JP5074459B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a volume setting using a rotary switch and other operation means.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine is equipped with a speaker for outputting a sound effect for an effect, an error notification sound, and the like, and is provided with a volume setting operation means for setting the volume. .

  For example, a slide switch or a rotary switch can be used as the volume setting operation means. However, the slide switch generally has a small number of contacts, and can be set to a volume setting of about three levels of “large”, “medium”, and “small”. However, since it is only possible to cope with this, a rotary switch is mainly used when it is necessary to set the sound volume to four or more levels (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-105343 A

  In recent gaming machines, along with the diversification of production, in addition to the above-described volume setting operation means, there are a large number of input means such as production operation buttons and various sensors that can be operated by the player. In order to connect the means, the production control board needs many input ports. Since these input means often use off-the-shelf parts, there are cases where parts that do not completely match the required specifications must be used. In such a case, more input ports may be used than necessary, and if this can be reduced to the minimum required number, more input means can be connected with the same number of input ports. can do.

  Here, with regard to the rotary switch used in the volume setting operation means described above, the number of contacts is generally 10 or 16, and each has a 4-bit output terminal. In this machine, the number of switching steps necessary for volume setting is small in three steps, but about 5 to 8 steps are often sufficient. In this case, for example, if an eight-contact rotary switch can be used, the number of output terminals Since there are three, the number of input ports used can be reduced.

  However, a rotary switch having 8 or less contacts is not common, and if such a special rotary switch is used, the cost is greatly increased. For example, if a general rotary switch having 10 or 16 contacts is used as it is and only the output signal of the lower 3 bits is used as it is, for example, in the case of a 10-contact rotary switch, 9 out of 10 steps. Since the first stage and the tenth stage have the same output value as the second stage, the volume change when this rotary switch is operated in one direction is 0 → 1 → 2 →… → 6 → 7 → 0 → 1 → 0 → 1 → 2 →..., And there is a problem that the arrangement is unnatural and the volume setting is likely to be erroneous.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and suppresses the number of input ports used to a number corresponding to the required number of switching stages while using a general rotary switch having an excessive number of contacts. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can prevent errors in setting operations as much as possible.

The present invention is configured to control the state of a predetermined control object stepwise based on an output signal from a rotary switch 44 capable of N-stage switching operation between a first operation position and a second operation position. is, the rotary switch 44 is less than the number N is possible signal representation by the M bits of the N stages of N possess an output terminal of the contact and the M-bit and the contacts corresponding to the switching operation of the In the gaming machine configured to increase the value of the output signal from the output terminal by 1 by the switching operation from the first operation position to the second operation position, an M-bit output signal from the output terminal the includes a conversion circuit 45, 45 'for converting the M-1 bit, the said rotary switch 44, either the minimum or the maximum value among the predetermined number of signals that can be expressed by the M-bit Serves as the output signal the N content corresponds to the respective contacts, said conversion circuit 45, 45 ', the logical sum of the most significant bit and the other M-1 single respective bits of said M-bit Alternatively, it is configured to output a logical product, and is configured to switch the state of the control target in accordance with the M-1 bit signal output from the conversion circuits 45 and 45 '. is there.

  According to the present invention, the number of input ports used can be reduced to a number corresponding to the required number of switching stages while using a general rotary switch 44 having a larger number of contacts than necessary. As a result, it is possible to connect a new input means to the vacant input port. In addition, since the output signals corresponding to the respective contacts have the same value at the plurality of contacts on the maximum value side or the minimum value side, the setting operation when the rotary switch 44 is operated in one direction is easy to understand. There is also an advantage that it is possible to prevent as much as possible.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the whole rear view similarly. It is a schematic block diagram of a control system. It is a schematic block diagram of a rotary switch and a conversion circuit similarly. It is a figure which similarly shows the correspondence of the output signal from a rotary switch, and the output signal after conversion by a conversion circuit. It is the schematic of a rotary switch similarly. It is a figure which similarly shows the correspondence of each contact of a rotary switch, and a volume setting value. It is a schematic block diagram of the rotary switch and conversion circuit which show the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which similarly shows the correspondence of the output signal from a rotary switch, and the output signal after conversion by a conversion circuit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-7 has illustrated 1st Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine main body 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front side of the front frame 3, a glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are arranged vertically and are pivotally supported by the front frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The glass door 4 is provided with a transparent glass window 6 in the center thereof, and on the front side of the peripheral part of the glass window 6 is disposed on the rear side in addition to the light emitting panel 7 in which the LED substrate 7a is disposed. For example, a porous audio output unit 9 corresponding to the speaker 8 is provided. Further, the front plate 5 is provided with a storage tray 11 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 10, a launching handle 12 for operating the launching means 10, an operation button 13 for production, etc., and a glass door. 4, a light emitting panel 7, an audio output unit 9, and the like are provided.

  A game board 14 is detachably attached to the front frame 3 from the front side, for example, so as to correspond to the rear side of the glass door 4. On the front side of the game board 14, a guide rail 15 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means 10 is annularly mounted, and a center case 17, a normal case is placed in a game area 16 inside the guide rail 15. Various game parts such as the symbol starting means 18, the special symbol starting means 19, the big winning means 20, and the normal winning means 21 are arranged.

  The center case 17 is provided with a liquid crystal display means 22, and on the display frame of the liquid crystal display means 22, in addition to the normal symbol display means 23 and the special symbol display means 24, a movable effect means that mechanically operates the movable body 25. 26. Various rendering means such as a light emitting panel 27 having an LED substrate 27a disposed therein are disposed. For example, the liquid crystal display means 22 constitutes an effect symbol display means 28 that displays the effect symbols in a synchronized manner in synchronization with the change of the special symbol display means 24, and displays various effect images, error notification images, and the like. .

  The normal symbol display means 23 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of, for example, two light emitters (for example, LEDs) corresponding to two types of normal symbols “O” and “X”. On condition that the normal symbol starting means 18 composed of a gate or the like detects a game ball, the two light emitters blink alternately for a predetermined time, and the hit determination random number value acquired when the normal symbol starting means 18 detects the game ball In the state where the “◯” side illuminant corresponding to the hit mode emits light when it matches the predetermined hit determination value, and the “×” side illuminant corresponding to the off mode otherwise The flashing stops when is emitted.

  The special symbol starting means 19 is for starting the symbol change by the special symbol display means 24. When the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 23 becomes a hit state and the normal profit state occurs, the special symbol start means 19 opens and closes. The means 19a is configured to change from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times.

  The special symbol display means 24 is composed of one or a plurality of display means such as a seven-segment type capable of variably displaying one special symbol. For example, the special symbol starting means 19 receives a winning game ball. The special symbol is displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined period of time, and the jackpot determination random number acquired when winning the special symbol starter 19 matches the predetermined jackpot determination value. In the case of, it stops in a disengagement mode.

  When a big hit state occurs based on the fact that the stop symbol after fluctuation of the special symbol display means 24 becomes a big hit mode, the open / close plate 20a of the big winning means 20 opens to the front side according to a predetermined opening pattern and falls on it. Game balls are awarded to the inside.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a back cover 31 that covers game parts such as the center case 17 from the rear side is mounted on the back side of the game board 14, and a main control board 32 a is provided on the back side of the back cover 31. The main board case 32 stored, the effect board 33 storing the effect control board 33a and the effect interface board 33b, the liquid crystal board case 34 storing the liquid crystal control board 34a, and the like are detachably mounted.

  An open / close cover 35 that covers the back side of the game board 14 is detachably mounted on the back side of the front frame 3, and a game ball tank 36 and a tank rail 37 are provided on the upper side of the open / close cover 35. 38 and a payout passage 39 are respectively mounted, and when a game ball wins a winning opening of the big winning means 20 or the like, or when a ball lending instruction is given from an automatic ball lending machine not shown, a game ball tank The game balls in 36 are paid out by the payout means 38 through the tank rail 37, and the game balls are guided to the storage dish 11 through the payout passage 39.

  Further, a substrate mounting table 41 is detachably mounted on the lower part of the back side of the front frame 3. On the back side of the substrate mounting table 41, a power supply substrate case 42 in which a power supply substrate 42a is stored, and a payout control substrate 43a. Are respectively detachably mounted.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the control system of the pachinko machine. The main control board 32a supervises the game control operation. The normal symbol display means 23, the special symbol display means 24, the normal symbol start means 18, the special symbol start means 19, the special winning means 20, and the normal prize on the game board 14 The winning means 21 and the like are connected via, for example, a relay board (not shown) and the like, and in the lower stage, based on a control command from the main control board 32a, effects such as sound output, LED light emission, driving of the movable effect means 26, etc. An effect control board 33a for controlling, a liquid crystal control board 34a for controlling the liquid crystal display means 22 based on a control command from the effect control board 33a, and a payout for controlling the payout means 38 based on a control command from the main control board 32a. Control board 43a, launch control board 10a for controlling launch means 10 based on the launch control signal from this payout control board 43a, etc. There has been connected.

  The effect control board 33a and the liquid crystal control board 34a are connected to an effect interface board 33b connected to the main control board 32a, and control commands from the main control board 32a to the effect control board 33a, from the effect control board 33a. Both control commands to the liquid crystal control board 34a are transmitted via the effect interface board 33b.

  In addition to various rendering means that are controlled by the rendering control board 33a, for example, the speaker 8, the LED boards 7a and 27a, the driving means 26a of the movable rendering means 26, the origin sensor 26b, etc. An operation button 13 that receives an input from the player, a rotary switch 44 that constitutes a volume setting operation means for setting a volume output from the speaker 8, and the like are connected to the effect control board 33a via the effect interface board 33b. Yes.

  Here, the rotary switch 44 has N contact points, for example, 10 contact points, and is configured to be able to stop at 10 locations corresponding to the 10 contact points by a rotation operation. As shown in FIG. Four output terminals corresponding to an output signal of M bits according to the position, here, 4 bits are provided.

  The left table of FIG. 5 shows output signals corresponding to 10 contacts from 0 to 9 of the rotary switch 44. In order to express 10 output signals corresponding to 10 contacts, 4 bits are required. However, since 16 signals of 0000B to 1111B can be expressed in 4 bits, the rotary switch 44 of this embodiment. In the 16 signals, 10 signals from the minimum value 0000B to 1001B are assigned as output signals corresponding to 10 contacts from 0 to 9.

  Further, the rotary switch 44 is connected to the input port 46 of the effect interface board 33b via the conversion circuit 45 as shown in FIG. The conversion circuit 45 converts an M-bit (here, 4 bits) output signal from the rotary switch 44 into M-1 bits (here, 3 bits), and is configured as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the conversion circuit 45 outputs the M bits (4 bits) output signals output from the M (four) output terminals of the rotary switch 44, the most significant bit and other M bits. −1 (3) bits are logically obtained (OR) and output, and M−1 (3) bits corresponding to the M−1 bit (3 bits) are output. The output terminal is connected to the input port 46 of the effect interface board 33b.

  That is, assuming that the value of each bit of the output signal output from the rotary switch 44 is 0a, 1a, 2a, 3a in order from the lower order, the value of each bit 0b-2b of the output signal output from the conversion circuit 45 is 0b = (bit 0a) OR (bit 3a), bit 1b = (bit 1a) OR (bit 3a), bit 2b = (bit 2a) OR (bit 3a). The correspondence between the 4-bit output signal from the rotary switch 44 and the 3-bit output signal obtained by converting them by the conversion circuit 45 is as shown in FIG.

  As apparent from FIG. 5, the output signals after conversion by the conversion circuit 45 are different in values corresponding to the contacts 0 to 7 of the rotary switch 44 from 000B to 111B, but are values corresponding to the contacts 8 and 9. Are the same 111B as that of the contact 7. As a result, the volume setting by the rotary switch 44 is in eight stages from 0 to 7 corresponding to seven types of output signals from 000B corresponding to the contact 0 to 111B corresponding to the contacts 7 to 9, as shown in FIGS. As shown, the contacts 7 to 9 have the same volume 7 regardless of the position.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment, the rotary switch 44 obtains the logical sum of the most significant bit of the 4-bit output signal and each of the other three bits and outputs it. Since it is connected to the input port 46 via the circuit 45, the number of input ports 46 used is a number corresponding to the required number of switching stages while using a general rotary switch 44 having more contacts than necessary. Can be suppressed. Thereby, it is possible to connect a new input means 47, for example, a second operation means for production, etc., to the vacant input port.

  Moreover, the volume change when the rotary switch 44 is operated in one direction is 0 → 1 → 2 →... → 6 → 7 → 7 → 7 → 0 → 1 → 2 →. There is also an advantage that operation is difficult to make.

  Further, an effect interface board 33b is connected to the effect control board 33a that performs audio output control based on an output signal from the rotary switch 44, and the rotary switch 44 is connected to the effect interface board 33b via the conversion circuit 45. Therefore, the effect control board 33a can be handled only by changing the effect interface board 33b without changing.

  8 and 9 exemplify the second embodiment of the present invention, and the conversion circuit outputs a logical product (AND) of the most significant bit of M bits and each of M−1 other bits. An example configured to do this is shown.

  As shown in the left table of FIG. 9, the rotary switch 44 of the present embodiment has 10 signals from 1111B to 0110B which are maximum values among 16 signals of 0000B to 1111B that can be expressed by 4 bits. It is assigned as an output signal corresponding to 10 contacts from 0 to 9.

  In this case, when the same conversion circuit 45 as that in the first embodiment is used, as can be seen from the bottom of the right table of FIG. 5, the output signals corresponding to nine of the ten contacts are obtained. The same 111B is set, and the volume setting is in two stages.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the conversion circuit 45 ′ according to the present embodiment outputs the most significant signal to the M-bit (4 bits) output signal output from the M (four) output terminals of the rotary switch 44. A logical product (AND) of the bit and the other M−1 (three) bits is obtained and output.

  That is, assuming that the value of each bit of the output signal output from the rotary switch 44 is 0a, 1a, 2a, 3a in order from the lower order, the value of each bit 0b-2b of the output signal output from the conversion circuit 45 ′ is Bit 0b = (bit 0a) AND (bit 3a), bit 1b = (bit 1a) AND (bit 3a), bit 2b = (bit 2a) AND (bit 3a). The correspondence between the 4-bit output signal from the rotary switch 44 and the 3-bit output signal obtained by converting them by the conversion circuit 45 'is as shown in FIG.

  As is clear from FIG. 9, the output signals after conversion by the conversion circuit 45 'are different in values corresponding to the contacts 0 to 7 of the rotary switch 44 from 111B to 000B, but correspond to the contacts 8 and 9. The values are both 000 B, which is the same as that of the contact 7. As a result, the volume setting by the rotary switch 44 has eight stages from 0 to 7 corresponding to seven types of output signals from 111B corresponding to the contact 0 to 000B corresponding to the contacts 7 to 9, and the contacts 7 to 9 No matter where it is set, the same volume 7 is obtained.

  As described above, the number N of contacts is smaller than the number of signals that can be represented by M bits, and, as in the first embodiment, among the predetermined number of signals that can be represented by M bits, N When the output signal corresponding to each contact is output, the logical sum (OR) of the most significant bit of the M bits and the other M−1 bits is output. However, as in the second embodiment, among the predetermined number of signals that can be expressed in M bits, N signals from the maximum value are output signals corresponding to the respective contacts as in the second embodiment. In this case, it is desirable to use a conversion circuit 45 ′ configured to output a logical product (AND) of the most significant bit of the M bits and the other M−1 bits.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the number of contacts of the rotary switch 44 may be 9 or less or 11 or more. However, the closer the contact number N is to the number of signals that can be expressed in M bits, the more contacts of the same output signal. For example, when the same 16-contact rotary switch as 16 that is the number of signals that can be expressed in 4 bits is used, output signals corresponding to 9 of the 16 contacts have the same value.

  In the embodiment, the rotary switch 44 is connected to the effect interface board 33b via the conversion circuits 45 and 45 '. However, for example, the rotary switch 44 may be directly connected to the effect control board 33a. The rotary switch 44 may be used as, for example, sound quality setting means, effect mode setting means, etc. other than the volume setting means.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been shown, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to various game machines such as a slot machine in addition to other ball game machines such as an arrange ball machine. Yes.

33a Production control board 33b Production interface board 44 Rotary switch 45 Conversion circuit 45 ′ Conversion circuit 46 Input port

Claims (3)

Based on an output signal from a rotary switch (44) capable of N-stage switching operation between the first operation position and the second operation position, the state of a predetermined control target is controlled in stages. the rotary switch (44) is less than the number N is possible signal representation by the M bits of the N stages of N possess an output terminal of the contact and the M-bit and the contacts corresponding to the switching operation of the In the gaming machine configured to increase the value of the output signal from the output terminal by 1 by the switching operation from the first operation position to the second operation position, an M-bit output signal from the output terminal the includes a conversion circuit (45, 45 ') for converting the M-1 bit, the in rotary switch (44), the minimum value of the predetermined number of signals that can be expressed by the M-bit or most The value serves as the output signal the N content corresponds to the respective contacts from the converting circuit (45, 45 '), said M respective bits MSB and the other M-1 single of the bit And the state of the control target is switched according to the M-1 bit signal output from the conversion circuit (45, 45 '). A gaming machine characterized by being configured . An effect control board (33a) for performing predetermined control based on an output signal from the rotary switch (44), and an effect interface board (33b) connected to the effect control board (33a), the rotary switch The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein (44) is connected to the input port (46) of the effect interface board (33b) via the conversion circuit (45, 45 '). The game machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a volume setting operation means is constituted by the rotary switch (44).

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