JP6286408B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A game machine represented by a so-called pachinko machine or a slot machine includes, for example, an operation unit such as a count switch and a solenoid, and a main control board that supplies power to the operation unit and transmits / receives signals to / from the operation unit. And a relay board for electrically relaying the main control board and the operating part.

In general, with game machines, the number and structure of the controlled devices and the operating units are frequently changed with respect to the operating units as the model is changed. As the number and structure of the operation units are changed, the required number of terminals (power terminals, signal input / output terminals, etc.) on an electronic board such as a main control board or a relay board may change.
For this reason, if you try to share a part of the electronic board in the model before the model change (old model) with the model after the model change (new model), some of the terminals on the electronic board become empty terminals (unconnected) Terminal).

If there is an empty terminal on an electronic board such as the main control board or relay board, an illegal signal is input through the empty terminal, causing the gaming machine to malfunction or something to contact the empty terminal. This may cause the gaming machine to break down.
For this reason, in conventional gaming machines, it is common to change each electronic board for each model so that there are no empty terminals on the electronic board.
Therefore, it is frequently necessary to design and manufacture an electronic board for each type of gaming machine, resulting in a disadvantage that the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine increases.

  As a related technique for this, in Patent Document 1, when there is an unused input / output unit (empty terminal), a game that suppresses unauthorized control by performing processing on an input signal to the empty terminal. A machine is disclosed.

JP-A-6-261978

  However, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to perform special signal processing for invalidating the input signal to the empty terminal in the control circuit, it is necessary to incorporate a special program in the control circuit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and performs simple processing on empty terminals in each electronic board to take measures against defects in gaming machines, and at least one of the electronic boards can be easily shared. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

According to the present invention, the gaming machine includes one or more electronic boards, and the first connector and the second connector provided on the same electronic board or different electronic boards are electrically connected. The first terminal, which is at least one terminal included in the first connector, is connected via a resistor to at least one of a constant potential source or a ground formed on the electronic substrate on which the second connector is provided. And a processor is provided on the same electronic board as the electronic board on which the first connector is provided or a different electronic board, and the first terminal is provided with the processor from the processor. An output signal to the outside of the electronic board or an input signal to the processor is transmitted from the outside of the electronic board in which the processor is provided. A voltage exceeding an effective level, which is a reference voltage determined to be effective in the processor, is applied to the first terminal by connecting the first terminal to the constant potential source via the resistor. Or by connecting the first terminal to the ground via the resistor, a voltage lower than an invalid level, which is a reference voltage judged invalid by the processor, is applied to the first terminal. A gaming machine is provided.

  According to the present invention, since the voltage level applied to the unused terminal (first terminal) that is not used can be fixed, malfunction of the gaming machine (runaway, etc.) can be prevented. Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, even if an empty terminal is generated in the first connector, it is possible to perform termination processing only by appropriately connecting the empty terminal to the second connector. Can be shared. Accordingly, the inventory risk is reduced, the reuse effect is improved, and the product unit price can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to take a simple process for empty terminals on each electronic board to take measures against defects in gaming machines, and to easily share at least one of the electronic boards. It becomes possible.

It is a front view of a gaming machine. 2 is a front view showing a game board 50 of the gaming machine 10. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the main control structures of a gaming machine. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the internal circuit structure of the gaming machine positioned in the old model. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the internal circuit structure of the game machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the internal circuit structure of the gaming machine positioned in the old model. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the internal circuit structure of the game machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the internal circuit structure of the gaming machine positioned in the old model. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the internal circuit structure of the game machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

The gaming machine according to the following embodiment is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a pachinko gaming machine in which a gaming ball (pachinko ball) is used as a gaming medium, or a spinning cylinder in which a medal is used as a gaming medium. It may be a type game machine (so-called slot machine).
However, in the following, a case where the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example.

The gaming machine according to the present invention includes one or more electronic boards, and a first connector and a second connector provided on the same electronic board or different electronic boards are electrically connected. At this time, the first terminal, which is at least one terminal included in the first connector, is connected via a resistor to at least one of the constant potential source or the ground formed on the electronic substrate on which the second connector is provided. It is characterized by.
Thereby, since the voltage level applied to the unused terminal (first terminal) which is not used can be fixed, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the gaming machine. In addition, even if a vacant terminal occurs, termination of the vacant terminal can be easily performed, and an electronic board having the vacant terminal can be shared.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described in accordance with embodiments for realizing the present invention.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a gaming board 50 of the gaming machine 10.
In the following description, the directions such as front, rear, left, right, up and down are directions when the gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front side (player side) unless otherwise specified. To do.

  The gaming machine 10 is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, which plays a game by firing a game ball on a front area (hereinafter referred to as a gaming area 50a) of a gaming board 50 on which a large number of gaming nails (not shown) are erected. In this way, when a game ball enters a specific winning opening (for example, the big winning opening 55 or the like), a winning ball is obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 includes a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens front and rear, and a middle frame (not shown) provided on the outer frame 15, and holds the gaming board 50 in a detachable manner. A middle frame (not shown), and a front frame 12 configured to cover the front side of the game board 50.

The left side of the front frame 12 is pivotally supported by the hinge mechanism 21 so as to be rotatable with respect to the middle frame, so that the front frame 12 can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame. The front frame 12 can be locked and unlocked by a cylinder lock 23.
The front frame 12 includes a transparent member 25 arranged so as to cover the front side of the game area 50a. The transparent member 25 protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 so that they can be seen through from the front.
The front frame 12 is integrally provided with an upper ball tray 27 and a lower ball tray 29 for storing game balls. The upper ball tray 27 and the lower ball tray 29 are disposed so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction.
The front frame 12 includes an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball tray 29. When the operation handle 31 is turned, the game balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 27 are launched toward the game area 50a.

One of a pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) is provided on each of the left and right sides of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 12. The upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34 and 36 of the front frame 12 are each formed by a light-transmitting cover, and an illumination device 35 (35a, 35b, 35c, 35d, 35e, and 35f) is provided inside thereof. 35 g). The speaker 33 and the lighting device 35 can output sound or can be turned on or off in conjunction with effects or error notifications that occur during the game.
The front frame 12 includes a button 37 disposed in front of the upper ball tray 27. The button 37 can accept a player's operation for switching effects generated during the game or for the player to obtain various information related to the gaming machine 10.

  Below the lower ball receiving tray 29, a ball removal mechanism 39 for discharging the game balls stored in the lower ball receiving tray 29 downward is provided. By operating the ball removal mechanism 39, a bottom surface opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and it becomes possible to allow the game ball to flow down from the bottom surface opening.

The effect display device 80 in the present embodiment includes a main display device 81 and a sub display device 82.
As the main display device 81 or the sub display device 82, a liquid crystal display device constructed by housing a liquid crystal panel in a housing case is generally adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a drum type or a dot Various types of display devices such as a matrix type can be adopted.

  The main display device 81 displays an effect symbol in the approximate center of its display area, and further displays the effect symbols on the left and right sides of the effect symbol, respectively. In other words, the main display device 81 displays effect symbols on “left”, “middle”, and “right”, respectively, and the displayed effect symbols form one or more columns. By scrolling these effect symbols in the vertical direction or the left-right direction, the effect symbols are variably displayed in the display area of the main display device 81.

  The sub display device 82 is disposed above the main display device 81. The display effect displayed on the sub display device 82 is often in a different form from the variation display of the effect symbol displayed on the main display device 81, and the display effects of both the main display device 81 and the sub display device 82 are different. Playing synergistically with each other, the player's interest is enhanced.

The symbol display device 90 is disposed at a position that is less visible to the player than the main display device 81, such as the lower right side of the main display device 81, for example. Further, the area of the display area of the symbol display device 90 is set smaller than the area of the display area of the main display device 81, for example.
In the symbol display device 90, a plurality of light emitting display elements are arranged. This light emitting display element is, for example, a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as LED). The symbol display device 90 shows various information depending on the arrangement of the light emitting LEDs. The symbol display device 90 includes, for example, a special symbol display device 91 and a normal symbol display device 92.

The special symbol display device 91 displays the lottery result (special symbol) of the special symbol variation game by the light emission patterns of a plurality of (for example, 16) LEDs. More specifically, the special symbol display device 91 of the present embodiment includes a first special symbol display device 91a controlled by a first special symbol display control unit 1151 (described later) and a second special symbol display control unit 1152 ( And a second special symbol display device 91b controlled by (described later). For example, the first special symbol display device 91 a is composed of eight LEDs on the left side of the 16 LEDs constituting the special symbol display device 91. In addition, the second special symbol display device 91b is configured by eight right-side LEDs among the 16 LEDs constituting the special symbol display device 91.
The normal symbol display device 92 displays a lottery result (ordinary symbol) of the normal symbol variation game by a light emission pattern of a smaller number of LEDs (for example, two) than the special symbol display device 91.

  Various obstructions such as a large number of game nails (not shown), a windmill 52, and a decorative member are arranged on the front surface of the game board 50. Thereby, the game area 50a is formed so that the launched game ball rolls. Further, on the left side and the upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 provided for guiding game balls launched by the rotation operation of the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a are arranged. Has been. The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 as viewed from the center of the game area 50a. The windmill 52 is a mechanism for changing the flow direction of the game ball, and includes a nail-like fastening member fixed to the game board 50 and a rotation pivotally supported by the fastening member. A member.

The gaming machine 10 can adjust the strength of how the game ball is launched according to the amount of rotation operation (for example, rotation angle) of the operation handle 31. Here, a first flow path X and a second flow path Y are formed in the game area 50a, and most of the first flow path X is disposed on the left side of the game area 50a. On the other hand, most of the second flow path Y is disposed on the right side of the game area 50a.
A weakly launched game ball (so-called left-handed game ball) mainly rolls down and flows down through the first flow path X, while a more strongly launched game ball (so-called right-handed game). Various obstacles are arranged in the game area 50a so that the ball) mainly rolls down in the second flow path Y.

In the game area 50a, various winning ports (for example, a large winning port 55) are disposed, and various switches (for example, a count switch SW4, etc.) for detecting a game ball that has entered are disposed at the back of each winning port. Has been. In the following description, “entering a ball” means that a game ball enters a specific winning opening.
Here, the above-described various switches are disposed at positions where the player cannot visually recognize, for example, and are not illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.
In FIG. 2, a main winning opening 55, a large winning opening 56, a first starting opening 57, a second starting opening 59, an operation gate 63 and a normal winning opening 67 (67a, 67b, 67c) are shown as main winning openings. Has been. Note that the winning award shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate.
The operation gate 63 is a so-called gate type in which the passed game ball rolls again in the game area 50a. In this specification, the operation gate 63 is also a winning opening, and the game ball Passing through the operating gate 63 is also referred to as “entrance”.

The first start port 57 is disposed, for example, at the lower center of the game area 50a (below the main display device 81), and is generally called “navel”.
Behind the first start port 57, a first start port switch SW1 for detecting a game ball that has entered is disposed.
By detecting the game ball that has entered the first start port 57 with the first start port switch SW1, a start condition for starting the special symbol variation game can be established, and a predetermined number of game balls are used as prize balls. A payout condition for payout is established.
In the present embodiment, the game area 50a is more when the game ball rolls down the first flow path X than when the game ball rolls down the second flow path Y. Various obstacles are arranged so as to make it easier to enter the first start port 57. In other words, the first start port 57 is provided in the first flow path X that is mostly disposed on the left side of the game area 50a.

The second start port 59 is disposed, for example, in the lower right part of the game area 50a (the lower right side of the main display device 81), and the ordinary starter 61 is attached to the second start port 59. The ordinary electric accessory 61 is an opening / closing member capable of switching the second start port 59 to an open state in which a game ball is easy to enter or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter the ball, and is actuated by an actuator AC1 to be in the open state or the closed state. Switch to one of the states. The control of the ordinary electric accessory 61 will be described later.
In the back of the second start opening 59, a second start opening switch SW2 for detecting a game ball that has entered is disposed. By detecting the game ball that has entered the second start port 59 with the second start port switch SW2, the start condition of the special symbol variation game can be satisfied, and the award ball payout condition is satisfied.
In the present embodiment, the game area 50a is more when the game ball rolls down the second flow path Y than when the game ball rolls down the first flow path X. Various obstacles are arranged so as to make it easier to enter the second starting port 59. That is, the second start port 59 is provided in the second flow path Y that is mostly disposed on the right side of the game area 50a.

The operation gate 63 is disposed above the second start port 59 (on the right side of the main display device 81). Behind the operation gate 63, a normal symbol variation switch SW3 for detecting a passed game ball is disposed. By detecting the game ball that has entered the operation gate 63 with the normal symbol variation switch SW3, the start condition of the normal symbol variation game can be satisfied.
In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, even when a game ball is detected by the normal symbol variation switch SW3, the winning ball payout condition is not satisfied. That is, even if a game ball enters the operation gate 63 of this embodiment, the prize ball is zero.

  The big winning opening 55 is disposed, for example, on the upstream side of the second start opening 59 (lower right side of the main display device 81). In the opening portion of the big prize opening 55, a special electric accessory 65 that is operated by the actuator AC2 to open and close the big prize opening 55 is arranged. Behind the big prize opening 55, a count switch SW4 for detecting a game ball that has entered the big prize opening 55 is arranged. When the count switch SW4 detects a game ball that has entered the big winning opening 55, a payout condition for the winning ball is established.

The special winning opening 56 is arranged on the upstream side of the special winning opening 55 (on the right side of the main display device 81). A special electric accessory 66 that is operated by the actuator AC3 to perform an opening / closing operation is disposed at the opening of the special winning opening 56. Behind the big prize opening 56, a count switch SW5 for detecting a game ball that has entered the big prize opening 56 is arranged. When the count switch SW5 detects a game ball that has entered the special winning opening 56, a payout condition for the prize ball is established.
In addition, the game board 50 is provided with a communication path (not shown) communicating with the special winning opening 56, and a count switch SW0 for detecting a game ball that has passed is disposed in this communication path. In addition, this communication path is comprised so that the passage path | route of a game ball may branch into plurality. The count switch SW0 is provided in a specific passage route (specific branch route) among the plurality of passage routes (a plurality of branch routes) after branching. Further, a distribution member is provided in the communication path. The distribution member operates to distribute the game balls to any one of the branch portions by selectively opening any one of the plurality of passage paths (a plurality of branch paths). .
For example, during a big hit game, the passage route (branch route) in which the count switch SW0 is arranged is opened only for a predetermined length of time. Then, triggered by the detection of the game ball by the count switch SW0, a probable change state is given as a privilege after the end of the big hit game being performed at that time. That is, the winning probability control unit 1141 (which will be described later) that controls the presence / absence of the probability variation state provides a privilege advantageous to the player due to the game ball passing through a specific passage (branch path). Give.

The special winning opening 55 is opened by the opening operation of the special electric accessory 65 during the big hit game which is performed when winning in the special symbol variation game caused by entering the first starting port 57 or the second starting port 59. Then, a game ball is allowed to enter the special winning opening 55.
Further, the special winning opening 56 is used to open the special electric accessory 66 during the big hit game that is performed in the special symbol variation game caused by entering the first starting port 57 or the second starting port 59. The game ball is allowed to enter the special winning opening 56.
Regardless of which jackpot game is played, the chance that the player can win a prize ball can be greatly increased. In the present embodiment, when the game ball rolls down the second flow path Y and flows down through the first flow path X, the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 Various obstacles are arranged to make it easier to enter the ball.

  The normal winning opening 67 (67a, 67b, 67c) is arranged at the lower left portion of the main display device 81. A count switch (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has entered the ball is disposed in the back of the normal winning opening 67. By detecting the game ball that has entered the normal winning port 67 with this count switch, a payout condition for the winning ball can be established.

  The out port 69 is disposed at the lowermost part of the game area 50a. The game balls that have not entered the winning gates described above (in the case where the operation gate 63 is a gate type, the game balls that have passed through the operation gate 63 and have not entered the other winning ports are included). It falls into the mouth 69 and is processed as an out ball.

Next, the control configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a main control configuration of the gaming machine 10.
Note that the gaming machine 10 may include a control configuration other than the control configuration illustrated in FIG. 3, or may not necessarily include all the control configurations illustrated in FIG. That is, addition or deletion of a part of the control configuration is allowed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The gaming machine 10 includes a main control board 200 (FIG. 5). The main control board 200 is electrically connected to the main control board 200 and the main control board 200 for various functions including at least a part of the functions of each control configuration shown in FIG. This is achieved through collaboration with functional parts.
More specifically, the main control board 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201 (FIG. 5) that executes a control operation according to a predetermined control program, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores a control program for the CPU 201 ( And a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown) capable of writing and reading necessary data.
Among these, various functions can be realized by executing a control program read from the ROM by the CPU 201 and writing or reading various data in the RAM.
The functions of the various control configurations shown in FIG. 3 include functions that can be realized with only one electronic board, functions that can be realized by transferring various data between a plurality of electronic boards, and electronic functions. Functions that can be realized by electrically connecting the substrate and the functional components not mounted on the electronic substrate are mixed. There may be various hardware configurations for realizing these various functions, and the hardware configuration is not necessarily limited to one.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 10 includes a main control unit 1000 that controls the game in an integrated manner. The main control unit 1000 performs a function that affects or may affect the game result.
As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 1000 has a number of control configurations, and these control configurations are connected to each other. However, the configuration illustrated here is an example, and the configuration is not necessarily limited thereto.

  Main control units included in the main control unit 1000 include a special drawing lottery control unit 1130, a universal drawing lottery control unit 1170, a gaming state control unit 1140, a symbol display control unit 1150, a variation pattern determination unit 1110, an information transmission unit 1115, and the like. Is mentioned.

The special drawing lottery control unit 1130 has a function of controlling other components in relation to the special symbol variation game or a function of managing a jackpot game.
The general drawing lottery control unit 1170 has a function of controlling other components in relation to the normal symbol variation game, or a function of managing the per symbol.
The game state control unit 1140 has a function of managing the presence / absence of the probability change state and the presence / absence of the change state, and controlling the granting and release (transition to the normal state).
The symbol display control unit 1150 has a function of causing the symbol display device 90 to display a special symbol selected as a result of the special symbol variation game or a normal symbol selected as a result of the normal symbol variation game.

The variation pattern determination unit 1110 includes a variation pattern (variation condition) that includes a variation time that is a length of time from a symbol variation to a stop in the special symbol variation game and information (variation time information) indicating the variation time. ). Further, the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 1110 is output to the effect control unit 1010 via the information transmission unit 1115 and is also used when a display effect (reach effect or the like) on the main display device 81 is executed. .
The information transmission unit 1115 has a function of outputting control information (command) generated by each component included in the main control unit 1000 to other components (for example, the effect control unit 1010). The command output by the information transmission unit 1115 includes, in addition to the above-mentioned variable time information, the result of special drawing lottery or general drawing lottery, the presence / absence of a probable variation state, information on a pending random number value, or execution of a hit game Information etc. may be included.
The effect control unit 1010 has a function of controlling effects related to games played by the gaming machine 10, in particular, special symbol variation games.

  Hereinafter, each function of the main control unit 1000 will be described in more detail.

  The main control unit 1000 includes a first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111, a second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112, and a special figure reservation control unit 1120.

The first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111 holds the lottery value acquired when the game ball enters the first start port 57 as a trigger. The second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 holds the lottery value acquired when the game ball enters the second start port 59 as a trigger.
As will be described later, the special drawing lottery control unit 1130 includes a special drawing selection unit 1132. When the lottery value is stored in the second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112, the special figure selection unit 1132 is determined whether the lottery value is stored in the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111. The lottery value can be determined based on the lottery value stored in the second special drawing lottery value acquisition unit 1112.

  More specifically, the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111 receives a big hit that is used as a lottery value for the special symbol variation game when the first start opening switch SW1 detects that the ball enters the first start opening 57. A determination random number is acquired, and the jackpot determination random number is stored (pending storage) in a dedicated storage area. The upper limit number of lottery values that can be stored on hold by the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111 is determined in advance. In the present embodiment, the upper limit number is four.

  The second special figure lottery value obtaining unit 1112 obtains a big hit determination random number used as a lottery value for the special symbol variation game when the second start opening switch SW2 detects that the ball enters the second start opening 59. The jackpot determination random number is stored in a dedicated storage area (holding storage). The upper limit number of lottery values that can be stored on hold by the second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 is determined in advance, and in the present embodiment, the upper limit number is four.

When the special figure lottery control section 1130 is not performing the control related to the special symbol variation game or the control related to the big hit game, the special figure hold control section 1120 is configured to receive the first special figure lottery value acquisition section 1111 or the second The lottery value (random number for jackpot determination) stored on hold by the special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 is read. When both the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111 and the second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 simultaneously hold one or more lottery values, the special figure reservation control unit 1120 It is possible to preferentially read out the lottery value held by the special drawing lottery value acquisition unit 1112.
In other words, the big hit lottery unit 1131 executes the big hit lottery using the lottery value read by the special figure holding control unit 1120. Therefore, as a result, the lottery value stored in the second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 is preferentially processed over the lottery value stored in the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111. (So-called priority variation processing) is performed.

  Here, when the gaming machine 10 is in operation, random numbers are generated inside the gaming machine 10 as needed, and the random numbers are used in various lottery processes. As a random number generation method, there are a method of generating by a dedicated IC (hardware method), a method of generating by a dedicated program (software method), or a method of generating by a combination thereof. In the present embodiment, several types of random numbers including the above-mentioned jackpot determination random number are used. However, these generations may be performed using any of the above-described methods.

  The special figure hold control unit 1120 includes the number of lottery values stored in the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111, the number of lottery values stored in the second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112, Are monitored each. Further, the special figure hold control unit 1120 may issue a command to the symbol display control unit 1150 to display the number of lottery values being monitored on the symbol display device 90, or display the command on the main display device 81. In this manner, a command may be issued to the effect control unit 1010 via the information transmission unit 1115.

  The special drawing lottery control unit 1130 manages the big hit lottery and the big hit game, and has a big hit lottery unit 1131, a special drawing selection unit 1132, and a big hit game control unit 1133.

The jackpot lottery unit 1131 is a lottery winning lottery using a lottery value (a jackpot determination random number) acquired when a game ball enters the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 is detected. I do. Note that the winning probability of the lottery performed by the big hit lottery unit 1131 is lower in the normal state than in the probability variation state, and is higher in the probability variation state than in the normal state.
Here, in the present specification, performing a predetermined process (such as a big hit lottery lottery or the like) triggered by the detection of an incoming ball means that the detection of an incoming ball is a condition, and the predetermined processing thereafter. This means that the process can be executed. That is, even if a ball is detected, the predetermined process need not be executed. For example, in the present embodiment, when the lottery value hold number of the first special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1111 reaches the upper limit number (for example, four), a new entry is detected by the first start port switch SW1. Or when the number of lottery value reservations in the second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 reaches the upper limit number (for example, four), the second start port switch SW2 newly detects a ball entry. However, the starting condition for the special symbol variation game is not satisfied, and therefore the predetermined processing is not performed.

The special symbol selection unit 1132 selects a special symbol based on the result of the success / failure lottery performed by the jackpot lottery unit 1131, and displays the selected special symbol as the symbol display control unit 1150 (the first special diagram display control unit 1151 or the second special diagram). The display control unit 1152) is notified, and the selected special symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 91 (the first special symbol display device 91a or the second special symbol display device 91b).
The selection here includes a case where the selection is uniquely made without making a selection, for example, when there is only one special symbol type corresponding to the lottery value acquired in the success / failure lottery.

The jackpot game in this embodiment is controlled by the jackpot game control unit 1133.
First, after winning and winning lottery by the jackpot lottery unit 1131, the jackpot symbol selected by the special symbol selection unit 1132 in the special symbol variation game displayed on the special symbol display device 91 is stopped and displayed. Be started.
Before the big hit game is started, the big hit game control unit 1133 issues a command to the special figure holding control unit 1120 and the like, and temporarily stops the process related to the big win lottery or the process related to the big lottery during the big hit game.
When the jackpot game is started, the jackpot game control unit 1133 issues a command regarding the opening effect indicating the start of the jackpot game to the effect control unit 1010 via the information transmission unit 1115. The effect control unit 1010 executes the opening effect for a predetermined time (opening time) according to the command of the big hit game control unit 1133.
After the opening effect is completed, the round game in which the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 is opened is performed a plurality of times, with a predetermined number of times (the number of specified rounds) as an upper limit.
For example, during a single round game (during one round), a specified number of game balls (upper limit number of balls entered) enter the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56, or a prescribed time (round) Until the (game time) elapses, the special winning opening 55 or the special winning opening 56 is opened. In the round game, a round effect is performed.
However, a single round game may include either the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 55 regardless of the number of balls entered into the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 and the opening time of the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 during the round game. It may be configured to end when the number of times of opening / closing the special winning opening 56 reaches a predetermined number.

  After the end of the round game, the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 is closed for a predetermined time (interval time), and the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 is opened again with the start of the next round game.

  The jackpot game control unit 1133 has a command including control information including the number of rounds, the number of times of opening / closing, the upper limit of the number of balls entered, the round game time, the interval time, etc., in order to open the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56. It transmits to the special electric power control part 1190 to explain.

  The special electric role control unit 1190 operates the actuator AC2 or the actuator AC3 according to the command received from the big hit game control unit 1133 to open the special electric role item 65 or the special electric role item 66. In addition, the special electric role control unit 1190 is a game ball that has entered the big prize opening 55 or the big prize opening 56 during one round game while the special electric combination 65 or the special electric combination 66 is opened. Is monitored based on the detection of the count switch SW4 or the count switch SW5. When the upper limit number of balls is reached, the actuator AC2 or the actuator AC3 is operated to activate the special electric accessory 65 or the special electric accessory 66. Close.

The big hit game control unit 1133 issues a command regarding an effect (round effect) during the round game to the effect control unit 1010 via the information transmission unit 1115. The effect control unit 1010 executes the round effect according to the command from the big hit game control unit 1133.
When the round game of the specified number of rounds ends, the big hit game control unit 1133 issues a command regarding the ending effect indicating the end of the big hit game to the effect control unit 1010 via the information transmission unit 1115. The effect control unit 1010 executes the ending effect for a predetermined time (ending time) in accordance with the command of the big hit game control unit 1133.
Thus, the big hit game ends.
In the big hit game of the present embodiment, it is easier for the player to hit the right-handed game because it is easier for the game ball to roll down the second flow path Y and flow into the big winning opening 55. is there.

  The gaming state control unit 1140 has a function of controlling the gaming state, and has a winning probability control unit 1141 and a change control unit 1142.

The winning probability control unit 1141 is notified of the detection result by the count switch SW0, and the winning probability control unit 1141 gives a certain change state triggered by the notification.
That is, at the end of the big hit game in which the passage route where the count switch SW0 is arranged is opened for a certain period of time, it is determined whether or not the detection by the count switch SW0 has occurred from the start to the end of the big hit game. When it occurs, the winning probability control unit 1141 gives a probability variation state.
Regardless of whether or not the jackpot game executed by the jackpot game control unit 1133 is a jackpot game won when the jackpot game control section 1133 is in a promiscuous state, the variable control section 1142 takes the change state when the jackpot game ends. Give.

The gaming machine 10 includes a general drawing lottery value acquisition unit 1113 and a general drawing hold control unit 1160.
When the normal symbol variation switch SW3 detects a winning to the operation gate 63, the normal symbol lottery value acquiring unit 1113 acquires a random number for winning determination used as a lottery value for the normal symbol variation game, and stores it in a dedicated storage area. Store (hold storage). The upper limit number of lottery values that can be held by the normal lottery value acquisition unit 1113 is determined in advance. In the present embodiment, the upper limit number is four.
The general-plot hold control unit 1160 is a lottery value stored by the general-plot lottery value acquisition unit 1113 when the general-plot lottery control unit 1170 is not performing the control related to the normal symbol variation game or the control related to the normal drawing. (Random number for hit determination) is read at a predetermined cycle in each of the variable state and the normal state.

  The general figure hold control unit 1160 monitors the number of lottery values stored on hold in the general drawing lottery value acquisition unit 1113. Further, the general symbol hold control unit 1160 may issue a command to the symbol display control unit 1150 to display the number of lottery values being monitored on the symbol display device 90, or display it on the main display device 81. In this manner, a command may be issued to the effect control unit 1010 via the information transmission unit 1115.

  The gaming machine 10 includes a general drawing lottery control unit 1170 and a normal electric role control unit 1180. The base drawing lottery control unit 1170 has a function of managing lottery per base drawing and games per base drawing, and includes a lottery drawing unit 1171, a base drawing selection unit 1172, and a hit game control unit 1173.

  The winning lottery unit 1171 uses the random number for winning determination read from the general drawing lottery value acquiring unit 1113 by the general drawing hold control unit 1160 to determine whether or not to change the ordinary electric accessory 61 to the open state. I do. The winning probability of the lottery performed by the winning lottery unit 1171 is lower in the normal state than in the variable state, and is higher in the variable state than in the normal state.

  The normal symbol selection unit 1172 determines a normal symbol based on the result of the open lottery by the winning lottery unit 1171 and transmits the determined normal symbol to the symbol display control unit 1150 (general symbol display control unit 1153). It is displayed on the symbol display device 92. One of the two LEDs corresponding to the normal symbol display device 92 hits and one corresponds to a deviation, and the general symbol display control unit 1153 emits either one according to the normal symbol determined by the general symbol selection unit 1172. Let

When the winning game control unit 1173 wins the winning lottery by the winning lottery unit 1171, the winning game control unit 1173 issues a command to the ordinary electric role control unit 1180 to open the ordinary electric accessory 61 under a predetermined opening condition by the operation of the actuator AC 1.
Based on this command, the ordinary electric combination control unit 1180 controls the ordinary electric combination 61.
In the variable state, the unit time (the duration time of one open state) or the number of times of opening of the ordinary electric accessory 61 is increased.

  As described above, the number and structure of the operation units are changed with the change of the model of the gaming machine, and the required number of terminals on the electronic board such as the main control board or the relay board may be changed.

Here, as an operation part, the operation part used for control of a game, the operation part which shows the state of a game machine, or the operation part used for the production of a game is mentioned.
Among them, the “operation part used for game control” starts when a game ball enters a specific winning opening until the game results determined by various functional parts are output. It is an operation part used for a series of game processing. Specifically, a count switch that detects a ball entering a winning opening such as a start opening, which triggers a series of games, and a normal electric combination or special electric combination that outputs the result of the determined game. Actuators (solenoid actuators and motor actuators) that actuate opening / closing members attached as objects and members that operate in conjunction with game results correspond to “operation units used for game control”.
In addition, the “operation unit indicating the state of the gaming machine” includes a magnetic sensor for detecting an illegal act of guiding a gaming ball using an unauthorized part or magnet installed in the gaming machine 10, or opening a door. A sensor for detecting
In addition, the “operation unit used for the game effect” includes output means (hereinafter referred to as “output means”) used for the game effect in the gaming machine 10. Examples of the output means include an effect display device, a speaker, and a decorative lamp (LED). Further, the other output means includes an effect display device, a substrate provided with a speaker, a decorative lamp (controlled substrate), an effect actuator for driving an effectable movable accessory, and the like.
Here, the “game effect” refers to an effect that is executed in conjunction with a series of processes executed for a game or triggered by these processes and is output in a recognizable manner by the player.

In the case where the gaming machine 10 is a swing type gaming machine (so-called slot machine), the operation unit receives a notification of a starting operation when a starting condition such as betting a medal is satisfied, The operation part used for a series of game processes from performing an internal lottery due to the notification, receiving a reel stop operation, discriminating the reel stop pattern, giving a bonus corresponding to winning and performing medal processing Can be mentioned.
More specifically, the “operation part used for controlling the game” includes a switch for detecting inserted medals, a switch for detecting bet operations on medals, a switch for detecting operations on a start lever, and a reel stop operation. For example, a switch for detecting an operation on a stop button for performing an operation, an actuator for performing a medal payout operation, and the like.
In addition, examples of the “operation unit indicating the state of the gaming machine” include a sensor that detects the opening of the door.
In addition, examples of the “operation unit used for playing the game” include a speaker and a decorative lamp (LED).

In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the number of operating parts and the structure are changed in accordance with the model change, and even if the required number of terminals on the electronic board such as the main control board and the relay board changes, At least one of the electronic substrates among the substrates can be used (shared) even in a new model.
Note that in this specification, changing the model of a gaming machine means changing the structure or specifications of the gaming machine.
Details will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 20 positioned as the old model of the gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment, that is, the gaming machine 20 which is a conventional gaming machine.
FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment.
In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the main control board 200, which is a part of the electronic board of the old game machine 20 (FIG. 4), is shared by the new game machine 10.

  Of the old model gaming machine 20 and the new model gaming machine 10, first, the internal circuit configuration of the old model gaming machine 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 4, a part of the internal circuit configuration of the old model gaming machine 20 is extracted and shown. As shown in FIG. 4, the gaming machine 20 includes, for example, a plurality of electronic boards including a main control board 200 and a relay board 300, and each includes a count switch 510 and a count switch 520 that are operating units. Yes.

Each of the count switch 510 and the count switch 520 includes, for example, a first start port switch SW1, a second start port switch SW2, a normal symbol variation switch SW3, a count switch SW4, a count switch SW5, and a count switch SW0 shown in FIG. It corresponds to any one of them.
Although omitted in FIG. 4, the gaming machine 20 includes, for example, three or more count switches and also includes an operation unit such as a solenoid and a lamp.

Each of the count switches 510 and 520 is operated by the electric power supplied from the main control board 200, detects a ball entering a corresponding winning opening, etc., and outputs a detection signal.
Each of the count switches 510 and 520 includes an opening 501 through which a game ball that has entered the corresponding winning opening passes, and a detection signal output unit 502 that outputs a detection signal when the game ball passes through the opening 501. I have.

The relay board 300 includes, for example, a connector 310, a connector 320, and a connector 330.
Each connector 310, 320, 330 of the relay board 300 includes one or more terminals each having an inner terminal and an outer terminal.
More specifically, the connector 310 includes a power relay terminal 311, a signal relay terminal 312, and a signal relay terminal 313. The connector 320 includes a power relay terminal 321 and a signal relay terminal 322. The connector 330 includes a power relay terminal 331 and a signal relay terminal 332.
Furthermore, a printed wiring pattern including a power relay line portion 301, signal relay line portions 302 and 303, and a branch power line portion 304 is formed on the relay substrate 300. Among these, the power relay line portion 301 electrically connects the inner terminal of the power relay terminal 311 and the inner terminal of the power relay terminal 321 to each other. The signal relay line portion 302 electrically connects the inner terminal of the signal relay terminal 312 and the inner terminal of the signal relay terminal 322 to each other. The signal relay line portion 303 electrically connects the inner terminal of the signal relay terminal 313 and the inner terminal of the signal relay terminal 332 to each other. The branch power line unit 304 electrically connects the branch point on the power relay line unit 301 and the inner terminal of the power relay terminal 331 to each other.
The relay board 300 may have a connector or a printed wiring pattern other than those shown in FIG. None of the terminals of any of the connectors on the relay board 300 are vacant terminals.

The main control board 200, for example, controls various games in the gaming machine 20 and executes various functions that affect the game results.
The main control board 200 controls the gaming state (for example, the probability changing state, the changing state, etc.) in the gaming machine 20 in accordance with the detection signal sent from the operating unit.

The main control board 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs arithmetic processing using the detection results of the count switches 510 and 520, a power supply unit 202 that supplies power to the count switches 510 and 520, a power supply unit 203, a count switch 510, Comparators 204 and 205, a ground 206, a connector 210, and a plurality of resistance elements R201, R202, R203, and R204 are connected so that the output value changes according to the detection result of 520.
These components of the main control board 200 are electrically connected to each other through a printed wiring pattern formed on the main control board 200.

  The connector 210 includes a power port 211 for outputting the power of the power supply unit 202, a signal port 212 for receiving a signal input to the comparator 204, a signal port 213 for receiving a signal input to the comparator 205, It has. Each terminal of connector 210, that is, each of power port 211, signal port 212, and signal port 213 has an inner terminal and an outer terminal, and each inner terminal is connected to a printed wiring pattern of main control board 200, respectively. Has been.

The comparators 204 and 205 each have a (+) side terminal, a (−) side terminal, and an output terminal.
Each comparator 204, 205 compares two voltages applied to the (+) side terminal and the (−) side terminal, and outputs a logical value (1 or 0 (H or L)) indicating the comparison result. Output from the terminal.
Here, the (−) side terminal of the comparator 204 is electrically connected to the signal port 212, and the detection signal from the count switch 510 is input to the (−) side terminal. ing. Similarly, the (−) side terminal of the comparator 205 is electrically connected to the signal port 213, and the detection signal from the count switch 520 is input to the (−) side terminal. ing. That is, the signal port 212 and the signal port 213 function as input ports.

The power supply unit 202 supplies power to the count switches 510 and 520 and is electrically connected to the power port 211.
Here, the main control board 200 has a first branch line branched from a first branch portion located at an intermediate portion in a printed wiring pattern that connects the power supply unit 202 and the power port 211 to each other. One end of the first branch line is connected to the first branch portion, the other end is connected to the ground 206, and resistance elements R201 and R202 are provided in series on the first branch line.
Further, the main control board 200 has a second branch line branched from the second branch portion located between the resistance element R201 and the resistance element R202 in the first branch line. One end of the second branch line is connected to the second branch section, and the other end is connected in parallel to each comparator 204, 205 (+) side terminal.

  Here, the power line 203 is connected to the output line that electrically connects the output terminal of the comparator 204 and the CPU 201 via the resistance element R203, while the output terminal of the comparator 205 and the CPU 201 are connected. Are connected to each other through a resistance element R204.

  The power supply unit 202 supplies 12V power, for example. The power supply unit 203 supplies a voltage of 5V, for example.

  The main control board 200 may have connectors and printed wiring patterns other than those shown in FIG. None of the terminals of any connector on the main control board 200 is an empty terminal.

Furthermore, the gaming machine 20 includes a connection member 410, and the connection member 410 electrically connects the connector 210 of the main control board 200 and the connector 310 of the relay board 300 to each other.
The connection member 410 is not particularly limited as long as the connectors can be electrically connected to each other. For example, the connection member 410 may be a wire harness configured by bundling a plurality of wires, or may be a board-to-board. -It may be a board connector.
The connection member 410 has transmission lines 411, 412, and 413. Among these, the transmission line 411 electrically connects the external terminal of the power port 211 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 311 to each other, and the transmission line 412 includes the external terminal of the signal port 212 and the signal relay terminal 312. The external terminal is electrically connected to each other, and the transmission line 413 electrically connects the external terminal of the signal port 213 and the external terminal of the signal relay terminal 313 to each other.

Further, the gaming machine 20 includes transmission lines 611 and 612 that electrically connect the count switch 510 and the relay board 300 to each other, and transmission lines 621 that electrically connect the count switch 520 and the relay board 300 to each other. 622.
The transmission line 611 electrically connects the detection signal output unit 502 of the count switch 510 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 321 of the connector 320, and the transmission line 612 is the detection signal output unit of the count switch 510. 502 and an external terminal of the signal relay terminal 322 of the connector 320 are electrically connected to each other.
Similarly, the transmission line 621 electrically connects the detection signal output unit 502 of the count switch 520 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 331 of the connector 330, and the transmission line 622 detects the count switch 520. The signal output unit 502 and the external terminal of the signal relay terminal 332 of the connector 330 are electrically connected to each other.

Since the components shown in FIG. 4 are connected as described above, power is supplied to the count switch 510 from the power supply unit 202 from the power port 211, the transmission line 411, the power relay terminal 311, and the power relay line unit 301. This is performed via the power relay terminal 321 and the transmission line 611.
The detection signal from the count switch 510 is sent from the detection signal output unit 502 to the comparator via the transmission line 612, the signal relay terminal 322, the signal relay line unit 302, the signal relay terminal 312, the transmission line 412, and the signal port 212. It is input to the (−) side terminal of 204.
Similarly, power is supplied to the count switch 520 from the power supply unit 202 through the power port 211, the transmission line 411, the power relay terminal 311, the power relay line unit 301, the branch power line unit 304, the power relay terminal 331 and the transmission line 621. Done through.
The detection signal from the count switch 520 is sent from the detection signal output unit 502 to the comparator via the transmission line 622, the signal relay terminal 332, the signal relay line unit 303, the signal relay terminal 313, the transmission line 413, and the signal port 213. It is input to the (−) side terminal of 205.

Here, a constant voltage (constant voltage) is applied from the power supply unit 202 to the (+) side terminals of the comparators 204 and 205. This constant voltage is a potential (reference potential) dropped due to the influence of the resistance element R202 connected to the ground 206 and the resistance element R201.
When the detection signal from the count switch 510 is input to the (−) side terminal of the comparator 204, the potential of the (−) side terminal of the comparator 204 is the potential of the (+) side terminal of the comparator 204 ( When the reference potential is exceeded, the output from the comparator 204 is switched (from 0 to 1, or from 1 to 0). That is, when the count switch 510 detects a game ball, the output from the comparator 204 is output. The logical value is switched.
Similarly, when the detection signal from the count switch 520 is input to the (−) side terminal of the comparator 205, the potential of the (−) side terminal of the comparator 205 is the (+) side terminal of the comparator 205. When the count switch 520 detects a game ball, the output from the comparator 205 is switched (from 0 to 1, or from 1 to 0). The output logical value is switched.

Based on the outputs from the comparators 204 and 205, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the voltage potential applied to the monitoring target terminal (here, the (−) side terminal of the comparators 204 and 205) exceeds a certain value. judge. In other words, the CPU 201 monitors whether or not the game balls are detected by the count switches 510 and 520.
Then, the CPU 201 controls the game (giving a prize ball, etc.) based on the detection result of the game ball by the count switches 510 and 520.

Here, when the operating unit (for example, the count switch) is reduced by changing the model of the gaming machine 20, the port of the main control board 200 corresponding to the reduced operating unit becomes an empty terminal.
More specifically, for example, when the new model gaming machine has a device configuration that does not have the count switch 520 shown in FIG. If so, the signal port 213 of the main control board 200 becomes an empty terminal.
For such circumstances, the gaming machine 20 as a new model of the gaming machine 20, i.e., the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, has a configuration described below, thereby generating an empty terminal on the main control board 200. The main control board 200 of the gaming machine 20 can be shared by the gaming machine 10 while avoiding the situation.

  Hereinafter, an internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, that is, a new type of gaming machine, will be described with reference to FIG. 5 with a focus on differences from the internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main control board 200 similar to that in the gaming machine 20 and a connection member 410 similar to that in the gaming machine 20.
The gaming machine 10 includes the count switch 510 among the count switches 510 and 520 illustrated in FIG. 4, but does not include the count switch 520.
The gaming machine 10 includes transmission lines 611 and 612 associated with the count switch 510, but does not include transmission lines 621 and 622 (FIG. 4) associated with the count switch 520.
Furthermore, the gaming machine 10 includes a relay board 700 illustrated in FIG. 5 instead of including the relay board 300 illustrated in FIG. 4.

The relay board 700 includes a connector 710 instead of the connector 310 (FIG. 4), and a connector 720 instead of the connector 320 (FIG. 4). Further, the relay board 700 does not include the connector 330 (FIG. 4).
Furthermore, the relay board 700 includes a power relay line portion 701 and a signal relay line portion 702 that are similar to the power relay line portion 301 (FIG. 4) and the signal relay line portion 302 (FIG. 4), respectively. Further, the relay board 700 does not include the signal relay line portion 303 (FIG. 4) and the branch power line portion 304 (FIG. 4).

  The connector 720 includes a power relay terminal 721 and a signal relay terminal 722 that are similar to the power relay terminal 321 and the signal relay terminal 322 of the connector 320, respectively.

The connector 710 corresponds to a second connector according to the present invention, and includes a power relay terminal 711, a signal relay terminal 712, and an invalid terminal 713.
The power relay terminal 711 and the signal relay terminal 712 are the same as the power relay terminal 311 and the signal relay terminal 312 in the connector 310, respectively.
The power relay line portion 701 electrically connects the inner terminal of the power relay terminal 711 and the inner terminal of the power relay terminal 721 to each other. The signal relay line portion 702 electrically connects the inner terminal of the signal relay terminal 712 and the inner terminal of the signal relay terminal 722 to each other.
The invalid terminal 713 corresponds to a second terminal according to the present invention, and a resistor 704 and a ground 705 are provided on the wiring pattern 703, and is connected to the ground 705 via the resistor 704. The invalid terminal 713 also has an inner terminal and an outer terminal like other terminals.

  The transmission line 411 of the connecting member 410 electrically connects the external terminal of the power port 211 of the connector 210 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 711 of the connector 710, and the transmission line 412 is connected to the signal port 212 of the connector 210. The external terminal and the external terminal of the signal relay terminal 712 of the connector 710 are electrically connected to each other, and the transmission line 413 connects the external terminal of the signal port 213 of the connector 210 and the external terminal of the invalid terminal 713 of the connector 710 to each other. Electrically connected.

As described above, the signal port 213 electrically connected to the invalid terminal 713 is connected to the resistor 704 and the ground 705 via the invalid terminal 713 and corresponds to the first terminal according to the present invention. The connector 210 including the signal port 213 corresponds to the first connector according to the present invention.
In other words, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the first connector (connector 210) and the second connector (connector 710) provided on different electronic boards (main control board 200 and relay board 700) are electrically connected. Connected. That is, the electronic board (main control board 200) provided with the first connector is different from the electronic board (relay board 700) provided with the second connector.
A first terminal (signal port 213), which is at least one terminal included in the first connector, is connected via a resistor 704 to a ground 705 formed on an electronic board on which the second connector is provided. Yes. That is, terminal processing (termination processing) is performed on the first terminal.

In other words, the electronic board for game machines (relay board 700) used in the gaming machine is electrically connected to the first connector (connector 210) provided on the other electronic board (main control board 200). A second connector (connector 710) and a ground 705 are provided. It is also understood that the second terminal (invalid terminal 713), which is at least one terminal included in the second connector (connector 710), is connected to the ground 705 via the resistor 704.
In this embodiment, the invalid terminal 713 is connected to the ground 705 via the resistor 704. However, even in the embodiment in which a constant potential source is provided instead of the ground 705, The same effects as those of the present invention are achieved. That is, the relay substrate 700 may be provided with at least one of a ground and a constant potential source.
Here, the constant potential source is a power supply unit in which a potential error falls within a predetermined allowable range. The ground can also be said to be a constant potential source whose predetermined allowable range is close to zero.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 10 in which the main control board 200 and the relay board 700 are connected, the signal port 213 that is originally an empty terminal is connected to the invalid terminal 713 of the connector 710 by the transmission line 413 of the connecting member 410. Are connected to each other, and the generation of empty terminals is avoided.

Here, since the invalid terminal 713 is connected to the ground 705 (or constant potential source) in the relay substrate 700, the potential value input to the (−) side terminal of the comparator 205 is kept constant. Therefore, the logical value output from the output terminal of the comparator 205 is also maintained constant.
In other words, the processor (CPU 201) is provided on the same electronic board (main control board 200) as the electronic board on which the first connector (connector 210) is provided, and the first terminal (signal port 213) is A processor port. Since the first terminal is connected to the ground via a resistor, a voltage lower than an invalid level that is a reference voltage determined to be invalid (Low) by the processor is applied to the first terminal. That is, the signal port 213 that is an empty terminal in the present embodiment is pulled down.
In the present embodiment, the description has been given in the example in which the processor (CPU 201) is provided on the same electronic board (main control board 200) as the electronic board on which the first connector (connector 210) is provided. The above-described processor may be provided on an electronic board different from the electronic board on which one connector is provided.
In the present embodiment, the first terminal is connected to the ground via a resistor. However, the first terminal is connected to a constant potential source via a resistor, so that the processor is effective (High). A voltage exceeding an effective level that is a reference voltage determined as) may be applied to the first terminal. That is, the signal port 213 which is an empty terminal in this embodiment may be pulled up.

Since it is configured as described above, application of an excessive level to the port of the processor can be prevented, and runaway or damage of the processor can be prevented.
The processor port described above is a terminal that functions as an input / output interface between the processor and an external device, and may be an input port or an output port.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the main control board 200 can be shared with a simple configuration, and the generation of empty terminals on the main control board 200 and the relay board 700 can be avoided. Is possible.
When the model is changed, the relay board 300 is changed to the relay board 700 without changing the main control board 200, so that the old model gaming machine 20 is shifted to the new model gaming machine 10. It becomes possible.

  In the present embodiment, the first connector (connector 210) and the second connector (connector 310) have been described in the examples provided on different electronic boards. However, these are provided on the same electronic board. Even if the present invention is implemented in the present embodiment, the same effects as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 20 positioned as an old model of the gaming machine 10 (FIG. 7) according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a gaming machine according to the third embodiment. 10 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an internal circuit configuration of 10. FIG.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is different from the gaming machine 10 according to the first embodiment described above in the points described below.

First, the internal circuit configuration of the old-type gaming machine 20 shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
In FIG. 6, a part of the internal circuit configuration of the old-type gaming machine 20 is extracted and shown. As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine 20 includes, for example, a plurality of electronic boards including a main control board 200 and a relay board 300 and an actuator that is an operation unit. The actuator is a solenoid actuator, a motor actuator, or the like. Here, it is assumed that the gaming machine 20 includes solenoid actuators 540 and 550 as actuators.

Each of the solenoid actuators 540, 550 corresponds to any one of the actuators AC1, AC2, AC3 shown in FIG. 3, for example.
The solenoid actuators 540 and 550 are driven when the coil is excited by the electric power supplied from the main control board 200 to operate the opening / closing member or the special electric combination corresponding to the solenoid actuators 540 and 550.
The solenoid actuators 540 and 550 are driven under the control of the CPU 201.
Although omitted in FIG. 6, the gaming machine 20 may include, for example, three or more solenoid actuators. The gaming machine 20 also includes an operation unit such as a count switch or a lamp.

The relay board 300 shown in FIG. 6 is configured similarly to the relay board 300 shown in FIG.
Note that any terminal of any connector in the relay board 300 shown in FIG. 6 is not an empty terminal.

Further, the gaming machine 20 includes transmission lines 641 and 642 that electrically connect the solenoid actuator 540 and the relay board 300 to each other, and transmission lines 651 that electrically connect the solenoid actuator 550 and the relay board 300 to each other. 652.
The transmission line 641 electrically connects the solenoid actuator 540 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 321 of the connector 320 to each other. The transmission line 642 is an external terminal of the solenoid actuator 540 and the signal relay terminal 322 of the connector 320. Are electrically connected to each other.
Similarly, the transmission line 651 electrically connects the solenoid actuator 550 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 331 of the connector 330 to each other, and the transmission line 652 connects the solenoid actuator 550 and the signal relay terminal 332 of the connector 330. Are electrically connected to each other.

  The main control board 200 shown in FIG. 6 includes a CPU 201 that controls the operation of the solenoid actuators 540 and 550, a power supply unit 207 that supplies power (for example, 30 volt power) to the solenoid actuator 540 and the solenoid actuator 550, Driver terminals 208 and 218 that output drive signals used for drive control of the solenoid actuators 540 and 550 based on a control signal from the CPU 201, a connector 210, a ground 209, a resistance element R205, and a resistance element R206 are provided. Yes. When the drive target is not a solenoid but a motor, the driver terminals 208 and 218 are motor drives.

Each driver terminal 208, 218 includes an input terminal (IN terminal), a GND terminal, and an output terminal.
The GND terminals of the driver terminals 208 and 218 are electrically connected to the ground 209.
A resistance element R205 is provided on the input line from the CPU 201 to the IN terminal of the driver terminal 208, and a resistance element R206 is provided on the input line from the CPU 201 to the IN terminal of the driver terminal 218.
The CPU 201 controls the output of drive signals from the driver terminals 208 and 218 to the solenoid actuators 540 and 550 by applying a voltage to the input terminals (IN terminals) of the driver terminals 208 and 218.
The driver terminals 208 and 218 output drive signals to the solenoid actuators 540 and 550 under the control of the CPU 201.

Similar to the connector 210 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the connector 210 of the main control board 200 includes a power port 211, a signal port 212, and a signal port 213.
In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 207 is connected to the inner terminal of the power port 211 via the printed wiring pattern of the main control board 200. Further, the output terminal of the driver terminal 208 is connected to the inner terminal of the signal port 212 via the printed wiring pattern of the main control board 200. Further, the output terminal of the driver terminal 218 is connected to the inner terminal of the signal port 213 through the printed wiring pattern of the main control board 200.
The power port 211 is used to output power from the power supply unit 207, the signal port 212 is used to output a drive signal for the solenoid actuator 540, and the signal port 213 is used to drive the solenoid actuator 550. Used to output a signal. That is, the signal port 212 and the signal port 213 function as output ports.

Furthermore, the gaming machine 20 includes a connection member 410 that electrically connects the main control board 200 and the relay board 300 to each other. Similar to the connection member 410 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the connection member 410 includes transmission lines 411, 412, and 413.
The transmission line 411 of the connection member 410 electrically connects the external terminal of the power port 211 and the external terminal of the power relay terminal 311 to each other. The transmission line 412 of the connection member 410 electrically connects the external terminal of the signal port 212 and the external terminal of the signal relay terminal 312 to each other. The transmission line 413 of the connection member 410 electrically connects the external terminal of the signal port 213 and the external terminal of the signal relay terminal 313 to each other.

  The main control board 200 may have connectors and printed wiring patterns other than those shown in FIG. None of the terminals of any connector on the main control board 200 is an empty terminal.

Since the components shown in FIG. 6 are connected as described above, power supply to the solenoid actuator 540 is performed from the power supply unit 207 to the power port 211, the transmission line 411, the power relay terminal 311, and the power relay line unit 301. This is performed via the power relay terminal 321 and the transmission line 641. The drive signal is supplied to the solenoid actuator 540 from the driver terminal 208 through the signal port 212, the transmission line 412, the signal relay terminal 312, the signal relay line 302, the signal relay terminal 322, and the transmission line 642.
Similarly, power supply to the solenoid actuator 550 is performed from the power supply unit 207 through the power port 211, the transmission line 411, the power relay terminal 311, the power relay line unit 301, the branch power line unit 304, the power relay terminal 331, and the transmission line 651. Done through. The drive signal is supplied to the solenoid actuator 550 from the driver terminal 218 through the signal port 213, the transmission line 413, the signal relay terminal 313, the signal relay line unit 303, the signal relay terminal 332, and the transmission line 652.

Here, for example, if the new model gaming machine has a device configuration that does not have the solenoid actuator 550 shown in FIG. 6, if the main control board 200 is to be shared in the new model, The signal port 213 of the main control board 200 becomes an empty terminal.
For such circumstances, the gaming machine 20 as a new model of the gaming machine 20, i.e., the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, has a configuration described below, thereby generating an empty terminal on the main control board 200. The main control board 200 of the gaming machine 20 can be shared by the gaming machine 10 while avoiding the situation.

  Hereinafter, an internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, that is, a new type of gaming machine, will be described with reference to FIG. 7, focusing on differences from the internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 20.

As shown in FIG. 7, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main control board 200 similar to that in the gaming machine 20 (FIG. 6) and a connection member 410 similar to that in the gaming machine 20 (FIG. 6). And.
The gaming machine 10 includes the solenoid actuator 540 among the solenoid actuators 540 and 550 illustrated in FIG. 6, but does not include the solenoid actuator 550.
The gaming machine 10 includes transmission lines 641 and 642 associated with the solenoid actuator 540, but does not include transmission lines 651 and 652 (FIG. 6) associated with the solenoid actuator 550.
Furthermore, the gaming machine 10 includes a relay board 700 illustrated in FIG. 7 instead of including the relay board 300 illustrated in FIG. 6.

In the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a resistor 704 and a ground 705 are connected on the wiring pattern 703, and the invalid terminal 713 is connected to the ground 705 provided on the relay substrate 700 via the resistor 704. Are electrically connected. That is, terminal processing (termination processing) is performed on the invalid terminal 713.
Therefore, even if a drive signal for driving the solenoid actuator 550 is input from the driver terminal 218 to the resistor 704 via the signal port 213, the transmission line 413, the invalid terminal 713, and the wiring pattern 703, the drive Since the signal is invalidated at the resistor 704, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of malfunction in the gaming machine 10. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In this embodiment, the example in which each terminal is connected to the ground 705 has been described. However, the same effect can be obtained by connecting to a constant potential source instead of the ground 705.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 20 positioned as an old model of the gaming machine 10 (FIG. 9) according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a gaming machine according to the third embodiment. 10 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an internal circuit configuration of 10. FIG.

First, the internal circuit configuration of the old-type gaming machine 20 shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
In FIG. 8, a part of the internal circuit configuration of the old-type gaming machine 20 is extracted and shown. As shown in FIG. 8, the gaming machine 20 includes, for example, a main display control board 250, a sub display board 810, a sub display board 850, a sub display apparatus 82, and a sub display apparatus 83.
The sub display device 82 is the same display device as the sub display device 82 shown in FIG. 2, and can display various effect images and the like.
The sub display device 83 is the same type of display device as the sub display device 82.
The main display control board 250 can control the sub display device 82 and the sub display device 83. The main display control board 250 can also control a main display device 81 (see FIG. 2) not shown here.
The sub display substrate 810 is an electronic substrate connected to the sub display device 82 and relays control signals and the like transmitted from the main display control substrate 250 to the sub display device 82 and a sub control board (not shown). ) Is relayed to an effect LED (not shown) provided at the edge of the sub display device 82. Note that the sub display board 810 has a connector 840 in order to relay control signals and the like transmitted from the sub control board to the effect LED.
The sub display substrate 850 is an electronic substrate connected to the sub display device 83 and relays a control signal and the like transmitted from the main display control substrate 250 to the sub display device 83 and a sub control board (not shown). ) Is relayed to an effect LED (not shown) provided at the edge of the sub display device 83. Note that the sub display board 850 has a connector 880 in order to relay control signals and the like transmitted from the sub control board to the effect LED.
The sub display substrate 810 or the sub display substrate 850 includes a CPU, a ROM, and the like (not shown) in addition to relaying the above-described control signals, and mainly includes the sub display device 82 and the sub display device 83. Or you may have the function to control LED for production.

The main display control board 250 and the sub display device 82 exchange the above-described control signals and the like via the connector 260, the connection member 460, the connector 820, the wiring pattern 825, the connector 830, and the connection member 835. I do. The main display control board 250 and the sub display device 83 are connected to the control signal and the like described above via the connector 270, the connection member 470, the connector 860, the wiring pattern 865, the connector 870, and the connection member 875. Give and receive.
The circuit for transmitting / receiving the control signal and the like includes a signal line for outputting a control signal generated by a CPU (not shown) provided on the main display control board 250 or another board (not shown), and a main display. It includes a power line output from a power supply unit (not shown) provided on the control board 250 or another board, and a ground line that connects the sub display device 82 or the sub display device 83 to the ground. More specifically, a circuit connected to the signal port 264, the signal port 265, the signal port 274, or the signal port 275 corresponds to the signal line. A circuit connected to the power port 261, the power port 262, the power port 271 or the power port 272 corresponds to the power line. A circuit connected to the ground port 263, the ground port 266, the ground port 273, or the ground port 276 corresponds to the above-described ground line.
The control signals and the like exchanged between the main display control board 250 and the sub display device 82 are the same as the control signals and the like exchanged between the main display control board 250 and the sub display device 83. The power port 261, the power port 262, the ground port 263, the signal port 264, the signal port 265, and the ground port 266 are terminals included in the connector 260. The power port 271, the power port 272, the ground port 273, the signal port 274, the signal port 275, and the ground port 276 are terminals included in the connector 270.

  As described above, the old-type gaming machine 20 has a circuit for transferring control signals and the like between the main display control board 250 and a plurality of sub display devices (the sub display device 82 and the sub display device 83). Has in parallel.

  Next, the internal circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 9 will be described focusing on the differences from the old model gaming machine 20 (FIG. 8) in the third embodiment.

In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the sub display substrate 850 and the sub display device 83 are omitted from the configuration of the gaming machine 20 (FIG. 8). Is provided.
Since the components related to the main display control board 250, the sub display board 810, and the sub display device 82 are the same in the gaming machine 10 and the gaming machine 20, detailed description thereof is omitted.

The terminal processing board 900 has a connector 910, and the connector 910 is connected to the connector 270 of the main display control board 250 via a connection member 470. Here, the connector 270 corresponds to the first connector, and the connector 910 corresponds to the second connector.
More specifically, the power port 911 included in the connector 910 is connected to the power port 271, the power port 912 included in the connector 910 is connected to the power port 272, and the ground port 913 included in the connector 910 is It is connected to the ground port 273. The signal port 914 included in the connector 910 is connected to the signal port 274, the signal port 915 included in the connector 910 is connected to the signal port 275, and the ground port 916 included in the connector 910 is connected to the ground port 276. It is connected to the.

As shown in FIG. 9, among the terminals included in the connector 910 (second connector), the ground port 913 and the ground port 916 (ground terminal) to which the ground connection is assigned are connected to the ground 924 without going through a resistor. ing. Among the terminals included in the connector 910, the power port 911, the power port 912, the signal port 914, and the signal port 915 are connected to the ground 924 via the resistor 921, the resistor 922, or the resistor 923 (excluding the ground terminal). Terminal is the second terminal).
In other words, among the terminals included in the connector 270 (first connector), the ground port 273 and the ground port 276 (ground terminal) to which the ground connection is assigned are connected to the ground 924 without a resistor. Among the terminals included in the connector 270, the power port 271, the power port 272, the signal port 274, and the signal port 275 are connected to the ground 924 via the resistor 921, the resistor 922, or the resistor 923 (excluding the ground terminal). Terminal is the first terminal).
That is, all terminals included in the connector 270 that are no longer used after the sub display device 83 or the sub display substrate 850 is omitted are appropriately terminated by being connected to the terminal processing substrate 900 (connector 910).

  In the above description, the power port 271 and the power port 272 are connected to the ground 924 via the same resistor 921 because the power output from the power port 271 and the power output from the power port 272 are substantially the same. This is because the potential is the same phase. On the other hand, the reason why the signal port 274 and the signal port 275 are connected to the ground 924 via the different resistors 922 or 923 is that the control signal output from the signal port 274 and the signal port 275 are output. This is because the control signals are separate and rarely have the same potential and phase.

  In general, the resistance value of the resistor 921 is larger than the resistance value of the resistor 922 or the resistor 923. This is because the potential level of the power line is generally higher than the potential level of the signal line, and thus a larger resistance value is required for proper termination processing.

  Even if the game machine 10 of this embodiment has the above-described configuration and the model change that makes the first connector (270) unnecessary, the first connector is connected to the second connector (connector 910). Since the termination process is possible only by doing this, the electronic board (main display control board 250) having the first connector can be shared. Accordingly, the inventory risk is reduced, the reuse effect is improved, and the product unit price can be suppressed.

  In this embodiment, the example in which each terminal is connected to the ground 924 has been described. However, the same effect can be obtained by connecting to a constant potential source instead of the ground 924.

The above embodiment includes the following technical idea.
(1) A gaming machine including one or more electronic boards, wherein a first connector and a second connector provided on the same electronic board or different electronic boards are electrically connected, and the first A first terminal, which is at least one terminal included in one connector, is connected via a resistor to at least one of a constant potential source or a ground formed on the electronic substrate on which the second connector is provided. Gaming machine.
(2) A processor is provided on the same electronic substrate as the electronic substrate on which the first connector is provided or on a different electronic substrate, and the first terminal is a port of the processor, By connecting the terminal to the constant potential source via the resistor, a voltage exceeding an effective level that is a reference voltage determined to be effective in the processor is applied to the first terminal, or the first terminal The voltage lower than the invalid level, which is a reference voltage determined to be invalid in the processor, is applied to the first terminal by connecting one terminal to the ground via the resistor. Gaming machine.
(3) Among the terminals included in the first connector, a ground terminal to which a ground connection is assigned is connected to the ground without passing through the resistor, and among the terminals included in the first connector, The gaming machine according to (1) or (2), wherein a terminal excluding a ground terminal is the first terminal.
(4) The gaming machine according to (3), wherein the electronic board on which the first connector is provided is different from the electronic board on which the second connector is provided.

Further, the above embodiment includes the following technical idea.
(A) a gaming machine electronic board used in a gaming machine, a second connector electrically connected to a first connector provided on another electronic board, and at least one of a constant potential source or a ground; And a second terminal, which is at least one terminal included in the second connector, is connected to the constant potential source or the ground via a resistor.
(B) Among the terminals included in the second connector, a ground terminal to which a ground connection is assigned is connected to the ground without passing through the resistor, and among the terminals included in the second connector, The electronic board for gaming machines according to (a), wherein the terminals excluding the ground terminal are the second terminals.

10 gaming machine 12 front frame 15 outer frame 20 gaming machine 21 hinge mechanism 23 cylinder lock 25 transparent member 27 upper ball tray 29 lower ball tray 31 operation handle 32 upper frame portion 33 (33a, 33b) speaker 34, 36 left right frame portion 35 (35a, 35b, 35c, 35d, 35e, 35f, 35g) Illuminating device 37 Button 39 Mechanism 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 55 Large winning port 56 Large winning port 57 First starting port 59 Second starting port 61 Normal electric accessory 63 Actuating gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory 67 (67a, 67b, 67c) Normal winning opening 69 Out port 80 Production display device 81 Main display device 82 Sub display device 83 Sub Display device 90 Symbol display device 91 Special symbol display device 91a First special symbol display device 91b Second special symbol display Location 92 Average symbol display device 200 main control board 201 CPU
202 Power supply unit 203 Power supply unit 204, 205 Comparators 206, 209, 705, 924 Ground 207 Power supply unit 208, 218 Driver terminals 210, 260, 270, 310, 320, 330, 710, 720, 820, 830, 840 , 860, 870, 880, 910 Connector 211, 261, 262, 271, 272, 911, 912 Power port 212, 213, 264, 265, 274, 275, 914, 915 Signal port 250 Main display control board 263, 266, 273, 276, 913, 916 Ground port 300, 700 Relay board 301, 701 Power relay line section 302, 303, 702 Signal relay line section 304 Branch power line section 311, 321, 331, 711, 721 Power relay terminal 312, 313, 322, 332, 712, 722 Signal relay terminal 410, 460, 470, 835, 875 Connection member 411, 412, 413 Transmission line 501 Opening 502 Detection signal output unit 510, 520 Count switch 540, 550 Solenoid actuators 611, 612, 621, 622, 641, 642, 641, 642, 651, 652 Transmission lines 703, 825, 865 Wiring patterns 704, 921, 922, 923 Resistor 713 Invalid terminal 810, 850 Sub display board 900 Terminal processing board 1000 Main control section 1010 Production control section 1110 Fluctuation pattern determination unit 1111 First special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1112 Second special figure lottery value acquisition unit 1113 General drawing lottery value acquisition unit 1115 Information transmission unit 1120 Special figure reservation control unit 1130 Special figure lottery control unit 1131 Big hit lottery unit 1132 Special figure selector 133 jackpot game control unit 1140 game state control unit 1141 winning probability control unit 1142 variable speed control unit 1150 symbol display control unit 1151 first special figure display control unit 1152 second special figure display control unit 1153 universal figure display control unit 1160 common figure Holding control unit 1170 Universal drawing lottery control unit 1171 Winning lottery unit 1172 Universal drawing selection unit 1173 Winning game control unit 1180 Normal electric role control unit 1190 Special electric role control units AC1, AC2, AC3 Actuators R201, R202, R203, R204, R205 , R206 Resistance elements SW0, SW4, SW5 Count switch SW1 First start port switch SW2 Second start port switch SW3 Normal symbol variation switch X First flow path Y Second flow path

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising one or more electronic boards,
The first connector and the second connector provided on the same electronic board or different electronic boards are electrically connected,
A first terminal which is at least one terminal included in the first connector is connected to at least one of a constant potential source or a ground formed on the electronic substrate on which the second connector is provided via a resistor. ,
A processor is provided on the same electronic board as the electronic board on which the first connector is provided or on a different electronic board;
The first terminal is a terminal that transmits an output signal to the outside of the electronic board on which the processor is provided from the processor or an input signal to the processor from the outside of the electronic board on which the processor is provided,
Since the first terminal is connected to the constant potential source via the resistor, a voltage exceeding an effective level that is a reference voltage determined to be effective in the processor is applied to the first terminal, or ,
A gaming machine in which a voltage lower than an invalid level, which is a reference voltage determined to be invalid in the processor, is applied to the first terminal by connecting the first terminal to the ground via the resistor .

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