JP2592651B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, an arrangement ball, a sparrow ball,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine, a toy, and the like, and more particularly, to a gaming machine having operation means operable by a player.

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine of this type that has been generally known in the past includes, for example, a game machine that can be played with a recording medium and / or a coin, and a settlement operation unit as an example of an operation unit. Is provided in a place where the player can operate,
The player operates the settlement operation means to settle the score obtained so far, and discharges the recording medium on which the settlement result is recorded. Then, it is configured such that the player can exchange prizes based on the settlement result recorded on the discharged recording medium.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in this type of conventional gaming machine, since the operation member of the settlement operation means is provided so as to protrude from the entire surface side of the mounting substrate, the player's hand during the game is There is a disadvantage that the operating member is erroneously hit by the projecting operating member, and the operating member is operated without an intention of settlement.

In addition, since only one operating member is provided, when one of the operating members is unexpectedly operated and detected, it is immediately determined that the balance operation has been performed and the balance control is performed.

In addition, the operation member unexpectedly hits a hand or an object of the player, which causes an instantaneous malfunction and a detection output is instantaneously derived from the settlement operation means, and the settlement operation is immediately performed by the instantaneous detection output. There is also a disadvantage that the settlement control is performed by judging that the payment has been made.

Furthermore, since it was determined that the operation member was operated only once and the settlement operation was immediately performed, an erroneous operation due to accidental contact or collision of the player's hand or object with the operation member or misunderstanding of the player, etc. There is also a disadvantage that the settlement control is performed due to this.

When the settlement control is performed due to an erroneous operation based on the various causes described above, for example, the game state becomes a so-called big hit state and is controlled against the player in a state advantageous to the player. However, there is a disadvantage that the settlement control is performed and the big hit state is discontinued halfway. Further, once the settlement is made, if the player wants to continue the game, the player must perform the operation of starting the game again, which has a drawback that the player feels troublesome.

As described above, in the conventional gaming machine, there is a disadvantage that an operation means operable by a player, such as a settlement operation means, is erroneously operated, and erroneous control accompanying the erroneous operation is performed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of minimizing inconvenience caused by erroneous operation of an operation means.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine provided with a settlement operation means for performing settlement of a game result, wherein the settlement operation means is operated by a player. The gaming machine comprises: a plurality of settlement operation detecting means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of operation members to detect that the operation member is operated; and from all of the plurality of settlement operation means. A settlement operation determining unit that determines that all of the plurality of operation members have been operated based on the output, and a settlement control unit that performs a settlement control based on an output of the settlement operation determining unit. And

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a settlement operation unit for performing settlement of a game result, wherein the settlement operation detection unit detects that the settlement operation unit has been operated, and the settlement operation detection Settlement operation determining means for determining that the settlement operation means has been continuously operated for a predetermined time based on the output duration of the means reaching a predetermined time; and settlement control based on the output of the settlement operation determining means. And settlement control means for performing the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine including an operation unit operable by a player, wherein the operation unit includes an operation member operated by a player, and the operation surface of the operation member is It is characterized in that it is arranged so as to be depressed toward the inside of the depth with respect to the surrounding members.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a settlement operation unit for performing settlement of a game result, wherein the settlement operation detection unit detects that the settlement operation unit has been operated; A settlement operation determining means for determining that the settlement operation means has been operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time based on the output of the means being a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time; and And a payment control means for performing payment control.

[Operation] According to the present invention, the settlement operation means includes a plurality of operation members operated by the player, and the settlement operation detection means is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of operation members. The operation of the plurality of operation members is detected by the plurality of settlement operation detection means. The operation of the settlement operation determining means determines that all of the plurality of operation members have been operated based on the output from all of the plurality of settlement operation detecting means, and performs the settlement based on the determination output. Settlement control is performed by the control means.

That is, the settlement control is performed only when all of the plurality of operation members are operated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation of the settlement means is detected by the settlement operation detection means, and the output duration of the settlement operation detection means reaches the predetermined time by the operation of the settlement operation determination means. Based on the result, it is determined that the settlement operation means has been continuously operated for a predetermined time, and the settlement control is performed based on the determination output.

That is, the settlement control is performed only after the settlement operation means is continuously operated for a predetermined time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the operation surface of the operation member in the operation means is located recessed toward the inside of the depth with respect to the members surrounding the operation member, the player's hand is It is possible to reduce the possibility that the object or the like accidentally hits the operation member.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the operation of the settlement operation unit is detected by the settlement operation detection unit. And
By the operation of the settlement operation determining means, it is determined that the settlement operation means has been operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time based on the output of the settlement operation detecting means having been performed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. Payment control is performed based on the payment.

That is, the settlement control is performed only after the settlement operation means is operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko game machine which is an example of a game machine will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a game result such as a coin game machine, a slot machine, an arrangement ball, a sparrow ball, and a toy is provided at the end of the game. Includes all gaming machines that need to be settled.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine 10 which is an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

In the front frame 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a game board 40 is provided, and a game area 42 is formed by the game board 40. An operation handle 22 is provided at a lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 10.The operation of the operation handle 22 activates the hit ball launching device 54 so that the pachinko balls are sequentially driven into the game area 42. It is configured.

In the game area 42, a variable winning ball device 43 provided with a pair of opening / closing wing pieces 44a, 44b is provided at a central position thereof. Further, starting winning ports 48a, 48b, 48c, which are examples of starting passing ports, are formed below the game area 42.
Further, in the game area 42, a tulip-type winning device 47 is provided.
a, 47b, winning prizes 45, 46a, 46b, which are examples of normal passages
Is provided. The variable winning ball device 43 and the winning devices 47a and 47b may be ball passing devices that allow the pachinko balls that have entered from above to pass through as they are and be discharged to the game board from below.

In response to the operation of the operation handle 22, the hitting rod 58 of the hitting ball firing device 54 is intermittently rocked, so that the hitting rod 58 causes a pachinko ball to be hit and a hitting guide rail.
The shooting ball enters the game area 42 through between the game area 41a and the game area forming rail 41b. Immediately before entering the game area 42, the fired ball is detected by the fired ball detector 64. In the figure, reference numeral 56 denotes a hitting ball supply mechanism for feeding the pachinko balls in the hitting ball waiting gutter 70 to a hitting position of the hitting rod 58.

Next, when the resilience of the hitting rod 58 is too weak, the pachinko ball rolls in the opposite direction without returning to the inside of the game area 42 and tries to return to the original position. The pachinko ball, that is, the foul ball, which is going to return to the position of FIG. In the present embodiment, the configuration is such that the firing ball that actually enters the game area 42, that is, the effective firing ball, is detected by the firing ball detector 64 provided at the end position of the game area forming rail 41b. The present invention is not limited to this, the launch ball detector is provided, for example, on the lower side of the launch ball in the vicinity of the launch location, and a foul ball detector for detecting a foul ball is provided in the foul ball passage 66. By subtracting the detection output of the foul ball detector from the detection output,
The configuration may be such that the effective fired balls that have actually entered the game area 42 are calculated.

The effective firing ball hit into the gaming area 42, by winning in any of the starting winning ports 48a, 48b, 48c,
The opening / closing wing pieces 44a and 44b are provided a predetermined number of times (for example,
The pachinko ball is controlled so as to open and close, and the pachinko ball can be won in the variable winning ball device 43 during that time. In the drawing, reference numeral 49 denotes an out port, and when the pachinko ball hit into the game area 42 falls without being won in any of the winning ports or the prize ball device, the dropped out ball is collected. It is for.

The decorative plate provided below the pachinko gaming machine 10
A card insertion / ejection port 26 as an example of a recording medium insertion port is formed at the left corner of the 20 so that a magnetic card 102 (see FIG. 4) as an example of a recording medium can be inserted and ejected. ing. As will be described later, the magnetic card 102 records the number-of-balls-identifying information that can specify the number of balls possessed by the player, and is directly or indirectly derived from the number-of-ball-specific information (this embodiment). In this case, pachinko balls can be played with a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number-of-balls data. Further, on the lower left portion of the front frame 12, an operation switch including a settlement button 28 as an example of an operation member for adjusting the game result and a game interruption button 29 as an example of game interruption operation means for interrupting the game. A mechanism 27 is provided. The card insertion / ejection port
On the right side of 26, a game possible display 30 for indicating that the game is ready to be played, a game interruption for displaying that the game is interrupted based on the operation of the game interruption button 29 An indicator 31, an error cause indicator 32, which is an example of a display unit for judging the suitability of the magnetic card inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 26, and displaying the result, and furthermore, the settlement button 181 was pressed. An operation confirmation button 18 as an example of an operation member operated by the player to confirm the operation later
Three are provided. Also, on the back side of the front decorative plate 20, a sound effect is generated in accordance with the occurrence of a so-called big hit state in which the variable winning ball device 43 is continuously opened and closed, and a voice that the inserted magnetic card is inappropriate is generated. A speaker 51 is provided as an example of a sound notifying unit for notifying the user.

In the left part of the front frame 12, a coin slot 33 and a coin processing unit for processing coins inserted from the coin slot 33 are provided.
35 and a coin return port 34 for returning the inserted coins in a predetermined case, and a coin accommodating portion 36 for accommodating the inserted coins
Is provided. Further, a bill insertion / return port 37 is formed at a position below the coin insertion slot 33 or the like, and a bill processing unit 38 for processing a bill inserted from the bill insertion / return port 37 is further inserted. A bill storage unit 39 for storing the bills is provided. The money slot 33 and the bill insertion / return port 37 constitute a money slot. The coins and bills stored in the coin storage section 36 and the banknote storage section 39 may be automatically collected at a predetermined position in the game arcade.

In the figure, reference numerals 25 and 50 denote game effect lamps, which are lit or blinked in a big hit state or the like to improve the game effect. 52 is a ball number data display for displaying the ball number data of the player, which changes every moment in the course of the game, to inform the player. This ball number data display 52
Is not limited to the gaming board 40, but may be near the gaming machine near the gaming machine such as the front frame 12 or the curtain plate. Reference numeral 14 denotes a door holding frame for holding the glass door frame 16 and the front plate 18, and the material is not limited to metal but may be plastic. In the figure, reference numeral 24 denotes a hitting motor stop switch, which is used to temporarily stop the hitting motor by pressing and stop the firing of pachinko balls. Also, 11 is a machine frame, 68 is a driving ball discharge port,
This is for discharging the pachinko balls from a driving ball discharge communication port 77 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, into the ball hitting standby gutter 70.

FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.

A front frame 12 is attached to the machine frame 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 so as to be freely opened and closed and detachable. The front frame 12 is provided with a game board mounting frame 80.
On the other hand, the game board 40 is detachably attached by a game board fixing member 82. That is, the game board fixing member 82 is configured to be rotatable as shown by the arrow in the figure, and the game board 40 is detachable from the game board mounting frame 80 by rotating the game board fixing member 82. doing. In this way, by configuring the game board 40 so that only it can be replaced,
There is an advantage that the cost of replacing the pachinko gaming machine 10 at the game hall can be reduced.

On the back side of the game board, a set of winning ball set covers 90a, 90
b is arranged and can be divided into each other, and according to the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10, only one of the prize ball collecting cover bodies is replaced, and the other prize ball collecting cover bodies are configured to form many models. To be able to deal with. By means of these prize ball collecting cover bodies 90a and 90b, various prize ports 46a, 46b and 45 formed in the game board 40 and a specific prize port (V pocket) 84 formed in the variable prize ball apparatus or a normal prize port The pachinko balls that have won the winning ports 86a and 86b are guided along a predetermined route and are gathered. Further, the relay terminal board 92, various detectors 94, 96, and the like are attached to the winning ball aggregate cover bodies 90a, 90b. In addition, 88a, 88b
A solenoid for driving the open / close wing pieces 44a, 44b of the variable winning ball device 43, and is mounted on the back side of the variable winning ball device 43.

In the drawing, reference numeral 72 denotes a prize ball collecting gutter, which is a prize ball collected by the prize ball collect cover bodies 90a and 90b and a prize ball which has won the starting prize openings 48a, 48b and 48c (see FIG. 1). The pachinko balls won from the devices 47a and 47b are collected and guided to the winning ball / out ball merging gutter 76. The winning balls collected by the winning ball collecting gutter 72 are the winning ball detector.
The detection output detected by 73 is used for game control described later. In this embodiment, all the winning balls collected by the winning ball collecting gutter 72 are configured to be detected by one winning ball detector 73, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be provided for each winning port. Further, each winning port is divided into blocks, a winning ball detector is provided for each block, the detection output of each winning ball detector is added, and the number of winning balls is calculated by summing them. Is also good. When the winning ball detector is provided for each block, it is also possible to make the numerical value added to the ball count data of the player as a product ball different for each block. In the winning ball / out ball merging gutter 76, the out ball dropped into the out port 49 passes through the out ball gutter 74 and is detected by the out ball detector 75, and then drops in and the winning ball and the out ball merge. It is configured to be. The driven ball, in which the winning ball and the out ball are merged, is discharged from the driven ball discharge port 68 through the driven ball discharge communication port 77 into the ball-waiting gutter 70 (the first ball). (See FIG. 1). As described above, in the present embodiment, the pachinko balls hit by the hitting ball launching device 54 all circulate inside the gaming machine without being discharged outside the machine, and again return to the hitting standby gutter.
Although a so-called enclosed ball type ball game machine configured to return to 70 has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is a ball ball game machine of a type in which a driven ball is polished and supplied as a ball. You may.

Ball launching device 54 for driving pachinko balls into the game area
Is constituted by a hitting motor 62, a hitting rod 58 intermittently oscillated by the hitting motor 62, and an interlocking elevating body 60 which moves up and down in conjunction with the intermittent oscillating movement of the hitting rod 58. The interlocking elevating body 60 is for operating the hit ball feeding mechanism 56 (see FIG. 1) to feed the pachinko balls to the hit ball firing position one by one.

In the variable winning ball device 43 (see FIG. 1), a specific winning opening (V pocket) 84 which is an example of the specific passing opening, and normal winning openings 86a and 86b which are an example of the normal passing opening are formed. Then, the pachinko ball that has won in the specific winning opening 84 is detected by the specific winning ball detector 94, and a big hit control for continuously opening and closing the open / close wing pieces 44a and 44b (see FIG. 1) is performed.
The opening and closing of the opening / closing wing pieces 44a and 44b in the big hit control reaches a predetermined number (for example, 18 times) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the winning number of pachinko balls in the variable winning ball device.
) Or when one of the conditions is satisfied. It should be noted that the pachinko balls won in the variable winning ball device 43 are detected by the 10-count detector 96, and a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls winning in the variable winning ball device is obtained.
Is reached. In addition, starting winning prize openings 48a, 48b,
The configuration is such that the pachinko ball that wins 48c (see FIG. 1) is detected by the start winning ball detectors 98a, 98b, 98c. The variable winning ball device is opened and closed a predetermined number of times (for example, once or twice) based on the detection output of the starting winning ball detectors 98a, 98b, 98c.

A control board box 78 is further attached to the back of the game board, and is configured to perform a game control such as the big hit control in response to a signal from each of the winning ball detectors.

On the back side of the front frame 12, a card processing device 100, which is an example of a recording medium processing device, is provided. The card processing apparatus 100 is provided with the card insertion / ejection port 26 (see FIG. 1).
Card storage box 13 for storing cards inserted from
6, a handle 136a for taking out the card storage box 136 and collecting cards, and a control unit (microcomputer) 13
Consisting of eight.

In the figure, 35 is a coin processing unit, 36 is a coin storage unit, 38 is a bill processing unit, 39 is a bill storage unit, and 50 is a game effect lamp.

In the figure, reference numeral 146 denotes a payment operation detector (payment switch) as an example of the payment operation detecting means, which detects that the payment button 28 has been pressed. Also, 147
Denotes a game interruption operation detector (game interruption switch) for detecting that the game interruption button 29 has been operated. These two detectors 146 and 147 are included in the operation switch mechanism 27. 12 is a front frame, and 11 is a machine frame.

In addition, in the case of a passing opening or a ball passing device for discharging the dropped ball to the game board again instead of the winning opening or the winning ball device,
The prize-ball collecting cover bodies 90a and 90b become unnecessary.

 FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG.

On the front side of the front frame 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a coin insertion slot 33, a coin return slot 34, and a bill insertion / return slot 37 are formed. In the figure, 16 is a glass door frame, 18 is a front plate, 2
0 is a front decorative plate, 22 is an operation handle, and 26 is a card insertion / ejection port.

On the back side of the coin insertion slot 33, a coin processing unit 35 is provided, and detects the size, shape, weight, etc. of the coin for judging the authenticity of the coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 33. It is configured to be. A coin storage unit 36 is provided below the coin processing unit 35, and is configured to be able to store coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 33. On the back side of the bill insertion / return port 37, a bill processing unit 38 is provided, a pattern attached to the bill to determine the authenticity of the bill inserted from the bill insertion / return port 37, and the like. Is configured to be detected. In other words, this coin processing unit 35
And the bill processing unit 38 include information reading means for reading information that can be read from money. Further, the coin processing unit 35 and the bill processing unit 38 also have a function of detecting the amount of inserted coins and bills. A bill storage unit 39 is provided below the bill processing unit 38, and is configured to be able to store bills inserted from the bill insertion / return port 37.

In the figure, reference numeral 140 denotes a mounting board for mounting the operation switch mechanism 27 on the front frame 12. In the detector storage box 144, a settlement operation detector 146 and a game interruption operation detector 147 are stored.

In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a card processing device, which includes a first transport motor 110 and a second transport motor 115 for transporting a magnetic card, and a card storage box 136 provided with a handle 136a.
And a card stocker 120.

In the figure, reference numeral 80 denotes a game board mounting frame, 71 denotes a mechanism plate, 78 denotes a control board box for performing a big hit control or the like, and 11 denotes a machine frame.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the card processing device 100.

The card processing device 100 has a card insertion / ejection port 26 into which the magnetic card 102 is inserted / ejected. The magnetic card 102 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, but may have a rod shape or the like, and may have any shape. Further, the magnetic card 102 records ball number data of the player, which is an example of the ball number specifying information, and the ball number data corresponds to, for example, a fee paid by the player before the game. The number of balls to be loaned is recorded on the magnetic card 102. In addition, as the ball number identification information,
The data is not limited to the data on the number of balls held by the player, but may be, for example, information that can specify the player. The ball count data may be indexed based on player identification information from the magnetic card, and a game may be performed based on the indexed ball count data. In addition, the magnetic card 102 further stores game hall identification information for preventing the use of a magnetic card in another store, encryption information for determining the authenticity of the card, and the like. Various types of cards are conceivable, such as a card using an IC card or an optical disk memory, a barcode printed or a punched hole formed. The card processing device 100 can be appropriately changed according to the type and shape of the card described above.

Magnetic card 10 inserted in the card insertion / ejection port 26
2, the first card detector 103 (SW1) detects the first transfer motor 110 (M) based on the detection output.
1) starts normal rotation, the main rotating roller 111 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the card 102 is conveyed to the left in the figure by the conveying belt 113. In the drawing, reference numeral 114 denotes a freely rotatable guide roller for pressing the card 102 toward the conveying belt 113 to surely convey the card 102. While the card 102 is being conveyed by the conveyance belt 113, data of the card 102 is read by a data reader 107 which is an example of a reading unit, and the data is read by a control unit (microcomputer) 138 (see FIG. 5). Sent to
When the card 102 is detected by the second card detector 104 (SW2), the first transport motor 110 (M1) stops, and the card 102 is detected by the second card detector 104 (SW2). The card 102 is temporarily stopped, and waits for a determination result from the control unit 138. If it is determined that the card 102 is appropriate, the first transport motor 110 (M
1) rotates forward again, the card 102 is further transported leftward in the figure, the second transport motor 115 (M2) rotates forward, and the main rotating roller 116 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, The card 102 is transported leftward in the figure by the transport belt 118,
The card is detected by the third card detector 105 (SW3).
Then, both the first transport motor 110 (M1) and the second transport motor 115 (M2) stop, and stop when the card 102 is detected by the third card detector 105 (SW3),
It is held as it is. In the figure, reference numeral 119 denotes a guide roller having the same function as the guide roller 114. Reference numerals 112 and 117 are slave rollers which are freely rotatably mounted.

The magnetic card 102 is the third card detector 105 (SW3)
The pachinko game becomes possible in a state where the game is suspended at the detection position. Then, when the player performs a pachinko game and presses the settlement button 28 (see FIG. 1),
The second transport motor 115 (M2) and the first transport motor 110 (M1) are reversed, and the card 102 is transported rightward in the figure. Erased, and by the data writer 108,
The ball count data acquired by the game is newly written,
The card 102 is ejected from the card insertion / ejection port 26 to the player side.

Next, when the number of balls held becomes zero by the player playing the game, the card 102 is retained as it is, and the number of balls held is updated by inserting money, so that the game can be performed again. It is configured as follows. When a new card is inserted, the newly inserted card replaces the held card and is detected by the third card detector 105 (SW3) only when the card is proper. The card held at the position, and the card held until then, is stored in the card storage box 136. In this embodiment, not only when the ball size data is zero, but also when the ball size data is not zero, that is, during a game, the ball size data can be updated by inserting money or inserting a new card. Is configured. Also, a handle 136a is provided in the card storage box 136, and a staff at the game hall takes out the card storage box 136 while holding the handle 136a, and removes the magnetic card 102 stored in the card storage box 136. It is configured to be removed.

In the present embodiment, the magnetic card is accommodated in each gaming machine by the card collection box 136. However, a belt conveyor or the like may be provided on the back of the gaming machine and collected at one end of the installation island.

Above the card collection box 136, a card stocker 120 for stocking magnetic cards is provided. The bottom plate 122 of the card stocker 120 is provided with a first card discharging solenoid 124 (SOL1). When the first card discharging solenoid 124 (SOL1) is excited, the plunger 126 is attracted. When the bottom plate 122 is lowered and the excitation of the first card discharging solenoid 124 (SOL1) is released, the plunger 126 is extended by the action of a return spring (not shown), and the bottom plate 122 is raised. On the bottom surface of the bottom plate 122, a fourth card detector 106 (SW4) is provided.
It is detected whether or not the card is stocked in 0.

A second card discharge solenoid 128 (SOL2) is provided on the left side of the card stocker 120 in the figure, and the first card discharge solenoid 124 (SOL1) is excitation-controlled to move the bottom plate 122 to a predetermined position. With the descent, the second
When the card ejection solenoid 128 (SOL2) is excited, the plunger 130 is sucked and the card pushing lever 1 is released.
The tip of the bottom plate 122 is inserted through the through hole 134 to the right in the drawing.
The upper card 102 is configured to be extruded onto the single transfer belt 118. Then, the second card discharging solenoid 12
8 (SOL2), the plunger 130 is extended by the action of a return spring (not shown), and the through hole 134 is released.
The tip of the card pushing lever 132 inserted into the card stocker 120 withdraws from the inside of the card stocker 120, and returns to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. The first card ejection solenoid 124 (SLO1) and the second card ejection solenoid 128 (SOL2) are controlled by a control unit (microcomputer) 138 described later.

In the present invention, the card 102 may be locked at the inserted position without being conveyed. In this case, the locked position is a predetermined position where the card should be held.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the internal structure of the operation switch mechanism 27.

The operation switch mechanism 27 is mounted in the detector storage box 144, and is mounted on the front frame 12 by the mounting substrate 140. The mounting board 140 is formed with two recesses 140a, and a settlement button 28 and a game interruption button 29 are provided in the recesses 140a, respectively. The settlement button 28 and the mounting board 140 constitute a settlement operation means for performing settlement of a game result. Then, the respective operation surfaces 28a, 29a are configured so as to be located in the depth direction from the front surface of the mounting board 140 in a state where the settlement button 28 and the game interruption button 29 are assembled. A through-hole 141 is formed in the bottom surface of the concave portion 140a, and a retaining member 142 is provided on the back side of the settlement button 28 and the game interruption button 29 through the through-hole 141, and the settlement button 28 and the game The interruption button 29 is prevented from coming off in the front direction. In the drawing, 143 is a return spring,
When the settlement button 28 and the game interruption button 29 are pressed, the restoring force returns both buttons to their original positions.

On the back side of the retaining member 142, each actuator 1
46a and 147a are arranged, and the actuators 146a and 1
47a is the settlement button 28 and the game interruption button 29, respectively.
, And is detected by the settlement operation detector (payment switch) 146 or the game interruption operation detector (game interruption switch) 147. In the figure, reference numeral 145 denotes an opening for wiring connection.

As described above, the settlement button 28 and the game interruption button 29
However, since the operation surfaces 28a and 29a are configured to be recessed in the depth direction from the front surface of the mounting board 140,
The inconvenience that a player's hand, object, or the like hits unexpectedly and is erroneously operated can be reduced as much as possible.

In the present embodiment, the push button type is shown as the structure of the settlement operation means, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a so-called touch type that detects by a change in potential when a finger of the player touches, or A so-called lever type that slides or rotates the operation member may be used. The operation switch mechanism 27 constitutes operation means that can be operated by the player. Also provided on the operation means by a settlement button 28 or a game interruption button 29,
An operation member operated by a player is configured. Further, members around the operation member are configured by the mounting board 142.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control unit (microcomputer) 138, which is an example of the game control means, and a control circuit including various devices connected to the control unit 138.

The control circuit includes a control unit (microcomputer) 138 as a control center. The control unit 138 has a function of controlling the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 as described below. The control unit 138 is configured by, for example, an LSI of several chips,
Among them, an MPU 151 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure and a ROM 152 storing an operation program of the MPU 151.
And a RAM 153 capable of writing and reading necessary data. Further, an input / output circuit 154 for ensuring signal consistency between the MPU 151 and an external circuit, and an MPU 15
Power-on reset circuit 155 that gives a reset pulse to 1
And a clock generation circuit 15 that supplies a clock signal to the MPU 151
6, a pulse divider (interrupt pulse generator) 157 that divides the clock signal from the clock generator 156 and periodically supplies an interrupt pulse to the MPU 151, and an address decoder that decodes address data from the MPU 151. And a circuit 158.

The MPU 151 can execute the operation of the interrupt control routine in accordance with the interrupt pulse periodically given from the pulse dividing circuit 157. The address decode circuit 158
Decodes the address data from the MPU 151,
A chip select signal is supplied to the AM 153 and the input / output circuit 154, respectively.

In this embodiment, the ROM 152 rewrites its contents, that is, the MPU 1 stored therein when necessary.
So that you can convert the program for 51
A programmable ROM 152 is used. And MPU1
The control unit 51 supplies a control signal to the transport motors 110, 115 and the like in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 152 and in response to the input of each control signal described below.

First, the coin processing unit 35 provides the control unit 138 with detection data necessary for determining the authenticity and the amount of the coin. The control unit 138 determines the authenticity of the coin based on the detection data, and gives the determination result to the coin processing unit 35. If the coin is a proper coin, the coin is stored in the coin storage unit 36 (see FIG. 1). Allowed to accept and return coins in case of inappropriate coins 34
(See FIG. 1). Next, from the bill processing unit 38, detection data for determining the authenticity and the amount of the bill is provided to the control unit 138. The control unit 138 determines the authenticity based on the detection data, and gives the determination result to the bill processing unit 38. If the bill is an appropriate bill, the bill is stored in the bill storage unit 39 (see FIG. 1). If the bill is appropriate, the bill is returned from the bill insertion / return port 37 (see FIG. 1). Note that the coin processing unit 35 or the bill processing unit 38 may be configured to perform the authenticity determination independently without the help of the control unit 138.

The control unit 138 includes the first to fourth card detectors 103.
The detection signals from (SW1) to 106 (SW4) are
Meeting 59 is given. A read data signal from the data reader 107 is provided to the control unit 138 via the data read / write circuit 162. When the player presses the settlement button 28 (see FIG. 1), the settlement switch 146 is turned ON, and the signal is given to the control unit 138 via the settlement switch circuit 163. When the player presses the operation confirmation button 183 (see FIG. 1), the operation confirmation switch 183 'is turned ON, and the signal is given to the control unit 138 via the operation confirmation switch circuit 173. The settlement switch 146 and the operation confirmation switch 183 'constitute a plurality of settlement operation detecting means provided corresponding to the plurality of operation members and detecting that the operation member is operated. When the player presses the game interruption button 29 (see FIG. 1), a game interruption switch 147, which is an example of a game interruption operation detecting means, is turned on, and the signal thereof is sent to the control unit 138 via the game interruption switch circuit 164. Given to. The fired ball detection signal from the fired ball detector 64 is provided to the control unit 138 via the fired ball detection circuit 165. The detection signal from the winning ball detector 73 is provided to the control unit 138 via the winning ball detecting circuit 166. Further, a detection signal from the out-ball detector 75 is provided to the control unit 138 via the out-ball detection circuit 167.

 Next, the control unit 138 gives a control signal to the following devices.

First, a transfer motor drive control signal is given to the first and second transfer motors 110 (M1) and 115 (M2) via the motor circuit 160. A solenoid drive control signal is given to the first and second solenoids 124 (SOL1) and 128 (SOL2) via a solenoid circuit 161. In addition, a data write signal is provided to data writer 108 via data read / write circuit 162, and a control signal for data erasure is provided to data eraser 109. The data read / write circuit 162 and the control unit 138, or the coin processing unit 35, the bill processing unit 38, and the control unit 138 constitute a determination unit that determines whether the information read by the information reading unit is appropriate. Next, the motor circuit 168
And a control signal for driving the ball hitting motor is given to the ball hitting motor 62. Game possible indicator 30 (L1) via the ramp circuit 169
And a display control signal to the game interruption display 31 (L2). A display control signal is given to the error cause display 32 via the LCD circuit 170. Furthermore, the digital display drive circuit 17
A control signal for displaying the number-of-balls data is provided to the number-of-balls data display 52 via 1. Note that a predetermined DC current is supplied from the power supply circuit 172 to each circuit having the above configuration.

7A to 7D are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

First, in FIG. 7A, it is determined in step S1 whether the first card detector SW1 has been turned ON. If the player has not inserted the magnetic card 102 into the card insertion / ejection slot, a NO determination is made in step S1, and the flow advances to step S2 to determine whether or not money has been inserted. If the player has not inserted a coin or bill into the coin slot 33 or the bill insertion / ejection slot 37, a NO loop is formed in which a NO determination is made in step S2 and the process returns to step S1 again. . Then, if the player inserts a coin or a bill, the coin processing unit 35 or the bill processing unit
YES in step S2 based on the detection output from 38
Is determined, and the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3,
It is determined whether or not the game interruption flag is set. If the player has not pressed the game interruption button 30 (see FIG. 1), a negative determination is made in step S3 and the process proceeds to step S4, where the fourth card detector 106 (SW
4) Or it is determined whether the third card detector 105 (SW3) (see FIG. 4) is ON. If neither the fourth card detector nor the third card detector is turned on, a negative determination is made in step S4, the process proceeds to step S7, the inserted money is returned, and the process returns to step S1. That is, the magnetic card 102 inserted from the card insertion / return port 27 is inserted into the third card detector 105 (SW
NO is determined in step S4 only when the card is not located at the predetermined position detected in 3) (see FIG. 4) and the card 102 in the card stocker 120 is completely gone. Since there is no magnetic card to be released to the player at the end of the game or a magnetic card 102 as an example of a gaming machine specific object to be released later when the game is interrupted, in such a case, the game by inserting money is performed. It is controlled to prohibit. Next, when either the fourth or the third card detector is ON, a determination of YES is made in step S4, and the flow proceeds to step S5 to determine whether or not the inserted money is a proper proper money. If it is improper, proceed to step S7 to return the improper money, and if it is judged to be proper, proceed to step S6 to increase the number of balls according to the amount inserted. The steps shown in FIG. 7B are performed to add to the numerical data.
Proceed to S29.

Next, when the player inserts the magnetic card from the card insertion / ejection port 27, the first card detector SW1 is turned ON, so that YES is determined in step S1 and the process proceeds to step S8. By rotating the first transport motor M1 forward, the card is transported leftward in FIG. 4 to read the data recorded on the magnetic card in step S9.
107 (see FIG. 4), the process proceeds to step S10, where it is determined whether or not the second card detector SW2 has been turned on. If the sheet has not been transported to the position detected by the container 104 (SW2) (see FIG. 4), step S8
And the processing of step S8 and step S9 is continued. If the card has been conveyed to the position detected by the second card detector 104 (SW2), a determination of YES is made in step S10, the process proceeds to step S11, and the first conveying motor M1 is stopped. Thus, the card 102 is temporarily stopped at the position of the second card detector 104 (SW2) (see FIG. 4). Next, the process proceeds to step S12, and it is determined whether or not the game interruption flag is set. This game interruption flag is set in step S54 to be described later. When the player does not press the game interruption button 30 (see FIG. 1), the game interruption flag is not set and the game interruption flag is set in step S12. When it is determined that the card is ON, the process proceeds to step S13, and based on the card data read in step S9, whether the card is a card that can be used in this game hall, whether it is a counterfeit card, or the expiration date of the card It is determined whether or not the motor has run out, and if it is determined to be proper, the process proceeds to step S14, in which the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 are both rotated forward. The card 102 is conveyed to the left in FIG. And the third is performed by step S15
It is determined whether or not the card detector SW3 has been switched from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the card detector SW3 has not yet been switched, the process returns to step S14. Thereby, while the card 102 is transported to the position of the third card detector 105 (SW3) shown in FIG. 4, the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 continue to rotate forward in step S14. Yes, if the card is transported to the position of the third card detector 105 (SW3) and the third card detector 105 (SW3) is turned on, step S15
Is determined as YES, and the process proceeds to the next step S16. In step S16, both the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 are stopped, and the card is held at the position of the third card detector 105 (SW3). Next, the process proceeds to step S17, in which the number of balls read from the card is added to the number-of-balls data of the ball game machine. In the case of the first game, since the ball count data stored in the ball game machine is 0, the ball count read from the card becomes the ball count data of the ball game machine as it is. Next, the process proceeds to step S18, where it is determined whether or not the possessed ball number data is 0. If the data is 0, the process proceeds to step S28, and the error cause display 32 (see FIG. 1) displays Error cause) is displayed, and the process returns to step S1. If the held ball number data is not 0, a NO determination is made in step S18 and the process proceeds to step S29.

If it is determined in step S13 that the read card data is not appropriate, the process proceeds to step S25, in which the first transport motor M1 is reversed, and in step S26, the first card detector SW1 is turned from ON to OFF. Is determined, and the process in step S25 is continued until the switching is performed. Then, the first card detector SW1 is switched from ON to OFF by being conveyed to the state where the magnetic card 102 partially protrudes from the card insertion / ejection port 26. In this state, the determination of YES is made in step S26. Is performed, the process proceeds to step S27, and the first transport motor M1 is stopped. Then, the process proceeds to step S28, and after displaying the unsuitable cause on the error cause display, the process returns to step S1.
That is, only when it is determined that the inserted card is proper in step S13, step S29 is performed.
Is allowed, and a game is enabled.

Next, the game is interrupted by the player by pressing the button 29 (see FIG. 1).
The case where is pressed will be described. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7D to be described later, the magnetic card on which the predetermined interruption data is written is released to the player side, and the player inserts the magnetic card on which the interruption data is written. After taking out of the gaming machine and completing urgent use such as moving a telephone or a car, the gaming machine returns to the gaming machine again and inserts the magnetic card into the card insertion / ejection slot 26. Then, step S1, as described above,
After the processing of steps S8 to S11 is performed, the process proceeds to step S12, and it is determined whether or not the game interruption flag is set. If the game interruption button 29 has already been pressed and the game interruption flag has been set in step S54 described below,
A determination of YES is made in S12, and the process proceeds to step S19. In step S19, it is determined whether or not the interrupted data read in step S9 is appropriate.If it is determined that the interrupted data is not appropriate, the process proceeds to step S25, where the magnetic card is returned to the player and The process for displaying the cause of inappropriateness is performed. If it is determined that the interruption data is appropriate, the process proceeds to step S20,
1. By rotating the second transport motors M1 and M2 forward, the magnetic card is transported leftward in FIG. 4 and whether or not the third card detector SW3 is switched from OFF to ON in step S21. Is determined, and the third card detector SW3 is turned off.
When the card is switched to ON and the card is transported to the position of the third card detector, the process proceeds to step S22, where the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 are stopped to detect the third card. The game is stopped at the position of the device SW3, the game interruption flag is cleared in step S23, the lamp L2 is turned off in step S24, and a display indicating that the game interruption display 31 (see FIG. 1) is being interrupted is displayed. Proceed to S29. Step S
1 and step S8 to step S12 and step
S19 to step S24 and further step S27,
A game interruption release unit configured to release the game interruption state based on the return of the gaming machine specific object to the interrupted gaming machine.

In the present embodiment, as shown in step S27, the control is performed so that the recording medium for which the error determination has been made is returned to the player, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the control is performed such that the recording medium is held at a predetermined position in the gaming machine. May be. Further, step S28
The cause of the error (inappropriate cause) is displayed on the error cause display 32 without exception, but it is better not to inform the player of the cause of the error, such as an error in security data, without notifying the player, The information may be displayed on the back of the gaming machine or the like so that only the clerk can know. Furthermore, this error cause display is not only an error cause display based on the inserted recording medium,
When the inserted money is returned, control may be performed to display the cause. The display contents of the error cause display unit 32 include not only the error cause (inappropriate cause) but also “Irase
And the like, and a display of a game state during a game, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the ball game machine of the present embodiment is configured to be able to play a game with both money and a recording medium, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game is performed only with money. , A game that can be played with only the recording medium, or a game that can be started with the recording medium only and the game can be started with the insertion of money in the subsequent continuation of the game. May be a game such as an arrangement ball or a sparrow ball, which can be played by inserting coins.

Next, in step S29 shown in FIG. 7B, the power of the ball hitting motor is controlled to be ON, and a state in which it is possible to fire a pachinko ball is achieved. (See FIG. 1), a display is made to the effect that the game is possible. Next, proceeding to step S31, a determination is made as to whether or not the fired ball detector has been turned on.
If it is determined that it is not ON, the process proceeds to step S32, and it is determined whether or not the winning ball detector is ON.
If it is determined that it has not been turned on yet, step S3
Proceed to 3 to determine whether or not the out ball detector has been turned on.If it is determined that the out ball detector has not been turned on yet, proceed to step S34 to determine whether a valid currency has been inserted or a valid card has been inserted. Is determined. This step
If the determination is NO in S34, the process proceeds to step S41, but if the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S40 and adds the number of coins or the number of balls according to the card to the number-of-balls data. The process proceeds to step S41 after the processing to be performed. The specific processing contents of step S34 and step S40 are the same as those in steps S1 to S7 shown in FIG. 7A.
This is a process similar to the process of S28. Then, in step S41, it is determined whether the possessed ball count data is 0 or not.
If the ball number data of the player is not 0, step S41
Is determined as NO, the process proceeds to step S42, and a determination is made that (value of winning ball counter × n) − (value of driving counter) ≧ m. This m is a set number of hits, for example, a number of about 3000, 4000. If (the value of the winning ball counter × n)-(the value of the driving ball counter) is less than m, the game is not stopped yet, and a NO determination is made in step S42, and the flow proceeds to step S43, where the settlement flag is set. A determination is made as to whether or not they have been performed. This settlement flag is set in step S50 described later. And if the settlement flag is not set yet, step
A determination of NO is made in S43 and the process proceeds to step S44, in which a determination is made as to whether or not the settlement switch is ON. If the player has not operated the settlement button 28 (FIGS. 1 and 5), a NO determination is made in step S44, and the flow advances to step S45 to determine whether or not the game interruption flag has been set. Judgment is made. This game interruption flag is set in step S54 described later. If the game interruption flag has not yet been set, a NO determination is made in step S45, and the flow advances to step S46 to determine whether the game interruption switch has been turned ON. Then, the player clicks the game interrupt button
In the case of multiplication in which 29 (see FIGS. 1 and 5) is not operated, a NO determination is made in step S46 and the process returns to step S29 again.

Next, the pachinko ball is fired and the fired ball detector is turned on.
Then, the determination of YES is made in step S31, and the process proceeds to step S35, in which the ball number data is decremented by 1 and the firing ball counter is incremented by 1 in step S36, and the process proceeds to step S41.

Then, if the pachinko ball hit into the game area wins, the winning ball detector is turned ON, and a YES determination is made in step S32, the process proceeds to step S37, and a process of adding n to the ball number data is performed. You. This n is a number corresponding to the number of merchandise balls awarded along with the winning of pachinko balls, and is a predetermined number such as 13, for example. Next, step S3
Proceeding to 8, a process of incrementing the winning ball counter by 1 is performed, and proceeding to step S39, a process of incrementing the driven ball counter by 1 and proceeding to step S41.
In addition, as an addition condition to the possessed ball number data, instead of or in addition to the winning of the pachinko ball, for example, establishment of a specific game state may be selected, and a predetermined number is added based on the specific game state. May be controlled as follows. The values of the winning ball counter and the driven ball counter in steps S38 and S39 are set in step S42.
Is used to determine whether or not a stop has been established.

Next, if the pachinko ball hit into the game area falls into the out mouth, the out ball detector detects the pachinko ball, and the determination in step S33 is YES, and the process proceeds to step S39.
Step S4 after incrementing the driving ball counter by 1
Proceed to 1. In other words, the process of incrementing the driven ball counter by one in step S39 is performed in both the case where the winning ball detector is turned on and the case where the out ball detector is turned on. The number of hit balls in which a winning ball and an out ball are collected is counted by a hit ball counter. Instead of counting the sum of the winning ball and the out ball as in the present embodiment, for example, a driving ball detector is provided in the winning ball / out ball merging gutter 76 shown in FIG. The driving ball counter may be controlled to increment by one each time the ball detector is turned on. Next, when (the value of the winning ball counter × n) − (the value of the driven ball counter) becomes equal to or more than m and the ball is hit, step S4 is performed.
A determination of YES is made by 2 and the process proceeds to step S51. In addition, the player sets the settlement button 28 (see FIGS. 1 and 5).
Is pressed and the settlement switch is turned ON, a YES determination is made in step S44, the flow proceeds to step S50, the settlement flag is set, and the flow proceeds to step S51.
After the settlement flag is set in step S50, YES is determined in step S43 and the process proceeds to step S51 until the settlement flag is cleared in step S71 described below. In step S51, the power of the hitting motor is controlled to be OFF, and the game is disabled. As another method for making the game impossible, the supply of the hit ball to the hit ball launching device 54 (see FIG. 2) may be stopped,
A method in which a shielding plate or the like appears in the middle of the firing ball passage to forcibly turn all the firing balls into foul balls can be considered. Next, proceeding to step S52, the lamp L1 is turned off and the game possible display 3
0 (see FIG. 1) is turned off. Next, proceeding to step S53, it is determined whether or not both values of the fired ball counter and the driven ball counter are equal. The determination in this step S53 is to determine whether or not all the remaining balls remaining in the game area are determined to have a game result after the power of the ball hitting motor is controlled to be turned off by the establishment of the hit or the pressing operation of the settlement button. In this case, the remaining balls are used to provide a game value with the winning. In other words, as long as the remaining balls are present in the game area, the firing ball counter should be larger than the driving ball counter value. As a result, NO is determined in step S53.
Then, when the determination of NO is made in step S53, the process returns to step S32 again, and it is determined whether or not there is a prize by the remaining ball. As a result, if there is a winning due to the remaining balls, a process of adding n to the number-of-balls data in step S37 is performed, and control is performed so that the player is not dissatisfied. Next, when all of the remaining balls existing in the game area fall into the out mouth, a determination of YES is made in step S53, and the process proceeds to step S53 shown in FIG. 7C.

Next, when the ball number data becomes 0, step S4
The determination of YES is made by 1 and the process proceeds to step S47, the power of the hitting motor is controlled to be OFF, and the game is disabled,
In step S48, the lamp L1 is turned off and the game possible display 3
The display of 0 is turned off. Next, proceeding to step S49, it is determined whether or not the values of the firing ball counter and the driving ball counter are equal. The determination in step S49 has the same meaning as in step S53, and it is determined whether the game result has been determined for all the remaining balls remaining in the game area after the power of the hitting motor has been controlled to OFF. Is to judge. If the determination in step S49 is NO, the process proceeds to step S32, and if the determination is YES, the process returns to step S1 again.

The game interrupt button 29 (FIGS. 1 and 5)
Is pressed, the game interruption switch is turned ON, and a YES determination is made in step S46, the process proceeds to step S54, and after the game interruption flag is set, step S55 is performed.
Proceed to. After the game interruption flag is set in step S54 and until the game interruption flag is cleared in step S23, Y is determined in step S45.
The ES is determined, and the process proceeds to step S55. In step S55, the power of the hit ball motor is controlled to be OFF, and the game is disabled. Next, the process proceeds to step S56, in which the lamp L1 is turned off and the display of the game possible display 30 (see FIG. 1) is turned off. Next, proceeding to step S57, it is determined whether or not both values of the firing ball counter and the driving ball counter are equal.If not, the process proceeds to step S32, but if it is determined that they are equal, the process proceeds to step S32. The process proceeds to step S72 shown in FIG. 7D.
The determination in step S57 is performed in the same manner as the determination in step S53, and all the remaining balls existing in the game area after controlling the power of the hitting motor in step S55 to OFF are played. This is for determining whether the result is determined. As shown in this step S57, in the present embodiment, the control is not shifted to the ejection control of the recording medium shown in FIG. 7D until the value of the firing ball counter = the value of the driving ball counter after the interruption operation is performed. However, if the remaining ball control from the interruption operation to the value of the firing ball counter = the value of the driving ball counter is performed in the same manner as during a normal game in which the interruption operation is not performed, the interruption is performed. Control may be performed so as to immediately shift from the operation to the discharge control of the recording medium.

In this embodiment, when the operation of pressing the settlement button, the hitting is established, or the number of balls held becomes 0, it waits until the value of the firing ball counter and the value of the driving ball counter become equal, and both values are set. Only when it is equal, control is performed to control the ejection of the recording medium shown in FIG. 7C or to return to step S1 in FIG. 7A.However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a timer is provided, and the settlement button is pressed. A timer is set at the time, when the hitting is established, or when the possessed ball count data becomes 0, and control is performed so as to control the ejection of the recording medium or to return to step S1 after a predetermined time has elapsed, respectively. May be provided to deal with the remaining balls. Further, when the game end button is operated or when the game is stopped, the control may be shifted to the discharge control of the recording medium immediately.

Next, a description will be given, based on FIG. 7C, of a recording medium discharge control performed when a stop is achieved or when the game end button is pressed.

First, in step S58, the third card detector SW3 is turned on.
Is determined, and if the card is retained at the predetermined position detected by the third card detector SW3, a determination of YES is made and the process proceeds to step S66. Also,
If the card is not held at the predetermined position, a NO determination is made in step S58, and the flow advances to step S59.
The first card ejection solenoid SOL1 is controlled to be ON, and the second card ejection solenoid SOL2 is controlled to be ON in step S60, and the process proceeds to step S61 to determine whether the third card detector SW3 has been turned ON. Is determined, and the control in steps S59 and S60 is continued until it is turned ON. That is, if the first card discharging solenoid SOL1 is ON controlled in step S59, the bottom plate shown in FIG.
122 is lowered, and the second card ejection solenoid SOL2 is controlled to be ON in step S60, whereby the card pushing lever 132 shown in FIG. 4 is moved rightward in the figure to convey the card 102 in the card stocker 120. Extruded onto belt 118. Then, when the third card detector SW3 is turned on, the ejection of the card in the card stocker is completed, so the process proceeds to step S62, where the second card ejection solenoid SOL2 is controlled to be OFF, and the process proceeds to step S63. By rotating the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 in reverse, the card is transported rightward in FIG. Then, it is determined in step S64 whether the third card detector SW3 has been switched from ON to OFF, and the control in step S63 is continued until the third card detector SW3 is switched OFF. In this state, when the card is conveyed rightward in FIG. 4 and moves to a position where it cannot be detected by the third card detector SW3, the process proceeds to step S65, in which the first card discharge solenoid SOL1 is controlled to be OFF. .

Next, proceeding to step S66, the first and second transport motors M
1, M2 is reversed, the card is conveyed rightward in FIG. 4, the previous recorded data is erased by the data eraser 109, and the player is obtained by the data writer 108 (see FIG. 4). The ball number data is written, and the process proceeds to step S68. Then, in step S68, the first card detector SW1
Step S66 and the steps until is turned from ON to OFF
The control in S67 is continued, and if it is determined that the power is turned off, the process proceeds to step S69, in which the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 are stopped and controlled. Then, the first card detector SW1
When the card is being transported to a position where it cannot be detected, a part of the card may be inserted into the card insertion / return slot 27 (4th
(See the figure), the player can pull out the magnetic card from the card insertion / return slot 27 because the player is partially protruded outward. Next, the process proceeds to step S70, where it is determined whether or not the stop is established. If the stop is established, the control is terminated.
If NO is determined, the settlement flag is cleared in step S71, and the process returns to step S1 again.

Next, the ejection control of the magnetic card, which is an example of the gaming machine specific object, performed when the player has pressed the game interruption button will be described with reference to FIG. 7D.

First, in step S72, the third card detector SW3
A determination is made as to whether or not the card is ON, and the magnetic card is
If it is held at the predetermined position detected by the third card detector SW3, a determination of YES is made in step S72 and the process proceeds to step S80. If the magnetic card is not retained at the predetermined position, a negative determination is made in step S72 and the process proceeds to step S73, in which the first card discharging solenoid SOL1 is controlled to be ON, and the bottom plate shown in FIG. Control for lowering 122 is performed. Next, step S74
Then, the second card ejection solenoid SOL2 is controlled to be ON so that the card pushing lever 132 shown in FIG. 4 is moved rightward in the figure. Next, proceeding to step S75, it is determined whether or not the third card detector SW3 has been turned ON, and the control in steps S73 and S74 is continued until the third card detector SW3 is turned ON. And card push lever 1
32, the card 102 in the card stocker 120 is pushed out to the predetermined position and discharged, and the third card detector 105 (S
W3) (see FIG. 4), the determination is YES in step S75, and the process proceeds to step S76.
The second card ejection solenoid SOL2 is controlled to be OFF,
Proceeding to step S77, the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 are reversed, and the card is transported rightward in FIG. The control in step S77 is continued until the third card detector SW3 is switched from ON to OFF in step S78, and the magnetic card is conveyed rightward and cannot be detected by the third card detector SW3. Is determined at step S78, and the process proceeds to step S79. In step S79, control is performed to turn off the first card discharging solenoid SOL1.

Next, the process proceeds to step S80, where the first and second transport motors M1,
The card is conveyed rightward in FIG. 4 by reversing M2, and control for writing the interruption data to the card is performed in step S81. Specifically, the control of writing the interruption data to the card is performed by erasing the previous recording data by the data erasing device 109 and writing data that can specify the gaming machine to the card by the data writer 108 (see FIG. 4). It is done by writing. Next, proceed to step S82,
It is determined whether or not the first card detector SW1 has been switched from ON to OFF, and the control in steps S80 and S81 is continued until the first card detector SW1 is switched OFF. Then, with the first card detector SW1 switched from ON to OFF and the magnetic card conveyed to a position that cannot be detected by the first card detector, the magnetic card 102 or the card insertion / removal is performed.
A state in which the magnetic card 102 partially protrudes outward from the outlet 26 (see FIG. 4), and in this state, the player can pull out the magnetic card 102 from the card insertion / ejection opening 26. Then, the process proceeds to step S83, in which the first and second transport motors M1 and M2 are stopped and controlled, and the lamp L2 is turned on in step S84, and a display indicating that the game is interrupted is performed by the game interrupt indicator 31. Then, the process returns to step S1.

The magnetic card on which the interruption data has been written in step S81 constitutes a gaming machine specifying object capable of specifying the interrupted gaming machine. In this game specific object,
Not only information for identifying the gaming machine but also information on the gaming state such as the number of balls held at the time of interruption and whether or not the jackpot is being controlled may be recorded, and the gaming machine specific object may be returned to the gaming machine. Upon release of the interruption that is performed in the event of the interruption, control may be performed so as to return to the gaming state at the time of the interruption. Further, the game specific object is not limited to a recording medium such as a magnetic card, but may be constituted by a key dedicated to the game machine. Further, in the present embodiment, the gaming machine specific object is configured as a magnetic card that is inserted when starting the game in which the number of balls held information is recorded, but a gaming machine specific object dedicated at the time of interruption may be used, Furthermore, a recording medium insertion / ejection port and a recording medium processing device dedicated for interruption may be provided.

By the steps S72 to S75, step S77, step S81 and step S82, a gaming machine specific object take-out permitting means that enables a player to take out a gaming machine specific object capable of specifying the interrupted gaming machine is configured. ing.

And, in the game interruption state in which the player takes out the game machine specific object by the game machine specific object take-out permitting means, as described above, even if another person inserts money into the suspended game machine, the step is performed. YE by S3
The judgment of S will be made and the inserted money will be returned, and even if another person inserts a magnetic card other than the gaming machine specific object, the judgment of NO is made at step S19 and the inserted card is returned. Therefore, the game machine in which the game is interrupted cannot be used by any other person. Then, only when the gaming machine specific object is returned to the gaming machine, a determination of YES is made in step S19, and the gaming suspended state is released.

Further, in the present invention, the number of balls held is a predetermined number (for example,
If it is less than 100), the game may be controlled so as not to be interrupted, so as to prevent misuse of using the game interrupting means unnecessarily. Further, the gaming machine specific object take-out permitting means has been described as permitting the taking out of the gaming machine specific object only after the interruption operation, but the present invention is not limited to this, Before the interruption operation is performed, the interruption data is configured to be written and recorded in advance, and before the interruption operation is performed on the gaming machine specific object on which the interruption data is recorded. May be configured to be able to be taken out.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described.

The pachinko gaming machine, the card processing device, and the operation switch mechanism in the second embodiment have the same configuration as those in FIGS. 1 to 5 in the first embodiment, and the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine is the same as that of the first embodiment. It is the same as that of FIG. 6 in the first embodiment.

That is, in the second embodiment, the player presses the operation confirmation button 183 as an example of an operation member while pressing or after pressing the settlement button 28 as an example of an operation member, and performs the settlement operation as a player. Is configured to check. When the operation confirmation button 183 is not operated, the payment control is not performed, and the payment control based on the erroneous operation is prevented as much as possible to improve the reliability of the payment operation. . The settlement button 28 and the operation confirmation button 183 constitute a settlement operation means including a plurality of operation members operated by the player. In addition, although the operation member is shown as being composed of the two buttons of the settlement button 28 and the operation confirmation button 183, it may be composed of two or more. However, if the number is too large, it will be troublesome for the player to operate with the will of settlement, so that about two or three pieces are actually desirable.

Next, a flowchart in the second embodiment is as follows.
It is the same as that shown in FIGS. 7A, 7C and 7D in the first embodiment, and only a part of the flowchart shown in FIG. 7B in the first embodiment needs to be changed. . That is, a step for determining whether or not the operation confirmation switch has been turned on is inserted between step S44 and step S50 in FIG. 7B, and the operation confirmation switch is turned on by the newly inserted step. If it is determined that it has become, the process proceeds to step S50 shown in FIG. 7B,
If it is determined that the operation confirmation switch has not been turned ON, it may be configured to proceed to step S45 shown in FIG. 7B. By this newly inserted step and steps S50 and S44 in FIG. 7B, it is determined that all of the plurality of operation members have been operated based on the output from all of the plurality of settlement operation output means. The settlement operation determining means is configured.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment will be described.

In the third embodiment, the configurations of the pachinko gaming machine, the card processing device and the operation switch mechanism are the same as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in the first embodiment. The control circuit for controlling the machine is the same as that shown in FIG. 6 in the first embodiment. Then, in the third embodiment, the settlement operation means is continuously operated by the player for a predetermined time,
The payment control is performed only when the output duration time of the payment operation detecting means reaches a predetermined time. The flowchart for performing this configuration is the same as that shown in FIGS. 7A, 7C and 7D in the first embodiment, and is shown in FIG. 7B in the first embodiment. Only a part of the flowchart needs to be changed.

That is, the following steps are used instead of steps S43, S44, and S50 shown in FIG. 7B. First, NO in step S43 in FIG. 7B
When the determination is made, it is determined whether or not the checkout operation check flag is set.If it is determined that the checkout operation check flag is not yet set, the process proceeds to the next step and the checkout switch is turned ON. Is determined, and if it is determined that it has not been turned ON yet, the 7B
The process proceeds to step S45 shown in the figure. Then, in the step of determining whether or not the payment switch is ON, if the determination is YES, the process proceeds to the next step, where the payment switch check flag is set and the timer T ₁ is set.
Is set, and the process proceeds to step S29 shown in FIG. 7B. on the other hand,
In the step of determining whether or not the payment switch check flag is set, if YES is determined, the process proceeds to the next step, in which the payment switch is turned on.
Is determined, if the player has not yet pressed the checkout button, a NO determination is made and the process proceeds to the next step, and after clearing the checkout switch check flag, FIG. The process proceeds to step S45 shown. Furthermore, if the player is pressing the payment button, the determination of YES is made in step the adjusting switch makes a determination of whether or not been turned ON, the timer T ₁ proceeds to the next step It is determined whether or not the processing has been completed, and if it is determined that the processing has not been completed yet, the process proceeds to step S29 shown in FIG. 7B. The check flag is cleared and the settlement flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S51 shown in FIG. 7B. That is, when the player until payment button has elapsed timer T ₁ is set set time of the timer T ₁ with the adjusting switch check flag to be pressed is set continues to presses the payment button, adjusting switch Instead of clearing the check flag, the settlement flag is set, and in the next execution of the program, a determination of YES is made in step S43 shown in FIG. 7B, and the flow proceeds to the settlement control after step S51 shown in FIG. 7B. is there.

With the above configuration, since the settlement operation is performed only after the settlement operation means is continuously operated for a predetermined time, the settlement control is erroneously performed due to the player's hand or object unexpectedly coming into contact with or colliding with the operation member. Can be prevented. By the step newly described in the present embodiment used in place of step S43, step S44 and step S50 in FIG.7B, based on the output duration time of the settlement operation detecting means reaching a predetermined time, The settlement operation determining means for determining that the settlement operation means has been continuously operated for a predetermined time is configured.

Fourth Embodiment Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.

Also in the fourth embodiment, the configurations of the pachinko gaming machine, the card processing device and the operation switch mechanism are the same as those of the first embodiment.
The control circuit for controlling the pachinko gaming machine is the same as that shown in FIGS.
It is the same as that of FIG. 6 in the first embodiment.

In the fourth embodiment, the settlement control is performed only when the output of the settlement operation detecting means is provided a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. The flowchart for performing this configuration is the same as that shown in FIGS. 7A, 7C and 7D in the first embodiment, and is shown in FIG. 7B in the first embodiment. You only need to change a part of the program.

That is, steps described below are used instead of steps S44 and S50 shown in FIG. 7B in the first embodiment. N in step S43 shown in FIG. 7B
When O is judged, the settlement switch is turned from ON to OFF
Move to the step of determining whether or not the
If a negative determination is made in that step, the process proceeds to the next step, in which it is determined whether or not the timer ₃ has expired. If it is determined that the timer ₃ has not yet expired, step S45 shown in FIG. Proceed to. Further, the step shown in the step of performing judgment whether the or the timer T ₃ is completed, the Figure 7B after the process proceeds to the next step, to clear the adjusting switch counter in the case where a determination of YES is made
Proceed to S45. Further, in the step of determining whether or not the payment switch has been switched from ON to OFF, if YES is determined, the process proceeds to the next step, and whether or not the payment switch counter is “0” is determined. Make a decision,
Although the process proceeds to the step of incrementing the adjusting switch counter after setting the timer T ₃ when it is determined to be "0", the direct settlement switch when adjusting switch counter is determined not "0" The process proceeds to a processing step of incrementing the counter by one. After the processing step of incrementing the settlement switch counter by one, the process proceeds to a step of determining whether or not the settlement switch counter is "2". The process proceeds to step S45 shown. If YES is determined in the step of determining whether or not the settlement switch counter is "2", the settlement flag is set after clearing the settlement switch counter, and step S51 shown in FIG. 7B is performed. Proceed to.

In other words, adjusting switch counter is incremented by one each time the player operates the payment button, and a further of the timer T ₃ is set by the first operation of payment button of the player, a set time of the timer T ₃ If the settlement switch counter reaches a predetermined value (for example, 2) before elapse, the settlement flag is set, and when the settlement flag is set, when the next program is executed, as shown in FIG. 7B. YES in step S43
Is made, and the flow proceeds to the settlement control after step S51. As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the settlement control is performed only after the settlement operation means is operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. Alternatively, it is possible to prevent an erroneous settlement control due to an erroneous operation of the operation member once based on a misunderstanding or the like.

According to the flowchart described in the fourth embodiment, a settlement that determines that the settlement operation means has been operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time based on the output of the settlement operation detection means being a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. Operation determining means is configured.

As described above, in the first to fourth embodiments, the gaming machines capable of performing four types of settlement operations have been described, but these four types may be combined together.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention having the above configuration has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the settlement control is performed only after all of the plurality of operation members are operated, so that even if one operation member is unexpectedly operated, the settlement control accompanying the erroneous operation can be prevented. Reached.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 2, since the settlement operation means is continuously operated for a predetermined time, the settlement control is performed only after the operation is performed.
Thus, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a player's hand or an object unexpectedly touches or collides with an operation member, thereby performing erroneous settlement control.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce a situation in which a player's hand or object hits the operation member unexpectedly, and despite the fact that there is no intention to operate the operation means, the operation means is unexpectedly operated. The inconvenience of erroneous operation can be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the settlement control is performed only after the settlement operation means is operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, the player's hand or object may unexpectedly touch, collide, or misunderstand the operation member. Based on the above, it is possible to prevent erroneous settlement control due to one erroneous operation of the operation member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view for explaining the operation of the card processing device. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the internal structure of the operation switch mechanism. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a pachinko gaming machine. 7A to 7D are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. In the figure, 10,180,190 are pachinko gaming machines which are examples of gaming machines, 28,181,191 are payment buttons, 183 are operation confirmation buttons, 1
40 is a mounting board, 28a and 29a are operation surfaces, 146, 181 'and 191' are adjustment switches, 163 is an adjustment switch circuit, and 138 is a control unit (microcomputer).

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a settlement operation means for performing settlement of a game result, wherein the settlement operation means includes a plurality of operation members operated by a player, and wherein the gaming machine A plurality of settlement operation detection means provided corresponding to each of the operation members to detect that the operation member has been operated; and all of the plurality of operation members are based on output from all of the plurality of settlement operation means. A gaming machine, comprising: a settlement operation determining unit that determines that an operation has been performed; and a settlement control unit that performs a settlement control based on an output of the settlement operation determining unit. 2. A gaming machine having a settlement operation means for performing settlement of a game result, wherein the settlement operation detection means detects that the settlement operation means has been operated, and the output duration of the settlement operation detection means. Settlement operation judging means for judging that the settlement operation means has been continuously operated for a predetermined time based on reaching a predetermined time, and settlement control means for performing settlement control based on an output of the settlement operation judgment means. And a game machine. 3. A gaming machine having operation means operable by a player, wherein the operation means includes an operation member operated by the player, wherein the operation surface of the operation member is in relation to surrounding members. A gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine is arranged so as to be depressed toward the inside of the depth. 4. A gaming machine provided with a settlement operation means for performing settlement of a game result, wherein the settlement operation detection means for detecting that said settlement operation means is operated, and an output of said settlement operation detection means is a predetermined value. A settlement operation determining unit that determines that the settlement operation unit has been operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time based on a predetermined number of times within a time period, and a settlement that performs a payment control based on an output of the settlement operation determination unit A gaming machine comprising: a control unit.