JP6019301B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine equipped with a backup power source for a main control board (means).

Conventionally, a bullet ball game machine has been configured such that when a launched game ball enters a winning opening provided in the gaming area, the number of winning balls set in the winning opening is paid out. In addition, when the launched game ball enters the start opening provided in the game area, not only the prize ball is paid out, but also a random number value is extracted, and whether or not the extracted random number value is a specific value is determined. If the winning / losing lottery to be determined is determined, and it is determined that the value is determined to be a specific value, the game shifts to a big hit gaming state in which the big winning opening is opened a plurality of times. The big hit gaming state thus transferred is advantageous to the player because the number of winning balls is set more than other winning holes and the large winning hole which is normally configured not to enter is opened. ing.
In addition, after such a big hit gaming state is over, there is a case where the probability of winning in the above-described winning / losing lottery shifts to a high probability gaming state in which the probability is higher than a low probability (normal) gaming state. The state can also be said to be an advantageous game state for the player, similar to the above-described big hit game state. The memory information relating to the gaming state advantageous to these players and the memory information relating to the number of award balls that have not been paid out (the number of unpaid) are the main controls that control the overall control of the ball game machine. It has been controlled by the substrate.

  Also, in recent ball game machines, a power failure or the like occurs during such a game state advantageous to the player, and the stored information indicating that the game state is advantageous to the player is cleared after the power failure is restored. If the normal power is not supplied to the main control board due to a power failure or the like, it will cause the player to suffer great damage, so that the stored information on the main control board is not cleared. A backup power is supplied to the RWM mounted on the main control board. In general, the backup power supply has been provided on a power supply board.

  The development for preventing such disadvantages of the player is also performed based on various laws and interpretations required by those skilled in the art and their interpretation. The backup power supply is not an exception. Based on the above regulations and interpretation, the backup power supply must be provided on a board other than the main control board, and the board having the backup power supply is treated as a sub board. As a result, the power supply board has been regarded as a sub-board despite having no “function that affects or may affect the game result”. The sub board is positioned as a board that cannot be easily repaired or exchanged, like the main board.

  However, the power supply board is fragile and requires maintenance because of the function of taking a large current from the outside. Without even a backup power supply, the maintenance of the power supply board is facilitated and the risk of stopping the operation of the ball game machine is reduced. Therefore, it is preferable to provide the backup power supply on a board other than the power supply board.

By the way, as a configuration of the current ball game machine, the power supply board is provided on the game frame side, the main control board to which backup power is supplied is provided on the game board side, and the game board can be attached to and detached from the game frame. . Also, in this industry, the development span of new models tends to be shortened, and it is common for those skilled in the art to use a new game board with game frames installed in the game island facilities. The so-called surface (board) change is frequently performed. Due to this influence, many new detaching structures for the game board have been devised, and the frequent change of the surface (board) has been greatly facilitated.
In addition, as a basic configuration of a ball game machine on which various substrates are mounted, a technique for improving the efficiency of electrical connection work by interposing a relay substrate between two substrates is generally employed. Therefore, in order to further facilitate the above-described surface (board) change operation, it is assumed that a relay board is provided on the game board side.

  By positioning this newly installed relay board as a board other than the power supply board described above and providing it with a backup power supply, the relay board can be used effectively, and a board dedicated to backup power supply can be further separated. The cost of newly establishing can be reduced. It should be noted that the provision of the backup power supply on the relay board in this way means that the backup power supply is provided on the game board side.

  And the invention (for example, described in patent document 1) which provides a backup power supply in a game board is made | formed like the said structure. In the configuration in which the main control board is provided on the game board side, the power supply board for supplying normal power to the main control board is provided on the game frame side, and the backup power supply is also generated on the power supply board. When performing maintenance work that requires the game board to be removed while the memory information on the control board is backed up, the work must be done with the wires connected, which reduces work efficiency. The present invention has been made to solve the problem.

JP 2005-185369 A

However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, although the maintenance work may certainly be easy, a larger problem occurs.
In other words, there arises a problem that an illegal act called “morning”, which is performed at the amusement store side, becomes easy. Incidentally, “morning” is an unauthorized sales service that allows a game store to play in a game state advantageous to the player immediately after opening for customer attraction. However, in the past, when a game store tried to perform “morning”, it was necessary to perform an uncertain operation for making the game state advantageous to the player within a limited time from the closing of the store to the opening of the store. In this regard, in the configuration of the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, an unauthorized gaming board (high-probability gaming state) in which a regular gaming board attached to a gaming frame is stored in advance is advantageous for the player before opening the store. “Morning” can be easily and reliably performed simply by changing the surface (board) to a new game board (main control board). (If you replace the entire game frame, you can wake up in the same way, but it is not easy to attach the game frame to the game island equipment because you need to perform various operations such as tilt adjustment (so-called laying down). As described above, the improvement related to the structure for attaching and detaching the game board is much more complicated than the surface (board) change work that has been dramatically improved)
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and even if a backup power supply is installed on the relay board on the game board side, a bullet ball that cannot be woken by replacing the game board with another game board An object is to provide a gaming machine.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the ball game machine according to claim 1,
A game board in which a game area is formed in the game frame is detachably attached,
On the side of the game frame, a power supply board and a payout control board for controlling the acquired game ball are provided by supplying power from the power supply board,
In the ball game machine provided with a RWM as a work area of the game control program on the game board side and provided with a main control board for controlling the entire game,
Provided on the game board side a relay board for relaying power supply from the power board or the payout control board to the main control board,
A backup power supply for storing and holding the RWM when the supply of power to the ball game machine is cut off based on the power supplied from the power supply board or the payout control board at the relay board To generate
The backup power generated by the relay board provided on the game board side is the main control provided on the game board side via the power supply board provided on the game frame side or the payout control board. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that it is supplied to a substrate.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the ball game machine according to claim 2,
A game board in which a game area is formed in the game frame is detachably attached,
On the side of the game frame, a power supply board and a payout control board for controlling the acquired game ball are provided by supplying power from the power supply board,
In the ball game machine provided with a RWM as a work area of the game control program on the game board side and provided with a main control board for controlling the entire game,
Provided on the game board side a relay board for relaying power supply from the power board or the payout control board to the main control board,
A backup power supply for storing and holding the RWM when the supply of power to the ball game machine is cut off based on the power supplied from the power supply board or the payout control board at the relay board To generate
A switch is provided on the relay board, and the switch is turned on when electricity flows,
When the switch is turned on, the backup power is supplied to the main control board provided on the game board side,
The backup power generated by the relay board provided on the game board side allows electricity to flow to the switch via the power supply board or the payout control board provided on the game frame side. It is a characteristic ball game machine.

  Further, in the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, the game frame has a configuration in which a game board is detachable. More specifically, the ball game machine includes an outer frame, an inner frame that is pivotally mounted on the outer frame and has a game board detachable structure (means) that can be attached to and detached from the game board, and the inner frame. And at least a front frame to which a glass plate is attached. Accordingly, the game frame in the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2 is an inner frame to which the game board is directly attached and detached. Further, the game frame may have a configuration in which an inner frame and an outer frame to which the inner frame is attached are combined. Furthermore, the structure of the whole frame which combined the outer frame, the inner frame, and the front frame attached to this inner frame may be sufficient. That is, in the configuration of the ball game machine, at least a game board is provided with an inner frame to which the game board can be attached and detached. Furthermore, if the outer frame or the front frame is provided with the game board detachable structure (means), the frame body may be a game frame in which the game board can be directly attached and detached. An assembly with other frames that can be attached to the game frame may be defined as a game frame.

  Further, the bullet ball gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 has a configuration on the game frame side and a configuration on the game board side. The game frame side (configuration) in the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2 corresponds to the configuration of the side provided with the game frame based on the above-described definition. In other words, the game frame side (configuration) is the configuration of the side provided with the inner frame (game frame) when the game board is detached from the ball game machine, and the game board side (configuration) Is a configuration on the side provided with a game board.

  In addition, in the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, the control of the acquired game ball executed by the payout control board is a payout control of a prize ball caused by winning etc. in a normal ball game machine. There is also control of the number of possessed balls such as addition / subtraction and memory related to the number of balls that can be fired due to winning etc. in the enclosed ball game machine. Therefore, the payout control board according to the present invention executes the above-described prize ball payout control or number-of-balls control.

  Further, in the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, the memory (information) stored and held in the RWM of the main control board by the backup power supply is at least a gaming state advantageous to the player Or stored information related to the number of award balls that have not been paid out (unpaid number). That is, based on the fact that the result of the winning / failing lottery executed due to entering the starting hole is a big hit, the game state is shifted from the normal gaming state and advantageous to the player (hit a specific gaming state) Stored information for maintaining and controlling a gaming state advantageous to the player, such as a high-probability gaming state (special gaming state) in which the lottery probability of the success / failure lottery becomes higher than the normal gaming state after the end of the big hit gaming state, This is stored information relating to the number of unpaid payments that have not yet been provided to the player among the number of winning balls (gain) generated due to winning in the mouth. In any case, the stored information may lose the profit that the player should have been able to acquire by disappearing. Not only the storage information but also other storage information for protecting the player's interests and other storage information for overall control of the game can be stored and held in the RWM of the main control board. good.

  Further, in the ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, the backup power generated by the relay board provided on the game board side is transmitted via the power board or the payout control board provided on the game frame side. Is supplied to the main control board provided on the game board side, but is supplied via the power supply board or the payout control board. Is used for any function or without any action such as generating another power supply based on this, that is, changing the electrical characteristics of the input backup power supply or using it for other configurations This suggests that the input is maintained while being input.

  Furthermore, in the ball game machine according to claim 2, it is preferable to adopt an electrical configuration such as a transistor, FET, or photocoupler as a switch provided on the relay board and turned on when electricity flows. It is. However, it is not limited to these electrical configurations, and other configurations can be adopted as appropriate. In short, the switch is appropriately used as long as it has a characteristic of being in an ON state when the voltage of the backup power supply is higher than a predetermined voltage (HI) and being in an OFF state when it is low (LOW). I can do it. The switch is backup power supply switching means for executing or not performing backup power supply to the RWM provided on the main control board due to such characteristics.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the backup power source (backup power source generating means) is provided on the “game board side” and the relay board as a board different from the power board, the “game frame side” When the game board is separated, the conduction path of the backup power supply is cut off, and the stored information in the RWM provided on the main control board cannot be retained, so the morning (illegal act) executed by replacing the game board Can be impossible.

  In addition, by providing a relay board interposed between the power supply board or the payout control board and the main control board on the “game board side”, the detaching operation of the main control board is simplified. In addition, the relay board is equipped with a backup power source (backup power generation means), and by having different functions coexist on the relay board, there is no need to newly install a board dedicated to the backup power source, and the increase in the number of parts is suppressed. Cost reduction can be realized.

  Also, by providing a backup power supply (backup power generation means) that is extremely important for protecting the interests of the player on a board other than the power supply board that has a high risk of failure due to a large amount of power supplied, that is, a relay board. Compared with the conventional case, the importance of the power supply board for security is reduced. Therefore, maintenance such as repair and replacement of the power supply board is facilitated, and a situation where the operation of the ball game machine is reduced when a trouble related to the power supply board occurs can be prevented.

  Furthermore, since a backup power supply is provided on the relay board on the game board side, even if the old game frame is used while installed in the gaming machine island facility, it is updated to a new backup power supply every time a new model is installed. The backup power supply, which is important for protecting the player's interests, can always be kept in a new state, so troubles can be avoided and the reliability of the ball game machine can be improved in combination with a configuration that does not wake up. It becomes possible.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effects that the invention described in claim 1 can achieve, the backup power generated by the relay board is supplied to the switch via the power supply board or the payout control board. The switch is turned on based on the occurrence of the energized state of the backup power supplied via the power supply board or the payout control board, so that the backup power is supplied to the main control board by the ON. When the backup power supply path via the power supply board or the payout control board is cut off from the game board, the backup power supply is cut off. For this reason, the storage information cannot be retained in the RWM provided on the main control board forcibly by the ON / OFF switching by the switch, not the supply of the backup power supply simply due to the circuit being opened. Therefore, the wake-up (illegal act) executed by exchanging the game board can be made more surely impossible.
Further, switching of the switch for determining whether to supply or shut off the backup power to the RWM is performed by using the same backup power, that is, based on the conduction state of the backup power. As a result, a plurality of functions are assigned to one power source, and it is not necessary to provide new means separately, thereby realizing cost reduction.

The front view of the pachinko machine 50 in 1st Embodiment. The front view of the game board 1. FIG. The back view of the pachinko machine 50. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the pachinko machine. The timing chart which shows the state at the time of power activation. The timing chart which shows the state at the time of power-off. The specification explanatory drawing of the pachinko machine 50. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the big hit symbol determination random number and the big hit symbol (special symbol). Explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a special symbol and a pseudo | simulation symbol. The flowchart of the main process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart of the start winning confirmation process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart (1) of the success / failure determination (special symbol) process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart (2) of the success / failure determination (special symbol) process which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart (1) of the special game process which the main controller 80 performs. The flowchart (2) of the special game process which the main controller 80 performs. The flowchart of the process at the time of power-on which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart of the process at the time of the power failure generation which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart of the action | operation process of the status alerting | reporting apparatus 16 which the main control apparatus 80 performs. The flowchart regarding the fluctuation | variation of the pseudo | simulation symbol which a sub-control apparatus performs. The timing chart (1) which shows the gaming state of the pachinko machine 50. The timing chart (2) which shows the gaming state of the pachinko machine 50. The figure which showed the image displayed on the production symbol display apparatus 6. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a power supply system related to a backup power source and the like in the first embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the electric power feeding system regarding the backup power supply etc. in 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the electric power feeding system regarding the backup power supply etc. in 3rd Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the electric power feeding system regarding the backup power supply in 4th Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the electric power feeding system regarding the backup power supply etc. in 5th Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the electric power feeding system regarding the backup power supply etc. in 6th Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the electric power feeding system regarding the backup power supply etc. in 7th Embodiment.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and the like, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[First embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 50, which is a kind of ball game machine, has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame.
A hinge 53 is provided on the left and upper sides of the outer frame 51, and an inner frame 70 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the other side of the hinge 53. The inner frame 70 opens and closes with respect to the outer frame 51. It has a possible configuration.
Further, another hinge 54 (not shown) different from the hinge 53 is provided on the inner frame 70, and a front frame 52 is attached to the other side of the hinge 54, and the front frame 52 is the inner frame 70. Can be opened and closed.
A plate glass 61 is detachably provided on the front frame 52, and the game board 1 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the inner frame 70 at the back of the plate glass 61.
When the pachinko machine 50 according to the present embodiment is installed in the game island equipment, for example, the outer frame 51 is positioned and fixed at a predetermined position of the game island equipment, and the front frame 52 or the game board is attached to the outer frame 51. Installation is performed by attaching the inner frame 70 to which 1 is attached.

Speakers 66 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52 and on the lower left and right sides of the outer frame 51, and game sounds generated from the pachinko machine 50 are output to improve the player's preference. In addition, in order to improve the player's preference, a plurality of frame side decorative lamps 65 that emit light according to the gaming state are provided in the front frame 52.
An upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally formed below the front frame 52. A launch handle 64 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 63, and the launch device (not shown) is moved by rotating the launch handle 64 in the clockwise direction, so that a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 is provided. Is fired toward the game board 1.
Further, the lower plate 63 is provided with a ball release lever 68, and the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 63 by operating the ball release lever 68 are provided in another box (commonly called dollar box) provided in the game store. Can be moved to.
On the left side of the lower plate 63, an effect button 67 that can be operated by the player is provided. The player operates the effect button 67 during a predetermined period and is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 described later. The content of the game changes or the game sound output from the speaker 66 changes.
The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine and includes a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 includes a ball rental button 57, a checkout button. A CR settlement display device having 58 and a balance display 59 is provided.
Further, a cylinder lock 69 is provided above the firing handle 64, and a predetermined key is inserted into the cylinder lock 69, and the inner frame 70 is opened by rotating the key clockwise, and the inner frame 70 is released. By rotating clockwise, the front frame 52 is opened.

Note that the inner frame 70 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the game board 1 can be easily detached. Here, the game board attaching / detaching structure provided in the inner frame 70 of the present embodiment will be described. Note that a locking member for fixing the game board 1 to the inner frame 70 protrudes rearward at a predetermined upper portion of the game board 1 of the present embodiment described later. The locking member is configured to be changeable from the front to a locked state and a non-locked state.
First, a schematic configuration of the inner frame 70 will be described. The inner frame 70 is formed of a vertically long substantially frame body, and an opening is opened in the upper and lower directions. When the game board 1 is attached to the inner frame 70, the opening portion interferes with the configuration of the main control device 80, the effect symbol control device 82, etc. (see FIG. 3) disposed on the back side of the game board 1. Is provided to avoid. The inner frame 70 is disposed so that the opening of the inner frame 70 is exposed from the front of the figure by opening the front frame 52 shown in FIG. 1 forward about the hinge 54.
Next, the configuration of the game board attachment / detachment structure of the inner frame 70 will be described. The inner frame 70 includes a game board back surface abutting wall portion on which the outer peripheral back surface portion (see FIG. 2) of the game board 1 can abut on the entire outer periphery of the opening. Further, the inner frame 70 bulges forward and protrudes substantially horizontally just below the game board back surface abutting wall located below the opening (see FIG. 1), and the lower side of the game board 1 (see FIG. 2) is provided with a game board placing section on which the board can be placed. A first lock member that positions the back surface of the game board 1 by biasing the game board 1 toward the back wall of the game board when the lower side of the game board 1 is placed at the right end of the game board placement section. Is provided. Further, a game board positioning wall portion is formed from the left end portion of the game board placement portion so as to be vertically upward and contact the left side portion of the game board 1 for positioning in the left-right direction. Further, at the upper and lower portions of the game board positioning wall portion, the front surface side of the game board 1 is urged rearward, that is, toward the back surface of the game board, and the left side portion of the game board 1 is moved to the game. A second lock member for biasing the panel positioning wall is provided. Furthermore, the above-mentioned game board back surface contact wall part located above is provided with a locked member at a position corresponding to the above-described locking member of the game board 1.
Further, the operation of the game board detaching structure of the inner frame 70 will be described. When the game board 1 is attached to the inner frame 70, the left side of the game board 1 faces the second lock members provided at the two locations, and the game board 1 is pressed backward and leftward. The game board 1 is biased rearward and leftward by the second lock member, thereby positioning in the front-rear direction and the left-right rear. Next, by placing the game board 1 on the game board placement part, the game board 1 is urged rearward by the first lock member, thereby positioning in the front-rear direction. Incidentally, the positioning in the vertical direction is determined by the weight of the game board 1 by placing the game board 1 on the game board mounting portion. After the front / rear, left / right and up / down positioning is performed in this manner, the game board 1 is attached to the inner frame 70 by finally operating the locking member from the front and locking it to the locked member.
Due to the configuration and operation of the gaming board detaching structure as described above, the surface (board) replacement work for detaching the gaming board 1 from the pachinko machine 50 is compared with the work for detaching the pachinko machine 50 itself from the gaming island equipment, Remarkably simple. It should be noted that the game board detaching structure is not limited to the above-described structure, and other structures may be adopted as appropriate.

Further, the inner frame 70 having a game board detachable structure that allows the game board 1 to be easily attached and detached corresponds to the game frame of the present invention. However, as described above, the configuration in which the front frame 52 attached to the inner frame 70 by the hinge 54 and the inner frame 70 are combined also corresponds to the game frame of the present invention. Further, a configuration in which the outer frame 51 to which the inner frame 70 can be attached by the hinge 53 and the inner frame 70 are combined, and thus a configuration in which the outer frame 51, the inner frame 70, and the front frame 52 are combined is also a gaming frame of the present invention. It corresponds to. In short, the structure including at least the inner frame 70 to which the game board 1 can be attached and detached is the game frame of the present invention.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the game board 1 is provided on the inner frame 70. However, when another frame configuration, that is, a configuration in which the game board 1 is provided on the outer frame 51 or the front frame 52 is adopted, the game board 1 The outer frame 51 or the front frame 52 provided so as to be directly detachable is a game frame, and all the frames that can be attached to the outer frame 51 or the front frame 52 may be positioned as a game frame.
The “game frame side” described later in FIG. 23 is a configuration including a game frame defined in this way. In the present embodiment, a configuration on the side provided with the inner frame 70 is suggested.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 1 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by known guide rails 2a and 2b. A large number of game nails 4 are nailed in the game area 3.
A center case 5 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 3. The center case 5 includes a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, and a window 5a for facing a screen 6a of a production symbol display device 6 (which is a liquid crystal display device and displays a pseudo symbol), as in the known case. Yes.
A normal symbol operating gate 17 is arranged on the left side of the center case 5.
Below the center case 5, there is disposed a composite winning device 13 in which the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are unitized.
The first start port 11 is a so-called chucker and can always enter the ball.
The second starting port 12 is an electric tulip, and it opens and closes in the same manner as a known electric tulip. However, since the first starting port 11 is above, a game ball cannot be entered in the illustrated closed state. However, when the game ball hits the normal symbol lottery performed when the normal symbol operation gate 17 is passed and the normal symbol hitting is displayed on the normal symbol display device 7, the second start port 12 is opened and it is easy to enter the ball. become.
The normal symbol display device 7 is formed of 7-segment LEDs, and is arranged on the right side of an attacker-type big winning opening 14 provided below the composite winning device 13. On the right side of the normal symbol display device 7, a normal symbol hold storage display device 8 composed of four LEDs is installed.
In addition, a special symbol display device 9 composed of 7-segment LEDs is arranged on the left side of the winning prize opening 14, and a special symbol holding storage display device 10 composed of four LEDs is installed on the left side. .
When the launched game ball enters the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, a predetermined random number value is extracted, and whether or not the extracted random number value matches the predetermined value. When a lottery (special game lottery) is performed and the winning symbol is confirmed and displayed on the special symbol display device 9, a special game (big hit game) is started, and the big winning opening 14 is opened and the game ball is opened. You can enter the ball. Note that the big winning opening 14 is not open during the normal gaming state (a gaming state other than the big hit game), and the gaming ball cannot be entered.
Further, a pseudo symbol for performing a pseudo effect of the special symbol when the special symbol fluctuates is displayed on the effect symbol display device 6.
A left sleeve winning port 31 is provided on the left side of the composite winning device 13, and a right sleeve winning port 33 is provided on the right side along the guide rail 2 b, and a left falling winning port 32 is provided below the left sleeve winning port 31. Below the right sleeve winning opening 33, a right falling winning opening 34 is provided along the guide rail 2b. It should be noted that the left sleeve winning opening 31, the left falling winning opening 32, the right sleeve winning opening, and the right falling winning opening 34 are ordinary winning openings in which the winning rate does not always change.
An out port 15 is provided below the big winning port 14, and if the fired game ball does not enter each winning port arranged in the game area 3, the out port 15 is entered. The game balls are collected on the back side of the pachinko machine 50.
Further, a state notification device 16 is provided on the left side of the normal symbol display device 7.
Although the details will be described later, the status notification device 16 is composed of LEDs and is configured to be controlled by the main control device 80.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, an inner frame 70 for detachably attaching the game board 1 is housed in the outer frame 51 described above. The inner frame 70 is provided with a ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a dispensing device 73 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball at the winning slot on the game board 1, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 71 via the tank rail 72 to the above-described upper plate 55 by the payout device 73. .
Further, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50, a main control device 80, a payout control device 81, an effect symbol control device 82, an audio / lamp integrated control device 83, a launch control device 84, and a power supply board 85 are provided. The production symbol control device 82 and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 correspond to sub-control devices.
The main control device 80, the production symbol control device 82, and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 are provided on the game board 1, and the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, and the power supply board 85 are provided on the inner frame 70. . In FIG. 3, the launch control device 84 is not drawn, but the launch control device 84 is provided below the payout control device 81.
Further, an external connection terminal 78 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 71, and a signal indicating a game state and a game result is sent from the external connection terminal 78 to a hall computer (not shown). Conventionally, the external connection terminals for transmitting signals to the hall computer are for boards (terminals for outputting signals output from the game board side to the hall computer) and for frames ((frame side (front frame 52, a terminal for outputting a signal output from the inner frame 70 and the outer frame 51) to the hall computer). In this embodiment, the hall computer is connected via one external connection terminal 78. A signal indicating a game state and a game result is transmitted to.
Further, the pachinko machine 50 according to the present embodiment includes a sub-board 90 as a relay board that constitutes a main part of the present invention on the left side of the effect symbol control device 82 in the drawing. The sub board 90 is provided on the game board 1 together with the main controller 80, the production symbol controller 82, and the voice / lamp integrated controller 83.
As described above, the sub board 90 which is the relay board of the present invention is disposed in the vicinity of the left side of the effect symbol control device 82. From the viewpoint of the electrical connection relationship, the main control device 80 and the power supply board are arranged. 85 is interposed (see FIG. 23).
The sub board 90 has a function of facilitating the electrical connection work related to the main controller 80 as the main control board having the highest importance among the various boards included in the pachinko machine 50. In other words, the sub-board 90 appropriately bundles together transmission lines for outputting control signals to the many electrical configurations of the pachinko machine 50 from the main control device 80 that controls the game in an integrated manner, so that a relatively small amount of electric power is provided. The main controller 80 can be attached and detached by attaching and detaching the mechanical contact terminals. The relay board of the present invention has a function as a main part of the present invention in addition to such a known function. The configuration and operation of the sub-substrate 90 will be described in detail later.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 is configured with a main controller 80 as a center. In this block diagram, the relay board and the power supply circuit, which are the main parts of the present invention, are not described. Although not shown in detail, the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 are all CPU, ROM, RWM (also referred to as RAM), input port. In this embodiment, the launch control device 84 and the power supply board 85 are not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RWM (also referred to as RAM). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RWM (also referred to as RAM), and the like.
The main controller 80 includes a first start port switch 11a that detects a game ball that has entered the first start port 11, a second start port switch 12a that detects a game ball that has entered the second start port 12, and a normal A normal symbol operation switch 17a for detecting a game ball that has entered the symbol operation gate 17, a count switch 14a for counting the game balls that have entered the big winning port 14, and a game ball that has entered the left sleeve winning port 31 are detected. A left sleeve winning port switch 31a, a left falling winning port switch 32a for detecting a gaming ball that has entered the left falling winning port 32, a right sleeve winning port switch 33a for detecting a gaming ball that has entered the right sleeve winning port 33, A detection signal such as a right falling prize opening switch 34a for detecting a game ball entering the right falling prize opening 34 is input.
A prize ball sensor 21 that detects a game ball paid out from the payout device 73 is also connected to the main controller 80. The prize ball sensor 21 is also connected to the payout control device 81, and a detection signal from the prize ball sensor 21 is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81, and the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 give a prize. Sphere counting is performed.
The pachinko machine 50 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the prize ball sensor 21 is connected to both the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 in this way, so that the number of unpaid prize balls can be managed also in the main control device 80. Has been. The main controller 80 stores and manages the number of unpaid prize balls as stored data (information) in a RAM (RWM) mounted on the main controller 80, thereby realizing reliable payout of prize balls.

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals, and outputs them to the payout control device 81 and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83. .
Further, the main controller 80 displays the special symbol display device 9 and the normal symbol display device 7 connected via the symbol relay board 18, lights the special symbol hold storage display device 10 and the normal symbol hold storage display device 8, The lighting of the state notification device 16 is controlled.
Further, the main control device 80 controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 14 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the opening / closing of the second starting opening 12 by controlling the ordinary accessory solenoid 12b.
The output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to the test signal terminal, and a management signal such as symbol variation and jackpot is output to the external connection terminal 78 and sent to the hall main computer.

The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.
The payout control device 81 operates the prize ball motor 20 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 80 and pays out a prize ball.
Note that the dispensing control device 81 receives signals from the door opening switch, the full tank switch 22 and the ball break switch 23, and when the signal indicating that the lower plate 63 is full is input by the full tank switch 22 and When a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls is input to the ball tank 71 by the ball break switch 23, the prize ball motor 20 is stopped, and the prize ball payout operation is stopped. Note that the full switch 22 and the ball break switch 23 are also configured to continue outputting signals until the state is cleared, and the payout control device 81 causes the prize ball to be output due to the fact that the signal is not output. The driving of the motor 20 is resumed.
Further, the payout control device 81 operates the ball lending solenoid 26 by communicating with the prepaid card unit 56 via the game ball lending device connection terminal 24 and discharges the lending balls. The paid-out lending ball is detected by the ball lending sensor 27, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. The game ball lending device connection terminal 24 is also connected to the checkout display board 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The checkout display board 25 requests a checkout button 57 for requesting a checkout of game balls. A settlement button 58 and a balance display 59 are connected.
That is, the payout control device 81 of the present embodiment executes control related to the acquired game ball. That is, as described above, it is a configuration that executes payout control of prize balls resulting from winnings that are game balls acquired by the player.
The pachinko machine 50 according to the present embodiment is configured to pay out a prize ball or the like to the upper plate 55 or the lower plate 63, but is not limited thereto, and is an enclosed ball that circulates a game ball in the machine. A configuration of a gaming machine may be adopted. That is, when winning game balls such as prize balls are generated, the number of prize balls may be added and stored as the number of balls that can be fired. In such an encapsulated ball game machine, as control related to the acquired game ball, control such as addition, subtraction, and storage regarding the number of possessed balls is executed.
Therefore, the control of the acquired game ball of the present invention is a payout control of a prize ball caused by a winning etc. in a normal ball game machine, and can be fired due to a prize etc. in an enclosed ball game machine This is control of the number of balls such as addition / subtraction and storage related to the number of balls. Also, the payout control board of the present invention executes the above-described payout payout control or number control of the number of balls.

Also, the payout control device 81 transmits information relating to the winning ball, information indicating the open / closed state of the frames (inner frame 70, front frame 52), etc. to the hall computer via the external connection terminal 78, and also to the launch control device 84. In response to this, a fire stop signal is transmitted.
The launch controller 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch a game ball into the game area 3.
In addition to the payout control device 81, a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 64, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop switch signal from the launch stop switch 29 are input to the launch control device 84.
The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle 64, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 64, and the launch stop switch signal is output by the player pressing the launch stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the launch control device 84, the game ball cannot be fired, and if the launch stop switch signal is input, the game ball can be launched even if the player touches the launch handle 64. There is no such thing.

The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 corresponds to a sub-control device, receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, and distributes them to data for effect display control, sound control, and lamp control. The command for effect display control is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82, and the sound control and the lamp control are distributed to each control part (function unit as a sound control device and a lamp control device) included in itself. To do. Then, the function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device converts the data for the lamp control. Based on the operation of the lamp driver, various LEDs and various lamps are controlled.
In addition, an effect button 67 is connected to the sound / lamp integrated control device 83, and when the player operates the effect button 67, the signal is input to the sound / lamp integrated control device 83.

The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82 are capable of bidirectional communication.
The production symbol control device 82 is based on the data and commands received from the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the voice / lamp integrated control device 83). Then, the effect symbol display device 6 is controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6a.

Next, a configuration related to power supply of the pachinko machine 50 of the present embodiment will be described.
The power supply to the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 is via AC24V, that is, various power supplies are supplied from a power supply board (power supply device) 85 that takes in AC24V. (The effect symbol control device 82 and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 are described as sub-control devices). The power supply board (power supply device) 85 generates and supplies DC12V and DC5V from the 24V AC power supply to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81.
A sub board (relay board) 90 as a main part of the present invention, which is provided between the main controller 80 and the power board (power board) 85 and is provided in the game board 1, is a power board ( Based on the power supplied from the power supply device 85, a backup power of DC5V is generated by the capacitor, and the backup power is temporarily supplied to the power supply board 85. The power supply board 85 is again connected to the main controller 80 via the sub board 90. It is configured to supply to. Since this configuration is a main part of the present invention, it will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.
Although not shown, the CPU, ROM, and RAM provided in the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, and the sub control device of the present embodiment are integrated.

Furthermore, an electrical connection configuration between various circuits provided on the power supply board (power supply device) 85 of the present embodiment and the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, and the sub control device will be described.
The power supply board (power supply device) 85 is provided with a power-on reset circuit, a power failure detection circuit (power failure detection means), a timer 1 circuit, a timer 2 circuit, and a shut-off reset circuit.
The output side of the power failure detection circuit (power failure detection means) is connected to the forced interrupt terminal NMI of the CPU of the main controller 80 and the forced interrupt terminal NMI of the CPU of the payout controller 81.
A shut-off reset circuit and a timer 2 circuit are connected to the reset terminal RES of the CPU of the main controller 80 via an OR circuit.
The shut-off reset circuit and the timer 1 circuit are connected to the reset terminal RES of the CPU of the payout control device 81 via an OR circuit.
The reset terminal RES of the CPU of the sub-control device (the production symbol control device 82 and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83) is connected to the shut-off reset circuit and the turn-on reset circuit via an OR circuit.
As described above, the 5V backup power source generated by the sub-board 90 is connected to the backup terminal VBB of the CPU of the main controller 80.
The backup terminal VBB of the present embodiment is provided in a main controller first connector 80a described later.

The on-time reset circuit includes a voltage monitoring IC, a resistor, a bypass capacitor, and the like. The VS terminal, which is an input terminal of the voltage monitoring IC, is supplied with a DC12V power source divided by a resistor, and the RESET terminal, which is an output terminal, is pulled up to DC5V by a resistor.
With this configuration, the RESET terminal, which is the output terminal of the voltage monitoring IC, changes the reset signal 1 to be output from the high level to the low level when the voltage of the DC12V power supply decreases to 7.20-7.75 V or less.

The timer 1 circuit changes the reset signal 1 output from the high-level reset circuit from the high level to the low level after the predetermined time (100 ms in this example) has elapsed since the reset signal 1 output from the high level is changed from the high level to the low level. The delay circuit is changed.
The timer 2 circuit switches the reset signal 3 output from the high level to the low level after a predetermined time (300 ms in this specific example) has elapsed since the reset signal 1 output from the reset circuit at the time of switching is changed from the high level to the low level. The delay circuit is changed.

The power failure detection circuit (power failure detection means) includes a comparator IC, a resistor, and the like. The negative input terminal of the comparator IC is supplied with DC5V power divided by the resistor, the positive input terminal is supplied with DC12V power divided by the resistor, and the output terminal is pulled up to DC5V by the resistor. Has been up.
With the configuration described above, the output terminal of the comparator IC changes the output backup signal (power failure signal) from the high level to the low level when the voltage of the DC12V power supply decreases to 8.00 to 9.23V or less.

  The reset circuit at shutdown is a reset that is output after a predetermined time (100 ms in this example) has elapsed since the backup signal (power failure signal) output from the power failure detection circuit (power failure detection means) is changed from high level to low level. The delay circuit is configured to change the signal from a high level to a low level.

With the above configuration, the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, and other sub-control devices when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is turned on, that is, the CPU of each of the effect symbol control device 82 and the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 The rising state of the operation or the control operation will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG.
When power is turned on to the pachinko machine 50, DC12V and DC5V are generated by the power supply board (power supply device) 85.
Note that the backup power supply VBB of the present embodiment is not generated by the power supply board 85. That is, it is generated by the sub-board 90 that is provided between the power supply board 85 and the main control board 80 as the relay board of the present invention. Further, the generated backup power supply VBB is not directly output to the main control board 80, but is temporarily returned to the game frame side, that is, the power supply board 85, and again via the sub board 90, the main control board 80. The details will be described later.
Now, each power supply other than the generated backup power supply VBB is supplied to each control board, and each sub-control board, the payout control device 81 and the main control are operated by the operation of the on-time reset circuit, timer 1 circuit and timer 2 circuit. The apparatus 80 performs an operation start-up process as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the power supply (power supply board) 85 is turned on (point P1), the voltage of the DC12V power supply gradually rises from 0V to 12V in a parabolic manner. The reset signal which is the output signal of the on-time reset circuit after a lapse of a predetermined time (T3) when the voltage of the DC12V power supply that gradually rises reaches the reference value LV2 (in this specific example, 7.20 to 7.75 V point P2). 1 goes from low level to high level. Thereby, each sub-control device cancels the reset state and starts up an operation related to control (point P3). The power-on reset circuit does not immediately output the reset signal 1 even when the DC12V power supply reaches the reference value LV2, but is set to rise after the backup start timing by the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub-board 90 described above. In the example, the reset signal 1 is output after about 100 ms (power-on reset width).

The timer 1 circuit outputs about 200 ms after the DC12V power supply voltage reaches the reference value LV2 (T2), that is, 100 ms after the reset signal 1 output from the reset circuit at the time of switching from low level to high level. The reset signal 2 to be changed from low level to high level. The CPU of the payout control device 81 to which the reset signal 2 is input executes a security check over about 320 ms after the reset signal 2 becomes high level, and then pays out. The control which concerns on etc. is performed. Therefore, the CPU of the payout control device 81 starts up an operation about 520 ms (point P4) (T2) after the voltage of the DC12V power supply reaches the reference value LV2.
The timer 2 circuit is a reset signal that is output after about 400 ms has elapsed since the voltage of the DC12V power supply has reached the reference value LV2, that is, after 300 ms has elapsed since the reset signal 1 output from the reset circuit at the time of switching from low level to high level. 3 is changed from low level to high level. The CPU of the main controller 80 that inputs the reset signal 3 performs a security check as to whether or not the program is normal over a period of about 200 ms from when the reset signal 3 becomes high level. Control related to detection and the like is executed. Therefore, the CPU of the main controller 80 starts operation about 600 ms (point P5) (T1) after the voltage of the DC 12V power supply reaches the reference value LV2.

  Thus, when the CPU of the main control device 80 starts executing the game control according to the program written in the ROM, the payout control device 81 and each sub-control device have already executed the game control. As a result, even if the CPU of the main control device 80 transmits data to the payout control device 81 and each sub-control device immediately after the power is turned on, the payout control device 81 and each sub-control device execute the original control. Therefore, data can be received reliably.

Next, the operation when the power to the pachinko gaming machine 50 is shut off will be described according to the timing chart shown in FIG.
When the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 50 is cut off (point P6), the power supply voltage of DC12V generated by the power supply device (power supply board) 85 is significantly reduced immediately after being cut off, but then decreases substantially linearly. After a predetermined time, it becomes 0V. When the reference voltage LV1 (8.00 to 9.23V in this specific example) is reached (point P7) in the middle of gradually decreasing linearly (point P7), a power failure detection circuit provided in the power supply device (power supply board) 85 ( The backup signal 1 of the power failure detection means changes from high level to low level. As a result, the forced interrupt terminals NMI of the CPU of the main control device 80 and the CPU of the payout control board 81 become low level, and a non-maskable interrupt is applied to the CPU. As a result, the CPU of the main control device 80 can save data indicating the current game state and then prohibit access to the RAM (storage means). The CPU of the payout control device 81 can save data indicating the current prize ball payout state and the ball lending payout state, and thereafter prohibit access to the RAM (storage means).

The reset circuit at the time of interruption changes the reset signal 4 output about 100 ms after the fall of the signal that the backup signal 1 output from the power failure detection circuit (power failure detection means) changes from the high level to the low level from the high level to the low level. (Point P8). Thus, the operation of the CPU of the main control device 80, the CPU of the payout control device 81, and the CPU of the sub-control board is stopped at the same time.
As described above, the RAM (storage means) of the main controller 80 of the present embodiment is backed up by the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub-board 90 described above, and is also stored in the RAM (storage means) even when the power is shut off. The stored data is stored and held for a predetermined time (in this specific example, about 3 days).

  As described above, when the power supply is shut off, the control devices are reset all at once. Moreover, the backup signal 1 output by the power failure detection circuit (power failure detection means) is always reset about 100 ms after the high level changes to the low level. Thereby, control can be unified.

Next, the basic specifications of the pachinko machine 50 will be described with reference to FIG. In this figure, the start port 1 indicates the first start port 11, and the start port 2 indicates the second start port 12.
The normal probability state and the high probability state are distinguished by the jackpot probability of the special symbol. The normal probability state and the time shortened state are different in the average variation time of the special symbol and the average variation time of the normal symbol, that is, the length of the variation time of the symbol. Distinguished by

The fluctuation shortening function operates in a time-shortening state and a high probability state from the end of the big hit game until the special symbol is rotated 100 times. Is about 5 seconds, and the average fluctuation time of a normal symbol is 4 seconds.
The time reduction state occurs after the big hit game ends after the normal winning occurs (after the special symbol is confirmed and displayed as the normal winning symbol), and then continues until the special symbol is rotated 100 times. . In addition, the high probability state occurs after the jackpot game is over after the probability variation hit (after the special symbol is confirmed and displayed with the probability variation symbol), and then continues until the next jackpot occurs.
In other words, the fluctuation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol changes in the same way regardless of whether the normal hit occurs or the probability variation hit occurs.
Even in the normal probability state, if there are two or more reserved memories at the start of the variation of the special symbol, the variation shortening function is activated for the variation of the special symbol, and the variation time becomes the same as described above.

The opening extension function operates in a short time state and a high probability state from the end of the big hit game until the special symbol is rotated 100 times. In this case, the upper limit of the opening time of the second start port 12 is 0.3 seconds of the base time (not yet). It is extended to 4 seconds from the time of operation. However, if there is a specified number of balls (three in this embodiment), the ball is closed even if the upper limit time is not reached.
In other words, the opening time of the second start port 12 changes in the same way regardless of whether normal hits or probable hits occur.
In the normal probability state, even if there are two or more reserved memories at the start of the variation of the special symbol, it does not operate.

The special symbol jackpot probability differs between the normal probability state (1 / 396.7) and the high probability state (1 / 39.67), but there is no difference between the first start port 11 and the second start port 12.
The normal symbol hit probability is the same (1/2) in the normal probability state, the time shortening state, and the high probability state.

  The average variation time of the special symbol, the shortest variation time of the special symbol, the average variation time of the normal symbol, and the opening time (upper limit) of the second start port 12 are as illustrated and described above.

  The number of winning balls per winning is as shown in the figure, and there is no winning ball because the normal symbol operation gate 17 is a passage opening.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine will be described according to each process performed by the main controller 80 as a main routine.
Note that main controller 80 performs a power-on process before performing the main routine process, and this power-on process will be described later together with a power-off occurrence process.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 10 represents a main process executed by the microcomputer of the main controller 80, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt every about 2 ms. In the present embodiment, each process from S10 to S21 is a process that is executed only once in the interrupt process, and is referred to as “main process”. The process of S22 to be executed is referred to as “residual process”.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (S10). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether it is okay. If the interrupt is not normal, microcomputer runaway due to noise or the like may be considered when power is turned on. However, microcomputer runaway may be considered to be almost impossible due to recent technological improvements, and is usually when power is turned on. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.

  When it is determined that the interrupt is not normal, the initial value is written to the memory work area, that is, the initial value is written to the memory work area, such as writing a predetermined value to the predetermined area of the memory, and using a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol. (S11), the process proceeds to the remaining process.

  If a positive determination is made that the interrupt is normal, an initial random number update process is first executed (S12). This process is an increment process that increments the initial random number value by 1 each time this process is executed. The initial random number value before this process is incremented by one, but the random value before this process is executed is the maximum value. When it is “3966”, the initial value is returned to “0” in the next processing, and 3967 integers from “0” to “3966” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.

The jackpot determination random number update process (S13) subsequent to S12 is an increment process that increments by 1 each time the process is executed, as in the initial random number update process. However, when the maximum value “3966” is reached, The initial random number at that time is set as an initial value (hereinafter referred to as “update initial value”), and further incremented by +1 for each interrupt, and a value “1” less than the update initial value (hereinafter referred to as “maximum update”). In the next processing, 3967 integer values from “0” to “3966” are repeatedly created with the initial random number at that time as an initial value.
That is, +1 is added for each interrupt process, and setting the elements constituting the random number to an integer value from “0” to “3966” is not different from the initial random number. In this interrupt processing, the update initial value at that time is set as the initial value, and +1 is added for each interrupt until the update maximum value is reached, and the next update initial value is set as the initial value. As a result, the random number is set to 3967 integer values from “0” to “3966” as elements constituting the random number, and is incremented by 1 for each interrupt process. Since it is changed to a value determined by the initial random number, the value of the random number can be made unpredictable. In addition, the constituent element of the random number determined by the update initial value and the update maximum value is the same as the conventional random number of random numbers and does not change from 3967 integer values of “0” to “3966”, so that the constituent elements of the random number The appearance rate is made uniform.
The number of values to be won in the normal probability state is 10, and the values are “775” to “777”, “1775” to “1777”, “2774” to “2777”, and the high probability state The number of values to be won at the time is 100, and the values are “775” to “777”, “1314” to “1333”, “1758” to “1777”, “2758” to “2777”, “3314”. "To" 3333 ".

The jackpot symbol determination random number update process (S14) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 60 integers from “0” to “59”. Return to. The relationship between the jackpot symbol determining random value and the jackpot symbol (special symbol) is as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, there are 20 types of jackpot symbols, which are not configured with the same symbols, and it is difficult to distinguish between probability variation jackpots and normal jackpots.
The types of big hits (whether probable big hits or normal big hits) based on the big hit symbols (special symbols) shown in FIG. 8 are as shown in FIG.
In addition, since there is only one type of “-” in the final display of the loss due to the special symbol, it is not necessary to select the loss symbol (special symbol).

Returning to FIG. 10, the hit determination random number update process (S15) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates six integers “0” to “5”, and is incremented by 1 for each process and exceeds the maximum value. Return to the initial value “0”. The number of values to be won is 3 in both the normal probability state and the high probability state, and the values are “0”, “3”, and “5”.
This winning determination random number update process is used for lottery of normal symbols, and other initial value random numbers, big hit determination random numbers, big hit symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, fluctuation pattern determination random numbers are lottery of special symbols Used for.

  The reach determination random number update process (S16) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 229 integers from “0” to “228”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and is an initial value of “0”. Return to. In the normal probability state, the number of values won when the variable time shortening function is not activated is 21, and the values are “0” to “20”. The number is 5, the values are “0” to “4”, the number of values to be won in the high probability state is 6, and the values are “0” to “5”.

  The variation pattern determining random number update process (S17) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 1021 integers from “0” to “1020”, and is incremented by +1 for each process and is an initial value “0”. Return to.

In the subsequent winning confirmation process (S18), confirmation of winning of the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 and input processing of each switch provided in the pachinko machine 50 and connected to the main controller 80 are executed.
In the present embodiment, when a game ball wins the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, a plurality of random numbers such as a big hit determination random number, a big hit symbol determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, a reach determination random number, etc. are acquired. However, the number that can be reserved is limited to four, and when the reserved memory is full, even if the game ball wins the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, the prize ball is paid out. The plurality of random numbers are simply not stored on hold.

  Subsequently, a success / failure determination process (S19) as condition establishment determination means for determining whether or not a big hit is made. This success / failure determination process will be described later. When this success / failure determination process (S19) ends, each output process (S20) such as an image output process is subsequently executed.

  In each output process (S20), as the game progresses, the main control device 80 sends to the effect symbol control device 82, the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, the big prize opening solenoid 14b, and the like. Each output process is executed. That is, when it is detected by the winning confirmation processing (S18) that there is a winning game ball at each winning port on the game board 1, the winning ball data is output to the payout control device 81 so as to pay out the gaming ball as the winning ball. The process of outputting the sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 is an error signal to the effect symbol control device 82 to notify that there is an error when the pachinko machine 50 is abnormal. Each of the processes for outputting is executed.

  The subsequent fraud monitoring process (S21) is a process for monitoring whether or not fraud is performed on the normal winning opening (left sleeve winning opening 31, left falling winning opening 32, right sleeve winning opening 33, right falling winning opening 34). This is a process for judging whether or not the number of game balls entering the winning opening in a predetermined time is greater than a predetermined number, and if so, it is judged to be illegal and a notification to that effect is made. . That is, the abnormality determination means is provided in the main controller 80.

  The remaining process subsequent to this process is composed of the initial random number update process (S22), which is exactly the same process as S12 described above. This process forms an infinite loop and is repeated as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute the above-described processing from S10 to S21 differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not to execute the jackpot processing, the difference in the display mode of special symbols, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the updated (added) value of the initial random number is not uniform when the interrupt process shown in FIG. 10 is executed once. This eliminates the possibility that the initial random number is synchronized with the random number. In the present embodiment, the update of the random number is changed according to the value of the initial random number, so there is no possibility of synchronization. The hit determination random number update process (S15) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.

Next, the start winning confirmation process performed by the main controller 80 will be described with reference to FIG.
The main controller 80 determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 based on the detection signal of the first start port switch 11a or the second start port switch 12a. (S30).
If a positive determination is made, whether the special symbol hold memory is full (4 in this embodiment) by reading the jackpot determination random number, the jackpot symbol determination random number, the reach determination random number, the variation pattern determination random number, etc. from the corresponding counters. It is determined whether or not (S31).
If the reserved memory is not full (S31: NO), the above random numbers are stored as special symbol reserved memory, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved memory display device 10 is increased by 1 (S32). If there are already four reserved memories (S31: YES), no reserved memories are stored, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reserved storage display device 10 is not increased.
In addition, the increase / decrease in the number of reserved symbols of the special symbol is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 via the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and the special symbol reservation memory display device 10 displays the screen 6 a of the effect symbol display device 6. The same number of pseudo-hold displays as the number of lights.

Next, the success / failure determination process performed by the main controller 80 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the success / failure determination process shown in FIG. 12, main controller 80 determines whether or not the condition device is operating based on the jackpot flag (S40).
If the determination in S40 is negative, the special symbol is not changing (S41: NO), and the confirmed symbol is not being displayed (S42: NO), whether or not there is a special symbol hold memory (the hold memory in S32 above). Is determined (S43).
If there is this reserved memory (S43: YES), the oldest special symbol reserved memory is read (the special symbol reserved memory is deleted from the reserved memory), and the probability variation flag is set (high probability state) It is determined whether or not (S44).
If the determination is affirmative (S44: YES), the read jackpot determination random number is checked against the hit value recorded in the probability variation table (S46). If the determination is negative, the read jackpot determination random number is stored in the normal table. It collates with the recorded hit value (S45).
In the case of the present embodiment, as described above, in the normal probability state, the player wins with a probability of 1 / 396.7, and in the high probability game state, the player wins with a probability of 1 / 39.67.

If it is a big hit in the determination of S45 or S46 (S47: YES), the big hit symbol is determined by the big hit symbol determination random number (S48), and the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination random number (S49).
On the other hand, if it is off (S47: NO), the variation pattern is determined based on the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number (S50). In the case of this embodiment, the display of the special symbol in the case of losing is only one type of “-” as shown in FIG.

Subsequent to S49 or S50, data indicating the above-mentioned lottery result, specifically, data indicating any one of the normal jackpot, the probable big hit, the miss out of reach (with out of reach but with reach display), and out of no reach display. A variation start command (display control command) including variation pattern data for designating the variation time is output to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and the special symbol display device 9 is controlled to start the variation display of the special symbol. (S51).
Therefore, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 can determine the jackpot symbol or the off symbol (hereinafter collectively referred to as a fixed symbol), the presence / absence of the reach, and the variation time based on the variation start command (display control command).
The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 that has received the change start command (display control command) performs voice and lamp effect control in response to the change display of the special symbol, and sends a change start command (display control command) to the effect symbol control device 82. )
As shown in FIG. 19A, when the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 receives a change start command (display control command) (S200: YES), the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 performs pseudo-response according to the change start command (display control command). The symbol and the variation effect are determined (S201), and a command for controlling the effect symbol display device 6 to display the variation of the pseudo symbol is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 (S202).

The relationship between the special symbol and the pseudo symbol is as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, in the case of a normal big hit (big hit that becomes a normal probability state after the big hit game) or a probable big hit (big hit that becomes a high probability state after the big hit game), there are three pseudo symbols of 0-9 It has come to be aligned.
Conventionally, most odd-numbered gaming machines have a variety of pseudo-designs, such as three odd-numbered pseudo-designs, and odd-numbered jackpots, and three even-numbered pseudo-designs usually have big jackpots. There is no kind of design. In other words, the player is configured to be unable to determine whether it is a normal big hit or a probable big hit based on a pseudo symbol (definite symbol).
Note that although the design symbol control device 82 determines which symbol is the pseudo symbol, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, which is the same sub-control device, may make it.

Returning to the processing of the main control device 80 (continuation of the description of FIG. 12), if the special symbol is changing (S41: YES), as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (based on) has elapsed (S52).
If the determination is affirmative, a symbol stop command is output to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, and the special symbol display device 9 is controlled to display the final symbol (S53).
Receiving the symbol stop command, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 ends the voice and lamp presentation in response to the special symbol variation display, and sends a symbol stop command to the presentation symbol control device 82.
As shown in FIG. 19B, when the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 receives the symbol stop command (S205: YES), the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 controls the effect symbol display device 6 to display the pseudo symbol determined in S201. A command to be confirmed is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82 (S206).

If the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a jackpot (S54: YES), main controller 80 performs a confirmed symbol display setting process (S55), and sets a jackpot flag by a conditional device operation start process (S56). set.
After the process of S56, it is determined whether or not the return notification flag is in operation (S57). If it is in operation (S57: YES), the return notification flag is cleared (S58). The return notification flag is for operating the state notification device 16 and will be described in detail later.
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is set (S59). If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation flag is cleared (S60). If the determination is negative (S59: NO), it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set (time reduction state) (S61), and if the determination is affirmative, the time reduction flag is cleared (S62).

When the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is not a big hit (that is, missed) (S54: NO), a definite symbol display setting process (S63) is performed to determine whether or not the time flag is set (S64). If the time reduction flag is set (S64: YES), the stored time reduction count is decremented by -1 (S65). If the count value becomes 0 (S66: YES), the time reduction flag is terminated. (S67).
If a negative determination is made in S64, S66, the process returns.

  If the determined symbol is being displayed in the determination of S42 (S42: YES), whether or not the determined symbol display time set in the determined symbol display setting (S55 or S63) has elapsed as shown in FIG. (S68: YES), the special symbol display device 9 is controlled by the finalized symbol display end process (S69) to end the final display of the special symbol. The instruction symbol control device 82 is instructed via the lamp integrated control device 83 to end the pseudo symbol confirmation display.

A special game process performed by the main controller 80 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the special game process shown in FIG. 14, main controller 80 determines whether or not the condition device is operating based on the jackpot flag (S75).
If the condition device is operating (S75: YES), it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 14 is open (S76).
If the big winning opening 14 is not open (S76: NO), as shown in FIG. 15, it is determined whether or not the big hit start effect is being performed (S77), whether or not it is during the interval (S78), If it is determined whether or not the big hit end effect is being performed (S79), and negative determination is made in all (S77, S78, S79), the big hit symbol (special symbol) and the game state when the big hit (normal probability state Or high probability game state) (S80), and a big hit start effect process (S81) is performed. In the jackpot start effect process, the main control device 80 transmits a jackpot start command signal to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83. The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 that has received the jackpot start command causes the light emitting means provided in the pachinko machine 50 to emit light violently for the jackpot effect, and also transmits a signal to the effect symbol control device 82 to produce A big hit start effect is displayed at 6.
Note that, as described above, the process for determining whether or not the return notification flag is set (S57) and the process for ending the return notification flag (S58) are performed after the confirmed symbol display setting process (S55) (a big hit game). May be configured to be performed after the processing of S81 (with the start of the big hit game).

If it is during the big hit start effect (S77: YES), it is determined whether or not it is the end time of the big hit start effect (S82). Is performed (S83), and one round is started. The main control device 80 transmits a special winning opening opening command (round start command) to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 along with the opening of the special winning opening 14.
The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 that has received the winning prize opening command performs a round effect together with the effect symbol control device 82.
If it is during the interval production (S78: YES), it is determined whether it is the end time of the interval production (S84), and if it is affirmative (S84: YES), the special winning opening 14 is opened. (S85) is performed. The main control device 80 transmits a special winning opening opening command (round start command) to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 along with the opening of the special winning opening 14.
The voice / lamp integrated control device 83 that has received the winning prize opening command performs a round effect together with the effect symbol control device 82.

On the other hand, when the special winning opening 14 is being opened (S76: YES), it is determined based on the detection signal of the count switch 14a whether or not ten winning balls have been entered into the special winning opening 14 ( If a negative determination is made (S86), it is determined whether or not the end of the special winning opening is ended (S87). If a negative determination is made in S87, the process returns. If a positive determination is made in S86 or S87, the special winning opening 14 is closed (S88). In the process of S88, the main control device 80 transmits a special winning opening closing command (round end command) to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83.
After the process of S88, it is determined whether or not it was the final round (S89). If the determination is negative, a process of closing the special winning opening 14 for a predetermined time is performed by a jackpot interval process (S90).

If the affirmative determination is made in S89, the jackpot operation is not continued, so the jackpot end effect process (S91) is executed, and then the condition device is stopped by the condition device stop process (S92) (the jackpot flag is cleared).
After the process of S92 is completed, if the jackpot symbol that has been confirmed and displayed on the special symbol display device 9 in S55 and stored in S80 is a probable variation symbol (S93: YES), a probability variation flag / short time flag operation process (S94) is performed, The probability variation flag, the time reduction flag, and the release extension flag are set, and the value of the time reduction counter is set to 100.
If it is not a probability variable symbol (S93: NO), the hour / hour flag and the release / extension flag are set by the hour / hour flag operating process (S95), and the value of the hour / hour counter is set to 100.
After the processing of S94 or S95, a jackpot end command is transmitted to the voice / lamp integrated control device 83 (S96).

Next, a power-on process performed by the main controller 80 when the power of the pachinko machine 50 is turned on will be described with reference to FIG.
Although not shown in FIG. 16, when the pachinko machine 50 is powered on, a CPU security check is performed, and then the stack pointer is set to an initial value as shown in FIG. 16 (S100). . In this embodiment, the initial value is set to 8000H.
After the processing of S100, the interrupt mode setting (S101), built-in RAM access permission (S102), and power-off flag clearing (S103), which are necessary settings when the power is turned on, are performed.
After the process of S103, it is determined whether a RAM clear signal has been input (S104). The RAM clear signal is a signal output by pressing a power switch (not shown) for turning on the power of the pachinko machine 50 while pressing a RAM clear switch (not shown).
The RAM clear signal is read only once, and is not read thereafter.
If it is determined in S104 that the RAM clear signal has been input, processing is performed to initialize the RAM. If it is determined that there is no input, the game is started from the state of the RAM immediately before the power is shut off. Processing for resumption is performed.
This RAM includes information on the gaming state of the pachinko machine 50. As described above, even if the power supply (normal power supply) of the pachinko machine 50 is cut off, the information stored in this RAM is stored by the backup power supply VBB. Hold for a predetermined time.
Therefore, if the game state immediately before power-off is a big hit game, the game can be resumed from the big probability game state, and if it is a high probability game state, the game can be resumed from a sudden power failure. There is no penalty for the player.

As an actual control, if a negative determination is made in S104, it is determined whether or not the information generated when the power is shut off is normal (S105). If normal (S105: YES), the RAM determination value is set. It is calculated (S106), and it is determined whether or not it matches the RAM judgment value stored when the power is turned off (S107). If it matches, that is, if it is normal (S107: YES), the power The occurrence information at the time of interruption is cleared (S108).
After the process of S108, a process for operating the return notification flag is performed (S109). Note that the process for operating the return notification flag is not necessarily performed at this time, and may be performed at any time as long as it is after the process of S107 and before the process of S112.
In other words, the process for operating the return notification flag is set to be performed during the process for resuming the game from the game state immediately before the power is turned off (due to the process).
After the processing of S109, the voice / lamp integrated control device 83, the production symbol control device 82, which are sub-control devices, and a command for returning to the gaming state when the power is turned off are transmitted (S110), and the CPU peripheral devices are initialized. (S111), interrupt permission setting is performed (S112), and the game is started. The start of the game here means that the processing described in FIG. 10 is performed.

  If an affirmative determination is made in S104 or a negative determination is made in S105 or S107, all areas of the RAM (7F00H to 7FFFH) are cleared to 0 (S113), and initial values during normal game are set in the RAM (S114). ), CPU peripheral device initial setting (S115) and interrupt permission setting (S116) are performed, and the game is started.

Next, the power-off generation process performed by the main controller 80 when the power of the pachinko machine 50 is cut off will be described with reference to FIG.
When power is cut off, a non-maskable interrupt is generated and the following processing is performed.
First, a power-off flag is set (S120), a RAM judgment value is calculated and saved (S121), information generated when the power is turned off is saved (S122), access to the built-in RAM is prohibited (S123), and a power-down is prepared. .

Next, the state notification device operation process performed by the main controller 80 will be described with reference to FIG.
The state notification device 16 is provided below the game board 1 as described above, and is configured by LEDs.
In the present embodiment, normally, the state notification device 16 is not activated (the LED is not lit), and is activated when a specific state occurs (the LED is lit).
This specific state is when the return notification flag is in operation and is in a high probability state (when a high probability state is reached).
As a control method, as described in FIG. 18, first, it is determined whether or not the return notification flag is in operation (S130). If it is in operation (S130: YES), the probability change flag is set. It is determined whether or not it has been activated (whether or not it is in operation) (S131). If an affirmative determination is made in the determination in S131, processing for operating the state notification device 16 is performed (S132). If a negative determination is made in the determinations in S130 and S131, it is determined whether or not the status notification device 16 is operating (S133). If an affirmative determination is made in the determination of S133, the state notification device 16 is terminated (S134), and the process returns to the return. If a negative determination is made in S133, the process returns to the return without performing the process of S134.

Next, the state notification device 16 that changes depending on the gaming state of the pachinko machine 50 will be described with reference to the time charts of FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 20, when the big hit game generated by the probability big hit is completed, the probability change flag is activated, and the lottery probability of the big hit becomes a high probability state. As shown in the figure, even if the probability change big hit occurs again during the high probability state, the probability change flag is once ended during the big hit game, and after the big hit game is finished, the probability change flag is activated again to enter the high probability state. The gaming state due to the subsequent occurrence of the normal jackpot and the probability variation jackpot is as shown in the figure. In the gaming state so far, the return notification flag and the state notification device 16 do not operate as shown.
When the power supply of the pachinko machine 50 is cut off due to a power failure or the like during the high probability gaming state, and then the power supply is restored, the gaming state immediately before the power interruption is a high probability state, so the probability variation flag is activated and the player Will not be penalized. Further, after the power is restored, the restoration notification flag is also activated. As described above, since both the return notification flag and the probability variation flag are operating, the state notification device 16 is operating.
This state notification device 16 continues to operate until the high probability state ends (the probability variation flag or the return notification flag ends) as shown in the figure.
Note that, as described above, the return notification flag ends due to the next big hit.

FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing a case where a probable big hit occurs and the power of the pachinko machine 50 is cut off during the big hit game.
In the conventional configuration, if a probable big hit occurs and the power of the pachinko machine 50 is cut off during the big hit game, even if it becomes a high probability state after the power is restored, this could not be notified. It becomes possible to report by using the configuration.
As shown in FIG. 21, when the power is shut off during the probability variation big hit game and then returns, the return notification flag is activated. Note that during the big hit game, the probability change flag does not operate even if the probability change big hit, so even if the power is restored, the probability change flag does not operate.
After the power is restored, the big hit game is continued, and when the big hit game is finished, the probability variation flag is activated and a high probability state is set. In other words, which jackpot (what special symbol the jackpot was made) is also stored in the RAM, and the storage of the information is maintained by the backup power supply.
When the probability variation flag is activated, both the return notification flag and the probability variation flag are activated, so that the state notification device 16 is activated. The state notification device 16 continues to operate until the high probability state ends (the probability change flag or the return notification flag ends) as shown in the figure.
In this way, since it is possible to notify even if it was not possible to notify in the past, a third party who monitors fraud only sees the status notification device 16 immediately after the opening of the pachinko parlor, is the fraud called morning being performed? It becomes possible to easily determine whether or not.

However, in this configuration, there is a concern that it is no longer a non-notification type gaming machine (a gaming machine that does not know whether the current state is a normal probability state or a high-probability gaming state and gives the player interest).
That is, as shown in FIG. 21, when the power of the pachinko machine 50 is shut off in the normal probability state, and then returns, when a probable big hit occurs after the return, the state notification device 16 is activated after the big hit game ends. Therefore, there is a concern that the player sees the operating state notification device 16 and knows that the present is a high-probability game.
However, as described above, the return notification flag is ended due to the occurrence of the big hit, so as shown in the figure, it is cleared after the big hit game is finished (not activated), and the probability change flag is activated after the big hit game is finished. Even if the high probability gaming state is entered, the state notification device 16 does not operate (since the return notification flag is not operated), so a non-notification type gaming machine is established.
In other words, the present embodiment has a configuration in which the non-notification type can be completely realized while solving the problem in the non-notification type gaming machine (it cannot be easily determined whether fraud is being performed). is there.

Next, an image displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 in the normal probability gaming state and the high probability gaming state will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 22A is an image displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 in the normal probability gaming state, and FIG. 22B is an image displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 in the high probability gaming state.
As shown, the background of FIG. 22A and FIG. 22B is exactly the same. Note that the hue is exactly the same. Of course, the pseudo symbols to be stopped are different for each lottery.
Even when there are a plurality of types of background images, the normal probability gaming state image and the high probability gaming state image are the same.
In other words, if there are two types of background images, a mountain image and a sea image, in the normal probability gaming state, the background images are two types, a mountain image and a sea image, even in the high probability gaming state. The same applies to the conditions for switching from mountain to sea, from sea to mountain, and the appearance rate of mountains and sea.
In other words, the player cannot determine whether the current state is the normal probability gaming state or the high probability gaming state by looking at the image displayed on the effect symbol display device 6.
Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the fluctuation reduction function and the release extension function operate only during the period from the end of the big hit game until the special symbol is rotated 100 times, whether it is a probable big hit or a normal big hit. Thus, not only the contents displayed on the effect symbol display device 6, but also the fluctuation time and the opening time of the second start port 12, the player can determine whether the current state is the normal probability gaming state or the high probability gaming state. It has no configuration.

Next, the main part of the present invention according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a power feeding system related to a backup power source and the like in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 23 to FIG. 29 described below, only the flow of power between the substrates (devices) is shown for convenience. Therefore, only the input / output functions of the backup power source and other power sources in various connectors are shown in the figure. However, all or some of the various connectors may be provided with other functions, that is, input / output functions of various control signals, in addition to input / output functions of various power sources.
In addition to this, the main controller second connector 80b of FIG. 23, the main controller second connector 280b of FIG. 25, the main controller second connector 380b of FIG. 26, the main controller second connector 480b of FIG. 28 does not show input / output functions such as various power sources and various control signals. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a function of inputting / outputting various power supplies, various control signals, and the like may be provided on other substrates.
In addition, the various connectors of the present embodiment can be electrically connected by electrically connecting a wire harness (harness, cable harness) or the like as a collective part in which a plurality of electric wires are bundled. The wire harness includes multi-core connectors as electrical connection terminals corresponding to the various connectors at both ends of the electric wire. As an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described configuration is suitable for electrically connecting various connectors. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any suitable one can be adopted as long as it has a similar function.

FIG. 23 shows a schematic configuration in which a pachinko machine 50 as a ball game machine is divided into a “game frame side” configuration and a “game board side” configuration for convenience.
The pachinko machine 50 is formed by combining at least the “game frame side” configuration and the “game board side” configuration. Supplementally, the “game frame side” is a configuration on the side where the game board 1 is removed from the pachinko machine 50, and the “game board side” is a configuration on the side including at least the game board 1. Therefore, the configuration on the side including at least the power supply board 85 and not including the game board 1 is referred to as “game frame side”, and the configuration including the game board 1 is referred to as “game board side”.
The “game board side” is provided with a main control device (indicated as a main control board in the drawing) 80 and a sub board 90 provided in the game board 1. On the other hand, on the “game frame side”, in addition to the power supply board 85 described above, a payout control device 81 (not shown in FIG. 23) is provided.
Accordingly, the surface (board) changing operation for detaching the game board 1 from the main body of the pachinko machine 50 is performed by separating the pachinko machine 50 into the “game frame side” and the “game board side” and then separating them. This is an operation of installing the configuration of “game board side” on the “game frame side”. And with the separation and separation, the electrical system of the pachinko machine 50 inevitably becomes a circuit between the “game frame side” and the “game board side” by removing the wire harness etc. from the predetermined connector. Is an operation that generates an open state.

  More specifically, the “game frame side” is provided with a power supply board 85 for supplying various power sources to at least the “game board side” main controller 80. In addition, the “game board side” is provided with a main control device 80, and the power supply board 85 side of the main control device 80, that is, between the power supply board 85 and the main control device 80, as a relay board of the present invention. A sub-substrate 90 is provided.

The power supply board 85 can be maintained in an ON state and an OFF state, and includes a power switch for supplying and shutting off power when the power supply board 85 is in the state. Further, the power supply board first connector 85a for taking AC24V into the pachinko machine 50 from the illustrated transformer when the power switch is changed from the OFF state to the ON state is provided.
The power supply board 85 also includes a power supply board second connector 85b for outputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated from the acquired AC24V to the “game board side”. Further, the power supply board second connector 85b has a function of inputting the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub-board 90 described later and output from the sub-board first connector 90a into the power supply board 85, and the input backup power supply VBB is input again. And a function of outputting toward the sub-board first connector 90a.
Further, as described above, the power supply board 85 of this embodiment generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from AC24V, that is, has a function of switching input voltage. However, it does not have a function for arbitrarily adjusting or setting a power supply voltage or the like other than the switching function.

The sub-board 90 includes a sub-board first connector 90a on the illustrated power supply board 85 side and a sub-board second connector 90b on the main controller 80 side.
Further, the sub board 90 includes backup power generation means for generating a backup power VBB by a capacitor based on DC5V taken from the power board 85.
Further, the sub-board 90 as the relay board of the present embodiment is configured not to mount a CPU, that is, a microprocessor (an integrated circuit constituting a central processing unit of an electronic computer) or a ROM, that is, a read-only memory.

  The sub board first connector 90a on the power board 85 side takes in DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 85b described above to the “game board side”, more specifically, to the sub board 90 (input). Function). Further, the backup power supply VBB generated by the backup power supply generation means is output to the “game frame side”, that is, the power supply board second connector 85b of the power supply board 85, and the backup power supply VBB returned from the power supply board 85 is output. , And a function of inputting again to the sub-board 90

  The sub-board second connector 90b on the main controller 80 side uses the DC 12V, DC 5V, GND input from the sub-board first connector 90a and the backup power source VBB returned from the power board 85 to the main controller of the main controller 80. It has a function of outputting toward the first connector 80a.

The main controller 80 includes a main controller first connector 80a on the side of the illustrated sub board 90 and a main controller second connector 80b on the opposite side of the sub board 90.
Further, as described above, main controller 80 includes a RAM capable of holding stored information by backup power supply VBB for a certain period even when the AC 24V power supplied from the transformer is shut off.

  The main controller first connector 80a on the side of the sub board 90 receives the DC 12V, DC 5V, GND output from the sub board second connector 90b and the backup power source VBB returned from the power board 85 in the main controller 80. It has a function to import (input). The fetched backup power VBB is configured to be supplied to the RAM (RWM).

  Further, regarding the configuration, at least the power board second connector 85b, the sub board first connector 90a, and the wire harness that conducts both the connectors of the present embodiment cut off the conduction of DC12V, DC5V, and GND. The backup power supply VBB is also configured to be cut off from conduction. That is, it is not a configuration in which only the backup power supply VBB is made conductive and the conduction of DC12V, DC5V, and GND can be cut off. In short, when changing the surface (board), the configuration of the “game board side” is separated from the “game board side”, and the multi-core connector at the end of the wire harness is connected to the power connector second connector 85b. Alternatively, when the sub-board first connector 90a is detached, all the various power sources including the backup power source VBB and the flow of control signals are interrupted between the “game frame side” and the “game board side”.

Then, the effect | action by the structure of this embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated.
First, when supplying power to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board 85 inputs AC 24V from the transformer via the power board first connector 85a. The power supply board 85 generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Furthermore, the power supply board 85 outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND toward the “game board side” sub-board 90 via the power supply board second connector 85b.
The sub board 90 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 85b via the sub board first connector 90a. The backup power generation unit of the sub board 90 generates the backup power VBB from the input DC5V, and outputs the backup power VBB to the power board second connector 85b again through the sub board first connector 90a.
The power supply board 85 temporarily inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board first connector 90a through the power-supply board second connector 85b, and after the input, the sub-board first through the power-supply board second connector 85b again. Output toward the connector 90a.
The power supply board 85 simply inputs the backup power supply VBB input from the power supply board second connector 85b without performing any action such as using for some function or generating another power supply based on this. In this state, the power is output again from the power board second connector 85b. In other words, the backup power VBB is supplied to the main control device 80 provided on the “game board side” via the power supply board 85 provided on the “game frame side”.
The sub board 90 inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the power board second connector 85b and having returned, through the sub board first connector 90a. Next, the sub board 90 outputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power supply VBB to the main controller first connector 80a of the main controller 80 via the sub board second connector 90b. That is, the sub-board 90 of this embodiment does not supply the generated backup power supply VBB directly to the RAM of the main controller 80, but temporarily passes from the “game board side” to the “game frame side” power board 85. Then, after returning to the main controller 80, it is supplied.
Main controller 80 inputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power supply VBB output from sub-board second connector 90b via main controller first connector 80a. The main controller 80 performs overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Further, main controller 80 supplies input backup power supply VBB to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC 12 V, DC 5 V, and GND are not supplied from the power board 85 to the main controller 80 via the sub board 90. However, only the backup power supply VBB is maintained for a certain period of time with respect to the RAM with the above-described conditions.

  Further, for example, when the multi-core connector of the wire harness is removed from the power board second connector 85b or the sub board first connector 90a due to a surface (panel) change operation, the power board 85 is temporarily bypassed from the sub board 90. Since the conduction path of the backup power supply VBB that returns to the sub-board 90 again is cut off, the storage information in the RAM cannot be retained.

  In this embodiment, even if the backup power source generation unit of the backup power source VBB is provided on a board different from the power board 85 and the sub board 90 on the game board side, When the game board 1 is separated from the “side”, the backup power supply VBB is cut off and the stored information in the RAM (RWM) cannot be retained. Therefore, the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 may be disabled. it can.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment, which is another embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 24 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a power supply system related to a backup power source and the like in the second embodiment. In addition, other embodiment described below including 2nd Embodiment is equipped with the structure similar to 1st Embodiment mentioned above in the fundamental structure as a ball game machine. Therefore, the description will be limited to the difference from the first embodiment and the related configuration, and the other configuration will be omitted for convenience.

First, the outline | summary of the structure and effect | action which are the characteristics of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated.
The second embodiment has a configuration in which a payout control device (shown as a payout control board in the figure) 181 is added to the power supply system related to the backup power source and the like described in the first embodiment. The payout control device 181 is provided between the power supply board 185 and the sub board 190 and on the “game frame side”.
The backup power supply VBB generated by the sub board 190 is not returned to the power board 185 but returned to the payout controller 181 and then returned to the sub board 190 and then supplied to the main controller (denoted as the main control board in the figure). The DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated by the power supply board 185 are supplied from the payout control apparatus 181 to the main control apparatus via the sub board 190.

Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
A power board 185 and a payout control device 181 are provided on the “game frame side” of the present embodiment.
The power supply board 185 is a power supply switch for switching supply / cutoff of AC24V from a transformer (not shown), a power supply board first connector 185a for inputting AC24V, and a power supply board for outputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated from AC24V The second connector 185b is provided.
Further, the payout control device 181 inputs the payout control device first connector 181a for inputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the power supply board 185, and the backup power supply VBB from the sub board 190, and the backup power supplies VBB, DC12V. , DC5V, and a payout control device second connector 181b for outputting GND.

On the “game board side” of the present embodiment, a sub-board 190 and a main control device are provided.
The sub-board 190 outputs backup power source VBB for generating the backup power source VBB, and outputs the generated backup power source VBB to the payout control device 181. And a sub-board second connector 190b for outputting the inputted backup power supplies VBB, DC12V, DC5V, and GND to the main controller.
The main controller (not shown) is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a RAM (RWM) is mounted although details are omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when supplying power to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board 185 inputs AC 24V from the transformer via the power board first connector 185a. The power supply board 185 generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Further, the power supply board 185 outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND to the payout control device 181 via the power supply board second connector 185b.
The payout control device 181 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 185b via the payout control device first connector 181a. Then, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are output toward the “game board side” sub-board 190 via the payout control device second connector 181b.
The sub board 190 inputs DC12V, DC5V and GND output from the payout control device second connector 181b via the sub board first connector 190a. The backup power supply generation means of the sub board 190 generates the backup power supply VBB from the input DC5V, and outputs the backup power supply VBB to the payout control device second connector 181b again through the sub board first connector 190a.
The payout control device 181 once inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board first connector 190a via the payout control device second connector 181b, and then inputs the backup power supply VBB again via the payout control device second connector 181b. Output toward the board first connector 190a.
The payout control device 181 simply uses the backup power supply VBB input from the payout control device second connector 181b for any function or does not perform any action such as generating another power supply based on this. In the state as it is input, it outputs from the payout control device second connector 181b again. That is, the backup power supply VBB is supplied to the main control device provided on the “game board side” via the payout control device 181 provided on the “game frame side”.
The sub-board 190 inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the payout control device second connector 181b and returned, via the sub-board first connector 190a. Next, the sub board 190 outputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and the backup power source VBB to the main controller first connector (not shown) of the main controller via the sub board second connector 190b. That is, the sub-board 190 of this embodiment also does not supply the generated backup power supply VBB directly to the RAM of the main control device, but temporarily passes from the “game board side” to the “game frame side” payout control device 181. Then, after returning to the main controller.
The sub board 190 of the present embodiment is a relay board of the present invention that relays the supply of various power sources from the “game frame side” payout control device 181 to the main control device.
The main controller inputs DC12V, DC5V, GND and backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board second connector 190b via a main controller first connector (not shown). The main controller executes overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Furthermore, the main controller supplies the input backup power supply VBB to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are not supplied from the payout controller 181 to the main controller 180 via the sub board 190. However, only the backup power supply VBB is maintained for a certain period of time with respect to the RAM with the above-described conditions.

  Furthermore, also in this embodiment, for example, when the multi-core connector of the wire harness is removed from the payout control device second connector 181b or the sub-board first connector 190a due to, for example, a surface (panel) change operation or the like, once from the sub-board 190 Since the conduction path of the backup power supply VBB that returns to the sub-board 190 again after bypassing the payout control device 181 is cut off, the storage information in the RAM cannot be retained.

  Even when configured as in the present embodiment, the backup power generation means of the backup power supply VBB is provided on a board different from the power supply board 185 and on the sub board 190 on the game board side, as in the first embodiment. However, if the game board 1 is separated from the “game frame side”, the backup power supply VBB is cut off and the stored information in the RAM cannot be retained, so that the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 is impossible. can do.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a power feeding system related to a backup power source and the like in the third embodiment.

First, the outline | summary of the structure and effect | action which become the characteristics of 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated.
The third embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the power supply system related to the backup power supply described in the first embodiment, but the configuration of the power supply system of the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub-board 290 and input to the power supply board 285. Is different. That is, the difference is that a dedicated configuration (connector) for supplying the backup power supply VBB from the power supply board 285 to the main controller 280 is provided.

Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
A power supply board 285 is provided on the “game frame side” of the present embodiment.
The power supply board 285 is a power switch for switching supply and cut-off of AC24V from the transformer, a power supply board first connector 285a for inputting AC24V, DC12V, DC5V and GND generated from AC24V, and backup power supply from the sub-board 290 A power board second connector 285b for inputting VBB and a power board third connector 285c specialized for the function of outputting the inputted backup power VBB to the main controller 280 are provided.

In the “game board side” of the present embodiment, a sub-board 290 and a main controller (described as a main control board in the drawing) 280 are provided.
The sub-board 290 is a backup power source generating means for generating the backup power source VBB, and outputs the generated backup power source VBB to the power source board 285 and the sub-board first for inputting DC12V, DC5V and GND from the power source board 285. A connector 290a and a sub-board second connector 290b for outputting the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND to the main controller are provided.
The main controller 280 includes a main controller first connector 280a on the illustrated sub board 290 side, and a main controller second connector 280b on the opposite side of the sub board 290.
In addition, the main controller 280 of this embodiment includes a main controller third connector 280c specialized for the function of inputting the backup power supply VBB to the main controller 280 on the sub-board 290 side.
Further, main controller 280 includes a RAM (RWM) capable of holding stored information by backup power supply VBB for a certain period even when the AC 24V power supplied from the transformer is cut off.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when supplying power to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board 285 inputs AC 24V from the transformer through the power board first connector 285a. The power supply board 285 generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Furthermore, the power supply board 285 outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND toward the “game board side” sub-board 290 via the power supply board second connector 285b.
The sub board 290 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 285b via the sub board first connector 290a. Then, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are output to the main controller 280 via the sub-board second connector 290b.
The backup power generation unit of the sub-board 290 generates the backup power VBB from the input DC5V, and outputs the backup power VBB to the power board second connector 285b again via the sub-board first connector 290a.
The power supply board 285 temporarily inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board first connector 290a through the power supply board second connector 285b, and after the input, the main control device 3rd through the power supply board third connector 285c. Output toward the connector 280c. That is, the sub-board 290 of the present embodiment also does not supply the generated backup power supply VBB directly to the RAM of the main controller, but temporarily passes from the “game board side” to the “game frame side” power board 285. The backup power supply VBB is supplied to the main control device via a connector.
The power supply board 285 simply inputs the backup power supply VBB input from the power supply board second connector 285b without performing any action such as using for some function or generating another power supply based on this. In this state, the power is output from the third connector 285c again. That is, the backup power supply VBB is supplied to the main control device 280 provided on the “game board side” via the power supply board 285 provided on the “game frame side”.
The main controller 280 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the sub-board second connector 290b via the main controller first connector 280a. The main control device 280 performs overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Further, main controller 280 inputs backup power supply VBB via main controller third connector 280c and supplies it to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are not supplied from the power supply board 285 to the main controller 280 via the sub board 290. However, only the backup power supply VBB is maintained for a certain period of time with respect to the RAM with the above-described conditions.

  Furthermore, also in this embodiment, when the multi-core connector of the wire harness is removed from the power board second connector 285b or the sub board first connector 290a, for example, due to a surface (panel) change operation or the like, the power board from the sub board 290 is removed. When the conduction path of the backup power supply VBB supplied to the H.285 is cut off, the storage information in the RAM cannot be retained. Further, even when the connector is removed from the power supply board third connector 285c or the main controller third connector 280c, it is impossible to retain the stored information in the RAM.

  Even if configured as in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the backup power supply generation means of the backup power supply VBB is provided on a board different from the power supply board 285 and is provided on the sub board 290 on the game board side. However, if the game board 1 is separated from the “game frame side”, the backup power supply VBB is cut off and the stored information in the RAM cannot be retained, so that the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 is impossible. can do.

  In addition, a payout control device may be further added to the configuration of the present embodiment between the power supply board 285 and the sub board 290 described in the second embodiment. That is, when the backup power supply VBB generated on the sub-board 290 and output to the payout control device returns to the “game board side”, the main power supply is connected via the backup power supply VBB dedicated connector provided in the payout control device. The structure supplied to the control apparatus 280 may be sufficient. Even if comprised in this way, there can exist the same effect.

  Furthermore, a configuration of a switch for backup power source, which will be described later, may be further added to the configuration of the present embodiment and the configuration to which the above-described payout control device is added. That is, the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub board 290 and output to the power board 285 is supplied to the main controller 280 based on the return to the “game board side” via the power board third connector 285c. It may be provided with a backup power switch. The backup power switch is not limited to the sub-board 290, but may be any switch provided on the “game board side”. In other words, any configuration that can determine that the game has returned to the “game board side” via the “game frame side” may be used. Even if comprised in this way, there can exist the same effect.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 26 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a power feeding system related to a backup power source and the like in the fourth embodiment.

An overview of the configuration and operation that characterize the fourth embodiment will be described.
The fourth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the power supply system related to the backup power source and the like described in the first embodiment, but the power supply board 2 in which the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub board 390 is input to the power supply board 385 is provided. The configuration of the connector 385b is different.
Specifically, the power board second connector 385b takes the backup power supply VBB output from the sub board 390 into the power board second connector 385b and does not input it into the power board 385 again. It is the structure which outputs to 390 and returns. In short, each connector in each of the embodiments described above has a configuration in which the backup power supply VBB is once taken into the board including the connector, but the power supply board second connector 385b of the present embodiment has a backup inside. A power supply path that bypasses the power supply VBB is provided. As a result, the electrical configuration of the power supply substrate 385 is not affected. That is, there is a difference in the configuration of the connector for taking in the backup power supply VBB supplied from the “game board side” on the “game frame side”, and the connector supplies the backup power supply VBB supplied from the connector to the inside of the power supply board 385 The data is output again toward the “game board side” without being sent to the game board.

Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
A power supply board 385 is provided on the “game frame side” of the present embodiment.
The power supply board 385 includes a power supply switch for switching supply and cut-off of AC24V from the transformer, a power supply board first connector 385a for inputting AC24V, and a power supply board second connector 385b for outputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated from AC24V. It has.
As described above, the power supply board second connector 385b has a function of taking the backup power supply VBB from the sub board 390 without inputting it into the power board 385 and outputting it to the sub board 390 as it is.

In the “game board side” of the present embodiment, a sub-board 390 and a main controller (described as a main control board in the drawing) 380 are provided.
The sub-board 390 outputs backup power source VBB for generating the backup power source VBB, and outputs the generated backup power source VBB to the power source board 385, and inputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power source VBB from the power source board 385. A sub-board first connector 390a and a sub-board second connector 390b for outputting the input DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power supply VBB to the main controller 380 are provided.
The main control device 380 includes a main control device first connector 380a on the illustrated sub board 390 side, and a main control device second connector 380b on the opposite side of the sub board 390.
Further, main controller 380 includes a RAM (RWM) capable of holding stored information by backup power supply VBB for a certain period even when the AC 24V power supplied from the transformer is cut off.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when supplying power to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board 385 inputs AC 24V from the transformer via the power board first connector 385a. The power supply board 385 generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Furthermore, the power supply board 385 outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND toward the “game board side” sub-board 390 via the power supply board second connector 385b.
The sub board 390 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 385b via the sub board first connector 390a. Then, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are output to the main controller 380 via the sub-board second connector 390b.
The backup power supply generation unit of the sub board 390 generates the backup power supply VBB from the input DC5V, and outputs the backup power supply VBB to the power board second connector 385b again through the sub board first connector 390a.
The power supply board 385 takes the backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board first connector 390a into the power supply board second connector 385b, but does not input it into the power supply board 385, and after taking in the power supply board second connector 385b, Output toward the sub-board first connector 390a. That is, the sub-board 390 of the present embodiment also does not supply the generated backup power supply VBB directly to the RAM of the main control device, but once the power board of the power board 385 from the “game board side” to the “game frame side”. After being returned to the “game board side” via the second connector 385b, it is supplied to the main controller 380.
The power supply board 385 simply takes in the backup power supply VBB taken into the power board second connector 385b without performing any action such as using for some function or generating another power supply based on this. In this state, the power is output from the second connector 385b again. In other words, the backup power VBB is supplied to the main control device 380 provided on the “game board side” via the power supply board 385 provided on the “game frame side”.
Main controller 380 inputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power supply VBB output from sub-board second connector 390b via main controller first connector 380a. The main controller 380 performs overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Further, main controller 380 supplies the input backup power supply VBB to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are not supplied from the power supply board 385 to the main controller 380 via the sub board 390. However, only the backup power supply VBB is maintained for a certain period of time with respect to the RAM with the above-described conditions.

  Further, also in the present embodiment, when the multi-core connector of the wire harness is removed from the power board second connector 385b or the sub board first connector 390a, for example, due to a surface (panel) change operation or the like, the power board from the sub board 390 is removed. When the conduction path of the backup power supply VBB supplied to the power supply board second connector 385b of 385 is cut off, the storage information of the RAM becomes impossible.

  Even if configured as in the present embodiment, the backup power source generating means of the backup power source VBB is provided on a board different from the power board 385 and the sub board 390 on the game board side, as in the first embodiment. However, if the game board 1 is separated from the “game frame side”, the backup power supply VBB is cut off and the stored information in the RAM cannot be retained, so that the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 is impossible. can do.

  In addition, a payout control device may be further added to the configuration of the present embodiment between the power supply board 385 and the sub board 390 described in the second embodiment. That is, based on the fact that the backup power supply VBB generated by the sub-board 390 and output to the payout control device is taken into the connector without being input into the payout control device, and returned from the connector to the sub-board 390, The structure supplied to the main control apparatus 380 may be sufficient. Even if comprised in this way, there can exist the same effect.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 27 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a power feeding system related to a backup power source and the like in the fifth embodiment.

First, the outline | summary of the structure and effect | action which are the characteristics of 5th Embodiment is demonstrated.
The fifth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the second embodiment. In the fifth embodiment, a backup power supply system for the RAM (RWM) of the payout control device (shown as a payout control board) 481 is used in contrast to the power supply system related to the backup power supply described in the second embodiment. It has an added configuration.
That is, the backup power generation unit of the sub-board 490 of the present embodiment generates backup power for backing up the RAM (RWM) of the main controller 480 and the payout controller 481. The illustrated backup power supply VBB1 backs up the RAM of the main controller 480, and the backup power supply VBB2 backs up the RAM of the payout controller 481.
The payout control device 481 is provided between the power supply board (not shown) and the sub board 490 and on the “game frame side”.
The backup power supply VBB2 generated by the sub-board 490 is returned to the payout control device 481 and supplied to the RAM of the payout control device 481. The backup power supply VBB1 is returned to the payout control device 481 and then returned to the sub-board 490, and then supplied to the RAM of the main control device (denoted as main control board in the figure) 480.
DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated by a power supply board (not shown) are supplied from the payout control device 481 to the main control device 480 via the sub-board 490.

Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
On the “game frame side” of the present embodiment, a power supply board (not shown) and a payout control device 481 are provided.
The power supply board includes a power switch (not shown) for switching supply and cut-off of AC24V from a transformer (not shown), a power supply board first connector (not shown) for inputting AC24V, and DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated from AC24V. A power supply board second connector (not shown) for output is provided.
Also, the payout control device 481 inputs the backup power supply VBB1 and the backup power supply VBB2 from the payout control device first connector 481a for inputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the power supply board, and the sub board 490, and the backup power supply A payout control device second connector 481b for outputting VBB1, DC12V, DC5V, and GND is provided.

A sub-board 490 and a main controller 480 are provided on the “game board side” of the present embodiment.
The sub-board 490 outputs a backup power supply VBB1 and a backup power supply VBB2, and outputs the generated backup power supplies VBB to the payout control device 481. The backup power supplies VBB1 and DC12V returned from the payout control device 481 A sub-board first connector 490a for inputting DC 5V and GND, and a sub-board second connector 490b for outputting the input backup power supplies VBB1, DC12V, DC5V, and GND to the main controller 480 are provided. Become.
The main controller 480 includes a main controller first connector 480a on the illustrated sub board 490 side, and a main controller second connector 480b on the opposite side of the sub board 490.
Main controller 480 also includes a RAM capable of holding stored information by backup power supply VBB1 for a certain period even when the AC 24V power supplied from the transformer is shut off.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when power is supplied to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board (not shown) passes the AC 24V from the transformer (not shown) via the power board first connector (not shown). Enter. The power supply board generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Further, the power supply board outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND to the payout control device 481 via the power supply board second connector (not shown).
The payout control device 481 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power supply board second connector via the payout control device first connector 481a. Then, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are output to the sub board 490 on the “game board side” via the payout control device second connector 481b.
The secondary board 490 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the payout control device second connector 481b via the secondary board first connector 490a. The backup power source generation means of the sub-board 490 generates the backup power source VBB1 and the backup power source VBB2 from the input DC5V, and again supplies the backup power source VBB1 and the backup power source VBB2 via the sub-board first connector 490a. 2 output to the connector 481b.
The payout control device 481 temporarily inputs the backup power supply VBB1 output from the sub-board first connector 490a via the payout control device second connector 481b, and then inputs the backup power supply VBB1 again via the payout control device second connector 481b. Output toward the board first connector 490a.
The payout control device 481 simply uses the backup power supply VBB1 input from the payout control device second connector 481b for any function or does not perform any action such as generating another power supply based on this. In this state, the payout control device second connector 481b outputs the data again. That is, the backup power VBB1 is supplied to the main control device 480 provided on the “game board side” via the payout control device 481 provided on the “game frame side”.
Further, the payout control device 481 inputs the backup power supply VBB2 output from the sub-board first connector 490a via the payout control device second connector 481b and supplies it to the RAM mounted on the payout control device 481.
The sub-board 490 inputs the backup power supply VBB1 output from the payout control device second connector 481b and returned, via the sub-board first connector 490a. Next, the sub-board 490 outputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power supply VBB1 to the main controller first connector 480a of the main controller 480 via the sub-board second connector 490b. That is, the sub-board 490 of the present embodiment also does not supply the generated backup power supply VBB1 directly to the RAM of the main control device 480, but temporarily sets the payout control device 481 from the “game board side” to the “game frame side”. It returns to the main controller 480 after returning through.
The sub-board 490 of this embodiment is a relay board of the present invention that relays the supply of various power sources from the “game frame side” payout control device 481 to the main control device 480.
Main controller 480 inputs DC12V, DC5V, GND, and backup power supply VBB1 output from sub-board second connector 490b via main controller first connector 480a. The main control device 480 performs overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Further, main controller 480 supplies input backup power supply VBB1 to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are not supplied from the payout controller 481 to the main controller 480 via the sub-board 490. However, only the backup power supply VBB1 and the backup power supply VBB2 are maintained for a certain period of time with respect to the RAM of the main control device 480 and the RAM of the payout control device 481 with the above-described conditions.

  Further, in this embodiment, for example, when the multi-core connector of the wire harness is removed from the payout control device second connector 481b or the sub-board first connector 490a, for example, due to a surface (panel) change operation or the like, When the conduction path of the backup power supply VBB1 that returns to the sub-board 490 again after bypassing the payout control device 481 is cut off, the storage information in the RAM of the main control device 480 becomes impossible. Similarly, when the conduction path of the backup power supply VBB2 returned from the sub-board 490 to the payout control device 481 is cut off, the storage information in the RAM of the payout control device 481 cannot be retained.

  Even if it is configured as in the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, it is assumed that the backup power generation means of the backup power supply VBB1 is provided on a board different from the power supply board and provided on the sub board 490 on the game board side. However, if the game board 1 is separated from the “game frame side”, the backup power supply VBB1 is cut off and the stored information in the RAM cannot be retained, so that the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 is impossible. be able to.

  Furthermore, a configuration of a backup power switch described later may be further added to the configuration of the present embodiment. That is, based on the fact that the backup power supply VBB1 generated by the sub board 490 and output to the payout control device 481 returns to the sub board 490 on the “game board side” via the payout control device second connector 481b. A backup power switch for supplying to the control device 480 may be provided. Even if comprised in this way, there can exist the same effect.

[Sixth Embodiment]
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 28 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a power feeding system related to a backup power source and the like in the sixth embodiment.

An overview of the configuration and operation that characterize the sixth embodiment will be described.
The sixth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the power supply system related to the backup power source described in the first embodiment, but the sub-board 590 has a conduction path (backup) for the backup power source VBB supplied to the RWM of the main controller 580. The power supply RWM conduction path) is different from the “game frame side” in that it can be directly supplied to the main control device 580, and a backup power switch 590c is provided in the conduction path.
Specifically, the sub-board 590 has a conduction path for the backup power source RWM that supplies the generated backup power source VBB to the main controller 580 (the continuity extending from the illustrated VBB of the sub-board 590 to the right, that is, the main controller 580. Route). The backup power supply RWM conduction path includes a backup power supply switch 590c for supplying or blocking the backup power supply VBB from the sub-board 590 to the main controller 580 via the backup power supply RWM conduction path. Further, the sub-board 590 uses the generated backup power source VBB to supply the backup power switch conduction path (leftward from the illustrated VBB of the sub-board 590) to be supplied to the backup power source switch 590c instead of the main controller 580. In other words, it is provided with a conduction path that is extended to the power supply board 585 and then bypassed and connected to the backup power switch 590c. The backup power switch 590c is in an ON state when the voltage of the backup power supply VBB supplied through the backup power switch conduction path is higher than a predetermined voltage (HI), and in an OFF state when it is low (LOW). Thus, the power supply of the backup power supply VBB supplied to the RAM (RWM) mounted on the main controller 580 via the backup power supply RWM conduction path is executed or not executed.
As a result, when the backup power switch conduction path of the backup power supply VBB provided between the “game frame side” and the “game board side” is cut off due to a surface (board) change operation or the like, the backup power switch 590c is supplied. The voltage of the backup power supply VBB is lower than a predetermined voltage, the backup power supply switch 590c is turned off, the backup power supply VBB through the backup power supply RWM conduction path is cut off, and the main controller 580 RAM will not be backed up.

Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
A power board 585 is provided on the “game frame side” of the present embodiment.
The power supply board 585 includes a power supply switch for switching supply and cut-off of AC24V from the transformer, a power supply board first connector 585a for inputting AC24V, and a power supply board second connector 585b for outputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated from AC24V. It has.

In the “game board side” of the present embodiment, a sub-board 590 and a main control device (described as a main control board in the figure) 580 are provided.
The sub-board 590 outputs a backup power source VBB for generating the backup power source VBB, and temporarily outputs the generated backup power source VBB to the power source board 585 to supply it to the backup power source switch 590c. The sub-board first connector 590a for inputting the GND and the backup power supply VBB to be supplied to the backup power switch 590c, the input DC12V, DC5V, GND, and the generated backup power supply VBB are RWM of the main controller 580. And a sub-board second connector 590b for outputting to the main controller 580.
As described above, in this embodiment, the backup power source VBB generated by the backup power source generation unit is supplied to the RWM of the main controller 580 and used for backup of the RWM, and the backup power source switch 590c. And a function provided to turn on the backup power switch 590c.
The sub board 590 provides a backup power supply RWM conduction path (for supplying the backup power supply VBB provided for the RWM backup of the main controller 580 to the RWM of the main controller 580 via the sub board second connector 590b. A conduction path extending from VBB of the illustrated sub board 590 to the main controller 580 via the sub board second connector 590b. The backup power supply RWM conduction path includes a backup power supply switch 590c.
Further, the sub board 590 has at least a forward path and a return path that make a U-turn to the power board 585 via the sub board first connector 590a, and has returned to the backup power supply VBB provided to the backup power switch 590c. The power supply board 585 is connected to the backup power switch 590c by connecting to the backup power switch 590c later (from the VBB of the illustrated sub board 590 to the power board 585 through the sub board first connector 590a). A conduction path extending back and forth to the backup power switch 590c.
Furthermore, as described above, the sub-board 590 of the present embodiment is turned on when the voltage of the backup power supply VBB flowing through the backup power switch conduction path is higher than a predetermined voltage, and the backup power supply RWM conduction path is set. A backup power supply switch 590c is provided that supplies the backup power supply VBB for backup of the RWM to the RAM of the main controller 580 by closing. The backup power switch 590c preferably employs an electrical configuration such as a transistor, FET, or photocoupler.
Of course, the sub-board second connector 590b outputs the backup power supply VBB to be used for backup of the RWM to the main controller 580 when the backup power switch 590c is in the ON state.
The main controller 580 includes a main controller first connector 580a on the side of the illustrated sub board 590 and a main controller second connector 580b on the opposite side of the sub board 590.
Further, main controller 580 includes a RAM capable of holding stored information by a backup power supply VBB provided for RWM backup for a certain period even when the AC 24V power supplied from the transformer is shut off. In this embodiment, when the voltage of the backup power supply VBB supplied to the backup power supply switch 590c is lower than a predetermined voltage over the predetermined period, the backup power supply switch 590c is turned off and the main controller 580 is turned off. The power supply to the RAM is stopped.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when supplying power to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board 585 inputs AC24V from the transformer through the power board first connector 585a. The power supply board 585 generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Furthermore, the power supply board 585 outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND toward the “game board side” sub-board 590 via the power supply board second connector 585b.
The sub board 590 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 585b via the sub board first connector 590a. Then, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are output to the main controller 580 via the sub-board second connector 590b.
The backup power supply generation means of the sub-board 590 generates the backup power supply VBB from the input DC5V and supplies the backup power supply VBB to the backup power switch 590c through the backup power switch conduction path through the sub-board first connector 590a. Then, the signal is output again to the power supply board second connector 585b.
The power supply board 585 inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board first connector 590a via the power supply board second connector 585b, and then inputs the backup power supply VBB by a backup power switch conduction path formed by detour. The power is again output from the power board second connector 585b toward the sub board first connector 590a.
The power supply board 585 uses the backup power supply VBB input to the backup power supply switch 590c input from the power supply board second connector 585b for some function or generates other power supplies based on this. Without performing the action, the power is again output from the power supply board second connector 585b in the state of being input. That is, the backup power VBB to be supplied to the backup power switch 590c is supplied to the backup power switch 590c via the power board 585 provided on the “game frame side”.
When the backup power supply switch 590c is in the ON state by the backup power supply VBB to be supplied to the backup power supply switch 590c being recursively supplied through the conduction path for the backup power supply switch, that is, the backup power supply When the voltage of the backup power supply VBB in the switch conduction path is higher than a predetermined voltage, the backup power supply VBB used for backup of the RWM is supplied to the main controller 580 through the backup power supply RWM conduction path.
Main controller 580 inputs backup power supply VBB for backup of DC12V, DC5V, GND, and RWM output from sub-board second connector 590b via main controller first connector 580a. The main control device 580 performs overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Further, main controller 580 supplies input backup power supply VBB to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are not supplied from the power supply board 585 to the main controller 580 via the sub board 590. However, only the backup power supply VBB to be used for backup of the RWM is when the backup power supply switch 590c is in an ON state because the voltage of the backup power supply VBB to be used for the backup power supply switch 590c is higher than a predetermined voltage. The supply to the RAM is maintained under the above-described conditions.

  Furthermore, also in this embodiment, when removing the multi-core connector of the wire harness from the power board second connector 585b or the sub board first connector 590a, for example, due to a surface (panel) change operation, etc., the power board from the sub board 590 is removed. When the backup power switch conduction path of the backup power supply VBB supplied to the power supply board second connector 585b of 585 is cut off, the backup power switch 590c is turned off and the backup power supply RWM conduction path is opened. Therefore, the supply of the backup power supply VBB for use in backup is interrupted, and the storage information in the RAM cannot be retained.

  Even when configured as in the present embodiment, the backup power source generating means of the backup power source VBB is provided on a board different from the power board 585 and the sub board 590 on the game board side, as in the first embodiment. However, when the game board 1 is separated from the “game frame side”, the backup power supply VBB for supplying to the backup power supply switch 590c is cut off, and the backup power supply switch 590c is turned off to be used for RWM backup. Therefore, the backup power supply VBB is cut off and the storage information of the RAM cannot be retained, so that the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 can be disabled.

[Seventh Embodiment]
Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a power feeding system related to a backup power source and the like in the seventh embodiment.

First, an outline of the configuration and operation that characterize the seventh embodiment will be described.
The seventh embodiment is the same as the configuration described in the sixth embodiment, that is, a payout control device (shown as a payout control board) 681 added to a power supply system related to a backup power supply or the like provided with a backup power supply switch 690c. It has become. The payout control device 681 is provided between the power supply board 685 and the sub board 690 and on the “game frame side”.
The backup power supply VBB to be supplied to the backup power switch 690c generated by the sub board 690 returns to the sub board 690 after being returned to the payout control device 681 instead of the power board 685, and then to the backup power switch 690c. The backup power supply VBB supplied and supplied to the RWM of the main control device is supplied to the main control device (denoted as a main control board in the figure) when the backup power switch 690c is in the ON state. DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated by the power supply board 685 are supplied from the payout control device 681 to the main control device via the sub-board 690.
Also in the present embodiment, as in the sixth embodiment, the sub-board 690 includes a backup power source RWM conduction path and a backup power switch conduction path.
The configuration of the backup power switch 690c is the same as that of the backup power switch 590c of the sixth embodiment, but will be described again.
The backup power switch 690c is in an ON state when the voltage of the backup power supply VBB supplied via the backup power switch conduction path is higher than a predetermined voltage (HI), and in an OFF state when it is low (LOW). Thus, the power supply of the backup power supply VBB to the RAM (RWM) mounted on the main control device is executed or not executed.
As a result, when the backup power switch conduction path of the backup power supply VBB provided between the “game frame side” and the “game board side” is cut off due to a surface (board) change operation or the like, the backup power switch 690c is supplied. The backup power supply VBB voltage becomes lower than a predetermined voltage, the backup power supply switch 690c is turned off, the backup power supply VBB via the backup power supply RWM conduction path is cut off, and the main controller RAM is not backed up.

Next, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
A power board 685 and a payout control device 681 are provided on the “game frame side” of the present embodiment.
The power supply board 685 is a power supply switch for switching supply / cutoff of AC24V from a transformer (not shown), a power supply board first connector 685a for inputting AC24V, and a power supply board for outputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND generated from AC24V A second connector 685b is provided.
Also, the payout control device 681 inputs the payout control device first connector 681a for inputting DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the power supply board 685, and the backup power supply VBB supplied from the sub board 690 to the backup power supply switch 690c. And a payout control device second connector 681b for outputting the backup power supplies VBB, DC12V, DC5V, and GND.

On the “game board side” of the present embodiment, a sub-board 690 and a main controller (denoted as a main control board in the figure) are provided.
The sub-board 690 outputs backup power generation means for generating the backup power supply VBB, and outputs the generated backup power supply VBB to the payout control device 681 in order to supply it to the backup power supply switch 690c and returns from the payout control device 681. Sub-board first connector 690a for inputting backup power supply VBB, DC12V, DC5V and GND, and main control for supplying input DC12V, DC5V, GND and generated backup power supply VBB to RWM of main controller And a sub-board second connector 690b for outputting to the apparatus.
As described above, in this embodiment, the backup power source VBB generated by the backup power source generation unit is supplied to the RWM of the main control device and used for backup of the RWM, and the backup power source switch 690c is used. And a function provided to turn on the backup power switch 690c.
The sub-board 690 is connected to a backup power source RWM conduction path (shown sub-routine for supplying backup power VBB supplied to the main controller RWM via the sub-board second connector 690b to the main controller RWM. A conduction path extending from the VBB of the board 690 to the main controller via the sub-board second connector 690b. The backup power supply RWM conduction path includes a backup power supply switch 690c.
Further, the sub-board 690 includes at least a forward path and a return path for making a U-turn with respect to the payout control board 681 via the sub-board first connector 690a for the backup power supply VBB provided to the backup power switch 690c. After that, by connecting to the backup power switch 690c by being connected to the backup power switch 690c, the backup power switch conduction path (from the VBB of the illustrated sub board 690 to the payout control board via the sub board first connector 690a) 681 and a conduction path extending to the backup power switch 690c.
Further, as described above, the sub-board 690 of the present embodiment is turned on when the voltage of the backup power supply VBB flowing through the backup power switch conduction path is higher than a predetermined voltage, and the backup power supply RWM conduction path is set. A backup power switch 690c is provided that supplies a backup power supply VBB for backup of the RWM to a RAM (not shown) of the main controller by closing. The backup power switch 690c preferably employs an electrical configuration such as a transistor, FET, or photocoupler.
Of course, the sub-board second connector 690b outputs the backup power supply VBB to be used for backup of the RWM to the main controller when the backup power switch 690c is in the ON state.
The main control device includes a main control device first connector (not shown) on the side of the illustrated sub board 690 and a main control device second connector (not shown) on the opposite side of the sub board 590.
In addition, the main control device includes a RAM capable of holding stored information by a backup power supply VBB provided for RWM backup for a certain period even when the AC 24V power supplied from the transformer is cut off. In this embodiment, when the voltage of the backup power supply VBB supplied to the backup power supply switch 690c becomes lower than a predetermined voltage over the predetermined period, the backup power supply switch 690c is turned off, and the main control device The power supply to the RAM is stopped.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when supplying power to the pachinko machine 50, when the power switch is turned from the OFF state to the ON state, the power board 685 inputs AC 24V from the transformer via the power board first connector 685a. The power supply board 685 generates DC12V, DC5V, and GND from the input AC24V. Further, the power supply board 685 outputs the generated DC12V, DC5V, and GND to the payout control device 681 via the power supply board second connector 685b.
The payout control device 681 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the power board second connector 685b via the payout control device first connector 681a. Then, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are output toward the “game board side” sub-board 690 via the payout control device second connector 681b.
The sub board 690 inputs DC12V, DC5V, and GND output from the payout control apparatus second connector 681b via the sub board first connector 690a. The backup power supply generation means of the sub-board 690 generates a backup power supply VBB from the input DC5V, and supplies the backup power supply VBB to the backup power switch 690c through the backup power switch conduction path through the sub-board first connector 690a. Then, the data is output again to the payout control device second connector 681b.
The payout control device 681 temporarily inputs the backup power supply VBB output from the sub-board first connector 690a via the payout control device second connector 681b, and uses a backup power switch conduction path formed by detouring after the input. The data is output again to the sub-board first connector 690a via the payout control device second connector 681b.
The payout control device 681 uses the backup power supply VBB input from the payout control device second connector 681b for the backup power supply switch 690c for some function or generates another power supply based on this. Without performing any action, it is output again from the dispensing control device second connector 681b in the state of being simply input. That is, the backup power VBB to be supplied to the backup power switch 690c is supplied to the backup power switch 690c via the payout control device 681 provided on the “game frame side”.
The sub-board 690 receives the backup power VBB output from the payout control device second connector 681b and supplied to the back-up backup power switch 690c via the sub-board first connector 690a. Then, the input backup power supply VBB is supplied to the backup power switch 690c, and the backup power switch 690c is turned on. Next, the sub board 690 directs the backup power source VBB used for backup of DC12V, DC5V, GND, and RWM to the main controller first connector (not shown) of the main controller via the sub board second connector 690b. Output.
Sub-board 690 is supplied with backup power VBB to be supplied to backup power switch 690c through a backup power switch conduction path, so that backup power switch 690c is in an ON state, that is, backup power When the voltage of the backup power supply VBB in the switch conduction path is higher than a predetermined voltage, the backup power supply VBB used for the backup of the RWM is supplied to the main control device through the backup power supply RWM conduction path.
The sub-board 690 of this embodiment is a relay board of the present invention that relays the supply of various power sources from the “game frame side” payout control device 681 to the main control device.
The main controller inputs a backup power source VBB to be used for backup of DC12V, DC5V, GND, and RWM output from the sub-board second connector 690b via a main controller first connector (not shown). The main controller executes overall game control of the pachinko machine 50 based on the input DC12V, DC5V, and GND. Furthermore, the main controller supplies the input backup power supply VBB to the mounted RAM.

  Next, when the power to the pachinko machine 50 is shut off, DC12V, DC5V, and GND are not supplied from the payout controller 681 to the main controller via the sub board 690. However, only the backup power supply VBB to be used for backup of the RWM is when the backup power supply switch 690c is in an ON state because the voltage of the backup power supply VBB to be used for the backup power switch 690c is higher than a predetermined voltage. The supply to the RAM is maintained under the above-described conditions.

  Further, in this embodiment, for example, when the multi-core connector of the wire harness is removed from the payout control device second connector 681b or the sub-board first connector 690a due to, for example, a surface (panel) change operation or the like, the sub-board 690 temporarily When the backup power switch conduction path of the backup power supply VBB that returns to the sub-board 690 again after bypassing the payout control device 681 is cut off, the backup power switch 690c is turned off, and the backup power supply RWM conduction path. Is opened, the supply of the backup power supply VBB to be used for the backup of the RWM is cut off, and the storage information of the RAM cannot be retained.

  Even in the configuration of the present embodiment, the backup power generation means of the backup power supply VBB is provided on a board different from the power supply board 685 and is provided on the sub board 690 on the game board side as in the sixth embodiment. However, when the game board 1 is separated from the “game frame side”, the backup power supply VBB for supplying to the backup power supply switch 690c is cut off, and the backup power supply switch 690c is turned off to be used for RWM backup. Therefore, the backup power supply VBB is cut off and the storage information of the RAM cannot be retained, so that the morning that is executed by replacing the game board 1 can be disabled.

As described above, various embodiments have been described. However, the present invention is based on a technical idea that does not exist in the prior art. Here, the gist of the characteristic technical idea is summarized and described here.
First, the ball and ball game machine according to the first aspect of the present invention has a backup power source for the main control board at the relay board on the “game board side” having the game board (including the main control board). In other words, the backup power supply is not directly supplied to the main control board, but is temporarily supplied to the main control board after bypassing the “game frame side”.
Next, the ball game machine of the present invention supplies power from the power supply board or the payout control board provided on the “game frame side” to the “game board side” relay board, and the relay board is based on the power supply. Similarly, although a backup power supply for the main control board on the “game board side” is generated, the backup power supply is returned to the power supply board or the payout control board again.
Further, the ball game machine of the invention described in claim 2 is different from the invention described in claim 1 in that the backup power supply for backing up the RWM of the main control board is directly supplied to the main control board. Yes. However, the backup power supply is assigned other functions, that is, a criterion for determining whether or not the “game board side” and the “game frame side” are electrically connected. In other words, a conduction path different from the conduction path supplied to the main control board is provided so as to bypass and return from the “game board side” to the “game frame side”, and the returned conduction path is connected to the switch. The switch was turned on when energized and turned off when deenergized, and the switch was provided on a conduction path for supplying the main control board. Thus, one backup power source has a function as an object supplied to the main control board and a function as a cause relating to the determination of whether or not the supply can be performed.
Such a peculiar configuration of the present invention is not provided in the prior art but is a new technical idea, and this peculiar configuration can achieve the above-described special effect.

As mentioned above, although embodiment which concerns on this invention has been described, unless it deviates from the technical idea of this invention, it is not limited to this. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the power supply board is configured to receive the supply of 24V AC from the transformer and generate DC 12V, DC 5V, and GND from this. However, the power source to be taken in is not limited to AC24V, but may be AC100.
With this configuration, it is possible to use a home power supply without performing a transformation process with a transformer, and the installation location of the ball game machine is wider than before, and the degree of design freedom is increased.

Although the RAM clear switch of the first embodiment described above is omitted as described above, the RAM clear switch may be provided on any one of the power supply board 85, the main controller 80, and the sub board 90. This is the same in other embodiments.
By configuring in this way, for example, for the convenience of performing the RAM clear process, by providing the most suitable substrate, the workability is improved and the RAM clear process with high importance can be reliably performed. .

[Correspondence with Claims]
The inner frame 70, or the inner frame 70 and the front frame 52, or the inner frame 70 and the outer frame 51, or the inner frame 70, the front frame 52, and the outer frame 51 correspond to game frames.
The payout control devices 81, 181, 481, and 681 correspond to payout control boards.
RAM corresponds to RWM.
The main control devices 80, 280, 380, 480, and 580 correspond to the main control board.
The pachinko machine 50 corresponds to a ball game machine.
Sub-boards 90, 190, 290, 390, 490, 590, and 690 correspond to relay boards.
The backup power supply VBB and the backup power supply VBB1 correspond to the backup power supply.
Backup power supply switches 590c and 690c correspond to switches.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board 3 ... Game area 6 ... Production symbol display device 7 ... Normal symbol display device 9 ... Special symbol display device 11 ... First start port 12 ... 2nd start opening 14 ... Grand prize opening 16 ... Status notification device 50 ... Pachinko machine 51 ... Outer frame 52 ... Front frame 64 ... Launch handle 70 ... Inside Frame 73 ... Dispensing device 80 ... Main control device 81 ... Dispensing control device 82 ... Production symbol control device (sub control device)
83 ... Voice / lamp integrated control device (sub-control device)
85 ... Power supply board 90 ... Sub-board (relay board)

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area is formed in the game frame is detachably attached,
On the side of the game frame, a power supply board and a payout control board for controlling the acquired game ball are provided by supplying power from the power supply board,
In the ball game machine provided with a RWM as a work area of the game control program on the game board side and provided with a main control board for controlling the entire game,
Provided on the game board side a relay board for relaying power supply from the power board or the payout control board to the main control board,
A backup power supply for storing and holding the RWM when the supply of power to the ball game machine is cut off based on the power supplied from the power supply board or the payout control board at the relay board To generate
The backup power generated by the relay board provided on the game board side is the main control provided on the game board side via the power supply board provided on the game frame side or the payout control board. A bullet ball game machine characterized by being supplied to a substrate. A game board in which a game area is formed in the game frame is detachably attached,
On the side of the game frame, a power supply board and a payout control board for controlling the acquired game ball are provided by supplying power from the power supply board,
In the ball game machine provided with a RWM as a work area of the game control program on the game board side and provided with a main control board for controlling the entire game,
Provided on the game board side a relay board for relaying power supply from the power board or the payout control board to the main control board,
A backup power supply for storing and holding the RWM when the supply of power to the ball game machine is cut off based on the power supplied from the power supply board or the payout control board at the relay board To generate
A switch is provided on the relay board, and the switch is turned on when electricity flows,
When the switch is turned on, the backup power is supplied to the main control board provided on the game board side,
The backup power generated by the relay board provided on the game board side allows electricity to flow to the switch via the power supply board or the payout control board provided on the game frame side. Characteristic ball game machine.

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