JPH0384A - Pin ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate detection of the number of mode deciding times through simple constitution by providing a signal generating means to output a pulse signal, by means of which an electromagnetic counter counting an accumulating value at every time when a mode is decided is driven directly to the outside. CONSTITUTION:An electromagnetic counter 4 is disposed on the upper surface of a control box 44 on the back of a game board 51, and counts an accumulating value of mode decision. The electromagnetic counter 4 is directly driven by means of an input pulse when a power source is rendered ineffective, and has a digital wheel 41 having three digits. When a pulse signal is inputted, display of the digital wheel 41 is updated in an adding manner from display of a lowermost digit at each signal. When a prize is detected, the value of the counter is reduced by 1, a register is set to 1, and a timer is set to a given value. In this case, the content of a defining memory is moved up by one at a time for updating. When it is decided that a timer T1 is time up, a hit mode is decided from the value of the defining memory and the hit mode is set at a mode register. A pulse signal is then outputted to a driver 40 to add display of the electromagnetic counter 4 by 1. This constitution enables easy detection of the number of mode deciding times.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which data such as the number of times a variable device is driven and the frequency of drive for determining a mode can be easily grasped.

[Prior art]

In recent years, pachinko machines use computers to electronically control the winning probability of balls. In such pachinko machines, in order to determine the mode, an event that depends on chance occurs, the mode is determined from that event, and the development of a more complicated game is controlled in accordance with that mode. Data such as the number of decisions made per day in this mode is of interest to amusement centers for gauge adjustment.
It is desired to easily know the number of mode decisions for each pachinko machine.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, conventionally, since mode determination is performed by a computer, the number of times the mode has been determined is counted and stored using the computer's internal memory or the like. Therefore, in order to read such counted values from the internal memory, a special data output device is required, and it is necessary to control data output and display of the numerical values by a game control computer. There was a problem that the load on the computer increased. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to enable the number of mode decisions to be easily detected with a simple configuration.

[Means to solve the problem]

The structure of the invention for solving the above problems is to generate a random number according to the winning of a ball in a specific winning hole, determine a hit or miss mode according to the generated random number, and In a pachinko machine equipped with a computer that controls the winning probability of a ball entering a winning opening, outputting to the outside a pulse signal that directly drives an electromagnetic counter that is composed of the computer and counts a cumulative value every time the mode is determined. This is because a signal generating means is provided to generate a signal.

[Effect]

A pulse signal is outputted to the outside each time a mode is determined by a signal generating means constituted by a game control computer. The pulse signal is a signal that can directly drive an electromagnetic counter. The electromagnetic counter is directly driven by the pulse signal, ie, counts and displays the cumulative value of the pulse signal without a special power source. Therefore, the staff at the game parlor can always detect the number of mode decisions, which can be useful for gauge adjustment.

【Example】

The present invention will be described below based on specific examples. !
Figure 2 is an external view of the pachinko machine 1. A front door 3 is attached to the frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board 51 is attached to the front door 3. The game board 51 is provided with various winning holes, of which 52, 53, and 54 are specific winning holes, and when a player enters the specific winning hole, a combination operation that determines the winning mode is started. Ru. 56.59.60 are normal winning openings,
61.62 is a prize opening with a tulip type accessory. Reference numeral 63 is a large prize opening which is opened and closed according to the winning mode, and an opening/closing door 64 is opened and closed by a solenoid 41 provided inside. In addition, a prize winning slot 65 is provided in the center of the big winning opening, and when a prize is won in the winning opening, the opening/closing door 64 generates the right to continue opening and closing. In the center of the game board 51, there are specific winning holes 52, 53, 54.
A numerical display 27 and a lamp display 29 are provided to display the chance combination state when a ball wins a prize. The numerical display 27 is a three-digit LED display, and the lamp display 29 is a lamp in which red and blue LEDs are arranged cyclically. When a prize is won in a specific winning slot, the three-digit numerical value displayed on the numerical display 27 changes. Note that the fluctuating numerical value on the numerical display 27 is unrelated to the rotation of the random number table. When the rotation of the numerical value display 27 stops, a random number determined irrespective of the fluctuating numerical value at that time is displayed on the numerical value display 27. Moreover, when the random number is determined, the mode is determined from the value, and the opening time of the opening/closing 1'164 of the big prize opening 63 is controlled according to the mode. Furthermore, the game board 51 is provided with various indicators and lamps for displaying operating states. 30 in the center is
This is a memorized number display for displaying the number of pending winning balls that have entered a specific winning hole and are pending winning processing. 49a
~49j, during the combination operation to determine the %-to,
It is a flashing operating lamp. 47a to 47c are panic lamps that flash together with lamps 49a to 49j when a jackpot is won. Further, 48a to 48c are V lamps that blink when there is a prize in the ① winning prize slot 63. Also, on the top of the control box 44 on the back of the game board 5,
As shown in FIG. 3, an electromagnetic counter 4 is provided. This electromagnetic counter 4 counts the cumulative value of mode decisions. The electromagnetic counter 4 is directly driven by an input pulse signal without a power supply, and has a three-digit number wheel 41, and is an electromagnetic relay driven by a pulse signal input from lead wires 42a and 42b. It is a working counter. When a pulse signal is input, the display of the smallest digit on the number wheel 41 is updated additively for each pulse signal. The lead wires 42a and 42b are connected via a relay terminal 43 to a control box 44 in which an electric circuit such as a microcomputer 6 for controlling the game is mounted. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the device of this embodiment. A microcomputer 6 is used as the control device. Is there an external ROM in the microcomputer 6? , external RAM 8 are connected. The ROM 7 is provided with a random number table 71 for determining the winning mode. On the other hand, the RAM 8 is formed with a random number memory 81 that stores random numbers generated from time to time by the random number table 71, and a determination memory 82 that stores determined random numbers that determine the winning mode. The confirmation memory 82 has a memory equal to the number of reserved winning balls in the specific winning hole +1. A random number for each reserved winning ball is determined at the time of winning, and the random number is stored in each determined memory 82. The display when the numerical value display 27 stops changing is performed based on the corresponding random number stored in the confirmation memory 82. On the other hand, the winning detection switch 9 that detects the winning ball in the specific winning opening, the winning opening detection switch 10 that detects the winning ball in the grand winning opening, and the V winning detection switch ll that detects the winning ball in the winning opening are chattering. It is connected to the microcomputer 6 via a waveform shaping circuit 13 made up of a flip-flop to prevent this. The clock generation circuit 17 outputs an external interrupt signal to the INT terminal of the microcomputer 6 via the frequency divider 15. Then, the microcomputer 6 executes the main program shown in FIG. 4 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal. Further, a timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 18 is input to the R5Tl terminal of the microcomputer 6, and a random number generation program is started in synchronization with the timing signal. Further, 21 is a power supply circuit, the signal of the start switch 23 is input to the reset signal generation circuit 19, and the output signal of the reset signal is input to the RST of the microcomputer 6.
The reset signal is input to two terminals, and the initial set program is activated by the reset signal. Further, each output port of the microcomputer 6 includes a display drive circuit 25, a display selection circuit 28, a driver 39,
A driver 40 is connected. The above-mentioned numerical value display 27, lamp display 29, and storage number display 30 are connected to the display drive circuit 25 and the display selection circuit 28. These displays are dynamically driven by outputting selection data, display data, and display data from the microcomputer 6 at regular intervals. The driver 39 drives the solenoid 46 according to the signal from the microcomputer 6, and turns on the panic lamp 47,
The lighting operation of the lamp 48 and operation lamp 49 is controlled. Further, the electromagnetic counter 4 is connected to the driver 40 , and the driver 40 amplifies the output pulse signal of the microcomputer 6 and inputs it to the electromagnetic counter 4 . Next, the operation of the pachinko machine having such a configuration will be explained based on a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the microcomputer 6. (1) When the initial set start switch 23 is turned on when the power is turned on, power is supplied to the microcomputer 6, and the reset signal generation circuit 19 outputs the reset signal S4 to the R3T2 terminal. Then, the CPU 6 executes the initial set program. That is, a 3-digit numerical register XI to be displayed on the numerical display 27,
X2. X3 is set to the initial value, and the display lamp register L, which stores the lighting lamp of the lamp indicator 29, is set to the initial value. In addition, the winning ball counter C, which counts the number of pending winning balls that have entered a specific winning slot and is on hold, is set to zero.
A grand prize opening prize counter G that counts the number of winning balls entering the prize winning hole is initialized to zero, and (2) a V winning ball counter A that stores the presence or absence of reserved winning balls in the winning hole is initialized to zero. Also,
The state register F that stores the control state is initialized to zero, the mode register R that stores the mode is initialized to zero, and the timer T1 is set to zero.
．． T2°T3 are initialized to zero. (2) Rotating the random number table In parallel with the main program processing in Figure 4, R5Tl
A random number generation program is started in synchronization with the timing signal input from the terminal. That is, the numerical value stored at address I of the random number table 71 is read out, and the numerical value is stored in the random number memory 81 as a three-digit numerical value. Then, the value of address ■ is updated by 1. In this way, random numbers are sequentially generated in the random number memory 81 at arbitrary times after the pachinko machine is reset. The random number generation rate at this time is determined by the timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 18. (3) Main program After initial setting, the CPU 6 executes the main program shown in FIG. 4 every time an external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 15 is input. In step 100, a timer update process is performed, and in step lO2, the state signals St, S2 . S3 is loaded. These status signals are composed of negative logic, and when the signals are at a low level, the switch is on, indicating that a winning ball has been detected. Therefore, step 104.110°114
The falling edge of each state signal is detected, and only at that time, the counters C, G, and A are updated by 1. However, the number of pending winning balls is
So, I try to only count up to 4. Then, when a winning in a specific winning hole is detected, the determination in step 104 becomes YBS, and if the number of reserved winning balls is smaller than 4 in step 106, step 108
In step 109, the winning ball counter C is updated by 1.
The value of random number memory 81 at that time is a confirmed memo! JM(C)
82. In other words, when a winning ball is detected in a specific winning hole when there are no pending winning balls, the winning ball counter C becomes 1.
Suddenly, the value of the random number memory 81 at that time is determined as the memo IJM.
(1). Further, when the winning ball counter C is 1 or more, if a winning ball is further entered into a specific winning hole, that winning ball becomes a reserved winning ball, and the winning ball counter C is incremented by 1. Then, the value of the random number memory 81 at the time of winning is stored in the confirmed memo IJM(C) corresponding to the pending winning ball. In this way, when a specific winning hole is won, a random number for determining the winning mode is determined. The next steps 118 to 166 are processing steps corresponding to each state. (a) Processing when there is no winning ball When there is no winning ball, that is, when the counter C is 00, the processing from steps 100 to 124.170 is performed, and the numerical display and lamp display , each lamp group is
Perform a predetermined display. (b) The value of counter C is determined in combination operation processing step 124, and when a winning is detected, the value of counter C is subtracted by 1, register F is set to 1 to indicate the combination operation state, and timer T1 is set to a predetermined value. (steps 124-128). and,
As the winning ball counter C is decremented in step 130, the contents of the confirmed memory M(C) are incremented by one and updated. Next, in step 132, it is determined whether or not the timer T1 has timed up. If it is determined that the timer has not timed up, the process moves to step 170, where processing such as displaying the combination of lamp indicators as being in operation is performed. executed. Then, in the subsequent execution cycle, the value of register F is set to 1, so the determination in step 118 is Y[
! S: becomes, branches to step 132, step 1
32. The process of 170 is repeatedly executed. Then, in a subsequent execution cycle, when it is determined in step 132 that timer T1 has timed up, step 13
4, the winning mode is determined from the value of the confirmed memo IJM(0), and the winning mode is set in the mode register R. The value set in mode register R is not 0,
1 is a small hit, 2 is a medium hit, and 3 is a jackpot. In the next step 136, the value of confirmed memo 1 (0) is displayed on the numerical display 27.
to notify the player of the determined random number. Next, step 13 constitutes the function of the signal generating means.
7, output the pulse signal to the driver 4.0,
Only one value is added to the display on the electromagnetic counter 4. Next, in step 139, it is determined whether the ball is a hit or a loss based on the value of the register R. If it is a loss, the process moves to step 140, where the register F is set to 0 and the process moves to the next winning ball judgment cycle. (c) Winning Process When the determination result in step 139 is a win, a time is set in the timer T2 in step 144 according to the mode. Then, in step 146, it is determined whether or not the timer T2 has timed up, and in step 148, the counter G
It is determined whether the value of has become 10 or not. If the counter G is less than 10 before the timer T2 times out, the process moves to step 170, where the solenoid 46 is operated so that the opening/closing door 64 is opened so that fti control is performed as a panic, and other operations are performed. The lamp indicator 29, panic lamps 47a to 47c, etc. are blinked. and,
In subsequent execution cycles, the value of register F is set to 2, so the determination result in step 120 becomes YBS, and the process branches to step 146, where it is determined that timer T2 has timed up, or step 14
The processes of steps 100 to 120.146.14g and 170 are repeatedly executed until it is determined that the counter G has reached 10 at step 8. As a result, the big prize opening remains open for a predetermined period of time, and the lamp group displays a panic state. In the subsequent process, when it is determined in step 148 that the number of winning balls into the big winning hole is 10, the same process as the time up is performed even before the time up. That is, in step 150, the counter G is set to 0 and the register R is set to 0. (d) Processing when a V winning ball exists If it is determined that the jackpot mode is in step 154, and a V winning ball exists when the big winning opening is open, that is, the counter A is set to 1 in step 156. When it is determined that this is the case, the value of register F is set to 3 in step 158 to indicate the occurrence of the continuation right. And step 16
2, timer T3 is set to a predetermined time, and step 164
Determine the time up. This process is to provide a certain delay until the Great Tribute Port is subsequently opened. Thereafter, in step 166, the register R is set to the value 3 indicating a jackpot, and the process proceeds to step 142, where the above-mentioned process for winning is performed. However, the continuation right is adjusted in step 152 so that it does not occur more than 10 times. In this way, the pulse signal generated in step 137 causes the count value of the electromagnetic counter 4 to be updated one by one in an additive manner. However, this count value cannot be seen by the player.
Only the staff at the game center can see it. Note that the electromagnetic counter 4 can be reset by operating a reset switch 45 attached to the electromagnetic counter 4. Alternatively, a signal output from the microcomputer 6 may be used for resetting.

【Effect of the invention】

The present invention is comprised of a computer and is provided with a signal/signal generation means that externally outputs a pulse signal that directly drives an electromagnetic counter that counts the cumulative value each time a mode is determined. It becomes possible for management to easily detect this. Therefore, gauge adjustment of the pachinko machine becomes easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the external appearance of the pachinko machine, and Fig. 3 is a counter arrangement. Attached is a perspective view of the back side of the game board showing the position, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the microcomputer used in the pachinko machine of the same embodiment.・Pachinko machine 2-Frame 3・-・Front door 4・・Electromagnetic counter 2 ? - Numerical display 29...Lamp indicator 30-...
-°Memory number display 51...Game board 52.53.54...°Specific prize winning slot 63...Big winning opening 64...Opening/closing door 65・°■Big contribution opening 81...Random number memory 82...Determined memory patent applicant Sanyo Bussanyo Co., Ltd. Patent attorney Osamu Fujitani Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] A random number is generated in response to the entry of a ball into a specific winning opening, a hit or miss mode is determined according to the generated random number, and the ball is placed into the winning opening in accordance with the mode. A pachinko machine equipped with a computer that controls winning probability, comprising a signal generating means configured by the computer and outputting to the outside a pulse signal that directly drives an electromagnetic counter that counts a cumulative value every time the mode is determined. A pachinko machine characterized by: