JP4616320B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, or a sparrow ball game machine, and in particular, a ball ball game machine having the same circuit configuration and applicable to both a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine without any problem. It is about.

  The arrange ball machine is configured by providing a multi-entry ball entrance having 16 entrances arranged in a horizontal row at the lower part of the game board and a launching device for launching the game ball on the game board. Then, 16 game balls are fired for each game by the launching device, and the winning combination is determined based on the combination of winning symbols corresponding to the entrances into which the game balls have entered. One game has been completed after confirming the entrance to the ball opening. Therefore, a firing pause of about 2 seconds occurs for each game. On the other hand, the pachinko machine does not have the concept of one game in the arrange ball machine or a game break that causes a shooting pause time, and it is possible to fire game balls continuously.

  The launching device for launching the game ball is the same for both the arrange ball machine and the pachinko machine. The launching motor is driven intermittently by the launching motor, and the game ball at the launching position is hit by the hitting hammer and fired. It is configured to let you.

  The launching performance of the launching device is limited so that the number of launches per minute is limited and the maximum permissible launch count is 100 or less in order to eliminate the gaming ability of the gaming machine. In order to satisfy this regulation, in the case of a pachinko machine, it is sufficient to fire a game ball at a firing interval of 0.6 seconds or more. On the other hand, in the case of an arrangement ball machine, the game ball is fired every game. Since the pause time occurs, it is possible to fire the game ball at shorter intervals, for example, the game ball is fired at intervals of about 0.5 seconds.

  As described above, the pachinko machine and the arrange ball machine have almost the same configuration as the ball game machine, but the game ball launch speed is different. There is a problem that the circuit board related to cannot be shared.

  Here, it is conceivable that two oscillation circuits having different oscillation frequencies are provided on a single circuit board and the oscillation circuit is selected by a dip switch or the like (Japanese Patent No. 2924495). However, in the case of such a configuration, there is a concern about the fraud of hall personnel who try to increase the profit of the game hall by applying the firing speed for the arrange ball machine to the pachinko machine, and it is not appropriate as a countermeasure. In other words, if game balls that should be fired at intervals of 0.6 seconds are fired at intervals of 0.5 seconds, an increase in sales of about 20% can be expected, so there is room for fraud.

  Such a problem cannot be solved even if the dip switch that selectively switches the oscillation circuit is eliminated. For example, even if a configuration in which an oscillation circuit is selectively selected based on a control command received from another circuit board is used, since the oscillation circuit for the arrange ball machine is actually present on the circuit board, the illegal operation The possibility is not resolved.

In addition, a launch control circuit that can be employed in various ball game machines and that smoothly controls the launch device immediately after power-on is desired. This invention is made | formed in view of this problem, Comprising: It aims at providing the ball game machine which has a circuit structure which can be used in common with various ball game machines.

To solve the above problems, the present invention includes a main control unit for centrally controlling the game operation by outputting a control command to another control unit, and the paying out payout controller game balls, the payout control A launch control unit configured to drive a launching device based on the control of the unit to launch a game ball , and each of the launch control unit and the payout control unit is configured on a separate circuit board. The launch control unit receives a launch clock signal generated by the one-chip microcomputer of the payout control unit, and generates a drive pulse based on the launch clock signal, and receives the drive pulse. A driver unit that drives the launching device, a contact detection unit that outputs a contact signal indicating that the player is in contact with a touch terminal that the player inevitably contacts during gaming, and a predetermined time after power-on Then From the contact signal and the transient signal, a transient operation unit that generates a transient signal having a transient level that is inverted from the normal level, and that a certain time has elapsed since the power was turned on and the player is touching the touch terminal. to, is configured to have a, an operation control unit for permitting operation of the driver, the frequency of firing the clock signal, based on whether to receive a specific control command from the main control unit, It is determined in the payout control unit .

  As described above, according to the present invention, a ball game machine having the same circuit configuration and applicable to a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine can be realized.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The present invention is preferably applied to a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine. An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an arrange ball machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrange ball machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of the arrange ball machine.

  In FIG. 1, the front frame 1 is pivotally attached to the front side of the arrangement ball machine main body 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door 3 and a front plate 4 are attached to the front frame 1, and a game board 5 is detachably attached to the rear side thereof. An upper plate 6 is attached to the front plate 4, and a ball wiper lever 7 is provided at the front edge of the upper plate 6. A lower plate 8 and a firing handle 10 of the launching device 9 are provided at the lower part of the front frame 1.

  The launching device 9 includes a launching handle 10, a striker 12 that strikes a game ball of the launcher 11, and a launching motor 13 that operates when the launching handle 10 is operated to drive the striker 12 in the strike direction. ing. When the player operates the firing handle 10, the game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate 6 to the launching unit 11 are hit and fired by the striker 12. In this embodiment, a stepping motor is used as the firing motor 13 (M1), and this firing motor 13 is mounted on the back side of the front frame 1 via a mounting plate or the like. The mounting plate is provided with a launch control board 45 incorporated in a protective case.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 18 for guiding a game ball launched by the launching device 9 is provided on the front surface of the game board 5, and an upper entrance port is formed at the center surrounded by the guide rail 18. 19. Fluctuating symbol display device 20, central entrance 21, lower entrance 22, upper left entrance 23, upper right scoring entrance 24, left and right passage entrances 25, 26, lower left entrance entrance 27, a lower right entrance 28, etc. are arranged, and a multiple entrance ball entrance 29 is arranged below these, and an obstacle nail group is provided in the vicinity of the upper side of this multiple entry entrance 29. .

  The variable symbol display device 20 has three symbol display units 30 to 32, which are activated when a game ball enters the starting entrance 27, and the display symbols of the symbol display units 30 to 32 are displayed. It fluctuates for a certain time. The central entrance 21 is provided with an opening / closing plate 33, and the interior is divided into three passages, and the central passage is set in the operation region 34. The multiple entrance balls 29 are provided with 16 entrances 35 in a horizontal row and covered with a lower cover 36 from the front side. The lower cover 36 is provided with a winning symbol display lamp 38 in addition to the numbers “1” to “16” indicating the 16 winning symbols. The winning display unit 37 is provided with 16 winning symbol display lamps 38 corresponding to each of the entering entrances 35 of the multiple entrance entrances 29 in a horizontal row, and a game ball is placed in any entrance entrance 35. When a player enters the game, a winning symbol display lamp 38 corresponding to the entrance 35 is turned on.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the arrange ball machine according to the embodiment. It should be noted that a pachinko machine can be realized with the configuration shown in the drawings simply by changing the game control program.

  The illustrated arrangement ball machine includes a main control board 40 that mainly controls game operations, a lamp control board 41 that blinks lamps, a symbol control board 42 that controls the operation of the variable symbol display device 20, and a voice. Control board 43 for realizing a game effect, a payout control board 44 for paying out a game ball, a launch control board 45 controlled by the payout control board 44 to launch a game ball, and a prepaid card The card unit 46 that lends the card and the frequency display board 47 that drives the balance display section of the prepaid card and the like are mainly configured.

  The main control board 40, the lamp control board 41, the symbol control board 42, the voice control board 43, and the payout control board 44 are each configured by a computer circuit having a one-chip microcomputer. Individual control operations are realized based on a control command CMD from the main control board 40.

  The control command CMD transmitted from the main control board 40 to the payout control board 44 is common to the arrange ball machine and the pachinko machine, and “payout stop command” for designating the stop of the payout operation of the game ball, There is a “payout resumption command” for designating resumption of a payout operation. In the case of an arrange ball machine, a “prize ball command” (one type) designating the payout of 16 game balls, a “launch stop command” designating the stop of the launch operation, and a restart of the launch operation are designated. It consists of a “launch restart command” and an “arrangement designation command”. In the case of a pachinko machine, the pachinko machine is composed of a plurality of “prize ball commands” (15 types) for designating an arbitrary number of game balls to be paid out within a range of 1 to 15 and “pachinko designation commands”. .

  In the case of an arrange ball machine, one game is completed when all of the 16 game balls that have been fired enter any of the entrances. Accordingly, when the main control board 40 detects the firing of the 16th game ball in one game, it transmits a “shooting stop command” to the payout control board 44. The launching operation of the game ball on the launch control board 45 is prohibited. Further, the main control board 40 performs a determination process for determining a winning combination every time a game ball enters the entrance, and when there is a winning ball accompanying the establishment of the winning combination, the payout control board 44. In response to this, the “prize ball command” is transmitted as many times as the number of prize balls. In the case where there is no prize ball, after confirming that 16 game balls have entered the entrance, a “launch resumption command” is transmitted to the payout control board 44. Transmits a “prize ball command”, confirms the payout of the prize ball (receives a payout completion signal from the payout control board 44), and then transmits a “launch restart command”.

  In the payout control board 44, when the “prize ball command” is received, the payout motor M0 is driven to execute a payout operation of a required number of game balls. When the payout control board 44 confirms the payout of all prize balls, the payout control board 44 transmits a payout completion signal to the main control board 40 and receives a “fire resumption command” from the main control board 40. The launch operation of the game ball on the substrate 45 is permitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the alternating current and direct current voltages, a firing signal SG and a firing clock signal Φck are supplied from the payout control board 44 to the launch control board 45. The firing clock signal Φck is a reference clock for generating a drive pulse (ΦA, ΦB, ΦA bar, ΦB bar) for rotating the firing motor M1, which is a stepping motor, and “arrangement designation” from the main control board 40 at the start of the game operation. When the control command is received, a firing clock signal Φck having a frequency of about 95.2 Hz is output. On the other hand, when a “pachinko designation” control command is received from the main control board 40 at the start of a game operation, or when both “arrange designation” and “pachinko designation” control commands are not received, the frequency is about A firing clock signal Φck of 79.5 Hz is output. By such an operation, even if a control command is missed, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being fired at a speed higher than the regulation.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the frequency of the emission clock signal is changed in accordance with the control command received from the main control board 40 at the start of the game operation, it is arranged by the same circuit configuration (and control program). It can be realized with a ball machine or a pachinko machine. The frequency of the emission clock signal can be changed based on the control program written in the ROM of the payout control board 44. However, in this case, the payout control board 44 including the control program is used in common as in the embodiment. It cannot be made.

  Next, the reason why the frequency of the emission clock signal is set to about 95.2 Hz and about 79.5 Hz will be described. In the case of an arrangement ball machine, after confirming the launch of N game balls (16 in the embodiment) for each game, it is confirmed that the N game balls that have been launched have entered the entrance. A firing pause time of t0 (about 2 seconds in the embodiment) occurs until confirmation. Now, assuming that the game ball firing cycle is τ, the time required for one game is N × τ + t0 seconds. Therefore, the number of games per minute is 60 / (N × τ + t0), and the total number of fires per minute is 60 / (N × τ + t0) × N.

  Therefore, in order to limit the total number of fires per minute to approximately 100 balls, it is necessary to satisfy 100> 60 / (N × τ + t0) × N, and eventually τ> 3 / 5−t0 / N. . If t0 = 2 and N = 16 are substituted into the previous equation, the firing period τ of the game ball becomes τ> 19/40 = 0.475. Therefore, in this embodiment, a driving pulse is generated by setting the reference clock to about 95.2 Hz (pulse period 1 / 95.2 seconds), and the game ball is fired at the stage where this driving pulse is supplied for 48 steps. It is set as follows. That is, the firing period τ is τ = 48 × 1 / 95.2 (≈0.504 seconds), and satisfies the above-described condition of τ> 0.475 seconds.

  On the other hand, in the case of a pachinko machine, since a reference clock of about 79.5 Hz is supplied, every time 48 steps of drive pulses (pulse period 1 / 79.5 seconds) generated with a reference clock of 79.5 Hz are supplied. By launching game balls (firing cycle 48 / 79.5 seconds), a firing speed of approximately 99.4 balls per minute is achieved.

  By the way, the firing signal SG supplied from the payout control board 44 to the firing control board 45 is a signal for switching the firing motor M1 from a driving state to a non-driving state, and when the prepaid card unit 46 is not connected, The firing motor M1 is kept in the non-driven state by the L level signal after receiving the “fired stop command” from the substrate 40 until receiving the “fired resume command”. In this embodiment, the connection between the prepaid card unit 46 and the payout control board 44 is checked by the DC voltage VL from the prepaid card unit 46.

  The firing control board 45 generates a drive pulse signal (ΦA, ΦB, ΦA bar, ΦB bar) based on the firing clock signal Φck received from the payout control board 44, and a firing motor together with a positive DC voltage (common signal COM). Supplying to M1. As described above, in the arrangement ball machine of the embodiment, when a driving pulse is generated from the reference clock Φck of about 95.2 Hz and this driving pulse is supplied to the firing motor M1 for 48 steps, the game ball is Let it fire. When the firing signal is at the L level, no driving pulse is output, so that the firing motor M1 is in a non-driven state.

  The launch control board 45 is also connected to two stop switches SW1 and SW2. Here, the stop switch SW1 is provided at a position where it can be pressed inward from the outer periphery of the firing handle 10 (see FIG. 9), and the stop switch SW2 is provided at a left position (not shown) of the upper plate 6. Yes. The stop switch SW1 is normally in an ON state, and is automatically turned off when the player rotates the firing handle 10 (FIGS. 9B and 9C). Further, the stop switch SW2 is constantly OFF.

  As described above, the stop switches SW1 and SW2 are constantly in the OFF state during the game operation (see FIG. 5), but when the player presses (see the arrow in FIG. 9C), the stop switch is in the ON state. The driving pulse to the firing motor M1 is not output. The stop switch is a push switch that is used when the launch of the game ball is stopped for a short time while the launch handle 10 is rotated to automatically launch the game ball, and is not normally used. It is provided in an inconspicuous position.

  The launch control board 45 is also connected to the touch terminal 48. The touch terminal 48 is a conductive metal plate wound around the outer periphery of the firing handle 10, and is disposed at a position where the player inevitably touches the touch terminal 48 when the player touches the firing handle 10. (See FIG. 9A).

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the payout control board 44. The payout control board 44 is a one-chip microcomputer 50, an input port 51 that receives a control command CMD from the main control board 1, a first output port 52 related to the output of the firing signal SG, and a payout motor that pays out game balls. The second output port 53 for outputting the drive pulse is provided. The first output port 52, the AND gate 56, and the noise filter NF constitute an output unit for the firing signal SG.

  The one-chip microcomputer 50 includes a Z80 equivalent CPU core 50a, a Z80CTC (counter timer circuit) equivalent counter / timer circuit 50b, a ROM (read only memory) 50c for storing a control program, and a control program work area. RAM (random access memory) 50d used in the above. In this embodiment, the one-chip microcomputer 50 is supplied with a 6.144 MHz system clock.

  The counter / timer circuit 50b has a function of a programmable counter circuit, and can divide and output the system clock appropriately by writing operation parameters to the control register. Therefore, in this embodiment, the emission clock signal Φck is generated by dividing the system clock. Specifically, a system clock of 6.144 MHz is substantially divided by 256 × 126 × 2, and is generated as a fire clock signal Φck for an arrange ball machine of 95.2381 Hz.

  That is, immediately after the power is turned on, the counter / timer circuit 50b is initialized in accordance with an “arrangement designation command” transmitted from the main control board 40, and thereafter, the output operation of the fire clock Φck of 95.2381 Hz is repeated repeatedly. ing. When a “pachinko designation command” is transmitted from the main control board 40 immediately after the power is turned on, the 6.144 MHz system clock is substantially divided by 256 × 151 × 2 to obtain a 79.4702 Hz pachinko. A launch clock signal Φck for the aircraft is generated.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the DC voltage VL transmitted from the prepaid card unit 46 is supplied to the photocoupler 54. Therefore, in this state, the output of the photocoupler 54 becomes L level, and an H level signal is supplied to the AND gate 56 through the inverter 55. On the other hand, during the game operation of the arrange ball machine, an H level control signal is output from the first output port 52 to the AND gate 56 based on the “launch restart command” from the main control board 1, and 16 games are played. At the time of confirming the launch of the sphere, an L level control signal is output to the AND gate 56 based on the “launch stop command” from the main control board 1.

  Therefore, the firing signal SG, which is the output of the AND gate, is an L level signal from when the prepaid card unit 46 is in a non-connected state or from the confirmation of the launch of 16 game balls to the confirmation of entry. Note that since the firing signal SG is output through the noise filter NF, the launch board 45 does not misread the level of the firing signal SG due to noise.

  FIG. 5 illustrates an internal circuit of the launch control board 45. The launch control board 45 includes a drive pulse generator 60 including a pair of JK flip-flops 60 a and 60 b that generates a drive pulse based on the launch clock signal Φck, a sink driver 61 that outputs the drive pulse, and a touch terminal 48. A control pulse generation circuit 62 that generates a control pulse having a pulse width corresponding to contact / non-contact, a pulse smoothing circuit 63 that smoothes the control pulse, a power reset circuit 64 that controls motor operation immediately after power-on, and motor operation And an operation prohibiting circuit 65 that prohibits the operation.

  In this embodiment, the JK flip-flop 60 uses a product equivalent to 74112, and the Q1 output and Q1 bar output of the flip-flop 60a are connected to the J2 input and K2 input of the flip-flop 60b, respectively. Conversely, the Q2 output and Q2 bar output of the flip-flop 60b are connected to the K1 input and J1 input of the flip-flop 60a, respectively. In addition, the emission clock signal Φck is commonly supplied to the clock terminals of the flip-flops 60a and 60b. The operation truth table of the JK flip-flop 60 is as shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the sink driver 61 uses a Darlington sink driver TD62107, and has two enable terminals E1 and E2 and input / output terminals I and Q. The sink driver 61 is an IC that inverts the levels of the input signals I1 to I4 to make the output signals Q1 to Q4 on condition that E1 = H level and E2 bar = L level.

  Further, when the output section is an open transistor, and each of the transistors in the output section is turned on only when the input signals I1 to I4 are at the H level under the conditions of E1 = H level and E2 bar = L level, the collector current Has come to flow. In this case, the drive current that has flowed from the common terminal COM (= 32 V) into the drive coil of the firing motor M returns to the output terminal of the sink driver 61 and flows into the transistor of the output unit as a collector current. When the enable terminal is not at a predetermined level, or when the input signals I1 to I4 are at the L level, the output unit is opened.

  The control pulse generation circuit 62 includes three resistors R1, R2, and R3, a connection portion 66 with a touch terminal, and a negative logic input type RS flip-flop. The input portion of the control pulse generation circuit 62 forms a first time constant circuit with the resistance value R1 and the input capacitance Co of the inverter N1, and the second time constant circuit with the resistance value R2 + R3 and the input capacitance Co of the inverter N2. Is forming. Here, the input capacitance Co of each inverter is substantially the same, but the resistance value R1 is selected to be sufficiently larger than the resistance value R2 + R3, so that the time constant of the first time constant circuit is the second time constant circuit. The value is sufficiently larger than the time constant.

  The connection portion 66 with the touch terminal 48 is composed of a capacitor C, a resistor R, and a surge absorber SA. When the player touches the touch terminal 48, the input part of the control pulse generation circuit and the ground are connected through the human body, but the touch terminal 48 remains open until the player touches it. For this reason, the touch terminal 48 may be charged with static electricity, but in the case of this embodiment, the static electricity is appropriately discharged by the surge absorber SA. In addition, there is no possibility that static electricity charged on the human body at the moment when the player touches the touch terminal 48 is added to the control pulse generation circuit and damages the IC.

  That is, in the conventional circuit, the touch terminal 48 is simply left open, so that at the moment the player touches the touch terminal 48, static electricity is discharged through the human body, causing the player pain and discomfort. However, in the present embodiment, such a problem is solved by the surge absorber SA.

  Next, the operation of the control pulse generation circuit will be described based on FIG. As described above, when the player is absent and the touch terminal 48 is in the open state, the time constant (Co × R1) of the first time constant circuit is changed to the second time constant circuit (Co × ( R2 + R3)) remains sufficiently larger than the time constant. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7B to 7B, the emission clock signal Φck (original oscillation pulse) is applied to the R terminal considerably dull. Therefore, the Q bar output of the RS flip-flop becomes a pulse signal having a duty ratio of about 50% (see FIGS. 7B to 7D).

  Since this pulse signal is applied to the smoothing circuit 63, the transistor Tr is turned on, and the output of the transistor Tr becomes L level. For this reason, the motor control signal CTL, which is the output of the Schmitt trigger, is at the H level, and the enable terminal E1 of the sink driver is at the L level, so that no driving pulse is supplied to the firing motor M1, and the driving state is not driven.

  On the other hand, a case where the player touches the touch terminal 48 is considered. In this case, since the human body is connected, the time constant of the second time constant circuit is remarkably increased. As shown in FIGS. A pulse that is duller than the terminal is applied. Therefore, the Q bar output of the RS flip-flop becomes a pulse wave with a narrow pulse width that rises only when the R terminal and the S terminal fall (see FIGS. 7C to 7D).

  Although this pulse signal is applied to the smoothing circuit 63, the transistor Tr cannot be turned on due to its narrow pulse width, and the output of the transistor Tr becomes H level. Therefore, the motor control signal CTL that is the output of the Schmitt trigger becomes L level, and the enable terminal E1 of the sink driver changes to H level, so that the firing motor M1 changes from the non-driving state to the driving state. In this state, since the CLR bar terminal and the PR bar terminal of the JK flip-flop are also at the H level, the JK flip-flop also starts normal operation (details of the operation will be described later).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the operation prohibiting circuit 65 includes a stop switch SW1, a stop switch SW2, and a NOR gate that receives the firing signal SG. Only when all the input signals of the NOR gate are at the L level, the enable terminal E2 bar is at the L level, so that the stop switch SW1 or the stop switch SW2 is operated and an H level signal is applied to the NOR gate, or When the firing signal SG changes to the L level, the sink driver 61 enters a non-operating state, and the firing motor M1 enters a non-driving state.

  The power reset circuit 64 is a circuit that charges a capacitor (capacitance of about 1 μF) through a large resistance (resistance value of about 1 MΩ) using 5 V generated by dropping 32 V received from another substrate. Therefore, the operation shown in FIG. 8 is executed, and the NOR gate is closed for a predetermined time after the power is turned on. That is, after the power is turned on, the output of the NOR gate is stably at the L level regardless of the level of the motor control signal supplied from the transistor Tr via the Schmitt trigger for a predetermined time. As described above, in this embodiment, since the sink driver 61 is maintained in the disabled state for a predetermined time after the power is turned on, even if the level of the motor control signal changes abnormally immediately after the power is turned on, the firing motor There is no risk of shifting from the initial state (home position).

  Based on the above, the operation of the JK flip-flop 60 is confirmed based on FIG. As described above, immediately after the power is turned on, an L level signal is always applied to the CLR terminal and the PR terminal based on the function of the power reset circuit 64. Therefore, the outputs Q1, Q1 bar, Q2, Q2 bar of each flop flop are all at the H level. However, since the sink driver 61 is inactive (enable terminal E1 = L level), the firing motor M1 is not driven.

  Thereafter, the operation of closing the NOR gate by the power reset circuit 64 ends, and the NOR gate inverts the motor control signal and applies it to the control terminals (CLR, PR) of the JK flip-flop 60 and the enable terminal E1 of the sink driver 61. However, unless the player touches the touch terminal 48, the motor control signal CTL is at the H level, and the operation content does not change. That is, the outputs Q1, Q1 bar, Q2, Q2 bar of each flop flop are all at the H level, and the sync driver 61 remains in the non-operating state.

  When the player touches the touch terminal 48 in such a standby state, the transistor Tr changes from the ON state to the OFF state, and the motor control signal CTL changes from the H level to the L level. The L-level motor control signal CTL is inverted and applied to the control terminals (CLR, PR) of the JK flip-flop 60 and the enable terminal E1 of the sink driver 61. When the JK flip-flop of the embodiment changes from the state of CLR = L and PR = L to the state of CLR = H and PR = H, the Q output of each flip-flop 60 becomes H level and the Q bar output becomes L level. It is like that.

  Therefore, the JK flip-flops 60a and 60b are set to the initial states of Q1 = H, Q1 bar = L, Q2 = H, Q2 bar = L, and thereafter, at every falling timing of the emission clock signal Φck. The operating state changes and changes as shown in FIG. Since the sink driver 61 is in an operating state at this stage, the output of the JK flip-flop 60 drives the firing motor M1 via the sink driver 61.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, the concrete description content does not specifically limit this invention. For example, in the case of the embodiment, the lamp control board 41, the symbol control board 42, the voice control board 43, the payout control board 44, and the launch control board 45 are provided separately as the sub control boards around the main control board 40. However, the control boards may be appropriately combined. For example, the function of the payout control board 44 and the function of the launch control board 45 can be achieved by a single circuit board, or a one-chip microcomputer having a built-in CPU and CTC for generating the launch clock Φck is provided on the launch board 45. In this case, the designation command from the main control board 40 can be received directly or indirectly via the payout control board 44. In this case, the invention of claim 6 can be realized.

  In the case of the embodiment, the launch control board 45 that has received the launch clock signal Φck generates a drive pulse using this launch clock signal as it is. However, after appropriately dividing the launch clock signal, the drive pulse is generated. (For example, ΦA, ΦA bar, ΦB, ΦB bar) may be generated.

  In the case of the embodiment, whether the launch control board 44 outputs the launch clock for the arrange ball machine or the launch clock for the pachinko machine is determined by receiving a dedicated control command, It is not particularly limited. For example, when the control commands are different between the arrange ball machine and the pachinko machine as in the embodiment, the frequency of the emission clock may be determined based on the control command received first. The frequency of the emission clock may be reset every time a control command is received. In this case, even if the emission clock is changed illegally, it can be quickly returned to the normal frequency. . In the case of this embodiment, when neither the “pachinko designation command” nor the “arrangement designation command” is received when the power is turned on, even the arrangement ball machine is set to the firing speed for the slow launching pachinko, but one game (16 Since it receives a special command (launching stop command) for the arrangement in (ball launch), it is easy to correct the firing speed.

  In the present invention, the launch control board (launch control unit) and the payout control board (other control unit in claim 1) are mounted on the frame side (front frame), and the main control board (separate control in claim 1) is mounted. Part) is preferably exchanged together with the game board. Thus, when the game board can be exchanged, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to consider the clock generation unit for launching the game ball when developing the game board.

  Further, in the embodiment, the payout control board obtains the data for setting the corresponding emission speed from the data stored in the ROM (storage unit) based on one or more control commands transmitted from the main control board. It is configured to be selected and used. However, it goes without saying that the data for setting the firing speed may be included in the control command transmitted from the main control board.

It is a front view of the arrangement ball machine concerning an example. It is a front view of the game board of the same arrange ball machine. It is a circuit block diagram of the same arrange ball machine. It is a circuit block diagram explaining the circuit structure of a payout control board. It is a circuit block diagram explaining the circuit structure of a launch control board. It is a time chart explaining operation | movement of the JK flip-flop which produces | generates a drive pulse. It is a time chart explaining operation | movement of RS flip-flop which produces | generates a control pulse. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a power reset circuit. It is the schematic explaining the structure of a launcher.

Explanation of symbols

Φck clock signal (fire clock signal)
CMD control command M1 launcher (launch motor)
45 Launch Control (Launch Control Board)
44 Other control units (dispensing control board)

Claims (4)

A main control unit for centrally controlling the game operation by outputting a control command to another control unit, and the paying out payout controller game balls, drives the firing device based on the control of the dispensing control unit A launch control unit that launches a game ball, and the launch control unit and the payout control unit are each configured on a separate circuit board,
The launch controller is
A drive pulse generator that receives a fire clock signal generated by the one-chip microcomputer of the payout controller and generates a drive pulse based on the fire clock signal;
A driver unit that receives the drive pulse and drives the launcher;
A contact detection unit that outputs a contact signal indicating that the player is in contact with the touch terminal that the player inevitably contacts during the game;
For a certain period of time after power-on, a transient operation unit that generates a transient level transient signal obtained by inverting the subsequent steady level,
Elapsed predetermined time from power-on, and that the player is touching the touch terminal grasps from the contact signal and the transient signal, anda operation control unit for permitting operation of the driver Configured
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the frequency of the firing clock signal is determined by the payout control unit based on whether or not a specific control command is received from the main control unit . The contact detector is
A control pulse generator that outputs a control pulse having a pulse width that varies widely according to whether or not a player is in contact with the touch terminal;
Based on the output of a pulse smoothing circuit that smoothes the control pulse, a signal output unit that outputs the binary contact signal corresponding to the pulse width of the control pulse;
The ball game machine according to claim 1, comprising: The control pulse generator is
A flip-flop that outputs the control pulse, a first resistor R1 that supplies the fire clock signal to a first input terminal of the flip-flop, and a fire clock signal that is supplied to a second input terminal of the flip-flop A series circuit of a second resistor R2 and a third resistor R3, and a connection portion provided between a connection point of the second resistor R2 and the third resistor R3 and the touch terminal, and
The connecting portion is
A connection resistor R connected to the touch terminal; a coupling capacitor C connecting the connection resistor R and the third resistor R3; and a surge absorber connecting the connection point of the connection resistor R and the coupling capacitor C to the ground. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2 configured as described above. The time constant determined by the resistance value of the first resistor R1 and the equivalent capacitance on the output side thereof is determined by the equivalent capacitance on the output side of the series circuit and the resistance values of the second resistor R2 and the third resistor R3. While it is set to a value sufficiently larger than the time constant,
The equivalent capacity of the said connection part evaluated between the connection point of 2nd resistance R2 and 3rd resistance R3, and a ground is comprised so that it may increase greatly, if a player contacts a touch terminal. Ball game machine.

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