.

[Game ball inspection processing]
The game ball inspection process of FIG. 44 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 45, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the game ball is engraved based on the determination result obtained by the determination unit 1331 of the game ball inspection device 1200 (step S291). If the result that there is a stamp is obtained, it is determined that the game ball to be inspected at this time is a legitimate ball (step S295), and the motor 1313 is controlled via the motor control circuit 1332. As a result, the game balls are distributed to the first path 1303 side (FIGS. 20 and 23), thereby leaving the game balls in the circulation path of the pachinko gaming machine 1100. That is, it continues to circulate in the circulation path.

  On the other hand, if it is not recognized in step S291 that there is an inscription, the main CPU 1544 determines whether the color of the game ball is a normal color based on the determination result of the determination unit 1331 ( In step S292), if the result of normal color is obtained, it is determined that the game ball to be inspected at this time is a valid ball (step S295), and the motor control circuit 1332 is used. By controlling the motor 1313, the game balls are distributed to the first path 1303 side (FIGS. 20 and 23), so that they remain in the circulation path of the game balls in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. That is, it continues to circulate in the circulation path.

  On the other hand, when it is not recognized as a regular color in step S292, the main CPU 1544 controls the motor 1313 via the motor control circuit 1332 to move the game ball to the second path 1304 side ( By allocating to FIG. 20, FIG. 24, it excludes from the circulation path of the game ball in the pachinko gaming machine 1100.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when it is determined that there is an inscription of a game sphere, or when it is determined that the color of the game sphere is a regular color, by determining that the game sphere is a valid sphere, The game ball is continuously circulated by leaving it in the circulation path. On the other hand, if it is not determined that there is an inscription and it is not determined that it is a regular color, it is determined that it is an error ball. The game ball is excluded from the circulation path.

  In this way, by determining whether or not to remove the game ball from the circulation path based on the determination result of whether or not there is an inscription and the determination result of whether or not it is a normal color, temporarily Even if the imprint of the legitimate sphere having the imprint is not correctly captured by the imprint imaging camera 1224, the legitimate sphere can be determined as the legitimate sphere based on the color of the game sphere. Although it is based on the inspection based on the marking with high accuracy of the judgment, depending on the position of the marking of the falling game ball as the imaging target, it may not be possible to capture the image correctly. It is possible to determine whether the ball is a legitimate ball based on the color of the entire game ball surface. In other words, based on a judgment based on a highly reliable stamp, it is possible to use a legitimate sphere by assisting in judging the imaging error that occurs due to the character of the marking that it is difficult to mark the entire spherical surface by the color of the surface of the game ball. Despite being, it is possible to suppress erroneous error determination.

  Note that the order of determining whether or not there is a mark (step S291) and determining whether or not the color is normal (step S292) is not limited to the above case, and whether or not the color is normal (step S292). S292) may be performed first. Further, only the inscription attached to the game ball or only the color of the game ball may be set as the determination target.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where it is determined whether or not a legitimate sphere is determined by the combination of the stamp and the sphere color is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Etc., various elements can be used as determination elements.

  Each time the main CPU 1544 performs error ball determination (step S293), the determination result is stored in the inspection history storage area of the main RAM 1545. Then, in response to a request based on the operation result from the operation unit device 1560, the inspection history is read from the main RAM 1545 and displayed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 46, the accumulated history information is displayed on the past data reference screen G14. In the history information, the date and time when the error ball is determined is displayed as a list in the date and time display region R21. In the case of the present embodiment, these data are stored in the game medium management apparatus 1400 in addition to the main RAM 1545, and when the past data reference screen G14 is displayed, the game medium management apparatus 1400 displays the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the data may be stored in the memory of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 (operation unit device 1560).

  Thus, by making it possible to display past error ball determination results as a history, it is possible to grasp the number of balls actually excluded from the circulation path of game balls as error balls. Note that, regardless of whether or not the error ball determination result is displayed as a history, the game ball inspection device 1200 always executes the process of eliminating the error ball, and the weight changes as the error ball is eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the occurrence state of the error sphere also by this weight change.

  For example, the weight per game ball is stored in advance in the main RAM 1545 or the like, and if the change in weight is equal to the weight per ball, it can be determined that the error ball has been eliminated. . Since the error sphere may have a different weight from the legitimate sphere, if the change in the weight is within a predetermined range with respect to the weight per sphere stored in advance, the error sphere is generated. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the occurrence of error spheres to a practically sufficient level.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1100 according to the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 47, a game ball is enclosed, a game board 1514, a game ball inspection device 1200, a ball polishing device 1120, a lifting device 1130, launching The device 1110 is used as a circulation path for game balls. When the weight of the base door unit 1522 including these circulation paths is measured by the weight sensor 1520 and an error ball is detected by the game ball inspection apparatus 1200, the error ball is It is discharged to an error ball tray 1211 provided outside the door unit 1522. As a result, the weight measured by the weight sensor 1520 is reduced by the amount by which the error ball is discharged. Based on the measurement result of the weight sensor 1520, it is possible to grasp the discharge state of the error sphere. Further, every time an error ball determination is made in the gaming ball inspection device 1200, the result can be recognized by the main CPU 1544 of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 regardless of the measurement result of the weight sensor 1520.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 configured to recognize the determination of the error ball in the main CPU 154, it is possible to grasp the occurrence state of the error ball based on the determination result from the game ball inspection device 1200. On the other hand, even when the game ball inspection device 1200 is incorporated in a pachinko machine that does not support the determination of the error ball, the generation of the error ball is grasped based on the measurement result of the weight sensor 1520. It becomes possible.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment of the game ball inspection device provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 of the present invention will be described.

  48 to 50, in which parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 20 to 24 are given the same reference numerals, are a perspective view and a front view showing a game ball inspection device 2200 according to the second embodiment. This game ball inspection device 2200 does not have a holding portion 1301 as compared to the game ball inspection device 1200 of the first embodiment, and a pair of rotating plates 1311 and 1312 (contact portions) in the first embodiment. 1311B and 1312B), except that a single rotating plate 2311 is provided. The rotating plate 2311 includes an extending portion 2311A integrated with the rotating shaft 1311A of the motor 1313, and an abutting portion that further bends vertically from the extending portion 1311A and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the rotating shaft 1313A. 1311B.

  In the first embodiment, the game ball P that has fallen from the ball passage 1222 is once held by the holding unit 1301 (FIG. 20), and then the first path 1303 or the second path by the rotating plate 1311 or 1312. In the case of the second embodiment, based on the imaging results of the game balls of the engraved imaging camera 1224 and the spherical color confirmation camera 1225, the rotating plate 2311 is previously set. The game ball is controlled to be rotated to a position where the game ball is distributed to the first path 1303 or the second path 1304.

  For example, when it is determined that the game ball P is a legitimate ball based on the game ball imaging results of the engraving camera 1224 and the ball color confirmation camera 1225, the main CPU 1544, as shown in FIG. By driving, the rotating plate 2311 is rotated and held at a predetermined position, so that the game ball P dropped from the ball passage path 1222 flows down to the first path 1303 side.

  On the other hand, when the game ball P is determined to be error based on the game ball imaging results of the engraving camera 1224 and the ball color confirmation camera 1225, the main CPU 1544, as shown in FIG. By driving, the rotating plate 2311 is rotated and held at a predetermined position, so that the game ball P dropped from the ball passage path 1222 is caused to flow down to the second path 1304 side.

  Accordingly, the game balls P can be distributed to the first path 1030 or the second path 1304 without providing the holding unit 1301 (FIG. 20). With such a configuration, it is not necessary to form the slits 1303B and 1304B as shown in FIG. 20 on the inclined surfaces 1303A and 1304A.

(Third embodiment)
A third embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 according to the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, an object to be measured by the weight sensor 3520 (FIG. 52) is different from that of the first embodiment. Specifically, the first embodiment is configured to measure the weight of the entire unit portion of the base door 1513 by the weight sensor 1520, whereas the present embodiment replaces the weight sensor 1520. The point that the weight of the means for circulating the game ball P is measured by the weight sensor 3520 is different from the configuration of the first embodiment.

  That is, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 of the present embodiment is different from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 of the first embodiment except that the weight sensor 3520 is different from the first embodiment and the processing corresponding thereto is different. It has the same configuration.

Hereinafter, a configuration different from the configuration of the first embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, as a means for circulating the game ball P, the weight of the lifting device 1130 is measured.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the lifting device 1130 is mounted on the bottom plate portion 1513A of the base door 1513 via a weight sensor 3520, and the weight of the lifting device 1130 is all. It is configured to be added to the weight sensor 3520.

  As shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the lifting device 1130 includes a ball inlet 2301, a ball outlet 2302, a lifting unit 2303, a screw (not shown), a lifting inlet sensor 1012, and a lifting motor 1019. Yes. The ball outlet 1302 is provided with a shutter 2305 that can open and close the ball outlet 2302. The shutter 2305 is opened / closed by an opening / closing motor (not shown). The lifting device 1130 includes a lifting motor sensor substrate (not shown). The game ball P conveyed by the ball polisher 1120 is guided to the ball entrance 2301. The lift entrance sensor 1012 detects the game ball P introduced into the ball entrance 1301. The lifting motor 1019 is driven in response to the detection of the game ball P by the lifting inlet sensor 1012. The power provided from the lifting motor 1019 is transmitted to the screw provided inside the lifting unit 2303 via the gear provided at the lower part. The game ball P that has passed through the ball entrance 2301 further passes through a ball passage (not shown) and reaches the lower portion of the cylindrical lifting portion 2303. The screw is rotated by a lifting motor 1019, and the game ball P is conveyed upward by the screw. The lift motor sensor board detects the drive of the lift motor 1019. Thereby, it is possible to detect whether or not the lifting motor 1019 is normally rotated.

  The game ball P that has reached the upper portion of the lifting unit 2303 by the screw is discharged from a ball outlet 2302 provided on the upper side of the lifting unit 2303 and is connected to the ball outlet 2302 in a ball inlet 1104 (described later). ). Then, the game ball P is sent to the launching device 1110.

  In the case of the present embodiment, a number of game balls P that can be accommodated in the lifting device 1130 are enclosed in the pachinko gaming machine 1100. Accordingly, by stopping the launching operation of the launching device 1110 for a certain period of time while the lifting device 1130 is activated, all the game balls P enclosed in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 are accommodated in the lifting device 1130. become.

  In the present embodiment, the weight of the lifting device 1130 in this state is measured by the weight sensor 3520.

  In the present embodiment, the game balls P enclosed in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 are a game ball inspection device 1200, a ball polishing device 1120, a lifting device 1130, a launch device 1110, and a game board 1514 (game area 1140). It is comprised so that it may circulate in order. In this circulation path, the ball polishing device 1120, the lifting device 1130, and the launching device 1110 have a configuration that is independent of each other, so that the weight of only the lifting device 1130 can be measured. .

  That is, the ball polishing device 1120 operates to discharge the game ball P while polishing the game ball P by the driving motor of the ball polishing device 1120. Since the game ball P discharged from the ball polishing device 1120 falls to the ball inlet 2301 of the lifting device 1130, the ball polishing device 1120 and the lifting device 1130 can be configured independently. . Similarly, the game ball P lifted by the lifting motor 1019 in the lifting device 1130 is delivered so as to fall from the ball outlet 2302 to the launching device 1110.

  Here, the launching device 1110 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 53 is a view showing the launching device 1110 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 54 is a plan view of the launching device 1110.

  As shown in FIG. 53, the launching device 1110 includes a firing solenoid 1018, a launch pad 1101, a launching rod 1106, and a support shaft. The launcher 1106 has an upper end supported by a support shaft, and is installed to be rotatable about the support shaft. Firing solenoid 1018 is disposed in the vicinity of firing rod 1106. When the firing solenoid 1018 is driven by the dispensing control board 1590, the launching rod 1106 is attracted to the firing solenoid 1018 and rotationally driven. When the launcher 1106 is attracted to the launch solenoid 1018, the game ball P is hit, and the game ball P is launched obliquely upward from the launcher 1110. The launch pad 1101 is a standby position for the game ball P hit by the launcher 1106. In a state where the game ball P is arranged on the launch pad 1101, the opposite side of the launcher 1106 is the launch direction and is open.

  As shown in FIG. 54, the launching device 1110 has a ball inlet 1104, a launch inlet sensor 1010, a ball passage 1105, a ball feed solenoid 1017, and a subtraction sensor 2029 in addition to the members described above. The game ball P is sent out to the launch pad 1101 by a ball feed solenoid 1017. The game ball P conveyed to the upper part of the gaming machine by the lifting device 1130 is guided to the ball entrance 1104. Further, it passes through the ball passage 1105 and waits at the standby position. The launch inlet sensor 1010 provided in the ball passage 1105 outputs a detection signal when the game ball P passes through the ball passage 1105. When the player operates the handle 1026, the ball feed solenoid 1017 is driven by the payout control board 1590, and the ball feed rod (not shown) waits in the direction of the launch pad 1101 (downward in FIG. 54). The game ball P is pushed out. As a result, the game ball P moves to the launch pad 1101. A subtraction sensor 2029 is provided on the path from the standby position to the launch pad 1101 to detect the game ball P moving to the launch pad 1101.

  As described above, in the launching device 1110, the game ball P discharged from the ball outlet 2302 of the lifting device 1130 is received by the ball inlet 1104, so that the lifting device 1130 and the launching device 1110 are independent. It has become the composition.

  As described above, the lifting device 1130 has a configuration independent of the launching device 1110 and the ball polishing device 1120, and the measurement result of the weight sensor 3520 provided at the bottom of the lifting device 1130 indicates that the launching device 1110, It can be measured as the weight of only the lifting device 1130 and the game ball P included therein, not including the weight of the ball polishing device 1120.

  Here, in the launching device 1110, when the operation of the ball feed solenoid 1017 is stopped, the game ball P stays in the ball passage 1105 (FIG. 54), and further, the game ball P stays in the ball passage 1105 becomes full. A full state is detected by the inlet sensor 1010. In response to this detection result, the shutter 2305 provided at the ball outlet 2302 of the lifting device 1130 is configured to be closed.

  Thereby, when the launching device 1110 stops operating and the game ball P is filled in the ball passage 1105, the shutter 1305 of the lifting device 1130 is closed. In this case, as the lifting device 1130 continues the operation of the lifting motor 1019, the game balls P are sequentially lifted up to the upper portion by the screw, and the game balls P stay in the upper portion.

  As a result, all of the enclosed game balls (except for the game ball P staying in the ball passage 1105 of the launching device 1110) are accommodated in the lifting device 1130. That is, when the operation of the launching device 1110 is stopped, all the game balls P (excluding the game ball P staying in the ball passage 1105 of the launching device 1110) are stored in the lifting device 1130 after a predetermined time has elapsed. It will be in the state.

  Based on the measurement result of the weight sensor 3520 in this state, the weight of the lifting device 1130 including all the game balls P (excluding the game ball P staying in the ball passage 1105 of the launching device 1110) can be detected.

  In the present embodiment, error notification is performed according to whether or not the weight measurement result is within a preset appropriate range.

  FIG. 55 is a flowchart showing weight appropriateness determination start processing in the present embodiment. Compared with the weight appropriateness determination start process described above with reference to FIG. 36, this process includes a processing step (step S231) for determining whether or not the game ball P has been collected before the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191). Is different.

  Here, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 36 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. In FIG. 55, first, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the collection of the game balls is completed by comparing the number of game balls launched from the launching device 1110 with the number of collected game balls (step S231). ). Specifically, the detection result of the subtraction sensor 2029 (FIG. 54) as the number-of-fires identifying means for detecting the game ball P launched from the launching device 1110, and the number-of-recovery-number identifying means provided at the lower part of the lifting device 1130 Based on the detection result of the lift inlet sensor 1012 (FIG. 52), it is determined whether or not the number of shot balls and the number of collected balls match, and if they match, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is informed. It is determined that all of the enclosed game balls P have been collected by the lifting device 1130. Incidentally, it may be determined that the difference between the number of shot balls and the number of collected balls is the same when the difference is within a predetermined range.

  When determining that the game ball has not been collected, the main CPU 1544 ends the weight appropriateness determination start process. On the other hand, when determining that the game ball has been collected, the main CPU 1544 executes a weight appropriateness determination process for the weight of the lifting device 1130 that has collected the game ball P (step S191).

  As described above, when it is determined from the comparison result between the number of shot balls and the number of collected balls that the game ball P has been collected by the lifting device 1130, it is determined whether or not the weight is within an appropriate range. Thus, depending on the progress of the game, if there is a time when the player has not operated the handle, the game ball P is collected in the lifting device 1130 during that time, and the collection state is the number of shot balls and the collection It will be judged by comparison with the number of balls.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1100, for example, it is not necessary for the player to grasp the state where the player does not fire the game ball, such as the state where the effect such as reach is being executed, and it is simply launched without monitoring the progress of the game. Only by detecting the number of balls and the number of recovered balls, it is possible to detect the recovery state of the game balls P to the lifting device 1130 that is the object of weight measurement, and measure the weight of the lifting device 1130 in the recovery state. Error notification can be performed according to the measurement result.

  In the present embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the normal screen G11, the selection screen G12, the weight setting screen G13, and the past data reference screen G14 shown in FIGS. The weight measurement result of the lifting device 1130 including the game ball P displayed on the display 1012 can be confirmed on the screen. The weight measurement result is stored as a history, and the history can be confirmed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. Also in the embodiment of the present invention, as described in the first embodiment, the game ball inspection start process and the game ball inspection process similar to those in FIGS. 44 and 45 are executed, and as shown in FIG. The determination result of the game ball inspection device 1200 can be confirmed on the screen.

  Moreover, it is the structure which can grasp | ascertain an error state easily by changing the mode of alerting | reporting with the case where it exceeds the upper limit of the appropriate range of weight, and the case where it falls below a lower limit.

  In these cases, as in the first embodiment, the past data is not limited to displaying the past data based on the time (FIG. 42), but the past data is arranged based on the measured maximum value or the like. Alternatively, it may be displayed.

  In addition, the display range of past data to be displayed can be set by specifying the date and time before displaying the past data.

  In FIG. 42, the case where all measurement data is stored as data stored as past data has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only values outside the set weight range may be stored. Alternatively, only the maximum value and the minimum value of the measured values within a predetermined time may be stored.

  Incidentally, in the above-described embodiment, the weight appropriateness determination start process (step S37 in FIG. 28) is executed in the system timer interrupt process in the same manner as in the first embodiment. As described in the fourth embodiment, it may be executed in the jackpot end interval process (FIG. 57).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when a certain number of the same game balls P circulate in the same pachinko gaming machine 1100 at all times and the game ball 1100 leaks, for example, a small (light) game ball due to fraud. The part where the game ball P of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 circulates (lifting device 1130, gaming ball inspection device 1200), except when the component is dropped, the component is dropped, or the component is replaced by fraud , Ball polisher 1120, launcher 1110, game board 1514, etc.) will not change abruptly.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the weight of the lifting device 1130 that is a unit that can independently measure the weight of the circulating portion of the game ball P and that can store all of the enclosed game balls P, By measuring the timing based on the comparison result between the number of shot balls and the number of collected balls to the lifting device 1130 (the timing at which the gaming ball P is collected by the lifting device 1130), the gaming ball P is leaked or replaced due to fraud. Alternatively, it is possible to grasp the dropout of the components of the lifting device 1130 and the replacement due to fraud.

  In addition, a change in weight due to wear of the game ball P and the components due to use is displayed on the past data reference screen G14 of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102, and such a gradually changing weight measurement value is displayed. According to the history, even if the measured value is within the proper range, the wear state can be grasped before the measured value is out of the proper range.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the above-described third embodiment, when the collection state of the game ball P to the lifting device 1130 is determined based on the comparison result between the number of game balls P collected to the lifting device 1130 and the number of shot balls. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launching of the game ball P is forcibly suppressed for a certain period of time, and all the game balls P are collected in the lift device 1130 during that time. You may make it measure a weight.

  In this case, since it is necessary to measure the weight of the lifting device 1130 at a specific timing to suppress the launch of the game ball P, the weight of the lifting device 1130 cannot always be measured. Therefore, it is necessary to execute a system timer interrupt process different from the system timer interrupt process of FIG. That is, FIG. 56 is a flowchart showing the system timer interrupt process of this embodiment executed by the main CPU 1544. 56, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 28 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, a process for forcibly suppressing the launch of the game ball P and a process related thereto (system timer interrupt process (FIG. 56), jackpot end interval process (FIG. 57), weight appropriateness) The determination start process (FIG. 58)) is different from the third embodiment, and other configurations and processes are the same as those of the third embodiment.

  FIG. 56 differs from the system timer interrupt process of FIG. 28 in that the weight appropriateness determination start process (step S37 in FIG. 28) is not executed. In the first embodiment, since the weight of the entire unit of the base door 1513 (base door unit 1522) is measured, the weight abnormality can be determined by always measuring the weight by the interruption process. In the above-described third embodiment, the weight appropriateness determination is always started in order to grasp the state in which the game ball P is collected by the lifting device 1130 while detecting the number of shot balls and the number of collected balls of the game ball P. Even if the process is executed, if the comparison result does not match, the weight determination is not performed.

  On the other hand, in the configuration in which the weight of the lifting device 1130 is measured, when the weight is measured in a state where the gaming ball P is forcibly collected by the lifting device 1130 by suppressing the launch of the gaming ball P. After the game balls P are collected in the lifting device 1130, it is necessary to measure the weight of the lifting device 1130.

  For this reason, in this embodiment, the weight appropriateness determination start process is not executed in the system timer interruption process, and the weight appropriateness determination start process is executed in the big hit end interval process described later in FIG.

  FIG. 57, in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. 32 are assigned the same reference numerals, is a flowchart showing jackpot end interval processing in the present embodiment. In the same processing steps as those in FIG. 32, the same reference numerals are given and the duplicate description is omitted.

  The big hit end interval process shown in FIG. 57 is different from the big hit end interval process in the first embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 32 in that the weight appropriateness determination start process (step S241) is executed.

  In the big hit end interval process shown in FIG. 57, the weight appropriateness determination start process (step S241) is executed during the big hit end interval until the waiting time timer becomes 0 after the state control flag becomes “05”. .

  FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing weight appropriateness determination start processing (processing content of step S241 in FIG. 57) in the present embodiment. Compared with the weight appropriateness determination start process described above with reference to FIG. 55, this process stops the launch of the game ball P by the launcher 1110 before the process of determining whether or not the game ball has been collected (step S231). Processing step (step S251), processing step for determining whether or not the game ball P has been fired (step S252), and whether or not a predetermined waiting time T seconds (for example, 15 seconds) has elapsed after the suspension of the firing Processing step (step S253), and when it is determined that the game ball is not collected (when the determination result is “NO” in step S231), a processing step (step S232) that transmits an error to the game medium management device 1400. ) Is different.

  Here, portions corresponding to those in FIG. 55 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. 58, first, the main CPU 1544 stops the firing operation of the launching device 1110 (step S251). Further, the main CPU 1544 starts a timer (not shown) for measuring the elapsed time (T seconds) in step S253 described later in this processing step S251. Then, it is determined based on the detection result of the subtraction sensor 2029 (FIG. 54) whether or not the game ball P has been fired (step S252).

  When it is determined that the game ball P is being fired (when the determination result of step S252 is “NO”), the main CPU 1544 ends the weight appropriateness determination start process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the game ball P has not been fired (when the determination result of step S252 is “YES”), the main CPU 1544 stopped the game ball from being fired by the launching device in the above-described step S251. Based on the measurement result of the timer activated at this time, it is determined whether or not a preset standby time (T seconds) has elapsed (step S253). In the present embodiment, the jackpot end interval is set to 30 seconds, and the waiting time is set to 15 seconds shorter than this. The waiting time (T seconds) is not limited to 15 seconds, but is shorter than the big hit end interval, and the time during which the game balls can be collected in the lifting device 1130 (that is, the game balls are collected during the big hit end interval). Time).

  When determining that the standby time (T seconds) has not elapsed, the main CPU 1544 proceeds from step S253 to step S252 again to determine whether or not a game ball has been fired. In this way, the processes in steps S252 and S253 are repeated until the standby time has elapsed.

  When determining that the standby time (T seconds) has elapsed in step S253, the main CPU 1544 determines whether or not the game ball P has been collected (step S231). If it is determined in step S231 that the game ball has been collected, the main CPU 1544 moves the process to a weight appropriateness determination process (step S191) for the lifting device 1130 that has collected the game ball P. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S231 that the game ball is not collected, this means that the game ball is collected by the lifting device 1130 even though the standby time (T seconds) has elapsed. This means that there is a possibility that a gaming ball has already leaked, gaming balls have been replaced due to fraud, or other abnormal conditions (such as a ball clogging) have already occurred. In this case, the main CPU 1544 notifies the gaming medium management device 1400 that an error has occurred by performing an error transmission process (step S232), and then moves the process to step S194. The game medium management device 1400 receives an error result and executes a process according to the error result. As processing according to the error result, there are storage of an error history, display to that effect, suspension of processing related to game medium management, and the like. In step S232, the pachinko gaming machine 1100 may store and display this together with the process of transmitting the processing process error from the pachinko gaming machine 1100 to the game medium management device 1400.

  In step S194, when the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191) is executed, the result of the weight appropriateness determination process is stored in the history storage area, and when the error transmission process (step S232) is executed, the error is detected. The result of transmission processing (that is, error occurrence) is stored in the history storage area.

  In the present embodiment, the main CPU 1544 cancels the suspension state of the game ball P by the launching device 1110 after the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191). Thereby, after the launch of the game ball P is forcibly stopped in step S251, the launch of the game ball P is resumed after the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191) is executed. Note that the timing at which the release of the game ball P is stopped is not limited to the timing after the weight appropriateness determination process (step S191) is completed, and the game ball P is collected by the lifting device 1130, and the game It may be after the weight of the lifting device 1130 including the ball P is measured.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, by forcibly suppressing the launch of the game ball P, the game ball P is collected in the lifting device 1130, and the weight of the lifting device 1130 is measured in the collected state. Error notification can be performed according to the measurement result.

  In the present embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the normal screen G11, the selection screen G12, the weight setting screen G13, and the past data reference screen G14 shown in FIGS. The weight measurement result of the lifting device 1130 including the game ball P displayed on the display 1012 can be confirmed on the screen. The weight measurement result is stored as a history, and the history can be confirmed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102. Also in the embodiment of the present invention, as described in the first embodiment, the game ball inspection start process and the game ball inspection process similar to those in FIGS. 44 and 45 are executed, and as shown in FIG. The determination result of the game ball inspection device 1200 can be confirmed on the screen.

  Moreover, it is the structure which can grasp | ascertain an error state easily by changing the mode of alerting | reporting with the case where it exceeds the upper limit of the appropriate range of weight, and the case where it falls below a lower limit.

  In these cases, as in the first embodiment, the past data is not limited to displaying the past data based on the time (FIG. 42), but the past data is arranged based on the measured maximum value or the like. Alternatively, it may be displayed.

  In addition, the display range of past data to be displayed can be set by specifying the date and time before displaying the past data.

  In FIG. 42, the case where all measurement data is stored as data stored as past data has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only values outside the set weight range may be stored. Alternatively, only the maximum value and the minimum value of the measured values within a predetermined time may be stored.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when a certain number of the same game balls P circulate in the same pachinko gaming machine 1100 at all times and the game ball 1100 leaks, for example, a small (light) game ball due to fraud. The part where the game ball P of the pachinko gaming machine 1100 circulates (lifting device 1130, gaming ball inspection device 1200), except when the component is dropped, the component is dropped, or the component is replaced by fraud , Ball polisher 1120, launcher 1110, game board 1514, etc.) will not change abruptly.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the weight of the lifting device 1130 that is a unit that can independently measure the weight of the circulating portion of the game ball P and that can store all of the enclosed game balls P, By measuring the state in which the game ball P is collected in the lifting device 1130 by forcibly suppressing the launching of the game ball P by the launching device 1110, the gaming ball P is replaced by a leakage or fraud, or the lifting device. It is possible to grasp the replacement of the component 1130 due to omission or fraud.

  In addition, a change in weight due to wear of the game ball P and the components due to use is displayed on the past data reference screen G14 of the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102, and such a gradually changing weight measurement value is displayed. According to the history, even if the measured value is within the proper range, the wear state can be grasped before the measured value is out of the proper range.

(Other embodiments)
In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the four cylindrical guide members 1223 are used as the ball passages 1222 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. Instead of this, a cylindrical guide member 3223 may be used so that the game ball P passes through the inside of the guide member 3223. In this case, the guide member 3223 may be made of a transparent material so that the marking imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D) and the spherical color confirmation camera 1225 can capture the game ball P passing through the inside.

  59 shows the case where the guide member 3223 is used for the first embodiment described above, the guide member 1223 is similarly shown in FIG. 59 for the second embodiment described above. What is necessary is just to change to 3223.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the guide member 1223 is provided in a straight line has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in FIG. The guide member 1223 may be provided in a spiral shape. In this way, the falling speed of the game ball P can be reduced without processing the guide member to increase the friction coefficient, and the marking imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D) and the spherical color confirmation camera 1225 can be reduced. The imaging by can be performed more reliably. Incidentally, the speed of the game ball P can be kept small by setting the direction of the game ball P to fall in a direction (inclination direction) with an angle from the vertically lower side.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where a cylindrical member is used as the guide member 1223 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of guide members 1223 may be three or five or more. . Further, the cross-sectional shape of the guide member 1223 is not limited to a circle, but may be a polygon such as a triangle, a quadrangle (FIG. 61), or a pentagon. If the game ball P is guided by the polygonal apex, the range of the surface of the game ball that can be imaged by the engraving imaging camera 1224 and the spherical color confirmation camera 1225 can be widened, making it easier to discriminate the engraving. It becomes possible to.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a case is described in which a ball passing path 1222, a marking imaging camera 1224 (1224A to 1224D), a spherical color confirmation camera 1225, and a gaming ball inspection apparatus 1200 having one set of a distribution unit 1300 are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be configured to have two or more sets. In this case, the ball passages 1222 may be provided in parallel, and the game balls P that pass through each of the ball passing paths 1222 may be imaged, and each distribution unit 1300 may be controlled separately based on each imaging result. In this way, it is possible to increase the number of game ball inspections and distribution processes per unit time.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the substantially L-shaped rotating plates 1311, 1312, and 2311) are used as the distributing mechanism for distributing the inspected game balls has been described. Instead of the plates 1311, 1312, and 2311, various types can be used as long as the configuration is such that, for example, a rod-shaped one can be used to distribute game balls. Further, for example, a person who changes the course of the game ball by blowing air may be used instead of the one distributed by the plate-like or bar-like member.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the game ball inspection device 1200 is provided on the circulation path of the game ball in the enclosed pachinko gaming machine 1100 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A game ball for supplying game balls to each pachinko machine in an island facility where non-type pachinko game machines (a configuration in which game balls are supplied from the outside and game balls after the game are discharged to the outside) are arranged. The game ball inspection device 1200 may be provided on the supply path.

  In the third embodiment described above, the case of measuring the weight of the lifting device 1130 among the means for circulating the game ball has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The weight including the device 1110 may be measured, and further the weight including the weight of both the ball polishing device 1120 and the firing device 1110 may be measured. In addition, the measurement target is not limited to the lifting device 1130. For example, when all of the enclosed game balls P can be stored as the configuration of the ball polishing device 1120 or the launching device 1110, the ball polishing device 1120 is used. Alternatively, the launching device 1110 may be a target for weight measurement. In short, the launching device 1110 is a part constituting the circulation path of the game ball P and is a target capable of measuring the weight independently and enclosed. If the game ball P can be stored, various components can be measured.

  In the fourth embodiment described above, the launch of the game ball P by the launching device 1110 is suppressed at the jackpot end interval (step S251 in FIG. 58), but the present invention is not limited to this, and the jackpot end. Even when the timing is other than the interval, various timings can be applied as long as the player does not suffer any disadvantage even if the player does not fire the game ball P.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the weight appropriateness determination process (FIG. 37) and the game ball inspection process (FIG. 45) are executed in the pachinko gaming machine 1100 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The medium management device 1400 may execute one or both of the weight appropriateness determination process (FIG. 37) and the game ball inspection process (FIG. 45). In this case, the payout control board 1590 (FIG. 26) functions as an output means, and the measurement result of the weight sensor 1520 or 3520 and / or the error ball determination result of the game ball inspection device 1200 is used as a weight specifying result representing the weight as a game medium. What is necessary is just to make it transmit to the game media management apparatus 1400 via the gaming machine connection board 2401 (FIG. 26) of the management apparatus 1400. Instead of the game medium management device 1400 executing the weight appropriateness determination process and / or the game ball inspection process, other external devices such as a hall computer (not limited to the hall computer) execute this. May be.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the pachinko gaming machine 1100 is provided with the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 that displays the information related to the measurement result of the weight and the inspection result of the game ball is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the game medium management device 1400 may be provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 62 in which the same reference numerals are assigned to the corresponding parts in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a game medium is provided by providing a touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 integrally with the game medium management device 1400. Along with the management device 1400 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1100, the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 can be disposed on the side of the pachinko gaming machine 1100. The pachinko gaming machine 1100 and the game medium management device 1400 are connected by a predetermined interface.

  The touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 is integrated with the game medium management device 1400 via the joint portion 3101, and is controlled by a control unit (not shown) of the game medium management device 1400 as shown in FIGS. 40 to 42, 46. The same display as the above-described various screens is performed.

  Incidentally, in the configuration (FIG. 62) provided with the touch panel type liquid crystal display 1102 in the game medium management device 1400, a counting button 2025 and a game ball number display device 2024 are provided on the front surface portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1100.

62 does not show the server 960 (FIG. 2) and the gaming machine display information device 900 (FIG. 2), the configuration shown in FIG. 46 is the same as the configuration shown in FIGS. Similarly, the game medium management device 1400 may be configured to be connected to the server 900, or may include a game information display device 900 for each gaming machine.
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which the game medium is a game ball has been described. However, game machines and game media using various media such as medals are used as game media. It can be widely applied to a device to be inspected.
Moreover, the combination of the structure in each above-mentioned embodiment is arbitrarily possible also between embodiment. For example, in the game ball inspection device using the circular tubular guide member 3223 shown in FIG. 59, various combinations such as spiraling the guide member 3223 as shown in FIG. 60 can be used.

(Outline of game ball inspection device and enclosed game machine)
The game ball inspection apparatus 1200 according to the embodiment has an imaging means (engraved imaging camera 1224 (1224A) for shooting the game ball P in the transfer path (circulation path) of the game ball until the game ball P is inserted into the game area 1140. To 1224D), a spherical color confirmation camera 1225), and a storage means (main RAM 1545) for storing identification information for identifying the game ball photographed by the photographing means as an illegal game ball and a legitimate game ball. , A determination unit 1331) and a determination unit (determination unit 1331) for determining whether the game ball is illegal or legitimate based on the identification information stored in the storage unit. When it is determined that there is a game ball, the game ball is discharged from the transfer route to the outside of the transfer route.

  Further, in the above configuration, the determination means determines whether the game sphere photographed by the photographing means is an illegal sphere or a legitimate sphere based on an inscription engraved on the game sphere.

  Further, in the above configuration, the determination unit determines whether the game ball photographed by the photographing unit is an illegal ball or a legitimate ball based on the color of the game ball.

  Further, in the above configuration, in the transfer path (circulation path) in which the shooting means images the game ball, there is a speed reduction means (surface processing of the guide member 1223, inclination of the guide member 1223 itself, etc.) for reducing the transfer speed of the game ball. It is provided.

  Further, in the above configuration, the gaming machine having the gaming area is an enclosed gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1100), the transfer path is a circulation path for circulating the gaming ball, and the determination means includes the gaming ball When it is determined that the ball is an illegal ball, there is provided an exclusion means (sorting unit 1300) for removing the game ball from the circulation path.

  In addition, in the enclosed game machine (pachinko gaming machine 1100) in the embodiment, the game ball P supplied to the launch position is fired toward the game area 1140 by the launch device based on a predetermined operation of the player. A ball launching means (launching device 1110) and a game medium circulating means (lifting) capable of collecting a predetermined number of game balls, collecting game balls that have passed through the game area, and supplying them to the launch position again to circulate the game balls Device 1130) having a game ball enclosed therein, and a photographing means (engraved imaging camera 1224 (1224A) for photographing the game ball in a circulation path for circulating the enclosed game ball. To 1224D), and a memory for storing identification information for identifying the gaming ball photographed by the photographing device 1225) and the photographing means as an illegal gaming ball and a legitimate gaming ball. Game balls having means (main RAM 1545, determination unit 1331) and determination means (determination unit 1331) for determining whether the game ball is illegal or valid based on the identification information stored in the storage unit An inspection device 1200 is provided, and when it is determined that the game ball is illegal, the game ball is discharged from the circulation path to the outside of the circulation path.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1100 Pachinko machine 1102 Touch-panel-type liquid crystal display 1110 Launching device 1120 Ball polishing device 1130 Lifting device 1200 Game ball inspection device 1211 Error ball tray 1223 Guide member 1224 Marking imaging camera 1225 Ball color confirmation camera 1300 Sorting unit 1400 Game medium Management device 1423 Error display unit 1511 Glass door 1512 Outer frame 1513 Base door 1514 Game board 1520, 3520 Weight sensor 1522 Base door unit 1544 Main CPU
1545 Main RAM
2029 Subtraction sensor P Game ball

The gaming ball inspection device of the present invention includes a shooting means for shooting a game ball in a transfer path of the gaming ball until the gaming ball is put into the gaming area, and an illegal gaming ball shot by the shooting means. And a storage means for storing identification information for identifying the game ball as legitimate and a plurality of determination elements as to whether the game ball is illegal or legitimate by the identification information stored in the storage means. A judgment means for judging, and when the judgment means judges that the game ball is valid, if there is a judgment element that is not judged, the judgment based on the judgment element that is not judged is not performed, When it is determined that the game ball is illegal, the game ball is discharged from the transfer route to the outside of the transfer route.

In the above configuration, one of the decision element is characterized marking der Rukoto engraved on the game ball.

In the above structure, one of the decision element is characterized in color der Rukoto the game ball.

Further, the enclosed game machine of the present invention has a game ball launching means for launching the game ball supplied to the launch position toward the game area by the launch device based on a predetermined operation of the player, and the game area. A game medium circulating means capable of storing a predetermined number of game balls, collecting the game balls, supplying the game balls again to the launch position, and circulating the game balls; In order to discriminate between the shooting means for shooting the game ball and the game balls shot by the shooting means in the circulation path for circulating the enclosed game balls, as illegal game balls and legitimate game balls. A game ball test comprising: storage means for storing the identification information of the game; and a judgment means for judging whether the game ball is illegal or valid based on the identification information stored in the storage means. equipped with a device, the determination Stage, when the gaming ball is found valid, if there is a determination factor that is not determined, without determination based on the determination elements not the determination, if the game ball is determined to be invalid The game ball is discharged from the circulation path to the outside of the circulation path.

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Shooting means for shooting the game ball in the transfer path of the game ball until the game ball is thrown into the game area;
Storage means for storing identification information for identifying the game ball photographed by the photographing means as an illegal game ball and a legitimate game ball;
Determining means for determining whether the game ball is illegal or valid based on the identification information stored in the storage means;
When the game ball is determined to be illegal, the game ball is discharged from the transfer route to the outside of the transfer route.   2. The game ball inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether the game ball shot by the shooting unit is an illegal ball or a legitimate ball based on an inscription engraved on the game ball.   The game ball inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether the game ball shot by the shooting unit is an illegal ball or a legitimate ball based on a color of the game ball.   The game ball inspection device according to claim 1, wherein a speed reduction means for reducing a transfer speed of the game ball is provided in a transfer path for shooting the game ball by the shooting means. The gaming machine having the gaming area is an enclosed gaming machine,
The transfer path is a circulation path for circulating game balls,
5. The game ball inspection according to claim 1, further comprising: an exclusion unit configured to exclude the game ball from the circulation path when the determination unit determines that the game ball is an illegal ball. apparatus. A game ball launching means for launching the game ball supplied to the launch position toward the game area by the launching device based on a predetermined operation of the player, and the game ball that has passed through the game area are collected, and again returned to the launch position. A game medium circulating means capable of storing a predetermined number of game balls to supply and circulate game balls;
In a circulation path for circulating the enclosed game ball, photographing means for photographing the game ball;
Storage means for storing identification information for identifying the game ball photographed by the photographing means as an illegal game ball and a legitimate game ball;
A determination unit that determines whether the game ball is illegal or valid based on the identification information stored in the storage unit;
An enclosed game machine that discharges a game ball from the circulation path to the outside of the circulation path when it is determined that the game ball is illegal.

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