JP6929594B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines.

In gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines, a plurality of circuits and the like are provided, and different voltages may be supplied to these plurality of circuits. Therefore, there is a gaming machine provided with a power supply board provided with a power supply generation circuit that generates and supplies power supplies having different voltages from a source power supply supplied from the outside (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-177485

However, there is room for improvement in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the influence of noise.

(A) A gaming machine that plays games
It is provided with a power generation circuit that generates power used for electrical components, has a rectangular power supply board, and has a rectangular power supply board.
The power supply board
An input unit for inputting the original power supply is mounted on the first side of the power supply board.
A power switch for switching on / off of the input of the original power supply by the input unit is mounted on the second side of the power supply board facing the first side.
A power generation area provided with the power generation circuit is provided, and a power generation area is provided.
In the wiring pattern formed on the power supply board, the wiring pattern for connecting the input unit and the power supply switch is outside the power supply generation region and is provided along the third side of the power supply board. ,
A gaming machine characterized in that the power generation region is arranged on a straight line connecting the input unit and the power switch.
(1) A power supply that is a game machine (for example, pachinko game machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.) that performs a game and generates a power source used for electric parts (for example, reel 202L, 202C, 202R, hopper motor 234b, etc.). It has a power supply board (for example, power supply board 301, etc.) provided with a generation circuit (for example, first shot key barrier diode SD51, first integrated circuit IC51 to fourth integrated circuit IC54, etc.), and the power supply board is AC. The first region (for example, rectification region Y2, etc.) provided with a rectifier circuit (for example, full-wave rectifier circuit 36091, etc.) that rectifies the power supply to a DC power supply, and the power supply voltage of the DC power supply rectified by the rectifier circuit are transformed. A second region (for example, a transformation region Y3 or the like) provided with a transformer circuit (for example, a first variable power supply circuit 36101 to a fourth variable power supply circuit 36104 or the like) is provided, and the second region is separately provided. A plurality of second regions (for example, first transformation region Y31 to fourth transformation region Y34, etc.) on which a transformer circuit is mounted are provided, and the plurality of second regions are arranged around the first region. (For example, the first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 are arranged around the rectification region Y2, etc.).

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(2) In the gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.) of the above (1), the first region may be arranged in the center of the power supply board (for example, the rectifying region Y2). Is located in the center of the power supply board 301, etc.).

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2) (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.), a capacitor is arranged between the first region and the second region. (For example, the tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63 are arranged between the rectifying region Y2, the first transformer region Y31, and the second transformer region Y32).

With such a configuration, noise is reduced.

(4) The game machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above (for example, pachinko game machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.), and the transformer circuit is mounted upright in the second region. (For example, the first integrated circuit IC 51, the second integrated circuit IC 52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 may be the first transformer region Y1, the second transformer transformer region Y2, and the fourth transformer of the base material 301A in the power supply board 301. It is mounted upright in area Y4, etc.).

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact, and heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(5) The transformer circuit of the game machine (for example, pachinko game machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.) of the above (4) on the outer edge of the power supply board (for example, the right end side of the base material 301A in the power supply board 301). (For example, the fifth integrated circuit IC55) is provided, and the outer edge side (for example, the right end side of the base material 301A of the power supply board 301) of the power supply board provided with the transformer circuit is other than the transformer circuit. Electronic components (for example, transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc.) may not be arranged.

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(6) The game machine according to any one of (1) to (5) above (for example, pachinko game machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.), and has the same voltage as a transformer circuit provided in each of the plurality of second regions. However, a first transformer circuit (for example, the first integrated circuit IC51, etc.) and a second transformer circuit (for example, the third integrated circuit IC53, etc.) for creating power supplies having different current amounts are included, and the second transformer circuit The amount of current in the first transformer circuit is larger than the amount of current, and the second transformer circuit is provided in the first region (for example, the first transformer region Y31, etc.) in which the first transformer circuit is provided. It is arranged closer to the output region (for example, the output region Y4 including the second output terminal CN52) that outputs the generated DC current than the second region (for example, the third transformer region Y33 or the like). It may have been done.

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows an example of various control boards, etc. mounted on a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the schematic structure of the power-source part provided in the power-source board of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows a part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the arrangement of the electric part in the power-source part of a pachinko gaming machine. (A) is a diagram showing a part of the wiring pattern formed on the back surface side of the base material, and (B) is a diagram showing a part of the wiring pattern formed on the front surface side of the base material. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the timer interrupt processing for game control of a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the production control main processing of a pachinko game machine. It is a front view of the slot machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a side view of the main part of the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the main control part mounted on the game control board. It is a figure which shows the schematic structure of the power-source part provided in the power-source board of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows a part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the other part of the detailed structure of the power-source part of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the arrangement of the electric part in the power-source part of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the game control processing of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the effect control main processing of a slot machine.

[First Embodiment]
(1) Explanation of configuration A. Description of Basic Configuration FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a control board and the like mounted on the pachinko gaming machine. An example is shown. In the following description, the overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. In the following description, the front side of FIG. 1 will be described as the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the back side will be described as the back side. The front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a facing surface facing the player when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the player side.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board 2 constituting a game board surface and a gaming machine frame (also referred to as a “game frame”) 3 for supporting and fixing the game board 2. In the present embodiment, the game board 2 is
It is a model-specific unit that differs depending on the model, and is detachably attached to the gaming machine frame 3. Further, the gaming machine frame 3 is a model-common unit that is commonly used for gaming boards of different models regardless of the model of the gaming board 2. With reference to FIG. 2, the gaming machine frame 3 is the gaming board 2.
An elongated rectangular frame-shaped underframe having an accommodating portion for detachably accommodating a, the left side front side of the underframe,
Glass doors and lower doors that can be opened and closed around the axis extending along the vertical direction,
It has. The game board 2 is covered from the front by a glass door while being housed in the underframe from the front. The glass door is provided with a substantially circular see-through window that allows the game area formed on the game board 2 to be visually recognized from the front.

The game board 2 is formed with a substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails. In this game area, a game ball as a game medium is launched from a predetermined ball launching device and is driven into the game area. A normal winning ball device 6A and a normal variable winning ball device 6B are provided in the lower portion of the game area on the game board 2. The ordinary winning ball device 6A forms, for example, a first starting winning opening as a starting region that is always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. The ordinary variable winning ball device 6B has a normal electric accessory having a pair of movable wing pieces that are changed into a normal open state in a vertical position and an expanded open state in a tilting position by a solenoid 81 for an ordinary electric accessory. In preparation, a second start winning opening is formed.

For example, in the normal variable winning ball device 6B, when the solenoid 81 for the normal electric accessory is in the off state, the movable wing piece is in the vertical position, so that the game ball is hard to pass through the second starting winning opening and is normally opened. It becomes a state. On the other hand, in the ordinary variable winning ball device 6B, the game ball can easily pass through the second starting winning opening by the tilt control in which the movable wing piece is in the tilting position when the solenoid 81 for the ordinary electric accessory is in the ON state. It becomes an open state. Although the normally variable winning ball device 6B allows the game ball to pass through the second starting winning opening even when it is in the normally open state, there is a possibility that the game ball will pass through when it is in the expanded open state. It may be configured to be low. Alternatively, the normally variable winning ball device 6B may be configured so that the game ball does not pass through the second starting winning opening, for example, by closing the second starting winning opening in the normally open state. In this way, the second start winning opening changes into an expanded open state in which the game ball easily passes, and a normally open state in which the game ball is difficult to pass or cannot pass.

The game ball that has passed through the first starting winning opening formed by the ordinary winning ball device 6A is detected by, for example, the first starting opening switch 22A. The game ball that has passed through the second start winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 6B is detected by, for example, the second starting opening switch 22B. The winning by detecting the game ball passing through the first starting winning opening by the first starting opening switch 22A is referred to as the first starting winning. Further, the winning by detecting the game ball passing through the second starting winning opening by the second starting opening switch 22B is referred to as the second starting winning.

Based on the fact that the game balls that have passed through the first start winning opening are detected by the first starting opening switch 22A, a predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as prize balls, and the first special figure is suspended. If the number of memories (described later) is equal to or less than a predetermined upper limit value (for example, "4"), the decoration executed in the first special symbol game (described later) or the display device 5 executed in the first special symbol display device 4A. The first start condition for executing the variable display game such as the variable display of the symbol is satisfied. Further, based on the fact that the game balls that have passed through the second start winning opening are detected by the second starting opening switch 22B, a predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as prize balls, and the second special feature. If the number of reserved figures (described later) is equal to or less than a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “4”), it is executed in the second special symbol game (described later) or the display device 5 executed in the second special symbol display device 4B. The second starting condition for executing the variable display game such as the variable display of the decorative symbol is satisfied. The number of prize balls paid out based on the first starting prize and the number of prize balls paid out based on the second starting prize may be the same number or different numbers. good.

The first special figure reservation number is the number of variable display games that are not immediately executed when the first start winning is generated and the execution is temporarily suspended. Even if the first start condition for executing the variable display game such as the first special figure game (described later) or the variable display of the decorative symbol is satisfied by the occurrence of the first start prize, the first start prize is generated. When the first start condition that allows the start of the above-mentioned variable display game is not satisfied (for example, the variable display game based on the first or second start condition that is satisfied earlier is being executed or pachinko. When the game machine 1 is controlled to the jackpot game state), the execution of the variable display game is suspended. That is, the first special figure hold storage number is the number of games of the variable display game due to the occurrence of the first start winning prize that is in the state of waiting for execution. The number of reserved first special figures is reduced by one each time one of the first start conditions is satisfied.

Information on the variable display corresponding to the first start prize, in which the first start condition is satisfied by a certain first start prize, but the first start condition that allows the start of the variable display game by the first start prize is not satisfied. Is stored (held) as hold data (first special figure hold information) until the first start condition that allows the start of the variable display game by the first start prize is satisfied. In other words, the reserved first special figure reservation information is digested one by one each time the first start condition is satisfied, and the variable display game based on the digested first special figure reservation information is executed.

The second special figure reservation number is the number of variable display games that are not immediately executed when the second start winning is generated and the execution is temporarily suspended. When the second start prize is generated, the second start prize is generated even if the second start condition for executing the variable display game such as the second special figure game (described later) or the variable display of the decorative symbol is satisfied. When the second start condition that allows the start of the above-mentioned variable display game is not satisfied (for example, the variable display game based on the first start condition or the second start condition that is satisfied earlier is being executed or pachinko. When the game machine 1 is controlled to the jackpot game state), the execution of the variable display game is suspended. That is, the second special figure hold storage number is the number of games of the variable display game due to the occurrence of the second start winning prize that is in the state of waiting for execution. The number of reserved second special figures is reduced by one each time one of the second start conditions is satisfied.

Information on the variable display corresponding to the second start prize, in which the second start condition is satisfied by a certain second start prize, but the second start condition that allows the start of the variable display game by the second start prize is not satisfied. Is stored (held) as hold data (second special figure hold information) until the second start condition that allows the start of the variable display game by the second start prize is satisfied. In other words, the reserved second special figure reservation information is digested one by one each time the second start condition is satisfied, and the variable display game based on the digested second special figure reservation information is executed.

When the first start winning opening and the second starting winning opening are not particularly distinguished, they are also simply referred to as "starting winning openings". Further, when the first starting prize and the second starting prize are not particularly distinguished, it is also simply referred to as "starting prize". Further, the number of reserved storages obtained by adding the number of reserved storages of the first special figure and the number of reserved storages of the second special figure is referred to as "total number of reserved storages". When the first special figure holding memory number, the second special figure holding storage number, and the total holding storage number are not particularly distinguished, they are usually simply referred to as "special figure holding storage number", but simply "special figure holding storage number". When referred to as "the number of stored memories", it may refer to any one or two of the first special figure reserved memory number, the second special figure reserved memory number, and the total reserved memory number. Further, when the first start condition and the second start condition are not particularly distinguished, they are also simply referred to as "start condition" or "execution condition". Further, when the first start condition and the second start condition are not particularly distinguished, they are also simply referred to as "start condition". Further, when the first special figure reservation information and the second special figure reservation information are not particularly distinguished, they are also simply referred to as "special figure reservation information".

A special variable winning ball device 7 is provided below the normal winning ball device 6A and the normal variable winning ball device 6B in the game area of the game board 2. The special variable winning ball device 7 includes a large winning opening door that is opened and closed by a solenoid 82 for the large winning opening door, and the large winning opening door changes between an open state and a closed state. Form the mouth.

For example, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the large winning opening door is in the off state, the large winning opening door closes the large winning opening, and the game ball cannot pass through the large winning opening. On the other hand, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the large winning opening door is in the on state, the large winning opening door opens the large winning opening to make it easier for the game ball to pass through the large winning opening. In this way, the large winning opening as a specific area changes into an open state in which the game ball easily passes and is advantageous for the player, and a closed state in which the game ball cannot pass and is disadvantageous to the player. In addition, instead of the closed state in which the game ball cannot pass through the large winning opening, or in addition to the closed state, a partially open state in which the game ball is difficult to pass through the large winning opening may be provided.

The game ball that has passed through the large winning opening formed by the special variable winning ball device 7 is detected by, for example, the count switch 23. Based on the detection of the game balls by the count switch 23, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. In this way, when the game ball passes through the large winning opening opened in the special variable winning ball device 7, the game ball passes through other winning openings such as the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening. More prize balls will be paid out than usual. Therefore, if the large winning opening is opened in the special variable winning ball device 7, the game ball can pass through the large winning opening, which is an advantageous first state for the player. On the other hand, if the large winning opening is closed in the special variable winning ball device 7, it becomes impossible or difficult to pass the game ball through the large winning opening to obtain the winning ball, which is disadvantageous to the player. It becomes a state.

A first special symbol display device 4A and a second special symbol display device 4B are provided on the right side portion of the game area on the game board 2. The first special symbol display device 4A is composed of, for example, a 7-segment LED, a dot matrix LED (Light Emitting Diode), or the like. The same applies to the second special symbol display device 4B. The first special symbol display device 4A variably displays a special symbol (also referred to as a “special symbol”), which is a plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each of them. The same applies to the second special symbol display device 4B. The special symbol (special symbol) variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 4A is also referred to as the "first special symbol", and the special symbol (special symbol) variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 4B is referred to as "special symbol". Also referred to as "second special figure". Further, a game (or the variable display of the identification information itself) executed with the variable display of the identification information is referred to as a variable display game. In particular, the variable display game executed by the first special symbol display device 4A is also referred to as a first special symbol game, and the variable display game executed by the second special symbol display device 4B is also referred to as a second special symbol game. Further, when the first special figure game and the second special figure game are not distinguished, it is also simply referred to as a "special figure game".

The first special symbol display device 4A (the same applies to the second special symbol display device 4B) is a special symbol game of a plurality of types composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-". Variable display of special symbols. Each special symbol is given a corresponding symbol number. For example, if each number indicating "0" to "9" is assigned a symbol number of "0" to "9", and a symbol indicating "-" is assigned a symbol number of "10". good. The special symbol is not limited to those composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9", symbols indicating "-", and the like. For example, a plurality of types of lighting patterns (for example, lighting patterns such as L and E of the alphabet) in which the combination of the 7-segment LED to be turned on and the one to be turned off are different are set in advance and used as a special symbol. It may be displayed.

A first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B are provided above the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B in the game area of the game board 2. The first hold indicator 25A is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and holds the first special figure hold storage number (the number of hold of the first special figure game) based on the hold data (first special figure hold information). Hold display is performed to display identifiable. For example, the first hold indicator 25A displays the number of first special figure hold storage identifiable by the number of LEDs to be turned on. For example, if the number of holds for the first special figure game increases by one due to the establishment of the new first start condition, the number of lights is increased by one, and the hold for the first special figure game is held due to the establishment of the new first start condition. When the number is reduced by one, the number of lights may be reduced by one. The second hold indicator 25B is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and stores the second special figure hold storage number (the number of holds of the second special figure game) based on the hold data (second special figure hold information). Hold display is performed to display identifiable. For example, the second hold indicator 25B displays the number of second special figure hold storage identifiable by the number of LEDs to be turned on. For example, if the number of holds for the second special figure game increases by one due to the establishment of the new second start condition, the number of lights is increased by one, and the hold for the second special figure game is held due to the establishment of the new second start condition. When the number is reduced by one, the number of lights may be reduced by one.

On the left side of the game area on the game board 2, a passing gate 41, a normal symbol display 20, and a normal symbol hold display 25C are provided. The game ball that has passed through the passing gate 41 is detected by, for example, the gate switch 21. Based on the fact that the game ball that has passed through the passing gate 41 is detected by the gate switch 21, if the number of reserved memory (described later) is equal to or less than a predetermined upper limit value (for example, "4"), the normal symbol display is displayed. The normal map start condition for executing the normal map game (described later) executed in 20 is satisfied.

The ordinary symbol display 20 is composed of a 7-segment LED, a dot matrix LED, or the like, similarly to the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B. The ordinary symbol display 20 variably displays (variably displays) an ordinary symbol (also referred to as a “general symbol”), which is a plurality of types of identification information different from the special symbol. A variable display game in which a normal symbol is variably displayed is also referred to as a normal figure game (or "normal figure game"). Information about the Fuzu game in which the Fuzu start condition is satisfied but the Fuzu start condition (described later) is not satisfied is stored (held) as hold data (Public map hold information).

The normal figure hold indicator 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays, for example, the number of normal figure hold storages based on the hold data (normal figure hold information) depending on the number of LEDs to be turned on. The normal figure hold storage number is the number of normal figure games whose execution is temporarily suspended without being immediately executed when the game ball that has passed through the passing gate 41 is detected by the gate switch 21. When the normal figure start condition for executing the normal figure game is satisfied by the detection of the game ball by the gate switch 21, but the normal figure start condition for allowing the start of the normal figure game is not satisfied ( For example, if the previously established Fuzu game is running), the execution of the Fuzu game is suspended. That is, the number of Fuzu hold storages is the number of Fuzu games that are waiting to be executed. The number of reserved normal figures is reduced by one each time one condition for starting a normal figure is satisfied.

A display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area on the game board 2. The display device 5 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like, and has a display area for displaying various effects images.

A decorative pattern display area is arranged in the display area of the display device 5. In the decorative symbol display area, decorative symbols, which are a plurality of types of identification information that can identify each of them, are variably displayed. Variable display of decorative patterns is also included in the variable display game. There are a plurality of types of display devices 5 in the decorative symbol display area, corresponding to the first special symbol game executed by the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol game executed by the second special symbol display device 4B. Executes variable display of the decorative pattern of.

For example, in the display area of the display device 5, "left", "middle", and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R are arranged. Corresponding to the start of any special figure game of the first special figure game or the second special figure game, that is, the start of the change of any special figure of the first special figure or the second special figure. Correspondingly, in each decorative symbol display area 5L, 5C, 5R, the variation of the decorative symbol (for example, scroll display in the vertical direction) is started. After that, in response to the end of the special figure game, that is, in response to the stop display of the special figure, in each decorative symbol display area 5L, 5C, 5R, the decorative symbol (fixed decorative symbol, final stop) resulting in variable display result. (Also called a symbol) is stopped and displayed. That is, in the display area of the display device 5 (decorative symbol display area 5L, 5C, 5R), the decorative symbol starts to change in conjunction with the first special symbol game or the second special symbol game, and the final decorative symbol (final). (Also called a stop symbol) is displayed as a stop.

The decorative design is, for example, eight kinds of designs (alphabetic characters "1" to "8", Chinese numbers, English characters, eight character images related to a predetermined motif, numbers and characters, or symbols and character images. The character image may be composed of, for example, a person or an animal, an object other than these, a symbol such as a character, or a decorative image showing any other figure). .. Each decorative symbol is given a corresponding symbol number. For example, each alphanumeric character indicating "1" to "8" may be given a symbol number of "1" to "8". The number of decorative patterns is not limited to eight, and may be any number as long as an appropriate number of combinations such as jackpot combinations and lost combinations can be configured (for example, seven types, nine types, etc.). ..

It should be noted that the stop display, which is the variable display result of the special symbol (also referred to as the special symbol display result), is stopped and the variable display is terminated, and the fixed decorative symbol (final stop symbol), which is the variable display result of the decorative symbol. ) Is stopped and the variable display is terminated. The stop display, which is the variable display result of the normal symbol (also called the normal symbol display result), is stopped and the fixed normal symbol is stopped and the variable display is terminated. Also referred to as display, final stop display, or derivation display (or simply "deriving"). The fluctuation start timing and fluctuation end timing of the decorative symbol do not necessarily have to coincide with the fluctuation start timing and fluctuation end timing of the special symbol, and the decorative symbol is within the fluctuation time (special symbol fluctuation time) of the special symbol. It suffices if the fluctuation time is settled. That is, the variation start timing of the decorative symbol may be later than the variation start timing of the special symbol, or the variation end timing of the special symbol may be later than the variation end timing of the decorative symbol. For example, the execution of the predetermined effect may be started after the stop display of the fixed decorative symbol, and the fixed special symbol may be stopped and displayed at the end of the execution of the predetermined effect. An example of the above-mentioned predetermined effect is an aspect of an effect (pre-reading notice effect (described later)) in which the hold display of the target (described later) displayed in the start winning memory display area 5H (described later) is changed after the stop display of the confirmed decorative symbol. ).

Further, a stop display different from the complete stop display (final stop display, derived display) may be performed. For example, the decorative symbol may be temporarily stopped and displayed during the variable display from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol to the derivation display of the final decorative symbol. In the temporary stop display, a decorative symbol having a fluctuation speed of "0" is displayed while being stopped while causing slight shaking or expansion / contraction, or from a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). Also includes those that stop and display for a short period of time without causing slight shaking or expansion and contraction.

Further, in the display area of the display device 5, the first start winning prize storage display area 5HL and the second start winning prize storage display area 5HR are arranged. In the first start winning prize storage display area 5HL, as with the first hold indicator 25A, a hold display for identifiablely displaying the number of hold storages of the first special figure is performed. That is, the number of the first special figure games currently suspended for execution is displayed so as to be identifiable. In the first start winning prize storage display area 5HL, as with the second hold display 25B, a hold display is performed to display the number of the second special figure hold storage so as to be identifiable. That is, the number of the second special figure games whose execution is currently suspended is displayed so as to be identifiable.

In the first start winning prize memory display area 5HL, for example, the hold display may be performed right-justified. That is, when the number of hold of the first special figure game increases due to the establishment of the new first start condition, if there is no other hold display in the first start prize memory display area 5HL, the first start prize memory display area 5HL A new hold display is added as a hold display corresponding to the increased 1st special figure hold information on the right side (center side of the display area of the display device 5), and another hold display is added to the 1st start winning memory display area 5HL. If there is, the above new hold display may be added to the left side of the other hold display (if there are a plurality of other hold displays, further to the left side of the leftmost hold display). In addition, when there are a plurality of hold displays in the first start winning memory display area 5HL and the number of hold of the first special figure game decreases due to the establishment of the new first start condition, the reduced first special figure The hold display (the oldest hold display) displayed on the rightmost side of the first start winning memory display area 5HL corresponding to the hold display corresponding to the hold information is deleted, and each of the other hold displays. To the deleted hold display side (right side).

Further, in the second start winning memory display area 5HR, for example, the hold display may be performed left-justified. That is, when the number of hold of the second special figure game increases due to the establishment of the new second start condition, if there is no other hold display in the second start prize memory display area 5HR, the second start prize memory display area 5HR A new hold display is added as a hold display corresponding to the increased second special figure hold information on the left side (center side of the display area of the display device 5), and another hold display is added to the second start winning memory display area 5HR. If there is, the above new hold display may be added to the right side of the other hold display (if there are a plurality of other hold displays, the rightmost hold display is further to the right). In addition, when there are a plurality of hold displays in the second start winning memory display area 5HR and the number of hold of the second special figure game decreases due to the establishment of the new second start condition, the reduced second special figure The hold display (the oldest hold display) displayed on the leftmost side of the second start winning memory display area 5HR corresponding to the hold display corresponding to the hold information is deleted, and each of the other hold displays. To the deleted hold display side (left side). When the first start winning memory display area 5HL and the second start winning memory display area 5HR are not particularly distinguished, they are also simply referred to as "starting winning memory display area 5H".

Further, in the display area of the display device 5, as the hold display area, in addition to the first start winning memory display area 5HL and the second start winning memory display area 5HR, the first start winning memory display area 5HL and the second start Based on the hold display deleted from the winning memory display area 5HR (that is, the first special figure hold information digested by the establishment of the first start condition and the second special figure hold information digested by the establishment of the second start condition). A hold display area (not shown) that displays a hold display) corresponding to the variable display of the decorative symbol to be executed may be arranged. For example, the hold display area may be arranged between the first start winning memory display area 5HL and the second start winning memory display area 5HR.

In addition to the above configuration, the game area of the game board 2 is provided with a windmill that changes the flow direction and speed of the game ball and a large number of obstacle nails. Further, as a winning opening different from the first starting winning opening, the second starting winning opening, and the large winning opening, for example, a single or a plurality of general winning openings that are always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. It may be provided. In this case, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls may be paid out as prize balls based on the fact that the game balls that have passed through any of the general prize openings are detected by the predetermined general prize ball switch. .. At the bottom of the game area, there is an out opening for taking in a game ball that has not passed through any of the winning openings.

At the lower right position of the gaming machine frame 3, a ball striking operation handle operated by a player or the like to launch a gaming ball as a gaming medium toward a gaming area is provided. For example, the hitting ball operation handle adjusts the elastic force of the game ball according to the amount of operation by the player or the like. The ball striking operation handle may be provided with a single-shot launch switch or a touch ring for stopping the drive of the launch motor included in the ball striking device.

At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the gaming area, a gaming ball paid out as a prize ball or a gaming ball rented by a predetermined ball lending machine is held so as to be able to be supplied to a hitting ball launching device. A plate is provided. At the lower part of the gaming machine frame 3, a lower plate is provided to hold the surplus balls and the like overflowing from the upper plate so that they can be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

A stick controller 31A that can be gripped and tilted by the player is attached to the member forming the lower plate, for example, at a predetermined position on the front side of the upper surface of the lower plate body (for example, the central portion of the lower plate). Has been done. The stick controller 31A includes an operation rod gripped by the player, and a trigger button is provided at a predetermined position of the operation rod (for example, a position where the index finger of the operator hangs when the player grips the operation rod). ing. The trigger button is a predetermined instruction operation by a player holding the operation rod of the stick controller 31A with an operating hand (for example, a left hand or the like) and pressing and pulling the operation rod with a predetermined operating finger (for example, the index finger or the like). It suffices if it is configured so that A trigger sensor that detects a predetermined instruction operation such as a push-pull operation on the trigger button may be built in the operation rod.

A tilting direction sensor unit that detects a tilting operation with respect to the operating rod may be provided inside the main body of the lower plate at the lower part of the stick controller 31A. For example, the tilt direction sensor unit includes two transmissive photo sensors arranged parallel to the board surface of the game board 2 on the left side of the center position of the operation rod when viewed from the side of the player facing the pachinko game machine 1. If it is configured to include four transmissive photosensors that are a combination of two transmissive photosensors arranged perpendicular to the board surface of the game board 2 on the right side of the center position of the operation rod when viewed from the player's side. good.

The member forming the upper plate includes, for example, a push button that allows the player to perform a predetermined instruction operation by pressing or the like at a predetermined position on the front side (for example, above the stick controller 31A) on the upper surface of the upper plate body. 31B is provided. The push button 31B may be configured so that a predetermined instruction operation such as a pressing operation from the player can be detected mechanically, electrically, or electromagnetically. A push sensor for detecting the player's operation action performed on the push button 31B may be provided inside the main body of the upper plate at the installation position of the push button 31B.

A voice output member is provided in the peripheral portion of the gaming area of the gaming machine frame 3. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the speaker 8UL and the speaker 8UR are installed at the upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 3, and the speaker 8LL and the speaker 8LR are placed at the lower left and right slanted lower parts of the upper plate (the upper left and right slanted upper parts of the lower plate). It is installed. Hereinafter, when each speaker 8UL, 8UR, 8LL, 8LR is not particularly distinguished, it is simply referred to as a speaker 8. The speaker 8 outputs sound. For example, the speaker 8 outputs a production sound according to the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and outputs a warning sound according to the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The production sound includes music, a detection sound, a response sound, a notification sound, and the like. The music in the production sound is, for example, BGM, a song, or the like that is output according to the progress of the game. The detection sound in the effect sound is, for example, a sound, a voice (line, a message) or the like output according to a detection result by a switch or a sensor (for example, detection of a prize in the first start winning opening or the like). The response sound in the effect sound is, for example, a sound, a voice, or the like output in response to an operation action on the push button 31B. Since the operation action to the push button 31B is also detected by the push sensor, the response sound output in response to the operation action to the push button 31B is also a detection sound. The notification sound in the production sound is, for example, a sound or voice for notifying the push button 31B to request an operation action, or a sound or voice for notifying that the reach state is changed when the reach state (described later) is changed. , Sounds, voices, etc. that give notice or suggest that the state will be changed to the big hit game state before the state is changed to the big hit game state.

An example of the warning sound is the warning sound, gala , which is output when the game ball is excessively held on the lower plate.
This is a warning sound or the like output when the door (see FIG. 2) is open.

A light emitting member (light emitting body) that emits light as an effect or decoration is provided inside and around the game area of the gaming machine frame 3. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the light emitting member 9U is installed at the upper position of the gaming machine frame 3, and the light emitting member 9SL and the light emitting member 9SR are installed at the left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 3. Hereinafter, when the light emitting members 9U, 9SL, and 9SR are not particularly distinguished, they are collectively referred to as a lamp 9. The lamp 9 may be composed of, for example, one or more LEDs, or may be composed of a flash lamp. The light emitting member 9U may be a beacon having a rotating portion (for example, a patrol lamp). In addition to the above, various light emitting members may be installed, for example, around each structure (for example, the special variable winning ball device 7 or the like) in the game area.

The display device 5, the speaker 8, the lamp 9, and the like described above are production devices that execute the production, but the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with other production devices such as a production model having a drive unit as the production device. May be good.

The arrangement position of each configuration is an example, and may be arranged at another position. For example, the first special symbol display device 4A, the second special symbol display device 4B, and the ordinary symbol display 20 may be provided on the same side (right side portion or left side portion) of the game area. Further, for example, the first hold indicator 25A, the second hold indicator 25B, and the normal figure hold indicator 25C may be provided on the same side (right side portion or left side portion) of the game area.

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 game by the normal symbol display 20 is started based on the fact that the normal map start condition is satisfied after the normal map start condition is satisfied. In the normal symbol game, after the variable display of the normal symbol is started, when a predetermined time that is the normal symbol fluctuation time elapses, the confirmed normal symbol that is the variable display result of the normal symbol is stopped and displayed (derived display). At this time, if a specific ordinary symbol (symbol per ordinary symbol) such as a number indicating "7" is stopped and displayed as the confirmed ordinary symbol, the variable display result of the ordinary symbol becomes "per ordinary symbol". On the other hand, if a normal symbol other than the normal symbol, such as a number or symbol other than the number indicating "7", is stopped and displayed as a confirmed normal symbol, the variable display result of the normal symbol is "normal symbol loss". It becomes. In response to the variable display result of the normal symbol being "per normal figure", the expansion / opening control (tilt control) is performed in which the movable wing piece of the electric tulip constituting the normal variable winning ball device 6B is in the tilt position. However, normal opening control is performed to return to the vertical position after a predetermined time elapses.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, based on the fact that the first start condition is satisfied after the first start condition is satisfied, the special figure game (first special figure game) by the first special symbol display device 4A is started, and the second Based on the fact that the second start condition is satisfied after the start condition is satisfied, the special figure game (second special figure game) by the second special symbol display device 4B is started. In the special symbol game, when the variable display time as the special symbol fluctuation time elapses after the variable display of the special symbol is started, the definite special symbol (special symbol display result) that becomes the variable display result of the special symbol is derived and displayed. .. At this time, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol, it becomes a "big hit" as a specific display result, and a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed. If so, it becomes a "small hit" as a predetermined display result. In addition, if a special symbol different from the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol, it will be "missing".

After the variable display result in the special figure game becomes a "big hit", the game is controlled to a big hit game state as a specific game state in which a round (also referred to as a "round game") advantageous to the player is executed a predetermined number of times. After the variable display result in the special figure game becomes "small hit", it is controlled to the small hit game state as a special game state different from the big hit game state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, a special symbol indicating the numbers "3", "5", and "7" is used as a big hit symbol, a special symbol indicating the number "2" is used as a small hit symbol, and a "-" symbol is used. The special symbol indicating that is a lost symbol. In addition, each symbol such as a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, and a lost symbol in the first special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 4A is different from each symbol in the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B. It may be a symbol, or the special symbol common to both special symbol games may be a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, or a lost symbol.

After the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol in the special figure game and becomes a "big hit" as a specific display result, in the big hit game state, the big winning door of the special variable winning ball device 7 is set to the predetermined upper limit time. The large winning opening is opened during the period until (for example, 29 seconds or 0.1 seconds) elapses, or until a predetermined number (for example, 9) of winning balls are generated. As a result, a round is executed in which the special variable winning ball device 7 is set to the first state (open state) which is advantageous for the player.

The large winning opening door that opens the large winning opening during the execution of the round catches the game ball falling on the surface of the game board 2, and then closes the large winning opening, thereby causing a special variable winning ball device. 7 is changed to a second state (closed state) which is disadvantageous to the player, and one round is completed. The round, which is the opening cycle of the big winning opening, can be repeatedly executed until the number of executions reaches a predetermined upper limit (for example, "15"). Even before the number of rounds to be executed reaches the upper limit, even if the execution of the round is terminated when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, the game ball did not win in the big winning opening). good.

Among the rounds in the jackpot game state, the round in which the upper limit time for setting the special variable winning ball device 7 to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player is relatively long (for example, 29 seconds) is usually used. Also called an open round. On the other hand, a round in which the upper limit time for setting the special variable winning ball device 7 in the first state (open state) is relatively short (for example, 0.1 second) is also referred to as a short-term open round.

Of the special symbols showing the numbers "3", "5", and "7" that are the jackpot symbols, the special symbols showing the numbers "3" and "7" are the normal open round jackpot symbols, and the number "5" The special symbol indicating is a short-term open round jackpot symbol. Normal open round as a fixed special symbol in the special figure game In the jackpot game state as a specific game state (normal open jackpot state), which is controlled after the jackpot symbol is derived, the jackpot of the special variable winning ball device 7 The door opens the large winning opening during the period until the predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds), which is the first period, elapses, or the period until the predetermined number (for example, 9) of winning balls is generated. By setting the state, a round is executed in which the special variable winning ball device 7 is changed to the first state (open state) which is advantageous for the player. The normally open jackpot state is also referred to as the first specific game state.

Short-term open round as a fixed special symbol in the special figure game Short-term open round controlled after the jackpot symbol is derived In the jackpot game state as a specific game state (short-term open jackpot state), the special variable winning ball device 7 is used in each round. The second period (for example, the upper limit of the period during which the big winning opening is opened by the big winning opening door) is shorter than the first period in the normally open big hit state (for example). 0.1 seconds). In the short-term open jackpot state, the opening period of the big winning opening may be controlled to be the second period, and other controls may be performed in the same manner as in the normal open jackpot state. Alternatively, in the short-term open jackpot state, the number of rounds executed may be less than the number of first rounds (for example, "15") in the normal open jackpot state (for example, "2"). good.

In such a short-term open jackpot state, if a game ball wins in the big winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of prize balls can be obtained. However, the opening period of the big winning opening is the second period (0.1 seconds, etc.), which is very short. Therefore, the short-term open jackpot state is a jackpot game state in which a prize ball cannot be obtained substantially. The short-term open jackpot state is also referred to as the second specific game state.

Further, the big hit game state as the short-term open round specific game state is not limited to the one in which the opening period of the big prize opening is shorter than that of the big hit game state as the normal open round specific game state. The opening period (upper limit time) is the same in the short-term open round specific game state and the normal open round specific game state, while in the short-term open round specific game state, the maximum number of times (for example, 2 times) to open the large winning opening. ) May be smaller than the upper limit number of times (for example, 15 times) in the normal open round specific game state. That is, in the big hit game state as the short-term open round specific game state, the period for changing the big winning opening to the first state in which the game ball easily passes in each round is shorter than the first period in the normal open round specific game state. It suffices to be at least one of two periods and the number of rounds executed is at least one of the number of second rounds, which is less than the number of first rounds in the normally open round specific game state.

After the special symbol indicating the number "2", which is the small hit symbol, is derived as the definite special symbol in the special symbol game, it is controlled to the small hit game state as the special game state. In this small hit game state, a variable winning operation is performed in the special variable winning ball device 7 to change the large winning opening to the first state (open state) which is advantageous for the player, as in the short-term open big hit state. That is, in the small hit game state, for example, the operation of setting the special variable winning ball device 7 to the first state (open state) over the second period is repeatedly executed.

In the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R arranged in the display area of the display device 5, the first special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B are used. In response to the start of any of the special figure games, the variable display of the decorative pattern is started. Then, in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, the variable display state of the decorative symbol reaches a predetermined reach during the period from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol to the end of the variable display due to the stop display of the fixed decorative symbol. It may be in a state.

The reach state is a display state in which the decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed in the display area of the display device 5 form a part of the jackpot combination, and the decorative symbols that are not yet stopped and displayed continue to fluctuate. , Or a display state in which all or part of the decorative symbols are synchronously fluctuating while forming all or part of the jackpot combination.

In addition, in response to the reach state, the fluctuation speed of the decorative symbol may be reduced, or a character image (effect image imitating a person or the like) different from the decorative symbol may be displayed in the display area of the display device 5. By changing the display mode of the background image, reproducing and displaying a moving image different from the decorative symbol, or changing the variable mode of the decorative symbol, a different production operation from before the reach state is executed. May occur. Such an effect operation such as display of a character image, change of display mode of background image, reproduction display of moving image, and change of variation mode of decorative pattern is called reach effect. In the reach effect, not only the display operation on the display device 5, but also the sound output operation by the speaker 8 and the light emission operation (lighting operation, blinking operation, extinguishing operation) of the lamp 9 and the like are performed before the reach state is reached. It may be included that the operation mode is different from the operation mode.

As the effect operation in the reach effect, a plurality of types of effect patterns having different operation modes (reach modes) may be prepared in advance. Then, depending on the effect pattern, the possibility that the jackpot combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed after the reach effect (also referred to as “big hit expectation”) may be different. As a result, the jackpot expectation can be made different depending on which of the plurality of types of reach effects is executed, that is, which reach effect is to appear. For example, in the present embodiment, the reach mode of the normal reach and the reach mode of the super reach, which has a higher expectation of a big hit than the normal reach, are set in advance.

The expectation of a big hit is, for example, (probability that the effect is executed at the time of a big hit) x (probability of being a big hit) / {(probability that the effect is executed at the time of a big hit) x (probability of being a big hit) + (probability of being a big hit) It is calculated by (probability that the effect is executed other than time) x (probability that it does not become a big hit)} (when the big hit expectation becomes "1", the variable display result always becomes "big hit").

Further, during the variable display of the decorative symbol, as one aspect of the variable display effect, a sliding effect, a pseudo continuous effect, or the like realized by the variable display operation of the decorative symbol or the like can be executed. In the sliding effect, after changing the decorative symbol in all of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, a plurality of decorative symbol display areas (for example, "left" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5R, etc. ) Temporarily stops and displays the decorative symbols, and then, of the decorative symbol display areas that have been temporarily stopped and displayed, a predetermined number (for example, "1" or "2") of the decorative symbols display area (for example, "left") By changing the decorative symbol again in one or both of the decorative symbol display area 5L and the "right" decorative symbol display area 5R) and then stopping the display, the effect display that changes the decorative symbol to be stopped is displayed. It is said. In this way, in the sliding effect, a plurality of decorative symbols are temporarily stopped and displayed from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbols until the final decorative symbol that is the variable display result is derived and displayed, and then the predetermined number of decorative symbols are variable. By executing the display again, the variable display state of the decorative symbol may be in the reach state, or the decorative symbol constituting the non-reach combination may be stopped and displayed without being in the reach state.

In the pseudo-continuous production, a definite decoration that results in a variable display after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started in response to the fact that either the first start condition or the second start condition of the special figure game is satisfied once. By the time the symbols are derived and displayed, the decorative symbols (for example, predetermined pseudo-continuous chance eyes, etc.) are temporarily stopped and displayed in all of the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, and then all the decorative symbols are displayed. In the display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, the effect display in which the decorative pattern is changed again (pseudo-continuous variation) can be performed a predetermined time (for example, up to 3 times). The number of pseudo-continuous fluctuations is the total number of decorative symbols in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, excluding the initial fluctuation from the start of variable display of the decorative symbol to the temporary temporary stop of all the decorative symbols. Is the number of times that revariates. In the pseudo-continuous production, the pseudo-continuous fluctuation (re-variation) is performed 1 to 3 times, and the variable display of the decorative symbol is performed twice as if the 1st start condition or the 2nd start condition is satisfied once. It can be made to appear as if it was started four times in a row.

The sliding effect (similar to the pseudo-continuous effect) is to give notice or suggest to the player that one of the reach effects or a certain reach effect may be executed and that the big hit expectation is high. May be good. Hereinafter, an effect for notifying or suggesting to the player that any of the reach effects or a certain reach effect may be executed or that the jackpot expectation is high may be collectively referred to as a notice effect. In addition to the sliding effect and the pseudo-continuous effect, the advance notice effect may use a variable display operation different from the sliding effect and the pseudo-continuous effect. For example, a background image display and a message window display may be used. , Hold display, audio output, light emission (lighting, blinking, extinguishing), etc., which may use an effect operation different from the variable display effect.

It should be noted that the advance notice effect may be executed before the player can determine (actually confirm) whether or not the content of the advance notice or suggestion is realized. For example, in the advance notice effect that gives notice or suggests to the player that the variable display state of the decorative symbol due to the winning of a certain game ball may be in the reach state, at least the variable display state of the decorative symbol due to the winning of the game ball reaches. It may be executed before the state or non-reach state is reached. In addition, the advance notice effect that gives notice or suggests to the player that the variable display result due to the winning of a certain game ball may be a "big hit" is at least more than the final decoration symbol due to the winning of the game ball is stopped and displayed. Anything that is executed before will do.

It suffices that the advance notice effect includes a look-ahead advance notice effect. The pre-reading notice effect is a variable display that is a notice target, such as whether the variable display that is the notice target is in the reach state and whether the variable display result of the variable display that is the notice target is a "big hit". Before the start, it is possible that the variable display that is the target of the notice will reach the reach state based on the judgment result (pre-reading) based on the hold information of the variable display that is the target of the notice (special figure hold information). This is a notice effect that gives notice or suggests to the player, etc., that the variable display result of the variable display that is the target of the notice may be a "big hit" before the start of the variable display that is the target of the notice. In the following description, the pre-read special figure hold information is also referred to as the target hold information (hold data), and the variable display (variable display to be notified) corresponding to the target hold information (hold data) is the target variable display. Also referred to as a hold display corresponding to the hold information of the target, it is also referred to as a hold display of the target.

When a special symbol that is a lost symbol is stopped and displayed (derived) as a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, the variable display state of the decorative symbol does not become the reach state after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started. In some cases, a fixed decorative symbol that is a predetermined non-reach combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a variable display mode of the decorative pattern is referred to as a "non-reach" variable display mode when the variable display result is "missing".

When a special symbol that is a lost symbol is stopped and displayed (derived) as a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, the variable display state of the decorative symbol is in the reach state after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started. Correspondingly, after the reach effect is executed or the like, a fixed decorative symbol that is a predetermined reach loss combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a variable display result of a decorative pattern is referred to as a variable display mode of "reach" (also referred to as "reach loss") when the variable display result is "loss".

As a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, when the normal jackpot symbol such as the special symbol indicating the number "3" is stopped and displayed among the special symbols that are normally open round jackpot symbols, the variable display state of the decorative symbol is displayed. A definite decoration that becomes a predetermined normal jackpot combination (also referred to as "non-probability variable jackpot combination") among a plurality of types of jackpot combinations after a predetermined reach effect is executed in response to the reach state. The symbol is stopped and displayed. The predetermined normal jackpot combination is, for example, a combination in which the same type of normal symbols are aligned and finally stopped and displayed on a predetermined effective line (for example, a straight line horizontally) formed by the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. be. As an example of a normal symbol, among eight types of decorative symbols with symbol numbers "1" to "8", four types of decorative symbols with even-numbered symbol numbers "2", "4", "6", and "8" Is.

In response to the confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game becoming a normal jackpot symbol, the variable display mode of the decorative symbol in which the confirmed decorative symbol of the normal jackpot combination is stopped and displayed after a predetermined reach effect is executed, etc. , It is called a variable display mode (also referred to as "big hit type") of "non-probability variation" (also referred to as "normal big hit") when the variable display result is "big hit". Based on the fact that the variable display result is "big hit" in the big hit type of "non-probability change", it is controlled to the normally open big hit state, and after the end, the time reduction control (time reduction control) is performed. By performing the time reduction control, the variable display time (special figure fluctuation time) of the special symbol in the special figure game is shortened as compared with the normal state. The normal state is a normal game state different from a specific game state such as a big hit game state, and is initialized after the power is turned on as in the initial setting state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, when a system reset is performed). The same control as (the state in which the process is executed) is performed. In the time saving control, one of the conditions that the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) after the end of the big hit game state and that the variable display result becomes "big hit" is satisfied first. When you do, you can quit.

As a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, when the probabilistic jackpot symbol such as the special symbol indicating the number "7" is stopped and displayed among the special symbols that are normally open round jackpot symbols, the variable display state of the decorative symbol is displayed. Of the multiple types of jackpot combinations, a predetermined probability variation jackpot combination is performed after the same reach effect as when the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "normal" is executed in response to the reach state. The fixed decorative pattern that becomes is sometimes displayed as a stop. In other words, when the probabilistic jackpot symbol is finally stopped and displayed in the special figure game, the decorative symbol that is the predetermined probabilistic jackpot combination is finally stopped and the decorative symbol that is the predetermined normal jackpot combination is stopped and displayed. It may be done. The predetermined probability variation jackpot combination is, for example, a combination in which the same type of probability variation symbols are aligned on the effective line and finally stopped and displayed. An example of a probabilistic symbol is an odd number of "1", "3", "5", and "7" among eight kinds of decorative symbols whose symbol numbers are "1" to "8". Is.

Regardless of whether the fixed decoration symbol is a normal jackpot combination or a probabilistic jackpot combination, the variable display mode in which the probabilistic jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed as the finalized special symbol in the special symbol game has a variable display result of "big hit". It is also referred to as a variable display mode of "probability variation" in the case (also referred to as "big hit type"). Based on the fact that the variable display result is "big hit" in the big hit type of "probability change", it is controlled to the normally open big hit state, and after the end, probability fluctuation control (probability change control) is performed together with the time saving control. By performing the probability variation control, the probability that the variable display result (special figure display result) becomes a "big hit" in each special figure game is improved so as to be higher than in the normal state. The probability variation control may be terminated when the condition that the variable display result becomes "big hit" after the end of the big hit game state and the control is performed again in the big hit game state is satisfied. As with the time saving control, the probability variation control may be terminated when the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) after the end of the jackpot game state. In addition, even if the probability change control is terminated when the "probability change fall" decision to end the probability change control is made in the probability change fall lottery executed every time the special figure game is started after the end of the jackpot game state. good.

When the time reduction control is performed, the normal symbol display 20 controls the fluctuation time of the normal symbol (normal symbol fluctuation time) in the normal symbol game to be shorter than that in the normal state, and the normal symbol is variable in each normal symbol game. Control to improve the probability that the display result will be "per normal", and control the tilt of the movable wing piece in the normal variable winning ball device 6B based on the variable display result being "per normal". The second start condition is to make it easier for the game ball to pass through the second start winning opening, such as control to make the tilt control time to be longer than in the normal state and control to increase the number of tilts than in the normal state. Control that is advantageous to the player is performed by increasing the possibility of being established. As described above, the control that makes it easier for the game ball to pass through the second start winning opening due to the time saving control, which is advantageous for the player, is also referred to as a high opening control. As the high open control, any one of these controls may be performed, or a plurality of controls may be combined and performed.

By performing the high opening control, the frequency of the second start winning opening being in the expanded open state is increased as compared with the case where the high opening control is not performed. Therefore, the second start condition for executing the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B is easily satisfied, and the second special symbol game can be executed frequently, so that the variable display result is next. Is shortened until it becomes a "big hit". The period during which the high opening control can be executed is also referred to as the high opening control period, and this period may be the same as the period during which the time saving control is performed.

The gaming state in which both the time saving control and the high opening control are performed is also referred to as a time saving state or a high base state. Further, the gaming state in which the probability change control is performed is also referred to as a probability change state or a high probability state. The gaming state in which the time saving control and the high opening control are performed together with the probability change control is also called a high probability high base state. A probabilistic state in which only probabilistic control is performed and time reduction control or high open control is not performed is also called a high probability low base state. It should be noted that only the gaming state in which the time reduction control and the high opening control are performed together with the probability change control is sometimes referred to as a "probability change state", and in order to distinguish it from the high probability low base state, it may be referred to as a time reduction probability change state. On the other hand, the high-accuracy low-base state may be a time-saving no-probability-changing state in order to distinguish it from the high-accuracy high-base state. The time saving state in which the time saving control or the high opening control is performed without the probability change control is also called the low probability high base state. The normal state in which the probability change control, the time reduction control, and the high opening control are not performed is also referred to as a low probability low base state. When at least one of the time saving control and the probability variation control is performed in a game state other than the normal state, the second special figure game can be executed frequently, and in each of the first special figure game and the second special figure game. By increasing the probability that the variable display result will be a "big hit", the player will be in an advantageous state. A gaming state that is advantageous for a player different from the jackpot gaming state is also called a special gaming state.

As a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, a short-term open round big hit symbol such as a special symbol indicating the number "5" is stopped and displayed, or a small hit symbol such as a special symbol indicating the number "2" is stopped and displayed. In this case, the variable display state of the decorative symbol may not be in the reach state, and any combination of a plurality of types of fixed decorative symbols predetermined as an opening chance may be stopped and displayed. In addition, when the short-term open round jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, a predetermined reach effect is executed in response to the variable display state of the decorative symbol being in the reach state. After that, a fixed decorative symbol that has a predetermined reach combination may be stopped and displayed.

Corresponding to the short-term open round jackpot symbol in the special symbol game, the variable display mode of the decorative symbol in which various confirmed decorative symbols are stopped and displayed is when the variable display result is "big hit". It is also called a variable display mode of "probability" (also referred to as "big hit type"). Based on the fact that the variable display result is "big hit" in the big hit type of "sudden probability", it is controlled to the short-term open big hit state, and after the end, the probability change control may be performed together with the time saving control.

As a confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, the small hit symbol such as the special symbol indicating the number "2" is stopped and displayed, and the variable display result is "small hit", and the game is controlled to the small hit game state. After that, the game state is not changed, and the game state is continuously controlled before the variable display result becomes "small hit". However, if the number of executions of the special figure game in the special game state reaches a predetermined number when the special figure game in which the variable display result is "small hit" is executed, after the end of the small hit game state, The special game state may end and become the normal state.

A re-lottery effect may be executed during the variable display of the decorative symbol in which the fixed decorative symbol is a non-probable variable jackpot combination or a probabilistic jackpot combination. For example, as a re-lottery effect, in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R, after the decorative symbols that are normally a jackpot combination are temporarily stopped and displayed, they are changed again with the same decorative symbols aligned, and the probability variable jackpot combination is used. Either of the decorative symbol (probability variation symbol) and the decorative symbol (normal symbol) which is a normal jackpot combination may be displayed as the final stop display as the final decorative symbol.

After the definite decorative symbol, which is usually a big hit combination, is derived and displayed, the next round is started after one of the rounds is completed in the big hit game state, during the execution of the round in the big hit game state, or in the big hit game state. During the period until the start, the period from the end of the final round in the jackpot game state to the start of the next variable display game, etc., the jackpot that serves as a probability change notification effect as to whether or not to control the probability change state. A medium promotion effect may be performed. Note that the same notification effect as the jackpot promotion effect may be executed during the first variable display game after the end of the jackpot game state. In the jackpot game state, the jackpot middle promotion effect that is executed after the final round is completed is sometimes called the "ending promotion effect" in particular.

On the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 2, an inner frame tank set 71 for storing prize balls, an external terminal plate 72 for communicating with external information devices such as a hall computer, and a prize ball. A prize ball case 73 for guiding the player, a launching device 74 for launching a game ball, and the like are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, various control boards such as a main board 11, an effect control board 12, a voice control board 13, and a lamp control board 14 are mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is also equipped with a relay board 15 or the like for relaying various control signals transmitted between the main board 11 and the effect control board 12. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a power supply board 16, a setting board 17, a connector part 18, and a payout control board 37 as components related to the feature part of the present embodiment. In addition, various boards such as an information terminal board, a launch control board, an interface board, and the like are arranged on the back surface of the game board 2 and the like in the pachinko game machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the main board 11, the effect control board 12, the power supply board 16, the payout control board 37, and the like are all provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Although the power supply board 16 has a horizontally long shape, most of it is provided at a position hidden in the payout control board 37, and only the left end portion is shown in FIG.

The main board 11 is a control board on the main side, and is equipped with various circuits for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The main board 11 is mainly addressed to a sub-side control board including a random number setting function used in a special figure game, a function of inputting a signal from a switch or the like arranged at a predetermined position, and an effect control board 12 or the like. , It has a function to output and transmit a control command as an example of command information as a control signal, a function to output various information to a hall management computer, and the like. Further, the main board 11 controls lighting / extinguishing of each LED (for example, segment LED) constituting the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B to control the lighting / extinguishing of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Variable display of predetermined identification information, such as controlling the variable display of the figure and controlling the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display 20 by controlling the lighting / extinguishing / coloring of the normal symbol display 20 and the like. It also has a function to control.

On the main board 11, for example, from the game control microcomputer 100, the switch circuit 110 that takes in the detection signals from various switches for game ball detection and transmits them to the game control microcomputer 100, and the game control microcomputer 100. The solenoid circuit 111 and the like that transmit the solenoid drive signal of the above to the solenoids 81 and 82 are mounted.

The effect control board 12 is a control board on the sub side independent of the main board 11, receives a control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15, and receives a display device 5, a speaker 8, and a lamp 9. Various circuits for controlling the production operation by the electric parts for the production are installed. That is, the effect control board 12 is used as an electrical component for effect such as display operation in the display device 5, all or part of the sound output operation from the speaker 8, and all or part of the lighting / extinguishing operation in the lamp 9 or the like. It has a function of determining the control content for executing a predetermined effect operation.

The voice control board 13 is a control board for voice output control provided separately from the effect control board 12, and is a sound for outputting sound from the speaker 8 based on commands and control data from the effect control board 12. It is equipped with a processing circuit that executes signal processing. The lamp control board 14 is a control board for controlling lamp output provided separately from the effect control board 12, and lights / turns off the lamp 9 or the like based on commands and control data from the effect control board 12. It is equipped with a lamp driver circuit and the like. The payout control board 37 is a control board that controls payout of prize balls and the like based on the information transmitted from the main board 11.

Wiring for transmitting detection signals from the gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, the second start port switch 22B, and the count switch 23 is connected to the main board 11. The gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, the second start port switch 22B, and the count switch 23 have an arbitrary configuration capable of detecting a game ball as a game medium, such as a sensor. Anything is fine. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a gate switch 21, a first start port switch 22A, a second start port switch 22B, and a count switch 23.
In addition, other switches similarly connected to the main board 11 (for example, a switch for detecting the open / closed state of the glass door shown in FIG. 2, a switch for detecting the open / closed state of the game board 2 itself, and for detecting illegal vibration. Switch, switch for detecting illegal electromagnetic waves) may be provided.
Further, on the main board 11, the first special symbol display device 4A, the second special symbol display device 4B, the normal symbol display 20, the first hold display 25A, the second hold display 25B, and the general figure hold display 25C Wiring for transmitting a command signal for performing display control such as is connected.

The control signal transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 is relayed by the relay board 15. The control command transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 via the relay board 15 is, for example, an effect control command transmitted and received as an electric signal.

The effect control command has, for example, a 2-byte structure, the first byte represents MODE (command classification), and the second byte represents EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always set to "1", and the first bit of the EXT data is set to "0". The command form is an example, and other command forms may be used. Further, in this example, the control command is composed of two control signals, but the number of control signals constituting the control command may be one or a plurality of three or more.

In the present embodiment, as the reserved memory information, a first start opening prize designation command or a second start opening prize designation command for designating whether the first start winning opening has started winning or the second starting winning entry has started winning has been used. At the same time as transmitting, the first reserved storage number notification command and the second reserved storage number notification command for specifying the first special figure reserved storage number and the second special figure reserved storage number are transmitted. When the number of reserved storages increases, a command for specifying the addition of the number of reserved storages indicating that the number of reserved storages in the first special figure or the number of reserved storages in the second special figure has increased is transmitted, while the number of reserved storages decreases. The first special figure reserved storage number or the second special figure reserved storage number may be transmitted to indicate that the reserved storage number subtraction designation command has decreased.

Instead of the first hold storage number notification command and the second hold storage number notification command, the total hold storage number notification command for notifying the total hold storage number may be transmitted. Further, the total hold storage number addition designation command or the total hold storage number subtraction designation command for notifying the increase or decrease of the total hold storage number may be transmitted.

The command C4XXXH and the command C6XXH are effect control commands indicating the contents of the winning determination result. Of these, the command C4XXH is a symbol designation command that indicates whether or not the variable display result is a "big hit", a judgment result of whether or not it is a "small hit", and a judgment result of the big hit type as the judgment result at the time of winning. be. Further, the command C6XXH is a variable category command that indicates a variable category determination result as a winning determination result. The variation category is a name when the variation pattern of the decorative pattern is classified by type. In other words, the variation category is the group name of each group including the variation pattern of one or more decorative symbols categorized into a common group.

In the present embodiment, in the start prize determination process executed in the special symbol process process, is the variable display result determined as a "big hit" based on the random number value MR1 for determining the special symbol display result when the start prize occurs? Whether or not it is determined as "small hit" or whether or not it is determined as "small hit" is determined, and when it is determined as "big hit", the type of jackpot is determined based on the random number value MR2 for determining the jackpot type, and the variable category is determined. The fluctuation category is determined based on the random value MR3 of. Then, a value corresponding to the determination result is set in the EXT data of the symbol designation command or the variation category command, and control is performed to transmit the value to the effect control board 12. Whether the effect control CPU (Central Processing Unit) 120 mounted on the effect control board 12 determines the variable display result as "big hit" or "small hit" based on the value set in the symbol designation command. Not only can it recognize whether or not it is a jackpot type, but it can also recognize the variable category based on the value set in the variable category command.

The effect control commands such as the variable pattern designation command and the variable display result notification command are used when the effect control CPU 120 controls the effect devices such as the display device 5, the speaker 8, and the lamp 9. Hereinafter, the effect control command used for controlling the image display operation in the display device 5 is a display control command, the effect control command used for controlling the sound output from the speaker 8 is a voice control command, and the lamp 9 emits light (lights up). The effect control command used to control the operation, blinking operation, and extinguishing operation) is also referred to as a lamp control command. In addition, among the effect control commands, there may be a display control command, a voice control command, and a lamp control command.

The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101 for storing game control programs, fixed data, and the like, and a game control computer. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 that provides a work area, a CPU 103 that executes a game control program to perform a control operation, and a random number circuit 104 that updates numerical data indicating a random value independently of the CPU 103. , I / O (Input / Output port) 105.

For example, in the game control microcomputer 100, the CPU 103 executes a program read from the ROM 101 to execute a process for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. At this time, a fixed data read operation in which the CPU 103 reads fixed data from the ROM 101, a variable data writing operation in which the CPU 103 writes various variable data to the RAM 102 and temporarily stores them, and various variable data temporarily stored in the RAM 102 by the CPU 103. The variable data read operation, the CPU 103 receives input of various signals from the outside of the game control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105, and the CPU 103 goes to the outside of the game control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105. A transmission operation that outputs various signals is also performed.

The ROM 101 included in the game control microcomputer 100 stores various data used for controlling the progress of the game in addition to the game control program. For example, the ROM 101 stores data constituting a plurality of determination tables, determination tables, setting tables, etc. prepared for the CPU 103 to perform various determinations, determinations, and settings. Further, in the ROM 101, data (for example, information specifying the contents of the control command) constituting a plurality of command tables used for the CPU 103 to transmit control signals to be various control commands from the main board 11 and special features. Data that constitutes various tables such as a figure display result determination table, a jackpot type determination table, and a variable category determination table are stored.

The first special symbol display result determination table is a jackpot with the variable display result as a "big hit" before the definite special symbol that becomes the variable display result is derived and displayed in the first special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 4A. It is referred to to determine whether or not to control the game state and whether or not to control the variable display result as a "small hit" to the small hit game state based on the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result. Table. The second special symbol display result determination table is a jackpot with the variable display result as a "big hit" before the definite special symbol that becomes the variable display result is derived and displayed in the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B. It is referred to to determine whether or not to control the game state and whether or not to control the variable display result as a "small hit" to the small hit game state based on the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result. Table.

In the first special figure display result determination table, the special figure display result is determined according to whether the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a normal state, a time saving state (low probability state), or a probability change state (high probability state). The numerical value to be compared with the random value for determination (decision value, also referred to as judgment value. Hereinafter, the same applies to other random values) is displayed in the special figure display results of "big hit", "small hit", and "loss". Assigned. In the second special figure display result determination table, a random number value for determining the special figure display result is determined according to whether the game state is a normal state, a time saving state (low probability state), or a probability variation state (high probability state). The numerical value (decision value) to be compared with is assigned to the special figure display result of "big hit" or "loss".

In each of the first special figure display result determination table and the second special figure display result determination table, when the gaming state is in the probability change state (high probability state), compared to when it is in the normal state or the time saving state (low probability state). Many decision values are assigned to the special figure display result of "big hit". As a result, in the probabilistic state (high probability state) in which the probabilistic change control is performed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the special figure display result is set as a "big hit" as compared with the case of the normal state or the time saving state (low probability state). Controlling to a state increases the probability of being determined.

In the setting example of the first special figure display result determination table 130A, the determination value in a predetermined range (value in the range of "30000" to "30350") is assigned to the special figure display result of "small hit". On the other hand, in the setting example of the second special figure display result determination table 130B, the determination value is not assigned to the special figure display result of "small hit". Since such a setting does not result in a "small hit" in the second special figure game, for example, a normally variable winning ball device 6B such as a time saving state (low accuracy high base state) or a probability variation state (high accuracy high base state) is used. In a game state in which the game ball easily passes through the second start winning opening to be formed, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a "small hit" in which it is difficult to obtain the prize ball, and to prevent a decrease in the game interest due to the extension of the game. can.

It should be noted that the second special figure display result determination table and the first special figure display result determination table may be assigned different predetermined range determination values to the special figure display result of "small hit". For example, in the second special figure display result determination table, a smaller determination value than in the first special figure display result determination table may be assigned to the special figure display result of "small hit". As a result, it is possible to avoid the frequent occurrence of "small hits" in the gaming state in which the game ball easily passes through the second starting winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 6B. Alternatively, the special figure display result may be determined by referring to the common special figure display result determination table in the first special figure game and the second special figure game.

The jackpot type determination table is used to determine the jackpot type to one of a plurality of types based on the random number value for determining the jackpot type when it is determined to control the jackpot game state with the special figure display result as "big hit". This is the referenced table. In the jackpot type determination table, the jackpot type is determined depending on whether the first special symbol game is executed by the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol game is executed by the second special symbol display device 4B. Numerical values (determined values) to be compared with the random value MR2 are assigned to a plurality of types of jackpot types such as "non-probability variation", "probability variation", and "probability".

Further, the ROM 101 stores a variable category determination table that is referred to for determining the variable category to any one of a plurality of types. Specifically, the ROM 101 stores a plurality of variable category determination tables in which the types of variable categories that can be determined in the variable category determination table and the respective determination ratios are different from each other. In the variable category determination table, a numerical value (determined value) to be compared with the random number value MR3 for determining the variable category is assigned to each of the variable categories. That is, the ROM 101 stores a plurality of variation category determination tables in which the determination values (for example, the range and number of determination values) assigned to at least one variation category among the plurality of types of variation categories are different from each other. ing. Instead of the plurality of variable category determination tables, one large variable category determination table including the information of all the variable category determination tables may be stored in the ROM 101.

Further, the ROM 101 stores a variation pattern determination table that is referred to for determining the variation pattern to any one of a plurality of types. Specifically, the ROM 101 stores a plurality of fluctuation pattern determination tables in which the types of fluctuation patterns that can be determined in the fluctuation pattern determination table and the respective determination ratios are different from each other. In the variation pattern determination table, a numerical value (determination value) to be compared with the random number value MR5 for determining the variation pattern is assigned to each variation pattern. That is, the ROM 101 stores a plurality of fluctuation pattern determination tables in which the determination values (for example, the range and number of determination values) assigned to at least one variation pattern among the plurality of types of variation patterns are different from each other. ing. Instead of the plurality of variation pattern determination tables, one large variation pattern determination table including the information of each variation pattern determination table may be stored in the ROM 101.

The RAM 102 included in the game control microcomputer 100 may be a backup RAM in which a part or all of the RAM 102 is backed up by a backup power source created in, for example, the power supply unit 1600 of the power supply board 16. That is, even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, a part or all of the contents of the RAM 102 are stored for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the backup power supply cannot be supplied with power). NS. In particular, at least the data corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls may be stored in the backup RAM. The data according to the control state of the game control means is the data necessary for recovering the control state before the occurrence of the power failure or the like based on the data when the data is recovered after the power failure or the like (for example, special data). Figure process flag, etc.). Further, the data corresponding to the control state and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are defined as the data indicating the progress state of the game.

Such a RAM 102 is provided with, for example, a game control data holding area or the like as an area for holding various data used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the game control data holding area 150, for example, the first special figure holding storage unit, the second special figure holding storage unit, the normal figure holding storage unit, the game control flag setting unit, the game control timer setting unit, and the game control counter setting A unit, a game control buffer setting unit, and the like are provided.

The first special figure reservation storage unit is a special figure game (first special symbol) in which the game ball passes through the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A and the first start winning is generated, but the game has not been started yet. The hold data (first special figure hold information) of the first special figure game by the display device 4A is stored. The second special figure reservation storage unit is a special figure game (second special figure game) in which the game ball passes through the second start winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 6B and the second starting winning is generated, but the game has not been started yet. The hold data (second special figure hold information) of the second special figure game by the symbol display device 4B is stored.

It should be noted that the hold data of the first special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 4A (the first special symbol hold information based on the establishment of the first start condition) and the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B. The hold data (the second special figure hold information based on the establishment of the second start winning prize) may be stored in association with the hold number in the common hold storage unit.

The normal figure hold storage unit is held data (normal figure hold information) related to the normal figure game that has not yet been started by the normal symbol display 20 even though the game ball that has passed through the passing gate 41 is detected by the gate switch 21. ) Is memorized. The game control flag setting unit is provided with a plurality of types of flags that can update the state according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The game control timer setting unit is provided with various timers used to control the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control counter setting unit is provided with a plurality of types of counters for counting the count values used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control buffer setting unit is provided with various buffers for temporarily storing data used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control buffer setting unit stores data indicating buffer values in each of a plurality of types of buffers.

The I / O 105 included in the game control microcomputer 100 has an input port for taking in various signals transmitted to the game control microcomputer 100 and a port for transmitting various signals to the outside of the game control microcomputer 100. It is configured to include an output port.

The RAM 122 mounted on the effect control board 12 is provided with, for example, an effect control data holding area as an area for holding various data used for controlling the effect operation. The effect control data holding area is provided with, for example, an effect control flag setting unit, an effect control timer setting unit, an effect control counter setting unit, and an effect control buffer setting unit.

There are a plurality of types of effect control flag setting units that can update the state according to the effect operation state such as the display state of the effect image on the screen of the display device 5 and the effect control command transmitted from the main board 11. A flag is provided. The effect control timer setting unit is provided with a plurality of types of timers used for controlling the progress of various effect operations such as the display operation of the effect image on the screen of the display device 5.

The effect control counter setting unit is provided with a plurality of types of counters used to control the progress of various effect operations. The effect control buffer setting unit is provided with various buffers for temporarily storing data used for controlling the progress of various effect operations.

B. Description of Configuration Regarding Generation of Power Supply Voltage The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment includes a configuration for adaptively generating a power supply voltage according to the type of game board. Specifically, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a power supply board 16, a setting board 17, and a connector portion 18 shown in FIG. 3 as components for adaptively generating a power supply voltage. In the first embodiment, the power supply board 16 is provided on the game frame 3, and the setting board 17 is provided on the game board 2. The power supply board 16 is provided with a power supply unit 1600 for generating power supply voltages of various electric components provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The power supply unit 1600 is provided with a plurality of variable power supply circuits described later. The connector portion 18 is composed of two parts, one of which is provided on the gaming board 2 and the other portion is provided on the gaming machine frame 3. The setting board 17 is provided with a setting unit 1700 for setting a value of the power supply voltage generated by the power supply unit 1600 of the power supply board 16. When the gaming board 2 is attached to the gaming machine frame 3, the setting unit 1700 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 1600 of the power supply board 16 via the connector unit 18. When the setting unit 1700 of the setting board 17 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 1600 of the power supply board 16 via the connector unit 18, the power supply voltage generated by the power supply unit 1600 by the setting unit 1700 is the power supply specification of the game board 2. The voltage is set according to. The setting board 17 provided with the setting unit 1700 is independent of other boards (for example, the main board 11) provided with the electric components of the game board 2, but is shared with other boards. May be done. That is, the setting unit 1700 may be provided on another substrate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a power supply unit 1600 provided on a power supply board 16 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the power supply unit 1600 generally includes a power supply input unit 1608, a rectifying unit 1609, and a variable power supply unit 1610 (first variable power supply unit 1610A and second variable power supply unit 1610B) as main components. ), Backflow prevention unit 1611, power failure detection unit 1612, and power supply output unit 1613. The power input unit 1608 includes the input terminal CN1 shown in FIG. 5, and an AC power supply AC is connected to the power input unit 1608. Each component of the power supply unit 1600 is configured by combining electronic components (electric components) such as integrated circuits, transistors, capacitors, and diodes.

The rectifier unit 1609 includes two first full-wave rectifier circuits 16091 and a second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 as full-wave rectifier circuits for full-wave rectifying the AC power of the AC power supply AC supplied from the outside. There is. The first variable power supply unit 1610A and the second variable power supply unit 1610B are configured to include a first variable power supply circuit 16101 to a fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 as a plurality of variable power supply circuits having variable output voltages. The output section of the power supply input section 1608 is connected to the input section of the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 and the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092. The input units of the first variable power supply circuit 16101 and the second variable power supply circuit 16102 are connected to the output unit of the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091, and the output unit of the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 is connected to the third variable power supply. The input unit of the circuit 16103 and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104, and further, the input unit of the power failure detection unit 1612 are connected.

The configurations of the first variable power supply circuit 16101 and the second variable power supply circuit 16102 are the same. Further, the configurations of the third variable power supply circuit 16103 and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 are the same. The frequencies used in the first variable power supply circuit 16101 and the second variable power supply circuit 16102 and the frequencies used in the third variable power supply circuit 16103 and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 are different from each other. Each of the first variable power supply circuits 16101 to the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 is configured so that the value of each output voltage of the first variable power supply circuit 16101 to the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 is individually set by the setting unit 1700. Has been done.

In the first embodiment, the rectifier unit 1609 includes two first full-wave rectifier circuits 16091 and a second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092, and the first variable power supply unit 1610A and the second variable power supply unit 1610B have four first variable power supplies. The circuits 16101 to 4th variable power supply circuit 16104 are provided, but the number of variable power supply circuits provided in the full-wave rectifier circuit provided in the rectifying unit 1609, the first variable power supply unit 1610A, and the second variable power supply unit 1610B is arbitrary. be.

The first variable power supply circuit 16101 is set by the setting unit 1700 (see FIG. 3) to generate an output voltage of DC 12V, and the second variable power supply circuit 16102 generates an output voltage of DC 5V by the setting unit 1700. Is set to. The first variable power supply circuit 16101 and the second variable power supply circuit 16102 generate power supplied mainly to substrates involved in production control, such as the effect control board 12, the voice control board 13, and the lamp control board 14. The first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 is a power source that generates an output voltage of 24 V DC supplied mainly to substrates involved in effect control, such as the effect control board 12, the voice control board 13, and the lamp control board 14. Further, the third variable power supply circuit 16103 is set by the setting unit 1700 to generate an output voltage of DC 12V, and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 is set to generate an output voltage of DC 5V by the setting unit 1700. Has been done. The third variable power supply circuit 16103 and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 generate power to be supplied to a board mainly involved in game control, such as the main board 11. The second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 serves as a power source for generating an AC 24V output voltage supplied to a board mainly involved in game control, such as the main board 11 and the payout control board 37. The boards mainly involved in the effect control, such as the effect control board 12, the voice control board 13, and the lamp control board 14, consume more power than the boards mainly involved in the game control, such as the main board 11 and the payout control board 37. Often. Therefore, the first variable power supply circuit 16101 and the second variable power supply circuit 16102 of the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 are more than the third variable power supply circuit 16103 and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 of the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092. An integrated circuit with a large capacity is used.

5 and 9 show a detailed configuration of the power supply unit 1600 provided on the power supply board 16 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the power input unit 1608 has an input terminal CN.
1, power switch SW1, fuse F4, Zener diode (surge absorber) VRD
1, 1st capacitor C1, thermistor TH1, common mode choke coil CL1, relay RL1, 2nd capacitor C2, 30th capacitor C30, 31st capacitor C31, 1st
10 resistance R10 to 14th resistance R14, 3rd diode D3, 4th diode D4, 22nd
It includes a capacitor C22 and a second transistor Q2.

The input terminal CN1 includes a first slot CN1 ₁ and a second slot CN1 ₂ , and an AC power supply AC shown in FIG. 4 is connected to the first slot CN1 ₁ and the second slot CN1 _2. The power switch SW1 is composed of a switch S1 and a switch S2, a first slot CN1 ₁ is connected to one end of the switch S1, and a second slot CN1 _{2 is connected to one end of the switch S2.}
Is connected. The other end of switch S1 is connected to the first end of the coil L 1 of the common mode choke coil CL1, the other end of the switch S2 is connected to one end of the fuse F4. The other end of the fuse F4 is connected to the second end of the coil L 2 of the common mode choke coil CL1 through the thermistor TH1. A Zener diode VRD1 and a first capacitor C1 are connected in parallel to the other end of the switch S1 and the other end of the fuse F4. A second capacitor C2 is connected to the other end of the first coil L1 and the other end of the second coil L2 of the common mode choke coil CL1. Further, the other end of the first coil L1 sixth output terminal CN6 is connected through a 30th capacitor C30, the other end of the second coil L2, a 31 capacitor C
The sixth output terminal CN6 is connected via 31. Further, a relay RL1 is provided in parallel with the thermistor TH1. The relay RL1 has a 10th resistor R10 to a 14th resistor R.
It is connected to the second transistor Q2 via 14, the third diode D3, the fourth diode D4, and the like.

The first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 in the rectifier unit 1609 includes a third transistor Q3 to a sixth transistor Q6, a sixth integrated circuit IC6, and a 23rd capacitor C23. The second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 includes a first Schottky barrier diode SD1. The backflow prevention unit 1611 is configured to include a second Schottky barrier diode SD2. The first coil L1 and the second coil L2 of the common mode choke coil CL1 in the power input unit 1608 are connected to the sixth integrated circuit IC6 via the third transistor Q3 to the sixth transistor Q6, respectively. Further, the sixth integrated circuit IC6 is connected to the first output node No1.

Further, the first coil L1 and the second coil L2 of the common mode choke coil CL1 in the power input unit 1608 are connected to the input unit of the first Schottky barrier diode SD1. The output unit of the first Schottky barrier diode SD1 is connected to the input unit of the second Schottky barrier diode SD2, the second output node No. 2 to the fourth output node No. 4. The output unit of the second Schottky barrier diode SD2 is connected to the fifth output node No5. Further, the first coil L1 of the common mode choke coil CL1 in the power input unit 1608 is connected to the sixth output node No6, the second coil L2 is connected to the seventh output node No7, and the terminal 1 of the second transistor Q2 is connected to. It is connected to the 8th output node No8.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first variable power supply unit 1610A includes the first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ and the second.
The variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ is provided, and the second variable power supply unit 1610B is the third variable power supply circuit 161.
It is equipped with 0 ₃ and a 4th variable power supply circuit 1610 _4. The first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ is shown in FIG.
As shown in the above, the first integrated circuit IC1 is provided. The terminals 1 and 2 of the first integrated circuit IC1 are connected to the first input node Ni1, the terminals 5 and 6 of the first integrated circuit IC1 are connected to the 11th output node No11, and the terminals 3 and 4 are the twelfth outputs. It is connected to node No12. The first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ is output from the first full-wave rectifier circuit 1609 _{1 2}
It functions as a DC / DC converter that converts a DC voltage of 4V into a DC voltage of 12V. One end of the third capacitor C3 to the fifth capacitor C5 is connected to the wiring between the first input node Ni1 and the first integrated circuit IC1. 1st input node Ni1 and 12th output node No1
The other end of the third capacitor C3 to the fifth capacitor C5 is connected to the wiring between the two.

One ends of the 17th capacitor C17, the 18th capacitor C18, the first resistor R1, and the second resistor R2 are connected to the wiring between the first integrated circuit IC1 and the eleventh output node No11. One ends of the first laser diode LD1 and the second laser diode LD2 are connected to the other ends of the first resistor R1 and the second resistor R2, respectively. The 17th capacitor C17, the 18th capacitor C18, the first laser diode LD1, and the other ends of the second laser diode LD2 are connected to the wiring between the first integrated circuit IC1 and the twelfth output node No12, respectively.

The second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ includes a second integrated circuit IC2. The terminals 1 and 2 of the second integrated circuit IC2 are connected to the first input node Ni1 and are connected to the second integrated circuit IC2.
Terminals 5 and 6 of 2 are connected to the 12th output node No12, and terminals 3 and 4 are connected to the 13th output node No13. The second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ is a first full-wave rectifier circuit 1609.
_It functions as a DC / DC converter that converts the 24V DC voltage output from 1 into a 5V DC voltage. One end of the sixth capacitor C6 to the ninth capacitor C9 is connected to the wiring between the first input node Ni1 and the second integrated circuit IC2. One end of the 19th capacitor C19 and the third resistor R3 is connected to the wiring between the second integrated circuit IC2 and the thirteenth output node No13. One end of the third laser diode LD3 is connected to the other end of the third resistor R3. The other ends of the sixth capacitor C6 to the ninth capacitor C9 are connected to the wiring between the first input node Ni1 and the twelfth output node No12. The 19th capacitor C19 and the 3rd laser diode LD are connected to the wiring between the 2nd integrated circuit IC2 and the 12th output node No12.
The other end of 3 is connected. Further, the output unit of the second integrated circuit IC2 and the twelfth output node No.
One end of the clear switch SW2 is connected to the wiring between the twelve, and the clear switch S
The other end of W2 is connected to the 14th output node No14. In addition, the first input node Ni1
Is connected to the 15th output node No15, and the first fuse F1 is provided in the wiring between the first input node Ni1 and the 15th output node No15. One end of the first fuse F1 is connected to the first input node Ni1, and the other end is connected to the fifteenth output node No15.

As shown in FIG. 7, the third variable power supply circuit 1610 ₃ is configured to include a third integrated circuit IC 3. Terminal 1 of the third integrated circuit IC3 is connected to the third input node Ni3, terminal 5 of the third integrated circuit IC3 is connected to the 21st output node No21, and terminal 2 is connected to the 22nd output node No22. There is. The third variable power supply circuit 1610 ₃ is a second full-wave rectifier circuit 1
A DC voltage of 24V output from the 609 ₂ functions as a DC / DC converter for converting a DC voltage of 12V. One end of the tenth capacitor C10 is connected to the wiring between the third input node Ni3 and the third integrated circuit IC3. A third fuse F3 is provided in the wiring between the third integrated circuit IC3 and the 21st output node No21. One end of the third fuse F 3 is connected to the third integrated circuit IC3, the other end is connected to the 21 output node No21.
One end of the 20th capacitor C20 is connected to the wiring between the third integrated circuit IC3 and the third fuse F3, and the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the wiring between the third fuse F3 and the 21st output node No21.
One end of is connected. One end of the fifth laser diode LD5 is connected to the other end of the fifth resistor R5. For wiring between the 3rd input node Ni3 and the 22nd output node No22,
The other end of the tenth capacitor C10 is connected. The other ends of the 20th capacitor C20 and the 5th laser diode LD5 are connected to the wiring between the 3rd integrated circuit IC3 and the 22nd output node No22.

The fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 is configured to include a fourth integrated circuit IC4. The terminal 1 of the fourth integrated circuit IC4 is connected to the fourth input node Ni4, and the fourth integrated circuit IC4 terminal 5 is connected to the 23rd output node No23, the 24th output node No24, and the 25th output node No25. , Terminal 2 is connected to the 22nd output node No22. The fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 functions as a DC / DC converter that converts a 24V DC voltage output from the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 into a 5V DC voltage. One end of the 11th capacitor C11 is connected to the wiring between the 4th input node Ni4 and the 4th integrated circuit IC4. One end of the 21st capacitor C21, the 5th diode D5, and the 6th resistor R6 is connected to the wiring between the 4th integrated circuit IC4 and the 23rd output node No23. The other end of the fifth diode D5 is connected to one end of the 24th output node No. 24 and the 24th capacitor C24, and one end of the sixth diode D6 is connected to the other end of the sixth resistor R6. The other end of the 11th capacitor C11 is connected to the wiring between the 4th input node Ni4 and the 22nd output node No22. The other ends of the 21st capacitor C21, the 24th capacitor C24, and the 6th diode D6 are connected to the wiring between the 4th input node Ni4 and the 25th output node No25.

A second fuse F2 is provided in the wiring between the fifth input node Ni5 and the 26th output node No26. One end of the second fuse F2 is connected to the fifth input node Ni5, and the other end is connected to the 26th output node No26. One end of the 12th capacitor C12 to the 16th capacitor C16 is connected to the wiring of the 5th input node Ni5 and the 2nd fuse F2. The other ends of the 12th capacitor C12 to the 16th capacitor C16 are connected to the wiring between the third input node Ni3 and the 22nd output node No22. One end of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to the wiring between the second fuse F2 and the 26th output node No26. One end of the fourth diode D4 is connected to the other end of the fourth resistor R4. The other end of the fourth diode D4 is connected to the wiring between the third integrated circuit IC3 and the 22nd output node No22. The twelfth input node Ni12 is connected to the 22nd output node No22. The eighth input node Ni8 is connected to the eighth output node No. 8 shown in FIG. 5, and the eighth input node Ni8 is connected to the wiring connecting the terminal 2 of the fourth integrated circuit IC4 and the 25th output node No. 25. The second input node Ni2 is connected to the 27th output node No27.

As shown in FIG. 8, the power failure detection unit 1612 includes a fifth integrated circuit IC5 and a first transistor Q1. The terminal 5 of the fifth integrated circuit IC5 is connected to the 25th input node Ni25, and the terminal 6 is connected to the 27th input node Ni27. Further, terminals 1 to 5 and 7 of the fifth integrated circuit IC5 are connected to the 32nd output node No. 32, and the terminal 8 is connected to the terminal 3 of the first transistor Q1. The terminal 1 of the first transistor Q1 is connected to the wiring between the fifth integrated circuit IC5 and the 32nd output node No. 32, and the terminal 2 is connected to the 31st output node No. 31. Further, the 23rd input node Ni23 is connected to the terminal 3 of the first transistor Q1 and the 33rd output node No33.

A seventh resistor R7 is provided in the wiring between the 27th input node Ni27 and the fifth integrated circuit IC5. One end of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to the 27th input node Ni27, and the other end is connected to the fifth integrated circuit IC5. The other end of the eighth resistor R8 and one end of the 28th capacitor C28 are connected to the wiring between the seventh resistor R7 and the fifth integrated circuit IC5. One end of the 29th capacitor C29 is connected to the wiring between the 27th input node Ni27 and the 7th resistor R7. The fifth integrated circuit IC5 is provided with five output units, one end of the 25th capacitor C25 is connected to the first output unit, and the first transistor Q1 is connected to the second output unit.

One end of the 26th capacitor C26 is connected to the third output section, one end of the 27th capacitor C27 is connected to the fourth output section, and the input section of the first transistor Q1 is connected to the fifth output section. .. The other end of the 25th capacitor C25 is connected to the first transistor Q1, and the 26th capacitor C26, the 27th capacitor C27, the 28th capacitor C28, and the eighth capacitor are connected to the wiring between the 25th capacitor C25 and the first transistor Q1. The resistor R8 and the other end of the 29th capacitor C29 are connected. A ninth resistor is provided in the wiring between the 23rd input node Ni23 and the first transistor Q1. One end of the ninth resistor R9 is connected to the 23rd input node Ni23, and the other end is connected to the first transistor Q1.

As shown in FIG. 9, the power output unit 1613 includes a second output terminal CN2 to a sixth output terminal CN6. The second output terminal CN2 includes 10 slots from the first slot to the tenth slot. The third output terminal CN3 includes 14 slots from the first slot to the 14th slot. The fourth output terminal CN4 includes 18 slots from the first slot to the 18th slot. The fifth output terminal CN5 includes twelve slots, the first slot to the twelfth slot.

The 32nd output node No. 32 of the power failure detection unit 1612 shown in FIG. 8 is connected to the 1st slot, the 2nd slot, the 9th slot, and the 10th slot of the second output terminal CN2 via the 32nd input node Ni32. ing. Further, it is connected to the 22nd output node No. 22 shown in FIG. 7 via the 22nd input node Ni22. These slots are connected to ground. The 15th output node No. 15 of the 1st variable power supply unit 1610A shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the 3rd slot of the 2nd output terminal CN2 via the 15th input node Ni15. A smoothed AC 24V output voltage is supplied from the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 to the third slot of the second output terminal CN2.

The eleventh output node No. 11 of the first variable power supply unit 1610A shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the fourth slot to the seventh slot of the second output terminal CN2 via the eleventh input node Ni11. The first variable power supply circuit 161 is located in the fourth to seventh slots of the second output terminal CN2.
An output voltage of DC 12V is supplied from the 0 _{1st integrated circuit IC1.} 2nd output terminal CN2
The first variable power supply unit 1 shown in FIG. 6 is inserted into the eighth slot of the above via the thirteenth input node Ni13.
The 13th output node No. 13 of 610A is connected. An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied to the eighth slot of the second output terminal CN2 from the second integrated circuit IC2 of the second variable power supply circuit 1610 _2.

The 32nd output node No. 32 of the power failure detection unit 1612 shown in FIG. 8 is connected to the 1st slot, the 2nd slot, and the 9th to 12th slots of the third output terminal CN3 via the 32nd input node Ni32. ing. These slots are connected to ground. The sixth output node No. 6 of the power input unit 1608 shown in FIG. 5 is connected to the third slot of the third output terminal CN3 via the sixth input node Ni6. An AC 24V output voltage is supplied to the third slot of the third output terminal CN3 from the first coil L1 of the common mode choke coil CL1 in the power input unit 1608. The seventh output node No. 7 of the power input unit 1608 shown in FIG. 5 is connected to the fourth slot of the third output terminal CN3 via the seventh input node Ni7. An AC 24V output voltage is supplied to the fourth slot of the third output terminal CN3 from the second coil L2 of the common mode choke coil CL1 in the power input unit 1608.

The 26th output node No. 26 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B shown in FIG. 7 is connected to the fifth slot of the third output terminal CN3 via the 26th input node Ni26. A smoothed AC 24V output voltage is supplied from the second Schottky barrier diode SD2 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B to the fifth slot of the third output terminal CN3. 3rd output terminal CN
The 21st output node No. 21 of the 2nd variable power supply unit 1610B shown in FIG. 7 is connected to the 6th slot of 3 via the 21st input node Ni21. An output voltage of 12 V DC is supplied to the sixth slot of the third output terminal CN3 from the third integrated circuit IC3 of the third variable power supply circuit 1610 _3. The seventh slot and the eighth slot of the third output terminal CN3 are connected to the 33rd output node No. 33 shown in FIG. 8 via the 33rd input node Ni33, and further, through the 23rd input node Ni23, FIG. The 23rd output node No. 23 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B shown in No. 7 is connected. An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied from the fourth integrated circuit IC4 of the fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 _{4 to} the seventh slot and the eighth slot of the third output terminal CN3.

The 32nd output node No. 32 of the power failure detection unit 1612 shown in FIG. 8 is connected to the 1st slot, the 2nd slot, the 13th slot, and the 14th slot of the 4th output terminal CN4 via the 32nd input node Ni32. Has been done. These slots are connected to ground.
The 26th output node No. 26 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B shown in FIG. 7 is connected to the third slot of the fourth output terminal CN4 via the 26th input node Ni26. A smoothed AC 24V output voltage is supplied from the second Schottky barrier diode SD2 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B to the third slot of the fourth output terminal CN4. 4th output terminal CN4
In the fourth slot of the above, the second variable power supply unit 1 shown in FIG. 7 is passed through the 21st input node Ni21.
The 21st output node No21 of 610B is connected. An output voltage of 12 V DC is supplied to the fourth slot of the fourth output terminal CN4 from the third integrated circuit IC3 of the third variable power supply circuit 1610 _3. The 11th output node No. 1 of the 1st variable power supply unit 1610A shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the 5th slot and the 6th slot of the 4th output terminal CN4 via the 11th input node Ni11.
1 is connected. An output voltage of 12 V DC is supplied from the first integrated circuit IC1 of _{the first variable power supply circuit 1610 1 to} the fifth slot and the sixth slot of the fourth output terminal CN4.

The 33rd input node Ni33 is located in the 7th slot and the 8th slot of the 4th output terminal CN4.
Is connected to the 33rd output node No. 33 shown in FIG. 8, and further, the 23rd output node No. 23 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B shown in FIG. 7 is connected via the 23rd input node Ni23. An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied from the fourth integrated circuit IC4 of the fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 _{4 to} the seventh slot and the eighth slot of the fourth output terminal CN4. The thirteenth output node No. 13 of the first variable power supply unit 1610A shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the ninth slot of the fourth output terminal CN4 via the thirteenth input node Ni13. 4th output terminal CN4
An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied from the second integrated circuit IC2 of the second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ to the ninth slot of the above. In the 10th slot of the 4th output terminal CN4, the 24th input node N
The 24th output node No. 24 shown in FIG. 7 is connected via the i24. The first 10 slots of the fourth output terminal CN4, the output voltage of the DC 5V is supplied from the fourth integrated circuit IC4 of the fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 _4.

The 14th output node No. 14 shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the 11th slot of the 4th output terminal CN4 via the 14th input node Ni14. An ON-OFF signal of the clear switch SW2 of the first variable power supply circuit 16101 is supplied to the eleventh slot of the fourth output terminal CN4. The 31st output node No. 31 shown in FIG. 9 is connected to the 12th slot of the 4th output terminal CN4 via the 31st input node Ni31. A power supply confirmation signal from the fifth integrated circuit IC5 is supplied to the eleventh slot of the fourth output terminal CN4 via the first transistor Q1.

The 32nd output node No. 32 of the power failure detection unit 1612 shown in FIG. 8 is connected to the 1st slot, the 2nd slot, the 17th slot, and the 18th slot of the 5th output terminal CN5 via the 32nd input node Ni32. Has been done. These slots are connected to ground. The 15th output node No15 of the 1st variable power supply unit 1610A shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the 3rd slot and the 4th slot of the 5th output terminal CN5 via the 15th input node Ni15. A smoothed AC 24V output voltage is supplied from the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 to the third and fourth slots of the fifth output terminal CN5.

The 11th input node Ni11 is located in the 5th to 12th slots of the 5th output terminal CN5.
The eleventh output node No. 11 of the first variable power supply unit 1610A shown in FIG. 6 is connected via the above. The first variable power supply circuit 1 is located in the fifth to twelfth slots of the fifth output terminal CN5.
An output voltage of 12 V DC is supplied from the first integrated circuit IC1 of 610 _1. Fifth output terminal C
The 13th to 16th slots of N5 are connected to the 13th input node Ni13 via FIG.
The thirteenth output node No. 13 of the first variable power supply unit 1610A shown in the above is connected. An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied from the second integrated circuit IC2 of the second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ to the thirteenth slot to the sixteenth slot of the fifth output terminal CN5.

Next, the arrangement of each electronic component on the power supply board 16 provided with the power supply unit 1600 will be described with reference to FIG. In the description with reference to FIG. 10, the positional relationship of the top, bottom, left, and right is based on FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the power supply substrate 16 is a single-layer substrate including the base material 16A. Predetermined wiring patterns and resists are provided on the surface of the base material 16A, and electronic components such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors are mounted on these wiring patterns and resists.

The base material 16A is a horizontally long substantially rectangular plate material, a clear switch SW2 is arranged above the left end portion of the base material 16A, and an input terminal of the power input unit 1608 is located at a right position of the clear switch SW2. CN1 is arranged. Further, a power switch SW1 is arranged below the input terminal CN1. The power switch SW1 is arranged near the input terminal CN1.

The fourth fuse F4 is arranged at the right position of the power switch SW1, the thermistor TH1 and the Zener diode VRD1 are arranged vertically at the right side thereof, and the relay RL1 and the first capacitor C1 are arranged vertically at the right side thereof. It is located in. The first laser diode LD1 to the sixth laser diode LD6 are arranged in a laterally aligned state above the thermista TH1 and the relay RL1, and the first laser diode LD1 to the sixth laser diode LD6 are arranged above the first laser diode LD1 to the sixth laser diode LD6. The resistors R1 to 6th resistors R6 are arranged in a laterally aligned state.

To the right of the relay RL1 and the first capacitor C1, the common mode choke coil CL1
Is placed. A fourth diode D4 is arranged above the left shoulder of the common mode choke coil CL1, and is to the right of the fourth diode D4 and is the common mode choke coil CL1.
A thirteenth resistor R13 and a fourteenth resistor R14 are arranged above the above. The 13th resistors R13 and 14 on the right side of the 1st laser diode LD1 to the 6th laser diode LD6.
Above the resistor R14, the second transistor Q2, the eleventh resistor R11, the twelfth resistor R12,
The 22nd capacitor C22 and the 3rd diode D3 are arranged. Third diode D
The second Schottky barrier diode S D2 and the first Schottky barrier diode S D1 are arranged vertically on the right side of 3.

Below the first Schottky barrier diode SD1 and on the right side of the common mode choke coil CL1, the 31st capacitor C31, the second capacitor C2, and the 30th capacitor C30 are arranged vertically, and on the right side of the second capacitor C2. The sixth integrated circuit IC6 is arranged in. The 23rd capacitor C23 is arranged above the 6th integrated circuit IC6, and the 10th capacitor C10 is arranged above the 23rd capacitor C23. Second
The fifth transistor Q5, the sixth transistor Q6, the third transistor Q3, and the fourth transistor Q4 are arranged vertically on the right side of the three capacitors C23 and the sixth integrated circuit IC6. The fourth integrated circuit IC4 is arranged on the upper right side of the fifth transistor Q5, and the fourth integrated circuit I
A sixth capacitor C6 and a third capacitor C3 are arranged above and below C4. On the right side of the 6th capacitor C6 and the 3rd capacitor C3, the 7th capacitor C7 and the 4th capacitor C
4 are arranged one above the other, and the fifth capacitor C5 is arranged on the right side thereof. Above the 7th capacitor C7 and the 5th capacitor C5, the 21st capacitor C21 and the 11th capacitor C11 are arranged vertically.

On the right side of the 21st capacitor C21 and the 11th capacitor C11, there is a third integrated circuit IC3.
Is provided, and on the right side of the third integrated circuit IC3, the 20th capacitor C20 and the twelfth are provided.
Capacitors C12 to 16th capacitors C16 are arranged side by side in order from the left. Below the third integrated circuit IC3, the twentieth capacitor C20, and the twelfth capacitor C12, the first
The integrated circuit IC1 is arranged. The lower end side of the first integrated circuit IC1 is arranged so as to face the lower end side of the base material 16A, and the base material 16A is located below the first integrated circuit IC1 rather than the position where the first integrated circuit IC1 is provided. No electronic components other than the first integrated circuit IC1 are arranged on the outer edge side (lower side) of the first integrated circuit IC1.

The 13th capacitor C13 to the 16th capacitor C1 on the right side of the first integrated circuit IC1.
The second integrated circuit IC2 is arranged directly below 6. Directly below the second integrated circuit IC2,
The eighth capacitor C8, the ninth capacitor C9, and the nineteenth capacitor C19 are arranged side by side in order from the left. The 17th capacitor C17 is arranged on the lower left side of the 8th capacitor C8 on the right side of the first integrated circuit IC1, and the 18th capacitor C18 is arranged on the lower left side of the 9th capacitor C9 and on the right side of the 17th capacitor C17. Has been done. 18th capacitor C1
The 25th capacitor C25 is arranged on the right side of 8.

On the right side of the 25th capacitor C25, the fifth integrated circuit IC5 and the 26th capacitor C26 are arranged one above the other. On the right side of the fifth integrated circuit IC5 and the 26th capacitor C26, the 27th capacitor C27, the 28th capacitor C28, and the eighth resistor R8 are arranged vertically. On the right side of the 27th capacitor C27, the 28th capacitor C28, and the 8th resistor R8, the 9th resistor R9, the 1st transistor Q1, and the 29th capacitor C29 are arranged vertically. A seventh resistor R7 is arranged below the eighth resistor R8 and the 29th capacitor C29, and a first fuse F1 is arranged further below the seventh resistor R7.

The 24th capacitor C24 is arranged above the 5th integrated circuit IC5 and on the right side of the 16th capacitor C16. On the right side of the 24th capacitor C24, the second fuse F2 and the third fuse F3 are arranged vertically. A fifth diode D5 is connected to the second fuse F2 and the third fuse F3.

On the right side of the first fuse F1 and the second fuse F2, the fifth output terminal CN5, the third output terminal CN3, and the sixth output terminal CN6 are arranged vertically. 5th output terminal CN5, 3rd
Output terminals CN3, and on the right side of the sixth output terminal CN6, the fourth output terminal CN 4 and the second output terminal CN 2 are arranged vertically.

The power supply board 16 on which a plurality of electronic components are mounted on the base material 16A has an input region X1, a rectifying region X2, a transformer region X3, and an output region X4. In the input area X1, the power input unit 1608
Input terminal CN1 is provided. The rectification region X2 is provided with a sixth integrated circuit IC6 serving as a first full-wave rectifier circuit 1609 ₁ and a first Schottky barrier diode SD1 serving as a _{second full-wave rectifier circuit 1609 2.} Further, the rectifying region X2 includes the first rectifying region X21 and the second rectifying region X21.
A sixth integrated circuit IC6 having a rectifier region X22 and serving as a first full-wave rectifier circuit 1609 _1.
Is provided in the second rectifying region X2 2 , and the first Schottky barrier diode SD1 serving as the second full-wave rectifying circuit 1609 ₂ is provided in the first rectifying region X2 1.

The transformer region X3, the first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ become the first integrated circuit IC1, the second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ become second integrated circuit IC 2, a third variable power source circuit 1610 ₃ become third
Integrated circuit IC3, and a fourth integrated circuit IC4 which is a fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 ₄ included. The output area X4 is provided with a second output terminal CN2 to a sixth output terminal CN6 serving as a power output unit 1613. Further, the transformer area X3 includes a first transformer area X31 and a second transformer area X.
32 is provided, and a first integrated circuit IC1 serving as a first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ and a second integrated circuit IC2 serving as a _{second variable power supply circuit 1610 2} are arranged in the second transformer region X3 2 , and the first
The transformer region X3 1 fourth integrated circuit IC4 is arranged to be the third variable power source circuit 1610 ₃ become the third integrated circuit IC3 and fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 _4. In addition, the first rectification region X
The 21 and the first transformation area X31 and the second rectification area X22 and the second transformation area X32 are arranged in parallel. Further, in the second transformer region X3 2 , the first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ (first integrated circuit IC1) and the second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ (second integrated circuit IC2) are arranged in parallel, and the first transformer region X3 In 1 , the third variable power supply circuit 1610 ₃ (third integrated circuit IC 3) and the fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 ₄ (fourth integrated circuit IC 4) are arranged in parallel.

Input region X1 is formed in the left upper end portion of the base material 16A. Further, the output region X4 is formed at the right end portion of the base material 16A. Therefore, the input region X1 and the output region X4 are formed at both ends of the horizontally long base material 16A, respectively. The rectification region X2 and the transformation region X3 are formed between the input region X1 and the output region X4.

The rectifying region X2 is formed at a position closer to the input region X1 than the transformer region X3, and the transformer region X3 is formed at a position closer to the output region X4 than the rectifying region X2. As described above, the input area X1, the rectifying area X2, the transformer area X3, and the output area X4 are arranged linearly, so to speak, in series. Further, the area occupied by the transformation region X3 is larger than the area occupied by the rectification region X2. In particular, the transformation region X3 occupies a range longer than the length occupied by the rectification region X2 in the width direction.

Further, a part of the wiring patterns formed on the front surface and the back surface of the base material 16A is common. FIG. 11A is a diagram showing a part of the wiring pattern formed on the back surface side of the base material, and FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a part of the wiring pattern.
It is a figure which shows a part of the wiring pattern formed on the surface side of a base material. As shown in FIG. 11A, the first back wiring pattern PR1 to the sixth back wiring pattern PR6 are formed on the back surface of the base material 16A. Further, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the surface of the substrate 16A, Table 1 wiring pattern P F1 to Table 7 wiring pattern PF7 is formed. Table 1 Wiring pattern PF1
The input terminal CN1, the power switch SW1, and the like are mounted on the second table wiring pattern PF2. Table 3 Wiring pattern PF3 includes fuse F4, thermistor TH1, and relay RL.
1. Zener diode VRD1, first capacitor C1, etc. are mounted. The thermistor TH1, relay RL1, and the like are mounted on the wiring pattern PF4 in Table 4. The power switch SW1 and the like are mounted on the wiring pattern PF5 in Table 5. Table 6 Wiring pattern PF6
Is equipped with a power switch SW1, a fuse F4, and the like. Table 7 Wiring pattern PF
7 is equipped with a Zener diode VRD1, a first capacitor C1, and the like. PR1~ These first back wiring pattern sixth back wiring pattern PR6 and Table 1 wiring pattern P F1 to
Of the 7th front wiring pattern PF7, the 1st back wiring pattern PR1 to the 4th back wiring pattern PR
4, Table 1 wiring pattern P F1 to Table 4 wiring pattern PF4 is no identical shape each other.

(2) Description of Operation Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.
A. Explanation of basic operations related to the game In the main board 11, when the power supply from the power supply unit 1600 of the power supply board 16 is started, the game control microcomputer 100 is started, and the CPU 103 performs a predetermined process which is the game control main process. Will be executed. When the game control main process is started, the CPU 103 sets the interrupt disabled and then performs the necessary initial settings. In this initial setting, for example, the RAM 102 is cleared. In addition, the register of the CTC (counter / timer circuit) built in the game control microcomputer 100 is set. As a result, after that, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 every predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute the timer interrupt process. When the initial setting is completed, interrupts are permitted and then loop processing is started. In the game control main process, the process for returning the internal state of the pachinko game machine 1 to the state at the time of the previous power supply stop may be executed, and then the loop process may be started.

When the CPU 103 that has executed the game control main process receives the interrupt request signal from the CTC and receives the interrupt request, the CPU 103 executes the game control timer interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the game control timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 12 is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch process to perform the gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, and the second start port via the switch circuit 110. The state of the detection signals input from various switches such as the switch 22B and the count switch 23 is determined (step S11). Subsequently, by executing a predetermined main-side error process, an abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed, and a warning can be generated if necessary according to the diagnosis result (step S12). After that, by executing a predetermined information output process, for example, data such as jackpot information, starting information, and probability fluctuation information supplied to the hall management computer installed outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 is output (). Step S13).

Following the information output process, a game random number update process for updating at least a part of the random number value (game random number) used on the main board 11 side by software is executed (step S14). After that, the CPU 103 executes a special symbol process process (step S15). In the special symbol process processing, the value of the special symbol process flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 152 is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol are updated. Various processes are selected and executed in order to control the display operation in the display device 4B, set the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening in the special variable winning ball device 7, and the like in a predetermined procedure.

Following the special symbol process processing, the normal symbol process processing is executed (step S16). The CPU 103 controls the display operation (for example, turning on and off of the segment LED) in the normal symbol display 20 by executing the normal symbol process processing, and is used in the variable display of the normal symbol and the normal variable winning ball device 6B. It enables the tilting motion setting of the movable wing piece.

After executing the normal symbol process process, the CPU 103 transmits a control command from the main board 11 to a control board on the sub side such as the effect control board 12 by executing the command control process (step S17). For example, in the command control process, among the output ports included in the I / O 105, the effect control board corresponds to the setting in the command transmission table specified by the value of the transmission command buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 155. After setting the control data in the output port for transmitting the effect control command to 12, set the predetermined control data in the output port of the effect control INT signal and turn on the effect control INT signal for a predetermined time. By turning it off, etc., it is possible to transmit the effect control command based on the setting in the command transmission table. After executing the command control process, the interrupt enable state is set, and then the game control timer interrupt process is terminated.

Next, the operation on the effect control board 12 will be described. In the effect control board 12, when the power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply board 16 or the like, the effect control CPU 120 is activated to execute the effect control main process as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the effect control main process shown in FIG. 13 is started, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a predetermined initialization process (step S71) to clear the RAM 122, set various initial values, and press the effect control board 12. Set the registers of the mounted CTC (counter / timer circuit). After that, it is determined whether or not the timer interrupt flag is turned on (step S72). The timer interrupt flag is set to the ON state every time a predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds) elapses based on the register setting of the CTC, for example. At this time, if the timer interrupt flag is off (step S72; No), the process of step S72 is repeatedly executed and waits.

Further, on the side of the effect control board 12, an interrupt for receiving an effect control command or the like is generated from the main board 11 in addition to the timer interrupt that is generated every time a predetermined time elapses. This interrupt is, for example, an interrupt generated when the effect control INT signal from the main board 11 is turned on. When an interrupt occurs due to the effect control INT signal being turned on, the effect control CPU 120 automatically sets interrupt disabled, but if a CPU that is not automatically interrupt disabled is used, an interrupt occurs. It is desirable to issue a prohibition order (DI instruction). The effect control CPU 120 executes, for example, a predetermined command reception interrupt process in response to an interrupt caused by the effect control INT signal being turned on. In this command reception interrupt process, among the input ports included in the I / O 125, a control that becomes an effect control command or the like is performed from a predetermined input port that receives a control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15. Capture the signal.

The effect control command captured at this time is stored in, for example, an effect control command reception buffer provided in the effect control buffer setting unit 194. For example, when the effect control command has a 2-byte configuration, the first byte (MODE) and the second byte (EXT) are sequentially received and stored in the effect control command reception buffer. After that, the effect control CPU 120 sets the interrupt enable, and then ends the command reception interrupt process.

If the timer interrupt flag is on in step S72 (step S72; Yes), the timer interrupt flag is cleared and turned off (step S73), and the command analysis process is executed (step S74). In the command analysis process executed in step S74, for example, after reading various effect control commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 of the main board 11 and stored in the effect control command reception buffer, the command analysis process is performed. Settings and controls corresponding to the read effect control commands are performed.

After executing the command analysis process in step S74, the effect control process process is executed (step S75). In the effect control process process of step S75, for example, various effect devices such as an effect image display operation in the display area of the display device 5, an audio output operation from the speaker 8, a light emitting operation in the lamp 9, and a drive operation in the effect model. Regarding the control content of the effect operation using the above, determination, determination, setting, etc. are performed according to the effect control command or the like transmitted from the main board 11.

Following the effect control process process in step S75, the effect random number update process is executed (step S76), and the effect random numbers are counted by the random counter of the effect control counter setting unit 193 as various random number values used for the effect control. The numerical data indicating is updated by software. After that, the process returns to the process of step S72.

B. Description of operation related to power supply voltage generation When the game board 2 is attached to the game machine frame 3 and the power switch SW1 shown in FIG. 5 is turned on, between the first slot CN11 and the second slot CN12 in the input terminal CN1. The AC power of the AC power supply AC applied to is supplied to the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 and the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 of the rectifier unit 1609 via the common mode choke coil CL1. The first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 and the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 perform full-wave rectification of AC power from the AC power supply AC and supply DC voltage to the first variable power supply unit 1610A and the second variable power supply unit 1610B, respectively. ..

The first integrated circuit IC1 and the second integrated circuit IC2 of the first variable power supply unit 1610A step down the DC voltage applied from the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091, and here, the DC 24V is stepped down to DC 12V and DC 5V, respectively. .. The voltage stepped down by the first integrated circuit IC1 and the second integrated circuit IC2 are both output to the second output terminal CN2 and the fifth output terminal CN5 of the power supply output unit 1613, and are output to the effect control board 12, the voice control board 13, It is supplied to a substrate mainly involved in effect control, such as a lamp control substrate 14.

The third integrated circuit IC3 and the fourth integrated circuit IC4 of the second variable power supply unit 1610B step down the DC voltage applied from the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092, and here, the DC 24V is stepped down to DC 12V and DC 5V, respectively. .. The voltage stepped down by the third integrated circuit IC3 and the fourth integrated circuit IC4 are both output to the third output terminal CN3 and the fourth output terminal CN4 of the power output unit 1613, and the main board 11 and the payout control board 37 and the like are output. It is mainly supplied to the substrate involved in game control.

Further, in the backflow prevention unit 1611, when a high voltage backflow occurs through the output terminal, the high voltage backflow reaches the rectifier unit 1609, the power input unit 1608, etc., particularly the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092. Is being prevented. If the backflow voltage reaches the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 and the voltage supplied to the boards involved in the game control, such as the main board 11 and the payout control board 37, becomes defective, the progress of the game may be hindered. By suppressing the arrival of the backflow voltage to the second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092, it is possible to suppress a defect in the voltage supplied to the substrate involved in the game control.

The power failure detection unit 1612 detects the power failure when the power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like. When a power failure is detected, the electric power charged in each capacitor is used to supply a voltage until the game state is backed up. The line <br/> Ukoto the voltage supply for such a backup, it is possible to reduce the problem in the case of power interruption occurs.

In the first embodiment described above, the power supply board 16 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a rectification region X2 and a first variable power supply circuit 16101 provided with a first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 and a second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092. There is a transformer region X3 provided with a fourth variable power supply circuit 16104. Further, the power supply board 16 has an input area X1 provided with a power supply input unit 1608 and an output area X4 provided with a power supply output unit 1613. The rectification region X2 and the transformation region X3 are arranged between the input region X1 and the output region X4. Therefore, the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3 can be prevented from expanding too much. Therefore, the size of the power supply board 16 can be made compact.

Further, the power switch SW1 is arranged in the vicinity of the power input unit 1608. Therefore, the noise caused by the power switch SW1 and the power input unit 1608 is reduced. Further, the third capacitor C3 to the seventh capacitor C7 and the like are arranged between the rectifying area X2 and the transformer area X3. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the noise of the capacitor due to the third capacitor C3 to the seventh capacitor C7 and the like.

Further, the second transformer region X3 2 provided with the first integrated circuit IC1 and the second integrated circuit IC2 and the first transformer region X3 1 provided with the third integrated circuit IC3 and the fourth integrated circuit IC4 are rectified regions X2. It is arranged between the output area X4 and the output area X4. Therefore, since the arrangement positions of the first integrated circuit IC1 to the fourth integrated circuit IC4 can be prevented from being expanded too much, the size of the power supply board 16 can be made compact. Further, no electronic component is arranged on the lower end side side of the base material 16A on the power supply board 16 than the position where the first integrated circuit IC1 is provided. Therefore, the first
Since the integrated circuit IC1 does not easily absorb heat from other electronic components and easily comes into contact with the outside air, etc.
Heat dissipation is performed efficiently.

Further, the first rectification region X21 and the first transformation region X31 and the second rectification region X22 and the second transformation region X32 are arranged in parallel. Further, in the second transformer region X3 2 , the first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ (first integrated circuit IC 1) and the second variable power supply circuit 1610 ₂ (second integrated circuit IC 1) are used.
2) In the first transformation region X3 1 , the third variable power supply circuit 1610 ₃ (third integrated circuit IC3) and the fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 ₄ (fourth integrated circuit IC4) are arranged in parallel. Therefore, the first full-wave rectifier circuit 1609 ₁ and the first variable power supply circuit 1610 ₁ and the second variable power supply circuit 16
10 _2, a second full-wave rectifier circuit 1609, _second and third variable power source circuit 1610 ₃ fourth variable power supply circuit 1610 ₄ are arranged in parallel. Therefore, since these circuits can be prevented from spreading too much, the size of the power supply board 16 can be made compact.

Further, the rectifying region X2 and the transforming region X3 are formed between the input region X1 and the output region X4 formed at both ends of the horizontally long base material 16A, respectively. Therefore, since the region forming the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3 can be secured in a wide range on the base material 16A, it is possible to sufficiently secure the region in which the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3 are provided.

Further, the power supply input to the input region X1 is rectified in the rectification region X2 and supplied to the transformation region X3, and further supplied to the output region. At this time, the rectifying region X2 is formed at a position closer to the input region X1 than the transforming region X3, and the transformer region 3 is formed at a position closer to the output region X4 than the rectifying region X2. Therefore, since the input area X1, the rectification area X2, the transformation area X3, and the output area X4 are formed in the order in which the power is supplied, it is possible to prevent the wiring of the power supply from becoming complicated.

Further, in the rectifier region X2, a first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 (sixth integrated circuit IC6) and a second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092 (first Schottky barrier diode SD1) are provided as two rectifier circuits to transform the rectifier region X2. The first variable power supply circuit 16101 to the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104 (first integrated circuit IC1 to fourth integrated circuit IC4) are provided in the region X3 as four transformation circuits that are larger than the rectified region X2. At this time, since the area occupied by the transformer region X3 is wider than the area occupied by the rectifier region X2, many circuits can be easily arranged in the transformer region X3.

In the first embodiment, the rectifying region X2 is formed near the input region X1 and the transformer region X3 is formed near the output region X4, but the transformer region X3 is formed near the input region X1. , The rectifying region X2 may be formed near the output region X4. Further, the rectifying area X2 and the transformer area X3 are arranged in series between the input area X1 and the output area X4, but the rectifying area X2 and the transformer area X3 are both horizontally long, so to speak, arranged in parallel. It may have been.

When the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3 are arranged in parallel, a plurality of rectifying circuits and transformer circuits are arranged side by side in the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3. At this time, the sizes of the rectifier circuit and the transformer circuit arranged in the vertical direction may be balanced. The equilibrium here means that the sizes of both are constant. For example, when the rectifier circuit is large, a small transformer circuit may be arranged. Further, when the sizes of the plurality of rectifier circuits are different, the size of the rectifier circuits arranged may be gradually increased or decreased as the size shifts from the input region side to the output region side. .. When the size of the rectifier circuit gradually increases or decreases as it shifts from the input region side to the output region side, the size of the transformer circuit conversely shifts from the input region side to the output region side. Therefore, it may be made to gradually become smaller or larger. By balancing the sizes of the rectifier circuits and the transformer circuits arranged in the vertical direction in this way, the rectifier circuits and the transformer circuits can be prevented from spreading too much, so that the size of the power supply board 16 can be made compact. ..

Further, although the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3 are each grouped into one, they may be dispersed and arranged in a plurality of regions. For example, the rectifying region, the transforming region, the rectifying region, the transforming region, and the like may be alternately arranged in series from the side of the input region X1. Further, they may be arranged in parallel instead of being arranged in series, or may be arranged scattered in places such as a staggered arrangement.

Further, although the input region X1 and the output region X4 are formed at both ends of the base material 16A, they may be formed at positions other than both ends. Even in this case, it may be arranged between the rectification area X2 and the transformation area X3 input area X1 and the output area X4. When the rectifying region X2 and the transformer region X3 are distributed and arranged in a plurality of areas, at least a part of the rectifying region and the transformer region may be arranged between the input region X1 and the output region X4. Further, a plurality of input areas X1 and / or output areas X4 may be provided. Even in this case, the rectification region and the transformation region may be formed between any of the plurality of input regions X1 and the output regions X4.

Further, in the first embodiment, the area occupied by the transformer area X3 is wider than the area occupied by the rectified area X2, but the area occupied by the transformer area X3 and the rectified area X2 may be the same. The rectifying region X2 may occupy a larger area than the transforming region X3. Further, when a plurality of the rectifying region X2 and the transforming region X3 are formed and arranged in a dispersed manner, the areas occupied by each of the dispersed rectifying region and the transforming region may be large or the same. You may.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(1) Explanation of configuration A. Description of Basic Configuration As shown in FIG. 14, the slot machine 201 of the second embodiment has a housing 1a having an open front surface and a front door 1b rotatably pivotally supported at a side end of the housing 1a. It is composed of and.

As shown in FIG. 15, reels 202L, 202C, and 202R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, and right) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 201 of the second embodiment. The reels) are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 14, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are provided from the see-through window 203 provided on the front door 1b. It is arranged so that it can be seen.

On the outer circumference of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R, "Red 7", "Blue 7", "White 7", "BAR", "Watermelon", "Cherry", "Bell", "Replay", and "Plum", respectively. A plurality of types of symbols that can be distinguished from each other are drawn in a predetermined order, 21 each. The patterns drawn on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three stages in the see-through window 203 provided at substantially the center of the front door 1b.

The reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are provided corresponding to each other and are rotated by the reel motors 232L, 232C, and 232R (see FIG. 17), so that the symbols of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are continuously connected to the see-through window 203. The reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are displayed while changing, and by stopping the rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed as display results on the perspective window 203.

Inside the reels 202L, 202C, 202R, there are reel sensors 233L, 233C, 233R that detect the reference position for each of the reels 202L, 202C, 202R, and reel LED 255 that irradiates the reels 202L, 202C, 202R from the back. , Are provided. Further, the reel LED 255 is composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R, and each symbol can be independently irradiated.

A display area 251a of the liquid crystal display 251 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at a position on the front side (player side) of each reel 202L, 202C, 202R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 251 has a liquid crystal panel having transparency in a state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and passes through the transmission region 251b and the perspective window 203 corresponding to the perspective window 203 of the display region 251a. The reels 202L, 202C, and 202R can be visually recognized from the player side. Further, a light guide plate (not shown) for irradiating the display area 251a from the back surface side is provided on the back surface of the display area 251a, and the transmission region 251b of the display area 251a is excluded from the back surface thereof. A concealing member (not shown) is provided in the area to conceal the inside. The liquid crystal display 251 is a display device capable of changing the display mode by controlling the liquid crystal element to either a state in which the light irradiated by the light guide plate is passed or a state in which the light is not passed.

As shown in FIG. 14, the front door 1b has a medal insertion section 204 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout exit 209 from which medals are paid out, and credits (the number of medals stored as game value owned by the player). MAXBET switch 206 operated when setting the maximum number of bets among the specified number of bets determined according to the gaming state within that range, setting of medals and bets stored as credits. Settlement switch 210 operated when the medals used for the above are settled (the medals used for setting the credit and the number of bets are returned), the start switch 207 operated when starting the game, reels 202L, 202C. The stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R, which are operated when the rotation of the 202R is stopped, are provided so as to be operable by the player.

In this embodiment, of the three reels 202L, 202C, and 202R that have started to rotate, the reel that stops first is referred to as the first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as the first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is referred to as the second stop reel, the stop is referred to as the second stop, the reel that stops third is referred to as the third stop reel, and the stop is referred to as the third stop. Alternatively, it is called a final stop.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the front door 1b shows a credit display 211 that displays the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out due to the occurrence of a prize, and the contents when an error occurs. Game auxiliary display 212 that displays error code etc., 1BETLED214 that notifies by lighting that 1 bet number is set, 2BETLED215 that notifies that 2 bet number is set by lighting, 3 bet number setting 3BETLED216 that notifies by lighting that the game is being inserted, insertion request LED217 that notifies by lighting that a medal can be inserted, and start effective LED218 that notifies by lighting that the game start operation by operating the start switch 207 is effective. , Waiting LED 219 to notify by lighting that the wait (a state of waiting for the start of rotation of the reel because a certain period of time has not passed since the previous game start) is in progress, and the replay game to be described later is lit. A game display unit 213 provided with the LED 220 during replay to be notified by is provided.

Inside the MAXBET switch 206, a BET switch effective LED 221 (see FIG. 17) is provided to notify by lighting that the betting number setting operation by operating the MAXBET switch 206 is effective, and the stop switches 208L, 208C, Inside the 208R, left, middle, and right stop effective LEDs 222L, 222C, and 222R (see FIG. 17) are provided to notify by lighting that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is effective. Has been done.

Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 15, a reset switch 22 that detects an error state described later and a reset operation for canceling a stop state described later by a predetermined key operation.
3 ( see FIG. 17 ), the set value display 224 that displays the set value at that time while changing the set value or checking the set value, which will be described later, and the stopped state (until the reset operation is performed) at a predetermined trigger. Stop switch 236a for selecting enable / disable of the stop function that controls the progress of the game), automatic settlement processing (medals stored as credits are used by the player to operate) An automatic settlement switch 236b for selecting whether to enable / disable the automatic settlement function that controls the settlement (return) process) and a flow path for medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 204 are provided inside the housing 1a. Hopper tank 234a side or medal payout exit 209, which will be described later.
Flow path switching solenoid 230 for selectively switching to either side (see FIG. 17)
, Medal selector 229 having a medal sensor 231 (see FIG. 17) for detecting medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 204 and flowing down to the hopper tank 234a side, front door 1b.
A door open detection switch 225 (see FIG. 17) for detecting the open state of the door is provided.

As shown in FIG. 15, inside the housing 1a, the reel reference positions of the above-mentioned reels 202L, 202C, 202R, reel motors 232L, 232C, 232R (see FIG. 17), and each reel 202L, 202C, 202R are detected, respectively. Reel unit 202 including possible reel sensors 233L, 233C, 233R (see FIG. 17), external output board 1000 for outputting an external output signal (see FIG. 17), and medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 204 are stored. The hopper tank 234a, the hopper motor 234b (see FIG. 17) for paying out the medals stored in the hopper tank 234a from the medal payout outlet 209, and the payout sensor 234c (game) that detects the medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 234b. A hopper unit 234 and a power supply box 300 including a medal payout sensor (see FIG. 17) are provided.

As shown in FIG. 16, a power supply board 301 is provided in the power supply box 300. The power supply box 300 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is erected along the side wall of the housing 301a in the front-rear direction. The power supply board 301 is erected in the power supply box 300 so as to be substantially parallel to the side wall of the housing 301a. On the back side of the power supply box 300, a connector (first input terminal) CN51 into which the plug 801 of the electric cord 800 is inserted is provided. The power supply board 301 has a substantially square shape as described later, and one side of the power supply board 301 is arranged so as to face the back surface of the slot machine 201.

An overflow tank (game medal auxiliary storage) 235 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 234a is provided on the side of the hopper unit 234. Inside the overflow tank 235, a full tank sensor (game medal auxiliary storage sensor) 235a is provided to detect that the stored amount of medals exceeds a predetermined amount, that is, the overflow tank 235 is full. ing.

As shown in FIG. 16 , the front surface of the power supply box 300 functions as a setting key switch 237 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stop state in normal times. However, in the setting change state, the reset / setting switch 238 that functions as a setting switch for changing the setting value of the winning probability (ball output rate) of the internal lottery described later, and the power supply that is operated when the power is turned on / off. A switch 239 is provided. As shown in FIG. 16, the power switch 239 is arranged so as to face the front of the slot machine 201.

Since the power supply box 300 is provided inside the housing 1a and the front door 1b can be opened by a predetermined key operation possessed by a clerk or the like, the power supply box 300 is provided on the front surface of the power supply box 300. The setting key switch 237, the reset / setting switch 238, and the power switch 239 can be operated only by a person such as a clerk who has the key, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 223 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 237 requires further key operation after opening the front door 1b by key operation, only the clerk who has the key to operate the setting key switch 237 among the clerk of the amusement park. It is possible to operate.

When playing a game on the slot machine 201 of the second embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 204, or the number of bets is set using credits. To use the credit, operate the MAXBET switch 206. When the specified number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the winning line LN (see FIG. 14) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 207 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. If more than the maximum number of medals are inserted out of the specified number corresponding to the gaming state, that amount will be added to the credit.

The winning line is a line set to determine whether the combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 203 of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R is a combination of winning symbols. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, only the winning line LN set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the middle stage of the reel 202L, the middle stage of the reel 202C, and the middle stage of the reel 202R, that is, the middle stage is used as the winning line. It has been decided. In the second embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

Further, in the second embodiment, in order to make it easy to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning, the invalid lines LM1 to 4 are set separately from the winning line LN. The invalid lines LM1 to LM1 to 4 are not determined to win by the combination of the symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to 4, but are invalid lines when the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting a specific winning. By configuring the combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that will be awarded when the winning line LN is aligned with any of LM1 to LM4, the symbols constituting the winning line LN are the symbols that constitute a specific winning. This makes it easier to recognize that the combinations are complete. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper stage of the reel 202L, the upper stage of the reel 202C, and the upper stage of the reel 202R, that is, the lower stage of the invalid lines LM1 and the reel 202L set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the upper stage. , Lower reel 202C, lower reel 202R, that is, invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower row, upper reel 202L, middle reel 202C, lower reel 202R, that is, lined down to the right. However, there are four types of invalid line LM: invalid line LM3 set across the symbols, lower row of reel 202L, middle row of reel 202C, upper row of reel 202R, that is, invalid line LM4 set across the symbols lined up to the right. It is defined as.

Further, in the second embodiment, as a winning combination, when a predetermined combination of symbols (for example, "Bell-watermelon-cherry b") defined as a winning combination is aligned on the winning line LN, a prize is won and a predetermined combination is obtained. By aligning the symbol combinations, the invalid lines LM1 to M4 are aligned with the symbol combinations (for example, "watermelon-watermelon-watermelon") that are indicators that are easier to recognize than the predetermined symbol combinations. Includes a role that can be made to appear as a prize by combining symbols aligned with any of M4. In the following, when a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned with the winning line LN, the combination of symbols aligned with any of the invalid lines LM1 to M4 is referred to as a symbol combination as an index, and a combination of symbols as an index is configured. The symbol is called an index symbol.

When the start switch 207 is operated while the game can be started, the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are rotated, and the symbols of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are continuously changed. When any of the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 202L, 202C, 202R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the perspective window 203.

Then, when all the reels 202L, 202C, 202R are stopped, one game is completed, and a predetermined combination of symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as a combination) on the winning line LN is displayed on each reel 202L, 202C, 202R. If the game is stopped as a result, a prize will be generated, and a number of medals determined according to the prize will be given to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the maximum number of credits (50 in this embodiment) is reached, medals are directly paid out from the medal payment exit 209 (see FIG. 14). Further, when the combination of symbols accompanied by the transition of the gaming state stops on the winning line LN as the display result of each reel 202L, 202C, 202R, the combination of symbols is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of symbols. ..

In this embodiment, the game starts when the operation of the start switch 207 is detected while the operation of the start switch 207 is valid, and the game ends when all the reels are stopped. In addition, one unit of control for executing the game (game control) starts when all the controls associated with the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

Further, in the second embodiment, the configuration using three reels is illustrated, but a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, and a configuration using four or more reels are also possible. Well, in the configuration using two or more reels, the winning configuration may be determined based on the combination of the display results derived to all the two or more reels. Further, in this embodiment, the variable display device is configured by a physical reel, but the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

Further, in the slot machine 201 of the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 202L, 202C, 202R rotate and the symbol changes start, any of the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R is operated. When this is done, the rotation of the reels corresponding to the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is stopped, and the symbol is displayed as stopped. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 202L, 202C, 202R is 190 ms (milliseconds).

The reels 202L, 202C, and 202R rotate 80 times per minute and change the symbol of 80 x 21 (the number of symbol frames per reel) = 1680 frames, so that a maximum of 4 frames can be drawn in 190 ms. You will be able to do it. That is, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols that are displayed when the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R are operated, and the symbols that are up to 4 frames ahead of them, for a total of 5 frames.

Therefore, for example, when any of the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is operated, when the symbol displayed at the bottom of the reel corresponding to the stop switch is used as a reference, the symbol is up to 4 frames ahead. Since the symbol can be displayed in the lower row, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch 208L or 208R when any of the stop switches 208L and 208R is operated in each of the reels 202L, 202C and 202R. Designs arranged within 5 frames including the above can be displayed on the winning line.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 201. As shown in FIG. 17, the slot machine 201 is provided with a game control board 240, an effect control board 290, and a power supply board 301. The game control board 240 controls the game state, and the effect control board 290 controls the game state. The effect is controlled according to the above, and the power supply board 301 generates drive power for electric parts such as reels 202L, 202C, 202R, and hopper motor 234b that constitute the slot machine 201, and supplies the drive power to each part.

A 24V AC power supply is supplied to the power supply board 301 from the outside, and a DC voltage required for driving the electrical components constituting the slot machine 201 is generated from the 24V AC power supply, so that the game control board 240 and the game control board 240 are generated. It is supplied to the effect control board 290 connected via the above. The power supply line that supplies power to the effect control board is directly connected from the power supply board 301 to the effect control board 290 without going through the game control board 240, and the power supply board 301 directly supplies power to the effect control board 290. May be supplied.

Further, the power supply board 301 is provided with a power supply unit 3600 for generating power supply voltages of various electric components provided in the slot machine 201. The power supply unit 3600 is provided with a plurality of variable power supply circuits described later. The hopper motor 234b, the payout sensor 234c, the full tank sensor 235a, the setting key switch 237, the reset / setting switch 238, and the power switch 239 described above are connected to the power supply board 301.

The game control board 240 includes the MAXBET switch 206, the start switch 207, the stop switch 208L, 208C, 208R, the settlement switch 210, the reset switch 223, the stop switch 236a, the automatic settlement switch 236b, the input medal sensor 231 and the door open. The detection switch 225, the reel sensors 233L, 233C, and 233R are connected, and the above-mentioned payout sensor 234c, full tank sensor 235a, setting key switch 237, and reset / setting switch 238 are connected via the power supply board 301. The detection signals of these connected switches are input.

Further, on the game control board 240, the above-mentioned credit display 211, game auxiliary display 212, 1-3 BETLED 214 to 216, input request LED 217, start effective LED 218, wait LED 219, replay LED 220, BET switch effective LED 221 and left , Middle, right stop effective LED 222L, 222C, 222R, set value display 224, flow path switching solenoid 230, reel motor 232L, 232C, 232R are connected, and the above-mentioned hopper motor 234b is connected via the power supply board 301. These electric components are connected and are driven based on the control of the main control unit 241 mounted on the game control board 240, which will be described later.

The game control board 240 includes a main control unit 241, a control clock generation circuit 242, a random clock generation circuit 243, a switch detection circuit 244, a motor drive circuit 245, a solenoid drive circuit 246, an LED drive circuit 247, and a power failure detection circuit. 248, a reset circuit 249 is mounted.

The main control unit 241 performs processing related to the progress of the game, and directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 240.

The control clock generation circuit 242 generates a control clock CCLK that is an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency outside the main control unit 241. The control clock CCLK generated by the control clock generation circuit 242 is supplied to the clock circuit 502 shown in FIG. The random number clock generation circuit 243 generates a random number clock RCLK that is an oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency different from the oscillation frequency of the control clock CCLK outside the main control unit 241. The random number clock RCLK generated by the random number clock generation circuit 243 is supplied to the random number circuits 508a and 508b shown in FIG.

The switch detection circuit 244 takes in the detection signals input from the switches connected directly to the game control board 240 or via the power supply board 301 and transmits them to the main control unit 241. The motor drive circuit 245 transmits the motor drive signal (phase signal of the stepping motor) output from the main control unit 241 to the reel motors 232L, 232C, and 232R. The solenoid drive circuit 246 transmits the solenoid drive signal output from the main control unit 241 to the flow path switching solenoid 230. The LED drive circuit 247 transmits the LED drive signal output from the main control unit 241 to various indicators and LEDs connected to the game control board 240. The power failure detection circuit 248 monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 201, and when it detects a voltage drop, outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the main control unit 241. The reset circuit 249 gives a system reset signal to the main control unit 241 in a state where the power supply is unstable such as when the power is turned on or when the power is cut off.

FIG. 18 shows a configuration example of the main control unit 241 mounted on the game control board 240. The main controller 241 shown in FIG. 18 is a one-chip microcomputer, and includes an external bus interface 501, a clock circuit 502, a collation block 503, a unique information storage circuit 504, an arithmetic circuit 505, and a reset / interrupt. Controller 506, CPU (Central Processing Unit) 241a, ROM (Read Only Memory) 241b, RAM (Random Access Memory) 241c, free run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a, 508b, timer circuit 509, and so on. It includes an interrupt controller 510, a parallel input port 511, a serial communication circuit 512, a parallel output port 513, and an address decoding circuit 514.

The reset / interrupt controller 506 is for controlling various resets and interrupt requests generated inside or outside the main control unit 241.

The reset / interrupt controller 506 includes an out-of-designated area travel prohibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit that monitors whether or not the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when it detects that the user program is executed outside the designated area. Further, the watchdog timer 506b has a function of generating a timeout signal for each set period.

The external bus interface 501 is a bus interface having an interface function between the external bus and the internal bus of the chip constituting the main control unit 241 and a direction control function for the address bus, the data bus, and each control signal.

The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates the internal system clock SCLK by dividing the control clock CCLK by two or the like.

The collation block 503 has a function of connecting to an external collation machine and collating chips. The unique information storage circuit 504 is a circuit that stores a plurality of types of unique information that is internal information of the main control unit 241. The arithmetic circuit 505 is a circuit that performs multiplication and division.

The CPU 241a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 201 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on a control code read from ROM 241b. When such game control is executed, a fixed data read operation in which the CPU 241a reads fixed data from the ROM 241b, a variable data writing operation in which the CPU 241a writes various variable data to the RAM 241c and temporarily stores the variable data, and the CPU 241a is temporarily stored in the RAM 241c. Variable data read operation to read various variable data, CPU 241a receives input of various signals from the outside of the main control unit 241 via the external bus interface 501, parallel input port 511, serial communication circuit 512, etc., CPU 241a Is also used to output various signals to the outside of the main control unit 241 via the external bus interface 501, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513, and the like.

The ROM 241b stores a control code indicating a user program (game control processing program for game control), fixed data, and the like.

The RAM 241c provides a work area for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 241c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power supply. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine 201 is stopped, at least a part of the contents of the RAM 241c is stored for a predetermined period.

As the free run counter circuit 507, four channels of 8-bit free run counters are mounted.

The random number circuits 508a and 508b are circuits that generate numerical data such as 8-bit random numbers and 16-bit random numbers, which are random number values having a predetermined update range. In this embodiment, the hardware random number generated by the 16-bit random number circuit 508b out of the random number circuits 508a and 508b is used as a random number for internal lottery described later.

The timer circuit 509 is an 8-bit programmable timer, and the main control unit 241 includes three channels of 8-bit counters as the timer circuit 509. In this embodiment, it is possible to perform real-time interrupt request and time measurement by setting by a user program using the timer circuit 509.

The interrupt controller 510 is a circuit that controls an external interrupt request from the PI5 / XINT terminal and an interrupt request from a built-in peripheral circuit (for example, serial communication circuit 512, random number circuits 508a, 508b, timer circuit 509). be.

The parallel input port 511 incorporates an 8-bit wide input-only port (PIP). Further, the parallel output port 513 included in the main control unit 241 shown in FIG. 18 has a built-in 11-bit wide output dedicated port (POP).

The serial communication circuit 512 is a circuit that performs asynchronous serial communication in input / output to the outside. The main control unit 241 includes, as a serial communication circuit 512, a 1-channel circuit for both transmission and reception and a 3-channel circuit for transmission only.

The address decoding circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block inside the main control unit 241 and decoding a chip select signal which is a decoding signal for an external device. By the chip select signal, the internal circuit of the main control unit 241 or the external device serving as a peripheral device can be selectively and effectively operated to be accessible from the CPU 241a.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 241 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 291 via the parallel output port 513. The command transmitted from the main control unit 241 to the sub control unit 291 is sent in only one direction, and the command is not sent from the sub control unit 291 to the main control unit 241. Further, in this embodiment, the command is transmitted to the sub control unit 291 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal, but the command is transmitted via the serial communication circuit 512. A configuration in which a command is transmitted to the sub control unit 291, that is, a configuration in which the command is transmitted as a serial signal may be used.

Further, the main control unit 241 inputs the detection status of various switches connected to the game control board 240 from the parallel input port 511. Then, the main control unit 241 executes a basic process of gradually shifting according to the detection states of the various switches input from the parallel input ports 511.

Further, the main control unit 241 can interrupt the basic process and execute the interrupt process when the interrupt occurs. In this embodiment, when a timeout occurs in the timer circuit 509, that is, the timer interrupt process (main) described later is executed at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment).

Further, the main control unit 241 is set to prohibit other interrupts during the execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur at the same time, priority is given according to a predetermined order. The interrupt to be executed is set. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the interrupt process ends, a new interrupt will occur at that point. It will be.

As a basic process, the main control unit 241 repeatedly loops the process according to the control state until the detection state of the various switches connected to the game control board 240 changes, and responds to the change in the detection state of the various switches. Execute the process of gradual migration. Further, the main control unit 241 executes the timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). The execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to be longer than the total time of the time in which the process repeated according to the control state in the basic process completes and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). Therefore, the process of repeating the timer interrupt process (main) between this time and the next time according to the control state always completes at least one cycle.

A liquid crystal display 251, an effect LED 252, a speaker 253, 254, a reel LED 255, and other effect devices are connected to the effect control board 290, and these effect devices are sub-controls described later mounted on the effect control board 290. It is driven based on the control by the unit 291.

In the second embodiment, the sub-control unit 291 mounted on the effect control board 290 controls the output of the effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 251 and the effect LED 252, the speaker 253 and 254, and the reel LED 255. However, apart from the sub control unit 291, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the effect device is mounted on the effect control board 290 or another board, and the sub control unit 291 is based on a command from the main control unit 241. The output pattern of the effect device may be determined, and the output control unit may control the output of the effect device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 291. In such a configuration, the sub control unit 291 and the output The output control of the effect device is performed by both of the control units.

Further, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal display 251 and the effect LED 252, the speaker 253, 254, and the reel LED 255 are exemplified as the effect device, but the effect device is not limited to these, and for example, a mechanically driven display is used. A device or a mechanically driven role object may be applied as a directing device.

The effect control board 290 is composed of a microcomputer provided with a sub CPU 291a, a ROM 291b, a RAM 291c, and an I / O port 291d, and is a liquid crystal display connected to a sub control unit 291 and an effect control board 290 that control the effect. Display control circuit 292 that controls the display of 251; effect LED 252, LED drive circuit 293 that controls the drive of the reel LED 255, audio output circuit 294 that controls the audio output from the speakers 253 and 254, when the power is turned on or from the sub CPU 291a. Reset circuit 295 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 291a when the initialization command of is not input for a certain period of time, switch detection circuit 296 that detects the detection signal input from the switches connected to the effect control board 290, date information and time. The power supply voltage supplied to the clock device 297 and the slot machine 201 that outputs time information including information is monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that effect is output to the sub CPU 291a. The detection circuit 298, other circuits, etc. are mounted, and the sub CPU 291a receives a command transmitted from the game control board 240, performs various controls for performing the effect, and is mounted on the effect control board 290. It directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit.

In the game control board 240, the reset circuit 295 is set to have a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 249 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 241. It is designed to start at an earlier stage than the part 241. On the other hand, the power failure detection circuit 298 is defined in the game control board 240 to have a lower voltage for outputting the voltage drop signal than the power failure detection circuit 248 for outputting the voltage drop signal to the main control unit 241. The sub control unit 291 detects a power failure at a stage later than that of the main control unit 241 and performs a power failure process (sub) described later.

The sub control unit 291 has an interrupt function like the main control unit 241. When a command is received from the main control unit 241, the sub control unit 291 generates an interrupt and acquires a command transmitted from the main control unit 241. , Executes command reception interrupt processing to be stored in the buffer. Further, the sub control unit 291 generates an interrupt every time the number of input of the system clock reaches a certain number, that is, every fixed time interval (about 2 ms), and executes a timer interrupt process (sub) described later.

Further, unlike the main control unit 241, the sub control unit 291 interrupts the interrupt processing (sub) even during the execution of the timer interrupt processing (sub) when an interrupt occurs based on the reception of a command. The command reception interrupt process is executed in, and even if the interrupt that triggers the timer interrupt process (sub) occurs at the same time, the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority.

Further, the backup power supply is also supplied to the sub control unit 291 in the event of a power failure, and the data stored in the RAM 291c is held while the backup power supply is supplied.

In the slot machine 201 of the second embodiment, the medal payout rate changes according to the set value. More specifically, the medal payout rate is changed by using the winning probability according to the set value in the lottery that affects the advantage to the player such as the internal lottery described later. The set value is composed of 6 stages from 1 to 6, with 6 having the highest payout rate, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 the lower the payout rate. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is highest for the player, and the smaller the value in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is, the lower the advantage is.

In order to change the set value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 201 after turning on the setting key switch 237. When the setting key switch 237 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 241c is displayed as a display value on the setting value display 224, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset / setting switch 238. Move to the setting change state. When the reset / setting switch 238 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the setting value display 224 is updated by 1 (when the setting value 6 is further operated, the setting value is changed to 1). return). Then, when the start switch 207 is operated, the display value is fixed as the set value. Then, when the setting key switch 237 is turned off, the confirmed display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 241c of the main control unit 241 to shift to a state in which the game can proceed.

In addition, when the power is turned on with the setting key switch 237 turned on, the setting may be changed to the setting change state on condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 225. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting from being changed illegally when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration of shifting to the setting change state on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 225 after shifting to the setting change state. However, it is preferable to maintain the setting change state, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting change, the operation for shifting to the setting change state is not required and the setting is changed. The operation does not become complicated. Further, when the setting key switch 237 is turned off after the start switch 207 is operated to confirm the set value after shifting to the setting change state, the door open detection switch 225 detects the opening of the front door 1b. On the condition that the setting is changed, the setting may be changed to a state where the game can proceed. Even in such a configuration, the setting may be changed illegally when the front door 1b is not opened. It is possible to prevent it from being done.

Further, in order to confirm the set value, the setting key switch 237 may be turned on after the game is completed and the bet number is not set. When the setting key switch 237 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value displayed on the setting value display 224 shifts to the setting confirmation state in which the setting value can be confirmed by displaying the setting value read from the RAM 241c. In the setting confirmation state, the progress of the game is impossible, and by turning the setting key switch 237 to the off state, the setting confirmation state ends and the game returns to the state in which the progress is possible.

After the game is over, when the setting key switch 237 is turned on when the number of bets is not set, the setting is made on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected by the door opening detection switch 225. A configuration that shifts to the confirmation state may be used, and such a configuration can prevent the set value from being illegally confirmed when the front door 1b is not opened.
Further, in the configuration of shifting to the setting confirmation state on the condition that the opening of the front door 1b is detected, the opening of the front door 1b is not detected by the door opening detection switch 225 after shifting to the setting confirmation state. However, it is preferable to maintain the setting confirmation state, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, no operation for shifting to the setting confirmation state is required and the setting confirmation is performed. The operation does not become complicated. Further, when the setting key switch 237 is turned off after the start switch 207 is operated to confirm the set value after shifting to the setting confirmation state, the door open detection switch 225 detects the opening of the front door 1b. The setting confirmation state may be terminated and the game may be returned to a state in which the game can proceed on the condition that the setting value is set illegally even in such a configuration when the front door 1b is not opened. It is possible to prevent it from being confirmed.

In the slot machine 201 of the second embodiment, the main control unit 241 determines whether or not a voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 248 is detected each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. Power failure processing (main) that sets data for determining whether the data in RAM 241c is normal at the next recovery when it is determined that a voltage drop signal has been detected in the power failure determination process. To execute.

Then, the main control unit 241 returns the processing state of the main control unit 241 to the state before the power failure based on the data stored in the RAM 241c, provided that the data in the RAM 241c is normal at the time of its activation. However, when the RAM 241c data is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, the RAM abnormality error code is set in the register to control the RAM abnormality error state, and the progress of the game is disabled.

Further, the sub control unit 291 also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 298 is detected in the timer interrupt process (sub), and when it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected, At the next return, the power interruption process (sub) for setting the data for determining whether the data in the RAM 291c is normal is executed.

Then, the sub-control unit 291 returns the processing state of the sub-control unit 291 to the state before the power failure based on the data stored in the RAM 291c, provided that the data in the RAM 291c is normal at the time of its activation. However, when the data in the RAM 291c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, and the RAM 291c is initialized. In this case, unlike the main control unit 241, only the RAM 291c is initialized, and the execution of the effect is not disabled.

Further, even if it is determined that the data in the RAM 291c is normal at the time of its activation, the sub control unit 291 is activated when it receives a setting command described later indicating that the setting has been changed from the main control unit 241. The RAM 291c is initialized even when neither the return command nor the setting command, which will be described later, indicating that the control state of the main control unit 241 has been restored is received even after a certain period of time has elapsed. In this case as well, only the RAM 291c is initialized, and the execution of the effect is not disabled.

Next, the initialization of the RAM 241c of the main control unit 241 will be described. The storage area of the RAM 241c of the main control unit 241 is divided into an important work, a non-preserved work, a general work, a special work, an unused area, and a stack area.

In the second embodiment, the main control unit 241 collects data from the RAM 241c when a RAM abnormality error occurs, when the setting key switch 237 is started when the setting key switch 237 is on, when the CB ends, and when the setting key switch 237 is started when the setting key switch 237 is off. When is not destroyed, when five initialization conditions at the end of one game are satisfied, four types of initialization with different areas to be initialized are performed according to each initialization condition.

Initialization 1 is the initialization performed before the setting key switch 237 is in the on state at the time of startup and shifts to the setting change state, or the initialization performed when a RAM error error occurs. , Areas other than the important work and the special work in the storage area of the RAM 241c are initialized. The initialization 2 is an initialization performed at the end of the CB. In the initialization 2, the general work, the unused area, and the unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 241c are initialized. Initialization 3 is initialization performed when the setting key switch 237 is in the off state at the time of startup and the data in RAM 241c is not destroyed. In initialization 3, unsaved work, unused area, and unused area are used. The used stack area is initialized. The initialization 4 is an initialization performed at the end of one game. In the initialization 4, an unused area and an unused stack area in the storage area of the RAM 241c are initialized.

In the second embodiment, the initialization 1 is performed before the transition of the setting change state, but it is performed at the end of the setting change state, or at both the time before the transition of the setting change state and the end of the setting change state. You may do so.

The slot machine 201 of the second embodiment has a predetermined number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state, and is provided on the condition that a predetermined number of bets that is set according to the gaming state is set. It is possible to start the game. In the second embodiment, the winning line LN is activated when a predetermined number of bets are set according to the gaming state.

Then, in the second embodiment, when all the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are stopped, the activated winning line (in the case of this embodiment, all the winning lines are always activated. Therefore, in the following, If the activated winning line is simply called the winning line) and the combination of symbols called roles is aligned, the winning will be won. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

The types of winning roles are determined according to the game status, but they can be broadly divided into small winning roles that involve payout of medals and re-starting the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There is a gaming role and a special role that accompanies a transition to a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. In the following, the small role and the replaying role will be collectively referred to as the general role. In the present embodiment, the special role includes a REG bonus (first special condition) and a BIG bonus (second special condition that is more advantageous to the player than the first special condition).

In order for each winning combination determined according to the game state to be won, it is necessary to win the internal lottery described later and set the winning flag of the winning combination in the RAM 241c.

Of the winning flags for each of these winning combinations, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the replaying combination are valid only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalid in the next game, but the winning flags for the special winning combination are , It is valid until the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete by the flag, and is invalid in the game in which the combinations of the allowed combinations are complete. That is, once the winning flag of the special role is won, even if the combination of the winning combination permitted by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

Hereinafter, the internal lottery of the second embodiment will be described. The internal lottery is performed before the display results of all reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are derived and displayed (actually, the start switch 207) whether or not the main control unit 241 allows the winning of each of the above-mentioned combinations. Is determined at the time of detection). In the internal lottery, first, a random number value (an integer of 0 to 65535) for the internal lottery is acquired when the start switch 207 is detected. Specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508b is set in the lottery work assigned to the RAM 241c. Then, for each winning combination determined according to the gaming state, etc., according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work and the number of judgment values of each winning combination determined according to the current gaming state, the number of bets, and the set value. It is determined whether or not to allow the prize.

In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined according to the winning combination, the current game state, etc. and the set value to be the target of the internal lottery is converted into a random number value for the internal lottery (numerical data stored in the lottery work). The numbers are added sequentially, and when the result of the addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. Therefore, the winning combination is won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the magnitude of the number of determination values.

Then, when the winning of any of the winning combinations is determined, the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is set in the internal winning flag storage work assigned to the CPU 241a. The internal winning flag storage work is composed of a 2-byte storage area, in which the upper byte is assigned as the special role storage work in which the winning flag of the special combination is set, and the lower byte is the winning of the general combination. It is assigned as a general role storage work for which a flag is set. Specifically, when the special role is won, the winning flag of the special role indicating that the special role has been won is set in the special role storage work, and the winning flag set in the general role storage work is cleared. In addition, when the general role is won, the winning flag of the general role indicating that the general role has been won is set in the general role storage work. If neither combination nor combination of combinations is won, only the general combination storage work is cleared.

Next, the stop control of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R will be described.

The main control unit 241 refers to the table index and the table creation data stored in the ROM 241b when the reel starts to rotate and when the reel stops and the reel that is still rotating remains. , Create a stop control table for each spinning reel. Then, when any operation corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected among the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to, and the referenced stop control table is slipped. Based on the number of frames, control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, 202R corresponding to the operated stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R.

The table index is an index that indicates the start address of the area in which the table creation data is stored, from the reference address when referring to the table index, according to the setting state of the winning flag by the internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as the internal winning state). The difference up to the address where the data is stored is registered. As a result, it is possible to acquire the difference according to the internal winning state and to acquire the corresponding index data by adding the difference to the reference address. Even if the winning status of the winning combination is different, the same address is stored as index data when the same control is applied. In such a case, the same table creation data is referred to. Therefore, the stop control table will be created.

The table creation data includes a stop control table showing the number of sliding frames according to the stop operation position, and an address of the stop control table to be referred to according to the reel stop status.

The stop control table referred to according to the reel stop status is whether all reels are rotating, only the left reel is stopped, only the middle reel is stopped, only the right reel is stopped, left, It may differ depending on whether the middle reel is stopped, the left and right reels are stopped, the middle and right reels are stopped, and in the situation where one of the reels is stopped, it is stopped. Since it may differ depending on the stop position of the finished reel, the address of the stop control table to be referred to is registered for each rotating reel for each situation, and each is based on the start address of the table creation data. The address of the stop control table to be referred to can be specified according to the situation of, and from this specified address, the necessary stop control table can be specified according to each situation. Even if the stop status of the reels and the stop position of the stopped reels are different, if the same stop control table is applied, the same address may be registered as the address of the stop control table. In such a case, the same stop control table will be referred to.

The stop control table is data that can specify the number of slip frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. In this embodiment, a stepping motor that makes one revolution in a cycle of 336 steps (0 to 335) is used for the reel motors 232L, 232C, and 232R. That is, by driving the reel motors 232L, 232C, and 232R in 336 steps, the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R make one revolution. Twenty-one regions (frames) divided into 16 steps (the number of steps in which one symbol moves) are defined for one round of the reel, and these regions are regions 0 to 20 from the reel reference position. Numbers are assigned. On the other hand, the number of symbols arranged on one reel is also 21, and since symbol numbers 0 to 20 are assigned to the symbols of each reel from the reel reference position, the symbols 0 to 20 are assigned. , 0 to 20 area numbers are assigned in order. Then, the number of sliding frames for each area number is compressed and stored in the stop control table according to a predetermined rule, and the number of sliding frames for each area number can be obtained by expanding the stop control table. There is.

In the stop control table created by referring to the table index and the table creation data as described above, the area corresponding to each area number corresponds to the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the perspective window 203). Sliding frame when the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R is detected at the timing (the timing when the number of steps from the reel reference position is included in the range of the number of steps of each area number) located in the lower symbol area). It is a table in which the numbers are set respectively.

Next, the procedure for creating the stop control table will be described. First, at the start of reel rotation, the start address of the table creation data according to the internal winning state of the game is acquired. Specifically, first refer to the table index, acquire the index data corresponding to the internal winning state, specify the table creation data based on the acquired index data, and all reels from the specified table creation data. Acquires the address of the stop control table of each reel corresponding to the rotating state, expands the stop control table of each reel stored in the acquired address, and creates a stop control table for all the reels.

Further, when any one reel is stopped, or when any two reels are stopped, the index data acquired at the start of reel rotation, that is, the start address of the table creation data according to the internal winning state of the game is used. The table creation data is specified based on the specified table creation data, and the address of the stop control table of the stopped reel and the unstopped reel corresponding to the area number of the stop position of the reel is acquired from the specified table creation data, and the acquired address is used. Expand the stop control table for each stored reel to create a stop control table for unstopped reels.

Next, regarding the control when the main control unit 241 effectively detects any operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R corresponding to the rotating reel, and causes the corresponding reel to derive the display result. Explaining, when the operation corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected among the stop switches 208L, 208C and 208R, the stop operation position is based on the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected. The area number of the specified stop operation is specified, the stop control table of the reel in which the stop operation is detected is referred to, and the number of sliding frames corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to pulling in and stopping is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, the area corresponding to the area number corresponding to the stop position several minutes ahead of the area number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in this embodiment, the perspective window 203. It will stop at the lower symbol area).

In the table index of the second embodiment, only one address is stored as index data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state, and further, one reel is stored in one table creation data. Only one address is stored as the address of the storage area of the stop control table corresponding to the stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). That is, the table creation data corresponding to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the stop control table corresponding to the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel) are uniquely defined. The stop control table created with reference to is also unique to one internal winning state in one gaming state and the reel stop status (and the stop position of the stopped reel). Therefore, when the gaming state, the internal winning state, and the reel stop state (and the stop position of the stopped reel) all have the same conditions, the reels are based on the same stop control table, that is, the same control pattern. Stop control will be performed.

Further, in the second embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames of the stop control table, and it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 frames after detecting the stop operation to stop the reel. .. That is, the stop position of the symbol can be specified from a range of up to 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. Further, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to pull in a maximum of four symbols after detecting the stop operation to stop the reel, and stop when the stop operation is detected. The stop position of a symbol can be specified from a range of up to 5 symbols including the operation position.

In the second embodiment, when any of the winning roles is won, the winning winning combination is drawn to the maximum within the range of 4 frames on the winning line so that the unwinning winning combination is not aligned on the winning line. A stop control table is created in which the number of sliding frames to be pulled in is determined, and the reels are stopped and controlled. Create a control table and control the reel stop. As a result, in the normal game state and inside, when the stop operation is performed, if the winning combinations can be aligned and stopped in the drawing range of up to 4 frames on the winning line, they are aligned. The control to stop is performed, and the winning combination is controlled to stop without aligning within the pull-in range of a maximum of 4 frames.

Further, in the second embodiment, when a small role is won during the carry-over of the special role, that is, when the special role and the small role are won at the same time, the winning small role is placed in the winning line within a range of 4 frames. The number of sliding frames is set so as to draw in to the maximum, and for the stop operation position where the winning small winning combination cannot be drawn into the winning line within the range of up to 4 frames, the winning special role is placed in the winning line for 4 frames. Create a stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to pull in as much as possible within the range, and perform stop control of the reel. As a result, when the special role and the small role are won at the same time, when the stop operation is performed, the winning small roles are aligned and stopped on the winning line within the pull-in range of up to 4 frames. If possible, control is performed to align and stop them, and if the winning small winning combination cannot be drawn on the winning line with a drawing range of up to 4 frames, the drawing range of up to 4 frames can be drawn on the winning line. If the winning special roles can be aligned and stopped, the control is performed to align and stop them, and the unwinned combination is controlled to stop without aligning within the pull-in range of 4 frames. Become. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the small winning combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special winning combination, and the special winning combination can be won only when the small winning combination cannot be drawn in. If the special role and the small role can be drawn in at the same time, only the small role will be drawn in, and the small role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the special role.

Further, in the second embodiment, when the re-game combination is won during the carry-over of the special role, that is, when the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, the winning re-game combination is placed in the winning line for four frames. Create a stop control table in which the number of sliding frames is determined so as to pull in as much as possible within the range of, and perform stop control of the reel. As a result, when the special role and the re-game combination are won at the same time, when the stop operation is performed, the symbols of the re-game combination are aligned and stopped within the pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the winning line. I do. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-game combination or the symbols constituting the re-game combination to be elected at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within 4 frames for all of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R. Since it can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range of 4 frames, if the special combination and the re-game combination are won at the same time, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R by the player. Instead, all the replay roles will be awarded. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the re-game combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special combination, and the re-game combination is sure to win the prize. If the special role and the re-game role can be drawn in at the same time, only the re-game role will be drawn in, and the special role will not be aligned on the winning line at the same time as the re-game role.

In the second embodiment, the reel stop control is performed using a stop control table that can specify the number of slip frames for each timing when the stop operation is performed. However, the stop that can be stopped can be specified. A configuration that specifies the stop position from the position table and stops the reel at the specified stop position, and searches for a stop position that can be stopped at the timing when the stop operation is performed without using the stop control table or stop position table. -A configuration that performs stop control to specify and stop the reel at the specified stop position, stop control using the stop control table, stop control using the stop position table, and stop without using the stop control table or stop position table. It is also possible to use a configuration in which stop control is performed by searching and specifying a different stop position, or a configuration in which the stop control table and the stop position table are partially changed to perform stop control.

In the second embodiment, the main control unit 241 rotates the reel for which the stop operation has not yet been detected until the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R is detected after the rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, 202R is started. Is continued, and on condition that the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is detected, the corresponding reel is controlled to stop the display result. Even if the reel rotation is temporarily stopped due to the occurrence of a reel rotation error, the stop operation is still detected after the reel rotation is restarted until the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is detected. The rotation of the reels that have not been used is continued, and on the condition that the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is detected, the corresponding reels are controlled to stop the display result.

In the second embodiment, on condition that the operation of the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R is detected, the corresponding reel is controlled to stop the display result, but the reel rotation starts. Then, when the predetermined automatic stop time elapses, even if the reel stop operation is not performed, it is considered that the stop operation has been performed and the automatic stop control for automatically stopping each reel is performed. You can do it. In this case, since the reels are stopped without the operation of the player, it is preferable to derive a display result that does not constitute any combination even if any combination is won.

In the second embodiment, the main control unit 241 measures the game time, which is the time elapsed from the time when the rotation of the reel is started after the start of the game, that is, the time when the rotation of the reel is started. After the end of one game, a specified number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and when the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game is performed. If the game time at which counting is started from the start time is equal to or longer than the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment), that is, if the specified time has elapsed from the start time of reel rotation of the previous game, a wait is generated. At that point, the rotation of the reel for the game in the game is started.

On the other hand, after the end of one game, a specified number of bets are set by inserting medals, etc., and when the game start operation is performed with the game start operation enabled, the reel rotation of the previous game starts. If the game time at which the time counting is started from the time point is less than the specified time, that is, if the specified time has not elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, a wait is generated and the reel rotation is started at that time. Instead, the game waits until the game time at which counting starts from the start of reel rotation of the previous game reaches the specified time, and when the specified time is reached, the rotation of the reel is started.

Next, a command transmitted by the main control unit 241 to the sub control unit 291 will be described.

In the second embodiment, the main control unit 241 gives the sub control unit 291 a input number command, a credit command, an internal winning command, a reel acceleration information command, a stop operation command, a slip frame number command, a stop command, and a game. Send multiple types of commands including end command, winning number command, payout start command, payout end command, standby command, stop command, error command, return command, setting command, setting confirmation command, door command, operation detection command ..

These commands consist of 1-byte type data indicating the type of the command and 1-byte extended data indicating the content of the command, and the sub-control unit 291 can determine the type of the command from the type data.

The number of inserted medals command is a command that can specify the number of inserted medals, that is, the number of medals used to set the number of bets, and is a state from the end of the game (after changing the setting) to the start of the game. , Or when a medal is inserted in a state where the specified number of bets is not set, or when the MAXBET switch 206 is operated to set the number of bets, the medal is transmitted. Further, since the insertion number command is transmitted when the bet number setting operation is performed, it is possible to identify that the bet number setting operation has been performed by receiving the insertion number command.

The credit command is a command that can specify the number of medals stored as credits, is a state from the end of the game (after changing the setting) to the start of the game, and in a state where a specified number of bets is set. Sent when a medal is inserted and credits are added.

The internal winning command is a command that can specify the result of the internal lottery, and is transmitted when the start switch 207 is operated to start the game. Since all of the internal winning commands are transmitted when the start switch 207 is operated and the game is started, it is possible to identify that the start switch 207 is operated and the game is started by receiving these commands. ..

The reel acceleration information command is a command that can specify that the reel rotation starts as the game progresses, and is transmitted when the reel rotation starts as the game progresses.

The stop operation command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, or the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, and is used for the stop operation of each reel. It is transmitted every time the accompanying stop control is performed.

The number of sliding frames command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and the number of sliding frames that move from the stop operation of the corresponding reel to the stop. Therefore, each time the stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed, the corresponding stop operation command is transmitted and then transmitted.

The stop command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, or the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, and is a stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel. Is sent after the corresponding slip frame count command is sent each time.

The stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command can all specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and are accompanied by the stop operation of each reel. Since it is transmitted every time the stop control is performed, it is possible to specify that one of the reels has been stopped and the reel to be stopped by receiving these commands.

The game end command is a command that can identify the fact that the game has ended and the game state (usually, inside, CB) of the next game, and the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel. And it is sent when the stop switch is released.

The winning number command is a command that can specify the combination of symbols aligned on the winning line LN, the presence or absence of winning, the type of winning, and the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning, so that the player stops the third stop reel. It is when the stop switch is pressed and the stop switch is released, and is transmitted after the game end command is transmitted.

Both the game end command and the winning number command are transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch. Therefore, by receiving these commands, It is possible to identify that all the operations necessary for advancing one game have been completed.

The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals by winning a prize or settlement of credits (including the medal used for setting the number of bets) is started. The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals by winning a prize and settlement of credits is completed.

The standby command is a command indicating that the game shifts to the standby state, and when the estimated end time (60 seconds in the second embodiment) elapses without setting the number of bets after the end of one game, the standby command is entered. When the payout of medals by the settlement of credits (including the medals used to set the number of bets) is completed and the payout end command is sent to shift to the standby state, the setting command described later indicating the end of the setting change state or A setting confirmation command, which will be described later, is sent to indicate the end of the setting confirmation state, and is sent when the state shifts to the standby state.

The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or release of the stop state, and after the end of the BB, when the ending effect waiting time elapses, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted, and the reset operation is performed. When the stop state is released, a stop command indicating the release of the stop state is transmitted.

An error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or cancellation of an error state and the type of error state. When an error is determined and controlled to an error state, an error command indicating the occurrence of an error state and its type is sent and reset. When the operation is performed and the error state is cleared, an error command indicating the error state is cleared is sent.

The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 241 has returned to the control state before the power failure, and is transmitted when the main control unit 241 returns to the control state before the power failure.

The setting command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change. When the setting change state is entered, the setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is sent, and when the setting change state ends, the setting command is sent. A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is sent. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 241 is initialized with the transition to the setting change state, it is possible to specify that the control state of the main control unit 241 has been initialized by the setting command indicating the start of the setting. ..

The setting confirmation command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting confirmation state. When the setting confirmation state is entered, the setting confirmation command that indicates the start of the setting confirmation is sent, and the setting that indicates the end of the setting confirmation is sent when the setting confirmation state ends. A confirmation command is sent.

The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 225, that is, on (open state) / off (closed state). Is transmitted when the detection state of the door open detection switch 225 changes (on to off, off to on).

The operation detection command is a command indicating the detection state (on / off) of the operation switches (MAXBET switch 206, start switch 207, stop switch 208L, 208C, 208R), and is transmitted at regular time intervals.

Of these commands, commands other than the door command and the operation detection command are generated in the basic process, temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 241c, and transmitted in the subsequent command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main). NS.

On the other hand, the door command is generated in the door monitoring process of the timer interrupt process (main), temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 241c, and transmitted in the subsequent command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main). Will be done.

Further, the operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) is executed 10 times, and is temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 241c. , It is transmitted in the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) after that.

Next, the effect control executed by the sub control unit 291 based on the command transmitted by the main control unit 241 to the effect control board 290 will be described.

When the sub control unit 291 receives a command from the main control unit 241, the sub control unit 291 executes a command reception interrupt process. In the command reception interrupt process, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 291c.

The reception buffer is provided with an area capable of storing up to 16 commands, and can store a plurality of commands.

The sub control unit 291 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer in the timer interrupt processing (sub), and if the unprocessed command is stored, the earliest of them. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 291b is referred to based on the command received in the step, and the liquid crystal display 251 and the effect LED 252, the speaker 253, 254, the reel LED 255, etc. are referred to based on the control contents registered in the control pattern table. Controls the output of various production devices.

In the control pattern table, for each of a plurality of types of effect control patterns, a display pattern of the liquid crystal display 251 corresponding to the type of command, a lighting mode of the effect LED 252, an output mode of the speakers 253 and 254, a lighting mode of the reel LED 255, etc. , The control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the sub control unit 291 receives the command, the control registered corresponding to the effect control pattern set in the RAM 291c in the game of the control pattern table. Among the patterns, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the output control of the effect device is performed based on the control pattern. As a result, the effect according to the effect control pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

If the sub-control unit 291 receives a new command during the execution of the effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub-control unit 291 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed and uses the newly received command. An effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. That is, even if the production is not completed to the end, when a new command is received, the production that was being executed is canceled and a new production is performed unless the new command received is not the command that triggers the new production. The effect based on the command will be executed.

When the internal winning command is received, the effect control pattern is selected at a selection rate according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 291c. The selection rate of the effect control pattern is registered in each effect table (button cut-in notice effect execution decision table, operation promotion effect mode determination table, voice notice effect execution decision table, etc., which will be described later) stored in ROM 291b. When the sub-control unit 291 receives the internal winning command, the sub-control unit 291 refers to the selection rate registered in each production table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command, and a plurality of types according to the selection rate. One of the effect control patterns is selected from the effect control patterns of, and the selected effect control pattern is set in the RAM 291c as the effect control pattern of the game. Even if the same command is received, the internal winning command is received. Since a different control pattern is selected depending on the effect control pattern selected at times, a different effect may be performed depending on the effect control pattern as a result.

B. Explanation of Configuration Regarding Generation of Power Supply Voltage FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a power supply unit 3600 provided on a power supply board 301 of the slot machine 201 according to the second embodiment. The power supply unit 3600 generally includes a power supply input unit 3608, a rectifying unit 3609, a variable power supply unit 3610, and a power supply output unit 3613 as main components. An AC power supply AC is connected to the power supply input unit 3608. Each component of the power supply unit 3600 is configured by combining electronic components (electric components) such as integrated circuits, transistors, capacitors, and diodes.

The rectifying unit 3609 includes a full-wave rectifying circuit 36091 that full-wave rectifies the AC power of the AC power supply AC supplied from the outside. The variable power supply unit 3610 includes a first variable power supply circuit 36101 to a fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 as a plurality of variable power supply circuits having variable output voltages. The output unit of the power input unit 3608 is connected to the input unit of the full-wave rectifier circuit 36091. An input unit of the first variable power supply circuit 36101 to the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 is connected to the output unit of the full-wave rectifier circuit 36091. A power supply output unit 3613 is connected to the output unit of the first variable power supply circuit 36101 to the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105.

The configurations of the first variable power supply circuit 36101, the second variable power supply circuit 36102, and the fourth variable power supply circuit 36104 are the same. Further, the configurations of the third variable power supply circuit 36103 and the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 are the same. The frequencies used in the first variable power supply circuit 36101, the second variable power supply circuit 36102, and the fourth variable power supply circuit 36104 and the frequencies used in the third variable power supply circuit 36103 and the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 are different from each other. Has been done.

The first variable power supply circuit 36101 is set to generate an output voltage of 12 V DC, and the second variable power supply circuit 36102 is set to generate an output voltage of 5 V DC. Further, the third variable power supply circuit 36103 is set to generate an output voltage of 24V DC, the fourth variable power supply circuit 36104 is set to generate an output voltage of 12V DC, and the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105. Is set to generate an output voltage of DC 5V.

20 to 22 show a detailed configuration of the power supply unit 3600 provided on the power supply board 301 of the slot machine 201 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, the power input unit 3608 is
The first input terminal CN 51, power switch SW51 (power switch 239), the first fuse F
51, 1st Zener diode (surge absorber) VRD51, 1st capacitor C51,
1st thermistor TH51, 2nd thermistor TH52, common mode choke coil CL5
It is provided with a first and second capacitor C52. In addition, the full-wave rectifier circuit 3609 of the rectifier unit 3609
_{Reference numeral 1} denotes a first Schottky barrier diode S having diodes Da, Db, Dc, and Dd.
It is configured to include a D 5 1.

The first input terminal CN51 includes a first slot CN51 ₁ and a second slot CN51 ₂ , and the AC power supply AC shown in FIG. 19 is connected to the first slot CN51 ₁ and the second slot CN51 ₂ .

The power switch SW51 is composed of a switch S51 and a switch S52, and the switch S
_{The first slot CN51 1} is connected to one end of the 51, and _{the second slot CN51 2} is connected to one end of the switch S52. The other end of the switch S5 2 is connected to one end of the second coil L52 of the common mode choke coil CL51, and the other end of the switch S5 1 is connected to one end of the first fuse F51. The other end of the first fuse F51 is connected to one end of the first coil L51 of the common mode choke coil CL51 via the first thermistor TH51. At the other end of the switch S51 and the other end of the first fuse F51, a first Zener diode VRD
The 51 and the first capacitor C51 are connected in parallel. The second thermistor TH52 is connected in parallel to both ends of the first thermistor TH51.

The other end of the first coil L51 of the common mode choke coil CL51 is connected between the first Schottky barrier diode SD 5 1 diode Db and Dc, the common mode choke coil CL 5 1 of the second coil L52 other end is connected between the first Schottky barrier diode <br/> de SD 5 1 of diode Da and Dd. A second capacitor C is attached to the other end of the first coil L51 and the other end of the second coil L52 of the common mode choke coil CL51.
52 are connected in parallel. The first Schottky barrier diode SD 5 1 of diode D
During the a and Db is connected to the first output node No. 51, the first Schottky barrier diode <br/> de SD 5 1 diode Dc and Dd and between is connected to the ground.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the power supply unit 3600 has a “LEVKEY1” terminal and a “LEVK” terminal.
It is equipped with an "EY0" terminal and a "LEVSW". One end of the 7th resistor R57 is connected to the "LEVKEY1" terminal, and the other end of the 7th resistor R57 is connected to the "LEVKEY0" terminal. One end of the fifth capacitor C55 is connected to the wiring between the other end of the seventh resistor R 57 and the "LEVKEY0" terminal, and the other end of the fifth capacitor C55 is connected to the ground. One end of the 8th resistor R58 and the 6th capacitor C56 is connected to the "LEVSW". The other end of the eighth resistor R58 is connected to the other end of the sixth capacitor C56 via the second switch SW53. The other end of the sixth capacitor C56 is connected to the ground.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the variable power supply unit 3610 includes a first variable power supply circuit 36101 to a fifth variable power supply circuit 36105. As shown in FIG. 21, the first variable power supply circuit 36101 includes a first integrated circuit IC51. The terminals 1 and 3 of the first integrated circuit IC51 are connected to the first input node Ni51, and the terminals 2 and 4 of the first integrated circuit IC51 are connected to the 11th output node No61.

One end of the 10th capacitor C60, the 11th capacitor C61, and the 3rd capacitor C53 is connected to the wiring between the first input node Ni51 and the first integrated circuit IC51. The other end of the tenth capacitor C60 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 3 of the first integrated circuit IC51 and the ground, and further connected to one end of the fourth Zener diode VRD54, and the other end of the fourth Zener diode VRD54. Is connected to the 11th output node No61. The other end of the 11th capacitor C61 is connected to the wiring between the 10th capacitor C60 and the 4th Zena diode VRD54, and the other end of the 3rd capacitor C53 is the terminal 3 of the first integrated circuit IC51 and the 11th capacitor C61. It is connected to the wiring connecting the wiring between the fourth Zena diode VRD54 and the fourth Zena diode VRD54.

A second coil element SL52 is provided between the terminal 2 of the first integrated circuit IC51 and the eleventh output node No. 61. One end of the second coil element SL52 is connected to the first integrated circuit IC51, and the other end is connected to the first integrated circuit IC51. It is connected to the 11th output node No61. One end of the third resistor R53 is connected to the terminal 4 of the first integrated circuit IC51. The other end of the third resistor R53 is connected to the ground, and terminals 1 and 3 of the third Schottky barrier diode SD53 are connected to the wiring between the other end of the third resistor R53 and the ground. The terminal 2 of the third Schottky barrier diode SD53 is connected to the wiring between the first integrated circuit IC51 and the second coil element SL52. A fifth diode D55 is provided in the wiring connecting the wiring between the first input node Ni51 and the first integrated circuit IC51 and the wiring between the first integrated circuit IC51 and the eleventh output node No61. One end of the fifth diode D55 is connected to the wiring between the third Schottky barrier diode SD53 and the second coil element SL52, and the other end of the fifth diode D55 is the wiring between the eleventh capacitor C61 and the third capacitor C53. It is connected to the. The third Schottky barrier diode SD53 functions as a backflow prevention unit.

One end of the second resistor R52 is connected to the wiring between the first integrated circuit IC51 and the third resistor R53. One end of the first resistor R51 is connected to the other end of the second resistor R52, and the other end of the first resistor R51 is connected to the wiring between the second coil element SL52 and the eleventh output node No61. One end of the 19th capacitor C69 is connected to the wiring between terminals 1 and 3 of the third Schottky barrier diode SD53 and the fourth Zener diode VRD54. The other end of the 19th capacitor C69 is connected between the portion of the second coil element SL52 to which the other end of the first resistor R51 is connected and the 11th output node No61.

Further, the second variable power supply circuit 36102 is configured to include a second integrated circuit IC 52. The terminals 1 and 3 of the second integrated circuit IC 52 are connected to the first input node Ni51, and the terminals 2 and 4 of the second integrated circuit IC 2 are connected to the twelfth output node No62. Further, the first input node Ni51 is connected to the thirteenth output node No63.

One end of the 12th capacitor C62, the 13th capacitor C63, and the 4th capacitor C54 is connected to the wiring between the first input node Ni51 and the second integrated circuit IC52. The other end of the 12th capacitor C62 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 3 of the second integrated circuit IC52 and the ground, and further connected to one end of the second Zener diode VRD52, and the other end of the second Zener diode VRD52. Is connected to the 12th output node No62. The other end of the thirteenth capacitor C63 is connected to the wiring between the twelfth capacitor C62 and the second Zena diode VRD52, and the other end of the fourth capacitor C54 is the terminal 3 of the second integrated circuit 52 and the thirteenth capacitor C63. It is connected to the wiring connecting the wiring between the second Zena diode VRD52 and the second Zena diode VRD52.

A third coil element SL53 is provided between the terminal 2 of the second integrated circuit IC 52 and the twelfth output node No. 62. One end of the third coil element SL53 is connected to the second integrated circuit IC 52, and the other end is connected to the second integrated circuit IC 52. It is connected to the 12th output node No62. One end of the sixth resistor R56 is connected to the terminal 4 of the second integrated circuit IC52. The other end of the sixth resistor R56 is connected to the ground, and terminals 1 and 3 of the fourth Schottky barrier diode SD54 are connected to the wiring between the other end of the sixth resistor R56 and the ground. The terminal 2 of the fourth Schottky barrier diode SD54 is connected to the wiring between the second integrated circuit IC 52 and the third coil element SL53. A sixth diode D56 is provided in the wiring connecting the wiring between the first input node Ni51 and the second integrated circuit IC52 and the wiring between the second integrated circuit IC52 and the twelfth output node No62. One end of the 6th diode D56 is connected to the wiring between the 4th Schottky barrier diode SD54 and the 3rd coil element SL53, and the other end of the 6th diode D56 is connected to the wiring between the 13th capacitor C63 and the 4th capacitor C54. It is connected. The fourth Schottky barrier diode SD54 functions as a backflow prevention unit.

One end of the fifth resistor R55 is connected to the wiring between the second integrated circuit IC 52 and the sixth resistor R56. One end of the fourth resistor R54 is connected to the other end of the fifth resistor R55, and the other end of the fourth resistor R54 is connected between the third coil element SL53 and the twelfth output node No62. One end of the 20th capacitor C70 is connected to the wiring between the terminals 1 and 3 of the 4th Schottky barrier diode SD54 and the 2nd Zener diode VRD52. The other end of the 20th capacitor C70 is connected between the portion of the third coil element SL53 to which the other end of the fourth resistor R54 is connected and the twelfth output node No62. Further, the first input node Ni51 is connected to the 14th output node No. 64 and the 15th output node No. 65.

As shown in FIG. 22, the third variable power supply circuit 36103 includes a third integrated circuit IC53. The terminal 1 of the third integrated circuit IC53 is connected to the thirteenth input node Ni63, and the terminal 4 of the third integrated circuit IC3 is connected to the 21st output node No71. Terminals 2 and 3 of the third integrated circuit IC53 are connected to the ground.

One end of the 14th capacitor C64 and the 15th capacitor C65 is connected to the wiring between the 13th input node Ni63 and the 3rd integrated circuit IC53. The other end of the 14th capacitor C64 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 2 of the third integrated circuit IC53 and the ground, and is further connected to one end of the sixth Zener diode VRD56. The other end of the 15th capacitor C65 is connected to the wiring between the 14th capacitor C64 and the 6th Zener diode VRD56. The terminal 3 of the third integrated circuit IC53 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 2 of the third integrated circuit IC53 and the ground.

One end of the 23rd capacitor C73 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 3 of the third integrated circuit IC53 and the ground, and the other end of the 23rd capacitor C23 is the terminal 4 and the 21st output of the third integrated circuit IC53. It is connected to the wiring between nodes No71. The other end of the sixth Zener diode VRD56 is connected to the position where the terminal 4 of the third integrated circuit IC53 and the other end of the 23rd capacitor C73 are connected and the wiring connecting the 21st output node No71.

The voltage transformed by the first integrated circuit IC51 and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 is both DC 12V, and the first integrated circuit IC51 and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 create a power supply having the same voltage as each other. Further, the first integrated circuit IC 51 is formed closer to the first Schottky barrier diode SD51 than the fourth integrated circuit IC 54, and the current amount of the first integrated circuit IC 51 is the same as the current amount of the fourth integrated circuit IC 54. Unlike, it is larger than the current amount of the fourth integrated circuit IC54.

The fourth variable power supply circuit 36104 is configured to include a fourth integrated circuit IC 54. Terminals 1 and 3 of the second Schottky barrier diode SD52 are connected to the thirteenth input node Ni63, and terminal 1 of the fourth integrated circuit IC54 is connected to the terminal 2 of the second Schottky barrier diode SD52. ing. The second Schottky barrier diode SD52 functions as a backflow prevention unit. Terminals 2 and 4 of the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 are connected to the 22nd output node No. 72.

One end of the 16th capacitor C66, the 17th capacitor C67, and the 25th capacitor C75 is connected to the wiring between the 13th input node Ni63 and the 4th integrated circuit IC54. The other end of the 16th capacitor C66 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 3 of the fourth integrated circuit IC54 and the ground, and further connected to one end of the fifth Zener diode VRD55, and the other end of the fifth Zener diode VRD55. Is connected to the 22nd output node No72. 17th
The other ends of the capacitor C67 are the 16th capacitor C66 and the 5th Zener diode VRD55.
The other end of the 25th capacitor C75 is connected to the wiring connecting the terminal 3 of the 4th integrated circuit IC 54 and the wiring between the 17th capacitor C67 and the 5th Zener diode VRD55. There is.

A fourth coil element SL54 is provided between the terminal 2 of the fourth integrated circuit IC54 and the 22nd output node No. 72. One end of the fourth coil element SL54 is connected to the fourth integrated circuit IC54, and the other end is connected to the fourth integrated circuit IC54. It is connected to the 22nd output node No72. One end of the 20th resistor R70 is connected to the terminal 4 of the fourth integrated circuit IC54. The other end of the 20th resistor R70 is connected to the ground, and terminals 1 and 3 of the 9th Schottky barrier diode SD59 are connected to the wiring between the other end of the 20th resistor R70 and the ground. The terminal 2 of the ninth Schottky barrier diode SD59 is connected to the wiring between the fourth integrated circuit IC54 and the fourth coil element SL54. An eighth diode D58 is provided in the wiring connecting the wiring between the thirteenth input node Ni63 and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 and the wiring between the fourth integrated circuit IC54 and the 22nd output node No72. One end of the 8th diode D58 is connected to the wiring between the 9th Schottky barrier diode SD59 and the 4th coil element SL54, and the other end of the 8th diode D58 is connected to the wiring between the 17th capacitor C67 and the 25th capacitor C75. It is connected. The ninth Schottky barrier diode SD59 functions as a backflow prevention unit.

One end of the 19th resistor R69 is connected to the wiring between the 4th integrated circuit IC54 and the 20th resistor R70. One end of the 18th resistor R68 is connected to the other end of the 19th resistor R69, and the other end of the 18th resistor R68 is connected to the wiring between the 4th coil element SL54 and the 22nd output node No72. One end of the 21st capacitor C71 is connected to the wiring between terminals 1 and 3 of the 9th Schottky barrier diode SD59 and the 5th Zener diode VRD55. The other end of the 21st capacitor C71 is connected between the portion of the 4th coil element SL54 to which the other end of the 18th resistor R68 is connected and the 22nd output node No72.

Further, the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 is configured to include a fifth integrated circuit IC55. The terminal 1 of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 is connected to the terminal 2 of the second Schottky barrier diode SD52. The terminal 5 of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 is connected to the 23rd output node No. 73. The terminal 2 of the third integrated circuit IC53 is connected to the ground.

One end of the 18th capacitor C68 is connected to the wiring between the 9th Schottky barrier diode SD59 and the 5th integrated circuit IC55. The other end of the 18th capacitor C68 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 2 of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 and the ground, and is further connected to one end of the third Zener diode VRD53.

One end of the 22nd capacitor C72 is connected to the wiring between the terminal 2 of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 and the ground, and the other end of the 22nd capacitor C22 is the terminal 5 and the 23rd output of the fifth integrated circuit IC55. It is connected to the wiring between nodes No. 73. The other end of the third Zener diode VRD53 is connected to the position where the terminal 5 of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 and the other end of the 22nd capacitor C72 are connected and the wiring connecting the 23rd output node No73.

One end of the 7th diode D57 is connected to the wiring connecting the other end of the 3rd Zener diode VRD53 and the 23rd output node No73, and one end of the 24th capacitor C74 is connected to the other end of the 7th diode D57. Has been done. The other end of the 24th capacitor C74 is connected to the ground. Further, the 24th output node No. 74 is connected to the wiring between the 7th diode D57 and the 24th capacitor C74.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the power supply unit 3600 includes an "OFS1" terminal, an "OFS2" terminal, an "OFS" terminal, a "HOPPER (+)" terminal, and a "HOPPER (-)" terminal. Further, the power supply unit 3600 includes a sixth integrated circuit IC 56 to an eighth integrated circuit IC 58, a first transistor Q51, and a second transistor Q52. These 6th integrated circuit ICs
Each of the 56th to 8th integrated circuit ICs 58 includes four terminals, terminals 1 to 4, and functions as a switching element.

One end of the ninth resistor R59 is connected to the "OFS1" terminal, and the terminal 2 of the sixth integrated circuit IC56 is connected to the other end of the ninth resistor R59. One end of the 10th resistor R60 is connected to the "OFS2" terminal, and the other end of the 10th resistor R60 is connected to the ground. One end of the 9th capacitor C59 is connected to the wiring between the "OFS1" terminal and the 9th resistor R59, and the other end of the 9th capacitor C59 is connected to the wiring between the "OFS2" terminal and the 10th resistor R60. It is connected. One end of the eighth capacitor C58 is connected to the wiring between the ninth resistor R59 and the sixth integrated circuit IC56, and the other end of the eighth capacitor C58 is connected to the wiring between the tenth resistor R60 and the ground. ing.

In the sixth integrated circuit IC56, one end of the eleventh resistor R61 is connected to the terminal 1 of the sixth integrated circuit IC56. The terminal 3 is connected to the ground, and the terminal 4 is connected to the "OFS" terminal. The other end of the 11th resistor R61 is connected to the terminal 1 of the 7th integrated circuit IC57. The terminal 2 of the 7th integrated circuit IC 57 is connected to the terminal 1 of the 8th integrated circuit IC 58.
The terminal 3 is connected between the eighth integrated circuit IC58 and the "HOPPER (-)" terminal, and the terminal 4 is connected.
Is connected to one end of the 16th resistor R66.

One end of the 15th resistor R65 is connected to the other end of the 16th resistor R66, and the other end of the 15th resistor R65 is connected to the wiring between the third integrated circuit IC53 and the 21st output node No71. The terminal G of the first transistor Q51 is connected to the wiring between the 16th resistor R66 and the 15th resistor R65, and the terminal S of the first transistor Q51 is connected to the wiring between the 15th resistor R65 and the 21st output node No71. It is connected. The terminal D of the first transistor Q51 is connected to one end of the 17th resistor R67 and the "HOPPER (+)" terminal. The terminal D of the second transistor Q52 is connected to the other end of the 17th resistor R67.

The “HOPPERC” terminal is connected to the terminal 2 of the eighth integrated circuit IC58, and the terminal 3 is connected to the ground and the “HOPPER (−)” terminal. 8th integrated circuit IC5
One end of the 12th resistor R 62 and the 13th resistor R 63 is connected to the terminal 4 of 8. 12th
The other end of the resistor R62 has a fifth Zener diode V RD 55 is connected to a wiring between the first 22 output node No72, and the other end of the thirteenth resistor R63, the terminal G of the second transistor Q52
It is connected to the.

The wiring between the 13th resistor R63 and the terminal G of the 2nd transistor Q52 is the 14th resistor R6.
One end of 4 is connected, and the other end of the 14th resistor R64 is the terminal 3 of the 7th integrated circuit IC57.
Is connected to the wiring between the and "HOPPER (-)" terminals. The terminal S of the second transistor Q52 is the 14th resistor R in the wiring between the 13th resistor R63 and the second transistor Q52.
It is connected to the wiring between the connection with one end of 64 and the "HOPPER (-)" terminal. 1st
One end of the 7th Zener diode VRD 57 is connected between the connection part of the 2nd transistor Q52 between the 3 resistance R63 "HOPPER (-)" terminals and the "HOPPER (-)" terminal, and the 7th The other end of the Zener diode V RD 57 is connected to the "HOPPER (+)" terminal.

As shown in FIG. 23, the power output unit 3613 includes a second output terminal CN52 and a third output terminal CN53. A part of the slots of the second output terminal CN52 and the third output terminal CN53 is used for input. The second output terminal CN52 includes 40 slots of the first slot to the 40th slot. The third output terminal CN53 includes eight slots from the first slot to the eighth slot. In the second output terminal CN52, the third slot is used for input. In the third output terminal CN53, the fourth slot and the eighth slot are used for input.

2nd output terminal CN52 1st slot, 2nd slot, 8th slot, 11th slot, 12th slot, 15th slot, 16th slot, 19th slot, 20th slot, 23rd slot, 24th slot, The 35th slot, the 36th slot, the 39th slot, and the 40th slot are connected to the ground. The main board 11 is connected to the third slot. The third slot applies a voltage to the “HOPPERC” terminal shown in FIG. 22 when a hopper control signal is transmitted from the main board 11. A full tank sensor (game medal auxiliary storage sensor) 235a is connected to the fourth slot. The fourth slot supplies an output voltage from the “OFS” terminal shown in FIG.

A payout sensor (game medal payout sensor) 234c is connected to each of the fifth slot and the sixth slot. Output voltages are supplied to the fifth slot and the sixth slot from the "MEOUTS1" and "MEOUTS2" terminals, respectively. The 24th output node No. 74 shown in FIG. 22 is connected to the 7th slot. Backup power is supplied to the seventh slot from the fifth integrated circuit IC55 of the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105.

The 23rd output node No. 73 shown in FIG. 22 is connected to the 9th slot and the 10th slot. In the 9th slot and the 10th slot, the fifth variable power supply circuit 3610 _{5 has} a fifth position.
An output voltage of DC 5V is supplied from the integrated circuit IC55. The 22nd output node No. 72 shown in FIG. 22 is connected to the 13th slot and the 14th slot. The first 13 slots and 14 slots, DC from the fourth integrated circuit IC54 of the fourth variable power supply circuit 3610 ₄ 1
An output voltage of 2V is supplied. In the 17th slot, the 14th output node No. shown in FIG. 21
64 are connected. In the 17th slot, the 1st Schottky barrier diode SD5
A smoothed output voltage of AC 24V is supplied from 1.

The 21st output node No. 71 shown in FIG. 22 is connected to the 18th slot. 1st
An output voltage of 24 V DC is supplied to the 8 slots from the third integrated circuit IC53 of the third variable power supply circuit 3610 _3. The 15th output node No. 65 shown in FIG. 21 is connected to the 21st slot and the 22nd slot. A smoothed output voltage of AC 24V is supplied from the first Schottky barrier diode SD51 to the 21st slot and the 22nd slot.

The twelfth output node No. 62 shown in FIG. 21 is connected to the 25th slot to the 29th slot. An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied from the second integrated circuit IC 52 of the second variable power supply circuit 36102 to the 25th slot to the 29th slot. The eleventh output node No. 61 shown in FIG. 21 is connected to the thirtieth slot to the thirty-fourth slot. An output voltage of 12 V DC is supplied from the first integrated circuit IC 51 of the first variable power supply circuit 36101 to the 30th to 34th slots.

A setting key switch 237 is connected to the 37th slot. An output voltage is supplied to the 37th slot from the "LEVKEY0" terminal. A reset / setting switch 238 is connected to the 38th slot. An output voltage is supplied to the 38th slot from the "LEVSW" terminal.

The third slot and the seventh slot of the third output terminal CN53 are connected to the ground.
A hopper motor 234b is connected to the first slot . The first slot is shown in FIG. 22.
The output voltage for accelerating the hopper motor 234b is supplied to the hopper motor 234b from the "HOPPER (+)" terminal shown in 1. A hopper motor 234b is connected to the fifth slot. The fifth slot supplies the hopper motor 234b with an output voltage for decelerating the hopper motor 234b from the “HOPPER (−)” terminal shown in FIG.

The 23rd output node No. 73 shown in FIG. 22 is connected to the second slot and the sixth slot via the 23rd input node Ni73. An output voltage of 5 V DC is supplied to the second slot and the sixth slot from the fifth integrated circuit IC55 of the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105. A payout sensor (game medal payout sensor) 234c is connected to the fourth slot and the eighth slot, and when a payout signal is transmitted from the payout sensor (game medal payout sensor) 234c, “MEOUTS1” shown in FIG. 22 A voltage is applied to each of the "MEOUTS2" terminals.

As shown in FIG. 23, the power output unit 3613 includes a fourth input terminal CN4 and a fifth input terminal CN5. Both the fourth input terminal and the fifth input terminal include a first slot and a second slot. A full tank sensor (game medal auxiliary storage sensor) 235a is connected to both the first slot and the second slot of the fourth input terminal. The first slot and the second slot of the fourth input terminal apply voltage to the "OFS1" and "OFS2" terminals shown in FIG. 22 when a full tank signal is transmitted from the full tank sensor (game medal auxiliary storage sensor) 235a, respectively. Apply. A setting key switch 237 is connected to the first slot of the fifth input terminal. The first slot applies a voltage to the "LEVKEY1" terminal when an on / off signal is transmitted from the setting key switch 237. The second slot of the fifth input terminal is connected to the ground.

Next, the arrangement of each electronic component on the power supply board 301 provided with the power supply unit 3600 will be described with reference to FIG. 24. In the description with reference to FIG. 24, the positional relationship of the top, bottom, left, and right is based on FIG. 24. As shown in FIG. 24, the power supply substrate 301 is a single-layer substrate including the substrate 301A. A predetermined wiring pattern or resist is provided on the surface of the base material 301A, and each electronic component is mounted on the wiring pattern or resist. The base material 301A is a substantially square plate material having a shape having two or more sides, and a clear switch SW52 is arranged at a substantially central position in the height direction of the left end portion of the base material 301A, and the clear switch SW52 A fifth input terminal CN55 is provided above, and a power switch SW51 is provided below the clear switch SW52. The clear switch SW52, the fifth input terminal CN55, and the power switch SW51 are arranged in the vicinity of the front end side of the base material 301A. Further, an eighth resistor R58 and a sixth capacitor C56 are arranged between the clear switch SW52 and the power switch SW51.

A seventh resistor R57 is arranged at a position to the right of the fifth input terminal CN55, and a fifth capacitor C55 is arranged above the seventh resistor R57. A 20th capacitor C70 , a second Zener diode VRD52, a fourth Zener diode VRD54, and a 19th capacitor C69 are arranged below the seventh resistor R57 and above the power switch SW51 in order from the top. A third coil element SL53 and a second coil element SL52 are arranged vertically on these sides, and a first heat sink HS1 is provided on the right side thereof. A second output terminal CN52 is arranged above the third coil element SL53 and the first heat sink HS1. On the right side surface of the first heat sink HS1, the fourth Schottky barrier diode SD54, the second integrated circuit IC52, the third Schottky barrier diode SD53, and the first integrated circuit IC51 are screwed HB 7 , HB2, and HB6, respectively, from the top. , HB1 fixed. Therefore, the first integrated circuit IC 51 and the second integrated circuit IC 52 are on the power supply board 30.
It is mounted upright on the base material 301A of 1. "Standing up and mounted" here
Means that the first integrated circuit IC 51 and the second integrated circuit IC 52 are mounted so as to face the surface of the base material 301A in a direction intersecting with each other and in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the base material 301A.
A sixth Schottky barrier diode SD56 is arranged below the second integrated circuit IC 52, and a fifth Schottky barrier diode SD55 is arranged below the first integrated circuit IC 51.

A first Zener diode VRD51 is arranged below the power switch SW51, and a first fuse F51 is arranged below the first Zener diode VRD51. The second thermistor TH52 and the first thermistor TH51 are arranged vertically on the right side of the first Zener diode VRD51 and the first fuse F51. The positions of the second thermistor TH52 and the first thermistor TH51 are substantially directly below the first heat sink HS1.

A seventh Schottky barrier diode SD57 is arranged to the right of the second output terminal CN52, and a 24th capacitor C74 is arranged to the right of the seventh Schottky barrier diode SD57. Below the 24th capacitor C74, the fourth resistor R54 to the sixth resistor R56 and the fourth capacitor C54 are arranged in order from the top. The positions of the fourth resistor R54 to the sixth resistor R56 are to the right of the fourth Schottky barrier diode SD54 and the second integrated circuit IC52. Below the 24th capacitor C74, the first resistor R51 to the third resistor R53 and the third capacitor C53 are arranged in order from the top. The height position of the first resistor R51 to the third resistor R53 is slightly above the third Schottky barrier diode SD53, and the height position of the third capacitor C53 is substantially the same as that of the first integrated circuit IC51.

A twelfth resistor R62 is arranged further to the right of the 24th capacitor C74, and a thirteenth resistor R63 is arranged slightly above the right side of the twelfth resistor R62. The eleventh resistor R61 is arranged slightly below the right side of the thirteenth resistor R63. Below the 13th resistor R63 and the 11th resistor R61, the 8th integrated circuit IC58 and the 7th integrated circuit IC57 are located in order from the left. A 16th resistor R66 is arranged below the 8th integrated circuit IC58 and the 7th integrated circuit IC57.

At the lower position of the 12th resistor R62, the 13th capacitor C63, the 12th capacitor C62, the 10th capacitor C60, and the 11th capacitor C61 are arranged in a staggered pattern in order from the top. These tenth capacitors C60 to thirteenth capacitors C63 are arranged at positions as high as substantially the center position in the height direction of the first heat sink HS1.

A second heat sink HS2 is provided on the right side of the tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63. The second heat sink HS2 is slightly smaller than the first heat sink HS1, and the second Schottky barrier diode SD52 and the first Schottky barrier diode SD51 are screwed on the left side surface of the second heat sink HS2 in order from the top by screws HB5 and HB9, respectively. It is fixed. A second capacitor C52 is arranged below the tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63, below the second capacitor C52, and below the tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63 and the second heat sink HS2. Is arranged with the first coil element SL51. A second transistor Q52 is arranged above the second heat sink HS2, and a 14th resistor R64 is arranged to the right of the second transistor Q52.

A third output terminal CN53 is arranged on the right side of the second transistor Q52.
The upper end side of the third output terminal CN53 is arranged near the upper end side of the base material 301A.
Below the third output terminal CN53, on the right side of the upper end of the second heat sink HS2, there is a first
7 resistor R 6 7 and seventh Zener diode VRD57 is disposed. Further, at a position below the 7th Zener diode VRD57, a third heat sink HS2 is provided on the right side.
The first transistor Q51, the ninth Schottky barrier diode SD59, and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 fixed to the right side surface of the heat sink HS3 are arranged in this order from the top. Further, the 15th resistor R65 is arranged on the right side of the first transistor Q51. 4th integrated circuit I
The C54 is mounted upright on the base material 301A of the power supply board 301.

The fifth Zener diode VRD55 is arranged to the right of the seventh Zener diode VRD57, and the 18th resistor R68, the 19th resistor R69, and the 20th resistor R70 are located below the 5th Zener diode VRD55. They are arranged in order. The 22nd capacitor C72 and the 21st capacitor C71 are arranged vertically on the right side of the 5th Zener diode VRD55. The 22nd capacitor C72 and the 21st capacitor C71 are arranged at positions slightly offset to the left and right.

A ninth capacitor C59 is arranged above the 22nd capacitor C72, a ninth resistor R59 is arranged to the right of the ninth capacitor C59, and a tenth resistor R60 is arranged to the right of the ninth resistor R59. ing. A seventh capacitor C57 is arranged below the tenth capacitor C60 and to the right of the 22nd capacitor C72. The sixth integrated circuit IC56 is arranged on the right side of the seventh capacitor C57, and the eighth capacitor C58 is arranged below the sixth integrated circuit IC56.

A third Zener diode VRD53 is arranged below the eighth capacitor C58, and a fifth integrated circuit IC55 is arranged further below the third Zener diode VRD53. The right end side of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 is arranged so as to face the right end side of the base material 301A, and the base material 301A is located on the right side of the fifth integrated circuit IC55 rather than the position where the fifth integrated circuit IC55 is provided. No electronic components other than the fifth integrated circuit IC55 are arranged on the outer edge side (right side).

Below the fifth integrated circuit IC55, the 18th capacitor C68, the 16th capacitor C66, and the 17th capacitor C67 are arranged in order from the top. The 18th capacitor C68, the 16th capacitor C66, and the 17th capacitor C67 are arranged at positions slightly offset from each other in the left-right direction. The 16th capacitor C66 is arranged on the right side of the 18th capacitor C68, and the 17th capacitor C67 is arranged on the left side of the 18th capacitor C18 and the 16th capacitor C66.

A fourth coil element SL54 is arranged below the 21st capacitor C71. The eighth Schottky barrier diode SD58 is arranged below the fourth coil element SL54, and the 25th capacitor C75 is arranged on the right side of the eighth Schottky barrier diode SD58. The 17th capacitor C67 is arranged on the lower right side of the 4th coil element SL54 and on the right side of the 25th capacitor C75.

Below the fourth integrated circuit IC54 and the 25 capacitor C75, the third integrated circuit I C 53
Is placed. The left end portion below the third integrated circuit IC 53, 14th capacitor C64 are arranged, there is the right side of the 14 capacitor C64, the right end portion below the third integrated circuit IC 53, 15 capacitor C65 Is placed.

The sixth Zener diode VRD56 is arranged on the upper right side of the third integrated circuit IC53 and below the 17th capacitor C67, and below the sixth Zener diode VRD56 and on the right side of the third integrated circuit IC53. The 23rd capacitor C73 is arranged in the. Second
3 The capacitor C73 lower right, the first input terminal CN 5 1 is positioned. The rear end side of the first input terminal CN51 is arranged in the vicinity of the rear end side of the base material 301A. Further, since the first input terminal CN51 is arranged on the rear side of the base material 301A, the connector (first input terminal) CN51 is arranged on the back side of the power supply box 300 as shown in FIG. The first input terminal CN51 is connected to the power switch SW1 via the wiring 2000.

The power supply board 301 on which a plurality of electronic components are mounted on the base material 301A has an input region Y1, a rectifying region Y2, a transformer region Y3 (first transformer region Y31 to fourth transformer region Y34), and an output region Y.
There are four. The input region Y1 is arranged near the rear end side of the base material 301A. Input area Y
The 1, first input terminal CN 5 1 power input unit 3608 is provided. A first Schottky barrier diode SD51 serving as a full-wave rectifier circuit 3609 _{1 is provided in the rectification region Y2.}

In the transformation region Y3, the first integrated circuit IC51 serving as the first variable power supply circuit 3610 ₁ , the second integrated circuit IC 52 serving as the _{second variable power supply circuit 3610 2,} and the third integrated circuit IC53 serving as _{the third variable power supply circuit 3610 3} , and a fourth integrated circuit IC54 is provided as a fourth variable power supply circuit 3610 _4. The first transformer area Y provided with the first integrated circuit IC51 in the transformer area Y3.
31, the second transformer region Y32 provided with the second integrated circuit IC 52, the third transformer region Y33 provided with the third integrated circuit IC 53, and the fourth transformer region Y provided with the fourth integrated circuit IC 54.
34 is formed. In the output area Y4, the second output terminal CN that serves as the power output unit 3613
52 is provided.

Further, the first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 are arranged around the rectification region Y2. Specifically, the first transformation region Y31 is arranged on the left side of the rectification region Y2, and the second transformation region Y32 is arranged on the upper left side of the rectification region Y2. The third transformer region Y33 is arranged at the lower right of the rectifying region Y2, and the fourth transformer region Y34 is arranged at the upper right of the rectifying region Y2. As described above, the first transformer regions Y31 to the fourth transformer regions Y34 are arranged in the four circumferential directions about the rectified region Y2, and one transformer region is arranged in one direction when viewed from the rectified region Y2. Therefore , the first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 are arranged substantially radially around the rectification region Y2.

Each of the first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 and the rectification region Y2 are arranged at substantially equal intervals. The first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 and the rectification region Y2 are arranged at a certain distance from each other. A plurality of electronic components such as capacitors, resistors, and diodes are arranged between the first transformer region Y31 to the fourth transformer region Y34 and the rectifier region Y2.

The rectifying region Y2 is arranged at a substantially central position of the base material 301A. The rectifying region Y2 is located at the center of the base material 301A, but is located slightly to the right. Since the first transformation regions Y31 to the fourth transformation regions Y34 are arranged substantially radially with respect to the rectification region Y2 at substantially equal intervals from the rectification regions Y2, the first transformation regions Y31 to the fourth transformation regions Y34 are arranged. As a whole, the base material 301A is arranged so as to occupy a range slightly to the right side. Therefore, in the region on the left side of the first transformer region Y31 to the fourth transformer region Y34, a relatively wide region where electronic components can be arranged apart from the rectification region Y2 and the first transformer region Y31 to the fourth transformer region Y34 is secured. ing. The power switch SW1 and the output area Y4 are formed in the area secured here. Further, the area of the transformer region Y3 including the first transformer region Y31 to the fourth transformer region Y34 is larger than the area of the rectified region Y2.

The first transformer region Y31, the second transformer region Y32, and the fourth transformer region Y34 are provided with a first integrated circuit IC51, a second integrated circuit IC52, and a fourth integrated circuit IC54, respectively. The first integrated circuit IC 51 is fixedly provided on the right side surface of the first heat sink HS1. Therefore, the first integrated circuit IC 51 is mounted upright in the first transformer region Y31. The second integrated circuit IC 52 is fixedly provided on the right side surface of the first heat sink HS1, and the second integrated circuit IC 52 is mounted upright in the second transformer region Y32. The fourth integrated circuit IC 54 is fixedly provided on the right side surface of the third heat sink HS3, and the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 is mounted upright in the fourth transformer region Y34. The commutation region Y2, the first Schottky barrier diode SD 5 1 is provided. The first Schottky barrier diode SD 5 1 is provided is fixed to the left side surface of the second heat sink HS2, first Schottky barrier diode SD 5 1 is mounted upright in the rectifier region Y2. Further, the first transformer region Y31 provided with the first integrated circuit IC51 is a DC generated more than the third transformer region Y33 provided with the third integrated circuit IC53 that creates the same voltage as the first integrated circuit IC51. It is arranged near the output region Y4 that outputs a current.

In the power supply board 301, the input region Y1 provided with the power supply input unit 3608 is arranged near the rear end side of the base material 301A, and the power switch SW51 is arranged near the front end side of the base material 301A, and the power supply output unit. The output region Y4 provided with 3613 is arranged near the upper end side of the base material 301A. As described above, the side provided with the output region Y4 is arranged in the vicinity of the side different from the side in the vicinity of the input region Y1 and the side in the vicinity of the power switch SW51.

The wiring 2000 is routed in the base material 301A through the outside of the rectifying region Y2 provided with the first Schottky barrier diode SD51 and the transformer region Y3 provided with the first integrated circuit IC 51 to the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 and the like. Has been done. In a state where the power supply board 301 is attached to the slot machine 201 (see FIG. 16), the region through which the wiring 2000 passes is arranged below the rectification region Y2 and the transformation region Y3 and faces the outside of the slot machine 201. Further, the wiring 2000 is formed along the outer end side (lower end side) of the base material 301A.

(2) Description of Operation Next, the operation (action) of the slot machine 201 will be described.
A. Explanation of Basic Operations Related to Games In the game control board 240, when the power supply from the power supply board 301 is started, the main control unit 241 is started, and the CPU 240a executes a predetermined process which is the game control main process. When the game control main process is started, the CPU 240a sets the interrupt disabled and then performs the necessary initial settings. In the initial setting, startup processing, setting change processing, RAM abnormality error processing when a RAM abnormality is detected and different are executed, and after these processing are completed, game control processing is executed. The game control process is a process that is executed for each game and is a process that is repeatedly executed.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a game control process performed by the CPU 41a of the game control board 240 for each game. When the processing of one game starts, first, the number of bets is set by operating one BET switch 205 or MAXBET switch 206, or by inserting medals from the medal insertion unit 204, and the start switch 207 is operated. The BET process for instructing the substantial start of the game is performed (step S401). If a replay prize has been won in the previous game, the same bet number (3 in the second embodiment) as in the previous game is automatically set by the replay game flag (at this stage, the replay game flag is cleared). ).

When the number of bets is set by the BET process and the start switch 207 is operated, a random number for the internal lottery is extracted, and each winning combination determined according to the game state is allowed based on the value of the extracted random number. A lottery process for determining whether or not to do so is performed (step S402). In the lottery process, a winning status notification command indicating the setting status of the winning flag in the RAM 241c is transmitted to the effect control board 290.

When the lottery process is completed, the reel rotation process is then performed (step S403). In the reel rotation process, the reel motor is provided on the condition that a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed from the start of rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, 202R in the previous game by the one game timer. The 232L, 232C, and 232R are driven to start rotating all the left, middle, and right reels 202L, 202C, and 202R. When a predetermined condition (after the rotation speed reaches a constant speed, the reference position is detected by the reel sensors 233L, 233C, 233R) is satisfied from the start of rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, 202R, the stop switches 208L, 208C, 208R Is enabled for operation. After that, the stop switches 208L, 208C, and 208R are operated by the player to drive and stop the reel motors 232L, 232C, and 232R, and stop the rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R. A reel rotation command and a reel stop command are transmitted to the effect control board 290 at the start of rotation and at the stop of rotation of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R, respectively.

When the driving of the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R is stopped, a winning determination process is performed to determine whether or not any of the above-mentioned winning symbols is derived and displayed on the winning line in the display result at the time of the stop (step S404). ). When it is determined that one of the winning combinations has been won in this winning determination process, various processes are performed according to the winning generated in the game control board 40. Here, a winning information command indicating a winning determination result is sent to the effect control board 290.

When the winning determination process is completed, the payout process is performed (step S405). In the payout process, medals are paid out or credits are added for the number of medals scheduled to be paid out set in the winning determination process. However, when the number of credits accumulated as data reaches 50, the hopper motor 234b is driven to pay out the excess number of medals from the medal payout outlet 209. In addition, various processes not related to winning (for example, processing related to end control of big bonus, deletion of winning flag without carry-over, etc.) are also performed. In the payout process, the winning flags of the big bonus (1), big bonus (2), and regular bonus stored in the special work are not erased. As a result, the winning flags of the big bonus (1), the big bonus (2), and the regular bonus are carried over to the next game. At the end of the payout process, that is, at the end of one game, a game state command indicating the game state of the next game is sent to the effect control board 290. Then, the processing for one game is completed, and the processing for the next one game is started.

Next, the operation on the effect control board 290 will be described. In the effect control board 290, when the power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply board 301, the sub control unit 291 is activated. FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an effect control main process executed by the sub CPU 291a of the sub control unit 291. When the effect control main process is started, first, a predetermined effect initial setting process is executed (step S421).

When the effect initial setting process is completed, the effect control recovery process for restoring the control state on the effect control board 290, such as the internal state of the sub control unit 291, to the state when the power supply is stopped is executed (step S422).

After executing the effect control recovery process, a series of processes of disabling interrupts (step S423), executing the effect side random number value update process (step S424), and permitting interrupts (step S425) are repeated. And execute. The effect side random number value update process executed in step S424 is a process for updating all or a part of the random number values used on the effect control board 290 side by software.

B. Explanation of Operation Regarding Generation of Power Supply Voltage When the power supply switch SW51 shown in FIG. 20 is turned on, the AC power of the AC power supply AC applied between the first slot CN511 and the second slot CN512 in the first input terminal CN51 is generated. It is supplied to the full-wave rectifier circuit 36091 of the rectifier unit 3609 via the common mode choke coil CL51. The first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 full-wave rectifies the AC power from the AC power supply AC and supplies a DC voltage to the first variable power supply circuit 36101 to the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 of the variable power supply unit 3610, respectively.

The first variable power supply circuit 36101 to the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 maintain or step down the DC voltage applied from the full-wave rectifier circuit 36091, in which DC 24V is changed to DC 12V, DC 5V, DC 24V, DC 12V, and DC, respectively. Maintain or step down to 5V. The voltage maintained or stepped down by the first variable power supply circuit 36101 to the fifth variable power supply circuit 36105 is output to the second output terminal CN52 and the third output terminal CN3 of the power supply output unit 3613, and is supplied to various boards. ..

In the second embodiment described above, the power supply board 301 in the slot machine 201
The rectifier region Y2 provided with the first Schottky barrier diode SD1 ( full-wave rectifier circuit 3609 ₁ ) and the first integrated circuit IC51 (first variable power supply circuit 3610 ₁ ) to the fourth integrated circuit IC54 (fourth). There is a transformer region Y3 provided with a variable power supply circuit 3610 _4). Further, in the transformer region Y3, the first integrated circuit IC 51 to the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 are provided, respectively.
A transformer region Y31 to a fourth transformer region Y34 is provided. The first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 are arranged around the rectification region Y2. Therefore, the first transformer region Y31 to the fourth
It is possible to prevent the heat dissipation of the transformer region Y34 from being locally concentrated in the vicinity of the first integrated circuit IC51. Therefore, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

Further, the first integrated circuit IC 51 and the second integrated circuit 52 are fixed to the side surface of the first heat sink HS1, and the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 is fixed to the side surface of the third heat sink HS3. Therefore, heat dissipation of these circuits can be efficiently performed. Further, the first Schottky barrier diode SD1 is fixed to the side surface of the second heat sink HS2. Therefore, heat dissipation of the first Schottky barrier diode SD1 can be efficiently performed.

Further, the rectifying region Y2 is arranged in the center of the power supply board 301. Therefore, since the full-wave rectifier circuit 36091 can be arranged at a stable position, the size of the power supply board 301 can be made compact. Further, the tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63 are arranged between the rectifying area Y2, the first transformer area Y31, and the second transformer area Y32. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the noise of the capacitor due to the tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63 and the like.

Further, the first integrated circuit IC51, the second integrated circuit IC52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 stand in the first transformer region Y31, the second transformer region Y32, and the fourth transformer region Y34 of the base material 301A in the power supply board 301. Is installed. Therefore, the area occupied by the first integrated circuit IC 51, the second integrated circuit IC 52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 on the base material 301A can be reduced, so that the size of the power supply board 301 can be made compact. Further, the number of electronic components around the first integrated circuit IC51, the second integrated circuit IC52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 can be reduced, and the first integrated circuit IC51, the second integrated circuit IC52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 are exposed to the outside air, etc. Since it is easy to touch, heat is dissipated efficiently.

Further, no electronic component is arranged on the right end side of the base material 16A on the power supply board 16 from the position where the fifth integrated circuit IC 55 is provided. For this reason, the fifth integrated circuit IC55 is less likely to absorb heat from other electronic components and is more likely to come into contact with the outside air or the like, so that heat is efficiently dissipated. Further, the first transformer region Y31 provided with the first integrated circuit IC51 having a large amount of current outputs the generated DC current more than the fourth transformer region Y34 provided with the fourth integrated circuit IC54. It is located near region Y4. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently dissipate heat from the first integrated circuit IC 51, which has a large amount of heat dissipated, and the entire power supply board 301 can efficiently dissipate heat.

Further, the wiring 2000 is routed in the base material 301A through the outside of the rectifying region Y2 and the transforming region Y3. Therefore, the influence of the current passing through the wiring 2000 on the circuits such as the first Schottky barrier diode SD51 and the first integrated circuit IC 51 to the fourth integrated circuit IC 54 provided in the rectification region Y2 and the transformation region Y is reduced. Can be done. Therefore, the influence of noise is reduced.

Further, the input region Y1 provided with the power input unit 3608 is arranged near the rear end side of the base material 301A, the power switch SW51 is arranged near the front end side of the base material 301A, and the power supply output unit 3613 is provided. The output region Y4 is arranged in the vicinity of the upper end side of the base material 301A. Therefore, the input area Y1, the output area Y4, and the power switch SW51 can be prevented from expanding too much, so that the size of the power supply board 301 can be made compact.

In the second embodiment, the first transformer regions Y31 to the fourth transformer regions Y34 are arranged substantially radially with the rectified region Y2 as the center, but they may be arranged in a mode other than the substantially radial ones. For example, the four transformation regions may not be arranged in the four directions, and a plurality of transformation regions may be arranged side by side in one direction. Further, instead of arranging a plurality of transformer regions in a plurality of directions when viewed from the rectifying region Y2, a plurality of transformer regions may be arranged side by side in only one direction.

Further, in the first transformer region Y31, the second transformer region Y32, and the fourth transformer region Y34, the first integrated circuit IC51, the second integrated circuit IC52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC54 are provided upright. It may be provided in a lying state other than the provided mode. Further, in the first transformer region Y31 or the like, the first integrated circuit IC51 or the like is fixed to the first heat sink HS1 or the like and is provided upright, but the transformer circuit (integrated circuit) provided in the transformer region is other than the heat sink. It may be fixed to an electronic component and provided upright. Further, the transformer circuit may be provided upright independently on the base material, or may be provided upright with a dedicated member for erecting the transformer circuit as an auxiliary.

Further, in the second embodiment, four transformer regions of the first transformer region Y31 to the fourth transformer region Y34 are provided, but more transformer regions may be provided, and three or less transformer regions may be provided. A transformer region may be provided. Further, although only one rectifying region Y2 is provided as the rectifying region, a plurality of rectifying regions may be provided. When a plurality of rectifying regions are provided, it is sufficient that the transforming regions are provided around at least one rectifying region of the plurality of rectifying regions.

Further, when the transformation regions are provided around the plurality of rectification regions, the number and arrangement of the transformation regions provided around each rectification region may be the same or different. For example, four transformation regions may be provided around each of the two rectification regions, or three transformation regions may be provided around one rectification region among the two rectification regions, and the other one. Four transformation regions may be provided around the rectification region. Further, of the two rectifying regions, a transformer region may be provided radially around one rectifying region, and a plurality of transforming regions in one direction may be provided side by side in the other one rectifying region. ..

Further, when a plurality of transformer regions having different widths are provided side by side in one direction around the rectified region, the transformer regions may be provided so that the widths differ according to the change in the distance from the rectified region. good. For example, the transformation region on the side close to the rectification region may be wide and gradually narrow as the distance from the rectification region increases, or the transformation region on the side close to the rectification region may be narrow and gradually widen as the distance from the rectification region increases. It may be. Further, the wide transformation region and the narrow transformation region may be alternately arranged each time the distance from the rectification region is increased.

Further, in the second embodiment, the first transformer region Y31 and the second transformer region Y32 are provided at positions corresponding to the surfaces of the first heat sink HS1 facing the rectified region Y2, but face the rectified region Y2. It may be provided at a position corresponding to the surface opposite to the surface on which the surface was located. Further, although there is no obstacle such as a heat sink between the first transformation region Y31 and the second transformation region Y32 and the rectification region Y2, the transformation region and the rectification region are provided with the obstacle such as the heat sink interposed therebetween. You may.

Further, in the second embodiment, one transformer circuit (first integrated circuit IC 51 to fourth integrated circuit IC 54) is provided in each of the first transformer regions Y31 to the fourth transformer regions Y34, but one is provided. A plurality of transformer circuits may be provided in the transformer region. When a plurality of transformer circuits are provided in one transformer region, the plurality of transformer circuits may be provided side by side in the vertical direction. For example, when fixing the transformer circuit to the side surface of the heat sink, a plurality of transformer circuits may be fixed at a high position and a low position on the side surface of the heat sink.

Further, in the second embodiment, the wiring 2000 is formed along the outer end side (lower end side) of the base material 301A, but is formed in a mode other than along the outer end side of the base material 301A. May be good. For example, the wiring may be routed to a position where other electronic components are provided between the wiring and the outer edge of the base material while being outside the rectifying region and the transforming region.

In the second embodiment, various production operations including the device configuration of the slot machine 201, the data configuration, the processing shown in the flowchart, and the display operation of the production image in the display area of the liquid crystal display 251 are the objects of the present invention. It is possible to change and modify it arbitrarily as long as it does not deviate from.

Further, in the second embodiment, the slot machine 201 to which the medal is applied as a game medium used for setting the number of bets and adding the value for the game accompanying the winning is described as an example. However, the slot machine 201 embodying the present invention may be a slot machine (so-called parrot) in which a gaming ball used in a pachinko gaming machine is applied as a gaming medium. When the game ball is used as the game medium, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when the bet number is set to 3 in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Corresponds to setting the number of bets using.

Further, in the second embodiment, a slot machine that sets the number of bets using medals and credits is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine that sets the number of bets using a game ball, and It may be a fully credited slot machine that uses only credits to set bets. When the game ball is used as the game value, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls, and when the bet number is set to 3 in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Corresponds to setting the number of bets using.

Further, the second embodiment is not limited to using only one of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, and for example, a plurality of types such as medals and game balls. It may be possible to use the value for games together. That is, it is possible to set the number of bets and play a game by using any of a plurality of types of game values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls are generated when a prize is generated. Any of the utility values may be payable.

Further, in the second embodiment, a variable display device having three reels 202L, 202C, and 202R is provided, and one game ends when all the reels are stopped, and the combination of the display results derived to the three reels is used. The slot machine in which a prize is generated is explained accordingly. That is, a variable display device capable of deriving a display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each is provided, and a game value is used for one game. The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets, and one game is ended by deriving the display result to all of the plurality of variable display areas, and as a result of one game, the plurality of games are completed. The slot machine in which a prize can be generated according to the combination of the display results derived in each of the variable display areas of the above has been described. However, one game ends when the display result is derived to a variable display device capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each, and a prize is awarded according to the display result derived to the variable display device. A slot machine that can be generated is not limited to a slot machine having a variable display device having three reels, but a slot machine having only one reel or a slot machine having a variable display device having a plurality of reels other than three. It may be. Further, in the present embodiment, the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R are reels that rotate in the vertical direction, but the reels 202L, 202C, and 202R may be reels that rotate in any direction, such as in the horizontal direction and the diagonal direction.

Further, the slot machine 201 according to the second embodiment has the display result derived from each of the plurality of variable display areas (transparent window 203) capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information (designs) that can be identified by each. It is equipped with a variable display device that enables the game to be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using game values (medals, credits), and all of a plurality of variable display areas. It is a slot machine in which one game is completed by deriving the display result in, and a prize can be generated according to the combination of the display results derived in each of the plurality of variable display areas as a result of one game. May be good.

Further, as the second embodiment, the slot machine that pays out the game medium to the player's hand when the prize is generated has been described, but the game medium is enclosed and the game medium is paid to the player's hand when the prize is generated. An enclosed slot machine that adds game points (scores) without paying out may be adopted. The board and the drum can be distributed, and the housing is common, and the board alone or the board and the drum are called a gaming machine.

The program and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to the form of being distributed and provided by the detachable recording medium to the computer device or the like included in the slot machine 201, and the computer device or the like is used in advance. You may take the form of being distributed by pre-installing it in your storage device. Further, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on the network connected via the communication line or the like by providing the communication processing unit. It doesn't matter.

The game can be executed not only by attaching a detachable recording medium, but also by temporarily storing the programs and data downloaded via the communication line or the like in the internal memory or the like. It may be executed directly using the hardware resources of other devices on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Further, the game can be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

Further, in the above embodiment, "different proportions" is not limited to those having different proportions due to the relationship such as A: B = 70%: 30% and A: B = 30%: 70%. It is a concept that includes those with different ratios due to the relationship such as: B = 100%: 0%.

Further, the update timing of each random number may be different, or the update range of each random number may be different so that the random numbers may not be synchronized.

As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the slot machine 201 in the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) In the above embodiment, it is a gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.) that plays a game, and is used for electrical parts (for example, display device 5, speaker 8, lamp 9, etc.). A power supply board (for example, a first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 and a second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092, a first variable power supply circuit 16101 to a fourth variable power supply circuit 16104, etc.) provided with a power supply generation circuit (for example, a first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091 and a second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092) , Power supply board 16 and the like), and the power supply board has an input area (for example, input area X1) provided with an input unit (for example, power supply input unit 1608 and the like) for inputting AC power, and the AC power supply. It is rectified by the first region (for example, rectifying region X2, etc.) provided with a rectifying circuit (for example, first full-wave rectifying circuit 16091 and second full-wave rectifying circuit 16092, etc.) for rectifying to a DC power supply, and the rectifying circuit. A second region (for example, transformation region X3, etc.) provided with a transformer circuit (for example, first variable power supply circuit 16101 to fourth variable power supply circuit 16104, etc.) for transforming the power supply voltage of the DC power supply, and the transformer circuit An output region (for example, an output region X4 or the like) provided with an output unit (for example, a power supply output unit 1613 or the like) for outputting a transformed DC power supply is provided, and the first region and the second region include the first region and the second region. It is arranged between the input area and the output area.

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact.

(2) Further, in the above embodiment, a power switch (for example, power switch SW1 or the like) for switching on / off of the input of the AC power supply by the input unit is provided, and the power supply switch is arranged in the vicinity of the input unit of the AC power supply. It may have been done.

With such a configuration, noise is reduced.

(3) Further, in the above embodiment, a capacitor (for example, a third capacitor C3 to a seventh capacitor C7 or the like may be arranged between the first region and the second region.

With such a configuration, noise is reduced.

(4) Further, in the above embodiment, the first transformer circuit (for example, the first integrated circuit IC1 and the second integrated circuit IC2, etc.) and the second transformer circuit (for example, the third integrated circuit) are included in the second region. The IC3 and the fourth integrated circuit IC4, etc.) are provided, and the first transformer circuit region in which the first transformer circuit is provided (for example, the first transformer in which the first integrated circuit IC1 and the second integrated circuit IC2 are provided) is provided. Region X31, etc.) and the second transformer circuit region in which the second transformer circuit is provided (for example, the second transformer region X32, etc. in which the third integrated circuit IC3 and the fourth integrated circuit IC4 are provided) are the first region. It may be provided between the output region and the output region.

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact.

(5) Further, in the above embodiment, the transformer circuit (for example, the first integrated circuit IC1 or the like) is provided on the outer edge of the power supply board (for example, the lower end side of the base material 16A in the power supply board 16). Electronic components other than the transformer circuit (for example, transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc.) are located on the outer edge side of the power supply board (for example, the lower end side of the base material 16A in the power supply board 16) from the position where the transformer circuit is provided. ) May not be placed.

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(6) Further, in the above embodiment, a plurality of the rectifier circuit and the transformer circuit are provided (for example, the first full-wave rectifier circuit 16091, the first variable power supply circuit 16101, and the second variable power supply circuit 16102. , The second full-wave rectifier circuit 16092, the third variable power supply circuit 16103, and the fourth variable power supply circuit 16104), and the regions provided with the plurality of the rectifier circuits and the transformer circuits are arranged in parallel (for example, the first The 1 rectification region X21 and the first transformation region X31 and the second rectification region X22 and the second transformation region X32 may be arranged in parallel, etc.).

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact.

(7) Further, in the above embodiment, the gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.) for playing a game is an electric component (for example, reel 202L, 202C, 202R, hopper motor 234b, etc.). Has a power supply board (for example, power supply board 301, etc.) provided with a power supply generation circuit (for example, first shot key barrier diode SD51, first integrated circuit IC 51 to fourth integrated circuit IC 54, etc.) for generating the power supply used in the above. The power supply board is rectified by a first region (for example, a rectifier region Y2 or the like) provided with a rectifier circuit (for example, a full-wave rectifier circuit 36091 or the like) for rectifying an AC power supply to a DC power supply, and the rectifier circuit. A second region (for example, transformation region Y3, etc.) provided with a transformation circuit (for example, first variable power supply circuit 36101 to fourth variable power supply circuit 36104, etc.) for transforming the power supply voltage of the DC power supply is provided. As the second region, a plurality of second regions (for example, first transformation region Y31 to fourth transformation region Y34, etc.) on which a transformation circuit is mounted are provided separately, and the plurality of second regions are the first. It is arranged around the region (for example, the first transformation region Y31 to the fourth transformation region Y34 are arranged around the rectifying region Y2, etc.).

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(8) Further, in the above embodiment, the first region may be arranged in the center of the power supply board (for example, the rectifying region Y2 is arranged in the center of the power supply board 301, etc.).

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact.

(9) Further, in the above embodiment, a capacitor may be arranged between the first region and the second region (for example, the rectifying region Y2, the first transformer region Y31, and the second transformer region Y32). The tenth capacitor C60 to the thirteenth capacitor C63 are arranged between them).

With such a configuration, noise is reduced.

(10) Further, in the above embodiment, the transformer circuit may be mounted upright in the second region (for example, the first integrated circuit IC51, the second integrated circuit IC52, and the fourth integrated circuit IC54). Is mounted upright in the first transformer region Y31, the second transformer region Y32, and the fourth transformer region Y34 of the base material 301A in the power supply board 301).

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact, and heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(11) Further, in the above embodiment, the transformer circuit (for example, the fifth integrated circuit IC55) is provided on the outer edge of the power supply board (for example, the right end side of the base material 301A in the power supply board 301). Electronic components (for example, transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc.) other than the transformer circuit are arranged on the outer edge side of the power supply board provided with the transformer circuit (for example, the right end side of the base material 301A in the power supply board 301). It does not have to be.

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(12) Further, in the above embodiment, as a transformer circuit provided in each of the plurality of second regions, a first transformer circuit (for example, a first integrated circuit IC51 or the like) that creates a power source having the same voltage but different current amounts). And a second transformer circuit (for example, a fourth integrated circuit IC54, etc.), the current amount of the first transformer circuit is larger than the current amount of the second transformer circuit, and the first transformer circuit The provided first region (for example, the first transformer region Y31, etc.) is more generated than the second region (for example, the fourth transformer region Y34, etc.) in which the second transformer circuit is provided. It may be arranged near the output region for outputting the current (for example, the output region Y4 including the second output terminal CN52).

According to such a configuration, heat dissipation is efficiently performed.

(13) Further, in the above embodiment, the gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1, slot machine 201, etc.) for playing a game is an electric component (for example, reel 202L, 202C, 202R, hopper motor 234b, etc.). A power generation circuit (for example, a first shot key barrier diode SD51, a first integrated circuit IC 51 to a fourth integrated circuit IC 54, etc.) is provided to generate a power source used in the above, and a shape having two or more sides (for example, a substantially square shape) is provided. The power supply board has a power supply board (for example, a power supply board 301 or the like) formed in a shape), and the power supply board has an input unit (for example, a power supply input unit 3608 or the like) for inputting a source power source (for example, an AC power supply AC or the like). A rectifier provided with an provided input area (for example, input area Y1) and a power switch (for example, power switch SW51) for switching on / off of the input of the main power supply by the input unit, and rectifying the AC power supply to a DC power supply. A first region (for example, rectification region Y2, etc.) provided with a circuit (for example, full-wave rectifier circuit 36091, etc.) and a transformer circuit (for example, first) that transforms the power supply voltage of the DC power supply rectified by the rectifier circuit. A second region (for example, transformation region Y3, etc.) provided with variable power supply circuits 36101 to 4th variable power supply circuit 36104, etc., and an output unit (for example, power supply output unit) that outputs a DC power supply transformed by the transformation circuit. An output region (for example, output region Y4 or the like) provided with 3613 or the like) and a power generation region (for example, rectification region Y2 and transformation region Y3 or the like) provided with the power generation circuit are provided. The wiring (for example, wiring 2000 or the like) connecting the input unit and the power switch is provided through the outside of the power generation region (for example, the wiring 2000 is provided in the base material 301A in the rectifying region Y2 and the transformation. It is routed through the outside of the area Y, etc.).

With such a configuration, the influence of noise is reduced.

(14) Further, in the above embodiment, one side of the power supply board may be arranged so as to face the back surface of the gaming machine, and the power supply switch may be arranged so as to face the front surface of the gaming machine (for example, the power supply board). One side of 301 is arranged so as to face the back surface of the slot machine 201, and the power switch 239 is arranged so as to face the front surface of the slot machine 201, etc.).

With such a configuration, the influence of noise is reduced.

(15) Further, in the above embodiment, the region through which the wiring passes may face the outside of the gaming machine (for example, the region through which the wiring 2000 passes is arranged below the rectifying region Y2 and the transformer region Y3. And faces the outside of the slot machine 201, etc.).

With such a configuration, the influence of noise is reduced.

(16) Further, in the above embodiment, an output area (for example, output area Y4 or the like) provided with an output unit (for example, power supply output unit 3613 or the like) for outputting the power source generated by the power supply generation circuit is provided. The output region may be provided in the vicinity of a side different from the side in the vicinity of the input region and the side in the vicinity of the power switch (for example, the input region Y1 in which the power input unit 3608 is provided is a base. The power switch SW51 is arranged near the rear end side of the material 301A, the power switch SW51 is arranged near the front end side of the base material 301A, and the output region Y4 provided with the power output unit 3613 is near the upper end side of the base material 301A. Arranged etc.).

According to such a configuration, the size of the substrate can be made compact.

Further, as described above, the present invention has an embodiment in which the power supply board 16 of the first embodiment is provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the power supply board 301 of the second embodiment is provided in the slot machine 201. It may be applied. For example, the power supply board 16 of the first embodiment may be provided in the slot machine, or the power supply board 301 of the second embodiment may be provided in the pachinko gaming machine. Further, a part of the power supply board 16 of the first embodiment may be replaced with a part of the power supply board 301 of the second embodiment. For example, the power supply board 16 of the first embodiment is provided with the horizontally long base material 16A, but instead of this, a substantially square base material used in the power supply board 301 of the second embodiment may be used. good. Further, as the rectifier circuit and the transformer circuit, electronic components other than the integrated circuit and the Schottky barrier diode described in each of the above embodiments may be appropriately used.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, an alternating current of 24V is supplied from the alternating current power supply AC, but a current of another voltage may be supplied. For example, an alternating current of 100V may be supplied, or a direct current of 24V or 100V may be supplied. Further, in the variable power supply circuit, the voltage of the supplied current is maintained or lowered (stepped down), but the voltage may be raised (stepped up). The voltage output from the power supply output unit is DC 5V, 12V, 24V, AC 24V, or the like, but the current may be output by converting to another voltage.

In addition, a game score for use in a game is given by using a frequency that is a game value of a size specified from the recording information of a game recording medium such as a prepaid card or a membership card, and the given game is given. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a player plays a game by driving a gaming ball enclosed in the gaming machine into a gaming area using a score or a gaming score given by winning a game.

That is, it is provided with a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each of the game media based on the passage of the starting area provided in the game area and deriving and displaying the display result. It is a gaming machine that controls a specific gaming state that is advantageous to the player when a predetermined specific display result is derived and displayed by the means, but when the gaming score is not 0, the gaming score is used in the gaming machine. The game is performed by driving the enclosed game ball into the game area, the game score is subtracted according to the hit of the game ball, and the game score is given according to the game ball winning in the winning area provided in the game area. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine to be added. Such a gaming machine has a gaming recording medium insertion slot for inserting a gaming recording medium in which information capable of specifying the magnitude of the gaming value that can be used for adding game scores is recorded, and a gaming record. A game recording medium processing means for reading out the recording information recorded on the game recording medium inserted into the medium insertion slot may be provided.

The program and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to the form distributed and provided by the detachable recording medium to the computer device included in the pachinko gaming machine 1 or the slot machine 201. It may be distributed by pre-installing it in a storage device such as a computer device in advance. Further, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on the network connected via the communication line or the like by providing the communication processing unit. It doesn't matter.

The game can be executed not only by attaching a detachable recording medium, but also by temporarily storing the programs and data downloaded via the communication line or the like in the internal memory or the like. It may be executed directly using the hardware resources of other devices on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Further, the game can be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

1 Pachinko game machine 201 Slot machine 16,301 Power supply board

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that plays games
It is provided with a power generation circuit that generates power used for electrical components, has a rectangular power supply board, and has a rectangular power supply board.
The power supply board
An input unit for inputting the original power supply is mounted on the first side of the power supply board.
A power switch for switching on / off of the input of the original power supply by the input unit is mounted on the second side of the power supply board facing the first side.
A power generation area provided with the power generation circuit is provided, and a power generation area is provided.
In the wiring pattern formed on the power supply board, the wiring pattern for connecting the input unit and the power supply switch is outside the power supply generation region and is provided along the third side of the power supply board. ,
A gaming machine characterized in that the power generation region is arranged on a straight line connecting the input unit and the power switch.

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