JP5157271B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, includes a main body frame that can be opened and closed with respect to an outer frame, and a front door that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body frame. Further, the pachinko machine is provided with a control device and an open switch for detecting opening of the main body frame with respect to the outer frame and opening of the front door with respect to the main body frame. When the front door or the main body frame is opened, the opening is detected by the opening switch, and the detection result is input to the control device. In the control device, when it is determined that the front door or the main body frame is opened based on the detection result from the open switch, a notification or the like is executed using the speaker unit or the lamp unit (for example, see Patent Document 1). .

Here, in the pachinko machine, an act of cheating on a game area provided on the front side of the main body frame by opening the front door is assumed. In addition, an act of opening the main body frame and performing fraud with respect to the control device mounted on the back side of the main body frame is assumed. On the other hand, in the situation where the power of the pachinko machine is turned on, as described above, the opening of the front door and the main body frame is grasped by the control device, and notification processing etc. is executed for it, so the game hall Administrators and the like can deal with the above fraud.
JP 2002-320744 A

Here, there is a need to provide a configuration that can cope with fraud during power-off, and there is still room for improvement in this regard.

  The above-mentioned problem does not occur only in pachinko machines, but also occurs in other gaming machines having opening / closing bodies such as a front door and a main body frame.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can cope with an illegal act during power-off.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is based on an opening / closing body supported to be openable / closable with respect to a support object, and electric power provided from an external power source provided on the back side or rear of the opening / closing body. In a gaming machine comprising an operating electrical device,
Monitoring in which a plurality of standby states are preset, and the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation when the opening / closing body is opened / closed at least while the power supply from the external power supply is cut off Means,
Storage means for storing a standby state of the monitoring means when power supply from the external power source is interrupted;
Grasping means for grasping the standby state of the monitoring means;
Comparison means for comparing the standby state stored in the storage means with the standby state grasped by the grasping means when power supply from the external power source is started;
With
The monitoring means includes
When the opening / closing body is closed with respect to the support object, a pressing force is applied and waits at the first position, and when the opening / closing body is opened with respect to the support object, the pressing force is applied. A movable body that is released and moves from the first position to the second position;
It is provided to be able to move stepwise to a plurality of preset standby positions, and the moving body has moved from the first position to the second position or moved from the second position to the first position. An interlocking body that is mechanically interlocked with at least one and moves from one standby position to the next standby position;
A detection unit in which a plurality of detection states are preset as the plurality of standby states, and the detection state is changed according to the standby position of the interlocking body;
It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, it is possible to cope with fraudulent acts during power shutdown.

First, invention groups that can be extracted from the present embodiment are shown as means n (n = 1, 2, 3,...), And will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the embodiment of the invention is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Means 1. An open / close body (game machine main part 12, front door frame 14, etc.) supported to be openable and closable with respect to a support object, and an operation based on electric power supplied from an external power source provided on the back side or rear of the open / close body In a gaming machine equipped with electrical equipment (variable winning device 83, main control device 162, payout device 224, payout control device 242, etc.)
A plurality of standby states are set in advance, and when the opening / closing body is opened / closed at least while the power supply from the external power supply is interrupted, the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation. Monitoring means (monitoring device 250);
Storage means (a first detection state storage area 313a and a second detection state storage area 313b of the RAM 313) for storing a standby state of the monitoring means when power supply from the external power source is interrupted;
Grasping means for grasping the standby state of the monitoring means (function for performing detection state grasping processing in the CPU 311);
Comparing means for comparing the standby state stored in the storage means with the standby state grasped by the grasping means when the power supply from the external power source is started (function of performing the comparison process in step S308 in the CPU 311) When,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

In the gaming machine of the means 1, the game progresses by operating the electric device based on the electric power supplied from the external power source.

In this configuration, a monitoring means having a plurality of standby states is provided, and when the opening / closing body is opened / closed while the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, the standby state is changed from the state before the operation. Is done. When power supply is started from a state where the power supply is interrupted, the standby state when the power supply is interrupted is compared with the standby state grasped after the power supply is started. As a result, for example, if the open / close body is operated to be opened or closed illegally in a situation where the power supply is cut off, the result of the comparison is that both standby states do not match. It becomes possible to grasp that it has happened, and it is possible to deal with the fraud.

“When the opening / closing body is opened / closed, the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation”, “the opening / closing body in the closed state has been opened or opened. The standby state is changed based on at least one of the closing operations of the opening / closing body, and the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation after the closing operation ”. The same applies to the following independent means.

Mean 2. An open / close body (game machine main part 12, front door frame 14, etc.) supported to be openable and closable with respect to a support object, and an operation based on electric power supplied from an external power source provided on the back side or rear of the open / close body In a gaming machine equipped with electrical equipment (variable winning device 83, main control device 162, payout device 224, payout control device 242, etc.)
When the opening / closing body is opened / closed in a state where a plurality of standby states are set in advance and the power supply from the external power source is performed and the power supply is interrupted, Monitoring means (monitoring device 250) in which the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation;
A storage unit (first of the RAM 313) that stores the standby state of the monitoring unit when the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, and that can hold the stored information while power is supplied to itself. Detection state storage area 313a, second detection state storage area 313b),
A power interruption time power supply means (data storage holding capacitor 321c) for supplying power to the storage means in a situation where power supply from the external power supply is stopped;
Grasping means for grasping the standby state of the monitoring means (function for performing detection state grasping processing in the CPU 311);
Comparing means for comparing the standby state stored in the storage means with the standby state grasped by the grasping means when the power supply from the external power supply is started (the function of performing the comparison process in step S308 in the CPU 311) )When,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

In the gaming machine of the means 2, the game progresses by operating the electric device based on the electric power supplied from the external power source.

In this configuration, a monitoring unit having a plurality of standby states is provided, and when the opening / closing body is opened / closed even when the power supply from the external power supply is shut off, the standby state is the same as that before the operation. Changed from state. Also, a storage means for storing a standby state when power supply from the external power supply is interrupted is provided, and when power is supplied to the storage means in a situation where power supply from the external power supply is interrupted Power supply means is provided. When power supply is started from a state where the power supply is interrupted, the standby state when the power supply is interrupted is compared with the standby state grasped after the power supply is started. As a result, for example, if the open / close body is operated to be opened or closed illegally in a situation where the power supply is cut off, the result of the comparison is that both standby states do not match. It becomes possible to grasp that it has happened, and it is possible to deal with the fraud.

Further, in this configuration, the storage unit stores the standby state when the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, and in the situation where the power supply is cut off, the power supplied from the power supply unit for power interruption Thus, the standby state is stored and held in the storage means. The timing at which the power supply from the external power supply is cut off in the gaming machine is irregular, and it cannot be specified in advance in which standby state the power supply is cut off. In this case, if it is attempted to make the standby state constant when the power supply from the external power source is interrupted, for example, the initial standby state is set as the standby state of the monitoring means and the power supply from the external power source is performed. In the event that is interrupted, it is necessary to change the standby state of the monitoring means to the initial standby state. This complicates the configuration of the monitoring means. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present means, the above-described excellent effect can be obtained without incurring the complexity of the configuration of the monitoring means as described above.

Means 3. In the means 2, when the power supply from the external power source is cut off, the power-on-time storage execution means for storing the standby state of the monitoring means in that case in the storage means (the power-off update process in the CPU 311) A gaming machine further comprising a function to perform).

According to the means 3, when the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, the process for storing the standby state in that case in the storage means is executed. As a result, the standby state when the power supply is cut off can be reliably stored in the storage means.

Means 4. In the means 2 or 3, when the power supply from the external power source is being performed, at least when the standby state of the monitoring means is changed, the stored contents of the storage means are updated to the changed standby state The game machine further comprising an updating means (a function of performing a normal time update process in the CPU 311).

According to the means 4, when the standby state of the monitoring means is changed, the storage content of the storage means is updated to the changed standby state. The timing at which the power supply from the external power supply is cut off in the gaming machine is irregular, and it cannot be specified in advance in which standby state the power supply is cut off. In this case, when the standby state is changed as described above, it is assumed that the power supply from the external power source is interrupted at any timing by updating the storage content of the storage unit to the changed standby state. In addition, the standby state in the case of the interruption can be stored in the storage means.

Means 5. In means 4, input means (input port of CPU 311) for inputting the information on the standby state from the monitoring means,
Periodic confirmation means (function for performing signal reading processing in the CPU 311) for periodically confirming information on the standby state input by the input means;
Further comprising
The update means waits when the stored content of the storage means is confirmed by the periodic confirmation means when at least the standby state confirmed by the periodic confirmation means is different from the standby state stored in the storage means A gaming machine that is updated to state information.

According to the means 5, when the standby state of the monitoring means is periodically confirmed, and at least when the confirmed standby state is different from the standby state stored in the storage means, the storage content of the storage means is the confirmation Updated to the standby state. Thereby, the effect of the said means 4 can be acquired.

Means 6. In any one of the means 1 to 5, when the comparison result by the comparison means is a comparison result in which the standby state stored in the storage means and the standby state grasped by the grasping means do not match, the specific output A gaming machine, further comprising specific output processing means (a function of performing notification processing in the CPU 311) for executing processing.

According to the means 6, when the standby state in the case where the power supply is cut off and the standby state grasped after the power supply is started do not match, the specific output process is executed. As the specific output process, for example, at least one of a lamp, a speaker, or a display device having a display screen installed in the gaming machine is driven and controlled so as to perform notification, thereby cutting off the power supply. In this situation, the gaming machine itself can notify that the opening / closing body has been illegally opened. In addition, as the specific output process, for example, an abnormal signal is output to a game hall management device (for example, a hall computer) to notify the game hall manager through the management device that the cheating has been performed. It is possible to notify. In these cases, it is possible to urge the game hall manager or the like to deal with the fraud.

Mean 7 Any one of means 1 to 6 further includes start-time processing means (function for performing main processing in the CPU 311) for executing predetermined start-time processing when power supply from the external power source is started. And
In the start process, the waiting state is grasped by the grasping means, and each waiting state is compared by the comparing means.

According to the means 7, when the power supply from the external power source is started, the standby state when the power supply is cut off and the standby state grasped after the power supply is started are started. A comparison is made. As a result, when the opening / closing body is opened in an unauthorized manner in a situation where the power supply is interrupted, it is possible to quickly cope after the start of the power supply.

Means 8. In any one of the means 1 to 7, the monitoring means changes the standby state from the state before the operation based on the opening operation of the opening / closing body in the closed state, and the opening / closing body in the open state. The gaming machine is characterized in that the standby state is not changed even if the operation is closed.

According to the means 8, since the standby state is not changed even if the open / closed body is closed, the power supply from the external power source is cut off in a state where the open / close body is open, such as during maintenance of a gaming machine. Even if it is done, the standby state of the monitoring means does not differ from the standby state stored in the storage means by the subsequent closing operation. As a result, in the configuration in which the unauthorized opening operation of the opening / closing body during the interruption of the power supply is monitored by the monitoring means as described above, it is possible to suppress a decrease in maintainability of the gaming machine as much as possible. On the other hand, since the standby state is changed from the state before the operation based on the opening operation of the opening / closing body in the closed state, the opening / closing body is illegally opened / closed in the situation where the power supply from the external power supply is cut off. Can be monitored.

Means 9. In any one of means 1 to 8, the monitoring means comprises:
When the opening / closing body is closed with respect to the support object, a pressing force is applied and waits at the first position, and when the opening / closing body is opened with respect to the support object, the pressing force is applied. A movable body (such as the pusher 266) that is released and moves from the first position to the second position;
It is provided to be able to move stepwise to a plurality of preset standby positions, and the moving body has moved from the first position to the second position or moved from the second position to the first position. An interlocking body (such as a disk 262) that is mechanically interlocked with at least one and moves from one standby position to the next standby position;
Detection means (detection device 258) in which a plurality of detection states are preset as the plurality of standby states, and the detection state is changed according to the standby position of the interlocking body,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

According to the means 9, the monitoring means moves the moving body between the first position and the second position in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body, and moves from one standby position to the next in conjunction with the moving body. In a situation where the power supply from the external power source is cut off by the monitoring means by including the interlocking body that moves to the standby position and the detection means that changes the detection state according to the standby position of the interlocking body. It is possible to monitor the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body. In addition, since the power supply function independent of the power supply function of the gaming machine is not required in the monitoring means, the excellent effect described in the operational effects of the means 1 and the like is suppressed while suppressing an increase in running cost in the game hall or the like. Can be obtained.

“Mechanical interlocking” refers to interlocking without an electric actuator.

Means 10. In the means 9, the interlocking body is a rotating body that is rotatable about a predetermined rotation axis and in which a plurality of rotation standby positions are set as the plurality of standby positions.
The rotating body moves from one rotation standby position in conjunction with at least one of the moving body moving from the first position to the second position or moving from the second position to the first position. It will rotate to the next rotation standby position,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the detection means changes the detection state in accordance with a rotation standby position of the interlocking body.

According to the means 10, since the interlocking body is provided as a rotating body, the standby position interlocked with the moving body can be changed more favorably than the configuration in which the interlocking body is provided as a non-rotating body.

Means 11. In means 10, the moving body moves on the axis of the rotation axis,
Between the moving body and the rotating body, the moving body moves from the first position to the second position by coming into contact with each of the moving body and the rotating body, or from the second position. An intermediate body (rotor 264 or the like) that rotates the rotating body from one rotation standby position to the next rotation standby position based on at least one of the movement to the first position is further provided. A gaming machine.

According to the means 11, since the intervening body is provided between the moving body and the rotating body, when the linear motion of the moving body is converted into the rotating motion of the rotating body, the conversion is favorably performed. be able to.

Means 12. In the means 11, when the moving body moves from the first position to the second position rather than when the moving body moves from the second position to the first position, the amount of rotation of the rotating body is larger. Is formed to be large,
When the moving body moves from the second position to the first position by the setting of the rotation amount, the detection state is not changed, and the moving body moves from the first position to the second position. In some cases, the detection state is changed.

According to the means 12, even if the opening / closing body in the open state is closed, the standby state is not changed. Therefore, even if the power supply from the external power source is cut off in a situation where the opening / closing body is open, such as during maintenance of a gaming machine, the standby state where the standby state of the monitoring means is stored in the storage means by the subsequent closing operation It will never be different. As a result, in the configuration in which the unauthorized opening operation of the opening / closing body during the interruption of the power supply is monitored by the monitoring means as described above, it is possible to suppress a decrease in maintainability of the gaming machine as much as possible. On the other hand, the standby state is changed from the state before the operation based on the opening operation of the opening / closing body in the closed state. Therefore, it is possible to monitor an unauthorized opening operation of the opening / closing body in a situation where the power supply from the external power source is interrupted.

Means 13. In the means 11 or 12, the monitoring means further includes a case body (housing 256), and the moving body, the interposition body and the rotating body are installed in the case body,
The case body includes a cylindrical region (cylindrical region 271) having an axis on the same straight line as the rotation axis,
A plurality of grooves (case-side cam grooves 278) extending in the axial direction are formed at equal intervals around the axis on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical region,
The movable body and the intermediate body are movable in the axial direction with the movable body side protrusion (protrusion 266c) and the intermediate body side protrusion (rotor side rib 285) guided by the groove, and the movable body and the intermediate body. The body is biased toward the second position by biasing means (first spring 263),
A movable body side meshing portion (a pusher side cam portion 290) is formed at an end of the movable body on the intermediate body side, and the movable body side meshing portion and an end of the movable body on the movable body side are formed. An interposer-side meshing portion (rotor-side cam portion 289) that can be meshed is formed,
When the movable body is in the second position, the movable body side meshing portion and the intermediate body side meshing portion are in a non-engaged state,
When the movable body moves to the first position, the interposer is moved to a position where the interposer-side protrusion is disengaged from the groove and the movable body-side meshing portion and the intermediary-side meshing portion are engaged. Rotate in a specific direction around the axis direction,
When the movable body returns to the second position in the meshed state, the interposer-side protrusion of the interposer is guided by a rib (case-side rib 277) between the groove portions on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical region. Thus, the interposition-side protrusion is rotated in the specific direction around the axial direction at a position where the interposition-side protrusion is guided by the groove and the movable body-side engagement portion and the interposition-side engagement portion are in non-engagement state. And
The gaming machine is characterized in that the rotating body rotates from one rotation standby position to the next rotation standby position in conjunction with a rotation operation of the interposition.

According to the means 13, the rotation standby position of the rotating body linked with the movement of the moving body is changed favorably.

Means 14. In any one of the means 9 to 13, the interlocking body includes a plurality of detected parts (detected parts 298a) corresponding to the standby positions,
The detection means includes a plurality of detection units (metal terminals 294) that detect the detected unit, and the detection state is changed by a combination of detection units that detect the detected unit. A gaming machine characterized by that.

According to the means 14, since the detection means has a configuration in which the detection state is changed by a combination of detection parts that detect the detection target part of the interlocking body, the number of detection parts is made smaller than the number of standby positions. It becomes possible. Thereby, size reduction of a detection means can be attained and size reduction of a monitoring means can be achieved in connection with it.

Means 15. In any one of means 9 to 14, the detecting means comprises a plurality of metal terminals,
These metal terminals are electrically connected to each other through the interlocking body between the metal terminals that are in contact with the detected part by contacting the detected part formed in the interlocking body,
The metal terminal and the detected part are installed so that a combination of the metal terminals that are electrically connected via the interlocking body is different in one-to-one correspondence with the detection states. A gaming machine.

According to the means 15, since the detection means has a configuration in which the detection state is changed by a combination of electrically conductive metal terminals, the configuration can be simplified compared to a configuration in which a photosensor or the like is provided. it can.

Means 16. In any one of the means 9 to 15, the monitoring means is installed on the support target,
When the opening / closing body is closed with respect to the support target, the moving body is pressed by the opening / closing body or is pressed by a pressing means installed between the opening / closing body and the moving body. When the open / close body is opened to the support target and the opening / closing body is opened, the pressing is released and the first position is moved to the second position. A gaming machine.

According to the means 16, the moving body moves between the first position and the second position in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body.

Means 17. In any one of means 9 to 15, the monitoring means is installed on the opening / closing body,
When the opening / closing body is closed with respect to the support object, the moving body is pressed by the support object or a pressing means (pressing piece) installed between the support object and the moving object. 300) to wait at the first position and when the opening / closing body is opened with respect to the support object, the pressure is released and the first position is moved to the second position. A gaming machine characterized by being.

According to the means 17, the moving body moves between the first position and the second position in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body.

Means 18. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 17, wherein the monitoring means is in an indefinite state in terms of the appearance of the monitoring means.

According to the means 18, the standby state of the monitoring means cannot be identified on the appearance of the monitoring means, so that the unauthorized person or the like knows the standby state of the monitoring means. Can be prevented.

Means 19. In any one of the means 1 to 18, the monitoring means further detects that the opening / closing body is opened with respect to the support target in a situation where power is supplied from the external power source. A gaming machine characterized by being.

According to the means 19, when the opening / closing body is opened in a situation where the power supply from the external power source is performed, this is detected by the monitoring means. In other words, the monitoring means has a function of monitoring the opening of the opening / closing body in both the situation where the power supply from the external power supply is interrupted and the situation where the power supply is performed. The number of parts of the gaming machine can be reduced as compared with the configuration provided in.

Means 20. A gaming machine main body (main body frame 13) in which electric devices (variable winning device 83, main control device 162, payout device 224, payout control device 242 and the like) operating based on electric power supplied from an external power source are mounted, In a gaming machine comprising a gaming machine front body (front door frame 14) that is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the gaming machine main body and constitutes a gaming machine front part,
A plurality of standby states are set in advance, and the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation when the gaming machine front body is opened / closed at least while the power supply from the external power supply is cut off. Monitoring means (monitoring device 250),
Storage means (a first detection state storage area 313a and a second detection state storage area 313b of the RAM 313) for storing a standby state of the monitoring means when power supply from the external power source is interrupted;
Grasping means for grasping the standby state of the monitoring means (function for performing detection state grasping processing in the CPU 311);
Comparing means for comparing the standby state stored in the storage means with the standby state grasped by the grasping means when the power supply from the external power source is started (function of performing the comparison process in step S308 in the CPU 311) When,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

According to the means 20, the game proceeds by the operation of the electric device based on the power supplied from the external power source.

In this configuration, a monitoring unit having a plurality of standby states is provided, and when the gaming machine front body is opened / closed while the power supply from the external power supply is shut off, the standby state is the state before the operation. Changed from When power supply is started from a state where the power supply is interrupted, the standby state when the power supply is interrupted is compared with the standby state grasped after the power supply is started. Thus, for example, if the front body of the gaming machine is illegally opened and closed in a situation where the power supply is cut off, a comparison result indicating that the two standby states do not coincide with each other will result in the illegal act in the gaming machine. It is possible to grasp that the act has been performed, and it is possible to deal with the fraud.

Note that the configuration of the means 20 may be changed to a configuration corresponding to the means 2, and further, any of the configurations of the means 3 to 19 may be applied to the means 20. In this case, the invention relating to the means 20 is more effective. However, when changing to the configuration corresponding to the means 2 and when applying any of the configurations of the means 3 to 19, the “support target” is changed to the “gaming machine main body” and the “opening / closing body” is changed to “the front of the gaming machine” Applies instead of "body".

Means 21. Electrical devices (variable winning device 83, main control device 162, payout device 224, payout control device 242, etc.) that are supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the support target (outer frame 11) and that operate based on power supplied from an external power source. In a gaming machine equipped with a gaming machine main body (gaming machine main part 12) equipped with
A plurality of standby states are set in advance, and when the opening / closing body is opened / closed at least while the power supply from the external power supply is interrupted, the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation. Monitoring means (monitoring device 250);
Storage means (a first detection state storage area 313a and a second detection state storage area 313b of the RAM 313) for storing a standby state of the monitoring means when power supply from the external power source is interrupted;
Grasping means for grasping the standby state of the monitoring means (function for performing detection state grasping processing in the CPU 311);
Comparing means for comparing the standby state stored in the storage means with the standby state grasped by the grasping means when the power supply from the external power source is started (function of performing the comparison process in step S308 in the CPU 311) When,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

According to the means 21, the game proceeds by the operation of the electric device based on the power supplied from the external power source.

In this configuration, a monitoring unit having a plurality of standby states is provided, and when the gaming machine main body is opened and closed while the power supply from the external power supply is shut off, the standby state is changed from the state before the operation. Be changed. When power supply is started from a state where the power supply is interrupted, the standby state when the power supply is interrupted is compared with the standby state grasped after the power supply is started. As a result, for example, when the gaming machine main body is illegally opened and closed in a situation where the power supply is cut off, a comparison result indicating that the two standby states do not match is obtained, so that It becomes possible to grasp what has been done, and to deal with the fraud.

Note that the configuration of the means 21 may be changed to a configuration corresponding to the means 2, and further, any of the configurations of the means 3 to 19 may be applied to the means 21. In this case, the invention relating to the means 21 is more effective. However, when changing to a configuration corresponding to the means 2 and when applying any of the configurations of the means 3 to 19, the “opening / closing body” is applied instead of the “game machine main body”.

The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above means can be applied is shown below.

Pachinko machine: operation means (game ball launching handle 41) operated by a player, game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired A ball path (inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102) for guiding a game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game component arranged in the game area, and a predetermined ball entry portion (various types) among these game components A gaming machine that gives a privilege to a player when a game ball enters the switch 152-155).

Revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine: equipped with a picture display device for variably displaying a plurality of pictures, variably displaying the plurality of pictures based on the operation of the start operation means, and based on the operation of the stop operation means A gaming machine in which variable display of the plurality of patterns is stopped and a privilege is given to a player according to the pattern after the stop.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main part 12 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be pivotable forward (openable and closable). The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  The gaming machine main part 12 includes a main body frame 13 as a base body, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the main body frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the main body frame 13. . A main body frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is supported so as to be rotatable (openable and closable) with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the main body frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side in the front view as the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side as the rotation front end side (opening / closing front end side).

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported (openable and closable) on the main body frame 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) in the front view and the right side is It is possible to rotate forward as the rotation tip side (opening / closing tip side). Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the backpack unit 15 is supported by the main body frame 13 so as to be rotatable (openable and closable), and the left side in the front view is defined as a rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side). The right side can be rotated rearward with the rotating front end side (opening / closing front end side).

  Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. In the following description, FIGS. 1 to 3 are referred to, and FIG. 5 is referred to for the configuration of the back surface of the front door frame 14. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the front door frame 14.

  The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the main body frame 13. A window portion 21 is formed on the front door frame 14 so that almost the entire gaming area described later can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 has a substantially oval shape and is fitted with a transparent glass 22. Instead of the glass 22, a transparent resin plate may be fitted.

  Around the window portion 21, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 23 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window part 21. In the annular illumination part 23, lighting or blinking is performed in accordance with a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp unit 24 that is turned on at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the center of the annular illumination unit 23 and at the uppermost part of the pachinko machine 10, and a prize that is turned on while the prize ball is being paid out on the left and right sides. A ball lamp portion 25 is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 26 is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 25 to output a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state.

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 that bulge to the near side are provided side by side. An upper pan 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower pan 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32. The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing game balls that become surplus in the upper tray 33.

  A game ball launching handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 32 so as to protrude toward the front side. By operating the game ball launch handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launch mechanism described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper dish passage 51 that communicates with the upper dish 33 and a front door side lower dish passage 52 that communicates with the lower dish 34. In the passage forming unit 50, a receiving portion 53 that protrudes rearward and opens upward is formed at an upper corner portion thereof, and the receiving portion 53 is divided into left and right portions by a partition wall 54, whereby the front door side upper plate is formed. A passage 51 and an entrance portion of the front door side lower dish passage 52 are formed. The upstream side of the front door side upper dish passage 51 and the front door side lower dish path 52 are connected to a game ball distributing section described later, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper dish path 51 are guided to the upper plate 33, The game balls that have entered the door-side lower dish passage 52 are guided to the lower dish 34.

  Protrusion shafts 61 and 62 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 5) on the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projecting shafts 61 and 62 constitute an assembly mechanism for the main body frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of hook metal fittings 63 extending rearward are arranged in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side (left side in FIG. 5) on the back surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 63 constitute a locking mechanism for the main body frame 13.

  Next, the main body frame 13 will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a front view of the main body frame 13.

  The main body frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 71 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. Support metal fittings 72 and 73 are attached to an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 6) on the front surface of the resin base 71. Although illustration is omitted, shaft holes are formed in the support fittings 72 and 73, and the projecting shafts 61 and 62 of the front door frame 14 are inserted into these shaft holes, so that the front door with respect to the main body frame 13. The frame 14 is rotatably supported.

  Insertion holes 74 for inserting the metal fittings 63 provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 are provided on the rotation front end side (right side in FIG. 6) on the front surface of the resin base 71. The pachinko machine 10 is configured such that a locking device for locking the main body frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is hidden behind the main body frame 13. Accordingly, the front door frame 14 is locked to the main body frame 13 so as not to be opened by the hook metal 63 being locked to the locking device via the insertion hole 74.

  A cylinder lock 75 for performing an unlocking operation of the locking device is installed at the lower right corner of the resin base 71. The cylinder lock 75 is integrated with the locking device. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned to the right, the front door frame 14 is unlocked with respect to the main body frame 13. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 is turned counterclockwise, the lock of the main body frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the resin base 71 has a front as a front door frame opening / closing detection device that detects whether the front door frame 14 is opened (or closed). A door frame opening sensor (front door frame opening switch) 78 is provided. The front door frame opening sensor 78 has a pin that can be projected and retracted from the front surface of the resin base 71. When the front door frame 14 is closed with respect to the main body frame 13, the pin is pushed in and the front door frame 14 is closed. When the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the main body frame 13, the pin returns to the protruding position and the opening of the front door frame 14 is detected.

  A substantially elliptical window hole 76 is formed at the center of the resin base 71. A game board 81 is detachably attached to the resin base 71. The game board 81 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 81 is exposed to the front surface side of the main body frame 13 through the window hole 76 of the resin base 71.

  Here, the structure of the game board 81 is demonstrated based on FIG. The game board 81 has a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 82, a variable winning device 83, an operating port 84, a through gate 85, a variable display unit 86, and the like. A total of four general winning ports 82 are provided on the left and right. When a game ball enters the general winning port 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operation port 84, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and a predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on the detection result. In addition, an out port 87 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 81, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 87. The game board 81 is provided with a large number of nails 88 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill.

  The variable display unit 86 is provided with a symbol display device 91 for variably displaying symbols with a winning at the operation port 84 as a trigger. The variable display unit 86 is provided with a center frame 92 so as to surround the symbol display device 91. A first specific lamp portion 93 and a second specific lamp portion 94 are provided on the center frame 92. Reserving lamp portions 95 and 96 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 92, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 95 corresponds to the symbol display device 91 and the first specific lamp unit 93. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation port 84 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 95 is turned on. The number of reserved items is displayed. The upper holding lamp unit 96 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 94, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 85 is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is displayed by lighting the holding lamp unit 96. It has become so.

  The symbol display device 91 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 91, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs.

  In the first specific lamp unit 93, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order using a winning at the operation port 84 as a trigger, and when the display is stopped in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. In the second specific lamp unit 94, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 85, and when the stop color is displayed in a predetermined color, the operation port 84 is displayed. The accompanying electric accessory is opened for a predetermined time.

  The variable winning device 83 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is switched to a predetermined open state in which a game ball is easy to win in the case of a big win. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 83, the variable winning device 83 repeats a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round, and multiple rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit What is opened is common.

  An inner rail portion 101 and an outer rail portion 102 are attached to the game board 81, and a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 101 and the outer rail portion 102. A game ball is guided to the upper part of the game area.

  The game ball launching mechanism 110 is attached below the window hole 76 in the resin base 71 as shown in FIG. The game ball launch mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 111, a launch rail 112, and a ball feed mechanism 113, and the output shaft of the solenoid 111 moves in the expansion / contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 111. Then, the game ball placed on the firing rail 112 is launched toward the game area by the ball feeding mechanism 113.

  There is a gap of a predetermined interval between the inner rail rails 101 and 102 attached to the launch rail 112 and the game board 81, and below this gap is formed in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. A foul ball passage 55 is provided. Therefore, if the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 does not reach the upper part of the game area and returns to the guide rail constituted by the inner and outer rail portions 101 and 102, the foul ball is Enter the foul ball passage 55. The foul ball path 55 communicates with the front door side lower dish path 52, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball path 55 are discharged to the lower dish 34.

  In the resin base 71, a passage forming portion 121 is provided on the left side of the firing rail 112 through the resin base 71 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a main body side upper dish path 122 and a main body side lower dish path 123 are formed in the passage forming portion 121. The upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123 communicates with a game ball distributing section described later. A receiving portion 53 of a passage forming unit 50 attached to the front door frame 14 enters below the passage forming portion 121, and a front door side upper tray passage 51 is below the main body side upper tray passage 122. The front door side upper dish passage 51 is disposed below the main body side lower dish passage 123.

  In the resin base 71, an opening / closing member 124 for opening and closing the main body side upper dish path 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 is attached below the passage forming portion 121. The opening / closing member 124 is supported by a support shaft 125 provided at the lower end thereof so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and further urged to a front position where the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 are closed. An urging member is provided. Therefore, when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the main body frame 13, the opening / closing member 124 rises as shown in the figure, and closes the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state in which the game balls are stored in the main body side upper dish passage 122 or the main body side lower dish passage 123, it is possible to prevent the stored balls from spilling down. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper dish path 122 and the front door side upper dish path 51 communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish path 123 and the front door side lower dish path 52 communicate with each other.

  Next, the back configuration of the main body frame 13 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the main body frame 13.

  A locking device 131 is provided on the rotation tip side (the left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the locking device 131 is interlocked with the key operation on the cylinder lock 75, so The frame 14 is unlocked.

  A bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the resin base 71. A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing bracket 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the main body frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. Further, a fastening hole 134 for fastening the back pack unit 15 to the main body frame 13 is provided on the back surface of the resin base 71.

  A plurality of locking fittings 135 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 71, and the game board 81 is attached to the resin base 71 by the locking fittings 135 as described above. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board 81 will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the game board 81 as seen from the rear, and FIG. 10 is a rear view showing a state in which the main controller unit 160 is removed from the game board 81.

  The variable display unit 86 disposed in the center of the game board 81 is provided with a frame cover 141 made of synthetic resin that covers the center frame 92 from the back, and is provided rearward with respect to the frame cover 141 from the rear side. The above-described symbol display device 91 is attached, and a display control device for driving the symbol display device is attached (not shown). The symbol display device 91 and the display control device are arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device is in front and the display control device is in rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 142 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 142 includes a sound lamp control device 143 and a mounting table 144, and the sound lamp control device 143 is mounted on the mounting table 144.

  The sound lamp control device 143 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound, lamp display, and display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device to be described later, and the sound lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 145.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a collective board unit 150 is provided below the variable display unit 86 on the back surface of the game board 81. The collective board unit 150 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and the like. .

  The game ball collecting mechanism will be described. The collecting plate unit 150 has a collecting passage 151 that collects in one place on the downstream side corresponding to the game board opening of the general winning port 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operating port 84. Is formed. Therefore, all the game balls that have won the general winning opening 82 and the like gather below the game board 81 via the collection passage 151. Below the game board 81 is a discharge passage which will be described later, and the game balls gathered below the game board 81 by the collection passage 151 are led out into the discharge passage. Similarly, the out port 87 leads to the discharge passage, and a game ball that has not won any winning port is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 87.

  Explaining the winning detection mechanism, the collective board unit 150 is provided with winning opening switches 152a to 152d at positions corresponding to the respective general winning openings 82 on the front side of the game board 81. A count switch 153 is provided at a position corresponding to the variable winning device 83, and an operation port switch 154 is provided at a position corresponding to the operation port 84. A winning of a game ball is detected by these switches 152 to 154, respectively. A gate switch 155 that detects a game ball passing through the through gate 85 is provided on the right side of the variable display unit 86 outside the collective board unit 150.

  A main controller unit 160 is mounted on the back of the game board 81 so as to cover the collective board unit 150 from the rear side. The configuration of main controller unit 160 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the main controller unit 160.

  The main control unit 160 has a synthetic resin mounting base 161, and the main control unit 162 is mounted on the mounting base 161. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power source, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 163 made of, for example.

  The board box 163 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be opened by a sealing portion 164 as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. Five sealing portions 164 are provided on the long side portion of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for sealing processing.

  Any configuration can be applied to the sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. However, the box base and the box cover can be inserted by inserting a locking claw into the long hole constituting the sealing portion 164. And can be unopened. The sealing process by the sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after it has been performed. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting a locking claw into at least one of the five sealing portions 164. When opening the board box 163 such as when a failure occurs in the housed main control board or when inspecting the main control board, the connecting part between the sealing part into which the locking claw is inserted and another sealing part is provided. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the internal main control substrate can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other sealing portions. If the history of opening the substrate box 163 is left in the substrate box 163, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  A plurality of coupling pieces 165 are provided on one short side of the substrate box 163 so as to protrude laterally. These coupling pieces 165 have a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of coupled pieces 166 formed on the mounting table 161, and the coupling pieces 165 and the coupled pieces 166 provide a space between the board box 163 and the mounting table 161. Sealing is performed.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. FIG. 12 is a front view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 15.

  The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board 203, and a control device collective unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and includes a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 86.

  The base portion 211 is provided with an external terminal plate 213 at the upper right portion thereof. The external terminal plate 213 outputs an output terminal for outputting various error information generated in the pachinko machine 10, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the main body frame 13 is opened, and a signal output when the front door frame 14 is opened. An output terminal or the like is provided. And the signal regarding the state of a frame side is output with respect to the management control apparatus (or hall computer) of the game hall side through these output terminals.

  A main body frame opening sensor (main body) as a main body frame opening / closing detection device that detects whether or not the main body frame 13 is opened (or closed) outside the external terminal plate 213 on the base portion 211. A frame opening switch) 230 is provided. When the body frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the metal contact of the sensor 230 is closed and the closing of the body frame 13 is detected. When the body frame 13 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, the metal contact is opened. Thus, the opening of the main body frame 13 is detected.

  Further, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower latch pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the latch pins 214 are inserted through the bearing portions 133 provided on the main body frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported with respect to the main body frame 13. In addition, the base 211 is provided with a fastener 215 for fastening to a fastening hole 134 provided in the main body frame 13, and the main body can be obtained by fitting the fastening 215 into the fastening hole 134. A back pack unit 15 is fixed to the frame 13.

  In the base portion 211, a payout mechanism portion 202 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. That is, a tank 221 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 201, and the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the lower side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, and a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening 226 has been described above. The center side opening 227 communicates with the lower plate 34 via the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage 52 through the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage 51. The outer opening 228 is formed to communicate with the discharge passage.

  The payout mechanism unit 202 is provided with a back pack substrate (power receiving unit or external power receiving unit) 229. The back pack substrate 229 is supplied with, for example, a main power of AC 24 volts, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 229a.

  A discharge passage board 203 and a control device collective unit 204 are attached to the lower end portion of the base portion 211 so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front-rear direction. The discharge passage board 203 is formed with a discharge passage 231 opened rearward on the surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and the open portion of the discharge passage 231 is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage 231 is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game ball led out to the discharge passage 231 from the above-described collection passage 151 or the like passes through the discharge passage 231 so that It is discharged outside the machine 10.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and a payout control device 242 and a power source and launch control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The payout control device 242 accommodates a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 in the board box 244. The payout command signal from the payout control device 242 to the payout device 224 is relayed by the back pack substrate 229 described above. The payout control device 242 is provided with a state return switch 245. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power source and launch control device 243 includes a power source and launch control board housed in the board box 246, and the board generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices and the like, and further a game ball by the player Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 41 is performed. Further, the power and launch control device 243 is provided with a RAM erase switch 247. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and held. It is like that.

  Next, a configuration for grasping the fact when the main body frame 13 and the front door frame 14 are opened while the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 14, a first monitoring device 251 is provided on the resin base 71 of the main body frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the back pack unit 15 is provided with a second monitoring device 252. The first monitoring device 251 monitors the opening of the front door frame 14 in the power-off state, and the second monitoring device 252 monitors the opening of the gaming machine main part 12 in the power-off state.

  Here, specific configurations of the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 will be described. Since both the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 have the same configuration, both the monitoring devices 251 and 252 will be described together as the monitoring device 250. 16 is a perspective view of the monitoring device 250, FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the monitoring device 250, and FIG.

  The monitoring device 250 includes a base case body 254 and a lid case body 255 respectively formed of a colored and opaque synthetic resin material. The housing 256 is configured such that these case bodies 254 and 255 are fixed by screws. Is formed. One or both of the lid case body 255 and the base case body 254 may be formed of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin material, or may be formed of a metal material instead of a synthetic resin material.

  In the housing 256, a mechanical operation mechanism 257 that mechanically operates according to the movement of the monitoring object such as the main body frame 13 and the front door frame 14, and the standby position is changed by the operation, and the mechanical operation mechanism. A detection device 258 for detecting the standby position 257 and outputting the detection result to the main control device 162 is installed. In addition, a pair of fixing flanges 259 are integrally formed on the side surface of the lid case body 255 among the case bodies 254 and 255, and the monitoring device 250 can be screwed into the installation target via these fixing flanges 259. It is fixed (removably fixed).

  The mechanical operation mechanism 257 will be described in detail. In the description of the mechanical operation mechanism 257, FIG. 19 is referred to in addition to FIGS. FIG. 19 is a side view of the main components of the mechanical operating mechanism 257.

  The mechanical operation mechanism 257 includes a rotating shaft body 261, a disk 262 as an interlocking body, a first spring 263 as a first biasing means, a rotor 264 as a link body, and a second biasing means. A second spring 265 and a pusher (pressing body or pressing body) 266 as a moving body are provided. In FIG. 19, the first spring 263 and the second spring 265 are omitted.

  The rotating shaft body 261 is for holding the disk 262 rotatably on the base case body 254. Specifically, the rotating shaft body 261 is made of a synthetic resin material, and as shown in FIG. 19 and the like, is formed by standing up from a columnar base 261a and one end surface of the base 261a. And a shaft portion 261b. The periphery of the shaft portion 261b is slightly smaller than the base portion 261a, and a step surface 261c exists at the boundary between the base portion 261a and the shaft portion 261b. The rotary shaft body 261 has a hollow inside and is opened at the tip of the base 261a, but may have a non-hollow shape.

  A disk 262 is assembled to the rotary shaft 261 so that both are integrated. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, a square (specifically, quadrangular) through-hole 262a is formed in the center of the disk 262, and the rotary shaft body 261 is disposed in the through-hole 262a. The shaft portion 261b is fitted. In this case, the height dimension of the shaft portion 261 b is larger than the thickness dimension of the disk 262, and the back surface of the disk 262 is in contact with the step surface 261 c of the rotating shaft body 261. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the shaft portion 261b protrudes outward in the axial direction from the surface of the disk 262 (hereinafter also referred to as a protrusion portion 261d). In addition, the rotating shaft body 261 and the disk 262 do not need to be separate bodies, and both may be integrally formed.

  The rotating shaft body 261 in which the disk 262 is integrated is arranged on the base case body 254 such that the end of the base portion 261a opposite to the step surface 261c is placed on the inner plate surface of the base case body 254. Is placed. In this case, a circular surrounding frame 254a is integrally formed on the base case body 254 so as to stand up from the inner plate surface, and the base portion 261a is placed in a region defined by the circular surrounding frame 254a. The circular surrounding frame 254a restricts the movement of the rotary shaft body 261 (and the disk 262) along the inner plate surface.

  In a state in which the rotating shaft body 261 integrated with the disk 262 is placed on the base case body 254, the protruding portion 261d of the shaft portion 261b of the rotating shaft body 261 has a lid-use as shown in FIG. The case body 255 enters the cylindrical region 271.

  Specifically, a cylindrical region 271 is integrally formed on the lid case body 255 so that the axis of rotation of the disk 262 and the axis are located on the same line. The cylindrical region 271 includes an outer cylindrical portion 272 formed by standing outward from the surface of the lid case body 255, and an inner cylindrical portion 273 formed by standing inward from the back surface of the lid case body 255. And penetrates the lid case body 255 inward and outward.

  As shown in FIG. 18, an annular reduced diameter portion 276 projecting inward is integrally formed at the distal end opening 275 of the outer cylindrical portion 272, and the inner diameter of the cylindrical region 271 is the distal end opening of the outer cylindrical portion 272. The diameter is reduced at 275. Further, on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion 272, as shown in FIG. 19A, a plurality (specifically, eight) of case side ribs extending in the axial direction with the annular reduced diameter portion 276 as a base end. 277 is integrally formed. The plurality of case-side ribs 277 are formed at equal intervals around the axis, and a case-side cam groove 278 is formed between each case-side rib 277. One arbitrary case side rib 277 faces the other one case side rib 277, and one arbitrary case side cam groove 278 faces the other one case side cam groove 278. The number of case side ribs 277 is the same as the number of case side cam grooves 278. Note that the distance between the opposing case-side cam grooves 278 is the same as the inner diameter of the region on the inner cylindrical portion 273 side of the region where the case-side rib 277 is formed in the cylindrical region 271.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the protruding portion 261d enters the cylindrical region 271 having the above-described configuration from the inner cylindrical portion 273 side. Further, a first spring 263, a rotor 264, a second spring 265, and a pusher 266 are installed in the cylindrical region 271. The first spring 263, the rotor 264, the second spring 265, and the pusher 266 have their axes aligned with the rotation axis of the disk 262 and the axis of the cylindrical region 271.

  The pusher 266 is formed of a synthetic resin material, and has a shape in which one end side in the axial direction is opened and the other end side is closed as shown in FIG. The peripheral surface of the closing portion 266a has a curved surface that protrudes outward.

  On the outer peripheral surface of the pusher 266, a plurality of projections 266c projecting outward are integrally formed on the open portion 266b side. The plurality of protrusions 266c are formed at equal intervals around the axis, and any one protrusion 266c faces the other protrusion 266c. The number of protrusions 266c is smaller than the number of case-side ribs 277 and case-side cam grooves 278, but may be the same.

  The outer diameter of the portion of the pusher 266 excluding the area where the peripheral surface of the blocking portion 266a and the protrusion 266c are formed is the same as or slightly smaller than the distance between the opposing case-side ribs 277. The pusher 266 is inserted into the cylindrical region 271 from the inner cylindrical portion 273 side, the blocking portion 266a side protrudes outward from the cylindrical region 271 through the tip opening 275, and the open portion 266b side is cylindrical region 271. In this case, each protrusion 266 c enters the case-side cam groove 278. The pusher 266 is movable in the axial direction within the cylindrical region 271.

  A rotor 264 is provided in the cylindrical region 271 and between the pusher 266 and the disk 262. The rotor 264 is made of a synthetic resin material. As shown in FIG. 19C, the outer diameter is relatively small through a step 281 formed in the middle of the axial direction. A portion 282 and a large diameter portion 283 are provided.

  A plurality of (specifically, eight) rotor-side cam grooves 284 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion 283 so as to extend in the axial direction from the tip portion to a midway position of the large-diameter portion 283. The plurality of rotor-side cam grooves 284 are formed at equal intervals around the axis, and rotor-side ribs 285 are formed between the rotor-side cam grooves 284, respectively. The number of rotor side cam grooves 284 is the same as the number of rotor side ribs 285, and the number of rotor side cam grooves 284 and rotor side ribs 285 is the same as that of case side cam grooves 278 and case side ribs 277. The number is the same.

  The portion of the rotor 264 where the rotor side rib 285 is formed is the maximum outer diameter portion, and the outer diameter of the maximum outer diameter portion is inside the region where the case side rib 277 is formed in the cylindrical region 271. It is the same as or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the region on the cylinder part 273 side. Each rotor-side rib 285 is formed so as to be able to enter each case-side cam groove 278, and each rotor-side cam groove 284 is formed so that each case-side rib 277 can enter. Therefore, the rotor 264 can move in the axial direction within the cylindrical region 271.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the rotor 264 has a first open region 286 whose inside is opened at the tip of the small diameter portion 282 and a second open region whose inside is opened at the tip of the large diameter portion 283. 287, and the first open region 286 and the second open region 287 are partitioned by a partition plate portion 288 having a surface orthogonal to the axial direction.

  Of the first open region 286 and the second open region 287, the first open region 286 has a square cross section (specifically, a quadrangular shape), and the square shape is a shaft portion 261b of the rotary shaft 261. It has the same polygonal shape as the square shape. The shaft portion 261b is loosely inserted into the first open region 286. However, each inner surface of the first open region 286 is located close to each outer surface of the shaft portion 261b, and the rotor 264 rotates integrally with the rotating shaft body 261 and the disk 262. That is, when the rotor 264 rotates about its axis, the disk 262 rotates around the axis in conjunction with it. Incidentally, the length dimension of the 1st open area | region 286 is smaller than the length dimension of the protrusion part 261d.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the first spring 263 is installed between the rotor 264 and the disk 262. The first spring 263 has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the small diameter portion 282 of the rotor 264, one end abutting against the surface of the disk 262, and the other end to the stepped portion 281 of the rotor 264. It is in contact. Further, the second spring 265 is disposed between the rotor 264 and the pusher 266. The second spring 265 has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the pusher 266 and is accommodated in the inner space of the pusher 266. One end is in contact with the inner surface of the closing portion of the pusher 266, and the other end is in contact with the partition plate portion 288 of the rotor 264. The first spring 263 and the second spring 265 are installed in a compressed state. Of these first spring 263 and second spring 265, the biasing force of first spring 263 is greater than the biasing force of second spring 265.

  The urging force of the first spring 263 is applied to the disk 262 and to the rotor 264 and the pusher 266. With this urging force, the disk 262 is urged toward the base case body 254, and the rotor 264 and the pusher 266 are urged toward the distal end opening 275 of the outer cylindrical portion 272.

  The movement of the rotor 264 and the pusher 266 toward the tip opening 275 is restricted at a position where each projection 266c of the pusher 266 is in contact with the annular reduced diameter portion 276 of the outer cylinder portion 272 from the inside. In other words, in a natural state where the pusher 266 is not pressed, the pusher 266 is at the maximum projecting position that projects most outward from the cylindrical region 271.

  In the natural state, the rotor 264 is such that each rotor-side rib 285 enters each case-side cam groove 278 and each case-side rib 277 enters each rotor-side cam groove 284. That is, the rotor 264 cannot rotate around the axial direction in a natural state. In the natural state, the rotor 264 has a protrusion 261d loosely inserted in the first open region 286.

  On the other hand, the urging force of the second spring 265 is applied to the rotor 264 and to the pusher 266. The second spring 265 is used to improve the operation of the pusher 266 to return to a natural state, which will be described later. Even if the second spring 265 is not provided, the pusher 266 can be returned to the natural state.

  In the mechanical operation mechanism 257 described above, the disk 262 rotates in conjunction with the movement of the pusher 266 from the natural state and the return to the natural state. Therefore, a configuration related to the rotation of the disk 262 will be described.

  The disk 262 is integrated with the rotating shaft body 261 as described above, and is rotatably mounted on the base case body 254. In this case, the disk 262 rotates in conjunction with the rotational movement of the rotor 264. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 19C, a continuous mountain-shaped rotor-side cam portion 289 is integrally formed at the tip of the large-diameter portion 283 of the rotor 264. The rotor side cam portion 289 is composed of a plurality of peak portions 289a. Specifically, one peak portion 289 a is formed for the pair of rotor-side ribs 285 and the rotor-side cam groove 284. In this case, the front end surfaces of the rotor side ribs 285 are all inclined surfaces in one direction, and the inclination directions and the inclination angles of the inclined surfaces are the same in each rotor side rib 285. Similarly, the front end surfaces of the rotor-side cam grooves 284 are all inclined surfaces in one direction, and the inclination directions and the inclination angles of the inclined surfaces are the same in each rotor-side cam groove 284.

  Corresponding to the rotor-side cam portion 289, a continuous mountain-shaped pusher-side cam portion 290 is integrally formed at the tip of the opening portion 266b of the pusher 266, as shown in FIG. The pusher side cam portion 290 includes the same number of peak portions 290 a as the peak portions 289 a of the rotor side cam portion 289. The peak portion 290a of the pusher-side cam portion 290 has the same pitch, size, inclination, and shape as the peak portion 289a of the rotor-side cam portion 289. Therefore, when the tip of the large-diameter portion 283 of the rotor 264 and the tip of the open portion 266b of the pusher 266 are overlapped in the axial direction thereof, the rotor-side cam portion 289 and the pusher-side cam portion 290 are completely engaged.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 19A, the front end surfaces 277a of the case-side ribs 277 in the cylindrical region 271 are all inclined surfaces in one direction, and the inclined surfaces of the inclined surfaces are inclined in each case-side rib 277. The direction and the inclination angle are all the same. The inclination direction of the front end surface 277a of each case side rib 277 is opposite to the inclination direction of the front end surface of each rotor side rib 285, but the inclination angles of both are the same.

  Since the rotor side cam portion 289, the pusher side cam portion 290, and the case side rib 277 are formed as described above, the disk 262 is interlocked with the movement of the pusher 266 from the natural state and the return to the natural state. Rotates. The rotation operation of the disk 262 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the rotation operation of the disk 262 in conjunction with the movement of the pusher 266. 20A shows the natural state, FIGS. 20B and 20C show the state where the pusher 266 is pressed, and FIG. 20D shows the process of returning to the natural state. . 20A to 20D, the portion indicated by the dot pattern is the rotor side rib 285, the portion indicated by the lattice pattern is the case side rib 277, and the portion indicated by black is the pusher 266. The protrusion 266c.

  As shown in FIG. 20A, in the natural state, as described above, the pusher 266 is in the maximum projecting position by being biased by the first spring 263. In this case, each rotor-side rib 285 enters each case-side cam groove 278 and each case-side rib 277 enters each rotor-side cam groove 284 in the rotor 264. Thereby, the rotational movement of the rotor 264 is prevented. The pusher 266 is also prevented from rotating because the projection 266c of the pusher 266 enters the case-side cam groove 278. Further, a part of the rotor side cam portion 289 is in contact with the pusher side cam portion 290. However, these cam portions 289 and 290 are not completely engaged with each other.

  Thereafter, the pusher 266 is pressed with a force against the urging force of the first spring 263, so that the pusher 266 and the rotor 264 move toward the disk 262 side, and as shown in FIG. The rotor-side ribs 285 are removed from the case-side cam grooves 278, and the case-side ribs 277 are removed from the rotor-side cam grooves 284. Thereby, the rotational movement of the rotor 264 is permitted. On the other hand, since the protrusion 266c of the pusher 266 enters the case-side cam groove 278, the rotational movement is still prevented.

  Here, since the rotor 264 receives the urging force of the first spring 263 as described above, a force directed toward the pusher 266 is applied even when the pusher 266 is pressed. Further, a part of the rotor side cam portion 289 is in contact with the pusher side cam portion 290. Therefore, the rotor 264 rotates and moves toward a position where the rotor side cam portion 289 is completely engaged with the pusher side cam portion 290. As a result, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), at the maximum pressing position of the pusher 266 in which further movement of the rotor 264 is prevented, the rotor-side cam portion 289 and the pusher-side cam portion 290 are completely separated. Are engaged. In this case, as described above, the rotor 264 and the disk 262 rotate integrally through the shaft portion 261b of the rotating shaft body 261. Accordingly, the disk 262 rotates in accordance with the rotational movement of the rotor 264 from FIG. 20B to FIG. The amount of rotation (rotation angle) of the disk 262 is the same as the amount of rotation (rotation angle) of the rotor 264. The same applies to the following.

  Thereafter, the pusher 266 and the rotor 264 are moved toward the natural state by the biasing force of the first spring 263 (and the biasing force of the second spring 265) by releasing the pusher 266. However, the valley portion of the pusher side cam portion 290 is an intermediate position in the width direction of the case side rib 277 when viewed in the rotation direction of the rotor 264. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20D, the pusher 266 moves toward the natural state without interfering with the case side rib 277, but the rotor 264 interferes with the case side rib 277 in the rotor 264. .

  In this case, as described above, the inclination direction of the front end surface 277a of each case side rib 277 is opposite to the inclination direction of the front end surface of each rotor side rib 285, and the inclination angle between the two is as follows. It is the same. Further, the rotor 264 receives the biasing force of the first spring 263 as described above. Therefore, the rotor 264 rotates and moves along the front end surface 277 a of the case side rib 277. Further, the disk 262 rotates in accordance with the rotational movement of the rotor 264. The rotation direction of the rotor 264 and the disk 262 is the same as the rotation direction of the rotor 264 and the disk 262 when the pusher 266 is pressed. And finally, as shown to Fig.20 (a), the pusher 266 and the rotor 264 return to a natural state. However, the rotor 264 is rotated by a predetermined angle by the above-described series of operations, and each rotor-side rib 285 is moved from the original case-side cam groove 278 into the adjacent case-side cam groove 278. The disk 262 is also rotated in accordance with the rotational movement of the rotor 264.

  In the above-described configuration, when the pusher 266 in the natural state is pressed and then one cycle of operation is performed to return to the natural state, the disk 262 always rotates and moves by the same specified angle ( It rotates by the specified amount of rotation). Then, in order for the disk 262 to go around, it is necessary to perform the operation of one cycle as many times as the case-side cam groove 278. In this configuration, it can be said that the disk 262 has a plurality of standby positions (rotation standby positions) in a natural state, and it can be said that the disk 262 moves from one standby position to the next standby position by the operation of one cycle. .

  In the configuration in which the rotor 264 and the disk 262 rotate as described above, the pusher 266 is completely moved from the maximum projecting position (or the natural state) to the maximum pressing position (or the pusher-side cam portion 290 and the rotor-side cam portion 289 completely. The rotation amount (rotation angle) until the pusher 266 moves from the maximum pressing position to the maximum protruding position is smaller than the rotation amount (rotation angle) until the pusher 266 moves from the maximum pressing position to the maximum protruding position. The configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is an explanatory view showing the cylindrical region 271 of the lid case body 255, the opening 266 b side of the pusher 266, and the periphery of the large-diameter portion 283 of the rotor 264. In addition, description of the dimension and distance in FIG. 21 is based on a single virtual circumference.

  As already described, the width dimension X1 of the case side rib 277 and the width dimension X2 of the case side cam groove 278 are the same (or substantially the same) (X1 = X2), as shown in FIG. In addition, the sum of the width dimensions X1 and X2 of the pair of case-side ribs 277 and the case-side cam groove 278 is a distance L1 (L1 = X1 + X2). As described above, when the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position and then returns to the natural state, each rotor-side rib 285 is moved from the original case-side cam groove 278 to the adjacent case-side cam. It moves into the groove 278. Therefore, when the pusher 266 moves for one cycle as described above, the rotation amount of the rotor 264 is L1.

  Further, the number of peak portions (pusher side peak portions) 290a of the pusher side cam portion 290 is the same as the number of peak portions (rotor side peak portions) 289a of the rotor side cam portion 289, and the pusher side The width dimension of the peak part 290a and the width dimension of the rotor side peak part 289a are the same. The pusher side peak portion 290a and the rotor side peak portion 289a are both isosceles triangles having the same shape and the same size, and the width dimension is L1. Incidentally, the width dimension from the maximum projecting portion to the maximum concave portion of each peak portion 289a, 290a is (L1 × 1/2). Further, the maximum protruding portion of each pusher side peak portion 290a is at the intermediate position in the width direction of the case side cam groove 278, and the maximum concave portion of each pusher side peak portion 290a is the intermediate position in the width direction of the case side rib 277. It is in.

  As shown in FIG. 21A, in the natural state, each rotor-side rib 285 enters into each case-side cam groove 278. In this case, the pusher side peak portion 290a and the rotor side peak portion 289a are in contact with each other, but the distance in the width direction is larger than when the pusher side cam portion 290 and the rotor side cam portion 289 are completely engaged with each other. The position is shifted by L2. This distance L2 is 1/4 of the distance L1.

  Thereafter, the pusher 266 is pressed and the rotor-side ribs 285 are disengaged from the case-side cam grooves 278, whereby the rotor 264 rotates and moves by the distance L2, that is, the distance (L1 × 1/4). As shown in (b), the pusher side cam portion 290 and the rotor side cam portion 289 are engaged with each other.

  Thereafter, the pressure of the pusher 266 is released and the state returns to the natural state. As described above, the rotor 264 rotates and each rotor-side rib 285 enters into each case-side cam groove 278 as the movement destination. It becomes a state. The amount of rotation at this time is the distance (L1-L2), that is, the distance (L1 × 3/4). That is, in this configuration, the amount of rotation (rotation angle) by which the rotor 264 rotates when the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position is such that the rotor 264 rotates when returning to the natural state. It is 1/3 of the rotation amount (rotation angle). Along with this, the amount of rotation (rotation angle) by which the disk 262 rotates is 1/3 of that when the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position when returning to the natural state. ing.

  Note that the rotation amount of the rotor 264 (and the disk 262) is not limited to the above. That is, when the rotor-side rib 285 is rotationally moved from one case-side cam groove 278 to the adjacent case-side cam groove 278, the pusher-side cam portion 290 and the rotor-side cam portion 289 are located at the midpoint of the rotational movement. , And the engagement restricts the rotational movement of the rotor 264 when the pusher 266 moves from the natural state toward the maximum pressing position, and the cam portions 289 and 290 are engaged with each other. It is only necessary that the rotation amount (rotation angle) of the rotor 264 is smaller than the rotation amount (rotation angle) of the rotor 264 from the meshing position to the case-side cam groove 278 to be moved.

  Next, a configuration related to detection of the standby position of the disk 262 by the detection device 258 will be described. FIG. 22 is a plan view of the detection device 258.

  The detection device 258 has a function of detecting the rotation standby position of the disk 262 and outputting the detection result to the main control device 162. Specifically, the detection device 258 includes a base portion 291 formed of a synthetic resin material. The base portion 291 has a substantially rectangular frame shape having a rectangular opening 291a penetrating in the thickness direction at the central portion thereof. The base portion 291 is integrally formed with an extending plate portion 291b extending outward on one side of the peripheral edge portion, and a connector (electrical connection member) 292 is installed on the surface of the extending plate portion 291b. Has been. The connector 292 includes a plurality (specifically, five) connection pins 292a. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a connector (electrical connection member) 293 a of a harness 293 that forms a signal path toward the main controller 162 is connected to the connector 292. The harness 293 is formed by bundling the same number of electrical wires 293b as the number of the connection pins 292a, and the signal paths corresponding to the connection pins 292a are respectively extended between the main control device 162 and the detection device 258. be independent.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the connection pin 292a of the connector 292 is electrically connected to a long metal terminal 294 installed in the opening 291a. In detail, the metal terminals 294 are provided in a plurality, and each metal terminal 294 has the same shape and size. The number of metal terminals 294 is the same as the number of connection pins 292a of the connector 292. Each metal terminal 294 has one end fixed to one side on the connector 292 side at the periphery of the opening 291a and the other end fixed to one side facing the one side on the connector 292 side at the periphery of the opening 291a. ing. That is, each metal terminal 294 is installed so as to bridge one side of the connector 292 on the periphery of the opening 291a and one side facing it.

  In the opening 291a, the metal terminals 294 are provided so as to be separated from each other, and the metal terminals 294 are not in contact with each other. In addition, the plurality of metal terminals 294 are installed in a biased manner at both ends of the opening 291a in the non-bridging direction. Thereby, the metal terminal 294 is not located over the predetermined range in the central portion in the non-bridge direction in the opening 291a.

  As described above, in the configuration in which a plurality of metal terminals 294 are installed at both ends in the non-bridging direction in the opening 291a, the number of the metal terminals 294 that are biased and installed at one end in the non-bridging direction, and the like. This is different from the number of metal terminals 294 that are biased toward the end side. Specifically, as viewed in the state of FIG. 22, the number of metal terminals 294 that are biased to the right end side is three, and the number of metal terminals 294 that are biased to the left end side is There are two. Among these, the metal terminal 294 on the right end side is installed with being spaced apart at equal intervals, and this spaced-apart interval corresponds to the width dimension of the metal terminal 294. Further, the metal terminal 294 on the left end side is installed with the width dimension of the metal terminal 294 separated.

  The number of right-side metal terminals 294 may be smaller than the number of left-side metal terminals 294, and the number of right-end side metal terminals 294 and the number of left-end side metal terminals 294 may be the same. . Further, the metal terminal 294 may be installed only on either the right end side or the left end side. Further, the distance between the metal terminals 294 may be larger than the width dimension of the metal terminals 294.

  As for each metal terminal 294, the intermediate part of the length direction is deform | transformed from the back surface side of the base part 291 to the surface side. That is, each metal terminal 294 has a raised contact portion 295 formed at an intermediate portion in the length direction. In each metal terminal 294, only the raised contact portion 295 protrudes outward from the edge portion on the surface side of the opening 291a, and the other portions are located deeper than the edge portion on the surface side. These raised contact portions 295 are slightly pressed from above by the back surface of the disk 262 located above the detection device 258. Since the metal terminal 294 is formed in a long shape by a metal having relatively large elasticity and has a function as a leaf spring, the raised contact portion 295 is in contact with the back surface of the disk 262 by its own urging force. Is maintained.

  Each metal terminal 294 is electrically connected to a connection pin 292a of the connector 292 via a relay electric wire 296 provided on the back surface of the base portion 291. The relay electrical wires 296 are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the combinations of the metal terminals 294 and the connection pins 292a, and the relay electrical wires 296 are separated from each other.

  The detection device 258 is placed on the base case body 254 and is sandwiched between the base case body 254 and the lid case body 255. The detection device 258 is accommodated in the housing 256 except for the extending plate portion 291b and the connector 292. That is, the extension plate portion 291 b and the connector 292 protrude outside the housing 256.

  The detection device 258 is located below the disk 262 on the base case body 254. In this case, the rotary shaft body 261 integrated with the disk 262 is placed on the base case body 254, but an opening 291a is formed in the base portion 291 of the detection device 258, and the opening 291a is further opened. In the center portion in the non-bridging direction in the portion 291a, the metal terminal 294 is not located over a predetermined range, so that the interference between the detection device 258 and the rotating shaft body 261 is prevented.

  The disk 262 rotates and moves above the detection device 258. The configuration of the disk 262 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 23A is a plan view of the disk 262, and FIG. 23B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 23A.

  As shown in FIG. 23B, the disk 262 has a multi-layer structure in the thickness direction. Specifically, it has a three-layer structure including a first resin plate layer 297 on the front side, an intermediate metal plate layer 298, and a second resin plate layer 299 on the back side. In this case, the through hole 262a into which the shaft portion 261b of the rotating shaft body 261 is fitted is formed so as to penetrate all the plate layers 297 to 299.

  As described above, the disk 262 has a plurality of standby positions in the natural state, and rotates and moves from one standby position to the next standby position by the operation of the pusher 266 in the one cycle. Here, in FIG. 23A, the numbers on the surface of the disk 262 indicate the standby position, and the disk 262 has a first standby position to an eighth standby position. Specifically, the standby position is such that the portion marked with the numeral “1” is closest to the connector 292 of the detection device 258 in the first standby position. In addition, the disk 262 rotates clockwise as viewed in the state of FIG. 23A. At the next second standby position, the part marked with the numeral “2” is the position of the detection device 258. Located closest to the connector 292. This number may be omitted.

  The disk 262 electrically connects the metal terminals 294 of the detection device 258 in a predetermined combination at each standby position. The function will be described in detail. The first resin plate layer 297 and the metal plate layer 298 of the disk 262 are not formed with holes other than the through holes 262a, but the second resin plate layer 299 has a plurality of holes 299a other than the through holes 262a. Is formed. At the position where the hole 299a is formed, the plate surface of the metal plate layer 298 is exposed. The exposed plate surface serves as a detected portion 298a by the detection device 258.

  The detected portion 298a is formed at a position near the periphery of the disk 262, as shown in FIG. These detected parts 298a are formed to correspond to the respective standby positions, and are located above the raised contact part 295 of one of the metal terminals 294 when the disk 262 reaches the corresponding standby position. Then, the thickness dimension of the second resin plate layer 299, the softness of the second resin plate layer 299, and the degree of protrusion of the raised contact portion 295 are set so that the detected portion 298a contacts the raised contact portion 295 located below. Is set. In this case, the detected parts 298 a corresponding to one standby position are arranged on a straight line passing through the center of the disk 262. Further, when the disk 262 is rotated 180 degrees from an arbitrary standby position, another standby position is obtained. Accordingly, the detected parts 298a corresponding to the standby position when the disk 262 is rotated 180 ° are also arranged on the straight line where the detected parts 298a corresponding to one standby position are arranged. However, the detected parts 298a corresponding to these standby positions do not overlap.

  The relationship between the combination of the metal terminals 294 that are electrically conducted by the disk 262 and the standby position of the disk 262 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the first metal terminal 294a, the second metal terminal 294b, the third metal terminal 294c, the fourth metal terminal 294d, and the base metal terminal are sequentially viewed from the left when the respective metal terminals 294 are viewed in the state of FIG. It is called 294e.

  As shown in FIGS. 24A and 25, when the disk 262 is in the first standby position, the first metal terminal 294a and the base metal terminal 294e are electrically connected. Further, as shown in FIGS. 24B and 25, when the disk 262 is in the first standby position, the second metal terminal 294b and the base metal terminal 294e are electrically connected. Further, the third standby position to the eighth standby position are as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 25, the combinations of the metal terminals 294 that are electrically connected are all different at each standby position. In any standby position, the base metal terminal 294e is electrically connected to the other metal terminals 294a to 294d.

  As described above, the detected parts 298a corresponding to the standby position when the disk 262 is rotated 180 degrees are also arranged on the straight line where the detected parts 298a corresponding to one standby position are arranged. In this case, the detected portion 298a corresponding to the other standby position at one standby position is not positioned above the raised contact portion 295.

  Specifically, each metal terminal 294 has a first metal terminal 294a and a second metal terminal 294b on the left end side of the opening 291a, and a third metal terminal 294c and a fourth metal terminal as seen in the state of FIG. 294d and the base metal terminal 294e are on the right end side of the opening 291a. In this case, the metal terminals 294a to 294e are installed so that the distances of the raised contact portions 295 of the metal terminals 294a to 294e with respect to the rotation center of the disk 262 are different. And the width dimension of each metal terminal 294a-294e is the same, and the distance of each raised contact part 295 with respect to the rotation center of the disk 262 differs by a natural number multiple of the said width dimension. Furthermore, the size of the raised contact portion 295 is set so that only the detected portion to be contacted contacts. Therefore, when the disk 262 makes one round, only one raised contact portion 295 to be contacted exists on the moving path of each detection unit, and one of the standby positions corresponds to the other standby position as described above. The detected part 298a is not located above the raised contact part 295.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 24A and 24C, the first standby position and the fifth standby position are located above any raised contact portion 295 in the first standby position. The detected portion 298a is not positioned above any raised contact portion 295 at the fifth standby position, and is further positioned above any raised contact portion 295 at the fifth standby position. 298a is not located above any raised contact portion 295 in the first standby position.

  Specifically, the second standby position and the sixth standby position are positioned above any raised contact portion 295 in the second standby position, as shown in FIGS. 24 (b) and 24 (d). The detected portion 298a is not positioned above any raised contact portion 295 at the sixth standby position, and is further positioned above any raised contact portion 295 at the sixth standby position. The detection unit 298a is not positioned above any raised contact portion 295 in the second standby position.

  In the configuration in which the positional relationship between the detected portion 298a and the raised contact portion 295 is set as described above, the raised contact portion 295 is more than the detected portion 298a within a range where the detected portion 298a that is not a detection target does not contact. Is also formed larger. Here, in the operation of the one cycle of the pusher 266, the rotation amount of the disk 262 until the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position is smaller than the rotation amount of the disk 262 when returning to the natural state. ing. Then, when the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position, the raised contact portion 295 is formed in such a size that the contact state with the detected portion 298a that is in contact before the movement start is maintained.

  In the above configuration, an electrical signal is output from the main control device 162 to the detection device 258 via the harness 293 connected to the connector 292. This electrical signal is supplied to one connection pin 292a among the plurality of connection pins 292a of the connector 292. The connection pin 292a to which the electric signal from the main controller 162 is supplied is electrically connected to the base metal terminal 294e via the relay electric wire 296. That is, the electrical signal from the main controller 162 is supplied to the base metal terminal 294e.

  As described above, the metal terminals 294a to 294e are electrically connected in a predetermined combination in accordance with the standby position of the disk 262. In any standby position, the base metal terminal 294e is electrically connected to the other metal terminals 294a to 294d. The electric signal is supplied from the base metal terminal 294e to the metal terminals 294a to 294d that are electrically connected to the base metal terminal 294e. The electrical signal is supplied to a connection pin 292a that is electrically connected via a relay electrical line 296 corresponding to the metal terminals 294a to 294d. The electric signal supplied to the connection pin 292a is input to the main controller 162 via the harness 293. In the main controller 162, it is possible to grasp from which connection pin 292a the input electric signal is supplied. That is, the main control device 162 outputs an electrical signal to the detection device 258, and grasps in which standby position the disk 262 is located depending on the type of the connection pin 292a of the output source when the electrical signal is returned. . In other words, the main control device 162 grasps which standby position the disk 262 is at based on the detection signal pattern (mechanical code) from the detection device 258.

  Incidentally, the “detected state” in the monitoring device 250 is a combination of the metal terminals 294 a to 294 e in which the conduction is ensured by the disk 262 in the detection device 258, and the main control device 162 supplies power to the monitoring device 250. In a situation where a signal is supplied, the detection state is output to the main controller 162 as a detection signal pattern. Further, the “standby state” in the monitoring device 250 is a state including the concept of the detection state described above, and is maintained even when power is not supplied from the external power source to the pachinko machine 10 at least. It is a possible state.

  The configuration related to the detection of the standby position is not limited to the above, and the number of standby positions may be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 9 or more. Good. In this case, it is necessary to change the number of the case side cam grooves 278, the rotor side ribs 285, and the peak portions 289a and 290a of the cam portions 289 and 290 according to the number of standby positions. Further, regarding the detection device 258, a protruding metal terminal may be provided instead of the long metal terminal 294. Further, the number of metal terminals 294 may be less than 5 or 6 or more as long as each standby position can be detected individually. Furthermore, the detected portion 298a is formed by forming the hole 299a in the second resin plate layer 299, but the detected portion 298a may be formed by forming a protrusion on the back surface of the metal plate layer 298. .

  Next, the switching timing of the detection signal pattern from the detection device 258 when the pusher 266 performs the above-described operation for one cycle will be described. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the switching timing. 26A to 26E show the operation of the pusher 266 in one cycle, FIGS. 26A and 26E show the natural state, FIG. 26C shows the maximum pressed state, and FIG. FIG. 26B and FIG. 26D show a state between the natural state and the maximum pressed state. Further, the first detection signal pattern is a detection signal pattern before the pusher 266 is pressed, and the second detection signal pattern is a detection signal pattern that shifts after the pusher 266 is pressed.

  As already described, in the operation of the pusher 266 in the above-described one cycle, the rotation amount of the disk 262 until the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position is based on the rotation amount of the disk 262 when returning to the natural state. Is also getting smaller. Further, when the pusher 266 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position, the raised contact portion 295 is formed in such a size that the contact state with the detected portion 298a that is in contact before the start of the movement is maintained. Therefore, when shifting from the natural state shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C to the maximum pressed state, the first detection signal pattern is maintained, and FIG. 26D in the middle of returning from the maximum pressed state to the natural state. The first detection signal pattern is switched to the second detection signal pattern at the timing shown in FIG.

  In addition, when switching from the first detection signal pattern to the second detection signal pattern, the first detection signal pattern and the second detection signal pattern are mixed for a predetermined period, and it is not possible to recognize which detection signal pattern. It is good also as composition which becomes. Even in this configuration, since the unrecognizable period is a period during which the detection signal pattern is switched, the detection signal pattern is accurately recognized at each standby position.

  The monitoring device 250 described above is installed on the resin base 71 of the main body frame 13 as the first monitoring device 251 as described above (see FIG. 14A). And as shown in FIG.14 (b), in the state which the front door frame 14 was closed, the pusher 266 is pressed by the said front door frame 14, and the said pusher 266 exists in the maximum press position. Moreover, as shown in FIG.14 (c), in the state which the front door frame 14 was open | released, the press by the said front door frame 14 is cancelled | released, and the pusher 266 returns to a natural state. At the timing of shifting from the state of FIG. 14B to the state of FIG. 14C, the detection state of the first monitoring device 251 (that is, the standby position of the disk 262) is switched, and accordingly, the first monitoring device. The detection signal pattern output from 251 is switched.

  Moreover, the monitoring apparatus 250 is installed in the backpack unit 15 as the 2nd monitoring apparatus 252 as above-mentioned (refer Fig.15 (a)). In this case, a pressing piece 300 is provided on the back pack unit 15. The pressing piece 300 has a function as a leaf spring, one end protrudes outward from the side surface of the back pack unit 15 on the rotation base end side, and the other end of the pusher 266 of the second monitoring device 252. It is confronted at a position adjacent to the tip. In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), when the gaming machine main portion 12 is closed, the outer frame 11 presses the end protruding outward from the pressing piece 300. When the pressing piece 300 is pressed by the outer frame 11, the pusher 266 is pressed by the function of the pressing piece 300 itself as a leaf spring. Therefore, the pusher 266 is at the maximum pressing position in a state where the gaming machine main part 12 is closed. Further, as shown in FIG. 15A, in the state where the gaming machine main part 12 is opened, the pressing of the pressing piece 300 by the outer frame 11 is released, and accordingly, the pressing of the pusher 266 by the pressing piece 300 is released. The As a result, the pusher 266 returns to the natural state. At the timing of shifting from the state of FIG. 15B to the state of FIG. 15A, the detection state of the second monitoring device 252 (that is, the standby position of the disk 262) is switched, and accordingly the second monitoring device. The detection signal pattern output from 252 is switched.

  The first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 have a plurality of detection states as described above, and the detection states are sequentially switched each time the monitoring target is opened. In this case, since the detection state is a mechanical detection state, no power is required to switch the detection state. Therefore, even if the opening operation of the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12 is performed in the power-off state of the pachinko machine 10, the detection states of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 are switched. Then, in a state where the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, a detection signal pattern corresponding to the detection state is output from the monitoring devices 251 and 252 to the main control device 162. The main controller 162 monitors unauthorized opening of the front door frame 14 and the gaming machine main part 12 in the power-off state based on the detection signal pattern input from each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252. The monitoring process in main controller 162 will be described later.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 27, a power supply line is indicated by a double line arrow, and a signal line is indicated by a solid line arrow.

  A main control board 301 provided in the main controller 162 incorporates a main control circuit 302 and a power failure monitoring circuit 303 (power failure monitoring circuit). The main control circuit 302 is equipped with a CPU 311.

  The CPU 311 temporarily stores various control programs executed by the CPU 311 and a ROM 312 (nonvolatile information storage means) that stores fixed value data, and various data when the control program stored in the ROM 312 is executed. A RAM 313 (volatile information storage means), which is a memory for storing data, and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated. Note that the CPU 311, the ROM 312 and the RAM 313 may be individually configured as one chip. The same applies to CPUs of other control devices.

  The RAM 313 is configured to retain data by supplying data storage holding power from the power supply and launch control board 321 provided in the power supply and launch control device 243 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off.

  The CPU 311 is provided with an input port and an output port. Connected to the input side of the CPU 311 are a power failure monitoring circuit 303 provided on the main control board 301, a payout control board 322 provided on the payout control device 242, and a switch group (not shown). In this case, a power supply and launch control board 321 is connected to the power failure monitoring circuit 303, and power is supplied to the CPU 311 (main control circuit 302) via the power failure monitoring circuit 303.

  On the other hand, a power failure monitoring circuit 303, a payout control board 322 and a relay terminal board 323 are connected to the output side of the CPU 311. Various commands such as a prize ball command are output to the payout control board 322. Various commands and the like are output from the main control circuit 302 to the sound lamp control board 324 provided in the sound lamp control device 143 via the relay terminal plate 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 303 relays between the main control circuit 302 and the power source and launch control board 321, and monitors a DC stable voltage of 24 volts that is the maximum voltage output from the power source and launch control board 321. When this voltage is less than 22 volts, it is determined that the power supply has been cut off, and a power failure signal is transmitted to the main control circuit 302. In the main control circuit 302, by confirming the input of the power failure signal, a power failure process (power failure process) to be described later is executed based on the confirmation result.

  The payout control board 322 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 224. The CPU 331 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 332 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 331, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 333 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  Similar to the RAM 313 of the main control circuit 302, the RAM 333 of the payout control board 322 is configured to retain data by supplying the data storage holding power from the power supply and the launch control board 321 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off. It has become.

  The CPU 331 of the payout control board 322 is provided with an input / output port. A main control circuit 302, a power and launch control board 321, and a back pack board 229 are connected to the input side of the CPU 331. Further, the main control circuit 302 and the back pack substrate 229 are connected to the output side of the CPU 331.

  The power source and launch control board 321 includes a power source unit 321a and a launch control unit 321b. The power supply unit 321a is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a game hall or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control circuit 302, the payout control board 322, etc., and the generated operating power is indicated by a double line arrow. This is supplied to the main control circuit 302 and the payout control board 322 through the path. As its outline, the power supply unit 321a takes in the AC 24 volt power supplied via the backpack connection board 229, and generates + 12V power for driving various switches, motors, etc., + 5V power for logic, and the like. The + 12V power and + 5V power are supplied to the main control circuit 302, the payout control board 322, and the like.

  The launch control unit 321b is responsible for launch control of the game ball launching mechanism 110 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 41 by the player, and the game ball launching mechanism 110 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met. The

  The power supply and launch control board 321 is equipped with a data storage holding capacitor 321c as a power supply means for power interruption. A power storage unit 321a is connected to the data storage holding capacitor 321c, and is charged when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an ON state (when power is supplied from an external power source). In addition, the data storage holding capacitor 321c is connected to the VBB terminal of the CPU 311 in the main control circuit 302. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an OFF state or when a power failure occurs in a commercial power source, the power storage state (from an external power source) In this case, the data storage holding capacitor 321c is discharged and the data storage holding power is supplied to the RAM 313. Therefore, even in such a situation, while the data storage holding power is supplied from the data storage holding capacitor 321c, the data stored in the RAM 313 is held without being erased.

  Incidentally, the electric power charged in the data storage / holding capacitor 321c is used for storing and holding data in the RAM 313 and other RAMs of the main control circuit 302, and is not used for operating devices such as an electric actuator. The capacity of the data storage capacitor 321c is relatively large, and the information stored in the RAM 313 before the power is shut off is held within a predetermined period (for example, 1 day or 2 days). Further, the power supply means for power interruption is not limited to the data storage holding capacitor, and may be a battery or a non-rechargeable battery. In the case of a non-rechargeable battery, it is not necessary to store power in the power supply means for power interruption when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is ON, but it is necessary to replace it periodically.

  Further, the power and launch control board 321 is provided with a power failure processing capacitor different from the data storage holding capacitor 321c. In the power source and launch control board 321, even after the DC stable 24 volt power source becomes less than 22 volts, by discharging from the power failure processing capacitor, a time sufficient for execution of the power failure processing described later, The output of 5 volts, which is a drive power source for the control system, is configured to maintain a normal value. Thereby, the main control circuit 302 and the like can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The sound lamp control board 324 controls the various lamp units 23 to 25, the speaker unit 26, and the display control device 325. The CPU 341 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 342 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 341, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 343 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The CPU 341 of the sound lamp control board 324 is provided with an input / output port. The main control circuit 302 is connected to the input side of the CPU 341 by relaying to the relay terminal plate 323. Based on various commands output from the main control circuit 302, various lamp units 23 to 25, the speaker unit 26, and The display control device 325 is controlled. The display control device 325 controls the symbol display device 91 based on a display command input from the sound lamp control board 324.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 311 of the main controller 162 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 311 is roughly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on, timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 28 shows an NMI interrupt process, which is executed when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, a power failure signal is output from the power monitoring circuit 303 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 311 and the CPU 311 interrupts the control being executed and starts the NMI interrupt processing. . In the NMI interrupt processing, the power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 313 in step S101, and this processing is terminated. Thereafter, when it is confirmed that the power failure flag is set in the normal processing described later, the power failure processing is executed.

  Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S201, signal reading processing from various switches and the payout control board 322 is executed. Thereafter, in step S202, an opening detection process is executed. In the opening detection processing, it is determined whether or not the front door frame 14 and the gaming machine main part 12 are in an open state based on signals input from the front door frame open sensor 78 and the main body frame open sensor 230, and are in an open state. If it is determined, a notification command is output to the sound lamp control device 143 and a notification signal is output to the hall computer via the external terminal board 213. As a result, when the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12 is in an open state in a state where power is supplied from an external power source, an alarm sound is output from the speaker part 26 and an error display lamp. The lighting of the part 24 and the notification display on the symbol display device 91 are performed to notify the surroundings of the pachinko machine 10 that the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12 is in an open state. Moreover, it is grasped | ascertained by the hall computer that the front door frame 14 or the game machine main part 12 is an open state. That is, the pachinko machine 10 includes an opening grasping means for grasping that the opening / closing body is in the opened state, and an opening notification executing means for causing the notifying means to execute a predetermined opening notification when it is determined that the opening / closing body is in the opened state. And.

  In a succeeding step S203, a normal update process is executed. In the normal update process, the detection states of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 are updated based on the input signals from the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252. The normal time update process will be described later. Thereafter, a start winning process is executed in step S204.

  In the start winning process, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the operating port 84 based on the signal input from the operating port switch 154. And when a game ball has won a prize in the operation slot 84, the winning is a big hit with respect to the prize, provided that the number of reserved balls in the first specific lamp section 93 and the symbol display device 91 is less than the upper limit value. A process of storing in the RAM 313 a counter value serving as an index as to whether or not to generate is executed. If the counter value is a value corresponding to the occurrence of the big win, the big win will occur in the game times corresponding to the winning. That is, in the start winning process, a lottery function (transition determination means) for transitioning to a special gaming state such as a big win is performed.

  After the start winning process, the CPU 311 once ends this timer interrupt process. In the timer interrupt process, a process of updating a counter value serving as an index as to whether or not to generate a jackpot may be executed.

  Next, the main process that is started upon reset at power-on will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S301, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, in order to wait for the slave control board (such as the payout control board 322) to become operable, a wait process is executed for about 1 second, for example. In the subsequent step S302, access to the RAM 313 is permitted.

  Thereafter, in step S303, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 247 provided in the power supply and launch control device 243 is turned on. In subsequent step S304, whether or not the power failure flag is stored in the power failure flag storage buffer of the RAM 313 is determined. Determine. In step S305, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S306, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address of the RAM 313, for example. It is also possible to determine the validity of the stored data based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 313 are correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, for example, at the start of business in the hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 247. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 247 is pressed, the process proceeds to steps S312 to S315. Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to steps S312 to S315.

  In step S312, a notification process is executed. In the notification process, a notification command is output to the sound lamp control board 324. Thereby, the output of the notification sound from the speaker unit 26, the lighting of the error display lamp unit 24, and the notification display on the symbol display device 91 are performed. In the notification process, an abnormal signal is output to the hall computer provided in the game hall via the external terminal board 213. In this case, the hall computer grasps the abnormality of the data stored and held by the initialization of the RAM data or the RAM judgment value. Note that the notification mode is not limited to the above, and may be any one of the above-described modes, or a predetermined combination of the above-described modes.

  In subsequent step S313, a payout initialization command or the like is output in order to initialize the payout control board 322 or the like serving as the slave control board. In subsequent step S314, the used area of the RAM 313 is cleared to 0, and in step S315, initialization processing of the RAM 313 is executed. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S316, and the routine proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 247 is not pressed, the detection state grasping process in step S307 is performed on the condition that the power failure flag is stored and the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.) is normal. And the detection state comparison / determination process in steps S308 and S309. Then, according to the determination result in the comparison determination process, the process of step S310 to step S311 or the process of step S312 to step S315 is executed, and the process proceeds to step S316. The processing from step S307 to step S309 will be described in detail later.

  Since the processing from step S312 to step S315 has already been described, the processing from step S310 to step S311 will be described. In step S310, the power failure flag stored in the power failure flag storage buffer is cleared. A power recovery command for returning the control board on the side to the gaming state before power-off is output. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S316, and the routine proceeds to normal processing described later. Thereby, it returns to the state before power-off.

  Next, normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed.

  In the normal process, in step S401, output data such as a command updated in the previous process is output to each control board on the slave side. Specifically, the command set in the command setting process described later is output to the payout control board 322 and the like. Further, a stop symbol command, a variation mode command, and the like are output to the sound lamp control board 324 when the symbol display device 91 displays the variation of the first symbol.

  In a subsequent step S402, a first specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the first specific lamp unit 93 is executed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, jackpot determination, on / off control of a light source switch of an LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 93, and the like are performed. Then, in the first specific lamp control process, when it is determined that the jackpot is generated based on the counter value stored in the start winning process, the gaming state is shifted to the jackpot state. That is, in the first specific lamp control process, a function for shifting to the special gaming state (transition means) is performed. In the first specific lamp unit control process, the symbol display setting by the symbol display device 91 is also performed.

  After the first specific lamp unit control process, a special winning opening opening / closing process is executed in step S403. In the big prize opening / closing process, the big prize opening of the variable prize winning device 83 is opened or closed in the case of the big hit state. That is, it is determined whether the big winning opening is opened for each round of the big hit state, and whether the maximum opening time of the big winning opening has elapsed or whether a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the big winning opening. The determination as to whether or not the prescribed number has been won is made by confirming the above-described counter for the big prize opening. When either of these conditions is satisfied, the special winning opening is closed. In other words, the special game state progression function (progress means) is performed in the special prize opening / closing process.

  Thereafter, in step S404, a second specific lamp unit control process for switching the color displayed on the second specific lamp unit 94 is executed. In the second specific lamp control process, the switching of the display color in the second specific lamp unit 94 is started on condition that the number of gate-reserved balls is 1 or more. At this time, the display color switching time is also set. When the electric accessory attached to the operation port 84 is opened for a predetermined time, a stop display of a predetermined color is performed on the second specific lamp unit 94.

  After step S404, a game ball launch control process is executed in step S405. In the game ball launch control process, the game ball launch mechanism 110 is once per predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that a launch permission signal is input from the launch control unit 321b of the power source and launch control board 321. The solenoid 111 is excited. Thereby, the game ball on the launch rail 112 is launched toward the game area. Incidentally, the launch permission signal is input to an input port other than the input port 311 in the CPU 311 and it is confirmed whether or not there is a launch permission signal at the input port in the game ball launch control process.

  In a succeeding step S406, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in a power failure flag storage buffer provided in the RAM 313. If the power failure flag is not stored, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process is reached in step S407, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S406, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step S401.

  On the other hand, if the power failure flag is stored in step 406, it means that the power supply has been cut off, and therefore, the power failure processing after step S408 is executed. That is, in step S408, the generation of timer interrupt processing is prohibited. In the subsequent step S409, a power interruption update process is executed. This power interruption update process will be described later. Thereafter, in step S410, a power failure command indicating that the power supply has been shut off is output to another control board. In step S411, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored. After the access to the RAM 313 is prohibited in step S412, the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Even after the power supply is completely shut down, the data storage holding power is supplied from the power supply and data storage holding capacitor 321c of the launch control board 321. Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 313 before the power shutdown is kept as it is. In a predetermined period (for example, 1 day or 2 days).

  Next, the electrical configuration relating to the monitoring of unauthorized opening of the front door frame 14 and the gaming machine main part 12 during power shutdown will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  A first monitoring device 251 and a second monitoring device 252 are electrically connected to the main control device 162. In the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252, as described above, the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12 is opened / closed regardless of whether the power of the pachinko machine 10 is being turned on or off. Each time the detection state of a plurality of stages is changed, information on the detection state is input to the main controller 162 while the pachinko machine 10 is powered on.

  The CPU 311 of the main control device 162 grasps the detection states of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 based on signals input from the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252. In this case, the RAM 313 of the CPU 311 is provided with a first detection state storage area 313a and a second detection state storage area 313b. The detection state of the first monitoring device 251 grasped during power-on is stored in the first detection state storage area 313a, and the detection state of the second monitoring device 252 grasped during power-on is the second detection state storage area 313b. Stored in As described above, the RAM 313 is configured so that the power for holding data storage is supplied even when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, and the data is stored and held. The detected state that has been set is stored and held within a range in which power for holding data storage is supplied. The CPU 311 determines whether or not the front door frame 14 and the gaming machine main body 12 are illegally opened during power-off based on the detection state information input from each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252, and the determination result The notification process is executed based on the above.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 311 of the main control device 162 will be described with respect to unauthorized opening of the front door frame 14 and the gaming machine main part 12 during power shutdown.

  First, the process executed in the timer interrupt process (FIG. 29) will be described.

  In the signal reading process of step S201 in the timer interrupt process, the signals (electric signal patterns) input from the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 are read. The read signal information is stored and held in a register of the CPU 311. In this case, the CPU 311 is provided with at least a first register and a second register, signal information of the first monitoring device 251 is stored and held in the first register, and signal information of the second monitoring device 252 is stored in the first register. It is stored and held in two registers. The same applies to the following description regarding the registers of the CPU 311. In step S203 in the timer interrupt process, a normal update process is executed.

  The normal update process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the normal update process, first, in step S501, the first update process is executed. In the first update process, when the detection state information of the first monitoring device 251 ascertained in the signal reading process is different from the detection state information stored in the first detection state storage area 313a of the RAM 313, This is a process for updating detection state information.

  Specifically, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, the comparison process is first executed in step S601. In the comparison process, the detection state information stored in the register of the CPU 311 in the signal reading process is compared with the detection state information stored in the first detection state storage area 313a of the RAM 313. In a succeeding step S602, it is determined whether or not the detection states compared in the comparison process match. As a result, if they match, the first update process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if they do not match, the latest detection state information, that is, the detection state information stored in the register of the CPU 311 is stored in the first detection state storage area 313a in step S603. The first update process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the normal update process, after the first update process is executed in step S501, the second update process is executed in step S502. In the second update process, when the detection state information of the second monitoring device 252 grasped in the signal reading process is different from the detection state information stored in the second detection state storage area 313b of the RAM 313, This is a process for updating detection state information. Since this specific processing content is the same as that of the first update processing, description thereof is omitted here. After executing the second update process in step S502, the normal update process is terminated.

  Next, the process executed in the normal process (FIG. 31) will be described.

  In the normal processing, when the power failure flag is set in the NMI interrupt processing, the processing at power failure in steps S408 to S412 is executed as described above. And in the process at the time of a power failure, about the 1st monitoring apparatus 251 and the 2nd monitoring apparatus 252, the update process at the time of a power failure is performed in step S409.

  In the power interruption update process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 35, first, a signal reading process is executed in step S701. In this signal reading process, a signal (electric signal pattern) input from the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 is read. The information of the read signal is stored and held in a register of the CPU 311. In a succeeding step S702, a first update process is executed. As already described in the first update process, the detection state information of the first monitoring device 251 obtained in the signal reading process is different from the detection state information stored in the first detection state storage area 313a of the RAM 313. Update the detection status information. In a succeeding step S703, a second update process is executed. As already described in the second update process, the detection state information of the second monitoring device 252 grasped in the signal reading process is different from the detection state information stored in the second detection state storage area 313b of the RAM 313. Update the detection status information. After executing the second update process, the power-off update process is terminated. By executing the power interruption update process as described above, the detection state information in each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 at the time when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut down is reliably stored in the RAM 313.

  Next, processing executed in the main processing (FIG. 30) will be described.

  In the main process, for each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252, the detection state grasping process is executed in step S 307 and the comparison determination process is executed in steps S 308 and S 309. In the detection state grasping process, signals input from the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 are read in the same manner as the signal reading processing in step S701 and the like, and information on the read signals is stored in the register of the CPU 311. Stored in memory.

  In subsequent step S308, a comparison process is executed. In the comparison process, the detection state information of the first monitoring device 251 stored in the register of the CPU 311 in the detection state grasping process is compared with the detection state information stored in the first detection state storage area 313a of the RAM 313. To do. Further, in the comparison process, the detection state information of the second monitoring device 252 stored in the register of the CPU 311 in the detection state grasping process and the detection state information stored in the second detection state storage area 313b of the RAM 313 Compare

  In the subsequent step S309, it is determined whether or not the detection states of the first monitoring device 251 compared in the comparison process match, and whether or not the detection states of the second monitoring device 252 match. To do. As a result, if both match each other, the processing of step S310 to step S311 is executed. If either one does not match, the processing from step S312 to step S315 is executed. In this case, in particular, when the notification process in step S312 is executed, the detection state of at least one of the first monitoring device 251 and the second monitoring device 252 is different between when power is interrupted and when power is restored. It is notified that the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12 has been illegally opened while the power is shut off.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  First monitoring in which a plurality of detection states (standby states) are set in advance and the detection state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation mechanically in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the front door frame 14 A device 251 was provided. In addition, main controller 162 stores in RAM 313 the detection state of first monitoring device 251 at the time when power supply from the external power supply is cut off, and retains the stored contents under the situation where power supply is cut off. I tried to do it. When the power supply from the external power source is started, the detection state stored in the RAM 313 is compared with the detection state grasped after the start of the power supply. The notification was made. As a result, when the front door frame 14 is illegally opened and closed in a situation where the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, it is possible to notify the game hall manager or the like to that effect. Encourage them to deal with the act.

  A second detection state (standby state) is set in advance, and the detection state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation mechanically in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the gaming machine main part 12 A monitoring device 252 was provided. In addition, main controller 162 stores in RAM 313 the detection state of second monitoring device 252 at the time when power supply from the external power supply is cut off, and retains the stored contents under the situation where power supply is cut off. I tried to do it. When the power supply from the external power source is started, the detection state stored in the RAN 313 is compared with the detection state grasped after the start of the power supply. The notification was made. Thereby, when the gaming machine main part 12 is illegally opened in a situation where the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, it can be notified to the manager of the gaming hall, etc. Encourage them to deal with fraud.

  Further, as described above, the detection state of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 at the time when the power supply from the external power supply is cut off is stored in the RAM 313, and the stored contents are retained under the situation where the power supply is cut off. I made it. The timing at which the power supply from the external power supply is cut off in the pachinko machine 10 is irregular, and it is not possible to specify in advance in which detection state each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 is cut off. In this case, if it is attempted to make the detection state constant when the power supply from the external power source is cut off, for example, the initial detection state is set as the detection state of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 and the external power source When the power supply from is interrupted, it is necessary to change the detection state of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 to the initial detection state. If it does so, the structure of each monitoring apparatus 251 and 252 will become complicated. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the above-described excellent effect can be obtained without causing the configuration of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 to be complicated.

  In the power failure process executed when the power supply from the external power supply is cut off, the detection state of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 at that time is stored in the RAM 313. Thereby, the detection state at the time when the power supply from the external power source is cut off can be reliably stored in the RAM 313.

  In a situation where power is supplied from an external power supply, the timer interrupt process (FIG. 29) periodically checks the detection status of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 and the detected detection status is stored in the RAM 313. The detection status is updated when it is different from the detection status. The timing at which the power supply from the external power supply is cut off in the pachinko machine 10 is irregular, and it is not possible to specify in advance in which detection state each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 is cut off. In this case, if the detection state is changed as described above, the stored content of the RAM 313 is updated to the changed detection state, so that the power supply from the external power supply can be interrupted at any timing. The detection state at the time of the interruption can be stored in the RAM 313.

  In the main process (FIG. 30) executed at the start of power supply from the external power source, a comparison process is performed for comparing each detection state stored in the RAM 313 with each detection state grasped after the start of power supply. At the same time, when the former and the latter do not match, the notification process is executed. As a result, when the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12 is illegally opened in a situation where the power supply is interrupted, it is possible to quickly cope with the power supply after starting.

  In each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252, the detection state is changed from the state before the operation based on the opening operation of the opening / closing body in the closed state (that is, the front door frame 14 or the gaming machine main part 12), and the opening is released. The detection state is not changed even if the open / close body in the state is closed. By preventing the detection state from being changed even if the open / closed body is closed, the power supply from the external power supply is cut off in the situation where the open / close body is open, such as during maintenance of the pachinko machine 10. Even so, the detection state of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 is not different from the detection state stored in the RAM 313 by the subsequent closing operation. Accordingly, in the configuration in which the monitoring device 251 and 252 monitor the unauthorized opening operation of the opening and closing body while the power supply is cut off as described above, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the maintainability of the pachinko machine 10 as much as possible. It becomes. On the other hand, since each monitoring device 251 and 252 is changed from the state before the operation based on the opening operation of the opening / closing body in the closed state, in the situation where the power supply from the external power source is cut off, It is possible to monitor unauthorized opening and closing operations.

  In the appearance of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252, it is impossible to identify which detection state each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 is in. Thereby, it can be prevented that an unauthorized person or the like knows which detection state of each of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 is.

(Second Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, the configuration of the monitoring device is different from that of the first embodiment. The difference will be described with reference to FIG. 36A is a cross-sectional view of the monitoring device 400 in a natural state, and FIG. 36B is a cross-sectional view of the monitoring device 400 in a pressed state. In FIG. 36, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 36 (a), the monitoring device 400 of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the rotating shaft 261 has a substantially cylindrical shape with no bottom. An open sensor 402 is provided through the through hole 401 of the rotating shaft 261. The open sensor 402 is fixed on the base case body 254, and has a pin 403 that can protrude and retract from the tip of the shaft portion 261 b of the rotating shaft body 261. The opening sensor 402 is provided so as not to interfere with the rotating shaft body 261, and the opening sensor 402 does not hinder the rotational movement of the rotating shaft body 261.

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 36 (b), when the pusher 266 is pressed and is in the maximum pressed position, the pin 403 of the opening sensor 402 is pressed to detect the closing of the opening / closing body, and the opening / closing body is opened. Then, as shown to Fig.36 (a), the pin 403 returns to a protrusion position, and opening of an opening-closing body is detected. The open sensor 402 is electrically connected to the main controller 162, and the detection result is output to the main controller 162. The detection result is output together with the detection result in the detection device 258 through the connector 292.

  By applying the monitoring device 400 as the first monitoring device 251 of the front door frame 14, the first monitoring device 251 not only has a function of monitoring the unauthorized opening of the front door frame 14 when the power is shut off, but also during power-on. The function of detecting whether or not the front door frame 14 is open is also performed. Therefore, although the configuration of the first monitoring device 251 is more complicated than that of the first embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the front door frame opening sensor 78 separately from the first monitoring device 251, so the number of parts of the pachinko machine 10 is reduced. Reduction is planned.

  Further, by applying the monitoring device 400 as the second monitoring device 252 of the gaming machine main part 12 (or the main body frame 13), the second monitoring device 252 monitors unauthorized opening of the gaming machine main part 12 when the power is shut off. In addition to the function of performing the function, the function of detecting whether or not the main part 12 of the gaming machine is in an open state during power-on is also achieved. Therefore, although the configuration of the second monitoring device 252 is more complicated than that of the first embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the main body frame opening sensor 230 separately from the second monitoring device 252, so the number of parts of the pachinko machine 10 can be reduced. Is planned.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, a third embodiment relating to the slot machine will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 37 is a perspective view of the slot machine 410 with the front door 412 opened.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the slot machine 410 includes a box-shaped housing 411 that opens forward, and a front door 412 that is attached to the front side of the housing 411 so as to be openable and closable. A display window 413 is formed on the front door 412, and a variable display of a symbol by a reel unit 414 as a picture display device provided inside the housing 411 is visible through the display window 413. The variable display of symbols on the reel unit 414 is started based on the operation of a start lever (not shown) provided on the front surface of the front door 412, and a stop switch (not shown) also provided on the front surface of the front door 412. It is stopped based on the operation. The front door 412 is provided with a display control device 415 on the back surface. The display control device 415 has a function of controlling driving of a speaker, a lamp, an auxiliary display unit, and the like provided on the front door 412.

  A main controller 416 is installed above the reel unit 414 in the housing 411. Based on the control by the main control device 416, variable display of symbols is performed in the reel unit 414, and drive control of a speaker and the like is performed in the display control device 415. Further, the main control device 416 has a win / fail determination function such as a lottery of a winning combination, etc., and a privilege is given to the player when the game result in the reel unit 414 matches the determination result. In addition, a power supply device 417 that supplies power to the main control device 162 and the like is provided in the housing 411.

  In the slot machine 410, similarly to the pachinko machine 10, an act of illegally opening the front door 412 during power shut-off is assumed. On the other hand, a monitoring device 250 similar to that in the first embodiment is installed in the housing 411. The monitoring device 250 is in a natural state when the front door 412 is opened, and is in a pressed state when the front door 412 is closed. And the detection state of the monitoring apparatus 250 is changed by performing opening / closing operation | movement of the front door 412 both in the time of power-off and power-on.

  According to this configuration, even if the front door 412 is opened improperly while the power is shut off, the main controller 416 or the like can grasp it by changing the detection state of the monitoring device 250 from the time when the power is shut off. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to deal with the above fraud. In the slot machine 410, an illegal act on the main control device 416 is assumed such that the front door 412 is illegally opened and the main control device 416 is replaced with an unauthorized control device while the power is shut off. For the fraudulent act, the monitoring device 250 is electrically connected to the display control device 415 or a control device dedicated to the monitoring device 250, and the monitoring device 250 performs monitoring processing in the electrically connected control device. It is possible to cope with an illegal act against the main control device 416.

(Other embodiments)
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the following configurations may be applied to each other.

  (1) A modification of the monitoring device will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the internal configuration of another monitoring apparatus 420. FIG. 38 (a) shows a natural state, FIG. 38 (b) shows a maximum pressed state, and FIG. The state in the middle of returning from a maximum pressing state to a natural state is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 38A, the monitoring device 420 includes a square box-shaped housing 421. The housing 421 is provided with a pusher 422, and one end of the pusher 422 protrudes outside the housing 421. The pusher 422 is urged toward the outside of the housing 421 by a spring 423, and moves toward the housing 421 by being pressed with a force against the urging force.

  An interlocking gear 424 is provided in the housing 421. The rotation axis direction of the interlocking gear 424 intersects the movement direction of the pusher 422 (specifically, it is orthogonal). The interlocking gear 424 includes a first gear 425 and a second gear 426 that is smaller than the first gear 425, and the first gear 425 and the second gear 426 have the same rotation shaft. They are juxtaposed in the axial direction so as to be positioned on the axial line. The first gear 425 and the second gear 426 may be separate bodies, and the interlocking gear 424 may be configured by integrating them. The first gear 425 of the interlocking gear 424 is formed by continuously forming isosceles triangular teeth on the outer periphery thereof, and the second gear 426 is formed as a ratchet for limiting the rotation direction to one side. ing.

  The interlocking gear 424 rotates when the pusher 422 returns to the natural state from the maximum pressing position. Specifically, the pusher 422 is provided with a claw member 427 protruding from the side surface of the pusher 422. One end of the claw member 427 is inserted into a hole 428 formed inside the pusher 422, and is urged outward by a spring 429. When a force against the urging force of the spring 429 is applied to the claw member 427, the claw member 427 moves toward the inside of the hole 428.

  The claw member 427 is in contact with the peripheral surface of the second gear 426 in a natural state. In this case, when the pusher 422 moves toward the maximum pressing position, the second gear 426 moves when the claw member 427 gets over the teeth of the second gear 426 and the pusher 422 returns to the natural state from the maximum pressing position. The claw member 427 bites into the teeth of the second gear 426.

  The movement of the interlocking gear 424 is restricted by a stopper 430 installed in the housing 421 so that the interlocking gear 424 does not rotate except at the timing when the pusher 422 returns to the natural state from the maximum pressing position. In this case, the tip of the stopper 430 has a mountain shape that meshes with the teeth of the first gear 425. The stopper 430 is formed in a thin plate shape from metal (or synthetic resin) and functions as a leaf spring. The urging force of this leaf spring is smaller than the urging force of the spring 423 that presses the pusher 422.

  In the above configuration, when the pusher 422 moves from the natural state to the maximum pressing position, the claw member 427 gets over the teeth of the second gear 426, so that the interlocking gear 424 does not rotate as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the pusher 422 returns to the natural state from the maximum pressing position, the claw member 427 bites into the teeth of the second gear 426. Then, as shown in FIG. 38C, the interlocking gear 424 is rotated against the urging force of the stopper 430 by this biting. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 38A, the pusher 422 returns to the natural state, and the interlocking gear 424 is brought into a state where the teeth of the first gear 425 and the tip of the stopper 430 are engaged with each other. That is, the interlocking gear 424 rotates in a specific direction when the pusher 422 moves from the maximum pressing position to the natural state, and the amount of rotation corresponds to one tooth of the first gear 425. Furthermore, the interlocking gear 424 has a plurality of standby positions (specifically, as many as the number of teeth of the first gear 425), and is used when the pusher 422 moves from the maximum pressing position to the natural state. From the standby position to the next standby position.

  In the configuration including the interlocking gear 424, the monitoring device 420 includes a detection device similar to that of the first embodiment. In addition, a detected portion is provided on the surface of the first gear 425 of the interlocking gear 424 opposite to the second gear 426 side. Then, the standby position of the interlocking gear 424 is detected by the detection device and the detected portion, and the detection result is output to the control device while the gaming machine is powered on.

  According to the monitoring device 420 described above, the urging force of the spring 423 that presses the pusher 422 and the urging force of the stopper 430 are accurately determined so that the interlocking gear 424 interlocked with the movement of the pusher 422 is reliably performed. Although the design is more difficult than the management device 250 of the first embodiment in that it needs to be adjusted, the detection state is changed when the opening / closing body is illegally opened during the power-off of the gaming machine. Therefore, the unauthorized release can be dealt with. In addition, the detection state can be changed when the opening / closing body is opened without changing the detection state when the opening / closing body is closed.

  (2) When the configuration of the monitoring device 250 is set as one of a plurality of detection states as an initial detection state, an electric actuator is provided in the monitoring device 250, and power supply from an external power source is interrupted, It is good also as a structure which changes the detection state of the monitoring apparatus 250 to an initial detection state by driving the said electric actuator. In this configuration, when the power supply from the external power supply is interrupted, the detection state of the monitoring device 250 is always the initial detection state. Therefore, it is not necessary to store the detection state of the monitoring device 250 in the RAM 313 when the power supply is interrupted. When the initial detection state is stored in the ROM 312 and the power supply from the external power supply is started, the initial detection state stored in the ROM 312 and the detection state of the monitoring device 250 grasped after the start of the power supply are stored. , It is possible to confirm whether or not an unauthorized opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body has been performed in a situation where the power supply is interrupted.

  (3) The monitoring device 250 may be configured to change the detection state (standby state) by electrically operating in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body. However, in this configuration, it is necessary to provide the monitoring device 250 with a power supply function that is independent from the power supply function of the gaming machine. Therefore, the configuration in each of the above embodiments is preferable in this respect.

  (4) The configuration for detecting the standby position in the detection device 258 may be different from those in the above embodiments. For example, in the first embodiment, a plurality of light emitting elements are provided on the back surface of the disk 262, and the light emitting elements are installed corresponding to the respective standby positions. The detection device 258 is provided with a light receiving element that receives light emitted from the light emitting element. Then, depending on the standby position of the disk 262, the combination of light receiving elements that receive light is varied. According to the configuration, the detection device 258 can detect the standby position of the disk 262, although the configuration is more complicated than the first embodiment in that it is necessary to provide a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

  (5) The monitoring device 250 does not change the detection state (standby state) even if the opening / closing body to be monitored is closed from the opened state, and detects when the opening / closing body is opened from the closed state. Although the state (standby state) is changed, it may be changed.

  (5-1) For example, when the opening / closing body is opened from the closed state, the detection state (standby state) may be changed.

  (5-2) The detection state (standby state) may be changed both when the opening / closing body is opened from the closed state and when the opening / closing body is closed from the opened state. Specifically, the number of case-side ribs 277, case-side cam grooves 278, rotor-side cam grooves 284, and rotor-side ribs 285 in the monitoring device 250 is halved compared to the first embodiment, and accordingly, Increase the width dimension. Thus, the standby position of the disk 262 can be changed both when the pusher 266 is pressed and when the pusher 266 is returned to the natural state.

  In the case where the detection state (standby state) is changed in both the case where the opening / closing body is opened from the closed state and the case where the opening / closing body is closed from the open state as described above, Can also be used as a device for monitoring the opening of the opening / closing body in a situation where power is supplied from an external power source. Specifically, the detection state (standby state) is set to an even number (4, 6, 8, or 2n) of 3 or more, and the detection state in the open state of the opening / closing body and the detection state in the closed state of the opening / closing body And the same number. Further, the ROM 312 of the main control device 162 stores in advance a release information group in a detection state in the open state of the opening / closing body and a close information group in a detection state in the closed state of the opening / closing body. And in the situation where the power supply from the external power source is being performed, by periodically grasping the detection state of the monitoring device, when the detection state corresponds to the information included in the open information group, the opening / closing body The open state can be specified, and if the detected state corresponds to the information included in the closed information group, it can be specified that the opening / closing body is in the closed state. Therefore, in the monitoring device, it is possible to monitor the opening of the opening / closing body in a situation where power is supplied from the external power source. In the case of this configuration, similarly to the second embodiment, the front door frame opening sensor 78 and the main body frame opening sensor 230 can be omitted, and the number of members can be reduced compared to the first embodiment. Can be achieved.

  (6) In the monitoring device 250 in the first embodiment, the movement amount of the disk 262 is set when the pressing force to the pusher 266 is released, and the position of the detected portion 298 with respect to the raised contact 295 of the metal terminal 294 is set. With this setting, the detection state (standby state) is changed at least when the opening / closing body is opened from the closed state. Therefore, it is possible to detect that the opening / closing body has been opened in a situation where the power supply from the external power source is being performed using the monitoring device 250, and accordingly, the power supply from the external power source is performed. It is possible to monitor the unauthorized opening of the opening and closing body in a situation where it has Specifically, the detection state of the monitoring device 250 is periodically grasped in timer interrupt processing or the like, and it is specified whether or not the grasped detection state matches the detection state grasped last time. The detection state grasped last time can be specified by executing an update process of storing the grasped detection state in the RAM 313 every time the detection state is grasped.

  If the detected state does not match the previously detected state, it means that the opening / closing body has been opened, and the fact can be grasped by the main controller 162. When the main control device 162 recognizes that the opening / closing body has been opened, the specific output process is configured to notify at least one of a display device having a display screen, a speaker, or a lamp for a predetermined time. Thus, the pachinko machine 10 can notify that the opening / closing body has been opened. In addition, by outputting an opening detection signal to the management device (hall computer) of the game hall as the specific output processing, for example, the history of opening / closing bodies being opened in the management device is stored, or the monitoring camera of the game hall is installed. It becomes possible to point to the corresponding pachinko machine 10. In the case of this configuration, similarly to the second embodiment, the front door frame opening sensor 78 and the main body frame opening sensor 230 can be omitted, and the number of members can be reduced compared to the first embodiment. Can be achieved.

  (7) In each of the above embodiments, the disk 262 that rotates in accordance with the movement of the pusher 266 is provided as the interlocking body, but this may be changed. For example, a linear movable member that moves linearly according to the movement of the pusher 266 may be provided as the interlocking body. Specifically, the linear movable member is installed so as to move in the same direction as the movement direction of the pusher 266. The linear movable member is provided with a plurality of press receiving portions in the moving direction thereof, and each time the pusher 266 moves to the pressing position, the pressing receiving portion at a predetermined position on the back side in the moving direction is pressed to move the linear movable member. By doing so, each time the pusher 266 is pressed, the linear movable member is moved stepwise toward the back side. And the detection apparatus which detects the position of the moving direction of a linear movable member is provided. Even in this configuration, the monitoring device 250 changes the standby state (or detection state), and it is possible to monitor the unauthorized opening of the opening / closing body. However, in this configuration, it is necessary to provide an electric actuator that returns the linear movable member to the initial state.

  (8) It is good also as a thing different from each said embodiment about the structure regarding the update process of the detection state of each monitoring apparatus 251,252, and the comparison process of a detection state.

  For example, in the timer interrupt process, the detection state comparison process may be executed, and the specific output process such as the notification process may be executed based on the comparison result. That is, not only the detection state update process is periodically executed, but also the detection state comparison process may be periodically executed.

  Also, in timer interrupt processing, detection status update processing, detection status comparison processing, and specific output processing based on the comparison results are executed (each of these processing is executed periodically), and power supply from an external power supply is started. Do not perform any detection status update processing, detection status comparison processing, or specific output processing based on the comparison results during power (main processing) or when power supply from an external power supply is stopped (power failure processing) May be. It is preferable to reduce the number of processes to be executed as much as possible at the start of power supply or when power supply is stopped. According to this configuration, the opening / closing body can be illegally operated without increasing the number of processes at the time of power supply start or power supply stop. It becomes possible to monitor the opening. In this configuration, it is not preferable that the specific output process is executed until the opening / closing body is opened / closed as maintenance in a situation where power is supplied from an external power source. Therefore, after the start of power supply from the external power supply, the detection state comparison process is executed only in the first timer interrupt process, and in the situation where the subsequent power supply is continued, the detection state comparison process is performed in the timer interrupt process. The specific output process may not be executed even if the comparison result is not executed or the detection state does not match. Specifically, a monitoring completion flag storage area is provided in the RAM 313, and the monitoring completion flag is stored in the monitoring completion flag storage area when power supply is started. In the timer interrupt process, the detection state comparison process or the specific output process is executed only when the monitoring completion flag is stored, and after these processes are executed, the monitoring completion flag is erased.

  In the timer interrupt process, the detection state update process is performed when the power supply from the external power supply is stopped without executing any of the detection state update process, the detection state comparison process, and the specific output process based on the comparison result. It is possible to execute the detection state comparison process and the specific output process based on the comparison result at the start of power supply from the external power source.

  When the power supply from the external power supply is stopped, the detection state update process is performed in the timer interrupt process without executing any of the detection state update process, the detection state comparison process, and the specific output process based on the comparison result. It is possible to execute the detection state comparison process and the specific output process based on the comparison result at the start of power supply from the external power source.

  In addition, at the start of power supply from the external power source, the detection state is not detected when the power supply from the external power source is stopped without executing any detection state update processing, detection state comparison processing, and specific output processing based on the comparison result. The update process may be executed, and the detection process comparison process and the specific output process based on the comparison result may be executed in the timer interrupt process.

  By the way, in each of the above-described embodiments or configurations, the processing that is executed in the timer interrupt processing regarding the monitoring of the detection state may be executed in the normal processing.

  (9) In each of the above embodiments, the RAM 313 is used when the newly detected monitoring states of the monitoring devices 251 and 252 are different from the detection states stored in the RAM 313 in the normal update process and the power interruption update process. However, instead of this, the detection state information in the RAM 313 is updated regardless of whether or not the former detection state and the latter detection state are different. It may be. Even if it is the said structure, when a detection state is changed, the detection state will be memorize | stored in RAM313.

  (10) In the above embodiments, when it is determined in the main process (FIG. 30) that the detection state stored in the RAM 313 is different from the detection state grasped after the power supply is started. The notification process dedicated to the abnormality may be executed. In this case, it is possible to make a notification in a manner in which other abnormalities such as a RAM determination value abnormality and the abnormalities of the detected state are distinguished from each other, and the game hall manager or the like that the detected state mismatch has occurred Can be clearly informed. In this configuration, when the detection state is abnormal, the initialization process of the RAM 313 may not be executed.

  Further, in each of the embodiments or the configuration for executing the dedicated notification process, the detection state abnormality of the first monitoring device 251 and the detection state abnormality of the second monitoring device 252 may be distinguished from each other. In this case, it is possible to clearly notify the game hall manager or the like which is abnormal between the detection state of the first monitoring device 251 and the detection state of the second monitoring device 252.

  By clarifying the target of the abnormality as described above, it becomes possible for the game hall manager or the like to take appropriate measures.

  (11) In each of the above embodiments, when it is determined that the detection state stored in the RAM 313 is different from the detection state grasped after the power supply is started, in addition to or instead of the notification process. A game prohibition process for prohibiting subsequent games may be executed. In this case, when the power supply is cut off, the opening / closing body is illegally opened / closed, and when a fraud is performed on the components constituting the gaming machine, the game is started with the fraud Can be reliably prevented.

  (12) In the first embodiment, the monitoring device 250 is provided for both the front door frame 14 and the gaming machine main part 12, but the monitoring device 250 may be provided for either one.

  (13) In the first embodiment, each monitoring device 251 and 252 is electrically connected to the main control device 162, and the main control device 162 stores the detection state and compares the detection state. However, this may be changed. For example, the sound lamp control device 143, the payout control device 242, the power source and launch control device 243, the display control device 324, or the like may store the detection state or compare the detection state. Further, a dedicated control device for the monitoring devices 251 and 252 may be provided, and the dedicated control device may store the detection state and compare the detection state. As described above, in the configuration in which the detection state is stored in the control device other than the main control device 162 and the detection state is compared, the substrate box of the control device is opened when the caulking or the sealing sticker is opened like the main control device 162. It is preferable to provide a trace means for leaving a trace.

  (14) In the first embodiment, when a pressing piece is interposed between the first monitoring device 251 and the front door frame 14 and the front door frame 14 is closed with respect to the main body frame 13, the pressing piece. Therefore, the pusher 266 of the first monitoring device 251 may be pressed. Further, when the pressing piece 300 is not provided between the second monitoring device 252 and the outer frame 11, and the gaming machine main part 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 12, the second monitoring device 252 is used by the outer frame 12. The pusher 266 may be pressed.

  (15) In the first embodiment, when a game ball enters a ball winning portion such as the general winning port 82, the variable winning device 83, and the operation port 84, a privilege is given to pay out the game ball. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and any configuration may be used as long as a privilege is given to the player. For example, a configuration in which a prize other than a game ball is paid out when a game ball enters the ball entering part may be used.

  (16) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiments, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right if a player enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and other gaming machines.

  In addition, for example, a pachinko machine and a slot that have a take-in device and start rotation of a reel by operating a start lever after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a machine is integrated.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a main body frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the state which removed the main controller unit from the game board. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a main controller unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a back pack unit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a 1st monitoring apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a 2nd monitoring apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a monitoring apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a monitoring apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a monitoring apparatus. (A) Side view showing the configuration of the lid case body, (b) Side view showing the configuration of the pusher, (c) Side view showing the configuration of the rotor, (d) Side view showing the configuration of the disk, (e FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of a rotating shaft body. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating rotation operation | movement of the disk interlock | cooperated with the movement of a pusher. It is explanatory drawing which expand | deploys and shows the cylindrical area | region of the case body for lid | covers, the open part side of a pusher, and the large diameter part of a rotor. It is a top view which shows the structure of a detection apparatus. (A) The top view which shows the structure of a disk, (b) It is the sectional view on the AA line of (a). It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the relationship between the combination of the metal terminal electrically connected with a disc, and the standby position of the said disc. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the relationship between the combination of the metal terminal electrically connected with a disc, and the standby position of the said disc. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the switching timing of the detection signal pattern from a detection apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the NMI interruption process by CPU of a main control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure regarding the monitoring of unauthorized opening | release of the front door frame and the game machine main part in the time of power supply interruption | blocking. It is a flowchart which shows a normal time update process. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st update process. It is a flowchart which shows the update process at the time of a power failure. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the monitoring apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the slot machine in 3rd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating another monitoring apparatus.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a gaming machine, 11 ... Outer frame, 12 ... Main part of gaming machine mainly as a gaming machine, 13 ... Main body frame, 14 ... Front door frame as a front body of gaming machine, 83 ... Variable prize winning device, 162 ... Main control device, 224 ... Discharge device, 242 ... Discharge control device, 250 ... Monitoring device, 256 ... Housing as case body, 258 ... Detection device, 262 ... Disc as interlocking body and rotating body, 263 ... First spring 264 ... Rotor as an interposer, 266 ... Pusher as a moving body, 266c ... Protrusion as a moving body side projection, 271 ... Cylindrical region, 277 ... Case side rib, 278 ... Case side cam groove, 285 ... Intermediate side Rotor-side ribs as projections, 289 ... Rotor-side cam parts as intervening body-side cam parts, 290 ... Pusher-side cam parts as moving body-side cam parts, 294 ... Metal terminals, 298a ... Department, 300 ... pressing piece, 311 ... CPU, 313 ... RAM, data storage holding capacitor as power supply means for at 321c ... power failure.

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising: an opening / closing body supported to be openable / closable with respect to a support object; and an electric device that is provided on the back side or rear of the opening / closing body and operates based on electric power supplied from an external power source,
A monitoring state in which a plurality of standby states are set in advance, and the standby state is changed from the state before the opening / closing operation when the opening / closing body is opened / closed at least while the power supply from the external power supply is interrupted Means,
Storage means for storing a standby state of the monitoring means when power supply from the external power source is interrupted;
Grasping means for grasping the standby state of the monitoring means;
Comparison means for comparing the standby state stored in the storage means with the standby state grasped by the grasping means when power supply from the external power source is started;
With
The monitoring means includes
When the opening / closing body is closed with respect to the support object, a pressing force is applied and waits at the first position, and when the opening / closing body is opened with respect to the support object, the pressing force is applied. A movable body that is released and moves from the first position to the second position;
It is provided to be able to move stepwise to a plurality of preset standby positions, and the moving body has moved from the first position to the second position or moved from the second position to the first position. An interlocking body that is mechanically interlocked with at least one and moves from one standby position to the next standby position;
A detection unit in which a plurality of detection states are preset as the plurality of standby states, and the detection state is changed according to the standby position of the interlocking body;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a game is played using a game medium.

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