JP5019587B2 - Gaming machines and slot machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or the like installed in a game hall such as a pachinko shop, a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, or a ball gaming machine such as an arrangement ball, and a slot machine.

  A slot machine, which is one of gaming machines, generally includes a spinning device, a medal selector, a hopper device, a power supply device, a power supply device board, a main control board, an operation unit, and a sub control board. ing. Among these, the medal selector determines whether or not the medal inserted from the medal insertion unit is appropriate, and counts the number of medals determined to be appropriate. The hopper device stores medals determined by the medal selector as appropriate, and pays out medals at the time of a prize payout or the like.

  The hopper device described above generally includes a hopper tank that stores medals, a rotating disk that has a plurality of medal holes into which medals dropped from the hopper tank fit, and a hopper motor. The hopper motor rotationally drives the rotating disk based on a hopper motor drive signal supplied from the main control board. As a result, the medals inserted into the plurality of medal holes of the rotating disk are guided to the medal discharge port and paid out to the player (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  By the way, a very small part of the players is a person who performs cheating (so-called gotoing) (hereinafter referred to as “rogue”). For example, by inserting a wire, a metal plate or the like inside the slot machine and short-circuiting the hopper motor drive signal terminal provided on the power supply device board and the terminal set to the ground terminal or the normal ground voltage, The rotating disk of the hopper device is forcibly rotated to obtain a medal illegally.

  Therefore, conventionally, in order to prevent the above-described fraud, there has been a configuration having the following configuration. That is, in this slot machine, the main control board monitors the hopper motor drive signal, compares the hopper motor drive signal with the drive command for the hopper device, measures the duration when the two do not match, and determines the duration. When the time is exceeded, it is determined as an abnormal state (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-150345 A JP 2004-173876 A

  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 2, the main control board executes the system program and the slot machine game program to centrally control the entire slot machine, and performs the above-described monitoring process for preventing fraud. Must always be executed. For this reason, there is a problem that a central processing unit (CPU) mounted on the main control board must be of a type with high processing capability and therefore high price.

  In the slot machine described in Patent Document 2, the main control board determines that the hopper motor drive signal and the drive command for the hopper device do not coincide with each other when the continuation time exceeds a predetermined time. However, when an unauthorized person knows the predetermined time by some means, it is conceivable that the short circuit of the hopper motor drive signal terminal is repeated so as not to exceed the predetermined time. In such a case, the main control board cannot be determined to be in an abnormal state, and thus there is a problem that fraud cannot be prevented.

The above inconveniences include not only slot machines but also medals, pachinko machines, sparrow balls, arrange balls, etc. other than slot machines where medals and game balls may be illegally paid out. The same applies to other gaming machines such as ball machines.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine and a slot machine that can solve the above-described problems.

請 Motomeko 1 slot machine according to the invention described, the rotating disk has a main control board for controlling the entire slot machine, a hopper tank for storing medals, a plurality of medals holes the medal is fitted dropped from the hopper tank And a hopper motor that rotates the rotating disk based on a hopper motor drive signal supplied from the main control board, and the hopper motor drive signal supplied from the main control board and the operation of the slot machine. a plurality of terminals required power supply voltage is applied respectively to the power supply board having connection means are arranged in this multistage at predetermined intervals, around the front Symbol pin to the hopper motor drive signal is applied the signal or voltage is applied is to the hopper motor drive signal to the non-active A plurality of terminals are arranged that a plurality of terminal to which a signal or voltage is applied to activate the hopper motor drive signal, as characterized in that the hopper motor driving signal is arranged to be isolated from the said terminal to be applied Yes.

  According to the present invention, fraudulent acts can be prevented with an inexpensive and simple configuration. Thereby, payout of game media, such as an illegal medal, can be prevented.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of a slot machine 1 that is one of gaming machines according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration of a front door 3 of the slot machine 1 shown in FIG. It is a rear view. 3 is a front view showing the internal configuration of the housing 2 of the slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 shown in FIG. The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can be opened and closed by a casing 2 whose overall shape is substantially rectangular, and a hinge mechanism 4 (see FIG. 2) so as to close the opening of the casing 2. And an attached front door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a rotating device 12 is fixed on the upper surface of the shelf plate 11 that is installed between the side plate 2 a and the side plate 2 b, slightly closer to the lower end from the center in the housing 2. The spinning device 12 includes a left reel 21a, a middle reel 21b, and a right reel 21c. The left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c all have a substantially cylindrical shape, and are arranged side by side so that each of them can rotate and the rotation shafts are located on substantially the same straight line. On each outer peripheral surface of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c, a plurality of types of symbols are drawn at substantially equal intervals, one or several, depending on the winning combination. However, the symbol arrangement differs between the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c.

  Here, the winning combination will be described. In general, the winning combination includes a special combination, a specific combination, a small combination, and a replay. The special role is a role for shifting to a special game that is different from the normal game and is advantageous to the player. When a special combination is won in a lottery for a combination in a normal game, and the combination of symbols of the special combination is stopped on the active line, that is, on the condition that the special combination is won, a transition is made from the normal game to the special game. The special game is a game that has a larger expected medal number than the normal game and is advantageous to the player.

  The special game includes, for example, a BB (Big Bonus) game and an RB (Regular Bonus) game. In these special games, the upper limit number of games is determined in advance. Therefore, the player aims to obtain more medals by making the maximum number of winning games as much as possible by making maximum use of the upper limit number of special games.

  The specific combination (SB (single bonus)) is a combination for shifting to one special game. The small combination is a combination for paying out a predetermined number of medals to the player, and for example, a plurality of types are provided. Replay is a role that gives a player the right to replay while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the previous game.

  Stepping motors 22a, 22b, and 22c (see FIG. 4) are coupled to the rotation shafts of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c shown in FIG. The left reel 21a, middle reel 21b, and right reel 21c are driven and rotated by corresponding stepping motors 22a, 22b, and 22c, respectively. Although not shown in FIG. 3, a rotating device substrate 23 (see FIG. 4) is fixed on the upper surface of the rotating device 12.

  A hopper device 13 is fixed below the rotating device 12 and substantially at the center of the upper surface of the bottom plate 2 c of the housing 2. The hopper device 13 stores a medal (not shown) inserted from a medal insertion port 31a (see FIG. 1) drilled in the console 3a of the front door 3, and pays out a medal at the time of a prize payout or the like. . Although not shown, the hopper device 13 includes a hopper tank for storing medals, a rotating disk having a plurality of medal holes into which medals dropped from the hopper tanks fit, and a hopper motor. The hopper motor rotates the rotating disk based on a hopper motor drive signal supplied from the main control board 16 via the power supply board 81. As a result, the medals inserted into the plurality of medal holes of the rotating disk are guided to the medal discharge port 13a and paid out to the player.

  An overflow tank 14 is fixed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2c on the right side of the hopper device 13 in the drawing. The overflow tank 14 stores medals overflowing from the hopper device 13. On the other hand, a power supply device 15 is fixed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2c on the left side of the hopper device 13 in the drawing.

  A main control board 16 is fixed to the back plate 2 d of the housing 2 above the rotating device 12. The main control board 16 controls each part of the slot machine 1. The main control board 16 is mainly configured by a microcomputer having a central processing unit (CPU) 61, a ROM 62, a RAM 63, an interface (I / F) circuit 64, and the like.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a console 3 a is formed integrally with the front door 3 so as to protrude toward the player side slightly from the front center of the front door 3 toward the lower end. The front door 3 is made of, for example, hard plastic. In the vicinity of the right end of the step 3aa of the console 3a in the figure, a medal insertion portion 31 is formed. In the approximate center of the medal insertion part 31, a medal insertion port 31a for a player to insert a medal is provided.

  On the other hand, a 1-bet button 32 and a Max-bet button 33 are fitted in two through holes (not shown) drilled at a predetermined distance in the vicinity of the left end of the step 3aa of the console 3a. The 1-bet button 32 and the max-bet button 33 are for instructing the number of medals to bet on one game of the slot machine 1. That is, when the player presses the 1-bet button 32, one medal is bet on the game from the medals stored internally. Similarly, when the player presses the max bet button 33, the maximum number (usually three) of medals is bet on the game from the medals stored internally.

  A settlement button 34 is fitted in a through hole (not shown) drilled near the left end of the console 3a. The checkout button 34 instructs to cancel and pay out medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 31a for use in the game, and allows the main control board 16 to settle and pay out medals stored internally. It is for instructing.

  Further, on the console 3a, a start lever 35 is fixed on the right side of the settlement button 34 in the drawing. The start lever 35 is for instructing the start of simultaneous rotation of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c constituting the above-described spinning device 12. The start lever 35 includes a swingable operating rod having an operation knob having a spherical shape at the tip. In a state where the start lever 35 is not operated by the player, the operating rod holds a posture perpendicular to the front of the console 3a (off state). When the player holds the operation knob and tilts the operation rod in any direction, up, down, left, or right, the start lever 35 is turned on. Thereafter, when the player releases his / her hand from the operating rod, the operating rod is returned to its original position by the biasing force of a built-in spring (not shown), and the start lever 35 is turned off again.

  Further, stop buttons 36a, 36b, and 36c are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the approximate front center of the console 3a. Stop buttons 36a, 36b and 36c correspond to the arrangement of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b and the right reel 21c, respectively, and the corresponding left reel 21a, middle reel 21b or right reel 21c respectively. For instructing to stop the rotation of each.

  On the other hand, a key hole 37 into which a key (not shown) for unlocking the front door 3 is inserted is formed near the right end of the console 3a in the drawing. When an administrator or the like of the slot machine 1 inserts a predetermined key into the key hole 37 and performs an unlocking operation, the front door 3 attached to the housing 2 is opened forward by the hinge mechanism 4 with the hinge mechanism 4 as an axis. be able to. On the other hand, when the administrator or the like of the slot machine 1 closes the front door 3 to the housing 2 side and presses the vicinity of the key hole 37 of the front door 3 to the housing 2 side, it is automatically locked.

  A middle panel unit 41 is attached above the console 3a. In the middle of the middle panel unit 41, a transparent display window 41a having a substantially rectangular shape is formed corresponding to the rotary drum device 12 fixedly provided in the middle of the housing 2. Therefore, the player can use the display window 41a to move the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 21a, 21b, and 21c from the display window 41a in a state where the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c that constitute the spinning device 12 are stopped. The design of 3 rows and 3 columns can be visually observed.

  Side lamps 42 a and 42 b are attached to the left and right of the middle panel unit 41. Further, an upper panel portion 43 is provided above the middle panel unit 41. The upper panel portion 43 is generally composed of an upper lamp 43a, sound emitting portions 43b and 43c, an image display portion 43d, and the like. The upper lamp 43 a is attached to the center of the upper end of the front door 3.

  The side lamps 42a and 42b and the upper lamp 43a each incorporate a high-intensity light emitting diode (LED) or the like. A sub-control board 47 (see FIGS. 2 and 4), which will be described later, turns on or blinks the side lamps 42a and 42b and the upper lamp 43a, respectively, in order to produce an effect appealing to the player's vision in the event of a reach or a big hit. .

  The sound emitting parts 43 b and 43 c are attached to the upper part of the middle panel unit 41 in the vicinity of the left and right ends 3 b and 3 c of the front door 3. The sound emitting units 43b and 43c incorporate speakers 43ba and 43ca (see FIG. 2), respectively. A sub control board 47 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 4), which will be described later, emits sound effects and musical sounds selected according to the progress of the game in order to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing during the game. And 43c.

  An image display unit 43d is provided between the sound emitting unit 43b and the sound emitting unit 43c. The image display unit 43d includes a display such as a liquid crystal panel or a plasma display panel (PDP), for example. Sub-control board 47 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 4), which will be described later, provides an effect such as giving a story to the game or inducing an expectation by implying an internal winning result to the player. A moving image or a still image selected in accordance with the progress of the game is displayed on the image display unit 43d.

  On the other hand, a lower panel 44 is attached below the console 3a. On the lower panel 44, for example, a picture of an appearing character is drawn in order to make the player recognize the model type of the slot machine 1 or the like.

  Further, a tray unit 45 is formed integrally with the front door 3 below the lower panel 44, that is, at the lower end of the front door 3. A tray 45 a for storing medals is formed integrally with the front door 3 from the right end to the vicinity of the left end of the tray unit 45 in the drawing. Of the back plate 45b of the tray unit 45, sound emitting portions 45c and 45d are provided in the vicinity of the left and right ends of the tray 45a. The sound emitting units 45c and 45d incorporate speakers 45ca and 45da (see FIG. 2), respectively. A sub control board 47 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 4), which will be described later, outputs sound effects and musical sounds selected according to the progress of the game in order to produce an effect appealing to the player's hearing during the game. And 45d.

  Further, at the center of the back plate 45b of the tray unit 45, a medal is discharged at the time of winning a prize, or a medal that has been dropped as inappropriate by a medal selector 50 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) described later is discharged. A medal payout port 45e is formed. The medal payout opening 45e has a substantially rectangular shape. Near the left end of the tray unit 45, an ashtray 46 is provided for smoking by the player.

  Next, the configuration of the rear side of the front door 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, the same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to the respective portions in FIG. A sub control board 47 is fixed near the upper end of the back surface of the front door 3, that is, on the back side of the image display unit 43d shown in FIG. The sub control board 47 mainly controls each part attached to the front door 3 with respect to the effect of the game. The sub-control board 47 is mainly configured by a microcomputer having a CPU 71, a ROM 72, a RAM 73, an interface (I / F) circuit 74, and the like. In the ROM 72, various effect patterns such as a normal effect content described later are stored in advance. This ROM 72 can be referred to as effect pattern storage means.

  In the vicinity of both ends of the sub control board 47, speakers 43ba and 43ca constituting the sound emitting portions 43b and 43c, respectively, are attached. A reel illumination unit 48 constituting the middle panel unit 41 is attached below the sub control board 47 and above the display window 41a. The reel illumination unit 48 includes, for example, a cold cathode fluorescent tube or the like, and illuminates the outer peripheral surfaces of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c. On the other hand, a central display board 49 constituting the middle panel unit 41 is attached below the display window 41a.

  A medal selector 50 is attached near the left end of the central display substrate 49 in the drawing, that is, on the back side of the medal insertion portion 31 shown in FIG. The medal selector 50 is a device that determines and distributes the suitability of medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 31. When the medal selector 50 determines that the inserted medal is appropriate, the medal selector 50 supplies a medal acceptance signal to the main control board 16 via the central display board 49. Each time the main control board 16 receives a medal acceptance signal, it adds credits and internally stores medals.

  A medal guide 51 is provided on the right side of the medal selector 50 in the drawing. The medal guide unit 51 guides an appropriate medal selected and detected by the medal selector 50 to the hopper device 13 fixed to the housing 2. A flow chute 52 is provided below the medal selector 50. The flow chute 52 guides dropped medals or foreign matters that are excluded as inappropriate by the medal selector 50 to a medal payout opening 45e formed in the back plate 45b of the tray unit 45 of the front door 3. Further, a medal payout passage 53 is provided integrally with the flow chute 52. In the state where the front door 3 is locked, the medal payout passage 53 comes into contact with the medal discharge port 13a (see FIG. 3) of the hopper device 13 fixed to the housing 2, and is paid out from the hopper device 13. The medal is guided to the medal payout exit 45e. A speaker 45ca constituting the above-described sound emitting unit 45c is attached to the medal payout passage 53 on the right side in the figure. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the lower left end of the rear surface of the front door 3 in the drawing, a speaker 45da that constitutes the above-described sound emitting portion 45d is attached.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the side lamps 42a and 42b and the upper lamp 43a are simply indicated as “lamps” for convenience. In the main control board 16, the CPU 61 reads out the system program and the slot machine game program stored in advance in the ROM 62, executes them using the RAM 63, etc., and executes the spinning device board 23, the sub control board 47, the central display The whole slot machine 1 is centrally controlled by supplying a control signal including a predetermined command to the board 49 and the power supply board 81 to perform distributed control.

  The I / F circuit 64 controls timing when signals are transmitted / received between the main control board 16, the sub control board 47, the spinning device board 23, the central display board 49, and the power supply board 81. I do. However, between the main control board 16 and the sub control board 47, transmission of signals from the main control board 16 to the sub control board 47 is performed, but transmission of signals from the sub control board 47 to the main control board 16 is not performed. Not done.

  In the central display board 49, the 1-bet button 32, the max-bet button 33, the settlement button 34, the start lever 35, the stop buttons 36a, 36b and 36c, etc., which are attached to the console 3a of the front door 3, are respectively operated. It functions as a relay board that receives various signals generated thereby and transfers them to the main control board 16. In addition, the central display board 49 receives the medal acceptance signal output from the medal selector 50 and transfers it to the main control board 16, so that the number of medals inserted into the medal insertion unit 31, the insertion of foreign objects, and the like. Notify the occurrence of clogging.

  In the sub-control board 47, the CPU 71 reads a program and data stored in advance in the ROM 72, and controls the sub-control board 47 as a whole, particularly for the player. The ROM 72 stores in advance a program, data, and the like necessary for an effect during a game (such as a notification effect indicating the possibility of winning a role). The data stored in the ROM 72 in advance includes moving image data such as characters, characters and backgrounds displayed on the image display unit 43d, and still image data. On the other hand, the RAM 63 is used when the CPU 71 or the like performs various controls or creates an image, and temporarily stores data and the like. The data stored in the RAM 73 includes image data to be displayed based on the data read from the ROM 72.

  Thereby, the sub control board 47 drives the side lamps 42a and 42b, the upper lamp 43a, and the sound emitting parts 43b, 43c, 45c and 45d when the control signal related to the effect is supplied from the main control board 16. Then, by providing the image display unit 43d with moving image data or still image data related to the effect, an effect appealing to the player's vision and hearing is performed.

  The spinning device board 23 uses the spinning drive (excitation) pulse data supplied from the main control board 16 to control the rotation, braking, and stopping of the left reel 21a, the middle reel 21b, and the right reel 21c. Based on this, four-phase drive pulse signals are supplied to the stepping motors 22a, 22b and 22c, respectively.

  The power supply board 81 is formed with a power distribution circuit (not shown) that distributes various power supply voltages generated by the power supply apparatus 15 to the hopper device 13 and other parts, and is necessary for the operation of the slot machine 1 from this power distribution circuit. Supply the correct power. In addition, when a hopper motor drive signal is supplied from the main control board 16, the power supply board 81 controls the hopper apparatus 13 to pay out medals.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the housing 82 and the arrangement of contacts that are attached to the power supply board 81 and connected to the main control board 16 via a harness (not shown). The housing 82 has a total of 20 contacts, that is, a total of 20 holes 83 _{1 to} 83 ₂₀ that are formed in two stages, and a contact (not shown) is fitted in each. The shape of the holes 83 ₁ , 83 ₄ , 83 ₅ , 83 ₈ , 83 ₉ , 83 ₁₂ , 83 ₁₃ , 83 ₁₆ , 83 ₁₇ and 83 ₂₀ and the holes 83 ₂ , 83 ₃ , 83 ₆ , 83 ₇ , 83 _The reason why the shapes of ₁₀ , 83 ₁₁ , 83 ₁₄ , 83 ₁₅ , 83 ₁₈ and 83 ₁₉ are different is to prevent erroneous insertion of the connector. Each contact is made of, for example, brass, copper, or phosphor bronze, and is tin-plated.

Each subscript of the holes 83 _{1 to} 83 ₂₀ corresponds to a number (hereinafter referred to as “contact number”) assigned to a corresponding contact (not shown). In this embodiment, the following signals or power supply voltages are assigned to the contacts.

(1) Contact number 1: Full detection signal (2) Contact number 2: Automatic settlement switch signal (3) Contact number 3: Stop switch signal (4) Contact number 4: Power supply voltage (+ 24V)
(5) Contact number 5: Hopper motor drive signal (6) Contact number 6: Power supply voltage (+ 18V)

(7) Contact number 7: Reset switch signal (8) Contact number 8: Setting key switch signal (9) Contact number 9: Discharge sensor 1 signal (10) Contact number 10: Discharge sensor 2 signal (11) Contact number 11: Ground voltage (GND)
(12) Contact number 12: Ground voltage (GND)

(13) Contact number 13: Power supply voltage (+ 12V)
(14) Contact number 14: Power supply voltage (+ 12V)
(15) Contact number 15: Power supply voltage (+ 24V)
(16) Contact number 16: Power supply voltage (+ 18V)
(17) Contact number 17: Backup power supply (+)
(18) Contact number 18: Ground voltage (GND)
(19) Contact number 19: Ground voltage (GND)
(20) Contact number 20: Ground voltage (GND)

  Among these, the automatic settlement switch signal input to the contact of contact number 2 and the stop switch signal input to the contact of contact number 3 are normally set to the ground voltage. However, the hopper motor drive signal is input to the contact of contact number 5, and there is a contact of contact number 4 where the power supply voltage (+ 24V) appears between the contact of contact number 3.

  Further, around the contact of contact number 5, the contact of contact number 6 where the power supply voltage (+ 18V) appears, the contact of contact number 13 where the power supply voltage (+ 12V) appears, and the contact number where the power supply voltage (+ 12V) appears There are 14 contacts, a contact of contact number 15 where the power supply voltage (+ 24V) appears, and a contact of contact number 16 where the power supply voltage (+ 18V) appears. Note that the reset switch signal input to the contact of contact number 7 adjacent to the contact of contact number 5 and the contact of contact number 6 is normally set to one of the “H” level, that is, the power supply voltage. ing.

  As described above, there is a contact where the power supply voltage normally appears around the contact of contact number 5 to which the hopper motor drive signal is input. Therefore, even if an unauthorized person tries to short-circuit the contact of the contact number 5 of the housing 82 provided on the power supply substrate 81 by inserting a wire, a metal plate, or the like into the slot machine 1, the short circuit is easily performed. I can't do it. As a result, it is possible to prevent unauthorized payment of medals with an inexpensive and simple configuration.

Here, for reference, FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of the housing 91 and the arrangement of contacts attached to the power supply device board constituting the conventional slot machine. The configuration of the housing 91 is the same as the configuration of the housing 82.
Each subscript holes 92 _{1-92 20} corresponds to the contact number of the contact, not the corresponding shown. Conventionally, for example, the following signals or power supply voltages are assigned to each contact.

(A) Contact number 1: Ground voltage (GND)
(B) Contact number 2: Ground voltage (GND)
(C) Contact number 3: power supply voltage (+ 24V)
(D) Contact number 4: Power supply voltage (+ 18V)
(E) Contact number 5: power supply voltage (+ 12V)
(F) Contact number 6: Full detection signal

(G) Contact number 7: Hopper motor drive signal (h) Contact number 8: Automatic settlement switch signal (i) Contact number 9: Setting key switch signal (j) Contact number 10: Dispensing sensor 1 signal (k) Contact number 11: Ground voltage (GND)
( L ) Contact number 12: Ground voltage (GND)

(M) Contact number 13: Power supply voltage (+ 24V)
(N) Contact number 14: Power supply voltage (+ 18V)
(O) Contact number 15: Power supply voltage (+ 12V)
(P) Contact number 16: Backup power supply (+)
(Q) Contact number 17: Backup power supply (-)
(R) Contact number 18: Stop switch signal (s) Contact number 19: Reset switch signal (t) Contact number 20: Dispensing sensor 2 signal

  Around the contact of contact number 7 to which the hopper motor drive signal is input, each contact of contact numbers 8 and 18 to which an automatic settlement switch signal and a stop switch signal, which are normally set to the ground voltage, are output, respectively. Exists. A backup power supply (-) is applied to the contact of contact number 17 adjacent to the contact of contact number 7, but it is likely to become a ground voltage. Accordingly, an unauthorized person can easily short-circuit the contact of the contact number 7 of the housing 91 provided on the power supply substrate 81 by inserting a wire, a metal plate or the like into the slot machine 1. it can. As a result, an illegal medal is paid out.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the contacts are arranged around the contact of contact number 5 to which the hopper motor drive signal is input so that the contact where the power supply voltage normally appears exists. Yes. Therefore, even if an unauthorized person tries to short-circuit the contact of the contact number 5 of the housing 82 provided on the power supply substrate 81 by inserting a wire, a metal plate, or the like into the slot machine 1, the short circuit is easily performed. In order to make a short circuit, the fraudster must take an unnatural posture. As a result, since the administrator of the slot machine 1 can easily find such an illegal act, it is possible to prevent an illegal medal from being paid out.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the design can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is included in the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the contact arrangement of the housing 82 is the above-described (1) to (20) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In short, any arrangement may be used as long as the contact of contact number 5 to which the hopper motor drive signal is input cannot be short-circuited easily. Moreover, you may provide separately the 1st housing into which a hopper motor drive signal is input, and the 2nd housing into which an automatic adjustment switch signal is input. In this case, the first housing may be provided with a contact for generating a power supply voltage in addition to a contact for inputting a hopper motor drive signal.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the “H” level hopper motor drive signal is input, the medal is paid out. Therefore, the medal is illegally paid out by short-circuiting the contact to which the hopper motor drive signal is input. Although the example which presupposes is shown, it is not limited to this. The logic of the hopper motor drive signal may be either positive logic or negative logic. When the logic of the hopper motor drive signal is negative logic, contacts that appear around the contact to which the hopper motor drive signal is input may be arranged so that a ground voltage appears. In short, a signal or voltage is applied to a plurality of contacts existing around a contact to which a hopper motor drive signal is input, so that the hopper motor drive signal is deactivated, that is, a medal is not paid out even if short-circuited. What is necessary is just to comprise. Further, the connection means to which the hopper motor drive signal is input is not limited to the housing 82 having the shape shown in FIG. 5, but may be a housing or a connector having any shape. These may be so-called male or female, and the hopper motor drive signal is input. The terminal to be used may be a contact or a pin.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to the housing 82 that is directly attached to the power supply device board 81 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a hopper motor drive signal is sent from the main control board 16 to the hopper device 13. When the hopper motor drive signal is relayed via a relay board or the like in the supplying process, the present invention can also be applied to a housing attached to the relay board or the like.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine such as the slot machine 1 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to a medal gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine or the like. The present invention can also be applied to other game machines such as a sparrow ball game machine and a ball game machine such as an arrangement ball. That is, as with the slot machine 1 described above, these gaming machines also receive game media such as medals and game balls based on a main control board that controls the entire gaming machine and a payout signal supplied from the main control means. A dispensing means for dispensing. The main control board and the payout means are connected via connection means such as a harness and a housing, and the payout signal is supplied from the main control board to the payout means. Then, the game medium is obtained by short-circuiting the terminal of the housing for inputting the payout signal to the payout means, the terminal of the connecting means for relaying to the payout means, and the terminal to which the power supply voltage or the ground voltage is applied. In some cases, fraudulent acts that illegally pay out Therefore, these gaming machines are also configured such that a signal or voltage that makes the payout signal inactive is applied to a plurality of terminals around the terminal of the connection means to which the payout signal is input or relayed. It ’s fine. By configuring in this way, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment.

It is a front view showing an appearance configuration of a slot machine which is one of the gaming machines according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the internal configuration of the front door of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a front view showing an internal configuration of a housing of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a configuration of a housing and a contact arrangement that are attached to a power supply device board configuring the slot machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the housing attached to the power supply device board | substrate which comprises the conventional slot machine, and a contact arrangement | sequence.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine, 2 ... Housing, 2a, 2b ... Side plate, 2c ... Bottom plate, 2d ... Back plate, 3 ... Front door, 3a ... Console, 3aa ... Step part, 3b, 3c ... End part, 4 ... Hinge Mechanism: 11 ... Shelf plate, 12 ... Spinning device, 13 ... Hopper device (dispensing means), 13a ... Medal discharge port, 14 ... Overflow tank, 15 ... Power supply device, 16 ... Main control board (control means), 21a ... Left reel, 21b ... Middle reel, 21c ... Right reel, 22a, 22b, 22c ... Stepping motor, 23 ... Rotating device board, 31 ... Medal insertion part, 31a ... Medal insertion slot, 32 ... 1 bet button, 33 ... Max Bet button, 34 ... Checkout button, 35 ... Start lever, 36a, 36b, 36c ... Stop button, 37 ... Key hole, 41 ... Middle panel unit, 41a ... Display window, 42a, 42b ... Sider 43 ... upper panel part, 43a ... upper lamp, 43b, 43c ... sound emitting part, 43ba, 43ca ... speaker, 43d ... image display part, 44 ... lower panel, 45 ... saucer unit, 45a ... saucer, 45b ... back Plate, 45c, 45d ... Sound emitting part, 45ca, 45da ... Speaker, 45e ... Medal payout port, 46 ... Ashtray, 47 ... Sub control board, 48 ... Reel illumination part, 49 ... Central display board, 50 ... Medal selector, 51 ... medal guide section, 52 ... flow chute, 53 ... medal payout passage, 61, 71 ... CPU, 62, 72 ... ROM, 63, 73 ... RAM, 64, 74 ... I / F circuit, 81 ... power supply device board, 82 ... Housing (connection means), 83 _{1 to} 83 ₂₀ ... Hole

Claims (1)

A main control board that controls the entire slot machine;
A hopper tank for storing medals, a rotating disk having a plurality of medal holes into which the medals dropped from the hopper tank are fitted, and a hopper motor for rotating the rotating disk based on a hopper motor driving signal supplied from the main control board; A hopper device having
A power supply device board having connection means configured such that a plurality of terminals to which the hopper motor driving signal supplied from the main control board and a power supply voltage necessary for the operation of the slot machine are respectively applied are arranged in multiple stages at predetermined intervals. And
Wherein the periphery of the front Symbol pin to the hopper motor drive signal is applied, a plurality of terminal to which a signal or voltage is applied to the hopper motor drive signal to the inactive are arranged,
A slot machine , wherein a plurality of terminals to which a signal or a voltage for activating the hopper motor drive signal is applied are separated from the terminals to which the hopper motor drive signal is applied .

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