JP3320410B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention lends a game ball in accordance with information recorded on a card and discharges a predetermined number of prize balls in accordance with a signal of a winning ball detecting means for detecting that a hit ball has won. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a prize ball discharging device.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, a predetermined number (for example, 13
A small number of pachinko machines have been proposed that use a prize ball discharge device that discharges prize balls to lend game balls in accordance with possessed ball information recorded on the card when the card is inserted. I was

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In such a pachinko machine, since both a lending ball by a card and a prize ball by a prize are supplied by a prize ball discharging device, it is supplied to a prize ball tank arranged at the upper portion of the back of the pachinko machine as in the related art. A management computer in a form in which management data relating to the payout of the pachinko machine is created based on a signal generated each time the number of supply balls reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10) becomes unavailable, and a different management computer is newly added. There was a problem that had to be introduced. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a pachinko machine that can use a conventional management computer as it is.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a ball is provided on a front side of a front frame of a game ball in accordance with information recorded on a card inserted into a card device controlled by a card control board. A single prize ball discharging device for discharging a predetermined number of prize balls to the hitting ball supply tray in response to a signal of a prize ball detecting means for detecting that a hit ball has won is provided on the back side of the front frame. In a pachinko machine provided with a mechanism board and provided with the card control board below the rear surface of the front frame other than the mechanism board, the number of prize balls obtained according to a signal of the winning ball detection means reaches a predetermined value. Each time, a signal is derived to the outside.

[Action]

When the shot ball is hit, it is detected by the winning ball detecting means, and a signal is generated each time the number of prize balls obtained based on the detection signal reaches a predetermined value, for example, “+10”. Therefore, if this signal is sent to the management computer, it is possible to create management data relating to payout similar to the conventional one. That is, the conventional management computer can be used as it is.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an overall configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 as viewed from the front, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1. In the figure, a pachinko machine 1 has a front frame 3 mounted on the front of a machine frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front surface of the front frame 3, a glass door frame 4 and a front plate 5 are mounted so as to be freely opened and closed.
On the back surface of the front frame 3, a game board 6 is detachably mounted via a mounting frame. On the surface of the game board 6, a guide rail 7 for guiding a hit ball fired from a firing position is provided, and in a game section surrounded by the guide rail 7, a plurality of winning ports 8, a variable winning device 9 and the like are provided. Can be Also,
At the lower part, an out port 10 is provided. On the front surface of the front plate 5, a hit ball supply tray 11 for guiding the inserted pachinko balls one by one to the firing position of the guide rail 7 is attached. An operation handle 12 for hitting the pachinko ball at the firing position to the game section and a lower ball tray 13 for storing surplus prize balls of the hit ball supply tray 11 are provided below the front frame 3. The lower ball tray 13 is formed integrally with an ashtray 15 and a card device 16 on a support member 14 fixed to a lower portion of the front frame 3. The card device 16 is associated with a card insertion slot 17 for inserting a card purchased by the player, a card reader (not shown) provided inside the card insertion slot 17, and ball information recorded on the card. A balance display 18, an operation switch 19 operated when borrowing a game ball desired by the player within the range of the ball information recorded on the card, and returning the card inserted into the card insertion slot 17 And an end switch 20 that is operated when the user is asked to receive the information. These card devices 16 are controlled by a card mounting control board 21 fixed to the lower back surface of the front frame 3 as shown in FIG.
The card records information on the game balls borrowed by the player, for example, information of 1000 yen or 250 pieces for 1000 yen, and information of 5000 yen or 1250 pieces for 5000 yen. After the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 17, every time the operation switch 19 is operated, a deduction is performed in units of 100 yen, and a game ball corresponding to 100 yen is discharged from a prize ball discharge device 27 described later. . In the illustrated embodiment, the card device 16 is formed integrally with the support member 14 on which the hit ball supply tray 11 is formed. However, the card device 16 may be detachably detachable. When separated, the mounting position is the support member 14,
Either the front frame 3 or the machine frame 2 may be used. Although the card device control board 21 is attached to the lower portion of the rear surface of the front frame 3, the card device control board 21 may be housed integrally with the card device 16. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, on the back surface of the game board 6, a mechanism plate 22 is mounted so as to be openable and closable.
Has a plate-shaped portion 22a opposed to the back surface of the game board 6, a winning ball collecting space is formed between the plate-shaped portion 22a and the back surface of the game board 6, and a gutter-shaped winning portion is further formed below the space. Ball assembly passage 23
Is formed. At the lower end of the winning ball collecting passage 23, a winning ball detection switch 24 for detecting a flowing winning ball is provided. Further, a premium ball tank 25 is fixed to the upper portion of the rear surface of the mechanism plate 22. Below the prize ball tank 25, a prize ball guiding gutter 26 for arranging the prize balls in a line and guiding the prize balls to a prize ball discharge device 27
Is formed. The prize ball discharging device 27 includes a sprocket 28 having a concave portion formed on the outer periphery for engaging with each of the prize balls flowing down in a row, and a discharge engaging with the outer periphery of the sprocket 28 to allow the sprocket 28 to rotate. It comprises a solenoid 29 and a discharged ball detection switch 30 (light emitting and receiving method) for counting the number of discharged prize balls. And the prize ball discharging device
27, when there is a discharge command signal based on the ball information of the card, or when there is a discharge command signal based on the occurrence of a winning ball, the discharge solenoid 29 is excited to allow the rotation of the sprocket 28. The game ball or prize ball is discharged while being detected by the discharge ball detection switch 30.
When the number of detection signals of 30 is a predetermined value (for example, “25” when based on the ball information of the card, “1” when based on the winning ball)
3)), the excitation of the discharge solenoid 29 is terminated, and the sprocket 28 is engaged again to stop its rotation. Below the prize ball discharge device 27, a prize ball discharge gutter 31 for guiding the prize ball discharged from the prize ball discharge device 27 to the hitting ball supply tray 11 or the lower ball receiving tray 13 on the front of the pachinko machine is formed. A game control board 32 for controlling a game operation is provided on the back of the pachinko machine 1 behind the game board 6, and a lower part of the back of the front frame 3 has a ball launching device for firing a ball.
33, a card device control board 21 and a discharge ball control board 40 are provided. The card device control board 21 and the discharge ball control board 40 are mutually connected and exchange necessary information. At the lower part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 1 and on the pachinko machine installation island, the ball that has passed through the winning ball detection switch 24 and the ball collected by the out port 10, that is, the out ball box 34 for receiving the driven ball. Is installed. The out ball box 34 is provided with an out ball counter 35 for deriving a pulse signal each time the received ball passes a predetermined number (10). By connecting the out ball counter 35 to a management computer, Data relating to the driving balls is sent to the management computer. Next, in the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above, the discharge control board 40 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the discharge control board 40.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit formed in FIG. In the figure, the control circuit uses a microcomputer (CPU) 41 as a control center. An external ROM 42 and an external RAM 43 are connected to the microcomputer 41. The external RAM 43 includes an acquisition ball counter 44 and an addition / subtraction counter 45, which are storage areas for adding and storing the score based on the winning ball detection switch 24, and a discharge ball counter 46 for counting and storing the number of signals from the discharge ball detection switch 30. Is set. On the other hand, a winning ball detection switch that detects all winning balls
24. The discharged ball detection switch 30 for detecting balls discharged by the prize ball discharging device 27 is connected to the microcomputer 41 via a waveform shaping circuit 47 composed of a flip-flop for preventing chattering. Clock generation circuit 49
Outputs an external interrupt signal to the INT terminal of the microcomputer 41 via the frequency divider 48. Then, in synchronization with the external interrupt signal, the microcomputer 41
Execute the main program shown. When power is supplied to the power supply circuit 51, the reset signal generation circuit 50 outputs a reset signal. The reset signal is input to the RST2 terminal of the microcomputer 41, and an initial program (not shown) is started. The microcomputer 41 is configured to receive a signal output from the card device control board 21. The signals derived from the card device control board 21 include a card insertion signal, an operation signal of the operation switch 19, and a signal indicating the presence or absence of remaining balls recorded on the card. On the other hand, the microcomputer 41 also outputs a signal to the card device control board 21. For example, it is a signal indicating that a prize ball is being discharged by winning. A pulse generating circuit 52 and drivers 53 and 54 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 41. When the numerical value stored in the acquired ball counter 44 reaches a predetermined value (“10”), the pulse generation circuit 52
The pulse signal S1 is derived based on the signal from 41 and sent to the management computer. Driver 53
Controls the driving operation of the discharge solenoid 29 according to a signal from the microcomputer 41, and the driver 54 controls the discharge notification lamp according to the signal from the microcomputer 41.
The lighting operation of 55 (not shown, but provided at the upper part of the front of the game board 6) is controlled. Next, a game operation controlled by the above-described control circuit will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. After the initial setting, each time an external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 48 is input, the CPU 41 executes the main program shown in FIG. In step 100, a timer update process is performed. In step 102, a switch group (winning ball detection switch 2
4. The status signal of the discharged ball detection switch 30) is read. Thus, in steps 104 and 114, it is determined whether or not each signal state exists. Only when there is a signal, each counter is updated. More specifically, when there is a signal from the winning ball detection SW 24, “13” is added to the value of the acquired ball counter 44 and the value of the addition / subtraction counter 45 in step 106, respectively, and when there is a signal from the discharged ball detection SW 30 In step 116, "1" is added to the discharge ball counter 46, and "1" is subtracted from the value of the addition / subtraction counter 45. In steps 108 to 112, the value of the obtained ball counter 44 is constantly monitored, and when it is determined that the value of the obtained ball counter 44 is equal to or greater than "10", the value of the obtained ball counter 44 is set to "110" in step 110. Ten"
After the subtraction, a drive signal is sent to the pulse generation circuit 52 in step 112. As a result, the payout signal S1 of several tens of msec is derived from the pulse generation circuit 52 and sent to the management computer. The following steps 118 to 150 are processing steps according to each state. (1) Processing when there is a winning ball If it is determined in step 124 that the value of the addition / subtraction counter 45 is larger than "0", the solenoid flag is set in step 126 to excite the discharge solenoid 29, and the state is set. 1 is set to the flag F. After that, in step 128, until the value of the discharge ball counter 46 becomes 13 in step 128,
The processes of 50, 100 to 118 and 128 are repeated. Step 1
In 50, the drive processing of the discharge solenoid 29 and the discharge notification lamp 55 is performed. When it is determined that the value of the discharge ball counter 46 has become 13, the solenoid flag is reset in step 130, the discharge ball counter 46 is cleared, and
At 132, the interval timer is set, and 2 is set in the status flag. Then, the processing of steps 134, 150, and 100 to 120 is repeated until the time of the interval timer expires. Note that the interval timer is a short time interval (e.g., after a prize ball corresponding to one prize ball is discharged, between the prize ball discharge operation based on the next prize ball and the next prize ball discharge operation).
0.5 second) to notify the player that a prize ball has been discharged for each winning ball. The prize ball may be continuously discharged without setting the interval timer, or the interval timer is set only when the value of the addition / subtraction counter 45 becomes a relatively large value (for example, 1300) or more. It may not be set. When the interval timer times out, step
At 136, the status flag is set to zero. (2) Processing when a card borrowing command is issued When a game ball is lent based on ball information recorded on the card inserted into the card insertion slot 17, that is, it is determined in step 138 that a card has been inserted. It is determined in step 140 that there is a signal from the operation switch 19, and
If it is determined in 142 that there is remaining ball data, in step 144 a solenoid flag is set to excite the discharge solenoid 29 and 3 is set in the status flag F. Then, the processing of steps 146, 150, and 100 to 122 is repeated until the value of the discharge ball counter 46 becomes “25”.
When the value of the discharge ball counter 46 becomes “25”, the solenoid flag is reset in step 148, and
The discharge ball counter 46 is cleared, and the status flag F is set to 0. The card device control board 21 performs the determinations in steps 138 to 142 described above, and the payout request from the card device control board 21 is received by the control circuit of the discharge ball control board 40, based on the received signal. To discharge game balls,
Thereafter, a discharge end signal may be sent from the discharge ball control board 40 to the card device control board 21 to cause the possession ball information to be subtracted. Further, the number of operations of the operation switch 19 within the range of the ball information may be stored, and the borrowing operation may be performed continuously by the number of operations, or a plurality of operation switches 19 having different amounts may be used. It may be provided. As described above, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment has been described.
Prize ball detection switch 24
And a score based on the detection signal is stored in the acquired ball counter 44. Then, a signal is generated each time the stored value of the acquired ball counter 44 reaches a predetermined value “+10”. Therefore, if this signal is sent to the management computer, it is possible to create management data relating to payout similar to the conventional one. That is, the conventional management computer can be used as it is. In the above-described embodiment, the card device control board 21 and the discharge ball control board 40 are shown as separate bodies. However, these may be constituted by one control board. In this case, the control circuit for controlling the card device 16 and the control circuit for controlling the prize ball discharging device 27 may be controlled by the same microcomputer, or may be controlled by separate microcomputers. Further, the control circuit described above is used for a game control board.
32 may be integrally formed. Further, in the above embodiment, one type of the number of discharged prize balls based on the winning prize is “13”, but the number of discharged prize balls is several types (for example, 7, 13, 15 or the like). It may be a pachinko machine.

【The invention's effect】

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, when the shot ball hit is won, the hit ball is detected by the winning ball detecting means, and a signal is obtained every time the number of prize balls obtained based on the detection signal reaches a predetermined value. Is generated, so that by sending this signal to the management computer, it is possible to create management data relating to the payout as in the related art. That is, the conventional management computer can be used as it is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment as viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the back structure of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is a control mainly controlling the operation of the prize ball discharging device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a circuit, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation controlled by the control circuit. 1 Pachinko machine 16 Card device 24 Winning ball detection switch 27 Prize ball discharging device 44 Obtained ball counter (memory means) 52 Pulse generating circuit (signal generating means)

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-1-201288 (JP, A) JP-A-1-293893 (JP, A) JP-A-60-114283 (JP, A) JP-A-64-34390 (JP, A) JP-A-2-128779 (JP, A) JP-A-1-170487 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A game ball is lent out to a ball supply tray provided on the front side of a front frame in accordance with information recorded on a card inserted into a card device controlled by a card control board, and that a ball is won. A single prize ball discharging device for discharging a predetermined number of prize balls to the hitting ball supply tray in accordance with a signal of a winning ball detecting means to be detected is provided on a mechanism plate provided on the back side of the front frame, and the card control is performed. In a pachinko machine in which a substrate is provided at the lower part of the back of the front frame other than the mechanism plate, a signal is derived to the outside each time the number of prize balls acquired according to a signal of the winning ball detection means reaches a predetermined value. A pachinko machine characterized by: