JPH04343872A - Control unit in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the information on the operation of a pachinko machine for controlling the game content of the pachinko machine in each pachinko machine. CONSTITUTION:A display device 24 comprising a bonanza frequency display device 26, an input frequency display device 27 and monitor lamps 28-30 is built in a printed circuit board 23 where electronic parts for controlling the game content of a pinball machine are disposed in a storing case 25 of a control unit 22. The information on the operation of the pinball machine is displayed on the above display devices 24. An observation window 34 is formed on the storing case 25 so as to observe the information displayed on the display device 24 from the outside.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control unit for a pachinko machine.

0002

[Prior Art] For example, in a pachinko machine called a digital type, when a game ball enters a specific winning slot, numbers etc. are controlled to be displayed on a variable display device arranged on the game board. There is. Then, when a specific combination is obtained when the variably displayed numbers, etc. are stopped, the winning device is controlled to repeat opening and closing operations in order to give a certain profit to the player. The pachinko game hall side manages the number of game balls and the number of winnings.
It is necessary to check data related to the operation of the pachinko machine, such as the number of times the winning device is opened. For this reason, in conventional pachinko game halls, data regarding the operation of each pachinko machine is monitored by a hall computer installed in the management room of the hall. When you want to know this monitored data, you print it out on a recording paper so that you can check it using the printed data.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, with this, even if you want to check the data of a specific pachinko machine at a certain point in time, it is necessary to operate the hall computer and print it out on recording paper in order to retrieve the data. Not only is this troublesome, but it also has the problem that checking is neglected due to this troublesomeness.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to display data on each pachinko machine so that the data can be easily checked without the player knowing.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, information regarding the operation of the pachinko machine is stored inside the storage case of the control unit that is attached to the back of the pachinko machine and controls the game content. In addition to incorporating a display device, the storage case is provided with a see-through observation window for observing the information displayed on the display device from the outside.

[0006]

[Operation] Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration,
For example, when a signal is input to the control unit to the effect that a prize has been won in the starting slot or that a specific combination has been obtained on the variable display device, this fact is displayed on the display based on these signals. The information displayed on the display can be observed from the outside through an observation window formed in the storage case.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, and an upper tray 2 is attached to the front of the pachinko machine 1 for storing the paid-out prize balls and supplying the balls to the firing position. A lower tray 3 is attached below the upper tray 2 to store prize balls that cannot be supplied to the upper tray 2. Furthermore, an operating handle 5 is attached for driving the pachinko ball onto the game board 4 while adjusting the rebound force.

A segment type variable display device 6 is arranged at the center of the game board 4. This variable display device 6 displays a specific identification display (numerals 0 to 9) and changes the display contents in response to a winning ball detection signal transmitted when a winning ball enters the starting openings 7 to 9. In addition, on the game board 4, in addition to the starting holes 7 to 9, there are normal winning holes 10 to 12 that only pay out prize balls without changing the display on the variable display device 6 even if there is a prize, and furthermore, An outlet 13 is provided for collecting the pachinko balls that have not been played. Furthermore, a large prize opening 14 is arranged at the bottom of the game board 4. When the display contents of the variable display device 6 change and then stop, the big prize opening 14 remains open for a certain period of time by the action of the solenoid 52 (see FIG. 5) if a specific mode is displayed. This is a so-called jackpot situation. The content of this jackpot is such that it ends when the condition is met first, either the big prize opening 14 is opened until 30 seconds have elapsed, or 10 winning balls are generated before that, whichever comes first. During this time, if there is a prize in the V winning hole 15 provided inside the big winning hole 14, the big winning hole 14 will be opened again for 30 seconds or 1
The ball is opened until 0 winning balls are generated, and as long as such an operation enters the V winning hole 15, it can be repeated up to 16 times.

Furthermore, the game board 4 includes an operation lamp 16 and a V winning opening 15 that blink when a prize is won in the starting openings 7 to 9.
A V lamp 17 is provided which blinks when a prize is won.

FIG. 4 schematically shows the back side of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, and a prize ball tank 19 is arranged at the top of the machine frame 18 to store pachinko balls supplied from a supply hopper (not shown) as prize balls. has been done. Furthermore, a firing motor 20 is disposed at the bottom of the machine frame 18 to be activated by operating the operating handle 5 to fire game balls. In addition, a control unit 22 is installed approximately in the center of the machine frame 18 to control the game contents of the pachinko machine, such as changing the variable display device 6 and starting a jackpot state in response to winnings in the starting ports 7 to 9 described above. It is being

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the control unit 22 includes a printed circuit board 23 housed in a storage case 25. Electronic components such as a CPU and ROM are arranged (these electronic components are omitted in FIGS. 1 and 2). In addition to these electronic components, the printed circuit board 23 also incorporates a display 24. The display 24 displays information related to the operation of the pachinko machine, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a jackpot number display 26 that displays the number of jackpots,
A starting number display 27 for displaying the number of starting inputs is provided, and monitor lamps 28 to 30 that blink correspondingly as game balls enter the respective starting holes 7 to 9 are provided. Both the jackpot number display 26 and the start number display 27 are composed of 7-segment LEDs.

The storage case 25 is composed of a bottom plate 31 attached to the back of the pachinko machine 1 and a cover 32 that covers almost the entire surface of the bottom plate 31. The space between the bottom plate 31 and the cover 32 is sealed with a seal paper 33. This prevents fraud caused by electronic parts being modified. Further, the storage case 25 is an opaque case made of a resin or metal plate containing conductive carbon, and shields the electronic components stored therein from external noise. Furthermore, an observation window 34 is formed on the top surface of the cover 32 for reading the displays displayed on the jackpot number display 26 and the start number display 27. The observation window 34 is formed by opening the upper surface of the cover 32 over a suitable range and covering this opening with a transparent resin plate, so that the display contents of the display 24 can be viewed from the outside.

As shown in FIG. 5, the printed circuit board 23 includes a CPU 40 that performs digital arithmetic processing, a ROM 41 that stores programs and a 3-digit random number table for each address, and random numbers read out from the ROM 41. It is constituted by a microcomputer whose main part is a RAM 42 for storing the results of arithmetic processing such as temporarily storing the data.

[0015] On the input port side of the microcomputer, there are a starting winning detection switch 43 for detecting winning balls in the starting openings 7 to 9, a big winning detection switch 44 for detecting winning balls in the big winning opening 14, and a V winning detection switch. 4
5 is connected via a waveform shaping circuit 46 consisting of a flip-flop to prevent chattering.

The clock generation circuit 47 outputs an external interrupt signal to the CPU 40 via a frequency divider 48, and the microcomputer outputs an R signal in synchronization with the external interrupt signal.
Execute the main program stored in OM41. When the power switch is turned on, a reset signal from the reset signal generation circuit 50 is input to the microcomputer, which starts the initial program and sets the 3-digit numerical register displayed on the variable display device 6 to the initial value. Processing such as

Further, a driver 51 is connected to the output port side of the microcomputer, and this driver 5
1 drives a solenoid 52 that opens and closes the big prize opening 14 according to instructions from a microcomputer, and also controls the lighting operation of the operation lamp 16 and the V lamp 17. Furthermore, a drive circuit 53 and a selection circuit 54 are connected to the output port side, and both circuits 53 and 54 are equipped with the aforementioned variable display device 6, jackpot number display 26, starting number display 27, and each monitor lamp 28-30. each connected. and,
These are dynamically driven by outputting selection data and display data from a microcomputer at regular intervals. That is, the selection circuit 54 selects the variable display device 6, the jackpot number display 26, and the start number display 2.
Each display unit for 7 is selected, and these displays are performed according to the output signal of the drive circuit 53 at that time.

Since this embodiment is configured as described above, each time a pachinko ball hit onto the game board 4 hits any of the starting ports 7 to 9, a winning ball is released from the starting winning detection switch 43. A detection signal is transmitted and input to the microcomputer via the waveform shaping circuit 46. As a result, the number of times of starting display 2 is displayed via the selection circuit 54 and the drive circuit 53 based on the command from the microcomputer.
7 shows the number of prizes won.

[0019] In addition, the CPU 4 is activated by the starting winning detection signal.
0 changes the display contents of the variable display device 6, and when it is determined that a specific combination has been obtained at the time of stopping, the above-mentioned jackpot state is realized, and as a result, 1 count is displayed on the jackpot number display 26. Displays an increase in . Therefore, such a situation can be checked at each pachinko machine 1 without having to go to the management room where the hall computer is installed.

Furthermore, in the case of this embodiment, since the display 24 is incorporated into the printed circuit board 23 and stored in the existing storage case 25, there is no need for external wiring between the display 24 and the display 24, making it compact. It can be placed in

Note that in this embodiment, the printed circuit board 23
Although an example is shown in which a display 24 consisting of a jackpot number display 26, a start number display 27, and monitor lamps 28 to 30 is incorporated, what is displayed on the display 24 is not limited to these pieces of information; for example, Other information, such as an external pitch signal indicating the number of fired pitches, out pitches, and safe pitches, may also be switched and displayed on the display 24.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the display 24 is provided approximately at the center of the printed circuit board 23, and a correspondingly large observation window 34 is provided in the cover 32. It is only necessary that the information displayed on the display section 24 can be observed from the outside, and the size and mounting position can be appropriately selected depending on the display section 24.

[0023]

Effects of the Invention The present invention incorporates a display for displaying information regarding the operation of the pachinko machine inside the storage case of the control unit that controls the game content, which is attached to the back of the pachinko machine, and also displays the information on the storage case. Since a see-through observation window is provided in order to observe the information displayed on the machine from the outside, information regarding the operation of each pachinko machine can be known for each pachinko machine.

[0024]Furthermore, before a pachinko machine is shipped from a pachinko machine factory, an operation test is conducted to test whether or not the control unit operates normally. Since the necessary display is displayed, operation tests can be easily performed without connecting to a monitor for operation tests.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a control unit.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the control unit.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic back view of the pachinko machine showing the state in which the control unit is installed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Pachinko machine 22...Control unit 24...Indicator 25...Storage case 34...Observation window

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device for displaying information regarding the operation of the pachinko machine is incorporated inside a storage case of a control unit that is attached to the back of a pachinko machine and controls game content, and the display device is installed in the storage case. 1. A control unit for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a see-through observation window is provided for observing information displayed on the machine from the outside.