JP6749128B2 - Obstacle nail maintenance device, obstacle nail maintenance method, obstacle nail maintenance system or management device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an obstacle nail maintenance device, an obstacle nail maintenance method, an obstacle nail maintenance system or a management device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail provided on a game board surface of a game machine.

In a pachinko gaming machine that performs a game by hitting a game ball in the game area, a large number of obstacle nails are driven in the game area on the game board surface. For such obstacle nails, for example, brass nails or the like are used, and they are placed on the game board surface by a nailing machine or the like at the time of manufacturing the game board.

In this way, when the nail is driven on the game board surface by the nail driver, an error may occur in the angle of the obstacle nail with respect to the game board surface. If such an error occurs, the winning rate of the game ball will be greatly affected. Therefore, at the time of manufacturing, an image of the obstacle nail placed on the game board surface is captured, and the set point of the obstacle nail is set based on the captured image data. The maintenance may be carried out by measuring the bending amount and the deviation amount from the, and correcting the measured bending amount and the deviation amount. In addition, maintenance of such obstacle nails is not only at the time of manufacturing the game board, but also collects the pachinko game machine used at the game hall, and the angle of the obstacle nail with respect to the game board surface changes due to the impact of the game ball. Sometimes, maintenance is done to reuse a used game board that has been used up.

In this way, as a device for maintaining the amount of bending and misalignment of obstacle nails placed on the game board surface, for example, in the concave hole of the engaging shaft provided in the head of the manipulator that operates based on the command of the control device. After fitting the head of the obstacle nail and correcting the bending and displacement by operating the manipulator, image the obstacle nail again, check the corrected state based on the imaged image data, and check if necessary. There was a thing to re-correct according to it (for example, refer patent document 1).

JP-A-4-2379

However, in the patent document 1, there is a problem that, in the re-repair, even if the same maintenance as that at the time of the repair is performed, it is not satisfactorily corrected, and it is impossible to prevent the generation of the faulty nail due to poor maintenance.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides an obstacle nail maintenance device, an obstacle nail maintenance method, an obstacle nail maintenance system, or a management device that can prevent the generation of defective nails that are poorly maintained. The purpose is to

The obstacle nail maintenance device according to means 1 is
An obstacle nail maintenance device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail (for example, obstacle nail 200) provided on the game board surface (for example, game board surface 2a of the game board 2) of the game machine (for example, pachinko game machine 1) ( For example, an obstacle nail maintenance device 300),
A primary maintenance means for performing a first-order development of nails (e.g., portion for the first maintenance the first integer Bei),
And the first-order development the nail condition detecting means for detecting the state of nails was performed (e.g., the portion performing the first inspection after the first development in the first integer Bei),
Secondary servicing means for performing secondary servicing different from the primary servicing when it is determined that the state of the faulty nail detected by the nail state detecting means is not in a predetermined proper state. (e.g., if there is a failure nail 200 of the inspection NG in the first inspection, as shown in FIG. 6, from the first three attempts, the first maintenance part for redevelop the maintenance contents are different) When,
Special maintenance means for performing special maintenance different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance on a designated nail designated in advance;
Equipped with
When said secondary maintenance is performed, to run the special development after the second-order development,
It is characterized by
Also, equipped with a temperature measuring means that can measure the temperature of the game board,
Performing the special maintenance with the maintenance data corrected by the temperature measured by the temperature measuring means,
It is characterized by
According to these characteristics, it is possible to prevent the generation of a faulty nail that is not properly maintained.

The obstacle nail maintenance method described in means 2 is
An obstacle nail maintenance method for performing maintenance of an obstacle nail (for example, obstacle nail 200) provided on a game board surface (for example, a game board surface 2a of a game board 2) of a game machine (for example, a pachinko game machine 1), ,
Primary development step of performing a first-order development of nails (e.g., a first integer step part for Bei first S5),
And the first-order development the nail condition detection step of detecting a state of the nails was performed (e.g., step portion for the first inspection of the S6 after the initial first integer Bei),
A determination step of determining whether or not the state of the faulty nail detected in the nail state detection step is in a predetermined appropriate state (for example, a step of performing the determination of S6 + shown in FIG. 6),
When it is determined in the determination step that the state is not appropriate (for example, when the determination in S6 + is Y), a secondary maintenance step of performing a secondary maintenance different from the primary maintenance (for example, As shown in FIG. 6, a process part for performing re-repair from the first maintenance to the third maintenance, which has different maintenance content from the first maintenance),
A special maintenance step of performing a special maintenance different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance on a designated nail designated in advance;
Only including,
When the secondary maintenance is performed, the special maintenance is performed after the secondary maintenance,
It is characterized by
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the generation of a faulty nail that is not properly maintained.

The obstacle nail maintenance system described in means 3 is
An obstacle nail maintenance device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail (for example, obstacle nail 200) provided on a game board surface (for example, game board surface 2a of the game board 2) of a game machine (for example, pachinko game machine 1) ( For example, an obstacle nail maintenance system including an obstacle nail maintenance device 300) and a management device (for example, a management computer 500) that manages the obstacle nail maintenance device,
Primary development in the nails servicing device (e.g., a first integer Bei first S5) of nails went condition, determining means for determining whether has become a predetermined appropriate state (e.g., Management computer 500 is, part for determination of S6 + based on the first servicing complete data)
Equipped with
The obstacle nail maintenance device is
If it is determined not a proper state by said determining means, said secondary maintenance means for performing a different secondary development and primary maintenance (e.g., nails 200 for inspection NG in the first inspection If there is, as shown in FIG. 6, from the first time to the third time, the part where the maintenance content is different from the first maintenance)
Special maintenance means for performing special maintenance different from the primary maintenance and the secondary maintenance on the designated nail specified in advance;
Equipped with
When said secondary maintenance is performed, to run the special development after the second-order development,
It is characterized by
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the generation of an obstacle nail that is not properly maintained.

The management device described in means 4 is
An obstacle nail maintenance device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail (for example, obstacle nail 200) provided on the game board surface (for example, game board surface 2a of the game board 2) of the game machine (for example, pachinko game machine 1) ( For example, a management device (for example, a management computer 500) that manages the obstacle nail maintenance device 300,
If the fault primary development The nail maintenance device (e.g., a first integer Bei first S5) is the nails went condition was determined to be not the predetermined appropriate state, the primary transmits maintenance data for different secondary development and maintenance on the nails servicing device (e.g., if there is a failure nail 200 of the inspection NG in the first inspection, as shown in FIG. 6, from first to third, the first maintenance to send the first maintenance data for carrying out the re-development of maintenance contents are different),
Special maintenance for a designated nail specified in advance, which is different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance and is performed after the second maintenance when the second maintenance is performed. Transmitting data to the obstacle nail maintenance device,
It is characterized by
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the generation of a faulty nail that is not properly maintained.

Nails improvement device according to the hand stage 5, the method nails maintenance, nails service system or management system, nails development apparatus according to any one of means 1 to 4, the method nails maintenance, nails service system or A management device,
The maintenance of the obstacle nail is a maintenance using a plurality of tools (for example, each maintenance tool 400 of the tool types A to C shown in FIG. 12),
The tools used are different between the first maintenance and the second maintenance (for example, in the case of the second inspection NG count, the maintenance tool 400 used in the first maintenance or the second maintenance is different). Part where re-servicing is performed with a different maintenance tool 400) ,
It is characterized by
According to this feature, since the primary maintenance and the secondary maintenance are performed by different tools, it is easy to eliminate the defective maintenance.

Nails improvement device according to the hand stage 6, a method nails maintenance, nails service system or management system, nails maintenance method according to any means 2-5, a nails service system or the management device ,
An obstacle nail maintenance device for performing maintenance is different between the first maintenance and the second maintenance (for example, when the inspection NG count is the third inspection, an obstacle nail for which the first first maintenance or the second maintenance is performed). (A part for performing re-servicing with an obstacle nail maintenance device 300 different from the maintenance device 300) ,
It is characterized by
According to this characteristic, since the primary maintenance and the secondary maintenance are performed by different obstacle nail maintenance devices, it becomes easy to eliminate the maintenance failure.

Nails improvement device according to the hand stage 7, a method nails maintenance, nails service system or management system, nails development apparatus according to any one of means 1 to 6, the method nails maintenance, nails service system or Management device,
The maintenance operation to be performed is different between the first maintenance and the second maintenance (for example, in the case of the first inspection NG count, the deformation amount (maintenance amount) of the first maintenance or the second maintenance is changed). Part to be changed and redeveloped) ,
It is characterized by
According to this feature, since the primary maintenance and the secondary maintenance are performed by different maintenance operations, it is easy to eliminate the maintenance failure.
It should be noted that the maintenance operation is not only different in operation itself, but the operation itself is the same, but operations different in operation mode such as operation speed and movement amount are also included in the "different maintenance operation" in the present invention. ..

Nails improvement device according to the hand stage 8, the method nails maintenance, nails service system or management system, nails servicing device according to any of the means 7, a method nails maintenance, nails service system or Management device,
The secondary maintenance can be repeatedly executed, and the secondary maintenance is terminated when the number of executions of the secondary maintenance reaches a predetermined number (for example, 3) (for example, the number of inspection NG times is the fourth time). in the case of (redevelop three times) is discharged from the production line 12 to set the game board 2 to the discharge target does not perform redevelopment moiety),
It is characterized by
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the secondary maintenance from being repeatedly performed more than necessary.

The present invention may have only the invention specifying matters described in the claims of the present invention, or may have a configuration other than the invention specifying matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be one.

It is the front view which saw the pachinko game machine from the front. It is the front view which saw the game board from the front. (A) is a figure which shows the nail arrangement|sequence around a normal winning ball apparatus, (B) is an AA sectional view of (A). It is a top view showing a part of manufacturing line of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the manufacturing system of a game board. It is a flow chart which shows the rough flow of the manufacturing process of the game board. It is a right view which shows an obstacle nail maintenance apparatus. It is a top view showing an obstacle nail maintenance device. (A) is a right side view showing a state in which the gripping portion is arranged on the base end side of the nail, and (B) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which nail maintenance is performed from the state of (A). (A) is a figure which shows the holding state of the game board by clamp control pattern A in an obstacle nail maintenance apparatus, (B) is a figure which shows the holding state of the game board by clamp control pattern B in an obstacle nail maintenance apparatus. is there. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a maintenance content and a clamp control pattern. It is a figure which shows an example of the tool used for maintenance in an obstacle nail maintenance apparatus. (A) is a right side view showing an inspection tool for a designated nail, (B) is a front view showing the inspection tool, and (C) is a bottom view showing the inspection tool. It is a schematic diagram which shows the inspection of the implantation state of the designated nail by the inspection tool. (A) is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the base point of the inspection tool is arranged at the inspection start position, (B) is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the second contact side is in contact with the obstacle nail, (C) 8] is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a state in which the base point of the inspection tool is arranged at a position where it abuts on the obstacle nail. (A) is a plan view showing the internal structure of the first nail inspection device and the second nail inspection device in FIG. 4, (B) is a BB cross-sectional view of (A). It is a figure which shows the two-dimensional code and other information printed on a sticker. It is a figure which shows the interface displayed when referring to the model registration information list stored in the storage device. It is a figure which shows the interface displayed when newly registering model registration information in a storage device. It is a figure which shows the interface displayed when setting the maintenance data of each specific obstacle nail. It is a figure which shows the interface displayed when setting the maintenance data of a navel. It is a figure which shows the interface displayed when setting the maintenance data of an arbitrary nail. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the position of standard maintenance, and a measurement result, and an example of the correction data based on a measurement result. It is a figure which shows the nail maintenance system setting screen displayed on a management computer. It is a figure which shows an example of the nailing data table in a management computer. It is a figure which shows an example of the 2nd image inspection table in a management computer. It is a figure which shows an example of the measurement report between nails output from the printer connected to the management computer. It is a hexagonal view of an example of the maintenance tool 400. It is a hexagonal view of an example of the maintenance tool 400. It is a hexagonal view of an example of the maintenance tool 400. It is a top view which shows a part of manufacturing line in a modification. It is a top view which shows the obstacle nail maintenance apparatus of a modification. It is a right view which shows the obstacle nail maintenance apparatus of a modification.

A mode for carrying out the obstacle nail maintenance device and the obstacle nail maintenance method according to the present invention will be described below based on embodiments.

First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1, which is an example of a gaming machine, will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board viewed from the front. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a nail arrangement around a normal winning ball device, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. In the following, the front side of FIG. 1 is the front (front, front) side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the back side is the rear (rear) side, and the vertical and horizontal directions when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front side. It will be described as a reference. The front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment is a facing surface that faces a player who plays a game on the pachinko gaming machine 1.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine in this embodiment, showing a layout of main members. A pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a gaming machine) 1 is roughly classified into a gaming board 2 (also referred to as a gauge board) that constitutes a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (base) that supports and fixes the gaming board 2. Frame 3). The game board 2 is provided with a game area 10 which is surrounded by the guide rails 2b and which is substantially circular in a front view. In this game area 10, a game ball as a game medium is shot from a hitting ball launching device (not shown) and driven. A glass door frame 50 having a glass window 50a is rotatably provided on the left side of the gaming machine frame 3 so that the glass door frame 50 can open and close the game area 10. When the glass door frame 50 is closed, the game area 10 can be seen through the glass window 50a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game board 2 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin plate such as an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate resin, or a methacrylic resin in a substantially square shape in a front view, and an obstacle nail is provided on the game board surface 2a which is the front surface. It is composed of a board face plate 2A in which 200 and the like are planted, and a spacer member 2B integrally attached to the back surface side of the board face plate 2A. In the present embodiment, the game board 2 is composed of the board face plate 2A made of a synthetic resin plate, but it is made of a non-translucent member such as a plywood board, and a plurality of obstacles are present on the game board surface 2a which is the front surface. It may be configured by a board plate provided with the nails 200, the guide rails 2b, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, at a predetermined position of the game board 2 (the lower right position of the game area 10 in the example shown in FIG. 1), a first special symbol display device 4A and a second special symbol display device 4B are provided. It is provided. The first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B are each a special symbol that is a plurality of types of identification information (special identification information) capable of identifying each in the special symbol game that is an example of the variable display game ( "Special drawing") is variably displayed (also referred to as variable display or variable display). In the following, the special symbols that are variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 4A are also referred to as "first special symbols", and the special symbols that are variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 4B are also referred to as "second special symbols". ..

An effect display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area 10 on the game board 2. The effect display device 5 is composed of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device) or the like, and forms a display area for displaying various effect images. In the display area of the effect display device 5, corresponding to the variable display of the first special symbol by the first special symbol indicator 4A and the variable display of the second special symbol by the second special symbol indicator 4B in the special symbol game, respectively. In the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, which are a plurality of variable display portions such as three, for example, effect symbols, which are a plurality of types of identification information (decorative identification information) capable of identifying each, are variably displayed. The variable display of the effect design is also included in the variable display game.

In this way, in the display area of the effect display device 5, a special drawing game using the first special drawing on the first special symbol display device 4A, or a special special game using the second special drawing on the second special symbol display device 4B. In synchronization with the drawing game, a plurality of types of distinguishable effect symbols are displayed in a variable manner, and a final effect symbol (final stop symbol) that is a variable display result is derived and displayed.

The effect display device 5 is arranged on the back side of the game board 2 and can be visually recognized through an opening 2c formed in the game board 2. A frame-shaped center decoration frame 51 is provided in the opening 2c of the game board 2.

A first hold storage display area 5D and a second hold storage display area 5U are set at two places on the left and right below the display area of the effect display device 5. In the first pending storage display area 5D and the second pending storage display area 5U, a pending storage display is displayed that allows the number of pending storages of the variable display corresponding to the special figure game (special figure pending storage number) to be specified.

Here, in order to suspend the variable display corresponding to the special drawing game, the game ball passes through the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A and the second starting winning opening formed by the normal variable winning ball device 6B. It is generated based on the winning prize for starting by entering. That is, the starting condition (also referred to as “execution condition”) for executing the variable display game such as the special figure game and the variable display of the effect symbol is established, but the variable display game based on the previously established start condition is being executed. If the start condition that allows the start of the variable display game is not satisfied due to the fact that the pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled to the jackpot gaming state, the variable display corresponding to the established start condition is suspended. Done.

At the right position of the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, there are a first reserved display device 25A and a second reserved display device 25B for displaying the number of special symbol reserved memories in an identifiable manner. It is provided. The first pending display 25A displays the first special figure pending storage number so that it can be specified, and the second pending display 25B displays the second special figure pending storage number that can be specified.

Below the effect display device 5, a normal winning ball device 6A and a normal variable winning ball device 6B are provided, and a general winning opening 60 is provided below and on the right side. The normal winning ball device 6A forms a first starting winning opening as a starting region (first starting region) which is always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member, for example. The normal variable winning ball device 6B is an electric tulip type accessory (a normal electric role) having a pair of movable wings that are changed by a solenoid (not shown) between a normal open state in which a vertical position is set and an enlarged open state in which a tilted position is set. Object), and forms a second starting winning opening as a starting area (second starting area).

Based on the fact that a game ball that has passed (entered) the first start winning opening is detected by a first start opening switch (not shown), a predetermined number (eg, 3) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball. If the first special figure reservation storage number is equal to or smaller than the predetermined upper limit value (for example, "4"), the first start condition is satisfied. In addition, based on the fact that the game ball that has passed (entered) the second start winning opening has been detected by the second start opening switch (not shown), a predetermined number (for example, 3) of game balls are determined as prize balls. If it is paid out and the second special figure reservation storage number is equal to or smaller than a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “4”), the second starting condition is satisfied.

A special variable winning ball device 7 is provided below the normal winning ball device 6A and the normal variable winning ball device 6B. The special variable winning ball device 7 forms a special winning opening as a specific area that changes between an open state and a closed state by a special winning opening door that is opened and closed by a solenoid (not shown). In this way, the special winning opening as the specific area is in an open state in which the game ball easily passes (enters) and is advantageous for the player, and the player cannot pass (enter) (or is hard to pass (entry)) the game ball. It changes into a closed state which is disadvantageous to.

A predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as prize balls based on the fact that the game balls that have passed (entered) the special winning opening are detected by a count switch (not shown). Therefore, if the special winning opening is opened in the special variable winning ball device 7, the game ball can enter the special winning opening, which is the first state advantageous for the player. On the other hand, if the special winning opening is closed in the special variable winning ball device 7, it becomes impossible or difficult for the player to get the winning ball by passing (entering) the game ball into the special winning opening, which makes it difficult for the player. It becomes a disadvantageous second state.

A normal symbol display device 20 is provided on the right side of the second hold display device 25B. On the right side of the normal symbol display device 20, a universal symbol reservation display device 25C is provided. The universal figure hold indicator 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of stored universal figure reserves as the number of effective passage balls that have passed through the passage gate 41.

The game area 10 on the game board surface 2a of the game board 2 is provided with a large number of obstacle nails 200 that change the flow direction and speed of the game balls, ornaments such as a windmill 61, a center decorative frame 51, and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3(A), guide nails 201L and 201R formed by arranging a plurality of obstacle nails 200 in close proximity to each other are provided on the left and right sides of the normal winning ball device 6A, respectively. Has been.

The guide nails 201L and 201R are juxtaposed so as to incline downward from the left and right sides toward the central normal winning ball device 6A, and guide the game ball toward the first start winning hole of the normal winning ball device 6A. To do. In addition, although each of the guide nails 201L and 201R is provided with a jumper 203 at which a game ball can fall, the jumper 203 may not be provided.

Further, among the plurality of obstacle nails provided in the game area 10, the plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided in the upper position in the vicinity of the first starting winning opening of the normal winning ball device 6A are gamed toward the first starting winning opening. A designated nail 204 that guides the ball is configured. The plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided in the upper position in the vicinity of each general winning opening 60 constitute a designated nail 205 that guides the game ball toward each general winning opening 60. The plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided near the upper portion of the passage gate 41 configure a designated nail 206 that guides the game ball toward the passage gate 41. The plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided near the upper portion of the wind turbine 61 configure a designated nail 207 that guides the game ball toward the wind turbine 61. The plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided near the upper portion of the warp passage 62 configure a designated nail 208 that guides the game ball toward the warp passage 62. Each of these designated nails 204 to 208 is an obstacle nail that is designated in advance from among a plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided on the game board surface 2a, and the content thereof is different from the obstacle nails 200 other than these designated nails. It is considered as an obstacle nail that needs maintenance.

These obstacle nails 200 are made of, for example, a brass material, and as shown in FIG. 3B, a cylindrical body portion 200a (also referred to as a main body portion) having a diameter φ1 of about 1.85 mm (φ1=about 1.85 mm). ) And a spherical head portion 200b (also referred to as a nail shade) having a diameter Sφ2 formed on one end side of the body portion 200a of about 4.2 mm (Sφ2=about 4.2 mm). The obstacle nail 200 is erected on the game board surface 2a by being struck by a nailing machine 16 to be described later in a hole 2d formed in advance on the game board surface 2a, and in the erected state, the head is moved from the game board surface 2a. The length L1 to the portion 200b is about 16.8 mm (L1 = about 16.8 mm). A thread groove 200c is formed on the other end of the body portion 200a. The thread groove 200c prevents the obstacle nail 200 from falling out of the game board 2 due to a frictional force generated between the body portion 200a inserted into the hole 2d and the inner peripheral surface of the hole 2d.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, the hole 2d for driving the obstacle nail 200 has a predetermined angle θ1 (θ1) upward with respect to the Z axis (perpendicular) orthogonal to the game board surface 2a. ==about 4 degrees). Therefore, the obstacle nail 200 is also erected so that the head 200b side inclines upward by about 4 degrees with respect to the Z axis (perpendicular), so that the game ball P that collides with the obstacle nail 200 is on the game board 2 side as much as possible. I'm trying to bounce.

As shown in FIG. 3(B), for example, the distance L2 on the base side of the trunk 200a of the left and right obstacle nails 200 constituting the designated nail 204 is set to about 10.5 mm (L2=about 10.5 mm), Since the distance L3 on the tip end side is about 12 mm (L3=about 12 mm), the distance between the left and right body parts 200a gradually increases from the game board surface 2a toward the head 200b. Further, the diameter Sφ of the game ball P is about 11 mm (for example, Sφ=about 11 mm), and the game ball P should pass between the body portions 200a of the left and right obstacle nails 200 while being in contact with the game board surface 2a. You can do it.

In addition, in the present embodiment, an example in which the separation dimension L2 is about 10.5 mm and the separation dimension L3 is about 12 mm of the designated nail 204 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these are not limited thereto. The dimensions can be variously changed according to the gauge configuration (so-called nail arrangement) of the game board 2. Further, the separation dimension of the other designated nails 205 to 208 can be individually set to a value different from that of the designated nail 204 (for example, 11.5 mm as described later).

Returning to FIG. 1, at the lowermost part of the game area 10, there is provided an outlet 11 for taking in a game ball that has not entered any of the winning openings. Speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at upper and left upper positions of the gaming machine frame 3, and an effect LED 9 is provided in a peripheral portion of the game area 10. At the lower right position of the gaming machine frame 3, there is provided a hitting ball operation handle (operation knob) operated by a player or the like to shoot a game ball as a game medium toward the game area 10.

At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the gaming area 10, gaming balls paid out as prize balls or gaming balls lent out by a predetermined ball lending machine can be supplied to a launching device (not shown). An upper plate 90 (hit ball supply plate) for holding (storing) is provided. A lower plate 91 for holding (storing) surplus balls overflowing from the upper plate 90 so that they can be discharged to the outside of the pachinko game machine 1 is provided in the lower portion of the gaming machine frame 3. The tilt operation of the stick controller 31A attached to the member forming the lower plate 91 is detected by a controller sensor unit (not shown), and the push button 31B provided on the member forming the upper plate 90 is pressed. The operation is detected by a push sensor (not shown).

Next, the circuit configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. On the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, a main board, a performance control board, a voice control board, an LED control board, and a relay for relaying various control signals transmitted between the main board and the performance control board, which are not shown. Various boards such as a board, a payout control board, an information terminal board, a launch control board, and an interface board are arranged.

The main board (not shown) is a control board on the main side, on which various circuits for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are mounted. The main board is a sub-side control board mainly composed of a random number setting function used in a special drawing game, a function of inputting a signal from a switch or the like arranged at a predetermined position, and a production control board (not shown). It has a function of outputting a control command, which is an example of command information, as a control signal and transmitting it, and a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer. In addition, the main board performs lighting/extinguishing control of each LED (for example, segment LED) that constitutes the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, and the first special symbol and the second special symbol Controlling the variable display, controlling the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display 20 by turning on/off/coloring the normal symbol display 20, and controlling the variable display of the predetermined display symbol It also has a function to do. In addition, various circuits such as a game control microcomputer (not shown), a switch circuit (not shown), and a solenoid circuit are mounted on the main board.

The main board is connected with a wiring for transmitting a detection signal from a gate switch that detects a game ball that has passed through the passage gate 41, a first start port switch, a second start port switch, and a count switch. Further, the display control of the first special symbol display device 4A, the second special symbol display device 4B, the normal symbol display device 20, the first holding display device 25A, the second holding display device 25B, the general figure holding display device 25C, etc. The wiring for transmitting the command signal for is connected.

The control command transmitted from the main board to the effect control board via the relay board is, for example, an effect control command transmitted/received as an electric signal. The production control command includes, for example, a variation pattern designating command indicating a variation pattern indicating a variation time such as the variation time of the effect design, the type of reach production, and the presence/absence of pseudo-relation.

The game control microcomputer mounted on the main board is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, a ROM (ReadOnlyMemory) for storing a game control program, fixed data, and the like, and a RAM for providing a game control work area. (RandomAccessMemory102), CPU (CentralProcessingUnit) that executes a program for game control and performs control operation, a random number circuit that updates numerical data indicating a random number value independently of the CPU, and I/O (Input/Input/ Outputport), and configured. As an example, in the game control microcomputer, the CPU executes a program read from the ROM to execute a process for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The effect control board (not shown) is a sub-side control board independent of the main board, receives the control signal transmitted from the main board via the relay board, and produces the effect display device 5 and the speakers 8L, 8R. Also, various circuits for controlling the performance operation by the performance LED 9 and various electric parts such as various motors, solenoids, sensors, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided in other performance units are mounted.

On the effect control board (not shown), an effect control CPU that performs a control operation according to a program, a ROM that stores an effect control program and fixed data, and a RAM that provides a work area for the effect control CPU. A display control unit that executes a process for determining the control contents of the display operation in the effect display device 5, a random number circuit that updates numerical data indicating a random number value independently of the effect control CPU, and I/ O and are installed. As an example, in the effect control board, the effect control CPU executes the effect control program read from the ROM to execute the process for controlling the effect operation by the effect electric components. In addition to the program for effect control, the ROM stores various data tables used for controlling the effect operation.

Next, the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be schematically described. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the normal symbol display device 20 starts the universal figure game based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the passage gate 41 provided in the game area 10. After starting the fluctuation of the normal symbol, the predetermined time, which is the universal symbol fluctuation time, elapses, and if the regular symbols other than the regular symbol are stopped and displayed, the variation display result of the regular symbol is "out of regular symbol". Become. If a specific ordinary symbol (normal symbol per symbol) is stopped and displayed, the variable display result of the ordinary symbol becomes "ordinary symbol", and the normal variable winning ball device 6B is subjected to the expansion/opening control (tilt control) and predetermined. Normal opening control is performed to return to the vertical position as time passes.

Based on that the first start condition is satisfied, for example, after the first start condition is satisfied by the game ball winning the first start winning opening or the like and then, for example, the previous special figure game or the jackpot game state is ended. , The special figure game by the first special symbol display device 4A is started. In addition, after the second starting condition is established because the game ball has won the second starting winning opening, the second starting condition is established because, for example, the previous special figure game or the jackpot gaming state is completed. On the basis of this, the special figure game by the second special symbol display device 4B is started.

In the special figure game, after the variable display of the special symbol is started, the fixed special symbol (special figure display result) is derived and displayed when the variable display time elapses. At this time, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) is stopped and displayed, it becomes a "big hit" as a specific display result, and if a special symbol different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed, it becomes "off." After the variable display result in the special figure game becomes "big hit", the big hit game state is controlled as a specific game state in which a round advantageous to the player (also called "round game") is executed a predetermined number of times.

In the big hit game state, the special winning opening ball device 7 has a special winning opening door until a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds or 0.1 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of winning balls. The special winning opening is opened in the period until the occurrence of. As a result, a round in which the special variable winning ball device 7 is brought into the first state (open state) advantageous to the player is executed.

The special winning a prize ball device, by receiving the game ball falling on the surface of the game board 2 after the special winning opening door with the special winning opening opened during the execution of the round, and then closing the special winning opening. 7 is changed to a second state (closed state) which is disadvantageous to the player, and one round is ended. The round, which is the opening cycle of the special winning opening, can be repeatedly executed until the number of times of execution reaches a predetermined upper limit number (for example, "16").

In the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of the effect display device 5, the variable display of effect symbols is started in response to the start of the special figure game. Then, in the period from the start of the variable display of the effect symbol to the end of the variable display, the variable display state of the effect symbol may be a predetermined reach state. The reach state is a display in which the effect symbols that are stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 5 are continuously changing when the effect symbols that have been stopped and displayed constitute a part of the big hit combination. A state, or a display state in which all or a part of the effect symbols fluctuate in synchronization while forming all or a part of the big hit combination.

As a confirmed special symbol in the special drawing game, the fixed production symbol which is a predetermined normal jackpot combination (also referred to as "non-probable variation jackpot combination") among a plurality of types of jackpot combinations is stopped and displayed, and the variable display result is "non-probability variation jackpot". When it is ", the jackpot state is controlled, and after the end, the time reduction control (time reduction control) is performed. By performing the time saving control, the variable display time of the special symbol in the special figure game (special figure change time) is shortened as compared with the normal state. In the time saving control, the winning frequency of the ordinary symbol is increased, and the winning frequency of the ordinary variable winning ball device 6B is increased, that is, so-called electric chow support is implemented. In the time saving control, one of a condition that the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) after the jackpot gaming state is ended and that the variable display result is “big hit” is established first. Sometimes you just have to quit.

As a confirmed special symbol in the special figure game, among a plurality of types of jackpot combinations, a fixed definite jackpot combination (also referred to as a "probable jackpot combination") is stopped and displayed, and the variable display result is "probable jackpot". When it becomes, the big hit state is controlled, and after that, stochastic variation control (probability variation control) is performed together with time saving control. By performing this probability variation control, the probability that the variable display result is “big hit” in each special drawing game is improved to be higher than in the normal state. Probability change control, when the condition that the variable display result becomes "big hit" and is controlled to the big hit game state again after the big hit game state is satisfied, a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times the same as the time saving number) after the big hit game state is satisfied. When the special figure game of (2 times) is executed, it is determined that “there is a certainty change fall” that ends the certainty change control in the certainty change fall lottery that is executed each time the special figure game is started after the jackpot game state has ended. When, etc. may be finished.

When the time saving control is performed, the fluctuation time of the ordinary symbol in the universal figure game (general figure variation time) is set to be shorter than that in the normal state, and the variation display result of the ordinary symbol is displayed in each regular figure game as "common symbol". Control for improving the probability of "hit" compared to the normal state, tilt control time for performing tilt control of the movable wing piece in the normal variable winning ball device 6B based on the fact that the variation display result is "universal figure hit" It is possible to establish the second starting condition by making it easier for the game ball to pass through (enter) the second starting winning opening, such as control to make it longer than in the normal state and control to increase the number of tilts than in the normal state. By improving the property, a control that is advantageous to the player (electric chewing support control, high opening control) is performed. As a result, the second start condition for executing the special figure game using the second special figure is easily established, and the special figure game can be executed frequently, and the variable display result is "big hit" next. It takes less time.

Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment will be described. On the main board (not shown), when power supply from a predetermined power supply board is started, a game control microcomputer (not shown) is activated, and a predetermined process that becomes a game control main process by a CPU (not shown) Is executed. When the game control timer interrupt processing is started in the game control main processing, switch processing, main side error processing, information output processing, game random number update processing, special symbol process processing, normal symbol process processing, command control processing are executed.

In the special symbol process processing, the value of the special symbol process flag provided in the game control flag setting unit (not shown) is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first special symbol display device 4A or Various kinds of processing are selected and executed in order to perform the control of the display operation in the 2 special symbol display device 4B, the opening/closing operation setting of the special winning opening in the special variable winning ball device 7, and the like in a predetermined procedure.

In the special symbol process processing, the CPU first determines whether or not there is a first start prize or a second start prize, and if there is a prize, the special pattern display result determination, the big hit type determination, the variation pattern A random number value for determination or the like is extracted, and a start winning process is executed to store (store) the highest random number entry in the first special figure reservation storage device or the second special figure reservation storage device.

Further, the CPU determines whether or not to start the special figure game based on the presence or absence of the pending data stored in the first special figure pending storage device or the second special figure pending storage device, and the special figure display result. Based on the numerical data showing the random number value for judgment, whether the variable display result of the special symbol or the effect symbol is "big hit" is decided (predetermined) before the variable symbol result is displayed. Execute symbol normal processing. That is, when starting the variable display of the special figure game, the CPU determines whether or not the jackpot display result is to be derived and displayed as the display result of the variable display based on the random number value stored when the start winning occurs. The process of making a decision (lottery) is executed.

Next, a variation pattern setting process for determining the variation pattern to one of a plurality of types, a setting for changing the special symbol or a special symbol variation process for measuring the elapsed time from when the special symbol starts varying, The special symbol stop process is performed to stop the fluctuation of the special symbol and display the fixed special symbol for stop display (deriving). When the variable display result is "big hit", big hit opening preprocessing, big hit opening processing, big hit opening post processing, and big hit ending processing are performed to open and close the big winning opening in the big hit game state.

Next, the operation of the effect control board (not shown) will be described. First, when the power is turned on, the effect control CPU starts execution of main processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main processing, command analysis processing, effect control process processing, and effect random number updating processing are executed.

In the effect control process process, an on-hold display update process for updating the on-hold storage display in the first on-hold storage display area 5D and the second on-hold storage display area 5U of the effect display device 5 to a display according to the stored contents of the on-hold storage buffer. To execute. Next, depending on the value of the effect control process flag, a variation pattern designation command reception waiting process for checking whether or not a variation pattern designation command is received from the game control microcomputer, control to start variation of the effect design To control the change timing of each variation state (fluctuation speed) that constitutes the variation pattern according to the process data set in the production symbol variation start processing, the production symbol variation start processing, and to monitor the end of the variation time, Display control of the effect display device 5, sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R, light emission of the effect LED 9 and drive control of the effect unit (not shown), etc. Effect during production symbol variation, stop effect of effect symbol display and display result Performs effect symbol variation stop processing for performing control to derive and display (stop symbol).

In the big hit display process, control is performed to display a screen for notifying the occurrence of the big hit on the effect display device 5 after the change time ends. In the big hit game processing, control during the big hit game is performed. In the big hit end effect processing, display control is performed on the effect display device 5 to notify the player that the big hit game state has ended.

Next, a method of manufacturing the gaming board 2 mounted on each pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of the production line of the game board. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game board manufacturing system. In the present embodiment, the gaming board 2 that can be manufactured on the manufacturing line 12 is of a type {eg, material (veneer or acrylic plate), model of pachinko gaming machine 1 to be mounted, version (eg, jackpot probability, etc.). A plurality of types of game boards 2 having different specifications etc.).

The production line 12 shown in FIG. 4 is a part that mainly carries out the steps of nailing and nail maintenance described later, and as a loading port for loading the game board 2, a loading port A for loading a veneer plate and a synthetic resin plate. There are two input ports, an input port B for inputting.

On the upstream side (the left side in FIG. 4) of the input port A of the production line 12, a router processing device (not shown) for cutting and boring a veneer plate into a predetermined shape, and a pilot hole on the game board 2 are processed. A pilot hole processing device (not shown) for performing the work is arranged.

Further, from the insertion port B, a synthetic resin plate having a spacer member mounted on the back surface thereof for making the thickness of the game board 2 the same as that of the veneer plate is inserted.

The insertion port A is provided with a first two-dimensional code marking device 14a, and a sticker on which a two-dimensional code 15a, which will be described later, is printed is attached to the plywood to be inserted.

Further, a second two-dimensional code marking device 14b is also provided in the input port B, and a sticker on which a two-dimensional code 15a described later is printed is attached to the synthetic resin plate to be input.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the form in which the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a and the second two-dimensional code marking device 14b for sticking the seal on which the two-dimensional code 15a is printed is illustrated, but The invention is not limited to this, and a worker may attach a sticker on which the two-dimensional code 15a is printed. When a veneer plate or a synthetic resin plate to which a sticker having the two-dimensional code 15a for management already attached is used, these first two-dimensional code marking device 14a and second two-dimensional code marking device are used. 14b may be omitted.

In addition, in addition to the second two-dimensional code marking device 14b, an ionizer device 18 for removing static electricity generated when the protective film attached to the surface of the synthetic resin plate is peeled off is provided in the charging port B. ing.

In each manufacturing line, a plurality of nail driving machines 16, a nail supply machine 19, a first nail inspection device 17A, a plurality of obstacle nail maintenance devices 300, and a second nail inspection device 17B are arranged in this order toward the downstream side. Has been done. Further, a work place (not shown) for mounting the guide rail 2b and the wind turbine and assembling the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the gaming machine frame 3 is disposed downstream of the second nail inspection device 17B. The various devices are provided with a reading camera (not shown) for reading a two-dimensional code 15a described later.

The game board 2 conveyed to the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a is a game board by a sensor (not shown) before the sticker 15 having the two-dimensional code 15a printed thereon is attached by the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a. It is determined whether or not 2 has a predetermined amount of dust or more attached thereto. The game board 2 determined to have no dust above a predetermined level has the seal 15 attached thereto by the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a, and the game board determined to have dust above a predetermined level is attached. In the case of No. 2, the dust is removed by a dust removing device (not shown), and then the seal 15 is attached by the second two-dimensional code marking device 14b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the above-described various types of devices that make up the production line 12 are connected to a management computer 500 that controls the production line 12 so that data communication is possible (see FIG. 5 ).

As shown in FIG. 5, the management computer 500 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 502 for performing various processes based on a control program, a RAM 503, and a real-time clock (RTC) capable of outputting time information and the like on a data bus 501. 504, the type of each game board 2 (veneer plate, synthetic resin plate) in association with the serial number given to each game board 2, maintenance data for maintaining the obstacle nail 200 by the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, maintenance A storage device that stores history information (information that can identify the nailing machine 16 and the faulty nail maintenance device 300 related to the game board 2 and information that indicates the maintenance content), correction data by standard maintenance (see FIG. 23), and the like. 505, an input device 506 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 507 such as a display, a printer 508 capable of outputting various printed matter such as a measurement report between nails shown in FIG. 27, and a communication unit 509 for performing data communication with various devices. Is a computer to which is connected, controls the operation of various connected devices, and transmits the maintenance data corresponding to each game board 2 to the various devices, and as maintenance-related information for each game board 2. It is possible to output the inter-nail measurement document shown in FIG.

The management computer 500 includes a first two-dimensional code marking device 14a, a second two-dimensional code marking device 14b, each nail driving machine 16, each nail supply device 19, each first nail inspection device 17A, which are installed in the manufacturing line. Various devices such as each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 and each second nail inspection device 17B are connected by wire so that data communication is possible.

The nailing machine 16 is not only a placing device for actually placing the obstacle nail 200 on the game board 2, but also a robot arm device for taking out the game board 2 from the carrier device 13, as shown in FIG. A reading camera for reading the dimension code 15a, a temperature and humidity sensor capable of measuring the temperature and humidity of the atmosphere and the temperature of the game board 2, and the operation of the nailing machine 16 are controlled by an instruction (operation data) from the management computer 500. A control unit 16' and the like are provided, and the read data read from the two-dimensional code 15a attached to the game board 2 taken out from the transfer device 13 by the robot arm device can identify the device. It is possible to transmit to the management computer 500 together with the device number which is information, and the data such as the temperature and humidity of the atmosphere and the temperature of the game board 2 which are measured by the temperature and humidity sensor at the time of setting, together with the device number, the management computer 500. Can be sent to.

Similarly, not only the nail correction device for servicing the obstacle nail 200 placed on the game board 2 but also the maintenance device 300 for removing the game board 2 from the carrier device 13 as shown in FIG. A robot arm device, a reading camera for reading the two-dimensional code 15a, a temperature and humidity sensor capable of measuring the temperature and humidity of the atmosphere and the temperature of the game board 2, and the operation of the maintenance device 300, instructions from the management computer 500 (maintenance data. ) Is provided for controlling (controlling) by ), and the read data read from the two-dimensional code 15a attached to the game board 2 taken out from the transfer device 13 by the robot arm device is read. It is possible to send to the management computer 500 together with the device number of the device, and also to send to the management computer 500 the data such as the temperature and humidity of the atmosphere and the temperature of the game board 2 measured by the temperature and humidity sensor during maintenance together with the device number. You can do it.

Although not shown in FIG. 5, since the veneer plate and the synthetic resin plate expand and contract depending on the temperature and humidity, the temperature and humidity of the atmosphere and the game are also displayed in each first nail inspection device 17A and each second nail inspection device 17B. A temperature/humidity sensor capable of measuring the temperature of the board 2 and a reading camera for reading the two-dimensional code 15a are provided, and the reading data of the two-dimensional code 15a of the game board 2 to be measured and the temperature/humidity sensor are used for measurement. The inspection data can be transmitted to the management computer 500 together with the device number.

Next, a rough flow of the manufacturing process of the game board 2 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a rough flow of the manufacturing process of the game board. In the following manufacturing process, the game board 2 that has completed a predetermined process is carried by the carrying device 13 to a device for performing the next process (see FIG. 4).

First, a synthetic resin plate (for example, an acrylic plate or the like) or a veneer plate of a predetermined size that constitutes the game board 2 is cut or punched by a lute processing device or the like to have a predetermined shape, and then the game board surface 2a is formed. Attach the cell sheet. Next, in order to reduce the positional deviation during the hammering operation of nails and windmills, a metal gauge plate (not shown) formed according to the gauge data (nail arrangement data) corresponding to the type of the game board 2, A work for processing a prepared hole on the game board surface 2a is performed (step S1). In the present embodiment, the synthetic resin plate (for example, an acrylic plate) input from the input port B is preliminarily subjected to cutting, drilling, and pilot hole processing on the synthetic resin plate manufacturer side. There is.

As shown in FIG. 17, the gaming board 2 having the prepared holes formed on the gaming board surface 2a is used by the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a or the second two-dimensional code marking device 14b, as shown in FIG. A gauge number 15d that can specify maintenance operation (maintenance data described later), a material code indicating the material of the game board 2, a model code 15b indicating the model of the game board 2, a sub indicating model auxiliary information such as variations of the same model. A code, a serial number 15c indicating the manufacturing number (unique ID) of the game board 2, a production company classification code, bar code information 15f for making it possible to use data with a conventionally used bar code, the game board 2 Various codes including a cell number 15e that can identify the type of cell sheet attached to the back surface of the sheet, and an individual two-dimensional code 15a that symbolizes a printing date code that indicates the date and time printed on the sticker 15 described later are printed. Then, the work of attaching the seal 15 is performed (step S2). In this embodiment, the information symbolized in the two-dimensional code 15a includes the nailing machine code indicating the nailing machine 16 that places the obstacle nail 200 on the game board 2 to which the seal 15 is attached. However, if it is determined in advance before the obstacle nail 200 is put on the game board 2 in the line, the two-dimensional code 15a including these nailer codes may be used, and the two-dimensional code 15a is symbolized. The type of information to be collected may be determined appropriately.

In the manufacturing line 12 of the present embodiment, different types of game boards 2 can be manufactured, and the nail arrangement and the maintenance content of the obstacle nail 200 are different depending on the type of the game board 2. Therefore, various devices provided on the production line 12 read the two-dimensional code 15a printed on the sticker 15 with a reading camera (not shown), and transmit the read serial number and device number to the management computer 500. .. Upon receiving the serial number, the management computer 500 extracts maintenance data corresponding to the serial number, that is, maintenance data corresponding to the game board 2 identified from the serial number from the storage device 505, and identifies it from the received device number. The extracted maintenance data is transmitted to the transmission source device. Then, various devices perform nailing and maintenance based on the maintenance data received from the management computer 500. In the manufacturing line 12, in the nailing (step S3), the first maintenance (step S5), the second maintenance (step S7), etc., which will be described later, nailing by the nailing machine 16 and maintenance by the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 are performed. Defects may occur.

In the production line 12, the supply side transfer device 13 and the discharge side transfer device 13 are arranged in parallel, and each nailing machine 16 and each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 are supplied by the robot arm device described above. The game board 2 is arbitrarily taken out from the carrier device 13 on the side and placed or maintained, and then the game board 2 that has been placed or serviced is returned to the carrier device 13 on the discharge side. Since it is not determined in advance whether nail maintenance or nailing will be performed by the device of No. 3, by storing the maintenance history of each game board 2 in the storage device 505, the device involved in the manufacture of each game board 2 can be specified. I am trying. By accumulating this maintenance history information, it becomes possible to identify which of the various devices has a large number of maintenance defects. Therefore, maintenance work for a plurality of devices installed on the manufacturing line 12 can be performed. It is possible to do it easily.

In addition, by storing the maintenance history of each game board 2 in the storage device 505, when a defect of the obstacle nail is found at the final stage of the manufacturing process or after delivery, the maintenance history of the game board 2 is referred to, and the game board is concerned. Since it is possible to identify the device involved in the manufacture of 2, that is, the device that may have a defect, the maintenance of the new game board 2 will not be performed by the device that may have this defect. As described above, it is possible to deal with the problem at an early stage, such as immediately stopping the driving of the device to perform maintenance work.

In step S2, the sticker 15 having the two-dimensional code 15a printed thereon is located below the board 2A (for example, a position where the sticker 15 is not exposed to the outside when mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the present embodiment, the lower right position). The work of affixing to is performed (see FIG. 2). Further, the seal 15 has a reading camera provided at a predetermined position of the manufacturing line 12 (for example, each nailing machine 16, each obstacle nail maintenance device 300, first nail inspection device 17A, second nail inspection device 17B). In addition to the two-dimensional code 15a read by, the printing date 15g, the model code 15b, the serial number 15c, the gauge number 15d, the cell number 15e, the barcode information 15f, and the like are displayed in alphabetical letters so that the operator can visually confirm. It is represented by numbers, symbols, etc. (see FIG. 17).

In addition, in the present embodiment, the order in which the game board 2 is conveyed to the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a through the step S1 is not changed during the conveyance, so that the game is performed in the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a. Although it is not necessary to specify the type of the board 2, the present invention is not limited to this. In step S1, a one-dimensional code or the like that can specify a serial number is attached to the game board 2 in advance. Alternatively, the type of the game board 2 may be specified by the first two-dimensional code marking device 14a based on the serial number specified by the one-dimensional code.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sticker 15 on which the two-dimensional code 15a is printed is attached to the face plate 2A so that the two-dimensional code 15a can be read by a reading camera (reading device). The invention is not limited to this, and it is very good that a seal including an IC chip in which the above-mentioned various information is stored is attached and the information stored in the IC chip can be read by a predetermined reading device.

After the marking operation of the two-dimensional code 15a on the board 2A is completed, the nailing machine 16 drives the plurality of obstacle nails 200 into the prepared holes into the prepared holes processed in step S1 (step S3). When the nailing machine 16 finishes driving the nail 200, the nailing machine 16 reads the two-dimensional code 15a read by the reading camera and the temperature and humidity at the time of the work together with the device number of the nailing machine 16. The information is transmitted to the management computer 500 as nailing work completion data. Then, the obstacle nails 200 driven into the game board surface 2a by the first nail inspection device 17A are photographed by a plurality of cameras 44 described later (see FIG. 16), and each obstacle nail 200 is determined based on the photographed image data. A nail image inspection for inspecting the inclination (positional coordinate of the head 200b, etc.) with respect to the Z-axis direction orthogonal to the game board surface 2a, the presence or absence of the obstacle nail 200, nail bending, rust, discoloration, etc. is performed (step S4). When the inspection is completed, the first nail inspection device 17A transmits the primary inspection result data to the management computer 500 together with the device number of the first nail inspection device 17A and the read data of the two-dimensional code 15a of the game board 2.

The management computer 500 (CPU 502) that has received the primary inspection result data, based on the received primary inspection result data, causes each obstacle nail 200 to incline upward about 4 degrees with respect to the Z-axis direction orthogonal to the game board surface 2a. Whether or not it is determined from the position shift direction and position shift amount in the XY axis direction with respect to the set position of the head 200b of each obstacle nail 200 specified from the gauge data corresponding to the game board 2. The set position (coordinate position) of the head 200b of each obstacle nail 200 is a position at which the head 200b is arranged when the obstacle nail 200 is accurately driven into the prepared hole, and depends on the type of the game board 2. The gauge data is stored in the storage device 505 of the management computer 500.

In addition, an allowable range (accuracy) considering an error in the XY axis directions is set for each set position, and it is determined to be abnormal (defective) when the head 200b is arranged outside this allowable range. At the same time, the deviation direction and the deviation amount from the set position are specified. The allowable range can be set to a desired value for each obstacle nail 200 as described later (see FIGS. 18 and 19).

The management computer 500 (CPU 502), which has received the primary inspection result data, causes the deviation in the XY axis directions with respect to the set position of the head 200b to be outside the allowable range due to the inspection in step S4 of the obstacle nail 200 driven in step S3. Targeting the obstacle nail 200 determined to be present, first maintenance data for arranging the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the set position is created, and the first maintenance data is received as the primary data. The two-dimensional code 15a included in the inspection result data is stored in association with the serial number 15c in the read data. The first maintenance data is read data including the serial number 15c from the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that takes out the game board 2 to which the sticker of the two-dimensional code 15a of the serial number 15c is attached from the transport device 13. Is transmitted (returned) to the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 to instruct maintenance based on the first maintenance data.

The obstacle nail maintenance device 300 performs the first maintenance for the obstacle nail 200 in which the abnormality is detected in step S4, based on the first maintenance data received from the management computer 500 (step S5). When the first maintenance is completed, the first maintenance completion data including the reading number of the two-dimensional code 15a and the temperature and humidity information at the time of the first maintenance is provided together with the device number of the obstacle maintenance device 300. Is transmitted to the management computer 500, and information regarding the first maintenance such as the completion of the first maintenance and the device number and temperature/humidity information of the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that has performed the first maintenance are transmitted. ..

Then, with respect to the obstacle nails 200 after the first maintenance, it is determined whether or not each obstacle nail 200 is inclined about 4 degrees upward with respect to the Z-axis direction orthogonal to the game board surface 2a with respect to the set position of the head 200b. A first inspection is performed based on the displacement direction and displacement amount in the XY axis directions, and the inspection result of the first inspection is the device number of the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 and the reading of the two-dimensional code 15a. It is transmitted to the management computer 500 as the first inspection completion data together with the data. In the present embodiment, these first inspections are performed by the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 using the inspection tool 600, as in the second inspection described below, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the first inspection may be performed by the second nail inspection device 17B.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first maintenance completion data and the first inspection completion data are individually transmitted to the management computer 500, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first inspection completion data and the first inspection completion data are transmitted to the management computer 500. When the above is completed, the data may be collectively transmitted.

The first maintenance (S5) and the first inspection (S6) are repeated until all the heads 200b of the obstacle nails 200 after the first maintenance are arranged within the allowable range of the set position (S6+). However, the obstacle nail 200 placed within the allowable range by the first maintenance again is excluded from the target of the first maintenance again, so that the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is repeatedly executed as the first maintenance is repeatedly performed. The number of 200 will decrease gradually.

During these repeated repairs, the first maintenance data is created again in the management computer 500 based on the inspection result of the first test, and the nail maintenance is executed based on the created first maintenance data. It The first maintenance completion data is also transmitted to the management computer 500 every time the first maintenance is repeated.

In addition, the maintenance content based on the first maintenance data created by the management computer 500 may be sequentially different according to the number of times (the number of inspection failures) determined to be not within the allowable range in the first inspection. It is set. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the number of inspection NGs is the first, as a general rule, the maintenance amount (deformation amount) of the obstacle nail 200 determined to be the inspection NG is determined to be the inspection NG. The maintenance content is changed to a maintenance amount (deformation amount) different from the maintenance amount (deformation amount) before the first maintenance. In addition, when the number of inspection NGs is the second, in principle, the maintenance content is changed to a tool different from the tool used for the maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 determined to be inspection NG. When the number of inspection NGs is the third, in principle, the maintenance content is changed to an obstacle nail maintenance device 300 different from the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 used for the maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 determined to be inspection NG. It That is, when the first maintenance in which the tool corresponding to the inspection NG count is changed for the second time is executed, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that has performed the first maintenance has the obstacle nail 200 that has performed the first maintenance. The game board 2 having the above is loaded into the transfer device 13 by the robot arm device, and the first maintenance is performed by the other obstacle nail maintenance device 300 in which the loaded game plate 2 is taken out from the transfer device 13 by the robot arm device. To be executed. Then, when it is determined as the inspection NG in the first inspection after the first maintenance is performed by the other obstacle nail maintenance device 300 in this way, the game board 2 is set as an ejection target from the manufacturing line. It Specifically, in the faulty nail maintenance device 300 determined to be the inspection NG, the robot arm device ejects the faulty nail maintenance device 300 to the outside of the production line.

In other words, the management computer 500 of the present embodiment, if there is an obstacle nail 200 of the inspection NG in the first inspection, as shown in FIG. 6, the first to the third maintenance is the maintenance content. Transmits the first maintenance data for performing different maintenance.

In addition, in the present embodiment, in the first maintenance, the maintenance is performed only for the obstacle nail 200 in which the abnormality is detected in the nail image inspection in the step S4, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the first maintenance may be performed on all the obstacle nails 200 regardless of whether there is an abnormality.

When it is determined in the first inspection that there is no obstacle nail 200 of the inspection NG (N in S6+), the game board 2 is returned to the transfer device 13 by the robot arm device. Then, the game board 2 returned to the carrier device 13 is taken out from the carrier device 13 by the robot arm device of the other obstacle nail maintenance device 300, and is designated in advance according to the type of the game board 2 among the plurality of obstacle nails. The second maintenance is performed for the obstacle nails 200 (for example, the designated nails 204 to 208) to place the head portion 200b of the obstacle nails 200 within the allowable range of the designated position. That is, the management computer 500 for the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that has taken out the game board 2 that has completed the first inspection from the transport device 13 specifies the obstacle nail in advance according to the type of the game board 2 among the plurality of obstacle nails. For 200 (for example, designated nails 204 to 208), second maintenance data for placing the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the designated position is transmitted to instruct execution of the second maintenance. To do. The obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that has received the second maintenance data performs the second maintenance targeting the designated nails 204 to 208 based on the received second maintenance data (step S7).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the second maintenance is performed in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 different from the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that has performed the first maintenance, so that the maintenance accuracy is biased due to the difference in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same obstacle nail maintenance device 300 may perform the first maintenance and the second maintenance.

Specifically, the second maintenance is, for example, gradually expanded from the base side toward the head 200b side so that the distance between the pair of obstacle nails 200 in each of the designated nails 204 to 208 becomes a desired dimension (FIG. 3(B)). 9B), the head 200b is arranged at a designated position different from the set position. Further, in addition to the above, including maintenance for changing the inclination angle, the inclination direction of each obstacle nail 200, the arrangement mode with other obstacle nails 200, etc., regardless of whether the maintenance is performed in the first maintenance in step S5. Done.

Further, an allowable range (accuracy) considering an error in the XY axis directions is set for each designated position, and when the head 200b is placed outside the allowable range, it is determined as abnormal and designated. The deviation direction and the deviation amount from the position are specified. Note that this allowable range can be set to a desired value for each obstacle nail 200, as will be described later (see FIGS. 18 and 19).

These designated nails 204 to 208 are particularly related to the probability of a game ball entering the winning openings and passing gates 41 related to the addition of a game value among the plurality of obstacle nails 200 that are driven into the game board surface 2a. The nail is highly likely to affect the base value of the pachinko gaming machine 1 due to a slight error or deviation. Further, the inclination angle, the inclination direction, and the arrangement mode of the other obstacle nails 200 are changed according to the type of the game board 2. As will be described later, this designated nail can designate a desired obstacle nail 200 for each game board 2 (see FIG. 20).

As described above, the first maintenance is performed on the obstacle nail 200 having the abnormality detected in the step S4 among the plurality of obstacle nails 200 driven into the game board surface 2a in the step S3. In contrast to the work of arranging the head 200b of the head within the allowable range of the set position, the second maintenance targets a predetermined designated obstacle nail (for example, designated nails 204 to 208), and designates the designated nail. The work includes arranging the head 200b of the removed obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the designated position. That is, in the second maintenance and the step S7 of performing the second maintenance, the maintenance different in content from the first maintenance and the step S5 of performing the first maintenance is performed.

In addition, the second maintenance is a maintenance that cannot be performed uniformly or is difficult in the nailing process by the nailing machine 16, and requires delicate work with higher accuracy than the first maintenance. By performing the maintenance separately from the first maintenance targeting 200, the maintenance work of the obstacle nail 200 can be efficiently performed. Further, in the game board 2 of the type that does not require the second maintenance for the designated nails 204 to 208, the second maintenance in step S7 may be omitted.

Then, after performing the second maintenance targeting the obstacle nail 200 of the designated nails 204 to 208, a final inspection by the second nail inspection device 17B (step S9) is performed using the inspection tool 600 described later. By the method, a second inspection is performed to determine whether or not the obstacle nails 200 of the designated nails 204 to 208 are arranged within the allowable range of the designated position. The second inspection and the second maintenance are repeatedly performed until the head portion 200b of the obstacle nail 200 after the second maintenance is arranged within the allowable range of the designated position (S8+). However, the obstacle nail 200 that is placed within the allowable range by the second maintenance again is excluded from the target of the second maintenance again. Therefore, as the second maintenance is repeatedly performed, the obstacle nail that is the maintenance target. The number of 200 will gradually decrease.

Note that, in the present embodiment, these second inspections are performed by the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 using the inspection tool 600 as in the first inspection, but the present invention is not limited to this. The second nail inspection device 17B may perform these second inspections.

During the repeated maintenance, the second maintenance data is created again in the management computer 500 based on the inspection result of the second inspection, and the nail maintenance is executed based on the created second maintenance data. .. The second maintenance completion data is also transmitted to the management computer 500 every time the second maintenance is repeatedly performed.

In addition, the maintenance content based on the second maintenance data created by the management computer 500 may be sequentially different according to the number of times (inspection NG number) determined not to be within the allowable range in the second inspection. It is set. That is, maintenance with different contents is executed according to the same rule as the first maintenance described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the inspection NG count is the first time, the maintenance content is changed in principle with the maintenance amount (deformation amount) changed, and when the inspection NG count is the second time, In principle, when the maintenance content is changed to a different tool and the inspection NG count is the third time, in principle, the maintenance content is changed to a different obstacle nail maintenance device 300, and the inspection NG count is the fourth time. Is set as a discharge target and discharged outside the production line.

In other words, the management computer 500 of the present embodiment, if there is an obstacle NG 200 of the inspection NG in the second inspection, as shown in FIG. 6, the first to the third maintenance is the maintenance content. Transmits the second maintenance data for performing different maintenance.

As described above, when the second maintenance and the second inspection for the designated nails 204 to 208 are completed, the faulty nail maintenance device 300 that has performed the second maintenance is displayed on the reading camera together with the device number. The second maintenance completion data including the read data of the two-dimensional code 15a, the temperature and humidity information at the time of performing the second maintenance and the second inspection, and the inspection result information of the second inspection (second inspection result information) is managed. By transmitting to the computer 500, the management computer 500 has completed the second maintenance and the second inspection, and the device number, temperature and humidity information, and the second inspection of the faulty nail maintenance device 300 that has performed the second maintenance. Information on the second maintenance such as result information is transmitted.

When it is determined in the second inspection that there is no obstacle nail 200 of the inspection NG (N in S8+), the game board 2 on which the second inspection is performed is transferred to the discharge-side transfer device 13 by the robot arm device. It is thrown in and conveyed to the 2nd nail inspection apparatus 17B, and in the 2nd nail inspection apparatus 17B, for all the obstacle nails 200, the final inspection whether the head 200b of each obstacle nail 200 is in a setting position is carried out. Perform (step S9). In the present embodiment, in step S9, the positions of all the obstacle nails 200 on the game board 2 are inspected, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only the designated nails 204 to 208 are specified. You may make it inspect. In addition, the game board 2 in which the abnormality is detected in step S9 is taken out from the manufacturing line 12 and is repaired again by the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 or the like different from the manufacturing line 12, and when the repair is completed, The second maintenance completion data is transmitted from the repaired nail maintenance device 300 to the management computer 500.

If there is no abnormality in the final inspection in the second nail inspection device 17B, the work of attaching the guide rail 2b and the wind turbine 61 using the prepared hole formed in the game board surface 2a is performed (step S10). Then, after mounting other gaming members such as the center decoration frame 51 and various winning devices, the gaming machine frame 3 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is assembled (step S11). Finally, the completed pachinko gaming machine 1 is packed and shipped (step S12).

Next, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 15. FIG. 7 is a right side view showing the obstacle nail maintenance device. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the obstacle nail maintenance device. FIG. 9A is a right side view showing a state in which the sandwiching portion is arranged on the base end side of the nail, and FIG. 9B is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the nail maintenance is performed from the state of FIG. 9A. Is. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a clamp control pattern of the lifting clamp 320 that holds and fixes the game board 2. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the maintenance content and the clamp pattern. FIG. 12: is a figure which shows an example of the various tools used for maintenance. 13A is a right side view showing the inspection tool for the designated nail, FIG. 13B is a front view showing the inspection tool, and FIG. 13C is a bottom view showing the inspection tool. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the inspection of the implanted state of the designated nail by the inspection tool. 15A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the base point of the inspection tool is arranged at the inspection start position, and FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the second contact side is in contact with the obstacle nail. FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the base point of the inspection tool is arranged at a position where it abuts on the obstacle nail.

In the following, for the sake of convenience, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 will be described with reference to the vertical and horizontal directions of FIGS. 7 and 8, not the vertical and horizontal directions of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, the game board 2 is assumed to be placed horizontally with the upper side in the state assembled to the pachinko gaming machine 1 facing the front side in FIGS. 7 and 8.

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 in this embodiment includes a maintenance arm 301 for servicing the obstacle nail 200 and a game board 2 on which the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is placed. It is mainly composed of a table 302 that is placed horizontally. As described above, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 includes a robot arm device and the like for taking out and putting in the game board 2 from the transfer device 13, but in the following description, these robot arm devices and the like will be described. The omitted nail straightening device will be described as an obstacle nail maintenance device 300.

The maintenance arm 301 includes a base 310 mounted on the floor surface, a rotary base 312 rotatably provided around a rotary shaft T1 oriented in a direction perpendicular to the base 310, and a rotary base 312. On the other hand, a first arm 313 rotatably provided about a rotation axis T2 oriented in the horizontal direction, and a tip end of the first arm 313 rotatably provided about a rotation axis T3 oriented in the horizontal direction. A second arm 314, a third arm 315 rotatably provided at the front end of the second arm 314 via a horizontally-oriented rotation axis T4, and a horizontal direction at the tip of the third arm 315. A fourth arm 316 rotatably provided about the moving axis T5, a head 317 provided at the tip of the fourth arm 316, to which a maintenance tool 400 described later can be attached, and a maintenance tool attached to the head 317. 400, and mainly.

As described above, the maintenance arm 301 including the articulated arm is connected to the above-described management computer 500, and is built in the base 310 and each arm based on a command from the management computer 500 (CPU 502). By driving a drive source (not shown) such as a motor, the maintenance tool 400 is moved in the horizontal direction along the game board surface 2a (front-rear, left-right direction, XY axis direction) and in the vertical direction (upper and lower) orthogonal to the game board surface 2a. Direction, the Z-axis direction) and tilting with respect to the Z-axis.

In the present embodiment, the maintenance arm 301, which is an example of operating means for operating the maintenance tool 400, is configured by an articulated arm, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the maintenance arm 301 is not limited to this. A manipulator other than the articulated arm may be used as long as the tool 400 can be moved in the XY axis direction or the Z axis direction or can be tilted with respect to the Z axis.

On the upper surface of the table 302, guide pins that can be inserted into respective guide holes formed at predetermined locations (four locations around the game board 2 in this embodiment) of the game board 2 are provided upright. The game board 2 is placed on the table 302 by a robot arm device (not shown) so that the guide pin is inserted into the guide hole. A slide clamp 330 that is movable in the left-right direction of the table 302 and that can push the game board 2 placed on the table 302 to the left is provided on one side edge of the table 302. As shown in FIG. 8, when the slide clamp 330 pushes the game board 2 placed on the table 302 to the left, the guide pin inserted into the guide hole comes into contact with the side surface on the right side of the guide hole. By being in contact with each other, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of positional deviation due to the gap (play) between the guide hole and the guide pin.

Further, on the upper surface of the table 302, as shown in FIG. 8, a mounting portion for mounting the detection pin G for detecting the positional deviation is provided at the front right corner position. The detection pin G mounted on the mounting portion has a constricted portion in the center, and is structured so as to be easily bent when the upper part is moved forward, backward, leftward and rightward, and has a slightly larger diameter than the detection pin G. Replacing the maintenance tool 400 with a displacement confirmation tool 400' having a large insertion hole, and vertically aligning the displacement confirmation tool 400' with the maintenance arm 301 in accordance with the position of the mounting portion where the detection pin G is mounted. When the position is not displaced, the detection pin G cannot be broken by lowering the position, but when the position is displaced, the detection pin G is broken and the position is displaced. You can easily recognize that you are. If the positional deviation has occurred, a predetermined correction process is performed to correct the positional deviation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a pair of lifting clamps 320 movably provided in the front-rear direction by a slide mechanism 340 are provided at both upper edge portions of the table 302, and on the upper surface of the table 302, With the game board surface 2a facing upward so that the obstacle nail 200 faces upward, the game board 2 is held from above the obstacle nail 200 to be sandwiched between the table 302 and the game board 2 held on the table 302. , Can be fixed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the elevating clamp 320 of the present embodiment is formed of a substantially U-shaped transparent resin plate with a gap formed in the center, and the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is The elevating clamp 320 is sequentially moved so as to be located immediately below the gap, and by fixing the game board 2 by holding the nail close to the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained by the elevating clamp 320, it is possible to cause a displacement in the maintenance. In addition to preventing it, even if these obstacle nails 200 to be maintained are pressed near, the maintenance status of the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained can be visually confirmed through the transparent lifting clamp 320.

As shown in FIG. 7, a maintenance tool 400 includes a rod-shaped portion 401 made of a metal rod-shaped member having a diameter φ10 of about 6 mm (φ10=about 6 mm), and a metal member attached to the lower end side of the rod-shaped portion 401. And the upper portion of the rod-shaped portion 401 can be replaceably attached to the head 317, and there are a plurality of types in which the shape of the holding portion 403 is different (see FIG. 12). As shown in FIG. 8, a predetermined number of exchangeable pieces are prepared in advance around the base 310.

As a mode for holding and fixing the game board 2 by the lifting clamp 320 in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of the present embodiment, the clamp control pattern A shown in FIG. 10(A) and the clamp control pattern B shown in FIG. 10(B). Are set, and the control unit 300′ controls the position and the pressing pressure of the lifting clamp 320 based on the set clamp control pattern.

In the clamp control pattern A, as shown in FIG. 10(A), the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is positioned in the substantially U-shaped gap of the one lifting clamp 320, and the other lifting clamp 320 is positioned in the front-back direction. It is a clamp control pattern that is arranged symmetrically with respect to the center position of the direction, and controls the game board 2 so that it is pressed and held and fixed with a lower pressure (smaller force) than the clamp control pattern B.

As shown in FIG. 10(B), the clamp control pattern B has a higher pressure (larger) than the clamp control pattern A for the game board 2 in a state where both the lifting clamps 320 are arranged at the center positions in the front-rear direction. It is a clamp control pattern that controls to press, hold and fix with force. In addition, in the clamp control pattern B, when the lift nail 320 to be maintained is covered with the lift clamp 320 when the lift clamp 320 is disposed at the center position in the front-rear direction, the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is maintained. The position of the lifting clamp 320 is moved to a position where is not covered by the lifting clamp 320, and the game board 2 is held and fixed.

In this embodiment, each of these clamp control patterns is selected according to the maintenance content, as shown in FIG.

Specifically, when the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is the designated nails 204 to 208, the clamp control pattern B is selected (see FIG. 10B), and the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is the designated nails 204 to 208. In the case of the obstacle nail 200 other than 208, the clamp control pattern A is selected (see FIG. 10A).

Further, when the tool type in the maintenance is the maintenance tool 400 of the tool type A used for servicing only one obstacle nail 200 having a tubular shape, the clamp control pattern A is selected and a plurality of tools are selected. In the case of the maintenance tools 400 of tool types B and C used for simultaneously servicing the obstacle nail 200, the clamp control pattern B is selected.

Further, when the fluctuation amount (maintenance amount) in maintenance is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value set in advance, the clamp control pattern B is selected, and when the fluctuation amount (maintenance amount) is less than the threshold value, clamp control is performed. Pattern A is selected.

The relationship between the maintenance content and the clamp control pattern is a principle, and the clamp control pattern B is prioritized. That is, when the maintenance content includes the maintenance content corresponding to the clamp control pattern B, for example, even when the maintenance content is other than the designated nails 204 to 208 and the maintenance by the tool type A, the variation amount When the (maintenance amount) is equal to or more than the threshold value, the clamp control pattern B is selected.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the type of the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained, which is the maintenance content, the type of the maintenance tool 400 used for the maintenance, and the variation amount (maintenance amount) in the maintenance are different. Since different clamp control is performed in accordance with the above, it becomes possible to appropriately hold the game board 2, and it is possible to appropriately perform a plurality of types of maintenance having different maintenance contents.

Next, the maintenance tool 400 used for maintenance in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, there are a plurality of types of maintenance tool 400 in which the shape of the holding portion 403 is different.

Specifically, the maintenance tool 400 is roughly classified into three types according to the number of obstacle nails 200 to be simultaneously maintained. Tool type A is a maintenance tool 400 used to maintain only one obstacle nail 200, and tool type B is a maintenance tool used to maintain two obstacle nails 200 at the same time. A tool type C is a maintenance tool 400 used for simultaneously servicing three obstacle nails 200.

Further, as shown in A-1 to A-4 of FIG. 12, the maintenance tool 400 of the tool type A includes a plurality of types depending on the shape of the tip portion, the size of the opening, and the like. These tool types A are mainly used for maintenance of guide nails 201L and 201R called continuous nails.

Further, in the maintenance tool 400 of the tool type B, as illustrated in B-1 to B-4 in FIG. 12,
There are a plurality of types depending on the width and shape of the groove in which the obstacle nail 200 formed in the holding portion 403 is inserted, the thickness of the holding portion 403, and the like. The tool type B is mainly used for maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 and the like facing the winning opening called life nail such as the designated nails 204 to 208.

The maintenance tool 400 of the tool type C is a maintenance tool 400 mainly used for maintenance of the designated nail 205. In addition, in the present embodiment, an example in which the tool type C is two types is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the tool type C also has an obstacle formed in the holding portion 403. Multiple types may be provided depending on the width and shape of the groove through which the nail 200 is inserted, the thickness of the holding portion 403, and the like.

Of the maintenance tools 400 used in this embodiment, a typical maintenance tool 400 is shown in detail in FIGS. 28 to 30. 28 to 30 include a hexagonal view, a sectional view, a reference perspective view, a use state reference perspective view, and the like of the maintenance tool.

Explaining an example of these maintenance tools 400, for example, in the maintenance tool 400 of the tool type B-1, as shown in FIG. 9, the sandwiching portion 403 for sandwiching the body portion 200a has a substantially oblong rectangular shape in a front view. Concave grooves 411L and 411R having a horizontal dimension that is wider than the diameter φ1 (outer diameter) of the body portion 200a are formed on the left and right sides of the front face in the vertical direction. A rod-shaped portion 401 is connected to a central portion in the left-right direction of the upper surface of the holding portion 403, and the holding portion 403 is provided so as to be substantially orthogonal to the rod-shaped portion 401.

In addition, the back-side left and right side corners of the sandwiching section 403, the inner side corners of the upper and lower openings of the recessed grooves 411L and 411R, the outer side corners of the lower openings of the recessed grooves 411L and 411R, and the lower surface of the sandwiching section 403. The left and right side corners are each chamfered.

In this way, by chamfering the corners of each side, the nail 200 and the game board surface 2a may be damaged when the body portion 200a is clamped by the clamping portion 403 for maintenance work. Is prevented.

The obstacle nail maintenance device 300 configured in this way is the step S4 of the plurality of obstacle nails 200 that is placed on the game board surface 2a using the maintenance tool 400 in step S5 in the manufacturing process of the game board 2 described above. In the first maintenance data, the faulty nail 200 in which the abnormality is detected is repaired based on the first maintenance data, and the second nail maintenance is performed based on the second maintenance data for the designated nails 204 to 208 previously designated in step S7. To do.

Next, the content of the second maintenance of the designated nails 204 to 208 performed by the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 in step S7 will be described based on FIG. 9 and FIGS. 13 to 15. In the following, the second maintenance content of the designated nail 204 will be described as an example, and the second maintenance content of the other designated nails 205 to 208 is also the same, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, the left and right obstacle nails 200, which are the designated nails 204, are placed by the nailing machine 16 in the Z axis direction orthogonal to the game board surface 2a. Inclined about 4 degrees upward. Further, at the set position, the distance L2 on the base end side and the distance L3 on the head 200b side of the body portions 200a of the left and right obstacle nails 200 are the same about 10.5 mm (L2=about 10.5 mm, L3). =about 10.5 mm). That is, the obstacle nails 200 on the left and right are driven so that the body portions 200a thereof are substantially parallel to each other. In the second maintenance, the interval between the obstacle nails 200 on the left and right of the designated nail 204 is gradually widened from the base side toward the head 200b side, and the head 200b is arranged at a designated position where the separation dimension L3 is about 12 mm. It is based on data.

Based on the second maintenance data received from the management computer 500, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 operates the holding portion 403 of the maintenance arm 301 by a drive source (not shown) to perform maintenance of the designated nail 204.

The second maintenance data is based on the humidity/temperature data obtained by the management computer 500 from the above-described hygrometer/thermometer when the designated nail 204 of the game board 2 is maintained. When the material is a veneer plate, the water content of the veneer plate is calculated, and the operation pattern data for the veneer plate for operating the holding portion 403 of the maintenance arm 301 based on the water content is included. In this way, the designated nails 204 of the veneer gaming board 2 can be maintained in accordance with changes in the indoor environment (humidity/temperature) in the factory, so that damage to the plywood during maintenance work of the designated nails 204 can be prevented. , Maintenance accuracy increases.

Further, as for the maintenance tool 400, a plurality of types of maintenance tools 400 having a size and a shape corresponding to the type of the game board 2 and the target obstacle nail 200 are prepared. It is said that it can be exchanged accordingly. The operation of selecting and exchanging such a maintenance tool 400 is included in the second maintenance data, and the maintenance arm 301 automatically performs the operation according to the obstacle 200 to be maintained. The person may replace it manually.

The obstacle nail maintenance device 300 drives the maintenance arm 301 in a predetermined operation pattern based on the received second maintenance data, and moves the holding portion 403 from the driving initial position to the arrangement position of the designated nail 204 targeted for maintenance. The holding portion 403 is moved above the game board 2 so as not to contact the obstacle nail 200.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9A, the holding portion 403 is lowered to the front side of the designated nail 204 so that the openings of the recessed grooves 411L and 411R face the designated nail 204 side. Then, as shown by the white arrow direction in FIG. 9(A), the holding portion 403 is moved rearward, and the body portions 200a of the left and right obstacle nails 200 are fitted into the recessed grooves 411L and 411R, respectively. Place it in position 1. Accordingly, the body portions 200a of the left and right obstacle nails 200 are sandwiched by the recessed grooves 411L and 411R. In the holding portion 403, as shown in FIG. 9A, the bar-shaped portion 401 is inclined upward by a predetermined angle (about 4 degrees) with respect to the Z axis (perpendicular line) at this predetermined position.

At the first position, as shown in FIG. 9(A), the lower surface of the holding portion 403 is separated from the game board surface 2a, and the separation dimension L4 is about 2.5 mm (L10=2.5 mm). That is, the sandwiching portion 403 is arranged at a position on the base portion side closer to the game board surface 2a than the head portion 200b in the body portion 200a. Further, the rod-shaped portion 401 is arranged in a state of being inclined upward by a predetermined angle θ1 (θ1=4 degrees) with respect to the Z axis (perpendicular line) so as to be parallel to the body portion 200a of the obstacle nail 200. Further, the vertical dimension L5 of the holding portion 403 is shorter than the length L1 from the game board surface 2a to the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 (L5<L1), and the holding portion 403 and the head of each obstacle nail 200. Since it is separated from the head 200b, the holding portion 403 can be slid toward the head 200b.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9(B), the holding portion 403 is moved upward by dividing the rod-shaped portion 401 left and right by a predetermined angle with reference to the center position CP in the left-right direction on the lower surface of the holding portion 403. Move to.

Specifically, the holding portion 403 is tilted and tilted by a predetermined angle θ2 (θ2=about 13.15 degrees) toward the right side of the rod-shaped portion 401 with reference to the center position CP in the left-right direction on the lower surface of the holding portion 403. The operation is stopped in a state for a predetermined period (for example, about 0.6 seconds). Next, the holding portion 403 is moved from the first position toward the Z-axis direction by a first movement amount (for example, about 0.35 mm) in a direction inclined by about 4 degrees, and is arranged at the second position. As shown in FIG. 9(B), after the holding portion 403 is returned to the Z axis by inclining the rod-shaped portion 401 toward the left side by a predetermined angle θ2 (θ2=about 13.15 degrees) with reference to the central position CP, further. The device is tilted to the left by a predetermined angle θ3 (θ3=about 12.25 degrees), and the operation is stopped in a tilted state for a predetermined period (for example, about 0.6 seconds).

In this way, the sandwiching portion 403 tilts in the left-right direction with respect to the central position CP, so that the obstacle nail 200 on the side of swinging the rod-shaped portion 401 has a larger bending angle than the obstacle nail 200 on the other side. By repeating a plurality of times, the interval between the obstacle nails 200 of the designated nail 204 is maintained so that the distance between the base portion side and the head portion 200b side gradually increases. By such a second maintenance, the head 200b of each designated nail 204 is arranged within the allowable range of the designated position.

Next, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 performs a second inspection to determine whether or not the head 200b of the designated nail 204 for which the second maintenance has been performed is arranged within the allowable range of the designated position. In this second inspection, whether or not the head 200b of the second prepared nail 200 is within the allowable range of the designated position and the bending of the body 200a of the nail 200 is normal. Or not.

In the second inspection, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 first replaces the maintenance tool 400 with the inspection tool 600 shown in FIG. The inspection tool 600 includes a rod-shaped portion 601 formed of a metal rod-shaped member having a diameter φ10 of about 6 mm (φ10=about 6 mm), and a measurement portion 602 attached to the lower end side of the rod-shaped portion 601 and formed of a metal material. It is mainly composed. The measuring unit 602 has a base 602a fixedly installed on the lower end side of the rod-shaped portion 601, and a moving unit 602b provided so as to be movable relative to the base 602a. As shown in FIG. 15, the moving portion 602b has a plate-shaped piece extending forward from the lower end of the rod-shaped portion 601, and the first contact side 602L and the first contact side 602L are provided at the tip of the plate-shaped piece. A cutout portion 603 having a second contact side 602R arranged so as to intersect the contact side 602L and having a substantially V shape in a plan view is formed.

The measuring unit 602 configured as described above can measure a shearing force on the base 602a and a direction in which the shearing force is applied by moving the moving unit 602b in the XYZ axis directions with respect to the base 602a. Strain gauge type sensor). The valley of the substantially V-shaped notch 603 is the base point RP.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14, using the inspection tool 600, the XY axis directions at a plurality of locations (two locations of the inspection points P1 and P2 in the present embodiment) of the body 200a of the obstacle nail 200 in the Z axis direction. Measure the position (coordinates) of. Then, an arithmetic unit (not shown) provided in the base 602a detects the degree of bending of the obstacle nail 200 based on the position data (coordinate data).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15A, the base point RP of the inspection tool 600 is arranged at the inspection start position corresponding to each of the inspection points P1 and P2. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15B, the inspection tool 600 is moved in the XY axis directions (horizontal direction) so that the base point RP is located at the designated position. That is, if the designated nails 204 to 208 are arranged within the allowable range of the designated position by the second maintenance, the inspection of the base point RP starts without the first contact side 602L and the second contact side 602R contacting the trunk portion 200a. It can be moved from a position to a specified position.

However, when the obstacle nail 200 is not arranged within the allowable range of the designated position, the obstacle nail 200 is attached to one of the first contact side 602L and the second contact side 602R (for example, the second contact side 602R). When abutting, pressure acts in the direction of the dotted arrow in FIG. 15B, whereby the moving portion 602b moves with respect to the base 602a, and the shearing force on the base 602a and the direction in which the shearing force is applied are measured. The obstacle nail maintenance device 300 guides the inspection tool 600 in a direction in which the shearing force and the direction thereof decrease (a direction in which the shearing force has the minimum value). By repeating the above-described operation, as shown in FIG. 15C, the base point RP of the inspection tool 600 is arranged at a position where it abuts on the obstacle nail 200. The obstacle nail maintenance device 300 has completed the second maintenance including the above-mentioned second inspection result information including the movement amount and the movement direction of the base point RP of the inspection tool 600 up to the position where the base point RP contacts the obstacle nail 200. The data is transmitted to the management computer 500.

Upon receiving the second inspection result information (second maintenance completion data), the management computer 500 (CPU 502) moves the positions of the inspection points P1 and P2 with respect to the designated position in the XY axis directions based on the second inspection result information. Specify the amount of deviation. That is, when the management computer 500 (CPU 502) contacts the first contact side 602L or the second contact side 602R while moving the base point RP of the first contact side 602L and the second contact side 602R toward the designated position. By the load applied to, the bending degree of the body portion 200a is specified based on the amount of deviation from the designated position at each of the inspection points P1 and P2.

As described above, the management computer 500 (CPU 502) not only determines the amount of deviation of the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 in the XY axis directions from the designated position, but also the position is different from the head 200b in the Z axis direction. By determining the amount of displacement in the XY axis directions with respect to the designated position of the body portion 200a at each of the inspection points P1 and P2, the bending degree of the body portion 200a of the obstacle nail 200 is specified.

Further, the length of the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 from the game board surface 2a is specified by specifying the bending degree of the obstacle nail 200 from the amount of displacement in the XY axis directions with respect to the designated position of the body portion 200a at each of the inspection points P1 and P2. The dimensions can be specified. That is, even if the head portion 200b is not displaced from the set position in the XY axis directions, it is possible to grasp a defect that the body portion 200a is bent, and thus it is possible to inspect the implantation state of the obstacle nail 200 with high accuracy.

Regarding the fault nail 200 in which the abnormality is detected in the second inspection performed after the completion of the second maintenance in step S7, the management computer 500 (CPU 502) corrects the maintenance data corresponding to the second maintenance data (re-second maintenance data). ) Is created, and the holding portion 403 of the maintenance arm 301 is operated based on the corrected maintenance data. The second maintenance and the second inspection are repeatedly performed until the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 after the second maintenance is arranged within the allowable range of the designated position or the number of the second maintenance reaches a predetermined number. The second maintenance completion data is transmitted to the management computer 500 every time the second maintenance and the second inspection are performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the second inspection, the management computer 500 (CPU 502) moves the first contact side 602L and the second contact side 602R toward the designated position while the first contact side 602L is being moved toward the designated position. Alternatively, the load applied when contacting the second contact side 602R exemplifies a form in which the bending degree of the body portion 200a is specified based on the amount of deviation from the designated position at each inspection point P1, P2. However, the deviation from the designated position at each of the inspection points P1 and P2 is based on the movement amount and the movement direction (movement locus) of the base point RP moved from the inspection start position to the position where the reference point RP contacts the obstacle nail 200. The amount may be measured and the bending degree of the body portion 200a may be specified.

Further, in the present embodiment, the form in which the second inspection is performed by using the inspection tool 600 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the second inspection is performed by the camera in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300. You may do it.

Next, the inspection of the obstacle nail 200 performed by the first nail inspection device 17A and the second nail inspection device 17B in steps S4 and S9 will be described based on FIG. 15A is a plan view showing the internal structure of the first nail inspection device and the second nail inspection device in FIG. 4, and FIG. 15B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. Since the first nail inspecting device 17A and the second nail inspecting device 17B in this embodiment have the same configuration, only the configuration of the first nail inspecting device 17A will be described, and the description of the configuration of the second nail inspecting device 17B will be omitted. To do.

As shown in FIG. 13, inside the first nail inspection device 17A, a frame 43 having a rectangular shape in plan view arranged at a predetermined height by a plurality of standing leg portions 42 and a lower side of the center of the frame 43. That is, a plurality of cameras 44 (six in this embodiment) fixed along the frame 43 in a state of being directed obliquely downward are provided, and the lower side of the frame 43 is provided by the above-described transport device 13. The game board 2 is designed to pass through. When the game board 2 is conveyed below the frame 43, the first nail inspecting device 17A stops the conveying device 13, and the plurality of cameras 44 photograph the entire game board 2. Then, the image data from the plurality of cameras 44 is transmitted to the management computer 500 together with the device number and the read data of the two-dimensional code 15a.

The management computer 500 (CPU 502) performs integrated processing on the received image data to identify the position (coordinates) of the head 200b of each obstacle nail 200, and also the head of each obstacle nail 200 stored in the storage device 505. The set position (designated position) of 200b is collated to check whether there is any deviation from the set position.

As described above, in the first nail inspection device 17A, the entire camera is photographed from the periphery of the game board 2 by the plurality of cameras 44 facing diagonally downward, and the image data is integrated and processed by the management computer 500 to obtain each obstacle nail. In order to specify the position of each obstacle 200, not only the position of each obstacle nail 200 in the front-rear and left-right directions (positions in the X-axis and Y-axis directions) but also the position in the height direction of each obstacle nail 200 (position in the Z-axis direction). It is possible to grasp the condition and to inspect the implantation state of each obstacle nail 200 with high accuracy.

In the present embodiment, as an example of grasping the position of each obstacle nail 200, the aspect in which each obstacle nail 200 is photographed by the plurality of cameras 44 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a sound wave sensor or an optical sensor may be used as long as the position of each obstacle nail 200 can be grasped.

As described above, in the first inspection, the CPU 502 determines whether the heads 200b of the respective obstacle nails 200 are arranged within the permissible range of the set position based on the image captured by the camera 44 of the second nail inspection device 17B. On the other hand, in the second inspection, the head portion 200b of each obstacle nail 200 is arranged within the allowable range of the designated position in the second inspection by the measuring unit 602 (force sensor) provided in the inspection tool 600. By determining whether or not it is possible to determine the state of the obstacle nail 200 in more detail than in the first maintenance, it is possible to perform maintenance with high accuracy.

Next, various data stored in the storage device 505 of the management computer 500, a data setting method, and the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 27. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a two-dimensional code and other information printed on the sticker. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an interface displayed on the display device 507 when referring to the model registration information list stored in the storage device. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an interface displayed on the display device 507 when new model registration information is registered in the storage device. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an interface displayed on the display device 507 when setting maintenance data for each specific nail. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an interface displayed on the display device 507 when setting maintenance data for a navel nail. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an interface displayed on the display device 507 when setting maintenance data for an arbitrary nail. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the position of standard maintenance and the measurement result and correction data based on the measurement result. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a nail maintenance method setting screen displayed on the display device 507. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a nailing data table of the present embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the second image inspection table of the present embodiment. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a nail-to-nail measurement report output by the printer 508 in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 18, a plurality of model registration information is stored in the storage device 505 in advance. This model registration information includes item code that is the type of the game board 2, material (whether veneer board or synthetic resin board), nail position accuracy, nail height accuracy, windmill nail position accuracy, windmill nail height accuracy, maintenance nail position accuracy (Specified nail position accuracy), maintenance nail height accuracy (specified nail height accuracy), camera setting file, etc. are registered. Here, the nail position accuracy, nail height accuracy, windmill nail position accuracy, windmill nail height accuracy, maintenance nail position accuracy, and maintenance nail height accuracy are within an allowable error range (allowable range). Further, the types of the game board 2 are various, for example, the game board surface 2a is flat or undulated (3D specification), and the camera setting file has the camera 44 described above according to the model of the game board 2. This is data for setting the shooting angle of.

A serial number (unique ID) assigned to the two-dimensional code 15a attached to each game board 2, maintenance data, gauge data described later, and the like are stored in association with each item code. Therefore, when the two-dimensional code 15a is read by the above-mentioned reading camera, the management computer 500 extracts the item code corresponding to the read serial number and stores the operation pattern data of various devices stored in association with the item code. Gauge data and the like are extracted, and various devices perform the above-described steps S3 to S9 based on the information.

The interface for referring to the model registration information list is provided with a new addition button for newly registering the model registration information in the storage device 505. When this new addition button is selected, an interface for newly registering model registration information in the storage device 505 as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on the display device 507. When newly registering the model registration information in the storage device 505, first, an item code is entered through the interface using a keyboard (not shown), or an automatic input button is pressed to select from a corresponding item code from an item code list (not shown). And enter. Next, the gauge data, which is a unique nail arrangement assigned according to the model of the game board 2, is input. This gauge data is input by pressing the reference button and selecting the corresponding gauge data from a gauge data list (not shown). Then, the above-mentioned camera setting file and various nail precisions are input. Further, the interface for new registration has buttons for setting maintenance data by various maintenance tools 400 (also referred to as an accurate driver) and a maintenance direction and angle of an arbitrary nail.

When the correct driver maintenance data setting button is selected, an interface for setting the correct driver maintenance data appears as shown in FIG. Accurate information such as maintenance location (type of designated nail), nail number, center position X, Y (coordinate data of head 200b), approach direction of maintenance tool 400, maintenance data (motion pattern data), etc. are provided in this interface. A driver list and a gauge data image (see the lower part of FIG. 20) are displayed. The designated nail can be set by inputting the designated nails 204 to 208 described above to the maintenance location (type of designated nail) displayed on the interface.

In the maintenance data column of this accurate driver list, one operation pattern data can be selected from a plurality of operation pattern data by pull-down method, and nail number, center position X, Y (head 200b). Coordinate data) and the approach direction of the maintenance tool 400 can be set.

Also, at the bottom of the accurate driver list, buttons such as belly button setting, chucker setting, passage gate setting, and triangle setting are arranged. By selecting any button, the maintenance location associated with the button can be Selected in the driver list. When an arbitrary maintenance location is selected from this accurate driver list (in this embodiment, a navel nail is selected), the periphery of the obstacle nail 200 selected in the gauge data image is colored, and which maintenance location the operator has selected. It is easy to grasp. In addition, in the present embodiment, when an arbitrary maintenance location is selected from the accurate driver list, the periphery of the obstacle nail 200 selected in the gauge data image is colored. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operator can select which maintenance location. If it is easy to grasp or select, the surroundings of the obstacle nail 200 selected in the gauge data image or the obstacle nail 200 itself may be turned on or blinking.

When an operation such as double-clicking is performed with an arbitrary maintenance location selected in the accurate driver list, as shown in FIG. 21, the maintenance data setting for the arbitrary maintenance location (in this embodiment, a navel nail) is performed. Interface appears. In this interface, the nail swing angle, the nail swing movement amount, the Z-axis direction movement amount, the stop time, and the nail swing speed can be set for each maintenance data (operation pattern data). In this way, various maintenance data (operation pattern data) can be set for each maintenance location (type of designated nail), so that setting for setting a specific obstacle nail 200 to a desired implantation state can be performed. It is easy.

Further, when the button for setting the maintenance direction and the angle of the arbitrary nail is selected on the above-mentioned interface for new registration, an interface for setting the maintenance direction and the angle of the arbitrary nail appears as shown in FIG. .. In this interface, a list of registered nail numbers, center positions X and Y (coordinate data of the head 200b), height, direction, angle, driver type (service tool type), etc., and a gauge data image. (See the lower part of FIG. 22) is displayed. A specific obstacle nail 200 is colored in the gauge data image in this interface, and the obstacle nail 200 with the nail number selected in the registration list is distinguished (encircled in this embodiment). The operator can easily grasp the obstacle nail 200 being selected. According to this, regardless of the type of the specific obstacle nail 200, it becomes possible to maintain each one of the obstacle nails 200, so that the specific obstacle nail 200 can be more finely maintained in a desired implantation state. You can do it.

Next, the correction data of this embodiment stored in the storage device 505 will be described with reference to FIG. The correction data is for improving the maintenance accuracy of the obstacle nail 200, and even if the same maintenance is actually performed in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, different maintenance results will result in different maintenance results. In addition, the maintenance result may be biased such that the distance between the obstacle nails 200 is narrow at the position close to the rotary table 312 and wide at the position far from the rotary table 312. Further, such a difference or unevenness in the maintenance result depending on the maintenance position is different depending on the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, and there is a so-called individual difference. Therefore, it is possible to improve the maintenance accuracy of the obstacle nail 200 by eliminating the unevenness of the maintenance result due to the maintenance position and individual difference by the correction data and the like.

Therefore, the correction data is desired in the actual second maintenance by correcting the desired nail 200, in particular, when the distance between the obstacles 200 of the designated nails 204 to 208 is set to a desired dimension. It is data to be maintained in the size of, and is set by a standard maintenance measurement value at each position of the table 302 on which the game board 2 is placed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 23, the area on the table 302 on which the game board 2 that is the serviceable position of the present invention is placed is 10 steps in the front-rear direction and 5 rows A to E in the left-right direction. Areas divided into 50 (10×5) are set, and in each of the divided areas, the conditions such as the material, the tool, the plate temperature, and the humidity are changed to set the interval of the obstacle nails 200 to 12. The standard maintenance for maintenance to 00 mm is executed in the faulty nail maintenance device 300, the interval between the faulty nails 200 in each region is measured, and the correction value is calculated from the measured data. The correction value may be calculated from an average value of standard maintenance performed a plurality of times (for example, 10) under the same maintenance condition (material, tool, plate temperature, humidity, etc.).

For example, as shown in FIG. 23, the intervals of the standardly-impaired nails 200 in each of these areas are the same as 12.00 mm in some areas, are narrower than 12.00 mm, and are smaller than 12.00 mm. There is a region wider than 00 mm, and the correction data is calculated from the actual interval between these obstacle nails 200 and the standard maintenance setting value of 12.00 mm.

That is, as an example of these correction data, for example, a value obtained by dividing the standard maintenance setting value of 12.00 mm by the actual measurement value can be used. Specifically, if the measured value is 12.05 mm, the correction value data is 0.9959, which is a value obtained by dividing 12.00 mm by 12.05 mm, and the actual maintenance interval is 11.50. In the case of millimeters, the value obtained by multiplying 11.50 mm by the correction data may be set as the interval designated for maintenance.

As described above, these correction data are created and stored in the storage device 505 for each combination of various conditions such as the material of the game board 2, the plate temperature, and the humidity.

Therefore, when executing the second maintenance, the management computer 500 is the correction data that matches the conditions such as plate temperature and humidity transmitted from the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 among the correction data, and The correction data of the area corresponding to the position where the obstacle nail 200 is placed is specified, and the interval designated by the specified correction data is corrected to create the second maintenance data.

Although the correction data as described above is used in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ratio (%) of the difference from the actual dimension is calculated. However, in practice, such correction data as the correction value may be used so that the second maintenance data to be created can be easily calculated.

In the present embodiment, the management computer 500 maintains these second maintenance methods by either a maintenance method that uses the correction data or a maintenance method that does not use the correction data. This can be set on the nail maintenance method setting screen displayed on the display device 507 by executing a predetermined setting operation.

On the nail maintenance method setting screen of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, check boxes are provided corresponding to the nail maintenance methods "1 device completion method" and "plural apparatus sharing method". The check box can be exclusively selected.

The “one device completion system” is a maintenance system in which all the maintenance of one game board 2 is executed in each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 using the above-mentioned correction data. That is, in each of the obstacle nail maintenance devices 300, as shown in FIG. 23, the regions in which good maintenance can be performed are different, and each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 has a habit. Therefore, for areas other than these areas where good maintenance can be performed, the correction data is used to correct the second maintenance data that is instructed so that good maintenance is performed, and all of the obstacle nail maintenance devices 300 of 1 are corrected. This is a maintenance method for completing the second maintenance for the obstacle nail 200 in the area.

On the other hand, the “multi-device sharing method” means that each of the obstacle nail maintenance devices 300 has a habit (error) of maintenance because the plurality of obstacle nail maintenance devices 300 divide and maintain the second maintenance range. However, since the obstacle nails 200 in the same range of each game board 2 are maintained with the same habit (error), it is a maintenance method that can suppress variations in the quality of each game board 2.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, in the nail maintenance system setting screen, the device number of the faulty nail maintenance device 300 arranged in the manufacturing line 12 and the device number are included in the item of “multiple device sharing system”. The range where the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of No. 2 performs the second maintenance can be selected and set from the six ranges R1 to R6. Incidentally, the ranges R1 to R6 are ranges obtained by dividing the range of the game board 2 into six, and when the range is selected, the measurement data of the standard maintenance of the corresponding obstacle nail maintenance device 300 (see FIG. 23). In, it is preferable to select a region in which the measured interval is within a predetermined reference value from 12.00 mm, for example, ±0.02 mm. However, it is not necessary to satisfy that all the areas falling within these ranges are within the predetermined reference values, and if there is no range where all the areas are within the predetermined reference values, within the predetermined reference values. You may make it select the range with many areas which satisfy|fill a certain thing. It should be noted that these selections may be automatically selected by the management computer 500 instead of being input by the operator.

Further, the reference value is not limited to the above-mentioned value, and may be appropriately determined according to the property of the product, the type of the obstacle nail 200, and the like.

In this way, when the “plurality of devices sharing method” is set as the maintenance method on the nail maintenance method setting screen, the management computer 500 indicates to each obstacle nail maintenance apparatus 300 on the nail maintenance method setting screen. The obstacle nail 200 of the range R1 to R6 set in each obstacle nail maintenance device 300, that is, a range having an area satisfying a predetermined reference value is secondly maintained, and another range is set. By transmitting the second maintenance data instructing not to perform the second maintenance for the obstacle nail 200, each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 performs the second maintenance in a different range. Note that the second maintenance data in the "multi-device sharing method" is not corrected by the correction data, unlike the second maintenance data in the "1 apparatus complete method", and thus the second maintenance data is created in the management computer 500. The processing load of the processing to be performed can be reduced, and the second maintenance data can be quickly transmitted to the obstacle maintenance device 300.

In the "multi-device sharing method", as described above, even if there is a habit (error) in maintenance, all game boards 2 will include the same error, and variations among the game boards 2 will occur. Since it does not occur, it is possible to specify a range that does not include a region where maintenance is poor and that is not a region having many regions within a predetermined reference value.

In the example shown in FIG. 24, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of No. 01 installed in the production line 12 performs the second maintenance of the range R1, the obstacle maintenance device 300 of No. 02 performs the second maintenance of the range R3, and No. 03. Setting example in which the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of No. 2 performs the second maintenance of the range R4, the No. 05 obstacle nail maintenance device 300 performs the second maintenance of the range R6, and the No. 06 obstacle nail maintenance device 300 performs the second maintenance of the range R5. 6 is shown, and a configuration is illustrated in which six obstacle nail maintenance devices 300, numbered 01 to 06, share and perform the second maintenance.

Since the maintenance habits (errors) of these obstacle nail maintenance devices 300 usually change depending on the number of times maintenance is performed, etc., these maintenance habits (errors) are measured again and shared. There is a rotation examination maintenance counter setting item to specify the timing to consider the change (rotation) of the range to be set, and the number of maintenance before considering the change (rotation) of the range to be shared next time is provided in the item. By inputting, the value of the rotation examination maintenance counter is decremented by 1 every time the second maintenance is executed by each obstacle nail maintenance device 300, and the rotation of any obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that shares the second maintenance. When the examination maintenance counter reaches “0”, the standard maintenance is executed again and the shared range is reset. That is, in this embodiment, the measurement (detection) by the standard maintenance is performed every time the rotation examination maintenance counter becomes “0”, which is the execution condition for executing the remeasurement (redetection).

In this embodiment, the execution condition for executing the re-measurement (re-detection) is exemplified as the number of times the second maintenance is executed, but the present invention is not limited to this and the execution is not limited to this. The condition may be executed in a constant cycle every time a predetermined period elapses.

Next, the nailing data table of this embodiment stored in the storage device 505 will be described. As shown in FIG. 25, the nailing data table of the present embodiment is associated with the device numbers of the respective nailing machines 16 and the serial numbers of the game board 2 on which the nailing is performed by the nailing machines 16 of the numbers. Information (data) such as numbers, dates at the time of nailing, temperature, and humidity are stored and managed.

Therefore, the management computer 500 can identify the nailing machine 16 on which the faulty nail 200 of the gaming board 2 has been placed from the serial number of the gaming board 2 by the nailing data table, and the failure can occur in the nailing machine 16. It is also possible to specify the date when the nail 200 was placed and the manufacturing conditions such as temperature and humidity at that time.

It should be noted that these data are temperature and humidity data included in the nailing work completion data transmitted together with the reading data of the device number and the two-dimensional code 15a when the nailing machine 16 has finished placing the obstacle nail 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the temperature and humidity data is included in the data at the time of the data transmission request transmitted when the nailing machine 16 starts the driving, and the data transmission is performed. The temperature/humidity data included in the request data may be stored.

Although not shown in FIG. 25, the storage device 505 of the management computer 500 is associated with the device numbers of the respective obstacle nail maintenance devices 300 and stored in the storage device 505 of the management computer 500 in the same manner as the nail driving data table. In 300, there is also stored a nail maintenance data table in which the serial number of the game board 2 for which the final second maintenance has been performed, information (data) such as the date, temperature and humidity at the time of maintenance are stored and managed, From the serial number of the game board 2, the second failed nail maintenance device 300 of the failed nail 200 of the game board 2 can be specified by the obstacle nail maintenance data table, and the obstacle nail 200 is detected in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300. The second maintenance date and the manufacturing conditions such as temperature and humidity at that time can also be specified.

These data are temperature and humidity data included in the second maintenance completion data transmitted together with the device number and the read data of the two-dimensional code 15a when the above-mentioned second maintenance is completed in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300. Is stored. As described above, in this embodiment, the serial number, the temperature and humidity data and the like included in the two-dimensional code 15a are associated with the device number which is the device number of the obstacle maintenance device 300 that has performed the second maintenance, and the nail maintenance is performed. Although the data is stored in the data table, the present invention is not limited to this, and like the obstacle nail maintenance data table for the second maintenance, the obstacle nail maintenance device that has performed the first maintenance. From 300, when the first maintenance is completed, including the reading data of the two-dimensional code 15a of the game board 2 which has performed the first maintenance and the temperature and humidity data, which are transmitted together with the device number of the obstacle nail maintenance device 300. Based on the first maintenance completion data, the serial number, temperature and humidity data and the like included in the completion data are associated with the device number of the obstacle maintenance device 300 that has performed the first maintenance, and the obstacle nail of the first maintenance is obtained. Information related to the first maintenance may be specified in the same manner as the second maintenance by storing the information in the maintenance data table, and may be printed out on a nail-to-nail measurement sheet described later.

Further, in this embodiment, when the second maintenance (first maintenance) is repeatedly executed, the data about the final second maintenance (first maintenance) is stored in the obstacle nail maintenance data table. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the second maintenance (first maintenance) is repeatedly performed, the data regarding each second maintenance (first maintenance) is also the obstacle nail maintenance data table. It may be stored in.

Further, the maintenance method in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 may be stored in the obstacle nail maintenance data table. Furthermore, when the "one device completion method" using the correction data is executed as the second maintenance method, the obstacle nail 200 targeted for the second maintenance is used for the maintenance of the obstacle nail 200. The correction data (correction value) may be stored so that it can be confirmed later, or when the “multi-device sharing method” is executed, the obstacle nail maintenance in which the second maintenance of each range R1 to R6 is performed. Individual difference information such as an error (individual difference) in the range of the apparatus 300 and correction data (correction value) may be stored so that the information can be confirmed later. Furthermore, these maintenance methods and individual difference information may be described in the inter-nail measurement document shown in FIG. By doing this, in the obstacle nail maintenance data table, the game board 2 is associated with a serial number that is identification information that can be individually identified, and a book on the second maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 of the game board 2 is provided. The correction data, which is the individual difference information of the invention, is stored and managed.

In addition, in the second image inspection table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the first inspection is performed in the second nail inspection device 17B of the number in association with the device number of each second nail inspection device 17B. Information (data) such as the serial number of the game board 2 performed, the date at the time of inspection, and the temperature and humidity at the time of the inspection are stored and managed.

Therefore, the management computer 500 can specify the second nail inspection device 17B that first inspected the game board 2 from the serial number of the game board 2 by using the second image inspection table, and the second nail inspection device 17B. The inspection date, manufacturing conditions such as temperature and humidity can be specified.

Although the second image inspection table is illustrated in FIG. 26, the storage device 505 of the management computer 500 also stores a first image inspection table similar to the second image inspection table. The 1-image inspection table is associated with the device number of each first nail inspecting device 17A, the serial number of the game board 2 inspected in the first nail inspecting device 17A of the number, the date at the time of inspection, and the serial number. Information (data) such as temperature and humidity at the time of inspection is stored and managed, and the first nail inspection device 17A that primarily inspects the game board 2 from the serial number of the game board 2 is used for the first image inspection. In addition to being identifiable by the table, it is also possible to identify the manufacturing date and the manufacturing conditions such as temperature and humidity, which are primarily inspected by the first nail inspection device 17A.

In this embodiment, based on various data stored in the storage device 505 of the management computer 500, the nail-to-nail measurement sheet shown in FIG. 27 is printed out by the printer 508, and a pachinko machine that is a purchaser of the game board 2 is displayed. It is provided to the purchaser of the gaming machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 27, the nail-to-nail measurement sheet of this embodiment is printed with a front view of the game board 2 on the left half of the paper, and on the left half of the paper, the devices and conditions that have been manufactured and maintained, the specified nails, and the like. Information between the nails and information about the obstacle nail 200 having a predetermined high importance are printed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 27, the symbols A to F are printed on the front view of the game board 2 so that it can be understood which part of the game board 2 the AF points to. In addition, a prescribed value of the size of the winning opening in the portions A to F is printed on the lower side of the paper.

Further, in the front view of the game board 2, all obstacle nails 200 to be placed on the game board are printed in circles, and among the obstacle nails 200, data such as angle and direction is required. The obstacle nails 200 of high importance are indicated by black circles, and the numbers [1] to [22] are printed in the vicinity.

Further, on the right side of the display of the specified value of the size of the winning hole, an explanatory diagram for explaining which position in the obstacle nail 200 is the name and which is the name is printed.

On the upper part of the nail-to-nail measurement document, the title of the "nail-to-nail measurement document", the printed date, and the model name are printed. In addition, serial number, development number, and nailing data name item data are printed on the upper right part of the paper.

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, information about nailing such as “nail driving date”, “nail driver number”, and “plate thickness” is printed on the right side of the paper. Below that is the position after the nail position of "Image inspection date", "Nail position measuring machine", "Nail height accuracy MAX", "Nail height accuracy MIN", "Temperature", "Humidity", "Plate temperature". Information about the first image inspection of is printed.

Below that, information about nail maintenance such as "Nail maintenance date", "Nail maintenance machine", "Temperature", "Humidity", and "Plate temperature" is printed, and below that, "Image inspection date". , "Nail position confirmation machine", "Temperature", "Humidity", "Plate temperature" is printed on the information regarding the final inspection image inspection.

Further, on the lower side, information on the intervals of the winning openings A to F shown in the front view on the left side of the paper is printed.

Further, at the right end of the paper, information on the “angle” and “direction” of the obstacle nails 200 of [1] to [22] shown in the front view on the left of the paper is printed in association with the number of each obstacle nail 200. Has been done.

Note that the “angle” is an angle perpendicular to the game board surface 2a of “0 degrees”, and the angle increases as the tip of the obstacle nail 200 inclines toward the upper side of the game board surface 2a. With respect to the “direction”, it is shown in the drawing that the time indicated by the hands of the clock is indicated by the corresponding direction in the top view of the obstacle nail 200. There is.

As described above, the nail-to-nail measurement sheet according to the present embodiment is printed with a lot of information regarding the maintenance of the obstacle nail 200, as shown in FIG. 27, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, the type and content of the maintenance information to be printed and the display method can be appropriately changed. In other words, as the information on maintenance, as information on the maintenance of the obstacle nail 200, which device is used for nailing or maintenance, conditions such as temperature and humidity when nailing or maintenance is performed, and obstacles after maintenance. Only information such as the angle and direction of the nail 200 or the distance between the winning openings may be used.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27, an example in which a person concerned such as a purchaser of the pachinko gaming machine 1 outputs a nail-to-nails measurement sheet that can be directly read is illustrated. For example, the page data of the inter-nail measurement report is stored in the management computer 500 in association with the page identification information such as the serial number of the game board 2 to which the inter-nail measurement report corresponds. It should be noted that, such as a bar code or a symbolized two-dimensional code that encodes the page identification information, only the encrypted information that cannot be directly read by a person concerned is output and the encrypted information is output. By reading with a predetermined terminal, the page specifying information is extracted, and the page data of the nail-to-nail measurement document stored in the management computer 500 in association with the extracted page specifying information is obtained and displayed. May be. Further, instead of the management computer 500, the page data of these nail-to-nails measurement documents are stored in a specific management server computer in association with page specific information such as the serial number of the game board 2, and the specific management server computer. By accessing the page and inputting the page specific information on the dedicated page, the page data of the nail-to-nail measurement report will be distributed and displayed on the terminals (for example, smartphones and tablets) that can be used by related parties. You may In this way, by making only the encrypted information that cannot be read directly by the parties concerned, it becomes difficult for the output maintenance information to be tampered with, so the security of the maintenance information can be improved. it can.

When outputting a bar code or a symbolized two-dimensional code that encodes these page identification information, not only the bar code and the two-dimensional code are output, but the two-dimensional code 15a shown in FIG. As described above, together with the bar code and the two-dimensional code, some of the information regarding maintenance described in the nail-to-nail measurement document specified from the bar code and the two-dimensional code, for example, nailing date and By printing out data of measured values such as nail maintenance dates and winning holes, the information about maintenance printed out together with these barcodes and two-dimensional codes can be directly output without using a predetermined terminal. It may be readable. By doing so, it becomes possible to confirm the maintenance information even when the predetermined terminal cannot be used.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, according to the second maintenance type (nail type, maintenance tool type, maintenance deformation amount (maintenance operation)). Since different holding control is performed by determining different clamp control patterns, the game board can be favorably held, and thus different types of maintenance can be appropriately performed. The types of maintenance are not limited to those illustrated in this embodiment, and may be different from those illustrated in this embodiment. Specifically, instead of the amount of maintenance deformation (the amount of movement of the maintenance tool), the maintenance tool may have different moving speeds, the route of movement of the maintenance tool, the position of contact with the obstacle nail 200, or the like. ..

Further, according to this embodiment, in the table 302 of the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, in the game board 2, the guide pin formed in the game board 2 is inserted with the guide pin having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the guide hole. In this state, the guide pins are urged in the horizontal direction so as to intersect with the guide pins, so that the positional accuracy of the game board being held can be improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the first maintenance and the second maintenance, after performing the first maintenance (primary maintenance), the state of the faulty nail 200 that has been maintained is detected, and the detected state is a predetermined proper value. If it is not in a predetermined proper state, it is determined based on the detected state that the maintenance is different from the first maintenance, specifically, as shown in FIG. In the first re-maintenance, the modified example (maintenance amount) which is an example of the maintenance operation is changed, in the second re-repair, the maintenance tool 400 used is changed, and in the third re-repair the obstacle nail is repaired. Since the maintenance is performed by changing the device 300, it is possible to prevent the generation of a faulty nail that is not properly maintained.

In the embodiment, the management computer 500 determines whether or not the detected state is the predetermined proper state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case of a configuration in which these determinations are made on the side of each obstacle nail maintenance device 300, or the state of the obstacle nail 200 after maintenance is detected by the first nail inspection device 17A and the second nail inspection device 17B, etc. Alternatively, these determinations may be performed by each of the first nail inspection device 17A and the second nail inspection device 17B, that is, on the device side that detects the state of the obstacle nail 200.

Further, according to the present embodiment, if the state of the obstacle nail 200 is not in the predetermined proper state even after the re-maintenance is performed a predetermined number of times (three times in the present embodiment), the first maintenance and the second maintenance are performed. After the maintenance is completed, it is set as an emission target from the production line 12, so it is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconveniences such as the reduction of the manufacturing efficiency due to the repeated re-servicing (secondary maintenance) being repeated more than necessary. be able to.

Further, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, the standard maintenance is performed in which the distance between the obstacle nails 200 in different regions (positions) on the game board surface 2a is 12.00 mm which is the standard state ( (Standard maintenance process), to detect the individual difference which is an error between the distance between the obstacle nails 200 subjected to the standard maintenance and the standard condition of 12.00 mm, the distance between the obstacle nails 200 after the standard maintenance is detected. (Nail state detection step), correction data for each area is created from the individual difference obtained by the detection, and when the management computer 500 sets the “one device completion method” as the maintenance method, the maintenance is performed. Since the second maintenance is performed based on the second maintenance data corrected by the correction data corresponding to the area (position) in which the target obstacle nail 200 is provided, the occurrence of the faulty nail 200 in poor maintenance due to the difference in position. Can be prevented.

Further, according to the present embodiment, as described above, the standard difference (standard maintenance process), the difference between the intervals between the obstacle nails 200 for which the standard maintenance is performed and the standard condition of 12.00 mm are individual differences. Is detected (nail state detection step), and in the management computer 500, when the “multi-device sharing method” is set as the maintenance method, within a predetermined reference value for performing maintenance with good individual difference. The second maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 is performed on the range (any one of the ranges R1 to R6) to which the area (position) is, and the area (position) that is not within the reference value, that is, the nail nail in the nail maintenance method setting screen. By not performing the maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 in the range not set for the maintenance device 300 (good partial maintenance step), it is possible to prevent the generation of the faulty nail 200 of poor maintenance due to the difference in position.

In the above embodiment, the management computer 500 exemplifies a mode in which the maintenance method can be selected and set from the "one apparatus completion method" and the "multiple apparatus sharing method", but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of the above, only one of the maintenance methods may be performed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, since the positional deviation can be confirmed by the detection pin G and the positional deviation confirmation tool 400', it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the maintenance accuracy due to the positional deviation. Although the detection pin G and the position shift confirmation tool 400' are used as the position shift confirmation means in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the detection pin G and the position are not limited thereto. The positional deviation may be confirmed by a method other than the method using the displacement confirmation tool 400'.

Further, according to this embodiment, the remeasurement (redetection) by the standard maintenance is executed every time the execution condition (redetection execution condition) for executing the remeasurement (redetection) of the individual difference by the standard maintenance is satisfied. Therefore, even if the error (individual difference) changes due to the maintenance, it is possible to perform the maintenance corresponding to the change.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the individual difference information such as correction data regarding the second maintenance of the obstacle nail 200 of the game board 2 is stored in association with the serial number of the game board 2 in the obstacle nail maintenance data table, Since it is managed, individual difference information can be managed for each game board 2.

In addition, in the present embodiment, a plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided on the game board surface 2a of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are maintained, and a deviation from a predetermined setting position among the plurality of obstacle nails 200 is performed. First maintenance performed in step S5 for obstacle nails 200 that are outside the allowable range, and in step S7 for obstacle nails designated in advance among the plurality of obstacle nails 200 (for example, designated nails 204 to 208). It is possible to perform the second maintenance to be performed, and the second maintenance performs the maintenance having a different content from the first maintenance. In this way, in the first maintenance, the displacement from the set position can be uniformly maintained for the plurality of obstacle nails 200, and in the second maintenance, the displacement of the previously specified obstacle nails can be maintained. Since different contents can be maintained, it is possible to perform detailed maintenance according to the nail arrangement (gauge) of the obstacle nail 200.

The obstacle nail maintenance system of the present invention has a nailing machine 16 for driving a plurality of obstacle nails 200 on the game board surface 2a of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a deviation from a preset position for each of the plurality of obstacle nails 200. A first nail inspecting device 17A and a second nail inspecting device 17B that determine whether or not they are within an allowable range, an obstacle nail maintenance device 300 that maintains a plurality of obstacle nails 200, a nailing machine 16, and a first nail. It consists of an inspection device 17A, a second nail inspection device 17B, and a management computer 500 that controls the fault nail maintenance device 300. The management computer 500 is a specific fault among the plurality of fault nails 200 provided on the game board surface 2a. For the nail designating means for designating the nail (for example, the maintenance location (type of designated nail) displayed on the interface for setting the maintenance data of the accurate driver) and the faulty nail maintenance device 300, the first nail inspection device First maintenance instruction means (for example, the CPU 502 that receives the inspection result data) that instructs the execution of the first maintenance for the faulty nail whose deviation from the set position is determined to be outside the allowable range by 17A or the second nail inspection device 17B. However, among the obstacle nails 200 driven in step S3, the obstacle nails 200 determined by the inspection in step S4 as being out of the allowable range in the XY axis directions with respect to the set position of the head 200b are targeted. First maintenance data for arranging the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the set position is created, and the first maintenance data is transmitted to the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of the transfer destination of the game board 2 to send the first maintenance data. 1) and a second maintenance instruction means (for example, CPU 502) that instructs the nail maintenance device 300 to execute second maintenance for the obstacle nail designated by the obstacle nail designating means. Of the plurality of obstacle nails, the obstacle nail 200 (for example, the designated nails 204 to 208) designated in advance according to the type of the game board 2 is targeted, and the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 is within the allowable range of the designated position. The second maintenance data is transmitted to the obstruction nail maintenance device 300 for instructing execution of the second maintenance), and the second maintenance is different from the first maintenance. To do. In this way, in the first maintenance, the displacement from the set position can be uniformly maintained for the plurality of obstacle nails 200, and in the second maintenance, the displacement maintenance of the previously specified obstacle nails 200 is performed. Since maintenance different from the above can be performed, fine maintenance according to the nail arrangement (gauge) of the obstacle nail 200 or the like can be performed.

The management device as an embodiment of the present invention is a management computer 500 for controlling an obstacle nail maintenance device 300 for servicing a plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided on a game board surface 2a of a pachinko gaming machine 1, which is a game board surface. Obstacle nail designating means for designating a particular obstacle nail among a plurality of obstacle nails 200 provided in 2a (for example, a maintenance location (type of designated nail) displayed on an interface for setting maintenance data of a correct driver). Then, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 is instructed to execute the first maintenance for the obstacle nail whose deviation from the set position is determined to be outside the allowable range by the first nail inspection device 17A or the second nail inspection device 17B. The first maintenance instruction means (for example, the CPU 502 that receives the inspection result data, the allowable range of deviation of the nail 200 struck in step S3 in the XY axis directions with respect to the set position of the head 200b by the inspection in step S4. Targeting the obstacle nail 200 determined to be outside, the first maintenance data for arranging the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the set position is created, and the first maintenance data is used as the game board. 2) to the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of the destination of conveyance to instruct execution of the first maintenance) and for the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 of the second maintenance for the obstacle nail designated by the obstacle nail designating means. Second maintenance instruction means for instructing execution (for example, CPU 502 targets obstacle nails 200 (for example, designated nails 204 to 208, etc.) designated in advance according to the type of game board 2 among a plurality of obstacle nails, A portion for transmitting the second maintenance data for arranging the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the designated position to instruct execution of the second maintenance), and at least the obstacle nail. An output unit (for example, a printer 508 that prints out a nail-to-nail measurement sheet shown in FIG. 27) capable of outputting the information about the obstacle nail including the information about the maintenance transmitted from the maintenance device 300 for each gaming machine. In the second maintenance, the maintenance different in content from the first maintenance is performed. In this way, in the first maintenance, the displacement from the set position can be uniformly maintained for the plurality of obstacle nails 200, and in the second maintenance, the displacement of the obstacle nails 200 designated in advance is maintained. Since it is possible to perform maintenance different in content from the above, it is possible to perform fine maintenance according to the nail arrangement (gauge) of the obstacle nail 200 and the like.

In addition, when there are a plurality of obstacle nail maintenance devices 300, the output nail-to-nail measurement report includes the obstacle nails among the plurality of obstacle nail maintenance devices 300 that have been repaired as described in the nail-to-nail measurement document. By including the maintenance device identification information such as the device number that can identify the maintenance device 300, when a defect or the like occurs, the faulty nail maintenance device that has performed the defective maintenance can be easily specified.

Further, by performing the second maintenance after performing the first maintenance, the second maintenance can be performed in a state where the misalignment is maintained in the first maintenance, and thus the second maintenance can be accurately performed.

Further, a first determination means for determining whether or not the deviation from the set position of the obstacle nail 200 that has undergone the first maintenance is within an allowable range (for example, the CPU 502 of the management computer 500 is the maintenance that has performed the first maintenance). Regarding the subsequent obstacle nails 200, it is specified from the gauge data corresponding to the game board 2 whether or not each obstacle nail 200 is tilted upward about 4 degrees with respect to the Z-axis direction orthogonal to the game board surface 2a. From the position determined in advance based on the displacement direction and the displacement amount in the XY axis direction with respect to the set position of the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200) and the predetermined position determined in advance for the obstacle nail 200 that has undergone the second maintenance. Second determining means for determining whether or not the deviation is within the allowable range (for example, the CPU 502 of the management computer 500 determines that the head 200b of the designated nail 204 for which the second maintenance has been performed is within the allowable range of the designated position). (A portion for determining whether or not they are arranged), and the determination method by the first determination means and the determination method by the second determination means are different, so that the determination can be efficiently performed by a method according to the maintenance content. it can.

Further, the second determination means determines whether or not the deviation from the designated position is within the allowable range based on the measurement result using the force sensor, so that the state of the prepared obstacle nail 200 is described in detail. You can figure it out.

In addition, the force sensor includes a first contact side 602L and a second contact side 602R arranged so as to intersect the first contact side 602L, and the first contact side 602L and the second contact side 602L. Due to the load applied when the first contact side 602L or the second contact side 602R is contacted during the movement of the base point RP with 602R toward the designated position, the deviation from the predetermined designated position falls within the allowable range. Since it is determined whether or not there is any, it is possible to grasp the state of the prepared obstacle nail 200 in detail.

Further, in the first inspection, the management computer 500 (CPU 502) arranges the head 200b of each obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the set position based on the image taken by the camera 44 of the second nail inspection device 17B. Since a plurality of cameras 44 are fixed to the predetermined frame 43, it is possible to grasp the state of the obstacle nail in detail.

Further, by having a measuring means (for example, a hygrometer or a thermometer) capable of measuring the state of the outside air, and performing the first maintenance and the second maintenance based on the measurement result of the measuring means, the first maintenance and the second maintenance are performed. The accuracy of maintenance can be improved.

In the second inspection, the management computer 500 (CPU 502) arranges the head 200b of each obstacle nail 200 within the allowable range of the designated position by the measuring unit 602 (force sensor) provided in the inspection tool 600. It is determined whether or not it is present, and the bending state of the obstacle nail 200 is specified from the amount of deviation in the XY axis directions with respect to the designated position of the body portion 200a at each inspection point P1, P2, thereby playing the head 200b of the obstacle nail 200. Since the length dimension from the board surface 2a can be specified, the state of the obstacle nail 200 can be grasped in detail.

Further, a holding part 403 which can be arranged so as to sandwich the body part 200a of the obstacle nail 200, and an operating means for operating the holding part 403 (for example, the CPU 502 of the management computer 500, the maintenance arm 301 of the obstacle nail maintenance device 300, maintenance). And a driving source for the arm 301), and operates the holding portion 403 by the operating means to maintain the obstacle nail in which the body portion 200a is held by the holding portion 403. It is possible to move the holding portion 403 in the XY axis directions that are along the game board surface 2a and in the Z axis direction that is a direction orthogonal to the game board surface 2a, and move the holding portion 403 to move the body portion 200a. In the first position, a second step of tilting the holding portion 403 in one direction of the XY axis direction at the first position, and a second step of moving the holding portion 403 from the first position in the Z axis direction. It is possible to execute a third step of arranging the second position further from the game board surface 2a than the first position and tilting it in the other direction of the XY axis directions. By doing so, not only the holding portion 403 is tilted in one direction of the XY axis direction but also returned to the other direction, so that a force can be applied to the body portion 200a in a well-balanced manner. Further, by tilting the sandwiching portion 403 arranged at the first position in one direction of the XY axis directions and then moving it to the second position as well as returning it to the other direction, the bending force is applied to only a part of the body portion 200a. Since it is possible to avoid acting in a concentrated manner, it is possible to perform stable maintenance without bending the body portion 200a in the middle.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configurations are not limited to these embodiments, and any modifications or additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Be done.

For example, in the above embodiment, the game board 2 newly manufactured is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game board 2 that has been shipped once from the factory and used, or from the factory. It may be an unused game board 2 that has been shipped once. In addition, when performing maintenance of these used game boards 2, the data of the obstacle nails 200 of the game board 2 at the time of shipment (for example, the data of the nail-to-nail measurement data) and the current data of the obstacle nails 200 are set. Comparing these with the compared data, advice regarding handling to the game hall, improvement and development of the game board 2, change of arrangement of the obstacle nail 200, change of maintenance contents in a state of anticipating deterioration (deformation), etc. It may be used for.

Further, in the above embodiment, the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 exemplifies a mode in which the obstacle nail 200 of the game board 2 to which the ornaments such as the windmill 61 and the center decorative frame 51 are not attached is maintained. Is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in the modified example of FIG. 31, a wind turbine mounting device F or a frame mounting device W is provided between the nailing machine 16 and the first nail inspection device 17A. 32, as shown in FIG. 32, maintenance is performed in the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 for the game board 2 on which the ornaments such as the wind turbine 61 and the center decorative frame 51 are attached by the wind turbine mounted device F and the frame mounted device W. It may be performed.

In addition, at a position where the wind turbine-equipped device F and the frame-equipped device W are arranged, a loading port for loading the transport device 13 is provided so that the used gaming board 2 and the factory have not yet once shipped. The used game board 2 or the like may be put into the carrier device 13 to perform the inspection by the first nail inspection device 17A or the maintenance by the faulty nail maintenance device 300. Thus, the used game board 2 or the like is used. In the case of servicing, as shown in FIG. 32, the game board 2 is horizontally placed on the table 302 like the game board 2 on which ornaments such as the windmill 61 and the center decorative frame 51 are mounted. Instead of servicing, as shown in FIG. 33, the game board 2 may be placed on the table 302 in an upright state and fixed for servicing. Further, in the case of the game board 2 on which the used game board 2 or the like is attached, the game board 2 is maintained in an upright state as shown in FIG. 33, and in the case of the game board 2 on which the decoration is not attached, As shown in FIG. 8, the mode (placement method) of servicing the game board 2 may be different depending on the type and state of the game board 2 so that the game board 2 is maintained in a horizontal state. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 33, when the game board 2 is maintained in a vertically standing state, the game board 2 can be maintained with the game machine frame (underframe) 3 attached.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the management computer determines the execution direction and the execution content of the first maintenance and the second maintenance, and the deviation direction and the deviation amount from the set position and the specified position of the head 200b by the first inspection and the second inspection. Although the CPU 502 of 500 executes the above, the present invention is not limited to this, and execution instructions and contents of the first maintenance and the second maintenance in each obstacle nail maintenance device 300, the first inspection, and the like. The second inspection may determine the direction and amount of deviation of the head 200b from the set position or the specified position.

Further, in the embodiment, in the manufacturing line 12, in the steps from nailing to the final inspection (steps S3 to S9), each game board 2 is arbitrarily taken out of the carrier device 13 in each step. Although some forms have been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the management computer 500 may distribute the game board 2 to the obstacle nail maintenance device 300 to be maintained, or each game board 2 may be used. If it is possible to specify the device number of a device with a large number of maintenance defects based on the maintenance history information of the above, when a device with a large number of maintenance defects is specified, a new maintenance will be added to the device. Data may not be transmitted, or a new game board 2 may not be carried, that is, the device may not be used. By doing so, frequent maintenance defects can be prevented.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the manufacturing line 12, in the steps from nailing to the final inspection (steps S3 to S9), each game board 2 is assigned to an empty device in each step. Although the form in which which of the plurality of devices is to be used for nail maintenance or nailing is not determined in advance is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the process from nailing to final inspection (process) In S3 to step S9), it may be determined in advance by which device each game board 2 will be serviced.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko game machine 1 is illustrated as an example of the game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a predetermined number of game balls are inside the game machine. The number of balls used for the game is subtracted, while the number of balls used for the game is subtracted while the number of balls used for the game is added, which is circulated in the The present invention can be applied to a so-called enclosed game machine that is stored in memory.

Further, in the above embodiment, a spherical game ball (pachinko ball) was applied as an example of the game medium, but the present invention is not limited to a spherical game medium, and for example, a non-spherical game medium such as a medal. May be

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the nail-to-nail measurement sheet, which is information regarding maintenance, is output by printing is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these output forms include nails. It may be possible to output the measurement report between nails as a display, or the form of recording the data of the measurement report between nails and the data included in the measurement report between nails on a recording medium, or outputting it as data to the outside. The output form may be (transmitted).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, all the data of the faulty nail 200 to which the numbers such as the designated nails 204 to 208 that have been subjected to the second maintenance are attached are directly readable in the inter-nail measurement sheet shown in FIG. 27. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information about the first maintenance is directly readable, but the information about the second maintenance is directly readable (for example, Information regarding one of the first maintenance and the second maintenance may be directly readable and information regarding the other may be directly readable. ..

Further, in the nail-to-nails measurement report, only the information regarding one of the first maintenance and the second maintenance may be written.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, for each of the obstacle nails 200 numbered such as the designated nails 204 to 208 that have been subjected to the second maintenance, more detailed information such as the angle and direction than the other obstacle nails 200 is provided. By making the notation, detailed information of the obstacle nail 200 having high importance can be confirmed in the nail-to-nail measurement document, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the designated nails 204 to 208 and the like. The numbered information about the obstacle nail 200 may be only the same information as the other obstacle nails 200, or conversely, detailed information about the designated nails 204 to 208 and the like other than the designated nails 204 to 208 may be provided. The information may be written as the information of the obstacle nail 200.

In addition, although not described in the nail-to-nails measurement sheet in the above-described embodiment, for example, in the first maintenance and the second maintenance, data such as presence/absence of re-maintenance and the number of times of re-maintenance should be described. Alternatively, information such as the type of the maintenance tool 400 used for the first maintenance, the second maintenance, or the re-servicing may be described.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the re-maintenance is performed three times in the first maintenance and the second maintenance, the re-maintenance is not performed so that the re-maintenance is discharged from the production line 12 as an example. The invention is not limited to this, and the upper limit number of these re-services may be a number other than 3, and the upper limit number of the first service and the upper limit number of the second service may be different. ..

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the correction data (correction value) is subjected to standard maintenance in each area divided into 50, the interval between the obstacle nails 200 after the standard maintenance is measured, and the error from the set value is determined. Although the mode of identifying and creating the correction data (correction value) by the error is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the correction data (correction value) may be created by other methods. Good.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, correction data is created for each type of game board (whether veneer or resin), maintenance tool, plate temperature, and humidity, and correction data that matches the maintenance conditions when performing the second maintenance is set. An example is shown in which the second maintenance data is read out and the correction value corresponding to the position of the obstacle nail 200 to be maintained is used to correct the second maintenance data, but the present invention is not limited to this. Regarding these items (elements) of maintenance conditions, etc., if there are many items (elements), the amount of correction data will become enormous and the time required for correction will become long, so these items (elements) For, the number should be as small as possible within the range where sufficient maintenance accuracy can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, the maintenance tool 400 is replaced with the inspection tool 600, and the replaced inspection tool 600 is used to detect (inspect) the position and the like of the obstacle nail 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the position and the like of the obstacle nail 200 may be detected (inspected) by using the maintenance tool 400 without replacing the inspection tool 600. ..

Further, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, predetermined standard maintenance is performed in each area of the serviceable range in advance, and the actual spacing and setting of the obstacle nail 200 which is the maintenance result after the standard maintenance is set. Based on the difference with the interval, when the multiple device sharing method is set as the maintenance method of the obstacle nail 200, the embodiment in which each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 determines the sharing area to perform maintenance has been exemplified. It is not limited to, for example, by analyzing the maintenance data accumulated by the management computer 500 by the maintenance performed by each obstacle nail maintenance device 300, the shared area in which each obstacle nail maintenance device 300 performs maintenance is determined. You may decide.

2 game board 2a game board surface 200 obstacle nail 200a trunk 200b head 300 obstacle nail maintenance device 301 maintenance arm 400 maintenance tool 500 control device 501 control unit 502 storage device 600 inspection tool

Claims (5)

An obstacle nail maintenance device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail provided on a game board surface of a gaming machine,
Primary maintenance means for performing primary maintenance of obstacle nails,
Nail state detecting means for detecting the state of the faulty nail that has been subjected to the first maintenance,
Secondary servicing means for performing secondary servicing different from the primary servicing when it is determined that the state of the faulty nail detected by the nail state detecting means is not in a predetermined proper state. When,
Special maintenance means for performing special maintenance different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance on a designated nail designated in advance;
Equipped with
The special maintenance, when the second-order development is executed Ru is performed after the second-order development,
An obstacle nail maintenance device characterized by the above. An obstacle nail maintenance method for maintaining an obstacle nail provided on a game board surface of a gaming machine,
A primary maintenance process for the primary maintenance of obstacle nails,
A nail state detecting step of detecting the state of the obstacle nail that has been subjected to the first maintenance,
The state of the faulty nail detected in the nail state detection step, a determination step of determining whether or not a predetermined appropriate state,
A secondary maintenance step of performing a secondary maintenance different from the primary maintenance when it is determined in the determination step that the state is not appropriate;
A special maintenance step of performing a special maintenance different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance on a designated nail designated in advance;
Only including,
The special maintenance is performed after the secondary maintenance when the secondary maintenance is performed,
An obstacle nail maintenance method characterized by the following. An obstacle nail maintenance system including an obstacle nail maintenance device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail provided on a game board surface of a gaming machine, and a management device managing the obstacle nail maintenance device,
The obstacle nail maintenance device is provided with a judging means for judging whether or not the state of the obstacle nail which has been subjected to the primary maintenance is in a predetermined proper state,
The obstacle nail maintenance device is
Secondary servicing means for performing a secondary servicing different from the primary servicing when the determining means determines that the state is not appropriate;
Special maintenance means for performing special maintenance different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance on a designated nail designated in advance;
Equipped with
The special maintenance, when the second-order development is executed Ru is performed after the second-order development,
An obstacle nail maintenance system characterized by the following. A management device for managing an obstacle nail maintenance device capable of performing maintenance of an obstacle nail provided on a game board surface of a gaming machine,
Maintenance for performing secondary maintenance different from the above-mentioned primary maintenance when it is determined that the state of the obstacle nail that has undergone the primary maintenance in the above-mentioned obstacle maintenance device is not in a predetermined proper state. Sending data to the obstacle nail maintenance device,
Special maintenance for a designated nail specified in advance, which is different from the first maintenance and the second maintenance and is performed after the second maintenance when the second maintenance is performed. Transmitting data to the obstacle nail maintenance device,
A management device characterized by the above. Equipped with temperature measuring means that can measure the temperature of the game board,
Performing the special maintenance with the maintenance data corrected by the temperature measured by the temperature measuring means,
The obstacle nail maintenance device according to claim 1, characterized in that.