JP2819021B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine capable of immediately responding to various changes in a game situation. 2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in a pachinko machine, a ball hit by a hammer travels on a board, hits a nail, or is guided by a nail, and enters or exits a winning opening. It is a structure that enters the out ball mouth. When the ball enters the winning opening on the board, a device generally called an accessory (yakumono) operates to notify a winning. The most common of the accessories is the so-called tulip. The tulip is designed so that the petals move when the ball enters the winning opening, and this movement is driven by a solenoid provided on the back of the board. [0003] In order to manage the operation of the accessory and to smoothly operate the pachinko machine in this manner, the management of the payout of the ball at the time of winning and the supply for the payout of the ball. It is necessary to perform management, statistical management of winning balls and payout balls, and such management has conventionally been performed mechanically. However, recently, since it is necessary to reduce the size and weight of the back surface of the board, it has been changed to perform these controls by ball shifting control by a microcomputer. In this case, the ball shift control circuit and the accessory control circuit are mounted in a state of being carried on the back of the gaming machine. [0004] In recent years, the content of games has been diversified, and accessories and accessory control circuits have become larger. For this reason,
If the accessory control circuit is mounted in a direction parallel to the game board as in the past, this accessory control circuit approaches or overlaps with the accessory, reducing the degree of freedom in the arrangement configuration of the back of the gaming machine Will be done. [0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and the accessory control circuit can be mounted on the back of the game machine without approaching or overlapping with the accessory, and in a small pachinko parlor. Therefore, it is intended to provide a structure that can easily change a program. According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, a control circuit having a program for controlling an accessory and a payout management of a ball when a prize is won are performed.
And a control circuit having a program for controlling the approaching movement provided, and these circuits are disposed close to the back surface of the gaming machine and detachably attached. With such a configuration, various types of pachinko games can be provided simply by attaching and detaching a control circuit having a program for controlling an accessory and a control circuit having a program for controlling the approaching balls, which are arranged close to each other. Can be changed to content. In addition, by arranging the two circuits close to each other, the wiring structure on the back of the game board can be simplified, and the workability when simultaneously replacing both the accessory control circuit and the ball shift control circuit is improved. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a back plate of the gaming machine, which shows the back surface thereof. Reference numeral 2 denotes a control mechanism for the accessory provided on the board, and reference numeral 3 denotes an out ball receiving port. Various devices are further provided on the back surface, but are not shown because they are not directly related to the present invention. On the back plate 1,
A box 4 is provided at a lower corner, and two cartridge insertion ports (hereinafter, simply referred to as insertion ports) are provided in the box 4.
5 and 6 are arranged close to each other. The cartridges 7 and 8 can be detachably connected to the insertion ports 5 and 6 in a direction orthogonal to the back plate 1. The cartridge 7 is provided with, for example, a ROM for a program for controlling an accessory.
Is provided with a ROM of a program for controlling the approach of the ball. Therefore, in the ROM of the cartridge 8, programs such as management of paying out balls when winning, management of supply for paying out balls, and statistical management of winning balls and payout balls are written. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the insertion opening 5 of the cartridge 7. Since this structure is completely the same for the cartridge 8, only the cartridge 7 will be described. A socket 9 is provided inside the box 4 toward the rear of the back plate 1.
Is inserted from the back of the pachinko machine in a direction orthogonal to the main body (back plate 1) of the pachinko machine. As a result, in the pachinko hall where a large number of pachinko machines are arranged, the attachment and detachment of the cartridge 7 (same for the cartridge 8) can be performed without any trouble. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a power supply unit. The power supply unit 10 includes the cartridge 7,
8 and to supply current to the role of the board. If the power supply unit 10 is connected when the pachinko machine is installed, it is rarely removed thereafter, so that it is detached from the side of the pachinko machine. The power supply unit 10 may be housed inside the pachinko machine main body instead of being provided separately from the pachinko machine and connected by a cord. FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the cartridge 7. In this figure, what is indicated by reference numeral 11 is a substrate, not shown, on which a ROM in which each of the above-mentioned programs is written is mounted, and on one side thereof, a terminal plate 12 provided with a number of connection terminals is provided. ing. Reference numerals 13 and 14 denote side plates forming the cartridge 7 when combined.
The substrate 11 is housed inside and connected with screws 15. At the center of one end of each of the side plates 13 and 14, a substrate 11 is provided.
The concave portions 13a and 14a are provided in portions corresponding to the terminal plate 12 so that the connection terminals of the terminal plate 12 face the outside. The above structure is exactly the same for the cartridge 8. The pachinko machine thus constructed is
The power from the power supply unit 10 causes the cartridges 7, 8
And the power of the accessories on the panel. By connecting the power supply unit 10 in this way,
The effect of switching noise on the ROM can be avoided, and the problem of heat and the problem of space saving can be solved simultaneously. When changing the contents of the game as needed,
For example, the number of winning balls when a ball enters a certain winning opening, the number of winning balls does not come out even if a ball enters the winning opening depending on the day, or the number of winning balls for each winning opening varies depending on the day. When changing them, or when changing the movement of the accessory, the cartridges 7 and 8 need only be replaced. The cartridges 7 and 8 need only be exchanged from a direction perpendicular to the back plate 1, and since both cartridges 7 and 8 are arranged close to each other, the replacement operation is extremely simple and wiring is wrong. There is no. Since the present invention is a pachinko machine configured as described above, a program for controlling an accessory is installed.
Control circuit and payout of ball when winning
Plays a control circuit with a program for controlling the approaching ball
Wiring on the back of the game board by placing it close to the back of the machine
The structure can be simplified, and the degree of freedom in arranging various components is increased.
Occurs, and both the accessory control circuit and the ball shift control circuit
Workability at the time of replacement at the same time is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a disassembled state of the cartridge. [Explanation of symbols] 1 back plate 4 box 5 insertion slot 6 insertion slot 7 cartridge 8 cartridges 9 Socket 10 Power supply unit 12 Terminal board 13 Side plate 13a recess 14 Side plate 14a recess

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(57) [Claims] And a control circuit equipped with a program for the character object control, input
A pachinko machine characterized by comprising a control circuit loaded with a ball shift control program for managing the payout of balls when a prize is won , and these circuits are disposed close to the back of the gaming machine and detachably mounted. .