JP5374397B2 - Ball rental unit for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball lending unit for a Pachinko game machine which is capable of preventing a sense of distrust from arising in a player even when putout of lending balls is delayed due to an error or the like while maintaining the effect of preventing fraudulent actions caused by power interruption. <P>SOLUTION: In the ball lending unit for the Pachinko game machine, subtraction processing of residual ball data is executed by the operation of a ball lending operation means, a residual ball degree is displayed at a residual ball degree display device provided in the Pachinko game machine according to temporary residual ball data before the subtraction processing, and when receiving a lending ball putout completion signal from the Pachinko game machine, the residual ball degree is displayed at the residual ball degree display device according to the residual ball data after the subtraction processing. By the configuration, apparently, the residual ball degree of the residual ball degree display device is not reduced before the lending game balls are put out and the residual ball degree is reduced after the putout of the lending balls is completed. Thus, the anxiety of suffering disadvantages by interruption of putout of the lending balls is prevented from arising. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball lending unit for a pachinko gaming machine that is provided adjacent to each pachinko gaming machine and performs lending processing of game balls based on remaining ball data stored in a ball lending storage medium.

  In general, a pachinko gaming machine has a ball rental unit adjacent to each machine, and communicates with the ball rental unit to pay out game balls (ball rental). Specifically, when a player operates a ball lending operation switch provided on the front side of the machine base, the ball lending unit determines the number of loans set by the ball lending operation switch, Subtracting from the remaining ball data stored according to the prepaid card or the like, a lending payout request signal for requesting the payout of the lending number of game balls is transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine. Then, when the pachinko gaming machine receives the rental ball payout request signal, the pachinko gaming machine performs an operation of paying out the rental game balls. For example, the configuration of Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a configuration for performing a rental payout operation by communicating with a ball lending unit.

  In the pachinko gaming machine described above, on the front side of the machine base, there are a ball lending operation switch and a remaining ball power display device that displays the remaining ball data determined according to the cash inserted into the ball lending unit by the remaining ball power. Each is arranged. Here, the remaining ball power display device is disposed in the pachinko gaming machine, but generally, the display is controlled by the above-mentioned ball rental unit. That is, when the ball lending operation switch is operated, the remaining ball data is subtracted by the control board provided in the ball lending unit, and the remaining ball frequency display device is set based on the remaining ball data after the subtraction process. Control display. Then, as described above, a ball rental payout request signal is transmitted to the pachinko gaming machine to perform the ball payout operation.

JP 2009-233362 A

  In the conventional configuration described above, when the ball lending operation switch is operated, before the lending is paid out by the pachinko machine, the ball lending unit performs a process of subtracting the remaining ball data, and the remaining ball data after the subtraction Is displayed on the remaining sphere power display device. In addition to this conventional configuration, there may be a configuration in which the processing for subtracting the remaining ball data is performed after the ball lending operation is performed. In this configuration, when the lending device is driven according to the operation of the ball lending operation switch and the lending is paid out, a lending payout completion signal is transmitted to the ball lending unit, and the remaining ball data is subtracted by the ball lending unit that receives this Perform the process. For this reason, when the ball lending unit is driven according to the operation of the ball lending operation switch and the ball lending is paid out, if the power supply of the ball lending unit is shut off, a signal instructing the execution of the subtraction process is terminated when paying is completed. Even if it is transmitted from the gaming machine, the ball lending unit cannot receive the signal, so the remaining ball data is not subtracted. In this way, there is a possibility that an illegal act of obtaining a rental ball is performed without consuming the remaining ball data existing in the ball rental unit.

  In the above-described conventional configuration, since the remaining ball data is subtracted before paying out the balls, it is possible to prevent the fraudulent act of obtaining the balls illegally by shutting off the power supply of the ball rental unit. Therefore, the above-described conventional configuration is common. However, in this conventional configuration, the remaining ball power (remaining ball data) displayed on the remaining ball power display device is reduced before the payout of the ball is performed by operating the ball lending operation switch. If an error occurs in the payout device of the pachinko gaming machine, the remaining ball power is displayed in a reduced manner, but a state in which the rental ball is not paid out occurs. In this way, in a situation where the number of remaining balls is reduced but no rental balls can be obtained, the fact that a rental ball cannot be obtained is likely to be relatively strongly impressed by the player. It is easy for a player to feel uneasy about whether he or she will suffer a disadvantage. As the time required for error cancellation increases, the stress associated with the anxiety increases. As a result, the player is likely to be distrusted by the pachinko game. Therefore, it is required to avoid such distrust.

  The present invention is for a pachinko gaming machine that can suppress the distrust of a player even if the payout of a rental ball is delayed due to an error or the like while maintaining the function of preventing the illegal act due to the power interruption described above. This suggests a ball rental unit.

  The present invention provides a ball lending operation means for setting a predetermined lending number, a remaining ball power display device for displaying the remaining ball power, a payout device for paying out game balls, and driving control of the payout device. In a ball rental unit for a pachinko gaming machine connected to a pachinko gaming machine provided with a payout control means for transmitting a ball rental payment expiration signal indicating completion of the payment of the number of loans, the remaining ball data is stored in a ball rental storage medium Data reading processing means for performing processing to read and processing to read the remaining ball data stored in the ball rental storage medium, and according to the operation of the ball rental operation means provided in the pachinko gaming machine, based on the number of loans A data subtraction process for subtracting the remaining sphere data, and the remaining sphere data calculated by the data subtraction process are stored and retained, and the provisional remaining sphere data before the data subtraction process is made valid, The remaining ball power is displayed on the remaining ball power display device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the data, the temporary remaining number display process for controlling the display, and the rental payout request signal is sent to the payout control means of the pachinko machine based on the execution of the data subtraction process Upon receiving a request signal transmission process to be transmitted and a lending payout completion signal from the payout control means of the pachinko machine, the remaining ball data after the subtraction process stored and held by the temporary remaining number display process is validated, and the remaining ball data And a data processing control means for sequentially executing a remaining number display returning process for controlling the display of the remaining ball power with a remaining ball power display device of the pachinko gaming machine according to Is a unit.

  Here, the remaining ball power display device is provided in the pachinko gaming machine, but its display control is substantially performed by the data processing control means of the ball lending unit. Further, in the ball lending operation means provided in the pachinko gaming machine, a configuration in which the operation signal is directly or indirectly output to the ball lending unit is preferable.

  In such a configuration, when the ball lending operation means is operated, the remaining ball data subtraction process is executed, while the remaining ball frequency display device displays the remaining ball frequency before subtraction, and then a predetermined lending When the payout of a number of game balls (hereinafter referred to as rental balls) has expired, the remaining ball power after subtraction is displayed on the remaining ball power display device. In this way, in this configuration, the remaining ball power does not decrease on the remaining ball power display device before the payout of the loaned balls (the number of game balls to be rented) expires. Decrease. As a result, even if the payout is interrupted due to an error or the like before the payout of the rental ball expires, the remaining ball frequency display device displays the remaining ball frequency before subtraction by the operation of the ball rental operation means. Has been. Therefore, in the conventional configuration described above, the display of the remaining ball frequency is reduced, and the uneasy feeling that occurs to the player due to the unpaid rental balls cannot be generated in the configuration of the present invention, so there is a distrust in pachinko games. Can be suppressed as much as possible.

  In this configuration, the remaining ball data is subtracted in accordance with the operation of the ball lending operation means before the payout operation of the lending balls (lending game balls) by the pachinko gaming machine expires. Therefore, even if the power supply of the ball lending unit is cut off illegally before the payout of the lending ball is completed, the above-mentioned fraudulent act of obtaining a lending ball without subtraction of the remaining ball data cannot be performed.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the above-described effect of suppressing mistrust generated in the player due to the occurrence of an error such as a payout device of a pachinko gaming machine is demonstrated while preventing an illegal act due to the power-off of the above-mentioned ball rental unit. Is done. That is, the present invention has both the effect of preventing the fraud and the effect of preventing the occurrence of distrust in pachinko games.

  The ball lending unit for the pachinko gaming machine described above is provided with a unit frequency display device that displays and controls the remaining ball power by the data processing control means. The remaining sphere power is displayed in accordance with the provisional remaining sphere data before the subtraction process, and the remaining sphere power is displayed on the unit frequency display device in accordance with the remaining sphere data after the stored subtraction process by the remaining number display return process. A configuration is proposed in which processing is performed. Here, the unit frequency display device is disposed on the front side of the ball rental unit, and notifies the player of the remaining ball frequency.

  The ball lending unit having such a configuration is provided with a unit frequency display device for displaying the remaining ball power, and the ball lending operation means is similar to the remaining ball power display device provided in the pachinko gaming machine described above. When operated, the remaining frequency before subtraction is displayed on the unit frequency display device, and then the remaining ball frequency after subtraction is displayed on the unit frequency display device when the pay-out of the rental ball is completed. As a result, the unit ball number display device displays the same remaining ball power as the remaining ball power display device provided in the pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, even in the configuration provided with the unit frequency display device, the above-described effects of the present invention can be achieved by the display control of the unit frequency display device.

  Here, a configuration in which the ball lending unit includes a ball lending operation means (such as a ball lending button) can be suitably used. When the ball lending operation means provided in the ball lending unit is operated, the player has a strong tendency to look at the unit frequency display device, and thus the above-described effects of the present invention are further improved.

  In the ball lending unit for the pachinko gaming machine described above, the remaining number display return processing of the data processing control means is performed after the lending payout request signal is transmitted and the lending payout completion signal from the payout control means of the pachinko gaming machine. If the power supply is cut off before receiving the power, the stored sphere data is validated and the remaining sphere power is displayed and controlled according to the remaining sphere data when the power is restored. Is proposed.

  In such a configuration, when the power supply is cut off before the payout of the rental ball expires, the normal remaining ball power indicated by the remaining ball data after the subtraction process is displayed with the power restoration. As a result, even if the power supply of the ball lending unit is illegally cut off before the lending of the rental ball expires, the fraud is performed in order to display the normal remaining frequency after the power supply is restored. The person can recognize that the wrongdoing is meaningless. Also, if the power supply to the ball lending unit is interrupted due to force majeure such as a power failure, the correct remaining ball data (remaining ball frequency) is notified to the player by displaying the normal remaining ball frequency after returning. The player can be prevented from making mistakes. As a result, it is possible to maintain confidence in the pachinko game.

  In addition, when a general pachinko gaming machine cuts off the power supply, it performs a process of storing and holding various data indicating the current gaming state along with the power reduction, and when the power is restored thereafter, the stored and held various data Based on the game, you can continue to play the game. Therefore, as described above, even if the power supply to the ball lending unit and the pachinko machine is stopped due to a force majeure such as a power failure, the correct remaining ball data (remaining ball frequency) is displayed and the loaned ball is correct after the return. To be paid out.

  In the ball lending unit for the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, when the ball lending operation means is operated, the remaining ball data is subtracted and the remaining ball power is determined according to the provisional remaining ball data before the subtraction process. Displayed on the remaining ball power display device provided in the gaming machine, and when the rental payout completion signal is received from the pachinko machine, the remaining ball power is displayed on the remaining ball power display device according to the remaining ball data after the subtraction process. It is a thing. In such a configuration, it is apparent that the remaining ball power of the remaining ball power display device does not decrease before the rented number of game balls are paid out, and the remaining ball power decreases after the rented number has been paid out. The timing at which the player receives a rental ball coincides with the timing at which the remaining sphere power of the remaining sphere power display device changes in display. Therefore, even if the payout of the rented ball is interrupted due to the occurrence of an error in the payout device or the like, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uneasy about whether or not the rented ball is unpaid. Further, even in the ball lending unit of this configuration, the effect of preventing an illegal act of illegally obtaining a ball by turning off the power is exhibited. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present invention, while exhibiting the effect of preventing the above-described fraud, there is sufficient distrust in the pachinko game that can occur to the player when an unpaid loan is caused due to an error or the like Can be suppressed.

  In the above-mentioned ball rental unit for pachinko gaming machines, the remaining ball frequency is displayed on the unit frequency display device according to the temporary remaining ball data before the subtraction process by the temporary remaining number display process, and the remaining number display return process is performed. Since the remaining ball power is displayed on the unit frequency display device in accordance with the stored remaining ball data after subtraction processing, the unit ball display device provided in the ball rental unit and the remaining ball provided in the pachinko gaming machine The remaining sphere powers displayed on the power display device are the same, and the above-described operational effects of the present invention can be achieved by the display modes of both.

  In the ball rental unit of the pachinko gaming machine described above, when the power supply is cut off before the payout of the ball expires, the remaining ball frequency after the subtraction process is displayed when the power is restored. For this reason, even if the power supply to the ball lending unit is illegally cut off, it is possible to cause the fraudster to recognize that the fraud is meaningless by displaying the normal remaining sphere frequency together with the power restoration. Thereby, the fraudulent act which interrupts | blocks the electric power supply of a ball lending unit can be prevented.

It is a front view which shows the ball rental unit 20 of the present Example installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is a block circuit diagram which shows the control circuit of the ball rental unit 20 and the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is explanatory drawing which shows the transmission / reception aspect of each signal between the ball lending control board 26 of the ball lending unit 20, and the payout control board 81 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a ball rental request process by the ball rental control board 26 of the ball rental unit 20. It is a flowchart which shows the ball lending expiration process by the ball lending control board 26 of the ball lending unit 20.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 connected to the ball rental unit 20 for the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 that is fixed to a game island facility (not shown), and a gaming machine main body 3 that covers a front opening of the outer frame 2. The gaming machine main body 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge member 4 at one side edge thereof. Further, the gaming machine main body 3 has a game board 10 attached to a substantially circular opening at the center upper part, and a front frame 5 is provided so as to cover the game board 10 from the front. The front frame 5 is pivotally supported by the gaming machine body 3 so as to be openable and closable, and is provided with a glass plate 6 that covers the gaming board 10. In addition, an upper tray 7 and a lower tray 8 are vertically arranged at the lower portion of the front frame 5, and a launching handle 9 is projected on the right side of the lower tray 8.

  The upper tray 7 stores game balls to be supplied to a ball launcher (not shown) operated by the launch handle 9, and a payout device 43 (see FIG. 5) for paying out game balls supplied from the game island facility. The prize balls and rental balls that are paid out are stored. The upper tray 7 has a ball payout opening 15 through which the prize balls and rental balls paid out by the payout device 43 flow out on the left side, and an alignment unit (not shown) for aligning game balls on the right side. ) And a ball inlet (not shown) for supplying game balls to the ball launcher is opened at the right end of the alignment portion. The lower tray 8 stores excess game balls when the upper balls 7 are full of game balls. Inside the lower tray 8, a ball discharge port 19 through which game balls flow into the lower tray 8 is opened.

  Further, on the front side of the front frame 5, a remaining ball power display device 31 for displaying the remaining ball power, a ball lending button 32 for requesting a lending (a predetermined lending number of game balls), a lending ball A ball lending effective lamp 33 for displaying that the payout is possible is provided. These are the main parts of the present invention and will be described in detail later.

Next, the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.
The control circuit includes a main control board 80, a payout control board 81, an effect control board 82, a power supply board 83, and a launch control board 84. The power supply board 83 is connected to the main control board 80, the payout control board 81, and the effect control board 82, and supplies predetermined power to each. The main control board 80 is connected to the payout control board 81, the effect control board 82, and the power supply board 83, and exchanges various signals with each other. Further, the launch control board 84 is connected to the payout control board 81, and signals are transmitted / received and electric power is supplied through the payout control board 81.

  The main control board 80 is constituted by a microcomputer and controls the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner. Then, the main control board 80 flowed into the big prize opening (not shown), the ordinary electric accessory (not shown), and the general prize opening (not shown) arranged on the game board 10 described above. Each switch and sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball are connected via a board surface relay terminal plate 90. Furthermore, a solenoid (not shown) for operating a normal electric accessory, a solenoid (not shown) for operating an opening / closing door (not shown) for opening and closing the prize winning opening, and the like are also connected via the panel surface relay terminal plate 90. It is connected to the main control board 80. The main control board 80 is provided with a central processing unit CPU, a storage device ROM, and a storage device RAM. Here, the storage device ROM stores a control program, various random number tables, and the like, and the storage device RAM temporarily stores signals associated with ON operations of the respective switches and the like. The central processing unit CPU executes control processing according to the control program stored in the storage device ROM in accordance with the ON operation of each switch or the like. Then, according to the control processing, each solenoid is operated, or a predetermined command signal is transmitted to the above-described payout control board 81 and effect control board 82.

  In addition, the above-described effect control board 82 controls the drive of an effect image display device (not shown) disposed on the game board 10, controls to emit sound from various speakers, and controls to emit various lamps and LEDs. Is to do. And in this effect control board 82, a liquid crystal display (not shown) constituting the effect image display device, a lamp control board (not shown) for controlling the light emission of various LEDs via the LED relay terminal plate, An effect relay terminal board (not shown) to which a speaker is connected is connected to each. The effect control board 82 also includes a central control device CPU, a storage device ROM, and a storage device RAM, similarly to the main control board 80 described above.

  In addition, the payout control board 81 controls and executes a payout operation for paying out the winning balls and the rental balls by drivingly controlling the payout device 43 described above. The payout control board 81 has a payout relay terminal plate 91, a drive motor (not shown) of the payout device 43, a ball break switch (not shown) for detecting the supply of game balls to the payout device 43, and the payout device 43. A payout sensor S1 for detecting a game ball to be paid out to the upper receiving tray 7 and the lower receiving tray 8, an upper receiving tray full switch (not shown) for detecting that the upper receiving tray 7 is full, and detecting that the lower receiving tray 8 is full The bottom plate full switches (not shown) are connected to each other. Here, the payout control board 81 controls and executes the payout operation by drivingly controlling the drive motor of the payout device 43. As control of the payout operation, control for paying out a predetermined prize ball by driving the payout device 43 in accordance with a payout command signal received from the main control board 80 based on the winning in the above-mentioned large winning opening or general winning opening. I do.

  The payout control board 81 is provided with a central processing unit CPU, a storage device ROM, and a storage device RAM. Here, the central processing unit CPU executes a program for driving and controlling the payout device 43 in accordance with a payout command signal from the main control board 80 and reception signals from the various switches described above. Further, various signals are exchanged with a ball lending unit 20 described later, and a program for driving and controlling the payout device 43 is executed. Further, the storage device ROM stores a program for controlling the payout operation by the payout device 43. The storage device RAM temporarily stores signals from the above-described various switches and sensors.

  The launch control board 84 controls the launch of the launch device (not shown) in accordance with the turning operation of the launch handle 9, thereby controlling the launch of the game balls one by one. The launch control board 84 is connected to the payout control board 81, and performs processing for enabling the operation of the launch handle 9 based on a signal from the payout control board 81. Each launch control board 84 is connected to each solenoid, sensor, etc. that are actuated by operating the launch handle 9.

  The power supply board 83 converts electric power supplied from an external power source into a predetermined voltage and transmits the converted voltage to the main control board 80, the payout control board 81, and the effect control board 82 described above. The power supply board 83 is supplied with AC 24V current from an external power source. Circuits for converting the AC24V into DC32V, DC12V, and DC5V are provided. In addition, an overload protection circuit, a reset circuit, a backup capacitor (backup power supply) and the like that prevent excessive current from flowing are provided.

  The main control board 80, the payout control board 81, and the effect control board 82 to which each power of DC32V, DC12V, and DC6V is supplied from the power supply board 83 are motors, solenoids, switches, sensors, LEDs, speakers that are driven and controlled by the power supply board 83, respectively. The predetermined power is distributed to the display device or the like. The launch control board 84 is supplied with power via the payout control board 81.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
In the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above, a ball lending unit 20 is provided adjacent to the left side of the outer frame 2 as shown in FIG. The ball rental unit 20 is provided for each pachinko gaming machine 1. The ball lending unit 20 has, on its front side, a bill insertion slot 21 for inserting bills, a coin insertion slot 22 for inserting coins, a unit frequency display device 23 for displaying the remaining ball frequency, and a bill And an available lamp 24 for notifying that coins can be inserted.

  Inside the ball lending unit 20, a card-shaped ball lending storage medium 28 (see FIG. 2) in which remaining ball data is stored according to the amount inserted from the bill insertion slot 21 and the coin insertion slot 22 is arranged. Has been. The ball rental storage medium 28 cannot be taken out or inserted by the player. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a data reading device 25, a ball lending control board 26, a money amount identifying device 27, a power board 29, and the like are disposed inside the ball lending unit 20. Here, the data reading device 25 performs a process of storing the remaining ball data in the ball rental storage medium 28 and a process of reading the remaining ball data stored in the ball rental storage medium 28. The 28 remaining ball data is rewritten (updated). The money amount identifying device 27 determines the authenticity of the bills and coins inserted from the bill insertion slot 21 and the coin insertion slot 22 and confirms the amount of the bills and coins. The power board 29 converts the power supplied from the external power source into a predetermined voltage and transmits it to the data reading device 25, the ball lending control board 26, the money amount identifying device 27, and the like.

  The ball lending control board 26 controls the data reading device 25, the unit frequency display device 23, the available lamp 24, the money amount identifying device 27, and the like. Further, the ball lending control board 26 is connected to a ball lending apparatus connection terminal plate 92 disposed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and is connected to the above-described payout control board 81 through the ball lending apparatus connection terminal board 92. ing. Thereby, the ball lending control board 26 and the payout control board 81 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 exchange signals and the like with each other through the ball lending apparatus connection terminal plate 92. Furthermore, the remaining ball power display device 31, the ball lending button 32, and the ball lending effective lamp 33 are connected to the ball lending control board 26 through the ball lending device connection terminal plate 92. The ball lending control board 26 controls the remaining ball power display device 31 and the ball lending effective lamp 33 so that an operation signal of the ball lending button 32 is input to the ball lending control board 26. As described above, the remaining ball power display device 31 and the ball lending effective lamp 33 are disposed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, but are substantially controlled by the ball lending control board 26 of the ball lending unit 20.

  The ball lending control board 26 is provided with a central processing unit CPU, a storage device ROM, and a storage device RAM. Here, the central processing unit CPU executes programs for performing various control processes in accordance with signals received from the payout control board 81, the data reading device 25, the money amount identifying device 27, the ball lending button 32, and the like. The storage device ROM stores programs for performing various control processes. The storage device RAM temporarily stores received signals and data.

  Further, the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining ball frequency display device 31 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are configured by a 7-segment display or a dot matrix display, and are stored in the storage device ROM by the ball lending control board 26. Display control is performed in accordance with the stored remaining sphere power display processing program.

  Such a ball lending unit 20 manages the remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28 in accordance with the amount of money inserted from the bill insertion slot 21 and the coin insertion slot 22 and the operation of the above-mentioned ball lending button 32 and the remaining ball data. The remaining sphere power display device 31 and the unit power display device 23 are controlled according to the sphere data. Specifically, when a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 21 or a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 22, the money amount discriminating device 27 performs a process of determining authenticity and confirming the insertion amount, and a signal indicating the insertion amount. Send to the ball lending control board 26. When receiving the signal from the money amount identifying device 27, the ball lending control board 26 calculates the remaining ball data corresponding to the inserted money according to a preset exchange rate (percentage). Then, the remaining reading data stored in the ball lending storage medium 28 is read by controlling the operation of the data reading device 25, and the remaining ball data calculated according to the amount of money is added to calculate new remaining ball data. The remaining ball data is stored in the ball lending storage medium 28 via the data reading device 25. Thus, when a bill or coin is inserted, the remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28 is read and the remaining ball data is rewritten.

  In the present embodiment, the remaining ball data described above is shown in accordance with a frequency (remaining ball frequency) indicating the number of segments obtained by dividing the number of remaining balls calculated by the exchange rate into predetermined amounts. Data is used. That is, the remaining sphere data is data representing the remaining sphere power, and the remaining sphere power and the remaining sphere number are in a one-to-one correspondence. For example, the remaining ball number is set to 25 once when the remaining ball number is 25. That is, the number of remaining spheres is tens of degrees and the number of remaining spheres is 250.

  Furthermore, when the ball lending control board 26 calculates new remaining ball data by inserting bills and coins as described above, the remaining ball data of the remaining ball data is provided in the unit frequency display device 23 and the pachinko gaming machine 1. The remaining sphere power display processing for display control on the remaining sphere power display device 31 is performed. Here, the unit power display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31 display the remaining sphere power as described above, and display control is performed by the ball lending control board 26 according to the remaining ball data. Therefore, the unit power display device 23 and the remaining ball power display device 31 display the same remaining ball power. Note that a series of processes for calculating and displaying the remaining ball data with the insertion of banknotes and coins can be applied with the same processing method as in the prior art, and the details thereof are omitted. Similarly, since the processing method similar to the conventional method can be applied to the processing for controlling the display of the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31, the details thereof are omitted.

  On the other hand, the ball lending control board 26 of the ball lending unit 20 and the payout control board 81 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 exchange predetermined signals so that the payout control board 81 drives and controls the payout device 43. I try to pay out the rental balls. As exchange of this signal, the ball lending control board 26 of the ball lending unit 20 continuously or intermittently transmits a power signal when the ball lending unit 20 is operating normally as shown in FIG. The payout control board 81 transmits a launch permission signal to the launch control board 84 while receiving this power supply signal via the ball lending device connection terminal board 92. Thereby, the launch control board 84 drives and controls the launch device (not shown) according to the turning operation of the launch handle 9. When an error or the like occurs in the ball lending unit 20 and the transmission of the power signal is stopped, the payout control board 81 immediately stops the transmission of the launch permission signal, thereby stopping the driving of the launching device and Stop firing.

  When the remaining ball data is stored in the ball lending storage medium 28, the ball lending control board 26 of the ball lending unit 20 sends a unit READY signal indicating that ball lending processing is possible to the ball lending device connection terminal board. This is transmitted to the payout control board 81 via 92. Then, the payout control board 81 receives this unit READY signal.

  Further, the payout control board 81 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 sends the stand READY signal to the ball rental control board 26 of the ball rental unit 20 via the ball rental apparatus connection terminal plate 92 when the payout operation by the payout device 43 is possible. Call to. Here, when an error or the like occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 1, transmission of the stand READY signal is stopped. For example, when it is detected by the above-mentioned ball break switch that supply of the game ball to the payout device 43 is stopped, the upper tray 7 and the lower tray 8 are full and the game ball cannot be paid out. When it is detected by the tray full switch and the lower tray full switch, when the dispensing device 43 is not driven due to ball clogging or the like, it is determined as an error, and processing for stopping the transmission of the table READY signal is performed.

  In this way, it is possible to pay out the balls while the ball lending control board 26 receives the stand READY signal and the payout control board 81 receives the unit READY signal. In this state, the ball lending control board 26 performs a process of lighting the ball lending effective lamp 33 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and maintains the lighting, and the operation signal received by the pressing operation of the ball lending button 32 is validated. Perform the process. The ball lending control board 26 turns off the ball lending effective lamp 33 and invalidates the operation signal from the ball lending button 32 when it does not receive the above-mentioned stand READY signal.

  When the above-mentioned ball lending button 32 is pressed while receiving the unit READY signal and the stand READY signal, the ball lending control board 26 that has received the operation signal as shown in FIG. The remaining ball data is read from the rental storage medium 28, and the remaining ball data is subtracted. Then, the subtracted remaining ball data is stored in the ball lending storage medium 28, and the remaining ball data is temporarily stored in the storage device RAM. Here, in the present embodiment, an operation signal is transmitted every time the ball lending button 32 is pressed once, and the number of game balls lent according to the number of remaining balls is determined by one operation signal. I try to pay out. Therefore, the ball lending control board 26 performs a process of subtracting the number of remaining spheres once from the remaining sphere data by one operation signal received from the ball lending button 32. Note that the process of subtracting the remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28 in this way is the data subtraction process according to the present invention.

  Further, the ball lending control board 26 uses the remaining ball data read from the ball lending storage medium 28 during the remaining ball data subtraction process (remaining ball data before the subtraction process) as temporary remaining ball data. Is valid. Then, according to the remaining ball power indicated by the provisional remaining ball data, a remaining ball power display process for performing display control on the unit power display device 23 and the remaining ball power display device 31 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. Thereby, even if the remaining ball data displayed on the unit ball display device 23 and the remaining ball power display device 31 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is subtracted from the remaining ball data of the ball rental storage medium 28 as described above, apparently, Maintained unchanged. The process of storing and holding the remaining sphere data thus subtracted and displaying the remaining sphere power on the remaining sphere power display device 31 and the unit power display device 23 based on the provisional remaining sphere data is the temporary remaining number display according to the present invention. It is processing.

  When the ball lending control board 26 performs the remaining ball data subtraction process as described above, the ball lending control board 26 generates a lending payout request signal for executing a lending operation (lending number of game balls) according to the number of remaining balls once. send. This ball rental payout request signal is received by the payout control board 81 via the ball rental device connection terminal board 92. When the payout control board 81 receives the lending payout request signal, the payout control board 81 performs payout processing for driving and controlling the payout device 43 so as to pay out the lending number corresponding to the number of remaining balls once. As a result, the payout device 43 performs the operation of paying out the number of balls lent out in the number of remaining balls, and game balls are sequentially paid out up to the number of loans. The game ball is detected by the above-described payout sensor S1, and when the detected number of game balls reaches the loaned number, it is determined that the payout of the ball has been completed, and the payout control board 81 is connected to the ball lending device. A ball rental payout completion signal is transmitted to the ball rental control board 26 via the terminal board 92. Note that the processing method for driving the payout device 43 by the payout control board 81 and the processing for transmitting the lending payout completion signal according to the detection of the payout sensor S1 can apply the same processing method as in the prior art. Omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the ball lending control board 26 receives the lending payout completion signal, the ball lending control board 26 validates the remaining ball data (remaining ball data after the subtraction process) stored in the storage device RAM, and displays the above remaining ball frequency display. By processing, the remaining sphere power is displayed on the unit sphere display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the remaining sphere data. As a result, the remaining sphere power displayed on the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is decreased by the number of remaining sphere frequencies once according to the number of loans. Then, the remaining sphere power displayed on the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31 matches the remaining sphere frequency of the remaining sphere data in the sphere rental storage medium 28. As described above, the remaining ball power of the unit power display device 23 and the remaining ball power display device 31 decreases as the payout of the rental ball expires. In addition, the process of displaying the remaining sphere power on the remaining sphere power display device 31 according to the remaining sphere data after subtraction upon receipt of the lending payout completion signal is the remaining number display return process according to the present invention.

  As described above, in accordance with one pressing operation of the ball lending button 32, the number of game balls for the number of remaining balls is once paid out, and thereafter, the display of the remaining ball power is once decreased for several minutes. Control processing. Here, the lending payout request signal and the lending payout completion signal exchanged between the lending control board 26 and the payout control board 81 are signals relating to lending for a number of remaining balls once.

  On the other hand, when the ball lending button 32 is pressed continuously a plurality of times, operation signals corresponding to the number of operations are sequentially transmitted to the ball lending control board 26. Then, for each operation signal, a series of control processes from the above-described subtraction process of the remaining ball data to the display process of the remaining ball power by the lending payout completion signal is executed. However, the ball lending control board 26 does not continuously execute the process of subtracting the remaining ball data of the remaining ball frequency once and transmitting the lending ball payout request signal once. That is, when a plurality of operation signals are continuously received from the ball lending button 32, the ball lending control board 26 counts the number of operation signal receptions every time the operation signal is received as shown in FIG. The number of remaining spheres is subtracted from the remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28 by decrementing the number of received operation signals, and a lending ball payout request signal is transmitted to the payout control board 81. In accordance with the provisional remaining ball data, the remaining ball power is displayed on the unit power display device 23 and the remaining ball power display device 31 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. After that, when a rental ball payout completion signal is received from the payout control board 81, the remaining power is displayed on the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining ball frequency display device 31 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the remaining ball data after the subtraction process as shown in FIG. The spherical power is displayed, and as shown in FIG. 4, the number of operation signal receptions is exhausted, and the same processing is repeatedly executed. In this way, the remaining ball data subtraction process, the rewriting process of the ball lending storage medium 28, the process of displaying the remaining ball frequency of the temporary remaining ball data, the lending payout request signal sending process, and the lending payout expiration signal reception The process of displaying the remaining sphere frequency of the remaining sphere data is sequentially executed for each operation signal of the sphere lending button 32. Then, for each operation signal of the ball lending button 32, the lending operation for lending balls for the number of remaining balls is executed and controlled by the payout control board 81.

  Furthermore, when the power supply from the power board 29 is cut off, the ball lending control board 26 reads the remaining ball data from the ball lending storage medium 28 when the power supply is restored, and The display of the remaining sphere power is controlled by the unit power display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31. Here, when the power supply from the external power source to the power board 29 is stopped, the power signal and the unit READY signal transmitted from the ball rental control board 26 to the payout control board 81 are stopped. Therefore, the payout control board 81 stops the emission of the launch permission signal to the launch control board 84, and makes the game ball impossible to launch. Further, when the power supplied from the power board 29 reaches a predetermined low voltage, the ball lending control board 26 performs processing for storing and holding current data and the like. Thereby, even if power supply stops, the information which the ball lending unit 20 has at that time can be hold | maintained now. The remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28 is retained even if the power supply is stopped. Further, the unit frequency display device 23 is not displayed on the remaining ball frequency display device 31 because the display is cut off due to the stop of the power supply.

  When the power supply is stopped after the power supply is stopped in this manner, the ball lending control board 26 reads the stored signals and data, returns to the state when the power supply is stopped, and transmits the power supply signal and the unit READY signal. To do. Furthermore, the ball lending control board 26 reads the remaining ball data from the ball lending storage medium 28 in accordance with the power recovery, validates the remaining ball data, and causes the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining ball frequency display device 31 to perform the remaining ball. Displays the frequency. For this reason, even if the power supply from the power board 29 is interrupted between the time when the lending payout request signal is transmitted and the lending payout completion signal is received, The remaining sphere power is displayed on the unit power display device 23 and the remaining sphere power display device 31 in accordance with the remaining sphere data read from the storage medium 28. According to this configuration, even if the payout control board 81 that has received the lending payout request signal pays out the lending by the payout device 43 while the power supply of the ball lending unit 20 is stopped, The remaining sphere frequency obtained by subtracting is displayed. Thereby, the fraudulent person who stops the electric power supply of the ball lending unit 20 and obtains a ball illegally can recognize that the fraudulent act is meaningless. Note that the process of displaying the remaining sphere power based on the remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28 when returning after the power supply is stopped in this way is configured by the remaining number display returning process described above. In addition, as a process of storing data by stopping power supply and restoring data by returning power, a conventional processing method can be applied, and details thereof are omitted.

  The ball lending unit 20 of the present embodiment described above has the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining ball frequency display device 31 after the ball is paid out based on the operation of the ball lending button 32 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The remaining sphere power displayed in is reduced and displayed. Therefore, apparently, the remaining ball power displayed on each of the unit frequency display device 23 and the remaining ball power display device 31 does not decrease before the rented number of game balls are paid out, and remains after the payout of the rented number is completed. Since the sphere power decreases, the timing at which the player receives the loaned number of balls matches the timing at which the remaining sphere power display device 31 changes display. According to such a configuration, the remaining ball power of the remaining ball power display device 31 is displayed without decreasing even when the payout operation is interrupted due to an error or the like at the time of paying out the ball. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling uneasy about whether or not he / she suffers a disadvantage due to the unpaid rental balls.

  Further, even if the power supply of the ball lending unit 20 is illegally cut off during the lending operation, the remaining ball data in the ball lending storage medium 28 of the ball lending unit 20 has been subtracted. Can't get a rental ball. Then, as the power supply of the ball lending unit 20 is restored, the remaining ball power is displayed according to the remaining ball data of the ball lending storage medium 28. As described above, the ball lending unit 20 according to the present embodiment has an effect of preventing fraud due to power interruption, and occurs when a ball is unpaid due to a payout error of the pachinko gaming machine 1 or the like. The effect which suppresses the distrust to the said gaming machine to obtain sufficiently can also be exhibited.

  In this embodiment, the ball lending unit 20 is a ball lending unit for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. Further, the data reading device 25 of the ball lending unit 20 constitutes the data reading processing means according to the present invention, and the ball lending control board 26 constitutes the data processing control means according to the present invention. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the ball lending operation means according to the present invention is constituted by the ball lending button 32, the ball detecting means according to the present invention is constituted by the payout sensor S1, and the payout control board 81 according to the present invention. Such payout control means is configured.

  In this invention, it is not limited to the Example mentioned above, About another structure, it can change suitably within the range of the meaning of this invention. For example, the ball rental storage medium may be configured such that the player can freely insert and remove it.

1 Pachinko machine 20 Ball rental unit (ball rental unit for pachinko machine)
23 Unit frequency display device 25 Data reading device (data reading processing means)
26 Ball rental control board (data processing control means)
28 Ball rental storage medium 31 Remaining ball frequency display device 32 Ball rental button (ball rental operation means)
43 Dispensing device 81 Dispensing control board (dispensing control means)

Claims (2)

A ball lending operation means for setting and operating a predetermined lending number, a remaining sphere power display device for displaying the remaining sphere power, a payout device for paying out game balls, driving and controlling the payout device, and In a ball rental unit for a pachinko gaming machine connected to a pachinko gaming machine provided with a payout control means for transmitting a rental ball payout expiration signal indicating the expiration of the payout,
A data reading processing means for performing processing for storing the remaining ball data in the ball rental storage medium and processing for reading the remaining ball data stored in the ball rental storage medium;
A data subtraction process for subtracting the remaining ball data based on the number of loans according to the operation of the ball lending operation means provided in the pachinko gaming machine,
The remaining ball data calculated by the data subtraction process is stored and retained, the temporary remaining ball data before the data subtraction process is validated, and the remaining ball frequency is displayed on the remaining ball frequency display device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the temporary remaining ball data Temporary remaining number display processing to be controlled,
A request signal transmission process for transmitting a lending payout request signal to the payout control means of the pachinko game machine based on the execution of the data subtraction process;
When the rental payout completion signal is received from the payout control means of the pachinko gaming machine, the remaining ball data after the subtraction process stored and held by the provisional remaining number display process is validated, and the remaining ball power is determined according to the remaining ball data. Data processing control means for sequentially executing the remaining number display return processing for display control by the remaining sphere power display device ,
Furthermore, the remaining number display return processing of the data processing control means is
When the power supply is interrupted after the rental ball payout request signal is transmitted and before the rental ball payout completion signal is received from the payout control means of the pachinko machine, the remaining ball data stored and retained when the electric power is restored A ball rental unit for a pachinko gaming machine , wherein the remaining ball power is displayed and controlled according to the remaining ball data . A unit frequency display device that controls display of the remaining ball power by the data processing control means,
With the temporary remaining number display process, the unit frequency display device performs a process of displaying the remaining ball power according to the temporary remaining ball data before the subtraction process,
2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the remaining number display returning process performs a process of displaying the remaining ball power on the unit frequency display device in accordance with the stored remaining ball data after the subtraction process. A ball rental unit for gaming machines.

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